Knit Picks' Podcast
502 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 323 ratingsFind camaraderie and understanding as Knit Picks employees confess to their own knitting triumphs and complete blunders. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, tune in weekly for the further adventures of the gang at Knit Picks and any other knitters we can round up.
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Episodes
Episode 149: Fiber Festivals
September 30, 2010 20:36 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAlison and Kerin chat about the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival along with other yarn-related gatherings.
Episode 148: Sweater Weather
September 20, 2010 15:31 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBKelley chats with designer Nina about a free online design-your-own-sweater class. Kelley also reviews some books with excellent sweater projects.
Episode 147: Designer Inspiration
September 02, 2010 15:10 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBKelley chats with designers Nina and Kerin about their inspiration and development process for new fall kit patterns.
Episode 146: New Fall Yarns 2010
August 19, 2010 15:54 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBKelley and Alison talk about new colors of wool and alpaca yarn, the new cashmere blend yarn Capra, and spinning supplies.
Episode 145: Color Confidence
August 05, 2010 17:54 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBKelley gives a lesson on selecting colors for knitting projects, then talks with Knit Picks designer Kerin about color.
Episode 144: Interview with Anna Hrachovec
July 22, 2010 15:49 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBKelley chats with designer Anna Hrachovec, author of Knitting Mochimochi.
Episode 143: Interview with Kristin Omdahl
July 08, 2010 14:47 - 22 minutes - 21 MBKelley chats with Kristin Omdahl, author of Crochet So Fine, Wrapped in Crochet, and The Art of Knitted Lace.
Episode 142: Collaborative Design
June 24, 2010 14:54 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBKelley chats with designers Kerin and Nina about working jointly on knitting patterns.
Episode 141: Changing Direction
June 10, 2010 15:42 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBKelley talks about when you're just not feeling right about a project and switching to a new pattern.
Episode 140: Interview with Nicole Dickson
May 27, 2010 14:24 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBKelley chats with Nicole Dickson, author of the novel "Casting Off."
Episode 139: New Tools for Spring
May 06, 2010 15:30 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBKelley and Tina go over the new tools that have arrived for Spring 2010.
Episode 138: New Knitter Pep Talk
April 22, 2010 14:11 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBKelley gives a little pep talk for new knitters, then chats with Kerin about the new Backyard Garden kit.
Episode 137: Tips for Reading Patterns
April 08, 2010 14:52 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBKelley chats with designer Kerin about tips and tricks for reading knitting patterns.
Episode 136: Planning Colors for Hand Painted Yarn
March 25, 2010 15:07 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBMelissa tells Alison about her design process for developing the new colors for hand painted yarn (including new colors for Stroll, Shadow, and Felici).
Episode 135: Interview with Chrissy Gardiner
March 11, 2010 16:04 - 21 minutes - 20 MBKelley chats with knitwear designer Chrissy Gardiner, author of "Toe-Up! Patterns and Worksheets to Whip Your Sock Knitting Into Shape."
Episode 134: Hooray for Short Rows!
March 04, 2010 14:02 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBKelley gives a lesson on using short rows for shaping, along with tips and tricks for keeping your knitting neat and tidy.
Episode 133: New Spring Yarn Preview
February 25, 2010 16:24 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBKelley and Tina chat about new yarn lines, such as Stroll Tonal, Shadow Tonal, and Simply Cotton in new heathered colors.
Episode 132: Developing a Yarn Line
February 18, 2010 12:25 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBTina and Alison talk through the process of developing a yarn line, from fiber choice to final skein.
Episode 131: Meet Customer Service!
February 10, 2010 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28 MBKelley chats with Millie and Jared about working in Knit Picks Customer Service. She also talks with Knitting Superhero Jeanne about knitting through hard economic times.
Episode 130: Remember When
February 04, 2010 15:44 - 30 minutes - 28 MBKelley chats with Stacey, Angela, and Alison about how they learned to knit and the tricks they learned along the way.
Episode 129: Color in Design
January 28, 2010 16:46 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBKelley chats with Christina, the new Catalog Manager for Knit Picks, about selecting colors and projects for the print and online catalogs.
Episode 128: Stretching Your Knitting Budget
January 21, 2010 17:12 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBKelley chats with Kate about clever ways to stretch your knitting dollar.
Episode 127: Refresh Your Stash
January 13, 2010 13:45 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBReady for a new year of knitting? Kelley and Tina chat about different ways to reorganize the yarn and projects in their stashes.
Episode 126: Independent Designer Partnership Program!
January 06, 2010 21:51 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBKelley chats with Stacey about the new Independent Designer Partnership program at Knit Picks, then talks with a few participating designers.
Episode 125: Knitted Gifts - Ideas and Care
December 16, 2009 20:27 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBKelley shares some alternative ideas for knitted gifts, then chats with Nina and Kerin about how to help gift recipients take care of their new knitted treasures.
Knit Picks Podcast Extra: Miss Eiderdown's Stocking, Part 2
December 11, 2009 13:45 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBA holiday treat for those finishing up gift knitting: the folks at Boxer Press Audio have created a radio play. This is the second half of "Miss Eiderdown's Stocking" - part one was available last week.
