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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.

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10 Responses to "Episode 12 – Knitting In The Key Of Squeak"

Reagan says:

November 26, 2009 at 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..

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1. melanie says:
  
  November 27, 2009 at 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?
  
  🙂
  
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donna says:

November 28, 2009 at 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.

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1. melanie says:
  
  November 28, 2009 at 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*
  
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donna says:

December 1, 2009 at 6:34 pm

My girls would love that! Will get on it!

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Imabizzybee says:

December 18, 2009 at 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.”

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Mistyday says:

March 14, 2011 at 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.

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admin says:

March 14, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Thanks for the comment, Mistyday!
There has been a lot less gerbil in the more recent episodes, so keep listening! 🙂

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Christine Mishra says:

November 3, 2015 at 9:23 am

I’m listening to all of these from the beginning again (how else am I supposed to spend my time between episodes when I have to wait between each one!), especially since I have a friend who has just started from the beginning.
I loved to hear the original gerbils again in their first appearance! I’d love to hear a few more appearances from your new lady gerbils soon!

Deborah your holiday knitting/crafting advice was very timely for me this year – I’d better start making my lists!

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1. SavvyBro says:
  
  November 3, 2015 at 11:52 am
  
  Christine, you’re awesome.
  
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