Summary: <br> A repost of Episode 40 to counteract the gremlins! <br> <br> Hello from a coffeeshop in Knutsford! In this episode I contemplate comfort knitting, smack my forehead at my own stupidity and, on listening back, overuse the phrase really, really interesting (sorry!). <br> <br> Works in Progress: A <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/damson-2">Damson</a> Shawl as part of the <a href="http://caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com/">Caithness Craft Collective</a>Knitalong. I'm using the Carezza I bought at <a href="http://www.artfibers.com/">Artfibers</a> in San Francisco last summer and the Ravelry details are <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/damson">here</a>. <br> <br> <br> <br> I'm also working on a bear for the <a href="http://www.motherbearproject.org/">Mother Bear</a> KAL/CAL over at the <a href="http://cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com/">CogKNITive</a> podcast. Although not finished at the time of recording, she is now. Let me introduce you to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/mother-bear-knitting-in-the-round-seamless-2">Ruby</a>, stood here, in the grounds of Dove Cottage, Wordsworth's home 1799-1808. <br> <br> <br> <br> Woolsack Update: I finished my cable cushions, although I'm obviously very stupid! Ravelry details are <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/woolsack-cushion-iii">here</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/woolsack-cushion-iv">here</a>. <br> <br> <br> <br> Spinning: I'm still spinning the Cheviot I got in the Secret Santa on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/uk-spinners">UK Spinners</a> board on <a href="http://ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shunklies">Shunklies</a>. I'm nearly three-quarters of the way through it, and I'm fairly sure I'm going to dye some British Blue Faced Leicester to ply with it. <br> <br> <br> <br> Review: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fleece-Sourcebook-Deborah-Robson-Ekarius/dp/1603427112">The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook</a> by Robson and Ekarius. <br> <br> Something I Really Like: The internet community we are building, triggered by our first Gulf State pin in the <a href="http://www.zeemaps.com/228047">listeners' map</a>. Please go on over to pop in a pin - I'd love to see where you all are! <br> <br> Links: <a href="http://www.easyknits.co.uk/">Easyknits</a> - look out for their Spin Love Club! <a href="http://www.woolsack.org/">Woolsack</a> <a href="http://www.motherbearproject.org/">Mother Bear Project</a> <br> <br> Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from <a href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune</a>. <br> <br> Feel free to leave a comment here or at <a href="http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/">http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/</a>, or email me at <a href="https://yarnsfromtheplain.podbean.com/mailto:yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com">yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com</a>. We have a Ravelry group <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarns-from-the-plain-podcast">here</a>, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). <br> <br> TTFN, Nic
