podcasts – Yarns at Yin Hoo

The close of the school year is very busy and I haven’t had too much knitting time, so this episode will be low on knitting content. I have been trying some experiments with dying and mordants, however. The Eat Your Words Read-along began on June 1 and continues through August. Choose a work of food-related … Continue reading Episode 124: So Much for Science →

This episode features some conversation among members of String Theory, the knit and crochet club for which I serve as advisor. The date of this recording is one week after Emily, one of our members, brought in all of the supplies needed and taught us how to dye yarn with KoolAid. We talk about our … Continue reading Episode 123: Inner Color →

The Eat Your Words read-along begins on June 1st. Yarns at Yin Hoo listeners are invited to select a book and read along. Chatter in the Ravelry thread is welcome, and the loquacious among us will have a chance to win a prize just for participating. There will be a different prize each month, starting … Continue reading Episode 122: Eat Your Words →

This episode includes the following segments: The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Sew Forth, plus some chinwaggin’ about metacognition. After spending a week doing more thinking about knitting than actually knitting, I thought it would be a good topic of discussion. Cooking with rhubarb has been so much fun this month. This week, I tried … Continue reading Episode 121: Metacog(k)nition →

Warmer temperatures and clear skies have hampered my knitting this week. It has been a very, very long time since I’ve seen a negative trend in knitting. I blame it on all the time I’ve spent gardening, plus the fact that the Agatha socks by Claire of New Hampshire Knits are so beautiful that I’ve decided to … Continue reading Episode 120: Negative Knitting →

After many days of soaking rain, the Howard County Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland were pretty muddy — but that didn’t deter eager fiber lovers, who shopped and ate and petted sheep happily at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this past weekend. This was my second trip to the festival, and on my way I … Continue reading Episode 119: Hello Sunshine →

This episode includes the following segments: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Sew Forth. It has been a few weeks since I’ve talked about my projects, so this episode is devoted to an update. May has been dubbed #memademay, when many crafters celebrate their journey of making. I’ve completed three pieces … Continue reading Episode 118: #MeMadeMay →

This episode is devoted to a detailed Yarn Lover at Large segment. You’ll hear all about the getaway to Washington County, New York for the annual Farm & Fiber Tour. Nineteen extraordinary women joined me for a weekend of fiber, fun, and friendship. It was a special time that I will continue to reflect on … Continue reading Episode 117: Knit Local →

This episode includes Chinwaggin’ and an extended Off the Shelf segment. I’m pleased to have finally, FINALLY figured out the technical glitches that were preventing recent episodes from pushing to feedburner and iTunes. This week, I’m knitting on socks and a lace weight tank top. Samuel and I visited the Steel City Fiber Fest and … Continue reading Episode 116: The Fuel that Feeds You →

This episode includes the following segments: On the Porch, Sheep to Shawl, Ever-expanding Skill Set, Off the Shelf, and Yarn Lover at Large. Thank you for your patience as I continue to work on solving the Feedburner/iTunes challenges. I appreciate when you let me know there is a problem and I’m gratified by your messages … Continue reading Episode 115: Le Petit Lapin →

This episode includes the following segments: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, And Sew Forth, and Off the Shelf. Thank you damomma94 and joeygibson for your iTunes reviews of the podcast. And thank you Lorna for the swap package of lovely goodies from the Pacific Northwest. This week I’ve completed the Hediye … Continue reading Episode 114: All Birds Must Fly →

This episode includes the following segments: Chinwaggin’, Ever-expanding Skill Set, Off the Shelf, Yarn Lover at Large, and On the Porch. This week I visited Philips Academy Charter School in Newark, NJ. I brought along 15 students from fiber arts seminars and the String Theory club to meet Handwork teacher Judith Symonds and her 5th graders. … Continue reading Episode 113: Shine Through →

This week’s episode includes the following segments: Chinwaggin’, The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, And Sew Forth. In this episode, I announce the prize winners of patterns by Ysolda Teague and Lori Versaci. There’s a report about the String Theory club, and the first of a month’s recipes featuring lemons. Plus, a few more pieces … Continue reading Episode 112: Nobility of Character →

This episode features the following segments: The Front Porch, The Back Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Off the Shelf. Cooking with jams and jellies for #powerpantry this month has allowed the sun-kissed flavors of summer to take residence in my kitchen during the cold days of February. This week I baked jam bars using XFarmGirl’s … Continue reading Episode 111: Warming Trend →

This episode features the following segments: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Off the Shelf. I hope your weekend is especially sweet! I’ve been cooking and baking with jam and jelly this week. You will hear about the delectable cookies in the cover photo, and an Asian-inspired dish: Triple Ginger Turkey … Continue reading Episode 110: Be Mine →