Summary: This week we show Mystik Spiral, Lucille cardi and Leyburn socks on the needles. FOs include generic toe up footies and one Mystik Spiral sock. Wendy is still working on spinning her Abby Batt and will spin for Team Akerworks during Tour de Fleece. Featured baubles and bling include the Secret Garden by Johanna Basford and coiless safety pins. SHOW NOTES June KAL/CAL: SOCKS! Small socks, big socks, footie socks, knee highs... any sock that can be worn by an actual human. We will draw a winner in July. Shout Outs: Abby Franquemont will be teaching two spinning classes (fine spinning and spindle long draw) at Fiber Revival on Saturday, August 8. You can read about the courses and sign up HERE. Don't miss out!! Check out the fabulous new knitting news website: KnitCliks! The brainchild of designers Carolyn Noyes and Cathy Carron, you can find news about fashion trends, new patterns, podcasts and MORE! On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Lucille cardigan by Courtney Kelley in Fiber Stash Twinkletoes sock in the Eggplant colorway Leyburn Socks by Minty Fresh in BMFA Socks That Rock, "It's A Collection, Not an Obsession" Retiarius in Spunky Eclectic Mammoth Yarn in the Rock Lobster colorway (not shown this week) Sheila is working on: Mystik Spiral Socks by Josh Ryks in Fibernymph Dyeworks self-striping on Bounce in the Good 'n' Plenty colorway. Color Affection by Veera Valimaki in BMFA Mill Ends, String Theory Fiber Arts Caper sock in the Bye Bye Blues colorway, and Handmaiden Casbah in the Wine for Roses colorway (not shown this week) Rate Your Date: Sheila finished: Generic Footie sock in Cascade Fixation One Mystik Spiral sock Whirlwind Romance: Wendy is spinning her Abby Batt. She will be on Team Akerworks for Tour de Fleece Future Dates: Wendy is going to knit TGV (High Speed Knitting) by Susan Ashcroft Sheila is going to knit Zigzagular Baubles & Bling: Wendy purchased Secret Garden by Johanna Basford Sheila purchased coiless safety pins to use as stitch markers. Gossip & Innuendo: Not much will be going on until Fiber Revival! If you haven't already done it, sign up for a class by Abby Franquemont! 2015 Fiber Events Fiber Revival, Newburyport, MA Saturday Aug 8, 2015 Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival, Hemlock NY Sat Sep19 - Sun Sep 20, 2015 Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival, Greenwich NY Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27, 2015 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Tunbridge VT Sat Oct 3 - Sun Oct 4, 2015 New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck NY Saturday Oct 17 - Sunday Oct 18, 2015 Fiber Festival of New England, West Springfield MA Saturday Nov 7 - Sunday Nov 8, 2015
