Ep674 – Wandering Lipstick

Leslie has worked on a Oban Cardigan by Thea Colman out of Brooklyn Tweed shelter and started the Faded Rib Pup Sweater by Stephen West

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and itw handspun. Laura is also working on a pair of socks using Nomadic Yarns in an unknown Halloween colorway (size 0s, 60 stitches around).  She is also working on a basic slouchy hat using size 4 needles and Suburban Stitcher DK.

Leslie finished a Little Bunny from Susan B. Anderson’s woodland ornaments collection. 

Laura finished nothing

Laura some Republica Unicornia in the Unicorn Smoothie colorway (rambo) and some Hello Yarn falkland in the birdsong colorway.  She just needs to wind them off and give them a wash,  She is currently spinning Into the Whirled in the Always Say Goodbye on Superwash Cheviot. 

Leslie is spinning a “Lite Brite” batt from Loop! On her Daedalus Starling

Leslie has been catching up on Rewilding Jude and is reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig in the Shepherd King series (m/f fantasy). She started playing Mario & Luigi Brothership on the Nintendo Switch.

Laura is reading lots of hockey romances.  She is listening to Richard Osman, We Solve Murders (adult mystery)

Favorite Things:

Maryland Sheep and Wool Winterfest classes (still room in Socks 101 and Use Your Fiber Stash)

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep673 – Unicorn Smoothie

Leslie has worked on a Oban Cardigan by Thea Colman out of Brooklyn Tweed shelter and is casting on the Woodland Bunny from the Barrett Wool Co’s ornament collection.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and itw handspun. Laura is also working on a pair of socks using Nomadic Yarns in an unknown Halloween colorway (size 0s, 60 stitches around).  She is also working on a basic slouchy hat using size 4 needles and Suburban Stitcher DK.

Leslie finished a Little Squirrel from Susan B. Anderson’s woodland ornaments collection. 

Laura finished a Holiday Doodle Cup cozy using leftover handspun bits.  She also finished a basic hat (Cast on 96 stitches on dk weight, ribbing for 5 inches, stockinette for 5 inches, K10, k2tog decrease section) out of Honeygold Acres on size 4 needles.

Laura has finished spinning the rest of the ITW grey corriedale in the just pretentious enough colorway for her Layla.  She has also spun some Republica Unicornia in the Unicorn Smoothie colorway (rambo) and is currently spinning some Hello Yarn falkland in the birdsong colorway.

Leslie has been catching up on Rewilding Jude and is reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig in the Shepherd King series (m/f fantasy). 

Laura is reading lots of hockey romances.  She tried the Will Trent book series by Karen Slaughter but abandoned around an hour in.

Favorite Things:

Stash Dash

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep672 – I Need This To Not Be Weird

Leslie has worked on a Farmhouse Cardigan by Amy Christoffers out of Why Knot Yarns Scholar base in Red Spire and a pair of socks of Knitterly Things in the Crossroads colorway. She’s also crocheting a baby blanket.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and itw handspun. 

Leslie finished a Rock It Tee by Tanis out of handspun by Laura in the SSK 2024 fiber.

Laura finished her Haunted House Cowl by Tellybean Knits and a Playtime sweater out of Another Crafty girl from her roll the dyes club based on Three Sisters.

Laura has no spinning to talk about this week.

Leslie relistened to 14 by Peter Clines and is reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig in the Shepherd King series (m/f fantasy). 

Laura has finished The Traditional Bowyer’s Bible vol2 . She is currently watching all the hockey. 

Favorite Things:

Stash Dash

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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Ep671 – Are You Calling Me Dirty?

Leslie has worked on a Rock It Tee by Tanis out of handspun by Laura in the SSK 2024 fiber.

  Laura is working on the Layla cardigan out of MDK atlas and itw handspun.  She is picking back up her Haunted House Cowl by Tellybean Knits. She also started a pair of teeny-tiny mitts out of Knitted Wit DK in the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park.  She also cast on a Playtime sweater out of Another Crafty girl from her roll the dyes club based on Three Sisters.

Leslie finished the Wave of Change pullover by Denise Bayron out of Berroco Remix 

Laura finished a pair of socks out of a sock tube cranked out of teeny button studio a few years ago. 

Laura has plied her sparkle fiber from Honeygold Acres in the Spring field colorway.  It is 30% white stellena and 70% Merino and she got 270yds of a 3ply.  She also finished the last braid of the Still Life colorway from Kim Dyes Yarn and got 750yds of a 2ply.  She spun and plied some Hello Yarn in the Thorn Apple colorway for 400yds of a 2ply.

Leslie is listening to Familiar by Leah Bardugo and re-reading One Dark Crown by Rachel Gillig, the first book in the Shepherd King series (m/f fantasy). 

Laura has finished reading the Summertide Chronicles (m/m fantasy) by Sam Burns.  She is currently watching all the hockey.

Favorite Things:

Stash Dash

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

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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