Episode 111 -- What Kind of Bee is a Lamb-bee?
In which show notes will come later!
Mar 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 111
TwinSet Designs
Twinset Designs Podcast is hosted by identical twins, Jan and Ellen. They share their thoughts on life, their current fiber adventures (in knitting and spinning and…), and their exploration of the design world. And they laugh...a lot.
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Episode 110 -- Alignment and Balance
In which Jan continues on her journey towards life clarity and shares news of a baby shower, a birthday, a sleepover, swatches, and aligning her actions with what is actually important to her.
Feb 21, 2022•28 min•Ep. 110
Episode 109 -- Of Landsharks and Bathsharks
In which The Fulton Theater copes with Covid, Milo copes with veterinary care, Jan moves closer to clarity with regard to the roles she plays, and landsharks and bathsharks abound.
Jan 31, 2022•32 min•Ep. 109
Episode 107 -- The One That Went Missing
In which Jan explains that, although this is the 108th podcast episode recorded, it will be referred to as episode 107 since 107 seems to have been missed. It's fitting because it's also the episode in which we hear about Bailey, the cat who went missing in episode 106, and some of what else you've been missing from her in the last 22 months! Links to mentioned patterns are in the episode thread in the TwinSet Designs Ravelry forum.
Jan 22, 2022•31 min•Ep. 107
Episode 108 -- The Shortest Episode Ever
In which Jan comes back to the microphone. Sure, we've heard that before!!
Dec 31, 2021•8 min•Ep. 108
Episode 106 -- Personal Agency
In which we (yes, we...[twinsetellen](/people/twinsetellen) joins me for much of the episode!) discuss, personal agency, making protective face masks, the SSK Swap to help fiber community vendors losing revenue due to festival cancellations, what's happening in the patterns of Ellen's life, a generous offer from Infinite Twist (you put $10 into the fiber economy and get free stuff from Cate in return), a meditation of the impact of social distancing and Covid-19, and possibilities for future gat...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 106
Episode 105 -- Let's Give This One More Try
In which I give you a very wave top view of the things that have happened in the last year as well as the things I've knit and the things I'm knitting, introduce a new design segment called Design Modifications (asking you to contribute your ideas and information to share with other listeners to modify the pattern of the podcast and help me produce episodes more frequently), and provide results from last year's UNKAL, and a heads up on TwinSet Summer Retreat 2020 and our plans to make it to Rhin...
Feb 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 105
Episode 104 -- So Many Visitors...And Madrona!!
In which Jan shares her travels away from the farm and visitors to the farm, and in which Jan and Ellen relive the fun they had at the last Madrona.
Feb 25, 2019•48 min•Ep. 104
Episode 103 -- Back So Soon?
In which Jan shares about signs of coming lambing, hermaphroditic sheep, a complete doggy update, her grandson's name, some design principles for color selection in stranded knitting, a 5-minute interview by Ellen of Eric Allness of Reywa Fibers, some details on the UNKAL, and a lengthy Fashion Forecast.
Feb 12, 2019•43 min•Ep. 103
Episode 102 -- Annual Podcast Episode
In which Jan provides a wrap-up of happenings from the last year...very incomplete, but sufficient to bring us up to date...and in which she makes a call to Ellen to hear about her knitting shenanigans. Note that the call audio is different, and not to my standard. We're playing with new technology and if we can't get it right in the next episode or two, we'll go back to the old way.
Feb 04, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Episode 101 -- Happy Memorial Day!
In which I catch you up on five months of patterns of my life, talk about an i-cord edging experiment, get started on Stash Fit, and open up the registration for TwinSet Summer Retreat 2018!! Find the link for the retreat here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OTh5-0nJdmgFQ_vpxFicXwuJcMpWbXoX Visit Infinite Twist at https://www.infinitetwist.com/ Find Modeknit yarns at: http://www.modeknityarn.com/ Knitspot (Anne Hanson and Bare Naked Wool) is here: https://www.barenakedwools.com/...
May 29, 2018•46 min•Ep. 101
Reboot! (Not an Episode)
In which I give you a quick reboot and suggest you visit http://www.infinitetwist.com to purchase Stash Fit! with the code twinset for a $3.00 discount!
Jan 28, 2018•5 min
Episode 100 -- Finishing
In which we review listener memories of the last 100 episodes, share the fun we had spending Christmas together, recollect that it was before Thanksgiving when we recorded the last episode, and forecast a cold winter in Minnesota as well as predicting the top 10 phrases you won't hear Ellen say in 2018...at least not on the podcast.
Dec 31, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 100
Episode 99 -- Busy, Busy, Busy!!
