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Episode 196 – Sister Sandwich

Melanie is plague free, and visiting with Deborah in Ottawa! The savvy girls discuss knitting, art (i.e., colouring with toddlers), and whatever comes into their sleep-deprived minds. Melanie mentioned her silly Songs from Quarantine videos – they’re all on her YOUTUBE Channel! Did you like the music on this episode? …

Episode 69 – Spiflicate

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 …

Episode 45 – The Old Gray Mare

You’ve waited long enough: We finally announce the winners of our ‘ruined knitwear’ contest! We had a lot of fun with this one.  Check out the Ravelry thread to read some of the tragic entries. Deborah has almost got a new spinning wheel. While she’s waiting, shes keeping herself busy …

Episode 42 – By Force of Habit

Deborah starts off this episode by sharing some stories from her recent trip to Quito, Ecuador. We got a chance to talk to Artist and Writer Franklin Habit at Vogue Knitting Live last month. He shared some hints about vintage patterns, his favorite sources for antique patterns, life before Ravelry, …

Large Patchwork Bag

Episode 39 – New Year’s Bead Drop

Happy (belated) new year! We start off 2011 with some exciting news about the book that the girls teased last summer. Deborah learns what donegal tweed is, and talks about what she’s knitting: Ruby Red cardigan (See her Ravelry project page to see how she’s modifying it for herself.) A …