Episode 115 – “Swamp Water”

Welcome To The Crafty Zen:

Hello everyone! I’m Silver! It is Monday, April 4th. A quick “Welcome Back!” must go out to all returning viewers. If you tuned in last time and decided to come back, I REALLY do appreciate it. I also just want to say a quick “Hello!” to any new viewers. I’m pretty social. You can find me most on Discord as Silver Dee #8858 and on Instagram as @SilversKnitting.

Normally, at this point, I’d say there’s a lot I have to talk about. Since I’m going to be participating in a charity event where I’m streaming for long periods of time, I’m going to save my voice and write down all that I worked on since the last time I podcasted. Especially since there’s been a lot. I’ve got the Quarter videos for the alongs up on YouTube (videos will be included in this post), and that will be the end of my voice for a bit. Sorry about that… I hope you understand!

In this episode:

Dreams In Progress (WIPs)
Stitching A Dream (X’s & O’s)
Radio GaGa
Silver’s Bibliomania (Silver’s Book Pile)
Screen Ranting (Silver & The Case of the Screen Time)
My Favorite Things
The More You Know
Rolling On The Final Credits (The End Of the Road)

Dreams In Progress:

2022 Washcloth Pile (new project: Did14 total)
1. Pattern: “Gramma’s Favorite Washcloth”
2. Yarn: Knit Picks Dishie. Both Twist and solids.
3. Needles: US , 4.0mm 24 inch smart sticks
4. Bag: 2018 SSK exclusive bag from Fat Squirrel
Holiday Socks 1 (did 30 rows. Doesn’t look much different…)
1. Pattern: Vanilla socks. Cuff down. Traditional heel & gusset
2. Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply. Red and Green.
3. Needles: US 1, 2.25mm 9 inch circs. DPNs when at heel.
4. Bag: Blue sheepy bag from Fat Squirrel
Purple Pet Bed (literally did 1 row, so it doesn’t look like much…)
1. Pattern: No pattern. Just using the pentagon shape and working out in double crochet. Going until I use up the yarn….
2. Yarn: Verigated purple. Red Heart Comfort sport. 2 pounds skeins.
3. Hook: US H, 8, 5.0mm
4. Bag: My pink GGKCS bag from their anniversary kit from a few years ago.
Danish Socks (I’m past the heel now, so… That’s something…)
1. Pattern: “I’ll Have Two Coffees and Two Cherry Danishes To Go Please Socks” by CC Gilmore/JavaPurl Designs (I helped test-knit this pattern)
2. Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners, Signature 4-ply. Color “0893”
3. Needles: US 1, 2.25mm 9 inch circs. Heels, toes, & cuffs is US 1.5, 2.5mm 16 inch circs.
4. Bag: Coffee bag by MollyKleinDesigns

Stitching A Dream:

FO’s
1. The Tenth
2. Pastel Tree
3. Foam Beach
4. Hogwarts & Hedwig
WIPs
1. Sneaky Cat

Radio GaGa: (

Music
1. Rumors
2. Encanto
3. Hamilton
4. 90s Playlist
5. List of 100 greatest classic Rock songs
6. A few chill/lo-fi playlists on Pretzel as I streamed
7. My Favorite Murder Podcast

Silver’s Bibliomania: My Goodreads (Silverluna)

Finished
1. Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
2. Ribbing and Runes
3. Riding with the Cop by J.S. Scott
4. Taken Rough by the Vampires by Sarah L
5. Nice & Rough by Lucia Jordan
6. Bent over Screaming by Lily Green
7. Top Student by Miranda Baker
8. How to Marry A Millionaire Vamp by Kerrelyn Sparks (this is the first in a 15 book series. I’m just going to list the titles from here on out)
9. Vamps & The City
10. A Very Vampy Christmas
11. Be Sitll My Vampire Heart
12. The Undead Next Door
13. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire
14. Secret Life of A Vampire
15. Forbidden Nights With A Vampire
16. The Vampire & The Virgin
17. Eat, Prey, Love
18. Vampire Mine
19. Sexiest Vampire Alive
20. Wanted: Undead or Alive
21. The Vampire With The Dragon Tattoo
22. How to Seduce A Vampire (Without Really Trying)
23. Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire
Currently
1. A Breath of Snow & Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Screen Ranting: (

TV
1. Supernatural
2. Outlander
Podcasts
1. Seskasays
2. The Knitgirllls
3. Stitching The High Notes
4. GGKCS
5. Diamonds & Washi
6. Crafting With Shay
7. You Can Call Me Butter
Other
1. LOTS of diamond painting streams

My Favorite Things:

Enabling
1. New camera/Boom Mic Stand set up
2. Knit Picks
  1. Dishie box o Yarn!
Other
1. My Nephew Rain’s 1^st Bday Party. SOOO much fun. Lots of pics of him with everybody. Since we have agreed NOT to show him on the internet until he makes that decision for himself, I’ll show you pics of the decor… We had SOOO much fun. I drank WAYYY too much (jello shots, am I right… 😉 ). Let’s see… They had a signiture drink for Rain too. They called it Rain Water (hence the title of the episode). It was VERY alcoholic…I had two… lol…We gave Rain too many gifts (but that’s okay. He’s WORTH it!!!) and ALOT of hugs. He seemed to have fun trying to pop the balloons, knocking the “Rain” blocks over by his throne and dancing. There were blow up alligators everywhere. The centerpieces were clear blocks with gators and lights inside. Also…Alligators were THE THING at this party… Obvy… Anyway…

The More You Know:

KAL Breakdown

BossAL:

Pride Along:

Taming The Pile RAL (New along for next year) Silverluna (1,323 books) | Goodreads

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.
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.
If you would like to donate a prize, please PM me or email me at silversdreamland@gmail.com (

Q1’s Avid Readers:

Eyenowhour
Kelly
MeditativeCrafter
NicoleS

Rolling On The Final Credits:

I’m pretty social. You can find me on our Discord Board, which is The Crafting Zen. I’m Silver Dee #8858 (need to add to titlecard: ) there. I’ll put a link to the Discord Board (where you can find Episode and Along threads and everything else I’ve ever talked about on the Podcast) below and in the shownotes. These can also be found on Facebook as well, although I’m not going to lie… I don’t check the FB group as much as I check the Discord group. The link for the FB group will be also listed below (https://www.facebook.com/groups/silverscraftyzen )

A note about the FB group. You do need to answer 3 questions, as I’m trying to keep spammers out of the group. First question, what episode I’m up to. Today is episode ___. Second question, What is the name of Silver’s Son? Mario The Cat/Mario. If you don’t remember these answers, that’s fine. Just note this in your answers. Chances are, you’ll be in. But you do need to read the Group Rules and hit agree. The rules are simple and absolute in my eyes when you answer the questions. You just have to agree to be nice…

On Instagram and on Twitter I am @SilversKnitting. I tend to read through all messages as soon as I possibly can. If you don’t hear from me within 24 hours, please feel free to e-mail me directly at silversdreamland@gmail.com.

