Episodes
Friday Sep 24, 2021
95 - To the Sea
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Ep 95 recorded 9/24/21
Segments this week include: WindsweptKnits, Wips, Stash, Out and About, and I’ve Got Sunshine
Note on Ravelry – all links to Ravelry in the show notes are clearly labelled as such. All yarn links are directly to the manufacturer or dyer’s website.
Windswept Knits
Very excited to announce the launch of Line Where The Sky Meets the Sea, my latest shawl pattern.
Some people feel the call of the Sea. Open water, no land in sight, that is where your heart lies. I know this feeling well. I grew up near the North Atlantic and I love being on a boat offshore, wondering what lies just over the horizon. When I first watched the film “Moana” and I heard her sing “There’s a line where the sky meets the sea and it calls me” I knew exactly what she meant. To my fellow knitters who also hear the sea’s siren call, I present this shawl.
Shawl is available on LoveCrafts, PayHip and Ravelry (link to all 3 in the shownotes) and if you purchase through PayHip or Ravelry, use code PODCAST to get 25% the regular price.
WIPs
Priestess Coat – by Morale Fiber in Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball.
Another design sample is in progress, a tank top made with HiKoo Popcycle! It’s a 50/50 bamboo/polyester blend and every skein uses 2 recycled plastic bottles
Purse Socks! These are for a dear friend for Christmas who loves handknits. It’s in a new-to-me sock yarn Bamboo Pop Sock in the Sunset colorway.
Stash
Toasty Alpaca Silk Linen, a DK yarn from Tina’s Toasty toes 50% baby alpaca, 25% silk, s5% linen, 273 yards to 100g.
2 skeins from Five Wise Owls, one of her fingering Tencel in the space cadet colorway which is black with blots of purple. The other color is Avocado and that is on her Pima DK base.
Last up is a prize I won from Maridee of the Yarnover Truck out in California, and I won 2 skeins of Dragonfly Fibers Djinni in Kaleidoscope.
Out and About Virtually
NY Sheep and Wool currently still happening in Rhinebeck, NY Oct 16 & 17. At the moment I’m 50/50 about going. I have tickets and my husband and I and our parents are all vaccinated, but my kids are too young to get vaccinated and the Delta variant has me nervous. I’ll be making that decision at the last minute, I think.
Vogue Knitting Live Vogue Knitting Live @ Home this weekend Oct 7-10.
GGKCS podcast is having their annual Autumnal AL, visit their FB page for more details.
Down Cellar Studio’s Pigskin party is up and running. You can participate on Instagram or on Ravelry and I’m linking to Boston Jen’s website which has the details and the signup page. I am both a sponsor and a participant again this year and it’s lots of fun.
Stitches Expo at home Oct 8-10 – online classes, workshops and a virtual marketplace
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
93 - Mother Nature Whiplash
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Knitting and fitness in 30 min or less. Shownotes can be found at windsweptknits.com. You can find me on IG and Ravelry as WindsweptMonique and on Facebook and Twitter as WindsweptKnits.
Ep 93 recorded 3/19/21
Segments this week include: FOs, Wips, Out and About Virtually, On the Run, and I’ve Got Sunshine
Note on Ravelry – all links to Ravelry are clearly labelled as such.
Mother Nature whiplash!
Be A Helper Craft-a-long Quick Update
Deadline extended to 5/1/21 to make up for my lack of participation. We have pattern and yarn prizes.
Short reminder on the rules
- 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 submission of the Google Form https://forms.gle/QdJuQUSr8uM7GoiF6
• Donating blood counts too
• Wips are welcome
Link to submit your Finished Object/blood donation: https://forms.gle/QdJuQUSr8uM7GoiF6
FOs
Boxy – a tweaked Joji Locatelli pattern worked in hand dyed laceweight bamboo from Spinaway Farm. I finished the front and am now up to the shoulders on the back.
WIPs
Slice of Summer – my New Year’s caston using BaH yarns watermelon shawl ball. I’m on the watermelon rind. This is my purse knitting so it gets a round or 2 most days with school pickup, etc.
