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Show Notes:Intro - On the Needles - ~Jeremy's 2022 Birthday Socks - French Vanilla Cappuccino Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Felici in the Vampire Vibes colourwayProject bag from Lizzie Bags & Progress Keeper from Tilting Planet~Dust of Snow Wrap by Curious Handmade / Helen Stewart on US6 (4mm), Various Mini SkeinsFinished Projects - ~2022 Preemie Hat #11 and 12 on US6 (4mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park colourway, Sweet Georgia Yarns Tough Love Sock in the Magician colourway, & Soundview Fiber Mill Fingering in the Natural colourway | Lion Brand Heartland in the Glacier Bay colourway, Into the Whirld Pakokko Sock in the Bigger on the Inside colourway, & Soundview Fiber Mill Fingering in the Natural colourwayFlosstube - Begins at timestamp 7:24~FO! - Spooky Stories Bookmark by The Black Needle Society / Katie LandisMill Hill 14 ct Perforated Paper - MochaCalled for DMC FlossesI'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle SocietyJoin TBNS Waitlist to be notified when you can subscribe.Save 5% on everything in The Black Needle Society Vault with the code JAVAPURL5~Kitten in a Pumpkin by Sweet Anne / Anna Pavlyuk32 ct Grey Basalt and White Splash LuganaMostly called for DMC FlossesProject Bag from The 805 Stitcher~The River by Modern Folk EmbroiderySteel City Stitchers 16 ct Aida - Crimson PeakForbidden Fiber Co. in the River of Life colourwayOutlander To Bed or To Sleep Project Bag from StitchToolbox~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna StitcheryUsing Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7Needle Minder from TopKnotStitcher & A Needle Runs Through ItProject Bag from KnitRunDigGrime Guard from Crab Shack StitcheryBitzy Bob Basic from That's So Kelly Co.Silicone tiesYummies (our current favourite things) - ~Book sleeves from Love You More Studios~Sunflower counting pins from Lady Dot Creates~Sulky threads from Bendy Stitchy Designs~Fangirl Fibers Gilmore Girls Club March 2022 yarn in the Oy With The Poodles Already colourway~The Black Needle Society Steampunk Stitching BoxI'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle SocietyJoin TBNS Waitlist to be notified when you can subscribe.Save 5% on everything in The Black Needle Society Vault with the code JAVAPURL5What We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To - Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!April / May / June 2022 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge* 87-91 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code* 60-86 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern* #GGKRAL22* #GGKCSRAL22~April / May / June* 91 days - 10 entries* 87-90 days - 8 entries* 60-86 days - 5 entries~July / August / September* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~ October / November / December* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~ Read All 365 days - 10 bonus entriesEpisode 482 Bookshop List~How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can: A Total Self-Healing Approach for Mind, Body, and Spirit by Amy B. Scher - reading~Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski - reading~I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg - finished reading for Unashamed Love Collective ~ A Community for LGBTQ+ People and Allies~Get Untamed The Journal by Glennon Doyle - reading/writing~Inward by Yung Pueblo - reading~Abandoned in Death (In Death #54) by J.D. Robb - finished reading~Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel - finished reading~The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway #12) and The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway #13) by Elly Griffiths - finished reading Book 12 & reading Book 13~The Sound of Broken Glass (Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James #15) by Deborah Crombie - finished reading~Killer Instinct (The Naturals #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - finished reading~Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich - finished reading~Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - watching episodes for That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 2 with the I Am All In With Scott Patterson Podcast~Outlander - watching Season 6~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 15~NCIS - watching Season 19~My Favourite Murder podcast~Random Spotify PlaylistsMarch / April / May Sheepy Spring AL -*Runs from 1-March through 31-May*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew that you can convince us relates to spring*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-May*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we'll leave it to your best judgment. 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Thanks for understanding!*There is a Chatter Thread in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.Ask the Geeks - Jayne asks:What are your favourite knitting books...pattern, reference, or fiction?We mention: The Harmony Guides by Interweave Press, Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker, Vogue Knitting Stitchionary, Real Men Knit, Vampire Knitting Club, A Cypress Hollow Yarn SeriesMisc. - ~I'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle SocietyJoin TBNS Waitlist to be notified when you can subscribe.Save 5% on everything in The Black Needle Society Vault with the code JAVAPURL5~Pride AL - Runs from 17-May-2021 [The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)] through 30-June-2022. #GGKCSPrideAlong2122~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron~Support the Podcast, Join us on YouTube~Each week, we create a list on Bookshop of all the books we talk about in that week's episode. 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On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we're talking about building a weaving loom and spindle company with my guests Jane Patrick and Barry Schacht of Schacht Spindle Company. Jane Patrick has been in the weaving and the textile arts field for over 40 years. Between 1981 and 1992 she was an editor at Interweave Press where she edited HANDWOVEN magazine, books, and Design Collections. Jane is an ardent enthusiast of both the art and craft of the textile arts, with interests in both contemporary and traditional work. Jane is the Creative Director for Schacht Spindle Company. Her current project is developing a textile school at Schacht in Boulder, Colorado. Barry Schacht, CEO of Schacht Spindle Company, came into the weaving and spinning world by chance, in 1969, when his brother's girlfriend wanted to learn to spin. From a first commission to make a drop spindle, to creating a loom with little knowledge, Barry has been the guiding light of Schacht Spindle Company, now housed in a 33,000 square foot building and employing 50 employees. +++++ This episode is sponsored by Wunderlabel, your one-stop-shop for professional custom clothing labels and personalized branding products. Visit wunderlabel.com to customize your own clothing labels, hang-tags, gift ribbon and other branding items. Our interactive online design tool will walk you through the design process. Recycled options, small batch quantities and OEKO-TEX certified labels are just a few of the amazing options we offer. Use discount code CIA15 for 15% off your entire purchase. +++++ To get the full show notes for this episode visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Join today.  

