jabak podcast: Recent Episodes

Heather Farley

You all know the Bay Area needs another knitting podcast! Knitting, hippie life, and other stuff, too.

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Some knitting, lots of biking!

Knitting

I've been knitting all the socks in the KnitCrate boxes since December. My Ravelry project links here:

  1. Runaround Socks
  2. Whimsy Wooded Socks
  3. Sand Lines

Non-sock Ravelry projects:

  1. Hat for my teen
  2. Produce Bag
  3. Fingerless Mitts for biking

The big project for my mom is the A Weldon's Shetland Shawl to Knit (Ravelry Link) from Piecework Winter 2019.

Libby from the Oakland Public Library

Floating from A Verb for Keeping Warm

Biking

bicyclegrouprides.com - I'm helping maintain the SF ride calendar. Let me know if there is a ride not on the calendar!

Friday Coffee Rides are posted on the hillsandcurves Instagram

Smoooth Ride Oakland (Mondays)

CRAP Ride Oakland (Tuesdays)

FWB Oakland (Wednesdays)

JennaBikes on TikTok

Other

Omnium Gatherum

The Hu

The Go-Gos

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Hello again, everyone. A refresher of the socials you can find me at:

Ravelry

Twitter

Instagram

Tiktok

Knitting

Current:

  • Mini Snow Boots from The Knitter, Issue 133 (Ravelry Link). I got the pattern from my library's digital magazine collection through Libby.

Plans:

  • Error by Anna Hrachovec (Ravelry Link)
  • Plucky Mushrooms by Anna Hrachovec in the Knitting Mochimochi book. (Ravelry Link)

Biking:

Monday night ride, "Smoooth Ride Oakland" meets at 6pm at Mosswood Park. Same route every week, has hills and ends with food stop.

Tuesday night ride, "CRAP Ride Oakland" meets at 6pm a Mosswood Park. Different route/destination every week. Ends with food. More casual ride.\

East Bay Bike and Music. Intermediate rides, random dates and locations. Pick one that fits your schedule.

East Bay Bike Party - 2nd Friday of the month

San Francisco Bike Party - 1st Friday of the month

San Jose Bike Party - 3rd Friday of the month

Other references:

Rachael Herron

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Knitting

Finished: Restful Fingerless Mitts. Ravelry Project link.

Still working on: Boldly Glows Sweater Ravelry Project link

The kitty cozies:

Biking

Bay Trail Map (for when I do that Bay Trail loop this summer!)

Bay Area

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond

Alameda County COVID Vaccination resources.

Are you eligible in California?

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Knitting

I haven't posted the kitty stirrup cozies on Instagram yet because they are a gift and I don't want to spoil the surprise, so they are only on Ravelry right now.

Kitty Stirrup Cozies (Ravelry Project Link)

Cabled Hat from my Knit Crate Box. I made 2 exactly the same, so I'm linking to only the one. (Ravelry Project Link) (Instagram Link)

Boldly Glows (free pattern on Ravelry)

Biking

Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels

Bay Area

Cataract Falls

JABAK Podcast artwork by Brittany Hoffman
Music: The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Apoxode

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Knitting

Finished Uyuni: Ravelry Link, Instagram Link

Amoung Us Crewmates: Written Pattern, youtube Pattern, Instagram image.

Woodstock Shawl (from knitcrate box). Ravelry link, Instagram link

Scrap Hat Ravelry Link, Instagram Link

Stirrup cozies, only Ravelry Link

Here's the image. I think I made frog them and move the cat face up

Rb Digital for knitting magazines

Cleverhood Rover Rain Cape (I have the pink one!)

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Eave (Ravelry finished project page)

Kira K. Designs

Swirling Guantlets by Susanna IC (Ravelry pattern page)

Look at me Lace Poncho by Candace Eisner Strick (Ravelry project page)

Uyuni by Sustainablist (Ravelry pattern page)

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Knitting

Gate City Yarns

Unraveling Podcast

FO: Bedhead Beanie. Pattern in the Winter 2019 Knitscene. Project page on Ravelry.

Planning to work on Kira K Design's Eave. Link to pattern at Kira's site.

Pig Skin Party at Downcellar Studio's site.

Biking

Bike to Wherever Day

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Knitting

Alpine Knit Scarf (ravelry link)

Diamond Painting

Biking

Purple Air

Wildfire Preparation in California

Ergon Bike Grips

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Knitting

Just the same old, same old. Working on the

Alpine Knit Scarf in a pink cotton Biking

Interested in East Bay bike rides for justice? Follow Bay Area Bicycle Action on Instagram.

Tingledom: very sweet ASMR channel, Patreon if you want to support

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Knitting

Baby booties

Thistle Cap, (pattern)

Neon Húfa (pattern)

Garter Ear flap hat (pattern)

Buttercup Mini Vest (pattern)

Flax (pattern)

Biking

Oakland Slow Streets

Richmond Bridge Bike Path

Bonus: Melanie Gall singing her knitting show!

