Episode 83 - Fall Feels

Introductions

Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest

Emily -  EmGemKnits, EmilyTheTechEditor - Instagram, and  EmilyTechEdits Ravelry. 

Shout outs

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What's knitting now

Emily - I have an Exploration Station on the needles. Rumplestiltskin socks and a musslebourgh hat in Gauge dye works 76. A pair of socks that I work on at work. 

Karla - 

Leah Cowl - crochet! In Lazy Hazy Summer Cotton DK

Toe Up Socks - two 16” circulars

Collette Test Knit by Olann Handmade - Pattern releases Oct 2nd!

FO’s -

Emily - Vintersol by Jennifer Steinglass in Lettlopi. 2 musselbourgh hats. COLLETTE

Karla - Standard cuff down socks in patons kroy and west yorkshire spinners for retirement socks

Outline Tank by Jesse Maed in Mirasol Inka and Cosmos

Night Blooms Tuque by Espace Tricot

Pastella Tuque by Katrin Schubert

Design features - 

Emily- redoing the bind off for Collette

Karla - nothing to write home about

Spinning

Emily - Nope

Karla  - Earlier in the summer I spun a 2 ply in Smith and Ewe merino in beautiful pink tonal

Currently working on spinning for the Shift Cowl by Andrea Mowry and I’m using my Akerworks 3D printed Bobbins and they’re awesome! The three braids for fiber I chose are merino or merino blends with a green and purple theme

Crafternoon/Sew-what

Emily -The Critter

Karla - I had my sewing machine serviced this summer and I want to make a blanket jacket. I bought a pattern from La’Rae Handmade on instagram and am watching facebook marketplace for a wool blanket.

Also going to needle felt some acorns today I hope.

Stash Enhancement

By Emily- sweatshirt, yarn bowl, yarn for kids teacher hats

Karla - There’s been a few things have come home with me this summer, the one that’s stayed out are two balls of Shhhhh Double Knitting. A slow rainbow gradient that the boys picked out. I think I’ll get my knitting machine out and make some scarves. 

Best laid plans

Emily - Knit birthday socks in this pattern, Peace Fleece shawl -Thales by Whitney Hayward, Dino Sweater

Karla - I’d like to get the 3-4 sweaters that are on the needles finished and figure out my sock knitting machine.

Aros

Fougasse

Collette

Knitting machine sweater with granny squares.

Talky Talk

Emily - wrist injury - new puppy (april)

Karla - Discovery Day

Adventures in Mommyhood 

Emily- Back to school - all the dance. 

Karla - We had a great summer despite the fire.