Episode 28: Harry Potter

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by H3Dakota. She designs Harry Potter socks. Check out her designs on Ravelry here or here on her blog. Knitty Kniterton's House of Awesome is also doing a kit. Check out the kit with the beautiful sock yarn here.

Harry Potter Contest: Prize is a H3Dakota's Half Blood Prince Sock Pattern and skein of sock yarn from Knittyknitterton's House of Awesome.

Ways to enter:
1. Complete this quiz.
2. Complete next months quiz.
3. Post a link to contest, etsy site, ravelry patterns, and/or podcast on your blog, twitter, plurk, or Facebook and come back and let me know you posted it.

This week's sponsor is:
Are you a fan of self striping yarn? Well, Sonny & Shear just received their latest shipment of Artsygal Stripes. Beautiful, vibrant colors that blend one into another. Take a look and you'll be hooked.

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us.
-Knitting Sweaters/Vests in Summer KAL
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.
-Chat has been enabled.

Doggie Bit: Shampoo Reveiw
-Vermont Soap Organics Pet Shampoo
Barknknit Pack Bit:
-Went to Manda's to swim!! FUN!!!
-Frankie is doing really good.

Off the needles/bobbins:
-Dishcloths for a part of my friend's wedding present.
-Ramboillet fiber spun and navajo plyed.
- My frist ever crocheted dishcloth!
On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK..
-Spring Forward socks by Linda Welch which was in the Summer 2008 of Knitty. in Spring Tickle colorway in Dream in Color Smooshy for Kenny’s sister Sarah.
-Moonlight Sonata Shawl by Shui Kuen Zozinski in Araucania Ranco
-working on a friend's sweater for her.
Knitting Bit: Skipped..sorry

Barknknit Time:
-Househunting
-busy, crazy weeks
-Sister-in-law Sarah, son, her boyfriend, and his son are coming to visit!! FUN!!
- Stitch n Pitch this Sunday!

Spinning Bit: Spinning with Patty Anne Review
-check it out here.
-loved how she sent it wrapped in roving!
-I got a lazy kate!! It's an Ashford Precision Lazy KateFiber Processing:
-dyed more locks
-using guilds carder
-Soon to be selling dirty batts in store. Keep your eyes out for this!
Please go over and check out Poppy Flower Fibers blog and consider donating to her puppy poppy's medical treatments. Also can purchase a ticket for a drawing to win a club membership.

Thank you sponsor.
Thank you SonnyandShear.
Thank you listeners.

Please feel free to email me at gnat(at)barknknit(dot)com, or leave a message in the show notes. Or please leave a review on Itunes.

Happy Dog Training, Knitting, and Spinning!

Episode 27: What house?

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by an anonymous person. Thank you for sponsoring. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to sponsor a months hosting fees.

This week's sponsor is:
Did you know that Sonny and Shear carries beautiful, hand dyed rovings? From Dragon Fibers to Zen Yarn Garden. We have a fabulous selection of lovely spinning fibers.

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us. Half year random prize winner announced! The prize is a set of stitch markers from weeone.etsy.com!!
-Knitting Sweaters/Vests in Summer KAL
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.

Doggie Bit: Preparing for 4^th of July
-ways to keep your dogs calm during the loud holiday

Barknknit Pack Bit:
-Frankie has been rehomed.
-Jackjack is doing well but may need some extra meds.
-Abby is going to Manda’s to swim on Sunday!! YEAH!!
Off the needles/bobbins:
-nothing
-blue/black 3 ply sock yarn made from batts.

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK.
-frogged…Seaweed socks by Wendyknits in Dream in color Smooshy for Kenny's sister Sarah.
-Spring Forward socks by Linda Welch which was in the Summer 2008 of Knitty. in Spring Tickle colorway in Dream in Color Smooshy for Kenny’s sister Sarah.
-Moonlight Sonata Shawl by Shui Kuen Zozinski in Araucania Ranco

Knitting Bit: My new knitting style
-cast it all on!

Review: Namaste Zuma Bag!!!!!


Barknknit Time:
-WWKIP day – SO MUCH FUN!!
-SAFF! Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival. I'm going and planning a meet n greet. Let me know if you are going.
-looking for houses.

Spinning Bit: Groups on Rav to share
-Spin or Dye Swapping
-Spin Cycle
-TOUR DE FLEECE

Join our group Team Furbaby Mommas!

Thank you sponsor.
Thank you SonnyandShear.
Thank you listeners.

Please feel free to email me at gnat(at)barknknit(dot)com, or leave a message in the show notes. Or please leave a review on Itunes.

Happy Dog Training, Knitting, and Spinning!

Episode 26: Fibery Goodness

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by an anonymous person. Thank you for sponsoring. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to sponsor a months hosting fees.

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear has Diana,Yarn Love's newest base yarn, in stock. This lovely merino sock yarn is super soft and dyed in the most lovely of colors.

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us. Prizes to be picked soon for the first half. Please update your finished gifts.
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.

