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Episode 113

Here is the link to the shownotes for this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZhMuynrOKf2Ji2stBcWtrfDB-APOVcdyDfjCbGPW5vo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 112

Show notes can be found at:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ZnWEdBuhbJamCvowzG0gpA1GmYS9VmXe-6sytNoP-c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 109

Recording 10/26/19….

FOs

  • Somer
  • Katie
    • Tread by Shannon Cook using Malabrigo merino worsted (Paris Night? – dark blue purple)

Active WIPS

  • Somer
    • Knitting
  • 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

Events

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching 

Katie

Episode 108

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

  • 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

Events

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching 

Katie

Episode 107

FOs

Active WIPS

  • Somer
    • Knitting
  • Spinning
    • Mystery fiber (probably BFL) In turquoise and browns 
  • Other Crafts
    • Cross stitch stocking

  • 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
  • Hello Bargello Go Your Own Way planter kit

Casting on soon:

  • Somer
    • Nothing

Katie

  • nothing….

Acquisitions

Events

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching 

Episode 106

FOs

Active WIPS

  • Somer
    • Knitting
  • Whiz Bang socks by Sarah Shoo in Undead Yarn “Roadkill”
  • Knot Garden Shawl by verybusymonkey using Shalimar Breathless in Gunmetal
  • Equatorial Nights by Audry Nicklin using Cascade Heritage Sock in “Sapphire”
  • Owl in the Thicket Hat by Sara Huntington Burch using Round Table Yarns Avalon in “Of all knights thou bearest the flower”
  • My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Must Stash Yarn in “Cassiopeia”
  • Depth Cowl by talitha kuomi using The Fiber Seed Sprout DK in “Dirty Seahorse”
  • Fern Lace Shawl by Michelle Du Naier using handspun from Three Waters Farm in “Sky Behind the Trees/Light in the Trees”
  • Riley Rose Cowl by Jennifer Lassonde using Miss Babs Yummy Toes in “Caph,” “Wand Flower,” and “Hops”

  • 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.
  • Blackwatch Lambing Mitts by Veronika Jobe using Plucky Knitter sweater in blackwatch
  • Cannonball hat by Erin Hartman using Plucky Knitter sweater in Old Copper

Casting on soon:

  • Somer
    • Nothing

Katie

  • nothing….

Acquisitions

  • Somer
    • Knitted Wit “Big Bend”
  • Katie

Events

Reading & Watching

Episode 105


FOs

  • Somer
    • Knitting
      • Yowza Weigh It Shawl 4 by Susan B. Anderson using handspun Rock & String Creations in Denim and Mine of the Seven Dwarves plied together
      • Sockhead Cowl by Kelly McClure using Vice Yarn Paradigm Shift
      • Morning Coffee Socks by Crazy Sock Lady Designs
      • Gnome de Plume MKAL by Sarah Schira
    • Spinning
  • Katie
    • The Hat by The Plucky Knitter – hat recipe using 2 light fingering/lace held together. Used Spiffy lace (63% cashmere goat, 37% silk) in elixir and halo (100% cashmere goat) in elixir. I used a rolled brim and knit 9” then cinched it up.
    • Meld shawl – 2 yarns marled together – plucky knitter oxford
    • Tamitik by Shannon Cook – hat with slipped stitches, knit in Plucky Knitter bulky in barkcloth

Active WIPS

  • 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.
    • Blackwatch Lambing Mitts by Veronika Jobe using Plucky Knitter sweater in blackwatch

Casting on soon:

Acquisitions

  • Somer
  • Katie
    • Suburban Stitcher DK Happy Accident, Ritual Dyes Priestess DK in Alabaster, La Bien Aimee BFL tough sock in Pop Grunge, La Bien Aimee Merino DK in Drea,  House of a la mode House DK in Primary Power, Miss Babs Yowza Believable, Miss Babs Yummy 2ply toes gradient set in Endpapers and Tidepool, Lone Star Arts White Tail DK in Reunion Tower and Mockingbird DK in Purple Iris.
    • Needle Wranglers – I got mine from the Tempestry Project

Events

Reading & Watching