Podcast show notes - November 2016

Episode 59 : I'm going upside down (28 November 2016)

Finished objects:
- A little long draw spin with Corriedale fibre.
- I've finished my gift knit of fingerless mittens using RoseHipIsland yarn in the Oz sock base and "Smarties in the sea" colourway.
Works in progress:
- My sock yarn blanket grew two squares, one from an unknown mini from a friend and the other from a mini left over from a shawl I knit with Skein Yarn Uptown Sock in the Pollen colourway.
- I'm still working on the back portion of my Taskutakki cardigan by Veera Välimäki, using Miss Click Clack's Nightman's Highway in the Junkyard Dog colourway.
- I've tried out my 2.25mm (US 1) 9" HiyaHiya circular needle by casting on scrappy socks.
Acquisitions:
- I received my stitch marker order from Calico Miss.
- I visited The House of Wool in Blackheath and picked up a skein of their merino/nylon/stellina sock yarn in the Wallaby/Moss/Quarry colourway, as well as merino/silk blend fibre for spinning.
- I found a fun needle felting project from Daiso and a Jean-Michel Basquiat t-shirt from Uniqlo on my recent trip to Sydney.

Finished object: I knit a little itty bitty sock ornament using 4 grams of fingering weight yarn from my dyeing experiments.
Works in progress:
- My sock yarn blanket grew a square from a mini from my hand dyed yarn.
- I've finished the first of the fingerless mittens using RoseHipIsland yarn in the Oz sock base and "Smarties in the sea" colourway.
- I've split for the sleeves on my Taskutakki cardigan by Veera Välimäki, using Miss Click Clack's Nightman's Highway in the Junkyard Dog colourway.
Acquisitions:
- I bought Otto Neon highlighter tape from Officeworks but it's not ideal for pattern marking on paper because it's a bit too sticky, however it should work okay if you put a paper pattern in a plastic sleeve and attach the tape to the sleeve.
- I ordered KnitPro Nova 10cm (4") 2.25mm (US 1) double point needles and a HiyaHiya 23cm (9") 2.25mm (US 1) small circular needle from Woolstack.
- I ordered a skein of Drover sock fingering weight 75% superwash wool/25% nylon in the colourway Sully from the Colagirl CollectiveAu Etsy shop.

After thought heels: Thanks for all the suggestions for after thought heel tutorials. A great looking one that was recommended a few times was the KirbyWirby - Afterthought heel with no waste yarn video.
Works in progress:
- My sock yarn blanket grew a square from a mini sent by a friend (sorry, I don't know what it is).
- I cast on a pair of fingerless mittens using RoseHipIsland yarn in the Oz sock base and "Smarties in the sea" colourway.
- I've made good progress on my Taskutakki cardigan by Veera Välimäki, using Miss Click Clack's Nightman's Highway in the Junkyard Dog colourway.
- A little spinning on some Ashford fibre in the Cinnamon colourway.
- A bit of long draw practice with some local alpaca fibre.

Give Me Colour KAL: The prize winners were announced for the finished objects and chatter thread. A big thank you to Tracy from Stray Cat Socks for bumping up the Audrey self-striping colourway to the Merino/Cashmere/Nylon yarn base, Linda from BlackStumpStudio for donating a skein of yarn of the winner's choice, and Cyberphrog for donating a copy of the Blossomfield shawl pattern by Meg Gadsbey.
Finished object: I finished my Echoes from Karelia socks with stash yarns!
Works in progress:
- My sock yarn blanket grew a square from my own hand dyed yarn experiments.
- I knit a bit further on my Novita Nalle yarn socks.
- I've got my Taskutakki cardigan by Veera Välimäki back on the go, using Miss Click Clack's Nightman's Highway in the Junkyard Dog colourway and stored in a cute cat project bag by Girl Sew Sheepy.