Clothed In The Lamb

Show notes Thank you for downloading Episode 12 of Clothed In The Lamb. Thanks to Knitmaniac for her 5-star iTunes review! And welcome to all our new listeners! Events: The Estes Park Wool Market will be held June 9-12 in Estes Park Colorado. June 11th happens to be Worldwide Knit in Public Day. If you will be in Estes Park and are interested in meeting up with me to knit in public sometime that day, please respond to the Knit in Public thread in our Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. The Unraveling Ravelry class I taught at The Recycled Lamb was a big hit. If you are interested in the possibility of taking this class online, please e-mail me at mailto:podcast@clothedinthelamb.com.  I will be teaching beginning knitting at The Recycled Lamb for 6 weeks from May 25, 2011, at 6-8pm. I will be teaching beginning spindling in the near future. Yarnin': I made a little gift for my cousin who is a crocheter and is in the hospital recovering from surgery. The flowers are knitted from the Rose of Sharing pattern by Mary Jo Colwell. Here's a picture of it. My Norwegian Rose Socks are still with the surrogate sock knitter. I'm still working on the Swallowtail Shawl in Alpaca with a Twist Fino in the Twilight colorway. Thank God for lifelines! I'm looking forward to casting on the Daybreak Shawl soon. A Contest: The winner of the skein of yarn from Creature Comforts Craftworks, as chosen by random number generator is Aizome! Congratulations! This episode's sponsor is Marti Browne of LaTeaDaDesigns. She has generously provided 2 drawing prizes! Enter to win this lovely 200-yard skein of hand-dyed merino silk blend yarn in shades of salmon by posting a reply in the Episode 12 thread in our Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com.   Additionally, you may enter to win this gorgeous hand-made drop spindle with teal and white roving with complete Instructions on How to Spin with a Drop Spindle. Just leave a comment below under these show notes for a chance to win.  Winners for both prizes will be selected by random number generator on June 2, 2011. So be sure to enter by June 1.  And please be sure to check out Marti’s LaTeaDaDesigns shop on Etsy. How'd Ya Do That?: How I'm using a part from a hay baler in knitting the Swallowtail Shawl. Mandarin Minute: This episode's words are bu meaning "no" and dui meaning "correct, yes". Lovely: I'm falling in love with my hubby all over again. Prayer Shawl: I share some answers to our prayers, including a lovely letter from Elise of the Knit Misadventures podcast, and we pray again for her grandma and family. We pray for SabraB, a listener who recently learned she has breast cancer that will require mastectomy and chemo therapy. We also pray for my cousin who is in the hospital recovering from surgery. If you would like prayer for yourself or someone you know, you may post your request on the Prayer Shawl thread of the Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. Optionally, you may e-mail your request directly to me at podcast@clothedinthelamb.com. Share as much or as little as you wish, and I look forward to praying for you. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. Remember, you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, and while you're there, please leave a 5-star review. That will make it easier for others to find the show. Feel free to join our Clothed In The Lamb podcast listeners group on Ravelry.com, where I'm known as ClothedInTheLamb.  And while you're there, send me a friend request! You'll find me on twitter as ClothedInLamb. Theme music is "Hope" by Al Stravinsky of the Podsafe Music Network. Please join me again on June 5, 2011, for Episode 13 of Clothed In The Lamb.

