Wednesday, August 30, 2017

episode 81





Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH.
Today is August 30  and this is episode 81.
96 Subscribers on YouTube
New to our group:momsalittleoff (Peg from Washington

On The Needles
~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket - hibernation
~Twisted Trails - Lisa K. Ross - NapiersKnits yarn - 
~socks - Gale's Art - Hello Spring
~Graceful Lily~ Knitting Double ~ Anja Belle ~ KnitPicks Palette Marine Heather and Mist
~Wanderer Cap - Weekend Hats - Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa Labarre - hand dyed worsted - left over from hubby's fishermen's sweater

Finished objects
~ one sock in two different pairs

I Am So Happy
~Going to see my daughter
~ All Saints ~ Michael Spurlock and Jeanette Windle - can be purchased HERE!
~ Yarn-i-tec-ture ~ Jillian Moreno - Can be purchased HERE



Crafting Book Reviews:
~Botanical Knits - Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting - Can be found at Amazon HERE or Barnes and Noble HERE

Questions for Me

What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role

~Book Review: Delicious and Suspicious
~Beyond The Schoolyard - The Solar Eclipse

Find Me Online
~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting
~etsy: NapiersKnits
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting


Double Knitting with You and Me
~CAL rules ~Runs from August 1- Sept 30
Details – any double knit project
Projects must not be started before August 1
Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Prizes: (if you’d like to donate a prize, please contact me) : 1 skein of NapiersKnits hand-dyed yarn will be given away using a random number generator.
When you complete an item, start a post in the Ravelry thread with a photo of your FO, and the pattern name if there is one
**Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate**
Thread will be locked the morning of October 1 and winner(s) drawn on that day’s  podcast following that.

For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 2 weeks from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact me to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

episode 80




Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH.
Today is August 16 and this is episode 80.
96 Subscribers on YouTube
New to our group: lasknit2 (Lisa from Tennessee) and marionstrict (Marion from Germany)


On The Needles
~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket
~Twisted Trails - Lisa K. Ross - NapiersKnits yarn - no progress
~socks - Gale's Art - Hello Spring
~Graceful Lily~ Knitting Double ~ Anja Belle ~ KnitPicks Palette Marine Heather and Mist
~Wanderer Cap - Weekend Hats - Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa Labarre - hand dyed worsted - left over from hubby's fishermen's sweater


Finished objects
~ Home spun scarf
~spinning
~ dyeing

I Am So Happy
~Going to see my daughter
~ Book - Loving Luther ~ Allison Pittman


Crafting Book Reviews:
Scarves - a Knitter's dozen - Amazon HERE - Barnes and Noble HERE

Questions for Me


What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role

~Book ReviewThe Hidden Thread
~Beyond The Schoolyard - Planes, Trains, and Star Mobiles

Find Me Online
~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting
~etsy: NapiersKnits
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting


Double Knitting with You and Me
~CAL rules ~Runs from August 1- Sept 30
Details – any double knit project
Projects must not be started before August 1
Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Prizes: (if you’d like to donate a prize, please contact me) : 1 skein of NapiersKnits hand-dyed yarn will be given away using a random number generator.
When you complete an item, start a post in the Ravelry thread with a photo of your FO, and the pattern name if there is one
**Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate**
Thread will be locked the morning of October 1 and winner(s) drawn on that day’s  podcast following that.

For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 2 weeks from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact me to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

episode 79 - I am sorry



Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH.
Today is August 16 and this is episode 79.
95 Subscribers on YouTube

On The Needles
~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket
~Twisted Trails - Lisa K. Ross - NapiersKnits yarn - no progress
~socks - Gale's Art - Hello Spring
~Graceful Lily~ Knitting Double ~ Anja Belle ~ KnitPicks Palette Marine Heather and Mist
~ Home spun scarf


Finished objects


I Am So Happy
~GIVEAWAY: Gathering the threads - Cindy Woodsmall winner: kolson111322
~50% off yarn sale at LYS - Heavenly Stitches
~GIVEAWAY ~ The Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet
~Going to see my daughter
~Opinion time


Crafting Book Reviews:
Little Badger Knitwear - Ros Badger and Elaine Scott - Amazon HERE - Barnes and Noble HERE
The Knitter's curiosity Cabinet - Hunter Hammersen - Knit Picks HERE - Amazon HERE 
Questions for Me


What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role

~Book Review: Reading with Patrick

Find Me Online
~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting
~etsy: NapiersKnits
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting


Double Knitting with You and Me
~CAL rules ~Runs from August 1- Sept 30
Details – any double knit project
Projects must not be started before August 1
Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Prizes: (if you’d like to donate a prize, please contact me) : 1 skein of NapiersKnits hand-dyed yarn will be given away using a random number generator.
When you complete an item, start a post in the Ravelry thread with a photo of your FO, and the pattern name if there is one
**Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate**
Thread will be locked the morning of October 1 and winner(s) drawn on that day’s  podcast following that.

