Podcast - Alisa the Yarnista

The Sol Bein sweater has been steeked & the buttons are almost done!

Julie drove all the way from Canada with her dad just to hang out at Firefly Fibers! Well, not really, but she did make the trip for a visit & we all had so much fun!

We've started a team on micro-lending site Kiva.org just in time for International Women's Day! Check it out & join the fun over here: https://www.kiva.org/team/FireflyFibers

We are the knights who say, "Don't run around with a knitting needle in your mouth."

How many stitches can you knit in 3 minutes? We want to know! Leave us a comment here if you test yourself.

Alisa was down this week, but she's not out! After closing the store for a couple of days due to illness, we're back strong with a quick show.

Get behind-the-scenes details on what it takes to set up a yarn tasting event. Also, Mike spreads #FakeKnews.

Is it an Aero Garden or a flood light? Knitting Knews:'What Remains of Edith Finch': The Knotted Tale of Those Hand-Knit GlovesWool 'n' Things knitter outlasts cricket fans at one-day cricket match in Napier'I'm going to need a bigger hook:' St. Louis woman crochets giant cozy hat for traffic ball

All aboard the knitting train! Now we just need to decide where to go.

After some technical difficulties early on we survive to talk about Kevin the Carrot & his wife(?) Katie.

Happy 2018 to you! Episode 117 kicks off 2018 in 59 minutes and we are 2 excited!

We're wrapping up 2017 & starting out 2018 in the same show.

We come across a lot of words that are really hard to pronounce.  "Lykke" is only one of them. Knitting Knews:'I almost got sued for knitting a Firefly hat': The legal risks of pop-culture fan art500-year-old knitting techniques used by Nottingham student to make £138 scarvesGreen Bay Correctional flooded with donations to knit hats for kids, veteransIf you'd like to donate yarn to the inmates in Green Bay Correctional:Green Bay Correctional InstitutionAttn: MU Program Supervisor2833 Riverside Dr.PO Box 19033Green Bay, WI 54307-9033

Alisa is a pretty pretty princess!

Explore your downtown & support the local small businesses!

We're so close to the half-beard & it might be around for almost a week!

It's been a week of decisions. Well, one decision mostly, but it was a big one.

Game day is just a week away. It's going to be a blast! You should definitely join us.

The cold & wet weather is affecting all of us differently.

A tornado warning won't keep us from recording a show. Sure, it'll delay us a little bit, but the show must go on!

It's time! It's time! It's Roomba time!!!

After a long weekend in the woods we pretty much just want to go back.

Want to try something new for dinner? Don't try liver burgers. Trust us.

We have knitting! We have food! We have knews! We have a podcast!

Alisa spent most of the day finishing up class planning so we're starting much later than normal.

Turns out that Alisa isn't just a good knitter, she can paint too!

Time to start the next 100!

How have we done 100 episodes already?

Alisa's mom is visiting us for the weekend & it didn't take much to get her on the podcast.

The BIG secret we've been keeping is now out to the world. We talk about all of that in this episode!

Life presents us with unexpected gifts and challenges. Yesterday, life challenged us in the biggest of ways as we said goodbye to our dear Logan.

Alisa's back from Colorado & she's ready to tell tales of adventure.

Alisa's in Colorado, but that won't stop us from doing a show!

Allergy season is in full bloom & unfortunately Rollo is getting hit hard.

How many different ways can you preserve Meyer Lemons?

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You can grow ideas in the garden of your mind.

This is our first shot at live streaming the podcast, so everyone cross your fingers!

Wishing a happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there!

Well, there are now two fewer sweaters on the needles.

2.5 Brix seems just about right

How long does it take to finish a linen sweater?

The weather is warming up, the Charger started & there are socks on the needles. Must be spring!

We have tales to tell of our adventure to the great Twin Cities of Minnesota

How many pairs of socks on the needles is too many? Is five pairs too many?

Mike has returned from the desert to talk about his adventures.

It's an email heavy episode this week as we interact with listeners.

And the drum beat goes like this....

Michelle Tam gets her name all over this episode of the podcast...even more than usual.

Clickbait headline GO: Alisa's pet peeves about knitters will shock you! You won't believe what she says!