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Episode 39 - Yarn Flowers

2/16/2017

Episode 39

Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Shout outs
Irylknits - Nana in Norway
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google music

What's knitting now
Emily - A Joyful Thread by Silvia McFadden (Softsweater) in Sweet Fiber Merino Lace rose gold
Socks for Bug in river city yarns - Hat trick calgary flames Genevieves tube socks - knitmoregirls
Vanilla is the new black - CatGreen OMG you guys
Hibernation
Bridie for Bug in Sweet Fiber Canadian.
Hand spun Love and Light by softsweater
Bradway by Very Shannon in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, Stormcloud and Yellow
Advent calendar stockings (I finished one)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Karla- Two custom socks for Grandma
West Coast Cardigan

FO’s -
Emily -Nada
Karla - Relativity, from the frost hat

Sponsors!

Denise of Sock Ruler
Brenda of Two Sticks and Ewe
Sara of Riv Creative
Sally of Yarn Friendly
Joanne who is @porthardy1 on instagram

Design features
Emily- Did one of my panels in garter instead of stockinette, dropped down to fix it.
Karla - The saga that is the WCC

Spinning
Emily -. Finally tried out 3D bobbin. LOVE it. It knocks a little but it’s good. Spun one single of Alpaca

Karla - Kinfolk Yarn and Fibre Superwash BFL - Cirque du Soleil 2ply

Best laid plans
Emily - Work on the WIP pile, do some mending, Spin in
Karla - Finish WCC, finish Grandma’s socks, finish baby blanket, go shopping, weave

Stash Enhancement
Emily- Birthday yarn!!
Ancient Arts Superwash Merino Sparkle in Frolic
Sweet Georgia tough love sock in rogue and grouse and a mini skein set in English Bay
Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Tincture
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Medieval
5 Braids of Corredale from Knotty by Nature in Victoria
2 amazing project bags from TwoSticks and Ewe in West Kelowna
Heart on my Sleeve - TinCanKnits
Pumpkin Spice by Ysolda Teague

Karla - Lydia Yarn I won on Unraveling with Greg and Joey in Harvest, progress keepers into necklace from Riv Creative, tin can knits book

Sponsors!
Caitlyn Ffrench
Knox Mountain Knit Co
Chantal of Mudpunch
Jess of Haven Fiber Arts
Jocelyn who is @jocelyn_shuman
Sylvia of Softsweater Knits
Jenni from the Lone Larch Podcast has offered money for shipping prizes!

KAL!

#stashtogiftknit2017
The KAL will begin January 1st 2017 and run until December 31st 2017. We will have quarterly entry threads in the ravelry group for your FOs and prizes to give away (more on those in a bit)! There is also a year long thread to keep track of all your gifts knits and there will be prizes for most gifts knit in 2017!
It’s not too late if you would like to sponsor a prize! Just drop as a line and we’d be happy to have you on board. All sponsors will be mentioned in each episode of 2017!

Art of Yarn
Art of Yarns Knit-a-long to start the year off! We are teaming up with BC locals Shannon Cook and Jane Richmond to explore the Knits from their latest book Within Knits and the the amazing Westcoast Cardigan (stand alone pattern). To coincide with the KAL, we will have the complete trunk show for the book and Cardigan at the shop. If you are in the area please stop by and check it out. Prizes will be randomly awarded at the end of the KAL to participants. There are a few ways to join sand enter in the fun….
Posting your photos on instagram and tagging us in the photo @artofyarn
Joining our ravelry group Art of Yarn Kal 2017 and sharing your project with us
Tagging us on Facebook @artofyarn with your project
For our locals too we will be hosting a small knit social to show off your FO’s
Check us out on our website artofyarn.com if you would like to order the book and feel free to contact us if you need help in choosing a Yarn that is right for your project.
Happy knitting and looking forward to seeing everyone’s progress!
Melissa

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily - Baby!! Kelowna Yarn knitted knockers
Karla - Classes! WWKIP! Cup Cozy!

