Episode 90: Con Intense

In this episode, the girls geek out about their February Cons -- GallifreyOne and Stitches West. Jade talks about the events at GallifreyOne, then Jade & Sandy talk about the things they saw (and bought) at Stitches West 2016. They wrap up the episode with their in-progress knitting projects

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GallifreyOne --

Jade gives a con report of GallifreyOne 2016, including some of the panels where she helped present, the costumes seen, and the guests.

Get Crafty

Con Report Stitches West 2016

• Podcast host meetup. Jade met a lot of cool podcast hosts
• Twinset Jan
• Knitting Butterflies
• Downcellar studios
• Knitted Knockers Design Project - Knittedknockers.org
• Notable Points:
• Slipped Stitch Studios - amazing geek based accessories for the Geeky Knitter
• Stephen & Steven -- amazing fashion sense in their designs

What did we get?

• Jade
• Yarn on the House yarns - enough for a sweater.
• Miss Babs - sweater yarn & 2 skeins of SOJORN (cashmere & silk)
• Abstract Fibers - sock yarn
• White Cellar Self striping Yarn
• MUG
• Sandy
• six pairs of Norwegian-style (and actually made in Norway!) clasp buttons for the Fjallsippa sweater.  
• Yarn from the Verdant Griffon: Skein of Bugga in Along the Nile, Skein of Skinny Bugga in Prince Charming’s Trousers, skein of Mithril in Straw into Gold
• Signed copy (and a nice chat): New Lace Knitting by Romi Hill.  I WANT TO KNIT THE WHOLE DAMN BOOK.  You bet I’m reviewing this. She was also selling the much-admired Pleiades and Muse shawl patterns for half off, I picked up Melpomene.
• The Forest Weave sweater pattern by Yumiko Alexander of Dan Doh. (which I asked about the meaning in Japanese-- it means “warm earth”).  This is a really texturally interesting cabled-sideways piece and she makes it in plant fiber, which is always welcome to my too-warm self.      

Photos of my adventures are on the geekgirlcrafts twitter feed.

Finished Objects
Sandy	Baby socks out of worsted weight for Afghans for Afghans Did a quick pair of Faraway Baby socks in worsted weight Wool of the Andes for Afghans 4 Afghans, colorway Jalapeno. This was mostly done to show a friend how to shortrow in less than five minutes. If you have to show someone how to shortrow in an emergency, this might be the pattern to use.
Jade	Nada…..
WIPs
Jade	Pattern: GAP-tastic cowl Yarn: Eco Wool in Ecru -- left overs from the Hemlock Blanket by Jared Flood Modifications -- Double moss stitch instead of the single moss stitch. Notes: Working on it during down times while playing video games.
Sandy	Done with the body and one sleeve of a Gramps sweater by Tin Can Knits, size toddler, in Miss Babs Yowza, colorway Smurf and Turf, and some dark purple contrast yarn. A trawl through my button box yielded the perfect blue buttons
Jade	Pattern: Vanilla Socks Yarn: Regia 4 color Notes: Finished 1st sock. Still need to finish the second. BROKE another set of needles.
Sandy	Work and gaming knitting: vanilla socks for Eric in a very old skein of yarn-- Brunswick Nylamb in the color Cranberry.   Done with first heel flap, pretty darn close to done on second.
Jade	Pattern: My own design. Colors & Lace? Unsure name yet Yarn: Miss Babs Soujourn -- colorway: Pretty Reckless & Natural. Notes: HAD to cast on something. Enough for a cowl. Ended up designing myself.