2012 June

Archives for June 2012

Episode 4 – Cat attack!

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Sorry Pippen didn’t make an appearance on the camera today but impacted the recording in other ways.

Thanks Rae1957 for your lovely review!

Please interact with me…. twitter @WeAreYarnPcast, ravelry group, comment here on the show notes!

Off the “needles”… Frobisher the Penguin.  Pattern: Mommy Penguin from Amigurumi World by Ana Paula Rimoli.  Forgot to mention the sample was by Mad Angel Creations and was super nice, fingering weight supewash merino/nylon, colorway “Cthulu Rising”.

In the works…

  • …. Watershed Cardigan by Amy Swenson in Happy-Go-Lucky Worsted, US 7 needles, blocked to within an inch of its life, no sleeves yet!
  • Linen tank!  Finally getting that grosgrain on it! (you guys need to get on me about not having a good picture of that on my rav project page.)
  • Ebbtide Shawl by Elizabeth Doherty out of my handspun on US 6.  Making it without the fancy spine!  Go and change a pattern if you don’t like it!

Acquisitions… Interweave Crochet Summer 2012.  Love the shoes, and other things.  The romper is scary.

Ripped out the Lacy Vest on air!  Help me pick out which cardigan to make at the ravelry group! Or, if you don’t have a ravelry account and don’t want one, leave your vote here and I will include it when I check the poll in 2 weeks!

Talked about Tour de Fleece and my goal of 1 ounce per day during event.  Concerned about the goal, I talk about why, in a rambling kind of way.

Episode 3: Nerdy!

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I should be searchable on iTunes soon!

This week’s show includes….

Shout-out to SpaceCadetCreations!

Update on Linen Tank.

On my needles:

Off my needles (all for Nerd Wars):

  • Rose Doily #804 (on ravelry, on web) out of beige crochet cotton size 10.  #7 steel hook.
  • Gridlock Kitten (on web, crochet version on ravelry, web)

Acquisitions:

  • Crochet cotton.  Because I needed more!
  • TriDye Fiber Club

Reviewed Vogue Knitting Crochet Special Edition 2012 (see the gallery here).  Loved the…

Hated the Granny-Square Tunic (ravlery, give us a break with the grannies, designers!!) and everything in that section.  Just weird.

 

Episode 2 – Lots o’ Spinning Goin On!

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Drinking Highland Blend from Vienna Coffee Company (local!) in my Sheepy mug (local!)

Still working on Watershed (happy go lucky worsted, US7) .  Also thought about working on Ebbtide, but never got around to it.  Pointed out my stitch markers made by my talented sister-in-law Holly.  She’s going to be putting a listing up for sale on her website sweetsparkledesigns.com

Off the wheel: Alpaca and Ewe gradient!  Squee!  I talk about how it’s going to tie into Nerd Wars and some possible shawl patterns.

WPI tool from girlontherocks.

On the wheel: Finished singles for Knittyandcolor batt, spun some of the Knittyandcolor tropicana, starting navajo plying some Dragonfly Fiber singles I finished months ago.

My girl (you know who you are) sent me some MadTosh Sport.

I talk about things I am looking into for the future (for Nerd Wars, for the SPAKAL, doilies?!?)