Yarns and Tales

The casting of episode 10 went flawlessly, which was a surprise after the last couple of episodes involved techno-gremlins in one form or another.  In this Valentine’s Day episode, we work on the flap from the eyeglass case project we started in episode 9.  While rib knitting, we chat about love in the long term […]

Between a cat, an overlooked on-off switch, and a cranky morning start, episode 9 finally found its footing in the software.  The project for this show is another spontaneous eyeglass case worked on size 4 DPNs with some leftover Caron Simply Soft in the color Sunset.  Follow along as my Southern demeanor struggles to remain […]

Episode 8 cast on without any tech gremlins this time.  Since yarn addicts are natural born pack rats for the fuzzy stuff, we are also prone to keeping our yarn-centric magazines and other periodicals.  Recently I stumbled across one of my mags from 2003, prompting me to seek out a couple of my other not-so-fresh […]

Episode 7 of YaT opens with me, blueberry tea in hand, chatting about my favorite stitch dictionary and the different terms used for crochet (English vs American).  Then I get talking about a crochet top addition to my favorite knitted baby sock.  The subjects of Looper (the movie) and drive-by yarn purchases in Wal-Mart also […]

Episode 6 is successfully cast a second time after technical gremlins frayed the first casting.  While hiding a final tail in yet another found UFO, I talk about educating the hubby on yarns as well as my adventure in the written instructions from knit and crochet patterns from my 1860 September edition of Godey’s Ladies’ […]

In episode 5, I work on sock toes and define things like SEX and frog ponds plus a few other acronyms.  I also display my foggy morning ability to loose my thoughts and my stitch markers.  It’s all in day’s journey for a yarn lover.  Grab your fuzzy fiber and join me in this episode […]

Before casting episode 4, I noticed my UFO pile was becoming a bit “unruly” you might say.  Now for me, my UFOs consist mainly of those knitted or crocheted objects that simply require a seam or seams.  My count?  Seventeen.  Is that a sheepish grin on your face?  Are you just as guilty of this […]

In episode 3, I cast on a new project, my favorite baby socks pattern.  I also talk about the days of learning how to use DPNs and how I dealt with learning to turn heels.  I display my elegant counting skill after casting on my stitches.  Along the way, I talk about notebooks for pattern […]

Episode 2 of Yarns and Tales was indeed an adventure.  My first casting produced a terrible “tin can” result that I simply could not fix.  So, like any yarn project worth doing, I re-cast my words into the digital realm.   This time made for a much better result.  Funnier still considering the topic was about […]

Well, folks, the pilot for Yarns and Tales has been ‘cast on’.  I think it went well.  I didn’t have to edit too much.  I added my beginning and ending music (very retro feel).  You must understand, I haven’t cut a podcast in several months so I was having to un-knot a few mental threads […]