In this episode, we are very excited to talk with knitting designer superstar, Norah Gaughan. Author of Knitting Nature and design director of Berroco, she has her hands full, so thank you, Norah, for taking the time to share this podcast with us!
Thanks to everyone who entered the House that Yarn Built contest! Hurrah for knitters making the world better. Thanks also to everyone who donated prizes. Congratulations to Meagan Smith- you won the Stitches prize pack! Congratulations as well to Grace Lee and Julie Lenhart- you'll be getting a surprise in the mail very soon...
Thanks for listening! We'll be taking a break, but we'll be back before you know it!
Music:
Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here - She & Him
Spark - The Bird & The Bee
Stitches: Part the FIrst This week we report back on our Stitches adventures. We buy yarn and talk to Maggie Pace, the guys from YKnit, Joanne, Amanda, and Michelle of Toots Le Blanc.
Stop! Stitches-time! On Friday, we head to Stitches West, where west coast knitters go to pay homage (and money) to the revered base of our craft.
Jenny: Brooks Farm, Lisa Souza handspun Nicole: Books & patterns, single skeins from Webs, John's sweater prospects, Lisa Souza
Please say hi! We will be loitering outside the doors of the Marketplace around 4pm on Friday, otherwise just come up and say hi if you see us.
Drawing: Make any donation to The House that Yarn Built in the Make It Right* fundraiser to re-build homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Let us know in an email with the subject heading: The House that Yarn Built and you will be entered to win a prize package that we are putting together. It will contain Stitches goodies! You can also let Christy, the founder of the House that Yarn Built know that you donated and enter her drawing as well! Donate to enter by March 18th!
*Don't get scared, that's just Brad Pitt talking!
Winner of the IK magazine is Danielle P. You have an email from us, Danielle! Please respond with your address and I will send it out ASAP. We had 107 entries, thanks for playing!
Music:
DIg Me Out: Sleater Kinney Faded from the Winter: Iron and Wine The Macker's Last Stand: Continental
This week we talk about the specter of ready-to-wear fashion, review the new Interweave Knits, and mention a few odds and ends. Plus, we recorded this episode remotely!
Talk about the fashion In which we muse about how knitwear is influenced by fashion and vice versa.
Nicole didn't and she ended up with two issues of the new Interweave Knits. If you want the extra copy email us with the subject "I want your IK!" by Monday, February 18th at 9pm PST. A name will be randomly selected to get the extra copy!
Ravelry love in the new issue! Yarn Forward Reference photos can be found here
Nicole's yarn diet ended December 21. 85 days without yarn! Yarns purchased: Malabrigo, copihue, angora merino handspun, cascade 220, Dream in Color Classy Foliage Cirilia's slouchy foliage The Mendocino Yarn Store Jenny's fast ended January 11. Yarns purchased: malabrigo (Vaa and Intenso), Fibre Company Terra in Spruce, Noro Silk Garden
Recorded at the request of the Knitting Contessa for her 25 Days of Knitting Contrisstmas. Check out her blog for more interviews with bloggers and podcasters as well as recipes for the holidays.
Earlier this month I emailed the three winners of the sockburning contest through their Flickr mail. Since then Jenny has brought it to my attention that Flickr mail does not automatically forward to your regular mail. This means that I have only connected one winner, Hannah of the Purloined Letter, with her prize, sock goodness from listener Minh. I am still looking for: Solslett, winner of Favorite Socks and Nancy November, winner of handspun goodness from the wheel of SockPron Aija. If you are out there, drop me a line!
Jenny Check Jenny learned to knit in 2005 and now knits to the exclusion of her personal hygiene. Her husband wonders how long this "knit from your stash" charade will continue.
Nicole Nicole (aka Big Sister) is a librarian who knits. Or maybe a knitter who is a librarian. When she's not knitting on the bus or in front of the TV or at lunch or when chatting with friends, she is, well, that's pretty much it. Knitting.
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