Welcome to episode 5 of Girlfriends Knitting! Join Carolyn as she shares her latest projects and discusses her weekly fitness goals. Discover new yarn and follow her personal growth journey in this friendly knitting podcast.

News and Notes -

Jetgirl1313 (winner of membership prize) picked the Cats Knitting fabric. I will sewing her prize and shipping it off this week.

Thanks PKJewelry for the Angry Birds stitch markers and row counters.

No finished objects.

Works in Progress -

Yoga socks for Carla, my yoga instructor.

Hogwarts Express - In No Two Snowflakes yarn in the Godric's Hollow colorway (in keeping with the HP theme of course!)

Straun Take 2 for my brother out of Cascade Eco Alpaca, on my new KnitPicks interchangeable needles.

Hermione's Quidditch socks on hold until I get a few other things off the needles. Will try to get them done for Studentknits Statistics KAL.

Mittens for Me MKAL - Clue 1 with the KnitGirllls

Lala love you Cowl for the Knitabulls Feb KAL out of Malabrigo Rios in the Cumparista colorway on US 8 Hiya Hiya sharps 16" cable.

Spinning

Using a drop spindle. I don't have a wheel yet but I am hoping.

Wysteria fiber in a blue-green corridale (1 oz. sample - 8 yds bulky)

Wysteria fiber in a purple corridale (1oz. sample - 20 yards)

Mixed the purple with a blue for another 8 yes

Began my Unwind Yarn Company fiber in the Abalone colorway.

Fitness - 

Walking 2 miles

No change in weight

Welcome to Girlfriends Knitting—with Dr. Carolyn Warren Wiley, founder of Rose & Pearl Publishing—where faith, family, and yarn meet in conversation. Whether you’re stitching your first scarf or your hundredth, knit with us, laugh with us, and grow in connection. Subscribe for cozy chats, patterns, and encouragement that feels like friends in your living room. (Note that Seasons 1 and 2 were filmed in 2010-2012, prior to Carolyn's radical transformation in Christ. Season 3 was filmed in 2023, after she was married with a precious little girl. Season 4 is coming that is current.)

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