Tunisian Express – I’m learning Tunisian Crochet and practicing using this pattern. It’s simple and easy to memorize and also includes a great tutorial with photos. I’m using leftover yarn from my Belle blanket and the boys’ dragon blankets. I’ve added a few rows.
I’ve started 2 new design samples, can’t talk much about them yet, but I am very excited at what is coming.
Stash
I got 9 skeins of Lion Brand Shawl In A Ball to make the Priestess Coat by Morale Fiber. I’m using the grey-to white for the body of the coat and a variety of jewel tones for the inserts and hood. This will be my Rhinebeck “sweater” whenever it’s safe to have Rhinebeck again.
Got yarn for some new patterns, I’m excited to work with HiKoo Popcycle! It’s a 50/50 bamboo/polyester blend and every skein uses 2 recycled plastic bottles and you know me, I love recycled and reclaimed fibers. On that note I also got some more Berroco Remix Light which is 100% recycled fibers and made in France. Remix is 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen It’s got a slightly tweedy look/texture and makes great sweaters. Remix is worsted weight, Remix Light is sport/DK. And lastly, Valley Yarns Southwick which I’ve only knit a hat out of, this will be my first garment in it. It is so smooth and silky and soft, it’ll make a super comfy top.
Out and About Virtually
Lots of fiber events happening online this winter
Vogue Knitting Live Vogue Knitting Live @ Home this weekend Mar18-21.
Stitches At Home this weekend, is the 2nd weekend Mar 13,14, 20 & 21
Fiberworld is running an online march madness event, visit their website to vote.
GGKCS podcast is having their annual Sheepy Spring AL, visit their FB page for more details.
If you have any events you’d like me to share please email me windsweptmonique@gmail.com
On the Run
More knee problems -I’ve injured the other knee. PT wants me to get back in the pool.
I’ve Got Sunshine
Dropkick Murphy’s concert, 2nd year in a row St Paddy’s day online show. Lots of fun. Not safe to gather in large groups yet, but Dropkick Murphy’s has now put on 3 free shows and raised over $750,000 for charity during the pandemic. They’re a local Boston band and Shipping Up To Boston is a bit of a local anthem around here. We let the boys stay up late to watch the show and it was a fun way to spend the evening – the grownups with a pint in hand.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
90 - Be A Helper 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Knitting and fitness in 30 min or less. Shownotes can be found at windsweptknits.com. You can find me on IG and Ravelry as WindsweptMonique and on Facebook and Twitter as WindsweptKnits.
Ep 90 recorded 1/22/21
Segments this week include: Be A Helper Craftalaong, FOs, Wips, Stash, Spinning, Out and About Virtually, On the Run
Note on Ravelry – all links to Ravelry are clearly labelled as such – if a link does not say Ravelry, it does not go to Ravelry. Links to yarn are directly to manufacturer’s pages and should be safe for those still having rav accessibility issues.
So it’s been a month since I last recorded and what a month it’s been. 2021 definitely told 2020, “hey hold my beer”. With all the craziness happening the last few weeks here in the US and the terror attacks on the Capitol Building I had thought of skipping the Be A Helper Craft-a-long this year because my anxiety levels were hovering around vibrating-chihuahua-on-espresso for a while there, but after some reflection I think that we need it now more than ever.
Welcome to our 5th annual craftalong! Inspired by the famous Mr Rogers quote that in times of trouble you should look for the helpers, I'm encouraging folks to BE the helpers.
Be A Helper Craftalong
5th 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 submission of the Google Form https://forms.gle/QdJuQUSr8uM7GoiF6
• Donating blood counts too
• Google Form closes when I wake up April 15th.
• Wips are welcome
One change this year - due to the ongoing accessibility issues at Ravelry, finished objects can be submitted via a Google Form. I have pages set up to share your beautiful work on Ravelry, but if you want to win a prize, please submit the Google Form. I will link to the Google Form repeatedly over the net few months here in the shownotes, on Ravelry, on IG, on FB and anywhere else I can think to post so you'll be able to find the link when you're ready to submit.
