Episode 14: Ravelympics!

Ravelympics Controversy

Letter from USOC can be found HERE.

**Subsequent letter of apology can be found HERE. ** It was released after I recorded. My humble opinion? It doesn't quite cut the cheese. I still will not be viewing the Olympic games this summer.

Knitting For Good

Donate any amount to Julie's (aka schildkraut1 on ravelry) classroom in Brooklyn, NY in order to purchase captivating books for next year's 7th grade students.

**DONATE HERE**

Once you receive your confirmation email for your donation from donorschoose.org , forward that over to me at jessica.peled@gmail.com  Please include your Ravelry name as well. You will be entered to win a hardcopy of the Coastal Kids Collection generously donated by Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting :0)

We will run this donation incentive until the end of August or until Julie's reaches her goal of $407- whichever comes first!!!


On The Needles

Summer Solstice Mystery Shawl KAL 2012  by Wendy Johnson

Lace Cast On  - Scroll down a little less than halfway down the page.


Off The Needles

The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief  by Orange Flower


Spinning

I learn I am a "sparkle girl" while spinning my first Loop! Bullseye Bump :0)

Events

The Knitting Local Summer Swap sign- ups are extended until 6/26. SIGN UP HERE!!

Join me over at Team Sasquatch!!!

Tour de Fleece- 6/30 - 7/22

Ravelympics - 7/27- 8/12

Introduce Yourself!!!

Thanks!!!

Thanks Rachel for putting together such a great podcast, Knit Cents! Wishing you good luck in the future!

All music provided by musicalley.com

Episode 13: Great Success!

Sorry shownotes took me so long this time around!

Introduce Yourself!

On The Needles

The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief by Orange Flower

Using Beads!! I'm using the dental floss threader method.

Off The Needles

Washcloths and preemie hats!!

I give my humble opinion about Knit Picks Dishie :0)

Spinning

Gnome Acres Superwash BFL in the Franklin colorway

I got 309 yds at 13 wpi! Love it!!

New Podcasts

Chrissy the Great formerly of the Manic Purl audio podcast is back! She is dipping her toes in the waters of video podcasting. See her first episode here.

Check out A Spinner's Whirled  - a new videopodcast focusing on spinning!

Also Skein After Skein  is a new duo audio podcast!

Swap Announcement!!

Sign up for our summer swap "Knitting Local" HERE!!!  Sign ups are until June 20, 2012

Knitting For Good

The Happy Camper Fibers Podcast is hosting a charity KAL for Camp Happy through June 30. Find more info here. 

Interview with Tracey of Remembering Remy!!

Thank you Tracey!

An Audio Essay for WWKIP Day

Episode 12: Monkey off My Back

Ooops!!
For clarification:

1. Sheep are bred not "breeded" (grammar please?)
2. Wendy Johnson didn't personally email me about her mystery KAL-('Jessica, you must hear about my great idea...') I subscribe to her blog via email :0)
3. Marian1 contacted me on Ravelry to let me know that the YAI Knit-A-Thon was a huge success and almost $4000 was raised- knitters rule!!

Introduce Yourself!


On The Needles

Preemie Baby Beanies by Karen Everitt

Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth - Peaches & Cream
   
The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief by Orange Flower


Off The Needles

Sleeping Baby's Castle Blanket by Sally Rainey

Tulip Lace Washcloth by Love2Knit


Spinning

Gnome Acres Superwash BFL in the Franklin colorway

Spinatude drop spindles

Pumpkin Hill Farm  support spindles

Wildhare Fiber Studio mulberry silk

Heidi's Pottery support spindle bowl


Events/News

Stitch N Pitch- June 3, 2012 in NYC

WendyKnits Summer Solstice Mystery Shawl


Knitting For Good

Thank you to everyone who has made our Remembering Remy KAL a success! The KAL will be finished on June 3rd. Grand prize winners will be announced June 7!

Jibber Jabber

"Training" for Tour de Fleece

Sewing tips provided by KB listeners Irisss, Janmarie & pmack17.

Weaving- Olivia is warped! Scrappy Scarf project is on the loom.

Craftsy Online Classes

Thanks

Andy Mullen for Brooklyn Rain

Over by Tim George

Episode 11: Short But Sweet

Introduce Yourself!


On The Needles

Sleeping Baby's Castle Blanket by Sally Rainey


Off The Needles

Ragdoll By Debbie Bliss

The Little Princess with Little Red Riding Hood

A Memory Bag by Brenda Dayne

Yup, That's me, Brenda, and my memory bag

Spinning

Finished spinning some Targhee from Solitude Wool - I heart targhee!!!

Next up: 4 oz. of superwash BFL from Gnome Acres for the Knitabulls Spin Along

Fiber split for fractal spinning

Tour de Fleece

Find the ravelry group here.

Join us over on Team Sasquatch

My personal challenge- spinning 2 oz. of silk on a supported spindle.

Knitting For Good

Congrats to our Remembering Remy April incentive winners: jamlknitter and mippyfoofalina :0)

The Remembering Remy KAL will continue through June 3, 2012

Events

Mets Stitch n Pitch June 3, 2012- tickets still available until May 22 through Lion Brand Yarn Studio

Jibber Jabber

Sew Along thread here.

There is a promise of a small something from me if you post a FO for our SAL which will continue until the end of June.

My first sewing project!

I learned from this project that I need better tools!! I also have to learn how to deal with directional fabric.....oh yeah- and that pesky thread barf!

Thread barf!!

Thanks

Andy Mullen for "Brooklyn Rain"

Adrina Thorpe for "Fly Fly Fly"











Episode 10: Double Digits!

Introduce Yourself!

