Ep603 – Also, I Don’t Care

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 finished a BootStrap Fashion custom dressform and found this sew-a-long video incredibly helpful.  It took most of her free time this week and she hasn’t really had a chance to actually use it yet.  Cashmerette has some GREAT patterns for larger busted and fuller figured folkx.

Laura is spinning:

Knit Spin Farm Thunder Rainbow, After the Storm (49% Corriedale, 29% Rambouillet, 22% shetland, Sari silk, silk noil) 375 yards from 6oz

Woolfiend Fiber Morsels

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

Leslie is reading The Heretic Royal by GA Aiken (fantasy romance m/f). She is relistening 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.

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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Ep602 – Full Bust Fails

Episode 602

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. 

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 finished a giant granny square blanket out of some Lion Brand Mandala Ombre. 5 skeins yielded a 54” square blanket.  She sewed a Catalina Dress by Blank Slate Patterns out of some toadstool fabric from Joann’s.

Laura is spinning:

Into the Whirled grey corriedale in “working title” colorway (125 yards of a 3-ply)

Komasee Falkland mashup 8oz 225 yards of a marled 2-ply

Knit Spin Farm Thunder Rainbow, After the Storm (49% Corriedale, 29% Rambouillet, 22% shetland, Sari silk, silk noil) 375 yards from 6oz

Woolfiend Fiber Morsels

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

Leslie is reading The Heretic Royal by GA Aiken (fantasy romance m/f). She is relistening to Contagious by Scott Sigler (science fiction)

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

Favorite Things

Full Bust Adjustment fails

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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Ep601 – The Third Half

Episode 601

Leslie worked on Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering in Lichen.  She also worked on a giant granny square blanket out of some Lion Brand Mandala Ombre.

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 continued doing – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel.  She also sewed a Rockford Raglan top out of jersey.

Laura has finished the KnitSpinFarm socks in Pick Strawberries Day, but showed them last week.

Laura is spinning:

Into the Whirled grey corriedale in “working title” colorway. 

Wound Up Fiber Arts in Superwash Merino in the Burning Bush colorway (320 yds of 3-ply for socks)

Southern Cross Fibre Merino/silk in conversations with Smaug. 8 oz 925yds of a 2ply

Hello Yarn corriedale “nesselrode” 325 yds fractal 2ply

Inglenook humbug shetland/silk in the Forest Ride gradient – 1100yds of a 2ply. 

Leslie is re-reading The Princess Knight by GA Aiken (fantasy romance m/f). She is relistening to Earthcore by Scott Siegler. (science fiction)

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy). 

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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Ep600 – Farewell 2022

Leslie worked on Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering in Lichen.  She also cast on a Sockhead hat out of Urban Girl Yarn in the Marsha P. Johnson colorway, and a giant granny square blanket out of some Lion Brand Mandala Ombre.

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Knit Spin Farm Pick Strawberries Day.   She is putting heels & toes in a pair of TeenyButton Studios sock tubes.  She has also cast 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 continued doing – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel.  She also sewed two patterns, Concord Top by Cashmerette Patterns and Emerald Dress by Made by Rae.  She sewed a Storage Pod a few weeks back and forgot to show it.

Laura has finished socks for her brother in law out of String Theory Dyeworks. 

Laura is spinning:

Into the Whirled Falkland in Quarth. 200 yards of a 2-ply. 

Into the whirled Corriedale in all the rage. 180 yards of a 2-ply. 

Wound Up Fiber Arts in Superwash Merino in the Burning Bush colorway (3-ply for socks)

Scrappy spin for the fiber swap at SSK. 250 yards of a 2-ply. 

Southern Cross Fibre Merino/silk in conversations with Smaug. 8 oz. 

Leslie read Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper #6) by Ilona Andrews (adult paranormal), and King’s Captive by K.M. Shea (adult fantasy), and is currently reading Frost by C.N. Crawford (adult fantasy). She is listening to Made Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky (fantasy)

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban 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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