Episode 44: A Fantastic Finished Object Parade

So many FO's this week.

So now you can get a sense for the sock surgery.


Knitting:
Maurtis

Finished Objects:
Strandwanderer

Magic Mirror

Handspun Socks

Weaving: 
accidentally left inside

Spinning:
Chocolate Shetland Fleece

Nest Primavera Superwash Merino

Vague Plans:
Elphaba
Cranberry Biscotti

Stashquisitions:
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Cousteau colorway

Random and All Over the Place:
Rock climbing in Kentucky
Einstein Brothers Vanilla Hazelnut
My Chicago adventure
The Oldest Anything KAL ends Saturday, a joint KAL with Emily of the Whatcha Swatchin Podcast
Stash Dash! Do it!
This Episode is my 1 year Podiversary, thanks for a lovely year!
Recording again Tuesday June 3rd

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 40: Blustery

I checked the audio, and I did not think the wind sound was too bad. Let me know. I have been wanting to record outside for weeks, so I couldn't resist a chance.

Knitting:
Strandwanderer in Wollmeise Lacegarn in the Am Kalten Polar colorway, probably

Spinning:
Fiber Optic merino silk gradient in Emerald to Indigo

Vague Plans:
Resuming spinning the chocolate shetland fleece
The Knit Girllls Stash Dash 2014, 5000m of yarn knit or fiber spun from 5/23 to 8/7

Random and All Over the Place:
I am graduating soon!
It is lovely outside!
The Oldest Anything KAL is running until May 31st with Emily of the Whatcha Swatchin Podcast
I will throw in something from my stash if 20 people enter finished objects.
I will be recording May 7, 2014 since I am busy on Tuesday
There might be a change in my recording schedule, I will see how life goes.

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

A Special Segment on Socks

If you are a regular viewer, then you already saw this segment as a part of episode 39. This is meant to be a stand alone segment on how to improve the fit of socks.


That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 39: Serious Stashquisitions

Hello All! The episode is super duper long this week. I had a lot to talk about, and well, I didn't talk about it very quickly did I?

 Our haul : )


Knitting:
Strandwanderer
Maurits

Spinning:
Fiber Optic Merino Silk gradient in Indigo to Emerald

Stashquisitions:
My Imagine It! Swap package
Oink Pigments
Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
Wollmeise Lace in Stella Polaris
Other fun goodies

Corriedale x (Shetland x BFL) fleece at The Fiber Event from Psalm 23 Farm


A Special Segment on Socks:
The types of heels I have knit

How they fit on my feet
How can socks go wrong?
What are the important considerations when making a sock fit you
I will be putting this out as a separate segment, so don't feel the need to watch it too.

Random and All Over the Place:
The Oldest Anything KAL ends May 31st, there is still plenty of time to join in.
Sorry for the lack of links
The sweater buttons are not restocked, so the sweater isn't quite done yet
I had a great time with Joyatee at The Fiber Event
Recording again April 29, 2014

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 38: Calling it a Win

Don't mind the specifics, I was half tempted to call this episode Scatterbrained. Sorry about the short supply of show notes, I have a presentation to prepare for Thursday.


Finished Object (Nearly):
Halele'a

Knitting:
Maurits

Vague Plans:
Standwanderer
Water for the Elephants.

Spinning:
Fiber Optic Emerald to Indigo merino silk gradient

Stashquisitions:
Spud and Chloe Fine in a Yellow colorway

Random and All Over the Place:
Oldest Anything KAL is still running with Emily of Whatcha Swatchin until May 31st
Too many socks!
Taxes!
Recording again April 22, 2014

Episode 37: The Sweater That Never Ends

The Halele'a needs to end, it just feels like it isn't right now.


Knitting:
Halele'a
-Principles of Knitting eyelet ribbing buttonhole
Maurits
-Baltic braid?
-chicken legs
-high faulting taste

Vague Plans:
Strandwanderer in Am Kalten Polar, my Oldest Skein of Wollmeise Lace

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Varigated BFL in the Let's Go Crazy Colorway
 -oh my goodness it is done!
-it will be months before it becomes socks for me me me

Fiber Optic Merino Silk gradient in Emerald to Indigo

Spin the Bin and Oldest Anything

Stashquisitions:
Nest Fiber April Club Falkland in orange lime green purple gold and russet
2 sets of Hiya Hiya 2mm 16" needles for socks
Vogue Knitting Felting on the Go!

Random and All Over the Place:
Obligation Projects
Spring and my habits like buying yarn and finishing obligation projects
The DSLO won the climbing competition
We got to visit with his parents
Indigo isn't in RGB color spectrum
Buttonholes
The Oldest Anything KAL runs from April 1 to May 31, feel free to join in! 
Here is the link to Emily's thread
Recording again April 15, 2014

That's all for now, take care guys

Molly : )

Episode 36: Oldest Anything KAL

The KAL has begun! What are you working on? I show 2 different things, and I am full of vague notions this week.


Knitting:
Halele'a
Maurits

Spinning:
Fat Cat Knits Variegated BFL in Let's Go Crazy
Fiber Optic Emerald to Indigo gradient

Stashquisitions:
10 packets of Mixed Berry Koolade to dye the Feldmaus DK
Wollmeise Twin in Raku Regenbogen
Strandwanderer and Fragile Heart from José

Vague Plans:
 Imagine It Wollmeise Lace Swap/KAL either Persephone or Strandwanderer
Socks for my Grandpa out of Mountain Colors Crazyfoot in the Lupine colorway


Random and All Over the Place:
Oldest Anything KAL! Join us! It is a joint KAL with Emily of the Whatcha Swatchin Podcast
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
How to make Maurits work on the DSLO's chicken legs
Blasts from the past, Featherweight for 2012's Imagine It KAL and Handspun Hat from my first Fiber Optic
Review of Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont
There was a finch on the porch, spring is coming!

Recording again on Tuesday April 8

That's all for now, take care guys!

Molly : )