JABAK Podcast artwork by Brittany Hoffman
Music: The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Apoxode

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It's been a while!

Knitting Links

Baptism Kerchief Ravelry Page

Spring Spirits Kerchief Pattern

A Verb for Keeping Warm

Garter Cuff Fingerless Gloves

Garter Cuff Gloves and Mittens Pattern

JABAK Podcast artwork by Brittany Hoffman

Music: The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Apoxode

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Just a Hi! Things have been rough over hear (kids had 2 weeks of illness and one got pneumonia, the I got pneumonia.)

BUT new bike happened and some knitting!

This post is just a "I'm alive!" post. More to come.

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Knitting

OMG heel socks

Biking

Motherload film

Crazy Bars

Down by the Bay

Pedalfest, Jack London Square

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Knitting

White Smoke Cardigan

Complicated-A-Long

Biking

Air Zound

Cyclofemme Pictures

Down By the Bay

Key System Street Cars

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Knitting

FO: Dejlig Sweater

WIP: Baby blanket, but in peach

Biking

Safety Pizzas

Lucky Duck Bicycle Cafe

#30daysofbiking

Cyclofemme

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Knitting

I am sad I didn't go to Stitches, but 2 out of 3 kids didn't want to go and dragging reluctant kids to San Jose didn't sound fun. I'll have to set up a whole weekend in the future where I stay at the hotel and take classes.

Still working on my Dejlig Sweater

Biking

Cyclist killed by truck

30 days of biking is coming soon!

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Knitting

Finished my zig zag sweater!

Started on a Dejlig Sweater.

Maybe I'll be at Stitches West on Friday with my kids. Who knows? I'll let you all know via Instagram later this week.

Biking

Blue Heron Bikes

Color Wheel in Emeryville

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Knitting

East Neuk Hoodie (Ravelry Project Page)

Manhattan Cowl (Ravelry Pattern Page)

Zig Zag Top (Ravelry Pattern Page)

Biking/Down by the Bay

Scraper Bike Team Christmas Lights Ride

Picardy Dr Christmas Lights

Alameda Christmas Tree Lane

Water resistant biking hat/helmet from Bike Pretty

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East Neuk Hoodie

Midna for Halloween

Camp Fire

Lime Scooters

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Knitting

Alyse Tee FO

Spider's Shawls

Suri Lace Alpaca from Cherry Tree Hill

Biking

Kiki Challenge Video 1

Kiki Challenge Video 2

Kassie's hit and run + robbery

Down by the Bay

Oakland Pride

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

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Knitting

January 2010 Dishcloth KAL (snowman pattern)

OMG Heel Socks

My scrap sock project page

Alyce Tee

Cats in Hats

Biking

Bay Trail

Down by the Bay

Oakland A's as wildcard

Nia Wilson

How to help Nia Wilson's family

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Knitting

Evening Glory skirt (pattern link)

Little Skirt (Ravelry project page)

Crazy Eights Dishcloth (Ravelry pattern)

Christmas Cloth (Ravelry pattern)

Ballband Dishcloth (Ravelry pattern)

Garterlac Dishcloth (Ravelry pattern)

Diagonal Knit Dishcloth (Ravelry pattern)

Biking

East Bay Bike Party

Bike Pretty Straw Helmet

Changing Gears Bike Shop in Alameda

Down by the Bay

Warriors!

Trans March

SF Pride

Yosemite Sequoias

Stanislaus National Forest

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Knitting

Dinah Pullover (links to my project page)

Cycowl (links to my project page)

Hexaflexagon (links to my project page)

Hexaflexagon video (links to my IG video)

Hexaflexagons in general

Bats! (links to my project page)

Ankle bells (links to my project page)

Ankle bells in action (links to my IG video)

Helmet cozy and grips (links to my project page)

The Happy Bicycle (link to book on GoodReads)

Pony Bead Bracelets (link to project page, which links to pattern)

Jelly Yarn

Evening Glory Skirt (link to pattern page on Ravelry)

Biking

Alameda County Safe Routes to School (for bike to school day)

Bike to Work Day (Bike East Bay)

Walk Oakland, Bike Oakland

Down by the Bay

BARTable

Saturday Night

Lake Merritt BBQ

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Knitting

  • Unmentionables Pattern
  • My Unmentionables Project
  • Princess in the Wilds Pattern
  • Stereo Mittens Pattern

Biking

  • 30 Days of Biking
  • 19th Street Bike Station
  • Vespertine Reflective Clothing
  • Splinlister Closing Shop
  • Bay Trail Map

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Knitting

The Finished Lau Socks (my project link)

Piece of My Heart Socks Pattern (pattern link)

Isabella's Scarf to Knit (my project link)

Unmentionables (knitty link)

Biking

Golden Gate biking hours

Point Bonita YMCA

Sprocket Podcast

Resolve, Revolve, Evolve! (article about designing bike hat/helmets)

Bike Pretty

Down by the Bay

Alphabet Rockers

Black Panther and Oakland

Black Panther Hair

Good Hair 

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A post shared by Heather Moore-Farley (@tophat8855) on Jan 10, 2018 at 12:35pm PST

Knitting

Lau pattern

The Happy Bicycle Sewing Pattern Book

Biking

You & a Bike & a Road by Eleanor Davis

Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures

Down by the Bay

Earthquake!

