Episode 12 – Knitting In The Key Of Squeak
Melanie’s away this week, but Deborah is joined by some very special little guests who sing for you, review 40-year-old knitting magazines, bring back a word, and get into trouble.
Deborah gives some tips on planning your holiday gifts, and she talks about her favourite knitting books, including:
ColorSense: Creative Color Combinations for Crafters
Alice Starmore’s Book of Fair Isle Knitting
Manos del Uruguay – Geometry
Manos del Uruguay – Shadows & Reflections
and cookbooks by Norene Gilletz
Deborah reviews Space Bags as a way to control her yarn stash, and touches on some natural ways to keep your yarn bug-free.
Music this week includes:
Chopin – Nocturne
Barbara Bonney – If Music be the Food of Love (by Purcell)
Mary Schneider – Yodeling the Classics
Special thanks to Nava Lightstone and Karen G for their vocal talents.
Reagan Said,
November 26, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Haha..I didn’t understand the title at all until I started listening and heard the “gerbils”..:)
You know, ya’ll should consider making a ravelry group so you can have some discussions for each episode–just something to think about..
melanie Said,
November 27, 2009 @ 10:29 pm
I’m glad you liked my boys – they always have a lot to squeak, and they were so sad nobody had commented on it yet.
Admin brother Andy has promised to set up a ravelry group stat – I guess that means I have to join ravelry?
donna Said,
November 28, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
A big hello from the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia. I always enjoy your podcast, but please, please, please more of the gerbils! I loved them. My girls thought they were so funny. We have guinea pigs so all speak squeak fluently. Will second the call for a savvy girls rav group. And more gerbils.
melanie Said,
November 28, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
If Deborah lets me do it, there will be more gerbil fun when I am home in December – My mum came to Toronto to see the opera, and I don’t know if I am supposed to tell, but she may have voiced 2/3 gerbils…what a talented mum! Your girls are lucky, to have adorable guinea pigs! Have you ever knit anything for them to wear? GPs are usually pretty docile, so I bet you could even get them in a piggy sweater! Perchik and Bevvie have decided that fingers are for biting, which makes knitting a bit painful. But they are so cute, who WOULDN’T want to put fingers near them all day? If your daughters sing a knitting song (they can make one up), I’ll ‘guinea pig’ it and we will play it on the podcast – do you think they would do that? If you don’t have a mic, I could always record it though skype. That way Deborah would be outnumbered and the gerbils and guinea pigs would squeak supreme! *evil laughter*
donna Said,
December 1, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
My girls would love that! Will get on it!
Imabizzybee Said,
December 18, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
The funniest and funnest podcast ever. I’ve listened again and again, and even convinced my non-podcast, non-knitting daughter to listen. Thanks for the “knits and giggles.”
Mistyday Said,
March 14, 2011 @ 6:44 pm
Awesome podcast. I love the two of you and your opposing viewpoints. But, please…no more gerbil voices. I have a 15 month old and hear enough squeaky voices all day long.
admin Said,
March 14, 2011 @ 7:36 pm
Thanks for the comment, Mistyday!
There has been a lot less gerbil in the more recent episodes, so keep listening!