Episode 13 - Magical Love Pants
Episode 13: Magical Love Pants
In Episode 13, Greg and Joey talk about\xa0knitting superpowers, the next wave in crochet fashion, and Joey\u2019s latest hobby.
Sponsor
- Special thanks to our new sponsor: Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in\xa0Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is\xa0an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter\u2019s Pride. In addition to a great\xa0variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn \u2014 Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner\u2019s sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their website\xa0or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.
Notes
- Giveaway:\xa0In 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!
- \xa0Podcasts:
- Projects:
- Knitted Patchwork Recipe\xa0by\xa0Martine Ellis\xa0\u2014 Greg\u2019s Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
- the beekeeper\u2019s quilt by Tiny Owl Knits\xa0\u2014 Greg\u2019s other scrap sock yarn project\xa0(project page).
- Egg To Owl Reversible Toy \u2014 the toy that Greg made after attending the Susan B. Anderson workshop (project page).
- Events
- Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we\u2019re the official pool boys. June 1 \u2013 July 31
- Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg\u2019s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat\xa0pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 \u2013 September 15
- World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18
- Greg plans to be in Cary, NC at the\xa0Craft Public House\xa0at 2pm, then\xa0Warm N\u2019 Fuzzy\xa0afterwards. Michelle from Actually Knitting\xa0organized this great opportunity and will be there, too.
- Stay tuned for information about the County Fair KAL
- \xa0Misc:
- The Princess Bride \u2014\xa0Greg\u2019s favorite movie.
- \u201cI Love Everybody\u201d by Lyle Lovett
- Riders In The Sky\xa0produce the Riders Radio Theater podcast
- Knitter\u2019s Pride Karbonz\xa0\u2014 our favorite needles and imaginary sponsor
- Knitting Superpowers: Paula\u2019s 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 \u2014 fantastic movie about superheroes with weird powers
- I Love This Yarn \u2014 Hobby Lobby\u2019s house yarn, which Joey found in the perfect orange that he\u2019s been looking for.
- Ukulele World Congress\xa0\u2014 Joey had a great time attending UWC again this year.
- The Clay Purl\xa0in Nashville, Indiana\u2013 Joey visited this yarn shop while at UWC.
- The Shabby Sheep and Ewe in Columbus, Indiana \u2014 Joey also visited this yarn shop.
- Knitters Nook\xa0in Columbus, Indiana \u2014 the third yarn shop Joey visited.
- Fibre Space \u2014 the yarn shop that hosted the Susan B. Andersonworkshops that Greg attended
- TNNA\xa0(The National Needlearts Association) \u2014 Greg attended the Summer Show and will be talking about those adventures in a future episode.
- The Americans \u2014 based on the recommendation in \u201cTV Time With Joey,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Waiting\u201d and \u201cAmerican Girl\u201c
- Poison\xa0sings \u201cTalk Dirty To Me\u201c
- Joey and friends do Poison\u2019s song Talk Dirty To Me