Commuter Knitter Podcast

Please note - none of the links in this post will direct you to Ravelry due to accessibility issues.

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• Musselburgh times TWO!
• Like Candy by Stephanie Lotven - Telly Bean Knits
  • Knit Circus - We Scare Because We Care
  • Shirley Brian Yarn - Don't Procrastinate, Delegate to Your Future Self
  • One Twisted Tree - The Only Water in the Forest
  • Tucker Woods - Wineberry (CT Sheep & Wool 2011)

Drive

• Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party 2021 - Kicked off 9/9 - Virtual Events the weekend of 9/10-11
• Recalibrate by Shana Cohen (Shana Lines Designs)

• Stephen West Mystery Knitalong MKAL - Shawlography
• Musselburgh - Knit Picks Felici Psychedelic Rainbow
• Comfort Fade Cardi - Treehouse Knits DK - Coco Collection
  • Carnation
  • Offrenda
  • Land of the Living
  • Remember Me
• Annie Bucket Hat by Two of Wands Alexandra Tavel

Rearview Mirror

• I take a look back at my completed projects from 2021

Trip Planner

• I look ahead to my knitting plans and (loose!) goals for 2022
• I mention the Reignbeaux Sweater by yelleyknits. The KAL starts on 1/2/2022

Backseat Drivers

The twins say "Happy New Year!", but do not make an appearance this episode.

Come Find me on the Interwebs

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• Making - ndjen04
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• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

Please note - none of the links in this post will direct you to Ravelry due to accessibility issues.

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• Fibernymph Dyeworks - The Elves Were in the Eggnog (from last year's Pigskin Party)
• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle

Drive

• Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party 2021 - Kicked off 9/9 - Virtual Events the weekend of 9/10-11
• Hocus Pocus Socks by Legacy Fiber Artz
• Fancy Schmancy Pumpkins DK Socks from Woolens and Nosh
• Recalibrate by Shana Cohen (Shana Lines Designs)

• Stephen West Mystery Knitalong MKAL - Shawlography

Road Trips

• Wool and Folk
• Indie Untangled
• Cakepalooza
• NYS Sheep & Wool - October 16-17, 2021
• Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - registration is open for the November event November 11-14
  • December 9-12
  • I recap my classes and the lectures/events I attended for the October Virtual Knitting Live
  • Two Colour Fisherman's Rib with Mina Phillip
  • Beginning Brioche with Faina Goberstein

• Stitches At Home - November 6-7; 13-14

Backseat Drivers

The twins say "hello", but do not make an appearance this episode.

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

Please note - none of the links in this post will direct you to Ravelry due to accessibility issues.

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• Project 465 - Vanilla Sock – Patons Kroy – Fern Rose Jaquards - finished 2nd sock on 8/11/2021
  • My sock drawer reel
• Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague - Gauge Dye Works Solar System

A little girl stole her mother's freshly knitted striped hat

• Vanilla Sock - One Week Sock Challenge - Julie Ann Knitter and Earthtones Girl Denise.
  • Geektastic Fibers - Trapper Keepers and Pencil Boxes

A new pair of stripey socks

Drive

• Another Musselburgh in Voolenvine Blitzed in Lady Hulk (discontinued)
• Fibernymph Dyeworks - The Elves Were in the Eggnog (from last year's Pigskin Party)
• Halloween Socks - Simply Socks Yarn Co. Poste Yarn Striping - Elm Street (from October 2014!!)
• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle
• Ann Weaver - Oranje (Knitty.com)
  • Wonderland Yarns
  • Mad Hatter in Tea Tray (grey) and and Cherry Tarts

Road Trips

• Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - taking a break in August and will resume September 9-12
• Stitches At Home - September 11-12; 18-19
• Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party 2021 - Kicked off 9/9 - Virtual Events the weekend of 9/10-11
• NYS Sheep & Wool - October 16-17, 2021
• Cider Donut Map of New England

Your Mileage May Vary/Trip Planner

• I mention projects I am planning for the Pigskin Party:
  • Recalibrate by Shana Cohen (Shana Lines Designs)
  • V-Back Tee DK by Knitosophy
    • La Bien Aimée - Aimée's Sweater
    • Lady Dye Yarns - Precious Penelope
    • Madelinetosh DK - GG Loves Orange
    • LolaBean Yarn Co. - Rumplestiltskin Hay Hideaway, Magic Yarnstalk, Calming, Tangled Tower
    • The Yarn and Us - Plum Jam

Yarn for V-Back Tee

• Hocus Pocus Socks by Legacy Fiber Artz
  • DK Socks from Woolens and Nosh
  • Comfort Fade Cardigan by Andrea Mowry
• Stephen West Mystery Knitalong MKAL - Shawlography
• I discuss finding the "right" project for any situation

Backseat Drivers

The twins share their current projects with a bit of podcasting before bed

The girls say "hi!"

