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Episode 13 - Magical Love Pants Jun 17, 2016

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Episode 13: Magical Love Pants

In Episode 13, Greg and Joey talk about knitting superpowers, the next wave in crochet fashion, and Joey's latest hobby.

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Notes

Giveaway: In celebration of the Coveted Yarn sponsorship, we are giving away a skein of Flat Rocks Yarn and a collection of McPorter Farms knitting accessories. Listen to the episode for details, and sign up on the thread in our Ravelry group. Thanks to Coveted Yarn for providing the prize!
Podcasts:
Projects:
- Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
- the beekeeper's quilt by Tiny Owl Knits — Greg's other scrap sock yarn project (project page).
- Egg To Owl Reversible Toy — the toy that Greg made after attending the Susan B. Anderson workshop (project page).
Events
- Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
- Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
- World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18
  - Greg plans to be in Cary, NC at the Craft Public House at 2pm, then Warm N' Fuzzy afterwards. Michelle from Actually Knitting organized this great opportunity and will be there, too.
- Stay tuned for information about the County Fair KAL
Misc:
- The Princess Bride — Greg's favorite movie.
- "I Love Everybody" by Lyle Lovett
- Riders In The Sky produce the Riders Radio Theater podcast
- Knitter's Pride Karbonz — our favorite needles and imaginary sponsor
- Knitting Superpowers: Paula's crew at Knitting Pipeline talked about their super powers in Knitting Pipeline Episode 250. The Knitmore Girls talked about theirs in Knitmore Girls Podcast Episode 378. After we recorded, but before we released our episode, we noticed that Ellen and Jan talked about theirs in Twinset Designs Episode 78. What would your superpowers be? Leave a comment in the episode thread and let us know.
- Mystery Men — fantastic movie about superheroes with weird powers
- I Love This Yarn — Hobby Lobby's house yarn, which Joey found in the perfect orange that he's been looking for.
- Ukulele World Congress — Joey had a great time attending UWC again this year.
  - The Clay Purl in Nashville, Indiana– Joey visited this yarn shop while at UWC.
  - The Shabby Sheep and Ewe in Columbus, Indiana — Joey also visited this yarn shop.
  - Knitters Nook in Columbus, Indiana — the third yarn shop Joey visited.
- Fibre Space — the yarn shop that hosted the Susan B. Andersonworkshops that Greg attended
- TNNA (The National Needlearts Association) — Greg attended the Summer Show and will be talking about those adventures in a future episode.
- The Americans — based on the recommendation in "TV Time With Joey," Greg is enjoying the first season of this TV show. Joey is bummed that Season 4 just ended and is looking forward to Season 5.
- The Streisand effect
- Tom Petty sings both "The Waiting" and "American Girl"
- Poison sings "Talk Dirty To Me"
- Joey and friends do Poison's song Talk Dirty To Me

Episode 12 - I Am Gandor, Thunder Stealer! May 18, 2016

Show notes

Episode 12: I Am Gandor, Thunder Stealer!

In Episode 12, Greg and Joey talk about gold in Georgia, grammar, and the stealing of thunder.

Notes

Giveaway: We gave away a copy of Modern Lopi: One by Lars Rains. Thanks to KnitVentures and Lars Rains for the review copies and prize.
Dahlonega, GA: It's Pure Gold
Joey received a handmade Bronze/Sterling Flame Eyed Yarn Sewing Needle from Leslie Wind, owner of the lesliewind etsy shop. It's beautiful, functional art.
Podcasts:
Projects:
- Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg's socks. He's incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page). Next time Greg knits a FLK Heel, he's going to use theinstructions on how to do it in a contrasting color.
- Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page). Joey's also knitting this, but he's using worsted weight yarn because that's what he has the most of.
- the beekeeper's quilt by Tiny Owl Knits — Greg's other scrap sock yarn project (project page).
Events
- The Fibre Seed Preemie Hat KAL/CAL: featuring Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern. May 8 – 23
- Susan B. Anderson Workshop at The Fibre Space: Greg is attending. May 19-21.
- Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party: we're the official pool boys. June 1 – July 31
- TNNA: Greg is attending. June 11-13
- Actually Knitting PalKal: Greg's Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern counts for the KAL. June 15 – September 15
- World Wide Knit In Public Day: Saturday June 18
  - Greg plans to be in Cary, NC at Warm N' Fuzzy. Michelle fromActually Knitting will probably be there, too.
TV Time With Joey:
Misc:
- Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) — the North Carolina State motto.
- The Georgia State motto is "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation"
- Stitch N' Pitch
- Tweetsie Railroad
- Ukulele World Congress
- Joey & Bill Performing Scotch and Soda at UWC VII

Episode 11 - Asymptotes, Clapping Music, and Drunken Knitting Apr 21, 2016

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Episode 11: Asymptotes, Clapping Music, and Drunken Knitting

In Episode 11, Greg and Joey talk about math, music, and drinking while knitting.

