Knitting Pipeline

 

I made two Sleepy Kitten Sets by Susan B Anderson from Making #4. I also sewed the Cat Basket by Sanae Ishida. Mae by Melissa LaBarre is one of my favorite cardigans for baby girls. This one is in Quince & Co Chickadee in the Rosa Rugosa colorway.

Registration is open for Knitting Pipeline Retreat Feb 16-17 in Washington IL and Knitting Pipeline Georgia March 25-18. Registration links on my blog and in the Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group on Ravelry.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_297_Sleepy_Kittens_Making_Mae.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 4:37pm CDT

Registration for Knitting Pipeline Georgia opens December 11, 2017. Registration materials can be downloaded here. March 25-28, 2018

Boomerang by Steve Fegert of Leading Men Fiber Arts

Campanula Children's Hat by Hey Mama Wolf

I review Lykke Needles interchangeable set and CeSunlight Rechargeable Lamp.

Registration is open for Knitting Pipeline Retreat in Washington IL Feb 16-17, 2018.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_296_Georgia_Boomerang_Campanula.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 12:09pm CDT

2018 Knitting Pipeline Retreat Information

Feb 16-17, 2018 (Fri 2 PM to Sat 4 PM)

 with optional Yarn Crawl Fun Day on Thursday Feb 15 and Fri Feb 16, 2018 

Crossroads United Methodist Church

1420 N Main St, Washington IL, 61571 (corner of N Main and Rt 24

  • Friday, Feb 16th Doors open at 2 PM. Dinner at 6 PM
  • Saturday, Feb 17th Doors open at 8 AM. Retreat hours: 9 AM to 4 PM
Direct download: Episode_295_February_Retreat_2018_Information.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 4:23pm CDT

I finished Gigi by Devin Ventre using a Kit by Barrett Wool Co.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_294_Gigi_Pockets_Eagle_Crest.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 10:34am CDT

 

About 35 years ago a friend shared a technique for tying shoes that is equally effective to the double bow but pulls out easily. But there’s more! Rhinebeck recap, a winner of KnitCircus Yarn, my finished Antler Cardigan by TinCanKnits.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com

 

Direct download: Episode_293_How_to_Tie_A_Shoe--Magic_Bow.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 12:08pm CDT

My friends, Bronwyn and Sarah, come for a visit and we discuss knitting and a variety of other topics.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_292_Bronwyn_and_Sarah_Visit.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 11:25am CDT

A review of a charming new book Kindred Knits: Knitting for Little Ones Near and Far by Susan B Anderson with Quince & Co. I finished Little Willet by Dawn Catanzaro—except for buttons.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_291_Kindred_Knits_and_Little_Willet.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 3:55pm CDT

I share a few highlights of the Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat as well as projects, Hunter and Amulet. My husband joined me again for Nature Notes

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com

Thanks for listening!

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_290_final2.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 4:31pm CDT

I finished the Fairy Hill Shawl by Helen Stewart/CuriousHandmade. I also completed 4 Mother Bears and one pair of mittens for charity.

The winner of the Parasol Yarn from KnitCircus Yarns is announced!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

 

 

Direct download: Episode_289_Mittens_and_Mother_Bears.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 6:45am CDT

Stitches Midwest, reviews of yarn from 2 Guys Yarn Company, product reviews from Lazadas Knitting Accessories, books we have read and Nature Notes.

Visit the Knitting Pipeline Group on Ravelry to enter your name into a drawing for a gorgeous cake of KnitCircus Parasol! The color is La Vie en Rose. Be sure to leave your comment in the KnitCircus Giveaway thread. Thank you, KnitCircus!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_288_Stitches_Reviews_Nature_Notes.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 6:16pm CDT

Annabel Babe Cardigan by Carrie Bostick Hoge, Apple Blossom Socks by CuriousHandmade

The winner of the KnitCircus yarn set, Greatest of Ease is announced in this episode and we have a new giveaway in the Ravelry group!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_287_Annabel_Babe_Cardigan_Socks.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 3:14pm CDT

I knit my first pair of gloves!  Lucy Gloves by Dawn Catanzaro using Quince & Co Chickadee in the Leek colorway.

