Actually Knitting

Episode 52: The Twerking Will be at a Minimum


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Knitting Segments

 

Knits in Rehearsal

Hermione's Every Day Socks by Erica Lueder

I'm knitting these out of my first ever skein of Socks that Rock by Blue Moon Fiber Arts.

 

Memories Blanket by Georgie Nicolson

 

Stash Dash Plans


Stash Dash is a Summer KAL hosted by the Knit Girllls video podcast


Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli

I bought the Argentine yarn from Pura Hilados and I can't wait to get this!

 

Worsted Boxy

 

Hermione's Everyday socks (linked above)

 

Rainbow Vanilla Socks

 

Astonish Top

 

Endpaper Mitts 

 

Effortless Cardigan

 

Ice Shanty by Amy Miller 

 

 

Knitting News, Notes and Events

World Wide Knit in Public Day is June 18th, 2016

 

 

Hamilton Contest

I forgot to draw a winner on Episode 51, so listen up to see if you are the lucky winner!

Thanks to Thuy from the Twisted Stitches Podcast for donating this prize! 

 

 

Broadway Kal

This Kal ended on April 30th and prizes were drawn. If you haven't listened to Episode 51 please check it out to see if you were a winner!

 

PalKal 2016

This is the biggest and best event of the year for Actually Knitting listeners!

 

What is the PalKal?

 

The PalKal will run June 15- September 15 2016

 

  1. The basic idea is to support a podcaster you listen to or watch by knitting one of their patterns and/or using their yarns for your project. You can also use a project bag by a podcaster!

  2. The design, yarn/fiber and/or project bag must be from a knitting/crochet/fiber podcaster. (Not all 3, just one of those to qualify). Spinning also counts, just make sure it’s a finished product.

  3. Use the chatter thread for discussion. Make suggestions. There are TONS of podcasts out there and almost no one knows about all of them, so if you know of a podcaster designer/yarnie/bag maker, feel free to share with us!

  4. You are encouraged to take advantage of the coupon codes offered by our sponsors, but you are not limited to those podcasters for the KAL. Sponsors and coupon codes can be found on the show notes and in the specially labeled threads in the Actually Knitting group on Ravelry. 

  5. Enter as many projects as you like. Each project gets a separate post in the non-chatter thread.

  6. A note about project bags: a project bag may only be entered into the contest one time for an entry. (You can’t just keep using a podcaster project bag over and over and entering the contest that way).

  7. You must be a member of the Actually Knitting Podcast Group to win.

  8. Have fun supporting a podcaster designer or yarnie!

  9. Please do not chatter in the non-chatter thread. It makes it more difficult to draw a winner!

  10. Use the tag #palkal2016 on Instagram and Ravelry. 

  11. Wips count! Just finish them between June 15 and September 15, doesn’t matter when they were started.

     

     

    Featured Performer Sponsors are coming in everyday and so far there are coupon codes available from the following sponsors: 

     

    Alana Dakos from Never Not Knitting

     

    Brenda Castiel 

     

    Daniela from Caffeinated Knitting

     

    Knitting Daddy Greg from Unraveling with Greg and Joey

     

    Mary from Kino Knits

     

    Sarah Shoo from Cultivate and Create

     

    Susie from The Prairie Girls Knit and Spin Podcast

     

    The coupon code for all vendors is PalKal2016 to keep things simpler this year! Thanks so much to all of the sponsors!

     

    There will be a special Actually Knitting PalKal mini skein kit available from One Twisted Tree on May 17th, 2016, at 7am CST. 

     

     

     

     

Knitting Talkback: Yarn and Knit Wear Storage

This episode I answered a question from the What Would You Like to Hear about thread in the Ravelry group.

 

I referenced this blog post about yarn-eating insects and also this information about using cedar to keep the bugs away.

 

I like to store my shawls and other knitted items in hanging soft shelves like these from Amazon.

 

Non-Knitting Segments One Pot Wonders

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken  (not a true one-pot recipe but really delicious)

 

Love it or Leave it

Love: Josh is cooking more now that we have a pressure cooker

 

Leave: My public library often has the first book in a series but none of the others! 

 

Other News and Notes

 

Actually Reading

I finished reading The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

 

I'm still reading The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

 

Actually Running

No big updates to report. 

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Actually KnittingBy Michelle Fleshman