Monthly Archives: September 2014

Episode 51 – Judging Knitworthiness

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In this episode, the girls discuss their criteria for determining knitworthiness. Danie takes scissors to socks, and Susie thinks better of taking scissors to a sweater.

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Events

The Chill Chaser KAL is going on September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. Check out this blog post for details! Here is a link to the official KAL thread on the Friends of Spud & Chloe Ravelry group, and a link to the KAL thread on the PGK&S Ravelry group.

Finished Projects

Danie re-finished her Zigzagular Socks to knit her custom-fit toe.

Current Projects

Danie made some serious progress on her Chill Chaser Hoodie. She sewed in the first sleeve, and it looks fabulous. She is also powering through her fantastic Exploding Tardis Socks. She is ready to put heels in already! She also worked a little on a football hat.

Susie worked more on her Bright Sunshiney Hat. It would go faster if she didn’t keep stopping to admire it, and to try it on.  She also sewed in the first sleeve on her Chill Chaser Cardigan. She also started her Second Birthday Socks.

Enhance the Stash

Susie received her custom order of Spectra from SparkStory that she’s going to use to knit some fabulous birthday socks. Spoiler alert: there is more stash enhancement to come.

Danie celebrated her birthday the best possible way – with stash enhancement! She add Bijou BasinHimalayan Trail in Fergus, Manic Pixie Dream Yarn Norma in Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbows, and Little Mount Yarn Co. Glitter Sock in Exploding Tardis to her stash. She also scored her first bag from Suburban Stitcher.

Episode 50 – Coming Clean About Washing Knits

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In this episode, the girls come clean about washing their knits. Susie over-thinks and over-dramatizes about sleeves, and Danie switches up her sock-knitting technique.

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Events

The Chill Chaser KAL is going on September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. Check out this blog post for details! Here is a link to the official KAL thread on the Friends of Spud & Chloe Ravelry group, and a link to the KAL thread on the PGK&S Ravelry group.

Contest

The winners of the Chill Chaser patterns, and the winner of Danie’s Triangle Thumb Toddler Mitten pattern, are announced!

Current Projects

Susie rebounded with her Chill Chaser Cardigan, finishing the back, reknitting the right front, and seaming the shoulders. She’s been strategizing on the sleeves, and thinks she’s settled on a course of action, after changing her mind at least a couple times. In her second son of a stitch in as many weeks, she restarted her Bright Sunshiney Hat because it seemed very loose. She went down a couple needle sizes for the ribbing and reduced the number of stitches and she is much happier with the fit.

Danie worked on  her Chill Chaser Hoodie, and may have overshot the armholes because her measuring tape was out of reach. She also started a fabulous new pair of socks! Rather than her usual two-at-a-time MO, she’s knitting them in parallel using 8″ circular needles. She also cast on the first of three football hats she’s knitting for family.

Future Projects

Susie swatched for Overlynd using the yarn she re-purposed from her Providence Hoodie she reconsidered in Episode 26.

Enhance the Stash

Susie got a gorgeous one-of-a-kind skein from SparkStory that she’s going to use to knit some fabulous birthday socks. Spoiler alert: there is more stash enhancement to come.

Danie celebrated her birthday the best possible way – with stash enhancement! She add Bijou Basin Himalayan Trail in Fergus, Manic Pixie Dream Yarn Norma in Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbows, and Little Mount Yarn Co. Glitter Sock in Exploding Tardis to her stash. She also scored her first bag from Suburban Stitcher.

Episode 49 – Timey-Wimey Knitting

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In this episode, the girls talk about those projects defy the laws of time. Susie has no excuses for messing up armhole shaping, and Danie jumps right in to her spinning.

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Events

The Chill Chaser KAL is going on September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. Check out this blog post for details! Here is a link to the official KAL thread on the Friends of Spud & Chloe Ravelry group, and a link to the KAL thread on the PGK&S Ravelry group.

Contest

We are giving away two copies of the Chill Chaser pattern! To enter to win, please be a member of the PGK&S Ravelry group, and post in the contest thread telling us which two colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater you would pair for a Chill Chaser.

Danie is also giving away a copy of her pattern! To enter to win, please be a member of the PGK&S Ravelry group, and post in the contest thread telling us which two colors you’d knit the mittens in.

Current Projects

Susie had a son of a stitch with her Chill Chaser Cardigan. She inadvertently knit the armhole shaping on the edge of the right front. She also started a new hat, copying one Sarah from In a sKnit is designing.

Danie worked on her Broncos Socks, appropriately enough during the Broncos game. She also worked on her Chill Chaser Hoodie, and started spinning the baby alpaca/silk/camel blend she got at Iowa Sheep and Wool from Morning Sun Fiber Barn.

Wear Report

One of the TINY tea leaves cardigans has come to the end of its wear.

Episode 48 -Starting a New Sweater

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In this episode, the girls talk about what they do when preparing to start a new sweater. Danie releases a toddler mitten pattern, and Susie makes steady progress on her lace.

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Danie released a pattern – the Triangle Thumb Toddler Mittens!

Events

The Chill Chaser KAL is going on September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. Check out this blog post for details! Here is a link to the official KAL thread on the Friends of Spud & Chloe Ravelry group, and a link to the KAL thread on the PGK&S Ravelry group.

Contest

We are giving away two copies of the Chill Chaser pattern! To enter to win, please be a member of the PGK&S Ravelry group, and post in the contest thread telling us which two colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater you would pair for a Chill Chaser.

Danie is also giving away a copy of her pattern! To enter to win, please be a member of the PGK&S Ravelry group, and post in the contest thread telling us which two colors you’d knit the mittens in.

Finished Projects

Danie finished her Dinna Fash Mittens. She modified the tops slightly, and lightly felted them, and believes these will be her hardcore winter mittens. She also finished weaving her scarf, and is happy with how it turned out.

Current Projects

Susie started her Chill Chaser Cardigan. She’s modifying it to eliminate the slight flair to the bottom of the sweater, and has finished the body and is working up the left front. She also worked a fair amount on her Mayapple Shawl but she has a long way to go still.

Danie worked on her Broncos Socks. She also swatched and cast on for her Chill Chaser Hoodie.

Review

Susie loves LaviShea’s new packaging, and the new Citronella lotion bar for keeping mosquitoes from eating her family.

Episode 47 -Stuff & Things

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In this episode, the girls talk about a bunch of different things. Susie just about goes crazy from a sewn bind-off, and Danie gets an assist from Elizabeth Zimmermann.

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Events

The Chill Chaser KAL is going on September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. Check out this blog post for details! Here is a link to the official KAL thread on the Friends of Spud & Chloe Ravelry group, and a link to the KAL thread on the PGK&S Ravelry group.

Contest

We are giving away two copies of the Chill Chaser pattern! To enter to win, please be a member of the PGK&S Ravelry group, and post in the contest thread telling us which two colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater you would pair for a Chill Chaser.

Finished Projects

Susie finished her Song of the Sea, and pulled her normal crazy with the finishing. She also started and finished a test knit for BostonJen of the Down Cellar Studio podcast using some fabulous yarn from Ladybug Fiber Company. She’ll go into more details as to the pattern once it’s released.

Danie finished her Bramble Fern. With a little help from EZ, she was able to wrap her head around her first bottom-up raglan sweater.

Current Projects

Danie worked on her Broncos Socks and is playing yarn chicken with her Dinna Fash Mittens. She is also weaving a scarf.

Susie worked on her Mayapple Shawl. The pattern is keeping her on her toes, but she’s enjoying it.

Knits on Screen

Susie enjoyed Daisy Duck knitting a rainbow scarf on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Danie pondered the knitwear on The Paradise.