In the spirit of our (surprisingly popular) unedited episodes, Deborah and Melanie start off by answering a pile of listener-submitted questions.
Then, Melanie interviews family-friend Elexis about her fascinating history as an accidental knitwear designer for several high-end stores an a couple classic TV series.
Finally, the girls talk to Kate Atherley about her new book Beyond Knit and Purl (Amazon link).
As we return to our regularly scheduled programming, the Savvy Girls have a lot to talk about.
Deborah’s really excited to move to her next destination. It may not be that exotic, but she’s got a lot to look forward to.
Meanwhile, though, she’s got knitting to focus on. During last month’s Malabrigo March, she made a pair of fingerless mitts, a hat, a silk & stranded winter-wear project, a jeweled cowl, and a textured shawl.
Melanie’s got her own plans to be excited about: travel! (Any surprise there?)
The girls talk a bit about Melanie’s new CD of knitting-themed songs from World War I, Knitting All the Day. The physical CD isn’t quite yet ready, but it’s already available for download from CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon.
It’s time for another contest! This one’s a bit more… open… than most others…
And SavvyUnc pops in again to share some thoughts and insight about the knitting CD (can you tell we’re excited about it?), and the time period that the songs come from.
On March 18th, 2012, SavvyDad passed away.
This is our tribute to him.
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In this episode, Melanie wraps up her recent trip to Fresno, California.
She did a bunch of interviews (but sadly some of them were lost):
This episode (and the next) is from Melanie’s recent trip to Fresno, California, for the Rogue theatre festival.
She got to talk to lots of people, including the Sheeper Than Therapy local knitting group, Debbie, Lynn Ruth Miller, Jasmin and Gigi (and Andrew) from the Knitmore Girls podcast, and a variety of other… interesting characters…
As we begin Malabrigo March, the Savvy Girls both have a lot to be excited about. (Not the least of which is the fun surprise they arranged for the podcast!)
Savvy Dad drops in to answer some more listener questions.
Then, Melanie and Savvy Mom (and some furry helpers) draw the winners from last episode‘s random contest. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone that participated!
Melanie’s still busy with lots of projects: she’s hard at work on her new knitting CD; and in just a few weeks, she’ll be performing her Edith Piaf show at the Fresno Fringe.
Deborah’s been able to work on (and even finish!) some knitting projects, including a thong for a male friend, a Trail Jacket, a Larch Cardigan, and another Sockhead Hat.
Savvy Mom reads some knit-lit to you, with a crochet-themed passage from Anne of Windy Poplars (one of the Anne of Green Gables novels).
It’s been over two and a half years since Melanie declared that she hated knitting, and it’s time to test her to see if she’s learned anything since then…
Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming…
Melanie’s on the wrong side of the law, but she’s distracting herself from that trauma by focusing on planning for her new knitting-themed CD and her upcoming fringe plays.
Deborah has been lost in sweater fantasies and old Yarn Harlot posts, but she has actually been knitting, too; specifically the Larch cardigan, Trail jacket, and Minty hat.
Savvy Mom gets a chance to talk about what she’s been working on in her Karen’s Crochet Corner segment, and she and Melanie chat about Dr Watson’s important knitwear (sorry for the spoilers!).
Then, Deborah reviews the Zephyr Acrylic Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles. Will these be the perfect knitting sticks for travel? You’ll have to listen to find out…
Another (mostly) unedited live-to-tape episode!
Some links from the show:
This episode is somewhat of a unique experiment for the Savvy Girls: an entire podcast done in one sitting. Topics were chosen at random from a hat (plus a couple from Twitter) and the girls had to talk about the chosen topic until the timer runs out.
Hope you like this one — let us know what you think of it!
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