Link to submit your Finished Object/blood donation: https://forms.gle/QdJuQUSr8uM7GoiF6
FOs
Tan House Brook Shawl (Ravelry) – this is a pattern by Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studios in the Sekhment base, an alpaca/silk/linen yarn from A Hundred Ravens in the Nevertheless She Persisted colorway that I bought during the virtual Maryland Sheep and Wool. I’m doing a few rows each week
The Opposite of Strict (Ravelry) hat by That Metzbower Girl Designs and it’s a ponytail hat designed to use scraps. I used up the leftovers from the two RBG Dissent Cowls I made earlier this fall.
Princess Blanket by Carol Hladik – wearable crochet blanket.
WIPs
Wenlock (Ravelery) from Tin Can Knits. Knitting done. Need to weave in ends
Galliatt (Ravelry) by JimiKnits – pattern also available on LoveCrafts, using discontinued Longmeadow by Webs. I finished the front and am about 7” in to the back
Willowbrook Shawl (Ravelry) – pattern by Brenda Castiel in my own handspun cotton. Fiber from HipStrings. I used 2 braids, pulled apart the colors, spun them in rainbow order then chainplied it to maintain the rainbow. I am nearing the end of orange – there’s a lot of orange.
Pull Me Over sweater – This was my Christmas Day cast on, though I haven’t picked it up at all since then! Pattern by Andrea Black, using leftover Universal Yarns cotton that are leftovers from knitting my husband a sweater many, many years ago.
Slice of Summer (Ravelry) – my New Year’s caston using BaH yarns shawl ball
Ozone crochet top (Ravelry) – restarted it now that my crochet skills are better; already half way through the band of hexies that go around your ribcage
Stash
My family got me a subscription to Hipstrings Cotton Club! I am so happy to be a member again, I looooove her colorways. I got 2 2-oz braids (technically it was the December shipment) that are beautiful blends of purple, blue, brown, mauve and brown called Moody and On the Horizon. I’m thinking of pulling these 2 apart and making a chain ply, but not sure.
For Christmas I got 3 colors of Nomad Yarn’s hand-dyed Gelato series. This time I got the green, blue and purple to go with the pink, orange and yellow that I bought during a virtual fiber event last summer. Now I have a whole gorgeous rainbow and I need to decide what to do with it!
Spinning
Buchanan Fiber gradient spin – the 4th color is done and plied I’ve been spinning 10 min a day
Out and About Virtually
Lots of fiber events happening online this winter
Pigskin Party now through the Superbowl Ravelry Group I’m sponsoring for the 3rd year and also participating.
Vogue Knitting Live Upcoming Vogue Knitting Live @ Home Feb 11-14, Mar18-21. I got tickets for my birthday am taking classes with Bristol Ivy and Alisdair Post-Quinn and I’m very excited.
Stitches At Home Feb 5-7
GGKCS podcast is running their annual winter craftaong starting now through the end of Feb 2021, more details on their Facebook page.
Spa 2021 is virtual, sign up for their mailing list for further details.
If you have any events you’d like me to share please email me windsweptmonique@gmail.com
On the Run
We took our annual New Year’s Day hike. It’s normally a big group event in our town – groups of 30-ish people led by a guide on trails in our town. Of course it was a bit different this year. We hiked by ourselves on a new-to-us trail behind our local agricultural high school. Lovely trail plus the kids loved seeing the cows and horses. Other people on the trail but everyone maintained a safe distance and wore masks.
Belly dancing - great for bad knees and so much fun!
Friday Jun 26, 2020
For Spacious Skies
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Episode 81 - Recorded Thursday, June 26th 2020
New pattern, end of be-a-helper kal, wips, knitting fail, spinning, wearables, out and about and if we have time I’ll do an on the run segment.
New Pattern alert!
As of the time you’re hearing this, I have a new pattern available through Knotions Magazine! The pattern is named For Spacious Skies and is knit using a gorgeous muted red, blue and white colorway from Birdies Knits named Old Glory and a small amount of white yarn for the star.
