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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 59.5 - KAL winner and new KAL rules

March 5, 2017

The chatter thread for this KAL can be found here.

Tags kal7, kal8
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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 55 - Just the FO's

January 24, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:​

  • Business Casual
  • Tube Socks for Kids
  • Simple Skyp Socks
  • Yarn to Table Podcast​

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 business casual, tube socks, skyp socks, kal7
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10,000 Stitched Podcast, Episode 54 - Mysteriously out of breath

January 17, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Show-off Stranded Socks
  • Shirsty Cat Designs
  • Stroop Stroop Socks
  • Business Casual
  • Tube Socks for Kids
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread 
  • 2017 Goals thread
  • Your Inner Fish and Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Question of the Week

How do you store out of season knits?  Is there a good way to keep them fresh and ready to wear once proper weather rolls around again?


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 show-off stranded, stroop stroop, business casual, tube socks, darning, kal7, 2017 goals
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 53 - Snowpocalypse 2017

January 10, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Blueberry Waffle Socks
  • Lancaster Yarn Shop
  • Show-off Stranded Socks
  • Business Casual
  • Broken Linen Stitch Socks
  • Shirsty Cat Designs
  • Cloudborn Dyeables
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread 
  • Going Clear, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Fattening of America
  • Minimalism trailer
  • Hobonichi planner (here is a US retailer if you want to order domestically)

Question of the Week

Think about your stash.  Are you happy with it?  Do you wish it was bigger/smaller?  If one of your goals in 2017 is "to knit more from stash," what are you doing to actually achieve this?


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 blueberry waffle, show-off stranded, business casual, broken linen stitch, kal7, 2017 goals, stash
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 52 - New year, new hair color

January 3, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Piece of My Heart Socks
  • Traveling Cable Hat (here is my project page with the charts)
  • Zigzagular Socks
  • Hermione's Everyday Socks
  • Dovetail Wrap
  • Happypotamus
  • Little Cable Knee Highs
  • Blueberry Waffle Socks
  • Lancaster Yarn Shop
  • Business Casual
  • Cloudborn Dyeables
  • Cables and something blue KAL thread (by the way, the hashtag for this KAL will be #10kstsKAL7 - not very imaginative, but what can ya do)
  • Brownberry Chronicles Podcast group (for the Make WIPs Not Waste MAL)
  • Inside Number 23 (for the Harry Potter KAL)
  • 2017 goals thread
  • The Steel Kiss, Going Clear, and Men with Brooms

Question of the Week

How did you ring in 2017?  We had Thai food and went to bed early.  :-P

(By the way, the winner of the impromptu giveaway from last episode was hookinglitter, so please check your Ravelry messages and let me know your mailing address.)


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 piece of my heart, traveling cable, zigzagular, advent socks, hermoine's everyday, christmas, shawl, little cable knee highs, blueberry waffle, business casual, kal7, kal6, 2017 goals
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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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