Episode 171

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 July2 and this episode is number 171

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 June - will notify winners when we have internet

 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)First drawn will have a choice of patterns from the Knitting Expat Designs - People are planning and beginning. So exciting. 

Baby item KAL - designers to check out: Tin Can Knits, Knitting Expat, Taiga Hilliard Designs or others

Craft Along Ideas - place on Ravelry thread, please

On The Needles

~2 Soup kitchen sock ~ Patons Kroy Socks ~ Purple Haze

~Socks for self from Gales Arts Butterfly Party

 ~a chemo cap for kids

~The Nahid Dress for Children - The Knitting Expat Design - Genevieve/Penelope variegated

Finished objects

Questions for Me

Fun Stuff

KnitPicks ~ 

Chroma- 20% off

50% yarn

40% off books

~Resolutions for 2019:

     For the blog I want:  12 Patterns (3 published) , 12 pairs of socks for soup kitchen(5), 20 chemo caps for kids(11 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

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

What kind of yarn and colors would you purchase?

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