SUMMER FAVORITES
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2018
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This video is something fun and different that I didn't have to spend hours doing research for. :) First, I chat about what I've been doing lately. Then I share some "show and tell" souvenir yarn and a finished object. Finally, I talk about some of my favorite summer things, including two knitting-related items and several non-knitting items. Are any of my favorites your favorites? Please leave me a comment with YOUR summer favorites!
LINKS TO THINGS I TALKED ABOUT:
Done Roving Yarns: goo.gl/fdzSqD
Kool Aid Yarn Dyeing Tutorial: • How to Dye Yarn with K...
Bare Sock Blanks to Dye: goo.gl/vTrGBN
Lavender Lune Yarns: goo.gl/tuPwFx
Sugarplum Shawl (pattern): goo.gl/nxZcCN
Cotton Fleece (yarn): goo.gl/82gtvd
Citron Shawl (pattern): goo.gl/xmP2JR
SqHAIR Bands: goo.gl/pnFUwS
*Get 25% off your entire purchase of $25 or more with coupon code EWEU*
Nivea Sun Protect Water Gel (sunscreen): goo.gl/qFb5T1
Skyn Iceland The Antidote (cooling lotion): goo.gl/pDxQQ2
*It's on sale at Ulta as of 7/3/18; not sure for how long, though*
Erin Condren Planners: goo.gl/YLrKpi
*Get $10 off your first order with the link above -- create a free account and you'll get an email with a $10 coupon code. EXPIRES August 2, 20018*
Fitbit Charge 2: goo.gl/cTtZ5k
*This video is not sponsored.*
Ravelry: goo.gl/M2z96P
(If you are not already a member, you should definitely join--it's free.)
My Monkey (who's always peeking out from somewhere in the background in my videos) was made for me by my friend, Gail. She used this pattern: goo.gl/BaWF2W
SUPPORT THE SHOW: goo.gl/pCBHx6
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MAKEUP I'M WEARING:
Primer: Dr. Brandt Pores No More goo.gl/9cMt9N
Foundation: Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum bit.ly/2x01QL4
Setting Powder: Becca Hydra-Mist bit.ly/2IxtVPe
Blush: Nars Orgasm goo.gl/48mXZU
Eyeshadow: Too Faced Just Peachy Mattes goo.gl/yMLjTG
Mascara: Lancome Hypnose Drama goo.gl/5pgaVJ
Eyeliner: (none today)
Lipstick: Nars Orgasm goo.gl/eHBg6Z
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If you are passionately curious and never get tired of learning new things, new skills, new ideas...I hope you enjoy watching my videos and learn something. Have a sparkly day!
I enjoyed the info on using Kool Aid for dying the yarn. This could be a project for the knit group! I have an EC planner, teacher's edition and I love the format and the paper quality. When I first bought one, I wondered how I could justify the price, then my husband said you use it for all your work it holds up to the beating I give it at school, and it archives the year of lesson plans and activities. It's worth it for me. There are many different planners that can work with everyone's price and lifestyle.
Oh, so glad you posted this video for us to enjoy on the 4th, when we all have a little more time to indulge in our hobbies. As far as "summer finds"....I am already planning for knitted Christmas presents and came across a fantastic pattern that uses four strands of fingering weight yarn and gradually changes color. This is perfect for de-stashing, looks really good, and is super fast to make. The pattern is "Snap" by tincanknits. I made several hats in a "Frozen" theme for girls (going from white to several shades of blue). The boys really like hats in the colors of their favorite sports teams. Have a happy 4th :0)
I got teary eyed listening to all the nice things you said about me and Del 😍 I’ve told so many friends about our trip and how I got to know you online and how seamless the transition was from internet friend to real life friend. When we were almost to the lake Del asked me if I was nervous and I said I was a little - we’d never physically talked to each other! You hope your expectations meet reality 😜 But as soon as we got out of the car and you greeted me in the pouring rain with a big bear hug, I knew you were who I thought you were - the sweetest, funniest and most kind woman. I’m so glad you like the shawl - it was such a fun knit 😊 And I’ve been wearing the shawl made of the yarn you dyed for me and getting tons of compliments which gives me an excuse to tell the story of our friendship. What a memory making trip! Loved the rest of the podcast - now I want a headband even though my hair is short! Love you 😘😘😘
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Hi my wonderful friend! Awww, you are so sweet. That was a wonderful week, and I hope we can do it again. 😘💋
I love the variety of the items you've presented in this episode.
