Podcasts

Yes, Virginia, Loomy Mama has discovered podcasts! Podcasts, are recorded programs you can get via Itunes for free! Listen to your favorite radio station, your favorite news right on your computer or ipod!

Here are my favorites:

• This American Life
  • Chicago Public Radio show. This is my favorite podcast. First person stories and short fiction pieces that are touching, funny and surprising! Be sure to listen to “Act V”, this segement is about a group of high security prisoners who perform the play “Hamlet” My husbands friend Agnes directs the plays at the prisons. Shes an amazing woman and this is an amazing story!
• Real Time with Bill Maher
  • Bill says it like it is and totally cracks me up!
• Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  • I was really happy to find this segment on podcast! Keith also tells it like it is and cracks me up!
• Craft Magazine
  • With this podcast, you are not listening to a story or news report, you are given select projects/patterns which download in PDF format. I am excited to try the Lacanau sandals by Chez Plum. Although they are needle knitted, I am hoping I can make it work on a loom. You can find more patterns by Chez Plum at http://www.chezplum.com

  • 

Waves of Lace Shawl

Well, I haven’t worked on anything this week other than the Waves of Lace Shawl designed by Lisa Sawyer. This stitch is fantastic and it is turning out so beautiful! I’m about half way done. I am using Sinfonia yarn, which is very easy to work with. The picture below is a close up. Check out that stitch! WOW!!!

Check out Lisa’s blog for this pattern! You won’t be sorry you did! http://www.loomknittingdesigns.com/

The looms keep saying “Knit something on me!”

I remember when I was a little kid, and we would have a nice Sunday dinner. There was this game I played with the food, for example: a kernel of corn that would be off to the side on my plate. I imagined it saying “eat me next!” I have the hips to prove that I have played that game for far too long! LOL

Well, my friends, my looms are speaking to me too! “Knit something on me next!”

My house has been invaded! Nary a corner does not contain a loom with a project started on it. How can one just have one project started? I’ll never know.

For instance, one loom has a afghan started…this project will take some time…not something that will be finished in a day or so.

Another loom has a rug started, a fun project, but the yarn can annoy the fingers after too much knitting.

Both these projects are long term projects, on longer looms.

Two looms have poncho’s started. I ran out of yarn for the first poncho and had to order a couple more skeins. Yes! It’s true! I ran out of yarn!!! The second loom holds a poncho that I am using different stitches I’ve learned. So it is experimental and I often forget what I am doing on it! LOL

 

 

This loom holds an experimental purse I am making.

The yarn on this loom also tends to annoy the fingers, so must be done in small groups of time.

 

 

 

A set of small looms are being used to make Easter bunny’s and Easter eggs. Just quick for fun things.

The set of small looms in my car are there for emergency knitting situations! LOL

There is a set of knifty knitters, a five foot loom and a set of sock looms. All are just staring at me and I know they are wondering why they aren’t being utilized. I am certain that I will ease their pain soon!

Not to mention the items that I’ve taken off the loom, but have not quite completed. Several purses that need to be lined, a couple of scarves that need to have fringe added. Oh! and the unfinished, different sized mittens….those can wait till next winter!

What to start on first? Oh! I bought this amazing shawl pattern…maybe I’ll start there!

http://www.loomknittingdesigns.com/

Knit on!!