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Episode 15: What? So soon?

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Life Stuff

  • Attempting to do 2 videos per month
  • Possibly starting a part time job
  • 50 Points for Slytherin – http://tinyurl.com/lemonpoints
  • 100 Ravelry Group member giveaway

Knitting Stuff

FOs –

  • Penny’s Bandana Cowl v.3 – Jo-Ann Sensations Cuddle Muffin (70% acrylic, 30% nylon) in “3270 Wht Trq Grey” – US 1 – 2.25 mm Clover circulars – working on my own design/recipe
  • Cashews Lap Blanket by Alice’s Embrace – Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice reclaimed green yarn – US 11 – 8mm – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cashews-lap-blanket
  • Rock Candy Socks – Lion Brand Sock-Ease (75% wool, 25% nylon) in “Rock Candy” – US 0 – 2.0 mm Knitter’s Pride Nova DPNs – basic sock with slip-stitch heel and double gusset
  • Wonder Woman Socks of Truth – Holiday Yarns kit in her FlockSock yarn (75% Merino, 25% nylon) in “Wonder Woman” and a contrasting yellow – US 0 – 2.0 mm Chiaogoo red lace circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wonder-woman-truth-socks
  • Penny’s Bandana Cowl v.4 – Red Heart Heart and Sole with Aloe (70% wool, 30% nylon) – US 1 – 2.25 mm Clover circulars – working on my own design/recipe
  • Dangling Conversation by Mindy Ross – Handspun Loop batt (Merino, Tussah Silk, Bamboo blend) in Electus Parrot – US 7 – 4.5 mm Boye aluminum interchangeable circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dangling-conversation

WIPs –

 

Crochet Stuff

WIPs –

Fiber Stuff

FOs –

  • Brian Froud inspired fae/goblin thing

WIPs –

  • My mystery bag o’ wool – combing progress
  • Core spun/spiral plied Bronze/Blue
  • Turkish Spindle – Slytherin rolags

Sewing Stuff

FOs –

  • Test Mug Rug for QAYG

WIPs –       

  • Hawkeye^2 Quilt – #craftfor20

New Stuff

  • Destiny Spindle Kickstarter reward
  • Knitting Boutique Rare Breeds Fiber – Dorset
  • US 0 – 2.00 mm – Knitter’s Pride Dreamz DPNs
  • US 0 – 2.00 mm – Knitter’s Pride Dreamz 32” circulars
  • Custom dye from Once Upon a Corgi – 75/20/5 SW Merino/Nylon/Silver Stellina in the colorway The Teeth
  • Craftsy.com – Cloudborn Fibers – Highland Twist Socks in Black – 6 skeins
  • 37” Twist Red Cable – Chiaogoo
  • Decor Noir – Notions Pouch and coffin stitch markers

 

Etsy Stuff

  • Still working on the bucket of stitch markers

Other Stuff

Start Something New 2016 KAL

Drawing for the winners!

Chili Pepper Prize Pack –  ElleYarn – 36

Star Wars Prize Pack – HollyDav – 22

Leading Men Fiber Arts and Bag from My Etsy Pack – YarnTaxiDriver – 29

 

Stuff I’m Watching – Supergirl, Flash, Arrow, DC Legends of Tomorrow, Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 of Daredevil, Batman vs Superman

Stuff I’m Reading – (tracking on GoodReads)

  • Star Wars The New Jedi Order Agents of Chaos 1: Hero’s Trial by James Luceno
  • Nightwise by R.S Belcher (audiobook) narr by Bronson Pinchot
  • Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure by Cecil Castellucci
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic – Revan by Drew Karpyshyn (audiobook) narr by Marc Thompson
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic – Annihilation by Drew Karpyshyn (audiobook) narr by Marc Thompson

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Podcasts –  

 

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EPISODE 14: POTENTIALLY DISTRACTED ROBOT

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Life Stuff

  • NY Knit Knerds Meet Up 3/6/16
  • Writing again – working on some fanfiction
  • 50 Points for Slytherin – http://tinyurl.com/lemonpoints
  • 88 members in the group! 100 member give away will go up in the group

 

