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Monday, 28 May 2012

Episode 24 - Stash, Stash, Stash



Please come and join the Studentknits Ravelry Group
Don't forget to enter the 200 member pattern giveaway!


Works in progress:
Stalagmite by Cookie A. from Knit.Sock.Love book using Barking Dog Yarns in the Jimmy Buffet colourway - needles to be decided! For Lesley's and Maya's KAL (Moonie Knits)
Avery by Melissa LaBarre using Quince & Co. Osprey in the Petal colourway on 6mm/US 10 bamboo circulars

Knitting Excitement:
Weekend Sock from Unwind Yarn Company in the Morning Sky colourway
Into The Whirled May Club Shipment in the 'Inara' colourway in the Gloucester base
Dancing Dog DyeWorks Mini Monster Mania Club in the Lorax colourway
GnomeAcres fingering sock yarn in the Knitabulls Franklin colourway
Superba Bamboo by Rico Design - Colour 005
Regia Design Line Kaffe Fassett in the Exotic Pool colourway
Design Line by Erica Knight - Colour 6452
Wool, Bath's Finest Knitting Emporium 

June KAL:
Bingo idea, with 9 boxes to fill: a Ho, charity knit, stash slash, monster, new WIP, UFO, finished pair of socks, your choice and cable. Let me know if you like this KAL idea or have any other suggestions.

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Friday, 18 May 2012

Episode 23 - Freedom


Please come and join the Studentknits Ravelry Group
Don't forget to enter the 200 member pattern giveaway!


Finished Objects:
Preemie Hat - Pattern by Karen Everitt using 2.75mm/ US 2 needles and Sirdar Snuggly 4-ply


Works in progress:
Stalagmite by Cookie A. from Knit.Sock.Love book using Barking Dog Yarns in the Jimmy Buffet colourway - needles to be decided! For Lesley's and Maya's KAL (Moonie Knits)
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles
Avery by Melissa LaBarre using Quince & Co. Osprey in the Petal colourway on 6mm/US 10 bamboo circulars

Knitting on the Horizon:
Knitting Excitement:
Elisabeth Sock Pattern gifted to me from Kelly aka Charminglochie - Thank you!!!

June KAL:
Bingo idea, with 9 boxes to fill: a Ho, charity knit, stash slash, monster, new WIP, UFO, finished pair of socks, your choice and cable. Let me know if you like this KAL idea or have any other suggestions.

Podcasts I mentioned:
New podcast: GnomeAcres with Amanda 
Charminglochie podcast
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Thursday, 10 May 2012

Episode 22 - I'm back!


April KAL prize drawing and Statistics Sock prize drawings! Winners message me on Ravelry
Please come and join the Studentknits Ravelry Group
Let me know your thoughts about the Bingo KAL, my Milo and Stalagmite socks any comments would be appreciated :-)


Works in progress:
Preemie Hat - Pattern by Karen Everitt using 2.75mm/ US 2 needles
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles
Milo by Cookie A. using Fivemoons Luna 4ply in the Ariel colourway - needle size to be decided!
Avery by Melissa LaBarre using Quince & Co. Osprey in the Petal colourway on 6mm/US 10 bamboo circulars
Stalagmite by Cookie A. from Knit.Sock.Love book using Barking Dog Yarns in the Jimmy Buffet colourway - needles to be decided! For Lesley's and Maya's KAL



Knitting on the Horizon:
Hermione's everyday socks by Erica Leuder using Knit Picks Felici in the Goth colourway


Knitting Excitement:
Meadowbrook pattern by Stephen West from Amanda -- THANK YOU!!
**New** Project bag from Cairngorm Bags on Etsy, from Susan who is Kelly aka Charminglochie's Mum!!!Thanks Kelly!!
Into the Whirled April 2012 Club Shipment - 'Serenity'

June KAL:
Bingo idea, with 9 boxes to fill: a Ho, charity knit, stash slash, monster, new WIP, UFO, finished pair of socks, your choice and cable. Let me know if you like this KAL idea or have any other suggestions.

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Friday, 13 April 2012

Episode 21 - I swear I'm not taking anything!



I apologise for being so scatty and I'm hoping the shownotes are all there and present :p but if not leave a comment or pm me if there is anything I have forgotten!

Stitchmarker Prize draw and UFO KAL prize draw ~ watch to find out if you won!!!

Finished Objects:
Hermione's everyday socks by Erica Leuder in Knit Picks Felici, Time Traveller's colourway on 2.25mm/US 1 chiagoo needles (2-at-a-time) for the Studentknits Statistics KAL

Works in progress:
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles
Vanilla Socks using 2.5mm/US1.5 in Lang Yarns Jawoll Color Jacquard
Farmer McGregor Socks by Alice Yu on 2.25mm/US 1.5 using Zwerger Garn Opal Hundertwasser in colour 2101 - Come and join in: Studentknits Statistics KAL
Tag your projects SKSTATSKAL


April KAL: Anything goes socks and shawl, anything socks or shawls you finish in the month of April will be eligible the chatter thread here


Knitting Fails:
April Showers Cowl for the Knittingden KAL

Knitting Excitement:
Kelly aka Charminglochie is back!!! Check out her video blog! Kelly gifted me Mother Hen and Chicks by Amalia Samios
Gilly aka Scarletowl gifted me Grove by Jared Flood
Knitting bag from Bijouxboutique on Etsy
Colour changing cotton yarn in the summer night III colour way, 480 yds of fingering weight from Wolles Yarn Creations on Etsy
BDY 2012 April Club Shipment - in the Jimmy Buffett colourway
Into the Whirled March 2012 Club Shipment in the Children of time colourway

Knitting on the Horizon:
Something from the Cookie A Knit.Sock.Love book - depending on what wins in the Knitting game with Lesley!

