Episode 033 (London, UK)

Recorded on Friday, June 16, 2017

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AnnouncementsThe Kino Knits newsletter has hit 100+ subscribers, so Toni H. wins a copy of the Merrain pattern and a skein of The Uncommon Thread Tough Sock (80/20 superwash BFL/nylon) yarn from London. You can sign up for the newsletter here.Thank YousLaurie, @mooflower on Instagram and my Fibre Share partner, Lima Pop Shoppe on Etsy, for beautiful stitch markers!From the Kino Knits Ravelry “Introduce Yourself” thread:

• TabieS80 - Tabitha from Kentucky

FOsNew hat design - coming in September.WIPsLace Saddle Tee by Lisa S. Rowe ($6.50 on Ravelry, originally published in the Summer 2010 issue of Interweave Knits) on U.S. 4 (3.5 mm) in Fyberspates Scrumptious 4-ply/Sport (55% merino, 45% silk in colorway 312 – Dandelion and Burdock).Check out the Kino Knits YouTube channel, crochet provisional cast-on tutorial video. The channel also contains a hidden video tutorial for my Springs to Mind hat.Long cowl using Canon Hand Dyes Nancy Drew mini-skein set - currently writing up the design (more of a recipe). Contact me if you are interested in testing.Plotting/KALsThe Merrain MKAL has begun! Clues are very bite-sized, so it's not too late to join in. Designed for one skein of solid or semi-solid fingering yarn. Good options include The Knitting Boutique Severn Fingering (75% BFL, 25% silk) and The Knitting Boutique Anacostia Fingering (100% merino), either of which you can get for 15% off here through the end of June. Look in the Kino Knits Ravelry group for a chatter thread and a spoiler thread or search on #MerrainMKAL on social media.The Graduate Your Stash KAL is underway.  Listen to episode 031 for a full run-down of the rules and prizes. Check out the chatter and FO threads on Ravelry. Post your progress with #GradYourStash2017. Feel free to double-dip with other KALs. In this episode, we have a prize for the chatter thread. Random.org chose post 33, by doreenmacl, to win a copy of the Slip and Swirl socks pattern by Kristi of the In a Sknit video podcast. Thank you to Kristi!PALKAL - June 1 to September 1, 2017, hosted by Michelle of Actually Knitting. Get contest entries by knitting Kino Knits designs!Spinning6 of 8 oz done of black merino/tencel blend from The Sheep Shed at Mountain View.Started washing fleece #sistersheepspin #tourdefleece #teamsasquatchWhy I Love My Handcards: Carding Wool Three Ways by Kate LarsonWoolpiggeryDesert Vista Dye Works Viso sock yarn (75/25 superwash merino/nylon) in Monopoly colorwayKnitting on Safari   Loop LondonDandelion Yarns Rosy Sport (100% organic superwash merino) in Thunder and New YolkLoop's 10Where to Find MeKino Knits Ravelry groupRavelry, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Periscope, ElloEmail: kinoknits (at) gmail.comGet all the latest by signing up for the Kino Knits newsletter!Click here to leave an ITunes review!Music“Kassongo” by Orchestra Super Mazembe, used with permission of A.I. Records (Kenya) LtdSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave