Friday, June 26, 2015

Episode 9 ~ Off topic mostly




Finished Objects:
Bonbon by Susan Claudino for mom (out of Invictus Yarns Unafraid in the Haze Colorway)
 
Works in Progress:
Fairy Meadows by Agnes Kutas-Keresztes
Jaywalker Socks by Grumperina
Far Into The Forest Socks by Kirsten Hall

Knit-Along:
Embrace the Indies! Anything you knit, crochet, spin or weave with anything indie produced including but not limited to: patterns, yarn, bags, or stitch markers. This Knit-along is running through June 1 to August 31. Winners will be chosen in the following episode.
Prizes are:
A skein of yarn from RJ’s QTs Podcast is: The Straw Family Farm.
2 sets of stitch markers from Anne of Little Skein in the Big Wool. 2 winners will be chosen.

Review:
$21.95 for all 7 patterns, and $5.50 for each individual pattern


Sunday, May 17, 2015

Episode 8 ~ Sniffles are Back



Finished Objects
Hannah Newsboy Hat by Pepperberry Knits ~ A fellow Idaho Designer.
2 Bath Scrubbies (own pattern) planning on making these to sell. Out of Sugar n’ Cream and Knitpicks Dishie
Small Bath Cloth out of leftover sugar n’ cream

Works in Progress
HiyaHiya May Flower Socks KAL over in the HiyaHiya group on ravelry
Small bath cloth out of leftover knitpicks dishie

Brainstorming:
BonBon by Susan Claudino (gifted to me).
Leftover Cowl

Knit-Alongs:
June 1 until August 31, I am going to host a KAL for those indie dyers, or local made yarn, fiber, bags. I am going to get prizes in soon, to show you, but show the love for all those indies! Cast on June 1 and finish before August 31, but you can include wips, loose rules. Anything indie can be used in order to count.

Enabling:
A LOT of sock yarn from Knitpicks for Tour de Sock coming up! Enough for all 6 pairs of socks for this year’s Tour de Sock.

Random Chatter:
Lost in the 50’s car show in town.





Monday, May 4, 2015

Episode 7 ~ When Dad calls...



Welcomes:
MalakhiRanger ~ Marlene from Alberta, Canada
RJsMom ~ Christy from Oaklahoma

Wips:
Sock Madness Round 4 ~ FAIL ~ Gonna rip these out.

Spinning:
Sample from Hobbledehoy on etsy.
Still working on my tour de fleece braid from 2013, finished the second skein. Only 1 more to go! Up to 238 yards right now before washing the skeins.

Brainstorming:
Tour de Sock Training
Any ideas on some socks that I can knit so that I can practice my speed knitting skills?

Enabling
Postcards from Seattle

KAL:
We will be having a fun KAL coming pretty soon. I will talk more about it when the prize(s) come.

Review:

Podcasts I am listening to:
Also Lala from The Knitgirllls participates.
Just One More Row (Newly listening to this podcast, just this week. Super exciting!)

Random Chatter:
It’s been 2 weeks, last weekend I wanted to record but I had no time because I am a procrastinator.
College Campus tour ~ thought I would have lot of knitting time, but forgot my knitting…
Sock Madness Update
Tour de Sock regristration is up, I am on Team Wait For It if you wanna follow me there. I will also be setting up a thread in the ravelry group as well.
Went for a field trip to plant trees, really fun, but got super sunburnt
Not able to podcast next week since I will be out of town for Mother’s Day.

You can find me on Ravelry as Punkin97 and I have a fantastic Ravelry group: The Average Teenage Knitter Podcast.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Episode 6 ~ A Lot Has Happened









Finished Objects:
Sock Madness round 1 socks Alohomora
Sock madness round 2 socks Cable Madness
Sock Madness Round 3 Socks Longing For Spring

Wips:
10 Stitch Zig Zag Blanket with various Red Heart Super Saver
Sock Madness round 4 socks Mad about the Gals

Spinning:
Team Braid for the Tour de Fleece 2013 from Daybreak Dyeworks.

KALS:
Winner has been chosen for the Fingering-along KAL over on the Ravelry board. This was a 3 month long kal.

Another KAL will be coming soon…

Enabling:
Mini skeins from Chelsea from NY
4 skeins of vintage Red Heart yarn for $2 being each skein is $.50

Review:

Random Chatter:
Spring Break