Sunday, February 15, 2009

episode 26: the yarn is always greener

hey all!

show notes are below.

z

knitch in atlanta - http://www.shopknitch.com/

stonehedge fiber mill shepherd's wool - http://www.stonehedgefibermill.com/index.html

thrown together by kim hargreaves - http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/acatalog/Thrown_Together.html

vintage knits - http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Knits-Thirty-Knitting-Designs/dp/1570763127

kim hargreaves website - http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/index.htm

a good yarn in baltimore - http://www.agoodyarn.com/index.php

bemidji's original homespun - http://www.bemidjiwoolenmills.com/details.php?id=boh1

stash and burn - http://www.stashandburn.com/

yknit - http://www.yknit.com/

k2tog in albany - http://www.k2togonline.com/

cascade venezia - http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-Venezia.asp
stash in berkeley - http://www.stashyarn.com/
artfibers in san francisco - http://www.artfibers.com/

imagiknit in san francisco - http://www.imagiknit.com/

webs - http://www.yarn.com/

merisoft handpainted by punta yarn - http://www.puntayarns.com/all-yarns.htm

calorimetry - http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTcalorimetry.html

Monday, January 12, 2009

podcast update

hey all!

if you haven't heard, i had a problem with my computer at the end of 2008 and wasn't able to record...now the computer is fixed, but my microphone has decided to stop working...sigh...i'm hoping to resolve all these issues this week and get to recording over the weekend!!

z

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

episode 25: eastside stitchin'

hey all!

below are the show notes! CAUTION: yarn porn below! zknits is not responsible for yarn purchases caused by this podcast!

z

stitches east - http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/universe.php

maureen mason-jamieson - http://www.needleartsbookshop.com/gallery/cgmaujam.html

edie eckman - http://edieeckman.com/

knitty - http://www.knitty.com/

twist collective - http://twistcollective.com/2008/winter/magazinepage_01.php

interweave knits - http://www.interweaveknits.com/

knit1 - http://www.knit1mag.com/

knitter's magazine - http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/knitters.php

knitscene - http://www.knitscene.com/default.asp

vogue knitting - http://www.vogueknitting.com/

stitches east ravelry group - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/stitches-east-2008

eunny jang steeking tutorial - http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/01/steeking_chronicles_the_should.html

another steeking tutorial - http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com/2008/01/its-steek-tutorial.html

noro - silk garden chunky - http://www.yarnmarket.com/yarn/Noro_Yarn-Silk_Garden_Chunky_Yarn-3618.html

nightlights (glow in the dark yarn) - https://www.woolstock.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=56

newton country yarns - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellblo/3000510652/

cottage craft fine wollens - http://www.cottagecraftwoollens.com/index.htm

hand painted knitting yarns - http://www.handpaintedknittingyarns.com/

twisted sisters - http://twistedsistersknitting.com/

pagewood farm - http://www.pagewoodfarm.com/

brooklyn general - http://www.brooklyngeneral.com/

shelridge farm - http://www.shelridge.com/

peekaboo mitten - http://peekaboomittens.blogspot.com/

webs valley yarns - http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-yarns-valley-yarns/

Sunday, October 26, 2008

episode 24: knitting for others

hey all!
show notes are below! they're pretty short and sweet...
z

calorimetry - http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTcalorimetry.html

alopecia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_areata

head huggers - http://www.headhuggers.org/

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2008

episode 21: sweaters, sweaters, and more sweaters

hey all!
below are show notes!!
z

craftster shrug (anthropologie inspired capelet) - http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=62184.0

first sweater attempted ever: hot lava cardigan - http://www.bluealvarez.com/bluealva/patterns/hotlava.html

bad penny - http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTbadpenny.html

my bad penny - http://seezknit.blogspot.com/2006/11/so-i-finally-finished-this-shirt-that.html

top down raglan pattern from cosmicpluto - http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?page_id=274

buttony sweater by oh my stars - http://ohmystars.net/craft/knitting/pbuttony.html

venus by kate jackson - http://www.knitscene.com/photos/spring2007/earth/project8.asp

kimono sweater for my mom (take 1) - http://seezknit.blogspot.com/2006/11/kwanzaa-present-for-my-mom-is-done-it.html

uk based rowan patterns for a pretty penny (they don't have the actual sweater posted anymore) - http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/

forecast - http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter05/PATTforecast.html

serpentine sweater - http://octopusknitting.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-unseasonably-warm-serpentine-sweater.html

interweave knits fall 2007 and minimalist cardigan - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_fall.asp

interweave knits spring 2008 and flutter sleeve cardigan - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2008_spring.asp

patina by classic elite yarns - http://www.yarndex.com/yarn.cfm?yarn_id=3406

interweave knits summer 2007 and 1824 blouson - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_summer.asp

mission falls 1824 cotton - http://www.yarnmarket.com/yarn/Mission_Falls_Yarn-1824_Cotton_Yarn-2500.html

webs - www.yarn.com

urban aran cardigan example - http://www.streetsandyos.com/archives/2006/12/urban_aran_card.php

knitting without tears - http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Without-Tears-Easy-Follow/dp/0684135051

cascade 220 - http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-220.asp

ez's seamless hybrid sweater by jared flood aka brooklyn tweed - http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2006/08/seamless-hybrid_30.html

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

YARN CRAWL!!!!

hey all!

below is a comprehensive list of all the yarn stores i'm going to visit on the yarn crawl. as i decide on dates, i'll add additional posts to indicate that. i'll probably start with the lower manhattan shops in two weekends, but i'll post to specify my route when i decide. i'll be verifying the addresses before i go, but definitely let me know if i've missed a store!!

