No notes on this one... there was wine...
EPISODE 58
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and Emily Tech Edits Ravelry.
It’s been 198 days since our last podcast... where have we been?
Shout outs
KnitGirlWagner who is Christina from Sacramento. She’s learned at age 10 has been relentless for the past 15 years and is multicraftual.
Ranuk who is @madeby_kasi on instagram and Karen in the face. She’s got little girls the same age as us, knits and crochets and was a test knitter for my Wine Bottle Sweater.
AJBorthwick who is a grade 1 teacher in Port Moody and has been knitting for 35 years! She checked in with us on Facebook to make sure we were still alive ;) and has been binge listening to the podcast. Alison, did you have a favorite episode?
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google play music or send us an email with feedback at mail@relentlessknitting.com We’d also love to hear from you in our “Meet a Knitter” thread.
What's knitting now
Emily - A joyful thread by silvia mcfadden in sweet fiber merino lace rose gold
Playdate by tin can knits in Black Cat custom decepticon for Lizzie
Gentlemans socks by Nancy Bush in Knitting Vintage socks. Knit in Sweet Georgia for Dan
Karla -
Top down mittens of my own design for a shop sample in Halifax - Filtura di crosa wool polymide cotton (amazeballs)
Hat design
FO’s -
Emily - Llevant by isabelle kramer in cascade and Tofino Knit Co
Socks for me out of some Ancient Arts
Bunch of sock madness socks (inky and Canon)
Hat for Dan
Playdate Cardigan by Tin Can Knits in Flamingo Lounge colour way by TINK
Karla -
Chevron Cloud in The Fiber Co - Meadow and Drop Kid-Silk
Paulie Cowl by Lisa Hannes - Mosaic knitting class
Chunky Cable Slippers by KCN Design Team - repurposed an old leather jacket into soles
Short Row class butthole
Design features
Emily- my socks are pretty snug
Karla - butthole dishcloth, no straight lines (knittin’ for thinkin’ vs knittin’ for drinkin’)
Knit-lit
None - back to podcasts. Loving Knitterviews by Vogue Knitting Magazine
Spinning
Emily -. I don’t even know why I own a wheel
Karla - 200g of a two ply, washed soooooo much fleece from the farmer down the street, I took a weekend workshop on short forward draw with the Ponderosa Guild and it was perfect. (Kim McKenna)
Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - garden clean up. Hemmed a nightie for Lizzie
Karla - My craftroom!
Stash Enhancement
Emily- Mostly wool combs and a table loom. And maybe a few sweater bags (RIV creative, Ginger Snap) Probably a ton of yarn too, but don’t tell anyone.
Karla - Crafty Jaks Colour Study Club, lots of sale yarn (lys, michaels and facebook)
Best laid plans
Emily - Zweig and humulus. Plus heel samples. I want to weave.
Karla -store mittens, Santa hats, mom's socks, Ren's stocking
Podcast more...
KAL!
I raced Jocelyn
Fix it or Knix it with Two Ewes
#revelinknit2018/9 - keep up with your self care knitting! - ugh... not happening for me
Jan 1st - Humulus Cast on
Talky Talk
Emily -Sill have commit to knit prizes in the back of my head. One day I will send out prizes. coming up. Classes in Sooke Ewes to Yarns - It went really well, i’d love to tech it again
Karla - Yarn Okanagan June 6th, Retreat May 22
2020: In Focus
2020 In Focus
Looking to 2020 what do we want to focus on? What are you going to focus on?
Quarterly focus? Knitting, Spinning, FIbre Prep, Weaving.
Specific Destash? I felt really successful after my commit to knit year. This year feels less productive.
Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- New routines for everyone.
Karla - Kindie and a threenager
Inquiring minds
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EPISODE 57
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and Emily Tech Edits Ravelry.
Shout outs
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google play music or send us an email with feedback at mail@relentlessknitting.com We’d also love to hear from you in our “Meet a Knitter” thread.
