DragonflySoars 20110925, With Tigger Helper

Plurk Podcast Challenge

• Mother Bear project
  • Post finished bears on Ravelry thread
• Palindrome Scarf
  • Post finished scarf on Ravelry thread
  • Mine is done!!
• Prizes
  • For knitter of the most bears (and mom) - Mother bear ornaments
  • For random bear drawing - Choice of Knit Picks Sheldon Turtle kit (with outfits by Brooke T Higgins) or Blue Moon Funky Sock Monkey kit
  • For random scarf drawing - Choice of Wollemeise Twin, turquoise or purple
• Other Details
  • Podcasters are done, we had to be done by Sept 22nd
  • Viewers can post until midnight Sept 27
  • Viewer Voting will take place Sept 28 - October 2, see details here

YarnCon

• Purchases
• Piddleloop Bags
  Anything that didn't sell (including Nat's little paintings) will be up in the shop soon so watch!!
• Sheila's toes sock yarn I got a Magic Ball and a Bootie Trio
• Claymates Pottery, I got a mug and necklace
• Another Crafty Girl, I got a skein of Strong Sock
• Colorbug Yarns, I got a skein for Sis's boyfriend
  
• Visited with
• Erin from Mommy Needs Yarn podcast
  
• Aubrey (and Maggie) from This Knits in the Bag podcast
• Jen aka Piddleloop plus friends & family
• Jaala from KnitCircus
• Ponkie aka AnotherCraftyGirl and friend Fezabel

Current Projects

• Knitterly Things Vesper Vanilla/Neapolitan socks, second one started
  
• Chopsticks socks second one nearing completion

Future Projects

• Philosopher's Wool Colour Your Own Sweater
• Multonomah Shawl (for the Magic Ball from Sophie's Toes)

Random Mentions

• Twist Collective
• Addi Needles
• Hexipuff Blanket (technically called Beekeeper's Quilt)
  

Reminder: Please consider donating money to help Sarah/Rainlover's friends. Details on Ravelry here or here

Music from Custom Serenade

DragonflySoars 20110918, Challenge Met!

Plurk Podcast Challenge

• Mother Bear project
  • Post finished bears on Ravelry thread
• Palindrome Scarf
  • Post finished scarf on Ravelry thread
  • Mine is done!!
  • Modifications
  • First 12 cables spaced every 4 rows instead of 6.
  • Next 3 cables spaced at 6 rows
  • 10" of 2x2 rib
  • 10" of cables at 6 row spacing
  • 9" of 2x2rib
  • Giant button hole inserted
  • 1" of 2x2 rib
  • 3 cables of 6 row spacing
  • 12 cables of 4 row spacing
• Prizes
  • For knitter of the most bears (and mom) - Mother bear ornaments
  • For random bear drawing - Choice of Knit Picks Sheldon Turtle kit (with outfits by Brooke T Higgins) or Blue Moon Funky Sock Monkey kit
  • For random scarf drawing - Choice of Wollemeise Twin, turquoise or purple
• Other Details
  • Podcasters must finish and podcast by Sept 22nd
  • Viewers can post until midnight Sept 27
  • Viewer Voting will take place Sept 28 - October 2, see details here
  • Post your ideas for what you like and don't like about podcasts on this Ravelry thread

Other Projects

• Knitterly Things Vesper Vanilla/Neapolitan socks, first sock is bound off, needs heel
  
• Chopsticks socks (mentioned, not shown)
  

YarnCon, September 24 (the following vendors will be there)

• Piddleloop Bags
• Sheila's toes sock yarn
• Knitterly Things (Vesper striping sock yarns)

Reminder: Please consider donating money to help Sarah/Rainlover's friends. Details on Ravelry here or here


Music from Custom Serenade

DragonflySoars 20110913, A Difference in Gauge

Plurk Podcast Challenge

• Mother Bear project
  • Post finished bears on Ravelry thread
• Palindrome Scarf
  • Post finished scarf on Ravelry thread
  • Tina of Knitting Blooms tutorial on cabling without a cable needle
• Prizes
  • For knitter of the most bears (and mom) - Mother bear ornaments
  • For random bear drawing - Choice of Knit Picks Sheldon Turtle kit (with outfits by Brooke T Higgins) or Blue Moon Funky Sock Monkey kit
  • For random scarf drawing - Choice of Wollemeise Twin, turquoise or purple
• Other Details
  • Podcasters must finish and podcast by Sept 22nd
  • Viewers can post until midnight Sept 27
  • Viewer Voting will take place Sept 28 - October 2, see details here
  • Post your ideas for what you like and don't like about podcasts on this Ravelry thread