Earthquake Guidelines

Women's March

Bike East Bay Valet for Women's March

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Knitting

Lau Sock Pattern

Schoppel-Wolle Fliegende Untertasse

Biking

Our new Yuba Boda Boda

Pepples Donut Farm

Vegan Donut Gelato

Ride Map on Strava

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park 

Down by the Bay

Embarcadero Holiday Ice Rink

Union Square Ice Rink

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Knitting

Skew: Pattern. Rav link to FO.

View from the Charles: Rav Pattern, Rav link to FO.

Scrap socks: OMG Heel Pattern. Rav link to FO.

Birthday Cake Socks: Chouwa Pattern. Rav link to FO

Lau Socks: Pattern

Fliegende Untertasse

Biking Down by the Bay

San Francisco Bay Ferry

Golden Gate Bridge Visitor's Center

Temple Hill Events

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Knitting

Ravelry link to pink laceweight ballet shirt/dress project

Kai Cable Sweater

Luuk Hat 

Noro Kureyon

Konnichiwa Socks

Daisy Soakers

Biking

Women Bike Book Club

The Velocipede Races by Emily June Street

Down by the Bay

Santa Rosa Fire

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Knitting

Featherweight Lace Dress on Ravelry

Bertha's Bad Mysterious Mobius on Ravelry

Biking

Wadjda Film Screening at Oakland Public Library

Down by the Bay

Oakland Museum of California

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Knitting

- Featherlight Lingerie Dress

  • OMG Heel Socks

- Random yarns for my scrap socks: Tofutsies, Regia Silk Color

Biking

Spinlister

Rails to Trails

SR 56

SR 76

My Strava trip information for the 53 mile ride

This American Life: Testosterone

Down by the Bay

Pride!

Oakland Summer Reading Program

Millennials not killing libraries!

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Knitting

Piedmont Yarns 

Yarn Carnival Love

Hill Country Weavers, Austin TX

Jack and the Beanie Hat

Baby Booties

Villainess Gloves

Biking

Bat racks and bike share:

Austin B-cycle

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Knitting

Finished! Oz Vest by Louisa Harding

In progress: Mr. Pitt's Socks (Dad Socks). I'm using the pattern here.

Biking

Bike with wood on it, multiple inner tube patching:

Down by the Bay

Oakland Fire, support victims here

Protests/counter protests in Berkeley

Science March April 22- San Francisco

California Academy of Sciences

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Knitting

Oz Vest

Biking

A couple of flats, new BionX console, and a big bike trip for my oldest!

Down by the Bay

Oakland Better Birth Foundation (their fundraiser until the end of March)

Our costumes!

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Knitting

Basic Chidren's Poncho Pattern by Shaina Bilow

Knitted Lace Jewelry Frame by Jennifer Hansen

Cirrus Cowl by Eleanor Parkin

Simplicity Pattern 7756

Biking

LED shoes

Down by the Bay

Hog's Island Oysters

Marconi Conference Center

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It's been a while!

Knitting

UU/Catholic baby blanket

KitKat Hat pattern

Hamilknit Hat pattern

Hamilknit finished object

Biking

Don't forget to ride the bus!

Our new helmets were Nutcase

Down by the Bay

SURJ Bay Area

Oakland Women's March

#nobannowall SFO

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Knitting

UU Chalice Cloth Pattern

Dove Pattern

The mushroom vest

Vest Sewing Pattern

Bow tie sewing pattern

Biking

Nutcase Helmets

Down by the Bay

Oakland Better Birth Foundation

Samsarah's Go Fund Me to Resume Midwifery Studies

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Knitting

Stout Scarf in Knitscene Fall 2014

StevenBe.tv

Stephen West at A Verb for Keeping Warm

West Knits Best Knits

Biking

Christmas tree by bike!

Shaq and Wanda Sikes bike

Bikie Girl Bloomers

Down by the Bay

Hamilton!

Zelda Escape Room

Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire (possibly traumatizing details)

Youtube Playlist of music of victims of the Ghost Ship fire

VanFantom and the Omnichord

Ara Jo's band

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Knitting

Angular Velocity in The Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering

Xenon Mitts in South West Trading Company Vickie Howell

Cherry Pie pattern (wayback machine)

Blueberry Pie pattern (wayback machine)

WIP: Stout Scarf

Biking

Schwalbe Bike Tires

Tip Top Bike Shop

Down by the Bay

Join Hands Around Lake Merritt, news article about it from East Bay Express

SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) Bay Area

White Awake, and their online workshop for women on Dec 4

Sunflower Alliance

Community Democracy Project

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Berkeley Free Clinic

ACLU of Northern California

AROC (Arab Resource & Organizing Center)

Centro Legal de la Raza

CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity

Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy

Food First

Shuumi Land Tax

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This podcast is mostly a travelogue of my trip to Portland. Knitting content is low, but some biking content. Next podcast (in next couple of days) will have knitting content!

