tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646966399583248552024-03-15T18:10:02.889-07:00The Knitting Samurai Plus 1Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-34015654446585948982015-08-14T07:27:00.001-07:002015-08-14T07:27:43.066-07:00We've Moved! Again!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks so much for visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog has moved to a <a href="https://knittingsamuraiandherguys.wordpress.com/">wordpress site</a> with the same name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also find the videos on my You Tube Channel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that Blip is no longer, there isn’t a reason to house the video on the blogspot blog as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saves me from updating in 3 places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is great!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-17794222686358122742014-09-20T11:38:00.001-07:002014-09-20T11:38:22.482-07:00We've Moved.<a href="http://knittingsamuraiandherguys.blogspot.com/2014/09/episode-103-knitting-samurai-her-guys.html" target="_blank">Episode 103 </a>and all future episodes are available at the <a href="http://knittingsamuraiandherguys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai and Her Guys blog.</a>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-80475941055054636802014-09-17T18:10:00.000-07:002014-09-17T18:10:07.039-07:00New Season New Blog!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Knitting Samurai</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai & Her Guys</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Steph has produced 3 "seasons" of podcasts. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">First was </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> detailing her adventures during her first pregnancy. There are 33 Episodes available through blip.tv. Spanning January 2010 to September 2011.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next came <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html">The Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a> detailing life from the time Roland was born through the first few months of Tristan's life as well. There are 102 Episodes available through blip.tv. Spanning September 2011 to September 2014. </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">The wordpress site</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And you can subscribe to the podcast via the </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Itunes page</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Most recently The <a href="http://knittingsamuraiandherguys.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-season-new-blog.html">Knitting Samurai & Her Guys</a> has begun. Spans September 2014 to... Continues to detail the adventures of a knitter with a young family but the title reflects the family's changing composition.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for watching! Enjoy what's going on in your knitting world and I'll see you in about 10 days or so...</span></div>
Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-28313249227128738832014-09-11T18:25:00.000-07:002014-09-17T17:44:55.077-07:00Episode 102: Finding the Routine<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOtiHgA.x?p=1" width="720"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOtiHgA" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Knitting Samurai</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</span></a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">then click here.</span></a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">The wordpress site</span></a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Itunes page</span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">3 Years to Build a Barn</span></a>: is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie</span></a>. Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles. All yarns, colorways, and amounts are listed on my project page. With these 8 additional squares completed, the count is up to 32. I'm 40% complete already! And it's not even 2 months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">Fish Lips Kiss Heel Socks by Sock Therapist</a> is the current sock on the needles. Using US size 2 -0mm needles. Yarn is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-smokey-eyes--coloured-lips" target="_blank">Opal Smokey Eyes and Coloured Lips</a> in color 6641. Love this yarn!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yowza - Whatta Skein</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Berlin colorway using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Will be about 500 yards when completed.</span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-8949161276473376682014-08-28T09:01:00.000-07:002014-08-28T09:03:32.151-07:00Episode 101: Studio Audience<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOsvnwA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOsvnwA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">3 Years to Build a Barn</a>: is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie</a>. Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles. All yarns, colorways, and amounts are listed on my project page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chadwick-the-shakespearean-caterpillar" target="_blank"> Chadwick the Shakespearean Caterpillar by Rebecca Danger</a> in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-felici-sport-self-striping" target="_blank">Knit Picks Felici Sport Self Striping in the colorway Dockside </a>is entertaining Tristan.</span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-62129217302842330882014-08-13T08:51:00.000-07:002014-08-13T10:45:12.009-07:00Episode 100: Follow Your Muse<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOr9UUA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOr9UUA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">3 Years to Build a Barn</a>: is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie</a>. Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Reading: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Series-Complete-Box-Set/dp/0062278789" target="_blank">Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-37414689867566150402014-08-06T08:48:00.000-07:002014-08-13T08:48:51.081-07:00Episode 99: Barn Raising<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOr9R4A.x?p=1" width="720"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOr9R4A" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> running through *July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Finished the first one.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/provence-baby-cardigan" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Provence Cardigan by Cecily Glowick MacDonald</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage </a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in color 5122 Banana. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Louise Zass-Bangham using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame. Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles. SO SOFT!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">New Opal Socks on the needles! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-smokey-eyes--coloured-lips" target="_blank">Opal Smokey Eyes and Colored Lips</a> in color 6641. Knit on US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Will be my first <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">Fish Lips Kiss Heel sock</a>s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">3 Years to Build a Barn</a>: is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barn-raising-quilt" target="_blank">Barn Raising Quilt by Larissa Brown and Shelley Mackie</a>. Using US size 2 - 2.75mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Reading: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Series-Complete-Box-Set/dp/0062278789" target="_blank">Divergent by Veronica Roth</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">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.</span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-62678572808282971212014-07-24T16:44:00.000-07:002014-07-24T16:44:06.460-07:00Episode 98: While You Were Sleeping<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOroGgA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOroGgA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Finished the first one.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/provence-baby-cardigan" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Provence Cardigan by Cecily Glowick MacDonald</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage </a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in color 5122 Banana. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Louise Zass-Bangham using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame. Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles. SO SOFT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">New Opal Socks on the needles! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-smokey-eyes--coloured-lips" target="_blank">Opal Smokey Eyes and Colored Lips</a> in color 6641. Knit on US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Will be my first <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">Fish Lips Kiss Heel sock</a>s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-slippers" target="_blank">Magic Slipper by Caroline Hegwer</a> in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-happy-camper" target="_blank">Fibernymph Dye Works Happy Camper</a> in the Look Into Their Eyes colorway. Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Frogged <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/the-isitt-dilemma-or-is-it-an-emma-del-emma" target="_blank">a sock with Lorna's Laces yarn</a> and the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monster-mobile" target="_blank">Monster Mobile</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Watched and loved the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1967545/" target="_blank">Labor Day</a>. Also recommend <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Up In The Air</a>. Enjoyed <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816711/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">World War Z</a>. Reading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_(novel)" target="_blank">Divergent </a>by Veronica Roth. </span><br />
