Podcasts about rodeo drive poncho

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Recorded on April 2, 2020 Book Talk Starts at 30:35 Our Poncho Knit Along is humming right along!  Join the Chatter thread and post your finished poncho in the FOs thread.   This KAL will run until May 1, 2020.   Sunnydale Cowl giveaway - we draw for winners at the end of the podcast   Spring Swap - If you are participating, please visit the Swap thread to keep up with questions at least once a week   KNITTING   Barb has finished Mother Bears 201 & 202 (such a difference in size!) Rodeo Drive Poncho by Staci Perry, using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Twisted, in the Stormy Weather color way   Tracie has finished 2 Never Not Gnoming Gnomes in my handspun for nieces’ birthdays Socks in Night Owl Fibers Self-Striping Superwash Merino & Nylon Sock in Koi Pond   Barb is still working on Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway Zweig pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using the yarn from my frogged Trail Hoodie, Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp colorway, and in the Sage colorway. Fibonacci Waves Scarf by Carolyn Greenwood, using a Simply Sock Mini set in the Speckled colorway     And has cast on  1-color brioche scarf (no pattern) using a Caron Cake    Tracie has cast on Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth (Lion Brand) in my SpinJones Merino/Mulberry Silk orange handspun Vanilla socks in Mountain Colors Crazyfoot - Chinook colorway   And continues to work on: 80-26 Poncho Air Lux by Fil Katia, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in the Wind Chill colorway Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll, using Marianated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in the Melted Box of Crayons colorway BOOKS   Barb read Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare - 3 stars The Making of Us by Lisa Jewell - 4 stars   Tracie read: Bad Kid: A Memoir by David Crabb - 3.5 stars Blacklands by Belinda Bauer - 4 stars Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes - 3.5 stars   Thumbs Up - Pluto Living and SGN with John Krasinski Face Mask How-tos from Huffington Post

I finished the Rodeo Drive Poncho by Staci Perry and my third pair of Zigzagular Socks by Susie White. I share my thoughts on the Norwegian Purl and an update on the Knitting Pipeline February Retreat. Nature Notes and a giveaway from www.cherylbeckerich.com round out the show. Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy/Bluprint Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you! Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com. Haste ye back!

A completed poncho, a train adventure, a handspun sweater, and an amazing beekeeping experience are on this week's show.  Marsha's Projects Marsha finished her Rodeo Drive Poncho.  Marsha is really happy with this pattern by Staci Perry.  She has also worked on her Good Vibes shawl. Even the Pismo Beach socks (yarn from the yarn crawl in our very first podcast) got a little knitting during her adventurous train trip! Kelly's Projects Kelly has finished 4 more Pussy Hats.  She also finally got on the ball and knitted the button band the on Funky Grandpa Cardigan.  This is a pattern by La Maison Rililie.  The button band has an i-cord bind off and Kelly isn't sure whether it will lay flat or not.  If, after blocking, it still isn't laying flat, she will need to experiment with needles that are either larger or smaller.  She isn't sure which direction will solve the issue. Kelly has also been working on her poncho and is past the halfway point!  She is using Andrea Mowry's Om Shawl pattern. "Advent-ewes" Marsha had quite the train adventure trying to get to Spokane to visit friends.  Hours of delay had her almost hysterical!  On the positive side, it gave her plenty of time to finish her Rodeo Drive Poncho.   She had planned to visit a couple of Spokane yarn shops.  One was closed while she was there.  Another that she saw from the train, The Knitting Factory, turned out to be a music concert venue and nightclub.  The third was a charm, Sew E-Z Too is a knitting and quilting shop and she was able to visit.  Upcoming Events Marsha and Kelly will be at Stitches West on February 25-26.  Come say hi to us if you see us.  Also, we will be attending the meet-up organized by the Yarniacs and 2 Knit Lit Chicks.  The meet-up is in the lobby bar area of the Hyatt (host hotel) and will start at around 1 pm.  We can't wait!!! Bees Kelly had a great bee adventure last weekend. A small beehive was found in a drainage pipe where her husband works.  The area is slated for some construction and the hive had to be removed so Kelly went in on Saturday to remove it and bring it home to her yard.  The experience was AMAZING!  She was able to cut down the combs and wedge them between rubber bands in frames that then went into her bee box.  Overnight almost all the bees went into the box (because the queen and all their brood was in there).  Next morning she closed them in and took them home. Such an interesting process!  So far they seem to be doing very well.  They are a small hive, but busy bringing in pollen.  What would you like to hear us talk about? Many of our listeners have commented on the topic of compost and would like to know more. So next episode we will discuss composting and maybe a little gardening along with the knitting.  What else would you like to hear more about?  Leave a comment in the shownotes, email us at twoewesdyeing@gmail.com, or come talk to us in the Two EwesRavelry Group. Meanwhile, here is a funny video about urban farmers like Marsha and me.

