Episode 33- Happy Thanksgiving!
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• On the Needles:
  • Anna is working on an eyelet cowl in a discontinued Madeline Tosh yarn in her own pattern, she is also working on some flip top mitts that are a pattern of Anna’s as well with some old stash yarn.
  • Bethany is working on her own cowl creation out of Filatura Di Crosa in Solo Cashmere, a secret birthday present for her sister, Kamryn, vanilla socks in Plymouth Happy Feet “Blueberry” colorway, using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and a Black Lives Matter pussyhat in Cascade 220 using her own pussy hat formula and chart.
    • https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/filatura-di-crosa-solocashmere
    • https://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/happy-feet-100-splash-hand-dyed-item-1555
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel
• Off the Needles:
  • Bethany blocked several projects. The TCPT by Teresa Gregorio in Miss Babs Yowza “Deep Sea Jelly Fish”, the Baby Wrap Sweater by Church Mouse Yarns in the “UW” colorway from Fancy Image Yarn, the Shrowl by Stephen West in the “Christmakah” colorway from Amanda’s Art Yarn, and a really old hat knit from a magazine about 7 years ago.
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tpct
    • https://www.missbabs.com/collections/yowza/products/yowza-deepseajellyfish
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-wrap-sweater
    • http://www.fancyimageyarn.com/store/p190/UW_-_Fingering_Wt._Merino.html
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shrowl
    • http://www.amandasartyarn.com
• Netflix and Knit:
  • Anna has been watching Gilmore Girls, Voltron, and In Search of Israeli Cuisine.
  • Bethany has been watching Boy Meets World season 5 on Hulu- which has the entire TGIF line up from the mid 90s!! She also saw Justice League which is better with wine.
• In Rehearsal/Performance:
  • Bethany has been nominated for a Broadway World Award. Please take the time to vote for her Sound Design for A Servant of Two Masters with New Muses Theatre Company. (Voting for New Muses and Tacoma Little Theatre is a great way to go for the rest of the categories!)
    • https://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/vote2017region.cfm
  • Events!
    • Online Raffle! Show a screen shot of your receipt when you donate to an immigrant and refugee organization and you’ll be entered to win prizes!
    • #bskpbuddybuddyalong Find a friend online or in person and work on the same project or different projects from the same designer! Have fun! Post pictures in the thread and Instagram!
    • Bethany will be at Madrona in Tacoma and Stitches West in Santa Clara in February 2018.
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Episode 32- Flickering Lights
 
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• On the Needles:
  • Anna is working on a cowl of her own patterning in Madeline Tosh DK “Geode,” she is also working on her seed stitch scarf.
    • https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/Madelinetosh/ToshMerinoDK.asp?showLarge=true&specPCVID=66253
    • (It looks like the yarn has been discontinued. I think this is the right colorway but I’m not sure. –Bethany)
  • Bethany is working on a cowl with Solo Cashmere from Filatura Du Crosa- sent to us for review. Thus far it is lovely, will go more in depth next time, cowl pattern is of her own imagination. Her October wedding shawl, yarn from Purl Soho, pattern by herself as well. Vanilla sock, yarn is Plymouth Happy Feet in the Blueberry Colorway, using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel. Wonder Woman wrap, yarn is Madeline Tosh, Up sized the needles from a US 4 to a US 6, cast on the smaller size and I am much happier.
    • https://www.purlsoho.com/flax-down.html
    • https://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/happy-feet-100-splash-hand-dyed-item-1555
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wonder-woman-wrap-knit
    
    
• Off the Needles:
  • Bethany has finished several Welcome Blanket squares. TPCT by Teresa Gregorio, in Miss Babs Yowza in the Deep Sea Jelly Fish color way.
    • https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tpct
    • https://www.missbabs.com/collections/yowza/products/yowza-deepseajellyfish

 

• In Time:
  • Bethany cast on a pair of mittens that she frogged and a different cowl that she frogged too.
• Sew a needle pulling thread:
  • Anna may have done some mending. Possibly sewing on a button.
• Spinning/Weaving/Cross Stitch:
  • Bethany started working on a feminist cross stitch kit from June Bug and Darlin that I bought from the Starlight Knitting Society at Vogue Knitting Live. Almost done with the word “feminist.”
    • https://www.starlightknittingsociety.com
    • https://junebuganddarlin.com/shop-1/feminist-kit

 

• Netflix and Knit:
  • Anna has been watching Gilmore Girls, Voltron, and the Ken Burns docu-series on Prohibition.
  • Bethany went to see Goodbye Christopher Robin and Spider-Man Homecoming, Thor Ragnarok, and watched Friends From College on Netflix
• In Rehearsal, etc.
• Contests:
  • Donate to a refugee or immigrant relief organization and post a screen shot of the receipt in the thread and we will randomly draw and send out the rest of the All Knitters Eve Prizes.
• Events:
  • Buddy Buddy Along- Find a friend online or in person and cast on the same thing or different things from the same designer. Enjoy working on something together. Use #bskpbuddybuddyalong
  • Madrona is February 15-18, 2018 in Tacoma, Washington
  • Stitches West is February 22-25 in Santa Clara, California
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• Social Media: Find, Friend, and Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Periscope.
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• Show notes can be found at www.backstageknitting.com and you can email us at backstageknitting@gmail.com