Other Projects

• Moderne baby blanket FINISHED!!
• Knitterly Things Vesper Vanilla/Neapolitan socks, first sock is almost to the ribbing
  
• Bombadil Tam - completed ages ago but shows cables
  

Yarn - Berroco Sox in Sprinkles colorway

YarnCon, September 24 (the following vendors will be there)

• Piddleloop Bags
• Sheila's toes sock yarn
• Knitterly Things (Vesper striping sock yarns)

Please consider donating money to help Sarah/Rainlover's friends. Details on Ravelry here or here


Music from Custom Serenade

DragonflySoars 20110912, Mother Bear In the Round tutorial

This is a step-by-step picture tutorial for how I knit the Mother Bear pattern in the round using toe-up sock techniques. Techniques used are magic loop, Judy's Magic Cast-On, two-at-a-time sock knitting and kitchener stitch. While the video does not go into the details of these techniques, helpful links can be found below or on the side bar.

Note: This version does not match the in the round pattern found on Ravelry, but it's how I knit.

• KnitGirlls tutorial for Judy's Magic Cast-on
• Original Knitty article for Judy's Magic Cast-on
• A version of two at a time toe-up socks using magic loop and Judy's cast-on
• How to Weave in Ends as You Knit
• Kitchener stitch video tutorial
• Knitty article on Kitchener stitch

As a side note, my laptop is having a lot of issues so getting the tutorial up was a challenge. I am hoping to podcast in a day or so, I'm sorry I'm late, especially during the challenge!

Please post your finished bears in the thread on our Ravelry board. If you don't have a Ravelry account, email me your pics. There are some wonderful bears over there, many of them from my mom *grin*

DragonflySoars 20110906, special tutorial for Mother Bear Project

This is a tutorial explaining the steps of the mother bear pattern exactly as they are defined in the original pattern available from Mother Bear Project. It does not give pattern details so please order your pattern from http://www.motherbearproject.org

Please note, the beginning and end are a little quiet when I'm speaking to the iphone camera but the steps are ok.

DragonflySoars 20110902, Plurk Podcast Challenge (aka The MojaveKnitter Show)

Welcome Sister!!



Plurk Podcast Challenge

• Mother Bear project
  • Post finished bears on Ravelry thread
  • Helpful youtube link for joining arms to knit toys (not specific to Mother Bear)
    
• Palindrome Scarf
  • Post finished scarf on Ravelry thread
  • Vicki - Miss Bab's Whatta Skein
  • Tif - Farmhouse Yarns Winnefred's Washable, "Black Cherry"

Presents for Apryl and Tif

• Erin Lane bags
• Tif - Fiber Optic Foot Notes, "Jelly Jelly"
• Apryl - Malabrigo Rios, "Zarzamora"

Purl in the Pines yarn shop in Flagstaff, AZ


Vicki's only project, Moderne baby blanket Body is finished, ends are woven in, half way through iCord edge

Tif projects

• Works In Progress
  • Beaded Lace Scarf
  • Striped Autumn Sky plain sock with afterthought heel knit with Knitterly Things Vesper striping sock yarn
  • West Knits Earth & Sky shawl
    
• Finished Objects
  • Summer Mystery Shawlette
  • Japanese Garden Shawl
  • My Wish Shawl
  • Shadow stripe baby socks and matching hat

Tif Yarn

• Ethereal Fibers Nebula Sock, "exhale"
• Malabrigo Rasta, "Arco Iris"
• Tempted Hand Painted Sly Grrl Sock, special "Jew-L du Desert" for Burlesque club
  
• Malabrigo Sock, "Archangel"
• Farmhouse Yarns Fannie's Fingering Weight, "Black Cherry"
• Special one-of-a-kind dyed yarns from friends sewenticing (plurk) and Need2Ride2Live (Ravelry)

Events

• Wisconsin Sheep and Wool, September 9 - 11
• YarnCon, September 24 (the following vendors will be there)
  • Piddleloop Bags
  • Sheila's toes sock yarn
  • Knitterly Things (Vesper striping sock yarns)