Knitting Pipeline

Sponsored by Quince & Co www.quinceandco.com and my Longaberger Home Business  www.longaberger.com/paula Show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com Haste ye back!

Sponsored by Quince & Co www.quinceandco.com and www.longaberger.com/paula Susan of Knitajourney Podcast and Bronwyn visit The Blethering Room.  Bronwyn steeks her twisted sweater!  See the video on the show blog www.knittingpipeline.com.

sponsored by Quince & Co www.quinceandco.com  and www.longaberger.com/paula show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com  

show notes are at www.knittingpipeline.com Quince & Co is a sponsor of Knitting Pipeline.  www.quinceandco.com.  Visit my business site at www.longaberger.com/paula

www.knittingpipeline.com for complete show notes.  Sponsored by Quince & Co www.quinceandco.com and my Longaberger home business. www.longaberger.com/paula.

www.knittingpipeline.com  for show notes. Sponsored by Quince $ Co www.quinceandco.com and www.longaberger.com/paula

Kilkenny Cowl by Pam Allen, Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Valimaki, and Chambered Nautilus Tam by Elizabeth Zimmermann are featured in Needle Notes.  Pipeliner tip, talk about goldfinches and their nesting and feeding habits, and a visit from Franklin.  complete show notes and photos at www.knittingpipeline.com.  Thank you to Quince &  Co for sponsoring this episode. www.quinceandco.com.   Quince & Co yarn was used for all projects in this episode.    

Tips for making nupps, a finished shawl, review of Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush (both book and DVD) and Lily of the Valley.

Review of Knit One Knit All: Elizabeth Zimmermann's Garter Stitch Designs; Fibonnacci and Golden Mean; The Chambered Nautilus in nature and a poem. sponsored by Quince &  Co.  www.quinceandco.com and www.longaberger.com/paula Find complete show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com    

Pipe Major Willie McVean and his wife, also a piper, visit Knitting Pipeline. Thank you to sponsor Quince & Co. at www.quinceandco.com Show notes and photos at www.knittingpipeline.com  

Taming large numbers of stitches on your needles.  A finished shawlette (And So Are You by Rose Beck) and a new shawl begun (Stripe Study Shawl). sponsored by Quince & Co  www.quinceandco.com  and my Longaberger home business.  www.longaberger.com/paula Thanks for listening.

Ruffles keep creeping into my knitting.  LaLa's Simple Shawl is pretty with a garter ruffle.  I used the Russian Bind off to bind off in pattern on Rose Becks And So Are You Shawl.  There is a video on the show blog to demonstrate.  Reviews of Green Mountain Spinnery Simply Fine wool/kid mohair blend and their new book 99 Yarns and Counting.  Leave a comment on the show blog to enter a drawing for a skein of Simply Fine. Quince &  Co, our show sponsor, is offering 10% off your orders of $20 or more until July 1, 2011.  Use codee KP62011 at checkout. www.quinceandco.com. I invited visitors from The Dutch Pipes and Drums to dinner.  Found out he had recently been knighted.  That's why a knight came to dinner that day.

Kate wore a shawl to market...you can knit one.  There is a Ravelry group all about it:  Kate's Shawl and All.  Leave a comment on the show blog to enter a drawing for patterns donated by Wee Sandy and Esther Budd. The Blue Jay has a bad rap.  He isn't such a bad guy. complete show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com.

The felted join, Estelle KAL, review of Charts Made Simple by JC Briar. 10% off your order at Quince & Co.  Promo code KP62011. (Min $20)  Free shipping for orders of $100 and up.  June 1 through June 15, 2011. Join our Knitting Pipeline Group on Ravelry! complete show notes are at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Lace tips especially with the familiar Feather and Fan, Pipeliner feedback on the Owl Episode, review of Kindle vs Nook. sponsored by Quince & Co at www.quinceandco.com.  American wool in colors inspired by nature. Leave a comment on the show blog to enter this week's giveaway.  Hoot Cardigan by Brenna Kotar and 2 copies of Be Mine by Rose Beck.  There will be two winners!

