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Knitting Expat – Episode 36 – Clearly I Can Still Talk For Ages Even When Unwell

Posted on by minayamini

Hello everyone … welcome to the 36th episode of the Knitting Expat Podcast … this has become such a wonderful way for me to get more involved with the online knitting community and I’ve been loving it so far … so please do get in touch … I’d love to hear from you … so far I’ve been loving the interaction with other knitters from around the world that this new avenue has opened up to me … come join the fun …

Here is this weeks episode …

 

Things I talked about …

INTRODUCTION & WHERE TO FIND ME:

Hi my name is Mina, I currently live in Bahrain with my Husband and 2 cats, we lived in Dubai up until recently and before that we were in London UK. You can learn more in the ABOUT ME section, otherwise if you have any questions please leave a comment or send me a message on Ravelry/Instagram.

You can find me on RAVELRY … INSTAGRAM … and my LIFE BLOG … on Periscope as @MINAPHILIPP (I don’t know how to link to that) and now of course YOUTUBE …

I have also created a RAVELRY GROUP for the Knitting Expat Podcast so you can join in the conversation there …

Finally you can find my Project Bags for sale on ETSY …

FINISHED OBJECTS:

  1. PONCHETTE SCARF/COWL THING – 3.75mm (US5) – Drops baby alpaca silk, Cotton Lace Ponchette – no name – for my Mum
  2. BEEZEE – Brioche hat – 3.25mm (US3) – Lion Brand Angora Merino – so fluffy!
  3. PURPLE STRIPES VANILLA SOCKS – 2.25mm (US1), Vanilla sock, 64sts, 2×2 rib, FLKH, Rounded toe – Woll Butt Yarn 3877, Lion Brand sock ease in Green Apple for contrast heel
  4. 16 CABLES HAT – Circe Belles Boucle – 4mm (US6) and 5mm (US8), malabrigo worsted in purple
  5. SHADES OF BROWN SOCK – Austermann Step, 2.25mm, Vanilla sock, 2×2 rib, FLKH, for my Uncle

WORKS IN PROGRESS:

  1. PATONS CHAMBRAY SOCKS – Vanilla sock, 2.5mm, 2×2 rib, FLKH, for my cousin
  2. PONCHETTE – 3.75mm (US 5) – cascade 220 superwash in Navy and Red, commission knit
  3. HENLEY SWEATER – for my dad, 4.5mm (US7), Cascasde 220 superwash, chocolate colourway
  4. YUKKO – Isager Lace Alpaca, 3.5mm (US4), designed by Amanitaa
  5. COZY MEMORIES BLANKET – started this using my sock yarn scraps on 3mm (US 3) needles, and I am using the 49 stitch count with a Central Double Decrease

VIDA KAL:

So to finally celebrate the release of all of the patterns for the Vida Collection I will be hosting a rather casual KAL in the group … I know its a busy time of year for knitters with Christmas coming up so I’m going to keep this one quite relaxed.

To take part in this thread all you have to do is to knit one of the three patterns in the collection … Vida Hat …Vida Shawl … Vida Socks … if you have already started that is fine too … WIPS are welcome!

Rules for entry are as follows:

  1. You have to be a member of the Ravelry group
  2. You have to knit one of the three patterns in the collection.
  3. You will need to enter a finished object (or more)

I will not be having a separate FO thread as I don’t expect this to be a very busy KAL due to the time of year. So all you have to do is post a FO picture in this thread along with all the chatter.

At the end of the KAL I will pull the names of those who post FO’s in the thread and draw from those. The number of entries you get for each pattern is as follows:

  1. Hat – one entry
  2. Socks – one entry
  3. Medium Shawl – two entries
  4. Large Shawl – three entries

The number of entries you get will correspond with the number of skeins of yarn required to knit the pattern making it proportional and fair for all.

There will be prizes but those are yet to be determined. (If you wish to donate a prize for this or any other KAL/Giveaway on my podcast then please send me a message and we can sort it out).

For now the tentative end date for the KAL will be the 31st December, but depending on how popular it is and if people would like more time I may decide to extend the finish date.

If you have any questions then please let me know in the thread below. I will be available for pattern support along the way if you have any questions.

Also if you do post pictures on Instagram please use the hashtag – VIDAKAL so I can see what your are all up to!

PROJECT BAGS:

Shop is closed until the new year.

ACQUISITIONS:

This week I shared some lovely Yarns I got as swaps, along with the Yarn I purchased from Gauge & Tension, Argyle Yarn Store, Knitty City, and Fibre Space. I showed a Project Bag I got from Lara of the FAWN AND THE FOX etsy shop, and the CONVERSE shoes I got to show off my handknit socks.

PODCASTS I MENTIONED:

  1. YARNGASM
  2. FIBRETOWN
  3. THE SAMPLER GIRL
  4. TINY PAPER FOXES
  5. KNITTING SPRING
  6. MADE WITH CARLENERGY
  7. FAIRY LITTLE
  8. THE FAWN KNITS
  9. YARN30

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That is it for this week’s Episode, I hope you enjoyed and if you did please subscribe on Youtube … join the Ravelry group and leave a little comment to say hello and/or to let me know what you think … I’d love to hear if you have any suggestions or ideas for the podcast and of course I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have aswell.

Till next time …

Happy Knitting …

Mina X

Knitting Expat – Episode 26 – Answering All The Questions …

Posted on by minayamini

Hello everyone … welcome to the 26th episode of the Knitting Expat Podcast … this has become such a wonderful way for me to get more involved with the online knitting community and I’ve been loving it so far … so please do get in touch … I’d love to hear from you … so far I’ve been loving the interaction with other knitters from around the world that this new avenue has opened up to me … come join the fun …

Here is this weeks episode …

 

Things I talked about …

INTRODUCTION & WHERE TO FIND ME:

Hi my name is Mina, I currently live in Bahrain with my Husband and 2 cats, we lived in Dubai up until recently and before that we were in London UK. You can learn more in the ABOUT ME section, otherwise if you have any questions please leave a comment or send me a message on Ravelry/Instagram.

You can find me on RAVELRY … INSTAGRAM … and my LIFE BLOG … on Periscope as @MINAPHILIPP (I don’t know how to link to that) and now of course YOUTUBE …

I have also created a RAVELRY GROUP for the Knitting Expat Podcast so you can join in the conversation there …

Finally you can find my Project Bags for sale on ETSY …

The lovely Brittany from the SpunFibreCo is looking for some lovely test knitters for her latest Shawl design … you can see a picture of the shawl and all the details for the test knit HERE … I am hoping since so many of you were so wonderful in offering to test knit for me that a couple of you will be willing to help out Brittany with her latest design.

FINISHED OBJECTS:

  1. WHIZ BANG SOCKS – Design by Sarah Shoo, knit on 2.5mm needles, Yarn is Knit Pick Stroll Fingering hand painted in Country Fair – knit cuff down with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel.
  2. CHARADE SOCKS – Design by Sandra Park, knit on 2.25mm needles, yarn is Lang Jawoll Magic Degrade in the rainbow colour, knit cuff down with Fish lips kiss heel

WORKS IN PROGRESS:

  1. OWN DESIGN SHAWL – Design by Me, knit on 4mm needles, Yarn is Baerenwolle Baerfoot Sock in the Forest and Best Grey Ever colourways.
  2. COZY MEMORIES BLANKET – started this using my sock yarn scraps on 3mm needles, and I am using the 49 stitch count with a Central Double Decrease …Not shown this week.

RAINBOW-KAL DETAILS:

– The KAL is running until the end of September (30th) of this year.

– You will need to be a member of the KNITTING EXPAT PODCAST RAVELRY GROUP to be eligable for prizes.

– There will be a chatter thread for general Chit Chat about the KAL and other such fun things

– There will be a Finished Objects Thread which will just be for FO’s and no chatter allowed in this thread – One finished project equals one entry in the FO thread.

– There will be prizes but these are still to be decided and announced. If you are a bag maker/stitch marker maker/ yarn dyer/ other maker of things / or just a lovely viewer who is interested in donating a prize for this KAL then please get in touch with me and we can sort it out.

KNIT-A-LONG DETAILS FOR SUNRAYS SHAWL:

– The KAL will run until the 7th September 2015 (updated to give people more time to complete), Finished Objects can be posted into the FO thread after the 1st July. So you can start before but cannot finish the shawl before the 1st July in order to enter the KAL.

– You will need to be a member of the KNITTING EXPAT PODCAST RAVELRY GROUP to be eligible for prizes

SEPTEMBER-KAL DETAILS:

– The KAL is running from 1st to the 30th September of this year. Use the Hashtag SEPTKAL on instagram so I can see all your fun projects.

– WIPs are allowed as long as the item is finished by the 30th September deadline.

– Only ‘S’ items allowed for the knit – a – long, so anything like socks, shawls, scarfs, sweaters, or any pattern name beginning with S.

– You will need to be a member of the KNITTING EXPAT PODCAST RAVELRY GROUP to be eligable for prizes.

– There will be a chatter thread for general Chit Chat about the KAL and other such fun things

– There will be a Finished Objects Thread which will just be for FO’s and no chatter allowed in this thread – One finished project equals one entry in the FO thread.

– There will be prizes (shown on the podcast this week). If you are a bag maker/stitch marker maker/ yarn dyer/ other maker of things / or just a lovely viewer who is interested in donating a prize for this KAL then please get in touch with me and we can sort it out.

PROJECT BAGS:

The shop is on vacation mode until I get back from the USA.

ACQUISITIONS:

Plenty I imagine from my trip but none shown on this episode other than some new fabrics I picked up.

OTHER THINGS:

I mentioned I was going to Link some older blog posts of mine to do with the ELEPHANT story and our ELOPEMENT …

PODCASTS I MENTIONED:

  1. THE SAMPLER GIRL
  2. FAIRY LITTLE TWITCH AND STITCH
  3. IDLECATKNITS
  4. INASKNIT
  5. BAKERY BEARS
  6. YARNGASM
  7. MADE WITH CARLENERGY
  8. LUNABEAR LIKESYARN

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That is it for this week’s Episode, I hope you enjoyed and if you did please subscribe on Youtube … join the Ravelry group and leave a little comment to say hello and/or to let me know what you think … I’d love to hear if you have any suggestions or ideas for the podcast and of course I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have aswell.

Till next time …

Happy Knitting …

Mina X