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - nope
Karla - paper crafts for the win! bracelet

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- SIngle momming - I think we’ve hit our stride. I’ll second that Plague.
Karla- Genius Mom win = sleep, found feet, no nice things and the plague

Inquiring minds
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episode 38 - all the Love

1/7/2017

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Episode 38

Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Shout outs
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google music

Circusbear! Rosberrycrafts! Stashandknit! bonjimac! HereIKnit!

KAL!

#stashtogiftknit2017
The KAL will begin January 1st 2017 and run until December 31st 2017. We will have quarterly entry threads in the ravelry group for your FOs and prizes to give away (more on those in a bit)! There is also a year long thread to keep track of all your gifts knits and there will be prizes for most gifts knit in 2017!
Thank you to the following prize sponsors!
Denise of Sock Ruler
Brenda of Two Sticks and Ewe
Sara of Riv Creative
Sally of Yarn Friendly
Joanne who is @porthardy1 on instagram
Caitlyn Ffrench
Okanagan Knit Co
Chantal of Mudpunch
Jess of Haven Fiber Arts
Jocelyn who is @jocelyn_shuman
Sylvia of Softsweater Knits
It’s not too late if you would like to sponsor a prize! Just drop as a line and we’d be happy to have you on board. All sponsors will be mentioned in each episode of 2017!
Ok! Here are THE RULES!

Any and all gift knits will be accepted, there’s no minimum yardage, if it’s a gift it counts.
Gifts knit from yarn acquired in 2016 or before get two entries, so post those FOs twice for more chances to win. (Please be honest, there’s no way for me to actually track this so I’m holding out on good knitting karma that there will be no cheating). If you knit a gift from yarn from 2017, you get one entry.
Entries are quarterly, Jan - Mar, Apr - Jun, Jul - Sept, Oct - Dec. You cannot enter something finished in March in the July quarter etc.
Year long FO thread is where you will open one post and keep a running tally of ALL the gifts knit in the year. Go back and edit this post as many times as you need to include all gifts.
This really should be rule #1 but HAVE FUN! Post pictures of what you’re knitting on instagram with the hashtag #stashtogiftknit2017 so we can see all your projects!

All prizes will be drawn with random number generator except the full year thread winner will be the one with the most gifts knit.

Art of Yarn
Art of Yarns Knit-a-long to start the year off! We are teaming up with BC locals Shannon Cook and Jane Richmond to explore the Knits from their latest book Within Knits and the the amazing Westcoast Cardigan (stand alone pattern). To coincide with the KAL, we will have the complete trunk show for the book and Cardigan at the shop. If you are in the area please stop by and check it out. Prizes will be randomly awarded at the end of the KAL to participants. There are a few ways to join sand enter in the fun….
Posting your photos on instagram and tagging us in the photo @artofyarn
Joining our ravelry group Art of Yarn Kal 2017 and sharing your project with us
Tagging us on Facebook @artofyarn with your project
For our locals too we will be hosting a small knit social to show off your FO’s
Check us out on our website artofyarn.com if you would like to order the book and feel free to contact us if you need help in choosing a Yarn that is right for your project.
Happy knitting and looking forward to seeing everyone’s progress!
Melissa

What's knitting now
Emily - Socks for Bug in river city yarns - Hat trick calgary flames Genevieves tube socks - knitmoregirls
Vanilla is the new black - CatGreen OMG you guys
Hibernation
Bridie for Bug in Sweet Fiber Canadian.
Hand spun Love and Light by softsweater
Bradway by Very Shannon in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, Stormcloud and Yellow
Advent calendar stockings (I finished one)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Karla- Two custom socks for Grandma, Baby Boy Watson & Relativity

FO’s -
Emily
Karla - Brioso by Heather Zoppetti in 100% merino I dyed a dusty pink colour - stalled a little bit, on to second repeat

Design features
Emily- Not enough knitting to make mistakes
Karla - reading charts on Relativity...

Spinning
Emily -. none

Karla - none but I want to so bad!