Knitting Stuff

FOs –

  • Grape Mist Cowl – Plymouth Yarn Revel (85% Alpaca, 15% merino) in “Grape Mist” – US 1 – 2.25 mm Clover circulars – cast on 164, stockinette tube
  • Penny’s Bandana Cowl v.1 – Red Heart Heart & Sole with Aloe (70% wool, 30% nylon) in “Black Jack” – US 1 – 2.25 mm Clover circulars – working on my own design/recipe
  • Penny’s Bandana Cowl v.2 – Loops & Threads Impeccable Solids (100% Acrylic) in “Teal” – US 4 – 3.5 mm aluminum circulars – working on my own design recipe

WIPs –

  • Penny’s Bandana Cowl v.3 – Jo-Ann Sensations Cuddle Muffin (70% acrylic, 30% nylon) in “3270 Wht Trq Grey” – US 1 – 2.25 mm Clover circulars – working on my own design/recipe
  • Redford Sweater by Julie Hoover – Yarn Place Basic Fingering (wool) in Grey (ebay yarn) – US 1 – 2.25 mm Chiaogoo red lace circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/redford
  • Cashews Lap Blanket by Alice’s Embrace – Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice reclaimed green yarn – US 11 – 8mm – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cashews-lap-blanket
  • Cozy Memories Blanket using the Memories Blanket tutorial by Georgie Hallam – sock scraps – US 1/2.25 mm Chiaogoo circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/memory-blanket
  • Bunny Nuggets by Rebecca Danger – Lion Brand Cotton BonBons – US 2 – 2.75 mm – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bunny-nuggets
  • Rock Candy Socks – Lion Brand Sock-Ease (75% wool, 25% nylon) in “Rock Candy” – US 0 – 2.0 mm Knitter’s Pride Nova DPNs – basic sock with slip-stitch heel and double gusset
  • Wonder Woman Socks of Truth – Holiday Yarns kit in her FlockSock yarn (75% Merino, 25% nylon) in “Wonder Woman” and a contrasting yellow – US 0 – 2.0 mm Chiaogoo red lace circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wonder-woman-truth-socks
  • Colorwork socks based on a movie pattern starting to form in my brain – call out for a specific color of blue/aqua

 

Crochet Stuff

WIPs –

 

Fiber Stuff

Question from Finers4 on the Questions and Suggestions thread about the different types of spinning that I mentioned. She specifically asked about chain plying, coil spinning, and lock spinning.

WIPs –

  • My mystery bag o’ wool – combing progress
  • Corespun/spiral plied Bronze/Blue with fiber from Creations Christine on Etsy
  • Brian Froud inspired fae/goblin thing

 

Sewing Stuff

WIPs –       

  • Hawkeye^2 Quilt – #craftfor20

 

New Stuff

  • Quilt batting and sashing fabric for my Hawkeye quilt
  • Bernat pompoms on clearance at Jo-Anns
  • Bohemia Fibers – Custom Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars yarn
  • Diz from Shepherd’s Woodworking on Etsy
  • ZigZagStitches on Etsy – Telephone Booth Project Bag
  • Chiaogoo needles

 

Etsy Stuff

  • Attempt at Shrinky Dink pins
  • Working on the bucket of grab bag stitch markers

 

Other Stuff

Start Something New 2016 KAL

Start something new! There are two threads on Ravelry for this KAL – a chatter thread and an entry thread. You don’t have to finish the item, but you have to show the project in progress, at least. This can be knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, or any other fiber craft that you’ve wanted to try. You can post multiple entries, but only one entry per project, even if you’re doing multiple new things with that project.

This KAL will run from January 1st to March 31st and I will draw for the winner during my April episode.

If you’re posting to instagram, you can use #lemon2016KAL so we can all see your projects.

We have a KAL sponsor! RsislandCrafts is supplying 2 project bags as prizes for this KAL and have a coupon code of LEMON15 from now until the end of March for 15% total purchase – https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/home/rsislandcrafts

Stuff I’m Watching – Elementary, Supergirl, Agent Carter, Flash, Arrow, DC Legends of Tomorrow, Clone Wars

Stuff I’m Reading – (tracking on GoodReads)

  • Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Paul S. Kemp (audiobook) narr. by Marc Thompson
  • Star Wars The New Jedi Order Agents of Chaos 1: Hero’s Trial by James Luceno
  • Growing Up on Skywalker Ranch by Eric Walker
  • The Time Machine by HG Wells (audiobook) narr by Alan Munro
  • Nightwise by R.S Belcher (audiobook) narr by Bronson Pinchot

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Podcasts –  

 

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EPISODE 13: STARTITIS AND STAR WARS CONTINUES

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Life Stuff

  • Snow!
  • More Star Wars fever

 

