Podcasts about master knitter

In the early 2000's, one episode of the Late Show with David Letterman boasted that a crocheter would make Dave a sweater over the course of the show. It sounded impossible, but their special guest backstage was Lily M. Chin, who held the title of World's Fastest Crocheter. When the closing music played, Lily presented Letterman with his sweater—it was a bit short, but Dave pulled it over his head. By that point, Lily was no stranger to either deadlines or high-profile clients, having created runway pieces for Diane von Furstenburg, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, and other Fashion Week icons. As a crocheter, machine knitter, and handknitter, Lily is known for her innovative techniques and bold designs. Fashion and speed are the hallmarks of Lily's native New York City as well as her handwork. Lily grew up at the feet of her mother, a garment worker who put a crochet hook in her hands so she'd stay out of trouble. She picked up handknitting and machine knitting, stepped off the pre-med track, and began one of the most varied and interesting careers in fiber art. Any knitter or crocheter with a yarn collection will take heart at Lily's solution for managing her decades' worth of stashed yarn. With no room for it in her 650-square-foot Greenwich Village apartment, she keeps it in 9 units in a nearby self-storage facility. She doesn't need it in her house, after all, when she travels to teach, especially on the Craft Cruises she has participated in for years. Named a Master Knitter by Vogue Knitting International, Lily has a list of credits and affiliations as long as a skein of laceweight yarn, but her down-to-earth attitude and delight in her craft make her stories so much fun. Links Lily teaches frequently with Craft Cruises. (https://www.craftcruises.com/instructor_information.php?brand=1,Knitting%20Cruises&cruise=208,Ultimate%20Viking%20Explorer&dep_date=2025-06-08&dest_date=2026-06-29&instructor=Lily%20Chin) In 2025 she will be traveling to Japan and the North Pacific. Find information about Lily's upcoming classes, current projects, and latest adventures on her socials: @LilyMChin on Instagram @LilyMChin1 on Twitter @LilyMChin on Threads LilyMChin on Ravelry @lilymchinnyc on Pinterest This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. KnitPicks.com has been serving the knitting community for over 20 years and believes knitting is for everyone, which is why they work hard to make knitting accessible, affordable, and approachable. Knit Picks responsibly sources its fiber to create an extensive selection of affordable yarns like High Desert from Shaniko Wool Company in Oregon. Are you looking for an ethical, eco-friendly yarn to try? Look no further than Knit Picks' Eco yarn line. Need needles? Knit Picks makes a selection for knitters right at their Vancouver, Washington headquarters. KnitPicks.com (https://www.knitpicks.com/)—a place for every knitter.

Today’s guest comes to us from Hong Kong. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Contemporary Percussion Performance from Stony Brook University in New York where he studied with Eduardo Leandro, and a Master of Music degree from NYU where he studied with Jonathan Haas, Simon Boyar, and James Saporito. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Hong Kong Baptist University and maintains a private teaching studio. He was also the winner of the 2018 Hong Kong Arts Development Award for Young Artist and a finalist in the 2016 Italy Percussive Arts Society Competition in the Vibraphone Category. He has performed around the world with performances in Moscow, Russia, Perth, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires, New York City, and so many more. When he isn’t traveling the world performing, he is promoting new music as the co-founder and artistic director of the contemporary percussion group The Up:Strike Project. When he isn’t swamped with these obligations and travel, he is an avid knitter and certified as a Level 1 Master Knitter by The Knitting Guild Association *.* Guest: Matthew Lau Matthew’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/casiohk Music Included in this Episode: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor by J.S. Bach. Performed by Matthew Lau. Marimba Literature Library – Vic Firth © Vic Firth July 2018 YI (1973) 6 Short Images for Marimba Four Hands by Tona Scherchen-Hsiao. Performed by Abby Fisher and Matthew Lau © Tona Scherchen-Hsiao 1973 Requiem Op. 48 by Gabriel Faure. Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Judith Blegen (soprano), James Morris (baritone), and conducted by Robert Shaw © Telarc 1990 Vermont Counterpoint arr. for vibraphone and glockenspiel by Steve Reich. Performed by Matthew Lau © Steve Reich 1982 Hosts: William F. Montgomery - www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ( http://www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ) Hillary Lester - www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ( http://www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ) Donations Link - https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/donations Links for social media: Website – www.soundsoftheworldpodcast.com ( http://www.soundsoftheworldpodcast.com ) Host site link - https://redcircle.com/shows/sounds-of-the-world Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sounds-of-the-world/id1532113091 © Sounds of the World Podcast 2020 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sounds-of-the-world/donations

