Episode 20 Show Notes:

Welcome to the Episode 20 of the Knit Actually Podcast!

·         Actually Finished

·         I talk about the project I finished recently

·          Windschief Hat for my husband

Windschief Hat

·         Actually Working

·         Italk about projects I am currently working on including

·         Christmas Socks for my husband

·         My son’s Scoreboard Scarf (Go Broncos!!!)

·         Self Striping Vanilla Socks for my son

·         Vanilla socks for my Mother in Law

Minion Hat for my son

Actually Wearing

I talk about the hand knits I’ve been wearing lately, including

·         Boxy

·         Cold Breath

·         Chevron Hat

·         Sockhead Hat

·         Braided Cowl

Lots of Socks

·         Actually Stashed

·         Italk about recent additions to my stash including

·         Star Wars Crochet Kit

·         Peanuts Crochet Kit

·         Knit Picks Caldena for dyeing

·         Knit Picks Stroll Handpainted Sock in Chelsea

·         Knit Picks Brava (for the minion hat and the Star Wars and Peanuts crochet kits)

·         My purchases from the Eat Sleep Knit Black Friday Sale including

·         Freia Fine Handpaints Flux in Punk Rock and Ultraviolet

·         Freia Fine Handpaints Ombre Sock in Dusk

·         Actually Gift Knitting

·         I recap all the gifts I’ve knitted so far this year. Do you knit for the holidays? Who do you knit for? How do you keep from stressing over it? Post in the Ravelry thread for a chance to win a holiday gift from me!

·         Actually Obsessed

·         I talk about this CRAZY large knitting blanket by Purl Soho (Big Little Dandelion Garter Blanket)

·         I talk about these Instagram posts where people made advent calendars with a mini skein a day. Genius!!

 

·         Actually Attending

·        Interweave Yarn Fest, March 31 – April 3

o   List of Workshops is here. Registration is now open!
I’m registered for Building your Design Career with Dora Ohrenstein and the Design Master Class with Shirley Paden  

o   Current list of vendors is here

·         Knit Knosh

·         Registration is open for Knit Knosh!!! Knit Knosh will be a food, wine and yarn tasting, on January 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm at Samples World Bistro in Longmont, CO. I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce the participating yarn companies:

§   Bijou Basin Ranch

§   MJ Yarns

§  Knerd

§  Skeindalous

Review

I review Joji Locatelli’s new collection, The Authentic Collection and the cool video she created to promote it           

Thank you for listening!!!! 

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