Podcast appearances and mentions of Amy Singer

Amy Singer is a passionate proposal professional with more than 20 years' direct proposal/bid management and leadership experience. She is often referred to as “a force”, as she is known for her persistence and getting things done.Amy began her proposal career under the guidance of Kelli MacMillan (formerly Stevenson), an APMP Fellow, at Experian. She worked many years as a strategic proposal leader, winning the majority of the states' and regional P25-related contracts following 9/11. Amy was then recruited by Hitachi Data Systems (now Hitachi Vantara) to develop and implement true industry standard and best management bid management capabilities for the global organization. She managed the global implementation of Qorus Breeze and later the upgrade to Qorus 365 before moving to T-Systems North America to support their strategic bid operations. Following TSNA's close in North America, Amy joined The HCI Group, a Tech Mahindra company, where she is currently the global bid director for The HCI Group and TechM's provider and payer healthcare business.​​Support the show (https://pod.fan/scribble-talk)

There are some great knitting sites available and I often forget that not everyone has discovered them yet. That was the case this week during a discussion on the Shinybees Podcast Community, when I shared the new Knitty First Fall publication, and found that some people had never heard of Knitty! So, this week I have shared some of my favourite knitting sites that I come back to often, specifically to help those new knitters that have started listening tot the podcast during lockdown, or that have started listening after returning to the needles. Knitty is the first example. It's been running since 2002 and has a great mixture of free patterns, articles and tutorials for all levels of knitter. Run by Amy Singer, it's a treasure trove of pattern inspiration and is where a lot of new pattern designers go to cut their teeth designing. Anyone can submit a pattern to Knitty, and there is some good guidance about what a new designer needs. to bear in mind when doing so. Next up is the Craft Yarn Council, where you will find lots of industry standard information about things like sizing, conventions etc. There are also plenty of downloadables for icons and other paraphernalia to use on your patterns. Guidance for the new designer is plentiful and aimed at helping you make good design submissions. Yarnsub will help you find yarns to substitute in for the yarn a pattern calls for. Knitting History Forum has a large array of resources and reading lists for learning more about historical aspects of knitting from all over the world. Tin Can Knits have very kindly provided not only a massive array of knitting patterns, but also a pattern collection specifically designed to facilitate teaching knitting - The Simple Collection. They also have tutorials on their website for every technique used in their patterns as well as pretty much everybpther technique going. Music for this episode is Adam and the Walter Boys with I Need a Drink, available on iTunes Full show notes at www.shinybees.com/158

This week's episode is sponsored by:     Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.     We all have it, we all snicker about it. Fun Fur. Whether it’s eyelash, boucle, or just generally furry, it’s hard to find projects for novelty yarn. With a sweet face, spiraling horns, and delightfully rotund body, Friendsheep by Cate Carter-Evans lets you transform your novelty and textured yarns into sweet, fleecy little friends. Pattern available on Ravelry; more info at infinitetwist.com   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for apple, android and kindle fire devices.     Books plus knitting plus happy memories. That’s Little Skein in the Big Wool. We make kits, yarn and project bags that bring your favorite stories to life. Find *your* favorite story at littleskein.com   LoLo Body Care, formally Bar-Maids, creates exceptional moisturizers hand-poured by staff who add a good dose of heartfelt love to each one. Most all their supplies are made in the US, and their beeswax sourced from a local farm. Besides quality, the value of their product lies in that they last a very long time and are loved to the very last bit. They built their brand on being eco-friendly and their new packaging rocks. Their customers and customer service are rare and treasured jewels.     On the Needles:(0:32) Gigi is working on the French Cancan shawl in Oink Pigments dk, extra fine Superwash merino, in the "Birthday Suit" colorway. Jasmin had enough beads in the right color and size. Gigi strung one length of  Oral B Superfloss. She needs to knit a swatch and figure out bead placement.  Jasmin is feeling amazing and is on a finishing kick. She is finished with the body of the orchid colored Cabled Raglan by Cheryl Oberle from the box of UFOs, and only has the collar left.   Gigi's Vanilla is the new black socks out of Patons Kroy rainbow stripes, are done. A grey pair is also done, so she cast on a pair with black and red and brown stripes.    Jasmin started her Hard Rime Hat for the #HardRimeHatKAL in Lisa Souza: Black Purple and Jonquil. Jasmin tried a colorwork ring Jasmin likes the Joy of Cooking Allie Brosh's blog, Hyperbole and a Half (and her book!) Gigi: helping a friend with her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun shawl,  by Afifa   In Stitches (16:07) Jasmin wore her Westport waves hat Gigi: sleeping hat Genevieve: Red and gold scarf, Hamilknit hat   Mother Knows Best:(18:12) Do things that make you feel good. Take your meds, drink water, wear your good underwear. Amy Singer (of Knitty.com) has compiled a list of canceled events and the affected vendors, which you can find here. When Knitting Attacks: (30:02) Gigi gets attacked by her Joker and the Thief shawl, and a perplexing issue with her Vanilla is the new black socks   Review:(33:45) Get Garter by Woolly Wormhead   And Sew On:(39:13) Genevieve sewed the seams for the avengers burrito pillows, Gigi did the second seam for the French seam Gigi’s sewing class at Cañada College: moulage has been suspended. She worked on sloper out of muslin.  She is also working on a Simplicity dress with her friend  They worked on the bodice: stay stitching, directional sewing, sewing onto swatches.   Gigi introduced her friend to the Gertie sewing books. Jasmin repaired three comforters.  Next time she will use Wonderunder  

