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There is an outtake on
today’s show after the theme music for those who like a little extra laughter
and chatter.
Melanie Gall Knitting
All the Day CD
Bronwyn is
having surgery. Desmoid Tumor Research
Foundation--overview of what they are
If you want
to participate in a surprise for Bronwyn send an email to me at Paulaef at aol
dot com.
If you want
to cheer Bronwyn up you can sent cards to her via my PO box: Bronwyn c/o
Knitting Pipeline, Box 549, Washington IL
61571
Bronwyn received a beautiful comfort shawl, knitted by friends at Camp KIP.
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| Comfort Shawl knitted by friends at Camp KIP |
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| The Comfort Shawl is in Bronwyn's favorite shades of blue. It has ribbons woven through it! |
Pipeliner Notes
Prairiegl: Hiya Hiya has some
free patterns on their site --- according to the package my bamboo
interchangeable tips came in (I’m just buying a few tips as I have a full set
of interchangeables of another brand). I noticed in the cable package I have, a
sock pattern is included.
Needle Notes
Last
week…Koigu Beaded Beret. Not completely
fair review since I substituted the yarn for the project.
My finished
object is a new crescent shawl design. Stay tuned!
Crinkle squares and Gratitude Shawl were Bronwyn's own
concoctions.
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| Crinkle Squares for baby gifts |
We want to rename Amy Beth of The Fat Squirrel Speaks. To us she is now The Foxy Squirrel.
Memphisholli responded to my challenge of finding a
suitable design for the yarn from Camp KIP.
A couple of suggestions for you Gnome
Sweet Gnome would be the Leyburn sock
or the Harvest
Dew sock. I recently knit the Leyburn in very colorful yarn after several
false starts. I haven’t knit plain socks in a long time and find I have a hard
time convincing myself I want to knit it.
I also have a question about the yarn.
Is it variegated or self-striping? In a broader sense perhaps you could talk
about different colored yarns and how you know how to describe the color,
variegated, gradient, self-striping, etc. and things to look for in a pattern to
handle those color variations.
We use the
term variegated for any multi-colored yarn.
Within this wide category are many smaller subsets. The Knitter’s Guide to Hand-Dyed
and Variegated Yarn by Lorna Miser.
The Blethering Room
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| Yep, that's my grand-dog on this card from a well-known card company. Isn't he cute? |
Bronwyn got a
cute card, possibly for dog walkers and dog sitters, from her son.
In the Piping Circle
Springfield
Games Report. Summer Neck
Chillers were a hit! (from our Handmade
Christmas Episode Dec 2011)
Product Notes
We discuss
some of the glitches that happen now and then with iTunes.
Podcatcher
apps
Podcaster
(Brownyn uses) .99
Downcast is
$1.99 Downcast has great features.
Easier to add podcasts to your subscribe list.
Instacast was
recommended by Clumberknits/Ann Kingman on Books on the Nightstand. It used to be a great app but has not worked
well since they updated it. I was happy
with it until the upgrade and have now deleted it and switched to Downcast.
Kensington
KeyFolio Pro 2 Removable Keyboard, Case and Stand for iPad 2 and New iPad
(K39512US) $67.99 (was $59.99) Case and
keyboard combo. Great value since cases
alone run at least $40.
Bluetooth, Long
battery life, Nice touch to the keys
Could have a
better manual but we both highly recommend getting this for your iPad.
High Note/Low Note
Paula
Low Note:
June Bugs
High Note: Frequent Flyer Miles
Bronwyn
Low Note: Poor customer service.
High Note:
Support of friends and family.
Haste ye
back!
2 comments:
Bronwyn's shawl is so beautiful, just like her.
I wish I could say I had the opportunity to knit on it, but I didn't know a thing about it.
How thoughtful this was!
Wow...wonderful post. Just listened because I'm behind! Funny you should have mentioned problems with ITunes. I stay on top of podcasts with Google Feedburner and it let me down. I didn't see a new show from you so I just knew "something was wrong". Pray for Paula, I would think, then I thought to check, and sure enough you had posted 2 new shows! My Feedburner seems to be broken......
Ana
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