Knitters Uncensored

Sorry...Technical Difficulties

2008-05-25T12:39:00.002+01:00

I figured out how to list all the old epiosdes in iTunes. In the meantime though, it reposted Episode 1 and it may download again as new. Sorry! Hey, I just realized that it's our 1 year anniversary in 3 days! WOW!!!

Episode #14: We're not worthy - Part 2 (Show Notes)

2008-05-01T19:06:00.013+01:00

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Ms. B could finally pry herself away from her new addiction that is called "Spinning". Yeah, blame me and the Wollmeise who got her into it. :-p

We're carrying on with our conversation with the Wollmeise. It's Wollmeise Striptease Time!!! LOL

Wollmeise tells us about herself. We started off by talking about The Loopy Ewe Spring Fling, which she has attended. She doesn't like her photos taken, so we ask everybody to not take photos of her. In fact, she's just afraid that her third-eye will show in the photo. :-p Naaaaaaahhhh..it's the fact that she reckons that photos steal parts of your soul. Her mum doesn't like photos taken either.

The only way out? Take "backside" photos of the Wollmeise! And we promptly veered off to talk about the Rubber Ducky Crafters Group on Ravelry. Wollmeise is very against this.

Cashyie presented the Wollmeise with some "Red Hot" Lollies. She also asked Wollmeise, which lolly would she be if she were one? The answer: The old version of the green Gummibärchen, which is Waldmeister or Woodruff in English (you can also check out the Wollmeise's Woodruff Sorbet Recipe!).

We found out who taught the Wollmeise to knit. How her mum sewed her clothes for her....which she of course didn't appreciate. Her mum even put creases on her jeans! Wollmeise used to wear wooden clogs...and no-one wanted to dance with her, so she had to take the "left-over".
We also found out about Wollmeise's Husband, Rohrspatz! They met in a public swimming pool...well, Rohrspatz stole her sandwiches! I'm not going to tell you the whole story here...so you need to listen to the podcast! ;-)
Find out how the Wollmeise came about dyeing yarns!
Wollmeise used to spin. She crocheted some window blinds. She also reveals the fact that she's a learnt dressmaker!
We then talked about Dirndl, Landhausmode and Trachten....and do you know what "Balcony" is? :-p
Find out how Wollmeise feels about her popularity.
Wollmeise also knits stuff out of other yarns. She tries out stuff from other dyers. And Cashyie promptly promotes Hobbledehoy yarn.
Differences between German knitters and knitters of other countries.
We also find out about some of the Wollmeise colourway names! E.g. Poison No. 5 was inspired by the movie Love Potion No. 9.
Secrets of the Wollmeise smell: Perwoll!
Blue Suzanne, how it was "discovered"! And how she comes up with new colourways.
We tried to get the Wollmeise to start dyeing up rovings.
She explains what a Schultüte is.
Future plans for Wollmeise: An expansion?
Who would play the Wollmeise in a movie?
Wollmeise not dyeing yarns?
Why are a lot of Indie Dyers in Germany named Claudia?
Wollmeise smokes!
Wollmeise's favourite food!
She's also planning to do a SOCK CLUB!!!!!
The Wollmeise hymn: "You can't get what you want (till you know what you want):

Announcement: The Ram Club - a sock club for men! Collaboration between Stitch Stud and the Unique Sheep.

Contest winner: We decided to ask the Wollmeise the questions and see what she thinks. Anyhow, congratulations to Phoebe from Knit Happened! Please email us your snail mail address, so that we can send you your prize.

Last question to the Wollmeise: Which podcasts she listens to?

This episode's music is American Heartbreakt's "Last of the Superheroes (of the 1970's)", and it is brought to you by:

Until next time! Keep Knitting!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 2 of 2)

2008-05-01T16:49:00.004+01:00

Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 2 of 2)

This is the second part of the episode. Sorry it took me so long to get this out, spinning has taken over my life. We are with the Wollmeise again and she reveals some interesting details about her life. Don't want to give anything away, you just gotta listen. Ok, one teaser - did she say something about a sock club???

Also, we reveal the contest answers and who the winner is!

Music: "The Last of the Superheroes of the 1970s" by American Heartbreak

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Episode #14: We're Not Worthy - Part 1 (Show Notes)

2008-04-16T10:25:00.019+01:00

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This is a very special 2-part episode!!! It's a very long one and poor Ms. B has to edit it. The session went for about 3 hours and so she decided that we need to break this up into two parts.

So why aren't we worthy? That's because the Goddess of yarn, the Wollmeise has graced upon us with her presence in this episode! It's a long one, so let's get started!!!

Welcome and introduction done by the Wollmeise herself in German: "Herzlich Wilkommen und herzliches Grüßgott aus München von der Wollmeise. Ich darf heute hier mit bei der 14. Ausgabe von Podcast, Knitters Uncensored, mit machen!"

Yes, finally we got the Wollmeise to come on the podcast. It was quite a task getting her on the podcast. She was so nervous that both Ms. B and Cashyie had to hold her hands. Wollmeise took some times off her extremely busy schedule to come over and podcast with us. And her English is great, don't you think?

Package from Charles was finally brought out. And the Wollmeise ended sharing the stitch markers from him with Ms. B and Cashyie! ;-)

What's on/off the needles?

Elemm:

Mystic Light KAL Shawl that turned into Juno Regina, which the Wollmeise suddenly claimed for herself...I was taken by surprise...but hey, what can I do apart from just bow to her wishes?

Raku-Clapotis (FO):

Opal Socks (FO):

Icarus Shawl (FO) for my mum's birthday:

We veered off a bit here and it seems that Cashyie might be pulled into lace knitting soon. :-p

Interlacement Tiny Toes "Canyon Lands" Toe-up (I won the yarn from a contest over at Esoteric Knitter)
Emil-Clapotis

Ms. B:

Cobblestone Sweater (FO) for Rockstar-Husband

Promptyly Cashyie took on the tangent about hiding mittens in the hat and leave the whole package in the mailbox, so that she doesn't have to wear it to school. When she comes home, she could just take the whole package out of the mailbox again and pretended that she had been wearing it. :-p Wollmeise was perplexed by this and told us a better way: Just leave them on the tree and lose them! She then reminisced about how her mum told her to always wear her hats out and not to go out with freshly washed and damp hair. But well, who likes hat-hair?

Ms. B started discussing about the fact that Germans tend to "pack up" themselves, or especially their kids in really warm clothings, so that no skins would be exposed to the coldness.

Wollmeise reckons that German mums put on too much clothes on their kids and they end up losing them. Her own kids generally come back home with only one shoe because they play boat with one of their shoe. :-p

Firestarters and a pair of socks (FO) for her neighbour and her kid
Several Saartjes Booties and a pair of simple socks for her son from some hand-spun by Thing4String
Embossed Leaves socks
Baudelaire Socks (Wollmeise complained that the socks were too small for her! LOL)

Wollmeise:

Regenbogen plain socks
Pearl Shawl
Blue-Suzanne plain socks

We also found out that the Wollmeise knits with her own yarns, too...but only with skeins that have knots in them. She also has SSS (Second Sock Syndrome)! We also talked about the socks that she was wearing, which were knit out of her own hand-spun (you can see the picture above)...they're her lucky-socks.

Cashyie ended up comparing Wollmeise to Prinzregententorte. We also found out that Wollmeise's younger son did an apprenticeship as a Pâtisserie Master at a place that sells their stuff to Dallmayr. Wollmeise then thought of Bienenstich (Wiki entry in German)..hmmmm...yummy!

Wollmeise then shared her family life with us and talked about her kids. We found out why she doesn't knit for her kids, but at the same time throwing away her husbands white socks and giving him only hand-knit socks instead. ;-)

Cashyie is still on sock-knitting mode and she's knitting up another pair of Hobbledehoy socks! She showed us another pair of socks that she was wearing...and Wollmeise noticed that Cashyie haven't even weaved in the ends yet!

We then talked about knitting on the plane. And Cashyie showed us some yarns that she got from her trip to New Orleans.

A report from me about the Handarbeits- und Hobbymesse in Cologne that I got to go to the week before with my boss from Lanaiolo. I got some Lanternmoon Rosewood DPNs to try and my review of it is that I really like them! It was the first time for me to knit with wooden needles and to my surprise, they're pretty sturdy and they feel nice in your hands. Thank you very much to Jo from Lanternmoon!

I saw my friend, Daniela from Maschenkunst. I also went to see Kelley Petkun from the Knit Pick's Podcast.

I also got to meet Miriam Tegels, the person who holds the current record in Guiness Book World of Record as the fastest knitter in the world! So, I took the chance and did a small interview with her! (CORRECTION: I said that Miriam knit English style, but now that I go and have a look at the videos again, she actually knits continental.)

Sauerlach Market, 18th-20th April, and the Wollmeise is there with her yarns! She has hardly anymore yarn though....and she still needs to get used to her new dyeing-station.

Spinning!!! I enabled Ms. B into wanting to spin her own hand-spun. And so, she got a Louet S15 lent out from the Wollmeise...plus, Ms. B has already managed to build up a fibre stash. We talked about what's special about hand-spun and got to hear the Wollmeise's take on it.

That's the end of Part 1. Keep a look out for part 2, it's coming soon!

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Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 1 of 2)

2008-04-16T01:03:00.006+01:00

Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 1 of 2)

This session was soooooo long that I had to break it up into two parts. We have a special guest today - the Wollmeise! She was kind enough to take a break from her busy schedule to sit with us and chat. We also have a short interview with Miriam Tegels - the world record holder for fastest knitter! wowowowowow!

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Episode #13 Contest is now closed

2008-04-03T10:10:00.015+01:00

Thanks to all who participated, it was a hard one! We will announce the winner on the next podcast, but in the meantime, you should've gotten your score. The average score was 5.54 and no one got all of them correct. There were 24 entries and here is how everyone answered:

Questions	Elemmaciltur	Cashyie	Ms. B
Who has a coin machine and put coins in wrappers?	11	7	6
Who played High School Football?	4	15	5
Who has freakishly small baby toes?	5	7	12
Who has grey hair since childhood?	10	3	11
Who moved around a lot and lived in 16 different addresses since birth?	21	0	3
Who has the most handbags?	1	9	14
Who has a sibling married to an Asian guy?	3	5	16
Who has a Titanium plate in the hand?	9	9	6
Who love cleaning their ears?	16	4	4
Who prefers sharpened regular pencils over mechanical ones?	5	16	3
Who boycotted fast-food for 3 years?	7	10	7
Who doesn't like German food?	2	5	17
Who drinks about 12 litres of Diet-Coke a week?	7	13	4
Who likes brussel sprouts?	14	3	7
Who tried to pay for a person's meal at a drive-thru McDonald's as a random act of kindness?	4	14	6

Episode #13: Lucky Number 13! (Show Notes)

2008-03-16T20:58:00.028Z

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After quite a bit of an absent due to scheduling difficulties (yeah, sorry, I've got a bf and Cashyie has to work). Anyway, we're BACK!!! And we got a whooping long episode for you and a fun contest! Just a warning that we went off constantly on tangents in this episode. :-p So this means a lot of interesting readings! (Hey, I took time linking all these, so you better go read them all!)

Anyway, big thanks to Charles Lifestyle and Knitting, who sent us rolled paper stitch markers and art papers...and I was a dork and forgot to bring it to the recording.

Shout out to WonderMike and hizKnits in their podcast: YKnit! Very professional and great contents!

We went off on a whole loads of tangents here about hairpins, shawl pin, my being a crybaby, hair-clip....

Anyway, don't you think that Ms. B's kids would look great in emo? :-p

What's on/off our needles/hooks/spindles/wheels:

Elemm:

Firestarters (FO)
Mystic Waters Shawl (FO - warning about the man-bikini picture...we went right off the tangent about European men and Speedos...and I'm bulge-obsessed. *LOL* *OhmygawdIcan'tbelieveIjustannouncedthattothewholewideworld* We also talked about ~~FFK~~ FKK = "Freikörperkultur" and Cashyie's got a colleague who's a nudist! And he also enjoys science-fiction!)...and here's a picture of me sporting the shawl:

Elemm sporting his Mystic Waters

2 Saartjes Booties (I also still need to knit more the Bockstark Way! Then we went off to discuss about the perfect gift for a new baby.)
Flowerbasket Shawl
Raku-Clapotis
Icarus Shawl
Hemlock Ring Blanket

16 microns blue merino on mosaic paua shell from Butterfly Girl Designs
50 g of singles of Galway by Yarn Wench
50 g of black Merino-Mulberry Silk: Midnight Stars (FO)
Some hand-spun yarns I showed and my Rustikal neckwarmer

Cashyie has been going crazy knitting socks:

She's got 6 pairs off the needles already! And she's knitting one with Hobbledehoy yarn! We need to get Cashyie to follow a pattern properly. Then we just went off on a tangent about Cashyie's dating....anybody interested to go with her? Coz I won't pass as a hetero. :-p
Can you believe that she knit a pair of socks out of Noro Silk Garden (Ravelry link)?! We went on discussing about sock yarns and sock patterns (seen the Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn review on Knitty, yet?)
She's also contemplating about knitting a sweater.

