Episode 76: It's Red!

Welcome to Episode 76 of the YarnderWoman Podcast. This episode was filmed on Saturday 24 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia.

Time stamps for the start of each segment are as follows:

02:16:23 - Brooching the Subject
03:57:00 - Finished Objects
16:49:01 - Works in Progress
30:21:15 - Acquisitions
38:50:08 - Prize winners


Brooching the Subject:

• Red Australian birds, kindly given to me by Grace from Babble's Travelling Yarns podcast.

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

• Red "zebra" socks
• Blanket for Smudge the puppy
• Two striped hats
• Four imagination ropes

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

• Rose City Rollers socks
• Another striped hat
• Seamus the Owl

#projectUFO organised by Marsha from the Fairy Little podcast


Acquisitions:

• Classes with Clare Devine, held at the Calico & Ivy shop.
• Yarn and the Moon edition of PomPom Quarterly.
• Penny Purls by Victoria Zachanowich of Daviksta Knits
• Your Favorite Brew shawl by Jenn Sheelen of the Jenn Sheelen podcast

Prizes:

Watch to see if you were in a winner in the Jump of the Bandwagon KAL, or the Mystery Lace Club kit!

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Happy Crafting!

Episode 75: The Long & Winding Road

Welcome to Episode 75 of the YarnderWoman Podcast. This episode was filmed on Tuesday 16 October 2018, in Perth, Western Australia. 

This is a nicely long episode, so sit back and relax. :-) If you want to skip over anything, the time stamps for each segment are as follows:

02:06:10  Brooching the Subject
03:54:03  Prize announcements - Red-Along & Charity Make-Along
09:20:21  Finished Objects
28:00:24  Works in Progress
47:17:13  Craft-Along
51:21:09  Giveaway
54:02:23  Spinning Me Right 'Round

Brooching the Subject:

• Kitty & yarn brooch from Erstwilder
• YarnderWoman merchandise from Red Bubble

Red-Along MAL and Charity MAL prizes:

• Watch to see if you are a winner!

-- Links to prizes/makers found at this thread heading --

• Patterns: “Kettle Valley Poncho” pattern by Marsha Ibuki, “Springtime Melody” pattern by Jenn Sheelen and “Potluck Pullover” pattern by Victoria Zachanowich 
• Yarn from Daydream Yarns 
• Project bag from Lola Star Creates 
• Stitch markers from Needle Soup Creations 
• Tall Rabbit postcards of crafty numbats

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

• Three bunny buddies in Felici Worsted
• Organic wool bunny buddy. 
• Hitchhiker in red birthday yarn 
• Sockhead hats: bamboo stripey one; one in two shades of purple; and the Goth Kitty hat.

I'm entering the hats in the Harvest Hat-along KAL, run by Twisted Stitches podcast and  Kill to Craft podcast.



Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

• Te Manawakura (The Muse) shawl. Check out the muse discovery quiz from Aroha Knits.
• Second red sock
• Lace leg warmers
• Crochet face washer

Craft-along:

Jump on the Bandwagon: Use this thread to show all WiP photos, chatter and FO photos - cast on a well-known popular pattern that you've just never got around to!
This CAL runs until the end of October 2018.

-- Links to the prizes/makers found at this thread --

• Hand-made project bag from Autumn 
• Hand-made project bag from Silver Shed USA
• Japanese notion pouch and sheep clips
• A set of Flexi-flip / Crazy Trio needles in size 2mm

You may be able to double-dip your entry in the Skein Enable FIFO KAL.


Giveaway thread:

Fiberific Mystery Lace Club kit 
You can view previous clubs on the spoilers thread on Ravelry

Enter to win at this thread by answering the prompt: What’s something that was previously a mystery to you, and how did you / was it solved?

The prize will be drawn from posts on this thread sometime at the beginning of November - if the thread is still open, you can still enter!
The winner will be drawn using random number generator random.org


Spinning Me Right 'Round:

Books:

• Born to Run by Christopher McDougall 
• Eat & Run by Scott Jurek
• The Sphere by Michael Crichton
• Eat Drink Run by Briony Gordon - mental health and running. SO good - laugh out loud parts, and tears. 
• Run Like a Girl by Alexander Heminsley

Exercise / Movement:

• "Zombies, Run!" app
• "No lights, no lycra" class - check this link to see if there is a class near you.

Health:

The links to these organisations are merely some examples, and they are Australian sites. They have lots of information that may be of use to you, and may help you search for other support organisations closer to where you live, if these are not convenient / accessible to you.

• Eating disorders - The Butterfly Foundation
• Overall mental health - Beyond Blue
• Breast screening - Breast Screen WA
• Menopause information - Jean Hailes Women's Health

Tea & Possibilities podcast episode 48 - Nikki chats about her own women's health issues.



Meet Smudge! He's our new puppy and he's just adorable.

Happy Crafting!

Episode 50: And then I got...

Welcome to Episode 50 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - recorded on Thursday 11 August 2016, in Perth, Western Australia.

Time stamps for the various segments are as such:

04:17 = Brooching the Subject

05:31 = Prizes for the Red-Along

08:52 = Acquisitions

40:45 = Acquisitions continued (birthday presents)

50:30 = Bye

Brooching the Subject:

• Bat brooch from Creep Heart

Prizes:

• Watch to see if you were a winner from our Red-along KAL!
• Thank you to prize sponsors Poppy and Belle and Upon a Corgi

Acquisition suppliers:

--For specific yarn information, see my Ravelry stash page, or send me a PM--

• Ixchel Fibres
• Pirate Purl Yarns
• Gradient Aus
• Halfbaked Hand-dyed
• Little Dipper Yarns
• Moseley Park
• Hand-dyed Australia
• Candy Apple Lane
• Unwind Craft Cafe (purchased West Yorkshire Spinners yarn)
• Bob Boutique
• Dingo Dyeworks - purchase for me, and prize donation for the podcast
• Circus Tonic Handmade - purchase for me, and prize donation for the podcast

Episode 41: Many WiPs, Many Prizes

Welcome to Episode 41 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded on Saturday 2 April and Sunday 3 April 2016, in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject:

• Bat brooch from Tall Rabbit

Finished Objects:

--See my Ravelry project page for full details--

• Knit Night
• Hermione's Everyday Socks

Works in Progress:

--See my Ravelry project page for full details--

• Mama Vertebrae
• Red back spider
• Homestead socks ripped out.
• Fine & Dandy socks
• Vanilla socks in worsted weight yarn

Prizes:

Watch to see if you are a winner!

• 1400 Member Giveaway
• Striped Shawls Chatter thread
• Striped Shawls FO thread
• Charity KAL first quarter draw

Thank you so much to our sponsors for the wonderful prizes: 

• Annalogue box bag
• Highland Peaksshawl collection x2 by Mina Philip
• SpaceFrog stripey yarn
• The Cyborg’s Craft Room yarn
• Circus Tonic Handmade yarn

Knit-alongs:

• Hat KAL for April
• May & June - Opposites KAL with Pink Hair Girl Podcast again

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• The Fear Saga audio books
• Going to Bendigo sheep and wool festival

Episode 40: So Many WiPs, So Little Time

Welcome to episode 40 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded in Perth, Western Australia on Friday 25 March 2016.

Brooching the Subject:

• Mini owl from Creep Heart

Works in Progress:
--See my Ravelry project page for full details--

• Hogwarts Express shawl
• Mama Vertebrae cardigan for me
• Red back spider toy 
• Knit Night Shawl with two yarns held double
• Tea Cup Hermione's Everyday Socks

Knit-alongs:

• Stripey Shawls KAL prizes: Annalogue box bag; Highland Peaks shawl collection x2 by Mina Philip; SpaceFrog stripey yarn; Cyborg’s Craftroom yarn
• Charity KAL prize from Circus Tonic Handmade yarn

1400 Member Giveaway:

• Enter to win a cute sheep shawl pin. Leave a post in the Ravelry thread.

