Episode 11: I took my Pills, I swear!

Shownotes: 


The FORGE: 


What's coming up: 


Old Forge by Stephen West. Knit out of Lion Brand Jiffy in the colorways Silver Heather and Charcoal Mist on US size 13/9mm needles. 


IN the FORGE: 


Mitered Crosses Blanket by Kay Gardiner. Knit out of a selection of worsted weight wools, alapca, and acrylics on US size 8/5mm needles. 


Westknits Mystery KAL: Rockefeller by Stephen West. Knit out of Zitron Trekking XXL in the colorway #185 (blues) and Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock in colorway #5601 (black) on US size 3/3.25mm needles 


Leaving the FORGE: 


Braided ball by Marleen Hartog. Knit out of stash acrylic yarn on US size 6/4mm needles. 


Hippy Hippy Shawl by Gabrielle Vezina. Knit out of Caron Simply Soft in the colorway Black and Lion Brand Trellis Yarn in the colorway Stained Glass Windows on US size 13/9mm needles. 


THRUST AND CUT: 


Hunger Games group update


StevenBe Recap (Yarn is Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk + in the StevenBe colorway)


The Prizes for 4 of Josh's patterns and the Hand-dyed skein of yarn and needles prize is still open and will be open until the next recording session! Please be a member of the group!!! 


Prizes given this week: 


Congrats to MrsLawrenceKnitz  on winning the beaded bookmark! 


Congrats to NanaMama on winning the laceweight yarn! 


Congrats to jhottiescottie, WrenCouture, chonita, and skinouye on winning a pattern of your choice from lisamarykay1's pattern shop!!! 


Please PM me on ravelry with your info!!! 

Episode 10: Full O' AWESOMENESS!!!

Part 1:
Part 2:


Shownotes: 


In the FORGE: 


Mitered Crosses Blanket by Kay Gardiner. Knit out of a selection of worsted weight wools, alpaca, and acrylics on US size 8/5mm needles


Westknits Mystery KAL Shawl : Rockefeller by Stephen West. Knit out of Trekking XXL in colorway #185 (blues) and Cascade Heritage Sock in colorway #5601 (black) on US size 3/3.25mm needles. 


Braided Ball by Marleen Hartog. Knit out of random stash acrylics on US size 6/4mm needles.

Leaving the FORGE: 


Felted Flower Bowl by Meg Myers. Knit out of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in two blue colors (now discontinued I believe...) on US size 10.5/6.5mm needles. 


Coin purse (made up the pattern myself). Knit out of a stashed acrylic yarn on US size 3/3.25mm needles. 


Cowl Design (by me- unnamed as yet). Knit out of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick in the colorways Lumberjack Red and Denim Twist on US size 13/9mm needles. 


Knit Net Rug (just arm-knitted). Knit out of some rope on... MY ARMS! :D


Zombie Envelope by Amy of the Stockinette Zombies. Knit out of Lion Brand Homespun in the colorway Lagoon on US size 11/8mm needles.


THRUST AND CUT: 


Vacation Recap!!! 


Westknits Book 4: Bolting

StevenBe's!!!! 


Shout outs to ashurii and WrenCouture 


Prizes! 


1) 4 patterns from the awesome Lisa Tonko (lisamarykay1) 


2) 4 patterns from Josh Ryks (swordofaknitter)


3) 2 skeins of Angora laceweight yarn (550 meters each!) 


4) Awesome beaded bookmark with a donkey on the end! 


5) Hand-dyed skein of self-striping yard (dyed by Josh!) and a set of HiyaHiya US size 1 DPNS and a complimentary stitch marker! 


11 prizes total!! WOOT! WOOT! Thanks to everyone who donated and go enter the prize threads in the Ravelry group!!! 

Episode 9: Happy 4th!

Shownotes: 


WIP's: 


Josh worked on the Mitered Crosses Blanket by Kay Gardiner. 


FO's: 


Josh finished the knitting portion of the Felted Flower Bowl by Meg Myers. It was knit out of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes on US size 10.5 needles. 


SPINNING: 


Josh finished up the white part of the Woolen Mill Street Yarns 100% Corridale Roving in the Color Nightmare. 


RANDOM: 


Josh is going on VACATION!!! 


The westknits Mystery KAL shawl starts next week. 


PRIZES: If you have one you'd like to give to the podcast, contact Josh on Ravelry or leave a comment! 


Hunger Games Group update. 


Shout out to ashurii (Ashley) from the podcast's Ravelry group and to Enid (who I can't remember the alias of...) 


Review the show on iTunes if you'd be so kind! 

Episode 8: It ROCKS!

Shownotes:


WIP's: 


Mitered Crosses Blanket by Kay Gardiner


45 degrees by Josh Ryks (unpublished!) 


FO's: 


Diamondback Mitts by Stephen West


Peacock Entrelac Bag by Knittin' Gin


Random: 


Hunger games group on ravelry! The group is closed to registration, but come on over and join the fun in District 13! 


Westknits Book 4 


Westknits Mystery Knit Along


Josh bought: 


7 skeins of Araucania Nature Wool for a Delancey Cardigan.


1 skein of Zitron Trekking XXL.


2 skeins Cascade Heritage Sock. 


1 skein Cascade Heritage Silk Sock.


1 skein Malabrigo Sock. 


1 skein Zitron Trekking Hand Art.


1 skein Misti Alpaca Tonos Carnaval in Symphony Blue.  


1 pair of HiyaHiya US size 1 6 inch DPNs. 


Prizes will be given away soon, so go join the podcast group on rav! 

Episode 7: Snapple is the Root of All Evil; Parts One and Two

Part1:


Part2:
Shownotes:


WIP's: 


Josh is working on Mitered Crosses Blanket by Kay Gardiner. He is knitting it out of various yarns and on US size 8/5mm needles. 


FO's: 


Josh FINISHED something! :) He finished the Celestine toy by Norah Gaughan. 


Random: 


The Knitgirllls


The Fat Squirrel Speaks


Dramatic Knits


Jessica from Storied Yarns: Fiber Arts with Character gave Josh a prize of 4 oz of her Merino Top/Romney curls in the colorway Finnick. Thank YOU so much!!! 


The Black Trillium order arrived! Josh got some of her Polworth/Silk blend in the colorway Spring Thaw. 


The Loopy Ewe order came!!! Josh got 5 skeins of Malabrigo Lace in Cypress, Vaa, Black, Pearl Ten, and Emerald; A skein of Cascade Heritage Sock in Navy, the MAN bar from Lavishea Lotion Bars, and a pair out ChiaoGoo Red Lace needles in US size 3/3.23mm. 


The westknits Mystery Knit-A-Long(westknits MKAL) is up and going to start on the 13th of July!!! Join Josh in knitting it!!! 


The Hunger Games group on Ravelry needs members! Join the party and let's knit/crochet/craft together! I DARE YOU! 


Join the podcast group as P R I Z E S are coming up!!! :)

Episode 6: Rumble, Ramble

Shownotes:


WIP's: 


Josh is working on the Cubism blanket by Woolly Thoughts. He is knitting it out of Red Heart (gasp!) Super Saver and on US size 9/5.5 mm needles. 


The second project of the week is his westknits scrapghan which is actually a Frankie Brown design known as the Ten Stitch Blanket, which has been modified to be an 11 stitch blanket because Josh is a dork about numbers and 11 is his favorite number! It is knit out of the scraps of yarn from his westknits shawls (mostly fingering weight yarns) and on US size 3/3.25 mm needles. 


Josh is also working on a new design called 45 degrees, which has yet to appear in the knitting world, but will hopefully make its appearance soon! It is knit with fingering weight yarns in 3 colors on US size 4/3.5mm needles. 


The WIP's from previous weeks were untouched. Rams and Yowes Blanket by Kate Davies, Celestine by Norah Gaughan, and Mitered Crosses by Kay Gardiner. 


FO's: 


Josh actually had some!!! ;) 


Purl Ridge Scarf by Stephen West knit out of Berroco Peruvia in the colorway Alcaparro on US size 8/5mm needles. 


and another Purl Ridge knit out of Red Heart Soft from the stash on US 8/5mm needles as well. 


SPINNING: 


Josh finished his Kraemer Mauch Chunky in the colorway Pine Nut and got 47-ish yards of bulky/worsted weight yarn out of 2 oz. 


Josh started spinning the Woolen Mill St. Yarns 100% corridale 4oz. braid in the color Nightmare. 


Random: 


Josh re-colored the blog this past week (as you can see if you read this!) 


Josh won an AWESOME prize in the Hunger Games group!! He won 4oz. of the color way Finnick from Jessica of Storied Yarns: Fiber Arts with Character. Thank you SO much!!! :) 


Sign ups for the Hunger Games are up until the 17th, so check them out! (sorry as it's the 18th and I just posted the shownotes! BAD PODCASTER, NO COOKIE!) 


Josh bought some awesome Huckleberry Knits Superwash BFL 4oz. in the colorway Centurion. 

Episode 5: A Westknits Bound Train

Shownotes: 


WIP's: 


Josh is working on the Mitered Crosses blanket by Kay Gardiner. He did the edging around the square he finished last week. 


Josh did not get to his other works in progress due to a sore wrist, but he got a lot of knitting done on a secret project! 


Josh started a new project, the Purl Ridge Scarf by Stephen West. He is knitting it out of Berroco Peruvia in a green color on US size 8/5mm needles. 


FO's: 


No items completed, however the train of westknits FO's were as follows: 

• Earth and Sky 
• Daybreak (out of Knitpicks Palette that was hand-dyed by Josh and Cascade Heritage sock yarn)
• Akimbo (out of Cascade Heritage sock yarn and Knitpicks palette in garnet heather)
• Herbivore (out of Cascade Heritage Paints) 
• Blue Whale (out of Cascade Heritage sock yarn hand-dyed by Josh) 
• Flamboyan (out of hand-dyed Knitpicks Bare Palette base) 
• Birdwing (out of Araucania Nature Wool) 
• Sharktooth (out of Zitron Trekking XXL)
• Colonnade (out of Caron Simply Soft)
• Arroway (out of Malabrigo Sock) 
• Piece Out (out of Ella Rae Amity) 
• Old Forge (out of Lion Brand Wool Ease) 
• Boneyard (out of Lion brand Wool Ease) 
• Vulpix (out of hand-dyed Knitpicks Bare Palette base)
• Ten Stitch Blanket using the scraps left over from the stuff above! 

Random: 


Shawliday is this coming Monday, the 11th. 


Many Thanks to Steve and Callie from the DramaticKnits podcast for the shout out! 


Thanks to Wolfe Farms for the shout out! 


Thanks to the Knitgirllls for the shout out that started it all! 


Thanks for the reviews on iTunes as well as the comments on the blog! 


Scale for yarn!