Scout, of Scout’s Swag, has this set of 4 cards, with a crochet diva. It’s a little expensive at $12 (usd), but aren’t they fantastic? It would be a nice gift for friends, if you (or I) come up short on ideas.
The mail brought me a gift from the Gods, darlings. Seriously.
A 3.5mm stereo plug to dual RCA male adapter.
A small part, cheaply purchased ($5 USD), and now I have the last piece to complete my cassette-to-computer conversion of audio.
That piece connects to a previously purchased ($3-6 USD) male RCA to 3.5mm stereo y-adapter:
Put the male RCA y-adapter, stereo jack side, into the mini-cassette player, plug the male RCA side of it into the female RCA adapter (first image), and then plug the 3.5mm adapter side of the female RCA to the line-in jack of your computer. After that, set your computer audio to allow recording from the line-in, and tell your favorite audio editor to use the line-in as a playback/recording option. From there, it is all VOILA and happiness!
(sound confusing? it’s really not.)
What this means for me is that I can record on my handheld cassette recorder and then transfer it to the computer in order to convert it for the podcast! No more having to wait for people to be asleep. No more restrictions to recording only at the computer. No more delays between episodes because I’ve thrown my back out, or I’m too busy to sit still at the computer long enough. Good news all around.
SO. EXCITING.
Here’s the test clip:
These really came about as part of a video podcast I was recording. However, I’m not pleased with the lighting I had set up for the me-portion of the podcast, so I just ripped out the stitch demonstrations. At least something was worth salvaging, right? Could have been worse.
I’m thinking about maxing out a credit card I can’t afford to max out on a digital handheld camcorder. The camera I borrow from my mother has a video feature, which is what I’ve been using, but it’s not great by any means, and I think that’s partly why the video I’ve taken so far has suffered.
Rationality will get the better of me and keep me from finding my credit card or wallet, but still…it could be nice to have.
Anyway, here are the guides:
Half-Double Crochet
Herringbone Half-Double Crochet
Double Crochet
If I lived within driving distance to Portland (PDX), I wouldn’t be able to resist visiting Yarnia. Repeatedly. All of you who are within driving distance are going to have to write up reviews, blog about your experiences, e-mail me photos so that I can drool and weep and moan about my life being meaningless without such a haven of yarn.
It’s like a friggin’ Choose-Your-Own-Adventure of yarn.
You are a brilliant young designer. You realize that the yarn in your stash, or even that in the stores you’ve visited, are not suitable for this design. Your Google-Fu and Mapquest skills direct you to a land where strands of fibers await your touch, your care, your genius.
Upon arriving, you open the door and find yourself facing three paths. You…
(A) veer left toward cones of varying wools in brilliant shades and delicious texture.
(B) continue straight ahead toward tables full of inspiring, pre-wound cones, and consigned crochet and knit pieces.
(C) veer right toward the aisles of alternative fibers, roving.
(D) make a full lap around, fall into a chair before you pass out from the awesomeness, and cry like a child on Christmas who has just received the pony they’ve asked Santa for the last three years.
Ep 7, Part One of Laurie Wheeler discussion:
Ep 8, Part Two of Laurie Wheeler discussion:
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In this episode of the Crochet Side podcast, I discuss the Crochet Liberation front with its founder, Laurie Wheeler. We also discuss a number of other things, all products of tangents. I would like to admit that this was supposed to be an interview, but I suck at those, and, therefore, am going to force everyone to refer to it as a discussion. We talked. We chatted. We discussed. Discussion.
Before that I wax on about my editing disaster, give congratulations again to the Bloggy Giveaway winner, Tracy, and give you a list of apologies.
As it was in the podcast, without furder ado…
Here is more or less what Laurie and I discussed:
01. We find out more about Laurie Wheeler
02. her business, Camanomade Handspun Yarn
03. Thoughts on “Not your Momma’s/Grandma’s Crochet”
04. Freeform and learning technique
05. Swatching and Scrumbling
06. Forget about the rules
07. CLF Book and Submissions
08. Crochet Liberation Front (this is pretty much all throughout)
09. There’s mention of a 2010 Crochet Retreat (CLF Retreat) in a Washington State Park
10. Uhh, other stuff. Come on! Over an hour of good stuff, and I have to remember it all?
Links:
Crochet Liberation Front blog
Laurie Wheeler’s website
Ravelry
CLF Ravelry group
Music:
01. Intro Credit music by DJOC – “Francis Thomé – Sous la Feuillée – Under the Leaves”
02. End Credit music by A.B.E. (Anthems of a Bygone Era) -
“String Groove”
03. No other music considering this podcast is over an hour long. Geez!
If you’re a straggler, wondering if you should enter the giveaway, get a move on!
As of this post, you only have 5-ish hours left to enter. Remember, duplicate entries will be disqualified and deleted, but if you haven’t entered, do so now!
I’m drawing the winner tonight at 11:59 EST, and announcing the winner via the podcast on Sunday. Or, who knows, I may put it up earlier than that. So keep checking here, or download the podcast via your favorite podcast software/website. (I will, later on in the day after the podcast is released, update the show-notes with the winner’s name, as well as e-mail them to inform them of their winning. You don’t actually HAVE to listen to the podcast for the winner, but it would be nice if you did, found me delightful, and then stuck around. HAHA. Okay, I’m only slightly joking, but still…)
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