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;">All 2013 </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#tags=rhinebeck2013&sort=added&user=KnittingSamurai" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Rhinebeck yarn purchases</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> prior to Rhinebeck 2014. Really </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">shouldn't</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> go if it’s not all knit up. 14 Skeins total. <b>-1 completely used up, 8 knit with.</b></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Steam Valley Fibers in Candle Light with Cabled Newborn Hat</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yowza! in Berlin with Denver Cowl</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dragonfly Fibers Traveler in Ruby with Peekaboo Mitts, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pear Hat and Beaded Fair Isle Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yummy in Deep Sea Jellyfish with Tubularity</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yummy in Zombie Prom with Tubularity</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Into The Whirled Ulundi 221B with SockHead Hat </span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Into The Whirled Bukavu in Vegetable Medley with Sock Bunny and Hat Set</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">Socks that Rock Mediumweight Hobbit Garden (finished)</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 Pairs of Socks -stripe, solid, patterned, etc. Alternate Constructions a plus but not a requirement. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">-9 Completed</b></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.4;">Sugared Violets Socks (Afterthought Heel)</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Snowflake Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Oldest Anything Socks (Bottom Gusset)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">He was Kicking Me Socks (Afterthought Heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Mystik Spiral Socks (OMG Heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Lavender Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Houdini Socks (Afterthought Leg)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">1 pair in process</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Seamless Salomas Slippers for me</span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for AB, Shary, Steve, Dad, UD <b>-1 of 5</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Sweaters for me, 2 for Ro, 2 for Thing 2 <b>-3 of 6</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Thing 2's are done, 2 Toddler Vests; LMFA Puffin & London Rico Yarn</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Soledad Sweater for Roland Completed</span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit More Hats (8 in 2013) <b>-YTD 11 hats!!!</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;">Garter Earflap Hat for Tristan</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Windschief for me</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Steve's Tweed Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Argyle Lace Hat for me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Rainbow Marley for Tristan</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Easy Peasy Newborn Hat x2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Galatic Ruby Storm for Me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Bunny Hat Set</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Sock Head Hat for me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Cable Baby Hat for Tristan</span></li>
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</ul>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-40533138546933790282014-07-16T08:06:00.000-07:002014-07-16T08:06:28.785-07:00Episode 97: Bring Out The Bodies<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOrgAYA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOrgAYA" style="display:none"></embed><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bring-Bodies-Wolf-Hall-Book/dp/125002417X" target="_blank">Reading: Bring out the bodies by Hilary Mantel</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Running app I'm using is <a href="http://c25kfree.com/" target="_blank">C25K</a>. It's week 2 for me.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Finished the first one.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Louise Zass-Bangham using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame. Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles. SO SOFT! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seamless-salomas-slippers" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Seamless Salomas Slipper </span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern by Megan Williams. Holding </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> held double in the Turquoise Thunder Colorway. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles. Used 268 yards</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Used 1,282 yards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/maja-2" target="_blank">Roland's Maja </a>by Agnieszka Rupnik with Lion Brand Cotton Ease with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 5,274 yards! 96% of the way through my 5K.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Trip To The UFO Bin:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the start of Stash Dash I had 39 Unfinished Projects (UFOs)! After this week I'm down to 29 UFOs. Setting a personal goal to get down to 20 by the end of August. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/sprout-blanket-2" target="_blank">Sprout Blanket </a>in green Berroco Vintage Chunky cast on July 2011 has been frogged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/beach-baby" target="_blank">Little Man Sweater</a> in Patternworks Bretton cast on Febuary 2013 has been frogged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/cream-caramel-cardigan" target="_blank">Cream Caramel Cardigan</a> in Berroco Nostalgia cast on July 2008 has been frogged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/sock-yarn-blanket" target="_blank">Blanket of Insanity</a> made of sock yarn scraps cast on November 2008 has been trashed.</span></div>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-7514311078763125292014-07-08T11:00:00.000-07:002014-07-08T11:00:05.839-07:00Episode 96: Too Many UFOs<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOqomEA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOqomEA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giles-wavy-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Giles Wavy Socks by Anne Campbell</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">out of the UFO bin...Cast on November 2011! US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles. Using</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/online-supersocke-100" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Online Supersock 100</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the Lavender Fair Isle colorway.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-baby-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Cable Baby Hat by Pam Allen</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> -<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/steam-valley-fiber-hand-dyed-fingering-sock-yarn" target="_blank">Steam Valley Fibers Fingering Sock </a>in the Candle Light Colorway using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 3,724 yards! 68% of the way through my 5K.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Louise Zass-Bangham using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame. Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles. SO SOFT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Trip To The UFO Bin:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the start of Stash Dash I had 39 Unfinished Projects (UFOs)! Setting a personal goal to get down to 20 by the end of August. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Frogged 2 single socks, cast on October 2011 and November 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seamless-salomas-slippers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Seamless Salomas Slipper </span></a>Pattern by Megan Williams. Holding <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy</span></a> held double in the Turquoise Thunder Colorway. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/provence-baby-cardigan" target="_blank">Provence Cardigan by Cecily Glowick MacDonald</a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage </a>in color 5122 Banana. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Will be about 650 yards when completed. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana;">New:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/quince-and-co-lark" target="_blank">Quince and Company: Lark worsted weight yarn.</a></span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-4973561672324734812014-07-02T08:47:00.000-07:002014-07-02T08:47:42.754-07:00Episode 95: Brought to you by caffeine<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOpvU8A.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOpvU8A" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-baby-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Cable Baby Hat by Pam Allen</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> -<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/steam-valley-fiber-hand-dyed-fingering-sock-yarn" target="_blank">Steam Valley Fibers Fingering Sock </a>in the Candle Light Colorway using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cast on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tan-house-brook-shawl" target="_blank">Tan House Brook Shawl</a> by Jennifer Lassonde of the <a href="http://downcellarstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Down Cellar Studio Podcast</a>. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-manchester-sock" target="_blank">Into the Whirled Manchester Sock</a> in the Tickled Pink Colorway. US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Too drapy for me. down a needle size?</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miss-winkle" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Miss Winkle By Martina Behm</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> is out of the UFO bin and FINISHED!! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/gnomeacres-sparkle-gnome-fingering-sock" target="_blank">Gnome Acres Sparkle Gnome in the Gnome </a>on Fire colorway. 412 yards! Monogomy worked! Really disliked this knit. The loops drove me crazy. Started 8/11/13 finished 6/30/14. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 3,289 yards! 59% of the way through my 5K.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 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. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Louise Zass-Bangham using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the colors Damp Pillow and Evening Flame. Making the size Medium using US size 5s - 3.75mm needles. SO SOFT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Trip To The UFO Bin:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giles-wavy-socks" target="_blank">Giles Wavy Socks by Anne Campbell</a> out of the UFO bin...US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/online-supersocke-100" target="_blank">Online Supersock 100</a> in the Lavender Fair Isle colorway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/provence-baby-cardigan" target="_blank">Provence Cardigan by Cecily Glowick MacDonald</a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage </a>in color 5122 Banana. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana;">Hibernating:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/mums-starter-socks" target="_blank">Mum's starter Socks</a> are a toe up sock with some ribbing on the sides. Knit with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank">Patons Kroy Sock FX</a> in the Cascade Colors. Using US size 1.5 - 2.5mm needles. Will be about 300 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yowza - Whatta Skein</a> in the Berlin colorway using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Will be about 500 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Will be about 650 yards when completed. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana;">New:</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-quijarro-sock" target="_blank">Into the Whirled Quijarro </a>in the June 2014 Club Colorway Sentinel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with Kate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-22100106469590127232014-06-25T07:16:00.000-07:002014-06-25T07:16:00.760-07:00Episode 94 Up Close<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOozSsA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOozSsA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Knitting Time:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> has begun! Theme is your favorite book, movie, tv show. Use a minimum of 400 yards and knit between 6/1 and 6/30. I cast on 6/5. Knitting the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soledad-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Soledad by Annika Barranti</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-rios" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Malabrigo Rios</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Playa colorway. Using US size 4s and 5s - 3.5 and 3.75mm needles. Knitting the 4t size, or 27" chest, size 6 on the pattern. Lengthened the sleeves but will follow all other aspects of the pattern. Used 515 yards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank">Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Ulundi Sock</a> 100% superwash wool, in the 221B Oct 2013 Club Color using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. Used 318 yards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 2,827 yards! 