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05

Dec. ’18

Episode 102

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FOs

  • Somer
    • Knitting
      • Pay Day Socks by Leah Oakley using Destination Yarns in “Karachi”
    • Spinning
      • Twin Mommy Creations 100% Domestic Top in “Medley”
  • Katie
    • In the Light by Casey Day-Crosier (Tangerine Designs). Asymmetric shawl knit holding fingering weight double, that transitions/marls into the next color. Also, an applied border that becomes fringe. Using Plucky knitter in a dark navy teal blue, a variegated blue and purple, and a purple pink.

Active WIPS

  • Somer
    • Knitting
      • Nightshift by Andrea Mowry using various handspun
      • Socks on a Plane by Laura Linneman using handspun BFL/silk from Created by Elsie B in the Christmas Time colorway
      • Vanilla Latte socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes using Mint Rain “Witching Hour”
      • Here We Gnome Again by Sarah Schira using Unwind Yarn Company Twinkle sock in gold and white
  • Katie
    • Meld shawl – 2 yarns marled together – plucky knitter oxford
    • Corner 2 corner crochet blanket using Caron worsted weight in a dark purple

Casting on soon:

Katie

  • Mobius shawl is a crochet mobius wrap. I’m going to use Plucky Knitter bulky in Wanderlust.

Somer

Acquisitions

  • Somer
    • Bay Street Yarns DK in “Paradise Lost” – charity for Paradise, CA
    • Shipwrecked Sheep (formerly Bayou City Yarn Co) “Won’t Be Erased” – charity for trans awareness
    • Into the Whirled Superwash Corriedale in “Moxie”
    • Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Iceberg Heather
  • Katie
    • Plucky Knitter Beauregard DK – 60% cashmere, 40% yak, 300 yards

In the Kitchen

  • Pie Squared Cookbook
    • Moroccan Shepherd’s Pie
    • Chocolate Pecan Pie with Chocolate Crust (and salted caramel sauce)

Reading & Watching

 

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02

Apr. ’18

Episode 95

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FOs

Somer

  • Knitting
    • Hidden Gusset mitts by Mone Dräger in Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in “Snap Dragon”
    • Pay Day Socks by Leah Oakley in Unwind Yarn Company Journey Sock in “Lake Frances Sunrise”
  • Spinning
    • 2 Guys Yarn Wensleydale in “Shortcake”
    • Shirsty Cat Designs Merino/Tencel

Active WIPS

Somer

  • Knitting
    • Distract Me sweater by Amanda Woeger in Suburban Stitcher Sock in “Slate Blue” and “Rivers Edge”
    • Vanilla socks using Elemental Fiber Works Polwarth/Silk/Mohair in “Venus”
      • Garter Rib Socks from Sock Architecture by Lara Neel in Unwind Yarn Company Journey Sock in “Bluffs”

Katie

  • Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry. I am using Miss Babs Kaweah DK.
  • Bankhead hat by Susie Gourlay in malabrigo worsted in hummingbird
  • Crochet temperature blanket – granny squares – each round is a day, so 52 squares. Will make 4 extra squares to have 56 – 7×8. I am using a box store worsted in 8 colors.  Up to 26+ squares. I am using this method to join the squares together.

Other Crafty adventures

  • Cross stitch stocking

Acquisitions

Somer

  • Phat Fiber box

Katie

  • No yarn in 3 weeks!

Events

  • DFW Fiber Fest – Somer will be there for a while on Friday

Reading & Watching

Somer

  • Reading
    • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Watching
    • Bright Star musical
    • Love, Simon

Katie

  • Read Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath. Historical romance – 3 stars.
  • Started Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.  It is on hold until I sort out my feelings about this book.
  • Reading Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen. Historical romance.
  • Up next is Wicked Deep by Shea Earnshaw — YA paranormal and witches

In the Kitchen

  • Baking
    • Double Ginger Crumb Cookies
    • Lemon Cookie Cups with a lemon buttercream
  • Non baking
    • Hamburger stroganoff
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15

Mar. ’18

Episode 94

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FOs

  • Somer
    • Spinning
      • Elemental Fiber Works targhee/bamboo/silk in “Kepler 16-b”
      • Elemental Fiber Works BFL/silk in “First Exoplanet”

