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Episode 98 – Weekend With The Girls

Leslie — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:47:09 +0000

I’m not planning on doing shownotes this week. The code for the lovely Ladybug yarn is LOVELADYBUG. Have a great week all!

Episode 97 – Ro Ho Ho

Leslie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:15:24 +0000

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 Highland Handmades in the Challenging colorway. She has also cast on Piper’s Journey out of Shibui Baby Alpaca DK.

Laura mentions Knitting Pipeline and Knitting Brooklyn.

Laura is knitting socks out of some lovely Labybug yarn on size 1.5 needles. Seriously, it’s adictive and you can get it for 10% off. Labybug Fiber’s code is LOVELADYBUG. She has also started a pair of Simple Skyp socks out of Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Sugarplum on size 2 (2.75mm) needles. Kezia mitts are on size 0 needles and are being knit out of Mackintosh Yarn. The pattern was gifted to me by the designer, Jessica Correa. Thank you Jessica!

Bags we mention: Piddleloop and Naturally Knitty (she has fiber too!)

Laura has finished, on the size 8 needles, Maine Morning Mitts out of some lovely Snuggle from the Fibernymph Dyeworks Knitter’s Choice club.

Laura has spun Crown Mountain Farms Superwash Merino in the Touch Me Colorway on the Lendrum (650 yards). The sidekick has some Twisted Fiber Arts in the Terrain (not a current colorway). I corespun half of a mini batt from Spincerly. It ended up at 42 yards. Big Blue Loop Batt is being spun into a worsted.

Leslie has spun 5 oz of Corgi Hill Farm as a single ply (622 yards).

Book Review: Winter Blooms by Patti Waters

Book Review: When My Baby Dreams by Adele Enersen

Thanks you KnitsInPublic for the coasters and tags!

Thank you Sue for the super cute cards!

Tangerine Designs has super cute bags! Get 10% of with the code: KNITGIRLLLS

Cloudlover Yarn and Fiber Club

Butler Bag by Jordana Paige. Love this for travel!

Colorshift yarn: 20% off with code 20KnitGirllls

Hobbledehoy (she’s actually closed her site and sells on etsy).

Spin some Shetland

Mittens for Me! Clue one is out.

A big huge thank you to RoinGa!!!!! Leslie’s cowl is Brooklet out of Bugga, in “Painted Damsel” and Madelinetosh Pashmina in “Wellwater” Laura’s cowl is “Willow”. It’s in Malabrigo Sock in “Rayon Vert”.

Episode 96 – Textured yarns

Leslie — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Weird aspect ratio with this video, I will fix it later this evening!

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 Highland Handmades in the Challenging colorway.

Leslie has finished the Numma Numma for a happy on size 1.5 needles. The pattern will be published and called, Georgia on my Mind.

Laura is knitting socks out of some lovely Labybug yarn on size 1.5 needles. Seriously, it’s adictive and you can get it for 10% off. Labybug Fiber’s code is LOVELADYBUG. She has also started a cowl, Flurries cowl out of some handspun. This will be on size 4 and 8 needles. Also on the size 8 needles, are Maine Morning Mitts out of some lovely Snuggle from the Fibernymph Dyeworks Knitter’s Choice club. Bye Bye Laar!

Laura has spun the Loop batt on the bug. She got 406 yards of n-plied yarn. She is also spinning Crown Mountain Farms Superwash Merino in the Touch Me Colorway on the Lendrum. The sidekick has some Twisted Fiber Arts in the Terrain (not a current colorway). She has also been playing a bit with her spindle (spindle bags tutorial is here) and with core spinning. Leslie is spinning some Tempted Fiber Arts Cashmere blend.

Book Review: Spin Art by Jacey Boggs

Book Review: Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

Colorshift yarn: 20% off with code 20KnitGirllls

Awesome Tridaye club shipment

Movie night this Friday-Dirty Dancing (Nobody puts baby in a corner, nobody!)

Spin some Shetland

Mittens for Me! is one week away
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Episode 95 – I Digress

Leslie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:44:12 +0000

Bun video the Leslie references.

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.

Laar sweater is on the needles (all three rows of it) on size 2 (3mm) and 4 needles and using Wollmeise Lace.

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. Laura has finished some afterthought heel socks on size 1.5 needles out of Lollipop Yarns in the Bumble Bee colorway. She has also finished a Shrug Bug out of some Cascade Magnum from the stash.

Laura 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. The sidekick has some Twisted Fiber Arts in the Terrain (not a current colorway). Next up for Laura is Fiber Optic Yarns in Gold-Fushia Layered Gradient in Merino/Silk for a Love Train. Leslie is spinning some Tempted Fiber Arts Cashmere blend.

Book Review: Vogue Knitting Stitchionary 6: Edgings

White House petition to fund school libraries

Spin some Shetland

We got Shetland from Corgihill Farms and Sheeps Company

Labybug Fiber’s code is LOVELADYBUG, for 10% off

There is an itunes chanel for Roku!

SSKers, be on the lookout for an email from us!

Episode 94 – Chastity Cake

Leslie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:39:02 +0000

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.