Student Resources:
Watercolours and lace is offering Studentknits viewers 5% for a month!!! Go and check out her shop and take advantage of this great offer!! Podclare1
Please share yarn, fibre you buy or any projects you knit in the Ravelry group so we can all be enabled :p

YummyYarns UK Etsy Shop - Patricia is offering Studentknits viewers the discount code YUMMYPOD for 10% off!!!!
The skein of yarn I showed was:
Hand Dyed Silk Merino Fingering Yarn 
100g skein 70% organic merino 30% silk yarn, 4ply fingering 
yardage approx 330 metres per 100g
Colour - A rose by another name





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Thursday, 29 March 2012

Episode 20 - How many did you say???


Let me know what you think about the Mr.McGregor socks!! Rip back or power on?!
Also would you like to extend the Statistics Sock KAL for 2 more weeks?
Remember only 2 more days to enter your projects for the UFO KAL!

Works in progress:
Avery by Melissa LaBarre using Quince & Co. Osprey in the Petal colourway on 6mm/US 10 bamboo circulars
Hermione's everyday socks by Erica Leuder in Knit Picks Felici, Time Traveller's colourway on 2.25mm/US 1 chiagoo needles (2-at-a-time) for the Studentknits Statistics KAL
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles

Farmer McGregor Socks by Alice Yu on 2.25mm/US 1.5 using Zwerger Garn Opal Hundertwasser in colour 2101 - Come and join in: Studentknits Statistics KAL
Tag your projects SKSTATSKAL


Knitting Excitement:
Master Knitter Programme
Remember the Stitchmarker giveaway in the Ravelry group here - Stitchmarkers in my Etsy Shop Studentknits
Cross stitch thread in the Ravelry group here - for all your cross stitch sharing needs!
Show and tell thread in the Ravelry group here - come and post your WIPs and FOs in the thread so we can all see what you are knitting!
April KAL: Anything goes socks and shawl, anything socks or shawls you finish in the month of April will be eligible the chatter thread here

Podcasts I mentioned:
Knittingden
The Proverbial Knitter
Sassypants
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Friday, 23 March 2012

Episode 19 - School's out!!!



Let me know what you thing about the anything goes KAL for April and vote here (at the moment it's a battle between socks and shawls!!!)

Works in progress:
Hermione's everyday socks by Erica Leuder in Knit Picks Felici, Time Traveller's colourway on 2.25mm/US 1 chiagoo needles (2-at-a-time) for the Studentknits Statistics KAL
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles

Knitting Excitement and Knitting on the Horizon:
Won a pattern from the Knittingden podcast!! The Min Ulla Scarf by Elinor Brown
Another Iris the Gourmet Monster by Rebecca Danger on the horizon, not sure about yarn choice yet!
Stitchmarkers in my Etsy Shop Studentknits

Student Resources
Countess Ablaze on Etsy and Countess Ablaze on ravelry and here is the link to her website
Lyndsey is giving Studentknits podcast viewers 10% off!! Until March 31st, the code is: KNITMORESTUDYLESS10
Lyndsey sells some yummy yummy yarn!! I showed on today's podcast Lady Katherine Sock yarn in the Northern Lights colourway, its superwash 4-ply, 75% wool and 25% nylon
The shop sells lace weight, sock yarn and DK, there's self striping sock yarn, and some luxury sock yarn in a merino cashmere blend!!!
Check her out and support UK sellers :)

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Sunday, 18 March 2012

Episode 18 - Happy Mother's Day


Works in progress:
Hermione's everyday socks by Erica Leuder in Knit Picks Felici, Time Traveller's colourway on 2.25mm/US 1 chiagoo needles (2-at-a-time) for the Studentknits Statistics KAL
Spectra by Stephen West, Knit Picks Chroma in Galapagos colourway and Knit Picks Stroll in Ash colourway from Great British Yarns on 3.75mm/US 5 needles
Tapestry Cowl by MintyFresh using Debbie Bliss Rialto 4-ply using 3.75mm/US 5 needles for the UFO KAL here!!

Knitting Excitement and Knitting on the Horizon:
April Showers Cowl by Meg Strong for the Knittingden April KAL with Rowan fine lace in SH922 in the Cobweb colour way
Egg Cosy from Mollie Makes magazine in Debbie Bliss Rialto 4-ply
Stitchmarkers in my Etsy Shop Studentknits

Cross Stitch:
Mini Venice Bridge by Michael Powell

Podcasts I mention:
Sockbunny Knit and Fit 
Knitabulls
Knittingden
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