On today’s show Mandy Moore and Leanne Praine talk about there newly released book Yarn Bombing. It’s a guide to kntting graffiti and the very public world of knitting.
IAPM68 – Summer TNNA 2009 Spectacular
This show is chock full of interviews from the Summer TNNA 2009. If that isn’t enough, check out the live feed post here.
Many thanks to Buffalo Gold for taking me in and letting me go to the show.
Interviews
- Chrissy Gardiner of Gardiner Yarn Works talks about her designs and new book Toe-Up! Patterns and Worksheets to Whip Your Sock Knitting Into Shape
- Diana of Ewe and I in Nartberth, PA
- Beth Smith of The Spinning Loft(home of the Batt Bar)n Howell, MI
- Amy King of Spunky Eclectic talks about her new book Spin Control: Techniques for Spinning the Yarns You Want
- Abby Franquemont (fiber evangelist, ask to see her cape) of Abby’s Yarns
- Special thanks to Kat for setting up the three fibery interviews above
- Dave Van Stralen, President of Louet North America
- Carol Sulcoski of Go Knit in Your Hat
- Susan and Jill of Y2knits (they like travel tuscany, knit continental, and organize designers for knit garments )
- Sue Caldwell of Lovely Yarns in Baltimore (queen of the knitting Huns)
- Laurel Murphy of HandKnitting.com
- Vallery of Mountain Meadow Wool Mill in Buffalo, Wyoming
technical delay…
the TNNA show will be up By tommorrow night… technical difficulties… :P sorry for the delay
IAPM67: Colorful People and Pets
On todays episode My friend Deb reviews Pet Projects and Kristin Nicholas talks about some fun going ons at her farm. I also play a promo for a fun new podcast called Kiping it real.
IAPM66: Pirates and Designers
In this Episode my friend Jen shares some insite into the Design Copyright discussion. Jen also posted more about it here.
I would love to hear you thoughts on this issue.
Sadly, this show is very short. I am having a hard time finding my voice as I switch from an older computer setup to a new one. Still trying to get comfortable with new computer/mic. I think I will be back in full swing again by the end of the summer.
ADDED:
Oh yeah… I have started to play promos for other knitting podcasts again. This week I played one for KnitScape.
IAPM65:TNNA Updates with link love
I went to TNNA and all I brought you back is this lousy post… OK, this post and and two podcasts. Todays show is a quick overview of my weekend… secrets revealed…
First, all the time below is GMT, so please subtract 4 hours for the real time.
I put all the pieces together into chronological order and have added names and links so that you can find out more about the great people and things I found on the TNNA floor.
Friday



taken from Zealana booth

Michael from Universal Yarn
Voice Mail Jun 12 05:49 PM – Kimberly from the Alpaca Yarn Company

LIVE AWESOME VIDEO UPDATE with MARLY
- Cocoon by Universal Yarn
- Kraemer Yarn (silver)
- Jacques Cartier Clothier (qiviuk/Vacuna)
- Buffalo Gold (Buffalo)
- Bijou Spun (yak)
- Zealana (possum)
Voice Mail Jun 12 06:48 PM – Jenny tells all

Jenny twitters here

Barry’s can be found here
Voice Mail Jun 13 12:39 AM – Angela from the Alpaca Yarn Company
Voice Mail Jun 13 12:43 AM – Owner of Black Sheep LYS

I think that this is the shop here

This is a picture that I tweeted about Jenny and Kim tweeting… super Meta
Saturday
Voice Mail Jun 13 01:53 PM Elissa and the Kuku Dolls

Sheep make friends with the kuku dolls
Voice Mail Jun 13 03:06 PM Annie from Annie Adams Jewelry

Annie Adams had some beautiful stuf including these hematite stitch markers and necklace
Voice Mail Jun 13 03:15 PM – Carol from Farmhouse Yarns

Multiple monsters patterns on one CD!!

My favorite booth to grab some water and chill was Deep South Fibers
Voice Mail Jun 13 03:47 PM – Donna from Deep South Fibers

Deep South Fibers had some amazing monsters
LIVE AKWARD VIDEO UPDATE

This is a listener who heard me and then showed me her awesome new designs
Voice Mail Jun 13 04:20 PM – Jamie from Interweave
Voice Mail Jun 13 05:39 PM – Chrissy(and her new book) from Gardiner Yarn Work

Pretty pretty in the Gardiner Yarn Work booth
Voice Mail Jun 13 05:52 PM Hansi and her new book

I have the biggest knitting crush on Hansi and her new book
(maybe I can get her to design me a sheep to knit?)

