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Ep 153: We're So Predictable

Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Release Date: 01/11/2021

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Lots of project updates and project planning in this episode. Plus join our Out-of-Hibernation-Along. Look in those closets and pull out long forgotten projects. Let’s finish ‘em, frog ‘em, or toss ‘em! 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 Marsha’s Projects : Finished. I learned so much about weaving on this project. I had so many broken warp threads that I've gotten really good at repairing them. Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath.  : Inspired by Lily...

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A Ridiculous Amount of Slouch show art A Ridiculous Amount of Slouch

Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Oh that Sockhead Slouch hat! Find out just how ridiculous Kelly's is! Our Winter-Weave-Along ends soon and our Out-of-Hibernation-Along is underway. Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or Welcome to our first new patron of 2024, Jill P! Thank you for your support of the show and our community. Marsha’s Projects Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath.  : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using . Finished first sleeve and almost done with second. :...

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Our Out of Hibernation Along is underway so join us and bring your hibernating projects into the sunlight. We have one more month of the Winter Weave Along so there's still time to start or finish a weaving project.  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 Everest Garbage article. Marsha’s Projects Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath.  : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier....

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Progress on the woven square blanket, some trip knitting, a couple new sweater patterns in the queue, adventures in weaving, and we leave you with a cliffhanger.  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 Marsha’s Projects : Finished! Colorway 855 which is a blue green. Approximately lace weight and 1,036 yards. Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath.  : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. d: by Heidi...

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"I Give Up!"

Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Join us as we go down the weaving rabbit hole with a discussion on surrendering to the creative process and bucking the rules. Plus, project updates and we announce an “Out of Hibernation Along”. Listen and join the fun. 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 Marsha’s Projects : Finished! Used in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime with Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal for the heels and toes.  : Have two braids in the color way 855 which is a blue green. Halfway through...

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Marsha has an exciting addition to our fiber adventures. A new loom! Plus we have project updates and some listener comments.  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 : Have two braids in the color way 855 which is a blue green. Finished the first braid and started second Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath.  : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. : Using in the colorway...

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Happy New Year! The Two Ewes recap their projects from 2023 and look forward to a productive and yarn-filled 2024. 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 Marsha’s Projects : by Stephanie Larson. Finished! Used (worsted) in colorway Spiced Apple Cider. Made for Mark. I bought the yarn at the much missed String Theory Yarns.  Finished! Eight skeins and 1,758 yards. Finished yarn may be worsted or DK. : Have two braids in the color way 855 which is a blue green. The first braid I split into 10...

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Christmas knitting and some finished projects. Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a peaceful New Year. 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 Eleonore von Castelmur. Finished! Used Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray.  : By Daleside Knits. Finished! Used in colorway Berries. Knit for Ben. Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. Cast on for Mark but changed my mind and cast on a...

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Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

We’re back! The Two Ewes have been missing in action with work, travel, a vintage trailer rally, a knitting retreat, Thanksgiving, and a nasty cold. We have lots to talk about including 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 Marsha’s Projects : by Heidi Kirrmaier. Finished! Used 13 Mile Lamb and Wool for the main color and Brooklyn Tweed Tones for some of the contrasting colors. It fits great and I think I did a great job on the colorwork yoke. : by Stephanie Larson....

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Her Headstone Will Read, Her Headstone Will Read, "I'm Not Buying a Fleece"

Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Kelly’s backyard suint bath science project, Lambtown, Marsha's sweater is going well, and  lots of other news. 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 Lambtown Saw lots of fiber friends. Took class from Jacey Boggs Faulkner. Joined the . Marsha’s Projects Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I’ve spun five 3-ply skeins. : by Heidi Kirrmeier. Using 13 Mile Lamb and Wool for the main color and Brooklyn Tweed Tones for some of the contrasting colors....

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The solace of creating order, a nice button band technique, and plans for 2021. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com.

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Marsha’s Projects

Finished the body and ¾ of the sleeves of Holey Comfort cardigan by Hinterm Stein. Bind off is a really nice I-cord bind off. Sleeve width seems okay but need to decrease faster on the way to cuffs. It will be touch and go with yarn amount

Working on foot of first pair of socks for myself using Drops Fabel Print that I bought in San Luis Obispo.

Swatched with Little Fish Stitches fingering for a Tee called Walk Along by AnkeStrick. 

Techniques for neat button bands: 

  1. pick up stitches with #1 needle and then knit with pattern size - Cocoknits
  2. Pick up exact number of stitches in body and then decrease to number of stitches called for pattern.

Marsha purchased the Lady Dye Yarns kit: Schitt’s Creek 2.0. 

Kelly’s Projects 

I’ve been working a lot on the Persian Tile Blanket for my grand niece. I’m following the color choices (sort of) of a project by JenasaurusWake that I saw while watching FO radar. I’m using Knit Picks Brava Worsted in lots of fun bright colors and making color choices to make all the octagons look like they have different sized flowers in them. 

With Friends Pullover. I’m using two patterns:  Rachel by Josée Paquin, and Fresh by Josée Paquin. I’ve put on the front hem 

The weaving is finished on the Ribbon Candy Christmas dishtowels and they have all been washed, but not yet hemmed. I had a rocky start, but was able to correct a warping mistake that made one of my white stripes bigger than the others. I also was inspired by the Jane Stafford Guild videos to go off my pattern and play with some twill treadlings. 

Plans for 2021

We talked about our 2021 plans and discovered that we are oh, so predictable. You don’t even really have to listen to this episode! We said exactly the same things in Episode 106 in January 2019 and Episode 127 in January 2020.

Recommendations

Kelly recommends two YouTube knitting shows

Sweet Tea, No Shade with John and Scott

Needles at the Ready show with Kevin and Ray.

Marsha shares videos (created by the tour company) from last year’s Iceland trip.

Video of our Icelandic cooking class

Video of our visit to Icelandic geothermal plant and lava tube

 

Ongoing Giveaway--Paper, Planning, and Plotting

We are giving away two items to one lucky winner! Two Sheeps Calendar: A Celebration of Independent Yarn Dyers. Each month features an exclusive skein from an indie dyer and the link to order the yarn. It’s not just a calendar!

Pack of three Field Notes notebooks in the Snowy Evening design

To enter, answer this prompt: How do you keep your plots and plans straight? Paper, digital, other? Do you use a calendar? What kind? A notebook? What kind? Do you use a notebook for your projects or just Ravelry? When do you use paper and when do you use digital?  Enter in the thread in the Ravelry group, or you can send a comment from our website, you can send us an audio file by emailing us [email protected], or send us a dm on Instagram From all the responses we’ll draw a winner on January 20 and you’ll hear the winner during the second January episode.