Episode 107: Taking a Break

Whatcha Finish

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib with russian bind off

Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. going to add grosgrain ribbon and get buttons from G Street Fabric

Easy Peasy Newborn Hat by Keri McKeirnan - Fibernymph Dyeworks Bounce in Fruit Loops

Whatcha Makin?

Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic

Brownstone sweater by Jared Flood- Elsa Wool Woolen Spun Worsted weight cormo in Light Gray. Size 7 and 8 needles, size small, higher collar

Williamette Jacket by Amy Christoffers- size 6 needles, Berocco Blackstone Tweed

Whatcha Spinning?

Three Waters Farm Merino/SW Merino/Silk in Olive Green Tonal-  split in half, doing a thin 2ply

Oldest Anything KAL prize drawings

prizes from Rock and String Creations

Winners:  fiber:  pikemulherin25-  socks with oldest sock scraps

    yarn:  Sewashley-  baby bolero with oldest stash

    gift card:  lmermd- socks with oldest fingering weight yarn

LittleDyeworks giveaway in the Ravelry group. Hansel n Gretel colorway. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/littledyeworks and share your favorite colorway, or what colors you would like to see Ashley dye.  LittleDyeworks has offered a coupon code to you for 15% off your order: WATCHA15. Enter by June 30 and I will email the winner after that.

Zombie Knitpocalypse

Classes:

Simple Crochet, Tips and Tricks, Socks Tips and Tricks, and Take a Break

Yarn bowl from MaidofClay

Finally, I am taking a hiatus from podcasting and this is my last episode. I will be more active on Instagram so follow me over there (ooohfancypants). Thank you for all the love and support!

Episode 106: Been Awhile

Episode 106:

Whatcha Makin?

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib...slanted

Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar. working on sleeves, knit flat and mattress stitched up

Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic

Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks-  yarn dyed by me (Knit Picks bare Stroll), size 1 needles, 68 stitches

Whatcha Spinning?

Woolgatherings Merino/SW Merino/silk July 2013 club colorway. Will do a 2 ply with Unwind Yarn Company Merino/Silk Marigold

up next: Three Waters Farm in Olive Green Tonal or Rooftop Panorama

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

prize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more

LittleDyeworks giveaway in the Ravelry group. Hansel n Gretel colorway. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/littledyeworks and share your favorite colorway, or what colors you would like to see Ashley dye.  LittleDyeworks has offered a coupon code to you for 15% off your order: WATCHA15

Stash Dash

Stash Dash

Woolgatherings/Unwind-  700

Summer Dawn- 1200

purple shawl-  700

Kyle’s socks-400

Verbena socks-  300

Willamette-  1500

Brownstone- 1200

=6000

Rover.com- find petsitters! Send me a Rav message if you want a promo code for $20 off!

Episode 105: Maryland and Beyond

Whatcha Makin?

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib...slanted

Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar. working on sleeves, knit flat and mattress stitched up

Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic

Whatcha Spinning?

Fiber Optic SW merino/silk Vineyard, 7.6 oz, 770 yards

Into the Whirled Odds and Ends-  300 yards of 2 ply. split balls into warm and cool colors and plied together for ultimate barber poling

Woolgatherings Merino/SW Merino/silk July 2013 club colorway. Will do a 2 ply with Unwind Yarn Company Merino/Silk Marigold

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

prize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more

New stuff:  

Three Waters Farm Merino/SW Merino/Silk in Olive Green Tonal

Into the Whirled Falkland Batt in End of Innocence

Into the Whirled Bukavu sock in Martini and Rossi

Hobbledehoy Archaeology Battlings

Into the Whirled Rambouillet in Mithrandir

shawl pin

Elsawool Woolen Spun Worsted weight- light gray. swatched for Brownstone pullover

Whiskey’s face update

Episode 104: Not Alone

Whatcha Finish?

Setzer Welted Cowl by Jared Flood-  Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, size 8 needles, going back and forth to avoid purling. did medium size but ran out of yarn, skipped 6 rows

Whatcha Makin?

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches

Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar

Whatcha Spinning?

Sweet Georgia Merino/Silk in Stillwater-  2.4 oz.  300 yards single ply

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

prize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more

Episode 103: Worst Podcaster Ever

Whatcha Finish?

Citron-  handspun Loop batt in Black Cherry. added in more black yarn at the end, changed ruffle edging to be less ruffly (instead of KFB every stitch, I did K1, KFB…)

Whatcha Makin?

Setzer Welted Cowl by Jared Flood-  Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, size 8 needles, going back and forth to avoid purling

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black)

Whatcha Spinning?

Finished singles of Fiber Optic SW Merino/Silk Vineyard. Will do a 3 ply when I buy a 4th bobbin

Sweet Georgia Merino/Silk in Stillwater

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

prize from Rocks and Strings Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more

New stuff:  

Knit Picks Hawthorne samples

Plucky Trusty in Old Copper

Gale’s Art Wonder Sock in Graffiti and Asphalt

Three Waters Farm giveaway winner: LilCreativeNest

Episode 102: A Failed Prize Drawing and a Broken Beagle

Whatcha Finish?

plain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. Fish Lips Kiss heel by Sox Therapist-  

Whatcha Makin?

Citron by Hillary Smith Callais-  handspun Loop batt in Black Cherry, size 6 needles. cut out some of the lightest pink

Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), 68 stitches on size 0

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

Rocks and Strings Creations -  I forgot to mention the coupon code!  Enter WHATCHA15 for 15% off!

New stuff:  

Hobbledehoy Viola battlings

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Quaere BFL/nylon in Patchwork

Three Waters Farm giveaway:  winner is posted here if you want to check!

Episode 101: "Spring" Break

Note: There will not be an episode next week!

Whatcha Finish?

Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North Haven. 3x1 ribbing, ended with 1x1 rib for two rows and used the Invisible Ribbed bind off from Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor

Romy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beer. sleeves knit flat, alternating skeins, mattress stitched up.

Whatcha Makin?

plain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. Fish Lips Kiss heel by Sox Therapist-   started ½ inch before the line on my cardboard foot, fits perfectly.

Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black. Plucky Primo Sport in Vanity. gauge was off by 1 stitch for every 4 inches, so I’m sizing down.  Seamed 1x1 twisted rib button band instead of garter stitch BB. Also changed the slip 1, psso to an SSK

Whatcha spinning?

Fiber Optic SWMerino/Silk in Vineyard

BFL dyed by me

Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast

New stuff:  Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran in Round Table

String Theory Caper Sock in Laguna

City Garden Soap

New England Soup Factory cookbook

Three Waters Farm is the guest dyer in April for the Completely Twisted and Arbitrary group on Ravelry. Go over there and spin along with them!

I am excited to announce that Three Waters Farm is offering Whatcha Swatchin viewers a 10% off coupon, good for any of the hand dyed fiber, yarns, or goats milk soap in their etsy shop, www.etsy.com/threewatersfarm.  Coupon code is good through March 31. Shop updates happen daily, so check back often.

You can see Mary Ann and Stephen in person May 3rd and 4th at Maryland Sheep and Wool, booth B23, in the Main Exhibition Hall. Check out the Three Waters Farm board on Ravelry for information about monthly spin alongs, giveaways, and for links to their facebook and twitter feeds, as well as links to Three Waters Farm on Pinterest.

Mary Ann and Stephen have also kindly donated a braid of Falkland (Winter Sunset 7 colorway) for me to use as a prize. Go to the thread and post which of their fiber or yarn colorways or soap scents are your favorites. I’ll draw for winners after March 31.