I am on Patreon. If you would like to join, it helps with shipping costs, and helps keep the lights on around here. You get behind the scenes content at every level, some Patreon-only goodies, and early access to all episodes/videos/Twitch Streams. At the $5 and up levels, there is a Weekly Knit Night that I’ve got set up over Zoom/Discord chat. It’s a lot of fun, if you’d like to join us this year…

Anyway, As always, everything that I talk about can be found in the show notes at https://silversdreamlandpodcast.com/. The notes in the box below here on YouTube are abbreviated and not as detailed.

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-

VlogMas 2021 Is ONNNNN!

Heyya Everyone!!!

This year, I’ve decided to do VlogMas! I can’t wait to for you to see what I’ve been cooking for the earlier part of this year! Hope you enjoy! Below will be a list of each day’s Vlog and where you can find them on YouTube. Or… You can follow the full Playlist I made there as well…

Full YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNSpzgqhwnTu37mkTJqk4_ohWx7aOjrTR

VlogMas 2021:

Day 1: https://youtu.be/0kJpFD0rU5s

Day 2: https://youtu.be/0Ewa4rKwzt4

Day 3:https://youtu.be/s7aKZM5an3E

Day 4: https://youtu.be/bvnZ0sqsw1g

Day 5: https://youtu.be/HTvOfWf_bsY

Day 6: https://youtu.be/Laz-3kpuG4U

Day 7: https://youtu.be/DD4nYIspoR4

Day 8: https://youtu.be/U24uWq4QisI

Day 9: https://youtu.be/ZpYwXekC9yM

Day 10: https://youtu.be/ejkk64TXFp4

Day 11: https://youtu.be/GR3lbAsI5hc

Day 12: https://youtu.be/JqFRh0EB2f0

Day 13: https://youtu.be/e47IP5bN5YU

Day 14: https://youtu.be/SMtU_8jIguU

Day 15: https://youtu.be/bH18cd51qMY

Day 16: https://youtu.be/9Sy1J0Qa-EY

Day 17: https://youtu.be/39CqE5IN_LM

Day 18: https://youtu.be/aH0zbXfzdQQ

Day 19: https://youtu.be/ntaqWvjGYUY

Day 20: https://youtu.be/UC9Niz_etOI

Day 21: https://youtu.be/xD0aOJTKQsA

Day 22: https://youtu.be/h_SuMHGjxss

Day 23: https://youtu.be/UCXHhW31jN4

Day 24: A quick note… I have a family event that will be happening into the late-ish hours on Christmas Eve. I won’t get home until late. So… I’m not releasing a vlog until the 26. I’ll combine 25 & 26…. https://youtu.be/AGN1o5wZarw

And as a Bonus… Mario has his own Vlog Today!!! 😉 https://youtu.be/iOQJ18rzUZs

Day 25: https://youtu.be/3iGZTSM72BQ

Here is the ears I wore every day.

Day 12’s ears. These may be the last, as I’m out of coffee sampler types… Who knows… lol

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Wrapping Up For the Quarter

Good morning, Wonderful Makers! Hope you’ve all had a great week! This coming week, there will be a few videos going live. As you’ve seen from the previous posts, the usual StitchySilver and Full Episode are going live Wednesday and Monday, respectively… However, I have three wrap-up videos planned to go live on Sunday. I’ve listed them below by the time they will go live. Enjoy!

Q3 Dream Along Wrap Up Video (at 1):

Q3 Stripe Along Wrap Up Video (at 1:30):

Q1 Pride Along Wrap Up Video (at 2):

Silver Being Social:

Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/z6XKEdpHTn

On Discord: Silver Dee #8858

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast

On Instagram: SilversKnitting

On Twitter: @SilversKnitting

On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast

On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silversknitting

On Goodreads: Silverluna

E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Pat on Lovecraft: https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/user/Pat-H/patterns/630f52b1-1e3c-4190-9e4d-c58fecb61daf

Pat on Rav: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/pat-hensley

Pride Along 2122

#sdlpridealong2122 #mcpridealong2122 #ggkcspridealong2122 #akpridealong2122 #wspridealong2122 #pridealong2122

AdoreKnit Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdoreKnit?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=844528016

WhimzeeStitches Shop: https://www.whimzeestitches.store/

JavaPurl Designs Shop: http://www.javapurldesigns.com/

Mercury’s Pattern Shop: https://www.mercurialknits.com

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver

StitchySilver (FlossTube) – Episode 5

Silver Being Social:

Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/dRXGG82yCX

On Discord: Silver Dee #8858

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast

On Instagram: SilversKnitting

On Twitter: @SilversKnitting

On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast

On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silversknitting

On Goodreads: Silverluna

E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

StashVlog #9

This week’s vlog was pretty short. I tried not to ramble. But to be honest… It’s so short because I forgot to record as much as I normally do. This week was full of migraine stuff, and prep for a wedding…

Silver Being Social:

Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Y7HmvGfm

On Discord: Silver Dee #8858

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast

On Instagram: SilversKnitting

On Twitter: @SilversKnitting

On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast

On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silversknitting

On Goodreads: Silverluna

E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Patterns Mentioned:

1. “Quick & Simple Granny Shawl” by Hannah Howens

2. “Progression Shawl” by Carin Risinger

See you next week!

Until Then, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Episode 106 – “We Are Family…”

Welcome To The Dreamland:

In this episode, we have:

FO’s
HOs
WIPs
Silver’s Unraveling Fast
Radio GaGa
Silver’s Book Pile
Silver & The Case of the Screen Time
My Favorite Things
The More You Know
The End Of the Road

FO’s: (3:27)

Silver
1. Hexi Blanket
2. Cubed Blanket
3. June DVD Socks
4. DVD Love ❤
5. Curiouser & Curiouser Shawl
6. Peach Hat
7. Pride Shawl

all SD numbers. 23,851.31 or 21,809.67 meters.

Mercury: N/A

HOs:

Silver: N/A
Mercury
1. One “Silver’s Vanilla Toe-Up Socks” sock!

