Episode 154 – Orange Ya Glad

Laura is knitting on the Antler Cardigan out of Madtosh Vintage in the Rain Water colorway on size 6 and 8 needles.  She has also cast on the Baby Vertebrae using Socks that Rock Mediumweight in a unknown color on size 6 needles.  She cast on Gill’s Rock out of unknown sock yarn.  And is still working on the Wendy Johnson Socks from the toe up using Black Bunny Fibers.

Leslie is working on a new shawl design using Unwind Yarn Company in the “Stop and Smell the Poppies” colorway.  She has also cast on for the Thyone cardigan with Madelinetosh DK in Citrus and Charcoal.

Laura has finished nothing.

Leslie has finished a hat out of Madelinetosh DK (no pattern) and a Maile baby sweater out of Dream In Color Smooshy with Cashmere in the Emerald Darkness colorway.  She also knit two “At First Sight” hats by Laura Linneman out of Black Bunny Fibers Worsted.

Laura is spinning on Vice Superwash Merino 19.5 micron count on her new turkish spindle from Jeri Brock.

Leslie has spun but not plied some Cloudlover BFL in the Jazz Hands colorway.

Book Review: Just Like Me Knits by Brandy Fortune

Favorite Things:

IRA conference

Yellow Rose Goodies:

From the Lucky Ewe Yarns Booth-Wool Tree Yarn, Morningside Road Fiber, Bronotta Yarn, and Vice fiber,bag, and yarn

Alisha Goes Around Yarn

Prize Drawing – ingabean and tinkgeek

Amy Herzog class at Fibrespace

Yarn from Ireland!

ITW Club Shipment

http://www.ravelry.com/people/Patti code “knitgirllls” for 15% off any pattern until June 30th.

 

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Episode 153 – SparkleSnob

Laura is working on the Quaker Ridge shawlette by Susan B Anderson.  It is out of Frabjous Fibers handspun and is on size 8 needles.  Her beads are from Joannes and are the bronze mix.  She has also cast on the Antler Cardigan out of Madtosh Vintage in the Rain Water colorway on size 6 and 8 needles.

Leslie is working on a new shawl design using Unwind Yarn Company in the “Stop and Smell the Poppies” colorway. She has also been working on a hat out of Madelinetosh DK (no pattern) and a Maile baby sweater out of Dream In Color Smooshy with Cashmere in the Emerald Darkness colorway.

Laura has finished nothing.

Leslie has finished Watercourse by Carina Spencer, using Madelinetosh Vintage in the Tart colorway.  She has also finished Tami’s Mablesocks by Sadie Bellegrade.

Laura has spun Overfrond by Hello Yarn on Merino Wool top.  She is spinning in on the mini spinner fractally.

Book Review: 60 Quick Baby Blankets

Favorite Things:

IRA conference

Fat Squirrel Fibers

Dripping Fiber

The Dark by Lemony Snicket  Illustrated by Jon Klassen

Trifecta of Awesome Club shipment

Amy Herzog class on Craftsy

Nimblestix giveaway: post on the BLOG

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Episode 152 – Three Years

Laura is working on the Quaker Ridge shawlette by Susan B Anderson.  It is out of Frabjous Fibers handspun and is on size 8 needles.  Her beads are from Joannes and are the bronze mix.  She has also cast on a pair of simple toe up socks with a Wendy Johnson Heel out of Black Bunny Fibers.  She has swatched for the Antler Cardigan out of Madtosh Vintage in the Rain Water colorway on size 8 needles.

Leslie is working on Watercourse by Carina Spencer, using Madelinetosh Vintage in the Tart colorway.  She has also started a new shawl design using Unwind Yarn Company in the “Stop and Smell the Poppies” colorway.

Laura has finished a simple hat (no pattern) out of some handspun the Mel of the Singlehanded Knits podcast spun for her for her birthday.  The fiber was a tencel blend from Abstract Fibers.

Leslie has finished (kind of) weaving her first object.

Laura and Leslie have no spinning for the week.

Book Review: Knit to Flatter by Amy Herzog

Favorite Things:

Huckleberry Knits shipment

Barking Dog Yarns

The Knotted Bag giveaway

3rd Anniversary

 

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Episode 151 – 3 States in 3 Hours

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