Deborah’s loving Columbia, so Melanie joins her down there to see what all the fuss is about.
But first, she meets up with listener Marian for some adventure.

Deborah made the Amused sweater out of Milana Chelsea yarn, and Melanie’s working on socks again!

SavvyDad returns to answer more listener queries; and our original radio drama, The Case Of The Ivory Needles, continues. (Missed the beginning? Get caught up here!)

Remember our Bringing It Back segment? Well we, um, bring it back. See if you can work our featured word into everyday conversation, and let us know!

Then, Deborah talks some more about choosing sweater patterns (and clothes in general) that are most flattering to your body shape. This time, the men get all the attention.

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While together in Edmonton, Deborah and Melanie visit a local Alpaca Farm. The Alpacas take a special liking to everyone… except Deborah.
She makes up for it by participating in knit nights with friends both old and new. (Some of whom she helped to infect with the knitting bug.)

Then, Deborah travels to Ottawa, where she meets up with listener Sparkleecat and her husband, and visits Wool ‘n Things and Knit-Knackers Yarn Warehouse.
She held back, but did walk away with some Jeager Luxury Tweed, Fleece Artist, Nyoni, Sublime Angora Merino, and Drops Lin.

After Ottawa, Deborah finishes her move to Colombia!
She starts to plan her craft room, scopes out the local yarn options, and gets easily distracted by a huge variety of tropical fruit:
In addition to Papaya, Mango, Banana, and Passionfruit (aka Grenadilla), she falls in love with Dragon Fruit (aka Yellow Pitaya). They’re not all winners, however: she tries Tree Tomatoes and doesn’t like them as much.

Meanwhile, Melanie’s summer is saved by knitting!
She shares a scene from Europe: A Savvy Girl’s Guide, the Musical, one of the two highly successful shows she put on at the recent Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival — and she couldn’t have done it without the help of the knitting community!
Joining Melanie is Trish Van Doornum, Marsha Amanova, and Erin Craig.

Speaking of other knitters… as fate would have it, Melanie’s new NYC roommate, Pablo, is the very same knitter that she interviewed back in Episode 8!

SavvyDad makes his second appearance on the show; this time, he answers questions from our listeners (submitted via Ravelry). Thanks for the advice SavvyDad!

Deborah talks about choosing sweater patterns most flattering to your body shape. See below for some suggestions.

We’ve gotten a great response to the knitting etiquette contest, so we are extending the deadline for entries until September 30th!

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