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In this episode I’ll talk to Lorajean Kelley, Color-Queen of Knitted Wit. We talk activism, balancing local with internet-based life, and silly colorway names. Then I’ll talk to Amy King about the Targhee Sheep Breed and the fleece that comes from it.
Show Notes:
- My Chromaticity Cowl and the Steven Be kit. Yay! The original was designed in Knitted Wit’s Victory Fingering! So it’s apropos.
- Knitted Wit’s Website and Etsy Shop
- Big Sky Worsted and Big Sky Bulky, the Targhee yarns made sheep to skein in the US.
- Colors for a Cause – Love is Love, She Persisted
- Herstory Sock Club (Women in STEM)
- Inside Jokes Colors (scroll down)
- Unicorn Magic Colors
- Alternative Facts (Rainbow)
- National Parks Color line
- Mesa Verde, it’s so cool!!
- Maryam Mirzakhani, Mathematician
- Sau Lan Wu, Particle Physicist
- Chicken Coop Botanicals
- Teaching Schedule for my studio
- Salt & Honey Market, my favorite local maker’s market
- Knitted Wit’s Victory Sock Base
Technical stuff: 
- Amy King’s site
- Spin Control, Amy’s book (afilliate links)
- Targhee Sheep
- Dual Purpose Breeds
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Staple Length
- A bit about Micron Count
- PSA: WASH AND BLOCK YOUR SWATCHES!
Thanks for joining me for this episode and for all the ones before. If you’re just coming to the podcast and this is your first time, please do check out the back catalog. I have had a wonderful time talking to all these makers and getting their different perspectives on this yarn industry we’re all a part of.
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And don’t forget about LYS day on April 21, 2018. Check out the show notes for episode 108 for more info on that one.
This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.
I’ll be back here in 2 weeks to talk with Bristol Ivy about her new book, Knitting Outside the Box.
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