Episode 13: Post Knittin' in the Mitten

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Hello and welcome to episode 13 of the KnitSip podcast.  I'm Shannon and I'm known as snotestine on Ravelry and KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter and Instagram.  Show notes are below or can be found on the KnitSip Ravelry group.

In Line
Just got back from Knittin' in the Mitten 2013 on Sunday.  Huge thanks to CoggieTM of the High Fiber Diet Podcast for another fantastic retreat.  Post retreat knitting will follow through to other segments as well

Place Your Order
Sipping
Spilled Beverages
Your Drink is Ready
Specialty Drinks
On the House
Barista
Café Menu
Drive Through
Tips

Sipping
Mom's Christmas Socks
Basic vanilla sock of my own design
Knit 1 Crochet Too, Crock-O-Dye
Us 1 = 2.25 mm

Andrea's Fingerless Mitts
My own design
JoJoland Rhythm
US 7 = 4.5 mm

Flower Basket Shawl
(Basket of Flowers Shawl) by Kimberly Gintar
Reynolds Wash Day Wool in Hot Pink and a bright neon green variegated yarn for the border
US 6 = 4.0 mm

Spilled Beverages
Biting off more than I can chew.  Brought much more than I could work on or start to Knittin' in the Mitten.

Your Drink is Ready
Baby Crumpet's Hat
My own basic baby beanie design
Sparticus Dyes , Frankenberry color way, Emily Gilmore MCN Sock base, 100 gm = 400 yds.
US 2 = 2.75 mm

Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth
For Baby Crumpet, free Ravelry download
left over kitchen cotton (Bernat)
US 8 = 5.0 mm

Ring Around the Rosie
Paid pattern bought at my LYS (Cynthia's Too)
JoJoLand Rythm
US 8 = 5.0 mm

Worsted Weight Socks for Little Man
My own design
Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool
Kool Aid dyed green and orange
US 4 = 3.0 mm

Specialty Drinks
KnitSip Ravelry group Christmas/Holiday Knitting thread.  Get that chatter going about holiday plans that are in the works or going to be done (hopefully) for the holiday season.

Snuggles Team KnitSip
Sadie, BlueRuin (Ravelry) and podcaster of the Yarnivore podcast every February does a snuggle drive for pets at local animal shelters.  The snuggle lines the crate or cage and gives the aimal something warm and soft to lay on.  Then when the animal goes to their forever home the snuggle comes with them. 
This has also turned into a friendly competition between podcasters and this is the first year I will be participating as a team.  So join Team KnitSip with mom (NoniNunes) and I as we knit snuggles for animals in shelters.

On The House
Episode 12 winner is: knitgal2 (Pam)

KnitSip Ravelry group Christmas/Holiday Knitting thread
Show of your finished objects (FO's) in the Christmas/Holiday Finished Object thread for a chance to win fibery goodness.  Show off your knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting, baking, scrapbooking anything Holiday gifting related.  Open now and will run through January 6, 2014 (Epiphany).  Any size gift counts large, small and any size projects in between.  Projects of any kind of crafting and creativity welcome.  For every 20 FO's posted in the thread and I will add a new prize to the giveaway!

Team KnitSip Snuggle
I will be donating prizes for people who participate in the Snuggles Project.  Prizes will be drawn for at the beginning of March.  Snuggles can be knit, crochet or sewn.  Head over to www.snuggles.org to find out all the details.

Barista
Huge thank you to CoggieTM and the Sarge of the High Fiber Diet Podcast for another fantastic knitting retreat.  Thank you to all the sponsors and wonderful vendors, companies and people who donated awesome door prizes.  I received a fantastic goodie bag filled with coupons, catalogs, buttons, samples, business cards and more.  I received CJKopec Creations DK weight yarn in her Fig color way as a door prize.  It's scrumptious and beautiful.

Items bought from the vendor market include:
Tix Trinkets
North Cabin Fiber-Crafts
Yarn Hallow
CJ Koho
Girl Cave Bags
Hippie Penguin Fiber
Highland Handmades
Fiber Addiction
Willow
Sheep Dreamery
Winding Wool Creek

Café Menu
Had wonderful food at KITM 2013.  See the High Fiber Diet Podcast Ravelry group for the recipe thread.  Yummies included things such as Cheesecake Sopapilla's, Tempeh, Cheese Goo, Chicken Enchiladas and more.

