In this episode Deborah comes to you from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Melanie podcasts from Lake Dunmore, Vermont. Melanie is in Vermont to sing with the Opera Company of Middlebury. How many States are there in the USA? Deborah finds the answer on Wikipedia. The internet knows everything. Need help …
Episode 25 is another packed show! Enjoy an interview with Alisa from Passion Knit and Fibre Lab in Toronto. Deborah is working on the pattern Icarus Shawl from the Interweave Knits back-issue CDs. Deborah also gets dirty with fleeces in her hotel room. We present part one of a Savvy …
Melanie loses luggage. There was yarn in that bag. It was a tragedy. Melanie and Deborah plan a trip to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Yay! They also have a visit with listener DebInAtlanta. Deb’s daughter, The Diva, puts us all to shame with a lesson on politeness. Then, …
The Savvy Girls are on a wool-venture! Together! In Chile! Deborah has to work during the week, but the rest of the time is for having adventures! They visit the desert oasis of San Pedro de Atacama, where there is adventure, alpaca wool, and vicuna – roaming temptingly in the …
If you want to listen to the gerbil songs from episode 21 without all that knitting talk, here are direct links: Try to Remember…Malabrigo All I Squeak of You My Favorite Squeaks Wide Open Gerbils The Gerbils bring you this original performance…inspired by their love for all things Malabrigo It’s …
This week… Deborah interviews Mariana from the Malabrigo Factory. (Listen to the interview from her last visit, in Episode 9.) The girls announce the winners of our confession contest, and read a few of their favourite submissions. Thanks to everyone that participated! And, the gerbils drop in to share some …
It’s the 2010 Ravelympics, and the Savvy Girls are off and knitting. Deborah knits almost every second of every day to ensure victory for Team Canada, whilst Melanie toils away on her socks of evil. Deborah’s competing with the February Fitted Pullover, and so many dishcloths… Melanie’s projects follow more …
The 2010 Ravelympics are upon us. The girls talk about how they’ve been preparing to compete. Deborah’s friend Corrine drops in to talk about some of her first knitting projects, including the Clapotis scarf, the Sunny Baby Blanket, Angela’s Fabulous Felted Bag, and Thrummed Mittens. Our Confessions Contest is still …
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Savvy Girls, with both Melanie and Deborah hard at work on their knitting projects, among other things… As Deborah attempt to coordinate her knee-socks, Melanie’s neighbourhood gets to know her a bit more than she intended. Deborah describes her experience test-knitting …