Live and Learn Podcast Episode 5 – Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker

 


Live and Learn Podcast Episode 5 – Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker

Today’s featured project is the ever-popular Hitchhiker Scarf or Shawlette by Martina Behm. Learn about it’s popularity and why even today it’s still a go-to pattern. Also – we draw the winner of Giveaway #2, and learn there is another reason to celebrate!

Pattern #1 – The Hitchhiker by Martina Behm – two ways to find it – https://ravel.me/hitchhiker and https://www.strickmich-shop.de/en/Hitchhiker-DA1001-DE

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/douglas-adams/hitchhikers-guide-to-galaxy.htm

Knitting Inventions Hardcopy book by Martina Behm - https://www.missbabs.com/products/strickmich-knitting-inventions?_pos=1&_psq=martina&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Brief video clip for adding beads to a knitting project using a crochet hook - https://youtu.be/m69Uq19tHP0?si=HqcH28nLNY5KE09p

Zauberball Crazy Yarn - https://www.schoppel-wolle.de/en/zauberball/crazy#

Berroco Nebula Yarn – No longer made but I run across it in shops from time to time – most recently are Blue Heron Knittery in Decorah, Iowa - https://www.blueheronknittery.com/ it’s also available for sale or trade in some Ravelry stashes - https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-nebula/stashes?status=trade&cf=%3F&search=&photoless=0

Giveaway #2 winner – Diana Libke – Congratulations!

Birthday Bundle Giveaway (#3) - Watch Episode 5 to learn how to enter to win this bundle!

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Until next time – please like, subscribe, share, comment, and ask questions. Thanks for watching – enjoy your knitting and crochet and Live and Learn!

Link to Episode 5 - https://youtu.be/WqhbXAQNIMU

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