Whatcha Swatchin Podcast: Recent Episodes
Emily
Whatcha Finish
Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib with russian bind off
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. going to add grosgrain ribbon and get buttons from G Street Fabric
Easy Peasy Newborn Hat by Keri McKeirnan - Fibernymph Dyeworks Bounce in Fruit Loops
Whatcha Makin?
Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic
Brownstone sweater by Jared Flood- Elsa Wool Woolen Spun Worsted weight cormo in Light Gray. Size 7 and 8 needles, size small, higher collar
Williamette Jacket by Amy Christoffers- size 6 needles, Berocco Blackstone Tweed
Whatcha Spinning?Three Waters Farm Merino/SW Merino/Silk in Olive Green Tonal- split in half, doing a thin 2ply
Oldest Anything KAL prize drawingsprizes from Rock and String CreationsWinners: fiber: pikemulherin25- socks with oldest sock scraps yarn: Sewashley- baby bolero with oldest stash gift card: lmermd- socks with oldest fingering weight yarn
LittleDyeworks giveaway in the Ravelry group. Hansel n Gretel colorway. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/littledyeworks and share your favorite colorway, or what colors you would like to see Ashley dye. LittleDyeworks has offered a coupon code to you for 15% off your order: WATCHA15. Enter by June 30 and I will email the winner after that.
Zombie KnitpocalypseClasses: Simple Crochet, Tips and Tricks, Socks Tips and Tricks, and Take a Break Yarn bowl from MaidofClay
Finally, I am taking a hiatus from podcasting and this is my last episode. I will be more active on Instagram so follow me over there (ooohfancypants). Thank you for all the love and support!
Episode 106:
Whatcha Makin?Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib...slanted
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar. working on sleeves, knit flat and mattress stitched up
Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic
Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks- yarn dyed by me (Knit Picks bare Stroll), size 1 needles, 68 stitches
Whatcha Spinning?
Woolgatherings Merino/SW Merino/silk July 2013 club colorway. Will do a 2 ply with Unwind Yarn Company Merino/Silk Marigoldup next: Three Waters Farm in Olive Green Tonal or Rooftop Panorama
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcastprize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more
LittleDyeworks giveaway in the Ravelry group. Hansel n Gretel colorway. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/littledyeworks and share your favorite colorway, or what colors you would like to see Ashley dye. LittleDyeworks has offered a coupon code to you for 15% off your order: WATCHA15
Stash DashStash DashWoolgatherings/Unwind- 700Summer Dawn- 1200purple shawl- 700Kyle’s socks-400Verbena socks- 300Willamette- 1500Brownstone- 1200=6000
Rover.com- find petsitters! Send me a Rav message if you want a promo code for $20 off!
Whatcha Makin?Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches. 1x1 twisted rib...slanted
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar. working on sleeves, knit flat and mattress stitched up
Honey Bunches shawl by IrishGirlieKnits, size 6 needles, handspun Fiber Optic
Whatcha Spinning?Fiber Optic SW merino/silk Vineyard, 7.6 oz, 770 yards
Into the Whirled Odds and Ends- 300 yards of 2 ply. split balls into warm and cool colors and plied together for ultimate barber poling
Woolgatherings Merino/SW Merino/silk July 2013 club colorway. Will do a 2 ply with Unwind Yarn Company Merino/Silk Marigold
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcastprize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more
New stuff: Three Waters Farm Merino/SW Merino/Silk in Olive Green TonalInto the Whirled Falkland Batt in End of InnocenceInto the Whirled Bukavu sock in Martini and RossiHobbledehoy Archaeology BattlingsInto the Whirled Rambouillet in Mithrandirshawl pinElsawool Woolen Spun Worsted weight- light gray. swatched for Brownstone pullover
Whiskey’s face update
Whatcha Finish?Setzer Welted Cowl by Jared Flood- Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, size 8 needles, going back and forth to avoid purling. did medium size but ran out of yarn, skipped 6 rows
Whatcha Makin?Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), size 0 needles, 68 stitches
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black- Plucky Primo sport in Vanity. Size 6 needles. twisted rib button band instead of garter. provisional cast on for button band so I can pick up the collar
Whatcha Spinning?Sweet Georgia Merino/Silk in Stillwater- 2.4 oz. 300 yards single ply
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcastprize from Rock and String Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more
Whatcha Finish?Citron- handspun Loop batt in Black Cherry. added in more black yarn at the end, changed ruffle edging to be less ruffly (instead of KFB every stitch, I did K1, KFB…)
Whatcha Makin?Setzer Welted Cowl by Jared Flood- Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume, size 8 needles, going back and forth to avoid purlingVanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black)
Whatcha Spinning?Finished singles of Fiber Optic SW Merino/Silk Vineyard. Will do a 3 ply when I buy a 4th bobbinSweet Georgia Merino/Silk in Stillwater
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcastprize from Rocks and Strings Creations- coupon code WHATCHA15 gets you 15% off your purchase of $25 or more
New stuff: Knit Picks Hawthorne samplesPlucky Trusty in Old CopperGale’s Art Wonder Sock in Graffiti and Asphalt
Three Waters Farm giveaway winner: LilCreativeNest
Whatcha Finish?
plain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. Fish Lips Kiss heel by Sox Therapist-
Whatcha Makin?
