Built-in and applied I-cord are great techniques for giving a polished look to your projects. Kelley gives tips on making it perfect — don’t be intimidated!

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Kelley’s Audiobook Recommendations
The Bee Keeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King (read by Jenny Sterlin)
A Montrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (read by Jenny Sterlin)
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (reader by Caroline Lee)
The Labyrinth by Kate Moss
Sparkling Cyanide, Why Didn’t They Ask Evan, The Secret of Chimneys and They Came To Bagdad by Agatha Christie
Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brien (read by Simon Vance)
A Morbid Taste For Bones by Ellis Peters
Bethleham Road by Anne Perry (read by Davina Porter)

Public Radio Podcasts mentioned
Splendid Table
Earth Eats

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Every knitter has a different trick for weaving in their ends, so Kelley talks with Tina, Nina, and Kerin about their personal techniques and tricks for beautifully finished garments.
Tutorials on Weaving In Ends
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Kelley chats with Kerin, a designer for Knit Picks, about intarsia and the new Nonna’s Garden Shawl kit in City Tweed.

Tutorial on Intarsia
City Tweed DK
Nonna’s Garden Shawl kit
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Kelley helps demystify steeking and talks through how to apply the technique to V-neck and scoop neck openings on sweaters.
Classic Lines Cardigan Knitalong
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Kelley chats with three new moms who work at Knit Picks – Christy, Katie, and Melissa – about knitting for babies and small children.

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Kelley chats with designer Sally Melville, author of The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch, The Knitting Experience Book 2: The Purl Stitch, The Knitting Experience Book 3: Color, and Mother-Daughter Knits.

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Don’t want stretch? Need drape? Thinking of substituting wool for cotton, or alpaca for linen? Kelley gives advice on how to match fiber type to project.
Fiber Tutorials
Alpaca
Cotton
Linen
Modal
Silk
Wool
Yarn Substitution

Books in Book Review
Knitter’s Yarn Palette by Claire Montgomerie
Knitting to Share by Gerard Allt
101 Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant
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Kelley chats with Alison about favorite podcast episodes, tried-and-true favorite books, and upcoming surprises for the podcast.
Edit 6/24/09: The 100th Knit Picks Podcast Contest is now closed – thanks for everyone who shared a comment with us!
We’re celebrating the 100th Knit Picks Podcast with a contest! To enter for a chance to win a set of Harmony or Nickel Interchangeable Needles (you get to choose!), post a comment below about your favorite podcast moment or lesson. You have until 6/24/2009 to enter, and we’ll pick a winner at random. We’ll announce the winner in Podcast #102, and we’ll also send them an email notification so they can pick out which needle set they’d like. Oh, and you’ll need a US or Canadian shipping address so we can send you your prize!
Kelley’s Favorite Podcast Episodes
02: Desert Island Knitting
15: To Knit or Not to Knit, That is the Question
24: How Do We …