Episodes
Monday May 18, 2020
79 Backyard Birds
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Episode 79 – recorded 5/14/20
Wips
South Woods – I’ve finished the sleeves! Only a collar left; on hold for Stash Dash
Sassy Wrapitude – Part of the Wrapitude collection by Megan Williams
Laceweight Boxy – Now about 13” long
Aggregate 2 – on last time through Right Hand Wedge
Papillon – I started the butterfly/papillon shawl using Berroco Medina that I bought at The Yarn Patch in Crossville, TN last year and a gold Tencel yarn from Artisinal Yarns that I bought at Rhinebeck 2 years ago.
Go With the Flo shawl – still in the center section.
Spinning
Finished the first color of the gradient, 2oz of malachite green. Started 2nd shade of green.
On the Run
I’ve been struggling to incorporate fitness since I tweaked my back a month ago. But I'm trying to plan to make success easier
Out and About – Virtually
Vogue Knitting Live happening RIGHT NOW through the 18th. I don’t know if any classes still have openinigs
MDSW was fun 2 weeks ago. It was all virtual and the interest was so great, the server crashed! Luckily someone stepped in with a PDF with links to the vendors. I ordered silk from Tess’ Designer Yarns which arrived last weekend and is soooooo soft and squishy! Also ordered a skein of alpaca/silk/linen from A Hundred Ravens, still waiting for that to ship.
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
72 - All The Tangents
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Episode 72 1/22/20
Be a helper, wips, knitting fail, wearables, pattern stalking, out and about
Be a Helper Craftalong
4th Be A Helper Craft-a-long has begun! We keep the rules simple.
- Anything you make for any charity counts, doesn’t have to be knit/crochet/woven or spun. ANYthing you make for ANY charity.
- One FO per photo in the FO thread
- Donating blood counts too - post a photo of your bandaid or of you drinking OJ afterwards, something like that.
- FO Thread closes when I wake up April 1st.
- Wips are welcome
One more new prize to announce, a pattern from Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studio! Thanks so much, Jen!
Wips – lots these last 2 weeks!
Preemie hat – about half way through my first for the year.
Aggregate Shawl – I’ve reached the end of the shawl as written, but I have more yarn left. I’m continuing in the pattern as established until I run out of yarn.
Matchy Socks – nearly to the cuff
Dress – The handmade dress I’ve been working on is coming along nicely. I’ve split for armholes and I’m nearly done with the front left strap.
South Woods – started a new sweater for myself, South Woods by River Road Knits . I’m using some old stash yarn for the lace underlayer and my handspun for the main body of the sweater, which leads me to…
Kitting Fail
Be careful not to twist!
Wearables
My birthday weekend was incredibly warm, topping out at 74F (23C) whereas our highs should hover right around freezing. So I wore lots of warm-weather handknits, like one of my Mommy’s Tunic samples and the Lace Sweater 01 from Vogue Knitting Magazine designed by Brooke Nico. Knit this in a cone of 5/2 bamboo from Webs years ago. The pattern is a lace coat, nearly knee-length, and I wore it as a jacket out for my birthday dinner.
Since then, it’s been COLD. I’ve also worn Frosted sweater by Paper Daisy Creations and lots of shawls, including Changing Staircases, Pont du Marais and Use Your Stash Shawls, both designed by me. Also my boys and I have all worn some handknit socks, all made using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel. I;m wearing my Twist and Shout had by Michele duNaier nearly every day. My youngest has worn the Monomoy Sweater several times and wears his Bermuda Hat every day. And I’ve worn the Dancing Dragons Coat – it makes a great indoor layer on super cold days.
Pattern Stalking
Thing 2 want’s a new sweater, another hat, Halloween socks and Christmas socks and I keep thinking about knitting another Hitofude.
Out and About
Wayland Winter Farmers Market Fiber Days – Jan 26 & Mar 1
Boston Farm & fiber Fest – Feb 9
Stitches United - March 26-29, 2020
Monday Mar 18, 2019
60 - On The Mend (fixed)
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Episode 60 – Thank yous, FO, Wips, Wearables, Out and About, On the Run, Fitness Talk, Knitting Talk
Apologies for sound – laptop died. Recording this on travel mic in my car. Need to get an amp to get my mic to work with old laptop. Hopefully I’ll have it all sorted before next recording.
