Episode 54: FO-show

Thank you for joining us for episode 54 of Just One More Row! This episode is brought to you by Cakewalk Yarns.


 

Cakewalk Yarns look different for a reason! We wanted a beautiful skein (for The Collection) that
wouldn’t disappoint when knit up. So, we developed a unique dyeing process to achieve our signature speckled yarns.
Don’t overthink it, just add knitting! The result is a truly beautiful piece; flecked with random color that’s a joy to wear!
During February, Just One More Row listeners receive a 10% discount! You’ll find Cakewalk Yarns on Etsy.com

WIPS/Yarns
Brittany: Hareton socks, Candy Stripe Raglan, Basket of Lies Socks
Dana: Chris’s Diamond Socks, Ripple Afghan, Mitered Crosses Blanket, Tennessee Twister Cowl

FOs/Yarns:
Brittany: Ephemera Mittens, Zuzu’s Petals Cowl
Dana: A Galaxy of Flowers, Boardwalk Stripey Socks, Mahalo Hat, 2 Rasta baby hats, Moonstone 2ply, Labradorite 2ply, Pamukkale gradient nply

New in the Queue
Brittany: Twinkle Twinkle Blanket by Helen Stewart ($6.00 Ravelry download)
Dana: Vodka Lemonade by Thea Colman ($6.50 Ravelry download)

If I Was A Rich Girl
Brittany: Interchangeable needle case
Dana: batts from Nunoco

Review: Tangerine Designs Sweater Bag

  • This is a fantastic and HUGE bag! It doesn’t have any inside pockets, but that’s ok. It measures 15 inches tall, 20 inches across when flat, it has a 8 x 12 inch rectangle flat bottom and a 9 inch handle. Its rectangular bottom means it stands up well on its own. It has a drawstring with lock so you can keep pets and children out of your knitting. It easily holds a sweater’s quantity of yarn, or in Dana’s case, an entire afghan’s worth! It is made with TD’s signature interfaced fabric with cute lining, no exposed seams, really excellent construction. Dana can’t recommend this bag enough!

Discussion: WIDYWTHA

Announcements:
- Shipping hike- Dana’s blog post (and the blog post she got her increase percentages from)
- We’re going to MDSW! (May 4-5) We’re going on the Bliss Bus!
- Thank you to the new people who have joined our group! And if you like our podcast, be sure to recommend us to your friends! :)
- Thank you SO MUCH to Cakewalk Yarns for sponsoring us! We love you, Rose!

January 30, 2013 at 11:46 pm Leave a comment

Episode 53: Codependent Knitters

Welcome to Episode 53 of Just One More Row! Thanks for listening!


Does your New Year’s resolution involve taking fiber related classes or attending a fiber festival? If so, DFW Fiber Fest has a wonderful line up of Nationally and Locally recognized teachers in knitting, spinning, crochet, and other fiber arts.  Come take a class with Gwen Bortner, Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby of Shibaguyz Designz, Beth Smith from the Spinning Loft and lots of other wonderful instructors with classes for all levels of experience.  Franklin Habit is our featured Friday night speaker and tickets for that event will go on sale in March.  DFW Fiber Fest is held April 5-7, 2013 in Grapevine, TX.  Sign up soon for best class selection! You can find our website at dfwfiberfest.org.

On The Needles/Bobbins:
Dana: Scrap Yarn Scarf, Chris’s Diamond Socks, A Galaxy of Flowers, Boardwalk Stripey Socks, Fenton Mixed BFL on Hansen, cormo on Suzie
Brittany: Ephemera Mitts

FOs/Yarns:
Dana: Socks for Juniper, Podcaster Socks, Zuzu’s Fiesta, Bridget The Magnificent Nply, Taylored Fibers “Mexicali”
Brittany: Crazy Neon Stripey Socks, Crooked Paths hat

New In The Queue:
Dana: Downton Cowl by Shannon Cook ($4.95 Ravelry download), Lilac Wine by Amy Christoffers (free Ravelry download)
Brittany: Don’t Cage Me in Socks by Heather Kinney ($3 Ravelry download)

