Episode 120-Elephante

Laura is knitting on some toe-up socks on size 1 needles out of Opal Vincent Van Gogh.  She is also knitting on Hyla Brook on size 5 needles out of some handspun Loop fiber.

Leslie is knitting on a My Hope shawl out of Sunshine Yarns.  She has also cast on some socks out of the Robot Unicorn Attack colorway from Moonshine Fiber Compnay.

Leslie has finished a blind, mute, and tailless Elephante out of Another Crafty Girl.

Laura has spun 310 yards of a 2-ply merino from Knitting Knorth in a OOAK colorway She is currently spinning another braid of merino from Moonshine Fiber in their Jungle Juice colorway.

Leslie is spinning Fiberymph’s Trifecta of awesome shipment based on the book, The Last Battle.

Book Review:  Indie Socks by Chrissy Gardiner

LynnZymm Fundraiser

Laura had a great time at Stitches Midwest!  Thank you everyone that came up and said, “Hi!”  An extra special thank you to Molly, mhardersen, for the lovely soap.

Stitches Gluttany:

Miss Babs

Erin Lane Bags and Notion Pouch

TuckerWoods Farms

Knitty and Color

Happy Fuzzy Yarn

Plucky Knitter

Lost City Knits

Giveaway: Piddleloop Bags!

Both Leslie and I appreciate your patience and support.  We’ll be recording again on August 26th.

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Episode 119 – Oh Deer

Laura is knitting on some toe-up socks on size 1 needles out of Opal Vincent Van Gogh.  She also shows the uber cute bunny pattern available through Unicorn books (ask your LYS) and designed by Susan B Anderson.

Leslie is knitting on a handspun hitchhiker out of Woolgathering on size 6 needles.  She is also about to start a My Hope shawl.

Laura has finished the Deer with Little Antlers Hat out of various leftovers and on size 10 needles.  She has also finished her Fibernymph Fruit Loop socks on size 1 needles.

Leslie has finished Iced out of Cascade Eco + on size 10 needles.

Laura has spun 304 yards of an N-ply from Into the Whirled.  She had a Falkland batt in the Bird Girl colorway. She is currently spinning merino from Knitting Knorth in a OOAK colorway and another braid of merino from Moonshine Fiber in their Jungle Juice colorway.

Leslie is spinning last month’s club colorway from Into the Whirled on Rambouillet.

Magazine Review: Interweave Knits Fall 2012

Sock the Vote (go vote for us please!)

Tempted Club

Diane is wonderful!

Tridye fiber club/ Gales Art

Giveaway: Yarn Pop

SSK Info including Day Passes!

Laura will be at Stitches next weekend on Saturday, if you see her say, “Hi!”

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TheKnitGirllls Review – Cast On, Bind Off

We hope you enjoy our video review of Cast On, Bind Off, by Leslie Ann Bestor! Thanks to Storey Publishing for having us as a stop on the tour!

The rest of the tour stops:

7/9         Picnic Knits

7/10       Knit and Tonic

7/11       Zeneedle

7/12       Rambling Designs

7/13       Rambling Designs (pt. 2: Leslie Ann guest post)

7/14       Neo Knits

7/15       Knit & Nosh

7/16       Knitting at Large

7/17       Rebecca Danger

7/18       Lapdog Creations

7/19       Nutmeg Knitter

7/20       Yarnagogo

7/21       Weekend Knitter

7/22       knitgrrl

7/23       It’s a Purl, Man

7/24       Whip Up

7/25       Knitspot

7/26       Under the Humble Moon

7/27       Knitting Daily

7/28       Knitting School Dropout

7/29       Hugs for Your Head

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Episode 118 – Olympic Knitting

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