WIPs: (17:36)

1. Silver
  1. The 9 Merry Holiday Socks Of Silver – 1
  2. The 9 Merry Holiday Socks Of Silver – 2
  3. Jack’s Flirting Again, Take 2

1. 2. S Shawl
  3. EE’s Scarf
  4. July’s Stripey Socks
  5. Crochet Pride Shawl

2. Mercury
  1. Genderqueer Pride Shawl
  2. Demisexual Pride Shawl
  3. Spring… er… Summer Blanket?

Silver’s Unraveling Fast: (29:51)

Silver

- Jack’s Flirting Again

Mercury: N/A

Radio GaGa: (31:08)

Silver
1. Music
2. Podcasts
Mercury
1. Music
2. Podcasts

Silver’s Book Pile: (33:39)

Silver: Goodreads: Silverluna
1. Finished
2. Currently
Mercury: Goodreads: MercuryDotCom
1. Finished
2. Currently

Silver and The Case Of The Screen Time: (38:24)

Silver
1. TV
2. Movies
3. Podcasts
4. YouTube Channels/Other
  1. Streams
    1. EE’s:
    2. MeditativeCrafter: http://www.twitch.tv/meditativecrafter
    3. Dark Era New Vegas: www.twitch.tv/darkeranewvegas
    4. Hillywood:
Mercury
1. TV
2. Movies
3. Podcasts
4. YouTube Channels

My Favorite Things: (49:25)

Silver
1. Enabling
  1. Welcome To Group Therapy by Dimensions
  2. Alpine Flowers by Diana Watters Handmade
  3. 2 Rainbow Pairfect Skeins
2. Other
Mercury
1. Enabling
  1. Naima Bond Art
2. Other

The More You Know: (52:58)

Random Announcements

Summer Schedule Announcements: (53:13)

KAL Breakdown (

Stripe-Along 2021 (54:44)

Details
Rules
Prizes

June’s FO’s:

Dream Along 2021 (59:34)

Details
Rules
Prizes

June’s FO’s:

Pride-Along2122 (1:04:40)

Details
Ways To Play/Rules
Prizes (
1. Digital Prizes
2. Physical Prizes (

AdoreKnit Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdoreKnit?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=844528016
WhimzeeStitches Shop: https://www.whimzeestitches.store/
JavaPurl Designs Shop: http://www.javapurldesigns.com/
Mercury’s Pattern Shop: https://www.mercurialknits.com

May & June FO’s:

The End Of The Road: (1:12:03)

Silver Being Social:
Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Y7HmvGfm
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast
On Instagram: SilversKnitting
On Twitter: @SilversKnitting
On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast
On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silversknitting
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Patterns Mentioned:
1. “Quick & Simple Granny Shawl” by Hannah Howens
2. “OMG Heel” By Megan of StockinetteZombies
3. “Viajante” by Martina Behm
4. “Progression Shawl” by Carin Risinger
5. “Curiouser and Curiouser” By Laura Linneman
6. “Taina” by Eeva Kesäkuu
7. “Spring Blanket KAL” by Louise Tilbrook Designs
8. “Hello, I’m Captain Jack Harkness Socks” by C.C. Almon

Yarn Dyers Mentioned:
1. Must Stash Yarn: https://muststashshop.com/
2. West Yorkshire Spinners (a google search will bring you to SEVERAL sites. Cannot find a direct site for this yarn. Sorry)
3. Desert Vista Dyeworks: https://www.desertvistadyeworks.com/
1) Babushka
2) Poodle Skirt
3) Happy Birthday Cupcake!
4) Oh, Clark!
5) Clue
6) Mr. Darcy
7) Zombody’s Eating Candy Corn
8) Dracula
9) Dia De Los Muertos
10) Bing And The Andrews Sisters
11) Daphne Zombody Blake
12) Crystal Ball Frap
13) Rose Champagne
14) Harold’s Purple Crayon
15) Elvis
16) Zombody Loves The Knitgirllls
17) Holiday Striped Cup
18) Zombody’s Hanging The Lights
19) Minis
20) Witches Ball Frap
21) Sonoran Sunrise
22) Neon Cotton Candy
23) Alyssa Zombody Edwards
24) Brace Yourself
25) Someday
4. Nice & Knit: https://niceandknit.com/
5. Sheepy Time Knits: https://www.sheepytimeknits.com/
6. Leading Men Fiber Arts: https://www.leadingmenfiberarts.com/
7. Miss Babs: https://www.missbabs.com/
8. ArtisticYarnbyAbi: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticYarnbyAbi
9. Into The Whirled Yarn & Fiber Co: https://intothewhirled.com/
10. KnitCircus Yarns: https://knitcircus.com/
11. Gamercrafting: https://gamercrafting.com/
12. Fully Spun: https://fullyspun.com/
13. Naima Bond Art: naimabondart.com

Bag Makers Mentioned:
1. The Fat Squirrel: https://thefatsquirrel.com/
2. Addicted To Sock Knitting: https://addictedtosockknitting.wordpress.com/
3. Molly Klein Design: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MollyKleinDesign?ref=shop_sugg
4. The Silver Shed USA: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSilverShedUSA?ref=shop_sugg
5. Slipped Stitch Studios: https://www.slippedstitchstudios.com/
6. Bags By Awesome Grannie: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bagsbyawesomegrannie
7. The Knitted Broomstick: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KnittingBroomstick
8. WhimzeeStitches: https://www.whimzeestitches.store/

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 Silver’s DreamLand 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. It really helps my channel out. I’ll be back with a StashVlog next Wednesday and an episode of Stitchy Silver this Wednesday.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

StashVlog 2021 #2

Hiya! Welcome to Summer StashVlog 2021! Here is Episode #2! Enjoy!!!

