tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61129782008-05-17T01:41:06.362-04:00amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comBlogger717125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Yo.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-89732040603530440432008-05-06T10:44:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:44:44.837-04:00

Hub and I are furiously packing, buying anti-seasick patches for behind our ears and preparing for a week up the inside passage...we're going to Alaska! I can't believe it's really here. We've been talking (Patricia, the cruise organizer and I) about this for almost a year. And now we get to go! I'll take lots of pictures and have many stories for you when I get back. Be good and keep knitting!

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-46210239433908404872008-05-04T12:00:00.002-04:002008-05-04T12:03:45.818-04:00

Guess who went to her college reunion last night? [Ryerson, Radio & Television Arts] This is my favorite part of classmate Tim Burns' epic production, Fuzzy Dice. My favorite moment is at 1:15. Spread the word. Everyone needs more squids in their life.

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-51386954499408952322008-05-02T14:56:00.001-04:002008-05-02T14:58:54.522-04:00

Without busting into her private life, I can tell you [especially those of you that don't have access to Flickr or can't download video files] that our winner's name is Heather Kennedy and she lives somewhere near Manhattan. She's ecstatic to have won, and scared her husband with the screaming when she got my message. Her little boy somehow slept through it all, but think of the fun he'll have

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-7572133976566077662008-05-01T09:58:00.002-04:002008-05-01T10:37:38.907-04:00

And to make the unveiling even more suspenseful [can you STAND IT?], here's a little movie that Ysolda* and I made for you. Does the winner read this blog? Write me! Woooo! *Yes, I flew her in all the way from Scotland just for this. Not. :-) p.s. Because people are asking, I had to search for the winning number by groups. 66170 was the first listing on the page. I counted down from 0

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-51717688932643759342008-04-30T10:25:00.001-04:002008-04-30T10:26:46.474-04:00

Are you sure this isn't a Monday morning? I launched the surprise [woot!] and with it, our new reader survey. Inexplicably, the first question was missing ages over 60, which was totally not intentional. So I had to pull the survey offline to correct it. As a result, you'll find the corrected survey at a new URL: Knitty 2008 Reader Survey. Please spread the word if you see others who are

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-10991875449733050502008-04-28T17:11:00.000-04:002008-04-28T17:11:11.536-04:00

and I have answers. :-) - we were sitting in recliners because the host injured her knee so badly that she's not allowed to be on her feet more than 5 minutes at a time. ow. - I'm not wearing any of the sweaters because a) it's HOT on television and I really don't want to be doing a Broadcast News Albert Brooks thingie and b) all the sweaters I had were made of wool. The end. [Thanks for

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amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-63204830105259325542008-04-24T15:17:00.002-04:002008-04-24T15:19:09.612-04:00

Okay. So the Knitter's Frolic is in two days. Saturday, if you knit and you're in Toronto, you're likely going to be there. It ends at 4pm. What will you do with yourself afterwards? Why, you're going to offload your new goodies, have a little dinner and then come down to Lettuce Knit to celebrate with us! [70 Nassau Street in Kensington Market] Yes, the More Big Girl Knits book launch party is

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-8085759169332775062008-04-22T11:51:00.003-04:002008-04-22T11:55:47.499-04:00

Dangit, you guys left so many cool comments about the contest that I finally learned Blogger comments has a feature for multiple pages. To celebrate the celebrating about our celebration, I bring you a dancing sheepy! I bought this little dancing sheepy from some place in Japan [online, of course]. I have no idea why anyone [but me] would want one of these, but it does make me giggle. The

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-63044340039920440772008-04-21T13:38:00.005-04:002008-04-21T11:50:59.848-04:00

Sometime on April 13th, Knitty reached an insanely great milestone: 50 million individual site visits. FIFTY MILLION. As you can imagine, there was much hooting and hollering of happiness. This is a big deal for us, and it's all because of our readers. So we sat down and thought about how we could thank you guys for reading, linking to, talking about and knitting from Knitty magazine. And one

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-74992526717096904862008-04-18T11:48:00.002-04:002008-04-18T11:55:10.900-04:00

We get Project Runway in Canada a month [or more?] after you US guys get it. So I'm always a little behind, but still obsessed. Tivo also helped this season by missing a whole bunch of episodes that it's just now recording, and even though I know who won, I love the show enough to watch the missed stuff out of order. The main reason: this man. Tim Gunn. I adore him. It occurred to me last night

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-88662430550397475262008-04-16T09:55:00.002-04:002008-04-16T10:02:06.921-04:00

I've just gotten back from a restorative weekend with Jillian and her family in Ann Arbor. I feel really lucky to be able to [sort of] share her kids when I visit. My sister is of the non-mom variety [as am I] so I don't have official nieces or nephews. So I get to fulfill my auntie instincts with J's kids. It's really something special -- probably moreso because it's not a daily thing for me.

