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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 80 - A bumper crop of FOs and WIPs

November 21, 2017

Links to things I mentioned

FO's: Effervesce, paulie + my project page, The Aspens

WIP's: Dotted Rays

Coming up, maybe: 

Shops/new toys: my Etsy shop

Current KAL: Neutrals and trying new things, Marie Amelie Designs

Other stuff: Seaming a seamless sweater, crockpot dyeing tutorial, Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)


Question of the Week

Got any recommendations for good books?


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

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

Tags exploration station, paulie, kal12, effervesce
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 79 - I put on the fringe to hide the knots

November 7, 2017

Links to things I mentioned

FO's: Scrappy Bias Shawl

WIP's: Effervesce, paulie

Coming up, maybe: Exploration Station, Dotted Rays, Abalone, Circular Yoke Summer Shirt, Botanical Yoke Pullover

Shops/new toys: my Etsy shop

Current KAL: Neutrals and trying new things

Other stuff: Seaming a seamless sweater, clip of John Mulaney


Question of the Week

Have you started thinking about your knitting plans/goals for 2018 yet?  If so, have any you want to share?


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

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

Tags exploration station, paulie, kal12, effervesce
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 78 - ...so I cast on a sweater

October 31, 2017

Links to things I mentioned

FO's: Manfriend socks

WIP's: Effervesce, paulie

Coming up, maybe: Exploration Station

Shops/new toys: my Etsy shop

Current KAL: Orange or colorwork KAL chatter thread

Other stuff: Super Simple Sock Shawl; Yarn to Table Podcast; If you are on instagram, feel free to join my Year of Hand Knits challenge with #yearofhandknits


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

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

Tags exploration station, kal11, paulie, kal12, effervesce
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 65 - When it rains, it pours

May 30, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Traveling Cable Hand Warmers + my project page with notes
  • Broken Jack 
  • Paulie
  • Flax Light
  • Simple Skyp Socks
  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • Greystone
  • Pink and intricate KAL chatter thread
  • Books I mentioned: Essentialism, Simple Matters (the author of this book also has a pretty good blog), Stumbling on Happiness, Rabid, Much Ado About (Practically) Nothing, The Violinist's Thumb, The Disappearing Spoon
  • Yarn to Table Podcast

Question of the Week

Show me your technique for weaving in ends!  Either in pictures, video, or paint a picture with words. :-)


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 traveling cable, broken jack, paulie, speckled space socks, greystone, skyp socks, kal9
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 64 - I've bought a lot of yarn lately

May 16, 2017

Thank you to everyone who let me well-wishes while I was sick!  They definitely helped to pull me out of my funk and I appreciate it.  :-)

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Tailwind
  • Flying North
  • Broken Jack 
  • Paulie
  • Speckled Space Socks
  • Greystone
  • Pink and intricate KAL chatter thread
  • Vlog #4 and vlog #5

Question of the Week

What do you do to pick up your mood when you are sick?  For me, it's anything that makes me feel productive, even if that's just taking a shower.


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 tailwind, flying north, broken jack, paulie, speckled space socks, greystone, kal9
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 63 - Only 8 more months to Christmas!

April 25, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Blueberry Waffle Socks
  • Flying North
  • Paulie
  • Coffee Cantata
  • Speckled Space Socks
  • Garter or something yellow KAL chatter thread
  • The Dorito Effect
  • Grunt

Question of the Week

What are your summer knitting plans?


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, flying north, paulie, kal8, kal9, 2017 goals
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 62 - Mismatched shorties

April 11, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Blueberry Waffle Socks
  • Traveling Cable Hand Warmers + my project page with notes
  • Flax Light
  • Flying North
  • Paulie
  • Garter or something yellow KAL chatter thread
  • Powhatan Festival of Fiber + my vlog from last year
  • The dressing recipe I mentioned

Question of the Week

What is your preferred method for carrying unused yarn along your work while doing stripes?


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, traveling cable, flax light, flying north, paulie, kal8, fiber festival
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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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