SPAKAL

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 fibersPixie base in Starry Night

Bijou Basin – donated!!

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

Episode 8 – The Long and Short of It

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Lots in this episode….

Thanks TrishyS and ChristianCrafter!

Off the needles…

On the needles….

  • Razor Cardi by jennifer Dassau (Naturally Caron Spa, US 6)

Spinning

  • SPAKAL Shetland Moorit
  • Knittyandcolor Falkland in Tropicana

Acquisitions…

Review….

What’s Next?

  • Sassy Pants Knitter’s Halloween Socks KAL
  • Lady Kina KAL – we’ll be casting on September 1!  I will be making some stitch markers as a prize for one lucky participant!

Episode 5 – Do I Talk Fast?

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I flew through this episode. Sorry it’s short! I’ll try to slow down and ramble more next week. ;D

Shout-outs! Crafty-princess, theyarngoeson, simonamaloney, epic1313, Enid Mary Shaw, Beth! Thanks for your comments!

Off the needles…
Watershed (by Amy Swenson, used Happy-Go-Lucky Worsted in Deep Plum, less than 2 skeins!)
Ruffle Scarf (off the Yarn Bee Crysalis ball band)

In the Works….
Ebbtide (by Elizabeth Doherty on US 5 (3.75mm) needles out of my handspun) – getting close to done!
Still need to sew grosgrain onto my linen tank. Ugh.  And take a picture!  Geez, I need to get on that.

Spinning…
Tour de Fleece – got 9.5 ounces of the moorit spun! Woohoo! Found out one of my balls is only 1 ounce, tho….grr.
Took a break from brown to spin knittyandcolor Tropicana.

Acquisitions:
Yarn Bee Diva Sequin in Istanbul
TriDye Fiber Club, this month from Fiber Charmer “Aurora” 75% BFL/25% Silk in “Sky” + Firestar in “Rising Sun”
SpaceCadet Creations Interstellar Yarn Alliance shipment #2 – Estelle fingering (80% SW merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon) in Juicy

What’s Next?!?
Razor Cardi won the poll, after a tie breaker by me.
Diva Sequin destined for a Lady Kina cardigan
Sequin hat for Nerd Wars
Considering a Susanna IC shawl out of my new SpaceCadet yarn
Looking to make a tank by Drops out of universal summer linen, will be a frog-on-the-air after razor complete, unless I get all flighty and change my mind.  heh.