Podcasts about Elizabeth Zimmerman

Our Summer Spin In is underway and we talk about our plans for spinning over the summer. What will you be spinning? We announce the winners of our Out-of-Hibernation-Along. Plus, it's the Two Ewes, so you know there'll be a rant or two and we'll get off topic! Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Clutterbug Marsha's Projects Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock. Sweet Baby Cardigan by Alena Byers: Using Blue Sky Fiber Printed Organic Cotton and Hikoo by Skacel Simplicity Solid. I decided against using the pattern, Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Finished body and halfway done with first sleeve. Combo Spin #5: Finished! A little over 1,000 yards of sport/DK weight Kelly's Projects Accountability check: the Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket, Bouclé Chicken and the Dream Shawl and the Corrie x Targhee x Merino spin are all completely finished.  The Wine and Cheese socks Mother Bears: Three crocheted bears finished Finished Spinning:  2+ ounces of Polwarth and silk and 1+ ounce of merino spirit fiber spun and plied. Plied them together and then plied the rest of the Polwarth/silk on itself. Lace Weight 2-ply and a nice quick spin.  2+ ounces of a Lincoln cross from spirit fiber. 2-ply to add to my rug yarn stash. Out-of-Hibernation Along  Ended June 1. Over 300 posts, with 28 people cheering each other on and 44 projects linked in the thread.  Prizes from Ale Sheep Company: Shepherd's Balm and Herder's Healer. They have a Fibershed Certified flock of suffolk sheep and sell lamb, pelts, felted products, and skin care using the sheep tallow and lanolin.   Listen to find out if you won! Winners should send address and let us know if you are vegan or allergic to lanolin or need an alternative prize for some reason. Get in touch on Ravelry or email twoewes@twoewesfiberadventures.com Summer Spin In Started Memorial Day - Ends on Labor Day May 27 - September 2  

Our Out-of-Hibernation-Along is ending June 1st. There is just enough time to enter your projects. Plus, we report on our “close enough” finished projects. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Marsha's Projects Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Finished! Inspired by Lily Pulitzer using Cascade 220. Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive's Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon's Breath. Don't really like it. Thinking of frogging. Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished the second sleeve but I don't really like the sweater. Hibernating until I decide what to do. Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock. Baby Surprise Jacket: by Elizabeth Zimmerman.  Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Finished body and halfway done with first sleeve. Combo Spin #5: Spun two skeins for about 640 yards between Sport or DK. Navarro Vineyards and Full Circle Wool Kelly's Projects The Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket is almost finished. I've used all of the black and red and have just enough gray to bind off. I still have almost full skeins of white, light pink, and dark pink. The Bouclé Chicken is waiting to be stuffed and sewn up. Made with wool and silk boucle spirit yarn from this year's NoCKRs destash table. This is my third Emotional Support Chicken and probably won't be my last.  I finished knitting the Dream Shawl (The Drifter by Tamy Gore) but I still have to weave in the ends and block it.   The Wine and Cheese socks are chugging along and doing their job as the take-along knitting. I'm almost finished with spinning the Corrie x Targhee x Merino wool that I processed and dyed last summer. I should have the 3-ply yarn done by the time the episode is out.  Out-of-Hibernation Along  Is ending June 1. It's not too late to enter your projects. Summer Spin In Memorial Day - Labor Day May 27 - September 2

The Two Ewes are together for this episode. Join us as we discuss our time at the NoCKRs retreat, Marsha's travels, and our continued obsession with Emotional Support Chickens. We also have a little bit of other knitting, spinning and weaving to talk about.  Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Knitter's Haven is a gathering spot for crafters located in LaQuinta, California. Coachella Valley Yarns is located inside selling various yarns including the owner's hand dyed yarn called Smirligans. Marsha's Projects Emotional Support Chicken: Finished! Chicken Mania is real! I've made two so far. Number One looks a bit like a Barred Rock and Number Two vaguely like a Buff Orpington. Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive's Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon's Breath.  Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side. Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished the second sleeve but I don't really like the sweater. Bringing to California for Kelly to give me her thoughts. Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock. Baby Surprise Jacket: 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.  Mountain High Combo Spin #3: About halfway done with the body. Combo Spin #4: I've spun two bobbins and started the third bobbin getting ready for a 3-ply. Kelly's Projects I am continuing on the Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket 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'm about 12 inches from finishing it.  Chickens! Finished: One worsted weight, one fingering weight (size 1 needles).  Started one boucle chicken.  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. Patreon Pattern Giveaway! 

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 our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Marsha's Projects Alpaca Shawl: 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. Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive's Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon's Breath.  Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side. Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished the second sleeve but I don't really like the sweater. Bringing to California for Kelly to give me her thoughts. Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock. Baby Surprise Jacket: 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.  Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Cast on and about halfway done with the yoke. Combo Spin #4: I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red.  Bloedel Reserve Churchmouse Yarns Kelly's Projects The Trailer bedroom curtains 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 The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs. I probably have about 30 rows left in the pattern.  For Out of Hibernation I've been spinning the batts of Corriedale x Merino x Targhee 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 Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket 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 Emotional Support Chicken 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 www.seattleopera.org/barber. More information about what a relaxed performance entails can be found at www.seattleopera.org/themenights. Meg Stoltz Associate Director of Marketing and Knitter Thank you Meg for offering listeners a discount on tickets. It should be a fun event.

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 community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Welcome to our first new patron of 2024, Jill P! Thank you for your support of the show and our community. Marsha's Projects Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive's Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon's Breath.  Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side. Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished first sleeve and almost done with second. Alpaca Shawl: 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! Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock. Baby Surprise Jacket: 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.  Combo Spin #3: Made a swatch of my green combo spin. Trying to decide on a pattern to knit. Combo Spin #4: I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red.  Water's Edge Fiber and Dye: 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 Ultra Slouch Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn 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 Trailer bedroom curtain project.  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 The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs. I'm on the decreasing end of the long triangle. Dozens of Little Squares 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 Corriedale x Merino x Targhee 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 Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket 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–Never Alone: A Solo Arctic Survival Journey, 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 www.seattleopera.org/barber. More information about what a relaxed performance entails can be found at www.seattleopera.org/themenights. Meg Stoltz Associate Director of Marketing and Knitter Thank you Meg for offering listeners a discount on tickets. It should be a fun event.  

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 our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Mount Everest Garbage article. Marsha's Projects Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive's Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon's Breath.  Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious in the colorway Claret. Blocked a second time and it fits great. Picked up and started the first sleeve. Alpaca Shawl: 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! Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock. Baby Surprise Jacket: 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 Dozens of Little Squares  have four strips sewn together.  Continuing on the Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon.  More than halfway done with The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs  I'm using Invictus Yarns, Master of My Feet in New Jeans along with Stitch Stuff Yarns Plumpy Stuff in Off the Grid.  Trailer bedroom curtain project 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!

On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we're talking about knitwear design with my guest Andrea Mowry. Andrea is was lucky enough to learn how to knit as a child from her Grandma Ginny. By her late teens, guided by the wisdom of the great Elizabeth Zimmerman and her many books, she began trying to work out her own patterns. After leaving her life as a pastry chef to start a family with her husband, her hands found the necessary freedom to begin creating with fiber instead of flour. Andrea focuses on designing knits to fit the modern wardrobe – fun to knit and easy to wear, with clear directions for every level of knitter. She believes in enjoying every stitch and wearing at least one hand knit every day! Andrea has a great love for indulging in new techniques and skills and then sharing them with other knitters thru her patterns and workshops. Her goal is to leave knitters feeling empowered and inspired, and wrapped up in their own beautiful knits! If she is not knitting, you can probably find her spinning, sewing, weaving or cooking up something yummy for her family! +++++ Today's episode is sponsored by Schacht Spindle Company. Schacht Spindle Company has been manufacturing hand weaving looms and spinning wheels in Boulder, Colorado since 1969. Schacht products are beautifully crafted tools, designed with the craftsperson in mind. Sign up for their monthly newsletter at schachtspindle.com for free patterns, product updates, and Schacht news. +++++ To get the full show notes for this episode visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Join today.  

