Episode 091 (Remember Me? I’m Starting To)
Recorded Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Announcements
New designs: Grow Your Own Way Hat and Mitts in rainbow Whimzee Stitches yarn. (Listen to a past interview with Rick of Whimzee Stitches in Episode 037). Find them in the KinoKnits.com/shop and in the Kino Knits Ravelry store. 25% of proceeds from May and June 2021 sales will go to FreeState Justice, a legal advocacy organization that seeks to improve the lives of low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Marylanders.
Tembo Mittens pattern will be moved from the Kino Knits LoveCrafts store to a World Land Trust store - meaning all proceeds will go to that organization for roughly a month.
Hello to writerbethw (Beth in Maryland). If you haven’t already done so, please say hello in the Kino Knits Ravelry group Introduce Yourself thread (Ravelry link)!
FOs
S’mores Afterthought Heel socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Rock and String Creations Sashay (Ravelry link) (75/20/5 superwash merino/nylon/stellina, 430 yards/100 g) in Campfire S’mores colorway. Nine rounds plain stockinette before afterthought heel decreases.
Vanilla Socks for Mom (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Turtlepurl Yarns Striped Turtle Toes (Ravelry link) (75/25 superwash merino/nylon, 460 yards/100 g) in Trenchcoat colorway and KnitCircus Flying Trapeze (Ravelry link, discontinued) (90/10 superwash targhee/nylon, 410 yards/100 g) in Quoth the Raven.
Rose City Rollers Pair 6 and Pair 7 (Ravelry links) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Knit Picks Felici Fingering Weight (Ravelry link) (75/25 superwash merino/nylon, 218 yards/50 g) in Schooner colorway. Pair 7 also used Lone Star Arts Fusion (Ravelry link, discontinued) (100% merino, 400 yards/114 g) in a dark red color from a mini skein swap.
Yukon Jacket (Ravelry link) by Jesie Ostermiller (available in The Colorwork Bible book) on US 7, 9, 10. Jesie helped me pick colors live on Instagram! Using hot pink Fantasy Yarns Cashmere Luxury Aran (Ravelry link) yarn I frogged last summer from an almost-finished cardigan (check out the full “Finish or Frog” playlist on the Kino Knits YouTube channel) held double and several shades of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky: Ciel, Clarity, Gosling, Honey, Mist, and Navy.
WIPs
#sistersheepspin - knitting design 10A from Wendy Aran Book 274, purchased in Ireland in 2007. Using US 3 (3.25 mm) needles. Back, two sleeves, and two fronts done; button band in progress.
Vanilla Gnome Socks (Ravelry link) on US 1 (2.25 mm) in Timber Yarns Twin Sock (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 219 yards/50 g) in the Timber Gnome colorway and The Loopy Ewe Solid Series (Ravelry link) (80/20 superwash merino/nylon, 220 yards/50 g) in a dark teal left over from my ADVENTure Gnome kit for the heel.
Moto Jacket (Ravelry link) by Hannah Fettig ($7 on Ravelry) on US 5 (3.75 mm) in Harrisville Designs Nightshades (80/20 Cormo/wool, 250 yards/100 g) in Cinder colorway. #MothersDayCastOn2021
Advent wrap design - kits available for pre-order through Queen City Yarn.
Spinning
Current spinning streak count: 196 days in a row
Working on my half a CVM Romedale fleece from Pheasantfield Farm in Chestertown, MD. Chocolate ewe named Sweetie. Have a plan to stripe it with really old handspun from my stash into a sweater. Bored with it. Need some color!
Turkish spindle spinning Stellar Fibreworks Inspire Rolags (Ravelry link).
Unwind Yarn Company BFL/Nylon Lush 3-ply (Ravelry link) - spinning for socks on Electric Eel wheel.
Where to Find Me
Kino Knits patterns can be found on:
KinoKnits.com/shop (.pdf download) (adding more all the time!)
Ravelry (.pdf download)
LoveCrafts (.pdf download)
Deep South Fibers (wholesale hard copies with Ravelry .pdf download codes, for Local Yarn Store stockists)
Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
Email: kinoknits (at) gmail.com
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