Podcasts about ravelympics

In Episode 112, Greg and Pam discuss planning ahead, long memories, and Pam's personal yarn service. Many thanks to scitchr Dianne for the intro! SURVEY Help us out!! On that note, we have a new survey for you! It is really brief, we are evaluating whether or not to begin a Facebook group. Please help us by taking a minute or two to complete it. 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. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages or on our website here. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information Yarn in the News We shared an article about Tom Daley and his Olympic Gold Medal cosy. We talked about Tom Daley's instagram for his knitting. We mentioned the Ravelympics drama from 2012. Greg's Projects Greg is working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. Just one more sock to go, and he's on the heel of it (knitting toe-up). Greg is working on this year's Romi's 2021 Spring Mystery Shawl KAL. He is using yarn from A Verb For Keeping Warm. Greg is mentally stalled on Frog and Toad by Kristina Ingrid McGowan. He's confident he'll install once he gets one of his other projects off the needles. Greg has started making crochet dishcloths, using a YouTube tutorial: Easy crochet dishcloth tutorial. Pam's Projects Pam is thinking about the Gro Shawl by Fiber Tales. Pam worked on her goals blanket using the Cosy Stripe Blanket by Attic24. She started with a Double Crochet Foundation (actual term) and used this tutorial. She is using Stylecraft Special DK. Pam worked on on Ella's Felted Christmas Stocking. She is using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Bulky. Pam worked on the Cesaria Top by Irina Anikeeva. She is using Elsebeth Levold Hempathy. Pam finished another crochet dishcloth, this time using the Griddle Stitch and a tutorial from Daisy Farm Crafts. Pam started another crochet dishcloth, this time the C2C Moss Stitch by The Cookie Snob. Pam made a bunting for Avery's apartment using the Sunshine and Conch Shell motifs. Pam's cousin Lisa is currently making the Granny Stripes Blanket by Attic24 and is queuing up Ruby Hexagon Blanket by Nova Seals. She is using Knit Picks Mighty Stitch and Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran respectively. Book Club We are in between books right now and are taking a brief “summer break”. When we start up again with episode 114, our book club book will be The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events Some of our community members started a disorganized KAL for making sweaters/tops/vests… any kind of torso garment. There is some great discussion in the Ravelry thread! We gave away a prize to people commenting in the thread…. Fairs and Festivals are opening up again! We are having a loosely organized Fairs & Festivals KAL this year and you can find details in this thread. Pam mentioned an article ion the local news channel about the NC State Fair adding additional competition categories. We are partnering with Hat Not Hate for a back-to-school giveaway and to raise awareness about bullying prevention. More info to come in a future episode! Miscellaneous Pam mentioned Black Mountain Yarn Shop where she purchased Magpie Fibers, Twisted Willowand Quince & Co. yarns as well as a Cocoknits measuring tape. Pam visited the Biltmore. Greg ordered beads from Fire Mountain Gems. Pam mentioned the lights she is using for some of her indoor plants. Pam also talked about how much she loves Instantpot Spaghetti & Meatballs. Affiliate Link Disclousure This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

During which I knit (a little), make plans to move a project from neutral to drive, announce the winners of the Strawberie Festival contest, start a finish-along as pre-Ravelympics preparation, and take the last leg of the virtual roadtrip through my iPod.  Enjoy!!

Opening Rambles – Congratulations to Team Rangers and Team Squints! – T4 Winners’ Circle – Top Five thread   A Chat with Bluroux   Closing Rambles – A discussion of the origin of that phrase. – Ravelympics 2012, Nerd Wars-style … Continue reading →

Opening Rambles – Jack’s Chattanoggins – ScienceMonkey’s Derby Hat – ScienceMonkey’s half-finished Daybreak – ScienceMonkey’s sweet bison hat from Stitches: A Chat with Adeona – Adeona’s Portal project   Mass Effect 3 review by TheLostSkeleton   Closing Rambles – Ravelympics … Continue reading →

Opening Rambles – The Nerd Wars suggestion box   A Chat with KaityDid   Outro-type Rambles – The Nerd Wars Meetup group – Ravelympics 2012, Nerd Wars-style – Tour de Fleece 2012   The Musics “Dropping Out of School,” by … Continue reading →

In this podcast we talked about knitting competitions and KALs such as the Ravelympics. What’s the deal with those things anyway? Why would you compete or join a group of knitters working on the same projects? Do you find pleasure in these activities, or is it just too much pressure? We’ll discuss some pros and [...]

