Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Kelly and Marsha

Lots of project updates and project planning in this episode. Plus join our Out-of-Hibernation-Along. Look in those closets and pull out long forgotten projects. Let’s finish ‘em, frog ‘em, or toss ‘em!
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Marsha’s Projects Alpaca Shawl: Finished. I learned so much about weaving on this project. I had so many broken warp threads that I've gotten really good at repairing them.
Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished the second sleeve but I don’t really like the sweater. Bringing to California for Kelly to give me her thoughts.
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock.
Baby Surprise Jacket: by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Went to buy yarn at Fiber Gallery to use my gift cards but they have moved and not yet reopened the store. 
Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Cast on and about halfway done with the yoke.
Combo Spin #4: I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red. 
Bloedel Reserve
Churchmouse Yarns
Kelly’s Projects The Trailer bedroom curtains were finished and installed in time for our trip. The cord at the bottom worked great. I’m going to wash in hot water and dry in the dryer one more time, then I might just rehem them a little shorter so they will hug tighter to the window. 
Almost finished with The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs. I probably have about 30 rows left in the pattern. 
For Out of Hibernation I’ve been spinning the batts of Corriedale x Merino x Targhee that I washed, dyed, and carded last summer. The blue is now finished and I’m working on the red-orange. Also for the Out of Hibernation Along, I finally got all the Spin-In prizes sent out!
I started another Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket using the Red Heart from my mom. There were two grays, black, white and a partial skein of red. I decided I needed to use the white and the pink. The blanket is wider than a typical baby blanket and will take more yarn.   
I started a sock out of another skein of Comfort and Joy Enjoy. This one is also an Oopsie colorway. I’m thinking of it as Wine and Cheddar or maybe Wine and Mustard. I’m finished with the cuff and debating about what patterning to use on the leg. 
Chicken Mania Are you knitting an Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino? We are thinking about joining in the chicken mania! 
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Out-of-Hibernation Along  February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. 
Winter-Weave-Along  Ended! 
Prize Drawing Next Episode.
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Marsha’s Projects Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Cast on the second side.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished first sleeve and almost done with second.
Alpaca Shawl: I’ve woven 36”. I thought I would keep alternating twill patterns but I was really struggling getting any kind of rhythm throwing the shuttle. Decided to make larger sections tabby and smaller sections (1-1.5”) twills. Going much better!
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock.
Baby Surprise Jacket: by Elizabeth Zimmerman. This morning I ordered her digital book that has modifications. 30,000+ projects means it must be a great pattern! I’d like to make a hooded jacket modification. 
Combo Spin #3: Made a swatch of my green combo spin. Trying to decide on a pattern to knit.
Combo Spin #4: I needed something a bit mindless at the beach so I started my fourth combo spin in red. 
Water’s Edge Fiber and Dye: taught by Kathleen Adams Olsen. We dye with indigo. Class held in Kathleen’s home in Seabrook, WA. Her website is under construction but you can subscribe to her newsletter to be notified of events. I messaged her via Instagram (watersedgefiberanddye) or Facebook (Kathleen Adams Olsen).
Kelly’s Projects I finished my Ultra Slouch Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon. Ridiculously slouchy hat with a cozy folded brim that can be a double or even triple layer for my ears.
I finished the weaving for the Trailer bedroom curtain project.  I bought the cord to go through the bottom casing. Now Robertt needs to install the hooks and attach the cord so I can measure one last time and then sew the two rod casings in the curtain fabric.
I’ve stalled a little with The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs. I’m on the decreasing end of the long triangle.
Dozens of Little Squares I now have five strips sewn together and it’s about 17” wide. I’ve slowed down on this because I started two new projects.
For Out of Hibernation I’ve been spinning the batts of Corriedale x Merino x Targhee that I washed, dyed, and carded last summer. It was half a fleece from Black Sheep Gathering in 2017 (about two pounds). During the summer I spun up a violet and a blue-green 3-ply yarn. I've now spun up the red-purple and I’m currently spinning a bright blue. The final color is a red orange. Between the two colors I have about 12 ounces left to spin. 
