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03

May. ’17

Episode 85

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FOs

  • Somer

    Knitting

    • Socks using Rock & String Creations in “Mountain Twilight”
    • Cat’s Paw by Emma Galati using Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Fingering/Sock Yarn in “Tuxedo Cat”
    • Vanilla socks using Must Stash Yarn in “Sorting Hat”
    • Simple WPI Toque using Three Waters Farm handspun 100% Falkland in Maple Leaf Rag
    • Harvest by tincanknits using Blue Moon Fibers 100% Targhee Worsted in ”Hotrod”
  • Katie
  • Hidden Falls wrap by The Plucky Knitter. I am using Plucky Knitter primo Aran in lonesome highway, Athos, green goddess, skies of November, and on the rocks.

Active WIPS

  • Katie
    • Feyre shawl by Shannon Cook using Plucky Knitter scholar in wanderlust and small batch 21.
    • Corner to Corner blanket by Catherine J. Watson. Crocheting a small blanket using partial skeins of Three Irish Girls Springvale worsted.
    • Hemrick by Lynn Di Cristina using madtosh dk twist in cosmic silver
  • Somer


Knitting

    • Peep Show by Lara Smoot using Undead Yarn
    • Whiz Bang Socks by Sara Shoo in Kimarie Yarn in “Bluebonnet”
    • Mince Pie Mayhem by Alice Yu from Socktopus using A Riot of Color Brannigan in “Spring Meadow”
    • Bob & Weave socks by Susie White using Unwind Yarn Company in “Lake Frances Sunrise”
    • Catching Fish socks by Penny Schumers using Log House Cabin
    • Virus Shawl using Yarn Carnival Fire Dancer in “Shark Week”
    • Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey using Plymouth Yarn Dye for Me Happy Feet handdyed using Jacquard Dyes in “Spruce”
    • Giant Granny Square blanket

 

Spinning

  • Rock & String Creations BFL/silk in “Caramel Apple Cider”

Casting on Soon

  • Somer
    • Socks using Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick”
    • Maybe Joji Locatelli’s Mystery Wrap KAL
  • Katie
    • Find your fade by Andrea a Mowry using plucky knitter primo fingering and bello in blues, yellows, and greens and speckles.
    • Vorfreude by Monie Ebner using Plucky knitter primo sport in good jeans, avocado toast, red haven, and early light

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Lolo Did it – Hippo for Cinco
  • Somer
    • MadelineTosh Vintage in “Mike Teevee”
    • Yarn Carnival “Oil Slick”
    • 2 batts from Butterfly Girl Designs
    • Bag from KC’s Pockets to Go
    • Eternal Sunshine minis from Open Skies Yarn
    • Naturally Kniity rolags

Upcoming Events

  • Houston Fiber Fest
    • Somer, Darcy, and Katie

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching

  • Katie
    • Highly recommend The Hating Game by Sally Thorne . Contemporary romance that is soooooooooo good!
    • Read Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Antsey. Sorta kinda like a historical romance, but young adult (so no sex or even kissing) with a mystery and spies thrown in.  
    • Currently reading The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. This is a YA paranormal fantasy about a dark asha (witch) who comes into her powers.
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30

Mar. ’17

Episode 84

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Episode 84

FOs

  • Somer

    Knitting

    • One Kit Kat hats for the Pussyhat Project using the SweetGeorgia Superwash Merino Worsted in “Berry Tart”
    • Simple WPI Toque by Rachel Smith Anderson in Greenwood Fiberworks 100% BFL “Mallard”

  Spinning

  • Elemental Fiberworks 80% polwarth, 20% mohair, 20% silk in “Venus”
  • 2 Guys Yarn mixed BFL in “Spring Blooms”

 

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Feyre shawl by Shannon Cook using Plucky Knitter scholar in wanderlust and small batch 21.
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams using Unwind Yarn Company Jaunt sock blank – blues, purples, green and Plucky Knitter feet in Outta my Hair for heels/cuffs
    • Hidden Falls wrap by The Plucky Knitter. I am using Plucky Knitter primo Aran in lonesome highway, Athos, green goddess, skies of November, and on the rocks.
  • Somer


Knitting

    • Cat’s Paw by Emma Galati using Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Fingering/Sock Yarn in “Tuxedo Cat”
    • Vanilla socks using Must Stash Yarn in “Sorting Hat”
    • Virus Shawl using Yarn Carnival Fire Dancer in “Shark Week”
    • Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey using Plymouth Yarn Dye for Me Happy Feet handdyed using Jacquard Dyes in “Spruce”
    • Simple WPI Toque using Three Waters Farm handspun 100% Falkland in Maple Leaf Rag
    • Giant Granny Square blanket

 

Spinning

  • Rock & String Creations BFL/silk in “Caramel Apple Cider”

 

 

Casting on Soon

  • Somer

 

  • Katie
    • Find your fade by Andrea a Mowry using plucky knitter primo fingering and bello in blues, yellows, and greens and speckles.