Knitting

I finished one sock. To be discussed later.

Biking

Clever Cycles

Urban Arrow

Douze

Cleverhood Electric Houndstooth

PDX

Tilikum Crossing

Blue Star Donuts

Pip's Original Doughnuts

OHSU Tram

Portland Marathon

Burgerville

Powell's Books

Portland Union Station

Bike Theft Alert: The week after my Portland Trip, one of the women in the doughnut bike ride had her bike stolen. If you are in the Portland Area, keep an eye out for it. It's a Surly Big Dummy. Description here.

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Knitting

Owls Pattern

Angular Velocity in Knitty

Biking

Boombotix

Down by the Bay

Oakland Oaktoberfest

Beyonce Formation World Tour

Foreverland

Pomplamoose

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Knitting

OMG Heel socks pattern link, my project link

Owls pattern

Fall Sweater Challenge

Biking and Down by the Bay

Heart of the City SF bike tour

East Bay Winery Bike Tours

Oakland Museum of California Bike Tours

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Knitting

Three Toed Sloth Pattern by Barbara Prime

Mitered Hand Towel by Cristina Bernardi Shiffman

OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams

Biking

Not much- just buy a pool noodle!

Down by the Bay

Fairyland

Urban Putt

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Hey everyone!

Knitting

FO: Mossy Socks

Yarn: Fame Trend with Beilaufgarn and Jawoll Reinforcement thread.

FO: UNLV scarf

Yarn: Lion Brand Hometown USA

Sloth Pattern for baby shower: Three Toed Sloth by Barbara Prime

Biking

Madsen Soft Top

Down by the Bay

Berkeley Kite Festival this Week

Naming It Podcast

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Hi everyone! I hope this episode works for you. I had problems with my computer and now I'm using a newer version of Garageband that doesn't have all the podcast features and I hope things worked. Let me know if they don't!

Knitting

Done knitting, but needs finishing: my Slinky Skirt, which is KiraK's Sawtooth Skirt.

One sock finished, other started: Mossy Mockery Socks. Yarn: FAME trend with Fortissima Socka Beilaufgarn for reinforcement

Biking

Oakland's Telegraph Ave has protected bike lanes (don't park in them!)

Bicyclist deaths in SF (don't speed! don't run red lights!)

Down by the Bay

SF Pride

Pedalfest Jack London Square 

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Knitting

Finished my second Raspberry Rhapsody Scarf from Kauni Lace yarn in XEQ. 

Started a new Sawtooth Skirt from Filatura di Crosa's Stella

Piedmont Yarn

Biking

Cyclofemme

Down by the Bay

Love our Neighborhood Day 2016

A Verb for Keeping Warm

Maker Faire 2016

SF Pride

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Knitting

Raspberry Rhapsody Scarf from the Knitter's Book of Yarn

Rainbow Yarn by Kauni Lace

Twinset Designs UNKAL

Biking

National Bike Month

Bike to Work Day

Cyclofemme

Oakland Library National Bike Month Events

Filmed by Bike

Pedalpalooza

Down by the Bay

Chabor Space and Science Center

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Knitting

Panda Silk - Bamboo Green

Spa - Ocean Spray

Glenveagh Mitts

Cakewalk Yarns Stash (Taos/Tacos!)

Serendipity Socks

Biking

Rim Tape

30 Days of Biking

Cosmic Cycles (where we got the rim tape)

Down by the Bay

President Obama visits

Help Jacarre Vanpelt's family pay for his funeral

Also, Individualism vs. Community. Navigating that is rough. Interpersonal skills are hard.

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Knitting

  • My finished Whimsycowl on Ravelry
  • Glenveagh Mitts from Knitscene, Fall 2014

Biking

  • Strava

Down by the Bay

  • East Bay Regional Park District
  • Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Port of Oakland

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Knitting

Elsa Gloves Pattern

Whimsycowl

Biking

Tip Top Bike Shop

30 days of Biking

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Knitting

Still working on the gloves, no other updates. 

Biking

Changing Gears Bike Shop- Alameda

Geared 4 Kids

codeforaubrey

Aubrey's Go Fund Me

Right of Way, Right to Truth: Media Bias in Thu Phan's Death

Down by the Bay

Stitches West

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Knitting

Rustling Leaves Beret (+ my Instagram image of it)

Eddie the Friendly Elephant (+ my Instagram image of it)

Biking

No links, I don't think. Just stay dry!

Down by the Bay

Road closures in SF for the Superbowl

Black Lives Matter Bay Bridge

Levar Burton reads about Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Knitting

Project page for my "holiday party dress", pattern Pandora Mesh Top by Maria Zilakou

Teddy Bear by Debbie Bliss

Rustling Leave Beret Pattern link by Alana Dakos

Eddie the Elephant Pattern by Laura Long

Bicycling

Madsen Headlights

Down by the Bay

California Academy of Sciences

Video about the Ingress Anomaly. You can see me with my Ingress hat at 8:16, very quickly. My husband is at 8:19 shaking the hand of the guy.

