Episode 15 STITCHEST West (part 1 & 2)

STITCHES West recap

Pics Soon!

On our way Thursday night with some Starbucks to fuel us!

FRIDAY (Day 1)

Good Morning! 

Fuel stop at the 'bucks!

Arrival in the rain!

Super Overwhelming but totally AWESOME!

1st purchase:

BUTTONS!

Buttons for the Tappan Zee - Thanks to kellyjomo for her design elements!

Pics of Buttons

Plain & Simple pullover

which I will use the Malabrigo Rios I got at ImagiKnit (all linked below)

Sanguine Gryphon

Bugga - mmmmmm - cashmerino

Kitty Hawk hat & mitts

PLEASE HELP PAM GET TO CAMPKIP!!!!!

donation incentives

Knitmore Girls meet-up @ Purlesence Yarns

Lo-Lo bars from the Bar Maids

A Verb for Keeping Warm

Kirsten Rocks!

Fiber

Fabric

Chocolate

Wonder Mike from the Fiber Beat podcast

Zuca bags! bought at Purlesence 

Blue Moon Fiber Arts - Socks that Rock

for the Tatami Kimono

IMAGIKNIT

Madelinetosh

light for Tea Leaves Cardigan

Malabrigo

Lace for Geodesic Cardigan

Rios for Plain & Simple Pullover (both linked above)

Dinner @ El Torritos

Knitting and then sleep time - Goodnight

(Day 2)

Good Morning!

Starbucks was closed - what?!

Starbucks take 2 & on the way back to STITCHES

O-Wool DK from Ball & Skein

Niddy Noddy

Ellen's Wooly Wonders

Miss Babs

French Marigold - Yowza Yarn for the Amelia Sweater

Never Not Knitting & Becoming Art

Interviewed with Alana of Never Not Knitting :)

Check out her beautiful patterns!

Lisa is such an artist - just look at this skein of Vaquero Worsted in Hearts Afire

Stitchdots by PolarKnit

Creatively Dyed Yarns

Miss Kalendar of the Brass Needles Podcast

Dr Gemma of the CogKNITive Podcast

Abstract Fibers Super Sock Knitmore Yarn

Cascade Venezia for my buttons to make Flair

Tally Counter

Episode 14 - podcast interrupted

City Sheep/Country Sheep

Pam-
Sound Booth is pretty much done!!
Trying hard not to give up on cleaning my house


Meegan-
this country sheep went to the big city

In & Out of the Bag

Pam-
out: slouchy hat
out: elvish leaves
out: preemie hats
in: horse shoe lace cowl
in: Clapotis


Meegan-
out - preemie hat

in - 2nd preemie hat (worked on in awful traffic)

in - effortless cardigan

Knotty Knitting

Meegan-
effortless cardigan - ended up not doing enough increase rows before splitting sleeves off, did not rip back and did fix with math and a few knit one below increases

Cuppa

Stitches!!!!!!

Oh Knit Dr

Tips for heading to a fiber festival!

Spinsanity

Pam-
Spun up some Fat Cat Knits BFL!!


Meegan-
finished 1 skein of FC sweater yarn - 4 more braids to spin and ply!

Episode 13 - Spinsanity

City Sheep/Country Sheep

Pam-
Building the sound booth
Cleaned Kaitlyn's room

In & Out of the Bag

Pam-
Out: Shells of Maui Dishcloth
Out: 2nd grandma's favorite heart dishcloth
In: Elvish Leaf dishcloth
In: Punky Brewster socks
In: February Lady Sweater
In: preemie hat
In: slouchy hat

Meegan-
Out: Tappan Zee

Out: Kevin Scarf

Out: Log Cabin Washcloth

about to be in:
preemie hats & mother bears

modified Effortless cardigan

Knotty Knitting 

Meegan:
Tappan Zee

Pam:
inside out knitting fixed

Cuppa

Meegan:
The Birth of Venus

Pam:
Etsy Shop

Oh Knit Dr

The Knit Dr spins

Spinsanity
Pam:
I spun!!
I LOVE BFL and BFL is my new BFF!! 

Episode 12 - Punky Brewster

City Sheep/Country Sheep

Pam - keeping up on the dishes! cleaned living room, next up is Kaitlyn's room! 
Mark (A.K.A. the hubby) is making us a sound booth!!!

Meegan - kiddo to dentist, rain, burning leaves, 8 eggs a day, finally updated stash on Ravelry, next is project page!  Mo missing story!

In & Out of the Bag

Meegan

in - Tappan Zee still

in - starting a couple dishcloths

in - cowl

out - nothing 
Pam
out - Tappan Zee!
out - Grandma's favorite heart dishcloth

in - Kaitlyn's slouchy hat

in - Kaitlyn's Punky Brewster socks

in - Hearts Dishcloth
in - February Lady Sweater

 


Naughty Knitting 

Pam 

Meegan - correction from last week, not enough knitting to have it be naughty

Cuppa

Meegan - Treat from Fall Creek Fibers & Tea - get your Oolong Tea too!!!

book - "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant

Pam - Delight from Fall Creek Fibers & Tea
finished "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield 
Gearing up for Stitches West!!!

Oh Knit Dr

what to do with projects you just want to unravel!

felted dog toy

felted bag or throw pillow/cushion

what if it is super wash - 

turn it into a sweater dress for a girl

if it is tight night - still can become bag or cushion

Round & Round

Pam - nothing this week

Meegan - finished my sweater fiber from Fall Creek Fibers!  5 different fibers split and spun together!

