EPISODE 34 - KNITCITY 2016 RECAP (WOOL INDUGLENCES) WITH SPECIAL GUEST KNITTYWITTYSHELLE

Episode 34 - Knit City 2016 Recap with Guests!

Introductions

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

Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and EmGem on Pinterest

Michelle - Knittywittyshelle - Instagram and Ravelry

Friday -

Karla

Stayed overnight at Emily’s on Thursday night and Marsha and Scilla from the Twitch and Stitch Podcast, picked my at 6am on Friday! We made it to the Atrium Inn by 10 am. Headed over to Shannon’s for brunch and then on to the Sweet Georgia Studio, two braids of 85% polwarth + 15% tussah silk in paper street and one braid of 75% BFL and 25% tussah Silk in unique dyelot. 1 skein Tough Love Sock in Gelato

Dinner at The Slocan and the Ysolda Teague lecture.

Emily - Dropped of The Bug and headed to Birkland brothers to drop off my fleeces. Met Selene at the hotel. Went to check out Sweet Georgia then headed to the Slocan and off to see Ysolda Teague’s talk

Michelle

My ride Roslyn arrived at 8am to pick me up and we had a chatty drive all the way to the coast. We went to the Sweet Georgia warehouse and she left me to meet up with the other ladies. *one braid of Sweet Georgia bfl+silk*  Then I headed to the Atrium with them and Roslyn met up with us as we were headed out to dinner at the Slocan.

Saturday -

Karla

Classes - Tapestry Weaving

Purchases/Plans for purchases - Sweater quantity of Hinterland Range (8 Skeins), Two pouch kits from a Threaded Needle and a Stitch Marker Ring Set from Kristyn McIntyre of Knitters Jewlery Shawl Joy by Sylvia McFadden

Emily

Classes - Nada

Purchases/Plans for purchases -

Caterpillar Green ‘OMG you guys’ sock yarn

TinCanKnits for their new book, Mad Colour

Soft Sweater for her book. Shawl Joy

Bumblebirch booth for a sweater quantity of her Heartwood Base in Shadow and a skein of Quill in Fog.

2 skeins of Be So Brave in a red and a dark grey.

2 skeins of Sweet Fiber merino lace in Rose Gold to make Soft Sweaters “A Joyful Thread”

1 ball of gradient dyed by Caitlyn Ffrench 100g 418m 70/30 wool/nylon ombre dyed and eco printed.

2 skeins Sweet Georgia Superwash Worsted in Pistachio plus the tough love sock Party of 5 in Royals

Shannon Cook’s Bradway pattern

6 Skeins of Shelter by Brooklyn Tweed 2 of each Storm Cloud, yellow and plume

5 skeins of Custom woolen mills Mule spun in a moss heather green

Some things for the 12 days of Knitmas - SHHHHHH

Then we went to the Yarn Harlot.

Michelle

Classes -  Measuring Master Class w/Ysolda Teague

Purchases/Plans for purchases - Ancient Arts 2 113g skeins Heavy Lace 65% Silk/35% “Linen in French Bordeaux”

Sea Turtle Fiber Arts 6x100yards Star Fish 84% Merino/16% Stellina “Dark Rainbow”

Caterpillar Green 1 170g skein MCN Fingering “Concrete & Tulips”

Caterpillar Green 1 115g skein Merino Twist Fingering “OMG You Guys/Weekend”

Shawl Joy by Syvial McFadden

Sunday -

Karla

Classes - Toy Workshop

Purchases/Plans for purchases -skein of custom woolen mills and the sock kit for my Mom and 2 skeins of 100% non-superwash merino worsted weight. 4 faux fur pompoms from the Crafty Jackalope

Emily

Classes -

Purchases/Plans for purchases - Went back to the market place and picked up Caitlin Ffrench’s book and a second sweater quantity of Custom Woolen Mills from Wet Coast Wools. In Denim heather.

Michelle

Classes - Knitting for Speed and Efficiency w/the Yarn Harlot

Purchases/Plans for purchases - Ancient Arts 1 100g skein Fingering/Sock 75% SW

Merino/25% Silk “Irish Linen” to be used with Sea Turtle minis in **On the Spice Market Shawl by Melanie Berg **

Darning Needle necklace from Kristan MacIntyre - Copper needle, silver necklace

What’s knitting now (if there’s time)

Emily - Vanilla socks.

Karla - Socks! All the Socks! #Socktober

Michelle - Chevron Socks by Mel Tran Designs in Patons Kroy, sock money for ma. No time! Always mitred sock blanket...

Sarah -

Jocelyn -