Knitting Stuff

FOs –

WIPs –

 

Crochet Stuff

WIPs –

Fiber Stuff

FOs –

  • 3 ply BFL/Merino – Highland Handmades BFL in “The Rom”, Merino Top Green – Ashford Kiwi 2
  • 2 ply CT local wool – Once Upon a Corgi rolags – Blackfoot Spindle
  • Undyed Masham – 3 ply – Ashford Kiwi 2
  • Frabjous Fibers (BFL) “Hespera” and Hilltop Cloud (75% BFL, 25% Camel) – 3 ply – 2 plies fractal spun of Frabjous Fibers, 1 ply of the Hilltop Cloud – Ashford Kiwi 2

WIPs –

  • My mystery bag o’ wool – combing progress and second set of samples spun
  • Brian Froud inspired fae/goblin thing

 

Sewing Stuff

WIPs –       

  • Hawkeye^2 Quilt – #craftfor20

 

New Stuff

  • Star Wars bag from Halcyarn.etsy.com
  • Plymouth Yarn Homestead Tweed – Medium Grey
  • Jaggerspun – Zephyr
  • Mini-skein from A Stitch in Time
  • Classy Squid Fiber Co – Icelandic Dreams Batt (American Targhee, Natural Grey Shetland, Mulberry and Tussah Silk, Faux Cashmere (nylon) Firestar, Silk noil) “Eldfjall” – 2 oz
  • Classy Squid Fiber Co – White Birch Batt (Organic Polwarth, Tussah and Mulberry silk, yak down, silk noil, carbonized bamboo) – 2 oz
  • Classy Squid Fiber Co – Exploding TARDIS (Organic Polwarth, Mulberry Silk, Angelina, Firestar, silk noil)
  • Lion Brand Fishermen’s Wool Brown
  • Patons Kroy Socks – Blue Stripe Ragg – 75% washable wool, 25% nylon
  • Biscotte – Bis-Sock – Gazania (Self Stripe) – 85% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon (birthday gift from Gabby at Once Upon a Corgi)
  • Knitter’s Pride – US 0 – 2 mm 5” DPNs
  • Knitting Boutique Rare Breeds Club – Eider
  • Ginger Fibers Kickstarter Reward – Lollipop colorway – worsted weight

Etsy Stuff

  • Changed the postage to be calculated by size and weight – might be some good news for international folks

 

Other Stuff

Start Something New 2016 KAL

Start something new! There are two threads on Ravelry for this KAL – a chatter thread and an entry thread. You don’t have to finish the item, but you have to show the project in progress, at least. This can be knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, or any other fiber craft that you’ve wanted to try. You can post multiple entries, but only one entry per project, even if you’re doing multiple new things with that project.

This KAL will run from January 1st to March 31st and I will draw for the winner during my April episode.

If you’re posting to instagram, you can use #lemon2016KAL so we can all see your projects.

We have a KAL sponsor! RsislandCrafts is supplying 2 project bags as prizes for this KAL and have a coupon code of LEMON15 from now until the end of March for 15% total purchase – https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/home/rsislandcrafts

 

Stuff I’m Watching – Elementary, Supergirl, Agent Carter, Flash, Arrow, DC Legends of Tomorrow, Clone Wars

Stuff I’m Reading – (tracking on GoodReads)

  • Planet of Twilight by Barbara Hambly
  • The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster (audiobook) narr. by Marc Thompson
  • The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
  • Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber (audiobook) narr. by John Glover
  • Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? (All the Wrong Questions Book #4) by Lemony Snicket
  • The Perfect Weapon: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Delilah S. Dawnson (audiobook) narr. by January LaVoy
  • Fatal Alliance (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Sean Williams (audiobook) narr. by Marc Thompson
  • Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka
  • Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Paul S. Kemp (audiobook) narr. by Marc Thompson
  • Star Wars The New Jedi Order Agents of Chaos 1: Hero’s Trial by James Luceno

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes

Podcasts – Sticks + Twine hosted by Eric – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXG2VNvShsSbVz1909IQNA

 

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EPISODE 11: UPGRADES AND HIDDEN KNITTING

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Stuff on Sticks

WIPs –

Stuff on Hooks

WIPs –

  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

FOs –

WIPs –

  • Phoenix Fiber Club June – Turtle Made Turkish spindle
  • My mystery bag o’ wool – combing with lanolin in, combing without, working on a sample spun with the lanolin in
  • Loop Bump

