Episode 024 (An Interview with Dianna of The Knitting Boutique)

Recorded Thursday, December 29, 2016

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Thank Yous

• GloriaMcC
• Meagneta – Agneta from Sweden
• Liz-Knits – Liz from Arizona
• knittybrittygirl – Brittany from Colorado (found podcast via I Heart Radio)
• Huge thanks to Jenn Sheelen for the New Horizons set - also gave a copy for a future giveaway!

FOs

• 3rd pair of sock blank socks 

• Pincha shawl by Pinpilan Wangsai (free from Knitty) on U.S. size 6 (4.0 mm) in Blue Moon Socks That Rock Mediumweight (100% merino in Gnome de Plume colorway) 

• New shawl design in LYDIA sock mini skein set 

• Mittens based on Ann Budd's Basic Mitten Pattern on U.S. size 5 (3.75 mm) in Wandering Wool Heights Worsted (100% merino in Amaryllis colorway). Purchased at the MD Alpaca Festival. Embellish-Knit I-Cord maker. 

• Wood Collar Chemex Coffeepot Cozy by Kathy Miller (free on Ravelry) on U.S. size 8 (5.0 mm) needles in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Solids, Heathers & Twists (80/20 acrylic/wool in Avocado and Gold colorways) for the Chemex Coffee Pot. I used the Pinhole Cast-on to start.

• Cecil the Computer Monster by Rebecca Danger (from The Big Book of Knitted Monsters) on U.S. size 4 (3.5 mm) needles in Kenyan yarn purchased at Spinner's Web in Nairobi, Kenya

• Peppermint Leaves hat by Clare Devine (£3.50 on Ravelry) on U.S. size 4 and 5 (3.5 and 3.75 mm) in Havirland Yarns Lexington DK (100% superwash merino in For Luck colorway). Dana from the Just One More Row podcast put this yarn in my goodie bag at the Into the Wool Fiber Retreat 2016.

• New design for Point/Counterpoint, Vol. 2 - coming soon!
• more blanket squares
• Henry's Hat by Joanna Johnson ($3.00 on Ravelry) on U.S. size 7 (4.5 mm) in Cascade 220 (100% wool in color 1208 Tan). Link to transcript of my interview with Eric and Joanna Johnson, authors of Henry's Hat. 

Christmas Gifts WIPs

• Arne and Carlos socks - basic vanilla socks with heel flap and gusset done in Wandering Wool Rock Creek Sock in natural colorway and rest done in Schachenmayr Regia Design Line by Arne & Carlos in 03763 color way 

KALs

• The Indie Design Giftalong 2016 is still going strong for a few more days! I finished Peppermint Leaves by Clare Devine and Henry's Hat by Joanna Johnson (see above) and am working on one more thing!

2016 Goals

• Total 2015 FOs: 43
• Total 2016 FOs: 56. Of those:
  • 55 were started and finished in 2016 and only 1 started before 2016
  • 10 were brand-new original designs: Maribou, Adrenaline Junkie, Rybka (Wee Fishie), Allichka, Rainy Season, Tiny Trellis, and Glorien (plus three more that haven’t been published yet) 
  • Breakdown by item type:
    • 12 pairs of adult socks, 1 pair of kids' socks
    • 1 pair of baby booties
    • 7 ornaments
    • 9 hats
    • 2 adult sweaters and 3 baby/kids' sweaters
    • 1 adult top
    • 1 cowl
    • 1 pair of mittens
    • 1 pair of mitts
    • 3 shawls
    • 6 dishcloths
    • 5 coasters
    • 1 coffeepot cozy
    • 1 monster
    • 1 headphone cozy
• 2016 Goals
  • Knit half of stuff in my stash that is for a specific project - Did not finish half... but I did some! Others are on my specific knit list for 2017.
  • Advent calendar ornaments. Did not finish - have about 10 ornaments. Will continue in this next year.
  • Spin for Socks. Nope.
  • Knit with handspun or give it away. I started a cowl with some handspun that I will finish eventually. Also gave away almost a pound of handspun for Christmas.
  • Process alpaca fleece. Done! Or at least I did what I wanted out of it.
  • Dye sock blanks with my preschooler. Done! And they turned into lovely socks for his grandmothers.
  • Go to Rhinebeck. Ta-done!
  • Fix husband’s Gramps Cardigan. Well, I cut the collar off. I just didn't reknit it yet.

Interview with Dianna of The Knitting Boutique

• The Knitting Boutique website - brand new site!
• Famous Knitter Workshops
• Knitting Boutique retreats
• Knitting Boutique yarn
• Maryland Showcase
• Knitting Boutique podcast

Contest!Many, many thanks to all your kind words on the anniversary of starting this podcast. The winner of all my 2017 individually self-published designs is Ravelry user Liz-Knits. Thank you to everyone for entering!Where to Find Me

• Kino Knits Ravelry group
• Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Periscope, Ello
• Email: kinoknits@gmail.com

Music

• “Kassongo” by Orchestra Super Mazembe, used with permission of A.I. Records (Kenya) Ltd