Stephen West of WestKnits
Marly’s All Male Revue continues with Stephen West of WestKnits! Stephen joined Marly from right here in Denver, however due to our crazy spring weather, they missed doing the interview face to face. (Bummer!) However, a super fun time was had by all! Stephen West is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma….
Tot Toppers and When I Grow Up with Kate Oates
Today’s podcast was all about Tot Toppers and When I Grow Up, all designed by Marly’s friend, Kate Oates! Kate Oates is the designer for Tot Toppers & When I Grow Up and the author of a brand new book, Knitting Clothes Kids Love. She enjoys designing hats and garments for…
Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo
March is National Craft Month so what better way to celebrate than to have the very Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo on the show? Positivity through creativity! What a great way to put it and live it! Kathy is a crazy crafty tornado! Since 1990, she has sold her handmade “Chicano…
Annie Modesitt: A History on Two Needles
We have to keep Marly from jumping on the couch like Tom Cruise on Oprah because one of her favorite people is on the show! Annie Modesitt joins us to talk about her new book, History on Two Needles. Annie learned to knit from her college roommate and then spent…
Self Publishing an E-book: Designers POV with Linda Permann
Marly and Linda Permann talk about traditional publishing vs self-published e-books. Listen and learn from Linda’s experience in both worlds. She published two books, Little Crochet and Crochet Adorned, and was approached by the Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project to do a crochet project. From there Linda considered the option of…
How to Be a Test Knitter or Crocheter
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a test knitter/ crocheter or tech editor? Today’s podcast is chock full of valuable information on how to get into this industry and make money doing what you love! A good place to start is to join one of several groups…
Carol Sulcoski
Two of the biggest knitting trends in recent years are knitting socks and knitting with handpainted yarns. But what does a knitter do when she’s already knit dozens of socks and still has a sizeable stash of sock yarn lying around? And what about the knitter who loves handpainted and…
Crochet Scarves
Who do you think would be a great guest for the show? Drop Marly an email: Marly AT marlybird DOT com Crochet Scarves Fabulous Fashions Various Techniques by Sharon Hernes Silverman. Featuring 21 original scarf patterns in a variety of styles, colors, yarns, stitch patterns and techniques, beginning through experienced crocheters…
Mary Beth Temple: Curvy Girl Crochet
You know and love her…Mary Beth Temple is back to tell us about her newest book Curvy Girl Crochet! From costume designer to antique dealing, writing The Secret Language of Knitters, designing, and podcasting Getting Loopy, she has done it all, including raising a teenager! There is still more to…
Hunter Hammersen: The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet
Hunter Hammersen picked up the needles in 2001 and taught herself to knit and purl. After an ambitious start that didn’t quite work out, she put down the needles for a while. Eventally she came back to knitting with a pair of socks and she has been going strong since!…