Elizabeth is a boudoir photographer, BIBC facilitator, body image educator and mama to 2 beautiful kids. Watching Elizabeth share the goods and bads and ups and downs of raising 2 very different neurodivergent kids has been incredibly joyful for me to watch....and I don't even have kids! In this episode she shares the difficulties and relatable struggles she experiences while instilling confidence in her children and I think anyone can benefit from her patience, compassion, and kindness - but mostly from her honesty. Give Elizabeth a follow on Instagram at: instagram.com/torridboudoir and check out her website at: www.torridboudoir.com

This month Nicole and Monica watched the second season of Bridgerton, the Netflix adaptation of a Regency romance. Nicole knit a Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Monica knit Darkwater by Jennifer Steingass and a sock. Crazy (instrumental) by SilentCrafter https://soundcloud.com/silentcrafterofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0

News: The Stripes in Space Shawl MKAL has officially blasted off and will run through the end of July!  See our social media and public Patreon posts to lean more!   https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripes-in-space-mkal     FO:       WIPS: Emily - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Old Rusted Chair, Rebel Girl colorway, Sock base https://oldrustedchair.com/ - Vanilla socks in Regia - Granny Stripe crochet blanket   Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff - Spinning in mystery deep stash and Malabrigo Nube Lavanda (66) colorway, intended to become a fingering weight two ply - Vanilla shortie socks in Havirland Yarns, Pax Sock base, an old Stranger Things themed colorway https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland       Acquisitions: Emily - McKay's Books http://www.mckaybooks.com/ Second hand copies of Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Without Tears and The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery - Craft South http://www.craft-south.com/  some cute fat quarters of fabric to sew some lavender sachets - Haus of Yarn http://www.hausofyarn.com/ Old Rusted Chair, Upload colorway, Sock base; Malabrigo Sock in Persia colorway, Malabrigo Rios in Cumparsita colorway - Sapphire and Sage   http://sapphiresagebtq.com/  Some cute pocket rocks!   Lauren - Gorjue lipstick in the Spicy Tuna Roll and Cheese Pizza shade https://gorjue.com/ - Stasher silicone zip bags www.stasherbag.com - A whole box of snacks from her partner's fire crew     Occult Corner: The west coast's most famous haunted house, The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.  For a good overview of the history, Lauren recommends episode 79 of the Lore podcast “Locked Away”     Shameless Self Promotion:   Lauren will be having a shop update on Sunday 8/1 at 9am PST!  There will be a new lace weight base, avocado dyed BFL Tweed and Flutter Lace, and a new self striping colorway “Glorious Purpose” inspired by the new Loki series. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe   Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily's Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake   The MKAL is no longer a mystery!  All the clues are revealed and the pattern is available in full (see link in the news section)  

Following Ep 171 about great patterns for baby knits and Ep 172 about good yarns for kids and baby knits, this week is a roundup of all the community feedback on both these subjects. I'm also asking for some suggestion on behalf of Kat, a lovely listener, who is undertaking a fairly arduous physical challenge. She'd appreciate some suggestions on how she can record this with an accompanying knitting project. All of the chat for this feedback occurred within the Shinybees Podcast Community. You can join for free at shinybees.com/community Kat's Project Hey Jo, do you remember the interview question 'What yarn would you take on a desert island'? I have a similar dilemma: I'm planning to embark on a long distance hiking journey from Belgium tot Santiago the Compostela (2400km). Not in one go, spread over different holidays. Not sure if I'll ever make it but I like the clear focus. I'll be starting hopefully in March with the first stretch from home to the south trough Belgium. That should fit in the current Corona regulations. Being a Knitter, I find myself contemplating the travel knitting almost as much as the actual walking :D I can't take a lot of yarn to keep weight down. I plan to take two projects: * A recreational lace shawl * A project that captures the memories of the journey day by day. Could be as simple as one garter ridge per km. Or I'm thinking some sort of modular knit with every small module representing a day. I don't really know what I want to track yet: weather (sun, rain, cold,...), feelings, distance, landscape. I don't think I can take colours to represent the different items because it's hard to predict how much yarn I would need per colour. Maybe texture is better. Anyone got ideas? Yarn, patterns, textures? Which items I could track? Yarns for Baby Knits Continued From the community, here are some further suggestions on great yarns for baby and kids knits. Helen Swann suggested Sheepjes Colour Crafter as a good alternative to Stylecraft DK. It's 100% acrylic, like Stylecraft DK, but squooshier, with a fair amount of drape. At £1.99 per 100g and in 94 shades, there's bound to be shades you will like. Wendy Dinnage has been knitting for a couple at work who are expecting a baby. They're vegan and very environmentally aware. Wendy decided to use Nurturing Fibres Eco Bamboo as it has great eco credentials. Patterns for Baby Knits A perennial favourite, Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket from The Knitter's Almanac was suggested by Helen Talbot and Linda Hartley. Knitted With Love by Jane Ellison is a favourite of Nichola Nolan. It's currently out of print, but most of the patterns are available as single patterns from Purl and Jane. Nevis top-down cardigan from Marianna's Lazy Daisy Days was suggested by Laura Stephens. This designer also does some lovely preemie sizes too. Alison Naylor's favourite is the Overalls with Cable Detail and Dorothy Helen baby blanket by Oge Knitwear. Leafy Abby Blanket from Silk and Wool by Leyla Alieva was suggested by Maureen Bulger. She's knitted it a number of times and it's gone down really well. A couple of bonnet suggestions – from Anna Friberg, the Sunshine Bonnet by Katarina Lindhagen, and the Beloved Bonnet by Tin Can Knits was suggested by Laura Stephens. Jade Hawson, who is a new listener, did a fantastic Mosaic Blanket (Purl Soho) using a colour changing gradient yarn, which looks fab! Anna Jordan suggests the Gramps Cardigan by Tin Can Knits. Anna Grim likes to make Allsorts the Owls for new parents. Linda Hartley favours the Troublemaker Cardigan by Kathryn Folkerth. Shownotes for this episode are at www.shinybees.com/173 Credits Music for this episode is by kind permission of Adam and the Walter Boys with ‘I Need a Drink'.

