Friday, October 28, 2011
Episode 37 - Quickie
Friday, October 21, 2011
The REAL Episode 36 - Groovin'
WIPs
Jeweled Cowl by Sachiko Uemura
Malabrigo Lace in Indiecita on US7/4.5mm
Ambroso Mittens by Carol Feller
Numma Numma Happy Hour DK in Fruity on US4/3.5mm
Hogwarts Express by Susan Ashcroft
Keegen Lane Yarns Tippy Toes Sock in C3PO on US6/4mm
Spinning
MerinoLeisl BFL in Heckenrosen is DONE! 328 yards of fingering weight with more still to ply on the bobbin. LOVING this yarn!!
What's Next?
I'll be using my Wollmeise 100% in Pitahaya for either Magrathea or Piyuma
Secret knitting commencing soon!
What's New?
Fibernymph Dye Works
One Hot Mama in Bedazzled base
American Legend in Sunshine base
The Cat & Crow
Cascade Eco Duo
Cascade 220 Sport for dyeing tutorial
Podcaster Challenge Goody Bag!
What's In The Book Bag?
The Bible Repairman and other stories by Tim Powers
Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux
Six Creepy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle & Stephanie Gordon Tessler
Boo! by Robert Munsch
Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio
The Sleepless Little Vampire by Richard Egielski
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekend Recap & A Winner!
Well, It's back to reality after a fantastic weekend in Wisconsin! I thought I would share some pictures from our adventures and then it's time to announce the winner of the Girls' Getaway Giveaway! Yay!
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| The first beer of the weekend - Spotted Cow, of course! |
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| Our favorite lunch spot - their cheddar curds are orgasmic... I'm serious. Try them. Oh - and if they ever bring back Slow Eddy, you gotta try that too (jalapeno beer - SO frakking good!) |
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| The view as we drove to Devil's Lake, WI |
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| Fave picture of the weekend - Jenny playing in the leaves |
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| SO gorgeous! Devil's Lake State Park, WI |
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| I could have picked better hiking shoes. |
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| Yes - the rocks really were that purple! |
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| Laura (the "wife") and I |
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| Jenny trying to look "thoughtful" |
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| There was a fungus among us. |
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| Jenny & I |
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| Enjoying the view |
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| Time to go home... Merrimac Ferry |
And the winner of the Schwammerl Wollmeise is.....
YARNYAKER!!!
Contact me at erin@mommyneedsyarn.com or PM me on Ravelry
with your address and I'll get this beautiful skein off to you! :)
Thanks to everyone who entered!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Girls' Getaway Giveaway
Because it's Thursday and I'm excited about going away for the weekend....
Because I love y'all more than chocolate cake....
Because I will miss sharing with you all tomorrow morning....
I want to give you all an opportunity to win this:
Just post a comment here telling me your favorite part of fall by 9pm, Sunday October 16th and I will use the ole random number generator to choose a winner!
Everyone have a great weekend!!
Because I love y'all more than chocolate cake....
Because I will miss sharing with you all tomorrow morning....
I want to give you all an opportunity to win this:
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| Wollmeise 80/20 Twin in Schwammerl |
Everyone have a great weekend!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
This week's episode
I am going out of town this weekend on a girls' weekend at the lake house.
This week will be lacking in video content but I will upload a blog post with pictures of what's been going on and then maybe some pictures of our weekend in the great wild north of WI. :)
Regularly scheduled recording will resume next Friday, the 21st!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Episode 35 - Rambling On
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