Episode 4
What's Knitting Now
Emily-
Fork in the Road Socks by Lara Neel
Combley Mitts by Jane Lithgow
Antler Cardigan by tincanknits
Karla-
Fruit Loops Gloves by Natasha Sills
Bluebird of Happiness by Sara Elizabeth
Teething toys
Design Features
Emily- Troubles starting with spinning. No knitting design features.
Karla- Time to knit?!
Best Laid Plans
Emily-
Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe - Going to try to find stashed yarn. I have a 2 baby baby shower coming up.
Viajante by Martina Behm kadiam made one for show and tell at KnitSocials Springbrooke retreat last year.
Bonnie Birds by Barb Brown I have yarn from Dye Cauldron in the colour way Okanagan Lake and a blank.
#10 Sheer Stripe Raglan Pullover by Mari Lynn Patrick In the new Vogue Knitting. Keeping my eye out for yarn. We also mentioned how much we love this cloche pattern from Vogue Knitting
Sewing stuff - curtains, high chair thingy, diaper covers.
Karla - Mukluks by tincanknits
A Homespun House Podcast - Mini Skein exchange
FO’s
Karla - HO Fuit Loops gloves and a couple of birds
Emily- mad Project bags using this tutorial
Stash Enhancement
Karla - Tin Can Knits BOGO - Sale on unit March 8th Exchange rate
Emily -New Vogue knitting magazine
Life Long Learning
Karla - Nope.
Emily - Nope.
Adventures in Mommyhood
Karla - Swimming Lessons, not sleeping
Emily - Baby led weaning. Please nap. Full baby roll overs - thankful for hardwood.
Enquiring minds
Where are you listening from?
What's Knitting Now
Emily - Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes
Karla - Working on fruit loops gloves, itineris shawl, dishcloths crochet pattern of my own. Chain 31, *sc, dc, skip 1 Repeat from star to end chain 1 turn. Start again at *
Design Features
Emily- Heel flap on Vanilla Latte 3 times. miscounted stitches for the heel flap.
Karla- Zuzu's petals stop and restart three times, fruit loops gloves yarn vomit!
Best laid plans
Emily- Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe, Antler Cardigan by tincanknits using Sweet Fibre.
Combley Mitts by Jane Lithgow. She picked up a new to her sewing machine and wants to make suck pads for her Ergo carrier, and some knitting box bags.
Karla - vestuary - Stash and Burn podcast. Something for L. Asked Mom for knitting requests and she'd like socks and a short cowl. Cowl will be my own design with a basket weave stitch from Basketweave Scarf by Ann Budd out of Happy Feet DK and she requested black socks and I offered up the sport weight Zauberball in the domino colourway. I'm going to use the Fish Lips Kiss Heel tutorial and the slipped stitch pattern form Vasama by Anna Johanna.
FO’s
Karla - Zuzu's petals (Rose petals) and mojo socks
Emily- Baby surprise jacket, She also mentions finishing the Antler Mitts b
Stash Enhancement
Karla - Nicole C. Mendez nicolecmendez.etsy.com two skeins stripy sock, lionbrand woolease thick and quick. A Homespun House exchange. icord knitting machine.
Emily. - Kroy sock yarn from tofino in Ragg Shades, malabrigo sock in eggplant, fleece artist woolie in undyed from mad about ewe fine yarns in Nanaimo
Life long learning
Karla - On Mom's cowl I plan to do an icord cast on and bind off.
Emily - mastering the sewing machine its a Bernina Record 730
Adventures in Mommyhood
Both babes have had roll overs. We talked about the challenges of sleep for both baby and mommy with no clear solution in sight. Karla is struggling with sleeping through the night and afternoon naps. Emily is struggling with naps. Both of us are struggling with entertaining the babes all day long.
Enquiring minds
What kind of other hobbies do our listeners do?