Active WIPS

  • Somer
    • Knitting
      • Quaker Lines by Susan Ashcroft in handspun Three Waters Farm Rambouillet in “Birds in the Holly”
      • Constellate Hat by Hunter Hammersen in “Stargazing” Kimarie’s Knit Knacks
      • Knitting at the Library cowl by Cori Eichelberg in Open Skies Yarn mini skeins Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind colorways
      • Distract Me sweater by Amanda Woeger in Suburban Stitcher Sock in “Slate Blue” and “Rivers Edge”
      • Argent by Hunter Hammersen in Cascade Heritage Sock in “Royal Blue”
      • Hidden Gusset mitts by Mone Dräger in Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in “Snap Dragon”
    • Spinning
      • 2 Guys Yarn Wensleydale in “Shortcake”
  • Katie
    • Bankhead hat by Susie Gourlay in malabrigo worsted in hummingbird
    • Crochet temperature blanket – granny squares – each round is a day, so 52 squares. Will make 4 extra squares to have 56 – 7×8. I am using a box store worsted in 8 colors.

Other Crafty adventures

  • Cross stitch stocking

Acquisitiions

  • Somer
    • Leading Men Fiber Arts “Starting Point,” “Only Have Eyes for You,” and “Twilight Sparkle”
    • Suburban Stitcher “Slate Blue”
    • Woolen Boon
  • Katie
    • Duck Duck Wool yarn
    • Suburban Stitcher trunk show
    • Fiber from Rock and String Creations
    • Portable yarn bowl from Lone Star Arts

Reading & Watching

In the Kitchen

  • Baking (all recipes from Dorie’s Cookies)
    • Torta Sbrisolona
    • White Chocolate-Lavender Sablés
    • Kamish
    • Peanut Butter Changeups
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20

Oct. ’17

Episode 90

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FOs

  • Somer
    • Knit
      • Riley Rose by Jennifer Lassonde using Stunning String Studios in “Gouda,” “Westminster Blue,” and “Wild Blue Yonder”
      • Circumvolute by Hunter Hammersen using LYDIA Yarn in “Harvest”
      • Simple WPI Toque by Rachel Smith Anderson using Gwynne Spins handspun
      • Pointy Simple WPI Toque in Gwynne Spins handspun
      • Easy Knitted Bangles by Ambah O’Brien
    • Spinning
      • Elemental Fiber Works polwarth/silk/mohair in Titan
      • Elemental Fiber Works merino/tencel in “Enceladus”
      • Naturally Knitty rolags in “Lavender Fields”
  • Katie
    • Gryer by Isabell Kraemer — Gritty Knits merinosaurus worsted in a blue to gray gradient (trilobite, fossil, coelacanth)
  • Darcy
    • Voodoo You Love Me by Susan Claudino — Sheep’s Clothing Acid Rainbow Splash

Active WIPS

  • Katie
    • 2nd Avenue by Amy Miller. Using Plucky Knitter primo fingering and snug fingering.
    • blue sock blank OMG heel sock using a sock blank from Unwind Yarn Company and Plucky Knitter feet.
    • Om Shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted. About 80% done.
  • Somer
    • Knitting
      • Starting Point MKAL by Joji Locatelli using:
        • Undead Yarn Twilight in “Midnight Graveyard”
        • Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick”
        • Haute Knit Yarn Superwash Merino Sock in “Night Owl”
        • Madelinetosh Twist Light in “Paper”
        • Knit Picks Stroll dyed using “Spruce” and “Turquoise”
      • Giant Granny Square blanket
      • Collywobbles by Emily Estrada using Haute Knit Yarn in”Spooky Spooky”
      • Vanilla socks in my handspun (Rock & String Creations BFL/silk in “Caramel Apple Cider”)
    • Spinning
      • Butterfly Girl Designs batt
    • Cross stitch
      • Ouija board
  • Darcy
    • Close to You using Western Sky Knits Single Strand Sock Blank in Cosmic
    • BlueBells socks using Heavenly Fiber Stardust Sock in Firepit
    • Stonework Arrows unknown sock designer in Wonder Woman
    • Fru Ju Hat by Happy Debs using Nerd Girl Yarn (?) Coraline
    • Warthog by Sarah Keen
    • Hand-stamped jewelry available at Slightly Foxed Stuff

