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Ep 37: March Meanderings
12 maart 2016 · 55 min
Marsha and Kelly start off talking about Kelly's beautiful commute down the Salinas Valley (aka John Steinbeck's Long Valley). She hasn't stopped to take photos, but here is an example of what she sees two days a week. Lees meer
As she commutes, she has been listening to podcasts--many of them non-knitting related. One that she discovered and just had to try because it sounded so unusual is the Chameleon Breeder Podcast . The topic of raising chameleons led to the topic of raising bugs and this week's episode is about stick and leaf insects.
Even more fascinating is the discovery that there is such a thing as the Ovogram insect egg swap service. Insect breeders use it the same way knitters use a mini-skein swap!
The guest on this week's Chameleon episode owns the Full Throttle Feeders bug supply company. Kelly is now addicted to this informational podcast! On her commute today she also listened to True Crime Garage. Another fun (but totally irreverent) true crime podcast is White Wine, True Crime.
Marsha fills us in on the The Seattle explosion that leveled businesses across the street from the Fiber Gallery.
Marsha finished spinning our Two Ewes premium CVM and mohair that Kelly sent her to test. It's beautiful and the mohair reflects the light to give the yarn a luster. Marsha has about 200 yards.
Marsha continues to work on her Edie T-shirt by Isabell Kraemer in Hempathy. She's making good progress in spite of the puppy responsibilities. ;-)
Kelly has finished Darth Vader in her Star Wars Amigurumi project. She also finished the Bourbon Socks. Sweet Georgia yarn is scrumptious! She has finished about half of the yarn for her mom and has more ready to ply.
Not much else has been touched in terms of projects. However, she is looking forward to participating in the Division One, Leave It Un-KAL that is being hosted on Ravelry by the Caithness Craft Podcast and the Twinset Designs Podcast. Marsha may have to join in, too!
Marsha's puppy, Enzo, is doing well and getti…
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Ep 36b: B is for bonus!
5 maart 2016 · 55 min
In this episode Kelly and Marsha give updates on projects and the goals we set for ourselves that was suppose to be two weeks but ended up being a month. Kelly has been walking but Marsha hasn't, but she has a great excuse! :-) It has been raining like crazy in Seattle and she is on puppy duty. Enzo is now almost twelve weeks old and can be crated for 2-3 hours, so Marsha has no more excuses! Lees meer
Kelly finished a Storm Trooper and is now waiting for more safety eyes in order to continue with other characters. First on the list is Darth Vader! The pattern designer, Lucy Collin, has a great Flickr page with photos of all her Star Wars creations (including some that aren't in the pattern book). She also has a blog post where she talks about the pattern book project and another where she lists all the yarn colors she used.
Kelly has been spinning like crazy on her mother's Pebble Substitute. The Bourbon Socks got some work over the Stitches West weekend and are close to finished. (Got finished between recording and publishing the podcast!) The stitch pattern is something I made up in order to show off the variegation. See my project notes to get the stitch pattern for your own variegated socks! Progress on the I Love My Husband (#ILMH) scarf is steady but slow.
Marsha has not been knitting very much, but did start the Edie T-shirt by Isabell Kraemer. She is using Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy in a light blue called Ionic Blue.
Marsha tells about finding at the Goodwill twenty balls (100 yards each) of 100% mercerized cotton fingering weight yarn. Marsha got to wondering what "mercerized" means and tells what she found out on Wikipedia. Here is the article. Kelly and Marsha discussed having a dye-a-thon with the cotton during Marsha's visit in April.
At the end of the episode, Kelly podcasts from the trail during her 12-mile training walk the day before she went to Stitches West. She shares distance training strategy and some of the ways she tricks herself into putting in t…
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Ep 36: Hipsters, Knitterati, Friends, and the Allure of Gray
27 februari 2016 · 55 min
Kelly and Marsha talk about Kelly's recent weekend at Stitches West! One of the year's biggest West Coast yarn events was more than a shopping trip, it was a chance to meet listeners, podcasters, and other yarny friends. The conversation ranges from the items on the sales floor to tattoos, from purchases to civil war era yarn, and from starstruck silliness to the appeal of the collaborative business model. No show notes for this special episode. Links and photos will be included in show notes for our next regular episode, due out soon. http://twoewesfiber.com Lees meer
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Ep 35: The Cutest Excuse
15 februari 2016 · 1 uur 1 min
Marsha and Kelly catch you up on all the things that have been going on with them over that last month. New projects, new goals, new items in the Ravelry queue, new excuses pets family members, and new realizations about time management! Press play and listen as we talk about our fiber adventures! Lees meer
Kelly has one newly finished project, Toddler hats that she made for Robert's co-worker's daughter. One is plain stockinette with some embroidered flowers and the other has a texture pattern. Neither was made using a pattern, but information about them is on Kelly's Ravelry page.
She also has a newly started project. She made Yoda from the Star Wars Crochet kit. The designer is Lucy Collin and between her blog and the Flickr account she has with all the different Star Wars figures (some not in the kit) there are enough ideas for an entire galaxy of figures!
Two other projects got significant activity over the last month. The Sheep to sweater project and the Big Sur Bourbon Socks
Speaking of Big Sur, Kelly met her two-week goals with respect to walking. She repeated the same goal for the next two weeks and will check in again. The training for the Big Sur 21 Miler is going well. The other two-week goal, finishing three skeins of the yarn for her mom, was not so successful. She has finished one skein.
The Two Ewes blog can now be found using the url http://twoewesfiber.com or http://twoewesfiberadventures.com Also, you can now find Two Ewes Fiber Adventures on facebook. The new episodes will be published there in addition to this blog, iTunes, and Stitcher. If you enjoy listening, please join us at our Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Ravelry Group.
Marsha and Kelly discuss spinning the batts of California variegated mutant (CVM) that Kelly has made and is sharing with listeners. The breed is often available at the Monterey County wool auction, but is classified as critical by the Livestock Conservancy. The wool and mohair blend is spinning up easily, but does have some vege…
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Ep 34: What's New with Ewe?
18 januari 2016 · 1 uur 2 min
Knitting, some spinning, lots of yarn project planning, and some fiber processing are the highlights of this episode. Kelly and Marsha do some goal setting with two-week goals and discussion of long-term projects. Lees meer
Kelly happily finished two projects that have been on the needles 9 months or more. First, the Hoarfrost sock pattern by Louise Tillbrook was used to make the Frosty Mint Julep socks.
Second, Kelly finished the Niebling Doily Herbert Niebling lace patterns have an Arts and Crafts era style that is very distinctive. The Doily Head blog has a great collection of Niebling eye candy for your enjoyment! Kelly started her doily on Christmas day 2014 and finished it just over a year later. It was a fun and challenging project and there will definitely be another Niebling on the needles at some point.
Most of Marsha's projects have not seen much progress since she has been working almost exclusively on her Mystery Wool Cardigan (#241 Neck Down V Neck Shaped Cardigan) by Diane Soucy. The body is almost finished.
She is also considering three T-shirt patterns for her next project. Edie by Isabell Kraemer, Brandilyn Top by Quenna Lee, and Ricky for All Seasons by Veera Sanon.
Marsha made two goals between now and the next Two Ewes episode. She will walk three times a week and add her training schedule to her calendar. Big Sur 21-Miler, here we come!
Her long term project goal is to complete the Garter Squish afghan by Stephen West. This means unraveling the sweater she made for her father years ago to use as the main color. She has been collecting various colors of worsted yarn, plus some blank yarn to dye, to use for the second color.
Kelly has two new projects on the needles. She is making a stockinette scarf for her husband. It is being made with a LUSCIOUS merino and silk laceweight yarn from Bumblebirch. Good thing the yarn is nice, because the project is on size 3 needles!
She also started a sweater using deep stash handspun! The Funky Grandpa cardigan…
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Ep 33: Happy nEWE Year!
1 januari 2016 · 1 uur 6 min
Marsha and Kelly celebrate New Year's Eve with some finished projects, some newly started projects and by announcing the winners of the Two Ewes Crochet Along! Lees meer
Due to the quick turnaround of this episode, there are few show notes. However, there are two important items:
Information and and links for Syllabub can be found at Kelly's old blog.
The Johnny Cash song that Marsha was thinking of can be found on YouTube here. And the song that Kelly was talking about was Hurt.
Have a Happy 2016 everyone!
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Ep 32: Happy B-Day to Ewe!
19 december 2015 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode Kelly takes over the beginning of the podcast to throw Marsha a surprise virtual birthday party! After some fiber adventuring friends send along Birthday wishes, the episode resumes with our knitting, spinning and yarny adventures, including finished objects, current projects, and a fun trip to Portland for Marsha. Lees meer
Additional show notes and pictures will follow soon at our show notes blog
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Ep 31: Frozen Fingers, Goodwill Confessions, and Eggnog
6 december 2015 · 1 uur 9 min
This week Kelly has two finished projects! She finished her Crochet-Along project, the Happy Hippopotamus by Heidi Bears. This was an excellent pattern and the finished hippo is soooooooo darling! Lees meer
Also finished (but not yet blocked or worn) is the Color Affection, a shawl designed by Veera Valimaki. Kelly had a skein of heavy fingering and 4 skeins of DK and used them all, creating a shawl that is ENORMOUS! It will be a challenge to figure out how to wear it or where to put it once out of the cold :-) The colors are great together and it used some 5+ year old stash, so it is a clear win!
Kelly's current projects all require some knitting repair, so let's not talk about those. ;-)
Marsha isn't finished with her Lanata Cardigan, but she is close. Once sleeve cuffs are on, it's done. She is very happy with the sweater's design (by Amy Christoffers) and with the fabric she got from the German yarn that she used. She also continues to work on her brother Mark's Crazy Scarf from the Stonehedge Crazy yarn.
She is also close to finishing her Stripe Study Shawl, another one of the designs from Veera Valimaki.
In the spinning arena, Kelly is carding a lot! She has challenged herself to make significant progress in processing fleeces that are 5 or more years old. Since this is the last month of the challenge, she has put on the speed! No finished weight estimates yet, but her fiber stash was over 50 lbs at the start of this quarter.
Marsha has been on a learning curve for spinning Lincoln. As a long wool, it is different from what she has spun before. Also, she is hand processing it and spinning from the lock. She is thinking of using it for a blanket, but will wait until the yarn is finished to determine a use. Lincoln is an excellent fleece for rugs, bags and other high wear uses that don't require "next-to-skin softness," but do require a stable and "unbouncy" yarn. Here are examples of some (pre-Ravelry) projects that Kelly has made with Lincoln and Lincoln crosses …
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Ep 30: Talkin' Turkey
22 november 2015 · 1 uur 6 min
Welcome new listeners from the Shorty's Sutures and Libsyn Feed podcasts! Welcome also to our listeners from outside the US (including Brazil, Mexico, Sweden, and Norway)! Lees meer
Marsha and Kelly announce the winners in the Front Range Bags giveaway. Thanks again to Nancy for offering one of her bags for a prize! If you aren't the winner, don't despair. She has generously offered a coupon code for 15% off to Two Ewes listeners! Listen to the podcast or visit our Ravelry Group for details. Then go shop for a Front Range Bag!
Marsha had quite a bit of knitting time while at the hospital with her son. Ben had a bad bicycle accident, but is now doing much better. While at the trauma center she made lots of progress on the Mark's Crazy Scarf out of Stonehedge Crazy (mill ends). She has also been working on the Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Valimaki. She is using the yarn she created at Yarnia in Portland. Despite all the knitting time, she has no finished projects this time.
Kelly is still working on her Color Affection (also by Veera Valimaki). She has used most of two skeins of the peacock blue, most of the large skein of spring green, and has just started on the second skein of brown yarn. She made some modifications to the color pattern so that she could see more color interactions and use more yarn. All that is left is a large band of solid brown at the bottom of the shawl, but it has become so large that each row takes soooooo loooooong.
During a Veteran's Day camping trip in The Clubhouse, Kelly also made progress on the Hippo (pattern by Heidi Bears). Alas, not enough progress to be able to claim a finished project! She also brought the drum carder so she could continue her fleece processing obsession. The most recent batts are natural colored California Variegated Mutant blended with hand-dyed mohair locks. Both are from very deep stash.
The Indie Designer Gift-Along starts on Thursday, November 19. Over 5,000 independent designers have their patterns available for…
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Ep 29: Motorcycle Nightmares, Wool, and Weaving
9 november 2015 · 59 min
The Two Ewes continue to shine a spotlight on Front Range Bags by Nancy Totten. Nancy has generously offered a project bag from her shop to a lucky Two Ewes listener. Kelly has one of her bags in SF Giants fabric and it's great! High quality, nice and roomy, and lots of handy features. It was the perfect bag for the Crackerjack Cowl project during baseball season. To enter, take a look in the Front Range Bags shop and report back to the contest thread in the Ravelry group. Tell us which bag you like best (exclusive of the custom orders) and let us know about your favorite features in the project bags you use. A winner will randomly selected during our podcast episode 30. Thank you Nancy! We appreciate the opportunity to spotlight your bags and your shop! Lees meer
This week Marsha and Kelly record separately due to busy schedules. Marsha has finished her Crochet-Along project, the Virus Shawl. Marsha also finished her son's Tricolor Socks made of her handspun from last winter. He turned 18 earlier this month so she finished the socks for his birthday. He bought himself a birthday present that is every mother's nightmare! A motorcycle, which he is using to transport his bicycle!
Marsha is currently working on a scarf for her brother from the Stonehedge Fiber Mill Crazy that she bought in Portland. She is also using the yarn that she created at Yarnia in Portland. She is making the Stripe Study Shawl by Vera Valimaki.
Kelly has no finished projects and very little knit or crochet progress. The one project that got some time was the crochet hippo that she is making for our Crochet-Along. She has been doing lots of fiber work, though. She is spinning Wensleydale for her Aunt's vest. She is finally able to spin on the Salish Spinner and has been using it to spin a bulky yarn from the CVM fleece. She is also carding a very old, gray fleece of medium weight from a sheep named Charlotte. All of this fiber activity is a result of cleaning up and organizing her large fleece stash.
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Ep 28: Brain Like a Shaken Snow Globe--Again!
30 oktober 2015 · 1 uur 12 min
The Two Ewes want to shine a spotlight on Front Range Bags by Nancy Totten. Lees meer
Nancy has generously offered a project bag from her shop to a lucky Two Ewes listener. Kelly has one of her bags in SF Giants fabric and it's great! High quality, nice and roomy, and lots of handy features. It was the perfect bag for the Crackerjack Cowl project during baseball season. To enter, take a look in the Front Range Bags shop and report back to the contest thread in the Ravelry group. Tell us which bag you like best (exclusive of the custom orders) and let us know about your favorite features in the project bags you use. A winner will randomly selected during our podcast episode 30. Thank you Nancy! We appreciate the opportunity to spotlight your bags and your shop!
Marsha finished her Antarktis Shawl by Janina Kallio. The color is brighter than any photo can show!
Marsha continues to work on her Lanata Cardigan by Amy Christoffers and her Virus Shawl for the Two Ewes Crochet Along.
Kelly is continuing her crochet along project which she is calling Hippopotamine. She is using the Happypotamus pattern by Heidi Bears. She is also obsessed with finishing A Bigger Affection using the Color Affection pattern by Veera Valimaki.
A big oops! on the Crazy Vest needs to be repaired with surgery. It's the Mielie pattern by Hilary Smith Callis.
Kelly's only finished project is a swatch of 2-ply, handspun Wensleydale for the Knit British Breed Swatch Along. Here is a link to the Knit British podcast episode and blog talking about the Swatch Along. Kelly's swatch is also a sample of yarn she is now making for her Aunt Betty for a vest from the Wensleydale.
Marsha had a few "advent-ewes," one of which was Fiber Fusion, where she watched the fleece judging and succumbed to wool fumes and bought two more fleeces! One is a silver Gotland and the other is Romeldale in a variegated color.
On the second day of Fiber Fusion, Marsha attended a class on how to select a fleece. The class was taugh…
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Ep 27b: Fiber Myth Busting Bonus Episode
21 oktober 2015 · 30 min
In this bonus episode Marsha and Kelly talk about fleece washing. Kelly runs through the steps she uses and does a little myth busting about the delicacy of wool fleece and fabric. Lees meer
Here are some links that you may find useful;
Spinderella's Fiber Mill washing instructions
U.S. GSA Technical Procedures for Historic Preservation: Types of Cleaning Detergents
A method that doesn't use the washing machine
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Ep 27: Swept Away by Crochet
17 oktober 2015 · 54 min
In this episode Kelly and Marsha have lots to talk about! So much, in fact, that part of it won't be heard here, but will be released as a bonus episode about fiber myth busting later this week. Lees meer
The Two Ewes Crochet-a-Long started October 1st and ends December 31st. To view the rules, check out our Ravelry Group thread. We are thrilled that our listener Wendy of Knitty Kitty Bags has donated a project bag as a prize. Check out her shop to see her beautiful stock. Contact us if you would also like to add to the prize list!
Kelly talks about her crochet project, Happypotamus by Heidi Bears. Marsha reports on her beginning crochet class and her project, Virus Shawl.
Both Kelly and Marsha finished their Crackerjack Cowls by Stacy Simpson Duke.
Kelly has also started a Color Affection that she is calling A Bigger Affection since she is modifying it (of course!) to use DK yarn and be as big as possible to use up some very old stash. The peacock blue and the acid green have been waiting in stash to be used together for about 5 years!
Marsha continues to work on her Lanata Cardigan by Amy Christoffers and her Antarktis Shawl by Janina Kallio. Marsha also tells about the fabulous yarn she found at the Goodwill.
Kelly will be attending the Pacific International Quilt Show in San Jose on October 17th and 18th. Marsha will be attending the Fiber Fusion in Monroe, Washington on October 17th and 18th.
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Ep 26: Year in Rev-"Ewe"
27 september 2015 · 1 uur 10 min
Kelly and Marsha are knitters and spinners who are celebrating the first anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate they first talk about all their knitting, spinning, and crochet projects and plans. Then they have a conversation about the podcast and the past year. Lees meer
Kelly finished her Cotton/Linen Featherweight making a few modifications to the beloved pattern by Hannah Fettig. This is her fourth completed sweater from coned yarns from the rescued weaving stash! Last year she made the Acorn Trail cardigan and the Gala Tunic from coned wool yarns. This year she made the Featherweight and Cherry Vanilla cardigans.
Work continues on the Mielie Vest, a pattern by Hillary Smith Callis. This one will be finished soon and has some modifications that can be found on the project page.
Marsha continues to work on the Lanata cardigan by Amy Christoffers. Since she returned home from California, she caught up on her Mariner Crackerjack Cowl, and has continued working on the bright green Antarktis.
During the last year of podcasting, the Two Ewes have both seen their fiber art and their thinking grow and change. The podcast has also grown, and the Two Ewes talk about some of the interesting podcast and blog statistics over the last year.
Listeners on iOS are warned that the upgrade to iOS 9 has caused the podcast app to fail on some devices. Users with an especially large library of podcast subscriptions are most susceptible to this problem.
Finally, as a way to celebrate International Podcast Day on September 30, the Two Ewes urge all listeners to leave a rating or review for your favorite podcast. It helps the knitting podcasts rise above all those other hobby podcasts.
To see photos and the full show notes visit our blog.
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Ep 25: What's in Marsha's Suitcase?
21 september 2015 · 46 min
In Episode 25 we discuss the purpose of Marsha's visit to Kelly....The Monterey County Fair Wool Auction! This is a great destination for all knitters, spinners, and wool lovers! Lees meer
Kelly discusses attending the judging that occurred the week prior to the auction. She explains the history of the wool auction, the judging categories and the criteria that the judge used. She also talks about how the wool is classified-the Bradford (or spinning count) system, the American blood system, and micron measurement.
Marsha and Kelly discuss what they were looking for in fleeces, how they decided what to bid on, and the stress and strategies of a live auction!
If you are interested in an upcoming wool judging, Lambtown in Dixon, California will have their judging at 10:00 on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Mark Eidman is the judge there, too.
Don't forget about the Crochet-Along that starts on October 1. Information is in the Ravelry group.
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Ep 24: Listen Responsibly
14 september 2015 · 54 min
We don't always record together, but when we do, we prefer giggles. Please listen responsibly. Lees meer
Marsha visited Kelly over the Labor Day Weekend, and the Two Ewes have so much to discuss that this episode comes to you in two parts. This episode is ready for listening and Part 2 (Episode 25) will be uploaded in a few days.
In Part 1 we announce our first ever Crochet-A-Long! The CAL starts October 1st and ends December 31st. Projects can be of any size or number. Kelly is planning to make Happypotamus the Happy Hippo by Heidi Bears that she has had in her queue for awhile now. Marsha is planning to make Virus Shawl by Julia Marquardt. Marsha has never crocheted before so is planning to take a class at her LYS to get started.
During their visit Marsha completed her Pebble Beach Shawl by Helen Stewart using Stonehedge Fiber Mill Crazy. Thank you to our listener and Ravelry group member "kimbuktu7" for the recommendation. This is the first shawl Marsha has made that is crescent shaped and she loves the way the ends curl. A very wearable shawl, plus the colors look good with so many outfits.
Kelly also has a project going with Stonehedge Crazy yarn. She is making a Wild and Crazy version of the Mielie vest by Hillary Smith Callis using two skeins of Crazy, along with a large skein of purple fingering weight that she has dyed. This is a great pattern and is knitting up so quickly that it is addicting!
Marsha made good progress on her Lanata Cardigan by Amy Christoffers. This is a bottom up raglan sleeve cardigan. Marsha completed the body up to the armholes while visiting Kelly. It was now time to start the sleeves and in the podcast Marsha and Kelly discuss how she modified the sleeves. Kelly searched her button stash and found buttons for the cardigan.