Thank yous
Thanks for bearing with me during this last delay. Turns out the antibiotics did not get rid of strep throat, I was sick again a week after they ended and back at the doctor to get something stronger. Feeling better now!
Big thank you to my test knitters! I have one test knit winding up in the next few weeks, with pattern ready to release in early April and I’ve lucked into some amazing test knitters this time. You ladies are wonderful! Also, if you have any interest in summer knit tops, I have 2 coming out in the next 2 months, so be sure to visit WindsweptKnits.com and join my email list for access to the best discount codes. I promise to only email once or twice a month at most and to never, ever share your data with a 3rd party. No spam, no selling your data, I promise. That’s a personal pet peeve of mine.
FO
Rhinebeck Shawl – Changing Staircases pattern by Dragon Hoard Yarns knit up in bamboo/cotton fingering yarn from Great Adirondach Yarn Co
Wips
2 preemie hats, 1 held single, 1 held double
2 new patterns, a shawl and a cowl
Wearables
All the shawls – Rhinebeck, murder mystery knit along, tan house brook, changing staircases,
Sweaters - Frosted, Second Grace
Boys wearing star wars adaptation of Nordic Yoke pullover from Patons, Thing 2 grew into Thing 1’s Monomoy Sweater, still fits in an ancient sweater I knit for Thing 1, pattern no longer exists, I forget the name.
Pattern Stalking
Ice Time Hat and Cowl set from Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studio. Full disclosure – Jen gifted them to me for free, but I’d seen her photos and loved this hat even before she sent it to me.
Knitting Talk
Fiber allergies.
Out and About
- Wayland Farm and Fiber, met Boston Jen again. Wearing her Tan House Brooke shawl!
- CT sheep and wool April 27 Vernon, CT – not sure if I can make it
- Sheepshearing festival, Gore Place, April 27th, Waltham, MA
- NH SHeel & Wool May 11-12
- Wool Days, Old Sturbridge Village, May 25-27
- MA sheep and woolcraft fair, May 25 Cummington, MA
On the Run
Actually ran! Well, run-walk-run 1 mile Jeff Galloway-style, when the pool closed suddenly on Monday. Swam 20 laps Wednesday, a new record for me .55 miles (.88km)
Fitness Talk
Tennis ball used like a foam roller on deep/fleshy muscles
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
60 - On The Mend Finally
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Episode 60 – Thank yous, FO, Wips, Wearables, Out and About, On the Run, Fitness Talk, Knitting Talk
Apologies for sound – laptop died. Recording this on travel mic in my car. Need to get an amp to get my mic to work with old laptop. Hopefully I’ll have it all sorted before next recording.
Thank yous
Thanks for bearing with me during this last delay. Turns out the antibiotics did not get rid of strep throat, I was sick again a week after they ended and back at the doctor to get something stronger. Feeling better now!
Big thank you to my test knitters! I have one test knit winding up in the next few weeks, with pattern ready to release in early April and I’ve lucked into some amazing test knitters this time. You ladies are wonderful! Also, if you have any interest in summer knit tops, I have 2 coming out in the next 2 months, so be sure to visit WindsweptKnits.com and join my email list for access to the best discount codes. I promise to only email once or twice a month at most and to never, ever share your data with a 3rd party. No spam, no selling your data, I promise. That’s a personal pet peeve of mine.
FO
Rhinebeck Shawl – Changing Staircases pattern by Dragon Hoard Yarns knit up in bamboo/cotton fingering yarn from Great Adirondach Yarn Co
Wips
2 preemie hats, 1 held single, 1 held double
2 new patterns, a shawl and a cowl
Wearables
All the shawls – Rhinebeck, murder mystery knit along, tan house brook, changing staircases,
Sweaters - Frosted, Second Grace
Boys wearing star wars adaptation of Nordic Yoke pullover from Patons, Thing 2 grew into Thing 1’s Monomoy Sweater, still fits in an ancient sweater I knit for Thing 1, pattern no longer exists, I forget the name.