Show notes Thank you for downloading Episode 11 of Clothed In The Lamb. Thanks to DeeDerGirl for her 5-star iTunes review! And welcome to all our new listeners! Events: The Sheep-to-Shawl Competition at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art was a resounding success, with both teams provided by my local yarn shop, The Recycled Lamb. Here's a link to the video recap of the event. The Estes Park Wool Market will be held June 9-12 in Estes Park Colorado. There will be a podcaster meet up, and I look forward to seeing you there! And though it's not an event, be sure to check out our new Clothed In The Lamb group on facebook! Yarnin': I finished my second Aspen Boot Topper. I knitted the Little Shells Shawl for my mother out of Naturally Caron Spa in Berry Frappe. I finished Second Spring, my reversible intarsia scarf, and that pattern is now available here on the blog and on Ravelry. I knit that out of Frog Tree Alpaca Sportweight and loved it! My Norwegian Rose Socks are still on the needles. but I've decided to employ a surrogate sock knitter. I'm knitting a Swallowtail Shawl in Alpaca with a Twist Fino in the Twilight colorway. I'm working on a new cardigan pattern which I plan to release in the fall, so keep an eye out for that. The Aspen Tam Knit-A-Long is still going, though there hasn't been much activity! Visit the thread and join us any time! A Contest: Thank you so much to Cordrymum, AnneLena, aizome, MDNXgal, and sabraB for donating to the Japan relief effort. Since we only had 5 entrants in this contest, I've decided to award all of them their choice of either the Aspen Tam and Toppers or Second Spring patterns. Additionally, we have a winner of the copy of Design It Knit It by Debbie Bliss. And the winner, as chosen by random number generator is Gayle, who is MDNXgal on Ravelry! Congratulations! Beginning this episode, I hope to offer a prize drawing with every episode of Clothed In The Lamb. Big thanks to Sara Palmero of Creature Comforts Craftworks for her donation of this episode's fabulous prize! It's a 220-yard skein of 100% hand-dyed merino in her Earthside colorway.  Here's a picture. To enter the contest, just leave a comment here below the show notes. And good luck! Sara Palmero is a wonderful independent dyer and I know you'll love her work. She is offering Clothed In The Lamb listeners a 10% discount off anything in her Etsy shop from May 5 - May 20, 2011. You'll have to listen to the podcast to get the discount code. Also, Sara has recently become a podcaster herself. Her show is called Slinging Stitches in Color and is available on her blog. Check it out! In My Opinion: Ravelry.com is under-utilized. I mean people don't use it to its full potential. Do you think it's because of the technical aspect? I will be presenting a class called Unraveling Ravelry at my LYS The Recycled Lamb on May 12, 2011 from 6-8 pm. If you'd like to get better and using this valuable knitting resource, contact The Recycled Lamb and reserve your spot today. Mandarin Minute: This episode's word, qing, means "please." It is pronounced in the third tone. Lovely: I've been listening to some new podcasts that I want to share with you. Check these out: The Knit Wits, CraftLife, and Torah Threads. Prayer Shawl: We prayed Denise in China and her sister-in-law who has just had surgery for breast cancer, for HeatherWB's friend Thea who has colon cancer, for Bow Peep of the Ba Ba Blacksheep podcast who lost her son in March, for Julia's friend Jeanette who is having a rough time, for those affected by the recent rash of storms in the southeastern US, for my father-in-law who has recently been hospitalized, and for my sister-in-law's mother who has just been diagnosed with melanoma. If you would like prayer for yourself or someone you know, you may post your request on the Prayer Shawl thread of the Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. Optionally, you may e-mail your request directly to me at podcast@clothedinth

Wow! Who knew it would take me this long to get a promo made for the podcast. But here it is! If you're a podcaster, please feel free to share the promo with your listeners. In fact, I would consider it quite an honor if you did! And more good news! Episode 11 is recorded and will be ready for download tomorrow, May 5. Talk to you then!

