Relentless Knitting Podcast

Episode 6What's knitting now Emily -Fork in the Road Socks by Lara NeelCombley Mitts by Jane LithgowAntler Cardigan by tincanknits for the Knit Social retreat with the Yarn HarlotKarla- Itinieris Shawl, Moose Cardigan, Fork in the Road SocksLonely Tree ShawlSpin me 'round!Emily - finished a 2 ply 100 % wool in Violets. 13-14wpi (sport) approx 400 yds. Chain plied leftoversGot old production wheel going. Acquired my friend Jody's Ashford wheel.Will practice on Ramboulette then start on to Romney Karla - finished plying, 2 ply, the merino silk top from Smith and Ewe Caliope's Fibre to ply with black alpaca. Design featuresEmily- nadaKarla- Reknitting the sleeves on the Moose Cardigan, tried to do them in the round and they're just not coming out right. Need more white yarn. Best laid plansEmily- Finish Antler cardigan. Karla - Work on the Blue Sands Cardigan (Coral Sands)Made her Dad a vest.FO’sKarla - Camp Out Fingerless Gloves and entered them into the #treatyoself15 KAL through In A SknitEmily- NadaStash EnhancementKarla - Jane Richmond BOGO (sorry, it's over now) Palladeo, georgia, Manda Ruth, childs classic reglan pulloverEmily Knit picks wool of the andes and brava. Mom & Me knits. A bunch of DPNs and notions. Adventures in MommyhoodKarla - Preparing for summer, been looking for UV suits and hats at second hand storesEmily - Got my handwoven wrap. Teeth!!! ScootingEnquiring mindsTell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page

Episode 5What's knitting now Emily -Fork in the Road Socks by Lara Neel using Kroy sock yarn in Ragg ShadesCombley Mitts by Jane Lithgow - 2 ply alpacaAntler Cardigan by tincanknits - Sweet Fibre Merino Twist Worsted in Sketchbook plying Louet 100% wool in violetsspinning orange/yellow polwarth its Muse Fibre Works (website unavailable) Pinot Grigio colourway.Karla- Camp Out Fingerless Mitts by Tante Ehm in Noro Shiro (40% wool, 30% silk, 30% cashmere)Spinning on Merino Silk Top from Smith and Ewe in Winter Sky (80% merino, 20% silk)In celebrating National Crochet Month - Big Girl Bonnet by Karla Rae- Berroco Vintage DKSewing drawstring project bags!Design featuresEmily- Combly mitts - did not provisional cast on for thumbSocks - knot in yarn that disrupted the colour changes. Karla- Explorer vest I want to use all the lighter colour that are at the end of the skein in the body so I stopped knitting top down and cast on bottom up. I did a 3 needle bind off. Camp Out Fingerless mitts I wanted the teal colour for around my fingers and there's only one length of it in the ball so used the ball winder to find the middle of the green and split the ball in two. I'm knitting these two at a time. Not super happy with the thumb gusset. Feel it should be bigger but I'm just knitting as written. Best laid plansEmily- Wash/ flick card then spin that fleece then maybe make Pumpkin Ale by Ysolda Teaguepractice on rambouilletcloth diapers, curtains. Karla - Would like to do a sweater. Currently have Blue Sand Cardigan by La Maision Rililie in hibernation. Would also like to do Inland by Jane Richmond.Sewing plans include more project bags and a couple of gifts I can talk about on the next podcast. FO’sKarla - Fruit Loops Gloves in Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in Berry Tart.Explorer Vest by Julie Gilliver using a DK weight mill end I picked up in Hawaii at Island Yarn and Art Supplies Emily- NADAStash EnhancementKarla - Vegan Yarn Deneb in the Logwood colourway and two rovings from Smith and Ewe. (Chrissy from Snappy Stitches likes Smith and Ewe too.)Emily - white Romeny fleece from Tapestry farms ([email protected])Adventures in MommyhoodKarlaEmily - no more liver Enquiring mindsPlease introduce yourself and let us know where you're from on our introductions thread.