Spinning Me Right ‘Round:

• DKS Art & Design Etsy shop – lots to order, and you just might get a bonus YarnderWoman badge or magnet with your order. ;-)
• Perth Observatory Summer lecture delivered by Luke Davies - go to his sites to learn a lot about space in a fun way.

Podcasts:

• Wrapped in Wool
• Legacy Knitz -  StuffieAlong starting 1 April
• Stuff you missed in history class
• Stuff Mom Never Told You
• Slow Home podcast
• That Film Stew podcast

Episode 37, Parts (a) & (b): The Episode is Here

Welcome to episode 37 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded on Saturday 13 February 2016 and filmed in Perth, Western Australia.

Part (a):

Part (b):

Brooching the Subject:

• Phantom of the Opera brooch
• Actually Knitting podcast is hosting a Broadway KAL

Finished Objects:
--See my Ravelry project page for full details--

• Rainbow socks for Liam
• Doodler Shawl in One Twisted Tree yarns x3

Works in Progress:
--See my Ravelry project page for full details--

• Cozy Memories Blanket
• Felici & Stroll socks
• Handbrake cowl

Knit-alongs:

• Stripey Shawls KAL prizes: Annalogue box bag; Highland Peaks shawl collection x2 collections; SpaceFrog stripey yarn; Cyborg’s Craft Room yarn
• Charity KAL prize from Circus Tonic Handmade yarn
• Charity collections through other podcasts - PinkHairGirl podcast and Bookish Stitcher podcast
• Future KAL (possibly April) - hat

Acquisitions:

• Highland Peaks shawl collection from Mina 
• Transit Cap & Cowl from Kristi 
• PinkHair Girl patterns using viewer discount code - cabled bunny hat; mug cozy; My Son’s Hero shawl
• Notions pouch & yarn samples – Give Me a Crown
• Hat and bag from Yvonne - madebyGanache on etsy
• Yarn from Julia by Miss Click Clack on etsy

Spinning Me Right ‘Round:

• Podcasts: Spicy Homemaker; Once Upon a Corgi; Sweet Leaps; Pinfeathers & Purls ; "Stuff your mom never told you" (non-knitting); Cultivate & Create; In a Sknit 
• Another Perth podcast - Dingo Dyeworks
• I've found cooking inspiration lately, especially from http://cookingonabootstrap.com
• Neko Astume app game – oh dear. ;-)

Episode 34: Finished Object-palooza

Welcome to Episode 34 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded on Friday 18 December 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

Please subscribe to the podcast on YouTube. :-)

Brooching the Subject:

• Ghost brooch from Perth etsy seller Tall Rabbit

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Tube versions of "Whiz Bang" socks in Knit Picks Felici yarn
• Modified version of "Juxtaposed" hat in Gnome Acres yarn, "Wonder Woman" colourway
• Vanilla 'Batman' socks in White Birch Fiber Arts yarn 
• "Typhoon shawl" - shortened to become a cape for a child - in Voolenvine and White Birch Fiber Arts yarns
• "View from the Charles" shawl in Space Frog Yarns gradient red to grey

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Hellebore shawl in One Twisted Tree yarn
• Plans for socks for Little Bobbins' Xmas Eve Cast On

Prizes:

• Watch to see if you were the winner of our 1300 Ravelry Members giveaway - the prize is a copy of the "Hellebore Shawl" pattern
• I have re-drawn for a copy of the e-book "Defarge Does Shakespeare", which was never claimed. Watch to see if you're the winner!

Knitalong:

• Our Colour Affection / Striped Shawl KAL will be starting 1 January and running until 31 March 2016
• There are lots of ideas in the Chatter thread for other stripey shawls
• Join in the Rainbows & Unicorns KAL with the Twisted Stitches Podcast

Acquisitions:

• My additional order from Knit Picks
• Yarn from Leo's Lovely Treasures on etsy, as part of my TOKmas parcel for the Tiny Owl Knits Ravelry group

Spinning Me Right 'Round:

• Blog post on One Twisted Tree - check out the mouse from Australia ;-)
• I'm seeing Star Wars "The Force Awakens" on Monday - we need to go internet dark to avoid spoilers

Happy Crafting!

Episode 33: Acquisitions & a Little Knitting

Welcome to Episode 33 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - filmed on Monday 7 December 2015 in Perth Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject:

• Dorothy brooch from Lush Baubles 

Finished Objects:

• Green socks (x3) in Knit picks Felici

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Modified Whiz Bang sock no. 2
• Juxtaposed hat

Acquisitions:

• She-ra bus pass wallet from Sweetly Wrapped on etsy
• Etsy market haul, including from Self Organics
• Knit Picks orders
• Wonder Woman origins story book
• Mad Tosh from a Perth craft shop

Prizes:

• Watch to see if you were the winner of the brooch from Rockridge Creations.
• Enter the 1300 Member giveaway on Ravelry thread for your chance to win a copy of the Hellabore Shawl pattern by Susie White. 

Knitalong:

• Colour Affection shawl or any striped shawl
• Running from 1 January - 31 March 2016
• Come and chat on the Planning & Chatter thread

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• I finished 'Station 11' by Emily St John Mandel -  it was sooo good!
• I've been working my way through my pantry to use up stocks on hand and make interesting meals

Episode 32: Happiness and Halves

Welcome to Episode 32 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, filmed on Wednesday 25 November 2015 in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject:

• Bird brooch from Rockridge Creations
• Enter the contest on the Ravelry thread to win your own brooch, kindly donated by Rockridge Creations

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Tube socks - one plain, one a modified version of the 'Whiz Bang' pattern. I'm entering these in the #make2along KAL, running in the Tiny Paper Foxes group
• 'Harry' shawl, knit with Berry Colorful Yarnings
• 'View from the Charles' shawl, knit in Space Frog Yarn

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• 2x 'Knit Night' shawls - very good for knitting in seminars
• 2x book marks

Prizes: 

• Watch to see if you won a pattern - Schmancy Shawl, Agatha socks, or Azteca Shawl

Knit-a-long:

• We will have a 'Colour Affection' KAL early next year.
• You can start chatting about your choices/ideas on this Ravelry thread

Acquisitions:

• Hellebore Shawl from designer prairiegirlsusie
• Blom
• Cladonia from LittleBobbins
• 'Rusted Wing' and 'Another Door Opens' - patterns discounted until episode 101 of Yarns at Yinhoo

Spinning Me Right 'Round:

• Thank you to everyone for your support (emotional and financial) for my walk to raise funds for Alzheimer's research. Donations can still be made at: https://2015perthmemorywalkjog.everydayhero.com/au/melinda

• Tiny Paper Foxes podcast
• Saw filmed stage production of Hamlet
• Gretchen Rubin books: "The Happiness Project" and "Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Everyday Lives"
• "Station 11" by Emily St John Mandel
• Bullet Journalling
• Cooking/pantry exploration - I'm loving quinoa! Mexican Quinoa Salad; Crustless Quinoa Quiche

Where to buy DKS Art & Design artwork: Sunday 29 November 2015 at the Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair.

Episode 30: Spring-time in Mum's Garden

Welcome to Episode 30 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - recorded on Sunday 4 October 2015 in Perth, Western Australia.

My apologies for the sync issue in episode 29 - I have no idea what happened. I also managed to delete all the graphics files for the podcast, so I'm using temporary (old) ones until DKS Art & Design is able to recreate new ones with the current branding.


Brooching the Subject:

• Knitted poppy brooch that Mum got me at the Perth Royal Show
• A substantial order from Creep Heart

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Face washer
• Can /bottle cozy 
• Wild Goose Shawlette (modified border): not blocked. 
• Knitting lots of projects for the Down Cellar Studio Pig Skin Party KAL
• Teddy (finishing done)
• Dyed sock blank. After watching Give Me a Crown podcast, who was doing Rosehip Knits Dye-along with dyes given to her by Meg from Atelier Yarn

WiPs:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Colour Affection
• Harry Potter Oh Loops KAL as a muggle - still deciding on the project

Charity KAL: prize draw

• Watch the episode to see if you were a winner!
• Thank you to our sponsors: Give Me a Crown (project bag); Paula Fuessle designs ('Wild Goose Shawlette' pattern) and Quaere Fiber (gradient yarn)

• Remember to watch episode 29 to see if you were the winner of the "Defarge Does Shakespeare" giveaway - if the winner doesn't claim their prize within the next few weeks, I will be drawing again.

