Podcast appearances and mentions of dora ohrenstein

Brainy Thing:  16:44              Behind the Redwood Curtain:   30:32   What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Catherine is surprised when she learns (again) that colors online don’t always match colors in yarn when she buys a Lion Brand Yarn pattern  Coffee Shop Wrap kit by Alexandra Tavel   https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/coffee-shop-wrap only to discover that a color that she thought was a mild creaming yellow turned out to be a zangy mustard.   Margaret   patched two more socks, including removing and replacing an afterthought heel and it turned out beautifully, just like it was planned to be.   One sock was out Austermann Step yarn in a   Blueberry Waffle  pattern https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blueberry-waffle-socks and the other was out of  Fish Knits Yarn  warm heart     She also added to her crocheted bathroom accessories collection using adventuresome techniques from Crocheter’s Skill Building Workshop by Dora Ohrenstein.  The pattern is two color diamond stitch from the book.    https://www.amazon.com/Crocheters-Skill-Building-Workshop-Techniques-Adventurous/dp/1612122469 She compares this book to two others to two others:   Ultimate Crochet Bible:   A Complete Reference with Step-by-Step Techniques https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Crochet-Bible-Step-Step/dp/1910231797/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517428360&sr=1-2&keywords=crochet+bible by Jane Crowfoot and Crochet 101:  Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily   https://www.amazon.com/Crochet-101-Step-Step-Instruction/dp/1589236394/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517428471&sr=1-1&keywords=crochet+101 by Deborah Burger.   Brainy Thing: Not exactly brainy but thinking along the line of how colors impact our lives, Catherine talks about the Pantone color of the Year for 2018 which is ultra violet.   Associated with mysticism and vision, expect to see the color around for awhile.     https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018   Behind the Redwood Curtain One of the high points of North Coast Living is the Dungeness crabs https://www.google.com/search?q=dunegeness+crab&oq=dunegeness+crab&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6582j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8  from December through Spring.   Links: Facebook:  Also, join our Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Ravelry Group  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post. Instagram:   Margaret Kelso for Margaret and MagicWombat1 for Catherine     In this episode of Teaching Your Brain to Knit we ask will the Pantone Color of the Year lead us to a higher spiritual level?, Also Catherine is surprised by a color she receives in a shawl knitting kit;  Margaret offer guides for choosing books that have the best pace for you, and the North Coast celebrates Dungenes crab season.  

Hello folks, come on into The Crochet Circle Podcast. Here are the show notes from Episode Fourteen - Unchained Melody?   In this episode, I cover: Yay Crochet or Nay Crochet; FOs; WIPs; Feeding the Habit; Tunisian CAL; Festivals; Big Up and What's Good?   This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:   1 - Yay crochet, yay crochet, yay crochet and a wee bit more yay crochet! I love to learn, and so when I come across a new technique I like to dive in and understand its pros and cons rather than just accept that is naturally better.   I was coming across comments on Instagram about how many people preferred to start their projects with a chainless foundation, rather than the traditional chained foundation because it was quicker and they preferred the finished effect.  Hmm, time to get my hook out and investigate.   The below photo shows you the times, sizes, pros and cons that I found between chained and chainless foundations.        Bella Coco has a great YouTube tutorial on how to do a chainless foundation.   2 - Finished Objects I always get through more projects that I think.  Through the guise of #StashBingo I have been using some really lovely yarns that otherwise would have remained at the back of the Stash Palace.  I have really loved working with the Jamieson & Smiths Shetland wool and it comes in a fantastic range of colours.     1 - J&S 2 ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland wool): Blue is shade FC41, dark green is shade 65, light green is FC62 and the fawn is actually J&S 3 ply jumper weight in undyed shade 2008/Katmollet.  I was testing out whether the 3ply was better for the beginning of the cowl because the colourwork strands mean that the patterned areas are heavier and contain more yarn.  My conclusion is that it is best to double up on the 2ply where needed rather than use the 3 ply. 2 - J&S 2 ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland wool)  Cream is shade 1A, orange is shade 125 and the dark red is shade FC62.  I have been working on these projects as part of #StashBingo but also to design projects that can use up yarn straggles and look good.   I also did a bit of investigating on the best place to buy Jamieson & Smith wool from and the cheapest source was Purlesence.  They offer free UK and EU postage for orders over £25 and I believe that their non-EU shipping is also very reasonable.  25g of J&S 2 ply is only £2.90.     3 - This was a Corriedale pencil roving that I bought from Queen of Purls in Glasgow, but it doesn't seem to be listed on their website anymore.  I used it to crochet a hat for my niece Darcie, which you can see below. If you like the look of this yarn then you may want to try Erika Knight for John Lewis XXL which is a slightly chunkier version or Drops Eskimo.  The pattern is Super Chunky Bobble Hat by Jo Janes on Ravelry.        4 - Wolle Rodel Sport and Strumpfwolle in shade 16915  75% wool and 25% polyamide. 5 - Regia 4 ply 75% wool and 25% polyamide in Ocean (06629).  I think this is what the yarn is...   The pink yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply, 75% wool (35% is Bluefaced Leicester) and 25% nylon in shade 545 Sarsaparilla.   To share the love with listeners and watchers of the podcast, I want to test giving out a 50% discount code for my patterns.  I am starting this off with my latest pattern Doppio Colosseum and so between 3rd and the 17th March (midnight GMT) you can get 50% off the pattern in Ravelry by using code DOPPIO50%. This is what Doppio Colosseum looks like and it requires 200g/800m of a 4ply fingering weight yarn.           3 - Work in Progress I have two main WIPs on the go at the moment, one crochet and one knitted.  From now on in the podcast, I am only going to talk about my knitting projects when they have become finished objects.  I want to make sure that the podcast remains predominantly about crochet but I still need to be able to reflect on the other things that I craft because they also give me inspiration for my crochet makes.   Here is my second #StashBingo project (project bag number 4).  This is some really course British wool that I picked up at Wonderwool Wales almost two years ago with the thought of making housewares with it.  I then dyed up some of the wool when I ran the dyeing workshop last September.  There was no real thought to how I dyed it, I was just helping to exhaust some of the wool in Gill's dye pot. The result is lovely with a shift in the depth of colour as you get to the outer parts of the skein because the dye couldn't penetrate the inner part of the yarn cake as readily.   I am holding two strands of wool together to make this rug, starting with two strands of undyed.  When the first cake of undyed had been crocheted, I added the lightest of my dyed wool in and continued to crochet with two strands - one undyed and one dyed.  This is adding a really nice sense of balance to the rug because the undyed yarn is visible throughout the whole piece.  I have then moved onto the next darkest skein of dyed yarn, and so on and so on.  I love it! This will be an FO on the next podcast.     Here is my knitting WIP.  It is Stream by Isabel Kramer and I am using one of my sock club skeins from Life in the Long Grass and Socks Yeah! in Sphene (104) the mustard colour and Sugilite (112) the plum colour.      4 - Feeding the habit I am still being good.  I have bought Top-Down Crochet Sweaters by Dora Ohrenstein and my subscription of Pom Pom Quarterly has turned up and here is a link to the Hanbira cardigan. I continue to focus on the MANY gorgeous yarns in my stash.     5 - Tunisian CAL is GO GO GO! This new CAL started on the 3rd March and runs until the 16th April.  We are being expertly guided by Sol through this CAL as she already teaches Tunisian crochet, has tutorials on her blog and is providing patterns for the CAL. Tamara (long-term listener and group member) has also pulled together her top Ten Tunisian Crochet Tips as a blog post, so give that a read too. There are three categories: 1 - Sol's Cobbled Streets Cowl which is free of charge pattern and needs one skein (400m) of 4 ply yarn, a 4mm (G6) hook and a 30cm cable, though you may be able to use a long-shafted hook instead. 2 - Sol's Ocaso shawl which is a paid-for pattern and needs three (1 x Yarn A and 2 x Yarn B) skeins of 4 ply yarn with about 380m per skein.  You will need a 4mm hook (G6) and an 80cm cable.  Use code TCCPODCAST to get 50% off this pattern in Ravelry. 3 -  Anything goes.  The pattern of your choice, it just has to be Tunisian crochet. A Ravelry thread has already been opened and you can use #tccTunisianCAL on Instagram.   If you are looking at joining in under category three, then you may be interested in a couple of new patterns: 1 - Zoe Halstead has a Tunisian shawl in Inside Crochet issue 87. 2 - The Crochet Project has a new Shawl book coming out and there is a Tunisian Crochet shawl in that.     Here are the yarns that I am thinking about using:     The one on the left is Denim 4ply (50% Merino/50% silk) 100g/400m by The Wool Kitchen and this is definitely going to become a Cobbled Streets cowl.   The second two yarns are another sock club skein from Life in the Long Grass 100g/400m and some Araucania Yarns Ranco 100g/344m (PT 2109) but the jury is out on these colours as I may change my mind.  Again.   6 - Festivals I didn't make it to Unravel but Helen did and has added a review to the thread in our group in Ravelry and also to get a new blog - thank Helen!   I am heading up to Edinburgh Yarn Festival on the 11th March and will be pulling together a vlog on my antics.   I will also be vending at Wonderwool Wales on the 22nd and 23rd of April and you can find me at stall H2.  Come and say hello!          7 - Big Up Here are some blogs and podcasts that you may want to check out:   Helen's making blog Making at Number 14 Chrissie Crafts on YouTube talking about her crochet and embroidery projects. Crochetcakes on YouTube talking about her life in Puerto Rico, crochet and knitting.     8 - What's good?   I am back in the room and that is what's good!      Until next month.   Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast   YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Ravelry Group: Search for The Crochet Circle Podcast in Groups Pinterest: Crochet_Circle   Twitter: Crochet_Circle        

