Ep. 41 - Barely a Ped

Finished Items:
Jill finished the other four items for her Indie Designer Giftalong Opadoo!  She crocheted the Heavenly Lemon shawl by Elena Madsen out of a Chinese fingering weight wool.  Her Rav page here.  She finished the Aumangea Pullover by Francoise Danoy out of Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Worsted Twist in Grey Heather and Scarlet.  Her Rav page here.  She made a Maurice cowl by Lee Meredith out of Malabrigo Twist in Zinc and Noro Kureyon #170.  She did the medium, wide size and changed the order of the stripes to use the most of the skein of Kureyon.  The Rav page here.  Her last GAL project was Mosaic Slippers by CraftArella using Paton's Classic Wool in Plum Heather and a natural color.  Rav page here.

Our Current Fix:
Michele made huge progress on her baby blanket, using the Diagonal Comfort Blanket pattern out of Red Heart with Love in Boysenberry.
Jill has resumed work on the Brunswick shawl by Mindy Wilkes using Wolle's Color Changing Cotton in the 150g ball in Lifesaver Medley.  She is also working on Shark Bite by Lara Smoot out of Cloudborn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Grey and blue, plus other scraps.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is feeling forced into make the Hadley Button Slouch Hat by Justine Walley for someone she barely knows.
Jill likes the Yin Yang Kitty Ankle Socks by Geena Garcia, Little-Eyes booties by Inma Gijon and the Pineapple Hat by Emily Dormier.  She also loves the Winter Petrichor sweater by Bristol Ivy.

Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links:
Susie Cakes
Torrance Bakery
Blick Fang yarn distributed by Zitron
Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok
Gnarledpaw yarn
You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson
Hamilton the Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Year of Yes by Shondra Rhimes
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace
Hidden Figures (2016) - with Jim Parsons
Rogue One (2016)
La La Land (2016)
Adnan's Story by Rabia Chaudry
The Sellout by Paul Beatty
The OA on Netflix
Another Earth (2011)
UFC 207 - Amandes Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey
Tillamook Tillamookies - actually don't have any sorbet things
M&M Coffee Nut
Chocochip Oreos

Ep. 38 - Happy Kwanzaa 2020

Here's episode 38 at long last!  This was recorded right after the presidential election.  If you'd rather not relive that, you can skip this episode, or stop listening around 30 minutes in.


Finished Items:
Jill finished a blanket square from the Orange Quarter Quilt pattern by Eva Marie Niles out of Filatura Di Crosa Zara Plus in a forest green color.  She also finished her On the Spice Market shawl by Melanie Berg.  She used Leading Men Fiber Arts Showcase in Barbie's Nighty, a Woolbearers gradient kit in Golds and Frabjous Fibers Chesire Cat in Tulgey Wood.  Her Rav page here.

Our Current Fix:
Michele has picked up her Garter Squish by Stephen West again!  She is using Berocco Vintage in a tan brown color plus Vanna's Choice leftovers as the contrast.
Jill is working on Brunswick by Mindy Wilkes out of Wolle's Color Changing Cotton 150 gram skein in Lifesaver Medley.  She did a lot of swatching for her Imitation Game inspired cardigan but has put it aside for now.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is looking at a bunch of baby blankets including the Sprout Blanket by Hanna Breetz, the Hudson Bay Inspired Crib Blanket by Purl SoHo and the Windy City Baby by Julie Blagojevich.
She also is going to cast-on a Melanie Berg pattern, either Perhaps, Perhaps or 5190 Miles (gift from dimsumdumpling)
Jill is loving the Fargo Pullover by Sheila Toy Stromberg.  She took advantage of the Knitters Pay It Forward movement and got the Oliver Toque by Sarah B. Abram and the Soundbreaker Shawl by Christopher Salas.  She was gifted The Miller's Daughter shawl by Melanie Berg by Gen, and given Ondawa by Michelle Wang and Kontrastne by Anna Kuduja by Melinda of the Yarnderwoman podcast.

Re-Up:
Jill was gifted Norah Gaughan's Knitted Cable Sourcebook (and really wants to make the Cloche from it).  She also got a skein of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in Potluck and a pulse warmer kit from her Mom's trip to Amsterdam.

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
UnhHHH - youtube show with Trixie Mattell and Katya Zomolodovic
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
The Arrival (2016) dir. by Denis Villeneuve
aebleskiver pan - vitumbua
Lily Chin
85C degree bakery - Taiwanese chain!
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Kings Hawaiian rainbow cake

Ep. 40 - Passive Agressive Rice

Finished Items:
Jill finished the Delta Mitts by Ella Austin using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport weight in Fairy Tale and Grey Heather and Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Sport in a purple color.  Her Rav page here.  She also made an overlay crochet ornament, the Starry Dream Hanging Ornament by Lilla Bjorn Crochet using sock yarn scraps.  Her Rav page here.

Our Current Fix:
Michele is working on the Diagonal Comfort Blanket by Lion Brand out of Red Heart with Love.  She is going to use an edging from the book Around the Corner: Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman.  She is using the Raspberry color, but also bought Peacock and Berry Red.
Jill is working on the Aumangea Pullover by Francoise Danoy using Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Worsted Twist in Grey Heather and Scarlet.  She is also crocheting the Heavenly Lemon shawl by Elena Madsen out of Sanli 216 Chinese yarn in an aqua color.

