Ep579 – Thesaurus Day

Episode 579

Leslie picked up he Rainbow cardigan by Karen Lauger and a pair of sport weight socks in KnitSpinFarm’s Thesaurus Day

Laura is knitting on Cloud Cover by Heidi Kirrmaier out of handspun on size 4 needles.  The handspun was a mashup spin from Hello Yarn in Rambouillet. She is using Jelby stitch markers to count decreases.   She  is still working on a pair of socks out of Nomadic Yarns sport weight. 

Leslie finished a Recalibrate by Shanalines out of knitpicks Lindy Chain

Laura has spun:

Hello Yarn Just a Glimpse (American blend wool top, 2-ply 450 yards)

ITW Bear, Hunter, Ninja (Dec 21 club, Corriedale, 300 yards fractal 2-ply) 

Fat Cat Knits Ankh Morpork (80% sw merino, 20% nylon sparkle, 3-ply, 430 yards)

57 Chapters Happy Blossoms (Falkland, faux mohair, recycled sari silk, 300 yards 2-ply woolen spun)

Apothefaery Fabrications (Montana Corriedale, 2-ply 330 yards, bought at 22 Plyaway)

Leslie will be sewing some Studio Tunic by Sew Liberated and the Dogwood Apron by Helen’s Closet.

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

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Ep578 -WIP Lane

Leslie cast on a Recalibrate by Shanalines out of knitpicks Lindy Chain

Laura brought a bunch of mystery WIPs!

Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. 

Sock tube socks out of Into the Whirled Speckle Dyed Pakokku sock in the Handbags at Dawn colorway.

Gnome MKAL #7 – All work gnome play 

Albuquerque Sunset out of Republic of wool in Unicorn breath and Bumblebirch in puddle

Raincheck by Elizabeth Smith in Remix in color 3984 Ocean

Unnamed cowl made out of yarn from Sealy MacWheelly

Free Time Shortie socks in two colors.

Socks in Moonrover yarn in DK weight ghostbusters (Slimer?) colorway

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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Ep577 – Stump Grinding

Leslie cast on a Recalibrate by Shanalines out of knitpicks Lindy Chain

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She has also knit on 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 cast on another pair of socks out of Nomadic Yarns sport weight.  Laura also started a Coin Flip Hat by Shanalines Designs out of some Into the Whirled BFL in the Spring Sprang Sprung colorway.  It is being knit on size 1 needles.

Leslie  finished a Bagamoyo by Kathryn Folkerth out of Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool

Spinning Laura has finished:

Loop Bump in purple sage (348 yards of a chain ply)

Narwhal by Inglenook (2 oz)

Still on the bobbins:

Hello Yarn Just a Glimpse

Hipstrings Sootsprite

ITW Corriedale 

Embroidery floss silk spin

Fat Cat Knits Ankh Morpork 

57 Chapters Happy Blossoms

Inglenook Dark and Stormy Night Gradient on Polwarth

Leslie is reading Midlife Magic & Magnolias by Meredith Carslisle. She’s listening to Maintenance Phase podcasts and might start the new David Sedaris audiobook soon.

Laura has been watching Father Brown.   She also started rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy).  She is now on book 5.

Favorite Things

Some open SSK Spots will go live on a first come first serve basis Monday June 6 at 10a CDT. 

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

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Ep576 – Just A Glimpse

Leslie is knitting on a Bagamoyo by Kathryn Folkerth out of Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool.

Laura  is working on the Out of Winter shawl by TamyGore.  She is using size 6 needles and knitting it out of some Koomasee BFL that she spun. She has also knit on 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 cast on another pair of socks out of Nomadic Yarns sport weight.  Laura also started a Coin Flip Hat by Shanalines Designs out of some Into the Whirled BFL in the Spring Sprang Sprung colorway.  It is being knit on size 1 needles.

Leslie  finished putting heels in a cranked tube of See Jayne Knit yarn and a Dropcloth Sampler of threaded stitches.

Spinning Laura has finished:

Hobbledehoy battlings

Still on the bobbins:

Hello Yarn Just a Glimpse

Hipstrings Sootsprite

Loop Bump in purple sage

ITW Corriedale 

Embroidery floss silk spin

Fat Cat Knits Ankh Morpork 

Leslie is reading Asperfell by Jamie Thomas (m/f fantasy romance).  She’s listening to Maintenance Phase podcasts and might start the new David Sedaris audiobook soon.

Laura has been watching the floor is lava.   She finished booth seasons of Ted Lasso.  She also started rereading the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs (m/f werewolf adult urban fantasy)

Favorite Things

Some open SSK Spots will go live on a first come first serve basis Monday June 6 at 10a CDT. 

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

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