Thursday, October 30, 2014

Knit and Pearl Podcast: Episode 25, Lots of WIPs












Show Notes

Social Media…
I am onefinecow on Ravelry and Twitter
I am 1finedesign on FaceBook and Etsy
and dorismsmith on Instagram

Raverlry Group 
Knit and Pearl Podcast group
50 Members

YouTube
111 Subscribers

Sept/Oct Shawl Knit Along Rules 
Must be a member of group to qualify for prices. 
Any Shawl Pattern 
Started Sept 1st or after 
2 entries per person 
No chatter on contest Thread 
Chatter Thread available for sharing projects and encouraging each other. 
KAL End Oct 31 
Price will be a Ravelry Pattern $6.00 or less 
Enjoy and happy knitting.
We have 9 entries, so far. with 1 more days to finish those shawls


Stash Enhancement 
6 oz of Clun Forest Roving from KnitSpinFarm on Etsy Knitspinfarm.etsy.com

Story of Week
It is all about my computer fail last week.

Finished Objects
zero

Works in Progress
Hitchhiker, bought pattern on Ravelry, by Martina Behm, Berroco Sox, 75% super wash wool, 25% nylon, color is 1463,lot 1199 in my Knitspinfarm bag  knitspinfarm.etsy.com

Wash cloth designed by Michelle Mattingly called wash your face washcloth, free on Ravelry, in Cotten Classic 100 % mercerized cotton in color number 3725, 3446 and 3712 of ultra pima cotton on size 3(3.25) stitch berry, 40 in circs in Neals pottery Bowl nealpottery.etsy.com

Flax sweater, free pattern on Ravelry, by  tincanknits tincanknits.com with Caron Simply Soft, Party, color is Fuchsia Sparkle, on 4mm, and 6mm needles, 40 in circulars, magic loop, in my knitspinfarm bag

Bulky Waffle Hat, Free pattern on Ravelry, by Linda Suda, with my hand spun, koolaid dyed yarn, on US 10, 6mm addi turbos, 40 in circs, in my Tangerine designs bag  tangerine8.etsy.com

I am also working on a shrug design.  In my fat squirrel fiber bag fatsquirrelfibers.bigcartel.com

Spinning
BFL, from YarnGeekFibers, color is Toe Shoes YarnGeekFibers.com

Pinterest
Frankincense and cinnamon winter balm, by Teacups and Pearls in Creative and Crafty, from nov. 15, 2013
teacupsandpearls.wordpress.com

Stumble Upon
sortrature- Awesome DIY Ideas With Wine Corks

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Knit and Pearl Podcast: Episode 24 Shawl Knitting 2






Show Notes

Social Media…
I am onefinecow on Ravelry and Twitter
I am 1finedesign on FaceBook and Etsy
and dorismsmith on Instagram

Raverlry Group 
Knit and Pearl Podcast group
50 Members
5 New members
HeatherNoe, Heather from Richmond, Indiana
annfran25, Ann Templeton from Wendell, NC
Jerritto, Wellsville, UT
sehepworth, Sarah, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
mssgreen Sarah from ElPaso

YouTube
108 Subscribers

Sept/Oct Shawl Knit Along Rules 
Must be a member of group to qualify for prices. 
Any Shawl Pattern 
Started Sept 1st or after 
2 entries per person 
No chatter on contest Thread 
Chatter Thread available for sharing projects and encouraging each other. 
KAL End Oct 31 
Price will be a Ravelry Pattern $6.00 or less 
Enjoy and happy knitting.
We have 9 entries, so far. with 8 more days to finish those shawls

Stash Enhancement 
Nothing new

Story
A little story from the nail shop.

Finished Object
Freesia, Bought Pattern on Ravelry, by Annie Baker of JumperCablesKntting, , Knit on US6, 4mm, Square , 40 inch circulars, with Perfection by Kraemer yarn, 30% domestic merino, 70 % acrylic, color- sky
Age of Brass and Steam Shawl ByOrangeFlowerYarn, Free on Ravelry
Knit on addi turbo,40 inch circular, 8 US, 5 mm needles yarn is Baby Bee, Sweet Delight, Color is sweet mocha 120
Leadingmanfiberarts, You Betcha color way, 4oz, 2 ply, 200 yds. leadingmenfiberarts.bigcartel.com

Works in Progress
Nothing that I have worked on

Pinterest
herbeautifulmess- Recycling Toilet Paper Rolls

Stumble
sortrature- Awesome DIY Ideas With Wine Corks

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Knit and Pearl Podcast: Episode 23 Shawl Knitting







Show Notes

Social Media…
I am onefinecow on Ravelry and Twitter
I am 1finedesign on FaceBook and Etsy
and dorismsmith on Instagram

Raverlry Group 
Knit and Pearl Podcast group
45 Members
5 New members
jmarylastone, Mary, Arkansas
DancingGeek, James, Derby, United Kingdom
ChaoticPurl, Iris, USA
Alyssa203, Alyssa, New York
craftymelon, Melanie, Glen Carbon, Illinois

