Two Ewes Fiber Adventures

Kelly and Marsha love fiber arts and want to inspire you! Marsha is an accomplished knitter and new spinner. Kelly is a spinner who knits and weaves. Fiber is one of the many shared interests after over 30 years of friendship. The show is about our adventures in knitting, spinning, dyeing and other fiber arts.

Chicken Mania! 04/08/2024

Chicken Mania! 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 Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using . Finished the second sleeve but I don’t really like the sweater. Bringing to California for Kelly to give me her thoughts. : The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock. : by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Went to buy yarn at Fiber Gallery to use my gift cards but they have moved and not yet reopened the store. 3: Cast on and about halfway done with the yoke. : I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red. Kelly’s Projects The were finished and installed in time for our trip. The cord at the bottom worked great. I’m going to wash in hot water and dry in the dryer one more time, then I might just rehem them a little shorter so they will hug tighter to the window. Almost finished with by Tamy Gore, . I probably have about 30 rows left in the pattern. For Out of Hibernation I’ve been spinning the batts of that I washed, dyed, and carded last summer. The blue is now finished and I’m working on the red-orange. Also for the Out of Hibernation Along, I finally got all the Spin-In prizes sent out! I started another using the Red Heart from my mom. There were two grays, black, white and a partial skein of red. I decided I needed to use the white and the pink. The blanket is wider than a typical baby blanket and will take more yarn. I started a sock out of another skein of Comfort and Joy Enjoy. This one is also an Oopsie colorway. I’m thinking of it as Wine and Cheddar or maybe Wine and Mustard. I’m finished with the cuff and debating about what patterning to use on the leg. Chicken Mania Are you knitting an by Annette Corsino? We are thinking about joining in the chicken mania! Ravelry Tips and Tricks Sarah Salpal1 says: It’s not a secret, but the Ravelry tip that helps me the most is the ? Button next to “preview” on the posts. It tells how to do all kinds of formatting things, which is very helpful. She showed (for example) how to make a spoiler alert so that your text will be hidden unless someone clicks on it. Out-of-Hibernation Along February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. Winter-Weave-Along Ended! Prize Drawing Next Episode. Seattle Opera Production of Barber of Seville Friday, May 17th 20% discount on tickets with the code KNITTER20 Seattle Opera is having a Relaxed Performance of our production of The Barber of Seville. While there will be no changes to the performance, the experience for the audience will have some alterations including: • Lights being dimmed in the theater instead of fully dark • A relaxed atmosphere allowing patrons to talk and vocalize as they wish • Being able to leave and re-enter the theater as needed • Special areas designated as a technology use area …and much more. These adaptations are designed for a multitude of people and as a knitter myself, I couldn’t help but think this would be great for groups of fiber artists to attend and craft throughout the show! While I can knit a basic pair of socks during a performance, having the lights up alone will make it easier to find any dropped stitches or check a pattern. More information about the production can be found at . More information about what a relaxed performance entails can be found at . Meg Stoltz Associate Director of Marketing and Knitter Thank you Meg for offering listeners a discount on tickets. It should be a fun event. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/30720463

A Ridiculous Amount of Slouch 03/18/2024

A Ridiculous Amount of Slouch 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. : I’ve woven 36”. I thought I would keep alternating twill patterns but I was really struggling getting any kind of rhythm throwing the shuttle. Decided to make larger sections tabby and smaller sections (1-1.5”) twills. Going much better! : The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock. : by Elizabeth Zimmerman. This morning I ordered her digital book that has modifications. 30,000+ projects means it must be a great pattern! I’d like to make a hooded jacket modification. 3: Made a swatch of my green combo spin. Trying to decide on a pattern to knit. : I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red. : taught by Kathleen Adams Olsen. We dye with indigo. Class held in Kathleen’s home in Seabrook, WA. Her website is under construction but you can subscribe to her newsletter to be notified of events. I messaged her via Instagram (watersedgefiberanddye) or Facebook (Kathleen Adams Olsen). Kelly’s Projects I finished my with Dirty Neon. Ridiculously slouchy hat with a cozy folded brim that can be a double or even triple layer for my ears. I finished the weaving for the . I bought the cord to go through the bottom casing. Now Robertt needs to install the hooks and attach the cord so I can measure one last time and then sew the two rod casings in the curtain fabric. I’ve stalled a little with by Tamy Gore, . I’m on the decreasing end of the long triangle. I now have five strips sewn together and it’s about 17” wide. I’ve slowed down on this because I started two new projects. For Out of Hibernation I’ve been spinning the batts of that I washed, dyed, and carded last summer. It was half a fleece from Black Sheep Gathering in 2017 (about two pounds). During the summer I spun up a violet and a blue-green 3-ply yarn. I've now spun up the red-purple and I’m currently spinning a bright blue. The final color is a red orange. Between the two colors I have about 12 ounces left to spin. I started another using the Red Heart from my mom. There were two grays, black, white and a partial skein of red. There are also two different pinks, but I don’t think I’ll use them. A book recommendation from Kelly–, by Woniya Dawn Thibeaut. The author describes a lot of fiber arts in preparation for her time on the reality TV show. Ravelry Tips and Tricks Do listeners have any tricks to share? Out-of-Hibernation Along February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. Winter-Weave-Along Ends March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! Seattle Opera Production of Barber of Seville Friday, May 17th 20% discount on tickets with the code KNITTER20 Seattle Opera is having a Relaxed Performance of our production of The Barber of Seville. While there will be no changes to the performance, the experience for the audience will have some alterations including: Lights being dimmed in the theater instead of fully dark • A relaxed atmosphere allowing patrons to talk and vocalize as they wish • Being able to leave and re-enter the theater as needed • Special areas designated as a technology use area …and much more. These adaptations are designed for a multitude of people and as a knitter myself, I couldn’t help but think this would be great for groups of fiber artists to attend and craft throughout the show! While I can knit a basic pair of socks during a performance, having the lights up alone will make it easier to find any dropped stitches or check a pattern. More information about the production can be found at . More information about what a relaxed performance entails can be found at . Meg Stoltz Associate Director of Marketing and Knitter Thank you Meg for offering listeners a discount on tickets. It should be a fun event. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/30427223