This week's episode is sponsored by:                   No matter what you need, the barmaids have you covered from head to toe. Face pudding to keep you smiling, Lolo lips keep them kissable, probiotic deodorant for keeping you fresh as a rose, oh for feet’s sake to keep your feet soft and sandal ready, and the Lolo body bar for everything in between. You can find all this - and more! at bar-maids.com 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.   Take advantage of HelloFresh’s special offer for 2019. Get $80 off your first month by going to hellofresh.com/KNITMORE80 and enter KNITMORE80.   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. Bar Maids -  Erin Lane - HelloFresh- Infinite twist- KnitCompanion   On the Needles:(0:39)   Thank you to Kevin for co-hosting! You can find him as YarnMonkeh on Ravelry, Instagram, and Twitter.   Kevin has made some progress on another pair of Vanilla is the New Black Socks. Kevin has also started on a pair of Toe Up Vanilla Socks and is almost done with the foot.  We mention Kevin's Black Worsted Boxy   Jasmin finished the sleeves on her Polwarth pullover, and is on to the body.   The body of Jasmin’s Dissent Cardigan is complete, first sleeve done, second sleeve is progressing.   Jasmin has knit about 7” on the body of her Tundra Pullover in A Verb for Keeping Warm “Pioneer” #FarmToFashion   Jasmin mentions the ReVERBerate podcast.    Kevin has swatched and cast on his Axton Pullover in Neighborhood Fiber Co. Penthouse Luxury Sport.   Jasmin is made some progress on her Viajante.   Jasmin is casting on a Panjereh top by Christina Danaee out of Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio sock. Jasmin mentions Boyland Knitworks and Happy Hollow Zoo. Kevin mentions the Fox Sweater. They mention the Aumangea Pullover. Events: (21:05): - #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL is ongoing - Stash Dash :May 24 till August 24. Hosted by the Knitgirllls - May  31 till end of August: Two Ewes Not Along Not knitting, crochet, spinning or weaving -Tour de Fleece: July 6-28,   Mother Knows Best:(23:06) This week we answer a question from the "What do you want to hear about?"  thread about the Master Knitter program.   When Knitting Attacks:(35:44) Jasmin does the tubular bind off too tightly. (Here's the good tutorial video) She does an awful icord cast on, then uses this video and does a great one.   Purloined: (42:29) Backstage knitting podcast. Kevin talks about how to find good theater in your local area.   Tour de Fleece:(53:23) Join Team Sasquatch if you haven't done so already. Also, be mindful of your body. Ergonomics. Make sure you are Knitting Comfortably Jasmin mentions the Woolee Winder, the Schacht Swift, and the Schacht Yardage counter, and Akerworks bobbins.   She gets a flat tire on the outset; two broken bobbins and damaged badge doohickey on Jasmin's WPI tool.

  Mastering the Knits S4E3: Master Knitter Turbogrrl!   Welcome to the Mastering the Knits podcast!  Natalie starts off this episode with some announcements and extras! Last episode of series 4. Giveaway (1:39) January/February’s giveaway is a skein of the Fiber Seed. Master Status (2:42): Natalie talks about getting her feedback from her TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level 1 submission and also talks about her new job. In my hands (9:39): Natalie talks about knitting on the following: Against the grain socks by Kino Knits using some Twist Fiber Studios handspun I spun. This is part of the #lotsofsockskal hosted Paperdaisycreations Masterpieces (12:55): Natalie talks about her trip to Gatlinburg, TN for a belated honeymoon with her husband of 10 years.  She shares her visit to Smoky Mountain Spinnery and her yarn purchase from Knitted Wit of her sock yarn in Smoky Mountain color. Flax by Tin Can Knits using Malabrigo Rios in Anniversario colorway for #teamnatalie for #stashteamkal with Stash a place for yarn.  End of KAL is during the Bay Area Knitting Guild Yarn Crawl. Gloves knit using a pattern of my own in Knitted Wit sock yarn in Smoky Mountain color. Handspun sock yarn spun using Twist Fiber Studios Polwarth/Silk spun on my Majacraft Pioneer Pilar. Winterfell Cardigan by Katrin Schneider using Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia Organic Merino in Indigo colorway bought at Bliss Yarns. She launched the Aran version of the pattern.  It’s in my Rainstorm studios Etsy bag. Swatches for Stash a place for yarn in Malabrigo Rios and Malabrigo Washted. Interview (25:25): Interview with Lisa Pannell aka Turbogrrl on Instagram and here on Ravelry.  We talk about her journey through the Master Knitter Program.   Thank you for joining us for series 4 episode 3 of Mastering the Knits.  You can find show notes at masteringtheknitspodcast.com or on our Ravelry group Mastering the Knits Podcast.   You can email us at masteringtheknits@gmail.com. Follow me on twitter at @MtKnitsPodcast and Instagram as @masteringtheknits