Acquisitions:

• Sunwalker shawl pattern from Julia
• BobBon shawlette from Isabelle of Fluffy Fibers podcast
• Purlwise order: new needles and some Opal yarn for the Fairy Little Twist & Stitch October KAL

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Yarns at YinHoo podcast
• Back episodes for A Playful Day podcast
• Along the Lanes video podcast: fabulous video extra bits
• Cooking from 'Plenty'
• TheKangarooSanctuary on instagram
• Paused on further reading of 'The Colour Purple'; now on to the third Harry Potter book, 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' 
• Celebrated our 10th anniversary with Damian :-) Dinner at Tsunami restaurant

Episode 28: Working from Home

Welcome to Episode 28 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - recorded in Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday 27 August 2015.

Brooching the Subject: 

• Badge from Hey, that's Super

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Starshower cowl
• Okanagan Orchard shawl/cowl
• Hand warmers

Planned:

• Zombie socks - #CastontheDead with Desert Vista Dyeworks group
• Joining in the Pig Skin Party with the Down Cellar Studios group
• Windswept shawl

Knitalong:

• Charity knit-along - running through August & September 2015
• Different threads: purchase of a charity pattern; finished objects to be given to charity (using any pattern); and a chatter thread
• Phoenix hat pattern has just been released

Prizes:

• Knitalong prizes donated by Give Me a Crown and Paula Emons-Fuessle 
• Watch the episode to see if you were the winner of the 1st Podiversary giveaway, donated by KnitRunDig
• Defarge Does Shakespeare giveaway (prize donated by Cooperative Press)

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Photo shoot with comic artist/writer Justin Randall for Book 3 of the Changing Ways series
• Podcasts - A Playful Day podcast (audio) and Knitted Paradise (video)
• Stitches Midwest recaps on various podcasts: Actually Knitting, Down Cellar Studios, Knitting Butterflies, Knitted Paradise
• SSK recap from Bookish Stitcher podcast
• Audio books - "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" (I didn't care for the performance of narrator Jim Dale); I've just started "Gone Girl"
• Wonder Woman knitting comic pictures by Ramona Fradon

Episode 26: Shakespeare, Frida & Knitting

Welcome to Episode 26 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, filmed in Perth, Western Australia on Saturday 1 August 2015.

Brooching the Subject:

• 'Bat Familiar' brooch from Creep Heart

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• 'Sailing' shawl in Gynx yarn
• 'Typhoon' shawl in Voolenvine and WBFA

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for specific details --

• Trickle Shawl in Gnome Acres
• Gingerbread Man in Quaere and Knit Picks

Knit-alongs:

• Charity knit-along - running through August & September 2015
• Different threads: purchase of a charity pattern; finished objects to be given to charity (using any pattern); and a chatter thread
• Opposites KAL - thanks to everyone who joined in

Prizes:

• Watch the episode to see if you are a winner: prizes announced for the Opposites KAL (chatter thread); Opposites KAL (FO thread) and the 1200 Member giveaway
• Competitions still running – First Podiversary giveaway (prize donated by KNITRUNDIG); and  “Just Because” giveaway (prize donated by Little Skein)
• KNITRUNDIG is giving viewers 15 % off anything in the shop, valid until September 30 2015. Use code YARNDER15 at checkout. 

Acquisitions:

• Bag from Niina (Give me a Crown) - future prize donation
• Little Skein bags
• Felici yarn

Review:  

• “Defarge does Shakespeare” - sent to me by Cooperative Press to review.
• Watch the episode for full details
• Enter the contest on Ravelry to win your own copy

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Audio books: listening to the first book in the "Harry Potter" series; finished "Wild Swans" 
• Frida Kahlo books: Paper Doll and Viva Frida