Episode 151A: Special- Knit-topia-At the Retreat

No show notes for this one. Photos can be found of the retreat here and of the sweater here.

Episode 151: Grandma

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Weigh in:

Finished: Shazam Socks


Ball Sack,

2 dishrags



Still going: Rams & Yowes, Medallion bag,

Started: Handspun Sweater

Songbird Shawlette

Fiber Exercise:

Suzie’s Fiber


Green Fiber

Dragon Fly Fiber
Highland Handmades- Roo got hungry, silk bits

Wheel Whisperer! Cleaning wheels
Portion control:

I did well! Never went to Mary Maxim’s, did hit Jo-Ann’s though, but softly.

Goodie bag

Prizes- color card, Hipster

Yarn swaps- 2 sweaters worth of yarn!!

Cooking School:

Classes I taught:

Dye Work- Self striping (Loom and swift), gradient yarns (swift and ball), spot dyeing with liquid and egg dyes, blanks, dry dyeing and regular squirt painting.




Steeking- Sweater from a thrift store, actual project.



In the Kitchen:

Amazing food!

Love infused granola- Michelle

Cold veggie pizza-Sue

Vegetarian chili-Tina

Mock lasagna- Lynn

Crepes with lemon- Margaret

Lemon cookies from a cake mix- Laura

Bobby Flay Harvest margaritas- Angela

Pot Luck:

Poinsettia Wreath-Angela


Lots of socks- everyone

Sweater blocking- Linda

Drill Sergeant:

A week- How did it go?

Asked by LouisejHunt- Do you name your weapons?

This might be the last cast with Sarge for a while.

Taste Testing:

Finished Shawl 1 at Merino- Blocked.


Norwegian- LOVE!

A La Carte:

Swirl sweater- Winter Waves- Knit! Swirl book

FluffyDogOwner- Sorry for the name screw up!

Recipes:

Tom Tom- South Park and 90 yr old Hungarian woman

Shitty day at the retreat house

Sarge stole me away

7 steps to going to bed

Trash Diving-
Oh darning! socks

Pompeii’s Pizzeria

Alpaca Farm



Laughter and fun

Buffalo Farm


Lunch on the way home- Met Amy’s mom!

On the Menu:

Bear’s wedding

Deployment ceremony

Fiber Train

Stitches Midwest

Knittin’ in the Mitten

Gadget Corner:

Salad Spinner

Episode 150: What Segments?

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Weigh in:

Barn storming square-

Shazam socks-

Rams &Yowes-

Chelsea- not touched

Portion control:

Trifecta of Awesome Fiber club


M. Sotherden Art Glass Stitch markers

Fiber Exercise:

Ordered corresponding color from Into the Whirled- spun it up- resting


My exercise:

Yoga and deep breathing

Cooking School:

Knit-a long- Medallion Bag!- I have decided on Patons classic wool in Peacock and Winter White. You can purchase the pattern here for $8.30.

Stranded knitting flat- Not a pleasure!

In the Kitchen:
Parm bites!

Tube of Grand’s

Butter

Chopped garlic

Parmesan cheese

Bake Temp on package about 8-10 minutes

Pot Luck:

Little Cinnamon

Wrapsody in Blue

Spring Break Katika

Drill Sergeant:

Flash light poster
iPod woe


Taste Testing:
Finishing Shawl with these fibers.
Merino
Masham

A La Carte:

Kalinumba

Recipes:

Favorite numbers-Narcissistic numbers

Fiber day in Fennville/South Haven – 
Quilt Shop


Alpaca farm.



8 ounces of alpaca


Beautiful Garden!







Clemintines





Needle in a Haystack


8 sig’nits- Acorns


Flying Saucer of wool


T-Shirt for Sarge

Wanted a basket & a coffee mug

On the Menu:

Knit-Topia

Bear’s wedding

Stitches Midwest

Knittin’ in the Mitten

Gadget Corner:

Scrap ma bob