Episode 31: Welcome Back, Coggie!

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Change to the new feed on iTunes: The High Fiber Diet Channel.

Weigh in:
Bams:
Finished: Skull sweater
Started: BFL Sweater, Viking socks, Faux Russian Stole Site for inspiration (favorite lace seller on EBay)
Still Going: CPH- Zipper horrors YKK Zipper Site
Ripping: Green alpaca lace scarf

Coggie:
Finished:
socks

Started: Baby blanket, Artesanal A-line Tunic, Anklet socks (Needles)
Ripped: Karieu

Fiber Exercise:

Coggie: Not much spinning. Texel info
Beth’s nails

Bams:
Spinning: Finished BFL for sweater.
Washed- Cormo and Lincoln-Merino Cross.
Dyeing: Blueberry Yogurt yarn and Venom green yarn

Our exercise:

Bams: Charter Exercises- the switch up works- work out every day
Latin grooves and kick boxing
Coggie: Recovering
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Working our butts off! (New Segment)
NotsoNormal: Thank you for the kick Coggie needed.
Thank you everyone for joining in. Daily Plate

You just got schooled:

Polworth: Drum carded thin batt. Long draw. Soft and springy
Polypay: Drum carded, worsted, Navajo ply. Soft and fluffy

Look what I found:

Cherylinmtl: Queen Anne’s lace Scarf
Teacosy: Phildar pull Pattern Pull #009-T8-258

Recipes:

Fly Lady – new email system
Loc-a-long – Garterloc washcloth knit along

Contest: Awesome pictures!

And the winner is:
EAnnRN YAY!!!!!

You get your choice of Fiber or Yarn

Grad Crap
College
52/52 – Smut talk
Book banning- Yellow raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris – (Coggie gave the wrong author - Sorry)

On the menu for this month:

Bella Vita Farm & Fiber: Change in plans, interview will be a bit later due to illness.

WWKIP Day- June 13th

Gadget Corner:

Plastic Lid Tags - Recycling the gadget in all awesomness!


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Episode 30: Where a Great many Things Need Pulling out of a Great Many A&%es

Weigh in

Coggie:
Finished: Noro Shawl

and Pocketbook slippers

Still going: socks- Different heels
Alpaca in Space bags- It works to clean up your fiber area
Starting: Karieu shawl- love feather weight shawl

Bams:
Still going: Socks, Putting zipper in CPH
Starting: Skull Sweater- Body finished, Arms going Intarsia in the round

Fiber Exercise:

Coggie: none this week
Bams: Birthday Combs came in, Combed Perindale & CVM, Still spinning BFL
Dollar and a half cardigan

Our exercise:

Coggie: Walk away is working- 6# yay
Bams: Walking 2-3 miles each day plus added 15 mins squats and abs.

You just got schooled: On hold this week

Patternwhisperer THANK YOU for the wool fiber! She mailed Lincoln- Merino cross and Texel

Look what I found:

Doily bag (profusion)- bag adapted from a doily pattern
Desperation Socks (Pattyb) – simple socks by Sally Melville

Recipes:

Zen knitting and design mode
Update on Coggie’s surgery
FlyLady- Baby steps
Proud Mom’s Kids school update- YAY Ry and Boo

On the menu for this month:

WWKIP day: June 13th everywhere
Sheering day at Sunny Side Alpaca Farm June 15th
Festivals- classes

Gadget Corner:
All Spectrum light bulbs: Coggie uses Reveal75 from GE Make sure you have a white lampshade

Episode 29: Finishing, Frogging and Memory Lane

Weigh in:

Bams:
Finished: Socks
Still going: CPH, Lace scarf
Planning: Sweater for Ry. EZ seamless hybrid
Started: New socks in Regia Silk

Coggie:
Frogged: Chevron Cardigan
Still working on: Noro Shawl, Socks (finished 1)

Started: Readers wrap

Fiber Exercise:

Coggie: Spun one bobbin of merino dyed with Easter egg dye

Bams: Finishing up carding the BFL & spinning
Blending 1oz white alpaca with 3 oz red shetland


Our exercise:

Bams: Walking and Nordictrak

Coggie: Walk away the pounds

You just got schooled: More info on Ravelry Forum Pages

Navajo Churro- No crimp, coarse & sturdy – long draw Saddle blankets
Perindale- Flicked and spun 3 ply, Very soft next to skin sweater

Look what I found:

Siljadevine made Topstykke Tunic/dress
Bethanyg and Pegoftilling have made pocketbook slippers

Recipes:

FlyLady and CHAOS
Happy 11th Birthday Ry.
Retreat is full- Waiting list is active. Cancel date is August 1st
Prom talk again
Entraloc along: Anyone interested? Garterlac washcloth
Surgery date is May 12th
More childhood stories
LNYP
Shooting Tournament
More childhood stories (sorry all guess it was memory lane time for Coggie)

Note: I apologize if I offended anyone by calling Native Americans -Indians. My mother was Comanche and that is how she referred to her people and how she told the story. Again, I am sorry if I offended anyone. --Coggie

Boonville and Boontling (or Boontlin' like I remember it, Link has some of the language)

On the menu for this month:

Yuvee has her show with the chairs this weekend Link
Michigan Alpaca breeds show in Davisburg, MI- May 2nd
Philosophers wool trip through ThreadBear
Maryland Sheep and Wool- May 2nd& 3rd

Gadget Corner:

Digital Scale- Great for weighing fiber, splitting yarn for socks or mittens, and mailing swaps out.

Episode 28: Hey! Just who do you think you're Orgling at?

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Weigh in:

Coggie:
Still going: Noro Shawl and Socks

Started: Chevron Cardigan- Hand dyed mill spun

Designed: Operation Kid Cuddle- Pattern is being tested now
More blankets for the military kids

Bams:
Finished: BFF Regia socks
Still going: Teal lace scarf, CPH picked up ½ of zipper band
Started: Heart & Sole Socks 1 1/3 done

Fiber Exercise:
Coggie: No Spinning
Bams: BFL – 6 bobbins so far

Our exercise:
Bams: Nordic track
Coggie: Sticking to the WW plan

You just got schooled: More info on Ravelry Group pages
Merino: Fine crimp, combed prep- Very soft, 50 yds 2 ply
Montadale: Fine crimp, combed prep- able to be spun super fine. Navajo ply

Look what I found: LorrieU- Barbie Cardigan Love it!

Recipes:
Interview with Kim at Sunset Dreams Alpaca Farm

Friendly Alpacas

This one wanted to sniff the camera



Little miss Cria


Show awards:

More pictures can be found on our Flicker page
We are looking forward to the sheering day
Thank you Kim

Bams received Pink & Sparkly yarn and a tote from her sister, Yum!

On the menu for this month:
Good luck to the Chief on his Competition
Stitch-n-pitch June 9th in Lansing, Contact ThreadBear for more info.
New event board on Ravelry

Retreat Info:
One spot open as of recording
Games and movies are being planned
Minimum age is 21 for the retreat

Gadget Corner:
Space bags Great for getting your yarn room clutter free
We space bagged some fiber, will let you know next show how it went.

Knitting time: Any Firefly fans? WB.com has episodes free right now.

Episode 27: Couple Time or How Coggie Scared Bams Half to Death

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Weigh in:
Bams:
Finished: Charity Afghan
Still going: another Charity afghan, BFF Socks and CPH

Coggie:
Finished: Reading Mitts
Started: Simple yet Effective Shawl in Noro
Still working on: Socks, Charity Squares

Fiber Exercise:
Bams:
Rewashed BFL from Beechtree
Spun Maggie Batt
Finished 942 yds of BFL

Coggie:
Finn, Navajo ply
Alpaca from knitamaniac, 50 yards of single spun
Cherry Chip BFL (another error on Show, only 312 yards, hoping for 600 from both braids)
Michigan Fiber Fest: Many decisions about classes

Our exercise:
Both of us are on track.

You just got schooled: More info on Forum pages

English Leicester Longwool: Easy to spin. Spun from Sliver.
Lincoln Longwool: Carded and spun. Sheep is very adaptable.

Look what I found:
Knitloon’s Iris, Pattern is from Rowan 45.

Recipes:
Easter talk
Audio books
Craft Areas
Talking Turkey

Almond cream cheese Bundt

• 1 cup sliced Almonds
• 1 pkg cream cheese
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 24 frozen dinner rolls
• 1/2 c butter melted
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed

In a tube pan, spray with oil, and then scatter 1/4 of the almonds cut up cream cheese into 24 pieces. in small bowl mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg roll cream cheese pieces in the mixture wrap a bread roll around each cheese piece and roll again in the sugar mixture until coated stack 12 coated rolls in the bottom of the pan, scatter 1/4 of almonds in another small bowl, melt butter and brown sugar, pour 1/2 over rolls in the pan Stack remaining rolls in the pan and scatter remaining nuts over the top, pour the rest of the butter over top.
Cover and let rise until bread reaches top of pan preheat oven to 350, Bake for 45 minutes Invert immediately cake will settle some.
If you want glaze, 1 tbs butter 1 cup confectioners sugar 2 tbs water 1/2 tsp almond extract mix up and pour over warm bread.
We do this without the nuts as well, either way is good. Enjoy!

