Thursday, August 28, 2014

Episode 101: Studio Audience



Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram.  Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1 to continue to the discussion.  Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.

If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.  Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), then click here.  The wordpress site carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past.  And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page


Knitting Time:
3 Years to Build a Barn: is my Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie.  Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles.  All yarns, colorways, and amounts are listed on my project page.

Chadwick the Shakespearean Caterpillar by Rebecca Danger in Knit Picks Felici Sport Self Striping in the colorway Dockside is entertaining Tristan.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Episode 100: Follow Your Muse




Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram.  Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1 to continue to the discussion.  Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.

If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.  Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), then click here.  The wordpress site carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past.  And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page


Knitting Time:
3 Years to Build a Barn: is my Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie.  Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles.  

Reading: 
Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth


Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Episode 99: Barn Raising



Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram.  Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1 to continue to the discussion.  Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.

If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.  Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), then click here.  The wordpress site carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past.  And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page


Knitting Time:

Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi.  Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group running through *July 31st.  #houdinisocks.  I'm using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Holiday Wreath colorway.  US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Finished the first one.

Stash Dash is on!  Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7!  Currently I'm at 5,685 yards!  104% of the way through my 5K.

Provence Cardigan by Cecily Glowick MacDonald using Berroco Vintage in color 5122 Banana.  US size 6s - 4.0mm needles

Camp Loopy is in full swing!  Second project theme is your favorite vacation spot.  Use a minimum of 600 yards and knit between 7/1 and 7/31.  Knitting the Foolproof Cowl by Louise Zass-Bangham using Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame.  Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles.  SO SOFT!

New Opal Socks on the needles! Opal Smokey Eyes and Colored Lips in color 6641. Knit on US size 0 - 2.0mm needles.  Will be my first Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks.

3 Years to Build a Barn: is my Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie.  Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles.  

Reading: 
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Trip To The UFO Bin:

At the start of Stash Dash I had 39 Unfinished Projects (UFOs)!  After this week I'm down to 27 UFOs.  Setting a personal goal to get down to 20 by the end of August.