The FIFO craft-a-long has begun!  No more putting off that long-loved pattern or yarn.  Why Not Now! What I Finished: Jill is done with her Ninilchik Swoncho by Caitlin Hunter!  She used Cloudborn Superwash DK in Lavender Heather and Cloudy Skies, Junkyarn DK in Indira and Dragonfly Fibers Traveller in Coleus.  Her Rav page is here.  She completed the Biophilia shawl by Mary-Anne Mace out of MadelineTosh Tosh Merino Light in Scarlett. She also made a pair of Knitted Knockers out of Cloudborn Pima Cotton DK in the Taupe colorway.  And her last finished project was the Grow with Me Bonnet by Elena Nodel out of GnarledPaw Proper DK in Horse in a Gray Flannel Suit. My Current Fix: Jill is working on the Mustard Baby Romper by Marta Porcel out of Twist Cotton DK in Cool Mint.  She also just cast on for the Wool & Honey sweater by Andrea Mowry from vintage Rowanspun 4-ply wool in the Temptation colorway.  She also did a little more spinning on the Stick and Stone Fiber Arts naturally dyed brown batts. What I'm Jonesing For: Jill is looking for baby projects.  The two free baby sweaters she is thinking about are Mabel by Fiona Alice and Wee Cupcake by Taiga Hilliard.  Jill got the Separate Ways pullover by Joji Locatelli, but is not going to cast it on in time for the Joji Fall KAL.  She also bought the Hearth and Millstone collection of cabled sweaters by Bristol Ivy.  She is into quite a few cabled sweaters from the latest Interweave Knits, Fall 2018 including Follins Pond Pullover by Moira Engel, Yarmouth Pullover by Mary Anne Benedetto and the Race Point Pullover by Jenny Williams. Re-Ups: Quilt 'n' Things Fiber Arts Wildfiber The Knitting Tree LA Sew Together Stitching Lounge Altered Stitch Pompom Quarterly - Ixchel Range Bag by noodlehead Danielle Laurenti/Green Illustrations Yarnderwoman podcast Sweet Sparrow Yarns Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links: The Frozen Ground (2013) CHIPS (2017) BlacKkKlansman (2018) Crazy Rich Asians (2018) The Joy Luck Club (1993) Goliath Season 2 mother! - with Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Castle Rock on Hulu The Mindy Project  Insecure

Ep. 74 - Distilled Yarn

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 Here's my (unintentional) bi-annual check-in! Episode link here. What I've Finished: Jill finished the mosaic shawl Ephemeris by Debra Gerhard in Long Dog Yarn Bounce Sock First Blush and Teal Torch Knits Sock in Good Til the Last Drop.  Her Rav page here.  She made two Beloved bonnets by Tin Can Knits in Long Dog Yarn DK in the New Growth colorway.  Her Rav page here.  It took a long time to get around to completing Posy by Marzena Kolacek in Invictus Yarns Unconquerable Sole BFL in the NoKRs colorway.  A big thank you to Julie who sent Jill a skein of the yarn to finish the sleeves!  Her Rav page here.  She made a Hanging sloth planter by Hello Happy in Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Almond held double.  She had to make yet another child sized Garter Ear Flap Hat by Purl Soho to replace Starling's that was lost.  She used Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in Neon Pencil. Rav page here.  Jill was able to buy the skein from Kitty with a Cupcake when she couldn't find the colorway anywhere.  Jill made a Bukett shawl by Linnea Ornstein for her swap partner out of Malabrigo Arroyo Lavanda with Woolbearers Merino Minis in Teal held double for the contrast colors. Her Rav page here. She also made a Lucky Duckling by Claire Garland out of Knit Picks Swish DK in Semolina and Suss Yarns Fishnet held together.  She used Koigu and Sweet Sparrow scraps for the beak and feet.  Her Rav page here. My Current Fix: Jill's been working on vanilla top down socks out of Opal in the Cakepops colorway.  She's currently stalled because she can't find one of her Flexiflip needles.  She started the Toddler Thrum Mittens by Steph Thomson from Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky, but doesn't feel like working on them anymore.  Her only real current knitting project is Raspberry Semifreddo Hat by Natalie Pelykh in Jaggerspun Green Line in the Dark Lilac colorway.  What's really taking up her time is the Animal House cross stitch SAL from Satsuma Street.   What I'm Jonesing For: Jill has a couple shawls that she likes, Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers and Tremolo by Claire Slade.  She loves the Plumetis by Julie Knits in Paris, Paragon by Sylvia Watts-Cherry and Kari by Natasja Hornby.  She like the Nurture Bralette by Celine Feyten Designs but doesn't know how into wearing bralettes she is. Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links: Check out the awesome swap package that Jill got from Diane, Dina Ripper Creations!   Buxom Cat Knits Dye Lots Studio Apple Fiber Studio Svitandvicious on Instagram Stranger Things Candy on Hulu Cold Case on HBOMax Memorial page for Lisa Clark - parmesaner

