Kelley and Tina talk about their favorite knitting tools and offer extra tips and tricks for using them.

Tools Discussed

Knitting Chart Keeper
Kookaburra Wool Wash
Lace Blocking Wires
Soft Ring Stitch Markers

Locking Stitch Markers
Ball Winder and Yarn Swift

Yarn Meter
Row Counter Plus

Digital Scale

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley talks with the talented knitwear designer & blogger about her books “Fitted Knits” and the brand new “Glam Knits.”

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley chats with Franklin Habit, author of the popular “The Panopticon” blog and author of “It Itches,” a compilation of knitting cartoons and essays.

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley talks with Leigh Radford, author of “AlterKnits,” “One Skein,” and “AlterKnits Felt.”
What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley talks about ways to plan and organize big, challenging projects, which are perfect for the post-holiday slump.
Books in Book Review
Knitted Tams by Mary Rowe
Country Weekend Knits by Madeline Weston

Simply Shetland 5 – Roxanna’s Garden

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley talks with Kay Meadors, author of “I Can’t Believe I’m Lace Knitting.”
What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley reads a few knitting poems, then shares a number of knitting book titles to try.
Book Suggestions in Book Review
Anne MacDonald
No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting
Maggie Sefton
Knit One, Kill Two
Needled To Death
A Deadly Yarn
A Killer Stitch
Dyer Consequences
And Fleece Navidad
Monica Ferris
Knitting Bones
Sins and Needles
A Murderous Yarn
Unraveled Sleeve
Hanging By A Thread

Mary Kruger
Died in the Wool
Knit Fast, Die Young
Sally Goldenbaum
Death by Cashmere
Patterns in the Sand
Debbie Macomber
The Shop on Blossom Street
A Good Yarn
Back on Blossom Street
Twenty Wishes
Elizabeth Lenhard
Chicks with Sticks (It’s a Purl Thing)
Chicks with Sticks (Knit Two Together)
Chicks with Sticks (KnitWise)
Kate Jacobs
The Friday Night Knitting Club
Knit Two

Ann Hood
The Knitting Circle
Beth Pattillo
The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society
The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love
What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

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Kelley talks with knitter extraordinaire Lucy Neatby. Along with designing patterns and operating Tradewind Knitwear Designs, Lucy has a series of highly instructional knitting DVDs.
Lucy’s website
Lucy’s Instructional DVDs

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music Plays Me [http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/]
Ending: Jim Ronayne – Thoughts Of You [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/] <

Kelley chats with designer and author Cheryl Oberle. Cheryl is the author of “Folk Shawls,” “Folk Vests,” and “Knitted Jackets: 20 Designs from Classic to Contemporary.”

Note: We encountered some technical issues while recording this podcast – the audio quality is lower than usual. We didn’t want you to miss out on Cheryl, though, so we cleaned it up as much as possible.
Cheryl’s website
Folk Shawls
Knitted Jackets: 20 Designs from Classic to Contemporary

What’s On My Needles
To keep up with my knitting progress during the week, be sure to check out my personal blog.

3 easy ways to listen…

Music used in this Podcast
Introduction: A Sunken Ship Irony – Reflection at Sundown [http://spotlessrecords.com/asunkenshipirony/]
Book Review: Jim Ronayne – The Three Brethren [http://www.jimronayne.co.uk/]
What’s On My Needles: Beyond The Pale – The Music …

Kelley shares some of her 2009 knitting resolutions and talks about her favorite organizational books and techniques.
Books in Book Review
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques by Margaret Radcliffe
The Sweater Workshop by Jacqueline Fee
KP Knitalong for The Sweater Workshop
What’s On My Needles
Sticks N’ Strings podcast
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