Episode 3 – Butter Yellow and Army Green

In today’s show we use some words that may be inappropriate for sensitive young ears.  Nothing really serious, but you might want to listen to this one with earphones on.

Hats off to the 3rd sibling in our family, Andrew, for all his behind-the-scenes work on the podcast.

Deborah learns to spin, and makes a tortured decision about buying a wheel.

Melanie talks about margarine.  Yes.  She really does.  Is it related to knitting?  Not really, but it is interesting nonetheless.

Deborah picks another yarn from her stash.  Hopefully these past weeks will have been the last time she has to see this stuff!   Find the knitty.com French Market Bag here.

Our Bringing It Back word is lots of fun!
Use this one is a sentence.  I DARE you!
References:

Music used in this episode:

  • Ordinary Day – Great Big Sea (with thanks to the Podsafe Music Network)
  • The Warmth Of Wool-Knit Clothing – The Modlins
  • Pardon me, I didn’t knit that for you – Sung by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne of Mason Dixon Knitting
  • The Knitting Song – “I want to knit myself a sweater” – Sophie Madeleine
  • I like knitting – I’m a Little Wrong Note – Sung by Arthur Askey

Thanks for listening!

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July 22, 2009 · Filed under Podcast

6 Comments »

  1. Zabby Said,

    July 29, 2009 @ 10:22 am

    Hi Girls,

    I had the same issue as mentioned in the podcast. When I first started, I found it easier to spin from the wool I handcarded, called rolags. It was light and fluffy and easy to use. But at stores and the stuff that was dyed was long ropes of rovings and I found I wrestled with them. I also split them length-wise but I found that I was feeding the lengths and the result was not as not fluffy as the yarn from my rolags and the colour changes were split up between the lengths. It worked but I wasn’t happy with the results

    Finally, I found that the rovings were felted a bit, either from being stored in a plastic bag, or given a slight twist while commerically carded or during the dyeing. To get around this, you have to loosed the fibers by pulling sections apart, so the fibers start to slide slightly apart. Do this in along 10 cm sections, all the way down the roving, then do it again, so it moves apart slightly again. This will open the fibers and make it easier to spin. The Yarn Harlot opened my eyes to what I was doing wrong, so I’m including her blog post to give you more info.
    http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2005/03/09/you_spin_me_right_round.html
    You’re doing fine, keep playing with it! Find things that work for you and take a break, to relax if your tension is getting too much (both in your hands and yarn).

    Love the podcast and your enthusiasm:)
    Zabby

  2. deborah Said,

    July 30, 2009 @ 5:38 am

    Zabby,

    Thank you so much! Your explanation is perfect, and I appreciate your advice. I plan to have a serious spinning session this weekend, and I am so glad that I now have a better way to do things!

  3. MaryjoO Said,

    July 30, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

    just found you all on itunes and AM THRILLED — I feel like “grownups” are talking rather than jpeople just talking about yarn gobbling!

    Your format/sections are really interesting AND fun — entertaining but enlightening, also. And the great classical music — wonderful. Look forward to finding you all on Ravelry and finishing going through what you all have recorded so far. Keep going!!

  4. ceci Said,

    January 17, 2010 @ 9:41 am

    I’ve downloaded this episode 3 times, becaue it keeps getting chopped off in the middle. Is it supposed to be only 15 minutes long? That’s all I can get. Then is ends abruptly mid-sentence. I thought it was the slow download connection I was using last night, but I did it again this morning with a better connection and the playing time is exactly the same.

    I love your podcasts. I’m working my way through all of them. Have just 4,5 and 6 to go and the second part of 3 if there is a second part.

    Thanks for doing the podcast.

    Ceci

  5. admin Said,

    January 17, 2010 @ 10:13 am

    @ceci
    Very strange… I’ve just downloaded it from the link above and it does seem to be the full 35:16.

    Try deleting all the other copies you have first, then downloading a fresh one.

    Let me know if you’re still having trouble.

  6. ceci Said,

    January 17, 2010 @ 11:08 am

    Thanks, I did what you said and I think I got it this time. It was weird, though. On my computer it said it was 35 m long, but when I dragged it to the Media Player, then it said 15. All I’d done by then was tell the player where to find it, I think.

    Well now it says 35, so I’m good for next time I have a chance to listen. Thanks for your quick reply.

    Ceci

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