Trying something a little different this time and I’m going to attempt to do show notes on the same blog post that the episode is posted. Trying to get my act together a little bit better. 
I almost forgot! This episode has an official drinking game! Every time you hear Christina say ‘bananas’ or ‘Ira Glass’ you drink, every time you hear me say ‘So Anyway…’ you drink!
My Exploding Co-Host this week is my bestie Christina Marie (some of you may know here as ‘girlnevergoesout’ on Ravelry and/or Plurk.) This episode is heavy with f-bombs, so if that is offensive to you I apologize ahead of time and/or recommend you skip this week’s episode and join us again next week when I’m not as foul mouthed.
Notes:
- Check out Hazel Knits, the ‘Bright Fucking Yarn’.
- Christina’s BFF Socks (by Cookie A):
- Someone needs to open the shop www.heyisellyarn.com
- GothSocks is a specific line from Rainy Days & Wooly Dogs
- We also mentioned Play at Life Fiber Arts, Serendipity Fiber Arts, Piddleloop Sewing Team & FibroFibers (especially check out her Nightfall yarns! Sign up for her newsletter for information on when she’ll update them again.)
- Check out this video clip of the Eddie Izzard ‘Cake or Death?’ bit. Because it’s HILARIOUS.
- Shameless Self Promotion: the tea company I started one afternoon is Goddess Tea
- Cart Jacking ™ is now an Official Mouthy Marie trademark. You owe us a penny every time you use it.
- Check out the Ravelry Rubbernecks Group and feel superior to other people.
- If you live under a rock and don’t get the reference to lolcats you need to go to www.icanhascheezburger.com
- If lolcats offend you, go check out the Lazy, Stupid & Godless group on Ravelry for perspective.
- Christina is breaking her yarn diet for the Hazel Knits sock club and I am dying to join the 7 Wonders yarn club from the Unique Sheep.
- Sonny & Shear is a fabulous online yarn shop that we went on a bender yarn buying with the intention of reviewing sock yarns for our Sock Yarn: Debunked blog.
- Have you seen a gorgeous Blue Moon Fiber Arts colorway? We’d love to see it!
- Who will be my nemesis?!? We’re excited to find out.
This week’s discussion question: What makes people flip out and decide to go on a personal vendetta against a crafting personality and/or small business owner?
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Hey, I’m loving your podcasts! I’m curious though, why don’t you like DiC Smooshy (re: comment in the show)? I have a skein but haven’t ever knit with it before, so I’m just curious. Keep up the good work!
I take issue with their calling it ’smooshy’ thats all. I think it’s a perfectly passable yarn and I actually don’t mind knitting with it, but I bought it expecting a really lofty smooshy yarn and it’s not really either of those things. I also found that it had a lot of bleed in the color when I soaked my finished project and even the next 2-3 washes after that. What started out as a really rich maroon ended up sort of pinkish. I know red is a hard color to set, but I guess I expect more from a big company like they are. Again, it’s a fine yarn just not my favorite by far. Glad you like the podcast so far and thanks for asking a question I could actually answer!