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Episode 10 CAWcreations

September 17, 2017September 19, 2017 cherylcan

Podcast about knitting and the books I have read.

You can find me on:

Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/people/Cherylcan
Ravelry Group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cawcrea…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylcan/?…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwartman
Fleece and Harmony sells patterns by CAWcreations and Sand and Sky Creations.

CAWcreations Podcast Episode 10

Tea by Honey Pie my friend Bay Woodyard and her husband Gavin North. Check out their site at www.honeypie.ca

FO (Finished Object)

Apple Blossom Socks in Lisa Sousa’s 2016 Rhinebeck color with Annie Purl’s I want your socks grey sparkle cuffs, heels, and toes. Using a 2.25 mm (US 1) circular needle.

Box of Socks progress not going well. I have three pair finished.

HOs (Half Finished Objects)

Basic worsted socks CAWcreations pattern (in press) using Fleece and Harmony Signature yarn in Lighthouse and Natural.

Knitter’s Mitts by H.Wulfraat designs using a UK Alpaca from my stash.

WIPs (Works In Progress)

Ironheart sweater by Tin Can Knits Heart on Your Sleeve in Knit Picks Gloss DK. It is the cranberry colour. Using my Addi Turbo 4 mm (US 6) needles for this project.

Don’t forget to participate in the “I like your sweater” KAL. The deadline is October 20th and there is only 1 FO so far.

Shawl for Shawl Swap at Knit East using Bayview Fiber Arts Cleopatra in the Snow, Pansy, and Rejoice. I will tell you more in 30 days.

Barista Socks in Diamond Select Footsie yarn. I used the ribbing from the Knitters Mitts. It looked amazing.

My project bags:

Jellyfish bag from Creations by Uli on Etsy.
Hiya Hiya bag broke but I think I can fix it.

Helix socks as a homage to the Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose. Used Fleece and Harmony Signature yarn in Take the Ferry, Lupine, and Lilac. I made a mistake on the first sock, but figured it out on the second sock. I show the difference which explains why you do not need to wrap yarn when using the Helix pattern.

Stitch Markers to go in Sock kits.

Book

Dark Matter by Crouch. A dark science fiction story. The characters are engaging pulling you into the story quickly. I love how the science is explained well without making the reader feel lectured to. The plot moves fast and the story is so good. Read it to see if you agree.

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2017 August 21 CAWcreations Episode 9 Eclipse Day

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 cherylcan

Episode 9 was published on Aug 22, 2017

Podcast about knitting and the books I am reading.

You can find me on:
Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/people/Cherylcan
Ravelry Group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cawcrea…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylcan/?…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwartman

Fleece and Harmony sells patterns by CAWcreations and Sand and Sky Creations.

FOs
1:12 Hap(py) Shawl by CAWcreations. Purchase pattern through Fleece and Harmony. Used Fleece and Harmony’s fingering yarn in Strawberry fields and Rhubarb colours. The needles used were 2.5 mm (US 1 1/2) Knitters Pride Karbonz (Everyone else uses 3.5 mm to get the same gauge. I am odd.) I did not like the needles because the tips kept twisting off the cord and the yarn kept catching on the tips. I do not have this problem with my other Knitters Pride needles just these tips.

WIPs
4:02 Grand Central Socks by Knitting Expat Designs in Good Karma Farm Sox yarn. Using a 2.75 mm (US 2) needle.

5:30 Gavin’s Blanket a CAWcreations pattern in Knit Picks Dishie yarn. Using 4.5 mm (US 7) needles for a gauge of 4 stitches and 5 rows = 2.5 cm. Not much progress. In the bag by Michelle Holland. Love the size. Fits the entire throw.

6:12 Ixtapa by Kirsten using Euroflax sport weight linen. Using 3.5 mm (US 4) Knitter’s Pride Nova Platina to get gauge of 18 stitches and 30 rows = 10 cm in stockinette.

7:00 Seb’s socks new CAWcreations sock pattern with reversible cables on top. Finding the two at a time socks take MUCH longer to make. Used MyColourWheelhouse yarn in flaming orange.

8:18 Heart on Your Sleeve Ironheart sweater in Knit Picks Gloss DK. It is the cranberry colour. Using my Addi Turbo 4 mm (US 6) needles for this project.

9:00 Apple Blossom Socks in Lisa Sousa’s 2016 Rhinebeck color with Annie Purl’s I want your socks grey sparkle cuffs, heels, and toes. Using a 2.25 mm (US 1) circular needle. In my Dr. Who bag by Sue from The Tangled Skein CA on Etsy.

