Episode 42: The Answer Must Be Bunnies

Welcome to Episode 42 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - recorded on Friday 15 April 2016, in Perth, Western Australia.

We have a shorter episode today, so some of the usual segments are absent; but there is still plenty of knitting!


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

• Sock yarn squares for my Cozy Memories Blanket
• Fine & Dandy socks. Yarn Junkie / Brooklyn Knitfolk KAL and the Voolenvine KAL with This Old Knit podcast 
• Accidental socks for me
• Cardigan - Tiny Paper Foxes Wardrobe Staples KAL
• Cabled hat for our Hat KAL
• Bunny sock blank Knit Night shawl
• Bunny snuggly for the Skein Enable Baby MAL / Knitted Paradise green/yellow KAL

Podcast Mention:

• The Slow Home Podcast - I've been binge listening about tips and ideas and hearing other people's experiences for simplifying one's life.

Happy Crafting!

Podcast artwork and music is by Damian K Sheiles at DKS Art & Design

Episode 36: Balance (and Yarn)

Welcome to episode 36 of the YarnderWoman podcast – recorded in Perth, Western Australia on Thursday 21 January 2016.

Brooching the Subject:

• Red bird from Rockridge Creations

Finished Objects:
-- See specific details on my Ravelry projects page --

• Green tube socks for charity
• Stripey tube socks for my niece's birthday

Works in Progress: 
-- See specific details on my Ravelry projects page --

• Cozy Memories Blanket
• Rose City Rollers sock
• Orange socks
• The Doodler shawl 

Goals:

• Word for the year - "balance". Purloined from Sarapomegranate - check out the Yarns at Yin Hoo thread 

Knit-alongs & Charity:

• Striped Shawls KAL. January - March 2016
• Prizes donated from The Cyborg’s Craft Room; SpaceFrog yarn; designer Mina Philipp
• Discount code for Space Frog yarn – YARNDER16 for 16% off your order until 29 February

• Charity KAL -running throughout 2016, with prize draws held quarterly.

• I have signed up for the World’s Greatest Shave! 
• I will be shaving my hair in March - sponsor me here to support research into leukemia and cancer generally

Acquisitions:

• White Birch Fiber Arts yarn - bought with the etsy gift card I got for Xmas
• Knit Picks yarn – for contrast cuff/heel/toe on socks

Spinning Me Right ‘Round:

• Damian made new slides & I have his music as the podcast theme song. (The particular song is "Treasure Box" from the album August.)
• Yarns at Yin Hoo #powerpantry ingredient for January is potatoes
• Brambley Hedge

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 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

Episode 25 - 1st Podiversary!

Welcome to Episode 25 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - and happy first podiversary!

This episode was recorded on Monday 20 July 2015 in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject:

• Triceratops skeleton brooch - seller unknown. (Sorry!)

Finished Objects:

--For details, see my Ravelry page --

• Magic Cake Ruffle shawl
• Pebble Beach Shawlette

Works in Progress:

--For details, see my Ravelry page --

• "Sailing" shawl
• "Trickle" shawl
• "Whiz Bang" socks
• Vanilla socks 
• "Gingerbread Man" / person 
• Planned cast-on of "Typhoon" shawl 
• Knit-alongs I am entering: PAL KAL with Actually Knitting podcast; Learn-along with Teaching Your Brain to Knit podcast.

Opposites Craftalong:

• Running through June & July 2015
• Prizes will be drawn from both the Chatter Thread and the Finished Object thread
• Prizes donated by SunshineYarnFun (project bag of winner's choice); Atelier Yarns (skein of purple yarn); Sarah Shoo (Whiz Bang sock pattern); One Twisted Tree (mini skein pack)
• Discount code from AtelierYarn - use "YWP10" at checkout for 10% off your purchase (until 31 July 2015)
• Discount code from SunshineYarnFun - use "knittingsouth10" at checkout for 10% off your purchase (until 31 July 2015)

Prizes :

• Re-draw for Elegant Economy "Date Night" collection of patterns - watch the episode to see if you are the new winner!
• Podiversary Giveaway: winner's choice of project bag from KnitRunDig. Drawn end of August. A coupon code is valid until 30 September - use "YARNDER15" for 15% off your order.
• 1200 Member Giveaway: Quaere skein - drawn next episode (around 1st/2nd August)
• "Just Because" Giveaway: project bag from Little Skein - drawn on episode 15th/16th August 2015.

Acquisitions:

• Okanagan Orchard pattern purchase
• Gifts from so many wonderful people

Spin Mr Right 'Round:

• Serial podcast
• "Wizard of Oz" audio book read by Anne Hathaway
• Mini-con selling art work by DKS Art & Design

Episode 19: Now with Shorter Hair

Welcome to Episode 19 of the YarnderWoman Podcast. 
This episode was recorded on Sunday 12 April 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject: 

• Mme. Hibou Batman two piece brooch

Craftalong:

• Pop Culture for April & May - prizes up for grabs for both participating and finishing
• #YWPopCultureKAL15
• Chatter thread
• Finished Object thread

Prizes:

• Craftalong prizes, all generously donated: Gnome Acres mini skeins, Hey That's Super, SewFlo, DKS Art & Design; einmade
• 1100 Member giveaway: brooch from MmeHibou

Discount codes: 

• Hey That's Super 15% off with code YARNDERWOMAN
• Einmade 20% off with code YWPOPKAL
• Both valid from now until end of May 2015

Finished Objects:

- See my Ravelry project page for details

• Dinosaur
• Baby beanie
• Turtlepurl socks
• Sock blockers from Tesla Knits

Works in Progress:

- See my Ravelry project page for details

• Kiddie Vertebrae - swatched for it (MSkiKnits swatching video)
• Knit Night shawl in Gnome Acres "Wonder Woman"
• Pebble Beach in Themescyra colourway from Berry Colourful Yarnings

Review:

- Elegant Economy Knits Date Night Collection

• Watch the episode for the full review!
• You could win the whole set of patterns. Describe your perfect date (with someone else or yourself) on the Ravelry thread
• Read more about Elegant Economy Knits on her website

Acquisitions:

• Prizes I've won: "The Vampyre" from the Wrapped in Wool podcast
• A sock package from 15 Socks in 15 group
• Green Gable socks pattern 
• Handbrake Cowl pattern - money goes to cancer research 

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Teaching your brain to knit podcast
• Skein Enable podcast
• That Film Stew podcast - available on itunes and soundcloud
• Dark Matter Knits podcast
• The Canadian Knitter podcast
• Old favourites: Actually Knitting podcast, Prairie Girls Knit & Spin podcast, Pink Hair Girl Knits podcast
• My favourite author - Haruki Murakami

Episode 18 - Jet-lagged and Laughing

Welcome to Episode 18 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, filmed in Perth, Western Australia, on Sunday 29 March 2015.

Brooching the Subject:

• Fox from a friend:

Finished Objects:

• Neck warmer made with Quaere Fiber Arts 100% Merino in colourway "Lady Bug"
• The Big Blue shawl, using Atelier Yarns Colourist base in colourway "Cylon"

Works in Progress:

• Turtlepurl yarn in colourway "Gothic Plum" - 'Vanilla Bean Stripey Socks' pattern. 
• 'No Purl Monkey' socks in Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer, "Peacock"

Acquisitions:

• Lovely yarns from One Twisted Tree
• Fibre crafted miniatures from The Shopping Sherpa
• Knitted chicken egg cozy from 2 Chooks:

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Great audio books: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'World War Z'
• Podcasts: This Old Knit; Junk Yarn; Knitting Expat; Happy Spider Knits

Pop Culture Knit-along / Craft-along:

• Join in the chatter thread in the Ravelry group
• Use yarn/fibre and/or a pattern referencing pop culture
• All fibre crafts allowed (knitting/spinning/crochet)
• Double dipping with other KALs is fine
• The Finished Objects thread will be open from 1 April - 31 May
• Projects can be started any time, but must be finished within the KAL period

Prizes / Discount Code:

• Turtlepurl yarn in "Gothic Plum" - watch to see if you were the winner!
• Use discount code 'YARNDERWOMAN' until 11 April in the Turtlepurl etsy shop (Australian site link) - American etsy site link here

Happy Crafting!

Some photos from my trip to Canberra:

Episode 17 - Up Early for Yarn

Welcome to Episode 17 of the YarnderWoman Podcast - recorded on Saturday 14 March 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the Subject:

• Knitting cat and shrine fox brooch from Miss Ella on etsy

Finished Object:

• Knit Night shawl in Gynx Single Merino, "Axel"

Works in Progress:

• Face washer
• Vanilla socks in Turtlepurl self-striping yarn, "Gothic Plum
• Brachiosaurus in Cyborgs Craftroom Worsted, "Mai Tai"

Prizes:

• Turtlepurl yarn giveaway running until end of March - enter on the Ravelry thread
• Turtlepurl discount code "YARNDERWOMAN" - receive 15% off your order between 15 March - 11 April 2015.

KAL:

• Pop Culture knit-along in April and May. Knit a pattern and/or use yarn that has a pop culture themed name/inspiration

Acquisitions:

• Berry Colourful Yarning sent some yarn for a future review

Episode 16 - Lots of Lovely Ladies

Welcome to Episode 16 of the YarnderWoman Podcast.

This episode was recorded on Saturday 28 February 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

Prizes:

• Watch to see if your name came up as a winner for the 1000 Member giveaway, the Lehua Scarfette KAL or the Knitcircus Yarn giveaway. 
• Enter on the Ravelry thread to win your own double skein of 'Gothic Plum' self-striping sock yarn from Turtlepurl Yarn.