Episode 124: Essential Knitting Toools
December 09, 2009 20:31 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBKelley talks with Tina about the best tools to have in your knitting bag (or bags, if you're Tina!).
Knit Picks Podcast Extra: Miss Eiderdown's Stocking, Part 1
December 04, 2009 13:45 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBA holiday treat for those finishing up gift knitting: the folks at Boxer Press Audio have created a radio play. This is the first half of "Miss Eiderdown's Stocking" - part two will be available next week.
Episode 123: Learning to Love Blocking
December 02, 2009 19:50 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBKelley gives a lesson on blocking, then chats with Nina and Kerin about the ways that knitwear designers use blocking to suit their needs.
Episode 122: Comfort While Knitting
November 18, 2009 14:30 - 46 minutes - 43 MBKelley goes over some personal tips for keeping relaxed and avoiding discomfort while knitting up a storm. Regarding a different kind of comfort, Kelley also chats with Knitting Community friends Cheryl, Peggy, and Susan about how online communities have changed their own knitting lives.
Episode 121: Felting Frenzy
November 11, 2009 19:43 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBKelley chats with Knit Picks designer Kerin about felting your knits and reviews the book "Shibori Knitted Felt" by Alison Crowther-Smith.
Episode 120: Interview with Mary Scott Huff
November 04, 2009 16:45 - 26 minutes - 24 MBMelissa, Art Director for Knit Picks, interviews designer Mary Scott Huff about her new book, "The New Stranded Colorwork".
Episode 119: Hats, Hats, Hats!
October 28, 2009 13:45 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBKelley chats with Nina about different types of hats, then Angela interviews new knitter Brett about his adventures in making his own hat.
Episode 118: Knitting 2.0
October 21, 2009 15:33 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBKelley chats with Tina and Alison about websites, blogs, and tech gadgets available to knitters.
Episode 117: Impractical Knits
October 14, 2009 19:26 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBKelley chats with Stacey, Angela, and Marci about the delight they find in knitting impractical, whimsical projects.
Episode 116: Double Knitting
October 07, 2009 14:38 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBKelley and Kate discuss the double knitting technique, which creates a thick, reversible fabric that's great for a number of different projects.
Episode 115: Hems for Sweaters
September 30, 2009 19:44 - 20 minutes - 19 MBReady to start a new fall sweater? Kelley chats with Nina about different hems that you can use.
Episode 114: Lining Knitted Bags
September 23, 2009 16:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBTina and Kerin talk about how to line your finished knitted bag to make it durable and shapely.
Episode 113: Knitting Gifts
September 16, 2009 13:55 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBKelley chats with Tina and Alison about gift knitting - who to knit for, how to plan out your knitted gifts, and other tips to keep your gift knitting on track.
Episode 112: Charity Knitting
September 09, 2009 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBKelley talks about her experiences with the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure, shares a new free pattern she designed, and chats with Tina about Frankie Brown's fantastic knitting patterns that put a new spin on charity knitting.
Episode 111: Knitted Toys
September 02, 2009 19:06 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBKelley talks with Knit Picks designer Kerin about tricks and techniques for knitting toys, then brings in Judy from Connecting Threads for tips on stuffing.
Episode 110: Interview with Kristi Porter
August 27, 2009 17:09 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBKate talks with her friend Kristi Porter, author of "Knitting in the Sun," about knitting for warmer climates.
Episode 109: New Knitters
August 19, 2009 17:24 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBKelley gives new knitters tips for choosing (and using) patterns, then chats with Nina about the new Learn to Knit kits.
Episode 108: Report from Sock Summit
August 12, 2009 17:55 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBKelley talks with Stacey and Kate about the adventures they had at Sock Summit 2009 in Portland, Oregon.
Episode 107: Pool Party
August 05, 2009 18:49 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBKelley gives tips on working with multicolor yarn and talks with KP employees about the phenomenon known as "pooling."
Episode 106: Lace for Everyone!
July 29, 2009 17:40 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBAll skill levels welcome! Kelley talks through lace basics, reviews a delicious new lace book, and chats with Nina about designing lace shawls.
Episode 105: New Zephyr Needles
July 22, 2009 15:59 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBKelley and Tina chat about the new Zephyr interchangeable needles coming out in August 2009. Also, Kelley talks with Jen Wheeler about her "Cry on Kelley's Shoulder" knitting problem.
Episode 104: Interview with Lorna Miser
July 15, 2009 19:21 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBKelley chats with designer Lorna Miser about her new book, "Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting."
Episode 103: Fall Yarn 2009
July 08, 2009 19:06 - 31 minutes - 29 MBKelley talks with Tina about the new yarn lines coming in Fall 2009. She also interviews Melissa about the process of designing hand painted yarns, talks with Nina about her Mr. Foster pattern modifications, and discussions the development of the Palette yarn colors with Kerin.
Episode 102: Summer Knitting
July 01, 2009 18:37 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBKelley gives tips and tricks for taking your knitting with you to summertime events, then talks with Star Athena about the Tour de Fleece spinning event that runs during the month of July. To enter this week's Knit Picks Podcast Contest, submit your answer by email to [email protected].