Ms. B:

Falling In Love Socks from MagKnits
Birthday socks for Rockstar-Husband out of STR
Hand-spun hat (hand-spun swapped with Cauchy09 and now Ms. B's crazy on hand-spun and is now dealing out her Wollmeise for hand-spun. Rockstar-Husband reckons that he likes spinning more than knitting....because "spinning is like Gandhi")
She also starts knitting stockinette socks with yarns that she hasn't knit with before in order to try out new yarns. She's knitting one with Violet Green Yarn.
Countless Saarjtes Booties (okay, okay...7 pairs! Too many ends to weave in that she ended up finding her own way to knit it in the round. You can also find it on Ravelry.)
Cobblestone Pullover for Rockstar-Husband.

Wollmeise colourways:

Amazonas = The Amazon
Türkis und Karneol = Turquoise and Carnelian
Drachenblut = Dragon's blood
Dani (we've met her!)
Koralle im Meer = Corals in the sea
Feuerwanze = Firebug, June Bug
Flower Power
Poison No. 5
Birkenrinde = Birch Bark
"Zenzi" is a name that a lot of Bavarian milk cows (in the brown and cream/white variatons) are usually given.
(We veered off to Pappedeckel and Batzn)
New colourways:

"Boboli" is named after the Boboli Park in Florence (read about the Wollmeise inspiration HERE).
Artists Series:

Vincent (inspired by Vincent van Gogh's "The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, At Night".)
Paul (inspired by Paul Gauguin's "Ta Matete")
Emil (inspired by Emil Nolde's "Wilder Mohn: Rot, rot, rot")
Franz (inspired by Franz Marc under "Der Blaue Reiter")

DebütantInnen Series:

Miss May
Bob
Versuchskaninchen = Guinea pig
Salamander
Johannisbeere & Brennnessel = Red currant & stinging nettle
Mitternacht = Midnight

Speaking of Wollmeise, she's going to be having her Sauerlach Spring Market on 19th-20th April in Sauerlach near Munich. We'll very highly probably be all there. If you're around in the area, you're welcome to join us there! And you guys can look forward to our interview with her in the near future! ;-)

Life in Germany: Cashyie has fallen in love with German movies....or rather with Til Schweiger. *LOL* The movies that he has been in and we mentioned are:

Was tun, wenn's brennt? = "What to do in case of fire?"
Der bewegte Mann
Barfuss
Keinohrhasen
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

We also talked about other German movies:

I veered off plugging the Todd & Pony show....and then Cashyie started dreaming up the ceremony between me and Dr. D....just for the bridesmaid dress! :-p

Katia & KylieMac asked us about phone numbers in Germany...we share our confusion when Germans tell you their phone numbers in full numbers. The complications of how to ring up a phone in Germany.

CONTEST!!!!!

You can win a skein of hand-dyed sock yarn from Handgefaerbt.com, another indie-dyer in Germany....and I'm throwing in the 50 g skein of my own hand-spun: Midnight Stars!

Elemm's Hand-spun: Midnight Stars
For each of us, we have 5 pieces of information. We've mixed them all up. All you need to do is to guess and match up the pieces of information to each of us. The person who gets all or the most correctly will win. If several gets it correctly, then we'll do a drawing. For the time being the deadline will be on 1st April 2008. Please email us the answer or PM us on Ravelry, do NOT post the answers here in the comments. You can find our contact information towards the end of the show notes.

Here goes:

Who has a coin machine and put coins in wrappers?
Who played High School Football?
Who has freakishly small baby toes?
Who has grey hair since childhood?
Who moved around a lot and lived in 16 different addresses since birth?
Who has the most handbags?
Who has a sibling married to an Asian guy?
Who has a Titanium plate in the hand?
Who love cleaning their ears?
Who prefers sharpened regular pencils over mechanical ones?
Who boycotted fast-food for 3 years?
Who doesn't like German food?
Who drinks about 12 litres of Diet-Coke a week?
Who likes brussel sprouts?
Who tried to pay for a person's meal at a drive-thru McDonald's as a random act of kindness?

Good luck!!

The Yarn Wench: Galway

Spinning!!!!

As you've heard earlier in the episode, Ms. B is dreaming of having her own league of spinners, so that she can get hand-spun to knit. So, here's a Q&A about spinning between Ms. B and me (Disclaimer: I'm still a beginning spinner, so what I tell you here might not be a 100% correct and they're all based on my limited knowledge and understandings about spinning.)

Ratios in a wheel depend on what kind of yarn you want to end up with. The higher the ratio, the more twist it can put in the yarn. You can achieve a high twist in the yarns with lower ratio, too...but you'll end up treadling your wheel like a mad man.
Single or Double Treadles don't really make any difference. It all depends on taste and your comfort.
Bobbins, you can actually never have enough. But I would suggest about 6 bobbins to begin with if you're considering about spinning up some singles and plying them together...which also means that you'll eventually a tensioned lazy Kate (which can also be constructed easily at home).
Setting the twist depends on what you find easier. Some people set the twist on their singles already before plying.
Rovings: Combed, carded, batts, tops, rovings, slivers!
Drafting: Pre-draft, stretching out, etc.

Go listen to the latest SSK Podcast episode! Rockstar-Husband did their theme song for them!

So now the truth is out, I've been interviewed by quite bit of media about my knitting! The first one was done by Brigitte.de, then follows the Jetzt article...and then I was interviewed and went on TV with ARTE. SWR also did an interview but it hasn't aired yet...and the latest TV interview was with "La Vita" on Bayerisches Fernsehen, which will be aired on German television on 03rd April 2008, between 7-7.45 p.m.). Oh, and the magazine Glamour also just did a small interview with me and it will come out in the April issue. :-p

And with all the interviews I got, I suggested that this episode's music should be "Famous" by The Lascivious Biddies, and it is brought to you by:

You can leave us a comment here or contact us via email:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

or come and join us at our Uncensored Knitters Ravelry Group! And if you're around in Munich and want to come knit with us, you can find the MuKnit: The Munich Knitters Group also on Ravelry!

Until next time, keep knitting!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #13: Lucky Number 13

2008-03-16T15:10:00.005Z

Episode #13: Lucky Number 13

Sorry for the huge file size and length, but you know us, we can talk everyone's ears off! We haven't recorded in awhile, so this one is a whopping 1 hour and 45 minutes. It is filled with all kinds of information like what we're knitting, hot German actors and nudists, Wollmeise colorways, spinning Q&A and a fun contest!

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: "Famous" by The Lascivious Biddies

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Episode #12: The Catch-Up Special (Show Notes)

2008-02-15T10:31:00.006Z

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Hey there Uncensored Knitters!

We're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! It's been quite a long while since our last episode....so we decided to just throw our normal format out the window for this once and just catch up with you guys on what's been happening with us.

Starting with Elemm (you know, it still feels so weird referring to myself in third person):

I was promptly told to put away my knitting before the podcast started...but my Firestarter is finished in the mean time!
I delivered the package sent to us from WonderMike. Thank you so much, hun!
I finally got myself a spinning wheel! And I've been spinning up a storm ever since. I love my Kromski Minstrel and named him Valrainë. I'm not going to go into details here about the wheel type and the spinning techniques involved that I tried to talk about in the podcast. Now I just need more bobbins and a tensioned Lazy Kate. (I got a Niddy Noddy from Ms. B later on in the show.)
We then talked about my Firestarter a bit. You can get the pattern via a direct link over at Yarnissima. Don't forget to check out her other gorgeous patterns! We also talked about my knitting tightly.
I also knit myself a pseudo-scarf/neckwarmer out of my own hand-spun.
We moved on to Dr. D and I expressed my little dismay over the whole discussions that ensued from the last episode. Just let it be said that I got tested, Dr. D got tested, we're fine and we're together...and I'm putting a cap on this discussion now. :-p
I ended up disclosing personal information again about getting drunk and dancing on the table. We talked a bit about Fasching. Is there something going on about kids having to dress up as birds?
Dr. D actually wants a striped 100% cashmere scarf from me....until he hears how expensive a 50 g ball of pure cashmere is. Maybe I should just buy the fibre and spin it up and knit for him. We'll see. ;-)
I've also started my new job at the LYS! I work there Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you're around, come and visit me @ Lanaiolo, Grillparzerstr. 35, 81675 Munich! Just come, browse through the yarns, sit and knit with us! (There supposed to be a Knit-Night there tonight, but it's been cancelled.)
I ranted a bit about my work at the Hostel....because I had to work over the holidays.

Ms. B:

She gave us our belated Christmas gifts! (With lots of squeeing from the recipients.)
Thank you to Lauren who sent us Tofutsies; to PhotoKnitNerd for the chocolate that Ms. B actually forgot back in Hawaii; and to Knit & Play with Fire for the cool firebrigade stickers!
She talks about her trip back home to the USA, about reverse cultural shock. How she's happy about seeing Beef Shack and things that you just don't have here in Germany.
She started talking about LYSs in the US...only to be interrupted by Rock-Star Husband pounding meat.....not his though. :-p
Ms. B also got to help Hazel Knits with her work and we also got some yummy yarns from her! Go and check out her shop!
She also finished her pair of Firestarters, 3 pairs of Felted Clogs, a Clapotis; started a Print O the Wave stole and worked on her La Digitessa
She also gave me a Niddy Noddy!

Cashyie:

Ditched the Mankittens who haven't been treating her so well. Happy for Climbing Wife who has got a girlfriend....and now Cashyie herself has a 3rd Grade Rebound crush. :-p
She's also now knitting socks!
Cashyie has also joined Ravelry (at last).
The winner from last episode was also announced.
She gave up on internet dating....and threw people off tracks by wearing make-up.

The only announcement we have is that a friend of ours is moving to New York and so she's looking for knitting groups and people in Jersey City and Manhattan. If you're in one of the groups or know someone, please leave us comments here or contact us and we'll forward the information to our friend.

You can leave us a comment here or contact us via email:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

or come and join us at our Uncensored Knitters Ravelry Group!

This episode's music is Jonathan Coulton's "Tom Cruise Crazy", and it is brought to you by:

Until next time! Keep Knitting!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #12: The Catch-up Special

2008-02-12T19:58:00.000Z

Episode #12: The Catch-up Special

We're baaaaack! This is an episode that gets you caught up on what we did on our break. Ms. B went to the states and bought lots of yarn. Elemm bought a spinning wheel and worked. Cashyie started knitting socks and joined Ravelry.

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: "Tom Cruise Crazy" by Jonathan Coulton

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Extra note on Episode 11's discussion

2007-12-28T08:48:00.000Z

Hey there Uncensored Knitters,

It seems that you guys are shooting right over the real point in the discussion here....and I'm feeling that I am being misunderstood and I would like to do a damage control before people really get the wrong idea about me (yes, I do care what other people think of me....in some regards).

From what I've read on the comments, it seems that people are thinking as though I were against getting tested, which isn't the case at all. If you've read the show notes, you will see that I've already got tested and that it was Dr. D himself who asked the question first before I got to it.

What I was so adamant about in the discussion was the fact that I feel that Cashyie was giving me the idea that you were supposed to be asking right on your first date. Which isn't what I would do. I would of course ask, as I had stated in the podcast, but only when the relationship starts to get serious, i.e. that the relationship is official. When we were recording the podcast, it wasn't official yet, but it is now and like I said, both I and Dr. D got tested.

Now, to re-state and re-phrase the question that I/we want to know again: WHEN is the right time to ask your (potential) partner about their health status? Surely, you wouldn't be sitting down to the first dinner on the first date and suddenly blurt out about HIV-test, would you?

