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Episode 86
FOs
- Somer
Knitting
- Chunky Dean Street Hat by Nina Machlin Dayton using Malabrigo Mecha in “Polar Morn”
- Gridelin by Hunter Hammersen using Shaefer Yarn Company Heather
Spinning
- Rock & String Creations BFL/silk in “Caramel Apple Cider” (460 yards)
- Two Guys Yarn BFL/Silk in “Spring Blooms” (156 yards)
- Elemental Fiber Works Merino/Tencel in “Earth” (400 yards)
- Bobbin leftovers (Rock & String + Elemental Fiber Works (100 yards)
- 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.
- Darcy
- Owlbear – an improvised pattern to meet my Art Scout badge for Monster Scouts
- Small crochet baskets by Desiree Hobson (Crochet to Calm) using cotton yarn from stash
Active WIPS
- Katie
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- Hemrick by Lynn Di Cristina using madtosh dk twist in cosmic silver
- 2nd Avenue by Amy Miller using Plucky Knitter primo and snug fingering
- Vorfreude by Monie Ebner using Plucky Knitter primo sport using good jeans, avocado toast, red haven, and early light
- Yowza weigh it shawl by Susan B. Anderson using Miss Babs yowza in Petulant (various shades of purples and pink-purples)
- Sunday Shawl by Alia Bland using Plucky Knitter primo worsted (crochet shawl)
- Somer
Knitting
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- Whiz Bang Socks by Sara Shoo in Kimarie Yarn in “Bluebonnet”
- Starting Point MKAL by Joji Locatelli using:
- Undead Yarn Twilight in “Midnight Graveyard”
- Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Brick”
- Haute Knit Yarn Jimmy Sock in “Night Owl”
- Madelinetosh Twist Light in “Paper”
- Knit Picks Stroll dyed using “Spruce” and “Turquoise”
- Giant Granny Square blanket
- Paralucia Shawl by verybusymonkey using Happy Feet Dye for Me dyed using “Spruce”
- Color Study by Karalee Harding using Daizy Knits in Wicked Cool and SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in
- A little work on Riley Rose by Jennifer Lassonde
Spinning
- Next up Gynx Yarn Masham in “Pumpkin”
Cross Stitch
- Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Parks
- Darcy
- Socks using Knit Picks Felici in “Hummingbird”
- Mermaid by Clare Garland using cotton yarn from stash
Casting on Soon
- Darcy
- Age of Brass and Steam kerchief by Orange Flower Yarn using …. ?
Acquisitions
- Katie
- Lolo Did it – Hippo for Mom, Hippo for Dad
- Pins from Slipped Stitched Studios – Cat flipper (cat giving the finger) and an enamel shawl pin (black) with a cat head
- Somer
- MadelineTosh Vintage in “Snozberries”
- Must Stash Yarn “Over the Rainbow”
- I Dream of Yarn: A Knit and Crochet Coloring Book by Franklin Habit
- Darcy
- Project bag from a coworker
- Project bag from Comicpalooza
Upcoming Events
- Houston Fiber Fest
- Somer, Darcy, and Katie
- Probably Stitches Texas
In the Kitchen
- Darcy
- Garden gone wild!
Reading & Watching
- Katie
- Read The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares. I gave it 2 stars because of the family dynamics and animosity. Sasha and Ray share 3 sisters and a bedroom, but have never met…
- Almost finished with Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray. This is YA science fiction set in space. Noemi is trying to save her world, but encounters the ultimate mech (robot), Abel who was abandoned 30 years ago on his spaceship. There is an interstellar war going on, and Noemi is on a mission to stop the collapse of one the star gates.
- Somer
- Finished Lost Boy by Christina Henry
- Finished Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
- Finished The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
- Darcy
- Finished Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
- Finished The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
- Reading Kraken by China Miéville
- Finished watching Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return