Episode 516 ~ In Which I’m Trying to Find the Joy

Show Notes:

Intro -

Knit Knit Knit -
~FO #11 ~ Secret Friend Barley Hat - Barley by TinCanKnits on US2 (2.75mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Knit Picks Felici in the Sanderson colourway

~FO #12 ~ Secret Friend Socks - Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Rusty Ferret Doll in the Chimera colourway

~ Secret Friend #2 Barley Hat - Barley by TinCanKnits on US2 (2.75mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Knit Picks Felici in the Ribbon Candy colourway

~Preemie Blanket #3 on US6 (4mm), Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo in the Gold colourway & Red Heart Super Saver in the Café Latte colourway

Flosstube -
Begins at timestamp 9:16

~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery
25ct Easy Grid Lugana
Called for DMC

~Gilmoreisms by Forbidden Fiber Co.
Forbidden Fiber Co. 16 count Aida Zweigart - Casablanca
Called for Forbidden Fiber Co. Floss

~Move Forward in Love by Modern Folk Embroidery
Fortnight Fabrics 16 ct Aida - Hue
Called for DMC floss & Threadworx Bradley’s Balloons

~Winter in Stars Hollow by Katie Landis / The Black Needle Society
18ct White Aida
Called for DMC & colour conversion by Forbidden Fiber Co.

~Jack’s Stamp Collection by Katie Landis/The Black Needle Society
Judesign 18 ct Zweigart Aida - Witchy Pink
Called for DMC

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Grove T-Shirt by TinCanKnits

~BeStitchMe Fabric 18 ct Aida in the Lunar colourway

~The Black Needle Society Stitching in the TARDIS Unboxing & June 2025 Snail Mail
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