A little knitting and crochet progress, and a lot of discussion about the complicated topic of consumption.  Climate beneficial wool cloth, thrift store finds, supporting local farmers and small dyers, and (gasp!) knitting from stash for a year are all part of the conversation. Marsha has many things in progress (remember when she was a monogamous knitter?) but has been working exclusively on her Rodeo Drive Poncho.  She loves the Berocco Ultra Alpaca yarn and is enjoying the simple but elegant construction of the pattern by Staci Perry.  Kelly worked on socks while recording, but other than that the only other project has been some negative crochet.  Ugh!  Due to a mistake that she still needs to figure out, she did the second half of the back panel and the second front both inside out. The shell pattern is markedly different on these new pieces of the cardigan--until you turn them over and look at the back.  But no one wants a sweater with two right fronts!  Ripping out has occurred so the offending pieces can be redone.  The sweater is her Curious Cobalt Cardigan, made using a Michele DuNaier pattern. The closest Kelly has come to a Poncho Adventure is to wind one of her three skeins.  Stay tuned--she hopes to have more poncho progress for next episode. Kelly talks about her experience at the Fibershed Wool Symposium 2016.  There is enough material for a regular segment on the podcast for quite a few more episodes.  The mission of Fibershed is to "develop regional fiber systems that build soil and protect the health of our biosphere."  The Symposium followed a "soil to skin" framework and had panels of speakers from shepherds to clothing designers.   One of the current projects is the climate beneficial wool Fabric CSA.  The wool is grown in CA, woven in CA by Huston Textile Co., and being offered for pre-sale.  Kelly bought some and will be receiving it in April.  She will have to do the wet finishing of the cloth since that part of the supply chain isn't available in the state. That makes her a "prosumer" of the cloth, participating in the production, as well as purchasing the product. The project is one of three farm-to-fabric projects that Fibershed has completed in their work to identify supply chains for a local textile economy. The conversation led the Two Ewes to a discussion about consumption,  consumer culture, the "buy local" movement, and a group of San Francisco residents that several years ago decided to give up purchases (other than food and other necessities) for a year.   The verdict?  It's complicated! At Fibershed Kelly found out about an interesting KAL that they are hosting.  The pattern is Radiata by Emily Cunetto.  It is designed to be knit in any gauge of yarn that is local to the knitter, in other words, from their fibershed.   Another event coming next weekend (Dec. 11, 2016) is a natural dyeing workshop using mycopigments from mycoflora.  That's mushrooms! The teacher is Alissa Allen and it is being held in Santa Cruz, CA in conjunction with the Santa Cruz Mycoflora Foray.  Kelly's family got an additional dog on the day after Thanksgiving.  Nash is a yellow lab whose owner died.  He is 10 years old and is very well mannered.  He is fitting into the household very well.  Marsha shopped for a rain jacket for Enzo so she could continue to take long walks with him in the Northwest rain.   

