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Episode 69: A Chat with Mom

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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 69! This week, we had a special guest, my mom Diane!image
Today’s segments include
  • Off the Needles
  • On the Needles
  • Brainstorming
  • From the Armchair
  • Events
  • Contest, News and Notes
  • Knitting in Passing
  • In My Travels
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week
 
 
Off the Needles 

Stripey Leftovers Hat

  • Pattern: Turn a Square Hat by Jared Flood
  • Yarn: leftovers- Dragonfly Fibers & some mystery black yarn
  • Needles: US 5- 3.75mmimage
  • Pattern: Argent by Hunter Hammersen
  • Needles: US 6-  4mm needles
  • Yarn: Frog Tree Pediboo (sport) color 1130 Jade- 80% Merino, 20% Bamboo
  • Used Jenny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off.
  • Blocked out huge and I love it!image
  • Yarn: Socks that Rock Lightweight in the Pitter Pat Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams
  • Cast on 64, 2×2 rib. loving spiral pooling.
  • Decrease to 60 after ribbing and then to 56 about an inch later. almost a striping effect! Made them extra tall
  • Did the Citric Acid Treatment on them. No dye came out.imageimage image
  • Yarn: RAF: Fraternal Twin Brother to RBF- Self striping colorway from Kirby Wirby. 75% Superwash BFL, 25% nylon (first time using BFL)
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams
  • Did the Citric Acid Treatment on them. No dye came out.image
  • Pattern: Alien by  Hannah Kaminsky
  • Yarn: Miss Babs Yummy 2 ply in the Ghoulish colorway
  • Eyes from 6060 (etsy shop).
  • 2-3 inches tall. Looks just like the photo!image
  • Yarn: Lion Brand. Lion’s Pride Woolspun Bulky-  80% Acrylic, 20% Wool
  • Hook: K 6.5 mmimage
Mom and I discussed some old grant square blankets she made when I was a kid. She thought they were so ugly she wouldn’t even put them together, but my Nana decided they should be finished and seamed them up. We used them in the car when we were kids.image image
For the record Mom thinks granny square blankets with more modern yarns are perfectly nice!
On the Needles
  • Yarn: One Twisted Tree in the Shimmer Base- 93 Diagon Alley Colorway
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm
  • Green heel. Mini skein from Sarah of YarnGeekFibers. Super Geek base in Temple Grandin colorway.image
  • Pattern: Hallow Moon by Dieuwke van Mulligen
  • Yarn: Ashton Studio Arts Genoa Fingering- Almost Black & trio of peach/salmon mini skeins
  • Needles: US 7- 4.5mm
  • Modification- edge: RS, s1wyif, k1, s1wyif. WS: k1, s1wyif, k1.image
 
  • Yarn: Mirasol Tuhu- DK weight yarn
  • Needles: US 5
  • Provisionally cast on 60 stitches, knitting in the round. Will make a very long tube that kitchener together to make a long infinity cowl.
  • Random striping- gray, aquamarine, chartreuse, cream, hot pink and tangerineimage
  • Yarn: white birch fiber arts. Electric Slide colorway
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5mm)image
  • Pattern: Whiz Bang by Sarah S
  • Yarn: Socks that Rock in the Grimm Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5mm)
  • Slipped stitches that are staggered.
  • My first toe up sock. Looking forward to the Bootylicious Heel!image
Brainstorming
  • Crochet cowl from blog: Pink Milk. Looks like its knit. Striped up. Would be a great stash buster.
From the Armchair
 
Update on 2015 goals
  • Knit from my well curated stash. Start of year- 97 skeins in Stash.
    • As of Episode 69- I have 45 skeins still in stash from before 2015 (8 of which were items I sold)
    • Finished 22 projects to date. 7 projects still in progress
  • Challenge myself more
    • I’m working on my first pair of toe-up socks
  • Knit for me (meaning knit at least 10 more things for me and keep the ratio from 2014)
    • 9  items so far
Events
  • Participating in Stash Dash- Knit Girllls Podcast
    •      2,888 yards complete= 2640 meters
Contest, News and Notes
 