Book Talk @ 14:40   Join the Zoom Chats: Tuesday is 5am Eastern (for New Zealand and Australia & the UK) Register in advance for this meeting:   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Thursday is 7pm Eastern: Register in advance for this meeting:  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Brush H2O petit by Kuretake (at Joanns! ) in general - how to fill the water brush pens with a black gasket: How to fill/use the water pens withOUT a black gasket: NEW MASK fabric research:  and thus, NEW mask version using Olsen Mask pattern:  and a video to the Convertible Mask pattern: And the convertible mask  (under it you'll find links to her site) Aimee's yarn store: DyeHouse Yarns. Aimee's LYS yarn line. (Brick & mortar going out of biz).  Kathi's podcast: Bonnets at Dawn - scale of 0 to Thornton:     Tuesday Book Chat Naada - just fun! Thursday Book Chat Kathi - Scaramouch on Classic Tales Podcast....(surprisingly relatable to current world) -  Kathi: Classic Tales start page for Sacramouche  Kathi: Bonnets at Dawn Podcast   Jennifer - Frank Lloyd Wright socks:  Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy Sayers (YAY!!!!) -  Peter Wimsey (Edward Petherbridge):  Edyta - reading Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer -   Heather: Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mystery #1)  Mary: The Happiness Project - by Gretchen Rubin (audiobook read by her) -  Dianne - Bellweather - by Susanna Kiersley -  - (historical novel with bits of spookiness) Dianne--1955  - Stillmeadow Daybook - Gladys Taber -  - Month by Month (kind of like Elizabeth Zimmerman) but for her the big thing is The Bomb Dianne - listened to Jane Austen Society narrated by Richard Armitage The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton "Agatha Christie meets Groundhog Day"  Mary: July 15-19 Vogue Knitting Live 2020 - now online! Regina's perfect lipstick color: Cherries in the Snow, Revlon -  -- Folk shawls - making shawl with pockets20:51:04   Okay Fine Whatever:  Candace: Okay Fine Whatever - The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things - by Courtenay Hameister -  --They did bad things by lauren a. forry -  one of the NoWhere BookShop books! Jennie Lawson - the Bloggess (in San Antonio TX)  Dianne: Acorn TV - Victorian House of Arts & Crafts -  Sarah (scarahliz) :  - @QueerRoulette Sarah -  yarn - botany color way with Shrug To live & defy in LA - how gangsta rap changed america felicia angeja viator -  Heather: Gary Larson's back!!!!   Edyta: Mycophelia - weird world of mushrooms - - Eugenia Bone Jessica - Handspun shawl - pebble and beach shawl - simple crescent with simple lattice -  Jessica: Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park -  (not for under  Kelly - Ulysses by James Joyce  -   Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage - by Kurt Vonnegut - NY Times Crossword subscription:  -  Deathnote Anime - good (don't watch live action) Heather: really goofy Kung Fu Fighting video - from Mr Manos  Aimee: Fastest musicals - ‘Hamilton’%20Is%20The%20Very%20Model%20Of%20A%20Modern,%20%205.0%20%201%20more%20rows%20 (Not) getting married today (Madeline Kahn) -  Aimee: DyeHouse Yarns. Aimee's LYS yarn line. (Brick & mortar going out of biz).   Ways of seeing by John Berger - 01-  02 -   - 03 -  Connections -  Contrapoints on cancel culture - 

Who's ready for Redbone at sunset? 'Cause that's what you're getting at our first annual Kokuchella music festival. Notable best friend duo Elizabeth Zimmerman (@_zimstagram) + Mary McCutcheon (@marymcclovin) join the pod for a kooky lil' concert budget game. We have $100 to book a concert we'll attend after quarantine ends (...whenever the hell that's going to be). And fun fact: Elizabeth + Alex are engaged; Mary + Koku are not. Concert game: https://bit.ly/3geDTkN Follow Elizabeth: http://www.instagram.com/_zimstagram Follow Mary: http://www.instagram.com/marymcclovin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-and-koku/support

Episode 105 is finally up!  I hope you are all doing well. What I've Finished:Jill finally wrapped up her Dash Away Reindeer by Sara Elizabeth Kellner out of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Briar Heather and other scrap yarns.  Her Rav page here.  This was sent to her swap partner along with a tiny glove ornament knit from the Mini-Me pattern by Julia Mueller.  She used scrap sock yarn for this.  Her Rav page here.  Jill also finished and blocked her Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter.  She used Malabrigo Rios in Denim, Sandback, Valentina and Magenta.My Current Fix:Jill's still slowly working on her Fox Paws stole by Xandy Peters out of Knit Picks Palette.  Her Rav page here.  She started a Compass baby blanket by Buttonnose Crochet out of Lion Brand Mandala in Pixie.  She also cast-on a Baker Jo (little) by Jessika Ambada out of Fil&Tropia Wise Fox Stellina fingering weight leftovers held double.  She also finished the piecing and backing of the Frolic Quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew.What I'm Jonesing For:Jill loves Festival of Stitches by Lisa Hannes, which was originally a Mystery KAL.  She's into the Hands cardigan by Chantal Belisle.  She also thinks it would be funny to make Facehugger by Neetza Drake for baby/maternity photos.  She likes two baby patterns, Genevieve's Tube Socks from Knitmore Girls and the Hope Romper Dress by Nomad Stitches.Re-Ups:Wee Cupcake by Taiga Hilliard and other goodies from Lynne (TSimpleKelly)Alterknit Stitch Dictionary by Andrea RangelHolst Garn Tides in MaroonLavishea lotion barTannei Casey project bagsFebruary Baby Sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman from Kim (slow.cloth)Turtlepurl self-striping in Trenchcoat (based on Burberry plaid!)Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:Twinset Designs podcastInsecure Season 4We're Here on HBOUpload on AmazonJingle All the Way (1996)The Wrong Missy (2020)Pierced by the Sun by Laura Esquivel

REVISIT: On today's Kentucky Performance Products freestyle Friday 1984 Team Gold Medalist and NBC Commentator Melanie Smith Taylor talks about doing the Rio live coverage, Jennifer Campbell explains the science behind Equi Cool Down, Jamie updates us on her latest Flag Is Up Farms adventures. Bad Ads features a horse with bumpy undercarriage. Listen in...Guests and Links for Episode 2450:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsPhoto: (L to R) Randy Moss, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Melanie Smith Taylor, source Melanie Smith Taylor InstagramGuest: Melanie Smith TaylorGuest: Jennifer Campbell, Equi Cool DownSong: Guardian Angel by Templeton ThompsonVisit our Facebook page for all the pics and postsThere’s an App for that! Check out the new Horse Radio Network app for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on Twitter or follow Horses In The Morning on FacebookAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

REVISIT: On today's Kentucky Performance Products freestyle Friday 1984 Team Gold Medalist and NBC Commentator Melanie Smith Taylor talks about doing the Rio live coverage, Jennifer Campbell explains the science behind Equi Cool Down, Jamie updates us on her latest Flag Is Up Farms adventures. Bad Ads features a horse with bumpy undercarriage. Listen in...Guests and Links for Episode 2450:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsPhoto: (L to R) Randy Moss, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Melanie Smith Taylor, source Melanie Smith Taylor InstagramGuest: Melanie Smith TaylorGuest: Jennifer Campbell, Equi Cool DownSong: Guardian Angel by Templeton ThompsonVisit our Facebook page for all the pics and postsThere’s an App for that! Check out the new Horse Radio Network app for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on Twitter or follow Horses In The Morning on FacebookAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

It's that time of year again for Lagomarcino's Cocoa Beano 5k and 10k Race! The event will be Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Village of East Davenport! You can celebrate fall along the river and support the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley! Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley Director of Impact and Marketing Elizabeth Zimmerman Waldman joined AM Quad Cities!

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley's annual Get Hooked Fishing Derby will be held Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Rock Island Conservation Club! More fish and less shoreline will create more opportunities for catching fish and winning prizes! If you catch the tagged catfish you can win a 2019 Honda CRV EX from Zimmerman Honda! You can register in-person today from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island or tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rock Island Conservation Club! Both youth and adults can participate! Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley's Director of Impact and Marketing Elizabeth Zimmerman Waldman joined AM Quad Cities!

