Episode 49- The Witching Hour

• Episode 49- The Witching Hour
  
• Wednesday  October 31, 2018
  
• Shout out- None this week
  
• Want a Shout out?? Join our Ravelry group, introduce yourself and I’ll give you a shout out on the next episode!
  

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• On The Needles:
  
  • Tegna top by Caitlin Hunter in Manos Del Uruguay Alegria in color A9452 Candombe
    
  • The second Port Gamble Socks  Fairlight Fibers in Oink Pigments Oink Sock in the Listen Humans! Colorway! With new Addi-Flexi Tips needles
    
  • Port Gamble Socks by Fairlight Fibers and Swing Left by Megan Williams in White Birch Fiber Arts in the Hell Bent Feminist She-Devil colorway
    

• In Time Out:
  
  • Port Gamble Socks Fairlight Fibers in Oink Pigments Oink Sock in the Listen Humans! Colorway! With new Addi-Flexi Tips needles. Not happy with the toe.
    
  • Paris in Berlin by Joji Locatelli in Bijou Basin Ranch Gobi fingering, 65% silk, 35% baby camel, in the Valhalla colorway- sent to me by Bijou Basin to review. Screwed up the pattern. Not sure if it will be redone or made into a new project.
    
  • Sockhead Cowl by Kelly McClure  with Knitted Wit Love Is Love DK base. Gonna frog it.
    

• Spinning/Weaving:
  
  • Started weaving my new project. It’s making slow progress.
    
  • Some spinning but not a lot.
    
• A Review!
  
  • Bijou Basin Ranch Gobi fingering, 65% silk, 35% baby camel, in the Valhalla colorway- sent to me by Bijou Basin to review
    
  • Love the yarn! The package also came with a pattern, some to-do list note pads, and a sticker.
    
  • I highly recommend this yarn!
    

• In Rehearsal/Performance
  
  • Saw “On Your Feet” at the Paramount
    

• Netflix and Knit:
  
  • Doctor Who, The West Wing, A Star is Born, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Women and Spirituality- The Goddess Trilogy
    
• Craftivism:
  
  • Craftivist Afternoon. Sunday November 4 from 2-4 pm. Location: Downtown Brew on 115  West Meeker in Puyallup. Bring a project that will create joy, warmth, and comfort for someone in need. Start a group in your area! Ravelry thread.
    
  • The US mid-term elections are in less then a week. VOTE!
    
  • Use social media with discretion. Beware of bias and echo chambers.
    
  • Make something that makes the world a little brighter.
    

• Book Club:
  
  • Spiral Dance by Starhawk
    
• Contests:
  
  • Just Vote! Post a picture of you voting in the Ravelry thread or by using #bskpjustvote on Instagram. If you are doing extra (volunteering at the polling station, driving people to and from polling, hosting a voting party, etc) to get the vote post another picture to get another entry. Winners get a skein of “Ravelry Gone Wild” from Fancy Image Yarn. Winner will be randomly selected on November 12
    

• Events:
  
  
  
  • Craftivist Afternoon. Sunday November 4 and Sunday December 2  from 2-4 pm. Location 115 West Meeker.
    
  • Madrona in Tacoma, Wa Feb. 14-17, 2019
    

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