Projects Mentioned in this Vlog:

1. Shawl 3.0: “Quick & Simple Granny Shawl” by Hannah Howens

2. May’s DVD Socks (new): OMG Heel by Megan Williams

3. Cubed Blanket

Silver Being Social:

Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pxX2bHxt

On Discord: Silver Dee #8858

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast

On Instagram: SilversKnitting

On Twitter: @SilversKnitting

On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast

On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/silverluna2112

On Goodreads: Silverluna

E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Episode 103 – “Taking Pride In Our Work”

Welcome To The Dreamland:

In this episode: (

FO’s
WIPs
Stash Dash Ready
Radio GaGa
Silver’s Book Pile
Silver & The Case of the Screen Time
My Favorite Things
The More You Know
The End Of the Road

FO’s:

Hexi Blanket
Cubed Blanket
Hat 2
March 2021 DVD Socks

WIPs:

DVD Love ❤
It’s Just Blue
Stocking 2
Jack’s Flirting Again…
A Family Holiday

Stash Dash Ready:

Fiery Viajante
My Scrappy Happy Blanket – Take 2
The Doctor Ensnared
Christmas Eve Shawl

Radio GaGa: (

Silver’s Book Pile:

Finished
Currently

Silver and The Case Of The Screen Time:

TV
Podcasts
YouTube Channels

My Favorite Things:

Enabling
1. From Simply Socks Yarn Company
  1. 8 Skeins of “Candy Cane” by West Yorkshire Spinners.
2. From Desert Vista Dyeworks
  1. Alyssa ZomBody Edwards
  2. Summer Rainbow
3. AdoreKnit
  1. A Supernatural “Idjits” Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker Set
  2. Two Classic Rainbow Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker Sets
  3. A Primary Color Rainbow Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker Set. It is new in the shop as of 4/28.
  4. A Transgender Flag inspired Rainbow Progress Keeper & Stitch Marker Set. It is also new in the shop as of 4/28.
  5. Mentions:
    1. Steph from AdoreKnit has also set up a 25% off coupon code in her shop that will be good until 4/24/21. This is to go along with a new along that I’ll talk about a bit later. The coupon code is “Pride2122.”
4. VistaPrint
Other
1. RAIN!!!!

The More You Know: (

KAL Breakdown

Stripe-Along 2021 (
1. Details
  1. At some point last year, I had realized that I was down to 3 more skeins of Desert Vista Dyeworks’ stripey yarn. As I have enough stripey yarn to get through a full year if I continue knitting a pair a month, I have decided to start an Along for those who like stripes of ANY kind.
  2. This along will run all year long.
  3. I’ll be using #sdlstripealong2021 on all Social Media.
2. Rules
  1. The rules are simple. Anything you finish in 2021 with stripes will count.
  2. You must be a member of The Silver’s Dreamland Discord or FB group. If you don’t use either, please make sure you use the Hashtag and @ me on Instagram (@silverstreats). This way I know to count your projects for this along.
  3. Colorwork, Fairisle, Stranded Colorwork, Double Knitting, and Intarsia will count, as long as the colors you use are bright and cheerful.
  4. A Few Notes: For this Along, you can enter your project multiple times. There is no need to enter the FO multiple times. As long as you notate how long it took you to complete each project, I’ll comment with the correct Post numbers.
    1. If you started and finished the project in 2021, you can enter your FOs 2 total times.
    2. If you started and finished the project in 6 months time, you can enter your FOs 3 total times.
    3. If you started and finished the project in 3 months time, you can enter your FOs 4 total times.
    4. If you started and finished the project in 2 months time, you can enter your FOs 5 total times.
    5. If you started and finished the project in 1 months time, you can enter your FOs 6 total times.
3. Prizes
  1. Digital Prizes
    1. @Pat (loonyhiker) has offered one of her lovely patterns. You can look at her patterns on Lovecraft, or on Rav. Links will be in the shownotes, on Discord, and the box below.
  2. From West Yorkshire Spinners (
    1. “Fairy Lights” colorway and corresponding pattern.
  3. 200 yards/100g of 100% Merino and a mini from “The Fibre Tree” donated by @MercuryZelda
  4. The Winner’s choice of two blankets made by me (first to respond will get first choice…). (2 Pics. “Option 1” & “Option 2” titles)
  5. If anyone wishes to donate any prizes, please message me on Discord (I’m Silver Dee #8858, FB, or you can e-mail me at silversdreamland@gmail.com. I do have a few prizes in mind as of right now, but I haven’t completely decided (as I JUST now thought to put this Along together.

March’s FO’s:

Dream Along 2021 (
1. Details
  1. I was dreaming of saying goodbye to 2020 something fierce by the end of the year. In an effort to literally dream 2020 away, I thought to host a new along in 2021 where I finally cast on projects I’ve been dreaming about starting. I also have been (literally) dreaming about finishing projects that I’ve had on the project for a long time. To this end, the Dream Along 2021 was born.
  2. This year will run all year.
  3. I’ll be using #sdldreameralong2021 on all Social Media.
2. Rules
  1. The rules are simple. Anything you finish in 2021 will count.
  2. You must be a member of The Silver’s Dreamland Discord or FB group. If you don’t use either, please make sure you use the Hashtag and @ me on Instagram (@silverstreats). This way I know to count your projects for this along.
  3. The main idea I had for this Along is to Start or Finish things that have been in your Queue (weither as UFOs or things you have been dreaming of making for years and haven’t gotten up the gumption to do so before. I’m looking at you Evenstar…). However, ANYTHING you finish in 2021 will count for this Along.
  4. A Few Notes: For this Along, you can enter your project multiple times. This is based on the length of time the project has been in your Queue. There is no need to enter each FO multiple times. As long as you notate how long it’s been marinating, I’ll comment with the correct Post numbers for you.
    1. If you started or have had this in your queue more than a year, you may enter your FOs 2 total times.
    2. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 2 years, you may enter your FOs 3 total times.
    3. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 3 year, you may enter your FOs 4 total times.
    4. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 4 years, you may enter your FOs 5 total times.
    5. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 5 years, you may enter your FOs 6 total times.
    6. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 10 years (longer than I was on Rav), you may enter your FOs 10 total times.
3. Prizes
  1. From West Yorkshire Spinners (
    1. “Starry Night” colorway and corresponding pattern.
  2. Louet Sonix circular needles. Size US 5, 3.75mm, 24 inch circs (
  3. The Winner’s choice of two blankets made by me (first to respond will get first choice…).
  4. If anyone wishes to donate any prizes, please message me on Discord (I’m Silver Dee #8858, FB, or you can e-mail me at silversdreamland@gmail.com. I do have a few prizes in mind as of right now, but I haven’t completely decided (as I JUST now thought to put this Along together. (

March’s FO’s:

Pride-Along2122 – NEW ALONG ALERT!!! April 17^th Cast-on Party
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, 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 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. I’ll talk about all the prizes next month, but I wanted to start the hype train for this Along.
  2. If you would like to donate a prize, please PM me or email me at silversdreamland@gmail.com

Other Announcements:

Patreon Stuff: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast
1. $2 Tier
  1. Access to Fam-Only Discord Threads & FB Rooms
  2. A Monthly Behind-The Scenes Video as I Record Episodes.
  3. My Undying Love (In the form of Happy Mail! This includes a One-Time Welcome To The Fam goodie.)
2. $5 Tier
  1. Access to Fam-Only Discord Threads & FB Rooms
  2. A Monthly Behind-The Scenes Video as I Record Episodes.
  3. My Undying Love (In the form of Happy Mail! This includes a One-Time Welcome To The Fam goodie.)
  4. A Weekly Knit Night With The Fam
3. $10 Tier
  1. Access to Fam-Only Discord Threads & FB Rooms
  2. Monthly Behind-The Scenes Video as I Record Episodes.
  3. My Undying Love (In the form of Happy Mail! This includes a One-Time Welcome To The Fam goodie.)
  4. A Weekly Knit Night With The Fam
  5. A Virtual Game Night
  6. A One-On-One Chat with me. The medium will be up to you (Zoom, Discord/FB Call, etc.)
  7. You will Receive a Producer’s Credit in each episode.

