The first 4 hats I show are all patterns currently being tested. So they don't have project pages set up yet, but if you're interested in test knitting, you can find us here:
We also talk about patterns that forbid you from selling items made from them, the benefits of being able to knit using different techniques, and making faux fur pom poms!
This episode begins with a few non-knitting topics:
First, we draw for the Christmas yarn & bag giveaway winner!
I won't spoil the fun by posting the winner's name here, but here's a link to a "consolation discount" I came up with. The Color Packs & Stash Scraps e-book of 13 stash-busting (or mini-skein-using) patterns will be discounted to $9.99 for the entire month of October! (The page I link to still lists the price as $14.99, but on the checkout screen, you should see a 5.00 discount, which will make it $9.99.)
Then we talk about Deep-Cleaning/Organizing your house. Here's a link to the cleaning/organizing schedule I show in the podcast. Scroll down just past the pink & yellow graphic that declares "The best way to get things done is to simply begin!" and you'll see 10 links labeled with the months and the part of the house that month focuses on. If you click into each of these monthly links, you will find a printable page that lists all the suggested tasks to focus on for that month.
Next, we talk disaster relief. I'm fortunate to have never been the recipient of disaster aid, but I did see many people I know personally go through the experience of losing their homes and all their possessions in a tornado that hit our town back in 2013. Through what I learned from them and what I saw first-hand as my family and I participated in the recovery process, I have a few nuggets of wisdom that I can offer to anyone who wants to send help to areas that have recently experienced a disaster.
I spoke a little bit about finding local organizations that are leading the recovery efforts because when our town was hit by the tornado, we found it was the local churches that were organizing and deploying volunteers, and the city itself that set up a tax-deductible fund that collected donations that were later dispersed to local people who needed the help. Another organization I forgot to mention that was a HUGE help was Team Rubicon. They are military veterans who organize and head out to any area that needs recovery help. In our town, they were here very shortly after the tornado struck, and they were helping to clear lots of debris, helping to cut down trees that were torn up by the tornado but still barely standing, and just generally doing everything they could to serve the community and to help as much as they can in the initial clean-up effort. If you're looking for a disaster relief group to support, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better group of people than Team Rubicon.
As for the knitting, that begins at the 27:00 mark!
I talk about 3 different hat patterns that haven't been named yet and will soon be ready for test knitting. You can find the test-knit threads on the Trappings and Trinkets discussion board here.
Buttonhole Technique:
After much searching, I couldn't find a tutorial for the button hole type that the Bespoken Sweater uses. This technique works well with buttons that need more than 1 stitch bound off. So here it is in a nutshell:
Step 1: Place markers evenly spaced down your button band to show where each button hole will begin.
Step 2 (RS row): Work up to your first button hole marker in pattern. Slip marker and bind off one or more stitches, depending on how large your button is. Bind off one stitch LESS than you need for the button hole. Working in pattern, K2tog or P2tog, depending on what is supposed to happen next. Continue working button band in pattern until you get to the next marker, then repeat all Step 2 instructions.
Step 3 (WS row): Work in pattern until you come to the first gap created by button hole bind offs done in Step 2. Turn your work so you are now looking at the RS. Use the knitted cast-on to cast on the number of stitches you bound off for each button hole +1 extra stitch. Turn work again so you are looking at the WS. Repeat these instructions for each button hole gap.
Step 4 (RS row): Work button band stitches in pattern until you reach 1 stitch before the first newly-cast-on button hole sts. K2tog or P2tog (depending on what you need to do to remain in your button band pattern) the last button band stitch and the first newly cast-on button hole stitch. Work remaining newly cast-on button hole stitches in button band pattern. Repeat this instructions each time you are 1 stitch before the first newly-cast-on button hole stitches for each button hole. Once this row is complete, your stitch count will match the stitch could you had before you began working button hole rows.
Sewing:
A DIY Blanket Scarf! Tutorials here and here
I added a pocket to my daughter's Homecoming skirt. You can do it, too!
I also talked about what I did when my daughter had a backpack that was in great shape until the zipper broke, training my cats to use an underground pet fence, and what I think about athletes that kneel while the national anthem is being played.
Don't forget to enter the giveaway drawing for the Christmas yarn & project bag set! You can leave a comment on the Episode 17 You Tube page, leave a review on iTunes between Sept 11 and Oct 5, or leave a comment on the prize thread in the Trappings and Trinkets Ravelry group. (And you can enter in all 3 places if you are so inclined!) I'll announce the winner on Episode 19, which will be published sometime between Oct 8-10, 2017.
I plan to respond to some of your comments in the next episode (Episode 19), and I have really enjoyed reading all the messages you've left!
And if you need a good chocolate chip cookie recipe, try this one. I made it more "lactose-intolerant-friendly" by subbing a scant tablespoon of coconut oil in for half the butter (so, use 1 Tbsp butter +1 scant Tbsp coconut oil.) It would also be fine to use About 1 Tsbp + 2 tsps of coconut oil if you don't want to use any butter at all. It's a great recipe to experiment with since it only makes 3 or 4 cookies at a time. If you try a substitute and it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted much food!
Don't forget to enter the giveaway drawing for the Christmas yarn & project bag set! You can leave a comment on the Episode 17 You Tube page, leave a review on iTunes between Sept 11 and Oct 5, or leave a comment on the prize thread in the Trappings and Trinkets Ravelry group. (And you can enter in all 3 places if you are so inclined!) I'll announce the winner on Episode 19, which will be published sometime between Oct 8-10, 2017.
Find a collection point on the website linked above, or mail your glasses to:
AWB Eclipse Glasses Donation ProgramExplore Scientific
1010 S. 48th Street
Springdale, AR 72762
I also mentioned an excellent book, Glory Over Everything
a pet supply website, chewy.com
using vinegar to help adhere dye to yarn (rather than allowing it to bleed off and accidentally dye other colors in your project)
And, this episode includes a 20-minute lesson on how to use a simple formula to
And, I give you a tip to make hand-washing garments easier if you, like me, are not a goddess of domestic housekeeping!
Psst! If you've been enjoying the podcast, would you take a minute to leave an itunes review? (Even if you usually watch on You Tube, I'd really appreciate it)
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Here's what is included in today's podcast:
Three minutes about last week's healthcare dog & pony show
Here's a link to the 1985 Anne of Green Gables if you somehow missed watching it 30 years ago!
Product Reviews: Amazon Dash Buttons So Delicious Coco Whip (the link will allow you to put in your zip code and select a product that you are looking for...fair warning, I think that sometimes this search function only pulls up stores that carry any part of the So Delicious product line, not necessarily the project you want to buy. In my area, I have to go to HyVee to buy the Coco Whip although other stores like Kroger carry other products from this brand.
And a recipe that is great for lactose-intolerant folks (although it would be yummy made with dairy-containing products, too!
Here's a link to the original recipe page, but please note that I have edited the recipe below to reflect the way I actually prepare my version of this.
