Unraveling ...a knitting podcast

In Episode 23, Greg and Joey talk about the weather, knitting winter items when it's warm, and various subscription boxes.

Sponsors

• We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription.
• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Thank-Yous
  • Thank you to Wendy from Knitters Brewing Company for sending Greg a handful of wonderful preemie hats and some sweet yarn. Wendy recently published an e-book of cute baby hats: CLICK for Cuteness. These patterns are to help raise awareness for the Click For Babiesorganization.
• Ravelry Goings-On
  • Haiku Time With Greg
  • Dishcloth Cotton Discussion
• Giveaways
  • We gave away a copy of Presto by Lars Rains. Listen to the episode to see if you won.
• Projects
  • Joey continues to work on a scarf for his son.
  • Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete, and he's about 25% done with the leg of the second sock. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast.
  • Greg resumed work on the Flower Cardigan (project page) that is he working on for his daughter.
  • Greg finished a Milo (project page) for a friend's impending baby. He knit it Berroco Fiora, which he really enjoyed.
  • Greg knitted a Baby Surprise Jacket (project page) in a week.
  • Greg knitted a Crimson Horror cowl (project page) in a day.
  • Greg continues to work on his scrap yarn projects: Knitted Patchwork Recipe (project page) and Beekeeper's Quilt (project page).
• Reviews
  • Rib Magazine. Greg loves his copy of issue one and is looking forward to future issues.
• TV Time With Joey
  • The Americans. Greg mistakenly said that Netflix has Season 4 available now. Wrong streaming service — last season is available via Amazon Prime.
  • Black Sails
• Misc
  • Rainy Night In Georgia. Greg particularly enjoys the Ray Charles version.
  • The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia.
  • Bates Motel
  • Taproot Magazine
  • Carolina FiberFest. Greg is attending the Carolina FiberFest in Raleigh, NC March 24th and 25th.
  • LootCrate
  • FireflyCrate
  • Firefly — cancelled too soon
  • AdaBox
  • Bobcat In A Box
  • xkcd
  • Amazon Echo (affiliate link) — Joey is writing skills for his Echo

In Episode 22, Greg and Joey talk about bulky knitting, international shipping, and working together.

Sponsors

• We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription.
• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Thank-Yous
  • BostonJen for giving us copies of her her newest shawl pattern: World of Difference, and for allowing Greg to participate in a DCS Pigskin Party Interception. Especially of note is the celebratory Gatorade bath that CinderGA took after winning the interception.
• Giveaways
  • We are giving away a copy of Presto by Lars Rains. See our Ravelry group for details.
  • Special thank-you to Interweave Press and Heather Zoppetti for helping us with international shipping for Heather's books that we gave away in previous episodes.
• Projects
  • Joey's Pussyhat made it to the DC march, and then went to Montana.
  • Joey continues to work on a scarf for his son.
  • Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete, and he's about 25% done with the leg of the second sock. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast.
  • Greg has converted his imaginary knitting to real-life knitting: the Sun Blossoms Cowl (project page) with amazing alpaca yarn from Fair Winds Farm.
  • Greg resumed work on the Flower Cardigan (project page) that is he working on for his daughter.
  • Greg started a Milo (project page) for a friend's impending baby. He is knitting it Berroco Fiora, which he is really enjoying.
• Reviews
  • We reviewed Presto by Lars Rains and loved it!
• Podcasts We Mention And Love
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Twinset Designs
  • Yarns At Yin Hoo
• Misc
  • The crocheted octopus that helps tiniest babies feel safe
  • Taproot Magazine

In Episode 21, Greg and Joey talk about cravats, hats, and cats.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Thank-Yous
  • AlpakkaAnna, for copies of her newest shawl design: Björkö Shawl.
• Giveaways
  • Prizes are on the way from the County/State Fair KAL. Thank you for your patience.
  • We announced the winner for a copy of Point/Counterpoint by Kino Knits and Sarah Schira.
  • We announced the winner for a copy of Letterpress by Sara Bauer.
• Projects
  • Joey continues to work on a scarf for his son. He realized that the 1-year anniversary of starting this project is approaching and is targeting to finish the scarf by then.
  • Joey knitted a PussyHat for a friend who is attending the Women's March on Washington on January 21. See the PussyHat Project website for more information about this project.
  • Greg finished a pair of Zigzagular Socks for his mom (project page). He used HauteKnitYarn and his mom loves them.
  • Greg finished the Voss Cowl (project page). He loves how the colorwork came out, but can definitely improve on his grafting technique.
  • Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete, and he's about 25% done with the leg of the second sock. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast.
  • Greg has converted his imaginary knitting to real-life knitting: the Sun Blossoms Cowl (project page) with amazing alpaca yarn from Fair Winds Farm.
• Reviews
  • Knitcrate (affiliate link) — Use code KD20 at checkout to receive 20% off your first order. We followed-up on our Knitcrate review from the last episode.
• Podcasts We Mention And Love
  • Twinset Designs
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Knitmore Girls
  • Yarns At Yin Hoo
  • 2 Knit Lit Chicks
• Misc
  • GitHub, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino — components of Joey's tech-related goal for 2017.
  • DuoLingo — a free language learning tool. We've created an "Unraveling Spanish" club. We think you can join the club no matter which language you are studying, not just Spanish. Use code 3RDBNA to join.
  • La La Land — Joey loves this movie.

