Welcome to episode 172! This week I finished my Olympic/Ravellenic project in time to medal. I also put some work in on handspun socks and on dreaming about next knits. I also do a little recap on my trip last weekend, my spin for the week and, of course, a tea. Please come and join… Continue reading Episode 172: Gold medal!
For the past 10 years (and for several years before that) I have met with a group of friends for knit night. In Los Angeles it was at my local yarn store, and in the beginning in Kansas it was at a local yarn store, but sadly both stores have closed. Now my closest friends… Continue reading Knit Night: Ravellenic Games 2018
Welcome to episode 171! I have two FO’s today and one I’ve been working on for a while so I’m super happy to have it done. I also talk about my Olympic project and upcoming travels. I hope you have a lovely week! Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me… Continue reading Episode 171: All about the poncho.
Before Christmas, Stitchcraft Marketing contacted me to see if I would be interested in trying some bulky yarn, Sweets Chunky, from Delicious Yarns. At that time the temperatures hovered around zero and a squishy, thick hat sounded fabulous. Sweets Chunky is a 100% superwash merino base and comes in 105 yard skeins. I selected 2 skeins of the… Continue reading Knit Me: Delicious Yarns, Sweets Chunky
Welcome to episode 170! I only got a small FO done this week, but I’m ready to cast on all the things. Also, I’m preparing to wind yarn so that I can cast on my Olympics project on Friday. Come join our team if you haven’t already done so! Please come and join the Ravelry… Continue reading Episode 170: Ravellenics Prep
I’m awash in samples from Tea Runners! This week I brought Water Sprite Oolong to work to try. Water Sprite Oolong is pure oolong tea from a family farm high up in the mountains of Southeast China. The first thing I noticed when I opened the bag is how smoky this tea is. The packaging… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Runners, Water Sprite Oolong
Welcome to episode 169! I only just got internet service restored in time to upload this video. It’s been a crazy busy week. I’ve gotten quite a bit of knitting and spinning done, especially without the internet to distract me! Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as… Continue reading Episode 169: It’s been a week!
Recently Stitchcraft Marketing contacted me to see if I would be interested in knitting something out of Zen Yarn Garden’s Magical Dye Pot Series. The premise behind the Magical Dye Pot Series is that sets of 6 colorways are created for larger projects. Within these sets, the colors both coordinate and contrast. So you can order all 6 colorways… Continue reading Knit Me: Zen Yarn Garden, Magical Dye Pot Series
Welcome to episode 168! This one was delayed because our internet has been down. I did get lots of knitting and spinning done though! Also I announce the creation of a Ravellenic Games team, Team CKT. Please come and join us! Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry… Continue reading Episode 168: No Internet!
Many, many months ago (I’m ashamed to count how many) my friend Ana brought me a few bags of Tea-Historic tea that she had picked up at a local festival. I pulled them out for sampling in the next few weeks and went to the website to do more research and learned that Tea-Historic is… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea-Historic, Cretaceous Cinnamon