 

Stuff with Thread

WIPs –      

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
  • Hawkeye^2 Quilt – #sewfor20

 

New Stuff

  • Mac Mini
  • Apocalypse Friday Kickstarter Rewards
  • “Soft Teal” Merino – Done Roving Yarn Frolicking Feet
  • Classy Squid Fiber Co – Washed Leicester Longwool Locks and Washed Cotswold Locks
  • Undyed Wool Roving from FashionTouchSupplies on Etsy
    • Corriedale
    • Shetland
    • Merino Silver

 

Stuff for Etsy

  • Coupon code SNOWFLAKE for 15% a purchase of $30.00 or more until the end of 2015
  • Edited the photos for the stitch markers and progress keepers, so those should be up in the shop soon.

   

Other Stuff

Winter Holiday Giveaway!

What is your favourite winter holiday story?

 

I have a lot of winter holiday stories rattling around in my brain, but I’ll tell you a Real Life Story that my family likes to tell.

 

We love Christmas and we decorate everything. When I was little, we used to do just the one tree in the living room. We had this sort of fake in-law suite/den type room that was just storage until my dad decided to redo the room to make it into a family room. Once we had a family room, my parents quickly realized that we could double the Christmas tree action in our house.

 

Our town is one of those nebulous little places that’s somewhere between suburb and rural. This means that we have Christmas tree farms around every corner. December rolls around and you’ve got cardboard signs on every telephone pole indicating where you can cut down your own Christmas tree. There’s this one Christmas tree farm down the street that we used to go to all the time as kids with acres and acres of trees. We would go explore other tree farms every couple of years, but this one was a favourite.

 

One year, we were going through these trees at this farm that we love and we found a good tree for our living room. Those aren’t hard. That’s a 7 foot ceiling, so a lot of trees are grown specifically to be cut down at around that height out here. But our family room? It’s a 9 foot ceiling, I think. It’s tall. We need a taller tree.

 

So we were walking around and there was this perfect tree. Just perfect. Perfect shape, perfect height, nice and full branches, needles that weren’t prickly…. It was the dream family room tree.

 

But it was tagged as reserved, which means we couldn’t just up and take it. We were disappointed, but we kept looking. But we couldn’t find any trees that could live up to that tree. We were just about getting ready to leave, just lingering near the tree, and my dad noticed that the tag was kind of old. He said that maybe if it was an old tag that’s been forgotten about, we could talk to the tree sellers about buying it. He reaches up, flips the tag over, and his name is written on the tag.

 

We had tagged that tree three years earlier.

 

And the winner is…

 

lsimon1!

 

New Year’s Resolution KAL

 

I’m holding a knit-along! Start something new! Use a new technique, a new fiber, a new designer’s pattern that you’ve really wanted to use before… I will open two threads on Ravelry for this KAL. There will be a Chatter thread and an entry thread. You don’t have to finish the item, but you have to show the project in progress, at least. This can be knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, or any other craft that you’ve wanted to try. You can post multiple entries, but only one entry per project, even if you’re doing multiple new things with that project.

 

This KAL will run from January 1st to March 31st and I will draw for the winner during my April episode.

 

If you’re posting to instagram, you can use #lemon2016KAL so we can all see your projects.

 

Stuff I’m Watching – Doctor Who, Murder She Wrote, Agents of SHIELD, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Jessica Jones

Stuff I’m Reading – Necronomicon audiobook

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes

Podcasts – Gabby hosting Once Upon a Corgi – https://onceuponacorgi.wordpress.com/, Spicy Homemaker podcast hosted by Melissa – http://www.spicyhomemaker.com/

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EPISODE 9: RHINEBECK

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Stuff on Sticks

FOs – 

  • Pumpkin Socks – Handpsun SW Merino/Merino/Silk and Patons Silk Bamboo in Black – US 2/ 2.75 mm aluminum DPNs
  • Mini Pumpkin Trio from the Fiber, Friends, and Fun Yarn Crawl booklet – Pumpkin handspun SW Merino/Merino/Nylon – US 2/2.75 mm dpns
  • Andromaque by Marie Adeline Boyer – Frolicking Feet “Pumpkin” and Canon Hand Dyes Charles Sock base (80% Merino, 20% Nylon) in “Black Box” – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/andromaque

WIPs –

Stuff on Hooks

FOs – 

 

