Ep686 – The Penguins Are Not A Nation

Leslie has worked on an EPP (English Paper Piecing) project from a VioletCraft rooster kit. She cast on the Lace & Fade Boxy by Joji Locatelli out of a Miss Babs gradient kit in Beachcomber and Republica Unicornia Suri Alpaca in Unicorn Birthday Party. She worked on the Farmhouse Cardigan by Amy Christoffers out of Why Knot Yarns Scholar base in Red Spire

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and Into the Whirled handspun.  She is knitting on the Traveler Cowl by Andrea Mowry out of Hipstrings Base 12 on size 3 needles.  Laura has also cast on a grid gambit out of Madelinetosh DK in a ooak colorway and a gradient handspun from Inglenook on size 6 needles.  She ahs cast on a new pair of socks out of Geektastic/Fandom Fibers  in the Trapper Keepers and Pencil Boxes colorway.  These are being knit on size 0 needles.

Leslie finished the Mount Pleasant tee by Pip & Pin out of Republica Unicornia BFL in the Ramble On colorway.

Laura is currently spinning some Hello Yarn patchwork kit to combine with cvm. She has finally plied and wound off: 

An Inglenook Blend ( 250 yards of a 2-ply)

The Knit Spin Farm Advent (650 yards of a 2-ply from 6oz)

An unknown fiber 3-ply (spun on the Martin at the parents while Jude was visiting and no idea-300 yards)

A Knit Spin Farm Batt (Cordaroy 250 yards from 3 oz)

 Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

Leslie started spinning some Oink Pigments Polwarth/silk in the Does A Bear Knit In The Woods colorway.

Leslie has been reading Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen.

Laura reading Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac (middle grade nonfiction) and Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (adult nonfiction).  She is also listening to an adult fantasy short story collection, Heroic Hearts.

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep685 – Tip of the Top

Leslie has worked on the Mount Pleasant tee by Pip & Pin out of Republica Unicornia BFL in the Ramble On colorway.  She also cast on for an  I-cushion pattern by Kaffe Fassett out of Rowan Felted Tweed and worked on an EPP (English Paper Piecing) project from a VioletCraft rooster kit.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and Into the Whirled handspun.  She is knitting on the Traveler Cowl by Andrea Mowry out of Hipstrings Base 12 on size 3 needles.  Laura has also cast on a grid gambit out of Madelinetosh DK in a ooak colorway and a gradient handspun from Inglenook on size 6 needles.

Leslie finished nothing this week.

Laura finished some socks out of Woolens and Nosh Club colorway, Cartopile, on size 0n needles. 

Laura is currently spinning some Hello Yarn patchwork kit.  Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

Leslie finished spinning some SSK fiber – Superwash Targhee Wool combed top in the Mourning Dove colorway from Hipstrings. She ended up with 726yds of a 2ply DK weight.

Leslie has been playing Mario & Luigi Brothership on the Nintendo Switch. She’s relistening to the InnKeeper series by Ilona Andrews and started reading Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole. 

Laura reading Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac (middle grade nonfiction) and Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (adult nonfiction). She also finished Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. This is an adult fantasy. 

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep684 – Intense Pantaloons

Leslie has worked on the Mount Pleasant tee by Pip & Pin out of Republica Unicornia BFL in the Ramble On colorway.  She also cast on for an  I-cushion pattern by Kaffe Fassett out of Rowan Felted Tweed and started an EPP (English Paper Piecing) project from a VioletCraft rooster kit.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and Into the Whirled handspun. She is also working on a sock out of Woolens and Nosh Club colorway.  She is knitting on the Traveler Cowl by Andrea Mowry out of Hipstrings Base 12 on size 3 needles.

Leslie finished nothing this week.

Laura finished a teeny tiny gnome out of handspun leftovers. It was knit in size 0 needles

Laura has plied an inglenook blend and her knit spin farm advent. She  is crepe plying  some Hipstrings It’s Complicated on a Southdown/Dorset Horn/Bio-Nylon blend. She is currently spinning some Hello Yarn patchwork kit.  Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

Leslie started spinning some SSK fiber – Superwash Targhee Wool combed top in the Mourning Dove colorway from Hipstrings. She finished 4 of the total 8oz.

Leslie has been playing Mario & Luigi Brothership on the Nintendo Switch. She’s relistening to the InnKeeper series by Ilona Andrews and started reading Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole. 

Laura reading Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac (middle grade nonfiction) and Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (adult nonfiction). She is also reading spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. This is an adult fantasy. 

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep683 – Post MDSW Winterfest 2025

 Leslie has worked on the Mount Pleasant tee by Pip & Pin out of Republica Unicornia BFL in the Ramble On colorway.  She also cast on for an  I-cushion pattern by Kaffe Fassett out of Rowan Felted Tweed and started an EPP (English Paper Piecing) project from a VioletCraft rooster kit.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and Into the Whirled handspun. She is also working on a sock out of Woolens and Nosh Club colorway.  She is knitting on the Traveler Cowl by Andrea Mowry out of Hipstrings Base 12 on size 3 needles.

Leslie finished the last of the diamond art coasters.  She also finished  My Jose Hood by Norgardknitters out of Kim Dyes Yarn Crumble Slubby in the Suncatcher colorway and Qing cashmere.

Laura has spun and plyed Mystery Machine from Cesium yarn on SW Shaniko (200 yards) and has also spun and plyed Into the Whirled Redundancy on shetland/silk.  She  is crepe plying  some Hipstrings It’s Complicated on a Southdown/Dorset Horn/Bio-Nylon blend. She is currently spinning some Hello Yarn patchwork kit.  Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

Leslie started spinning some SSK fiber – Superwash Targhee Wool combed top in the Mourning Dove colorway from Hipstrings.

Leslie has been playing Mario & Luigi Brothership on the Nintendo Switch. She’s relistening to the InnKeeper series by Ilona Andrews and started reading Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole. 

Laura reading Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac (middle grade nonfiction) and Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (adult nonfiction). She had a great time teaching for MDSW winterfest this past weekend.

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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