Podcast Episode 5: Blanket is Finished (Sort Of)

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Show Notes

KNITTING:

• Cable and Lace Baby Blanket by Stephanie Ament.
  
• Vortex Shawl by Kristina McCurley.
  

FINISHED:

• Secret Knitting: Bread Basket Liner using the Arrowhead Pattern that can be found at the Will Work For Yarn blog in Novita's 100% cotton Tennessee yarn. Pictures of the liner and the placemats can be seen on my other blog.
  
• tea cozy: my own pattern from unknown stash yarn

BY NEXT PODCAST:

• granny square
  

REVIEW:

• Virkattua by Katriina Leppänen and (photography by) Antti Huittinen

(Library Book. All opinions in the review are those of the blog author's.)

SOMETHING ABOUT FINLAND:

• Moomins by Tove Jansson
  

Podcast Episode Four: Double Kalevala

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Show Notes

KNITTING:

• Cable and Lace Baby Blanket by Stephanie Ament. Still working on this.
• Vortex Shawl by Kristina McCurley.
  
• Secret Knitting.
  
• Freya Shawl by Renate Haeckler. Haven't decided if I'll frog it.
  

FINISHED:

• The Ardelle hat by Ellen Bartz.
• Toe-up Socks (my pattern).
  

BY NEXT PODCAST:

• tea cozy
  

REVIEW:

• Kalevalaneuleet by Marja Ulvo and Elise Rajamäki
  

(Library Book. All opinions in the review are those of the blog author's.)

SOMETHING ABOUT FINLAND:

• Kalevala Jewelry. My earrings are the Viipuri Pretzel Earrings in silver.

MENTIONED:

• Kalevala, Finland's national epic, can be read online in English for free at Gutenberg.org.

Podcast Episode Three: Knitting Problems

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Show Notes

KNITTING:

• Cable and Lace Baby Blanket by Stephanie Ament. Still working on this.
• Toe-up Socks (my pattern). On the second sock.
• Freya Shawl by Renate Haeckler. Hand-dyed yarn from Grannyg.
  

FINISHED

• Bunny Nugget by Rebecca Danger
  

BY NEXT PODCAST:

• Finish the Ardelle hat by Ellen Bartz.

STASH DASH

• The Knit Girllls' 5K Stash Dash is from May 27 to August 15, 2011.

CHARITY STORE FIND:

• lots of yarn

SEWING

• finished a project bag
  

REVIEW:

• Hetaleita poropeukaloille edited by Ulla Huhtala and Reija Nieminen.

(Library Book. All opinions in the review are those of the blog author's.)

SOMETHING ABOUT FINLAND:

• High School Graduation Cap
• Graduation day this year is June 4, 2011.
  

Podcast Episode Two: Twig Sunday

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Show Notes

KNITTING:

• Cable and Lace Baby Blanket by Stephanie Ament. Still working on this.
• Toe-up Socks (my pattern). On the second sock.
• Freya Shawl by Renate Haeckler (new stitch to me: S2K1PSSO) Hand-dyed yarn from Grannyg. Grannyg has a podcast that is now on hiatus because she has recently started an online magazine called Entangled.
  
• Owl Cable Owl by Alicia Weisberg-Roberts.
  

The Toy Society

BY NEXT PODCAST:
Decide on what crown I want and finish the Ardelle hat by Ellen Bartz.

REVIEW: Myssystä sukkiin edited by Päivi Syrjänen

(Library Book. All opinions in the review are those of the blog author's.)

SOMETHING ABOUT FINLAND: "Twig Sunday"

This is the rhyme that the witches say. There are different versions but this is the only one that I have heard.

Virvon varvon, (I don't think this means anything, but signals the witch is waving his/her wand.)
tuoreeks, (fresh), terveeks, (health)
tulevaks vuueks, (for the forthcoming year)
vitsa sulle, (twig for you)
palkka mulle! (reward for me!)

Podcast Episode One: About Me

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Show Notes

KNITTING:

• Cable and Lace Baby Blanket by Stephanie Ament. I added garter stitch borders and I'm using larger needles and making it bigger than a baby blanket.
  

• Toe-up Socks (no pattern) with Koigu yarn that I won from Katie from the Electric Sheep podcast.
  

SEWING: Envelope Cushion Cover

REVIEW: Puikoissa by Anu Harkki

(Library Book. All opinions in the review are those of the blog author's.)

SOMETHING ABOUT FINLAND: Name Days