52% of the way through my 5K.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a>. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-baby-2" target="_blank">Cable Baby Hat by Pam Allen</a> -fingering weight for Tristan. AlisonJ's idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Hibernating:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/mums-starter-socks" target="_blank">Mum's starter Socks</a> are a toe up sock with some ribbing on the sides. Knit with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank">Patons Kroy Sock FX</a> in the Cascade Colors. Using US size 1.5 - 2.5mm needles. Will be about 300 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yowza - Whatta Skein</a> in the Berlin colorway using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Will be about 500 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Will be about 650 yards when completed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Future Knitting:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Second Camp Loopy Project, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a> will work for that. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dream-in-color-smooshy-with-cashmere" target="_blank">Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miss-winkle" target="_blank">Miss Winkle By Martina Behm</a> is out of the UFO bin...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Plain Socks, need another pair by chair upstairs</span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><u>2014 Intentions:</u></strong><br />
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;">All 2013 </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#tags=rhinebeck2013&sort=added&user=KnittingSamurai" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Rhinebeck yarn purchases</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> prior to Rhinebeck 2014. Really </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">shouldn't</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> go if it’s not all knit up. 14 Skeins total. <b>-1 used</b></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Steam Valley Fibers in Candle Light with Cabled Newborn Hat</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yowza! in Berlin with Denver Cowl</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dragonfly Fibers Traveler in Ruby with Peekaboo Mitts, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pear Hat and Beaded Fair Isle Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yummy in Deep Sea Jellyfish with Tubularity</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yummy in Zombie Prom with Tubularity</li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Into The Whirled Ulundi 221B with SockHead Hat </span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Into The Whirled Bukavu in Vegetable Medley with Sock Bunny and Hat Set</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">Socks that Rock Mediumweight Hobbit Garden (finished)</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 Pairs of Socks -stripe, solid, patterned, etc. Some with after thought heels. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">-7 Completed</b></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Grinch Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.4;">Sugared Violets Socks (Afterthought Heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Brick Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Snowflake Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Oldest Anything Socks (Bottom Gusset)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">He was Kicking Me Socks (Afterthought Heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Mystik Spiral Socks (OMG Heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">2 pairs in process</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Pairs of Slippers: for Mum, Dad, LDZ, Nate, Me <b>-Zero!</b></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for AB, Shary, Steve, Dad, UD <b>-1 of 5</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">1 pair for Dad</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Sweaters for me, 2 for Ro, 2 for Thing 2 <b>-3 of 6</b></span></li>
<ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Thing 2's are done, 2 Toddler Vests; LMFA Puffin & London Rico Yarn</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Soledad Sweater for Roland Completed</span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentcolor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit More Hats (8 in 2013) <b>-YTD 11 hats!!!</b></span></li>
<ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Garter Earflap Hat for Thing 2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Windschief for me</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Steve's Tweed Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Argyle Lace Hat for me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Rainbow Marley for Thing 2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Easy Peasy Newborn Hat x2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Galatic Ruby Storm for Me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Bunny Hat Set</span></li>
<li style="border: currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Sock Head Hat for me</span></li>
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</ul>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-23701883937430500212014-06-18T12:41:00.001-07:002014-06-18T12:41:58.549-07:00Episode 93: He's Here!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Or Loads of Knitting!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bunny Set...is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opal-sock-yarn-bunny-and-hat-set" target="_blank">Opal Sock Yarn Bunny and Hat by Susan B. Anderson</a>. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-bukavu-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Bukavu</a> in the Vegetable Medley colorway. 75% BFL superwash wool/ 25% nylon blend. Bunny was knit on US size 1s -2.25mm needles. Hat was knit on US size 2.5s - 3.0mm needles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank">Tubularity by Martina Behm</a> Need to remember to block wide. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yummy </a>primarily. Using US size 3s -3.25 needles. Rather than 7 sections as the pattern calls for, I opted for 6. Long side measured 50" . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 1,994 yards! 36% of the way through my 5K.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> has begun! Theme is your favorite book, movie, tv show. Use a minimum of 400 yards and knit between 6/1 and 6/30. I cast on 6/5. Knitting the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soledad-2" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Soledad by Annika Barranti</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-rios" style="font-family: Verdana;" target="_blank">Malabrigo Rios</a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the Playa colorway. Using US size 4s and 5s - 3.5 and 3.75mm needles. Knitting the 4t size, or 27" chest, size 6 on the pattern. Lengthened the sleeves but will follow all other aspects of the pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a>. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank">Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Ulundi Sock</a> 100% superwash wool, in the 221B Oct 2013 Club Color using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. Will be about 350 yards when completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Hibernating:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/mums-starter-socks" target="_blank">Mum's starter Socks</a> are a toe up sock with some ribbing on the sides. Knit with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank">Patons Kroy Sock FX</a> in the Cascade Colors. Using US size 1.5 - 2.5mm needles. Will be about 300 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yowza - Whatta Skein</a> in the Berlin colorway using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Will be about 500 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Will be about 650 yards when completed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Second Camp Loopy Project, hoping the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a> will work for that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miss-winkle" target="_blank">Miss Winkle By Martina Behm</a> is out of the UFO bin...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Plain Socks, need another pair by chair upstairs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-baby-2" target="_blank">Cable Baby Hat by Pam Allen</a> -fingering weight for Tristan. AlisonJ's idea!</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana;">New:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Onesies from my sister-in-law</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tristan's Story</span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-60605148986396668972014-06-06T13:37:00.003-07:002014-06-06T13:37:52.357-07:00Episode 92: Thought he'd be here by now<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOmi1EA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOmi1EA" style="display:none"></embed>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steph is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai" target="_blank">Knitting Samurai</a> on Ravelry and Instagram. Feel free to get in contact with Steph or visit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank">Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai Plus 1</a> to continue to the discussion. Start a topic, join a knit-a-long, or comment on today's show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you want to travel in the way-back-machine and catch up on episodes released as <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-8-inaugural-episode.html" target="_blank">The Expectant Knitter, visit the blog.</a> Or if you just want to go back to the start of Plus 1 (when Ro was born), <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank">then click here.</a> <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The wordpress site</a> carries the 10 most recent episodes and 8-10 greatest hits from the past. And lastly you can subscribe to the podcast via the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">Itunes page</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitting Time:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" target="_blank">Stash Dash</a> is on! Challenge is to knit 5,468 yards or a 5K in yarn between 5/23 and 8/7! Currently I'm at 937 yards!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Adventures in Dyeing, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-bare---superwash-merino-dk-weight" target="_blank">Knit Picks Bare DK weight 100% superwash merino</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mystik-spiral-socks" target="_blank">Mystik Spiral Socks by Josh Ryks</a> using 80/20 Superwash wool/nylon blend. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Pattern not as intuitive as I expected. Modified to 64 foot stitches and 68 leg stitches so would fit over my heel. First OMG heel. Knit these in less than 2 weeks! Garment dyed and now really like the finished results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a>. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2939574/1-25#7" target="_blank">Knit-a-long in the Ravelry Group</a> running through July 31st. #houdinisocks. I'm using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a> in the Holiday Wreath colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">T's Bunny Set...is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opal-sock-yarn-bunny-and-hat-set" target="_blank">Opal Sock Yarn Bunny and Hat by Susan B. Anderson</a>. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-bukavu-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Bukavu</a> in the Vegetable Medley colorway. 75% BFL superwash wool/ 25% nylon blend. Has not grown on me. Love the bunny about to start the hat. Bunny was knit on US size 1s -2.25mm needles. Hat will be knit on big 2s, US 2.5s - 3.0mm needles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank">Tubularity by Martina Behm</a> is back on the needles! When finished it'll be 900+ yards for stash dash. Need to remember to block wide. Tight over the head. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yummy </a>primarily. Using US size 3s -3.25 needles. Rather than 7 sections as the pattern calls for, I opted for 6. 1 1/2 sections to go! Currently 43". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" target="_blank">Camp Loopy</a> has begun! Theme is your favorite book, movie, tv show. Uses a minimum of 400 yards and knit between 6/1 and 6/30. I cast on 6/5, wanted to finish bunny and mystik socks first. Knitting the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soledad-2" target="_blank">Soledad by Annika Barranti</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-rios" target="_blank">Malabrigo Rios</a> in the Playa colorway. Using US size 4s and 5s - 3.5 and 3.75mm needles. Knitting the 4t size, or 27" chest, size 6 on the pattern. Started with a sleeve to check gauge, and be portable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Current projects if completed roll up to about 2K yards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hibernating:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/mums-starter-socks" target="_blank">Mum's starter Socks</a> are a toe up sock with some ribbing on the sides. Knit with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank">Patons Kroy Sock FX</a> in the Cascade Colors. Using US size 1.5 - 2.5mm needles. Will be about 300 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank">Miss Babs Yowza - Whatta Skein</a> in the Berlin colorway using US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Will be about 500 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank">Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Ulundi Sock</a> 100% superwash wool, in the 221B Oct 2013 Club Color using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. Will be about 350 yards when completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank">Vivid by Tin Can Knits</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> with US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Will be about 650 yards when completed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Future Knitting:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So Hibernating rolls to another 1800 yards. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Will still need another 700 yards to complete Stash Dash. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thinking about pulling out a deep hibernating sweater that's more than 40% finished. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Will knit 2 more pairs of socks between now and August 7th, so that'll be 600 yards easy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also thinking about starting a Barn Raising Quilt but that wouldn't be finished in time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Will have second Camp Loopy Project in there as well, hoping the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foolproof" target="_blank">Foolproof Cowl</a> will work for that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">New:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai/stash/manchester-sock-4" target="_blank">Into the Whirled Manchester in Tickled Pink</a></span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-73405894228637317172014-05-30T18:26:00.000-07:002014-06-03T09:36:23.228-07:00Episode 91: The Waiting Game<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOlslAA.x?p=1" width="720"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOlslAA" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Knittingsamurai</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the </span><span style="color: #44000e; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</a> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">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… </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wordpress:<a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a> will have the 10 most recent episodes, and a few select older episodes that will all feed to ITunes. </span></span><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">ITunes page</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-knit-girllls" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Stash Dash 2014</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">: </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">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.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/loopy-groupies" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Camp Loopy 2014</span></a> 6/1-6/30: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">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.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">He was Kicking Me Socks!!! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/loops--threads-luxury-sock" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Loops & Thread Luxury Sock</a> in the Balloon Colorway using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib socks.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/Stash%20Dash%202014:%20Every%20yard%20of%20yarn%20used%20from%205/23%20to%208/7%20counts%20toward%20your%20goal%20of%20knitting%20through%205K%20of%20yarn%20(5,468%20yards),%20WIPs%20count." target="_blank">Delivery Socks in case you want to see.</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oldest Anything Socks! </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-galaxy-color" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Regia Galaxy Color</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> 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!</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Vivid by TinCanKnits</a></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> with </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. All seamed up. Boarder?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mystik-spiral-socks" target="_blank">Mystik Spiral Socks by Josh Ryks</a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-bounce" target="_blank">Fibernympth Dyeworks Bounce</a> in Gnome Place Like Home Colorway. US size 0s -2.0mm needles. Went to 64 not 68 stitches. Not as intuitive as I expected.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/houdini-socks" target="_blank">Houdini Socks by Cat Bordhi</a>...interested in a knit-a-long?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.550000190734863px;">Trying to use the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#tags=rhinebeck2013&sort=added&user=KnittingSamurai" target="_blank">2013 Rhinebeck yarn</a> has been a great learning for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;">T's Bunny is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opal-sock-yarn-bunny-and-hat-set" target="_blank">Opal Sock Yarn Bunny and Hat Set by Susan B. Anderson</a> with some Rhinebeck yarn: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-bukavu-sock" target="_blank">Into The Whirled Bukavu Sock</a> in the Vegetable Medly colorway. Using US size 1 -2.25mm needles. Great pattern. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;">Thank you so much </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Jackie-Knits" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;" target="_blank">Jackie-Knits</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"> for the Baby Surprise Jacket!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><u><strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hibernating:</span></strong></u></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Miss </span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span> in Zombie Prom. Third section Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. 4th section is </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy-plus" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy Plus</span></span></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> 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 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Miss Babs Yowza</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> 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!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> using </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></div>
Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-37579710446127126932014-05-20T13:34:00.000-07:002014-05-20T13:34:34.517-07:00Episode 90: So happy!<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOkzHoA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOkzHoA" style="display:none"></embed>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">Steph is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Knittingsamurai</a> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the <a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>to see life before Ro. 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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wordpress:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to ITunes.</span></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ITunes page</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">Great Big Thank You to Steve of <a href="http://dramaticknits.com/" target="_blank">Dramaticknits</a> for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/DramaticKnits/blue-diamonds" target="_blank">this Lovely Blanket!</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">Oldest Anything Socks! </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-galaxy-color" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Galaxy Color</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> 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!</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">He was Kicking Me Socks!!! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/loops--threads-luxury-sock" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Loops & Thread Luxury Sock</a> in the Balloon Colorway using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib socks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">The </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss </span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span> in Zombie Prom. Third section Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. 4th section is </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy-plus" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy Plus</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"> 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 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 19th Square in progress.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</span></a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Miss Babs Yowza</span></a> 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!</span></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><u><strong></strong></u></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><u><strong>New Yarn:</strong></u></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-rios" target="_blank">Malabrigo Rios in Playa</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Holiday Wreath</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum’s Starter Socks are back in action.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cast on Feb 2010.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted to knit socks, but didn’t want to mess with toes and heels.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I got her started.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She never went any further.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Realized I’d knit them for her.</span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" style="background-color: white; color: #993322; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Patons Kroy Sock FX</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">color 57210. US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="line-height: 15.55px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.28px;"><strong><u>2014 Intentions:</u></strong></span></span><br />
