Sweaters for Dragons Podcast
A podcast about yarn, knitting, and why Dragons need sweaters
Sweaters for Dragons Podcast

Episode 28 - At the Lake

News & Events

School Updates

  • Mostly moved into the dorm; class schedule

Tips & Tricks

  • Picking up dropped stitches in lace.

FOs

  • Chrysanthemum, Susan Pandorf, Knit Picks Shimmer "Campfire", #8 beads in "Chili"
  • Cobblestone, Jarod Flood, Cascade 220 Heather "Doeskin"

On the Needles

  • Just Plain Socks, generic sock pattern, Berroco Comfort Sock "1811"
  • Hudson (Cushion Cover), Lisa Shobhana, Berroco Vintage in Blue, Green, Gold, Purple
  • Akimbo, Stephen West, Mountain Colors Bearfoot, "Pheasant" and "Northern Lights"
  • Super Secret Project

In the Queue

  • Downscale Dragon Socks, Theresa Walunus, Cables & Lace Dragon’s Feet "Irish Spring"

Audiobooks

  • The Unincorporated Man – Eytan & Dani Kollin
  • The Green Mile – Stephen King
  • Sense & Sensibility – Jane Austin

Babbling

  • New design coming soon; Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat

Contact

Music

  • "Trellis," by The Ocean as Mistress, off the album in ruins

Corrections:

  • School Update: It is the Copper Country Community Arts Center, not County
  • In the Queue: The designers name is Theresa Walunas
  • Audiobooks: The website of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library is imcpl.org.

 


Download | Duration: 00:26:56

Episode 27 - Gearing Up

 

News & Events

School Updates
Back on Campus August 12, Books are expensive!

Tips & Tricks

FOs
Hudson (Cushion Cover), Lisa Shobhana, Berroco Vintage in Blue, Green, Gold, Purple


On the Needles

Hudson (Cushion Cover), Lisa Shobhana, Berroco Vintage in Blue, Green, Gold, Purple
  • Just Plain Socks, generic sock pattern, Berroco Comfort Sock "1811"
  • Chrysanthemum, Susan Pandorf, Knit Picks Shimmer "Campfire", #8 beads in "Chili"
  • Hudson (Cushion Cover), Lisa Shobhana, Berroco Vintage in Blue, Green, Gold, Purple
  • Cobblestone, Jarod Flood, Cascade 220 "Doeskin"

In the Queue
Bootcut Sweater, Michael Delvecchio, Mountain Colors Weaver’s Wool "Red-Tail Hawk"

Audiobooks
The Unincorporated Man – Eytan Kollin

Eytan Kollin

Babbling
Design submissions, self-publishing, local knitters

Contact

Design submissions, self-publishing, local knitters

Music
"Suspension," by The Ocean as Mistress, off the album in ruins

Download | Duration: 00:14:52

Episode 26 - On Pins and Needles

News & Events

School Updates
Financial aid, gallery sitting/studio time, animal duty

Tips & Tricks
Blocking Lace Part II – On Pins and Needles

FOs

  • Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool "Ecru", "Mocha", "Chocolate", "Night Vision"
  • Tea Towel, no pattern, Plymouth Fantasy Linen in blue, gold, and white

On the Needles

  • Just Plain Socks, generic sock pattern, Berroco Comfort Sock "1811"
  • Chrysanthemum, Susan Pandorf, Knit Picks Shimmer "Campfire", #8 beads in "Chili"
  • Hudson (Cushion Cover), Lisa Shobhana, Berroco Vintage in Blue, Green, Gold, Purple

In the Queue
Cobblestone, Jarod Flood, Cascade 220 "Doeskin"

Audiobooks

  • Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
  • The Unincorporated Man – Eytan Kollin

Babbling
Design submissions (nothing yet), WWKIP Day/Art & Music Festival, new music

Contact

Music
"Virga," by The Ocean as Mistress , off the album in ruins

Download | Duration: 00:17:44

Episode 25 - Blocking Lace and Pickled Herring

News & Events 

School Updates

School is out for the summer. 4.0 Dean’s List

Tips & Tricks

Blocking Lace Part I – Blocking Wires

FOs

On the Needles

  • Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool "Ecru", "Mocha", "Chocolate", "Night Vision"
  • Just Plain Socks, generic sock pattern, Berroco Comfort Sock "1811"

 
In the Queue

Chrysanthemum, Susan Pandorf, Knit Picks Shimmer "Campfire", #8 beads in "Chili"

Audiobooks

  • Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen (Librivox)
  • Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer

Review

Berroco Comfort Sock

Babbling

Design submissions, swatches, yarn organization, knitting art project, salmiakki and pickled herring, thank yous

Contact

 

Download | Duration: 00:22:58

Episode 24 - Random Thoughts

News & Events
National Day of Silence – April 16
April is national Donate Life Month – Portage Health in the UP has pledged to get 200 people to sign up as organ donors. If you live in Michigan, please sign up at giftoflifemichigan.org
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 1-2, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD
Michigan Alpaca Breeders Show and Fiber Festival – May 1-2, Springfield Oaks Activity Center, Oakland County 4-H Fairgrounds, Davisburg, MI

School Updates
Fashion show went very well. Pictures available at Ironwoodinfo.com. One project left.

