Knitting on PBS

A new knitting show replaces Needle Arts Studio with Shay Pendray on PBS starting July 20. This makes the fourth PBS show in Maryland dedicated to fibre arts (that I’m aware of). Knitting Daily TV will feature Eunny Jang (editor Interweave Knits, designer) Kim Werker (editor Interweave Crochet, author Get Hooked, Crochet Me) Liz Gipson (editor Handwoven, designer), and the former show’s Shay Pendray (host Needle Arts Studio, designer). That’s a lot of talent and each episode should provide oodles of fiber satisfaction. The show will cover many angles of fiber arts and will have a companion website for patterns and clips fully functioning in July at

http://www.knittingdailytv.com

Far out.

Yaaaay Maryland Public TV!

I got an email from MPT and they're showing Knit and Crochet Today in October. Yaaaaaay! She doesn't say anything beyond the month of October, but it's a start. Okay Maryland knitters, set your DVRs for Saturdays at 8AM.

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Thank you for watching and supporting MPT!

In response to your inquiry, please note that "Knit and Crochet Today" will debut on Saturday, October 6th at 8AM.

The first episode features felting and the series will continue through October 27th.

Juliana Eagan

Audience/Viewer Services

Maryland Public Television

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I'll be recording them for sure.

On the creativity front, I've been pleased over the past month or so to have five of my photographs requested by editors on Ravelry for official use on patterns and yarns. Geeze. Two of them weren't even that good. I asked the girls to let me get better shots of them. After that I've taken more care about my pictures.

My little bear for the Finding Nemo hat.

The Monsters, Inc guys for my Saartje's bootees

Even photographing my stash was done with a thought to lighting and artful arrangement and sure enough, I got a notice for one of those.

I've always admired the great shots on friends' blogs and maybe some of it rubbed off on me. I wasn't president of my High School Photography Club for nuttin' and Mr G. would shake his head if he saw some of my crap. I'm relying far too much on Picassa to fix my composition blunders. I need to clean out the shelf where I sit most of my projects though.

Just look at some of my pre-crop backgrounds.

EEEeeeek!

Knitting on Public Telivision

My friend Nittany Knits wrote something on her blog that prompted me to sent this to my local public television station:


I knit. I watch television while I knit. Currently there are no knitting shows listed on Maryland Public Television's Schedule. A friend recently let me know that there are two shows available on public television which highlights the needle and fiber arts. These are Knit and Crochet Today and Needle Arts Studio. I wish to point out an article which notes

"American Public Television has picked up the show (Knit and Crochet Today) and they have received confirmation that 41% of the PBS markets that were polled, including 12 of the top 20 markets, are intending to run the show.

41% are showing it but not MPT. Currently I go to the DIY network or HGTV, for my knitting content. I didn't know there were knitting shows available on public television. Please consider carrying the new show Knit and Crochet Today which is available Fall 2007 and Needle Arts Studio which is presented by Interweave Press, a respected knitting magazine and online presence. Both shows are of great interest to me.

Thank you, I look forward to seeing both shows in the schedule soon.

If you live in Maryland and would like to do your part to bring these two knitting shows to Howard County - email Maryland Public Television at comments@mpt.org You have my permission to use excerpts from my message above if you like.