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Dave McIntyre is joined each week by guests from the world of Gaelic Games for stories, insights and analysis from their careers. The Square Ball is powered by William Hill
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All-Ireland Football Final Preview - The Square Ball S2 Ep18
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1:08:06It's Kerry v Donegal in the All-Ireland Football Final on Sunday and on William Hill's The Square Ball, we have a man from both counties on to fight their corner. Host Dave McIntyre is joined by Darran O'Sullivan and Eamon McGee to discuss whether Kerry will triumph or whether a Jim McGuinness-led Donegal team will have too much for the Kingdom thi…
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Bumper All-Ireland Hurling Final preview with Eoin Kelly & Ashling Thompson | The Square Ball S2 E17
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57:53It's All-Ireland Final week and we're set for an incredible showdown between Cork and Tipperary this weekend. On William Hill's The Square Ball, Dave and Ashling are joined in studio to discuss what should be a cracker of a game by Tipperary's Eoin Kelly. This is The Bumper All-Ireland Hurling Final Preview episode of William Hill's The Square Ball…
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The Cillian O'Connor Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep 16
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1:14:33There's no doubt about it, Cillian O'Connor will go down as one of Mayo's greatest ever players and we are delighted that he joined us on this week's episode of William Hill's The Square Ball. Taking a stroll down memory lane, Cillian relives some of the highs and lows of his illustrious career in an enthralling conversation that shows just why he …
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Back In Time With Johnny Pilkington | The Square Ball S2 Ep15
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1:18:02One All-Ireland minor, two senior All-Irelands, two National Leagues, five Leinster titles, and a reputation as one of hurling’s most charismatic and fearless characters… Johnny Pilkington is Offaly hurling royalty, and we were thrilled to have him on William Hill’s The Square Ball this week. From the golden days with Birr and Offaly, to lifting th…
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Graham Geraghty - The Extraordinary Story | The Square Ball S2 Ep 14
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1:26:07Meath legend Graham Geraghty joined William Hill's The Square Ball this week and what an excellent conversation it was with the two-time All-Ireland winner. The interview touches on his health scare a few years ago and briefly looking at the upcoming games this weekend, before delving back into his entire career which was eventful to say the least.…
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The Legendary Cyril Farrell - The Square Ball S2 Ep13
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1:15:57On William Hill's The Square Ball this week, Dave and Ashling were joined by none other than Galway's much-beloved, Cyril Farrell. Farrell discusses how he first made his mark as a coach and manager, most famously leading the Galway senior hurling team to three All-Ireland titles in the 1980s (1980, 1987, and 1988), a golden era for the county. As …
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An unmissable conversation with Eamon McGee - The Square Ball S2 Ep12
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1:25:18William Hill's The Square Ball is back again and this week Donegal's Eamon McGee is the guest in studio. Eamon was renowned as one of the best defenders in the country during his stint with Donegal from 2004 until 2016, winning an All-Ireland, three Ulster Titles and a League Title along the way. While there's a small chat about the games this week…
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A Cork Hurling and Football Hero - The Jimmy Barry-Murphy Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep11
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1:09:04It's safe to say we were in the presence of hurling and football royalty this week as Jimmy Barry-Murphy joined William Hill's The Square Ball in studio. Across both codes, Jimmy has seven All-Irelands, 12 Munster titles, three League titles and seven All-Stars, making him one of the most illustrious players to ever take the field in hurling and fo…
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A True Derry Legend - The Chrissy McKaigue Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep10
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1:09:09There's very little left to say about Chrissy McKaigue that hasn't already been said. After his retirement from inter-county football last year at the age of 35, he left with two Ulster titles, an All-Star and league medals from all four divisions, a feat that nobody else in Gaelic football has achieved. If you were a forward playing Derry and say …
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Peter The Great - The Peter Canavan Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep9
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1:14:48The great Peter Canavan was in The Square Ball studios this week and what a treat it was to look back over the amazing career of one of the greatest of all time. From underage all the way to the steps of the Hogan Stand, Canavan was always a leading figure for his teams on the way to their success. 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - Underage 23:00 - The …
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Moments of Genius and a Waterford Hurling Hero - The Paul Flynn Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep8
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1:25:15Waterford hurler Paul Flynn is the guest this week on William Hill's The Square Ball and there was a lot to talk about from an illustrious career of highs and lows, including Munster success, All-Ireland heartbreak and some iconic moments along the way. Like, comment and subscribe to The Square Ball.…
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BONUS EPISODE: "Put on a skort, run around and tell me how you feel" | The Square Ball