Apologies for the Gremlins in the first attempt to upload this episode. Hello from an almost spring-like Cheshire Plain! Today I talk about the Ravelympics and the Knitting Olympics, review my first full mitten pattern and squee over 9 foot of striped novelty yarn: On the Hooks and Needles: For the Ravelympics I've been working on the Chocolate Stripe tunic/dress from Knitting Noro by Jane Ellison... ... and my Poshman Mittens, David Schulz's Northman Mittens in two colours of Posh Yarn Emily. I've also been producing 12x12 inch squares for the fifth round of NYOBE (Not Your Ordinary Block Exchange), but I have no photos yet as most aren't finished, and produced these two squares for a Schuyler Blanket in memory of Juan. Review: Northman Mittens by David Schulz of Southern Cross Fibre Something I really like: Independent hand-dyed yarns. What makes your heart sing? Let me know! Links: Life as a Nuurdy Girl podcast Schuyler Blanket Project (Ravelry group and webpage) Woolly Thoughts Posh Yarn The Knitting Goddess Krafty Koala Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune. Feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain. Nic

                                                            This week's episode has been sponsored by: Stitches West is right around the corner!  We're crazy busy getting ready,
dyeing up tons of yarn and fiber.  Stop by booth 642 and see the new solids
including gold, silver, bronze, and copper!  Oooh, and then there's
turquoise, orchid, blue, teal...  And Hedonism... Stitches is coming! Stitches is coming! The Purlescence Purl Girls are furiously knitting away on new designs to debut at Stitches West in the Friday night fashion show. Look for five new patterns showcasing Cascade's beautiful yarns: 220 Superwash Paints, Venezia Worsted, Ultra Pima, Heritage Paints, and Cash Vero. We will simultaneously release all the patterns on Ravelry for downloadable purchase. Check under designers Nathania Apple and Sandi Luck for information. Happy Stitches! Serendipitous Ewe offers something for every knitter and fiber enthusiast through their luscious yarns and fibers dyed in unique colorways.  We specialize in a variety of dye techniques that create beautiful colorways, like our “Stained Glass” semi-solids, “Tonal/Subtle” self-stripings, and “Mosaic Watercolor” variegated yarns. Look for our new naturally dyed “Gradient” yarns this spring. 

Serendipitous Ewe's yarns can be found in several US local yarn stores, online retailers, and at east coast festivals. Click the logo above to find their whole line of fiberlicious goods. On the Needles: (00:33) Jasmin is working on the sleeves for her Carli (from the first Knit(more)-A-Long). Jasmin is also SOOOO close to finishing her "Hey Jude" handspun socks. Gigi is working on the Color Your Own cardigan (by Philosopher's Wool), in the "Fall" colorway. Jasmin is working on her olympic sweater (the Seneca Sweater, by Jared Flood, from Made in Brooklyn). Jasmin compares it to her Tangled Yoke cardigan. We discuss the RavChat during the lighting ceremony. Gigi admits to (perhaps) biting off more than she can chew. Jasmin loves the smell of her sweater - it's from a sheep named "Duchess" from Jean Near (processed by Morro Fleece Works). Stay tuned for the Mondo Cable KAL! Gigi will be knitting the pulli and Jasmin will be knitting the cardi. We're casting on 3/1/2010. Events: (15:33)  Stitches West- February 25th-28th. We will be doing a meet and greet in the Abstract Fiber booth from 12-1 on Friday and in the Purlescence booth from 12-1 on Saturday. Come and say hi! Contest: ( 16:50) We're extending the UFO finish-a-long contest through March! Mother Knows Best: (19:18) Strategies for Stitches! We talk about going through our stash, and having standard quantities for projects in your notes. We also talk about avoiding repetitive stress injuries during the Ravelympics. (The shows we talk about are Leverage and Supernatural.) Jasmin talks about using comforter bags to re-organize her stash. Brilliant designer Brenda Patipa recommends using a flash drive to store your patterns so you have them on hand during the show. Gigi mentions that the Ellina shawl pattern has incorrect yardage listed on it. When Knitting Attacks: (33:01) Gigi is attacked by her knitting at every turn! Gigi's Classic Slant Cardigan (out of Cascade Venezia) proves the adage that a stitch in time saves four inches. Or something like that. Gigi rethinks lining the Boo Sweater.

This week's episode has been sponsored by: This week: It's that time of year again, and inventory is just around the corner for us. If you buy it, we don't have to count it! All yarns and knitting bags will be 30% off through December 31 (excluding yarns by Blue Moon Fiber Arts and Abstract Fiber). Selected yarns, bags, and books will be featured at 50% off. And don't forget that our dye kits continue at 60% off through the end of this month! On the Needles: (00:31) Jasmin has finished the body of the Boo Sweater. Gigi talks a bit about the lining technique, and highly recommends taking Jean Frost's lining class (if you can). She also recommends lining woolens with China silk, which can be bought at Thai Silks in Los Altos. (This is by The Cravery and Uncommon Threads, which we talk about.) Jasmin picked up the new book by Jared Flood, "Made in Brooklyn",  and absolutely loves it. Jasmin has cast on a pair of socks out of her "Hey Jude" handspun (dyed by Crown Mountain Farms). She compares them to the "She's like a rainbow" socks. Gigi has put one row on her Ellina shawl. Gigi thinks she has hit Shawl Saturation. Jasmin 2010 is about finishing; Gigi 2010 is about streamlining. Jasmin hits the inventory reduction sale at Purlescence and picked up a bunch of different colors of the Filatura di Crosa Superior for cowls. Gigi has decided to knit the Color Your Own sweater from Philosopher's Wool for her Ravelympics project. You can find Team Knitmore here, and Team Sasquatch here.Mother Knows Best: (20:02) Gigi talks about practice making better, and how sometimes repetition is the only way to master a technique.Contest: (26:08) We have extended the deadline on the Do Some Good contest to 1/9/2010. Prizes include Tess Yarns Microfiber Ribbon, and a yarn bowl. We'll announce the winner in Episode 83.When Knitting Attacks! (27:08) Gigi has made Sam a crazy long watch cap.Holidays with the Knitmores: (30:40) We have an epic taffy pull failure with the Knitmore nieces. We also discuss the giving of "virtual gifts", and favorite gifts we gave and received.Straw into gold: (37:50) Jasmin talks about weight versus yardage in spinning. Her guideline is to take the weight of equitable commercial yarn, and then add some if you're spinning for a sweater.

