All posts in: Series 04 – Loosely Knit

19 Jan 2007

Episode 44: A Good Day

And we’re back! See my smiling face and count my sexy nose hairs on the BBC! This week’s Yarn Pr0n: La Lana Wools. Bust that stash! Here’s how: Join Wendy’s Knit from Stash-a-thon or, make a pledge at the Stash-a-Long. Already busted stash? Then buy more and join the Briar Rose Fibers KAL. My project…

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01 Dec 2006

Episode 43: Granny’s Book

Special thanks to this week’s guest writers, Maria Therese Carrington and Kirsty Hall, and readers Kristen Lamoyne and Kara Shallenberg. Hear the original agricultural storyline, six days a week. How artists use Creative Commons Licensing, a report from Open Business and the Arts Council of England. Knitting Pattern a Day Contest deadline approaches. Did You…

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23 Nov 2006

Episode 42: Home For the Holiday

This week Chicago writer, Franklin Habit offers his (always) unique perspective on holiday coping strategies. I wax poetic (again) about the fabulous Clapotis (see image), by Kate Gilbert. I am clearly not smart enough to get on with the Felted Clogs pattern from Fiber Trends. Knit a Hug for Hope, or your favorite needy tree.…

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10 Nov 2006

Episode 41: A Love Story

After vacillating for several weeks over whether to repaint the living room, or live with it through the winter, we decided to bite the bullet and resigned ourselves to living in less than ideal circumstances while the Very Big Job was being carried out. This is a state of affairs that Tonia refers to as…

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03 Nov 2006

Episode 40: Get Warped

Thanks this week to Syne Mitchell, for tempting me over to the warp side (Those weavers. They recruit, you know.) Special thanks to Toronto writer, Sage Tyrtle, of Quirky Nomads Podcast for her wonderful essay, and for a ritual I’ve come to value so much – teatime, every weekday morning. Sage’s fundraiser this month benefits…

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