• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• Crafty Adventures
• KAL News
• Events
• Life in Focus
• Ask Me Anything
• On a Happy Note
• **Bonus Audio at the end of Riley and Aila

On the Needles

• Pattern by: Daisy Farm Crafts (blog)
• Yarn: Sprightly Acrylic Worsted Yarn from Craftsy in Navy, White and Silver Grey

Large Granny Square Blanket

• Yarn: leftovers and mini skeins (fingering weight yarn)
• Hook: C yarn
• Plan: 3 large granny squares, bordered with cream or gray (TBD), 4-5 rows
• Inspiration: BetsyMakes Project
• Finished 4th Squares & blocked them

• 3 to do in 2018. One for my cousin Kara who is expecting a baby girl in August! 2 for out of state cousins Noelle & Noah
• Pattern: Granny Square Christmas Stockings from Family Circle Magazine 1977
• Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White
• Hook: F (3.75 mm)
• 3 red, 3 green done and blocked. Ready to crochet together and add cuffs.

• Pattern: Gradient Angles by Janice Hamby
• Yarn: Infinite Twist Helix: Colors= Spooky Purple, African Violet, Mona Lisa, Tickled, Sakura, Anthurium (purples, pinks into peach)
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)

• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) and US 1 (2 mm)
• Yarn: Paintbox Sock yarn in the Rainbow stripe colorway & Patons Kroy for heel
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

Holly Jolly Christmas Socks

• Yarn: Dancing Dog Dyeworks Twist Sock in the Holly Jolly colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: Fish Lips Kiss Heel

Hexagon Scrappy Blanket

• Pattern: Instructions from this tutorial
• Yarn: leftover sock yarn
• Hook: D 3.25 mm

Brainstorming

My nephew Garret asked for another pair of two-part socks (like those shown below)! I ordered yarn from Knitters Brewing Company to fulfill his request for 1 pink and 1 purple.

Crafty Adventures

• Recovered top sewing box. Glue gun simple. So beautiful now. 20 min project
• week in the life. Taking photos. Did the journaling. caught up before bed last night. Excited to use the kit I ordered from Ali Edwards
• I made bath stuff with girls
  • Sugar Scrub Recipe
  • Lip Gloss Recipe
  • Bath Bomb Recipe

KAL News

 Slay the Stash 2018

• Each month you can declare a skein of yarn to knit/crochet/weave to its very end. Let’s use up those older special skeins that are soooo pretty we don’t want to touch them. In 2018, we are turning those sacred skeins into beautiful projects you can enjoy– and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way! Full details and rules can be found here.
• May post 
• Tune in to see if you’re the April winner of a skein of Blueberry Chick Yarn!
• Use and follow #slaythestash2018 on Social Media

Slay the Stash 2018: Sponsor List

• January: KnitCircus
• February: Kathryn Frank Fiber Arts
• March: Blue Skin Yarns
• April: BlueberryChick Yarn
• May: Legacy Fiber Artz
• June: Knitters Brewing Co
• July: Fish Belly Fiber Works
• August: SixandSevenFiber
• September: Fibernymph Dye Works
• October: Marigold Jen
• November: Dyenamixx Yarns
• December: Sunsoaked Yarns

The Splash Pad Party KAL Runs June 1-July 31

• Rules can be found here
• Logo Bags available from Designs of Acadia
• Prizes and Exclusive Items & Coupons posted in Ravelry Group. Check out details and chat with us here!

Splash Pad Party: Pro Shop Sponsors 

1. AdoreKnit
2. Celestial Sews
3. Designs of Acadia
4. Fibernymph Dye Works
5. Just Run Knit Designs
6. Knit Circus Yarns
7. Knits4comfort
8. Knitters Brewing Company
9. Knit Style Yarn
10. Lilliput Yarn
11. Love Bird Lane
12. Pearl and Plum
13. Plum Deluxe
14. Prairie Bag Works
15. A Simple Homestead
16. Stitched by Jessalu
17. Sunsoaked Yarns
18. Twisted Owl Fiber Studio
19. Yarnandewe
20. YumiYarns

Splash Pad Party: Snack Shack (Last week to claim a spot! If you’re interested click here to learn more)

1. Be Ewe Fibers
2. Brenda Castiel Designs | Goodstuffcrafts 
3. Daizie Knits
4. Heddi Craft Designs
5. Imagined Landscapes
6. Jennifer Lassonde Designs
7. Knitty by Nature Shop
8. Mrs U Makes
9. Remade by Hand
10. V Yarn
11. Windswept Designs

Events

2018 Box O’ Balls Round Robin Mini Swap: sign up anytime during 2018.  Shipping cost of $13.50 (within US; have option to send Internationally) The contents will include: at least 20 mini yarn balls (each ball will be minimum of 5g/ 20 yards) to choose from, a handwritten note or card and a small gift. Find all of the details in this thread in the Ravelry Group.

• Rhode Island Fiber Festival & Craft Fair: May 19 & 20 in Bristol, RI
• Massachusetts Sheep & Wool Festival: May 26 & 27 in Cummington, MA
• Fiber Frolic:June 2 & 3 in Windsor, ME
• VT Sheep & Wool: September 29 & 30 in Tunbridge, VT
• NY State Sheep & Wool Festival: October 20 & 21 in Rhinebeck, NY
• Fiber Festival of New England: November 3 & 4 in West Springfield, MA

 Life in Focus

Update on 18 in 2018 Projects

• I played around with iMovie for slideshow for my Cabaret Cast Party. It was very simple but it was good practice at playing more with video
• Try New Exercise classes: I’ve tried out free classes at the gym at my work as part of their #30x30StopStroke Challenge in honor of National Stroke Awareness Month. I’ve done Tabata, Yoga and a new Zumba class.
• We had plans to buy paint for the Spare Room make over but had a mix up with the location of the Sherwin Williams store.

Ask Me Anything

 

Stormcoast– Jen from Uncreative Crafter Podcast said: Just curious, so you don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to. As a fellow New Englander, I would say that your mom and brother have Boston/Massachusetts accents. I don’t notice one with you. Do you have any insights into why that is?

On a Happy Note

• Aila’s birthday dinner!
• Second weekend Cabaret- with surprise visits from my college friends Laura & Jessica.
• Took that Monday off. Got a massage and went to late lunch with Dan
• Aila’s friend birthday party- complete with Magic Show!
• Dan and I had a blast a my Cabaret Cast Party
• Thred up box | Want to try it for yourself? I’d appreciate if you use my referral link.
• Riley & Aila’s Birthday Sleepover

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