Best laid plans
Emily - Get out of the no knitting Rut.
Karla - Knit as much as I can!

Stash Enhancement
Emily- 12days of knitmas - Vogue Knitting Holiday
Karla - GC for Christmas! 12 days of knitmas!

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily - The Big Move
Karla - Michelle’s help with stash sorting

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - nope
Karla - nope, but found CaliFayeCollection

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Christmas holidays - single momming
Karla- Renan is smiling and giggling and getting more use to being in his bed! Locke’s language skills are incredible and he’s all about the toys!

Inquiring minds
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Episode 37 - PPBBBBBTTTTT!

12/15/2016

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Episode 37

Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Shout outs
Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google music

What's knitting now
Emily - Bridie for Bug in Sweet Fiber Canadian.
Hand spun Love and Light by softsweater
Bradway by Very Shannon in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, Stormcloud and Yellow
Advent calendar stockings (I finished one)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Karla-
Brioso by Heather Zoppetti in 100% merino I dyed a dusty pink colour - stalled a little bit, on to second repeat

Yellow Tail by Taiga Hillard in Caterpillar Green Skyline Colourway

FO’s -
Emily - Vanilla is the new black socks for Dan in Madelinetosh twist. Birch grey

Karla - 38 snowflakes from 100 snowflakes to crochet by Caitlin Sainio
Darned socks! Mine and Mark’s

Design features
Emily- Not enough knitting to make mistakes
Karla - reading charts is a problem again in both knitting and crochet

Spinning
Emily -. none

Karla - none but I want to so bad!

Best laid plans
Emily - Get out of the no knitting Rut.
Karla - Mom’s cowl, sew a robot for Locke, New Years yarn sort! Michelle is coming over to help me get it under control!

Stash Enhancement
Emily- 2 sweaters quantities of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport in Saffron and Currant Won a pattern from BohoKnits - Meander Hat. New 3D bobbin!
Karla - Plucky Knitter needle gauge and stitch markers from Chantel of Mud Punch, knit picks order

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily -
Karla -

Knit Alongs
Art of Yarn - Jane Richmond KAL January & February
Relentless Gift Knit KAL - Year long kal to knit gifts with the goal of having a bin/basket of knits you can pull from for last minute gifts. Extra entry for yarn that was stashed in 2016 or earlier.

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - Super Secret sewing SHHHHHH
Karla - nope

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- She’s been pretty darn good. Grandma and Grandpaw kidnapped her for the week.
Karla- sick baby.

Inquiring minds
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Episode 36 - Hi Baby

11/5/2016

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Episode 35 - Keep fit and have fun
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Shout outs
Here I knit - Congrats to Karla’s new arrival!

What's knitting now
Emily - Bridie for Bug in Sweet Fiber Canadian.
Vanilla is the new black socks for Dan in Madelinetosh twist. Birch grey
Hibernation
Advent calendar stockings (I finished one)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Karla-
Brioso by Heather Zoppetti in 100% merino I dyed a dusty pink colour

Yellow Tail by Taiga Hillard in Caterpillar Green Skyline Colourway

FO’s -
Emily - Spotlight by TinCanKnits in SweetGeorgia Superwash worsted colour work will be in Sweet Georgia party of 5 in Royals Still needs blocking

Karla - Toy Workshop Bear by Susan B Anderson

Design features
Emily- I think my heel stitches were a bit sideways…
Karla - reading charts is a problem

Spinning
Emily -. none

Karla -

Best laid plans
Emily - toddler sweaters, advent, master knitter and Caterpillar green socks.
Karla - Mom’s cowl, sew a robot for Locke, darn them socks!

