Monday, November 21, 2011

Episode 3: A Shortie


Forgot to say..I am Emily, and you can find me on Plurk and Ravelry as oohfancypants



Thank you for the Shoutouts: 
 Kelly from TheCharmingLochie
Theresa from  Knits in Public
Steve from DramaticKnits


Whatcha finish?-    
Falling Snow Stocking by Jennifer Hoel
    KnitPicks WOTA Bulky Bare and WOTA Bulky Oregano   
    size 10 (6.0 mm) needles
    realized i added an extra 2 rows of mine

Molly hat by Erin Ruth

    Size 3 and 6 needles
    Valley Yarns Sheffield out of Light Blue- (worsted merino, silk, angora blend)


Mini Stockings Ornament by Mara Jessup, available on KnitPicks for free

scraps of Swish DK in white, and Stroll Tonal in Gypsy held doubled, on size 5 (3.75) needles

Whatcha makin?-
    Red Brick Road socks by Wendy Johnson
    for the SSK KAL
    Unwind Yarn Company Superwash Merino Sock, Aubergine colorway
    size 1.5 (2.5 mm)
    tip: tail yarn from toe is the length of my foot before I start increases

Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
US size 11  (8.0 mm) needles, size 43    Madtosh Vintage in Antler (worsted weight superwash merino, plied)


Cruiser Mittens by Cailin Meyer- free pattern on Ravelry
    top down- not sure yet about thumbs (afterthought, or provisional cast on?) 
    Madelinetosh Chunky in Clematis colorway

    US size 6 (4.0 mm)
       
News:
    next podcast date TBA
    visiting a Dude Ranch as a possible wedding venue!
    more segments to come- join the board on Ravelry and introduce yourself or give suggestions

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Episode 2

Thank you for watching!
Whatcha finish?-
Rusted Root by Sarah Moore out of Valley Yarns Southwick in Iguana colorway ** I mistakenly called this "Valley Yarns Goshen" on the podcast- whoops!
Hibernated due to ugly bind off

Red Brick Road socks Unwind Yarn Company Superwash Merino Sock, Aubergine colorway size 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Whatcha makin?-
Falling Snow stocking- out of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Bare and Oregano size 10 needles

Molly hat by Erin Ruth Size 3 and 6 needles Valley Yarns Sheffield, Light Blue colorway

Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig Madelinetosh Vintage in Antler (worsted weight superwash merino, plied)
Alternating skeins
Fixing missed cables: via WendyKnits blog post here

Whatcha buy?-
Valley Yarns Sheffield (7 balls)
Squoosh Fiberarts Merino Cashmere sport in Papaya II colorway- 247 yards,

Other stuff:
Christmas Tree Shops

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Whatcha Swatchin? Episode 1!

Welcome! My name is Emily and I am the host of this brand new podcast. You can find me on Ravelry and Plurk as oohfancypants. I realize the sound quality is poor, and I'm sorry! I will work on a finding a solution.



Show Notes:

FOs- Adagio vest by Suzanne Frary
KnitPicks City Tweed DK Enchanted colorway
size 6 needles


WIPs- Beardo by Joanna Rankin
Loops and Threads Impeccable in the Espresso colorway


Falling Snow Christmas Stocking
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky Bare
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky Oregano
size 10 needles


Red Brick Road socks by Wendy Johnson
SSK KAL
Unwind Yarn Company Superwash Merino Sock, Aubergine colorway
size 1.5 (2.5 mm)


UP NEXT- Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
Note: I thought Organik was by Fiber Trends...it is in fact by The Fibre Company
Madelinetosh Vintage in Antler- alternate skeins?
www.mryarn.com


YARN- Unwind Yarn Weekend Sock- Ultramarine


WEDDING - Looking for summer camp as a venue. Near a major airport on the east coast...


[Sorry, I had some issues with imovie and I couldn't add in any text or titles. The audio and video kept getting out of sync, but hopefully the video works.]