I found this yarn and this indie dyer at the very first Stitches United in Hartford, CT several years ago. I was so excited – I’d never met a hand-dyer who worked in anything other than wool. Being highly allergic to sheep, wool is not an option for me. This colorway reminded me of 4th of July parades with my grandparents and great-grandmother, of summer beach days and Friday night band concerts at the local park all summer with my family.
The star is worked first, from the center out, then short rows make the circle into a square. The remainder of the top is worked top-down – the bust area is worked back-and forth to the underarm, then the whole piece is joined in the round.
Recommend -1 to -3 inches of ease (negative ease). This means if you’re targeting a 38 bust, that you should choose a 36 (38-2). Bust: 32 - 60” , [81.5 - 152.5) cm]
Be-A-Helper KAL
Last 2 prize winners announced!
WIPs
Laceweight Boxy – Now about 16” long
Papillon – Started 2nd section. 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.
Goldberry – I started a new crochet pattern this week.
Triyang – an old WIP that I started as SSK in 2017, I tend to keep this pattern for travelling and since we have 2 small kids we don’t travel much anymore.
Star Wars scarf for Thing 2 – I’m still working on the Blasters section of the Light Side section.
Ozone Sweater – worked a little on the Ozone Sweater, a crochet sweater, which leads me to…
Knitting Fail
I tried to work on this last Thursday during my stitching group, but apparently I cannot join crochet and talk at the same time. The medallions are linked in 5 places along one side, and I screwed it up 3 times. At the end of 1:45 I had completed (and successfully joined) 1 medallion and started the center of a second. That’s all. In nearly 2 hours.
Spinning
I finished my Pride Month spin! I pulled apart 2 braids from Hipstring’s cotton club from 2019, and spun them color by color to make a rainbow. Then two nights ago I started to learn to chain ply, which I finished yesterday. It’s not my best yarn ever, since it’s my first-ever chain ply, but I’m proud nonetheless.
Wearbles
It’s tank top season finally here in MA so I’ve recently wore my Out Tonight pattern, which is a sleeveless top inspired by the musical Rent. We had a cold windy day last weekend and I wore the Taking Flight shawl, a pattern by Katherine Belisle and inspired by Captain Marvel.
I recently wore my Strawberry Blossoms top, which I still love, but I’ve noticed after washing that the CoBaSi yarn tends to stretch more sideways than vertically when knit in garments. I have an extra skein of the yellow left, so I’m considering pulling out the turned hem, knitting a few extra inches, then re-doing the hem. I’ll let you know if I decide to go ahead with it.
On the Run
No exercise this week, poison ivy sucks
Out and About
Tour de Fleece 1 Sat Jun 27 – Sun Jul 19
Tour de Fleece 2 Sat, Aug 29, 2020 – Sun, Sep 20, 2020
Here in MA we’re slowly opening back up while keeping our new cases of COVID19 low, and I went to a yarn shop! This is my first visit to a LYS since January. I visited @agreatyarn in Chatham, MA, a store I love to visit.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
68 - Send Me That Rhinebeck Recap
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Episode 68 recording on 11/20/19 today’s segments include New Patterns, Wips, FOs, Wearables and Rhinebeck Recap.
Pattern Release
Send Me That Horizon launched on Monday.
I’ve always loved the sea. I grew up near the ocean, with both sets of grandparents living a few dozen feet from the water. Playing on the beach, listening to the waves, sailing on a boat, hiking along ocean-side cliffs – I love anything involving the sea. But nothing is the same as being far from shore with no land in sight. I love seeing the horizon taper off to meet the ocean waves; so when I first watched the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Captain Jack Sparrow looked into the distance and murmured “Send me that horizon” under his breath my heart sang. I know that feeling, I love that feeling, and with this shawl I want you to experience it too.
While working on the waves, I wanted to create something easier than I’m perhaps known for. Yes, I realize that I’m known for patterns with complicated sections, because that’s what I like to knit. But with this pattern I wanted something that you could take on an airplane or to a retreat, or that a beginning knitter could knit and learn new skills. One of my test knitters was even a beginning knitter and he did a great job!
Use code PODCAST to get 25% off the pattern on Ravelry, that’s coupon code PODCAST and that is bigger discount than the one listed in the pattern. Enjoy!
