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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 KnitsA Riot Of Color, and Happy-Go-Lucky for your donations.

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

Episode 84 – All The FO’s

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Quite a few FO’s today, with a WIP and what’s next!

FOs:
Champagne Linen Tank
Zuzu Visits Moab
Coldwater Alpaca True Woolen Spinning

WIP:
Purple Sunset Afghan

On My Mind (for the retreat)
22 Little Clouds out of the alpaca
G’day Boomerang

Episode 83 – Woolen Fascination

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Today – where I’ll be, some featured FO’s, a WIP (almost done!), spinning, discussion on woolen prep and spinning, and revisiting an old UFO-soon-to-be-frogged.

Where I’ll Be:
Into the Wool May 16-18
Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival May 24
Zombie Knitpocalypse June 18-22

Featured FO’s:
Great job debcquilts on your My Hope and Jellybean on your Curvature! Gorgeous knitting!

WIP: Champagne Linen Tank – just gotta do the finishing

Spinning: Coldwater Alpaca, woolen prep and attempted woolen spinning. Loving it so far!

Decided to officially frog the You know, a rectangle with armholes!. Fishing for ideas of what to do with it now.