Showing posts with label JavaPurl Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JavaPurl Designs. Show all posts

Thursday, March 9, 2017

episode 56 - CC and Dami's Book Review and so much more



Milkweed - Carol Sunday - Ella Rae Classic Heathers
~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 
~plain socks - Sirdar Heart &Sole - size one needles

Finished Objects:
~Socks - ribbing pattern - Schachenmayr Regia Pairfect - size one needles
~Hand-spun cowl - blend of wool and alpaca - ribbing

Things That Have Made Me Happy 
~How English Became English
~Gale's Art Sock Blank - Butterfly Garden
~Coffee with C. C. (and Dami, too)


What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role
~Book Review: How English Became English
~The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
~Words of Grace - Jacqui Grace
~The Glory of the Messiah - an adult coloring book

Coffee with C.C. (and Dami, too) giveaway ~
Runs from March 9 - 14th
Details - post in the thread which one of the patterns in the book you would like to make
Prizes: 1 ebook will be given away using a random number generator.
Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate
Thread will be locked the morning of March 14 and winner drawn on the 15th of March.

The winner has 1 week 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

Crafting for Charity~CAL rules ~
Runs from March 1 - 31
Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/sew/dye for a charity
Projects must not be started before March 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..
Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate
Thread will be locked the morning of April 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!

Annual Temperature Craft Along

~Runs from January 1 - January 5, 2018 
~Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave which reflects the temperature from each day. 
~Projects must not be started before Janurary 1, 2017 
~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, every quarter (March, June, September, January) 
~Post photos of the item you are creating under this thread. As you progress just add future photos to your original post. If you are unsure how to do this I will be having examples under my one post.. 
~Must be a member of the Naturally, Kim’s Knitting Podcast group on Ravelry to participate 
Thread will be locked the morning of January 6, 2018 and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that, along with other winners throughout the year. 
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!

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Naturally, Kim's Knitting - Week of July 18, 2016

I have been following my daughter's blog, Beyond the Schoolyard. She makes a small entry each day and then saves it to post on the weekend. I have decided to do something similar to this but I will publish when my podcast goes live.

Anyway, I have been working on another child's chemo cap. Before I left for California, I had mailed out about 20 caps. So I am going to continue until the beginning of December and then send another batch. I love making them. I wanted to try a little bit bigger this time, but I am not thrilled with the way it fans out, so I will need to continue working on it.

I am also working on my There and Back again socks and a tee top for my grandson. I will be posting pics on those as I get further along.

I have been using my fitbit, which my dear son-in-law gave me, to keep track of my movement. Instead, I have discovered it is a motivator, also. I have been able to reach over 7000 steps each day and over 10,000 on the past three days. Wow. What a feeling.

I am not able to walk in the area that I live but I do use a pilates ball to bounce while working my arms, abs, legs and anything else I can think of.

Today I am going to be starting a super secret item for CC or JavaPurl Designs. I cannot wait. Her designs are always so cool.  In addition, I have begun a new chemo cap and have been working on my grandson's sweater.

I may be able to make one more entry before tomorrow, but not sure.

Now, today is podcast day, so I will just go ahead and share my notes with you for the show:

Here are the show notes for this episode:
On The Needles
~Milkweed - Carol Sunday - Ella Rae Classic Heathers
~Ten Stitch Blanket - Frankie's Knitted Stuff - size US3/3.0mm needles various leftover sock yarns
~There and Back Again - Knit Picks Stroll Tweed - Forest Heather and Oyster Heather
Child's Chemo Cap - Knit Picks Chroma Worsted colorway Manzanita - US 6/4.5
~Tee for my grandson

Finished Objects

Things That Have Made Me Happy
~ My Grandchildren and daughter and her husband
 -Skype

What I have been reading, watching and listening to

Find Me Online
~on Twitter @ ksnapier475
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube, Blogger, Facebook and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting
~naturallykimsknitting@gmail.com

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Naturally, Kim's Knitting - Episode 11

Here we are with double ones or episode 11


Here are the show notes for this episode
On The Needles
re-su katabira – Knit Kimono too – Bernat Cotton-ish in seersucker colorway – size US 9/5.5mm 24″ circular and US 7/4.5mmm circular for the edging
~plain toe-up socks on size US 1/2.25mm and Gale's Art Sock Blank 
~C.C.'s French Vanilla Cappuccino Socks - Fortissima Socka -- Cariba Colors - size US 1/2.25 mm

~Ten Stitch Blanket - Frankie's Knitted Stuff - size US3/3.0mm needles various leftover sock yarns 
~ Child's Chemo Cap - Get Your Neon colorway - Knit Picks Chroma Worsted - US 6/4.5mm
Finished Projects
~Top-Down chemo cap – Knit Picks Chroma Worsted – Get Your Neon and Deborah Norville's Baby Yello colorway. US 6/4.5mm
~Glycerine soap
Things That Have Made Me Happy
Our bees and the weather

~Yarn shipment from Knit Picks
What I have been reading, watching and listening to
~Once Upon A Time -Gaston's story - not a happy ending

~Granchester - a young man comes in and confesses to murder - but the man was still alive ....until later

Friends - Season 4

Renata and The Fall From Grace by Becky Doughty

~The Shaman's Fire
~The Dyer's Notebook
Find Me Online
~on Twitter @ ksnapier475
~on Instagram as knittin_kim
~on YouTube as Kimberly Napier
~on WordPress as naturallykimsknitting.wordpress.com
on Blogger: Naturally, Kim’s Knitting

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Naturally, Kim's Knitting - Episode 3


Show Notes

Intro: ~ Welcome to all the new viewers and a big welcome back to all those who have visited me before. Please feel free to check out my page on Ravelry and introduce yourselves, if you haven't already. 

Finished items ~ Top Down Preemie Hats ~ pattern is a free pattern by JavaPurl Designs. I made these out of Woolworth Worsted Weight Yarn from my stash in Mauve and in Baby Blue. On U.S. 6 (4.0 mm) needles
                       ~ I also made a hat of my own design from the same yarn. I will be posting it in the next day or so and it will be a free pattern.
                       ~I finished my  Line by Line Mittens to Gloves Gloves on size U.S. 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles. I used Knit Picks Swish DK (100% superwash merino wool) in the colorways Twilight; cornmeal; conch; carnation; and sugar plum.
On the Needles ~ Now I am starting a pair of fingerless gloves from this same pattern:   Line by Line Mittens to Gloves. I am using U.S. 3 (3.25 mm) in the same colors as the gloves
                          ~I am also working on a top down sweater in a very simple design. When I finish I will post a pattern in Ravelry. I am using Knit Picks Stroll Fingering in Rainforest Heather.
                          ~ I am also working on a pair of socks which I will share when I finish.

Things that are making me happy:
                         ~ I have been drinking some lovely Twining Tea Prince of Wales Tea  
What I Have Been Reading and Watching
                         ~ Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
                         ~ The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd
                         ~ The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
                         ~Marvel's Agent Carter - Season 2
                         ~NCIS - Season 13
                         ~NCIS: NO - Season 2
                         ~The Big Bang Theory: Current Season

Find me online: ~ Twitter: ksnapier475
                           ~Ravelry: ksnapier and Naturally, Kim's Knitting
                           ~ WordPress: naturallykimsknitting.wordpress.com
                           ~Blogger: ksnapier475@blogspot.com