The Crochet Side

Ep 9 - What's up on this side

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In this episode of the Crochet Side podcast, I chat about everything that's on my hooks, and the idea of turning something commercial into your own.

Note that this episode is the first episode using my portable setup. After all the recording, the transferring and the editing, I still managed to miss a bunch of umm's and uhh's. I also need to fix the placement of the mic as I don't think you want to continue hearing me swallow saliva, right? Not attractive. So I apologize for all of those, but I'm not so embarassed that I'm going to let all this work get thrown out. Ha!

Hey, remind me not to crochet while I'm recording, as I have long moments of I-Am-A-Ro-Bot. Lame, Brianna. So lame.

Show Notes Breakdown:
01. How I'm flying by the seat of my pants while turning a commercial, and clearanced, headband into something to show off crochet.
02. Boo-Hoo about lack of interaction.
03. Boo-Hoo about the fact that knit-only podcasts are using crochet as a keyword and detracting potential listeners from the newer crochet-only podcasts that are emerging.
04. Possibility of a vidcast when I fix some things.
05. Crochet Project #1: Herringbone Scarf.
06. Crochet Project/Design #2: Felted Messenger Bag. I don't think I bought enough Patons Classic Wool Merino in burgundy. FOR SHAME. And it was on clearance too.
07. Crochet Project/Design #3: Tunisian colorwork, possibly a belt.
08. Join Ravelry! I demand it.
09. Send me audio files, e-mails, comments, anything that I can discuss or answer on a future podcast. Please. I may even pop out a tear or two if necessary.

Links:
The Crochet Side
Odeo
Ravelry

Music:
01. Intro music by DJOC - "Francis Thomé - Sous la Feuillée - Under the Leaves"
02. End Credit music by A.B.E. (Anthems of a Bygone Era) - "String Groove"

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Ep 8 - Pt 2 Laurie Wheeler, Crochet Liberation Front, My Editing Blunder

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note: this episode was too large for one upload, so it's in two parts. this is part two.

See the show notes at The Crochet Side or in the previous entry.

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Ep 7 - Pt 1 Laurie Wheeler, Crochet Liberation Front, My Editing Blunder

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note: this episode was too large for one upload, so it's in two parts.

In this episode of the Crochet Side podcast, I discuss the Crochet Liberation front with its founder, Laurie Wheeler. We also discuss a number of other things, all products of tangents. I would like to admit that this was supposed to be an interview, but I suck at those, and, therefore, am going to force everyone to refer to it as a discussion. We talked. We chatted. We discussed. Discussion.

Before that I wax on about my editing disaster, give congratulations again to the Bloggy Giveaway winner, Tracy, and give you a list of apologies.

As it was in the podcast, without furder ado...

Here is more or less what Laurie and I discussed:

01. We find out more about Laurie Wheeler
02. her business, Camanomade Handspun Yarn
03. Thoughts on "Not your Momma's/Grandma's Crochet"
04. Freeform and learning technique

05. Swatching and Scrumbling
06. Forget about the rules

07. CLF Book and Submissions
08. Crochet Liberation Front (this is pretty much all throughout)
09. There's mention of a 2010 Crochet Retreat (CLF Retreat) in a Washington State Park
10. Uhh, other stuff. Come on! Over an hour of good stuff, and I have to remember it all?

Links:
Crochet Liberation Front blog
Laurie Wheeler's website
Ravelry
CLF Ravelry group

Music:
01. Intro Credit music by DJOC - "Francis Thomé - Sous la Feuillée - Under the Leaves"
02. End Credit music by A.B.E. (Anthems of a Bygone Era) -
"String Groove"
03. No other music considering both parts of the episode are over an hour long. Geez!

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Ep 6 - Bloggy Giveaway Winner!

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This episode announces the winner of the Bloggy Giveaway that was held on The Crochet Side.

The winner was picked via Random.org, so there was no bias on my part, just good times. :)

Look to TheCrochetSide.com for future giveaways and exciting news!

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