Episode 8: Checks, Socks, and Fish Lips
In Episode 8, Greg and Joey wonder if people still write checks, talk about socks, and review a book.
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Podcasts: Knitting Pipeline The Knitmore Girls Teaching Your Brain To Knit Yarn Thing With Marly Bird Ewe University Projects: Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey is done wit the first sock. (project page) TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg finished this cardigan for Blueberry (project page) Christmas Candy Socks by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — this is Greg’s “conference call knitting” project (project page) Dyad Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — This is Greg’s #ChristmasDayCastOn project (project page) Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg is halfway done with this project (project page) Books: Susan B. Anderson’s Kids’ Knitting Workshop: The Easiest and Most Effective Way to Learn to Knit! (affiliate link) — Greg loves this book and recently reviewed it on is KnittingDaddy.com blog. Sock Architecture (affiliate link) by Lara Neel — Greg’s favorite sock book. Misc: Wachovia Is Now Wells Fargo — this news is so 8 years ago. Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial — this is the tutorial Greg used to make a stack of project bags, one of which he gave to Joey. Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — Great for dishcloths! Daily Haiku: 2010 (affiliate link) — Greg’s haiku book. Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White — Greg and Joey are giving away 10 copies of this pattern. See the thread in the Unraveling Podcast Ravelry group for details. Knitting With Neko Curved Double Pointed Needles ChiaoGoo Amish Design Wooden Yarn Swift (affiliate link) Longmire — Joey recommends this TV show. Sons of Anarchy — Greg is currently binge-watching this TV show. Horizontal Herringbone Stitch on NewStitchADay.com: How to Knit the Horizontal Herringbone Stitch Brioche: How to Knit Set Up Rows for 2 Color Brioche and Brioche Stitch in Two Colors Waiting For Winter Mittens pattern by Susan B. Anderson They Might Be Giants The Health Benefits of Knitting piece from the New York Times — Greg wrote about the health benefits of knitting on his blog last year. In that blog post, he also pointed out a survey that the Craft Yarn Council was conducting. That survey’s still active, and you can go fill it out yourself if you have things to add. Knit the Bridge – Lindley Park Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com