Trickle Shawl Kits available from Infinite Twist now!  Kits available in single colors and five-color gradients and include 500 yards of hand-dyed yarn, a bamboo circular knitting needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle, pattern marking pencil, and a zippered brocade notions pouch. and free shipping for the U.S. and China. Canada and UK shipping is now $10 (formerly $20), other international is $20.
  • Use a Infinite Twist kit or your own yarn
  • You don’t have to finish your shawl to be eligible to win.
  • Post photos of your progress and  use #trickleshawl. If you’re using the Infinite Twist Trickle Kit be sure to use #tricklekit.
  • Prizes:
    • Two Infinite Twist yarn prizes- any who tags their photos with #trickleshawl will be eligible to win
    • Those who knit with the Infinite Twist kit and use #tricklekit will be entered to win $100 gift certificate to Infinite Twist
Knitting in Passing
  • Knitting on socks Will’s baseball game and ended up teaching someone how to Magic Loop
  • Knitting after dinner at the bar at a local restaurant and a friend of a friend asked about knitting and then asked if she could try it! I was impressed with her enthusiasm.
In my Travels: Portland, ME
  • We both enjoyed massages at the Nine Stones Spa
  • I visited 2 yarn shops Knit Wit & Tess Designer Yarnsimage image
  • We sampled beer at 4 different breweries
    • Rising Tideimage image
    • Bissell Brothers- I love their Substance Ale (IPA)imageimage
    • Foundation- I loved their Epiphany IPA
    • Allagash
      • 4 free samples just for visiting!image
  • First time trying AirBnB and we were really pleased with the experience.
On a Happy Note
  • Birthday dinner with the famimage image image image image image
  • Dinner & movie with my 2 best friends Fri- Spy
  • Kids dance recital on Saturday

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Quote of the Week
 
I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.
Audrey Hepburn
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Episode 68: Stash Dash Crazed

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Thanks for tuning in! This week’s segments included:

  • Off the Needles
  • On the Needles
  • Brainstorming
  • In My Travels
  • From the Armchair
  • Events
  • Contest, News and Notes
  • Ask Me Stuff
  • Crafty Adventures
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

Clicks for Kiley Hatimage

  • Pattern: Magic Coffee Baby Hat by Tracey Kay
  • Needles: US 5- 3.75mm
  • Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash Mystic Purple
  • Very simple stockinette hat with a ribbed brim. Mailed off to Kiley for her Clicks for Babies project to be donated to her local hospital.

Wolf Scruff 

  • Yarn: Alpaca from farm in Maine. Purchased weekend of NETA: SPA in Feb 2014
  • Needles: US 7- 4.5mm
  • Pattern:   Test knit for my friend Jennifer Sheelen called Wolf Scruff (not yet released). Top down triangular bandana style. cowl.

Trickle Shawlimage

  •  Yarn: Mountain colors (need to find ball band)
  • Needles: US 7

This is how I block the Trickle Shawl to make the most of the Heart Shape. I only used 1 pin at the top and bottom and about 5 in the center to pin out the slipped stitches.

OMG Rainbowsimageimage

  • Pattern: OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams
  • Yarn: Paton’s Kroy- Blue Striped Ragg
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm

On the Needles

Kirby Wirby Socksimageimage

  • Yarn: RAF: Fraternal Twin Brother to RBF- Self striping colorway from Kirby Wirby. 75% Superwash BFL, 25% nylon
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams
  • First sock done. Past the heel on second.