For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 2 weeks from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact me to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Episode 78 ~ Yarn Sales Are Great


Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH.
Today is August 9 and this is episode 78.
We have several new members of our Ravelry group this week:


On The Needles
~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket
~Twisted Trails - Lisa K. Ross - NapiersKnits yarn
~socks - Gale's Art - Hello Spring
~Graceful Lily~ Knitting Double ~ Anja Belle ~ KnitPicks Palette Marine Heather and Mist
~ Home spun scarf


Finished objects
~Super secret test pattern

I Am So Happy
~GIVEAWAY: Gathering the threads - Cindy Woodsmall
~Winners
~50% off yarn sale at LYS - Heavenly Stitches


Crafting Book Reviews:
~Weekend Hats - Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa Labarre
Questions for Me


What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role

~Book ReviewJust Sayin' - Dandi Daley Mackall
~Book ReviewGathering The Threads - Cindy Woodsmall
~ Beyond The Schoolyard

Find Me Online
~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting
~etsy: NapiersKnits
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting


Double Knitting with You and Me
~CAL rules ~Runs from August 1- Sept 30
Details – any double knit project
Projects must not be started before August 1
Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Prizes: (if you’d like to donate a prize, please contact me) : 1 skein of NapiersKnits hand-dyed yarn will be given away using a random number generator.
When you complete an item, start a post in the Ravelry thread with a photo of your FO, and the pattern name if there is one
**Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate**
Thread will be locked the morning of October 1 and winner(s) drawn on that day’s  podcast following that.

For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 2 weeks from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact me to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

episode 77 ~ Book Giveaways Galore


Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH.
Today is August 2 and this is episode 77.
We have several new members of our Ravelry group this week:
kolson111322 from California
Pooch from Colorado
Marionstrickt from Germany
fyreflye from Nova Scotia
soOlga from Russia

~Annual temperature afghan - Ten stitch Zigzag - Frankie Brown - KnitPicks Wool of the Andes sport yarn - weatherghan.com
~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket
~Twisted Trails - Lisa K. Ross - NapiersKnits yarn
~socks - Gale's Art - Hello Spring
~Super secret test pattern
~Well Crossed Scarf ~ Knitting Double ~ Anja Belle ~ KnitPicks Palette Marine Heather and Mist
~ Home spun scarf


Finished Objects:

I Am So Happy
~Next knitalong ~ Double Knitting
~ Dyeing with Easter Egg dye
~ The Assault ~ Bill Myers, Frank Peretti, Angela Hunt, Alton Gansky
~Gathering the Threads ~ Cindy Woodsmall
~Just Sayin' ~ Danndi Daley Mackall
~ Creative Haven Art Nouveau Jewelry Designs Coloring Book ~ Carol Schmidt
~Celtic Mandalas Coloring Book ~ Cari Buziak
~ GIVEAWAY ~ Easy Bird Origami ~ Tammy Yee
~WINNER~ of Crafting from a book or with beads ~ TriLinda

Crafting Book Reviews:
~Drop-Dead Easy Knits ~ Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan & Kirsten Kapur
~ GIVEAWAY~ Cornish Gernseys & Knit-frocks ~ Mary Wright
~ Knit the Sky ~ Lea Redmond ~  Storey Publishing
Questions for Me

Double Knitting with You and Me
~CAL rules ~Runs from August 1- Sept 30
Details – any double knit project
Projects must not be started before August 1
Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Prizes: (if you’d like to donate a prize, please contact me) : 1 skein of NapiersKnits hand-dyed yarn will be given away using a random number generator.
When you complete an item, start a post in the Ravelry thread with a photo of your FO, and the pattern name if there is one
**Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate**
Thread will be locked the morning of October 1 and winner(s) drawn on that day’s  podcast following that.

For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 2 weeks from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact me to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

Find Me Online
~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting
~etsy: NapiersKnits
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting