Stitches West 2022, What Marsha Bought Doesn't Count
Release Date: 03/20/2022
Ep 188: Summer Vacation Edition
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Summer Vacation! Camping in The Club Car and beach trips along with spinning and fiber preparation. We've got to get it all in before summer ends. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Marsha’s Projects: by Kyle Kunnecke using in the colorway Happiness. I’ve started the armhole shaping. Spinning: I’m still spinning the Manx Loaghton. I have spun 768 yards, or 15.2 ounces, of a 2 pound bag of roving. No work on this since the last episode. Started spinning the two 8 ounce...
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Knitting Happiness and Spinning Beauty
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Our Summer Spin In 2022 is in progress and we both have doing lots of carding and spinning. Hear what we have been up to. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Thank you to our patrons. To become a patron visit . Marsha’s Projects: by Kyle Kunnecke using in the colorway Happiness. I’ve been knitting this sweater exclusively and have knit about 7” of the total 9” needed to start armhole shaping. Spinning: I’m still spinning the Manx Loaghton. I have spun 768 yards, or...
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Happiness is a Neutral
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
So much to discuss in this episode! We met at the Black Sheep Gathering, in Oregon for a weekend packed with friends, sheep, and fiber. Plus, hear about Harvest Host camping experiences, our ongoing Summer Spin In, and project updates. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Thank you to our patrons. To become a patron visit . Black Sheep Gathering Kelly had lots of fun shopping for interesting bumps of roving at the booth, plus a purchase of some and roving. She also got a small...
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Go Go Boots and Vinyl Pants
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
We have winners for the Stash Busting Blanket Along! Plus project updates, camping in the Club Car and some clothing memories. Full notes with photos, links, and transcript can be found in the podcast section of or or coupon code: 15% off with code TWOEWES. Laura Bellows . Thank you to our patrons. To become a patron visit . Marsha’s Projects: by Karen Alfke. Ben tried on the sweater and it is too big. Designers instructions were misleading so I ended up with too many stitches for the body. Need to rip back to correct number of stitches because the sweater is too big and I...
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Ep 184: Welcome Aboard The Club Car
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Kelly’s restored 1950 Westcraft Coronado trailer, “The Club Car,” finally comes home after snow related delays. Plus, we have project updates and our Summer Spin in starts June 1st. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or coupon code: 15% off with code TWOEWES Marsha’s Projects: I finished this hat. The yarn is The Fiber Seed Sprout Special Speckles DK, in the colorway Dirty Seahorse. I could not get the yarn to pool in the way that attracted me to the pattern in the first...
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Ep 183: Ready For Changes
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Our knitting projects are not inspiring right now, but we do have good news about the Kelly’s vintage trailer and an update on bees. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or coupon code: 15% off with code TWOEWES. They have a wide variety of shawl pins and cuffs, and clever screw-on leather and metal closures. Marsha’s Projects: On the tenth color. Realized I wouldn’t have enough contrasting colors. Searched my stash but couldn’t find any solid worsted weight yarn!...
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Bonus! I forgot something!
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Many messages this week that I forgot to announce who won the third Instagram prize. Listen here to find out who the mystery winner is. Goodness! I need to go back to podcaster school.
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Live, But Not From the Road
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
Lots of the fun at the Northern California Knitting Retreat affectionately known as NoCKRs. Plus project updates, announcement of the winners of our Stitches West 2022 Celebration Giveaway, and a JUL Designs discount. We are still recording together at Kelly’s house in California so no editing again this episode. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or coupon code: 15% off with code TWOEWES They have a wide variety shawl pins shawl cuffs clever screw-on leather and metal closures sew-on...
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From Ohio to the Faroe Islands: Listeners Report In
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
What a fun episode this week! Two listeners sent us reports on their travels to yarn shops from Ohio all the way to the Faroe Islands. Kelly and Marsha are together at Kelly’s house, so once again this episode will not be edited so we have more time to play with string. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Marsha’s Projects: using in the colorway, Meadow Stripes and fingering for the heels and toes. I’ve “lost” somewhere in my house the navy yarn for the toe. On the seventh...
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Stitches West 2022, What Marsha Bought Doesn't Count
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
We had so much fun at Stitches West 2022! We have lots to share about our experience at the show, the people we met, the vendors we loved, and lots of prizes to give away. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Comments about Stitches: Class from Toni Lipsey, very entertaining and knowledgeable. Has a new book . Fabrics–jelly rolls, fat quarters and other fabrics. Japanese fabrics, Trends–red, black, grey combinations are in every booth. This is not something that we saw a...
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Comments about Stitches:
Class from Toni Lipsey, very entertaining and knowledgeable. Has a new book The Tunisian Crochet Handbook.
Fabrics–jelly rolls, fat quarters and other fabrics. Japanese fabrics,
Trends–red, black, grey combinations are in every booth. This is not something that we saw a lot before. Another color trend: orange. Another one but a little less is petal pink, often looking like it was overdyed on a natural colored fiber or with a darker color overwash or glaze over the pink–or maybe that was just something I was drawn to this time.
Feels really safe in the convention center, checked Vax card and ID upon entry, name tag has distance declaration sticker code–hugs ok, elbow bump only, and 6 feet distance please. Crowd was light at the Thursday preview. Hotel lobby bar people are drinking and eating so many fewer masks.
Friday's crowd was also light, but there were some crowded booths. Everyone seems so happy to be buying yarn. One vendor said sales were fewer, but the average sale was higher.
Saturday was the busiest market day as usual. But the market was smaller and we had finished looking at the whole thing, plus visiting with people we saw there, within a couple hours of entering.
Vendors:
Global Marketplace Fair Trade Crafts
Madonna Inn guest room pictures
Patreon Winners:
Listen to hear if you won in the Patreon drawing. Thank you to all our patrons! We appreciate you! To become a patron, visit the Two Ewes Patreon site.
Stitches West 2022 Celebration Giveaway:
This is on both Instagram and Ravelry and ends April 15. For IG– Enter to win by commenting on Kelly’s or Marsha’s post announcing publication of Episode 180. For Ravelry there will be a thread with a prompt. Answer the prompt to be in the drawing.
Two Ewes’ Hand Dyed Cotton Yarn and Dishcloth Pattern Giveaway
Listen to hear if you won a prize. Below are links to some of the patterns:
Campfire dishcloth
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