Thanks so much to Hoxton for our conversation! 

Would you like to see some weather statistics for Duluth, including the average hours of sunlight?  Look here:  http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Minnesota/Duluth/. 

Are you interested in the history of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her sinking?  See here:  http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/fitz.phtml

A couple of my favorite movies?  Well, there is this one:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080671/  and there is this one:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084296/

Edward Martin and his lute and vihuela music may be found here:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin. 

It's a portal into a fabulous crafty. literate world. 

Quantum Theory, in the scientific verson:  http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/quantumtheory.html  and in a bit more layman's language:  http://library.thinkquest.org/3487/qp.html

Are you interested in David Grote, his herd of Icelandic sheep, his flock of poultry, or his artwork?  Look here (you can link through his site to the information on the exhibit):  http://davidgrote.com/

Interested in Erika Mock and her workshops?  Try this link:  http://erikamock.com/wst_page2.html

And how about Upper Midwest Alpacas?  FInd out what this organization is all about here:  http://www.uppermidwestalpacas.com/.

Would you like to watch a conversation between Bill Moyers and Robert Bly?  Try here:  http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08312007/watch.html.   Mr. Bly's biographical and literary information is here: 

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=653 

Here's Crafternoon Tea with Granny G:  http://www.grannygcrafts.com/

And here is The Knitting Show, with our very own group members Dierdre and Peter:  http://www.theknittingshow.libsyn.com/.  Congratulations, podcasters! 

If you enjoy the lute music, here's a link to Edward Martin and his baroque goodness:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin. 

Journey On. 

I need to give full credit to Edward Martin for the lute music tying all of the bits together.  Find his music here:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

Journey on.

The Ravelry group for his podcast is here:  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/its-a-purl-man. 

You can find Guido himself on Ravelry as "Guido".  You could also send him a message via his podcast site, as guido at itsapurlman dot com. 

Thanks again to Guido for the chat.   

--  Susan

A link to the Playing with Yarn shop's site, to the Galina class info:  http://www.playingwithyarn.com/workshop.htm

A link to Edward Martin's music:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

Thanks for listening. 

Journey On. 

Hope you enjoy. 

--  Susan

And her podcast may be found here:  http://belleoftheballpodcast.blogspot.com/

There is a Belle of the Ball podcast group on Ravelry, where Sherrill is BaaBonnyBelle. 

Hope you enjoyed the conversation. 

If you're curious about the baroque lute music in the background, find Edward Martin's music here:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

Thanks, Sherrill.

Would you like to read about lanolin and/or the wisking properties of wool?  Here are some places to start:   http://www.lotusorganics.com/articles/wool%20facts.aspx;  http://wiki.wikivegan.com/page/Lanolin;  http://johncwalton.com/WindowOutdoors/Waterproof%20Breathable%20Fabrics%20-%20Outdoor%20Guide.html;  http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc=en_US&sct=US&assetid=2301

Interested in seeing how the other half do handcrafts?  The type filled with metals and geometry?  Look here at Dave Wages' Ellis Cycles site:  http://elliscycles.com/, and see the goings-on at the Handmade Bicycle show:  http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/2009-show/. 

Dragonflies and their relationship to migratory raptors here:  http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/fall/DragonflyMigration.html.

Rain garden information, as in how to build one, here: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/runoff/rg/links.htm  and here:  http://www.raingardens.org/Index.php. 

Jean Feraca and her fabulous show Here on Earth is here: http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/ .  Margaret Wertheim and the Institute for Figuring (complete with information about the Crochet Coral Reef Project) is here:  http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html. 

To send me a message, email me at:  susan@knitajourney.com or send a message on ravelry, where I'm susandolph.  Feel free to come by the Knitajourney group there, as well. 

Thanks for listening!  Journey on.

Edward Martin performs baroque lute music:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

The American Players Theater is a magical place:  http://www.playinthewoods.org/

The Robert Cray Band is mesmerizing:  http://www.myspace.com/robertcray   http://www.robertcray.com/

John Nemeth is no slouch, either:  http://www.johnnemethblues.com/

Hoxton is putting out a great podcast from London called Electric Sheep:  http://www.electricsheep-hoxton.blogspot.com/.  She is also on iTunes as Electric Sheep.  If you like Knitajourney, you will appreciate all these sheep. 

Is there a podcaster you would like to hear interviewed, Knitajourney-style?  Do you have a burning question you would like asked of other podcasters?  Leave a comment here or email me at susan@knitajourney.com or send me a message on Ravelry where I'm susandolph or leave a comment at the Knitajourney group in the thread titled "Interviews?" 

Thanks for listening.  Journey on. 

here is a recipe for the concoction which provides the mouthful of joy: 

http://www.cookingindex.com/recipes/39789/lincoln-snacks-screaming-yellow-zonkers.htm

and here is a link to other testimonials (don't take my word for it) about the excellent in confection that were SYZs:  http://www.oldtimecandy.com/screaming-yellow-zonkers.htm

Edward Martin's music infuses the podcast, and here you will find information about him:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

I talked about working on socks for my mother in Marathon yarn.  Here's a link:  http://www.universalyarn.com/quality_color.php?quality=75

And then Euroflax Athens for the tank:  http://www.louet.com/yarns/euroflax.shtml

There's Lamour from Rowan 44:  http://www.knitrowan.com/whats-on/gallery/rowan-knitting--and-crochet-magazine-44-nostalgia.aspx

And there's Michelle's Shawl from Wrapped in Comfort:  http://spindyeknit.com/my-books/  And Lliclla from Andean Inspired Knits:  http://www.helenhamann.com/book.html

And there was for a brief moment in time the Trangular Shawl from The Gossamer Webs Design Collection, which might be out of print.  Here is a link to Galina Khmeleva's Skaska Designs:  http://www.skaska.com/

Want to follow Michelle Obama's fashoin choices?  Look here:  http://www.mrs-o.org/

And of course, a link to Edward Martin:   http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

Thanks for listening.  Comments/questions/suggestions are always welcome, here or at susan@knitajourney.com or at Ravelry, where I'm susandolph. 

And here is a link to the Repossessing irtue series, which includes the interview with Rachel Naomi Remen:  http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/first-person/repossessing-virtue/

I also read passages from The Sparrow, written by Mary Doria Russell.  Here is a link to find that:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Sparrow/Mary-Doria-Russell/e/9780449912553/?itm=2

And here is a link to some info about the author:    http://www.marydoriarussell.info/

And here is Krista Tippett's interview of Mary Doria Russell on Speaking of Faith, in an episode titled The Novelist as God:   http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/novelist-as-god/

And then there is the Belle Armoire magazine I mentioned.  Here is a link to the magazine's website:  http://www.stampington.com/html/Belle_armoire.html

And for the entirety of eye-candy magazines published by Stampington, look here:  http://www.stampington.com/

As always, a link for Edward Martin:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

Thanks for listening. 

And if you'd like to hear more of Edward Martin's music, go here:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin

And if you're thinking of taking up macrame, go here:  http://www.macramesuperstore.com/

And if you'd like to join the Ravelry group, go there and look up "knitajourney" under the groups tab.  People are already joining and discussing.  Whew! 

Edward Martin's music runs throughout this podcast.  Here is where to find his recordings:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin.  And here is information about his upcoming faculty concert:  http://css.edu/x923.xml. 

Non-knitter George sent me this link:   http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_736_A_Gift_Of_Hands.mp3/view.  This is APM's The Story, and episode titled A Gift of Hands.  I left the details out of the podcast because it is very interesting listening.  I encourage you to hear the story in the women's own voices.  You can also find The Story on iTunes, if you'd like to subscribe there.  And you can download from the site, of course. 

Eirka Mock's web site is here:  http://www.erikamock.com/.  If you are in the area or are giving thought to traveling in the area, I highly recommend an Erika Mock workshop.  Her teaching style is fluid and gentle.  If there are folks in the area interested in setting up a workshop with Erika, let me know.  I'm in. 

I did, indeed post a photo (though not a very good one) of the finished object I spoke of.  It's at the blog.  Start here: http://knitajourney.com/ and click on a Bit of Blogging. 

Please feel free to leave a comment here at the show notes.  You could also email me at susan@knitajourney.com.  And on Ravelry, I'm susandolph.  I think I can link to me:  http://www.ravelry.com/people/susandolph.  But, I think you need to be signed in to Ravelry in order to follow the link.  You could send me a message there if you have input/questions/ideas.  I'm interested in your thoughts. 

Journey on. 

Thanks for listening.  Feel free to leave a comment or to email me at susan@knitajourney.com.   (oh, that was two links). 

