Episode 63 O' Hushed October

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Our Woods today

Nature Notes

October

By Robert Frost 1874–1963

 

O hushed October morning mild,

Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;

Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,

Should waste them all.

The crows above the forest call;

Tomorrow they may form and go.

O hushed October morning mild,

Begin the hours of this day slow.

Make the day seem to us less brief.

Hearts not averse to being beguiled,

Beguile us in the way you know.

Release one leaf at break of day;

At noon release another leaf;

One from our trees, one far away.

Retard the sun with gentle mist;

Enchant the land with amethyst.

Slow, slow!

For the grapes’ sake, if they were all,

Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,

Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—

For the grapes’ sake along the wall.

Tip from Pipeliner

Cat suggested using teflon tape for interchangeable needles that tend to come unscrewed.  Use a very small amount on the threaded part of the join.

Needle Notes

Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart  760 stitches with Picot Purgatory

My project notes on Ravelry are here.

Semi circular shawl in laceweight.

Double in size with blocking.

Easy knit with panels of stockinette, garter, mesh, and spiral lace.  Lace patterns very easy and increases are at the end/beginning of each section so within the section you don’t have to deal with increases.

One of the best written patterns!  Includes a checklist.

At First Sight by Laura Linneman

My project notes are here.

Laura has donated 3 copies of the pattern to Pipeliners! Leave a comment below to enter the drawing.  Please include contact information...email address or Ravelry ID.  Thanks!

Magrathea...I finally took better photos.  If it isn't wrapped properly I could trip on it!

 In The  Pipeline

• Afterthought Heel Socks using pattern by Laura Linneman
• Nellie by Donna Higgins  (Rip Van Winkle Challenge for both yarn and pattern)
• Seamless Yoked Baby Sweater by Carole Barenys  (Rip Van Winkle Challenge for both yarn and pattern)

Shaelyn KAL (Knitalong) continues in The Pipeline.

Piecework Magazine Sept/October 2011  Literary issue.  8 literary inspired projects. Knit Hans Brinker’s Mittens.  Rowan Pure Wool DK  adult medium.

Did you knit an Estelle Cardigan?  We are making a photo collage! Email a photo of you in your Estelle to marthajhealy@gmail.com

Rip Van Winkle Challenge  October 1 through November 30th

Go through your Ravelry queue to find a project that has been asleep for a long time.  Or maybe you have been asleep while others have been knitting this project.  In your Ravelry queue you can see when you put projects in your queue. 

Another mission for the overachievers out there:  go to your stash and try to find your oldest yarn and match it to an pattern in your queue. 

KA Needle Promo from Pinkfeatherknitting!

$4 off shipping for all orders.  Shipping is normally $4 for U.S./Canada and $9 International so that means Free for some of us and $5 for others.  The offer is through October 31, 2011.  Use the promo code piper at checkout.  All lower case.  

 Product Review

Sock it To Me  available at Knit Picks

Music

www.magnatune.com

Waiting by Benji Goodrich.  Track 2 Oceans Apart.

Remember to leave contact information with your comment to enter the drawing!  The winners will be chosen when I do the podcast the last week of October,

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Haste ye back!

View from my window today.  October 20, 2011.

Episode 62 Happy Mitten Day!

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Quince & Co

Nature Notes Video

According to the book Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum October 14th is Mitten Day!

Charr and Bronwyn joined me today to discuss Mitten Day, Rip Van Winkle Challenge, our Fawl Shawl KAWL for AWL (Shaelyn), Ravelry tips, and oh my, we did laugh a LOT!  There is a blooper clip after the show's theme music if you want to hear our contagious laughter.  Every time I listen to it I start laughing all over again.  You can find them on Ravelry as Charr and Bronwyndp, and of course the are both active on our Knitting Pipeline Group on Ravelry.

Giveaway!  There will be 9 winners!

Leave a comment below with your preference for one of the apps...please also list the devices you have.

JKnit Knitting Project Assistant app for iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad --

JKnit HD Knitting Project Assistant for iPad --

Knit Evenly Calculator for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Patterns, Projects, and Links

Our Fawl Shawl KAWL for Awl continues!  Wave 2 starts on or around October 15th.  Bronwyn and Charr are still knitting Shaelyn and others are just beginning so feel free to join the fun!

