New York Sheep & Wool, aka Rhinebeck, is THIS WEEKEND! Are you ready? If not, I’ve got you covered– well, with the prep portion of this adventure (that Rhinebeck sweater is all on you, but know I’m sending all the speedy knitting vibes your way).
Considering knitting up one of my patterns with your festival yarn? All of my self-published patterns are on SALE for 25% off Wednesday 10/12 through Tuesday 10/18. No coupon code needed. Find all of my patterns in my Ravelry Store.
I messed up on a slipped stitch section in the decrease side, so I am going to continue it a few more times so it looks intentional, though you can hardly tell with the handspun.
Portal Socks
Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes Base in the Portal Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
A take-off on my Sagamore Flyover Hat available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts.
2021 Scrappy Socks
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Yarn: sock yarn minis and scraps
Ravelry Project Page (started in April 2021. Picked back up in September 2022)
In this project, I used Helical knitting using Video Tutorial from Knitty Natty & Cate’s Clasp Weft join- check out my YouTube Tutorial by clicking here.
Should I cast on a Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron to match Mom’s at Rhinebeck? $10 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry
Top down open front cardigan mostly stockinette w/ periodic purl ridges.
Mom’s is tunic length. I think I’d make my cropped to wear as a layering piece. Thinking mustard.
This blog post by Susanna Winter has a great formula to help you figure out holding strands of various weights of yarn together to equal a different weight of yarn.
Beth sent me Instagram stories from FashionSchoolDropOut who made one with worsted and 2 strands of sock. Changed colors after each purl bump.
Thanks to AJ for recommending Fundamentals of Caring with Paul Rudd (2016 movie). Available on Netflix. I’m planning to watch it soon.
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Knitting in Passing
Take Back Bags from For Days does accept yarn. Thanks Rachel Kashani.
Cost $20. They mail you a bag (takes 3 weeks to ship)
The Large Bag measures 24 in x 24 in and fits 15 lbs
Mail back with USPS. You will get a $20 credit to spend with them
KAL News
Pigskin Party’22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22
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Check out the list of availableCoupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link. Google Doc.
Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
Important Updates in this Episode
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Kick Off Events. Beth joined us from the hospital. AJ, from South Africa, and EJ from South Korea joined us from all sorts of crazy time zones! So great to see so many familiar faces in long time friends and to also get to know some of the newbies a little better.
Tailgate Talk -ended 9/23 but you can enter for your points through 9/30 on the Points Tally Form.
Fistbumps & Fives: Send some positivity to one of your Teammates, Opponents or Commissioners. Complete this challenge anytime between 9/20-9/30 and enter on the Points Tally Form to earn 100 bonus points. You’ll need a link to your Ravelry or Instagram Post for validation. Enter your points by 9/30. Check out the details in the Ravelry Group or in this Google Doc.
Check out October’s Coin Toss Interception hosted by Sunsoaked Yarns. Click here for the Ravelry Thread or here for the Google Doc with all the details you need.
Wool & Folk Event– October 14th from 12p until 7p in Kingston, NY. Tickets still available. $45. 25 vendors. Podcaster Patio. 5 podcasts represented Outdoors. Food trucks and music.
CAKEpalooza: October 14 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with ticketed & timed slots in Saugerties, NY
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Yarn: Fingering held double. Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Wellies Heather Colorway (black) & YarnBaker Fingering Weight Yarn in the Blazer colorway (blue)
Check out our amazing Sponsors! Click here for the Google doc with their websites and Instagram profiles.
Check out the list of availableCoupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link
Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
Tip from Sarah- Imagined Landscapes- on Watching or Ignoring Team Threads:
You can set Ravelry Threads to watch or ignore.
Watching a thread means it will pop up to the highest point under the stickied threads if there‘s a new post.
Ignoring a thread means you never see it again – I use it to clear up teams I‘m not on so there‘s less visual clutter for my PSP.
Check out this page on Ravelry for instructions on how to Ignore a Thread.
Fist Bumps & Fives Challenge– check out this link for details. Complete this challenge anytime between 9/20-9/30 and enter on the Points Tally Form to earn 100 bonus points. You’ll need a link to your Ravelry or Instagram Post for validation. Enter for points between 9/23-9/30.
Jasmin’s Stash Dash Spreadsheet Tracker- Google Doc
Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul- Thursday 9/29 through Sunday 10/2. Check out their Event Website for details. Facebook Page available here. Pro Shop Sponsor Anne Beady will be at Salt Yarn Studio on Thursday 9/29 with her beautiful bags & design samples!
Dan and I did a big cellar clean-out over Labor Day weekend.
We enjoyed a big pool day (Oisin and Eme practiced their diving, Hattie practiced her swimming with Auntie Di) over Labor Day Weekend. We followed that with a clam bake, a belated birthday celebration for Oisin who turned 14 in June (while still in Ireland).
Oisín working with Dan in the yard again this fall. They uncovered an impromptu pumpkin patch that sprung up next to our deck!
We had our first fire of the fall. Pizza and beer after the boys were done working. Hattie (age 4) asked “are you gonna knit with me?” I asked if she was going to knit with ME! And she did.
We enjoyed our last pool day and family trip to Hornstra for ice cream!
Quote of the Week
At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.–TONI MORRISON
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