Mom and I made Paleo Chicken and Cookie's and Cream Cake.  Check out the KnitSip Ravelry group recipe thread.

Drive Through
Gaylord Knitters, every Thursday from 4-8 pm at the Bigbby coffee shop in Gaylord, Michigan.  Open to anyone who wants to come and hang out.  Wonderful coffee and non-coffee drinks and there's always free Wi-Fi.

Cynthia's Open Knit
Cynthia's Too Yarn Store in downtown Petoskey, Michigan.  Saturday November 23rd from 11 am - 3 pm.  Bring in hat's to donate and receive a surprise % off.  Also bring chocolate to share.  Yumm!!!

Tips
Thank you LollyT (Laura) for the generous pattern gifted to me.  I plan on making the Twisted Hipster by Nicole Montgomery as a Christmas gift. 

If your a first time listener, thank you for giving me a try.  If you're a returning listener thank you so much for coming back and thanks you for choosing to listen.  Please come back in two weeks for episode 14.  I'm going to have episode 14 posted by November 26th.   Until then I hope you find joy and have plenty to knit and sip.

Episode 12 (Finally!)

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Hello and welcome to the 12th episode of the KnitSip podcast, a beverage based knitting podcast.  It's finally up!  Thank you so much for your patience.  I'm snotestine on Ravelry and KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter and Instagram.

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Sipping
Spilled Beverages
Your Drink is Ready
Cafe Menu
Drive Through
Tips

Place Your Order
Show off stranded socks
Knit One Crochet Too TyDye Sock
US 2 = 2.75 mm

Jeckyll and Hyde socks
Lion Brand Sockease in the Red Hots color way
US 1 = 2.25

Spilled Beverages
Mockery Socks - Frogged
Spinning wheel treadle strap broke (don't worry it's fixed now)

Your Drink is Ready
Spinning for Spinzilla 2013, Team Yarn Hollow, 1860 yards!
A La Cardi by O/C Knitiot Designs


The Spinette's Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree:

Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a blender/food processor combine:
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 stick butter (melted)
1 Tbl. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. cardamom
Purée in blender until smooth and then pour into pie shell of your choice. Or you could pour into lightly greased ramekins for a crustless option. Bake in the oven for 45-75 mins depending on your baking option and individual oven.
Let cool and then serve. Enjoy!
Tip: To ensure the sweet potato pie is done insert a clean knife or toothpick into the center of the pie. If the knife or toothpick come out clean then your pie is done cooking. If not cook longer and try again with a new toothpick or knife.
















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Episode 11: Better late than never

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Hello and welcome to the 11th episode of the KnitSip podcast.  A beverage based knitting podcast.  I'm Shannon and I'm snotestine on Ravelry.  I'm known as KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter and Instagram.  Head over to the KnitSip Ravelry group or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.  So grab something to knit and sip and let's get started.

Place Your Order
Sipping
Spilled Beverages
Your Drink is Ready
Specialty Drinks
On the House
On Tap
Drive Through
Cafe Menu
Tips

Sipping
Show off Stranded Socks
By Anne Campbell
Knit One Crochet Too Ty Dye Sock in the Camo color
us 2 = 2.75 mm

Mockery Socks, Wired for Fibre
By Katy Grady
Knit Picks Essentials in the Carbon Twist color way
US 2 = 2.75 mm



Jeckyll & Hyde Socks
By Sarah Wilson
Lion Brand Sock Ease in the Red Hots color way
US 1 = 2.25 mm
Spilled Beverages
Had to rip back some of my A La Cardi.  Don't worry everything is back online.
Specialty Drinks
A La Cardi
By Deby Lake (O/C Knitiot Designs)
free KAL through the end of September
Miss Babs Yowza What A Skein in the OZ color way
US 8 = 5.0 mm



Andrea's Fingerless Mitts
KnitSip Designs (my own pattern)
Sent out to test knitters
Hope to have the pattern released as a free Ravelry download mid-October


Your Drink is Ready
Andrea's Fingerless Mitts
see above



Dishclothes for the cabin
Grandmothers Favorit Dishcloth with left over cotton
US 8 = 5.0 mm



On Tap
Stockinette Zombies Knitpocalypse 2014
June 19-22, 2014
Grand Kahler Hotel in Rochester, MN
Check out the Ravelry group for more info
Hope to see you there!

