26 April, 2012

Episode 151A: Special- Knit-topia-At the Retreat

No show notes for this one. Photos can be found of the retreat here and of the sweater here.

Episode 151: Grandma



You can listen here
Weigh in:

Finished: Shazam Socks
Shazam socks

Ball Sack,

2 dishrags
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Still going: Rams & Yowes, Medallion bag,

Started: Handspun Sweater
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Songbird Shawlette

Fiber Exercise:

Suzie’s Fiber
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Green Fiber
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Dragon Fly Fiber
Highland Handmades- Roo got hungry, silk bits

Wheel Whisperer! Cleaning wheels
Portion control:

I did well! Never went to Mary Maxim’s, did hit Jo-Ann’s though, but softly.

Goodie bag

Prizes- color card, Hipster

Yarn swaps- 2 sweaters worth of yarn!!

Cooking School:

Classes I taught:

Dye Work- Self striping (Loom and swift), gradient yarns (swift and ball), spot dyeing with liquid and egg dyes, blanks, dry dyeing and regular squirt painting.
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Steeking- Sweater from a thrift store, actual project.
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In the Kitchen:

Amazing food!

Love infused granola- Michelle

Cold veggie pizza-Sue

Vegetarian chili-Tina

Mock lasagna- Lynn

Crepes with lemon- Margaret

Lemon cookies from a cake mix- Laura

Bobby Flay Harvest margaritas- Angela

Pot Luck:

Poinsettia Wreath-Angela
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Lots of socks- everyone

Sweater blocking- Linda

Drill Sergeant:

A week- How did it go?

Asked by LouisejHunt- Do you name your weapons?

This might be the last cast with Sarge for a while.

Taste Testing:

Finished Shawl 1 at Merino- Blocked.
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Norwegian- LOVE!

A La Carte:

Swirl sweater- Winter Waves- Knit! Swirl book
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FluffyDogOwner- Sorry for the name screw up!

Recipes:

Tom Tom- South Park and 90 yr old Hungarian woman

Shitty day at the retreat house

Sarge stole me away

7 steps to going to bed

Trash Diving-
Oh darning! socks

Pompeii’s Pizzeria

Alpaca Farm
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Laughter and fun

Buffalo Farm
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Lunch on the way home- Met Amy’s mom!

On the Menu:

Bear’s wedding

Deployment ceremony

Fiber Train

Stitches Midwest

Knittin’ in the Mitten

Gadget Corner:

Salad Spinner

09 April, 2012

Episode 150: What Segments?



You can listen here
Weigh in:

Barn storming square-
Barn Raising Square #1
Shazam socks-
Shazam sock
Rams &Yowes-
Rams & Yowes
Chelsea- not touched

Portion control:

Trifecta of Awesome Fiber club
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M. Sotherden Art Glass Stitch markers

Fiber Exercise:

Ordered corresponding color from Into the Whirled- spun it up- resting
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My exercise:

Yoga and deep breathing

Cooking School:

Knit-a long- Medallion Bag!- I have decided on Patons classic wool in Peacock and Winter White. You can purchase the pattern here for $8.30.

Stranded knitting flat- Not a pleasure!

In the Kitchen:
Parm bites!

Tube of Grand’s

Butter

Chopped garlic

Parmesan cheese

Bake Temp on package about 8-10 minutes

Pot Luck:

Little Cinnamon

Wrapsody in Blue

Spring Break Katika

Drill Sergeant:

Flash light poster
iPod woe


Taste Testing:
Finishing Shawl with these fibers.
Merino
Masham

A La Carte:

Kalinumba

Recipes:

Favorite numbers-Narcissistic numbers

Fiber day in Fennville/South Haven – 
Quilt Shop
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Alpaca farm.
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8 ounces of alpaca
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Beautiful Garden!
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Clemintines
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Needle in a Haystack
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8 sig’nits- Acorns
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Flying Saucer of wool
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T-Shirt for Sarge

Wanted a basket & a coffee mug

On the Menu:

Knit-Topia

Bear’s wedding

Stitches Midwest

Knittin’ in the Mitten

Gadget Corner:

Scrap ma bob
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