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Guest: Brenda Dayne of the Cast On podcast chats with Kathy when she visited the store at the beginning of May. They chat about her 7-week trip around the United States, her podcast, stashes, yarn-buying, and more!

Brenda also chats about her current project – socks, and when she began knitting. She started knitting in the early 1990s when a friend taught her.

This weekend, Brenda will be at The Yarnery in St. Paul, MN.  Following this weekend, there are still a few more places that you can find her. Check out the tour page on her site to see if she’ll be near you. Her “A Memorable Yarn” presentation is fantastic.

Steve’s Yarn Closeout Picks

• Artful Yarn Olympic
• Artful Yarns Serenade
• Queensland Joey’s Baby Silk
• Filatura di Crosa Astro Tweed
• S. Charles Collezione Panné
• S. Charles Collezione Peruviano

Check out our latest KAL here on our blog! We’re working on Caeles from the latest Twist Collective that is knit in Valley Yarns Goshen. Share your project with us in our Ravelry Group too!

Events

• MA Sheep & Wool – Cummington Fairgrounds May 26th & 27th.
• Bruce Weinstein’s Class is currently full.
• Tuesday Drop-In! On June 5th, Iris Schreier of Art Yarns will be in drop-in.
• Thursday, June 14th we’re launching Leslie Ann Bestor’s brand new book Cast On, Bind Off, so if you can make it to the store, please join us!

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Steve is in the studio alone and Kathy calls in to the show!

WEBS won’t be at Stitches South year. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit into our schedule this year and we have some great things going on behind the scenes that we’ll share in the next few weeks that require a lot of Steve and Kathy. If you’re in the area, make sure you go check out all of the awesome vendors there and incredible classes!

We will be at Midwest and East.

Anniversary Sale starts April 1st online and April 2nd in the store. Along with the Anniversary Sale, we have our Tent Sale May 19th and 20th and our Fleece Market is only on that Saturday. You don’t want to miss it if you’re at all able to get to the store! You’ll find incredible savings on fantastic yarns. At the Fleece Market, you’ll find local shepherds and hand dyers sharing their products.

On May 8th and 9th, Brenda Dayne will be at WEBS. If you want to take a class with WEBS, make sure you sign up soon! The event will have a maximum number of people, so make sure you register for the event. If you don’t register, we won’t be able to accommodate you.

If you’re local, the River’s Family Music Meltdown & Book Bash is happening Saturday, March 31st at JFK Middle School. You don’t want to miss out on this great event. There are authors, musicians, and more!

Steve’s Yarn Picks

• Circulo Renda Trico Margarida
• Circulo Tecido Trico
• Dream in Color Starry
• Noro Ayatori
• SweetGeorgia CashSilk Lace
• SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock
• SweetGeorgia PDF Patterns
• Malabrigo Finito
• Knitting Fever Luxury Silk
• Knitting Fever Merino Flounce
• Jenny Watson Babysoft DK
• Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
• Jenny Watson Pattern Books
• Cascade 128 Tweed Closeout
• Louisa Harding Sari Ribbon is back

Next week we kick off the Anniversary Sale!

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Guest: Kathy talks with Guido Stein about how the Common Cod Fiber Guild got started and its current speaker series. Just around the corner is Fiber Camp Boston 2012 in Cambridge, MA, a PodCamp like community un-conference for fiber craft enthusiasts including knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, dyers, and anyone curious about fiber crafts. Fibercamp is based on the fact that everyone has something to share and teach. Connect with the community by sharing your passion. Registration now for this March 9-11 event. The first 10 Ready, Set, Knit listeners who sign up can use the code WEBS to get $10 off of non-guild registration.

There have been some recent additions to interchangeable needle lines. Check out the new Addi Click Lace Long Tips with the handy life line feature. Knitter’s Pride now has the Special Interchangeable Circular Needle Tips available in the Dreamz, Nova, and Cubics lines. These tips are shorter and when paired with the shortest Knitter’s Pride cable can make a 16″ interchangeable needle. The Knitter’s Pride Comby Interchangeable Sampler Set now includes Cubics tips instead of Trendz tips.

Steve does a recap of Stitches West. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. It was a great show.

Details are now on our website about Brenda Dayne’s visit to WEBS May 8-9.

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Ravelry. There’s great conversations happening on these social networks. We’d love to have you join in!

Pinterest is the latest and hottest addition to the social landscape. Think of it like a virtual pin board. You can pin photos and videos on themed boards, a great place to collect things that inspire. WEBS has just started a Pinterest page so we haven’t pinned much yet. Let’s us know what kinds of things you would like to see us pin.

Are you on Pinterest? How do you like to use it?