Ep. 31 - All The Colors

There is a bit of explicit language towards the end.  Apologies!


Finished Items:
Michele has finished her Clincher!  She used Spun Right Round in Trainyard and Knit Picks Stroll Brights in Pucker.  She also finished her Easy Crochet Dishcloth by Cheri Mancini.
Jill finished a Striped Elf Hat by Anna Daku using Lang Mille Colori in fluorescent colors.

Our Current Fix:
Jill was just casting on an Aviatrix baby hat by Justine Turner in her leftover Nerd Girl yarn.  She has been consistently working on her Sophie's Universe by Dedri Uys in Knit Picks Brava.  She is partway through a summer top, the #15 Banded Lace Pullover by Traci Bunkers from the Vogue Spring/Summer 2016 in Cascade Avalon in a light blue color.
Michele is still working on her baby blanket out of Red Heart with Love. The pattern is the Crocheted Starburst Baby Blanket.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele loves this crochet blanket by SymonAngel.  She is debating starting the Katie Earflap Hat by Justine Walley out of Vanna's Choice or maybe knitting a Rikke hat out of her Marigold Jenn yarn.
Jill is looking at silly crochet patterns.  She wants the Creature Feetures book published by Lark Crafts.  She has also downloaded free patterns for the Snoopy Happy Dance Hat by Sarah Zimmerman and the Bumble Hat (Abominable Snowman Rudolf) by Rachel Solberg.  She also likes two new patterns by Justyna Lorkowska, the Close to You shawl (featuring Martin's Lab yarn) and the Ennui shawl from Knitty.

Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links.:
Cole's French Dip
Thrifthick on YouTube (beauty blogger)
Jaclyn Hill (contoured make-up blogger)
Egg Russian Roulette on Jimmy Fallon (link to Bradley Cooper one)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
Inside Number 23 podcast
Sweet Sparrow Knits podcast
Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
LA Conservancy - Last Remaining Seats
Honda HR-V
Sports Museum of Los Angeles

Ep. 30 - Soylent Green Is People!

Ep. 30 - Soylent Green is People!


What We've Finished:
Jill finished a Purl Soho Garter Earflap Hat out of gnarledpaw Proper DK in Mexican Blue Wing Butterfly colorway with a little tiny pompon on top (rav page here).  She made an Adama scowl by Hilary Smith Callis out of handspun from Black Bunny Fibers BFL in Meadows (rav page here).

She made a shawlette for a friend who was moving away using the Evanthe pattern by Corrina Ferguson and gnawledpaw Splendid Sock in Grey Gardens (Rav page here).  She also made a Sitka Spruce hat by tincan knits for Michele's birthday out of Malabrigo Rios in Purple Mystery.

Our Current Fix:
Michele is deciding to rip out her Arrowhead Socks by Renee Leverington in MarigoldJen DK Weight yarn in the Pascal colorway, because she'd rather make the Cowlicious by Nicole Vaughn or the Rikke Hat.  She is getting to the end of her Clincher out of Spun Right Round in Trainyard and Knit Picks Stroll Brights in Pucker (her rav page here).  She is also crocheting a washcloth out of Peaches and Cream cotton yarn in Fruit Punch and the Easy Crocheted Dishcloth pattern by Cheri Mancini.
Jill has gone back to working on her Sophie's Universe crochet blanket out of Knit Picks Brava Worsted by Dedri Uys.  She is more than halfway there.  Her Rav page here.  She also started a baby hat using the Striped Elf Hat by Anna Daku out of Lang Mille Colori Baby in fluorescent colors.
She also started spinning some natural dyed wool to potentially make an Elizabeth Zimmerman Fair Isle Yoked Caridgan, while demonstrating at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is loving a couple non-Ravelry items. One is the Angus the Crocheted Gnome on pinterest (aka Cute Crochet Gnome by Amber Simmons on Ravelry), and also the Charlotte Split Brim Slouchy Hat by pixiebell.
Jill wants to knit the Herbarium shawl by Lisa Hannes (maliha designs).  She bought the Sight is Life ebook that will have 8 accessories patterns and 100% of the proceeds go to mission work in Congo for cataracts surgery.

Uppers, Downers and Misc. Links:
Sweet Sparrow Yarns on etsy
#19 Lace and Bobble Tunic Dress by Mari Lynn Patrick
Pantone 2016 Color Report for the Yarniacs Color of Fall KAL
Inara Wrap by Ambah O'Brien out of Art Yarns Milano Fade from Craftsy
Winter Wander shawl by Helen Stewart
The shawl made for me by Colleen (DCKnitter)!:

Inside 23 podcast
Soylent and Soylent Green
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Dance with Dragons by G.R.R. Martin
Gay of Thrones

Ep. 29 - Hells Yeah, Solvang

Episode 29!  Thanks for listening everyone!