Hello Professor Kelly! I love watching your Ewe University videos. I love the detail You go to in explaining things to us. Keep up the great videos.
Love seeing all your projects and favorite things! 💖
Nice to see you again! Thanks for the Fit Bit! I will definitely look into that one. Have a sparkly holiday week also.
Thanks for your summery uplifting podcast. All your products interest me especially the fitbit and headbands.
Great summer things. Love the SqHAIR Bands, that is just what I need. Lovely yarn, great information about products and planners. Thanks, Kristine.
Thanks for the podcast! Lakehouse looks beautiful. And granny underpants colorway is truly LOL. 😂
My favorite thing to do in the summer is to put my clothes in the fridge before I wear them. Saw MM do it in The Seven Year Itch.
Happy 4th of July, another a great detailed video, thank you!
I love the Condren planner and I think I might look into getting one. I have a new position as a personal banker and think it might come in handy.
I got the same Fitbit a few months back and I really like it. I originally got a blue band and have since purchased a metal band to wear for work.
I also have a skein of the Done Roving Yarn in Fall Glory, its a deep tonal red, it's so lovely.
Thanks again and stay cool.
Terry
Great podcast as always,have a great summer
Woohoo for a finished object! Those headbands are super cute. They sound much more comfortable.
I love that you were able to customize the Planner to your liking. I love the idea of the year ahead page in the back. I might need to make one of those and add it to mine.
I love your videos. Thanks so much for all you share with us. Just went and bought a couple of headbands. Thanks for the suggestion and the coupon code.
Thank you for sharing! Neat items and thread!
My daughter, who is in college, LOVES Erin Condrin planners. After using outlook for my work (lawyer) for years, I am now totally electronic. Now that outlook is available on phones and tablets, I always have my calendar with me.
Another great video!
Oh, I've been looking for headbands that were suitable for an adult, thank you for the SqHair Band recommendation and coupon code!!!
Great podcast! Thank you for all of the recommendations.
This was an interesting podcast. I love all the information.
Hi! As always, very good information!
Enjoy your podcast very much a good friend shared you with me and i look forward to hear your endeavors . I also want to thank you for the Sqhair band s , I ordered them and love them too and also gave them as gifts to my sisters. Keep em coming!
This is the first time I have had a chance to see your ancillary podcast! Love it! I enjoyed that you got to spend time with friends!
My two favorite things this summer are. ..my recumbent bike and Chips Ahoa Thins! I too injured my knee and find that the recumbent bike it s great way to stay flexible! I watch podcasts and the time just flies! I believe the chips ahoy thins speak for themselves. ..chocolatey and crisp. I also did the advent shawl and had a lot of fun! I also loved the planner and will recommend it to my accountant daughter who will go bonkers for it! Be well !
Hi Gayle -- I've started riding my road bike again and so far it has been ok. I stay on the flat roads. No big hills, at least not yet. I'm hoping riding will strengthen my knee more. I'm going to have to try the Chips Ahoy Thins! 😊
Kristine, I love your shirt! Those colors are fantastic on you. What a lovely gift shawl you got from your friend Kathy. Your Sugarplum shawl is so pretty! I especially love the multicolored yarn and the turquoise yarn, and I do love gray. I love the coral yarn you used for your Citron shawl. Coral and turquoise/aqua are my favorite colors. After you talked about the SQHAIR Bands last time I ordered some. Unfortunately I have a really small head and my hair has thinned as I got lots of health problems, so I'm unable to wear them, they keep falling off my head. I'm going to let my daughter and my granddaughter try them. They both have really thick hair, and my granddaughter's hair is really curly. I'm sad because I really love to wear my glasses on my head as a hairband. Unfortunately I forget where they are and waste time looking for them. Besides, I need them all the time lol. I should use an old pair.
My favorite summer things are knitting and reading on the beach or by the pool, sitting on my balcony at night when it's too hot to go out during the day, and having my grandson spend a week or two with me at the beach. I'm fortunate to have a condo at the beach where I spend as much time as possible all year round. Thank goodness for being able to work remotely! I absolutely love to read, so I spend a great deal of time doing it. I've always listened to books on tape while I'm driving or on the beach knitting. I have a lot of books on cassette and CD, so I need to convert them so I can use my ipod on the beach instead of my old CD player. My car no longer has a cassette deck, so those books haven't been heard for almost 8 years now.
