Episode 15: Many Misadventures

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The exploits of trying to get a plane to Maine and some knitting thrown in!

Jetsetting:

Trying to nonrev to MN, ended up buying tickets, delays out of Chicago, late arrival into MSP, Went flying with my brother, watched his baseball game, went to Grandparents in the morning, took dad flying, left for Morris, IL, Changed next arrival to Kendallville, Indiana.  Great people there and left plane there to be safe in a hangar.  Hoping to get her home this weekend.  More jetsetting to come.


Enroute:

La Vie Socks, Heidi's blanket


Landed:

Sheldon Blanket, FLS has buttons and has been worn!

Take Off:

Not much, gotta finish the blanket.

Ground Stop:

 Vacation: I deplurked, de-rav'ed, de facebooked and it was nice.

Holding:

Finishing plying my Knit Girllls spin a long fiber.  Update: 165 yards of a worsted-ish weight. I have not WIP tool, so I'm not sure!

Reservations:


Shout out to vicki who I met at MDSW, MORE FIBER from Highland Handmades: Polwarth and SW Merino  so Yummy! Talk of a co-podcast with Heather from Fiber frolic in a few weeks! Extended teaser as I don't know anything more, so i can't share yet.  You'll know when I do!

Episode 13: TRAVEL MADNESS

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Lots of crazy traveling, knitting, a finished object and chatter!!

Jetsetting:

WX WAS AWFUL!!  8 in 24 issues, turbulent, lots of cancellations Thursday, stranded in BOS, flew to MN early, no bags!, sister time, dress shopping success! See picture below! Back to BOS, drove to Maine! 

Enroute:

 La Vie Socks, Vanilla Socks, Sheldon Blanket, Heidi's Blanket

Landing:

FEBRUARY LADY SWEATER!!! I have buttons!!! www.windsorbuttons.com

Take Off:

Dishcloths-maybe.  baby hats-hoping to do a few.  Just so many things have popped into my head.

Ground Stop:

Nice outside, other things (sorry can't spill the beans yet)

Holding: 

Finished my Knit Girllls Spin A Long fiber.  4 oz done, spun 2 oz just today!  Will try to ply tomorrow if I have time. 

Reservations:

Twisted Limone, and I fell off the truck and ordered some String Theory(how dare they update on a payday) Turbulence and safety, MDSW- see the ravelry thread.  I will be there Friday night, Sat and Sunday.  Sunday 12-5p at the Wild Fibers Booth.  But you all know what I look like and I'll figure out what I'm wearing Saturday and let everyone know!

Episode 11

Welcome back!  Episode 11 for your viewing pleasure!




Jet setting:

Weekend was awesome, Long weekend with Honey home really enjoying the lack of travel... too bad for you guys though!, Car shopping on Monday! New car! 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe.  Old Acura was blowing a head gasket which was going to cost $2500... not worth it for a 16 year old car!  Work has been insane: Tuesday was beautiful, Wednesday was a mess: Severe weather in the Northeast, cancelled a round trip, sat around, cancelled the last trip!  Great for me to get off early, lots of knitting time, but awful for my pax.  Flights were crazy full on thursday, but good!  Friday was awesome!

                                                 The new wheels!!

Enroute: 

La Vie socks, Vanilla Socks, FLS almost done!!!!! YEA! Started a Sheldon Blanket for Karin and Phil

Landed: 

nothing

Take Off: 

Baby socks? Maybe booties? Hats? help! Leave them in the episode thread on Rav or here if you aren't on Ravelry

Ground Stop:

Busy busy... CFI renewal, Car shopping, Financial planning

Holding:  

Only small amount done, not noticeable change

Reservations:  

Kandiland - gifted me Moody Kerchief by Kirstin Kapur last week!  BeaGin Stitch markers in Viking and Twins colors, Wollmeise - Twin Gaspzcho colorway and Happy Housewife Perfumes! eekk!  Love them!  Spring is getting closer! I can feel it! Maryland Sheep and Wool and Schacht Sidekick News!

I LOVE MARDENS!

Sorry for disappearing... I was so annoyed, hope you didn't hear my swearing as I looked for the markers! I found them and here are pictures!

