10,000 Stitch Podcast, Episode 25 - Stash show-and-tell
Links to things I mentioned:
Question of the Week
9 inch circulars - anyone use them? What's the trick? Are they really that much faster? And how do you manage heels and toes?
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 24 - Coffee not optional
Links to things I mentioned:
Question of the Week
What is your favorite home cooked meal? Doesn't have to be something you can cook, but something you can't go get at a restaurant.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 23 - Flying through lace!
- By the Seine River
- Vida Socks
- Paragon Socks
- Piece of my Heart Socks
- Lace socks KAL thread
- Some of the podcasts I've been listening to are Analog(ue), The Pen Addict, The Erasable Podcast, Cortex, Hello Internet, and The Accidental Tech Podcast
Question of the Week
Got any audiobook suggestions? Right now at work it's tough for me to watch video podcast so I've been gobbling through audio ones, but I'm running out of back episodes. I prefer fast-paced murder mystery thrillers, but even if it's not that genre let us know if there's a book you've enjoyed recently.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 22 - My first fiber festival!
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 21 - The one before PFoF
Links to things I mentioned:
- Happypotamus
- Drachenschwingen
- Business Casual Socks
- Vanilla Latte Socks
- Cable socks KAL thread
- PhD Yarns (this is where the KAL prize yarn is from)
- Powhatan Festival of Fiber
- LaTeX
Question of the Week
What is your favorite "almost vanilla" sock pattern? Something that is pretty basic, very go-to, but just has that special something.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 20 - The beginnings of a scrappapotamus
Links to things I mentioned:
- Happypotamus
- Drachenschwingen
- Business Casual Socks
- Cable socks KAL thread
- Fleece Artist
- PhD Yarns (this is where the KAL prize yarn is from)
Question of the Week
What are those small things in life that bring you an inappropriate amount of happiness? Mine is my morning cup of coffee - sure, I would survive without it, but having my coffee just so really makes the day so much better.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 19 - Looking fancy!
Question of the Week
What are your knitting rituals? I don't mean when you are knitting in the car or a few stolen moments, but when you sit down to knit, what do you like to do to make it special?
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 18 - Completely unprepared
Links to things I mentioned:
Question of the Week
I am fresh out of question of the week ideas, so this week I would love to get some inspiration from you all! Got a question you would like to ask a bunch of other knitters? Let me know and I will do it for you. :-)
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 17 - So hotel...
The breakdown by needle configuration is the percentage of people using those needles for each heel type column
Question of the Week
Do you give your socks any special treatment before their first wearing? I get too excited and put mine on as soon as the last end is woven in!
Cable Tutorial - You don't need another needle!
These are the tutorials where I originally found and learned these techniques.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 16 - Happy Spring!
Links to things I mentioned:
- Little Cable Knee Highs
- Socks on a plane
- Viking Socks
- Snozzberries socks
- Brainless socks
- Kim Dyes Yarn (where I got the purple yarn) and Fleece Artist (swap yarn)
- Cable socks KAL thread
Question of the Week
PS - Short row heel includes fish lips kiss, wrap and turn, sweet tomato, etc.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 15 - Slogging along
Links to things I mentioned:
Question of the Week
How do you wear wool socks in the summer without your feet turning into sweaty messes? Also, help me pick which color of yarn to use for my Viking socks!
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 14 - Bring on spring!
Question of the Week
What part of spring (or fall, for my Southern hemisphere friends) are you looking forward to the most?
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 13 - Live and in color!
Question of the Week
Yarn reviews! Anyone want to see them? If so, what qualities of the yarn would you like to see reviewed?
Afterthought Heel Tutorial - Getting Started
Hopefully this will be helpful for those of you who want to do an afterthought heel but are a bit afraid of picking up stitches and snipping yarn in the middle of an otherwise perfectly functional sock tube. :-) Be brave!
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 12 - Open windows in February
Links to things I mentioned:
- Sockengerippe socks
- Syncopation socks
- Holland Handmade Podcast
- Zigzagular socks
- Ribbed socks KAL thread
- That beautiful yarn bowl from Darn Good Yarn
- The spectacle frames I picked out
Question of the Week
Have you ever knit a project for someone else that really tried your patience (and love for that person)? If so, what was it?
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 11 - Talking tats
Links to things I mentioned:
I lost my little slip of paper where I was writing down my links, so I am certain I forgot something but I'm not sure what! If you catch it, let me know.
The 500 Subscriber Giveaway is now closed.
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 10 - The prizes have landed!
Links to things I mentioned:
- Twisted socks
- Drakar socks
- Sockengerippe socks
- German twisted cast-on tutorial
- Ribbed socks KAL thread
- The Holland Handmade Podcast, as well as the Ravelry group
- This is the shop where I got the prize yarn
Question of the Week
Are there any demos/tutorials you would like me to do?
10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 9 - Where did January go?
Links to things I mentioned:
- Basket Weave Rib socks
- Twisted socks
- Drakar socks
- Sockengrippe socks
- Ribbed socks KAL thread
- Still not sure if you can just click through to this, but here's my queue so you can see the socks I have planned for the cables months
- And it was Vicky of Baerenwolle who inspired me to do the Snozzberries socks, I mean how awesome are these?
"Went to the gym 🏋🏻, then changed back into pj's (all-over Scandinavian print!) ☺️ for the remainder of the day, I will only exercise my fingers. One sock..."
- Last week's Knitting Expat podcast where Mina talks about her sock stretching issues
- And finally, here is a good video showing a Van de Graaff generator
Question of the Week
What is your favorite gauge for knitting socks? I knit quite tightly, usually around 8-10 sts/inch. Also, do you adjust your gauge to fit a pattern, or are you stubborn like me and you adjust a pattern to fit your default gauge?