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Chit Chat
Happy holidays! There are only 5 days until Christmas and we chat about getting ready for the holiday's. Kimberly's hubby Muffin still needs to do his shopping for her. This year both pf us have most of our gift getting under control.


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WIP It
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Lady Dye Yarns Superwash Merino and Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted


Hinagiku Hat by 87Cafe in Manos Silk Blend color 3113
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Ewe Ewe Yarns Ewe So Sporty
Grenadine by Amy Christoffers in Cascade 220 Heathers in Bronzed Green (2446)
Saroyan by Liz Abinante in Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Polygala
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Happy Happy Joy Joy Hat by Melissa Strajda in Malabrigo Merino Worsted leftovers in Stone Blue and Cuarenta

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Nola’s Slippers by Nola Miller
Knop by Olga Buraya-Kefelian

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Unwind Holiday Extravaganza recap
Knitted Wit
Lantern Moon
Interlacements
Porto's Bakery


Purlescence Pajama Jammy Jam Recap

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Kimberly
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Lady Dye Yarns Superwash Merino and Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted

Thuy
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Ewe Ewe Ewe So Sporty
Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure (free) in Knit Picks Hawthorne in Montavilla
Knitted Patchwork Recipe blanket from Martine Ellis using various fingering weight scraps

FO Sho
Kimberly had no FOs this week.

Thuy



handspun hat made from Sunshine Yarns SW Merino Roving in Wildflowers
made up pattern - CO 48 stitches, 2x2 ribbing, then stockinette, added a pom pom

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Big Hero 6

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Chit Chat
Kimberly discusses her trip to Toronto. After seeing the film What If, she really wanted to visit The Purple Purl. However, she was not able to get there but did find the Americo Original yarn store. They had many beautiful yarns and you can order online as well.

WIP It
Kimberly
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Lady Dye Yarns Superwash Merino and Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns. And we were wrong, the Double Deco KAL actually ends November 11.

Both Thuy and Kimberly won prizes in the Double Deco KAL! Woohoo! Kimberly won two patterns - the Volcano Cowl and the Melt Slouch Hat, both by Leah Coccari-Swift. Thuy won 3 skeins of Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted in Pistachio to make the Cloudy With a Chance of Weather Scarf.

Thuy
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Ewe Ewe Ewe So Sporty as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns.
Saroyan by Liz Abinante in Malabrigo Worsted Polygala
Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure (free) in Knit Picks Hawthorne in Montavilla, US 1 (2.50mm) for ribbing

FO Sho
No FOs for Kimberly this week

Thuy
The BOO! Crew by Susan Claudino in Knit Picks Sock Landscape in Spring Prairie (Don of the Dead variation) for her Nov swap partner

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Kimberly
Traveling Cable Hat by Purl Soho (free)

Baby Blanket using and eyelet stitch pattern from Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary by Wendy Bernard using Sweetgeorgia Yarn Superwash Sport in Wetcoast Winter
Casting on 152 plus 4 stitches on each side for the edges

Knittter's Brewing Company

Candy Skein

more Candy Skein

Silly Sheep Fibers

Lazer Sheep Yarns

Inner Yarn Zen

There was also a really cool weaving barn with a bunch of looms. Some were really old while some looked more modern. I have never done any weaving before but hanging out with the looms certainly got me curious about it. I don't have the space for it but maybe one day...

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WIP It
Kimberly
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Lady Dye Yarns Superwash Merino and Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns.

Thuy
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Ewe Ewe Ewe So Sporty as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns.
Saroyan by Liz Abinante in Malabrigo Worsted Polygala
The BOO! Crew by Susan Claudino (Don of the Dead variation) in Knit Picks Sock Landscape in Spring Prairie

FO Sho
Kimberly
Star Crossed Slouchy Beret 1 and 2 hat by Natalie Larson both in Malabrigo Worsted. One in Taureg for Cyndi and one in Pollen for a Christmas gift.

Thuy
Newborn Vertebrae sweater by Kelly Brooker in mystery sock yarn



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Kimberly
baby blanket using a stitch pattern out of Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary by Wendy Bernard using Sweetgeorgia Superwash Sport in Wetcoast Winter

Thuy

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WIP It
Kimberly
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Lady Dye Yarns Superwash Merino and Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns. The KAL officially stars on Oct 1, 2014 and you can purchase kits from Unwind Yarn in Burbank, CA.

Thuy
Newborn Vertebrae sweater by Kelly Brooker in mystery sock yarn
Double Deco Shawl by Leah Coccari-Swift in Ewe Ewe Ewe So Sporty as part of the Double Deco KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns.
Saroyan by Liz Abinante in Malabrigo Worsted Polygala

FO Sho
Kimberly
Super Easy Baby Blanket from by purlsoho in Cascade 220 Superwash Aran.

Thuy had no FOs this week.

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Kimberly
Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson in Malabrigo Worsted Tuareg

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that I bought some new fabric last weekend. I blame this all on Kimberly because she decided to be productive and make project bags from her fabric stash. I don't know about you, but I have been obsessed with project bags lately. I stalk Etsy and Instagram for cool new project bags and make up imaginary shopping lists in my head.

I have a large fabric stash myself but realized recently that I don't love sewing. I like the things you can make with it but the process is not very fun for me. So my fabric was just languishing in my apartment when suddenly Kimberly told me that she was on a mission to use her fabric and make some project bags. While I thought this was a good idea, it didn't make me want to bust out by sewing machine. Then Kimberly needed some contrasting fabric and asked me to go to Joann's with her. While there, I purchased more fabric! Halloween is near and they had some awesome zombie fabric (I love zombie stuff) and I could not resist. Still, even after purchasing this fabric, I planned to just put it in my stash and not sew with it anytime soon. Then she sent me this.



Aren't they adorable? After seeing her pics, I decided that maybe I would just try to make one project bag again, just to practice.  Although I messed up a lot, the end result was a pretty cute sock bag (yes, we both stashed the same fabric, unbeknownst to the other).


Making it was a pretty arduous process and I thought I was done with sewing for a while. But I really, really wanted my zombie bag for Halloween and I felt that I could make the bag faster this time since had messed up so much on my first bag. So, crazy person that I am, the next night I just started cutting for a new project bag, this one slightly larger.


Zombies!!! I love this one because who doesn't want to knit with zombies?

I don't want to give too much away because Kimberly and I plan on talking about our sewing adventures on the next podcast but I'll leave you with the two tutorials that we used to make our bags.

Tutorial for Kimberly's bags
Tutorial for Thuy's bags

Do we have any other listeners who like to sew out there?

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WIP It
Kimberly is still working on the Super Easy Baby Blanket from by purlsoho in Cascade 220 Superwash Aran.

Thuy worked on her Zigzagular Socks by Susie White out of Regia Fluoromania in Rainbow. She is also working on a Newborn Vertebrae sweater by Kelly Brooker out of an unknown sock yarn from her stash.

FO Sho
Kimberly finished a 3x3 rib hat and scarf set for her father out of Classic Elite MoutainTop Chalet.

Thuy finished the Escarpment Cowl by bohoknits (Kelly McClure) out of Schachenmayr select Filara.

Spin Right Round
Thuy is spinning 2 oz of 100% Polworth in the Fuschia colorway by Blarney Yarn.

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Thuy and Kimberly will both be participating in the Double Deco Shawl KAL hosted by Ewe Ewe Yarns, pattern by Leah Coccari-Swift. The KAL officially stars on Oct 1, 2014 and you can purchase kits from Unwind Yarn in Burbank, CA.