Commuter Knitter Podcast

Happy New Year!  Thank you all for a wonderful 2015 and here's to a great 2016!! You've Arrived at Your Destination Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket Force Awakens Hat Drive Yeti Socks Ripples 2.0 Gauge Matters in Crochet, too! Party Bus Dusting off the Party Bus to give away a copy of  Skein Watch Socks  by  Kinoknits Mary 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  - Contest will close January 10th Rearview Mirror Recap of 2015 Goals New-to-me Yarn Dyers added to the stash in 2015: Kismet Fiberworks One Twisted Tree Twist Fiber Studio Arne & Carlos Gale's Art Oh!  Loops Fab Funky Fibres Looking ahead to 2016 Balance is the key word for this year Come Find me on the Interwebs ...

This week I continue tallying the WIP count, review Silver Spun yarn and put snow tires on the Party Bus.  Enjoy! You've Arrived At Your Destination Monkey Socks for Me Halloween Socks for Carlos Drive Dad's Hat Sorin  by  IrishGirlieKnits  in  Dragonfly Fibers Corgi Sorin Fingerless Gloves King of the Forest Cross Stitch pattern  for Carlos's Valentine's Day gift Road Maps Be sure to keep an eye on the blog for reviews and other posts coming out on a more regular basis. During the Blizzard I posted a review of Feel Good Yarn Company's Silver Spun The Party Bus - complete with snow tires! Celebrating 3 years of podcasting with a month-long giveaway! Dragonfly Fibers Cooperative Press Aila Grace Shawl from Jennifer Lassonde Traffic Report Congrats to Ravelry for reaching 5 million registered users! I mention that I have been listening to the back catalogue of Cast On ...

This week I keep tally of my WIPs, mention some beach-inspired yarn, and recap Vogue Knitting Live 2015 - enjoy! You've Arrived At Your Destination Your Heart is Full of Unwashed Socks -  You're a Mean One socks Straight as an Arrow Hat in Unwind Yarn Company Touring DK I mention Club Dragonfly Drive Dad's Hat Sorin by IrishGirlieKnits  in Dragonfly Fibers Corgi Evergreen Socks by Madeline Gannon of The Little Mount Yarn Company   The hashtag is #EvergreenSocksKAL on Instagram.  I am knitting these out of Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock in Giving Tree King of the Forest Cross Stitch pattern  for Carlos's Valentine's Day gift Road Maps Be sure to keep an eye on the blog for reviews and other posts coming out on a more regular basis. Last week, I reviewed A Good Yarn Sarasota 's Exclusive Yarn from Lorna's Laces Road Trips Vogue Knitting Live  - Seamless Knit Doll class with  Susan B....

A shorter episode recorded the day after Thanksgiving.  Here you have a bit of a Turkey Day recap, some knitting, and a bit of off-roading Jen's Eggnog Ice Cream Recipe 2 cups eggnog 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla Extract 1 tsp rum Extract Cinnamon to taste Nutmeg to taste Combine eggnog and heavy cream in a large bowl.  Add extracts, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Stir until combined.  Refrigerate for 2 hours (or longer). Freeze in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. In my Cuisinart, it takes about 20 minutes or so. Drive NaKniSweMo  -  Pomme de Pin Christmas Stripey Socks for Me Desert Vista Dyeworks *Correction on the stripes - Green, White, Green, Red, Green, Black Your Heart is Full of Unwashed Socks Irish Girlie Knits - We Do Not Have A Knitting Problem Sorin Finish-Along until the end of 2014 - #ckfal2014 Down Cellar Studio Pig Skin Party Trip Planner Con...

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...

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 ...

Back after my Christmas/New Year hiatus. Drive Granny Square Afghan Owlet I take a detour to talk about the Downcast app I mention the Knitmore Girls Matchy-Matchy KAL and Knitting in Circles Stripey Socks for Carlos out of Patons Kroy Lucy Takes Manhattan  out of Jill Draper Makes Stuff .  Unfortunately I am (was) not able to make it to Vogue Knitting Live this weekend. Check Engine Light Hat for Dad Cargo Chatting a little about stash management Flash Your Stash thread on Ravelry Offroading The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery  - Once Upon a Time Sampler Carpool Podcaster Throwdown Streetspun Yarnbomb for the Kids Ravellenics 2014 - Team Sasquatch Argyle-ympic Scarf Yeti  Come Find me on the Interwebs Ravelry -  ndjen04 Ravelry Group -  Commuter Knitter Po...