Tips & Tricks
Project photos

FOs

  • Little Colonnade, Stephen West, Cables & Lace Lizard Toes "Night’s Plutonian Shore" (part of the Poe Collection)
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  • Jean Socks, basic sock pattern with turned cuff, Alpaca With A Twist Socrates "Blue Jean"
  • Kilt Hose, Eric M Hinsch, Knit Picks Stroll Sport "Emerald"

On the Needles

  • Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool "Ecru", "Mocha", "Chocolate", "Night Vision"

Audiobooks

  • The Odyssey – Homer (Translated by Samuel Butler) (Librivox)
  • Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen (Librivox)

Babbling
Random Thoughts

Contact
eric@sweatersfordragons.com
KnittingDragon on Ravelry
KnittingDragon on Plurk
KnittingDragon on Skype
Shownotes at show.sweatersfordragons.com
Sweaters for Dragons Podcast forum on Ravelry

Music
Magnatune has changed their licensing policy and you now have to be a paid member to use their songs on podcasts. Music will be absent from the podcasts until I can find another source.

Download | Duration: 00:15:55

Episode 23 - Thinking like a Knitter

News & Events

  • Fusion Fest 2010 – March 20, Finlandia University Portage Campus, Hancock, MI
  • Midwest Weavers Guild Conference – June 2011, Finlandia University, Hancock, MI
  • New pattern should be available within the next couple of weeks. Check Ravelry or designs.sweatersfordragons.com

School Updates
Kilt is finished. Second kilt and a draped vest are in progress.




Tips & Tricks

Needles on a Plane

On the Needles

  • Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool "Ecru", "Mocha", "Chocolate", "Night Vision"
  • Little Colonnade, Stephen West, Cables & Lace Lizard Toes "Night’s Plutonian Shore" (part of the Poe Collection)
  • Jean Socks, basic sock pattern with turned cuff, Alpaca With A Twist Socrates "Blue Jean"

Audiobooks
King Solomon’s Mines – H. Rider Haggard (Librivox)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne (Librivox)
Memories of the Futurecast- Wil Wheaton

Babbling
Thinking like a Knitter

Contact

Music
"The Wind" by Norine Braun off the album Miles to Go. Available at magnatune.com

Download | Duration: 00:16:28

Episode 22 - Brought to You From the Great White North


News & Events

Ravelry is out of beta!

Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, Feb. 11-14, Murano Hotel, Tacoma, WA
Stitches West, Feb. 25-28, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
Stitches ETC., March 1-2, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA

 

School Updates


Duct Tape body double

Heikinpäivä

 
St. Urho

 
Estonian Knitting




Fiber demonstration




The Dance

On the Needles

Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool “Ecru”, “Mocha”, “Chocolate”, “Night Vision”

Little Colonnade, Stephen West, Cables & Lace Lizard Toes “Night’s Plutonian Shore” (part of the Poe Collection)
Jean Socks, basic sock pattern with turned cuff, Alpaca With A Twist Socrates “Blue Jean”

 

Audiobooks
The Dresden Files – Jim Butcher (read by James Marsters)
The Kalevala – Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley (hardcopy)

 

Babbling
Green Eggs & Ham, by Dr. Seuss

 

Contact

eric@sweatersfordragons.com

KnittingDragon on Ravelry

KnittingDragon on Plurk

KnittingDragon on Skype

Shownotes at show.sweatersfordragons.com

Sweaters for Dragons Podcast forum on Ravelry

 

Music
“Snow Queen” by Kourash Zolani off the album Peaceful Planet. Available at magnatune.com



Download | Duration: 00:19:52

Episode 21 - Life Changes at the Speed of Light


News & Events

 

FOs
Ribbed Shrug, JoAnne Turcotte, Berroco Ultra Alpaca “Tan”



Al de Gaiter, my design, Cascade Lana d’Oro “Natural”


Yooper Hat, my design, Cascade Lana d’Oro “Natural”, Berroco Ultra Alpaca “Tan”
 

On the Needles

  • Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool “Ecru”, “Mocha”, “Chocolate”, “Night Vision”
  • Little Colonnade, Stephen West, Cables & Lace Lizard Toes “Night’s Plutonian Shore” (part of the Poe Collection)
  • Jean Socks, basic sock pattern with turned cuff, Alpaca With A Twist Socrates “Blue Jean”

 Audiobooks

  • The Dresden Files – Jim Butcher (read by James Marsters)
  • Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (read by Stephen Fry)

 

Babbling
Life Changes at the Speed of Light

 

Contact

 

Music
“Winter Moon” by Rhonda Lorence off the album Winter Moon available at magnatune.com

Download | Duration: 00:19:05



A Holiday Gift

'Twas the Night Before Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Download | Duration: 00:10:34

Episode 20 - Holiday 2009

News & Events

·         Chanukah – Sunset Dec. 11th

·         Yule – Dec. 21st

·         Winter Solstice 5:47 p.m. UTC, Dec. 21st

·         Christmas – Dec. 25th

·         Kwanzaa – Dec. 26th

·         Boxing Day (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong) – Dec. 26th

 

 

Tips & Tricks

Quick holiday gifts: washcloths/dishcloths, hats, fingerless mitts, bulky scarves

FOs
Baby Poncho, my own pattern, Plymouth Encore “Orange”

 

On the Needles

Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, Mason-Dixon Knitting, Cascade Ecological Wool “Ecru”, “Tan”, “Brown”, “Charcoal Gray”

Little Colonnade, Stephen West, Cables & Lace Lizard Toes “Night’s Plutonian Shore” (part of the Poe Collection)
Ribbed Shrug, JoAnne Turcotte, Berroco Ultra Alpaca “Tan”

Jean Socks, basic sock pattern with turned cuff, Alpaca With A Twist Socrates “Blue Jean”

 

Audiobooks
Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters
The Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks

 

Contact

eric@sweatersfordragons.com

KnittingDragon on Ravelry

KnittingDragon on Plurk

KnittingDragon on Skype

Shownotes at show.sweatersfordragons.com

Sweaters for Dragons Podcast forum on Ravelry

 

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss



Download | Duration: 00:15:46