Ep569 – Supposed To Be

Leslie is knitting a Windswept out of Sedum lace. She also dug out Camino Bubbles out of LMFA King Max colorway. She also cast on a Bankhead out of  Suburban Stitches in the Happy Accident color way. 

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She finally started spinning the contrast color!  She also started a pair of Knit Spin Farm  Sport Weight socks in Zinnia, Warrior Princess  colorway on size 1 needles.  She also worked on the Recalibrate top using handspun and size 6 needles.  The handspun is a solid CVM fleece and the contrast is 8oz combo spin from wee chickadee.

Leslie mostly finished an embroidery piece by GetStitchDoneDesigns.  She also sewed up some quick CPAP mask covers.

Laura finished Knit Spin Farm Targhee Sport Weight socks in Inspire your heart with art colorway on size 1 needles.  She also finished a test knit for Tif Neilan using handspun and some Stranded Dyeworks on size 8 and 9 needles. 

Spinning Laura has finished:

Kim Dyes Yarn Fiber Dumplings (210 yards 2 ply plus 25 yards of a chain ply)

Core Spun Chain ply bump from Bricolage Fiber Studio

Still on the bobbins:

Hobbledehoy battlings

Loop Bump in purple sage

Hello Yarn February Club-Beastly Behavior on Targhee

Leslie is relistening to the Tales of Verania series in preparation for TJ Klune’s new book in that series.  She’s reading What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper Woods and finished Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill. 

Laura has been watching Father Brown and Death in Paradise plus lots of hockey.  She has been reading a middle grade ghost story, Too Bright to See by Klye Lukoff.

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK 2022

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

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Ep568 – Far Side of Forty

Episode 568

Leslie is knitting a Windswept out of Sedum lace. She also dug out Camino Bubbles out of LMFA King Max colorway

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She finally started spinning the contrast color!  She also started a pair of Knit Spin Farm Targhee Sport Weight socks in Inspire your heart with art colorway on size 1 needles.  Laura also cast on a test knit for Tif Neilan using handspun and some Stranded Dyeworks on size 8 and 9 needles.  She also cast on the Recalibrate top using handspun and size 6 needles.  The handspun is a solid CVM fleece and the contrast is 8oz combo spin from wee chickadee.

Leslie finished a pair of KnitSpinFarm sport weight socks out of the Wooly Mammoth colorway. 

Laura finished nothing

Spinning Laura has finished:

Cherry Pie from Inglenook (Merino/Manx/Tweed Blend/Mulberry silk (40/25/25/10)

Fully Spun color bridges (various types of fiber)

Still on the bobbins:

Hobbledehoy battlings

Kim Dyes Yarn Fiber Dumplings

Leslie is relistening to the Tales of Verania series in preparation for TJ Klune’s new book in that series.  She’s reading The Broken Room by Peter Clines (horror/thriller) and Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Durham (horror)

Laura has been watching Father Brown and Death in Paradise plus lots of hockey.  She has been reading a middle grade ghost story, Too Bright to See by Klye Lukoff.

Favorite Things

PomPom Magazine Dreamscape magazine review

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK 2022

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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Ep567 – Some Effort in Editing

Leslie is knitting on a pair of KnitSpinFarm sport weight socks out of the Wooly Mammoth colorway.  She also cast on a Windswept out of Sedum lace.

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She finally started spinning the contrast color!  She also started a pair of Knit Spin Farm Targhee Sport Weight socks in Inspire your heart with art colorway on size 1 needles.  Laura also cast on a test knit for Tif Neilan using handspun and some Stranded Dyeworks on size 8 and 9 needles.  She also cast on the Recalibrate top using handspun and size 6 needles.  The handspun is a solid CVM fleece and the contrast is 8oz combo spin from wee chickadee.

Leslie finished some handspun out of knitspinfarm batts in Amor and Distant Lights. It was woolen spun and 2 plied at about 650 yds. 

Laura finished a Felix pullover by Amy Christoffers (rav link) out of Imperial Yarn Columbia on size 9 needles.

Spinning Laura has finished:

Monthly Batt Club from KnitSpinFarm – Amor(190 yards)  and Distant Lights (200 yards) Spun on Matchless 2-ply

Targhee from Bumblebee Acres (500 yards 2-ply) Spun on Starling

Natural Corriedale for shawl (370 yards 2-ply) Spun on Lendrum

Rolags from class 

Still on the bobbins:

Hobbledehoy battlings

Cherry Pie from Inglenook (Merino/Manx/Tweed Blend/Mulberry silk (40/25/25/10)

Fully Spun color bridges (various types of fiber)

Leslie is relistening to the Tales of Verania series in preparation for TJ Klune’s new book in that series.  She’s reading The Broken Room by Peter Clines (horror/thriller) and Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Durham (horror)

Laura has been watching Father Brown and Would I Lie to You

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

SSK 2022

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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Ep566 – Trading Presents

Leslie is knitting on a pair of KnitSpinFarm sport weight socks out of the Wooly Mammoth colorway.  She also cast on a Windswept out of Sedum lace.

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She finally started spinning the contrast color!  She also started a pair of Knit Spin Farm Targhee Sport Weight socks in Inspire your heart with art colorway on size 1 needles.  Laura also knit on a Felix pullover by Amy Christoffers (rav link) out of Imperial Yarn Columbia on size 9 needles.

Leslie finished a pair of KnitSpinFarm sport weight socks for Kobe out of the National Mushroom Month colorway.  She also made a lighted rope bowl for Laura to use to take pictures.

Laura is spinning

Still on the bobbins:

Hobbledehoy battlings

Monthly Batt Club from KnitSpinFarm – Amor

Targhee from Bumblebee Acres (½ singles done)

Natural Corriedale for shawl (singles done)

Rolags from class (singles done)

Finished: Super sock blend from Wound Up Fiber Arts in the Winter Storm colorway-370yds of a 3ply

Leslie spun two bobbins over the past couple of weeks.  Both are KnitSpinFarm club batts: Distant Lights (perendale, merino, falkland, angelina) and Amor (Targhee, falkland, charollais, sari silk).  

Leslie is reading the Monstrous series by Lily Mayne (brain candy post-apocalyptic m/m fantasy). She’s relistening to the Tales of Verania series in preparation for TJ Klune’s new book in that series 

Laura has been listening to Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmon.

Favorite Things

Discord link https://discord.gg/gxAzK5sxtp

SSK 2022

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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