Our Current Fix:
Jill has finished her Route 99 turban by Lee Meredith.  She used Koigu KPPPM and Knit Picks Bare Hare.

Michele has been working on her Crocheted Starburst Baby Blanket.  She pulled out the Clincher by Ash Kearns again!  This is out of Spun Right Round in Trainyard.
Jill asks Michele for advice about her Regina hat by Carina Spencer.  She is probably going to try to find another contrast yarn for her Malabrigo Rios Purple Mystery.  She has started the Adama Cowl by Hilary Smith Callis out of Black Bunny Fibers BFL handspun in Meadows green.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele has lots of hats and cowls that she wants to make!  They include the Drawstring Slouch by Kim Miller, Tara Fair Isle Hat by Country Pine Designs, House Colors Hat by Lion Brand Yarn, and three cowls by Laura Aylor: Tuck, Butterscotch and Brightside.  She also wants to make more Easy Crocheted Dishcloths by Cheri Mancini.  You should join the Annual Dishcloth Swap (Rav group here)!
Jill likes the Scheepjes CAL 2016 "Last Dance on the Beach" crocheted blanket.  It was designed by Marinke Slump and the Scheepjes Bloggers.  She likes the Sweet Seventeen shawl by Katin Schubert.  Despite her hatred of seagulls, she loves the Charadriiformes cowl by Sara Huntington Burch.

Uppers, Downers and Misc.
Solvang
Sideways (2004)
Franklin Habit
Mission Inn in Riverside
Lovin' the Freebies group on Ravelry
Despondent Dyes
Candy Skein
Liza Souza
Phydeaux Yarns
Loop & Leaf in Santa Barbara
Petite Weaver Crafts videocast
Sweet Sparrow Knits videocast
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Flight of the Conchords (2007-2009)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Amish Friendship Bread
Ali Wong stand-up

 

Ep. 28 - I'm from Los Angeles

We're back!  We've missed you!


Our Current Fix:
Jill finished a bunch of stuff over the last month.  She made two sets of Knitted Knockers out of Cascade Ultra Pima (Rav page here).  She finished the Stoney Brook Top by Rusty Baker out of Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering in the Belmont colorway (Rav page here).  She knit a Bunny Beanie by Noe Knit out of Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Cotton and Red Heart Creme de la Creme for Kimberly from the Twisted Stitches podcast (Rav page here).  She also finished a Peasleeville hat by Melissa LaBarre out of Rowan Lima in the Aztec colorway with a Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Astrakhan pompom.

Jill is working on an adult Garter Ear Flap Hat by Purl Soho out of Gnarledpaw Proper DK in Mexican Blue Wing Butterfly.  She is also working on the Route 99 hat/turban by Lee Meredith from the Stranded Magazine: Warm Weather 2016 in KPPPM in pink and KP Bare Hare. Michele asked about a previous turban and that was the Knit Yourself a Turban (Moss Stitch) pattern.


What We're Jonesing For:
Michele wants to be knitting anything!  She recommends Breathing Space by Veera Valimaki for Jill.
Jill has queued Ondawa by Michele Wang from the Brooklyn Tweed 14 Collection based on seeing suskyre's version of it at the retreat.  She is into the Venn cowl by Ella Austin from the Colour and Line collection.  She also finally bought a Northbound Knitting pattern, Diaemus shawl by Lisa Mutch.

Uppers and Downers:
Captain America: Civil War
The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
Vogue Knitting Live in Pasadena
Heritage Square Museum
Face Swap

Handel's Ice Cream in Huntington Beach
L.A. County Yarn Crawl
NoCKR and podcasts: 2 Knit Lit Chicks, Yarniacs, Stash and Burn, Double Knit, Hollywood Knitter, Two Ewes Fiber Adventure
Zauberball - Skacel
GnarledPaw
Leading Men Fiber Arts
A-Major-Knitwork store
Compatto Yarn Salon 
Windsor Fashion

Ep. 27 - Like Jennifer Aniston on Friends

Our Current Fix:
Jill finished her Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman in Zauberball Starke 6 in the Olivenstrasse colorway.  She added a hood using the EZ instructions.  Here's how her yarn changed partway through her project:

Jill also made one DD Knitted Knocker out of Cascade Ultra Pima.  She sewed a project bag using the In Color Order lined drawstring bag tutorial.  She just started the Stoney Brook Top by Rusty Baker in Knit Picks Hawthorne in the Belmont colorway.
Michele is working on her baby blanket out of Red Heart with Love in Boysenberry

Scene from Jill's window:

Baby Craft-a-Long:
Come join our craft-a-long.  Enter in a baby project that you've made since March 15.  There will be prizes of some sort.  This will be an on-going CAL through June.

