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Episode 6 – Cooking with Oil

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What’s in Our Cups?

Diana has coffee from Little Sister Coffee Maker. Jocelyn has lemon ginger Yerba Mate tea from Mate Factor, available at Vita Health.

Cool Threads

Diana wore her Lindsay Slouch and Rainbowside Shawl to her job interview. Her mom was wearing her socks and fingerless gloves during a visit.

PHD Works

Diana has been working on the Bellrose Shawl and her dad’s socks.

Jocelyn finished the Misti Diagonal Rib Shawl. She has been working on 365 Days of Granny Squares, the Boneyard Shawl, the Coffee Shop Wrap, a (frogged) dishcloth, and the Distinction Shawl.

Yarn on the Go

Diana sent and received yarn for the Reddit Yarn Exchange.

Jocelyn has been compiling patterns for gift knitting, and eyeballing a joint Miss Babs order.

Theoretical Spinning

Diana’s spinning wheel (Electric Eel Wheel 5) has crossed the border into Canada.

Sew Little Time

Jocelyn has been organizing and cutting fabric for bags to sell in her eventual Etsy shop.

Events

Diana briefly mentions #30daysofhairstyles, totally unrelated to yarn.

Stash Dash (that’s the 2016 page), May 27-August 20? Jocelyn wants to go for 5K, Diana a more introductory 3K.

Red Heart Textured Triangle Shawl KAL – May 1

World Wide Knit in Public Day, June 19.

Ai-Kon – July 21-23

C4 – October 27-29

Diana is going to BSides (July 25-26) and DefCon (July 27-30).

Manitoba Fiber Festival, September 15-16.

Book Review

Reclaimed: Autumn 2013 Collection by Knit Picks, from Diana’s personal collection.

Book Review · crochet · knitting · podcast

Episode 3 – Super Popular on the Fruit Front

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We begin with an apology for Diana’s illness. Jocelyn mentions John and Hank Green.

What’s In Our Cups

Diana is drinking a Vanilla Bean Latte from Second Cup. Jocelyn has a large half coffee, half Vanilla Bean Hot Chocolate beverage.

Cool Threads

Diana has been wearing her Rainbowside Shawl, Sockhead Hat, green cabled scarf, and Lindsay Slouch.

Jocelyn has worn her Kit Kat Hat and Lightning Fast Mittens.

PHD Works

Diana has been working on her Bellrose Shawl.

Jocelyn has worked on her mom’s afghan, 365 Days of Granny Squares, Misti Diagonal Rib Shawl, and her Boneyard Shawl.

Yarn on the Go

Jocelyn talks about her Ravelry queue. She mentions the podcast Actually Knitting and doing the Winter Honey Shawl for the Mowry KAL.

Knitting Attacks

Jocelyn has been attacked by her Boneyard Shawl. Repeatedly.

Events

We will be attending the Manitoba Fiber Festival on September 15-16 at the Red River Exhibition Grounds. We are also doing Knit in Public Day on June 10.

Sew Little Time

Jocelyn has been sewing purses and bags in preparation for starting an Etsy shop.

Diana mentions that she backed the Electric Eel Wheel 5.

Book Review

This week we reviewed Vintage Modern Knits: Contemporary Designs Using Classic Techniques by Kate Gagnon Osborn & Courtney Kelley. Jocelyn took it out of the library.

We really like it and think you should take a look.