Episode 64: A Sleepy Host

Show notes tomorrow

Episode 63: A Day In The Life...

Jetsetting

• Turbo charger debacle
• Alpaca visit
• Frolic who I met???
• Trailer load it drive up
• Work on milo!
• 172 trip was exciting
• Camper up this weekend
• Fiber fun with Heather and Paul on Sunday
• Mn trip looming

Enroute

• Hitchhiker
• Ridge lines

Landed

• Nope

Take off

• Package from Cj Kopec sample knit!

Holding

• Silk at frolic on spindle

Grd stop

• Life is just so crazed!!!

Reservations

• Goodies from Frolic and I forgot the big one, will share next week!
• Batt from Hickory Ridge Farm
• Lotion bar from www.mainecottagecreations.com
• Running nope:( too tired
• Fraud on checking
• Sara's Etsy Store- Her stuff is beautiful!
• Wendy update! Squeeee!!!

Special TFR:

• Mastermind at salvation army

Episode 62: Feeling behind!

Jetsetting:

• Travel back and forth from Nashua is going fine. 
• Have tips that some may be leaving, so anxiously awaiting results from interviews for my co workers, so I can go back to Maine.
• Will be off Thursday afternoon and will have lunch with a friend flying in from JFK for Delta and we are going to have lunch. 
• Heading to MN for bday party and baseball in a few weeks. 
• Mom coming with a friend in June! woot!

Enroute:

• Hitchhiker - MGYC Hoity Toity
• Ridgelines - Handspun

Landed:

• Absolutely nothing

Take Off:

• baby stuffs

Holding:

• nothing... but prepping for some spindle action

Ground Stop:

• work on the house, appriasal went well. 
• work - long days no energy

Reservations:

• MariGayle - Exchange student in Fiberland - sent me a Romi Hill pattern! Thanks!
• Amazon -  Thanks, Someone bought a nail gun!
• Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rare Gems Earth
• Over the Rainbow Yarn - presents! and prizes! awesome ladies!
• Katie O Royale Fiber! My idea, Heather's talent to make it work and understand my horrible colors suggestions
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Special TFR:

• ING

Episode 61: A Mish Mash

 *New info starts at: 46:40 and is more babbling and thank you's!

Jetsetting: 

• MVY Week
• Work on the house
• randomness and visits with Heather
• Still running - BIG WIN 

Landed:

• Nope

Enroute:

• Ridgelines
• Ball Sack

Holding:

• Nothin'! 

Ground Stop:

• Life and work 

Reservations:

• Socks a la carte 2 - Toes Up - Jonelle raffino and Katherin Cade enabled by Tinygeekcrafter
• Amazon
• Sheila - shawl suggestion! Thanks, I'm so flattered!
• Over the Rainbow Yarn! Gonna rock the house!
• Fiber frolic
• Ravelympics
• Tour de Fleece 

Special TFR:

• Love my mustache mug
• Friends: IRL and online!

Episode 60: A Visitor

Will try to finish show notes tomorrow

Reservations:

• Thank you to my Trifecta of Awesome angels.  I thank all of you... Heather and the two who remained anonymous... I don't know who you are... but you are awesome and I hope the good karma is coming back around to you!  I'm flattered that you donated your funds to keep me in the running for the club!
• AuntSuzeN - gifted me the Child's Sock Yarn Sweater by Hannah Fettig

Episode 59: Victories and Frustrations!

Jetsetting:

• Ran the whole 5k!!!! HOLY CRAP! Advice: would interval training help with breathing and pace over running long lengths of time? Gonna start doing some intervals to help with speed and breathing
• Clothes are enroute to me now from Mom, bought a exercise shirt 2 sizes smaller then last time I bought exercise clothes!
• May have somewhere to live! woot woot!
• Pilot had good interview, but they had no room left in the classes
• Working on other things, but its still frustrating. 
• Wired my car for towing
• Saw Heather to hug her, she needed it!
• Got a Wendy update! We are on the down hill slide! In a Good way!

Enroute:

• Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream
• Vanilla socks out of Zauberball - RIPPED! In time out! 
• Mini Sock Earring #2

Landed:

• Mini Sock Earring

Take Off:

• Ridgelines Shawl by Lisa Beamer(fibernymph)out of my Titagal Farm Handspun
• More sock earrings

Holding:

• Plied and soaked and dried my Tintagal Farms.  512 yards from 4 oz! My best ever!!!
• Started HH SW Merino - Limitless

Ground Stop:

• The usual

 Reservations:

• MGYC!
• Trifecta of Awesome from Fibernymph. Thank you to my secret angel!
• Wolfe Farms - goodies 
• LYS in my town! Over the Rainbow Yarn
• Kandiland -Lazy Katie Tuch/Shawl
• Amiee - Yes, Madame
• See fundraisers in last weeks show notes

Special TFR:

• Downcast - Dr. Gemma fault

Episode 58: Up, Down, Down, Up...

Jetsetting: 

• Traveled to MN - Easy going out. Honey drove me down at 3 am to Portland, caught the first flight(barely), held due to bad weather, ran for a flight and missed it! BARELY! So I caught the next one. ORD is a huge airport! Lots of walking that day.  Got in mid day, went shopping with my sis: shoes, running shoes, Twins T-shirt. Fun times. Had family dinner with crew at a local bar!(gotta love small towns). Barely made it to 9 pm and crashed out! dug around in the morning Sat, lunch with grandparents, chicken and biscuits! SO GOOD! Then wedding and dinner and dancing! Left the next morning, go to DTW just fine and then mean gate agent, Over sold flights(stupid spring break forgot about that) Great jumpseater from Delta saved me! Whew! Rode to RKD on Cape Air!
• Days off with honey: Always good. Picked up my island car, got it registered, built raised beds, dug out huge garden area: 3 hours worth, planted aspargus, garlic, horseradish. Rained all day today, no more planting today. Hopefully tomorrow. Working for Cape Air Sunday afternoon and Monday. 
• Wendy update!!
• Cape Air update: Guam situation, Cape Air, Wiggins, Lifeflight, Charter in PWM, Oh my!
• No where to live in Vine yet.  Stress is overwhelming
• Got to go to an unemployment meeting! Riveting!
• 5K training - Heather and I are being major support for each other. We are struggling on different fronts! Join the thread! Any fitness goals! 5k-er's share your races!

Enroute:

•  Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream
• Vanilla socks out of Zauberball... not sure i love it... might be too big(again)

Landed:

• Nothing

Take Off:

• Probably baby stuff at some point

 Holding:

•  Maybe 10 min worth of the Raspberry Lemonade from Highland Handmade

Ground Stop:

• Stress
• Wedding - productive and unproductive

Reservations:

• Thank you to those that have contacted me about the Jacob's Fleece. Awaiting a shearing day. 
• Thank you to those that have contacted people on the vineyard. I appreciate that you are watching out for me.
• Marty's Dad is a crocheter! He said it keeps his mind sharp! Very cool!
• Knitters for Knockers - Meliabella from the His and Hers Podcast, I think her walking buddy needs donations
• Rainlover Knits - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Pattern by Megan - LaughLoveKnit - Pillars of Strength proceeds are split between Melissa and Sarah
• My Sister is walking for The American Heart Association if anyone wants to donate to that and for the Humane Society, in separate events.

