Episode 39 - Yarn Flowers

Episode 39   Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest   Shout outs Irylknits - Nana in Norway Introduce yourself in the Ravelry group or leave us a review on itunes or google music What's knitting now Emily -  A Joyful Thread by Silvia McFadden (Softsweater) in Sweet Fiber Merino Lace rose gold Socks for Bug in river city yarns - Hat trick calgary flames Genevieves tube socks - knitmoregirls Vanilla is the new black - CatGreen OMG you guys Hibernation Bridie for Bug in Sweet Fiber Canadian. Hand spun Love and Light by softsweater Bradway by Very Shannon in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, Stormcloud and Yellow Advent calendar stockings (I finished one) Master Knitter Program in Cascade 220 Karla- Two custom socks for Grandma West Coast Cardigan   FO’s - Emily -Nada Karla - Relativity, from the frost hat   Sponsors!   Denise of Sock Ruler Brenda of Two Sticks and Ewe Sara of Riv Creative Sally of Yarn Friendly Joanne who is @porthardy1 on instagram   Design features Emily-  Did one of my panels in garter instead of stockinette, dropped down to fix it. Karla - The saga that is the WCC   Spinning Emily -. Finally tried out 3D bobbin. LOVE it. It knocks a little but it’s good. Spun one single of Alpaca   Karla - Kinfolk Yarn and Fibre Superwash BFL - Cirque du Soleil 2ply   Best laid plans Emily - Work on the WIP pile, do some mending, Spin in Karla -  Finish WCC, finish Grandma’s socks, finish baby blanket, go shopping, weave   Stash Enhancement Emily- Birthday yarn!! Ancient Arts Superwash Merino Sparkle in  Frolic Sweet Georgia tough love sock in rogue and grouse  and a mini skein set in English Bay Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Tincture Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Medieval 5 Braids of Corredale from Knotty by Nature in Victoria 2 amazing project bags from TwoSticks and Ewe in West Kelowna Heart on my Sleeve - TinCanKnits Pumpkin Spice by Ysolda Teague   Karla - Lydia Yarn I won on Unraveling with Greg and Joey in Harvest, progress keepers into necklace from Riv Creative, tin can knits book   Sponsors! Caitlyn Ffrench Knox Mountain Knit Co Chantal of Mudpunch Jess of Haven Fiber Arts Jocelyn who is @jocelyn_shuman Sylvia of Softsweater Knits Jenni from the Lone Larch Podcast has offered money for shipping prizes!   KAL!   #stashtogiftknit2017 The KAL will begin January 1st 2017 and run until December 31st 2017. We will have quarterly entry threads in the ravelry group for your FOs and prizes to give away (more on those in a bit)! There is also a year long thread to keep track of all your gifts knits and there will be prizes for most gifts knit in 2017! It’s not too late if you would like to sponsor a prize! Just drop as a line and we’d be happy to have you on board. All sponsors will be mentioned in each episode of 2017!   Art of Yarn Art of Yarns Knit-a-long to start the year off! We are teaming up with BC locals Shannon Cook and Jane Richmond to explore the Knits from their latest book Within Knits and the the amazing Westcoast Cardigan (stand alone pattern). To coincide with the KAL, we will have the complete trunk show for the book and Cardigan at the shop. If you are in the area please stop by and check it out. Prizes will be randomly awarded at the end of the KAL to participants. There are a few ways to join sand enter in the fun…. Posting your photos on instagram and tagging us in the photo @artofyarn Joining our ravelry group Art of Yarn Kal 2017 and sharing your project with us Tagging us on Facebook @artofyarn with your project For our locals too we will be hosting a small knit social to show off your FO’s Check us out on our website artofyarn.com if you would like to order the book and feel free to contact us if you need help in choosing a Yarn that is right for your project. Happy knitting and looking forward to seeing everyone’s progress! Melissa   Talky Talk (Chatter?) Emily - Baby!! Kelowna Yarn knitted knockers Karla - Classes! WWKIP! Cup Cozy!   Crafternoon/Sew-what Emily - nope Karla - paper crafts for the win! bracelet   Adventures in Mommyhood Emily- SIngle momming - I think we’ve hit our stride. I’ll second that Plague. Karla- Genius Mom win = sleep, found feet, no nice things and the plague   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page