Episode 100: Sweater Finishing and Favorite Things

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FO: Finished Object; WIP: Work in Progress; NAP: Needle Adjacent Project, soon to be cast on; SAP: Spindle Adjacent Project, soon to be spun up; Queue: a list of what's up next; KAL: knit a long; Stash: yarn I own waiting to be used.

• Lifestories: episode 100 is awfully milestone-y! started November 2010 as an audio podcast; restarted September 2014 as a video podcast with episode 26. Aunt Kristine's knitting school and holiday decorations going on.
• Yarnings: Adventures in Knitting
  • FO: Purple Princess Kristine: NaKniSweMo sweater, Princess Fiona, in STR Mediumweight.
  • WIP: Kaylee Walks on the Sun - Sunwalker for the bigbadbergalong. Uses my handspun Kaylee's Parasol from Hobbledehoy and some Wollmeise from a destash.
  • WIP: christmas tubey cowl
  • WIP: Barley hat with a button tab, I have the yarn now, Black Trillium Merilon Worsted for a Barley Hat.
  • hibernating WIP: Botanical Baddie Bees socks, the Euglassia Watsonia socks by Dami Almon of the Geeky Girls Knit videocast.
  • A few favorites: my ValentinesAllYear tunic and the convokal Nuvem and Neontastic socks (christmas 2014 project) and On Caspertine, with Love socks.

• Yarnings: Spinning a Tale:
  • a favorite spinning project: One of a Kind American and it's corresponding Handspun American Oak. :)
• Yarnings: Stitch Through Time:
  • WIP: english paper piecing for me. using a Moda fabric that I got in charms, mini charms, and a jelly roll to make a quilt or wall hanging that incorporates the hexagons.
• Yarnings: Multicraftual:
  • present wrapping plans may include snowflakes.
• Yarnings: Knitting Community:
  • celebrating 100 episodes: share your yarnings memories in the thread on the ravelry group for a chance to win a fun prize or two. Showed off my prize yarn this week.
  • NaKniSweMo topic of the week:
    • why NaKniSweMo? Love to feel the joy of doing a challenge at the same time as others, and not even necessarily others who are sweater knitting, but others who are challenging themselves to do a task in a month, including NaNoWriMo.
    • week 4: finishing. I like to knit a longer top, almost always. so I try and do much of the finishing steps with alternate ends or balls so then I can knit down as far as I can. 1x1 twisted rib makes such a nice edge, but my blocking mojo isn't always strong enough to make them stay flat. A folded hem is really nice (like my last year's NaKniSweMo) or the Motorway Roadtrip.
    • Questions For YOU! how is your finishing game? what would you like to improve in the next year towards this?

Sagas of Geekery Favorites

• Sagas of Geekery: Now Playing: boardgamegeek:
  • Manhattan Project: Energy Empire; Castles of Burgundy card game (quickly)
  • bgstats had an update for the more easily tracking challenges like 10x10 I've done this year and last.
  • a favorite game series is Legendary.
• Sagas of Geekery: Now Watching: on the ABC app, Designated Survivor and Great American Baking Show. rewatching Once Upon a Time, started mid-season 3. on Netflix, The 100 season 3. favorites: I've watched so many amazing things in the few years - Marvel movies; new and old series; Person of Interest and Gilmore Girls stand out as new-to-me; The West Wing was such a smart show. Rewatching Stargate and Lost were so good. and always, always, Joss Whedon shows and movies!
• Sagas of Geekery: Now Reading: ready to start Hamiltome on audible. a favorite read recently: Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin.
• Sagas of Geekery: Now Listening: starting on Christmas music. a favorite album is the Hamilton soundtrack.
• Fanciful Chatter: love showcasing my handknits with other supporting pretties like soft layering pieces from LulaRoe, sparkley jewlery from Chloe & Isabel, and fun makeup like Colourpop.
• Book of Cooking: my butternut noodles was the most exciting thing on a busy week - added extra ricotta this time.
• Happiness Continues: favorite keys to happiness or 3 provisions towards positive mental health: 1) my yoga class; 2) #wycwyc (and book); 3) theme of "progress not perfection".