Episode 15 is all about the ‘Trek, baby. In Episode 15, Miss Kalendar expands…a lot… about her two spinning wheels. We learn that Miss K has a peasant constitution. We also learn that she takes forever to finish a sweater.  Ah well, someday she’ll have a cardigan of her very own.

Miss Kalendar also describes a trip to LACIS, the lace and textile museum in Berkley. Hair Jewelry, can you believe it!

Lastly, Miss Kalendar goes into the subject of associating old ‘trek characters with new ‘trek characters and expounds upon theories  brought up to her by her friend, Andrew. Piccard is the Super Ego. Enough said!

In Episode 14 we get an update on Miss K’s Tour De Fleece projects. You can view the progress at Miss K’s Knitting Blog. There’s a sweater update as well. There is a Sock update from ChrsthefixedKitty of the Adultspace Child Free podcast.

In the science fiction portion of the podcast, Miss K goes a little overboard with her chuckles. But, there’s a new game for everyone to play. Guess what sci-fi it revolves around? That’s right, Star Trek.

Enjoy!

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In Lucky Episode 13, Miss Kalendar speaks on her knitting, her spinning, and the entirety of the Farscape series. She may also talk about the 4th of july weekend….

The knitting segment features the Abby Cowl from knitty.com, the Tour De Fleece spinning challenge, the  Cabletini knit-along,  and handmade crafting accessories.

There is no Gail this week as she was smart enough to escape to cooler climes!

The Sci-Fi portion of the episode focuses on what Miss Kalendar liked and didn’t like so much about Farscape. Overall, the series is good – if a little inconsistent.

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Welcome to Episode 12!

Knitting:  First, we get learn  that Miss K shouldn’t knit tipsy. Then, a review of Noro silk garden sock yarn. Miss K thinks it’s charming, but was unhappy to find a knot that ruined the color-progression of her project. Also, it’s a bit like novice-thick-and-thin handspun, so possibly not ideal for socks. Lastly, it’s hard to be project-monagomous when you want to spin.

Sci-Fi: Miss K is joined by Foo, X Men afficionado, and they wax poetic (and a little explicit) about X Men, the movies, the comics, and Patric Stewart….Foo helps Miss K earn the explicit tag.

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In Episode 11, we learn that Miss K is a quitter!

Miss K officially quits the 52 pair plunge, speaks about knitting a shawl, and picks up the puff-sleeve feminine cardigan by Stephanie Japel, out of Fitted Knits. There is an update from both Miss K and ChristhefixedKitty on the Cabletini knitalong.

There is a report from Gail Carriger on Knitting Outside the Box.

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Lastly, the science fiction moment – X Men 1, 2, & 3. Miss K talks about what she liked and what she didn’t. Then she goes off a bit about what it would be like to be Storm – and her wish that Emma Frost be used any new movie.

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In Epidsode 10, Miss Kalendar speaks about Going Back in Time.

Knitting:  We cover the 52 pair plunge, World Wide Knit in Public Day, and the Cabletini Knitalong – with a report from ChristhefixedKitty on her progress. There’s also a lot of blame on Jasmin from the Knitmore Girls podcast…..but it’s well deserved (trust me). Miss K also has a moment of snark about people wearing pajamas in public with platform flip flops.

Gail Carriger joins us once again for a fashion report.

Lastly, we brave the issues of time travel in science fiction (as opposed to time travel in reality tv?) and Miss K brings up some of her favorite time travel sci-fi moments – as well as gets off on quite a bizarre and somewhat pollyanna tangent about ethics and Dr. Seuss. At times like this, it’s best to just smile and nod.

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In Episode 9, Miss K waxes poetic on some knitting – particularly her need to join in on strange knitting challenges that she has little hope of completing. There is discussion of the Aeolian Shawl from Knitty, the 52 Pair Plunge on Ravelry, and knitting in general.

Gail Carriger again joins us, fresh back from New York, with a report on knitting art, a subject dear to my own heart.

Lastly, we learn the term “Clark Kenting” and what it means in the context of SciFi. As always, you are encouraged to send in your own examples of this phenomena or any of the others previously talked about. And, although I couldn’t remember it at the time, the 80s tv show I was rambling about in the podcast is called “Out of This World.”  And, damnit, she should have aged prematurely. Just sayin’

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In Episode 8, Miss Kalendar is joined by Red Minx, a fellow knitter, cosplayer, and geek.  Among other things, the pair discuss their Knitting Shame, their feelings about the new Trek movie, and views of cosplay.

There is also a brief update on the Cabletini knit along. Be sure to look at the brass needles board on Ravelry for more information,  including the new toe that Jasmin of the Knitmore girls designed. It is NEVER TO LATE to start in on the knit along.

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In Episode 7, Miss K. teams up with Christhefixedkitty over at the Adult Space Child Free Podcast in order to launch a sock KAL.  Since Chris has never before knit a sock, she picked the pattern, the Cabletini Toe-up Socks by Wendy D Johnson. The pattern is also available from Wendy’s website, and was originally published by the Loopy Ewe.  Come join us on the the thread for this knit along on the Brass Needles board on Ravelry. (you know you want to!)

Because this weekend was BayCon, the San Jose-based Sci-Fi convention (this year’s theme was Steampunk),  there is are a few notes on this and the soon to be created Borg Beanie, which I am striving to write a pattern for this week. We shall see if ambition again lays me low.

Sadly, Gail Carriger is again missing from the podcast, and has lamented that her diligent searching hasn’t turned up anything podcast-worthy. Knitting has been conspicuously missing from the fashion pages. However, she assures me that she’ll have a report for us when she returns from the BEAs on Knitwear in New York.

To contact,  please email me at miss.kalendar@brassneedles or send me a pm over at Ravelry – username kalendargirl. Also, come chat with me on twitter!

There is no Star Trek in this episode because Miss K doesn’t like to give spoilers and wants everyone who is interested to have a chance to see the movie before she goes off the deep-end about it.

In Episode 6, Miss Kalendar gives an update on the puff-sleeve feminine cardigan and the frankensocks she’s been working on. There is also a quick teaser for an upcoming project with ChrisFixedKitty of the Adult Space Child-Free Podcast.

There is no fashion from Gail Carriger this week – she’s off at a lady’s garden party.

There is, however a quick discussion of upcoming Baycon, the San Jose-are Science Fiction convention, chock full of parties, panels, authors, and steam-punk. There are a few quick tips for how to steam-punk your normal clothes in a hurry.  For more in-depth costuming as well as more information and resources for steam-punk as a whole, visit Gail’s steam-punk page.

The science fiction segment is a shout out to indie sci-fi writers and producers – those who are making sci-fi for the rest of us, often for free, and using their own time and money to do so. Celebrate non-mainstream media artisans!

After the sign-off, there are two promos from independent serial sci-fi podcasters. Give them a try or try one of the other great sci-fi writers putting their stuff out there. Links are on the sidebar.

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