Casting on Soon

  • Katie
    • Early Winter by Laura Aylor — can’t decide on yarn or colors.  Started this with Round Table yarns but was having a hard time seeing my stitches/counting the rows.
    • Saturate by Mara Catherine Bryner –Crescent/Pi shaped shawl that fades into various colors. Also has fringe.  I have a batch of yarn wound up that I was going to use for What the Fade by Andrea Mowry, but I don’t want to do all that brioche.  Yarn is Three Irish Girls adorn sock.
    • Gift knitting — want to knit something for my friend from high school with Plucky Knitter Sweater in Black watch. We used to wear black watch plaid kilts.
    • Part Deux Mitts by Amy Miller – striped fingerless mitts – will use leftovers from Vorfreude – Plucky Knitter primo sport in good jeans, avocado toast, and early light.
  • Somer
    • Another pair of socks, probably with Rock & String Creations

 

  • Darcy
    • baby stuff for all those peoples having dem babies
    • More hats

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Hippos — Helping Hippos, Hippo for Halloween, Hippo for Dia de los Meurtos
    • Suburban Stitcher – Rivers Edge    
    • Queen City Yarn – Cheap Seats – colorway for Pigskin Party
    • Ninja Chickens – eco dyed sock blank – overall robins egg blue with leaves and flowers imprinted on it                                     
  • Somer
    • Madelinetosh Vintage in “Slugworth”
  • Darcy
    • Stash shopping

Giveaways

Discontinuing

Jimmy stories

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching

 

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04

Sep. ’17

Episode 89: Harvey Update

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Hurricane Relief Effort Giveaways (Somer’s ideas – open to modifications or suggestions)

  1. Monetary Donations
    1. One entry for every donation to a local organization (links in the Ravelry group) – need to post pic of receipt that shows the name of the organization, no need to show amount donated, no amount is too small
    2. Will run this through the fall, with a prize or prizes every month, to encourage people to give even after the news agencies move on
    3. If you would like to donate a prize, contact Somer, Darcy, or Katie (contact info to the right)
  2. Destash sale
    1. We will start a thread in the Ravelry group where we will offer items up for sale, 100% of proceeds going to hurricane relief. Specific items haven’t been decided on, but will include handspun, knitwear, and whatever else we think people may be interested in.
  3. Knit 2 Together group on Ravelry – this group was formed to help connect people who lost their stash with people who can help rebuild it.

Finished Objects

  • Darcy – ask for details
  • Katie
    • Vorfreude by Monie Ebner using Plucky Knitter primo sport using good jeans, avocado toast, red haven, and early light
    • Gryer by Isabell Kraemer — Plucky Knitter yakpaca in a gray gradient
  • Somer
    • Calm Chaos Cowl – pattern by Sara Gresbach, yarn: Mrs. Crosby Hat Box in “Great Tailed Grackle”
    • Simple Yet Effective Cowl – pattern by tincanknits, yarn: handspun Finn by Three Waters Farm in “Bright Open Sky”
    • Virus Shawl – yarn: Yarn Carnival Fire Dancer in “Shark Week”
    • Handspun
      • Hobbledehoy Rainbow Tidbits
      • Elemental Fiber Works – merino, SW merino, silk in “Europa”

WIPS

  • Darcy – ask for details
  • Katie
    • 2nd Avenue by Amy Miller using Plucky Knitter primo and snug fingering
    • Om shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in wanderlust, social graces, melba, and gilded age
  • Somer
    • Starting Point Wrap – pattern by Joji Locatelli, yarn: Undead Yarn Twilight in “Midnight Graveyard,” Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick,” Haute Knit Yarn Superwash Sock in “Night Owl,” Madelinetosh Twist Light in “Paper,” Knit Picks Bare handdyed by me in “Turquoise” and “Spruce”
    • Collywobbles – pattern by Emily Estrada (fibretown/chainoffools), yarn: Haute Knit Yarn Jimmy Sock in “Spooky Spooky”
    • Bob & Weave Socks – pattern by Susie White, yarn: Unwind Yarn Company Twinkle Sock in “Lake Frances Sunrise”
    • Riley Rose – pattern by Jennifer Lassonde, yarn: Stunning String Creations Smashing Sock in “Gouda,” “Wild Blue Yonder,” and “Westminster Blue”
    • Spinning – Elemental Fiber Works Polwarth/Silk/Mohair in “Titan”

Casting on Soon

  • Darcy – ask for details
  • Katie
    • Early Winter by Laura Aylor using Round Table Yarn in Tristan (100% merino sport). Using 2 shades of purple and a medium gray.
  • Somer
    • Something handspun
    • Something with fall-themed yarn
    • Ouija board cross stitch

Acquisitions

  • Darcy
  • Katie
  • Somer
    • Elemental Fiber Works August club shipment – First Exoplanet

Upcoming Events

  • Stitches Texas – probably/possibly?

