Episode 6 - return of The Pooch
Links for episode 6
- Blogs are Wendy Knits, No Knit Sherlock, Knit The Knits, A Journey to Middle England.
- Gimme Your Stuff blog
- Stashalong blog
- New York knitting lixie style
- Google Map for new york knitting
- Cupcake patterns (scroll down for the full monty)
- The book ‘Unexpected Knitting‘ on amazon.com
- The book ‘Last Minute Knitted Gifts‘ on the book depository (UK and very good).
- Contact me at littlelixieathotmaildotcom
- The Stashtimator is available as an excel file in the previous post to this.
I’ve got a feeling I’ve forgotten something…..don’t forget to send me suggestions for new blogs for me to read. I’ll always find time to look at a good blog!
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May 8th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Hi Lixie. That stashinator is briliant. The phrase “Pooch may never know about this” does apply here too (different Pooch, though). I calculated to have enough yarn for the next 3,4 years provided that I stay unemployed. (Hope that won’t happen). Thanks!
May 11th, 2007 at 3:23 am
Lixie, I love listening to your podcast! The stashinator is great. I especially loved the averages for different weight yarns of different fibers. I was already using Trillian42’s yarn stash inventory spreadsheet (http://www.katydidknits.blogspot.com), but your averages helped me figure out the yardage on my many partial balls sans ball bands. Sooo…after getting my 6-year-old’s teacher to agree to take a pound or so of the crummy stuff off my hands, I’ve got…34.108 lbs and 18.3796 miles of yarn.
I have a copy of “Last-Minute Knitted Gifts”. It’s pretty good. I love the wristwarmers and the child’s rainbow scarf. I’m also planning to do the little baby sweater soon. Not quite sure I’d count some of that stuff as real “last-minute” stuff, but it’s a nice book to have. If you’re not sure you want it, I’d suggest getting it from a library first to see if it’s worth the money. Of course, you could always go to the “swap-o-rama” section of the Knittyboard and offer up some yarn in exchange for the book, too…
– Erica in South San Francisco
May 20th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Hi Lixie, hugs coming your way from Monterey. Love your podcast, it’s a real treat for me always, washing windows or knitting, it makes me smile. oxoxo c
July 31st, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hi Lexie
You probably already know this but that unexpected knitting book is availible via kcg trading. It’s still a bit steep at £29 though.
Really enjoy the podcast by the way
Annette