Episode 52 - Summer Tour

Episode 7 - Get Ready for Spring

A new episode of Knits Up? will be available shortly. We are talking about getting ready for Spring.

OTN: I.O.U. Dad's Christmas Socks (1 is done. 2nd sock will be done soon).

Future projects: Patons Stretch Socks (My color is Plum)
Bernat Denimstyle Cardigan (My color was discontinued)
Maybe I will use the Bernat for Mr. Greenjeans


Inspiration: Socks in the City Podcast and Cosmic Fibers Yarn
The Painted Sheep and her Esty Shop

Music from the Podsafe Music Network:

Matthew Ebel "Lost My Way"

Brobdingnagian Bards "Tolkien: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings"

Episode 5 - January Knitting

January Knitting

International Year of Natural Fibres

FAO Webcast

Knit Simple (magazine)

Creative Knitting (U.S. magazine)

Plymouth Yarn Co.

TLC Cotton Plus

Patons Kroy



Music is from the Podsafe Music Network

Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving by Brady Bastards


The Alien, The Sheep And Stanley Kubrick by T. Randolph Scott


Spinning My Wheels by Dan Montgomery

Episode 4 - New Knit Year

Episode 4 is here! The audio levels should be a little louder.

My knitting resolutions this year are to cast on and knit the Braids Cardigan with TLC Cara Mia (Nylon, Acrylic, Angora, Rayon) . Also, I want to knit a cabled cardigan with Bernat Denimstyle.

Top Ten Things a Knitter Needs

• Space Bags
• Ravelry.com
• Join a Knitting Group (Guild or Social Knitting Group)
• Tape Measure and Set of Current Measurements
• Notebook
• Knitting from the Top Down by Mary Walker
• Knitting Around by Elizabeth Zimmmerman
• "Ample Knitter"
• Design Program (Knitware, Sweater Wizard)
• Microsoft Excel, Graph Paper
• LYS Name, Address, and Phone Number
• Favorite Easy Knitting Project (for when you are sitting and waiting)
• MP3 Player with good knitting podcasts (or computer)

Music from the PodSafe Music Network

Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving by Brady Bastards

Ordinary Day by Great Big Sea

New Years Resolution by Chris Ayer


What are your knitting resolutions for 2o09? Leave me a comment.

Episode 3 Hurry Up Christmas

In this episode, it is all about the OOOOOHHHHH. That would be, oh, I didn't get the gift done. My plan for knitting gifts has gone awry. OH NO, what do I knit now? Or what can I make now?

Music is from the Podsafe Music Network

Let It Go by Great Big Sea

Had a Plan, Had to Change It (Blues Instrumental) by Derek K. Miller

Christmas in the Country by Codie Prevost

Hurry Up Christmas Ideas

Ribbed Beanie from Woolie Wormhead

************************************************************************************* Short Kid Afghan (the afghan I was working on during the podcast)

US Size 15 Needles (10 mm)
Hold Two strands of Worsted Weight Yarn TOGETHER throughout entire afghan
Gauge - Not really that important

Cast on 84 stitches
Knit 7 Rows
Row 8: Knit 3 stitches, Purl until before last 3 stitches, Knit 3 stitches
Row 9: Knit all stitches
Repeat Rows 8 and 9 until afghan is almost as tall as the kid.
Repeat Row 8 for 1 row
Knit 7 Rows
Bind off.
Drink hot chocolate and repeat "Next year, I will start knitting in June......"
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Dishcloth Boutique. Site is full of dishcloth and towel patterns
Glycerin Soap Article

LorAnn Oils

Basic Soapmaking Kit from LorAnn Oils (about $15 US)

Episode 2 - Socks

Thanks for listening! Here are links for the yarns, techniques, and music in this episode.

Double Pointed Needles

Two Circular Needles (from Cat Bordhi)

The Magic Loop

Cuff Down Method

Toe Up Method

Provisional Cast Ons (from Knitting Daily TV)

Judy's Magic Cast On

Cat Bordhi

Kertzer On Your Toes Sock Yarn

Cascade Fixation (note: under the name of the yarn is the link to the free patterns)

Elann Esprit

Alan Lauris - No Matching Socks (from the Podsafe Music Network)