Video Episode 4: NottaLotta

WIPS:
Summer Waves - Cascade Ultra Pima in Primrose
Hitchhicker - Wollmeise 100% in WD Wichtelwazer

COMING SOON:
Angostura from Little Red in the City by Ysolda Teague. I will be using Malabrigo Rios in Paris Night.
Plans to start some of my second socks.

HOUSEKEEPING:
If you're one of the winners from Episode 3, please PM me on ravelry! Knittingsmybag, SonomaKnits, or CPurl17!

EVENTS:
Wine making w/ the fambly
Spinning at the Winery at Retzlaff Winery
Lambtown

CONTACT
Ravelry: knitpsycho
Knitting Psychos Podcast Group

Knitting Psychos Video Episode 3: Shortie!

WIPS:
Summer Waves - Cascade Ultra Pima in Primrose
Peasy - Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in Pink

FROGGED:
Slinky Ribs by Wendy Bernard

COMING SOON:
Castle Pullover - Quince & Co. Lark in Frank's Plum

WINNERS:
Watch the episode to see if you're a winner of the 'leave a comment in the episode 2 thread' contest! Winners, please PM me on ravelry to claim your prize. :D

CONTACT
Ravelry: knitpsycho
Knitting Psychos Podcast Group

KnitPsycho Knits - Video Episode 2

Intro - all about me!

WIPs:
- Frisky Socks
- Summer Waves Cardigan
- Color Affection

FOs:
- Dishcloths
- Drawstring bag (Check out the tutorial from In Color Order)

To the Frog Pond:
- Piper's Journey
- Moonfleet
- Unoriginal Hat

Up Next:
- Dishcloths for Knitabulls KAL
- Monster from Big Book of Knitted Monsters by Rebecca Danger for WolfeFarms/LemKnitCrochet Play in May KAL

Contests:
- Leave a comment in the group under the thread for this episode - anything (feedback, where you heard about the podcast, "I like rocks.", etc.), whatever you want. Must be a member of the group. I'll play with the RNG to pick one winner. Prize: any combination of Ravelry giftable patterns up to $10
- Post a picture of your finished object in the May FO thread, and be eligible to win a skein of Kollage Yarns Sock-A-Licious in "Indian Rose". WInner to be drawn in the podcast after 5/30/12!

I'm still working on getting the show into iTunes, but if you'd like to add it to your podcast list manually, PM me on Ravelry for instructions/link. :)

Video Episode 1

WIPS:
Dishcloth blanket / DIC Classy Butter Peeps, Grey Tabby, Crying Dove, and Pinky
Vanilla Bean Socks / Indulgence, #110
Mitred Crosses / Noro Silk Garden in various colors & C220 Natural
Unique Sheep Little Prince Mystery KAL / Unique Sheep Verve, Little Prince Gradience
Hitchhiker / WM 100% Wichelwalzer WD
Summer Waves Cardigan (TLE 2nd Qtr challenge) / Cascade Ultra Pima in Primrose
Green Stripey Socks / Lollipop Yarns, Frisky
MOney SOcks / WRen in the Ivy, "Money"
DIshcloth / Lily Sugar & Cream, Blue BEach Ball
Golightly SOcks / Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber/Hiawassee Creek, Golightly
Cabled Socks by Lala of The Knit Girllls / STR Lightweight in Rare Gem
Sweet Home Socks in Kollage Yarns Sock-a-licious in Grape
Piper's Journey / Quince & Co. Chickadee, Rosa Rugosa
Traveling Sweater / STR Woobu, True Blood Red

Future Projects
- Color Affection in Madtosh SOck in Glinda the Good Witch, Tart, and Ink
- Harvest Dew in STR LW in Scaponia
- KGASS Square in Madtosh Vintage in Robin's Egg

Episode 56: blahblahblah

LISTEN TO EPISODE 56


***shownotes are in progress and should be completed today, 4/23/12.***

FOs:

- Baltic Calligraphy
Madelinetosh tosh dk in "Baltic"
- Baby Ruched Cardigan
Sweet Georgia Yarns in "Snapdragon"

WIPs:
- Rocky Coast Cardigan

Future Projects:
-Gnarled Oak Cardigan using tosh dk in "Wicked"

Episode 55: Post Stitches Rambling

Listen to Episode 55!

Shownotes to follow in a day or two when I can listen to my episode. I apologize in advance for lack of editing. I basically edited out one major sneeze towards the beginning, and that was it. lol. I just wanted to get it out. :)

Thanks for listening. :D
Manda

Episode 54: The Funniest Joke You've Ever Heard

LISTEN TO EPISODE 54

ON THE NEEDLES
- Baltic Calligraphy in MadTosh tosh DK in "Baltic"
- Bananarama Socks in Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber - Cashewe base in "Bananarama"
- BBBB #3 in Crystal Palace Merino 5 Print in "Tropical Jungle"
- Test knit in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in "Purple Mojito"
- Lacy Baktus in some purple handspun I received as a gift.

FINISHED OBJECTS
Christmas knits are done!
Mom loves her Summer Wind & has requested more!. My stepdad loved his felted clogs, and my sister liked her Thermis, but her first comment was "I thought I picked the blue?" LOL.

BOOKS
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044655572X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=solitarycoldne0d&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=044655572X">The Secret Lives of Dresses</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=solitarycoldne0d&l=as2&o=1&a=044655572X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by Erin McKean
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600854109/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=solitarycoldne0d&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1600854109">Socktopus: 17 Pairs of Socks to Knit and Show Off</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=solitarycoldne0d&l=as2&o=1&a=1600854109" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by Alice Yu

EEK! (SQUEAL LIKE A PIG!) / FUTURE KNITS
Thank you, hotazzknitter, for my Sheep Socks! (Will work for Sock Knitters Anonymous technique of the month)
Thank you, knittinwolf, for my Tweedle-dee-dum socks! :D

Bláthnat by Irishgirlieknits (SKA January Mystery Sock)

Shelves Upon Shelves by Erica Lueder (SKA January Designer of the month)
Possibly one of the Socks that Rock Q1 2012 KAL socks.

THINGS OF NOTEManic Purl is going on indefinite hiatus. Episodes will not be available after 12/31/11, so download those back episodes now.
The Knitmore Girls are going on maternity leave!

THE FUNNIEST JOKE YOU'VE EVER HEARD
I'm not buying anymore yarn. (LOL)
Yarn Diet 2012: One, maybe 2 exceptions: Stitches West & possible Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin' Sock Club.

Speaking of going on a yarn diet...
STASH ENHANCEMENTS
- Unique Sheep Eos in a hybrid of Silverlode/Arwen's Cloak for Evenstar
- Unique Sheep Verve in Little Prince for Little Prince Mystery KAL
- Starry Night sock yarn by EverythingOld
- Cakewalk Yarns in Peppermint Bark & Cherry Blossom
- NYAN CAT from FiberNymph Dyeworks
- Assorted acrylics (Vanna White, Deborah Norville) for Mother Bear bears.
must. stop. buying. yarn.

RAVELRY TIP: Download your stash to an excel spreadsheet!

CONTACT
knitpsycho on Ravelry
hellolovely on Twitter, Plurk