{"id":419,"date":"2009-12-23T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsknit2gether.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2013-10-25T01:41:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T01:41:45","slug":"lk2g-064-alaska-is-for-knitters-anchorage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsknit2gether.com\/blog1\/2009\/12\/23\/lk2g-064-alaska-is-for-knitters-anchorage\/","title":{"rendered":"lk2g-064 Alaska is for Knitters &#8211; Anchorage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CEoxyFXfHrs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this latest episode of our video podcast we continue our journey to Alaska with a stop in Anchorage for a visit at the <a title=\"Oomingmak Cooperative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qiviut.com\" target=\"_blank\">Oomingmak Cooperative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While there we find out more about qiviut, muskox and the Inuit knitters who create the lovely lace qiviut items.<\/p>\n<p>What I am wearing\/knitting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Alaska<a title=\"Nachaq\" href=\"http:\/\/tricofolk.info\/Josiane-Nachaq.html\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Nachaq <\/a>knitted with Qiviut<\/li>\n<li>In Alaska &#8211; Heartstrings <a title=\"Jackie E-S Morning Surf Scarf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heartstringsfiberarts.com\/a6.shtm\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Surf Scarf<\/a>, hy handspun superwash merino in Dinosaur Colorway from <a title=\"Spunky Eclectic \" href=\"http:\/\/www.spunkyeclectic.com\/shop.php\" target=\"_blank\">Spunky Eclectic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the chair &#8211; <a title=\"Ishbel in Whimsical Little Knits\" href=\"http:\/\/ysolda.com\/store\/whimsical-little-knits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ishbel <\/a>shawlette by <a href=\"http:\/\/ysolda.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ysolda<\/a> knitted with Tili Thomas Beaded Plie American Beauty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special thanks to Torgeir Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about qiviut and the Inuit knitters check out:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"static_txt_preview\" title=\"Artic Lace on Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0966828976?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=letsknit2-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0966828976\" target=\"_blank\">Arctic Lace: Knitting Projects and Stories Inspired by Alaska&#8217;s Native Knitters<\/a> by Donna Druchunas<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/yarndex.com\" target=\"_blank\">Yarndex.com<\/a> for substituting yarns<\/p>\n<p>This episode is sponsored by:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Our Sponsor, Yarnmarket.com\" href=\"http:\/\/yarnmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yarnmarket.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Our Sponsor, Yarnmarket.com\" href=\"http:\/\/yarnmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yarnmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/letsknit2gether.com\/pix\/ym-logo-120x60.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Please Support our Sponsor.\" width=\"120\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you support our sponsor, you support the show!\u00a0 At checkout, be sure to leave a message telling them that you\u2019re a fan of Let\u2019s Knit2gether and thank them for their support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this latest episode of our video podcast we continue our journey to Alaska with a stop in Anchorage for a visit at the Oomingmak Cooperative. 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