Ep. 113 - I'm My Own Best Friend

 Happy 2022! Skeinenable Ep 112 : Skein Enable Podcast : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive What I've Finished: Jill has finished a number of things in the last few months.  For Halloween, she made a Barf John Candy costume for her daughter with knit fingerless driving gloves out of Knit Picks Essential Sock in Timber, embroidered name patch and needle-felted hairpiece.   Jill sewed a felt ornament using the Twelve Days of Christmas patterns by Larissa Holland of Mmmcrafts and Benzies wool blend felt.  She finished the #2 turtle dove ornament.  She also made a few more mittens for the Smitten Garland by Emily Ivey and decided that 12 mittens was enough for the garland.  Jill also made a couple hats for Starling including a fox hat from the Foxy & Wolfie hat by Ekaterina Filippova-Blanchard out of Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino DK (Rav page here) and Cellarium test knit by Rachel Illsley in Woolfolk SNO 01+02 (Rav page here).  She made two identical newborn Beloved bonnets by Tin Can Knits in Long Dog Yarns DK in New Growth for two new babies she knows.  Jill finished the test knit she did for Rabbit Hole Knits.  After months she's finished the Ephemeris mosaic shawl by Debra Gerhard out of Long Dog Yarn Bounce Sock in First Blush and Teal Torch Knits Sock in Good Til the Last Drop.  Her Rav page here. My Current Fix: Jill is finally finishing up the Posy cropped cardigan by Marzena Kolacek out of Invictus Yarns Unconquerable Sole BFL in the NoCKRs colorway.  She tried a couple crochet projects before Christmas and mostly abandoned them, the Hanging sloth planter by Hello Happy and Mr. Poopy Butthole by Ami Toys Handmade on Etsy.  She is planning on starting the Toddler Thrum Mitts by Steph Thomson.   What I'm Jonesing For: Jill has quite a few recent favorites.  There are some accessories like the Snow Fern hat by Kalurah Hudson, the cabled cowl Honey Pie by Claire Slade, the stashbuster shawl Stripes on Stripes by All Knit Up Designs and the headband Emerald Twist by Susanna Winter.  She tried to find the Knit Now Issue 133, Sept 2021 issue that had the A Peanuts Christmas kit/pattern by Sachiyo Ishii.  She likes the sophisticated short rows sweater BANE by Emily Greene and the intarsia sweater Amina Sweater by Slyvia Watts-Cherry.  There's a cute little kid dress, Cowgirl Dress, by Anna and Heidi Pickles.  She also likes the Winding flowers stockings by Marinka van Puijenbroek. Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links: Bucilla advent calendar kit Maria Amelie Designs The Matrix Resurrections Don't Look Up (2021) Eternals (2021) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Black Widow (2021) Sally Rooney - Conversations with Friends and Normal People Dream Girl by Laura Lippman The Righteous Gemstones Rick and Morty Expecting Amy

