She's got big skeins

Illness has kept me from recording regularly, but I hope to rectify that soon. However, life is getting busy, so I won’t have as much editing in my episodes (no cool Rav displays.) Sorry.

Prize Drawings:
Here’s to Your Health - July
SSK messenger bag. Thanks to the awesome oohfancypants for donating hers as a giveaway as well.
Daizie Yarns

Check out the cute Dr. Suess themed podcast by Heather219, Knits-N-Things.

FO’s: GoT My KAL, For Lottie, First Baby Cardi, Looping Pinwheel Baby Blanket

WIP’s: Summers Shawl, Lilac Lizette, Modified Looping Twist, Rock Star Socks

Summers at Scarritt-Bennett Shawl KAL!!

Double the Pleasure

Since I had so much to talk about, it is close to an hour long instead of the usual 20-30 minutes. Hence the name “Double the Pleasure”. That’s what happens when you don’t record for almost three weeks! Too much to talk about!!

Long tail provisional cast on tutorial will also be posted under the Tutorials Tab.

Enjoy!
Your knitting (and teaching) girlfriend

So Much Spinning

This week has been consumed with spinning - as evidenced by the four, yes four, spinning FO’s. Go Team Knit Me Sassy!

Confessions of a Yarn Whore

I am wearing the Summer Flies shawl that Cori (irocknits) made for me for ZK. Here is a link to her pattern page for it. http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Irocknits/summer-flies-19

Why yes I do sound like a duck

I don’t have show notes this week, I was flying by the seat of my pants! Next week is ZK, so I will be making short entries on my trip and posting them when I get back in two weeks.

Happy knitting!

37 birthdays

Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had a great day!

FO: Lazy-day lace shawl
WIP: Getting down and Partying it Up socks, Baby Chalice Blanket, Crochet blanket

Campy Loopey - Mt. Loopius team!

Pre-Birthday Celebrations

Just got back from a trip to see the family for some pre-birthday celebrations.

FO: Stripe Study Shawl, Gail (Aka Nightsongs)
WIP: Partying it up and Getting Down socks, Game of Thrones MKAL.

Thank you’s

The Summers at Scaritt-Bennett KAL! See the Desert Vista Dyeworks group for more info!! purplehayes

Carolyn the Red-nosed Podcaster

The red is from allergies, not drinking, though I definitely think the drinking would be more fun!

I am SO unorganized this week, but I have two FO’s and a bittersweet new WIP to show you. I will have better notes, and the cool Ravelry pages in the episode thing, again next time.

I am going to discontinue the fitness segment until mid-June. I watched the documentary “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” with Joe Cross at the recommendation of ploverbird and I found it incredibly inspiring. However, the whole idea of a 60-day juice fast is also very controversial (I am not doing a 60-day fast, just saying!) so I don’t think that what Joe has to say is for everyone. I am going to be trying some of his ideas and I will be documenting my progress on this journey to share with you all at the end. I just don’t want it to be mixed in with the podcast.

Etsy Shop Update!

Well, it is time to clear out some major inventory in the GFK Etsy Shop. Check out these amazing deals! Some of the stitch marker sets have been discounted as much as 50%!

Or maybe you have been eyeing some the newer ring stitch markers. I have several sets in stock for both large and small needles sizes. My current faves are the ones below, it XL!!

Or maybe something more unique is up your alley. How about these adorable little gnomes?!?! I think I might have to keep a set for myself! Hurry, I specially ordered these beads, and so there is a very limited supply!

Happy Shopping!

Your Knitting (and stitch marker making) Girlfriend

Of piggies and yarn dogs

Update on Amy, who had minor surgery this week.

FOs: Simple Handspun Shawl, Stripe Study Shawl

WIPs: Peacock Nightsongs, Yarn Dog

HippiePenguin giveaway winner announced!!

5th Place!

FO: Jen’s Little Woodcutter, vest plus hat
WIP: Game of Thrones KAL; Simple Handspun Shawl

So you want some Hippie Penguin Yarn? Post in the prize thread for the drawing next week.

Fitness: Placed 5th place overall, and second in my division, in the Fun Run at my work conference. YAY!!

As a side note, I again apologize for mentioning that amazing food.

Quite a Year

No FO’s this week.
WIP’s: Stripe Study, Gail aka Nightsong, After Hours Woodcutter.

Big thank you for all the support and kindness shown to us after last week’s episode.

KAL WINNERS!!!

Fitness - focus on nutrition still. “You can’t exercise your way to better nutrition.”

Spider You Can't Kill

In this episode, Amy is here to help me show off my knitting, and tell you about her rare disease. Her blog is spideryoucantkill.blogspot.com.

Travel Break

I’ve been traveling! Some much-needed rest, but these dark circles under my eyes seem to say I need more rest.

What have I been doing?

• Vacation in the mountains
• Working on a surprise for the GFK KAL!
• Uploading new art work/logo

WIP: Fisherman Sweater, Getting down socks, Stripe Study

Fitness:

• French Women Don’t Get Fat
• Skinny Girl Rules

GFK KAL!!! Ends March 31.