In the first Bit of Knitting, I talked about Louet Euroflax.  Here's a link for a look:  http://www.louet.com/yarns/euroflax_sport.shtml.  And here is a link for looking at Bazic Wool:  http://www.yarns-and.com/ClassicElite/CEbazic.htm.  And for Dale Falk,  look here:  http://www.yarndex.com/yarn.cfm?yarn_id=209 (I know, not a great link).  Plassard Alpaga, no link.  I mentioned Meghan of Stitch-It!! podcast.  She is now hosting from libsyn, here:  http://stitchitpodcast.libsyn.com/.   Charles of Stitch Stud and his Bride talked about multiple intelligences in Episode 15.  Here is a link to his 'cast:  http://stitchstud.podbean.com/.   And that "my kingdom for a horse" bit?  Yes, that's Richard III, and one of my favorite lines from the Bard, ever. 

In A Bit of My Town, I'm talking about, well, my town, Duluth, MN.  Here is a link:  http://www.visitduluth.com/. 

In A Bit of Chatter, I talked much about the American Swedish Institute.  Here's a link:  http://www.americanswedishinst.org/ASI/Home.html.  And the women behind the exhibit:  Wendy J. Johnson, here:  http://www.sagahill.com/,  and Susanna Hansson, here:  http://www.oneofsusannas.com/.  And here is one of the greatest (according to the bohusstickningers):  Solveig Gustafsson:  http://www.solsilke.se/.  Want to travel internationally to see Bohus?  You should go here:  http://www.bohuslansmuseum.se/Kultur_Default.aspx?id=3475.  Don't forget, if you are a member of Ravelry, there is a Bohus Stickning group.  If you go to groups and search "bohus", you'll find it easily.  Seven hundred bohusstickningers.  Oh, and then there was that quote, also from Richard III.  It's the opening line of the play, spoken by the limping opportunist himself, "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York; and all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house in the deep bosom of the ocean buried".  He was just a bit sarcastic about that. 

Never to forget Edward Martin and his music.  Here's where to find him:  http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin. 

During the first Bit of Commection, I promised some links of cycling-knitting connectedness.  Here they are: 

My husband's blog.  He is a cyclist married to a knitter:  http://www.mnbicyclecommuter.blogspot.com/. 

Jerome, a cyclist married to a knitter:  http://jeromes-bikes.blogspot.com/.  Look at his February 11th post to see the socks his wife knit from her own handspun.  Really, go look.  They're fabulous.  

Amy, married to a cyclist and a cyclist herself, has returned to knitting.  She posted on February 12th about knitting socks for her husband's very masculine feet during a brief hijacking of his bog, here:    http://istanbultea.typepad.com/largefellaonabike/. 

Lisa, knitting, running, skiing, bike commuting, living large in Duluth, MN: http://wildknits.blogspot.com/. 

And then there is this bit of collision between the worlds of knitting and bikes, in an art installation as posted by Franklin Habit:  http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/.  See his February 18th post. 

In A Bit of Knitting,  I talked about Healing Touch.  I am a bit of a dabbler;  to learn about the professionals, start here:  http://www.healingtouchinternational.org/

There is more information about energy and matter and spirit here: http://www.cymaticsource.com/ and here:  http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_cymatics.htm  and here:  http://www.desk.nl/~northam/oro/zk2.htm. 

I mentioned Meghan and her Stitch-it! podcast.  Meghan is fun to listen to.  She is in the process of migrating her podcast.  Find it here:  http://stitchitpodcast.com/?p=343. 

Then, in the second bit of Connection, I was talking about connecting with other knitters, with the example of the Rock Stars' welcoming me to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex with a knitting meet-up. 

If you'd like to hear  Lise's voice, her Knitting Rose podcast is here:  http://www.knittingrose.blogspot.com/.  I like her podcast oh-so-much. 

Then there is Dawn of Knit Naturally, who hasn't posted an episode in a bit.  I miss hearing from her, but I am hopeful that she will put up another episode soon.  This is her podcast site:  http://knitnaturally.mypodcast.com/. 

Thanks for listening.  Journey On. 

 --  Susan

I'm talking about the Arrowhead Ultra 135 in A Bit of Chatter.  Here is the home page:  http://arrowheadultra.com/.  And here is the post from Mike Curiak about his Arrowhead race experience (for gorgeous pictures, take a gander as this blog entry):  http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2009/02/a135-day-one-its-all-good.html. 

I'm looking forward to any comments.  Next approximate podcast date:  February 21. 

The music is Rondeau, of Suite in A Major by Johann Gottfried Conradi, recorded by Edward Martin, lutenist.  This selection is from a fine album titled Allemande (2008).   A lutenist is a rare and lovely sort of bird.  Someone who brings music of the late-17th and early-18th centuries to our ears brings a gift, indeed.  Mr. Martin's recordings can be found at Magnatune.  Try this link:  http://www.magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin.   