In the Kitchen

  • Somer
    • Chewy Brownies
    • Banana Nut Muffins
    • Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
    • Skinnytaste Chicken Enchiladas
    • Skinnytaste Goulash with Sauerkraut

Reading/Watching

  • Darcy
  • Katie – rereading Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
  • Somer
    • Hunting Season by Nevada Barr
    • Ozark
    • TV-watching dominated by hurricane coverage
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19

Jul. ’17

Episode 87

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Episode 87

FOs

 

Spinning

 

  • Gynx Yarn Masham in “Pumpkin Patch”

  • Butterfly Girl hot pink/orange batt
  • Elemental Fiber Works polwarth/silk in “Mars”

 

  • Katie
  • Hemrick by Lynn Di Cristina using madtosh dk twist in cosmic silver
  • Sunday Shawl by Alia Bland using Plucky Knitter primo worsted (crochet shawl)

 

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Vorfreude by Monie Ebner using Plucky Knitter primo sport using good jeans, avocado toast, red haven, and early light
  • Somer


Knitting

    • Whiz Bang Socks by Sara Shoo in Kimarie Yarn in “Bluebonnet”
    • Starting Point MKAL by Joji Locatelli using:
      • Undead Yarn Twilight in “Midnight Graveyard”
      • Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick”
      • Haute Knit Yarn Superwash Merino Sock in “Night Owl”
      • Madelinetosh Twist Light in “Paper”
      • Knit Picks Stroll dyed using “Spruce” and “Turquoise”
    • Giant Granny Square blanket
    • Riley Rose by Jennifer Lassonde using Stunning String Studio in Gouda, Westminster Blue, & Wild Blue Yonder
    • Mince Pie Mayhem socks by Alice Yu from Socktopus using A Riot of Color tweed in “Spring Meadow”
    • Herbivore by Stephen West using Hedgehog Fibers Sock in “Pod”

 

Cross Stitch

  • Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Parks
  • Darcy
    • Close to You using Western Sky Knits Single Strand Sock Blank in Cosmic
    • BlueBells socks using Heavenly Fiber Stardust Sock in Firepit
    • Stonework Arrows unknown sock designer in Wonder Woman
    • Patch in My Heart’s Creation Donagal DK and Knit Picks Donagal DKs

 

Casting on Soon

  • Katie
    • Gryer by Isabell Kraemer — Plucky Knitter yakpaca in a gray gradient and then a second one in Gritty Knits merinosaurus worsted in a blue to gray gradient
    • Early Winter by Laura Aylor using Round Table Yarn in Tristan (100% merino sport). Using 2 shades of purple and a medium gray.
    • Trying to find another shawl to crochet – possible choices are the Virus Shawl or Lost in Time Shawl by Johanna Lindahl

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Haul from HFF — too much to talk about
      • Round Table – Yarn for an Early Winter by Laura Aylor
      • Gritty Knits – mystery yarn in merinosaurus worsted – use for a Gryer
    • Open Skies Yarn – Summer Skies colorway

 

  • Somer
    • Diana Couture owlet bag in Stranger Things fabric
    • Barn Owl Fibers gradient sock cake in “Avocado”
    • Heavenly Fibers targhee braid
    • Vice Yarns Paradigm Shift
    • Independence Farmstead Fibers “Spring Lamb” Green Tea (green tea with lemongrass and mint)
    • Muddy Soap
    • Wrist ruler
    • Madelinetosh Vintage in “Wonka Wash”
    • Elemental Fiber Works in “Trappist 1-e”
    • The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

 

  • Darcy
    • Brazen Stitchery sock blank – Harmony Sock – kitty faces!!!
    • Kid Kat Ranch – purple and teal
    • My Heart’s Creation Donagal DK
    • Heavenly Fiber Stardust Sock in Firepit
    • Diana Couture Yarn Owl bag in purple gargoyles fabric
    • KC’s Pockets To Go in lavender unicorn fabric
    • Needle-felted eyeballs from Wild Dahlia
    • 20+ stitch markers from swap

 

Upcoming Events

  • Stitches Texas

 

In the Kitchen

 

Reading & Watching

 

