Episode 114 – “ Sing Me A Song….”

 

Welcome To The Dreamland:

 

In this episode:

  1. Dreams In Progress (WIPs)
  2. Are You Stash Dash Ready?
  3. Stitching A Dream (X’s & O’s)
  4. Radio GaGa
  5. Silver’s Bibliomania (Silver’s Book Pile)
  6. Screen Ranting (Silver & The Case of the Screen Time)
  7. My Favorite Things
  8. The More You Know
  9. Rolling On The Final Credits (The End Of the Road)

 

Dreams In Progress:

  1. Holiday Socks 1
  2. Purple Pet Bed
  3. Danish Socks

 

Are You Stash Dash Ready?: (

  1. Advent Shawl
  2. My Semi-PLanned Scrappy Blanket
  3. Crochet Rainbow Shawl
  4. Summer Rainbow Socks
  5. Meow Socks
  6. Flat White Rainbow
  7. Yellow Pet Bed

Stitching A Dream:

  1. FO’s
    1. Winter Moon
    2. Brizland
    3. Pastel Moon
    4. Birthday Cat
  2. WIPs
    1. The Tenth
    2. Pastel Tree

 

Radio GaGa: (

  1. Music

 

Silver’s Bibliomania: 

  1. Finished
  2. Currently

 

Screen Ranting: 

  1. TV
  2. Movies
  3. Podcasts
  4. Other

 

My Favorite Things:

  1. Enabling
    1. DVD Rewards from 2021.
    2. From AdoreKnit    
    3. From DAC
  2. Other
    1. Knit For Food Knit-a-thon 2022
      1. $271,761 total. $210 from The Crafty Zen Family

 

The More You Know

KAL Breakdown

Pride-Along2122 

    1. Details
      1. This Along will run from Monday, May 17th 2021 [The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)] through June 30th 2022. Please use #sdlpridealong2122, #mcpridealong2122, #ggkcspridealong2122, #akpridealong2122, #wspridealong2122, or #pridealong2122 on all social media platforms.
    2. Ways To Play/Rules
      1. Knitting the Progression Shawl by Carin Risinger (Rav Link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/progression-shawl-2) ( ) or Crochet the Quick & Simple Granny Shawl by Hannah Owens () https://notyouraveragecrochet.com/).
      2. (Using any Pride colorway (including, but not exclusively Rainbow, Gender Fluid, Intersex, Trans colorways, etc.) (
      3. If you knit/crochet/stitch/diamond paint ANY Pride flag, it will count. (Using blocks of color to represent the flags in a shawl or other items DO count)
      4. Using a pattern with the word “Pride” or “Proud” in it counts as well. Please include the name of the design, the designer, and a link (if you can’t find one other than to Rav, that’ll be fine…)
      5. You will get double entries if you knit the Progression Shawl with a Pride colorway or making a Pride Flag while knitting the Progression Shawl. (
      6. You will also get double entries if you crochet the Quick & Simple Granny Shawl with a Pride colorway or making a Pride Flag while crocheting the Quick & Simple Granny Shawl. (
      7. Anything with rainbows in it will count as well. (
    3. Prizes (
      1. Digital Prizes
        1. CC and Dami of JavaPurl Designs have offered her wonderful “Catch The Rainbow Socks” as a prize to one lucky winner every month. (This pattern can be found On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/850836062/catch-the-rainbow-socks-pdf-knitting, 0r on Payhip: https://payhip.com/b/F3RQ)
        2. They have also donated A free pattern of CC and Dami’s every month as well. This will be of your choice. All of their patterns can be found at http://www.javapurldesigns.com/patterns. (
        3. A free copy of my “Proud To Be Me” shawl pattern will also be given away per quarter.
        4. MercuryZelda has offered one of her wonderful paid patterns per Quarter. Her shop can be found here: https://www.mercurialknits.com/shop/ 
        5. Two of MercuryZelda‘s wonderful patterns will also be given away at the end of the Along.
      2. Physical Prizes (
        1. Sher and her Hubby (of the MeditativeCrafting Podcast) will be giving away a board game called “Arch Ravels” to a lucky winner!
        2. A skein of Desert Vista Dyeworks yarn in the “The Mother of All Zombody Queens” (an 8 stripe yarn) colorway
        3. A skein of yarn from Nice & Knit in the “Times Square” color on their Fingering Base.
        4. A skein of Yarn from SweetGeorgia Yarns in the “Rainbow Sprinkles” colorway.
        5. Two sets of Rainbow Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker sets donated by AdoreKnit. Their shop can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdoreKnit
        6. A set of Large Rainbow Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker set (including a cute heart marker) donated by AdoreKnit. 
        7. Rick from WhimzeeStitches Designs has donated two sets of a Rainbow Pride Sheep Enamel Pin & a Rainbow Unicorn Progress Keeper.
        8. A combo Pride Rainbow Bag and Progress Keeper set from WhimzeeStitches Designs.
        9. A set of 30 Rainbow Silicone Stitch Markers & Rainbow Progress Keeper from WhimzeeStitches Design.
        10. A Crochet Pride Shawl made by me. Pattern: Quick & Simple Granny Shawl by Hannah Owens.
      3. If you would like to donate a prize, please PM me or email me at silversdreamland@gmail.com 

 

You’re Not The Boss Of Me Along 

  1. Details
    1. No real rules. Just enter your FO’s as you go. It doesn’t matter WHAT type of craft you do, or what you finish. It all counts.
    2. You can enter your WIPs as FO’s, just as long as you’ve done 6 rows, 6 stitches, added 6 diamonds, etc. As I’m celebrating my 6 year Podiversary this year.
    3. We’re going to be using #SDLBossAl2022 on all social medias. There will also be threads on Discord and The Silver’s Dreamland Podcast Group on FB.
  2. Prizes
    1. Boss Baby Diamond Painting
    2. Be Badass Embroidery Kit by Louise Maelys
    3. Grand Prize
      1. 16 inch Circular Knitting Needles Size 0-13
      2. 45 Piece Crochet Hooks Set
      3. 40 Assorted Color Skeins
  3. If you would like to donate a prize, please PM me or email me at silversdreamland@gmail.com (

 

February’s FOs: (besides the things I posted…)

 

Taming The Pile RAL

  1. Details
    1. This along is to help keep ourselves reading, and reading the books we REALLY want to finish in 2022. The idea is to read a minimum of 10 minutes every day, no matter WHAT it is you read. Audio books, social media posts, blogs, online/offline comic books all DO count.
    2. There will be new FO threads once a quarter.
    3. We’ll be using #SDLPileTaming2022 on all social medias.
  2. Prizes
    1. Anyone who reads a minimum of 10 minutes every day for the entire year will be entered into a drawing for 2 Gift Cards to Amazon and 2 Gift Cards to Webs’ online store. For every 10 people who enter the Reading Along, I’ll add another Gift card of each type to the pool.
  3. If you would like to donate a prize, please PM me or email me at silversdreamland@gmail.com (

 

Rolling On The Final Credits: 

Silver Being Social:
Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/U4dvGStRm4
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silverscraftyzen
On Instagram: SilversKnitting
On Twitter: SilversKnitting
On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silverscraftyzen
On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silversknitting
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Okay. I’ve rambled for long enough. I know your time is valuable. Please feel free to join in any discussion (or start your own) on The Crafty Zen Discord board or the FB group! I don’t bite, I promise!!! If you’re feeling generous, please click that like button below this video or even subscribe to my channel. It really helps my channel out and I’d be forever grateful.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-