In Episode 20, Greg and Joey talk about scarves, subscriptions, and shipping.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways
  • We haven't shipped prizes from previous giveaways yet. We will, eventually, we promise.
• Projects
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son. His promise of finishing it by Christmas in previous episodes did not specify which Christmas it will be finished by. He's making good progress, but isn't banking on Christmas anymore.
• • Greg completed a Mini-Stocking (no project page). He loves this pattern.
  • Greg is knitting dishcloths. On his fishing trip, he knitted a big one with cotton yarn and Scrubby yarn held double. He's looking forward to using it. He also has been using KnitPicks Dishie yarn, which he loves.
  • Greg is working on a pair of Zigzagular Socks for his mom (project page). First sock is complete, he's starting the zigs and zags on the other sock now. He's using HauteKnitYarn.
  • Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast.
  • Greg has started some imaginary knitting: the Sun Blossoms Cowl with amazing alpaca yarn from Fair Winds Farm.
• Reviews
  • Point/Counterpoint by Kino Knits and Sarah Schira– check out the thread in our Ravelry group for your chance to win a copy of this collection.
  • Letterpress by Sara Bauer — check out the thread in our Ravelry groupfor your chance to win a copy of this collection.
  • Knitcrate — Use code KD20 at checkout to receive 20% off your first order.
• Podcasts
  • Ewe University
  • Kino Knits
  • Imagined Landscapes
  • Yarns At Yin Hoo
• Music
  • The Louvin Brothers
• Misc
  • Harvesting Mistletoe: Gunfire Gets The Job Done

In Episode 19, Greg and Joey talk about singers, fair knitting, and ukulele gatherings.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways
  • We gave away loads of prizes from the County Fair KAL. Spoiler alert: everyone who entered the KAL won a prize. Tune in and find out what you won.
• Notes from the Ravelry Group
  • Knitter's Confessions: a safe place to confess your deepest, darkest knitting secret.
• Projects
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son. He promises to finish it by Christmas.
  • Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn.
  • Greg is working on the Voss Cowl (project page). Since the last episode, he ripped it all out and re-knit it, switching which color yarn he was holding in each hand. This changed the color dominance and now the yarn is looking how he wants it to look.
  • Greg is working on the Flower Cardigan (project page) for Blueberry. He hopes to finish it soon so Blueberry can wear it this winter.
  • Greg finished a cross stitch lighthouse that he picked up on vacation a couple of weeks ago.
• Music
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Bob Dylan
    • Shadows In the Night (affiliate link) — Bob's album of Frank Sinatra Covers
    • Duquesne Whistle
  • Tom Waits
• Events
  • Greg entered the North Carolina State Fair with six items and won awards for four of them.
• Misc
  • Bodie Island Light Station
  • Tybee Island Light House
  • TBUG — The Tampa Bay Ukulele Group
• TV (micro-)Time With Joey
  • Chopped

Episode 18 - The Sound Of Square Needles

In Episode 18, Greg and Joey talk about dreams, fairs, and designing.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways
  • We gave away two copies of Unexpected Cables: Feminine Knitted Garments Featuring Modern Cable Knitting (affiliate link) and two copies of Everyday Lace: Simple, Sophisticated Knitted Garments(affiliate link), both by Heather Zoppetti (published by Interweave Press). Thanks to Stitch Sprouts for providing the review and prize copies of the book!
• Notes from the Ravelry Group
  • How to center-pull from a ball of Opal, by whirlybird Margaret — you should go favorite this post right now.
  • Knitter's Confessions: a safe place to confess your deepest, darkest knitting secret.
• Projects
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son.
  • Joey is working on pair of socks.
  • Amplitude — Greg's newest shawl design was recently released and is now available for purchase. You can follow the #AmplitudeShawlhashtag on Instagram to keep an eye on the beautiful shawls people are knitting. Several podcasts are hosting giveaways for the shawl, check the thread in the Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry group for details.
• Ongoing Events
  • County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL.
• Events
  • Gwinnett County Fair — Joey entered 3 items: socks, Tranquilla (first place in scarves and cowls!), and soap (second place!). His wife entered in the stained glass category (first place!).
  • Greg has entered the North Carolina State Fair with six items and is looking forward to seeing how they performed.
  • Georgia Fiber Fest — Joey attended and had a great time. He learned how to spin on a drop spindle. Joey bought items from the following vendors:
    • Cedar Hill Farm Company
    • Ewephoric Fibers
    • Kollage Square Knitting Needles
• TV Time With Joey
  • Stranger Things
  • The Bob Newhart Show
  • Newhart

