Ep717 – Temperature See-Saw

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.  She knit on a single sock in Woolens & Nosh’s Ebb & Flow colorway.  She also worked on her Shakerag by Amy Christoffers out of Ito Kinu.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  L  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.  Laura has started a baby vertebrae worsted out of the left over ancient stash from her vest. She is knitting it on size 4 needles.

Leslie finished nothing but is blocking all the squares for the Jethro cardigan. She’s also working on a Color Vortex LegitKit.

Laura finished her Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles. 

Leslie finished plying the Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber and got 325 ydsof a sport/dk 2 ply.

Laura has spun some Hipstrings Influencer (75% sw merion, 12.5% Sari Silk, 12.5% Trilobal Rainbow Nylon) for the Hipstrings along. She is planning on spinning a 3-ply from the 24 oz she has and making a sweater from the finished yarn.

Leslie has been relistening to the Infected series by Scott Sigler (Scifi, gory). She also started SnakeEater by T. Kingfisher. She also tried a couple of new horror podcasts, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives.

Laura is rereading Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (m/f adult urban fantasy). She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Winterfest

Discord link: knit girllls discord

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Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep716 – Wrong In Many Dialects

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and some granny squares for Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.  She knit on a single sock in Woolens & Nosh’s Ebb & Flow colorway.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  Laura has started a Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles.  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.

Leslie finished nothing.  Boo carpal tunnel!

Laura finished her Easy One by Martina Behm out of the SSK yarn from SuperNova Dyeworks. She also finished Laura has started the Tellybeans mystery cowl kal.  She is using size 3 needles and various minis from Miss Babs, Leading Men Fiber Arts, Knitterly Things, Republica Unicornia.

Leslie finished plying the Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber but hasn’t wound it off yet.

Laura has spun some Knitz and Pearls Fiberworks on 100% Falkland in the Mermaid Moon colorway. She is currently spinning some Fossil Fibers Polwarth in the Ball and plotting her Hipstrings along spins.

Leslie has been relistening to the Infected series by Scott Sigler (Scifi, gory). She finished reading Waifs & Strays by Helen Harper (urban fantasy), 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi (sci-fi time travel), What Stalks The Deep by T.Kingfisher  (horror/dark fantasy), and Tears of the Wolf by Elizabeth Wheatley (m/f romantasy). She also tried a couple of new horror podcasts, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives.

Laura read Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs.  She is currently reading Sheep Calm and Merry on by Ashlyn Kane. She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Spain trip

Winterfest

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep715 – Chunky On Purpose

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and some granny squares for Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles and an Easy One by Martina Behm out of the SSK yarn from SuperNova Dyeworks.  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  Laura has started a Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles.  Laura has started the Tellybeans mystery cowl kal.  She is using size 3 needles and various minis from Miss Babs, Leading Men Fiber Arts, Knitterly Things, Republica Unicornia. Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.

Leslie finished a “Fran the Optimistic Frog” from Heron Hill Stitch Co.

Leslie is spinning some Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber and finished spinning the singles.

Laura has spun some wee chickadee on Polwarth in the Wild Miles colorway (200 yards 3-ply) and a Loop Bump.  She has also started some Knitz and Pearls Fiberworks on 100% Falkland in the Mermaid Moon colorway.

Leslie has been listening to MurderBot Diaries by Martha Wells, book 6 Fugitive Telemetry (humorous Sci-fi) and Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle and reading Waifs & Strays by Helen Harper. She also started The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate

Laura is rereading Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews.  She is watching the Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars, and football. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep714 – Hats At The Rave

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and some granny squares for Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles and an Easy One by Martina Behm out of the SSK yarn from SuperNova Dyeworks.  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  Laura has started a Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles. She has also started a Circlet by Dani Sunshine out of some handspun.  She is using size 0 Addi snake dpns and really enjoying them.  Laura has started the Tellybeans mystery cowl kal.  She is using size 3 needles and various minis from Miss Babs, Leading Men Fiber Arts, Knitterly Things, Republica Unicornia.

Amy Gunderson is the name of a designer that has cool scrap projects that Laura was thinking of. 

Leslie finished nothing this week

Leslie is spinning some Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber and finished spinning the singles.

Laura is spinning some wee chickadee on Polwarth in the Wild Miles colorway and some Into the Whirled for socks. She has also started some Knitz and Pearls Fiberworks on 100% Falkland in the Mermaid Moon colorway.

Leslie has been listening to MurderBot Diaries by Martha Wells, book 5 Network Effect. (humorous Sci-fi) and reading Babel by RF Kuang (fantasy sci-fi). She also started The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate. She started watching Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime

Laura is reading the Enchanted Greenhouse (adult cozy fantasy) She is watching the Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars, and football. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Purl Magazine Kickstarter

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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