Do You Podcast?

Years ago, I learned about podcasting--not that I would podcast myself, --but I would listen to podcasts.  There were very few then but now--oh, WOW!  you can find a podcast about almost anything and everything!  Plus now, you can find video podcast!!  Gee, I could spend hours watching techniques I would like to learn and know more about.

The above photo represents 50 best podcast of 2015

pod·cast

ˈpädˌkast/

noun

1. 1.

   a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.

verb

1. 1.

   make (a digital audio file) available as a podcast.

More than 300,000 podcasts exist in the world as of the close of 2015. They range from products made by someone pressing record in their closet to million-dollar outfits with sterling sound engineering. 

Okay, I have my itunes stuffed with podcasts to listen too--if only, I could watch as many as I have waiting in the wings--here's a few that I found interesting for my craft purposes:

• Very Pink Blog
• Knitting podcast blog-- a listing of several
• Knitting list  
• Craftsanity--weaving
• Best of Quilting podcasts

WARNING:  Podcast/video casts are very additive!!

Color: Guide For Knitters

So, you are a knitter and wondered how color affects your knitting.  Here is an opportunity

to learn some interesting facts about color from a pro:  Ann Weaver

and it comes to you through the MDK (Mason-Dixon Knits gals).  Sign up for their "snippets"--a weekly newsletter.  

Part one:  What we talk about when we talk about color is up and ready to enjoy.

in this series, you'll explore five types of contrast:

• Contrast of hue
• Light-dark contrast
• Complementary colors
• Warm-cool contrast
• Contrast of extension

Nothing to lose but a little time and you can come away with better understanding of color in knitting.  Join me in this adventure!

TRAVELLING!

Yelp, I've been travelling and I didn't even leave my comfy chair!  Okay, it's a good thing sometimes when I travel through the internet; it is definitely a time suck!  But, I've travelled to many interesting places and met some really cool people.

Take Sarah Hunt and her Fiber Trek:


Then there is Kate Davies Designs.  She is working on a publication that will feature their travels. What photos--taking you to far away places where you can meander through paths of thought in an instant and snap back to reality when you want.
where will your journeys take you today?  I'm headed out to do my errands, but it was a fun time walking in someone's shoes for awhile

Attic Window Panels

I've been playing around with panels that were found in my stash.

One of the expatcher gals, Linda, was the first to do this in our group.  Judy M had

several Christmas tree panels that would be perfect to use window panel effect.

I'm practicing with this panel--first big mistake, I didn't take a photo of the whole panel

before I cut it into pieces.

At this point, I'm not too sure this panel works well--but, I'll trudge on as I've put in some

math time--Yes, figuring out how wide and what length the window panels needed to be,

took some math brain power!

I'm auditioning borders--thinking the top fabric works better than the light colored one on

the right.  I AM NOT going to buy more fabric--there is plenty in my stash to

play with.

Interested in doing this technique with your panel?  Check this you tube video out....

Weaving Away

There are days that I just want to weave, especially when it's the width is just 6" wide!

Here is the warp from who knows when!  I wrote about it in post "Note To Self", October 21.

I had tied onto the previous warp (cotton towels) and pulled through--not going to waste this 

lovely yarn.  It's been smooth weaving so far.  I planned this project (believe it or not)

to follow the towels in broken twill--now, I'm winding a warp for more towels but

will thread in twill--there is so much you can do with this threading.

and I can tie on for eternity !  

Oh Dear! Not A Knot!?

When it comes to working with your yarn, be it either handspun or commercial, there could be a KNOT appear right where you don't want it to be!  Oh, fudge, what do you do when you have a knot?  Sometimes, it's just a simple loop in the yarn and you can tug it out but other times, it is a repair--
A BIG FAT KNOT where you don't want it to be!

Here is a video to helps you work through this obstacle.

and there you have some solutions!

BUT--what if you want a knot.  I have a pattern that asks for knots in the knitting!

Okay, I just got rid of knots and now I have to ADD knots--!!

Go Figure!

KNOT STITCH PATTERN

There are step-by-step photos below to guide you through this stitch, but if you're ready to go, here's your ticket to instant knitted knots:

Multiple: 6 + 5
SPECIAL ABBREVIATION

MK (Make Knot): Purl the next three stitches together, but do not drop them from the needle. Knit the same three stitches together, then purl the same three stitches together. Drop the stitches from the left needle.

PATTERN

Row 1: Knit across.
Row 2: Purl across.
Row 3: K1, *MK, K3; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, MK, K1.
Row 4: Purl across.
Row 5: Knit across.
Row 6: Purl across.
Row 7: K4, *MK, K3; repeat from * to last stitch, K1.
Row 8: Purl across.

Repeat these eight rows until you reach the desired length.

Okay--now, I've added a knot back into my knitting!

and I've heard there is an app for anything and everything--guess what?  I found an app

that shows all the knots you could ever want to achieve--!!

And so you have it

KNOTS

Check This Out!

The Boulder Art Association is hosting a juried art exhibition and sale Thursday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 6th. The event is FREE and open to the public and will be held in the expansive gallery space in the beautiful Hyatt Place Hotel in Boulder, Colorado.  The Hyatt Place is located in Boulder’s new commercial district at the crossroads of Pearl and 30th Streets.

juror is Nancy Wylie, an award-winning realist painter in pastel, oil, and watercolor from Aravada, CO.  Wylie has selected over 125 works for the Boulder Art Association exhibition out of the hundreds of entries received from artists across the Rocky Mountain Region.

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Exhibition Dates and Times:
Thurs. Nov. 3     2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Fri. Nov. 4         9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sat. Nov. 5        9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sun. Nov. 6       9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

First Friday Opening Reception and Awards:
Friday Nov. 4   6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (RSVP not required, open to all!)