  • Katie
    • Read Addicted to the Duke by Bronwen Evans. Historical romance that is set at sea and involves opium addiction.
    • Finished The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye. This is historical fantasy set in Imperial Russia. This is the sequel to The Crown’s Game , where two enchanters (magicians) must fight to the death to become the royal enchanter.
    • Read The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein. This is sort of a prequel to Code Name Verity. Julie is a teenager (15 or so), and comes home a few days early for summer break without telling anyone.  She wanders off from the estate and mysteriously ends up in the hospital injured. YA historical fiction set before WWII, where Code Name verity is set in WWII.
    • Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead and is #2 in  The Glittering Court series. The series is about three very different girls and their journey to the school and finding husbands and the mysteries of their backgrounds.  I didn’t like the first book very much (gave it one star! – see my review here), so I gambled on reading this one.
    • I was feeling the need for some vampires, so I read The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires by Molly Harper.  It is part romance, mystery, and suspense. Kind of a fluffy romance with a super alpha vampire and a fluffy heroine who runs a concierge service for vampires.

 

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13

Jun. ’17

Episode 86

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Episode 86

FOs

 

  • Somer

    Knitting

    • Chunky Dean Street Hat by Nina Machlin Dayton using Malabrigo Mecha in “Polar Morn”
    • Gridelin by Hunter Hammersen using Shaefer Yarn Company Heather

Spinning

 

  • Rock & String Creations BFL/silk in “Caramel Apple Cider” (460 yards)

 

  • Two Guys Yarn BFL/Silk in “Spring Blooms” (156 yards)
  • Elemental Fiber Works Merino/Tencel in “Earth” (400 yards)
  • Bobbin leftovers (Rock & String + Elemental Fiber Works (100 yards)

 

  • Katie
  • Feyre shawl by Shannon Cook using Plucky Knitter scholar in wanderlust and small batch 21.
  • Corner to Corner blanket by Catherine J. Watson. Crocheting a small blanket using partial skeins of Three Irish Girls Springvale worsted.

 

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Hemrick by Lynn Di Cristina using madtosh dk twist in cosmic silver
    • 2nd Avenue by Amy Miller using Plucky Knitter primo and snug fingering
    • Vorfreude by Monie Ebner using Plucky Knitter primo sport using good jeans, avocado toast, red haven, and early light
    • Yowza weigh it shawl by Susan B. Anderson using Miss Babs yowza in Petulant (various shades of purples and pink-purples)
    • Sunday Shawl by Alia Bland using Plucky Knitter primo worsted (crochet shawl)
  • Somer


Knitting

    • Whiz Bang Socks by Sara Shoo in Kimarie Yarn in “Bluebonnet”
    • Starting Point MKAL by Joji Locatelli using:
      • Undead Yarn Twilight in “Midnight Graveyard”
      • Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick”
      • Haute Knit Yarn Jimmy Sock in “Night Owl”
      • Madelinetosh Twist Light in “Paper”
      • Knit Picks Stroll dyed using “Spruce” and “Turquoise”
    • Giant Granny Square blanket
    • Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey using Happy Feet Dye for Me dyed using “Spruce”
    • Color Study by Karalee Harding using Daizy Knits in Wicked Cool and SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in
    • A little work on Riley Rose by Jennifer Lassonde

 

Spinning

  • Next up Gynx Yarn Masham in “Pumpkin”

Cross Stitch

  • Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Parks

 

  • Darcy
    • Socks using Knit Picks Felici in “Hummingbird”
    • Mermaid by Clare Garland using cotton yarn from stash

 

Casting on Soon

 

  • Darcy
    • Age of Brass and Steam kerchief by Orange Flower Yarn using …. ?

Acquisitions

  • Katie

 

  • Somer
    • MadelineTosh Vintage in “Snozberries”
    • Must Stash Yarn “Over the Rainbow”
    • I Dream of Yarn: A Knit and Crochet Coloring Book by Franklin Habit

 

  • Darcy
    • Project bag from a coworker
    • Project bag from Comicpalooza

Upcoming Events

  • Houston Fiber Fest
    • Somer, Darcy, and Katie
  • Probably Stitches Texas

 

In the Kitchen

 

  • Darcy
    • Garden gone wild!

Reading & Watching

 

  • Katie
    • Read The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares. I gave it 2 stars because of the family dynamics and animosity. Sasha and Ray share 3 sisters and a bedroom, but have never met…
    • Almost finished with Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray. This is YA science fiction set in space. Noemi is trying to save her world, but encounters the ultimate mech (robot), Abel who was abandoned 30 years ago on his spaceship. There is an interstellar war going on, and Noemi is on a mission to stop the collapse of one the star gates.

 

 

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03

Oct. ’16

Episode 78: Summer Reading KAL Prizes

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FOs

  • Katie
    • April Snow by Knitterella (Jill Zielinski) using Plucky Knitter Snug fingering (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% alpaca) in Wanderlust, Plucky Knitter primo fingering in Pink Champagne on Ice, and Spun Right Round Snappy Sock in Shock Star
    • Paris Toujours by Isabell Kraemer knit with The Plucky Knitter Crew in Magnet & Stee
  • SomerKnitting

 

    • Moab Shawl – pattern by verybusymonkey, yarn was my handspun from WC Mercantile
    • Dragon’s Egg Bowl – started out as pattern by Graffic Designs (Ovum Dracona Drawstring Bag) but I didn’t have enough yarn, yarn was my handspun from a Gritty Knits batt in “Patina”

Spinning

  • Three Waters Farm 100% Polwarth in “Sky Behind the Trees,” will ply with another Three Waters Farm “The Light in the Trees”

 

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Riley Rose shawl by Jennifer Lassonde, using Plucky Knitter bello fingering in princess phone, medieval, high cotton and primo fingering in breakfast on 5th
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams– 3 pairs!!
      • Rock & String Creations using colorway Bleeding Heart
      • KnitCircus Greatest of Ease in Twister Stripes
      • Quaere Fiber – special colorway for Socktober 2016 with the Carolina Fiber Girls
  • SomerKnitting
    • Vanilla socks by Susan B. Anderson, using Rock and String Creations in “Appalachian Autumn”
    • No. 2 Pencil Socks, using Yarn Enabler yarn in No. 2 Pencil, incorporates OMG Heel by Megan Williams and Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes
    • Riley Rose shawl by Jennifer Lassonde, using Stunning String Studio in Wild Blue Yonder, Westminster Blue, and Gouda
    • Color Study by Karalee Harding using Daizie Knits Hardy (discontinued base) in Wicked Cool with SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Boysenberry

Spinning

    • Three Waters Farm 100% Polwarth “The Light in the Trees”

Casting on soon!

  • Katie
    • Om shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in wanderlust, social graces, melba, and gilded age

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • OCD sock yarn from Must Stash in Autumn Afterglow
    • Yarn from Stitches Texas (Stunning String Studio, Twisted Owl Fiber Studio, Fresh from the Cauldron, Gynx Yarns)
  • Somer
    • Elemental Fibers Visions of Fiber club – colorways based on NASA/JPL’s Visions of the Future poster series. The third was Earth on ______
    • Stitches Texas acquisitions: Stunning String Creations fingering in Wild Blue Yonder, Westminster Blue, and Gouda; Twisted Owl Fiberworks Worsted in “Cosmos,” DK minis in “Slate” and “Papaya”; Undead Yarn Self Striping in the Vamphyri base in “Troll”; Gynx Yarns self striping in “Gingerbread House” and fiber in “Pumpkin Patch” (either Masham or BFL); Hedgehog Fibres sock yarn in “Pod”; bag from Kitchen Counter Crafter

Other Crafty Pursuits

  • Somer
    • Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Parks club

Summer Reading KAL Prizes

  • Short story – Rock & String Creations, phoenixfire
  • Novel – Somer’s handspun, crouchingcheese
  • Chunkster – Daizie Knits, lmecoll
  • Boxed set – Undead Yarn, CrazyKnittingFool
  • Chatter thread – sock blocker keychain, JillSerenity; Diana Couture DPN holder, EKellyO

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching

  • Katie
    • Nothing exciting to share

 

 

 

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24

Jun. ’16

Episode 73

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FOs

  • Katie
    • Reyna shawl by Noora Laivola using Savvy Skeins Comal sock in Midway
    • Rae by Cassie Munksgard using Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran in Petal Pusher
    • Bon Bon Toque by Tin Can Knits using Madtosh Vintage in Manor
    • Paddle Mitts by Tin Can Knits using Madtosh Dk Twist in Nassau Blue
  • Somer

    Knitting

 

  • Sumner by Woolly Wormhead using Knit Picks Stroll in “Tree Fort”

 

   Spinning

Active WIPS

  • Katie
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams using Nomadic Yarns Trusty Sock in Tinsel Tree
    • Sophisticated Traveler by Cassie Munksgard using Plucky Knitter traveler sport in magnet & steel and Sophisticate (50% Merino, 30% Mohair, 20% Silk) in Bedrock
    • Yowza weigh it shawl #4 by Susan B. Anderson using Miss Babs Yowza in Beautiful Dreamer
    • Gather by Tin Can Knits using Daizie Knits Dewy DK in Purple
  • Somer