On The Needle

Sleeping Baby's Castle Blanket by Sally Rainey

Ragdoll by Debbie Bliss

Essential Knits for Kids by Debbie Bliss

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK

LB Martha Stewart Crafts extra soft wool blend

Misti Alpaca Pima Cotton & Silk Handpaint


Off The Needles

Preemie Baby Beanies by Karen Everitt

Happy Cheerful Preemie Hats

Tea Toters by Julie Tarsha

Peaches and Cream

Tea anyone?

Victorian Rose  by Grace McEwen

Classic Elite Lush

Sooo soft!!

Spinning

The Sheep's Company Masham

Yum!!!

Solitude Wool  Targhee

The Knitter's Book of Wool by Clara Parkes

The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook

Knitting For Good

Remembering Remy KAL thread

Remembering Remy Prize Thread

A hearty "Thank You" to Patfrag, aka Pat, for her prize donation!

Knit.Me.Happy. Endometriosis Awareness KAL/SAL

YAI Project Assist's Knit-A-Thon

New Podcasts

The Commuter Knitter Podcast

Down Cellar Studios Podcast

Never Not Knitting Episode 36: Embracing The Bump : That listener story is me!!

Welcome back Alana!!

Events

Stitch 'N Pitch 2012

Go Team Sasquatch!!!

Ravelympics 2012

Jibber Jabber

Our Sew Along will start May 1st! Please join us!

Thanks!!

Thank you for the iTunes reviews!

Thanks to the 2 Knit Lit Chicks!!!

Thanks to Diane, ticodee02, for a gorgeous Downton Abbey swap package!

Thanks to Lynda, raindrop1963, for a beautiful KGASS package!

"Brooklyn Rain" by Andy Mullen and "Carolina" by Caguama are both available at Music Alley.

Episode 9: Feeling The Love

Oops!!

• I forgot to mention the colorway of the Classic Elite Lush yarn I'm knitting my Victorian Rose scarf from: #4401 or a very pure white ;0)
• I also forgot to thank Barb and Tracie of The 2 Knit Lit Chicks podcast for mentioning Knitting Brooklyn and the Remembering Remy KAL in their episode 17 :0)
• Just to clarify- our May Incentive Prize for the Remembering Remy KAL will be a soap/lotion set donated by Dawn (knittinwolf) of the Wolfe Farms Podcast.

Introduce Yourself!!

Jennifer, aka shadystroll on ravelry, has a beautiful new, free shawlette pattern called Ka'ana Shawlette.  I am deciding whether to buy new yarn for this pattern or to use some Rowan Calmer from my stash.

Kristen, aka Mamaholmes on ravelry, has a new blog for her video podcast Mama Knits.

On The Needles

Sleeping Baby's Castle Blanket by Sally Rainey
Yarn and needle details in previous episode's shownotes :0)

Sandykins (ravelry name) posted this video for 'The Invisible Braided Join' on The Knit Girllls group:

Victorian Rose by Grace Mcewen
Needle: US size 9 (5.5 mm)
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns: Lush

Provisional Cast-On:

Spinning

GnomeAcres has teamed up with Diane of Knitabulls and The Knitting In Circles podcast for a SAL in May/June. More info HERE.

Events

Ravelympics 2012
Team Sasquatch
Stitch N' Pitch
Spring Cleaning with Glen of the Fiber & Fabric Podcast

Knitting For Good

The winner of the Remembering Remy March Incentive Prize was announced!
Commuter Knitter Podcast

April's Incentive:
A ravelry pattern up to a $10 value donated by Rachel of the Knit.Me.Happy. podcast
Owl Knitting Needle Gauge donated by Casey of Tangerine Designs.

See all the awesome prizes donated for the Grand Prize Drawing HERE.

Lisa, aka jamlknitter, blogged about Knitting Brooklyn and our Remembering Remy KAL HERE. (Knitting Blogcast)

Jibber Jabber

Sew- Along!!

• will begin May 1
• we had a tie between Easy Drawstring Bag by The Purl Bee and Buttercup Bag by made-by-rae so we will sew either one or both for the SAL :0)
• separate thread for the SAL HERE.

Weaving!!!!

This beauty will come live with me!!

photo courtesy of Paradise Fibers

A 25" Schacht Rigid Heddle loom ( and I got the stand!!)

Craftsy- check out Angela Tong's Rigid Heddle Weaving Class

"Brooklyn Rain" by Andy Mullen

"Mistreating Yarn Blues" by Jacob Haller

Episode 8: I Wanna Craft All The Things!

Introduce Yourself !!

On The Needles

see show notes for episode 7 :0)

KGASS : Using the Double Moss Stitch found in Knit & Purl: 250 stitches to knit edited by, Erika Knight

Knitting Grrrs

My seeded rib sock gives me trouble!

Spinning

Finished my Shetland fiber from Spin Monkeys!
Started spinning my Masham fiber from The Sheep's Company- love it!!
Source for masham fiber information - The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

New Podcasts

Promo played for The Fiber and Fabric Podcast hosted by the lovely Glen :0)

A great new video podcast called MamaKnits hosted by the adorable Kristen !

Knitting For Good

Remembering Remy Preemie Hat KAL

Knit.Me.Happy. Endometriosis Awareness KAL/SAL

YAI Knit-A-Thon

Jibber Jabber

Congrats to Carin of Round the Twist and her guy on their engagement!

Sew-A-long!! Vote for your favorite pattern here.

My new love : weaving!
Listening to Weave Cast with Syne Mitchell
Falling head over heels for this Rigid Heddle loom.

Thanks!

Thank you for listening and to everyone who has joined the group and left iTunes reviews.
Thank you to all of my fellow podcasters who have supported our Remembering Remy KAL on their own shows :0)

**Please note that episode 9 will be recorded on April 16, 2012 due to the Passover holiday!**