TwinSet Designs
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 142 ratingsTwinset Designs Podcast is hosted by identical twins, Jan and Ellen. They share their thoughts on life, their current fiber adventures (in knitting and spinning and…), and their exploration of the design world. And they laugh...a lot.
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Episodes
Episode 111 -- What Kind of Bee is a Lamb-bee?
March 01, 2022 03:10 - 48 minutes - 36.3 MBIn which show notes will come later!
Episode 110 -- Alignment and Balance
February 21, 2022 00:56 - 28 minutes - 14.3 MBIn which Jan continues on her journey towards life clarity and shares news of a baby shower, a birthday, a sleepover, swatches, and aligning her actions with what is actually important to her.
Episode 109 -- Of Landsharks and Bathsharks
January 31, 2022 23:46 - 31 minutes - 19.6 MBIn which The Fulton Theater copes with Covid, Milo copes with veterinary care, Jan moves closer to clarity with regard to the roles she plays, and landsharks and bathsharks abound.
Episode 107 -- The One That Went Missing
January 22, 2022 15:02 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBIn which Jan explains that, although this is the 108th podcast episode recorded, it will be referred to as episode 107 since 107 seems to have been missed. It's fitting because it's also the episode in which we hear about Bailey, the cat who went missing in episode 106, and some of what else you've been missing from her in the last 22 months! Links to mentioned patterns are in the episode thread in the TwinSet Designs Ravelry forum.
Episode 108 -- The Shortest Episode Ever
December 31, 2021 23:32 - 7 minutes - 6.32 MBIn which Jan comes back to the microphone. Sure, we've heard that before!!
Episode 106 -- Personal Agency
March 27, 2020 19:22 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBIn which we (yes, we...[twinsetellen](/people/twinsetellen) joins me for much of the episode!) discuss, personal agency, making protective face masks, the SSK Swap to help fiber community vendors losing revenue due to festival cancellations, what's happening in the patterns of Ellen's life, a generous offer from Infinite Twist (you put $10 into the fiber economy and get free stuff from Cate in return), a meditation of the impact of social distancing and Covid-19, and possibilities for future...
Episode 105 -- Let's Give This One More Try
February 07, 2020 19:11 - 35 minutes - 28.6 MBIn which I give you a very wave top view of the things that have happened in the last year as well as the things I've knit and the things I'm knitting, introduce a new design segment called Design Modifications (asking you to contribute your ideas and information to share with other listeners to modify the pattern of the podcast and help me produce episodes more frequently), and provide results from last year's UNKAL, and a heads up on TwinSet Summer Retreat 2020 and our plans to make it to ...
Episode 104 -- So Many Visitors...And Madrona!!
February 25, 2019 23:18 - 48 minutes - 21.1 MBIn which Jan shares her travels away from the farm and visitors to the farm, and in which Jan and Ellen relive the fun they had at the last Madrona.
Episode 103 -- Back So Soon?
February 12, 2019 00:13 - 42 minutes - 32.8 MBIn which Jan shares about signs of coming lambing, hermaphroditic sheep, a complete doggy update, her grandson's name, some design principles for color selection in stranded knitting, a 5-minute interview by Ellen of Eric Allness of Reywa Fibers, some details on the UNKAL, and a lengthy Fashion Forecast.
Episode 102 -- Annual Podcast Episode
February 04, 2019 22:46 - 49 minutes - 40.2 MBIn which Jan provides a wrap-up of happenings from the last year...very incomplete, but sufficient to bring us up to date...and in which she makes a call to Ellen to hear about her knitting shenanigans. Note that the call audio is different, and not to my standard. We're playing with new technology and if we can't get it right in the next episode or two, we'll go back to the old way.
Episode 101 -- Happy Memorial Day!
May 29, 2018 00:47 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn which I catch you up on five months of patterns of my life, talk about an i-cord edging experiment, get started on Stash Fit, and open up the registration for TwinSet Summer Retreat 2018!! Find the link for the retreat here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OTh5-0nJdmgFQ_vpxFicXwuJcMpWbXoX Visit Infinite Twist at https://www.infinitetwist.com/ Find Modeknit yarns at: http://www.modeknityarn.com/ Knitspot (Anne Hanson and Bare Naked Wool) is here: https://www.barenakedwools.com/
Reboot! (Not an Episode)
January 28, 2018 21:15 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBIn which I give you a quick reboot and suggest you visit http://www.infinitetwist.com to purchase Stash Fit! with the code twinset for a $3.00 discount!
Episode 100 -- Finishing
December 31, 2017 19:43 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIn which we review listener memories of the last 100 episodes, share the fun we had spending Christmas together, recollect that it was before Thanksgiving when we recorded the last episode, and forecast a cold winter in Minnesota as well as predicting the top 10 phrases you won't hear Ellen say in 2018...at least not on the podcast.
Episode 99 -- Busy, Busy, Busy!!
December 10, 2017 23:37 - 59 minutes - 36.2 MBIn which it took me three weeks to edit, but in the meantime I did finish the paper to which I refer in the opening minutes. Also, we do talk about knitting, and about our lives, and about things that we object to and things that we support...pretty much as usual. Enjoy!
Episode 98-- #Whinebeck
November 12, 2017 22:30 - 1 hour - 32 MBIn which it took almost as long to edit as it did to get around to recording and in which we catch each other up on the patterns of our lives, all the knitting that's been going on, new contests and old, and whine on about how we both missed Rhinebeck.
Episode 97 -- But I Digress
September 04, 2017 13:36 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBIn which we are back from hiatus and we chat about what's been going on -- Jan hosted the TwinSet Summer Retreat 2017 and made a trip to China, and Ellen played around at Cedar Point with her clan and then travelled to Oregon for the eclipse where Jan's Grand Nephew gave her a total eclipse of the heart.
Episode 96 -- Twosday
July 31, 2017 19:05 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn which we accomplish a quick catch up, hear Ellen's Kefir, think about the #metricrevolution, acknowledge our birthday, get a little creepy, and announce the winner of the Summer Shawl contest!
Episode 95 -- So Sweet
July 21, 2017 02:01 - 58 minutes - 34 MBIn which we catch up on life's joys and sorrows, and get cheered up by Dr. Yarn and our grandsons. And in which we talk about plowing back and forth, the perfect yarn for when you're Friesian, how sweet Jan is, and how incapable we both are at correct counts during cast ons.
Episode 94 -- Baby Pants! Baby Pants!
June 29, 2017 03:11 - 53 minutes - 32.2 MBIn which we catch up after several months. Jan became a grandma, Ellen went to Scotland, and we both had other adventures. Thanks for your patience while we were gone and while Jan was trying to get the episode edited...just under the wire to have an episode out in June!
Special Episode -- A Lovely Retreat
May 29, 2017 19:46 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBIn which Jan give some details about the coming TwinSet Summer Retreat -- a few spots remain at time of publication!
Episode 93 -- Finally Edited
April 26, 2017 22:23 - 1 hour - 29 MBOkay, I'm getting this sucker published -- maybe Ellen will take some time to tell you what's in it, but I just want to be done with it...almost two weeks after we recorded!!!!
Episode 92 -- Over the Moon!
March 28, 2017 11:10 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIn which we discuss the upcoming March for Science (which is in April, not March, but I digress), synthetic, man-made, natural, organic, inorganic and other fiber related terms, advice for washing your fleece, and highlight contests and new lambs!
Episode 91 -- Brought to You by Daylight Savings Time
March 12, 2017 22:59 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn which Ellen spends almost 15 minutes talking about how her knitting bit her. It really is impressive. Just saying.