Today on episode 104 of the Teaching Your Brain to Knit podcast we have a special treat:  an interview with master knitting teacher Anna Zilboorg.  I recorded this last October while on an Camp Stitches workshop in Coeur d’Alene Idaho.  I was excited to be registered in Anna’s workshop-- Design as You Go Construction.  I have all of Anna’s book and I’ve long admired her philosophy and approach to knitting that she lays out in her book Knitting for Anarchists.   In this interview about both quilting and knitting, Anna shares a bit of her own history, she touches on meditative knitting,  she celebrates our hands,  she talks about learning through the mind and learning with the hands and she worries about knitting becoming rote and- rule bound rather than people growing into being being craftspeople.   Anna's books on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Anna+Zilboorg&ref=nb_sb_noss_2   Look for her classes at Stitches events.     Information from Wikipedia on terms Anna uses:     accusative —  i.e.  They like them — they is nominative, them is accusative   reflexive  is used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subjective   myself, herself, oneself  In grammar, a reflexive verb is, loosely, a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject, for example, "I wash myself". More generally, a reflexive verb has the same semantic agent and patient (typically represented syntactically by the subject and the direct object). For example, the English verb to perjure is reflexive, since one can only perjure oneself. In a wider sense, the term refers to any verb form whose grammatical object is a reflexive pronoun, regardless of semantics; such verbs are also referred to as pronominal verbs, especially in grammars of the Romance languages. In the Romance languages, the pronominal verbs is a parent category with reflexive verbs as only one of its sub-categories. Other kinds of pronominal verbs are reciprocal (they killed each other), passive (it is told), subjective, idiomatic (the presence of the reflexive pronoun   In her book Splendid Apparel,  Anna writes that her mother worried she thought too much about her knitting and directed her towards more academic pursuits.   Anna was educated at Harvard and taught at MIT but eventually left the academic world of the mind.   She is skeptical of brain oriented knitting and credits the hands for their own intelligence, especially in crafts.   She encourages people to understand their knitting and not just follow the rules.   She’s a bit like Elizabeth Zimmerman in that way.   But Anna also offers detailed instruction on techniques.  The traveling twisted stitch is one of them.  And she’s unvented and adapted a number of other techniques     I’ve edited out a lot of this free wheeling interview although I believe some of you would have enjoyed discussions of feminism and academic politics.   But I wanted to focus on Anna’s journey from the straight lines and head thinking of the academic world to the wandering and explorative world of her hands and her heart.   She is now an Anglican solitary who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and she teaches knitting  at workshops and conferences on the side.    Throughout the recording, I’ll stop and explain what I’ve edited out and where we’ll head next.      I begin by asking her about something she said in class and writes about in her books:  Knitting instructions never used to be written and learned from —They weren’t even spoken and listened to.  They were demonstrated and copied.     Just to expand a bit on hand learning versus mind learning.   Anna writes in her book Magnificent Mittens and Socks:  “About learning, there is one thing to say:   it isn’t easy.  It is always difficult for fingers to learn to do something new.  On the other hand, when they do, they learn it.   They never forget it , unlike the mind which learns easily and forgets quickly.”   BAck to the interview.     Even though I got the gist of what Anna was saying, I wasn’t familiar with the terms accusative and reflexive so I looked them up.  In Russian, teach and learn are the same verb but a different form.   The reflexive is when something is done to oneself.  Like, I perjure myself.   A person can only perjure one’s self.   No one else can do it to them.   In this instance I believe , the students teach themselves.    The Accusative is when something is done to someone.   In English we say the teacher teaches the student.   Something is being done to the students.   Like Anna says, like a mother bird stuffing the mouths of a baby bird.  This wasn’t very appealing to her.   From this insight of another way of teaching, Anna was more open to teaching as a career.  But as you can imagine, she didn’t approach it in an orthodox way.   A portion of the interview is edited out although I left in our discussion of climate crisis.  Then we broach the subject of brain or mind learning versus the hands learning.     I’ve edited out a large section of discussion on academic politics.   We discussed Anna's frustration and disappointment with teaching at MIT and her leaving it without any firm idea of how she’d make a living.  She used part of this time to explore her spirituality and her interest in what has traditionally been known as “women’s work”.   She turned to quilting and sold her quilts to help   support herself flirted with getting a post doc in divinity but was not willing to return to academia.        As I mentioned earlier, I took Anna’s classes at Camp Stitches. Camp Stitches is a three day immersive knitting workshop with one teacher hosted by Knitting Universe usually at a luxury hotel in some beautiful place.   Yes, it’s a little spendy but what an incredible opportunity to get to know and learn from a teacher.  Anna was teaching the enormously flexible technique of making a vest or sweater by knitting and embellishing strips or panels and then usually joining them as you go.   This approach allows you to design or change your mind as you go.   In addition to the overall construction, we learned Twisted travel stitches, a number of embroidery stitches,  her perfect button hole,  and a variety of general knitting tips and tricks.   She teaches using the traditional way of one-on-one instruction enhanced by other approaches:  she demonstrates to the class from the front of the classroom, sometimes using the board;  then she goes around to each person and watches them execute the technique or coaches them.  She encourages the class for the tricky parts.   She had us learn to knit and purl backwards and kept saying “You can do it.   You can do it.”  And we did.  In the end, our hands learned these techniques.   Anna teaches at Stitches events.   I encourage you to take one of her classes or indulge and spend a whole camp with her.   You won’t regret it.   In our next podcast, Catherine will be back and we have our classic format:  What we learned from our knitting;  A brainy thing;  and Behind the Redwood Curtain where we live.     Looking forward to connecting with you then.  

For our introductory episode, Trisha Malcolm talks to Meg Swansen of Schoolhouse Press on her love for circular needles and unspun wool, the never-ending journey of knitting innovation, and carrying on the legacy of her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman.

At the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley, youth ages 6 through 18 attend after-school and summer programs to learn the tools they need to become productive, caring, and responsible citizens. You can help celebrate 25 years of Building Great Futures in the Quad Cities at the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley's Annual Gala, Saturday, January 26 at the Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf! Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley's Director of Impact and Marketing, Elizabeth Zimmerman Waldman, joined AM Quad Cities!

In Episode 44, Greg and Pam talk about pickles, opinions, and pocket-sized festivals. Sponsors We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. FiberCrafty'sindependently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty. Notes  Projects Greg is working on Firefly Riot Socks(making up basic pattern), yarn is Lavender Lune Yarn Co. Glitter. Greg is going to pick up the Flower Cardigan (kids)out of hibernation soon. (Project page) Pam finished her Mini Bubblesby Kieran Foley. Yarn is Wolle's Yarn Creations Color Changing Cotton. (Project page) Pam finished a super secret (not really) handspun project. Stay tuned. Pam swatched for the Einstein Coatby Sally Melville. Yarn is Cascade Ecological Wool. The Einstein Coat is found in the book The Knit Stitch (affiliate link). Pam worked on a Swirly Pop Blanketby Marken The Hat & I. Yarn is KnitPicks Chroma Worstedin Lakefront. Pam is casting on the Citrus Hatby Laura Treadwaywith some Polwarth handspun. Pam sewed a book cover and very loosely used this tutorial. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events County Fair KAL Upcoming Events Where You Might Find Us Rising Meadows Farm Days(September 30, 2018) SAFF (October 26-28, 2018) Carolina FiberFest(March 22-23, 2019) Call for Crochet and Knit Along Designers Call for Workshops FiberCrafty Pam is having a drawing for a FiberCrafty Gift Certificate for people who provide feedback about the website using this survey. Drawing closes Thursday, 8/23. The Opinionated Knitter New Feature! We will be exploring the book The Opinionated Knitter(affiliate link). This is a collection of Elizabeth Zimmerman's iconic newsletters. Next episode will begin with an overview. Each subsequent episode we will cover her newsletters one by one. Get your own copy and follow along!  Misc These pickle pops are for ultimate pickle fans only. North Carolina Mountains-To-Sea Trail Perseids Meteor Shower Gibson Les Paul Guitarand Fender Telecaster Guitar   Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Craftsy, Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Periscope: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaheron Ravelry, @FiberCraftyand @pammaheron Instagram, and owner of the FiberCraftymarketplace.

