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Episode 11: Asymptotes, Clapping Music, and Drunken Knitting

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

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• 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\xa0and Lars Rains for the review copies and prize. Greg and Joey both enjoyed this book and recommend it.
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• \xa0Podcasts:\n
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  • Teaching Your Brain To Knit
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  • Yarns at Yin Hoo
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  • Ready, Set Knit\xa0(Episode 440 includes an interview with Lars Rains)
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• Patterns:\n
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  • Giant Color Shift Brioche Scarf\xa0by\xa0Shaina Scott\xa0\u2014 Shaina gave Joey this pattern because Joey wants to knit a brioche scarf
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• Projects:\n
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  • Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book \u2014 Greg\u2019s socks. He\u2019s incorporating the\xa0Fish Lips Kiss Heel\xa0by\xa0Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page). Next time Greg knits a FLK Heel, he\u2019s going to use theinstructions on how to do it in a contrasting color.
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  • Milo by\xa0Georgie Nicolson\xa0\u2014 Greg knitted this for a friend\u2019s baby shower (project page).
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  • Knitted Patchwork Recipe\xa0by\xa0Martine Ellis\xa0\u2014 Greg\u2019s Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
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• Events \u2014 Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say \u201chi!\u201d\n
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  • Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space \u2014 Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
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  • TNNA Summer Show\xa0\u2014 Washington, DC, June 11-13.
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• TV:\n
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  • Longmire
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  • Project Runway
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  • Call The Midwife
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• \xa0Misc:\n
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  • Simply Socks Yarn Company\xa0in Fort Wayne, IN \u2014 Greg was able to visit in person and loved the shop.
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  • WEBS (yarn.com) \u2014 Joey bought a new set of Karbonz needles
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  • The Yarn Garden Knit Shop \u2014 Joey is planning to visit soon, in search of yarn for Thomas\u2019 scarf
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  • Saxapahaw, North Carolina
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  • Fix-A-Stitch\xa0\u2014 we gave away a Fix-A-Stitch in our last episode
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  • Valley Girl\xa0\u2014 Joey loves the music from this movie
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  • Sprout Patterns\xa0\u2014 Greg was not able to attend the workshop they recently hosted, but he hopes to attend a craft night sometime in the future.
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  • National Poetry Month
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  • 500 Songs for Kids \u2014 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.)
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  • Joey won a bass guitar
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