Cheers,
Elemm (who already got tested)

Episode #11: Scotch-Flavoured Condom Filled Christmas (Show Notes)

2007-12-26T15:50:00.000Z

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A tad late than intended. Ms. B was enjoying her vacation too much that she didn't get around editing our Christmas episode. But hey, it's Boxing Day after all...so it still counts as Christmas, eh?

Opening done by Ms. B's son. Isn't he just cute???! (Here's what I can make out of what he said: "Welcome to Knitters Uncensored episode 11 with Elemm, Cashyie and Ms. B. Merry Christmas! Tchüss!")

Cashyie tries to welcome you in German with an Italian accent. We launched right into....

What's on/off our needles?

Cashyie:

Off her sewing needles: 35 Advent Calendars! (Yup, she sews now! She even thrashed her sewing machine trying to fix it. She ended up having to go over to Ms. B's and use her sewing machine.)
Sewn Faux-Tarp Plastic bag (FO)
Another My So-Called Scarf in Alpaca (WIP. This also started the story about how Climbing Wife has fallen from grace for Ms. B.)
Crochet Fish Christmas Tree Ornament for her Schlecker Lady ("Schlecker" is a chain of drug-store here in Germany.)

Ms. B:

"Striped Lily the Pink" (in the mean time almost an FO)
7 hats: Mission Fall Chullo hat for her kid, Rock-Star Husband and Amanda Hat and Coronet hats for her kids' Kindergarten teachers (digressions about the time when Ms. B went to Ecuador)

We then digressed about Cashyie's Scotch-flavoured condoms story and how she unintentionally got better treatments at a club because of them....and also how Climbing Wife "tried" it on and it fit perfectly!!! :-p

Elemm:

Mystic Waters Shawl (in the podcast, I caught up to Clue 5. In the mean time, I'm on Clue 6)
Icarus Shawl
Flower Basket Shawl with my own hand-spun
Tiger's Eye Yarn (or as some of you would like it: "Tigerente")

Apart from that, I've been busy with my university work: Handing in my seminar papers, registering for my Diploma thesis and exams.

Cashyie has Christmas presents for us! I got a some Glühwein (mulled-wine) lollies and a ball of GGH-Vision.....and we had a great laugh over Cashyie's pronunciation of the GGH-yarn! Ms. B got also grappa lollies and a hank of Trekking Hand-dyed. Rock-Star Husband gets a small bottle of "Bärenfang" mead.

Life in Germany: The Christmas Markets in Germany. Cashyie went to the Nuremberg Christmas Market. I didn't make it to any of the markets at all. Ms. B didn't either, but she went to the Home and Hand Work show.

There are several small Christkindlmärkte in a city....pretty much one in each suburb. In Munich, the tourist hub would have a Christkindlmarkt that are full of imported stuff, but not made-in-Germany stuff. We also talked a bit about Tollwood which is a kind of seasonal festival here in Munich.

Wollmeise Colourways:

Rittersporn = delphinium, larkspur
Veilchen = violet
Gewitterhimmel = stormy sky
Sultan (and OMG, Ms. B didn't know what a "Sultan" is!)
Regenbogen = rainbow
Raku-Regenbogen = "Raku" rainbow

Please send the Wollmeise your well-wishes, she had been a bit unwell. Ms. B talked about how she was talking to Shannon from the SSK Podcast about the Wollmeise Moebius, which in the mean time also is offered as a kit in her shop (pretty new, because at the time of our recording there wasn't any kits yet).

Contest: Photoshop Wollmeise Yarns in some kind of funny settings and send it to us! We'll pick the winner and you'll...errr....win something, I guess. :-p

Cashyie's Freak-of-the-Week: We will now feature Cashyie's dating life over the internet...but she ended up getting some very weird "winks". Listen and have a good laugh! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Contest 2: Help Cashyie write up her headline and her internet profile! The best one will be picked by Cashyie and get a prize she got from the Christmas Market.

Sex-Ed 101 with the KU: And then they turned the conversation around to me and the fact that I was kind of off-the-market (in the mean time I'm officially off-the-market already...so you'll be hearing a lot more about my Dr. D from now on). Cashyie then started talking about "exclusivity"in regards to "Ahem"....yeah, okay, in regards to sex and whether you ask your partner prior to your first sexual intercourse whether they've been tested for "various things" yet. This sparked off a whole long discussion. Up to that point I never talked to Dr. D about this issue, because for me, it wasn't up to the *serious* point of a relationship yet. However, this is just not how we do it...or at least not how I do it.

Cashyie was absolutely appalled about my reactions to this issue. It wasn't resolved when we were recording the episode. However, for the record I need to say that it was Dr. D himself who brought up the subject (which surprised and amused me), and I would like to state here that in the mean time, I got tested and have got my negative result back (and yes, Dr. D also got tested, but he gets his results back after the New Year). I'll report more on this in the next episode. ;-)

So, what's your view on this? Do you ask your potential partner about tests? Do you ask them right early on, or when it's about to get more serious? Do you think that in doing so, is it just going too far or is it just being safe? Share your opinions with us!

Announcements: Knitters Uncensored stickers! Please contact us about this if you want some. Best way is to send us your Self-Adressed-Stamped-Envelope (SASE) and we can send it off to you (that is, if you're in Germany).

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This episode's music is American Heartbreak's "The Greatest Xmas Song Ever Written", and it is brought to you by:

Until the next time, have a Happy Holiday and knit hard! And get tested!!!! :-p

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #11: Scotch-flavored Condom Filled Christmas

2007-12-26T15:15:00.000Z

Episode #11: Scotch-flavored Condom Filled Christmas

Ms. B is enjoying her vacation too much and took a loong-ass time to edit and get this out. We were hoping to get this out BEFORE Christmas, but well, we're a little late...

Opening by Ms. B's son. You may or may not understand what he is saying. It was too cute to NOT include it.

What's on or off our needles and Cashyie shares her condom stories

Cashyie gives out Christmas gifts wrapped with unusual wrapping.

Life in Germany - Christmas markets!

German Terms - Elemm deciphers more Wollmeise colors!

Cashie tells us about her potential dates and has a contest for our listeners

We turn the podcast into a debate about getting tested or not, join in the fun!

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: "The Greatest Xmas Song Ever Written" by American Heartbreak

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-24T23:02:00.000Z

We at the KU would like to wish all our listeners a very Happy Holiday! Thanks for sticking and cackling like mad with us through 2007!

Elemm (for the KU-Team)

KU Stickers, anyone?

2007-12-04T12:48:00.001Z

If you are interested in getting some free Knitters Uncensored stickers (looks just like the logo), please email me at bockstark.knits(at)gmail(dot)com or leave a comment. If you are in Germany, just send me your address, if you are in the US, I will give you the info where you can send me a SASE (remember those?) and I'll send them whenever I arrive later this month.

Unfortunately, I can't send it to other countries since it will cost too much. Maybe if we can work out some kind of shipping arrangement.... :)

Ms. B

Episode #10: One Man, One Woman and One Other Woman (Show Notes)

2007-11-25T09:55:00.000Z

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Sorry I took forever to write up this episode's show notes. I was finishing off my last seminar paper, which has already been handed in. So now I can concentrate on ~~just knitting, spinning and podcasting~~ really working on my diploma thesis. ;-) So, mea culpa, seems like I swapped place in with Ms. B this time putting things up. ;-)

Well, what did you think about our new intro? Ms. B and Rock-Star Husband rock, eh? And for some reason, I just sounded so chirpy doing the welcome.

What's on/off our needles?

Cashyie:

Red My So-Called Scarf (FO)
Another MSCS in Wolle Rödel "Arizona"
Cashyie's own design Mittens (FO)
Montego-Bay Treber Scarf (FO)
Knitted Fibre Optic Lamp

We digressed quite a bit here about drying acrylic in the dryer, Cashyie got a sewing machine and then her dating on the net! ;-) And if you notice the squeaking sound, that's Cashyie knitting on her Arizona MSCS!

Ms. B:

Malabrigo Hanami Stole (frogged - anyone want the yarn?)
MariSilk Hanami Stole (FO)
Firestarter Socks
Secret Project
"Stripes Moony The Pink" Baby Sweater

Elemm:

Mystic Waters Shawl
Firestarter
Secret Project (same one with Ms. B)
Mohawk (FO)
Koolhaas (FO - went to Minemma)
I've got quite a bit on my spindles. Plus, I got new spindles from Butterfly Girl Designs! I've been spinning the lace-weight single...which is already done and now I'm knitting it up into the Flower Basket Shawl.
Snicker yarn still on my Turkish Cross Spindle

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Belated Happy Birthday to Mike from Socktopus (not the yarn shop)!!!

Life in Germany: What do we think is weird in Germany?

Ms. B thinks that when they have construction going on on a building and they put a ginormous poster with the picture of the building on the scaffolding. Also, take aways, especially Chinese take aways here come in styrofoam box with sealed foil on it.
I think that the Schwäbische Kehrwoche (German Wiki link, for English, try this one) itself is kind of funny.
Cashyie had people moving her furnitures around when they came over to her place for a party. But she finds it sweet that Germans would go the extra mile for you.

We kind of launched into the levels of friendship here in Germany. How you actually earn the title of a real friend and then enter into the circle of friends. Comparing between Germans, Tyroleans and Italians. ;-)

Also Q&A from Katia & KylieMac: When do you consider yourself an expat and not a tourist?

Ms. B feels that she feels like an expat when she first moved in to her apartment with Rock-Star Husband here in Munich.
Apparently, I'm neither and expat nor a tourist anymore, but more like an immigrant....although I could still be booted out any time.
Cashyie feels like a European anyway, growing up in the multicultural Canada....even in Canada, she already feels like an expat.

Wollmeise colourway names:

Suzanne
Pfauenauge = Peacock feather
Tiefer See = Deep Lake
Pfefferminz Prinz = Prince Peppermint
Vergissmeinnicht = Forget Me Not
Am kalten Polar = At the cold polar

Cashyie was requested to pronounce some fun German words:

Gemütlichkeit = cosiness
schrecklich = awful, appalling
fürchterlich = horrible, dreadful
übermäßig = excessive, excessively, exceedingly
Frühstück = breakfast
ausgezeichnet = excellent, distinguished, "kick-ass"

Ravelry Q&A:

What's the weather in Germany like comparing to our home countries?

For me, coming from Thailand, we got only humidity and the three seasons we have are: Hot, Hotter and the Hottest. :-p
For Ms. B, she used to live in Seattle, so she likes the mild temperature all year round.
Cashyie talks about the extreme temperatures....especially the fact that you can really shock freeze your exposed skin in the matter of seconds! Scary!

What about German food?

I eat everything! Love all food! And someone at work asked me seriously whether I've tried the cow udders. *urgh*
Ms. B doesn't like German food that much...especially those jelly sausages. Weird meat stuff just freaks her out....and she thinks that Germans aren't very big on veggies, it's all about meat, potatoes and bread. ;-)
Cashyie pretty much likes everything, too.

I also presented Christmas presents for Cashyie:

Kolenyas #09 for Cashyie
Originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

And for Ms. B:

DK / Worsted-Weight: "Merry Berries"
Originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

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We were just about to close when I blabbered about my prospective boyfriend. ;-p And I know you're listening!

This week's music is "Junk Mail Never Stops" by Billy Reid!

Until the next episode, keep knitting!!!!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #10: One Man, One Woman and One Other Woman

2007-11-18T16:46:00.001Z

Episode #10: One Man, One Woman and One Other Woman

After the record delay in editing last time, I promised to edit this one quickly and up it goes the SAME DAY we recorded. That is a record as well.

Opening by Ms. B and Rock Star Husband. We're freaking hilarious!

What's on or off our needles (and spindles for Elemm)

Life in Germany - What is weird about Germany? When did we consider ourselves expats?

German Terms - Elemm deciphers more Wollmeise colors!

Laugh as Cashyie and Ms. B tries to pronounce those unpronounceable German words.

Ravelry Q&A - What is the weather like in Germany compared to where we're from? What do we think about German food?

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: "Junk Mail Never Stops" by Billy Reid (http://www.verytasteful.com)

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Episode #09: Someone Kissed a Girl (Show notes)

2007-11-08T20:04:00.000Z

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Lawdy, sorry that we're so late putting up this episode. You know, life gets in the way some time. ;-) But we're here now, let the ~~digression~~ show begin!

