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Episode 60 – Knits of a Feather

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Announcements – Doctor-along ends next week, and your last Hats for Grammy reminder.

Featured FO – Pauly81’s handspun yarn.  So bright and cheerful!

WIPs – Augusta cardigan and a crocheted Thor’s hammer baby rattle (book who’s name I couldn’t remember: Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs by Edie Eckman).

Spinning – Frabjous Fibers’ Tri-colored BFL in stained glass

Review – Knits of a Feather by Celeste Young

From Pinterest – recharge your towels – made mine super fluffy, and I only did the vinegar wash!  Baking soda is on my list to buy next time I’m at the store.

Episode 59 – Grab Life By the Needles!

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Hats for Grammy!

Shiloh’s Survey! If you use both ravelry and facebook, click here to help Shiloh with her research!

Into the Wool!

Revenge of the Knits!

Winner of the Breast Cancer stitch markers!

FO’s:

  • Antarktis shawl
  • Insulate! Hat

WIPs:

  • Oncoming Storm (Gathering Storm is the pattern name)
  • Augusta Cardigan
  • Paul’s socks

Spinning:

  • Frabjous Fibers in Stained Glass

Acquisitions:

  • Fiesta Boomerang in Rainforest

Review:

  • Interweave Knits Winter 2014

This Week on Pinterst:

Episode 58 – Inspired by SAFF!

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Announcement – Into the Wool Fiber Retreat hosted by the ladies at Just One More Row and Storied Yarns.  Check it out.

Featured FO: Cute baby in an Islænder sweater, as knitted by Strikkemaske.

WIPs:

Doctor Who-along!  My Oncoming Storm is coming along, but won’t be finished by 11/27 (get your FO’s posted to the thread by then), so considering an Insulate! hat instead.

My SAFF knitting: Antarktis in Fibrofibers Nightfall.

Spinning:

All the things!  Finished the Gnomeacres Gnomeberry Falkland, big discussion about the SPAKAL sweater spinning.  I talk about Nancy’s Knit Knacks and her spinner’s project cards and her WIP tool.  Also, how I am now inspired to spin for the Derecho.

SAFF acquisitions:

Knitty and Color – the Watercolor colorway

Fiber Charmer – Camo colorway

Gale’s Art

Cormo from Lavender Hills Farm (on the web soon and on facebook)

WIP tool from Whispering Woodturner (on the web and on facebook)

Freia in sport-weight Moab- bought at Black Mountain Yarn Shop

Pacabella lotion – in Rosemary, Cedar and Thyme scent

Dragonfly fibers – Pixie base in Starry Night

Bijou Basin – donated!!

This Week from Pinterest: the shower-cleaning life hack.