Latte: Abby's still working on the Rocky Coast cardigan and the Absinthe Socks. The chart is making more sense this week.
Stir: Please join Team Sasquatch for Tour de Fleece. Abby has decided to spin Crown Mountain Farm's Shadow on the Wall fiber for this event. She's using her Sidekick and plans a three-ply sock yarn.
Abby also taught a friend to spin on her Jenkins Turkish spindle. Sadly, the spindle shaft broke, so they made some CD spindles until a better one can be purchased.
Bitter cup: Well, the broken spindle shaft. We believe in using best tools for teaching so the CD spindle was a last resort. Abby taught her kids to sew on her Bernina instead of a lesser sewing machine.
Ben's bitter cup is that he hasn't had a chance to knit all week. He's going to see if audio books on his commute free up some knitting time.
Abby and Ben briefly talked about Haruki Murakami's book Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Brewing: We talked about how to keep knitting during a life change and/or transition. Ben finds his current TV watching is a social activity that currently precludes knitting.
Abby expressed a need for a social-knitting friendly portable project. At Ben's suggestion she's going try knitting the Java socks.
Bite: We've received many suggestions for a name for our "Fashion and Style" segment. Please let us know in the show thread or by PM which you like best:
Toppings
Flavor of the Day
Barista Recommendation
Java Jacket
Macchiato
Steamer
Fashionbarista
Latte Art
In Season
Barista
Designer Bean
Chai:
Abby saw a Flamenco performance at The Mandolin Cafe which is, sadly, closing on July 15. We love Farmers' Markets! There is also one at Ben's work.
Caffeinated: Abby shares some of her Instagram Tips and Tricks. She has many photography apps, including: Camera 360, Camera+, Snapseed, DeluxeFX, PicFX, FilterMania2, ToonPaint, GroupShot, 360, Dynamic Light, Grungetastic, ColorSplash, MarbleCam, Popsicolor
Ben has been working out at his local CrossFit, and highly recommends it.
KCLWoods were kind enough to send me photos of some beautiful wood spinning and knitting tools.
I love Murakami. I have listened, rather than read, many of his books including Hard Boiled Wonderland which is indeed a bit of an odd book! Love 1Q84-the narrators are fanatastic!
ReplyDeletePS I do most of my knitting while listening to audio books.
Hard Boiled Wonderland is the one I have gotten furthest in, and I really like it. I hope to find time to read more of his work.
DeleteThanks for the photo app suggestions. I'm off to look at Snapseed. My biggest problem is deciding posting pictures easily to blogspot, Flickr is not my friend.
ReplyDeleteCan't find your recipe for beet and chevre salad. PLEASE point me in the right direction, the beets are cooked and waiting.