Show notes | Episode 40: Gusset-worthy

 

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KALs

A KAL for the Antarktis shawl started Feb. 1. Use the hashtag #tksKAL on Instagram to play along, and come by the Rav group to see progress shots!

Finished Knits

Stockinette socks for my grandma, knit on US 0 (2.0 mm) needles out of Knit Picks Felici in the colorway Baker Street

Baby hat for a newborn knit on US 3 needles out of Nomadic Yarns Twist Sport yarn, in colorway When You Play the Game of Thrones.

Works in Progress

My Antarktis shawl knit out of Miss Babs Northumbria in the SAFF 2015 colorway on US 6 needles.

Stockinette socks knit on US 0 (2 mm) needles out of Hedgehog Fibres Twist Sock in the colorway Monarch

Sock yarn blanket — details on my Rav page

Yarms

Universal Happy Feet 100 Splash, colorway 104

Lane Cervinia Forever sock yarn, colorway 46

Schedule note

I will be at the Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival on Saturday, March 5! Please let me know if you’ll be there, and perhaps we can try to meet up!

I will be at SAFF 2016 in Fletcher, N.C., at the end of October.

Show notes | Episode 39: Looking Ahead


This podcast is available on iTunes. I am on Instagram and Ravelry.  There is a Knit Shift group on Ravelry.

KALs

I drew the winner of a prize for the #TKSsockKAL. Congrats to the winner!

Starting Feb. 1: A KAL for the Antarktis shawl. Use the hashtag #tksKAL on Instagram to play along!

Work in Progress

Stockinette socks for my grandma, knit on US 0 (2.0 mm) needles out of Knit Picks Felici in the colorway Baker Street

Schedule note

I will be at the Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival on Saturday, March 5! Please let me know if you’ll be there, and perhaps we can try to meet up!

Show notes | Episode 38: Travel and a Knitting Tragedy


ETA: Five days later, I am finally publishing this. Apologies!

This podcast is available on iTunes. I am on Instagram and Ravelry.  There is a Knit Shift group on Ravelry.

Finished knits

Opal socks out of plain gray and Best Friends colorway Marty and Doc from Little Knits

Work in progress

Pi shawl by Elizabeth Zimmermann (from Knitter’s Almanac), knit on U.S. 2 needles from Madeline Tosh Prairie in the Charcoal colorway

My travels

In Texas, I visited Glazed in Grand Prairie, Mad Tosh Crafts and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas.

In Richmond, I stayed at the Jefferson Hotel and went to the Virginia Fine Arts Museum for the Rodin exhibit, Isley Brewing Co. and Mongrel gift shop. I saw Marc Ribot perform at the Byrd Theatre.

I also went to State College, Pa., for my brother’s graduation.

Stash enhancement

Mad Tosh MCN fingering in Geode

Mad Tosh BFL sock in The Mind Creative

Skein Top Draw sock in Opaque

Socks that Rock lightweight in Jengu

All purchased at Mad Tosh Crafts.