Jen Lucas's video: Coffee Catch-Up: Episode 19

On the dress form: New Un-Named Shawl Design. It will be available later this summer on Ravelry. Sign up for my newsletter so you don’t miss the pattern release! Sign Up Here: http://eepurl.com/oyDs1 Check out all my designs on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/designers/jen-lucas Want more videos? My $3+ Patrons get at least 2 extra videos from me every month: http://patreon.com/jenlucasdesigns I’ve written a bunch of books: http://amzn.to/2z9yoPw (Amazon affiliate link) THE NEW BOOK: Top-Down Shawls: https://amzn.to/2lY57Co (Amazon Affiliate Link) Ask your local yarn store to order the book from Martingale & Company! Sign up for my twice a month newsletter: http://eepurl.com/oyDs1 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jenlucasdesigns Facebook: http://facebook.com/jenlucasdesigns Coupon Codes! Get20% off your first KnitCrate with the code JenLucas20 at checkout! https://mbsy.co/nnzMn (referral link) =========== It’s Episode 18 of the Coffee Catch-Up Series Check out all the things I’ve been working on over the last month! //Life// Hamilton Exhibition in Chicago: https://hamiltonexhibition.com/ Renwick Inn (it’s a CRAFTING bed & breakfast): http://renwickinn.com/ //FOs// April Socks Nomadic Yarns in Twisty Sport Colorway: Chill Is In The Air https://www.etsy.com/shop/NomadicYarns I knit them toe-up with a German Short Row Heel, 60 sts on a US Size 1 (2.25mm), magic loop My German Short-Row Heel Tutorial: https://youtu.be/m2TOd5Io2aU May Socks Watts Up Yarn Co in Lush Sock Colorway: Santa’s Workshop (with a Pointsettia Red Mini Skein) https://www.wattsupyarnco.com/ I knit them cuff-down, with contrasting heels, toes and cuffs. 60 sts on a US Size 1 (2.25mm), magic loop. I used a slightly modified German Short Row heel from the one that appears in my tutorial: https://youtu.be/m2TOd5Io2aU //WIPs// June Socks will be knit out of Must Stash Yarn, Perfect Self-Striping sock in the Rainbow Yo-Yo colorway. https://muststashshop.com/ Halloween Socks Yarn is Knit Picks Felici in the Spooky Colorway http://knitpicks.com I’m knitting them cuff-down with a German Short Row Heel, 60 sts on a US Size 1 (2.25mm), magic loop Granny Stripe Blanket by Attic24 (free pattern) https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/granny-stripe-blanket.html Yarn: Lion Brand Cupcake in the color Blue Citrus http://www.lionbrand.com/cupcake-yarn.html I’m switching balls every 2 rows, working one from the outside and one from the inside to create the stripes. //Other Crafts// Halloween Cross Stitch Jack’s Halloween Dream from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery https://www.thefrostedpumpkinstitchery.com/collections/aida-kits English Paper Piecing! I’ve been getting supplies from https://www.paperpieces.com/ and https://www.fatquartershop.com/ I’m working on the In the Window Wall Hanging by Sue Daley Designs: https://www.suedaleydesigns.com/ https://www.suedaleydesigns.com/patterns/sue-daley-designs/wall-hangings/in-the-window-wall-hanging.html //Stash Enhancements// Welcome Stitchery, Crystal Lake, IL: https://www.welcomestitchery.com/ The Most Wonderful Fright by Sue Hillis Designs: http://www.suehillisdesigns.net/ Mill Hill Bead Kits: https://www.wichelt.com/S2l0cw==/Q29tcGFueQ==/TWlsbCBIaWxs/left/full //What I’m Reading// Hamilton by Ron Chernow Simon vs the Homo Sapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli Find me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jenlucas //Jen Lucas Designs// New Shawl Collection coming this summer. Sign up for my newsletter for more info: http://eepurl.com/oyDs1 Yarn for July Patreon Pattern is Emma’s Yarn Hella Hank: https://www.emmasyarn.com/ TNNA, is in June: https://www.tnna.org/home Note: KnitCrate and Amazon Links are affiliate/referral links. I receive a small percentage of the sale when you make a purchase with those links.