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-46054668492270592842008-04-14T08:50:00.004-04:002008-04-14T08:58:48.444-04:00

This is Tracey. This picture pretty much sums up yesterday's launch party at Threadbear. People walked in as normal folks, tried on sweaters, and turned into coquettish vixens of Big Girl bounty and beauty. Click on Tracey's name above to read her account of the afternoon. She's not on our publisher's payroll, promise. It really was a beautiful thing to see everyone stripping in the middle of a

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-21333307675874752792008-04-13T09:35:00.002-04:002008-04-13T09:39:03.897-04:00

This candid picture shows your intrepid Knitty editor and Knittyspin editor/catalyst in the midst of their quarterly staff meeting. Not pictured are intrepid ad manager, Steph, and intrepid technical editor, Mandy, who are linked in on a Skype conference call from various locations across the Canadian border. Not kidding. This issue's Knitty meeting took place under Jillian's dining room table.

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-57080262928845092002008-04-07T10:48:00.003-04:002008-04-07T12:16:34.778-04:00

wanna play that game we used to play in Highlights magazine? Spot the differences between these two pictures! did you get them all? last summer's mods: - windshield - rabbity magnet, via etsy seller skinnylaminx this spring's mods: - new top box [aka scooter trunk] found on ebay - turn signal pods removed -- now turn signals are back inside the white lenses at the front where they were

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-68349651849057898692008-04-04T12:33:00.001-04:002008-04-04T12:35:47.491-04:00

Help stop the possible invasion of our area by big box stores like W*l-m*rt by signing this letter, if you agree with its contents. The full story is here. We've got enough of this stuff at Eglinton Avenue and further north. We don't need any more characterless shopping in an area that could be revitalized a hundred different -- and BETTER -- ways. Plus we know what happens to small businesses

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-17655103323228761922008-04-02T12:30:00.002-04:002008-04-02T12:36:06.327-04:00

This is really cool. I was contacted by Karen at Library and Archives Canada [a government agency that keeps a record of all publications in the country]. When she first wrote, I wondered if I was in trouble, but it's just the opposite. I am writing to you today on behalf of Library and Archives Canada with a request to archive and make accessible your online journal, Knitty, http://

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-90641574857739763592008-04-01T13:52:00.003-04:002008-04-01T13:59:36.109-04:00

I can think of no better way to celebrate Harlot day in Toronto than by buying her book AND ours, which was just released this very day. Even. Don't forget -- we're having launch parties in TWO CITIES for More Big Girl Knits, and everyone is invited. More Big Girl Knits launch party, v 1.0 location: Threadbear Fiber Arts, East Lansing, MI date: April 13th, 1pm the boys know how to throw a big

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-2876353974098061022008-03-31T17:40:00.003-04:002008-04-21T13:48:54.260-04:00

I hardly ever do this, but I went through my stash this weekend with a tough-love eye and pulled out what I thought I wouldn't use. I only came up with this: a sweater's worth -- 15 balls -- of Rowan Cotton Tape I bought when Elann had it on closeout. Price: $80 for 15 balls of sullen (dark brown) + 1 bonus ball of swish (aqua) to use for tipping at the edges, if you so desire. Shipping extra

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-76481363791821508442008-03-30T13:04:00.002-04:002008-03-30T23:25:10.028-04:00

I need this -- the new B52s album special 2-disk edition. Jillian's Target is sold out. If you find one, please buy it for me and I'll send you paypal or cash or whatever you like -- plus postage. Save me! Please? [p.s. it's only available at Target, and we don't have Target in Canada...] --- eta: Bobbi went to Target and found a copy for me. Thank you, Bobbi! [we love the internets.]

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-10649008187662111022008-03-29T21:53:00.002-04:002008-03-29T21:56:15.367-04:00

I was reading the latest issue of Spin Off by battery operated lantern light and realized that if I didn't pull out the wheel right then, I was clearly missing a strange anachronistic opportunity. So this was me, spinning by candlelight [and a little battery-operated Coleman lantern], and it was very nice. I'm working on filling a bobbin with aqua-blue bamboo, and got quite a nice bit done

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-21632507442355165662008-03-28T21:19:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:19:00.585-04:00

proof here.

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-60634764989778883732008-03-28T09:30:00.001-04:002008-03-28T09:31:06.715-04:00

congratulations, qriouscrafter! i've sent you the code in a message. let me know if you don't receive it!

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-31674415101529726252008-03-27T12:57:00.006-04:002008-03-28T10:09:53.428-04:00

Every time anyone sees me working on my Longterm Laceweight tube scarf, jaws drop and at least one person says something like, "I want to do this!" But I haven't seen any evidence that people are actually cracking open their pet skeins of laceweight and casting on...until last night. Emily was at Lettuce Knit last night, wearing her first completed Liberated Laceweight project -- a beautiful,

amy [Knitty]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18101011946757726326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112978.post-29688950555524487602008-03-26T09:03:00.002-04:002008-03-26T16:26:31.980-04:00

it's damned good i didn't have to choose a winner based on why you wanted the discount, because so many of you told stories that made me all warm inside. you guys are good people. instead, i did as i said, and went to the random number generator. plugged in 57 as the total (inclusive, of course) and the number it chose? so the 12th comment gets it...and that's Sarah! [what's your e-mail

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