Ep553 – Go Go Gal Gadget

Leslie is working on Quynn from Woolly Wormhead out of some Malabrigo Rios worsted. She also made progress on an old WIP –  Winchester Plaid, Anti-Posession Mittens out of Brooklyn Tweed. She’s been sewing Yanta Overalls and a No Hole In My Pocket with reverse applique.

 Laura is working on the Beachcomb by Tif Neilan  She will be using handspun for the main color. She started a pair of plain socks out of  Must Stash Yarns in the Hawaii Volcanoes colorway.  She’s also cast on Big mountain by Faye Kennington out of various colors of Miss Babs K2.

Leslie finished Quynn from Woolly Wormhead out of someWoolbearers store brand worsted. She also knit a Heartthrob Hat by Tanis Lavalle (Ravelry link), a Daniel Hat (Rav link) by Ysolda out of deep stash Crystal Palace Merino 5, and a Mountain Mist hat (Rav link) by TinCanKnits. 

Laura finished the socks out Knitpicks Felici in the spooky colorway.  They were knit using a Wendy Johnson heel from the toe up on Size 0s.  She also finished some Big Mountain hats by Faye Kennington out of various colors of Miss Babs K2.  These were knit on size 10 and 10.5 needles.

Laura has been spinning on some patchwork kits from Hello Yarn to eventually knit into a Flax Light by Tincanknits.  She has been working on processing fleece.  You can see Instagram lives of the process under her name lalaknits.

Leslie started Star Mother by Charlie Holmberg. She has been binging Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon (Your Fat Friend) and Michael Hobbes (You’re Wrong About)

Laura has been reading Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan (middle grade/lower YA version of 2,000 leagues under the sea)

Favorite Things

Quilt in progress Axis Pop Art Quilt, 4 blocks done this week

Animal Crossing Update!

Discord link https://discord.gg/gxAzK5sxtp

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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Ep552 – Surprise Face

Leslie is working on Quynn from Woolly Wormhead out of someWoolbearers store brand worsted. She also dredged up an old WIP –  Winchester Plaid, Anti-Posession Mittens out of Brooklyn Tweed. She’s been sewing Yanta Overalls and a No Hole In My Pocket with reverse applique.

 Laura is working on the Beachcomb by Tif Neilan  She will be using handspun for the main color. She started a pair of plain socks out of Knitpicks Felici in the spooky colorway. She also cast on for the Gnome MKAL #7 – All work gnome play  She has also cast Free Breakfast by Emily Philip out of Shipwrecked Sheep sport weight in the Hatchling colorway.

Leslie finished  Flax Light out of Twisted’s tweedy base in Confetti Sprinkles. 

Laura did not finish anything this week.

Laura has been spinning on some patchwork kits from Hello Yarn to eventually knit into a Flax Light by Tincanknits.  SHe has been working on processing fleece.  You can see Instagram lives of the process under her name lalaknits.

Leslie is reading The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns. She has been binging Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon (Your Fat Friend) and Michael Hobbes (You’re Wrong About)

Laura has been reading the Ordinary Magic series by Devon Monk

Favorite Things

Quilt in progress Axis Pop Art Quilt

Animal Crossing Update!

Halloween CATT will be hosted on Discord, Rav, and Instagram.  The Hashtag for instagram 

Discord link https://discord.gg/gxAzK5sxtp

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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Ep551 – Consortium of Octopuses

Leslie is working on Camino Bubbles out of LMFA King Max colorway and cast on Flax Light out of Twisted’s tweedy base in Confetti Sprinkles. She’s working on sewing Yanta Overalls and a No Hole In My Pocket with reverse Applique.

 Laura is working on the Beachcomb by Tif Neilan  She will be using handspun for the main color. She started a pair of plain socks out of Knitpicks Felici in the spooky colorway. She also cast on for the Gnome MKAL #7 – All work gnome play  She has also cast on Enve by Wooly Wormhead out of Fully Spun Original Aran in Cherry Blossom

Leslie finished Ursa Canis out of Mission Falls wool (from Laura’s deep stash)and  Parallelograys out of some Sweet Georgia Party of Five minis from Holli.  She also finished the sewn jumpsuit for her niece’s halloween costume and a pair of unpatterned fingerless mitts out of Turtlepurl Yarns in the Trenchcoat colorway. She finished a bunch of quilt blocks for Sewcial Bee and Switchback BOM

Laura did not finish anything this week.

Laura has been spinning on some patchwork kits from Hello Yarn to eventually knit into a Flax Light by Tincanknits.  Laura plied Hello Yarn organic Polwarth in the Skep colorway (2-ply 400 yards).  She also chain plyed Wound Up Fiber Arts on corridale (220 yards)/

Leslie is reading The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns. She has been binging Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon (Your Fat Friend) and Michael Hobbes (You’re Wrong About)

Laura has been reading the Ordinary Magic series by Devon Monk

Favorite Things

Halloween CATT will be hosted on Discord, Rav, and Instagram.  The Hashtag for instagram is tkghalloweencatt21.

Discord link https://discord.gg/gxAzK5sxtp

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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Ep550 – Shoulders on Holders

Leslie is working on Camino Bubbles out of LMFA King Max colorway and Ursa Canis out of Mission Falls wool (from Laura’s deep stash).  She cast on for Parallelograys out of some Sweet Georgia Party of Five minis from Holli.  She’s also working on another cross stitch – best part of the job.

 Laura is working on the Beachcomb by Tif Neilan  She will be using handspun for the main color. She started a pair of plain socks out of Knitpicks Felici in the spooky colorway. She also cast on for the Gnome MKAL #7 – All work gnome play  She has also cast on Enve by Wooly Wormhead out of Fully Spun Original Aran in Cherry Blossom

Leslie finished Geometry by Cristina Ghirlanda out of Noro Mirai

Laura did not finish anything this week.

Laura has been spinning on some patchwork kits from Hello Yarn to eventually knit into a Flax Light by Tincanknits.  She also has been spinning Kim Dyes Yarn Good Days on Targhee on the Sparrow.  She finished a Knit Spin Farm Batt

Leslie is reading Fairy & Impartial: A Starfig Investigations novel by Meghan Maslow. She has been binging Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon (Your Fat Friend) and Michael Hobbes (You’re Wrong About)

Laura has been reading the Kinsmen Universe by Ilona Andrews

Favorite Things

Halloween CATT will be hosted on Discord, Rav, and Instagram.  The Hashtag for instagram is tkghalloweencatt21.

Discord link https://discord.gg/gxAzK5sxtp

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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