Cafe Menu
Red Mesa Margatini
(Check out the Cafe Menu thread in the group)



1-2 parts Infused Tequila (Jose Cuervo, Patron Silver or your choice)
3-4 parts Sweet and Sour Mix (Simple Syrup with lemons and limes)
Pour ingredients into a martini glass rimmed with sugar and enjoy!
Red Mesa Quesidillas
Flour Tortilla (8" or 10")
Shredded Gouda cheese
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Drained Pineapple Tidbits
Shredded cooked chicken (optional)
On 1/2 of one tortilla put cheese, pineapple and chicken on tortilla and fold over tortilla
Cook on hot grill, skillet or toaster oven of your choice utnil tortilla turns golden
Flip over tortilla and cook second side until golden brown and cheese is melted
Cut into thirds and serve with condiments of your choice and enjoy!

On The House
Socks That Rock giveaway.  Thanks for everyone that entered.



Drive Through
Gaylord Knitters
Biggby coffee shop in Gaylord, MI every Thursday from 4-8 pm.  Fiber and non-fiber enthusists encouraged to come and hang out.  Free wifi and great drinks
Cynthia's Too Open Knit
Saturday September 21st from 11-3
Bring Christmas projects to work on.  Also share ideas or suggestions for Christmas projects.  It's free and open to anyone who would like to come.

Northern Michigan Sheep and Wool Festival
Oogemaw County Fairgrounds
September 28-29, 2013
Possible mee up on Saturday 9/28

Tips
Thanks for listening and I hope you come back in two weeks for Episode 12.  Until then I hope you find plenty to knit and sip.

Episode 10: Expanding with a new look

You can listen to the podcdast directly here
Hello and welcome to the 10th epsidode of the KnitSip podcast.  A beverage themed knitting podcast.    I'm Shannon, aka as snotestine on Ravelry and I'm known as KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter and Instagram.. head on over to Ravelry to check out the KnitSip group.  Show notes can be found here as well as on the KnitSip Ravelry group.  I can be emailed at knitsip(at)gmail(dot)com. 


In Line
There have been changes made to the podcast.  I'm expanding the format to be more beverage based and expanding to possibly include more segments at times.  There will also be changes to the music and some of the segments are re-named to fit the new theme of the podcast.


Place Your Order
Sipping
Spilled Beverages
Your Drink is Ready
Specialty Drinks
On the House
Cafe Menu
Drive Through
Tips


Place Your Order
Wired for Fibre Mockery Socks
By Katie Grady (free Ravelry download)
US 2= 2.75 mm
Knit Picks Essentials in the Carbon Twist color way



Jekyll and Hyde Socks
By Sarah Wilson ($3.00 pattern on Ravelry)
US 2 = 2.75 mm
Lion Brand Sock Ease in the Red Hots color way


Show Off Stranded Socks
By Anne Campbell (free Ravelry download)
US 2 = 2.75 mm needle
Knit One Crochet Too in the Camo color way





Spilled Beverages
Frogged my February Lady Sweater from February of 2010.  Lost where I was in the pattern and my gauge has changed.
Your Drink is Ready
Nada!


Specialty Drinks
A La Cardi KAL
By Deby Lake (O/C Knitiot Designs)
Starts August 30th and will be going for 4 weeks, the KAL will be free during this time.  Check out the pictures already posted to get an idea of what the cardigan has the potential to look like.  Note: Print out the pattern as it is pulished!
I will be using Miss Babs Yowza What a Skein in the OZ color way.  Hope to start my gauge swatches on Thursday.
Stockinette Zombies Self Stripping - along
Open to oonyone knitting/crocheting using self stripping yarn.  Head over to the Stockinette Zombies Ravelry group finished object (FO) thread to read about how to be entered in monthly prizes.
Test Knitters wanted for Andrea's Fingerless Mitts
Basic fingerless mitts using DK weight yarn.  Pattern being sent out to test knitters mid-Septmeber, please PM me on Ravelry (snotestine) or email me at knitsip(at)gmail(dot)com with your name and email address. The pattern, once published, will be a free Ravelry download.


On the House
Prizes for the 100% rose fiber spinning fiber from Rivers Edge Fiber Studio and also the silk hankies from Fiber Story.  Congrats to the winner.
Head over to the new prize thread on the KnitSip Ravelry group and/or leave a comment here on the blog for a chance to win a skein of Socks that Rock Medium Weight Mill Ends in the Rare Gems color way.