On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we’re talking about building a fiber business with my guest Felicia Lo. Felicia is a designer and entrepreneur, born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Her lifelong passion for knitting, color, and design led her to start the sweetgeorgia blog in 2004. A year later, SweetGeorgia was founded at her dining room table with nothing more than three skeins of sock yarn for sale on Etsy. Since then, SweetGeorgia has become a way of life where work and play are inseparable. In 2017, she published her first book “Dyeing to Spin & Knit” with Interweave Press and currently, she is developing the School of SweetGeorgia to offer online fiber arts education to color-obsessed crafters. When she’s not playing with yarn or hunting tacos and ramen, she’s chasing her two young children around with her orange-loving husband. +++++ This episode is brought to you by Darice, a premiere distributor and manufacturer of wholesale arts and crafts supplies with over 45,000 items across hundreds of product categories. Darice is offering an exclusive promotion for Craft Industry Alliance listeners. Visit Darice.com and use promo code CIA20 at checkout for 20% Off your order. Offer valid through 12/31/19. +++++ To get the full show notes for this episode visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Join today.

Today's guest, Julie MacDonald, is a longtime friend from the days when Leanne worked at Interweave Press. She asked Julie to come on the show to speak about print media in the digital age and to help our listeners evaluate that aspect of their marketing spend.  

Jane Dunnewold shares what she has learned about creativity in her decades as an artist and creativity teacher. She talks about how she stays creative in her own life and how she fosters it in her students. Her insights are applicable to artists and non-artists alike. What You'll Learn Who is "the committee" and why you need to be aware of them. The one piece of advice that all artists on this podcast have shared. How the power of a simple conversation could change someone's happiness at work [powerpress] About Jane Dunnewold Jane Dunnewold teaches and lectures internationally about art and creativity. She has mounted numerous one-person exhibitions, including Inspired by the Masters (Visions Quilt Museum 2016). Her work won Best of Show in the exhibition Timeless Meditations (Tubac Art Center/2013). She is a recipient of the Quilt Japan Prize, and Gold Prize at the Taegue (Korea) International Textile Exhibition. Dunnewold has authored numerous books, including the classic Complex Cloth (1996). Interweave Press published Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design on Fabric (2010.) In 2016, North Light Books published Creative Strength Training: Prompts, Exercises and Stories to inspire Artistic Genius. She is the former President of the Surface Design Association. Resources Jane Dunnewold's website Jane's Creative Strength Training online course Episode 83 with artist Hollis Chatelain Episode 69 with artist Greg Climer We! Connect Cards by Chad Littlefield The Deliberate Creative on C-suite Radio Leave a review on iTunes Weekly Challenge Jane offers two challenges for the week. 1) Each day, take a photo of something close up. Spend a minute or so paying attention to those small details. What do you notice after doing this for a week? 2) Think of something that you would like to know about other people, something you are curious about. Ask those questions when you are meeting new people or talking with someone you don't know well. Transcript Feel like reading instead of listening? The transcript will be available in a few days. Note: The links on this page may be affiliate links. That means I get a small commission of your sale, at no cost to you. However, I only share links to products that I or my guests believe in. Enjoy them! 