In Episode 17, Greg and Joey talk about deep, dark secrets, center pull yarn, and soap.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways:
  • We gave away a copy of the Take It Easy: Knits For Relaxing book fromKnit Picks, along with enough yarn to knit Walk By The Seasideby Jessica Anderson. Thanks to Knit Picks and Jessica Anderson for providing the review and prize copies of the book and yarn!
  • We gave away a copy of the Riley Rose Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde (aka BostonJen from the Down Cellar Studio podcast). Thanks to Jennifer Lassonde for the copy of the shawl to giveaway!
  • We reviewed Unexpected Cables: Feminine Knitted Garments Featuring Modern Cable Knitting (affiliate link) by Heather Zoppetti (published byInterweave Press), and are excited to be giving away two copies of the book. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Stitch Sprouts for providing the review and prize copies of the book!
• Prize Bin Additions
  • 1 pattern of the winner's choice from the Windswept Designs' Ravelry Store provided by: WindsweptMonique Monique.
  • 3 skeins of yarn from The Fiber Seed yarn provided Lindsay at The Fiber Seed
• Podcasts:
  • Twinset Designs — Greg was a guest on their last episode, while Twinset Ellen stepped in on our last episode.
  • Yarn Thing with Marly Bird
• Projects:
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son.
  • Joey has started another pair of socks. He's using a contrasting color for the toes, heels, and cuffs and Opal for the main body. He enjoys keeping his yarn in The Yarnit.
  • April Showers Socks — Greg has finished these socks, except for the weaving in of ends and blocking (project page).
  • Halcyarn socks — Greg is working on these. They're so young he hasn't even set up a project page for them.
  • Voss Cowl — the colorwork cowl is working on. Also so young that he hasn't set up a project page for it, either. He's having some frustration with the color dominance in the colorwork and probalby should have worked through the Stripe Domination hat by Twinset Ellen first.
  • Amplitude — this is Greg's newest shawl design. It is currently benig test knit. You can follow the #AmplitudeShawl hashtag on Instagram to keep an eye on the test knitting. The pattern is scheduled for release on September 23, 2017.
• Ongoing Events
  • Knitter's Confessions: a safe place to confess your deepest, darkest knitting secret.
  • County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL.
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL and so does Ellen's Tunisian Crochet Paving Mittspattern. June 15 – September 15
• Upcoming Events
  • Georgia Fiber Fest — September 8-10 in Columbus, GA: Joey is 60% planning to attend.
• TV Time With Joey
  • Call The Midwife
  • Stranger Things
  • National Knitting Night
  • The A Word
• Joey's Soap
  • Joey talks about changing the name oh his soap.
  • Precipiterra Soapworks
  • Precipiterra Soapworks on Facebook
• Misc:
  • Strange Brew — the movie that taught Greg and Joey all their Canadian linguistics
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation — it's amazing the show was ever allowed to make more than the first two episodes.
  • Seinfeld — George is crazy.
  • Is Abe Vigoda Dead? — Greg mentioned that there was an essay hidden in the HTML source. Sadly, that essay appears to be gone.
  • Polyamory Is Wrong T-Shirt (affiliate link)
  • Tsuro
  • State Fair — Joey hasn't seen this movie in a long time

In Episode 16, the talk is about sweaters, lace, and underwater knitting.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways:
  • In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we gave away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode to see if you won. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize!
  • We are giving away a copy of the Take It Easy: Knits For Relaxing book from Knit Picks, along with enough yarn to knit Walk By The Seasideby Jessica Anderson. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Knit Picks and Jessica Anderson for providing the review and prize copies of the book and yarn!
  • We are giving away a copy of the Riley Rose Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde (aka BostonJen from the Down Cellar Studio podcast). See thegiveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Jennifer Lassonde for the copy of the shawl to giveaway!
  • We reviewed the Everyday Lace: Simple, Sophisticated Knitted Garments by Heather Zoppetti (published by Interweave Press), and are excited to be giving away two copies of the book. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Stitch Sprouts for providing the review and prize copies of the book!
• Prize Bin Additions
  • $50 Gift Certificate to Knitters Brewing Company added to the prize bin for the County Fair KAL. Thanks to socalknitgirl Wendy for providing the prize.
• Podcasts:
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Twinset Designs
• Projects:
  • Shirley Paden Design-Along — Ellen is participating in this.
  • TSSC Underwater Knitting Merit Badge 2016 — Ellen knitted a big portion of this dishcloth in the swimming pool while holding it under water (project page).
  • Metamorphic by Lisa K. Ross — Ellen is knitting this sweater for her grandson (project page).
  • Mountain Peaks Woman's Jacket (Fjall jack) — Ellen is working on this.
  • Ellen is working on swatches for her Master Hand Knitting Program.
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son.
  • Joey is thinking about starting another pair of socks.
• Ongoing Events
  • County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL.
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL and so does Ellen's Tunisian Crochet Paving Mittspattern. June 15 – September 15
• Upcoming Events
  • Georgia Fiber Fest — September 8-10 in Columbus, GA: Joey is 96.5% planning to attend.
  • Sisu Designs Lost In the Woods Knitting Retreat: Ellen is attending.
  • Rhinebeck — October 15-16: Ellen is planning to attend.
• Joey's Soap — now available for purchase!
  • Joey has to change his soap company name because it's too similar to an existing soap company's name.
  • Petrichor Soapworks
  • Petrichor Soapworks on Facebook
• Misc:
  • Sanibel Island
  • Lake Michigan
  • #TSCC2016 on Instagram — including underwater knitters
  • Karbonz by Knitter's Pride