What We're Jonesing For:
Jill wanted Michele's help deciding what cowl/scarf to start for the Indie Designer Gift-a-Long.  She was debating the Sorcerers Stripes Scarf or Cowl by Brenda Castiel, Charadriiformes by Sarah Huntington Burch, Waverleaf by Faye Kennington, Deco Drops by Sarah Huntington Burch and Maurice by Lee Meredith.
Michele really wants a South Riding Kitchen Rug by Sun Fl0wer.  She also likes the Cropped Bohemian Sweater by Camexia and the Catch and Release sweater by Melissa Schaschwary
Jill also likes the Tulipa Espiral shawl by Ines Sousa and the worsted color work shawl, Azulejo Shawl by Christina Danaee.  She also wants to make the Pussyhat Project hat by Kat Coyle.  And the tiny Zigguratlettissimissimo sweaters by Asa Tricosa!

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
The Crown
Matt Smith from The Crown and Dr. Who

The Best Recipe cookbook
America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook (maybe this is the one Michele mentioned?)

Ep. 39 - You're In a Safe Place!

After  computer mishaps we are back!  Hopefully Ep. 38 will come out after this one!


Finished projects:
Michele finished her Gather hat by Tin Can Knits.
Jill finished the Tartelette by Lisa Chemery out of Bumblebirch Forage in Cranberry.  This was her first project for the Indie Designer Gift-a-Long.  Her Rav page is here.

Our Current Fix:
Michele is chugging along on her Garter Squish blanket by Stephen West, using Vanna's Choice and Berroco Vintage Bulky.
Jill is working on the Mina hat by Ela Torrente using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted in Parakeet, also for the gift-a-long.  She pretty much finished it while recording.  Her Rav page is here.  She also made it partway through her first Mother Bear for the Mother Bear Project.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele has been looking at baby blankets again.  She is thinking about making a giant Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth.  She is into all of the crocheted blankets by BabyLove Brand, including the Desert Bloom, Wildflower Blanket, Modern Patchwork, Painted Hexagon, Trellis & Chevron and Threaded Colors Chevron.
Jill is making plans for the rest of the gift-a-long.  She will be starting the Delta Mitts by Ella Austin, the Aumangea Pullover by Francoise Danoy (using Cloudborn Worsted Twist from Craftsy), Shark Bite socks by Lara Smoot and the Starry Dream Hanging Ornament by Tatiana Kupryianchyk (Lilla Bjorn Crochet).  She also bought the Sizzle Pop shawl by Lesley Anne Robinson but won't cast it on until next year.

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
Chess Pie
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream
2KnitLitChicks podcast
Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Darren Criss
The Rain Room at LACMA
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Manson: The Life & Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn
UNHhhh youtube channel
RuPaul's Drag Race 
Seu Jorge in The Life Aquatic - youtube link

Ep. 37 - Not Hyping Up Autumn

Finished Projects:
Jill made The Clincher by Ash Kearns out of Knitted Wit Victory Fingering in Supernova and Sweetgeorgia Tough Love Sock in an aqua color.  Her Rav page is here.

Our Current Fix:
Jill had some project attempts that didn't turn out.  Including the Mesmeric Cardigan by Katy Banks and Becky's Preemie Fruit Orchard Hat by Rebecca Craig from Bev's Country Cottage.  She is also working on On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg for the Big Bad Berg-a-Long.  She is using Leading Men Fiber Arts Showcase in Barbie's Nighty, a Woolbearers Gradient set in gold and Frabjous Fibers Cheshire Cat in Tulgey Wood.  Her Rav page is here.
Michele is working on the smocked hat, Gather by tincanknits in Red Heart with Love.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is into the Altastratus shawl by Alla Saenko, the Cicada Shawl by Toby Roxane Barna and Aggregate by Jimenez Joseph.  Michele can't get the Baby Bubble Blanket by Pamela Spath out of her head.  She might have to make another Windschief by Steven West.

Jill likes the Fangorn Forest by Svetlana Gordon, the Stag Head Pullover by Norah Gaughan and the Emerald Shawl by Bernadette Ambergen.  There are some free patterns that she likes: I'm With Her by yellowcosmo, Songbird by Sara Elizabeth Kellner, Blair Road by Magdalene Lee and the Bikini Dishcloth by Lily/Sugar n Cream.

Wolle's Color Changing Cotton - Lifesaver Medley


Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
Celebrate Forsythe at the Music Center
Twist, Yarns of Intrigue
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Classics Reimagined version)
The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street)
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Think Better, Live Better by Joel Osteen
It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After by Andi Dorfman
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison
The Girls: A Novel by Emma Cline
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - not the cover I was envisioning!
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
American Horror Story: Roanoke
Insecure - Issa Rae
Westworld
Lena Dunham - Women of the Hour

Ep. 36 - About that Bonnet Life

Episode 36 is up!