This week's episode is sponsored by:    Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.     We all have it, we all snicker about it. Fun Fur. Whether it’s eyelash, boucle, or just generally furry, it’s hard to find projects for novelty yarn. With a sweet face, spiraling horns, and delightfully rotund body, Friendsheep by Cate Carter-Evans lets you transform your novelty and textured yarns into sweet, fleecy little friends. Pattern available on Ravelry; more info at infinitetwist.com   Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for apple, android and kindle fire devices.   LoLo Body Care, formally Bar-Maids, creates exceptional moisturizers hand-poured by staff who add a good dose of heartfelt love to each one. Most all their supplies are made in the US, and their beeswax sourced from a local farm. Besides quality, the value of their product lies in that they last a very long time and are loved to the very last bit. They built their brand on being eco-friendly and their new packaging rocks. Their customers and customer service are rare and treasured jewels.     Errata:(0:34) Jasmin combined Jessie Maed and Jacqueline Cieslak into one person (regarding the knitted shorts)   On the Needles:(0:40) Gigi is working on the French Cancan shawl in Oink Pigments dk, extra fine Superwash merino, Birthday Suit colorway; she has nearly finished the first skein and is thinking of adding beads. Jasmin is feeling amazing and is on a finishing kick. She is working on the orchid colored Cabled Raglan by Cheryl Oberle from the box of UFOs. She’s joined the sleeves and is working on the yoke. Gigi worked on two pairs of Vanilla is the new Black socks out of Patons Kroy.   Jasmin swatched for her Quadrat pullover  in The Dye Project Worsted, in Painted Lady.     Jasmin delivered the Jedi cardigan and Yoda hat for Genevieve’s teacher’s baby.    KnitBoop’s Namu Sweater is LIVE on ravelry.    Gigi is helping a classmate with her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun shawl, by Afifa. In Stitches (24:41) Jasmin wore her Namu Cowl, and resistance hat Gigi: sleeping hat Genevieve: Red and gold scarf   Mother Knows Best:(25:26)   Amy Singer (of Knitty.com) has compiled a list of canceled events and the affected vendors, which you can find here.   Here's the link to the super-catchy Vietnamese Coronavirus PSA.   When Knitting Attacks: (29:51) The dogs helped with Gigi's French Cancan shawl.   Gigi was attacked by the vanilla socks.    Jasmin realized that she mis-crossed half of the cables on her tunic.   Review:(36:15) Boost Your Knitting, Arnall-Culliford Knitwear   And Sew On:(42:13) Gigi’s sewing class at Cañada College: moulage is done, and the sloper is today’s project.   Gigi also made 3 clean copies of the moulage to develop the sloper.  Gigi is working on burrito style pillow cases.  

My guest today Amy Singer is pioneer publisher of the quarterly digital e-magazine Knitty.com. We discuss the evolution of pattern publishing and Patreon support. 

