CRR pages 261-285

First we have an absolutely beautiful cake!  It took me awhile to realize it is a cake.  CS finally found an antique spinning wheel.  Congratulations!  JB's pets are ADORABLE!!!  (I think the middle picture is my favorite.  Harry Potter coffee mugs.  JB has Amazing Google Guitar skills!  Sparty's lamp, yarn, and storage look nice.  Good going!  Pretty yarn!  I think I should youtube Daniel Radcliffe's musical from all the chatter about it.  TKJ passed her practical exam!!!!  YAY!!!!  Pictures for FabGrandma but I think we can look too ;-)  Absolutely beautiful!  Spreadsheet update  JB kindly provided us a link to Daniel singing.  KITTY!!!!!  Welcome home Salem.  Beautiful shawl!  Keep PennyIA, and fuzzie's Lexi in your thoughts.  (Penny= hysterectomy and Lexi= fuzzie's ferret in chronic kidney failure)

The Weasley Sisters

Please bear with us as this is our very first podcast! We’re gryffindorks  and we love it. Hopefully this will get better as we go along. This is something we've been talking about doing for a long time and finally decided to go for it. We hope you enjoy!

Show Notes:

Jessica’s stuff

Arithmancy OWL~ 4 pair of stranded mittens(8 total) Only one done…(Leah’s cupcake mittens)

Yarn: Dalegarn Baby Ull

Needles: US 0s

Project page

Charms OWL~ Spinning 800 yards of laceweight out of 8oz Corriedale and silk blend dyed in indigo & logwood

Project page

 

Super Secret Swap Project is about 1/3 done…!

Project page

 

Drop spindle… my take with me spinning that I bring along everywhere… mostly work on it at the parks when I’m there with my kiddos!

80% superwash 20% nylon +firestar (aka sparkles!)

Stash page  link to etsy shop where the spindle was bought. 

another photo of the spindle. 

Test Crocheted shawl project page.

Allena’s stuff

Spin-off Magazine

Spindle photos in my flickr photostream. 

Charm’s Owl – spinning 8oz organic merino from squoosh fibers got in a destash!

Project page

Diamond Wrap Socks self design rewriting for KnitPicks

Using Knit Picks Stroll Tonal color: deep water

US size 1 needles

 project page

Broomstick Lace Scarf using mystery sock yarn writing pattern for class

US size 19 needles and E hook

Project page 


Test knitting FantasyFlyte’s mittens 

using my own handspun.

US size 2 needles

Stash page 
 

Astronomy Owl not really working on it.

project page

Wizard Rock! Is awesome we mentioned

APWRSong for the Podcast: Alas! Earwax- Cliff Notes Harry Potter. You can find their music here.



We hope you liked our trial episode and will come back for more. There's now a question thread in the Lion Pride for you to interact with us! You can subscribe to our podcast's RSS here. 
Have a great night!

DADA June 2011

Hello fellow Gryffs!

This month's DADA assignment seems fairly vague and open-ended. Perhaps you're like me, and rather than giving you options it's left you feeling like you have no ideas at all! If that's the case, hopefully some of these suggestions will get your creative juices running.

Here are the options:

• Option 1: “Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice”- craft something that reveals a truth about your character, don’t be afraid to let your true self shine.


• Option 2: “Cruciatus is as Cruciatus does”- craft something that is either painfully dull, painfully difficult or will actually cause pain.


• Option 3: “Your best Defense is a good Offense”- Craft something that could bind and secure an opponent. Spinning a length of binding material either substantial and bulky or of a very fine wight that has been enchanted with a spell of holding might be of particular use. As the consequences of coming up short could be dire, be sure to produce a sufficient quantity.

Option 1 is fairly personal. Here are some brain-joggers to get you started, though:

• Are you a generous, giving person? Craft something to give as a gift. Alternatively, be brutally honest about your selfish nature and make something to keep!


• Do you love a challenge? Are you always working on the next goal? Tackle a new technique!


• Maybe you're a couch potato. Make up some felted slippers or a remote control caddy.


• Are you relaxed? Do you go with the flow, drifting gently through life? Represent this with a light shawl or scarf with fabulous drape.


• Are you afraid you fib too often, or would you like to watch your tongue? Hold it in with a gorgeous cowl. Wish you didn't always believe everything you hear? Stop those ears up with a thick earwarmer. (btw: I've made that first one. It works up really nice.)

The possibilities there are really endless, but I hope that at least gets you thinking. Option 2 is equally personal.

• What causes you pain? For me, it's stuff knit at a tight gague, like stuffed toys, or working with acrylic, cotton, or other fiber with very little give. Perhaps the pain is emotional, such as the cathartic pain that comes with making something to remind you of a lost loved one. Maybe the pain is more suggested than inflicted: Bob0mb Hand Grenade Nunchaku.


• What's your definition of painfully dull? A stockinette afghan? A garter stitch shawl? The fingers of a glove or a simple drawstring bag? Maybe it's not a stitch pattern that you find dull, but an activity you can represent: do you find reading dull? A bookmark makes a quick project. Remember the couch potato above? That's me. I find running painfully dull. Here are some running shoe slippers, perfect for me! Surely there's an activity you find equally dull, or maybe a show or book. Drop them in the pattern search box! You're bound to come up with something. (A tip for a happy hubby/SO: use this class as the perfect opportunity to make him something in his favorite team colors. For a little while you'll both forget how boring you find sports! :)


• Painfully difficult: this is a good chance to try out fair isle, steeking, intarsia or some other tricky technique. Alternatively, try crafting in crazy situations: while on the treadmill or stationary bike, while walking or hiking or while playing piano with your toes! Just remember two things: 1) pics or it didn't happen! Make sure you have memory/battery life before you start. 2) be careful! Otherwise your painfully difficult may turn into actually painful!

Option 3: If you're not spinning, this is a good time to craft that belt you never got around to making last month for astronomy. Or make a simple i-cord or sc rope. With a good story, you could also sell something you plan to gift: Perhaps that pair of socks you're making for a potential love will bind his heart to you.

I hope that helps you come up with some project ideas! There's a lot of leeway here; there should be something you can use.

CRR pages 212-261

I'm sorry I've been MIA guys!  Here's the CRR.


Please send thoughts and prayers to Vertigo and her family.  Is it a shawl?  Is it a Superman cape?  Don't you just love the versatility of knitting?  Beautiful scarves!  Let's hope and pray Lupingirl gets this house!  Congratulations LaLa for your blog being one of Lion Brand's top 5 favorites!  Recipes!  Beautiful yarn StarKnits!  Thanks Stacy for making me hungry!  Wow and Cool is all I can say.
Check out FlyKytten's and naturallyknitty's May submissions.  Everyone please continue to keep WH in your thoughts and prayers!  WoolenHorse needs Canadians!!!  Mirror of Erised badge winner announced!!!  Please give JRF some emotional support! :-)  She has a toe!  Pretty yarn!  StarKnits shared the story of her engagement ring and the postal service...
Puppy!  Gilderoy Lockhart on America's Got Talent?  Maybe.  BABY!!  What is it with all the bacon in sweet food?  KITTY!!!  (I like cats)  Romantic proposal?  You decide.  The Story of the Infamous Food Fight.  Pretty hat.  LUPINGIRL'S ENGAGED!!!!!  Pretty mitten.