Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Knitterella and GLBM on TV

I'm very happy to report that I survived my first experience with LIVE TV! I got up at 3 AM yesterday morning and, along with Liberty from Great Lakes Bay Moms, we made the trip to Clio, MI to be ready for our 2, 2 minute-ish live segments with Brittany Shannon of my local TV25 morning news.


(Liberty and I)

I was SO thankful to make it through with no major screw ups. Really, I was pretty darn nervous! A huge thanks to everyone on set and to Liberty for making me feel welcomed and relaxed. It was a lot of fun!


(Close up shot. LOVE that head form that Liberty brought for me - I want one!)

The below picture is a photo of me on set. The segment was about bundling up yourself and your kids for the cold weather. A more detailed article from GLBM can be found HERE. In the segment I explained that the patterns on my left were my original Knitterella pattern designs and since I have yet to add children's patterns to my line, the hats on the right of me were made from FREE patterns found online. A list and links to each sample knit that I had on set can be found HERE.

(Happy to here)

I'm hoping that a video of the segment will get posted online and when/if it does I will for sure post it for you to watch. Thank you to everyone that wished me well and to "break a leg"!




Sunday, December 16, 2012

TV25 Featured Patterns

Below is a list of the patterns that will be featured in my upcoming TV25 segment with Great Lakes Bay Moms. The segment will be aired tomorrow, December 17 in the morning news.

Enjoy and Happy Knitting!


The FREE Patterns that I'll have samples of…











My original Knitterella patterns…










A list of my favorite online resources for knitting patterns…

Knitty (an all FREE pattern website)

Petite Purls (an all FREE pattern website)

Ravelry (great resource for everything knitting and crochet)




And of course my websites:…

Knitterella

Jill Zielinski Designs





Friday, December 7, 2012

Knitterella on TV

Recently I found out the I'm going to have the opportunity to be on TV! Yes, Knitterella on TV and I'm so excited (and nervous)! There is an awesome, local group in my area called Great Lakes Bay Moms. They are going on my local TV25 morning news next Monday the 17th and are going to talk about the importance of bundling up yourself and kids during these cold Michigan winter months. The Great Lakes Bay Moms were looking for a knitter that could share his/her insight on this subject and the knitter they found was me! Since bundling up with handknits is my favorite way to dress myself and my kids I was so on board! Along with featuring my own knitting patterns I also will be talking about all the resources found online for knitters/crocheters. I'm going to showcase samples of fun and stylish knitted/crocheted hats that are made from FREE patterns found online. I will be posting links to these patterns once the episode is aired so viewers can start casting on. Sounds like fun, don't you think?


Right now I'm trying to knit as much as I can. On the needles now, is a Cheery Scrap Hat from Tot Toppers - SO cute! What are your favorite FREE patterns for baby/child hats? I need to knit up as many samples as I can and FAST!