Ep719 – Pairs of Squares

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and Jethro by Tanis Lavelle.   She also worked on her Shakerag by Amy Christoffers out of Ito Kinu. She swatched for the Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  L  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.  Laura has started a Garter Earflap Hat in the kid size for a coworker out of Faboo Yarn Company in the Stormy Weather on the Confetti base.

Leslie is working on a Color Vortex LegitKit. LINK to FPP video – this made something click in my brain and now I almost never get it wrong!

Laura finished the knitting on the baby vertebrae worsted out of the left over ancient stash from her vest. She is knitting it on size 4 needles.  She also finished and gave the baby pants.

Leslie didn’t spin this week.

Laura has spun some Hipstrings Influencer (75% sw merion, 12.5% Sari Silk, 12.5% Trilobal Rainbow Nylon) for the Hipstrings along. She is planning on spinning a 3-ply from the 24 oz she has and making a sweater from the finished yarn. She is also sampling on a new spindle from batty fibers.

Leslie has been relistening to The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. She also finished SnakeEater by T. Kingfisher and started Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher.

Laura is rereading Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (m/f adult urban fantasy). She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, and dancing with the stars. She has started watching Game of Wool.

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Winterfest

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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Ep718 – Butt Gusset

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and Jethro by Tanis Lavelle.   She also worked on her Shakerag by Amy Christoffers out of Ito Kinu. She swatched for the Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  L  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.  Laura has started a baby vertebrae worsted out of the left over ancient stash from her vest. She is knitting it on size 4 needles. She has also started a pair of baby pants using knitpicks Felici in the Bayou colorway and the Rocky pattern by tin can knits.

Leslie finished a pair of socks in Woolens & Nosh’s Ebb & Flow colorway and blocking all the squares for the Jethro cardigan. She’s also working on a Color Vortex LegitKit. LINK to FPP video – this made something click in my brain and now I almost never get it wrong!

Laura is so close on all the baby things!

Leslie didn’t spin this week.

Laura has spun some Hipstrings Influencer (75% sw merion, 12.5% Sari Silk, 12.5% Trilobal Rainbow Nylon) for the Hipstrings along. She is planning on spinning a 3-ply from the 24 oz she has and making a sweater from the finished yarn. She is also sampling on a new spindle from batty fibers.

Leslie has been relistening to the Infected series by Scott Sigler (Scifi, gory). She also started SnakeEater by T. Kingfisher. She also tried a couple of new horror podcasts, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives.

Laura is rereading Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (m/f adult urban fantasy). She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Winterfest

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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Ep717 – Temperature See-Saw

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.  She knit on a single sock in Woolens & Nosh’s Ebb & Flow colorway.  She also worked on her Shakerag by Amy Christoffers out of Ito Kinu.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  L  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.  Laura has started a baby vertebrae worsted out of the left over ancient stash from her vest. She is knitting it on size 4 needles.

Leslie finished nothing but is blocking all the squares for the Jethro cardigan. She’s also working on a Color Vortex LegitKit.

Laura finished her Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles. 

Leslie finished plying the Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber and got 325 ydsof a sport/dk 2 ply.

Laura has spun some Hipstrings Influencer (75% sw merion, 12.5% Sari Silk, 12.5% Trilobal Rainbow Nylon) for the Hipstrings along. She is planning on spinning a 3-ply from the 24 oz she has and making a sweater from the finished yarn.

Leslie has been relistening to the Infected series by Scott Sigler (Scifi, gory). She also started SnakeEater by T. Kingfisher. She also tried a couple of new horror podcasts, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives.

Laura is rereading Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (m/f adult urban fantasy). She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Winterfest

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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Ep716 – Wrong In Many Dialects

Leslie is working on the Girlfriends Cardigan by Ankestrick out of Republica Unicornia (Cousin Minnie Pearl) and some granny squares for Jethro by Tanis Lavelle after going up to a 5mm crochet hook for gauge.  She knit on a single sock in Woolens & Nosh’s Ebb & Flow colorway.

Laura has finished the first body of the footpath socks out of Woolens and Nosh (August club colorway) on size 0s.  Laura has also started Look at My holes out of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave on size 8 needles  Laura and Leslie both started a Sheep Locks Wreath by Kimberly K. McAlindin.  Laura has started a Goldwyn Folly vest out of some ancient stash and size 4 needles.  Laura has also started the Bright Axis Tee DK by Tellybeanknits using Woolens and Nosh DK and size 2.5 and 4 needles.

Leslie finished nothing.  Boo carpal tunnel!

Laura finished her Easy One by Martina Behm out of the SSK yarn from SuperNova Dyeworks. She also finished Laura has started the Tellybeans mystery cowl kal.  She is using size 3 needles and various minis from Miss Babs, Leading Men Fiber Arts, Knitterly Things, Republica Unicornia.

Leslie finished plying the Apothefaery wool/silk/bast fiber but hasn’t wound it off yet.

Laura has spun some Knitz and Pearls Fiberworks on 100% Falkland in the Mermaid Moon colorway. She is currently spinning some Fossil Fibers Polwarth in the Ball and plotting her Hipstrings along spins.

Leslie has been relistening to the Infected series by Scott Sigler (Scifi, gory). She finished reading Waifs & Strays by Helen Harper (urban fantasy), 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi (sci-fi time travel), What Stalks The Deep by T.Kingfisher  (horror/dark fantasy), and Tears of the Wolf by Elizabeth Wheatley (m/f romantasy). She also tried a couple of new horror podcasts, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives.

Laura read Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs.  She is currently reading Sheep Calm and Merry on by Ashlyn Kane. She is watching Sister Boniface, hockey, dancing with the stars. 

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Hipstringsalong

Spain trip

Winterfest

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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