WOOLFEASTI spent last weekend at Woolfeast in Christchurch. Find a show, festival or knitting retreat near you!BOOK RECOMMENDATIONSI have a bunch of books on my shelves, I'm a bit of a book fiend! Often I borrow books from the library before I buy them and I encourage you to try out what you like by borrowing from your Library.My top books are:Anything by Elizabeth Zimmerman - particularly Knitting WorkshopVogue Knitting, The Ultimate Knitting Book - I have the new edition and an older one and they're both great. Basically, grab yourself a knitting encyclopedia! I've also got The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt which is a tomb - jam packed with information but more wordy than the Vogue books.Little Red in the City by Ysolda Teague. More than a pattern book, nearly half is dedicated to knitting techniques and lessons. It's a wonderful resource if you're a sweater knitter.Cast On, Bind Off by Cap Sease. A super handy, very clear technique book that is easy to follow and includes 211 techniques. I use this one a lot.Have a great couple of weeks!Happy knitting,Libby xxx 

Episode 31-Garter Stitch Heavenwww.backstageknitting.com•Shout out: Nicole from Saskatoon and Katy from Western, New York.•Find us on the Internet! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Www.backstageknitting.com, backstageknitting@gmail.com, join our Ravelry group!•On The Needles:oAnna is working on her stress relief seed stitch scarf and the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman.•https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket oBethany is working on her Welcome Blanket squares with Red Heart in orange and black and her October Wedding Shawl in Purl Soho Flax down- 43% baby alpaca, 42% extra Fine merino wool, 15% linen, color- 3045 kettle black•https://www.purlsoho.com/flax-down.html •https://www.welcomeblanket.org •Off The Needles:oBethany has finished 11 total Welcome Blanket squares! •Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:oAnna is working on her Halloween costume.•Spinning/Weaving:oBethany taught her preschoolers about her drop spindle and let them try parking and drafting the fiber.•Netflix and Knit:oAnna watched Practical Magic, Coraline, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Over the Garden Wall.oBethany watched Rough night, friends, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry•In Rehearsal/Performance:oBethany has nothing at the moment but auditions for the next New Muses Season will be in a couple weeks and the Tempest will open in JanuaryoAnna is excited about Book It Rep’s upcoming production of Howls Moving Castle! •Contests: oIt’s All About Ewe Yarn Halloween sock yarn winner is: rimathews on Ravelry who makes popcorn balls with her grandmother to hand out to trick or treaters•Events:oAll Knitters Eve 2017! Sunday Oct. 29! 12pm-7pm at 300 N. Meridian, Puyallup Wa. Puyallup Children’s Theater. Great drawing prizes! Great entertainment! Great Community! •www.backstageknitting.com/events oVogue Knitting Live! Nov. 3-5! We’ll be there Nov. 5!oMadrona in Tacoma, Wa. Presidents Day Weekend 2018.oStitches West! Last weekend in February 2018 Santa Clara, Ca.

Episode 31-Garter Stitch Heavenwww.backstageknitting.com•Shout out: Nicole from Saskatoon and Katy from Western, New York.•Find us on the Internet! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Www.backstageknitting.com, backstageknitting@gmail.com, join our Ravelry group!•On The Needles:oAnna is working on her stress relief seed stitch scarf and the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman.•https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket oBethany is working on her Welcome Blanket squares with Red Heart in orange and black and her October Wedding Shawl in Purl Soho Flax down- 43% baby alpaca, 42% extra Fine merino wool, 15% linen, color- 3045 kettle black•https://www.purlsoho.com/flax-down.html •https://www.welcomeblanket.org •Off The Needles:oBethany has finished 11 total Welcome Blanket squares! •Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:oAnna is working on her Halloween costume.•Spinning/Weaving:oBethany taught her preschoolers about her drop spindle and let them try parking and drafting the fiber.•Netflix and Knit:oAnna watched Practical Magic, Coraline, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Over the Garden Wall.oBethany watched Rough night, friends, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry•In Rehearsal/Performance:oBethany has nothing at the moment but auditions for the next New Muses Season will be in a couple weeks and the Tempest will open in JanuaryoAnna is excited about Book It Rep’s upcoming production of Howls Moving Castle! •Contests: oIt’s All About Ewe Yarn Halloween sock yarn winner is: rimathews on Ravelry who makes popcorn balls with her grandmother to hand out to trick or treaters•Events:oAll Knitters Eve 2017! Sunday Oct. 29! 12pm-7pm at 300 N. Meridian, Puyallup Wa. Puyallup Children’s Theater. Great drawing prizes! Great entertainment! Great Community! •www.backstageknitting.com/events oVogue Knitting Live! Nov. 3-5! We’ll be there Nov. 5!oMadrona in Tacoma, Wa. Presidents Day Weekend 2018.oStitches West! Last weekend in February 2018 Santa Clara, Ca.

Backstage Knitting Podcast Episode 30- Telephone Hourwww.BackstageKnitting.comShout Out: Nicole from Federal Way and Darlene from Thuringen, join our Ravelry group and introduce yourself and we’ll give you a shout out!Friend us, find us, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope. Shownotes can be found at www.backstageknitting.com, you can email us at backstageknitting@gmail.comOn the Needle:Anna is working on- A Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacketStripey Mitts of her own design.Bethany is working on-TCPT by Teresa Gregorio, Miss Babs Yowza in Deep Sea Jellyfishhttp://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tpcthttps://www.missbabs.com/collections/yowza/products/yowza-deepseajellyfish Boxy by Joji Locatelli, Fancy Image Yarn, Winter Jewels http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boxyhttp://www.fancyimageyarn.com/store/p285/FW_Machine_Washable_Merino_Wool_Yarn%3A_Winter_Jewels.html Vanilla Sock in Plymouth Happy Feet in blueberry colorway using the Fish Lips Kiss heelhttps://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/happy-feet-100-splash-hand-dyed-item-1555http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel LaBoe Top by Cory Ellen, just needs the strapshttp://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/laboe Welcome Blanket Squares revamped. Red Heart super saver 5x5 instead of 10x10Off the Needles:Anna finished-A Chemo capHer Gillyweed Shawl!http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/light-as-a-feather-shawl-5https://www.etsy.com/listing/511567038/handpainted-wool-yarn-handspun-yarn-bflhttp://www.mosaicmoon.com/item_672/Sherlocked-Semisolid-Birch-Sport-4-oz-skeins.htm Bethany finished- Five Welcome Blanket SquaresOne vanilla sock in “Blueberry” (See links in On the Needles.)In Time Out:Bethany put this in time out-The Wonder Woman Wrap http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wonder-woman-wrap-knit Spinning:Bethany finished her Tour de Fleece 2017 spinning. Just need to ply it!Netflix and Knit:Anna is watching and watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2017 Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s Hercules, Mulan, and Atlantis, and Westworld.Bethany watched The Big Sick, Wonder Woman, The Sixties, The Seventies, Practical MagicIn Rehearsal/Performance:Bethany is not rehearsing anything at the moment. She did see Hocum Pokém with Peaches Christ, Bob the Dragqueen and Jinx Monsoon.http://store.peacheschrist.com Contests!!!:It’s All About Ewe Yarn Halloween Giveaway! Tell us your favorite Halloween/Fall tradition in the thread! https://www.etsy.com/listing/562774703/self-striping-hand-dyed-fingering-weight?ref=shop_home_active_1 Events!All Knitters Eve 2017! Drawing Prizes from Fancy Image, Plum Deluxe teas, Knitted Wit, Hula Hut and more!! Blankets collected and proceeds from the drawing tickets will go to the Welcome Blanket Project. Live entertainment! October 29 from 12-7 in Puyallup. www.backstageknitting.com/events www.welcomeblanket.org http://www.fancyimageyarn.com https://www.plumdeluxe.com/#content https://www.facebook.com/Hula-Hut-Yarns-1097522633645494/ http://www.zacharykelloggmusic.com Vogue Knitting Live November 3-5Madrona and Stitches West in February 2018. Find us on social media!! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Periscope.Join our Backstage Knitting Podcast Ravelry group!Email us at BackstageKnitting@gmail.comShownotes can be found at www.backstageknitting.com

Backstage Knitting Podcast Episode 30- Telephone Hourwww.BackstageKnitting.comShout Out: Nicole from Federal Way and Darlene from Thuringen, join our Ravelry group and introduce yourself and we’ll give you a shout out!Friend us, find us, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope. Shownotes can be found at www.backstageknitting.com, you can email us at backstageknitting@gmail.comOn the Needle:Anna is working on- A Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacketStripey Mitts of her own design.Bethany is working on-TCPT by Teresa Gregorio, Miss Babs Yowza in Deep Sea Jellyfishhttp://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tpcthttps://www.missbabs.com/collections/yowza/products/yowza-deepseajellyfish Boxy by Joji Locatelli, Fancy Image Yarn, Winter Jewels http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boxyhttp://www.fancyimageyarn.com/store/p285/FW_Machine_Washable_Merino_Wool_Yarn%3A_Winter_Jewels.html Vanilla Sock in Plymouth Happy Feet in blueberry colorway using the Fish Lips Kiss heelhttps://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/happy-feet-100-splash-hand-dyed-item-1555http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel LaBoe Top by Cory Ellen, just needs the strapshttp://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/laboe Welcome Blanket Squares revamped. Red Heart super saver 5x5 instead of 10x10Off the Needles:Anna finished-A Chemo capHer Gillyweed Shawl!http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/light-as-a-feather-shawl-5https://www.etsy.com/listing/511567038/handpainted-wool-yarn-handspun-yarn-bflhttp://www.mosaicmoon.com/item_672/Sherlocked-Semisolid-Birch-Sport-4-oz-skeins.htm Bethany finished- Five Welcome Blanket SquaresOne vanilla sock in “Blueberry” (See links in On the Needles.)In Time Out:Bethany put this in time out-The Wonder Woman Wrap http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wonder-woman-wrap-knit Spinning:Bethany finished her Tour de Fleece 2017 spinning. Just need to ply it!Netflix and Knit:Anna is watching and watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2017 Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s Hercules, Mulan, and Atlantis, and Westworld.Bethany watched The Big Sick, Wonder Woman, The Sixties, The Seventies, Practical MagicIn Rehearsal/Performance:Bethany is not rehearsing anything at the moment. She did see Hocum Pokém with Peaches Christ, Bob the Dragqueen and Jinx Monsoon.http://store.peacheschrist.com Contests!!!:It’s All About Ewe Yarn Halloween Giveaway! Tell us your favorite Halloween/Fall tradition in the thread! https://www.etsy.com/listing/562774703/self-striping-hand-dyed-fingering-weight?ref=shop_home_active_1 Events!All Knitters Eve 2017! Drawing Prizes from Fancy Image, Plum Deluxe teas, Knitted Wit, Hula Hut and more!! Blankets collected and proceeds from the drawing tickets will go to the Welcome Blanket Project. Live entertainment! October 29 from 12-7 in Puyallup. www.backstageknitting.com/events www.welcomeblanket.org http://www.fancyimageyarn.com https://www.plumdeluxe.com/#content https://www.facebook.com/Hula-Hut-Yarns-1097522633645494/ http://www.zacharykelloggmusic.com Vogue Knitting Live November 3-5Madrona and Stitches West in February 2018. Find us on social media!! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Periscope.Join our Backstage Knitting Podcast Ravelry group!Email us at BackstageKnitting@gmail.comShownotes can be found at www.backstageknitting.com

Episode 21- “Fandom Trifecta”Backstage Knitting Podcast•Shout Out to Cheryl from Roy, Wa. •On The Needles:oAnna is working on socks for her husband in the “Empty Night” colorway from Magpie Fibers, a shawl using the “Gillyweed” colorway from Yarnarchy on the Kiki sock base and Mosiac Moon fingering base in the “Sherlock” colorway. She is also working Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Tomten. •http://www.magpiefibers.com/swanky-sock/empty-night•https://www.etsy.com/listing/511567038/handpainted-wool-yarn-handspun-yarn-bfl?ga_search_query=gillyweed&ref=shop_items_search_1•http://www.mosaicmoon.com/item_946/Sherlocked-Semisolid-Birch-Medium-Twist-Fingering-4-oz-skeins.htm•http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tomten-jacketoBethany is working on her “Coronation Day” Boxy by Joli Locatelli using Fancy Image Yarn’s finger base in the “Winter Jewels” colorway. She is also working on a sock in Lorna’s Laces “Hampstead” colorway. •http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boxy•http://www.fancyimageyarn.com•http://www.lornaslaces.net/colorsMulti4.html•Weaving: oBethany is still working on a scarf she has been weaving with a pink and purple Cascade 220. •Knetflix and Knit: oAnna watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and is still making her way through Friends and Star Trek: Deep Space 9. oBethany watched Good Girls Revolt on Amazaon, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Sing, and Why Him? (Why Him? And Good Girls Revolt are NOT family friendly.)•Healing Hands:oAnna is almost done with her first term! Woot!•In Performance:oBethany is running box office and running the light/sound board (light/sound for select performances) for the New Muses Theatre Co. production of Peer Gynt: An Epic Adventure in Two Parts at the Dukesbay theater in Tacoma, Washington now through May 21. •CONTESTS!! oThe winner of the Tell Us Your Name contest in post #17 Maggievienna. Please PM Bethany on Ravelry with your mailing address. Bethany is Bizzle87 on Ravelry. •Events:oWorld Wide Knit In Public Day June 10, 2017! Bethany and Anna will be at the Red Door in Freemont from 6:30 till whenever. Come and knit with us! •https://www.facebook.com/events/1483445171695278/oTour de Fleece starts July 1, 2017! Join Team Sasquatch! oMariners Stitch N Pitch July 20, 2017•Show notes can be found at www.backstageknitting.weebly.com •Backstage Knitting Podcast can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Periscope. •Join our awesome Ravelry group!!

Episode 21- “Fandom Trifecta”Backstage Knitting Podcast•Shout Out to Cheryl from Roy, Wa. •On The Needles:oAnna is working on socks for her husband in the “Empty Night” colorway from Magpie Fibers, a shawl using the “Gillyweed” colorway from Yarnarchy on the Kiki sock base and Mosiac Moon fingering base in the “Sherlock” colorway. She is also working Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Tomten. •http://www.magpiefibers.com/swanky-sock/empty-night•https://www.etsy.com/listing/511567038/handpainted-wool-yarn-handspun-yarn-bfl?ga_search_query=gillyweed&ref=shop_items_search_1•http://www.mosaicmoon.com/item_946/Sherlocked-Semisolid-Birch-Medium-Twist-Fingering-4-oz-skeins.htm•http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tomten-jacketoBethany is working on her “Coronation Day” Boxy by Joli Locatelli using Fancy Image Yarn’s finger base in the “Winter Jewels” colorway. She is also working on a sock in Lorna’s Laces “Hampstead” colorway. •http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boxy•http://www.fancyimageyarn.com•http://www.lornaslaces.net/colorsMulti4.html•Weaving: oBethany is still working on a scarf she has been weaving with a pink and purple Cascade 220. •Knetflix and Knit: oAnna watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and is still making her way through Friends and Star Trek: Deep Space 9. oBethany watched Good Girls Revolt on Amazaon, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Sing, and Why Him? (Why Him? And Good Girls Revolt are NOT family friendly.)•Healing Hands:oAnna is almost done with her first term! Woot!•In Performance:oBethany is running box office and running the light/sound board (light/sound for select performances) for the New Muses Theatre Co. production of Peer Gynt: An Epic Adventure in Two Parts at the Dukesbay theater in Tacoma, Washington now through May 21. •CONTESTS!! oThe winner of the Tell Us Your Name contest in post #17 Maggievienna. Please PM Bethany on Ravelry with your mailing address. Bethany is Bizzle87 on Ravelry. •Events:oWorld Wide Knit In Public Day June 10, 2017! Bethany and Anna will be at the Red Door in Freemont from 6:30 till whenever. Come and knit with us! •https://www.facebook.com/events/1483445171695278/oTour de Fleece starts July 1, 2017! Join Team Sasquatch! oMariners Stitch N Pitch July 20, 2017•Show notes can be found at www.backstageknitting.weebly.com •Backstage Knitting Podcast can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Periscope. •Join our awesome Ravelry group!!

Bethany and Anna introduce themselves. They talk about how they met, started in theater and started knitting. On The Needles: Anna is knitting for her Etsy shop. She is also working on a Sky Scarf from the book "Knit The Sky" by Lea Redmond Bethany is knitting a vanilla sock with the Fish Lips Kiss heel by the Sox Therapist with Madeline Tosh Sock yarn in what looks like the Magic color way She is also working on her Coffee Date Shawl by C.C. Almon of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast Bethany is also working on some Christmas knitting. Off The Needles: Bethany finished her first of the Madeline Tosh vanilla socks. In Time Out: Anna frogged the sweater that was knit for her trip Edinburgh this past May. She also has a Tomten sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman that is in time out too. Anna dubbed Bethany the Knitting Whisperer due to Beth's amazing ability to coax cranky projects into behaving.Bethany has nothing specifically in time out. Except for a very old Harry Potter sweater from "Charmed Knits" that has been in time out since 2011. Netflix and Knit: Anna just finished watching Season 2 of Penny Dreadful. She also recently started Season 3 of Ripper Street, season one of Charmed and a general re-watch of Once Upon A Time. Bethany is watching Season 5 of Gilmore Girls, Season 7 of Friends, Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Series 2 of Doctor Who. She recently saw Finding Dory with her boyfriend, Nic. In Rehearsal: Anna is starting rehearsals for Three Poets later in August. She will be costuming this production and probably stage managing. Bethany's household is starting rehearsal for "6 Characters in Search of an Author" on Monday. She will be running box office and designing sound for this production. Events: Bethany and Anna will be at Stitch 'N' Pitch at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington on July 19, 2016. Check out Anna's Instagram (persephone-vesper) or Bethany's (stage.knitter) for day-of location info! We would love to meet you.List of Repeat Projects: Anna loves Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket.Norah Gaughan's Droplet Hat.And Kelpie, A Modern Hap Shawl by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. Bethany has recently knit two versions of the Mermaid Tail Lap Blanket. And The Force Awakens HatBooks we also love and continue to knit from:Ann Bud's "Handy Book of Patterns" The "Handy Book of Sweaters" And Debbie Stoller's "Stitch N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook."

Bethany and Anna introduce themselves. They talk about how they met, started in theater and started knitting. On The Needles: Anna is knitting for her Etsy shop. She is also working on a Sky Scarf from the book "Knit The Sky" by Lea Redmond Bethany is knitting a vanilla sock with the Fish Lips Kiss heel by the Sox Therapist with Madeline Tosh Sock yarn in what looks like the Magic color way She is also working on her Coffee Date Shawl by C.C. Almon of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast Bethany is also working on some Christmas knitting. Off The Needles: Bethany finished her first of the Madeline Tosh vanilla socks. In Time Out: Anna frogged the sweater that was knit for her trip Edinburgh this past May. She also has a Tomten sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman that is in time out too. Anna dubbed Bethany the Knitting Whisperer due to Beth's amazing ability to coax cranky projects into behaving.Bethany has nothing specifically in time out. Except for a very old Harry Potter sweater from "Charmed Knits" that has been in time out since 2011. Netflix and Knit: Anna just finished watching Season 2 of Penny Dreadful. She also recently started Season 3 of Ripper Street, season one of Charmed and a general re-watch of Once Upon A Time. Bethany is watching Season 5 of Gilmore Girls, Season 7 of Friends, Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Series 2 of Doctor Who. She recently saw Finding Dory with her boyfriend, Nic. In Rehearsal: Anna is starting rehearsals for Three Poets later in August. She will be costuming this production and probably stage managing. Bethany's household is starting rehearsal for "6 Characters in Search of an Author" on Monday. She will be running box office and designing sound for this production. Events: Bethany and Anna will be at Stitch 'N' Pitch at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington on July 19, 2016. Check out Anna's Instagram (persephone-vesper) or Bethany's (stage.knitter) for day-of location info! We would love to meet you.List of Repeat Projects: Anna loves Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket.Norah Gaughan's Droplet Hat.And Kelpie, A Modern Hap Shawl by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. Bethany has recently knit two versions of the Mermaid Tail Lap Blanket. And The Force Awakens HatBooks we also love and continue to knit from:Ann Bud's "Handy Book of Patterns" The "Handy Book of Sweaters" And Debbie Stoller's "Stitch N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook."

Chapter 5 - The Count of Monte Cristo Book talk starts at 21:00 Call in Line – 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment – First CoMC episode: | | Crafty Bits| Time code links are for and take you to YouTube Dawn Cowl:   Stitch Markers:   and would be brands of the coated jewelry wire I used for the stitch markers. Crimp beads are just… . Briar Rose Fibers: My leg warmers are made with “Nate’s Sock Yarn”, which it doesn’t look like she has right now. Unspun Single Sweater:   Icelandic unspun: …and EZ’s (Elizabeth Zimmerman’s) percentage yoke sweater is what I am following, which is in all of her books and is GENIUS. Erica Circlet:   Entrelac:  (how to ) Entrelac scarf project  page:   In talking about canning, I mentioned Doctor Gemma.  She does a segment of CogKnitive called “Put a Lid on it”, where she talks about canning, etc. Stitches West is at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.  Erica will be in the Dizzy Blonde Studios booth (1033 & 1035) at the very least and , if not more.  She will be joined by Thing Two starting late .  Please come say “hi” and don’t be shy about introducing yourself!  Erica will be posting to Instagram and Twitter throughout the weekend.  Her name on both is ericah64.  Expect a full Stitches run-down next week in Crafty Chat. If you have ideas for Crafty Chat, please post them in the “What do YOU want to hear about” thread on Ravelry.  We welcome suggestions! Heather Nanette the Nanny’s save-your-hands microwave bowl cozies: Scribble graph:    (Scribblegraph site: and ) THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BAG:  – Facebook Fan Page

