Monday, May 25, 2009

Episode 25: When Life Throws Curve Balls

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Announcements:
This months hosting fees are sponsored by The Yarn Think Tank group on Ravelry. Don't forget about Yarn Think Tank Squares Contest:
-to enter knit or crochet a 10x10 square in green, tan, and/or brown and pm or email me for address and send them to me.
-contest ends on May 31st
-prizes will be announced in May.

I include the last bits about Joey and Ullie Dugan! Click on their names to check out their dogster pages.
-Harry Potter Read-a-long!(on ravelry) Come join is in reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood-Prince

This week's sponsor is:
Sonny & Shear has just received new shipments of Madelinetosh Worsted, Pigeon Roof Studios Rovings and Pigeon Roof Studios sock yarns. Stop by and check out all of the beautiful colorways.

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Listener Coupon code is :BarkNKnit for 10% off and one per customer.

Barknknit Podcast Listener's Group News:
-Be Prepared for Gifts KAL come join us!
-Remember we have an FO thread and daily threads.

Doggie Bit:
Frankie rolls down a window and jumps out. He is ok but it has been traumatic and he is healing.
Jackjack and Abby are well too.
Off the needles/bobbins:
-Weaver's Wool Mini Shawl(rav link) out of the citrus yarn for my sister Gina.
-fingerless gloves for co-worker
-finished yarn for Surfer Girl for her birthday. A worsted weight 2ply merino yarn.
-about 2lbs of Romney roving. Spun into about 300 yards of 2ply bulky weightish yarn.

On the needles/bobbins:
-Entrelac Sock (rav link) by Eunny Jang in Araucania
-my dad's vest, The Subtle Stripe by Lara Killian in Knitpicks Swish DK
-Seaweed socks by Wendyknits in Dream in color Smooshy for Kenny's sister Sarah.

Knitting Bit: Frogging and Sizes
-My dad's vest was too small so I had to frog and start again.

Barknknit Time:
-Life throws me curve balls
-doggies
-My birthday week.
-Guild meeting and I am not the website chair as well as the spinning chair.

Spinning Bit: Fleeces have ARRIVED!!
-27lbs of some corriedale/merino blend showed up at my door.
-talk about cleaning this and processing it.
-Kookaburra Scour
-Aija's blog sockpron.

Picked Are you Soak Worthy winners!!

Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you Yarn Think Tank, Joey & Ullie Dugan and Sonnyandshear.com.

Thank you listeners for all your support and kind words during this time.

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Happy Knitting, Spinning, Dog Training.