The Woman Who's Making Yarn Substitution Easy // Casual Friday 3-45

In this week's Casual Friday podcast, I have Tidbits, an update on my Aran sweater in progress, and a chat with Wendy Peterson, the founder of YarnSub.com, a website that helps knitters find the right yarn substitutions for their knitting projects.

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LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO;
WEBSITES:
Coolors.co, the super fast color scheme generator: https://coolors.co/

YarnSub.com website: https://yarnsub.com/

BOOKS:
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn by Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius
https://amzn.to/3lPxWhH

The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes
https://amzn.to/3fl6eql

Yarn Substitution Made Easy by Carol J. Sulcoski
https://amzn.to/38YCSgx

ARTICLE on Shaped Intarsia:
https://www.interweave.com/article/kn...

Introduction: 0:00
Tidbit #1 OXO: 0:44
Tidbit #2: Coolers.co
Tidbit #3: A Clue to the Z-ply Mystery
Aran Sweater progress: 13:18
A Chat with Wendy Peterson of YarnSub.com: 18:40
What is YarnSub? 19:25
Wendy's Knitting Backstory: 23:05
How she got started with the yarn database: 26:27
New Books on YarnSub: 34:02
YarnSub Newsletter: 35:27
Future of YarnSub: 38:32
Other ways of searching on YarnSub: 42:16

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