I had so much fun recording with my good friend Kim!
This Week’s Segments Include:
On the Needles
Off the Needles
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
Events
On a Happy Note
Knitting in Passing
Crafty Adventures
A Contest
Quote of the Week
On the Needles
Jen:
- Rocky Coast Cardigan
- Second sleeve is nearly done- a few rows of ribbing are left!
- Milo Vest #3
- Finished garter stitch upper portion that goes over shoulders. I’m ready to split for the sleeves
- Heirloom Blanket
- Getting bored. Not surprising I suppose.
Kim:
- Natural Cables Throw – a free pattern from Lion Brand using Wool Ease Chunky in the Fisherman color way
Brainstorming
Jen
Kim
From the Armchair
Review: Mom & Me Knits by Stefanie Japel
- Overall impression- give it a look! Baby knits were overall cuter than their adult counterparts but the photography is beautiful and there were several things we could see ourselves knitting.
Events
- Ravellenics
- Official Dates: 27 July-12 Aug 2012
- Official Start Time: 21:00/9pm BST London (4:30p EST- here in Boston)
- Mass cast on begins the moment the Opening Ceremonies start in London
- My Ravellenic Plans:
- Odd Ends Cuff by Carina Spencer (Free Ravelry Download)
- Turn a Square Hat by Jared Flood (Free Ravelry Download)
- Crochet Tulle Scrubbies by Nadine Borovicka (Free Ravelry Download
Tagging your projects is easy. If you need information here’s a
Link to post about how to tag your projects in Ravelry and how to tag your yarn and fiber
Link to post about how to tag your projects in Ravelry and how to tag your yarn and fiber
On a Happy Note
- Kim and I both talked about the new iPad which we’ve each bought recently.
- We’re each trying out GoodReader to edit pdf knitting patterns and mark where we are in our projects. More to come on that.
- I also mentioned Flipboard
Knitting in Passing
- Kim told a story about knitting her ruffle scarf on the Commuter Rail and giving her pattern copy to the rider sitting next to her.
- The basic recipe we used for this scarf was given to my grandmother by one of her friends and I’ve pasted it below but here’s a link to a similar pattern on Ravelry which is a good reference for yarn + needles (the main difference being that the Rav pattern has you do the short rows from the opposite direction- so knit 4, turn, knit 6 turn, knit 8 turn and do all 20).
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- Cast on 20 stitches with size 10 needles
- Knit 8 stitches & turn
- Knit same 8 back to beginning of the row
- Knit 6 & turn
- Knit same 6 back to beginning of the row
- Knit 4 & turn
- Knit same 4 back to beginning of the row
- Knit all 20 stitches
- Jen told a story about knitting at Jury Duty.
Crafty Adventures
- Jen and Ryan are still finishing up the Retro Apron with Jen’s Mom Diane.
- Thus far Jen’s learned how to knot the string when threading a needle, basting, sewing over ruffled fabric and how important it is to read a pattern all the way through before starting!
- In the Down Cellar Studio- the rest of the cabinets are sanded. Now I just need to sand the rest of the cabinet frames that have already been installed.
A Contest
- Please consider making a donation towards my friend Claire’s Pan Mass Challenge 2 day bike ride to raise money to fund Cancer Research through the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
- Make a donation of even just $1, send the confirmation email to me at: downcellarstudio@gmail.com and you’ll be entered to win one of the following prizes:
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- The Autumn Vines Beret Pattern
- The Winter Trails Hat Pattern
- The Cream and Sugar Cowl Pattern
- 3 winners will each receive the Ravelry pattern of their choice- up to a $5 value.
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- If we hit 25 donations before this contest ends on August 3rd, I will throw in one more prize- and its a GOOD one, so please enter today!
To Donate- CLICK HERE!
Quote of the Week
All the world is a birthday cake, so take a piece, but not to much -George Harrison
I really enjoyed listening to you and Kim today. The scarf that Kim shared the pattern for is one I have heard called a potato chip scarf. I have made several and every time I do, I think to myself, “I must learn how to knit in reverse.” 🙂