Stitch It!! Podcast

This month, I’m offering up some of my handspun! 155 yards of a 2 ply barber pole. hand dyed merino and corriedale, plyed together to create a one of a kind yarn.

now YOU TOO can feel what knitting with handspun is like!

episode 99: “Hiatus vs Sabbatical”

Winners! Maybe soon…sorry!

Townhomesteading:
-seed catalogs=panic
-silverware sort=win!!
chicken tortilla soup recipe
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can whole kernal corn
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilis
1 box chicken broth
6oz enchilada sauce
4 frozen chicken breasts
1tbls minced garlic
chopped onions (if you’d like)
1tbls cumin
sour cream
shredded cheddar cheese
tortilla chips

1. put first 10 ingredients into the crock pot in the morning. set on low and cook for 8 hours
2. take out chicken breasts and shred or chop, put back into the soup
3. serve topped with a dab of sour cream, some cheese, and some crushed tortilla chips finish it.
yummers!
freezes well. makes a ton. tastes even better the second day!

-freezer books find and inherited books/vacuum sealer

Babble:
-playdate
-bob update
-preparing for Disney

Fibery goodness:
-fiber in the forest retreat
-cardigan sweater progress
-bulky flyer and spinning wheel drama aka. I love Schacht

KnitCents Podcast

hi⋅a⋅tus  [hahy-ey-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es, -tus.
1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

Sab⋅bat⋅i⋅cal  [suh-bat-i-kuhl]
–noun
4. (lowercase) sabbatical year.
5. (lowercase) any extended period of leave from one’s customary work, esp. for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.

Favorite thing:
Spinning wheel broach

episode 98: “2010: it’s all about ME”

thanks to knittingfairy.com for sponsoring december!
podcast donation incentive winner for the month of december was Vivian. Thank you so much for your donations!

This month, I’m offering up some of my handspun! 155 yards of a 2 ply barber pole. hand dyed merino and corriedale, plyed together to create a one of a kind yarn.

now YOU TOO can feel what knitting with handspun is like!

Resolutions:
-drink more water
-slow down and focus on ME (life, projects, when and what I say, etc)
-return to my music
-3 handspun sweaters
-fairisle/colorwork

2 year Contest prizes!!
Reflection hat pattern from Cosymakes, Regia sock yarns, Noro, and more!!! check your email to see if YOU won! thank you again for all of the fabulous submissions!

Babble:
-Conversations with Meghan on Knitajourney Podcast
-time off with littleman

first snowman
-potty training
-holiday recap

Fibery goodness:
-Knittingfool.com has great sweater calculators
-littlemans sweater: gauge, calculations, too big, tearing out, steek video

-moving the fiber room

-playing with the drumcarder

-owls reborn!
-gooseberry cardigan

Favorite thing:

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

episode 89: “Longest line…..ever”

September Donation Winner is Nancy. Email is in your box!
October Podcast Donation Incentive:


Grafton Fibers has donated a set of DPNs for the October incentive. IF you donate during the month of october, you will be entered into a drawing to win a set of their original DPNs in size 0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and a set of size 0 glove dpns. SO FABULOUS! you will love them!

Townhomesteading:
-apples apples apples
-my first bread success


-rearranging garden in my mind
-reading and researching. Going to tour coworkers garden
-stovetop popcorn: 3 tbs oil, 1/2c kernals
-kettle corn recipe (i would suggest using sunflower or olive oil instead of vegetable)

Babble:
-apple orchard line madness

-waking up to a morning serenade
-”eve is outside”
-relating days experiences
-pumpkin patch schedule
-furlough

Fibery goodness:
-washing fleece using screens
-finishing the shawl knitting in training
-trying to finish yarn for coralune before trip
-rhinebeck wishlist

Favorite thing:
Fresh bread

episode 87: “how can they walk?!”

