Wednesday 29 July 2009

Episode 3: Vanilla Sock Love

0:00 - Intro music by Antoine Dufour
ExistenceAntoine Dufour
"The Heart of the Matter" (mp3)
from "Existence"
(Candy Rat Records)

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0:45 - About Me
My personal knitting history, mostly featuring 80s disasters.

8:55 - On my Needles
I talked about my love of knitting vanilla socks, one at a time, using the magic loop method.
I use a v simple Regia pattern that comes free with the yarn.
I like keeping my sock knitting in one of these adorable Cath Kidston zipper pouches.
Here's a pic of mine:

I also talked about getting one pair of adult + one pair of baby socks out of 100g of sock yarn. So cute:


I am busy updating my projects & stash on Ravelry, where my username is purlhussy.

Finally, I asked for listeners to get in touch with suggestions for vanilla socks worked from the toe-up.

17:50 - Musical Interlude
MercyKelley Hunt
"Love" (mp3)
from "Mercy"
(88 Records)

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22:00 - Mate Selection: Part 3

I talked about studies that have critiqued evolutionary approaches to mate selection.

References:

Evolved sex differences in the number of partners desired? The long and short of it.
Pedersen, William C.1; Miller, Lynn Carol1; Putcha-Bhagavatula, Anila D.1; Yang, Yijing1
Psychological Science. Vol 13(2), Mar 2002, pp. 157-161

Reproductive freedom, educational equality, and females' preference for resource-acquisition characteristics in mates.
Kasser, Tim1; Sharma, Yadika S.
Psychological Science. Vol 10(4), Jul 1999, pp. 374-377


36:00 - Inspired Pattern - A Cabled Purse

39:25 - Ending Music
New Shade of BlueKelley Hunt
"It Ain't Over When It's Over" (mp3)
from "New Shade of Blue"
(88 Records)

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Wednesday 22 July 2009

Episode 2: How Many?!?

0:00 - Intro music by Antoine Dufour
ExistenceAntoine Dufour
"The Heart of the Matter" (mp3)
from "Existence"
(Candy Rat Records)

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0:30 - About Me
Hospital drama, including getting creeped out by Turn of the Screw from CraftLit.

9:40 - On my Needles
I stumbled across this pattern on Artsy Crafty Babe's blog.
Deep Breath Sweater

Yarn -- KnitPicks Shimmer Bayou
Pattern available from Ravelry for $1.99.
All of this info is also here, on Ravelry, where my username is purlhussy.

15:30 - Musical Interlude
Why Don't You Stay?Shannon Curtis
"Get Outta Town" (mp3)
from "Why Don't You Stay?"
(Saint Cloud Records)

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18:36 - Mate Selection: Part 2

I talked about Sexual Strategies Theory:
Buss, D. M., & Schmitt, D. P. (1993). Sexual strategies theory: An evolutionary perspective on human mating. Psychological Review, 100, 204-232.

And mentioned finding this study particularly amusing:
Clark, R. D., & Hatfield, E. (1989). Gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 2, 39-55.

On a tangent, I also mentioned the wonderful work of Shelley Taylor into optimism and health.

42:00 - Inspired Pattern - Knitted Penis Chapstick Holder

45:50 - Ending Music
Boomerangs & SeesawsShannon Curtis
"Boomerangs & Seesaws" (mp3)
from "Boomerangs & Seesaws"
(Saint Cloud Records)

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