May 04, 2013
April 11, 2013
Episode 128: Cold Sheep
Photo credit: Sheffield Tiger
Nicole is joined by Meg Croft to talk about the Cold Sheep effort active since 2009 on the Stash and Burn group. They talk stash size, strategies, and temptations. Grab your needles and have a listen.
Meg/Nepenthe
Woven Art
Zephyr cove
Pink! Capelet
Meg's Zephyr cove
Pepo Pie
Rhombus Wrap
Greener shades dye
Olga pullover
Wool Candy
Gnarled Oak cardigan
Kenzo
Wheat ear pullover
Setsuko Torii
Shibui Mix
Die cut vest
Cold sheep thread
Selkie
Different lines
Nicole's Stash assessment
- 46,321 yards (up 9k from 2007)
- 38% had a project in mind
- 31% consolation yarn
- 8% sale yarn
- 5% general good (superwash, kid yarn, etc. that would be good for something)
- 18% Other (gifts, clubs)
Rowan summer tweed
Coasters!
Trivets!
Song: Absolutely Cuckoo, Magnetic Fields
March 29, 2013
March 08, 2013
February 12, 2013
Episode 125: The Botanical Knitting Garden
Episode 125: The Botanical Knitting Garden
Nicole's Queenie Hat
Nicole's Dad's new scarf (#26 Basketweave Scarf from 60 Quick Knits)
Jenny's Sister's Shawl in Silk Alpaca
Jenny's Grandma's Shawl in Silk Alpaca
Jenny's Take on the Curry Cardigan
Wheat-ear Pullover (Amy's version)
Pigeonroof Studios Sock yarn in Electric Rose (AVAILABLE NOW in eBook, hard copy is in pre-order to be released in May)
Teva Durham's Lace Leaf Pullover
Music: Hanging Garden, the Cure (swoon!)
January 04, 2013
Episode 124: Use it or Lose it
Episode 124: Use it or Lose it
Water's Edge Cardigan from Coastal Kids
School Products Cashmere Merino
Rhapsody in Cables (actually designed by Kathy Zimmerman)
December 04, 2012
Episode 123: The big prune
Episode 123: The big prune
Duffers Revisited (Ravelry link)
Jenny's big destash strategy
- If I didn't see this again, would I even miss it?
- Online impulse purchases were most likely to go
- Buying multiple sweaters worth of yarn is a bad strategy
Gracie Shawl (Ravelry link)
Adrian's red hat
Limepop (part of Vintage Ice Cream Truck)
Nicole's Brother's sock (Gentlemen's sock in Railway Stitch)
- Lavandula
- Barnsley
- Celestarium
- Burrard
Jenny's watching The Hour, Homeland, Elementary, Alias.
Nicole's watching 30 Rock, Parks & Rec, The New Girl, Nashville.
Nicole recently listened to In The Pleasure Groove by John Taylor. Nicole just got Telegraph Avenue.
Jenny has been listening to House of Silk and might start Stardust.
Whispersync for voice (you do have to have the Audible and the Kindle versions for this to work)
Post one of your knitting resolutions on Ravelry to win some lovely handspun Cormo and Lee Meredith's Shapeshifter
November 06, 2012
Episode 122: More talk, less rock
Episode 122: More talk, less rockl
Knitting Vintage Socks
Grow Old with Me
Chalet
Grapevine pullover
A little bit about slashing in patternmaking
Belle
Simple Pleasures
Slyph
Reliquary II
February Baby Sweater
Bas Relief hat
Shedir
Nicole's kids mitts favorites
Miriam Cardi
Latte Baby Jacket
Indigo Dandy
Jenny's favorites
Knitscene Fall 2012
Nicole's Penumbra T
Fiddlehead Scarf
October 20, 2012
Episode 121: It's fall, but summer, but actually fall
Episode 121: It's fall, but summer, but actually fall
Yarniacs podcast
Jenny's Portland pullover
Nicole's Zuzu's petals
Work + Shelter
Acer cardigan
Nicole's Tubey Hat
Simple Pleasures hat
Bandana cowl
Nicole's Harmony shawl
Debaser shawl
Chalet sweater
Belle
Grow Old With Me
Pimlico
Urban Forest Knits
Knit.Wear
Mel Clark book--Knitting everyday finery
November Knits
His Llama Cardigan
Book Exchange cardigan
Gathering stripes
Shellseeker
July 31, 2012
Episode 119: Summer Slump
Episode 119: Summer Slump
Music:
The Reivers, Freight Train Rain
June 10, 2012
Episode 118: Oh! You pretty things!
Episode 118: Oh! You pretty things!
Jenny and Nicole are back and recording outside!
Trousseau
Buttercup
Pigeonroof Studios
Atelier
Tiny record player
Tiny laptop
Helleborus
Adorn
Nicole's sewing blog: Yards to go
Seam allowance project
Kaari
May 05, 2012
Episode 117: Go West, Young Knitter
Episode 117: Go West, Young Knitter
Jenny & Nicole catch up, then Nicole talks to the amazing and adorable Stephen West!
Jenny's Grapevine
Helena's Folly
Buttercup
Rose Rouge
Jenny's Amazing Portland
Ceylon
Caeles
Laresca
Candlewick
Lanata
Corona
Nuvem
Dress N (from Oddments & Endments blog) from the Stylish Dress Book
Nicole's Pinterest
Colette blog
My Sewing Circle (where Nicole is BigSister)
BurdaStyle
Darling Ranges
Stephen West patterns on Ravelry
A Verb for Keeping Warm
Noro Shiraito
Music:
Speedin' West by Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant
April 20, 2012
Episode 116: A Late Confession
Episode 116: A Late Confession
Catching up...
- the campus jacket!
- Calorimetry
- bitterroot
- John P's hat from Spun Monkey self striping handspun yarn
- gaptastic cowl from beaverslide mctaggert's tweed
- 60 Quick Knits, Mock Cable Mitts, Lisa Souza Llasa
- Hitchhiker in Lisa Souza Polwarth Silk
- Jenny's Portland in Elsa Wool cormo
- Gnarled Oak Cardigan by Alana Dakos
- Maude by cocoknits
- maluka shawl
- debaser shawlette
- Harold's toe up socks in shelridge farms sock
- judy's magic cast on
- jeny's surprisingly stretchy bindoff
- it's not peasy, it's grapevine by heidi kirrmaier
- tiny mochi mochi
- Laura Nelkin's jewelry collection
Stitches confessions...
Nicole's list:
- lisa souza polwarth silk in petroglyph
- girl on the rocks silk merino
- stitchuary in aunt ruby
- forbidden yarnery
- miss babs yet
- veronika by cocoknits
Jenny's list
- Hazel knits Artisan Lively in Jay Blue
- Lisa Souza polwarth silk in cameroon
- Becoming Art Eos fingering in Winter's Silence
- Creatively Dyed Yarns cashmere in Buckingham
- Green Mountain Spinnery Mountain Mohair in charcoal
Leethal's knitalongon twittr: @leethalMKAL
Music:
"dig me out" by sleater kinney
"queens" by theesatisfaction
February 15, 2012
Episode 115: Remixed with Lee Meredith
Episode 115: Remixed with Lee Meredith
Warning: The sound quality is a little off on this episode. I did my best to improve it, but could not get rid of that annoying little buzz that you might hear. Also, there is some significant toddler noise in the background. Hopefully, it is not too distracting!
