Episode 109 – Don’t Panic

This week’s show is a long one, but please watch til the end for an important announcement.

Laura has cast on a pair of Socks on a Plane (pattern coming soon) on size 1.5 needles out of  Barking Dogs Yarns in her Opposites Attract base.  The colorway is Darcy and Elizabeth.  She has frogged another pair of Socks on a Plane out of Dyeabolical Yarn in the Scratch Art colorway (old base).  She has also worked on the shawl she is designing using Unwind Yarn Company.

Leslie is knitting on a Thin Ice Shawl out of 800 yards of Hanspun (Miss Babs and Fiber Optic plyed together for 800 yards)  She has also made wonderful progress on the Pomme de pin Cardigan by Amy Christophers out of Berroco Vintage dk.  She is knitting it on size 6 and 7 needles.

Laura has finished a pair of afterthought heel socks out of Friday Studio Yarn  on size 1.5 needles. She has also finished a Windschief (pattern by Stephen West) out of some handspun (Loop Batt-140 yards N-ply in a worsted weight) on size 6 and 7 needles.

Laura has finished a Loop Batt in the Salty Rose colorway.  It was 4.8 ounces and she got 468 yards of an N-ply yarn. She also finished her Black Bunny Fibers Masham (90 yards).  She is also spinning on her new Bosworth.  It is Llama, Mohair, BFL from Autumn House Farms.

Leslie is spinning some Tempted Yarns in her Cashmere base that Stacy helped Carin of Round the Twist dyed.

Magazine Review: Interweave Knits-Summer 2012

LOVED meeting everyone in Chicago at Loopy Yarns!!!!!  I picked up some Sweet Georgia.

MD Sheep and Wool:

Jennie the Potter

Spanish Peacock

Loop

Into the Whirled

Fiber Optic

Hobbledeehoy

Marigoldjen

Coupon codes:

10% off with THEKNITGIRLLLS10 at RosesnPurls

 

 

 

 

 

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Episode 108 – Jet Setter

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Episode 107 – This Is What Happens On Monday

Laura has cast on a pair of afterthought heel socks out of Friday Studio Yarn on size 1.5 needles.

Leslie has started the Pomme de pin Cardigan by Amy Christophers out of Berroco Vintage dk.  She is knitting it on size 6 and 7 needles.  She also has  a pair on Georgia on my Mind socks (pattern coming soon) out of Barking Dogs Yarns in her Opposites Attract base.  The colorway is Antony and Cleopatra.

Laura has finished a pair of afterthought heel socks out of lollipop yarn on size 1.5 needles.

Leslie has finished her new pattern Hell on Heels which is part of the Tempted Yarn club.

Laura has finished some Lorna’s Laces Wooltop in the Zombie BBQ colorway (244 yards from 2 5/8 ounces).

Leslie has finished her Corgie Hill Farms  in the Camel/Merino/Silk blend.  She has also worked on various supported spindling projects.

Stitches Purchases:

Knitty and Color

Gale’s Art

Trindles

Yarn Pop

 

Erin Lane Pattern Keepers

Kate Oates

Buffalo Wool Company

Magazine Review: Knits Plus from KnitSimple

Favorite Things:

A huge thank you to Ro and Diane for being so awesome!  We love y’all!

We will be at MD Sheep and Wool.  Meetup details are on theknitgirllls group on ravelry!

Tempted Yarn Shipment

Laura will be at Loopy in Chicago on Tuesday at 6.

Ikea is awesome for stash storage (and we got to meet Dana there)

Moo cards

This weeks giveaway prizes include goodies from Into the Whirled, fiber donated from Mishya, Storied Yarns, Corgi Hill, and fiber donated by Michelle.

The following shops are offering coupon codes for the month of April:

Sunvalley Fibers 15% with the code theknitgirllls15

Desert Vista Dyeworks 20% off with the code theknitgirllls

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Ep106 – Where We Talk Forever

We forgot to pull for the TriDye club – we will do that first thing next week!!

Laura is knitting on an Offset Wraplan out of Tempted Handspun on size 4 needles.  She has also cast on a pair of afterthought heel socks out of lollipop yarn on size 1.5 needles.  There will soon be new design out of Unwind Yarn Company 

Leslie has started the Pomme de pin Cardigan by Amy Christophers out of Berroco Vintage dk.  She is knitting it on size 6 and 7 needles.  She also has  a pair on Georgia on my Mind socks (pattern coming soon) out of Barking Dogs Yarns in her Opposites Attract base.  The colorway is Antony and Cleopatra.

Laura has finished the Lost Banner Hat by Susan B. Anderson on size 7 needles and using Twisted Fiber Arts handspun.  She also was playing with some new needles and made a washcloth on size 9s using Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton.

Leslie has finished a super secret project.

Laura has gotten 500 yards from the Miss Babs merino/silk fiber in the Fall pansy colorway. She also finished the Unwind Yarn Company fiber in the Morning Sky colorway. on the BFL base (372 yards).  Black Bunny fiber on the Masham base is currently on the Lendrum.

Leslie has finished her Black Bunny Masham (106 yards) and has begun Corgie Hill Farms in the Camel/Merino/Silk blend.

Magazine Review: Knitscene Summer 2012

Gale Zucker’s awesome photography class and blog, She Shoots Sheep Shots.

Jordana Paige Bag Review

Stitches South Meetup: 2pmon Saturday in the market near Gale’s, Knitty and Color, and Fibercharmer’s booths.

New SSK KAL for those attending the event

3000 Ravelry group members!  Thank y’all so much!

This weeks giveaway prizes include goodies from Sunvalley Fibers , a bag from Seashore Sharon, a gift package from Tangerine Designs, a CUSTOM pouch from By Needle and Thread, and 3 patterns from LaughLoveKnit.

The following shops are offering coupon codes for the month of April:

Sunvalley Fibers 15% with the code theknitgirllls15

Desert Vista Dyeworks 20% off with the code theknitgirllls

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