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Where Do You Hide Your Stash?
This week’s stash hiding spot was shared by Mrs. ScubaFish on Ravelry, who knows how to turn a dropped ceiling into a secret yarn bunker! Mrs. ScubaFish, we found your knowledge of drop ceilings to be absolutely hilarious! Thank you for contributing to our podcast!
Listeners, please tell us where you hide your stash in the Misadventures in Knitting Ravelry group! We may share your secret in an upcoming episode!
A Special Announcement
We are hosting our first ever knit-along, the Too Much Candy KAL! The KAL will run from September 15th-November 1st. The only rule is that you knit something Halloween related. We will create a “bundle” in our Ravelry group to help generate ideas if you are feeling stuck. “Double dipping” is allowed! Please share progress and finished objects photos in our Ravelry Group and on Instagram using the hashtag, #TooMuchCandyKAL. Prizes will be awarded!
Hot Off the Needles
Tara finished the Fluid Slouchy Beanie by Karen MaCall. She used Knitty and Color’s Dubstep DK in the Supernova colorway. This hat features a double brim and a nice slouchy fit.
Tara completed the Gearhart Hat by Lori Wagner using Neighborhood Fiber Company’s Subte Worsted (discontinued) in the Kalorama Circle colorway. The seed stitch diamond pattern is reversible and can be worn inside out.
Tara finished the Kobuk Hat by Caitlin Hunter. She held two strands of yarn together: Hedgehog Fiber’s DK in the Salty Tales colorway and Shibui Silk Cloud in the Tar Colorway, giving it a soft halo. Bobbles decorate this hat.
Finally, Tara finished the Marin Shawl by Ysolda Teague. This shawlette is knit side-to-side and features garter stitch and a unique cabled border that imitates the look of bow ties. She used Jill Draper Makes Stuff Hoosic (discontinued) in the Raspberry Beret colorway.
Ashley has been very busy with home improvements. Knitting had to take the back seat while she painted her entire first floor!
What We Are Working On
Ashley is chugging along on her Brighton Plaid crochet blanket by Eclectic Gipsyland. She is using Madeline Tosh Light Unicorn Tails and Neighborhood Fiber Company Rustic Fingering. Ashley is also doing some finishing for customers at Woolworks.
Ashley took a Foundation Paper Piecing class at Domesticity Studio, our local fabric store. She made a quilt square designed by Happy Sew Lucky on Etsy. The quilt square features two birds in flight with the word “HOPE” between them. This is Ashely’s new favorite thing!
Tara is working on the Exploration Station shawl by Stephen West. She ran into trouble with the brioche section and after months of questioning, decided to rip back and redo it. Now the shawl is up and running again! Tara is using the Merino-Silk-Yak (60-20-20 blend from Yarn Hygge, aka Scandinavian Weave and Knit. The finished shawl will be used as a display item at fiber festivals.
A few weeks ago, Tara took a beginning soap making class at Soap Studio Brookside in Binghamton, New York. The class was a lot of fun and Tara hopes to continue soap making at home. For Christmas gifts this year, Tara will give handmade soap and washcloths to her friends and family. Tara is following the Picot-Edge Washcloth pattern by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas.
Misadventures
Tara visited Lis Barsuglia-Madsen of Yarn Hygge and Scandinavian Weave and Knit at a craft fair in Blue Mountain Lake, New York. She purchased a beautiful hand-woven purse and enough yarn to create two Thick and Thin Shawlettes designed by Lis herself. Tara chose a single ply merino DK weight and a Brushed Kid Mohair Silk laceweight for the shawl.
Tara took a trip to Adirondack Yarns in Lake Placid. She bought a sweater quantity of Sprited Fibers Fingering in the Licorice colorway and a gradient set of Koigu to make the “Free Your Fade” Shawl by Andrea Mowry. Tara had a lot of fun visiting the shop and chatting with the owner, Sue.
Ashley had much different misadventures! Ashley is continuing her yarn diet and plans to destash some her skeins, although it is hard to make the break.
Ashley is participating in the Stash Dash challenge. Currently, she has finished around 1200 meters.
(mis)adventures in knitting 
So I have a misadventure! I joined a KAL at The Woolworks Shop…this month’s KAL is the 2nd Avenue Shawl…we’ll talk about stash diving…all but one of the skeins of wool needed (out of 5) comes from my stash… so I decided not to do the fancy scallop edge to start the rectangular shawl…when doing that pattern part you start with a cast on with more stitches…once you’ve finished the scallops portion you were supposed to have decreased down to less stitches… well being a smarty pants I just cast on the original amount of stitches and knitted half of the entire shawl. This week it was brought to my attention – and also when I actually looked my beautiful progress… uh it was about 8″ too wide. I have since ripped it all out and started over with the number stitches that I would have decreased to had I done the scalloped edge. Now this was not just a TINK away…it was a true 🐸 of epic proportion! Love your podcast my misadventurers! Your kntrgrl10 aka Harper
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Hi Harper! Sorry you had such a big misadventure! It happens to us all! Like Ashley said in the last episode, “you know what makes a great knitter! Being able to rip out!”
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