Special TFR:

• My support crew: All of you and my honey and family. Help to keep me sane. A lot of stress.

Episode 57: SQUEEE!!!

Jetsetting:

• Ran a butt ton of errands: car to get fixed for island, my car got a hitch, worked around house/yard, cleaned both cars(my honey rocks), bought some mulch, some seeds for flowers and food garden. Bummed about Asparagus! Boohiss!
• Went to a dinner party: overwhelmed, but very cool experience!
• Wendy Update!
• Cape Air Update
• LifeFlight of Maine
• Up to see Heather: mass winding and splitting of fiber
• Off to MN for wedding this weekend. Might see some baseball. Honey has to work. :(

 Enroute:

• Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream

Landed:

• *crickets*

Take Off:

• Vanilla socks with a fleegle heel!

Holding:

• Plied thwacked the Barlett. Nice loft. First time experiencing that. Will not try the center pull ball method again, ick.
• Still need to ply the Tintagal Farm

Ground Stop:

• Busy around the house and enjoying that. Keeping busy to keep mind of stress!

Reservations:

• Thanks to Nanette for the PJ'S!!!  Woohoo!
• Amazon Thanks! Keep on shopping!
• Rachel - Knit Me Happy Podcast  is doing a KAL to raise awareness for Endometriosis. My mom and aunt suffer from this, so I remember how much pain my mom was in when I was younger. 
• SunFunLiving - Helping women in Haiti who have no way to make money! Donations of yarn, money, hooks etc.  Go check her out! She is in Haiti now!
• My Aunt is a rock star. Channel 9 Top Teacher of the year in MN! Awesome!
• 2 emails from Brenda of Cast-On! squeal!
• Josh Woodward video of Learn to fly... kinda funny towards the end! :)
• New section on the end.
• 5k thread. Heather and I running Bar Harbor 5k in September. She is looking for one sooner. Goals for the Run for me.
• Sheila's son Zach's rep Paul finished the boston marathon in 4:39... pretty good considering it was 90 degrees!(or so)
• Knitters for Knockers - Meliabella from the His and Hers Podcast, I think her walking buddy needs donations
• Rainlover Knits - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Pattern by Megan - LaughLoveKnit - Pillars of Strength proceeds are split between Melissa and Sarah
• My Sister is walking for The American Heart Association if anyone wants to donate to that and for the Humane Society, in separate events.
• DEW Animal Kingdom - Have 7 Jacob's Fleece. If anyone would like one, I ask for at least $25 donation to DEW. I can send it raw, or have it processed(you pay for processing). Let me know if you are interested. Unsure of quality... more a reason to donate, not gonna be a perfect fleece. Contact me if you want one!

Special TFR:

•  Spring! getting ready to garden! few more weeks, but prepping!

Episode 56: Riding the Wave

Jetsetting:

• Not the update I wanted on the Cape Air front.  But the silver lining is that maybe this is the opportunity for Wiggins to call and give me a job in a couple weeks! Lets send out those vibes!
• Cape Air Update -  CRAZY Week! Wow, what a madhouse
• Took Wendy to Bar Harbor for repairs. Crazy story there!
• Heading home next weekend for a good ole Minnesota wedding! Love it!

Enroute:

• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream

Landed:

• J Baby Socks

Take Off:

• Vanilla socks with a fleegle heel!

Holding:

• Tintagal Farms in Tidepool is done and resting. Will ply soon. 
• Finished the Bartlett Yarns Pencil roving that I got from Heather and Hubby. and Plied it today.

Ground Stop:

• Worked! and they made me work! Geesh, the nerve

Reservations:

• Mad79 - donated me her Mo Ville Market Bag
• Got yarn from Dizzy Sheep's April Fool's Day special. It looks a lot like STR medium weight.
• Knit 1 Heart 2 - Fundraiser for Sheila's Son's Marathon Rep, Paul! Every $5 gets an entry for prizes, anything $25 or higher gets you an entry for Wollmeise!
• Knitters for Knockers - Meliabella from the His and Hers Podcast
• Rainlover Knits - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Pattern by LaughLoveKnit - Pillars of Strength proceeds are split between Melissa and Sarah
• My Sister is walking for The American Heart Association if anyone wants to donate to that and for the Humane Society, in separate events.

Special TFR:

• Kudo Case for Ipad.  www.kudocase.com

Episode 55: What to Talk About

Jetsetting:

• Went to hang with Heather and Hubby on Saturday. Was SUPER productive! That's how the last trip was supposed to be... but no ralphing this time... but there was a toilet situation that was cured with a plunger... thank god! 
• Spent time with honey, did stuff around town and the house. Pretty low key.
• Emailed with Wiggins. They are stretched pretty thin lately and won't make a decision for a few weeks. So I need a job....
• Put in my bid with Cape Air, results tomorrow! Where in Maine will KT be? RKD I hope!
• Wendy airplane news: We are trying to find a mechanic to put the plane back together and make it so I can fly it to Bar Harbor and they are going to fix it up! Baby steps! But I am itching to fly again, 3 weeks is too long to not fly. I am so excited to get her back running, as is the honey!

Enroute:

• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream
• Baby Socks - Almost done! More will be on the needles soon!

Landed:

• Nothing

Take Off:

• Baby stuff - another person I know is pregnant and so I  need to get going for them!

Holding:

• Working on Tidepool - from Tintagal Farms still

Ground Stop:

• Still being productive as I am still unemployed.

Reservations:

• Thank you to Kimberlolly for the Blue Ivy Pattern! Bottom Up Shawl!  Great wake up to the day!
• Mad 79 - Melanie Douglas 's designer page- Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Her husbands family suffers from this horrible disease, so raising funds to work toward a cure is very near and dear to her heart
• Knit 1 Heart 2 - Fundraiser for Sheila's Son's Marathon Rep, Paul! Every $5 gets an entry for prizes, anything $25 or higher gets you an entry for Wollmeise!
• Knitters for Knockers - Meliabella from the His and Hers Podcast
• Rainlover Knits - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Pattern by LaughLoveKnit - Pillars of Strength proceeds are split between Melissa and Sarah
• My Sister is walking for The American Heart Association if anyone wants to donate to that and for the Humane Society, in separate events.
• Dawn - Wolfe Farms mentioned me and the amazon link! Thanks!
• Someone bought a lawnmower! That's awesome! 
•  Thanks for the shoppers!
• Trifect of AWESOME Fiber Club! www.keeganlaneyarns.com  Melissa dyed up the "Radiant as the Sun" colorway A la Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games! GREAT JOB! Love it!
• Thank you Secret angel!

Special TFR:

•  Turkey Burgers and Ceviche! - made myself and delicious!

Episdoe 54: I want a job...

Jetsetting: 

• Honey has been home on vacation, working around house, but not much to talk about here this week. Have done some running. Gonna run a 5k with Boutrosbabe this summer... we discussed it last week when she was here! YEP!
• Been cold here... snow coming tonight and tomorrow... ugh.
• No News on the job yet. I called Tuesday and have gotten no response. Worried, but not panicing quite yet. Spoke to a pilot last night with some news
• New bid is out for Cape Air, but not due until next week. So hoping to get get news on the freight job and not have to do the Cape Air bid at all!
• BFF from High School's baby shower is tomorrow. Sent her present off and it should be there today, with plenty of time before the shower. 
• Heading up to see Heather and honey this weekend. Gonna help her for a full day and wind her enough sock yarn to dye for the next week! (i hope)

Enroute: 

• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Trillian  - Out of Great Lakes Hand Dyed - Jet Stream

Landed:

• Scrap Yarn Rug 
• Sister Shawl - Tracy Shawl By Wendy D. Johnson
• Baby Bib - Sugar and Cream. One evening. Basically a dishcloth with i-cord

Take Off: 

• More baby stuff for friend and Honey socks, I think... I have been kind of random and spontaneous lately with my knitting!

Holding:

• um.....

Ground Stop:

•  Nothing - been a busy week!
  

Reservations:

• Knit 1 Heart 2 - Fundraiser for Sheila's Son's Marathon Rep, Paul! Every $5 gets an entry for prizes, anything $25 or higher gets you an entry for Wollmeise! 
• Thanks to Wendy for gifting me her Lotus Flower sock pattern! THANKS! 
• Thoughts to Wendy on her surgery today!
• Knitters for Knockers - Meliabella from the His and Hers Podcast
• Rainlover Knits - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Pattern by LaughLoveKnit - Pillars of Strength proceeds are split between Melissa and Sarah
• My Sister is walking for The American Heart Association if anyone wants to donate to that and for the Humane Society, in separate events.
• KAL using Hiwasee Dyeworks yarn! Link to her group for ideas for patterns! Anything you want! 
• Podcasts I've watched lately:
• Retro Lemon Studio's Podcast  with Jenna
• Caffeinated Knitting Podcast with Daniela
• The Knitting Game with Lesley
• Suezee - has a Vlog! :)   
• Knit Me Happy with Rachel
• Listening to Rebellion Radio - The Hunger Games Podcast

Special TFR: 

•  Wild Fibers magazine - my friend Linda
  

Episode 53: SO MUCH BABBLE(long)

  
Jetsetting:

• Phone Interview, so I really didn't travel... but it was important! Called today for update. Waiting!!!!!
• Felt very under the weather last week... like days 3-5 of the flu from before.
• Friday I felt better and went to Augusta to meet Ellen, Vicrock on Rav.
• She judges cat shows! I went to the cat show! WOW!
• Road tripped with honey to work on Sunday, knit, hung out and drove home with him late Sunday night. 
• 4.42 miles "walk" on Monday! Great beach and wildlife(and trash)
• Worked around house, garden etc. Honey dug up garden, I dug up horseradish, fail! Gonna get more tomorrow
• Honey has almost all week off next week! WHEE! So excited! He SO deserves some time off
• Upcoming: Hunger Games Premiere weekend on Sunday! Wedding in April in MN

Enroute:

• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Sister Shawl - Tracy Shawl By Wendy D. Johnson
• Scrap Yarn Rug - Crochet Using up my cotton stash!

Landed:

• Baby socks

Take Off:

• Zauberball vanilla socks using the fleegle heel on an adult sock?
• Hitchhiker or Trillian in the Jet Stream Colorway also I think

Holding:

• Very little bit on the wheel... not much patience with it this week. 

Ground Stop:

• Gorgeous outside... don't wanna craft! Wanna play outside!

Reservations:

• Knitabulls - Thanks for the pick me up!
• Thanks to Ellen for the treats!
• Towels and Goodies from Knitalittle in TX! Love her little treats! Planning a trip to drop things off next week. 
• Amazon thanks! Love looking at the stuff! Here is what I see! No personal info anywhere!
• Thanks to Rae Lynn and Saeli for the bday/pick me up gift!
• Bday Presents from Heather!

Special TFR:

• Tajin - is a flavoring for fish, chicken, fruit, veggies... fave is on Apples and fish so far. Thanks to Knitalittle for the treat! You are officially my supplier, if I can't find it here!

Episode 52: Lots of Travel

Jetsetting:

• Travel to Dallas was exciting, ended up in Shreveport
• Conference Review: Ran into Susan, Connie, Tori, missed Romayne!
• Met with a bunch of ravelers! Sarah (rainlover), Dawn(texaspurlgurl), Diana (disfordiana), Alissa (KnittingFairy), Melanie (ntrlycrly), Liz (happytexan), Sherilyn (Sherilyn), Tasha (bijouxmaster), Angela (AngelaRWB)
• Got to see some old friends that I haven't seen in 7 years!
• Travel back was great, flew into Boston, jumped up on Cape Air
• Birthday fun! Funfetti Cake, Sweatshirt, entry fee's to WAI, roadhouse certs, $$, cards, sushi, Keag Breakfast,
• Been getting some late night fueling to help the pay situation!

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks
• Manhattan Socks - COFY
• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Baby socks
• Sister Shawl - Tracy Shawl By Wendy D. Johnson

Landed:

• Baby Socks
• Aviatrix Hat

Holding:

• Tidepool - from Tintagal Farms

Ground Stop:

• Birthday Weekend!

Reservations:

• Thanks to the winners! Quick contact by so many of you, elizstitches sent a gift to help with shipping... not necessary, but thanks! Hope you like your bag!
• Thanks to Sherilyn for the cowl ! so squishy!
• Package from Stephanie from the cuddles KAL from Sadie. Awesome BFL/Silk
• Birthday gifts: Kathom(rosebud trellis cowl), AsuzeN(woobie monkey), NoteableNeedle(Sock Monkey Earflap hats), froggymonkey(giraffe woobie), Tavy(Take Flight), AppleblossomSF(Trillian), HippiePenguin(momo tickle monster), Suezee(Mable Socks), Knitabulls(waterville hat), Playwithcolors(contrast and complement), laughlovenknit(cobble), fourkittieshavei(curve of pursuit), MargoKP(Koi Rama), Sadie(olga's vest), Mad79(Monkey Lovie), Jocelyn and Meg(Berrima Scarf), I think that is all of them, if I missed one let me know!
• Amazon thanks again!
• Jet Stream Yarn from Liz Great Lakes Hand Dyed.
• Coupon code for Great Lakes Hand Dyed. use knittinonthefly10
• Goodies from the conference.
• Missed out on the bid last week. Have a phone interview for something new this week!

Special TFR:

• Good friends and Honey!

Episode 51: Podcaster PJ Party

Jetsetting:

• 58 hours of work in 4 days. First day was blizzard-ed out! Stayed home safely.  Drove to AUG at 420am on Friday. Work was a little cray but ended up working out of RKD for the weekend. Got lots of knitting time with breaks all weekend. 
• Had to drive back from AUG on Sunday night, ended up putting the plane away and getting some extra $$
• Found out they probably will not use me on the Pilatus... feel betrayed yet again. UGH!
• Bidding for a spot in one of 5 spots: get me back in the groove for summer in RKD. 
• Baby shower March 31st, not sure if I'll make it but am trying to get stuff done.

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks 
• Manhattan Socks - COFY
• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Baby socks
• Sister Shawl - Tracy Shawl By Wendy D. Johnson

Landed:

• ????? crickets ??????

Take Off:

• Ummm... baby stuff??

Holding:

• Tidepool - from Tintagal Farms

Ground Stop:

•  58 hours of work cut into my crafting time at home.

