Ep. 19 - Ohhh Yeahhh!

It's been three weeks!  We've got tons to talk about!

Our Current Fix:
Michele finished her Lyndhurst Cowl in Bernat Multi-Ply.  Her rav page here.  She also worked on her Black Death shawl by Hoxton Handmade in Lion Brand Heartland.  She's also using Heartland to make a Windschief by Stephen West.

Jill finished all the things!  She completed the Jenica Hoodie out of Cascade Ecological, except for putting on the buttons.  She is trying to "tame the opadoo" with the Indie Designer Gift-a-Long.  Her first four finished projects for the Opadoo are: the Jollyoly Hat by Hanna Maciejewska in MadTosh Pashmina in the Stephen Loves Tosh colorway.  Her project page here.  Her next project was the Persian Curled Toe Slippers by Jenise (Reid) Hope with Knit Picks WotA Superwash in Blackberry (?).  Her slippers here.  Then the Xenon Mitts by Annie Watts in deep stash Lana Grossa Numero Uno Tweed in purple.  Her mitt project page here.  Lastly she knit the Oh Christmas Tree hat by Jenny Wiebe in Cascade 220 in green and natural.  Her hat project page here.

Jill's in-progress projects are the Antrorse pullover by Shannon Cook out of Cascade Eco + and the Aglow shawl by Kristina Vilimaite out of MadTosh Prairie in Candlewick.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is stalking all cabled hats and team color hats.  She bought the pattern for the Celtic Cabled Beanie by Cecilia Fameli.  She'll be using Paton's Classic Wool DK Superwash. She loves the Framed Slouch by Tanis Lavallee.  She found some basic beanies to work with her Red Heart Team Spirit skeins, including the Classic Cuffed Hat by Purl Soho and the Team Beanies by the Yarn Twins.  She even looked at the Go Team Throw by Bobbi Anderson.  Jill showed Michele the Jolly Waves Cowl by Sybil R.

Jill bought the pattern for the Uluru Shawl Collection by Sue Grandfield.  She especially loves the first project with aqua and grey stripes and red edging!  She is into the Sandpiper Shawl by Laura Aylor.  Michele noticed a couple recent Knitty patterns in Jill's queue, the Mishigos cowl by Hanna Maciejewska and the Ribbon Candy Scarf by Xandy Peters.  Jill also wants to make the super cute Koala Cup Cozy by Alexandra Davidoff.  She will purchase either the Inara Wrap or the Alinta Wrap for the first person who responds in the episode thread on Ravelry.  She'll also give away a free pattern from Jennie Santopietro to the first person who replies in the thread.

Uppers and Downers and Miscellaneous:
SuperCross 2016
Rose Bowl Parade (aka Tournament of Roses)
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Master of None with Aziz Ansari
Homeland
The Knick
The Man in the High Castle
Marvel's Jessica Jones
The League
Down Cellar Studio (with Boston Jenn) and the Pigskin Party

Ep. 18 - Just One Half Though

Our Current Fix:
Jill is very close on her Jenica Hoodie.  She's hoping to finish it by the end of Monday, but doesn't think it'll happen.  She managed to work on her Beechwood Cowl by Melynda Bernardi during a work conference.  She's using Kathmandu DK to match her Beechwood Hat.  She is partway through spinning 70% Oatmeal BFL/30% Silk from Wool Gatherings.  She has 8 oz, and still has 4.5oz of singles still to spin.
Michele is working on the Lyndhurst Cowl in Bernat Multi-Ply in the Highway colorway.  She is using her Lion Brand Heartland to knit the Black Death Shawl. 


What We're Jonesing For:
Michele just learned of the French Cancan pattern by Mademoiselle C.  She might even use Caron Simply Soft.  She also likes GingerSNAP by Erika Flory.  She is intrigued by the recent Stephen West MKAL, The Doodler.  We then talk about lots of other Stephen West patterns.
Jill has a ton of new patterns that she has bought.  She won the Solaris pattern by Melanie Berg from a Yarniacs Podcast giveaway.  She wants to start the Jollyoly hat by Hanna Maciejewska but her yarn might be too variegated.  She aspires to the Shakespeare in Love sweater by Carol Sunday.  She wants to make Tiong Bahru by Asa Tricosa.  She also loves the #1 Mock-Neck Shift by Brooke Nico from Vogue Knitting Holiday 2015.
Jill tries to talk Michele into the father cables hat by Veronika Jobe.
Flieder hat pattern by Olya Bagi
Danzig by Justyna Lorkowska

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
Almighty Opp, an avant-garde(?) puppet show on the corner of Elmwood and Western in Korea Town in Los Angeles.  Here's a write-up about it.

