Podcast: Play in new window | Download
FOs
- Somer
- Knitting
- Chunky Dean Street Hat by Nina Machlin Dayton using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky in Colour 17011
- Keepsies by Hunter Hammersen using Undead Yarn Ghost DK in “Lester”
- Spinning
- Vortex Merino/silk/bamboo (don’t remember colorway, but it is a pale, tonal green) 244 yards worsted/bulky
- Knitting
- Katie
- The Hat by The Plucky Knitter – hat recipe using 2 light fingering/lace held together. Used Spiffy lace (63% cashmere goat, 37% silk) in Gumshoe and halo (100% cashmere goat) in urban. I used a rolled brim and knit 9” then cinched it up.
- Hipster shawl by Joji Locatelli using Plucky Knitter cozy in french laundry (dark lavender purple)
Active WIPS
- Somer
- Knitting
-
-
- Yowza Weigh It Shawl 4 by Susan B. Anderson using handspun Rock & String Creations in Denim and Mine of the Seven Dwarves plied together
- Knot Garden Shawl by verybusymonkey using Shalimar Breathless in Gunmetal
- Fundamental Top Down Men’s Sweater by Figheadh Yarnworks (Jennifer Hagan) using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Icicle Heather
- Sockhead Cowl by Kelly McClure using Vice Yarn Paradigm Shift
- Equatorial Nights by Audry Nicklin using Cascade Heritage Sock in “Sapphire”
- Morning Coffee Socks by Crazy Sock Lady Designs
- My Knitted Heart Vanilla Socks by Elizabeth Suarez using Regia Arne & Carlos Color 02464
- Vanilla socks using Unwind Yarn Company in “Bluffs”
- Cozy memories blanket
- Spinning
- Wooly Wonka merino/silk in “Harvest Sunset”
- Wooly Wonka merino/silk in “Winter Wheat”
-
- Katie
- Meld shawl – 2 yarns marled together – plucky knitter oxford
-
- Drachenfels shawl by Melanie Berg using Plucky Knitter cashmere (sport) in two drifters, cressey road, and silver queen
Casting on soon:
Katie
- Nightshift by Andrea Mowry using Spin Cycle dream state
- The Hat by The Plucky Knitter – hat recipe using 2 light fingering/lace held together. Used Sophisticate (mohair, merino, silk) and halo (100% cashmere goat) in both in elixir.
Acquisitions
- Somer
- Rock & String Creations in “Campfire S’Mores” and “Beneath the Pines”
- Miss Babs fiber: Merino/silk “Copperhead”, BFL “Mango Madness”
- AdoreKnit progress keepers
- Handmade Hollows fiber SW Merino “Falling Leaves”
- Suburban Stitcher Merino DK in “Rocky Mountain National Park”
- Rock & String Creations fiber – merino in mystery colorway
- Twist Fiber Studio Pisgah Fingering “Ooh Girl”
- Marigoldjen Sock Weight Yarn “Remember September”
- Mielke’s Fiber “Bag of Candy”
- Prize from Undead Yarn
- Katie
- Suburban Stitcher Merino DK in “Rocky Mountain National Park”
Events
- Knitting in the Hills Retreat
- Very small chance of DFW Fiber Fest (UPDATE: We are going!)
Reading & Watching
- Somer
- Finished Burn by Nevada Barr
- Finished Sutton by J.R. Moehringer
- Finished Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
- Finished watching A Discovery of Witches
- Watching True Detective Season 3
- Watched first episode of the new season of The Magicians
- Katie
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain – nonfiction book that talks about and compares introvert and extrovert, covers some cultural differences, as well as how to recognize introversion in a child.
- Victoria – season one (PBS/Masterpiece Theatre)