Notes

Giveaway: We reviewed and are giving away a copy of Modern Lopi: Oneby Lars Rains. Listen to the podcast and check out our Ravelry group for details and a chance to win. Thanks to KnitVentures and Lars Rains for the review copies and prize. Greg and Joey both enjoyed this book and recommend it.
Podcasts:
- Teaching Your Brain To Knit
- Yarns at Yin Hoo
- Ready, Set Knit (Episode 440 includes an interview with Lars Rains)
Patterns:
- Giant Color Shift Brioche Scarf by Shaina Scott — Shaina gave Joey this pattern because Joey wants to knit a brioche scarf
Projects:
- Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s socks. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page). Next time Greg knits a FLK Heel, he’s going to use theinstructions on how to do it in a contrasting color.
- Milo by Georgie Nicolson — Greg knitted this for a friend’s baby shower (project page).
- Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis — Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Blanket (project page).
Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
- Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
- TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
TV:
Misc:
- Simply Socks Yarn Company in Fort Wayne, IN — Greg was able to visit in person and loved the shop.
- WEBS (yarn.com) — Joey bought a new set of Karbonz needles
- The Yarn Garden Knit Shop — Joey is planning to visit soon, in search of yarn for Thomas’ scarf
- Saxapahaw, North Carolina
- Fix-A-Stitch — we gave away a Fix-A-Stitch in our last episode
- Valley Girl — Joey loves the music from this movie
- Sprout Patterns — Greg was not able to attend the workshop they recently hosted, but he hopes to attend a craft night sometime in the future.
- National Poetry Month
- 500 Songs for Kids — Joey is playing bass on a song for this charity event. You can donate to the charity via the Southeast Ukers donation page. (The Southeast Ukers are a group of ukulele players that Joey plays with.)
- Joey won a bass guitar

Episode 10 - Popping Off the Stack Mar 30, 2016

Show notes

Episode 10: Popping Off The Stack

In Episode 10, Greg and Joey push and pop things on and off the stack.

Notes

Contest: We gave away a Fix-A-Stitch! Listen to the episode to see if you won. Thanks to Fix-A-Stitch for providing the prize.
Podcasts:
Projects:
- Adding Vertical Stripes To A Knitting Project — Joey experimented with this technique, using the information from a Knitting Daily article.
- Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg finished this project (project page).
- Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s newest socks cast-on. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page).
Books:
- 11/22/63: A Novel (affiliate link) by Stephen King — Joey is enjoying this book.
Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
- Learn to Sew with Sprout Patterns — Durham, NC, April 3.
- Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
- TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
Misc:
- Longmire, House of Cards, and Daredevil — how Greg has been spending his quality time with Netflix.
- Doctor Who — pretty much the only show that Greg purchases since he doesn’t have cable.
- Bloodline — Joey likes this show. He also recommends Rectify on theSundance Channel
- Deadpool — Joey and Greg both enjoyed this movie. It earned it’s “R” rating.
- Disneyworld
- Segway
- Salem Congregation Sunrise Service — Greg has played in the Easter band here for 17 years.
- 500 Songs for Kids — Joey is playing bass on a song for this charity event. You can donate to the charity via the Southeast Ukers donation page. (The Southeast Ukers are a group of ukulele players that Joey plays with.)
- Carolina Fiberfest — Greg had a great time at at this event. He made some purchases:
  - Fiber for spinning: merino, alpaca, and heavy silk. From Heelside Farms. (This was a door prize Greg won.)
  - Alpaca yarn from Barn To Yarn
  - Yarn that will become socks from HauteKnitYarn
  - A project bag from Cedar Hill Farm
  - A needle-felted penguin from Lanart
  - A sock blank from Twist Fiber Studio
- Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

Episode 9 - Down With DST! Mar 17, 2016

Show notes

Episode 9: Down With DST

In Episode 9, Greg and Joey agree that Daylight Saving Time is horrible.