Show notes Episode 10 of Clothed in the Lamb is sponsored by Audible.com. Check out two great offers for our listeners here! This will be the last episode of Clothed In The Lamb Season 1. I will be taking a hiatus during the month of April, and our regular podcast schedule will resume on May 5, 2011. Upcoming Events: One June 25-26, artist Allison Smith will present Piece Work at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. As part of this, on Saturday, the 26th, two teams of fiber artists from The Recycled Lamb, including yours truly, will present a sheep-to-shawl demonstration and competition. The Estes Park Wool Market will be June 9-12. Carin, from Round the Twist, I really hope you can come and join me for a podcaster meet-up there! And I hope to see many of you at these two events. Yarnin': I've picked up my Master Handknitter swatches again, completing swatches 8-12 this week! I found some Cascade Venezia on sale at The Recycled Lamb and snapped up two off-white skeins. I am still knitting Second Spring in Frog Tree Alpaca Sport. This pattern will be available in April. I have nearly finished my second boot topper from my Aspen Tam and Toppers pattern. I test knitted the Flower Hat by Ewelina Murach and enjoyed it very much! I am devising a dishcloth pattern using the reversible intarsia technique. Thanks to Arielluria for the idea! That pattern will also be available in April. The Aspen Tam Knit-A-Long is a go! Visit the thread and join us any time! How'd Ya Do That?: How to hand-wind a center-pull ball without a nostepinne. I learned this technique through Knitting Daily, a wonderful, free e-zine that I highly recommend. Adventures in Listening: I really enjoyed Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting, and I share some of the parts I enjoyed. Remember, Audible.com has two great offers for Clothed In The Lamb listeners. You can find out more about both of those here. In My Opinion: We are so blessed to be able to give back. So this week, I'm announcing a contest which will allow us to do just that. Anyone who makes a donation to any charity supporting the relief effort following the Japan earthquake and tsunami is eligible to win one of several prizes. Just go to the Japan Disaster Relief Contest thread in the Clothed In The Lamb group on Ravelry.com, post in the thread that you have made a donation, and you will be entered. Additionally, anyone who purchases any pattern from which proceeds are being donated to the relief effort is also invited to post in the thread. The Rose of Sharing pattern by Mary Jo Colwell is one such pattern. Prizes include: a copy of Debbie Bliss's Design It Knit It, a copy of my Aspen Tam and Toppers pattern, and a copy of my Second Spring pattern (available in April). If you would like to donate a prize to this contest, please e-mail me at podcast@clothedinthelamb.com, or send me a personal message on Ravelry.com. Winners will be required to submit verification of their charitable contribution or purchase. This contest will end on April 30, 2011. Winners will be announced on the podcast on May 5, 2011. Mandarin Minute: This episode's word, zaijian, means "goodbye," or more specifically, "See you again."  Both syllables are pronounced in the fourth tone. Lovely: I'm really beginning to like the new Adopt a Topic thread on Ravelry.com. We have adopted two threads: ravelry noob and You know you've become a knitter. Visit the forum and join us by posting in these threads! On May 12 from 6-8 pm, I will be teaching a class at The Recycled Lamb. The class is called Unraveling Ravelry and will assist those who wish to enhance their Ravelry experience. For more information, visit The Recycled Lamb in person or online, or call them at 303-234-9337. Prayer Shawl: We pray for the people of Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami. My friend Fred, who is 91, is ailing. I have a friend named Amy whose husband has stage 4 melanoma.

Show notes Episode 9 of Clothed in the Lamb is sponsored by Audible.com. Check out two great offers for our listeners here! Big thanks to Tammy Bollinger, DeniseinChina, and VillagerTune for their 5-star reviews on iTunes! Thanks to Carla for her comments on the show notes page. HUGE thanks to Coggie of the High Fiber Diet Podcast for mentioning both the podcast and my new pattern in her most recent episode! Give her a listen. We now have 100 listeners in our Ravelry group! Yarnin': I am still knitting Second Spring in Frog Tree Alpaca Sport. My new pattern, Aspen Tam and Toppers, is finished and is now available for immediate download on Ravelry and right here on this site. If you are interested in doing a Knit-A-Long with the Aspen Tam, please express your interest in the Aspen Tam KAL thread on Ravelry. I finished my own Cedar Leaf Shawlette. I've been spinning a merino - seacell blend. I bought the Louet seacell at the Yarn Barn in Lawrence, KS. I plan to use this yarn to knit the Jardin Ruffled Cardi. Later this month, I'll be joining a group of spinners and weavers from The Recycled Lamb in doing a sheep-to-shawl demonstration with artist Allison Smith at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. Last year at the Estes Park Wool Market, this team took first place in the sheep-to-shawl competition. How'd Ya Do That?: How to make your own electric