Citron by Hillary Smith Callais- handspun Loop batt in Black Cherry, size 6 needles. cut out some of the lightest pink
Vanilla Bean socks in Vesper Verbena (overdyed in a diluted black), 68 stitches on size 0
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcastRocks and Strings Creations - I forgot to mention the coupon code! Enter WHATCHA15 for 15% off!
New stuff: Hobbledehoy Viola battlingshttps://www.etsy.com/shop/Quaere BFL/nylon in Patchwork
Three Waters Farm giveaway: winner is posted here if you want to check!
Note: There will not be an episode next week!
Whatcha Finish?Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North Haven. 3x1 ribbing, ended with 1x1 rib for two rows and used the Invisible Ribbed bind off from Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann BestorRomy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beer. sleeves knit flat, alternating skeins, mattress stitched up.
Whatcha Makin?plain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. Fish Lips Kiss heel by Sox Therapist- started ½ inch before the line on my cardboard foot, fits perfectly.
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black. Plucky Primo Sport in Vanity. gauge was off by 1 stitch for every 4 inches, so I’m sizing down. Seamed 1x1 twisted rib button band instead of garter stitch BB. Also changed the slip 1, psso to an SSK
Whatcha spinning?Fiber Optic SWMerino/Silk in VineyardBFL dyed by me
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast
New stuff: Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran in Round TableString Theory Caper Sock in LagunaCity Garden Soap
New England Soup Factory cookbook
Three Waters Farm is the guest dyer in April for the Completely Twisted and Arbitrary group on Ravelry. Go over there and spin along with them!
I am excited to announce that Three Waters Farm is offering Whatcha Swatchin viewers a 10% off coupon, good for any of the hand dyed fiber, yarns, or goats milk soap in their etsy shop, www.etsy.com/threewatersfarm. Coupon code is good through March 31. Shop updates happen daily, so check back often.
You can see Mary Ann and Stephen in person May 3rd and 4th at Maryland Sheep and Wool, booth B23, in the Main Exhibition Hall. Check out the Three Waters Farm board on Ravelry for information about monthly spin alongs, giveaways, and for links to their facebook and twitter feeds, as well as links to Three Waters Farm on Pinterest.
Mary Ann and Stephen have also kindly donated a braid of Falkland (Winter Sunset 7 colorway) for me to use as a prize. Go to the thread and post which of their fiber or yarn colorways or soap scents are your favorites. I’ll draw for winners after March 31.
Whatcha Finish?nada
Whatcha Makin?Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North Haven
Romy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beer. sleeves knit flat, alternating skeins, mattress stitch
plain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. Fish Lips Kiss heel by Sox Therapist- started ½ inch before the line on my cardboard foot, fits perfectly.
Summer Dawn cardigan by Andrea Black. Plucky Primo Sport in Vanity. gauge was off by 1 stitch for every 4 inches, so I’m sizing down
Fingering Weight February: prizes! Cloudlover Rambouillet in IrisSweetGeorgia merino/silk in Stillwater
Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast
New stuff: Three Waters Farm- Rooftop Panorama in Polwarth/Silk, and Second Sight on BFLFireweed Dyeworks Russian Rainbow
I am excited to announce that Three Waters Farm is offering Whatcha Swatchin viewers a 10% off coupon, good for any of the hand dyed fiber, yarns, or goats milk soap in their etsy shop, www.etsy.com/threewatersfarm. Coupon code is good through March 31. Shop updates happen daily, so check back often.
You can see Mary Ann and Stephen in person May 3rd and 4th at Maryland Sheep and Wool, booth B23, in the Main Exhibition Hall. Check out the Three Waters Farm board on Ravelry for information about monthly spin alongs, giveaways, and for links to their facebook and twitter feeds, as well as links to Three Waters Farm on Pinterest.
Mary Ann and Stephen have also kindly donated a braid of Falkland (Winter Sunset 7 colorway) for me to use as a prize. Go to the thread and post which of their fiber or yarn colorways or soap scents are your favorites. I’ll draw for winners after March 31.
Whatcha Finish?Golden Pear hat by Melissa Thomson- madtosh dk in Celadon and Graphite, size 5 and 6 needles
Whatcha Makin?Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North HavenRomy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beerplain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1. fish lips kiss heel
SpinningFiber Optic SW Merino/silk in Vineyard. 8 oz total 3plyThree Waters Farm polwarth/silk Tangerine Dream- 300 yards single ply fulled
Fingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15- tag your projects with “FingeringFeb”
upcoming Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast
Giveaway! Three Waters Farm Falkland- Winter Sunset 7 www.etsy.com/shop/threewatersfarm. Coupon code good through March 31. Shop updates happen daily, so check back often.
