TheKnitGirllls

Leslie cast on a Shawl That Jazz out of Miss Babs Yowza in the SSK 2022 colorway.  She swatched for the Blume top (ravelry link) out of Camellia Flax Fingering in the Lichen colorway.  She’s also worked on Sprinkled with Kindness (ravelry link) out of the ‘shadows’ colorway of Spotted Circus’ Superwash Sock and Alpaca/Suri silk blend.  She’s swatched for Inflorescence out of Loop Yin Yang fingering

Laura is knitting on Love Note by Tin Can Knits.  She is knitting it on size 8 needles and using Suri Alpaca Silk lace by Stranded in the Blue rinse colorway held with Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Sock in the Fair Fight colorway.  She has started a new pair of toe up socks Rock and String Jitterbug sport in the Meow colorway.  They are being knit on size 1 needles.

Laura has finished a test knit for Scrappy Stashbuster Shawl by Tif Neilan.  She is using size 7 needles and the following yarns: Plucky Knitter feet in Soda Fountain, Teeny Button Studio Twist Fingering in From Regions Beyond, Plucky Knitter Feet in Tiny Bubbles, Sheep Graffiti in Tranquility, Countess Ablaze in Adrenaline Rush, and Undercover Otter in There is Only Zuul. She also finished some toe up socks using Nomadic in Gumdrop Buttons.

Laura is spinning:

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

Alcott by Inglenook Fibers

Cabbages and Kings by Inglenook Fibers

Forrest Ride Gradient by Inglenook

Hello Yarn Patchwork Kit

Leslie is reading Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro.  She’s listening to Theft of Swords (Riyira Revelations) by Michael J. Sullivan, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds.

Laura is still rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy).  She has also read the picture book, The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson.

Favorite Things

Stash Dash will be hosted on Discord again and will be from May 27th-end of August.

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

Episode 582

Leslie cast on a Shawl That Jazz out of Miss Babs Yowza in the SSK 2022 colorway.  She swatched for the Blume top (ravelry link) out of Camellia Flax Fingering in the Lichen colorway.  She’s also about to cast on for Sprinkled with Kindness (ravelry link) out of the ‘shadows’ colorway of Spotted Circus’ Superwash Sock and Alpaca/Suri silk blend.

Laura is knitting on Love Note by Tin Can Knits.  She is knitting it on size 8 needles and using Suri Alpaca Silk lace by Stranded in the Blue rinse colorway held with Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Sock in the Fair Fight colorway. She has also started a test knit for Scrappy Stashbuster Shawl by Tif Neilan.  She is using size 7 needles and the following yarns: Plucky Knitter feet in Soda Fountain, Teeny Button Studio Twist Fingering in From Regions Beyond, Plucky Knitter Feet in Tiny Bubbles, Sheep Graffiti in Tranquility, Countess Ablaze in Adrenaline Rush, and Undercover Otter in There is Only Zuul. She is also knitting on some toe up socks using Nomadic in Gumdrop Buttons.

Leslie finished a Sockhead hat out of Un Besito Fiber in the Seaglass Souvenirs. 

Laura has spun:

Dark and Stormy Night gradient by Inglenook

Maleficent by Spotted Circus Alpacas

Alcott by Inglenook Fibers

Cabbages and Kings by Inglenook Fibers

Forrest Ride Gradient by Inglenook

Hello Yarn Patchwork Kit

Leslie has spun some First Edition Fibres from Amanda in Australia.  She got ~220yds of a DK/Worsted 2 ply.

Leslie is re-reading The Fisherman, because she needed something for SSK that didn’t require concentration.  She’s listening to Theft of Swords (Riyira Revelations) by Michael J. Sullivan, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds.

Laura is still rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy)

Favorite Things

Stash Dash will be hosted on Discord again and will be from May 27th-end of August.

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

Leslie cast on a Sockhead hat out of Un Besito Fiber in the Seaglass Souvenirs. 

Laura is knitting on Love Note by Tin Can Knits.  She is knitting it on size 8 needles and using Suri Alpaca Silk lace by Stranded in the Blue rinse colorway held with Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Sock in the Fair Fight colorway. She has also started a test knit for Scrappy Stashbuster Shawl by Tif Neilan.  She is using size 7 needles and the following yarns: Plucky Knitter feet in Soda Fountain, Teeny Button Studio Twist Fingering in From Regions Beyond, Plucky Knitter Feet in Tiny Bubbles, Sheep Graffiti in Tranquility, Countess Ablaze in Adrenaline Rush, and Undercover Otter in There is Only Zuul.

Leslie finished a Studio Tunic by Sew Liberated for herself and for Jillian.  She’s mostly done with one for Sara, has cut out one for Mama Linneman, and still has to cut/sew one for Gwen.

Laura has spun:

 Midsommar (Corriedale) from Hello Yarn.  

She is currently spinning:

ITW Shetland in Slow Your roll

Alcott by Inglenook Fibers

Cabbages and Kings by Inglenook Fibers

Forrest Ride Gradient by Inglenook

Hello Yarn Patchwork Kit

Leslie has spun 7 individual minis of 1oz each from a Homestead Hobbyist ‘7 Deadly Sins’’ kit from a MDSW trip 7 or 8 years ago.

Leslie is reading What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.  She reslistend to the entire Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews, and is now listening to The Broken Room by Peter Clines.

Laura is still rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy)

Favorite Things

Stash Dash will be hosted on Discord again and will be from May 27th-end of August.

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

Leslie picked up the Rainbow cardigan by Karen Lauger and cast on a Sockhead hat out of Un Besito Fiber in the Seaglass Souvenirs. 

Laura is knitting on Love Note by Tin Can Knits.  She is knitting it on size 8 needles and using Suri Alpaca Silk lace by Stranded in the Blue rinse colorway held with Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Sock in the Fair Fight colorway.

Leslie finished a pair of sport weight socks in KnitSpinFarm’s Thesaurus Day. She also sewed a Dogwood Apron by Helen’s Closet for Jude and a Studio Tunic by Sew Liberated for Laura

Laura has finished:

Cloud Cover by Heidi Kirrmaier out of handspun on size 4 needles.  The handspun was a mashup spin from Hello Yarn in Rambouillet.   She also finished a pair of socks out of Nomadic Yarns sport weight. 

Laura has spun:

Ashen Ewe BFL in the Vogon Poetry colorway (this was 2.2 oz left over from another project, 190 yards, 2-ply)

ITW shetland/silk in the Vampires of Venice colorway (This was also leftovers, 240 yards, 2-ply)

She is currently spinning:

 Midsommar (Corriedale) from Hello Yarn.  

ITW Shetland in Slow Your roll

Alcott by Inglenook Fibers

Cabbages and Kings by Inglenook Fibers

Leslie has spun 2 bits of a patchwork kit from Hello Yarn.  Both are 2-ply.

Leslie is reading the Fae Guardians, Season of the Wolf series by Lana Pechercyzk and listening to Rabbits by Terry Miles

Laura is still rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy)

Favorite Things

SSK Zooms – Tues/Thurs 6-8p CDT

Stash Dash will be hosted on Discord again and will be from May 27th-end of August.

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