Knit Picks' Podcast
Kelley Petkun, owner of Knit Picks, carries on a one-sided conversation as she ponders the joys, challenges and rewards of complete immersion in today's fiber community. Find camaraderie and understanding as Knit Picks employees confess to their own knitting triumphs and complete blunders. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, tune in weekly for the further adventures of the gang at Knit Picks and any other knitters we can round up.

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Kelley gives tips and tricks for taking your knitting with you to summertime events, then talks with Star Athena about the Tour de Fleece spinning event that runs during the month of July.

To enter this week's Knit Picks Podcast Contest, submit your answer by email to podcast@knitpicks.com.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_102.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:37 PM
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Take a deep breath and gather your courage!  Kelley talks you through fixing mistakes and missteps in your knitting.  You can do it!
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_101.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:52 PM
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Kelley chats with Alison about favorite podcast episodes, tried-and-true favorite books, and upcoming surprises for the podcast.  To enter the 100th Podcast Contest for a chance to win a set of interchangeable needles, go to http://community.knitpicks.com/profile/KnitPicksPodcast and leave a comment in the show notes for Episode 100. 
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_100.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 1:36 PM
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Don't want stretch?  Need drape?  Thinking of substituting wool for cotton, or alpaca for linen?  Kelley gives advice on how to match fiber type to project.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_99.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:51 PM
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Kelley chats with designer Sally Melville, author of "The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch," "The Knitting Experience Book 2: The Purl Stitch," and "Mother-Daughter Knits."
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_98.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:11 PM
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Kelley gives tips on the how & when of converting a pattern that has pieces knitted flat and seamed to a seamless, circular work of art.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_97.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:41 PM
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Kelley chats with three new moms who work at Knit Picks - Christy, Katie, and Melissa - about knitting for babies and small children.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_96.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:34 PM
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Kelley helps demystify steeking and talks through how to apply the technique to V-neck and scoop neck openings on sweaters.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_95.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:58 PM
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Kelley chats with sock designer Cookie A about her new book "Sock Innovation."
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_94.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:01 PM
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Kelley chats with Kerin, a designer for Knit Picks, about intarsia and the new Nona's Garden Shawl kit in City Tweed.
Direct download: KP_Podcast_Episode_93.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:16 PM
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