Anything to Avoid the Gym 03/03/2024

Anything to Avoid the Gym 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. Using in the colorway Claret. Blocked a second time and it fits great. Picked up and started the first sleeve. : I’ve woven 36”. I thought I would keep alternating twill patterns but I was really struggling getting any kind of rhythm throwing the shuttle. Decided to make larger sections tabby and smaller sections (1-1.5”) twills. Going much better! : The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock. : by Elizabeth Zimmerman. This morning I ordered her digital book that has modifications. 30,000+ projects means it must be a great pattern! I’d like to make a hooded jacket modification. Kelly’s Projects have four strips sewn together. Continuing on the with Dirty Neon. More than halfway done with by Tamy Gore, I’m using , Master of My Feet in New Jeans along with Plumpy Stuff in Off the Grid. is still in the threading process but I fixed the mistake that first derailed me and I’m continuing to thread reed and heddles. Usually I thread the whole reed first and then thread all the heddles, but because I knew I had a mistake, I wanted to start threading heddles where I could better see the error before I threaded all the dents in the reed and then had to take them back out due to errors. Ravelry Tips and Tricks Advanced search for people. Hold down the Advanced Search tab at the top and then select people from the choices that pop up. If you have put in your location in your profile you can select a radius of miles and see all the Ravelers within that radius, e.g. within 10 miles. Out-of-Hibernation Along February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. Events Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/30189988

Weaving or Taxes? What Will She Do? 02/17/2024

Weaving or Taxes? What Will She Do? 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 Kirrmaier. Using in the colorway Claret. : I found four errors in my threading. Had a discussion with Kelly. Couldn’t find any information on treadling for a Rosepath warp. All this led to my decision to remove Rosepath threading and rethread with straight draw. I’m getting back on track. : The Artful Ewe Clackamas. I don’t know the name of the colorway but it's red…again. Kelly’s Projects All the squares are sewed into 20 strips of 14 squares. So is actually 280 squares. Four strips sewn together already and it’s going quickly. Continuing on the with Dirty Neon. PRU is a German company. I badly need trip knitting ready to go since I leave on Sunday for an all day flight to Florida! I’ve had by Tamy Gore, in my library for a while waiting to use two particular yarns. I’m using , Master of My Feet in New Jeans along with Plumpy Stuff in Off the Grid. The Stitch Stuff was a gift related to the conference I’m going to, so it seemed perfect to use it now. Other designs in Tamy Gore’s portfolio are calling to me. is a unique take on the colorwork yoke. My attention was also caught by , a short sleeve sweater with the wider neckline I like. In both of them I prefer the low contrast versions. Ravelry Tips and Tricks Yarn Shop Directory (1 shop within 10 miles of my hotel in Orlando) and Road Trip Planner (57 yarn shops between Salinas and Seattle, all within 5 miles of the main route). Out-of-Hibernation Along February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. Events Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/29988078

"I Give Up!" 02/05/2024

"I Give Up!" 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 spinning the second braid. 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. Using in the colorway Claret. : Rosepath and tabby warp. I put the warp on the loom but discovered an error that I need to fix. : The Artful Ewe Clackamas. I don’t know the name of the colorway but it's red…again. Kelly’s Projects I got a whole basket full of yarn scraps for my . Shout out and huge thank you to Alene, who tracked me down at school to deliver the gift. She had placed the scraps in a basket that she made from quilting fabric. I’ve already made and washed over 30 squares. Yarn construction discussion..plied, cabled, singles, how many plies, how tightly twisted. All of these yarn structures in the sock yarn scraps. It is interesting to see them all and to see how they weave up. I think these little squares could be a great beginner project to learn about yarn, but then again, maybe the differences wouldn't be obvious or interesting to a yarn novice. Continuing on the with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon. Ravelry Tips and Tricks Need yarn? Want to pretend you are just helping your Ravelry friends destash? Under the community tab you can click friends and see the recently posted photos of projects your friends are making. On that same page you can click “Search friends’ stash” and see what they have stashed in Ravelry. And you can filter to get the “for sale or trade” and go shopping! Other Stuff My Calendar 2024 “You’re the Worst. In the best way.” Events Out-of-Hibernation Along, February 1 - June 1: Thank you Shoedweller for the idea. Pat’s in and so are Marsha and I. Spring cleaning for your project page! WIPs or hibernating projects that have been hanging around. Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/29784108

Hereby Ordered to be Wild and Free 01/20/2024

Hereby Ordered to be Wild and Free 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 Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using in the colorway Claret. I washed and blocked the body. Seems okay but I would like it a bit roomier. I’m still thinking about what I want to do next. LeClerc Nilus Jack Loom: Pick it up January 8th from a weaver on Vashon Island. Have lots of lace weight alpaca that I plan to weave a shawl. Kelly walked me through the math with her and . Kelly’s Projects Finished the . The yarn is Comfort and Joy. I wasn’t familiar with the dyer but it turns out to be a yarn particular to the yarn shop in Healdsburg, California. I bought three skeins of their sock yarn at the very last Stitches event and I still have two to use. Sewing together the . I am making strips of 14 squares each. I’ll run out of squares and need more when I have 15 strips of 14. I’m currently on the 8th strip. Started a with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon. Ravelry Tips and Tricks Ravelry users seem to be back up. Numbers of users online are showing in the mid 4000s each time I log on. For a few years they have been in the 3000s at the highest. This number is on . If you click on it you can see more user stats. For example, the most users online at the moment I clicked were from the US, followed by Germany, then Canada, and then the UK. There was one person from Antarctica online at the time that I clicked. There were over 600,000 active users in the last week. Other Stuff My Calendar 2024 and how my year is going so far. Jill sent a message that Stephany Wilkes was interviewed on . We interviewed her in November of 2018 back in and it was a fun conversation. BTW, that’s the same episode that Marsha started the . Margaret (marginmirror on Ravelry): Maybe someday if you decide to venture north and east to Alberta you'll visit us up here at our fibre (that's how Canadians spell "fiber") festivals -- and sample our sturdy, wooly wool (Dorset/Suffolk and the like) and locally-raised alpaca -- and our imported (merino) indie-dyed wool. You'd LOVE "Fibre Week" in mid-June at (Olds, Alberta) -- though I think at least one of you might have scheduling conflicts. Check out Central Alberta Rural Spinners on Facebook...just because. Events Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! Florida conference, Orlando, 19th through 22nd (Orlando World Center Marriott) /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/29564288

2023 Project Rev-EWE 01/08/2024

2023 Project Rev-EWE 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 individual rovings and the second braid I plan to split into half. I will then ply the two singles together. 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 Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. I finished the first sock and am about half way down the leg of the second sock. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using in the colorway Claret. I washed and blocked the body. Seems okay but I would like it a bit roomier. I’m still thinking about what I want to do next. Kelly’s Projects Continuing to work on . These are the ones that I had to stop working on during the last episode because I forgot to turn the heel. I pulled the needles out and put them back in the bag to fix later. Later turned out to be a month later. I now can’t remember what yarn this is. I got it at the very last Stitches West ever in 2022. Continuing to work on . I’ve washed 83 squares and have another large batch finished. So I’m at almost 200 squares so far. Time to start sewing them together! Events Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! Kelly at a Florida conference, Orlando, 19th through 22nd. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/29378923

Just Make It Happen 12/16/2023

What Happened to November? 11/28/2023

What Happened to November? 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. Finished! Made for Madi using Cascade 220 Superwash Merino in Summer Sky. Spinning the last bobbin before plying. : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. : by Eleonore von Castelmur. Using Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray. Finished his jacket, pants, hat and currently knitting his long johns. : Using in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. Halfway down the foot of the first sock. d: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using in the colorway Claret. Almost done with the body. Working on four garter stitch rows for edging and then bind off. Kelly’s Projects Continuing to work on . These are the ones that I had to stop working on during the last episode because I forgot to turn the heel. I pulled the needles out and put them back in the bag to fix later. Later turned out to be a month later. I now can’t remember what yarn this is. I got it at the very last Stitches West ever in 2022. Continuing to work on . I’ve washed 83 squares and have another 21 finished. So I’m at over 100 squares so far. Started . This is for the back window of the trailer in the bedroom. Events Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/28812043

Her Headstone Will Read, "I'm Not Buying a Fleece" 10/23/2023

Her Headstone Will Read, "I'm Not Buying a Fleece" 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. Finished the first sleeve and now halfway done with the second sleeve. : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. : by Eleonore von Castelmur. Using Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray. Finished his jacket, pants, hat and currently knitting his long johns. : Using in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. Knitting the gusset of the first sock. : Very fiddly knitting and, honestly, not that much fun. I was determined to finish it before Halloween but the pressure was too much. I’m working on it but have taken off the pressure of finishing the skull in time for Halloween. Swatching to start another sweater. Either by Ankestrick using or by Heidi Kirrmaier using . Kelly’s Projects Finally finished and washed the . Now I’m eyeing the rest of that tub of acrylic for a potential next project. Aunt Betty used a really pretty rusty orange for a pumpkin. Maybe I’ll find another inspiration or maybe it goes to Goodwill. Suint Bath Update: Took out the dark gray Romney and laid it out to dry. Put in a part of the small Shetland that followed me home from Lambtown. It was in for a week (or two?) and now is out on the drying screen. It was almost dry yesterday, but now it is being drizzled on. By the way, the Romney stayed on the drying screen for about a week or so, getting dry during the day and then coated with dew or drizzle each morning. Events y, November 2-5. Saturday Nov 4 is the open house. Pismo Coast Village RV Park. Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! Thursday, October 26, 5 pm - 8 pm (4-5pm member only shopping) Friday, October 27, 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, October 28, 10 am - 4 pm At Bloedel Hall in St Mark’s Cathedral 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle Free admissions & parking November 1-5 Port Townsend, Washington Washington DC Adventure Marsha will be in Washington DC from 11/8-11/17 Schedule includes knit night at Fiber Space in Alexandria and a visit to Looped Yarn Works in the city. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/28391450

Suint Baths, Scams, and Sweaters 10/10/2023

As Summer Ends 09/24/2023

Sweaters Not So Nice, She Had to Knit Them Thrice 09/18/2023

Sweaters Not So Nice, She Had to Knit Them Thrice It has been a busy few weeks with the start of school, contract negotiations, and a possible strike looming. Take a listen as we report on finished projects, new projects, false starts, and fleeces that had to come home. 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 Note: Winners of our Summer Spin in will be announced in our next episode. Thank you for your patience. Marsha’s Projects: : Finished!! I used 42 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight). The finished size is about 71” x 83”. I used 4,578 yards and estimated I knit 173,680 stitches. Ironically, I ran out of yarn binding off so I found some leftover Lamb’s Prides to bind off the last 1⁄8 of bind off. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I’ve spun three 3-ply skeins. I received the new motor for my EEW 6.0 espinner so I am back in business. : by Heidi Kirrmeier. Cast on twice and both times twisted the stitches when I joined 312 stitches. Decided after the bright yellow provisional cast on to knit two rows of main color. Then I picked one leg of the backside of the provisional cast on with bright blue and knit four rows and bound off. This gave me more fabric to keep the stitches from twisting. I would love to know if listeners have a better idea of how not to twist stitches when joining that many stitches in the round. : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. : by Eleonore von Castelmur. Using Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray. : Using in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. Kelly’s Projects: The blue/green (peacock) singles are spun but didn’t get plied. Started a baby blanket using the best parts of my mom’s acrylic leftovers. Fleeces washed: New Romney fleece. Skirted the lightest (and best) parts and washed them. New East Friesian fleece. Skirted and sorted into front and back quarters. One front quarter has been soaking in a suint bath since Monday. Mills in California: Mills in Oregon: Mills in Washington: Events: October 7-8 in Dixon Recommendations: : YouTube channel of Noraly who travels the world on her motorcycle. Truly inspiring. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/28012422

Falling Out of Love 08/18/2023

Falling Out of Love Sometimes we fall a little out of love with things. In this episode we talk about needing a break from our projects and things we love so we can fall in love again. 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 : Finished. : Finished. : I am using 42 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 76 inches and used 39 balls. I’m beginning to feel the end is in sight. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I’ve spun three 3-ply skeins. I’ve been having problems with my EEW 6.0 espinner for a few months and it stopped working while on my beach weekend where I planned on spinning the whole time. I emailed Maurice at Dreaming Robots and he diagnosed that the electric motor is defective and is sending me a new one. Not happy the motor failed, but very happy with the quick response from Maurice. : by Heidi Kirrmeier. Swatched for gauge and hope to cast on today. : Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. : by Eleonore von Castelmur. Using Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray. Kelly’s Projects Finished knitting the Pride socks using yarn. They turned out really pretty and I’m excited to give them away. I’m still working on processing a from 2016. I’m flicking the locks before I feed them into the drum carder, trying to keep the fibers as aligned as possible (as is done in combing). I’m pulling the batts off the carder through a diz and making nests of pseudo-combed top. I’ve done another 2 oz of this relatively slow process. Finished my mom’s and finished the antlers on her . Why, oh, why did she choose these patterns? Finished the dyeing up the remainder of the fleece that I started this summer with the purple skeins. Once it was dry I started carding the red/orange dyed fleece into batts. I also have blue/green, blue, and a red, purple and natural batches to card. Events : Memorial Day - Labor Day, May 29 - September 4 August 25-27 in Millbrae –September 4 at Monterey County Fairgrounds October 7-8 in Dixon /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/27761904

