Episode 127: Solo

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!

Knitting Time:

Worsted Weight Socks for Father-In-Law using Rye Pattern by TinCan Knits and Berroco Vintage in Olive.  US size 4s - 3.5mm needles.  Finished for 176 yards!

Narnia Socks Using my go to sock recipe: US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that. Yarn is Opal Schafpate in color 8127. Brick Red/Spruce Green/Rust color.  Finished for 338 yards!

Maid of Honor Socks -frogged

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles. Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, and Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Dipping Sauce is the final piece.

15 completed squares for T's Blanket. Will need 30.

The Easy by Martina Behm purchased Done Roving Frolicking Feet in the Apple Picking Colorway for this shawl back in January.  Using US size 3 - 3.25mm needles. 

Unsure of the Campside Shawl by Alicia Plummer.  Using Spooky colorway of Dragon Fly Fibers Traveller base.  US size 7 - 4.5mm needles.  Not in love with the eyelet section or the way the center increases look.  Really like the size and mesh section.  Yarn is lovely and will look great this fall.  OK go for it!

Swap Package from PoppyCleo!

Mission 2015:

A Pair a Month: 12 Pairs of Socks (right on track)

• Cake Pops 
• Harvey Socks for Mum
• Potty Socks
• Jupiter Ascending Socks
• Narnia 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 -added 3/4 of a mile, 171.4 miles total.
• Current WIPS 26 Projects! 5 active & 21 Hibernating -down 3 to last month 
• frogged Zike socks, finished Kevin socks, baby sweaters weren't replaced.

Stash Dash 2015

Count me in on this Stash Dash! I have two successful stash dashes under my belt and am going for a third. I’m a 5K all the way! 5,468 yards baby!
Here’s my plan…for sure finish these…. 
KnittingSamurai’s Easy Boomerang for 350 yards
knittingsamurai’s Narnia socks for 320 yards 
knittingsamurai’s Twenty Fifteen Cardigan for 1000 yards 
Knittingsamurai’s Tristan’s BRQ for 2400 yards
knittingsamurai’s kevin’s socks for 300 yards
Along with 2 more pairs of socks for 650 yards
For 5020 yards

and potential these hibernating projects
knittingsamurai’s jet plan mittens for 180 yards 
knittingsamurai’s provence cardigan for 400 yards 
knittingsamurai’s vodka gimlet for 1500 yards
or Knittingsamurai’s sideways Steph in lace for 960 yards

Total so far 514 yards finished!

Steph's UFOs shown during closet exploration...filter on Hibernating.

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.
• From Episode 112 on you can't find The Knitting Samurai & Her Guys on YouTube!

Episode 126: How Many Eggs

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!

Knitting Time:

Narnia Socks Using my go to sock recipe: US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that. Yarn is Opal Schafpate in color 8127. Brick Red/Spruce Green/Rust color.  Two Heels!

Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington: 4 done and few more to come. First was knit with Claudia Handpaints Fingering in Plumolicious (once upon a time this was my favorite yarn to work with). Second one was knit with White Birch Fiber Arts 80/20 Merino Nylon Self-Striping in the Tan, Rested, and Ready colorway (another skein of yarn that wont make it into Tristan's Blanket). 3rd was knit with Into The Whirled Manchester Sock in the Sterrennacht colorway. 4th is knit with Into The Whirled Quijarro Sock in the Winds of Change colorway. Using US size 2 -2.75mm and 3 -3.25mm needles. Couple more in my future. 

Used the Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington stitch counts and applied the Monkey Sock by Cookie A stitch pattern.  This one is knit with Inspiration Dyeworks Basic Sock in the Walking after midnight colorway.  Using US size 2 -2.75mm and 3 -3.25mm needles.

Linnie by Justyna Lorkowska with Into The Whirled Quijarro Sock in the Winds of Change colorway and MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in the colorway Seaside. Using US size 4s - 3.5mm needles.  Finished.  Enjoyed the pattern, would knit another.

Finished the 6th of Tristan's Dinner Napkins...more to come. Using Grandmother's Dishcloth Pattern using Lily Sugar and Cream Ombre's.

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles. Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, and Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Dipping Sauce is the final piece.
11 completed squares for T's Blanket.  Will need 30. 

Stash Dash 2015

What's New?
Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce Base Semi-Solids

Let's Swap!
Partners have been assigned and packages should be received by May 30^th. We’ll plan on exchanging addresses via private messages and getting to know each other a little bit over here on the boards. Packages should include either Option A or B along with a few other little extras but let’s agree to keep the cost of the goodies under $10 (not including yarn). It may or may not be important to your swap partner to know the yarn brand/color/content of the yarns so please try and include it just to be safe. If you don’t know that’s alright, but if you do, please include it.

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 125: Run Off Together

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!