Knitathon Stuff: https://givebutter.com/knitforfood/silverdee

Knit for Food Knit-a-thon is a 12 hour knitting marathon to raise funds and awareness for food insecurity. The money we raise will be equally divided between Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels.

Date & Time

Sun, April 11th 2021
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM ED

I need to raise a minimum of $100 prior to the start of the event, but my end goal is $300.If you can, please click the link in the down bar or shownotes if you’d like to donate to help my goal.

Summer Schedule Announcements:

StashVlogs start 4/21. I’ll have 3 per month on Wednesdays.These will be Live Premieres at 1PM ET.
StitchySilver Vlogs start 5/5 and will be the first Wednesday of every month through August. This will be the only time you will see my stitching from now until the September episode.

The End Of The Road:

Silver Being Social:

Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/C4sxTtTj
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast
On Instagram: SilversKnitting
On Twitter: @SilversKnitting
On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast
On Twitch: https:/twitch.tv/silverluna2112
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Patterns Mentioned:
1. “Quick & Simple Granny Shawl” by Hannah Howens
2. “Sockhead Hat” by Kelly McClure
3. “Toe-Up Socks With A Difference” by Wendy D. Johnson
4. “Devil’s Snare” by Erica Lueder
5. “Viajante” by Martina Behm

Yarn Dyers Mentioned:
1. Apple Tree Knits: https://www.appletreeknits.com/
2. Pandia’s Jewels: https://www.pandiasjewels.com/
3. Desert Vista Dyeworks: https://www.desertvistadyeworks.com/
1) Babushka
2) Poodle Skirt
3) Happy Birthday Cupcake!
4) Oh, Clark!
5) Clue
6) Mr. Darcy
7) Zombody’s Eating Candy Corn
8) Dracula
9) Dia De Los Muertos
10) Bing And The Andrews Sisters
11) Daphne Zombody Blake
12) Crystal Ball Frap
13) Rose Champagne
14) Harold’s Purple Crayon
15) Elvis
16) Zombody Loves The Knitgirllls
17) Holiday Striped Cup
18) Zombody’s Hanging The Lights
19) Minis
20) Witches Ball Frap
21) Sonoran Sunrise
22) Neon Cotton Candy
6. Nice & Knit: https://niceandknit.com/
7. Sheepy Time Knits: https://www.sheepytimeknits.com/
8. Leading Men Fiber Arts: https://www.leadingmenfiberarts.com/
9. Miss Babs: https://www.missbabs.com/
10. ArtisticYarnbyAbi: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticYarnbyAbi
11. Into The Whirled Yarn & Fiber Co: https://intothewhirled.com/

Podcasts Mentioned:
1. Wine & Crime: https://wineandcrimepodcast.com/
2. And That’s Why We Drink: https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/
3. My Favorite Murder: https://myfavoritemurder.com/
4. HP & The Sacred Text: https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/
5. The Murder Squad: http://themurdersquad.com/
6. GGKCS: https://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com
7. TheKnitgirllls: http://theknitgirllls.com/
8. Stockinette Zombies: https://www.stockinettezombies.com/
9. Stitching The High Notes: https://stitchingthehighnotes.com/
10. The Knitters’ League: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPxrJdP8LXqR3WvvlJ1Z5w
11. The Yarn Hoarder Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr8DBs1iYq8f0t134RxPcsw
12. AdoreKnit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9EkbhCaVaOMIFz7UWb3Hw
Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdoreKnit?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=844528016
13. Knitscents: http://knitscents.com/
14. MeditativeCrafting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jwpkvdki6FPGQH5WU4EAw
15. DramaticKnits: https://dramaticknits.com/
16. Plies & Hellhounds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6raoofDBkZKowQ49tRa1g
Shop: https://www.pliesandhellhounds.com/
17. Crazy Sock Lady: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtzJ6l6pgniBj_GDDhN-BYw/videos
18. Knittin Kitten: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHZFt56WnPpXkitnRh60AQ

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Wrapping Up Q1 of The Stripe Along

Hiya Beautiful Makers! I hope you had a wonderful 3 months! I just wanted to put up a video to show off all of your hard work from this quarter.

Intro.
Congratulations (1:44)
Picture Spotlight (2:12)
Q1 FO Entries (3:43)
Outro (10:02)

Silver Being Social:
Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/tX3RSKK5
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast
On Instagram: SilversTreats
On Twitter: @SilversKnitting
On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast
On Twitch: twitch.tv/silverluna2112
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

All Music Used is by Bensound Music (https://www.bensound.com/):
Small Guitar
The Duel
Smile

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Wraping Up Q1 for The Dream Along2021

Hiya everyone! Hope you had a great quarter! I just wanted to show off all of your hard work over the past 3 months.

Intro.
Congratulations (1:43)
Picture Spotlight (1:11)
Q1 FO Entries (3:37)
Outro (20:55)

Silver Being Social:
Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/tX3RSKK5
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast
On Instagram: SilversTreats
On Twitter: @SilversKnitting
On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilversDreamlandPodcast
On Twitch: twitch.tv/silverluna2112
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

All Music Used is by Bensound Music (https://www.bensound.com/):
Dance
Smile
Creative Minds
High Octane
Happy Rock
Happiness

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Episode 102 – “The Case of The Electronic Babysitter, Creative Endeavors, and The Never-Ending Hexi Train”

Welcome To The Dreamland:

In this episode:

FOs (3:48)
WIPS (6:36)
Stash Dash Ready (15:16)
X’s & O’s (20:22)
Radio GaGa (21:24)
Book Pile (23:14)
Screen Time (26:17)
My Favorite Things (31:39)
The More You Know (41:03)
The End of The Road (52:25)
Blooper Reel (56:50)

FO’s:

Hexi Blanket
Cubed Blanket
February 2021 DVD Socks
Doctored Hat

WIPs:

Fiery Viajante (I took a video of the full shawl for the podcast. Sorry. It will not upload here…)
Christmas Eve Shawl
The Doctor Ensnared
This is a close up of the lace section. Sorry. It was hard to get a better picture of…
Hat 2
It’s Just Blue
March 2021 DVD Socks

Stash Dash Ready:

Peacock Shawl 2.0
Sugar Skulls Socks
Hello Sweetie Socks
Stopping Point: 1 Row then B/O on 2nd sock.

