Episode 19 - The Wheel Beckons

On the Needles
-Mom's Christmas present
-celebration time!!
-Twist & Shout socks
-Holidazed by Anne Hanson
-medium size knit on US 2 (2.75 mm) in magic loop
-heels are turned and I'm starting to knit out the gusset

On the Wheel
-Going to sit down tonight and spin up that batt from Dyak Craft

FO of the Week
-Rock 'n Weave by A. Karen Alfke
-originally released for 2006 Rockin' Sock Club
-knit in STR mediumweight in Fairgrounds (currently unavailable) and Rocktober
-uses US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 2 (2.75 mm)

The Dyeing Arts review (part one)
-4 oz merino/tencel in Shangri La was given to me by Tara for review
-Then I went stash diving and found the Goblin Elbows Blue that I spun up ages ago, two braids of 4 oz superwash merino in Fairy Forest and Peacock, and one 4 oz braid in 100% Australian Wool in Tropical Fruit.
-Part 2 of the review will be about the spinning and part 3 will be the knitting up.
-The Etsy shop

Episode 18 - Snowed In

On the Needles
-Mom's Christmas present
-Nearly done with the first one!!
-Twist & Shout Holidazed socks
-2-at-a-time magic loop on size 2 (2.75 mm)
-Ended up with 533 yards of 3-ply in heavy fingering weight

On the Wheel
-No spinning, but I did hit the sale at Crown Mountain Farms

FOs of the Week
-I went sock drawer diving and came up with 5 pairs of socks to show you.
-Monkey by Cookie A.
-All were knit on size 2 (2.75 mm)
-Colors shown were STR lightweight in Turquoise, Purple Rain, and Seastone. A 2-ply handspun yarn in CMF I've Got You Babe, and Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in Life's a Beach.
-Missing from the parade of Monkey socks was the pair I made out of STR Rockstar.

Your Questions
-No stash room tour since I'm tied to my desktop computer with the webcam. I'll see what I can do about that, but no promises.
-And a list of podcasts I listen to....
-Cast On
-CraftLit
-Gives Good Knit
-Knitpicks' podcast
-Knitmore Girls
-The Manic Purl

Keep knitting! Sixteen days until Christmas!

Episode 17 - A Good Mail Week

On the Needles
-Mom's Christmas present
-lost 5 knitting days due to family commitments around Thanksgiving
-As-Yet-Unnamed Toe-Up sock
-Knit in Conjoined Creations Flat Feet (no color name)
-using Eyelet Swirls pattern from Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Vol. One: Knit and Purl -US size 2 (2.75 mm) needles
-started for class with Deb Barnhill at Sock Summit

No spinning or FO of the week due to....

Mail Call!!
-Blue Moon Fiber Arts
-Dreidel, Jewel of the Nile, Vine Maple, Strange Brew, Jonagold, Jabberwocky, Green Eyed Monster, Gail's Autumn Joy, The Witching Hour
-RSC December package arrived too!
-Wollmeise Grab Bag 100% superwash merino
-Amazonas, Ebenholz, Neptun, Pesto, and another one that looks like it's called Libello?

And I forgot to mention that Crown Mountain Farms is having a sale on their superwash merino roving. From December 3-6, the price has been reduced from $22 to $17.60. Go and treat yourself to an early Christmas gift!

Episode 16 - Three Dogs for Thanksgiving

A little bit out of order due to a couple of furry co-hosts.

FOs of the Week
-Dog sweaters!

There's a little bit of a sound bobble in the middle, but it goes back to normal after a few seconds. Don't know what happened!

On My Needles
-Peacock socks are done!! (mostly)
-Opal Rainforest Collection II in Pfau
-knit over 72 stitches on US 1 (2.25 mm) dpns
-Mom's Christmas present
-working on the heel flap of sock one

On My Wheel
-Nothing!
-Clarification from last week: Grafton Fibers is now Dyak Craft! They're on etsy too!

Short episode this week due to the holiday, but I'll be back with a full episode next week!

Episode 15 - A Good Week

On the Needles
-Peacock Socks
-Almost done! Another inch and then the toe!

-Mom's Christmas present
-Into the 4th repeat

On the Wheel
-CMF superwash merino Twist & Shout is done!
-3-ply, spun and plied on 19:1 ratio on my Lendrum with a Woolee Winder

-Up next: Grafton Fibers batt (now called Dyak Craft) in colorway 101 Striped
-Will be for a one-row handspun scarf and will be navajo-plied

FO of the Week
-Clapotis by Kate Gilbert
-Noro Silk Garden, colorway 82
-US 8 (5.0 mm)
-Did two extra straight row repeats for a total of 14

Sip 'n Stitch Club
-from The Unique Sheep
-choice of yarn or roving (I got the roving)
-This month was coffee from Joe Van Gogh and included a coffee cup cozy

Episode 14 - Another one bites the dust!

Part 1



Phoebe...now with sweater!

On the Needles
-Peacock sock-Mom's Christmas present

On the Wheel
-CMF Twist and Shout

FO of the Week
-Sarah's Christmas present
-Pretty Thing
-Cables & Lace Dragon Feet in Carin's Hospital Blues

Reassurance
-The really old UFO I showed a couple weeks ago will *not* be ripped. I did break the yarn off so I have enough left to bind it off.
-The remaining almost 14 balls of the Lana d'Oro will be overdyed and made into Aztec Mazes by Anne Hanson.

Baby knitting for a co-worker is on the horizon! Possibly double if it's twins!

Part 2



The Enchanted Sole by Janel Laidman

Episode 13 - Anguish! Defeat! Death! and Victory!

On the Needles
-Peacock sock
-Sarah's Christmas present
-Pretty Thing cowl on Rav or on Yarn Harlot's blog
-Wee Ones stitch markers!
-Mom's Christmas present
-Frogged!
-Needle death!
-Oh, the agony of not reading the pattern fully before starting!!

On My Wheel
-CMF superwash merino roving in Twist & Shout
-The second 1/3 of the the singles are spun!

FO of the Week!
-Dad's Christmas present
-Earl Grey by Yarn Harlot
-size 1 1/2 (2.5 mm) Knitpicks Harmony DPNs
-Patons Kroy Socks in Gentry Grey
-used 2 full balls and most of a third

And a bonus yarn store/buying falldown of Trekking, Austermann Step, Dream in Color Smooshy, and Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga!