{"id":655,"date":"2010-07-14T23:27:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T23:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsknit2gether.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2013-10-25T02:06:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T02:06:07","slug":"lk2g-077-shannon-okey-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsknit2gether.com\/blog1\/2010\/07\/14\/lk2g-077-shannon-okey-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"lk2g-077 Shannon Okey Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Matu0rBmny8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this latest episode of our web video series, we chat with <a title=\"Knitgrrl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.knitgrrl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Knitgrrl<\/a> Shannon Okey about designing, the knitting culture, her newest book and <a href=\"http:\/\/stitchcooperative.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Stitch Cooperative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Books mentioned:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0979201713?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=letsknit2-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0979201713\" target=\"_blank\">The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mimknits.com\/shop\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=73\" target=\"_blank\">Twist and Knit by Miriam Felton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What&#8217;s on the Set:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patternmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">All patterns shown in The Stitch Cooperative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/handpaintheaven.com\/surialpaca.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cherry Tree Hill Suri Alpaca Lace weight Yarn<\/a> (around 1200 yards)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What am I wearing:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Lacy Bactus on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/83952633@N00\/3646583926\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lacy Baktus<\/a> in Blue Heron Rayon Metallic<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CAT's Icarus on Ravelry\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/letsknit2gether\/icarus-shawl\" target=\"_blank\">Icarus Shawl<\/a> made with Handmaiden 2ply silk Cashmere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you support our sponsor, you support the show:<\/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>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<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mimknits.com\/shop\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=73\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=letsknit2-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0979201713\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this latest episode of our web video series, we chat with Knitgrrl Shannon Okey about designing, the knitting culture, her newest book and The Stitch Cooperative. 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