WIPs – 

  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

WIPs – 

  • Giant Ball of wool handspun 2 ply fractal spinning – Spinners Hill (blend of Corriedale, Finnish Landrace, Rambouillet) Autumn leaf colors – Ashford Kiwi 2 – for the Maple Leaf Knit Shawl by Natalia @ Elfmoda – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maple-leaf-knit-shawl  
  • Phoenix Fiber Club June – Turtle Made Turkish spindle

 

Stuff with Thread

WIPs –       

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery

New Stuff

 

  • $10 Mystery Bag of Fleece (Bleu du Maine?)
  • Alpaca Cowl Kit won from In Sheep’s Clothing in Torrington, CT
  • Fondant Fiber Fuzzlings
  • Tabletop swift/winder
  • Patons Kroy Socks – 166 yds/50g – 75% washable wool, 25% nylon – Spring Leaf Stripes and Gentry Grey
  • Project Bag from MinaMakes – minamakes.etsy.com, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx__O_6VbDNlrHB1hmfCVhw
  • Mini Skeins from @gabigails – unpoacorgi.etsy.com
  • Rhinebeck 2015 Haul
    • Loop – batt – Electus Parrot – 4 oz Merino/Bamboo/Tussah Silk
    • Seaport Yarns – Aussie Soxie – 400 yds/100g hand dyed – 90% Merino, 10% nylon
    • Solitude Wool – Cotswold dyed locks – 4 oz
    • Into the Whirled – Polwarth – Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey
    • Into the Whirled – Heirloom Ornamental kettle dyed on Pakokku Sock – 460 yds/100 g – 4 ply 75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon

 

Stuff for Etsy

 

  • Stitch marker packs

      

Other Stuff

Stuff I’m Watching – Wonder Woman, Witches of East End, The Martian
Stuff I’m Reading – Tales of Witchcraft edited by Richard Darby, Necronomicon audiobook
Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes
Podcasts – AndreSueKnits – http://andresueknits.com/ , Dancing Geek – http://www.dancinggeek.co.uk/

 

   

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Episode 7: Dye Experiments

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Dyed Stuff

My sister, who you can find as @gabigails on Instagram, invited me down to play with the acid dyes she ordered. She’s been experimenting a bit with dyeing yarns, so we decided to make a day of dyeing some yarn stock she had and the fiber bunches we both ordered from Gnome Acres’ fiber stock sale.

Merino/nylon blends (unsure exact percentages), 100g, 463 yds

  • Speckled Yarn
  • Handpainted
  • Immersion dye

Fiber

  • SW Merino/Merino/Silk – Carrot fiber – hand painted
  • SW Merino/Bamboo/Nylon – Immersion dye
  • Falkland – Immersion dye
  • Onion Skin dye

I didn’t do any of the dying myself for that, but my sister did do a couple of skeins in an onion skin dye and gave me a mini skein for my blanket

Stuff on Sticks

FOs –

  • Flying North by Maria Montzka (Stitched in Sweden) – Sensations Truly (55% wool, 30% nylon, 15% rayon from bamboo) “Turquoise” – US 1 /2.25 mm aluminum dpns – http://www.ravlery.com/patterns/library/flying-north-2
  • Basic Socks – Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 1/2.25 mm aluminum dpns
  • Handspun Socks – “Dunedin” BFL from Frabjous Fibers hand spun – vanilla sock – US ½.25 mm aluminum DPNs
  • Mini Sweater Ornaments – Mini Sweater Ornament with Cables by Emily5446 – Merry Little Lamb (100% Wool) in “Green” and Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 2/2.75 mm aluminum DPNs – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-sweater-ornament-with-cables

WIPs –

  • Cozy Memories Blanket using the Memories Blanket tutorial by Georgie Hallam – sock scraps – US 2/2.75 mm interchangeable circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/memory-blanket
  • Lace Weight Triangle Shawl – Plymouth Yarn Revel (85% alpaca, 15% merino) in “Grape Mist” – US 5/3.75 mm aluminum circulars – improvised pattern
  • Del Norte by Danielle Morgan – Ella Rae Lace Merino (100% extra fine merino) in “Green/11” – US 4 / 3.5 mm Boye aluminum circular interchangeables – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/del-norte
  • Gift Knitting – I’m not going to show things that I’m intending for gifts for Christmas because I don’t know who watches the podcast. You might catch pieces on Instagram, but I will do a full blog post about the items I’m made for Christmas after everything’s handed out.