Katia & KylieMac, when are you guys coming to Munich?! And no, I don't ever think I'd finish my Clapotis, this led us to digress on the merit of having LOTS of WIPs and UFOs on the needles. I started scheming on getting the KnitPicks Harmony Options Needle Set.

Anyway, who do you think has kissed a girl? Yeah, it was me, Elemm, but we'll get to that. And no, I didn't kiss Cashyie or Ms. B! :-p

We also went into discussion about the Long Night of the Munich Museums, which entails a whole load of other Long-Night-Actions here in Munich...

...and promptly we digress again into talking about ~~herpes~~ cold sore. And yes, a Mankitten with cold sore was sticking his tongue down the throats (yes, plural) of other girls at Oktoberfest.

Thank you so much to AuntlyH for the wonderful Yarn Cocktail book she sent us! Then we suddenly digressed into talking about rock climbing and the Flachmann (pocket flask). Also, Ms. B forbade me to knit or spin during recording.

We also got the magazine that did the interview and photo with us......and well, I like the photos, but Ms. B will only allow publication if the photo's cropped and if she's blackened out....soooooo:

The KU-Gang
All Rights Reserved!
Photo by and on courtesy of Sabine Höroldt for HP's Blue Line Magazine.

So, what's on/off our needles?

Cashyie:

Mitten she's making up the pattern for as she knits
My So-Called Scarf in Wollmeise Gewitterhimmel (FO)
Another My So-Called Scarf in a silk-merino yarn
Cashmere Montego Bay Scarf (FO)

Ms. B:

Vesper Self-Striping Socks (FO)
Vista Mare (Billy Reid Socks - FO)
Firestarter by Yarnissima
Hanami Stole in Malabrigo Lace-Weight

Elemmaciltur:

Swallowtail Shawl (FO)
Icarus Shawl
Mystic Waters Shawl
Firestarter by Yarnissima
Secret Project (FO - couldn't reveal while recording, but now, yes: it's the Mohawk socks for the November Scout's Swag Club)

So, what's the big deal that I got totally drunk and ended up snogging with a girl? I'm just one more experience richer now. And now I also know what a hangover feels like. ;-) And just for the record: I'm not going to make this a habit (both the drinking too much and snogging a girl).

Life in Germany with Ms. B or actually with all of us. What do we miss most about "home"? I was totally at a loss for the answer, but perhaps food. Cashyie misses the Canadian boys. Ms. B misses food, shopping and later opening hours, TV.

German terms with Elemm, more Wollmeise colourway names:

Iris Sibirica = Siberian Iris
Farn = Fern
Wellensittichvogelfeder = Budgie's feather
Rhabarber = Rhubarb
Kräuterbeet = A bed of herbs

And don't forget to go sign up for the shop update over at Wollmeise Online Shop!

Cashyie reads her Oktoberfest Report.

Elemm went to the Vaterstetten Wool Market. I was kinda disappointed because I actually wanted to get new spindles, but there weren't any, even though on the brochure they were saying that there will be a focus on hand-spinning. I was also playing Wollmeise Groupie and I was also recognised by one listener: Hi Nicole!! The only thing that made up for the missing spindles were the rovings. :-p

Ms. B went to the Knitting & Stitching Show in London. And yes, London is expensive...not just for yarn, but for EVERYTHING! Cashyie didn't seem daunted by it at all. Ms. B also went to Stash and GetKnitted. The tube stations are also hot...and kinda nasty. She also went to the cinema.

Announcements:

Cashyie was having a Halloween Party (came and gone already)
Firestarter KAL
Mystic Waters KAL (sign-up is now over, sorry!)

This week's music is Jonathan Coulton's "I feel fantastic", and it is brought to you by:

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Until the next episode, keep knitting!!!!

Yours,
Elemm

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Epiosde #09: Someone Kissed a Girl

2007-11-06T21:41:00.000Z

Episode #09: Someone Kissed a Girl

Oh geez, we cannot just shut up about all things NOT related to knitting. We recorded this more than 2 weeks ago, but Ms. B was super lazy and didn't edit for awhile. But it's finally here!

Find out who kissed a girl and who has herpes!

What's on or off our needles

Life in Germany - What do we miss about our home countries?

German Terms - Elemm deciphers more Wollmeise colors!

Cashyie's Oktoberfest roundup

Vatterstetten and London trip reports

Announcements

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: Jonathan Coulton, brought to you by Podsafe Music Network (http://music.podshow.com)

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Better late than never...

2007-10-22T10:50:00.000+01:00

Here's a special shout-out:

Happy (belated) Birthday to Mike from Socktopus!

You're a darling, dear, and we all luv ya! The rest of you go and wish him a happy birthday, will you?

Elemm & the KU-Gang

Episode #08: Action in the Gusset (Show notes)

2007-10-04T20:49:00.000+01:00

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We're back! Packed full with beer fumes and knitting for the Oktoberfest! And we promptly launch into our assumptions about Oktoberfest. :-p Cashyie is determined to visit every beer tents and experience the German (well, actually it's the Bavarian) Gemütlichkeit.

Shout-out to Katia & KylieMac (have some M&M's. And do give us a yell if you guys come to Munich! And of course, we would totally go to the Rocky Horror Picture Show with you guys if we get to Paris!) If you like our podcast - not the knitting content in our podcast, but the expat content - then you'll more than likely enjoy K&K, too! Go listen to them and say that you're an Uncensored Knitter!

Cashyie gave away her chocolate body-paint...and I somehow revealed to the whole world about my sexual life... :-p

What's on/off our needles?

Ms. B:

Fratello Sock by Yarnissima

Swallowtail Shawl (FO)
STR Chevron Scarf (FO)
Vesper Self-Striping Sock

Elemm:

Hundertwasser JayWalkers (FO)
Icarus Shawl
Swallowtail Shawl
Firestarter Sock
otherwise I've been spinning and spinning
Oh, and I forgot to mention my fiasco with Vinnland

Cashyie:

Cashmere Montego Bay Scarf
My S0-Called Scarf

We kept veering off and talked about Benediktbeuern and the Wollmeise, how I got drunk and gave them the finger. :-p Rock-Star-Husband has also been paired up with his "Climbing Wife", who is also a Mankitten.

Life in Germany: This time, we all talk about Oktoberfest. But before we could get to that, Ms. B recounts how she almost got run over. We started off by talking about the fact that there are so many drunk people walking around and how Ms. B, Tini and DeKnit got hit on by some drunk Italians. Cashyie's drunken train ride back to Munich from Benediktbeuern. How to keep yourself entertained at the Oktoberfest watching drunken people trying to get on the "Toboggan" ride.

Oktoberfest is supposed to be the biggest folk festival in the world. We talk about the length of the Lederhosn. The correlation of a Dirndl's showiness and harassments by the drunken men. Old women with strong arms serving beer.

German Terms with Elemm: We continue with the Wollmeise colourways,

Rosenrot = Rose red
Granatapfel = Pomegranate
Maria's Deepest Purple
Brombeere = Blackberry
Frosch = Frog
Löwenzahn = Dandelion

Benediktbeuern report: We had sooooo much fun! I had to whined about my tiredness from having to work until late and then go to Frankfurt the next day and meet up with everybody for Benediktbeuern. But Ms. B trumped over with her tired-story. Cashyie got an amazing bag from Tini (go and visit her shop: Ostseegarn!)

We ended up not getting around to do the sock workshop with Yarnissima, since we were so drunk and she was tired. Das Schneeschaf was there with her super-cute boyfriend....and got all the knitters giddy with her MariSilk. Ms. B and Cashyie went and painted Benediktbeuern red in their drunkenness.

It was great to meet every body. Thank you so much!! We had a whole load of fun with you:

You can also go read my post on Benediktbeuern as well as Ms. B's post.

We also got around to do an interview with Das Schneeschaf / Andrea! Go and visit her Das Schneeschaf shop and drool (and buy) her beautiful yarns!

Announcements:

Cashyie remembered in the last minute to talk about her toe-socks.....*no comment*

You can leave us a comment here or contact us via email:

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And before closing...I plugged a bit at DamKnit's spinning skill!

This week's music is Deirdre Flint's "Food", brought to you by:

We don't know when the next episode is going to be up, considering our mad schedules at the moment.

Hope you all enjoyed the episode. Happy knitting (and spinning)!!!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #08: Action in the Gusset

2007-10-04T09:50:00.000+01:00

Episode #08: Action in the Gusset

It's Oktoberfest time!

We give a shout out to Katia and Kyliemac!

What's on or off our needles

Drunken and/or hungover train stories

Life in Germany - Okotberfest!

German Terms - Elemm deciphers more Wollmeise colors!

Benediktbeuern report and interview with Andrea of Das Schneeschaf

Announcements

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: Deidre Flint "Food", brought to you by Podsafe Music Network (http://music.podshow.com)

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/

Two places still available for Benediktbeuern!!!!

2007-09-16T13:03:00.000+01:00

Hey Uncensored Knitters!

I just received an email telling me that two people have to jump off the wagon for Benediktbeuern, and so there are now 2 places to fill if you want to jump in. Please tell me ASAP if you want to come and spend the weekend with us. The cost for the hostel is EUR 29.50 in a double room per person and including breakfast. I'm leaving this up until Thursday morning when I'll cancel the room.

Leave a comment here or email us if you're interested at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Elemm

Episode #07: Fun Filled With Fibre Factoids! (Show Notes)

2007-09-03T23:13:00.000+01:00

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Another long episode.....but we know you LOVE it! ;-p

Cashyie officially tried to eliminate me from the show by feeding me high percentage alcohol. Believe me, this Stroh 80 thing BURNS your throat....and I couldn't talk for a bit. And promptly, we veered off to talk about Tyrolean Mankitten....

You will learn the use of made-up words by Tyrolean Mankitten. You get to learn what chillaxin' is....and why it shouldn't be transcribed directly in Catalán: Xlaxin' just got Ms. B and me laughing literally for minutes! (If you don't know, Exlax is a brand of laxative! - And no, this isn't advertisement).

Now that you know, take the poll:

PollPub.com VoteShould Cashyie tell her Tyrolean Mankitten what "Exlax" is?

A thank you goes to Dharmafey from Socks in the City Podcast for the gorgeous sock yarns for us plus the extra toe/heel yarn for me!!

We plugged Knit Therapy! Go have a listen...

What's on/off our needles?

Ms. B:

The first Montego Bay Scarf has fringes (thank you to Shannon from SSK Podcast!)
And another Montego Bay Scarf
Swallow Tail Shawl (with Marisilk from Sheepaints)
Secret Pal 11 Projects

PollPub.com VoteShould Cashyie give back the skein of MariSilk to Ms. B?

Elemm:

My So-Called Scarf (for sale)
Icarus Shawl
Montego Bay Scarf (aka Monte Carlo)
Hundertwasser JayWalkers
(was commissioned, but it's going to be for me now)

Cashyie:

Montego Bay Scarf
She's going to cast on for mittens

Cashyie also tells us about her experience knitting at the gym, falling down the elliptical trainer and other anecdotes you can only find at the gym.

I had been neglecting my knitting totally...because I found a new hobby: Spinning! I actually started off with Ms. B. Scored off some rovings from her (which she actually got from Cauchy09). Ms. B doesn't like spinning. I, on the other hand, am totally hooked. I got some cheap wool to spin with and I also got heaps of rovings and fibre samples from Mike and KnottyNaomi!

I finished spinning up the singles during recording. Got home that evening and plied the yarn, washed and set the twist...and here's the result:

Hand-spun: Midnight Lilac, originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

I also talked about this one sample from KnottyNaomi, which is Ingeo.

Cashyie has been conducting some secret experiments! She dyed some gorgeous yarn! First, she scored the blank yarn - not even super-wash - from Ms. B. Interestingly, Cashyie dyed the yarn with hair-dye. She even talked to us a bit about the scientific side of dyeing the yarn with hair-dye.

German terms with Elemm: I've decided to do something different. But before I could even start, we got another not-so-very-appropriate German term for you, and that is "Arschgeweih" ("Ass Antler").

Anyway, I will be translating the colourway names of the Wollmeise yarns! I won't be translating the obvious ones, but I'll include them here for the sake of completeness:

Wollmeise = Wool tomtit
Sonne = sun
Campari Orange (it's a cocktail, HERE is the recipe)
Kürbis = pumpkin
Spice Market
Red Hot Chili
Uluru (click on the link, if you don't know what "Uluru" is)
Indisch Rot = Indian red
Dornröschen = Sleeping Beauty (lit. thorny rose)
Wilder Mohn = Wild poppy

Life in Germany with Ms. B: Working and vacation in Germany. Bavaria has the most amount of vacations and holidays in Germany....and that's why Ms. B and her family chose to be here. *LOL* Cashyie also shares her German work cafeteria (Mensa) life.

Also, when you move here, you need to register yourself at the citizen registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt). When you register, you need to put in your religion....and you end up with a religion tax.

Holidays aren't compensated here, if that holiday falls on a weekend.

CV in your application for a job here needs to have a photo of yourself in it. There are some discrimination at work place here that aren't spoken for openly...but it's there and believe me, I have experienced it myself. They're not rampant about it, but it's an underlying tone. Especially they would discriminate because of age. Also, it's hard for women who have children here to work, just because of the time slot of things here.

And again, we picked on Rock Star Husband. We tested him against Cashyie on their knowledge of all things about knitting. And poor Rock Stark Husband got tricked into drinking a shot of Stroh 80 before doing the quiz. (And I noticed that he was wearing cashmere socks!) Cashyie totally scored this round. ;-)

Rock Star Husband tells a story about a creepy little girl who scared him in his younger years. We'll be hearing more of his stories in later episodes!

Ms. B also talks about her Malabrigo yarns that she got....partly for the Hanami Stole that Shannon from the SSK Podcast enabled her to knit.

Announcements:

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): We're set! For those in Germany, it seems we're all meeting up at the Hauptbahnhof to take the train together. Since you're all coming at different time, I'm suggesting that we gather our group at the Starbucks on the platforms to the southern side of the station. I'll be there from 8.30 a.m. onwards on Saturday morning (22nd). I think that we'll be taking the train that leaves at 10.32 a.m. and we should arrive in Benediktbeuern at 11.29 a.m. We will organise the returning time when we got together, since some of us might want to get back early. Really looking forward to meeting up with everybody! Anyone who just wants to join us for the day is welcome, but please let me know with ample time so that I can organise you into the group!
Ms. B's first round of Taste of Germany went extremely well. It sold out within 3 seconds, srsly! But don't be afraid, second round will be coming up soon, and it probably will be green!

Bonus! Cashyie reads an entry of her blog (not available to the public ;-p )! She tells us about our photo shoot for a German management magazine. She also tells us about the imaginary lives of the Munich statues.

We then talk about this particular photo shoot that Cashyie just talked about. How we were supposed to pose, but not look posed. Where we were shooting...how the photo supposed to turn out (in "sunshine", while we were, in reality, freezing our asses off in drizzling rain). We're not allowed to post the photo yet though...but rest assure, it will come! ;-)

You can leave us a comment here or contact us via email:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

or come and join us at our Uncensored Knitters Ravelry Group!

This week's music is Jonathan Coulton's "Sky Mall", and it is brought to you by:

The next episode probably will come out towards the end of September. Until then, keep knitting!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #07: Fun Filled With Fibre Factoids!

2007-09-03T23:07:00.000+01:00

Episode #07: Fun Filled With Fibre Factoids!

Woohoo! Another episode with our nonsense! :-p

We started off by Cashyie trying to eliminate Elemm from the show with high percentage alcohol.

And we have to talk about Tyrolean Mankitten.

Have you been Xlaxin' lately?!

Give you votes on our show notes!!

Thank you to Dharmafey from Socks in the City Podcast. And go listen to Knit Therapy!

What's on or off our needles?

Keep yourself fit while knitting: Go knit at the gym!

Elemm and Ms. B started spinning and Elemm is now hooked on it!

Cashyie had been secretly dyeing yarn with hair-dye.

Learn what "Ass Antlers" are and get those Wollmeise colourway names right.

Ms. B talks about Life in Germany: Working, vacations and holidays here.

Rock Star Husband makes his second appearance on the show for the quiz and he also tells us a story!

Ms. B got some Malabrigo to pet.

Announcements: Benediktbeuern (last announcement), Ms. B's Taste of Germany

Cashyie reads from her secret blog and we talk about our photo shoot with a glossy magazine.

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Music: Jonathan Coulton's "Sky Mall", brought to you by Podsafe Music Network (http://music.podshow.com)

Detailed show notes and polls can be found at the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/09/episode-07-fun-filled-with-fibre_03.html

Episode #07 delayed

2007-08-26T11:21:00.001+01:00

Spinning
Originally uploaded by Knitters Uncensored

Howdy Uncensored Knitters!

Sorry, but episode #07 hasn't been recorded yet. I think that we'll be doing that this coming Saturday....

NB: Also, some of you might notice that iTunes has stopped downloading since episode #04. So, I'm hoping that you're reading this here. Mea culpa, when I was updating the blog back in episode #04, I mucked up the dates and so it was set to September. So, iTunes won't be picking anything up until September.

To fix this, you have to unsubscribe from the feed and re-subscribe to it again . That would put the dates right again.

As for Benediktbeuern trip in September, I will figure out the travelling time for all of us who are travelling from Munich, so that we can go together on the train. I think that at the moment, all of those from Germany are going to gather in Munich and then we'll go together. But I'll send out an email concerning that again soon.

Lastly, you see the picture above...yeah, that's my hand-spun! I and Ms. B started spinning. I like it...Ms. B declared herself a non-spinner. ;-p

But we'll talk about that in the next episode. ;-)

Catch y'all later!
Elemm

Ps. If you want to see Scout's special colourway for us KU, "South Tyrolean Mankitten in Lederhosen"...here you go:

Taste of Germany

2007-08-24T13:37:00.001+01:00

Hi all! The Taste of Germany is ready to go! Find all details here: http://www.bockstarkknits.net/2007/08/24/taste-of-germany-yarn-and-order-info/

Don't worry, if you don't make it this time, I will put another one together soon!

Episode #06: Jaeger...Spun Out of Control (Show Notes)

2007-08-12T20:43:00.000+01:00

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We're getting better at putting out loooooooooooooooonng episodes. :-p

I was caught off-guard introducing myself. Anyway, I missed out on CSD, i.e. the Gay Pride, just to record for you guys! Cashyie wants me to do a wet T-Shirt contest, just because it was raining...but I've got a cold. Then I started talking about this edible knit-underwear, but opted for Jaegermeister instead, a "H"erbal liqueur.

Thank you to ScoutJ for dyeing up a special colourway for the Knitters Uncensored: "South Tyrolean Mankitten in Lederhosen"! And Ms. B talks about cost limit at custom and the strategy to get off it....we digressed and started talking about the Euro Blazer, BH ("Büstenhalter" = bra) and "Becher"= beaker. Don't get them mixed up!

What's on/off the needles?

Ms. B:

Montego Bay Scarf (FO)
Started another Montego Bay Scarf
Vista Mare aka Billy Reid Socks (she's going to submit the pattern to Knitty!)
Secret Project (technically FO)

(We started digressing again and talked about the merits of knitting Montego Bay Scarf with MariSilk, e.g. from Sheepaints or Das Schneeschaf...and Ms. B is still dealing yarns to Cashyie and to me.)

Cashyie:

Montego Bay Scarf using "South Tyrolean Mankitten in Lederhosen", see picture above (FO)
Started another Montego Bay Scarf (Seriously! We're Montego Bay Scarf mad!)
Frogged some of the Periodic Table swatches

(Another digression: Taking your shoes off to show off your hand-knit socks in bars)

Elemm:

Two commissioned JayWalkers, in Opal Hunderwasser and in Regia Sierra Colour
Half a pair of Vinnland (Twin already cast on)
Sunset in Winter Anklets (my own hand-dyed)

We then discuss about needle sizes in Germany...they don't do half-sizes after 6 mm....We keep going back to the our craze about Montego Bay Scarf...so I decided to cast on for mine! (It's been cast on and I've knit quite a bit already. I decided to call it the "Monte Carlo Scarf").

German Terms with Elemm (don't get these two terms mixed up!):

Schwul = gay, homosexual
Schwül = muggy, sticky weather

Ms. B got me around to talk a bit of Thai on the Podcast...so now you should be able to say: "New wood doesn't burn", and "Who sells the chicken egg?" *LOL* We also get around to talking Italian, courtesy of Cashyie...and you should be able to say:

Ciao
Buon Giorno
Ho bisogno di molti soldi

Life in Germany with Ms. B, who finds out that she can exercise while knitting! But that's not what she wants to talk about this time. Bills here are done directly with the bank. Payments are done either with cash or through Überweisung, a bank transfer. And watch out how you sign up for those credit cards! The process of going through those German bureaucracies.

Cashyie watched German TV....and I revealed to her and Ms. B that some talk shows and courtroom shows don't use the real people, but they hire actors, especially the courtroom shows due to the privacy protection. I don't know what happens then, but Cashyie starts talking about going to Speed Dating and I'll probably be going with her.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Munich is supposed to be the longest running one...and apparently, they also sell packaged props to throw and the show is supposedly "tame". *LOL* Or we can go see the show in Paris and join up with Katia & Kylie Mac.

Getting back to Life in Germany, Ms. B talks about the fact that the utility costs here are included in the rent (warm or cold rent. Warm is included, cold is excluded). But some places do it differently. And you'll have to pay surplus at the end of the year if you used too much, or you get money back if you use less than you've paid. Of course, Ms. B ends up having to pay more since her place is kept at tropical temperature during the winter.

You swipe your card and your fingerprints get scanned to go and rent out a DVD at the machine. They also charge by the hour you rent the DVD for.

And then we talk about Pfand, or the deposit on cans and bottles. Turned out that our first show guest from last episode, Christine, carried that empty can of Coke from Ms. B around with her through Germany, because Ms. B told her not to throw it away, since it costs EUR 0.25! There aren't many canned beers around anymore...if any at all.

We also have a new segment, where we pick on the Non-Knitters. Our new show guest, Ms. B's Rock Star Husband!!! We will be looking for new participants to pick on in the future....so watch out, all ye non-knitters out there!

At some point during the quiz, we got around to brainstorming about writing a Whodunnit about Ravelry....we also reached the consent that the Wollmeise is THE German Indie-Dyer. And Lily Chin has the same birthday as me!!!!

How much should you ask for a hand-knit item? Since I've been commissioned with two pairs of socks, I'm at a lost about what price I should ask for. I need to earn some money, but I don't want to sound too steep by asking for too much. How much do you think a hand-knit item should cost? Leave a comment or write us an email at:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

or discuss about it on our Uncensored Knitters Ravelry Group! (In some broken weak moment, Cashyie and Ms. B thought they could take advantage over my stash and buy off my beloved yarns....no way! I'm a yarn hoarder.)

Announcements:

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! All places are filled already and we will start organising the details soon. So, watch out for an email in the coming week! The list of participants are:

Elemm (confirmed)
Ms. B (confirmed)
Cashyie (confirmed)
Fabienne (confirmed)
Yarnissima (confirmed)
Alala (confirmed)
Breibeest (confirmed, with + 1.5)
Tini (confirmed)
deknit (confirmed)

Secrets of Chrysopolis, another mystery KAL (in German)!
Ms. B's Taste of Germany: The first round will be "Blue". There will be 10 places to grab (okay, 9, since Cashyie is ready to pounce on one set). This will be on the first-come-first-serve basis, so keep a look out on Ms. B's Blog for announcement...and I guess it's also going to be announced here, too. Here's the rough content of the package:

Fingering-weight yarn (100% superwash merino) from Wollmeise
MariSilk (light fingering) or fingering-weight yarn by Sheepaints (MariSilk or fingering-weight depending on the series)
MariSilk (light fingering) or fingering-weight yarn by Das Schneeschaf (MariSilk or fingering-weight depending on the series)
Merino-Silk-Ramie mix fingering-weight yarn by Drachenwolle
Fingering-weight yarn (100% superwash merino) by Handgefaerbt.com

You can leave us a comment here or contact us via email:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

or come and join us at our Uncensored Knitters Ravelry Group!

This week's music is brought to you by Garageband.com: "Effeminate Boyfriend" by Blu, in honour of the CSD!

Hope you enjoyed our banters in this episode! Have a great week and keep knitting!!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #06: Jaeger ... Spun Out of Control

2007-08-12T12:26:00.000+01:00

Episode #06: Jaeger ... Spun Out of Control

OK, extra long episodes are now our trademark. Another long one and we laugh a lot and talk over each other a lot. Sorry!