What's knitting now
Emily - Playdate Cardigan by Tin Can Knits in Flamingo Lounge colour way by TINK
A joyful thread by silvia mcfadden in sweet fiber merino lace rose gold
Karla -
1 more swatch
Mom’s cup of tea socks
Chevron Cloud by Espace Tricot
Hibernating
Woolly Lamb,
Aeon Vest by Hillary Smith-Calis,
Tulip bag,
Fougasse by Bristol Ivy - 2 sleeves & almost at raglan decreases.
Fintry - Knox Mountain Knit Co
Graphic Socks by Melissa Morgan Oakes
FO’s -
Emily -Friendship Shawl by Silivia McFadden out of Berocco Vintage chunky.
Smock Madness by elisabeth white in West Coast Colour sock yarn in an orange.
Demigorgons Lair by Dots Dabbles socks in If sheep chewed bubble gum
Echos by liz harris socks in Black cat custom Fluorescent green and dark variegated grey
Karla - Fidra - Gudrun Johnston
Copy.Cat C.C beanie by Emily Ingrid
Harlow by Andrea Mowry
2 easter chicks, pattern adapted from Topsy Turvy Inside Out Toys - Susan B Anderson
Master Yoda
Design features
Emily- Demogorgon - had to frog the leg twice - forgot to do the entire repeat around the leg. Echoes. Had to frong a leg - didn’t go up a needle size.
Karla - moving stitch markers
Knit-lit
Audiobook - Sally Goldenbaum
Talky Talk
Emily -Sill have commit to knit prizes in the back of my head. Life is soooo lifey right now. WWKIP day coming up. Classes in Sooke Ewes to Yarns
Karla -, yarn okanagan, cool arts collaborations, retreat lesson
KAL!
#revelinknit2018/9 - keep up with your selfcare knitting!
Signed up for the Wet Coast Wools year long bingo.
Spinning
Emily -. Finished a Endless Roving Merino/silk in a great sunset orange. 2 ply short forward draw. Made rologs in a white-purple gradient. Just starting to spin those
Karla - no spinning
Best laid plans
Emily - SOCK MADNESS, Canal Rings, Exploration Station. Play date for Lizzy. Sweater for me. Socks for Ains really, anything goes
Karla -retreat lesson
Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - dug a garden, thinking of re threading my loom to plain weave instead of waffle.
Karla - finish weaving project
Stash Enhancement
Emily- Sweet Georgia, richard devries, black cat custom.. WHOOPS! Mohair
Karla - gift skein from pbfan65
Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Sleep, and all the words. Bed times.
Karla - terrible 2s
Inquiring minds
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EPISODE 56
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and Emily Tech Edits Ravelry.
Shout outs
Kimberly sent us a sweet email telling us how much she loves the podcast! She has been loving the things she ordered from Sarah from RIV Creative and suggested we check out Sweet Skein O Mine in NS. We did, and the yarn looks AMAZING! Definitely worth a trip to the ole etsy store!
Also Hello to Ravelers Steph, Allison and Carla!
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google play music or send us an email with feedback at mail@relentlessknitting.com We’d also love to hear from you in our “Meet a Knitter” thread.
What's knitting now
Emily - Smock Madness by elisabeth white in West Coast Colour sock yarn in an orange.
Playdate Cardigan by Tin Can Knits in Flamingo Lounge colour way by TINK
Friendship Shawl by Silivia McFadden out of Berocco Vintage chunky.
A joyful thread by silvia mcfadden in sweet fiber merino lace rose gold
Karla -
Fidra - Gudrun Johnston
Copy.Cat C.C beanie by Emily Ingrid
Soooo many Swatches!
Hibernating
Woolly Lamb,
Aeon Vest by Hillary Smith-Calis,
Tulip bag,
Fougasse by Bristol Ivy - 2 sleeves & almost at raglan decreases.
