Episode 103 (Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2022)
Recorded Sunday, May 15, 2022
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Head 2 Toe with Kino and Jo:
Pigments of Your Imagination
Visit Emma’s Yarn to see specially curated kits for this shawl, then order from one of their stockists.
Megaliths Tee Test Knit on Yarnpond - looking for bust sizes 32”, 56”, 60”, 64”, 68”. Meant to be worn with 0-4” ease.
FOs
Vanilla Socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) needles in Knit Picks Felici (Ravelry link, 75/25 superwash merino/nylon, 218 yards/50 g) in Firefighter colorway.
Rose City Rollers (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in 716 Knit 716 Sock (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 218 yards/50 g) in Carebear With Fangs colorway.
Gnome de Plume (Ravelry link) by Sarah Schira ($8 Canadian via Ravelry or Payhip) on US 1 (2.25 mm) needles in Honeycomb Hills Hand-dyed Yarn Sock (Ravelry link, 75/25 merino wool/nylon, 462 yards/100 g) in Fall Comfort Miniskein Set (white, black, orange, two grays), Fiber Optic Yarns Foot Notes (Ravelry link, 80/20 merino wool/nylon, 420 yards/114 g) in Brimstone colorway, and 29 Bridges Studio Go to Sock (Ravelry link, 75/25 merino wool/nylon, 436 yards/100 g) in Amber colorway.
New Hat Design - details coming in Fall 2022!
Sockhead Slouch Hat (Ravelry link) by Kelly McClure (free on Ravelry) on US 2 (2.75 mm) in Marigoldjen Yarns Merino Silk Single Ply (Ravelry link, 70/30 merino wool/silk, 438 yards/100 g) in Street Graffiti colorway.
WIPs
More hexagons in my Rainflake Throw (Ravelry link) by Kino Knits ($4.99 from Knitpicks.com) on US 7 (4.5 mm) needles in Knit Picks Swish DK (100% superwash merino, 123 yards/50 g) in Serrano and Marble Heather colorways. Total count: 26/30 red hexagons and 4/26 orange hexagons done.
Vanilla Socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in 716 Knit 716 Sock (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 218 yards/50 g) in Hardcore Friends colorway.
Never Not Gnoming (Ravelry link) by Sarah Schira ($8 Canadian via Ravelry or Payhip) on US 1 (2.25 mm) needles in 716 Knit 716 Sock (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 218 yards/50 g) in Carebear With Fangs colorway.
STRIPES! (Ravelry link) by Andrea Mowry ($8 via Ravelry) on US 4 and 6 (3.5 and 4.0 mm) needles in Three Irish Girls Springvale DK (Ravelry link) (100% superwash merino, 270 yards/100 g) in Dorian Gray and three colorways from the Mrs. Maisel line: Bringin’ Home the Brisket, Gassy Divorcee from the Upper West Side, and Midge.
Vanilla Socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Schachenmayr Regia Design Line by Arne & Carlos 4-fädig / 4-ply (Ravelry link) (75/25 superwash wool/nylon, 459 yards/100 g) in 06353 colorway.
Machine Knitting
Haven’t touched it!
Spinning
FO: Into the Whirled January 2017 Classic Club: 100% Corriedale, Possumhaw colorway. Split braid vertically, spun it all, then chain plied.
WIP: Hobbledehoy Spring Greens battlings (wool, bamboo, silk). Spinning half of the battlings onto each of two bobbins, will ply together.
Knitting on Safari
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Feederbrook Farm - Pineapple Fiber
Delly’s Delights Farm and Nistock Farms - other drum carder bits
Where to Find Me
Kino Knits patterns can be found on:
KinoKnits.com/shop (.pdf download) (adding more all the time!)
Ravelry (.pdf download)
LoveCrafts (.pdf download)
Deep South Fibers (wholesale hard copies with Ravelry .pdf download codes, for Local Yarn Store stockists)
Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
Email: kinoknits (at) gmail.com
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