Our sixth podcast is with a wonderful crocheter, voice teacher, singer & designer, Dora Ohrenstein. Dora started the influential website Crochet Insider where you can find information on her patterns, classes, blog and even a video of Dora performing as a soloist with the Philip Glass ensemble!

Our sixth podcast is with a wonderful crocheter, voice teacher, singer & designer, Dora Ohrenstein. Dora started the influential website Crochet Insider where you can find information on her patterns, classes, blog and even a video of Dora performing as a soloist with the Philip Glass ensemble!

Dora Ohrenstein is a designer of fashion crochet, author of 6 books, and a writer specializing in crochet history and international traditions.  Dora’s designs appears in all the major print and digital crochet publications. Given her avid interest in advancing the skills of the crochet community, she includes lots of in-depth technical information in all of her books. She also teaches crochet at Vogue Knitting Live, on Craftsy, and in yarn shops across the country.   Earlier in her life Dora was a well-known soprano who sang contemporary classical music, most notably as the solo voice of the Phillip Glass Ensemble, a position she held for 10 years.  Nowadays in addition to her design career, she is a singing teacher at Wagner College in Staten Island. Dora is a born and raised New Yorker.   Being on the road as a musician gave Dora a love of travel, and today she engages in textile travel, which has brought her to many exotic locations, including the Balkans, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Ukraine.  The experience has deepened her understanding of how crochet and knitting fit into the larger world of textiles.  Episode Highlights: Failure is the best teacher and how that can help you learn crochet. Find out how each learning style easily lends itself to learning crochet. Crochet is easy enough to learn that you can learn complex patterns fairly quickly. So many lessons are learned from failure and Dora shares some of the ones she learned when she was new to crochet. At the end of the day, it’s just yarn! The best designers and crocheters rip. Find out why it’s helpful! Discipline cultivated in other creative endeavors can actually help hone your crochet skills. If you’re going to be interested in crochet, you better learn to love the process because the outcomes are not going to be fast! Have you ever heard crochet mentioned in a rap? Dora’s got a crochet rap for us! There are beautiful parallels between Dora’s vocal performance skills and her carefully honed crochet skills, both creatively and mathematically. Who knew? There’s something artistic and free about designing your own patterns. The beauty of embracing those “magical mistakes” on the hook. Learn why Dora finds her magic in the swatching. Find out what caused Dora to pick the hook back up after years of not crocheting. Dora has a “once in a lifetime” meeting (with crochet royalty) that ushers her right into the crochet “big leagues”. Dora shares some really great insights into both the knitting and the crocheting industry, and also shares some of her wishes and hopes for the industry. Dora talks about her new book, Top Down Crochet Sweaters, which has just been released. She’s also got a special giveaway for Power Purls listeners! Dora also has patterns for plus sizes too and she has some tips for the right fit. She knows that people aren’t standardized, so patterns can’t be standardized either!  Don't miss an opportunity to win a copy of Dora's new book, Top Down Crochet Sweaters at www.powerpurlspodcast.com/dora.

