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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 68 - Stranding

June 27, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Simple Skyp Socks
  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • Driftwood 
  • OctoMitts 
  • Cornwall Spring Mittens
  • Perianth + Dancing Leaf Farm
  • Pink and intricate KAL chatter thread 
  • CGP Grey links: most recent video (as of June 25), as well as his podcasts Cortex and Hello Internet and the blog post I mentioned 
  • Irresistible 
  • Other links: Veritasium on attention, Cal Newport on how you don't need social media to be successful, Time Dorks on making your smartphone distraction free (I've done this except for removing email, since having email available on my phone makes me less tethered to my desk at work) and the danger of "infinity pools"

Question of the Week

What is something new you have tried lately?  How did it go?


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 skyp socks, speckled space socks, driftwood, octomitts, cornwall mittens, colorwork, perianth, kal9
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10,000 Stitches Podcast, Episode 67 - Swamp thing

June 13, 2017

Links to things I mentioned:

  • Simple Skyp Socks
  • Speckled Space Socks + my project page with notes
  • Driftwood + seaming a seamless sweater
  • KnitPicks interchangeable needles (these are the specific tips and cords I bought)
  • Pink and intricate KAL chatter thread
  • Trailer for the 2017 version of The Mummy

Question of the Week

What is something (book, movie, yarn, pattern, etc) you have encountered recently that didn't quite live up to expectations?


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 skyp socks, speckled space socks, driftwood, knit picks, kal9
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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 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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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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