Thanks to my guest this week, crochet and knitwear designer, Annette Petavy, for helping to free my Inner Crocheter. Read her excellent article on combining knitting and crochet, and see more of her work at Crochet Me.
Very special thanks to Sage Tyrtle for her brilliant contribution to a brand new feature – The Secret Lives of Stitches, and for sharing “Click” – a regular feature on Quirky Nomads podcast – with Cast On listeners.
Yes, I know. I did promise pictures of the Sunrise Pullover Sweater, by Nora Gaughan. I can’t do it. It’s a great sweater. It deserves a full blog entry. Watch this space.
Check out the wonderfully fast to knit Smoke Signals Hat Pattern. Knit one, or several, for Dulaan.
Moebius Madness! Knit one on two circs – and please, do leave your moebius tips and tricks!
It’s that time again… WorldWide Knit In Public Day!
Discover (or rediscover, in my case) the Online Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers and check out their workshops.
Help these knitters raise money! Support Tricia Crockett’s Walk for Hunger in Boston. Support Kat McCaffrey in the Lincolnshire Race for Life.
Want a world-class instrument? Buy one from my Uncle Rob.
Lastly, mega apologies to Maria, whose new knitting podcast, called Knitting Time Together, I forgot to mention in this episode. Go listen.
KniTunes:
- MixMasterMandy – Warm
- Seu Jorge – Life On Mars
- Samantha Farrell – Keep Moving
- Gregory Morris Group – Bay Light Lullaby
Additional Tracks:
The lullaby, “Dilelol – Sleep My Childâ€, was performed by Iraqi artist Amel Kytherand Halla Bassam, from the CD Lullabies from the Axis of Evil.
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Brenda
Love your podcast. I can’t find the picture of the sunrise pull over. Where is it?
b’shalom
Andrea
Love (love! love!!) the new look!
I cannot find an e-mail for you on the site. I have a comment that I prefer to make directly rather than on the list. If you would please provide a contact e-mail it would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi Brenda!
talking about crochet (i”m a knitter and occasional an amigurumi crocheter): if you go to Brasil, Portugal and in general South America you can see more crochet than knitting. In Venezuela (my country) the women in general hate to knit because it is too hot and the usually crochet home decor items. My mom taught me how to knit a little (because she is a crocheter), but my grandma was my crochet teacher. She made beautiful bedcovers and useful things, like bagas and things like that.
So this is my theory: the hotter the country, more crochet!!!
By the way, if you want to see a very good crochet teacher go to youtube and search tripiani crochet (it’s in portuguese, but the videos are very good).
Having become a true and dedicated DAYNE-IAC I may never clean my house again. So much to do just from this one site!
I found your podcast through itunes and downloaded all 45 existing podcasts and have been working my way through them while keeping up with the new ones. Am being sidetracked by Secret Knitting (www.maschenkunst.de from the 3rd or 4th episode) — there goes the gardening.
I have put all your podcasts onto cds and sent them to my daughter, an archeologist in Mexico. She has only a small community there and I don’t think anyone near her knits (not in english anyway) but knitting is her main recreation. I hope she’ll enjoy the ‘casts as much as I do.
Best wishes and many thanks, Brenda.
Thank you so much for linking to my blog, what an honor. (Or honour, depending on which the side of the pond.)
How is it possible that I hadn’t found your podcast before now? It’s such a treat – simultaneously exciting and relaxing. I’m a huge fan of radio so this is heaven. I’m off to click GET GET GET… in iTunes.
Hi Brenda – Me Again!
I wanted to get over here before your next ‘cast to see if maybe you could mention the afghan project I have organized, “Rebuilding Greensburg – Block by Block”? I saw a few comments up that someone has already mentioned the Va Tech afghan project. Could ours get squeezed in there too? I know you’re always crazy busy but I know you’re awesome and regularly perform knitterly miracles. Thanks in advance if you’re able to give us a little shout-out! The link for afghan information and the address for sending squares is http://specialstuff.typepad.com/sugar_bunny_boulevard/2007/05/rebuilding_gree.html.
Hi Brenda,
I just started listening to Cast On and am currently caught up to Episode Eight, which I guess really isn’t caught up at all. It’s been great entertainment while I worked on Knitty’s Halfdome hat – just finished, whee! – that I’ve been working on for a Virginia Tech KAL. A little group of knitters from Knitty got together and are working on various projects to donate to staff and students at VT – nothing like a warm, fuzzy handknit to let someone know that you care, right? If you’d like to check out the blog or even give us a little mention, it’s http://knittingforvirginiatech.blogspot.com and was put together by the lovely and talented Erica.
May have to cheat and listen to your latest show – what’s this about marathoning? I’m training for the Athens Marathon in November and as I was running last night I was considering the possibility of uploading your podcasts to my (future) iPod to listen to during the race, which probably puts me in the “not quite sane knitting addict” category, but oh, well…
Thanks for a superb show.
Hi,
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your podcast. I’m a new listener, so for the past few days, I’ve been catching up on your first few shows. I loved the interview with Annette and checked out her website. Her articles are great and made me take up crocheting again. I love Franklin and I’ve started reading his blog now. I love hearing about the sweaters you’ve knit and your family. Your podcast is now my official favourite!
Caroline
Hi there,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your podcast, it’s definitely one of my favourites, and I especially like that you’re UK based, there really aren’t many of the knitting podcasts that are (comparatively, anyway), so you’re to be encouraged! I also wanted to say how very very much I appreciate how technically good they are — especially in terms of consistency of audio levels, this is definitely not the norm, and I love not having to fiddle with the volume constantly as I listen. Lastly, thank you for introducing me to Quirky Nomads, which is wonderful too! I’m really looking forward to your next episode!
Hi Brenda,
I’ve been an avid listener nearly from the beginning. I don’t comment much on the site though. What brought me out of the woodwork was the music from this episode. Keep Moving, Warm, and Bay Light Lullaby have been on constant repeat on my mp3 player. You’ve done such a great job of continuously coming up with great music that fits the mood at that particular moment. Before this episode I was obsessed with Jonathan Coulton’s Skullcrusher Mountain and Elizabeth and the Catapult’s Golden Ink from Episodes 44 and 46 respectively. I’ve actually managed to turn a bunch of my non-knitting friends into Coulton-converts. He’s got some great stuff out there.
Anyway, this is my somewhat rambling way to tell you that I very much appreciate the long hours you must put into picking just the right music. The above songs have pretty much defined my spring this year. The bonus is that they’re wrapped up in nice thoughts of knitting and your podcast. Thanks.
By the way, is the idea of an “earworm” common knowledge in Wales? I’ve only ever heard Germans refer to it.
Hi Brenda,
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy Cast On. I listened to a few episodes years ago, then decided last year to work my way through the shows from the beginning, and as I began to learn of other podcasts, I’ve added some of them to my listening, in date order. So I’m moving through a time capsule, in the delightful company of friends who don’t know my name: Brenda, Heather, David, Guido, Kathy & Steve, Pixie, and others. Even my kids know who you are, as I share the “good bits” with them, or say, “wait for me to pause, I’m listening to Brenda.”
I love that this episode is called Life on Mars, it certainly looks like a different world in so many ways, looked back upon from 5 years’ distance. For me, Ravelry, your discovery of which you announce in the next episode, was an enormous turning point in my connection to the world wide community of knitters, including discovering Cast On but so much else, and it’s hard to remember my knitting life without it.
Besides the thought provoking stories, I also very much enjoy your music selections, and would love to see a CD or iTunes compilation of them for purchase.
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