Portland
Elsa Wool
Wild is the Wind
Zuzu's Petals
Damsel (Nicole's version)
Campus Jacket
Penumbra Tee
Knitted Nest (container for air plants)
Hats of Midlothian (Kate Davies colorwork hats)
Snowbird
The Socially Acceptable Blanket
Lee's designer page on Ravelry
Remixed (on Lee's blog)
Game Knitting (the Game Knitting projects page on Ravelry)
Comment below with your favorite Remixed pattern by March 10th to win a copy of the amazing Remixed collection!
February 04, 2012
Episode 114: Sweater twins
Episode 114: Sweater Twins
Shapely boyfriend
Malabrigo Twist
Toots LeBlanc yarns
Bitteroot
Wild is the Wind
Nicole's mom's sweater on Ravelry
front opened vest
Campus Jacket
Totally Tubular Socks
Twisted Tweed
For more talk about first sweaters look up:
Episode 1
Episode 21
Episode 42
Scrap Along
Lee Meredith's Remixed collection
Jenny's Notre Dame de Grace
Music:
The Unseen Power of the Picket Fence, Pavement
January 01, 2012
Episode 113: Winter Wrap-ups
Episode 113: Winter Wrap-ups
Sorry for the late posting of this episode! Show notes to come.
Happy New Year!!!!
music: Dig Me Out, Sleater-Kinney; Cast a Shadow, Yo La Tengo
November 22, 2011
Episode 112: Late fall, late night
Episode 112: Late fall, late night
Jenny is back from Korea! We talk about what we have been knitting, what Nicole bought at A Verb for Keeping Warm, the pros and cons of lots of WIPs, and a couple of new books.
Trousseau
Must have cardigan (Ravelry link)
Team Zissou hat
Acer Cardigan
Pashmina in Twig
Road to China
Slick in Shiitake
Helm
60 More Quick Knits
Knit Local
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Music:
Don't Turn Away, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days
November 09, 2011
Episode 111: Knitting Coast to Coast
Episode 111: Knitting Coast to Coast
Never Not Knitting/Alana Dakos
Shawl Collared Cowl
Cedar Leaf Shawlette
Knitbot/Hannah Fettig
Featherweight Cardigan
Coastal Knits
Alpenglow Yarns
Song: "Baby Blue" by the SF Seals
October 06, 2011
Episode 110: The Finish Line
Episode 110: The Finish Line
Single Skein September is over!
Recording at Verb for Keeping Warm- Thanks Kristine!
Jenny cast on 20 projects this month and finished 12 items.
Nicole cast on 9 projects and finished 8.
Bambeanies by Wooly Wormhead is out! Whimsical hats for kids- Nicole's already knit one.
Enter to win! Leave a comment on the blog and let us know what your favorite patterns are from Bambeanies and you can win a free copy.
Also Shades of Green by Fiddleknits- a great collection of accessories in a range of yarn weights. We loves.
Music:
Dig me out, Sleater Kinney
Whipping the horse's eyes, Calexico
August 25, 2011
Episode 109: SSS 2011
Episode 109: SSS 2011
Single Skein September!
- Kira Dulaney's Seeded Rib Hat
- Kira's hat trio
- Jared Flood's Habitat
- Pauline Bonnet by Kristen Hanley Cardozo
- blocking wires by Inspinknity
- Lisa Souza's Polwarth Silk
- Just One More Row podcast
- Wooly Wormhead's cable hat collection
- Katya Frankel's cable hat collection
- Debbie Stoller's designs
- Nicole's slipper favorites
- Nicole's hat favorites
- Jenny's SSS favorites
- Nicole's SSS favorites
- Lara by Christa Giles
- 10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters by Vickie Stiefel and Lisa Souza
- patterns from the book
- sugared violets shawl by Rose Beck
- wisteria shawl from Sock Yarn One Skein Wonders
Win a copy of the 10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters and some Lisa Souza Polwarth Silk! Leave a comment on the blog about 'what makes a laidback knitter' and enter to win.
Music:
- Dig Me Out, Sleater Kinney
- Elephant Woman, Blonde Redhead
stay in touch
who are we?
- 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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