Leslie is working on the Directions top out of Oink Pigments DK weight linen/silk this week but worked a bit on the Painting Bricks shawl by Stephen West using a kit from Whimzee Stitches. She’s also working on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh in the Cornucopia colorway, and cast on for the Pressed Flowers cardigan by Amy Christoffers out of Berroco Remix Light and Noro Yukata and the Brighter Days hat by SweaterFreak out of Republica Unicornia.
Laura has been working on a pixie hat from the trio of hats from Woolly Wormhead using Old Rusted Chair in the IJLTF colorway. She is plotting her frog and node sweater. She has also started an elf baby hat
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elfbaby-hat out of handspun leftovers.
Leslie finished some Tinsel Mitts by Andrea Mowry out of Urban Girl Yarns DK in the Michelle Obama colorway and an Emotional Support Chicken by Arnette Corsino
Laura finished all the deadline socks and mailed them off!
Leslie is still spinning the 24oz of custom blended fiber she got in a trade with HipStrings. She finished the first 8oz.
Laura is spinning some finn (seething sea) from a hello Yarn. She also spun 8oz of wee chickadee Corriedale in a Yuletide ooak colorway (900 yards of a 2-ply). She also plied some unknown Hello Yarn (450 yards of a 2-ply). She is reading to ply Merpeople from Inglenook on Falkland. She is also spinning Herding Cats by Into the Whirled for Stripy Unicorn by Jojoi. She has all the spinning plans for Jillian Moreno’s 100 day spin down. She has been spindle spinning knit spin farms advent.
Leslie is listening to Discworld, starting with book 1 The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. She’s relistening to the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Laura is listening Fourth Wing. She finished the sequel to Hunt the Stars (sci fi adult), Eclipse the Moon. She is rereading all the Sinner’s Gin books by Rhys Ford before the new one comes out this month.
Favorite Things
Striped Sweater kal will start in November. Get 15% any qualifying pattern with the code KNITMORE15 This kal will be hosted in our discord starting November 1st and running until the end of February.
MDSW Winterfest https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool
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