Thanks to scout for the special yarn dyed just for us called South Tyrolean Mankitten in Lederhosen. We also discuss customs strategies.

What's on (or off) our needles? We all have Montego Bay Scarf Madness!

German terms

Living in Germany - continuation about life as an expat - bills and exercising while knitting

Our special guest - Rock star Husband joins us!

A discussion about how much should you charge for hand knitted goods.

Announcements: Benediktbeuern, Secret of Chrysopolis Mystery Scarf KAL, Taste of Germany

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Closing Music: "Effeminate Boyfriend" by blu

Detailed show notes can be found under the following URL:
http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/08/episode-06-jaegerspun-out-of-control.html

Episode #05: To Dye For, Dahling (Show Notes)

2007-07-30T00:19:00.001+01:00

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I'm sorry that this episode came out late. That's why it's extra long...and we have our first show guest!! Due to the release of a certain book, I had to cancel the recording that was scheduled for last week to this week. We then digressed about talk shows and reined back to talking about the book...including the competition on Adam Knits! (already over) So, you know what book we are talking about, right? ;-) (And on my own personal side note: I so want to have THIS!) I ranted on about spoilers on the internet...and Ms. B ranted about people sneezing on her in the cinema.

Talking about cinema...we might go see The Rocky Horror Picture Show here in Munich....at least we talked about it. And I plugged the Katia & KylieMac Podcast yet again.

I also started to talk about Damknit Podcast. She's doing this survey and so you should go and DO IT! And then I did some shameless self-advertising about the interview in gave (in German) to Brigitte.de and Sueddeutsche Zeitung Jetzt...and we discussed whether knitting is only for grandmas?

Germans have to learn to knit/crochet in school (don't know whether they're still doing it now) and Ms. B got really excited because this means her boys will have to learn to knit. It's important, isn't it?! Cashyie talked about ballroom dancing at her work place and I want to learn!!!!

We digressed a bit into talking about Brooklyn Tweed's Noro Scarf.

What's on or off the needles?

Ms. B still pretty much has the same stuff on the needles:

Super Secret Project (The Phallic Knit)
Montego Bay Scarf
Vista Mare (Billy Reid Socks), one down, one to go (and she'll get the pattern out!)...and we digressed by talking on copyright issues on knitting patterns
She's also sewing little project bags!

I, Elemm also still has pretty much the same projects:

Vinnland is coming along nicely with heel-flap
Charlie Brown Blues --> Heading to the frog pond, but they will be re-started
Super Secret Project....is an FO...but I can't reveal anything until October
Ruffly

Cashyie:

Cast on for a new scarf
Periodic Table Knit (too good for Mankittens)

Life in Germany with Ms. B is going great. This time she talks about "living" in Germany....about how I went to the Kocherlball, whilst Cashyie didn't make it because she was under the influence....she made up for it though with chocolate. We talk about the living situation in Germany, owning vs. renting a place and the price of it all; how all rooms are separated and have doors on them. Finding a place to live in Munich and paying a fee for finding agency. (Cashyie chimes in with the description of her dodgey apartment.) Having your name on the doorbell; laundry in Germany....and "platform toilets"! (You know us, we can't steer away from toilets!)

German terms with Elemm:

Zephyr Jaegerspun
der Pullover / der Pulli = Sweater, Pullover
die Veste = vest
die Strickjacke = cardigan
die Jacke = jacket
der Pullunder = slipover
die Socke(n) = sock(s)
Highlight -->*Scheiße = shit*
Highlight -->*Arschloch = asshole*

Cashyie got a marriage proposal from a listener! Now she's going to do a yarn swap with him!

Ms. B and Elemm had their first dyeing experiences!! Ms. B tried it before I did. Cashyie recognises the competitive streak between me and Ms. B. And for your information, I used more or less this Kettle Dye Tutorial, you can read about it HERE.

Ms. B starts dealing yarns and other goodies. She also received this HUMONGOUS package from Cauchy09. Apart from that, Ms. B also re-started sewing again. She made these extremely cute project bags!

Announcements:

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! All places are filled! You can find the list HERE. We will talk about how to get there soon.
Join our Uncensored Knitters Group on Ravelry!
Go and listen to a new podcast: PassioKnits.
Toilet Drop & Stitch Marker Contest Winner: Congratulations to Alala! Contact us and so we can get your toilet drop and stitch markers out to you!

Contact Details:

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Or leave us a comment here on the blog! Or contact us over at our group on Ravelry. You can send Ms. B or me (Elemm) a message over at Ravelry, too!

We also have our first show guest! Please welcome: Christine from the Pointy Sticks Podcast! Find out why she hasn't been podcasting. Go visit her photography website: FreshPhotography and her other site! She's trying to start a sock for her trip (which she actually started later after the recording - and she's knitting with Opal).

Music for this week:

"Places People Hide Their Money" by Ridel High (lead singer is Kevin Ridel, who was in a band with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Ms. B's Rock Star Husband back in their hey-days, and is now in the band AMRadio)...and remember to substitute the word "money" with "yarn" ;-)

Hope you enjoyed this extra long episode! Until the next episode....Keep knitting!

Yours,
Elemm

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Episode #05: To Dye For, Dahling

2007-07-29T12:17:00.000+01:00

Episode #05: To Dye For, Dahling

Another extra long episode where we talk and digress and talk and digress even more. We are a week late because of a certain book that came out on the same day as we were planning on recording.

We talk about the special book and why we are late

Is knitting only for grandmas?

Elemm talks about his interviews with German publications

What's on (or off) our needles?

Living in Germany - living in apartments and platform toilets!

German terms

Cashyie has a marriage proposal!!!

Elemm and Ms. B dyes their own yarn for the first time

Announcements: Benediktbeuern, Passioknits and we announce the winner of the toilet drops contest

We have a special guest podcaster - Christine from the Pointy Sticks podcast and she talks about her adventures in Germany.

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com, or check out our group on Ravelry called "Uncensored Knitters"

Closing Music: "Places where people hide their money" by Ridel High (lead singer is Kevin Ridel, who was in a band with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Ms. B's rock star husband back in the day, and is now in the band AMRadio)

Detailed show notes can be found under the following URL:
http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/07/episode-05-to-dye-for-dahling-show.html

Episode #05 recorded!

2007-07-28T23:17:00.000+01:00

Yup, we recorded episode #05! So, keep a look out for the update in the next few days. ;-)

Benediktbeuern: ALL PLACES FILLED!!!!!

2007-07-18T16:35:00.000+01:00

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! All places are filled!

This is the list at the moment:

Elemm (confirmed)
Ms. B (confirmed)
Cashyie (confirmed)
Fabienne (confirmed)
Yarnissima (confirmed)
Alala (confirmed)
Breibeest (confirmed, with + 1.5)
Tini (confirmed)
deknit (confirmed)

Yay!!! All places are taken! Looking forward to seeing all of you at Benediktbeuern!!!!

Thanks!
Elemm

Ravelry group

2007-07-18T11:50:00.000+01:00

Howdy folks! Ms. B here. For those of you who are on Ravelry, come join us in our new group "Uncensored Knitters". Tell us what you want to know about Germany or living in Germany as an expat. Tell us what words in German you want to know. Maybe I can convince Elem to teach us a few curse words! Let us know how the toilet drops are working. And start up random topics and join the fun.

For those of you not in Ravelry yet, don't worry, we'll wait for you!

And if you REALLY like us, then you're welcome to add us as friends (you know we want you to!). Our names are "BockstarkKnits" and "Elemmaciltur". Cashyie, being Cashyie, has not even heard of Ravelry and doesn't care. She's too busy knitting Treber scarves.

Benediktbeuern: LAST Reminder!

2007-07-16T13:40:00.000+01:00

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! Two places left: Please, confirm or cancel at the latest by 20th July 2007!

This is the list at the moment:

Elemm (confirmed)
Ms. B (confirmed)
Cashyie (confirmed)
Fabienne (confirmed)
Yarnissima (confirmed)
Alala (confirmed)
Breibeest (confirmed, with + 1.5)
Sheepaints (pretty likely)
Schneeschaf (not sure)
Kala from SnB (maybe just for the ride)
Christine from SnB(not sure)
Knit 'n' Purl (probably come along for the ride, but not staying overnight)
deknit (80% sure)

I seriously need to know whether there will be anyone else interested to come with us. We have two spaces left for overnight stays. If nobody confirms by the morning (German time) of 20th July (i.e. this Friday), I'll ring up the place to cancel that two places. So, please leave your comments here or send us an email ASAP!

Thanks!
Elemm

Episode #04: The Troubles with Treber (Show notes)

2007-07-09T21:37:00.000+01:00

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After the delay, we're back with the fourth episode! Contrasting to the last episode, this time we have some knitting contents...but we digress, since that is our specialty. ;-)

We had some technical difficulties during the recording...and this time, it's not to blamed on Elemm's drunkenness (which didn't happen), but only on Ms. B! *LOL*

Let's get on with the show!

Thank you!

Elemm had Stash Enhancing eXperience! And Cashyie was also presented with her pair of hand-knit socks! Hear her delightful squeals on the show! (We actually have pictures as evidence to this, but they all don't do Cashyie's cleavages justice. So, we decided not to include them)

As a thank you to Andy in Amsterdam, we tell you how we ended up being in Germany!

What's on (or off) our needles?

Cashyie

Noro Kureyon Basket-Weave (she's progressing!)
Bottle Garter Stitch Scarves (like the one on Treber in the picture above)

Ms. B:

Chevron Scarf (going in hibernation and will take a trip to the frog pond)
Spring Grass socks (The Little Bunny Foo Foo had been caught)
Zokni Socks (FO)
Tabi Socks (FO)
Vista Mare (aka Billy Reid Socks)

Elemm

Icarus (no progress)
Iris Sibirica Toe-up JayWalker (FO)
Barfetta (FO)
Vinnland by Becca Compton
Super Secret Project for ScoutJ
Billy Reid Socks (still have to cast on)

Life in Germany with Ms. B: This kind of turned into a bit of a rant, but interesting to know anyway. ;-) Did you know that most, if not all Germans just don't know "The Sound of Music"?! Transportations in Germany - tram, trains, bus and cars. Being on the correct side when driving....or on the escalator. Tourists on bikse....*grrrrr* Speed limit on the Autobahn? Who are you kidding?

Does the term "L-cut" means anything to you? Well, now it will! Elemm shares his dating experiences and rants on about one particularly catastrophic one. We digressed again totally to toilet manners. :-p

Watch out for Ms. B's Taste of Germany! Package of yummy German Indie Dyers' yarns! It's a great deal! Keep an eye out for her updates on this!

Cashyie philosophises about the appropriate length of scarves. They should be long enough to give you a warm hug!

Elemm finally got around to talking about his photography tips (NO flash!). Here are the links to the light box construction:

How to make an inexpensive light tent
DomestiCrafts's and my own inexpensive version

And also watch out for these things:

Object to be photographed
Composition (rule of three)
Lighting source (filling) and the direction (no direct light on the object, be it natural or artificial)
Camera settings (white balance, exposure, ISO)
Touch-ups with an editing programme (exposure, highlight/brighten the dark areas, colours/RGB)

Announcements:

Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! Two places left: Please, confirm or cancel at the latest by 20th July 2007! (latest detail)
Elemm and Cashyie are going to the Kocherlball on 15th July 2007, want to join us? If you're around and want to get up at the crack of dawn to go see people dance in traditional costumes, well, then give us a yell!
Email us if you want to knit Billy Reid a pair of socks! It'll be fun and if there are enough people, we'll do a proper KAL!
Hank Wankers, now with a step-by-step tutorial! (Please, don't laugh at Elemm's crazy facial expressions on the photo tutorial)
Support Annie Modesitt and her family. Make sure you go visit the We Love Annie site!
CONTEST!!!! Tell us your best toilet stories or why you deserve to win a bottle of toilet drops and some stitch markers!

As usual, you can leave us a comment here or write us and email at:

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

This week's music is provided by the Podsafe Music Network: Jonathan Coulton's "Ikea"

Hope you enjoyed this episode as much as the other ones! Have a great week!