We have a giveaway from KnitCircus Yarns:  KnitCircus Greatest of Ease Sock Set. Visit the Knitting Pipeline Ravelry Group to enter!

PIPELINE is discount code for 10% off through July at KnitCircus Yarns.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Thanks for listening and haste ye back!

 

 

 

Direct download: Episode_286_Gloves_Dont_be_Afraid.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 10:35am CDT

Georgetown by Hannah Fettig from Home and Away.

Thank you to KnitCircus for the giveaway! I’ll be drawing for a gorgeous matching sock set of Greatest of Ease from KnitCircus in the Turquoise Pool colorway. Enter the drawing in the Knitting Pipeline Ravelry Group.

Enjoy 10% off your purchases at KnitCircus through July 2017 with the code PIPELINE!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

 

Direct download: Episode_285_Georgetown.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 3:41pm CDT

Registration for Knitting Pipeline Eagle Crest Retreat opens by mail on July 7, 2017.

November 8-11, 2017

Eagle Crest is an all-inclusive retreat with your lodging, meals, and built-in knitting friends all in one gorgeous and tranquil location on a hilly bluff near the Illinois River, near Peoria IL.

Download Registration materials here.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

Paula

Direct download: Episode_284_Eagle_Crest_Retreat_2017.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 7:35pm CDT

I share my recent Knitters' Tour of Iceland with Amy Detjen, organized by Celtic Journeys. Thank you to all the intrepid knitters who were with us on the trip of a lifetime!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Thanks for listening!

Haste ye back!

 

 

 

Direct download: Episode_283_Iceland_Wool_Fire_Ice.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 7:09pm CDT

Twinkle Twinkle Blanket by CuriousHandmade, Yummy Tummy Baby Blanket, Itty Bitty Bear Cubs by Carolyn Ingram.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_282_A_Tale_of_Two_Blankets.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 1:01pm CDT

The Girl from the Grocery Store by Joji Locatelli, Travel Knitting, Icelandic Literature.

Winners of Shawl Society II announced!

Maine Retreat Registration starts May 10.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com

 

Direct download: Episode_281_Raisin_at_the_End_of_the_Sausage.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 6:58pm CDT

Registration starts by mail on May 10, 2017. Access documents on box.com here. Link is also on the show blog and in the Knitting Pipeline Groups on Ravelry. Knitting Pipeline Group and Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat

September 17-21, 2017

(Sunday 2:00 PM through Thursday 11:00 AM

Franciscan Guest House

26 Beach Ave

Kennebunk ME 04043

 Your registration fee includes:

  • Confident 2 Color Knitting with Donna Kay (3 hour workshop)
  • Single or Double/Triple Room (own bed) and private bath with tub and shower
  • Hot Buffet Breakfast Mon-Thurs at Franciscan Guest House
  • Dinners on Monday and Wednesday at Franciscan Guest House
  • Pizza Party Sunday Night
  • and all the knitting and fiber fun we can pack into 4 days!

Not included: lunches, one dinner, transportation.

Special diets are not offered; however, there are choices at all meals.

  • Fill out the registration form and POSTMARK NO EARLIER than May 10, 2017.
  • Registrations will be accepted after this time pending space availability. Spaces will be filled by postmark date and by lottery if necessary.
  • Beginning May 23 I will confirm registration by ear-burning you on Ravelry in the Knitting Pipeline Retreats Group. You can then send in a deposit of $200 to Paula Emons-Fuessle.* Reservations will be held until June 15, 2017.
  • Full payment is due by August 15, 2017. *Feel free to send in your total amount in one payment with your initial deposit.
  • Mail registration and payments to Knitting Pipeline, PO Box 549, Washington IL 61571
Direct download: Episode_280_Maine_Retreat_Information_2017.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 1:45pm CDT

Pipeliner Notes, Nature Notes, and In the Pipeline: Knitting, Watching, Listening, Reading.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

Direct download: Episode_279_Its_Spring.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 8:02pm CDT

Eventide Cardi by Hannah Fettig from Texture: Exploring Patterns in Knitwear.

Kindness KAL Shawl by Jaala Spiro

Review of Knit Pro Zings Interchangeable Set from The Woolly Thistle.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Paula

Direct download: Episode_278_Eventide_Cardi_and_Kindness_Shawl.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 2:17pm CDT

Curioushandmade Country House Retreat in England, Snowmelt Shawl, Laveer Kerchief.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

Direct download: Episode_277_Snowmelt_and_Laveer.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 2:52pm CDT

Nature Notes, Needle Notes, Icelandic Read Along/Knit Along: Independent People by Halldor Laxness

In Threes by Kelly Herdrich aka Kelly without a Net

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_276_In_Threes_and_More_on_Even_Rows.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 12:32pm CDT

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Retreat sponsors! Thank you so much!

Peddler's Way Quilt Co, 127 Peddler's Way, Washington IL 61571 located behind Sentimental Journey on Washington Square. (309) 444-7667. Peddler's Way is a mecca for quilters. There is a yarn/knitting section upstairs.

The Fiber Universe, 305 SW Water St, Peoria IL 61602 (309) 673-5659. Free 2 hr parking right across the street.

Klose Knit, 311 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana Illinois 61801 (across from Strawberry Fields) (217) 344-2123. If you are coming in on I-74 this is a perfect place to stop for a break as well as coffee or lunch. Exit Lincoln Ave, Left on Springfield Ave, the shop (white house) is 3 blocks down on your right.

Le Mouton Rouge Knittery, 1206 Towanda Ave, Bloomington IL 61701. Visit this full service yarn shop with convenient access from I-39, I-55, and I-74. It is just off Veteran's Parkway.

Ewe-nique Yarns, 110 E Queenwood Rd, Morton IL 61550 (309) 266-9398.

Thank you so much to our retreat vendor sponsors! Links are in the sidebar at www.knittingpipeline.com.

  • Sun Valley Fibers
  • Prairie Bag Works
  • Ogle Design
  • Knit Spin Farm
  • Daizie Knits
  • Leading Men Fiber Arts
  • Yarn Geek Fibers

Please keep our wonderful sponsors in mind as you shop for your knitting supplies throughout the year. Their support keeps the cost of the retreat reasonable for all. You can find links to the shop in the sidebar of the www.knittingpipeline.com throughout the year.

Direct download: Episode_275_Feb_Retreat_Orientation.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 5:29pm CDT

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

Direct download: Episode_274_Bronwyn_Barely_Talks.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 6:29pm CDT

Sonder Shawl and Vintage Fairy Lights both by Curious Handmade aka Helen Stewart.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Upcoming Knitting Pipeline Retreats:

Washington IL Feb 17-18, 2017

Georgia April 2-6, 2017

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

 

Direct download: Episode_273_CuriousHandmade_Week.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 7:21pm CDT

Review of Texture: Exploring Stitch Patterns in Knitwear by Hannah Fettig which is now available for purchase! I finished a hat for my great-nephew and a pair of Driftwood Socks by Mina Phillip.

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Georgia Retreat! Registration opens January 17, 2017!

Link to Georgia Registration form and information here.

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

Direct download: Episode_272_Texture_and_Driftwood.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 6:08pm CDT

Link to Registration form and information here.

Georgia Retreat

April 2-5, 2017

(Sunday 1:00 PM through Wed 10:00 AM

 

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center

563 Elliott Trail

Mansfield GA 30055

(east of Atlanta, about 1 hour from airport))

770-784-3152

 

Registration opens Jan 17, 2017

Direct download: Episode_271_Georgia_Retreat_2017b.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 5:00pm CDT

Clara (Dress) by Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen, Butterfly and Cocoon by Susan B Anderson, Pebble Socks by Mina Phillip, Project Peace by Christina Campbell.

Happy New Year to All!

Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you!

Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com.

Haste ye back!

 

 

Direct download: Episode_270_Clara_Butterfly_Pebble_and_Peace.mp3
Category:Hobbies -- posted at: 5:13pm CDT

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