In this episode Kelly and Marsha talk spinning! Plus we give updates on current projects and news about upcoming events.
Marsha's Projects
Marsha doesn't have any finished projects to report but has made steady progress on her
Twice Born shawl and
Summer Cardigan.
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| Twice Born shawl |
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| Summer Cardigan |
Marsha had a fun day with lunch and a
visit to All Wound up in Edmonds, Washington with "laterknitter" and
"jchant". Look how happy they are to be together surrounded by gorgeous
yarn!
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| With Kristen and Julie at All Wound Up. |
Kelly's Projects
Kelly has finally finished the
Playground Shawl!
This pattern caused her a lot of trouble, not because it is difficult,
but because of her combination of slippery yarn and slippery needles.
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| Playground Shawl finished. |
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| Here is the mesh Kelly found so difficult. |
The only other active project is the
Striped CoBaSi Socks.
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| CoBaSi Sock #1 |
Oh wait! There is
an octopus that needs to be stuffed and seamed up.
Tour de Fleece
Marsha has been spinning every day as time allows. Here is a link to to her
Tour de Fleece project page for more photos.
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| Loop Bump |
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| Beacon Bend |
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| Merino |
Kelly has also committed to spinning every day, along with a few other spinning related goals.
Her Tour de Fleece 2017 page
has a list of the goals and photos of the spinning projects. The first
finished spinning of the tour is the Loop Bump that she plied with silk
thread from the Black Sheep Gathering.
Upcoming Events
Kelly will be presenting to the
Santa Cruz Knitting Guild
for their July program. The title of the presentation is How Ply
Structure Affects Knitting. Presentation will be July 20, 10:15-12:15
at the Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz.
Want to see
some wool judging? Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 12 at 9 am.
This is the date of the fleece judging for the Monterey County Wool
Show. The show is in conjunction with the Monterey County Fair and the
auction is held on the last day of the fair which is Labor Day in
September. But the fleeces are judged ahead of time and the Ann's Web
Guild holds a potluck lunch for attendees of the judging. If you are
attending and want more information, contact us at
twoewes@twoewesfiberadventures.com
Bees
Kelly had an
aspiring beekeeper come over to watch her recent bee inspection. Four
of the five colonies are doing well. They were able to see a couple
queens and they had the chance to eat honey comb right out of the hive.
Join us for Morning Coffee!
It's a
chat thread on our Ravelry group that has been really fun. Come join the conversation. And if you're not a member of our
Ravelry group, please join. Marsha and Kelly will be doing a member
appreciation giveaway during our next episode.
I've been catching up on your podcast lately and I don't remember if it was in 71 or 72 but you mentioned the color running in one of your projects. I was listening in the car so I couldn't write down the name of the product that catches color and doesn't allow it to redeposit. I've got a project in hibernation that I'm worried about the colored stripes running into the white and I'd love to know what that was. Thanks, I love listening!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah,
DeleteSorry to take so long. I didn't see your comment hiding in the moderation section. Not sure why it was there. But anyway, the product we were talking about is Synthrapol. I would also suggest not letting the item sit in the water for too long. I think the color catchers that you can buy in the store might be an idea for you too, now that I think about it. I haven't ever tried them, though.