Episode 471 – Honorary Grandma

Leslie’s been working on a Silly Cat Couch.   She’s putting heels into an unknown colorway of a sock tube.

Laura is working on Gnomey Hat on size 9 needles out of old handspun. She swatched for Lillet out of Berroco Vintage on size 6 needles

Leslie put heels/toes in some sock tubes (cranked on Erlbacher Gearhart Speedster)

  • Heels, toes, and ribbing (Prom Queen from LMFA) into a pair of cranked socks (Business Casual from Scrumptous Purl)
  • Opal Vincent Van Gogh in the Cafe Terrace at Night – put in an after the fact folded hem and regular heel/toe 
  • Urth Uneek sock with some unknown heel/toe yarn
  • Desert Vista Dyeworks Slumdog Millionaire with green Leading Men Fiber Arts ‘Perfection’ heels and toes – folded hem done while the tube was on the machine
  • Coloring Book ‘BMO’ yarn with Leading Men Fiber Arts ‘Poison Apple’ heels and toes.  Folded hem done on the machine

Laura finished a sock using size 1 needles and Knit Spin Farm Targhee sport in the “wear something gaudy day”  Laura knit on a baby vertebrae out of some unknown superwash worsted.  It is being knit on size 6 needles. She also knit a propellor tam out of some hipstrings base 12 handspun.

Laura finished her  Jillian Moreno’s Sample Along Spin. She spun this out of Into the Whirled in the Moscow Mule colorway.  All Skein are 2 plies.

Leslie is reading the Dowser series by Megan Ciana Dodge.  She’s relistening to Carter & Loveccraft.

Laura is reading Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown.  She finished The Worst Book Ever by Elise Gravel and Midwinter Witch by Molly Ostertag.

Favorite Things

Patreon Fail-A-Long Friday 1/31 at 7p CST, VKN 2/2/20 at noon CST

New to Laura podcast that she is enjoying-Best Day Ever Crafting Podcast with Heiressknits and tyedyediva

What we’re wearing. Laura is wearing Stevie

2020 Goals

Clothing Conservation Month – April/May

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 470 – Thank You, Empire Records

Leslie’s been working on a Silly Cat Couch.  She’s also been crocheting a crap ton of squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches.  She’s putting heels (Prom Queen from LMFA) into a pair of cranked socks (Business Casual from Scrumptous Purl).

Laura is knitting  on a sock using size 1 needles and Knit Spin Farm Targhee sport in the “wear something gaudy day”  Laura knit on a baby vertebrae out of some unknown superwash worsted.  It is being knit on size 6 needles.

Leslie finished nothing

Laura finished Atlin out of Cascape Eco +.  She knit it on size 8 needles (Jimmy Bean’s Smart Stix Wood Interchangables). This was deep stash so it’s nice to move it on.

Laura finished her Hipstrings base 12 spin.  She got 150 and 125 yards in each mini skein from 2 oz.  These were spun as a 2-ply.

Leslie is reading the Dowser series by Megan Ciana Dodge after trying Demons & DNA recommended by a viewer.  She’s listening to Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews (InnKeeper #4)

Laura is reading Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown.

Favorite Things

Silly Cat Couch

What we’re wearing.

2020 Goals

Clothing Conservation Month – April/May

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 469 – Canine Demands

 

Leslie’s been working on a Silly Cat Couch.  She’s also been crocheting a crap ton of squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches.

Laura is knitting  on a sock using size 1 needles and Knit Spin Farm Targhee sport in the “wear something gaudy day”  Laura has cast on Atlin out of Cascape Eco +.  She is knitting it on size 8 needles (Jimmy Bean’s Smart Stix Wood Interchangables).  She also has cast on a baby vertebrae out of some unknown superwash worsted.  It is being knit on size 6 needles.

Leslie finished Miranda by Josee Paquin out of LMFA Box Office in the Spiced Apple Cider colorway.

Laura finished nothing.

Laura is about to start Jillian Moreno’s Sample Along Spin.  She is also working on her Hipstrings base 12 spin.

Leslie is relistening to the Ryira Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. She’s reading the Dowser series by Megan Ciana Dodge after trying Demons & DNA recommended by a viewer

Laura has read Clean Getaway by Nic Stone, Every Reason Why We Shouldn’t by Sara Fujimura, and the Monster Hypothesis by Romily Bernard.She just started Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown.

Favorite Things

Silly Cat Couch

What we’re wearing – Leslie is wearing Miranda.

2020 Goals

Clothing Conservation Month – April/May

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 468 – “Tough Luck, Grandma!”

Leslie is knitting on Miranda by Josee Paquin out of LMFA Box Office in the Spiced Apple Cider colorway.  She’s also been crocheting a crap ton of squares for a Cherry Heart/Sandra Paul pattern called Giant Granny Patches.

Laura is knitting  on a sock using size 1 needles and Knit Spin Farm Targhee sport in the “wear something gaudy day”  She’s also working on putting heels & toes into sock tubes (cranked on the Erlbacher Gearhart Speedster) – tubes are out of Magic & Moonshine yarn in the “Somebody Ate My Ears” colorway.  She swatching for 2 sweaters; Lillet and Atlin

Laura finished Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart out of her bumblebee acres advent set (Years One & Two).  She also finished a Hatdana out of Loop Fiber Studio Yin Yang

Laura is about to start Jillian Moreno’s Sample Along Spin.  She is also working on her Hipstrings base 12 spin.

Leslie is relistening to The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. She’s reading Pathfinder’s Way by TA White.

Laura is listening to Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia.  She’s reading Water Viper by RJ Blain. She’s also been playing catchup and listening to the KnitmoreGirls

Favorite Things

Silly Cat Couch

What we’re wearing – Leslie is wearing a Weekender

2020 Goals

Clothing Conservation Month – April/May

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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