Codornices Park

Berkeley Rose Garden

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Knitting

  • Aeolian Shawl pattern + my Ravelry project page
  • Linda's Stocking
  • Bunny lovey pattern
  • Sphere pattern
  • Abaddon
  • Ear Warmers for bike helmet
  • Lacey novelty yarn shirt pattern

Down by the Bay

  • Charles Dickens Fair
  • Christmas Lights at Mormon temple
  • Academy of Sciences Holiday
  • Discover and Go

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Hey everyone! It's been a while. Here are your linkies!

Oakland Stitch and Bitch

Love Our Lake Day

Oakland Ice Center

Halloween on Solano

Piedmont Avenue Halloween

Emeryville Activity Guide (mentions fall festival)

Oakland Library Events

Halloween Concert First Presbyterian Church of Oakland

Question: Can you copy a knitting pattern from a library book for personal use?

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It's my 3 year podiversary! Mostly, I need you all to keep me accountable for my queue.

This fall, I want to knit:

  • Falling Snow Stocking for my toddler
  • A striped collegiate scarf for a teen I've mentored
  • A teddy bear for my son
  • A lady bug sweater for my daughter (currently not a pattern)
  • And a ping pong ball dispenser for work (also not a pattern)

And if I finish those, I'll get onto my UFOs! Like those Elsa gloves I started last winter/spring...

Happy Labor Day!

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Knitting

Aeolian Shawl

Summer of Lace and Beads

General Bead in SF

Lace Jewelry Frame

All Ears (Bear Hat)

Biking

Pedalfest

California Zephyr

Down by the Bay

Chochmat Halev

What are the differences among Reform, Reconstructionism, and Jewish Renewal?

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Knitting

Ribbed Pillbox

Arm Knit Infinity Scarf

Magic Spirla Tube Socks

Haltermelon

Jasper Diamond Hoodie

Striped Socks

Biking

Amtrak bike rules

Down by the Bay

Pride

Irish Students Balconey Tragedy

Berkeley Kite Festival

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Knitting

Shattered Sun Shawl

Cashsilk Lace, saffron

Laren Mitts

Moda Dea Sassy Stripes, stormy

Flower Washcloths

Fiberlicious

I updated some pics in my Ravelry

Biking

National Bike Month

Bike to Work Day

Blue Heron Bikes

Bike racks!

Bikey Face

Down by the Bay

Bay to Breakers

Maker Faire

Ingress Resistance

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Knitting

Sweet Georgia Yarns Shattered Sun Shawl

Erin Lane Bags

Snappy Bags

Denali Sock Yarn

Imagiknit

Biking

Bike to Work Day

30 Day of Biking

CycloFemme (Oakland)

Down by the Bay

Golden State Warriors 

Giants just started playing again

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Go support the Fiberlicious Kickstarter and then comment on the Ravelry group for a chance to win yarn and a project bag!

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Knitting

Yarn for the "Elsa" gloves: Payette Paillette

Stitches West happened

Check out the 2KnitLitChicks for the NoCKrs retreat.

Biking

Geared 4 Kids Facebook group for Berkeley-based family bike rides.

I mentioned Jan Silva, the CEO of the Northern CA blood services for the ARC in this section. 

California Bicycle Coalition on the mandatory helmet law.

Down by the Bay

Ingress. Join the Resistance.

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Happy January!

Knitting

Irrational- my pattern in knitty!

Basic Mittens from a Leisure Arts pamphlet.

Types of color work

Stash n Burn

Biking

Why Cyclists Break Traffic Laws

Down by the Bay

Adopt a Drain- Oakland

Girl Genius: Anevka and Tarvek Sturmvoraus

Hella Storm

Chat with you all soon!

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Knitting

Sand and Sea Shawlette

Twisted Sisters

Ingrid's Diva Kit

Brioche Stitch Youtube Video

Biking

Faraday Bike

Borrow a Faraday for up to a week until 2014 ends

Down by the Bay

Berkeley Protests (warning: graphic)

Movie time

What movies do you think kids should get to watch at Christmas time?

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Special Thanks to my husband, McKay, for surprise co-hosting with me.

Knitting

Article Pract is closing and is having sales to get rid of stock and even their fixtures

My yarn haul:

  • Twisted Sisters
  • Alchemy Yarns
  • Classic Elite Sprout

Get a Backbone pattern

Newton's Yarn Country

Mock Cable Wristers

Biking

No more Yepp Mini!

How to Move by Bike

Down by the Bay

World Series Vandalism

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Knitting

Finished my Hitchhiker! Used Miss Bab's Yowza in Perfectly Wreckless. I did only 41 "teeth" on the Hitchhiker and ended with 2 feet of yarn leftover!

Pattern here.

Get a Backbone

Squid Girl!

Biking

Not much to say here!