Episode 22: Working Together In Episode 22, Greg and Joey talk about bulky knitting, international shipping, and working together. Sponsors We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order. Notes Thank-Yous BostonJen for giving us copies of her her newest shawl pattern: World of Difference, and for allowing Greg to participate in a DCS Pigskin Party Interception. Especially of note is the celebratory Gatorade bath that CinderGA took after winning the interception. Giveaways We are giving away a copy of Presto by Lars Rains. See our Ravelry group for details. Special thank-you to Interweave Press and Heather Zoppetti for helping us with international shipping for Heather's books that we gave away in previous episodes. Projects Joey's Pussyhat made it to the DC march, and then went to Montana. Joey continues to work on a scarf for his son. Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete, and he's about 25% done with the leg of the second sock. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast. Greg has converted his imaginary knitting to real-life knitting: the Sun Blossoms Cowl (project page) with amazing alpaca yarn from Fair Winds Farm. Greg resumed work on the Flower Cardigan (project page) that is he working on for his daughter. Greg started a Milo (project page) for a friend's impending baby. He is knitting it Berroco Fiora, which he is really enjoying. Reviews We reviewed Presto by Lars Rains and loved it! Podcasts We Mention And Love Down Cellar Studio Twinset Designs Yarns At Yin Hoo  Misc The crocheted octopus that helps tiniest babies feel safe Taproot Magazine

Episode 18 - The Sound Of Square Needles In Episode 18, Greg and Joey talk about dreams, fairs, and designing. Sponsor Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order. Notes Giveaways We gave away two copies of Unexpected Cables: Feminine Knitted Garments Featuring Modern Cable Knitting (affiliate link) and two copies of Everyday Lace: Simple, Sophisticated Knitted Garments(affiliate link), both  by Heather Zoppetti (published by Interweave Press). Thanks to Stitch Sprouts for providing the review and prize copies of the book! Notes from the Ravelry Group How to center-pull from a ball of Opal, by whirlybird Margaret — you should go favorite this post right now. Knitter's Confessions: a safe place to confess your deepest, darkest knitting secret. Projects Joey is working on a scarf for his son. Joey is working on pair of socks. Amplitude — Greg's newest shawl design was recently released and is now available for purchase. You can follow the #AmplitudeShawlhashtag on Instagram to keep an eye on the beautiful shawls people are knitting. Several podcasts are hosting giveaways for the shawl, check the thread in the Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry group for details. Ongoing Events County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL. Events Gwinnett County Fair — Joey entered 3 items: socks, Tranquilla (first place in scarves and cowls!), and soap (second place!). His wife entered in the stained glass category (first place!). Greg has entered the North Carolina State Fair with six items and is looking forward to seeing how they performed. Georgia Fiber Fest — Joey attended and had a great time. He learned how to spin on a drop spindle. Joey bought items from the following vendors: Cedar Hill Farm Company Ewephoric Fibers Kollage Square Knitting Needles TV Time With Joey Stranger Things The Bob Newhart Show Newhart