My cup of tea socks - Robyn Lynn for my Mom
Fintry - Knox Mountain Knit Co
Harlow by Andrea Mowry
Graphic Socks by Melissa Morgan Oakes
FO’s -
Emily -Red Heart it’s a wrap knit for Edie by Isabell Kramer
Vanilla socks in Sweet Georgia with a FLK heel
Karla - Casa Loma Vest as a shop sample for Kelowna Yarn, by Casa Loma Jacket by Sachiko Burgin, West Yorkshire Spinners Re:treat Chunky Roving
Design features
Emily- Gauge smage! Playdate cardigan needs to restart. Forgot a few smocks in Smock madness. A joyful thread - Frog pond
Karla - moss stitch
Knit-lit
Audiobook - Sally Goldenbaum
Talky Talk
Emily - 5 winners for CommitToKnit so everyone will get something, they’ll just need to be patient… :D
Karla - Thinking a lot about my knitting to do list : write a gauge blog post to share with the guild, lesson plan for the sorrento retreat, tech editor course, yarn okanagan planning, cool arts collaborations.
Taught a coworker to knit!
KAL!
Thinking about 2019...
#committoknit2018 - I’ll close the thread on my birthday, jan 23. I’m done! I took an extra 3 days
#revelinknit2018/9 - keep up with your selfcare knitting!
Signed up for the Wet Coast Wools year long bingo.
Spinning
Emily -. Ordered 3D bobbins for my sweater spin.
Karla -Finished the Rambouillet spin from knitmas 2019. Another spin for a shawl set ongoing.
Best laid plans
Emily - SOCK MADNESS, Canal Rings, Exploration Station.
Karla - get back to the hibernation list, last things to organize for YO
Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - When warping goes wrong.
Karla - 4/6 project bags finished and a sock snake
Stash Enhancement
Emily- Vegas Yarn from Hubs.
Karla -
Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Sleeping better. All the sicknesses.
Karla - bunkbed
Inquiring minds
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EPISODE 54
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and Emily Tech Edits Ravelry.
Shout outs
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google play music or send us an email with feedback at mail@relentlessknitting.com We’d also love to hear from you in our “Meet a Knitter” thread.
What's knitting now
Emily - Red Heart it’s a wrap knit for Edie by Isabell Kramer
A joyful thread by silvia mcfadden in sweet fiber merino lace rose gold
Karla -Fougasse by Bristol Ivy - 2 sleeves & almost at raglan decreases.
My cup of tea socks - Robyn Lynn for my Mom
Fintry - Knox Mountain Knit Co
Harlow by Andrea Mowry
Graphic Socks by Melissa Morgan Oakes
Hibernating
Woolly Lamb, Aeon Vest by Hillary Smith-Calis, Tulip bag
FO’s -
Emily -Stephen West Speckle and Pop! Mystery KAL - out of all of the Sweet Georgia
Karla - nothing finished, lots going on.
Design features
Emily- Stitch count is off but, meh. And I missed some decreases and increases… Whoops!
Karla - forgotten button hole
Knit-lit
Audiobook - Death by Cashmere & Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum
Talky Talk
Emily - Happy birthday to me. The thread is closed.
Karla - I HAVE mailed out prizes. Thinking a lot about my knitting to do list : write a gauge blog post to share with the guild, lesson plan for the sorrento retreat, tech editor course, yarn okanagan planning, cool arts collaborations.
KAL!
Thinking about 2019...
#committoknit2018 - I’ll close the thread on my birthday, jan 23. I’m done! I took an extra 3 days
#revelinknit2018/9 - keep up with your selfcare knitting!
Signed up for the Wett Coast Wools year long bingo.
Spinning
Emily -. Got my wheel back. But haven’t spun anything yet
Karla -1.5 bobbins in on the Rambouillet spin from knitmas 2019. Planning for a traditional 3ply.
