Kelly
is camping in her newly painted trailer known as "The Clubhouse." It
is a 10.5 foot, 1967 trailer that has been decorated in a San Francisco
Giants theme.
They
have camped in The Clubhouse for 3 summers, but this is the first trip
after it got the new paint job, had some water damage repaired, and had
the interior re-paneled. This episode includes an audio field trip to
the Mt. Madonna Campground in the Santa Cruz Mountains between
Watsonville and Gilroy. Here is the beautiful "on location" recording
studio!
In the background you may hear
Steller's Jays and
Acorn Woodpeckers.
The Acorn Woodpeckers make holes in trees and store their acorns in
them like a winter pantry. They often take one tree and completely
cover it with holes. On the visit here last November all the holes in
the trees near the restroom were filled with acorns from the Tan Bark
Oaks. On this trip all the holes were empty.
While on the camping trip, Kelly is working on two projects: the
Dorthelia tank by Corrina Ferguson from the book that the Two Ewes reviewed last episode and the
Featherweight Cardigan
pattern by Hannah Fettig. The tank top is knit from red Elsebeth
Lavold Hempathy yarn and the Featherweight is being knit with three
cones of thread (two linen, one cotton) in blue, cream and mint green.
Progress on the tank is fast, progress on the cardigan is slow!
The cardigan is a project from Kelly's rescued stash of coned yarn. This project started with swatching during the
Yarniacs Q1 Love the Yarn You Own challenge. (
link to Yarniacs podcast episode 92)
It was supposed to be finished in Q2, but that didn't happen. A couple
of other stash projects that were more portable got in the way. This
cardigan will be finished in Q3. Also started during the
Q1 challenge are
a set of dishtowels with turquoise as the main warp color and
a Herbert Niebling doily in the Frosted Ferns pattern. (The name in English is not very accurate since the pattern is actually oak leaves and acorns.)
Both
of these projects hit the rocks with mistakes, but have been righted
and are now in full swing again for Q3. The challenge has been a great
way to focus on using the stash of coned yarns that Kelly was itching to
find a use for!!
In our last episode Marsha was blocking her
Blue Juno Cardigan by yellowcosmo made with
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silky Victoria. The fit is perfect! Marsha highly recommends the pattern and the yarn.
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| Marsha's Blue Juno Cardigan |
Marsha continues to work on the
Wispy Willow Cardigan by Cheryl Beckenrich made with
HiKoo CoBaSi.
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| Wispy Willow Cardigan |
She cast on for a cardigan called
Lanata by Amy Christoffers using
StahlSche Wolle Limbo Superwash that
was a destash yarn from a friend. The cardigan has raglan sleeves and
is knit from the bottom up featuring lace panels that look like vines
trailing up the front and back of the sweater.
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| Lanata |
Marsha talks about washing some of the
Shetland fleece she bought last month at the Black Sheep Gathering.
Since recording the episode she bought hand carders and has carded and
started spinning the Shetland.
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| Marsha's Shetland fleece. |
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| Soaking in hot water. |
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| VERY dirty water! |
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| Cleaner! |
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| Carding (and drinking). |
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| Spinning. |
Marsha had an "advent-ewe" to Chicago the home of "Cloud Gate," or as the locals call it, "The Bean."
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| "The Bean" |
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| There I am in the center of the picture! |
She had time to visit a few yarn shops and did a little stash enhancing. She saw:
- A lovely shop named Loopy Yarns. She bought a skein of HPKY Regina Louise Lace in Shamrock.
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Stash Enhancing (L-R) Knitwhits Freia Fine Handpaints Ombre
Lace, Fleur de Fibers Acadian, Dragonfly Fibers Pixie Fingering,
and HPKY Regina Louise Lace.
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Her last stop was a crazy shop called
Chicago Fabric Yarn and Button.
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| How do you find anything in Chicago Fabric? |
The
Chicago Yarn Crawl will take place from August 1-9. If you're in the area be sure to check it out!
Marsha loves old houses and had time to visit three. She highly recommends visiting:
The Driehaus Museum
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| Driehaus Museum |
Henry B. Clarke House
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| Henry B. Clarke House |
John J. Glessner House Museum
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| John J. Glessner House Museum |
Check out this episode!
nice country tank tops reviews...........
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