Episode 152: Sneezy, Wheezy Sheila

Our WIPs this week include Sheila's Clapotis and Wendy's Star Leaves wedding shawl. The only FO featured is Sheila's Rye socks (worsted weight). Wendy shows significant progress spinning her Fiber Optic Gradient braid and gives a detailed look at her Travel Kate discussed last week. We draw a winner for the Annika Cowl pattern.

SHOW NOTES

KAL/CAL:  We are hosting a Stash Busting KAL/CAL for the month of March! Post a pic of your finished project made from yarn purchased at least 6 months ago in the March Stash Busters Thread and get that stash under control!  A winner will be drawn at the end of the month.

On The Dance Card:

Wendy is working on:

Star Leaves Shawl by Jenny Johnson Johnen (will be a wedding shawl) in Enchanted Knoll Farms lace with stellina.

Aquaphobia Socks by Crystal Flanagan in Into The Whirled Pakkoku sock in the Muse pooling colorway.

Sheila is working on:

Clapotis by Kate Gilbert in Seacost Handpainted Silk and Ivory

Rate Your Date:

Sheila finished:

Rye Socks by Tincanknits (free on Rav) in Dream in Color Classy in the Go Go Grassy colorway, and Classic Elite Liberty Wool in the green colorway.

Whirlwind Romance:

Wendy is currently spinning Fiber Optic gradient braid in merino/silk in the Blackbird color way.

Future Dates:

Wendy will be knitting:

North Shore by Tincanknits in the yarn she purchased from Webs.

Sheila will be knitting:

All of her ongoing WIPS.

Baubles & Bling:

Wendy showed:

Southpass Beads Miyuki crystal AB seed beads with silver lining.

Wendy also received an advance look at Stephannie Tallent's new western-themed pattern eBook, which we will eventually review and give away!

Gossip & Innuendo:

We are going to start a KAL in April of the Annika Cowl pattern.  We will open a thread on the Ravelry group in April.

Conn Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT 4/26/14.  Sheila and I plan on attending if possible.

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival at Gore Place, Waltham, MA 4/26/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Maryland Sheep and Wool 2014 at Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD, 5/3-5/4/2014.  Wendy plans on attending.

NH Sheep and Wool at Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH 5/10-5/11/14.  Wendy plans on attending with her family.

Webs Tent Sale at Webs Yarn Store, Northampton, MA, 5/17-5/18/14.  Wendy plans to attend on Saturday.

MA Sheep and Wool at Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 5/24-5/25/14.  Sheila may attend, Wendy will be unable to attend.

VT Sheep and Wool at Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 10/4-10/5/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Stitches East in Hartford, CT 10/9-10/12/14.  Wendy plans on attending the Saturday marketplace.

Rhinebeck at Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 10/18-10/19/14.  We plan on attending for the weekend.

New England Fiber Festival at Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, 11/1-11/2/14.  Wendy plans on attending.

ANNIKA COWL CONTEST

We drew a winner!  We will forward the winner's name to designer Suzanne Morrison Gavreau.

Episode 151: Unintentionally Left Blank

Oops! Forgot the title for this one! This week's WIPs include Sheila's worsted weight socks and Wendy's Star Leaves shawl. Sheila has a half finished project in one of her worsted weight socks. Baubles and Bling include a Stitched by Jessalu bag. This week, Wendy finally spins after a long hiatus, and shows an Into The Whirled FO and Fiber Optic spinning in progress. We draw a winner for the Grime Guard contest.

SHOW NOTES

IMPORTANT:  Our feed has changed to http://feeds.feedburner.com/knit1hearttoo.  This means you may need to adjust your aggregator.

KAL/CAL:  We are hosting a Stash Busting KAL/CAL for the month of March! Post a pic of your finished project made from yarn purchased at least 6 months ago in the March Stash Busters Thread and get that stash under control!  A winner will be drawn at the end of the month.

On The Dance Card:

Wendy is working on:

Star Leaves Shawl by Jenny Johnson Johnen (will be a wedding shawl) in Enchanted Knoll Farms lace with stellina.

Sheila is working on:

Rye Socks by Tincanknits (free on Rav) in Dream in Color Classy in the Go Go Grassy colorway, and Classic Elite Liberty Wool in the green colorway.

Rate Your Date:

Sheila finished:

One Rye sock!

Whirlwind Romance:

At long last, Wendy spun:

Into the Whirled Masham in The Woods color way.  The last of three skeins, each spun in a different way.

Wendy is currently spinning Fiber Optic gradient braid in merino/silk in the Blackbird color way.

Future Dates:

Wendy will be knitting:

North Shore by Tincanknits in the yarn she purchased from Webs.

Sheila will be knitting:

All of her ongoing WIPS.

Baubles & Bling:

Wendy showed:

Stitched by Jessalu beehive print wedge bag.  Love!

