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Episode 11 – Socks Socks Socks!

October 4, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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Announcements: SAFF Oct 26-28, Foothills Fall Festival Oct 14

Off the Needles: Halloween Socks! (I mentioned Knitting More Circles Around Socks)

On the Needles: Razor Cardi, Lady Kina KAL (see links for ravlery pages with all pertinent information)

Spinning: Finished the Knittyandcolor Tropicana Falkland, started Daizie Knits Orange Falkland to ply with the knittyandcolor

Acquisitions: Red Barn Llama Sparkle in Water Saphire

What’s next… Finish the husband’s socks, the cleopatra socks, and then cast on a new pair of socks!  Socks Socks Socks!

Please visit the We Are Yarn Ravelry group!  Comment in this episode’s thread what is inspiring you in crochet,

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Episode 10 – Scatterbrained!

September 24, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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This week, no spinning, no off the needles, no acquisitions… and then no solid train of thought at the end.  I get a little scatterbrained.

 

On the needles….

Razor Cardi by Jennifer Dassau, US 6, Naturally Caron Spa in Greensleeves

Halloween socks in Fishknits Warm Heart, Hobgoblin colorway, US 0

Lady Kina, (Knit along with me!!) byMuriela,US7, Yarn Bee Diva Sequin inIstanbul

 

I review…

Spin Off magazine Fall 2012 – interesting articles, some pretty patterns.  I liked the Eyelet Socks, Neckwarmer, Tangled Leaves Shawl, My First Shawl.

Interweave Crochet Fall 2012 – VERY inspiring this time!  I liked the Saturn Sweater, Fall Fields, Prairie Grass Cardi (destined to be my Mama’s sweater), the filet crochet Chinese Dragon Shawl, Rasta Rose Cardi (oh my goodness I want this NOW).

 

What’s next?

I talk about a couple of WIP socks (the husband’s Christmas socks from last year in Sanguine Griffin Skinny Bugga, planning to rip back half an inch, and the Cleopatra socks out of Miss Babs Yummy that are going to be my version of In Slipping Color).  Once I get the Halloween socks done I’m going to go back to one of those pairs of socks.

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Episode 9 – The one where I almost loose my voice

September 9, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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This week, I’m getting over an upper respiratory infection (go, go ZPak!!), so please excuse the sniffling.

Sorry, no off the needles or spinning this time.  I’ve been sick and in bed.  I even called in sick to work one day.  That hasn’t happened in, well… ever.  But if I can’t stand up I can’t work, and I couldn’t stand up.

On the needles…

  • Razor Cardigan in Naturally Caron Spa, Greensleeves colorway, on US 6.  2 of 3 balls down, yay!
  • Halloween socks in Fishknits Warm Heart base, Hobgoblin colorway on US 0, two-at-a-time, 2 circs, toe up, probably afterthought heels?

Lady Kina KAL started Sept 1, folks!  Come join!  I will be doing a drawing November 1 for a set of Mandikat-original stitch markers, and so far the one participant will be getting them, so come on in!  It’s so far a super-easy knit.  I’m not to the arms yet, but gaining in on it.  My Kina is in Yarn Bee Diva Sequin, Istanbul colorway, on US 7.  You’ll love the stripes.

Review: Interweave Knits Fall 2012.  A couple of sweaters called my name, a cowl was cute, and a pair of socks were almost awesome, but they aren’t charted. Boo.

Up next: UFO diving and I have sweater fever!

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