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Melanie at the Orlando Fringe theatre festival

Episode 82 – Ketchup and Pins

Deborah’s back on the show, and she is finally able to announce where she’s going next — and it’s goood! She’s got other (less-dramatic) updates too, including a long-overdue chat about her latest knitting. Last month, the girls went to The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) trade show in Columbus, Ohio. …

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Episode 72 – California (Savvy) Girl

This episode (and the next) is from Melanie’s recent trip to Fresno, California, for the Rogue theatre festival. She got to talk to lots of people, including the Sheeper Than Therapy local knitting group, Debbie, Lynn Ruth Miller, Jasmin and Gigi (and Andrew) from the Knitmore Girls podcast, and a …

Episode 55 – The Stitch Doctor

Melanie is just wrapping up her fringe plays in Saskatoon, and somehow still found a way to include knitting in her experience. Deborah gives an update on her knitting, as she talks a bit about her experience participating in the Tour de Fleece, trying Fractal Spinning, and learning a new …

Episode 52 – Florida Fun

Melanie caps off her solo-traveling series with a trip to Florida for the Orlando Fringe Festival. When she wasn’t coughing her way through performances, she was meeting lots of great new friends–she even got to visit Disney World and go yarn shopping with listener kigeliakitten!

Episode 43 – The Prerogative Of The Harlot

In January, the Girls got the opportunity to talk with famed author and blogger, The Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Listen for the full interview! Deborah’s finally finished her Ruby Red cardigan. The New York run of Melanie’s fringe play has just wrapped up. Thanks to everyone that came out to …

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, …

Episode 40 – Melabirthday

It’s Melanie’s birthday! Deborah’s working on the Seascape Stole and doing even more sewing… but Melanie’s in birthday-mode with some tales of birthday past, some knit-lit, and lots more. Plus, The Case Of The Ivory Needles (our original radio drama) nears its conclusion. Listen to the first four parts, if …

Episode 31 – Papaya and Grenadilla and Pitaya, oh my!

While together in Edmonton, Deborah and Melanie visit a local Alpaca Farm. The Alpacas take a special liking to everyone… except Deborah. She makes up for it by participating in knit nights with friends both old and new. (Some of whom she helped to infect with the knitting bug.) Then, …