By the Bay

I'm in SoMa now if you want to lunch with me. Find me on Ravelry.

The Giants are in the World Series, so that's a big thing.

I missed Fleet Week!

I'll try to be back in a couple of weeks, but if not, it'll be Thanksgiving weekend at the latest!

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Knitting

Tumbling Bunnies

My Queue for the next few months: 

  1. Falling Snow Stocking
  2. Shattered Sun Shawl
  3. V-striped Scarf
  4. Hitchhiker

Marlybird's The Yarn Thing Podcast

2KnitLitChick's Northern California Knitting Retreat

Biking

The bike stores I went to:

for the innertube: Cosmic Cycles

for the Michellin tire: Tip Top Bike Shop

See Jane Run Triathlon (I was bib 486)

Down by the Bay

California Academy of Sciences Skulls Exhibit

Casual Carpool

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Knitting

Beans the Cat Pattern by Linda Dawkins

Henry's Rabbit by Sarah Elizabeth Kellner

In the Ravelry Group: When teaching knitting to a child, do you start teaching them with needles and yarn or do you start with a loom?

Biking

Pedalfest

Oakland Triathlon

See Jane Run Triathlon

Master's Swimming

Down by the Bay

Jelly Belly Factory

Children's Wonderland, Vallejo

Tiburon

Programming Workshops- Bridge Troll

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Knitting

Knitty Kitty by David Elliot

Laura Nelkin Designs

Biking

Our old, bent kickstand:

Down by the Bay

Berkeley Kite Festival

Pedalfest 2014

Love our Neighborhood Day

Rock the Bike

Book Mobile

Reversible Knitting by Lynne Barr

Rock & Purl

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This is a long episode! I had so much to talk about and waiting longer would have made it worse, so there are some sounds of children playing in the background. Sorry about that!

Knitting

Tarragon the Gentle Dragon

ACTually KNITting Podcast Ravelry Group (for the PALKAL)

Bicycling

BART

My blog post about the bike in the elevator

Blue Heron Bicycles

Anthony Chabot Campground

Strava App

Down by the Bay

SF Pride

Alameda County Fair

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Hey all! I'll try to be at the Retzlaff Winery event this weekend as long as I can get my bike on the BART. If not, I'll miss it, alas! I think there is only one link for this week:

Tarragon the Gentle Dragon

Let me know if I forgot something! Check out the Ravelry group, too!

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Reposting this because it didn't show up in feeds. Sorry about that! 

Knitting

Very Tall Socks (Ravelry Link)

Nicky Epstein's Fuji Lace Wrap (Ravelry Link)

Reflective Yarn Capelets (Ravelry Link)

Biking

Replacebikewithcar

National Bike Month

National Bike Month at the Oakland Library

East Bay Bike Party

Elly Blue's site

Aftermass Screening at PLACE

Bike to Work Day Events

See Jane Run Sprint Triathlon

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A special thanks to McKay for cohosting with me.

There were barely any links for the Knitting and Down by the Bay segments, so here's all the biking links!

Bike to Work Day

Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland by Joe Biel

Joe Biel on the Sprocket Podcast

Elly Blue's Taking the Lane

Bikenomics

Elly Blue at the Oakland Library

PLACE for Sustainable Living

Colectivelo, that bike shop that I forgot its name.

Chinook Book

Rock the Bike (I believe they supplied the bike blender for the smoothies!)

Cyclofemme (Oakland's FB event here)

Bay to Breakers

Maker Faire

Freegal

Retzlaff (NOT WESTLOFF!) Winery June 7 with people from various podcasts like The Knitmore Girls, 2 Knit Lit Chicks and the Knotty Girls

Let me know if I missed anything!

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Knitting

Very Tall Socks (Ravelry Link)

Nicky Epstein's Fuji Lace Wrap (Ravelry Link)

Reflective Yarn Capelets (Ravelry Link)

Biking

Replacebikewithcar

National Bike Month

National Bike Month at the Oakland Library

East Bay Bike Party

Elly Blue's site

Aftermass Screening at PLACE

Bike to Work Day Events

See Jane Run Sprint Triathlon

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Knitting

Knitting on Top of the World by Nicky Epstein

Fuji Feather Lace Wrap

Heritage Handpainted Yarn (I think the yarn I have is discontinued)

Red Heart Reflective Yarn

Biking

Green Bike SLC

Bay Bridge Bike Path to be Razed

30 Days of Biking

Team Bike Challenge

Bay Area

CNCH 2014

Fenton's

California Academy of Sciences

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Knitting

The Shawl!

Very Tall Socks

Dishcloth for the babysitter

Biking

Marathon Plus Tires

REI Berkeley

30 Days of Biking

National Bike Month

Down by the Bay

CNCH Oakland 2014

Did I miss anything? Let me know!

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Knitting Notes

Stitches West

Kira K Designs

East Bay Yarn Crawl- March 1, 2014, featuring Claddagh Yarns

CNCH- Fiber Festival in Oakland in April

Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting

Ceramics by Marcelle

Dimensions Raku Fired Clay (where I got my shawl pin)

Miss Bab's Yowza What A Skein

2 Knit Lit Chicks

Knitmore Girls

Knotty Girls KnitCast

Cogknitive

Hollywood Knitter

Bicycling Notes

Biketopia Community Workshop

Tip Top Bike Shop

Schwalbe Marathon Plus

Schwalbe Big Apple

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The title is "Prep" because it's time for preparing for Stitches West and the Ravellenic Games!

Knitting

Amelia

Boulder Belt

Quince and Co. Sparrow

Owl Puffs

Chrysalis

Cables and Tassels

Fuzzy Mitten Lamb

Biking

Bay Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Path

Yepp Mini

Down by the Bay

Chabot Space and Science Center

Star Labs

California Drought

Cherpumple

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Knitting

Elder on the Shelf

Potato Chip Scarf

Nelkin Designs Butin Necklace

Hoodie Dog Coat

Bicycling

Monkeylectric Bike Wheel Lights

Wheels of Justice Cyclery

Bikenomics by Elly Blue

Down by the Bay

Exploratorium

Winter Fairyland

Tilden Park Carousel

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Knitting

Kaalund Yarn Classic Two

Sand and Sea Shawlette by Alana Dakos

Biking

BionX is on!

Down by the Bay

Batkid's Make-a-Wish Transforms San Francisco into Gotham

Alice Walker Film, Beauty in Truth Oakland Premiere

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Knitting

Pussywillow Mitts by Andrea Rangel

A Verb for Keeping Warm Creating

Biking

California by Bike Summit November 7-10, Oakland, CA

Biketopia Friday November 8, Oakland, CA

Spokeland

Down by the Bay

North Oakland Day of the Dead Procession and their FB event page

Oakland Library Diwali Celebration

Please let me know if I forgot to include something! I feel like I have.

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Knitting

Flower Power Elephant pattern page

Flower Power Elephant pattern from Wayback Machine

Knit Hedgehogs by Purl Soho

Brave Triplet Bear by JABAK Designs

Pussywillow by Andrea Rangel

The Savvy Girls Podcast

Biking

Ed Litton, frame builder in Richmond, CA

Down by the Bay

East Bay Nursery

Emeryville Amtrak

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Congrats to Dariasmom for winning the yarn! I'll message you on Ravelry for your address.

Knitting:

Chenille Thick and Quick Yarn (discontinued)

Domek Cowl Pattern

Biking:

Manifesto Bicycles

Boombotix

What does the Fox Say?

Ma Bicyclette

Down by the Bay:

Barney's Burgers

Hot Italian

Come discuss a potential swap at the Ravelry Group!

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Val Vista Park

Fenton's Creamery and Restaurant

Bicycle Die Hards test out Bay Bridge

Emporer Norton's Wikipedia page

Tell the governor to sign AB 1371

JABAK Podcast Ravelry Group

Did I miss anything? I feel like I must have! Let me know and I'll add it on!

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KNITTING

I Heart Cables

Encore Worsted Colorspun

The hat's project page

Knitter's Book of Yarn

Lean In

BIKING

The Crucible 

Charles Schulz Museum

Good Grief! Ravelry Group

BAY

Berkeley Kite Festival

The JABAK Podcast Group

If there's anything I missed, PM me on Ravelry, I am TopHat.

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I Heart Cables Hat Pattern

Encore Worsted Colorspun

Pedalfest

Yuba Mundo

Xtracycle

Oaklandish

East Bay Bicycle Coalition

Walk Oakland Bike Oakland

Cyclecide

The Crucible

Berkeley Kite Festival

Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible

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Knitting

The Knitter's Book of Yarn

Raspberry Rhapsody Scarf

Kauni Yarn - I think in the audio, I said it was like $50. I was wrong! My mind inflated the cost since I bought it 2-3 years ago.

Stephen West at AVFKW

Yarn Thing with Marly Bird

Never Not Knitting

Bicycling

Fairyland Bumper sticker

Women's Ordination Conference

The New Wheel

Down by the Bay

Pride

Oakland A's vs. Cubs

Plane Crash at SFO

Train accident in Quebec

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The Pixar Podcast Episode 100

Berkeley Improv

Beet and Fennel Salad

FB Nurse-in Event

Did I miss anything? Let me know!

JABAK Podcast Group

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Monsters University

The Dress

Glitter Eyelash Yarn

Lion Brand Furry Flip flops pattern

Bike to Work Day- East Bay Bicycle Coaltion

Team Bike Challenge

De Young Museum

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Basket Casket

Have a beautiful end of May! Enjoy the spring weather, Northern Hemisphere!

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Glitter Eyelash Yarn from Martha Stewart and Lion Brand

Reflective thread on etsy

Lake Temescal

California Academy of Sciences

It's a short one today. Hoping to have FOs for you next time!

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We are now a "Knitting And" Podcast! "Knitting and Cycling!"