Episode 90 -- Groundhog Day
February 12, 2017 14:30 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBWhew! Many tasks kept me from editing this very quickly, but here it is... In which we discuss Groundhog Day (are you surprised?), Ellen's commitment to acquire more skeins than she knits...err, rather knit more skeins than she acquires, Jan's experience at the Women's March on DC, Ellen's experiences at Ding Dong Darling National Wildlife Refuge (they involve birds -- and key lime pie), an epic knitting bite, and craftivism. And we have a few words from Dr. Yarn!! Listen here:...
Episode 89 -- TwinSetJan Does Japan!!
January 16, 2017 23:01 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIn which we chat about our holidays -- and Jan goes on and on about her holiday trip to Japan -- and in which we highlight a few other entrepreneurs in which you might be interested, hear from the founder of June cashmere, put out a few knitting and life objectives for the new year, and reconnect after our winter hiatus. (Note, the outtakes refer to a bit of food poisoning Jan and family experienced in Japan -- not caused by the Kobe beef, but coincidental to that meal...we do not want to c...
Episode 88 -- Holiday Hiatus
December 18, 2016 18:46 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn which we get ready for the holidays...Jan finishes up her current academic term, Ellen discovers walk-in closets, we both get ready for some fun with family over the holidays, and we include a reprise of the knitter's version of "Santa Baby!"
Episode 87 -- Weinerific!!
December 04, 2016 20:59 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBIn which we discuss our four Thanksgivings, knitting going to the dogs, a new give away from Infinite Twist, and lots of weiners!!
Episode 86 -- Moving Forward
November 21, 2016 00:14 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBIn which we take a deep breath and move on from the election, talk about how adorable our husbands are, brag a bit on ourselves, and hear about Ellen's fun at Vogue Knitting Live - Minneapolis.
Episode 85 -- Did I Happen to Mention...?
November 07, 2016 01:16 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIn which Jan shares great news, and we both talk about Rhinebeck, Drop Dead Easy Knits, training chickadees and trading rams.
Episode 84 -- Computer Gods?...Still Chuckling
October 11, 2016 01:41 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBIn which we continue to be challenged by technology, but are very excited to be going to Rhinebeck! No outtakes this time -- we were lucky to get the body of the episode!
Episode 83 -- The Computer Gods Are Laughing
October 03, 2016 23:34 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBIn which we get you all caught up -- whether you want to be or not.
Episode 82 -- Technical DIfficulties
September 09, 2016 01:25 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBAt last...after gaining access to a different computer (the old one is likely a total loss -- thank goodness for Carbonite!) and in which we discuss visits to Minnesota, new chickens, hoping for a break in the heat, the Marie Kon-Don't Method, and the difference between Scotch tension and double drive spinning.
Episode 81 -- Absolutely Slowly
August 03, 2016 01:42 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBIn which we acknowledge some farm sadness, but then press on to discuss DIY light boxes and cigar box electric guitars, crazy catch up after summer camp, winning prizes in yarn crawls, how much respect you gain for designers by designing, seeing family on business trips, playing in the pool at the Downcellar Studio's Splashpad Party, technology inspired and enabled knitting, and television for the velocity impaired. Listen here: Episode 81 -- Absolutely Slowly
Episode 80 -- Camp Exclusive
July 18, 2016 19:13 - 18 minutes - 17 MBIn which we recall the fun we had at TwinSet Summer Camp!
Episode 79 -- Almost Time for Camp!!
July 05, 2016 15:02 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn which we hear a big confession, enjoy reports of retirement festivities, celebrate pride, think of podcaster with whom to dine, hear a negative space essay from Ellen, learn about Devon sheep and their cousins, the brick sheep...aka Devon Closewool.
Episode 78 -- Zombies and TNNA
June 16, 2016 03:36 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIn which we talk about great fun had at Zombie Knitpocalypse and The National Needlearts Association Summer Convention, farm stuff, not much knitting, super powers and all the winners from phase one of the UNKAL!!
Episode 77 -- 12 More Days!