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
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• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

Please note - none of the links in this post will direct you to Ravelry due to accessibility issues.

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• Regia – Arne & Carlos – Moon Night – US 0 2.0mm (Started during Pigskin Party 2015!)

Drive

• Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague - Gauge Dye Works Solar System
• Project 465 - Vanilla Sock – Patons Kroy – Fern Rose Jaquards
• Vanilla Sock - One Twisted Tree - One Twisted Summer
  • Soxploration The Shadow Wrap Heel
• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle

Road Trips

• August Events:
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - taking a break in August and will resume September 9-12
  • Stitches At Home - August 6-8, 2021
• NYS Sheep & Wool - October 16-17, 2021

Your Mileage May Vary

• I discuss finding the "right" tools for your projects

Backseat Drivers

The twins do not join me this time, but say hello!

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Stitcher Radio - Commuter Knitter Podcast
• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

Please note - none of the links in this post will direct you to Ravelry due to accessibility issues.

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• Finally finished the mate to the Patons Kroy Blue Striped Ragg first sock that I knitted during Stash Dash 2015.
  • A huge thank you to Boston Jen of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast for the encouragement and for being my knitting buddy!
• Scalloped Potholder

Drive

• Project 465 - Vanilla Sock – Patons Kroy – Fern Rose Jaquards
  • Boston Jen's Patreon Page for Down Cellar Studio

• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle

• Regia - Arne & Carlos - Moon Night - US 0 2.0mm (Started during Pigskin Party 2015!)
• Spring Forward Socks - One Twisted Tree - Disco Lemonade

Road Trips

• July Events:
  • Stitches at Home – July 10-11; 17-18, 2021
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - July 15-18, 2021
  • Fiber World - July 22-25, 2021
• NYS Sheep & Wool - October 16-17, 2021

Trip Planner and Your Mileage May Vary

I ramble a bit about being a process knitter vs. a product knitter - having lots of WIPs or focusing on one project at a time. I mention some plans for upcoming projects:

• Regia – Arne & Carlos – Moon Night – US 0 2.0mm (Started during Pigskin Party 2015!)

• Musselburgh by Ysolda - Gauge Dye Works Solar System
• Recalibrate Top by Shana Cohen (Shanalines Designs)
• V-Back Tee and V-Back Tee DK by Jamie Hoffman (Knitosophy)
• Sea Glass Tee by Selena (dankfiber) and Abbye (abbyeknits) - Wool & Pine Designs
• Peek-a-boo Cuff Socks - Stephanie @edible.thoughts.makes

Backseat Drivers

The twins do not join me this time, but say hello!

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

You've Arrived at Your Destination

• One Week Sock Challenge - Julie Ann Lebouthillier (JulieAnnKnitter - Twin Stitches Designs) and Denise DeSantis (Earthtones Girl)
  • OMG Heel - Fibernymph Dye Works - Bedazzled - Punt!
  • 256 meters for Stash Dash
  • I mention Denise's new sock pattern - Soxploration The Shadow Wrap Heel

Drive

• Project 465 - Vanilla Sock – Patons Kroy – Fern Rose Jaquards
  • Boston Jen's Patreon Page for Down Cellar Studio
• Regia - Arne & Carlos - Moon Night - US 0 2.0mm (Started during Pigskin Party 2015!)
• Spring Forward Socks - One Twisted Tree - Disco Lemonade

• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle

Check Engine Light/Road Maps

• Color Dominance:
  • Article from Interweave: Understanding Yarn Dominance
  • Video from Knit Picks

• Flicking - video from Knitting Expat Podcast

Road Trips

• July Events:
  • Stitches at Home – July 10-11; 17-18, 2021
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - July 15-18, 2021
  • Fiber World - July 22-25, 2021
• NYS Sheep & Wool - October 16-17, 2021

Backseat Drivers

The twins join me after the music to talk about their current knitting projects

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

You've Arrived at Your Destination

Bean & Olive and Bean & Olive Grown-up by Andrea Mowry

• Lolabean Yarn Co. Pinto Bean
  • Bean & Olive (pink)
  • Forgiveness (grey)
  • Calming (blue)
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK – Rock Creek Park (teal)

Drive

• Project 465 - Vanilla Sock – Patons Kroy – Fern Rose Jaquards
  • Boston Jen's Patreon Page for Down Cellar Studio

• Tina Tse – Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée – Merino DK – Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. – Studio DK – Observatory Circle

• Stephen West – Painting Honeycombs Shawl
  • Dragonfly Fibers – Dragon Sock – Dr. Frankenstein (May 2013 club colorway)
    • Kate stepped away from Dragonfly in 2019. In 2020, Amy from Canon Hand Dyes and Lisa from White Birch Fiber Arts bought the business
  • Knit Style Yarns – Trendy Sock Minis – Party at the Mansion
  • Stephen's YouTube Tutorial for Painting Honeycombs

Road Trips

• May Events: I thoroughly enjoyed the May virtual events I attended
  • Stitches at Home – May 15/16 and May 22/23, 2021
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live – May 13-16, 2021
  • Indie Spotlight – May 14-16

• June Events:
  • Stitches at Home – June 11 - 13, 2021
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live – June 10-13, 2021

• July Events:
  • Stitches at Home – July 10-11; 17-18, 2021
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - July 15-18, 2021
  • Fiber World - July 22-25, 2021

Your Mileage May Vary

I discuss my own yarn shopping habits

Backseat Drivers

The twins join me for sound checks with my new microphone

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram – ndjen04
• Spotify – Commuter Knitter Podcast
• Twitter – @CommuterKnitter
• Facebook – Commuter Knitter
• Email – [email protected]
• Show notes – http://commuterknitter.com

Drive

Bean & Olive and Bean & Olive Grown-up by Andrea Mowry

• Lolabean Yarn Co. Pinto Bean
  • Bean & Olive (pink)
  • Forgiveness (grey)
  • Calming (blue)
    • Black Mountain Yarn Shop
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK - Rock Creek Park (teal)

Vanilla Sock - Patons Kroy - Fern Rose Jaquards

• Boston Jen's Patreon Page for Down Cellar Studio

Trip Planning

I talk about planning for The Knit Girllls Stash Dash, Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party and other Summertime Make-alongs

• Stephen West - Painting Honeycombs Shawl
  • Dragonfly Fibers - Dragon Sock - Dr. Frankenstein (May 2013 club colorway)
    • Kate stepped away from Dragonfly in 2019. In 2020, Amy from Canon Hand Dyes and Lisa from White Birch Fiber Arts bought the business
  • Knit Style Yarns - Trendy Sock Minis - Party at the Mansion
• Penny by Tin Can Knits
  • La Bien Aimée - Merino DK - Aimée's Sweater

• Tina Tse - Wavelength
  • La Bien Aimée - Merino DK - Autumn à Rhinebeck
  • Neighborhood Fiber Co. - Studio DK - Observatory Circle

Road Trips

• Stitches at Home - May 15/16 and May 22/23, 2021
• Vogue Virtual Knitting Live - May 13-16, 2021
  • Fridays with Felicia
  • Keynote with Clara Parkes
  • After Hours with Kristy Glass - Chelsea & Sue from Legacy Fiber Artz, Jasmin & Gigi of the Knitmore Girls, and Helen & Aleah - mother/daughter design duo
• Indie Spotlight - May 14-16
  • Guest Podcasters/Vloggers - Knitmores, Caleisha from Quirky Monday Podcast
  • Designer Spotlight Panels - Saturday & Sunday
  • Dear Scratch Live with Jessica and Karen from Scratch Supply Co./Make Good Podcast

Your Mileage May Vary

I discuss various knitting trends that started to emerge while I was on the sidelines - mohair, minis, and speckled yarn

Backseat Drivers

The twins share a joke from the Spark Shorts Purl (Disney+) and talk a little about an episode of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Amazon Prime)

