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Recording 10/26/19….

FOs

• Somer
  
  • Knitting
    
    • Half Moon Tee by Dragon Hoard Designs using Lazy Cat Yarn Opulence (MSC) in “Time and Space” and Endurance in “Upgraded” and “Amber Waves”
    • My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Desert Vista Dyeworks in “Zombody’s Eating Candy Corn”
    • Depth Cowl by talitha kuomo using The Fiber Seed Sprout DK in “Dirty Seahorse”
    • Vanilla Bean-inspired socks using Scrumptious Purl in “Double Shot of Tequila”
    • Riley Rose Cowl by Jennifer Lassonde using Miss Babs Yummy Toes in “Caph,” “Wand Flower,” and “Hops”
      
  • Spinning
    
    • Brazen Stitchery merino/bamboo/nylon in “Cadbury Eggs for Breakfast”
    • Icemelon’s Stash Corriedale in “Jane”
      
• Katie
  
  • Tread by Shannon Cook using Malabrigo merino worsted (Paris Night? – dark blue purple)
    

Active WIPS

• Somer
  
  • Knitting
    

• Fundamental Top Down Men’s Cardigan by Jen Hagan using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes worsted in “Icicle Heather”
• Fern Lace Shawl by Michelle DuNaier using handspun
  
• Still “active” but haven’t touched since last podcast
  
  • My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Knittedwit in “Big Bend National Park”
  • Knot Garden Shawl by verybusymonkey using Shalimar Breathless in Gunmetal
  • Happy Half Moon by Susan Ashcroft using Chasing Rabbits Fern and Gossamer in “Indigo”
    

• Spinning
  
  • Unwind Yarn Company polwarth in “Come Little Children”
    

• Katie
  • Open Road hat by Casey Day-Crosier (Tangerine Designs) using Suburban Stitcher Merino DK in Happy Accident
  • Corner to Corner blanket by Catherine J. Watson using Caron worsted pound of love in a dark purple
  • Cannonball hat by Erin Hartman using Plucky Knitter sweater in Old Copper
    

Casting On Soon

• Somer
  
  • Baby gift
  • Socks for Denise
  • ‍something else?
    

Acquisitions

• Somer
  
  • Suburban Stitcher “Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area”
  • Undead Yarn “Wicked”
  • Destination Yarn “Fall Run”
  • Lollipop Yarn “Christmas Past”
  • On its way: Leading Men Fiber Arts in “Prom Queen” and “Trapdoor”
    

Events

• Upcoming 
  
  • East Texas Fiber Fest
    

In the Kitchen

• Easy ramen recipes
• Strawberry Cake
  

Reading & Watching 

• Somer
  
  • Reading
    
    • Finished Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    • Finished Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
    • Reading Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
    • Reading Friends of the Library by Susan Cushman
      
  • Watching
    
    • Great British Baking Show
    • Finished Ken Burns’ Country Music
    • Looking forward to Jack Ryan
      

Katie

• Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin – YA fantasy/romance
  

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FOs

• Somer
  • Knitting
    • Equatorial Nights by Audry Nicklin using Cascade Heritage Sock in “Sapphire”
    • Oh Happy Rays hat by Daniella Richardson using Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio DK in “Dupont Circle”
  • Spinning
    • Mystery fiber (probably BFL) In turquoise and browns
    • The 100th Sheep targhee “Monhegan Island”

Active WIPS

• Somer
  • Knitting
    • Half Moon Tee by Dragon Hoard Designs using Lazy Cat Yarn Opulence (MSC) in “Time and Space” and Endurance in “Upgraded” and “Amber Waves”
    • My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Knittedwit in “Big Bend National Park”
    • My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Desert Vista Dyeworks in “Zombody’s Eating Candy Corn”
    • Fern Lace Shawl by Michelle DuNaier using handspun
    • Knot Garden Shawl by verybusymonkey using Shalimar Breathless in Gunmetal
    • Happy Half Moon by Susan Ashcroft using Chasing Rabbits Fern and Gossamer in “Indigo”
    • Depth Cowl by talitha kuomo using The Fiber Seed Sprout DK in “Dirty Seahorse”
  • Spinning
    • Brazen Stitchery merino/bamboo/nylon in “Cadbury Eggs for Breakfast”

• Katie
  • Boogie Woogie wrap by Plucky Knitter. Big rectangular wrap, knit slightly on the bias, using 2 strands of fingering held together. Using 2 shades of med to dark blue, and 2 shades of med to dark pink/cranberry, plus a medium gray. 
  • Corner to Corner blanket by Catherine J. Watson using Caron worsted pound of love in a dark purple
  • Cannonball hat by Erin Hartman using Plucky Knitter sweater in Old Copper
  • Tread by Shannon Cook using Malabrigo merino worsted (Paris Night? – dark blue purple)