New projects this time for both Marsha and Kelly. Also lots of poncho talk and information about The Great Poncho Adventure.  The Ewes are making ponchos!  There are also two yarn giveaways announced this episode. For photos and to subscribe to the podcast, visit the shownotes on our blog. Marsha's Projects Marsha has started her shawl with the NoCKRs yarns she got from Duren Dyeworks last year in commemoration of the retreat.   The pattern is Good Vibes by Nadia Crétin-Léchenn.   She was ready to start her poncho with some Spirit Yarn, but decided that it was not the right yarn for the pattern.  Instead she is going to find some yarn that is better suited.  Late breaking news!  Marsha got some yarn for the poncho! The pattern she is using is The Rodeo Drive Poncho by Staci Perry. Kelly's Projects Kelly has made some progress on the crocheted Crazy Stitch Cardigan. It's a pattern by Michelle DuNaier.  She has started on the shoulder and is almost ready to start the second side of the sweater.  She also had a project that was both started and finished since the last episode!  She made two pair of Helmikuu Boot Toppers (by Sunshine Ravioli) while on a camping trip.  The yarn was leftovers of Rowan Soft Tweed.  Each topper took less than a skein, so about 75 yards per topper.  It was great to use up these leftover skeins. Yarn Giveaway The Two Ewes have two giveaways this episode!  Thanks to Claire from The Woolly Thistle, (and the New Hampshire Knits podcast) we have three skeins of Blacker Yarns to give away:  Blacker Classic, Westcountry Tweed, and Blacker Swan.  All are DK weight, 50 g balls of yarn.  Go to the Ravelry group and answer the question in the Woolly Thistle Giveaway thread to be entered to win.  Thank you, Claire for supporting the podcast with these three skeins to give away to listeners!  Here are the skeins that will be given to one lucky winner! The second giveaway is one of three GORGEOUS hand-dyed skeins Kelly bought from Countess Ablaze in England.  Kelly told The Countess that she was going to use one of the skeins for a podcast prize, so she included a free tote bag in the order.  So the lucky winner will win a skein of The Blue-Faced Baron fingering weight yarn in the color "This Ain't a Scene"  and a black Countess Ablaze tote. "Advent-ewes"  The Great Poncho Adventure has started!  It's a poncho-a-long.  Details are in the episode and in the Ravelry group.  Make a poncho, a ruana, a buttoned wrap or a cloak.  Start a new one or finish a work in progress.  If you post on Instagram use #ponchoadventure

Book Talk Starts at 38:55 Recorded on May 25, 2016   Book Talk starts at:   Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL starts on June 1!  Any Mother Bears that you have knit or crocheted in 2016 are eligible for prizes in our KAL.  Please go to the Mother Bear Project Homepage to request your pattern, under the tab "How to Help".  We hope you will join us!   We want to thank SSKnits (Joan) for her prize donation for the Mother Bear KAL.  She is donating a pattern of the winner's choice from her Ravelry Store and Knit Figures, her newly designed knitting app!   Tracie and Barb will be at Spinning at the Winery on Saturday,  June 4 at the Retzlaff Winery in Livermore, CA.  This is a fun, relaxed fiber event with a vendor fair, raffle, wine and a great potluck lunch.  The cost is $5 person.  Don't forget: * sunscreen and a hat * a potluck dish to share * Whatever you would like to drink (wine is available for purchase) Come and join us! Please go over to the Actually Knitting Podcast Group to find out information about joining in the PalKal (the Podcaster-Along Knit Along).  Dates for this KAL will be 6/15/16 - 9/15/16. KNITTING Barb has finished: * Schknit Happens Hat #3 by Myra Wood, using Fishknits Warm Heart 2-ply in the Cadillac colorway. *  Mother Bear #75   Tracie has finished: *  Drizzle hat by MelSki, using her own handspan *  Mother Bears # 73, 74 & 75.   Barb is continuing to work on: Crackerjack Cowl by Stacie Simpson Duke in 4 colors of Plymouth Merino Select DK Forest Foliage by Alana Dakos from the Botanical Knits 2 Book, using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Jasper colorway. Wee Wildflower by Alana Dakos, using Knit Picks Shine Sport in the Crocus colorway  Crooked Ewe Cowl by Paula Emons-Fuessle in Fish Knits Divine gradient Lotus colorway. Vanilla Socks for Will using Berroco Comfort Sock in a gray and white self-striping colorway. Barb has cast on:   Scraptastic Hat vy Jane Tammer using leftover fingering weight yarns Monkey Socks by Cookie A, using Knit Picks Stroll Handprinted in the Pacific Tonal colorway   Tracie is continuing to work on:   Vanilla socks in Araucania Ranco Multy The Ecuador cardigan by Joji Locatelli, using Oasis Yarn Aussi Sock in the Sage colorway Rodeo Drive Poncho using Fonty BB Merino in the Brun Scooby Doo colorway Tracie has cast-on: Weekend Cowl by Liz Capik in Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply  in the Dahlia colorway Just Autumn Cowl by Janina Bottger in Becoming Art Fingering - to the right is a picture of the yarn as it looked in the skein and then wound into a cake.  