This week Vickie talked with Amy Singer , the editor and publisher of Knitty Magazine. They talked about Amy's guest spot on a TV show Vickie used to host, her allergy to a material some would consider crucial in the knitting and crochet industry, what the genesis was for her launching a web zine pre-mainstream blog and social media days, how crowd funding completely changed her business, and about how some somewhat common --although not often-enough discussed -- women’s health issues can really harsh a gals’ creative mellow. Show Notes at: http://vickiehowell.com/podcast/knitty-magazine-amy-singer/ ‎

Amy Singer is the editor of the online knitting magazine Knitty.com which launched in 2002 and wrote a book (No Sheep for You; Interweave Press, 2007), and three more on other knitting topics.  Knitty was the first knitting magazine to utilize the crowdfunding platform. As a result, Knitty is now fully funded. Amy lives in Toronto with her rabbit, Squeeze, and is frequently seen walking about shamelessly in public with her ukulele. Listen Live for chance to win great prizes! Stay up to date with the Yarn Thing podcast with the App available on iTunes and for Droid.Find our more about Marly at www.MarlyBird.com or follow her on Facebook Sponsored by:  Red Heart YarnsKnitter's MagazineCraftsyLo-Lo by Bar-MaidsErin.Lane BagsCreativebugKristin Omdahl, Bamboo So FineBuffalo Wool Co.Green Mountain Spinnery

Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and Periscope EmGem on Pinterest Shouts outs Manicsoprano introduced herself. What's knitting now Emily Stranger Cardigan by michiyo in Araucania Nature Wool Solids in a light denimish colour Stovetop by TinCan Knits in Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca colour way Chartreuse Reyna by Noora Laivola in Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito Vanilla Socks with afterthought heel (ala Yarn Harlot blog post) in CaterpillarGreen’s Concrete and Tulips Dish cloth in Hemp for Knitting Karla- Socks -Nicole C Mendez Self Striping Sock Yarn. - Fish Lips Kiss Heel ( Kate Atherly’s book Custom Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel or Hat Top Thumb Joint Heel Hby Lara Neel (Fork in the Road socks) ) Sweater - Daelyn Pullover by Isabelle Kraemer in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Icicle Heather. FO’s - Emily Dish cloth. One sock. Karla Slippers - Mush Boots by Lise-Ann Michel in 2-ply Fundy Fog Cottage Craft 100% Wool. Aside - Yarn is an amazing value for a 100% all canadian wool. Design features Emily- Nada Karla - Nada Spinning Karla - 200 grams of New zealand Merino Wool from Sharon at Homespun Haven Stash Enhancement Emily-  Winter Vogue Knitting. Madeline tosh sock in birtch red yarn for mom’s socks Karla - Tea Swap with Sticks + Twine Podcast. Thank you Porthardy1! Best laid plans Emily - Finish something Karla - Pick back up Ghost Dance by Beth Whipkey - in handspun batt from Caliope’s fibers & Snake toy Talky Talk Emily - Submitted scholarship. Can’t find Sock book Karla - Classes are going well -master knitter scholarship submitted & awarded! -knitting retreat in February with Amy Singer still spaces left Sarah’s Year of Knitting Clean wholesomeknitting.com Karen Clements - so generous! Make things club Adventures in Mommyhood Feeling better!! + Chest X-ray.   Independence! (a little)   Karla- Starting to mimic sounds, showing understanding of association of objects. Still loves crows. Draw on all the things.   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page

Brainy Thing:   15:47           Behind the Redwood Curtain:  25:35Welcome to Episode:  How the Distributive Practice Effect or Spacing Effect can help you learn skills in the fiber Arts.What we’re learning from our Knitting Catherine got a lot of satisfaction by completing Laura Nelkin’s Butin Collar.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/butin-collarMargaret created felted bangles from Mags Kandis’ Bevy of Bangles pattern, http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bevy-of-banglesfrom the book Gifted, Lovely little things to knit and crochet http://www.amazon.com/Gifted-Lovely-Little-Things-Crochet-ebook/dp/B00DH40MIG/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1by Mags Kandis or get them for free from the Interweave website.  Brainy Thing:  The Distributive Practice EffectCatherine talks about the Distributive Practice Effect, first described by Herman Ebbinghaus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Ebbinghaus.    In psychology,it is talked about as the Spacing Effect. http://www.aft.org/periodical/american-educator/summer-2002/ask-cognitive-scientist.   Essentially, practicing something a little bit every day is more effective in learning than practicing for a long time for one day a week.  Behind the Redwood Curtain:   Ferndale, CA, the Victorian VillageCatherine introduces us to Ferndale, CA which has a large number of well preserved Victorian buildings.   It is very well decorated around Christmas time.Knitting Tip:Margaret shares a tip from No Sheep for You by Amy Singer:   When knitting socks in Cotton or a yarn with little memory, use ribbing to help the sock  

