I Have the Most Awesome Viewers Evah!

I received this most awesome belly full o’ laughter courtesy of Julie, aka juliebie, today…..How vain is it to own a t-shirt with your own face on it?  Will you all still respect me?  Will I respect myself?  The answers to these questions are without bearing on my decision, ’cause clearly I’m about to get this on a t-shirt.  and a bag.  and maybe a mug.

Episode 23: Back to School, Orchard Vists and Even More Rambling

Thank You’s:

Thank you to Maureen for her generous donation to the podcast!

Thank you to Christine for her gift of Jared Flood’s Tinder pattern!

Random Things I Mentioned:

Anderson Orchard, Mooresville

FO’s

Shaelyn by Leila Raabe in Coopworth Homespun on US 5’s (mine is a half hex adaptation)

WIP’s

Abigail Cardi by Cecily Glowick MacDonald in Quince and Co Sparrow on US 3’s

My Hope by Laura Linneman in Interlacements Irish Jig, Canyonlands Plus colorway on US 5’s

Lo-KAL

Tahki Yarns Cora (I can’t find this yarn yet, but I’m sure it’ll be available soon)

Fancy Tiger Crafts Heirloom Yarn

Episode 22: In Which I Punch People in the Face (with love)

I have a work order into WordPress for the continuing embed issue.  In the meantime, the episode is available on ITunes and Blip.  I know these two options don’t work for everyone, so I appreciate your patience as I try to resolve the issue.

Short shownotes for the week!

I think the only thing I talked about that I haven’t linked in the last few episodes are:

Know Your Wool class with Deborah Robson on Craftsy.com

New Hampshire Grown Roving Sampler Pack from Friends in Fiber

Sweater Updates!

So I’ve finally suckered someone into a brief photo session and have some pics of my recently finished sweaters….I’ve updated my Rav project page with the pics as well, but couldn’t resist showing them off here too!

Many thanks to my besties dh Doug !

Episode 21: Burlesque at the Bottom

Sorry folks, but the embed code for the blip episode is not working with WordPress at the moment, and unfortunately their customer service folks are unavailable until July 23.

I’ll keep trying, but I think there is a hiccup between the two codes as this has happened once before and it was not something I was able to resolve without customer service wizardry.

Here is the direct link to blip: http://blip.tv/thefatsquirrelspeaks/episode-21-burlesque-at-the-bottom-6259070 and the show is available on ITunes…..I’ll let you know as soon as there are any further updates!

Thank You

Thank you to Janie for her donation to the show!!!

Thank you to Cori for her gift of Gnome Acres Fingering Sock in the Knitabulls Franklin colorway

Thank you to Michele for her gift of Unwind Yarn Company’s Polwarth Silk roving in the Peach Crumble colrway

Thank you to me for my gift to myself of Another Crafty Girl’s Strong Sock in her Prince of the Cosmos colorway

FO’s

Simple SKYP Socks by Adrienne Ku in Man Yarn from Yarn or a Tale on US 0’s

Beautiful Cobweb by Susan Ashcroft in Fresh Zing sock by Butterfly Bush Yarns on US 5’s

Shetland from Bell Creek Farm in Marion IN

WIP’s

Abirgail cardigan by Cecily Glowik MacDonald in Quince and Company Sparrow, the colorway Juniper on US 3’s

Shaelyn shawl by Leila Raabe in my homespun from Handspun by Stefania in the Textured Black Indigo-Iron colorway on US 5’s

Random Things I Mentioned:

Simply Riveting Scarf by Megan from Stockinette Zombies (more of a 2/3 shawl than a 3/4’s now that I look at it, but I’m sure her adaptation will be very helpful!)

The Gentle Art of Plying by Judith Mackenzie

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson of The Bloggess fame.

Improv-a-Tease by Angel Burlesque at White Rabbit Cabaret

Episode 20: The One with the Awkward Ending

 

FO’s

Goodale by Cecily Glowik MacDonald in Knit Picks CotLin, Harbor colorway, on US 3’s

Braided Ball by Marleen Hartog in KnitPicks Cotlin, Clementine, Celestial and Rocket colorways on US 1’s

Random Alpaca in spinning

WIP’s

Shetland from Bell Creek Farm in Marion IN

Abirgail cardigan by Cecily Glowik MacDonald in Quince and Company Sparrow, the colorway Juniper on US 3’s

Random Things I Mentioned:

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson of The Bloggess fame.

Improv-a-Tease by Angel Burlesque at White Rabbit Cabaret

 

Episode 19: Further Ramblings About Ease

Thank You

Thank you to everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes!!!! You all helped make it the most knit-tastic birthday ever!

Thank you’s to Melissa and Sara for their donation to the show!!!

Sweater Talk

Check out Amy Herzog’s blog for great information on fit as suggested by Laura!

Further discussions of ease as it applies to different parts of a garment. Thanks for reminding me to mention this Elizabeth!

Discussion of weighted swatching from knitty.com’s article Thinking Beyond the Pattern by Jenna Wilson.

I intended to mention the Craftsy.com classes Knit to Fit by Knit Lab and Curvy Knits by Marly Bird.

FO’s

Home dyed Punta by The Sheep Shed Studio.

WIP’s

Goodale by Cecily Glowik MacDonald in Knit Picks CotLin, Harbor colorway, on US 3’s

Braided Ball by Marleen Hartog in KnitPicks Cotlin, Clementine, Celestial and Rocket colorways on US 1’s

Simple SKYP Socks by Adrienne Ku in Man Yarn from Yarn or a Tale on US 0’s

Beautiful Cobweb by Susan Ashcroft in Fresh Zing sock by Butterfly Bush Yarns (she’s currently having a 10% off sale in her etsy shop!)

Stuck Like Glue by Laura Linneman in homespun listed above on US 8’s

Episode 17: Snake Watch

FO’s

Plain 2X2 Ribbed sock, Paton’s Kroy Sox FX, Camo colorway

Pine Forest Baby Blanket by Ingrid Aartun Boe in KnitPicks CotLin, Clementine colorway, on US 3’s with plans to also do a Gevlochten Ball!

Bulky Mobius Cowl by Haley Waxberg in Malabrigo Rasta, colorway Porrinho(?) on US 17’s

Big Girl Dish Scrubbie by Laurie Laliberte out of Hobby Lobby I Love this Cotton Red Marl on Size D Hook (I used 25 stitches instead of 25 and replaced all double crochets with singles.)

Bee Mice Elf Falkland in a coordinating club solid

WIP’s

Leyburn Sock by Minty Fresh in Hobby Lobby’ss Walk Away, Kicky colorway, on US 0’s

Goodale by Cecily Glowik MacDonald in Knit Picks CotLin, Harbor colorway, on US 3’s