In Episode 15, Greg and Joey talk about yarn crawls, sewing, and soap.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaways:
  • In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we are giving away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode for details, and sign up on the thread in our Ravelry group. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize!
  • We reviewed the Take It Easy: Knits For Relaxing book from Knit Picks, and are excited to be giving away a copy of the book along with enough yarn to knit Walk By The Seaside by Jessica Anderson. See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Knit Picks and Jessica Anderson for providing the review and prize copies of the book and yarn!
  • We are giving away a copy of the Riley Rose Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde (aka BostonJen from the Down Cellar Studio podcast). See the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group for details. Thanks to Jennifer Lassonde for the copy of the shawl to giveaway!
• Podcasts:
  • Adam Curry
  • Actually Knitting
  • Chris Hardwick
  • Curious Handmade
  • Dawn and Drew Show
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Knitting Butterflies
  • Knitting Pipeline
  • NT Pod
  • Prairie Girls Knit and Spin
  • Shinybees
  • Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project
  • Twinset Designs
  • Yarns at Yin Hoo
• Projects:
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son.
  • Unnamed Shawl — Greg finished knitting his new shawl design. He's working on getting a pattern created now. Hoping to have it published by the end of the summer.
  • April Showers Socks — the socks Greg currently has on his needles (project page).
• Ongoing Events
  • County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL.
  • Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
• Past Events
  • Greg completed the Central Carolina Yarn Crawl. Participating shops were: The Twisted Knitter, Out of Hand, Gate City Yarns, Stitch Point,Common Threads, and Knit One Smock Too.
• Sewing
  • Joey's finished the skirt he was knitting.
• TV Time With Joey
  • Stranger Things
  • Call The Midwife
• Music
  • Wheels of Soul Tour with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, and North Mississippi All-Stars
  • Tycho
  • Variety Playhouse
  • Com Truise
  • S U R V I V E
• Joey's Soap — now available for purchase!
  • Petrichor Soapworks on Etsy
  • Petrichor Soapworks on Facebook
• Misc:
  • Podcast Hall Of Fame
  • Sanibel Island
  • Ravellenic Games 2016 – if you want to participate, we're encouraging you to join Team Sasquatch, the team for people who listen to podcasts and want to join one, big, cohesive podcast team.
  • Sad Trombone
  • Instant Rimshot
  • Hiyoooo
  • Karbonz by Knitter's Pride
  • Cubics by Knitter's Pride
  • Turing Test
  • Knitscene
  • Interweave Knits
  • Vogue Knitting
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • DyeForYarn

In Episode 14, Greg and Joey talk about TV, TNNA, and tours.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaway: In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we are giving away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode for details, and sign up on the thread in our Ravelry group. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize!
• Podcasts:
  • Knit. Dye. Read.
  • Twinset Designs
  • Actually Knitting
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Ewe University Podcast
• Projects:
  • Joey is working on a scarf for his son.
  • Unnamed Shawl — Greg finished knitting his new shawl design. He's working on getting a pattern created now.
  • April Showers Socks — the socks Greg currently has on his needles (project page).
  • Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
  • the beekeeper's quilt by Tiny Owl Knits — Greg's other scrap sock yarn project (project page).
  • Devil's Churn Hat by Tina Johnston — Greg cast that on this weekend (project page).
• Ongoing Events
  • Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
  • County Fair KAL: enter your fiber-related crafts in your local fair, then enter them in our KAL.
• Past Events
  • TNNA (The National Needlearts Association) — Greg attended the Summer Show and talked about his adventures. Lots of generous people and companies gave him items to use as prizes for upcoming KALs.
    • Lars Rains, author of Modern Lopi (affiliate link)
    • Katrinkles Knitting Jewelry
    • LYDIA Yarn
    • Aroha Knits
    • Varian Brandon
    • Jessica Anderson
    • Ravelry
    • The YarnIt
    • Creative With Clay
    • Stitch Sprouts
    • Franklin Habit, author of I Dream Of Yarn (affiliate link)
    • Holiday Yarns
    • The Fiber Seed
  • World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18. Greg was in Cary, NC at the Craft Public House at 2pm, then Warm N' Fuzzy afterwards. Michelle from Actually Knitting organized this great opportunity and was there, too. Joan from Lollipop Yarn was there, too.
• Sewing
  • Vanessa Wings — Greg made these butterfly wings for Blueberry
  • Joey's been working on skirts, and has had some adventures in pattern printing.
• Upcoming Events
  • Georgia Fiber Fest — September 8-10 in Columbus, GA: Joey is planning to attend
• TV Time With Joey
  • The Americans
  • Call The Midwife
  • Detectorists
  • Vicious
  • Game of Thrones
• Misc:
  • Good Morning, Vietnam — movie starring Robin Williams
  • The Varsity — What'll ya have!
  • Knitter's Pride Karbonz — our favorite needles and imaginary sponsor
  • Loopville — Joey visited this yarn shop when he was in Knoxville
  • Knoxville Soap & Candle — Joey also visited this shop while in Knoxville
  • Knitting For Anarchists — Joey bought this book
  • Tour de France

In Episode 13, Greg and Joey talk about knitting superpowers, the next wave in crochet fashion, and Joey's latest hobby.

Sponsor

• Special thanks to our new sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter's Pride. In addition to a great variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn — Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner's sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.

