Ep599 – Beachy Keen

Leslie worked on Gramercy out of Valley yarns Amherst and cast on for Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering in Lichen.

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.  

Leslie continued doing – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel.  She finished a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh ssk2022 Day Hiking colorway, and put buttons on Gramercy  (rav link) out of Valley yarns Amherst, buttons by An Caitin Beag

Laura has finished a test knit for Shanalines Designs.  It is called Blind Contour hat and will be available in 2023!  It was knit out of some Targhee handspun on size 4 and 5 needles.

Laura is spinning:

Hipstrings Hand Dyed Upland Cotton Carded Sliver in the Beachy Keen colorway (first time spinning cotton!)

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

Scrappy spin for the fiber swap at SSK.

Leslie is reading Steal the Wind by Jocelynn Drake.  She is listening to A Taste of Gold & Iron by Alexandra Rowland

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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Ep598 – Should’a Gnome Better

Leslie worked on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh ssk2022 Day Hiking colorway. She also worked on Gramercy out of Valley yarns Amherst and cast on for Blume out of Camellia Fiber Co flax fingering

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.  

Leslie continued doing 100 days of watercolor warm up on skillshare – all done! She’s also started a different watercolor class – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel

Laura has finished Hat to Make a Point by Woolly Wormhead out of Suburban Stitcher in Aran on size 7 needles.

Laura is spinning:

Knit Spin Farm Grandma’s Jello Mold (Rambo/Targhee) 250 yards 2-ply

Fully Spun POC Inclusive Colorway on Targhee

175 yards from 2oz. Chain plyed

Hello Yarn Falkland in the Double, Double, Toil and Trouble colorway (374 yards 2-ply)

Knit Spin Farm Swimming with the Unicorns (Rambo/Targhee/Southdown/Sparkle) 225 yards of a 2-ply

Wee Chickadee Polwarth in the colorway Taproot (350 yards 2-ply)

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken, currently on book 9.  She is listening to the You’re Wrong About back episodes as well as If Books Could Kill podcast.

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She is also reading the Wretched Waterpark (Middle grade horror).

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

BrickHouse needles

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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Ep597 – Filler

Leslie worked on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh ssk2022 Day Hiking colorway. She also worked on Gramercy out of Valley yarns Amherst. 

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 is knitting on a Hat to Make a Point by Woolly Wormhead out of Suburban Stitcher in Aran on size 7 needles.

Leslie continued doing 100 days of watercolor warm up on skillshare – nearly done! She’s also started a different watercolor class – 30 Days of Dreamy Watercolor by Zaneena Nabeel

Laura finished a pair of socks out of Stellar Nursery on the Orbit base by String Theory Colorworks.  She also finished a photographer hat out of some handspun on size 5 needles.  And then she knit an Enve by Woolly Wormhead out of Kim Dyes Yarn in Fresh Figs on size 7 needles.

Laura is spinning:

Knit Spin Farm Grandma’s Jello Mold (Rambo/Targhee)

Woolfiend Lulu 50% Merino, 25% Flax, 25% Tussah Silk (275 yards 2-ply)

Fully Spun POC Inclusive Colorway on Targhee

Wound Up Fiber Arts (Mixed BFL) in Practical Magic 3-ply 115 yards

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken, currently on book 9.  She is listening to the You’re Wrong About back episodes as well as If Books Could Kill podcast.

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She is also reading the Wretched Waterpark (Middle grade horror).

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

BrickHouse needles

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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Ep 596 – Failing Out Loud

Leslie worked on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh ssk2022 Day Hiking colorway. She also worked on Gramercy out of Valley yarns Amherst. 

Laura is knitting a pair of socks out of Stellar Nursery on the Orbit base by String Theory Colorworks.  She cast on the V-Back Tee DK by Jamie Hoffman in some WM DK in we’re different colorways of Minze. And then had to rip it all out.  Gauge is extra important on this one.  She is putting heels & toes in a pair of TeenyButton Studios sock tubes.  She is knitting on a photographer hat out of some handspun on size 5 needles.

Leslie continued doing 100 days of watercolor warm up on skillshare. 

Laura finished a Big Chunky Comfy Hat out of Cat Sandwich Chunkie in Willie Nelson 005.  It was knit on size 10.5 needles.

Laura is spinning:

Knit Spin Farm Aaaahhh! 48% Cheviot, 52% Devon and Cornwall Longwool, Silk Noil, Sari Silk (130 yards 2-ply)

Woolfiend Lulu 50% Merino, 25% Flax, 25% Tussah Silk

Wee Chickadee Chasing Taproot

KSF 80s Punk (58% SHETLAND, 42% Jacob, sparkle, silk, sari silk) 170 yards of a 2-ply.

ITW Grey Suffolf in the Shangra-Effin-La colorway.  (3-ply, 125 yards)

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken, currently on book 8.  She is listening Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews as well as If Books Could Kill podcast.

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She is also reading the Wretched Waterpark (Middle grade horror).

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

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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