Pattern Stalking
Ice Time Hat and Cowl set from Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studio. Full disclosure – Jen gifted them to me for free, but I’d seen her photos and loved this hat even before she sent it to me.
Knitting Talk
Fiber allergies.
Out and About
- Wayland Farm and Fiber, met Boston Jen again. Wearing her Tan House Brooke shawl!
- CT sheep and wool April 27 Vernon, CT – not sure if I can make it
- Sheepshearing festival, Gore Place, April 27th, Waltham, MA
- NH SHeel & Wool May 11-12
- Wool Days, Old Sturbridge Village, May 25-27
- MA sheep and woolcraft fair, May 25 Cummington, MA
On the Run
Actually ran! Well, run-walk-run 1 mile Jeff Galloway-style, when the pool closed suddenly on Monday. Swam 20 laps Wednesday, a new record for me .55 miles (.88km)
Fitness Talk
Tennis ball used like a foam roller on deep/fleshy muscles
Friday Dec 28, 2018
55-Live from Florida with a Special Guest
Friday Dec 28, 2018
Friday Dec 28, 2018
After a conversation with a certain special someone at breakfast yesterday, we decided to record a quick episode live from my parent’s house with him as a very special guest.
Apologies for the sound quality, we recorded on a lanai and I don’t have all my regular software here to edit, but this opportunity was too good to pass up 😍
Monday Dec 17, 2018
54- Be A Helper Craft-a-long 3
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Episode 54 – 12/5/18 Knittin & Running in 30 min or less I am WindsweptMonique and today’s segments include: Be A Helper KAL, FOs, Wips, Pattern Stalking, Wearables, On the Run and Running Talk about wearable fitness trackers and accuracy.
Be A Helper KAL
Started on December 5th but I didn’t record last week because Christmas shopping (had to buy all presents by last Saturday – long story) and laryngitis. If you finished a WIP for charity on or after December 5th go ahead and enter it.
- Any thing made for any charity – not just ravelry crafts
- Donate blood
- Wips count
- FO Thread is here
Prizes
- Free pattern from Jennifer Lassonde of Downcellar Studios
- 1 skein Cascade 220 in an orangey peach color from an anonymous donor and a mini skein of merino – thank you very much, donor!
- I’m offering up 1 skein of Shibui Reed
FOs
Kippah made from handspun cotton from Hipstrings, in the Break Of Day colorway, blues and orange using the To Life pattern by Sarah Jordan, aka PAKnitWit
Wips
Tan House Brooke Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studio in my most recent handspun, Midseason Cliffhanger and Recurrent Theme cotton slivers, from fiber from Hipstrings
Icon Dress by Kari-Helene Rane in some very old stash that I want to get rid of. Reached 6th set of decreases in Front of dress
New hat for Thing 2 (not xmas gift) – in Valley Yarn’s Southwick. I’m using the green as the contrast ribbed brim, then the purple that Thing 2 chose as the body of the hat. No pattern, just knitting to his head size. Folded brim so it will grow with him. About 3/4 way through folded ribbing
Find Your Fade shawl. I’m on section , the 2nd lace section and still in color #1, the raspberry-dyed handspun cotton that I’ve mentioned in past episodes
New socks, these are an un-Christmas gift that I will mail to Maura in January. I’m knitting these up in CoBaSi, which is a cotton, bamboo, silk, nylon blend that is super stretchy and breathes beautifully on sweaty feet. The toes, cuffs and heels are a blue/gray blend called Wave Caps, and the foot and leg in a gray named Seattle Sky.
Pattern Stalking
I bought 4 patterns during the Indie Designers Gift-a-long sale:
Tan House Brooke, mentioned above by Jennifer Lassonde
Willowbrooke shawl by Brenda Castiel
Heroes of Yarnia RPG Scarf from last year’s MKAL by Tania Richter
Harry Potter and the Strange Persistent Font by Mary Annarella
Wearables
Twist and Shout cabled hat by Michelle DuNaier
Frosted sweater by Paper Daisy Creations
Changing Staircases by Dragon Hoard Designs in Fiber Lady’s Mousou bamboo
Dahlia by Brenda York for Berocco Yarns
On The Run
I’ve run a few times in the last 2 weeks. I’ve also gone for a few swims and boy do I need a swimming cap! Last time I went swimming it was 25F out (-4C) and that is just too cold to have soaking wet, long hair.