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;">All 2013 </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#tags=rhinebeck2013&sort=added&user=KnittingSamurai" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Rhinebeck yarn purchases</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> prior to Rhinebeck 2014. Really </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">shouldn't</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;"> go if it’s not all knit up. 14 Skeins total. <b>-1 used</b></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dragonfly Fibers Traveler in Ruby with Peekaboo Mitts, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pear Hat and Beaded Fair Isle Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yowza! in Berlin with Denver Cowl</li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Miss Babs Yummy in Deep Sea Jellyfish with Tubularity</li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Into The Whirled Ulundi 221B with SockHead Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">Socks that Rock Mediumweight Hobbit Garden (finished)</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 Pairs of Socks -stripe, solid, patterned, etc. Some with after thought heels. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">-4 Completed</b></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.4;">Sugared Violets Socks (afterthought heel)</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Brick Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Snowflake Socks</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">3 pairs in process</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Pairs of Slippers: for Mum, Dad, LDZ, Nate, Me <b>-Zero!</b></span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for AB, Shary, Steve, Dad, UD <b>-1 of 5</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">1 pair for Dad</span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Sweaters for me, 2 for Ro, 2 for Thing 2 <b>-2 of 6</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Thing 2's are done, 2 Toddler Vests; LMFA Puffin & London Rico Yarn</span></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit More Hats (8 in 2013) <b>-YTD 9 hats!!!</b></span></li>
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<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Garter Earflap Hat for Thing 2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Windschief for me</span></span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Steve's Tweed Hat</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Argyle Lace Hat for me</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Rainbow Marley for Thing 2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Easy Peasy Newborn Hat x2</span></li>
<li style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Galatic Ruby Storm for Me</span></li>
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</ul>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-24343178425046321252014-05-10T03:45:00.000-07:002014-05-10T03:45:26.434-07:00Episode 89: It's Raining<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOj5kAA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOj5kAA" style="display:none"></embed><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Steph is the </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knittingsamurai</span></a></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>to see life before Ro. </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wordpress:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to ITunes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><strong>Knitting Time:</strong></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum’s Starter Socks are back in action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Cast on Feb 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>She wanted to knit socks, but didn’t want to mess with toes and heels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>So I got her started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>She never went any further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Realized I’d knit them for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Patons Kroy Sock FX</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color 57210. US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oldest Anything Socks! </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-galaxy-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Galaxy Color</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 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!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was Kicking Me Socks!!! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/loops--threads-luxury-sock" target="_blank">Loops & Thread Luxury Sock</a> in the Balloon Colorway using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib socks.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2906808/1-25" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting Pair Socks Contest</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> -Into The Whirled yarn (Winner's choice between 2 skeins).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2014/05/camp-loopy-glamping" target="_blank">Camp Loopy 2014!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss </span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span> in Zombie Prom. Third section Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. 4th section is </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy-plus" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy Plus</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 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 </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Miss Babs Yowza</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 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!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><strong>New Yarn:</strong></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fibernymph Dyeworks Preorders: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gnome Place Like Home in Fibernymph Dyeworks <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-bounce" target="_blank">Bounce Base.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frozen themed self-stripe in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-bedazzled" target="_blank">Bedazzled Base</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 17th Square in progress.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></div>
Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-36214021548237496842014-05-03T08:51:00.000-07:002014-05-03T08:51:20.157-07:00Episode 88: Crazy Linus<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOjozsA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOjozsA" style="display:none"></embed>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Steph is the </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knittingsamurai</span></a></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>to see life before Ro. </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wordpress:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to ITunes.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ITunes page<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></a><br />
<b><br /><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knitting Time:</span></u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2906808/1-25" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting Pair Socks Contest</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> -EXTENDED. Post a picture in the thread of your most inspired, interesting, crazy, wild socks between now and 5/9 when I'll next record and pull the winner for a skein of Into The Whirled yarn (Winner's choice between 2 skeins).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oldest Anything Socks! </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-galaxy-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Galaxy Color</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> circa July 2009! Color 1559 using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 top up Rib sock. Want a more rounded toe, cast on 32sts. Color flashing, which I typically dislike looks great in these since it's intentional! Go figure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum’s Starter Socks are back
in action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cast on Feb 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted to knit socks, but didn’t want to
mess with toes and heels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I got her
started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She never went any
further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Realized I’d knit them for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-kroy-socks-fx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patons Kroy Sock FX</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color 57210. US size 1.5s - 2.5mm needles.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beaded-fair-isle-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beaded Fair Isle Hat by Laura Irwin</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/boutique-knits" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boutique Knits</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dragonfly-fibers-traveller" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dragon Fly Fibers Traveller</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Ruby Ruby and </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/three-ewes-twisted-in-fiber-shepherd-dk" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber Shepard DK</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Galatic Storm. US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss </span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span> in Zombie Prom. Third section started with Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. Currently 30". Next section is </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy-plus" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy Plus</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Cooper Beach. 6 sections rather than the 7, have full skeins so I'll divid total yardage by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denver-cowl" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Denver Cowl by Veronica Parsons</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yowza---whatta-skein" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss Babs Yowza</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 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!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 17th Square in progress.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Questionable Socks?</span></div>
Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-15646983509357879252014-04-21T18:33:00.000-07:002014-04-21T18:33:24.322-07:00Episode 87: Intergalactic Planetary<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOiri8A.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOiri8A" style="display:none"></embed>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Steph is the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knittingsamurai</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>to see life before Ro. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wordpress:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to ITunes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/knitting-samurai-plus-1/id807800022?mt=2" target="_blank">ITunes page<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knitting Time:</span></span></span></u></u></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am totally on a sock jag! If you've been watching for a while you know I get like this, finished two pairs and have so much momentum. Want to cast on all the socks! To carry this forward thought I start an <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast/2906808/1-25" target="_blank">Interesting Pair Socks Contest</a>. Post a picture in the thread of your most inspired, interesting, crazy, wild socks between now and 5/2 when I'll next record and pull the winner for a skein of Into The Whirled yarn.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for Dad in </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-snowflake-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Snowflake Colors</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color way 7709 using US 0 - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 Rib. Blips of color, not fair isle effect or a colorwork effect of any sort to my eye.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal Socks I love: in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-4-fach---4-ply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal 4-Fach</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> colorway 7126 Maurer using US size 0s - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib. 32sts cast on for the toe.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oldest Anything Socks! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-galaxy-color" target="_blank">Regia Galaxy Color</a> circa July 2009! Color 1559 using US size 0s - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 top up Rib sock. Want a more rounded toe, cast on 32sts. Color flashing, which I typically dislike looks great in these since it's intentional! Go figure.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Miss </span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Zombie Prom. Third section started with Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. Will also include Inspiration Dyeworks. 6 sections rather than the 7, have full skeins so I'll divid total yardage by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peekaboo-mitts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Peekaboo Mitts by Abi Gregorio</span></a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dragonfly-fibers-traveller" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Dragonfly Fibers Traveller</span></a> in the Ruby, Ruby colorway using US size 7s 4.5mm needles. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beaded-fair-isle-hat" target="_blank">Beaded Fair Isle Hat by Laura Irwin</a> from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/boutique-knits" target="_blank">Boutique Knits</a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dragonfly-fibers-traveller" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Dragon Fly Fibers Traveller</span></a> in Ruby Ruby and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/three-ewes-twisted-in-fiber-shepherd-dk" target="_blank">Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber Shepard DK</a> in Galatic Storm. US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 17th Square in progress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><strong>Hibernating:</strong></u></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Questionable Socks?</div>
Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-3951565283221762352014-04-11T18:09:00.000-07:002014-04-11T18:09:49.300-07:00Episode 86: The Great Outdoors -sort of<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOhiUsA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOhiUsA" style="display:none"></embed><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Steph is the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knittingsamurai</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go to the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>to see life before Ro. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wordpress:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to ITunes.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knitting Time:</span></span></span></u></u></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Spinach. Second section in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Zombie Prom. Third section started with Miss Babs Yummy in Impatience. Will also include Inspiration Dyeworks. 6 sections rather than the 7, have full skeins so I'll divid total yardage by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for Dad in </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-snowflake-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Snowflake Colors</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color way 7709 using US 0 - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 Rib. Blips of color, not fair isle effect or a colorwork effect of any sort to my eye.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal Socks I love: in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-4-fach---4-ply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal 4-Fach</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> colorway 7126 Maurer using US size 0s - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib. 32sts cast on for the toe.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berroco Vintage</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 17th Square in progress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Questionable Socks?<br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Book Review:</span></u></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/the-wild-west-patterns-inspired-by-the-flora-fauna-geology--history-of-arizona" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Stephanie Tallent's New book The Wild West: Volume 1: Lace 1</span></span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Patterns retails on Rav for $20. Really like the details in the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bisbee-2" target="_blank">Bisbee</a> top. But by far my favorite is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamondback-2" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Diamonback Cowl</span></span></a> </span></span></span></div>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-87718413652435078122014-04-04T04:29:00.002-07:002014-04-04T04:29:30.199-07:00Episode 85: The Show of Clips<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOf1iUA.x?p=1" width="720"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOf1iUA" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Steph is the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knittingsamurai</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. There is
Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Knitting
Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic
you’d like in there. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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either go to the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>
to see life before Ro. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">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… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the
Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will have the 10 most
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal Socks I love: in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-4-fach---4-ply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opal 4-Fach</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> colorway 7126 Maurer using US size 0s - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mm needles for a 2x2 toe up Rib. 32sts cast on for the toe.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/toddler-t-shirt-vest-4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2nd Twin's T-Shirt Vest</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Sam Lamb for Jackie's little ones. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Into the Whirled Uluni </span></a>in the Courtly Frogs colorway</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/louet-gems-sport-weight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louet Gems Sport Weight</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Green Jay colorway. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">US size 7s - 4.5mm needles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cast on While Listening to </span><a href="http://craftlit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Craft Lit</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> used to be my favorite Audiopodcast. Went away for a couple years, and just picked it back up. Just as wonderful! The </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tubularity" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martina Behm's new pattern Tubularity!</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Using US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. First section wth </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-splendor-sock-yarn" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Drapper Makes Suff Splendor Sock Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Spinach. 4 Colors of </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/miss-babs-yummy-superwash-sock--baby-yarn---2-ply" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as well as an Inspiration Dyeworks. 6 sections rather than the 7, have full skeins so I'll divid total yardage by 6 rather than 7 to know how much to use of each.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Book Review:</span></u></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/the-wild-west-patterns-inspired-by-the-flora-fauna-geology--history-of-arizona" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephanie Tallent's New book The Wild West: Volume 1: Lace 1</span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Patterns retails on Rav for $20. By far my favorite is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamondback-2" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diamonback Cowl</span></a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u>2014 Intentions:</u></strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All 2013 </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#tags=rhinebeck2013&sort=added&user=KnittingSamurai"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Rhinebeck yarn purchases</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> prior to Rhinebeck 2014. Really shouldn’t go if it’s not all knit up. 14 Skeins total.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks that Rock Mediumweight Hobbit Garden </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Into The Whirled Ulundi 221B</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 Pairs of Socks -stripe, solid, patterned, etc. Some with after thought heels.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Grinch Socks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sugared Violets Socks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 pairs in process</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Pairs of Slippers: for Mum, Dad, LDZ, Nate, Me</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for AB, Shary, Steve, Dad, UD</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 pair in process</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Sweaters for me, 2 for Ro, 2 for Thing 2</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thing 2's are done, 2 Toddler Vests; LMFA Puffin & London Rico Yarn</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit More Hats (8 in 2013) -YTD 8 hats!!!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Garter Earflap Hat for Thing 2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Windschief for me</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Steve's Tweed Hat</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Argyle Lace Hat for me</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rainbow Marley for Thing 2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Easy Peasy Newborn Hat x2</span></li>
