Commuter Knitter - Episode 78 - Not Quite Like Riding a Bike







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Zigzagular Socks by Susie White of the Prairie Girls Knit and Spin in a One Twisted Tree bag by Susie's co-host Danie.  I used Megan Williams' OMG heel

Zigzagular OMG Heel ND

Monkey Socks

Notes Right Under My Nose

Down Cellar Studio PigSkinParty

Football

Two Lane Highway Rage by Sarah Stevens of Oh! Loops yarn & Fiber By Design podcast in Voolenvine Yarns (and it's Blitzed Fingering, not Glitz - oops) by Kristin from YarnGasm podcast

Actually Knitting PALKAL - the official dates are July 1 - October 1, 2014

Party Bus
Exploding TARDIS socks

Exploding Vanilla TARDIS socks in Little Mount Yarn Co Wanderer Sock
Using 9"circs after hearing the Carolina Fiber Girls talk about them

Check out the Ravelry group for a chance to win a skein of the yarn and a set of gnome stitch markers.

Yarn

There is also a coupon code for 15% off your entire purchase from the Little Mount Yarn Co. Etsy shop for Commuter Knitter listeners, but you'll have to tune into the episode for that ;-)  The coupon code runs through November 1st.

Don't forget about the giveaway for Mystic Shawls full review on the blog that runs until September 17th.

Trip Planner
Finish-along in the podcast group - thanks to maggievienna for the suggestion!  If you have projects started before September 1 and need some motivation to finish them before the end of the year, then join us!

That said, I still have the itch to cast on Elfe for the #sknitalong with Kristi and Sarah from In a Sknit

Traffic Report
Podcasts I Enjoy - Audio Edition 2014
Stay tuned to the blog later this week for the Video edition of the list

Road Trips
Stitch N Pitch at CitiField - September 14th @ 1:10 pm
Western CT Yarn Crawl - September 26-28th
STITCHES East - Hartford, CT - October 9th-12th
NYS Sheep and Wool - Rhinebeck, NY - October 18th-19th

Come Find me on the Interwebs
Ravelry - ndjen04
Ravelry Group - Commuter Knitter Podcast
Twitter - @CommuterKnitter
Facebook - Commuter Knitter
Email - commuterknitter@yahoo.com
Instagram - ndjen04

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