10:05 Knitting I entered in the provincial exhibition. Got first place for two piece baby set (Zig Zag Baby Cardigan, and Baby Pants/shorts), and third place for the Beach Day Shawl all are CAWcreations patterns designed for Fleece and Harmony.

12:35 What is new in my world: Roadtrip with Tim, taxi for children (young adults), start teaching this fall, and plan at least once a month podcast

Book
14:07 Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay.

“Inspired by the glory of Tang Dynasty China in the eighth century, Guy Gavriel Kay melds history and the fantastic into something both powerful and emotionally compelling. Under Heaven is a novel on the grandest narrative scale, encompassing the intimate details of individual lives in an unforgettable time and place.” http://brightweavings.com/ggk/books/books/under-heaven/

Great story loved the characters and social commentary. The ghosts were great too.

16:07 Stash Enhancement
Lang Yarn cashmere sock yarn in blues. It appears to be discontinued. Too bad I like it.
Green Gables Alpacas yarn pastel rainbow skein. So soft. Love it!!

17:30 Trip Pictures
18:10 Outtakes — could not remember Sue’s name to talk about my project bag she made me. Yep that is why I normally record during the day.

Don’t forget about the “I like your sweater” KAL on until October 20, 2017. Check it out the details at the CAWcreations Group on Ravelry. You must be a member to win prizes.

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2017 July 28 CAWcreations Episode 8: Shameless PEI Promotion

July 28, 2017 cherylcan

PEI Promotion CAWcreations Episode 8 published on Jul 28, 2017

Podcast about knitting and the books I am reading (no books finished in the last few days).

& new this week….

0:24 My patterns have been posted on Fleece and Harmony’s site: https://fleeceandharmony.com/collecti…

2:00 Hap(py) Shawl in Baby Boo Collection and Beach Blanket FO (now you can get Beach Blanket only in Signature yarn). Pattern available through their website or on Revelry for $8 CDN.

WIP in fingering weight using Strawberry fields in centre and Rhubarb on lace edge.

3:47 Amazing tone variation in yarn. Love it!!

4:27 Squall Scarf also in Beach Blanket. It was a “Value KAL” project. It costs $1 on the Fleece and Harmony website. They are working on getting it up for sale on Ravelry but you will have to wait for that. Molly is modeling the scarf for me.

4:58 Zig Zag Baby Cardigan in Fleece and Harmony Baby Boo Collection. Knit top down They are working on getting it up for sale on Ravelry but you can get it now for $8 CDN on Fleece and Harmony’s site.

6:25 Grain Deep tags with my logo on them. They are from Canada (not PEI). Such a great company to work with.

6:37 Zig Zag Cardigan kit sourced from PEI artisans and companies: Harris Leatherworks, Joyce’s knitting bags, and Fleece and Harmony.

10:20 Large bag for afghan by Michelle. It fits all of the yarn and Gavin’s Afghan by CAWcreations in 4 mm (US 6) Knit Picks Dishie.

12:19 What has been happing with me.

13:50 KALs

“I like your sweater” hosted by CAWcreations,
but also knitting for
“Sock Box” KAL hosted by Yarngasm podcast.

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CAW creations Episode 7: Beach Days and Pride

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 cherylcan

2017 July 24 Episode 7 CAWcreations

A podcast about knitting and the books I am reading.

2:00 WIPs

2:04 Knitters Mitts by H. Wulfraat Designs using 2 mm (US ) UK Alpaca fingering yarn

2:31 Mrs Browns Bags in the three skein Pride design made by Jodi from the Grocery Girls Podcast.

2:42 Gingerbread Sweater by Libby Jonson using 4 mm (US 6) Madelinetosh Tosh DK in Coal Seam and Bayview Fiber Arts in Barn Board.

3:20 Gavin’s Afghan by CAWcreations in 4 mm (US 6) Knit Picks Dishie.

4:20 Sock Scrap Yarn Blanket modified to Stockinette made for a queen bed. I am on row 2.

6:00 Mary Maxim kits Snoopy hat and sweater, & kitten sweater over 30 years old and look brand new.

7:09 KALs

“I like your sweater” hosted by CAWcreations, but also knitting for the Knitting in Stitches podcast.

“I want my value” KAL hosted by the Knitting in Stitches podcast, and
“Sock Box” KAL hosted by Yarngasm podcast.

8:00 King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard review by Cheryl Ann.

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2017 CAWcreations Episode 6: Happy Canada Day

June 29, 2017July 10, 2017 cherylcan

CAWcreations Episode 6 published on Jun 29, 2017

Podcast about knitting and the books I am reading.
Except this week, I forgot the book. I should not podcast on days I feel ill.

Our baby had her prom and graduation the last couple of weeks. We are so proud of her and our other two children (young adults). What a whirlwind! We are so proud.

1:00 Opal Socks in Flocke made using 2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles kept in my Annie Purl bag.

WIPs
2:05 Apple Blossom Socks by Helen Stewart using 2.00 mm (US 1) needles in my Tardis bag by Sue from the Two Tangled Skeins podcast. I used a grey glitter mini from Annie Purl for the cuffs. I am not sure but I might use a turquoise glitter also from Annie Purl for the heels. The main color is Lisa Sousa’s 2017 Rhinebeck colourway.

3:10 Ironheart by Tin Can Knits from Heart on My Sleeve Collection using Knit Picks Gloss DK and 3.5 mm circular needle

4:00 Vicky’s Lionheart Quick Knit Afghan using Sweet Roll yarn and a 15mm circular needle

Stash Flash

4:43 Sock blank from Paula at Bayview Fiber Arts in OOAK (blue-green) It is on her Spring Bay Sock Yarn base (420 yards/115g); 80% super wash Merino wool and 20% nylon, 3-ply.

5:30 Montague Yarn Shop purchased Heather (dye lot 6) superwash yarn by Richard Devrieze.

7:14KALs
I like your sweater KAL double dip by entering in the CAWcreations Group and the Knitting in Stitches Group on Ravelry.

Victoria’s Graduation and Prom Pictures.

Molly fell asleep as soon as we got in so no videos of her.

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Accidental Test for Colourfastness of Fleece and Harmony Yarn

June 15, 2017June 22, 2017 cherylcan

A couple of weeks ago, it was a rainy dark drive home from knitting. When I finally go home, I grabbed my knitting bags and dashed through the rain to my door. I was tired so I headed to bed shortly after, sleeping through a wild rainstorm.

The next morning I looked out and there was my knitting bag sitting out in the rain. It had sat out all night with my Fleece and Harmony Strawberry fields yarn inside. How careless had I been. I was test knitting a shawl for Fleece and Harmony. I ran outside and grabbed it. I expected my project bag to be pink or red and the project to be ruined. It was soaked through. My bag looks great. The colour did not run at all. The white is still white.

My project is fine. I was floored. What a great dye job. It did not run at all.

Later I finished another project, that had yellow to a midnight blue. When I soaked it wool wash, the water was clear. Fleece & Harmony’s yarns are colorfast.

I am so excited to know that any color combinations can work and the colors will not run into each other.

Have fun combining any colors that you want. You can be confident the colors will not run.

Happy Knitting!

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June 7, 2017 CAWcreations E5: Cheryl’s Song

June 7, 2017 cherylcan

Podcast about knitting and the books I am reading.

0:32 Fleece & Harmony mentioned me in their recent blog post,

WIPs
2:00 Opal vanilla sock using 3mm double pointed needles not sure of color,
3:23 Vicky’s Lionheart Quick Knit Afghan for graduation using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in Frosty Swirl,Ice pop, Grape Swirl, and Raspberry Swirl and a 15mm circular needles,
5:05 Ironheart by Tin Can Knits from Heart on My Sleeve Collection using Knit Picks Gloss DK and 3.5 mm circular needles,
6:40 Gingerbread by Libby Jonson using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in Coal seam and Bayview Fiber Arts Swing Bridge DK in Barn board, and 4 mm circular needles,
7:30 Gavin’s Blanket (Throw) by CAWcreations using Knit Picks Dishie Solids in Clementine and 4.5 mm circular needles.

8:35 Book: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt is a spooky read. It focuses on a town, Black Spring, that is haunted by a witch. The curse means that residents cannot take prolonged vacations and are tied to the town. They also have high tech surviellance tracking the witch. I really enjoyed the contrast of how the adults versus the high school children felt about their restrictions. As with any great book, the focus is on the characters reactions to their environment which push the plot forward. It is a great book so far but I will add full review on this site when I finish the book.

What’s Happening:
9:26 Lucy the Duck moves her duckings story
10:20 Cheryl’s Song by Tim Wartman or check it out at: https://youtu.be/DmrpCvObsNc