Episode 6

What's knitting now

Emily  -Fork in the Road Socks by Lara Neel
Combley Mitts by Jane Lithgow
Antler Cardigan by tincanknits for the Knit Social retreat with the Yarn Harlot

Karla-Itinieris Shawl, 
Moose Cardigan, 
Fork in the Road Socks
Lonely Tree Shawl

Spin me 'round!

Emily - finished a 2 ply 100 % wool in Violets. 13-14wpi (sport) approx 400 yds. Chain plied leftovers
Got old production wheel going. Acquired my friend Jody's Ashford wheel.
Will practice on Ramboulette then start on to Romney 

Karla - finished plying, 2 ply,  the merino silk top from Smith and Ewe 
Caliope's Fibre to ply with black alpaca. 

Design features

Emily-  nada

Karla- Reknitting the sleeves on the Moose Cardigan, tried to do them in the round and they're just not coming out right. Need more white yarn. 

Best laid plans

Emily-  Finish Antler cardigan. 

Karla -  Work on the Blue Sands Cardigan (Coral Sands)
Made her Dad a vest.

FO’s

Karla -  Camp Out Fingerless Gloves and entered them into the #treatyoself15 KAL through In A Sknit

Emily- Nada

Stash Enhancement

Karla - Jane Richmond BOGO (sorry, it's over now)Palladeo, georgia, Manda Ruth, childs classic reglan pullover

Emily Knit picks wool of the andes and brava. Mom & Me knits. A bunch of DPNs and notions. 


Adventures in Mommyhood

Karla - Preparing for summer, been looking for UV suits and hats at second hand stores

Emily - Got my handwoven wrap. Teeth!!! Scooting

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Episode 5

What's knitting now

Emily -
Fork in the Road Socks by Lara Neel using Kroy sock yarn in Ragg Shades
Combley Mitts by Jane Lithgow - 2 ply alpaca
Antler Cardigan by tincanknits - Sweet Fibre Merino Twist Worsted in Sketchbook 
plying Louet 100% wool in violets
spinning orange/yellow polwarth its Muse Fibre Works (website unavailable) Pinot Grigio colourway.

Karla- 
Camp Out Fingerless Mitts by Tante Ehm in Noro Shiro (40% wool, 30% silk, 30% cashmere)
Spinning on Merino Silk Top from Smith and Ewe in Winter Sky (80% merino, 20% silk)
In celebrating National Crochet Month -  Big Girl Bonnet by Karla Rae- Berroco Vintage DK
Sewing drawstring project bags!

Design features

Emily- Combly mitts - did not provisional cast on for thumb
Socks - knot in yarn that disrupted the colour changes. 

Karla- 
Explorer vest I want to use all the lighter colour that are at the end of the skein in the body so I stopped knitting top down and cast on bottom up. I did a 3 needle bind off. 

Camp Out Fingerless mitts I wanted the teal colour for around my fingers and there's only one length of it in the ball so used the ball winder to find the middle of the green and split the ball in two. I'm knitting these two at a time. Not super happy with the thumb gusset. Feel it should be bigger but I'm just knitting as written. 

Best laid plans

Emily-   Wash/ flick card then spin that fleece then maybe make Pumpkin Ale by Ysolda Teague
practice on rambouillet

cloth diapers, curtains. 

Karla -  Would like to do a sweater. Currently have Blue Sand Cardigan by La Maision Rililie in hibernation. Would also like to do Inland by Jane Richmond.

Sewing plans include more project bags and a couple of gifts I can talk about on the next podcast. 

FO’s

Karla -Fruit Loops Gloves in Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in Berry Tart.
Explorer Vest by Julie Gilliver using a DK weight mill end I picked up in Hawaii at Island Yarn and Art Supplies 

Emily- NADA

Stash Enhancement

Karla - Vegan Yarn Deneb in the Logwood colourway and two rovings from Smith and Ewe. (Chrissy from Snappy Stitches likes Smith and Ewe too.)

Emily - white Romeny fleece from Tapestry farms (jehesla@shaw.ca)

Adventures in Mommyhood

Karla

Emily - no more liver 

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