Stuff on Hooks

WIPs –

  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm
  • Weekender Blanket by Sandra Paul – Lion Brand Wool Ease and Vanna’s Choice Yarns leftover from Doctor Who scarves in worsted and light aran weight – US I/ 5.5 mm- http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/weekender-blanket

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

FOs –

  • Phoenix Fiber Club May – Andean 2 ply – raw elm drop spindle

WIPs –

Stuff with Thread

FOs –

  • Renaissance Faire Pants

WIPs –

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
  • Quilt top from Bento Bag Scraps

New Stuff

  • Spun Fiber Co – “Luna” Local Merino – Kickstarter Reward
  • KnitCircus – Greatest of Ease 80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon “Grand Canyon” – Kickstarter Reward
  • Turkish and Bottom Whorl Spindles from Turtle Made on Etsy
  • Christmas Gift Yarns

 

Stuff for Etsy

  • Phoenix Fiber Handspun
  • Ordered new business cards

Other Stuff

Stuff I’m Watching – Agents of SHIELD, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

Stuff I’m Reading – Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes

Podcasts – Black Girls Talking – http://www.blackgirlstalking.com/

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Episode 6: New Corner

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Stuff on Sticks

FOs –

WIPs –

  • Basic Socks – Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 1/2.25 mm aluminum dpns
  • Cozy Memories Blanket using the Memories Blanket tutorial by Georgie Hallam – sock scraps – US 2/2.75 mm interchangeable circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/memory-blanket
  • Lace Weight Triangle Shawl – Plymouth Yarn Revel (85% alpaca, 15% merino) in “Grape Mist” – US 5/3.75 mm aluminum circulars – improvised pattern
  • Flying North by Maria Montzka (Stitched in Sweden) – Sensations Truly (55% wool, 30% nylon, 15% rayon from bamboo) “Turquoise” – US 1 /2.25 mm aluminum dpns – http://www.ravlery.com/patterns/library/flying-north-2
  • Del Norte by Danielle Morgan – Ella Rae Lace Merino 9100% extrafine merino) in “Green/11” – US 4 / 3.5 mm Boye aluminum circular interchangeables – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/del-norte

Stuff on Hooks

WIPs –

  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm
  • Weekender Blanket by Sandra Paul – Lion Brand Wool Ease and Vanna’s Choice Yarns leftover from Doctor Who scarves in worsted and light aran weight – US I/ 5.5 mm- http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/weekender-blanket

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

FOs –

  • “Dunedin” BFL from Frabjous Fibers – chain plying – Ashford Kiwi 2 – 4 oz – Haven’t measured the length or yarn weight yet

WIPs –

Stuff with Thread

FOs –

  • Cupcake Project Bag
  • DPN holder cozies
  • mug rug
  • coasters

WIPs –

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
  • Quilt top from Bento Bag Scraps

New Stuff

  • ChiaoGoo Red Lace US 1 / 2.25 mm circular needles
  • Skeinminder Kickstarter Rewards
  • GnomeAcres undyed fiber sale
  • Boye interchangeable needle cables 21”
  • Purple hand-dyed yarn from Peggy May Yarns that I won in the May-along drawing
  • Some minis from Diane/Peggy May Yarns
  • Owl Tape Measure from Chosen Sisters
  • Sheep Tape Measure from Mimi’s Needle Basket
  • Cast On Bind Off 54 Step by Step Methods by Leslie Ann Bestor
  • Phoenix Fiber Club rolags for June

 

Stuff for Etsy

  • Cupcake project bag
  • DPN holder cozies

 

Other Stuff

Stuff I’m Watching – Orange is the New Black, Boys, Five Dances

Stuff I’m Reading – Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego Marvel Superheroes

Podcast Recommendation – Changing this segment. I recently wrote a long post on my website about all the podcasts, audio and video, that I am currently subscribed to. I think I’ll only update this with new podcasts I’ve found. https://freakishlemon.com/theoddorchard/2015/7/5/podcasts

 

 

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Episode 5: Sweaty

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New group for the Freakish Lemon Video Podcast on Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-freakish-lemon-video-podcast

