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Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 2 month (March - May 2016) Narwhal Needlework is generously offering 15% off items in their Etsy shop from now, until the end of the KAL. Use Promo Code: YARNGASM at checkout. Wildes Meer KAL Duration: 1 month (March 1 - April 1 2016) WORKS IN PROGRESS Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Yarn: The Woolen Rabbit, Airy, "Chocolate Chambord" KAL Duration: 2 month (March - May 2016) Vestigial Socks by Hedgehog Fibres Yarn: Into the Whirld, "Mildly Amusing" Jujuy Shawl by Joji Locatelli Color A: Hedgehog Fibres, Skinny Singles, "Urchin" Color B: Fiberstory, Silky, "Truffle" Color C: Hedgehog Fibres, Skinny Singles, "Purple Reign" SPINNING / STASH ACQUISITIONS Gauge + Tension closed the weekend of March 26, so some friends and I decided to meet-up there for one more knit and fiber splurge. I purchased a gorgeous fiber batt that I believe was drum-carded by Michele Wang, called "Poison Ivy". I'm spinning it on my Bosworth spindle. After I met up with our tax guy, I had to stop by Knitty City, which happens to be right down the block from his office! I stocked up on more Chiagoo Red Lace knitting needles in US 6 (4.0mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm). While I do love knitting with Karbonz ... I forget how much I loved knitting with Chiagoos. They're metal, but they still have some grip, and the points are sharp, but not too sharp. My friend Laura is celebrating 5 years of Gynx Yarns! So she generously and awesomely sent me a skein of her "Confetti & Champagne" colorway, dyed on her Strong Sock. SEWING This past week, I took the pluge and bought a serger!! And friends ... it is AWESOME! I decided on a Brother Lock 1034D. It was a bestseller on Amazon and for $186.00, the price was right. I want to serge ALL THE THINGS, now. I prepped by watching some tutorials online. Creativebug.com has a great tutorial on how to thread it, and shows how to serge a simple T-Shirt.  When it finally arrived, I knew exactly what I was doing! New Look 6587 / Cotton + Steel, LawnAkita, by Seamwork (Hacked into a Dress by Sew Your Heart Out) / Polyester MAIL Sue From the Two Tangled Skeins Podcast (co-hosted with Lynne and sometimes Selma) sent me a super fun project bag and also included one for a giveaway prize! Thank you Sue! Check out her Etsy shop, The Tangled Skein, here. I also received a fun bookmark and card from Magdelena of the Wolff and Schafe podcast. Chocolate-themed stitch markers by MekaMika.  SHOP UPDATE Next Update: April 8, 2016 @ 7pm EST New Custom Order Policy! I will now be accepting custom orders of two or more skeins, plus a 20% custom order fee.   Subscribe to this blog.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Do Ewe Knit Trunk Show Re-Cap So lovely meeting Chelsea and Sue of the Legacy Knitz PodcastTiny Paper Foxes Podcast with Jennie and Devon Brooklyn Knitfolk Podcast with Jaclyn Knitting Spring Podcast with Tonya TV Knitting Podcast with Sharon KALs Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 2 month (March - May 2016) Narwhal Needlework is generously offering 15% off items in their Etsy shop from now, until the end of the KAL. Use Promo Code: YARNGASM at checkout. Wildes Meer KAL Duration: 1 month (March 1 - April 1 2016)   FINISHED OBJECTS Vanilla SocksKnit Picks Felici, "Tea Party" Knit Picks Stroll, "White" WORKS IN PROGRESS Waiting For Rain by Silvia Bo BilviaThe Woolen Rabbit, Airy, "Chocolate Chambord" Vanilla SocksVoolenvine Yarns, Footsie, "Mystery!" Fine & Dandy Socks by The Sweater Co. (Jess) Wolff & Schafe, Belladonna, "Rose Quartz In Ice" Fine and Dandy Socks KAL hosted by Brooklyn Knitfolk and Yarn Junkie Podcasts I also mention the Pinfeathers and Purls podcast, hosted by Candace. Mirlanda's Triangular Shawl by Nancy BushSwan Island, Natural Color Collection, "Shale" SEWING My Liberty fabric arrived!  I'm purloining segments from some of my favorite knitting/sewing podcasts: Inside Number 23's "Netflix and Knit ... and Sew" Tiny Paper Foxes' "Make 2 Along" STASH ENHANCEMENTS Fringe Supply ToteHedgehog Fibres, Skinny Singles Purple Reign Urchin HushFiberstory, Silky, "Truffle"MAIL Narwhal Needleworks Givaway Prize for the "Waiting For Rain KAL" Swap Package from Katie of Inside Number 23 PodcastBirthday gift from Nina of This Old Knit Podcast SHOP UPDATE International Friendly Update Week! Saturday, March 26th @ 10am EST I also announce that I will be dyeing a Jane Eyre-inspired Colorway Collection Switchel Recipe Subscribe to this blog.