Running Talk – Fitbits and other trackers
On my last episode I mentioned that I like having a fitbit because it keeps me honest and a listener, Marie, wrote in saying she’d heard that the data isn’t accurate and wanted to know how I used it.
Thanks very much for writing in Marie. If you have a question about fitness, running, knitting, patterns, GALs or anything else feel free to write in. You can reach on Ravelery or Instagram as WIndsweptMonique or email me at WindsweptMonique@gmail.com. My website is windsweptknits.com and you can find this podcast and shownotes there as well as all my designs and a few other fun projects I’ve worked on, like how to make the R2-D2 sweater I knit for my son last year.
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
53-Indie GAL 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Episode 53 – 11/29/18 – Indie Gift-a-long Wips
FOs, Wips – lots, Knitting Fail, Spinning, Knitting Talk, Wearables, On the Run, Out and About
FOs
Mom’s Christmas socks – both are done; Plymouth Yarn Diversity in Deep Sea
Thing 2’s Christmas socks – both are done; Plymouth Yarn Diversity in Pizazz
Wips
Icon Dress by Kari-Helene Rane in some very old stash that I want to get rid of.
New hat for Thing 2 (not xmas gift) – in Valley Yarn’s Southwick that he chose while we were on holiday in Bermuda.
Find Your Fade shawl. I’m on section 3, the 2nd garter section and still in color #1, the raspberry-dyed handspun cotton that I’ve mentioned in past episodes
Changing Staircases shawl in 50/50 cotton/bamboo blend from Great Adirondack Yarn in the Hydrangea colorway blue, turquoise and purple
1 handspun kippah, yarn from Hipstrings Cotton Club in some beautiful handspun yarn made with fiber dyed in Pittsburgh. Pattern is To Life by Sarah Jordan (all proceeds to Tree of Life Synagogue).
Spinning
I finished spinning the Midseason Replacement and Recurrent Theme, both 2oz cotton sliver from Hipstrings. Roughly 400 yards total together and they’ll be paired beautifully in a shawl, I expect.
Started spinning new fiber
Knitting Talk
I was able to take some time to get back into design work this week and it felt sooooo good. Garment design is my favorite, and I am working on 2 new patterns. But I’m also trying to branch out and design some accessories that I want to wear. This is all long term, likely coming in 2019 or beyond, but I am really excited by the what’s coming on the horizon!
Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party
Knitmore’s Grinchalong
Indie Designer Gift-a-long sale ends Nov 29 at 11:59opm Eastern
Be A Helper 3 will run from December 3 to February 15th
Wearables
Oh so many!
Pattern Stalking
Harry Potter and the Strange Persistent Font by Mary Annarella
Don’t Panic by Nim Teasdale (nimble knits)
Willowbrook Shawl by Brenda Castiel – use my handspun
Heroes of Yarnia RPG scarf with draogns and castles that my son would adore, could be done in double knitting or stranded colorwork
On the Run
Until yesterday I hadn’t done a blasted thing since I last recorded. I lost my fitbit about a month ago and I’ve been a lazy bum ever since.
Out and About
December 1st - Norwood Adult Day Health Center, a community VNA
December 8th, 31st Framingham Auxilliary Police Fair, my 4th or 5th time there
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
50-Rhinebeck Recap
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Episode 50 – Rhinebeck Recap – 11/1/18 Happy Halloween – a day late! Tried to record yesterday but we have a family birthday on Halloween, which makes everything that much more insane!
Segments include FOs, Wips, Knitting Fail, Out and About at Rhinbeck, Pattern Stalking and On the Run.
FOs
12 hats since Rhinebeck for upcoming craft fairs
Wips
Another craft fair hat, this one is turqouise
Find Your Fade shawl. I’m on section 3, the 2nd garter section and still in color #1, the raspberry-dyed handspun cotton that I’ve mentioned in past episodes
Changing Staircases shawl in a cotton/bamboo blend from Great Adirondack Yarns – more on that soon because it’s yarn I bought at Rhinebeck
Knitting Fail
Sometimes your brain doesn't work right. Find Your Fade is a simple pattern and I'm still screwing it up!
