Episode 498 – One Bite At A Time

Please note, these shownotes do contain links to Ravelry pattern pages.  

Leslie has been crocheting squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches. Each one is around 12 yds/11 meters and she’s using Loops & Threads acrylic yarn Impeccable. She’s also working on a vintage cross stitch Paragon Gourmet Alphabet Sampler. She also swatched for Ursa out of KnitPicks Billow. She’s also been working on Shadow Lines by Suzanne Sommer out of Triskelion Olwen Fine

Laura has been knitting on  a Bounce Blanket out of Neighborhood Fiber Co in Studio DK Belair and Shades of Turqouise.  She has also picked up a pair of Socks on a Plane using Long Dog Yarn.  These socks are magic looped on size 0s. She has also started another barn raising square.

Projects she is thinking about picking back up are a cowl out of Sealy MacWheely mini skeins and Ursa Minor 

Leslie finished a couple of Barn Raising Squares and a needle punch project

Laura has finished a Barn Raising Square out of Plucky Feet in Elixar on size 2.5 mm needles.

Leslie is re-reading His Fairy Share Meghan Maslow and is listening to LoveCraft Country by Matt Ruff

Laura has started Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA).  She is about to start Booked for Murder by R J Blain (adult).  She went to this virtual Illona Andrews and friends Zoom

Favorite Things

York Pinafore and Ophelia Overalls

My Hope fundraiser is at $614.  She ordered over $200 worth of diary of a wimpy kid and fortnite books this week. Kits can be found here

Leslie incoming SD yardage 4487 meters+ 669meters spinning= 5156 meters SD2020

Stash Dash 2020 Dates 5/22 to 8/22/20  

Halloween CATT 9/15-10/31/20

Laura’s library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Episode 497 – Multipurpose

Please note, these shownotes do contain links to Ravelry pattern pages.  

Leslie has been crocheting squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches. Each one is around 12 yds/11 meters and she’s using Loops & Threads acrylic yarn Impeccable. She’s also working on a vintage cross stitch Paragon Gourmet Alphabet Sampler.  **looking for now defunct Peri Lusta brand thread filo cotton in color 169**

Laura has been knitting on  a Bounce Blanket out of Neighborhood Fiber Co in Studio DK Belair and Shades of Turqouise.  She has also picked up a pair of Socks on a Plane using Long Dog Yarn.  These socks are magic looped on size 0s. 

Leslie finished a silly diy painting https://etsy.me/2Kj8A8a and a couple of Barn Raising Squares

Laura has finished  a pair of Wendy Johnson Toe up with gusset socks out of coloring book yarns in the Rainbow hexi colorway.  These are also being knit on size 0s.

Laura finished spinning 4 oz of Nest sw merino in the Love Apple colorway.  It is 330 yards of a 3 ply.

Leslie is re-reading Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breene and is relistening to The Stand by Stephen King.

Laura has started Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA).  She also read ‘Nother Sip of Gin by Rhys Ford (adult).

Favorite Things

York Pinafore and Ophelia Overalls

My Hope fundraiser is at $592.76.  Kits can be found here

Theknitgirllls instagram

Animal Crossing and Paper Mario Origami King

Leslie incoming SD yardage 4487 meters+ 669meters spinning= 5156 meters SD2020

Stash Dash 2020 Dates 5/22 to 8/22/20  

Halloween CATT 9/15-10/31/20

Laura’s library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Episode 496 – Seasoned Knitters

 

Please note, these shownotes do contain links to Ravelry pattern pages.  

 

Leslie has been crocheting squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches. Each one is around 12 yds/11 meters and she’s using Loops & Threads acrylic yarn Impeccable.  She worked on Shadow Lines by Suzanne Sommer out of Triskelion Olwen Fine and finished the first half.  She also worked on a pair of simple socks out of Hipstrings Double Minor in Raven & Bengals.  She’s also working on a vintage cross stitch Paragon Gourmet Alphabet Sampler.  **looking for now defunct Peri Lusta brand thread filo cotton in color 169**

 

Laura has been knitting on  a Bounce Blanket out of Neighborhood Fiber Co in Studio DK Belair and Shades of Turqouise.  She has also picked up a pair of Socks on a Plane using Long Dog Yarn.  These socks are magic looped on size 0s. She has also started a pair of Wendy Johnson Toe up with gusset socks out of coloring book yarns in the Rainbow hexi colorway.  These are also being knit on size 0s.

 

Leslie finished nothing

 

Laura is spinning 4 oz of Nest sw merino in the Love Apple colorway.

Leslie is reading Spiked by C.P. Rider and is relistening to The Stand by Stephen King.

Laura has started Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Favorite Things

York Pinafore and Ophelia Overalls

Theknitgirllls instagram

Ravelry and Accessibility

Animal Crossing and Paper Mario Origami King

Leslie incoming SD yardage 4487 meters+ 669meters spinning= 5156 meters SD2020

Stash Dash 2020 Dates 5/22 to 8/22/20  

Halloween CATT 9/15-10/31/20

Laura’s library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

 

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Episode 495 – Flibbertigibbet

 

Please note, these shownotes do contain links to Ravelry pattern pages.  

Leslie has been crocheting squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches. Each one is around 12 yds/11 meters and she’s using Loops & Threads acrylic yarn Impeccable.  She worked on Shadow Lines by Suzanne Sommer out of Triskelion Olwen Fine.  She also cast on a pair of simple socks out of Hipstrings Double Minor in Raven & Bengals.  She’s also working on a vintage cross stitch Paragon Gourmet Alphabet Sampler.

Laura has been knitting on  a Bounce Blanket out of Neighborhood Fiber Co in Studio DK Belair and Shades of Turqouise.  She has also picked up a pair of Socks on a Plane using Long Dog Yarn.  These socks are magic looped on size 0s. She has also started a pair of Wendy Johnson Toe up with gusset socks out of coloring book yarns in the Rainbow hexi colorway.  These are also being knit on size 0s.

Leslie finished a random needle punch project.

Leslie spun and plied ITW BFL/Silk in the ‘As You Wish’ color for ~244yds before washing.

Laura has finished plying the Nest Fiber Nestlets spin.  It is 8oz of superwash merino that was 2 plied for 1115 yards.  She is also spinning 4 oz of Nest sw merino in the Love Apple colorway.

Leslie is finished reading the Alice Worth series (paranormal fantasy, m/f).  She listened to SInister Magic by Lindsay Buroker and started a re-listen of  The Stand by Stephen King.

Laura has started Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Favorite Things

York Pinafore and Ophelia Overalls

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Theknitgirllls instagram

Ravelry and Accessibility

Animal Crossing and Paper Mario Origami King

Leslie incoming SD yardage 4487 meters+ 669meters spinning= 5156 meters SD2020

Stash Dash 2020 Dates 5/22 to 8/22/20  

Halloween CATT 9/15-10/31/20

Laura’s library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

 

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