thanks!
z

Manhattan

Midtown Stores: Ongoing trips from work

Gotta Knit
14 East 34th Street; 5th Floor (between 5th Avenue & Madison Avenue)
(212) 989-3030

Habu Textiles
135 West 29th Street, Suite 804 (between 6th and 7th Ave.)
212.239.3546
Open Monday->Saturday, 10AM - 6PM

The Yarn Connection
218 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
212 684-5099

School Products
1201 Broadway (Between 28th & 29th)
212-679-3516


Downtown Stores: Trip A

Downtown Yarns
45 Avenue A (between 3rd and 4th Street)
212-995-5991
F train – 2nd Ave

Make Workshop
195 Chrystie Street #502 (between Stanton and Rivington)
F train – 2nd Ave

Olivo’s Fashions and Yarns
55 Avenue C (between 4th & 5th Streets)
212-533-2238
F train – 2nd Ave

Knit New York
307 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
212-387-0707
Open Monday through Friday, 7AM - 9PM, Sat/Sun 8AM-9PM
L train – 3rd Ave

Trip B:

P & S Fabrics Corp
360 Broadway
212 226-1534, 212 226-1572
Closed on Saturdays
N/Q/R/W/4/6/J/M/Z – Canal St

Trip C:

The Point
37A Bedford (Between Carmine & Downing)
B/D/F/V/A/C/E – West 4th St

Purl
137 Sullivan Street
212-420-8796
A/C/E – Spring St

Seaport Yarns
181 Broadway Fifth Floor
212-608-3100
A/C – Broadway/Nassau

Upper East Sides Stores: Trip D

Annie’s
1325 Madison Ave. (between 93rd and 94th St.)
4/6 – 96th St

Knitting 321
321 East 75th Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
212 772-2020
4/6 – 77th St

Knitting and Stitching
1207 First Avenue (between 65th and 66th St)
4/6 – 68th St/Hunter College

String
130 E 82nd St (between Park & Lexington)
4/5/6 – 86th St

Stitches East
55 East 52nd Street
212-421-0112
E/V – 53rd St

Wool Gathering
318 East 84th Street
212-734-4747
4/5/6 – 86th St

Upper West Side Stores

Trip E:

Knitty City
208 West 79th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam)
212-724-9596
1/2 – 79th St

The Yarn Company
2274 Broadway (at 82nd Street), 2nd floor
212-787-7878
1/2 – 86th St

Yarntopia
974 Amsterdam Ave at 108th
(212) 316-9276
1 – 110th St

Queens

Trip F:

Smiley’s Yarns
92-06 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421
718-849-9873
Cash Only

Staten Island

Trip G:

The Yarn Girl
851 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310
718 447-6117

Brooklyn

Amazing Savings
Various locations including:
1) 1415-1423 Avenue M (718) 998-2020
2) 1080 McDonald Avenue (718) 253-2244
3) 331 Rutledge Street, Williamsburg (718) 388-2929

B.E. Yarns
784 Manhattan Avenue (near Calyer, in Greenpoint, Nassau stop on G train)
718.383.8907

Brooklyn General
128 Union Street
718.237.7753.Store Hours: 12-7 Tues, Wed, Thurs, 12-6 on Friday and Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday

Coney Island Home Furnishings (formerly T&D Carpet)
3155 Coney Island Avenue, just off Brighton Beach Avenue
718-891-6742

Fiber Notion
849 Union Street (between 6th and 7th Aves.)
718-230-4148

P.R. Grand’s
1935 86th Street (near 20th Ave.)
718-265-6330
Under the D/M train

Knit-A-Way
398 Atlantic Avenue (near Bond Street)
718.797.3305
Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 AM - 7 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM - 6 PM; Sun 12 PM - 5 PM.

Lana Fabric
909 Kings Hwy
(718) 339-8940
(Mon-Fri 8:30 to 6:30)
A few blocks from the Kings Highway stop on the B/Q train.

Lester’s Fabrics
1269 Broadway
718.452.0575

Pratt Store
550 Myrtle Avenue
a few blocks from the Classon Avenue stop on the G Train
718-789-1105
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Sav-A-Thon Fabrics
2452 Flatbush Ave. (near Kings Plaza)
718-258-8500
Sun 11-6 and M-Sat 9:30-7:25
Second location at 1620 Caton Avenue
718-282-2244.

Stitch & Stitch Yarn Shop
1316 Coney Island Ave
718.692.0100

Stitch Therapy
176 Lincoln Place (btw 7th & 8th Avenue)
718.398.2020
Store Hours: Tues.-Thurs. Noon to 7:30 pm, Fri. Sat. & Sun. Noon to 6:30 pm.

The Yarn Tree
347 Bedford Avenue (btw. South 3rd and South 4th)
718.384.8030
Store Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 4pm-9pm; Fri. CLOSED; Sat. & Sun. Noon-7pm.

episode 20: the third knitting resolution update

hey all!
below are show notes for episode 20! they're short and sweet this week!
z

peace fleece yarn - http://www.peacefleece.com/knitting.htm

central park hoodie - http://shop.interweave.com/Central-Park-Hoodie-P204C53.aspx

berrocco ultra alpaca - http://www.berroco.com/shade_cards/ultra_alpaca_sh.html

Saturday, July 26, 2008

episode 19: destash away!

hey all!
show notes are below! :)
z

stash and burn podcast - http://www.stashandburn.com/

stash and burn groupies group on ravelry - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/stash-and-burn-groupies

stash knit down 2008 group on ravelry - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/stash-knit-down-2008

yarn addicts unite - http://yarnaddictsunite.blogspot.com/

destash for cash - http://destashforcash.wordpress.com/

coco roco - http://www.usmenuguide.com/cocoroco.htm

yknit podcast - http://yknit.com/

stephanie pearl mcphee - http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/

destash and restach flickr group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/37616719@N00/