It’s a Purl, Man

Well… My pumkin has a wedding dress and as soon as I have recovered from this long weekend I will post some great new episodes.

Soon, a day or two, I promise.

Kathy, of Grumperina fame, joins me on this show to talk about socks, stash, and everything in-between. She is so cool… I’m not worthy…

YARN-A-LOT Links
Cascade Fixation
Pony Pearl Knitting Needles
The Bosworth’s
Greenwood Hill Farm
Stitches East
Green Mountain Spinnery
Skientily Clad
Komi Style Hat
Classic Elite Classic Silk
Winmil Fabric
Fabric Place
Windsor Button
Sew Fisticated
MUSIC: Spa by Johnny Socko
SOCKS Links
Cabin Fever
Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook
Jay Walker Sock Pattern
Lorna’s Laces Shephard’s Sock Yarn
Etsy
Regia Bamboo
Knitting on the Road

 

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FYI - I will post a new show later today, it’s really good and fun, with Kathy…

It’s so cool that she spent time with me doing the show.

Soon…

Hey all… Today’s romantic voyage begins with my usual and ends with a discussion about an upcoming trip to italy. My friend Alanna has started a travel company for knitters called Tactile Travels. Please check out her site for more information about her trips.

I have setup a voicemail system to start gathering audio commentary, please try it out at 206-984-4286.

Also in the calendar, the Spark Craft Studio is having a brunch with Vickie Howell on March 4. Please check out there site for more info.

Have a great valentines and stay warm out there… Thanks for listening.

MUSIC: Traveling Radio by jr

also… I don’t think I could say any-rate more in my show… wow … I fumble so much in this episode. You’d think I had never given anyone a valentine before.

 

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Well…

I went to the Porter Square Book’s Happy Hooking event and learned to make the One Skien Scarf from the new Deb Stoller book, Happy Hooker. I finished it in two days and it looks… well… it’s done I guess…

Try as I might I can’t get into this weird hooking lifes style. I have two issues. One, it’s maddening to work off a chain… I really don’t see how you can make things straight and tidy like knitting. Two, I really haven’t found any patterns that suit me in the Stoller book. ( I really wanted to buy a copy from the store, suppoerting them and all)
But I am now interested in returning to Kim Werker’s Get hooked book and try and maks some of the little crocheted anime figurines (I’ll be damned if I call them dolls). I know that most of the book is teeny-bop stuff, but I really like the cute little toys. I have some youngens I can make them for.

So, you are probably thinking to yourself, Guido… Why have you not posted pictures of this awesome new talent?

This time I have a real excuse (no more using that tired I forgot or the dog ate my image excuse anymore). My pumpkn and her pumpkn posse have taken over all rights to my digital camera for the next three weeks while they go wedding dress shopping and take super secret photos. So I am powerless to rebel against the powers that be and will have to wait to post new images.

Finally, a little show house cleaning… I have removed the explicit tag from my show. I dont’ think I am that explicit and if other shows don’t do it, why should I. It’s not like I’m dropping the F-Bomb or discussing the intimate relationship my privates and yarn have…(not that it isn’t amusing to hear this on other shows, but I am way less explicit than that) Anyhow, while I am not completely family friendly, I am friendly enough for most families.

So that’s that…

I am accompanied on this episode by the fantastic Stitchy McYarnPants. We take a trip in her Museum of Kitschy Stitches to find some of the origins of the male patterns. She has promised to add images of the exhibits on her site.
Some background, I have the following categories of male sweater patterns:
Mud Colors (most sweaters for guys are grey, black, navy, brown, or some combo of such)
Man Stripe (think abercrombie and finch)
The Cosby Sweater (nuff said)
Cable, rib, gansey (usually in a mud color)
NEW Lil Boy’s (upsized childrens sweater)
NEW Women’s Matchy (designed for her first and should have been left at that)

Please comment about this show, I am really interested in anything you have to say about the guy man issue.

MUSIC : Katrina’s Sitch and Bitch by Kentucky Jelly

IMAGES: Sttchy has posted the images in this post

 

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On today’s show I share the discussions I had with local yarn stores that were at Stitches East.

INTERVIEWS (in order of appearance on show)
Marie Connolly of Stitch DC in Washington D.C. (with acrylic heckling from Brandon Mably)
Carol of Rosie’s Yarn Cellar in Philly, PA (who also writes Go Knit In Your Hat and makes hand dyed yarn at Black Bunny Hop)
Lorraine Guadet of A Good Yarn in Baltimore, MD
Chris Cahs of Cloverhill Yarn Shop in Baltimore, MD

MUSIC
Darling by The Jon Conahan Group

 

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