Today I talk about SitS, the opening of Lamby Toes, and a little bit of what summer has planned for us now that School’s Out. And as usual, there is crafty goodness too: socks, a new cross stitch sampler, and some lovely spinning fiber all make an appearance. What’s knittin’, my kitten?
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Show Notes: Episode 75
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Show Notes: “School’s Out…”
♥ Sock it to Summer is still on-going until 31 August, 2014. You have plenty of time to join us in the Ravelry group and enter finished pairs of socks for prizes!
♥ Lamby Toes’ opening was amazingly successful! Thank you, all, for helping make it such an exciting occasion! The shop will be on vacation while I’m out of town.
WiPs:
♥ June Personal Sock Club
Spinning A Yarn:
♥ MoonRover January 2014 club colorway
Stitcher’s Corner:
♥ Mysterious Halloween Town by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
Enabling:
♥ June 2014 MoonRover Club colorway
♥ This super cute project bag I found on KnitPicks
Episode 74: Best Laid Plans….
This week is a short one, kittens! I was a monogamous knitter, working only on my Tubularity, then I did a little spinning and cross stitch when I needed a break from that. I went to the CNY Fiber Fest this weekend, and I talked a little about my shop, Lamby Toes, which is opening this Friday, June 20!
Show Notes: Episode 74
♥ Please come join us in the Ravelry group!
♥ The podcast is now on iTunes, if you prefer to watch there. Please remember to give my videos a thumbs up and do the same for other podcasts you enjoy!
♥ You can also find the podcast on YouTube if you’d prefer to watch there. You can also access the feed from Feedburner if you use a different podcast aggregater.
Show Notes: “Best Laid Plans….”
Housekeeping:
♥ Sock it to Summer is open until 31 August, 2014! Please be sure to join us in the group if you would like to enter for prizes! Pre-existing WIPs are A-OK to enter, and we’re happy to have you!
♥ My shop, Lamby Toes, is set to open around noon Eastern Time on 20 June, 2014. Hope to see you there!
Almost FO:
♥ Tubularity by Martina Behm
Spinning:
♥ Bon*Fiber SW Merino “Storm Clouds”
♥ MoonRover January 2014 Club fiber
Stitcher’s Corner:
♥ Woodland Sampler
♥ Mysterious Halloween Town Sampler starts tomorrow!
Enabling:
♥ Cherry Sheep Button from Tangerine Designs
♥ Fold over labels from MommieMadeIt
♥ Ply Summer 2014 “Twist”
♥ Luscious Merino/Yak/Silk from Shadeyside Fiber
Episode 73: Sloggin’ Along
Today I talk about some works in progress, some cross stitch, and a spinning project. I also have some lovelies from Sundara and The Spanish Peacock to share! The theme of this week seems to be “Slog,” but that’s OK: it can’t last forever.
Show Notes: Episode 73
♥ Please come join us in the Ravelry group!
♥ The podcast is now on iTunes, if you prefer to watch there. Please remember to give my videos a thumbs up and do the same for other podcasts you enjoy!
♥ You can also find the podcast on YouTube if you’d prefer to watch there. You can also access the feed from Feedburner if you use a different podcast aggregater.
Show Notes: “Sloggin’ Along”
♥ SitS 2014 is going strong in the Ravelry group! Please join us there for chatting and prizes!
♥ I have been made aware of the issue with my Feedburner feed and the fact that the podcast is off of iTunes again. I am currently trying to sort this out. Thank you for your patience.
WiPs:
♥ June Personal Sock Club – US size 1 needles. Another Crafty Girl Twinkle Sock “Crona.” Using the stitch pattern from Hermione’s Everyday Socks and plan to use my favorite heel: the Fish Lips Kiss Heel
♥ Tubularity by Martina Behm – I have been taking liberties with this pattern and am thinking of making a much shorter cowl with different button placement.
♥ Hiro by Julia Farwell-Clay was not shown but mentioned
Spinning A Yarn:
♥ Bon*Fiber SW Merino “Storm Clouds” – this is mostly plied up and about ready to be finished. It’s a lot of yardage so far.
Stitcher’s Corner:
♥ Woodland Sampler – I’m still plunking away at my July square
Stash Enhancement:
♥ Sundara Sport Merino Two “Aquamarine”
♥ A top whorl spindle from The Spanish Peacock!
Episode 72: Stash Flash!
Today is pretty light on regular content because I have been ill and sleeping a lot. But I did record a segment for Must Stash’s “Stash Flash” if you’re interested in seeing where all of my fiber-related stash lives.
Show Notes: Episode 72
♥ Please come join us in the Ravelry group!
♥ The podcast is now on iTunes, if you prefer to watch there. Please remember to give my videos a thumbs up and do the same for other podcasts you enjoy!
♥ You can also find the podcast on YouTube if you’d prefer to watch there. You can also access the feed from Feedburner if you use a different podcast aggregater.
Show Notes: “Stash Flash!”
FOs:
♥ “Dashie in the Blender” socks. Shop will be opening soon! Watch for the announcement on my social media sites and the next podcast!
WiPs:
♥ June Personal Sock Club from Another Crafty Girl Twinkle sock base.
Spinning A Yarn:
♥ Hello Yarn April 2014 club colorway is plied up!
Stitcher’s Corner:
♥ Woodland Sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
Stash Flash!
♥ For the month of June, the ladies at Must Stash Podcast are doing a Stash Flash event. I’ve been wanting to do this for some time, so it was a perfect opportunity to jump in and play along. I’m pretty happy with the overall state of my stash: I just want to better organize my leftovers and reduce my stash to fit comfortably in my bins.
May 2014: Wrap-Up
Yardage Totals 2014:
January: 1,510yds
February: 1,227yds
March: 1,492yds
April:1,451yds
May: 695yds
May: 695yds
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
Year To Date: 6,375 yds or 3.62 miles
So. This was the first month of 2014 that I was not productive enough to break the 1,000yd mark for knitting and crocheting. It’s OK. It happens. I had a crazy productive month full of cross stitch, spinning, and other crafty goodness. Something had to take a hit for that. The hot months are always unkind to yarn crafts, but I know that once the fall comes around they’ll be my loves again.
I hope your summertime is getting off to a great start, kittens! What are you working on this month?
Cozy Cryptid Crafts 