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Episode 68: See My Vest!

Episode 68: See My Vest!

This week we talk about knitting vests in February and what happens to our stashes when we go to Stitches.

In-Vest-ed
Smart listener Prairie Poppins (rav link) started a group devoted to knitting vests in February. Knit a sweater without sleeves during the shortest month. Here are some ideas for you:

Vestuary (rav link)
Veste Everest (scroll down)
Vest for Robyn
Vest for Sarah
Machine striped vest
Peace Fleece Buffalo Brownski (it looks like this color may have been discontinued)
Estes Vest
Honeycomb
Tweedy Vest
Skye Tweed Vest
Back-to-School U-Neck
Aran Accent Vest
Staghorn Cabled Tunic
Veronik Avery's Argyle Vest (rav link)
Deep V-neck Argyle
Drunken Argyle
Nederland Vest
Fyne Vest
Geek Chic
Kaino
Nicole
Provincial Waistcoat

Stitches Knitdown
Listener ValleyGrrl (rav link) has issued a challenge to festival go-ers to knit down their purchases before their next trek to Stitches (or Maryland Sheep & Wool or Rhinebeck or Black Sheep Gathering).

Northampton
Nordic Memories
Snugs
A Verb for Keeping Warm Silk/Merino
Amelia
Lake of the Woods
Brooks Farm Riata
Toots le Blanc
Notre Dame de Grace
Mainline

Music:
U-dot, Continental
Lost in Bessemer, Yo La Tengo

Episode 67: It's a Brand New Year!

Episode 67: It's a Brand New Year!

We are back from our holiday break. This week we talk about what was on our needles while we were off the air, some of our favorite things from 2008, and plans for 2009.

What we knit over break
Hats on! We love us some hats this winter. Accessories are the name of the game.

Eggplant beret
Foliage (Nicole's; Jenny's)
Toasty Topper
Habitat
Gretel (Nicole's in Cash Iroha and Jenny's in Invernal)
Bella Mittens
#12 Cabled Scarf from Vogue (rav link)
Cuff
Elmo sweater
Megan's Ruffled Neckwarmer (rav link)

Tubular cast-on a la Knitty Daily TV

Best of 2008
What we liked from last year's world of knitting

Japanese knitting books (Let's Knit Cable-y Goodness and Scandinavian Jacquard Caps)
A Fine Fleece
Gusanito (rav link)
Dream in Color
Alchemy Haiku
Cocoon
Terra
Norwegian Woods, a.k.a. wedding shawl
Lush and Lacy (Nicole's version)
Dulcavina (Jenny's version)
Iceland (Jenny's version)
Rose Red
Heroine
Honeycomb (rav link)

What's up for 2009?
Looking at the year ahead. They are not resolutions, they are just something we need to get through life.

NaKniSweMoDo (rav link)
Year Long Gift-a-long (YLGAL)  (rav link) is back and 100% Ravelicious

Music:
U-dot, Continental
Dark End of the Street, Eels