Uppers, Downers, Miscellaneous Links:
Concealing Petal bras on Amazon
Bad Enabler on YouTube
Lang Mille Colori Baby yarn
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 
Batman v Superman
Key and Peele - Gremlins 2 skit

Knit Artichoke pattern by Susie Johns

Michele's 3 favorite projects: her Piper's Journey, her Owls sweater and her Nora's First Love baby blanket for her friend.  Jill's favorite 2 projects are her #21 Lace Dress and her Trefoil shawl.

Ep. 26 - Feels for the Acrylic

We're doing a baby craft-a-long!  Join in at anytime, it is casual! 

Finished Items:
Michele has finished-finished her Red Heart Team Spirit Tyson hat.  The yarn softened up a lot with washing.
Jill has finished but needs to sew on buttons to the Maile Sweater by Nikki Van de Car in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight - Rare Gems Fire.  She used the leftovers to make the Fleegle's Seamless Saartje Booties by Susan Glinert Stevens (modified version of Saartje's Bootees by Saartje de Bruijn.)

Our Current Fix:
Michele ripped out the Cascade baby sweater she was making and is using the Red Heart with Love in a baby blanket, the Crocheted Starburst Baby Blanket by Sara Rivka.
Jill is working on the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman in Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball Starke 6 in the Olivenstrasse colorway.  She spun a bit on her Malabrigo Nube.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele likes the Circle-T Top by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby from the Malabrigo website.  She also likes the Laxo hat by Laura Nelkin.
Jill has queued some shawls: the Evanthe shawl by Corrina Ferguson and the Red Rock Canyon shawl by Romi Hill.  She finally got some MadelineTosh Tosh Lace in Oceana to make the Amille shawl by Emily Ross.  She also bought a couple kits from Willow Yarns (Herrschners!).  One is the Off-the-Grid Stranded Cowl by Alastair Post-Quinn (not on Ravelry!) and the other is the Tartan Mitts and Cowl by Rae Blackledge,which are chevron striped mitts and cowls in two long color repeating yarns.

Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
New York, New York hotel in Las Vegas
Cafe Jack in Korea Town
Jed's Hard Orange Cream soda
Longmire
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Armada by Ernest Cline
The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime Story
This American Life: Too Soon?
O.J. Simpson Ungloved (what!?!)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Monuments Men
Rape of Europa
22 Jump Street
Meru
The Exact Moment Ben Affleck Realizes that Batman v. Superman Sucks:

Ep. 25 - To the Bone

There's a lot of chatter in this one.  If you just want knitting content, you can say goodbye after the first 30 minutes!

 

Our Current Fix:
Michele finished her hat!  It was the Tyson Beanie by Robyn Devine in Red Heart Team Spirit.  Her Rav page here.  She also started her Cascade baby cardigan by Raya Budrevich in Red Heart With Love.

Jill made two little Garter Ear Flap Hats (pattern by Purl Soho) out of Nerd Girl Yarns Clever in Met Him on the River colorway.  Her Rav page here.  She's mostly finished the Sweet Pea cardigan by Mary Scott Huff in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted in Pea Pod.  She's also given up on the Eliot-the-Elephant baby bib pattern.  She's started the Maile sweater by Nikki Van de Car out of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight in a Rare Gems - Fire colorway.

What We're Jonesing For:
Michele is liking colorwork hats.  She loves the Revespor Lue fox hat by Berit Lokken.  She's also into The Force Awakens Hat by Mrs Luedeke LLC.
Jill is into Ningyo, a colorwork cowl, by Thea Eschliman.  She also likes Gocce by Paola Albergamo in the Knitty Spring & Summer 2016.


Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:
Keilo Ren - Undercover Boss
Bath and Body Works candles
Glamtwinz on Youtube
candlewarmers
Tree Hut sugar scrub
Clarisonic face brush
Rich Eisen running the 40yd dash vs. LaQuan McGowen
Chris Jones "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2016 NFL Combines - I couldn't find a video that wasn't NSFW.  You can do a google search but I didn't want to embed the video!
End of the Tour (2015)
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's which I know sounds weird) by Michael Ian Black.
Stone Brewing
hard root beers
Red beers