Why Block A Sock? 07/30/2023

Why Block A Sock? Why do some knitter's block socks after washing? We don’t and are wondering if there is an important reason to do so. We need input from our listeners. Plus, project updates, and lots of spinning as part of our Summer Spin In. 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 : I am using 42 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 70 inches and used 37 balls. I’m beginning to feel the end is in sight. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I’ve spun three 3-ply skeins and am back to spinning singles. Spun one bobbin : Using Elmer Tweed worsted from Lamb & Kid in the colorways Fir and Farmhouse. Here are links to the tubular cast on tutorials from and . About to start decreases for the crown. In planning stage of Snowflower by Heidi Kirrmeier. Bought a different fourth color…rose! Also bought lime green and hot pink Cascade 220 to make a Lily Pulitzer inspired tea cozy to go with my Lily Pulitzer tray. Also bought Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream to make by Eleonore von Castelmur. Suppose to use sock scraps but I don’t have any in Christmas colors. I do now! Kelly’s Projects Finished socks for myself using the yarn from called Epicurean Kitchen. Currently knitting socks using a skein of Gay Pride Flag from . I finished spinning the where I dyed the wool and then carded. This is a Black Sheep Gathering fleece from 2017. I still have about 2 lbs of this fleece left and I was losing about 10% in the carding process on this fleece. I started and finished a 3 ounce braid of mixed BFL that was overdyed by Two Guys Yarn. It’s a . I’m still working on processing a from 2016. I’m flicking the locks before I feed them into the drum carder, trying to keep the fibers as aligned as possible (as is done in combing). With this fleece I’m pulling the batts off the carder through a diz and making nests of pseudo-combed top. This process has resulted in about 20% loss. I worked on the quilt and completed the eleventh circle of quilting out of twenty. Events : Memorial Day - Labor Day, May 29 - September 4 August 4-6 Magnussen Park –August 12 at Monterey County Fairgrounds August 25-27 in Millbrae –September 4 at Monterey County Fairgrounds October 7-8 in Dixon /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/27606318

Summer Spin In Pop Up Winners 07/17/2023

Summer Spin In Pop Up Winners Our Summer Spin In continues with winners of our Pop-Up Giveaway. Plus project updates with fiber and beyond. An automotive project named “Raven” and “The Great Wall to Wall Carpet Removal Project” are in 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 Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Chelsea and Megan of the in Aberdeen, Washington, offer our listeners a 13% discount with promo code: TwoEwesAndWeirdSisters. Code is active through July 31 Marsha’s Projects : I am using 42 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 67 inches and used 34 balls. I’m beginning to feel the end is in sight. : Using two shades of Anzula Dreamy (blue) and Squishy (coral) that I bought at Stitches 2022. Working on the foot of the second sock. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I’ve spun three 3-ply skeins and am back to spinning singles. : Using Elmer Tweed worsted from Lamb & Kid in the colorways Fir and Farmhouse. Here are links to the tubular cast on tutorials from and . I’m about half way done. Using 2 stripes Farmhouse and 5 stripes Fir. : I’m calling these finished. Used a weaving kit from to make two monk’s belt hand towels. I learned a lot on this project: Kelly’s Projects I’m continuing the pair of socks for myself using the yarn from called Epicurean Kitchen. I’m on the foot of the second sock. I have a skein of Gay Pride Flag from waiting to be cast on for my next pair of socks (for a gift). I finished spinning the . I have about 1500 yards of a 3-ply that is about fingering weight. The staple length gives the yarn a nice sheen but it is soft enough that most people could probably wear it in a pullover. This is a Black Sheep Gathering fleece from 2016. I still have another box of this for another project. I’m now spinning the where I dyed the wool and then carded. The batts are a nice heathered blue/purple and I’m spinning woolen. I have 9 ounces of the purple carded batts to spin. This is a Black Sheep Gathering fleece from 2017. I still have about 2 lbs of this fleece left and I was losing about 10% in the carding process on this fleece. I am also working on processing a from 2016. This fleece has nice long locks so I am doing the same as with the black fleece. I am flicking the locks before I feed them into the drum carder, trying to keep the fibers as aligned as possible (as is done in combing). With this fleece I’m pulling the batts off the carder through a diz and making nests of pseudo-combed top. This process has resulted in about 20% loss. I think I’d like to finish processing the whole bag (about 36 ounces). I’ve processed about 8 ounces in the first batch and ended up with 6.25 ounces of nests. I will probably use this for rug yarn. Pop Up Giveaway: : California Red Roving 8oz Targee/Alpaca Roving 8oz Debouillet Roving 2 oz Shetland Roving 4 oz Events : Memorial Day - Labor Day, May 29 - September 4 –August 12 at Monterey County Fairgrounds August 25-27 in Millbrae –September 4 at Monterey County Fairgrounds October 7-8 in Dixon /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/27487464

Summer Spin-In Pop-Up Giveaway 07/03/2023

Summer Spin-In Pop-Up Giveaway We’re having a pop up Summer Spin In giveaway. Listen to the end for full details. Plus, project updates and lots of chit chat. 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 Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Chelsea and Megan of the in Aberdeen, Washington, offer our listeners a 13% discount with promo code: TwoEwesAndWeirdSisters. June 11 - July 31 Here is a link to the restaurant Kelly visited in Los Banos, California. Marsha’s Projects : I am using 42 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 56 inches and used 29 balls. : Using two shades of Anzula Dreamy (blue) and Squishy (coral) that I bought at Stitches 2022. Working on the foot of the second sock. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I spun three bobbins each holding a 4 oz braid. I plied a third skein and am spinning singles again. : Using Elmer Tweed worsted from Lamb & Kid in the colorways Fir and Farmhouse. Here are links to the tubular cast on tutorials from and . I’m about half way done. Using 2 stripes Farmhouse and 5 stripes Fir. : Finished the tea cozy for my friend Brian. Using in navy and yellow. : Using a weaving kit from to make monk’s belt hand towels. I have warped the loom and have started weaving. A bit of a delay when I realized I needed a second shuttle for the Monk’s Belt pattern. Kelly’s Projects I’m continuing the pair of socks for myself using the yarn from called Epicurean Kitchen. It’s a pale gold, wine, and rose that looks like it has been overwashed with a pale gray. One sock is done and I’m starting the second sock. I finished spinning the braid I bought from . The colorway is Summer Bliss and it is green, gold, and deep purple. I’ve spun up the 5 oz. of singles with a fractal technique and I plan to make a 3 ply. I've been working on since I was in high school. I am spinning the fleece and I’ve finished three bobbins and I’m ready to ply. Summer Spin In Memorial Day - Labor Day May 29 - September 4 Tour de Fleece starts Saturday Pop Up Giveaway: Make a comment in our Summer Spin In comment thread on Ravelry and we’ll draw names for the following prizes. Winners will be announced in our next episode. : California Red 8oz Targee/Alpaca 8oz Debouillet 2 oz Shetland 4 oz /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/27347712

Special Guests: Weird Sisters Wool Emporium 06/15/2023

Special Guests: Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Chelsea and Megan of the Weird Sisters Wool Emporium sit down with us for a fun interview. Hear about their shop, how they began dyeing, their fandom inspiration, and much more. We also talk about our own projects after the interview. 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 Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Marsha interviews Chelsea and Megan of the in Aberdeen. Check out their shop and get a 13% discount with promo code: TwoEwesAndWeirdSisters. Coupon code is good through July 31. Marsha’s Projects : I am using 40 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 50 inches and used 25 balls. This started out fun but at slightly past the halfway point, it is becoming a slog. Stella’s (notenoughtime) is to knit the blanket in two halves and kitchener together. That way I will reduce the bulk while knitting the blanket. : Using two shades of Anzula Dreamy (blue) and Squishy (coral) that I bought at Stitches 2022. Working on the foot of the second sock. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I spun three bobbins each holding a 4 oz braid. I have plied two skeins so far. : Using Elmer Tweed worsted from Lamb & Kid in the colorways Fir and Farmhouse. Here are links to the tubular cast on tutorials from and . I’m about half way done. Using 2 stripes Farmhouse and 5 stripes Fir. : Making the tea cozy for my friend Brian. Using in navy and yellow. : Using a weaving kit from to make monk’s belt hand towels. I’m in the process of warping the loom. Kelly’s Projects Started the color work portion of the Summer Fjord by Trin-Annelie. Main color is Quince and Co. Sparrow in an icy gray blue called Birch. I’m striping in some spirit yarn Louet linen in navy. I started working in the deep orange as the third color and I’m starting to second guess both the textured stitch patterns and the color. The pattern is a 3 stripe repeat and I’m at the end of the second stripe. I have two new projects, too. I started a pair of socks for myself using the yarn from . It’s a pale gold, wine, and rose that looks like it has been overwashed with a pale gray. It reminds me of wine and a charcuterie board. It’s called Epicurean Kitchen and is named for a . That’s the same street as the Kirkman House where I lived for my senior year. In fact P2W2 is just down the street, too. My other new project is spinning. I started spinning the braid I bought from . The colorway is Summer Bliss and it is green, gold, and deep purple. I’ve spun up the 5 oz. of singles with a fractal technique and I plan to make a 3 ply. Coupon Code Remember to check out the shop and get a 13% discount with promo code: TwoEwesAndWeirdSisters. Summer Spin In Memorial Day - Labor Day May 29 - September 4 /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/27120372

Summer Spin In Begins 06/01/2023

Summer Spin In Begins Our Summer Spin In begins so it's time to put some miles on our wheels. Plus we give project updates, hear about Kelly’s new babies, and offer a sad farewell to Stitches. 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 visited the e garden, and the yarn shops, , and all located on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Kelly has three baby chicks. Marsha’s Projects : I am using 40 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 46 inches and used 25 balls. This started out fun but at slightly past the halfway point, it is becoming a slog. : Using two shades of Anzula Dreamy (blue) and Squishy (coral) that I bought at Stitches 2022. Working on the gusset of the second sock. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I spun three bobbins each holding a 4 oz braid. I have plied two skeins so far. : Using Elmer Tweed worsted from Lamb & Kid in the colorways Fir and Farmhouse. Here are links to the tubular cast on tutorials from and . : Finished! Used Little Skein in the Big Woods worsted in colorway Hyde Park. Kelly’s Projects I’m currently hemming the and will be calling them finished today. Two of them are hemmed and hanging in the kitchen right now. I finished the out of Purls Before Wine (From ). The Glamping Colorway turned out to look like a Barred Rock Chicken. I put red/burgundy heels and toes on the socks using a “star toe” method that Robert prefers. He doesn’t like how the standard toes look pointy when they are sitting in his sock drawer! Continuing work on the . This is a pattern by Trin-Annelie. This is my second one of these. is out of Quince and Co. Sparrow that Marsha, Janis, and I all found on sale at Tolt during a 2019 trip. The color is an icy gray blue called Birch. I’m also going to be striping in some spirit yarn Louet linen in navy and maybe some leftover Claudia’s Handpaint linen in a deep orange color. They are all three different gauges so this might not be a good idea. Orange is lace weight, main color is fingering, and the navy is more like sport weight. Stitches West: We announce the winners of patreon drawing We are sorry to hear that Stitches has closed operations. We will miss meeting friends and vendors at the show. If you can, we share a list of vendors posted by Lamb Town that we can support. Summer Spin In Memorial Day - Labor Day May 29 - September 4 /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/26979570

NoCKRs Recap 05/13/2023

NoCKRs Recap The Two Ewes were together as we attended the Northern California Knitting Retreat. Hear about the fun we had and our adventures in the “destash” room. Plus, the winners of our Stitches West contest are announced. 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 NoCKRs We had a lovely time at the held at the in San Juan Bautista, California. We caught up with old friends and met ten new attendees. Thank you to the and for hosting. We have two new knitters! Two high school students attending a confirmation preparation workshop were intrigued with what we were doing. Several knitters taught them the basics and they were off! Next year’s dates April 25-28, 2024. More information can be found in the . Marsha’s Projects : I ordered more yarn and now have a total of 40 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. I’ve knit 40 inches and used 22 balls. This is a fun project. : Using two shades of Anzula Dreamy (blue) and Squishy (coral) that I bought at Stitches 2022. Finished the first sock. Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches this month. I have spun two bobbins of each colorway and am working on a third. : Cast on using Little Skein in the Big Woods worsted in colorway Hyde Park. Knitting it cable hat as part of the cable along that ends May 15. I was making good progress when I discovered about ten rows back that I missed a cable cross. Kelly’s Projects Started the Summer Fjord tee using Quince and Co. Sparrow linen yarn. Continued on the socks for Robert out of Purls Before Wine (From ). Colorway is called Glamping so I had to buy it! Finished: Crackle lesson from Jane Stafford Guild. 7 yard warp instead of 10. Made the outer stripes wider because of the way I fold towels on the towel rod in our kitchen. Using the two cones of 8/2 cotton that I bought at stitches from Meridian Specialty Yarns Stitches West Winners: Winners of our Stitches West contest are announced. Listen to find out who won! Patreon Winners will be announced in our next episode. /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/26766585

JUL Designs interview and Weave-a-Long Winners 04/23/2023

Recap of Stitches West 2023 03/28/2023

Dispatch From Seattle 03/13/2023

Answering Ewe'r Questions, Part 2 02/22/2023

Answering Ewe'r Questions, Part 1 02/05/2023

Yarn So Nice She'll Have to Knit It Twice 01/23/2023

Yarn So Nice She'll Have to Knit It Twice Get ready with us as we prepare for our 200th episode! For our anniversary we will be answering listeners’ questions. Send your questions to [email protected] or use the Ravelry thread, or DM 1hundredprojects or betterinmotion on instagram. 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: : Handspun Manx Loaghton, 3-ply aran weight, 1,460 yards. Decided to add one additional 15 stitch repeat so I cast on 192 stitches. I went up a need size to #9 and have knit about 34 inches. Estimating it is going to be about 4’ x 5” : Bought 18 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. Swatched with #8 and #9. Falkland/Silk/Merino: about 800 yards fingering EEW 6.0 Electric spinning wheel from . Spinning some Polwarth roving. Kelly’s Projects: Continuing to work on the Erin Kurup using the Neighborhood Fiber Company rustic fingering gradient set Shades of Turquoise. Finished weaving on the Monk’s Belt Weaving project. I got 7 towels and enjoyed the process. It isn’t my favorite weave structure, but I like the results better than I thought I would. Still need to cut them apart and hem them. Current piano songs: Happy Birthday (deadline coming soon!), Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and Star Spangled Banner for Baseball spring training. Episode 200 Q and A: To celebrate 200 episodes and over eight years of podcasting, we’ll answer your questions. Ask us about yarn, our lives, the meaning of life, Fibonacci, poodle grooming, or whatever… We’ll do our best! Send your questions to [email protected] or use the Ravelry thread, or DM 1hundredprojects or betterinmotion on instagram. Patreon Pattern Giveaway A hearty, year-end thank you to our patrons! Your support has made our show better and our prizes more numerous. Message Kelly with the pattern of your choice ($10 or less). Thank you for your generosity. You’ve helped to build this community! March 2-5 in Sacramento Winter Weave Along October 1 - March 31 /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/25694751

It's a N-EWE Year! 01/08/2023

It's a N-EWE Year! Happy New Year to our listeners! We have finished projects including a huge completion for Marsha. We’ve started some projects, plus some discussion about a new e-spinner. Full notes with photos and links and a transcript can be found in the podcast section of Join the or become a patron and support the show on . or or Episode 200 Q and A: To celebrate 200 episodes and over eight years of podcasting, we’ll answer your questions. Ask us about yarn, our lives, the meaning of life, Fibonacci, poodle grooming, or whatever… We’ll do our best! Send your questions to [email protected] or use the Ravelry thread, or DM 1hundredprojects or betterinmotion on instagram. Marsha’s Projects: : Whoohoo!! His sweater is finished! : Handspun Manx Loaghton, 3-ply aran weight, 1,460 yards. Decided to add one additional 15 stitch repeat so I cast on 192 stitches. I went up a need size to #9 and have knit about 28 inches. : Bought 18 skeins of Noro Kureyon (Aran weight) to make a blanket for Mark. EEW 6.0 Electric spinning wheel from . Kelly’s Projects: I finished what I set out in the last episode: the angel from the knitted nativity scene kit, a bumper for Minnie’s wool cat bed, and a warp for Monk’s Belt dishtowels. I started the Erin Kurup using the Neighborhood Fiber Company rustic fingering gradient set Shades of Turquoise. This was a door prize from the NoCKRs retreat several years ago. I started this project as Stitches West knitting, but couldn’t follow the pattern in that setting and gave it up. Then I lost the yarn for at least a year! It is really more of a wide scarf than a wrap, but it might block out bigger than it looks. I’ve returned to working on the . I will have A LOT of yarn left over. I think I could have made a Garter Squish blanket. Monk’s Belt Weaving project: I am making dish towels rather than the placemats in the JST episode. I started with what I thought were neutral gray and brown and once they were put together they look a lot like lilac and orange. We talk a little about the way colors work in weaving and how the brain and preconceived ideas also affect the way we interpret colors. Patreon Pattern Giveaway A hearty, year-end thank you to our patrons! Your support has made our show better and our prizes more numerous. Message Kelly with the pattern of your choice ($10 or less). Thank you for your generosity. You’ve helped to build this community! Winter Weave Along October 1 - March 31 Transcript Full transcript available at Marsha 0:03 Hi, this is Marsha and this is Kelly. We are the Two Ewes of Two Ewes Fiber Adventures. Thanks for stopping by. Kelly 0:10 You'll hear about knitting, spinning, dyeing, crocheting, and just about anything else we can think of as a way to play with string. Marsha 0:17 We blog and post show notes at Two Ewes Fiber Adventures dot com. Kelly 0:22 And we invite you to join our Two Ewes Fiber Adventures group on Ravelry. I'm 1hundred projects and I am better in motion. We are both on Instagram and Ravelry. And we look forward to meeting you there. Enjoy the Episode! Marsha 0:42 Hi, Kelly, Happy New Year. Kelly 0:44 Happy New Year to you too, Marsha. Marsha 0:46 Yeah, this is the first time we talked I think since before the holiday. Kelly 0:50 Yeah. How's how's your 2023 been? Marsha 0:53 It's been very nice so far. Because I left New Year's Day for the beach. We went to-- Kim and I went down to the Oregon coast to Cannon Beach. And with the dogs, because the dogs needed a vacation from the stress of the holidays. Kelly 1:10 Only the dogs needed a vacation from the stress of the holidays? [laughing] Marsha 1:14 Yeah [laughing] So it's nice. We had four nights down there. It was really fun. I don't know if you saw any of the pictures I posted but they had very high tides. So we couldn't really go to the beach in the morning like we normally do. We had to wait till the afternoon till the tide went out. So that was a little bit different. But it was fine. Kelly 1:34 I did see the one picture you posted where there literally was no beach. Marsha 1:38 Yeah, it was hitting the the rock wall they have along in front of the hotel where we were staying. And I actually thought, those really expensive, desirable homes that are right on the beach with a fantastic views? I don't know that I want to stay in one of those. Kelly 1:54 Yeah Marsha 1:55 I liked being--we had a view. But we were not right on the beach. We were back. We kind of overlooked--It doesn't sound good, But it was it's actually fine--You sort of overlook a parking lot for the park. And so you're back at solid 50 yards probably from the beach, which made me--and we were up on the third floor which made me feel better. I don't think I'd want to be on one of those houses right on the beach. With the bedrooms on the ground floor. Yeah, not during this storm. And, and you're having storms down there too, right? in California? Kelly 2:26 Yeah, we weren't hit as bad as some of the surrounding areas. We but we've had--every time it rains we've had more than an inch, which is really unusual for us to, you know, to get that much rain at a time. We did have one day, it wasn't this most recent storm it was maybe a week and a half ago where the street flooded in front of our house, you know because of the slough, what used to be the slough, running through our yard and through the yards of, you know, all of the the neighbors. It comes right across the street, you know, what used to be the slough. You can see from above you know, it's comes right across our street. And so the street kind of dips down because of the the old slough having been there. Marsha 3:18 Right Kelly 3:19 And so that part of the-- that part where the street dips down floods and the, you know, especially if the if the city pumps for the stormwater aren't working properly, then it really floods. Anyway, it got high enough that it went above the curb and was flowing into the old slough in our yard. And so I always like it-- Robert hates when that happens but I always like it because I feel like I'm capturing stormwater for my own yard. Like yay! Extra water! But this year he was worried about it because he said, you know, he didn't want it to he didn't want that water to undermine his his fence posts that he had put in and that didn't happen. It, you know, was nothing huge. But there was some water runoff from the street into our into our little ravine and that hasn't happened in a in quite a few years. So so yeah, we you know we we didn't suffer much at all. We didn't suffer at all from the from the storm. But like the beach in in the Capitola area, one of the old beaches that I used to, you know, the beach that I used to go to when I was a kid, their whole parking lot is gone. Just destroyed from the from the tides. Robert was showing me pictures this morning. And he's been really watching the weather and you know he's got the Weather Channel and all the places that he used to look when he was working at the agency and needed to keep tabs on what the weather was going to be for their generator system case power-- case of power outages and the storm water. So they could predict and, you know, because the stormwater goes to the treatment plant. Yeah, he was really-- well, he has been sort of obsessing over the radar and all that. Marsha 5:12 Well and when I was at the beach he texted me that about the light fixtures on the front of the house that I helped him put them up that one time I was down there. And he was-- he put some extra wire on them I think, to secure them because he was really worried about the winds. Yeah, the reason why you got those new ones is the wind had knocked the old ones, had damaged the old ones. So he was really worried about that. They're fine though? So far? Kelly 5:36 Yeah, yeah, they are fine. The only-- his rain gauge, which is a five gallon bucket, the one day that the wind was so so hard I looked out the kitchen window, and this white plastic bucket goes flying across the yard. Oh Okay! So now he's got, he turned our, we have a like a, you know, that teak side table. He turned that upside down, set the bucket inside of the four legs, and then propped bricks around the edge to both hold the table down and hold the bucket firmly inside the table. He's got that sitting outside to measure so he can kind of keep track of the rain. The amount of rain. I measure it by the amount that's in the dog dishes. So I have a 12 hour rain gauge, you know, feed the dogs in the morning and when I go out at night and feed them again I see how much is there. Yesterday, it was about an inch in the 12 hours. It was pretty steady. And not hard rain, but pretty steady all day. Until yesterday afternoon. Today, we have a break. It's really nice. It's um, I can even see blue sky outside. So there was one day that it was so gray. It felt like nighttime all day long. It was super unusual for us. So anyway, yeah, that's what's been happening here. Aunt Betty had her second cataract surgery and it went all fine. So now we're good. So she's, she's happy. She's able to see. She had a follow up appointment yesterday. So that's all good. So yeah, my 2023 is going pretty well, too. Yeah, well, mine is going pretty well, because I had a nice trip to the beach. And then I'll talk about some other stuff when we get to projects. So should we jump into projects? Or? Well let me just announce about the episode 200 As long as we're stopping for business here. So we are currently on episode 198. Coming up on episode 200. And so we're going to do for episode 200 a listener q&a. So we'll answer your questions. And we've got quite a few questions already between email and the Ravelry thread. But I put up a Ravelry thread where you can ask questions, or you can email us to us at Two Ewes Fiber Adventures dot com. Or you can message us, you know on Instagram, or you can use our website Two Ewes Fiber Adventures dot com. And there's a Contact Us page and you can use that to send us an email. Lots of ways for you to let us know what your questions are. And then we're going to answer them on episode 200. Marsha 8:43 Try to answer! Kelly 8:44 All of them. Yeah. And I have been listening to some of the older episodes just kind of going back to refresh my memory about them. At first I was a little worried like oh I'm not sure I want to go back there and see how we sound. You know we weren't that bad Marsha.