Yours,
Elemm

Ps. Y'all should get yourselves a bottle of Toilet Drops. It really works!!! Like Magic!!! I now can say: "I'll never leave my house again without my Toilet Drops!"

Pps. You know how weird it is talking/writing about yourself in third person? *LOL*

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Episode #04: The Trouble with Treber

2007-07-09T17:16:00.000+01:00

Episode #04: The Trouble with Treber

Woohoo! Finally episode #04 is here!!! Extra long to make up for the lateness (thanks to Ms. B) *LOL* This episode was greased up with the help of treber grappa as usual. ;-)

Shout-outs and Thank yous: Damknit, Knit Europe, Holly (Blogless), Peech Purls, Andy in Amsterdam, ScoutJ, Sheepaints, Das Schneeschaf

Elemm had some serious S.E.X.

How did the Knitters Uncensored ended up in Germany?

What's on (or off) our needles?

Ms. B talks about Life in Germany: They don't know "The Sound of Music", transportation in Germany

Elemm recounts his numerous dates...and one particularly horrific one

Ms. B gives you a "Taste of Germany"

Cashyie philosophises about the appropriate length of hand-knit scarves

Elemm reveals his tricks to getting some stunning photos of yarn porn

Announcements as usual: Benediktbeuern, Kocherlball, Billy Reid KAL, Hank Wanking Tutorial, We Love Annie Modesitt

Contest! Tell us your best bathroom story or tell us why you deserve to win a bottle of Toilet Drops and some gorgeous stitch markers!

Check out our blog at: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com or write us an email at: KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Closing Music: "IKEA" by Jonathan Coulton, brought to you by the Podsafe Music Network (http://music.podshow.com)

Detailed show notes can be found under the following URL:

http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com

Editing's a bitch!

2007-07-09T02:04:00.000+01:00

Howdy fellow uncensored knitters!

I (Ms. B) have the wonderful job of editing the podcast. It normally takes me about 3 - 4 hours to do it. BUT at this last recording, I didn't pay attention to what was around my computer. If something is blocking the vent, then it will overheat and just turn off. I normally am so good about making sure it has enough room to "breathe", but I think we were already drinking the Traber and well...it shut off while we were recording.

Don't worry, we didn't lose anything. What audacity does though is cut up the recording into 1MB files, which is maybe 5 seconds. And do they have a way of reimporting everything? Of course NOT! So I have to go one by one, open and paste it together. There are 230 of these files! And that's only the FIRST part! After that, I then have another 7 long ones to listen to and edit.

So, this is my formal apology for not getting episode 4 up quickly...Sorry folks!!! Oh, and one more disappointment, my sweet husband and I haven't had the time to make a new theme song this time around. Rest assured, you'll hear my horrible singing in episode 5.

Recording today!!!!

2007-07-07T00:09:00.000+01:00

I'm saying "today" because it's 1.10 a.m. in the morning and I need to get in bed...

...just want to give you the heads-up (okay, that kinda sound wrong...can someone tell me whether that's kinda shady, please?), that we're going to record the 4th episode today!!!

So, keep a look out. The next episode is coming very soon! ;-)

Episode #04 delayed, Benediktbeuern Update

2007-07-01T11:22:00.000+01:00

Hey Knitters!

Just want to tell you that episode #04 will be late, since Ms. B's folks are leaving today and thus she should be spending time with them. Recording will be done next week, possibly Sunday, and it's going to be pretty packed with content! ;-)

As for Benediktbeuern, this is the list at this point:

Elemm (confirmed)
Ms. B (confirmed)
Cashyie (confirmed)
Fabienne (confirmed)
Yarnissima (confirmed)
Alala (confirmed)
Breibeest (confirmed, with + 1.5)
Sheepaints (pretty likely)
Schneeschaf (not sure)
Kala from SnB (maybe just for the ride)
Christine from SnB(not sure)
Knit 'n' Purl (probably come along for the ride, but not staying overnight)
deknit (80% sure)
~~Tini~~

I have already reserved 5 double rooms. That's all they have for the time being. There might eventually be more available. There's also a possibility that you yourself or I could find you some other accomodation in Benediktbeuern, if there isn't any place left.

As you can see from the list, we have now ~~six~~ eight confirmed. That means, TWO places are readily available. We'll be going with the first-come-first-serve at the moment. So, please, confirm with us ASAP. If you really really really want to come but are too late for a space, then please contact us, and we'll see what we can do.

Because the cancellation could be done without any costs up to 8 weeks prior to the real date, I would like to just make sure. And so, please decide whether you want to come or cancel by 20th July2007!

Yours,
Elemm

Benediktbeuern! Getting serious!!!!

2007-06-27T09:19:00.000+01:00

Okay, I have about 8-10 people who are interested in coming to BB with us. I've emailed and ask about availabilities for a place to stay at Zentrum für Umwelt und Kultur Benediktbeuern for 10 people. Just got an answer from them.

They have 5 doubles available for the 22nd-23rd September, which means we can have 10 people coming. It costs EUR 29.50 / person including breakfast. I need to get confirmation from people who are definitely coming and book the place ASAP, so please contact me either here by leaving a comment or email (in the sidebar) to confirm your place as soon as possible! (preferably at the latest by the end of this week!).

So far, these are the people I have on my list:

Elemm (confirmed)
Ms. B (confirmed)
Cashyie (confirmed)
Fabienne (confirmed)
Yarnissima (confirmed)
Alala (confirmed)
Kala from SnB
Christine from SnB
Sheepaints (not sure)
Schneeschaf (not sure)
Knit 'n' Purl (probably come along for the ride, but not staying overnight)
deknit (80% sure)
Tini (maybe, please get back to me on this)
Breibeest (not sure, maybe even with + 1.5)

Am I missing someone? Or is there anybody on the list who's not supposed to be on there or doesn't want to be on there? Please get back to me ASAP and confirm! Looking forward to hearing from all of you and seeing y'all at Benediktbeuern!

Yours,
Elemm

ETA: ~~I haven't asked the ZUK about this, but there might be a possibility that we could all go into one big room. Now, I'm not sure how y'all might feel about this, but tell me what you would prefer!~~

ETA 2: Okay, I got them on the phone. No big sleeping room available. I will book all 5 double at the latest by tomorrow morning regardless of confirmations, since they told me that we can cancel the reservation without any costs up to 8 weeks prior to the real date. That means, the very latest you can cancel is towards the middle of August. So, please decide by then (the earlier, the better)!

Knitters Uncensored in Tracht!

2007-06-24T20:54:00.000+01:00

Okay, basically Tracht means 'traditional German costume', thus it applies to both Dirndl and Lederhosen.

And now I shall present the Knitters Uncensored in their own Tracht!

Elemm in Lederhosen (at the Kocherlball in 2006):

And Cashyie's Dirndl:

EDIT: After many requests, here's another photo of Cashyie in her Dirndl:

and Ms. B with her whole family:

Tell us what you think! (I'll be going to the Kocherlball this year with Cashyie! Anybody else wanna join? 6 a.m. on Sunday 15th July 2007 at the Chinese Tower in the Munich English Garden!)

Yours,
Elemm

King of the Toilet Drops!!!

2007-06-20T22:19:00.000+01:00

OK, just out of curiosity (and just plain weirdness), I did a google search on "toilet drops" and guess who shows up on #6? HA! If you missed the comment, Lizzy in England ordered hers from http://www.mybathroomninja.com. And Carol in British Columbia, Canada gets hers from Wal-Mart. AND I found a picture of the bottle (the Japanese one I have) on flickr here. I'm glad that we could provide such a valuable service! heh.

Thanks for all the great comments, you guys are awesome!

Episode #03: The One Which Must Not Be Named (Show Notes)

2007-06-18T16:56:00.000+01:00

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We're back with the third episode! I need to warn you though, there's hardly any knitting-related content in this episode at all. But we had fun nevertheless! (What's with me getting progressively drunk while recording...plus, I pushed the wrong button once and deleted a whole section! *oops*)

We had loads of great fun. I just can't believe some of the things I said on and off mic...I ended up physically rolling off the floor laughing!

So, let's get on with the show!

Thank you for mentioning us!

David Reidy (Sticks & Strings)
Brenda Dayne (Cast-On)
Jenny & Nicole (Stash & Burn)
Dharmafey (Socks in the City)

We digressed immensely here and started talking about toilet drops *LOL*

We also would like to thank you for all the comments, emails and iTunes reviews!!!

....and don't forget to answer my Quiz! ;-)

One weird fact:

Cashyie went on a date...to a Strip-Club! (And ran in to a *famous* scientist)
Ms. B has uneven legs!
Elemm's hooked on re-hanking yarns and taking photos of them

What's on our needles?

Cashyie: Sock with yarn from Tini! And scarves for Vodka bottles!
Elemm:

Clementine is finished!
Icarus....no progress but still on the needles
Death of the (Ex-) Boyfriend Sock (Pattern: Boyfriend Sock by Alicia Bell)

Ms. B:

Chevron Scarf...no progress
Springgrass Sock...no progress (please, help her find her ball of yarn!)
Zokni Socks by MintyFresh
Tabi Socks

Life in Germany with Ms. B: Television in Germany....mostly in German. So she escapes with Internet Television. Shady programmes after midnight, paid by your Television Fees! Going to the movies thinking it was in English....*wrong* (they wouldn't let me join in the discussion about popcorns!). Tobacco commercials in the movies.

OV: Originalversion = Originial Version
OoU: Original ohne Untertitel = Original without subtitle
OmU: Original mit Untertitel = Original with subtitle

Cashyie goes shopping! This time, she went and got herself a Dirndl, so she can get South Tyrolians! :-p If you have South Tyrolians to spare, please write to

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

I (Elemm) was going to talk about photography tips this time but we talked so much already that it would've been too much (plus, I was too drunk to string together something comprehensible....so, no chance of doing a segment without slurring badly *LOL*)

Announcements:

LAST CALL: Benediktbeuern Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of the Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! This is an open invitation to all the listeners, as well as to all podcasters out there! It's on during Oktoberfest, what better excuse to combine yarn with beer?!
Join our Hank Wankers Group! Wind all your yarns into beautiful hanks!!!! Just 'wank your hanks!' *LOL*

Music:

Knitters Uncensored Theme Song by Ms. B and her DH!
Closing Song: "One more year at Hogwarts" by Billy Reid (I and Ms. B will be knitting him each a pair of socks! If you feel like joining us in this then send us an email!)

You can contact us via email at:

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

or just leave us a comment here!

Hope that we didn't bore you to death with our non-knitting-related banters this time! Until the next episode! Knit on!!!

Yours (totally sobered and without a hangover),
Elemm

Ps. We talked a bit about Ravelry, if you're not a beta tester yet then go and put your name down. If you've put your name down but haven't received an invitation yet, then go check your junkmail....if it's not there, then just be patient! You will get in soon!! In the mean time, just go take pretty photos of your stash and your projects! ;-)

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Episode #03: The One Which Must Not Be Named

2007-06-18T16:14:00.000+01:00

Episode #03: The One Which Must Not Be Named

It's time for Episode #03!!! Welcome to our (drunken) banters! :-p

Elemm got progressively drunk during the show, but we had great fun recording (and re-recording *Elemm's fault*)

Thank you: David Reidy, Brenda Dayne, Jenny & Nicole, Dharmafey

We digress and talk about toilets and toilet-drops *LOL*

One more weird fact from each of us

What's on our needles?

Life in Germany with Ms. B: German TV & going to the movies in Germany

Cashyie goes Dirndl Shopping

Announcements:

Benediktbeuern: Last-Call!!!
Hank Wanker Group on Flickr
Knitting socks for Billy Reid

Music:

Opening Music: Ms. B and her DH
Closing Music: "One More Year at Hogwarts", Billy Reid (http://www.verytasteful.com/)

You can find the detailed show note under the following URL:

http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/06/episode-03-one-which-must-not-be-named_18.html

Next Episode is in editing!

2007-06-18T09:52:00.000+01:00

Yes, episode #03 is now being edited by Ms. B. It should be up online in the next couple of days!

Loads and loads of fun recording this episode....especially with my getting progressively extremely drunk during recording while physically rolling off the floor laughing at things we were talking about. I can't believe some of the stuff I said on and off the microphone. :-p

So, watch for my slurring when the episode's up! *LOL*

Yours (now sobered),
Elemm

EDIT: Ps. I've just heard from Ms. B and I need to put up a warning for this episode: There is hardly any knitting content in this episode. It turned out to be more about life in Germany in general. So, don't tell me that I haven't warned you! ;-)

Men and shawls: Who said we can't?