Best laid plans
Emily - Finish the WIPS, Socks for my aunt, and a shawl for my SIL
Karla - my lesson planning list.
Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - Warping warping warping.
Karla - planned three project bags, fabric is washed and ironed, just needs pieces cut.
Stash Enhancement
Emily- Tussah silk from Knit NIght and a large quantity of Berroco Vintage Chunky
Karla - nope, pattern gifted to me and I may need one more skein to finish it. Sheltered by Andrea Mowry in Berroco Voyage
Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Sleep. I just need sleep. ←- This.
Karla- freaking out about kindergarten registration
Inquiring minds
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EPISODE 54
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and Emily Tech Edits Ravelry.
Shout outs
QuietRiotGrrrl - Mary from Bloomington Indiana
Thisastridpurins - Astrid from Perth Australia
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google play music or send us an email with feedback at mail@relentlessknitting.com
We’ve had some great posts in both the KAL threads and a Meet the Knitter segment! Thank you!
What's knitting now
Emily - Red Heart it’s a wrap knit for Edie by Isabell Kramer
A joyful thread by silvia mcfadden in sweet fiber merino lace rose gold
Stephen West Speckle and Pop! Mystery KAL - out of all of the Sweet Georgia
Karla
Fougasse by Bristol Ivy - 2 sleeves, button band modification math and body cast on
My cup of tea socks - Robyn Lynn for my Mom
Fintry - Knox Mountain Knit Co
Harlow by Andrea Mowry
Graphic Socks by Melissa Morgan Oakes
Hibernating
Woolly Lamb, Aeon Vest by Hillary Smith-Calis, Tulip bag
FO’s -
Emily -FLK vanilla socks in turtle purl self striping sock yarn Mistletoe Kisses colour way. AND Apex shawl by Knox Mtn Knit Co in Gauge dye works Knox Fade colourway
Tea cup socks in Black Cat Custom BFL base
Karla -
Arne and Carlos Christmas Stocking for Locke
Forager Scarf - Nicola Hodges
Basic Classic Worsted Mittens - Jocelyn Tunney
Land of Leaves Hat - Marianne Bjerkman
Design features
Emily- turning a stitch pattern did not work.
Karla - No charts ugh otherwise everyone is behaving, oh wait, frogged 3” of fougasse
Knit-lit
Fleece Navidad - Maggie Stefton
CBC - Trigger mitts Radi
https://www.amazon.ca/Saltwater-Mittens-Newfoundland-Heritage-Designs/dp/1775234584/ref=asc_df_1775234584/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292939055252&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2484274022866859667&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=20117&hvlocphy=9001523&hvtargid=pla-570754451258&psc=1
Talky Talk
Emily -
Karla - I have not mailed out prizes, planning for YO, Lesson plan for Sorrento retreat, tech editor course, 2019 aspirations #revelinknit continues, classes at kelowna yarn
KAL!
Thinking about 2019...
#committoknit2018 - I’ll close the thread on my birthday, jan 23. I’m done! I took an extra 3 days
#revelinknit2018 - keep up with your selfcare knitting!
Spinning
Emily -. None, but I’ve got big plans for 2019
Karla - Planned and organized my 2019 goal of spinning a sweater quantity. I have the braid Emily gave me for knitmas lined up first as a get to know you on the wheel.
Best laid plans
Emily - Finish all the WIPS and socks for my aunt.
Karla - Finish Wips (Fougasse, Aeon vest, harlow hat, graphic and tea socks) cleaned up the closet stash and left the things I really want to knit in the bin, everything else in storage. Shop the stash 2019
Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily -It was christmas, we made cookies.
Karla - nuts and bolts
Stash Enhancement
Emily- Knitmas, 4 skeins of sweet Georgia sock yarn… An accidental sweater quantity from Beehive.
Karla - Knitmas
Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Sleep. I just need sleep.
Karla- kid
Inquiring minds
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