Stash and Burn

Episode 34: Tales From the Knit

Episode 34: Tales from the Knit (37:36)

We talk to one of our favorite bloggers, Jessica Rose of Rose-Kim Knits, about her ongoing search for truly horrible knits, hear Vicki's tale about a gruesome end for a handknit gift, and cringe at Sara's knitting related trip to the ER.

Nicole's Knitting Horror

A fan of Nicole's scarf

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

• Jessica's blog
• Knits with no pants
• Knee pads
• Full body mohair
• Scary trends: the poncho (carnivorous poncho photo)
• Big Ass Knits
• More Big Ass Knits
• More Thursday classics
• Wes as Jin from Lost
• Aardvarks on a Tank

Vicki's Story: A Knitting Inferno

Sara's Story: Knitting Gore

Music
Buffy Theme: Nerf Herder
Totentanz: Franz Liszt (played by Krystian Zimmerman)
Walk through the Fire: Joss Whedon (performed by S.M. Gellar etc.)
Black Angels: George Crumb (performed by the Kronos Quartet)
I'm a Vampire: Future Bible Heroes

Episode 33: Doing the Deeleebo

Download Episode 33: Doing the Deeleebo (34:52)

Nicole and Jenny talk about their lace past and present and drool over lace online.

Contemplating Lace...

• hurrah for Nicole's thesis!
• The Shetland Triangles on flickr
• Artfibers Ming
• Variation on a Frill
• Manos Cotton Stria review on Knitters Review
• knitting lace on big yarn versus fingering weight
• Flower Basket Shawl
• Knitpicks Alpaca Cloud
• Does knitting English style make a difference in lace?
• Jenny's stalled stole
• Nicole's Tulips
• Skaters Top by Veronik Avery
• Tips:
  
  • Count your stitches- it's easy to add or drop stitches accidentally
  • lifelines- remember the row number you put the line in!
  • stitch markers

• triangle or rectangle?
• Candleflame shawl
• A gorgeous example of the Paisley lace shawl from IK Spring 2005 
• swallowtail
• Kelp's Madli's Shawl from IK Summer 04
• Folk Shawls by Cheryl Oberle

Lace online to browse and daydream about...

• Lacefreak
• Knit the knits
• Monoidal Transformations
• The Purloined Letter
• The Forest Path Stole
• Wendy Knits' great lace list
• Muir
• Elann's free patterns
• Salina Shawl
• sockpr0n's Hanami
• Splityarn's Hanami

Sockburning is still going on! Upload your project to the Stash and Burn group on Flickr tagged 'Sockburning' and win awesome prizes- books, handspun sock yarn and more!

Music
Dig Me Out: Sleater Kinney
I looked all over town: Magnetic Fields
Taireva: Cosmas Magaya

Episode 32: Yo-Yoing

Episode 32: Yo-Yoing (36:32)

A new day, a new diet. Nicole and Jenny ramble and review Veronik Avery's new book.

New stash resolutions

• No new yarn until the new year!
• Oregon coast sweater
• Donegal Tweed
• Shetland Triangle
• Artfibers Ming
• Knightsbridge from the Fibre Company
• Joseph Galler's Sahara
• Fiesta's Baby Boom
• Jo Sharp Soho Summer
• Nanoswemo
• Malabrigo
• gretel beret
• le slouch (pdf)

A great book for fall knitting- we're in love with just about every pattern!

• Knitting Classic Style by Veronik Avery
• Yarn Harlot's one row scarf
• Poutine

Music:
Dig Me Out: Sleater Kinney
Losing Your Affection: Future Bible Heroes
Murderer: Low

Episode 31: One Skein Winners

Episode 31: One Skein Winners (32:42)

Single Skein September comes to a close, and everyone made amazing projects! We look at all the one skeiners on the Stash and Burn Flickr page and draw for winners.

SSS in Review

• Folksonomy
• Orata's Tilted Duster
• Jessica K's sweater (IK Fall 2003)
• The Marsan Watchcap Pattern
• Devittles' Marsan Watchcap
• Devittle's Center Square
• Center Square Pattern
• Civilwargal's Jamaica Pouch
• Gonzo Mama's Endora Blanket
• Endora blanket pattern
• Le Slouch Pattern (pdf)
• Meg0's Slouchy Copycat Hat
• Slouchy Copy Cat Hat pattern
• Goldiegirl9's gretel beret
• Cinnamon_girl75's Rainy Day Scarf out of one skein of Malabrigo
• Aleth495's garter mitts from Leigh Radford's One Skein 
• Legwarmers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
• Maceknits' legwarmers
• Sashi's sweater: Pattern from Stitch and Bitch Nation by Debbie Stoller
• Lacefreak's amazing doily
• Lacefreak's amazing Lyra Shawl
• Omlycraft's Traveller's socks
• Elysbeth's mittens by Anna Zilboorg
• Mamamarce's Luxe Neckwarmer from Knit 2 Together
• Ilovesoup's kiddie capelet
• Kiddie Capelet Pattern
• Jillthereckless' Cherry Garcia by Hello Yarn
• Orata's cabled hat
• Lauren Snell's fair isle hat
• Visit the Flickr page!
• Nicole's Santa Cruz hat and string bag (combo of everlasting bag stopper and elisa's nest tote)

The Winners!

• CraftyCarolyn wins for most projects-- 16! More one skeins coming your way...
• Laurie1176 wins a skein of STR
• Lynnewio wins 2 skeins of Rowan Yorkshire Tweed Aran
• Mamamarce wins 2 skeins of Artfibers Kyoto

The Next Contest

• Socktoberfest Stash Busting! Knit a pair of socks or a project with sock yarn in the month of October, upload it to the Stash and Burn Flickr group tagged "sockburning" and enter to win a prize! Each project will receive one entry. Thanks for the suggestion, Deb!

Thanks Itty Bitty Knitty Committee for inviting us to your knit night! Thanks to Cottage Yarns for hosting!

Music

Dig Me Out: Sleater Kinney
Confirmed Must Ride: Continental