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    Knitting Pipeline

    Knitting is my passion! I also play bagpipes in a competition pipe band. These two subjects, plus a love of nature and learning, are what I like to talk about each week.
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    Episodes (338)

    Episode 278 Eventide Cardi, Kindness Shawl

    Episode 278 Eventide Cardi, Kindness Shawl

    Eventide Cardi by Hannah Fettig from Texture: Exploring Patterns in Knitwear.

    Kindness KAL Shawl by Jaala Spiro

    Review of Knit Pro Zings Interchangeable Set from The Woolly Thistle.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Paula

    Episode 276 In Threes and More on Even Rows

    Episode 276 In Threes and More on Even Rows

    Nature Notes, Needle Notes, Icelandic Read Along/Knit Along: Independent People by Halldor Laxness

    In Threes by Kelly Herdrich aka Kelly without a Net

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

    Episode 275 February Retreat Orientation

    Episode 275 February Retreat Orientation

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Retreat sponsors! Thank you so much!

    Peddler's Way Quilt Co, 127 Peddler's Way, Washington IL 61571 located behind Sentimental Journey on Washington Square. (309) 444-7667. Peddler's Way is a mecca for quilters. There is a yarn/knitting section upstairs.

    The Fiber Universe, 305 SW Water St, Peoria IL 61602 (309) 673-5659. Free 2 hr parking right across the street.

    Klose Knit, 311 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana Illinois 61801 (across from Strawberry Fields) (217) 344-2123. If you are coming in on I-74 this is a perfect place to stop for a break as well as coffee or lunch. Exit Lincoln Ave, Left on Springfield Ave, the shop (white house) is 3 blocks down on your right.

    Le Mouton Rouge Knittery, 1206 Towanda Ave, Bloomington IL 61701. Visit this full service yarn shop with convenient access from I-39, I-55, and I-74. It is just off Veteran's Parkway.

    Ewe-nique Yarns, 110 E Queenwood Rd, Morton IL 61550 (309) 266-9398.

    Thank you so much to our retreat vendor sponsors! Links are in the sidebar at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    • Sun Valley Fibers
    • Prairie Bag Works
    • Ogle Design
    • Knit Spin Farm
    • Daizie Knits
    • Leading Men Fiber Arts
    • Yarn Geek Fibers

    Please keep our wonderful sponsors in mind as you shop for your knitting supplies throughout the year. Their support keeps the cost of the retreat reasonable for all. You can find links to the shop in the sidebar of the www.knittingpipeline.com throughout the year.

    Episode 273 Curious Handmade Week

    Episode 273 Curious Handmade Week

    Sonder Shawl and Vintage Fairy Lights both by Curious Handmade aka Helen Stewart.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Upcoming Knitting Pipeline Retreats:

    Washington IL Feb 17-18, 2017

    Georgia April 2-6, 2017

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

     

    Episode 272 Texture and Driftwood

    Episode 272 Texture and Driftwood

    Review of Texture: Exploring Stitch Patterns in Knitwear by Hannah Fettig which is now available for purchase! I finished a hat for my great-nephew and a pair of Driftwood Socks by Mina Phillip.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Georgia Retreat! Registration opens January 17, 2017!

    Link to Georgia Registration form and information here.

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

    Episode 270 Clara, Butterfly, Pebbles, and Peace

    Episode 270 Clara, Butterfly, Pebbles, and Peace

    Clara (Dress) by Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen, Butterfly and Cocoon by Susan B Anderson, Pebble Socks by Mina Phillip, Project Peace by Christina Campbell.

    Happy New Year to All!

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

    Episode 269 Lush, Beans, and 2016 Review

    Episode 269 Lush, Beans, and 2016 Review

    Lush Cardigan by TinCanKnits (Emily Wessel), Beans the Cat by Linda Dawkins.

    2016 Review: 1 design (Crooked Ewe Cowl), 10 Shawls, 16 pair of socks, 14 baby items, 3 adult sweaters and 16 accessories. 60 total. All are in my Ravelry Projects.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Have a lovely holiday and haste ye back! Thank you for listening.

    Episode 268 Fair Winter’s White Quilt

    Episode 268 Fair Winter’s White Quilt

    Another pair of Smooth Operator Socks by Susan B Anderson, Making Magazine No 2 Fauna, Visit to Le Mouton Rouge Knitterly, and thoughts on first snow of fair winter.