Episode 8: Coming Home

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Knitting and traveling!

Jetsetting:

Wedding in PHX, Honey is coming home, less traveling coming up.

Enroute:

FLS, La Vie De Bois Socks, Ampersand Socks, VVSB

Landed:

First Ampersand Sock done

Taxiing:

Nothing New

Ground Stop:

Tired a bit, No patience for some of my projects

Holding:

Nothing

Reservations:

Wollmeise It's Different
stitch markers by Rainlover
Tatted markers
Vesper in Smoke on the Water

Episode 6; No Travel, lots of crafting!

Opposite show this week! No traveling and Lots of crafting!



Jetsetting: Honey sick, no travel to TX. Lots of errands, work around the house, work was good, I am a registered maine resident and new plates coming! WHEE! Been a long time since I've set down roots: almost 9 years!

Enroute:

VVSB
FLS
Socks
Lovers Knot Blanket

Landed:
Notta

Take Off:
Still waiting to start next baby blanket

Ground Stop:
Spring cleaning for honey arrival

Holding:

Got my Highland Handmades spindle back with new shaft and hook - AWESOME! spun some cherry blossom.

Reservations: Woven Labels, 3 ewes twisted in fiber, Fiber from SAL with the Knit Girllls,

Episode 5: More Travel then Knitting

Welcome to Episode 5: More Travel then Knitting



Jetsetting:

Hello Mother Nature!!  Canceled all flights on Friday and we drove to Boston after a 14 hour work day, got locked out of ops room, had to sleep in the car in the parking garage, caught 6 am out of BOS before nasty part of storm showed up.  Had lunch, made our connection! yea!

Spent the day over in Corpus Christi, USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier(yea me), dinner at Texas Roadhouse, my favorite!

Drove 3 hours to SAT, got lost trying to return rental car, checked in, LGK had a great day at the checkpoint, Got to ORD with no seat as the flight was overbooked,(ugh first time I pay for a ticket in 10 years and I still have no seat until 2 minutes to flight time) but made it!!! YEA!!  Got to BOS, all flights canceled home, had to get a rental car and drive all the way back to Maine... what a whirlwind!

Enroute:

FLS
La Vie Socks
Lover's Knot Blanket
Vintage

Landed: 

Shawl and Sheldon blanket mailed off

Take Off:  

Baby Blanket for Karin

Ground Stop:

Too tired to knit

Holding:

None but I do believe there is a remodeled spindle back enroute to me with a new shaft and hook

Reservations:


100th Member of the Ravelry Group is: sailorjuliet   I have a small prize!!

Twisted and Twining pattern by Fibernymph of the 90% Knitting Podcast!

Needle Bound Mention - Thanks!!  Go watch her!

www.machineknittingtodyefor.com  to get the 'try it on tubing' so you can try on your sweater as you knit it!

Sorry i was so babbly.  Still trying to catch up on sleep, but really wanted to tell you about my crazy weekend!!

Episode 4: Babble

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Here I babble away for 28 or so minutes!! Enjoy!!

Warning: I may have cussed(not sure as I recorded twice) and I said the word penis... opps. couldn't help myself

Jetsetting:

Good travel despite school vacation.  Cats traveling this weekend, hoping for good, uneventful travel; both out of BOS with weather and back with cats on Sunday.  MN accent vs. New England accent. Hi Sister!

Enroute:

La Vie De Bois - small progress
FLS - no progress
VVS(Vintage Vertical Stripe)

Landed:

Sheldon toy - Totally done now... eyes complete
Sheldon blanket - done
Prayer Shawl - done!

Take Off:

Cousin's Blanket will go on needles soon

Ground Stop:

None

Holding:

None

Reservations:

Babble on about podcasts(please see list at left for the ones I listen/watch).  I also am just starting on Yarnivore, who I am not caught up on but will hopefully do today!!  Big thanks to Leslie from the Knit Girllls for the help in starting the podcast.  Many shout outs to other podcasters!  Come join us on Ravelry... we almost have 100!!!

See you next week!

Episode 3: Rudder Cables and Podcasts

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Welcome back to Episode 3: Rudder Cables and Podcasts. ; Busy week of knitting and travel.

