Episode 092 (MDSW 2021 Classes)
Recorded Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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Announcements
New designs: Grow Your Own Way Hat and Mitts in rainbow Whimzee Stitches yarn. (Listen to a past interview with Rick of Whimzee Stitches in Episode 037). Find them in the KinoKnits.com/shop and in the Kino Knits Ravelry store. 25% of proceeds from May and June 2021 sales will go to FreeState Justice, a legal advocacy organization that seeks to improve the lives of low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Marylanders.
Tembo Mittens pattern have been moved from the Kino Knits LoveCrafts store to a World Land Trust store - meaning all proceeds will go to that organization for roughly a month.
New Doctor Who/yarn sticker from Tangerine Designs.
FOs
Megaliths Bulky (Ravelry link) on US 9 (5.5 mm) in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky (100% wool, 137 yards/50 g) in Ciel, Honey, and Navy. Pattern coming soon! Sign up for the Kino Knits newsletter for the best intro deal.
Vanilla Gnome Socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Timber Yarns Twin Sock (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 219 yards/50 g) in the Timber Gnome colorway and The Loopy Ewe Solid Series (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 220 yards/50 g) in a dark teal left over from my ADVENTure Gnome kit for the heel. 331.9 m for Stash Dash.
WIPs
Moto Jacket (Ravelry link) by Hannah Fettig ($7 on Ravelry) on US 5 (3.75 mm) in Harrisville Designs Nightshades (80/20 Cormo/wool, 250 yards/100 g) in Cinder colorway. #MothersDayCastOn2021
Advent wrap design - kits available for pre-order through Queen City Yarn.
Recamier (Ravelry link) by Mara Catherine Bryner ($5.50 on Ravelry) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Hedgehog Fibers Twist Sock (Ravelry link, 80/20 BFL/nylon, 399 yards/100 g) in Genie colorway.
Spinning
Current spinning streak count: 218 days in a row
FINISHED half a CVM Romedale fleece from Pheasantfield Farm in Chestertown, MD. Chocolate ewe named Sweetie. Have a plan to stripe it with really old handspun from my stash into a sweater. Bored with it. Need some color! Estimated 619 yards of a 3-ply = 566 total m = 2,264 Stash Dash m
FINISHED Unwind Yarn Company BFL/Nylon Lush 3-ply (Ravelry link) - spinning for socks on Electric Eel wheel. 221 yards of a 3-ply and 29 yards of a 2-ply = 202 + 26.5 total m = 808 + 79.5 m = 887.5 Stash Dash m
IN PROGRESS Turkish spindle spinning Stellar Fibreworks Inspire Rolags (Ravelry link).
IN PROGRESS Into the Whirled 100% Cheviot in Cattywampus colorway.
Knitting on Safari
A Crash Course in Dyeing with Lady Dye (Diane Ivey)
A Fleece Followed Me Home - Now What? with Judith McKenzie
Where to Find Me
Kino Knits patterns can be found on:
KinoKnits.com/shop (.pdf download) (adding more all the time!)
Ravelry (.pdf download)
LoveCrafts (.pdf download)
Deep South Fibers (wholesale hard copies with Ravelry .pdf download codes, for Local Yarn Store stockists)
Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
Email: kinoknits (at) gmail.com
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