Podcast update.

This week has started off reaaaally busy, and it doesn't look to be slowing down. It's going to have to be Tutorial Thursday!

For those of you that have had trouble opening the podcast, it may be because it has to be opened in iTunes. (I don't know that that's the answer, I do know that I played it in iTunes and it worked.) If you're having trouble, perhaps you can listen to it on this player. The podcast won't sync up right away, but hopefully it will be loaded by tomorrow. You can also try going to podbean and listening to it on there.

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Episode One of the podcast is here!

It isn't perfect, but since it's already a week late I wanted to share it with you.

I promise, the editing and quality will improve. In the meantime, the guests for this episode were awesome!

This is the first episode of the Shizknit podcast! In this episode . . .

Learn about the Shizknit with an introduction from host, Tonya Wagner.

Music to Knit with - Ben Sollee
Ben Sollee
Ben's MySpace page

Tracks included in this podcast are "It's Not Impossible" and "A Change is Gonna Come."
Ben's CD, Learning to Bend, will be available nationwide June 10.

TuteTues Review - Picking up and knitting stitches.
Picking up and knitting from the cast on / bound off edge
Picking up and knitting from the side
Picking up and knitting the right number of stitches evenly

Practice picking up and knitting stitches with this free pattern - the Confection baby shrug!

Knitter of Note - Kate Jacobs
Kate Jacobs
Walker and Daughter
Comfort Food

Kate's books are the Friday Night Knitting Club and Comfort Food.


Theme is "Gaddzooks" performed by the Java Men. Written by Craig Wagner.
Feedback is welcome! Email tonyawagner@theshizknit.com.

NOTE: Around the 19 minute mark, there's a big electronic blip sound. I think this happened when converting the file to .m4a format and I don't know how to fix it - sorry!

Listen to this episode

The podcast - it's coming!

It's one thing to say you're doing a podcast. It's another to actually make it happen. Today I completed my interview with Kate (who, by the way, is lovely). Now I'm putting everything together for ya . . .

So, tune in June 2 edited to add - this is what I get for setting a date! It's coming as soon as I get some technical doohickeys taken care of, hopefully by Wednesday!for the Shizknit podcast, featuring:

Interview with Kate Jacobs!


Music by Ben Sollee!


FREE PATTERN!


. . . and then some!

I can't wait to share this with you all!

First podcast guest announced - Kate Jacobs!

I am really excited about the launch of the Shizknit podcast. Like I mentioned before, I've been thinking about doing a podcast for over a year now - what a better time than the present to get it rolling?



I am pleased to announce that the first guest is going to be Kate Jacobs. Kate is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Friday Night Knitting Club. I can't wait to share my conversation with Kate.

So readers - have any of you read the Friday Night Knitting Club? Any questions you're dying to ask Kate? Email me or leave a comment and I'll be sure to get the scoop for you!

Coming to the Shizknit!

Ever since deciding to make knitting my second full-time job (because we all know motherhood is a 24-7 endeavor), I have been planning ways to serve YOU, my fellow crafty folk. This May is when it's all happening!

I am focusing most of my energy on designing new knits and creating FO's for my shop, but I have some exciting things coming to theshizknit.com, too.

First, TUTORIAL TUESDAYS (or, as I like to think of them, TuteTues) will begin tomorrow. I'll guide you through various knitting techniques. If you're a pattern designer, feel free to link to any of these tutorials. If there's a technique that you'd like to see on Tutorial Tuesdays, email me at tonyawagner at theshizknit dot com, or leave a comment.

I am also very excited to announce that THE SHIZKNIT PODCAST is coming! I started toying with the idea of a podcast a year ago, and finally I'm ready to turn that thought into a reality. At the end of every month it will come straight to you! Features will include lots of knitting discussion, suggested music to knit with, and - what I'm most pumped about - interviews with knitters of note. I have some REALLY exciting guests lined up, so be sure to check back at the end of every month to see who is joining us to talk knitting.

As always, I will be working hard to bring you new knitting patterns.

Come back tomorrow for the first Tutorial Tuesday!