Episode 13- Back to the Coast

Thanks for checking out Episode 13!


This Week’s Segments Included:
On the Needles
Off the Needles
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
Life in Focus
Events
Crafty Adventures
On a Happy Note
Knitting in Passing
Quote of the Week

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On the Needles

Rocky Coast Cardigan

• Quince and Co Lark- Storm Colorway
• Size 11 Needles (10 ½ for the sleeve cuffs) in order to get gauge
• Have about 5 inches down from the underarms now and I need 13” before I switch to the bottom ribbing.
• Love this pattern! Have I mentioned that??

Color Affection Shawl by Veera Välimäki

Needles- US Size 6’s
Ultra Alpaca Fine

• Turquoise Mix (light teal)- main color which I’ve cast on
• Gray- Contrast color- stripe for section 2
• Ocean Mix (darker teal)- stripe with others for section 3 and do the final border

Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth

Off the Needles

Heirloom Baby Blanket by Madeline Tosh

• Yarn: TMA Yarn Soft Creations- Acrylic Yarn
• Size 9 Needles
• SO HAPPY THIS IS DONE

Peekaboo Mitts
Free pattern by Abi Connors
Berocco Ultra Alpaca in a Light Blue

Size 6 DPNs made these slightly smaller than the pattern calls for.

Brainstorming

Well, as you may have noticed, I didn’t get to 2 of my Ravellenics projects that were supposed to be Christmas gifts:
Crochet Tulle Scrubbies by Nadine Borovicka (Free Ravelry Download)
Odd Ends Cuff by Carina Spencer (Free Ravelry Download)
So I’d like to get a start on those...

I did attempt the Odd Ends Cuff. I had trouble w/ the half linen stitch... this video helped immensely!

Half Linen Stitch Video

Next up on my mental list are definitely some smaller, quickly gratifying holiday knits.

Would you like to participate in a forum about holiday knitting? A KAL? A swap? A challenge? Come over and chat in the Ravelry group or post a comment here on the blog.

From the Armchair

This week I reviewed Wearwithall: Knits for Your Life
which I received a review copy of from the publishing team.

This book retails for $21.95 US and can be ordered through their webpage which I will link to in the show notes.

A few of my favorite patterns.

Socks by Theresa Gaffey
Mittens also by Theresa Gaffey
Hats by Martha Alvarado
Toddler’s Cardigan by Gretchen Funk


Overall I think this book is really well done. If you have a family you knit for, if you’re looking for some staple pieces to round out your own wardrobe or if you do a lot of gift knitting I think this would be a good addition to your library. And I would say this is especially true for a newer knitter who maybe doesn’t already have a copy of some of these more classic patterns in their library.

Life in Focus

Photography blogs I get inspiration from:

Elizabeth Kartchener- Dear Lizzy Blog

• She uses a variety of different cameras in addition to her Canon 5D Mark II, which is a pretty high end, professional digital SLR.
• Did a post in July about photography for your summer trip. And often talks about how she shoots and sometimes, as in this post, puts the actual camera settings into the text so that you can see how she set up her shot.
• I find these kinds of “creative people who take great photos” kind of blogs more inspiring than a photographer’s blog because while the photography quality and inspiration is still there I also get a lot of additional inspiration. With Liz, its how she puts her outfits together, the fun things she does for her girls- like making them gorgeous crowns and cakes and things for their birthdays, and how she decorates- both for every day life and for parties.
• So I recommend you go over and give her blog a look- even if you’re not a scrapbooker. Its great eye candy!

Tara Whitney- Justbeblogged

• Read her philosophy- http://tarawhitney.com/justbeblogged/my-philosophy/ 
• I absolutely love Tara’s style. I love her approach of doing family portraits IN the family’s home. In their ordinary setting. And while some of their homes are particularly lovely- it doesn’t even really matter, because the way she does it and some of the effects she uses on the photos makes it look enchanting.

Events

Slow Cloth Talk

A Talk with Leonore Alaniz on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 7pm at the Eliot School, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

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The Greater Boston Yarn Crawl 2012
Friday, September 28 though Sunday, September 30.

• I will definitely be going- just not 100% sure which day. If anyone else will be in the area that weekend and would like to meet up for shopping and/or lunch or a drink, message me!
• Ravelry Group
• Webpage

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Stitches East
October 11-14
Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT

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NY Sheep and Wool in Rhinebeck  
October 20 & 21
Workshop Schedule is posted!
Vendors posted

Please let me know if you’re planning to go and if you’d like to meet up.

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FIBER FESTIVAL OF NEW ENGLAND
The third annual Fiber Festival of New England will take place Nov. 3 & 4, 2012 in West Springfield, Mass.


Crafty Adventures

• Work continues with the sanding of the cabinets

On a Happy Note

• I got a new computer!!! An iMac!

Knitting in Passing

Check this out- a yarn bombed plane!


Quote of the Week

• “...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.” ― Julia Child

I’ll be back again in 2 weeks- but in the meantime, feel free to reach out to me!

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