If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
The show’s going to be on a break until February 2010 (details in the show) so thanks so much to every one who has helped out with the current series.

What’s happening
Aoteoroa Mens Knitting Retreat (New Zealand) See below
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Sydney Royal Easter Show Knitting Competition Get your entries in!
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Fernwood Kalyan (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
Wacky baby knits : 20 knitted designs for the fashion conscious toddler by Alison Jenkins (link)

Sangita by Fernwood

AOTEAROA – NEW ZEALAND MEN’S KNITTING RETREAT MARCH 4th – 7th 2010
Fancy a bit of fibre fun in the Wellington region at the tail end of the Southern Summer?!?

I’ve got a great line up of events planned for you including a trip to Experience Stansborough, a working sheep farm, a local yarn manufacturer, and Craft 2.0 a modern craft event. You’ll also get to take part in workshops led by Men, a knitting themed quiz night, go on a yarn crawl and still have plenty of time to just and sit and knit in the company of other Men.

Our venue is the Silverstream Retreat Complex nestled in the Hutt Valley which is only a short drive along the Hutt Motorway from Wellington City. More specifically we’ll be staying in the Stonewall Lodge (I don’t expect there to be a riot but we should be able to manage some riotous fun!). The complex was originally built for the United States Armed Forces stationed in New Zealand during the 1940’s and 1950’s. It is a substantial complex which is currently being renovated but the great news for us is that the Stonewall Lodge renovation is already complete and features comfortable share twin accommodation which overlooks the beautiful Hutt River and Manor Park Golf Course.

How much will this cost I hear you say… well here is the fee price breakdown per person
$250.00 – Share twin accommodation and meals from Thurs afternoon to Sunday morning
$ 23.00 – Admin Fee (for planning and execution time)
$ 22.00 – Experience Stansborough entry fee
$ 10.00 – PayPal Fees (this is fee is 3% and is charged when you transfer money via PayPal)
$ 5.00 – Teaching stipend (It’s only fair to compensate instructors for their efforts)
$ 5.00 – Sundry supplies (binders, paper, pens, etc)
$ 5.00 – Printing fees (Handouts for classes)
…………………………………………
NZ $320.00 GRAND TOTAL (does NOT include air fare, petrol, shuttles, etc.)
That equates to approx US$ 220.00 or AUS$ 270.00 on current exchange rates. (21/Oct/09)

Check-In Time will be from 3pm on the Thursday and Check Out will be lunch time on Sunday. As an optional extra (and if you just don’t want to say good bye just yet) after we check out you’re welcome to travel to Greytown where I live and attend a Men’s only meeting of the Sunday KNIT-Tea knitting group in the garden at my home, Scarlet Oak Cottage. You will have plenty of time to sit and knit, check out J.O.Y. as well as the other shops in Greytown before heading back to Wellington. To confirm your place at the Retreat I need to receive your payment in full by February 6th. I will be required to pay a sizeable deposit to the venue within the next month so don’t hesitate to register and pay ASAP. If you have paid but have to cancel you can get a full refund provided you notify me of your cancellation by February 6th 2010. After that date the accommodation and meal costs are non-refundable but I will be able to refund you the balance of the fee which will be NZ$70.

If you need any more information about the Retreat or have any questions just reply to this thread or you’re welcome to contact me directly through Ravelry (KiwiJames) or by e-mail jamesherbison(at)gmail(dot)com

I’m excited already and I hope you will be too! Testosterone and yarn are a great match.
(Kiwi) James

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Lots of Uni stuff to be done and not enough time knitting.
Morris and Sons have their sale on.
There are free things over at Knitting Daily.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Fernwood Hobbs Bay (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (link)
Other
Kindle from Amazon (link)
Rams 3 Sock Club from The Unique Sheep (link)

Sangita by Fernwood

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Morris and Sons have their sale on.
There are free things over at Knitting Daily.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
And another thing… by Eoin Colfer (link)

Switch On by allMeadow and Rob Costlow

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If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
The 2010 Calendar of Hope, which supports breast cancer research is available here.
There is some wonderful music here.
And WonderMike’s newest podcast venture is here.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Rob Costlow and allmeadow Reconstruction (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns and Tales from Around the World by Vicki Square (link)

Switch On by allMeadow and Rob Costlow

You can contact me at david AT sticksandstring DOT com DOT au or
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I’m on Ravelry as DavidReidy.
My Amazon wish list is here.
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Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.

If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
Franklin Habit’s blog is here.
Here’s the YouTube video

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Robert Rich Cowell Piano (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
The Best of Interweave Knits: Our Favorite Designs from the First Ten Years by Ann Budd (link)

Cowell Theater CD1 – Live Archive Vol 5 by Robert Rich

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Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.

If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
The reason for no essay is simple, I was playing the keyboard at a concert with Michael Jackson (you’ll have to listen to find out eactly how that happened).
The Minnesota Knitters’ Guild event detail are here.
The Rams 3 Sock Club is available from The Unique Sheep.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Alma Nova Ikindija (Magnatune)

After Hours by AlmaNova

You can contact me at david AT sticksandstring DOT com DOT au or
podcast AT sticksandstring DOT com DOT au
I’m on Ravelry as DavidReidy.
My Amazon wish list is here.
I’m sure that you know to replace the at with AT with @ and DOT with . but maybe the spam bots won’t.

Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.

If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
Spring is well underway in the Blue Mountains, lots of birds about, so the show was recorded outside.
The Rams 3 Sock Club is available from The Unique Sheep.
You can watch The Guild here.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Alma Nova Bosna Nova (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
Knitted Embelishments by Nicky Epstein (link)

After Hours by AlmaNova

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I’m on Ravelry as DavidReidy.
My Amazon wish list is here.
I’m sure that you know to replace the at with AT with @ and DOT with . but maybe the spam bots won’t.

Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.

If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
Back from doing University assignments – statistics are such fun!
This week there’s another interview with Sally, this time about the Winter Warm project at the Stitches and Craft show (thanks to them for the tickets too).
Spring is well underway in the Blue Mountains, lots of birds about.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Lara St John Vivaldi – Four Seasons (Spring 1st Movement) (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Other
Yarn Magazine # 15 from Yarn Magazine (link)

Vivaldi – The Four Seasons by Lara St John

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Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.

If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
If you’d like a free double pass (there’s a couple left) to the Stitches and Craft show (see below), email me in the next week.
You can help Sophie with her cozies at Sophie’s Cozies.
And the Herald Tribune article is here.
Also, I forgot to mention it in the show, I took Mum to See Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone in concert the other night, they were very good.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Stitches and Craft Show Rosehill Racecourse 19-23 August
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Jeff Wahl The Summer that Never Quite Ended (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
Shawls and Scarves: The Best of Knitters Magazine by Nancy Thomas (ed) (link)

A Light in the Darkness by Jeff Wahl

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I’m on Ravelry as DavidReidy.
My Blackberry pin is 2528FD42.
My Amazon wish list is here.
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Sorry that the show’s a bit late, but yesterday got disorganise, you wouldn’t think a seven year old’s birthday party could get so complicated..
If you’d like to take up the Audible offer of a free trial account and a free book, click here. And thanks to Audible for sponsoring the show this week.
Thanks to James for the interview this week, his shop is here.

What’s happening
Courthouse Stitch’n'Bitch Every Sunday at the Courthouse Hotel Newtown 1:30pm
NSW Knitters Guild (Blue Mountains Division) 3rd Saturday of each month at the Blaxland Community Centre
Stitches and Craft Show Rosehill Racecourse 19-23 August
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Studio 49 Retreat 16-18 October, Sonora CA, USA
Sydney Sity Klickers Every second Saturday at Barmuda, Australia Street Newtown

This show’s music
Alma Nova Grand Duetto Concertante Op 52 – Andante Sostenuto (Magnatune)

From the bottom of the knitting bag
Books
Socks, Socks, Socks by Elaine Rowley (link)

Classic Giuliani by AlmaNova

You can contact me at david AT sticksandstring DOT com DOT au or
podcast AT sticksandstring DOT com DOT au
I’m on Ravelry as DavidReidy.
My Blackberry pin is 2528FD42.
My Amazon wish list is here.
I’m sure that you know to replace the at with AT with @ and DOT with . but maybe the spam bots won’t.

Click here to play the show using your computer’s audio player.