Episode 004 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Recorded on Friday, November 27, 2015Thank YousNHKClaire: Claire from New Hampshire, USABlessedspeedy: Dianne from Mead, AustraliaFOs
- Christmas stocking in Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport (100% wool) on U.S. size 3 (3.25 mm) needles
- Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes (free on Ravelry) in Biscotte et Cie Felix Self-Striping (80% superwash merino/20%nylon in Poisson et Tang color) on U.S. size 1 (2.25 mm) needles, 72-stitch size
- Flax by Tin Can Knits (free on Ravelry) in Adele's Mohair Pure Wool DK (100% wool) on U.S. size 7 (4.5. mm) needles, size 2-4 years
- Honey Cowl by Madeline Tosh (free on Ravelry) in Cowgirlblues Merino DK (100% merino) and Cowgirlblues Kid Mohair Silk (70% goat mohair/30% silk), both in Guinea Fowl. Saw sample in different yarn at Second Story Knits.
- Top-down Hat using Pinhole Cast-on in Twilleys of Stamford Freedom Spirit (100% wool) on U.S. size 6 (4.0 mm) needles
WIPs and Design Notebook
- Knitting Boutique, MD
- Knitting Boutique podcast
- Knitting Boutique Potomac DK (40% merino/40% camel/20% silk in Natural) (only the fingering version is in Ravelry, which is linked here)
- Knitting Boutique Sassafrass DK (60% merino/30% bamboo in Talc)
Plotting
- Minions Hat - like this one by Lauren Irving (free on Ravelry)
Woolpiggery
- Mint Rain Hand Dyed Twist Sock (80% merino/20% nylon) in Highlighters Plus Black): 6 mini skeins totaling 150 g/600 yards
Knitting on Safari - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- National Museum
- Lucy
- Turkana Boy at Nairobi National Museum (photos)
- St. George's Cathedral (photos)
- Haile Selassie
- Yod Abyssinia (Linked to the Trip Advisor site. Here's the restaurant's actual website, but google is warning me that there might be a security problem with it, so click at your own risk!) My videos below:[video width="1280" height="720" m4v="http://kinoknits.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5906.m4v"][/video][video width="640" height="480" m4v="http://kinoknits.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/P1050596.m4v"][/video]
- Injera, shiro wat, tej, Ambo mineral water
Spinning
- Hobbledehoy hand-painted top braid (60% merino/30% bamboo/10% nylon, one-of-a-kind colorway: Seafoam)
- Ashford Kiwi 2
- Louet S17
- Scotch tension vs. Irish tension
- Ashford Kiwi High-Speed Whorl (for spinning thinner yarn)
Things I've Learned
- DK stands for Double Knitting! Who knew?! South African knitters, apparently!
- What I think of when I hear "double knitting."
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