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Commuter Knitter - WFH Edition - Episode 108 - Different Ways to Get from Point A to Point B (or I Stand Corrected)

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Thank you everyone for the warm welcome back to the world of podcasting after the last episode! This episode, I share a finished object, talk about my current project, and blather on a bit about needle organization. My little co-hosts make a return appearance at the end of the show. You've Arrived at Your Destination (with a couple Check Engine Lights along the way!) Crazyheart by Tanis Lavallee  - Tanis Fiber Arts website Crazyheart Ravelry Project Page Drive North Shore by Tin Can Knits  - TCK website North Shore Ravelry Project Page Your Mileage May Vary How do you store your needles? Come Find me on the Interwebs Ravelry -  ndjen04 Ravelry Group -  Commuter Knitter Podcast Twitter - @ CommuterKnitter Facebook -  Commuter Knitter Periscope - Commuter Knitter Email - commuterknitter@gmail.com Show notes -  http://commuterknitter.blogspot.com Instagram -  ndjen04 Spotify - Commuter Knitter Podcast

Commuter Knitter - Episode 102

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A little late in getting this episode out to you all, but I hope you enjoy! Your Mileage May Vary Does the shorter daylight time in the winter months impact your knitting or crafting time? You've Arrived at Your Destination Antler Cardigan Drive Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket Yoda from Star Wars Crochet Trip Planner Recreating a blanket that my great-grandma crocheted for me as a baby that was handed down to my middle brother Party Bus Dusting off the Party Bus to give away a copy of Skein Watch Socks by Kinoknits **Note - after recording the episode, Mary let me know that she recently started a podcast of her own .  I've listened to the first few episodes and this one will definitely find its way into my rotation! Prairie Girls Knit & Spin One Twisted Tree yarns Enter to win in the Ravelry Group Offroading Carlos and I ventured up to Boston for the ND-BC game at Fenway Park and had a wonderful time! Come Find me on the Interweb...

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 70 - The Groundhog Was Right!

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Well, the groundhog was right and we are in the midst of 6  more weeks of winter.  Boy, am I thankful for ALL the HAND KNITS! You've Arrived At Your Destination Lucy Takes Manhattan  out of  Jill Draper Makes Stuff .   Lovey Dovey Honey Cowl in Unwind Yarn Company Touring DK.  Dana is also the co-hostess of the Just One More Row podcast Long Tail Cast On with two strands   Drive Straight as an Arrow Hat in Unwind Yarn Company Touring DK Hat for Dad Cargo Yarns in my stash that I am destashing Your Mileage May Vary How should I store my partially used balls of yarn?  Rewind out of the cake & back to a skein?  Leave as is? Carpool Podcaster Throwdown Streetspun   Yarnbomb for the Kids Ravellenics 2014 -  Team Sasquatch Argyle-ympic Scarf Yeti  Offroading The Frosted Pumpkin ...

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

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

Commuter Knitter - Episode 61 - Always One to Color in the Lines

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You've Arrived at Your Destination Narragansett  by Thea Coleman -  Camp Loopy Project Number 2 Trip Planner/Cargo Bayside Pullover  by Hannah Fettig - Camp Loopy Project Number 3 starts August 1 Cascade Heritage Silk  in Strawberry Creme Your Mileage May Vary Follow up from last week - I found the ND Cross Stitch! Offroading ND Football starts this month!! Having lots of fun with my new toy - my pink Cuisinart ice cream maker.  I mention the ice cream blog post by Jasmin of the Knitmore Girls that I had saved for this occasion.  Traffic Report Wooly 2.0 is coming!  Check out their  Kickstarter Campaign  for all the details about the new features that will be available soon for iOS.  I also wrote about it  two weeks ago . Trailer:   Wooly 2.0 Trailer For Kickstarter  from  ...