What a difference!   Barb and Tracie reviewed Annetarsia Knits: a New Link to Intarsia by Anne Berk. It is a beautiful book featuring a new technique invented by Anne for easy intarsia knitting in the round.     To win an autographed hardbound copy of Annetarsia Knits: a New Link to Intarsia, please go to our Ravelry Group thread, "Win Annetarsia Knits" and tell us about any type of colorwork that you have done in the past.  This contest will close on June 31st.  You must be a member of the group to win.   BOOKS Barb has finished: Descent by Tim Johnston.  It was pretty good! The Perfect Son by Barbara Claypole White.  She enthusiastically recommends it. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman.  She did not finish this book. Two in the Far North by Margaret Murie.  Excellent!   Tracie has finished: Something Missing by Matthew Dicks.  She recommends it! Longbourn by Jo Baker.  It was sort of a slog, especially at the beginning, but she ended up liking it. The Stranger She Loved: A Mormon Doctor, his Beautiful Wife and an Almost Perfect Murder by Shanna Hogan - a really good book.   Barb is currently reading: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty   Tracie is currently reading: The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene The Singing Bone by Beth Hahn

Book Talk Starts at 43:45 Recorded March 30, 2016 Our Vest KAL/CAL is continuing until May 15, 2016.  Please see the Chatter thread for more information... If you are participating in 2 Knit Lit Chicks Swap, the day to mail your package is coming up on April 10!  Many thanks to Sandramaz for organizing this fun swap. Barb has finished: Mother Bear #71 & 72. Knitted Knockers  The Jenny Vest by Andra Knight-Bowman, using Knit Picks City Tweed in the Marsh colorway - but it needs some surgery on the shoulders Schknit Happens Hat by Myra Wood, using  Gnomeacres Fancy Gnome in the Aurora Gnomealis colorway. Tracie has finished: Sugar Pop by Gabrielle Danskknit in Knit Picks Brava Sport Mother Bears 70 and 71 4 Knitted Knockers - 1 in Valley Yarns Goshen and 3 in Rauma Helårsgarn A New Sock Monkey by Susan B. Anderson in Bernat Satin Ombres Barb has cast on: Really Fits Top-Down Cardigan for All Seasons by Kathy Cairns Hendershott, using Cascade Ultra Pima in the Periwinkle colorway.  Loving this knit! Schknit Happens #2 hat using Duren Dyeworks Love in the Witchy Woo-Woo colorway Starshower Cowl #2 by Hillary Smith Callis using Unwind Yarn Twinkle Sock in the Faded Graffiti colorway She continues to work on: The Poppy Poncho by Cathy Donnabella, using Mrs. Crosby Satchel in the Port Vintage colorway. Vanilla Socks using a gradient set of Knitting Rose Blossom Sock Tracie has cast on: Vanilla socks using the fabulous Fish Lips Kiss Heel (of course!) in Invictus Reward in Linear XL Black Rainbow Splash #23 Girl's Tank by Lori Steinberg in Southwest Trading Company Tofutsies She continues to work on: The Ecuador cardigan by Joji Locatelli, using Oasis Yarn Aussi Sock in the Sage colorway. Rodeo Drive Poncho by Stacy Perry in Fonty BB Merino in Brun Scooby Doo The Longstreet shawl by Nancy Totten using Abstract Fibers Temptation in The Gorge colorway. Review: Dragonfly Fibers Presents: Masterpiece Knits: The Modern Collection Leave a comment on this thread to be entered to win an e-copy of the book.  The thread will close April 20. Barb has finished reading: Tracie & Barb both finished reading The Mourning Hours by Paula Trieck DeBoard.  Barb loved it and Tracie thought it was okay/good. Barb has finished: Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf The Widow by Fiona Barton Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Squall by Sean Costello Tracie has finished: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison Girl in a Maze by R.K. Jackson Cruel Death by M. William Phelps Barb in reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Desire Lines by Christina Baker Kline The Longest Night by Andria Willaims Tracie is reading A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin Barb’s  thumbs-up - Watch bald eagles Mr. President and The First Lady with their two babies on the DC Eagle Cam Tracie’s thumbs-up - Better Call Saul on AMC.  Stream Season 1 on Netflix, and Season 2 is currently showing on AMC and On Demand.

