Episode 23: Interrupted by Mom

She is the birthday girl today, so it was a good idea to take that call. She was the recipient of the Little Bonbon Socks. They fit perfectly and she was wearing them too.



Knitting:
Walk on the Moon in Wollmeise Lace in many colorways

Halele'a in Must Stash Helluva Skein Malana
Pomatomus Gloves in Handmaiden Casbah

Spinning:
Fiber Optic Polworth in a Once in a Lifetime colorway

Spin the Bin Challenge
1.) Fiber Optic Indigo to Emerald Merino Silk gradient 4oz
2.) Fat Cat Knits Let's Go Crazy Variegated BFL 3oz
3-12.) Chocolate Shetland Fleece 32+oz

Weaving:
warp WM lace in Stella Polaris
weft WM lace in Blue Curacao
in a tabby weave

Stashquisitions:
Sirka Counter from Grellow and Gray
Wollmeise Twin in Dora
Wollmeise Twin in Hoochie Mama
Stitch Markers from SeekingSanity
The Knitters Curiosity Cabinet
Op Art Socks
Finishing School
Mother-Daughter Knits
The Principles of Knitting

Random and All Over the Place:
A lovely chill Christmas
Refinishing the floor
My mom's birthday
Recording again January 6, 2014

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 22: Surprise!!!

I made a lot of progress in week one of being off, and there was some time to podcast this afternoon : ) It is short and sweet, and that is good for me.


Finished Object:
Little Bonbons Socks by Revi in Vice Sockalicious

Knitting:
Walk on the Moon by Arlene's World of Lace

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL in the Let's Go Crazy colorway. The first half is plied, the second half needs to be spun

Daydreaming:
Halele'a By Mel of the Singlehandedknits podcast, with Must Stash Yarn Helluva Skein from Stacie of the Must Stash podcast
Fingerless mitts in Handmaiden Casbah

Random and All Over the Place:
Jam
A tour of the yarn room
Where are my boxes?
I am wearing the Fiber Optic Hat from my 3rd handspun
Recording sometime between the 28th and the 31st, as I had originally planned.

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 21: Where Are My Pants?

I am a little disorganized the week, but I did get to podcast.


Knitting:
Walk on the Moon, by Arlene's World of Lace in Wollmeise Lace in Im Jahr der Ratte, Chim Chim Chimney, Pistazie
Little Bonbons by Revi Shobat in Vice Sockalicous

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL in the let's go crazy colorway. 

Stashquisitions:
Must Stash Yarns Helluva for Halele'a in the Malana colorway
Wollmeise Lace in the Fritzi Frizzante colorway
String Theory Colorworks in the Light Base in Ribes Nigrum colorway

Random and All Over the Place:
How the trip went
The new location! The yarn room
Recording again somewhere between 28th and 31st

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 20: A Week of Goodbyes

This is the last episode in the shadow kingdom of darkness, aka the apartment in Albuquerque.



Finished Object:
Simplicity Cardigan

Knitting:
Little Bonbons Socks
Walk on the Moon

 This is only the progress on day 1.

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL (now to plying first 3 oz)
Chocolate Shetland Fleece (first real skein done 82yd for 2oz)
Possible sweater patterns
102-6 Circular jacket in "Silke-Alpaca" with texture pattern 
Mulled Cider 

Stashquisitions:
34.75 ounces of Chocolate Shetland Fleece (there is still some left for Brooke haha)
  
Random and All Over the Place:
The chart of yarn weights It describes things better than me. This is the chart I use.
I am heading back home next week, so this one is going to be very busy and crazy
It is very bittersweet to say goodbye, but I am very excited to be in the same state as the DSLO
A fun day in Santa Fe is planned
My parents have a puppy
New yarn shelf
Recording again Monday December 16th

That is all for now,
Take care guys!

Molly : )

The state of the stash

Well, polygamy never really suited me anyways.

And well, there is some yarn in the mail. I counted the simplicity as done, even though I am unsure about the length. Blocking will hopefully tell.

See you guys Sunday!

Molly : )