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Episode 158 – Multilingual Canines

Deborah’s all alone for this episode, which means it’s filled with wonderful knitting content! She used some recent time off to learn a bit more about finishing handknits and buttonholes and applied those skills to finish up a whole bunch of WIPs (including her beloved custom-fit cardigan). She’s also been …

Episode 109 – Sparkly Contests

The Savvy Girls are back together in New York! They start off by (finally) announcing the winners of the Show Your Commitment Contest and the KAL and CAL (from Episode 100.5). Deborah talks about her participation in the Summers at Scarritt Bennett KAL and describes her latest iteration of the Textured Shawl Recipe. She reviews …

Highway Hat

Episode 59 – A Passel of Sheep and Wool

This weekend (October 14-16), the Savvy Girls are going to Rhinebeck! (AKA The New York Sheep & Wool Festival) They’re super-excited, and they’ve got lots of related fun planned. If you’re in the area, come by one of the meetups (details below) and say hi. Shockingly enough, though, there is …

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 …

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 …