bobbin winder. Adventures in Listening: I'm listening to Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich by Eric Metaxas for the second time. Meanwhile, I have just downloaded Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting. Remember, Audible.com has two great offers for Clothed In The Lamb listeners. You can find out more about both of those here. In My Opinion: I review the Spring 2011 issue of Interweave Knits. My hits include: V-Yoke Cardigan, Swirl Crop Jacket (click here for a picture), Leaf and Picot Cardigan, Rose Lace Stole, Tatiana's Sweater (click here for a picture), Ruched Yoke Tee (reminiscent of the Citron Shawl), Gossamer Smocked Tunic (click here for a picture). Patterns I considered misses: Gathered Front Tank, Diminishing Gore Skirt (click here for a picture), Lara Bubble Top. Mandarin Minute: This episode's word, xiexie means "thank you." It is pronounced in the fourth tone. Lovely: I'm falling in love with Alpaca yarn, specifically Frog Tree Alpaca Sport. Prayer Shawl: Robin requested prayer for her friend J who is in a difficult marital situation. She also requested prayer for Susan of the KnitaJourney podcast.  SusieKnitster would like prayer for her sister who is in the midst of a divorce. Thankfulgirl asks for prayer as she has had a headache for 6 years. Please also pray for my friend Shelly who has just undergone a double mastectomy for breast cancer. If you would like prayer for you or someone you know, you may post your request on the Prayer Shawl thread of the Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. Optionally, you may e-mail your request directly to me at podcast@clothedinthelamb.com. Share as much or as little as you wish, and I look forward to praying for you. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. Remember, you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, and while you're there, please leave a 5-star review. That will make it easier for others to find the show. Feel free to join our Clothed In The Lamb podcast listeners group on Ravelry.com, where I'm known as ClothedInTheLamb.  And while you're there, send me a friend request! You'll find me on twitter as ClothedInLamb. Theme music is "Hope" by Al Stravinsky of the Podsafe Music Network. Please join me again on March 20, 2011, for Episode 10 of Clothed In The Lamb.

Show notes Episode 8 of Clothed in the Lamb is sponsored by Audible.com. Check out two great offers for our listeners here! Since I recorded this in the morning, I felt like Carin from Round the Twist podcast with her ubiquitous cup of coffee. Big thanks to KnittinWolf for her 5-star review on iTunes! Thanks to WhiteDaisy76 and Christine for their comments on the show notes page. Also to NancyArtCrafts and Liz for commenting on the Reversible Intarsia Class blog post. Yarnin': I finished my Mother Bear bear. You still have time to finish your bear for the Mother Bear Project. Dr. Gemma of the Cogknitive Podcast, who is leading this KAL/CAL, has extended the deadline to March 1. When you have finished your bear, post a picture in this thread for inclusion in Dr. Gemma's drawing. I am sample knitting one more Second Spring (formerly known as the Falling Leaves Scarf). The new name is derived from a quote by Albert Camus. I’m still working on another design project which will include patterns for a pair of boot toppers as well as for a matching hat. Keep an eye out on this blog for that pattern's soon release. I’m planning to enter this hat into The Recycled Lamb's March Mad Hatter's contest. How'd Ya Do That?: How to knit reversible intarsia. Adventures in Listening: I'm nearly finished with the unabridged version of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich by Eric Metaxas.  Audible.com has two great offers for Clothed In The Lamb listeners. You can find out more about both of those here. Mandarin Minute: This episode's word, niunai, means "milk." It is pronounced in the third tone. Lovely: My husband took me on an awesome Valentine's Day date to a lovely local restaurant, The Briarwood Inn. Prayer Shawl: HeLivesWWJD requested prayer for her father's outreach trip to Mexico.  Betani (Elise of the Knit Misadventures podcast) asked us to pray for her grandmother who has recently fallen and broken her C2 and who now has water on the brain. Also, we pray for the loved ones of a family of 5 killed in a Denver car accident this week. If you would like prayer for you or someone you know, you may post your request on the Prayer Shawl thread of the Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. Optionally, you may e-mail your request directly to me at podcast@clothedinthelamb.com. Share as much or as little as you wish, and I look forward to praying for you. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. Remember, you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, and while you're there, please leave a 5-star review. That will make it easier for others to find the show. Feel free to join our Clothed In The Lamb podcast listeners group on Ravelry.com, where I'm known as ClothedInTheLamb.  And while you're there, send me a friend request! You'll find me on twitter as ClothedInLamb. Theme music is "Hope" by Al Stravinsky of the Podsafe Music Network. Please join me again on March 5, 2011, for Episode 9 of Clothed In The Lamb.

