September 21, 2014

Episode 53: Do you Kung Fu?

41 minutes

Thanks for listening to Episode 53

Off the Needles

On the Needles

Brainstorming

From the Armchair

Events

On a Happy Note

Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

Dan’s Leftover Socks

Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm)

Yarn: Leftovers of Cascade 220

Pattern: customizing an after-thought heel sock in worsted weight yarn.

On the Needles

Purple Sparkle Legwarmers

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Yarn: Hopewood Crafts

Pattern: none, improvised. Notes in Ravelry.

Cool Clavicle Cover

Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) (calls for US 8)

Yarn: Another Crafty Girl Strong Sock in the Ponkie Brewster Colorway

Pattern: Cool Clavical Cover by Megan Williams

Addictive and fun knit. Interesting take on a traditional garter tab cast on! I recommend you check this out.

Zauberball Socks

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Yarn: Crazy Zauberball

Pattern: none

Cast on first night of football for Pigskin party KAL

Coloring Book Yarn Socks

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5mm)

Yarn: Coloring Book Yarns- Colorway: September. Base- 80% merino/ 20% nylon

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

Brainstorming

Howard Hoodie

Holiday knitting (more on that in the next episode)

From the Armchair

Announced the winner of the Knitters’ Gallery of Mitered Squares eBook. Thanks again to Cooperative Press for sponsoring this contest!

This week's book review: Kung Fu Knits by Elizabeth Green Musselman

Elizabeth is also the host of Dark Matter Knits video podcast which I adore. Books is published by Cooperative Press. I’d like to thank them for sending this to me for review.

This is both a comic book style story and a pattern book with 6 awesome patterns.

I've included a snippet from my nieces Riley & Millie and my nephew Garret who thoroughly enjoyed this book! It gets a little wild and crazy at the end, but I suppose that's what happens when you ask 2, 4 & 6 year olds to be your co-hosts! Enjoy!

The PDF is $9.95 and the Print/PDF combo is $15.95.

Contest: If you'd like to be entered to win an eBook copy of Kung Fu Knits, come over to the Down Cellar Studio Ravelry Group and enter to win!

Events

Fall Shawl Style

Show us your shawls and post to Instagram using wearing #fallshawl style

We had 95 posts at the time of recording! I randomly chose a winner: instagram user FibertrekTV! Congratulations!

Special thank you to Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade, a designer of beautiful shawls. Helen is this episode's sponsor of #fallshawlstyle

Pigskin Party KAL

Click here for the full details

Or tune in to Episode 52 if you haven’t already

All of the KAL Sponsors that have signed on so far are listed in the Prize Thread

Rhinebeck- NY Sheep and Wool: October 18 & 19 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds

On a Happy Note

David Allen’s Getting Things Done Seminar (the GTD book is a great way to start)

Project Life app for iPhone by Becky Higgins

I love that it's the time of year to wear shawls, hats and socks! Hooray for knitwear!

Quote of the Week

David Allen “I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where to begin.”

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September 21, 2014

Episode 53: Do you Kung Fu?

41 minutes

Thanks for listening to Episode 53

Off the Needles

On the Needles

Brainstorming

From the Armchair

Events

On a Happy Note

Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

Dan’s Leftover Socks

Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm)

Yarn: Leftovers of Cascade 220

Pattern: customizing an after-thought heel sock in worsted weight yarn.

On the Needles

Purple Sparkle Legwarmers

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Yarn: Hopewood Crafts

Pattern: none, improvised. Notes in Ravelry.

Cool Clavicle Cover

Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) (calls for US 8)

Yarn: Another Crafty Girl Strong Sock in the Ponkie Brewster Colorway

Pattern: Cool Clavical Cover by Megan Williams

Addictive and fun knit. Interesting take on a traditional garter tab cast on! I recommend you check this out.

Zauberball Socks

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Yarn: Crazy Zauberball

Pattern: none

Cast on first night of football for Pigskin party KAL

Coloring Book Yarn Socks

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5mm)

Yarn: Coloring Book Yarns- Colorway: September. Base- 80% merino/ 20% nylon

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

Brainstorming

Howard Hoodie

Holiday knitting (more on that in the next episode)

From the Armchair

Announced the winner of the Knitters’ Gallery of Mitered Squares eBook. Thanks again to Cooperative Press for sponsoring this contest!

This week's book review: Kung Fu Knits by Elizabeth Green Musselman

Elizabeth is also the host of Dark Matter Knits video podcast which I adore. Books is published by Cooperative Press. I’d like to thank them for sending this to me for review.

This is both a comic book style story and a pattern book with 6 awesome patterns.

The PDF is $9.95 and the Print/PDF combo is $15.95.

Contest: If you'd like to be entered to win an eBook copy of Kung Fu Knits, come over to the Down Cellar Studio Ravelry Group and enter to win!

Events

Fall Shawl Style

Show us your shawls and post to Instagram using wearing #fallshawl style

We had 95 posts at the time of recording! I randomly chose a winner: instagram user FibertrekTV! Congratulations!

Special thank you to Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade, a designer of beautiful shawls. Helen is this episode's sponsor of #fallshawlstyle

Pigskin Party KAL

Click here for the full details

Or tune in to Episode 52 if you haven’t already

All of the KAL Sponsors that have signed on so far are listed in the Prize Thread