Episode 40 - Happy New Year!

The Crafty Hive

Welcome back! Thanks for joining us for Episode 40.

In this episode, Kristi and Dana are catching up on life after a month and a half break in the recording “schedule”. Since we’ve last recorded Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve have all come and gone, and we’re ready to kick off another crafty year. We have a lot of new WIPs, & FOs to chat about and some lovely stash enhancement to show off.

All of our show notes are given below, with information and links to everything we discussed in this episode. Let us know if you can't find any information you need.

As always, we would love to hear from you! Is there a topic you would like us to discuss next? Are there any excellent tips or items we should check out? Please feel free to leave a comment, contact us on Ravelry (either by message or in the group), or drop us a note through the Contact page.

We hope you enjoy the episode. Please stay tuned for more crafty goodness, coming to your earbuds soon!

What We're Working On (a.k.a. WIPs):

• Dana

  • Knitting

    • Unicorn Parallelograms Shawl
      Pattern: Unicorn Parallelograms by Stephen West
      Yarn: Various MadelineTosh Unicorn Tails (see project page for a list of all colorways)

    • Building Blocks Shawl
      Pattern: Building Blocks Shawl by Stephen West
      Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in "Turner", Hedgehog Sock in "Sorry Not Sorry", Dizzy Blonde Studios Dizzy Color in "Killer Snot Monster from Outer Space", Hedgehog Sock in "Silence"

  • Rug Hooking

    • Telling the Bees
      Pattern: Telling the Bees by Woolly Worms Rugs
      Yarn from Checkmate Farm

  • General Crafting

    • Miniature Greenhouse kit
      Robotime DIY House "Cathy's Greenhouse"
      See picture below for the items assembled so far

• Kristi

  • Knitting

    • EU Surprise #2
      Pattern: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      Yarn: Wendy’s Wonders in “Plum Flower” sparkle gradient

• What We've Finished (a.k.a. FOs):

• Dana

  • Nada!

• Kristi

  • Mind Your Beeswax
    Pattern: Beeswax Hat by Amy van de Laar
    Yarn: Pink Adobe Dyeworks in “Curry Potpourri”

  • Curried Honey Cowl
    Pattern: Beeswax Cowl by Amy van de Laar
    Yarn: Pink Adobe Dyeworks in “Curry Potpourri”

  • Jace’s Fisher Cable Hat
    Pattern: Fisher Cable Hat by Lindsey Felice
    Yarn: Berroco Vintage in “Smoke”

  • Wendy’s Cable Slouch Hat
    Pattern: Quick Cable Slouch by Azure
    Yarn: Knit Picks Preciosa Tonal Worsted in “Anemone”

  • How come you never made me a sweater?
    Pattern: Christmas Tree Mini Sweater Ormanment by Fifty Four Ten Studio
    Yarn: Caron Sayelle scraps

  • Mom’s Tiny Christmas Sweater
    Pattern: Christmas Tree Mini Sweater Ormanment by Fifty Four Ten Studio
    Yarn: Caron Sayelle scraps

  • Daryl’s Woven Lace Hat
    Pattern: Woven Lace Hat by ArtByTekoro
    Yarn: Berroco Vintage in “Dewberry”

  • Robin’s Aster Hat
    Pattern: Aster Hat & Cowl by Susanna IC
    Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Solids in “Plum Wine”

  • Wine With the Asters
    Pattern: Aster Hat & Cowl by Susanna IC
    Yarn: madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in “Wino Forever”

  • EU Surprise #1
    Pattern: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    Yarn: Friends & Fiberworks Sock in “Burgundy”

What We Couldn't Resist (a.k.a. Stash Enhancement):

• Dana

  • Goodies from Yarn Kandy in Little Rock AR

  • My lovely xmas gift from Kristi: a shawl kit from Brew City Yarns

• Kristi

  • Janome JW8100 sewing machine

  • Blue Sky Fibers Hat kit from Kitterly

  • Berroco Vintage, The Uncommon Thread, madelinetosh Tosh Vintage

  • Lilliput Yarn & Rowan kidsilk spray from Sunday Knitting Group yarn swap.

  • Pictured: Enamel pins & Advent Calendar from Twin Mommy Creations. The advent calendar yarn pictured here is not in a Ravelry stash listing, yet, because I’m not sure how I want to list it.

Where You Can Find Us:

We can be found on Ravelry and would love to hear from you! We would love for you to join the podcast group, if you haven't already.

• Dana is stitchknurd

• Kristi is KnitasaurusWrecks

• Our Ravelry group is The Crafty Hive Podcast