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Episode 17 – Happy Birthsqueak!

It’s a birthday party, and everyone’s invited! Melanie gets ready to celebrate her special day. She delivers a piggy sweater to Big Red at Katie’s Critters. The gerbils make a special present, and even New York City Transit gets involved when Melanie attempts to knit. Deborah plays with her friend …

Episode 16 – Enter The Llama

It is a new year, and the Savvy Girls have hit the ground running. Deborah buys a llama (almost), and spins up a storm, while Melanie attempts to knit a piggy sweater for her favourite guinea pig, Big Red. Have the girls managed to keep up their new year resolutions? …

Technical Difficulties

We have been having some problems with our RSS and iTunes feeds over the past couple days. It finally looks like we might have a solution, so this should be resolved soon. We really appreciate your patience, and hope that this hasn’t been too much of an inconvenience for you. …

Episode 15 – Happy New Squeak

It’s a New Year’s party, and everyone’s here! The next podcast is already filling up, with proper interviews, literature, and knitting talk… but is it vacation time, so this one is just a lot of fun! This week, Melanie is podcasting from Alberta, Canada; and Deborah is in Argentina. It …

Episode 14 – Confessions And The Epic Sock Saga

After some technical difficulties, the Savvy Girls have returned! Join Melanie as she recounts the tale of her socks. Deborah talks about what she is working on, including: Mud Season short-sleeved sweater by Elizabeth Smith (Ravelry link) Ishbel shawl 198 Yards Of Heaven (Ravelry link) Inspired by Sophie Kinsella’s book …

Episode 13 – Lucky Number Thirteen

This week, the girls chat about what they’ve been up to, and take you along with them on the New York City Yarn Crawl (better late than never!). Interviews in this episode: Berta Karapetyan, Author of Runway Knits Jayson Kerr, Melanie’s fellow singer in Babes in Toyland Join us in …

We’re On Ravelry!

At the request of our wonderful listeners, we have created a group on the social networking website Ravelry. You can sign up for free and join the conversation at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-savvy-girls-podcast. If you would like to see us on other social networks (like Twitter or Facebook); or if you have any …

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 …

Episode 11 – Socks To Dye For

Melanie and Deborah are, alas… apart once again, and they assuage their loneliness by… podcasting! Deborah updates us on the Aran Afghan (from episode 2), and describes the Modern Log Cabin Blanket and the Mud Season Sweater that she’s working on. She also discusses White Buffalo Unspun yarn, and the …