May 30, 2016 22:32 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIn which we discuss some sad farm news and some better farm news, business travels and ball games, Memorial Day remembrances, and the fact that Ellen is running out of work days rather rapidly!!
Episode 76 -- So Much Stuff!! (Redux)
May 16, 2016 00:29 - 1 hour - 86 MBIn which we discuss trips all over the place, many projects, winning endeavors, buffalo garbanzoes, cowichan sweaters, Nancy Totten Designs and prize winning farm animals plus lots of other stuff.
Episode 76 -- So Much Stuff!!
May 16, 2016 00:28In which we discuss trips all over the place, many projects, winning endeavors, buffalo garbanzoes, cowichan sweaters, Nancy Totten Designs and prize winning farm animals plus lots of other stuff.
Episode 75 -- Waiting for Spring!!
April 10, 2016 22:39 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn which we discuss aberrant spring weather, a trip to see Andrew, the wiggle dance, bottle supplemented lambs, naked alpaca and fowl play.
Episode 74 -- Twofer Two
March 27, 2016 18:20 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBIn which we discuss White House M&Ms, Lindt Chocolate Bunnies, Big balls of string, more new lambs, pacemaker museums, and running in slippers.
Episode 73 -- Twofer One
March 27, 2016 16:27 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBIn which we discuss rams and lambs and many hats off to Minnesota, a monumental knitting bite, a book review of Free Spirit Knits and several wiener opportunities.
Episode 72 -- So Many Things!!!
March 11, 2016 19:33 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBFor which I took almost two weeks to edit and in which we discuss retreats, Stitches West, meeting long lost family and new and old friends, sunning in company of alligators and sharks, the amazining Anna Zilboorg, new contests, and TwinSet Summer Camp -- now with more Caithness Craft! SO many things!!!
Episode 71 -- Snow Bound!
February 07, 2016 21:43 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIn which we discuss dealing with Winter Storm Jonas, travel to see Jan's grand newphew, the Knit a Journey Midwinter Retreat, Legally Blonde - the Musical!, CVM, and being bold.
Episode 70 -- No Kittens Were Harmed
January 18, 2016 22:50 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn which we discuss very little in the patterns of our lives, but in which we do discuss getting our spin back on, full time working for part time people, bonus sheds, horny sheep, and, yes, exploding kittens.
Episode 69 -- Excellent Intentions
January 10, 2016 21:34 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIn which we reflect on 2015 and set our intentions for 2016, talk about all the hijinx from December, and reinvigorate the TwinSet Rare Sheep Challenge.
Episode 68 -- Back to Work...Part Time
December 06, 2015 22:10 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn which we catch up from being on hiatus. Not only do we get back to work on the podcast, but we both got back to work at our paying jobs. However, twinsetellen has returned in a part time status, much to her pleasure! And in which we discuss caring for my grand nephew, my trip to Peru, Finnsheep getting ready for a busy spring, getting pneumonia vaccinations, and cleaning off the needles.!
Episode 67 -- Lisa (AKA Turbogal) Picks Up the Slack
November 03, 2015 20:06 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIn which Jan and Ellen chat briefly before Ellen sends Jan to bed to get over her pneumonia so she can go to Peru. Lisa (AKA Turbogal) then joins Ellen to provide you with a complete episode chock full of listening pleasure! Note -- there was a technical glitch with Ellen and Lisa's chat, so you may note a bit of a jog in the conversation at one point. I promise you're not missing anything though! Listen here: Episode 67 -- Lisa (AKA Turbogal) Picks Up the Slack
Episode 66 -- Delayed by Baby
October 22, 2015 02:43 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn which we are joyful about the arrival of Andrew and prattle on about many things.
Episode 65 -- It's a Squid. Really.
September 07, 2015 15:51 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn which we discuss how short was the interval between this and the last episode (and yet in which we manage to create almost an hour of audio), jumping the broom, work interfering with knitting, and the fact that Squishy the Squid truly is a squid (and not what others have intimated). Plus, we have another visit from Dr. Yarn!