Marsha started a new shawl called Antarktis by Janina Kallio. She is using Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in the color Zombie Apocalypse.
Marsha brought some of her washed Merino and Shetland fiber that she purchased at the…
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One Little Ewe off the Grid, One Little Ewe Stayed Home
21 augustus 2015 · 1 uur 4 min
Lot's of knitting happening here! Lees meer
Kelly was away in the wilderness camping for two weeks and finished the Dorthelia tank by Corrina Ferguson (from her book Warm Days, Cool Knits). She also made great progress on the endless cotton/linen Featherweight Cardigan and the Niebling lace doily.
Marsha finished her Wispy Willow Cardigan by Cheryl Beckerich made with HiKoo CoBaSi. This is Marsha's first project with this yarn and the ewes talk about the differences and challenges in knitting with non-animal yarns.
Marsha continues work on her Lanata cardigan by Amy Christoffers and has completed about 10" of the body.
Plus progress is being made each game day on Marsha's Crackerjack Cowl. Go Mariners!
Marsha is planning her next projects. She has sweater quantities of two yarns and is looking for suggestion of cardigans to make. The first is Imperial Yarn Tracie Too in Autumn Rust. This is a sport weight yarn and Marsha has 1,580 yards.
The other yarn is from Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool Company. It is worsted weight in sage green and Marsha has 1,200.
She has two skeins, or 460 yards of Stonehenge Fiber Mill in Crazy. This yarn is made with mill ends, so no two skeins are alike. Marsha would like to make a scarf/shawl and is thinking of making Boneyard Shawl by Stephen West, Be Simple Shawl by Carolyn Glauz-Todrank, or 504 King West by The Knit Cafe Toronto.
Kelly and Marsha will be attending the Monterey Fleece Auction at the Monterey County Fair on September 7th. Give us a shout if you will be there! Kelly will also be at the fleece judging on August 22, 9-4.
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Ep 22: Town Ewe and Country Ewe
28 juli 2015 · 1 uur 4 min
Kelly is camping in her newly painted trailer known as "The Clubhouse." It is a 10.5 foot, 1967 trailer that has been decorated in a San Francisco Giants theme. They have camped in The Clubhouse for 3 summers, but this is the first trip after it got the new paint job, had some water damage repaired, and had the interior re-paneled. This episode includes an audio field trip to the Mt. Madonna Campground in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Watsonville and Gilroy. It is a beautiful "on location" recording studio! Lees meer
In the background you may hear Steller's Jays and Acorn Woodpeckers. The Acorn Woodpeckers make holes in trees and store their acorns in them like a winter pantry. They often take one tree and completely cover it with holes. On the visit here last November all the holes in the trees near the restroom were filled with acorns from the Tan Bark Oaks. On this trip all the holes were empty.
While on the camping trip, Kelly is knitting on two projects: the Dorthelia tank by Corrina Ferguson from the book that the Two Ewes reviewed last episode and the Featherweight Cardigan pattern by Hannah Fettig. The tank top is knit from red Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy yarn and the Featherweight is being knit with three cones of thread (two linen, one cotton) in blue, cream and mint green. Progress on the tank is fast, progress on the cardigan is slow!
The cardigan is a project from Kelly's rescued stash of coned weaving yarn. This project started with swatching during the Yarniacs Q1 Love the Yarn You Own challenge. (Link to Yarniacs episode 92.) It was supposed to be finished in Q2, but that didn't happen. A couple of other stash projects that were more portable got in the way. This cardigan will be finished in Q3. Also started during the Q1 challenge are a set of dishtowels with turquoise as the main warp color and a Herbert Niebling doily in the Frosted Ferns pattern. (The name in English is not very accurate since the pattern is actually oak leaves and acorns.)
Both of th…
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Ep 21: Cool Knits and Big Wins!
14 juli 2015 · 1 uur 12 min
Marsha and Kelly both finished knitting their sweaters and both are big wins! (At recording time we both had a little left to go, but now that the episode is published we are finished). Marsha's Blue Juno sweater fits even better than she thought it would. Lees meer
Kelly's Purple Cherry Vanilla sweater is the perfect sweatshirt alternative and used yarn from her extensive stash of rescued weaving cones. Double win!
Marsha is planning to finish her son's tricolor socks before the month of July is over. Inspired by others in the Warmth of Summer KAL, Marsha has started a Wispy Willow Cardigan using a spring green CoBaSi yarn from Hi-Koo. She has also been busy spinning some of the CVM fleece that Kelly gave her to try, and is making plans to wash and card the fleece that she got from The Black Sheep Gathering.
Kelly has also been spinning a bit since returning from her trip and has some plans for Tour de Fleece. But mostly she has been finishing up current projects that she brought with her--a Rikke hat, for example.
Kelly also explains why her decision to start beekeeping with foundationless frames has made the steep beekeeping learning curve even more steep.
The Two Ewes review a wonderful first book by designer Corrina Ferguson. Review copies were kindly provided by the publisher, Interweave/F+W. Interweave also provided this information about the book:
Knitting is not just for cold and snowy climates! For anyone who has ever stopped to wonder what knitters in the South are wearing—and knitting—for the changing seasons, Florida designer Corrina Ferguson has set out to show us in her new book, Warm Days, Cool Knits: Lighter Designs for Every Season (Interweave/F+W; $24.99; June 2015).
