Episode 121: An Inch A Day or Motoring...

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!

Knitting Time:

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles.  Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, White Birch Fiber Arts 80/20 merino/nylon and Into the Whirled Manchester.  
MadeInEngland is my savior!
12 completed squares but not sure using them all.

Twenty Ten Cardigan: by Veera Valimaki using Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky in the Fawn Colorway.  US size 8s - 5.0mm needles.  Just an inch a day!

Sock Contest Prize Drawing! 

Whatcha Watching?

Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery

Mission 2015:

A Pair a Month: 12 Pairs of Socks (same)

• Harvey Socks for Mum
• Potty Socks

3 Years to Build a Barn: Year 2: 16 to 22 Squares (same)

• 8 Squares Completed.

2 Sweaters for Me      Yay! Completed!

• Miranda Finished
• Grace Finished

Rhinebeck/Thanksgiving/Christmas Sweaters for Tristan and Roland

End with Less than 2014 ended with

Stash Less than 164 Miles at year end.

WIPS Less than 29 projects at year end. 15 would be a stretch goal here.

• Current Stash Milage is 167 miles -finished a sweater down a mile!
• Current WIPS 30 Projects!  7 active & 23 Hibernating -hybernating down 1!.

Fulvous Curl! by Hunter Hammersen with String Theory Merino DK in Caledonia color that I bought at Stitches East this past year.Using US size 6s - 4.0mm needles.  Going to be frogged.

Where to find more episodes...
Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram. Visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai & Her Guys to continue to the discussion.

• First there was The Expectant Knitter detailing Steph's adventures during her first pregnancy. There are 33 Episodes spanning January 2010 to September 2011.
• Next came The Knitting Samurai Plus 1 detailing life from the birth of Steph's first son to the first few months of her second son's life. There are 102 Episodes available spanning September 2011 to September 2014.
• Most recently The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys has begun starting in September 2014
• The wordpress site carries the 8-10 most recent episodes and 10 greatest hits from the past. And you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page.
• And Now Starting with Episode 112 you can't find The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys on YouTube!

Episode 120: I Don't Want To Talk About It

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Knitting Time:

I don't want to talk about it....

Strokkur by Ysolda Teague in Forest Green Pattern Works Bretton Heathers.
Part of the Southern Girl Knits Sweater KAL. Dropped down to a US size 6 - 4.5mm needle. Gauge seems to be all over the place. 6" of the body completed. 7.5" of the first sleeve done. Suspicious the whole thing will be too small.

Movie Theater Socks! Paton's Kroy Sock Stripes in Celestial Stripe US size 0 - 2.25mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that.

Frogged my Caution Mitts!

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles.  Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, White Birch Fiber Arts 80/20 merino/nylon and Into the Whirled Manchester.  8 completed 2 in progress.

Love knitting the Barn Raising Quilt Squares. Sadly the original project is knit with my leftovers from socks I’ve knit. Self-Striping only. I quickly burned through the scraps I had in my stash and now am limited to knitting squares at the same speed I knit socks…1 per month.
I can’t accept that so thought I’d start a second BRQ for my youngest son, and when his is done, maybe one for my oldest son. Small child sized blankets. (maybe later I’ll knit one for me, and one for steve and sew them all together when the boys are men?)
Headed to the Rav stash of fingering weight and blue far out numbers the other colors. Perfect, Tristan will have a nice teal/blue colored blanket.
Plan to use 3 colors, 2 skeins each for 10 squares each.
Approximately 30 squares.
A 30 square blanket that is 5x6 squares 35”x42” or
A 28 square blanket that is 4x7 squares 28”x49” or
Colors: 1 Self striping, 1 solid, 1 varigated.
The Self-Striping is the most coveted skein of Opal I own. Rainforest in Merlin, bought July 2010. Who better to use it for then my Baby?!

Twenty Ten Cardigan: by Veera Valimaki using Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky in the Fawn Colorway.  US size 8s - 5.0mm needles.  You're seeing it from the very start!

Newness:
Kickstarter -“A Riot of Color Hits the Road” and ends at midnight on March 28. Backer rewards include: exclusive colorways, exclusive sock pattern, colorway named in your honor, or private knitting retreat for you and 5 friends.

Up And Coming:

Done Roving: Frolicking Feet Transitions Yarn Planning to knit the Easy shawl pattern by Martina Behm.

Whatcha Watching?

The Paradise
Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery

Where to find more episodes...

Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram. Visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai & Her Guys to continue to the discussion.

• First there was The Expectant Knitter detailing Steph's adventures during her first pregnancy. There are 33 Episodes spanning January 2010 to September 2011.
• Next came The Knitting Samurai Plus 1 detailing life from the birth of Steph's first son to the first few months of her second son's life. There are 102 Episodes available spanning September 2011 to September 2014.
• Most recently The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys has begun starting in September 2014
• The wordpress site carries the 8-10 most recent episodes and 10 greatest hits from the past. And you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page.
• And Now Starting with Episode 112 you can't find The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys on YouTube!

Episode 119 On The Road

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!




Knitting Time:
January Short Sleeve Sweater KAL wrapping up! Miranda by Josee Paquin.
Prize drawing....

Strokkur by Ysolda Teague in Forest Green Pattern Works Bretton Heathers.
Part of the Southern Girl Knits Sweater KAL.  Dropped down to a US size 6 - 4.5mm needle.  Gauge seems to be all over the place.  6" of the body completed.  7.5" of the first sleeve done.  Suspicious the whole thing will be too small.

Movie Theater Socks! Paton's Kroy Sock Stripes in Celestial Stripe US size 0 - 2.25mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that.

Newness:

Up And Coming:

Done Roving: Frolicking Feet Transitions Yarn Planning to knit the Easy shawl pattern by Martina Behm.

Whatcha Watching?

Big Bang Theory

Podcasts of course.

Where to find more episodes...

Steph is the Knitting Samurai on Ravelry and Instagram. Visit the Ravelry Group for Knitting Samurai & Her Guys to continue to the discussion.

• First there was The Expectant Knitter detailing Steph's adventures during her first pregnancy. There are 33 Episodes spanning January 2010 to September 2011.
• Next came The Knitting Samurai Plus 1 detailing life from the birth of Steph's first son to the first few months of her second son's life. There are 102 Episodes available spanning September 2011 to September 2014.
• Most recently The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys has begun starting in September 2014
• The wordpress site carries the 8-10 most recent episodes and 10 greatest hits from the past. And you can subscribe to the podcast via the Itunes page.