Ep595 – Day Hiking

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

Laura is knitting a Coinflip hat out of Handspun.  She finished the first side!  She’s also 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. She is putting heels & toes in a pair of TeenyButton Studios sock tubes.

Leslie finished Shawl That Jazz out of miss Babs in the ssk 2022 color

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

Laura is spinning:

Nest in a Polwarth/Pineapple/Silk blend

Knit Spin Farm Aaaahhh! 48% Cheviot, 52% Devon and Cornwall Longwool, Silk Noil, Sari Silk

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

Wee Chickadee Chasing Fireflies Polwarth 400 yards 2-ply

KSF Serenade 80% Texel, 20% Cheviot, Sari Silk 200 yards 2-ply

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken.  She is listening Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

Laura is rereading the Hidden Legacy series (adult urban fantasy).  She is also reading the Wretched Waterpark (Middle grade horror)  She also read Ruins by A J Sherwood (Adult Dragon fantasy romance)

Favorite Things

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.comLaura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep594 – Misfit Toys

Leslie worked on Shawl That Jazz (pattern no longer available- sorry!) out of miss Babs in the ssk 2022 color. 

Laura is knitting a Coinflip hat out of Handspun.  She finished the first side!  She’s also 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. She is putting heels & toes in a pair of TeenyButton Studios sock tubes.

Leslie finished a couple of SweetShop hats and a pair of socks for Mama Linneman out of GeekTastic Fiber in Misfit Toys.


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

Laura is spinning:
Covid is a Jagoff by Hipstrings on Domestic Superwash wool (900 yards, 2-ply, 8oz)
Gales Art Duo pack in Halloween colors (750 yards, 2-ply 8oz)


Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken.  She is listening Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

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

Favorite Things
Halloween CATT:  September 15-November 1st
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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Ep593 – SweetShop

Leslie worked on a couple of SweetShop hats and a pair of socks for Mama Linneman out of GeekTastic Fiber in Misfit Toys.

Laura is knitting a Coinflip hat out of Handspun.  She finished the first side!  She’s also 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. She is putting heels & toes in a pair of TeenyButton Studios sock tubes.

Leslie finished the 2nd SweetShop Hat by TinCanKnits.

Leslie continued doing 100 days of watercolor warm up on skillshare as well as some different youtube tutorials for farm animals. She also finished sewing two Studio Tunics by Sew Liberated

Laura is spinning:

Oberon by Into the Whirled (July 21 club on Merino/silk) 500 yards of a 2-ply

KnitzAndPearls Fiberworks in the Sunbursts at Sunset 100% Rambouillet – 500 yards of a 2ply.

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken.  She is listening Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

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

Favorite Things

Halloween CATT:  September 15-November 1st

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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Ep592 – Ask the Class

Episode 592

Leslie worked a bit on a Shawl That Jazz out of Miss Babs Yowza in the SSK 2022 colorway.  She’s going to knit a couple of SweetShop hats next.

Laura is knitting a Coinflip hat out of Handspun.  She finished the first side!  She’s also knitting a pair of socks out of Stellar Nursery on the Orbit base by String Theory Colorworks.  She is swatching for the V-Back Tee DK by Jamie Hoffman in some WM DK in we’re different colorways of Minze.

Leslie finished the Snowglobe hat out of TinCanKnits new cabled pattern collection Lazy Sunday.  She finished Sweet Shop by TinCanKnits and SweetShop Hat by TinCanKnits for a friend’s grandchild.

Laura finished a pair of socks out of the Rock ‘n String Meow colorway. Laura also finished the Sorrel Mini by wool and pine out of Stranded Dyeworks Merino/Cotton blend on Plant Parent.  She also finished some cranked afterthought heel socks from Into the Whirled on size 0 needles.

Leslie continued doing 100 days of watercolor warm up on skillshare as well as some different youtube tutorials for farm animals. She also sewed two Petty AF sweatshirts from Rad Patterns.

Laura is spinning:

Oberon by Into the Whirled (July 21 club on Merino/silk)

Forrest Ride Gradient by Inglenook (finished the singles!)

Inglnook butterfly minis (11 total oz, 4 done and plied)

Leslie is re-reading Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken.  She is listening to A Heart of Blood & Ashes (A Gathering of Dragons) by Milla Vane

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

Favorite Things

Halloween CATT:  September 15-November 1st

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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