“In the South we love to knit. And we want to knit pretty wearable things, not just accessories and household decorations,” explains Corrina. “That’s why I created this collection of patterns to showcase the knitted seasons of the South, with projects that are fitting for any climate.”
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Ep 20b Brain Like a Shaken Snow Globe
26 juni 2015 · 43 min
In the episode Marsha contributes the B side, or flip side, to Kelly's A side of our podcast. So much has been going on that Marsha feels her brain is a shaken snow globe with all her information, stories, and ideas spinning around. Marsha gives an update on her current projects and reports on her two recent advent-ewes. The first was a weekend in Bellingham, WA where she visited local yarn shops. The second was her fabulous weekend at the annual Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Oregon. HEAVEN for a new spinner (or any spinner, really)! There is knitting, spinning, fleece, yarn and all kinds of fibery goodness. it's enough to swirl your brain! Lees meer
As with the 20a series this episode is unedited, due to Kelly's Washington, DC travel constraints. We recommend listening to the 20a series first and then this episode 20b. Also, new listeners might want to start with one of our more typical episodes. Happy listening!
Don't forget to visit our blog at http://twoewesdyeing.blogspot.com/
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Ep 20a3: Textiles in My Travels (part 3)
23 juni 2015 · 12 min
This is the third of three parts detailing Kelly's fiber adventures while she is in DC as an E. Kika de la Garza Fellow with the USDA. She talks about what she is knitting during her travels, and she reviews the the current exhibit at the Textile Museum associated with The George Washington University. She also talks about textiles at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Due to length restrictions of Garageband for iPad, her portion of the episode is broken into three parts--20a1, 20a2, and 20a3. Marsha was also traveling for fiber adventures this week and the Two Ewes hope to be able to post "the B side" of episode 20 as well! Lees meer
This series is brought to you raw and uneditied because we couldn't wait until we got home to share our adventures with you! So if you are a new listener, first of all, welcome! But also you may want to start with a more typical episode. Also, be sure to listen to these segments in order, starting with 20a1. Don't forget to visit our blog at http://twoewesdyeing.blogspot.com
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Ep 20a2: Textiles on My Travels (part 2)
23 juni 2015 · 12 min
This is the second of three parts detailing Kelly's fiber adventures while she is in DC as an E. Kika de la Garza Fellow with the USDA. She talks about what she is knitting during her travels, and she reviews the the current exhibit at the Textile Museum associated with The George Washington University. She also talks about textiles at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Due to length restrictions of Garageband for iPad, her portion of the episode is broken into three parts--20a1, 20a2, and 20a3. Marsha was also traveling for fiber adventures this week and the Two Ewes hope to be able to post "the B side" of episode 20 as well! Lees meer
This series is brought to you raw and uneditied because we couldn't wait until we got home to share our adventures with you! So if you are a new listener, first of all, welcome! But also you may want to start with a more typical episode. Also, be sure to listen to these segments in order, starting with 20a1. Don't forget to visit our blog at http://twoewesdyeing.blogspot.com
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Ep 20a1: Textiles on My Travels (part 1)
23 juni 2015 · 12 min
This is the first of three parts detailing Kelly's fiber adventures while she is in DC as an E. Kika de la Garza Fellow with the USDA. She talks about what she is knitting during her travels, and she reviews the the current exhibit at the Textile Museum associated with The George Washington University. She also talks about textiles at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Due to length restrictions of Garageband for iPad, her portion of the episode is broken into three parts--20a1, 20a2, and 20a3. Marsha was also traveling for fiber adventures this week and the Two Ewes hope to be able to post "the B side" of episode 20 as well! Lees meer
This series is brought to you raw and uneditied because we couldn't wait until we got home to share our adventures with you! So if you are a new listener, first of all, welcome! But also you may want to start with a more typical episode. Also, be sure to listen to these segments in order, starting with 20a1. Don't forget to visit our blog at http://twoewesdyeing.blogspot.com
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Ep 19: The Two Ewes are Busy Bees
8 juni 2015 · 1 uur 5 min
In this episode Kelly and Marsha give updates on finished knitting projects, ongoing knitting projects, and other fiber projects that are in the the planning stages. They also talk about Marsha's spinning class, crochet, Kelly's new beekeeping adventure, and her upcoming fellowship in Washington DC. Lees meer
Kelly has one sleeve done and the other moving along on the purple sweater she is making. The project uses the Cherry Vanilla pattern by Thea Colman. She battled the sleeve slog by starting a new project! The Ava Tunic by Jade Fletcher is a chevron striped dress or top for a little girl, size 18 mos. to toddler. She is knitting it in Spud and Chloe Sweater in teal and yellow.
Marsha finished her Neskowin Shell by Kay Hopkins that she made as part of our Warmth of Summer KAL. She finished the body of her Juno Cardigan by yellowcosmo and started the first sleeve. Marsha is concerned the sweater may not have as much positive ease as she had hoped, but she was limited by the amount of yarn she had. Blocking will probably relax fabric the the sweater may be perfect. The continuing mystery of fit!
Marsha is thinking of next knitting the Wispy Willow Cardigan by Cheryl Beckerich using the coned blue yarn she picked up at the NoCKRs Retreat. "middleagepearl" made this darling cardigan for our Warmth of Summer KAL. Or she is thinking of making Lanata, a pretty lace cardigan by Amy Christoffers using Limbo that a friend gave her.
Marsha reports on the first half of an introductory spinning classes she is taking.
