November 27, 2018

Website that I thought you might find interesting:

Ten Things You Don’t Know About Knitting

7 Little-Known Cast-on Methods

Where I ordered my additional beads from for Exploration Station Shawl – Fusion Beads

Introduction

Also known as …  cheekiemunkie on Ravelry

cheekiemunkie1 on Instagram

Tonya on Goodreads

Email address… tonya@knittingspring.com

Thank Yous,

To all new and returning viewers

 

The Knitting

Half Objects

• Vanilla Socks
• Yarn: Plymouth Yarns – Neon
• Needles US 1 (2.25mm) – for the top of sock
• US 1.5 (2.5mm) – for the sole of sock
• I use a Turkish cast-on

• Moth Mitts
• Pattern: Underwing Mitts by Erica Heusser
• Yarn: Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
• Voolenvine – Wolke – Taiga
• Needles  US 1 (2.25mm)

WiPs

• Park Slope Sweater (Tunic) by Lara Aylor
• Yarn: Duck Duck Wool
• 80/20 Merino Silk Fingering
• Color: After Party
• Needles: US 3 (3.25mm)
• US 2 (2.75mm)

• Exploration Station Shawl by Stephen West
• Yarn:
• A Homespun House Olsen (club colorway)
• Xenophilius Explains the Deathly Hallows
• Hedgehog Fibres Skinny singles – Budgie
• Lolo Did It – Plush Sock – I Heart Daryl
• Madelintosh Euro Sock – Joshua tree
• Needles: US 6 (4.0mm)

• Regia Vanilla Socks
• Yarn: Regia – Design Line – Kaffe Fassett
• Color (Farbe) – 05955 Dyelot 35558
• Needles US 1 (2.25mm) – for the top of sock
• US 0 (2.0mm) – for the sole of sock
• I use a Turkish cast-on
• 9 rows of 2×2 ribbing

I keep detailed notes of how I knit my toe up socks in my ravelry project pages

 

Ready to Cast-on

• Goldfish Memory  by Casapinka   – Shawl/Wrap 
• Yarn: Knit Picks
• Gloss Fingering
• –      black  –   mauve  –   dark grey
• Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) &  US 5 (3.75mm)
• 6 sections will be modified from the pattern as written – see my diagram

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Books

Currently Reading the day I podcast

The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

#3 in the Inspector Gamache Series

Rereading – Mr Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll

 

Really Enjoyed in November

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens  – 5 stars – lives up to all the hype

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn  – Very well written Victorian Mystery – writing level high above average for the historical mystery genre

Disappointing – nothing in November

Sweater/Shawl Queues

– Beginning to Plan for 2019

Life Stuff

• Moving Out of Storage
• Mind Paradigm Shift from moving and bringing in stuff to my apartment and purchasing new items
• Allergic Reaction