Dotty is finished and there will soon be photos.
Only 4 months to Christmas, start planning (or worrying).
Any suggestions for a shawl from Victorian Lace Today (for less than 1700 yards of yarn)?
From the bottom of the knitting bag Books New Pathways for Sock Knitters - Book One by Cat Bordhi (link) Other Tapestry from Rowan (link) Felted Tweed from Rowan (link)
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From the bottom of the knitting bag Books Knitting for Him by Martin Storey and Wendy Baker (link)
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This week there's a chat with Mandie Chandler of Ewe Give Me The Knits.
The drum carder get a mention.
The Australian Government is reviewing Aviation Security Screening and is asking for submissions, so if you'd like to let them know your opinion of the ban on knitting needles on aircraft the document is here. The addresses and things are on the document - the section mentioning knitting needles is on page 12.
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What I did during the break. The Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo, a cold breakfast next to a lake, a wool museum and a nice shop in Melbourne. There are even some kangaroos and wallabies get a mention.
In this show we have a chat with Feisty Wench and Damo at a Ravelry get together.
The pen with which this week's show was written is from Delaney Pen Designs mine's the one at the lower left on the front page. (It's a really nice pen!)
I got my Rowan yarn at Sunspun.
And if you're in the area, you can visit the National Wool Museum in Geelong.
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to this season's shows: Ann and Eugene Bourgeois, Ann Feitelson, Kaffe Fassett, Franklin Habit, Rob Costlow and Meg Swanson - and especially to Michelle Griffin for her musical contribution each week.
Thank you also to Lee Fay for the interviews she recorded in New Zealand to open the series.
Also everyone who got in contact over the past months.
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This week knitter, photographer and designer Jared Flood joins us to talk about his knitting and lots of other things.
How playing Dungeons and Dragons helps with knitting design (I think the only way to be more geeky would be to get some Star Trek in there as well).
From the bottom of the knitting bag Books Wild Tea Cosies by Loani Prior (link)
Next week will be a big one for the final show of series 7, so don't miss it.
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This week's interview is with Rob Costlow one of the musicians who has provided music for the show, some of the most popular music in fact.
The Baby Suprise Jackets and birthday cardigan are coming along nicely and the Malabrigo project has made it onto the needles.
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This week Kaffe Fassett, knitting legend and adjective, joins us. Given his hectic schedule, it was great to catch up with him.
World Wide Knit in Public Day went well in Sydney, I hope everyone else had a great time at their local events.
From the bottom of the knitting bag Other Classic 8 Ply from Bendigo Woollen Mills (link)
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A wonderful interview this week with Franklin Habit of The Panopticon blog. Franklin tells us about some of his knitting experiences and where knitting has taken him.
A Malabrigo experiment this week too.
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This week a distilled version of the wonderful chat I had with Ann and Eugene Bourgeois of the Philosopher's Wool Company. Visit their site for a video lesson on Fair Isle techniques and some delightful jumper designs.
If you like hard science fiction, then you might like Alastair Reynold's House of Suns.
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G’day all. I’m David Reidy, a Australian bloke who lives in the Blue Mountains two hours west of Sydney, and knits and podcasts about knitting. Away from the sticks and string, I’m an astrophysicist who now teaches high school. In my knitting and podcasting endeavours I am assisted by my two Burmese cats, Tikka and Tiger.
The Sticks and String podcast appears weekly, so look for a new show each weekend.
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Season 3 will start 5 May and will have the theme “Local Knitting”.
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