Knitting Time:

Easy by Martina Behm.  I've wanted to knit this since January when I purchased the Done Roving Frolicking Feet in the Apple Picking Colorway. Using US size 3 - 3.25mm needles.  

5 skeins of yarn that wont make it into Tristan's blanket, so to use squares in my BRQ I need to knit projects with the rest of the skeins.  

Narnia Socks Using my go to sock recipe: US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that. Yarn is Opal Schafpate in color 8127.  Brick Red/Spruce Green/Rust color.

Whatcha Watching?
The Voice
Outlander
Homeland season 1

Game of Thrones season 4

Knitting Time continued:
Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington: 3 done and few more to come.  First was knit with Claudia Handpaints Fingering in Plumolicious (once upon a time this was my favorite yarn to work with).  Second one was knit with White Birch Fiber Arts 80/20 Merino Nylon Self-Striping in the Tan, Rested, and Ready colorway (another skein of yarn that wont make it into Tristan's Blanket).  3rd was knit with Into The Whirled Manchester Sock in the Sterrennacht colorway.  4th is knit with Into The Whirled Quijarro Sock in the Winds of Change colorway.  Using US size 2 -2.75mm and 3 -3.25mm needles.  Couple more in my future.  Maybe one with the Monkey stitch pattern.  Loved them for Tristan.

Linnie by Justyna Lorkowska with Into The Whirled Quijarro Sock in the Winds of Change colorway and MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in the colorway Seaside.  Using US size 4s - 3.5mm needles.

Finished the 5th of Tristan's Dinner Napkins...more to come. Using Grandmother's Dishcloth Pattern using Lily Sugar and Cream Ombre's.

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles. Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, and Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Dipping Sauce is the final piece.  
19 completed squares but only 10 of them are for T's Blanket.

Stash Dash 2015
Camp Loopy 2015

What's New?
Etsy shopping...
KeepMeWarm is the bangle.
Leading Men Fiber Arts in Callback
Scrumptiouspurl is the self-striping from Canada
Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce Base Semi-Solids

Let's Swap!
Partners have been assigned and packages should be received by May 30^th.    We’ll plan on exchanging addresses via private messages and getting to know each other a little bit over here on the boards.  Packages should include either Option A or B along with a few other little extras but let’s agree to keep the cost of the goodies under $10 (not including yarn).  It may or may not be important to your swap partner to know the yarn brand/color/content of the yarns so please try and include it just to be safe.  If you don’t know that’s alright, but if you do, please include it. 

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 124 Save me from this plague!

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!
Knitting Time:
It was time for something new!  SOME-ThingS new that is.  

Cast on the Easy by Martina Behm.  I've wanted to knit this since January when I purchased the Done Roving Frolicking Feet in the Apple Picking Colorway. This is a transitions/gradient yarn so I'm looking forward to how it will play out.  Using US size 3 - 3.25mm needles.  

5 skeins of yarn that wont make it into Tristan's blanket, so to use squares in my BRQ I need to knit projects with the rest of the skeins.  

First of these....New socks!  Using my go to sock recipe: US size 0 - 2.0mm needles. Wendy Johnson's Slip Stitch Heel Basic Sock. A 2x2 rib on top of that. Yarn is Opal Schafpate in color 8127.  Brick Red/Spruce Green/Rust color.

Babies are popping up everywhere and my gift box is depleted!  

Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington: 2 done and few more to come.  First was knit with Claudia Handpaints Fingering in Plumolicious (once upon a time this was my favorite yarn to work with).  Second one was knit with White Birch Fiber Arts 80/20 Merino Nylon Self-Striping in the Tan, Rested, and Ready colorway (another skein of yarn that wont make it into Tristan's Blanket).  Using US size 2 -2.75mm and 3 -3.25mm needles.  Couple more in my future.  Loved them for Tristan.

Newborn Vertebrae by Kelly Brooker with Knit Picks Felici in the Goth colorway.  Using US size 2 -2.75mm and 3 -3.25mm needles.  Thought striped neck ribbing would be odd, so found a fingering red in a close color.  Dream in Color Smooshy in Lipstick Lava.  The Twinkleberry Socks I knit in December of 2009 also out of Felici.

Finished the 4th of Tristan's Dinner Napkins...more to come. Using Grandmother's Dishcloth Pattern using Lily Sugar and Cream Ombre's.

Tristan's BRQ! By Shelley Mackie & Larissa Brown Using US size 2s - 2.75mm needles. Using Opal Rainforest, Fibernymph Bounce, and Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Dipping Sauce is the final piece.  
17 completed squares but not using them all for T's Blanket.

Twenty Ten Cardigan: by Veera Valimaki using Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky in the Fawn Colorway. US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. I've fallen a little behind on the "just an inch a day!"  Stalled out on the back.

