DenKnits 4.2 FINISHING

This month we talk about FINISHING!  I'll show you some of my recent finished objects; my favorite bind off; weaving in ends; soaking and blocking your finished items; adding buttons; and what do YOU do with all the finished things?

You can find me on Ravelry and Instagram as denmoma; join the group on Ravelry and Facebook, just search DenKnits; or subscribe to the YouTube channel.  My Etsy store is at etsy.com/shop/DenKnits

DenKnits 3.10 Weights that trip me up

Finished Objects - FOs

• Citron Shawl in my Darn Good Yarn silk handspun
• Eye of the Storm Nursing cover up revision out of Cascade acrylic
• Blanket design for Darn Good Yarn with their Velvet viscose yarn

Works in Progress - WIPs

• Lotus Flower Blanket in Encore Chunky
• Baby Sophisticate in Encore Worsted
• My vanilla socks out of mystery yarn gifted to me
• Purse design for Darn Good Yarn with their linen yarn held double

Spinning

• Haven't been able to do much lately, plan to get to it later today

Out & About

• Had to miss a fun get together yesterday but Holland Fiber Friends does have a meet up planned for next Saturday, May 23rd 1-3pm

Designing

• Looking for test knitters to join my DenKnits team!  While I can't compensate now beyond undying gratitude and a free pattern, if we grow together there will be more to come!

Side note

• I keep forgetting to mention on the video but Darn Good Yarn has a new section to their website called 'Featured Designers' where I am one of the few to be highlighted with links to all my work for them that can be currently purchased on their website!

DenKnits 2.5 Uncontrollable Sun

This episode shows no foresight into the way the sun moves across my windows thus I am slowly blinded by the sun.

Finished Objects - Flamenco Socks; 3 more quick ribbed hats; Merging Ripples Shawl

Works in Progress - Blanket Squares; Cotton summer top

Knitting soon - Leg warmers for a cousin in Peace Fleece; socks from Fiber Addiction; Mizzle with North Cabin Fiber Crafts Johnson Pass



March Knit along - A Finish along where you can pick up something you haven't touched in February and hopefully finish it in March.  Ideal for a project that was set aside because you had questions, ask the group! Also for a project that was set aside because you got sick of it, the group can cheer you on!

April KAL - Karen from stash.less and myself will be hosting a joint race along... Pick your group based on designer, DenKnits is using Mizzle designer Patricia Martin, find a pattern from that designer (free or paid) and help your group get the most done to be winners!  Both groups will have a separate draw for a Ravelry pattern download and whichever group has the most FO's will be in the running for yarn from the host of the losing group.  If I end up doing a yarn giveaway it may be this, this or this.

Share the Love - The Sampler Girl Podcast with Tanyamarie (on Rav) aka bzmama (on IG) has an audio podcast on iTunes as well as a video podcast on YouTube!  She's having a spring KAL called 'Spring Rain'; The Spritlyknitter podcast with Orange-maid (on Rav) aka sprite966; Lise from Greece who has an Etsy shop TreLiz, on Rav she's treliz and treliz_yourowlyarn on Instagram.  Share more on the board!

I'm wearing my Sockhead hat but forgot to mention it.

Changing in a good direction DenKnits 2.1

Welcome to the 10th video and the first of the new year!  I decided this milestone was a good opportunity to make some changes... hopefully in a good direction!

One of those changes is... Show notes!  But as before, if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me - denmoma on Ravelry or email me.

Darn Good Yarn tote bag giveaway - Join the Ravelry group and share a fun or random fact about you as a knitter in the GIVEWAY!!! DGY Tote thread

Darn Good Yarn designing - Past, current and future

Finished objects - Darn Good Yarn llama hats; Hippie Penguin shawl; Darn Good Yarn shawl; Baby towel set; Darn Good Yarn button cowl; Sockhead hat out of Cyborg's Craftroom as a KAL with Stashless

Works in progress - Two at a time, toe up vanilla socks with Fibernymph Dyeworks inversibles

Future knitting plans - Another Instagram KAL with Stashless - Zuzu's Petals in Desert Vista Dyeworks Arizona Sunset gradient and an Entrelac scarf out of?

Acquisitions - Remember, these were all part of my Christmas gifts to myself!  Desert Vista Dyeworks Color Accents Lavender Self Striping (Monster cowl), Great Lakes Hand Dyed Worsted Weight in Wine and Boneyard (Lucy hat), Lanitiumexmachina Destinations Mumbai glitter sock, DBNY Sweater lot Karaoke by SWTC, Darn Good Yarn - Recycled Plastic Tarp ribbon, Recycled Sari Silk ribbon yarn and 5 oddballs

Acquisitions/Review - Two new bags, Tangerine Designs & That Semifero Grrl; Girl Cave Bags from KitM and a makeup bag

I am wearing my Brickless in Miss Babs Yowza and the background is my Living Room Afghan in Knit Picks Brava Worsted

More shop updates!

Another four listings have been added today, all neckwear.

One cowl, the Owl Cowl, which is a nice shade of brown. It can also be worn as a ponytail hat.

A purple and orange scarf; it has 'hairs' of purple spiking out amongst the orange suede. Very fun!

Shades of pink in fluffy ruffles makes up another fun scarf. It is long enough to wrap 2-3 times around your neck.

The last listing contains two color choices for the same scarf. Ice, which is light blue, and Sweetheart, which is light pink, are fluffy and warm!

Go to DenKnits on Etsy to see it all.