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Voolenvine Yarns Trunk show at Do Ewe Knit?  Saturday, March 19th 2016 217 Elmer Street Westfield, NJ 07090  Please Note: Due to Trunk Show prep, I will not be having another yarn update until Monday, March 21, 2017 @ 7pm EST. BUT ... I will be having a smallish update tomorrow, Friday March 11 @ 7pm EST.   KALS Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 2 month (March - May 2016) Narwhal Needlework is generously offering 15% off items in their Etsy shop from now, until the end of the KAL. Use Promo Code: YARNGASM at checkout. Wildes Meer KAL Duration: 1 month (March 1 - April 1 2016) FINISHED OBJECTS Doodler Shawl by Stephen West Color A: Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Enjoy the Silence" Color B: Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Venus Fly Trap" Color C: Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Succulents" WIPS Socks Knit Picks Felici, "Tea Party" Knit Picks Stroll, "White" Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder Into The Whirled  I'm not really into knitting these, at the moment, so I may frog them. Carlene from the Made With Carlenergy podcast knit a pair of Guitar Man Socks, that look fun to knit. And I also want to join in on Brooklyn Knitfolk's  Fine And Dandy Sock KAL Waiting for Rain by Silvia Bo Bilvia The Woolen Rabbit, "Chocolate Chambord" Miralda's Triangular Shawl by Nancy BushPublished in Knitted Lace of Estonia Swan Island Yarn, Natural Colors Collection, "Shale" SPINNING LendrumNarwhal Needlework, 100% Polwarth, "Glacier" Bosworth SpindleHobbledhoy Battlings, "Memoir" STASH ACQUISITIONS  The Fawn Knits Fawn, "Let's Stay Home" Jimmy Beans WoolMadTosh Merino Light, "Byzantine" and "Modern Fair Isle" Swan Island Yarn, Natural Colors Collection, "Shale" The Woolen Rabbit Airy Fingering Weight, "Chocolate Chambord" SEWING Anna Dress by By Hand LondonLiberty of London Laura and Alfie Stretch Cotton Poplin I plan to make a dress by New Look 6587 using the Cotton + Steel Octopus fabric I showed, last week.   I'm going to purloin segments from two of my favorite podcasts ... Inside Number 23's "Netflix and Knit" and Tiny Paper Foxes' "Make 2 Along" I'm going to make a dress / shawl outfit, similar to the dress Mia Wasikowska wore in the movie Jane Eyre using Liberty Fabric I spotted at Purl Soho, last summer.  ASK AWAY Pinhead on Ravelry shared an interesting article... The rise of mending: how Britain learned to repair clothes again. Subscribe to this blog.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Voolenvine Yarns Trunk show at Do Ewe Knit?  Saturday, March 19th 2016 217 Elmer Street Westfield, NJ 07090  Please Note: Due to Trunk Show prep, I will not be having another yarn update until Monday, March 21, 2017 @ 7pm EST. BUT ... I will be having a smallish update tomorrow, Friday March 11 @ 7pm EST.   KALS Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 2 month (March - May 2016) Wildes Meer KAL Duration: 1 month (March 1 - April 1 2016)   WIPS Socks Knit Picks Felici, "Tea Party" Knit Picks Stroll, "White" Doodler Shawl by Stephen West Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Enjoy the Silence" Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Venus Fly Trap" Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Succulents" MAIL This past week I received a super generous package from Jodi of Mrs. Brown's Bags and co-host of the Grocery Girls Podcast. She sent me one of her project bags and a bonus skein from Vivid Yarn Studio in their "Retro Daisy" colorway. She also included an additional bag to giveaway. Thank you, Jodi!! SPINNING My Bosworth Spindle arrived!! Holly's Hock I spun and 2-plied two Gourmet Stash Fibery Tribbles in her "Hedwig" colorway.  I also needed to get a new driveband for my Lendrum. Excited to try my lace flyer, using Narwhal Needleworks braid that I purchased from VKL.  STASH ENHANCEMENTS This past weekend the New York Knit Knerds had our first meet-up! After hanging out and knitting for a few hours, we visited Gauge + Tension.  Brooklyn Tweed, Loft, "Postcard"Brooklyn Tweed, Quarry, "Slate"Skeinny Dipping, Worsted, "Brown Butter" and "Tea Leaves"  SHOP UPDATE The first installment of the Gorey Details Yarn Club has been shipped! This week, I will not be having a normal shop update, due to trunk show prep. However, I did find time to sew some project bags that I will list for sale tomorrow at 7pm EST. BLATHER New York Knit Knerds Jane Eyre  Subscribe to this blog.