And then we talk about bees! It is swarm season and Kelly talks about the public perception of a swarm vs. the reality of a swarm. Here are a couples websites that provides more information about swarms. Habitat for Honeybees and the Seattle Urban Bee Project. If you want to get even more scientific, check out Honeybee Democracy by Thomas Seeley of the Cornell department of neurobiology and behavior or read this shorter article on the topic (the article has a great p…
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Ep 18: Crawling Through Western Washington
24 mei 2015 · 57 min
Marsha participated in the large Pacific Northwest LYS Tour 2015 . The tour was five days and 26 yarn shops from Bellingham to Kent. Marsha had limited time so picked four shops she had never visited. Lees meer
Her first day she visited Tolt Yarn and Wool in Carnation. This shop specializes in local yarns. Marsha bought Tracie Too in Autumn Rust from Imperial Yarn and a worsted yarn in sage green from Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool Co. She also went to Quintessential Knits in Duvall.
The second day she went to The Knittery in Renton and Maker's Mercantile in Kent.
Kelly is continuing her work on her Grape Vanilla sweater (using the Cherry Vanilla pattern by Thea Coleman . There are also a couple of pairs of socks that get an occasional row. Speaking of occasional rows, her SF Giants cowl, I Don't Care if I Never Get Back, is looking great! Two rows get added after each game so this is a fun way to commemorate the season. This project uses the Crackerjack cowl recipe by Stacey Simpson Duke.
Kelly's bees have been in the hive for about a month. What an obsession they have become!
We had a winner in our giveaway of the book Wanderlust: 46 Modern Knits for Bohemian Style, by Tanis Gray, published by Interweave/F+W. Listen to find out who the winner was! Thanks to all who entered the contest in our Ravelry Group!
Some other links that came up in our conversation: KnitSpinFarm Podcast by Joanna Spring who has Clun Forest sheep. These are one of the breeds of sheep that Marsha spoke about. Nuno Felt is the name of the felting that is done with fabric. Here is a tutorial website with lots of photos of projects.
For photos visit our Two Ewes Fiber Adventures blog!
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Ep 17: What I'm Not Knitting
11 mei 2015 · 1 uur 1 min
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In this episode we give an update on the projects we are working on, or in Kelly's case, projects she is not working on. Keep reading to learn why. We also review the new pattern book Wanderlust: 46 Modern Knits for Bohemian Style by Tanis Gray, published in March 2015 by Interweave Press. The book retails for $18.99 US and $20.99 Canadian. Kelly's Aunt Betty (efisher930 on Ravelry) joins us for the review discussion. Check out the Ravelry group for information about a giveaway! The Two Ewes will be giving away an e-copy of the book thanks to Interweave Press.
Kelly has been very busy at work and caring for her new chicks who are now teenagers and have been moved to the garden and into their new home "The Egg Plant." She has also been busy with her latest project--bees! She is "1hundredprojects" after all. :-)
Kelly's ongoing projects have been languishing due to grading exams, moving the chicks, and starting the bees. However, there was the urge to start a project that couldn't be denied! First a super-quick cowl with size 50 needles! No pattern, just moss stitch until the yarn ran out.
Then one of the patterns from the Wanderlust book, the Brubaker Cowl by Mindy Wilkes.
Marsha continues to work on her Neskowin Shell by Kay Hopkins that she is making as part of our Warmth of Summer KAL. She has completed the first half of the shell and has used 3 1/4 balls of her yarn, Debbie Bliss Juliet. She is keeping track because she has replaced the drop stitch pattern with stockinette She thinks she will need one more ball. Marsha finished the yoke of her cardigan Juno by Connie Peng. She is using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silky Victoria.
She joined Kelly in making a Crackerjack Cowl by Stacy Simpson Duke for her team, the Seattle Mariners. This has been a fun project and is making Marsha into a baseball fan despite the fact that previously she has been a mediocre fan at best. :-) Marsha may need to get a Mariner's project …
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Ep 16: Fiber Friends and Feathered Co-Hosts
25 april 2015 · 48 min
In this episode Marsha and Kelly talk about the the Northern California Knitters Retreat (#NoCKRs on Instagram for more photos). The FABULOUS and FUN retreat was held at the St. Francis Retreat Center. We had such a great time! Thanks to the organizers and to Duren Dyeworks and Kicks and Giggles for donating the door prizes that we won. Thanks also to Dizzy Blonde Studios, Miss Babs, Lees meer
Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting, Buffy Ann Designs, and Gnome Acres for all the goodies in our NoCKRs bags.
We had fun knitting and meeting new friends. We also found treasures in the destash room and made some stitch markers.
The charity for the retreat was Knitted Knockers. Participants donated over 90 of them for women who have had mastectomies.
There was a show and tell of knitwear that led us to yet another discussion of fit! We know we said we wouldn't discuss it again for awhile, but we learned some interesting things by looking at all those sweaters.
After the retreat we enjoyed fabulous burgers at JJ's in San Juan Bautista.
After our conversation about the retreat, I podcast with some feathered co-hosts about some of my upcoming adventures. Subscribe in iTunes.
Find us on Stitcher.
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Ep 15: Fits about Fit
12 april 2015 · 54 min
In this episode Marsha and Kelly have a phone conversation about Marsha's finished knitting projects, both of their current knitting projects, Marsha's new interest in baseball, and the ever-perplexing topic of the fit of a knit garment. The Custom Fit patterns are a huge breakthrough and are teaching knitters a lot, but there are other components of how a sweater fits. For example, the texture of the yarn and what the wearer is comfortable with. Lees meer
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Ep 14: The Warmth of Summer--it's coming!