I think it was Patricia Wells who recommended attempting the same recipe over and over until you feel you have it down.  She has her 2010 cooking class schedule up at http://www.patriciawells.com.  If I did indeed hear her say that thing about repetition, I heard it on The Splendid Table.  If you like to cook or to listen to people who like to cook, you might want to check out Lynne Rosette Kasper's website and her show:  http://splendidtable.publicradio.org. 

Did I mention this book written by this man?  Right, the thing about the 10,000 hours.  Well, if you want his name and the name of the book, you could take a listen to zknits and her knit obsession podcast.  Find it here:  http://zknits.libsyn.com/.  I like this podcast.  You can also find it on iTunes. 

I talked a bit about the Mitered Square Blanket.  It is from the book Mason-Dixon Knitting by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne.  If you have a Ravelry account, you could look at the blanket here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mitered-square-blanket.  And if you want to buy the whole entire book, it is for sale here:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Mason-Dixon-Knitting-Outside-the-Lines/Kay-Gardiner/e/9780307381705/?itm=1.  By the time you've knit the blanket, you will certainly know how a mitered square is constructed.

I talked about knitting and knitting from Alison Jeppson Hyde's Wrapped in Comfort.  I do like her shawl construction.  Would you like to purchase her book?  You could do that here:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Wrapped-in-Comfort/Alison-Jeppson-Hyde/e/9781564777515/?itm=1

Alison is a very talented woman who is experiencing a difficult and painful medical condition.  If her blog is any indication, she holds a perfect balance of grace and grit.  Alison's blog is here:  http://spindyeknit.com/. 

The other book I have been working from is Helen Hamann's Andean Inspired Knits.  This is the source of the Long Asymmetrical Cardigan, Lliclla, and other alpaca-licious patterns.  Want to buy this one?  Try here:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Andean-Inspired-Knits/Helen-Hamann/e/9781931499934/?itm=1.  Helen does interesting garment construction.  No fitted knits, here.  If you like big, colorful, interesting sweaters you will like this pattern book. 

Do you like dogs and snow and marathons?  Check out the official site of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon:  http://www.beargrease.com/.  The Beargrease begins tomorrow afternoon.  My husband and I will be there to watch all of those dogs Pull.  Here is a link to a book about the man, the legend, Mr. John Beargrease:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/John-Beargrease/Daniel-Lancaster/e/9780977945887/?itm=1. 

Another book I highly recommend for anyone who loves dogs and/or the outdoors is Gary Paulsen's Winterdance.  Check it out:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Winterdance/Gary-Paulsen/e/9780156001458/?itm=1.  If you are in any kind of funk, read this book.  You will feel the pull of those dogs, and they will pull you right up into that feeling that there are things in this world that are just Right.  There are moments we receive in which the essence of life stands before us in all its stark beauty.  Winterdance will bring some of them to you. 

 OOOh -- I found a picture of the Doozers here: http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/8264/ 

This just in:  Fraggle Rock, The Movie, coming in 2011:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481649/

A Bit of Rant:  are you willing to raise your hand and swear to "use your words" -- appropriately?  I am geeky enough to have an actual, 2-volume Oxford English Dictionary in my house.  It came as a boxed set, complete with a magnifier for easier reading of the very fine print.  For differently-geeked people, it's online here:  http://www.oed.com/

A Bit of Chatter:  I put it out there:  I won't be knitting socks.  The universe answered:  oh, yes you will.  The sock knitting primer suggested to my by the sock-knitting gurus in my life is Charlene Schurch's Sensational Knitted Socks.  If you wanted to, you could purchase it here:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sensational-Knitted-Socks/Charlene-Schurch/e/9781564775702/?itm=2

A Bit of My Day includes a line from a song that springs forth unbidden.  I explore the psychodrama. 

New segment:  A Bit of My Town:  welcome to Duluth, MN and its largest inhabitant, Lake Superior. 

Also new, my first Bit of Suggestion, on a creative exercise. 

As always, a Bit of Thanks, to include Mrs. Ann Bertino, the woman who started me on my own knitting journey. 

There is a picture of Dash with his frisbee at my website blog:  go to http://knitajourney.com and click on A Bit of Blogging. 

I may very well have the dimensions wrong for my town of Duluth, MN.  If you would like to learn more about Duluth, visit: http://www.visitduluth.com

You can see my aran sweater in my ravelry projects (this is the first sweater, the one that was too small for Him, and became Mine).  My handle over there is susandolph.