In this episode we discuss knitting with handspun yarn, including estimating yardage, picking needle size, and selecting potential patterns. Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects Walk Along tee by Ankestrick (Ravelry link) I’ve put the body on waste yarn to check length. I’ve decided to move on to ...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 162
Kelly shares happy news about adopting Bear, a big, sweet, eight year old shepherd. And Marsha has a surprise finish! Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects Walk Along tee by Ankestrick (Ravelry link) I finished my Abington Mitts by Jennifer Lassonde (Ravelry link) just in time for the end of our Ex...
May 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 161
Lots of ends to weave and finished objects to discuss this week. Plus we announce the winners of our Winter Weave Along. Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects Walk Along tee by Ankestrick (Ravelry link) Abington Mitts by Jennifer Lassonde (Ravelry link) Almost done. I started the heel flap on the p...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 160
Tree removal competes with Spring Break weaving and the stuffing of Frog and Toad for the content this week. You never know what you'll hear about on the Two Ewes show! Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects Walk Along tee by Ankestrick (Ravelry link) Abington Mitts by Jennifer Lassonde (Ravelry lin...
Apr 04, 2021•43 min•Ep. 159
What's blooming, tomatoes, Frog and Toad, and lambs join in with the knitting content this week. It must be the start of Spring, or even Spring Break! For full show notes with photos and links visit our website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com If you’d like to become a patron and support the show financially, visit our Patreon page . Transcripts at bottom of post. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Kelly’s Projects The Iced Matcha Socks by Dots Dabbles...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 158
More discussion about shots (not from a glass) and needles (not for knitting). Sorry! We finally get down to knitting, bored dogs, and new projects. We end by laughing at own ridiculousness when read in a transcript. Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . If you’d like to become a patron and support the show financially, visit our Patreon page . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 157
We talk about captions, speaking clearly, vaccinations and our pitifully small batch of knitting projects. Full show notes with transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects I’m still working on the pair of socks for myself using Drops Fabel Print that I bought in San Luis Obispo. I’m making progress on the Walk Along tee by A...
Feb 21, 2021•54 min•Ep. 156
Lots of tangents and a new KAL/CAL inspired by some new patterns for your hands and feet generously donated by the designers as prizes. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects I’m still working on the pair of socks for myself using Drops Fabel Print that I bought in San Luis Obispo. I’m back to working on the Wal...
Feb 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 155
Preventing pooling, planning with paper, and a dilemma about how to hide where you are alternating skeins. These are the topics of the day! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects I finished Holey Comfort cardigan by Hinterm Stein and it fits beautifully. This is a great pattern. I am continuing to work on a pair...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 154
The solace of creating order, a nice button band technique, and plans for 2021. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects Finished the body and ¾ of the sleeves of Holey Comfort cardigan by Hinterm Stein. Bind off is a really nice I-cord bind off. Sleeve width seems okay but need to decrease faster on the way to cu...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 153
Holiday fun has exhausted Marsha while Kelly has been busy making a butt-shaped divot on her couch. Plus we have a patron giveaway and a surprise Winter Weave Along prize today! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Marsha’s Projects I haven’t knit a stitch on the Holey Comfort cardigan by Hinterm Stein, but I did wind the fourth skein. I plan to bring it on a New Year’s trip and make some good progress. But I ...
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 152
We celebrate the life of a fiber adventurer we've lost, plus we talk paper, planning, and plotting. How do you keep your life in order? Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Memories In Memory of Greenhook (Amy from Salem, OR) From her local Ravelry Group: Remembering our Amy with a Caps for Kids KAL To honor her memory, we are having a Caps for Kids KAL from now until February 15th, to knit or crochet caps in ...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 151
We’re recovering from Thanksgiving dinner preparations and cleanup. Even with a small gathering, there was more to do than we thought. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Thank you to 3GreenSisters Etsy sho p for providing prizes for the Summer Spin In. Use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping until December 31, 2020. Marsha’s Projects I haven’t knit a stitch on the Holey Comfort cardigan by H...
