Comments on: YarnCraft Episode 15 :: You Asked and We Answered

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:06:10 +0000

Thanks for answering my question about socks Liz!

Also, I posted WIP pics of my Mesh-Stitch Market Bag on Ravelry (username: wzrdreams) if anyone wants to see a close up of the mesh stitch in Lion Cotton.

The podcast and the notebook are a great source of inspiration. Thank you and keep up the great work.

By: Eileen Stokes

Eileen Stokes — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:18:34 +0000

I have a dial up connection and cannot usually download to listen. Do you have the discussion in writing?

Zontee says: Hi Eileen, we are working on transcribing the podcasts. You can find the first few by clicking “Transcripts” on the top bar of this blog.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:11:55 +0000

Vic -
I think it is very rude of you to insult someone on their own website. I personally love this podcast, and think that Liz and Zontee are great casters.

You are welcome to your opinion, but I don’t think here is the right forum. I doubt they go to your house and insult you. In fact, they have gone out of their way to help their listeners and answer all of their questions.

As for it being a Lion Brand “ad,” I think that by downloading a Lion Brand podcast (and they never tried to hide that it’s the company’s podcast) you lose the right to complain about them promoting Lion Brand products. In fact, I don’t think they do that very often, anyways.

Zontee and Liz, you guys are great, keep up the good work!!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:02:15 +0000

I have a question for a future “You Asked, We Answered” episode. When a new knitting design is published can I be sure all sizes have been knit or is a design usually made in one small size and then enlarged mathematically?
thanks

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:26:29 +0000

These podcasts are wonderful. Since it isn’t TV, I don’t feel compelled to have to take my eyes off the task I am doing as I listen. Love when you go on field trips and interview the common folk like at the Mall of America trip!! The only sad thing is that I wish each episode was longer.

By: Mari Allen

Mari Allen — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:33:36 +0000

Can you put a link to the “leave a comment” on the blog page? I always have a hard time getting to this part.
I love the podcasts - I agree that a fast forward would be helpful.
As for the Lion Brand website, I have submitted two requests for pattern help in the past week, and have had no response. Is someone on vacation?

Zontee says: Hi Mari Allen, you can always either click on the title of the post or the “8 comments” (or however many comments are currently on a post) link at the bottom of each post. See the previous comment for how to fast forward. Pattern help will generally be back to you in a day or two, but it really depends on how busy they are. If you don’t hear back within a week, send a new request to support [at] lionbrand [dot] com.

By: Jeanette Kokochak

Jeanette Kokochak — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:19:34 +0000

Love this blog. It’s actually my first experience with blogs—i’m electronically challenged. I’m looking forward to the knit-along.

It’s exciting to log on and get helpful advice, tip and all those free patterns. I can save a bundle to spend on yarns. Thanks girls. Thanks Lion Brand!

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:22:41 +0000

The podcast mechanism is annoying. If you stop in the middle, you have to start again from the beginning and listen to the first part all over again! Please fix this so you can fast forward.

Zontee says: Hi Nina, if you hit the double-bar “pause” button and then the arrow that appears, it should actually continue at the same spot that you paused at. To fast forward using the Adobe player we use on the blog, you slide the tracker bar backwards and forwards. If you have trouble with the Adobe player, you can always download the podcast to your computer (using the “Direct Download” link at the bottom of each post) or through iTunes and play it with the device of your choice. Hope that helps!

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:06:21 +0000

Sorry to say this, but I cannot stand Liz and Zontee’s voices. I think Liz has the more nasally voice, with a lot of “likes,” and “y’knows” in it. Neither one sounds particularly polished or poised.

And the fact that the podcast is really just an ad for Lion Brand is annoying too, but at least the interviews are sometimes interesting. There you have it.

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:58:41 +0000

[…] After doing a quick swatch, the the gauge worked out perfectly, with 18sts to every 4 inches, so I’m off to a pretty good start. (For more information on gauge, listen to this week’s YarnCraft podcast episode.) […]