X’s & O’s:

Cross Stitch
1. “In This House…Dr. Who” by Stitch Area. Shop.

Radio GaGa:

Podcasts

Silver’s Book Pile:

Finished
Currently

Silver and The Case Of The Screen Time:

TV
Movies
Podcasts
YouTube Channels
Other YouTube Stuff

My Favorite Things:

Enabling
1. Fully Spun Yarns fullyspun.com
  1. Intersex Pride on PostScript Fingering
  2. Genderqueer Pride on PostScript Fingering
2. Desert Vista Dyeworks https://www.desertvistadyeworks.com/
  1. 2020 Yearly Sock Prize (12 months, 12 socks) “Some Day”
  2. 2020 Instagram Prize (over 100 posts) “Brace Yourself”
  3. Minis
  4. Pin
  5. Velvet Case
3. Some screws: And yes…. There’s a story behind WHY I mentioned it & showed a picture of them, I promise. But you’ll have to watch the podcast episode…
Other

The More You Know: (

KAL Breakdown

Stripe-Along 2021
1. Details
2. Rules
3. Prizes

February’s FO’s:

Dream Along 2021
1. Details
2. Rules
3. Prizes

February’s FO’s:

The End Of The Road:

Silver Being Social:
Silver’s Dreamland Discord Server: https://discord.gg/C4sxTtTj
On Discord: Silver Dee #8858
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silversdreamlandpodcast
On Instagram: SilversKnitting
On Twitter: @SilversKnitting
On Twitch: twitch.tv/silverluna2112
On Goodreads: Silverluna
E-mail: silversdreamland@gmail.com

Patterns Mentioned:

1. “Quick & Simple Granny Shawl” by Hannah Howens

2. “Peacock Shawl” by Emily Walton

3. “Spoilers Socks” by CC Almon

4. “Sockhead Hat” by Kelly McClure

5. “Toe-Up Socks With A Difference” by Wendy D. Johnson

6. “Devil’s Snare” by Erica Lueder

7. “Viajante” by Martina Behm

Yarn Dyers Mentioned:

1. Apple Tree Knits: https://www.appletreeknits.com/

2. Pandia’s Jewels: https://www.pandiasjewels.com/

3. Desert Vista Dyeworks: https://www.desertvistadyeworks.com/

1) Babushka

2) Poodle Skirt

3) Happy Birthday Cupcake!

4) Oh, Clark!

5) Clue

6) Mr. Darcy

7) Zombody’s Eating Candy Corn

8) Dracula

9) Dia De Los Muertos

10) Bing And The Andrews Sisters

11) Daphne Zombody Blake

12) Crystal Ball Frap

13) Rose Champagne

14) Harold’s Purple Crayon

15) Elvis

16) Zombody Loves The Knitgirllls

17) Holiday Striped Cup

18) Zombody’s Hanging The Lights

19) Minis

20) Witches Ball Frap

21) Sonoran Sunrise

22) Neon Cotton Candy

6. Nice & Knit: https://niceandknit.com/

7. Sheepy Time Knits: https://www.sheepytimeknits.com/

8. Leading Men Fiber Arts: https://www.leadingmenfiberarts.com/

9. Miss Babs: https://www.missbabs.com/

10. ArtisticYarnbyAbi: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticYarnbyAbi

11. Into The Whirled Yarn & Fiber Co: https://intothewhirled.com/

Bag Makers Mentioned:

1. The Fat Squirrel: https://thefatsquirrel.com/

2. Addicted To Sock Knitting: https://addictedtosockknitting.wordpress.com/

3. Molly Klein Design: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MollyKleinDesign?ref=shop_sugg

4. The Silver Shed USA: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSilverShedUSA?ref=shop_sugg

5. Slipped Stitch Studios: https://www.slippedstitchstudios.com/

6. Bags By Awesome Grannie: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bagsbyawesomegrannie

7. The Knitted Broomstick: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KnittingBroomstick

Podcasts Mentioned:

1. Wine & Crime: https://wineandcrimepodcast.com/

2. And That’s Why We Drink: https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/

3. My Favorite Murder: https://myfavoritemurder.com/

4. HP & The Sacred Text: https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/

5. The Murder Squad: http://themurdersquad.com/

6. GGKCS: https://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com

7. TheKnitgirllls: http://theknitgirllls.com/

8. Stockinette Zombies: https://www.stockinettezombies.com/

9. Stitching The High Notes: https://stitchingthehighnotes.com/

10. The Knitters’ League: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPxrJdP8LXqR3WvvlJ1Z5w

11. The Yarn Hoarder Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr8DBs1iYq8f0t134RxPcsw

12. AdoreKnit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9EkbhCaVaOMIFz7UWb3Hw

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdoreKnit?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=844528016

13. Knitscents: http://knitscents.com/

14. MeditativeCrafting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jwpkvdki6FPGQH5WU4EAw

15. DramaticKnits: https://dramaticknits.com/

16. Plies & Hellhounds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6raoofDBkZKowQ49tRa1g

Shop: https://www.pliesandhellhounds.com/

17. Crazy Sock Lady: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtzJ6l6pgniBj_GDDhN-BYw/videos

18. Knittin Kitten: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHZFt56WnPpXkitnRh60AQ

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 Silver’s DreamLand Disord board or the FB group! I don’t bite, I promise!!! If you’re feeling generous, please click that like button below this video. It really helps my channel out. Please stay tuned for Episode 103 next month.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Introduction to the Stripe-Along 2021

Hello, wonderful makers!!! I thought it time that I highlight the first of two Alongs going on in the year of 2021. The second is the Stripe Along 2021.

Here’s a bit of background on the Along and how it came about:

I realized that I’m down to 3 more skeins of Desert Vista Dyeworks’ stripey yarn (as of December 2020). As I have enough stripey yarn to get through a full year if I continue knitting a pair a month, I have decided to start an Along for those who like stripes of ANY kind. This along will run all year long.

