Episode 8: The Cat's Pyjamas (23:22)

Tune in, turn on, and don't drop stitches with Stephen and Cat Bordhi as she explains her journey from teddy bear artist to award-winning author and knitting designer/teacher/pied-piper.

Stephen and Cat sat on a dock over the water at Orcas Island and discussed curiosity, Möbius strips, and rethinking sock design.

Contest
Cat Bordhi has released a book on her new approach to sock knitting called New Pathways for Sock Knitters and we have a special signed copy for our "Cat's Pyjamas" contest. Who do you think is the bee's knees in the world of fiber and knitting design? Let us know in the show comments section below or on the Ravelry Yknit group. One lucky winner will be selected at random!

DEADLINE FOR ENTERING THIS CONTEST IS JUNE 20, 2008

The words from our parody of the Jabberwocky are as follows:

"Twas purling on the garter toes
with Cast-On Magic, Judy's Way
All L-Rinc-y where increases grow
And the sole craft displays!

Beware the Jabbersock, My Son!
The heels that strike, the cuffs that catch
Beware the gusset holes undone
And Coriolis spirals, natch!"

Y Knit? It's Cat-a-Tonic!

We use snippets of the following songs in this episode:

• "White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (Runt, 1967)
• "White Rabbit" Enon from Don't know When I'll Be Back Again (compilation benefiting American Veterans of the Vietnam War)(TuneCore, 2007)
• "My Favorite Things" Betty Carter from Inside Betty Carter (United Artists, 1964)
• "One" Harry Nilsson from Aerial Ballet (RCA, 1968)
• "I'm Free" The Rolling Stones from Out of Our Heads (London, 1965)
• "Freedom! '90" George Michael from Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (Epic, 1998)
• "What's New Pussycat" Tom Jones from Greatest Hits Live (C/F International, 2006)

Episode 7: Sock Camp Survival (featuring Tina Newton) (33:23)
Experience the bucolic serenity of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Camp Crow's Feet sock knitting camp.

Laugh along with the gentle Socks that Rock sock club members as they embody the mature and peaceful spirit of knitting, surrounded by the majestic Pacific Northwest on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington.

Stephen and his mother spent a week under the stern tutelage of Cat Bordhi (Insouciant Socks), Cookie A (Traveling Stitches), JC Briar (Cast-on Cornucopia), Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and BMFA dye mistress Tina Newton (Rock the Sock).

In addition to classes, there were toilet paper cozies and sock puppets. And a "talent" show. And there were monkeys. Lots and lots of mini hand-knit sock monkeys. And photos to prove it!

Campers and Sockateers share their favorite camp memories (Ravelry IDs ):

• Jen (FurrPurls)
• Kristin (KristinK)
• Casey (RubyCakes)
• Sockateer Hot Flash (HotFlash)
• Lisa (ConvolutedString)
• Ariel (Stariel)
• Claire (ClaireKnits) who almost drowned
• Sockateer Cockeyed (Cockeyed), the amazing sock monkey designer
• Sheila of the amazing monkey calls
• Lou (HappyStasher) donate at KnittersForKnockers.com by May 10 to enter the raffle

Tina Newton, color genius and owner of Blue Moon Fiber Arts, describes her journey from spinner to yarn dealer and the madness that is Sock Camp.

Finally, the entire experience is summed up in the amazing camp yodel by Celia (CeliaMcC).

Contest
BMFA released a new colorway just in time for camp. Win a skein of Knitters Without Borders in Socks That Rock lightweight by donating to Doctors Without Boarders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Donate here and let us know how much you gave so we can share how generous Y KNIT listeners are. Email us at yknitguys [AT] gmail [D0T] com. One lucky winner will be selected at random!

If you'd like to buy one for yourself, they're available on BMFA's website and $3 from each skein goes to the invaluable work of MSF. Also, the Funky Sock Monkey pattern and kits are available for purchase.

Sock Camp cannot be contained by the mere 33 minutes of a single podcast. There were many, many, many more knitters who were interviewed, drunken late-night after-parties, and antics galore. We're sorry we couldn't fit everyone into this episode. If you want more, you'll just have to come join us next year!

Y Knit? It's Campy!

We use snippets of the following songs in this episode:

• "Holiday for Strings" Walter Schumann from The Voices of Walter Schumann (RCA, 1958)
• "Sabre Dance" Les Baxter and his Orchestra from Les Baxter's Wild Guitars (Capitol, 1959)
• "Satan Takes a Holiday" Jack Malmsten from Organ Spectacular (Liberty, 1963)
• "Saturday Night on Saturn" Les Baxter and his Orchestra from Space Escapade (1957, Capitol)
• "Sleep Walk" Henri Rene and his Orchestra from The Swingin' 59 (Imperial, 1959)
• "The Monkey" Yo Majesty from Yo EP (Out There Recordings, 2006)
• "Colors" Ice-T from Colors - Original Soundtrack (Warner Brothers, 1988)

EDIT: Due to my sloppy coding, Cat Bordhi's class wasn't appearing and Cookie A's link was not working. They have been fixed and I meant no disrepect. They are geniuses (geniusi?) who inspire me daily.