TheKnitGirllls

Laura is working on a pair of handspun socks.  She is also working a TGV shawlete by Susan Ashcroft on size 7 needles with unknown sock yarn.  She has also started a Little Coffee Bean Cardigan using stash Vanna’s Choice and Encore.  She is using size 7 and 8 needles.  At the end of the show, she is knitting on a pair of socks out of Vesper in the Holly and the Ivy colorway on size 1.5 signature dpns.

Leslie is knitting on some Mabel socks by Sadie Bellegarde in Numma Numma Doppio.  She found her Friday Studio socks and has resumed work on those as well.  She has is also knitting on HoAloha.

Laura has finished a Magic Coffee Baby hat using the same Encore and Vanna’s Choice and size 7 needles.

Laura has finished plying the Old Appliances colorway from Highland Handmades in Polwarth.  She has 150 yards of a worsted 2-ply.  She also has spun the singles of some Southern Cross Alpaca/Falkland and a batt from WoodenSpinner.

Leslie has spun Woolgatherings 100% polwarth, 2ply.  She has also started ITW Aurora Borealis Superwash BFL and is trying for a 3 ply sock weight yarn.

Book Review: Tiny Treads by Joeli Caparco

Favorite Things:
Tridye Club
Loopy Ewe Giftables
Barking Dog Yarns Club
Into the Whirled club
Tempted Club
Nunoco enabling
Fibernymph Dyeworks Warmth of Friendship
Fat Squirrel Fibers

Laura is working on a pair of handspun socks out of yarn spun from Crown Mountain Farms Sock Hop Roving.  She is also working a TGV shawlete by Susan Ashcroft on size 7 needles with unknown sock yarn.  Laura has started her HoAloha. She is using size 6 needles and Cascade 220 Superwash Quatro.

Leslie is knitting on some Mabel socks by Sadie Bellegarde in Numma Numma Doppio.  She found her Friday Studio socks and has resumed work on those as well.  She has is also knitting on HoAloha.

Laura has spun some Fauxlags using David’s method out of English Shetland from Into the Whirled.  She is spinning them long draw and then N-plying them.  Total yardage was 160 yards.  She has also finished her falkland/alpaca accent pack from Southern Cross Fibre.  She got 320 yards from the Rhubarb colorway. She is about to begin plying the Old Appliances colorway from Highland Handmades in Polwarth.

Leslie has spun nothing..

Book Review:  Literary Knits by Nikol Lohr

Favorite Things:
Beatles Fiber club from Dripping Fiber Studios
Project Runway has weaving
Dublin Tee KAL
Quilt in progress

Kids/YA Books Laura Mentions:
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
May B.by Caroline Starr Rose
Island of Thieves by Josh Lacey
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carringer

Laura is working on a pair of handspun socks.  She is also working a TGV shawlete by Susan Ashcroft on size 7 needles with unknown sock yarn.

Leslie is knitting on some Mabel socks by Sadie Bellegarde in Numma Numma Doppio.  She has swatched forHoAloha.

Laura has finished theCamp Out Mitts by Tante Ehm.  She knit them using size 7 needles and handspun from Huckleberry Knits in Falkland.

Leslie has finished the Calligraphy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig.  She’s used Madelinetosh Pashmina in Thunderstorm.

Laura has spun some Fauxlags using David’s method out of English Shetland from Into the Whirled.  She is spinning them long draw.  She is also spinning some Romney from a local farm using a supported long draw.
She is currently plyed some Crown Mountain Farms Sock Hop in the Brown Eyed Girl colorway and has 730 yards of a 3-ply sock weight.

Leslie has spun nothing..

Book Review:  Botanical Knits by Alana Dakos

Technique Talk:
How do you provisionally cast on?
Long tail with 2 strands
Judy’s Magic Cast On
Crochet Chain
Crochet over the needle

Favorite Things:
Mel’s Mystery Sweater Pattern
Jpled’s drive for Remembering Remy
New Giveaway: Absolute Wonder
Diane’s SAL