Dora Ohrenstein is a leading crochet designer, author and teacher.  Her sixth book, Top Down Crochet Sweaters, a complete guide to top down sweater making, has just been published. Previous books include The New Tunisian Crochet (Interweave, 2013) and Custom Crocheted Sweaters (Lark, 2012)s. Dora's chic and innovative designs appear regularly in Interweave Crochet, Crochet!, Crochet World, Vogue Knitting Crochet, and many other print and online magazines. Her website, CrochetInsider.com is a great resource for articles, patterns and classes. 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 BagsCreativebugBuffalo Wool Co.Green Mountain Spinnery

Episode 22 Show Notes: Welcome to the Episode 22 of the Knit Actually Podcast! Actually Finished • Christmas Socks for my husband • Vanilla socks for my Mother in Law • The last of the Rose City Rollers I’m knitting for my cousin Actually Working I talk about projects I am currently working on including • Self Striping Vanilla Socks for my son • Vanilla Socks for my Mom • A Windschief Hat for my brother Holiday Knitting Update I talk about the Tin Can Knits 12 days of Christmas offer, and the patterns I’m planning to knit up, including the Lowlands Hat, and the Sitka Spruce Hat and Mittens I talk about the things I want to knit over my holiday break, including: • Lia pullover, knit with Madelinetosh Home in Dr. Zhivago’s Sky • The Force Awakens Hats • My True Cardigan by Joji Locatelli • The sweaters I want to cast on from Color Wheel Knits • Do you knit for the holidays? Who do you knit for? How do you keep from stressing over it? Post in the Ravelry thread for a chance to win a holiday gift from me! • Actually Stashed • I talk about recent additions to my stash including • Wool of the Andes Sport in 7 colors for the Force Awakens hats • Actually Attending • Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3 o List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden o Current list of vendors is here • Knit Knosh • Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies:  Bijou Basin Ranch  MJ Yarns  Knerd  Skeindalous Giveaways and Knit A Longs Check the Ravelry group for the Color Wheel Knits Giveaway and Knit A Long! Thank you for listening!!!!

Episode 21 Show Notes: Welcome to the Episode 21 of the Knit Actually Podcast! • Actually Working • I talk about projects I am currently working on including • Christmas Socks for my husband • My son’s Scoreboard Scarf (Go Broncos!!!) • Self Striping Vanilla Socks for my son • Vanilla socks for my Mother in Law • Lia pullover, knit with Madelinetosh Home in Dr. Zhivago’s Sky Actually Wearing I talk about the hand knits I’ve been wearing lately, including • Lemongrass • Jenica • Opposite Pole • February Lady Sweater • Actually Stashed • I talk about recent additions to my stash including • Bijou Basin Ranch Shangri La • Skeindalous Eartha in the Let it Go Colorway • Actually Gift Knitting • I recap all the gifts I’ve knitted so far this year. • I mention these lovely Victorian Ornaments by Jenn Sheelen, and mention the giveaway on the Down Cellar Studio podcast • Do you knit for the holidays? Who do you knit for? How do you keep from stressing over it? Post in the Ravelry thread for a chance to win a holiday gift from me! • Actually Obsessed • I talk about the Force Awakens hat that is feeding my Star Wars fever these days, and I mention seeing the ones Emily from Knitting Butterflies has knit • Actually Attending • Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3 o List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden o Current list of vendors is here • Knit Knosh • Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies:  Bijou Basin Ranch  MJ Yarns  Knerd  Skeindalous Thanks so much to Emily from Knitting Butterflies, Maria from Subway Knits, and Boston Jen from Down Cellar Studio for the Knit Knosh shout outs! Review I review Color Wheel Knits by Veera Valimaki Check the Ravelry group for a related Giveaway and Knit A Long! Thank you for listening!!!!

