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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 58 - Four slices of pizza

February 14, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • PussyHat Project
  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • Project page for my scrap hat
  • Shirsty Cat yarn
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread 
  • Here's a very well-written take on the four burners concept and how we can approach the limitations it presents
  • More information about the Millikan oil drop experiment
  • Packing for Mars

Question of the Week

How do you store/use your yarn scraps?  (And mini-skeins too, I suppose.)


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags pussyhat, speckled space socks, scrap hat, cables, kal7
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode #57 - Murder mystery socks

February 7, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • Knitting B
  • Skyp Rib Socks
  • Little Cable Knee Highs
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread 

Question of the Week

How far ahead do you plan out your knitting?  What tools do you use?


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags speckled space socks, skyp rib, little cable knee highs, kal7, cables, dyeing
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 56 - We have a cat hat!

January 31, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • My project page detailing my short sock recipe
  • Pussyhat Project (I forgot to mention it in the video but I knit mine in the round and then kitchenered the top closed)
  • Simple Skyp Socks
  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • YinYang Kitty Ankle Socks
  • Bleaberry Tarn
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread 
  • My recipe successes: crockpot carnitas and crockpot buffalo chicken
  • 2017 Goals thread

Question of the Week

What is one good thing that happened to you this past week?


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags pussyhat, hat, skyp socks, speckled space socks, blueberry tarn, kal7, cables
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 20 - The beginnings of a scrappapotamus

April 19, 2016

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Happypotamus
  • Drachenschwingen
  • Business Casual Socks
  • Cable socks KAL thread
  • Fleece Artist
  • PhD Yarns (this is where the KAL prize yarn is from)

Question of the Week

What are those small things in life that bring you an inappropriate amount of happiness?  Mine is my morning cup of coffee - sure, I would survive without it, but having my coffee just so really makes the day so much better.


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags scrappypotamus, drachenschwingen, business casual, cables, kal2, fiber festival
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 18 - Completely unprepared

April 5, 2016

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Viking Socks
  • Snozzberry Socks
  • Brainless Socks
  • Business Casual Socks
  • Cable socks KAL thread
  • Cable tutorial without cable needles
  • Expat Yarn KAL (hosted by Mina of The Knitting Expat)

Question of the Week

I am fresh out of question of the week ideas, so this week I would love to get some inspiration from you all!  Got a question you would like to ask a bunch of other knitters?  Let me know and I will do it for you.  :-)


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags viking sock, snozzberries, brainless, business casual, kal2, cables
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 17 - So hotel...

March 29, 2016

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Viking Socks
  • Snozzberry Socks
  • Brainless Socks
  • Cable socks KAL thread
  • Cable tutorial without cable needles
  • Tour of my apartment just after we moved in

Results of the last QotW:

The breakdown by needle configuration is the percentage of people using those needles for each heel type column


Question of the Week

Do you give your socks any special treatment before their first wearing?  I get too excited and put mine on as soon as the last end is woven in!


If you want to see more of my knitting, feel free to befriend me on Ravelry or Instagram.  

There's also a Ravelry group that can be found here, if you enjoy that sort of thing...

Tags viking sock, snozzberries, brainless, kal2, cables, cascade
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Cable Tutorial - You don't need another needle!

March 28, 2016

These are the tutorials where I originally found and learned these techniques.

Tags tutorial, cables, kal2
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Sometimes, I take pictures of things...

Just finished my first pair of “work socks” here in AL! These have lived in my desk drawer since the start of the year and I get a few rows done when I’m in meetings or debugging code. The stripes matching up after the gusset was 10
Spherical farm animals found in the wild!
New podcast is up! Wherein I only talk about ~one~ project and why I’m going to shift my focus to being a very monogamous knitter for a while. Curious? Links to everywhere you can find it are in my profile. :-)
The body is finished! I kitchenered all 221 stitches of ribbing to the bottom because apparently I hate myself *a lot* but I really like how clean the bottom edge looks.

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