Wips
Just started a new pair of socks for mom for Christmas, still on the toe of the first sock.
I’ve started a new project just for me.
2nd Aggregate Shawl by JimiKnits, this one in Tencel yarn from Rhinebeck 2 years ago from Artisinal Yarns.
FOs
3 socks, Christmas socks for Thing 1 and Thing 2 and also a pair for my maid of honor all from Regia's Tutti Frutti II
Hitchhiker by Martina Behm.
Wearables
All The Shawls. SO cold and wet – “Novembruary”.
Both of the Changing Staircases, by Dragon Hoard Yarns, Hitchhiker by Martina Behm. At Rhinebeck I wore Frosted by Lisa K Ross with my Pont du Marais shawl, and day 2 I wore Second Grace by Bristol Ivy with my Taking Flight Captain Marvel shawl.
Related – I’m mad that I can’t find my Tan House Brooke Shawl, a pattern by Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studios. I’ve looked everywhere and just cannot find it. Maybe I’ll have to knit another.
Rhinebeck Recap
All the fun for 2 whole days!
Friday Jul 12, 2019
64-Want some rope?
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Episode 64
Segments include Tour de Fleece, Wips, Knitting Fail, On the Run, Stash Acquisition, Out & About
Tour de Fleece
This is my second Tour de Fleece!
Wips
New socks knit in Plymouth Yarn Diversity in the Violets colorways. Picked the yarn up last week at A Great Yarn in Chatham, MA. I needed something on smaller needles – I seem to be only using US 4s or 5s and it was just too much. Started the toe, but the wooden needles I bought were too sticky for this yarn.
Sea-themed shawl I mentioned last week.
My third Rent-themed pattern, a shawl with 2 color cables. Yes, that’s a cable using 2 different color yarns within the cable. That sounds hard, but if you learn one simple trick they are SO EASY! I can’t believe more people don’t use this technique. I would call this technique intarsia-adjacent, but much simpler than how I learned intarsia. For the record, I am not a big intarsia fan, but I do really enjoy these 2 color cables.
Knitting Fail
Photoshoot fail – tried to have a sunset photoshoot at the beach last Saturday and it turns out a front came through and there were 30mph winds!
On The Road
Spent a week at my parent’s place on Cape Cod, lots of fun, lots of beach. Thing 1’s arm is doing much, much better and while not able to swim he was able to splash in the water, build sandcastles with help, go on some flat hikes.
Yesterday, I tried to take a self-care day. I’d been planning this day for months, then Thing 1 broke a bone, so he came with me. We drove an hour to a “local” yarn and fiber shop The Fiber Loft.
Stash Acquisition
From The Fiber Loft I got 1lb of cotton sliver that I am going to attempt dying. I also got some beautiful green speckled fiber from Buchanan Fibers and a skein of silk/linen blend in blues and purples for an upcoming shawl.
And yesterday, my very first Akerworks bobbins arrived! I can’t wait to try these. I’m going to use it for my 2nd bobbin in Tour de Fleece.
Out and About
In August I will be spending a week in Nova Scotia, Canada visiting family and I can’t wait!
September 19-22 I will be attending Into The Wool fiber retreat in Crossville, TN run by Dana from Unwind Yarn Company and Tiffany, aka The Project Bag. So looking forward to this!
Rhinebeck! For the first time I will be going both Saturday and Sunday. This is my first time driving myself to the fairgrounds, that is, not being dropped off by family or taking the Webs bus, so if you have any parking tips I’d love to hear them.
Not sure if I’ll be attending these next 2 but I hope to:
Vermont Sheep and Wool, Oct 5 & 6
Fiber Festival of New England, Nov 2 & 3 at the Big E out near Springfield, MA
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.
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
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
44 - Regular Schedules Commence
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Episode 44 – 9/4/18 – Autumn means schedules! Knitting & running in 30 min or less.
Summer is over, kids are back to school and life is finally scheduled again! This means I should be able to start recording on a regular basis again, huzzah!