I’ll be using #sdlstripealong2021 on all Social Media.

Rules:

The rules are simple. Anything you finish in 2021 with stripes will count.
You must be a member of The Silver’s Dreamland Discord or FB group. If you don’t use either, please make sure you use the Hashtag and @ me on Instagram (@silverstreats). This way I know to count your projects for this along.
Colorwork, Fairisle, Stranded Colorwork, Double Knitting, and Intarsia will count, as long as the colors you use are bright and cheerful.
A Few Notes: For this Along, you can enter your project multiple times. There is no need to enter the FO multiple times. As long as you notate how long it took you to complete each project, I’ll comment with the correct Post numbers.
- If you started and finished the project in 2021, you can enter your FOs 2 total times.
- If you started and finished the project in 6 months time, you can enter your FOs 3 total times.
- If you started and finished the project in 3 months time, you can enter your FOs 4 total times.
- If you started and finished the project in 2 months time, you can enter your FOs 5 total times.
- If you started and finished the project in 1 months time, you can enter your FOs 6 total times.

Prizes:

A skein of yarn by West Yorkshire Spinners called the “Fairy Lights” colorway. Pattern is included!
@Pat (loonyhiker) has offered one of her lovely patterns. You can look at her patterns on Lovecraft, or on Rav. https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/user/Pat-H/patterns/630f52b1-1e3c-4190-9e4d-c58fecb61daf or https://www.ravelry.com/designers/pat-hensley
If anyone wishes to donate any prizes, please message me on Discord (I’m Silver Dee #8858, FB, or you can e-mail me at silversdreamland@gmail.com. I do have a few prizes in mind as of right now, but I haven’t completely decided (as I JUST now thought to put this Along together).

I hope to see you there!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Introducing The Dream Along 2021

Hello, wonderful makers!!! I thought it time that I highlight the first of two Alongs going on in the year of 2021. The first is the Dream Along 2021.

Here’s a bit of background on the Along and how it came about:

I’ve been dreaming of saying goodbye to 2020 something fierce lately. In an effort to literally dream 2020 away, I thought to host a new along in 2021 where I finally cast on projects I’ve been dreaming about starting. I also have been (literally) dreaming about finishing projects that I’ve had on the project for a long time. To this end, the Dream Along 2021 was born. This year will run all year.

I’ll be using #sdldreameralong2021 on all Social Media. There is a thread to enter your FO’s on the Discord and FB groups (just click the links and you’ll be there. A note, the Discord link is an invite link. Our server IS searchable if it doesn’t work…).

Rules:

1) The rules are simple. Anything you finish in 2021 will count.
2) You must be a member of The Silver’s Dreamland Discord or FB group. If you don’t use either, please make sure you use the Hashtag and @ me on Instagram (@silversknitting). This way I know to count your projects for this along.
3) The main idea I had for this Along is to Start or Finish things that have been in your Queue (either as UFOs or things you have been dreaming of making for years and haven’t gotten up the gumption to do so before. I’m looking at you Evenstar…). However, ANYTHING you finish in 2021 will count for this Along.
A Few Notes: For this Along, you can enter your project multiple times. This is based on the length of time the project has been in your Queue. There is no need to enter each FO multiple times. As long as you notate how long it’s been marinating, I’ll comment with the correct Post numbers for you.
- 1. If you started or have had this in your queue more than a year, you may enter your FOs 2 total times.
- 2. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 2 years, you may enter your FOs 3 total times.
- 3. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 3 years, you may enter your FOs 4 total times.
- 4. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 4 years, you may enter your FOs 5 total times.
- 5. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 5 years, you may enter your FOs 6 total times.
- 6. If you started or have had this in your queue more than 10 years (longer than I was on Rav), you may enter your FOs 10 total times

Prizes:

A skein of “Starry Night” from West Yorkshire Spinners, along with the pattern to go with it!
A pair of Louet Sonix circular needles. Size US 5, 3.75mm, 24 inch circs.
Louet Sonix circular needles. Size US 5, 3.75mm, 24 inch circs
If anyone wishes to donate any prizes, please message me on Discord (I’m Silver Dee #8858, FB, or you can e-mail me at silversdreamland@gmail.com. I do have a few prizes in mind as of right now, but I haven’t completely decided (as I JUST now thought to put this Along together).

I hope to see you all there!

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Suprise Vlog

Hiya! This month, I let Mario The Cat Vlog his shenanigans. His Vlog is now up on YouTube!

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

Doctor Who House

Hello Beautiful Readers! Welcome back to my WIP Madness Corner! The next project I want to talk about is what I’m calling Doctor Who House.

I started this cross stitch on 08/09 of this year. The Pattern I’m using is “In This House…Dr. Who” by Stitch Area. This is a Geeky Doctor Who piece. LOTS of Doctor Who sayings that I LOVE. I recommend this for ALL Doctor Who fans who like to cross-stitch. Stitch Area’s Etsy Shop can be found here.

I TOTALLY expect this project to take me a long time, as I have other projects I need to finish in the remaining part of 2020. I’m going to try to balance out my crafts. We’ll see how this goes… lol.

I’ve gotten the first Dalek mostly done and the line of text directly under the midway point of the piece. Here’s what it looks like!

Update 9/7:

I have finished up the Daleks and the first line and I’m working on the second line. I REALLY love the way it’s looking so far. I’m trying to savor it and take my time with the project.

Update 12/22:

I’ve been working on this cross stitch since I last checked in. I’ve mentioned it in several episodes of my podcast, so I have some progress photos, which is pretty awesome. What do you think?

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!
-Silver-

Hexi Blanket

Hiya Beautiful Makers! The next thing I’ve been working on this year is something new. I called this project simply “Hexi Blanket.”

I’ve been making 5 round Hexis using a size US G, 4.0mm hook. I’ve been separating out the number of Hexis I’ve been making each month and counting the yardage that way. I’ll show them off the same way below.

August/September’s Hexis: (966 yards)

October’s Hexis: (345 yards)

November’s Hexis: (920 yards)

December’s Hexis (so far – 12/15 was the last time I made one): (92 yards)

The minis I plan on using for the Hexis are being held in my 12th Doctor Who bag by Whimzee Stitches that I bought at SSK2018. You can find Rick’s shop here.

I have a few more to go until I have enough for a blanket, but I love the way that they are coming out so far. What do you think?

