Episode 94 – Chastity Cake

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Leslie

This is our 300th post on the blog!  Pretty darn cool!

Leslie is knitting  on Pole out of Berroco Boboli on size 9 (5.5mm) needles.  She is also knitting on a pair of socks out of Numma Numma for a happy on size 1.5 needles.

Laura is knitting some afterthought heel socks on size 1.5 needles out of Lollipop Yarns in the Bumble Bee colorway.  She has also started a Shrug Bug out of some Cascade Magnum from the stash.  Laar sweater will soon be on the needles on size 2 (3mm) and 4 needles and using Wollmeise Lace.

Leslie has an old FO.  It is the tapestry cowl .

Laura has finished  the Trail Jacket (to be shown next week) out of Cascade Eco Wool and size 10.5 needles.  You can find more info about it on episode 58.  Hat I show is frostbite out of Cascade Eco Wool.

Leslie has sewn a adorable baby dress.  She also has made some laundry soap and finished the  Unpaper Towels.

Laura has finished  Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber in Turkish Delight (130 yards) She also shows off the  Giggle Jelly balls in the Apollo colorway  that she finished last week (403 yards).  She is spinning a  Loop batt on the bug.    She is also spinning Crown Mountain Farms Superwash Merino in the Touch Me Colorway on the Lendrum.   Leslie has finished spinning on some Dyeabolical BFL (318 yards).  Tags are from Dawning Dreams.  Next up on Leslie’s Matchless is some Tempted Fiber Arts Cashmere blend.  Next up on both Sidekicks is some Shetland.

New Podcast: Whatcha Swatchin

Book Review: Lego Ideas Book

Book Review: Charles Collection

Mitten for Me! Mystery KAL-Signups at the end of January.  KAL begins Feb. 12th

Leslie is wearing Laura’s Hitchhiker.

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Episode 93 – A Plague On Both Your Houses

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Leslie

Leslie has a tale of woe and despair.  She is also knitting  on Pole out of Berroco Boboli on size 9 (5.5mm) needles.  She has cast on a pair of socks out of Numma Numma for a happy on size 1.5 needles.

Laura is knitting some afterthought heel socks on size 1.5 needles out of Lollipop Yarns in the Bumble Bee colorway.

Laura has finished  Hitchhiker by Matina Behm on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles out of Cloudlover SAL/KAL fiber in the Haunted Vineyard Colorway.  She has also finished an Abbi Shawl Color Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith in Vintage Chunky in the 5175 colorway.  She is using size 11 (8.0 mm) and 10 (6.0) needles.  It just needs a good soak and ends woven in.  She also has given Leslie her Christmas socks out of Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber in the BFL 2 base in the Black Roses colorway. I used Wendy’s toe-up sock with gusset and size 1.5 needles.  She has finished a hat for a friend out of Misti Alpaca Chunky on size 10 needles. She has also finished Hopsalots out of 2 skeins of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky on size 11 needles.

Leslie has finished an adorable tutu and some Single Malt Woolmeise 100% for the Make a Wish socks. She has used the pattern, Bavarian Cables, by Wendy Johnson and size 1 needles.

Laura has finished some junk roving into a thick and thin chunky 2-ply. There is around 140 yards and was spun on the Lendrum.   She is spinning a  Loop batt on the bug.    She has started spinning Crown Mountain Farms Superwash Merino in the Touch Me Colorway on the Lendrum. I have also finished spinning Giggle Jelly balls in the Apollo colorway on the bug (to be shown on the next show).   Leslie is spinning on some Dyeabolical BFL.

New fiber: Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber in Turkish Delight

Book Review: Knit Noro Accessories by the editors of Vogue

Laura is a wearing a Herbivore out of Cherry Tree Hill yarn.

Sickness :(

New Books: Laura is reading Poison Study and Touch of Power by Snyder and House of Silk by Horowitz (adult books). Leslie is rereading Mockingjay by Collins

New Yarn: Skein and  Hazel Knits from The Loopy Ewe.  Lollipop yarns.

Mitten for Me! Mystery KAL-Signups at the end of January.  KAL begins Feb. 12th

Leslie got her braces off!!!!!!!  She’s such a rockstar!!!!

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Episode 92 – What Makes A Friend?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Leslie

Leslie is knitting  some Single Malt Woolmeise 100% for the Make a Wish socks. She is using the pattern, Bavarian Cables, by Wendy Johnson.  She is using size 1 needles.  She has also cast on Pole out of Berroco Boboli on size 9 (5.5mm).

Laura is  knitting Hitchhiker by Matina Behm on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles out of Cloudlover SAL/KAL fiber in the Haunted Vineyard Colorway.   She has also cast on some socks on size 1.5 needles out of Lollipop Yarns in the Bumble Bee colorway.

Laura has finished the Gnomey Hat by Adrian Bizilia in Debbie Bliss Aran Cashmerino and ties in the Biker Chick colorway of the Dying Arts.

Laura is spinning on all three wheels.   She is spinning a  Loop batt on the bug.   The Sidekick has finished the  Pigeon Roof Studios batt in Faery (325 yards of a 2-ply).  The Lendrum has finished All Spun Up Polwarth in M2075 colorway (450 yards). I have also started spinning Giggle Jelly balls in the Apollo colorway on the bug.  Coggie is the host of High Fiber Diet which is an excellent podcast, sorry for getting that wrong Coggie! Leslie is spinning on some Dyeabolical BFL.

Book Review: Dolce Handknits by Kim Dolce (Our Giveaway for this week).

Mitten for Me! Mystery KAL-Signups at the end of January.  KAL begins Feb. 12th

Ogle design’s Lazy Kate

Leslie got her braces off!!!!!!!  She’s such a rockstar!!!!

Unwind Yarn Company Drawing

Pinterest and Unpaper Towels

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Episode 91 – Brand New Year, Same Verbose Girllls

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Leslie

Laura is  knitting Hitchhiker by Matina Behm on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles out of Cloudlover SAL/KAL fiber in the Hounted Vineyard Colorway.  She has also cast on an Abbi Shawl Color Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith in Vintage Chunky in the 5175 colorway.  She is using size 11 (8.0 mm) and 10 (6.0) needles.

Leslie is knitting  some Single Malt Woolmeise 100% for the Make a Wish socks. She is using the pattern, Bavarian Cables, by Wendy Johnson.  She is using size 1 needles.  She has also cast on Pole out of Berroco Boboli on size 9 (5.5mm).

Laura has finished a pair of plain socks using the Wendy Johnson toe-up heel with gusset method out of Vesper in the, “In the Wildwood” colorway.  She has also finished a Ruche Beret by Susan B. Anderson out of Tosh Sport in the Vanilla Bean colorway.  She knit this on size 7 (4.5 mm) needles from the top down and is a little in love with it.  Picnik is an awesome photo editing site.

Leslie has finished an awesome quilt for Laura!!!!!!!!

Debrox is what finally fixed my ear.

Leslie is spinning a Perfect Union in the Tempted Fiber Arts Cashmere blend.  She got a total of 301 yards from the main skein.

Laura is spinning on all three wheels.   She just finished some merino (around 150 yards) on the Lendrum and a Loop batt on the bug and the kick.  The ladybug is going to get  Loop batt  from her second shipment of the club.  The Sidekick has  Pigeon Roof Studios batt in Faery.  The Lendrum has All Spun Up Polwarth in M2075 colorway.

Book Review: Weekend Hats by Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre

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February: Shetland

April: Masham

June: Romney

August:Rambouillet

October: Cheviot

December: Gotland
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