We talk about what we’re currently knitting, what we’re currently drinking, and then chat about knitting some more. 

Todays Topic

Christmas Knitting

Dranks-Kelsi

Strawberry ShortCat, pastry sour –  Backpocket Brewing
8th Anniversary Jam, Fruited Blond Ale – Confluence Brewing Company
Peanut Butter Party, Peanut Butter Porter – Confluence Brewing
Peanut Butter Jelly = Anniversary Jam + Peanut Butter Party

Updates

Current Projects & Other projects

Kelsi:
Alaska Hat: Camile Descoteaux, made with Kelsi’s own handspun
Spinning: Valkyrie Fibers Smashed Pumpkin Batt

Jess:
Frogging the Briochalicious shawl. 
Starting the Relentless shawl by Tamy Gore using MadTosh Farm Twist (dk weight yarn that’s amazingingly floofy) in Good Silence (cream with small bits of burgundy) and Phantasm (a deep burgundy that matches the bits in Good Silence).

Caitlyn: 
Bryan’s Car Project: Traditional Dish Cloth by Staci Perry (Very Pink Knits) which is a dish cloth on the bias.  Knitted in stripes, increasing in size each stripe.  Knitted in Lily Sugar & Creme White and Autumn Leaves.  Ravelry Link
Caitlyn’s Car Project: Grandma’s Dishcloth by PJ Allen.  Lilly Sugar & Creme Grape and Dark Pine.  Striping but changing in the middle every 2 rows.  Ravelry Link
Kitchen Table Project: Brioche Starter Hat by Raina K.  MC Cascade 220 superwash in Lichen and CC Malabrigo Rios in Liquid Amber.  Ravelry Link

 Finished Objects

Caitlyn:  
Double Eyelet Grandmas Dishcloth.  Took the original pattern and added another yarn over and also went to 60 stitches wide instead of 45.  Knitted in Lily Sugar & Cream Autom Leaves.  Ravelry Link
Rye Socks by Tin Can Knits.  These were my first socks!  Knitted in orange acrylic that I frogged from a sweater from goodwill. Ravelry Link

Stash Enhancements

Jess:
One from Must Stash Yarn, colorway Bumbles Bounce (self-striping with red, green, silver, gold, and white) on their must-match sock base and another stash addition  from Teeny Button Studio, in the colorway Snow Day, on their shimmer sock base. It’s a colorway inspired by the movie Elf and has bright blues and whites. 

Kelsi:
Fibernymph Dye Works Fiber and yarn Advent Calendars – you can see many of the daily updates on Kelsi’s instagram