Notes

• Giveaway: In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we are giving away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode for details, and sign up on the thread in our Ravelry group. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize!
• Podcasts:
  • Actually Knitting
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Ewe University Podcast
  • Knitting Pipeline
  • The Knitmore Girls
  • Twinset Designs
• Projects:
  • Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
  • the beekeeper's quilt by Tiny Owl Knits — Greg's other scrap sock yarn project (project page).
  • Egg To Owl Reversible Toy — the toy that Greg made after attending the Susan B. Anderson workshop (project page).
• Events
  • Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
  • World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18
    • Greg plans to be in Cary, NC at the Craft Public House at 2pm, then Warm N' Fuzzy afterwards. Michelle from Actually Knitting organized this great opportunity and will be there, too.
  • Stay tuned for information about the County Fair KAL
• Misc:
  • The Princess Bride — Greg's favorite movie.
  • "I Love Everybody" by Lyle Lovett
  • Riders In The Sky produce the Riders Radio Theater podcast
  • Knitter's Pride Karbonz — our favorite needles and imaginary sponsor
  • Knitting Superpowers: Paula's crew at Knitting Pipeline talked about their super powers in Knitting Pipeline Episode 250. The Knitmore Girls talked about theirs in Knitmore Girls Podcast Episode 378. After we recorded, but before we released our episode, we noticed that Ellen and Jan talked about theirs in Twinset Designs Episode 78. What would your superpowers be? Leave a comment in the episode thread and let us know.
  • Mystery Men — fantastic movie about superheroes with weird powers
  • I Love This Yarn — Hobby Lobby's house yarn, which Joey found in the perfect orange that he's been looking for.
  • Ukulele World Congress — Joey had a great time attending UWC again this year.
    • The Clay Purl in Nashville, Indiana– Joey visited this yarn shop while at UWC.
    • The Shabby Sheep and Ewe in Columbus, Indiana — Joey also visited this yarn shop.
    • Knitters Nook in Columbus, Indiana — the third yarn shop Joey visited.
  • Fibre Space — the yarn shop that hosted the Susan B. Andersonworkshops that Greg attended
  • TNNA (The National Needlearts Association) — Greg attended the Summer Show and will be talking about those adventures in a future episode.
  • The Americans — based on the recommendation in "TV Time With Joey," Greg is enjoying the first season of this TV show. Joey is bummed that Season 4 just ended and is looking forward to Season 5.
  • The Streisand effect
  • Tom Petty sings both "The Waiting" and "American Girl"
  • Poison sings "Talk Dirty To Me"
  • Joey and friends do Poison's song Talk Dirty To Me

Episode 12: I Am Gandor, Thunder Stealer!

In Episode 12, Greg and Joey talk about gold in Georgia, grammar, and the stealing of thunder.

Notes

• Giveaway: We gave away a copy of Modern Lopi: One by Lars Rains. Thanks to KnitVentures and Lars Rains for the review copies and prize.
• Dahlonega, GA: It's Pure Gold
• Joey received a handmade Bronze/Sterling Flame Eyed Yarn Sewing Needle from Leslie Wind, owner of the lesliewind etsy shop. It's beautiful, functional art.
• Podcasts:
  • The Knitmore Girls
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Actually Knitting
• Projects:
  • Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg's socks. He's incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page). Next time Greg knits a FLK Heel, he's going to use theinstructions on how to do it in a contrasting color.
  • Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page). Joey's also knitting this, but he's using worsted weight yarn because that's what he has the most of.
  • the beekeeper's quilt by Tiny Owl Knits — Greg's other scrap sock yarn project (project page).
• Events
  • The Fibre Seed Preemie Hat KAL/CAL: featuring Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern. May 8 – 23
  • Susan B. Anderson Workshop at The Fibre Space: Greg is attending. May 19-21.
  • Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
  • TNNA: Greg is attending. June 11-13
  • Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
  • World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18
    • Greg plans to be in Cary, NC at Warm N' Fuzzy. Michelle fromActually Knitting will probably be there, too.
• TV Time With Joey:
  • The Americans
  • Longmire
  • Project Runway
  • Call The Midwife
• Misc:
  • Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) — the North Carolina State motto.
  • The Georgia State motto is "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation"
  • Stitch N' Pitch
  • Tweetsie Railroad
  • Ukulele World Congress
  • Joey & Bill Performing Scotch and Soda at UWC VII

Episode 11: Asymptotes, Clapping Music, and Drunken Knitting

In Episode 11, Greg and Joey talk about math, music, and drinking while knitting.

Notes

• Giveaway: We reviewed and are giving away a copy of Modern Lopi: Oneby Lars Rains. Listen to the podcast and check out our Ravelry group for details and a chance to win. Thanks to KnitVentures and Lars Rains for the review copies and prize. Greg and Joey both enjoyed this book and recommend it.
• Podcasts:
  • Teaching Your Brain To Knit
  • Yarns at Yin Hoo
  • Ready, Set Knit (Episode 440 includes an interview with Lars Rains)
• Patterns:
  • Giant Color Shift Brioche Scarf by Shaina Scott — Shaina gave Joey this pattern because Joey wants to knit a brioche scarf
• Projects:
  • Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s socks. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page). Next time Greg knits a FLK Heel, he’s going to use theinstructions on how to do it in a contrasting color.
  • Milo by Georgie Nicolson — Greg knitted this for a friend’s baby shower (project page).
  • Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
• Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
  • Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
  • TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
• TV:
  • Longmire
  • Project Runway
  • Call The Midwife
• Misc:
  • Simply Socks Yarn Company in Fort Wayne, IN — Greg was able to visit in person and loved the shop.
  • WEBS (yarn.com) — Joey bought a new set of Karbonz needles
  • The Yarn Garden Knit Shop — Joey is planning to visit soon, in search of yarn for Thomas’ scarf
  • Saxapahaw, North Carolina
  • Fix-A-Stitch — we gave away a Fix-A-Stitch in our last episode
  • Valley Girl — Joey loves the music from this movie
  • Sprout Patterns — Greg was not able to attend the workshop they recently hosted, but he hopes to attend a craft night sometime in the future.
  • National Poetry Month
  • 500 Songs for Kids — Joey is playing bass on a song for this charity event. You can donate to the charity via the Southeast Ukers donation page. (The Southeast Ukers are a group of ukulele players that Joey plays with.)
  • Joey won a bass guitar

In Episode 10, Greg and Joey push and pop things on and off the stack.