Episode 16: Insert Witty Episode Title Here   In Episode 16, the talk is about sweaters, lace, and underwater knitting. Sponsor Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order. Notes Giveaways: In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we gave away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode to see if you won. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize! We are giving away a copy of the Take It Easy: Knits For Relaxing book from Knit Picks, along with enough yarn to knit Walk By The Seasideby Jessica Anderson. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Knit Picks and Jessica Anderson for providing the review and prize copies of the book and yarn! We are giving away a copy of the Riley Rose Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde (aka BostonJen from the Down Cellar Studio podcast).  See thegiveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Jennifer Lassonde for the copy of the shawl to giveaway! We reviewed the Everyday Lace: Simple, Sophisticated Knitted Garments by Heather Zoppetti (published by Interweave Press), and are excited to be giving away two copies of the book. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Stitch Sprouts for providing the review and prize copies of the book! Prize Bin Additions $50 Gift Certificate to Knitters Brewing Company added to the prize bin for the County Fair KAL. Thanks to socalknitgirl Wendy for providing the prize.  Podcasts: Down Cellar Studio Twinset Designs Projects: Shirley Paden Design-Along — Ellen is participating in this. TSSC Underwater Knitting Merit Badge 2016 — Ellen knitted a big portion of this dishcloth in the swimming pool while holding it under water (project page). Metamorphic by Lisa K. Ross — Ellen is knitting this sweater for her grandson (project page). Mountain Peaks Woman's Jacket (Fjall jack) — Ellen is working on this. Ellen is working on swatches for her Master Hand Knitting Program. Joey is working on a scarf for his son. Joey is thinking about starting another pair of socks. Ongoing Events County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL. Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL and so does Ellen's Tunisian Crochet Paving Mittspattern. June 15 – September 15 Upcoming Events Georgia Fiber Fest — September 8-10 in Columbus, GA: Joey is 96.5% planning to attend. Sisu Designs Lost In the Woods Knitting Retreat: Ellen is attending. Rhinebeck — October 15-16: Ellen is planning to attend. Joey's Soap — now available for purchase! Joey has to change his soap company name because it's too similar to an existing soap company's name. Petrichor Soapworks Petrichor Soapworks on Facebook Misc: Sanibel Island Lake Michigan #TSCC2016 on Instagram — including underwater knitters Karbonz by Knitter's Pride

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

Subscribe on iTunes here, on Stitcher Radio here.   In this episode we give an update on the projects we are working on, or in Kelly's case, projects she is not working on. Keep reading to learn why. We also review the new pattern book Wanderlust: 46 Modern Knits for Bohemian Style  by Tanis Gray, published in March 2015 by Interweave Press.  The book retails for $18.99 US and $20.99 Canadian.  Kelly's Aunt Betty (efisher930 on Ravelry) joins us for the review discussion.  Check out the Ravelry group for information about a giveaway!  The Two Ewes will be giving away an e-copy of the book thanks to Interweave Press. Kelly has been very busy at work and caring for her new chicks who are now teenagers and have been moved to the garden and into their new home "The Egg Plant."  She has also been busy with her latest project--bees! She is "1hundredprojects" after all. :-)  Kelly's ongoing projects have been languishing due to grading exams, moving the chicks, and starting the bees.  However, there was the urge to start a project that couldn't be denied! First a super-quick cowl with size 50 needles! No pattern, just moss stitch until the yarn ran out.  Then one of the patterns from the Wanderlust book, the Brubaker Cowl by Mindy Wilkes. Marsha continues to work on her Neskowin Shell by Kay Hopkins that she is making as part of our Warmth of Summer KAL. She has completed the first half of the shell and has used 3 1/4 balls of her yarn, Debbie Bliss Juliet. She is keeping track because she has replaced the drop stitch pattern with stockinette She thinks she will need one more ball.  Marsha finished the yoke of her cardigan Juno by Connie Peng. She is using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silky Victoria. She joined Kelly in making a Crackerjack Cowl by Stacy Simpson Duke for her team, the Seattle Mariners. This has been a fun project and is making Marsha into a baseball fan despite the fact that previously she has been a mediocre fan at best. :-)  Marsha may need to get a Mariner's project bag from Front Range Bags Etsy shop where Kelly got her fabulous, new SF Giants project bag! Marsha also talks about the swatching she has done with with yarn from the Northern California Knitters Retreat "Destash" room. The first is with Pernelle Insouciance in a soft blue. Marsha estimates she has 936 yards.  In previous podcast episodes Kelly has talked about knitting two to three different yarns together and she is currently making a Featherweight Cardigan using three yarns. Kelly inspired Marsha so when she saw a cone mystery blue yarn with about 1,400 yards at the retreat she knew it was for her!  She swatched with three yarns from Kelly's stash. In the picture, the top is with white cotton, the middle with a beige wool, and the blue with a light blue linen. Kelly also has discussed that plant fibers benefit from being handled roughly and even put int the dryer. Marsha gave the swatches a good thrashing and they are beautifully soft! There is still lots of time to join our Warmth of Summer KAL. Details are on our Ravelry group's discussion boards. We also talked about Shoes of Prey where you can design your own shoes.

