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…

Episode 69: Spiflicate [ 1:10:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Another (mostly) unedited live-to-tape episode!

Some links from the show:

• Video Power game show
• SavvyBro’s afghan
• toadyjoe (Outlier podcast)
• deltapurl (Etsy store)
• Dr. Spencer Reid
• Traveling Woman shawl
• Sockhead hat

Episode 68: Size Fat [ 1:03:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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!

» Continue reading “Episode 67 – Topics from a Toilet”

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The holidays have come and gone, but the Savvy Girls are still feeling festive!

After a quick life and news update, Deborah gets a chance to talk about her knitting.

Savvy Dad answers some more listener questions, and Savvy Mom and Deborah review and critique the September 2011 issue of Creative Knitting Magazine.

The gerbils proudly return with some musical cheer; and Deborah reads some holiday-themed knit-lit: The Telltale Tile from Kristy’s Queer Christmas.

Episode 66: Belated Holiday Special [ 53:28 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Our heroines finish off their latest South American adventure with this continuation of their trip to the Galapagos Islands.

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Episode 65: Galapagos Continued [ 54:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Melanie and Deborah are still traveling!
Listen as they weave their way through the craziness of the Mama Negra festival in Latacunga, perform at the Canadian ambassador’s house, and attempt to find their sea legs on the way to the Galapagos Islands.

This is the first part of their Galapagos trip; the second half (which is also the last episode in this travel series) will be posted soon.

» Continue reading “Episode 64 – Wrath of the Sea”

Episode 64: Wrath of the Sea [ 43:46 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Girls’ adventures from Ecuador continue, as they… get closer to nature…

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Episode 63: More From Ecuador [ 53:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The girls are together in Ecuador!
This, along with the next few episodes, will be all about their traveling adventures! Enjoy!!
» Continue reading “Episode 62 – Ecuador On The Cheap”

Episode 62: Ecuador On The Cheap [ 57:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode, we pick up where the last one left off, as The Savvy Girls cover the second day of this year’s Rhinebeck festival.

Listener Cynthia asks Savvy Dad a question, then Deborah tries to interview Designer Stephen West… but gets interrupted by a very enthusiastic fan.

The Girls have an enlightening chat with David from Crimson Shamrock Alpacas; and they talk to Alasdair Post-Quinn, Shannon Okey, Anna Dalvi, Heather Ordover, Andi Smith, and Stephannie Tallent from Cooperative Press.

Finally, they review how they did on their Rhinebeck scavenger hunt.

» Continue reading “Episode 61 – The Second Day of The Third Rhinebeck”

Episode 61: The Second Day of The Third Rhinebeck [ 1:02:58 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode, join Melanie and Deborah for their adventures on the first day of Rhinebeck, 2011.

The Girls met lots of great people, and had the pleasure of talking to several of them in this show, including:

• Sarah
• Natalie
• Fran
• Amy
• Becky
• Genevieve
• Laura from the delicious Bennett’s Maple Products / Mapleland Farms booth
• Tammy
• Sharon
• Martine, Krista, and Allison
• Jessica
• Yvonne

Episode 61 will be out soon, with more Rhinebeck-y goodness.
In the mean time, you can listen to the shows from our first and second visits to the festival.

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Episode 60: The Third Rhinebeck [ 53:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download