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About Me:: Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast! Below you'll find the show notes for each of Kelley's podcast episodes. Each post contains a description of the episode, links to books, websites, and products discussed in the podcast, and instructions on how to download the episodes. Thanks for listening!

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Podcast Episode 120: Interview with Mary Scott Huff

Melissa chats with designer Mary Scott Huff about her book, The New Stranded Colorwork.

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Posted on November 4, 2009 at 9:00am — 7 Comments

Podcast Episode 119: Hats, Hats, Hats!

Kelley chats with Nina about different types of hats, then Angela interviews new knitter Brett about his adventures in making his own hat.

Links mentioned in podcast… Continue

Posted on October 28, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Podcast Episode 118: Knitting 2.0

Kelley chats with Tina and Alison about websites, blogs, and tech gadgets available to knitters.

Links mentioned in podcast
Ravelry… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:00am — 6 Comments

Podcast Episode 117: Impractical Knits

Kelley chats with Stacey, Angela, and Marci about the delight they find in knitting impractical, whimsical projects.… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:39pm — 5 Comments

Podcast Episode 116: Double Knitting

Kelley and Kate discuss the double knitting technique, which creates a thick, reversible fabric that's great for a number of different projects.

Double Knitting Tutorial… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2009 at 9:30am —

Podcast Episode 115: Hems for Sweaters

Ready to start a new fall sweater? Kelley chats with Nina about different hems that you can use.

Book Review… Continue

Posted on September 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Podcast Episode 114: Lining Knitted Bags

Tina and Kerin talk about how to line your finished knitted bag to make it durable and shapely.

East Meets West Bag Kit… Continue

Posted on September 23, 2009 at 9:30am — 10 Comments

Podcast Episode 113: Knitting Gifts

Kelley chats with Tina and Alison about gift knitting - who to knit for, how to plan out your knitted gifts, and other tips to keep your gift knitting on track.

3 easy ways to listen...… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Podcast Episode 112: Charity Knitting

Kelley talks about her experiences with the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure, shares a new free pattern she designed, and chats with Tina about Frankie Brown's fantastic knitting patterns that put a new spin on charity knitting.… Continue

Posted on September 9, 2009 at 10:30am — 9 Comments

Podcast Episode 111: Knitted Toys

Kelley talks with Knit Picks designer Kerin about tricks and techniques for knitting toys, then brings in Judy from Connecting Threads for tips on stuffing.”… Continue

Posted on September 2, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Podcast Episode 110: Interview with Kristi Porter

Kate talks with her friend Kristi Porter, author of "Knitting in the Sun," about knitting for warmer climates.

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Posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Podcast Episode 109: New Knitters

Kelley gives new knitters tips for choosing (and using) patterns, then chats with Nina about the new Learn to Knit kits.

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Posted on August 19, 2009 at 11:00am — 9 Comments

Podcast Episode 108: Report from Sock Summit

Kelley talks with Stacey and Kate about the adventures they had at Sock Summit 2009 in Portland, Oregon.

Independent Fiber Artists Mentioned in Podcast

Blue Moon Fiber Arts… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:00am — 11 Comments

Podcast Episode 107: Pool Party

Time for a (knitting) pool party! Kelley gives tips on working with multicolor yarn and talks with KP employees about the phenomenon known as "pooling."

Books in Book Review… Continue

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 11:59am — 1 Comment

Podcast Episode 106: Lace for Everyone!

All skill levels welcome! Kelley talks through lace basics, reviews a delicious new lace book, and chats with Nina about designing lace shawls.

Nina's Chinook Shawl pattern in the Lace Sampler… Continue

Posted on July 29, 2009 at 10:49am — 13 Comments

Podcast Episode 105: New Zephyr Needles

Kelley and Tina chat about the new Zephyr interchangeable needles coming out in August 2009. Also, Kelley talks with Jen Wheeler about her "Cry on Kelley's Shoulder" knitting problem.

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Posted on July 22, 2009 at 9:13am — 35 Comments

Podcast Episode 104: Interview with Lorna Miser

Kelley chats with designer Lorna Miser about her new book, "Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting."

3 easy ways to listen...… Continue

Posted on July 15, 2009 at 12:24pm —

Podcast Episode 103: Fall Yarn 2009

Kelley talks with Tina about the new yarn lines coming in Fall 2009. She also interviews Melissa about the process of designing hand painted yarns, talks with Nina about her Mr. Foster pattern modifications, and discussions the development of the Palette yarn colors with… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 12:06pm — 3 Comments

Podcast Episode 102: Summer Knitting

Knitting Lesson
Kelley gives tips and tricks for taking your knitting with you to summertime events.

Interview with Star Athena
Kelley interviews designer Star Athena about running the Tour de Fleece spinning event that runs throughout the month of July. They also discuss the sock design class that Star will be teaching at… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 11:30am —

Podcast Episode 101: Knitting Repair

Knitting Lesson
Take a deep breath and gather your courage! Kelley talks you through fixing mistakes and missteps in your knitting. You can do it! She also chats with Knit Picks employees Kerin and Kate about their own knitting disasters.

New Podcast Segments… Continue

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 1:00pm — 10 Comments

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At 8:06am on June 19, 2009, Fiddlehead Fernie said…: Bob wondered what you would talk about...LOL. Congrats on your 100th. Kelly's podcast was the very first one I found and it is still my favorite. I don't think I have a favorite. I save them all. When I'm starting a project with a new technique I go back and listen to the one that relates to my project. Your steek podcast saved me from looking for a very high place to jump. I really like the combination of techniques, family stories and review of your books. Thanks bunches for great listening.

At 4:26am on June 19, 2009, Barbie said…: My favorite "today" so far was #93 . It was very useful to me as I was contemplating getting Nonna's Garden but this put me over the edge and ordered it right after the podcast. I also tried the interchangeable needles here because it needed a 60 inch cord which I of course did not own. I was so pleased with it and the silver needle piece that screws on ! I enjoy whichever podcast I am listening to at the moment !

At 3:41pm on March 19, 2009, Redlover said…: The way I save podcasts is like this: I save it first to the hard drive under downloads in its own folder. Then I go into iTunes and File/add folder to library. Then I look for the exact folder (file) I want to upload and click on it. It always works like this.
I didn't have to do it though, the iTunes download worked fine.

At 2:54pm on March 19, 2009, evestarr said…: I have never had problems downloading podcasts. However, even through itunes I can't move the podcasts from itunes to my ipod. I'm trying to convert each episode to AAC to see if that makes a difference. (I have a very fast internet connection and the conversion is still taking forever). If anyone has had success I'd appreciate some help! Thanks!

At 1:03pm on March 12, 2009, Lorraine said…: I am excited about having podcasts available. I can't believe I even know what a podcast is. I never thought I would be able to follow anything on a computer. How some things in life just happen to open you up to new ideas and make you have the willingness to try something new. Thanks for bringing knowledge to us out here in the world. It is like being on a teleseminar and you get to be in your p.j's if you want.

At 12:10pm on March 9, 2009, Jude said…: My husband gave me a 16 G iPod for my birthday in Feb, as I had been casually sighing about not being able to put podcasts on my little 2G one. I've been trying all the different knitting podcasts on iTunes and by far, Kelley's podcasts are the absolute best. I'm greedily listening to them each morning and evening and just worried that I'll catch up and have to then wait for the new one every week! ;)

At 10:59am on March 4, 2009, debs@tele-net.net said…: I recently discovered your podcasts and am enjoying working my way through them from the beginning. Discovering them when I did really gave me a boost when I was going through a rough time in my personal life and it was helpful to find that there are people who love knitting as much as I do, maybe even more. They have also been educational and given me some good audio book ideas also.

At 4:43pm on March 3, 2009, omi said…: I need help figuring out how to download podcasts to my mp3player.

At 4:05pm on February 24, 2009, JudyB said…: Amy, were the directions helpful? Were you able to get a podcast downloaded?

At 2:56pm on February 23, 2009, Kelley Petkun said…: Ok someone who understands how to get the podcast to an MP3 player will have to answer Amy's questions. I'm pleased to get my iTunes to work! :)

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