001: Introduction Released: January 28, 2019 In this episode, Anne takes some time to introduce herself. She learned to crochet as a child and to knit several years later. On January 1, she took the plunge and signed up for the Master Hand Knitter Program offered by the Knitting Guild Association. The first song in the show is "Dead From the Beginning, Alive Till the End," by Doctor Turtle and available at the Free Music Archive. After the music break, Anne shares her first memories of yarn shopping with her mother, as well as some thoughts on her current local yarn store, Marji's Yarncrafts in Granby, Connecticut. Marji's is a delightful yarn shop full of the tried and true as well as items to add extra style to your projects, all in a cozy setting that will have you wishing you had the time to sit and knit for a while. The last time Anne was in Marji's, she picked up a Mybaggee mini zippered mesh pouch set that has done a perfect job at keeping her notions contained and orderly. The second song in the show is "MainSquare," by Jahzzar and available at the Free Music Archive. Next, Anne talks about blocking the preliminary swatch for the Master Knitter program. It was a little tricky and required two different blocking methods to get it to lie straight. A traditional wet block stopped the sides from curling in, but the tops required the "mega-steam" method as described by Deborah Newton in her book, Finishing School: A Master Class for Knitters. It's a great way to get stubborn, natural-fiber knitting to lie flat without mashing your stitches. Listen to the episode for details! A great way to support the show and save money is to order your household detergent from Dropps. They will ship laundry or dishwasher detergent straight to your door, as well as fabric softener, scent boosters, oxi boosters, and more. Their eco-friendly packaging is recyclable cardboard and their formula is free from dyes and excess water. One Dropps laundry pod does the job of two pods from a certain national leading brand, and the price per pod is roughly half the price of most of the popular brands sold in the supermarket. They have plans for singles, couples, and families that ship to your door every four months. With Dropps, you no longer have to worry about running out of detergent and you'll likely end up paying much less than you were. Use our link and save $10 off your first order while helping to support to show! Anne rounds out the show by talking about what's on her needles at the moment: the Drops Loving Embrace pattern worked in Madeline Tosh Merino Light. Then, she finishes with two podcast recommendations: Cast On and Mastering the Knits. If I Thought I Knew How didn't satisfy your knitting podcast needs, give them a listen! If you are a musician who would like a song featured on the program, or if you have comments or feedback, please contact the show at anne@familypodcasts.com. You can follow Anne on Instagram or Ravelry as @ithoughtiknewhow.

In the Deep End (With Special Guest Star) Special thanks to Deborah Breland (aka Goldberryknits) for letting us pick her brain about being a designer! How did you come up with the name ‘Goldberry Knits’? Tom Bombadil's wife from Lord of the Rings! What are your go to yarns? Cascade 220, any handdyed What was your first design and how do you feel about it now? Entwife What is your favorite item you’ve ever designed? Annabelle Lee shawl, Entwife What is your best selling pattern? Entwife Do you have a favorite designer? Mary E Rose, Padma R, Veronik Avery, Ysolda Teague Most recent patterns? All I Want Is Hue Cowl, and very soon the Diamond Bluff Socks and Hell Gate Bridge Socks   And in this episode we mentioned... Sock Crush Box, half handkerchief heel, Craftsy (which is now called Bluprint), Welcome to Night Vale, Star Wars Crochet kit, Knotions Magazine, Redwall, Master Knitter, jogless join, Melissa Kemmerer, Pawley Studios, Knitmore Girls, Woolery, Knit Picks, Mod Madness by Copper Blade Designs, and Sock Madness Events/News Hedera Fiber Festival, New Albany, IN November 10 & 11 Admin note - no podcast next week

This week, there have been farm and family adventures and (cue ominous music) my Level 1 Master Knitter binder came back.

In which we extend our thoughts and prayers to those affected by storms near and far, and in which we discuss nasty colds, prolonged podcasting absence, rapid Master Knitter responses and successes, the end of an era in which Solveig reigned in the world of Bohus, responsible use of GPS and liquor, Finnsheep, the Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat, visiting with dear friends, Blacker Yarns, designing colorwork mitts and more!!

On The Needles (00:51) Swagger My buddy Lisa (Turbogal) finished hers already! She mentioned she's Turbo Addi fan, and a turbo-speed knitter too. It's proven. My halfway point is 9 smocks. Knitting attack: successfully fixed, thanks to Mel! Triple dipping: Mel's Buddy KAL, Twinset Designs' Swagger DALKAL, and The Fat Squirrel's Squirreled-away KAL. Nespelem cardigan, sleeves: decided to do less increases because I have skinny lower arms.   Into The Blue (14:36) TKGA's Hand Knitting Masters Program. $120 includes one year membership ($30 separately + $15 SH) and Cast On magazine. Joined the TKGA group but haven't done anything past donwloading materials. Recalculating Route (18:04) Finding the good side of our faces for the camera. Made sock puppets for Sunday School prop.. First time having a combined class from 1yos to grade 6ers. Indofest 2013: it is good, in whatever we do, to surround ourselves with people who are passionate in what they do and who shares their knowledge and skill set freely with others. One of the reason why I take this program. Is to be recharged, refilled. I mentioned the ventriloquist Ryan and friends. Grounded by Heather Ordover: paperback $14.95, e-book