Episode 91: The Waiting Game

Steph is the Knittingsamurai on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast Knitting Samurai Plus 1 please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there.

If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com to see life before kids. Or you can go part way back to the beginning of the Plus 1 adventure, that started with Ro’s birth. Episode 1 is available here… the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.

Wordpress:http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com will have the 10 most recent episodes, and a few select older episodes that will all feed to ITunes.  ITunes page

Knitting Time:

Stash Dash 2014: Every yard of yarn used from 5/23 to 8/7 counts toward your goal of knitting through 5K of yarn (5,468 yards), WIPs count.

Camp Loopy 2014 6/1-6/30: Find a project that reminds you of one of your favorite books, TV Shows, or movies. This first project must have a minimum of 400 yards, used in one project.


He was Kicking Me Socks!!! Loops & Thread Luxury Sock in the Balloon Colorway using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib socks.

Delivery Socks in case you want to see.

Oldest Anything Socks! Regia Galaxy Color circa July 2009! Color 1559 using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 topeup Rib sock. Want a more rounded toe, cast on 32sts. Finished the first sock and feel like the toe is too round. Good length!

Vivid by TinCanKnits with Berroco Vintage in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles.  All seamed up.  Boarder?

Mystik Spiral Socks by Josh Ryks with Fibernympth Dyeworks Bounce in Gnome Place Like Home Colorway.  US size 0s -2.0mm needles.  Went to 64 not 68 stitches.  Not as intuitive as I expected.

Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi...interested in a knit-a-long?

Trying to use the 2013 Rhinebeck yarn has been a great learning for me.

T's Bunny is the Opal Sock Yarn Bunny and Hat Set by Susan B. Anderson with some Rhinebeck yarn: Into The Whirled Bukavu Sock in the Vegetable Medly colorway.  Using US size 1 -2.25mm needles.  Great pattern. 

Thank you so much Jackie-Knits for the Baby Surprise Jacket!

Hibernating:The Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity! Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn in Spinach. Second section in Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn in Zombie Prom. Third section Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. 4th section is Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy Plus in Cooper Beach. Currently 37". Just starting 5th section with Miss Babs Yummy in Deep Sea Jellyfish. 6 sections rather than the 7, have full skeins so divided total yardage by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.

Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons using Miss Babs Yowza in the Berlin Colorway. Using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Rhinebeck yarn! All the places. Also messed up 4 rows and left it! Personal record!

Mum’s Starter Socks are back in action.Cast on Feb 2010.She wanted to knit socks, but didn’t want to mess with toes and heels.So I got her started.She never went any further.Realized I’d knit them for her.Patons Kroy Sock FX color 57210. US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles.

Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure using Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.