[laughing] I think we did pretty good. First. I just remember, I do remember when we first started, on every episode, Robert would go to work and he'd listened to it. Then the next day he'd give me a rundown. It helped us get better. I do have to say that it helped us get better. But sometimes it was not a welcome critique. [laughing] Marsha 9:29 Now do you remember? I'm kind of curious, like maybe I shouldn't even ask but I'm dying of curiosity. Like what were some of the critiques that that he would give? Kelly 9:37 He said I repeated myself, which I still do. When I edit sometimes I think oh Kelly, why did you have to say the same phrase three times while you were thinking of the next thing you were gonna say? He also said that I talk slowly. Like I'll be talking along at a normal pace and then he can tell that I'm thinking because I get really slow. So, stuff like that, you know. And then when we started actually recording together, he's like, You guys are much more interesting when you're recording on the phone together. So.. Marsha 10:12 Yeah, I know, I think that changed the dynamic a lot, you know, when we started recording together, but I still listen to myself and every episode I'm critical of myself. Like, I can't follow my train of thought. And I, and I make so many mistakes too, in terms of when I'm describing stockinette, or garter stitch, or making the garter Squish, blanket. like, Ah, god, sometimes I listen back and I roll my eyes, you know, but anyway, we're just human right? Kelly 10:52 Yeah, you need to be kinder to yourself, Marsha. Marsha 10:55 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, yes, I've been reading the questions, and I'm looking forward to answering them. Kelly 11:02 Yeah, it'll be fun. So do do. Send us your questions. And, you know, it could be about anything. So far, a lot of the questions have been about about our lives and our crafting and the podcast, that kind of thing. But, but yeah. Bring them on. Let's see. Marsha 11:27 All right. Okay. So projects. Kelly 11:29 Yeah, so let's go. I can go first. So last episode, I said, I had some plans. I did not have much knitting, but I did have some plans. And I can say that I did what I set out to do, I finished the angel from the knitted nativity scene. I did finish the star the knitting of the star. Now I just have to sew it. It's two pieces and then you sew them together and stuff it. So she's holding on to this stuffed star. So I didn't I didn't get it, but I haven't sewn it together and stuffed it but the angel part is done. I even washed her hair because the the yarn, the yarn that they had for her hair was wound around a cardboard. Most of the yarn was in little, little balls or cakes. And the yarn for her hair. I'm not sure why, was wrapped around a cardboard. And so where it wrapped around, it had like a kink. So her ponytails were very messy. Were curling all--just all different ways. And not curled. But like fish hooked, you know, like kinked. Marsha 12:47 Yeah, yeah, Kelly 12:48 The edge of that cardboard. So I wet the her hair. I had to wet it down twice. And then let her dry before before most of that came out, so so she's done. I've knit a bumper for Minnie's cat bed. And it's in there. Marsha 13:05 Yeah? Kelly 13:06 So, and I do know she slept in at least one night. During the real rainy days, she sleeps in the-- we have a house out there that I have a woven a wool woven pad in-- the one she used to have-- I put in there. And she sleeps in there when it's rainy, and she needs to really stay out of the rain or it's really cold. I'm not sure where she sleeps all the time, because she's not always on the front porch, especially since we got Beary and he barks at her. Although she doesn't--honestly I say she doesn't sleep there because of Beary. But Beary has been on the front porch coming in, you know, in the morning. And she has been under the car in the driveway on the porch in that same morning and walked up to him. Like, twice. So she's not really afraid of him. Although she-- I don't think she likes the barking. But she's not afraid of him. He's afraid of her. This is funny. You'll you'll get a kick out of this. So one morning, Robert had him and he kind of growled at her as she was walking towards him. And so Robert, you know, corrected him and said no. And so, and he was you know, wiping off his feet and stuff to let him in. And so Beary turned himself around and put his head in the corner of the porch. So you didn't have to look at her. Here's this big dog. He's really kind of afraid of her. He doesn't know what to make of her. And so since he couldn't growl or do anything wrong, do anything aggressive towards her. He had to just put his head in the corner. If you can't see her, she doesn't exist.[laughing] Yeah, so all of that orange wool is gone. And then I had to grab some additional coned wool from my weaving stash. And I knit with it for the rest of the bumper. So I got that done. And then the third thing that was on my list for before was to wind a warp for monks' belt. For the monk's belt project at the Jane Stafford Guild, and I did, I did that as well. And I'll talk more about that at the end of my projects. So I got all of that done. And then I've even returned to working on the mohair vest. Marsha 15:33 Oh, okay. Kelly 15:34 Yeah, that's what I have in my lap right now, what I've been knitting on, and I tried it on this morning. And so it's top down. And I have more than 12, about 12 inches from the armholes. So it's kind of at high hip length. I want it to be longer so I'm I'm continuing to knit down but I'm gonna have so much yarn leftover. Maybe I won't, maybe once I put the ribbing and the the band on. I started with three skeins, I've basically got two balls, which is one skein that I am working on actively and then one skein in the bag so I don't know. We'll see. So I'm continuing it. Maybe I should have made a blanket, because I think I'm gonna have a lot of yarn leftover but it's back on its-- back in the rotation. And then the other project, I started a new project knitting project. Do you remember the yarn I lost? The neighborhood fiber company gradients? Marsha 16:52 Oh right. Yeah, Kelly 16:54 Yeah. I think I lost it twice. I mean, I think I lost it, discovered it, said oh, okay, that's where it is. And then forgot where it was. And lost it again. I can't exactly remember. But anyway, it's 1250 yards of rustic fingering from neighborhood fiber company. And it's a turquoise it's called Shades of Turquoise. It's a turquoise gradient. And it starts with a really dark dark, almost black, blue, and then changed into a more true-- I don't know if I call it turquoise, I guess I call it turquoise. A more true turquoise. So there's two really dark skeins, then there's like this medium bright turquoise, and then there's two light turquoise skeins. So I'm doing the original project, I looked around for something else. But I thought you know what, I'm just gonna go back to the original project that I selected for this. It's called the Coloresque Wrap. And it's by Erin Kurup. I think her company name is remade by hand. And actually I met her at stitches. And I believe that this was a gift from her, this pattern. And so I started it one year. Right after I think the year after I got it. I started it for my Stitches West project, which was a mistake. Marsha 18:22 Yes, I remember. I remember you working on it. Kelly 18:26 Yeah, I'm not sure if I had been a little further along when we went to stitches, I think it would have been okay. But it's it's a striping pattern. So as you're using two colors, and it's a striping pattern that has you doing stockinette and then one pearl ridge and then stockinette and then one pearl ridge. And so I was having trouble with that. And then I was also having trouble with the-- it's trapezoidal. So you're knitting together on one side and making one on the other side, knitting in front and back on the other side. So it's going kind of out of slant and like a trapezoid. So that was an issue. Remembering to do that was an issue. And then it has, it's not really a big edge detail. But it has a little edge detail to keep the edges nice and tidy. And that was giving me fits. So I had to-- I came home and it was such a mess that I just ripped it out. But now it's back on the needles and I've gotten a fair ways along I think I'm maybe at about 20 inches. Maybe a little longer than maybe closer to 30 Marsha 19:43 Do you have a project page for this? Kelly 19:46 Yeah, I just put up a project page but I don't have a picture yet. Marsha 19:50 Okay, oh, let me look here. Oh, here it is. I see. Kelly 19:52 Okay, and then it has lace. The pattern has these stripes and then it also has lace sections. And so it gives me the... /episode/index/show/twoewesdyeing/id/25533846

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