Episode 14 – Drilling for Yarn

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THANKS

This week I had fun with a  Romper Room magic mirror and tried to thank all those who have left a comment recently.  I really appreciate it and it really does keep the podcast going. 

I also enjoyed putting the cluster map on the site and seeing where people are visiting form.  I love having one listener in Trinidad, for example.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• New Knitting podcasts:  Spun in the Sun   and   Electric Sheep
• New to me psychology podcasts:  Shrink Wrap Radio   and   Wise Counsel
• Here is the Australian Etsy Sellers list
• Here is the link to MADE IT – an Australian online craft site

ANNECDOTE

• This episode I talk about my trip to the dentist where I got a healthy dose of knitting conversation along with my check up. 
• Some mentions on Ravellry and Alan Dart.

THRIFTY KNITTER

• I’ve done some reasonably successful Jelly Crystal dyeing but wanted to experiment with the Rhonda Trounce Dyes that my Mum passed on to me.
• Whilst waiting for the yarn to simmer and absorb the dye I decided to learn Tatting.
• Totusmel has some cool instructables  and a utube video for tatting. 
• I used them both in order to make this flower 

  

  and this more bizzare and less successful botantical specimen.

• Here is the fibre in the pot – I’m reasonably happy with the colours.
• Here is the resulting yarn

• What pattern shall I knit with it?  I have about 15o metres of sportweight yarn.
• I found “The Yarn Collective” – an outlet for indie dyers and sellers in australia. 

STARBUCKLES – THE CAFE`CHRONICLES

• What happens when the cafe` you chose to knit or stitch in is actually a wine bar?

ENDANGERED WORDS

• Today’s word is Snollygoster!
• I’m getting these beauties from Save the Words

VISITS TO THE YARN STORE

• In this episode you will meet lorraine – who seems to have some interesting theories on Yarn –  the product and/or Yarn – the magazine.

INSPIRATION

• In this episode we have a look at juxtaposition as inspiration – prompted my my vision of a sheep running down a city street just near Glebe.  Does anyone know what happened to the sheep?
• I visited the NSW Art Gallery – they had a cool multi media exhibition on.