If I Was A Rich Girl:
Dana: fiber from HilltopCloud on Etsy- she has blends I’ve never seen before and want to try!!!
Brittany: Nest Fiber Studio nestlets

Discussion: What We Got For Christmas
Dana: I got a quill attachment, an additional bobbin, orifice reducers, and the maintenance kit for my Hansen. I also got the Canon T4i camera body (both for the shop and for personal use)- all from Chris. I got a matryoshka necklace, a pair of sheepy slippers, a sheepy ornament, some Cloudlover fiber, a Ravelry coffee mug, some Bond Girl nail polish, a little hollow treasure book, and a nail file from Brittany.
Brittany: UYC DK Merino/Silk (ooak!) in Evergreen, Corgi Hill Farms “Fall Greens” Merino/Tussah, knitting pattern vase and matching picture frame with picture of us knitting from the wedding, needle gauge from tangerine designs, lavishea lotion bar, duckie hat and duckie skein!

Discussion: WIDYWTHA!

Announcements:

  • Thank you so much to our sponsor, DFW Fiber Fest! Please check out their website and consider going to the show, if you’re in the area or are looking for a great festival to travel to this year!
  • Brown Bagging It KAL has started! There is a thread on the group if you want to post pictures or chat, and please tag your projects “bbkal2013”.
  • Thank you for the iTunes reviews!!

January 15, 2013 at 4:27 pm 6 comments

Episode 52: No-Guilt Goals

Thank you for listening to Episode 52 of Just One More Row! This episode is sponsored by the Dallas Fort Worth Fiber Fest.



Does your New Year’s resolution involve taking fiber related classes or attending a fiber festival? If so, DFW Fiber Fest has a wonderful line up of Nationally and Locally recognized teachers in knitting, spinning, crochet, and other fiber arts.  Come take a class with Gwen Bortner, Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby of Shibaguyz Designz, Beth Smith from the Spinning Loft and lots of other wonderful instructors with classes for all levels of experience.  Franklin Habit is our featured Friday night speaker and tickets for that event will go on sale in March.  DFW Fiber Fest is held April 5-7, 2013 in Grapevine, TX.  Sign up soon for best class selection! You can find our website at dfwfiberfest.org.

On The Needles/Bobbins:
Dana: Breaking Hearts Socks, Acer Cardigan, Fenton Mixed BFL (sweater spin!) on mS, cormo on Suzie, finished singles (Bridget the Magnificent) waiting to nply
Brittany: Crazy Neon Stripey Socks, Crooked Paths

FOs/Yarns:
Dana: Rosie Future Stripey Socks, Coffee with Karrie, Simple Beret, Three Feet of Sheep, Bodhi merino
Brittany: Mom’s Christmas Socks

New In The Queue: – we did our semiannual queue culling!
Dana: Less is More by Amy King (free on Knitty), Nalu Mitts by Leila Raabe (free Ravelry download), Stargazing Cowl by Heather Monroe Kinne ($1.99 Ravelry download)
Brittany: Ephemera Mittens by Amy Christoffers (free Ravelry download), Olive Basket Sweater by Amy Miller ($6 Ravelry download)

Our 2013 Goals:
Britt’s 2013 Goals:
Knitting:

  • Coldsheep until KY fiber festival in May. Yes, 5 months with no yarn buying! Then, cold sheep again until SSK.
  • Finish my WIPS. No, really this time. Stop laughing.
  • Knit more than I did in 2012 (5732 yds)
  • Knit at least 2 sweaters
  • Focus on one skein projects that aren’t socks

Dana’s 2013 Goals:
Knitting:

Spinning:

  • spin at least 16oz a month… preferably 20oz… for a total of 12lb for the year (hopefully 15lb!).
  • no buying fiber until KY! (clubs aren’t included, and I’m in 2)
  • try the following techniques: unsupported long draw, more art yarn techiques from Spin Art like corespinning (I already know how but need to get better!) and autowrapping.
  • spin for at least 2 sweaters.