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

#tgpal2020 Q3 Wrap-Up

Hi everyone!!! I hope you had a GREAT Q3! I totally did! Here is the video I created to highlight all of my viewers’ wonderful FO’s this quarter!!!

Intro.
Prize Winners (1:51)
Congratulations (4:03)
Q3 FO Entries (4:53)
Outro (29:52)

Silver Being Social:
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Butterfly Effective Xstitch

Hello Beautiful Readers! Welcome back to my WIP Madness Corner! Hope you all had a great weekend! The next project I want to talk about is a cross-stitch that I’ve been working on, off and on, since 02/28 of this year. I called this project Butterfly Effective Xstitch.

The pattern I’m stitching on is the “Butterfly Forest” pattern by Dimensions. This is part of their Gold Collection.

As I TOTALLY expect this project to take me a bit, I started early. I think I have a recipient in mind, but I’m not for sure yet. Here are the pictures I’ve taken of my progress so far. I honestly haven’t worked on it in a few months. Oops… Should probably get back to it sooner rather than later…

Update 9/7:

I have been working a bit on this project, even if it doesn’t necessarily look like it. I recently found a knitting tool that I think I want to start using on this project full-time. It props up my pattern so I can see it as I’m stitching. I used to have to pick up the pattern and stare at it close to my face EVERY time I was working on it. Since I put the pattern on the magnet board, I’ve had less eye strain, and I can keep on going. Even when I have to check the pattern. It’s saved me BIG time over the past few weeks! I’m also using a needle minder that I bought when I bought my other canvases. It’s VERY pretty. It’s the coffee cup on my work below… What do you think?

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!
-Silver-

Granny Stripes and Cozy Dreamz

Hello Beautiful Readers! Welcome back to my WIP Madness Corner! The next WIP I want to talk about is what I called “Granny Stripes and Cozy Dreamz.” I started this project back in April of 2018., and it’s been pretty much stalled since July of last year. It’s just sitting in a box, where I threw it when I was getting the house ready for company once. I haven’t even really LOOKED at it since I did so. I think this may be one I’ll eventually get around to ripping it out sooner rather than later. I’ll let you know what I decided to do with it.

I’ve been using a size K or 6.5mm hook and a bunch of Red Heart scraps. I’m using the “Granny Stripes” pattern by Lucy of Attic24. You can find the pattern here.

I think part of why I’ve stalled out on this blanket, is I no longer actually WANT this blanket. That, and the fact that the Red Heart Acrylic yarn hurts my hands. I KNEW this going into the blanket at the beginning, but we needed a blanket for our Queen Size Blanket. I thought with the nature of Crochet, it would go fast. But when it got too warm to work on it, I put it upstairs and only worked on it once after the initial 6 rows.

This is how far I got in the blanket before I lost interest in it… If you were wondering, that’s my wonderful Hubby modeling the width of the blanket. (He puts up with SOOO much of my crafty crazy, and I appreciate him. Trust me.. lol)

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

-Silver-

#tgpal2020 Q2 Wrap-Up

Intro.
Prize Winners (1:55)
Badge Thread:
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300: Tracie’s Rav Store:
350: Jodi’s Rav Store:
400: BostonJen’s Rav Store:
Congratulations (5:45)
Q1 FO Entries (6:32)
Outro (32:08)

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No Show Today, But I DO Have A Review…

Hello Everyone! Some bad news. Today, I won’t be recording an episode. Short story? I had a root canal on Thursday that my mouth is still recovering from. So much so, that I can’t get the Bridge I’m supposed to wear into my mouth today. Well, I can, but it doesn’t want to click in properly when I’m talking. Plus my sinus’ are a mess.

I’m going to try to record tomorrow. Even if I can’t get the Bridge to stay in. My voice may just sound a bit different. As a word of warning….

To that end, I’m going to review Interpretations 6 here instead of the podcast. As a special “episode” and apology. So, here goes!!!

If you have never heard, Joji Locatelli and Veera Valimaki get together and introduce patterns based on 6 words or ideas. Interpretations Volume 6 introduces the words: Courage, Silence, Rapture, Glee, Connection, and Scale.

I love all of the photos, who were taken by Jonna Hietala. She takes the theme and rolls with it. I love how she shows off each of the words that were chosen for this collection.

Jenica Poduje had more autonomy this time to write what she wanted. I LOVE her excerpts. She perfectly adds her flare in her descriptions of each pattern included in this collection. Well Done!!!

Pattern By Pattern

1. 1. Courage
    1. Resolute Wrap: I LOVE this wrap. I’ve already put this one in my queue. It’s SUPER gorgeous. The lacy bits are genius!
    2. Moonquake Cowl: It’s super pretty. Simple brioche with a folded ribbing edge. I might just have to learn Brioche BECAUSE of this pattern.
  2. Silence
    1. Understated Pullover: V-neck boxy shape with ribbing on the shoulders. Love the construction on this one. This looks like it could be a simple layering piece. I love that about this pattern.
    2. Hidden Sweater: This sweater is a mix of ribbing and twisted rib that combine together to make a simple, yet elegant sweater. I feel compelled to let you guys know that I’ve already added it to my queue. Just need to get the yarn… lol…
  3. Rapture
    1. Ravishing Vest: This vest is meant to be quite long. The subtle patterning on this vest make it such a stunning piece.
    2. Smoke And Amber Wrap: I really love the interplay between the ribbing and the cable is striking! I love the rectangle shape too. I think I’ll have to knit this one sooner rather than later.
  4. Glee
    1. Moonlight Socks: I love how you use gradiation on the socks. But the simple lace is perfection on the top of the sock. And the fact that it is off-set by ribbing on the sides of the foot. Wow! It makes for a stunning pattern!
    2. Wintergate Beanie: Woah. A honeycomb pattern. It’s super cute with it’s cable-itious nature.
  5. Connection
    1. Community Tunic: On the cover of the book. Stranded colorwork yoke. 4 Different motifs you can choose from that are all equally pretty. 3 different size needles needed. More importantly, It has pockets! Lol!
    2. Frozen Fields Shawl: Garter stitch meets a REALLY cute lace pattern near the bottom. Crescent shape. You can play with gradients if you would like too… Looks to be quite a large shawl. Cool!
  6. Scale
    1. Evolve Shawl: Sidewise triangle shape. Stripes meets lace. Joji gives you each chart with the increases. Which is VERY cool! The lace pattern is VERY pretty! Another one that went right into my queue.
    2. Saltwater Coat: Reverse stockinette. I-cord cast-on and bind-off. Oh my. This coat has pockets, ya’ll!!!