Episode 41! High Fives

Carolina Fiber Girls

High Fives

Join Janis and Ann as we chat about our current progress in life and in knitting and how they are doing on those 2015 Goals so far! To see full show notes, click the Read More button.

Show Notes!!

FOs

Ann – Grandpa Cardigan by Joji Locatelli *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Knit Picks City Tweed DK
• Color: Basil
• Needles: Karbonz Interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 7
• Notes: KnitCompanion to use with these charts
  Did the Tubular Bind off following this tutorial.

Janis- 59th Street Bridge Rockin Sock Club *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Socks that Rock Medium Weight
• Needles: Caspian DPN’s
• Needle Size: US 2
• Notes: Thanks to Cristi I’m working these top down using the double gusset heel. #rainbow along.

Janis- Vanilla Bean Striped Socks by Emily O’Grady *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Lollipop Self Striping
• Color: Pink Promise
• Needles: Karbonz dpn’s and 9” circulars
• Needle Size: US 0

WIP’s

Ann – Traffic Island Socks

• Yarn: Tumbleweed Yarn Aurora fingering
• Color: Sugar Skull self striping
• Needles: Karbonz DPNs
• Needle size: US 1.5
• Notes: Using a coordinating scrap yarn as heels and toes.

Ann – Twisted Breeze by Leah Oakly. School of stash socks

• Yarn: Must Stash Yarn
• Color: 100% Irish
• Needles: Knit Picks Fixed Circulars
• Needle Size: US 2
• Notes: Super fast going!!! Doing the OMG heel by Megan Williams – new personal record. A sock in a day!!!

Janis- Quicksilver by Melanie Berg *2015 goal*

• Yarn: The Verdant Gryphon Eidos
• Colors: First Green gold of a Tree, Tristin, I’m an Atom Bomb
• Needles: Dreamz Interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 6

Janis- Brian’s First Sweater– Flax by tincanknits *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Co
• Color: Charles Centre
• Needles: Dreamz interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 5
• Notes: Doing size 51 to fit a 40. based on gauge. Pattern calls for worsted, yarn is sport.

Ann – Filemot by Hunter Hammersen

• Yarn: Copper Corgi Savannah Sock
• Color: Spring 2014 CFF colorway
• Needles: Karbonz Interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 6
• Notes: Chart intensive

Ann – Sock Yarn Blanket (mitered square) *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Sock Yarn Scraps – various
• Needles: Karbonz Interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 3
• Notes: added 2 squares

Janis- School of Stash Socks– started the Swirl E. Socks by Susie White *2015 goal* Changed to the Vanilla Bean Striped Socks by Emily O’Grady

• Yarn: Must Stash Yarn
• Color: Everything is awesome
• Needles: Karbonz DPNs
• Needle Size: US 0
• Notes: Doing the Double gusset heel.

Not worked on WIPs

Janis – Caesious by Hunter Hammersen *2015 goal*

• Yarn: Madelinetosh Pashmina
• Color: Dried Rose
• Needles: Dreamz interchangeables
• Needle Size: US 8

Janis – Sock Mitten

• Yarn: Biscotti & Cie Felix self-striping
• Color: Sur Mon Voilier
• Needles: Karbonz DPNs
• Needle Size: US 0

Round and Round

Still spinning on my Subterranean Woodworks turkish spindle – Batt from Kristen at Tangled up in wool — 2 oz Merino, Seacell, Tussah silk — I call it a beach glass batt — sand colored with blips of sea glass colors popping in occasionally. Worked a little on this, but still not done with first ounce.

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Stuff we won/purchased

Ann- Ravelry camelback water bottle. as seen on the Minerva Turkey Knits Podcast

Janis- Suburban Stitcher bag – not here yet

Wearing Hand Knits!

Ann – Socks everyday, French Press slippers

Janis –Honey cowl, SOCKS Docklight and Trillion

Other stuff we chatted about

2015 Goals

Janis

Improve Photography Skills- Getting better- still a long way to go

Knit at least 12 pairs of socks. 3 for Brian- Only 1 so far

Neutral shawls

Sweaters- One for me

Finish my blanket

Knit from stash

Things to Knit

• Hornets socks for b
• Floramania socks for b– Done
• Lollipop St. Patricks day socks for b
• knee highs using socks that rock from Cristi
• Color Affection using Verdant Griffon- Changed to Quicksliver, in progress
• Age of Brass and Steam using purple String Theory From Maine
• Pink mittens using Dragonfly fibers save the ta ta’s
• Brians sweater using green knit picks- Switched yarn, but in progress
• Jones street sweater
• Mama Vertebrae, or Atelier
• Docklight– Done
• Fisherman’s Loop using Yellow Unplanned Peacock– Done
• Cowl using malabrigo rasta– Done
• Cowl using quince and co

Ann –

Knit from stash

Knit at least one handspun sweater

prep and spin fleece I have

Blankets

Custom Fit Sweater

Knit things on my list

To knit in 2015

• Grandpa Cardigan – KP city tweed DK – Done
• Sea Salt – jones street dk – In April
• Miranda or Harvest- KP WOTA sapphire heather
• Exit 0 – dragonfly fibers (on pause)
• Emerald- KP merino style fairy tale
• Dark and stormy cardigan – handspun
• Begonia Swirl -handspun
• Socks socks socks – Have finished 3 pairs and almost done with 2 more
• Custom fit sweater
• Nurmilintu with unplanned peacock – Done
• red shawl with wollemise
• At least one handspun sweater – one in the works!!
• Water for elephants socks – Done

Upcoming

Carolina Fiber Frolic

Janis is going to MARYLAND SHEEP AND WOOL

Jones Street KAL in April – Knit a sweater (any sweater but a sweater) with Copper Corgi Jones St yarn. Chatter based drawing, WIPs count.

Visit the Copper Corgi on Etsy. The Copper Corgi is offering a deal for the KAL! Carolina Fibers Girls’ listeners get 20% off with coupon code CFG20

Where to find us

You can email us at [e-mail]

You can find us on Instagram, Twitter and Ravelry as

Janis — JanisFicker

Ann — EAnnRN

use #CarolinaFiberGirls to show us what you are working on.

We also have a Ravelry group and a website– come join us!

Janis’ Arbonne Site

Ann’s Etsy Site

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