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Wildes Meer, my new shawl pattern was published on March 1. It's available to purchase and download via VoolenvineYarns.com and Ravelry. I announced the pattern giveaway winner, who was lallyknits94 on Ravelry. She said "socks or cotton sweaters are my favourite beach knitting."Voolenvine Yarns will be having a trunk show at Do Ewe Knit? on March 19th, 2016! I will be having a trunk show Please note: There will be no online shop update Friday March 18th, due to trunk show prep. Whatever does not sell at the trunk show will be listed in my shop on Monday, March 21st @ 7pm EST.  KALS Box O' Socks KAL (January 1, 2016 - January 1,  2017)  When I announced the KAL, I completely forgot to mention that this is technically a selfish KAL. Socks can be knit for someone else, but must be photographed, in your sock box, by the end of the KAL to qualify for a prize. Waiting for Rain KAL (March 1 - April 1) Pattern: Waiting for Rain by Silvia Bo Bilvia Still waiting for my yarn to arrive! Prizes: Mina Makes Project Bag, Knitting I Love FLOWER POWER Needle Pouch Wildes Meer KAL (March 1 - April 1) Prizes: Skein of Voolenvine Yarns, Skein of Wolff & Schafe Yarns Harry Potter KAL Hosted by Katie of the Inside Number 23 Podcast FYI: I was sorted into Slytherin on Pottermore.com ON THE NEEDLES Socks Knit Picks Felici, "Tea Party" Knit Picks Stroll, "White" Doodler Shawl by Stephen West Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Enjoy the Silence" Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Venus Fly Trap" Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke, "Succulents" OTHER PODCASTS MENTIONED LegacyKnitz with Sue and Chelsea SPINNING No spinning this week. But I did receive an email notification that my Bosworth spindle is on the way!! SEWING The Ultimate Shift DressSew Over It My original plan was to make version 2, with ruffled sleeves. While I liked the idea of them, it didn't really suit my style. But when I removed the ruffles, the sleeves were a bit frayed. So I'm trying to fix it by adding contrasting bindings to the sleeves and neckline. Overall, I'm not too thrilled with the project. Having sewn with jersey and double gauze, I almost don't ever want to sew garments out of cotton, again. It's very stiff. And while the pattern is adorable, it's not really my style. MAIL Maria from Stitched In Sweden Podcast finished my Lattice Shawl!! She also sent along some other wonderful goodies, including a set of Knit Pro Zings and adorable sheep fabric. Magdalena from the Wolff und Schafe Podcast sent me an amazing care package; two skeins of her hand-dyed yarn, and some delicious chocolate. Subscribe to this blog.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Housekeeping Notes: The best way to contact me with podcast questions is via the YarnGasm Ravelry Group or email me at [email protected]. If you leave messages for me on Instagram or Ravelry, I may or may not see it right away. Voolenvine Yarns Trunk show at Do Ewe Knit?  Saturday, March 19th 2016 217 Elmer Street Westfield, NJ 07090 Wildes Meer Pattern Release + Giveaway  March 1, 2016 Enter to win a free PDF copy of this pattern!  KALs Box O' Sox KALWaiting For Rain KALHarry Potter KAL (Inside No. 23 Podcast) OFF THE NEEDLES Monkey Socks by Cookie A.  Voolenvine Yarns, Footsie, "Lovesong" Note: The pattern is available for FREE on Knitty.com, howerver there is a paid version on Ravelry, featuring additional sizing options.  ON THE NEEDLES Vanilla Socks, FLK Heel Knit Picks, Stroll, "White" Knit Picks, Felici, "Tea Party"   Doodler Shawl by Stephen WestVoolenvine Yarns, Wolke Color A: "Enjoy the Silence" Color B: "Venus Fly Trap" Color C: "Succulents" ... or "Moondrop" SEWING Anna Dress, by By Hand LondonJapanese Import, Double Gauze I plan to make another with some Liberty Fabric I purchased from Mood However, Isabelle from the Fluffy Fibers podcast strongly suggests I line it because the fabric is very sheer. I plan to make a Macaron Dress by Colette. Black Lace from Brooklyn General Pewter Voile from Mood Fabric  SHOP UPDATE International-Friendly Shop Update Saturday, February 27th @ 10am EST PSA: The best way to contact me regarding my yarn is through email - [email protected].   Subscribe to this blog.