Shop Goals:

  • introduce 2 more yarn bases
  • introduce 3 more fiber bases
  • try to stay ahead on my shop updates instead of having to get them ready right before they go live
  • make a color cards page on my blog so I can have all of my repeatable colorways in one location
  • come up with at least 3 new colorways a month
  • stay ahead of holiday colorways by at least 2 months

Announcements:

  • Another Crafty Girl drawing: for Jemaine Strong Sock: #19 Kuntzknit!  for Kris Kringle Merino Worsted: #9 dieborl! Please get in contact with Dana!
  • Brown Bagging It KAL has started! There is a thread on the group if you want to post pictures or chat, and please tag your projects “bbkal2013”.
  • Round 3 of the 2 Crafty Girls Yarn Club is starting up! Signups run January 2-12 and the club runs from Feb-Mar, with Feb being UYC shipment and Mar being ACG shipment. The theme is Art History, and the cost is $54 for US members and $62 for international members (which includes 2 skeins of 80% superwash merino/20% nylon, 400yd skeins of sock yarn, plus shipping). You can find out more about the club and see pictures of previous colorways done for club members in the group, and we hope you’ll join us!!!
  • Thank you so much to the DFW Fiber Fest for sponsoring the podcast this month!
  • Thank you so much to the listeners who left us new iTunes reviews! They really made our day!

January 2, 2013 at 12:17 am Leave a comment

Episode 51: Christmas Crazies

Thank you for joining us for episode 51 of Just One More Row! This episode is sponsored by AnotherCraftyGirl.
ACG Banner Dec 2012
Another Crafty Girl is a one-girl operation, dyeing up variegated, overdyed and tonal yarns. ACG’s colorways are based on things she loves, whether it’s a video game, TV show, movie, or something from nature. She boils that love down into a colorway through a series of super-secret processes, sometimes involving crayons. She then uses more super-secret skills to apply it to her favorite yarn bases which are all lovely and range from sock to worsted weight. Her super-secret processes preserve some of the love and automagically infuse a bit of it into every skein. She updates her shop on (almost every) Monday at anothercraftygirl.etsy.com and new colorways are created monthly.


On The Needles/Bobbins/Spindles:
Dana: Rosie Future Stripey Socks, Coffee with Karrie, Wildflower Monkeys, Ka’ana, Newborn Owlie Hat, Three Feet of Sheep on Hansen (finally getting back to it!), Bridget the Magnificent sock roving on the Suzie
Brittany: Chris’s Stocking, Mom’s Christmas Socks, loop batt

Finished Objects/Yarns:
Dana: Noble Cowl, O Christmas Tree Ornaments, Sweets for My Mom, Sparkly One Row Scarf, Pint Sized Pines, Little Stars, Handspun Mitten Garland, Goldberry 2ply, Santa Fe Art Yarn, Harmony Wools Alpacas 2ply
Brittany: Ruche Beret

New In The Queue:
Dana: Dovetail Cowl by Carina Spencer ($5 Rav download), Cloudy Fall by Bonnie Jiang ($5 Rav download), Shallows by Bonnie Sennott ($5 Rav download or get the eBook for $8, which has a mitts pattern that matches)
Brittany: Zuzu’s Petals and Dovetail Cowl by Carina Spencer ($5 Rav downloads)

Discussion:
Dana’s 2012 Goals:

  • 12,000 yards knit in 2012

- so far, 12600yds, will probably hit 13500-14000 by the end of the month

  • socks, finish sweater wips

- 13 pairs of socks for the year (including 2 single socks as a pair… shop samples!) may hit 14 if I finish my Rosie Futures… no sweaters were finished this year (YET- I’m trying for Acer by Dec 31!) (8 pair for me, 2 pair for Chris, 2 pair for Mom, 2 individual socks)

  • spinning goals: no buying spinning fiber until Middle TN Fiber Festival in May! (w/ the exception of my 2 fiber clubs) spin from stash!

- I managed til my birthday, but then didn’t buy any more fiber til Kentucky (we didn’t go to Middle TN). I have spun 11600yds this year (not counting yarn that is almost done), will hopefully hit 13000yds by the end of the month.

