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Episode 36: Downton Zombie

April 19, 2012 01:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

This week Maggie’s soldiering away on the Watson socks and dreaming about all the other things she could work on when she’s finished. Meanwhile Karen’s working on a bunch of projects, as usual, and is rewriting the rules of her stashdown. Of course with three weeks to go before the Avengers invade movie theatres, there’s […]

Episode 35: Mugging the Easter Bunny

April 13, 2012 11:42 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

This week, Karen and Maggie both have some finished projects (or, well, sort of finished; slippers that are mid-felting and a baby blanket with the ends not woven in still count, right?) and some older projects that have come back around (or are about to). There’s also some movie news, what with Karen having seen […]

Episode 34: And Then Bollywood Happened

April 07, 2012 02:19 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

This week Maggie’s finished a sock, whatever she tries to say, while Karen’s started yet another sock. This one is only for certain occasions though, which makes it perfectly all right, right? We’re off to the movies! We checked out the first of the Snow White adaptations coming out this year, “Mirror, Mirror”. The results […]

Episode 33: Payback Hangover

March 30, 2012 23:36 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

This week things were not going well, so there’s not a huge amount of knitting progress, though Maggie finished one sock in a pair, so that’s something. Meanwhile, Karen is squeeing over getting to go to one fiber festival and wailing about not going to another. Luckily there’s geek squee to save the day with. […]

Episode 32: This Podcast Needs a Designated Driver

March 24, 2012 00:57 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

This week, we have alcohol. No, for real this time. It’s been a long week, and Karen’s got little progress on her projects and a mojito, while Maggie has achieved quite a bit more and started a new project. Oh, and she’s got a London Fog or two under her belt. However, there’s lots of […]

Update!

March 13, 2012 16:04

Hey everyone! Just updating to let you know that there won’e be a podcast this week. It’s March Break up here, and the library is getting crazier by the day, so editing would so not be happening this week. I didn’t realize this until after we recorded the last episode, though, so sorry there was […]

Episode 31: Go To The Mattresses

March 09, 2012 16:55 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

This week we have old projects finished (Maggie`s sweater!) and nearly finished, and new projects started(another Maggie sweater!). There`s also a thread for the Stashdown-along, so head on over and let us know your rules/goals for using/getting rid of some of your stash. (And if you’re not getting rid of stash, this would be a […]

Episode 30: OMG SQUEE Times Three

March 02, 2012 04:56 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

This week there’s lots of OMG!! and SQUEE!! but first there’s a finished sweater for Maggie and some socks that are getting close to the finish line for Karen after some ripping. And then it’s time for the three squees: OMG JKR is writing a new book! OMG there’s a clip from “Brave” online! OMG […]

Episode 29: Bring On The Oreo Martinis!

February 24, 2012 06:57 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

This week we’re plugging away at projects and trying not to drink heavily after some frustrating days. There’s some news about movies involving Celtic mythology, another based on Karen’s favourite fairytale, and a Joss Whedon movie that’s finally getting released; some seriously epic crafty things inspired by video games and some seriously epic sculptures […]

Episode 28: Drop and Give Me 20 Stitches!

February 18, 2012 02:17 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

This week, we have a couple finshed projects, including Maggie’s Linen Stitch Scarf of Doom! Yaaaaay! We’re Watsoning-along with varying levels of progress and Maggie’s powering along on her sweater, and gained another level in badass. Karen, meanwhile, was increasing her stash with some dyeing and decreasing it by destashing. There are not one but […]

Episode 27: M’s Hair is Red, K’s Eyes are Blue…

February 10, 2012 15:11 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

…To all of our listeners, WE LOVE YOU! This week there’s loooooove in the air. Well maybe not so much love for one of Maggie’s (never-ending) projects, but other than that. There are Watson socks on the go and a gorgeous sweater started, and other projects are trying to seduce Karen like a playboy billionaire […]

Episode 26: Equal Parts WTF and Squee!

February 02, 2012 02:41 - 53 minutes - 1 Byte

This week we have projects that are ongoing and that are nearing completion. Good thing too, as we’re starting our first knitalong! In geeky stuff, there’s some wtf in the form of changes to the Oscar rules, a SOPA-like bill going through Canadian Parliament, and Voldemort reading fanfic. In the squee, there’s some non-breakage of […]

Episode 25: The Game, Maggie, Is On!

January 26, 2012 19:53 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

This week there’s some discussion of both knitting and non-knitting projects, as well as some resisting of temptation as we gear up for our first knitalong! Not surprisingly, there’s lots of news of the Sherlockian variety, though only one small, maybe-sorta-kinda spoilery bit for the new episodes of the BBC series; see below for the timecode […]

Episode 24: In Which Karen’s Brain Proves Easy to Derail

January 20, 2012 04:51 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

This week we skip around a little bit as we discuss things we’re working on, things we’ve finished (or, well, that Maggie’s finished), and things that we’re planning. There’s a little more discussion of RDJ’s Holmes (see below for the spoiler times) and some discussion of another Holmes actor that completely derails Karen’s brain. There’s […]

Episode 23: This is Not an Encouraging Start to the Year

January 13, 2012 15:46 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

After holidays and car troubles and computer troubles, we are FINALLY BACK! We have lots of knitting to catch up on as well as some chatter about how our holidays went and a couple of the things Santa brought us. There’s a lot of big geek news to catch up on, what with a trailer […]

Episode 22: Have Yourself a Tangenty Little Christmas

December 28, 2011 02:57 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

This week we’re gearing up for the holidays with some finished (or nearly finished) projects and some pre-holiday yarn sale shopping. There’s some legitimate geeky news including a Christmas tree for knitters and some movie news, but there’s also some letting loose and blathering about the holidays and plans and challenges for the new year. […]

Episode 21: This is Why Karen Shouldn’t Podcast Tired

December 16, 2011 03:30 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

This week, Maggie’s started a new project, made some progress on an older one and Karen’s trying not to fall asleep or cough all over the microphone. There’s Sherlocky news (both of the television and film variety), some proof that women like genre movies too, a really interesting concept car, some children’s drawings come to […]

Episode 20: Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

December 08, 2011 14:02 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

This week Maggie has some new projects that she’s knitting for herself, while Karen is still working on the same things as last week. There’s a handy app to answer the age-old question, lots of Whovian news and goodies (and some extended discussion of movies based on TV shows), discussion of wasting time on the internet and […]

Episode 19: Not the All Sparklepires Episode

November 30, 2011 22:10 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

This week Maggie has FINISHED HER HOLIDAY KNITTING (!!) and has done some nifty-looking sewing as well. Karen has another project started and did her best to corrupt some youngsters and bring them to the fibre side. So, par for the course, really. We discuss some more NASA nerdiness, some insane Thanksgiving goodies (CherPumPle, anyone?), […]

Episode 18: I Don’t Have a Problem! I Can Stop At Any Time!

November 22, 2011 21:24 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

In this bigger-than-usual episode, there’s the return of a poor, neglected project on Karen’s part and some slogging through a current project and important travel knitting decisions on Maggie’s. We squeal over a new trailer (BRAVE, OMG!), an idea for some holiday baking, some good news about geeks in higher education and some legislation that could affect a lot of people […]

Episode 17: The Internet: Not Just for Pr0n

November 16, 2011 02:26 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

This week there are finished objects and new projects as well as some tough decisions to make about what to knit next. We discuss a big nerd sporting event, some movie news and proof that the Internet can be used for good (and for boobs). Need some gift suggestions for the geek in your life? […]

Episode 16: Well Someone’s a Little Stoned

November 08, 2011 04:38 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

This week, Maggie’s on some fun antibiotics, so she’s feeling a little loopy. Thankfully she’s finished one very large project and didn’t try working on the others that she has on the go. Karen, meanwhile, is still working on the same things as last week, though she does have some suggestions for those that are […]

Epsiode 15: BOO!

November 03, 2011 02:52 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

We’re back with the old projects, new yarn, and a special guest that pipes up occasionally. Maggie has a very large finished project, Karen has the same project getting bigger. There’s news that Warner Brothers is throwing the invisibility cloak over the Harry Potter movies, a big list of Halloweeny movies and food and a […]

Episode 14: Baaaaa!

October 18, 2011 04:50 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

This week there’s some old projects and some new ones, and one that’s been started yet again. We talk about comics and women, comics and movies, a very old cartoon tv show and a not-quite-as-old movie whose heart is going on in 3D next year. There’s some squealing about some cute things for your knitting […]

Episode 13: Lucky Frakkin’ Thirteen

October 12, 2011 05:57 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

This week we finally get through the podcast on the fourth try (no, really), with the help of Admin Monkey who was our human mic-holder for the night. Once we actually get recording, there’s news about our projects including a finished object. Of course we can’t avoid the sad geek news of the week about […]

Episode 12: Ravenclawesome

October 06, 2011 11:58 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB

This week there’s an epic saga of a certain stole and some alternate plans for knitting. There’s a newbie perspective on Pottermore (prepare yourself for the squealing now) and some speculation on a new gadget. There’s some news on a nerdy book coming out in a few months, some tips for sock knitting and some […]

Episode 11: We’re Not Dead Yet!