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13:23This special bonus episode of William Hill's The Square Ball is coming to a little earlier than usual this week. Co-host of The Square Ball Ashling Thompson was in studio this week and with the postponement of Saturday's Munster Senior Camogie Final on Saturday, in which Ashling's Cork team were due to compete, she shared her thoughts on the decisi…
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Meath, International Rules and the Louth controversy - Anthony Moyles | The Square Ball S2 Ep7
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1:28:44In this episode of William Hill's The Square Ball, Meath legend Anthony Moyles joins us in studio to discuss a career of ups and downs, as well as reflecting on that controversial Leinster Final ahead of the rematch between Meath and Louth, and the Battle of Croke Park during the 2006 International Rules series. 00:00 - Introduction 03:00 - Meath v…
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Football, Family and Most Of All, Kerry - The Marc Ó Sé Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep6
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1:28:04Five All-Ireland medals, three National Leagues, ten Munster titles, three All-Stars and one Footballer of the Year award... Marc Ó Sé is a true legend of the game and we're delighted that he joined us on William Hill's The Square Ball this week. There was a lot to touch on in this interview ranging back to his early days with An Ghaeltacht and gro…
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Football Championship: State of the Nation | The Square Ball S2 Ep5
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1:07:00In the latest episode of William Hill's The Square Ball, Dave McIntyre and Darran O'Sullivan discuss the the Footbal Championship, dark horses, storming favourites, rules changes and everything in between. Darran also discusses the epic game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh over the weekend and how he made a poor decision with his choice of seats.…
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Young Gun to Hurling Icon - The Eoin Kelly Episode | The Square Ball S2 Ep4
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1:26:20This week, William Hill's The Square Ball are delighted to have Tipperary great Eoin Kelly in studio. Two All-Irelands, five Munster titles, two National Leagues and six All-Stars, the Mullinahone man had a career most players could only dream of having. From playing u21 aged 14 to captaining Tipperary to All-Ireland success, sit back and enjoy The…
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An Incredible Conversation With Ciarán Whelan | The Square Ball S2Ep3
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1:19:45One of Dublin's most iconic players, Ciarán Whelan, is the guest this week on William Hill's The Square Ball. Looking back at a career of highs and near misses, Whelan shares his view of it all in a remarkably forthright interview with host Dave McIntyre and co-host Darran O'Sullivan. This is one all GAA fans will not want to miss. 00:00 - Introduc…
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend - Tommy Walsh | The Square Ball S2Ep2
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1:18:28Kilkenny great Tommy Walsh is the star in the chair on The Square Ball, powered by William Hill, this week. Listening to Dave rattling off his accomplishments at the start of the interview is a firm reminder that Tommy Walsh is hurling royalty. This is The Man, The Myth, The Legend - Tommy Walsh on The Square Ball, powered by William Hill. Don't fo…
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A Warrior, a Gentleman, and a Kildare Legend – The Johnny Doyle Story | The Square Ball S2 Ep1
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1:18:13It's Season 2 of The Square Ball, powered by William Hill, and this season is going to be bigger than ever with 20 episodes coming your way over the coming months. Our first guest is none other than Kildare legend Johnny Doyle who joined Dave McIntyre and Conor McManus to chat about his lengthy career spanning from 1995 all the way up until 2024. A…
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The Joe Canning Special | The Square Ball Season Finale
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1:14:28Joe Canning was the guest for the season finale of The Square Ball powered by William Hill. One of the greatest hurlers of his generation, Joe outlines his pathway to success and the relentless drive to win which powered his illustrious career. Since making his senior club debut aged 15 back in 2004, he won four All-Ireland titles at inter-county l…
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Niall Morgan: Tyrone highs and lows, the drive for success and future of goalkeeping | The Square Ball Ep14
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1:27:48Our guest this week is one of the leading goalkeepers in the GAA, an All-Ireland winner and an All-Star, it's Tyrone's Niall Morgan. Niall joined Dave and Conor in studio this week to discuss his illustrious GAA career, as well as the recent departure of Tyrone joint managers Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan, his constant desire to improve, the famou…
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The GAA World According To Joe Brolly | The Square Ball Ep 13
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1:10:17Does this week's guest need any introduction? Probably not, but we'll give one anyway. Former Derry footballer Joe Brolly is our guest on The Square Ball this week and to say we touched on many different topics would be an understatement. In typical Brolly fashion the conversation flowed from one topic to the next and the result is an incredible ho…
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Cork legend Patrick Horgan on dealing with obsession and why he’s not retiring just yet | The Square Ball Ep 12
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58:30When you think of Cork hurling, the name Patrick Horgan won't be far from the first thing entering your mind. We were honoured to be joined in studio by one of Cork's most famous sons to discuss his extraordinary career - which isn't done yet! - and his obsession with the game of hurling, his fascination with the NFL and a lot more. It's an excelle…