Notes

• Contest: We gave away a Fix-A-Stitch! Listen to the episode to see if you won. Thanks to Fix-A-Stitch for providing the prize.
• Podcasts:
  • 2 Knit Lit Chicks
  • Crazy Knitter Studio
  • Down Cellar Studio
  • Ewe University
  • Knitting Butterflies
  • Prairie Girls Knit And Spin
  • TwinSet Designs
• Projects:
  • Adding Vertical Stripes To A Knitting Project — Joey experimented with this technique, using the information from a Knitting Daily article.
  • Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg finished this project (project page).
  • Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s newest socks cast-on. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page).
• Books:
  • 11/22/63: A Novel (affiliate link) by Stephen King — Joey is enjoying this book.
• Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
  • Learn to Sew with Sprout Patterns — Durham, NC, April 3.
  • Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
  • TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
• Misc:
  • Longmire, House of Cards, and Daredevil — how Greg has been spending his quality time with Netflix.
  • Doctor Who — pretty much the only show that Greg purchases since he doesn’t have cable.
  • Bloodline — Joey likes this show. He also recommends Rectify on theSundance Channel
  • Deadpool — Joey and Greg both enjoyed this movie. It earned it’s “R” rating.
  • Disneyworld
  • Segway
  • Salem Congregation Sunrise Service — Greg has played in the Easter band here for 17 years.
  • 500 Songs for Kids — Joey is playing bass on a song for this charity event. You can donate to the charity via the Southeast Ukers donation page. (The Southeast Ukers are a group of ukulele players that Joey plays with.)
  • Carolina Fiberfest — Greg had a great time at at this event. He made some purchases:
    • Fiber for spinning: merino, alpaca, and heavy silk. From Heelside Farms. (This was a door prize Greg won.)
    • Alpaca yarn from Barn To Yarn
    • Yarn that will become socks from HauteKnitYarn
    • A project bag from Cedar Hill Farm
    • A needle-felted penguin from Lanart
    • A sock blank from Twist Fiber Studio
  • Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

In Episode 9, Greg and Joey agree that Daylight Saving Time is horrible.

Notes

• Contest: We’re giving away a Fix-A-Stitch! Listen to the episode for details and sign up in the thread in our Ravelry group.
• Podcasts:
  • Revelations Of A Delusional Knitter
  • Commuter Knitter
  • TwinSet Designs
• Projects:
  • Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg incorporated the Red Heart Scrubby Yarn Joey gave him and is quite pleased with the results. (project page)
  • Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey finished these socks. (project page)
  • Christmas Candy Socks by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — this is Greg’s “conference call knitting” project (project page)
  • Dyad Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — This is Greg’s #ChristmasDayCastOn project (project page)
  • Joey’s trying to determine what kind of scarf to knit for his son.
  • Greg’s unnamed hat design. He doesn’t have a project page for it yet.
  • Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg is still about halfway done with this project (project page).
  • Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s newest socks cast-on. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page).
• Books:
  • Sock Architecture (affiliate link) by Lara Neel — Greg’s favorite sock book.
• Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
  • Carolina Fiberfest — Raleigh, NC, March 25 & 26.
  • Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
  • TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
• Misc:
  • Longmire — On Joey’s recommendation, Greg is now watching this. He’s enjoying it.
  • House Of Cards — Greg put Longmire on hold when the new season of House Of Cards dropped.
  • Daylight Saving Time — Greg and Joey are not fans of DST. It is bad for your health and the economy.
  • Romper Room — “I see….”
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Vancouver, WA and Vancouver, Canada
  • Oneonta, NY and Oneonta, AL
  • Gwinnett County, GA
  • “First try at a sweater” thread on reddit — Joey discovered he has at least one fangirl
  • Count Rugen — he has six fingers on his right hand.
  • Fallacy of Sunk Cost
  • Winter Tech Forum — Joey has attended this conference for years. This year, he gave a lightning talk about knitting.
  • TSA Travel Tips Tuesday – Knitting Needles and Needlepoint
  • Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

Episode 8: Checks, Socks, and Fish Lips

In Episode 8, Greg and Joey wonder if people still write checks, talk about socks, and review a book.

Notes

• Podcasts:
  • Knitting Pipeline
  • The Knitmore Girls
  • Teaching Your Brain To Knit
  • Yarn Thing With Marly Bird
  • Ewe University
• Projects:
  • Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey is done wit the first sock. (project page)
  • TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg finished this cardigan for Blueberry (project page)
  • Christmas Candy Socks by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — this is Greg’s “conference call knitting” project (project page)
  • Dyad Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — This is Greg’s #ChristmasDayCastOn project (project page)
  • Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg is halfway done with this project (project page)
• Books:
  • Susan B. Anderson’s Kids’ Knitting Workshop: The Easiest and Most Effective Way to Learn to Knit! (affiliate link) — Greg loves this book and recently reviewed it on is KnittingDaddy.com blog.
  • Sock Architecture (affiliate link) by Lara Neel — Greg’s favorite sock book.
• Misc:
  • Wachovia Is Now Wells Fargo — this news is so 8 years ago.
  • Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial — this is the tutorial Greg used to make a stack of project bags, one of which he gave to Joey.
  • Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — Great for dishcloths!
  • Daily Haiku: 2010 (affiliate link) — Greg’s haiku book.
  • Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White — Greg and Joey are giving away 10 copies of this pattern. See the thread in the Unraveling Podcast Ravelry group for details.
  • Knitting With Neko Curved Double Pointed Needles
  • ChiaoGoo Amish Design Wooden Yarn Swift (affiliate link)
  • Longmire — Joey recommends this TV show.
  • Sons of Anarchy — Greg is currently binge-watching this TV show.
  • Horizontal Herringbone Stitch on NewStitchADay.com: How to Knit the Horizontal Herringbone Stitch
  • Brioche: How to Knit Set Up Rows for 2 Color Brioche and Brioche Stitch in Two Colors
  • Waiting For Winter Mittens pattern by Susan B. Anderson
  • They Might Be Giants
  • The Health Benefits of Knitting piece from the New York Times — Greg wrote about the health benefits of knitting on his blog last year. In that blog post, he also pointed out a survey that the Craft Yarn Council was conducting. That survey’s still active, and you can go fill it out yourself if you have things to add.
  • Knit the Bridge – Lindley Park
  • Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

