Episode 375 – Aim to Misbehave

 

Leslie is knitting the Shisui Shrug by Suzanne Somer out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in the colors “great sweater debate” and “minty fresh”.  She swatched for Cypress by Jared Flood in Queensland Kathmandu Aran and for Jord lace vest out of Harrisville Designs Turbine in Gatehouse.

 

Laura is knitting socks. They are out of TurtlePurl Yarns in the “Aim to Misbehave” colorway.  She’s also knitting on the Marshmallow Mitts from the Great White North ebook by Tin Can Knits.  She is using some 3-ply handspun out of a batt from KnitSpinFarm.  She is also knitting the snowman from the Wicked Chickens holiday kit.

 

Leslie finished a pair of socks out of Simply Sock yarn Poste in the Holiday, FL.

 

Laura finished a pair of tube socks for Julia out of Dashing Dachs Sportweight in the Poison Apple colorway.  These were knit from the toe up (cast on 16 total stitches and increase to 48, knit 8.5 inches then do 2 inches of 2×2 ribbing).  She also finished a handspun boomerang out of Knit Spin Farm Unicorn batt (2 ply woolen spun).

 

Laura’s been working on her Advent Spins from her calendar from Barber Black Sheep.  She is also spinning on some Ramboulette from Hello Yarn in the Breathless Air colorway.

 

Leslie is still reading the Dowser Series. She’s listening to The Way of Kings.

 

Laura read Amid the Winter Snow: A Holiday Anthology and is listening to The School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

 

Favorite Things:

 

SSK Lottery

Woodburning xmas

Candle Making

 

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Episode 374 – Solving Problems Since Forever

Leslie is knitting the Shisui Shrug by Suzanne Somer out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in the colors “great sweater debate” and “minty fresh”.  She’s also working on a pair of socks out of Simply Sock yarn Poste in the Holiday, FL. She swatched for Cypress by Jared Flood in Queensland Kathmandu Aran.

 

Laura is knitting socks. They are out of TurtlePurl Yarns in the “Aim to Misbehave” colorway.  She’s also knitting on the Martina Behm Tough & Toasty out of handspun and Socks Vs Fingerless Mitts out of Opal Advent skeins.

 

Leslie finished a Chubby Brioche Hat out of Madelinetosh Home in Electric Rainbow.  She also finished the Gramps Cardigan

 

Laura finished a pair of socks out Desert Vista Dyeworks in “You’re a mean one” and a Vermonteer out of Spun Right Round Big Rad Bulky in Glowbug.

 

Laura’s been working on her Advent Spins.

 

Leslie read Cupcakes, Trinkets, and other Deadly Magic (Dowser Series). She’s listening to Tell Me It’s Real and The Way of Kings.

 

Laura started and abandoned Born Wicked by Jessica Spottswood

 

Favorite Things:

 

SSK Lottery

 

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Episode 373 – Actual Friends

 

Leslie is knitting the Shisui Shrug by Suzanne Somer out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in the colors “great sweater debate” and “minty fresh”.  She’s also working on a pair of socks out of Simply Sock yarn Poste in the Holiday, FL.

 

Laura is knitting socks. They are out of Desert Vista Dyeworks in “You’re a mean one.”

 

Leslie finished a pair of plain socks out of Nomadic Knits Americana colorway.  For real this time.

 

Laura finished a pair of socks out Lollipop yarn is an unknown colorway.  She also finished an Astra cowl out of KnitSpinFarm handspun and Fern Fibers.  Laura also knit a Tchaikovsky hat out Hedgehog DK in the truffle colorwar.

Laura spun a 3 ply of Into the Whirled in the “Tinkerbell’s Unmentionables” colorway.  It is Falkland.  She got 210 yards.

 

Leslie read The Consumption of Magic by TJ Klune.  She finished listening to We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby and started This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare by Gabourey Sidibe

 

Laura is reading Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson.. She just finished In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C Davis

 

Favorite Things:

 

SSK Lottery Entries accepted now until 12/3/17

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Leslie’s first holiday gift

 

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Episode 372 – Linen Habits

Leslie is knitting the Shisui Shrug by Suzanne Somer out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in the colors “great sweater debate” and “minty fresh”.  She’s also working on a pair of socks out of Simply Sock yarn Poste in the Holiday, FL.

 

Laura is knitting two pairs of socks.  One is out of Lollipop yarn is an unknown colorway.  The second is out of Desert Vista Dyeworks in “You’re a mean one.”

 

Leslie finished Glama Wrap by Kirsten Kapur.

 

Laura finished All-ways cowl by Laura Nelkin.  It is being knit out of Old Rusted Chair in the Rainbow Trout colorway.

 

Laura spun a loop bump in the lagoon colorway.  It is 620 yards of a chain ply.

 

Leslie spun Knit Spin Farm – 2 batts: One of a Kind and Witches & Pumpkins.  266yds of 2ply.

 

Leslie read How to Tame A Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks and started The Consumption of Magic by TJ Klune.  She joined the Audible Romance monthly package for $6.95 and has listened to How To Drive A Dragon Crazy by GA Aiken.  Currently listening to We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby.

 

Laura is reading Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

 

Favorite Things:

 

SSK Lottery Entries accepted now until 12/3/17

Butterfly Shawl

Magical Fiber Fantasy

Queen City Yarns

La Bien Aimee

String Theory Colorworks

 

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