I finished my Shaelyn by Leila Raabe.  I used 2 skeins of  Quince &  Co Chickadee in the colorway Carrie's Yellow.  Main Modification was that I doubled the length of the bottom lace border and added one garter ridge at the bottom of the lace.  I also used a simple backward loop instead of M1's.

Correction on TwinsetJan's tip for lifelines from last podcast.  Use a circular needle size 0000 or thereabouts.  Also, Jan says she threads the needle through the row below after knitting back.  Thanks, Jan.  I may try it again after I find a needle in this teeny tiny size!
Ocean City Shawlette by Nancy Whitman

Bronwyn on the sunporch...wearing Ocean City Shawlette and knitting Shaelyn.

A Better Bucket by Amy Swenson

Greta by Cheri Christian

Kelley Petkun's Mitten Class  (we forgot to talk about it, but check it out for mitten basics!)

Ravelry Guided Tips

Magrathea by Martina Behm.   Intriguing pattern.  Thanks to MicheleStitches for her help!  My Magrathea Project page.

Magrathea being blocked.  Outside edge is 11 feet!

Magrathea Lace detail

Arwen Keyhole Scarf by Tabitha's Heart Design

Nubby Noro Mittens by Annie's Woolens

Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig ( I said  I had knitted this one but it really was Whisper Cardigan)

Whisper Cardigan by Hannah Fettig

Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart

Hitchhiker by Martina Behm

Norwegian Mittens by Elizabeth Zimmermann

Leafy Mittens by Arnhild Hillesland

Victorian Inspired Mittens by Beth Morimoto

Newfoundland Mitts by Traditional Design  (Free)  This is a wonderful mitten pattern.

Newfoundland Mitts.  Cozy and warm.

Leafy Mittens by Arnhild Hillesland

Leafy Mitten detail

Victorian Inspired Mittens by Beth Morimoto

October 15 is Wear Your Estelle Day.  (Estelle KAL)

Take a photo of yourself in your own town, workplace, home, etc.

Goldybear is going to put the collage together.  Thank you, Martha! Email your photos to marthajhealy@gmail.com

For those of you who have not finished your Estelle: Take a photo of yourself knitting on your Estelle and we will include it in the collage.

Rip Van Winkle Challenge  through November 30, 2011 

Go through your Ravelry queue to find a project that has been asleep for a long time.  Or maybe you have been asleep while others have been knitting this project.  In your Ravelry queue you can see when you put projects in your queue. 

Another mission for the overachievers out there:  go to your stash and try to find your oldest yarn and match it to an pattern in your queue. 

KA Needle Promo from Pinkfeatherknitting!

$4 off shipping for all orders.  Shipping is normally $4 for U.S./Canada and $9 International so that means Free for some of us and $5 for others.  The offer is through October 31, 2011.  Use the promo code piper at checkout.  All lower case. 

KA Needles at Pink Feather Knitting

Visit my Longaberger site to view beautiful and practical products for your home.  If your order is more than $150 be sure to place your order through me rather than the web site because you will receive an item of your choice at 1/2 price!

Haste ye back!

Episode 61 Let the Shaelyn KAL Begin!

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Two wound skeins of Quince & Co Chickadee Carrie's Yellow.  Ready for Shaelyn Cast on!

Nature Notes

 

Tracks & Trails Newsletter of Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria IL Fall Migration Challenge which gave me some things to think about. Here are some of the ways that we humans can help birds and other animals.

• Turn off outdoor lights when possible to avoid confusing the birds.
• Provide birdfeeders, birdbaths, and nestboxes.  Due to land development there are not as many natural sources for animals.  We starting feeding in all our feeders about a week ago despite the chipmunks.
• Plant native plants.
• Reduce litter.
• Reduce toxic pesticides and herbicides.
• Help birds avoid window collisions with stickers, decals, window birdfeeders, or curtains.

Whooping Cranes in Florida Class of 2011 Whooping Crane Chicklets will be making their first migration with the help of an ultralight.  Migration starts on October 8, 2011.

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace

As I have seen in one autumnal face.

~John Donne

My path to the compost bin.  Isn't it lovely?

In my Pipeline

•  Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart
• Magrathea by Martina Behm
• Afterthought Heel Hiking Socks using pattern by Laura Linneman
• Shaelyn by Leila Raabe

JanMarie suggested I overdye the socks with too much yellow, idea which had crossed my mind.

Needle Notes

 Fawl Shawl KAWL for AWL update

Tag for your project:  knittingpipelinekal2011

Name of Project  Fawl Shawl KAWL for Awl  or Fall Shawl KAL for All

Shaelyn by Leila Raabe 

Most successful KAL we’ve had so far.  It’s not too late to jump in.

330 yds IS enough sport weight.  My cost to knit Shaelyn in Quince & Co Chickadee is $14.00.  A bargain!

Beginning of Shaelyn.  Fun!  Color is Carrie's Yellow.  It is richer than the photos indicate.

Marker shows beginning of lace pattern.  I explained on the thread on the board how to read your lace so you know when to start another band of lace (without counting rows.)

I did a video tutorial of the garter tab cast on.  I forgot to mention in last week's episode on Garter Tab CO to use two double pointed needles.  This tip seemed to help a lot of knitters.

Lifeline Tip from Twinsetjan:

Instead of a thread for a lifeline use a long circular needle in a very small size.  Advantages are that if you have to frog (unravel) the stitches will already be on a needle.  Plus stitch markers do not get caught up in the lifeline.

I tried this method and I wasn't real fond of it (although I am fond of Twinsetjan!) but encourage you to try it for yourself!  I prefer using a blunt needle and fine crochet cotton for now.

The Blethering Room

 Wore my A Shawl Like Kate’s (Milk Run Shawl by Cat Wong) to the grocery store (Aldi).  Interesting experiences. 

Quince & Co has new colors.  Gray heathery colors called Iceland, kumlien’s gull, kittywake, sabine…in chickadee, lark, osprey, and lark.

Estelle Cardigan Update

October 15 is Wear Your Estelle Day.

Take a photo of yourself in your own town, workplace, home, etc.

We (Bronwyn) are going to make a photo collage.

For those of you who have not finished your Estelle please join us in the fun! Take a photo of yourself knitting on your Estelle and we will include it in the collage. 

Movie    The Big Year starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jack Black  release date Oct 14, 2011

Knitting Pipeline Retreat

March 2-3 Washington IL 

New development for the adventuresome knitters:  you may camp out at the facility!  Bring your own sleeping gear, towels, etc.  More info coming soon. 

October Rip Van Winkle Challenge 

Go through your Ravelry queue to find a project that has been asleep for a long time.  Or maybe you have been asleep while others have been knitting this project.  In your Ravelry queue you can see when you put projects in your queue.

Another mission for the overachievers out there:  go to your stash and try to find your oldest yarn and match it to an pattern in your queue. 

Product Review

Vogue Knitting Knitopedia: the Ultimate A to Z Guide

Sixth and Spring Books  2011  $34.95 US $41.95 CA

Comprehensive scope.  Oversize book.  Maybe not for every knitter's library but still an excellent book.

In the Piping Circle

Greg, Kevin, Paula

Paula, Kevin, Greg

Greg and Heather in foreground.  Tuning before the Walk.

Heather, Rob, Paula, Kevin in the tuning circle.

Music

Dutch Pipes and Drums.  In Harmony.  Track 8 

Salute to Royal Fendersmith, Corkhill, The Banjo Breakdown.

Thank you to our friends from Dutch Pipes and Drums!

Haste ye back!

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Episode 60 Rip Van Winkle Resurrected

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Many thanks to Quince & Co for sponsoring this episode of Knitting Pipeline.

Thank you to everyone who was in touch with me this past week.  I heard from new Pipeliners

Becky, Sheryl, Tara, Dianna, Louise, Jessica, Elsbeth, Cat, Kristen, Eloise, Kristine, Torran from Argyll, Fran, Mandy, Cian, and Lea from Shell Lake WI where I first met Elizabeth Zimmermann herself—and Meg Swansen too.

There was a glorious flurry of 5 star reviews up on iTunes this week from Carolyn Zick, Gumbygoogoo, riverknitter, Michiele, Karen E, and Hishandmaid. Thank you!

Pipeliner Notes

Thanks to Meghan of the Stitch It! Podcast for recording with me last week.  

KA Needle Promo from Pinkfeatherknitting! (reviewed last week)

$4 off shipping for all orders.  Shipping is normally $4 for U.S./Canada and $9 International so that means Free for some of us and $5 for others.  The offer is through October 31, 2011.  Use the promo code piper at checkout.  If the promo code doesn't work for you please send a message to Diane.

KA Needles

Pink Feather Knitting

 Tip

Diane from Pinkfeatherknitting advises to treat your bamboo needles with household wax to keep them in good working condition.

 I read a Pipeliner note from PrairiePoppins:

As I listened to the last podcast and you read your nature quote, one of my favourites leaped to mind:

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~~George Eliot

Isn’t that something? I, too, would travel the globe for a year’s worth of crisp mornings warming to golden afternoons, for the urge to run beside the scattering leaves, for the chance to welcome while also saying farewell.  Sarah aka PrairiePoppins

New podcasts I am listening to:

2 KnitLitChicks

SockBunny Knit and Fit Videocast

  

Nature Notes

Cardinal vine is a magnet for hummingbirds.  We first found this plant Heck’s Family Tree Farm in Galesburg IL a nursery that specializes in heirloom varieties.  We bought it in a pot.  Not really knowing much about it we watched it grow up the side of the garage at our old house.  I could literally notice where the vine was in the morning and by evening it would have added inches to its length.  When the bright red flowers start blooming, usually in July, we watched hummingbirds traveling up and down the vine.  The flowers close at night and open in the morning.

Cardinal Vine Flower and Foliage

  

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.

--Robert Frost 1923

Our woods, just beginning to turn yellow and gold.

Zinnias in our garden.

In my Pipeline

• Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart
• Magrathea by Martina Behm
• I thought both of these  would be a quick knit that I would finish well before our Shaelyn KAL starts on October 1.   I was wrong.
• Afterthought Heel Hiking Socks using pattern by Laura Linneman

I am not sure I can get away with this yarn even for hiking socks.

My menfolk do not care for yellow.  Yellow is the kiss of death.

Needle Notes

Fawl Shawl KAWL for AWL update

Tag for your project:  knittingpipelinekal2011 

Name of Project  Fawl Shawl KAWL for Awl  or Fall Shawl KAL for All 

Shaelyn by Leila Raabe 

Yardage:  At least 330 yd sportweight 

October 1, 2011  Let the KAWL begin!

We have a family threesome knitting along with us.  AJ and Hannah are married and Hannah’s mother Elsbeth is also knitting along.

Provisional Cast on and Garter Tab beginning for shawls

 Garter Tab start is popular because it looks good and is simple to do.

The Shaelyn pattern starts with a provisional crochet cast on of 2 stitches.  That is your clue that the border is going to be two stitches.  Using waste yarn crochet a chain with a few extra stitches knit into the bump on the back of the chain to make your stitches.  Later you will pick out this thread…or not. 

You can eliminate the Provisional Cast On if you like and it doesn’t make much difference.

This is my video tutorial for the Garter Tab Beginning for Shawls

Westknits has a Garter Tab Tutorial.

I usually knit an extra ridge than the pattern calls for to make picking up along the edge easier.

If you enjoy the Garter Tab start then you can actually convert a pattern that has a traditional long tail cast on to a garter tab.  It isn’t too hard.  Note how many stitches are in the border, let’s say 3.  Then look at the directions and see how many stitches are needed when you are placing in stitches markers.  Let’s say 9.  That means you would need to pick up 3 stitches along the side and with the 3 on each end you would have 9.  Cheryl Oberle’s Wool Peddler’s Shawl is one that I converted to a garter tab start.

The Blethering Room

More on how to avoid or get out of stalled projects/UFO’s 

Use a marker that shows where you started that day such as safety pin or pieced of scrap wool.  When you see progress it encourages you to keep going

 Estelle Cardigan KAL Update

October 15 is Wear Your Estelle Day.

Take a photo of yourself in your own town, workplace, home, etc. wearing your Estelle. 

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Knitting Pipeline Retreat

March 2-3

Crossroads United Methodist Church

1420 N Main St., Washington IL 61571

Friday evening and all day Saturday (ends 4 PM)

(Washington IL is just east of Peoria off I-74)

 We are still in the planning stages but there are some eager beavers out there who want to make overnight reservations. It is too early to actually register for the retreat but you can reserve your room if you need overnight accommodations.  The registration fee will be no more than $50.

The overnight facilities are located about the same distance from Crossroads, only one is in the center of town and one is closer to Peoria.

Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast  101 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571

(Denhart Baking Company and Restaurant) 

This is a historic building. Located on historic Washington Square next to shops and about a mile from the facility.

All the rooms are unique, furnished with antiques.

• God's World, Psalms and Garden are $125 plus tax
• Presidents is $120 plus tax
• Seasons, Heaven and Noah's Ark are all $90 plus tax

Annah is the Innkeeper

309.242.5678 

or book online

Sleep Inn 309-481-0450 

1101 N Cummings Ln, Washington IL 61571 

block of rooms that have 2 Queen beds in each room $74.99

Bronwyn reminded me of the Super 8 which I have not contacted.  It is probably a little cheaper but maybe not as nice as Sleep Inn.  I know people who have stayed at the Sleep Inn and can vouch for it.

Rip Van Winkle Challenge Resurrected

We started this last year on October 1 so I thought it might as well be an annual event.

 Rip Van Winkle is part of American folklore.  Basically he fell asleep and woke up in a lot later. 

Go through your Ravelry queue to find a project that has been asleep for a long time.  Or maybe you have been asleep while others have been knitting this project. 
Do you want an additional challenge? Go to your stash and try to find your oldest yarn and match it to a pattern in your queue.

Product Review

The Knitters Companion Deluxe Edition by Vicki Square.  Interweave Knits. 

With two DVD’s 

ISBN  978-1-59668 

Spiral bound hardcover.  Small book that can be tucked in a knitting bag.  Can prop up easel style. 

DVD’s follow the Table of Contents and are divided so you can look up the topic.  

Good Illustrations, explanations, teaching and comprehensive scope. 

The only criticisms are that the audio on the DVD is not edited so you do hear lip smacks and “ums” and sometimes they choose a weird camera angle while she is demonstrating a technique, but only for a short time.

This is a good reference book for knitters of all levels.  It's handy size makes it a useful tool. The price is right at $24.95 (on sale on Amazon and currently at Knit Picks for about $15.00) and that includes 2 DVDs.  Recommended. 

Music

I am enamored with Lydia McCauley’s  ForeignLander which is inspired by the music of the Appalachian people that had roots in The British Isles. The tune is Pretty Saro.  You can purchase at www.magnatune.com

Haste ye back!

Episode 59 A Visit from Meghan

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Quince & Co Chickadee in Bird's Egg

Thank you to Quince & Co for sponsoring Knitting Pipeline.  Visit them at www.quinceandco.com

Meghan of Stitch It! Podcast came for a visit!  We baked whole wheat bread, ate soup, knitted, and did a podcast episode together.  We also had a Knitting on the Porch morning with Charr and Bronwyn.

Charr, Bronwyn, Paula, and honored guest, Meghan.  Knitting (and spinning) on the Porch Day.

Thank you to everyone who was in touch with me this past week.  I heard from new Pipeliners Simple Quiet Wisdom, Andrea, Gloria, PamelaJean, Liz, Ginger, Becky, and Sheryl.

There is a new review up on iTunes from KnitsLiketheWind.   Thank you, knitslikethewind, so much for your 5 star review.

Winners of Drawings 

The winners of the drawing for the Shaelyn pattern were announced last week and we actually had two people with the same name win.  Designer Leila Raabe graciously donated a fourth pattern so no one would be disappointed.   I will try to remember in the future to remind you to put your Ravelry name, email, or blog link in your post for the prizes so we don’t have any confusion.  Thank you, Leila.

Fawl Shawl KAWL for AWL update 

Shaelyn by Leila Raabe 

What is a KAL/Knit Along?  Sometimes you will see KAL/CAL (Crochet along)

Details vary but basically:

1. Choose a pattern or theme.
2. Set a date to start.  Sometimes have an ending date.
3. Share excitement, photos, questions, tips.

Our Fawl Shawl Kawl for Awl starts on October 1, 2011!

Estelle Cardigan Update

October 15 is Wear Your Estelle Day.

Take a photo of yourself in your own town, workplace, home, etc.  We’re going to make a photo collage!

Tip

Tip for frogging mohair or mohair blends from Lala/Laura of The Knit Girllls.

Put in freezer for a few days beforehand.  That will make the fibers less grabby and wanting to stick together.

Needle Notes 

In the pipeline:

Meghan is knitting Vivian by Ysolda Teague.  She's having some issues with the pattern.

I am knitting:

 Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart
Magrathea by Martina Behm

Listen to the new audio podcast! 2KnitLitChicks… Barb and Tracey 

A Shawl Like Kate's 

My Reading Chair with new Reading Shawl.

• Milk Run Shawl by Cat Wong
• Free pattern
• Triangular, garter stitch with center spine and bell ruffle
• Quince & Co Chickadee in Birds Egg  7 skeins.  181 yds per skein  1,267 yds.  Ruffle took 400 yds.

Simplified ruffle by using simple M1.

Tip for counting stitches.  This is what I often do when I have a lot of stitches on the needle.

• I was aiming for 193 x 2 (two sides of triangle.) 
• On one side I marked off 150 stitches.  (both sides are the same so I only did a rough count on one.)
• There were no increases in this marked area of 150 since the increases were only on the edges and the middle.
• There were 4 stitches added on every right side row so I made a count down list.  (Photo is actually one from another shawl but you get the idea.)  This way I don't have to count all of the stitches; only the ones on either side of the marked set of 150. 

The Blethering Room

How do you get faster at knitting?

• It comes with practice.
• Try different methods and study knitters who are fast.
• Don’t worry about it too much.

How do you get past the stalled areas of uncompleted projects?

• Know your limits for WIP’s .  How many can you comfortable juggle at a time?
• Have safe/relief knitting when you are working on a more complicated project.
• Know your limits for keeping projects going.
• What is the reason for stalling in the first place?  Should this be frogged?

For an analytical approach visit the blog of Executive Knitter.

ExecutiveKnitting : Project Management One WIP at a time

Product Review: KA Needles (Bamboo)

Pink Feather Knitting

What a clever business card!  Diane gave these out at Sock Summit.  The wee needles can be used as a shawl pin.

• Made in Japan
• Very smooth.  Feels as if they are already broken in.
• Fixed, interchangeable, Straight, double points
• Swivel cable
• Affordable! Fixed Circular 36” is $10 

From the pinkfeatherknitting web site:

KA or Kinki Amibari premium bamboo knitting needles are made in Nara, Japan. More than 500 kinds of bamboo grows in Japan. KA uses only two of the finest, aged bamboo, that are superior in density, flexibility, color and gloss. Pinkfeather Knitting offers the full line of KA interchangeable knitting needles. Tips as small as US size 0 and as short as 2 inches. KA SWITCH system offers the widest range of options of any interchangeable...

These are the best bamboo/wooden circulars I have found so far. Meghan and I give them a 5 star rating!

Meghan likes Crystal Palace double points.  She has not tried Crystal Palace Circulars.

I like Clover double points but am not impressed with the circulars.

This just in (and not on the podcast!)

Special for Knitting Pipeline Listeners at www.pinkfeatherknitting.com :  Use promo code "piper" at checkout for $4 off shipping.  (That means FREE shipping in the U.S. and Canada).   International is usually $9 so would be $5!

Thanks to Meghan for visiting and co-hosting this episode!

Haste ye back!