Episode 13 - Wet'n'Wooly

Episode 13 - Wet'n'Wooly (Show Notes)

In this episode I talk about my picks and pans from the latest issues of Knitscene and Twist Collective, discuss how I tried to outsmart the directions for the Ella coat collar and was foiled in picking up my purl side wraps on the Sand and Sea shawlette, tell you how and why I wash yarn and fleece, put Soak and Eucalan in a head-to-head test on some stinky yarn, introduce a new sewing segment and tell you all about my latest discovery - Ted Talks.

What's New

Knitscene Summer 2012 preview
Twist Collective Spring 2012
Divergent by Veronica Roth (Audio book)
The Stand by Stephen King (Audio book)
Project Runway

WIPs

Ella Coat
Sand and Sea Shawlette

Tips and Tricks

I can't find a source to validate Elizabeth Zimmerman washing yarn before knitting. If you find one, post it in the comments.

Review

Eucalan
Soak

Spinning

Power Scour
Power Scour is $15.75 for 16 ounces = 98 cents per ounce. Use 1/2 ounce per lb of fleece or 49 cents per lb.
ALL Free and Clear

ALL is $11.97 at Wal-Mart for 150 ounces = 8 cents per ounce. Use 4 ounces per lb of fleece. 32 cents per lb

Sew Crazy

Craftsy Couture Dress Class w/Susan Khalje
Dritz My Double Deluxe Dressform
Mood Fabrics
Dharma Trading Silk

Blah, Blah, Blah

Ted Talks 

Episode 12 - It's a Craftsy World

Episode 12 - It's a Craftsy World (Show Notes)

In Episode 12, I pick the winner of the recent sock KAL, talk about my new podcast schedule, announce a new spring shawl KAL with a skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Sock up for grabs, show you my finished Rose Beck shawl and Sundara socks, talk about yarn shopping in Naples, FL and the Sand and Sea shawlette, share plans for my Forest Canopy shawl, show you a fantastic crafting web site and talk about a new haute couture sewing class I'm taking and talk about listening to books vs. reading them.


News and Events
Maryland Sheep and Wool - May 5-6 2012 in Columbia, MD
Great Lakes Fiber Show - May 26-27 2012 in Wooster, Ohio
Sock KAL winner!
New Spring Shawl KAL

Finished Objects
Formerly No More Tears Socks
And So Are You Shawl

WIPs
Sand and Sea Shawlette in Artyarns Rhapsody Light Glitter
Vanilla sock in Twisted Fiber Arts Tasty in Zoinks

Top of the Queue
Forest Canopy Shawl

Best of the Web
Craftsy.com
Craftsy knitting classes
Craftsy crochet classes
Craftsy sewing classes
The Couture Dress (my class)
Knit Lampshade Cozy
Felted Cloche Hat
Mouse in a Tin

Blah Blah Blah
Audio Books vs. Book Books: Which Does the Brain Prefer?
Reading and Listening WPM

Episode 11 - The Longest Row

Episode 11 - The Longest Row (Show Notes)

In this episode, I sport my new podcast gear, talk about upcoming local events and my pending vacation, bail on the idea of cabled socks for the Ravelry group KAL, work on the longest row ever, discuss cuff ruffles, review a newish Fair Isle motif book, illustrate what happens when USPS gets hold of a set of ChiaGoo needles, show off some awesome felted slippers and my spinning progress and tell you about a new device that can sequence your DNA on your PC for less than the cost of a flat-screen television.

News and Events
Wexford Knits Cafe Press Shop
Knitter's Fantasy - April 14 2012 in Youngstown, OH
Maryland Sheep and Wool - May 5-6 2012 in Columbia, MD
Great Lakes Fiber Show - May 26-27 2012 in Wooster, Ohio


WIPs
Formerly No More Tears Socks
And So Are You Shawl
Ella Coat

Review
200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter's Directory by Mary Jo Mucklestone

Stash Flash
ChiaGoo needles
Felted slippers from Lithuania

Blah Blah Blah
LittleFreeLibrary.org
Mini-DNA sequencer