Episode 046 (The Tolstoy Collection and KAL)

Mar 20

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Recorded on Monday, March 19, 2018

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AnnouncementsHello to blessedspeedy (Dianne in Mead, Australia), Manda-Jane (Manda from Hampshire, England), yarngirl32 (Joyce from Cincinnati, USA), EightPP (Heidi from Fall River, MA) who introduced themselves in the Kino Knits Ravelry group Introduce Yourself thread!Thank you to Greg Cohoon of the Unraveling with Greg and Joey podcast for sending me his new hat pattern, Smoke in the City.My newest designs are under The Tolstoy Collection!Anna Karenina (one color) and War and Peace (two colors) are live now. The Three Questions (three colors) will be released April 6. All feature garter stitch with added lace, texture or color play for interest, and all are based on weighing your yarn, so they are flexible in terms of yardage. This means they're perfect for handspun!Now until April 6, 2018, the entire collection is just $5 with the Ravelry checkout code LEV (or just click here to have the coupon code added automatically - will only work through April 6). The patterns will populate your Ravelry library as they are released.WIPsEuphrosyne by Kirsten Kapur ($6.50 via Ravelry) on US 7 (4.5 mm) in handspun Hobbledehoy Battlings (Polwarth/Bamboo/Stellina/Tencel) in Comet colorway.Lionheart by Shannon Cook and Jane Richmond ($6.95 via Ravelry) on US 7 (4.5 mm) in leftover bits of Knit Picks Swish Worsted (100% wool) in Squirrel Heather, Cornmeal, Rainforest Heather and Berroco Vintage (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon) in Dungaree, Holly, Storm, Dark Denim.Vanilla self-striping socks over 72 stitches on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Marigoldjen Superwash Merino Nylon Sock (75% merino, 25% nylon) in Silver Screen colorway (heels and toes and cuffs) and Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso (75% merino, 25% nylon) in Frederick self-striping colorway.New sock designs for release this summer.Plotting/KALsThe Tolstoy Collection KAL starts now!Knit any of the three shawls in the new Tolstoy Collection and be entered to win amazing prizes. WIPs or shawls already finished count, and all entries must be completed and entered into the Ravelry thread by May 7, the Monday after the MD Sheep and Wool Festival to be eligible. Full details are in the Kino Knits Ravelry group.