The Sol Bein sweater has been steeked & the buttons are almost done!
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep126 - Julie Asselin Visits Firefly Fibers
Julie drove all the way from Canada with her dad just to hang out at Firefly Fibers! Well, not really, but she did make the trip for a visit & we all had so much fun!
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep125 - Kiva Team Go!
We've started a team on micro-lending site Kiva.org just in time for International Women's Day! Check it out & join the fun over here:
https://www.kiva.org/team/FireflyFibers
Knitting Knews:
Vogue Knitting Cover Girl Krysten Ritter Teaches Stephen Colbert the Art of the Craft
Knitting & Crochet Takes Top Spot as NZ’s Coolest Craft
Sunny Leone shares cute image of herself knitting scarf for snowman
Crochet artist Phil Ferguson creates funny food hats that will have you in stitches
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep124 - Bring Me a Shrub
We are the knights who say, "Don't run around with a knitting needle in your mouth."
In the Kitchen:
HOT AND SOUR SOUP {PALEO, GLUTEN-FREE, WHOLE30, KETO}
JULI BAUER’S STICKY SESAME TERIYAKI CHICKEN WINGS (Nom Nom Paleo)
PALEO CURRIED MEAT PIES (Nom Nom Paleo)
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep123 - Speed Knitting Champion of the World
How many stitches can you knit in 3 minutes? We want to know! Leave us a comment here if you test yourself.
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep122 - It's Not Short. It's Fun-Sized.
Alisa was down this week, but she's not out! After closing the store for a couple of days due to illness, we're back strong with a quick show.
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep121 - Taste the Brooklyn Tweed
Get behind-the-scenes details on what it takes to set up a yarn tasting event. Also, Mike spreads #FakeKnews.
Knitting Knews
Knitted goods kingpin arrested in Vedder Hall
Where to find work-appropriate stretchy knit skirts; and magnetic eyelashes
In the Kitchen
Tonight we're having Nom Nom Paleo's Umami Chicken.
Unfortunately the soup Alisa talked about is only available through the Real Plans app, but they have a lot of other recipes you can check out to see what Real Plans is all about:
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep120 - Better Late Than Never (Pt. 2)
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep119 - Train to Somewhere
All aboard the knitting train! Now we just need to decide where to go.
Knitting Knews:
Good yarns shared during klickety klack of Knitting Train
The Incredible Photos Showing People Matching Perfectly With Their Surroundings
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep118 - Kevin the Carrot
After some technical difficulties early on we survive to talk about Kevin the Carrot & his wife(?) Katie.
Knitting Knews:
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep117 - Flexi Flippy Flappy
Happy 2018 to you! Episode 117 kicks off 2018 in 59 minutes and we are 2 excited!
Knitting Knews:
Llamas Are the Furriest New Wedding Trend
Anatomy Class ‘More Memorable’ With Knitted Eyeballs, Organs
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep116 - 2018 is Ours (And Yours!)
We're wrapping up 2017 & starting out 2018 in the same show.
Knitting Knews:
A Marvel Fan Knitted An Awesome Infinity Gauntlet
Stoll launches new Skateboarding collection
This Devon WI's naked knitted calendar is the most wonderfully British thing ever!
Winning by losing: Bishop woman sheds pounds with help of close-knit group
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep115 - Lykke
We come across a lot of words that are really hard to pronounce. "Lykke" is only one of them.
Knitting Knews:
'I almost got sued for knitting a Firefly hat': The legal risks of pop-culture fan art
500-year-old knitting techniques used by Nottingham student to make £138 scarves
Green Bay Correctional flooded with donations to knit hats for kids, veterans
If you'd like to donate yarn to the inmates in Green Bay Correctional:
Green Bay Correctional Institution
Attn: MU Program Supervisor
2833 Riverside Dr.
PO Box 19033
Green Bay, WI 54307-9033
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep114 - Pretty Pretty Princess
Alisa is a pretty pretty princess!
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep113 - Small Business Weekend
Explore your downtown & support the local small businesses!
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep112 - Half-Beard Time?
We're so close to the half-beard & it might be around for almost a week!
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep111 - What a Week
It's been a week of decisions. Well, one decision mostly, but it was a big one.
Knitting Knews:
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep110 - Extra Life is GO!
Game day is just a week away. It's going to be a blast! You should definitely join us.
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep109 - Autumn is in the Air
The cold & wet weather is affecting all of us differently.
Alisa the Yarnista Podcast Ep108 - Tornado Terror
A tornado warning won't keep us from recording a show. Sure, it'll delay us a little bit, but the show must go on!
Knitting Knews:
Alan Cumming’s new venue combines debauchery and knitting in NYC
These Hi-Tech Knitting Machines Will Soon Be Making Car Parts