Reservations:

• Trifecta of Awesome Fiber Club - First shipment from Heather of Highland Handmades. Shetland Fiber - As you wish colorway from The Princess Bride LOVE!
• CJ Kopec - Guts, Grit and Pink Lipstick new vidcast. Can't believe I forgot to mention it last week. 
• Thanks for feedback on book and hat... hat is gonna be tough for me.
• Thanks to the podcasters who are recording in their PJ's... I appreciate you playing along! I haven't caught up with everyone, so I'm not going to name the ones I have or have not seen yet... but thanks for participating and being relaxed with yourself and amusing all of us viewers!
• Drawing for prizes in the Snuggles Thread! Get you number! Congrats everyone!
• DPN holder from Carolyn of the Girlfriends Knitting Podcast. Also got stitch markers and a row counter from Prettyknittyjewelry.etsy.com! Never knew how to use it!
• Sister update - Upper GI scope next week. She is very positive and ready to take it on and be healthy again once the problem is resolved!
• Thank you Amazon shoppers! Kindle buyers!!!  Thank you!

Special TFR:

• Draw Something - Froggymonkey mentioned it, and then I started seeing people mention it on their podcasts, so i'm not sure where the ball started rolling... but it is very fun!

Episode 50: Hello Snow! (about time)

Jetsetting:

• Not food poisoning! Full blown influenza. Pretty miserable set of days off. 
• Missed out on SPA in Freeport, ME. 
• Going to stay with friends in Ft. Worth, so excited to see them and meet the newest addition and she's almost a year old!
• Gonna meet with the rockstars and Dawn of Knit Naturally. Probably going to get to meet Rainlover, (sarah) also! Trying to work out the schedule now!
• Went to Bangor yesterday and got a new suit for the conference, took it to my tailor today and she is gonna get is all adjusted correctly!
• Dentist - good and bad... mostly good
• Sister news - please send out some happy/healing thoughts, prayers, karma etc.
• Work all weekend, of course, with a full blown snow storm coming. Just my luck! no cancellations as of now. We'll see what happens.

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks 
• Manhattan Socks - COFY
• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - On round 106 so far.
• Baby socks

Landed:

• Nothing finished!

Holding:

• Worked on the Barlett yarn fiber more: half way done
• Started this:  Tidepool from Tintagal Farms. Bought at MDSW... spinning like a DREAM!

Ground Stop:

• The Flu - enough said

Reservations:

• MuffinMegnMe sent me the Entrelac Shawl with Tassels from Helylle Design
• Amazon Thanks to everyone
• Prize review for Snuggle Project!
• Thank you to Sarah, of Apple Blossom and More for donating a project bag. Pics on Rav Page 
• Thank you to Debbielynn42 for the Chandail from Triona Murphy Designs. Sweater is kinda scary when I read through the pattern
• HELP with making the Katy Perry Hat
• MGYC - woot! Great package... AGAIN!
• Melissa Morgan-Oakes winner from the Jessalu 7 year anniversary giveaway! I got them all signed!!!

Special TFR:

•  My sister

Snuggle Prizes! Get them FINISHED!

Here is a reminder of the prizes I'm going to give away in my group for the snuggle project:

From Christy (TwistedKnitwits) at Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks - A skein of DK Loft in the Chokecherry Colorway!

This following bag was donated by Sarah of Apple Blossom and More. She has donated patterns in the past, and has graced us with this wonderful knitting project bag! I love the fabric!

 

I am also going to donate a set of stitch markers, a set of DPN protectors, and a project bag! Make sure you are a member of the group, post your photo and win! Good luck! 

*Each person can only win once

Episode 49: Food Poisoning

Jetsetting:

• Travel to HYA for a meeting. 
• Worked a 14 hour day Saturday, which made for 6 in a row. (TOO MANY)
• 1 day of flying left (for sure) in the Pilatus. tomorrow is cancelled. 
• Toboggan Chute in Camden, ME!  SO FUN!
• Spent the day in Bedford, MA 
• Went to visit Heather... was sick! Then I poisoned my honey... I think it was evil lasagna.

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks 
• Manhattan Socks - COFY
• Civil War Shawl - 620 stitches/round - 104 round in so far. 

Landed:

• Emma Bag

Take Off:

• Cousins blanket needs to get back on the needles. 

Holding:

• Worked with Schacht more to fix my wheel.  I think we have it all figured out! Cindy is awesome!

Ground Stop:

• Too much fun with Honey! Plus I have been busy with other stuff and not overly excited with any project. Sock overload.
• Monkey socks

Reservations:

• Great heel replacement idea from the owner in WV. REPLACE IT! 
• New to me(in the last month or so) Podcasts:
• Girlfriends Knitting with Carolyn
• Knit Purl Gurl with Karrie 
• Retro lemon Podcast with Jenna  
• Muffin, Meg and Me

• Audio Podcasts -
•  Just One More Row with Brittany & Dana
•  2 Knit Lit Chicks - (thanks for the shout out) with Barb and Tracie
• Happy Crafter 207 - Lori - Maine based podcast.  Not far from me

Special TFR:

• The Big Bang Theory - Love them! 

Episode 48: Luvs All The Things(and People)

Jetsetting:

• Great weekend with honey! Texas Roadhouse, Shopping, Cup holder for Kick, bookcase, bins, ball winder, oh my!
• Heather and Honey war over a ball winder!
• Made some DPN holders, I love them! Recreated one that was gifted to me. 
• West Virginia for work - very pretty. finished log book, caught up on DA, started watching upstairs, downstairs.
• Made a ringtone from a remix! 
• Heather next week to be a helper monkey
• Dallas in March for WAI conference
• Work situation still unknown length. (hate the unsettling feeling)

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks 
• Monkey socks
• Manhattan Socks - COFY
• Ho from the Bin - Emma by She-Knits

Landed:

• Snuggle
• Hanging Towel
• Dishcloth

Take Off:

• Still emptying the HO Bins

Holding:

• Been working on my wheel with Schacht as it is grinding... still haven't figured it out. Some drop spindling on the HH Falkland

Ground Stop:

• Spend time with my honey... I don't craft as much when he's around.We are busy spending time with each other!

Reservations:

• Huge thanks to everyone shopping at amazon and linking through the show notes page! Thanks so much! So many great things on there! There are groceries!
• So many V-day cards! That's fantastic! I felt so overwhelmed!
• Needlework Barn in WV - goodies were purchased! 
• Thanks Melanie(fourkittieshaveI) for all the towels 
• Podcaster PJ Week!  Week of March 4th to the 10th!
• New Cup... :( but :)
• 532 Members! awesome!

Special TFR:

• LILYPAD!

Episode 47: Lots of FO's!!

Jetsetting:

• Logbook - takes forever! 
• Went to lunch with Mary. 
• Super Bowl - Oi Pats and Good wings
• Pittsburgh to meet Fibernymph, Lisa of 90% Knitting
• Knit One, then Natural Stitches. Very cool people that work there, lots of cool stuff!
• Cleveland next week on Wednesday.

 Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks 
• Snuggle
• Monkey socks - Ripped out and going to restart... too big!
• Dishcloth on the Hook

Landed:

• Secret Project Done
• Lizbeth is done 
• 3 dishcloths

Take Off:

• Honey's socks - In Ethereal Fibers Cracked Pepper

Holding Pattern:

• Bartlett Yarns Pencil Roving in Mountain Lauren

 Ground Stop:

• Work search, meetings, Log book, but not a bad week!

