The Live and Learn Knitting (and more) Podcast

Live and Learn Podcast Episode 37 – WIP-ee Dip! My blue sweater – See Episode 2 for more information - https://youtu.be/of3BymosQHA?si=GIE-v3mgAVO8Cnwa Ewetopia Fiber Shop, Viroqua, WI - https://www.ewetopiafibershop.com/ Linen Stitch Headband – variation of River Town Headband by Stacy Clement-Kazimir - https://ravel.me/river-town-headband---crochet-version Berroco Pixel Yarn - https://berroco.com/yarns/berroco-pixel/ Pravda Pullover - https://ravel.me/pravda-pullover KnitPicks Wonderfluff - https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/wonderfluff/c/5420285 Andrea Mowry – DreaRenee Knits - I’ll Knit if I Want To - https://www.youtube.com/@dreareneeknits/videos DRK Everyday Pullover - https://ravel.me/drk-everyday-sweater Bemidji Woolen Mills - https://www.bemidjiwoolenmills.com/ Rebecca Clow - https://www.ravelry.com/designers/rebecca-clow Rayon Vert by Jules Verne - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Ray Malabrigo Sock Yarn - https://malabrigoyarn.com/yarns/sock Unge...

Live and Learn Podcast Episode 36 – Throwback Thursday #3 Cabled Sweater – from an old Vogue Knitting – if I can find which one, I’ll update my shownotes. EPS – Elizabeth’s Percentage System - https://www.schoolhousepress.com/ - I’m linking to the Origin Site for all things Elizabeth Zimmermann. If you google EPS you will find MANY explanations, riffs, etc, but it all starts at Schoolhouse Press Dale of Norway ZOOM yarn – Sadly, Dale of Norway yarns are either not in production, or not what they used to be. Might be possible to find Dale Zoom on the aftermarkets. More discussion of Dale of Norway in the future! Gwendoline Butler – John Coffin Mystery Series - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/gwendoline-butler/ Hard (impossible?!) to find the first volumes for reasonable used book prices. Maker’s Bingo – If you’d like to play along (you can backtrack to January!) please message me and I will send you a card. Prize drawings for the first quarter will be in April – we are m...

Eggless Chocolate Cake With the price of eggs being what it is, this economical, tasty dessert is much appreciated!  1½ cups flour - 200 grams 1 cup sugar – 200 grams 3 tbsp baking cocoa – 20 grams 1 tsp baking soda – 5 grams ½ tsp salt – 2 grams 6 tbsp oil (canola) – 84 grams 1 tbsp vinegar – 15 grams 1 tsp vanilla extract – 4 grams 1 cup cold water – 240 grams Preheat the oven to 375°. Grease and flour an 8” baking pan. In a mixing bowl, sift the dry ingredients. Using a spoon, make 3 wells in the dry ingredients. Pour vinegar into one, oil into the other two, and add the vanilla to the vinegar well. Slowly pour the water over all. Mix with an electric mixer on low speed (or by hand) until thoroughly combined (batter will be thin). Pour into the baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, soften 1 tablespoon butter, mix in ¾ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, and ½ teaspoo...

Live and Learn Podcast Episode 35 – Small Things Part 3 Coffee Break Cowl by Elizabeth Smith Knits - https://ravel.me/coffee-break-13 Ewetopia Déjà Vu Yarn - https://www.ewetopiafibershop.com/shop-yarn/p/deja-vu-yarn Saturn Rings Headband from Drops Patterns - https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=208&cid=17 Creative Knitting Magazine – I found this source that has some of the digital issues available - https://archive.org/details/Creative_Knitting_2010-09/page/n25/mode/2up Patons Kroy Yarn - https://www.yarnspirations.com/products/patons-kroy-socks-yarn?variant=47071327519035 Butterick See & Sew Dress Pattern 6944 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/165069840914?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Uf9SZa7hRzS&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=XnjznpHDTQu&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY or https://www.etsy.com/listing/783879482/see-sew-6944-pattern-uncut-1980s-vintage?gpla=1&gao=1& Make Thrift Mend by Katrina Rodabaugh - https://www.abrams...

Live and Learn Podcast Episode 34 – A Comedy of Errors Pravda Pullover - https://ravel.me/pravda-pullover Juniper Moon Herriot Great (it IS plied, not a singles!) - https://junipermoonfarmyarn.com/yarn/K-HG KnitPicks Wonderfluff - https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/wonderfluff/c/5420285 Catching Floats Tutorial - https://youtu.be/b9JWn5Rk_vE?si=v5pUSWSdQnlzfBoc Yume by Isabell Kraemer - https://ravel.me/yume Hikoo by Skacel Sueño Yarn - https://www.skacelknitting.com/sueno Seamless Slippers - https://ravel.me/annes-slippers Newsletter signup – if you’d like to receive a brief howdy from me from time to time, please send an email to livelearnknit@gmail.com with Newsletter in Subject, and I’ll add you to the mailing list. I promise not to be an email pest!   Where to Find Me – Live, Learn, Knit Blog - https://livelearnknit.blogspot.com/ Email – livelearnknit@gmail.com Live and Learn Group on Ravelry - https://www.ravelry.com/groups/live-and-learn-knitting-podcast...

Live and Learn Podcast Episode 33 – The Skrewball Episode UPDATE: If you've come here looking for the BINGO card, please email me at livelearnknit@gmail.com and I'll send you the PDF. THANKS! Indigo Smoke Pullover by Kirsten Joel - https://ravel.me/indigo-smoke-pullover Knit.Wear Magazine – the issue with the Indigo Smoke Pullover was the last one! - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/periodicals/knitwear The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker – available on the Libby app, or - https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&ref_=search_f_hp&sts=t&tn=the%20dorito%20effect Skrewball Whiskey - https://www.skrewballwhiskey.com/en/ Flicker and Flame Cap by Andrea Mowry - https://ravel.me/flicker--flame Patons Classic Wool - https://www.yarnspirations.com/collections/yarn/products/patons-classic-wool-worsted-yarn Baby Socks - Spinnerin and other vintage pattern books – can be found on Etsy and eBay, and of course thrift and antique...