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Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn: Gusto Wool Carmen Sock Weight Yarn (80/20 Merino/Nylon) in Colorway 1402

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

About the yarn: Half of the skein is navy blue the other half is a neon rainbow. At my gauge it is microstriping!

Yarn: various fingering scraps

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Ravelry Project Page

I am using Cate's Clasp Weft Join when joining a new yarn. Using this method, I only have 4 ends to weave in even though I am changing yarns often.

Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial

Hook: F (3.75 mm)

Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn

Ravelry Project Page

I've been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to Instagram post

4 rounds per hexagon.

Learned double magic circle from this YouTube video.

Progress Update: 225 hexagons done on 5/22/23 (74 unwashed + 151 washed)- goal is 374

Pattern: Chevron Scrap Blanket by Maria's Blue Crayon (free crochet pattern) available on Ravelry & the Maria's Blue Crayon Website.

Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in White & Tranquil (light green), Lion Brand Pound of Love in Pastel Pink and Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly Big! in colorway Soft Lilac

Hook: J (6.0 mm)

Ravelry Project Page (I crocheted one of these in summer 2020- click here for that Ravelry Project Page)

For help learning the Corner to Corner Crochet method you could check out this free Ravelry Download from Lauri Bolland or this video tutorial from Lion Brand on YouTube.

Each section is 11 squares tall. Green, white, pink, white, purple, white.

Progress: 3 strips finished. 1 more started.

Yarn: various fingering scraps

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Ravelry Project Page

I am using Cate's Clasp Weft Join when joining a new yarn. Using this method, I only have 4 ends to weave in even though I am changing yarns often.

Progress: Sock 1 is close to the heel. Sock 2 has a cuff.

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022.

Progress: almost to the toe on the second sock

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn:  Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso base in the Summer Rainbow Colorway

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Progress: 1st cuff down + a few inches into the leg

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn:  Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Curiouser & Curiouser Colorway

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

I purchased this as a Micro Sock set; 50g of main color + a 20g mini. I also had another LFA mini that I liked with it, so I have green and purple to choose from.

Progress: ready to start heel on first sock

Fiber: Fluffypuf #130 Hand Dyed Roving Batt Purple/Pink. 1.4 ounces. 50% BFL, 40% merino, 10% Tussah Silk.

Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S

Ravelry Project Page

About the Fluffypuf braid: contains purple (various shades), yellow, orange, gray, blue, pink

I purchased 4 oz of 100% Rambouillet from Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks at CT Sheep & Wool.

I will plan to do a 3 ply

Update this episode: I broke my new driveband! Will replace w/ kitchen cotton yarn for now

With the announcement of the Legacy Fiber Artz MAL, I decided to wind up all of my LFA minis on the sparkle base to knit some scrappy, helical, clasp-weft sparkle socks!

The Cartographers by Peng Shepard. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

Friday night we had dinner at Water Street in Wiscasset, Maine

Maine Botanical Gardens.

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Stash Dash, hosted by Leslie & Laura of the Knit Girllls Video Podcast starts May 26th and runs through August 31, 2023. Check out details in the knit girllls discord

Legacy Fiber Artz Knit Your Stash MAL- check out the details on the Treehouse Fiber Arts website

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The Grocery Girls are hosting Hot Granny Square Summer MAL. Check out details in their Ravelry Group & in Episode 183 on their YouTube Channel.

Summer Sock Camp hosted in the Crazy Sock Lady Ravelry Group

Maine Fiber Frolic: June 3-4th at the Windsor Fairgrounds

Vermont Sheep & Wool: Sept 30 & Oct 1 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds

Check out some West Coast (US) Events on the Seattle Knitters Guild site (thanks Kristen- kips206)

Mother's Day celebrations seeing Millie in Matilda followed by dinner at a local brewery

Flowers from Chris & Margarita

Vikki & Katy visited from Las Vegas. I picked them up at the airport and then we met Mom, Dad, Trish and Liz for dinner.

Dan & I celebrated our 19th Anniversary at a local brewery after work.

Thank you Steph for the beautiful AdoreKnit Splash Pad '23 Exclusive Bag & Stitch Markers

Getting video messages from Riley about her crochet project! Riley joined one of our Patrons-only Zooms during the Splash Pad Party and that was a lot of fun!

Memorial Day weekend visits to my parents'.  Mom shared a cool tip on how to clean jewelry which I'll share on Instagram. Sunday after the pool, the 4 of us headed to Matt & Kris' to celebrate Matt's birthday and Carly's birthday. I gifted her the Carmen socks I'd just finished! She's a skiier so I'm hoping she enjoys them.

On Monday, a bunch of my cousins and their kids came! We got a fun photo of 9 kiddos together on my parents' swing! The kids swam and ate ice cream. I played bocce with Garret.