Progress on the cross stitch sampler from ModernFolk

Gossip & Innuendo:

Conn Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT 4/26/14.  Sheila and I plan on attending if possible.

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival at Gore Place, Waltham, MA 4/26/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Maryland Sheep and Wool 2014 at Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD, 5/3-5/4/2014.  Wendy plans on attending.

NH Sheep and Wool at Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH 5/10-5/11/14.  Wendy plans on attending with her family.

Webs Tent Sale at Webs Yarn Store, Northampton, MA, 5/17-5/18/14.  Wendy plans to attend on Saturday.

MA Sheep and Wool at Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 5/24-5/25/14.  Sheila may attend, Wendy will be unable to attend.

VT Sheep and Wool at Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 10/4-10/5/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Stitches East in Hartford, CT 10/9-10/12/14.  Wendy plans on attending the Saturday marketplace.

Rhinebeck at Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 10/18-10/19/14.  We plan on attending for the weekend.

New England Fiber Festival at Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, 11/1-11/2/14.  Wendy plans on attending.

ANNIKA COWL CONTEST

Win a copy of the latest design by KnittingKnirvana (Suzanne Morrison Gavreau), a cute chevron cowl that will help you use up those scraps of colorful yarn lying around!  Come post in the contest thread and we will draw a winner in next week!

We drew a winner for the Grime Guard contest.  Contect Wendy on Ravelry with your information!

Episode 150: It's All About (Deleted)!!

This week's feature WIPs include the Clapotis, worsted weight socks, the never-ending Fuse Cardigan and the Star Leaves wedding shawl. FOs include a modified sockhead hat, felted clogs, the Duotone cowl and the Insulate dalek hat. Baubles and Bling this week featured the last two club offerings from the Hello Yarn fiber club. We did not draw a winner for the Grime Guard contest this week because we want to give more time. We started a new contest to win an Annika Cowl pattern by KnittingKnirvana!

SHOW NOTES

IMPORTANT:  Our feed has changed to http://feeds.feedburner.com/knit1hearttoo.  This means you may need to adjust your aggregator.

KAL/CAL:  We are hosting a Stash Busting KAL/CAL for the month of March! Post a pic of your finished project made from yarn purchased at least 6 months ago in the March Stash Busters Thread and get that stash under control!  A winner will be drawn at the end of the month.

On The Dance Card:

Wendy is working on:

Fuse by Veronik Avery in Reynolds Revue, red color way (this yarn is discontinued).

Star Leaves Shawl by Jenny Johnson Johnen (will be a wedding shawl) in Enchanted Knoll Farms lace with stellina.

Sheila is working on:

Clapotis by Kate Gilbert (free on Rav) in Seacoast Handpainted Silk and Ivory in the Antique color way.

Rye Socks by Tincanknits (free on Rav) in Dream in Color Classy in the Go Go Grassy colorway, and Classic Elite Liberty Wool in the green colorway.

Rate Your Date:

Wendy finished:

Duotone Cowl by Orange Flower Yarn in Mad Color Fiber Arts Swoon base, the Campfire colorway, and Cascade Epiphany in purple.

Insulate Hat by Amy van de Laar in MadelineTosh DK in the Magnolia Leaf and Magenta colorways.

Sheila finished:

Sockhead Hat (modified)

Felted Clogs by Bev Galeskas

Whirlwind Romance:

None this week.  Wendy plans to try and spin at least 15 minutes a week this year, but so far has failed in keeping up with that resolution!

Future Dates:

Wendy will be knitting:

North Shore by Tincanknits in the yarn she purchased from Webs.

Sheila will be knitting:

All of her ongoing WIPS.

Baubles & Bling:

Wendy showed:

Hello Yarn Fiber Club offerings for January:  Rusting Scales on Rambouillet, and February:  Village Smithy on BFL and Silk.

Summer Garden Trellis by Mary Burris (about $5 on Rav)

Annika Cowl by Suzanne Morrison Gavreau ($3 on Rav)

Gossip & Innuendo:

North Shore Yarn Crawl, Massachusetts, 3/13-3/16, various yarn stores.  Sheila may attend with a friend, Wendy is skipping this year.

Conn Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT 4/26/14.  Sheila and I plan on attending if possible.

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival at Gore Place, Waltham, MA 4/26/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Maryland Sheep and Wool 2014 at Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD, 5/3-5/4/2014.  Wendy plans on attending.

NH Sheep and Wool at Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH 5/10-5/11/14.  Wendy plans on attending with her family.

Webs Tent Sale at Webs Yarn Store, Northampton, MA, 5/17-5/18/14.  Wendy plans to attend on Saturday.

MA Sheep and Wool at Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 5/24-5/25/14.  Sheila may attend, Wendy will be unable to attend.

