Episode 26: Wearing My Bed in Public

 

What’s New in Life?

• Katie:
  • Interstellar Rodeo and BECK
  • Adia Victoria
  • Aloe Blacc
  • Broken Social Scene

Patterns/KALs

• Gnomes! Gnatasha, Gnicholas, and Gnorbert have launched
• Xmas in July 
  • Winners! Contact Sarah please (imaginedlandscape on Ravelry)
    LauraKnitsPA for a gnome (#18) – Emelyn Mae Shawl fom Jennifer Lassonde
  • MacKnitsALot for another gnome (#12) – pattern of choice from me
• Blueberry Brioche Cowl launching this week
• Contest: Enter to Win a ticket to the Manitoba Fibre Festival here, deadline midnight Sept 3

Destination Achieved (FOs)

• Katie:
  • Biscotte Cup

• Sarah:
  • Rainer’s socks!
  • +1 hand warmers 

 

Looking Back Down the Trail, where are they now?

FOs from first episode

• Katie:
  • Raiun
  • Sommer Sleeveless top

• Sarah:
  •  Travelling Landscapes Shawl: link to the challenge outline, link to the post with inspiration photos and reveal
  • Mitred Squares Coaster 

Are We There Yet?  (WIPs)

• Katie:
  • Cloudburst 
  • Rose City Rollers
  • Wrapped Up (in Wollmeise)

• Sarah:
  • Swatching lots, like 3 designs, no… 4.
  • Little bit of blanket knitting

 

Looking Back Down the Trail – favourite FO of the last 12 months

• Katie:
  • Rauin and Sommer Sleeveless 
  • Grande Fille Modelle 
  • Yoga Shawl 

• Sarah:
  • Margo Poncho, but also mention:
  • Luna Sol 
  • Eddy

Road Bumps & Detours – what are you saddest about not working out in the last 12 months?

• Katie:
  • Briochealicious 

• Sarah:
  • Mitred Squares Blanket pattern

 

Imaginary knitting

• Sarah:
  • Queueing a bunch of sweaters with no concrete plan to knit sweaters…fool
    • Nithya
    • Timely
    • Postgrad

• Katie:
  • Alinda 
  • Awa Awa Wrap 

Looking Up the Trail – if we only knit one thing before next anniversary, what would make us happy?

• Katie:
  • A shrug with the Scarlet Kickapoo Sock yarn I got at VKL Minneapolis last year

• Sarah:
  • A pullover that I yearn to wear all the time

 

Off the Knitted Path (non-yarn things)

• Katie:
• • Atomic Blonde
• Sarah:
• • GLOW – Netflix