Nov 29, 2020•51 min•Ep. 150
We each have new cast-ons and Marsha has a new appreciation for her spirit yarn. Plus there are new project plans, and even a new nonfiber interest. And what the heck is going on in Marsha’s yard? Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Thank you to 3GreenSisters Etsy sho p for providing prizes for the Summer Spin In. Use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping until December 31, 2020. Marsha’s Proje...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 149
Two (count them two!) therapy sessions on this episode! Plus we talk design--both architectural and knitting. And wait, there’s more! A live FO and Winter Weave Along talk round out the show topics. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Also, we have a coupon code for 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. Offer good until December 31, 2020. Mars...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 148
Moving, organizing, dog training, and surprisingly only one real project each! Nevertheless we persist with the chatting! Row gauge issues might solve the mystery of running out of yarn. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Also, we have a coupon code for 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. Good until December 31, 2020. Marsha’s Projects I’ve...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 147
We chat about bonsai trees and sled dogs, recap the Summer Spin-In, and draw lots of winners! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Also, we have a coupon code for 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. Marsha’s Projects The deck project is almost done. Just those last pesky details. I’ve been busy knitting Holey Comfort cardigan by Hinterm Stein...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 146
Kelly dreams of an extreme shawl collar and Marsha takes on a daring knitting repair. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Also, we have a coupon code for gorgeous bags from 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. Marsha’s Projects The deck project is moving along. I visited a blacksmith for information about a gate using salvage iron parts. I’ve...
Sep 19, 2020•58 min•Ep. 145
Lots of home improvement talk (and some power tool noise) before we get down to the knitting this week. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com .. Also, we have a coupon code for 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. Marsha’s Projects: The deck project is moving along, but it’s slower than we originally thought. I’ve been busy knitting on Holey Comf...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 144
Rats, Arctic Char yarn, using buckets as stepstools, and other foolishness along with the sweater knitting this week! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com .. Also, we have a coupon code for 3GreenSisters Etsy shop . Visit their site and use the code TWOEWES to get 15% off and free US shipping. We talk about the Iceland Collection of colorways on our new sport weight 3-ply and Aran weight 5-ply Replenish Rambouil...
Aug 17, 2020•57 min•Ep. 143
We finished knitting, crochet and spinning projects. But the deck construction is still in progress! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . We have a coupon code for listeners! 3 Green Sisters makes project bags, spinning wheel bags and loom bags and is providing prizes for the Summer Spin-In as well as as a coupon code f...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 142
Negative test results, a DIY deck, walking, spinning, and knitting, and an updated shop are all on the show this week. Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Marsha’s Projects: Summer Fjord by Trin-Annelie using Quince & Co Sparrow in three colors. I finished the body and decided not to put in the short rows to make t...
Jul 19, 2020•55 min•Ep. 141
The Summer Spin-In is in full swing. Add in exposure to a scary virus, a little knitting, and some deck building, and it becomes a really full episode! Full show notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Kelly’s husband has been exposed to Covid-19 through someone at his workplace so we talk about that and how strange and scary it fee...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 140
Another fun episode recorded with live visitors. We have big spinning plans and a finished Tunisian crochet project. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry to participate in the conversation. Marsha’s Projects: I am continuing to knit on Summer Fjord by Trin-Annelie using Quince & Co Sparrow in three colors. I finished a camel, merino and silk braid from Huckleberry Knits for our Sum...
Jun 24, 2020•58 min•Ep. 139
Thoughts on the recent tough days precede our project talk in this episode. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Before the project talk, we spend some time talking about the protests for justice for Black Americans and against police violence that were sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Since we recorded there have been...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 138
Get ready for the Summer Spin-In! Wash and card fiber, spin yarn, knit with handspun. It all starts Monday, May 25. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Marsha’s Projects: I cast on Summer Fjord by Trin-Annelie using Quince & Co Sparrow in three colors. Kelly and our friend Janis both have yarn to cast this on, too. We g...
May 24, 2020•57 min•Ep. 137
It was a fun chat this episode after a long week. Knitting, old cookbooks, vintage Norwegian sweaters, and a few tangents! We also announced the winner of the Cosmic Crisp giveaway. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Marsha’s Projects: I finished the John O Groats socks made with Yarns From the Plain sock yarn. I also cast...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 136
Recording with a Zoom audience again this time! Two finished knitting projects, some “show and tell” and some finished spinning. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . This was another live episode so Kelly had the opportunity to “show and tell” her 1958 Lace Cardigan . This sweater was started before I was much of a knitter a...
Apr 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 135
It could be worse and Marsha's dreams prove it! Marsha has dreams of camping, training a horse in her house, and a line of people, six feet apart, waiting to rent rooms in her boarding house. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Kelly recommends Girl Beer from Strike Brewing in San Jose, CA , Made for International Women’s d...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 134
Our first episode recorded while livestreaming! It takes a really long time to talk about nothing… Because we are recording live people will actually see how long it takes! Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com . Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page . Marsha’s Projects: I’ve knit a bit on my Dusk Into Twilight Shawl by Rosemary Hill. I’m done with the short row shap...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 133
