Episode 48- Tolerance

Episode 48- Tolerance
Monday October 15,2018

Shout out- None this week
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On The Needles:
Paris in Berlin by Joji Locatelli in Bijou Basin Ranch Gobi fingering, 65% silk, 35% baby camel, in the Valhalla colorway- sent to me by Bijou Basin to review
Tegna top by Caitlin Hunter in Manos Del Uruguay Alegria in color A9452 Candombe
Port Gamble Socks Fairlight Fibers in Oink Pigments Oink Sock in the Listen Humans! Colorway! With new Addi-Flexi Tips needles
Port Gamble Socks by Fairlight Fibers and Swing Left by Megan Williams in White Birch Fiber Arts in the Hell Bent Feminist She-Devil colorway

In Time Out:
Swing Left sock the first attempt was too small and not happy.
Tegna, didn’t read the chart and had to rip back some.

Spinning/Weaving:
Finished the weaving project that I started at the weaving basics class at the Nifty Knitter Yarn Shop. The yarn is Malabrio
Warped a new project. Haven’t gotten further than that.

Netflix and Knit:
Gilmore Girls, Parks and Rec, The West Wing, Saturday Night Live, Doctor Who
Witchy Sunday featuring- Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, and a few episodes of Charmed

Craftivism:
Craftivist Afternoon. Sunday November 4 from 2-4 pm. Location: Downtown Brew on 115 West Meeker in Puyallup. Bring a project that will create joy, warmth, and comfort for someone in need. Start a group in your area! Ravelry thread.
Tolerance-
“the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.” - Google
Knitmore Girls Podcast "Heart of Intersectionality" Episode
Internet tips-
Delete the Facebook app from the phone
Use the unfollow button
Knit something

Book Club:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, mainly on Audible

Contests:
Just Vote! Post a picture of you voting. If you are doing extra (volunteering at the polling station, driving people to and from polling, hosting a voting party, etc) to get the vote post another picture to get another entry. Winners get a skein of “Ravelry Gone Wild” from Fancy Image Yarn. Winner will be randomly selected on November 12

Events:
Craftivist Afternoon. Sunday November 4 from 2-4 pm. Location 115 West Meeker.
Madrona in Tacoma, Wa Feb. 14-17, 2019
Stitches West in Santa Clara, Ca. Feb. 21-24, 2019