Sunday, July 26, 2015

Episode Nine - In Which I Spin


Welcome to episode nine of "Stitching Between Pages"! I hope you enjoy watching, and thank you for checking it out.

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WIPs:
1. "Castle Socks," using the "Vanilla Bean Socks" pattern by Emily O'Grady. Knit in KnitPicks Felici in the "Wizard" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm ChiaoGoo Premium Stainless Steel DPNs. (Modifications: Slipping every fourth stitch rather than every other stitch.)
2. Vanilla socks. Knit in West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply in the "Blue Tit" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm HiyaHiya Sharps DPNs.
3. "Red Robin Shawl," by Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade. Knit in The Wool Barn Luxury Sock in the "Bunting" colorway. Knit on US6/4.00mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" fixed circular. Knit for the Bakery Bears' Brit-A-Long KAL.
4. Granny square crochet blanket - which last appeared on episode five.

Spinning:
I'm spinning some Cephalopod Yarns Bugga! Fiber in the "Ursula" colorway. It's 70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere, and 10% nylon. The braid had 4 oz. but I don't have the entire braid since it was a very sweet gift from my friend who gave me a spinning lesson! I'm spinning it on my Schacht Hi-Lo Spindle.

Pretty New Yarn (& Fiber!):
1. Purl Soho Line Weight, "Toasted Charcoal" and "Pink Grapefruit" colorways
2. The Wool Barn Luxury Sock, "Butterfly" colorway
3. Fibernymph Dyeworks, "Rainbow Riot" colorway (thanks, Jeanette!)
4. Space Cadets Mini Skein Club minis (thanks, Jeanette!)
5. Malabrigo Nube fiber in the "Piedras" colorway
6. Naturally Knitty puni-style rolags in the "Crazy like a Fox" colorway (thanks, Jeanette!)

Books:
1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
2. Letters from Skye, by Jessica Brockmole
3. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamine Alire Saenz

Other Miscellaneous Mentions:
1. Here's links to Purl Soho (in Manhattan) and Argyle (in Brooklyn).
2. The Brooklyn Brainery is amazing, and if any of you are in Brooklyn, you should check it out!
3. Also while in New York, I walked past my favorite building, the Flatiron, stopped at Bryant Park and the New York Public Library for their "Over Here: WWI and the Fight for the American Mind" exhibit, and ended up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the John Singer Sargent exhibit. The Jaharis Lectionary is the Byzantine manuscript that I mentioned.
4. If anyone's curious about We Need Diverse Books / #weneeddiversebooks, here's some more information.

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