Acquisitions

• Somer
  • Atomic Fiber Co 19.5 micron merino “Ember”
  • Edgewood Garden Studios Teeswater Wool “Satisfaction 1”
  • Kirby Wirby in “Resting Witch Face”
  • Polymer clay crochet hook from Happy Polymer Crochet Hooks
  • Hummingbird Moon superwash targhee (Spellbound) and polwarth/silk (La Luna)
• Katie
  • Hello Bargello Christmas Ornament kit
  • Wooly Wonka Beryl sock (90/10 SW Targhee/Nylon)  in Luna, Aerten sock (80/10/10) 5 skein pack in High Desert Sunrise – golden orange, pink, watermelon, raspberry, purple
  • Hummingbird Moon – Sock yarn 80/20 in Season of the Witch 

Events

• Upcoming 
  • Possibly East Texas Fiber Fest

In the Kitchen

• Pumpkin Crumb Cake Muffins

Reading & Watching 

• Somer
  • Reading
    • Finished The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5) by Diana Gabaldon
    • Finished Legend: The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benevidez’s Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines by Eric Blehm
    • Finished American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
    • Finished Boar Island (Anna Pigeon #19) by Nevada Barr
    • Reading Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Watching
    • Outlander
    • Great British Baking Show
    • Ken Burns’ Country Music

Katie

• The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter (audiobook)
• A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (#1 in Immortals After Dark series)
• Historical romance novels – Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean and The Duke Buys a Bride by Sophie Jordan
• Watching 
  •  Frankie Drake Mysteries — kinda like Miss Fisher

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FOs

• Somer
  • Crochet
    • Willy Wonka blanket using MadelineTosh DK and Vintage in Willy Wonka, Fizzy Lifting Drink, Mike Teevee, Violet Beauregarde, Snozzberry, Wonka Wash, and Slugworth
    • Dishcloths, etc. using Red Heart Scrubby and Scrubby Sparkle (6 completed, plus 1 fail)
  • Spinning
    • Heavenly Fibers Targhee
    • Greenwood Fiber Works camel/silk in “Rosewood”

• Darcy
  • Lots of amigurumi!
    • Shield of Tomorrow Targ Puppy based on Warthog Sarah Keen
    • Porg of Spite by Geeky Hooker
    • Bernie the Bunny by Deb Richey
  • Used up Nerd Girl yarn Coraline
    • FruJu Hat by Deb Cunningham
    • Spring Garden Shorties by Cathleen Campbell (One Skein Sock Yarn)
  • Close to You shawl (Justyna Lorkowska) using Western Sky Knits single strand sock blank in Cosmic

Active WIPS

• Somer
  • Knitting

• • • Mitred square sock blanket
    • Quaker Lines by Susan Ashcroft in handspun Three Waters Farm Rambouillet in “Birds in the Holly”
    • Argent from Hunter Hammersen’s Curls in Cascade Heritage Sock in Royal Blue
    • Geology Shawl by verybusymonkey in Malabrigo Sock “Lettuce”
  • Spinning
    • Elemental Fiber Works targhee/bamboo/silk in “Kepler 16-b”
• Katie
  • Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry. I used Dk yarns from Twist fiber Studio, Black Cat Fibers, and Rock and String Creations.
  • Tread by Shannon Cook using Round Table yarns in the lancelot (worsted) base. Using a purple color called Ambrosius.
  • Quill by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in a blue one hit wonder
  • Bankhead hat by Susie Gourlay in malabrigo worsted in hummingbird
• Darcy
  • Bonnie’s Targ (see above) in Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Eggplant
  • Wendy’s Fern Shawl by Princess Grenouille in Elemental Fiberworks Mars handspun by Somer
  • Doctor Who Scarf 14th Season by Tara Wheeler in Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Ash, Cream, Fairy Tale, Eggplant, Mulberry, Wisteria, and Pucker

Casting on Soon

• Somer
  • Constellate Hat by Hunter Hammersen in “Stargazer” (or “Stargazing”?) by Kimarie’s Knitknacks
  • Sweater?

• Darcy
  • Amigurumi Pi Guy by Emily Premise-Conclusion

Other Crafty adventures

• Cross stitch stocking

Acquisitions

• Somer
  • Nothing knitting related but prezzies
    • Puzzle keeper
    • Cottage garden game
    • Roses
• Katie
  • Hippo for Mardi Gras from Lolo did it
  • Speckled yarn from Long Dog Yarns
  • Fiber from Rock and String Creations

• • Darcy

 

• Dumpling Cats by Sarah Sloyer

 

Reading & Watching

• Somer
  • Finished High Country by Nevada Barr
  • Finished The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
  • Finished Infinite in Between by Carolyn Mackler
  • Reading Legend by Marie Lu
• Katie
  • Read  Everless by Sara Holland
  • Started We were the Lucky Ones (WWII fiction) by Georgia Hunter, but will go back to it later

• Darcy
  • Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill
  • Reading for Tournament of Books judging in March
  • Watching Geek & Sundry shows (Critical Role’s new campaign!)
  • Watching RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3
  • Watching Black Mirror

In the Kitchen

• Baking
  • Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars
  • Garam Grahams
  • Butterscotch No-Bakes

 

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Thanks for listening after our little holiday hiatus. We’ll be back soon with Episode 93 and hope to get on a more regular recording schedule.

