Episode 61: Single Skein September Begins!

Episode 61: SSS (50:45)

This week we gush about fabulous gifts from YOU! We talk about hats good for Single Skein September, how we are using Ravelry, and how sometimes the knits you abandoned are really good projects.

Upfront: Thank you!

Thank you, Ravelers, for such a wonderful gift! If the gushing embarrasses you, you can skip to minute 8. Thanks to Goldiegirl for orchestrating this amazing present. Thank you Roxanne from Artfibers!

Single Skein September

• Jenny searched through 89 pages of free patterns and added them to her favorites.
• Ravelry now has Boolean searching
• Nicole's favorites
• Spring Cap by Woolly Wormhead
• Lauren by Ann Weaver
• Jenny's cool Center Square
• The hat above is the Unoriginal Hat

We talk about so many hats that you should just check out our favorites to see what we are loving on Ravelry these days!

Hat tips: girls like colors!!

How we are using Ravelry

• Wow! Where'd you get that cardigan thread
• Search forums before asking a question because the answer might already be out there
• Netflix group
• Knitting Nurses group
• Norah Gaughan group
• Groups are great support!
• Pattern search
• Friend activity ROCKS!
• KismetKnits Nantucket
• Habitat is now for sale

Guess who's coming back to the needles? It's Nicole's dad's sweater!

• Linden
• Dad's sweater
• It's a keeper! It's handsome and toasty.
• I want to add pockets
• How can I add width? Perhaps a gusset, thereby making it into a modified drop shoulder.
• Inspired by hcarey's Paul's Hooded Cardi
• I could also steek the back piece and make a cable panel up the back!

Music:

• Udot: Continental
• Thao with the Get Down Stay Down: Bag of Hammers
• Lightspeed: Champion Drylips

Comments

[Leslie]

Thanks for the great new episode! (I have 5 minutes left to go, which I will hear when I walk to Trader Joe's in a bit!) I use Ravelry in much of the same ways you guys do -- I do not have a queue but my "favorites" list serves as my queue. (Much less guilt that way and I can de-favorite items to accomodate the fluidity of my knitting intentions.) I also love "friend activity." I have found many, many great patterns that way. I also like the forums. I don't participate that much BUT it is great to find Golden Retriever lovers (or whatever) who are also knitters. It's also, as you mentioned, a great way to get practical questions answered like "how scratchy is Lopi?" or "do I really need two skeins to make that shawl?" Speaking of shawls, Nicole, I decided to take your advice and make the Shetland Triangle my first shawl. I'm going to make it with some Sundara sock yarn I bought on Ravelry -- I'm waiting for it to arrive and I'm waiting for Wrap Style to arrive at the library's Presidio Branch! :) THANKS.

[Trish]

Ladies:

Thank God you found that Transformers hat! I can finally knit a hat my son will probably never take off! Have you seen any cool hats with the British flag motif? As always, you are delightful to listen to.

So, I'm actually catching up on old podcasts - I had a spot in there where a missed a few. You totally gave me a shout out in the wildfire knits podcast. Thanks! Sorry to be so late in acknowledging.

And hey - I'd love you guys to check out my blog - I just launched it today in celebration of winning a knitting design contest at Knit 1 - the coolest yarn boutique - here in Chicago. Pics of the designs and the store are on the blog.

I would appreciate any feedback you might have! As always, keep up the great podcast!

[Hillary]

Oooh, I'm a new fan of Thao, she's awesome, thank you!

And thank you so much for your kind words about Paul's sweater. I refer to it as "the Frankenstein sweater" because I had to make so many "fixes" to it... but I'm really happy to hear that they look like nice details from the outside ;)

[Cirilia]

Hi ladies--great episode but I'm bummed I missed out on contributing to the thank you gift, what a dolt!

Re: tagging, I use any and all terms that I might use in the future. So I'd use "cables, cabled, cable." That way I'm covered!

[luckylily]

Great episode. Thanks for the link to "wow-were'd you get that cardigan" I can never get enough cute cardigan patterns.

[yarnopfile]

Hey, where's your donate button?

[gray la gran]

sounds like i use ravelry much in the same way as y'all.
i especially enjoy the "friend activity" feature.
i've noticed when i've marked something as a favorite, a little window opens and lets me add tags on the spot.
i'm going to have to go back now and check your favorites so i can see all these 'cute' hats y'all talked about.
another feature i love about ravelry is researching a project i'm considering making. i love to see all the different yarns used, and read up on possible obstacles before i cast on.