Episode 32: Training Day (video)

This is a video episode of me training Jackjack and Abigail Grace. Please let me know what you think of it. It is a learning process so as I do more they will get better. :) Please feel free to email me at gnat(at)barknknit.com or leave a comment on the shownotes page! Thanks, Gnat

Direct download: BarknknitVideoEpisode.mp4

Episode 31: September Storms

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by Mary Catharine. Thank you!

Weeones.etsy.com. Her store has hand sculpted stitch markers.

Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince Contest: Devin F is the winner!! YEAH!!

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

I opened a Cafe Press Store! Check out the designs at Barknknit Cafe Press!

This week's sponsor is:
From now until September 10th, you can save 15% off of your total order by using the coupon code AwaitingAutumn at Sonny & Shear.

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

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Please add yourself to the Listener Map
-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.

Rescued: Juli's Dogs
-Cooper and Trapper
To contribute to the "Rescued" segment:
1. call drop.io voicemail at 646-462-4031 x 67302
to go to the barknknit drop.io, click here and the password is furrypets
2. submit this form with audio file or just type out your store and attach an image of your pets.

Off the needles/bobbins:
-blocked Dad's vest
-dishrag

On the needles/bobbins:
-cast onTraveling Woman by Liz Abinante inHazel Knits Artisan Sock in Plum Glace..projects page. and we started a KAL called Sept Shawl KAL come join us!!
- almost done with Jenny’s Tansu Table Runner by Mel Clark...needs to be done by Sunday!
- Kenny's Vest! The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish Worsted
-Ribbed Vest by Sarah Punderson in some handspun Romney
-working on the 3 ply sock yarn

Knitting Bit: Son of Dish Rag Tag
-fun swap but it's a team swap
-Emily from yarnmiracle.com hosts.
-Go team Purls n Paws!!

Barknknit Time:
-crazy work week
-day off with dad, step mom, and aunt
-lost and found cell phone ;)
-Pinellas Weavers guild meet-up

Spinning Bit: hot pour
-put fiber in pot and on heat with thermometer
-mix dye with dye and binder
-when pot gets to 180 pour dyes in
On the Road:
- The Florida Fiber In
- Sept 18th-20th
- Hilton Garden Inn in Sarasota, FL
- SAFF aka Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
- meet n greet and podcasting from SAFF
- October 23-26th in Asheville, NC

One the Road Contest:
-anyone who donates between now and Oct 20th will be enter to win prizes
-first prize will be fiber or spun yarn, stitch markers, and a project page.

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.

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Happy Dog Training, Knitting, and Spinning!

Slight delay of this week's episode...

Sorry for the delay of the podcast! I worked late last night and I have it recorded but still needs some editing done. Will have it up late tonight or tomorrow morning!

Hope you are having a great Friday!!

Thanks!

The Barknknit Pack

Episode 30: Country Bingo

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Announcements:
Forgot to mention this in my episode but the new intro music is composed and played by my nephew Skater boy! He offered it for my use! I hope to get him to record some other ones too! Hope you enjoy!

This months hosting fees are sponsored by Weeones.etsy.com. Her store has hand sculpted stitch markers.

Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince 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.

I opened a Cafe Press Store! Check out the designs at Barknknit Cafe Press!

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear just received a great shipment of Hazel Knits and Pigeon Roof Studios. Coming soon.... Unique Sheep!

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

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Please add yourself to the Listener Map
-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: Petfinder.com
-a great place to find available adoptable dogs
-there is so much more to this site than I mention!
-on facebook

Rescued: Lucy's Dogs
-Pepper, Cricket, Ripley, Peanut & Candy
-ARIELLURIA on Ravelry
-PupPee Dog Diaper patterns(rav link) or on her blog.
-For The Love of A Lhasa
To contribute to the "Rescued" segment:
1. call drop.io voicemail at 646-462-4031 x 67302
to go to the barknknit drop.io, click here and the password is furrypets
2. submit this form with audio file or just type out your store and attach an image of your pets.

Off the needles/bobbins:
-the Morning Surf Scarf by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in the Ramboillet for my step-sister Luz

On the needles/bobbins:
- FROGGED Moonlight Sonata Shawl by Shui Kuen Zozinski in Araucania Ranco
- cast on Jenny’s Tansu Table Runner by Mel Clark
- cast on Kenny's Vest! The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish Worsted
-Ribbed Vest by Sarah Punderson in some handspun Romney
-working on the 3 ply sock yarn

Knitting Bit: Nhknittingmama.com
-new site launching soon
-fan page on facebook
-ravelry group
-lovely yarns right now on etsy!!
-my favorite!
-another fav!
Barknknit Time:
-my week
-Bingo party
-Quiddler
-Rays game/Big n Rich
-Housebuying

Spinning Bit: new fibers
-raw Corriedale
-raw Romeldale
-Ohio Valley Natural Fibers
On the Road:
- The Florida Fiber In
- Sept 18th-20th
- Hilton Garden Inn in Sarasota, FL
- SAFF aka Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
- meet n greet and podcasting from SAFF
- October 23-26th in Asheville, NC

Promos for podcasts I recently started listening to:
The Brass Needles
Here's to Ewe
KIPing it Real

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.

You can also find me on:
Twitter
Plurk
Facebook

Happy Dog Training, Knitting, and Spinning!

Episode 29: This too shall pass

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by Weeones.etsy.com. Her store has hand sculpted stitch markers.

Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince 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.

Redesign has been done and
I opened a Cafe Press Store! Check out the designs at Barknknit Cafe Press!

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear is having a sale on all of their closeouts. Enter the code HotWool to save 40% off of already reduced items in the closeout section. Coupon expires on August 27, 2009 or while supplies last.

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

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Please add yourself to the Listener Map
-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: Rescue!!
-Ramble about Rescuing. :)

Rescued: Cindy's kitties
To contribute to the "Rescued" segment:
1. call drop.io voicemail at 646-462-4031 x 67302
to go to the barknknit drop.io, click here and the password is furrypets
2. submit this form with audio file or just type out your store and attach an image of your pets.
Barknknit Pack Bit:
-not sure how to describe what I talk about. My pups are silly.
Off the needles/bobbins:
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK..
-added buttons and sewed in ends to my sister's Feb Lady Sweater that I had finished knitting back in Jan. :)
-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.
On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-Moonlight Sonata Shawl by Shui Kuen Zozinski in Araucania Ranco
-working on a friend's sweater for her.
-cast on Ribbed Vest by Sarah Punderson in some handspun Romney
-cast on the Morning Surf Scarf by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in the Ramboillet for my step-sister Luz

Knitting Bit: Sewn off Bind off
-referenced from Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman

Barknknit Time:
-Househunting
-my dad is coming to visit!!

Spinning Bit:
-not much spinning going on.
-working on my 3 ply sock yarn singles
Review: Wolfe Farms Herbal Body Soap
-Lavender and Cinammon.

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!

silly ending..beWARE!!

HP Quiz for Half Blood Prince Contest!

Fill out the following quiz for one entry into the Half Blood Prince Contest!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Quiz #1

These are questions from the book!

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!