We are joined by Desi at the CogKNITive Fiber Retreat.
Catching Up: (0:31)
Jen saw The Boxtrolls which she really enjoyed. She’s also really enjoying American Horror Story: Freakshow so far, but she isn’t hopeful that it will continue to be so good, based on the show’s track record. She does love the Brothers Quay-style opening credits. Here is one of their films so you can see what she means. She’s taking a Shakespeare class, and the reading is making her feel like she’s back in school. She’s working on some music for a fundraiser for Interval House. She’s been spinning some more (she was really inspired by The Knitmore Girls’ interview with Beth Smith, owner of The Spinning Loft, so she’s been working on her Knitpicks roving in Amethyst Heather and needs to ply it. She’s been working on a robot cross stitch kit from Watty’s Wall Stuff. She went to Yarnosphere. She had fun, though she has some constructive criticism, but is confident it will continue to get better.
Laura also went to Yarnosphere as a vendor and did really well (as did most of the vendors). Her mom came on Sunday and fell in love with punchcard weaving. She joined the El Segundo Slipt Stitchers. She attended a family wedding. She has a lot of birthdays coming up in her family this autumn, which will be fun (and it was also very recently Desi’s birthday). She and Desi played the Firefly board game and really wants a game night. She has two new patterns out for Dizzy Blonde Studios Lambie Toes Yarn. One is her own design, the Sectumsemptra Socks. There is also the Berry Pie Shawlette, a crochet pattern by Ann Wicker of Freeform Fibers.
Desi works in a game store and went to the WizKids Open. She visited some friends in Fresno right before coming down to CogKNITive.
In the Knitting Bag: (14:37)
Jen has finished the sleeves on her Chickadee Cardigan by Ysolda Teague from Little Red in the City out of Quince and Co. Chickadee in Rosa Rugosa, Slate, Egret, and Lichen. She is now working on the body. She is working on her Heirloom Layette Set by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence out of Cascade Heritage in Snow. She hit a snag with the blanket and has started the sweater. She is working on the sleeves (because it is a bottom up yoke sweater). She started a pair of plain socks out of FabFunkyFibres 15 Coloured Rainbow. She plans to do an afterthought heel and the toe in black. And she started the Dump Truck Cardigan out of Knit Picks Stroll Sport. She’s done with the back.
Laura has finished the center panel of her Yggdrasil Afghan by Lisa Jacobs. She is working on the first applied edging (not short rows). She’s making it out of Berroco Vintage Chunky in Mocha. It’s really pretty and soft and she loves it. She’s also working on a new stripey hat for Halos of Hope out of orange, lavender, and some neutral greys and browns.
Desi has been working on the Selva Cowl out of teal microfibre. She’s also working on Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl out of alpaca. She is struggling with Chart B.
We mention CustomFit.
Finished Objects: (23:30)
Jen hasn’t finished anything.
Laura finished a scrappy hat in camel heather, cobblestone, and sienna.
Desi has two finished objects! She finished a cowl from a magic ball which took forever to finish because she had to figure out how to weave in all of the ends. And she had a pair of fingerless gloves made of bulky yarn that went so quickly she was amazed.
Devil’s Tower: (25:35)
Jen has a ton of stuff that is almost done but just needs ends woven in or blocking and she just needs to finish them. She also pulled out her Watership Down KAL Shawl out of Unique Sheep Selene in the colorway Nature Walk, because she missed knitting lace.
Laura has to block her Down the Garden Path Shawl by Michele DuNaeir. She ordered more blocking mats so that she’ll have the room, but she needs the time.
Desi has no Devil’s Tower (it’s all Frog Pond).
Frog Pond: (28:02)
Laura had to restart a hat because she can’t count and talk at the same time. (Also Desi was helping with numbers).
Jen is having major problems with errata in her Heirloom baby layette. She has contacted Knit picks, but they have not responded, except to say that it looks like there is an error, but has not gotten any more response. She’s a bit disappointed in the pattern.
Desi was working on the Scilla Lace Socks and made the foot too short. She ripped back and fixed it, but it still was too short and so it’s now in timeout (or drowned in the frog pond).
On Deck: (35:50)
Jen wants to make lots baby stuff (the Bobble Bearded Beanie by Topsy Turvy, the Porcupine Blanket from 60 Quick Baby Knits out of Cascade 220 Superwash, another Playful Stripes Cardigan, the Baby Yours Sweater) and the Hitofude Cardigan (because she saw Allison from The Hollywood Knitter podcast wearing hers).
Laura was inspired by seeing schmevelyn’s completed Follow Your Arrow, so she really wants to do it. She is also going to work on her Motoring Madness mittens by Audrey Nicklin for her husband. And she really wants to make the Quinty by Bernadette Ambergen.
Knit Culture: (39:18)
We draw the prize for the September Stashdown challenge. Congratulations knitsNhikes! You win a copy of The Sock Knitter’s Handbook by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott, donated to the podcast by Miss Dorothy.
October’s theme is fall festivals (Samhain/Halloween/whatever), you have a few more days to post in the the thread. November’s theme will be food.
We also talk about the highlights of CogKNITive Fiber Retreat. The classes are great; the vendors are great (they include Slipped Stitch Studios, Forbidden Woolery, Fickle Knitter, Red Fish Dyeworks, RKsMom, Jamie’s Metal Works (he sells through Arachne’s Threads), Cooperative Press, The Yarnover Truck, Bee Mice Elf, and, of course, Dizzy Blonde Studios); and Jen won some Aspenglow Yarn in the Mother Bear raffle and the doorprize raffle (that was actually Melissa’s prize, but she doesn’t spin, so Jen inherited it). Also Ray who does massages next to the Purlescence booth at Stitches West was there giving massages.
Desi won a copy of Sock Architecture in the door prize and a bag from RK’s mom in the Mother Bear raffle.
We mention the SNL sketch “The Californians”, Anzula Yarns, and Bahh Yarns.
Geek Culture: (54:35)
We talk about this io9 article about the Top 100 Star Trek episodes of all time. We’d love to hear what you think about it. Jen wants a 10 worst list. And Desi thinks the hottest kiss is Chakotay kissing the member of Species 8472.
We also share this other io9 article about which examines whether Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and ET are all in the same universe.
And we give a shoutout to New York Comic Con (and thank them for their very explicit anti-harassment policy) and to Stitches East.
Events: (59:02)
WeFF will be November 2nd, 2014 in Torrance. Dizzy Blonde Studios will be vending. It’s a lot of fun, with great demonstrations, raffles, and lots of cool vendors.
Stitches West is February 19-22 and both Jen and Laura will be there. Laura is vending and Jen will be taking a ton of classes, but come say hi!
Our next milestone prize will be at 1000 members, so join the Ravelry Group. And don’t forget to post your finished October projects in the thread! Keep stashing down!
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