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An incredible interview with the great Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep11
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1:09:14Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair's Kevin Cassidy is our guest in studio this week on The Square Ball and this episode dives deep into his remarkable career and story. The chat touches on Kevin's childhood, from offers of a trial with Celtic to moving to Donegal as a young fella and not being able to speak a word of Irish. We also talk about his gaelic fo…
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Shane Dowling: Tasting success, injuries, filling in metrifit and being born in the wrong era | Square Ball Ep10
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57:12In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by former Limerick hurler, Shane Dowling. Shane joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his career with Limerick including that incredible u21 game against Cork, dealing with injuries, filling in apps for training, being born in the wrong era and breaking the narrative that…
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All-Ireland Football Final preview with Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep9
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48:47It's the biggest week in the Gaelic Football calendar and that requires a big character for the show. This week in our All-Ireland Final preview, Lee and Dave are joined by Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair star, Kevin Cassidy. What way will the showdown between Armagh and Galway go on Sunday? Well, the lads had some things to say on the matter... The Squ…
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All-Ireland Hurling Final preview with Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan | The Square Ball Ep8
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49:35It's All-Ireland Final week and we're set for an incredible showdown between Cork and Clare this weekend. Lee and Dave are joined in studio to discuss what could be a game for the ages by hurling gurus Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan. Does dethroning Limerick make Cork heavy favourites? How will Clare deal with space in front of their full-back line…
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Podge Collins: Accidental retirement, early success and life as a dual player in the modern game
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1:22:39In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Clare dual star Podge Collins. Podge joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his the craziness of winning two All Ireland titles in 2013, Clare's subsequent underachievement, playing intercounty football and hurling matches on consecutive days, life under Davy Fitz, coac…
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Conor McManus on his incredible career, retirement and greatest moments | The Square Ball Ep6
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1:15:55We were in the presence of footballing royalty in The Square Ball studios this week as Lee and Dave were joined by Monaghan's greatest ever footballer, Conor McManus. After unapologetically fanboying Conor for several minutes in studio, Lee and Dave dived deep into his career from bursting onto the scene at wing back to managing an injury at a youn…
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A life less ordinary: The incredible story of Ashling Thompson | The Square Ball Ep5
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1:23:25In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Cork camogie star Ashling Thompson. In an extraordinary interview Ashling opens up practically every element of her remarkable life. Nothing is off limits as Ashling speaks with searing honesty and openness about her relationship with her mother, who pushed her every step of…
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Pádraic Maher - Beating Kilkenny, never going back-to-back and coping with retirement
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1:24:49In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by three-time All Ireland winner and Tipperary legend, Pádraic Maher. Pádraic was in studio with Lee and David to his first All-Ireland victory with Tipperary, why that Tipp side never went back-to-back, avoiding a red card in the 2012 final, celebrating free kicks and the chil…
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Keith Higgins on Mayo's fear of winning, Dublin battles and his love of hurling | The Square Ball Ep3
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1:27:40In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Mayo legend and four-time All Star, Keith Higgins. Keith joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about some of the biggest moments in his career filled with incredible highs and crushing lows, as well as his love of hurling and the joy he got playing it with his brother. In an…
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Seán Cavanagh’s darkest hour, social media abuse and the real Mickey Harte | The Square Ball Ep2
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1:17:44In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by three-time All Ireland winner and former Footballer of the Year, Seán Cavanagh. No subject was off the table as Seán discussed the lows following his 2016 sending off against Mayo (5.10), his relationship with his father (18.45), the moment he wanted to quit GAA in 2005 (27.…
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Defeats, triumphs and dealing with regret | Lee Keegan and Darran O’Sullivan
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1:09:00In our first episode of The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by four-time All Ireland winner Darran O'Sullivan. They discuss some of the epic Kerry v Mayo battles over the years, whether Darran feels he could have got more out of his career, growing up in London, having trials with QPR, being made Jack O'Connor's fall guy at Ker…
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Hopcott Cowl by Chrissy Graham Design Weekender Pullover by Andrea Mowry Smooth Operator Socks by Susan B Anderson My version The Cozy Knitter Bliss Base in Hydrangea Jelly Rolls Socks by Mara Catherine Bryner My version Manos del Uruguay Alegria in Stratus Koigu KPPPM in P473 Sirdar Alpine Double Wrap Cowl Sugar Plum Cowl by Chrissy Graham Design …
