The CATT Lady (Craft All The Things!)

Monday, August 17, 2015

Episode 21 - Fiber Fest Fun!

Bunnies at the County Fair

Ah, a nice relaxing and super fun and fiber filled weekend! We had a great little mini-vacation at the in-laws new house in the country! Nice, quiet, relaxing. A visit to the county fair and a fun excursion to Michigan Fiber Fest. Although I didn't finish as many crafty things as I had hoped, I did a fair amount of crafting and scored a few nice stash enhancements! Oh and I totally want to buy a bunny, or a sheep....or maybe a goat.

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SHOW NOTES

CATT-a-long on Ravelry - ENDING ON AUGUST 31st at 9AM EST

Chasing Acorns on Etsy donating yarn for the CATT-along

The Canadian Knitter Podcast - donating a $6 credit going towards the CATT-along prize!

Luvknotz - purple gradient yarn
Paw Tracks socks by Gwen Clark

Spearmint Tea by Kateryna Golovanova

Michigan Fiber Festival

Generic Mitered Squares by Sue Ann (Suna) Kendall

Tube Socks for Kids - Jane Richmond (on Ravelry)

Fractal Spinning Definition via Knitty.com

Uncreative Crafter Podcast

Fiber Stash - fiber braid from Jen

Viajante - Martina Behm

Fiber Addiction - mini skeins and fiber braid

High Fiber Diet Podcast

Knittin in the Mitten

Icemelon's Stash

Time Together Farm - raw Romeldale/CVM and Leicester Longwool

Dyed In The Wool - 1 ounce samples of roving and locks

Monday, August 10, 2015

Episode 20 - David Put Your Underwear On

Since this took so long I'm copying the show notes from last week....for now. I'll try to get them updated tomorrow. This will cover at least some of the items. Just want to get this thing going!

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Monday, August 3, 2015

Episode 19 - Tortilla Chip Nightmare

Putt-Putt Fun!

Happy Monday! (Wait what, is that a thing?)

No really, it was a pretty fab weekend for The CATT Lady and Family. Mini gold, Mexican food, Swimming, and more! Also got in a quite a bit of crafting during the week and weekend.

New FO to show, a few regular old WIPs and the debut of a new craft as well as a even NEWER craft on the horizon.

Don't forget, the CATT Along is only a few weeks left! Can't believe how fast the summer is going.

Sorry about the lack of show notes last week, but if you ever have any questions on what I am discussing, please drop me a line! Comment here, send an email, message me on ravelry, instagram me, youtube, facebook me! I am easily accessible and love hearing from you!

Let's get together on social media!

SHOW NOTES

CATT-a-long on Ravelry - ENDING ON AUGUST 31st at 9AM EST

Chasing Acorns on Etsy donating yarn for the CATT-along

The Canadian Knitter Podcast - donating a $6 credit going towards the CATT-along prize!

The Tangled Skein CA on Etsy - donated stitch markers for giveaway coming soon!

Paw Tracks socks by Gwen Clark

Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist

Spearmint Tea by Kateryna Golovanova

Beans the Cat by Linda Dawkins

Exploding Kittens by The Oatmeal

Michigan Fiber Festival

Smooches!

The CATT Lady

Monday, July 27, 2015

Episode 18 - Enjoy the Craziness

I'll get to the show notes later I promise! As of now I am done with staring at this computer and waiting for things to work properly!!

But please hang out and enjoy. Any questions or need links to anything in the meantime, let me know!

Monday, July 20, 2015

Episode 17 - To the Frog Pond

Can you hear the the frogs? Rippit Rippit. Not particularly a craft fail, but just wasn't going to be what I wanted it to be!

Oh what a week. Just hectic, stressful and somewhat painful. Took away a bit of crafting time, but still managed to cast on some new projects, get some lovely spinning done and a bit of fiber dyeing! I really need to look into getting some acid dyes. I am loving the hand dyeing, and really want to get my hands on some more deep and exciting colors.

Grab a beverage and let's chat!

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SHOW NOTES

CATT-a-long on Ravelry - ENDING ON AUGUST 30th at 9PM EST

Grimes Shawl Giveaway on Ravelry - ENDING on JULY 26th @ 9PM EST

Chasing Acorns on Etsy donating yarn for the CATT-along

The Canadian Knitter Podcast - donating a $6 credit going towards the CATT-along prize!

The Tangled Skein CA on Etsy - donated stitch markers for giveaway coming soon!

Spearmint Tea by Kateryna Golovanova

Scrappy Cowl by Andre Sue - Frogged, but still love the pattern!

The Spinners Book of Fleece by Beth Smith

The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

PODCASTS (No particular order)

The Canadian Knitter Podcast

Two Tangled Skeins

Stitching Ewe & More

Bookish Stitcher

Luvknotz

The Uncreative Crafter

Dairyland Knits

Dark Matter Knits

The Pretend It's a Plan Podcast

Knitting Annie Podcast

The Never Cast Off Podcast

Yarnderwoman

The Knitting Expat

Crazy Knitter Studio

Revalations of a Delusional Knitter

See ya next time!

The CATT Lady

Monday, July 13, 2015

Episode 16 - I Don't Know What To Call This One

"Grimes" by Megan Sanders

A little all over the place this episode. That's what happens when I'm pressed for time and decide to skip the planning and notes. That's okay, you'll forgive me right?

Lots of stuff to share though - knitting, sewing and spinning finished objects! I'm rather surprised I got so much done honestly! The kids schedule is digging in on my craft time darn it!

Lots of other news too! A couple giveaways coming up, including a free copy of the "Grimes" shawl by Megan Sanders! I was so happy to test knit this for her and honored she offered up a copy to give to my lovely viewers. Check out the thread in our Ravelry group for more info. In the meantime, if you just can't wait and want to knit it now - she is currently offering it 50% off until July 15th!

Quite a bit of show notes, so please check them out below! Lots of great patterns and people to share.

Please enjoy!

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SHOW NOTES
Yesterdog - best hotdogs ever!

Grand Rapids Children's Museum

CATT-a-long on Ravelry

Chasing Acorns on Etsy

The Canadian Knitter Podcast - donating a $6 credit going towards the CATT-along prize!

The Never Cast Off Podcast

In Color Order Project Bag Tutorial

Beans the Cat by Linda Dawkins

Paw Tracks socks by Gwen Clark

Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist

Two Tangled Skeins Podcast

The Tangled Skein CA on Etsy

Stitching Ewe & More with Amanda

Love you all!!

The CATT Lady

Monday, July 6, 2015

Episode 15 - I am the Cat Queen

At the Movies!

Welcome back! What a lovely holiday weekend we had. We went the the movies, spent a lot of time outside playing, and did a little swimming as well. Great weather spent with our family, really couldn't ask for much more.

I'm a bit tired and covered in bug bites, but all in all it was worth it. Hope everyone had a good weekend too!

This week we delve into some deep topics, and a bit of sadness, but only for a moment. A reflection on the loss of Wink from A Creative Being. I will be devoting another whole post on this later in the week as well as part of a whole project which I discuss for a moment.

We have FOs, some fiber stash enhancement that is a lot of fun and some video game geekiness for a moment.