We hope you enjoy Episode 24! We did not travel with our studio lighting, so this one isn’t as bright as usual, but I think you can still see pretty much everything.
Bear with the commercial at the beginning of the video – it helps cover the cost of hosting. Shownotes coming soon!
This week we have the lovely Wendy and Lucy of Wendyknits fame.
Wendy is knitting on…
Wispy Cardi out of Tempted Lovely Girl being knit on some Signature Circulars
A sideways shawl being designed by Wendy (look for the pattern on Wendy’s blog or Ravelry in the next few weeks) out of Madelintosh Pashmina in the Posy colorway.
Laura is knitting on..
A Mystery Pi shawl (designed by Wendy) out of Blackberry Ridge Lace Silk Blend in the Samarkand Blue. Clue 5 (the final clue) is now available here.
Harry Potter series of Opal yarn in the Tonks colorway. I have them on 16 inch circulars (my preferred toe up needle method.
Leslie is working on…
Rainbow Socks. Yarn is from here.
A Goldfish Wanda out of Cascade 220
Finish Objects:
Wendy’s Top Four Sweaters (she has lots more that are gorgeous as well):
- Luskentyre Cardigan by Alice Starmore
- Jubileum Cardigan by Dale of Norway
- Salt Lake Sweater by Dale of Norway (I find it interesting that Dale of Norway has done a Winter Olympics sweater pattern for every event).
- Marina Sweater by Alice Starmore
Overt your eyes if you don’t want to see Wendy’s finished Pi:
Tosh Merino Light in the Filagree colorway
Spinning:
Leslie and I are spinning some Dyabolical Fiber to gift to Wendy.
Favorite Things:
- Wendy!
- Angry Birds for Ipad
We love the books….
- Wee Free Men
- Blameless (3rd in the Souless series)
- Last Dragon Standing (I also like her other series)
- Shuffled Row for your Kindle Pleasure
- I would pass on the Nocturnal short stories
- I love love love Poison Study. The audio books are also very good for the whole series.
- Outlander
- Garnet Hill recomended by Born to Knit/ Johanne Landin. You can find her patterns here
Favorite Smithsonian stuff:
- Leslie’s pick: The first lady gowns
- Wendy’s pick: Read My Pins
- Tempted’s Lovely Girl Yarn
- Hi Lynda!
I loved soulless, I read it so freakin’ fast. I am lusting for Lord Maccon. I need to get the next books in the series.
Glad you all had a wonderful visit with Wendy! Loved seeing her favorite FO’s! Thanks for sharing!
Great episode! I loved the 4 finished sweaters Wendy shared…. I always think of that type as old, scratchy & stiff but they looked so soft & drapey!! I wonder if she wears them still?
Loved y’alls choices of reading materials. I am going to read Gail Carriger’s 3rd book ASAP now that it’s out. And (aside to Wendy) guess who was at Dragon*Con this weekend in Atlanta? Diana Gabaldon! I haven’t made it through all her books yet – started rereading from the beginning and am about half-way through the third. I’m going to check out some of your other recommendations because it seems as though we have similar tastes in genres.
Loved the podcast as always!
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Love your podcasts, and glad you had fun at Wendy’s! Did you see the infamous stash room? 🙂
We did Sheri! Leslie slept in it one night and I did the other 🙂
P.S. I want all four of Wendy’s sweaters.
Next time you go, you’ll have to have her show you the trunk of sweaters. It’s amazing!
I just love you guys! Hopefully we’ll meet soon. Thanks for the “hello”.
what a fun show … Wendy’s sweaters are gorgeous! I love the “chit chat” — I may actually break down and read the Outlander series now 🙂 You covered a lot, as usual … but forgive me if I missed this earlier … how do you all know each other? 🙂
Laura and I live within 10 miles of each other and met at a local Knit night. We met Wendy at the first Loopy Ewe Spring Fling in 2008.
great post; wish I were there!!! XD
Just a note re: Dale of Norway.
They create and produce the sweater part of the Norwegian team’s Olympic uniforms, so that’s why they have all those designs. More fun for us!