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PODCAST NOTES – Ep 152 Chatting with Don
WELCOME – Music: Cabana- IKSON
PATREON
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WHAT AM I WEARING
1. Quotidian Tee by Kerry Blumer
2. Misurina by Caitlin Hunter using Farmer’s Daughter Reminisce sport and Spincycle
TEST KNITTERS NEEDED
Chevy Hat – SIZES: Baby, 14.5”; Child, 16.25”; Adult Large, 21.75”; Adult XL 23.75”
Stripe Dream Sweater SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10)(11, 12)
FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 32 (34, 36.5, 38)(40, 42, 46)(50.5, 55.5, 60.5)(65, 70)”
CHATTING WITH FRIENDS
My dad, Don Schmitt
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NEXT BOOK CLUB DATE: August 15th, In Five Years
NEXT KNIT NIGHT DATE: July 25th, 7 pm CST
August 28th, 7 pm CST
FINISHED OBJECTS
Chevy Hat – second sample
Sports Bead Hat for Brooks
Football Hat for Brooks
Bulky Cable Cowl (Stevie Hat companion)
WHATCHA KNITTING CORI?
Here Comes the Sun Sweater
Shetland Wool Week Crofthoose Mitts
A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN – WHAT I’M DESIGNING
Completely redone Stripe Dream sweater
WHAT I HAVE BEEN WATCHING
Federer, Last 12 Days; Tour deFrance; Podcasts: Handmade by Florence; Two Purls In a Pod; String Things by Mel; Well-Loved Knits; Denim and Rain; Knit cheek; A Knitter Obsessed – 11 Podcasts you Should Be Watching
THINGS I SAW ON THE INTERNET
Knitting as spying from Instagram @lgfsuris https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9H3ncxxO-0/?igsh=MWlxMzFhMWo0bjN3OQ==
SPECIAL NOTES – THINGS I HAVE TO TELL YOU
Wall Street Journal article about Rettir Iceland’s https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/iceland-rettir-sheep-sorting-f174675d
Tincan Knits App https://tincanknits.com/app
RECIPE
Macaroni Cucumber Salad (from Kaylee Eichelberger)
MAKE HALF THE RECIPE!
2 boxes ring macaroni, cooked and drained
2 cups cabbage, shredded 10-16 oz pkg
1 cucumber, peeled and diced
1 green pepper, chopped (I used a red pepper, less bitter)
¼ onion chopped finely, optional
Dressing:
2/3 c sugar
2 c miracle whip
¼ c vinegar
CORI’S STORIES
Knitting in Grand Marais; we saw a moose; visited Dappled Fern yarn Store
AUDIOBOOKS OF THE WEEK
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertali and Adam Silvera
SURPRISE SWEATER
A gift from my friend Suzanne Selby and her friend who won the sweater
GIVEAWAY
Ep 151 Giveaway – skein of Dream in color Everlasting sock; 2 little knitting mouse figurines Comment: Dream WINNER: GATeacherFriend Nadine Pierce
Ep 152 Giveaway – Scholarship Print; Make any comment
TEACHING SCHEDULE 2024
JULY
8/1-8/3; Yarnfest; Lancaster PA; How to Use Ravelry Like a Pro; Fixer Upper; Knitting with Beads; Fixing Mistakes; 5 Shawl Shapes; Latvian Braids
AUGUST
Aug. 17th; BeWoolen Basic Shawl Shapes, Champlin, MN;
Aug. 24th; Fixing Mistakes, Knit and Bolt, Mpls, MN; 10:30-1:30
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 10, 17, 24; Beginning Knitting Chanhassen Rec Center, Chanhassen, MN; 10:30-12:30
Sept. 19, 25, Oct. 2 Beginning Knitting, Victoria Rec Center, Victoria, MN; 10-12
Sept. 13; Latvian Braids, Prairie Road Yarn, Sioux Falls, SD; 5:30-8:30 pm
Sept. 24; Fixing Mistakes, Chanhassen Rec Center, Chanhassen, MN; 6:30-9
OCTOBER
Oct. 1, 8, 15; Beginning Knitting, Chanhassen, Rec Center, Chanhassen, MN; 10:30-12:30
Oct. 16, 23, 30; Beginning Knitting, Chanhassen Rec Center, Chanhassen, MN; 10-12
Oct. 29th; How to Use Ravelry Like a Pro, Chanhassen Rec Center, Chanhassen, MN; 6:30-9 pm
BOOK ME: If you or your local guild or yarn shop are looking for a teacher for an event – please consider me. All information about my classes is on my website at www.irocknits.com
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