Episode 105 – Where Has All the Mojo Gone?

Laura’s Favorite Shawls:

Daybreak

Lady Bertram

Mara

My Wish

Herbivore

Leslie’s Shawls:

Magrathea

Aases

Piper’s Journey

Demeter’s Shawlette

Batik

Laura’s Favorite Socks:

Handspun socks

Labrynth

Afterthought Heel

Oliver’s Monkeys

Digitessa

Leslie’s Favorite Socks:

Senneh

Twisted Flower

Handspun

3 Ewes Black Roses Stripers

Arch Shaped Socks

Favorite Books:

Knitting Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman

Spin Control by Amy King

Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Ekarius and Robson

Knitter’s book of Finishing Techniques by Nancie Wiseman

Random Favorite Things:

Trifecta of Awesome Shipment

TriDye Club (Look at the sidebar ad)

A HUGE thank you to Tracie, Sue, Seashore Sharon, Aunt Meg, and Paula.

This weeks giveways include: Tridye Club Membership, Wendy Johnson’s Ruffles and Ridges Wrap, By Needle and Thread, AnotherCrafty Girl, and Desert Vista Dyeworks.  Don’t forget to enter in the Rav group thread!

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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Episode 104 – Nobody Likes the Gusset

Laura is knitting on the Lost Banner Hat by Susan B. Anderson on size 7 needles and using Twisted Fiber Arts handspun.  She is also working on some random old UFO socks out of Opal Rainforest.

Leslie  is  knitting on an Evenstar out of Tempted Yarn. She got some beads for it from here .  If you would like to knit Evenstar as well, Susan Pandorf is offering a $2 discount if you use the code: theknitgirllls on Ravelry.  Leslie is also knitting 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  pair of Simple Skyp socks out of Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Sugarplum on size 2 (2.75mm) needles. She has also finished Chester the Bashful Bunny out of some deep stash Encore and size 4 needles.  She reveals the secret that she designed the final Fibernymph Dye Works Knitter’s Choice Club pattern and it was Into the Cool Air.

Laura is wearing an old headband, Dream Swatch Head Wrap by Wendy Bernard out of a bamboo yarn.

Laura is spinning  Unwind Yarn Company fiber in the Morning Sky colorway. Laura used Spin Art by Jacey Boggs to play around with autowraps around a core yarn spun out of Moonwood Farm’s Big Ass Kicking Batt.  She has also been playing with some supported spindling on her new spindle from Deercreek Creations.

Leslie has spun  Loop batt in the Ocean Breeze Colorway (372 yards).

Our SAL on Masham has started!

There is a kal on LaLa’s Simple Shawl going on in the LaLa’s Knits group.

2 year prize giveway has started in the Ravelry Group (look for the prize thread)

Leslie got her Fibernymph Dye Works Consolation kit.

Thank you everyone for all the Birthday wishes and gifts! Including a wonderful Inglenook batt from Marian1 and a skein of yarn from Sarah of Another Crafty Girl.

Leslie shows off her Loop Batt club batt.

WC Mercantile

Coupon Codes:

Sunvalley Fibers 15% with the code theknitgirllls15

Desert Vista Dyeworks 20% off with the code theknitgirllls

 

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Ep103 – Now With Extra Gluttony

 

Laura is knitting  a pair of Simple Skyp socks out of Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Sugarplum on size 2 (2.75mm) needles.

Leslie  is  knitting on an Evenstar out of Tempted Yarn. She got some beads for it from here (wodigewaya is the person who gave her the tip on Rav, Thanks!) .  If you would like to knit Evenstar as well, Susan Pandorf is offering a $2 discount if you use the code: theknitgirllls on Ravelry.

Leslie is also knitting 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 Chubby Chirp out of Handspun. She also knit a Milo on size 7 (4.5 mm).  We failed at putting in the pic, but you can find it and all the details on my Ravelry project page.  Laura has also been inspired by the AmphibiaKnits blog (Thank you Jennifer!) to finish her second Persephone Returns sock (pattern now available).

Leslie has finished 2 of  this premie hat for  Knitting Brooklyn‘s/Remembering Remy’s premie hat kal.  You can find out more info here in Knitting Brooklyn’s Ravelry group.

Laura has spun an inglenook  fibers batt in Honeysuckle on Leslie’s sidekick (260 yards N-plied). On the Bug, is a Miss Babs merino/silk fiber in the Fall pansy colorway.  Laura has cleaned her spinning palette with some Giggle Jelly Balls on it in the Candied Violets colorway (225 yards of a 2-ply).  She has finished a Loop batt in the African Violet colorway (395 yards).    She is spinning  Unwind Yarn Company fiber in the Morning Sky colorway. Laura used Spin Art by Jacey Boggs to play around with autowraps.

Leslie is spinning a  Loop batt in the Ocean Breeze Colorway.

Book review: Noni Flowers by Nora J. Bellows

Star Knits wonderful bags and other goodies

Thank you for the birthday yarn and Kinder Eggs HNordquist

Congrats to Carin and Eric on their engagement!

Deerfield Creek supported spindles and wraps per inch tools.

Loop batt gluttony by Leslie


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Episode 102 – Best Laid Plans

Laura is knitting  a pair of Simple Skyp socks out of Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Sugarplum on size 2 (2.75mm) needles. She has also cast on a Chubby Chirp out of handspun.

Leslie  is  knitting on an Evenstar out of Tempted Yarn. She got some beads for it from here (wodigewaya is the person who gave her the tip on Rav, Thanks!) .  If you would like to knit Evenstar as well, Susan Pandorf is offering a $2 discount if you use the code: theknitgirllls on Ravelry. Leslie has also cast on this premie hat for  Knitting Brooklyn‘s/Remembering Remy’s premie hat kal.  You can find out more info here in Knitting Brooklyn’s Ravelry group.

Laura has finished a Chubby Chirp out of Berroco Vintage and a Bunny Nugget out of Malabrigo Chunky.

Leslie has finished her BFF socks out of handspun. She has also finished 2 premie hats.

Laura is spinning an inglenook  fibers batt in Honeysuckle on Leslie’s sidekick. On the Bug, is a Miss Babs merino/silk fiber in the Fall pansy colorway.  Laura’s sidekick has some Giggle Jelly Balls on it in the Candied Violets colorway.  She has finished a Loop batt in the African Violet colorway (395 yards).   She also spun some local fiber long draw and ended up with 250 yards. Love my spun Unwind Yarn Company batt! 2.2 ounces equals 266 yards. Laura used Spin Art by Jacey Boggs to create a racing stripe yarn using Scarlett Fleece Fiber.

Leslie has spun an  Inglenook  fibers batt (198 yards) and has tried and failed at spinning big and lofty (I love what she did get though).

Book Review: The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet by Hunter Hammersen

Thank you so much to Rose for the lovely box of yummy cherries!  Cherry Republic makes yummy treats!

 

Winds From the North is now available and there is a LaLa’s Knits group (and a contest this week).

SSK Class Signups are up!
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