Have a wonderful 4th tomorrow and enjoy the rest of your summer. If you ever find yourself in Maryland, Washington DC or Northern Virginia let me know. I'd love to take you to lunch and do some knitting together.
Hi Kathy, and thank you! I enjoy hearing about your favorite things. Sorry the SqHair Bands didn't work for you, but I'm sure your daughter and granddaughter will love them.
Thanks for sharing! So far my favorites this summer include: Bio Freeze (a balm that aids is pain relief), Scentsy Go aroma therapy system (does not use wax, wireless power, & rechargeable), and iRobot Roomba 980 (sweeps and vacuums the house on a schedule and uses mapping to be as efficient as it can)
I would love to get one of those robot vacuum cleaners. 😊
My granddaughter will love those headbands to keep her hair from blowing in her face as she rides her bike across campus to work and her class this summer. Thanks so much for the link. I do have a request for a tutorial on protecting woolens and fabrics from insects or just some advice from you. This afternoon I discovered a silverfish on a new roll of toilet paper being stored under the sink. Now I'm freaking out worrying about where else they might be and wondering what to use to protect my clothes and woolens or should I spray inside my closets. After killing the silverfish, I had second thoughts about having killed the centipede (thousand legger) this morning knowing it probably would have eaten the silverfish but do I really want a house full of insects; NO!!! lol Thanks so much!
Ordered a couple of headbands! Love the summer show and my favorite summer yarn in Knit Picks' Lindy Chain--a linen and cotton chain yarn. I've made 3 sweaters or tops out of it and they all hold their shape and are cool in these Memphis summer days. It is machine washable and shrinks up a bit, then stretches out again as you wear it. This is not a problem for the two garments i made with positive ease, but my favorite, the Whippet Sweater, does need a bit of stretching out when freshly washed and hung to dry. I'm working on a top for my sister and then I have a Thea Colman top in mind after that.
I've dyed with Kool-aid, and also food coloring. My grand-daughter and I dyed some gradient yarn together.
Several weeks with temps over 100. We had 114 last week. We need that rain!!!
Hello, I got 2 headbands when you talked about them last time. One for my daughter and one from my granddaughter. I have not heard if they like them or not but I thought they would be great...
Wouldn't it be great if the planner had a yarn or knitting themed cover!!!
I'm in Arizona. We've been over 100 degrees since May. I think we set a new record for the number consecutive days over 105
ANOTHER great video! Thank you! I enjoyed the mix of knitting and personal items. Thanks for the sunscreen and lotion info! I would love to know what kind of foundation you use. Your skin always looks great - do you mind sharing?
Hi Karla -- awww, thank you. That is sweet of you to say. I actually include all of my makeup in the information box because I do get asked about it quite often. 😉
Gonna go get the headbands! When do you anticipate doing the review of the Shorties needle set from Chiaogoo? I am anxiously awaiting that!
Hi Ann -- it is planned for a couple of weeks from now. 😊
Great episode! I'm eager to try the Nivea sunscreen. I hate conventional sunscreen and tend to avoid it, which is not a good thing to do with my fair skin. I might also try the face cooler lotion...it sounds wonderful. And...I love (!!!) My Fitbit! I have the Alta. I use it to track my exercise/ activity, steps, and sleep quality and quantity. The Alta is the smallest and most lightweight of all the FitBits, so it's easy to wear while sleeping. I also like the "nudge" it gives me to get up from long periods knitting or at the computer. I really enjoy your new formats of your videos. Everything you discuss is even more interesting because of the different focuses (foci?).
Also, I love Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. A fabulous yarn! And thanks for the discount code for the headbands. I'm going to get some for my daughter.
By the way, have you looked at Patreon as a way of getting support from loyal viewers? You are one of three video podcasts I subscribe to and I support the other two with monthly pledges through Patreon. It's really made a difference for them! The other podcasts are Fruity Knitting and Chemknits. I'd love to do the same for you.
