Episode 5 - All About That SAFF

The Crafty Hive

Welcome back! Thanks for joining us for Episode 5.

This week Dana and Kristi are discussing their SAFF adventures and purchases. Due to the volume of SAFF related chatter, we'll only be quickly touching on WIPs and FOs.

We were so excited that Jenn Sheelen mentioned us on her podcast! Thank you Jenn for the kind words. Please go give her podcast a watch and check out her shop as well.

We are super excited to announce our very first giveaway! We picked up a lovely skein of Shalimar Yarns SAFF 2016 colorway "Sassy French Broad" on the Equus base. Details on how to enter the giveaway are given in the episode.

All of our show notes are given below, with information and links to what 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! Did you go to SAFF and participate in some yarn gluttony yourself? If you weren't able to attend, were there any vendors you heard about that you'd like to check out? 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):

• Kristi

  • Knitting

    • Queen Maureen
      Pattern: Reyna by Noora Laivola
      Yarn: madelinetosh tosh merino light in "Cardinal"

• Dana

  • Knitting

    • 5th Avenue Infinity Scarf
      Pattern: 5th Avenue Infinity Scarf by Margaux Hufnagel (It's free!)
      Yarn: Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky in "527"

What We've Finished (a.k.a. FOs):

• Kristi

  • Knitting

    • Gimme a Break
      Pattern: Kitkat Hat by Andre Sue
      Yarn: Manos Del Uruguay Maxima in "Mixed Berries"

• Dana

  • Knitting

    • Gooseberry for Elliot
      Pattern: Gooseberry Pie by Joeli
      Yarn: Cascade 128 Superwash in "900 Charcoal"

    • Gooseberry for Sophie
      Pattern: Gooseberry Pie by Joeli
      Yarn: Cascade 128 Superwash in "897 Baby Blue"

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

• Kristi had a few non SAFF related enhancements (shocker!)
  This is Kristi's prize from Jenn Sheelen's podcast when her colorway name was selected
  Kristi's No. 2 Pencil sock yarn from Yarn Enabler finally arrived from Canada
  Kristi also took advantage of a coupon from Darn Yarn MN to get a sweary project bag
  Kristi received her final installment in the Sunnydale Yarn Club: Patrol 5 by Dizzy Blonde Studios
• Dana had a couple of non SAFF purchases as well:
  Fable Fibers Novel in "Chole", from a destash
  Patons Kroy FX in "Clover Colors"
• Kristi got a lot of great stuff at SAFF!
  Here is the link to all the yarn Kristi purchased
  Here is the link to the fiber Kristi purchased
  Kristi got her T-Rex Turkish Spindle from Snyder Spindles
  Kristi's Celtic shawl brooch was purchased from Ingrid Francis Stark
  The Harry Potter Sheeple project bag is from Erin Lane Bags
  The Wonder Woman project bag came from Sew Flo
  The hand thrown oil lamp Kristi won was made by Three Sheeps 2 the Wind

• It was a struggle, but Dana managed to find a couple of things she liked at SAFF.
  Here is the yarn and fiber (all the fiber!)
  Her baby Turkish spindle and the Calculus spindle were from Snyder Spindles (Ok fine, it's actually an F-hole spindle, but it's still a math spindle in my book)
  The lovely Stag project bag came from Twist Fiber Studio
  The awesome Super Mario notions pouch and the Legend of Zelda project bag came from Sew Flo

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 bookknurd

• Kristi is KnitasaurusWrecks

Our Ravelry group is The Crafty Hive Podcast