Episode 115: Surprise!

by fishgirl182, September 30, 2024


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Episode 114: Musings

by fishgirl182, August 21, 2024


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Episode 113: Merrily We Roll Along

by fishgirl182, May 15, 2024


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Episode 112: Pom Pom Fail

by fishgirl182, February 23, 2024


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Episode 111: Playing Catch Up

by fishgirl182, February 04, 2024


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Events 

The Archive-Along 2024 has begun! Rules are quite easy. 


  • Make something using a pattern, yarn, fiber, fabric, etc. that was in your stash before Jan 1, 2024

  • Patterns may be knitting, crochet, sewing, etc. If it’s not on this list, just ask us and we will let you know if it is included.

  • WIPs will be allowed but only if they are still mostly unfinished


WIP IT

Mom’s Christmas Chronicles Hat

Roku Hat by Olga Buraya-Kefelian (Malabrigo Worsted in Water Green)

Chevron Baby Blanket by Espace Tricot (Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton in various shades)

Opal Christmas Socks (Opal Sweet & Spicy 3 in Beerenmix)


Queued

Ara Shawl by Andrea Mowry

The Shift by Andrea Mowry

Winter’s Beach Cardy by Andrea Mowry

Weekend Hat by PetiteKnit

OLE Hat by Susanne Muller

Olivia Hat by Louisa Holm

 

Retail Therapy

A Verb for Keeping Warm Even Tinier Annapurna (Crimson Queen)

  • 80/20 merino cashmere

SoCal Fiber Fair event recap - November 18-19 at Pomona Fairgrounds

Teal Torch Knits TTK New DK (Tall Drink of Water, Grape Soda) (for Darn Yarn Cowl by Jen Immer)

Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering (Lupine)

Big Bad Wool Weepaca (Fruit Loop, Tula)

Aly Bee SW Merino (Pumpkin Spice)

Seismic Yarn Butter Sock (Daly City Birthday Party) from Fillory Yarn (for sock pattern Peacock Socks by Alex Anders)

Knitovation by Andrea Rangel

Pom Pom 47: Monochrome

Orange Flower Yarn Flora Sock (Bee, Fairy Tale)

Orange Flower Yarn SW Merino Worsted (Amethyst)


Reading

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree


Watching

The Holdovers

Godzilla: Minus One

Wonka (2023)

Reacher (S2)

Shadow & Bone (canceled)

Shelter (canceled)

American Fiction


2024 Goals

Complete 1 garment - possibly Winter Beach Cardi

Use the materials I already have

Learn new techniques

  • Crochet (Prairies Skies sweater)

  • Brioche (Marlowe Hat)

Complete 3 spinning projects

Knit hats for me, mom, bro, and Alexa (possibly for 3 friends as well)

Knit 4 pairs of socks

Go to at least 2 non-local or new to me fiber festivals/events

  • Ideas include Sacred Sheep, Flock, Lambtown, yarn crawls

Record one episode a month 

Get a new podcast logo/imagining


Special Episode: Sacred Sheep Recap

by fishgirl182, November 14, 2023


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This episode is a recap of my trip to Portland and the Sacred Sheep Festival which took place in Portland, OR on Nov 4 of this year. I had an amazing time with my friends Nicole from Mork Made Fiber and Joanna from Stitching The High Notes.

Day1:
Bastion
Starlight Knitting Society
Powell's Books

Day 2:
Powell's Books
Doc Martens
Hawthorne Asylum
set up for Sacred Sheep

Day 3: Show Day!
Starlight Knitting Society/Coffee + Honey coffee cart
Spincycle Yarns
Junk Yarn
Kitty + A Cupcake
Portfiber
Woolfolk

Day 4: 
Pine State Biscuits
Ritual Dyes
Tillamook

Haul:
Kitty + A Cupcake friendship bracelet
Twin Mountain Crafts
Junk Yarn Boss Sock (Usagi)
Junebug + Darling Fall Bird Cross Stitch Kit
The Wandering Flock SW Merino (100s + 1000s)
The Wandering Flock Kid Silk (100s + 1000s, Neon Pink)
Spincycle Dyed in the Wool (Opia, Ghost Ranch, Dead Reckoning)
Hedgehog Fibers Tweedy (Connemara)

Episode 109: Baby Blanket Making Machine

by fishgirl182, October 09, 2023


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WIP It
Pierre Shawl - Stephen West/Westknits (Gradient Kit from DyeLotsStudio from WEFF)
Chevron Baby Blanket - Espace Tricot (I Love This Cotton! yarn)
Bounce Blanket - Tin Can Knits (I Love This Cotton! yarn)
Birds of a Feather - Andrea Mowry (Machete Shop fingering yarn - Small Skeletal, HHF Mohair Silk)

FO Show
Camilla Baby Blanket - Carrie Bostick-Hoge (Twist Cotton Yarn)

Events
Sacred Sheep in Portland, OR with Mork Made Fiber Co. and Stitching the High Notes

Spin Right Round
Mork Made Fiber Co.
On the Road Again (pin-drafted roving) from Crown Mountain Fiber

Also mentioned: The Intentional Spinner by Judith MacKenzie McCain

Reading
A Botanist’s Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
The Honeymoon Crashers (novella) by Christina Lauren
The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Watching
Barbie
The Meg 2 (Max)
Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
Pokerface (Peacock)
Shelter (Prime Video)
The Equalizer 3
A Haunting in Venice (Hulu)

Thanks for listening!

Episode 108: Midsummer

by fishgirl182, July 11, 2023


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WIP It
Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge
Pierre Shawl by Stephen West (Gradient Kit, neon hot pink to magenta, from DyeLotsStudio)

Spin Right Round
Mork Made Fiber Co.

Dream Knitting
Partner Pullover by Lydia Morrow
The Classic by Espace Tricot
Champagne Cardigan and Agnete Cardigan by PetiteKnit
Robin Beanie by Sari Nordlund
Quill Shawl by Jared Flood

Reading
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Watching
The Little Mermaid
Fast X
Sweet Tooth
Bridgerton Season 2
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Extraction 2
Wednesday
Asteroid City
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Episode 107: Inspired

by fishgirl182, May 26, 2023


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Episode 106: Intention

by fishgirl182, January 20, 2023


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WIP It
Morning Walk Hat by Ann Patterson in Woolfolk Tynd and Sno
Classic Ribbed Hat by Purl Soho in Madelinetosh Pashmina (Mansfield's Garden Party)

Retail Therapy
mitten blockers
project bag from Handspun Hope
stitch markers from Birdie Parker Designs

Reading
Beach Read by Emily Henry
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Watching
Christmas With You
Falling For Christmas
Glass Onion
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Violent Night
The Menu
Jack Ryan S3
National Treasure S1

Episode 105: Trick or Treat

by fishgirl182, November 09, 2022


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**Please note that most of the links for knitting content go to Ravelry. If you are unable/have problems viewing Ravelry, please do not click on the links.

WIP IT
Morning Walk Hat
Slay Me Shawl

Events
Archive-Along 2022
Stitches SoCal - Nov 10-13, 2022 in Pasadena, CA

Watching
Halloween Ends
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
Black Adam
Alaska Daily
Recipes for Love and Murder
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Enola Holmes 2
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Reading
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
Storm Echo by Nalini Singh
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
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