Hi Ada -- thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed hearing about some of my summer favorites. And thank you for your Patreon suggestion. I have been playing around with the idea, and I truly appreciate your pledge of support. I'm working on some things and will let you know if/when I decide to do it. 💜💜💜
I live in Nevada lol so I am always in a heat wave lol even in the winter. I have lived here for a year and a half and moved here from a very different climate of the Pacific Northwest lol.
That's so cool you can dye yarn with Kool-Aid. I'll have to try it.i dont know why I never thought of it because I use to tye-dye shirts with Kool-Aid. I loved seeing all your pretty projects. Would you mind maybe including the price you paid for the yarns you show. Thanks so much!
Hi Melisa -- thank you. Yes, I try to remember to include prices of everything, but sometimes I forget. 😉
I enjoyed hearing about everything.. I’m thinking of getting a basic Fitbit... I need that big screen..
The EC planners always look nice, but I’m afraid I could not justify spending fifth bucks on one.,😊. I use a $14OlabAhesd See it Bigger day planner, snd love it.. I’ve been using them for three years now.. Esch is an /8 month planner, that ends in June, or December. I just got a new one.. It has lots of great features, including tabs for each month, a Yep-page month, snd each day has a separate. Place to keep notes.. And.. The cover looks a lot like yours..pretty flowers..My last two were plain black.. The flowers make me happy..
The best feature if my planner is that allw dates and letters are written in s large font, which I need.
Love your videos.. Again, I want to tell you how interesting they always are. Thank you for taking the time from your busy day to make them for us.
PS.. I agree with you the. The spiral rings on your planner.. They are way too big . They should fit the book..
Sandy from Cincinnati
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Hi Dr Kelly!
Can you do a video on the apps available for knitting and ravelry?
Thanks
Bernadette
Ķristine, i love my "head" bands that i make yearound, but would like to try a sqhair one? im also into making personal mandalas. Can hardly wait for the individual's expression upon receiving it!...ic
Thank you for sharing with us. I always learn something from you. Did Kathy design that beautiful shawl herself?
Andrea Ribera No! It’s the Color Field Shawl by Kemper Wray ( Junkyarn). A super enjoyable knit!
Thank you so much for letting me know. So many of the shawl patterns use lots of garter stitch and I don't care for that. I can't wait to make this.
Would the headband work for doing yoga? Would it stay put?
That citrus shawl pattern - what size needles did you use and do you think cotton crochet thread would work for this pattern? I inherited a ton of that stuff, and I don't crochet :-\
Love your videos as always. I use a happy planner. Those erin condrens are too much for me. They have a teacher edition in the happy planner. They are also more creative and they cost anywhere from 20-35 dollars.
Yes, I really like those, too, but they don't seem to come in the daily appointment book format that I like.
I ordered a couple headbands. Hopefully they work in my thick, heavy hair.
They do work pretty well, especially to control the frizzies when my hair is in a ponytail, but, they don't get along with the headband for my earpiece for the phone at work since they sit on the same spot. No big deal.
Hi! Headband question. How do you do you determine size? Is it by hair thickness of head size? Ex. Child or adult
Hi Linda -- they have the measurements on the SqHairband web site: sqhairbands.com/pages/sizing-chart
Would you be interested in doing a video of Advent calendars...how to make it, where to purchase, that kinda thing. I want one of yarn and I can not seem to get a hold of one. Thank you so much if you are interested and even for all your videos.
Hi Pearl -- I did talk about Advent calendars in one of my videos last year. I might do another show about them this year, but to be honest it's getting kind of late in the year. I know that sounds crazy, but some Advent calendars sell out in April! I would look on Etsy to see if there are any available. Last year I got the Jimmy Beans Wool Craftvent calendar in November, so they might be selling those again this year, in a few months. 💜
Kristine Kelly , thank you.
Beautiful gift shawl your friend knit for you. Could you share what the pattern name is please? Thank you!
Peggie Lenn It’s the Color Field Shawl by Kemper Wray (Junkyarn) 😊
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
My all-time favorite highlighters are Zebra Mildliners. I get mine from Jetpens.com They have free shipping on $25 or more.
Ooooh, I'll have to check those out. I see they are available at Target. 💜
Try happy planners. Half the price and customizable
You will never have the issue of the coil getting in the way because you can remove and reinsert pages.
Yes, I do like those, but they don't seem to come in the daily appointment style that I like.
My Michaels store in NY had the daily hour set up. Maybe you can check there online store?