2007-06-11T13:42:00.001+01:00

"Who said we can't?" Clementine Shawlette, modelled par moi
Originally uploaded by elemmaciltur

Started: 11th May 2007
Finished: 09th June 2007
Needles: 3 mm / 60 cm Inox circs
Yarn: Rohrspatz & Wollmeise sock yarn, "Drachenblut"
Pattern: Clementine Shawlette by Michele Rose Orne from Interweave KNITS Spring 2007

Okay, just to prove my point, here it is: My recently FO'ed Clementine Shawlette, modelled par moi!

Srsly though, I won't be going around outside like that, but I keep the shawl close to me at home (not on my shoulders, as it does get too warm with the temperature around here being at 22 centigrades / 71 fahrenheit at the moment).

I'm sure that I'll probably regret putting this up at the KU-Site. *LOL*

Have great week, y'all!

Elemm

WWKIP-Day: Location

2007-06-08T19:05:00.000+01:00

I was at Odeonsplatz earlier today and they're having some kind of festival going on, which probably will continue into the weekend.

We'll still meet at 11.30 a.m. at Odeonsplatz, but instead of at the Feldherrnhalle, we'll meet in front of the Theatinerkirche (St. Kajetan)....it's the big ochre-yellow church right on that place, you can't miss it. Then we can decide on where to go.

See y'all tomorrow! (Even if it's going to be only me and Cashyie).

If anybody needs to contact us about this, please do so! Leave a comment here or write an email to:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

Episode #02: Coffee, Cakes & Kolenyas (Show notes)

2007-06-07T22:51:00.000+01:00

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Our second episode is here!!! *Applauds*

We always take delight in digressing on whatever topic we're talking about....but that's our charm, eh? :-p Great fun was had with help of alcohol, potato chips and sweets! This time, we were recording from Elemm's ~~palace~~ ~~house~~ ~~apartment~~ rat-hole! (Sound effects - if you can hear any - courtesy of my lovely neighbours)

So, let's get the show started!

Thank you for mentioning us!

What's on our needles?

Ms. B: Springgrass Socks from Craftoholic, Gentleman's Fancy Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks and the Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
Cashyie: Periodic Table Garter Stitch Blanket (!!!) and ...drumroll... SOCKS! Well, the start of socks anyways.
Elemm: "Boyfriend Socks" by Alice Bell (frogged back and needles put back in), "Icarus Shawl" from Interweave Knits Summer 2006 and "Clementine Shawlette" from Interweave Knits Spring 2007

Pictures of my progress: Boyfriend Sock, Icarus Shawl, Clementine Shawlette

Should men wear shawls? Get your men to wear shawls or ask for their opinions! Post your answers in the comment on send us an email at:

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Life in Germany with Ms. B: Yarn shopping dilemma....hand-painted yarns are a rarity here! Go check out her compilation of online yarn shops and indie dyers in Germany here.

Knitting "auf Deutsch" with Elemm:

Garn = yarn (usually refers to the thread itself)
Wolle = wool, yarn
Bambus = bamboo
Schurwolle = virgin wool
Seide = silk
Baumwolle = cotton
Acryl = acrylic
Masche(n) = stitch(es)
anschlagen = cast-on (Maschen anschlagen, "Ich schlage (Maschen) an")
abketten = bind-off/cast-off ("Ich kette ab")
stricken = to knit
rechts stricken = knit (so: rechte Masche = knit stitch)
links stricken = purl (so: linke Masche = purl stitch)
schlechte Podcaster, kein Keks = bad podcasters, no cookie

Cashyie reveals what she does for her day-job!

The drawing for our contest! Congratulations to I play with Pins & Needles (Wollmeise) and Celtic Knots (Knit Picks)! We have contacted you via email already and will be sending out the prizes as soon as possible!

Events:

WWKIP-Day: the unofficial Munich section. We're going to meet at 11.30 a.m. on this coming Saturday, 09th June. The meeting point will be at the Feldherrnhalle on the Munich Odeonsplatz. Please tell us if you're coming, so we will know who we should be expecting!
Benediktbeuren Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of the Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! This is an open invitation to all the listeners, as well as to all podcasters out there! It's on during Oktoberfest, what better excuse to combine yarn with beer?!
Ms. B will be going to Ally Pally in London for the Knitting & Stitching Show in October

Special thanks to Tini of Tini's World of Fibre Arts for sending us all our very first Knitters Uncensored Podcast care package!

A skein of sock yarn, 2 balls of Tini's own hand-dyed sock yarns (this got Cashyie into knitting her first socks with DPNs!), yumminess of Chocolatey death....not to mention the to-die-for Russian Chocolate scented coffee! (All food items are all gone now!) Thank you so much! Vielen tausend Dank von uns allen!

Music:

Knitters Uncensored Theme song written, produced and performed by Ms. B and her DH (please tell her that her singing is wonderful!)
"Lip Syncing to the Song" by Billy Reid...and just for the sakes of it, here's the video of the song:

Leave us comments (coz we're comment-ho's) or write us an email at:

KnittersUncensored (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Until the next time, keep knitting!

Yours (with 2 snaps in a circle and a cherry on top *winks*),
Elemm

Ps. The show titled with "Kolenyas" need a bit of explanation: "Kolenya" is a pattern for fingerless mittens that I knit. You can find the pattern by Sheep and no city HERE.

Pps. Also thank you to Socks in the City for mentioning our podcast in her latest episode! Glad that my segment could be of help! (I'm adding this in right now because I'm listening to her while writing up the show notes)

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Episode #02: Coffee, Cakes & Kolenyas

2007-06-07T22:32:00.000+01:00

Episode #02: Coffee, Cakes & Kolenyas

Episode #02 is here!!!! We had great fun (with help from alcohol and junk food)! We digress a lot, as usual. ;-)

We thank all ye podcasters who have mentioned us

We tell you something weird about ourselves....(Ricky, please get in contact! *LOL*),

Find out what's on our needles

Get your men to wear purrrrdy lace shawls!

Life in Germany with Ms. B: Yarn shopping dilemma

Knitting "auf Deutsch" with Elemm: yarn content and basic knitting terms

Cashyie reveals what she does for her day-job. And so the winners of the contests are announced.

We talk about current knitting events in Europe:

WWKIP-Day: Munich crowds, we're meeting at 11.30 a.m. this Saturday (9th June 2007) at the "Feldherrnhalle" on Odeonsplatz

Benediktbeuren Textile Market: Come to meet the Wollmeise, Sock-Workshop with Yarnissima, PJ-Knit-Party!!! - This is an open invitation to all!!!

Ms. B's going to Ally Pally in London: Knitting & Stitching Show

You can find detailed show notes to this episode at the following URL:

http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/06/episode-02-coffee-cakes-kolenyas-show.html

...very soon!!

2007-06-07T21:28:00.001+01:00

Episode #02 of the Knitters Uncensored podcast had been recorded, so it should be online very soon!!!

Contest submission is now closed!

2007-06-04T22:42:00.001+01:00

Sorry guys, you're a tad late, but the contest for the Wollmeise and Knit Picks is now over. Winners will be announced in the next episode!

Have a great week!

Welcome to all listeners! (and some reminders)

2007-06-03T10:17:00.000+01:00

Welcome to all new listeners who got to us through either Stitch Stud and His Bride or through Lime & Violet!!! Also thank you to Charles for giving us a shout-out! We hope that you have as much fun listening to us as we had recording this!

The contest for the Wollmeise and Knit Picks will be closing tomorrow (4th June), so get your answers in folks! We actually forgot to ask you guys to put in your location, as the prizes are separated for U.S. listeners and the rest of the world. So, if you're still answering the question of "What's Cashyie's Day-Job?", please make sure to put in your location. As for the rest, you can either still tell us where you're from...although I don't think that it'd be too difficult to find out. ;-)

If everything goes well, we should be recording the second episode this coming Thursday. So, keep a look-out for the next episode coming soon to you!!!!

Lastly, if you haven't joined the banters hosted by the gals from SSK Podcast on Skype yet, well....what the heck are you waiting for?! Come and join the fun, add them to your list and keep a look-out for the next virtual SnB!

Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Elemm (the one with the sexy accent, according to L&V *LOL*)

Sock On the Beach Drink Recipe

2007-05-31T11:50:00.000+01:00

Finally we have here the recipe from Cashyie! Mix at your own risk! *LOL*

1 Part (peach) Schnapps or Grappa (preferably Williams)
2-3 Part Vodka (or keep adding vodka until your cleavage or your date is cute)
Top with fruit juice of some sort (this provides essential vitamins, minerals and more importantly, sugar)
Serve in frosted glass with sugar around the rim and a tiny umbrella by *insert dream male/female bartender of your choice*
Enjoy the drink on a beach, preferably while knitting a sock!

Episode #1: Socks on a Beach (Show Notes)

2007-05-29T11:40:00.000+01:00

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Our premier episode! *Woohoo!*

Come join us in our ramblings....and listen to how we had to boost our nerves for the first episode with alcohol. We digressed a lot, but we had great fun!

We introduce ourselves...well, kind of:
- Elemmaciltur (Elemm)
- Bockstark Knits (Ms. B)
- Cashmacrylic (Cashyie)

Why this podcast?

What's on our needles?
- Elemmaciltur: "Boyfriend Socks" by Alice Bell
- Bockstark: "Gentleman's Fancy Sock" from Knitting Vintage Socks and "Falling Leaves" by Jessica Landers
- Cashmacrylic: Garter-Stitch Galore!

Knitting in German with Elemm: Ball band
- Fädig = ply
- Farbe = colour
- Partienummer = dye lot
- Welche Farbe ist es? = What colour is that?
- Zeigen Sie mir bitte Ihre Cashmere-Wolle. = Please show me your cashmere.
- Welche Farbe(n) haben Sie? = Which colour(s) do you have?

Life in Germany with Ms. B: German Bread vs. American Bread and the squishiness of it all

Cashyie has Stash Enhancing eXperience!

Contest Give-Away: Answer the question "What's Cashyie's day-job?"

Leave your answers in the comments (don't forget to put in where you're from!) or send us an email at:

KnittersUncensored (at) gmail (dot) com

The contest will be opened until 04th June 2007 and the winner will be announced in the next episode.

If nobody guesses the right answer, the most creative ones will win. For listeners in the USA, there's a chance to win one hank of Wollmeise Lamdochtwolle (worsted-weight, 200 m) in the colourway "Spice Market" (enough to make one gorgeous My So-Called scarf - make sure you stretch properly while blocking):

Image hosted by Flickr

For listeners outside of the USA, there's a chance to win two hanks of Knit Picks Memories in "Smores".

Shout-out:
- World-Wide Knit In Public Day. We didn't really register, but if you want to join us then leave us a comment or write an email! ;-)
- I forgot to mention this on the podcast, but if you have Skype, then you should join the online SnB Knit Lounge with the SSK girls on 31st May!!!

This week's music:
- "Knitters Uncensored Theme" by Ms. B and her DH (that was such a great job!!!! *thank you!*)
- "The Bridesmaid Dress" by Deirdre Flint (Isn't she just great?!)

Have a great week everyone!! *Proch!*
Elemmaciltur

Ps. Here's where I learned how to knit: KnittingHelp.com

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Episode #1: Socks on a Beach

2007-05-28T13:01:00.001+01:00

Episode #1: Socks on a Beach

Our first episode!

We introduce ourselves, talk about the birth of this podcast, how we started to knit.

What's on our needles? Elemm helps you decipher those German ball bands. Ms. B talks about Bread and the squishiness of it all. Cashyie shares her Stash Enhancing eXperience tips.

There are yarns to be won.

WWKIP-Day, come and join us in Munich on 9th June 2007

Music produced and sung by Ms. B and her DH. As well as Deirdre Flint's "The Bridesmaid Dress"!

You can find the show notes under the following URL: http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/05/episode-1-socks-on-beach-show-notes.html

Coming soon....hopefully

2007-05-27T22:13:00.000+01:00

We're going to give recording a go tomorrow. So, hopefully, if all goes well, the first episode should be up some time this week.

I'm all excited and giddy about it!!!!!!

*Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeee!!!!!*

Introduction

2007-05-25T14:02:00.001+01:00

We're getting there. Episode one's coming very soon!