Recorded on February 3, 2016 Book Talk Starts at 32:00   Are you ready for the 2 Knit Lit Chicks VEST KAL/CAL?  Well, hurry up and gather your materials, because we start on February 15th! Any adult-sized vest or short-sleeve sweater, open-front or pullover, may be entered for the KAL.  You must be a member of our  Ravelry Group to enter. We already have a very active Chatter Thread and a rapidly growing Bundle of vest patterns to start the planning!  Once we get started, we’ll put up an FOs where you can post your garments to be entered to win.  The KAL will end on May 15.   Our first 2 Knit Lit Chicks Swap is on!  The deadline has passed for you to join, but if you are participating, chatter away here.  Thank you to SandraMaz, the proprietress of the SweetSerendipity37 shop on Easy and friend to our podcast, for organizing the swap!   A Message from Sox Therapist – creator of the Fish Lips Kiss Heel: CHECK YOUR GIRLS! I’m going through my Stage 3B cancer journey right now. Wasn’t due for a mammogram, but found sore nodes and got diagnosed on the 3rd anniversary of my sweet Mom’s death from cancer. It’s a very tough journey, but I’m doing it, and plan to get more active on Ravelry soon, and publish more $1.00 patterns, so I can earn enough to gather our kids and their families from around the country for a “Mom’s gonna beat cancer” reunion. CHECK YOUR GIRLS!   Stay tuned to the end of this podcast to find out who won our Modern Lopi ebook giveaway   Tracie and Barb will be at Stitches West  - February 18-21, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.  Come join us in the bar on Saturday afternoon for our meet-up with the Yarniacs and lots of other fun people!  Also - Knit some Knockers and turn them in at the Knitted Knockers booth!  They have a goal to collect 1,000 Knockers at Stitches this year!   2015 - The Chicks Year in Review   Barb knit a total of 64 projects: 6 sweaters 4 cowls 5 scarves 11 hats 5 mitts 10 socks 2 vests 2 shawls 17 bears 2 other   While Tracie knit 56 items total, including: 17 Mother Bears 10 hats 7 cowls 6 sweaters 5 pairs of socks 3 pairs of mitts 2 Bakery Bears 1 scarf 1 poncho 1 top 1 shawl 1 Earbud Pouch and 1 dress for the runway at Paris Fashion Week   Barb read 73 books in  2015, and Tracie read 74.     Barb has finished: Grandpa Cardigan by Joji Locatelli, using Cascade Cash Vero DK (a cashmere, (a merino, microfiber, and cashmere blend) in a royal blue colorway (a $6.50 pattern).     Winter Wander Shawl by Helen Stewart, using Invictus Yarns Victorious in the Exotic colorway and Knit Picks Aloft in the Carbon Colorway. (photo)   Barley Hat by TinCanKnits using leftover Universal Yarns Classic Shades - free   Luuk Hat by Annis Jones, using leftover Universal Yarns Classic Shades - free   Kindling Hat by Helen Stewart using leftover King Cole Riot DK (part of the Knitvent 2015 collection)   Mother Bear #69   Knitted Knockers   Tracie has finished: Posy’s Little Black Sweater - Dog-o-matic by Angela Kreutzer (in Stitch’n’Bitch Superstar Knitting) in Universal Yarns Classic Worsted Holiday (black).  No idea why this was a UFO for 3 years!   The Starshower cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, using La Bien Aimee MCN Light in the Jon Snow colorway.   The Meditate cowl by Elizabeth Doherty, using Redfish Dyeworks Silk Sock.   Lacy Boot Toppers ($1 on Ravelry) by Jillian Mellan in  Frog Tree Pediboo Sock in Tan     Barb is currently working on: Vanilla Socks using Fishknits Warm Heart 2-ply in the Cadillac colorway   Never Not Knitting Mystery Shawl KAL, using Berroco Vintage in colorway 5194.   And has cast on: Silverthorne Hat by Becky Kelly,  using Plymouth Galway in the Dark Coral Rose colorway.  $4   More Knitted Knockers   Poppy Poncho by Cathy Donnabello, using Mrs. Crosby Loves to Play Satchel in the Port Vintage colorway.     Tracie has cast on the Yipes Stripes Cowl by Ann Weaver in  5 colors of Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Worsted (kit purchased at Stitches)     She is working on: Rodeo Drive Poncho by Stacy Perry in Fonty BB Merino in Brun Scooby Doo   Vanilla socks with a Fish-Lips-Kiss Heel, using Knit Picks Felici in the Baker Street colorway.   The Longstreet shawl by Nancy Totten using Abstract Fibers Temptation in The Gorge colorway.   And she gave up and frogged her Shalom Cardigan by Meghan McFarlane in Araucania Tepa (bulky, wool/mohair/silk).  This yarn + this pattern + Tracie = no bueno!   Barb’s finished books: Salem’s Lot by Stephen King The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey (photo) The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon     Tracie did not finish The Bone House by Brian Freeman   Tracie finished reading:  Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia September Sacrifice by Mark Horner Mrs. Budley Falls From Grace by M.C. Beaton Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer   Barb is reading: Exposed:  The Secret Life of Jodi Arias by Jane Velez Mitchell The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith   Tracie is reading: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry     Thumbs Up – Grease Live!