A Traveler Hat KAL, the Incredible Blanket (and a week of super stormy weather)

[@yvonnebanderob3292]

Glad to here your family and neighbors are safe.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks!! so glad they're all okay!

[@gracec.4399]

Hope you and your family stay safe during this stormy weather! It's fun watching the blanket stripes come along.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!

[@okaminess]

I knitted a traveler hat for me and my boyfriend. He actually wore it today! I used the Harrisville Shetland fingering yarn.

[@redwingedfiber1066]

💚💜💛💚so funny. ( picking more colors , not storms). That does look addictively fun! Thanks for showing your process and organization with your blanket! Super helpful. Love “seeing “you each week.

[@redwingedfiber1066]

Yikes! glad you’re all safe. We got hit hard in Florida with 3 tornadoes the other week

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

ooof - too much! take care!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much for watching!

[@jenmccarthy372]

Happy to hear everyone is safe. Also, I had one of those dolls. I will try to find a pic. I also have a plastic doll that my aunt crocheted a blue outfit to match my bedding and bedroom. 🤣 From my Mémé

[@KariEngblom-Youkey]

I am so grateful you are all safe. So scary! Hopefully, your knitting can help calm the soul. ❤

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!

[@leegifford3675]

How scary to have all those storms! I’m glad you made out ok. I love seeing your blanket and watching you pick your next colors-fun and inspiring!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Thank you so much!

[@klz4377]

The storms were bad, Glad your family is safe. Have a fun staycation.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!

[@chantald9661]

Fun to see how the blanket is coming along! Glad to hear that everyone is ok.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks - me too!

[@claireknitsnyc]

so glad you and your family are safe after all the threatening storms you had. I can't imagine having a week like that. The blanket looks like a super fun project, might need to check it out! Thanks for sharing.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much - it was a really weird week for sure! thanks so much for watching (and the blanket is super fun, even with scraps/stash yarn.)

[@darlenewatkins4999]

So glad ya'll are OK from the storms!!! Very scary!! I hope you were able to meet up with your friend and enjoy some down time!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!

[@cindibrumpton1768]

Glad u r safe! Loving the blanket and it’s process. Fun!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!

[@susanteminsky1078]

Oh boy, the storms happening so often must be so stressful, Jen! I hope your fun weekend is a good reset and starts the end of the storms. Your blanket and your hat are so fun!! Thank you for the heads up on the lumos lumos during a power outage!! I'd have been running around trying to find matches... I look forward to seeing what you decide to sew. Thank you so much for your videos! Having the kids in the background and in the foreground when you get a chance to do videos would be fun during the summer!!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much - the weather has luckily calmed down for now. and yes, the Lumos is such a handy little gadget!! I always keep it charged/nearby now. thanks so much (and yes, the kids might make an appearance in the next week or two!)

[@Drjoyce3860]

Thanks for the great podcast. I am trying to clean up and organize my house, having a dog/housesitter while I’m away for a week in Ireland, leaving next Wednesday. My first trip there and very excited. It is not a knitting tour, but I already have planned a few side trips I hope. I really love the blanket colors, I was reminded of those crochet dolls whose skirts would cover a roll of toilet paper or tissue box or something back in my youth. That was funny!

[@bgbaltuth]

Thanks Jen . Hope you get a breather from the scary weather. Love you vlog.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh wow - enjoy Ireland!! (I totally remember the toilet paper/tissue box cover dolls - I think my grandma made all versions of the crochet bathroom accessories at some point!) Also the crocheted circle pillows with a doll face.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thank you!

[@karihoutkooper-brennan4627]

Ooh, stormy week for you, I hope it all stays calm for a good long while, Jen. Enjoy your upcoming staycation weekend with your friend, sounds divine. I love watching your blanket colors come together. Purl Soho is have a 25% sale through the long weekend, maybe time to treat yourself to another bundle : ) Love Atlas and BT as well, all your projects are beautiful. Start of summer, yippee, enjoy having your kids around, I know you do, it all goes so quickly, really. They grow so fast...I will be going to MDK Shakerag this year - wow, next week already - for the first time, hoping to see the MDK workspace as well. Carry on through the stormy weather and packed schedules! Knitting helps, so true. Love your videos :)

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much - the weather was much better this weekend! (and I saw the Purl Soho sale ... love that they have them so often!) you're right - these years with the kids are flying by so quickly; I'm here with them every day but can barely keep up. this summer will be a nice time for us and I'll try to soak it all in. (good reminder, thanks!) I sooooo wish I was going to Shakerag this year, but it didn't work out this time - enjoy!! it's such a fun time. (and the food ... please have a lemon poppyseed cookie for me!) take care!

