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Episode 95 Show Notes - WIPs and FOs - Newborn Vertebrae. Playdate by Tin Can Knits. Wee Envelope by Ysolda Teague. Sprinkles Socks - Opal yarn, using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel. Pattern Collections - Max & Bodhi's Wardrobe by Tin Can Knits. Wee Ones Collection by Ysolda Teague. Bambeanies Collection by Woolly Wormhead. Miscellaneous Mentions - Susan B. Anderson's Blog/Podcast. Tilly Trout Videocast. Book Review: Madame Defarge Does Shakespeare, edited by Heather Ordover. Thank you to Cooperative Press for the review copy! For all those hard fought projects inched forward 10 minutes at a time, feel free to tag your posts with #craft10! Interested in leaving me an iTunes review? Here's the - link!  Would you like to introduce yourself in the group? Here's the - link! Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 94 Show Notes - Sending more big thank yous to those who left me iTunes reviews and/or introductions on the Snappy Stitches Ravelry group! Interested in leaving your own iTunes review? Here's the - link!  Would you like to introduce yourself in the group? Here's the - link! WIPs (Works in Progress) - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn, Striped Turtle Toes. Smith and Ewe Sparkle Sock in Your Majesty, becoming Monkey Socks. Newborn Vertebrae by Kelly Brooker. FOs - Glitz at the Ritz by Helen Stewart (free Knitty.com pattern). Knit as written. I had to refresh my memory of how to do a knitted cast on for the picot bind off, here. I also mentioned the Pebble Beach Shawlette by Helen Stewart, Eucalan Wrapture, Ashford Mini Niddy Noddy, Sweets off the Wheel Ravlery group. Let's Talk Wool Wash - Eucalan Wrapture. Soak Aquae. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 93 Show Notes Sending more big thank yous to those who left me iTunes reviews and/or introductions on the Snappy Stitches Ravelry group! Interested in leaving your own iTunes review? Here's the - link!  Would you like to introduce yourself in the group? Here's the - link! WIPs (Works in Progress) - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn, Striped Turtle Toes. Glitz at the Ritz by Helen Stewart (free Knitty.com pattern). Smith and Ewe Sparkle Sock in Your Majesty, becoming Monkey Socks. Baby Vertebrae by Kelly Brooker. She has a pattern bundle of the Baby Vertebrae and Kiddy Vertebrae patterns, which work out to only 50 cents more than just the Baby Vertebrae pattern alone, which is what I bought. FOs - Nothing this week...Ok, technically the Custom Fit Charlie is all done - buttons are on and FO pics have been taken! Sewing Buttons on Handknits - video by Alexis Winslow. Spinning - Hansen Crafts. Spun Right Round March Fiber Club. Around Town - The lovely ladies of Tin Can Knits are at it again - this time, with Max & Bodhi's Wardrobe! Clara Parks Shetland 1.0 yarn. Foyle's Cardigan. Sockmatician Videocast. Let's Talk Wool Wash - Eucalan Wrapture. Soak Aquae. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 92 Show Notes - Sending a huge thank you out to those who left me iTunes reviews! Interested in leaving your own review? Here's the - link! WIPs (Works in Progress) - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn, Striped Turtle Toes. Glitz at the Ritz by Helen Stewart (free Knitty.com pattern). Smith and Ewe Sparkle Sock in Your Majesty, becoming Monkey Socks. Spinning - Hansen Crafts. Spun Right Round March Fiber Club. Spunky Eclectic Club. Gadgetry - Panasonic FZ 1000 camera (my new toy. I also mentioned the Panasonic FZ 200. Nancy's Knit Knacks Wraps Per Inch (WPI) Tool. What I'm Watching/Listening To - Tea House Knits with Tina. Knitting Pipeline with Paula. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 91 Show Notes WIPs - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn, Striped Turtle Toes. Glitz at the Ritz by Helen Stewart (free Knitty.com pattern). Quicksilver shawl by Melanie Berg. Next up on the needles - Smith and Ewe Sparkle Sock in Your Majesty, destined to be a pair of Monkey socks. FOs - Custom Fit Sweater using lace from Charlie's Cardi (minus the buttons), hoping to have buttons ot show for Episode 92. Custom Fit website (as promised). Spinning - Hansen Crafts. Spun Right Round March Fiber Club. Random Other Stuff I talked about - Welford Purls blog and vidcast. Uli's gorgeous Stitch Markers. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 90 Show Notes - WIPs - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn. Glitz at the Ritz. Custom Fit Sweater using lace from Charlie's Cardi. Quicksilver shawl. FOs - Nothing this week! Recap of Fibres West 2015 in Cloverdale, BC Spinning / Fiber Prep - Flick carding some BFL Cross locks. Acquisitions / Fibres West Finds - Smith and Ewe. West Coast Colour & Carding (no website). Ewesful Creations (no website). Penelope Fibre Arts. Hansen Crafts. Creations by Uli was there with her gorgeous chainmaille jewelry and Stitch Markers. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 89 Show Notes - WIPs - Air Force One Socks using Turtle Purl's self striping sock yarn. Glitz at the Ritz. Custom Fit Sweater using lace from Charlie's Cardi. Quicksilver shawl. FOs - Nothing this week! Spinning - Inspiration - Yenhen's Handspun. Acquisitions - Into The Whirled February 2015 Fiber Club. Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club February 2015. Pigeonroof Studios Shetland in Royale, Brimstone and Collision Course. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 88 Show Notes -  Over the next month or so, my recording schedule is going to change with my return to work. Keep an eye out in the Ravelry group, Twitter, and Facebook page to find out when a new episode is released.  Or - subscribe to my YouTube channel or iTunes! Thanks for your patience with this transition.  As time goes on, I plan to return to a regular weekly schedule. What I'm Watching/Listening to - Relentless Knitting PodcastTea House Knits PodcastKnitting Pipeline Podcast (I swear Paula is able to lower my blood pressure) WIPs - Glitz at the Ritz by Helen Stewart - pattern from Knitty. Custom Fit V-Neck with lace from Charlie's Cardi. Quicksilver shawl by Melanie Berg. Spinning acquisitions - Hello Yarn from the Completely Twisted and Arbitrary Spinning Group on Ravelry. Spun Right Round February Club Shipment. Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 87 Show Notes - WIPs - Custom Fit V-Neck with lace from Charlie's Cardi. FOs - Fish Lips Kiss Fluormania Socks. Aviatrix Hat. Cable Baby Hat. I also mentioned - Mabel's Labels QR Code Labels. Sweet Fiber Yarns. Lo-Lo Bars by Bar Maids. Valley Yarn. 88 Stitches. Turtle Purl's Artfire Store and Etsy Store and she even has the Air Force One colourway in stock! The colourway called In My Element has been at the top of my wishlist for a while - Look at that sparkle! I'm thinking I'll have to pick some up for next year's Christmas socks. Phew! I think that's it! Let me know if I forgot anything!! Soundtrack - "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 86 Show Notes - What I'm Watching -  The Knit GirlllsThe Canadian Knitter Podcast Dark Matter Knits    WIPs - V-Neck Chuck (a Custom Fit "Design Your Own" Sweater, with the Chevron Lace pattern from Charlie's Cardigan placed on the front. All the details I used to generate the Custom Fit pattern are on my Ravelry project page here. Fish Lips Kiss Fluormania Socks - finally some progress!!  FOs - Finally officially finished my Grams Cardi by Kate Oates. Sewed on the buttons this week!  Spinning -  Three Waters Farm Fiber Club. Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club.  Spinning {Inspiration} -inbetweendreams aka Kim, who also happens to host one of my favourite videocasts, Stitch by Stitch. She's on a bit of a break right now, but hopefully will be back. Sweets off the Wheel Ravelry Group Spring Fling Spin Along dyer is Fat Cat Knits. Ordering deadline is February 10, 2015 (I posted about this in the Ravelry group and on the Snappy Stitches Facebook page since it is super time-sensitive. Miscellaneous - I also mention The Pioneer Woman's Hamburger Soup and the One Pot Pasta Primavera from Oh My Veggies. Thank you to everyone who has left me an iTunes star rating or review! Want to leave a review, but not sure how? Here's more info. Watching via YouTube? You can push the "thumbs up" button just below the bottom right of the video to give me a boost! Thanks!! Soundtrack -  "Pamgaea" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/