  Drive Zigzagular Socks by Susie White of the Prairie Girls Knit and Spin in a One Twisted Tree bag by Susie's co-host Danie.  I used Megan Williams' OMG heel   Monkey Socks   Two Lane Highway Rage by Sarah Stevens of Oh! Loops yarn & Fiber By Design podcast in Voolenvine Yarns (and it's Blitzed Fingering, not Glitz - oops) by Kristin from YarnGasm podcast   Actually Knitting PALKAL - the official dates are July 1 - October 1, 2014   Test knit - more to come when the pattern is released   Finish-Along until the end of 2014 - #ckfal2014 I think I need to make some lists like I did for Stash Dash - one for this and one for the Down Cellar Studio PigSkinParty.  Thank you to cozycapecottage for posting about the FAL on her blog.   Party Bus Exploding Vanilla TARDIS socks in Little Mount Yarn Co Wanderer Sock   Check out the Ravelry group for a chance to win a skein of the yarn and a set of gnome stitch markers.   There is also a coupon code for 15% off your entire purchase from the Little Mount Yarn Co. Etsy shop for Commuter Knitter listeners, but you'll have to tune into the episode for that ;-)  The coupon code runs through November 1st.   Don't forget about the giveaway for Mystic Shawls full review on the blog that runs until September 17th - just one day left!   Road Maps Review of New American Knits by Amy Christoffers.  Thank you to F+W Media and Interweave Press for providing a copy for my review.   New American Knits By Amy Christoffers Interweave / F+W; $24.99 http://bit.ly/1jjllAg   Traffic Report Podcasts I Enjoy - Video Edition   Road Trips Stitch N Pitch at CitiField - September 14th @ 1:10 pm Western CT Yarn Crawl - September 26-28th STITCHES East - Hartford, CT - October 9th-12th NYS Sheep and Wool - Rhinebeck, NY - October 18th-19th     Come Find me on the Interwebs Ravelry - ndjen04 Ravelry Group - Commuter Knitter Podcast Twitter - @CommuterKnitter Facebook - Commuter Knitter Email - commuterknitter@gmail.com Show notes - http://commuterknitter.blogspot.com Google + - Commuter Knitter Podcast  Instagram - ndjen04