Episode 11 - SIP

Here are the notes - link & pics will be up by tonight!

City Sheep/Country Sheep

Meegan

So MUCH work @ the Farmhouse! 

Mowing & Weed Whacking the 1 acre vineyard & Pruning the vines & roses & trees.

Getting Eggs from the chickens! :)

Pam

Trip to Hollywood with the Hubby

Run DMC

More pics from the trip!

House looks like a disaster - get back to organizing & cleaning!

 
In & Out of the Bag
Meegan
out- washcloths; Bubbles; Ladybug; Octagon

out- Shackleton Hat

in- Tappan Zee
Pam
out- Blue Octagon Dishcloth for year swap

out- Facile Cowl - too big
in- Tappan Zee - knitting in the car with Sea Sick Bracelets really does work!

in- slouchy hat for Kaitlyn

in- Heart dishcloth

   
Naughty Knitting
Pam
Nothing
Meegan

Naughty Spinning!  my 3rd & 4th bobbins for my Fall Creek Fibers sweater does not have enough yardage!  :(  Gonna need a new sweater pattern!

Cuppa

Pam
Fall Creek Fibers Lotus (special Gourmet club flavor)
Meegan
Fall Creek Fibers January (still on sale for a few more days) - Get yours HERE

Stitches West - dinner on Friday night! (Check out Rav group for more details)
Sad CampKIP story
Pam received her 1st swap & Meegan got her handspun hat swap package

 
Oh Knit Dr
Changing the numbers in a pattern to be able to use whatever yarn you want to use!
Take the number of stitches you are supposed to have in the pattern and divide it by stitches per inch (gauge the pattern has) then multiply that number by the number of stitches per inch you have with your yarn (after knit up swatch).  You now have the number of stitches you should have!

Example:
Pattern says CO 40; sts/in are 4 (divide 4 into 40) you now have 10 (multiply by sts/in you have, lets say 6) you will get 60 - so your cast on is now 60.
40/4=10x6=60
let me know if you have any questions!

Round & Round 
Pam
needs to practice and build confidence again!  
Meegan
Kevin Fiber

Sweater Fiber

New Wheel is finding its way to me!  Louet Victoia 

Episode 10 - What's in your Cuppa?

Pics coming soon!

City Sheep/Country Sheep

Pam
Organization is the key - kitchen is done
whacked weather 
Meegan
Lawn mower - whacked my face after hammering my knuckle
no tv

In & Out of the Bag
Meegan
Out- My fingerless mitts
In- Shackleton hat
In- Tappan Zee 
In- washcloths -
  Bubbles
  Ladybug
  Octagon
Pam 

Out- TheKnitDr Fingerless Mitts (LOVE)
In- Tappan Zee but now I have arms!! on to auto pilot knitting
In/change- No more Christmas Lace Dishcloth, now doing Diagonal Owl Dishcloth
In - Horseshoe Cowl out of 1989 handspun

Naughty Knitting
Pam
Tappan Zee yet again. The numbers in the pattern don't match up.

Cuppa

Fall Creek Fibers Cinnamon Toast

New Mugs
Stitches 
CampKIP

Oh Knit Dr

Ease

Round & Round
Meegan
FatCatKnits Happy Valley - Fractal Spinning

Our 1st Episode - New Year! New Podcast!

Welcome 
The KnitKnacks take over!!!


City Sheep/Country Sheep 
Rain Rain Rain
fixing up the chicken shed
meeting a bob cat
cutting lace and hanging curtains
Introducing Pam
Organizing my house

In & Out of the Bag
Pam's
Out- Twin Leaf Lace Dishcloth (for dishcloth swap)

Out- Octagon Dishcloth (for dishcloth swap)
Out- Saroyan

In- Christmas Lace Dishcloth (for dishcloth swap)
In- Tappan Zee

Handspun projects - Christina Marie Potter fiber - 1989

Meegan's
Out- Hats for Niece's Nephew

Out- Calorimetry 

Out- Vine Wrap

Out- Slippers
Out- Extra long Mustard Scarf

Out- Handspun Hat Swap
Out- Ghoulies Handspun HoneyCowl

Out- Fixed my Sweet Pea Coat!  AWESOME!  :D
In- Greenfield Sweater - New England Knits
In- matchy matchy mitts (my pattern), hat (Shackleton Hat) & cowl (Northumbria Cowl)
      from Knitscene
Scarf from IK -  Pfeiffer Falls Hooded Scarf & Bella Mittens
Updating Ravelry project page & stash page!

Naughty Knitting
Meegan's
Felting Slippers
Monkey Socks

Pam's
Tappan Zee- watching TV and trying to do the diamond pattern do not mix!

Cuppa

Meegan 's
Starbucks no water Soy Chai Latte
Pam's
Starbucks Peppermint Mocha

Books - "the thirteenth tale" by Diane Setterfield & "Pasadena" by David Ebershoff

The KnitKnacks are going to Stitches West!!!!

Oh Knit Dr
Organization
Be realistic about the time you have to do a project when setting a deadline!


Round & Round
Meegan's
Be Mice Elf Burr Berry

Pam's
Borrowed Meegan's Ashford Traditional
Hoping to get brave and spin my pretty fibers from Fall Creek Fibers

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