Mission 2015:

A Pair a Month: 12 Pairs of Socks (just a little behind at 3)

• Harvey Socks for Mum
• Potty Socks
• Jupiter Ascending 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 -added 3 miles, 170.7 miles total.
• Current WIPS 29 Projects! 6 active & 23 Hibernating -flat to last month.

Whatcha Watching?

Homeland season 1
Game of Thrones season 4
Outlander

What's New?
Etsy shopping...
Jan B Smiley bag -Dandelion Love.
Onecklace with the boys names.

Let's Swap!
 Signups through April 30^th.  Then I’ll partner us up depending on which Option we’ve chosen.  Packages should be received by May 30^th.    We’ll plan on exchanging addresses via private messages and getting to know each other a little bit over here on the boards.  Packages should include either Option A or B along with a few other little extras but let’s agree to keep the cost of the goodies under $10 (not including yarn).  It may or may not be important to your swap partner to know the yarn brand/color/content of the yarns so please try and include it just to be safe.  If you don’t know that’s alright, but if you do, please include it. 

If your interested in swapping reply to the thread on Ravelry with the option you’d like to receive.  You can also answer some of the questions I’ve listed to give us some ideas about each other and maybe prompt some chatter.  Feel free to reply to others, this is not chatterfree.

 Option A

1 knit Barn Raising Quilt Square and 3 mini skeins (minimum of 20 grams each)
Or
Option B
4 mini skeins (minimum of 20 grams each)

-Prefer self-striping, variegated, semi-solid?

-favorite colors?
-colors to avoid?
-tea or coffee?
-Sweets?
-Things you might collect?
-favorite TV Show?
-extras could also include knitter gadgetry, note pad, stickers, sweets, or tea/coffee. 

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 123: Choose Your Own Texture

Welcome to the Knitting Samurai and Her Guys Video Podcast!

Knitting Time:
This week has been a story of textures, a texture for every mood, choose your own texture...stockinette, garter, ribbed, moss stitch.  What texture are you in the mood for?  It's an interesting choice.  Time and place for each

Twenty Ten Cardigan: by Veera Valimaki using Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky in the Fawn Colorway. US size 8s - 5.0mm needles. I've fallen a little behind on the "just an inch a day!"  Seperated the front from the back.  Finished Fronts and working on the back now.  Gainning mommentum and can't wait to do the cowl portion.

Movie Theater Socks! for Mountain Purl! 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.  Finished!

Finished the 2nd & 3rd of Tristan's Dinner Napkins...more to come. Using Grandmother's Dishcloth Pattern using Lily Sugar and Cream Ombre's.

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.
16 completed squares but not using them all for T's Blanket.
Ordered some yellows!
Have bought 8 skeins for this, so much for a stash busting project.

Whatcha Watching?

Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery
Red Socks baseball
The Voice

Let's Swap!

 Signups will go from April 17^th through April 30^th.  Then I’ll partner us up depending on which Option we’ve chosen.  Packages should be received by May 30^th.    We’ll plan on exchanging addresses via private messages and getting to know each other a little bit over here on the boards.  Packages should include either Option A or B along with a few other little extras but let’s agree to keep the cost of the goodies under $10 (not including yarn).  It may or may not be important to your swap partner to know the yarn brand/color/content of the yarns so please try and include it just to be safe.  If you don’t know that’s alright, but if you do, please include it. 

If your interested in swapping reply to the thread on Ravelry with the option you’d like to receive.  You can also answer some of the questions I’ve listed to give us some ideas about each other and maybe prompt some chatter.  Feel free to reply to others, this is not chatterfree.

 Option A

1 knit Barn Raising Quilt Square and 3 mini skeins (minimum of 20 grams each)
Or
Option B
4 mini skeins (minimum of 20 grams each)

-Prefer self-striping, variegated, semi-solid?

-favorite colors?
-colors to avoid?
-tea or coffee?
-Sweets?
-Things you might collect?
-favorite TV Show?
-extras could also include knitter gadgetry, note pad, stickers, sweets, or tea/coffee. 

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 122: Tristan Walks

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.
16 completed squares but not using them all for T's Blanket. 
Ordered some yellows!
Have bought 8 skeins for this, so much for a stash busting project.

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!
Just about to split for the armholes.  16" so far.

 Movie Theater Socks! for Mountain Purl! 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.  1 Heel finished.

Finished the first of Tristan's Dinner Napkins...more to come.  Using Grandmother's Dishcloth Pattern using Lily Sugar and Cream Ombre's.

Whatcha Watching?

Vikings
Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery
Cinderella
New to me Homespun House Podcast
Welcome back Carin from Round The Twist

Did some frogging...
Strokkur by Ysolda Teague ,

Fulvous Curl! by Hunter Hammersen,

and a sock toe never made a project page for.

SWAP details coming in Episode 123!  Mini Skeins and Blanket Squares seem to be leading the ideas.

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 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!