Sunday, April 5, 2015

Episode 203: Not Really Selfish


This weeks FOs include Fixie Baby Hat and Christine's Stay Put Baby Bootie. WIPs include Hitofide, No Purl Monkeys and vanilla Patons sock. Bauble and Bling include more stripey Patons Kroy and a sweater's worth of Dyeabolical Worsted in the Polar Vortex color way. We draw winners for the monthly KAL/CAL and the Knittingsmybag contest. We also announce some exciting contests coming up soon!



SHOW NOTES

April KAL/CAL:  Patterns for the home, like afghans, doilies, washcloths, pillows, or something else useful!  We will draw a winner in May.

Shout Outs:

We will be doing a book review next week of Cooperative Press's Defarge Does Shakespeare.  Tune in for the review and contest details!

We announce a giveaway contest of Yummy Smells from Dyeabolical Yarns.  We also draw winners of last month's KAL/CAL and the Knittingsmybag Yarn and Bag contest.

Don't forget to join in the contest to win a Knittingsmybag bag and coordinating skein of yarn!

Check out the fabulous new knitting news website:  KnitCliks!  The brainchild of designers Carolyn Noyes and Cathy Carron, you can find news about fashion trends, new patterns, podcasts and MORE!

On The Dance Card:

Wendy is working on:

No Purl Monkeys by Cookie A in Knitpicks Felici (Sorbet colorway)

Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu in Enchanted Knoll Farms sock

Retiarius in Spunky Eclectic Mammoth Yarn in the Rock Lobster colorway

Sheila is working on:

A vanilla cuff down sock in Patons, Spring Leaf Stripes colorway

Christine's Baby Booties by dknit in Cascade Fixation


Rate Your Date:

Sheila finished:

Fixie Baby Hat by Stitch Marker Knitting Designs in Cascade Fixation

One baby bootie in Cascade Fixation

Whirlwind Romance:

Nothing this week

Future Dates:

Wendy still has to finish Hitofude before she can start her Rhinebeck Sweater.

Sheila will probably knit socks or Bonbon by Susan Claudino

Baubles & Bling:

Wendy purchased:

Patons sock in  Meadow Stripes

Dyeabolical Yarn Superwash Merino Worsted in the Polar Vortex color way

Waking Tide pullover by Courtney Spainhower

Gossip & Innuendo:

NEW CONTEST:

Want to win some yummy smells from Dyeabolical Yarn?  We are giving away two sets of perfume and soap!  Just tells us which bath and body products are your favorites from the Dyeabolical shop, and you could win some Dreamsicle soap and two perfume scents - Sandalwood Vanilla and That's Nice (What Is It?).  We will choose two winners in Episode 205.

We drew winners for the Knittingsmybag yarn and bag contest and the monthly KAL/CAL.

2015 Fiber Events


Connecticut Sheep Wool & Fiber Festival, Vernon CT, Saturday Apr 25, 2015

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival, Waltham, MA, Sat Apr 25, 2015

Maryland Sheep and Wool, West Friendship, MD Saturday May 2 - Sunday May 3, 2015

New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival, Deerfield NH, Saturday 
May 9 - Sunday May 10, 2015

Rhode Island Wool & Fiber Festival, Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol RI Saturday 
May 16, 2015

Webs Annual Tent Sale, Northampton, MA Saturday May 16 - Sunday May 17, 2015

Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington MA Saturday 
May 23 - Sunday May 24, 2015

Maine Fiber Frolic, Windsor ME, Saturday Jun 6 - Sunday Jun 7, 2015

Fiber Revival, Newburyport, MA TBA Aug 2015

Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival, Hemlock NY Sat Sep19 - Sun Sep 20, 2015

Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival, Greenwich NY Sat 
Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27, 2015

Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Tunbridge VT Sat 
Oct 3 - Sun Oct 4, 2015

New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck NY Saturday 
Oct 17 - Sunday Oct 18, 2015

Fiber Festival of New England, West Springfield MA Saturday 
Nov 7 - Sunday Nov 8, 2015






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