    Knitting
    • Harvest by Tincanknits using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Targhee Worsted in Hot Rod Red
    • Inverness Diamond Mitts by Daniela Richardson using handspun from Brazen Stitchery in “Simply Irresistible”
    • Wide Open Spaces by Sara Gresbach in Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in “Purple Rain”
    • Thames Fingerless Gloves by Taiga Hilliard in Neon Unicorn Studios String of Pearl Sock in “Mellow Rainbow” (this is a new name for the shop – I believe it was MunchkinMama on Etsy before & the base itself appears to be discontinued

Spinning

    • Brazen Stitchery Merino/Bamboo/Nylon in “Cadbury Eggs for Breakfast”

Casting on soon!

  • Katie
  • Somer
    • I’m pretty satisfied with my current projects right now, for once.

Other crafty pursuits

  • Zoom loom clone

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Speckles from Plucky
  • Somer
    • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sock of the Month skein from Neeley’s Knits

Events

  • Houston Fiber Fest, June 24-25, 2015 in Cypress, Texas. Katie will probably be there Friday. All 3 of us (and then some) will be there on Saturday.
  • Into the Wool Fiber Retreat, September 1-4, 2016 in Crossville, TN (Somer & Katie will be there).

Summer Reading KAL

For full details see the Ravelry group, but here are the basics.

The Summer Reading KAL will run from June 1 – September 30.

WIPs count.

Categories

  • Short story – projects 50-100 yards
  • Novel – projects 100-400 yards
  • Chunkster – projects 400+ yards
  • Boxed set – multiple projects that together equal at least 50 yards – perfect for sock yarn squares, hexipuffs, washcloths, bookmarks, etc.
  • Chatter thread – if you don’t want to bother with measuring yardage, just post in the chatter thread.
  • Cookbook club – The winning vote for June/July was smitten kitchen. Recipes from the website or the cookbook are fine. Voting for August’s selection will open in mid-July. Post recipe reviews and pictures of what you cook in the thread on the Ravelry group.

We’ll have prizes for, at the least, the chatter thread and each of the yardage threads. Specific prizes will be posted once we’ve decided. If you would like to donate a prize, you can email us at kitchenstitchespodcast@gmail.com or PM someryarns, kayteebe, or slightlyfoxed on Ravelry.

Prizes (this list will be updated as we get more prizes):

  • Handspun by Somer – specific skein to be decided

In the Kitchen

  • Somer
    • Down House – shrimp & grits
    • Cheesy Cheeseless Scrambled Eggs with Burst Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic Bacon from Cravings by Chrissie Teigen
    • Homemade ice cream

Reading & Watching

  • Katie
    • Finished Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh (adult fiction) – highly recommend any of her books if you like literary fiction
    • Finished I Kissed a Rogue by Shana Galen (historical romance)
    • Finished A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin (YA fiction, sorta historical with a smidge of action and romance)
    • Starting The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye (YA fantasy, romance, and Russia)
  • Somer
    • Finished The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (#2 in The Raven Cycle)
    • Finished The Battle of the Sun by Jeanette Winterson
    • Reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (#3 in The Raven Cycle)

 

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14

Feb. ’16

Episode 67: That Yarn Is a Pretty Pretty Pony

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In the Kitchen talk starts at 67 minutes
Reading and Watching talk starts at 74 minutes

Active WIPS

  • Katie
    • Delicada mitts by Karen Troyer Ladman using Plucky Knitter Sweater in poppycock (a navy blue with teal undertones) 1st mitt done, about a third through the second one. This was a test knit.
    • Rose City rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner –  1 sock done, 2nd sock on heel flap, using some self-striping yarn that was old stash
    • Zane shawl by Ambah O’Brien using Plucky Knitter traveler DK
  • Somer
    • Leona Dare by Elizabeth Green Musselman, using Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in Summer Skin and Slate
    • Hitofude by Hiroko Fukatsu, using Miss Babs Katahdin in Ivys
    • Vanilla socks with OMG heel, using handspun BFL nylon Greenwood Fiberworks in Mallard colorway
    • super-secret project for the 2 Knit Lit Chicks swap, using Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in Nightshade
    • spinning merino gradient set from W.C. Mercantile that I picked up at the quilt festival
  • Darcy
    • Cirque shawlette – by Cristina Mershon (Quick Crocheted Accessories), using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi
    • Crochet Creeper – by Katie Bobbitt (free), using Green Ray Worsted

