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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Ep. 46 - True Confession



Finished Items:
Jill finished three sets of Knitted Knockers using the Magic Loop instructions in Cascade Ultra Pima.  She also mostly finished the Retreat Bath Mitt (closest to this pattern) by Elizabeth Doherty out of Quince & Co. Sparrow. 

My Current Fix:
Jill sent a ton of time working on the Shusui Shrug by Susanne Sommer in Knit Picks Hawthorne in Graffiti Speckle and Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in Black Pearl.  She also worked a little bit on her Sophie's Universe crocheted blanket.

What I'm Jonesing for:
Jill has plans to make the Marklee pullover by Elizabeth Doherty and the Cabri Shell by Luise O'Neill.  She likes the Romi Hill shawl, Latticework.  A couple items she thinks are interesting but probably won't make are THE DROPPED STITCH shawl by Marion Bulin and the Pizza Party Snuggle Sack by Bernat.

The giveaway winner of the Three Ring Circus handspun by Kim is marimariknits!

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
Fishknits Yarn
EspressoBeanBags
Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping
Crashing - Pete Holmes
Grimm
Kerry James Marshall at MOCA Grand
If I Did It by OJ Simpson, released by The Goldman Family


Sunday, April 2, 2017

Ep. 45 - Maybe They're Not Jerks




Finished projects:
Jill finished the Never Seen Before MKAL shawl organized by Kristina Villamaite using Koigu KPPPM and Paigewood Farms Chugiak, with a tiny blip of Cloudborn Fingering.  Her Rav project is here. She also finished the Cloche from Norah Gaughan's Cable Sourcebook, substituting in the Cruller Chevron cable, using Malabrigo Rios in Ravelry Red.



My Current Fix:
Jill came back to her Mustang Quilt kit by Cotton + Steel.  The updated pattern is available at their website.  She brought her kit from craftsy.  She finished the piecing of the top, but needs to back it and quilt it still.  She did a little bit more work on the Shark Bite socks by Lara Smoot in Cloudborn Twist Fingering.  She finally started the Shusui Shrug by Susanne Sommer.  She started with Gnarledpaw yarn, then tried to sub One Twisted Tree in Acid Peacock, but ended up with Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering in Graffiti Speckle and Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in Black Pearl.

What I'm Jonesing For:
She likes the Todoque by Rebekka Mauser, a fingering weight cowl with texture, lace and colorwork.  She's into the Deschain boxy pullover by Laila Raabe.  She thinks the Magic Spring Shawl by Katerina Bobkova is a nice alternative to the Find Your Fade shawl.  Jill is really digging deep by looking at the Kusha Kusha scarf again, using Habu yarns.  It's available on the Purl Bee website now.

Uppers, Downers & Miscellaneous Links:
NoCKRs - knitting retreat
Hollywood Knitter videocast
Knitted Knockers
Get Out (2017)
Life, Animated (2016)
Marvel's Iron Fist
Big Little Lies
Missing Richard Simmons
S-Town

Kim's etsy shop: The Three Ring Circus
Find Kim on Ravelry as inbetweendreams and on Instagram as inbetweendr3ams