    Registration is now open for the Knitting Pipeline Retreat, Feb  17-18, 2017 in Washington IL. Workshops by Amy Detjen on Brioche Knitting. Links in blog and Ravelry groups.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

    Episode 267 Project Peace

    Episode 267 Project Peace

    Registration is now open for the Knitting Pipeline Retreat! Feb 17-18, 2017 in Washington IL.

    Click here for PDF Registration Information, Registration form, and Workshop Information.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

     

    Episode 266 February Retreat Information

    Episode 266 February Retreat Information

    2017 Knitting Pipeline Retreat Information

    Feb 17-18, 2017 (Fri 2 PM to Sat 4 PM)

     

    with optional Yarn Crawl/Workshop Fun Day on Thursday Feb 16 and Fri Feb 17, 2017

    Crossroads United Methodist Church

    1420 N Main St, Washington IL, 61571 (corner of N Main and Rt 24)

     

    • Friday, Feb 17th Doors open at 2 PM. Dinner at 6 PM
    • Saturday, Feb 18th Doors open at 8 AM. Retreat hours: 9 AM to 4 PM

     

    Thursday Feb 16th    Yarn Crawl and Workshop Fun Day

    Thursday Workshops require separate registration. See Workshop Registration

    Click here for PDF Registration Information, Registration form, and Workshop Information.

    Vendor Application is here.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

     

     

    Episode 265 Within and Wonderful Wallaby

    Episode 265 Within and Wonderful Wallaby

    Review of Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul by Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook. Wonderful Wallaby by Carol Anderson/Cottage Creations.

    Knitting Pipeline Retreat information will be in Episode 266. Registration begins Dec 1, 2016.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com

    Haste ye back!

    Episode 264 Abide Shawl, Brioche, Eagle Crest

    Episode 264 Abide Shawl, Brioche, Eagle Crest

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Swift by Shannon Cook

    Toddler Swift in my projects

    Journey: A Collaboration by Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook

    Quince & Co Chickadee

    Abide Shawl by Kirsten Kapur

    Blacker Yarns Swan Falkland Islands

    Drop Dead Easy Knits by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur

    Chromatic Cowl by Amy Detjen (free)

    PrairiePiper’s Chromatic Cowl

    Visit the Knitting Pipeline Group on Ravelry to enter the drawing for a Sock-tacular Prize from PrairieBagWorks, Hue Loco, SlapYourLlama on etsy, and Sockruler.com.

    Haste ye back.

     

    Episode 263 Quill Shawl, Smooth Operator, Rhinebeck

    Episode 263 Quill Shawl, Smooth Operator, Rhinebeck

    Quill Shawl by Helen Stewart, Smooth Operator Socks by Susan B Anderson (2 pair), and thoughts on New York Sheep and Wool Festival also known as Rhinebeck.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

    Episode 261 Golden Sand and Knitbot Wool Trip Giveaway

    Episode 261 Golden Sand and Knitbot Wool Trip Giveaway

    Golden Sand by Joji Locatelli.

    Hannah Fettig of Knitbot offers a giant giveaway of her Wool Trip Yarn. See her Wool Trip video and her first video podcast on her Knitbot YouTube channel!

    Iceland Tour 2017 information! May 26-June 5, 2017

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!

     

     

    Episode 260 Iceland Tour 2017

    Episode 260 Iceland Tour 2017

    Join Amy Detjen and me on a Knitters Tour of Iceland! Organized by Celtic Journeys, the trip is designed for knitters and people who love sheep and wool! Visit the dramatic landscape of Iceland and experience Icelandic knitting traditions first hand. The tour includes a workshop with Helene Magnusson in her studio where we will learn to knit a traditional Icelandic shawl. There are just 18 spots on this tour so be sure to act quickly! We hope you join us!

    Download the information here.

    Dates: May 26-June 5 2017

    Episode 259 Little Leaves and Mittens

    Episode 259 Little Leaves and Mittens

    Is it true that yarn wound into a cake will stretch and ruin your gauge? 

    I knit more than a dozen Little Leaves by Alana Dakos and a pair of mittens for charity.

    Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

    Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

    Haste ye back!