Blipsy Bar

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
International Motorcycle Show
Los Angeles Auto Show

Ep. 17 - Whoever Felt It Dealt It

Our Current Fix:
Jill is only working on her Jenica Hoodie out of Cascade Ecological in dark natural brown.  She has finished the bunny baby booties, using the Animal Friends Felt Baby Booties pattern.  She used Lamb's Pride Worsted, some old handspun and Cascade 220.  Her Rav page is here.
Michele will continue her old projects but has lost interest.  She will start the Braided and Broken Wrap by Cre8tion Crochet in Lion Brand Heartland.  She is also going to start the Lyndhurst Cowl in Bernat Multi-ply in grey/yellow/black.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele has been looking at cowls.  She is looking at the Bandana Cowl by Purl Soho.  Another free crochet pattern is the Forest Fog cowl.  She likes the Katniss Cowl by Kahi Dahls.  (There are a ridiculous amount of different takes on this pattern out there.  Just search Katniss to find them all.).  She likes how Outlier by Laura Aylor looks like a shawl, but is a cowl.  She loves but will never make the Pop Blossom Cowl by Thea Eschliman.  There is also a hat pattern of it.

Jill is obsessed with a bunch of different patterns.  She loves the DC superhero christmas ornaments by Lexie Bryan. She also bought the Oh Christmas Tree hat by Jenny Wiebe, and the pattern purchase goes to a good cause.  She thinks Waverleaf by Faye Kennington would be a good stash busting project.  It may also be a pattern that is part of the Indie Design Gift-a-Long.  (Check out that group!  The Gift-a-Long starts November 19 and runs through the end of the year.)  A pattern that will definitely be part of the Gift-a-Long is the Persian Dreams Worsted weight blanket by Jenise Hope.  There is also the Venus Cowl by Alexandra Davidoff which would be great for a gradient yarn.

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous:
Family Feud with Richard Dawson on Buzzr.
See's Candies
Socksstreet's ravelry page
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Honey Baked Ham

Ep. 16 - Hello to our Come-Backers

Happy Halloween weekend!

Our Current Fix:
Michele has been totally sick and has made zero progress on anything.  Jill finished her Downton Pullover for the FIFO CAL!  She also made the Beechwood Hat by Melynda Bernardi from the Midwestern Knits book.  Her Rav page here.  She has started the matching Beechwood Cowl in Queensland Collection Kathmandu DK in a peachy taupe tweed.  She's also started some Animal Friends Felt Booties from Fiber Trends.  She is making the bunny booties out of Lamb's Pride Worsted in Grey Heather.

What We're Jonesing For:
Jill once again picked something by Ambah O'Brien, the Inara Wrap.  She gets Ambah confused with Melanie Berg, who she also loves.
Michele has found her Knit, Swirl! book and is interested in Copper Collage, Strato Sphere and Shades of Grey.

The First-In-First-Out Craft-a-Long is done!  We've drawn for prizes, so listen to the show to find out if you've won.  Contact Jill (nodice), if you're a winner!