[@michellee.2760]

Derechos are no joke! We had one in Virginia several years ago and it took down 5 trees in our yard. Fortunately they were away from the house. I use my lumos light for walking the dog at night. It's great! Stay safe in the crazy weather. ❤

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

So true! Such unbelievably strong winds ... it's hard to comprehend. I LOVE that you use your Lumos for dog walking - that is genius!! Such a handy gadget. Thanks, you stay safe too!

[@juliesemczyszyn5015]

Hi Jen. I am from Victoria Australia and cannot comprehend the type of weather patterns you have where you live. Watching the news and all the tornadoes makes it hard to understand why you would want to live where you do but if you have grown up with that it must be different. Take care of yourself and your family. ❤

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks! I’ve always lived in this state, so I’m used to tornadoes - once in awhile - but they’ve definitely increased in number and severity in just the past few years. I think we stay because we love our house, our kids love our schools/friends, and my husband has his job here. All things we could change, yes .. but moving is hard too. (but have we talked about it? totally.)

[@fayelourenso4839]

Iowa storms are memorable. Glad you safely survived this round. After growing up in Iowa, I moved to hurricane alley. Your Instagram posts reminded me to reach out to old high school friend in Ankeny. She just had branches everywhere.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

they certainly are memorable! (and hurricanes are no joke either.) glad your friend in Ankeny is doing okay - I think this week should be better weather-wise. take care!

[@patricialackwitz3204]

I'm glad you are all ok, and hope the weather settles down. You have some fun projects to work on and think about! Love seeing the progress on all the things.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much - thank goodness for knitting!

[@Amb-tastic]

Glad you are ok. Love the blanket and the color you chose for the traveler hat! My cousin lives in Greenfield and he's one of the lucky ones who only had his windows blown out. Weather talk is definitely warranted this time of year.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh gosh - I'm so glad your cousin is okay! the stories, photos and videos coming out of Greenfield were just unreal. my heart goes out to everyone there.

[@andiawoke]

Wow, that weather sounds so stressful. Out here in California our weather is getting more extreme every year with increasing fires and flooding. I know how stressful it is to have to evacuate/shelter. I hope this weekend is better!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

it's just getting so much worse everywhere - I have family in CA too and it can be so scary .. the fires, etc. .. just awful. this week is definitely looking better here - take care!

[@Katheverett]

So happy all is good. I finished my Warmthness! It looks really good! I was sweating it during the mattress stitch sleeve attachment, but it turned out fine! Had to start over a few times, but it was not painful. Took a page from your D&B crank machine and made myself a 3 sided wedge out of a sticky note that says Increase, Decrease and Even, one on each side. I’m now knitting these mega long rows where it is hard to remember what you are supposed to be doing at the markers! Love your videos!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh WOW - that is so awesome!!! thanks so much for sharing. the mattress stitch makes me nervous too but glad it all worked out for you! (love that you made an increase/decrease/even reminder - so smart and handy!)

[@julienandorfy9667]

So sorry about all your crazy weather. That derecho you had a few years ago came all the way up to Canada. We had a tree come down onto our power line which actually saved our car from getting crushed by 1"! We were out of power for about a week then too.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh gosh - yes! it was a big line of storms and hit such a large area ... I'll never forget it. unreal how something can hit one thing and narrowly miss another ... what a wild time that was. (and such a long time to go without power.)

[@barbarasteffee5666]

The necklight also SAVES your phone battery - incredibly useful!!! Your knitting is inspirational! I am hopeful it helped to settle your nerves as you have been through MORE than your share of bad weather. The warnings/sirens/tree sounds are horrible...I am very thankful you and your family are ok. Michigan is not exempt from tornadoes - it is nerve wracking! Thank you for even thinking about podcasting with everything that is going on. Continue to be safe - hoping Bowie is feeling a lot better. 🧶

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

it really does!!!!! such a magical gadget - I've used the heck out of mine. thanks so much, hoping we get a break from the weather stuff this week. (and luckily Bowie is back to normal, just in time for 6th grade graduation!)

