episode 163 - Look at my new sweater

Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this podcast is about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH. 

Today is April 23 and this episode is number 163

Find Me Online

~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting

~etsy: NapiersKnits

~on Instagram as knittin_kim

~on YouTube, Blogger, and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting

~New Friends

~ Knit A long

~FO KAL for April - 7 more days

~ Sweater Knit (Crochet) along (no minis) Begins on February 1 and ends on April 30, 2019 - one prize gifted by Fizzona in honor of her birthday this month plus others by me

Pannouschka

eyenowhour

fizzona

Pannouschka

eyenowhour

eyenowhour

betsyq

betsyq

eyenowhour

Pannouschka

betsyq

NEXT KNIT ALONG ~ Knitting Expat Design - she is excited to have us create her projects. This will begin on May 1 (would you like 2 or three months)

Craft Along Ideas - place on Ravelry thread, please

On The Needles

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~Christmas Gift Socks (3)
   ~sock for my daughter in law - my design

  ~soup kitchen sock ~ Knit Picks Chroma fingering ~ Wildflower

 ~a chemo cap for kids

~Throwback sweater - drea renee knits ~ Malabrigo Rios - frogging  beginning again

~ Pattern test for Mina Phillips (the Knitting Expat) this pattern is called Not So Little Nugget Pullover

Finished objects

~ Pattern test for Mina Phillips (the Knitting Expat) this pattern is called Not So Little Nugget Pullover

Questions for Me

Fun Stuff

KnitPicks ~ Bare Yarn ~ and a BIG Clearance Sale

Scottish Worship - calling of the clans

Son and wife went on trip

Granddaughter sent us a few gifts

~Resolutions for next year:

     For the blog I want:  12 Patterns (3 published) , 12 pairs of socks for soup kitchen(4), 20 chemo caps for kids(9 finished),  spin 2 new fibers (completed 2), after October limit my yarn purchases to $25.00 a month, Knit 12 patterns from my Ravelry queue, finished one shawl/wrap

What I have been reading, watching and listening to

My Blog for Reading, Writing and so much more

~Shop Update All Yarn is $18.00 plus shipping at NapiersKnits in Etsy

What kind of yarn and colors would you purchase?

episode 132

Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this podcast is about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH. 

Today is Sept 11 and this episode is number 132

Find Me Online

~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting

~etsy: NapiersKnits

~on Instagram as knittin_kim

~on YouTube, Blogger, and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting

New Members in Ravelry Group

~ Knit A long

~FO KAL  - prize for September One Skein by Leigh Radford

 

~Myla's Knit Corner Knit Along ~September/October we will be starting a mitt (fingerless or not) KAL using any pattern from Maylas Knit Corner

On The Needles

~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket - two more blocks - received my yarn from Knit Picks so now I can continue on

~Christmas Gift Socks 

~ Harley ~ Knit Picks Twist & Tweed ~ Plymouth Select Dk Merino Superwash ~ color 1017 ~ US 5 (3.75mm) ~sewing the collar, then will block and thread the i-cord

~Tin Cat Knits

~scrap yarn socks

~Garden Gnome Hoodie - Knitting Expat Designs (Mina Philipp) - Hand dyed, hand spun merino/nylon yarn - size 4(3.5mm) and size 7(4.5mm)

Finished objects

~Chemo cap

~scrap yarn socks

~ Harley ~ Knit Picks Twist & Tweed ~ Plymouth Select Dk Merino Superwash ~ color 1017 ~ US 5 (3.75mm) ~sewing the collar, then will block and thread the i-cord

~Another Pattern Test - Triona Murphy of Triona's Designs

Knit Crate Review

Questions for Me

Questions for you Shawl 1 (blue pink) or shawl 2( purple and white with flecks)

Fun Stuff

Grandkids will be here next week!!!

~Knit Picks -  

Alpaca Cloud Fingering Yarn$5.38 - $6.15 / 50g HankSALE100% Superfine Alpaca 
Fingering Weight

Alpaca Cloud Lace Yarn$5.38 - $6.15 / 50g hankSALE100% Baby Alpaca
Lace Weight

     ~Resolutions: 13 pairs of socks for soup kitchen(7 done) ~ 45 chemo caps(18 done) ~ 13 scarves(6 done) ~ 3 garments (3 done)

What I have been reading, watching and listening to

~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role ~ Caleb's Scarves (chemo cap and scarf 

~ book reviews can be found on Reading, Writing and so much more

Crafting Book Review

Knit Crate Review code for money off a subscription: http://i.refs.cc/s5bplE19?u=1534864371051

~Shop Update All Yarn is $18.00 plus shipping at NapiersKnits in Etsy

episode 131 - winners announced

Welcome to Naturally, Kim's Knitting. I am Kim and this podcast is about knitting, spinning, and dyeing yarn from my home outside Lima, OH. 

Today is Sept 4 and this episode is number 131

Find Me Online

~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting

~etsy: NapiersKnits

~on Instagram as knittin_kim

~on YouTube, Blogger, and Wordpress as Naturally, Kim's Knitting

New Members in Ravelry Group

~ Knit A long

~FO KAL  -  lmecoll (yarn) and  eyenowhour (giftable pattern from Ravelry valued up to $7.50)

 Tin Can Knits Pattern KAL ~ 1st prize - one pattern from Tin Can Knits - Pattern - Fizzona

~NapiersKnits KAL -lmecoll - one skein NapiersKnits yarn

~Myla's Knit Corner Knit Along ~September/October we will be starting a mitt (fingerless or not) KAL using any pattern from Maylas Knit Corner

On The Needles

~Temperature afghan - Knit Picks Swish DK - size 4 needles - Memory Blanket - two more blocks - received my yarn from Knit Picks so now I can continue on

~Digits of Pi Scarf ~ Panandora ~ Knit Picks Stroll Fingering Dove Heather and Duchess Heather no progress

~Christmas Gift Socks 

~ Harley ~ Knit Picks Twist & Tweed ~ Plymouth Select Dk Merino Superwash ~ color 1017 ~ US 5 (3.75mm) ~sewing the collar, then will block and thread the i-cord

~Tin Cat Knits

~scrap yarn socks

~Chemo cap

~Garden Gnome Hoodie - Knitting Expat Designs (Mina Philipp) - Hand dyed, hand spun merino/nylon yarn - size 4(3.5mm) and size 7(4.5mm)

Finished objects

~Another Pattern Test - Triona Murphy of Triona's Designs

Questions for Me

Fun Stuff

~Knit Picks -  

Alpaca Cloud Fingering Yarn$5.38 - $6.15 / 50g HankSALE100% Superfine Alpaca 
Fingering Weight

Alpaca Cloud Lace Yarn$5.38 - $6.15 / 50g hankSALE100% Baby Alpaca
Lace Weight

     ~Resolutions: 13 pairs of socks for soup kitchen(7 done) ~ 45 chemo caps(18 done) ~ 13 scarves(6 done) ~ 3 garments (3 done)

What I have been reading, watching and listening to

~Twitch - Geek and Sundry - Critical Role ~ Caleb's Scarves (chemo cap and scarf 

~The Wedding Shop

Crafting Book Review

Knit Crate Review code for money off a subscription: http://i.refs.cc/s5bplE19?u=1534864371051

~Shop Update All Yarn is $18.00 plus shipping at NapiersKnits in Etsy

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

~Whole30

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

~Hungry Cat Podcast

~The Knitting Expat

~The Dyer's Notebook
Find Me Online

~on Ravelry as NapiersKnits and Naturally, Kim’s Knitting

~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