Episode 89 – Rose City Rollers
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Episode 89
We both had travelling weekends. Janis went to some breweries and has been working a lot. Ann went to her Mother In Law’s but still enjoyed an extra day off on Monday. One more week until spring break for her!
FOs
Ann – Sockhead Hat
- Yarn: Miss Babbs Yummy 2 ply
- Color: Shaken not stirred
- Needles: Karbonz interchangeables
- Needles Size: US 2.5
Janis- Rose City Rollers
- Yarn: Lilliput
- Color: Carolina Dog
- Needles: Karbonz
- Needle Sizes: US 0
- Notes- finished first sock in July. Rounded toe from the Sock Architecture
Ann – Rose City Rollers with a Double gusset heel
- Yarn: Left over sock blank and knit picks stroll brites
- Color: self dyed, blue and hot pink
- Needles: Hiya Hiya sharps
- Needle Size: US 1
WIPs
Janis – Socktober Knee Highs – car knitting
- Yarn: Kirby Wirby * SOCKtober sponsor*
- Color: Carolina Girls – Best in the World
- Needles: 9” circ
- Needle Size: US 0
- Notes: Bootylicious heel
Ann – I have a confession…blanket squares
- Barn raising squares are happening
- Squares out of various sock yarn scraps
- I am doing the sock yarn square pattern by Shannon Geddes and using Judy’s magic cast on for the center to eliminate a hole.
- Needle Size: US 3
- Notes: 3 more BRQ squares done – working on the LAST one
Janis – Sunny side up by Isabell Kraemer
- Yarn: Cascade cherub dk
- Color: melon
- Needles: Dreamz
- Needle size: Us 4 and 2
Ann – Heartfelt by Veera Valimaki
- Yarn: White fingering weight alpaca I got at SAFF
- Needles: Karbonz interchangables
- Needle Size: US 5 – did not get gauge on the called for 6s
- Notes: finished the collar and am onto the yoke
- Yarn: Knit Picks Felici
- Color: Mountain Stream
- Needles: Hiya Hiya Sharps
- Needle Sizes: US 1 and 1.5
- Notes: I made a pair a long time ago and they were the best fitting socks – the heels are almost worn through, so I want to try to recreate them.
Round and Round
Drum carded a batt out of some of the alpaca fleece plus some wool from a dark brown cormo/border leicester cross fleece I have had for a while
Waiting WIPs
Janis- Secret Design work – color work cowl
- Yarn: Infinite twist
Janis – Monster Mash Tumbling Blocks by Leah Oakley * SOCKtober sponsor*
- Yarn: Manic Pixie Dream Yarns * SOCKtober sponsor*
- Color: Monster Mash Up
- Needles: Sock Rockets
- Needle size: US 1
Ann – Critter socks – Jaguar by Cate Carter-Evans * SOCKtober sponsor*
- Yarn: Helix by Infinite Twist
- Color: Spooky Purple and Fluffy Clouds
- Needles: Knit Picks Fixed Circs
- Needle size: US 2
Cross Stitch
Janis- Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery sampler. Passport Pumpkins. None since we last recorded.
Mental Knitting
Working with the knitting machine
Newly Acquired
Ann – Spring in her path by Mary Annarella – fingering weight – short sleeve or ¾ sleeve
Other stuff we chatted about
Container store – cotton storage bags for summer sweater storage
Infinite twist affiliate code CFG. Use for extra goodies anytime
Ann is doing Relay For Life – My Relay website
Where to find us
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Ann — EAnnRN
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