Jun 18 2009
episode 76: “weekend with the Menz family”
episode 76:”weekend with the Menz family”
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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
first batch of fiber. i dyed 7lbs total that day
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!
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