Another short epi! This is mostly just a progress check~!
RambunctiouSky works on her blanket! She likes pulling bits of hay from her yarn as she knits–what a weirdo! 😉 She also talks about the Totoro hoodie she intends to make.
TinyKiwi is wiped out from the weekend, and until she gets her projects back from a friend, she’s got nothing to show off, sadly. She’s attempting fingerless mitts at the moment, but that project may not last…as at the end she discovers she’s accidentally made them into mobius mitts… *sigh*
TinyKiwi works on a slouchy hat. Complete with cranky boyfriend voice cameo!
RambunctiouSky works on her blanket panel, and is at chart 2 on the Evenstar Shawl (which she’s making from Eos yarn from The Unique Sheep in coloway Winter Wonderland)
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Finished Objects!
RS makes a Jellyfish–which she accidentally calls an octopus because we are a very-octopus friendly people apparently, and can’t stop making octopuses and their Cnidarian cousins.
TK makes a Scottish flag coaster and gets her shell cowl done!
Brainy Moments
Moral: Don’t make decisions at night.
Shiny (20:22)
New bracelet, and a cute stitch-marker holder! TK’s stoked but it can’t compare to the fact that:
RS gets a wedding ring designed by Jorge Revilla from ZFolio!
Hyperventilate (26:14)
TK is geeking out about the possibility of a Constantine TV show and RS is watching lots of House.
RS has a fun time seeing her students get excited over animals, and wishes for TK’s Hawks In Flight book (second edition.) It’s an awesome book! 100% recommended. She also sees some kind of swallows.
TK sees cute House Sparrows, Mockingbirds, a crow, Brewers Blackbirds and Grackles, which we’ve included links to since they can look similar, although their behavior and calls can help you ID them, and the presence of female BB’s can also help. 😉 Look for a wedge-y tail!
RS listens to singer/songwriter Heather Combs
TK introduces RS to DailyMotion, a French video-sharing website like YouTube
Walks in the Urban Wilderness (45:30)
TK gardens 3 times, but gets no walks in.
RS goes to yoga and gets to do shoulder-stands! She bikes! She walks!
Random Remnants (48:45)
RS signs up for another vegetarian cooking class.
TK hears of a good vegan chocolate cake recipe from @AstroKatie, if you’d like it, drop us a note. (We don’t have permission to share it on our blog.)
RS meets a textile designer, makes friends and gets propositioned to knit for her. RS ponders it.
We send out our condolences to the Weasley Sisters, who’ve just lost their mom. What a tough time! Our hearts and thoughts are with them.
If you’d like to get involved with some way of supporting them, you can message your nest leader in Slytherin or just drop by their Rav page and leave your condolences there. ❤
TinyKiwi works on one of her longest long-term WIPs–a colorwork crocheted shell scarf! RambunctiouSky tries to convince her to make it into a cowl. TK also makes a smidge of progress on the stained-glass “swatch” (actaully wristers) she’s making based on the Tracery Vest out of the Unofficial Harry Potter Knits Magazine.
RS makes the ever-exciting washcloths! (Hey! Somebody’s got to!)
We talk break month, more O.W.L. plotting, the Hedwig Memorial Society in Slytherin, and other things to do with the craziness in the Harry Potter Knit/Crochet House Cup on Ravelry.
SPOILERALERTat (7:20) as we discuss some of who dies, on the very off chance you haven’t read the 6th or 7th Harry Potter books (or movies.)
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Finished Objects! (9:30)
TK finishes a small shuttle-tatted flower.
Brainy Moments (13:34)
RS talks about how the border for the Evenstar Shawl requires more of the color that’s to be used for the border section and The Unique Sheep makes it so!
TK plots to give a beginning tatting demo, but hasn’t figured out how to make it happen yet.
Shiny (15:55)
RS shows off her new hand-dyed 50% silk 50% merino gradient yarn in the Winter Wonderland colorway from the aforementioned Unique Sheep (we don’t get paid for this name dropping, people!) which she bought with the Evenstar Shawl pattern, as the yarn is one of the recommended choices listed in the pattern page. RS talks about how the Evenstar Shawl is gigantic and needs a lot of heavy blocking, so the yarn choice for the pattern has to hold up to that need and if you decide you want to substitute your own yarn, keep that in mind.
Books to Stick Your Nose In (20:50)
Reads a smidge more of Orphan Train by Christina Baker, and re-reads The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Oh noes! It’s true! TK is an unashamed Shakespeare fan, and is probably one of the only people in her age group who can spell Shakespeare right on the first try. MacBeth has been her favorite ever since she was a wee child (she was a strange child.) She also talks a little bit about the 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet by Betty Barnden that she’s talked about before.
RS reads Singing Games for Children by Denise Gagné, and sings a song game from it!
I Spy (28:16)
RS sees llamas in someone’s backyard while she was hiking. We squee.
TK only sees the neighbor’s cat.
Ear Party (29:15)
TK listens to some EDM Trap by Baauer, notably Swerve, and gives a very brief overview on her understanding of the differences between Trap (Rap) and Trap (EDM/Electronic Dance Music) as genres of music.
RS listens to Meshell Ndegeocello (Sorry we butcher your beautiful name Meshell! which Wikipedia tells us is pronounced N-deh-gay-o-chel-o), and RS is listening to the album Weather
Walks in the Urban Wilderness (32:52)
TK gets her 9-5 gardening work-out in on Tuesday, and one extra session of gardening in, but has otherwise missed her exercise goals.
RS wanted to walk or bike to work more than she rode in the car to work, but that didn’t quite happen this week, but she still biked and walked and biked again, so she’s still doing great!
Random Remnants (A bit before 36:35)
RS and her S.O. sign up for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box and talks about what that is and how they’re using it. They’re loving it, so tune in to find out more about it!
We talk again about fresh food. (Sorry we talk about it so much! We can’t help it! Apparently we just love fresh food!) Then we talk about freezing bread to extend the shelf-life, especially for preservative-free breads.
Sisters Of The Holy Fiber 