I’m a Guest Star!
Miss seeing my face (for some reason)? Well you’re in luck! Sadie of the Yarnivore video podcast recently moved to my area, and this past week I was a guest on her show! Here’s a link to the episode in question— though I will warn you all, Sadie’s podcast is marked “explicit”. There is swearing and some adult topics. And a lot of rambling and banter, of course!
I’ll be posting again in the next few days with a proper update, photos and all. I had planned to do so this past weekend, but the weather hasn’t cooperated… I swear to you, we haven’t seen the sun properly in weeks. Hopefully that will change soon and I can get some good photos!
Changes
Hello friends-
As I’m sure you all have probably noticed, I didn’t keep my promise to podcast at least once a month. In fact, I haven’t posted at all since January. There were a few factors that led to that, but the main one is just how busy my life has become. In January, my husband and I joined a gym and started making some major life changes. At this point I spend 35-45 minutes in the gym four times a week, and take a 75 minute yoga class once a week, and put a lot of time and energy into cooking and planning healthy meals. All of that plus my job plus having a social life plus ever having time for video games and fiber arts means I don’t have much time left for other things, including podcasting.
So. What’s going to happen to Knitbytes? Well, it’s not going to be a podcast anymore. All I can do is apologize for that, but I hope you all understand. At this point it was just adding another layer of stress to my life that I didn’t have the energy to deal with. However, I’m not going to vanish. The plan is to turn this space into a written-and-photo blog, so that I can still share my gaming, my fiber craft progress, my garden (we’re getting a space in our local community garden this year– expect lots of pictures!), and whatever else comes my way. I hope you’ll all stop by sometimes to check it out!
Also, this fall I will again be participating in the Extra Life fundraiser. I haven’t started fundraising yet, but I will let you all know when I do. In the meantime, I may (no promises) be doing some more livestreaming of video games on my twitch channel, twitch.tv/knitbytes. I’ll be posting on Plurk when I do a livestream, so please follow me there if you’re interested in watching and chatting with me. My Plurk username is, as always, pinfish.
Thank you all for your support and camaraderie over the last two years, and I hope to see you around!
P.S.: you may have also noticed a visual change to the blog. I felt that back background/white text was ok for show notes, but not so great for reading long blog posts. I hope you like it!
Episode 87: Mile a Minute
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-87-mile-a-minute-6509594
FOs:
Two plain weave scarves, one in NatureSpun and one in Wool of the Andes and Cascade 220
WIPs:
Meisi gloves in Knit Picks Capretta
Moonlight Owls mittens in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, colorways blackberry and dove grey
Old Bones in AnotherCraftyGirl Aran, colorway Calm
New Things:
Cricket 15″ loom
Cone of cotton
Malabrigo Worsted in Tuareg
LOTS of Knit Picks yarn!
Featured Pattern:
Video Games Alphabet Sampler by pixelpowerdesign on Etsy
Featured Game:
Episode 86: Happy New Year!
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-86-happy-new-year-6490104
FOs:
Promenade scarf in Cascade 220 (doubled)
WIPs:
Socks for my husband, no pattern yet, in KnitPicks Stroll, colorway Aurora Heather
Haleakala socks in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock, colorway woodland (probably getting frogged)
New Things:
Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in Woodland and Plum Glace
Windy Valley Muskox Qiviuk/merino/silk
Extra Yarn book by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Featured Pattern:
Om Nom Hat by Katherine Kibler
Featured Game:
Episode 85: Christmas Knitting Complete
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-85-christmas-knitting-complete-6479256
FOs:
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
WIPs:
Socks for my husband, no pattern yet, in KnitPicks Stroll, colorway Aurora Heather
Mittens?
Featured Pattern:
Featured Game:
Episode 84: Weekend of Knitting
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-84-weekend-of-knitting-6463426
FOs:
Nine-to-Five Socks in Malabrigo Sock, colorway Impressionist Sky
Little Stay-on Slippers in Berocco Vintage
Penguin Pal Hat in KnitPicks Swish Worsted
WIPs:
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
New Things:
Unwind Yarn Company Voyage Aran, colorway Aurora Borealis
Featured Pattern:
Space Invaders Christmas cross stitch by WonkyDawn
Featured Game:
Episode 83: Fiberpalooza
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-83-fiberpalooza-6455292
WIPs:
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
Nine-to-Five Socks in Malabrigo Sock, colorway Impressionist Sky
New Things:
Knitpicks circulars from Froggymonkey
Into the Whirled fiber from Jeanette93
HUGE box of yarn & fiber from Haylsknit
Featured Pattern:
Goron’s Bracelet by Emily Hastings
Featured Game:
Episode 82: SpeedSock
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-82-speedsock-6447683
FOs:
Ruche Beret in Madelinetosh Tosh DK, colorway Badlands
WIPs:
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
Nine-to-Five Socks in Malabrigo Sock, colorway Impressionist Sky
Featured Pattern:
Kefka Why So Serious cross stitch from Merrywether99 on Etsy
Featured Game:
Episode 81: An Announcement
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-81-an-announcement-6436286
FOs:
Kristen’s Christmas present
WIPs:
Ruche Beret in Madelinetosh Tosh DK, colorway Badlands
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
Featured Pattern:
Sandy Chan’s Plants vs. Zombies patterns
Featured Game:
(in the current humble bundle for Android!)
Episode 80: November Already
http://blip.tv/knitbytes/episode-80-november-already-6426752
WIPs:
Kristen’s Christmas present
Vespergyle Mittens in Baa! La Jolla and Nooch Fiber
Featured Pattern:
Tunisian Mario Cushions by Another Kay Jones
Featured Game:
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