The Yarniacs Episode 236: Happy 9th Anniversary‪!‬ The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

Thanks so much for being a listener of The Yarniacs Podcast! If you've listened for a length of time you may know that a few years ago Gayle and I started celebrating our podcast anniversary with a special episode. Largely because if we didn't put it on our calendar and plan something, we'd forget and the date would pass unnoticed as it did for the first few years.
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Our anniversary episode is a different episode—none of our regular segments. We hope you will enjoy this different episode and promise to be back next time with more stalking and project talk. Enjoy!
How COVID and the Pandemic affected worldwide wool prices
Technology
Knitter’s Pride Mindful Collection Swivel Interchangeable Cords
Knitting Belts
Knitters who lever knit, also known as Irish Cottage Knitting, where you hold a long knitting needle under your arm, can use a knitting belt to hold the needle. This takes the weight of the knitting off your hands. Can be useful when recovering from a hand/thumb injury.
Sports
Shoes with knit fabric uppers
Fashion news
Harry Styles crochet sweater
Colour Block Patchwork Cardigan by JW Anderson
Taylor Swift's Cardigan
Folklore Cardigan by Amy Gunderson
Health
Man starts knitting group to help people recover from drug addiction
Health benefits of knitting (especially during the COVID year)
Knitting for a mood booster
Thank-you to our sponsor Infinite Twist!

 
Entertainment
Crochet hat from The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix
Alexis Rose from Schitt’s Creek sweater
Noel Fielding's sweaters from The Great British Bake Off
Celebrities
Michelle Obama started knitting
Some Good News
Some Good News with John Krazinski

A Black Dyer Shakes Up the White-Dominated Yarn Industry
Baltimore yarn dyer raises nearly $100,000
Thousands of knitted hearts have been sent to a Glasgow hospital to help connect coronavirus patients and their loved ones.