Episode 029 (Homespun Yarn Party, Savage, MD, USA)
Recorded on Friday, April 21, 2017
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If you listened to episode 028, you heard me ask knitting designer Kristen Jancuk (MediaPeruana) how she determined which designs she submits for publication and which she publishes independently. She has since written a great blog post about it!The Knitting Boutique has Maribou kits for sale. This is my best-selling pattern ever and includes the yarn I used to design it. Click here to shop for the kit.
Speaking of The Knitting Boutique, we are partnering once again for a mystery knit-along (MKAL). Stay tuned for details - the design is a single-skein shawl pattern, and the fun kicks off on June 8, 2017.Thank YousThanks to everyone who purchased the Caius sweater, my newest pattern!
Thanks to cringer and cgirlUY for the great ITunes reviews! Click here to submit your own.Thanks to krisluvswool for her new Slip and Swirl sock pattern! She has also donated a copy for the upcoming Kino Knits Graduate Your Stash KAL, May 15-June 30.Thanks to jennsheelen for her new Lil Miss Chelsea Bean shawl pattern. She has also donated a copy for Graduate Your Stash.Thanks to prairiegirlsusie for her new Directional Socks pattern.Hello to jschultzems, who said hello in the Kino Knits Ravelry group Introduce Yourself thread!FOsMKAL shawl - no picture because I don't want to ruin the surprise! Knit on US 6 (4.0 mm) needles in one skein of The Knitting Boutique Severn Fingering (75% BFL, 25% silk) in a red-orange color. MKAL starts June 8!Preemie Hats for the Into the Wool Fiber Retreat charity KAL. Using various 100% acrylic leftovers from my stash, all stockinette so there isn't any texture to bother the babies. Casting on different numbers of stitches each time, since NICU babies come in all sizes.
WIPsVanilla afterthought heel socks (no pattern) on U.S. 1 (2.25 mm) in Lollipop Yarn Traditional (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon in Kodachrome colorway).
Design NotebookWorking on Point/Counterpoint, Vol. 3 collection - aiming for an August or September release.Click to see Volume 1 and Volume 2.SpinningStill plugging away on my black merino/tencel blend from The Sheep Shed at Mountain View. About 3 oz. of 8 done.
WoolpiggeryFibre Share! Many thanks to @thistattooedmama for my box of amazing!
- Blue Gate Farm roving (Corriedale Cross Blend)
- Lorna's Laces
- A Whimsical Wood Yarn Co.
- Gift tags by Knitbaahpurl
- Progress keeper from Missouri Star Quilt Co.
- Soak Wash sample
- Darth Vader and Son
- Tea, chocolate, candy, fruit rolls!
Knitting on SafariHomespun Yarn Party, March 19, 2017, 12-5 PM at Savage Mill in Savage, MarylandVendors I was excited to see:
- Dragonfly Fibers - yarn and fiber
- Neighborhood Fiber Co. - yarn and fiber
- Hobbledehoy - yarn and fiber
- That Clever Clementine - project bags
- Snallygaster Fibers - yarn
- Star Knits - project bags
People I was excited to see:
I also got to hang out with Sarah Schira of the Imagined Landscapes podcast and my partner for Point/Counterpoint, Vol. 1! Click here to hear an interview I did with her in episode 020.
Next Knitting on Safari: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May 6-7, 2017 at the Howard County Fairgrounds in MarylandWhere to Find MeKino Knits Ravelry groupRavelry, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Periscope, ElloEmail: kinoknits@gmail.com
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Music“Kassongo” by Orchestra Super Mazembe, used with permission of A.I. Records (Kenya) Ltd