Waist Enhancement:
Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles frozen waffles.  There are 6 locations in Los Angeles.  The restaurant webpage is here. We heartily recommend the restaurants.  Michele is very into the frozen waffles and Jill likes them.
Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch has closed!  They are looking for a new location. 
Another Los Angeles restaurant we'd recommend is Philippe's downtown.
Whataburger in Texas

Uppers, Downers and Miscellany:
Detective podcast
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Joel Osteen
Chalene Johnson podcast
The Fat Squirrel Speaks

Ep. 15 - Not to Be Judgy

Ep. 15 - Not to Be Judgy

  

Our Current Fix:
Michele is chugging along on her Saturn Sweater.
Jill is working on the second sleeve of her Downton Pullover.  She has also finished her Hellebore Shawl, which is a test knit for Susie White of the Prairie Girls Knit and Spin podcast.  She used the Wolle's Color Changing Cotton in Malachite.  She is planning on starting the Beechwood Cowl by Melynda Bernardi

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is into crocheted pouches.  She likes the Honeybee Waffle Clutch by S. Maugard and also the Handy Cotton Pouch by Melissa Hills from kpixie/ Midnight Knitter.
Jill is loving shawls by Kristina Vilamaite shawls including Seeds to Flowers shawl and Aglow.
She also loves the Summer Mosaic Afghan by Julie Yeager.  It was a mystery afghan project, but is now for sale all together.

Uppers and Downers:
Sophie's Universe - Genevareclaimed's Micro Sofie.
Favorite patterns for Wolle's Color Changing Cotton: Holden shawlette and patterns by Mindy Ross, including Dangling Conversation.
Stone Brewery
Temecula wine tastings
Stuffy's II and the giant cinnamon rolls!

There are still almost two weeks left in our Craft-a-long!  Get your projects posted in our group thread before we lock the thread on Nov 1!

We are giving away a skein of Unwind Yarn Company yarn and a pattern to a participant in our group to celebrate surpassing 1000 members in our Ravelry group!  The winner was chosen at random from our participants, and it was RosehipChick who is Hanna from Tasmania!

Ep. 14 - If You See Something, Say Something

Ep. 14 is up!

We haven't done any knitting but always have stuff to talk about!

Our Current Fix:
Michele is working on her Saturn Pullover when not hating her coworkers.  Jill has been distracted by her apartment move but is still working on her Downton Pullover.

Jill's stash yarn in transition:

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is looking at all football themed patterns.  Her new favorites are Scoreboard by Michelle Hunter (in Denver Cowboy colors, of course) and Lil' Football by Lorraine Pistorio.
Jill is liking the Secret Garden shawl by Alana Dakos.  It is only available as a kit so far.  She also really likes the Alinta Wrap by ambah.  She is stalking the Plucktober thread for discount codes.  She'll also be starting the Hellebore Shawl soon as a test knit for Susie White (her project page here with little information).

Waist Enhancement:
Cookies and Cream Oreos
Pumpkin Spice Oreos

Uppers and Downers:
Fred Pryor excel seminars with ____ Muhammed
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 
The Murder of Fred Hampton

Other Links:
Ken Burns
American Experience - Walt Disney on PBS
Llama Amigurumi by Julie Chen
Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal
The Mindy Project - is actually now on Hulu (not Netflix)

The FIFO craft-a-long is extended to October 31!  You've got plenty of time!

Ep. 13 - Take That A-Loose

Ep. 13 is up!


We've extended the First-In-First-Out Craft-a-Long deadline until October 31!  Get those projects in!

The Cat Burglar sweater (this is for my crazy cat lady costume a few years back):

Our Current Fix:
Jill has finished her 22 Leaves Shawlette for her coworker.  (no pictures here because Flickr hates her and won't let her embed pictures...)  She is still cranking along on her Downton Pullover.
Michele has worked a little bit on her Clincher, but has mostly been swatching and starting her Saturn Sweater.

What We're Jonesing For:
Jill bought the latest pattern by Joji Locatelli, Recoleta.  She also enjoys the beezee hat by Katrin Schubert, a 2-color brioche hat and the Jasmine scarf by Purl Soho.
Michele is loving the Sexy Vesty by Teresa Gregorio, the Fremont Market shawl by Danielle Morgan, and the Steamed Broccoli Floret pattern by Sara Elizabeth Kellner and especially chalklegs's version of it.

Uppers and Downers:
The Americans  on FX
Star Wars fabric at JoAnn's

Other things mentioned:
Ferocious Briocheous by Stephen West
Askews Me Hat by Stephen West
Baktus by Strikkelise
Mosaic Yoke Jacket by Veronik Avery
Carlos Danger Name Generator
Empire Burlesque
Stephen Sondheim's Assassins