Episode 64: Stealth Knitting

Another quick episode this week. I suspect they will be quick as long as we are unpacking the house.


Finished Objects:

Calorimety 1
Calorimetry 2

Knitting:
Grandpa Socks

Spinning:
Red Fish Dyeworks Superfine Merino and Silk 50/50

Random and All Over the Place:
Whoops forgot to knit that headband before winter finished last year.
Sock Knitters Whip the WIPs KAL
DFW fiber fest is the week of my birthday
Recording again Sunday November 16, 2014

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 63: Sweater Musings

The mystery was solved by the way. The yarn room held them captive.

Finished Objects:
Frangipani
Chocolate Shetland Fleece #5

Knitting:
Grandpa Socks

Spinning:
Redfish Dyeworks Merino Silk

Random and All Over the Place:
Unpacking
The Sock Knitters Whip the WIPs KAL
Sweater Musings
Recording again Nov 9

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 60: Home At Last

Welcome to the yarn room!


Knitting:
Frangipani Shawl, now in the large size in Wollmeise pure in Stella Polaris

Spinning:
Mystery Fiber with the mystery Turkish

Redfish Dyeworks 50% Superfine Merino, 50% Silk

Random and All Over the Place:
Knitting while training is the best
Pardon the dust, we are still unpacking boxes
Recording again Sunday the 19th

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 59: Bright Yellow

The name of this week's episode was going to be either the color of my shirt, or the color of my fiber : )


Knitting:
Frangipani
Grandpa Socks

Spinning:
Redfish Dyeworks 50% Superfine Merino 50% silk
Mystery fiber on the mystery spindle

Random and All Over the Place:
This is the last week recording at the apartment
We take possession of the house on Monday!
I record again Sunday October 12.

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 58: Reunited

Lot of knitting, but not lots to talk about this week.And yeah, it is 2014 not 2004.


Knitting:
Grandpa Socks
Frangipani

Spinning:
Mystery Fiber
Red Fish Dyeworks Merino Silk

Random and All Over the Place:
The DSLO is now in Texas
The friend I taught to knit finished his project
I never want to do that whole moving thing ever again
I am recording again the 4th or the 5th
Something Special KAL running from October 15 to December 31

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 57: Catch-up

I am a dork.


Knitting:
Frangipani

Grandpa Socks

Spinning:
Red Fish Dyeworks Merino Silk
Mystery Fiber on the Mystery Turkish Spindle
Learning how to use the Turkish spindle

Random and All Over the Place:
Dealing with Stress
Worm, a web serial
Tried out a knitting group, but they were too far away
My final trip to Indiana (for the time being)
Plane trips and podcasts get me spinning
SSK, I'm signing up for the lottery, probably
Recording again Sunday the 28th

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 56: Summer has Broken

Fall might not be here yet, but the crushing grip of heat and humidity let up this weekend. I was outside at 5:30pm and I felt cold. It was delightful.



Finished Object:
Joris the Dragon

Knitting:
Grandpa Socks
Frangipani

Stashquisitions:
Nest superwash merino, merino, silk in the Vorfreude colorway

Random and All Over the Place:
We bought a house : )
Recording again next weekend, either the 20th or the 21st.

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 47: Look a Blob

My quest to get many yards done for stash dash continues.



Knitting:
Walk on the Nuvem

Spinning:
Nest Superwash Merino in the Primavera colorway 
Thursday I washed 16oz of the corriedale x (shetland x bfl)

Random and all Over the Place:
Climbing trip
Stash Dash
Moving to the Dallas Metroplex
What links in the show notes? Nonsense!
I am recording again on June 24th

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 43: Squee Socks!

Sorry for the delay on shownotes.



Oh yeah, that news, my optimism travels much faster than reality.

Knitting:
Strandwanderer
Maurits
Handspun Socks

Weaving:
Romney warp plus a little Regia Hand Dye effect, and Regia Han Dye effect as the weft.

Spinning:
Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Stashquisitions:
Wollmeise Lace in a NIP My Old Blue Jeans
Wollmeise Lace in Blaue Tinte

Vague Plans:
Cranberry Biscotti in Dora, Wasseratz and Graf Ratz

Random and All Over the Place:
Einstein Brothers Vanilla Hazelnut coffee
Recording again Tuesday May 27th


That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 42: Stash Dash Game Plan

This week I am a woman on a mission. I mostly talk about all of the plans I have for Stash Dash. 7719 yards of plans.
 

To the left is the alive dogwood to the left is the dead one. Look how amazing the oak tree looks in the back yard!


Knitting:
Standwanderer

Handspun Socks apparently this is my 9th pair with this pattern.6 are mine, 1 is my mom's and 1 is the DSLO's

Spinning:
Finished a 2oz skein of the Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Started spinning a new 2oz skein of Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Vague Plans:
Stash Dash 2014!!! 5468 yards needed

Standwanderer 650
I forgot to mention my Handspun socks ~300
Chocolate Shetland Fleece 82
Magic Mirror toe reknit 370
Elphaba bodice reknit 1035

2137 done in the first week

Romney + Regia Hand Effect 459 + 523
Coopworth + Noro Silk Garden 241 + 328

3688 with the weaving

Maurits Socks 400
Mountain Colors Socks  425
Wollmeise Socks Dora and graf ratz? or Wasserratz? 336 + 162

4987 with 3 pairs of man socks

Nest Primavera superwash merino 300

Redfish Dyeworks 50/50 merino silk  600
2 more Chocolate Shetland Fleece skeins 82 + 82

6051 spinning with spinning intents

Walk on the Nuvem (or another direction) in Magnolie Dark, Graf Ratz and Pinie 1740

7791 yards after the Nuvem

Stashquistions:
The trunk of the dogwood tree, saved to be turned into spindles.

Stash Graph!

I finally had a chance to sit down, weigh my leftovers, and figure out where I stand.

I have slightly less yarn, slightly more skeins, so input was about output for the past few months, who knew?

When I finish the strandwanderer my lace will decrease significantly. I don't have plans at this point to get more. Wollmeise Lace is very hard to get a hold of currently, and for the foreseeable future. I have 2 whole blue skeins, and I showed all of my partials more or less on the podcast.

My stash dash plans will make a dent in the sock yarn, a little bit. I really want to do scrappy socks again, since my scraps are a little out of control at this point.

Random and All Over the Place:
The Oldest Anything KAL, with Emily of Whatcha Swatchin Podcast, going from April 1 to May 31st
Some one from the power company is coming to find ways to save energy
I have a lot of free time and therefore flexibility
A big announcement is coming this week, not a baby hahaha
Why Stash Dash is special for me
The dogwood tree died, we are going to put in a new tree
Recording again May 20th

That is all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 41: Such is Life

It is far less windy today


And it turned out it wasn't nearly as short an episode as I expected at the beginning.

Knitting:
Standwanderer

Spinning:
Fiber Optic Emerald to Indigo Gradient

Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Stashquisitions:
Malabrigo Nube in Pocion
Nest Superwash Merino in Primavera, my May club shipment

Random and All Over the Place:
The Oldest Anything KAL runs until May 31st, it is a joint KAL with Emily of the Whatcha Swatchin Podcast
Bridesmaid dress shopping in Michigan
Recording again Tuesday May 13th

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 28: Bohus! Bohus! Bohus!

My Olympic goal is a Bohus Sweater. It will be a stretch to finish, but I would like to try.


Knitting:
Halele'a
Walk on the Moon #2
Wild Apples Bohus

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL in the Let's Go Crazy Colorway

Stashquisitions:
Knitter's Pride Karbonz Needles in US 00 1.75mm

Random and All Over the Place:
I am wearing my Bohus
Color Theory . . .
9 inches of snow!
Recording again Tuesday February 11

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 27: Pajama Party

Hopefully next week things will be returning back to normal.


Knitting:

Halele'a
Walk on the Moon #2

Random and All Over the Place:
Refinishing the floor
Bohus! Bohus! Bohus!
The bedroom

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 26: Somewhat Somber

I am more somber than usual. I explain why at the beginning.


Finished Object:
Pretty Thing Cowl

Knitting:
Halele'a
Walk on the Moon

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits variegated BFL in Let's Go Crazy, second skein
Chocolate Shetland Fleece is now all clean, as in washed. The ubiquitous hay still seems to remain.

Random and All Over the Place:
I was in Dallas when there was a shooting in the building and floor I work on as a teaching assistant
Sweater spinners support threads in the Whatcha Swatching Podcast group and Completely Twisted and Arbitrary group
I will be getting new coffee soon, and the strange ways my coffee maker fails
Color theory
Recording again on Tuesday January 28th.

That's all for now take care guys!

Molly : )

Episode 25: Random Molly is Random

Sorry about all the nonlinear thinking. I dart all over the place this week


Finished Objects:
Walk on the Moon

Half Finger Gloves

Knitting:
Halele'a

Spinning :
Chocolate Shetland Fleece
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL

Vague Plans:
Maurits
Wild Apples Bohus
Walk on the Moon

Weaving:
Tabby with Stella Polaris and Blue Curacao

Stashquisitions:
Zealana Air

Random and All Over the Place:
Coffee, Hazelnut, with almond cashew hazelnut milk

Classes started, life continues on
The walls are yellow now, instead of brown
Walk on the Moon, of future and past
Trying to knit a glove in a single day in Detroit

 Recording again on the 21st of January.

Molly : )

Episode 24: Cold Hands

Apparently all this cold weather has given me a case of the sillies.


Knitting:
Mini-Socks
 please contact corirallen on Ravelry if you want to donate a sock for Adrienne aka BellyButtonKnits
Halele'a
Rock the Casbah Mitts

Spinning:
Fiber Optic Polwarth
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL
Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Weaving:
Wollmeise Lace Tabby in Stella Polaris and Blue Curacao

Random and All Over the Place:
Painting the Living Room/ Dining Room
Stauf's Hazelnut with almond milk
It is freaking cold. High of 7 today, and a high of -10 yesterday
I am wearing Rhodian, which I called Briar Rose.
Do you guys want to do a Wager KAL? Please comment in the DBR group.
Recording again January 14th

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

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 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 : )

Joy and Smiles Episode 22: Our Monster Podcast

Sorry for putting this up so late. I needed the ability to copy paste to put this here.


We talk about all sorts of things. FOs! Spinning! Crazy stories!

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )