94 - I‘m back

Knitting and fun in 30 min or less.  Shownotes can be found at windsweptknits.com.  You can find me on IG and Ravelry as WindsweptMonique and on Facebook and Twitter as WindsweptKnits.

Ep 94 recorded 9/17/21

Segments this week include: Deep Thoughts, FOs, Wips, Out and About, and I’ve Got Sunshine

Note on Ravelry – all links to Ravelry in the show notes are clearly labelled as such.  All yarn links are directly to the manufacturer or dyer’s website.

FOs

I honestly don’t remember all the stuff I’ve finished in 6 months, so I’m just going to highlight a few things.

Slice of Summer - Ravelry – my New Year’s caston using BaH yarns watermelon shawl ball (wool bases available as of today – cotton/bamboo currently out of stock).  

I finished 2 new design samples, can’t talk much about them yet, but I am very excited at what is coming.

Crocheted water balloons 

WIPs

Priestess Coat – by Morale Fiber in Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball.  I’m using the Feng Shui colorway, a grey-to white gradient.

Another design sample is in progress, a tank top made with HiKoo Popcycle!  It’s a 50/50 bamboo/polyester blend and every skein uses 2 recycled plastic bottles and you know me, I love recycled and reclaimed fibers. 

New socks! These are for a dear friend for Christmas who loves handknits. It’s in a new-to-me sock yarn Bamboo Pop Sock in the Sunset colorway.  

Diamond Painting

If you’ve never done diamond painting before, think of it like paint by number or cross stitch, only faster and sparklier.  You get a canvas with a chart on it, covered in a tacky glue-like substance with a protective plastic cover and packages of multi-faceted resin pieces, either square or round, and they’re called either drills or diamonds.  Peel back the protective cover and use the included diamond pen to place the colored on the matching spot on the chart.  Some drills are pearlescent and really sparkle, some are glow-in-the-dark, it’s lots of fun.

I’m currently about 60% through one called Bubble Bubble Chocolate Trouble. This is based on a painting by Randal Spangler and made by Diamond Art Club.  This painting is so cute, it’s two little green dragons wearing witches hats and stirring a giant cauldron full of hot chocolate, with a haunted house in the background and packages of cocoa and marshamallows on the side. 

Stash

Just this week I bought 3 skeins of Go For Faux Thick and Quick from Lion Brand.  This fake-fur yarn will be the cuff and hood edging for my Priestess Coat mentioned earlier.

Shameless Self Promotion

In a week I’ll be launching a new pattern, a shawl named Line Where The Sky Meets the Sea launching on Friday, September 24 and it will be available on Ravelry, LoveCrafts and Payhip and to my loyal listeners, listen to the podcast for the coupon code.

Out and About Virtually

NY Sheep and Wool currently still happening in Rhinebeck, NY Oct 16 & 17.  

Vogue Knitting Live Vogue Knitting Live @ Home this weekend Oct 7-10. 

GGKCS podcast is having their annual Autumnal AL, visit their FB page for more details.

Down Cellar Studio’s Pigskin party is up and running.  You can participate on Instagram or on Ravelry and I’m linking to Boston Jen’s website 

Stitches Expo at home Oct 8-10

If you have any events you’d like me to share please email me windsweptmonique@gmail.com

I’ve Got Sunshine

Both my kids are at the same school this year, first time ever, and this summer my kindergartener learned to buckle his seatbelt by himself!