Finished Items:
Michele finished a couple hats for her friend: the Bubble Hat by Malsen og Mor out of Vanna's Choice in Fern and Kelly Green.  Her Rav page here.  She also made a hat using the Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone pattern by Purl Soho in Lion Brand Woolspun in Peacock and Moss Mix.  Her Rav page here.

Jill finished her Imagine When by Joji Locatelli in gnarledpaw Boffo BFL in Smash Box.  Her Rav page here.  This is for the Joji Fall Knit-a-Long.  She finally is done with her Banded Lace Pullover by Traci Bunkers in Cascade Avalon.  Her pictureless page is here.  And finally, she made the Beeswax Hat by Amy van de Laar using Anzula Cricket in Toffee. Hers is here.  She is submitting this for the Harvest Hat-a-Long from the Twisted Stitches Podcast and Killtocraft podcast.

Our Current Fix:
Michele is working on the Gather hat by tincanknits out of Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Magenta.  Mad Color is the most recent Tin Can Knits collection.
Jill is finishing up the Alyx Bonnet by Caryn Pronty in Berroco Vintage.  She is getting back to work on her Sophie's Universe using Knit Picks Brava Worsted.  Rav page here.

FIFO CAL!:
Finally take the time to knit a project that you've been wanting to do for a long time.  First-In-First-Out!  Items are eligible if you're started them after September 15, 2016.  The Craft-a-long will continue through November.  Tell us why your item counts!  We'd prefer if the yarn or pattern has been in "the queue" since before January 2016.
Jill has plans to make the Mesmeric Cardigan by Katy Banks using Knit Picks Palette using colors inspired by the sweater that Keira Knightley wears in Imitation Game.
Michele has been wanting to make the Lune shawl by Miriam Felton for years and might do it for the CAL.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is loving the bonnets by Balls to the Wall/ Gretchen Tracy, including the Iris Bloom Bonnet, She's a Betty Bonnet, and the Floral Mesh Bonnet (all free patterns!).  She also mentions the Mendia Hat by Ambah O'Brien.
Jill planning on knitting On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg during her vacation.  She loves the new shawl Boon Lay by Asa Tricosa.  She likes the Rain, Rain, Go Away by Laura Reinbach and the Laurel Cardigan by Amy Christoffers from the newest Knitty, Deep Fall 2016.  For all those crazy variegated skeins in your stash, there is the One & Done shawl by casapinka.  She also likes the crochet shawl Heavenly Lemon by Elena Madsen.

Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links:
LA County Fair
La Creme Cafe on Melrose
Twisted Stitches Podcast
Petite Weaver Crafts podcast
Double Knit podcast
Sand and Sea Knitting Guild
Lily Chin
You're a Bad Ass by Jen Sincero
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Classics Reimagined)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Black Hole by Charles Burns
Book Riot
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
gnarledpaw yarns

Ep. 35 - Bring on the Christmas Carols

We need to get back on a regular schedule!  We had lots to talk about!

Finished Projects:
Michele finished and blocked her Clincher shawl out of Spun Right Round sock yarn in Trainyard and KP Stroll Brights in Pucker.  She also bound off her Rikke hat in Marigold Jen DK, Pascal colorway.
Jill finished her Ravellenic project!  It is the Amille shawl by Emily Ross in Tosh Lace Oceana. Her Rav page is here (needs finished pictures!)

Our Current Fix:
Michele doesn't have anything on the needles!  She is going to find a hat pattern using Lion Brand Lion's Pride Woolspun.
Jill recommends that Michele join the Twisted Stitches Podcast Harvest Hat-a-Long.

Jill is working on the last sleeve of her Banded Lace Pullover by Traci Bunkers in Cascade Avalon.  She is knitting the Imagine When shawl by Joji Locatelli in gnarledpaw Boffo yarn in the Smash Box colorway for the Joji Fall KAL.  Her Rav page here.


What We're Jonesing For:
Michele likes the Silver Screen Hat & Scarf (mainly just the hat) by Paton's.  She likes the Hogwarts House Scarf Bookmarks by Five Little Monsters.  (Jill can't find the exact one, but here's a search of scarf/bookmarks.)  She's into the I'm Lichen This Hat by Gretchen Tracy.

Jill likes the (rascist?) Senor Taco by the DMC Design Team.  Listener Gen (dimsumdumpling) published her first pattern: the Holiday Gifting Minis.  Jill has also favorited a couple shawls: Spotlight by Janina Kallio and Ramble by Andrea Mowry.  She likes the Stranger Things cowl by Mary Annarella.  She's also into the Shusui Shrug by Susanne Sommer (famous for the Hoodie Shawl Cardigan) out of Qing Fiber.

Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links:
Hope hummus - Kale Pesto
Pacific Opera Project - Abduction from the Seraglio.

Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art by Gene Wilder
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
With Malice by Eileen Cook
salt. by nayyirah waheed
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
Hard Edge by Tess Oliver
So That Happened by Jon Cryer
What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Monroe
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Bucking F-ing Dent by David Duchovny
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
Adaptation (2002) 
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Bosch on Amazon Prime
Jackie Brown (1997)
Point Break (2015)
Swedish Fish flavored creme Oreos