Episode 20 Show Notes: Welcome to the Episode 20 of the Knit Actually Podcast! • Actually Finished • I talk about the project I finished recently • Windschief Hat for my husband • Actually Working • I talk about projects I am currently working on including • Christmas Socks for my husband • My son’s Scoreboard Scarf (Go Broncos!!!) • Self Striping Vanilla Socks for my son • Vanilla socks for my Mother in Law • Minion Hat for my son Actually Wearing I talk about the hand knits I’ve been wearing lately, including • Boxy • Cold Breath • Chevron Hat • Sockhead Hat • Braided Cowl • Lots of Socks • Actually Stashed • I talk about recent additions to my stash including • Star Wars Crochet Kit • Peanuts Crochet Kit • Knit Picks Caldena for dyeing • Knit Picks Stroll Handpainted Sock in Chelsea • Knit Picks Brava (for the minion hat and the Star Wars and Peanuts crochet kits) • My purchases from the Eat Sleep Knit Black Friday Sale including • Freia Fine Handpaints Flux in Punk Rock and Ultraviolet • Freia Fine Handpaints Ombre Sock in Dusk • Actually Gift Knitting • I recap all the gifts I’ve knitted so far this year. Do you knit for the holidays? Who do you knit for? How do you keep from stressing over it? Post in the Ravelry thread for a chance to win a holiday gift from me! • Actually Obsessed • I talk about this CRAZY large knitting blanket by Purl Soho (Big Little Dandelion Garter Blanket) • I talk about these Instagram posts where people made advent calendars with a mini skein a day. Genius!! • Actually Attending • Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3 o List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden o Current list of vendors is here • Knit Knosh • Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies:  Bijou Basin Ranch  MJ Yarns  Knerd  Skeindalous Review I review Joji Locatelli’s new collection, The Authentic Collection and the cool video she created to promote it Thank you for listening!!!!

Episode 19 Show Notes:Welcome to the Episode 19 of the Knit Actually Podcast!· Actually Finished· I talk about the two projects I finished recently· Sockhead hat (knit with hand dyed yarn)  · Chevron hat (based on a design I improvised, and with my UV sensitive yarn) · Actually Working· Italk about projects I am currently working on including· Windschief Hat for my husband · Christmas Socks for my husband · My son’s Scoreboard Scarf (Go Broncos!!!) · Baley Sweater for my son · Actually StashedI talk about a couple of great Black Friday yarn sales, including the annual Knit Picks Big Sale and the Black Friday sale at Eat Sleep Knit· Actually Attending· Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3o List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open!I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden o Current list of vendors is here · Knit Knosh· Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies:§ Bijou Basin Ranch§ MJ Yarns § Knerd§ Skeindalous· Giveaway· Don’t forget to leave your comments in the Ravelry thread for a chance to win Boys Knits by Katya Frankel. Just let me know which pattern you would knit, and who you would knit it for. Cooperative Press has generously offered an ebook copy of this great book. Enter by November 30, and I’ll draw a winner on December 1. Thank you for listening!!!!