Ep. 112 - Nothing Butthole Related

 I'm back! (hopefully!) Skeinenable Ep 111 : Skein Enable Podcast : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Warning: links below are almost all Ravelry links. What I've Finished: Jill made the Cadwyn Bloomers by Kelly Menzies in a mustard Koigu color for her coworker's baby.  Her Rav page here.  She made almost all of the Farm Friends (Pasture Pals, Pen Pals, Fowl Friends)  by Esther Braithwaite, the cow, sheep, chicken, pig and horse, out of leftover fingering weight yarns.  Link to one of Jill's Rav pages here.  She made another, and hopefully her last Purl Soho Garter Stitch Earflap Hat in the child size in Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Neon Pencil colorway, and a tiny bit of Gnarled Paw DK yarn in Pinky.  She also made two different Love Owls by Susan B. Anderson, one in the large size for a friend's two-year-old, and one with the large size decorations, but in the smaller size for Starling.  She used Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in the Paper colorway with accents of Bumblebirch Forage in Cranberry and Anzula Cricket DK in Toffee.  Jill also finished a cropped pullover, Tin Roof by yamagara using Madelinetosh Merino Light in Grasshopper, Nassau Blue and Robin's Egg.  Her Rav page here.  Photos coming soon! My Current Fix: Jill is working on a pair of stockinette socks in Opal 4-ply in the cake pops colorway.  She first did most of a leg with 60 stitches but had to rip it back and switch to 68 stitches.  She is doing a secret test knit for Sara Elizabeth Kellner for an upcoming Rabbit Hole Knits book.  She's using Paton's Classic Wool in Khaki and handspun yarn from fiber from Morro Fleece Works.  Jill has started Ephemeris by Debra Gerhard out of Teal Torch Knits Sock in Good Til the Last Drop and Long Dog Yarn Bounce Sock in First Blush.  She's hoping this mosaic shawl will work with these two colors.  She first tried the yarns with Cathedral Grove by Romi Hill, but it wasn't a good yarn match. What I'm Jonesing For: Jill is looking at shawls as always.  She's into Stella by Natalia Moreva, which is a semi-circular shawl with modular knit stars.  She also likes the intarsia crescent shawl Number 10 by Lori Versaci, and Lilies by Andree Beddoe which using her "knitted embroidery" technique.  Jill likes the colorwork Amor Propio Hat by Carolina Castillo.  She also likes the Buddleia Blouse by Retro Claude and the Kiely Swoncho by Tamy Gore. Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links: Val (2021) - Amazon Prime Jolt (2021) - Amazon Prime Healthy smash cake on Oh Everything Handmade

Ep. 111 - All Up In My Armpits

 Happy Spring!  I took a three week break in the middle of the podcast.  My apologies for the change in the sound. Skeinenable Ep 110 : Skein Enable Podcast : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive What I've Finished: Jill made a Purl Soho Garter Stitch Earflap Hat in Gnarledpaw Proper DK in the Pinkie (?) colorway.  She also made some strawberry baby mittens using the Berry Patch Infant Mittens by Ellie d'Eustachio out of Cloudborn Merino Twist Worsted in red and other worsted scraps.  Her Rav page here.  She knit a baby dress for her friend's baby from the Amberlynn pattern by Taiga Hilliard from Pagewood Farm Chugiack in River Rock.  Her Rav page here.  She made the Winter Duo Baby Romper by Sandra Magalhaes for Starling out of Long Dog Yarn Merino DK in Parisian Mist and Knit Picks Capra DK in Eggplant.  Her Rav page here.  She made another pair of baby mittens using the Baby Mitts pattern by Susan B. Anderson in Nerd Girl Yarns Clever, Met Him on the River colorway.  Her Rav page here.  She also used the Mmmcrafts, Larisa Holland, 12 Days of Christmas patterns to make embroidered wool ornaments.  She only made the Partridge and Pear from the First Day of Christmas.   My Current Fix: Jill is still working on Posy by Marzena Kolacek out of Invictus Yarns Unconquerable Sole NoCKRs 2020 colorway.  She's resumed making two mittens a month for the Smitten (A Holiday Garland) by Emily Ivey out of Cascade 220 and Knit Picks Wool of the Andes.  She's also making the Cadwyn Bloomers by Kelly Menzies in Koigu KPM mustard color for her coworker's new baby. What I'm Jonesing For: Jill is loving the Pasture Pals by Esther Braithwaite.  She bought the whole ebook of Farm Friends.  She wants to make the wasteyarn scrunchie by Katharina Philana Rindtorff despite hating scrunchies.  She purchased the Stepaside cardigan by Jennifer Beale.  Jill thinks the Air Guitar baby sweater by brella is adorable though she doubts she'll make it.  She loves the crocheted Bubble Romper by Mon Petit Violin.  And lastly, she's into The Starshine cardigan by kiddiwinksknits. Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous: Ramy on Hulu The Sinner, Season 3 WandaVision To All the Boys I've Loved: Always and Forever (2021) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Infernal Affairs (2002) Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) The Invisible Man (2020) How To with John Wilson on HBO The Great British Baking Show - Collection 7 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Solar Opposites on Hulu Rick and Morty, Season 4 Q: Into the Storm on HBO Max The Story Teller's Secret by Sejal Badani The Stand by Stephen King

Ep. 110 - 40-Year Old Embroidery Floss

 Finally an update!  I hope you had a safe end to your 2020! Episode link Note: All pattern links are Ravelry links.  Please do not follow them if Ravelry is not safe for you to view. What I've Finished: Jill made some Genevieve's Tube Socks by Jasmin Canty in leftover MadTosh Sock in the Holi Festival colorway.  She finished her baby mobile out of the Arne & Carlos Embroidered Birds pattern right before the baby was born out of Knit Picks Palette and a little Holstgarn SuperSoft.  She knit a Ruth Baby Ginsburg sweater by Park Williams out of black and white Caron Simply Soft.  Her Rav page here. She also knit herself a matching Purl Soho Garter Ear Flap Hat out of GnarledPaw Proper DK to match Lucas and Starling's hats out of a pink colorway.  And she made a Christmas stocking for Starling out of Cascade 220 Christmas Red with the St. Peters Port Stocking by Anne Hansen.  Her Rav page here. My Current Fix: Jill is knitting the Posy cardigan by Marzena Kolacek out of Invictus Yarns Inconquerable Sole in the NoCKRs 2020 colorway.  She started some stockinette socks out of Opal Socks in the Cake Pops colorway, but just realized they are too small, so will probably have to rip them back to the ribbing and restart.  She started creating the Supersize Wreath by Annaboo's House, but got paralyzed by making choices about the colors of pompoms and didn't finish in time for Christmas.  She also started the 12 Days of Christmas sewn felt ornaments by Larissa Holland - MmmCrafts on etsy using wool blend felt from Benzie Design.   She had finished the pear and was working on the partridge by the end of recording. What I'm Jonesing For: Jill wanted to make some Festive Hoodie Mug Cozies by Loraine Birchall but didn't get around to it.  She loves the Aberdeen Socks pattern by Knox Mountain Knit Co and plans to make some for Starling.  She likes the free headband pattern Simone by Emilie Luis.  She also likes the newish brioche hat pattern Cabriola by Katrin Schubert.  Jill bought the Making No. 10 issue and loves the Love Owls by Susan B. Anderson and the Late Bloomer Mittens by Kristen Ledgett. Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston You are a F*cking Awesome Mom by Leslie Ann Bruce Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Long Dog Yarn Thank you again to  Marybeth (outofthisworld), who made Starling a Beloved bonnet by Tin Can Knits and an adorable long sleeve shirt with crochet border.

Ep. 74 - Distilled Yarn

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