TheKnitGirllls Ep646 – Glistening

Leslie is working on the Directions top out of Oink Pigments DK weight linen/silk. She worked on a pair of socks out of the Dolly colorway from Geektastic Fibers and a brioche earflap hat out of Camelia Fibers and Republica Unicornia

Laura  has also started a Stripy Unicorn sweater out of handspun and woolen sport from Round Barn Fiber Mill.   Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of Nomadic Knits Oy with the Poodles colorway. Laura also cast on Easy by Martina Behm out of some unknown deep stash and using some Gold Tip Needles

Laura finished a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of Geektastic’s Island of Misfit Toys colorway.

Leslie finished nothing

Leslie finished spinning the 24oz of custom blended fiber she got in a trade with HipStrings! Total yardage is around 2100 yds of a Dk/Worsted weight.

Laura talks about the 100 day challenge with Jillian Moreno’s Patreon.  She ended up spinning 174.2 oz over the 100 days.  She has finished skeins out of SOuthern Cross Fibre in the Day in the Park colorway (crossback) 650 yards that is destined for an Andrea Mowrey Traveler Cowl and a 3-ply out of Suburban Stitcher in the Swamp colorway on Oatmeal BFL (220 yards)

Leslie is relistening to the Edge series by Ilona Andrews and is reading Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews (InnKeeper #6).

Laura is rereading Tamora Pierce’s Beka Cooper Puppy.

Favorite Things

Striped Sweater kal started in November.  Get 15% any qualifying pattern with the code KNITMORE15  This kal will be hosted in our discord starting November 1st and running until the end of February.

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep645 – Opportunity For Mayhem

Leslie is working on the Directions top out of Oink Pigments DK weight linen/silk. She worked on a pair of socks out of the Dolly colorway from Geektastic Fibers and a brioche earflap hat out of Camelia Fibers and Republica Unicornia

Laura  has also started a Stripy Unicorn sweater out of handspun and woolen sport from Round Barn Fiber Mill.   Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of Geektastic’s Island of Misfit Toys colorway. Laura also cast on Easy by Martina Behm out of some unknown deep stash and using some Gold Tip Needles

Laura finished nothing

Leslie finished a crochet kennel mat.

Leslie finished spinning the 24oz of custom blended fiber she got in a trade with HipStrings! She still has to ply but rewound the bobbins. 

Laura is taking a break from plying to fill all the bobbins before the end of the 100 day challenge by Jillian Moreno. She did wind out and menace some singles from Anglelocks studio. Other things currently on the bobbins are: the  Wednesday and Enid colorway from Knitz and Purls Fiberworks. some superwash cheviot from Into the Whirled, some Rambo from Into the Whirled (Mithrandir club from 2013), ScF merino/rose blend, a KSF batt and some HY in Corriedale. 

Leslie is relistening to the Innkeeper series by Ilona Andrews and is reading Swordheart by T. kingfisher

Laura  has read Black Girl You Are Atlas (YA poetry) and started listening to White Trash Warlock. 

Favorite Things

Striped Sweater kal started in November.  Get 15% any qualifying pattern with the code KNITMORE15  This kal will be hosted in our discord starting November 1st and running until the end of February.

MDSW Winterfest https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep644 – Malicious Compliance

Leslie is working on the Pressed Flowers cardigan by Amy Christoffers out of Berroco Remix Light and Noro Yukata and She started a temperature crochet blanket because she is not immune to peer pressure. She cast on a pair of socks out of the Dolly colorway from Geektastic Fibers.

Laura  has also started a Stripy Unicorn sweater out of handspun and woolen sport from Round Barn Fiber Mill.   Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of Geektastic’s Island of Misfit Toys colorway. Laura also cast on Easy by Martina Behm out of some unknown deep stash and using some Gold Tip Needles

Laura finished nothing

Leslie finished nothing

Leslie is still spinning the 24oz of custom blended fiber she got in a trade with HipStrings. She finished the first 8oz. 

Laura is currently spinning the Wednesday and Enid colorway from Knitz and Purls Fiberworks. She is also spinning some superwash cheviot from Into the Whirled. She has finished the singles of Southern Cross fiber (comeback) in Day in the Park. She also spun some targhee from ITW (500 yards 2-ply), a marled 2-ply from the Ssk fiber pool (180 yards) and a polwarth from Fresh Lotus Design

Leslie is relistening to Terminus by Peter Clines and read Sworn Soldier by T. Kingfisher

Laura  has read Black Girl You Are Atlas (YA poetry) and started listening to White Trash Warlock. 

Favorite Things

Striped Sweater kal started in November.  Get 15% any qualifying pattern with the code KNITMORE15  This kal will be hosted in our discord starting November 1st and running until the end of February.

MDSW Winterfest https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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Ep643 – Personal Failings

Leslie is working on the Pressed Flowers cardigan by Amy Christoffers out of Berroco Remix Light and Noro Yukata and She started a temperature crochet blanket because she is not immune to peer pressure. She cast on a pair of socks out of the Dolly colorway from Geektastic Fibers.

Laura  has also started a Stripy Unicorn sweater out of handspun (more about that below) and woolen sport from Round Barn Fiber Mill.   Laura is working on a pair of toe up socks (60 stitches on size 0s) out of Geektastic’s Island of Misfit Toys colorway. 

Laura finished 2 journey scarves by Tif Neilan. One is out of Hipstrings in the Chocolate Crisps blend and they other is Inglenook in the Cherry pie blend.  Both were knit on size 7 needles.

Leslie finished a pair of socks out of Woolens & Nosh in the  Cornucopia colorway

Leslie is still spinning the 24oz of custom blended fiber she got in a trade with HipStrings. She finished the first 8oz. 

Laura has spun Inglenook fibers targhee in the merpeople colorway (350 yards of a chain ply from 5.4 oz)  she has also spun 1 oz of a columbia/cvm blend (70 yards), a three ply from wee chickadee (300 yards), the chocolate crisps from hipstrings (115 yards of a 4-ply),  ITW texel (300 yards 2-ply), and one oz of polwarth from suburban stitcher.  She is currently spinning some targhee from ITW.

Leslie is relistening to Terminus by Peter Clines and re-reading What Moves The Dead by T.Kingfisher

Laura  has finished rereading the Ilona Andrews Baylor series.

Favorite Things

Striped Sweater kal started in November.  Get 15% any qualifying pattern with the code KNITMORE15  This kal will be hosted in our discord starting November 1st and running until the end of February.

MDSW Winterfest https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool

Discord link: knit girllls discord

Jillian Moreno’s Patreon

SSK website

Need long arm quilting services?  Contact inthecottagewithbarb@yahoo.com

Laura’s school library Amazon wishlist link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3PV9JCCJDQ1?ref_=wl_share

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