In this episode, the girls talk about stockings. Susie finishes her first pair of mittens, and Danie whips up a quick blanket. Some of the specific knitter-style stocking stuffers mentioned include the Sock Ruler, Anne Budd's Gauge Ruler, the Sirka Counter, Elizabeth Zimmerman quotation mug by winemakerssister, Knitter’s Pride Knit Blockers, peacock needle gauge and wraps-per-inch tools by  hipstrings, Knitter’s Tool Tin by TheSexyKnitter, wool & wire stitch marker necklace  and scissor sleeve sold on nevernotknitting.com, and emergency fix keychain sold on knitpicks.com. Contest The 2015 LegendPrairie contest is running! Post in the Ravelry thread and tell us about your favorite fibery FO of the year. Finished Projects Susie finished her first pair of mittens using Danie's Triangle Thumb Toddler Mittens pattern and Kirbywirby Worsted in Fru Fighters. Danie knit up a super quick lap blanket for her grandma - watch for the pattern! Current Projects Susie cast on a Barley hat out of her mitten leftovers, and an On the Bias Cowl out of Manos Del Uruguay Gloria in Oceano and Vereda. She also worked on her Socks in the Name of Science and  Glenfiddich sweater, and will be ripping back a bit and reknitting on her Choice Bit of Calico test knit. Danie worked on some new mittens, and would have finished her Broncos Socks but for a literal thorn in her side (or hand, really). She also worked on her Fuzzy Hat. Future Projects Susie is planning an Infinito from Joji Locatelli's The Authentic Collection using Twisted Fiber Arts Arial Evolution in Phantom and Valley Yarns Charlemont (now discontinued) in Dusk. Danie is planning a Bluebird of Happiness for her grandma. Enhance the Stash Susie acquired Malabrigo Yarn Sock in Lettuce and Arco Iris.

It's all about the socks this week. Clare and Kate return to discuss different methods for casting off top down socks as well as a brief overview of cast-offs for toe up socks. In Enablers' Corner, I announce a new, one-off collaboration between The Golden Skein and Edinburgh Yarn Festival. Based on the format of the Power of 3 Club, the Linne Foirthe (Firth of Forth) Club is a celebration of the Edinburgh Yarn Festival and the Scottish yarn scene. Edinburgh is home to an array of wonderful designers, dyers and yarn shops and the photo draws its inspiration from the iconic Forth Bridge, which is 125 years old this year. The club is on sale on 15th February 2015 at 1900 GMT at The Golden Skein website. On the sock front, Kate and Clare discuss casting off, with Kitchener Stitch and cinching of the toes being the two main methods of casting off a top down sock. Clare loves Elizabeth Zimmerman's sewn bind off as her go-to for toe up socks. In the Agony Aunt section, Clare answers a question on using magic loop for two-at-a-time socks with a heelflap construction. Clare recommends a tutorial at knitbettersocks.com. Kate joins me in person to discuss how she has found her first month in the Sock Surgery and gives a precis of the Tarsi Grande pattern as well as the Hullabaloo yarn from The Golden Skein's winter 2014 club. Full shownotes for this episode are available at www.shinybees.com Music for this episode is courtesy of Music Alley and is Adam and the Walter Boys with 'I need a drink'.

Hello from a distinctly un-Springlike Cheshire Plain... brrr! On The Needles I've completed the waist decreases on Adrift, but I've decided to lengthen it and add some complimentary increases. Ravelry details of my project are here. I've also knit and crocheted some bunting triangles for the Guild's bunting, using the Sheepfold Clotted Cream I dyed a year ago.   Yesterday I cast on a Tomten by Elizabeth Zimmerman for a new arrival in the family.   Oh the Joy! No progress pictures, but I have spun some more purple BFL on the Traddy and more green merino/silk blend on the Joy. The Traddy's had a good scrub down and wax too. Holiday Souvenir Competition We have a winner! Listen to find out who won one of these yarns from La Droguerie. Something I Really Like The National Gallery. Here's Whistlejacket, Mr & Mrs Andrews and Seurat's Bathers at Asnières. Upcoming Events Wingham Woolwork Fibre Sampling Workshop, 6th April 2013, Frodsham Community Centre; Wonderwool Wales, 27-28 April 2013, Builth Wells, Powys; Woolfest, 28-29 June 2013, Cockermouth, Cumbria; Fibre East, 27-28 July 2013, Ampthill, Bedford; Yarndale, 28-29th September 2013, Skipton. Music Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune. Make Contact! We have a listeners' map. Please go on over to pop in a pin - we're covering 5 continents now but I'd still love to see where you all are! Please feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.podbean.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). TTFN, Nic x

Baby Sweater on Two Needles and more EZ  This show is sponsored by Quince & CO   www.quinceandco.com Thanks for the birthday wishes last week!  Bereft by Robert Frost  Baby Sweater on Two Needles by Elizabeth Zimmermann from Knitter’s Almanac.  It is better known as February Baby Sweater.   The February Lady Sweater (not by EZ) is actually more popular than the FBS. Projects on Ravelry: 6675 for Baby Sweater and 11,505 for FLS by Pamela Wynne.  Knitter’s Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman.  February. Babies Things.  Have knitted everything in this chapter but the bonnet with the flap over the shoulders. Leggings.  I have made at least two pair.  Red and white striped ones were the cutest.  Not the most practical garment for modern moms. Blanket knitted from center out.  Have done it with lace and also in a heavier yarn with texture pattern and colorwork. Was told that pioneer woman put a cream or white border on blankets so Baby would perceive this is a boundary.  Per my experience, did not work. Double knitting blanket was a carriage blanket.  I used Schoolhouse Press Sheepsdown and my own handspun.  May have steeked and put a zipper in it.  Pete’s Socks…pulled off the colors! Handed Down Patterns. Topic started by nitiram.   Her Mother’s slipper/bootie pattern--she called pods.  Under “Some Things Never Change…”   In The Pipeline: EZ Saddle Shoulder Sweater     $14.99 Interweave knits Holiday Gifts.  Holiday 2011  Some of my favorites are McHenry by Susan B Anderson, Hollyberry Bonnet and Cape by Kyoko Nakyoshi, and Handwork Mitts by Julie Turjoman.  Recommended.  High Note:Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls/Cinnamon Raisin Bread.  Used the Best Whole Wheat Bread Recipe from www.urbanhomemaker.com.  Divided dough in half.  One half for a loaf of bread and the other half made two pans of cinnamon rolls.  Streusel:  ½ c brown sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.  I use Penzey’s.  Roll out dough.  Spread with softened or melted butter.  Sprinkle topping on and roll up.  For the rolls I reserved a few Tbs topping.  Took rolls out after 20 min.  Brushed tops with butter and sprinkled on the streusel.  Baked another 5 min. I read a letter from Elizabeth Zimmermann that was written to me in Jan 1980.  A photo of the letter is on the show blog.  www.knittingpipeline.com.  References to Moebius and her development of the concept. The musical selection today is The Moon of Wintertime by Lydia McCauley.      Knitting Pipeline Retreat March 2-3, 2012 Washington IL  61571 $50 for Fri night and Sat or $40 for just Sat Reserve your spot now!   Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Haste ye back!