Short Row Heel, Cabling, Magic Loop This show by sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co. Show notes at www.knittingpipeline.com
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Nature Notes We’ve gone from very hot weather to much cooler, which I am enjoying. An Eastern Phoebe, or pair of phoebes, is building a nest on our gutter outside the bedroom window.May Apples and Sweet William are adding to the color of the woodland floor. "Every spring is the only spring - a perpetual astonishment."-Ellis Peters
Needle Notes Low Note: Proactive Star Toe Socks:Pico Accuardi Dyeworks.Accidental Felting despite not going into dryer.
Plain Socks: Used Austermann Step with Aloe and Jojoba. Two knots in skein.Great yardage.A little on the thin side.
Listening back to an Episode and I heard myself say that I didn’t like having two pair of socks going at the same time.Why? Erin of MommyNeedsYarn No MoreTears for Autism Speaks.Started project on March 23, Finished April 1, 2012. Learned:
1.I will not collapse if I have more than one pair of socks in progress 2.Magic Loop…getting into the groove. 3.Had a gutter where the loop came out.First stitch on each needle was a purl stitch. Cat Bordhi video with alternative way to purl.At this point my head was beginning to spin but I decided to 4.Cable without a needle.Knittinghelp.com 5.Short Row HeelFirst do a series of decreasing short rows with wrapped stitches and then a series of increasing short rows with wrapped stitches 6.New way of concealing wrapsCat Bordhi video
Piper’s Journey KAL: Will probably unsticky the thread at the end of the month
Upcoming Pattern: Hyla Brook Will use 2 skeins of Quince & Co Tern (wool/silk blend)
Knitting McHenry by Susan B Anderson, Simple Skyp Socks by Adrienne Ku
Watching: The Fat Squirrel Speaksby Amy Beth.Fantastic video cast! Go watch it!
Reading: At Home by Bill Bryson
Listening: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Thanks for listening!