Notes

Contest: We’re giving away a Fix-A-Stitch! Listen to the episode for details and sign up in the thread in our Ravelry group.
Podcasts:
Projects:
- Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg incorporated the Red Heart Scrubby Yarn Joey gave him and is quite pleased with the results. (project page)
- Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey finished these socks. (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)
- Joey’s trying to determine what kind of scarf to knit for his son.
- Greg’s unnamed hat design. He doesn’t have a project page for it yet.
- Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart — Greg is still about halfway done with this project (project page).
- Strie Socks, Top Down by Lara Neel from her Sock Architecture (affiliate link) book — Greg’s newest socks cast-on. He’s incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist, and loving how the FLK Heel is working out (project page).
Books:
- Sock Architecture (affiliate link) by Lara Neel — Greg’s favorite sock book.
Events — Greg is planning to attend all of these. If you go, too, please find him and say “hi!”
- Carolina Fiberfest — Raleigh, NC, March 25 & 26.
- Susan B. Anderson workshops at The Fibre Space — Alexendria, VA, May 19-21.
- TNNA Summer Show — Washington, DC, June 11-13.
Misc:
- Longmire — On Joey’s recommendation, Greg is now watching this. He’s enjoying it.
- House Of Cards — Greg put Longmire on hold when the new season of House Of Cards dropped.
- Daylight Saving Time — Greg and Joey are not fans of DST. It is bad for your health and the economy.
- Romper Room — “I see….”
- Toronto, Canada
- Vancouver, WA and Vancouver, Canada
- Oneonta, NY and Oneonta, AL
- Gwinnett County, GA
- “First try at a sweater” thread on reddit — Joey discovered he has at least one fangirl
- Count Rugen — he has six fingers on his right hand.
- Fallacy of Sunk Cost
- Winter Tech Forum — Joey has attended this conference for years. This year, he gave a lightning talk about knitting.
- TSA Travel Tips Tuesday – Knitting Needles and Needlepoint
- Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

Episode 8 - Checks, Socks, and Fish Lips Feb 13, 2016

Show notes

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.

Notes

Podcasts:
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

Episode 7 - A Long December Jan 28, 2016

Show notes

Episode 7: A Long December

In Episode 7, Greg and Joey discuss socks, theater, and popular music from the 90s.

Notes

Podcasts:
Projects:
- Tranquilla by Kim Neuhauser — Joey finished this scarf, except for the blocking (project page)
- Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch — Joey is taking a fresh look at this “sock that will never end” project (project page)
- Checked and Square Socks, Top Down 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)
- TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg is working on this cardigan for Blueberry (project page)
Songs and Albums:
- “September of My Years” by Frank Sinatra
- “October” by U2
- “A Long December” by Counting Crows
Misc:
- Skacel — Joey was thumbing through one of their catalogs when he decided to learn brioche knitting
- Brioche knitting — Joey used a YouTube video to learn brioche.
- Signature Needles — Joey used his new needles on his brioche experiments
- Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride.
- Judy’s Magic Cast-on
- Jenny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off
- Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White
- Waiting For Winter Mittens pattern by Susan B. Anderson
- Greg is writing haiku on twitter. Follow #DailyHaiku by @drmellow and#KnittingHaiku by @KnittingDaddy if you want to keep up.
- Sweeney Todd — Joey recently watched the staged production of this musical and encourages everyone in the Atlanta area to come out toActor’s Express and check it out.
- Greg’s KnittingDaddy.com blog and his Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry group — where the #ScrappyPreemieHatKAL for Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern was hosted.
- Itty Bitty Knits Ravelry group — where Greg hosted a preemie hat drive.
- Family Support Network of Central Carolina — Greg is on the Executive Board for this non-profit organization that focus on the needs of families affected by premature birth and children with special needs. They received all the preemie hats Greg collected.
- Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova,” was provided by bensound.com

Episode 6 - Haiku Time With Greg Jan 14, 2016

Show notes

Episode 6: Haiku Time With Greg

In Episode 6, Greg and Joey share their holiday knitting adventures. And Haiku.

