Media Link: New & Neatby Nitting (44:23)

There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin.

This episode of Fiber Beat is underwritten by Bobbin's Nest Studio, from Santa Clara, CA. Bobbin's Nest is a yarn and fabric store, specializing in materials for knitting, crocheting, sewing and hand embroidery. This fall, Bobbin's Nest celebrates it's third anniversary of bringing fiber and fabric sophistication to the Bay Area.

In this episode I spend some quality time with two very imaginative and colorful characters, Debbie New & Lucy Neatby. What I love about both Debbie & Lucy is their playfulness in design and their fearlessness in color exploration. I spoke with both of them after completing Stitches West workshops in Northern California. This episode is another gem from the vaults, so from time to time there might be references to items that are "coming up" that have already passed (i.e. Think Outside the Sox book, etc.).

The following places, people and things were mentioned:

• Cellular Automaton
• Fractals
• Unexpected Knitting
• Meg Swansen & Schoolhouse Press
• Ourobrous Sweater (Debbie New)
• Ourobrous, Dragon or snake biting it's tail
• Labyrinth Knitting
• Socks, Socks, Socks book
• Debbie New's show Lacis Lace Museum
• Knittable Licorice
• I Knit, London
• YKnit, Episode 6 (not 7), "Y Love Lucy"
• Think Outside the Sox pattern book published by XRX
• Cat Bordhi
• Sandi Rosner, Cat Bordhi & Lucy Neatby talk about the Think Outside the Sox contest
• Asciano Needles
• Venus Rising Cardigan by Lucy Neatby
• Cat Bordhi demonstrates Judy Becker's Magic Cast-On
• Dolly Mamas
• Kristine Brooks of Curious Creek Fibers
• Almost Saintly Socks
• Lucy's new finishing book, Cool Knitters Finish in Style
• Sea Lettuce Scarf

The first ever Men's Fall Knitting Retreat SCHOLARSHIP Winner

The 2010 Men's Fall Knitting Retreat benefitted tremendously from the generosity of XRX, Inc. in the form its very first scholarship. The unanimous decision of the judges was Rusty Boyd hailing from Murfreesboro, NC. Rusty joined us for a fun-filled fiber extravaganza in the beautiful pacific northwest. Rusty will be featured in a future Fiber Beat episode!

Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 11

I have two instructional DVDs from Lucy Neatby, "Intarsia Untangled" (volumes 1 & 2) for one lucky listener. Here’s all you have to do to enter the drawing: tell us the name of your favorite museum. It can be one that you've physically been to OR one that you hope to visit in the future. For example, I love the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco but I hope to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Now, it's your turn.

To enter, please leave your comment on fiberbeat.com or on the Fiber Beat Ravelry forum. One winner will be randomly selected from all the entries. DEADLINE FOR ENTERING IS October 15, 2010.

A big rainbow-hued thank you to everyone who downloaded and listened to the first NINETEEN episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat. Let me know what you think and leave a review on iTunes!

Special spelling love to my favorite grammar school girls, Kristine & Adrienne.

Finally, a many-colored merci to Debbie New & Lucy Neatby!!!

We used snippets of the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):

• "Fiber Beat theme" performed by Anthony Bonet from exclusive to Fiber Beat (2010)
• "Brady Bunch - Incidental Music" composed by Frank DeVol from The Brady Bunch: The Complete Series (Paramount, 1969)
• "Waltz for Debby" performed by Bill Evans Trio from Waltz for Debby (Riverside, 1961)
• "The Marvelous Toy" performed by Tom Paxton from The Best Of Tom Paxton: The Elektra Years (Elektra, 1999)
• "Anything Goes" performed by Ralph Sharon Trio from The Magic of Cole Porter (Avid, 2001)
• "Sock It To Me, Baby!" performed by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels from Sock It To Me! (Atlantic, 1967)
• "Lace for Boys!" performed by HizKNITS & WonderMike. Engineered by Sex14s (2008). Inspired by the genius of Public Enemy’s Bring the Noize from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (DefJam Records, 1988)
• "London" performed by Pet Shop Boys from Release (Sanctuary, 2002)
• "Think Outside the Box" performed by Christi Bauerlee from Christi Bauerlee (Ecks Music, 2005)
• "Knee 1" performed by Philip Glass Ensemble from Glass: Einstein On The Beach (Nonesuch, 1993)
• "Congratulations" performed by Paul Simon from Paul Simon (Columbia, 1972)
• "The Man That Got Away" performed by Judy Garland from A Star Is Born (Expanded 1954 Film Soundtrack) (Sony, 1954)
• "Venus" performed by Frankie Avalon from The Best Of Frankie Avalon (Chancellor, 1959)
• "You're Some Pretty Doll" performed by The Moonlighter's Serenade from The Best Of Barbershop Quartet (Marathon Media, 2008)
• "Dominus regnavit, Studium divinitatis" performed by Anonymous 4 from Hildegard von Bingen: 11,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula (Harmonia Mundi, 2005)
• "I Love Lucy" performed by Mark Thornton from Country Fried TV Tunes (CMH, 1996)
• "Museum of Love" performed by K. McCarty from Dead Dog's Eyeball - Songs Of Daniel Johnston (Bar None, 1992)

My name is WonderMike and I'll see YOU on the Fiber Beat!!