Out and About
2 weekends ago was Rhinebeck and I attended on Saturday via the Webs bus
Craft Fair in Orleans, Cape Cod on Nov 3
Pattern Stalking
Shawls – now that it’s getting cold all I want to do is knit shawls. Which is really funny because up until a year or so ago I usually avoided shawls. Tell me about your favorite shawls to wear
On the Run
Have not run at all since Rhinebeck. The day after Rhinebeck my son jumped and landed with all his weight on one bone in the middle-side of my foot. Holy moly that hurt.
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
48 - When Dragons Attack
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Episode 48 – 10/9/18 - When Dragons Attack
Thanks for listening!
Segments this week include FOs, Wips, Knitting Fail, Pattern Stalking, On the Run and the wrap up of our Be A Helper craft a long!
FOs
3 doll sweaters from my Super Simple Fuzzy Sweater pattern, all knit in Plymouth Yarn’s Adore in red, orange, and a green and gray multi-colored yarn
What I’m now calling my Hamilton Socks, 52-st socks in Plymouth Yarn’s Diversity in the Deep Sea colorway
Wips
Another doll sweater, this one in pink
Dancing Dragons Coat by Heike Campbell in Be Sweet Yarn’s Bamboo in the Sea Green colorway, a malachite-green, but a little lighter than true malachite. About 50% done but…
Knitting Fail
Dancing Dragons Coat – I realized I was going to run out of yarn!!
Wearables
Empire Top by Lily Go – wore this to Hamilton
I wore my Changing Staircases shawl several times, knit up in Fibre Lady’s Mousou Bamboo
Mommy’s Tunic, a pattern I designed a few years back – short sleeve A-line tunic with a cabled band under the bust. This one is knit up in Juniper Moon Farm’s Neve in a lovely shade of cobalt blue
Dahlia – the colorwork shawl I knit this summer has been worn at least once
Linen Butterflies – I wore the short sleeve version of this this morning over a tank top before the heat arrived, which I knit in Euroflax Sport 100% linen in their Straw colorway, is a lovely shade of gold, over a tank top one warm day.
Pattern Stalking
Over the past few weeks I’ve realized how many red long-sleeved shirts and sweaters I have, but none of my shawls go with red. I really need to knit a grey, or black, or even royal blue shawl to go with them. There’s a gradient cake yarn I’ve been eyeing a year or so that goes from black, through many shades of gray, to white. If you have a shawl suggestion that would look good in grey gradients I would love to hear about it!
On The Run
Had a great few runs these last few weeks, including a 2.5 miler a week ago. My knee was a little cranky after that last one, but it felt good at the time. I’ve got a 5k fundraiser race for my son’s school coming up this weekend. First whole-family race
- Toddler running in Tot Trot
- 1st-grader and husband running 1-miler
- I’m running 5k
Be A Helper Craft A Long wrap-up
A huge thank-you to everyone who participated! I have 3 prizes to award and all 3 need to be mailed. If you hear your name, please contact me with your mailing address. You can reach me at windsweptmonique@gmail.com, or as WindsweptMonique both on Ravelry and on Instagram.
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
46 - 20 Rows of Cables Down
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Episode 46 – 9/11/18
Knitting and Running in 30 min or less
Thank you for listening!
Be A Helper Craft A Long
I've learned my lesson - don't end a Craft A Long during Back To School! But my chaos is your gain - the Craft A Long has been extended to September 30th. Enter your FOs here:
https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-on-the-run---windswept-designs/3788284/
FOs
First 52-st sock – Plymouth Yarn Diversity in the Deep Sea colorway
Wips
2nd 52-st sock
Dancing Dragons Coat – finished the back started the left front
Knitting Fail
Last weekend we headed to CT for the day – realized I’d made a mistake 20 rows down, in the cabled pattern (ack!!!)
Stash
Got my first hand carders! Can’t wait to try them out. Also got 2oz of cashmere which I’m going to blend with 16oz of cotton to make a super-soft sweater
Spinning
Started spinning again over the weekend for the first time about a month! Working on a braid of cotton from Hipstrings
Pattern Stalking
Ixchel Sweater from the Autumn 2018 PomPom Quarterly