Thank you so much to all of the donors for january and february. Elisha is the lucky winner of the handspun yarn!
For the month of March, Ellenspn has graciously donated 2 fabulously new AND autographed books!
The Enchanted Sole by Janel Laidmen (with so many beautiful socks, i don’t even know what to do with myself!)
and
Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont (a whole book on spindles, types, function, history, AND how to use them! glorious!)
Donate to the podcast during the month of march, and YOU could win these books!
So i’ve come to be a lover of knitting in the round and doing a steek for cardigans. Steeking is where you cut (gasp!shock!horror!) your knitting. the thing is, with some extra support before you cut, the sweater stays in one piece and you have a cardigan without having to purl all of those pesky wrong side rows.
You have a few options when doing a steek.
1. you can machine stitch the sweater on either side before you cut
2. hand sew the sweater on either side before you cut
3. crochet the sweater on either side before you cut.
i’m a big fan of #3. i can do it while sitting on my couch, i don’t have to lug out the sewing machine or find a needle, and i love how neat and tidy the edge is when i make the cut. i know my stitches aren’t going anywhere, and i know that when i’m done, i’ll have a very nice clean line.
you don’t need to really know how to crochet, but if you have some yarn and a crochet hook, you too can become a crocheted steek master!
i couldn’t find any video tutorials of how to do a crocheted steek, so this last time i did a cardigan, i decided to film it and share that exhilarating snip with the world. i walk you through how to do the crochet, how to cut, and where to pick up stitches.
with all this knowledge, you now can go forth and knit anything you’d like in the round!
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!
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
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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!
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
December’s Donation Incentive
Shoulder Bling Kit
Shoulder Bling is a 60” shawl, the kit would be the pattern, # 6 circular needles, beads and two skeins of Sterling Silk and Silver yarn in “White Veil” (which could be done as is or dyed, it takes dye beautifully!)
donated by knittingfairy.com
winters past:
-singing in holiday concert wearing paperbag Xmas tree vest, falling off bleachers
-ice skating, car accidents, and tennis courts
-chipped tail bones
-sledding on poo hill
-christmas eve parties
-candy mountain platters
-sheets and Christmas lights
-early to bed early to rise
-flooding on new years eve
-blizzard, full moon, neighborhood walk
December’s Donation Incentive
Shoulder Bling Kit
Shoulder Bling is a 60” shawl, the kit would be the pattern, # 6 circular needles, beads and two skeins of Sterling Silk and Silver yarn in “White Veil” (which could be done as is or dyed, it takes dye beautifully!)
donated by knittingfairy.com
Babble:
-missed family party
-2 baths in one day thanks new toy
-bday breakfast party and bday plans
-signing up for yoga classes, for real!
-bikram yoga
Celebrating 2 years Contest:
-listen, think, and comment! Drawing will happen 1/1!
December’s Donation Incentive
Shoulder Bling Kit
Shoulder Bling is a 60” shawl, the kit would be the pattern, # 6 circular needles, beads and two skeins of Sterling Silk and Silver yarn in “White Veil” (which could be done as is or dyed, it takes dye beautifully!)
donated by knittingfairy.com
Townhomesteading:
-Christmas tree is up!
-bread machine
-freezer diving and creative meals
Babble:
-I like it butter” & jingle bells
-snow
-parent teacher conference
-return to henna
Fibery goodness:
-team Sasquatch for the Ravelympics
-fiber room set up!
-fiber in the forest retreat again in march!
-mittens. Again. And again. And again.
-colorwork 2010
Fibery goodness:
-Amy arrives
-got jackie and we head north
-marr haven (Mule spun) & owls
-cranes restaurant pies
-fiber in the forest
-fibery goodies (polypay, sock blockers, maple swift)
want to see photos from our trip? check out my flickr folder
want to see videos? check out my youtube feed
October Podcast Donation Incentive:
The winner for this prize is Denise. Check your email!
we move on to November’s podcast incentive!
One person will be drawn and can choose either a Garden Apron or a Grow Your Own Soup Kit from Made By Loumms:
garden apron
OR
Grow Your Own Soup Kit
a second name will be drawn and will win an handmade oak swift by Hornshaw Woodworks
handmade oak swift
Townhomesteading:
-Home remedies for illness (onion, garlic, open windows) chicken veggie soup, organic legs & sale veggies
-Bread follies
-Helloyarns pantry
-Tackling the dungeon…again
-Skat?
Babble:
-Sick sick sick medicine fun
-Tumble bugs
-Halloween (giant-ass pumpkin)
Fibery goodness:
-Soar jealousy
-Sock knitting mania. sleeping jasmin
-Highfiber diet retreat next week
-Washing fleece laundry detergent, Orvus , and the water factor
, and the water factor