World's Smallest Triathlon/Duathlon

Madsen

BionX

Kusudama Flowers

Reflrctive Thread

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Boulder Belt Pattern

Quince and Co. Sparrow

Sunstone West

Stitches West

Blue Heron Bikes

Bay Lights in SFGate

Bay Lights in Huffington Post (with video)

The Savvy Girls

Be back in a couple of weeks!

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Globe Trotter Socks Finished

Sleeveless Tank by Terri Kruse

Berroco Trilogy

Lace Chevron Earwarmer by Deb Pardee

Mummy's Little Dalek Jumper by Allison Bitter

Child's Ballet Shrug in Bunny Hop by Gail Tanquary

Wool in the Woods Helix

Ongoing Support Circle for Pregnant and Parenting Sisters in our Community

Stitches West, Feb. 21-24

JABAK Podcast Group on Ravelry

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I titled this Episdoe "TBD" because I'm in wait-mode for the baby, but then I forgot to mention that the "TBD" was about when the baby will show up.

And now... linkage!

Kicking Bag for Babies by Annika

Easy Knitted Bacon by BacoKnitter Designs

Hai-Riyo by Nicky Epstein

Cherries are the Bomb by Marcie Nishioka

mr. pear by Peachcake Knits

Jelly Rings by Melody Johnson

Amelia by Erin Ruth

WonderMike on Twitter

Lawrence Hall of Science

Madsen Bicycles

Infiknity Blog

JABAK Podcast Group on Ravelry

I'll be in touch! Next episode in a month!

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The guilt of not getting an episode out in the past month was so overwhelming, I recorded this up quickly and posted without a lot of editing. If the sound is really off kilter, let me know! I don't want to make your listening lives miserable!

Featured Bay Area Knitting Podcast: Fiber Beat by Wonder Mike

Bookmark

Pattern link: New Ancestral Stocking from Mason Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines

My project link for the stockings I made

Kicking Bag Pattern by Annika Lange

Ruffles and Stuff DIY Gift Bow Garland

Slow-Roast Turkey with 40 Cloves of Garlic and White Wine Pan Gravy

East Bay Bicycle Coalition

East Bay Bike Party

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Featured Bay Area Podcast: Knitmore Girls.

Quinoa Linguine Recipe with Romanesco, mixed greens and scampi

My Ravelry page for the Ring Top Tote

Houndstooth Felted Purse

Globetrotter socks

Mountain Colors Crazyfoot in Moose Creek

Continental Stitch (the yarn store I forgot the name of! It's in Morgan Hill, CA

Thanks for listening. Look on the Ravelry group for future threads for ideas for decorating/organizing small spaces. I'd love to hear from you!

Also, please forgive my sad attempt to mimic the Sassy Gay Friend at the beginning of the episode. I won't do that again. Eep. 

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Featured Bay Area Knitting Podcast: 2 Knit Lit Chicks

Acorn Stash Sock, as my FO

Pumpkin Hat

The kids' costumes

Broccoli Salad with Sunflower Seeds and Cranberries

Thyme Biscuits

Caramelized Turnips

Most Beautiful FO thread on Ravelry

Ugliest FO thread on Ravelry

Felting: Before and After thread on Ravelry

Blocking: Before and Afther thread on Ravelry

Hexaflexagon Pattern by Heather Ordover

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Featured Bay Area Podcast: Knit Knit Cafe

Donuts by Ben in Knitty's First Fall

Melman the Giraffe

Popcorn

Felted Ring Top Tote

Yarn on the House

Souther Black-eyed Peas and Rice Salad

Crowds flock to SF for event-filled weekend

Lo Coco's

JABAK Podcast Ravelry Group

My Twitter: TopHat8855

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Episode 2! There is some fuzziness in the audio. I've discovered that I get over-excited which makes my voice too loud for my microphone. I'll fix that for future episodes. Also, let me know if you'd like new segments or want to hear more about various topics. And like I said, I'm looking for a good quick baby knit.

NEW!! JABAK Podcast Ravelry Group

Featured Bay Area Podcast: Stash and Burn Check them out, seriously.

Panoramic Stole Link to my FO pictures at my knitting blog, Infiknity.

Acorn Stash Socks

Endeavour Flyovers

Lisa (LisaWriter) and her book Knit with Love

Penne with Treviso and Goat Cheese

Intro and closing music by the Blue Ducks, "Floss Suffers from Gamma Radiation."

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Welcome to the Pilot episode of Just Another Bay Area Knitting Podast, or JABAK Podcast. 

This week's intro referenced Brass Needles. 

Show Notes:

Brass Needles Show #100: Community

Coastal Knits Panoramic Stole

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse- the Arts and Crafts thrift store I mentioned

A Verb for Keeping Warm

Since this is a new podcast and I'm still trying to figure out how I want to bring segments into the show, let me know what you'd like to hear about. Right after I recorded this episode, my husband and I cooked dinner together, so I think I might bring in a food segment. Also, suggestions for improvement are welcome. Thanks!

Also, if I've left out any Bay Area Knitting Podcast from my list on the right, please let me know so I can fix it!