Brittany’s 2012 Goals:

  • Finish Candy Stripe Raglan, Linen Stitch Scarf, and Herringbone Cowl
    • I only finished the Herringbone Cowl. :(
  • Knit 2 more sweaters
    • Nope. I started a few but they never worked out.
  • Knit at least 6 pairs of socks (more complicated, not all just stockinette)
    • Definitely did this! 11 pairs, counting mom’s christmas socks
  • Knit 12,000 yards in 2012
    • HAHAHA nope.
  • Spinning goals: try for 8 oz a month
    • Didn’t happen, but I’m happy with my spinning this year.

Announcements:

  • Thank you so much to Sarah of AnotherCraftyGirl for sponsoring!
  • This month’s contest: Sarah would like to know what your preferred size is for miniskeins, and if you would prefer individual skeins or sets based on a theme, or maybe even a new idea that you have. Leave a message in the episode thread, and we’ll draw 2 winners by RNG on 12/29. The prizes are: Jemaine on Strong Sock and Kris Kringle on Merino Worsted. You must be a member of the Ravelry group to win!
"Jemaine" Strong Sock by Another Crafty Girl

“Jemaine” Strong Sock by Another Crafty Girl

"Kris Kringle" Merino Worsted by Another Crafty Girl

“Kris Kringle” Merino Worsted by Another Crafty Girl

  • Signups for Round 3 of the 2 Crafty Girls yarn club will be opening the first week of January. The new theme will be “Art History” for 2013, and the club will run in 2 month rounds. Every round will be a lottery sign up. Be sure to check out the group for more information, as we’ll be posting a lot more about it in the next 2 weeks!
  • The greatest gift you could give us this year is awesome iTunes reviews, and other podcasters would appreciate them too! They don’t cost anything and will help us pop up in searches for knitting podcasts!

December 14, 2012 at 10:54 am 1 comment

Episode 50: WE’RE FIFTY!!!

Thank you for joining us for episode 50 of Just One More Row! This episode is sponsored by AnotherCraftyGirl.



ACG Banner Dec 2012
Another Crafty Girl is a one-girl operation, dyeing up variegated, overdyed and tonal yarns. ACG’s colorways are based on things she loves, whether it’s a video game, TV show, movie, or something from nature. She boils that love down into a colorway through a series of super-secret processes, sometimes involving crayons. She then uses more super-secret skills to apply it to her favorite yarn bases which are all lovely and range from sock to worsted weight. Her super-secret processes preserve some of the love and automagically infuse a bit of it into every skein. She updates her shop on (almost every) Monday at anothercraftygirl.etsy.com and new colorways are created monthly.

On The Needles/Bobbins/Spindles:
Dana: Noble Cowl, Chevron Love Mittens, Wildflower Monkeys, Ka’ana, Handspun Mitten Garland, O Christmas Tree Ornaments, sooper seekrit fiber on the Suzie
Brittany: Ruche Beret, Chris’s Stocking, Mom’s Christmas Socks, Loop batt

Finished Objects/Yarns:
Dana: Amanda’s Mittens, Maybe The Vols Will Win Mitts, mishmash handspun
Brittany: Halloween Socks

New In The Queue:
Dana: Bryn Mawr by Luciana Lopes ($6 Ravelry download), Dandelion Days by Chrissy Prange ($4 Ravelry download)
Brittany: Sugar Maple Hat by Katie Mack (free Ravelry download)

Holiday Rich Girl: Gifts Extravaganza!!!
What Dana would like to receive: patterns on my wishlist, fiber from my Etsy favorites, Knitter’s Pride Dreamz DPN set, HansenCrafts miniSpinner bobbin/quill set/maintenance kit/orifice reducers, gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe
What Brittany would like to receive: patterns on my wishlist, ChaioGoo Twist interchangeable needle set, Weekend Hats by Cecily Glowik MacDonald
Gift Ideas for Others by Category:

Announcements:

  • Prizewinner of the GnomeAcres gift package: #28, kelle0302! Congrats, and get in touch with Dana with your address!
  • Thank you so much to Sarah of AnotherCraftyGirl for sponsoring!
  • The greatest gift you could give us this year is awesome iTunes reviews, and other podcasters would appreciate them too! They don’t cost anything and will help us pop up in searches for knitting podcasts!