September’s Podcast Donation Incentive is sponsored by The Spinning Loft!


donate to the podcast during the month of september to have a chance to win!

on/off the needles:
-coraline continues….once i spin more
-OWL + math = not what i wanted
WI Sheep and Wool Festival
-shopping
-books and magazines
-sheeps, lambs, and all sorts of wonders!
The Looking Glass Sweater -pattern by ewetopiafibershop.com
-alpaca yarn is from Enchanted Meadows Alpacas
-books and magazines were from countryside bookstore
-working on a new alpaca forest canopy shawl

babble:
-podcast changes….opinions?
-tomatoes
-pumpkins

word of the week:
wether

spinning:
-washing alpaca
-washing and dyeing targhee
-yellowing of the fleece

favorite thing:

Nikki’s Healthy Cookies…..

episode 76:”weekend with the Menz family”

June donation incentive was donated by our sponsor, Little Meadows Farm. By making a donation to the podcast during the month of June, you will be entered into a drawing for a gift of 4 hand made goat milk soap bars and a beeswax candle. Please, support our sponsor! Check out their website at Little Meadows Farm

on/off the needles:
-cast on handspun socks waffle pattern
-lace yarn buying (lace throwdown KAL) more prizes added! in addition to the knittingdaily dvds, you will get A Gathering of Lace by Meg Swansen, and For the Love of Knitting. wahoo!
-picking a pattern. i ended up with the swallowtail shawl by Evelyn A Clark
(ravelry link)

babble:
-”you’re silly, monkey”
-dinner with the family
-the whoas of social services (funding cuts and frustrations)

my weekend with Deb (and Buzz):
-saturday morning at the market
-lemon pancakes at Marigolds Kitchen
-more plants acquired (eggplant, green pepper, basil, oregano, rosemary, and parsley)
-deb’s studio
-reviving my drum carder (metal?! who cards metal?!)

-learned carding basics

-mixing colors, and dyeing in mason jars
-amazing salmon dinner, and the next morning, salmon for breakfast. mmmm
-sunday was all about dyeing

i did my part too!
-ipod 101
-intro to new podcasts
-jessicurl makeover
-hula hoop
-raspberry rhubarb pie. mmmmmmm.
-bonding over the fear of lace
-starting our own angora line mitten KAL (i’m leaning towards fiddlehead mittens!)

interview with Deb Menz

favorite thing:

farmer’s markets

the BOX o Fiber!!! (i’ll try to talk more about this the next episode)
i’m drowning in fleece!

episode is posted
episode 75: “Lace Gauntlet Throw-Down”

No photos this time. sorry guys. my camera battery is dead and is charging right now!

littlemeadowsfarm.net is our sponsor for this month. They donated a set of 4 hand made goat milk soaps (from the goats on their farm!) and a beeswax candle as a donation incentive for the month of June.

All it takes is a donation to the podcast, and you will be entered in it to win. Drawing will be done the first week of July. Thanks!
Interested in supporting little meadows? check out their website.

on/off the needles:
-knitting date, but no knitting
-socks…off the needles….tony the tiger
-”bored” meeting hats
-I <3 Fiber pins (i can't find them online anywhere!)
Lace Knitting Throw-Down KAL
-knit something lace with me between now and August 1st. Share pictures of your finished project, Rub it in Jasmine’s face that you have what it takes, and you will be entered a drawing where you can win knittingdaily TV series 100 DVD set!

babble:
-Up (owen’s first movie experience)
-birthday cake stealer
-snoopy birthday card
-Hula Hooping! hoopnotica and hula hoop tutorial

garden:
-fence up & strawberries netted
-tomatoes transplanted
-new seeds
-moring glory teepees

spinning:
-SOAR project- please call 646-462-4031 x 27505 to give your feedback “What have you learned from Meghan’s SOAR knowledge?” you have until June 25th!
-my remote fiber purchasing experience
-fiber sample boxes from the spinning loft
-the high fiber diet
-CVM article in newest SpinOff on dyeing locks for colorwork by Rene Russo
-getting ready to go see Deb!

favorite thing:

episode 74: “O is for…uh…what IS that?!”

June’s show sponsor is
Little Meadows Farm

The Donation Incentive for June is:

4 bars of their hand made Goat Milk Soap (in your choice of flavors) and a hand made beeswax candle.
To qualify for this wonderful prize, please donate to the podcast during the month of June.
Otherwise, if you are interested in supporting our sponsors, please visit their website to see the wonderful soaps, goats, and sheeps they have available!

on/off the needles:
-socks…ugly but still coming along
-reworking owen’s wardrobe
-Baby/Toddler pants/shorts tutorial
-owen’s pj’s before:

-owen’s pj’s after:

you wanted to know:
“How do you do it all?”

babble:
-a day in the park
-summer break and feedback
-O is for…..uh…..what is that?

-my helpful little helper

green thumb:
-snap dragons
-secret garden progress
-new tomato plants
-why it “pays” not to mulch
-jarring/canning/preserving. need books. any suggestions?

spinning:
SOAR project
please call 646-462-4031 x 27505 and leave a voicemail with your name, where you are from, and what you have learned from my SOAR experience.
don’t have a phone? record something with your computer or send me an email itsjustmeghan@drop.io
All responses need to be in by June 25th.
Thanks!!!
-lusting after fleece
-wool is a lot like my hair, and the saga of the overwashed fleece
-re-reading books

favorite thing:

episode 63: “No Thank You, Night-Night”

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on/off the needles:
-polwarth sweater

-knitting the shawl, and adjusting the needles
-what is a lifeline?
-handspun sock, 1 down, 1 to go

-cutting a steek…LIVE!!!

-changing kingscot into a sweater in the round…is it possible?

babble:
-nothing like the smell of mulch in the morning
-birdfeeders
-want a water barrel? or a compost bin? contact your local Extension office for your state. just google Extension Office [insert your state here]
-”Cut, Jenny!”
-”no thank you, night night”
-eating like a kitty

spinning:
-barber pole singles…color combo?

-drum carder fun

-Spinning and weaving with Wool by Paula Simmons
-how to spin from a batt

favorite thing:

hennaforhair.com

episode 62: “Just Steek It!!”

mypodcast.com has officially taken a dump! SO, lots of your favorite podcasts are on the move to new RSS feeds! here are a few:
the high fiber diet
bark n knit
cogKnitive
Knaked Knits

click the links and make sure you subscribe to their new feeds. also, leave them a new review up on iTunes.

same for THIS podcast!! click in the upper left to subscribe to the rss feed or the itunes feed.

on/off the needles:
-fishing shawl
-polwarth sweater (almost done with second sleeve. photos later this week!)
-toadyjoes sweater (jealousy!)

March Madness “Just Steek It!” Contest
what you need to do!
-Knit a wool swatch
-sew it or crochet it
-take a “before” picture
-CUT IT!
-take an “after” picture
-do a victory dance
-post before & after photos on thread in ravelry or email me a link to your blog where you posted photos
submissions will be accepted until April 1st.
i’ll draw names from all of the entries and you will win a box of goodies! (wollmeise, patterns, hand dyed roving, maybe a batt, hand spun, chocolate, who knows?!)

Gives Good Knits podcast. Go listen to Tika!!

Babble:
-definition of insanity
-little man’s birthday party
-Ebin!!

Spinning:
-samples of the 3ply and barber pole
-how to spin videos by Abby
-Tall Grass Farm Goat Shearing
-High Fiber Diet retreat in november! SO EXCITED!!
-Playing wtih the carder
-Superwash- What is it?!

Favorite Thing:

bbc’s the office

podcast is moving to a new feed! please, begin to make the change!
you can either search the itunes store for “Stitch it!! Podcast”, or, click the link in the upper left on the sidebar here that says “podcast via rss” or “podcast via itunes” and it’ll help you get it changed.

old feed: episode 61 (waiting for old feed to upload…will link tomorrow morning)

new feed: episode 61

on/off the needles:
-polwarth sweater: based on the spring forward fall back raglan by Nikol
changes made? it’s a cardigan, and it has a seed stitch boarder.

isn’t it pretty?!
-charity blanket section is done.
-Coraline movie features tiny miniature handknits. you can see her knitting here. click the pink house, click the stairs, then click the dresser and it’ll play a video where it shows her knits and her knitting! CRAZY small!!!

SOAR knowledge (for knitters AND spinners!)
what is bamboo/tofu/milk yarn made from?

babble:
-school pro!
-”Oh No!”
-wishing for a change..spring fever itch.
-salads. mmmm
-square foot gardening
-rain barrel tutorial
-planting for natural dyeing

yarn review:
A Swell Yarn Shop Duet Sock Yarn
superwash merino hand dyed sock yarn, with a small skein of complimentary heel/toe yarns. so squishy!

spinning:
-new purchase! drumcarder! (what was i thinking?! haha)
-dyeing for owen’s wallaby sweater

-Pufpaff Fiber Mill join the Fiber CSA
-Illinois Wool and Fiber Mill
p
pretty shetland! mmm

favorite thing:

locally roasted coffee
mmmmmmmm