012: Knit Out New York
Released July 16, 2019
In this episode, Anne shares the mixed bag that is the Master Hand Knitter questions, talks about knitting in New York, reviews Knitter’s Pride Karbonz circular needles, announces a giveaway for all listeners no matter where they live, and more!
Winner-winner!
Congratulations to JasmineWolverine for winning the episode 11 giveaway!
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway for the goodies from the I91-Shop Hop!
Yarn Crawls
Some of the upcoming yarn crawls that Anne has heard about since the last episode, including a handful that didn’t get mentioned in the episode:
Great Northern Yarn Haul
Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl
The Great Toronto Yarn Hop
New York City Yarn Crawl
I-75 Yarn Crawl
Chicago Yarn Crawl
San Diego Yarn Crawl
Progress on the Master Hand Knitter Program
Anne loaded up her knitting reference books, swatches, and notebooks and carved out some time while she was in New York to begin working on the questions relating to swatches 1-3. Because the first level of the program covers the basics, Anne is able to write out the answers without researching for the most part, but still has to prove her work by providing references. It’s a bit frustrating, but having her nose in the books is helping her learn other bits of information that she’s storing away for later.
Her favorite reference books for level one so far are The Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Vogue Knitting, and The Principles of Knitting.
Karbonz Circular Needles
Knitter’s Pride Karbonz needles are a combination of brass and carbon fiber. They are lightweight and smooth without being slippery. Anne was very impressed with the ease with which her knitting moved passed the joins. Listen to the episode for more details, or try a pair for yourself.
Charity Knitting Resource
Knitting for Charity is an excellent resource for finding organizations that are looking for help from knitters. You can search by area, issue, or type of knitted good. It’s a very handy site to be aware of when you’re between projects!
Knitting in New York
Knitty City hosts a public knitting event for knitters of all ages at Bryant Park through the summer months from 1:30-3:00 pm. Click through for more information.
Purl Soho will be hosting a knit night at their store on July 16.
Club Cumming hosts a Knit at Night every Tuesday night. (Anne’s not going to make it to one of those, but check it out!)
If you are a college graduate, be sure to check with your alumnae association! Many of them host craft nights in the city!
As promised, here’s some photos of the amazing window display at Lion Brand Yarn Studio:
MRI Maakers Evening, October 3, 2019
If you’re heading to Shetland for Wool Week, the MRI Maakers will be hosting a gathering at the Town Hall in Lerwick on October 3, 2019. This is a perfect opportunity to get to know some local folks in the midst of all the madness of speakers and classes. Visit their site for more information and to buy your tickets!
New Harriet’s Hat or Headband Knit-along Starting July 26
Morehouse Farm Merino will be running a Harriet’s Hat Knit-along starting July 26. To join, mosey on over to Facebook and join The Morehouse Merino Flock and RSVP for the knit-along event.
Morehouse Farm has put together kits at a discounted price for the knit-along, and there is also a discount available if you decide to buy six different colors to make the hat your own.
Find all the details here.
Harriet’s Hat and Headband patterns are being sold to raise money for the Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal. The patterns are available from the MRI Maakers website at £4 each.
Giveaway!
The giveaway for episode 12 is a download code for either a Harriet’s Hat pattern or Harriet’s Headband pattern, depending on the preference of the winner. Three winners will be chosen at random from all valid entries.
The patterns for Harriet’s Hat and Headband, as well as the other efforts of the MRI Maakers, has raised over £26,000 so far.
This giveaway is open to anyone, worldwide, with an email address. To enter, visit @IThoughtIKnewHow on Instagram and find the post for the giveaway. Like the post, follow the account, leave a comment, and tag as many people as you want, one per comment. PLEASE do not tag the same people repeatedly. If you’d like to enter by email, send it to anne @ familypodcasts dot com and put Hat or Headband in the subject line.
Three winners will be chosen with a random number generator on July 26, 2019 and announced in Episode 13 of the podcast on July 30, 2019. Winners will be notified through the medium they used to enter and will have 30 days to get in touch with Anne with their choice of hat or headband.
Featured Music
The first song is “You Shine on Me” by Briand Adolphe Melanson, aka Bamtone. This was followed by “Miss Wonderful,” by Mike Goudreau.
If you are a musician who would like a song featured on the program, or if you have comments or feedback, please contact the show at anne@familypodcasts.com.
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