In Episode 7, Greg and Joey discuss socks, theater, and popular music from the 90s.

Notes

• Podcasts:
  • Yarnspinners Tales
  • Knitting Pipeline
  • The Knitmore Girls
  • Curious Handmade
  • Shinybees
  • Prairie Girls Knit And Spin
• Projects:
  • Tranquilla by Kim Neuhauser — Joey finished this scarf, except for the blocking (project page)
  • Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey is taking a fresh look at this “sock that will never end” project (project page)
  • Checked and Square Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — this is Greg’s “conference call knitting” project (project page)
  • Dyad Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — This is Greg’s #ChristmasDayCastOn project (project page)
  • TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg is working on this cardigan for Blueberry (project page)
• Songs and Albums:
  • “September of My Years” by Frank Sinatra
  • “October” by U2
  • “A Long December” by Counting Crows
• Misc:
  • Skacel — Joey was thumbing through one of their catalogs when he decided to learn brioche knitting
  • Brioche knitting — Joey used a YouTube video to learn brioche.
  • Signature Needles — Joey used his new needles on his brioche experiments
  • Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride.
  • Judy’s Magic Cast-on
  • Jenny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off
  • Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White
  • Waiting For Winter Mittens pattern by Susan B. Anderson
  • Greg is writing haiku on twitter. Follow #DailyHaiku by @drmellow and#KnittingHaiku by @KnittingDaddy if you want to keep up.
  • Sweeney Todd — Joey recently watched the staged production of this musical and encourages everyone in the Atlanta area to come out toActor’s Express and check it out.
  • Greg’s KnittingDaddy.com blog and his Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry group — where the #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL for Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern was hosted.
  • Itty Bitty Knits Ravelry group — where Greg hosted a preemie hat drive.
  • Family Support Network of Central Carolina — Greg is on the Executive Board for this non-profit organization that focus on the needs of families affected by premature birth and children with special needs. They received all the preemie hats Greg collected.
  • Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

In Episode 6, Greg and Joey share their holiday knitting adventures. And Haiku.

Notes

• Podcasts:
  • Yarnspinners Tales
  • Sword & Laser
  • needlejunkies
  • Knitting Pipeline
• Knitting Pipeline Georgia Retreat
• Christmas Gifts
  • Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride. Joey got a set of single-point straight needles.
  • Signature Needles — Joey’s mom gave him a set of and he’s excited to knit something with them soon.
  • The Sock Ruler — Greg got this from the Friends in Fiber etsy shop.
  • Fix-a-stitch — Greg got this at his LYS, a great stocking stuffer.
• Projects:
  • The Casual Friday Dog Sweater by Lion Brand Yarn — Joey knitted this for his dog (and cat?) (project page)
  • Untangled by Samiha Qureshi — Joey knitted this for himself (project page)
  • Checked and Square Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — this is Greg’s “conference call knitting” project (project page)
  • Dyad Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture(affiliate link) book — This is Greg’s #ChristmasDayCastOn project (project page)
  • TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg is working on this cardigan for Blueberry (project page)
• Sesame Street
• Family Support Network of Central Carolina
• Julinanna’ Fibre — Greg is using Julianna’s yarn for his Dyad socks
• What shawl should Greg knit? Vote here!
• Rosanne Cash
• Mason-Dixon Knitting
• A Coloring Book for Knitters (affiliate link)
• Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova”, was provided by bensound.com

In Episode 5,Greg and Joey findthe sound of unraveling.

Notes

• Beard Length Measuring Shirt
• Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride.
• Podcasts:
  • Down Cellar Studio Podcast
  • ACTuallyKNITting Podcast
  • 2 Knit Lit Chicks Podcast
  • Knitmore Girls Podcast
  • Ewe University Podcast
  • Yarns at Hin Hoo Podcast
• Projects:
  • The Casual Friday Dog Sweater by Lion Brand Yarn — Joey’s knitting this for his dog (project page)
  • Basic Socks a la Jeanne by Jeanne Shrader — Greg knitted this for his mom (project page)
  • Genevieve’s Tube Socks by Jasmin & Gigi Knitmore — Greg knitted this for his daughter (project page)
  • Untangled by Samiha Qureshi — Greg knitted this for himself (project page)
  • Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg’s favorite dishcloth pattern
• This Old House
• New Yankee Workshop
• Knitting Addiction — a yarn shop in the Outer Banks of NC that Greg loves to visit
• Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — great for dishcloths!
• Cognitive Anchoring — the science behind why it’s a great idea to knit simple things during meetings and conferences so that you can pay attention better
• Respect the Spindle (affiliate link) by Abby Franquemont — an excellent book on spinning with a spindle
• Help Me Find A Hat Pattern — the thread to help Joey find a hat pattern that approximates his son’s favorite hat
• Andre Sue Knits etsy shop — Greg won a sock blank from her shop and is planning on knitting a shawl from it, either the:
• • Come What May by Susan B. Anderson, or
  • Fireflies Rising by Helen Steward
• Sugar Maple Wikipedia Page
• Little Waiting for Winter Mittens and Waiting for Winter Mittens patterns by Susan B. Anderson
• Daily Haiku: 2010 (affiliate link) — Greg’s first book of silly haiku
• Rudolf Steiner