Reservations:

• Mommy Needs Yarn - Autism Speaks Fundraiser for Brodie
• Meliabella - Knitters for Knockers 
• Rainlover Knits - Is doing the Avon Walk for Breast cancer
• Smash and Downton Abbey - LOVE
• Goodies from yarn store. No YARN! haha
• You made that, I made this note cards by www.knitknotes.com
• Sweet Baby and I made this for you tags by www.knitterella.com

Special TFR:

• Nutella - so good on so many things!

Episode 46: Happy Podiversary!!

Jetsetting:

• Crazy long day turned out to be better then planned!
• Friday/Saturday - nasty storm(I hunkered down)
• basic work week. Lots of time with honey! watched football... eh game, but good wings, 
• Lots of fog on wednesday! late start to the day.. showed at 6 am, left at 930!
• Next step with Cape Air... Not sure what to do.

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks - 5 rows done
• Snuggle
• Monkey socks - KALing with Kate from the Noteable Needle Podcast!
• Mystery Project - more then half done

Landed:

• Pillow case! Fabric from Judy, Embree22! First one is awesome!
• Scathach's Hat #3 is totally done!

Take Off:

• Baby stuff still on my brain

Holding:

• Plyed the Cj Kopec fibers using my new lazy kate! WOOT! now to wind into skein and soak!

Ground Stop:

• Life is stressful right now and lots to do besides crafting

Reservations:

• 1 YEAR PEOPLE!!  Year in review! 
• playwithcolors (Andrea) - gifted me the Sedona pattern from Lisa Dykstra! Thanks!! 
• knitamaniac (gail)-  gifted me Zeke the Aloof Alpaca from Rebecca Danger Designs, Thanks
• muffinmegnme(jocelyn) - gifted me Airplane, plane or aeroplane from Kookla Creations
• Aimee (froggymonkey) - stitch markers! 
• Donation from Melanie! Thanks so much for that! 
• Drawing for the 2 patterns from Lisa Dykstra to be knit in her virtual hug as she battles onward!
• An additional 2 patterns were donated by StitchinOutLoud! Thanks so much!!!
• Drawing for pattern prizes! (Congrats Cdsgifts and artistmaybe have notified me so far!)
• 1 year podiversary Drawing for Goodies!! (congrats NanaMama, Alcatmom, Emilyk3661 has contacted me so far)
• Links for Prize Donaters:

1. SpinunKnit Project Bags
2. PaletPC - Donated the StarAthena’s Stumptown Knits Pattern Club
3. KnitfyRed - Donated her Woobie Pattern Collection!
4. NerdGirl - donated 3 raverly patterns!
5. Embree22 - donated the Toes for Every Body by Wendy D. Johnson

• Thanks to Heather from Highland Handmades for the Podiversary shoutout! Heart you hard!
• Sadie - Blueruin of yarnivore - I totally do the same with pj pants and recording!
• Amazon purchases are much appreciated! Thanks so much! Downton Abby?? Might have to try it out... I have it queued on netflix!

Episode 45: Things are... Changing

Jetsetting:

Job update. Crazy travel for the Checkride at Cape Air, Checkride went awesome, Went up to see the honey. We watched some football(so much DRAMA! I called it!) and I made some KILLER wings! Recipe from a dear friend of mine. Worked, hung with honey, went to some meetings, worked today. Got to meet (insert here!) WENDY and SHEILA from the Knit 1, Heart 2 podcast! They are awesome! Crazy long day tomorrow, but then a long weekend off and most of it with my honey, so that's fantastic!

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks
• Scathach's Hat #3
• Snuggle
• Monkey socks - KALing with Kate from the Noteable Needle Podcast!

Landed:

• Vanilla Socks

Take Off:

• Super secret project - yarn is ordered!

Ground Stop:

• Not too much holding me back this week!
  

Holding:

• Did some drop spindling - Highland Handmades Falkland - Katahdin colorway

Reservations:

• Lots of kind emails again from everyone!
• Donation from Spinunlady of a project bag donation for my 1 year anniversary! Thanks!
• Anyone else if you want to donate, please contact me!
• Mad79 sent me Tulips, A Colorful Cardigan for Baby from Lindsay Pekny Designs! Thanks
• Embree22 for the great fabric! Awesome!
• Snuggle KAL with Sadie! Thanks for all of those who have made so many already! I am trying to get mine done, but my crochet is slower then my knitting, but its so much squishier! 
• YenforYarn has relapsed on her battle with ovarian cancer and she is a knitwear designer. Heather, from Highland Handmades has re-organized a Cast On for YenforYarn KAL.  To show her the love and support, we are encouraging people who want to join to go buy one of her patterns and knit that item! I have bought the Manhattan sock pattern. Then tag the project with "COFY" (Cast On for YenforYarn).  Kind of a virtual hug going her way.  
• Also a secret project has been hatched by CJ Kopec, a good friend of YenforYarn.  If you are interested, Please email CJ at:  cjkopeccreations@yahoo.com   Put YenforYarn in your subject line and she will email you the details.  If its not your cup of tea, no biggie... but we are keeping the whole thing a secret! :)
• Sad that Knitajourney and stitch it podcast are retiring! Will miss them both!
• Tricfecta of Awesome Fiber club! I got in! there were 130 people signed up. I was the last name drawn! They did it old school, by printing out the names and pulling out of a basket. I will be doing the same thing for my drawings. RNG just repeats numbers over and over, so i don't want to use it anymore!
• Thanks to Diane from knitabulls for the great lazy kate! You are too much!!
• Amazon support has been so awesome! thanks to all you online self proclaimed "shopaholics" who are linking through the shownotes page!

Episode 44: I Love My Friends

Jetsetting:

Crazy week. Lots of ups and downs. Did not attend the wedding of my cousin. I needed the down time with my honey. Was a strange week... seems like it was a month ago and it was 9 days ago. Been a great week of support from everyone, will talk more later about that. We cancelled last friday due to nasty ice storm, so I battened down the hatches during big storm last Thursday and Friday. Couldn't get to my honey due to bad weather(and Yes, Heather, I do get emotional about my honey! and That is OK!! ha ha, you got emotional! shouldn't be throwing stones! Love you!), but it was just too nasty. Trip to Allentown, PA. very nice week to fly. bumpy down low, but nice clear skies!

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks
• Scathach's Hat #3
• Vanilla Socks
• Wedding Blanket (gonna rip it out... hate the pattern)
• Snuggle - Slow, but getting there in red heart and fun fur! :)
  

Landed:

• close to having vanilla's done, but not quite!
  

Take Off:

• Aviatrix Hat - My BFF from High School is having a baby! Gonna make lots of baby stuff!

Holding:

• Spun CJ Kopec Creations Alaska(Merino) and Prairie Wind(Corriedale/Merino)
  
• Video of the Bobbin Transfer

Ground Stop:

• Spun like a fool. Was really good for me last week. Needed the brainless relaxation.

Reservations:

• Susan Moore and another special lady.... AMAZING women. Can't even begin to express my gratitude to you both this week. Can't even begin! You both know why! And the rest of you wouldn't even believe what they did... :)
  
• Mountainpurl(Damask), Beaglemomknitter(Batik), Noteableneedle(monkey pdf) - THANK YOU!
  
• I have been overwhelmed with everyone's emails, plurks, pm's on Rav, comments on the blog etc for all the support I've gotten since my bad news last week. I'm am very thankful for the notice it gives me to find something else. I am trying to respond to everyone, so please don't be sad if I haven't got back to you yet... I try to respond to each one eventually!
  
• TwistedKnitWits - donation of yarn from her shop: Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks (a original member of the three ewes crew) will have pics next week for those that are knitting snuggles for the Yarnivore Snuggle drive for the fur babies!
• KAL with Noteable Needle, from the Noteable Needle Podcast, Highland Handmades sock yarn in the Monkey pattern by Cookie A
  
• Knitalittle - for continuing the towel hunt for the Wild Kingdom!
  
• Amazon - Thanks so much for the shopping! I am being enabled by your purchases!

Special TFR:

• Great support group! You all rock!!!
  

Episode 43: Emotional Rollercoaster

Jetsetting:

Went to visit Heather last week from shop.highlandhandmades.com . Skeined up some stuff. Acquired some old appliances and heathers dilemma for my work in the salt mines! We had a picnic on her floor as the other surfaces were covered in dying stuff! I tried to burn my house down(so glad I didn't) Dad came to visit, slightly nervous, but went great! Marshall Point, tour with Honey, Camden, Belfast, Lobster, Lobster Roll, and showed him my airplane! Sad job news :(

Enroute:

• Interrupting Cow Socks
• Scathach's Hat #3
• Vanilla Socks
• Wedding Blanket

Landed:

• None

Take Off:

• Hopefully a Snuggle and some dishcloths

Ground Stop:

• Dad's visit, virtually no knitting
• news at work rendered me useless!

Holding:

• Absolutely none

Reservations:

• Appleblossomsf - gifted me the Hitchhiker pattern on Rav. Thank you!
• Knitalittle - gift in the mail, thank you! Michelle is awesome!
• RuralUrbanite - nice message on rav!
• Jamlknitter - New knitting blogger! Looks like fun! Here is the website: www.knitblogcast.blogspot.com
• bindeej - shared a christmas song called, Ya you Betcha! Very funny!
• Chaiogoo needles - I like them! magic looping the 2nd stripy sock and They are light and love them. Will acquire more someday!
• Thank you to those using the Amazon Link through the blog. It will make keeping the podcast going easier for me!

Special VFR:

Love my family and my Honey! Very supportive and awesome! They all have my back through everything!

Episode 42.5: The One On The Fiberista Files

Not my own episode, but an appearance on The Fiberista Files with Heather! Lots of laughing, and it is slightly explicit, so not for watching at work or with children around. Enjoy!!

Episode 42: Top Down Shawl Success!

Jetsetting:

Lots of time with Honey. Went up to work with him as my entire week of work was cancelled! WHEE! Kissed him at midnight, and then we drove home.  bad roads, stolen cars, yikes! Interesting New Years Eve! Travel in 2 weekends for cousins wedding, which is actually tomorrow, but reception is later!

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks 
Wedding Blanket 

Landed:


Citron - with Beads at the suggestion of LaLa

Take Off:


Shawl???

Ground Stop:


 Super productive week!

Holding Pattern:


Katahdin on the spindle

Reservations:

Thank you to AuntSuzeN for the Ridgelines Shawl pattern by Fibernymph!
Fibernymph, Lisa, for the Airplane spoon pattern!

Snuggles - Sadie at Yarnivore is doing a charity drive for your local humane society for those that love the fur babies! Link is above. Prizes for the podcaster that does the most and for the podcaster who's viewers do the most.  Whatever the prize is for the group project, will go back to someone who knitted for the drive, if we win that category! Easy squares or rectangles and great stast busting!

Chiaogoo Needles came.  The bamboo's spin, but the red cords don't.  They feel very light and flexible... will be casting on some socks with the 1.5/ 2.5mm.


Special TFR:


Welcome 2012.  the last 2.5 years have been phenomenal... and it keeps getting better! I welcome another year to my life with open arms!

Episode 41: Merry Christmas!

Jetsetting:

Shelter man car port for the car. 3 hours, turned into 7... horrible directions. augusta for lunch, truck gas cap disaster, truck remote programming, all presents arrived safely. I Love having time off. Trip cancelled on Tuesday, may be cancelled Friday too! Meaning I might get almost 2 weeks off... PAID! xmas eve - spent working around house and getting honey's present done and watching football! Skyped with my fam back home and laughed and laughed and laughed!  Honey got home late! we opened presents, had christmas lunch and he headed back to work! Mega snow event going on. First of the year... check it out!! Look at my presents, I am so spoiled! I am a blessed woman! Presents or not, I am the luckiest in the world! Merry Christmas!

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks 
Wedding Blanket 

Take Off:

Socks! and a gradient shawl

Landed:

Nothing

Ground Stop:

short time between 'casts

Holding Pattern:

None

Reservations:

Knitabulls - traveling woman shawl pattern,
Tamiknits: TGV pattern
Knitterphreek: Juno regina stole/wrap (cardinal lace weight by highland handmades)

Calendar of Hope:  www.fitterknitter.com

Special TFR:

 I'm a lucky woman! Merry Christmas!

Episode 40: Christmas is Here People!

Jetsetting:

Went to see my honey and we took a long ways around drive down to meet up with Heather and her Hubby! Only got to spend a few hours, but know I know where she lives and it is a slight detour on my way home from my honeys, but easy to swing down and see her for a bit! and it breaks up my looooong drive! Gonna be heading out in a few weeks to my cousins wedding.  Not going home for the holidays, gonna have a quiet christmas with my honey.  And by the way, WHY IS FAMILY SO INSENSITIVE AROUND THE HOLIDAYS?!??!!?!? Oi, family drama!

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks 
Wedding Blanket 

Landed:

None!

Take off:

Want to knit with my handspun, maybe the shawl


Holding:


None

Ground Stop:


I have lost my mojo.  I am not going to stress myself with finishing that blanket.  and I just don't wanna knit lately.  Oi! I may dig through my UFO bin and get reinspired!

Reservations:

New to me Podcast is the Stockinette Zombies:  They are from MN, my home state and they crack me up.  One is a project ho, and one is a uber monogamous knitter... I tend to be more ho-ish in my knitting... :)

Love out to Wendy and Sheila from the Knit 1, Heart 2 podcast.  I totally admire those women and just wanna send them some podcast love! (I love all my podcasters) Go check them out if you don't already!

MNY Swap package! AWESOME!

Missing a post office package... trying not to panic.  Its nothing irreplaceable, but will be really irritating if its gone! it says delivered and is NOT here! local post office is great and working on it!

Mean Girls Yarn Club: Homerun! I loved it! Great yarn, loved the candle! Thanks Laura!

Thank you to everyone who is shopping on Amazon and linking through the shownotes page.  It is really going to help out the podcast and am so excited to get some goodies to give away for something! :) Please shop away! I even shop on amazon and link through my page! like a discount! hahaa Sincere appreciation!

Special TFR:

Mom's Sugar Cookies and Holiday baking in general

Episode 39: Full of Random

Jetsetting:

Light work week as the plane has been in Maintenance. Drove to Manchester, NH to pick up the plane then had a long weekend with the honey. We had brunch with 2 of his coworkers, and then my company christmas party. Schedules are all over the place and not matching up very well, but we will get some time together!  I spent a couple hours outside of Cleveland Tuesday, had some italian food and back we came! Travel in January to a cousin's wedding but not much else planned! We'll see what work brings.

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks 
Wedding Blanket

Landed:

My Christmas Stocking - KATIE

Take Off:

La la's Simple shawl

Ground Stop:

Been productive

Holding:

By golly there is spinning!  CJ Kopec creations... I never remember what kind of fiber it is... or the colorway and everytime she tells me... I forget to write it down.. OI!

Reservations:

15% discount at Desert Vista Dyeworks you use the code: KOTF15  She will donate $2 from your purchase to a Wildlife Rescue group! Thanks so much! Go check her out! It is good until Dec 15th, so go grab your Christmas gift now!

Calendar of Hope:  Asked by a Raveler, Cindy Moore(fitterknitter), who is a breast cancer survivor, to mention it and I will!  Go check it out! All donations, minus the paypal fees go to The Army Of Women, which researches Breast Cancer.  You get 13 patterns of Dishcloths and Towels for $18 and it all goes research!

MNY swap package is out to my partner...she got it and loved it! Whew! Still waiting on mine! :) so excited!

Christmas shopping is done for the most part.  A couple people left, but those will be bought online and sent to them at their homes! Christmas party on Sunday for work at an AWESOME restaurant! And my honey gets to be there! YEA!

Might be meeting up with Heather from Highland Handmades

Got my WINNER fiber from Ethereal Fibers, its pretty!

Becky from the Addicted to Yarn podcast has opened her shop and her bags are AWESOME!  Check out her Shop:   Bitchin' Becky's Boutique of Badassery

Special TFR:

Nativity Scene from my childhood!

Click through to Amazon.com and do your shopping and the podcast gets a little bonus to help with costs!! Thanks!

Episode 38: Christmas Time is Here.

Jetsetting:

Went east this week to see my honey, Marden's for bowls to make ceviche and I always look for off the trail crafty things.

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks My Christmas Stocking - KATIE

Landed:

Nope!

Take Off:

shawl still

Grd Stop:

Got stuck because I finished things to a point where I had to wait til I got back to continue working on them

Holding:

None :(

Reservations:

15% discount at Desert Vista Dyeworks you use the code: KOTF15  She will donate $2 from your purchase to a Wildlife Rescue group! Thanks so much! Go check her out! It is good until Dec 15th, so go grab your Christmas gift now!

Calendar of Hope:  Asked by a Raveler, Cindy Moore(fitterknitter), who is a breast cancer survivor, to mention it and I will!  Go check it out! All donations, minus the paypal fees go to The Army Of Women, which researches Breast Cancer.  You get 13 patterns of Dishcloths and Towels for $18 and it all goes research!

All the Outside decorations are up and house is ready for holidays. I have the urge to bake up a storm, but an not going to until the week before christmas.  I don't need that crap in the house for a month. No no no!

500:  Here is a link for the closest to what we play.  We put 5 in the kitty and we use the jack opposite the trump suit also as a high card. If spades is trump then the Jack of Clubs is high card above the A of spades.  So rank of the trump suit of Spades is: Jokes, Jack of Spades, Jack of Clubs, A,K,Q, etc on down.  we take out the 2 and 3's also.  

Wolfe Farms: Apple Crisp, Cucumber Melon, Vanilla Creme, and Cherry Almond.  I LOVE Cherry Almond! Go check it out! I got mine on her cyber monday and free shipping sale! :)

Amazon Shopping:  If you link to amazon by going to the blog(which is here, obviously) and to go amazon and do your shopping, the podcast gets a small percentage of your purchase... and it doesn't cost you any extra! It helps out me just a little and is greatly appreciated. A few have done it to buy Kindle FIRES and that was awesome! Thanks so much to those that have done it already!

Special TFR:

Christmas Movies and Shows

Towels for D.E.W. Wildlife Kingdom! Look at the box! 13 towels arrived this week, plus some awesome goodies!

Episode 37: Merry Thanksmas

Jetsetting:

Family is here to visit. Went flying, adventuring up the coast, played lots of cards! Honey came back and surprised me and my family knew it was gonna happen. Kitty adjusted well and came out and saw everyone! Work has finally slowed down a little bit! Whew!

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks 

Landed:

Honey's Christmas Stocking 

Take Off:

Lapghan for cousin probably

Ground Stop:

Time with family.  I didn't knit a stitch while they were here!

Episode 36: A Quickie

Shownotes Soon with Links!

Episode 35: Hello, My Name Is Ralph

Drawing first for winners of the Ambroso Mittens October KAL with Mommy Needs Yarn! Congrats! Send me a PM with your address!!!

Jetsetting:

Up to meet up with Heather and her hubs at Kilby Ridge Farms. Got some fiber from Elena! Crazy work week: BOS, PHL, TEB(watched movies in their Theater, seriously) Then off to Knittin' In The Mitten. Here is a picture of Little Mr. CJKopec and I. I didn't get it in the show in time.

Stories for many many minutes fill this space. Travel home was EASY! Love it! easy work week this week.

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #3
Vanilla Socks

Landed:

Nothing

Take Off:

Shawl of some kind


Ground Stop:

Travel, work a little... but knit a bunch on my socks.

Holding:

Plyed my merino/tencel from Highland Handmades... YEA! now to figure out yardage.  18-20 WPI... not sure what weight that is.


Reservations:


Goodies from the Retreat! So many good vendors! Links follow:

Winding Wool Creek - cotton candy fiber and stitch markers
Wistyria - Wool Sampler Pack
Valley Yarns - 2 skeins in mustard and arctic in our grab bags
CJ Kopec Creations - 2 bumps from her shop in greens, browns, blue and oranges to be plied together
Hornshaw Wood Works - my new WPI tool and I want one of their swifts



Prize from Ethereal Fibers in Ground Pepper in her supernal Sock Yarn

Gift from Susan and Savannah of their Mono Gradient in the Purpleberry colorway. You guys are awesome. We are going to do a coupon for 15% off and You use the code: KOTF15  She will donate $2 from your purchase to a Wildlife Rescue group! Thanks so much! Go check her out!

Episode 34: Cool Stuff is a Comin' your way

Jetsetting:

Work back and forth to Boston, big jetsetting to PHL and TEB, then off to Knittin' in the Mitten in Michigan hosted by CoggieTM. Will be arriving late, but will get there! Work is still just crazy nuts.

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #2
Ambroso KAL Mittens  - hate

Landed:

Honey's Hat

1/2 landed: One Interrupting cow sock!

2 purple baby hats 

Take Off:

Some stripy socks in Vesper "Smoke On The Water" for Knittin' in the Mitten, need some mindless knitting for all the yakking I'm gonna do. My honey picked the yarn 

Ground Stop:

Been busy on sock and baby hats and finishing the honey hat! 

Holding:


Finished the Merino/Tencel in Peotic from Highland Handmades
Need to ply it, but there is no more fiber left!


Reservations:

Mean Girls Yarn Club Shipment Spoiler: Yarn(Christine), sucker and a tea kit for your purse! 

Delivered 163 baby hats to the distribution center.  Next year I will email you the labels... that was a lot of labels! I am floored by the amount of hats I got. I was hoping for 30 or so.. you all blew me away!


Donations of towels and blankets to D.E.W. Wild Kingdom. We WILL reimburse you for shipping. Can be old, miscolored, stained. But PLEASE make sure they are clean. Dirty laundry is not fun to get as a donation.


Knittin' In The Mitten: Nov. 3-6th. I will arrive on Friday morning super early! Got an awesome ride to the retreat and I totally fan girled her. I had no shame. OH BOY! haha, she is a good sport. So pumped for my FIRST retreat! WOOT! I am gonna meet some awesome people! Be prepared for clips through out the weekend on my youtube channel: for the podcast!

Work has been so Psychotic!   HUGE ups and downs! So crazy! I got a raise, spoke about the busy-ness of the schedule. Then when I asked about the retreat days off, my boss had totally forgot about it, but it's going to work out almost perfect! :) 

Special TFR:

Electric Screwdriver to wind off the bobbin onto my $1.25 cardboard bobbin.

Episode 33: So Many Things To Talk About

Jetsetting:

Work has been crazy: Wednesday last week: RKD BED BST HVN SYR BST BED.  Overnighted in Bedford, MA. Thursday: BED BWI TEB BED SYR TEB HVN.  There I got out and drove 2.5 hrs to BOS to meet up with the honey to catch our flight. Saw old friends in MSP, went to a rockin' wedding, split and stacked some wood for my mom... busy weekend!  Next month will be Crazy for work!!  Knittin' in the Mitten is the first weekend of November and I will be arriving a little late.  Actually very early in the morning, but later then most!

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #2
Ambroso KAL Mittens 
Test Knit for Heather at Highland Handmades - Hat for the honey!

Landed:

Nothing

Take Off:

Baby Hats

Ground stop:

I'm loose.   I mean I'm a loose knitter so the test knit and the Ambroso mittens had numerous attempts at getting gauge.  But it's finally figured out.

Holding:

nothing, but need to get the merino/tencel done and plied so I can have the bobbins for Knittin' In The Mitten

Reservations:

OMG HATS! I will post a picture at some point of the pile of hats I have already.  Thank you for all your patience as I struggle through my first charity drive. All hats are accounted for, just have grown legs and moved around! Thank you to everyone.  Drawing will be done next time and I'll try to get more organized!

Podcasters who have donated: (If I miss you, please email or pm me... it was not intentional)

Froggymonkey: Knitting In Circles
SillyFru: Sassy Pants Knitter
SockBunny: sockbunny knit and fit
KnittingSamauri plus 1 podcast


Package from Podcaster Challenge package I got:

Mini Spidle from Spinerosity
Fiber Sample from Bartlett Yarns here in Harmony, Maine 
Notepad, pocket mirror and Stitch Markers from KnittingsmyBag
Wooden Knitting needles - size 8
Bottle of Bvlgari lotion
A sample skein of Miss Bab's in A Day At Aunt Viola's donated by Knittingsmybag!
and a goodie bag with coupons from Ethereal Fibers and Wolfe Farms(soap sample also)

From my KAL Prize Package I received: 

4 oz Polworth - Pitch Pine Top int he Forest Path colorway from Highland Handmades
1 pattern from Apple Blossom & More
1 skein of custom dyed yarn from Ethereal Fibers

I love the prizes. thank you so much for donating to the Podcaster Challenge! Great job, Lois!

Special TFR:

My iPhone.  I didn't say that, but it is my special being now... Still trying to figure out all the stuff, but it's going well.

Episode32: HOLY COW!

Jetsetting:

Work has been crazy and getting worse, MN trip from madness next week. Sad news from the airport.

Enroute:

Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #2
Ambroso KAL Mittens

Landed:

Cable Comfort Throw
Take Off:

baby hats!!!

Ground stop:

Not really much: been very productive, but not nearly enough. need to finish project bags, tree skirt, blanket and hats ASAP! EEEeeekkkk!!!! Ambroso project has been frogged twice. 

Holding:

*head hanging in shame*  None... again!

Reservations:

We won the KAL prize (HH fiber, how ironic)  We took second with the bears.  We had 50, and Knitabulls edged us with 66... but we ended up with more then 250 bears for the Mother Bear Project! YOU ALL ROCK!  Working on finishing making bags for the prizes... sorry!!  They are coming!

I got a donation from allison1031. Thanks so much for thinking of me... it will be used for shipping of prizes! :)

PURPLE HATS: Holy crap! they are pouring in! summerieday(April), tgknits(trish), crojulee(jullee) 14 hats, hishandmade(Dianna) came in this week!

Ambroso KAL with Erin at Mommy Needs Yarn... I have cast on, and so many people are tearing through it! I can't wait to get mine rocking along! Sarah at Apple Blossom and More has donated 3 patterns from her shop as prizes for those who KAL with me during October! Thanks so much for the donation. she has great patterns and the charts are fantastic! perfectly sized! gotta find some yarn for the shawl!

Sarah at the Rainlover Podcast - Has a sock pattern - Ribbons for Mom - that has all proceeds going to breast cancer research. The donations will go on forever, as long as the pattern is up.  She has close family that has battled Breast Cancer and this is her response... what a way to give back.

Special TFR:

Rosemary Chicken with Orange-Maple Glaze

OH MY GOODNESS!  In love... my honey even ate the leftovers the next night... and he doesn't do leftovers... :) SUCCESS!!

Carmel Apple Cake - mom's recipe... so delicious!

And Mom's Pumpkin Cream Cheese cookies... oh my goodness!

Episode 31: All the pretty hats!

*Music is my Dad's polka band that he played for before I was born*
 

Jetsetting:


Finally back to work, super busy week coming up, knitting to also get done, Traveling in 10 days for cousins wedding. Airplane news :( sad stuff.  May also be teaching a certain person how to waltz for the upcoming wedding! Dancing in the hangar! It was awesome!


Enroute:

Cable Comfort Throw
Interrupting Cow Socks
Scathach's Hat #2

Landed:

Nada

Take Off:

Ambroso Mittens, and another Scathach's Hat(#3)


Ground Stop:


Been a good week with no disasters!

Holding:


None.

Reservations:

PURPLE HATS!  Everywhere! Its awesome! And a LOT of you have my address to send them to! Try to get them in the mail by the 15th please.  That will give me time to drive them up to the hospital!

GoPreds
Netta
Jakelsey
Knittingsmybag

Ambroso Mitten KAL with Erin at Mommy Needs Yarn

Naming my wheel suggestions: Hotpinksocks and coggietm: Goose(What a more perfect name for your wheel than…..Goose! Your wingman! Lol!!!! (Top Gun)) and Piper(The name is associated with those who are creative, inventive, and ingenious in practical matters, such as handicrafts. It is also a good single prop ;))

Winners are drawn for Mother Bear donations and the Scathach's hat KAL! Please contact me with your info! Please go vote for the Plurk Podcaster Challenge.  And also go add this tag to all your patterns that you knit for the challenge:  PPC2011   I think it makes you eligible for prizes from Knittingsmybag, Lois, who was our fearless leader and supporter!

Donation from Sarah at the Apple Blossom and More has donated 3 patterns from her shop.  Great patterns and charts.  Will mention it again and again over the coming weeks. Thanks Sarah!

Special TFR:

New Section so I can share a favorite item, recipe, pattern or whatever strikes my fancy!  This week:

Dumbo!!  My favorite childhood movie!