Notes

Podcasts:
Knitting Pipeline Georgia Retreat
Christmas Gifts
- Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride. Joey got a set of single-point straight needles.
- Signature Needles — Joey’s mom gave him a set of and he’s excited to knit something with them soon.
- The Sock Ruler — Greg got this from the Friends in Fiber etsy shop.
- Fix-a-stitch — Greg got this at his LYS, a great stocking stuffer.
Projects:
- The Casual Friday Dog Sweater by Lion Brand Yarn — Joey knitted this for his dog (and cat?) (project page)
- Untangled by Samiha Qureshi — Joey knitted this for himself (project page)
- Checked and Square Socks, Top Down 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)
- TINY tea leaves cardi by Melissa LaBarre — Greg is working on this cardigan for Blueberry (project page)
Sesame Street
Family Support Network of Central Carolina
Julinanna’ Fibre — Greg is using Julianna’s yarn for his Dyad socks
What shawl should Greg knit? Vote here!
Rosanne Cash
Mason-Dixon Knitting
A Coloring Book for Knitters (affiliate link)
Additional music for this episode, “The Elevator Bossa Nova”, was provided by bensound.com

Episode 5 - The Sound of Unraveling Dec 04, 2015

Show notes

Episode 5: The Sound Of Unraveling

In Episode 5,Greg and Joey findthe sound of unraveling.

Notes

Beard Length Measuring Shirt
Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles and are totally open to a sponsorship deal with Knitter’s Pride.
Podcasts:
Projects:
- The Casual Friday Dog Sweater by Lion Brand Yarn — Joey’s knitting this for his dog (project page)
- Basic Socks a la Jeanne by Jeanne Shrader — Greg knitted this for his mom (project page)
- Genevieve’s Tube Socks by Jasmin & Gigi Knitmore — Greg knitted this for his daughter (project page)
- Untangled by Samiha Qureshi — Greg knitted this for himself (project page)
- Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg’s favorite dishcloth pattern
This Old House
New Yankee Workshop
Knitting Addiction — a yarn shop in the Outer Banks of NC that Greg loves to visit
Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — great for dishcloths!
Cognitive Anchoring — the science behind why it’s a great idea to knit simple things during meetings and conferences so that you can pay attention better
Respect the Spindle (affiliate link) by Abby Franquemont — an excellent book on spinning with a spindle
Help Me Find A Hat Pattern — the thread to help Joey find a hat pattern that approximates his son’s favorite hat
Andre Sue Knits etsy shop — Greg won a sock blank from her shop and is planning on knitting a shawl from it, either the:
- Come What May by Susan B. Anderson, or
- Fireflies Rising by Helen Steward
Sugar Maple Wikipedia Page
Little Waiting for Winter Mittens and Waiting for Winter Mittens patterns by Susan B. Anderson
Daily Haiku: 2010 (affiliate link) — Greg’s first book of silly haiku
Rudolf Steiner

Episode 4 - Stitches Leaving the Ranch Nov 18, 2015

Show notes

Episode 4 - Stitches Leaving the Ranch

In Episode 4, Greg and Joey may have left the ranch, but eventually seem to have found their way back. Be sure to listen to the end for information about the very first Unraveling Podcast contest.

Notes

Red Heart Scrubby Yarn — great for dishcloths!
Gramma’s Dishcloth (Grandmother’s 2nd Favorite) by PJ Allen — Greg’s favorite dishcloth pattern
Knitting Pipeline podcast
Four-Stitch Ribbing Patterns by Charlene Schurch from the Sensational Knitted Socks (affiliate link) book — Joey’s sock that will never end
Crochet Dog Sweaters — Joey’s working on The Casual Friday Dog Sweater
Dancing With The Stars
Doctor Who
Basic Socks a la Jeanne by Jeanne Shrader — Greg is knitting these socks for his Mom for Christmas
Mastering The Knits Podcast — Greg is participating in the#ElvesWorkshopAlong contest
TNNA Master Hand Knitting Program
KnitmoreGirls Podcast
#ScrappyPreemieHatKAL Chatter and FO threads
World Prematurity Day — November 17
Greg’s Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat pattern
Knitting Daddy Designs Ravelry Group
Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial — the tutorial that Greg uses to sew project bags
Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway (TBUG)
Ukulele World Congress
Stash: A Place For Yarn — Joey visited this LYS when he was in Florida
Tranquilla scarf by Kim Neuhauser — Joey got a kit for this
Daddy Kool Records — Joey visited this record shop after visiting Stash
Crochet Magic Loop
Knitting Magic Loop
Tony by Taiga Hilliard Designs — Joey is knitting this hat
Knitter’s Pride Karbonz — Greg and Joey both love these needles
HiyaHiya Needles — Joey’s new needles
Joey’s YouTube Channel — lots of ukulele-playing videos
Knit The Bridge – Lindley Park — Greensboro’s first yarn bomb
Little Waiting for Winter Mittens and Waiting for Winter Mittens patterns by Susan B. Anderson

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