Show notes Episode 7 of Clothed in the Lamb is sponsored by Audible.com. Check out two great offers for our listeners here! Thanks to and CurlyDeb and Bremen for their comments on last episode's show notes! Yarnin': I muse a bit on Ecclesiastes 3, which you might remember as the words to Turn Turn Turn by the Byrds. My aunt received her Cedar Leaf Shawlette and loved it. I'm working on the leaf border of the  Cedar Leaf Shawlette I'm making for myself out of Cascade Venezia. I have  made progress on my Mother Bear bear. You still have time to finish your bear for the Mother Bear Project. Dr. Gemma of the Cogknitive Podcast, who is leading this KAL/CAL, would like us to get them in by Stitches West which begins on February 17. When you have finished your bear, post a picture in this thread for inclusion in Dr. Gemma's drawing. How'd Ya Do That?: I tell about how my cousin Tammy crocheted about 3 dozen scarves in 2 months! She used the Special Olympics Scarf pattern. So I gave this pattern a try and knocked out a quick scarf myself! Adventures in Listening: I'm currently listening to the unabridged version of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich by Eric Metaxas (author of Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery).  Audible.com has two great offers for Clothed In The Lamb listeners. You can find out more about both of those here. In My Opinion: I review the February - April 2011 issue of Cast On Magazine, published by The Knitting Guild Association. This issue has a great tutorial on brioche stitch. My favorite patterns in this issue include: the Checkerboard Pillow (p. 9), the Brioche Pullover (p. 15), the Leaves of Spring Socks, and the Hollow Oak Cardigan (p. 32). I ask your opinion on the Linen Lace Towels. There is a good yoke sweater tutorial in the magazine (p. 42). The big miss in this issue for me was the Mulberry Silk Elegance Unconstructed Jacket (p. 50). Cast On Magazine is available in many local yarn shops as well as online from the TKGA. Mandarin Minute: This episode's word, xue, means "snow." It is pronounced in the third tone. Ni hao, the word for "hello," demonstrates the main tone change rule associated with the third tone. Lovely: I just have to brag on my local yarn shop, The Recycled Lamb. It's a place that reminds me of the Cheers theme because it really is a place Where Everybody Knows Your Name. Prayer Shawl: Thanks to Vintage Inspired for her excellent suggestion for the Prayer Shawl thread. Rachel's sister Hannah had a healthy baby and she shared pictures.  We also have updates on "A," and Aunt Zila. After the death of my Uncle Don, we pray for his wife Pat and his sister Carolyn. We pray for my friend Mary who has recently had to put her mom in a nursing home.  If you would like prayer for you or someone you know, you may post your request on the Prayer Shawl thread of the Clothed In The Lamb group forum at Ravelry.com. Optionally, you may e-mail your request directly to me at podcast@clothedinthelamb.com. Share as much or as little as you wish, and I look forward to praying for you. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. Remember, you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, and while you're there, please leave a 5-star review. That will make it easier for others to find the show. Feel free to join our Clothed In The Lamb podcast listeners group on Ravelry.com, where I'm known as ClothedInTheLamb.  And while you're there, send me a friend request! You'll find me on twitter as ClothedInLamb. Theme music is "Hope" by Al Stravinsky of the Podsafe Music Network. Please join me again on February 20, 2011, for Episode 8 of Clothed In The Lamb.