Episode 077 (Adventures in Instagram Live)
Recorded Friday, May 15, 2020
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Announcements
The Knitting on Safari Collection launches May 16, 2020! This collection will feature:
Cape Town Protea, a single-skein asymmetrical triangle shawl, released May 16
Nairobi Adventures, a two-skein crescent shawl, released June 6
Zanzibar Waves, a three-skein rectangular choose-your-own-adventure shawl, released July 3
The collection will be on sale for just $5 total through 11:59 PM Eastern on July 5 with Ravelry coupon code LETSGO. If you buy before all the patterns are available, they will automatically pop into your Ravelry library as they are released.
Point/Counterpoint, Volume 5, is live! Get the collection for just $5 through May 31, 2020, with Ravelry coupon code COLLAB. Or just click here to apply the code automatically!
Yorkshire Meadow shawl and Harrogate Tea mitts
Providence Station cowl and Abington Hat
I did a #ThrowbackThursday chat with Lisa Ross of Paper Daisy Creations. All of her mini skein and self-striping patterns are 50% off with code RAINBOW through the end of May 17, 2020. My collaborations with her (Point/Counterpoint, Volume 4; Parallelograys; Be Relentless; Ever True; and Rock Solid) are also 50% off with code RAINBOW through the end of May 17, 2020!
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FOs
Shelley Summer Top by Nancy Ricci ($8 on Ravelry) on US 9 (5.5 mm) in The Knitting Boutique Potomac DK (40/40/20 baby camel/merino/silk, 280 yards/4 oz) in Natural colorway. Knitting size M/L, which calls for 18 repeats for cropped version - I did 20.
Preemie Hats for the Into the Wool Fiber Retreat donations - spots still available at the retreat!
WIPs
Three-color shawl design on US 6 (4.0 mm) in Arkansas Yarn Company Signature Plus (80/20 merino/nylon, 400 yards/100 g) in custom-dyed colorways that will be available later.
Glee by Susan Mills Knits ($6 via Ravelry) on US 5 in Classic Elite Yarns Fresco (discontinued, 60/30/10 wool/alpaca/angora, 164 yards/50 g) in Graystone, Root Beer, Cornsilk, Strawberry, and Hopi Blue. #mothersdaycaston2020
before I ripped out...
Finish or Frog?
I filmed two "finish or frog?" videos for IG Live and posted them on the Kino Knits YouTube channel. Click the links below to watch!
Made-up Norwegian stranded colorwork glove, started in about 2007: frogged!
A Cardigan for Arwen, cast on and last worked on in 2007: frogged!
Spinning
#sistersheepspin
See how I comb my fiber in this YouTube video, originally filmed as an IG Live
Machine Knitting
No actual machine knitting this time, but I did give a tour of the machine on IG Live! See the video below.
Woolpiggery
Half a CVM Romedale fleece from Pheasantfield Farm in Chestertown, MD. Chocolate ewe named Sweetie.
Three 3D-printed bobbins for my Ashford Kiwi 2 from Akerworks.
Schacht Yardage Counter - Mother's Day gift
Knitting Around the World
Knitter Nina Dodd and photographer Joseph Ford spend 5 years composing scenes with "invisible jumpers." Some of them will make you do a double-take!
Where to Find Me
Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
Email: kinoknits (at) gmail.com
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