Stash Enhancement
Emily- Vanilla is the new black. Fish lips Kiss
Karla - Pom Pom, heart stitch markers

Knit Alongs
Art of Yarn

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - nope
Karla - nope

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Bug’s been pretty good. Lots of snuggles. Kidnapping by grandma next week.
Karla- halloween

Inquiring minds
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Episode 35 - Keep Fit and Have Fun

10/20/2016

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Episode 35 - Keep fit and have fun
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Shout outs
Shirel Webb - Lexington, Kentucky she’s learning to knit shirts and sweaters

What's knitting now
Emily - Spotlight by TinCanKnits in SweetGeorgia Superwash worsted colour work will be in Sweet Georgia party of 5 in Royals
Advent calendar stockings (I finished one)

Hibernation:
Rheinlust by Melanie Berg in Naked by Two Tigers (100% wool) - Frogging
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220

Artisan by Romi Hill in Cascade Heritage silks Foliage - Frogging

Karla-
Brioso by Heather Zoppetti in 100% merino I dyed a dusty pink colour

Yellow Tail by Taiga Hillard in Caterpillar Green Skyline Colourway

Toy Workshop Bear by Susan B Anderson

FO’s -
Emily - Laurie by Josée Paquin in Ancient Arts 100% superwash extrafine Merino DK in Aztec Gold
Vanilla Socks - in Ancient Arts Reinvent base - pashmina colour way - Fleegle heel
Precipitation by tincanknits in Lettlopi

Karla - Modified Salis Socks out of my handspun Smith and Ewe 80/20 merino/nylon
Eyelet Cresent Socks of my own design, main colour is Kalediscope Dyeworks and toes/heels/cuffs is West Yourshire Spinners.

Design features
Emily- Cast on too few stitches on sleeves. Went with it and added some increases.
Karla - Salis socks too big

Spinning
Emily -. Sock yarn class
Sampling some grey Alpacas of Newfoundland to make mom a Stovetop.
Karla - socks yarn class

Meet a Knitter
Marsha of the Twitch and Stitch Podcast

Best laid plans
Emily - toddler sweaters and all the KnitCity yarn.
Karla - finish baby bear’s bear and Mom’s cowl, sew a robot for Locke, darn them socks!

Stash Enhancement
Emily- Vogue Knitting FAll 2016

Karla - Knit Scene

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily - Spin sock yarn class. Organized the craft room
Karla -

Knit Alongs
1) #socktober #knitcityhangoverkal

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - nope
Karla - bean bum

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- so tired. Dreaming bug. .
Karla- poops in the tub for Daddy, struggling with Daddy bedtime routine

Inquiring minds
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Episode 34 - Knitcity 2016 recap (wool induglences) with special guest Knittywittyshelle

10/11/2016

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Episode 34 - Knit City 2016 Recap with Guests!

Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest
Michelle - Knittywittyshelle - Instagram and Ravelry

Friday -
Karla
Stayed overnight at Emily’s on Thursday night and Marsha and Scilla from the Twitch and Stitch Podcast, picked my at 6am on Friday! We made it to the Atrium Inn by 10 am. Headed over to Shannon’s for brunch and then on to the Sweet Georgia Studio, two braids of 85% polwarth + 15% tussah silk in paper street and one braid of 75% BFL and 25% tussah Silk in unique dyelot. 1 skein Tough Love Sock in Gelato
Dinner at The Slocan and the Ysolda Teague lecture.

Emily - Dropped of The Bug and headed to Birkland brothers to drop off my fleeces. Met Selene at the hotel. Went to check out Sweet Georgia then headed to the Slocan and off to see Ysolda Teague’s talk

Michelle
My ride Roslyn arrived at 8am to pick me up and we had a chatty drive all the way to the coast. We went to the Sweet Georgia warehouse and she left me to meet up with the other ladies. *one braid of Sweet Georgia bfl+silk* Then I headed to the Atrium with them and Roslyn met up with us as we were headed out to dinner at the Slocan.