On Tap
Stockinette Zombies Knitpocalypse 2014, June 19-22 2014 in Rochester, Mn.  Head over to the Zombie Knitpocalypse group for more info and up to the minute updates.
Beverage Cart
Special thanks to Magnum Hospitality, Red Mesa in Boyne City and Amy Kile for the wonderful interview and recipe.  (This segment does have some backround noise, sorry.)  Recipe coming shortly.


Drive Through
Gaylord Knitters
Thursdays at the Gaylord Biggby coffee shop from 4-8 pm in Gaylord, MI.  Check out the Gaylord Knitters Facebook page and/or Gaylord Knitters Ravelry group.
Cynthia's Too Open Knit
September 7, 2013 from 11 am - 3 pm.  It' free and open to anyone. This coming open knit bring a childs hat to donate or bring your favorite hat pattern to knit.
Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival
Sept. 28-29, 2013 at the Ogemaw County Fairgrounds in West Branch, MI.  There will be free demo's, contests and a concert by Rustic Hearts.  Come out and see it!


Tips
Thank you to everyone for listening. To new listeners welcome and to returning listeners thank you so much for coming back.  Come back in two weeks for Episode 11 and to see if you won the skein of Socks That Rock.

Episode 9:

You can listen to the podcast here or subscribe through iTunes.

Hello and welcome to the KnitSip podcast, a coffee themed knitting podcast.  I'm Shannon and I'm snotestine on Ravelry, KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter and Instagram.  Show notes can be found below and if you'd like to contact me you can email me at knitsip(at)gmail(dot)com.

In Line
I passed my exam!  I rewarded myself with meeting up with some knitters local to the Troy, MI area.  It was so nice to meet up with Tina, Kristyn, Barb, Kathy, Suzanne, Deby and Greg.

Place your Order
Through the Grinder
Percolating
Specialty Drinks
Your Drink is Ready
On the House
Barrista
Drive Through
Tips

Thorough the Grinder
Frogged some fingerless mitts of my own design.  Knitting with heavy fingering weight/sport weight yarn on smaller needles wasn't the best idea.

Will also probably be frogging my February Lady sweater.  My gauge has changed (grrr!) and didn't mark in the pattern where I was or where I stopped (double grrr!).

Percolating
Andrea's Fingerless Mitts
This is my own design that I am designing in loving memory of a co-worker and friend who died at a young age in a car accident last year.  For the last couple of years I had made fingerless mitts for Andrea to give as Christmas gifts to family members.  I was given cart blanch as to the design, yarn, yarn weight and color. Last year was suppose to be the year that I taught her to knit.

I am using 716 Knits in the Boss base (DK weight) in the color way Care Bears with Fangs and Anywhere but Here.  Using US 6mm needles.  The first mitt is done and knitting the second mitt and tweaking the pattern for better clarifications.

Spinning Highland Handmades
White Spruce top (Super wash BFL) 8 oz total in the Sea Glass color way.  I have the first 4 oz. done.

Another Pair of Socks for Little Man
Biscotte and Cie in the Felix base, unsure of the color way name (rainbow colors).
US 1's =
Vanilla sock for a child's size 13 shoe.

Specialty Drinks
A La Cardi by Deby Lake (O/C Knitiot Designs)
Starting 9/1 this will be a free KAL.  This is kind of like a design your own cardigan.  The design will be released weekly in clues and you're able to choose your own stitch patterns.  There are pictures of some completed cardigans already on Ravelry.

Stockinette Zombies Self Stripping (SS) KAL/CAL
This is a year long KAL/CAL hosted by the podcaster of the Stockinette Zombies Podcast.  You are allowed to enter one SS finished object per month.  Head over to their group for more details and be entered to win monthly prizes.

Pattern Testers
I will be looking for pattern testers to test knit my fingerless mitt design.  I hope to have the patterns ready mid-September.  The pattern will be a free Ravelry download once I get everything squared away and figure out how to do that.

Your Drink is Ready
Mary's Having a Little Lamb Hat
my own design using left over fingering weight yarn.  Basic beanie style knit out of left over Fibernymph Dyeworks Bounce base in the Compass color way and Ultra Alpaca Light in a charcoal grey color.  Knit on US 2's= 2.75 mm needle.