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Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-42368965834050946282014-03-23T18:12:00.001-07:002014-03-23T18:12:05.080-07:00Episode 84: Do You Like Socks? <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOejlsA.x?p=1" width="720"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOejlsA" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knittingsamurai</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blip and Blogger: </span></span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">will have the entire back catalog available for viewing in the Blip player, not on iTunes.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go way back and </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">check out the 33 episodes of the Expectant Knitter at </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Or you can go part way back to the beginning of the Plus 1 adventure, that started with Ro’s birth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Episode 1 is available here… </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Knitting Time:</span></span></u></u></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Steph's wearing... <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hitchhiker" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Hitchhiker Shawl</span></a> by Martina Behm in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai/stash/zien" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Desert Vista Dyeworks Zien in color I Could've Been A Super Hero </span></a>using all 438 yards with US size 4s 3.5mm needles.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugared Violets Socks in </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-felici" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit Picks Felici</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Sugared Violets color. Knit on US size 0s - 2.0mm needles. 2x2 rib. Following </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/afterthought-heel-socks" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LaLa's After Thought Heel Pattern.</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sock Classifieds for JKelly70.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for Dad in </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-snowflake-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Snowflake Colors</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color way 7709 using US 0 - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 Rib. Blips of color, not fair isle effect or a colorwork effect of any sort to my eye.</span></span></span></div>
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Opal Socks I love: in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/zwerger-garn-opal-4-fach---4-ply" target="_blank">Opal 4-Fach</a> colorway 7126 Maurer using US size 0s - <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/toddler-t-shirt-vest-4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">The 2nd Twin's T-Shirt Vest</span></a> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Sam Lamb for Jackie's little ones. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Into the Whirled Uluni </span></a>in the Courtly Frogs colorway</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/louet-gems-sport-weight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louet Gems Sport Weight</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Green Jay colorway. Not a fan of them together. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">US size 7s - 4.5mm needles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Berroco Vintage</span></a> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. Finished 13th Orange Square.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-7544052820249094272014-03-15T03:46:00.000-07:002014-03-15T03:46:57.390-07:00Episode 83: Shall We Get Acquainted<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYOdk24A.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYOdk24A" style="display:none"></embed><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steph is the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knittingsamurai</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go way back and </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">check out the 33 episodes of the Expectant Knitter at </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Or you can go part way back to the beginning of the Plus 1 adventure, that started with Ro’s birth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Episode 1 is available here… </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Blip Thing:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going forward the podcast will be hosted through the NEW wordpress blog: </span></span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>If you watch through Itunes, you’ll need to go in and re-subscribe to the podcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just search for “Knitting Samurai” and the two versions (Blips & Wordpress) will pop-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>You want to subscribe to the new grey icon, not the original purple one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>That will ensure that you don’t miss an episode when Blip stops feeding itunes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving to wordpress will only allow for hosting the 10 most current episodes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Ideally I’d love them all to be up there, but the hosting fees would be exorbitant for something that I do as a hobby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The yearly cost of hosting 10 episodes at my current file size, seemed very reasonable to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wordpress: </span></span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to Itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blip and Blogger: </span></span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">will have the entire back catalog available for viewing in the Blip player, not on itunes.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Knitting Time:</span></span></u></u></span></b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddler-t-shirt-vest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toddler T-Shirt Vest</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Sam Lamb for Thing 2! Using</span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rico-design-essentials-soft-merino-aran" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Rico Designs Essentials Soft Merino Aran</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> that I got in London this summer. Main color is 036 Royal Navy, then 038 Navy Blue, and highlights of 049 Teal. US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai/toddler-t-shirt-vest-4" target="_blank">The 2nd Twin's T-Shirt Vest</a> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Sam Lamb for Jackie's little ones. Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank">Into the Whirled Uluni </a>in the Courtly Frogs colorway</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/louet-gems-sport-weight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louet Gems Sport Weight</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Green Jay colorway. Not a fan of them together. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">US size 7s - 4.5mm needles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugared Violets Socks in </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-felici" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit Picks Felici</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Sugared Violets color. Knit on US size 0s - 2.0mm needles. 2x2 rib. Following </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/afterthought-heel-socks" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LaLa's After Thought Heel Pattern.</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sock Classifieds for JKelly70.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brought the Vivid back to life! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Berroco Vintage</span></a> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. Finished 12th Green square.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Socks for Dad in </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-snowflake-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regia Snowflake Colors</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color way 7709 using US 0 - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 Rib. Blips of color, not fair isle effect or a colorwork effect of any sort to my eye.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> using </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Questionable Socks?</span></span></span></div>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364696639958324855.post-81844704388796881292014-03-02T04:38:00.001-08:002014-03-02T04:38:39.132-08:00Episode 82: Project Overload<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYObvUUA.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYObvUUA" style="display:none"></embed>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Steph is the </span></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Knittingsamurai</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> on Ravelry and Instagram. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! We just crossed over 1,000 members!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I’m easy going.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go way back and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">check out the 33 episodes of the Expectant Knitter at </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Or you can go part way back to the beginning of the Plus 1 adventure, that started with Ro’s birth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Episode 1 is available here… </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Going forward the podcast will be hosted through the NEW wordpress blog: </span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>If you watch through Itunes, you’ll need to go in and re-subscribe to the podcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just search for “Knitting Samurai” and the two versions (Blips & Wordpress) will pop-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>You want to subscribe to the new grey icon, not the original purple one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>That will ensure that you don’t miss an episode when Blip stops feeding itunes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving to wordpress will only allow for hosting the 10 most current episodes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Ideally I’d love them all to be up there, but the hosting fees would be exorbitant for something that I do as a hobby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The yearly cost of hosting 10 episodes at my current file size, seemed very reasonable to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Wordpress: </span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to Itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blip and Blogger: </span></span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">will have the entire back catalog available for viewing in the Blip player, not on itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddler-t-shirt-vest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Toddler T-Shirt Vest</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> by Sam Lamb for Thing 2! Using</span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rico-design-essentials-soft-merino-aran" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Rico Designs Essentials Soft Merino Aran</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> that I got in London this summer. Main color is 036 Royal Navy, then 038 Navy Blue, and highlights of 049 Teal. US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddler-t-shirt-vest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Puffin Vest</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> by Sam Lamb for Thing 2! Cast on and finished the first sweater for him! Using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts in Show Stopper</a> in Puffin Colorway. Christmas Gift from Dad, Knit by Mom, for Thing 2. Held yarn double and just love it! Pleasent surprise! </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">US size 7s - 4.5mm needles. Free Pattern.