Ep730 – Naked Cake

Leslie is working on her  Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base and has switched main colors. She’s also knitting on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh using US 1.5 needles and 72 stitches

Laura is on for the Carbeth Cardigan out of Germantown Bulky.  She is having to go down to a size 7 and 8 needles.She has swatched for 2 vests.  The first is the Bibliotea using Kim Dyes Yarn Handspun in Rambo/Silk. The second is the Anjou Slipover using handspun and a commercial yarn (Gilliatt).

Leslie finished nothing

Laura has finished her socks using opal yarn and size 00 needles. She is worked them over 60 stitches.

Leslie spun nothing

Laura has spun some Shetland/silk from Into the Whirled in the Vampires in Venice colorway (120 yards of a 3-ply). She has started spinning a 3-ply yarn out of a Hello Yarn club colorway (Sour) on corriedale 

Leslie is listening to Hyperion by Dan Simmons (sci-fi).  She is reading These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (queer sci-fi)

Laura has been fixated on hockey. She’s been watching the women’s olympic games as well as all the other Olympic coverage.  

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

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Ep729 – Maintaining Existence

Leslie is working on her  Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base and has switched main colors. She’s also knitting on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh using US 1.5 needles and 72 stitches

Laura has knit on a pair of socks using opal yarn and size 00 needles. She is working over 60 stitches. Laura has cast on for the Carbeth Cardigan out of Germantown Bulky.  She is having to go down to a size 7 and 8 needles.

Leslie finished nothing

Laura has finished her G8t Gingham hat by Jessie Maed out of some stash yarn and handspun.

Leslie spun nothing

Laura has started some Shetland/silk from Into the Whirled in the Vampires in Venice colorway.

Leslie is listening to Parasite by Mira Grant (sci-fi).  She read The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (military sci-fi)

Laura has been fixated on hockey. She’s been watching the women’s olympic games as well as all the other Olympic coverage.  

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

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Ep728 – Questionable Trivia

Leslie is working on her  Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base and has switched main colors. She’s also knitting on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh using US 1.5 needles and 72 stitches

Laura has knit on a pair of socks using opal yarn and size 00 needles. She is working over 60 stitches. She has also cast on the G8t Gingham hat by Jessie Maed out of some stash yarn and handspun. Laura has cast on for the Carbeth Cardigan out of Germantown Bulky.  She is having to go down to a size 7 and 8 needles.

Leslie finished Advent 2020 sweater by Heleen’s Knithouse using a Suburban Stitcher Advent kit

Leslie spun nothing

Laura has started some Shetland/silk from Into the Whirled in the Vampires in Venice colorway.

Leslie is listening to Parasite by Mira Grant.  She read Confessions of a Trash Droid (sci-fi) and is currently reading The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler (military sci-fi)

Laura has been fixated on hockey.  She’s been watching the Penguins play and reading Long Game by Rachel Reid (adult m/m sports romance)  Next up is the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews.

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

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Ep727 – Progress is Progress

Leslie is working on her  Men Brial out of Why Knot in the Spunky base and is working on the left front. She’s close to finishing Advent 2020 sweater by Heleen’s Knithouse using a Suburban Stitcher Advent kit and still knitting on a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh using US 1.5 needles and 72 stitches

Laura has knit on a pair of socks using opal yarn and size 00 needles. She is working over 60 stitches. She has also cast on the G8t Gingham hat by Jessie Maed out of some stash yarn and handspun. Laura has cast on for the Carbeth Cardigan out of Germantown Bulky.  She is having to go down to a size 7 and 8 needles.

Leslie finished Peter from Sophia’s Duck Collection, picked up in a shop in Scotland.

Leslie spun nothing

Laura finished some Hello Yarn BFL in the Pink Treacle colorway.  She spun it long draw and has 2700 yards of a 2-ply. She is also spinning a marled sock yarn out of Wound up fiber arts mini pack.

Leslie is relistening to Tell Me Its Real by TJ Klune (M/m modern romance) and Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (fantasy horror). She finished God’s Junk Drawer by Peter Clines and The King In Yellow by Robert Chambers. She started Confessions of a Trash Droid (sci-fi)

Laura has been fixated on hockey.  She’s been watching the Penguins play and reading Long Game by Rachel Reid (adult m/m sports romance) She also read the whole Him series by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen (adult m/m).

Laura’s website

Favorite Things:

Discord link: knit girllls discord

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