During this week’s radio show you will learn about: The New Dawn of Knitting and Taking Back a Time Old Tradition What Place Knitting Has Now in Fashion, Mindful Work and Health The Homemade vs Mass Produced Revolution Connection Through Group Practice Knitting as Mindful Meditation

During this week’s radio show you will learn about: The New Dawn of Knitting and Taking Back a Time Old Tradition What Place Knitting Has Now in Fashion, Mindful Work and Health The Homemade vs Mass Produced Revolution Connection Through Group Practice Knitting as Mindful Meditation

In which we babble on and admit we have no idea what we're doing.... as evidenced by the sound mix. Our apologies that some of the levels are off. We're aware of this next time and have fixed as much as we can in post. We'll do better next time - we promise!News and Events:12 November: Kate Atherley's Math for Knitters webinar, starting at 1:00 pm EST (so 6:00 pm UK time) - details on her blog.15-16 November: Cirilia Rose is teaching at Loop. Two classes on Saturday - Clone Your Closet and Bricolage Basics. On Sunday, she'll be running an Intarsia workshop, and holding a book signing for her new book, Magpies, Homebodies and Nomads: A Modern Knitter's Guide to Exploring and Discovering Style from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.15 November: Grand Opening event at A Yarn Story in Bath from 2-7pm. There will be bubbly and 10% off all purchases.21-23 November: Made Brighton, in the Corn Exchange. The yarn bowl collaboration between Annette Bugansky and Knit With Attitude - the concept piece seen here at the MADE London show. 20 or 27 November (details TBC): An evening with ceramicist Annette Bugansky at Knit With Attitude to celebrate their yarn bowl collaboration.29 November: Fyberspates Vivacious book signing at I Knit, Waterloo.29 November: Yarn in the City Bath Road Trip. Details here.14 December: Priory Square Fabric Collection launch party with Katy Jones, at The Village Haberdashery.11 January 2015: Melanie Berg's Colorwork Shawls workshop at Loop.1 March: The Bath Half Marathon! Join us for training and mutual motivation in the YitC Ravelry group. GlennaC was visiting from Toronto and had time for a yarn-y visit and chat. Knitting randoms:An interview with Glenna C, who can be found at crazyknittinglady.wordpress.com. You can find her designs on her Ravelry designer page here.On and off the needles and wheel:Rachel is working on the Marie Curie Mittens by Emily Bujold, and is dreaming about Kate Heppell's Insight and Overlynd by Melissa Schaschwary. She is spinning some Targhee from Spunky Eclectic in "Bunny Kisses", and some merino/silk for Alli's last year's Christmas present. Rachel's latest published pattern: Bonfire Night Off the needles Rachel has wrapped up the Tiny Tea Leaves Cardigan by Melissa LeBarre x 2, Sitka Spruce Hat in Porpoise Fur handspun, and two designs: Bonfire Night and some handspun fingerless mitts coming out in Ennea Collective at the end of the month.Allison is knitting the Mitini Mitts by Colleen Powley. She's also working on Robin by Lina Olofsson for her brother for Christmas. Spinning-wise not a lot is happening at the moment but she recently finished 2 x 100g braids of SweetGeorgia Yarns panda fibre in "Midnight Garden" that resulted in 570 yards of a 2-ply DK weight yarn - likely destined to be a vest. Special feature:YitC Road Trip to Bath, stopping at A Yarn Story and The Shed, before hitting the Bath Christmas Market, Country Threads and Wool. More details on our Events page. Tickets are £28, and can be found here. Amy Singer and Brenda Dayne, caught knitting on a break at the P3 retreat at Beggar's Reach, Pembrokeshire, Wales Wrap up:Many thanks to Knitting Podcast icon Brenda Dayne of Cast On, without whom we never would have met. We are looking forward to seeing what she does next!Talk to you next time!A & RMusic Credits (all available on Noise Trade):Loneliness & Alcohol - Jars of ClayEverything You've Done Wrong - SloanBlue Hotel - Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden

Hello from Bedlam…. In this episode, I probably repeat myself about some Works in Progress, smile at some crocheted critters and explain what’s happening in my world... Works in Progress Here’s the second pair of Saartje’s Booties… I’ve worked on some ideas from the Amy Singer workshop and I’ve worked a bit on a Hannah Fettig Sock Sweater in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in Chocolatier for another baby in the family. I’ve also been working on the Woolly Wormhead Mystery Hat Knit-A-Long in Fyberspates Vivacious DK. Yum! I’ve not knit for a week or so because I’ve been spinning samples from Fiberholics UK into a random bobbin of singles. Suppliers include Lime Green Jelly, Knitter Scarlet, Porpoise Fur and Manda Crafts. I’m currently spinning the second bobbin ready to ply with the first. Last week I went to Manchester and made this: Impressive, huh? Well maybe not, but here are some really great pieces: Madness Part 1 I’ve been dyeing to show you these (groan!) Breaking News: I now have an Etsy Shop! It can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/YarnsFromThePlain Madness Part 2: Aimee from Knit.Spin.Cake and I are hosting a knitting and spinning retreat! Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd February 2014 in Chester. Rooms are £140; however if you would be prepared to share then this price is reduced as the house is a fixed rate. This price covers accommodation for the three nights, food on Thursday night and breakfasts. Remaining meals and the itinerary will be agreed by the attendees later. If you are interested, please PM me on Ravelry (I’m talesfromtheplain) or drop me an email at yarnsfromtheplainATgooglemailDOTcom. OMG! Upcoming Events Janefrogged on Ravelry has sent up the knitsignal, asking for contributions towards the yarnstorming of Ampthill linked to Fibre East next year. To help out, please contact her on Ravelry or by email at jckclayATgmail.com. Music Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune. Make Contact! We have a listeners' map. Please go on over to pop in a pin - we're covering 5 continents now but I'd still love to see where you all are! Please feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain. TTFN, Nic x

“This Is Iyanna Jones” is a show that discusses all things political, creative and creatively political. Our guests are artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and world changers who Defy Containment, Destroy the Illusion and Crush the Machine! This week we are talking to Keith Long, an independent journalist who was first published by Prima Books, an imprint of Random House in 2001. He has been featured as an Op-Ed writer for the Financial Times newspaper in London, and he had a very popular radio program called, "What women know and don't tell men," in Orlando, Florida. In 2011, Keith was invited by Barry Sussman to write an opinion article on media coverage of the Casey Anthony trial in Orlando, Fl. Barry was the Washington Post's Watergate editor for Woodward and Bernstein. The article received the most reader response in the history of Harvard's Media Watchdog format for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard Keith is currently a research journalist and writer for Dr. Amy Singer, a nationally known trial consultant who has worked on the Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Jack Kevorkian, and Casey Anthony trials. Currently, Keith has been commissioned to write the definitive book on the true story behind the jury's acquittal of Casey Anthony, the most hated woman in America in 2011 and 2012. Keith is regularly invited to speak at law schools, bar associations and colleg

“This Is Iyanna Jones” is a show that discusses all things political, creative and creatively political. Our guests are artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and world changers who Defy Containment, Destroy the Illusion and Crush the Machine! This week we are talking to Keith Long, an independent journalist who was first published by Prima Books, an imprint of Random House in 2001. He has been featured as an Op-Ed writer for the Financial Times newspaper in London, and he had a very popular radio program called, "What women know and don't tell men," in Orlando, Florida. In 2011, Keith was invited by Barry Sussman to write an opinion article on media coverage of the Casey Anthony trial in Orlando, Fl. Barry was the Washington Post's Watergate editor for Woodward and Bernstein. The article received the most reader response in the history of Harvard's Media Watchdog format for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard Keith is currently a research journalist and writer for Dr. Amy Singer, a nationally known trial consultant who has worked on the Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Jack Kevorkian, and Casey Anthony trials. Currently, Keith has been commissioned to write the definitive book on the true story behind the jury's acquittal of Casey Anthony, the most hated woman in America in 2011 and 2012. Keith is regularly invited to speak at law schools, bar associations and colleg

Lead counsel for accused murderer George Zimmerman calls social media an unavoidable component of high profile cases. So, should blogging, posting and tweeting become standard practices in defense strategies? Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and attorneys, Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, debate the pros and cons, as well as the legal and ethical issues of social media with Dr. Amy Singer, founder of Trial Consultants Inc., and Attorney Scott Greenfield, Of Counsel at Hull McGuire, PC.

