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Podcasts I Enjoy - Audio Edition

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I owe you all an episode - back to mid-week recording later this week. I had every intention of recording on my way home from CT Sheep & Wool on Saturday; however when one does not attend said festival, one cannot possibly record on the way home. Too many places to be, spread out too far across our relatively tiny state. Where is a teleporter when you need it?  In the meantime, how about a blog post? One day last week I posted this photo on Instagram, noting that I was glad to have my phone filled with podcasts to keep me company.  My commutes have been just awful last week and today, too. I follow about 35 audio podcasts fairly regularly; however for many I had fallen woefully behind. I sync my iPhone to my computer with the preferences set that it keeps the 3 most recently unplayed episodes for each podcast on the phone.  Then when I periodically sync the phone it will remove the played episodes and replace them with any other unplayed episodes. This has worked for me for t

Episode 53 - To Club or Not to Club

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Continued thoughts and prayers to my friends in Boston.   Drive Rocky Coast June's Favorite Cardigan Stripey Socks for Me Witches Brew Socks for Carlos Your Mileage May Vary  - a new segment where I delve into some of those issues that always spur discussion among knitters.  Join us over in the  Ravelry Group  for further discussion about this week's topic. This week's question is: To Club or Not to Club - share your experiences and thoughts about yarn, fiber, bag or any other knitting related clubs Trifecta of Awesome Highland Handmades Keegan Lane Yarns Fibernymph Dyeworks Dragonfly Fibers Carpool  - Community Events and Charity KALs Remembering Remy KAL  -  Knitting Brooklyn Podcast Cosmic Knittas -  Sandy Hook Tribute for International Yarn Bomb Day Join the Cosmic Knittas on  Twitter ,  Facebook ,  Pinterest , and  Ravelry  for the yarn bomb in Sandy Hook on 6/8/2013 Knitted and Crocheted Items for th

Commuter Knitter - Episode 52 - Tech Support

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Thank you for understanding the delay in the podcast over the last 2 weeks.  I am glad to be back behind the wheel to chat with you! You've Arrived at Your Destination Giraffe Itty Bitty Toys Drive Big Bang Theory Scarf Rocky Coast June's Favorite Cardigan Road Maps  - a quick overview of  Feedly  as a replacement for  Google Reader .  I also tried Bloglovin ', but it looks like I will stick with Feedly for now.  Using another feed reader has even prompted me to enhance the way that I post the show notes each week.  Let me know what you think! Your Mileage May Vary  - a new segment where I delve into some of those issues that always spur discussion among knitters.  Join us over in the  Ravelry Group  for further discussion about this week's topic. This week is all about the tech support - where do you go when the pattern is not quite clear, or includes a technique with which you are not familiar?  Feel free to share some of your favorite