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

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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)

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

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Episode #13 Contest is now closed

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)

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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:

• Good Bye, Lenin!
• Napola - Elite für den Führer = "Before the Fall"
  
• Die Welle
• Lola rennt = "Run Lola Run"
  
• Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tod
• Das Leben der Anderen = "The Lives of Others"
• Das Experiment = "The Experiment" (with Moritz Bleibtreu)
  
• Im Juli = "Im Juli"
• (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 = "Traumschiff Surprise - Periode 1"

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:

1. Who has a coin machine and put coins in wrappers?
2. Who played High School Football?
3. Who has freakishly small baby toes?
4. Who has grey hair since childhood?
5. Who moved around a lot and lived in 16 different addresses since birth?
6. Who has the most handbags?
7. Who has a sibling married to an Asian guy?
8. Who has a Titanium plate in the hand?
9. Who love cleaning their ears?
10. Who prefers sharpened regular pencils over mechanical ones?
11. Who boycotted fast-food for 3 years?
12. Who doesn't like German food?
13. Who drinks about 12 litres of Diet-Coke a week?
14. Who likes brussel sprouts?
15. 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:


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

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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).

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

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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 #04: The Troubles with Treber (Show notes)

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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!

• Damnknit
• Knit Europe
• Holly (Blogless)
• Peech Purls
• Andy in Amsterdam
• ScoutJ
• Sheepaints
• Das Schneeschaf
  

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

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

Contest submission is now closed!

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)

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*)