Episode 4 - Stitches Leaving the Ranch

In Episode 4, Greg and Joey may have left the ranch, but eventually seem to have found their way back. Be sure to listen to the end for information about the very first Unraveling Podcast contest.

Notes

• Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — great for dishcloths!
• Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg’s favorite dishcloth pattern
• Knitting Pipeline podcast
• Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch from the Sensational Knitted Socks (affiliate link) book — Joey’s sock that will never end
• Crochet Dog Sweaters — Joey’s working on The Casual Friday Dog Sweater
• Dancing With The Stars
• Doctor Who
• Basic Socks a la Jeanne by Jeanne Shrader — Greg is knitting these socks for his Mom for Christmas
• Mastering The Knits Podcast — Greg is participating in the#ElvesWorkshopAlong contest
• TNNA Master Hand Knitting Program
• KnitmoreGirls Podcast
• #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL Chatter and FO threads
• World Prematurity Day — November 17
• Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern
• Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry Group
• Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial — the tutorial that Greg uses to sew project bags
• Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway (TBUG)
• Ukulele World Congress
• Stash: A Place For Yarn — Joey visited this LYS when he was in Florida
• Tranquilla scarf by Kim Neuhauser — Joey got a kit for this
• Daddy Kool Records — Joey visited this record shop after visiting Stash
• Crochet Magic Loop
• Knitting Magic Loop
• Tony by Taiga Hilliard Designs — Joey is knitting this hat
• Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles
• HiyaHiya Needles — Joey’s new needles
• Joey’s YouTube Channel — lots of ukulele-playing videos
• Knit The Bridge – Lindley Park — Greensboro’s first yarn bomb
• Little Waiting for Winter Mittens and Waiting for Winter Mittens patterns by Susan B. Anderson

Episode 3: So, Here's a Funny Story...

In Episode 3, Greg and Joey let the listeners be the judge of whether or not their stories are funny.

Notes

• Cape Lookout National Seashore — where Greg was for his fishing trip
• Wendell, NC — includes history of how the town was named
• Oliver Wendell Douglass
• Twinset Designs Podcast
• Down Cellar Studio Podcast
• Knitter’s Pride Karbonz
• Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch from the Sensational Knitted Socks (affiliate link) book — Joey’s sock that will never end
• Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern
• View From The Charles shawl by Jennifer Lassonde — added as a prize for the #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL
• Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry Group
• #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL Chatter and FO threads
• Knitted Crown For Little Girls On Double Pointed Needles — Joey’s crown
• Skinny Triangle Scarf — scarf for Greg’s mom
• Basic Socks a la Jeanne by Jeanne Shrader — socks Greg is knitting for his mom
• Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg’s favorite basic dishcloth pattern
• Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth by Ponies & Purls
• Clicks & Sticks Knitting Guild — Joey’s knitting guild
• Stitches South
• Knitting To The Rescue! — the story of Greg’s Fishcloth Dishcloth

Unraveling - Episode 2: Cthulhu and Socks and Fairs, Oh My!

In Episode 2, Greg and Joey share stories about knitting socks and entering fairs.

Notes:

• Joey’s knitting guild: Clicks & Sticks Knitting Guild
• Knitting Pipeline Podcast
• Yarns At Yin Hoo Podcast
• Ewe University Podcast
• The Sock Knitter’s Workshop: Everything Knitters Need to Knit Socks Beautifully
• Sensational Knitted Socks
• Family Support Network of Central Carolina
• Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry Group
• #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL Chatter and FO threads
• Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern
• Knitter’s Pride Karbonz
• The Gwinnett County Fair
• Joey’s Potato Chip Scarf
• Joey’s Adorable Cthulhu
• Central Carolina Fair
• NC State Fair
• Greg’s Candlelit Shawl
• Greg’s Bacon Bootstrap Sock
• Holiday Yarns (they have a Bacon colorway)
• Greg’s Lilly Rose Dress
• Greg’s Fox In A Vest
• Greg’s Mary
• Greg’s In Threes
• Greg’s Fishing Trip Hat
• Greg’s Crackerjack Scarf
• Knitting Daddy Designs YouTube Channel

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• Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, and also writes theKnittingDaddy blog.
• Joey is joeygibson on Ravelry, and also writes Joey Gibson’s Blog.

Unraveling - Episode 1: Origin Stories

In Episode 1, Greg and Joey share their origin stories, as it relates to the fiber arts.

Complete show notes are at http://www.unravelingpodcast.com/2015/10/08/episode-1-origin-stories/

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• Periscope: @UnravelingPodcast
• Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast
• Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog.
• Joey is joeygibson on Ravelry, and also writes Joey Gibson's Blog.