Episode 31 - Go Canada!

Episode 30

Introductions

Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest

Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

 

What's knitting now

Emily

Hey little song bird- Bristol Ivy in Ancient Arts 100% baby alpaca base in baby aubergine colourway

Hibernation:

Rheinlust by Melanie Berg in Naked by Two Tigers (100% wool)

Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Artisan by Romi Hill in Cascade Heritage silks Foliage

Vanilla Socks - in Ancient Arts Reinvent base - pashmina colour way

Karla-  

Beer Mitt

 

Re-do Grandpa’s socks using Sock Architecture, toe-up two at a time by Morgan-Oakes and a spreadsheet with gauge calculations... Knit in Patons Kroy Blue something

 

Gamaldags by Helene Magusson

 

FO’s -

Emily - Waiting For Rain - Soft sweater in Sweet Fiber Cashmerino spiced pumpkin

Karla - Caitlin French Test Knit & Non-felted Slippers Biscotte’s Version

 

Design features

Emily- missed an SSSK… Just letting it slide.

Karla - Second sleeve much shorter than first, might be because I used the first sleeve as a “sleeve blank” and missed a row on the colourwork chart.

 

Spinning

Emily - Finished spinning 4oz Finn top in a blue/green colour. Just shy of 300 yds. Not sure of weight.

Started spinning Sweet Georgia’s Panda Base 60/30/10 Merino, bamboo, nylon in the Tea Party colour way.

Karla - Finished 150g of BFL by Smith and Ewe in a chain ply, 286 yrds of sport/DK

Smith and Ewe merino/nylon purple and white

 

Best laid plans

Emily - Cast on KCSweater.

Karla - Finish #KCsweater2016, Grandpa’s socks, handspun hats and beer mitts. Socktober is coming so I’m planning to knit patterned socks only during October.

 

Stash Enhancement

Emily- Nada

Karla - Too much stress spending...

Smith and Ewe

1lb undyed bfl to try so dying of my own

1 skein of nothernlights on Maryanne’s sparkle base

150g merino/nylon combed top in colour #24

150g merino/nylon combed top in colour #40

 

Totally Inked Yarn

Merino combed top, roving, hand dyed spinning fiber, kettle dyed felting fibre, thrums, weaving, 100g, Perennials

Flutter, hand dyed sock yarn, merino sock, fingering weight, 2ply, 115g, 420yds

Blue faced leicester combed top roving, hand dyed spinning fiber, kettle dyed fibre, felt, felting, thrums, 100g, 'Violet Affair'

Kinfolk yarn and fiber

SW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning JARDIN - Burgundy olive green sky blue lavender purple flowers

SW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning MOSS - pistachio lichen green cedar bark brown olive khaki tan rust forest

SW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning TIGER LILY - magenta pink brown baby duck sunshine yellow burgundy flower inspired sock blend

Hand Dyed Superwash Merino Wool for Spinning MONTPELIER soft red purple gold brown next to skin

SW Bluefaced Leicester Wool Handpainted Spinning Fibre Cirque du Soleil - golden fuschia turquoise olive green pink purple abstract

West Yorkshire Spinners

6 100g balls of signature 4-ply in solids for Socktober.

 

Pom Pom Quarterly arrived!

 

Talky Talk (Chatter?)

Emily -

Karla -  books/knitlit

 

Crafternoon/Sew-what

Emily - Made another project bag from a tea towel. Super secret crafting for 12 days of knitmas

Karla -

 

Adventures in Mommyhood

Emily- poops go in the potty. More time with Grandma and Grandpaw

 

Karla-

 

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