FOs

• Somer
  • Knit
    • Samothrace Wings by Susan Ashcroft in Gynx Yarn Masham in “Pumpkin”
    • Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey in Happy Feet Dye 4 Me in “Spruce”
    • Vanilla Socks with Gynx Yarn in “Gingerbread House”
    • Mini hat garland
    • 2 Crocheted Christmas trees
    • Simple WPI Toque in Greenwood Fiberworks Merino/Bamboo/Silk in “Jingle Bells”
    • Thursday Morning Cowl by Alicia Plummer in Malabrigo Rios “Nimbus Gray”
    • Color Study Shawl by Karalee Harding in SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Berry something and Daizie Knits in Hardy 2.0 in Wicked Cool
  • Spinning
    • Elemental Fiber Works Polwarth/Silk in HD 40307g
    • Elemental Fiber Works Oatmeal BFL/silk in Trappist-1e
    • Spunky Eclectic Polwarth in Tacos

• Katie
  • Winter Butterflies by Jenny F (sweaterfreak) using Plucky Knitter primo worsted in a one hit wonder in a dark gray. This is a cabled hat.
  • Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry. I used Dk yarns from Twist fiber Studio, Black Cat Fibers, and Rock and String Creations.

Active WIPS

• Somer
  • Knitting

• • • Payday Socks by Leah Oakley in Unwind Yarn Company in Lake Frances Sunrise
    • Quaker Lines by Susan Ashcroft in handspun Three Waters Farm Rambouillet in “Birds in the Holly”
    • Argent from Hunter Hammersen’s Curls in Cascade Heritage Sock in Royal Blue
    • Geology Shawl by verybusymonkey in Malabrigo Sock “Lettuce”
    • Dishcloths
  • Spinning
    • Heavenly Fibers Targhee
• Katie
  • 800 yard dash shawl by Knitterella using Plucky Knitter primo fingering in oatmeal, wanderlust, and small batch 28.
  • Compass Shawl by Shannon Cook using Plucky Knitter groovy (cashemere!) in As You Wish and medieval.
  • Tread by Shannon Cook using Round Table yarns in the lancelot (worsted) base. Using a purple color called Ambrosius.
  • Quill by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in a blue one hit wonder
  • Bankhead hat by Susie Gourlay in malabrigo worsted in hummingbird

Casting on Soon

• Katie
  • Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry in Kaweah Dk from Miss Babs in grays and purples.
• Somer
  • Constellate Hat by Hunter Hammersen in “Stargazer” (or “Stargazing”?) by Kimarie’s Knitknacks

Acquisitiions

• Somer
  • MadelineTosh Tosh DK in “Veruca Salt”
  • Hobbledehoy battlings in Gingerbread House
  • Rock and String Creations Alpaca/Silk
  • Elemental Fiberworks in Bubble Nebula
  • Twist Fiber Studio/Ninja Chickens tote bag
  • Greenwood Fiber Works Baby Camel/Silk Fiber
  • Blue Barn Farm Yak/Silk Fiber
  • Twist Fiber Studio Nantahala DK in “Gypsy Heart”
  • Twist Fiber Studio Cumberland DK in “Chameleon”
• Katie
  • Miss Babs Kaweah DK – made my own gradient going from dark gray to light gray/purple
  • Black Cat Fibers – Dk and sock yarn – 40 Whacks – light gray base with dark red speckles

Reading & Watching

• Somer
  • Reading
    • Finished Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin
    • Finished The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
    • Finished The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin by Stephanie Knipper
    • Finished I, Eliza Hamilton by Susan Holloway Scott
    • Reading High Country by Nevada Barr
  • Watching
    • Star Wars
    • Coco
    • Lady Bird
    • It Happened One Night
    • Somebody Feed Phil
• Katie
  • Read Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
  • Read Thief’s Cunning by Sarah Ahiers
  • Up next is Everless by Sara Holland and We were the Lucky Ones (WWII fiction) by Georgia Hunte
    

In the Kitchen

• Acquisitions
  • Sally’s Cookie Addiction
  • Dorie’s Cookies
• Baking/Cooking
  • Fudgy Mocha Bars
  • Double-Ginger Molasses Cookies
  • Cocoa-Cayenne Cookies
  • Meyer Lemon Chutney
  • Yorkshire Pudding