[@wheeltrish]

Oh my goodness… scary weather! Maryland isn’t exactly tornado alley but we do get them here. A couple of years ago one ripped through town and caused a lot of damage. I had a friend who lived here in town but moved away during the pandemic, and her former house was condemned after that storm. Anyway last week I mentioned my friend who made a really gorgeous tote pattern. She got back to me with the name of it… it’s the Professional Tote by The Creative Thimble. She said she got her pattern at Walmart but I googled it and it looks like it’s available in a lot of places. Have a good last week of school, and I hope the weather is nicer! My son is coming home from college today. His college a capella group is singing tomorrow at a local church. A lot of the kids in his group are people he knew from high school. We’re not churchy people but we’re looking forward to watching them perform tomorrow..

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

wow, yeah - storms are no joke. thank you so much for sharing the name of the tote pattern!!! I'll go look it up right now. thanks s much for watching and enjoy the time with your son!! (and his singing!) love all of this.

[@Iris-oe5zr]

WOW!! You´re a designer! I like your style how you play with colours. So maby you could make a curtain? Good luck for you and your family!!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

haha, just a knitwear designer but sure - a curtain would be cool!! thanks so much!

[@AmyMendelblatt]

I feel your pain with the storms. we are entering hurricane season next week and it is predicted to be a doozy

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

ooof, I heard that!! please take care!

[@ruthdennisKnits]

NECK LIGHTS have secondary purpose during all the storms at my home. The first sign and I grab it. At bedtime my neck light stays on the bedside table

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

they're the smartest, most useful thing ever! so grateful for mine!

[@JenniferMateer-t7i]

At 'this point' in the blanket - looks like the IKEA pullow on the cat couch.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

haha, it sure does! 😂

[@Chandra-x2i5o]

I had me with all the color. LOVE

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

yay - thanks!

[@tinypanther]

I was having a hard time weave in my ends in. I think it might be easier when you double up the yarn. I was going to frog mine and start over holding the yarn double.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

maybe! it's still kind of tricky!

[@grwhryrpltd]

Monitoring the weather forecasts lately sure has been worrisome. I'm glad you're okay from the last rounds there, how scary! I grew up in MI where we had a tornado warning system and basements... neither of which we have where I now live in central Texas, so when we get those storms (which is happening more and more) I'm not sure where to go for safety in hurry. It's totally nuts. Thanks, climate change... But on a happier note, how fun to hear about your feature(s) in Farm & Fiber Knits, I'll check it out. Stay safe, keep your eyes on the sky and may your battery chargers always be full! And now I'm off to charge mine because we may get another storm warning later today...

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

so over the storms - hopefully this week is better! (thanks!) totally nuts, take care where you are too!

[@beckyshook3526]

I am north of you about thirty miles give or take we had no power with the derecho nine days the hottest days and trying to cut trees and drag and lots were not even our trees....we don't have a window in the bathroom and trying to have shower with no light so here is what I did I took the flashlight and stuck the flashlight in a roll of toilet paper....yes we are storm weary we did not lose power it flickered.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

ooooof, yes - that storm was no joke! sooo many trees, and the crews that came from out of state. unreal. nothing really compares to that derecho!

[@ginahilse3856]

We live north of Chicago, and our power goes out frequently. On January 2, we had a whole-house generator installed, and it’s worth the money! It’s already powered us back up 3 times since installation. Is this something you can consider installing? It might ease your minds at least on one front, while the weather seems to be trying to kill you. 🤨

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Oooh, I've heard of people doing this and this happens often enough that we might need to look into it. Thanks!

[@januarylewis4171]

Possibly the Clyde Jumpsuit by elizabeth suzann.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

ooooh, I love everything on her website - I'll go check that out!

[@KiSaralise]

Check out the Courage Shawl by Very Shannon, I have already knit 2/3 of it in the last 2 days! Its Cool, and the Color Variation could be EPIC!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

ooooh, okay!! thanks!!

[@KiSaralise]

@@JenGeigleyKnits Also! have you seen the Punk Sweater by Butzeria???? She is a Swiss Designer, she did a Pair of Socks, a Cardi and a Sweater. When I saw it, I Immediately thought of you, and could see you making your OWN Design with that Theme.......

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

@@KiSaraliseoooooh - I have not!! I will go look now.