Stuff on Sticks

FOs –

WIPs –

  • Basic Socks – Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 1/2.25 mm aluminum dpns
  • Cozy Memories Blanket using the Memories Blanket tutorial by Georgie Hallam – sock scraps – US 2/2.75 mm interchangeable circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/memory-blanket
  • Lace Weight Triangle Shawl – Plymouth Yarn Revel (85% alpaca, 15% merino) in “Grape Mist” – US 5/3.75 mm aluminum circulars – Originally was going to be a F568 Revel Modular Kerchief by Vanessa Ewing, but I liked the color progression as it is and didn’t want to break it up
  • Flying North by Maria Montzka (Stitched in Sweden) – Sensations Truly (55% wool, 30% nylon, 15% rayon from bamboo) “Turquoise” – US 1 /2.25 mm aluminum dpns
  • Key Card Cozies – Lion Brand Bon Bons (Acrylic) – US 3/ 3.25 mm aluminum DPNs

Stuff on Hooks

FOs –

  • Round Floor Poof – improvised pattern – thick black acrylic mystery yarn – J/6.00 mm

WIPs –

  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm
  • Weekender Blanket by Sandra Paul – Lion Brand Wool Ease and Vanna’s Choice Yarns leftover from Doctor Who scarves in worsted and light aran weight – US I/ 5.5 mm-  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/weekender-blanket

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

FOs –

  • Phoenix Fiber April Club Spin – 2 rolags for each skein – Ashford Kiwi 2
    • Chunky – 7 WPI – 21.5 yds – 30 g
    • Worsted Weight – 10 WPI – 35 yds – 26 g
  • Sandpiper – Greenwood Fiberworks Merino mini braid –  single on raw elm drop spindle, plied on the gear drop spindle – chain ply – 12 WPI – DK weight – 39 yds – 16 g
  • Rivendell – Greenwood Fiberworks Merino mini brain – single on raw elm drop spindle, plied on the gear drop spindle – chain ply – 14 WPI – DK weight – 43 yds – 15 g

WIPs –

  • Giant Ball of wool handspun 2 ply fractal spinning – Spinners Hill (blend of Corriedale, Finnish Landrace, Rambouillet) Autumn leaf colors – Ashford Kiwi 2

Stuff with Thread

FOs –

WIPs –

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
  • Quilt top from Bento Bag Scraps

New Stuff

  • Phoenix Fiber Club Rolags – 1 Month
  • Adirafil – Stell Jacq – 2 skeins (worsted weight) – 100% superwash wool
  • Zealana Kiwi Lace Weight – 3 skeins – 40% wool, 30% organic cotton, 30% possum
  • Queensland Collections Sugar Rush – 6 skeins – 100% sugarcane viscose

 

Stuff for Etsy

  • No update

 

Other Stuff

  • Stuff I’m Watching – Bletchley Circle, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Sense8
  • Stuff I’m Reading – Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Lord of the Rings
  • Podcast Recommendation –

 

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EPISODE 4: BLANKETS AND BATTERIES

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Stuff on Sticks

FOs –

WIPs –

Stuff on Hooks

FOs –

WIPs –

  • Round Floor Poof – improvised pattern – thick black acrylic mystery yarn – J/6.00 mm
  • Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm
  • Weekender Blanket by Sandra Paul – Lion Brand Wool Ease and Vanna’s Choice Yarns leftover from Doctor Who scarves in worsted and light aran weight – US I/ 5.5 mm-  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/weekender-blanket

     

Stuff on Spindles and Wheels

FOs –

  • Blue/Orange/White/Yellow – 3 ply/2 ply/chain ply –  Dragonwool (Superwash BFL) – Ashford Kiwi 2
  • Durango – chain ply- Greenwood Fiberworks Merino Pig-Tails “Durango” – Raw elm drop spindle

WIPs –

  • Giant Ball of wool handspun 2 ply fractal spinning – Spinners Hill (lend of Corriedale, Finnish Landrace, Rambouillet) Autumn leaf colors – Ashford Kiwi 2 –  for Maple Leaf knit Shawl

Stuff with Thread

FOs –

  • Dragon Quilt – “A Piece of Summer” pattern from The Weekend Quilter

WIPs –       

  • Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery

New Stuff

  • Minis from Diane at Peggy May Yarns Podcast
  • Minis from EllieKnitter in the Yarngasm Mini Swap
  • Phoenix Fiber Club Rolags – 1 Month

 

Stuff for Etsy

  • FitzSimmons Handspun pack
  • More sock sized project bags  

 

Other Stuff

Stuff I’m Watching – Daredevil (still), Game of Thrones, knitting podcast binging

Stuff I’m Reading – Night Watch by Terry Pratchett     

Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Lord of the Rings     

Podcast Recommendation –