hank you to Eve and Michele of the Skein After Skein podcast for the shout out. We say “Challenge Accepted!” (Details to come.) Catching Up (1:22) Laura got a new internet provider, but all may not yet be rosy. She also was interviewed by Benjamin Levisay of the Fiber Hooligans Podcast. You can listen to her interview here or on iTunes. She continues to work on a yarn club with Heather of Mad Color. She is also working on preparing for the new year of Mean Girls Yarn Club (sign ups open in early August). Jen has been really busy with work. She only has energy to go out and see movies. She saw Despicable Me 2, This is the End, World War Z, and Sharknado. She enjoyed them all but was disappointed in World War Z as an adaptation of the book. Sharknado was everything she could have hoped for. Laura and Melissa at Stitch and Pitch. You can catch a glimpse of Laura’s Lattice Wingspan! We went to Stitch and Pitch at Dodger Stadium and it was really fun. We bought our tickets with the Yarnover Truck, who had extra gift bags and bingo cards. And Dodgers won! In the Knitting Bag (15:26) Laura is working on a Kaylee-inspired Mother Bear (Koalee Frye) out of Knitpicks Brava yarn. A cabled beret. So cute! She also is working on the Cabled Beret by Darlene Dale as a gift for a client at work. She continues to work on her Mean Girls Yarn Club WAL project, a Lattice Wingspan out of the MGYC colorway Hoar’s Yer Buddy. Thisclose to done. Jen is still working on her Madroña Shawl by Romi Hill out of Prism Delicato in Hibiscus. She’s on the last wing, and she is almost done. She also cast on for the Sunshine Socks by Cookie A, out of the book Sock Innovation. She’s using Dream in Color Smooshy in the colorway Butter Peeps. Finished Objects(19:15) Hoban Washbear and Inara Bearra Laura finished her Inara Bearra Mother Bear. All she has to do with her Cabled Beret is block it. Jen knit up a storm! (Get it?) The view from the front. Jen finished her Tempest Cardigan by Ann Weaver for Camp Loopy. She knit it out of Dream in Color Smooshy in the colors Charged Cherry and Rosalita. She modified it to knit the body in one piece and used short rows to shape the armholes, sleeve caps, and shoulders. She also sewed grosgrain ribbon on the button band and used backing buttons, using these tutorials by the Knitmore Girls: Grosgrain Ribbon Buttonband Tutorial and Couture Button Tutorial. She also finished her MGYC WAL project, the Dinner in the Eiffel Tower Shawl by Jessie Doddington in the Dictate Hoar colorway of MGYC yarn. She also did some modifications on that to use more yarn. It still needs blocking. On Deck (23:03) Laura is waiting for Nerd Wars Challenges for August. She is going to cast on some Kninja Kitties (the Knitted Kitty by Lillian). She will also be knitting a coffee mug cozy based on Alison Hogg’s Grenade pattern. Jen will be knitting the Effervescence Cardigan by Olga Buraya-Kefelian, published in the Circles + Dots e-book by Quince and Company. She is using Madelinetosh Pashmina in the colorway Rainwater. This is for Camp Loopy month 3 project, which requires the project to be 800 yards minimum. She’ll be using the tubular cast on and tubular bind off. She is also going to start the Unique Sheep Watership Down Mystery Shawl Knitalong. She will also count this project as part of the Knitmore Girls Summer of Lace and Beads Knitalong. Laura mentions that both the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Podcast and the CogKNITive Podcast are hosting Mother Bear Knitalongs. Knit Culture (28:08) We discuss Challenge One of the The Fiber Factor as requested by Andimc13 in our Knotty Talk Thread. We both like it and will continue to watch and discuss. We appreciate the focus on knitting and not drama. Laura points out a tutorial to make multiple pompoms at once on Flax and Twine. We both are very excited for the Unofficial Harry Potter Knits coming out from Interweave Press. We love it when knit and geek culture collide. Laura is Slytherin and Jen is definitely Ravenclaw. Geek Culture (46:56) Pictures from the Rubiks Cube Yarn Bombing at Comic Con are up. (This is the project that some of our guests at the WWKIP event we hosted were working on.) We discuss some of the announcements that excite us from Comic Con, including news about the upcoming Avengers movie (Yay Ultron!), Cobie Smulders being in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the new Harley Quinn comic series, and Batman vs. Superman. We also mention Superman: Red Son and the Man of Steel Alternate ending joke YouTube video. (That last link is not safe for work and has swearing). Events (54:48) A preview of the custom Knit Dizzney Colorway KnitDizzney will be Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at Disneyland. We will be there from open to close. We will have a meetup at 2pm in the picnic area outside the Disneyland entrance; come say hi and get swag! We will have t-shirts for preorder and a custom yarn color! Keep an eye out for those; information will be out soon. We will both be at the CogKNITive Fiber Retreat in Tehachapi from the evening of October 11th to the morning of October 13. Dizzy Blonde will be a vendor and Jen will just be hanging out and taking classes. The retreat is full, but contact Dr. Gemma to be on the waiting list. Dizzy Blonde Yarns will be at Stitches Midwest August 8-11 at the Skeindalous Yarn’s Booth (Booth 925). This is just the yarn, not us.

