Episode 308 Sweater in Progress

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You can also find me here:

Ravelry: PrairiePiper Feel free to include me in your friends.

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Twitter: knittingline

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Ravelry Group

Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group.

Pipeliner Notes

Welcome to our newest Pipeliners who have said hello to us on the Welcome thread or to me in a personal message. Seamanclan who is Kellie in Japan and Cobweb11 who is Randi Marie from TN. Remember to introduce yourself in the Welcome thread if you are new so I can recognize you on the show.

Thank you for your star ratings and reviews on iTunes. New review from WhyteRose7 on May 12^th. Thank you, Whyterose!

Events

Links to retreats and registration materials are in the Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group on Ravelry. There is also a sticky thread with all upcoming retreat dates.

Planning on releasing Eagle Crest before I leave next week for Shakerag in Sewanee TN.

Needle Notes

Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry. Uses DK weight. Double Finch. Top down cardigan.

Finished body but am not entirely satisfied with the fade from color 3 to color 4.

Options:

1.       Obviously, frog back.

2.       Embroidery

3.       Sweater surgery

Reiko by Melanie Berg for Quince & Co Shawls 4

Seven Sisters Arts Zenith in Lodestar

Blethering Room

Grandmother’s Fan by Jenny Doan Missouri Star Quilt Co

Before sewing on piano key border

Lazy Daze by Kay England. Wilmington.

Full size bed quilt

Nature Notes

PamMaher: Frog vs Toad

Live Science.com

David Austin Roses

In The Pipeline

Knitting

CuriousHandmade Shawl Society. Secret Garden. May 21 d. May 31 start discounted. May 31 pattern release.

Haste ye back!

#20 Knitting Pipeline Extra

A podcast about knitting, quilting, nature, needle felting, and whatever else strikes my creative fancy. My audio podcast has been going for almost 8 years now and the video episodes enhance what I have talked about on the audio podcast. The audio podcast is available on iTunes or by direct download in the show blog. 

I live in Central Illinois with my husband. We are long-distance grandparents to two adorable girls. 

I am PrairiePiper on Ravelry and knittingpipeline on Instagram and YouTube. 

Knitting 

Shower gifts that I showed last episode. Antler Cardigan by TinCanKnits. Basic Baby Cardigan by Susan B Anderson from Kindred Knits. Leaf topped baby hat from same book. Antler Hat for baby and daddy to be. 

Lengthened sleeves on Lush Cardigan 

Impressionist Shawl by CuriousHandmade/Helen Stewart. Epic Shawl! 

WIP is Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry. 

Needle Felting 

Lady Gnome from Going Gnome 

Fox Kit from Halcyon Yarn 

Quilting 

TIP: Clean Ironing Board Cover 

Quilt Moda Frivol #5. Minimal quilting. 

Organized my quilting queue and then ignored it and started on… 

Baby Kisses by Jenny Doan 

Block Vol 3 issue 6 and You Tube 

This quilt is trickier than it appears.  

Made the extra block for my Maker’s Quilt. 

Quilt WIP is 

Grandmother’s Fan by Jenny Doan 

Episode 307 Impressionist Shawl, Epic Blunders

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This episode is sponsored by Quince & Co and Knitcircus Yarns.

Knitting Pipeline is a Craftsy Affiliate. Craftsy offers affordable online classes and supplies. When you use the link in the sidebar before purchasing I receive a small percentage of your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com. You can find me on Ravelry as PrairiePiper and on Instagram and YouTube as KnittingPipeline. There are two groups on Ravelry, Knitting Pipeline and Knitting Pipeline Retreats. Come join us there!

You can also find me here:

Ravelry: PrairiePiper Feel free to include me in your friends.

Instagram: knittingpipeline

Twitter: knittingline

Pinterest: Paula Emons-Fuessle

Ravelry Group

Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group.

Pipeliner Notes

Welcome to our newest Pipeliners who have said hello to us on the Welcome thread or to me in a personal message. Raisedbywolf who is Emily in Ontario CN.

Thank you for your star ratings and reviews on iTunes. Thank you, aquabug8. (May 1, 2018.)

Post from Jaynaro on alternating skeins while knitting in the round.

I’m glad someone mentioned using the helix method for alternating skeins after last episode. I had been meaning to say something about it, but it slipped my mind.

I recently used this method for the first time, and I also found the explanations and video tutorials to be confusing. I think it’s just one of those things that you have to try for yourself and then it makes sense.

Here’s my attempt at an explanation:
Let’s say you decide you want to start alternating two skeins while working stockinette in the round.

Use a marker to keep track of the beginning of the round.
Starting at the beginning of the round with the skein you are already using (first skein), you knit half of the round.

Then you drop the yarn from the first skein, and start knitting with the second skein (leaving a tail to weave in later) to finish that round. Continue knitting the next round with skein two until you reach where you dropped the yarn from the first skein.

Then drop the yarn from the second skein and pick up yarn from the first skein, knit until you reach where you dropped the yarn from the second skein.

Repeat alternating at this mid-round point until you no longer want to alternate skeins.

Hope that is somewhat helpful!

Thank you, Jaynaro!

Events

Links to retreats and registration materials are in the Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group on Ravelry. There is also a sticky thread with all upcoming retreat dates.

Maine Retreat Registration is in progress.

Needle Notes

CuriousHandmade Impressionist Shawl

PrairiePiper’s Impressionist Shawl

La Bien Aimée Merino Twist Sock

Impressionist Shawl on (queen) guest bed. Better photos to come!

Tips

When the stitches got crowded on the needle (clue 3), I used two interchangeable circulars like straight needles. This helped tremendously. Unfortunately, the Lykke cable did not hold up very well. Chiagoo cable worked great!

I should have thought ahead about weaving in the ends. I cut the yarn more frequently than the pattern indicated so there were a lot of them on the edge. Next time I do a shawl like this I will change the yarn after the side increases so you don’t have to cross over the YO when weaving in.

I just measured the finished shawl after washing. I did not stretch it to block. Still in shock to find that it is 10 feet (3 meters) along top edge and 15 feet (4.5 meters) along bottom edge.

 Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry. Uses DK weight. Double Finch. Top down cardigan.

See the back with two sleeves on the right? Yep. I did that!

3 blunders…Two of them really silly and one was a change of mind on the color.

I’m starting it for the 4^th time now.

Nature Notes

Bluebells

My husband and I are hiking at least two times a week. We share some of the wild flowers and birds we have seen. The most exciting thing happening here at home is that we have Baltimore orioles coming regularly to our feeder of oranges and grape jelly. They seem to prefer the grape jelly.

Bob is an expert on roses so if you have questions, feel free to post in the Ravelry group and I’ll have him answer on the show.

Mr Handsome...Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Dutchman's Breeches

In The Pipeline

Knitting

CuriousHandmade Shawl Society. Secret Garden. May 21 with coupon code. May 31 start date

Making

Yogurt in Instant Pot

Danish Rye Bread