Saturday -
Karla
Classes - Tapestry Weaving
Purchases/Plans for purchases - Sweater quantity of Hinterland Range (8 Skeins), Two pouch kits from a Threaded Needle and a Stitch Marker Ring Set from Kristyn McIntyre of Knitters Jewlery Shawl Joy by Sylvia McFadden

Emily
Classes - Nada
   Purchases/Plans for purchases -
Caterpillar Green ‘OMG you guys’ sock yarn
TinCanKnits for their new book, Mad Colour
Soft Sweater for her book. Shawl Joy
Bumblebirch booth for a sweater quantity of her Heartwood Base in Shadow and a skein of Quill in Fog.
2 skeins of Be So Brave in a red and a dark grey.
2 skeins of Sweet Fiber merino lace in Rose Gold to make Soft Sweaters “A Joyful Thread”
1 ball of gradient dyed by Caitlyn Ffrench 100g 418m 70/30 wool/nylon ombre dyed and eco printed.
2 skeins Sweet Georgia Superwash Worsted in Pistachio plus the tough love sock Party of 5 in Royals
Shannon Cook’s Bradway pattern
6 Skeins of Shelter by Brooklyn Tweed 2 of each Storm Cloud, yellow and plume
5 skeins of Custom woolen mills Mule spun in a moss heather green
Some things for the 12 days of Knitmas - SHHHHHH
Then we went to the Yarn Harlot.

Michelle
Classes - Measuring Master Class w/Ysolda Teague
Purchases/Plans for purchases - Ancient Arts 2 113g skeins Heavy Lace 65% Silk/35% “Linen in French Bordeaux”
Sea Turtle Fiber Arts 6x100yards Star Fish 84% Merino/16% Stellina “Dark Rainbow”
Caterpillar Green 1 170g skein MCN Fingering “Concrete & Tulips”
Caterpillar Green 1 115g skein Merino Twist Fingering “OMG You Guys/Weekend”
Shawl Joy by Syvial McFadden

Sunday -
Karla
Classes - Toy Workshop
Purchases/Plans for purchases -skein of custom woolen mills and the sock kit for my Mom and 2 skeins of 100% non-superwash merino worsted weight. 4 faux fur pompoms from the Crafty Jackalope

Emily
Classes -
   Purchases/Plans for purchases - Went back to the market place and picked up Caitlin Ffrench’s book and a second sweater quantity of Custom Woolen Mills from Wet Coast Wools. In Denim heather.

Michelle
Classes - Knitting for Speed and Efficiency w/the Yarn Harlot
   Purchases/Plans for purchases - Ancient Arts 1 100g skein Fingering/Sock 75% SW
Merino/25% Silk “Irish Linen” to be used with Sea Turtle minis in **On the Spice Market Shawl by Melanie Berg **
Darning Needle necklace from Kristan MacIntyre - Copper needle, silver necklace

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Episode 33 - I'll find Time

9/14/2016

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Episode 33 - I might sneeze
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

What's knitting now
Emily - Laurie by Josée Paquin in Ancient Arts 100% superwash extra fine Merino DK in Aztec Gold

Hibernation:
Vanilla Socks - in Ancient Arts Reinvent base - pashmina colour way - Fleegle heel
Rheinlust by Melanie Berg in Naked by Two Tigers (100% wool)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220
Artisan by Romi Hill in Cascade Heritage silks Foliage

Karla-
Re-do Grandpa’s socks using Sock Architecture, toe-up two at a time by Morgan-Oakes and a spreadsheet with gauge calculations... Knit in Patons Kroy Blue something

Leverette by Melissa Labarre - MCN Worsted in high tide (teal) and robin’s egg (speckled neutral)

FO’s -
Emily - None!

Karla - Gamaldags by Helene Magusson !!!!! found antler buttons that work perfectly with the sweater. Going to do a conditionner soak to get the prickles down.

Darling Boy Hat - Darling Hat by Kate Oates in Rowan Cotton wool 4 ply

Design features
Emily- I’m perfect this week
Karla - None and I even did a steek! What?! what?!