This past Sunday, Hurricane Irene (my middle name, by the way), made her appearance causing widespread power outages. What perfect time to get some knitting done, right? In this podcast episode: 1) We discuss finishing techniques that make a difference. 2) Methods to combat biasing fabric. 3) Making your interchangeable needle tips work for you. I like to multitask. So when the power went out last Sunday during the hurricane, I picked up my book and kept on working on my current knitting project: an upcoming design using soon-to-be-released DungarEase, a spring yarn in a soft cotton/acrylic easycare blend. Usually, if I mix knitting and reading, I stick to basic stockinette stitch. But this particular project features an eyelet basketweave stitch pattern, one that requires me to either watch what I am doing (which I can't do if I'm reading), or count my stitches as I go. So, although it was challenging, I managed to count and read at the same time. They say you should keep your mind active to keep sharp. Now, there's a knitter's exercise for the noggin! The swatch above shows how I inserted eyelets within the pattern, and how the ribs turn into mini lace cables. Below is the sweater in progress (back and left front). The pattern and yarn will be available in December. Cute, isn't it? You can see the button band already added to the left front. Just couldn't help myself. I had to work it out of sequence (although, really, is there a knitting law that says in what sequence to knit sweater pieces?). Since I often design as I go, I like to see NOW how things will look in the end. Even after knitting for umpteen years, I am still refining my skills: I now pick up over one whole stitch instead of over half a stitch (which I've always done up to now). It really makes a neater finish. Old dog, new trick. In the following swatch, each section shows a new version/progression of a burgeoning idea. The swatch, changing from right to left, is explained in the podcast. Note how the lace sections at the top are biasing. After experimenting, we found a way to counteract this: Row 1: * K2 tog, yo. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: * Yo, ssk. Alternating both the slant of the decrease and the position of the yo did the trick. Another lesson to be retained for future designs, and solving pesky biasing. Joyce mentioned a designer who integrates biasing yarns in her beautiful knitwear: Kathryn Alexander. Check out her site. I love her use of color, and how she utilizes the 3-dimensional yarns as design elements. I find that using steam helps in slapping a biasing fabric back into place, so to speak. You can't use steam on acrylic (it will kill it dead or turn it into plastic—not a good look for knitwear), but you can use it on natural fibers. I place a wet dish towel over the knitted piece, and apply a hot iron in a "lift and press" motion. You want to hear that baby hiss! Check out the little t-shirt below—another upcoming design for spring 2012. The yarn used is Pediwick (66% bamboo/34% nylon) which was introduced last year as a sock yarn (392 yards per 100-gr ball). With a little experimentation I discovered that this yarn can also be knitted on a size 7 needles at a gauge of 6.5 sts per inch. Knit at that gauge, this yarn drapes beautifully. A bit of slinky-ness. Me like it! Back in the mid-80's I co-wrote "Sweaters by Hand" (from Interweave Press) featuring a collection of designs for handspun yarns. My friend Rachael Emmons, spinner extraordinaire, spun the yarns and I designed the projects. A fun and educational process. I had never spun yarn before and I got to learn at that time. One of the interesting things when you design with a yarn that never existed before is discovering it's best gauge. And depending on the project, there could be more than one answer. By experimenting, you may find that some yarns in your stash can create a variety of fabric weights. So next time you find yourself in a hurricane, with extra knitting time on your hands, grab yarn and assorted needle sizes, and start experimenting :-) The tip of the week (instead of an actual mini lesson) is this: when using circular needles with interchangeable tips, use the correct size tip on your right-hand needle (the working needle) and a smaller tip on the left-hand needle. Your stitches will slide smoothly into position ready to be knitted, and there will be no more fighting to get them over the point where the cord attaches to the needle. Hélène

Today I decided to podcast to potential spinners, and entice them into the fold, so to speak.  So the podcast is all about taking that first step or two.  Before long you will be a spinner too. I also included a review of a very good magazine to start you on your way, Knit and Spin by Interweave Press.  Music in today's podcast is from Music Alley  The interlude is called Music for an unborn podcast and is by Michael van Laar  The closing song is by Cat Malojian Only You.  And a big thank you to Clare Dowling for her perfect song for the opening of all my podcasts, Spinning Wheel.

This episode we have the pleasure of chatting with Linda Ligon, the founder of Interweave Press, which publishes a host of magazines including Handwoven and Spin-Off, as well as many excellent books on weaving and the fiber arts. We pay tribute to Peter Collingwood. And … Continue reading →

Chapters 47-49! Next week, I hope I can find my microphone...Well, it's August 3rd, and I'm on the road! Chicago, Sioux Falls, Deadwood and on to LOVELAND COLORADO--home of Interweave Press.Well, it's August 3rd, and I'm on the road! Chicago, Sioux Falls, Deadwood and on to LOVELAND COLORADO--home of Interweave Press...How do I love thee...let me count the ways.So the title of the podcast? Because my son is a questioner...well...so am I, so...apples/trees, you get the picture.I fully expect this road trip to be one of fun and learning. The country is so big and so wonderful...I feel an Emily-from-Our-Town-Moment coming on!If there is internet access and time, you'll hear some audio from the road. If not, you'll notice this post popping up, and a small-ish podcast appearing in your iTunes ontime.Why?Because I love you!