December 3, 2012 at 9:38 am 3 comments

Episode 49: Two Wild and Crazy Gals!

Thank you for joining us for episode 49 of Just One More Row! This episode is sponsored by GnomeAcres.



At GnomeAcres, our gnomemade and nerd-flavored yarn & fiber say everything about what we love. With colorway names like Bertie Bott’s, 221B Baker Street, I Dream of Zombie and Dean Winchester, you’re sure to find something for every geek on your shopping list this holiday season.

We offer everything from lace weight to bulky weight yarn, including sparkle and tweed yarn bases. We also just added knitting needle gauges and WPI gauges that would make great stocking stuffers.

Looking for holiday yarn? Our gnomes have been busy creating 11 amazing holiday colorways for you to choose from. Each item you make from a holiday yarn purchase can be used in our Holiday Knitalong contest that runs from November 1 to December 27.

To see our full gnometastical selection, check us out on Etsy at GnomeAcres.Etsy.com. You can also find out more about what surprises we have in store at GnomeAcres.com.

On The Needles/Bobbins/Spindles:
Dana: Amanda’s Mittens, Chevron Love Mittens, Maybe The Vols Will Win Mitts, Alpaca/Silk on Sidekick, Three Feet of Sheep on Hansen, new scarf on loom!
Brittany: Halloween Socks, Ruche Beret out of handspun Gale’s Art, pulled out Geodesic Cardigan again, but barely any progress, loop batt

Finished Objects/Yarns:
Dana: Chris’s Nightfall Christmas Socks, Baby Vertebrae, Cottage Garden Woven Scarf, Kelp Scarf 1, Random MishMash Handspun (197yds/100g nply), Crush Crush Crush Merino/Silk (374yds/112g 2ply)
Brittany: nada

New In The Queue:
Dana: Crystal Collection eBook by Mandy Powers ($18 download on Ravelry), Oatmeal the Snowman by Rachel Borello Carroll ($4.50 download on Ravelry), Christmas Lights by Amalia Samios ($3.50 download on Ravelry)
Brittany: Lucy Hat by Carina Spencer, Farmstead Cardigan by Amy Gunderson (both from Winter 2012 Knitscene)

If I Was A Rich Girl:
Dana: ALL THE COLORS of Brown Sheep NatureSpun Sport!!!
Brittany: Deerfield Creations supported spindle

Review: Subterranean Woodwork Turkish Spindle and Malcolm Fielding Dervish Spindle
(link to Brittany’s)

Announcements:

  • Prizewinner from last time: 39, 82
  • GnomeAcres contest: Name one item you would consider a must-have in your zombie survival kit. The prize: a skein of GnomeAcres Fingering/Sock (80/10/10) in “Zombie Flannel”, a set of GnomeAcres buttons, and a WPI gauge. Entries must be put in the episode thread on Ravelry; we will not accept blog comments as entries. Enter by Tuesday November 27 at midnight CT. Good luck!
  • Be sure to support your indie dyers on Black Friday weekend! A lot of us will be having special sales for customers. Unwind Yarn Company will be having a HUGE update at midnight on Thanksgiving night, just in time for Black Friday! As soon as the update goes live, use coupon TURKEY12 to save 10% off your entire order through midnight ET on Cyber Monday (11/26). And if you’re a dyer or small business person who is offering a special deal for that weekend, please feel free to post about it in the thread Dana will start in the group! We all love to be enabled!

November 16, 2012 at 12:58 am 1 comment

Episode 48: Gnometastical!

Thank you for joining us for episode 48 of Just One More Row!