In which it took me three weeks to edit, but in the meantime I did finish the paper to which I refer in the opening minutes. Also, we do talk about knitting, and about our lives, and about things that we object to and things that we support...pretty much as usual. Enjoy!
Dec 10, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 99
Episode 98-- #Whinebeck
In which it took almost as long to edit as it did to get around to recording and in which we catch each other up on the patterns of our lives, all the knitting that's been going on, new contests and old, and whine on about how we both missed Rhinebeck.
Nov 12, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 98
Episode 97 -- But I Digress
In which we are back from hiatus and we chat about what's been going on -- Jan hosted the TwinSet Summer Retreat 2017 and made a trip to China, and Ellen played around at Cedar Point with her clan and then travelled to Oregon for the eclipse where Jan's Grand Nephew gave her a total eclipse of the heart.
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 97
Episode 96 -- Twosday
In which we accomplish a quick catch up, hear Ellen's Kefir, think about the #metricrevolution, acknowledge our birthday, get a little creepy, and announce the winner of the Summer Shawl contest!
Jul 31, 2017•29 min•Ep. 96
Episode 95 -- So Sweet
In which we catch up on life's joys and sorrows, and get cheered up by Dr. Yarn and our grandsons. And in which we talk about plowing back and forth, the perfect yarn for when you're Friesian, how sweet Jan is, and how incapable we both are at correct counts during cast ons.
Jul 21, 2017•58 min
Episode 94 -- Baby Pants! Baby Pants!
In which we catch up after several months. Jan became a grandma, Ellen went to Scotland, and we both had other adventures. Thanks for your patience while we were gone and while Jan was trying to get the episode edited...just under the wire to have an episode out in June!
Jun 29, 2017•54 min
Special Episode -- A Lovely Retreat
In which Jan give some details about the coming TwinSet Summer Retreat -- a few spots remain at time of publication!
May 29, 2017•4 min
Episode 93 -- Finally Edited
Okay, I'm getting this sucker published -- maybe Ellen will take some time to tell you what's in it, but I just want to be done with it...almost two weeks after we recorded!!!!
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Episode 92 -- Over the Moon!
In which we discuss the upcoming March for Science (which is in April, not March, but I digress), synthetic, man-made, natural, organic, inorganic and other fiber related terms, advice for washing your fleece, and highlight contests and new lambs!
Mar 28, 2017•50 min
Episode 91 -- Brought to You by Daylight Savings Time
In which Ellen spends almost 15 minutes talking about how her knitting bit her. It really is impressive. Just saying.
Mar 12, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Episode 90 -- Groundhog Day
Whew! Many tasks kept me from editing this very quickly, but here it is... In which we discuss Groundhog Day (are you surprised?), Ellen's commitment to acquire more skeins than she knits...err, rather knit more skeins than she acquires, Jan's experience at the Women's March on DC, Ellen's experiences at Ding Dong Darling National Wildlife Refuge (they involve birds -- and key lime pie), an epic knitting bite, and craftivism. And we have a few words from Dr. Yarn!! Listen here: Episode 90 -- Gro...
Feb 12, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Episode 89 -- TwinSetJan Does Japan!!
In which we chat about our holidays -- and Jan goes on and on about her holiday trip to Japan -- and in which we highlight a few other entrepreneurs in which you might be interested, hear from the founder of June cashmere, put out a few knitting and life objectives for the new year, and reconnect after our winter hiatus. (Note, the outtakes refer to a bit of food poisoning Jan and family experienced in Japan -- not caused by the Kobe beef, but coincidental to that meal...we do not want to cause ...
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Episode 88 -- Holiday Hiatus
In which we get ready for the holidays...Jan finishes up her current academic term, Ellen discovers walk-in closets, we both get ready for some fun with family over the holidays, and we include a reprise of the knitter's version of "Santa Baby!"
Dec 18, 2016•54 min
Episode 87 -- Weinerific!!
In which we discuss our four Thanksgivings, knitting going to the dogs, a new give away from Infinite Twist, and lots of weiners!!
Dec 04, 2016•54 min
Episode 86 -- Moving Forward
In which we take a deep breath and move on from the election, talk about how adorable our husbands are, brag a bit on ourselves, and hear about Ellen's fun at Vogue Knitting Live - Minneapolis.
Nov 21, 2016•56 min
Episode 85 -- Did I Happen to Mention...?
In which Jan shares great news, and we both talk about Rhinebeck, Drop Dead Easy Knits, training chickadees and trading rams.
Nov 07, 2016•1 hr
Episode 84 -- Computer Gods?...Still Chuckling
In which we continue to be challenged by technology, but are very excited to be going to Rhinebeck! No outtakes this time -- we were lucky to get the body of the episode!
Oct 11, 2016•42 min
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