Episode 4What's Knitting Now Emily-Fork in the Road Socks by Lara NeelCombley Mitts by Jane LithgowAntler Cardigan by tincanknitsKarla- Fruit Loops Gloves by Natasha SillsBluebird of Happiness by Sara ElizabethTeething toys Design FeaturesEmily- Troubles starting with spinning. No knitting design features. Karla- Time to knit?!Best Laid PlansEmily-Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe - Going to try to find stashed yarn. I have a 2 baby baby shower coming up. Viajante by Martina Behm kadiam made one for show and tell at KnitSocials Springbrooke retreat last year.Bonnie Birds by Barb Brown I have yarn from Dye Cauldron in the colour way Okanagan Lake and a blank.#10 Sheer Stripe Raglan Pullover by Mari Lynn Patrick In the new Vogue Knitting. Keeping my eye out for yarn. We also mentioned how much we love this cloche pattern from Vogue Knitting Sewing stuff - curtains, high chair thingy, diaper covers. Karla - Mukluks by tincanknitsA Homespun House Podcast - Mini Skein exchangeFO’sKarla - HO Fuit Loops gloves and a couple of birdsEmily- mad Project bags using this tutorialStash EnhancementKarla - Tin Can Knits BOGO - Sale on unit March 8th Exchange rateEmily -New Vogue knitting magazine Life Long LearningKarla - Nope.Emily - Nope. Adventures in MommyhoodKarla - Swimming Lessons, not sleepingEmily - Baby led weaning. Please nap. Full baby roll overs - thankful for hardwood. Enquiring mindsWhere are you listening from?

What's Knitting Now Emily - Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-JeanesKarla - Working on fruit loops gloves, itineris shawl, dishcloths crochet pattern of my own. Chain 31, *sc, dc, skip 1 Repeat from star to end chain 1 turn. Start again at *Design FeaturesEmily- Heel flap on Vanilla Latte 3 times. miscounted stitches for the heel flap.Karla- Zuzu's petals stop and restart three times, fruit loops gloves yarn vomit!Best laid plansEmily- Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe, Antler Cardigan by tincanknits using Sweet Fibre. Combley Mitts by Jane Lithgow. She picked up a new to her sewing machine and wants to make suck pads for her Ergo carrier, and some knitting box bags. Karla - vestuary - Stash and Burn podcast. Something for L. Asked Mom for knitting requests and she'd like socks and a short cowl. Cowl will be my own design with a basket weave stitch from Basketweave Scarf by Ann Budd out of Happy Feet DK and she requested black socks and I offered up the sport weight Zauberball in the domino colourway. I'm going to use the Fish Lips Kiss Heel tutorial and the slipped stitch pattern form Vasama by Anna Johanna.FO’s Karla - Zuzu's petals (Rose petals) and mojo socksEmily- Baby surprise jacket, She also mentions finishing the Antler Mitts bStash EnhancementKarla - Nicole C. Mendez nicolecmendez.etsy.com two skeins stripy sock, lionbrand woolease thick and quick. A Homespun House exchange. icord knitting machine. Emily. - Kroy sock yarn from tofino in Ragg Shades, malabrigo sock in eggplant, fleece artist woolie in undyed from mad about ewe fine yarns in NanaimoLife long learningKarla - On Mom's cowl I plan to do an icord cast on and bind off. Emily - mastering the sewing machine its a Bernina Record 730Adventures in MommyhoodBoth babes have had roll overs. We talked about the challenges of sleep for both baby and mommy with no clear solution in sight. Karla is struggling with sleeping through the night and afternoon naps. Emily is struggling with naps. Both of us are struggling with entertaining the babes all day long.Enquiring mindsWhat kind of other hobbies do our listeners do?

What's Knitting Now (0:33)Karla has joined the 88 Stitches 2015 UFO-Off KAL the Things and is currently knitting the Mojo by Donyale Grant in Patons North America Kroy Socks FX, the Zuzu's Petals by Carina Spencer in Mirasol Yarn Sawya, Froot Loop Gloves by Natasha Sills in SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock, Child Winter Cardigan (Moose Cardigan) by Elena Maltseva in Berroco Vintage™ DK, Itineris by Hilary Smith Callis in Two Junipers Yarns and madelinetosh tosh merino light, Bluebird of Happiness by Sara Elizabeth (Karla is making it into a mobile). She also just cast on Fork in the Road Socks by Lara Neel.Emily is currently knitting the Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes in Done roving yarns Frolicking Feet in Wine Country and Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann in Sidar Denim Tweed.Design features (19:05)Emily had some trouble with her Vanilla Latte socks. She accidentally shifted on of the ribs over one stitch. She was able to drop down and fix them with a crochet hook. Karla is not convinced that the sleeves on the Moose cardigan are going to fit in the armholes. She (almost) promises to update us next episode. Best Laid Plans (21:15)Emily has big plans to knit the Antler Cardigan by tincanknits with Sweet Fibre She is going to use her Knit to Flatter Craftsy class to make sure it turns out amazing. She also wants to make a pair of the Combley Mitts by Jane LithgowKarla would like to try out the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist to make her Lover the perfect pair of socks. She is planning on taking part in #OperationSockDrawer this year and have some more hand knit socks for herself. She also wants to make turban headband and top down fingerless mitts. FO’sKarla recently completed Henry's Sweater by Sara Elizabeth Kellner for her Lil’ man. She also finished Siena Mittens by Annie Watts for her SIL.Emily just finished the Speckled Shrug by Lion Brand Yarn using cascade Ecos+ in burgundy she upped the needle size to a 6mm/us10.Stash EnhancementKarla picked up some yarn at knit and chat and 7 skeins of Arautania. She also talked about some of the yarn she recently stashed on Ravelry it was a lot. Check out her stash here. Emily got some Lornas Laces, Shepard Sock in grape gastby for Christmas from KarlaLife Long LearningKarla would like to learn Briioche and double knitting this year. She really likes Stephen West's Syncopation Adoration. She just read Cast On and it was a full issue about Brioche. She was inspired to learn double knitting when she bought a copy of Wilson's MittsEmily would like to try brioche this year. She would love to make the Champagn Bubbles Brioche Lace Scarf. She picked up the Knitting Brioche book by Nancy Marchant from the library. Went to spinning today want to participate in their workshops and try to do more spinning. Adventures in MommyhoodKarla is working on getting a consistant nap out of her son. Emily is struggling trying to get her daughter on to a bottle. Enquiring mindsWe want to know what you want to know!

Welcome to the Relentless Knitting Podcast! We’re so happy you've found us. We are two science teachers who knit based out of the beautiful Okanagan valley in British Columbia Canada. The goal of this podcast is to share our love of the fibre arts and foster community. Our focus will be knitting with flares of other hobbies and interests. We are both recent first time moms and we’ll be sharing some of our adventures in mommyhood. We own Relentless Knitting Company and are contracted by our local yarn store to teach knitting classes. Find us on facebook, twitter and the web at www.relentlessknitting.com and join our group on Ravelry - Relentless Knitting Company. Intros Emily -I teach math and science at a local high school. I have been knitting since 2007. I taught myself to knit mostly using YouTube. I took a quick mitten class at my lys and have been unstoppable since. I have been learning to spin for about a year on a wheel I salvaged from the attic at my school. I can crochet if I absolutely have to but I'm not very proficient. Aside from the fibre arts I enjoy cooking, baking, gardening and wine. I married my husband in 2013 and we had a daughter in the fall of 2014. You can find me on Ravelry and instagram as EmGemKnits. Karla- I'm a French immersion middle school math and science teacher. I’ve been knitting since 2009 and spinning since 2013. My maternal grandmother taught me to crochet when I was 5 and had me making butterfly fridge magnets for her ladies church bazaar. I was inspired to knit after meeting Emily in my practicum. I took a class at my local yarn store and haven’t looked back since. My son was born in the fall of 2014. I enjoy all things crafty and consider myself a maker. I can be found on Ravelry as K-Rae and on instagram and pinterest as Karlacrafts.