This week's episode has been sponsored by: Want to be part of a great adventure in 2010? Become a member of Crown Mountain Farms fiber or yarn clubs. Registration is now in it's second week. The clubs have free shipping worldwide. The "Fiber Of The Month" club and the "Knitting For Fun" club both offer different colorways you can play with and you may choose different yarns or fibers. Discounts of 5% or 10% are available on purchases during 2010 on our website depending on the duration of your membership. If you love sock hop yarn and were used to buy it through our website this option will no longer be available. We created the "Sock Hop Yarn" club and only members of this club will be able to purchase the sock hop yarn in 2010. One good reason to join the "Sock Hop Yarn" club! Click the logo above to go to our homepage, click on the CLUBS button, and begin your journey there. Happy holidays from Purlescence Yarns! We're in full-blown holiday mode, knitting and weaving gifts for our loved ones. Are you set with yours? Our new favorite yarn is Cascade's 128 Superwash, a chunky Merino that knits up into beautiful gifts in no time at all. We've got a gorgeous color selection in the shop with more set to arrive this week! On the Needles: (00:31) Jasmin has finished the Albatross socks for Andrew, and cast on socks out of her Aqualung handspun and her Suzie Q handspun (both out of the Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino). Gigi is working on a dishcloth baby blanket. They discuss the Pajama Jammie Jam, and enabling. We discuss the Ravelympics, Team Knitmore and Team Sasquatch. Contest! (17:01) We talk about our Do Some Good contest (running through 1/6/2010), and some of our favorites from last year. Mother Knows Best: ( 19:03) This week, we discuss the first part of modifying patterns to suit your personal style, specifically, adding elements. When Knitting Attacks! (26:30) Gigi suffers from not practicing what she preaches! She has neglected to label her lace projects. Straw into Gold: (28:11) We discuss troubleshooting wheels.

This week's episode has been sponsored by: Knit Purl Sew What? introduces the Knit'n Walk. This little bag allows the knitter to, hmmmm.... well, knit AND walk! Just insert the yarn, attach the bag to your wrist and knit. They are perfect for sock, scarf, and other small projects.Crown Mountain farms is opening registration on 11/18 for THREE different 2010 clubs!In the knitting for fun club we will do a Tam, fingerless gloves, summer lace scarf, socks, hat and boot toppers - all patterns provided by Lisa Ellis Design. The kit (1 skein + one pattern) is available for $25.00 and free shipping. The sock hop yarn club will have 4 shipments of 2 skeins and one pattern each in 2010. Each shipment will cost $50.00 which includes also the shipping costs. You can find additional info about this club is on our homepage by clicking on the logo! The shop will be closed Monday, November 23 - Thursday, November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen at 6am Friday, November 27 for our 4th Annual Pajama Jammie Jam. Get out your jammies! Grab your robe! Slip on your slippers! The Pajama Jammie Jam is coming! Every year we open super early on the day after Thanksgiving for our biggest sale of the year! Mark your calendars for 6am, Friday, November 27, and get ready to save, save, save! Special thanks to Gregory, for guest co-hosting! On the Needles: (00:32) Gigi gives her one-minute health update. Gregory finished knitting a basketweave scarf for Sifu David. He's also working on some cabled socks out of Lisa Souza's "Autumn Leaves" sock yarn. Jasmin has finished the Serpentine Mitts for Gigi, and is nearly finished with the matching cowl. Greg is finishing a cabled cardigan out of Honey Lane Farms alpaca. Jasmin puts out the call for a Team Knitmore logo for the 2010 Ravelympics. Andrew and Gregory review "Never Knit Your Man a Sweater* (*Until You've Got the Ring)" Mother Knows Best: ( 15:29) We discuss knitting at family gatherings. When Knitting Attacks: (22:39) Greg's alpaca sweater is ... a bit small. Straw into Gold: (26:37) Jasmin is spinning "Tobacco Road" in the Crown Mountain Farms Superwash merino. Jasmin and Erin got a box from Shari (at Morro Fleece Works), full of beautiful fleece.