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Off the Needles

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

From the Armchair

Crafty Adventures

Some Years Later

In my Travels

KAL News

Events

Contest, News & Notes

On a Happy Note

Quote of the Week

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Winter Mint Colorway (Yarnable December 2022)

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Ravelry Project Page

About the colorway: mint green with specks of gray and blue

Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial

Hook: F (3.75 mm)

Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn

Ravelry Project Page

I've been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to Instagram post

4 rounds per hexagon.

3.75 inches each. Likely need over 300

Learned double magic circle from this YouTube video. The trick is to know how to pull both loops to tighten the loop.

Bought 2 grab bags of minis from Legacy Fiber Artz and some yarn from Knit Picks with a gift card I got for my birthday. Minis from CT Sheep & Wool and Maryland S&W

Thanks Nicole (ndoyle) for the care package for Riley that included a Crumbl cookie cutter and minis for Riley to make more hexis out of. You can check out our Crumbl taste test in this video.

Fiber: Fluffypuf #130 Hand Dyed Roving Batt Purple/Pink. 1.4 ounces. 50% BFL, 40% merino, 10% Tussah Silk.

Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S

Ravelry Project Page

About the Fluffypuf braid: contains purple (various shades), yellow, orange, gray, blue, pink

I purchased 4 oz of 100% Rambouillet from Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks at CT Sheep & Wool. I split it in two. 2 oz already spun. I will plan to do a 3 ply

Yarn: Spun Right Round Squish DK in the Shock Star colorway

Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) & US 7 (4.5 mm)

Pattern: none

Ravelry Project Page

About the yarn: cream base with small bits of neons + black.

92 sts. 2x2 rib with the US 5 needles. Switched to US 7 needles after the brim. Planning on a slouchy hat

Yarn: A Whimsical Wood Yarn Company Pixie Toes Socks in the Silver Spoon Up My A$$ colorway

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Ravelry Project Page

About the yarn: peaches and pinks with gray/taupe. At my gauge it is striping (~2 rounds per color). I purchased this yarn at Yarncentric event in Maryland.

Progress: Almost done with the first leg.

Yarn: various fingering scraps

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Ravelry Project Page

I tried to weave in ends as I went and I wasn't loving the look of it. My friend Nicki suggested Cate's Clasp Weft Join after starting new yarn. I thought of it but talked myself out of it, thinking it wouldn't work well. It totally does! Let me know if you'd like to see a tutorial on it.

Progress: just finished heel on second sock

Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )

Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway

Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022.

About the yarn: it is the brightest, most neon yellow/green

Progress: Turned second heel

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

This weekend, I had my first go at needle felting. It was a lot of fun!

Me Made May has me wearing my handknits and posting on Instagram.

Day 1: Yorkshire Meadow Shawl- details on my website.

Day 2: Grace & Frankie Shawl- 

Day 3: Tan House Brook Shawl

Day 4: World of Difference Shawl

Day 5: Boxing Day Bonus (me) + Jean Marie Shawl (Mom)

Day 6: Mas Vida Shawl (Coming soon)

Day 7: Deschain Tee by Leila Raven

Day 8: Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter

Day 10: Riley Rose Shawl

Day 13: Amma Top  by Maria Valles (me) + Cozy Classic Raglan by Jessie Maed Designs (Riley)

Riley & I attended Connecticut Sheep & Wool. Check out our vlog video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel.

Mom & I spent Thursday through Monday in Maryland, attending Yarncentrick on Friday & Maryland Sheep & Wool on Saturday. Stay tuned for a 2 part vlog series on my YouTube Channel

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Massachusetts Sheep & Wool: May 27 & 28th at the Cummington Fairgrounds

Maine Fiber Frolic: June 3-4th at the Windsor Fairgrounds

Vermont Sheep & Wool: Sept 30 & Oct 1 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds

Check out some West Coast (US) Events on the Seattle Knitters Guild site (thanks Kristen- kips206)

Mas Vida is a simple sideways shawl that is written for 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn but can be knit up in any yarn you choose. There isn’t a single purl in the project, and the eyelets are easy to work. Many of you will only need to reference the pattern occasionally once you understand the basic increases and increase repeats.

I designed this to take along on a European vacation. I wanted something with a bit of interest, but that wouldn’t be too large, wouldn’t require too much brain space and that wouldn’t work up too quickly (as smaller travel projects tend to do). -

Note - This pattern has already been Tech Edited & Test Knit, so it should be smooth sailing!

I went to see Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan with Megg, Tom & Matt.

Seeing my 11 year old niece perform in Matilda.

Zach’s 1st birthday dinner.

Riley got 2 awards in her last dance competition of the season!

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Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.