Wet Coast Wools Podcast Episode 55: Kelsey's Technical Difficulties

July 19, 2018

Episode 55: Kelsey’s Technical Difficulties

Thursday, July 19th. 2018

Welcome to new and returning viewers
We are coming to you from Vancouver, BC Canada

Please leave comments and questions here in the Ravelry thread.

Introductions:
Alex - alexanger on Ravelry; Alexangery on Instagram
Kelsey - fiddlebach and Kzipknits on Instagram and Ravelry
Wet Coast Wools - WetCoastWools on all the things

FOs (Finished Objects)

Alex:

Rogers-esque Cardigan Jacket by Mary Townsend. Made with Holst Garn Tides in Raven, held double.

Kelsey:

Dog Sweater by Louise Bollanos. Made with the now-discontinued Lion Brand Cotton-Ease in Plum and Almond
CSM Vanilla Socks, with handknit afterthought heel - Jawoll Color #159/Purple
Unicorn Fever by Heidi Rosin - I’m adapting this one a little bit to fit an adult head and to make the colourwork a little more streamlined. Knitting it in Euro Baby Babe 100. Colours are “Sail Away” and “Shiny Pearl”

Stash Dash Total: 4000m

WIPS (Works in Progress)

Alex

Bright above me by Dieuwke Schack-Mulligen in Diamond Luxury Tradition in charcoal and knit one crochet too elfin tweed in soleil
CSM Socks with afterthought heel, Smith & Ewe Maryanne’s Sock in Fairy Dust and Blueberry wine

Kelsey

Svalbardgenser - Svalbardsweater by Cecilie Kaurin and Linn Bryhn Jacobsen, in Holst Supersoft in Indigo, Pussy Willow, Nougat, Aquamarine, Calypso, and Sunrise. I’ve added a steeking panel to turn it into a cardigan
Yet another pair of Vanilla Socks! This time in Drops Fabel #340 - Blue Lagoon Print

Store News

Fix Frog Finish KAL Winner! Please shoot us a message when you see this and we’ll hook you up with your prize! It includes the new Potluck Pullover by Victoria Zachanowich aka daviksta. Thanks Vicky for the pattern prize donation! :)
Our new KAL is a Holst-a-long!

Knit, crochet, (or weave!) anything with one of the Holst Garn Yarns, especially Coast, Tides, or Supersoft.

The KAL started on July 1st and will end on September 30th - this is just in time for Knit City, so maybe you can make a Knit City Sweater

There is a chatter thread where you can talk about what you’re making, and a prize thread for posting your FO’s.

Enter your finished items as posts in the prize thread

1 entry for 1 - 299m
2 entries for 300 - 999m (ie: post the item two times)
3 entries for 1000m+ (ie: post the item 3 times)

UFOs count if they are less than 50% finished as of the 1st of July. You can enter as many finished items as you like, and
Woven projects are allowed!

Podcasts Mentioned
KnitGirrls - Stashdash Rules and details are in their podcast ravelry group