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