FOs
Dahlia - pattern by Brenda York for Berroco Yarns is finally done! Whole shawl is from stash. Blue body is Juniper Moon Farms Neve in Lagoon colorway from my LYS that closed. Red is Cascade Ultra Pima Fine in the Cranberry colorway held double, yellow & green is Berroco Modern Cotton in the Del & Breakers colorways. Purple is some ancient Plymouth Yarns Covington.
50-st sock – both are complete thought it’s been too hot to wear
44-st sock for Thing 1 – worked on this while on our cruise to Bermuda last week finished both!
Wips
New 52-st sock for me in Plymouth Diversity in the Deep Sea colorway
Sock for Thing 2 – he previously asked for the Deep Sea colorwat but after seeing me knit his brother’s socs in the Pizazz colorway, he changed his mind and wants red socks too
Stash
1 skein of Goshen from Valley Yarns in the Plum colorway from The Black Purl in Bermuda – more about Bermuda later.
2 skeins on Ito Yarn’s Kinu 100% silk this is going to be used for the Ixchel sweater from the latest issue of Pom Pom, the one with the phases of the moon in the sweater
1 skein of Plymouth Yarn’s Diversity that my mom picked out for her Christmas socks
Both these last two are from A Great Yarn which is a lovely Yarn and Book shop in Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Spinning
A braid of cotton from Hipstrings, the Midseason Clifhanger colorway.
Learned how to re-align the wheel of my Lendrum - super easy
Out and About
Fiber Revival at the Spencer Little Farm in Newbury, MA
- Firefly themed bag from Stitched by Jessalu
- Silk brick from Bewitching Fiber Co
- Tussah silk from PineTree
Last week we took a cruise from Boston to Bermuda and it was so lovely. Go swm at the Blue Hole if you ever get the chance.
Upcoming:
Oct 20th – Rhinebeck. Taking the Webs bus on Saturday
Nov 3rd & 4th – Fiber Festival of New England at the Big E – not 100% sure I’m going, but thinking about it.
Running
1 short run since the last time I recorded; nothing to write home about. Hoping to get a few shorter runs in next week. Slow and steady
Fitness Talk
What can a personal trainer do for you?
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
43- No Knitting Police
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Episode 43: 7/31/18 – Knitting and Running in 30 min or less
WIPS
Dahlia - pattern by Brenda York for Berroco Yarns. Finished garter stitch and am about 1/3 way through the stockinette colorwork section. Blue body is Juniper Moon Farms Neve in Lagoon colorway from my LYS that closed. Red is Cascade Ultra Pima Fine in the Cranberry colorway held double, yellow is Berroco Modern Cotton in the Del colorway. Green is also Modern Cotton in the Breakers colorway.
50-st sock in Plymouth yarns Diversity in the Fruity colorway, which is white with stripes of green, yellow, orange, pink and purple.
Spinning
Finished my Tour de Fleece spin! 1lb of cotton became roughly 950 yards of 3-ply sport weight yarn. I am soooooo glad I participated in TdF for the first time. Spinning that much over about 3 weeks really helped me become more consistent in my spinning and by the end I was generating some good yarn!
Out And About
Was out in western MA last weekend for a friend’s wedding and was lucky enough to meet up with Shelley, aka Knitting Travels (hello Shelley! It was lovely to meet you!
Northampton Wools - Great shop; Good selection of wool-less yarns! Old favorites like Penzance, Diversity Sock. New to me yarns too! Came home with 2 skeins of 365 Yak from Lana Grossa
Upcoming:
Aug 11th – Fiber Revival at the Spencer Little Farm in Newbury, MA, coast north of Boston
Oct 20th – Rhinebeck. Current plan is to take the Webs bus on Saturday
Nov 3rd & 4th – Fiber Festival of New England at the Big E – not 100% sure I’m going, but thinking about it.
Knitting Talk
Bringing this older segment back. “cheating” at knitting – I’ve heard a couple people recently talk about how they feel using stitch markers for repeats or using a lifeline is cheating and that’s something I wanted to address here. There are NO knitting police.
On the Run
Actually went for a run today!
Running Talk
This is a re-visit of a topic we discussed a year ago or so and that is shoes. Short version: get a gait analysis from a professional.