Dropped Stitches Episode 17: UFOs to be Frogged

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Put 'em up, or the sweater gets it...
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...everyone sing it with me now: down wools are some of my faaavorite things...Today on Dropped Stitches Podcast Episode 17: UFOs to be Frogged...

(no actual music was harmed in the making of today's recording)

Today we have two finished shawls (one is the kit I won from The Wooly Thistle on IG !!), two new skeins of handspun, and two unfinished objects in danger of being ripped out. Oh, plus some weaving with really wiggly singles yarns. Come enjoy the drama!

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Dropped Stitches Episode 16: Tour de Fleece Results

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Today on Dropped Stitches Podcast, watch as I do some eco printing and dyeing on silk scarves by an experimental method.  No knitting today, only a demonstration of dye and plants on silk.

Plants attempted include Japanese maple, clematis, St Johns Wort, lambs quarter, veitch, marigold, red clover.

To see more Tour de Fleece goodness, search Instagram for #tourdefleece2017

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Dropped Stitches Episode 15: Not Quite Eco Printing

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Today on Dropped Stitches Podcast, watch as I do some eco printing and dyeing on silk scarves by an experimental method.  No knitting today, only a demonstration of dye and plants on silk.

Plants attempted include Japanese maple, clematis, St Johns Wort, lambs quarter, veitch, marigold, red clover.

To see more (real) eco printing, search Instagram for #ecoprinting

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Dropped Stitches Episode 14: All the Tour de Fleece teams!

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In which I ramble about my half-formed Tour de Fleece plans!  For the non-spinners out there, I also collected a list of fun make-along happenings for you, flash a little knitting, and show a miniature orchid that looks like barbie cucumbers.  Hope you enjoy!

FOs:
Fleece Owl (sewing) and Shell baby blanket

WIPs:
Spinning - Hobbledehoy battlings, Gnomespun Dorset roving, Babydoll Southdown, and Hilltop Cloud top
Knitting - Knit Me Baby One More Time by Lyrical Knits in MarigoldJen sock, and Robin by Leethal Knits in Berroco Vintage DK

Tour de Fleece teams!!! - KnitSpinFarm, Fibernate and Solitude, Akerworks, Classy Squid Fiber Co., Kromski North America

Make Alongs mentioned:
Lyrical SAL (Sweater Along, Lyrical Knits), #thegreatunravel2017 with Wool Needles Hands podcast, Finish Along with Crafternoon Treats podcast, Steek Along with Ninja Chickens Podcast, Slow Ass Knitters club with LuckyJennyKnits podcast, All the small things with Bunniphish Podcast.

Plants:
Dendrobium cucumerinum and Dendrobium rigidum 

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Episode 13: Festivals and Stash Enhancement

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Get a tiny peek at how piggish I was at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival in 2017!  Guaranteed to make you feel better about your stash! 

Finished objects include a handspun cowl (What Alice Found by Kelly Judson), crochet baby blanket (Leaping Stripes and Blocks by Moogly), knit tank top (Huevos by Carol Feller).  In progress includes some handspun and a peek at my Clemes Modern wheel, and the Ocean Waves Baby Afghan (Lion Brand).

Come say hi on Ravelry here