Episode 19 - Distracted by the Shiny (7.11.2012)

Episode 19 - Distracted by the Shiny (7.11.2012)
(finally posting the show notes from last week's episode)

Drive
Dark & Stormy - project page / pattern page
Big Bang Theory Scarf
Surprise Granny Square Afghan
Swatched for my Ravellenics New York Cardigan - project page / pattern page
Check Slouch Hat by Triona Murphy from Knitscene Accessories 2012 - project page / pattern page
Mentioned the Wooly app for the iPhone





Cargo
I-91 Shop Hop
Yarn Barn - Woodbridge, CT

Knit New Haven - New Haven, CT

The Yarn Basket - Branford, CT
Road Maps
Use your Ravelry project pages as a log of your projects with all the details - yarn, needles, etc. You never know when you'll need that information.

Hop on the Party Bus
Ravellenic Games - see my project page for the New York Cardigan to see how to set it up with the Ravellenics tags
Socktopus KAL on Ravelry

Come Find me on the Interwebs
Ravelry - ndjen04
Ravelry Group - Commuter Knitter Podcast
Twitter - CommuterKnitter
Facebook - Commuter Knitter
Email - commuterknitter [at] yahoo [dot] com


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