Archive | November, 2012

EPISODE 13 – WILD COWS IN NEBRASKA

19 Nov

What? Wild cows? Huh?

Episode 13 – that is 26 weeks! That is 1/2 year! Wooohoooo!!!

Live (and naked???) from the craft-room, all about the end of the Fnoro, purchases,  GOOD books, beer in the hair, and YARN, lots of YARN…

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Note: we are now on iTunes!

Note 2: We do use some “words” sometimes, so check where your children are… Where are the kids again dammit????

Download the mp3 from the net (without using iTunes).
(right-click on the link and “save link as” will download the mp3 to your computer)

Patterns mentioned:

TKGA Level 1 master’s program
Noro Striped Scarf
Dew Drop Cowl
Chemo Hat
PomPom Wreath

You can see our yarny FOs here: pandorra7 & photospice

Yarns mentioned:

Queen’s Tea

Sewing stuff mentioned:

Jelly Roll Races (Video)
Between the lines jelly roll pattern

Purchases and supplies:

KP Harmony interchangeables

Current and upcoming challenges/KALs/CALs:

Fnoro scarf KAL (Oct. 15 – Nov. 15) WRAP-UP – DONE!!!
Winter Scrubbieland Swap (now – Dec. 1)
Are we there yet? – (not a challenge, but a sanity check)

Books/Magazines mentioned:

Interweave Crochet – Fall 2012
Vogue Knitting – Holiday 2012
The Hunger Games (Book 3) – Mockingjay
Pillars of the Earth (OK! It’s 976 pages. Not 4,000. Not 9,000. Not 10,000.)
Gone Girl
Young House Love Book
Young House Love Blog
Lord of the Rings

Other stuff mentioned:

Dictionary Prints
Beer rinse for hair
Beer soap bar
oyinhandmade
$ 7,– spinning wheel
Versailles restaurant (Oxtail soup)
3 day blinds
Empire carpets
Ansel Adams photography
Twinset Designs (new podcast)

TALK TO YOU IN 2 WEEKS!!!The Skeins
SkeinAfterSkein

EPISODE 12 – ARE WE THERE YET???

5 Nov

Are the holidays here yet?

Episode 12 – all done!

Live from the craft-room, all about nailpolish remover, fnoro-snoro, the audacity of stealing MY Amy Butler again!, a fiber-OUCH, and YARN, lots of YARN…

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Note: we are now on iTunes!

Note 2: We do use some “words” sometimes, so check where your children are… Where are the kids again dammit????

Download the mp3 from the net (without using iTunes).
(right-click on the link and “save link as” will download the mp3 to your computer)

Patterns mentioned:

TKGA Level 1 master’s program
Noro Striped Scarf
iPod Touch Case

You can see our yarny FOs here: pandorra7 & photospice

Yarns mentioned:

Caron Simply Soft Limelight
Red Heart Boutique Treasure – Spectrum

Sewing stuff mentioned:

Jelly Roll Races (Video)
Book Jellyroll – link TBD
P.S. I love you Quilt pattern – link TBD
Amy Butler Brick Path Quilt
Connecting Threads online fabrics

Purchases and supplires:

KP Harmony interchangeables
KP Nickel plated interchangeables
Stiletto needles

Current and upcoming challenges/KALs/CALs:

Fnoro scarf KAL (Oct. 15 – Nov. 15) AKA SNORO KAL!
Winter Scrubbieland Swap (now – Dec. 1)
Are we there yet? – (not a challenge, but a sanity check)

Books/Magazines mentioned:

The Hunger Games (Book 2) – Catching Fire
KnitScene – Winter 2012
Vogue Knitting – Holiday 2012

Other stuff mentioned:

Nailpolish remover tutorial
The following are total time-hogs:
Dogshaming
This is why you are fat
People of the Walmart
Texts from last night

Some photos we’d like to share:

The Snoro difference:
What was so mind boggling is that we both used the RH Boutique Spectrum, but it looks so very different depending on what other color it has been paired. Also, note the size difference in scarf based on tightness of knitting!

          

Michele’s finished Jelly roll quilt top:

 

TALK TO YOU IN 2 WEEKS!!!

The Skeins
SkeinAfterSkein