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Episode 87 – Startitis

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Make sure to watch all the way through to the end – I’m having a giveaway!

I was wearing my Blurple Lace Elektra by Romi Hill.

FO’s include my long-draw Jacob (I swear I’ll count up my yardage soon) and my second project for my swap partner.

WIPs include the Lighthouse socks for the hubs and the G’day Boomerang which only got a little bit of love this week.

I’m spinning on that Loop bullseye bump still – I discuss how I handled the not-playing-nice-pulling-from-the-center problem.

I acquired some Moon Holler yarn (her shop is here) in a gorgeous gradient for a shawl dyed specifically for the 2014 East Tennessee Yarn Crawl. Waiting for the pattern to surface for this gorgeous colorway!

I have startitis LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE and I am fighting it! I need your help to feel better about starting all the things. So – A Giveaway is announced! See the threads Spin All The Stuffs and Knit All The Things for more details!

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Episode 86 – Year 3 Commencement!

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This is Episode #1 of Year #3! Hoorah!

Lots and lots and lots to talk about!

FOs: Jane, Smells Like Yarn Dishcloth-alongs, and Purple Sunset Afghan (finally!)

WIP: G’day Boomerang

Spinning: Loop Bullseye Bump and Jacob roving

Acquisitions at Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival
All the yarn was The Color Wheel
Note cards from Wild Hair Fiber
Buttons from Springrock Farm
Tricolor batt from LunaBud Knits
Gradient fiber braid from Daily Fibers (no webpage provided on label)
Blue Batt from Fibers BeJeweled
Yak/Merino blend from Far Out Farm (no webpage provided on label)

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Episode 85 – Out of the Wool

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Back from the Into the Wool Fiber Retreat – I miss all the ladies I met, and all the times I had. I wish it could have been 10 more days. I try not to really carry on about it, but there is quite a bit of acquisition at the end. Along with that, there are a couple of little FO’s, a couple of WIPs, and some spinning!

FO: Cotswold Lambie and the first of several ZK 2014 Swap Handmade Goodies.

WIPs: Lighthouse Socks and G’day Boomerang

Acquisitions:

  • HGL sock in Cinnamon Bun, Marceline, and Tardis in Shadow for a Color Affection (Happy-Go-Lucky Yarns),
  • a Nightfall Shawl Ball (fingering weigtht) in the retreat colorway (Fibrofibers, destined to be See You In September, or See You In September),
  • some Dewey Sock in Tango and Hybrid in Thinking of Mel (Daizieknits),
  • Luxe sock in Aurora Borealis and preordered the retreat colorway on Journey sock (which will probably be the other See You In September) (Unwind),
  • some aran-weight self-striping in the Beach Bum colorway (Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks).
  •  Traded some yarn in the Brown Bag Swap for some beautiful sock yarn in the Nebula colorway from A Thing for String,
  • and my door prize was Two If By Hand sport in Whiz Bangs colorway.

What a haul.

Thank you to Daizie Knits, A Riot Of Color, and Happy-Go-Lucky for your donations.

On second thought – those miniskeins may become a Leftie. We’ll see.

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