Jetsetting: Rudder cable, switched to a different city, oversold flt. Got here,just a little late! Wx pattern has broken! YEA!!!!

Enroute:

Sheldon Blanket
Sheldon toy
February Lady Sweater
Prayer shawl

Landed:

Nadda!! should have lots for next week though!

Take off:

Prepping for my cousin's wedding gift

Grd stop:

Nothing!

Holding:

Martha's Vineyard 70% Huacaya, 30% Merino roving

Reservations:

How do i do it all!  Share my podcasts and shout outs from the week.  I'll make sure they are all listed on the side of the blog... sorry to those that i forgot to mention(please plurk me if I forgot... I want all who gave me props to get mentioned) 

Not mentioned, but I'd like to do a longer podcast... there is so much I wanted to mention.  i really want to talk about the people who helped me start podcasting, the awesome video casts that make me laugh, the new knitting toys I bought this week, netflix, books, etc.  I am going to work on splitting my podcast and will practice before next weeks podcast.  I still want to upload to youtube and itunes... So that will be coming!

Episode 2: UNCLE!

Welcome back to the 2nd episode of Knittin' On The Fly: UNCLE!



Jetsetting:

Weekend trip - canceled flights on friday caused me to get creative, trip back was uneventful! YEA!

Work: loved snow days time to relax, Work was frustrating and ended up in another town last night due to weather, but breaks coming tomorrow, so yea!

Enroute:

Sheldon blanket- no progress
Sheldon toy - going good!
February Lady Sweater - good progress
Prayer Shawl - will cast on soon

Landed:

Finished one sock of the La Vie De Bois, so that done, but still have one more to do

Take off:

Socks That Rock - Rare Gem

Ground Stop:

FLS - dropped stitches are the devil

Delays:

Just tired

Holding:

Cherry Blossom all spun up
CJ Kopec goodness- corriedale - Midnight desire

Reservations:

The Fiberista Files - Heather is soaked with the awesomeness(she is a friend in real life, so its easier to speak all the good stuff) she also showed my spindle that they are fixing cuz I broke it... her spindles ROCK!
Intention Yarns - Focus
Joint Videocast with Heather of the Fiberista Files in the near future
Special Olympics photo that was sent to me!
Ravelry Group:  Thanks SnookiesOz for the banner and badge.  She's AWESOME!  And will start a Reservations Thread.

Have a great week!  See you soon!

Episode 1: Tryin' to figure it out

WELCOME!  I tried 3 times for this podcast, so forgive my rambling!!



Jet Setting - Adventures in Life, Work and Travel -

        *Blizzard and snow days!
        *Travel to Texas

Enroute - On the Needles

          * La Vie de Bois Socks - Highland Handmades yarn and pattern
          * Sheldon Blanket - I Love This Yarn, brown and pink
          * February Lady Sweater - Cascade 220 Heathers, Red Wine
          * Vintage Vertical Crocheted Blanket - bibs and bobs of leftover yarn

Landed - Off the Needles

          *Mitered Hanging Towel - Yellow cotton from my stash

Take Off - Upcoming Projects

          *2 wedding afghans for cousins
          *Sheldon Blanket - Light blue and Dark Blue
          *Socks for me out of Socks That Rock that was gifted to me

Ground Stop - Hang up, epic fails, and moments of confusion in knitting

         *Good knitting week, no fails!

Delays - Whats keeping me from knitting

         *Nothing this week!  Lots of free time for me

Holding Pattern - Spinning

        *Highland Handmades got me into spinning and I've bought most of my spinning supplies from them.  They are my evil enablers.  Here is her blog also: The Fiberista Files
        *Candy Corn - Falkland fiber
        *Cherry Blossom - superwash Merino in pinks and browns
        *Poetic - Merino/Tencel blend in purples and grays and silver
        *Birds Eye spindle

Reservations - Questions about my work, life, aviation, or whatever

       *Nothing this week as it's my first podcast, so please ask questions!

Thanks for watching and see you next week.  Please feel free to email me or comment me with nice critiques.  Please be nice and I'll do my best to take the suggestions and make the podcast more barable for all of you.