Sconsinitis...Dontcha Know!

Listen to Show #9 Here!

I was one of the founders of the Broward Ferret Rescue and Referral in South Florida. I still love them even though they spelled my name wrong.

Anyone want to adopt a llama? Southeast Llama Rescue has several that need a home.  As soon as I have a home and some land, I'll be giving them a call.

What a wonderful meet-up we had at SAFF

You all were so awesome to come out to say 'hello'

AmyDe and son with the infamous Crap D'Acrylique

And dear AnitaT who apparently is very good at describing people.


Is the Kanuga Knitting and Quilting Retreat 2011 something you might be interested in?  It sounds wonderful.  Check it out!

All of the 'lovelies' I brought home from SAFF:

Miss Bab's "Yummy" Hand-Painted Sock & Baby Yarn - 2 ply Superwash in the Nasturtium colorway. 400yds. 100% Merino wool.

Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Worsted in the Green and Speckled Frogs colorway. 560yd. skeins.

River's Edge Fiber Arts Screaming Wild Monkeys 70% Superwash Merino/15% Seacell/15% Banana in the Tiger Lily colorway. 4 oz. 













and my Fair Trade basket made in Ghana from The Woolery

ON MY NEEDLES:

Ta Da!!!!  It's FINISHED!!!  The Dread Stocking Robert is now the handsome farmboy, Wesley!

I want everyone to notice it is nearly the SAME size as the model stocking and NOT the size of King Kong!!  If it were pressed flat, it would not be so wonky and would therefore be the exact size.
If anyone is interested in knitting this stocking, here is the link to the Grace Ennis pattern.

I am really enjoying knitting the Zipper Sock by Patti which she so graciously gifted to me.  Thank you Patti!

And here is a link to the Cece Cardigan that I am knitting along with the Knitmore Girls

ON MY SUZIE:

I spun up one bobbinful of my Brown Beast roving so I can continue knitting on my Hong Kong Garden top down raglan.

Thank you everyone for all of your pirate name submission. THE NAME THE PIRATE CONTEST IS NOW OVER! Winner will be announced soon!

TRADING POST:
Thank you to AmyDe for her offer! She is now the proud owner of the Crap D'Acrylique (see photo above).  Please submit offers and photos of what you would like to trade for the approx. size 6 handknit sweater in Northampton Bulky in the Burgundy colorway.

Be sure to include your email address.

Thank you to everyone who is out there listening and leaving comments, reviews and sending emails.  We really appreciate you!!

SIFF, SAFF...S'nuff!

Listen to Episode 8 Here!

Our weekend at the Southern Indiana Fiber Festival was extremely enjoyable.  Here is just a taste.

I was having a moment with a Finn sheep at the Rooster's Run Farm booth.

This is the 1 lb. plus of baby camel/tussah silk that my dh bought for me from LunaBudKnits.  What a lovely sweater it will be.















ROAR!  Dinasaur World - Need I say more?

Our dear Abby pictured in the "plastic" dinasaur head.

ON MY NEELDES:
I am so close to finishing The Dread Stocking Robert, that I have decided to withhold pictures until the true "Wesley" is revealed.

The yoke of my Hong Kong Garden  sweater from Spin To Knit by Shannon Okey

This is the brown wool I will be spinning up for the body of the sweater.

Plain Jane sock #1 finished!  But before casting on #2, I am going to try my hand at a new pattern sent to me by Patti on Ravelry.
Here is a link to her Zipper Socks pattern.  Thank you, Patti!!!

IN OUR WINEGLASS:

2008 Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay - A lovely buttery/oaky flavored Chardonnay deninitely worth a special occasion.

And not in our wineglass but part of our conversation

Newton Unfiltered Chardonnay - An amazing wine worth a very special occasion.

ON MY SUZIE:

Hand-dyed superwash spun into a Aran weight single.  I can't wait to knit with it!

NAME THE PIRATE CONTEST:
Is now closed.  We have chosen a name and the winner will be featured in the next Pirate Yarn. Aarrgghh!

TRADING POST:
The trade for the Crap D'Acrylique is now CLOSED.  Trading is now OPEN for the nearly finished Child's size 6 sweater in Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky wool. 

I will post more pictures when I recieve the sweater.


KEEPING SOLDIERS WARM:

CoggieTM of The High Fiber Diet Podcast is collecting watchcaps to send to the troops.  Suggested colors: Green, Brown, Kaki, Gray  Suggested Fiber Content: Any washable Non-100% Acrylic.  Superwash wool or wool/acrylic blend.  Here are suggested patterns for a Knitted Hat or a Crochet Hat.  Coggie would like the hats to be sent to her no later than mid-November.  When your hat is complete, please contact CoggieTM on Ravelry and she will give you the address to which you may send the hat.  Thank you for helping our troups!!

"The Knit" will be at SAFF this Friday!  I am meeting some people at The Woolery booth at 1:00 pm to say hello.  Please feel free to join us.  If "The Wit" is able to come, we will also be attending the party at the Fairfield in at 7:30.  Please find the details of the party on the Meetup thread in the SAFF group on Ravelry.  I will post to the SAFF thread in The Knit Wits Podcast Ravelry Group if Rick will be attending so stay tuned!

Thank you to all of our listeners!  We love you!

Dark Chocolate, Eh...

Listen to Show #7 Here!

PRISSY - The Dog Behind the Stool

Debbie Reynolds on the left.  Rick's mother, Debbie Reynold's double, on the right.

Dye Day at Three Creeks Farm

And my plunder for the day...

1/2 lb. of merino dyed in black walnut hulls

1 lb. of superwash in lt. aqua over-dyed in cochineal

1 lb. of superwash in lt. aqua over-dyed with Jaquard Acid Dyes in Chartreuse, Turquoise and Periwinkle.

A surprise yarn store discovered on the way home.
The Yarn Frenzy in Dickson, TN.  A sweet little shop that provided me with this...

and these...

IN OUR WINE GLASS:
Three Blind Moose Chardonnay, Eh... Delicious apple, citrus and subtle oak flavors.
This wine is not from Canada but we don't care. It reminded us of Bob & Doug McKenzie, eh...

TRADING POST:
What would you like to trade for our...

lovely, Crap D'Acrylique, our tribute to "Sarak".

NAME THE PIRATE CONTEST:
We've had some great submissions so far!!  We will keep the contest open for a few more weeks.    Submit your name suggestions by cimment (below), email (theknitwits@comcast.net), Ravelry message to Thriftyknitter, or by Twitter to KnitWitsPodcast.  The name will by chosen by The Knit Wits and the winner will be featured in one of the Pirate's next yarns.  Aaarrgghh!

The awesome power of The Wedge in Newport Beach, CA.  Sadly, a body surfer lost his life the day this picture was taken.

Thank you again for the mentions from:
Rachel of the Knitcents Podcast
Jasmin and Gigi of The Knitmore Girls Podcast
and Meghan of Stitch It Podcast

We're not worthy!

KEEPING SOLDIERS WARM:

CoggieTM of The High Fiber Diet Podcast is collecting watchcaps to send to the troops.  Suggested colors: Green, Brown, Kaki, Gray  Suggested Fiber Content: Any washable Non-100% Acrylic.  Superwash wool or wool/acrylic blend.  Here are suggested patterns for a Knitted Hat or a Crochet Hat.  Coggie would like the hats to be sent to her no later than mid-November.  When your hat is complete, please contact CoggieTM on Ravelry and she will give you the address to which you may send the hat.  Thank you for helping our troups!!

Here's what I'll be sending to Coggie this week.

Knit in Mission Falls 1824 Superwash wool on a size 6 - 16" circular needle.

ON MY NEEDLES:
The Dread Stocking Robert is moving along quickly!  Finished with the intarsia and already done with the heel flap!

Dare I dream of finishing this week?

ON MY SUZIE:
Just finished up the sample of Newfoundland fur sent to me by Gravitystorm (Ravelry) from her dog Storm.

Carded into rolags, spun woolen (long draw) and Andean plied.
Don't forget SAFF on October 22-24.  We hope to see you there!

Grrr, sniff, bark!

The Dread Stocking Robert

Listen to Show #6 Here!

ON MY NEEDLES:

Ok, let's recap...

Attempt #1 King Kong Stocking (I think you can see how it got it's name)

Attempt #2 King Kong Jr. (Still too large)













#3 Crap D'Acrylique or Acryl-ick

Attempt #4 The Dread Stocking Robert

And my Plane Jane Sock


















ON MY HOOK:
Kit Kittredge Hat for a fellow Homeschooler.

ANNOUNCING:  NAME THE PIRATE CONTEST!!

Submit your name suggestions by shownotes post (below), email (theknitwits@comcast.net), Ravelry message to Thriftyknitter, or by Twitter to KnitWitsPodcast.  The name will by chosen by The Knit Wits and the winner will be featured in one of the Pirate's next yarns.  Aaarrgghh!

AND ANNOUNCING: THE TRADING POST!

UP FOR TRADE...

CRAP D'ACRYLIQUE

Please write and tell us what you have to trade for this now infamous piece of "Art" and if your item is chosen, we will make a trade.

ON MY SUZIE: 

Finished up the Hand-dyed Alpaca from Susan's Kitchen Etsy Shop dyed in the Watery Depths colorway and hope to get it plied this week.

I received a sweet surprise from a kind listener, (Gravitystorm) who sent me some of the fur from her Newfoundland Dog, Storm. 

I hope to spin this up soon!

HATS FOR SOLDIERS: 

CoggieTM of The High Fiber Diet Podcast is collecting watchcaps to send to the troops.  Suggested colors: Green, Brown, Kaki, Gray  Suggested Fiber Content: Any washable Non-100% Acrylic.  Superwash wool or wool/acrylic blend.  Here are suggested patterns for a Knitted Hat or a Crochet Hat.  Coggie would like the hats to be sent to her no later than mid-November.  When your hat is complete, please contact CoggieTM on Ravelry and she will give you the address to which you may send the hat.  Thank you for helping our troups!!

FIBER RELATED EVENTS:

The Nashville Spinsters are having thier annual Dye Day on Saturday, October 9th at 3 Creeks Farm.

The Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival October 15, 16 at Harrison County Fairgrounds in Corydon, IN.

The New York Sheep and Wool Festival October 16, 17 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY.

The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) October 22-24 in Fletcher, NC

Thanks to everyone who has been writing in their comments and reviews!  We are so pleased to have you along!