Episode 18 Show Notes: Welcome to the Episode 18 of the Knit Actually Podcast! • Actually Working • I talk about projects I am currently working on including o Windschief Hat for my husband o Sockhead Hat for me! o o Baley Sweater for my son o • Actually Hand Dyed o I dyed a BUNCH of things this week!!! First, I skeined up the yarn I dyed in the class I took at Fancy Tiger Crafts o o I kettle dyed some Aran weight MCN in Peacock Blue for a hat for my husband for Christmas • o I hand dyed some MCN Fingering, which I’m using for my Sockhead Hat o o I made two attempts at speckled yarn, on a DK stellina base. The first one is lovely, but definitely not speckled o And the second turned out pretty much exactly how I wanted it to o THEN, I tried stencilling a sock blank, and I was pretty happy with the results on my first try o Last I dyed some self striping yarn, and I feel like I’ve finally got the hang of it! • Actually Attending o Handweavers Guild of Boulder Annual Sale , November 4-8 o Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3  List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden  Current list of vendors is here • Knit Knosh o Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies: o Bijou Basin Ranch o MJ Yarns o Knerd o Skeindalous • Giveaway o I’m giving away an ebook copy of the Cooperative Press book Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith. To enter, just post in the Ravelry thread and tell me which pattern you would knit, and for whom! I’ll draw a winner on December 1, 2015. Thank you for listening!!!!

Episode 17 Show Notes: Welcome to the Episode 17 of the Knit Actually Podcast! • Actually Working • I talk about projects I am currently working on including o My son’s Denver Broncos Scoreboard Scarf o Vanilla Socks o Baley Sweater for my son • Actually Stashed o I visited Purl Soho, but didn’t make it to Knitty City or Downtown Knits o I talk about the Cooper Hewitt Museum • Actually Attending o Handweavers Guild of Boulder Annual Sale , November 4-8 o Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3  List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden  Current list of vendors is here o I’m participating in and sponsoring the Pigskin Party KAL at the Down Cellar Studio Podcast o Socktember / Socktober KAL I’m hosting my first KAL! The Kate Atherley book has me inspired to knit EVEN MORE Socks. I wanted everyone to have plenty of time, so instead of just Socktober, I’m starting early in Socktember! I’ve started a chat thread on the Ravelry group, along with a thread to post your FOs. One entry per FO! Or post your FO photos on Instagram, using the hashtags #knitactuallypodcast and #kapsocktober. I have 3 sock patterns published on Ravelry, so if you want to knit any of those socks use coupon code SOCKTOBER for $2.00 off! o I have some AMAZING sponsors lined up who are donating some lovely prizes!  Sarah from Ewe Sew and Sew is donating one of her medium project bags  Kaitie from mintrain have donated a beautiful skein of yarn in her Christmas Bobbles colorway. She has also created a coupon code for free shipping, SOCKTOBER  Ann and Jolane from Two Sisters Yarn Company have donated a skein of their yarn in the Wine Country colorway  Melanie from KnitStitch Yarn has offered a coupon code for 10% off and free domestic shipping. The code is KNITACT10  Jackie from Luna Grey Fiber Arts has offered a skein of her Celeste Sock Yarn in the Techno colorway  Katy from ModularModular is donating one of her great project bags  Cooperative Press is donating two electronic copies of their great sock books, Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith and Sock Architecture by Lara Neel  Ashley from Fiber Fan Girl is donating a skein of sock yarn  Shari from Peepaloo Fibers is donating two $8 credits to her shop o Thank you SO MUCH to all our generous sponsors! • Knit Knosh o Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 1 pm. I’m excited to announce that the event will take place at Samples World Bistro I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies: o Bijou Basin Ranch o MJ Yarns o Knerd o Skeindalous • Actually Reviewed o I review the Cooperative Press book Boys Knits by Katya Frankel  I’m excited to have the opportunity to give away a copy of this great book. Post to the Ravelry Group which pattern you would knit, and for who, before November 30 for your chance to win the book! o Thank you for listening!!!!