Doggie Bit: Consistency
-being consistent helps teach your dogs faster

Barknknit Pack Bit:
-Frankie is healed.
-Jackjack is silly.
-Abby loves to play!
-videos on my blog.

Off the needles/bobbins:
-nothing
-spinning swatches on bobbins but done

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK. Knitpicks is having a sale.
-Seaweed socks by Wendyknits in Dream in color Smooshy for Kenny's sister Sarah.
-spinning up lovely blue/black batts. 3 ply sock yarn.

Knitting Bit:More Gift knitting
-Bridal and Baby shower gifts
-Questions for you listeners:Do you knit for the season your in? Do you knit for the following season? Or does the time of year affect your knitting?

Barknknit Time:
-new guild website almost done.
-spinning/small project meet up
-SAFF! Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival. I'm going and planning a meet n greet. Let me know if you are going.
-WWKIP day
-fishing today!!
-Sunday fiber day at Manda's house
Fiber prep/Spinning Bit:
-cleaning and dyeing raw fleece
-spinning batts is lovely!!

Thank you sponsor.
Thank you SonnyandShear.
Thank you listeners.

Please feel fre to email me at gnat(at)barknknit(dot)com, or leave a message in the show notes. Or please leave a review on Itunes.

Happy Dog Training, Knitting, and Spinning!

Episode 25: When Life Throws Curve Balls

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by The Yarn Think Tank group on Ravelry. Don't forget about Yarn Think Tank Squares Contest:
-to enter knit or crochet a 10x10 square in green, tan, and/or brown and pm or email me for address and send them to me.
-contest ends on May 31st
-prizes will be announced in May.

I include the last bits about Joey and Ullie Dugan! Click on their names to check out their dogster pages.
-Harry Potter Read-a-long!(on ravelry) Come join is in reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood-Prince

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear has just received new shipments of Madelinetosh Worsted, Pigeon Roof Studios Rovings and Pigeon Roof Studios sock yarns. Stop by and check out all of the beautiful colorways.

Check out http://knittingwannabe.com/ for moving sales.

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us!
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.

Doggie Bit:
Frankie rolls down a window and jumps out. He is ok but it has been traumatic and he is healing.
Jackjack and Abby are well too.
Off the needles/bobbins:
-Weaver's Wool Mini Shawl(rav link) out of the citrus yarn for my sister Gina.
-fingerless gloves for co-worker
-finished yarn for Surfer Girl for her birthday. A worsted weight 2ply merino yarn.
-about 2lbs of Romney roving. Spun into about 300 yards of 2ply bulky weightish yarn.

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK
-Seaweed socks by Wendyknits in Dream in color Smooshy for Kenny's sister Sarah.

Knitting Bit: Frogging and Sizes
-My dad's vest was too small so I had to frog and start again.

Barknknit Time:
-Life throws me curve balls
-doggies
-My birthday week.
-Guild meeting and I am not the website chair as well as the spinning chair.

Spinning Bit: Fleeces have ARRIVED!!
-27lbs of some corriedale/merino blend showed up at my door.
-talk about cleaning this and processing it.
-Kookaburra Scour
-Aija's blog sockpron.

Picked Are you Soak Worthy winners!!

Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you Yarn Think Tank, Joey & Ullie Dugan and Sonnyandshear.com.

Thank you listeners for all your support and kind words during this time.

Thank you for listening and please leave me a comment here or feel free to leave a review on Itunes.

Happy Knitting, Spinning, Dog Training.

Episode 24: Are you Soak worthy?

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by Joey and Ullie Dugan! Click on their names to check out their dogster pages.

-Sister Cristina's cards on etsy and her site.
-Harry Potter Read-a-long!(on ravelry) Come join is in reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood-Prince

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear has a sale running for the remainder of month of April. Save 30% off of all Elsebeth Lavold yarns, all Misti Alpaca yarns and Cascade Sassy Stripes. To receive the 30% off, just enter the code *NoFoolin* at the time of check out.

Also, for you spinners, Sonny & Shear has also just received a new shipment of Yarn Love rovings and Barrister Lane Fibers rovings. Be sure to check out the amazing colorways!

Coming soon to Sonny & Shear: a new shipment of Pigeon Roof Studios yarns and rovings.

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us!
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.
Don't forget about Yarn Think Tank Squares Contest:
-to enter knit or crochet a 10x10 square in green, tan, and/or brown and pm or email me for address and send them to me.
-contest ends on May 31st
-prizes will be announced in May.

Doggie Bit:
-Frankie is staying! Talk more about Frankie, Jackjack, and Abigail Grace.
Off the needles/bobbins:
-nothing spinning finished
-Monkey socks ( rav link) by Cookie A in Dream in Color Smooshy Spring Tickle colorway

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-Weaver's Wool Mini Shawl(rav link) out of the citrus yarn for my sister Gina.
-inspired by Grace, who has great shawl patterns!
-fingerless gloves for co-worker
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK

Barknknit Time:
-Mother-in-law visited
-Special K's birthday

Spinning Bit:
-skipped

Knitting Bit:
-Friends of Emma Charity knitting project.

Soak Interview:
-website
-blog
-ravelry group
-Jacqueline on twitter

Are you Soak Worthy contest.
-leave a comment in the shownotes telling us one or both of the following:
1. How do you wash your wool? fiber? yarn? hand knits?
2. tips to share on wool washing.

Thank you Joey & Ullie Dugan and Sonnyandshear.com.

Thank you Jacqueline from Soak for the great interview

Thank you for listening and please leave me a comment here or feel free to leave a review on Itunes.

Happy Knitting, Spinning, Dog Training.

Episode 23: A Stray

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by Joey and Ullie Dugan! Click on their names to check out their dogster pages.

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear is having their annual Grits 'n Sticks contest to celebrate World Grits Day. Take a photo of a serving of grits along with your work in progress (either knit or crochet) and submit it to Contest@Sonnyandshear.com by midnight (eastern) on April 14, 2009 (World Grits Day!). First place will go to the most creative entry and the prize is a $35.00 gift certificate to Sonny & Shear. All submissions will be entered into the drawing for the second place prize which is a $20.00 gift certificate to Sonny & Shear. So get your grits, get your sticks and send us a photo!!

Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us!
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.
Don't forget about Yarn Think Tank Squares Contest:
-to enter knit or crochet a 10x10 square in green, tan, and/or brown and pm or email me for address and send them to me.
-contest ends on May 31st
-prizes will be announced in May.

Doggie Bit: Our Stray "Frankie"
Off the needles/bobbins:
-nothing knitted finished
-red/white/black merino
-purple/brown BFL from yummyyarn.etsy.com
-black merino

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-Monkey socks ( rav link) by Cookie A in Dream in Color Smooshy Spring Tickle colorway
-Weaver's Wool Mini Shawl(rav link) out of the citrus yarn for my sister Gina.
-inspired by Grace, who has great shawl patterns!
-fingerless gloves for co-worker

Knitting Bit:
-The joys of knitting backwards

Barknknit Time:
-Kenny's birthday party?
-things are good

Spinning Bit:
-lurv the merino roving

Thank you to listeners. Thank you this month's hosting fee sponsors Joey & Ullie Dugan.

Thank you to Sonnyandshear.com.

Have a great weekend and please feel free to leave me a message or email me at gnat(at)barknknit(dot)com

Episode 22: April Showers?

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Announcements:

- Knitmore Girls Podcast is sponsoring our first month's hosting fees! Thank you Jasmin and Gigi!


Exciting news! We've got sponsors for April through July! YEAH!

- If you would like to host a month, please email me at gnat(at)barknknit.com.
- New show notes blog is www.barknknitpodcast.blogspot.com.

Don't forget about Yarn Think Tank Squares Contest:
-to enter knit or crochet a 10x10 square in green, tan, and/or brown and pm or email me for address and send them to me.
-contest ends on May 31st
-prizes will be announced in May.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us!
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.

Doggie Bit:
-Kelly and Treydog
-DOGTOWN is on Friday nights on National Geographic channel.

Off the needles/bobbin:
-Citrus yarn has been plyed and twist set
-Two Bib O' Love Bibs for Sheryl's baby shower.

On the needles/bobbin:
-Weaver's Wool Mini Shawl(rav link) out of the citrus yarn for my sister Gina.
-inspired by Grace, who has great shawl patterns!
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-Monkey socks ( rav link) by Cookie A in Dream in Color Smooshy Spring Tickle colorway
-red, white, black Merino that I hand dyed.

Knitting Bit:
Mean Girls Yarn Club
Hosted by KnittyKnitterton of House of Awesome and KnottyLa at Dizzy Blond Studios
-Sign-ups begin the April 3, 2009. After 9 am PST
-First shipment goes out the first week of June
-Shipments will go out every other month for 1 year
-The cost: $150 for the entire year, payable either in 1 lump sum, or in three $50 installments. -This includes shipping.
-Membership will be limited to 50 people.
-The colorways are to be club exclusives. Never to be sold by us. And it’s all super secret until you get your installment.
-Feel free to guess to your black heart’s contents. There’s actually a theme within the theme.
-Each skein will come with a little something COLLECTIBLE attached to the band. Also included is a small but awesome gift with each installment.

Barknknit Time:
-Resolved Budgets
-and more

Spinning Bit:
-Yarn Everyday Month started by Tara of Blondechicken Boutique. Check out her site and store!

Product Review/Weaving: (Not a new bit but just for this week. Famous last words.)
- Action Weaver's Plywood Laser Rigid Heddle Backstrap Loom.
-to purchase go to www.actionweaver.com.
-my first weaving experience! Check picture at top for my first real try.

Thank you to the Knitmore girls for hosting the podcast!

Thank you for everyone for your support this week.

Please feel free to contact me or leave comments here or on Itunes.