Jessica poses for me at Interweave’s “let them tweet cake” event
Voice Mail Jun 13 07:39 PM – The Ladies from Lovely Yarn and special guest talk about Jeni’s Ice Cream, Alchemy Yarns, and Qiviut
Voice Mail Jun 13 08:16 PM – Marly in the PolarKnit Booth

Marly of yarnthing podcast pointed out these fleece big blue balls by polarknits

Offhand Designs makes beautiful bags from sophisticated fabrics
Voice Mail Jun 13 08:50 PM – Guido is Overwhelmed by TNNA

I totally begged Cookie A to pose with the sheep (squee)
Sunday

Y2Knit, like you need a reason 2Knit
Voice Mail Jun 14 03:44 PM – Kathy Elkin from WEBS (was supposed to be video, oh well)
Voice Mail Jun 14 03:56 PM – Joan from White Lies Designs

Annie Modesitt is an amazingly talented masked crusader
Voice Mail Jun 14 04:29 PM – Cecily and Melissa, authors of the upcoming New England knits in front of the Interweave booth

Lorna’s Laces are serving up yarns like fine wine
Voice Mail Jun 14 04:50 PM – Twisted Sisters at their booth

This came out of a pattern book by the Twisted Sisters

The Twisted Sisters folks make friendly with the sheep.

Check out the new color of The Knit Kit
Voice Mail Jun 14 05:09 PM – Dave from Louet

Dave from Louet Yarn is an excellent guy
Voice Mail Jun 14 05:28 PM – Vincent from Berger from France

I love the attitude on this Berger of France baby

Positive Yarn is trying to help yarn get online

Weeks Dye Works has wonderful colors, but not knitting yet…

Durango buttons and owners are so awesome…
Voice Mail Jun 14 05:59 PM – Kathy Merrick author of Crochet in Color in the Koigu booth

The St Denis Yarns at Classic Elite are so amazing
Voice Mail Jun 14 07:09 PM – Anne Bean in the Classic Elite booth

These ladies were sweet enough to take a photo in front of the Buffalo Gold booth
Voice Mail Jun 14 08:32 PM – Guido Stein wraps it up
MONDAY
Voice Mail Jun 15 01:26 PM – Micheal DelVechio shares an update from Universal Yarn
TNNA in reverse
I put out a lot of content this weekend live from TNNA… Sadly, the video didn’t work out they way I wanted, but the audio updates and images are great.
Here is a list of all the things I put up:
AUDIO UPDATES (click on the top right play button for them all)
http://drop.io/TNNAupdate
IMAGE UPDATES
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7420172@N04/
VIDEO UPDATES (What I could do with it)
http://www.itsapurlman.com/tnnaupdate/
EVERYTHING and MORE UPDATES
http://twitter.com/GuidoS
IAPM64: Spinning through May
On the show I do some catching up with yall… and I have a great interview with Jacey Boggs of Insubordiknit. She talks about living through this economy as a spinner and her fun spinning DVD called Sit And Spin.
My friends and I will be sharing our experience at TNNA here:
http://drop.io/TNNAupdate
I will be doing a live video update at 12:30pm on Friday/Saturday/Sunday of this weekend for TNNA. You can find the stream here:
http://www.itsapurlman.com/tnnaupdate/
IAPM63: IAN MAX
I am in DC with IAN MAX…
IAPM61:Walking and Talking
On todays episode I do a little catching up…
I announce the winners of the Annie Get Your Needles giveaway.
I review It Itches and Knitting for Good.
I open a drawing to Get the word out about @GuidoS Dreamy Maryland Sheep and Wool After Party. If you post to a blog or twitter an announcement about the party with a link to the event page today or tommorrow and then let me know about it in the comments I will enter you int a drawing for a grab bag of 3 fun prizes. I need to get a head count together for Monday so I am doing what I can to get people resgistered for the party.
Also.. I share my views on second wave feminism and the sisterhood and how this makes me feel really disinfranchised and how I feel knititing is a family of everyone… oh yeah… I read some email too…
All this and the sounds of a beautiful spring Saturday morning in Boston on todays show