Traveling Sock Knitter

Today’s segments include: drafting, up next, lit review, five favorite things, and noteworthy. Pull out your knitting and let’s knit together! Drafting: Fish lips kiss heel socks by Sox Therapist in Fibernymph Dyeworks Bedazzled Colorway Nyan Cat on size 1/2.25mm 32″ Hiya Hiya sharp circular. 2016 Pumpkin Passport Cross Stitch Along by Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery on Aida. Up ... [Read more...]

Monday, Dec 9 Episode 58: Thanksgiving Break Madness Into the Whirled The Fold Wool and Company Finished: Last 3 Doctors cross-stitch from Cloudsfactory String Theory Colorworks Inertia colorway Resistor on a size 1/2.25mm addi lace turbo 32″ circ Still working on: Hobbledehoy BFL/Silk braid colorway Unicorn Lair on a drop spindle Mukluk slippers by Diane Soucy in Shalimar Yarns Missy Bulky colorway Merlin's Beard Noteworthy: November winner is #27 Christine Zelator on Ravelry Dec Prize is Socks that Rock Heavyweight colorway Rooster Rock  

Saturday November 23. An unconventional episode with guest stars Rebecca (Ramhist on Ravelry), Jesse, and Tulip. Drafting Fish Lips Kiss heel socks Rebecca's are in Shibui Sock colorway 50s Kitchen on a size 1/2.25mm addi lace turbo 32" circ Hannah's are in String Theory Colorworks Inertia colorway Resistor on a size 1/2.25mm addi lace turbo 32" circ Rebecca is spinning Schoppel Wolle Fingerwolle pencil roving on her sidekick Hannah is spinning Hobbledehoy BFL/Silk braid colorway Unicorn Lair on a drop spindle Rebecca is crocheting a Sage Jacket by Dora Ohrenstein in Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light Hannah is cross-stitching a 3 doctors design by Cloudsfactory Fully Drafted Hannah finished Spice Man Vanilla socks by Yarnissima in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso colorway Dia de los Muertos Rebecca finished a Super Mario Brothers Power Up Throw by Kristine Jenkins in Red Heart Not Quite Five Favorite Things Bird Leg Bags Tomorrow's Heirlooms Gentler Times String Theory Yarn Company    

If you can't access the video from my blog, please let me know. You can leave a comment or email me at hannah at travelingsockknitter dot net. Please let me know how you usually view the podcast. I'm trying to get a tally so I can decide on future hosting options. Thanks! Sunday, November 3, 2013. Episode 56: Mostly just the knitting   Today's segments include: drafting, brainstorming, five favorite things, and noteworthy. Let's knit together! Drafting Spice Man by Yarnissima on size 1/2.25mm signature circular in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso colorway Dia de los Muertos. This project is in my Black Cat bag from a Woolgirl Black Cat kit. Spinning a single ply of Hobbledehoy BFL/silk fiber colorway Unicorn Lair on the Sock Lady spindle in an Absolute Wonder spindle bag. Brainstorming Garter Stitch Eternity Scarf by Andrea Sanchez in Shalimar Missy Bulky colorway Merlin's Beard.   Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks by Sox Therapist in String Theory Colorworks Inertia colorway Resistor with a black heel toe skein.   Five Favorite Things   1. Into the Whirled Polwarth in colorway Godswood   iPad games 2. Plague Inc. 3. Quarrel Deluxe 4. Strata 5. Limbo   Noteworthy October Personal Yarn Club Winner, #9 Emily EmilyMarianne   November Personal Yarn Club Prize Podcast Announcement: I plan to record every other week, shorter episodes, and post to the blog in the off weeks. I may go back to every week when I'm on breaks. Thanks for watching! Wherever you travel, bring your knitting along, and engage your creative process.

Sunday, October 27, 2013. Episode 0: Reboot For the past 17 months, my show has been hosted by blip.tv, but sadly they've changed their business model and cancelled my show. I am attempting to host the show on my own website now, so instead of a regular episode, on this episode I'm going to introduce myself and the podcast. Any new viewers could start with this episode if they want to find out what it's all about. Why did you start a knitting podcast? In 2001, I guest co-hosted a radio show on public radio while I was living in Florida. I absolutely loved it, and a lot of people complimented me and told me I had a good radio voice. After that, I went to grad school, and I thought a lot about trying to host a show on the public radio station, but I never had enough time. In 2008, I started listening to podcasts. I listened to 2 board game podcasts and a few knitting podcasts as well. I again thought about hosting a podcast, but I didn't have time, and also I wasn't sure what my podcast would be about. After I finished grad school, I got a job as an assistant professor in central PA, and I moved out here on my own. I remembered that at my first Spring Fling, a knitting retreat in St Louis, I had met the Knitgirllls who were starting a video podcast. I decided to look that up again and starting watching it in my office on my lunch break. I was instantly addicted. I needed multiple podcasts to watch since I had a lunch break every day, so I discovered the whole new wonderful world of knitting video podcasts, including the Stockinette Zombies, Dramatic Knits, 90% Knitting, and Round the Twist. Video podcasting just made so much sense for knitting because viewers could see what I was knitting. It was finally starting to click, and I decided to start my own knitting video podcast. I was inspired by Dramatic Knits to think about a theme for the podcast beyond knitting, and writing just made sense to me. I studied Writing Studies as a graduate student, and as a professor, I teach a variety of academic and professional writing courses. Although the writing process is different than the knitting process, one of the things I like about both are that they are both processes that I find very valuable and enriching in my life. What are the different segments of your podcast? Drafting: In this segment I talk about my knitting and spinning in progress. I talk about the yarn or fiber, needles or spindle, and pattern that I'm using to complete the project. Spice Man by Yarnissima on size 1/2.25mm signature circular in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso colorway Dia de los Muertos. This project is in my Black Cat bag from a Woolgirl Black Cat kit. Spinning a single ply of Hobbledehoy BFL/silk fiber colorway Unicorn Lair on the Sock Lady spindle in an Absolute Wonder spindle bag. Fully Drafted: This segment is for finished knitting and spinning. Legwarmies by Alana Dakos on size 5/3.75mm Knitter's Pride needle in Socks that Rock mediumweight colorway Koi Koi. Five Favorite Things or Top Ten Event Lists: This segment is a way for me to share yarn, restaurants, fiber, board games, books, etc. that I am enjoying in the current week. Tempted Trailing Clouds Mind the Gap Another Crafty Girl Lit Review: As an English professor and writer, I am also a regular reader, and I love to write short reviews of whatever book I have recently finished and share them with my viewers. Research: I use this segment to talk in detail about a new technique or pattern I've learned for knitting or spinning. iPad Musings: This segment came about because I taught writing courses with iPads last year, and I was learning all kinds of new apps that I was using. Mortarboard Moment: As a professor, I'm always thinking about new lesson plans and ideas for my students to discuss in class. Some really are only relevant to my classes, but on occasion my ideas apply mostly to podcasting or social media,