Friendship Socksimage

  • Yarn: One Twisted Tree- Shimmer Base- 93 Diagon Alley Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5- 2.5mm
  • Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

Stripey Leftovers Hat

  • Pattern: Turn a Square Hat by Jared Flood
  • Yarn: leftovers- Dragonfly Fibers & some mystery black yarn…
  • Needles: US 5- 3.75mm

Hallow Moon Shawlimage

  • Pattern: Hallow Moon by Dieuwke van Mulligen
  • Yarn: Ashton Studio Arts Genoa Fingering- Almost Black & trio of peach/salmon mini skeins
  • Needles: US 7- 4.5mm
  • Modification- edge: RS, s1wyif, k1, s1wyif. WS: k1, s1wyif, k1.
Argent (curl)image
  • Argent by Hunter Hammersen
  • Needles: US 6-  4mm needles
  • Yarn: Frog Tree Pediboo (sport) color 1130 Jade

Brainstorming

Bonnie Banks Shawl by Beatrice Perron Dahlen

In My Travels

Fuller Craft Museum

  • Visited for a fundraiser for a friend who is riding the Pan Mass Challenge (raise funds for cancer research)image
  • Night at the Brewseum- local brewers of beer and hard cider did tastings, raffles etc. Lots of fun. Also got to look around the museum. Not much in terms of fiber arts (at least in the current exhibit) but I loved the feel of the museum, they had beautiful pieces and I appreciate their definition of craft.
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From the Armchair

Events

Contest, News and Notes

Trickle Shawl is now available for purchase on Ravelry. $5 US.IMG_7616

I do hope you’ll check it out! It’s a simple top down, heart-shaped shawl. All garter stitch except for some slipped stitches. No purling at all!

Trickle Shawl Kits are still available from Infinite Twist!  Kits available in single colors and five-color gradients and include 500 yards of hand-dyed yarn, a bamboo circular knitting needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle, pattern marking pencil, and a zippered brocade notions pouch. and free shipping for the U.S. and China. Canada and UK shipping is now $10 (formerly $20), other international is $20.IMG_2935-2

Trickle KAL Instagram Contest (Starting now and running through June 30, 2015)

  • Use a Infinite Twist kit or your own yarn (when pattern is published separately later this month).
  • You don’t have to finish your shawl to be eligible to win.
  • Post photos of your progress and  use #trickleshawl. If you’re using the Infinite Twist Trickle Kit be sure to use #tricklekit.
  • Prizes:
    • Two Infinite Twist yarn prizes- any who tags their photos with #trickleshawl will be eligible to win
    • Those who knit with the Infinite Twist kit and use #tricklekit will be entered to win $100 gift certificate to Infinite Twist.

Michelle Actually Knitting– will be doing PAL KAL again this year. Check out her Ravelry group. I’ll be offering a discount code! Code for Dianne, Suburban Stitchers Around YourNeck KAL.

Ask Me Stuff

This week I answered 3 questions from the Ask Me Stuff Thread in the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Group on Ravelry- posts 2, 3 & 4. Thanks for writing in! It’s a lot of fun to answer these.

Crafty Adventures

Will and Aila sleepover this weekend. Aila got a loom for her birthday back in April. I play a clip of audio from Will and I talking about it in the car and then give an overview of it.image image image image

  • Craftabelle– sold at Target but don’t see it on their website now. Found on Amazon for $40 (Org $60).
  • Kit to make 1 pair of hand warmers. Box includes 1 frame loom, 1 yarn comb, 2 shed bars, 1 long plastic needle, 1 short metal needle, 1 shuttle, 4 bundles of yarn, 2 bundles elastic cord, 30 wooden beads, 2 buttons, 1 bundle embroidery floss.  Box says for 8+  but after I warped it and showed Aila who just turned 6 she did well.
  • Instructions are ok but not great.

On a Happy Note

Quote of the Week

I am a firm believer that every few years one needs to shake one’s life through a sieve, like a miner in the Yukon. The gold nuggets remain, the rest falls through the soft earth it is.

