Episode 234: This Musical Instrument Will Make You Go Insane?!

Fiber Coven Podcast

News:

• Emily will be vending at Sacred Sheep in Portland, OR on 11/4 in the JunkYarn booth! Presale tickets have sold out for this event but tickets will still be available ‘first come, first serve’ on the day of the event
• Emily (and Lauren!) will be vending at the Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati on 11/25

FO:

Lauren - first skein of fingering weight two ply handspun in the Umbara rolags from Rapunzel Fiber Arts https://www.etsy.com/shop/RapunzelFiberArts

Emily - collaborative art pieces with Kemper of JunkYarn!

WIPS:

Emily - Northeasterly Blanket in Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar mini skeins https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/

- Mount Pleasant top from Pip and Pin Designs https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mount-pleasant in Junk Yarn cotton in He’s Just Ken (pink) and Mermaid (lavender) https://www.junkyarn.com/

- Witches Brew socks in the Steven (Steven Universe) self striping from Valkyrie Fibers https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/witchs-brew-socks

- Cotton Candy Macaron Shawl in JunkYarn hot pink and Totally Hair Barbie colorways https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/macaron-box

- WestKnits 2023 MKAL https://www.westknits.com/products/geogradient-westknits-mkal-2023 using Ken Yarns Ally AF colorway https://kenyarn.com/, Hedge Hog Fibers Birthday Cake colorway, Three Irish Girls DayGlo colorway, and La Bien Aimee Twist Nouveau base deep eggplant colorway

Lauren - Heirloom Temperature Blanket by Suraya Hossain in Valkyrie Fibers Rainbow Temperature Gradient https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-temperature-blanket

- a second Kino Cowl, an Andor inspired pattern in collaboration with Fifty Fathom Knit https://www.etsy.com/shop/FiftyFathomKnit

- Vanilla socks in High Twist BFL, The Senator colorway https://www.etsy.com/listing/1505225148/bfl-the-senator-its-a-trap-series

- Ribbed socks in NanoStitch Lab Scientific Sock base, Particle Accelerator colorway https://www.nanostitchlab.com/

Acquisitions:

Lauren - Loop Switch earplugs https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/switch

Emily - Marker case from Arteza

- lots of Posca pens from Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh

- Polly Pocket Starlight Dinner Party

Occult Corner: The Glass Armonica: an instrument created by Benjamin Franklin that was rumored to drive people mad!

Self Promotion:

Lauren will be having and “odds and ends” update on 11/5

Emily is debuting some new Pocket Friend enamel pins for spooky season as well as some new Magic Merit Badges and an ADHD pin! www.kittywithacupcake.com