Quince & Co is a sponsor of this episode. www.quinceandco.com.  Visit my Longaberger site at www.longaberger.com/paula show notes are at www.knittingpipeline.com Leave a comment on the show blog to enter into the drawing for two owl patterns by Susan B. Anderson.

Thank you to show sponsor Quince & Co. www.quinceandco.com  Sign up for their free e-newsletter. Thank you to giveaway sponsor Three Bags Full at www.dance2yarn.etsy.com.  The winner of the Pink Daffodil Bag is PJM (Paula).  This week's drawing is for an Owl Project Bag (bigger!).  Leave a comment on the show blog by noon CDT May 12. Complete show notes are at www.knittingpipeline.com. Thank you to everyone for your kind messages, cards, and prayers following the death of my father on April 27th, 2011. KnittyBarb informed me of why there are not many birds in Hawaii.  Find audio versions of John Muir's works free on Librivox.  Nature Notes:  Rosebreasted Grosbeaks have beautiful color and song. Needle Notes:  FO's are Eye of Partridge Heel Socks and Sugar is Sweet, a shawlette by Rose Beck.  Estelle KAL is in progress!  We are knitting Estelle Cardigan by Melissa LaBarre. Charr and I are going to Sock Summit 2011!  We are also going to Stitches Midwest. Book Notes:  Be Mine: 5 Sweet Shawlettes to Knit by

www.knittingpipeline.com for complete show notes. Quince & Co offers a line of thoughtfully conceived yarns spun from American wool.  Thank you to Quince & Co for sponsoring the podcast. Enjoy 20% off Longaberger pottery through April 30th on my web site www.longaberger.com/paula Three Bags Full is donating a Pink Daffodil Project Bag for this episode.  Leave a comment on the show blog to enter the drawing.  Comments entered by noon Central USA time on April 28th will be eligible.  I announced the winner for last week's drawing. Happy John Muir Day and Earth Day.  The documentary John Muir in the New World can be seen on the PBS site. Needle Notes:  I finished Clockwork by Stephen West of Westknits.  Great project using yarn from The Woolen Rabbit.  I also completed the finishing work on the Norwegian Setesdal Sweater including a woolen fabric label.  Estelle Cardigan KAL  Join us starting May 1 for this Knit Along using the Estelle Cardigan pattern by Melissa LaBarre.  It's time to swatch to figure o

Quince and Co and my Longaberger Home Business sponsor this episode.  Three Bags Full on etsy is the giveaway sponsor.  Leave a comment on the show blog to enter a drawing for a Hummingbird Project Bag from www.dance2yarn.etsy.com.  The contest closes at noon Central USA time on April 21, 2011.  Enjoy FREE SHIPPING at Three Bags Full by entering the promo code "piper" at checkout. Find the show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com.  The John Muir documentary airs nationally on April 18, 2011.  Fix-It Notes include more tips on fixing and reinforcing socks. Charr and Bronwyn visit The Blethering Room.  We share inspiration from Camp KIP.  Join our Estelle Cardigan KAL (Knit Along) that start on May 1, 2011. The tune is Polwart on the Green, performed by Musica Pacifica on Dancing in the Isles.  Available on www.magnatune.com    

show notes are at www.knittingpipeline.com.  Sponsored by Quince & Co, Three Bags Full, and my Longaberger Home Business.  Thank you, Sponsors! This episode was pre-recorded several days early as I am leaving for Camp KIP on Tuesday!  Leave a show note on the blog for a chance to win a Frog Mini Project Bag and matching accessory case from Three Bags Full!  Deadline for Week #2 is Thursday April 14th at noon. Spring Peepers are singing their chorus at night.  Hyla Brook by Robert Frost.  Needle Notes:  I steeked the Norwegian Sweater and used i-cord Three Needle BO to join the shoulders.  Find videos showing technique on the show blog.  Eunny Jang's video on steeking is fantastic! Blethering Room:  Woolly Serger Thread is not wool.  It is nylon that has a brushed coating.  Find extra thick Woolly Nylon at Schoolhouse Press.  Tips:  Use Kid Silk Haze for reinforcing heel, foot and toe.  No need to cut and weave in ends.  Wooly Nylon works well.  Anna Lena uses Slip Stitch Heel technique on the soles of her