 

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Lolo Did it – Hippo for St. Patty’s and Hippo for Easter
    • Gale’s Art Sock blank – butterflies and bright spring colors
    • Firefly Notes – cute tin with a cat on it and silver stitch markers with cat ears

 

  • Somer
    • Unwind Yarn Company Journey sock in “Bluffs”
    • Undead Yarn Peep Show kit
    • Undead Yarn Wild Rumpus
    • MadelineTosh Vintage in “Fizzy Lifting Drinks”
    • Elemental Fiberworks March Club – Merino/Tencel in “Enceladus“
    • Stitch Fix

 

 

Upcoming Events

  • Yellow Rose Fiber Fiesta
    • Katie & Darcy – maybe Friday
    • Somer – Saturday morning
  • Houston Fiber Fest
    • Somer, Darcy, and Katie

 

In the Kitchen

  • Somer
    • Marth and Marley Spoon
      • Irish Beef Stew with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
      • Italian Tortellini Soup

 

Reading & Watching

 

  • Katie
    • Finished reading Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder
    • Almost done with King’s Cage (Red Queen #3) by Victoria Aveyard
    • Watching Taboo with Tom Hardy

 

 

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27

Feb. ’17

Episode 83

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FOs

  • Katie
    • Sophisticated Traveler by Cassie Munksgard using Plucky Knitter sophisticate in Elixir and Traveler sport in Lady Violet

 

  • Somer

    Knitting

    • Shock Star Slouch by Emma Welford using Ancient Arts 100% Superwash Merino DK in “Gray Tabby”
    • Two Kit Kat hats for the Pussyhat Project using the SweetGeorgia Superwash Merino Worsted in “Berry Tart”

 

Spinning

  • Three Waters Farm BFL “Early Blooming”

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Om shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in wanderlust, social graces, melba, and gilded age
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams using Unwind Yarn Company Jaunt sock blank – blues, purples, green and Plucky Knitter feet in Outta my Hair for heels/cuffs
    • Hidden Falls wrap by The Plucky Knitter. I am using Plucky Knitter primo Aran in lonesome highway, Athos, green goddess, skies of November, and on the rocks.

Somer

Knitting

    • Cat’s Paw by Emma Galati using Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Fingering/Sock Yarn in “Tuxedo Cat”
    • Vanilla socks using Must Stash Yarn in “Sorting Hat”
    • Herbivore by Stephen West using Hedgehod Fibers Sock in “Pod”
    • Harvest by tincanknits using Blue Moon Fiber Fiber Arts Targhee Worsted in “Hot Rod Red”

 

Spinning

  • Elemental Fiber Works Polwarth/Mohair/Silk in “Venus”

 

Casting on Soon

  • Somer
    • Virus Shawl by Julia Marquardt using Yarn Carnival in “Shark Week

  • Katie
    • Feyre shawl by Shannon Cook using Plucky Knitter scholar in wanderlust and small batch 21.
    • Find your fade by Andrea a Mowry using plucky knitter primo fingering and bello in blues, yellows, and greens and speckles.

 

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • Voolenvine yarn

 

  • Somer
    • Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Fingering/Sock Yarn in “Tuxedo Cat”
    • Elemental Fiberworks February Club – Polwarth/Mohair/Merino in “Titan”
    • KITTEN!!!

 

Reading & Watching

 

  • Katie
    • Finished reading Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth – YA fantasy — took me forever to get through and thought it was just ok
    • Currently reading Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder

 

 

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03

Dec. ’16

Episode 80: Post-Thanksgiving

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FOs

  • Katie
  • Riley Rose shawl by Jennifer Lassonde, using Plucky Knitter bello fingering in princess phone, medieval, high cotton and primo fingering in breakfast on 5th
  • Nangou by Melanie Berg using Plucky Knitter primo fingering in Bubblegum Flower and Cressey Road
  • Somer

    Knitting

    • Saki Slippers by NellKnits using Three Irish Girls Springvale Worsted in Petit Fours
    • Errnaments by Jessica Stokes (tiny sweater) using Unwind Yarn Company Twinkle Sock base (Victorian Red, Victorian Green)
    • Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure using Must Stash Yarn Perfect Sock in “Rey”

Spinning

  • Panorama Fiber Panda Top (merino/bamboo/nylon) in Holly Jolly, 320 yards DK
  • Three Waters Farm 100% Falkland in “Spring Spirit”, 266 yards worsted

Active WIPS

  • Katie
    • Om shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in wanderlust, social graces, melba, and gilded age
    • Sophisticated Traveler by Cassie Munksgard using Plucky Knitter sophisticate in Elixir and Traveler sport in Lady Violet
    • Always Amsterdam by Isabell Kraemer using Plucky Knitter lodge worsted in blueberry sour
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams
      • Rock & String Creations using colorway Bleeding Heart – 1 sock done
  • Somer