-Amy Poehler

Episode 67: Festivals Abound

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Thanks for tuning in. This week’s segments included:

  • Off the Needles
  • On the Needles
  • Brainstorming
  • In My Travels 
  • Events
  • Contest, News and Notes
  • Knitting in Passing 
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

Crochet Bunting

  • Hook Size: D 3.0mm
  • Yarn: leftover Oh Loops Platinum Socks in the Cindy Lou Who color way image
  • Pattern: Mary, Millie and Morgan by Susan B Anderson
  • Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash Sport in various colors
  • Needles: US 3image

Mother’s Day Socks

  • Yarn: Coloring Book Yarns in the Marceline colorway.
  • Needles: US 1.5
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williamsimage

On the Needles

Sock Yarn Blanket

  • Yarn: leftover fingering weight yarn from sock
  • Hook Size: D 3.0mm
  • Pattern: double crochet granny square
  • Pattern: Argent by Hunter Hammersen
  • Needles: US 6-  4mm needles
  • Yarn: Frog Tree Pediboo (sport) color 1130 Jade image

Colorful Cowl

  • Yarn: Mirasol Tuhu- DK weight yarn, 50% Llama, 40% Merino, 10% Angora in gray, aquamarine, chartreuse, cream, hot pink and tangerine
  • Needles: US 5
  • Provisionally cast on 60 stitches, knitting in the round. Will make a very long tube that kitchener together to make a long infinity cowl.image
  • Yarn: RAF: Fraternal Twin Brother to RBF- Self striping colorway from Kirby Wirby. 75% Superwash BFL, 25% nylon
  • Needles: US 1.5
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williamsimage

Maryland Socks

  • Yarn: Socks that Rock Lightweight in the Pitter Pat Colorway (hot pink, hot orange, hot purple, watermelon/strawberry pink, electric blue and a tealy green.
  • Needles: US 1.5
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williamsimage

Brainstorming

  • Purple baby hat for Kiley (MiniPurlGirl) on Ravelry who is collecting purple baby hats as part of her senior project to raise awareness for Shaken Baby Syndrome, the Period of Purple Crying and Accidental Infant Death. If you’re interested, check out Kiley’s Ravelry profile for details on where to send hats by the end of May. She is offering a  A skein of purple Wollmeise will be randomly given to one donator. One entry per hat. #ClickforKiley if you post on Instagram or Facebook.
  • Stash Dash 2015– Knit Girlls Event- May 22nd-August 14th.
  • Suburban Stitcher- Around your Neck KAL– June 1- August 31st.
  • Michelle Actually Knitting– PAL KAL.  June 1- September 1 Use pattern, project bag, stitch markers, yarn… made by podcasters. This year she’s going to be offering coupon codes, including one from me, so go check out her Ravelry group. 

In My Travels

Events

Marathon Spring Cleaning  -Marathon KAL – pulled for winners between episodes & posted. Check out thread on Ravelry if you haven’t already!

Fiber Related Plans for 2015

 Contest, News and Notes

Trickle Shawl Kits available from Infinite Twist now!  Kits available in single colors and five-color gradients and include 500 yards of hand-dyed yarn, a bamboo circular knitting needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle, pattern marking pencil, and a zippered brocade notions pouch. and free shipping for the U.S. and China. Canada and UK shipping is now $10 (formerly $20), other international is $20.IMG_7599

Trickle KAL Instagram Contest (Starting now and running through June 30, 2015)

  • Use a Infinite Twist kit or your own yarn (when pattern is published separately later this month).
  • You don’t have to finish your shawl to be eligible to win.
  • Post photos of your progress and  use #trickleshawl. If you’re using the Infinite Twist Trickle Kit be sure to use #tricklekit.
  • Prizes:
    • Two Infinite Twist yarn prizes- any who tags their photos with #trickleshawl will be eligible to win
    • Those who knit with the Infinite Twist kit and use #tricklekit will be entered to win $100 gift certificate to Infinite Twist.

Knitting in Passing 

A nice lady, whose name I later learned is Sue, asked on the train one afternoon if I was knitting a Curl! [She was correct] Now that’s a first! 

On a Happy Note

  • Getting back into habit of cooking & running.
  • Planning a weekend away with Dan to Portland, Maine. 
  • The joy in seeing Aila open the doll I knit for her birthday. She told Emelyn “I asked for one and she made it for me!!!”image image
  • The snow is gone and it’s finally getting warm here.
  • Mother’s day is coming up Sunday. Happy Mother’s Say to all of you moms and grandmothers out there.

Quote of the Week

 A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review. ~Robert Brault