I started another Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket using the Red Heart from my mom. There were two grays, black, white and a partial skein of red. There are also two different pinks, but I don’t think I’ll use them.  
A book recommendation from Kelly–Never Alone: A Solo Arctic Survival Journey, by Woniya Dawn Thibeaut. The author describes a lot of fiber arts in preparation for her time on the reality TV show. 
Ravelry Tips and Tricks Do listeners have any tricks to share?
Out-of-Hibernation Along  February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. 
Winter-Weave-Along  Ends March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group!
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Our Out of Hibernation Along is underway so join us and bring your hibernating projects into the sunlight. We have one more month of the Winter Weave Along so there's still time to start or finish a weaving 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 or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page.
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Marsha’s Projects Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious in the colorway Claret. Blocked a second time and it fits great. Picked up and started the first sleeve.
Alpaca Shawl: I’ve woven 36”. I thought I would keep alternating twill patterns but I was really struggling getting any kind of rhythm throwing the shuttle. Decided to make larger sections tabby and smaller sections (1-1.5”) twills. Going much better!
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Halfway down the foot of the first sock.
Baby Surprise Jacket: by Elizabeth Zimmerman. This morning I ordered her digital book that has modifications. 30,000+ projects means it must be a great pattern! I’d like to make a hooded jacket modification. 
Kelly’s Projects Dozens of Little Squares  have four strips sewn together. 
Continuing on the Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon. 
More than halfway done with The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs  I’m using Invictus Yarns, Master of My Feet in New Jeans along with Stitch Stuff Yarns Plumpy Stuff in Off the Grid. 
Trailer bedroom curtain project is still in the threading process but I fixed the mistake that first derailed me and I’m continuing to thread reed and heddles. Usually I thread the whole reed first and then thread all the heddles, but because I knew I had a mistake, I wanted to start threading heddles where I could better see the error before I threaded all the dents in the reed and then had to take them back out due to errors. 
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Out-of-Hibernation Along  February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. 
Events  Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group!

Progress on the woven square blanket, some trip knitting, a couple new sweater patterns in the queue, adventures in weaving, and we leave you with a cliffhanger. 
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.
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Marsha’s Projects Malabrigo Nube Merino Braids: Finished! Colorway 855 which is a blue green. Approximately lace weight and 1,036 yards.
Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious in the colorway Claret. 
Alpaca Shawl: I found four errors in my threading. Had a discussion with Kelly. Couldn’t find any information on treadling for a Rosepath warp. All this led to my decision to remove Rosepath threading and rethread with straight draw. I’m getting back on track.
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. I don’t know the name of the colorway but it's red…again.
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Kelly’s Projects All the squares are sewed into 20 strips of 14 squares.  So Dozens of Little Squares is actually 280 squares.  Four strips sewn together already and it’s going quickly. 
Continuing on the Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon. PRU is a German company.
I badly need trip knitting ready to go since I leave on Sunday for an all day flight to Florida! I’ve had The Drifter by Tamy Gore, Narrow Path Designs in my library for a while waiting to use two particular yarns.  I’m using Invictus Yarns, Master of My Feet in New Jeans along with Stitch Stuff Yarns Plumpy Stuff in Off the Grid. The Stitch Stuff was a gift related to the conference I’m going to, so it seemed perfect to use it now. 
Other designs in Tamy Gore’s portfolio are calling to me. London Dusk is a unique take on the colorwork yoke. My attention was also caught by Trelawny, a short sleeve sweater with the wider neckline I like. In both of them I prefer the low contrast versions. 
Ravelry Tips and Tricks Yarn Shop Directory (1 shop within 10 miles of my hotel in Orlando) and Road Trip Planner (57 yarn shops between Salinas and Seattle, all within 5 miles of the main route). 
Out-of-Hibernation Along  February 1 - June 1. Have you started? Find something that has been in hibernation and get it out and do something. Back to active status, frogging and reclaiming yarn, giving away, throwing away, composting–this is spring cleaning for your project list. Check in with your progress in the Ravelry thread. 
Events  Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group!
 

Join us as we go down the weaving rabbit hole with a discussion on surrendering to the creative process and bucking the rules. Plus, project updates and we announce an “Out of Hibernation Along”. Listen and join the fun.
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.
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Marsha’s Projects Socks: Finished! Used Knitterly Things Vesper Sock Yarn in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime with Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal for the heels and toes. 
Malabrigo Nube Merino Braids: Have two braids in the color way 855 which is a blue green. Halfway through spinning the second braid.
Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious in the colorway Claret. 
Alpaca Shawl: Rosepath and tabby warp. I put the warp on the loom but discovered an error that I need to fix.
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. I don’t know the name of the colorway but it's red…again.
Kelly’s Projects I got a whole basket full of yarn scraps for my Dozens of Little Squares. Shout out and huge thank you to Alene, who tracked me down at school to deliver the gift. She had placed the scraps in a basket that she made from quilting fabric. I’ve already made and washed over 30 squares. 
Yarn construction discussion..plied, cabled, singles, how many plies, how tightly twisted. All of these yarn structures in the sock yarn scraps. It is interesting to see them all and to see how they weave up. I think these little squares could be a great beginner project to learn about yarn, but then again, maybe the differences wouldn't be obvious or interesting to a yarn novice. 
Continuing on the Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon.
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Other Stuff My Subversive Cross Stitch Calendar 2024 “You’re the Worst. In the best way.” 
Events 
Out-of-Hibernation Along, February 1 - June 1:  Thank you Shoedweller for the idea. Pat’s in and so are Marsha and I. Spring cleaning for your project page! WIPs or hibernating projects that have been hanging around. 
Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group!
 

Marsha has an exciting addition to our fiber adventures. A new loom! Plus we have project updates and some listener comments. 
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Marsha’s Projects Malabrigo Nube Merino Braids: Have two braids in the color way 855 which is a blue green. Finished the first braid and started second
Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. 
Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side.
Socks: Using Knitterly Things Vesper Sock Yarn in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. 
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious in the colorway Claret. I washed and blocked the body. Seems okay but I would like it a bit roomier. I’m still thinking about what I want to do next. 
LeClerc Nilus Jack Loom: Pick it up January 8th from a weaver on Vashon Island. Have lots of lace weight alpaca that I plan to weave a shawl. Kelly walked me through the math with her Two Ewes Weaving Calculator and  Sample Weaving Calculation.
Kelly’s Projects Finished the  Purple/Gray socks for Robert. The yarn is Comfort and Joy. I wasn’t familiar with the dyer but it turns out to be a yarn particular to the Purls of Joy yarn shop in Healdsburg, California. I bought three skeins of their sock yarn at the very last Stitches event and I still have two to use.
Sewing together the Dozens of Little Squares. I am making strips of 14 squares each. I’ll run out of squares and need more when I have 15 strips of 14. I’m currently on the 8th strip. 
Started a Sockhead Hat with Punk Rock Unicorn Dirty Neon.
Ravelry Tips and Tricks Ravelry users seem to be back up. Numbers of users online are showing in the mid 4000s each time I log on. For a few years they have been in the 3000s at the highest. This number is on the main page. If you click on it you can see more user stats. For example, the most users online at the moment I clicked were from the US, followed by Germany, then Canada, and then the UK. There was one person from Antarctica online at the time that I clicked. There were over 600,000 active users in the last week. 
Other Stuff My Subversive Cross Stitch Calendar 2024 and how my year is going so far. 
Jill sent a message that Stephany Wilkes was interviewed on The Long Thread Podcast. We interviewed her in November of 2018 back in Episode 101 and it was a fun conversation. BTW, that’s the same episode that Marsha started the Clare Garland Rabbit. 
Margaret (marginmirror on Ravelry): 
Maybe someday if you decide to venture north and east to Alberta you'll visit us up here at our fibre (that's how Canadians spell "fiber") festivals -- and sample our sturdy, wooly wool (Dorset/Suffolk and the like) and locally-raised alpaca -- and our imported (merino) indie-dyed wool. You'd LOVE "Fibre Week" in mid-June at Olds College (Olds, Alberta) -- though I think at least one of you might have scheduling conflicts. Check out Central Alberta Rural Spinners on Facebook...just because.
Events  Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! 
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