In the high-profile Casey Anthony murder case, the defense team was able to capitalize on prosecutor missteps by using social media as a virtual "shadow jury" tailoring and tweaking their strategy based on reactions posted on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and other media. On Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay (editor of Law Technology News) is joined by Robyn Weisman, author of the October cover story for Law Technology News, Sedgwick partner Craig Williams (co-host of Lawyer2Lawyer on Legal Talk Network), and Amy Singer, president of Fort Lauderdale-based Trial Consultants to discuss how people, and technology, can stumble in the courtroom and how to gracefully recover.

Amy Singer blogged about our trip, yay! Though we're sorry she (The Singer) wont be with us this year. A (or new-to-me) Essayist Media of Writing in Public is tweeting some nice, community-building things in the writing world. And I, once again, lose myself in (this time I'm in love with Hamlet. , anyone?). is the coolest sock around. WWMDfK? gears up for pre-orders on Chuck's birthday, 7 Feb 2011.   Don't forget! Donate to the show between now and 14 Feb 2011 and be entered to win five skeins from , 100% Superwash Merino, 98 yards each, 2oz, 4.5-5 sts/inch on US 6–8 in colorway Grant Circle. I’ll draw an incentive winner from a hat. (It’s a little more pink than the pic..) Book talk starts around 21 minutes.  

In this episode of our video podcast, we recap our trip to the 2008 New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY . Who do we mention? Jonathan Bosworth from Journey Wheel, Linda Cortright from Wild Fiber's magazine, Amy Singer from Knitty.com, Ron Miskin from Buffalo Gold, Carl and Eileen from Bijou Basin Ranch, Dianne from Creatively Dyed, Casey and Jess [...]

Interview with Amy Singer.

Spinning on my front porch, means cool morning air, birdsong and the occasional cow mooing in the background.  But the topic of the yarnspinnerstale this month is very cool, as I tell all about my recent cruise to Alaska with Seasocks 08. Before that though, I discuss two sheep breeds from my rare breed sampler:  Cormo and Montadale.  The photo is from some of the cormo spun from combed top pulled through a diz. Music for this podcast is from the Podsafe Music Network.  New music artists include: Janet Spahr  with Rosemary Damh the Bard with Lady of the Silver Wheel And special thanks to Wren Ross for letting me use Baa Baa Black sheep with the sheep fleece reviews, and to Clare Dowling for the opening Spinning song. A few links I said I would include are: Amy Singer   her webpage is here.  Amy taught a shawl Plug and Play class on the cruise. Crissy Gardner, and Heather Ordover  each taught in the Heels, Heels, Heels classes. And Brenda Dayne, talking all about her experiences podcasting, was the highlight of the trip, for this podcaster. Finally, I issue an Olympic challenge.  I did this for the winter Olympics, and the blog entry is in the archives from my blog.  But I am in the mood to do something different this time, and talk about that in the podcast.  I hope you will join me in August as I watch the Olympics and take on your own Olympic spinning challenge. You have a bit of time, but don't dally, the challenge starts 08/08/08. Happy summer solstice!

Kathy & Steve interview Amy Singer. Kathy & Pixies recommendations for crochet books. (Running Time 27:57)

Interview with Amy Singer, author of No Sheep For You and editor of Knitty.com (Running Time 20:31)

It's good to be back!

My friend Diana joins me on the show to talk about knitting, the cutest kid in knitted gear in all of Cambridge, and review Amy Singer’s new Book ‘No Sheep For You‘. I am looking for a little feedback about what people think about knitting guilds, and what they would like out of a knitting … Continue reading "Episode 29 – Friendly Fiber"

KnitCast goes to Toronto where I met up with Amy Singer, editor of Knitty, and Denny McMillian, knitter extraordinaire and employee of The Naked Sheep.

KnitCast goes to Toronto where I met up with Amy Singer, editor of Knitty, and Denny McMillian, knitter extraordinaire and employee of The Naked Sheep.