This episode is sponsored by GnomeAcres.
At GnomeAcres, our gnomemade and nerd-flavored yarn & fiber say everything about what we love. With colorway names like Bertie Bott’s, 221B Baker Street, I Dream of Zombie and Dean Winchester, you’re sure to find something for every geek on your shopping list this holiday season.

We offer everything from lace weight to bulky weight yarn, including sparkle and tweed yarn bases. We also just added knitting needle gauges and WPI gauges that would make great stocking stuffers.

Looking for holiday yarn? Our gnomes have been busy creating 11 amazing holiday colorways for you to choose from. Each item you make from a holiday yarn purchase can be used in our Holiday Knitalong contest that runs from November 1 to December 27.

To see our full gnometastical selection, check us out on Etsy at GnomeAcres.Etsy.com. You can also find out more about what surprises we have in store at GnomeAcres.com.

On The Needles/Bobbins:
Dana:Cable Socks for Chris, Campus Jacket, Acer Cardigan, Neely O Hara Socks, 3 Feet of Sheep on Hansen, nothing on Suzie or Sidekick at the moment (at least not that’s getting worked on)
Brittany:Halloween Socks, Loop Bump

Finished Objects/Yarns:
Dana:Sanibel Stoop Purl Bee Beret, Bandana Cowl, Gehry Hat
Brittany:By The Sea

New In The Queue:
Dana:Callais by Corrina Ferguson ($6 on Ravelry)
Brittany:Iced Hat by Irina Dmitrieva ($3.50 on Ravelry)

SAFF 2012 Recap:
Dana got:
3 balls FibroFibers Nightfall Worsted (bottle green, deep turquoise, silver)
1 ball FibroFibers Nightfall Sportweight (silver)
2 FibroFibers Nightfall Sportweight Sock Sets (ivy- currently knitting, hot pink)
River’s Edge Fiber Arts Hat Trick in Tapestry
KnittyandColor Merino/Silk Roving in Crush Crush Crush and Mermaid
KnittyandColor batts in Quick Sizzle and Milky Way
Subterranean Woodworks’ tiny turkish spindle (review next episode!)
Knitting Rose Yarns Bamboo Sock in Peacock
Knitting Rose Yarns Blossom Sock in Miskinish
The Tail Spinner Hand-Blended and -Dizzed Roving in Butterscotch
Frabjous Fibers 3 Feet of Sheep in BFL jewel tones
felted cat toys for the boys
traded fiber for a mug by potterknitter (shop is here)
was gifted a ball of sock yarn by Lollipop Yarns (All I Want For Christmas)
was gifted a Unique Sheep Verve gradient set in Que Sera Sera.
Brittany got:
was gifted a Malcolm Fielding “Dervish” supported spindle
supported spindle bowl
Unplanned Peacock Studio Twisty Aran “Botanical”
River’s Edge Fiber Arts Hat Trick “furubee”?
Knitty and Color Milky Way Batt
Knitty and Color Merino/Silk “ultralight at night”
Unwind Yarn Company Polwarth/Silk “Ghoulish”
Sheepish Creations BFL/Silk
was gifted a ball of Lollipop Yarn in Sleigh Ride

Announcements:
* It’s our two-year podiversary! To commemorate the occasion, we are starting a new contest: what is your favorite JOMR moment? There will be 2 winners, picked by RNG, and each winner will get to pick a colorway from Dana’s repeatable colorways, as well as a base fiber, and will get a skein of personalized handspun by Dana or Brittany! We’ll do our best to accommodate handspun requests, but we don’t guarantee a 3ply fingering weight yarn or anything. ;) You have until midnight CT on Nov 12 to enter. Thanks so much for all of your support over the last 2 years!
* Last episode’s contest: inspiration pictures! Brittany and Dana’s pick: #43 by RavelJ! RNG: #27 by Shanalines! You both get the Callais pattern by Corrina Ferguson! :)
* Thanks again to GnomeAcres for sponsoring the podcast! Any order in the GnomeAcres Etsy shop that mentions the podcast in the notes to seller will receive free GnomeAcres buttons in their shipment through the end of November!

November 3, 2012 at 12:23 am 3 comments

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