Episodes
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Episode 8 - Stitches United
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Episode 8
Welcome!
Cameos by Thing 2 and our noisiest cat, Dubz.
Giveaway
Mommy’s Tunic - Winner is alikat2004 - Alicia from London, Canada! Contact me within the next 30 days to claim your prize :)
Stitches United!
Sunday – lots of knitting vendors as well as some for other crafts
Erin Lane Bags – Harry Potter, Start Wars bags; Doctor Who notions case
Bar Maids – Lolo bar in Bergamot
Birdies Knits – hand dyed cotton!!!!! Not allergic!!! So excited
Stunning String Studio – Star Wars and Doctor Who stitch markers :)
Knitting photography class with Shiba Guyz – sooooooo much fun, learned sooooooo much; will definitely take another class with them again. Learned about photographing flat and on people and I ended up a model which was a definite hoot – if you know me, then you know I am so not a model I spend 5 min on hair and makeup in the morning
FOs
2 Linen sweaters are now finished-finished-finished, as the Knitmores would say – both have grosgrain ribbon and buttons! Finished them for the Knitting Photography case – our homework was to bring something to photograph
Wips
Tanwen – Berocco Remix, recycled blend of silk, cotton, linen, nylon on Size 8 needles. Green hitchhiker in Valley Yarns Greylock, 100% cashmere, 6 points done. Cashmere is making my hands itch so only can only knit 15-20 minutes a day then wash and rest my hands for a little
New – cast on Pink Hitchiker, same pattern, the 2nd of 4 hitchikers for a family that is very dear to me. Ultra Pima Fine which is sport weight not fingering weight, so I’m doing a 6-row repeat instead of 8-row repeat
Pattern Stalking
Correction – It was Danielle Brown, not Deb Brown, who has the beautiful version of Changing Staircases
In The Garden
Lots of Rain - better than the drought of the last 2 years!
More seedlings - need some dryer weather before I plant in our clay soil.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Episode 7 - There are FOs!
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Episode 7 - 4/25/2017
Guest appearance by Dubz the Cat
Giveaway!
Mommy’s Tunic
Must be member of Ravelry group to win, 1 entry per person, answer the question in the opening post of Ravelry thread. Lock thread May 1st. Winner announced the next podcast
FOs –
finished the linen sweater! Its washed and blocked (aka washer and dryer) but no buttons or grosgrain ribbon yet
Robin Shawl done! By Lee Meredith in Kinu silk by Ito Yarns – 612 yards
Wips
New –Tanwen by Thayer Preece, aka ilikecake, a reversible scarf. Don’t want to giveaway secret sauce, she uses ribbing to make it reversible, but I rib slowly, so I changed those sections to stockinette to add speed – need to give it away June 9th!
Pattern Stalking
Changing Staircases by Trysten Molina a Harry Potter themed shawl with “Stairs” of knitting and lace that increase lengths. I saw it on Deb Brown’s Instagram page and LOVED it
Out And About
Stitches United this Thursday – Sunday April 27-30; Stitches United is a show featuring knitting, crochet, weaving, sewing, quilting, embroidery and cross-sttch. I will be there Sunday for a photography class by Shanon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby in the afternoon and hanging around the market in the morning. I'll be wearing my pink Mommy's Tunic - stop by and say hello!
In The Garden
Got out in the garden! Planted lots of seeds – carrots, parsnips, turnips & beets; sugar snap peas; kale; Brussel sprouts
Started seeds for more tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon & impatiens
Supplies to mend fence
On the Run
Still no running allowed, cleared to walk a little – half a mile! But it’s something. As I mentioned I have 30 year old scar tissue from surgery as a baby causing some problems in my ankle and when the scar tissue releases your ankle has to re-learn how to use all the muscles and tendons so you have to be careful until you build up more strength