DragonflySoars 20140624, Pre-Trip!

Current Charity
For next charity Mother Bear Project. Note that there are now 4 different patterns so select the one you want.


Finished

• Tatted bracelet - pattern from Marilee Rocklee's Shuttle Tatting class on Craftsy

Works In Progress

• Wind in the Willows Mystery Shawl -progressing on Clue 4
• Not Shown this week
  
  • Plum Perfect sweater from Knit, Swirl! by Sandra McIver (Amazon link) in Universal yarns, Classic Worsted and Universal yarns, Classic Shades
  • Fruit Striped Gum Socks out of Knitter's Nightmare Batty base
  • Anastasia Socks out of Regia sock yarn

Pattern Mentions

• Mystic Shawls by Anna Dalvi (Ravelry ebook)
• Tan House Brook Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde (BostonJen of Down Cellar Studio)

Podcasts

• Knitting Blooms (see her Ravelry tutorial here)
• Down Cellar Studio (audio)  - doing a KAL for the Tan House Brook Shawl
• Owl Knit for Ewe
• Fiber and Dice (I'll talk more about this one in a future episode)

Ravelry Mentions

• 2014 Inspiration-A-Long
• 2014 Prizes for the Inspiration-a-Long!!
• Main DragonflySoars Podcast Group, look at sticky threads for monthly information and episode threads

Upcoming Events

• CoggieTM's KITM Retreat, November 2014 (Ravelry thread)
• BloomingKnitter's Knit-topia 2015, April 2015

DragonflySoars 20140617, Exciting Things!

 

Current Charity
For next charity Mother Bear Project. Note that there are now 4 different patterns so select the one you want.

Delivered comfort shawls to Threads of Compassion (part of Bloodcenter of Wisconsin) from the March/April Charity-a-Long

Works In Progress

• Wind in the Willows Mystery Shawl -progressing on Clue 4
• Not Shown this week
  
  • Plum Perfect sweater from Knit, Swirl! by Sandra McIver (Amazon link) in Universal yarns, Classic Worsted and Universal yarns, Classic Shades
  • Fruit Striped Gum Socks out of Knitter's Nightmare Batty base
  • Anastasia Socks out of Regia sock yarn

Other Mention

• Blue Moon Rockin' Sock Club
• YarnClub Awesome Box

Tatting Items

• Shuttle Tatting class by Marilee Rocklee on Craftsy
• Aunt Lydia crochet cotton size 10
• Lizbeth tatting thread
• Clover Tatting Shuttles, Asst. Colors (Amazon Link)
• Moonlight Tatting Shuttle W/Hook-Amethyst Gem (Amazon Link)
• Piecework "Get Started Tatting" Kit
• New Tatting: Modern Lace Motifs and Projects by Tomoko Morimoto (Amazon Link)
• Easy Tatting by Rozella F Linden (Amazon Link)

Ravelry Mentions

• 2014 Inspiration-A-Long
• 2014 Prizes for the Inspiration-a-Long!!
• Main DragonflySoars Podcast Group, look at sticky threads for monthly information and episode threads

Upcoming Events

• CoggieTM's KITM Retreat, November 2014 (Ravelry thread)
• BloomingKnitter's Knit-topia 2015, April 2015

DragonflySoars 20140609, I'm Back!

Current Charity
For next charity Mother Bear Project. Note that there are now 4 different patterns so select the one you want.

• Knitting in the round, seamless
• Knitting Flat
• Crochet Flat
• Crochet Seamless

Finished

• Mother Bear Knit Seamless (in the round)
• Cloudlover, Superwash BFL - prize from Kaleena's Kure fundraiser
• CJKoho, BFL Top - another prize
• Crazy as a Batt (no website)

Works In Progress

• Not Shown - Plum Perfect sweater from Knit, Swirl! by Sandra McIver (Amazon link) in Universal yarns, Classic Worsted and Universal yarns, Classic Shades
• Fruit Striped Gum Socks out of Knitter's Nightmare Batty base
• Wind in the Willows Mystery Shawl - Clue2
• Anastasia Socks out of Regia sock yarn

Other Mention

• Highland Handmades - Snapshots of Maine 
• Crimson Orchid row counters Main Store or Etsy Shop

Books Mentioned

• Odyssey in Prose
• Homer's Odyssey
• Last Wool and Testament 
• Dyeing Wishes 
• The Fracking King

Ravelry Mentions

• 2014 Inspiration-A-Long
• 2014 Prizes for the Inspiration-a-Long!!
• Main DragonflySoars Podcast Group, look at sticky threads for monthly information and episode threads

Upcoming Events

• CoggieTM's KITM Retreat, November 2014 (Ravelry thread)
• BloomingKnitter's Knit-topia 2015, April 2015