Episode 080 (An Interview with Lorri Helberg of Arkansas Yarn Company)

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Jul 4

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Recorded Saturday, July 4, 2020

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Announcements

Hello to josiewilz (Ravelry link)! That's Josie, living just outside London. If you haven’t already done so, please say hello in the Kino Knits Ravelry group Introduce Yourself thread (Ravelry link)!

June 2020 profits from the sales of Kino Knits self-published patterns went to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which "is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society." Sales plus a $25 donation from a follower totaled $850.

Screen shot showing an $850 donation was made to the Southern Poverty Law Center

A woman faces away from the camera and looks to the side. Behind her back, she holds a vibrantly colored handknit rectangular wrap.

A woman peeks out from behind a vibrantly colored handknit rectangular wrap, which she is holding out to the camera.

The Knitting on Safari Collection (Ravelry link) is complete with the Zanzibar Waves (Ravelry link) shawl! One of the things I love about knitting is the chance to truly customize what I make. I've set you up for success with this three-color rectangular wrap. Mix and match seven wave-themed motifs for a choose-your-own-adventure experience. (And who says you have to use just three colors? Scraps and leftovers are just as good!)

But if you're hankering for something new, Arkansas Yarn Company has put together some three-color kits from various dyers, including themselves, which you can find here.

There are lots of ways to get this shawl and/or collection:

RAVELRY: The collection (Ravelry link) will be on sale for just $5 total through 11:59 PM Eastern on July 5 with Ravelry coupon code LETSGO - or just click here (Ravelry link) to apply the code automatically on Ravelry. If you already bought the collection via Ravelry, they should all be in your Ravelry library now.
RAVELRY: Zanzibar Waves pattern only.
PAYHIP: The collection is also available on sale with the same coupon code via Payhip. You'll get a .pdf download, but the patterns will not go into your Ravelry library.
PAYHIP: Zanzibar Waves pattern only.
LOVECRAFTS: Zanzibar Waves pattern only.
DEEP SOUTH DIRECT: Zanzibar Waves pattern only.

FOs

Henry's Hat (Ravelry link) by Joanna Johnson ($3 via Ravelry) in 100% Cormo rainbow handspun (Ravelry link), spun in 2015.

My seventh (Ravelry link) and eighth (Ravelry link) Garter Ear Flap Hats (free via PurlSoho) 100% Cormo rainbow handspun (Ravelry link), spun in 2015.

A handknit rainbow hat with a ball of the leftover yarn.

Two handknit rainbow hats with a ball of the leftover yarn.

Sport weight hat (Ravelry link) for upcoming hat collection on US 2 (2.5 mm) in Abstract Fiber Chagall (Ravelry link) (80/10/10 merino/cashmere/nylon, 280 yards/115 g) in colorway Lichen.

DK weight hat (Ravelry link) for upcoming hat collection on US 4 (3.5 mm) in Savvy Skeins Optimum DK (Ravelry link) (100% merino, 250 yards/113 g) in colorway Blue Jay.

WIPs

Socks from a Tube (Ravelry link) by Danielle Thuen (free via Ravelry) (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) 9" circulars in Round Table Yarns Merlin (Ravelry link) (75/25 merino/nylon, 463 yards/100 g) in colorway Grete Chere. Counts for #itwspotlightkal2020.

Two striped socks with toes but no heels yet.

New blanket design I can’t talk about… yet. Release date August 5.

Pecola (Ravelry link) by Safiyyeh Talley (The Drunk Knitter MKAL Book Club) (free via Ravelry but with a donation to Black Lives Matter) on US 5 (3.75 mm) in Suburban Stitcher Sock 50s (Ravelry link) (75/25 merino/nylon, 231 yards/50 g) in colorways Beachy, Boaty, and Floaty.

A triangle of blue knitted fabric with a project bag in the background

Spinning

#sistersheepspin: 7 of 9 bobbins done, and, as of July 3, 2020, I've spun 93 days out of my total goal of 200 for 2020.

Finish or Frog?

Karin Tote (Ravelry link, pattern discontinued) by Nina Isaacson in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky (Ravelry link) (100% wool, 137 yards/100 g) in the Wallaby colorway. Waiting for buttons from Melissa Jean.

Sewing

A few more masks from Craft Passion for my kids.

Plotting

New cushions (foam and everything) for a secondhand chair. Plan to use Design Sponge tutorial for a box cushion. (If you're interested in anything on that site, download it now! Looks like it won't be around for much longer.)