Monthly Archives: August 2013

Episode 14: Zoo Yarn!

Here’s episode 14 of the Yarnraising podcast. Come on down and join the Yarnraising group over on Ravelry. The New-to-You Spinalong starts September 1, so let’s think about what we’re going to spin!

¡Linksplosion!

Spinning Finished Object:
Spinning in Progress:
Handspun Finished Object:
Handspun knitting in progress:
Irish Coffee
Commercial finished object:
Miss Babs
Sockhead Hat
Special Skein:
Windy Valley Muskox

Photos:

UntitledUntitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

1 Comment

Filed under Uncategorized

Episode 13: Spinzilla v Mothra!

Here’s episode 13 of the Yarnraising podcast. Sorry if the video is a little glitchy. Come on down and join the Yarnraising group over on Ravelry. We are DEFINITELY going to have a New-to-You Spinalong for the months of September and October, so let’s think about what we’re going to spin!

¡Linksplosion!

 Spinning in Progress:
Into the WhirledHandspun knitting in progress:
Irish Coffee

Commercial knitting in progress:
A Good Yarn
Miss Babs
Sockhead Hat

Tool Time:
TiltAWhorl spindles

Special Skein:
Another Crafty Girl

Five Cool Things:
Spinzilla site and Ravelry group
First Sparks (also Power Grid)
A video about parasitoid wasps (ever watched Alien?) and the Caustic Soda podcast
Lisa Souza
Sophie’s Toes
Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Cloudlover

Photos:
Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

1 Comment

Filed under Uncategorized

Episode 12: County Fair!

Here’s episode 12 of the Yarnraising podcast. Come on down and join the Yarnraising group over on Ravelry.  The winner of the PLY magazine and Tangerine Designs bag is announced in this episode, so get in touch with me if that’s you! I also put forth the idea of a “Spin Something New to You” spinalong at the end of this episode– let me know in the show thread on Ravelry if you like that idea.

¡Linksplosion!
Spinning Finished Object:
My boneyard shawl from handspun fulled singles

Spinning in Progress:
Into the Whirled
Spotted Circus
Forrester Spindles
Unwind Yarn Company
Jenkins spindles

Handspun knitting Finished Object:
Fat Cat Knits
Turkish cast on
Fleegle heel
Jeny’s Suprisingly Stretchy Bindoff

Handspun knitting in progress:
Irish Coffee
By the Sea
Fiber Optic
Cakewalk yarn

Commercial knitting in progress:
A Good Yarn
Miss Babs
Sockhead Hat

Tool Time:
Jenkins spindles

Special Skein:
Fleece Artist Yarn

photos from New Brunswick:
photo
photo

Five Cool Things:
Lollipop yarn
My SSK roommate’s etsy shop!
Call the Midwife, the book!
Cooking Chanterelle Mushrooms
This is not what I watched, but evidently there is such a things as a school bus demolition derby

Photos:

Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled

3 Comments

Filed under Uncategorized