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

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Episode 5 ~ Back to it!




Shownotes:



Finished Objects:
Barn Raising Quilt Square with leftovers from socks from last week
Hornet Sox by Heatherly Walker for custom knitting
Plain Vanilla Anklet Socks with Patons Kroy Stripes
Hitchhiker by Martina Behm
Fall Mystery KAL by Sweaterbabe Designs, Gini hosted the KAL


HO’s:
Log Cabin Sock Yarn Blanket – 6 squares (based on Parcheesi pattern)


Works in Progress:
Log Cabin Sock Yarn Blanket
Kraken Knuckles by Annie Watts
Simple Stitch Garter Slippers with some random acrylic for Christmas 2015
Chocolate Covered Cables by Heatherly Walker made from cheap black sock yarn for heels, toes, and cuffs. And some handdyed speckled yarns that was custom dyed for me from an awesome raveler.
Sock madness socks (Project Page: here)


Brainstorming:
My nephew’s birthday is coming up soon, and I want to make something for him, ideas?

KALS:
Currently hosting a Fingering-along KAL over on the Ravelryboard. Tune to episode 4 for details

Enabling:
Sock yarn minis from A Homespun House round-robin swap
Postcards from mom’s trip to San Antonio


Random Chatter:
Finals came and gone
College Class update
Mom’s birthday
Sock Madness is coming up, starts March 1?
Annual Sickness
Days are getting longer, so I can podcast during the week now!
3 sock yarn blankets otn? Ideas???

Thank you for tuning in.

You can find me on Ravelry as Punkin97.