Finished Objects:

Check my Ravelry project page for specific details:

• Face washer for the Pink Hair Girl Knits charity KAL.
• Heart socks for Mum

Works in Progress:

Check my Ravelry project page for specific details:

• Vanilla Bean stripey socks using Turtlepurl yarn (sent for review) - I'm really enjoying how this yarn is knitting up.
• 'Knit Night' shawl

Acquisitions:

• Quaere prize donations for a future giveaway
• 'The Big Blue' shawl pattern from Meg of Atelier Yarn Designs
• Atelier yarn
• Prize of yarn from Great Bay Wool Works courtesy of NH Knits podcast

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Podcasts: "And Just Another Podcast"; "Dusted" (the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' podcast I mentioned last time but didn't link);"Yarngasm"; "Little Bobbins"; "A Homespun House"; "The Hungriest Knitter" - podcast and blog
• Donate blood, if you can
• Filming of The Book Club TV show

New Music from Damian K Sheiles:

• The Silent Vox Haus: experimental, instrumental soundscapes.
• Download the album here - pay what you want, which can be zero dollars, or any amount you feel like. :-)

Episode 15: Over Two Days

Welcome to Episode 15 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded on both Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

I forgot to mention our 1000 Member Giveaway when I recorded - go to the Ravelry thread to enter. :-)



Brooching the Subject:

• Alpaca brooch from Tall Rabbit on etsy

Prizes:

• Re-draw from 2015 Goals thread - watch this episode to see if you are the new winner!
• I have not heard yet from the winner of the 900 Member giveaway, drawn on episode 13, for the Kicks & Giggles $25 voucher - this will be re-drawn next episode if I don't hear from them by then.
• We have had extra prizes for our Lehua KAL: Drizzle and Hana Hou patterns, donated by the lovely MelSki. Other prizes have been generously donated by White Birch Fiber Arts, Suburban Stitcher and Gnome Acres.
• Turtle Purl Yarns - donation of beautiful self-striping yarn for a future prize and review.

Discount codes:

• Chaton Designs - get 20% off your purchase by using the code "chaton" at checkout.
• Berry Colourful Yarning "BEYOURVALENTINE" for free shipping anywhere.

Finished Objects:

See my Ravelry project page for specifics.

• Blue knitted crown
• Soph's wristers
• Swiss Cheese Scarf & dolly version
• Seafoam Shawlette to Shrug
• Purple Haze socks

Works in Progress:

See my Ravelry project page for specifics.

• Knit Night shawl
• Brachiosaurus 
• Creme Heart Socks - living in project bags from Tangerine Designs and Little Bobbins
• Cozy Memories Blanket - living in project bag from LoveSockWool

Acquisitions:

• Leaping sheep Vilaines bag
• Knitting quote key chain from Aussieyarning on etsy

Spin Me Right 'Round:

• Fluffy Fibres podcast; Fairy Little Twitch & Stitch podcast; Pink Hair Girl podcast

KALs:

• Pink Hair Girl Charity KAL
• Wrapped in Wool 
• Little-a-long - Little Yellow Uke, Little Bobbins Knits
• 2 Knit Lit Chicks
• Rainbow-along with Suburban Stitcher

Episode 14: An Early Start

Welcome to episode 14 of the YarnderWoman Podcast, recorded on Friday 30 January in Perth, Western Australia.

Brooching the subject:

• Vintage-inspired patterned brooch - a present from my former director, purchased in Tasmania.

Prizes:

• Our Lehua Scarfette KAL is running until the end of February. Prizes have been generously donated by White Birch Fiber Arts, Suburban Stitcher and Gnome Acres.
• All prize draws will now have a four week time frame – if I do not hear from the person within four weeks of the episode airing, I will draw again for another winner and the original winner will forfeit.
• Prize from Knitcircus Yarns:  Enter on the Ravelry thread – prize will be drawn when I record on 27th/28th February (Australian WST).
• Discount code from Chaton Designs on etsy – get 20% off your purchase by using the code "chaton" at checkout. The code will be valid until the end of February 2015. Details also noted on the new discount thread in the Ravelry group.
• "Prizes to Projects" thread – a place to post photos of things you make using prizes you have won on the YarnderWoman podcast.

Finished Objects:

• Anja (Lesesuechtig) finished the knitted bears I sent her
• Vanilla socks with “fish lips kiss heel” made with Lorna’s Laces Solemate in ‘Bigger on the Inside’

Works in Progress:

• “Seafoam Shawlette to Shrug” in Skein Top Draw 'Sterling'
• Vanilla socks with “fish lips kiss heel” made with White Birch Fiber Arts ‘Purple Haze’
• “Bunny Blanket Buddy #50722 (knit)” made with Gynx Merino Aran in ‘Blackberry Jam’

Acquisitions:

• Patterns and Tempted yarn from Ashleigh34
• T-shirts and future prize donations from Hey That's Super on etsy
• Knit print t-shirts from HouseRabbit Handcrafts on etsy
• Miss Bab's order
• Prints and future prize donations from Solocosmo on etsy

Spin Me Right Round:

• Thank you to the lovely Molly from A Homespun House and Helen from A Curious Handmade podcasts for their mentions.
• Shaun Tan held my knitting!