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Commuter Knitter - Episode 72 - Summer Plans

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You've Arrived at Your Destination Monkey by Cookie A  in Lorna's Laces  Solemate Drive The Monkeys that started as Pomatomus in Holiday Yarns Trip Planner TheKnitGirllls Stash Dash 2014 Oranje  in  Frabjous Fibers  Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter June's Favorite Cardigan by Hannah Fettig Cambridge Shawl by Carol Sunday Berkshire Dolman Rainbow Dash Skyp Rib Socks  - yarn from  Cuppycake Yarnz on Etsy New Projects for this summer: Barrett by Veronik Avery Pomme de Pin by Amy Christoffers Tan House Brook by Jen of Down Cellar Studio Camp Loopy 2014  Project #1 - Winding Cable Socks in Cascade Heritage Paints in Briar Rose Road Trip Recap/Cargo Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival  - April 26th - Tolland Agricultural Center in Vernon CT Stitched by JessaLu Sheep buttons from Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods Carlos's Birthday Trip to WEBS Road Trips ...

Commuter Knitter - Episode 71 - Knitter's Guilt and Moving Forward

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Drive Hat for Dad Oranje  in  Frabjous Fibers  Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter. New LYS in Newtown, CT -  The Sheep Shoppe !! ( Facebook  page) Rainbow Dash Skyp Rib Socks - yarn from Cuppycake Yarnz on Etsy . I mention EmilyStraw from the Knitting Butterflies Podcast and Susie from the Prairie Girls Knit & Spin Podcast Monkey by Cookie A in Lorna's Laces Solemate Cargo Holiday Yarns Flock Sock - a surprise from my husband! Your Mileage May Vary What are your preferred sock needles? DPN's, magic loop, 2 circs, small circs?  Let us know in this week's episode thread in the Ravelry group Road Maps I talk about winding yarn twice to relieve some of the tension in the cake of yarn - thank you to a wonderful listener for the suggestion! I mention the Dark Matter Knits podcast by Elizabeth Green Musselman Traffic Report Deborah Tomasello is writing a book about o...

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...

Episode 9 - Split Edition

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So so sorry that I am a week late with the show notes for this episode! Many thanks to those who have reached out to me this week via Ravelry, twitter, etc. Thank you to Jessica ( jpeled ) from the Knitting Brooklyn Podcast for the shout out and for the pattern prizes from the Remembering Remy KAL Episode 9 - Split Edition Drive Dark & Stormy by Thea Colman -  Project page  /  Pattern page Adorable Monster - Yeti - Project page / Pattern pag e To be cast on this week - No More Tears socks designed by Erin of the Mommy Needs Yarn podcast You've Arrived at Your Destination Sheep Yoke Baby Cardigan 60 Quick Baby Knits Sheep Hat Stalled - New Segment for projects that are stuck in the mud BBT Scarf  - need help with the next section - Once I...