Welcome to the Episode 15 of the Knit Actually Podcast! • Actually Finished o Chevron Baby Blanket • Actually Working • I talk about projects I am currently working on including o Socks for my Husband for Christmas, based on measurements from Custom Socks from Kate Atherley and with a heel from Sock Architecture by Lara Neel o Vanilla Socks o Another Rose City Roller with a Partridge Heel flap and a square heel o My son’s Denver Broncos Scoreboard Scarf o A Flax sweater for my nephew o Another gradient cowl o A chevron cowl, using the stitch pattern from the baby blanket • Actually Hand Dyed o I talk about Gale’s Art stenciled sock blanks • Actually Stashed o I visited Tea for Ewe in Denver, and I bought some Square Kollage Needles o I talk about the Abracadabra Yarn by Skacel that changes color with UV light o I talk about my new set of Knitter’s Pride Karbonz interchangeable needles • Actually Attending o I’m planning to visit My Sister Knits and The Loopy Ewe o Dyeing Yarn Class at Fancy Tiger Crafts, October 21 o Handweavers Guild of Boulder Annual Sale , November 4-8 o Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3  List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open! I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden  Current list of vendors is here o I’m participating in and sponsoring the Pigskin Party KAL at the Down Cellar Studio Podcast o Socktember / Socktober KAL I’m hosting my first KAL! The Kate Atherley book has me inspired to knit EVEN MORE Socks. I wanted everyone to have plenty of time, so instead of just Socktober, I’m starting early in Socktember! I’ve started a chat thread on the Ravelry group, along with a thread to post your FOs. One entry per FO! Or post your FO photos on Instagram, using the hashtags #knitactuallypodcast and #kapsocktober. I have 3 sock patterns published on Ravelry, so if you want to knit any of those socks use coupon code SOCKTOBER for $2.00 off! o I have some AMAZING sponsors lined up who are donating some lovely prizes!  Sarah from Ewe Sew and Sew is donating one of her medium project bags  Kaitie from mintrain have donated a beautiful skein of yarn in her Christmas Bobbles colorway. She has also created a coupon code for free shipping, SOCKTOBER  Ann and Jolane from Two Sisters Yarn Company have donated a skein of their yarn in the Wine Country colorway  Melanie from KnitStitch Yarn has offered a coupon code for 10% off and free domestic shipping. The code is KNITACT10  Jackie from Luna Grey Fiber Arts has offered a skein of her Celeste Sock Yarn in the Techno colorway  Katy from ModularModular is donating one of her great project bags  Cooperative Press is donating two electronic copies of their great sock books, Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith and Sock Architecture by Lara Neel  Ashley from Fiber Fan Girl is donating a skein of sock yarn  Shari from Peepaloo Fibers is donating two $8 credits to her shop o Thank you SO MUCH to all our generous sponsors! • Knit Knosh o I’m FINALLY ready to start to share some details for the local event I’ve been planning. Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 22, 2016 at 1 pm. I’m working to finalize the location, and the website will be up this week. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies: o Bijou Basin Ranch o MJ Yarns o Knerd o Skeindalous • Actually Reviewed o I review the Cooperative Press book Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith Thank you for listening!!!!

Acclaimed micro-tonal composer Ben Johnston is justifiably famous for his rigorous work ethic, attention to detail and for constructing a sound world entirely his own. One of the few composers using just intonation who is also interested in writing rhythmic music, Johnston is a true original and we're happy to shine the spotlight on this modern master. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 9 (excerpt) Kepler String Quartet Johnston: String Quartet No. 3 (excerpt) Kepler String Quartet Johnston: Sonata for Microtonal Piano, I & II Robert Miller, p. Johnston: String Quartet No. 4, Amazing Grace Kepler String Quartet Johnston: Prelude, The Many Wines & The New Rule fr. The Tavern John Schneider, voice & microtonal guitar Johnston: Trio Trio Amici Johnston: Calamity Jane (excerpt) Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Mary Rowell, violin; Phillip Bush, synthesizer; Bill Ruyle, drum set Johnston: String Quartet No. 10, III Kepler String Quartet

RSK 376 Kathy talks with Dora Ohrenstein. (Running Time 28:00)

Kathy talks with Dora Ohrenstein. (Running Time 27:59)

Songtress and designer extraordinaire will come on the show and tell us all about her new book, and update us on the goings on at CrochetInsider.com

Dora Ohrenstein is back to tell us about her new book The Crochet Insider's Passion for Fashion.

Dora Ohrenstein, author, designer and creator of CrochetInsider.com is our guest.