Episode 07: The Bond

We reveal our ultimate destashing tip--the Bond sweater machine, Jenny mines the internet for resources to use the Bond, and we daydream about what we wish we were knitting.

Episode 7: The Bond (33:10)

The Bond
We confess, the Bond is just something we need to get through our stash!

• Nicole's scarves: in alpaca and in Wool of the Andes
• Knitpicks Wool of the Andes (not so much fun on the Bond)
• Knitpicks Crayon (great on the Bond)
• Knitpicks Shine (also great on the Bond)
• Jenny's baby blanket
• Nicole's baby blanket
• The sweater Jenny made for Nicole (by hand, not by Bond)
  
• Some sweaters knit on the machine in: Kyoto, Pakucho, Merino Style, Silkroad Aran
• Peace Fleece is nice on the Bond
• Tulips
• Guido, It's a Purl Man
• David Demchuk's article on Knitty
• Manda, Knitting Psychos

Bond Resources
Jenny shares her research on the Bond.

• Debby Decker's list of bond links
• Heidi's Knitting Room
• Charlotte's Yarn Barn
• Steph's Bond List thoughts
• Machine Knitting Webring
• Patterns from the Bond site
• Bond ISW Web Ring
• Warm Wishes Knitting    
• Chicknits machine knitting page
• Hair Pin Lace Knit Cardi Wrap (a.k.a. Stitch Diva shawl with sleeves)
• Machine Knitting books (not too helpful for the bond)
  
  • Machine Knitting
  • Creative Machine Knitting
• The Cat Sweater

Knitting Fantasy Lives
We eschew our old projects for the fantasy of another (or several others as the case may be).

• Jenny used yarn from Stitches!
  
  
• Concentric circle decrease instructions
• Sienna sweater by Ann Smith from IK
• 24 Karat Shell
• Our Flickr group!

The Contests

• Enter a destash tip and win some Knitpicks Shadow in Vineyard by April 10th.
• Hill Country Yarns contest!

Thanks for listening! Thanks Danny Plotnick, host of Nest of Vipers podcast! Thanks to Harold!

Comments

[Jane]

I have a machine knitting blog! I also had a Bond briefly - didn't get on with it, the carriage kept falling off! But I did start with a Brother, so kinda like going from a car to a bicycle I suppose! I also host a free MK pattern links site, http://www.needlesofsteel.org.uk/ - plenty of Bond patterns on there!