VT Sheep and Wool at Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 10/4-10/5/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Stitches East in Hartford, CT 10/9-10/12/14.  Wendy plans on attending the Saturday marketplace.

Rhinebeck at Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 10/18-10/19/14.  We plan on attending for the weekend.

New England Fiber Festival at Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, 11/1-11/2/14.  Wendy plans on attending.

ANNIKA COWL CONTEST

Win a copy of the latest design by KnittingKnirvana (Suzanne Morrison Gavreau), a cute chevron cowl that will help you use up those scraps of colorful yarn lying around!  Come post in the contest thread and we will draw a winner in two weeks!

KNITTING GEISHA GRIME GUARD CONTEST EXTENDED!!

Are you one of our viewers who also likes cross stitch?  Come post in our contest thread and tell us what you are cross stitching now (or plan to cross stitch), and you can win a grime guard for an 8x8 Q-snap frame next week!!

Episode 149: Survivor: Blip Edition

WIPs this week include the Sockhead Hat, Felted Clogs, Star Leaves Shawl, Insulate Hat and Duotone Cowl. We had no FOs this week, although Sheila had one clog knitted up. Baubles and Bling included needles and yarn from our girls' weekend to Webs, and a cross stitching Grime Guard from KnittingGeisha on etsy. We announced the winners of the February Stash Busting thread, the Ravellenics thread and the Two Grey Dogs Designs contest. We are starting a new Stash Busting thread for March and will give away a Grime Guard next week.

SHOW NOTES

IMPORTANT:  Our feed has changed to http://feeds.feedburner.com/knit1hearttoo.  This means you may need to adjust your aggregator.

KAL/CAL:  We are hosting a Stash Busting KAL/CAL for the month of March! Post a pic of your finished project made from yarn purchased at least 6 months ago in the March Stash Busters Thread and get that stash under control!  A winner will be drawn at the end of the month.

On The Dance Card:

Wendy is working on:

Fuse by Veronik Avery in Reynolds Revue, red color way (this yarn is discontinued).

Duotone Cowl by Orange Flower Yarn in Mad Color Fiber Arts Swoon base, the Campfire colorway, and Cascade Epiphany in purple.

Insulate Hat by Amy van de Laar in MadelineTosh DK in the Magnolia Leaf and Magenta colorways.

Star Leaves Shawl by Jenny Johnson Johnen (will be a wedding shawl) in Enchanted Knoll Farms lace with stellina.

Sheila is working on:

Sockhead Hat (modified)

Felted Clogs by Bev Galeskas

Rate Your Date:

Nothing this week.

Whirlwind Romance:

None this week.  Wendy plans to try and spin at least 15 minutes a week this year, but so far has failed in keeping up with that resolution!

Future Dates:

Wendy will be knitting:

North Shore by Tincanknits in the yarn she purchased from Webs.

Sheila will be knitting:

All of her ongoing WIPS.

Baubles & Bling:

Sheila showed:

New needles from Webs

Wendy showed:

Cross Stitch Grime Guard from KnittingGeisha

Yarn from Webs, including two skeins of Cascade 220 Superwash (Charcoal grey and light blue), a skein of Dream in Color Classy in Emerald Darkness, and a sweater's worth of MadelineTosh DK in Esoteric.

Gossip & Innuendo:

North Shore Yarn Crawl, Massachusetts, 3/13-3/16, various yarn stores.  Sheila may attend with a friend, Wendy is skipping this year.

Conn Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT 4/26/14.  Sheila and I plan on attending if possible.

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival at Gore Place, Waltham, MA 4/26/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Maryland Sheep and Wool 2014 at Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD, 5/3-5/4/2014.  Wendy plans on attending.

NH Sheep and Wool at Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH 5/10-5/11/14.  Wendy plans on attending with her family.

Webs Tent Sale at Webs Yarn Store, Northampton, MA, 5/17-5/18/14.  Wendy plans to attend on Saturday.

MA Sheep and Wool at Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 5/24-5/25/14.  Sheila may attend, Wendy will be unable to attend.

VT Sheep and Wool at Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 10/4-10/5/14.  We do not plan on attending.

Stitches East in Hartford, CT 10/9-10/12/14.  Wendy plans on attending the Saturday marketplace.

Rhinebeck at Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 10/18-10/19/14.  We plan on attending for the weekend.

New England Fiber Festival at Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, 11/1-11/2/14.  Wendy plans on attending.

We announced the winners of the February Stash busting thread, the Ravellenics thread and the Two Grey Dogs Designs contest

KNITTING GEISHA GRIME GUARD CONTEST!!

Are you one of our viewers who also likes cross stitch?  Come post in our contest thread and tell us what you are cross stitching now (or plan to cross stitch), and you can win a grime guard for an 8x8 Q-snap frame next week!!