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Sponsored Pattern:  Blooming Neckwarmer by Erica Kempf Broughton

Sponsored Pattern: Marvelous Market Bag by Erica Kempf Broughton

Sorry for the week delay (Erica is sometimes technologically incompetent and deleted the file as Dave left for a weeklong gaming convention). Kakadu yarn by Queensland – yarn Erica is using to make her crochet triangular fan scarf Pattern Browser and Advanced Search on Ravelry (also accessible through pattern page immediately below the regular search box) Sponsored Pattern Think Tank by Erica Kempf Broughton using Zooey Yarn from Juniper Moon Farm Dave’s Horus Heresy Event near Chicago – adepticon Dave’s new airbrush – Badger 105 extreme patriot  

Perpetual Painting on instagram Sponsored Pattern – It’s Not Square to Crochet Scarf Recommend Louisa Harding Ondine, Bamboo Pop, Universal Cotton Supreme DK Finished up Roving Indiana yarn crawl for this year – some of the most popular yarns for customers on it were: Bamboo Pop, anything from Good for Ewe, Malabrigo Rios, Debbie Bliss Rialto Sock

Fancy Tanktop – Seamwork Addison Sew Many Dresses, sew little time by Tanya Whelan Adepticon – 40k/30k miniatures tournament Perpetual Painting – Dave’s painting studio Privateer Press P3 metallic paint Vallejo Air Paint Scale 75 Paint Project of the Month Clubs here at Nomads Knit market bag with the deceptively short handle Marvelous Market Bag by Erica Kempf Broughton Flapper-tastic Hat by Erica Kempf Broughton Newsboy Crochet by Erica Kempf Broughton Amigurumi – small crochet creatures (Wikipedia page) Sponsored pattern – Light as Air by Erica Kempf Broughton.  Recommended KFI Luxury Mohair, Debbie Bliss Angel, Rowan Kidsilk Haze, Louisa Harding Pittura or Queensland Uluru yarn Sodalis Nature Park – Dave was right, there are bobcats!        

Roving Indiana yarn crawl Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival Adepticon Seamwork patterns – Manila (leggings), Kenedy (dress), Addison (fancy tank top) The French Seam – garment fabric shop on the North side of Indianapolis Project of the Month Club here at Nomad Yarns Lime Magenta color of Malabrigo yarn…opps, we meant sapphire magenta Sponsored Pattern – Asymmetric sleeves Me Made May Favorite Things Cowl by Jill McGee

Aberdeen batwing tee pattern from Seamwork Manila – legging pattern from Seamwork Super thick yarn for Afghan – Sirdar Gorgeous Dave’s painting studio facebook page – Perpetual Painting Jaquard Dyes – procion dye for cotton Pasta Maker we use – Homdox Pasta Maker Chipotle peppers available in most supermarkets – La Costena Homemade soda book we are using  – Homemade Soda by Andrew Schloss Sponsored Pattern – Afterthought Sleeve Bolero made with Uluru yarn Dharma Trading Company – where we got onesies for dyeing Check out the free days or extra opening hours on holidays for The Indianapolis Zoo, State Museum, Historical Society, Eiteljorg Museum, Children’s Museum   Music credit for our intro, outro and segment breaks: Scramby Eggs by Andy G. Cohen    

Brew Link Microbrewery – next door to us at the shop Roving Indiana – Our local yarn crawl Juniper Moon Farm – Yarn company we’ll be featuring for our yarn tasting Pre-made socks Erica likes to gift her dad instead of knitting them herself – Uptown Himalaya Socks Super thick yarn for Afghan – Sirdar Gorgeous Aberdeen batwing tee pattern from Seamwork How to prune a fruit tree video – Good summery of what we talked about from ‘This Old House’ Sponsored Patterns – Hooty and the Owl Mitts and Hat Craftsy zipper class appears to be no longer available – but they have many other great free and pay for crafting classes Erica’s massively neglected blog on How to sew a cotton covered wool diaper cover – in case you are as obsessed with cloth diapering as she is Jungle Jim’s – the Midwest’s craziest grocery store, where we went to The Big Cheese Fest   Music credit for our intro, outro and segment breaks: Scramby Eggs by Andy G. Cohen              

Jaquard Dyes – procion dye for cotton, sun activated 30K/40K Gaming Tournament Dave is attending in March – AdeptiCon Super thick yarn for Afghan – Sirdar Gorgeous Chipotle peppers available in most supermarkets – La Costena Local butcher with very tasty, affordable meat – The Meat Shop Erica’s favorite tomatoes to grow for canning – San Marzano Sponsored Pattern – Football Head Yarn We used in original football head – Jojoland Tonic.  Also recommend Uptown dk and West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley Podcast recommendations from Dave – Revolutions by Mike Duncan (he also did The History or Rome) Podcast recommendations from Erica – The Knitmore Girls and (oldie but goodie and looks like it’s still up on iTunes – Cast On by Brenda Dayne) Smokehouse Chilli Recipe 4-5 slices of smoked bacon chopped 1lb minced beef – I prefer a higher fat ratio for this recipe 2 cans black beans 1 can pinto beans 2 medium onions diced 5 cloves garlic crushed and chopped 1tsp smoked paprika 1tsp sweet paprika 1tsp onion powder 1tsp Mexican oregano 1tblsp dried chicken bouillon 1tblsp balsamic vinegar 4-5 chipotle peppers chopped 2 large cans chopped tomatoes   In a large pan over high heat add the beef, bacon and onions and sauté until the beef is browned. Break up the meat as much as possible. Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the beans and cook for 1-2 minutes Turn the heat to low and add, well, everything else. Simmer for a minimum of 1 hour but the longer the better. This is even better the following day. For Vegan version, sub the meat for a can of vegan refried beans and the chicken bouillon with vegetable bouillon   Music credit for our intro, outro and segment breaks: Scramby Eggs by Andy G. Cohen  

Roving Indiana Yarn Crawl info – www.rovingindiana.com Yarn for baby socks – Jojoland Melody – www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jojoland-melody-superwash Fairisle baby sweater – Fairisle Skill Drill by Erica Kempf Broughton – www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fairisle-sweater-skill-drill Information on our project of the month club (for locals-sorry, it’s not an online thing). www.nomadyarnshop.com/classes/class-series/project-of-the-month-club/ Seamwork magazine pattern for wrap sweater I’m sewing – Elmira www.seamwork.com/catalog/Elmira Dave’s other job, painting miniature figurines for tabletop gaming, mostly Warhammer 40,000/30,000 – www.facebook.com/perpetualpainting Math for how many sts to pick up based on row to stitch ratio If you have 15 sts & 20 rows in a 2″ swatch: 15/20 = .75 = 3/4 = 3 sts every 4 rows If you have 15 sts & 23 rows in a 2″ swatch: 15/23 = .65 which is close to .66 = 2/3 = 2 sts for every 3 rows Sponsored Pattern: Big Comfy Chunky Hat by Erica Kempf Broughton – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-chunky-comfy-hat Favorite smoked paprika – www.bourbonbarrelfoods.com Erica’s favorite cooking show – Alton Brown’s ‘Good Eats’ – http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/good-eats.html Cloth diaper bank – The Rebecca Foundation – https://www.clothforall.com/   Music credit for our intro, outro and segment breaks: Scramby Eggs by Andy G. Cohen