Episode 66: Multi-tasking in 2015

Happy New Year!!! In this episode, the girls review the animated movie, Big Hero 6 (note: SPOILERS), and our geek-in-the-field, España, sends a report from Leicester, England.  In the second half of the episode, the girls discuss their crafting round-up for the year and their current works-in-progress.

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Get Geeky

Happy 2015!!

 

(From Back to the Future: What we should be wearing according to the movie)

Announcement: Our Tools of the Trade episodes are going to start going live this January, with hopefully at least one mini-episode a month in addition to our regularly scheduled episodes.

Moment of Squee: The girls LOVED the movie, Big Hero 6, and recommends that you go see it!

Report from the Field: Our own intrepid España has sent in a field report from Leicester, UK.

Get Crafty:

The girls have a lot on the needles and are multi-tasking on various projects.

Fiber Optics

FOs
Jade	Project: Portland Sparkly Fall Socks Yarn: Unknown (superwash merino/nylon) that she got from Yarn swap.
Sandy	Project: Vanilla socks for Eric because of NaNoWriMo Yarn: Kroy FX: Cadet Blues He loves ‘em!
Jade	Project: BIL Bulky Hat Yarn: Cascade 128 Superwash Multis Progress: Made to match the fingerless gloves from last year. REALLY FAST KNIT with BULKY!
WIPs
Sandy	Project Name: Fjallsippa nordic sweater Yarn: anything! Progress: finished one sleeve, on to the next
Jade	Project: Milly Molly Mandy Yarn: Stray Cat Socks. Progress: 95% done. Have about 2” left on the cuff. She wants to finish by the end of recording the podcast.
Sandy:	Hexipuffs! lots of hexies, since she's running around
Jade	Project 3-in1 sweater by Atelier Alfa: Link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/3-in-1-3 Progress: About 60% through the body. One sleeve is done.
Sandy	Cranford mitts in pink Zitron Trekking XXL (using up sock leftovers) Link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cranford-mitts
Jade	Project: Phoenix Wing Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/eagle-twist Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy Progress -- lots of short rows. About 80% done. She's doing extra repeats of sections to make it bigger because of fingering weight yarn.
Sandy	Project: Palatinus shawl by Adrien Antal Yarn: Malabrigo lace in Spruce green, using slightly smaller needles Progress: About three motifs into the pattern Adrien Antal’s wonderful site: http://kezimunkazas.blogspot.hu/
Jade	Scottish Thistle - Lace shawl - #kiltmenowKal Link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/unleaving Yarn: 100% British Cashmere DYED with Scottish Highland Water :-) Progress: 75% done. Started all of the decreases. Still slow going.
Jade	Project: Aran Sweater Link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/st-brigid Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers Progress: She has completed the bottom sweater band and cuff bands. She only needs to attach the cuff bands and do some finishing work

 

Make it Sew

 

Jade's been sewing a TARDIS messenger bag for everyday use, especially at Cons! She wrote up a brief tutorial on how to make the messenger bag using a commercial pattern. You can read it at: her blog -- Geek Girl Crafts