30 maart 2015 · 1 uur 4 min
Join Marsha and Kelly as the Two Ewes Ravelry group has its first Knit Along! We will be knitting summery items between April 1 and July 1, 2015. More details can be found in the Ravelry Group, http://www.ravelry.com/groups/two-ewes-fiber-adventures
Meanwhile, the two talk together about their recently finished and recently started projects and Kelly provides information about wet finishing for weaving that just might help when you knit with linen or cotton. It also might be helpful for knitters who have just started weaving with a rigid heddle loom. Lees meer -
Ep 13: Live From Portland!
14 maart 2015 · 42 min
Kelly and Marsha met up in Portland, Oregon for the Rose City Yarn Crawl from March 5-8. Can you believe there are fifteen yarn shops in the Portland area? We didn't have time to visit each shop but sure gave it a try. In this episode we discuss our experience of the yarn crawl, talk about Marsha's woolen spinning in the hotel room, and share information about three indie dyers we met during the crawl. We hold off discussing project updates until the next episode. It was so much fun to put this podcast together while we were actually in the same room! Lees meer
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Ep 12: Let the Yarn Season Begin!
2 maart 2015 · 51 min
Marsha and Kelly provide an update on their fiber projects--finished, current, and planned. In addition to knitting, dyeing, and spinning, Marsha has an upcoming sewing adventure. Kelly went to Stitches West and tells all about that adventure. Stitches is the beginning of the Two Ewes' Yarn Season, with the Rose City Yarn Crawl next weekend and the Northern California Knitters Retreat in April. Want to see show notes or find out about our Ravelry Group? http://twoewesdyeing.blogspot.com/ Lees meer
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Ep 11: How to Boil a Frog
8 februari 2015 · 1 uur 7 min
Listeners have asked us about our distance walking so in this podcast we talk about our walking adventures and, not to worry, we also talk about fiber, including knitting, spinning and some weaving. Lees meer
We are excited that we found a way to record our phone conversation! It's almost like we are in the same room and not separated by a state! Together we discuss how we each came to the sport of distance walking, how we train, and some of the challenges and pleasures we each find in training.
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Ep 10: Adventures Abound in 2015
25 januari 2015 · 57 min
Marsha and Kelly talk about their Cast On Five challenge and all the knitting and weaving that has and hasn't happened yet! Kelly talks about knitting lace and the progress of her Niebling piece. Marsha talks about her spinning and the handspun and hand-dyed yarn that she has been knitting with. The Two Ewes announce contest winners, and Marsha talks about her adventures outside of the fiber world. Lees meer
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Ep 9: Promisc-Ewe-ous Knitting
11 januari 2015 · 54 min
In this episode Marsha and Kelly start the New Year off right by each starting FIVE NEW PROJECTS! Stepping out of the comfort zone is a good thing for the New Year, right? There is also a bit of spinning and a short segment about weaving. There is a new contest and giveaway going on in the Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Ravelry group. Win a prize! Lees meer
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Ep 8: Pre and Post Christmas Wrap
28 december 2014 · 38 min
In this episode, recorded partly before Christmas and partly after, Kelly and Marsha don't have a theme, but instead just talk about finished sweaters and the projects they are currently working on. It is a good way to wrap up the year!
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Ep. 7: #knittedmemories
7 december 2014 · 52 min
Kelly and Marsha both talk about knitted items and gifts that have special memories for them. Marsha talks about her finished custom-fit cardigan, The St. John Cardigan and the skeins of handspun and hand-dyed yarn that she has made since getting her new spinning wheel. The Two Ewes also announce a contest for listeners to post photos of knit or crocheted items with the theme #knittedmemories. Lees meer
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Ep. 6: Here's to New Advent-ewes!
24 november 2014 · 45 min
Marsha and Kelly talk about their current knitting projects, Marsha talks about an EXCITING new addition to her fiber life, and they both share food ideas and thanks in preparation for the upcoming holidays.
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Ep. 5: What's Under the Kilt? Kilt Hose of Course!
12 november 2014 · 1 uur 7 min
Marsha and Kelly talk about socks and sock knitting. Their approaches to sock knitting reveal a surprising amount about each of their personalities. Then Marsha interviews her friend Gary and her brother Mark about kilt hose.
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Ep. 4: And Thus Began Our Adventures
25 oktober 2014 · 53 min
In addition to talking about current and recently finished projects, Marsha and Kelly talk about how they started knitting, spinning, weaving, and loving the fiber arts.
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Ep 3: Two Ewes, One Sweater
11 oktober 2014 · 38 min
Kelly and Marsha talk at length about their experience knitting the Acorn Trail sweater as a Custom Fit pattern. They gush about how great the Custom Fit process is and they rave about their sweaters and the experience! Marsha also shares a couple of tasty recipes she has recently made. Join us! Lees meer
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Ep 2: 5 Yarn Shops, 2 Adobes, and a Trailer named Clyde
3 oktober 2014 · 43 min
Marsha and Kelly talk about the SLO Yarn Crawl and their trip to San Luis Obispo.It was a great fiber adventure! Kelly talks about what knitting patterns she has on her queue, some of them that are coming soon and some that are "fantasy" knits. No spinning on this episode. Lees meer
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Ep. 1: Who Are Ewe and What Are Ewe Doing Here?
28 september 2014 · 35 min
Who are we and why are we podcasting? We are Kelly and Marsha. We came at yarn and fiber from different directions, but we both love it. Marsha is an accomplished knitter, learning to dye yarn. Kelly is a spinner who knits and weaves. Fiber is one of the many interests we share after over 30 years of friendship. On this episode, hear about us, our recently completed projects, including Marsha's account of a recent dyeing project, and our plans for the podcast. Lees meer