Episode 53: Wooly Spring

Episode 53: Wooly Spring (44:31)

This week we talk about the Spring IK, what we're working on, and Nicole interviews Mind of Winter/Julia Trice.

Time to reflect:

We talk about the Yarn Harlot, Stash Retirement Accounts,

Dream in Color Classy
Lucky 7 Hat
Alhambra Scarf pattern
Nicole's version
Manos Silk Blend
Saarjte's Bootees
Vogue "Backgammon Sweater"
Prairie Tunic (scroll down)
Jaeger Siena
Roam
Hanami Shawl
Jade Sapphire Cashmere Silk
Mountain Mohair
Nashua Creative Focus

The New IK: What do you think?

Barbara Gregory's pattern that we couldn't remember: Anatolia

Mind of Winter/Mind of Spring

Nicole chats with Julia Trice.

Honeymoon Camisole
Asana
Boho Baby
Greetings from Knit Cafe
Rowan All Season's Cotton
Tahki Cotton Classic
Rowan Cotton Glace
Classic Elite Premiere
Cascade Pima Tencel
Marnie McClean
She's working on the Tomten now!

Thanks to Elizabeth Boyle (sorry for mixing up your name), Jacquelyn Landry, and Janice from Knitflix!

Music:
U-dot: Continental
How it Goes: For Stars
Back in France: For Stars

Comments

[Elemmaciltur]

iTunes is having problems downloading the episode. (Err = 8006)

[susan Lowell]

Excellent podcast. You're like family to me. susan93940 on Ravelry

[sarah]

my iTunes is having trouble downloading too. :( i'll see if i can convince it.

[Shannon]

Ditto on the iTunes problem! Double grrrr!

[Jenny]

I just changed the soundfile url- try it again, it should be working now... at least it's downloading to my itunes.

[Marce]

For the first 10 min of the show, everytime Jenny said something I kept saying, "Me too!!" Love that.

Knitting Zen - sigh - someday.

[Nadia Lewis]

Great show, girls!

Was someone knitting? Probably a silly question, I know, but I really loved that little clicking in the background.

[Leslie]

Thank you, as always, for a great podcast. I always enjoy the SF location stuff. I was picturing your interview at Dolores Park. (The tacqueria is right near my son's school so I could practically taste the post-knitting- shopping tacos.) On your other topic, I find that it is delicate balancing the need to get through a current knit and the excitement about knits to come. One thing I'm also finding is that while there are some projects that we are just destined to knit (i.e., if you simply cannot stop thinking about it and maybe it even appears in your dreams!), there are other projects that just fade over time. I am amazed that I constantly rework my "favorites" in Ravelry (which acts more like a queue for me). Some things that I was originally excited about actually get deleted after a little bit of time. So although I'm all in favor of occasional impulse yarn buying, letting an upcoming project percolate a little will show me whether I really & truly must knit it or whether it was just a passing liking. (Does that make sense?) Anyway, thanks for a great episode!

[Sandy]

I wanted to elaborate a little bit on what I meant by learning patience from knitting. It translates a lot into everyday life, as well. If I'm sitting at a restaurant waiting for food, I won't be as impatient if I can pull out my knitting to pass the time. Same thing if the trains/busses are delayed or waiting in between flights at the airport. It adds a whole new dimension of patience to my life.

[Becky]

I too was really disappointed in the patterns in the new Interweave Knits. I tried to find some discussion of it on Ravelry and couldn't, so I was glad you brought it up, and glad to hear that it isn't just me who thought these patterns were uninspiring (at best) or ugly (at worst).

[Rose]

I agree with your opinion concerning the last issue of Interweave Knits. I, too, love the magazine and I tried to view the patterns impartially, considering different age groups, different demographics, etc but I still found them rather ugly! The articles and ads were the best parts of the last couple of issues.
Your podcast, along with Sticks & String are, in my opinion, the very best. They are well organized, intelligent, informative, and entertaining.
Thanks.

[Janice]

You're welcome! I'm interested to hear how the spinning is coming along and what you think of the book.

[hillary]

I'm so relieved to hear you bring up the topic of IK. It's such a taboo to criticize them, but I was really disappointed with this past issue. The patterns are not as youthful and interesting as past issues, I think. My big fear is that IK is going to become so much like Knitters that we won't be able to tell them apart. I miss the rustic Colorado feel they used to have that was so different from everything else out there. Thanks for starting the therapy :)

[Julia]

I was in Italy when this aired and just got around to listening to it. Thanks so much for the wonderful interview - you are a great interviewer, Nicole, and it was totally fun to hang out. My only regret is that I didn't get to meet Jenny!

[Marnie]

Great episode. I really enjoyed hearing your interview with Julia :)

[Iann the girl]

Meditation is allowing thoughts to arise and not attaching a story to them. It's not making the mind go blank. For me knitting can be as meditative as anything else just as mundane.

[Sally Villarreal]

I'm behind on my podcasts, but I listened to the Stephanie Pearl-McPhee episode on a flight a few weeks ago. I'm still laughing at that "mouthy laceweight in the back."

Stashing for retirement is a great idea. Now that I'm trying to save money, I realize my nice stash is making it easier to get through the "lean times."

However, I've also slowed my buying because I think it'd be a shame if I died and didn't get to knit all that great yarn. Still, I'd want some to pass on to other knitters.

A friend of mine knit the Roped Shell in IK in linen. It looks fabulous, and much lighter than silk or cotton.

http://titianknitter.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/roped-shell/

I have the same issues with keeping notes. I thought most designers figured out how to knit it as they went along?

I find myself getting more and more disappointed as I find out more about how little control designers have in magazines.

I followed yarn pirate's baby knits and it made my clock tick. Part of me wants to start knitting them now. Part of me thinks I should decide if I want kids before I do that.