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cast on a second pair of </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-slippers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magic Slippers by Carol Hegwer</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-happy-camper" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fibernymph Dye Works Happy Camper club</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> color Look Into Their Eyes for Ro. Again with US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. Mods here: Held double for the sole only. Knit sole 5.5" before toe decrease. 6" foot. Finished and he ran away with it. I did tell him it was for him! Really is a bit too small. Will figure out the slipper thing. Patternwhisper recommended a pair, so may try those next.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Steph is the </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingSamurai"><span style="color: #993322; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Knittingsamurai</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> on Ravelry and Instagram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is Ravelry Discussion Group for this podcast <span style="color: #993322;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-samurai-plus-1-podcast" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Knitting Samurai Plus 1</span></a> </span>please join! We just crossed over 1,000 members!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feel free to start any topic you’d like in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m easy going.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you want to catch up on the episodes released prior to this, you can either go way back and </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">check out the 33 episodes of the Expectant Knitter at </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";"><a href="http://www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #44000e; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.expectantknitter.blogspot.com</span></a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Or you can go part way back to the beginning of the Plus 1 adventure, that started with Ro’s birth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Episode 1 is available here… <a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/2011/09/episode-1-and-it-begins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">the Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Episode 1.</span></a> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not comfortable walking away from Itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally I watch podcasts through Itunes, and I can see that 2/3rds of you watch me there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Going forward the podcast will be hosted through the NEW wordpress blog: </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you watch through Itunes, you’ll need to go in and re-subscribe to the podcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just search for “Knitting Samurai” and the two versions (Blips & Wordpress) will pop-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want to subscribe to the new grey icon, not the original purple one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That will ensure that you don’t miss an episode when Blip stops feeding itunes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving to wordpress will only allow for hosting the 10 most current episodes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ideally I’d love them all to be up there, but the hosting fees would be exorbitant for something that I do as a hobby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The yearly cost of hosting 10 episodes at my current file size, seemed very reasonable to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wordpress: </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will have the 10 most recent episodes, and feed them to Itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blip and Blogger: </span><a href="http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://knittingsamuraiplus1.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will have the entire back catalog available for viewing in the Blip player, not on itunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brought the Vivid back to life! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vivid-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Vivid by TinCanKnits</span></a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintagetm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Berroco Vintage</span></a> in US size 7s, 4.5mm needles. 10 squared completed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Windschief Hat: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/blue-moon-fiber-arts-socks-that-rock-mediumweight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Socks That Rock Mediumweight</span></a> in Hobbit Garden left and I wanted to a knit a correct <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/windschief" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Windschief hat</span></a> by Stephen West. Since this is a sport weight, knitting the smallest size on US size 3s - 3.25mm needles is about right. Knitting for 4.5" then crown decreases.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And after that I still had some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/blue-moon-fiber-arts-socks-that-rock-mediumweight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Socks That Rock Mediumweight</span></a> in Hobbit Garden left so I cast on for a pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-slippers" target="_blank">Magic Slippers by Carol Hegwer</a> using a second color of STR medium, Grasshopper. Made some mods here: Went up to a US size 3 3.25mm needle since that's what I'd been using and this is sport not fingering weight. Made sole 3" long before toe decreases.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And after that....I still has some left! So I knit a striped baby hat to match the magic slippers. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-baby-hat-2" target="_blank">Simple Baby Hat by Alison Williams.</a> Again with US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/blue-moon-fiber-arts-socks-that-rock-mediumweight" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Socks That Rock Mediumweight</span></a> in Hobbit Garden and Grasshopper another Rhinebeck yarn, but Rhinebeck 2012. Modified and knit garter flat. Really used pattern for stitch counts, measurements, and crown decreases. And at last the Hobbit Garden was exhausted!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cast on a second pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-slippers" target="_blank">Magic Slippers by Carol Hegwer</a> the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fibernymph-dye-works-happy-camper" target="_blank">Fibernymph Dye Works Happy Camper club</a> color Look Into Their Eyes for Ro. Again with US size 3s - 3.25mm needles. Mods here: Held double for the sole only. Knit sole 5.5" before toe decrease. 6" foot. Finished and he ran away with it. I did tell him it was for him! Really is a bit too small. Will figure out the slipper thing. Patternwhisper recommended a pair, so may try those next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Socks for Dad in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/regia-snowflake-color" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Regia Snowflake Colors</span></a> color way 7709 using US 0 - 2.0mm needles for a 2x2 Rib. Blips of color, not fair isle effect or a colorwork effect of any sort to my eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddler-t-shirt-vest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Toddler T-Shirt Vest</span></a> by Sam Lamb for Thing 2! First sweater for him! Using<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rico-design-essentials-soft-merino-aran" target="_blank"> Rico Designs Essentials Soft Merino Aran</a> that I got in London this summer. Main color is 036 Royal Navy, then 038 Navy Blue, and highlights of 049 Teal. US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. Free Pattern.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sockhead Hat! with Rhinebeck Yarn! double intention. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Sockhead hat by Kelly McClure</span></a> using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/into-the-whirled-ulundi-sock" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Into the Whirled Ulundi Yarn</span></a> in the October 2013 Club Colorway 221B. Fitting Sherlock is on. Using US size 2.5 - 3.0mm needles. We'll see.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span>New Yarn:</strong></u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stealer</a> in Drag Queen colorway</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-spotlight" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Spotlight</a> in No Good Deed colorway</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brickless" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Brickless</span></a> with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/KnittingSamurai/stash/traveller-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">DragonFly Fibers Traveller in the Spooky Colorway</span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddler-t-shirt-vest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Toddler T-Shirt Vest</span></a> using sock yarn held double </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Hibernating:</span></strong></u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Slippers! First 1 for me is finished. Don't really understand them. </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seamless-salomas-slippers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Arial;">Seamless Salomas Slipper </span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pattern by Megan Williams. Holding </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/inspiration-dyeworks-fluffy" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Arial;">Inspiration Dyeworks Fluffy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> held double in the Turquoise Thunder Colorway. US size 6s - 4.0mm needles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Purple Socks just started are in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-felici" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">Knit Picks Felici</span></a> in Sugared Violets color. Knit on US size 0s - 2.0mm needles. 2x2 rib. Following <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/afterthought-heel-socks" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc3300;">LaLa's After Thought Heel Pattern.</span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Questionable Socks?</span>Knitting Samuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412756674494077729noreply@blogger.com0