Episode 58 - What's in your notions bag?

Spring has sprung and is traditionally the season for renewal, flowers, rain showers, and of course, spring cleaning! Gayle and I have both been organizing, putting projects into bags, straightening our knitting corners in our houses, and putting together little notions bags or boxes to carry with our projects. For us, I think it has been more a function of the post-Stitches West mad dash towards some kind of project organization, but it happens to fall conveniently as spring is arriving. We mention the "essentials" we like to carry along in our notions bag or box, and we'd love to hear what you have in yours. Post a pic in the thread for Episode 58 on Ravelry, or post it on Instagram with hashtag #whatsinyournotionsbag   We'd love to have you play along with us!
- Sharlene

What are we wearing?
Ease by Alicia Plummer
Sharlene's Ease
Summer Festival by Georgie Hallam
Gayle's Summer Festival

What are we stalking?
Frambuesa by Julia Trice
Alex aka Under Dutch Skies' Frambuesa
Dream in Color Jilly yarn
Something in the Air by Joji Locatelli
Looking Back by Joji Locatelli
Winding Journey by Juliana Lund

What are we knitting?
Sharlene's Striped shawl
Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure
Laneway by Veera Valimaki
Jeweled Cowl by Sachiko Uemura
Flamingo Mittens by SpillyJane

What have we finished?
Looking Back by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Looking Back
Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder
Sharlene's Hermione Socks
Malabrigo Waffles Scarf by Sarah Florent
Red Robin Shawl by Helen Stewart
Naughty Bohemian Little Black Skirt by Leslie Petrovski

Also mentioned:
Amy aka CanonHandDyes' Milano Skirt
Handwerks yarns

We discuss:
What do you keep in your notions box or bag?

Prize winners are announced for the Self-Indulgent 2 KAL. Listen to find out if you won a prize! :)

Episode 58 - audio link

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Episode 57 - We want to knit all the things!

Gayle and I have both been overwhelmed! At Stitches West 2014 we saw so many new and interesting sweaters and patterns, and so much colorful and wonderful yarn, that neither of us have quite known what to knit or what to start this past week. Not that we needed to start anything new. :) But that new yarn smell does tempt you away from those works-in-progress sometimes, doesn't it?
- Sharlene

What are we wearing?
Ease by Alicia Plummer
Sharlene's Ease
Brickless by Martina Behm
Miss Bab's Yowza - Whatta Skein!
Gayle's Brickless
The Deep sea jellyfish colorway 
The Prince colorway

What are we stalking?
This week our stalking segment takes up most of the podcast. The simple reason? Stitches West. We've decided to share our Stitches West experience through the knit sweaters and accessories that we saw that made their way into our queues. We hope you find something new to stalk!

Svalbard by Bristol Ivy
Monomania by Ann Weaver
Gale by Alicia Plummer
Echos of Color by Joji Locatelli
See You There by Joji Locatelli
Carol's See You There (I am secretly plotting to "borrow" Carol's sweater one day!)
Color Craving by Stephen West
Viajante by Martina Behm
Liesl by Julie Weisenburger
Tressage by Vera Sanon
Moyen Age by Hanna Maciejewska
Grass River Tunic by Elizabeth Doherty
Bello by Joji Locatelli
Chromaticity Cowl by Miriam Felton

What are we knitting?
Joji Locatelli soon-to-be-released sweater
Sharlene's Striped Shawl
Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure
Naughty Bohemian Little Black Skirt by Leslie Petrovski
Flamingo Mitts by SpillyJane

What have we finished?
Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu
Sharlene's Hitofude Cardigan 
Learn to Knit a Log Cabin Blanket by Staci Perry
Gayle's Log Cabin blanket
TGV by Susan Ashcroft

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