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Music:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine – Anita O’Day
After You’ve Gone – King Jesters:
Links:
Calendar of Hope:
Job Hunting for Knitters & Crafters:
- Crafters searching for work group (Ravelry)
- Job Market group (Ravelry)
- Job Hunting Tricks for a Web 2.0 World
CGOA:
Knitchat Updates:
- Knitchat group on Ravelry
- Knitalong details (Yummy Mummy)
- How to use Google + Hangouts
- Google + Hangout Plug In
Scale Mitts & Hanging Out:
Kollage Yarn Review:
Scale Mitt in progress in Malabrigo Rios
This one is all about Shetland Sheep! I had a long conversation with Tracy & Tom of McTavish Shetlands.
- McTavish Shetlands Blog
- McTavish Shetlands Homepage
- Picasa Photo Album of photos from my trip. Apologies for some of the photos being blurry. I’m a podcaster not a photographer, Jim!
- More about Shetland sheep from Jamieson & Smith
- Oregon Wool – perfect place to buy local Oregon Fiber
Tracy’s Felted Shetland Vest. Read more about it on the blog.
Knitting Artifacts:
- Illustrated History of Needlework Tools by Gay Ann Rodgers
- Knitting Sheaths & Belts at the Old and Interesting website
- Demo of how to knit with one hand (video). This is most likely how people used the knitting sheaths.
Music Featured: Ease on Down the Road
Socks from my handpainted sock yarn
This is the one where I knit socks, socks and more socks… and try the Starmore sweater one more time!
Music Featured
Ballad of the Black Chihuahua – Jon Rauhaus
Swim Out – The Toothaches (sorry I featured them last time but I’m on a New Wave kick)
Inventio #2 in C Minor (Bach) – Learning Music
Beach Knitting
Alice Starmore’s Lochinver
Dyeing Tutorials
How to Handpaint Roving – great tutorial
Dyeing Silk Roving
More on Dyeing Silk Roving
Cascade Eco Wool
Fire on the Mountain
#knitchat
String & Beans Blog
Make1Inc’s Site
Updates
Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene June 24-26
Black Sheep Bingo
Contest Thread – Help me figure out what to do with this yarn!
Information about the No Po informal walking tour (Ravelry) – I’ll be updating this more…
Sock Pattern Links
Worksheets:
1.) Designing Your Own Toe Up Sock Pattern
2.) Vanilla Sock Pattern
3.) Heel Flap Extension
Come to Silver Sock Tutorials
Cat Bordhi’s Tutorial on Knitting on Two Circular Needles
In this episode Natalie tells all about her day at the Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival as well as her spinning adventures during the month of April.
- Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival
- Dicentra Designs on Etsy / On Ravelry
- Tussah Silk
- Artfibers Tantra
- A Verb for Keeping Warm
- Duncan Fiber Enterprises
- Cherry Hill Alpacas
- Sincere Sheep
- Pico Accaurdi Dyeworks
- Falkland Wool
- Black Sheep Gathering
- Sock Summit
- Blue Faced Leicester
- Frabjous Fibers (didn’t purchase from the festival)
- Imperial Stock Ranch (fibers)
The cat that ate the business card sitting on my Columbia wool!
Sample skein of purple yarn made from Columbia fiber
Hand spindle with Blue Faced Leicester from Frabjous Fibers
80% Merino & 20% Silk with Terroir fiber from Sincere Sheep
Suri Alpaca Lace.
Episode 22
Sorry Explicit this time because I used the S-bomb…. but only once.
This one is all about art.
Music & Sound Featured:
- Istanbul – Ella Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby
- Classic Routine – Jack Benny and Mel Blanc
- Ooop Shoop – Gosprom
- La Cumparsita – Carlos Molina
Yarn Bombing:
Giant Knitting (Art):
Freeform Crochet/Knitting:
FiberCamp Boston 2011:
- What is an Unconference?
- FiberCamp Homepage
- Ravelry Thread
- Session Page 2011 – you must request access to view.
Yarn Lust Confessions:
- Elann.com’s LE Milano
- Artfibers Anime Yarn – inspired by Miyazaki
Film:
- The Illusionist – Animated Film (2010)
My Scrumble (Freeform Crochet)
Music Featured
If I Knew You were coming I’d have Baked a Cake – Gracie Fields
Bongo Ride – Jon Rauhouse
Beamish’s Goat – Folksong played by Doug Goodhart
I’m no Superman – Lazlo Bane
Books
Rigamaroles & Ragamuffins – Elinor Kapp
Simple Times – Amy Sedaris
Barnyard in Your Backyard – Edited by Gail Damerow
Other things
Pygora Goats (Wikipedia)
Painted Turtle Afghan (Interweave Crochet)
Pop Culture
Portlandia Dream of the 90’s – Video
Portlandia Article
Misfits from the BBC
Misfits – Wikipedia page
The Good Life (Wikipedia)
On/Off the needles:
- Kiri Shawl (.pdf)
- Yarnbowl on Etsy (I think she has more)
- The Episode of Murder Most Horrid: We All Hate Granny. (she survives by wearing layers of knitted garments)- warning, the humor is slightly dark. I think you can find the episodes on YouTube.
