The Pagan Knitter Podcast

Today is a bumper episode, as the British would say.  I’ll update you on what I’ve been knitting - and it’s been quite a lot.  I’ll also play a handful of seasonal songs both silly and sweet, for your enjoyment. There has been a lot brewing,  bubbling and baking in my kitchen lately - so I’ll share what I’ve been making.  And it is the Winter Solstice - the longest night of the year...

A bumper crop of show notes:   (Sorry for the delay, folks!) 
Housekeeping:

-Enter to win two skeins of blue/purple fingering merino/silk/nylon & silver over at the blog.  Post a comment in the comments section for “Episode 10”.  There is also a wonderful shawl pattern by Miriam Felton that can be knit with these two sparkly skeins.  Deadline is Saturday, January 14th, 2012.

The Knitter's Needles:

“Off the Needles” Projects:

Elphaba Pullover, by Mary Annarella
yarn: Bugga! by Sanguine Gryphon, in Blue Metalmark
colourway.

Wurm hat, by Katushika.
Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon, Sappho II fingering, in “Like a God” colourway.

OWLS pullover sweater, by Kate Davies
Yarn: Fleece Artist, Big Blue BFL chunky/aran, in “Seafoam” colourway.
I completed the sweater in 8 days!

"On the Needles" Projects:

Rae, by Jane Richmond.
Yarn: Tanis Fiber Arts, Purple Label Sock (MCN), in September colourway “Autumn sun”.

Arco Cowl, by Sara Sprung.
Yarn: Malabrigo Rasta super bulky, in “Arco Iris” colourway.

Mittens, top-down, my own design.  Could become a published pattern.  Starts at finger tips and works to cuffs.
Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon’s Zaftig Bugga! worsted MCN, in the “Fierce Snake” colourway.

My favorite sweater - basic top-down raglan formula pattern, by Amber Corcoran.
Yarn: Fleece Artist, Big Blue BFL chunky, colourway "Moonstone".

In the Kitchen:

- My shortbread recipe and butter-tart recipe will be over at my personal blog soon.
- The tricky/disaster caramel apple recipe at the "Your Homebased Mom" site/blog.

The Pagan Corner:

- SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) - American Self-Help writer.

Songs:

• (intro music) Deck the Halls - Doug Boldt
• Hey Santa! - Mr Vegas Man
• Santa Claus is really freaking me out! - Lord Weatherby (not "Leatherby" - sorry!)
• Carol of the Bells - Doug Astrop
• Gifts of the Midwinter - Ken and Lisa Theriot
• In the Bleak Midwinter - Doug Boldt
• In the Bleak Midwinter - Allison Crowe

All music sourced through Music Alley.

Today’s episode is all about Comfort - on your needles, for your eyes and ears, and simmering in your kitchen.   We’ll look at the new Coastal Knits pattern book.  And “The Pagan Corner” brings us comfort at home, for home is a sacred space.

Shownotes for episode 9:

Housekeeping:

• Enter to win a skein of Vesper sock yarn or undyed spinning fibre at the shownotes for Episode 8. 

The Knitter's Needles:

• QED - 100% Blue-faced Leicester wool, worsted weight, by The Sanguine Gryphon (Ravelry link to QED)
• Big Blue - 100% Blue-faced Leicester wool, chunky/aran weight, by Fleece Artist (Ravelry link)
• Coastal Knits, a pattern book by Alana Dakos and Hannah Fettig.

In the Kitchen/Eyes & Ears, Comfort special:

• Some of my recipes (at my personal blog):

1. Carrot Ginger Soup
2. Cauliflower/Potato/Leek Soup (known around my house as "white soup" - good way to get kids to eat veggies :-)
3. Chili con Carne

• Books:

1. Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables series, Emily of New Moon triology)
2. Bill Richardson, CBC radio personality, author of the Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast, Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book, & Bachelor Brothers' Bedtime Companion (all available on Amazon.com).
3. Michael Ondaantje, author of Annil's Ghost and The English Patient.

• Music (two of my favourite songs lately):

"As if we never said goodbye", sung by Kurt Hummel (played by Chris Colfer), in the TV show Glee.


"Turning Tables", sung by Holly Holiday (played by guest Gwyneth Paltrow), in the TV show Glee.

In today’s episode, “The Knitter’s Needles” will bring you a yarn app review.  In “The Dyer’s Pot”, I’ll share some common methods of dyeing yarn & fibre.  Finally, we’ll learn a little about the Four-fold Goddess in “The Pagan Corner”.

Show notes for Episode 7:

Housekeeping:

• The yarn/fibre giveaway is for Tanis Fiber Arts Blue label sock yarn, Gaia's Colours spinning fibre - post a comment on the show notes for Episode 6 ("Sweet Jane") for a chance to win.  Deadline, Friday, October 28th, 9pm Pacific, 12midnight Eastern.

The Knitter's Needles:

An app review for "Yarn U":

• Mary Beth Klatt (the creator of the Yarn U app) on Ravelry.
• Mary Beth's blog.
• The Yarn U Facebook page. (Scan down to Mary Beth's entries for mid-August for several blog review

The Pagan Corner: 

• book - Ceremonies of the Seasons, by Jennifer Cole.