The Marly Bird Garter Stitch Shawl Knit-along Section 1 is sponsored by Red Heart.
This is the very first KAL I’ve hosted that is based on my own pattern and includes a full set of HD videos of me demonstrating how to do each step of the shawl! You will find the full instructions for SECTION 1 below.
Once the KAL is complete the full pattern will be available at MarlyBird.com.
Host of Knit and Crochet Now, Deborah Norville was today’s guest on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. 
If you Googled Deborah Norville, you’d read that she’s an American TV Journalist, has been an anchor of Inside Edition since 1995 and previously was a known as an news anchor and correspondent. One of the earliest landmarks in her career was a live interview with Jimmy Carter in 1979. What a lot of people may be surprised to learn is her connection to the world of fiber and yarn, going back to her Grandmother Norville who made and sold chenille blankets during the depression to support her family. [Read more…]
The Radiating Ripple Stitch Pattern Video by Marly Bird uses a shortened version of the stitch pattern used in the Radiating Ripple Throw (free pattern on RedHeart.com)
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ANN BUDD brings her book New Directions in Sock Knitting: 18 Innovative Designs Knitted from Every Which Way was today’s HOT TOPIC on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. This was Ann’s first visit to the Yarn Thing podcast, probably because she’s such a busy individual in our world of yarn.
Ann says she has aways been crafty, learned to knit at age 12, when her family lived in Switzerland for a year. In school, divided into gender specific crafts, she learned to knit ‘by accident’ because she didn’t speak the language but enjoyed these classes. The first projects included a sweater that first year and she says the experience saved her life at that time.
From OTTLITE Marcea, Kelly and Nancy met up with us on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Marcea is the Marketing Manager and Kelly and Nancy are with the Production team, developing ideas for Ottlite products.
OTTLITE was founded in 1989, but Dr. Ott was developing the product from way back when. A bit of trivia: Dr. Ott was approached by Walt Disney to help with time-lapse film photography, for the magic pumpkin in Cinderella, which was released in 1950. Dr. Ott’s passion stems from helping people do what they love longer, bringing natural daylight indoors. [Read more…]
Knitlandia author Clara Parkes took us with her on a journey to the Magical Land of Yarn Love on today’s episode of the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird.
Clara is a THIRD Time visitor as of today, she was previously a guest in 2011 when she shared Knitter’s Book of Socks and in 2013 with The Yarn Whisperer. Knitlandia was released officially last month and has already climbed to the top of the charts, currently #1 for Knitting titles in Amazon, #5 in Travel. Clara said her first job out of college, after customer service for Macy’s Department Store, was a beginning tech version of travel writing. [Read more…]