YouTube
101 Subscribers

Sept/Oct Shawl Knit Along Rules 
Must be a member of group to qualify for prices. 
Any Shawl Pattern 
Started Sept 1st or after 
2 entries per person 
No chatter on contest Thread 
Chatter Thread available for sharing projects and encouraging each other. 
KAL End Oct 31 
Price will be a Ravelry Pattern $6.00 or less 
Enjoy and happy knitting.
We have 9 entries, so far. with 15 more days to finish those shawls

Stash Enhancement 
2 New skeins of RedHeart Boutique, Unforgettable in color ways Cappuccino and Dragonfly

Finished Object
A modified Age of Brass and Steam Shawl ByOrangeFlowerYarn, Free on Ravelry
Knit on addi turbo,40 inch circular, 8 US, 5 mm needles
Red Heart Boutique, Unforgetable, Petunia color way 
I also made 3 sets of Stitch marker, that are up at the Etsy Store

Works in Progress
Freesia, Bought Pattern on Ravelry, by Annie Baker of JumperCablesKntting, , Knit on US6, 4mm, Square , 40 inch circulars, with Perfection by Kraemer yarn, 30% domestic merino, 70 % acrylic, color- sky
Hitchhiker, bought pattern on Ravelry, by Martina Behm, Berroco Sox, 75% super wash wool, 25% nylon, color is 1463,lot 1199
I am also working on a shrug design

Spinning
None this week

Pinterest
A Poster by Paulo Coelho, on feedly.com
Lace Pumpkin Shawl Wrap crocheted by Sara Sach, Free pattern on Ravelry

Stumble Upon
Mini-Blind Makeover , by Marann at Domestically Speaking

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Knit and Pearl Podcast: Episode 22 OMG You Guys






Show Notes

Social Media…
I am onefinecow on Ravelry and Twitter
I am 1finedesign on FaceBook and Etsy
and dorismsmith on Instagram

Raverlry Group 
Knit and Pearl Podcast group
40 Members
2 New members
rsisland- Robin, Cape Coral ,Florida
TheNeedleneuk- Mary, Houston, Texas

YouTube
97 Subscribers

Sept/Oct Shawl Knit Along Rules 
Must be a member of group to qualify for prices. 
Any Shawl Pattern 
Started Sept 1st or after 
2 entries per person 
No chatter on contest Thread 
Chatter Thread available for sharing projects and encouraging each other. 
KAL End Oct 31 
Price will be a Ravelry Pattern $6.00 or less 
Enjoy and happy knitting.

Stash Enhancement
Great Mail week
Marble Chunky, color is MC 20, UK acrylic
Fat Squirrel bag, comes with the story of the week.

Finished Object
Clun Forrest Roving, 4 oz, knitspinfarms

Works in Progress
Freesia, Bought Pattern on Ravelry, by Annie Baker of JumperCablesKntting, , Knit on US6, 4mm, Square , 40 inch circulars, with Perfection by Kraemer yarn, 30% domestic merino, 70 % acrylic, color- sky
Hitchhiker, bought pattern on Ravelry, by Martina Behm, Berroco Sox, 75% super wash wool, 25% nylon, color is 1463,lot 1199
I am also working on a shrug design

Spinning
Leadingmanfiberarts, color way  You Betcha ,Polwarth

Pinterest
7 Ways to Cure A Headache, By womenshealthmag.com

Stumble Upon
Why Saying Is Believing- The Science Of Self-Talk,  by npr (shots, Health news from npr)  This site has Adio so that you can listen to article.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Knit and Pearl Podcast: Episode 21 We're all Grown Up









Show Notes

Social Media…
I am onefinecow on Ravelry and Twitter
I am 1finedesign on FaceBook and Etsy
and dorismsmith on Instagram

Raverlry Group 
Knit and Pearl Podcast group
39 Members
2 New members
PJS - Patricia from Washington
yarn- yakker Janie New Brunswick Canada

YouTube
91 Subscribers

Sept/Oct Shawl Knit Along Rules 
Must be a member of group to qualify for prices. 
Any Shawl Pattern 
Started Sept 1st or after 
2 entries per person 
No chatter on contest Thread 
Chatter Thread available for sharing projects and encouraging each other. 
KAL End Oct 31 
Price will be a Ravelry Pattern $6.00 or less 
Enjoy and happy knitting.

Stash Enhancement
So Saturday I went to the Strange Folk Festival in O'Fallon Ill, and my purchases are as follows
From YarnGeekFibers Blue Faced Leicester fiber, colorway Toe Shoes, 4oz
Polwarth, color way Endangered species
From Tangerine Designs I got a cow project bag, and a Owl needle sizer

Finished Objects
No FOs

Works in Progress
Freesia, Bought Pattern on Ravelry, by Annie Baker of JumperCablesKntting, , Knit on US6, 4mm, Square , 40 inch circulars, with Perfection by Kraemer yarn, 30% domestic merino, 70 % acrylic, color- sky
Hitchhiker, bought pattern on Ravelry, by Martina Behm, Berroco Sox, 75% super wash wool, 25% nylon, color is 1463,lot 1199
I am also working on a shrug design

Spinning
Clun Forrest Roving, 4 oz, knitspinfarms

Pinterest
A group of Quotes: by frenchbydesignblog.com, 20-secound.tumblr.com, the berry.com, visualize.us

Stumble Upon
from Craftster , By meekssandygirl, a Crochet Sculpture, "A Pumpkin House"