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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
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