Forum Pages- going up

On the menu for this month:
ThreadBear Weekend 18th and 19th, Stitch n pitch June 9th- Tickets on sale now
LNYP at City knitting 24th
Michigan Fiber Fest workshop and judging sign ups are open.

Gadget Corner: Page Pal page holder
Retreat Talk

Episode 26: Wool Smuggling 101

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Weigh in:

Coggie:
Started: Felted spinning wheel bag
Working on Sock, I turned the heel.
Squares for the military

Bams:
One BFF sock done
Squares for the military

Fiber Exercise:
Bams:

Finn, 70’s Kitchen spun up, BFL spun up

Happy Birthday Bams!!!

Coggie:

Spun one bobbin worth of BFL, Loving it

Our exercise:

Bams: Normal exercise this week.
Coggie: Joined WW

You just got schooled: More info on Bams Blog
Blue Faced Leicester- Carded, better to comb. Very Soft
Border Leicester- A little coarser. Teased and carded.

Look what I found:
Two items this week:
Knit: Phoenixfire – Bunny Slippers
Crochet: Cherylinmtl- Nom Nom Nom

Recipes:

Interview with Beth from The Spinning Loft

Books: In Sheep’s Clothing, The Intentional Spinner, The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning
Fine wool- 12-15 or more CPI
Long wool- Wavy
Down Breed- poof

Knittyspin
spindlicity.com

Thank you Beth for your time and Bethanyg for joining us.
Pictures of the Fiber in the Shop, YUM!

Copper Pickle (Lunch)

mmm cheesesake!

On the menu for this month:
Block Party- ThreadBear, April 17-19
Jane Patrick of Schacht Spindle Company- The Spinning Loft, April 17 & 18
LNYP- City Knitting, April 24
Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mabley are at ThreadBender, May 3 & 4. Lecture and workshops

Gadget Corner:
Hanging Circular needle Caddy

Episode 25: Well that's how they get Orange Juice

Weigh in:
Bams:

Finished-Shur'tagal socks

Still going- CPH: just the zipper band to go
Handspun Alpaca lace scarf
Started: BFF socks in Kaffe Fasset Regia

Coggie:
Frogged cheese scarf, going to start again

Started Big blue chair (Song is old blue chair by Kenny Chesney)

Socks from sockease
Still going: NYCO sweater

Fiber Exercise:
Bams:

Finn washing
BFL carded yum!
Coggie:

Spun Camel from swap ¼ done 100 yards

Our exercise:
Bams: 3 days on Nordic Track
Coggie: Joining WW

You just got schooled: More info on Bams Blog
Icelandic: Spun together Lopi style yarn 2 ply DK weight
Jacob: soft, sport, 56 yds
Karakul: no crimp, heavy lace, coarse

Look what I found:
Spring Swap Socks by EAnnRN. Pattern Basket Check Socks from the little box of socks

Recipes:
Steam cleaning and rearranging
Chief is healing well
Bams birthday is next week
Spring Break
Happy Birthday Bams son
College
Break a leg to Anita’s Son
Introvert – Extrovert
We head back to Food... and then to juice…

On the menu for this month:
ThreadBear Block party April 17-19
Whippletree in Hudsonville $1 sale
Stitches South- anyone going?

Project Linus:
Nautical Yarn info@nauticalyarn. com is the “clearinghouse” for the Ludington Chapter of Project Linus. We typically collect 100-200 blankets each year and deliver them to our local hospital for children who have been ill or injured.
This week we received a request from the Michigan National Guard. Camp Grayling, Engineering Company, Unit 1434 is requesting the help of Blanketeers from the Ludington Chapter of Project Linus. Two-hundred fifty (250) Michigan soldiers are being deployed this spring. These soldiers would like to give Project Linus blankets to their children for safety, security, and remembrance while Mom or Dad is gone for one or more years.
A total of 500 blankets are needed. While we don’t believe we can collect 500 blankets, we would like to assist with blankets for the more vulnerable age group, children between the ages of 4 and 10. Blankets must be delivered to Nautical Yarn by May 1 so they can be delivered to the soldiers prior to their deployment.
Please help with this endeavor to help provide security for the children of our Michigan volunteer soldiers.
If you are able to make a blanket for this endeavor to help provide security for the children of our Michigan volunteer soldiers, it would be greatly appreciated
Please email info@nauticalyarn. com
If you want to send squares to Coggie, contact her on Ravelry.

Spinning Loft Interview
Local Alpaca Farm April 20

Gadget Corner: Niddy Noddy