Commuter Knitter - Episode 62 - Did I Mention Rhinebeck At All?



Drive
Bayside Pullover by Hannah Fettig - Camp Loopy Project Number 3
Cascade Heritage Silk in Strawberry Creme

Bayside Pullover

Road Maps 
Swatching in the Round - the cheater's way

Your Mileage May Vary
The Rhinebeck Sweater - share your thoughts and opinions about the tradition of knitting a Rhinebeck (or other festival) Sweater over in the Ravelry Group.

 Round the Twist episode where Carin shares her "Rhinebeck Sweater Tale of Woe".

Traffic Report 
Congrats to John and Dave for reaching their Kickstarter Campaign goal - can't wait to see what they have in store for Wooly 2.0!

Martine of the iMake podcast and blog released her first issue of the iMake Magazine - available from her Etsy and Craftsy shops

Deborah Tomasello of Colorworks by Debi released her first book - Wrapped in Color Stranded Knitting for the 21st Century available as a Ravelry download.

Vote for Yarnover Truck, the Loopy Ewe and other knitting related small businesses for the Intuit Small Business Big Game contest.


Offroading
ND Cross-Stitch

ND cross stitch

Road Trips
I am entering my NY Cardigan and Frost Tapestry Hat in the Needlework Contest at the Bridgewater Country Fair this weekend.  Wish me luck!  (Carlos safely delivered my knits this evening!)

Bridgewater Fair

Newtown Arts Festival - September 21-22, 2013
NY State Sheep & Wool Festival - October 19-20, 2013 - Rhinebeck, NY
STITCHES East - November 7-10, 2013 - Hartford, CT


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