This hat and I have gone round and round

No show notes this week. Check out the thread on Ravelry for questions and answers about the show.

GFK KAL (Feb 2013)

Let’s start knitting! GFK KAL begins now!
Coupon Code gfkkal for $1 off paid for patterns except for Racing Hearts socks. Wisteria Garden socks are FREE through the end of March.

FO: Rocky Coast Cardigan
WIP: Blanket for a baby boy out of Bernat in Boo Berries

New Podcasts to check out:
Sheepish Podcast with knitgirl
Knitiots with LittleSweetPea & ValdrikR
SwedutchHandcrafts with swedutch
Geeky Girl Knits with JavaPurl and Damaris-abitweird

GFK KAL! Knit any pattern from Girlfriends Knitting Designs before March 31 and enter to win one of three fabulous prizes!! Coupon Code: gfkkal for $1 off paid for patterns. Wisteria Socks are FREE IN MARCH!

Fitness: Doing good on WW, bad on moving.

I Heart You ALL

Awesome Valentine’s Day! Thank you to all of the wonderful people who worked on my Sweet Pink Hearts blanket. The sneaky Ravelry thread where everyone planned it in Emily’s group is here.

Check out the lemknitcrochet group for the Histocytosis fundraiser details. Girlfriends Knitting is donating a set of stitch markers.

Fitness:

• Back to recording my food on WW. You really don’t see how bad you are eating until you are recording everything that goes into your mouth! If you want to friend me on WW online, I am cawshirley there, just like everywhere else.
• Going to attempt the C25K plan again, with DragonTamerBrat as my “coach”! Getting prepared for the Zombie 5K. Running from zombies, always great motivation.

FO: Amy’s Span the Rainbow. Used some Fibernymph Dyeworks to finish off the top.

WIP’s:

• Baby Boy blanket - using Bernat in the Boo Berries colorway.
• Fisherman Sweater for Amy in Fisherman’s wool.

This is the website I used to learn how to cable without a cable needle. You can google it and tons of videos come up as well.

25% off select items in the Girlfriends Knitting Etsy shop.

Alpacalypse

Oxford Fiber Festival:

• Met up with Gale, Eloise, Laura, Holly, Ginger, and Virge.
• Fiber and yarn from Sky Loom Weavers.
• Alpaca Dryer Balls from Coldwater Alpaca Ranch.
• Sweater Class with Shannon Okey.

FO: Backseat Passenger Cowl

WIPS: Rocky Coast Cardigan, DAM Gauntlets

COUPON CODE: 13% off at Girlfriends Knitting on Etsy with the code love13, good through Valentine’s Day.

KAL?? Looking at doing a Girlfriends Knitting Designs KAL, March 1 - April 30. Look for two new patterns this month. Prizes include:

• Project bag from Ginger, afreespirit, from her shop, Absolute Wonder.

• Berroco Boboli in the Bon-Bon colorway. (2 skeins)

• Green o-ring stitch markers.

Podiversary

It is my podiversary!! I am excited, but there isn’t big goings on…

FO: For My Own Good

WIP’s: Span the Rainbow, Downton KAL, candy cane  for Candy, Rocky Coast saw no love again this week.

Fitness: Too much eating and no exercise! BOOO!!!

Check out A Down Under Yarn with fifikins. Yay! I remembered this week!

Thank you froggymonkey for the pattern!

PODIVERSARY SALE: 25% off in the etsy shop, girlfriendsknitting.etsy.com, through Sunday 1/27/13, with the code “podiversary”. The “love13” code for 13% off will be good again on Monday through Valentine’s Day.

Let's Talk About Heels

I had a very positive response from the episode on toes, so this episode I talk about heels! I hope it is not too basic for y’all!

WIP: Rocky Coast cardigan, Wingspan, Downton Abbey MKAL (DAM KAL! LOL), Skew Socks for Mom

Goals: Knit the four skeins of sock yarn I have in my radar! Run a 5K all the way (better get training.)

Knitting class at the college in February - wish me luck!

VALENTINE’S DAY SALE!! New stitch markers will be going in the Etsy shop this weekend and I will be offering a coupon code for 13% off (relax, you don’t have to do the math) through Feb. 14 for Valentine’s Day. CODE: love13

Lesson on Heels:

• Heel with Gussett by Wendy Johnson

• Afterthought Heel by Laura Linneman (Tutorial by Leslie here.)

• Short-row heel (Learned from Pretty, PKJewelry)

• Sweet tomato heel by Cat Bordhi

• I mention Carin from Round the Twist as well as a reference.

Back in the Saddle, Again

In this episode, I talk about all the Christmas knitting I finished up (huge FO parade, well, not really a parade because I only have pics of most) and that I have been fairly monogamous lately. I blame Megan, justrunknit.

I forgot to mention a wonderful new podcast, A Down Under Yarn by one of our very own, Fiona! fifikins. She is so funny! And already being mentioned on many of the more popular podcasts, you go girl! I am so happy for you! Please forgive me for my forgetfulness. I will try to remember for next week!