If you haven't heard yet, there's a lot going on in the Penguin Soup household. There are a lot of new things in the works, things to prepare for, and regular life to go on with as well. I'll try to keep it short and hit all of the high points since I know most of you who read this blog also know me on instagram, ravelry, and have watched the podcast, and the cat's out of the bag there!

I'm working on a commissioned pair of socks and I have a shawl to knit for Cherie of KirbyWirby Yarns. My first paid projects is kind of exciting and is teaching me quite a few lessons about knitting for money. It kind of takes the fun out of it (the shawl has less deadlines and is for yarn so I'm not minding so bad because it feels like gift knitting.

I have received my Penguin Soup colourway from KirbyWirby yarns and need to design a sock pattern for it so we can ave a kit and a knit-along! There are also two other sock pattern ideas I have and would like to execute, and I would love to design a shawl sometime soon. I'll put an announcement looking for test knitters when I'm ready.

I am starting a home business dyeing yarn, and maybe eventually roving as well. I have bought all the materials needed and I have so many ideas in my head. I can't wait for my supplied to arrive so I can get started. I have a new logo in the works, the blog may change. The blog might get a make over, might move to another host, who knows what needs to be done as of right now.

I think that's about it for now. More bloggings and updates to come.

Episode 16: Conflicted from PenguinSoup on Vimeo.

Wips
Firecracker Socks
KnitPicks Stroll Firecracher heather and white
2.5mm 9" circ

P.P.S.S. w/ gusset
Kirbywirby's Skating Rink 1987 w/ strobe light sparkle
2.5mm 9" circ

FOs
PB&W

What's Next? 
Arenaria Tank in Windswept ecollection from KP
Comfy Fingering Yarn
75% cottron 25% acrylic in Parchment

Spinning
2Plying my Haunted Vineyard from Cloudlover!

Review Something!
Interweave Knits Summer 2013

Mail Call
Unwind Yarn Company wedding orchids falkland braid and journey sock

Cool Stuff
Featured in Sheepish online magazine, Summer 2013
Amybernhardt aka mtlhdtrix on Instagram has my name in her ravatar to show her support of our Tour de Fleece team. So stinking awesome!!

Contests
Knitsinsanity won the Juego MKAL and she's getting the old man in the sea pattern from mskiknits
skinouye won the VintageRoseKnittique I♥ Penguin Soup Podcast stitch marker set for her name P.S. (PenguinSoup) I love you name for the colourway.

E15 from PenguinSoup on Vimeo.


































Vanessa
Evil Dead from the Fright Night shipment.

• be a member of the group
• Go to her etsy shop: VintageRoseKnittique and check out the goods.
• Do Both tell us what stitch marker sets you would like to see Vanessa make next
• And give us your best name for the PenguinSoup colourway!

Im going to be dyeing yarn!

E14 from PenguinSoup on Vimeo.

Wips
PB&W by Adrienne Fong
Citrus twist on the twinkle toes base from Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks
2.5mm p" circ

PPSS w/ gusset
Skating Rink 1987 w/ strobe light sparkle from Kirby Wirby Yarns
2.5mm 9" circ

FOs
N/A

Spinning
N/A

What's Next?
Firecracker socks

Review Something!
Knit Picks Catalogue

Mail Call:
HiyaHiya Sharps 2.25 and 2.5mm 9"
ChiaoGoo 2.5 9"circ

Package from Katie!

Cool Stuff:
PenguinSoup Stripey KAL through the Month of June
PenguinSoup Tour de Fleece team!
Kirby Wirby Update June 8 at 8PM EST.
Penguin Rendering

I'm slowly getting over my sickness and am starting to get back into my knitting. I've turned my heel on my PB&W socks and am trying to get those finished up asap. There are about a billion other projects breathing down my neck and whispering in my ear while I'm sleeping in an attempts to get cast on. So many yarns and so many new patterns coming out. It feels like the spring/summer season is one of the busiest for pattern releases and new yarns to come out. It is because they are trying to get us to keep knitting during the summer?

In an attempts to get myself more organized for the upcoming events, cast ons, projects, and even new podcast episodes, I'm making a real effort to get my craft room fully cleaned up and in use. I would like to eventually have access to my sewing machine because I would like to, eventually, make myself a few project bags and maybe a dpn case or something. I've cleaned the closet and sort of organized the cubicles. Now I need to clean off my table, sewing table and the corners that are full of mostly empty boxes. A clean craft room leads to a happy crafter.

There are about a million things coming up. In June and July Just One More Row, The Knitabulls, and the Penguin Soup Podcast are having a self striping KAL! Break out your needles and Kirby Wirby (or other self striping dyer) and get ready to cast on! You can triple dip with this!

At the end of June there is the Tour de Fleece, which runs alongside the Tour de France. You're supposed to hop on your spinning wheel (or grab your spindle) and spin alongside the riders. You spin on the days they ride and rest when they rest. On their long days you're supposed to spin more than you usually do as well. There are a lot of different ways you can participate as you set your own goals. Some people try to spin a certain weight or yardage, others try to spin up a whole fleece. I'm going to try to spin every day they are riding since I haven't been spinning a lot lately. I might need to get a few new rovings to help motivate myself. I'm going to be putting together a Penguin Soup groups as well.

There is also camp loopy. I believe it has already started but you can still join in. There are different challenges to complete each month with prizes, discounts, and other stuff to be had from The Loopy Ewe.

There are always swaps where you craft and buy items and trade them with other people. There are a bunch of groups that have swaps and some ravelry groups are even specifically just for swaps.

I'm sure there will be a bunch of other KALs and events to keep you busy throughout the summer. I'm going to be working on a few patterns to release and maybe some other stuff. And if you get bored, there's always Christmas knitting.

E13 from PenguinSoup on Vimeo.

Wips:
PB&W by Adrienne Fong
Cirtus Twist on Twinkle Toes Base by Hiwassee Creek
2.5mm hiyahiya Sharp 9" circ

Plain Penguin Soup Sock w/gusset
Skating Rink 1987 w/ strobe light sparkle from KirbyWirby Yarns
2.5mm

FOs
Plain PenguinSoup Sock
Witches Be Trippin' from KirbyWirby Yarns
2.5mm 9"circ

Review Something!
The Knitter Issue 58

Mail Call
GnomeAcres shipment came in.
Kaylee
Polyjuice Potion
Nightwing

Countess Ablaze OOAK
On my merry way

Cool Stuff
So Square socks wen't crispy and gross after one wear and wash. I complained to Malabrigo and got a quick response. They asked if I would like a different colour so I picked a new one. I received the package within a week of my message and it contained an extra skein of a different yarn. Great customer service!

The yarn came in for the commissioned sock

Vanessa aka VintageRoseKnits has some awesome stitch markers in her etsy shop. Tea, dog, walking dead, knitting and many other super cute sets.

Redesigning Logo

I don't have a lot to say today. I'm sick and my brain is slowly turning to mush. Ji is sick too so we spent the day on the couch watching movies together. I got some time to knit so I worked on my PB&W socks. I think Miles knew we were sick because he was super cuddly today. That or he was just tired of my knitting.





















Until next time,