- Tweed Beret
- Tweed Baby Blanket
- Addi cro-needle
- Pin for Ruffled & Ruched Scarf was from Briar Rose Fibers booth at Sock Summit
- French Press Felted Slippers
Felting:
Music Featured this Episode:
- South American Way – Carmen Miranda
- Chica Chica Boom Chic – Xavier Cugat
- V.V. & O Processo – BNegão & Seletores de Freqüência
Greetings, fellow needlers! This is Natalie. I came home in such a sour mood, didn’t feel like podcasting, but I put myself to task… git ‘er done, I said. And you know… after sharing with y’all, I’m in a much better mood.
- Market Bag Pattern
- My blog posts about Destashing, Ways to Get Rid of My Sock Yarn & Walking and Knitting
- History of Shoo Fly Pie
- Wool Pets
- Where I took my felting class: Naked Sheep. My very talented instructor and friend, Craig. I highly recommend his class. He’s a lovely instructor and person.
- Totoro
- Teaching our children how to be innovative – my blog post from my “other life.” (By the way… I can see the value of testing… I just question why we’ve let it become the driving force in our childrens’ education.)
- How to felt old sweaters (or failed projects)
- Again… I’m natknit & Rachel is RachelP (Ravelry links)
- Blogs
- Natalie’s blog = I am Addicted
- Rachel’s blog = Pen and Notebook
- E-mail us at cloudchancefiber@gmail.com
Rabbit Mnemonic for Single Crochet: (Made some adjustments because what I said in the podcast may not have made a lot of sense :))
1.) Make a chain (or a series of rabbit holes)
2.) Insert the hook into the 2nd stitch from the right (Go into the 2nd rabbit hole from the right)
3.) Pull the working yarn through this hole from the back (Pull one of the rabbits out of the hole)
4.) You have two loops on the hook (Now you have two rabbit friends)
5.) Pull the working yarn through the back of these two loops (bring the another rabbit through both of the friends. He takes these friends away)
Music Featured:
- Shoo Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy – June Christy
- Swing, Swing, Swing – Glenn Miller
- Pinsonnette – French Accordion
- Hola Bossa Nova – Juanitos
Originally released on 8/9/10
Just a note dear listener… This is Natalie. Thank you for bearing with my learning curve. I’ve been experimenting with changing the format and delivery of the podcast. As ever I and we appreciate any feedback you have to give. 🙂 email: cloudychancefiber@gmail.com
De Show Notes:
- Aran Sweater Design – Janet Szabo
- Traditional Aran Kntting – by Shelagh (pronounced Shee- Lah) Hollingworth
- Harmony 220 Aran Stitch Patterns (sorry it was not the Harmony Guide to Knitting Cables) … blame my weary head.
Link to my blog post on the old grey sweater that like at the bottom of my “Bin of Shame/UFO’s.”
Poorly drawn schematic of a Saddle Shoulder Sweater… note the saddles form the shoulders
Crochet Book Review – Crochet So Fine – Krisitn Omdahl
Music/Sound Featured:
- Six Lessons from Madam La Zonga – Jimmy Dorsey
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schon – Benny Goodman/Martha Tilton (1937 version)
- A Noisless Patient Spider by Emily Dickinson (reading by Peter Yearsley)
- Remember Melody – Torley ( from Solo 7)
- Spiderman – The Astroglides (from the Surf Guitar Compilation)
Housekeeping:
- A few days left to enter the contest to win Yarnia or handspun yarn in Episode 8
- I’m natknit and Rachel is RachelP on Ravelry
- I’m on Twitter – My handle is nlkilkenny
* There is another version of Stainless Steel yarn out by Lion Brand
Episode 10
Originally released on 7/31/10
For those of you who are into getting ready for gift giving later in the year here are a few suggestions. Also, we show you exactly how nerdy we are. Bonk!
Remember you can get a hold of us if you have any questions or feedback via cloudychancefiber@gmail.com
Note: I will post the list of gift objects with links shortly in a separate blog post (Natalie).
Show Notes:
- How Natalie used a spreadsheet to mock up a colorwork pattern*
- Mochimochi Land
- Floppy Bunny Toy – designed and crocheted by Natalie
- Stitch Diva Hairpin Lace & Knitted Earrings
- Knitty Knitted Earrings
- Bijouterie
- Coralie (though these require Habu Stainless Steel… if you can’t find this you can use Lion Brand’s Stainless Steel).
- Owls Sweater
- Knitter’s Almanac (Elizabeth Zimmerman) – with December Raglan & February Baby Sweater
- No Idle Hands
- For washing –
- Sackboy from Little Big Planet – the most fabulous creative game in the world (this pattern is from the very talented Alan Dart – love his toys!)
Otaku = A nerdy fan/collector
Music Featured:
- I Still Feel the Same About You – Ella Fitzgerald
- Brise Napolitaine – French Accordion
- De Pronto no Estás Tú (by Pacotiempo)
* I created graph paper in excel by sizing the rows and colums until I got a graph paper grid. If you don’t have access to MS Office products then you can easily create one using the spreadsheet feature in Google Docs. Rachel and I actually use Google Docs to collaborate on developing the ideas and outlines for this podcast.
Cloudy with a chance of fiber 