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Those of you familiar with Akerworks™ products may already know Akerworks™ bobbins were designed by an engineer and an architect to make spinning enjoyable and relaxing. You also may know that you can choose among twenty colors and six styles for the 3D-printed whorls—or that the bobbins break down for easy travel and storage. But… did you know that Akerworks™ bobbins hold more fiber, for most styles, than the related manufacturer’s bobbin? Akerworks™: We like making things.
Named for the Three Fates and the Three Graces in Greek Mythology, Infinite Twist Fates and Graces are three-packs of cake-dyed gradient yarns. They are sisters (from the same dye lot), but not triplets.
Each cake is 200 yards long, and knits up into five unique stripes. Variegated, speckled, or semi-solid, each stripe brings something new to your needles.
To showcase these gorgeous gradients, Infinite Twist has worked up an easy Bias Scarf Kit featuring Fates and Graces. If you can k2tog and m1, you can knit this scarf!
Perfect for purse- or travel-knitting, and available in the Infinite Twist shop.
We know that there are lots of you out there who have begun to spin and Lisa Souza Dyeworks at www.lisaknit.com has just what you are looking for. Beautiful hand dyed combed top is available in several different wool types as well as phenomenal silk blends. Lisa Souza is also producing fabulously soft blended batts with such combinations as merino, cashmere and Tencel. Dreamy! In the Placerville area for a visit? Give Lisa a call and come by for a visit! At DFW? Come visit our booth!
This week's episode is sponsored by:
Those of you familiar with Akerworks™ products may already know Akerworks™ bobbins were designed by an engineer and an architect to make spinning enjoyable and relaxing. You also may know that you can choose among twenty colors and six styles for the 3D-printed whorls—or that the bobbins break down for easy travel and storage. But… did you know that Akerworks™ bobbins hold more fiber, for most styles, than the related manufacturer’s bobbin? Akerworks™: We like making things.
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Every hobby needs organization, every project needs a place. Erin.Lane bags helps you turn your fiber pasttime into neat and organized endeavor. Our project bags, totes, and needle and notions organizers are everything you need to keep your fiber arts from fraying.
Named for the Three Fates and the Three Graces in Greek Mythology, Infinite Twist Fates and Graces are three-packs of cake-dyed gradient yarns. They are sisters (from the same dye lot), but not triplets.Each cake is 200 yards long, and knits up into five unique stripes. Variegated, speckled, or semi-solid, each stripe brings something new to your needles.
To showcase these gorgeous gradients, Infinite Twist has worked up an easy Bias Scarf Kit featuring Fates and Graces. If you can k2tog and m1, you can knit this scarf!
Perfect for purse- or travel-knitting, and available in the Infinite Twist shop.
We know that there are lots of you out there who have begun to spin and Lisa Souza Dyeworks at www.lisaknit.com has just what you are looking for. Beautiful hand dyed combed top is available in several different wool types as well as phenomenal silk blends. Lisa Souza is also producing fabulously soft blended batts with such combinations as merino, cashmere and Tencel. Dreamy! In the Placerville area for a visit? Give Lisa a call and come by for a visit! At DFW? Come visit our booth!
On the Needles:(0:35)
Jasmin is nearly done with the hand finishing on the Gone Astray cardigan for Genevieve. Julia Farwell-Clay has a special discount for this pattern for Knitmore listeners (on Jasmin's project page). She is using Clothing Labels by Sterling.
Gigi is swatching for the Three Color Cowl by Joji Locatelli out of yarn from the Neighborhood Fiber Company.
She has done a 2-in-1 swatch for the Sideways Dude cardigan and they Flirty Berberis cardigan out of Dragonfly Fibres Traveller in “Horton Hears a Who”.
She has done a 2-in-1 swatch for the Sideways Dude cardigan and they Flirty Berberis cardigan out of Dragonfly Fibres Traveller in “Horton Hears a Who”.
Gigi is working on the second Chai Latte sock by C.C. Almon. She also finished knitting two preemie hats using the pattern from the 60 Knits for Little Kids, and cast on a kit Kat preemie hat
There are enabley deals on Jasmins project pages.
Jasmin has made some progress on the sleeves on “Lionheart” out of Abstract Fiber’s “Diversity” and “Saffron” colorways.
Jasmin made some progress on Rex's KitKat hat in the “Sparkle Pony” colorway by White Birch Fiber Arts. She has also started the Little Pole cardigan by Joji Locatelli.
Jasmin swatched for the Hearthstone pullover, by Ysolda Teague. out of Twisted Owl Fiber Studio "Eye Searing Pink".
Jasmin also cast on the Garter Stitch Baby Cardigan by Debbie Bliss in White Birch Fiber Arts“Sunny Day” colorway, which benefits PBS. Also, Mintrain also has a colorway to benefit PBS.
In Stitches:(28:10)
Events:(31:18)
Stash Dash starts May 26.
Spinning at Retzlaff Winery: Saturday, June 3rd.
Monterey Wool Auction: Still TBD
Contest:(34:38)
#OperationSockDrawer and #ProjectSweaterChest!
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Parameters for participating in the #operationsockdrawer contest:
Participants: post a picture to the ravelry forum, or to instagram with the #operationsockdrawer, have your ravelry name on your instagram profile. Feel free to double dip your projects.
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#projectsweaterchest. This is the sweater equivalent of #operationsockdrawer. We want to encourage you to knit yourself a chest full of sweaters.
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Projects will be judged on originality and general delightfulness.
This week's prize is a skein of Black Trillium Lilt sock yarn- aknittingnut
Mother Knows Best:(37:56)
This week for Mother Knows Best, we answer a question from the "What do you want to hear about ?' thread about preferred garment construction.
Gigi mentions the Best Friend Jacket. from Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch. (Correction: Gigi called it the Girlfriend Jacket). Gigi really likes the Katarina, and the Cassidy
This week for Mother Knows Best, we answer a question from the "What do you want to hear about ?' thread about preferred garment construction.
Gigi mentions the Best Friend Jacket. from Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch. (Correction: Gigi called it the Girlfriend Jacket). Gigi really likes the Katarina, and the Cassidy
When Knitting Attacks:(47:51)
Rex helped with the knitting this week.
Review:(50:00)
This week we review
A Hat for Mrs Goldman
Knit Together
Smitten
Genevieve does a review of her Phoebe doll, which was a gift from Joanna Johnson, author of the Phoebe Books
A Hat for Mrs Goldman
Knit Together
Smitten
Genevieve does a review of her Phoebe doll, which was a gift from Joanna Johnson, author of the Phoebe Books
Straw into Gold:(1:10:45)
Gigi found her Jenkins Turkish spindle. She bought fiber from Loop, and has been itching to start spinning it
And Sew on:(1:12:46)
Gigi sewed grosgrain ribbon onto project bags. She still needs to sew the black ribbon onto 14 project bags.
Great episode as always.
ReplyDeleteLoved listening to Genevieve's reviews. She's so articulate. Will definitely get these books for my grand babies for Christmas.
Thank you.
Nancy Morales