Recent FOs

  • Katie
    • Bradway shawl by Shannon Cook, knit with Plucky Knitter scholar in big sky, herbe, and wintry mix
    • Marled hat by The Plucky Knitter, knit with Plucky scholar in tapenade and bello worsted in french laundry
    • Seacliff Loop by Ien Sie, knit with Plucky Knitter primo fingering held double. I used bastille, vintage icebox, and two drifters.
    • So Fly hat by Justyna Lorkowska (Lete), using Plucky Knitter bello worsted in selvedge, a nice medium blue (dark cornflower/country blue)
  • Somer
    • The Nursery Cat by Sara Elizabeth Kellner, knit with handspun made from Fat Cat Knits Corriedale Cross Combed Top
    • Flotsam by Allie Coffey (Needs More Purple designs/craftieallie), knit with handspun King Tut by Kitty Mine Crafts (merino/tussah silk/stellina)
    • Never Shall Meet by Clothesline Designs (quiltercaroline on Ravelry), knit with FibroFibers Nightfall Shawl Ball in Into the Wool 2014 Exclusive colorway
    • Clue Shawl by verybusymonkey, knit with Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in Tart
    • (spinning) Three Waters Farm Falkland 2-ply in Maple Leaf Rag
  • Darcy
    • Niles the Crocodile – Deb Richey (Crochet One-Skein Wonders), knit with sparkly green acrylic
    • Darcy shawlette – Karrie Steinmetz (free) , knit with Colinette Jitterbug Venezia colorway

Casting on soon!

  • Katie
    • Not sure…have yarn pulled for a Buccanneer shawl, but Malabrigo march starts March 1st, so probably a couple hats or mitts. Depends if my KAL suggestions get picked.
  • Somer
    • Slipped Ridge hat by Wooly Wormhead
    • Something with handspun Clown College from Twist Fiber Studio – maybe Honey Cowl
    • Moab Shawl by verybusymonkey – in my quest to always have something on the needles by verybusymonkey, I’m going to cast this on as soon as I’ve finished the fiber I’m currently spinning

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • 2 skeins of Regia Arne & Carlos sock yarn and a skein of Swans Island worsted
    • Yarn from Panorama Fiber Arts – 3 cakes of socky bombs (sock blanks dyed in gradient/various colors), a skein of Aussie DK, and a skein of Mandala sock. This was from a trunk show at Yarntopia on Saturday 2/6/16
    • 2 skeins of Plucky Knitter Lodge Worsted

 

  • Somer
    • Bday happened!
      • Patterns:
      • New telephoto camera lens 
      • Cross stitch Star Wars/owls pattern & Pluto pendant
      • Madelinetosh DK in Baroque Violet 
      • Madelinetosh DK in Arctic
      • Knitting Gauge ruler by Ann Budd 
      • Fine Things for Plain Occasions by Hunter Hammersen (from mom)
      • Bought a sweater’s quantity of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Targhee Worsted in Hot Rod Red but haven’t received it yet
    • Non-bday
      • Regia Arne & Carlos sock yarn
      • Niddy noddy
      • Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner from Lush

Events

  • Into the Wool Fiber Retreat: Somer and Katie are attending
  • Yellow Rose Fiber Fiesta: Somer and Katie are probably attending
  • Houston Fiber Fest: Somer, Darcy, and Katie all plan to attend, but maybe not together

In the Kitchen

Lemony lemons:

  • Somer
    • Lemon bars from Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook
  • Darcy
    • Poppy Lemon Pound Cake and Lemon Sponge Cake from Better Homes and Garden Cookbook
    • limoncello from Confessions of a Foodie blog

 

Other stuff:

  • Somer
    • Miso-Honey Chicken from Blue Apron

Reading & Watching

  • Katie
    • Finished reading Winter by Marissa Meyer
    • Watching Outlander and Black Sails
  • Somer
    • finished Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
    • finished On the Move by Oliver Sacks
    • finished Firestorm by Nevada Barr
    • Currently reading The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
    • binge-watched Mr. Robot over MLK weekend
    • binge-watched Jessica Jones (still haven’t finished)
    • X-Files
    • Grease Live
    • Shannara
  • Darcy
    • Finished with the Girl The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente
    • Currently reading with the Girl The 21 Balloons by William Pène du Bois
    • Currently reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer
    • Watching Foyle’s War off and on with the Husband

Come join the Kitchen Stitches Ravelry group!

 

 

 

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