    Knitting
    • Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis using Lazy Cat Yarn in the Evergreen colorway
    • Lacy Baktus by Terhi Montonen using handspun Fiber Optic merino/silk in the Raspberry to Cream colorway
    • Baby Vertebrae by Kelly van Niekirk using Neeley’s Knits Super Sock in the Very Busy Caterpillar colorway
    • Zigzagular Socks by Susie White using Marigold Jen BFL/nylon in “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out”
    • Riley Rose by Jennifer Lassonde using Stunning String Theory in Gouda, Westminster Blue, and
    • Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey using Plymouth Dye for Me Happy Feet

Spinning

  • Three Waters Farm 100% Targhee in “Storm Clouds over Flowers”

Acquisitions

  • Somer
    • Unwind Yarn Company Errnaments Mini Skein Set on Twinkle Sock base (Victorian Red, Victorian Green, Victorian Blue, Victorian Gold, Snow White)
    • Elemental Fiber “Ceres” on merino/bamboo/silk
    • Panorama Fiber sock yarn “Brazos Bend”

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching

  • Somer
    • Finished Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
    • Reading Deep South by Nevada Barr
    • Watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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03

Oct. ’16

Episode 78: Summer Reading KAL Prizes

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FOs

  • Katie
    • April Snow by Knitterella (Jill Zielinski) using Plucky Knitter Snug fingering (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% alpaca) in Wanderlust, Plucky Knitter primo fingering in Pink Champagne on Ice, and Spun Right Round Snappy Sock in Shock Star
    • Paris Toujours by Isabell Kraemer knit with The Plucky Knitter Crew in Magnet & Stee
  • SomerKnitting

 

    • Moab Shawl – pattern by verybusymonkey, yarn was my handspun from WC Mercantile
    • Dragon’s Egg Bowl – started out as pattern by Graffic Designs (Ovum Dracona Drawstring Bag) but I didn’t have enough yarn, yarn was my handspun from a Gritty Knits batt in “Patina”

Spinning

  • Three Waters Farm 100% Polwarth in “Sky Behind the Trees,” will ply with another Three Waters Farm “The Light in the Trees”

 

Active WIPS

 

  • Katie
    • Riley Rose shawl by Jennifer Lassonde, using Plucky Knitter bello fingering in princess phone, medieval, high cotton and primo fingering in breakfast on 5th
    • OMG Heel socks by Megan Williams– 3 pairs!!
      • Rock & String Creations using colorway Bleeding Heart
      • KnitCircus Greatest of Ease in Twister Stripes
      • Quaere Fiber – special colorway for Socktober 2016 with the Carolina Fiber Girls
  • SomerKnitting
    • Vanilla socks by Susan B. Anderson, using Rock and String Creations in “Appalachian Autumn”
    • No. 2 Pencil Socks, using Yarn Enabler yarn in No. 2 Pencil, incorporates OMG Heel by Megan Williams and Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes
    • Riley Rose shawl by Jennifer Lassonde, using Stunning String Studio in Wild Blue Yonder, Westminster Blue, and Gouda
    • Color Study by Karalee Harding using Daizie Knits Hardy (discontinued base) in Wicked Cool with SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Boysenberry

Spinning

    • Three Waters Farm 100% Polwarth “The Light in the Trees”

Casting on soon!

  • Katie
    • Om shawl by Andrea Mowry using Plucky Knitter snug worsted in wanderlust, social graces, melba, and gilded age

Acquisitions

  • Katie
    • OCD sock yarn from Must Stash in Autumn Afterglow
    • Yarn from Stitches Texas (Stunning String Studio, Twisted Owl Fiber Studio, Fresh from the Cauldron, Gynx Yarns)
  • Somer
    • Elemental Fibers Visions of Fiber club – colorways based on NASA/JPL’s Visions of the Future poster series. The third was Earth on ______
    • Stitches Texas acquisitions: Stunning String Creations fingering in Wild Blue Yonder, Westminster Blue, and Gouda; Twisted Owl Fiberworks Worsted in “Cosmos,” DK minis in “Slate” and “Papaya”; Undead Yarn Self Striping in the Vamphyri base in “Troll”; Gynx Yarns self striping in “Gingerbread House” and fiber in “Pumpkin Patch” (either Masham or BFL); Hedgehog Fibres sock yarn in “Pod”; bag from Kitchen Counter Crafter

Other Crafty Pursuits

  • Somer
    • Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Parks club

Summer Reading KAL Prizes

  • Short story – Rock & String Creations, phoenixfire
  • Novel – Somer’s handspun, crouchingcheese
  • Chunkster – Daizie Knits, lmecoll
  • Boxed set – Undead Yarn, CrazyKnittingFool
  • Chatter thread – sock blocker keychain, JillSerenity; Diana Couture DPN holder, EKellyO

In the Kitchen

Reading & Watching

  • Katie
    • Nothing exciting to share

 

 

 

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