KALS Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 1 month (March - April 2016) I started keeping a knitting journal, using a "Decomposition Book" and some washi tape.  WORKS IN PROGRESS Knitting projects I brought with me to Montreal:  Cozy Memories Blanket 2 squares Diode Toque by Erica Knits Gauge + Tension Cormo Sport Other WIPS: Monkey Socks by Cookie A. Voolenvine Yarns, Footsie, "Lovesong" SPINNING My hackle has finally arrived! BLATHER To keep warm in Montréal, I brought along my Cladonia shawl, a pattern by Kristen Kapur, and knit using Frog Tree Alpaca Sport. I just realized, I knit this shawl FIVE YEARS AGO!!! And no moth holes, yet, to report. Investigating Agatha Christie Pointe‑à‑Callière Museum The Mystery of Agatha Christie With David Suchet Imdb Amazon Prime Video (US)    Subscribe to this blog.

This week I announce a new KAL, show off a few HOs and WIPs, share a sewing FAIL and more! Check out the new "Corrasion" Hat pattern, by Benjamin KrudwigSample shown in Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke ("Dirty On Purpose") Photo courtesy of Benjamin Krudwig Benjamin is also generously offering 25% OFF all of his patterns on Ravelry for a limited time. Just enter "Voolenvine" in the coupon section, when checking out.  KALs Box O Sox KAL #BoxOSoxKAL  Duration: 1 year (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017) Waiting For Rain KAL Waiting For Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia Duration: 1 month (March - April 2016) HALF OBJECTS Monkey Socks by Cookie A.  Voolenvine Yarns, Footsie ("Lovesong") PODCASTS MENTIONED Yarn Geek Podcast with Denise Once Upon a Corgi Podcast with Gabby Knitting Spring Podcast with Tonya Design Time Podcast with Benjamin ON THE NEEDLES Doodler Shawl by Stephen West Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke: Color A: "Enjoy the Silence"Color B: "Venus Fly Trap"Color C: "Moondrop"SEWING Simplicity 6872 Skirt Pattern  SHOP UPDATE Next Update: February 12, 2016 @ 7pm ESTSubscribe to this blog.

ON THE NEEDLES Almost Two-At-A-Time Socks Sesia Mistral Baby, Colorway Purchased at Lellabella in Venice, Italy Monkey Socks Voolenvine Yarns, Footsie ("Lovesong") Doodler Shawl by Stephen West Voolenvine Yarns, Wolke Color A - "Enjoy the Silence" Color B - "Venus Fly Trap" Color C - "Succulents" PODCASTS Inside Number 23 with Miss Lavelli The Yarn Parlor with Alison Stress Knits with Stacy Stuff Mom Never Told You TREAT YOURSELF Argyle Yarn Shop Quince & Co., Chickadee, ("Sabine")Quince & Co., Tern, ("Syrah") Brooklyn General Ply Magazine, Issue 11, Winter 2015, "Singles" A Great Yarn Haute Knits Yarn OOAK for A Great Yarn ("The Finest Hours")Zen Triangular Dpns, US2 / 3.0mm ChiaoGoo 9 inch (23 cm) circulars US2 / 2.75mm SEWING Ultimate Wrap Dress by Sew Over It London  Heather-grey jersey fabric SHOP UPDATE Next Update: Friday, February 5th, 2016 @ 7pm EST Subscribe to this blog.

KALS Box O' Sox KAL Host: Me! #BoxOSoxKAL Duration: 1 year (Jan. 1, 2016 — Jan.1, 2017) Knit a whole box of socks! 12 pair minimum. No maximum. Double-dipping OK.  Indie-Along Host: Tonya of the "Knitting Spring" podcast Duration: 1 month About: Knit anything with that month's featured indie dyer's yarn.  Knit with Voolenvine Yarns for the month of January. PODCASTS Snappy Stitches with Chrissy Wool n' Spinning with Rachel Smith WolffUndSchafe with Magdalena FINISHED OBJECTS Verdure Shawl, by Fluffy Fibers Voolenvine Yarns, Blitzed "Succulents" Cuff-down, FLK Heel Socks Regia 4-ply, Arne & Carlos "Summer Night" Wildes Meer, by Voolenvine (Pattern to be released around March 1, 2016) Voolenvine Yarns, Narwhal "Venus Fly Trap" WORKS IN PROGRESS Monkey Socks by Cookie A. Voolenvine Yarns, Footsie "Lovesong" I have quite a few things still on the needles including my Lumpy Space Shawl and Aisling Shawl. To be honest, I've lost a little steam on my Aisling ... I'm not quite sure about the color combination. SPINNING Loop Bullseye Bump from Rhinebeck 2016 "Ohm" 5.5 oz Merino, bamboo, tussah silk, angelina Fingering - DK, approx. 333 yards Subscribe to this blog.