Episode 25

Wearing: Silk Side to Side Jacket by Sharon Sorken made with recycled yarn

PREGAME REPORT:
-Mom's doing good; getting her energy back; waiting to hear about radiation treatments.
-Super busy work week but fun.
-Date night at Yosefa AntiquiTEA
-CycloVia signs & a shooting star.

1ST PERIOD - IN THE ZONE (7:51)

Developing play:
1. -Knit Sampler Afghan by Coats and Clark with Red Heart Soft yarn. Halfway done.
  Finished square 1, 2, and 3 for 2nd half of blanket. Using US 8/
  5mm needles.
2. -Vanilla Socks with my Handspun from ITW Lavinia Colorway (Superwash Merino)
  US size 1/2.5mm needles. Using some nylon sewing thread to reinforce heels and toes
3. -Freja by Emmy Petersson. Knit Picks Palette. US size 1/2.25mm.
4. Granville by Fiona Ellis using Knit Picks WOTA, handspun 3-ply and US 6/4mm
    needles. For Rhinebeck

Spin-o-Rama
Got out the drop spindle, Trindle, Spinning some Miss Babs Wool/Sea Cell blend

Rec League:
Warm Hands Hoe-down!
Finish any gloves, mittens, or fingerless mittens by Sept 30, 2013 for a chance to win
 a $25 Etsy gift certificate. Must be a member to win; winner will have 1 month to
claim prize. If no contact is made, I'll draw a new winner (original winner forfeits prize)

2ND PERIOD - TRAINING ROOM (24:50)

Hit 200 miles on Runkeeper this week! Also hit 2 miles for the first time this summer!
Talk about phone apps and phone GPSes
Anyone use a GPS watch?

3RD PERIOD - HOCKEY TALK (34:20)

Hockey 101 - Minor penalties
-Kneeing - initial contact of a hit made with the knee. Can be minor penalty to
  suspenions, depending on severity, intent, and injury.

-Leaving the Penalty Bench Too Early - gotta serve your whole time before you get
  out of the penalty box. Only exception - end of period.

Hurricanes signed Nathan Gerbe, formerly of the Buffalo Sabres this week to a one  year
 2-way contract.
Gerbe stats: LW 5'5" Shortest player in the NHL with a rep for being a pest on the ice.
 Feels like he has something to prove to the Sabres, so should play with some fire.

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Episode 24

1. IN THE ZONE (9:24)

Developing Play
-Knit Sampler Afghan by Coats and Clark with Red Heart Soft yarn. Halfway done. 
  Finished squares 10, 11, 12 and cast on square 1 for 2nd half of blanket. Using US 8/
  5mm needles.

-Vanilla Socks with my Handspun from ITW Lavinia Colorway (Superwash Merino)
  US size 1/2.5mm needles. Using some nylon sewing thread to reinforce heels and toes

-Freja by Emmy Petersson. Knit Picks Palette. US size 1/2.25mm. 

Spin-O-Rama!
SCORE! Greenwood Fiberworks 4 oz Polwarth wool in Calypso colorway. Forgot to
count yardage.

Equipment Room
-Puck This Prize Pool; Madeline Tosh Sock
-Red Heart Soft

Rec League: Warm Hands Hoe-down!
We have a couple entries so far from Pretty (PKJewelry).
Craft-Along Ends Sept 30, 2013
Finished object pics and chatter all go in the same thread.
Must be a member to win.
Prize is a $25 Etsy gift certificate

2. TRAINING ROOM (23:47)

3. HOCKEY TALK (28:18)
Hockey 101:

New NHL Divisions!

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Show notes:

In the Zone: 
   
  Developing Play: Knit Samper Afghan by Coats and Clark knit with Red Heart Soft yarn. Squares shown today used Grape, Teal, and Berry colorways. Vanilla Socks from memory with some handspun (see below in Spin-o-rama).

  She Shoots, She Scores!: Vanilla Socks from memory with Wendy Happy sock yarn in the Aquarius colorway. Vanilla Socks from memory with Patons Stretch Sock in the Plum colorway. Lacecap by Adrienne Robson with Wendy Happy sock yarn in the Aquarius colorway. I.t.t.o. by Kitman Figueroa with Bamboo Pop yarn.

  Spin-O-Rama: Finished: Into the Whirled 4oz Superwash Merino in the Levinia colorway. Navajo-plied for 500 yards of fingering weight yarn. In Progress: Greenwood Fiberworks 4oz Polwarth in the Calypso colorway. Will be a true 2-ply.

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