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram - ndjen04
• Spotify - Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Email - [email protected]
• Show notes - http://commuterknitter.com

Please note - none of the links are to pages on Ravelry.com due to accessibility issues currently present on the site as of the time of this recording. Drive Bean & Olive and Bean & Olive Grown-up by Andrea Mowry

• Lolabean Yarn Co. Pinto Bean
• • Bean & Olive (pink)
  • Forgiveness (grey)
  • Calming (blue)
  • • Black Mountain Yarn Shop
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK - Rock Creek Park (teal)

Vanilla Sock with Megan Williams' OMG Heel

• Fibernymph Dye Works - Bedazzled - The Elves Were in the Egg Nog

Vanilla Sock with Megan Williams' OMG Heel - kid sized

• Another Crafty Girl - Twinkle Sock - The Glitch

King of the Forest (Totoro) by Robin Zillman Jacobson

• Started this one in January 2015
• Holding Cascade 220 double - sapphire

Trip Planning I talk about planning for The Knit Girllls Stash Dash, Down Cellar Studio Splash Pad Party and other Summertime Make-alongs Road Trips

• Enjoying Virtual Events recently:
• • Espace Tricot Knit Night - Friday, April 9 for Knit City Canada
  • • Gaye Glasspie - GGMadeIt
    • Julie Asselin
    • The Grocery Girls
    • Aimée from La Bien Aimée
  • Vogue Virtual Knitting Live
  • • Let's Talk Socks - Friday April 16
    • • Denise DeSantis - EarthtonesGirl
      • Terra Mitchell - Mitchell's Creations
      • Lara Neel - Sock Architecture
      • Marceline Smith - Heybrownberry
      • Stephanie Lu Sinclair - Edible.Thoughts.Makes (IG and YouTube)
    • Friday's with Felicia - Friday April 16
    • • Felicia Eve from String Thing Studio
      • Brooklyn General
      • Argyle Yarn Shop
      • Woolyn
    • Keynote with Stephen West - Saturday, April 17
    • • Note I want to knit ALL THE WESTKNITS designs
      • I mention the Painting Honeycombs collection
    • After Hours with Kristy Glass - Saturday, April 17 - LYS Day
    • • Yanwen (Yan) Qian from Forever Yarn Doylestown
      • Lisa from A Knit Sheep
      • Aimée from La Bien Aimee
      • Lizzie from The Mermaids Purl
• As I was putting together the show notes after recording, I received the email from VKL that the May event schedule has been set, which you can find here. Registration starts tomorrow, April 21st - perfect timing!

Your Mileage May Vary I continue my discussion from last episode about finding ways to bring knitting back into my every day routines Backseat Drivers The twins are not joining us on the podcast today, but they say "hello!" Come Find me on the Interwebs

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Join me for a mid-week episode of the podcast - Take 3!

Please note - none of the links are to pages on Ravelry.com due to accessibility issues currently present on the site as of the time of this recording.

You've Arrived At Your Destination

North Shore by Tin Can Knits - TCK website

• US 4 (3.5mm) and US 6 (4.0mm) needles
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK - Rock Creek Park (teal) and Roland Park (cream)
• Lolabean Yarn Co.
  • Pinto Bean - Calming (blue)
  • Soy Bean - Magic Yarnstalk (green)
• Wollmeise DK - Feld Maus (brown)

Drive

Bean & Olive and Bean & Olive Grown-up by Andrea Mowry

• Lolabean Yarn Co. Pinto Bean
  • Bean & Olive (pink)
  • Forgiveness (grey)
  • Calming (blue)
    • Black Mountain Yarn Shop
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK - Rock Creek Park (teal)

Vanilla Sock with Megan Williams' OMG Heel

• Fibernymph Dye Works

Road Maps

I discuss choosing colors for color work knitting and mention Melissa Leapman's Mastering Color Knitting.

Your Mileage May Vary

I talk about finding one's knitting spark when life is throwing us curveballs - expectedly or unexpectedly.

Backseat Drivers

Stay tuned after the music for a clip of the twins chatting about knitting.

Come Find me on the Interwebs

• Instagram - ndjen04
• Spotify - Commuter Knitter Podcast
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• Email - [email protected]
• Show notes - http://commuterknitter.blogspot.com