Wet Coast Wools Podcast Episode 32: 5th Anniversary!

August 3, 2017 Episode 32

Welcome to Old and New Viewers  

Coming to you from Vancouver, BC Canada

Wet Coast Info

Show notes can be found on Ravelry, can leave comments and questions in the Ravelry threads

Welcome Kelsey!

FOs (Finished Objects)

B: Stash Dash Meterage: 1,734 M

• nothing

Glenda: Stash Dash Meterage: 2690m

•  Garter Ridged Basket - Briggs & Little Super, 8mm needles. Medium size
• Pattern is from Yarnspirations, made with acrylic. I felted this because it is pure wool. I have ideas on how I would change it for the next one.

Kelsey:

• Gemini by Jane Richmond - 3.75mm needles in Holst Coast Garn, Crimson.
  This is my second Gemini and the pattern is always a hit!

WIPS

B-

• Custom woolen mills lesley
• Finished for now but i’m pretty sure I need to rip out the bottom ribbing
• Christmas Stocking
• Busy Monkey Socks
• Monkey Sock by Cookie a, 60 sts total (32 front 28 back)
• Bad Santa by yarn over new york
• House Dressing by Chantal Belisle
• I’ve had to restart the colorwork. I knit a third of the chart with the colors reversed.
• Holst Garn in Bokhara and Bleached White
• Prewashed Skeins, 3.25mm needle
• Small Skirt and size 4 top
• Hoping to wear in OCt so I’m going to have to buckle down
• The original chart was very hard to read by Sylvia took pity on me and recharted it for me. I have sent the new charts to the designer and hopefully she will update the pattern.

Glenda

• Red Moon Rising Shawl by Kelene Kinnersly
• Georgian Bay Fibre Co. Bayfield DK in Big Sound Squall, and eventually Franklin Island Lichen (I think)
• HO: Vanilla Sock knit on 2.5mm Neko needles, Patons Kroy yarn in ‘Blue Striped Ragg’
• Saw the needles online about a year ago, then found them at my supplier in June so I decided to try them out

Kelsey

• Afterthought heel socks, toe up on two circulars, 2.75 mm - I knit tight!
  - Wanted to try out my first attempt at dyeing a self-striping yarn.
• Bellahouston - by Littletheorem
  -Was inspired by all the colourwork I was seeing while visiting Norway last month so purchased the yarn for it while I was there to make it.
  -The pattern has great tips on sizing and how to adapt the dress to make a perfectly fit garment. There wasn’t a size that worked with  my measurements so I opted for the size that was slightly larger to allow for a more room. The pattern suggests going for negative ease but I prefer either a fitted or slightly looser fit for my body type.
  - The top down construction will allow me to bail out and make it a sweater if I get really tired of the long stockinette body before the colourwork returns.
  - 3 tr. Strikkegarn from Rauma Garn in Norway. Working with 6 different colours that you can find in my Ravelry stash page! 4mm needles
• Wee Bean by Taiga Hilliard Designs
  - Making a 6-9 months old size  to start getting ready for the large amount of babies being born this fall.
  - Using this great, simple and quick pattern as a stash buster for some of my baby friendly yarns.
  - Cotton-ease in cream and red., 4mm needle.

Store News

• ANNIVERSARY STUFFS!!!!!
• Holidays in July( and august) Kal
• Click for Babies still happening - bring in those purple hats!
• Knitted Knockers
• New Pattern, Easier than the Original
• The knockers we are collecting are now going to local women through the cancer agency and burnaby hospital

Podcasts mentioned

• Knit Girrls
• Relentless Knitting (stash to gift KAL)