Spinning
Emily -.
Sweet Georgia’s Panda Base 60/30/10 Merino, bamboo, nylon in the Tea Party colour way is Finished! 2 ply, not ‘finished’ yet. Might add more ply.
Karla - nada, although I’ve been dreaming about it

Best laid plans
Emily - Sweater then toddler sweaters and WIPS
Karla - Socktober is coming so I’m planning to knit patterned socks only during October. Start Mom’s cowl Brioso by Heather Zoppetti, knitted knockers to take to knit city, finish the beer mitts

Stash Enhancement
Emily- Knit.Purl/Knit.Wear Collection from Interweave

Karla - Interweave had a magazine sale

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily - Sheep to Shawl - Enter our contest. Comment on the contest post with what vendors you’re most excited about for Knit City
Karla - Interior Provincial Exhibition wins! 8 items in 6 items got ribbons and my Daelyn pullover got Best in Knitting!

Knit Alongs
1) #palkal2016 ends tomorrow (September 15th) Check it out over at the Actually Knitting Podcast 2) Deadline for the #KCsweater2016 knit along has been extended to September 25th! Get those sweater entries in over at The Make Things Club group on ravelry. 3) #canadakal is still ongoing until September 30th, check out the list of participating podcasts over at the Two Tangled Skeins group on Ravelry

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - A new project bag
Karla - nada, work got in the way

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Just do darned independent.
Karla- all the smiles and WORDS! Second pregnancy hurts so much sooner.

Inquiring minds
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Special Contest

9/8/2016

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Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

We have a short episode to announce a contest!

2 weekend passes to the Knit City market place - Thank you Amanda and Fiona

Comment on this podcast post on our website and let us know what booth you are most excited to see at Knit City. A vendor list can be found at http://knitsocial.ca/knitcity-vendors/

We will use a random number generator to select a 2 winners on September 27, 2016.

May the stitches be forever in your favour!

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Episode 32 - dog food

9/2/2016

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Episode 32
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

What's knitting now
Emily - Vanilla Socks - in Ancient Arts Reinvent base - pashmina colour way - Fleegle heel
Laurie by Josée Paquin in Ancient Arts 100% superwash extra fine Merino DK in Aztec Gold

Hibernation:
Rheinlust by Melanie Berg in Naked by Two Tigers (100% wool)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220
Artisan by Romi Hill in Cascade Heritage silks Foliage

Karla-
Re-do Grandpa’s socks using Sock Architecture, toe-up two at a time by Morgan-Oakes and a spreadsheet with gauge calculations... Knit in Patons Kroy Blue something

Gamaldags by Helene Magusson

Darling Boy Hat - Darling Hat by Kate Oates

FO’s -
Emily - Hey little song bird- Bristol Ivy in Ancient Arts 100% baby alpaca base in baby aubergine colourway
Toddler Stovetop by TinCanKnits in Asian Trends Royal Alpaca colour:Chartruess

Karla - Boys Matchy Matchy Hats - Quynn by Wooly wormhead in handspun corriedale par moi!

Design features
Emily- did entirely wrong stitch pattern on Laurie. Wasn’t paying attention to decreases on Stovetop and had to redo some rows.
Karla - Hat for Locke was too big so we went down a size and re-cast on.

Spinning
Emily -.
Started spinning Sweet Georgia’s Panda Base 60/30/10 Merino, bamboo, nylon in the Tea Party colour way.
Karla - solar dyed a superwash BFL and spun it into a 2 ply. I have mitten plans for this :D

Best laid plans
Emily - Sweater then toddler sweaters and WIPS
Karla - After the Darling Hat, start working through wips. Socktober is coming so I’m planning to knit patterned socks only during October.

Stash Enhancement
Emily- 2x 8 0z bats of Merino in grey and yellow - might go back for another colour and do a stripy sweater?
Extra drive band
Interweave Knits Fall 2016

Karla - Rowan Cotton Wool 4ply - 2 balls of Grey purchased at The Twisted Purl in Armstrong.

Joanne (Porthardy1) sent me a Andre Sue Knits Sock Blank!!!

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily -
Karla - Knit City on the brain, podcaster meet ups.

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - Nothing
Karla - Sewed the prize sweater bag for the #KCsweater2016 and Sarah from The Make Things Club has it in her hot little hands! I also sewed a toiletries bag for my swap partner in Sweden and dyed her 100g of BFL combed top.

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- Potty training woes, I want this, make it , then she’s doesn’t want it anymore and freaks out. She’s 2!

Karla- whinning, literally making a terrible noise all the time. Practicing jumping.

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Episode 31 - Go Canada!

8/11/2016

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Episode 31
Introductions
Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest
Emily - EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

What's knitting now
Emily
Hey little song bird- Bristol Ivy in Ancient Arts 100% baby alpaca base in baby aubergine colourway
Hibernation:
Rheinlust by Melanie Berg in Naked by Two Tigers (100% wool)
Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220
Artisan by Romi Hill in Cascade Heritage silks Foliage
Vanilla Socks - in Ancient Arts Reinvent base - pashmina colour way

Karla-
Beer Mitt

Re-do Grandpa’s socks using Sock Architecture, toe-up two at a time by Morgan-Oakes and a spreadsheet with gauge calculations... Knit in Patons Kroy Blue something

Gamaldags by Helene Magusson

FO’s -
Emily - Waiting For Rain - Soft sweater in Sweet Fiber Cashmerino spiced pumpkin
Karla - Caitlin French Test Knit & Non-felted Slippers Biscotte’s Version

Design features
Emily- missed an SSSK… Just letting it slide.
Karla - Second sleeve much shorter than first, might be because I used the first sleeve as a “sleeve blank” and missed a row on the colourwork chart.

Spinning
Emily - Finished spinning 4oz Finn top in a blue/green colour. Just shy of 300 yds. Not sure of weight.
Started spinning Sweet Georgia’s Panda Base 60/30/10 Merino, bamboo, nylon in the Tea Party colour way.
Karla - Finished 150g of BFL by Smith and Ewe in a chain ply, 286 yrds of sport/DK
Smith and Ewe merino/nylon purple and white

Best laid plans
Emily - Cast on KCSweater.
Karla - Finish #KCsweater2016, Grandpa’s socks, handspun hats and beer mitts. Socktober is coming so I’m planning to knit patterned socks only during October.

Stash Enhancement
Emily- Nada
Karla - Too much stress spending...
Smith and Ewe
1lb undyed bfl to try so dying of my own
1 skein of nothernlights on Maryanne’s sparkle base
150g merino/nylon combed top in colour #24
150g merino/nylon combed top in colour #40

Totally Inked Yarn
Merino combed top, roving, hand dyed spinning fiber, kettle dyed felting fibre, thrums, weaving, 100g, PerennialsFlutter, hand dyed sock yarn, merino sock, fingering weight, 2ply, 115g, 420yds Blue faced leicester combed top roving, hand dyed spinning fiber, kettle dyed fibre, felt, felting, thrums, 100g, 'Violet Affair'
Kinfolk yarn and fiber
SW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning JARDIN - Burgundy olive green sky blue lavender purple flowersSW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning MOSS - pistachio lichen green cedar bark brown olive khaki tan rust forestSW Merino Nylon Roving Hand Dyed for Spinning TIGER LILY - magenta pink brown baby duck sunshine yellow burgundy flower inspired sock blendHand Dyed Superwash Merino Wool for Spinning MONTPELIER soft red purple gold brown next to skinSW Bluefaced Leicester Wool Handpainted Spinning Fibre Cirque du Soleil - golden fuschia turquoise olive green pink purple abstractWest Yorkshire Spinners
6 100g balls of signature 4-ply in solids for Socktober.

Pom Pom Quarterly arrived!

Talky Talk (Chatter?)
Emily -
Karla - books/knitlit

Crafternoon/Sew-what
Emily - Made another project bag from a tea towel. Super secret crafting for 12 days of knitmas
Karla -

Adventures in Mommyhood
Emily- poops go in the potty. More time with Grandma and Grandpaw

Karla-

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