Mom's Stripey Sox
Another pair of shorter vanilla socks for my mom.  Knit using Knit One Crochet Too on US 2's =2.75 mm needles.

Barrista
Went to Charlevoix Fiber Fest Sunday July 28th.  Item's I bought include:

+ Ewe Hottie - spinning fiber, yarn and silk hankies
+ Bricolage Studios - package of punis in a lime chartreuse color
+ River's Edge Fiber Arts - 100% Rose fiber 2 oz.
+ Fiber Story - silk hankies
+ Hello Purl - silk hankies (again)
+ 2 more books for my little man

On The House
Giving away 2 items:
1) 2 oz of 100% Rose Fiber - head ovr to the KnitSip Ravelry thread to enter
2) 1 oz of silk hankies from the Fiber Story booth in the Maki colorway

Drive Through
Gaylord Knitters every Thursday from 4-8 pm at the Gaylord Biggby coffee shop.

Cynthia's Too Open Knit Saturday 8/24 from 11 am - 3 pm.

? Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival on September 28-20 at the Ogemaw County Fairgrounds in West Branch, MI

Tips
Shout outs to the Troy knitters who came out to knit with me.  (It was so nice meeting you Tina, Kristyn, Deby, Kathy, Barb, Suzanne and Greg.
A huge thank you to returning listeners and welcom to new listeners.  Ill be back in two weeks and until then I hope you have a great couple of week and find something wonderful to knit and sip.

Episode 8: Studying Hard

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Hello and welcome to the KnitSip podcast, a coffee themed knitting podcast.  My name is Shannon and I'm snotestine on Ravelry.  I can be found as KnitSip on Plurk, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr.  You can email me at knitsip(at)gmail(dot)com.  You can subscribe to the show via iTunes.  Please head over to the KnitSip Ravelry group and join, I'd love to meet you!

In Line
I've been very busy studying for my national mammography test this Saturday in Troy, MI.  (Wish me luck!)


Place your Order

Percolating
Your Drink is Ready
Specialty Drinks
Barista
Drive Through
Tips


Percolating

Sunny Side Up Shawl by Deby Lake (O/C Knitiot Designs)
Desert Painted Yarns, fingering weight
US 5's
Finishing clue #3 out of 4 clues
Loving the finished product

Mary's Having a Little Lamb Hat
my own design, simply beanie with basic ribbing
left over sock yarn: Fibernymph Dyeworks Bounce base in the Compass color way and Ultra Alpaca Light in a gray color
US 2 = 2.75 mm
to the crown decreases

Another Pair of Sock for Little Man
Biscotte and Cie in the Felix base, ? color way name
selft stripping in a rainbow color
turned the heel of the first sock
US 1 = 2.25 mm

Mom's Stripey Sox
Knit 1 Crochet Too
Vanilla socks
US 2 = 2.75 mm


Your Drink is Ready

2 Ply Handspun
1 ply = Highland Handmades Shetland in the Dragonfly color way
1 ply - Highland Handmades Portuguese Merino in the Autumnal color way
Plied together to create a beautiful barber pole handspun yarn
750 yards total in a worsted weight yarn
Gift to mom who was totally gobsmacked by it


Specialty Drinks

Epic CAL/KAL/SAL
Head over to the KnitSip Ravelry group to learn more

Self Stripping KAL
Put on by the Stockinette Zombies
Post pictures of your SS socks in the FO thread


Drive Through

Gaylord Knitters
Every Thursday from 4-8 pm at the Biggby coffee shop in Gaylord MI
Open to anyone (knitter and non-knitter alike)

Charlevoix Fiber Fest
July 27-28, 2013 at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI
cost $5.00/person per day
I will only be attending Sunday July 28th

Michigan Fiber Fest
Allegan County Fairgrounds in Allegan, MI
August 15-18, 2013
Will be attending August 16-18, will be staying in Grand Rapids and traveling to the event each day
Hope to see you and meet you there at the event


Barista

A La Cardi KAL By Deby Lake (O/C Knitiot Designs)
Head over to the O/C Knitiot Designs group on Ravelry to learn more about this free KAL
This will be kind of a design your own cardigan
Pictures of finished test knits available


Tips
Thank you so much for listening and I hope you come back in 2 weeks so we can knit and sip together