Ep654 – Half A Soul

Leslie has worked on the R&R Hoodie by Tanis Lavelle out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in the following colors: Just Peachy, Fortune Teller, London Fog, Bare Necessities, and Marauder. She’s knitting the sleeves using a brilliant steeking method that Heidi Kirrmaier demonstrates here

She’s also cast on a Musselburgh hat by Ysolda Teague out of YarnCafe Creations in the Ocean Mist colorway.

  Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (56 stitches on size 0s) out of Nomadic yarns in the everlasting gobstopper colorway.  She also cast on a Penta Pillar Pullover out of Knit Spin Farm batt handspun.  She has also started a recalibrate sweater out of handspun (merino/rose).  The fiber was from Southern Cross (no longer in business)

Leslie finished a brioche earflap hat out of Camelia Fibers and Republica Unicornia.

Laura  finished the knitting on her lollipop yarn afterthought heel socks.  She has also finished an emotional support chicken on size 3 needles out of Cascade yarns Hollywood.  

Laura has plied Knits and Purls in the Wednesday and Enid colorway (400 yards) and a batt from KnitSpinfarm. She is trying to get a fleece washed, processed, spun, and knit this summer.  SUmmer of fleece!

Leslie is listening to the Eclipsed Evolution series by Kim Harrison and re-reading Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater.

Laura has been relistening to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs

Favorite Things:

Stash Dash

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep653 – Unicorn Apocalypse

Leslie has cast on the R&R Hoodie by Tanis Lavelle. 

  Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of lollipop yarns. She has also started an emotional support chicken on size 3 needles out of Cascade yarns Hollywood.  She also cast on a Penta Pillar Pullover out of Knit Spin Farm batt handspun.

Leslie finished a pair of socks out of Must Stash Yarn in the Unicorn Apocalypse colorway and a pair of socks out of String Theory yarn

Laura  finished the knitting on her Floodlight tee.  She also finished  a mystic square out of a Hello Yarn spinning mashup using size 6 forte needles and a Mussleburgh hat out of Handspun from fiber from Into the Whirled in spring, sprang, spring on grey shetland. 

Laura has plied Into the Whirled Mithril on Rambo (340 yards of a 2-ply) and Neighborhood Fiber Co Polwarth (350 yards 2-ply).

Leslie is listening to Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and reading The Raven & The Reindeer by T. Kingfisher

Laura has been catching up on all the new Ply guild videos.

Favorite Things:

Stash Dash

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep652 – Toot, toot!

Leslie is working on a pair of socks out of Must Stash Yarn in the Unicorn Apocalypse colorway. She’s getting ready to cast on Separate Ways by Joji Locatelli  (rav link) using Leading Men Fiber Arts yarn.

  Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of lollipop yarns. She has also started a mystic square out of a Hello Yarn spinning mashup using size 6 forte needles. She has also cast on a Mussleburgh hat out of Handspun from fiber from Into the Whirled in spring, sprang, spring on grey shetland. Laura has also picked back up floodlight tee out of oink pigments. 

Leslie finished a pair of socks out of Knitterly Things Progress colorway from SSK 2024, a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh in the Stained Glass colorway for Kobe, a little box pouch using the pattern from Aneela Hoey, and her first embroidered patch using a pattern by Nosy Pepper Embroidery

Laura  finished  several handspun Musselburgh hats including one out of knits and pearls and one out of Into the Whirled merino/silk. 

Laura is spinning for a recalibrate sweater using Southern Cross Fibre in a merino/rose blend. This will be a 3-ply fingering weight yarn. 

Leslie is listening to Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and reading The Raven & The Reindeer by T. Kingfisher

Laura has been listening to the third Becka Cooper book by Tamora Pierce. 

Favorite Things:

MDSW

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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

Episode 652

Leslie is working on a pair of socks out of Must Stash Yarn in the Unicorn Apocalypse colorway. She’s getting ready to cast on Separate Ways by Joji Locatelli  (rav link) using Leading Men Fiber Arts yarn.

  Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of lollipop yarns. She has also started a mystic square out of a Hello Yarn spinning mashup using size 6 forte needles. She has also cast on a Mussleburgh hat out of Handspun from fiber from Into the Whirled in spring, sprang, spring on grey shetland. Laura has also picked back up floodlight tee out of oink pigments. 

Leslie finished a pair of socks out of Knitterly Things Progress colorway from SSK 2024, a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh in the Stained Glass colorway for Kobe, a little box pouch using the pattern from Aneela Hoey, and her first embroidered patch using a pattern by Nosy Pepper Embroidery

Laura  finished  several handspun Musselburgh hats including one out of knits and pearls and one out of Into the Whirled merino/silk. 

Laura is spinning for a recalibrate sweater using Southern Cross Fibre in a merino/rose blend. This will be a 3-ply fingering weight yarn. 

Leslie is listening to Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and reading The Raven & The Reindeer by T. Kingfisher

Laura has been listening to the third Becka Cooper book by Tamora Pierce. 

Favorite Things:

MDSW

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep651 – Sticker Style

Leslie is working on a pair of socks out of Knitterly Things Progress colorway from SSK 2024 and a brioche earflap hat out of Camelia Fibers and Republica Unicornia.  She’s getting ready to cast on Separate Ways by Joji Locatelli  (rav link) using Leading Men Fiber Arts yarn.


  Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of lollipop yarns. She has also started a mystic square out of a Hello Yarn spinning mashup using size 6 forte needles. Laura has also cast on a  pair of baby socks using the Little Squirrel pattern by Tin Can Knits and Another Crafty Girl Worsted weight yarn in the glowing essence colorway on size 6 needle. She has also cast on a Mussleburgh hat out of Handspun from fiber from Knitz and pearls in the Sunbursts at sunset colorway on rambo


Leslie finished a pair of socks out of the Dolly colorway from Geektastic Fibers.  She finished (except for the buttons) the Pressed Flowers cardigan (rav link) by Amy Christoffers out of Berroco Remix Light and Noro Yukata.  She knit a Chamomile (rav link) hat by Clare Devine and a Fletcher Cowl by Michael Vloedman (rav link) out of Why Knot Fibers Sport weight Spunky base.


Laura  finished  Easy by Martina Behm out of some unknown deep stash and using some Gold Tip Needles. Laura has  finished  a Woolly Wormhead baby hat using the pattern Tubey and Another Crafty Girl Worsted weight yarn in the glowing essence colorway on size 6 needle. 


Laura is spinning for a recalibrate sweater using Southern Cross Fibre in a merino/rose blend. This will be a 3-ply fingering weight yarn. 


Leslie is relistening to the Bewilderness series by Johnathan Maberry and re-reading Weaving Man by Tove Foss


Laura has finished the winterborn deception: final word (middle grade mystery).


Favorite Things
Discord link: knit girllls discord


Jillian Moreno’s Patreon
SSK website
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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