You can see Mary Ann and Stephen in person May 3rd and 4th at Maryland Sheep and Wool, booth B23, in the Main Exhibition Hall. Check out the Three Waters Farm board on Ravelry for information about monthly spin alongs, giveaways, and for links to their facebook and twitter feeds, as well as links to Three Waters Farm on Pinterest.
Whatcha Makin?Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North HavenRomy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beerplain vanilla socks- Vesper Across the Universe, size 0 and 1
Sirka row counter
SpinningFiber Optic SW Merino/silk in Vineyard. 8 oz total 3plyThree Waters Farm polwarth/silk in Tangerine DreamFingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15- tag your projects with “FingeringFeb”
upcoming Oldest Anything KAL- April and May with Deep Blue Renegade podcast
Captain PhilipsThe Americans
Three Waters Farm is offering Whatcha Swatchin viewers a 10% off coupon, good for any of the hand dyed fiber, yarns, or goats milk soap in their etsy shop, www.etsy.com/threewatersfarm. Shop updates happen daily, so check back often.
You can see Mary Ann and Stephen in person May 3rd and 4th at Maryland Sheep and Wool, booth B23, in the Main Exhibition Hall. Check out the Three Waters Farm board on Ravelry for information about monthly spin alongs, giveaways, and for links to their facebook and twitter feeds, as well as links to Three Waters Farm on Pinterest.
Blip/iTunes UPDATE! Starting next week, I am changing feeds for itunes distribution. If it doesn’t change automatically, you can find the new feed at feeds.feedburner.whatchaswatchinpodcast or search itunes for “Whatcha Swatchin Podcast”, NOT just “Whatcha Swatchin”If you watch through the blog or Blip, nothing will change.
Whatcha Finish?Long Sands Cardigan- Malabrigo Mecha in Teal Feather, size 10.5 needles, alternating skeinsStriped scarf- Loop batt “Emily” and Valley Yarns Sheffield in Oatmeal, size 8 needles
Whatcha Makin?Stasis Pullover by Leila Raabe- Brooklyn Tweed Loft in Snowbound and Cast Iron, size 2, 3, and 4 needles
Method for carrying floats in fair isle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajppfcE_HAA
Fingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15- tag your projects with “FingeringFeb”
Whatcha get?Fibernymph Bounce in LeprechaunVesper in Love Story
Whatcha Finish?Stasis Pullover by Leila Raabe- Brooklyn Tweed Loft in Snowbound and Cast Iron, size 2, 3, and 4 needles. Tubular bind off
Method for carrying floats in fair isle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajppfcE_HAA
Whatcha Makin?Seaweed Socks by Lauren McMordie- String Theory Caper Sock in North HavenRomy cardigan by ANKESTRICK- Woolen Rabbit WW Kashmir in Birch Beer
Fingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15- tag your projects with “FingeringFeb”
Whatcha get?Hazel Knits Entice MCN in Hoppy Blonde
Blip/iTunes UPDATE! Starting next week, I am changing feeds for itunes distribution. If it doesn’t change automatically, you can find the new feed at feeds.feedburner.whatchaswatchinpodcast or search itunes for “Whatcha Swatchin Podcast”, NOT just “Whatcha Swatchin”If you watch through the blog or Blip, nothing will change.
Whatcha Finish?September Morn by Thea Colman- tosh DK in Celadon, size 7 needles. steam blocked- worked perfectly! mattress stitched about 2 inches around upper arm
Whatcha Makin?Long Sands Cardigan- Malabrigo Mecha in Teal Feather, size 10.5 needles, alternating skeinsStriped scarf- Loop batt “Emily” and Valley Yarns Sheffield in Oatmeal, size 8 needles
SpinningFibernymph BFL/Silk in Erin- two matching gradient skeins, 102 and 94 yards eachFiber Optic pencil roving- SW merino and silk, Vineyard colorway- 2 ply
Fingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15
Woolen Rabbit Grace in Tiger Lily, WW Kashmir in Birch Beer and Grey Goosepackage from Molly- Homespun podcast and AHomespunHouse etsy shopPlucky primo worsted One Hit WonderDyakcraft Needles
no knead bread
Whatcha Finish?Rayas cowl- cast on 240 on size 7’s with Dragonfly Fibers Traveler in Silver Fox and Flannel Pajamashandspun socks-Woolgatherings Polwarth/Silk navajo plied- 40 stitches, size 4 needles, short row heel
Whatcha Makin?September Morn by Thea Colman- tosh DK in Celadon, size 7 needles
Fingering Weight February: fingering weight adult sweater KAL from Feb. 1 to March 15- I may start Ravellenics early...
Thinking about Vesper socks on size 1 and 0 needles...thoughts?
Contemporary hat from JaymeSirka Row counter Fat Squirrel bag
Blip update- no longer feeding to itunes. You can watch through the blog, through Blip, or through an RSS reader like Feedly. Here is a tutorial on how I use it.I can also post a link to a downloadable file of the episode, if enough people request it
Feedly Tutorial: