Episode 17

Episode 17

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

Off the Needles
Basic Cuff up Mittens - free pattern by Patti Pierce Stone

Brainstorming

Peeta: free garter stitch, short row shawl pattern- mixes worsted and fingering weight yarns on size 8s

Tony the monster from the book More KnitWits which I got from the library. The pattern is by Katie Boyette. Shown in blue and black stripes. Super cute. I can see my nephews liking him.

Boot Toppers- I’m contemplating just creating my own pattern. I figure I’ll measure the circumference of my upper calf, do a gauge swatch, and then just whip together a very basic ribbed and cabled pattern.

From the Armchair

Urban Forest Knits

• 5 pattern collection in eBook by Judy Marples 
• Definitely take a look at this pattern collection! It would be a great addition to your library.
• Don’t forget that this eBook is one of the prizes available for the Sept/Oct section of our holiday KAL

Dishcloth Diva by Deb Buckingham

• This book features 20 patterns. I mentioned a few of my favorites. Well worth a look. Dishcloths are quick easy knit, would be great for some holiday gift sets, and are a great palette cleanser!
• This is available as an ebook through Cooperative Press for $9.95 US or you can get the book and ebook versions together for $15.95 plus shipping.

Events
The first ever Down Cellar Studio Knit-a-Long is in progress! We are up to 42 finished objects entered in Round 1 so far! Nearing the end of Round 1 so get those projects finished and entered before October 31st.

We have two Rounds of the KAL
1. Objects started on/after September 1st and finished by October 31st.
2. Objected started on/after November 1st and finished by December 31st.

Prizes be awarded by choosing using Random Number Generator at the end of each KAL.

Two prizes to announce so far for Round 1

• OhLoops Skein of Yarn- Prize http://www.ravelry.com/groups/ohloops
• Urban Forest Knits eBook provided by Judy Marples. 5 pattern ebook with gorgeous patterns, which I will review on next week’s show. Will link to the ebook in the show notes, so check it out before then! Great patterns. I’m already itching to cast one on!

For Round 2, I have the following prizes:

• The Crafter’s Guide to Taking Great Photos by Heidi Adnum
• Oak Grove Mitts by Alana Dakos

NY Sheep and Wool in Rhinebeck - October 20 & 21st
· Podcaster Meet-up: Saturday at 1p on the Hill near the entrance in the same spot as the Ravelry Meet-up which will be from 12p-1p.

Podcasters Attending:

Maria- Subway Knits Podcast 
Kristin- Yarngasm Podcast 
Sharon- TVKnitting Podcast 
Jen- Commuter Knitter Podcast 
Jen- Down Cellar Studio Podcast 
Karrie - Knit Purl Gurl Podcast 
Lori- Happy Crafter 207 Podcast 
Ellen and Jan from the TwinSet Design Podcast 
Tammy- The Proverbial Knitter 
Allison- Hollywood Knitter Podcast 
Laura- Apocalyptic Diner Podcast 
Emily from Watcha Swatchin Videocast 
Carin- Round the Twist Videocast 
Laura & Leslie- Knit Girllls Videocast 
Kim- Craft Stash Videocast 
Diane- Knitabulls Videocast 
Aimee and Darren- Knitting in Circles Videocast 
Amy & Megan- Stockinette Zombies Videocast 
Jadee- Twisted Strands Videocast 
Tina- Knitting Blooms Videocast 
Carolyn- Girlfriends Knitting Videocast 
Lisa- 90% Knitting Videocast 
Kari & Sue- Two Tangled Skeins Videocast 
Wendy & Sheila- Knit1HeartToo Videocast 
Vicki- DragonflySoars Videocast 
Kathryn & Michelle- 3 Stitches Videocast 
Julia- Sticks & Stones Videocast 
Melissa & Shawn- His & Hers Videocast 
Stephanie- Knitting Samurai Plus 1 Videocast 
Nicholette- 20 Minute Thrifty Knitter Videocast

My podcast buttons came in the mail. I ordered them from Tiny Peach Buttons on Etsy- super reasonably priced and I love how they came out, so check out that seller if you’re in the market for some pins.

Crafty Adventures

Last Saturday was woodchopping weekend at my house!
Boys- chop wood
Girls- made some food, sewing and knitting by the fire inside.

Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial

On a Happy Note

Fitting into smaller jeans (2 sizes smaller!) Hooray!

Quote of the Week

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
-George Eliot


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

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