Ep607 – Interesting Conversation?

Leslie is putting heels in cranked tubes of Geektastic Yarn in the colorways Sally and None for Gretchen Weiner.  She knit on a brioche infinity cowl/scarf (no pattern) with AnotherCraftyGirl’s All My Friends colorway in sport.

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Must Stash Sport weight  in the Big Bend colorway.  She is working on a weekender light out of another crafty girl on size one needles. She is also working on the woolens and Nosh advent socks. 

Leslie has been working on – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel

Laura has finished the socks out of Knit Spin Farm’s most recent colorway in the Little Known Holidays line.

Laura is spinning:

Hello Yarn Corriedale 12.5 oz OOAK 1100 yards of a 2-ply

Leslie started spinning 4oz of Spotted Circus Firestar/Merino

Leslie is reading the Monstrous series  by Lily Mayne (post apocalyptic m/m romance). She is listening to You Just Need to Lose Weight (and 19 other myths about fat people) by Aubrey Gordon and the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas – currently on #4 Queen of Shadows

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She has been watching Will Trent. 

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

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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Ep606 – Distracted By The Cat

Episode 606

Leslie is putting heels in cranked tubes of Geektastic Yarn in the colorways Sally and None for Gretchen Weiner.  She swatched for another Recalibrate, She cast on a brioche infinity cowl/scarf (no pattern) with AnotherCraftyGirl’s All My Friends colorway in sport.

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Knit Spin Farm’s most recent colorway in the Little Known Holidays line.   She is working on a weekender light out of another crafty girl on size one needles. She is also working on the woolens and Nosh advent socks. 

Leslie has been working on – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel

Laura is spinning:

Woolfiend Fiber Morsels 234yds of a 2ply

Hipstrings A Walk in the Heather (75% merino, 12.5% flax, 12.5% tussah silk) 

Wee Chickadee Ephemeral (100% polwarth)

Hello Yarn Corriedale 12.5 oz OOAK

Unknown superwash wool 160yds of a 2ply

Leslie finished spinning the Knit Spin Farm Advent 2022 kit and ended up with ~650yds of a 2 ply.

Leslie is reading the Monstrous series  by Lily Mayne (post apocalyptic m/m romance). She is listening to You Just Need to Lose Weight (and 19 other myths about fat people) by Aubrey Gordon and the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She has been watching Will Trent. 

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

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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Ep605 – Things Got Dicey At The Rave

Episode 605

Leslie is putting heels on a pair of cranked tubes and trying to pick her next project. 

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Knit Spin Farm’s most recent colorway in the Little Known Holidays line.   She is working on a weekender light out of another crafty girl on size one needles. She is also working on the woolens and Nosh advent socks. 

Leslie has been working on – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel. She finished Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering in Lichen and a Sockhead hat out of Urban Girl Yarn in the Marsha P. Johnson colorway.  She sewed an Elani tunic from Style Arc

Laura knit a Let’s Hike! Headband from Shanalines Designs on size 1 needles using some handspun.

Laura is spinning:

Misty Mountains (25% Shetland, 40% Merino, 25% Silk, 10% Tweed) 6oz total. 165 yards

Flax from Hipstrings (2oz) Sampling

Woolfiend Fiber Morsels

Hipstrings A Walk in the Heather (75% merino, 12.5% flax, 12.5% tussah silk)

Wee Chickadee Ephemeral (100% polwarth)

Hello Yarn Corriedale 12.5 oz OOAK

Leslie is reading Rogue’s Pawn by Jeffe Kennedy (fantasy romance m/f). She is listening to You Just Need to Lose Weight (and 19 other myths about fat people) by Aubrey Gordon and the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She has been watching Will Trent.  She read Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell (adult m/m sci fi)

Favorite Things

Class with Kim McBrien Evans

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

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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Ep604 – Rabbit? Elephant? Bear.

Leslie worked on Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering in Lichen and on a Sockhead hat out of Urban Girl Yarn in the Marsha P. Johnson colorway. She is putting heels on a pair of cranked tubes.

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Knit Spin Farm’s most recent colorway in the .Little Known Holidays line.   She is working on a weekender light out of another crafty girl on size one needles. She is also working on the woolens and Nosh advent socks. 

Leslie has been working on – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel. She made half a dozen more bodice samples trying to get something to fit and finally has something close with the Upton Dress by Cashmerette (who also has amazingly clear master class videos in her club membership)

Laura is spinning:

Misty Mountains (25% Shetland, 40% Merino, 25% Silk, 10% Tweed) 6oz total.

Woolfiend Fiber Morsels

Hipstrings A Walk in the Heather (75% merino, 12.5% flax, 12.5% tussah silk)

Wee Chickadee Ephemeral (100% polwarth)

Hello Yarn Corriedale 12.5 oz OOAK

Leslie is reading The House Witch by Delemach (fantasy romance m/f). She is listening to You Just Need to Lose Weight (and 19 other myths about fat people) by Aubrey Gordon.

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She has been watching Will Trent.  She was given Me and the Boss by Michelle Edwards and April Harrison and Knitting for Dogs by Laurel Molk for review from Random House.

Favorite Things

Gelli plate printing

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

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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