September 28, 2011 04:06 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

This week we’re back after a short break with some new projects and some old ones that are still hanging around. There’s some chatter and news about movies already released and coming out soon, some pondering how a network might not screw something up that they likely will, and a discovery of some seriously […]

Quick update

September 19, 2011 22:07

Sorry guys, but there won’t be a show coming out this week. Maggie’s been feeling crappy all weekend and so we decided to forego a show. We’re still planning to record this upcoming Friday, however! See you next Monday/Tuesday!

Episode 10: A Day at the Fair

September 14, 2011 02:30 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

This week, it’s mostly about the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair. Who we met (hi Delores!), what we saw, what we were looking for, what we got, and a few little tips on how to go to these kinds of events and not be totally overwhelmed. But it’s not just all Fair, all the time–there’s a little […]

Small Knitters’ Fair Update

September 10, 2011 03:27

So while the stickers and my shirt shipped separately, the stickers shipping a day or two ahead of the shirt, guess which one actually arrived? So yeah, sorry to anyone that’s coming to the Fair, we won’t have stickers to give out. We’d still love to meet anyone that’s going, though, so come on up […]

Episode 9: Here Be Dragon(Con)s

September 07, 2011 03:16 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

This week, there’s some discussion of a con we’re not at but wish we were, there are some finished objects, some progress on others (and a couple started *cough*) as well as a handy tip for knitting lace. There’s quite a bit of movie-related news involving some interesting casting and a classic’s re-release that has […]

Episode 8: Hunkerin’ Down in the Yarn Bunker

August 30, 2011 02:18 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

On this week’s episode, the adventures in knitting have taken a toll due to end-of-the-summer craziness, but there’s some adventures in yarn buying and some grandiose plans to make up for it. This episode is also brimming with cute and LOLs (thanks to a couple inventive tumblr accounts and a band with a flashback to […]

Episode 7: Put on Your Rantypanties and Man the Cupcake Trebuchet

August 23, 2011 04:29 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

In this episode, there’s an update on what we’re working on (and what we wish we were working on). There’s a couple geeky things that made us mad this week, and so we get our rant on, complete with cupcake trebuchets, glitter psychological warfare and a couple f-bombs (we use the explicit tag for a […]

Episode 6: Beware a Geek Scorned

August 16, 2011 21:52 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

In this week’s episode, Karen is renaming her Viper Pilot Socks and waffling about yet another project, while Maggie has a finished object and is slogging away on the Quilt of Doom. There are some fannish disappointments (JACKSOOOOOOOON!! *shakes fist*) and some squealing (POTTERMORE!) along with in-depth discussion about the tension between networks and fans, as well as […]

Episode 5: Spending Time in the Penalty Box

August 10, 2011 13:55 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

This week we have finished projects! (woot!) Or partly finished, at least. We talk movies with Cowboys & Aliens and Captain America (no spoilers), Karen’s crazy Sock Summit/SG-1 crossover ideas, some geeky gear and new Twist Collective. Oh, and some little thing no one’s probably heard about called Pottermore. Don’t forget to check out the […]

Episode 4: Sock Summit Stowaways

August 02, 2011 04:20 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

In this episode we give you an update on what we’re knitting and talk a little bit about yarn shopping in Toronto, discuss some of the things we’d liked to have seen at Sock Summit if we’d been able to go (sob) as well as some fannish anxieties and awesome costumes, as well as giving […]

Episode 3: Get Your Con On

July 26, 2011 03:57 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

In this episode, we talk about our adventures in knitting (mostly the same as last week, with one finished object) as well as spinning and dyeing. There’s news from the first couple days of San Diego Comic-Con (not firsthand, sadly), some out of this world news (sorry, couldn’t resist) with what may be Neil Gaiman’s […]

Episode 2: The Potter’Splosion is Upon Us

July 19, 2011 02:38 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

In this episode, we share our Adventures in Knitting, including some frogging as well as finished objects. Karen explodes about the newest Harry Potter movie (see times below if you want to avoid spoilers!) and does get around to some other geeky news, and we share another of our favourite indie dyers. Avoiding Deathly Hallows […]

Episode 01: We Can Haz Podcast?

July 11, 2011 03:06 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Welcome to our first episode! In this episode, we give you a little introduction to your hosts, tell you our Adventures in Knitting (hint: advance Christmas knitting and one shawl with a crazypants deadline), let out a loud Geek Squee about the two Harrys (Potter and Dresden, respectively) and let you know what yarns and […]

A Great New Beginning

June 25, 2011 22:28 - 49 seconds - 760 KB

Testing our RSS feed with a small taste of things to come. Keep watching this space for our first episode!

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