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My designs - https://www.ravelry.com/designers/chrissy-graham My website - snappystitches.com What I'm wearing today - Multnomah by Kate Ray - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/multnomah-4 Multnomah Shawl WIP by Kate Ray - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/multnomah-5 Emerson and Peabody Socks by Vanessa Fletcher - htt…
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Come knit with me while I take you through my FO's (finished objects) and WIPs (works in progress) for the month of May 2018! My stash is 23 skeins lighter!! Halo by Jared Flood - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/halo-6 Brooklyn Tweed Loft in Fossil from Beehive Wools in Victoria, BC Connect-a-Rug Anti-Fatigue Mats - https://www.homedepot.c…
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2018 Rosemary (Romi) Hill Mystery Shawl Knit Along 2018 - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/romis-mystery-shawl-2018 Sweet Georgia CashLuxe Fine - Wisteria Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock - Smitten Halo by Jared Flood - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/halo Brooklyn Tweed Loft - Fossil Vanilla Socks - https://www.ravelr…
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Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits, using Dream In Color Classy in Midnight Derby - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barley-2 Alternate Cable Cast On by Woolly Wormhead - http://www.woollywormhead.com/cast-on/ Knitting bag by Pokdej - https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/pokdej Fibres West is coming up in March!! - https://www.fibreswest.com/ Vivid Yarn S…
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Whinstone Hat - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/whinstone-hat My designs - https://www.ravelry.com/designers/chrissy-graham I'm using the Erin Condren planner and dot grid notebook to keep my crafting on track (referral link) -https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/christinegraham0427 Entrechat by Lisa Chemery - https://www.ravelry.co…
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Warning: there is A LOT of yarn and fiber in this video. If that's not your kind of thing, I suggest you turn back now! My 'wool room' was desperate to be tidied up and organized, so I decided to film it so I would have some company and extra motivation along the way. Thank you for keeping me company! I like to use Extra Large Ziploc bags as well a…
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I spun up 4,040 Spinzilla yards including plying! The fiber I spun was: Sweet Georgia Superwash Targhee, Sept 2015 Club colorway, Open Hands Sweet Georgia Superwash Merino, Phoenix Rising Other fibers on my spinning list (that I didn't get to) included: Sweet Georgia Silk Puff in the Spinzilla 2017 colorway, Firestarter. Watch for this spin coming …
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Forgive me the pumpkin spice reference (and drinking pumpkin spice tea while I recorded), but it's the first day of fall, and I just couldn't help myself! Ridge Runner Hat - http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ridge-runner-hat Pansies Socks - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/fish-lips-kiss-heel-13 Tolmie by Josie Paquin (my Ravel…
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Tolmie by Josee Paquin - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/tolmie Miranda by Josee Paquin - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/chrissythegreat/miranda Custom Woolen Mills 2-Ply Mule Spun Yarn (wine red heather) - http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/custom-woolen-mills-ltd-mule-spinner-2-ply-100-wool Biscotte Yarns - Bis Sock in Pansies …
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I may not have been podcasting much over the past few weeks, but I sure have been knitting!! It is very likely that my podcasts will be a little sporadic over the summer as I try to balance everything I want/need to get done. My intention is to have WIP and FO jam packed shows when I do record though. I've been on a bit of a sweater kick (appropria…
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Detailed show notes still to come...if there's anything that you can't find by googling, leave me a note and I'll dig up a link for it! :D Biscotte Yarn Watermelon Fish Lips Kiss Socks - ravelry link Arne & Carlos Fish Lips Kiss Socks - ravelry link Hipstrings Video Podcast - youtube linkBy Chrissy Graham
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Since we last spoke, I headed over to the Lower Mainland Sheep Producer's Association Wool and Ewe-A-Fair, which is held annually at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. I hadn't planned to go, since I prefer to escape to these types of events kid-free if at all possible, but at the last minute, I decided to go with Emily in tow. We went for the morning, le…
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Just a little bit of knitting this week, but a ton TON of spinning finished up! I also do a book review of Felicia Lo's new book, Dyeing to Spin and Knit. I picked it up from my local library, and I'm so glad I did! If you are looking for my new weaving podcast, you can find The Weaving Show here. It is currently only available on YouTube. I've als…
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My Idunn cardigan has been updated with pretty green buttons and a slimmer button band after I was determined to get it completely finished this week. I also talk about how I plan to stabilize the neckline for improved wearability. I ordered some yarn back at the beginning of April, and after getting lost in the mail for nearly 2 months, it finally…
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Thank you for joining me this week! I have finished my Iðunn Cardigan (minus buttons), finished spinning the first half of the Homestead Hobbyist fiber on my Natural Knotwood Capar Turkish Drop Spindle, and have started spinning the second half on my Schacht Sidekick spinning wheel. I have some crazy progress on two vanilla socks, thanks to seeing …
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