Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Kelly and Marsha

Marsha is home from her Alaskan Advent-Ewe and we have lots to catch up on. Join our discussion of project updates and spinning for our Summer Spin In. 
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Marsha’s Projects Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Finished first sock and about halfway through leg of second sock.
Emotional Support Chicken: by Annette Corsino. Sweet girl on hold while I was in Alaska.
Poppy Tee: by Jo Cottle. Cast on using Rowan Purelife Revive in the colorway Loam. Picked up in the NoCKRs 2024 destash room. Cast on and worked on this almost exclusively on my Alaska trip. I have completed the yoke and about 5” of the body.
Pinot Noir Purchase Targhee: Started spinning the giant (2.2 pound) ball of Targhee roving I bought from an attendee at last fall’s Fort Worden Knitting Retreat. You know I cannot resist those large balls! The woman I bought it from said she got it from a weaver’s estate. It seems pretty dusty and I was sneezing like crazy last night. I’ll have to wear a mask while spinning.
Kelly’s Projects Finished: Pride dish towels in German Birdseye weave structure. I used three variegated skeins of fluffy cotton singles plied with a thin thread of something else (polyester or nylon?). For the stripes around these three I used cotton or cottolin yarn in red, orange, green, and blue. I used all those solids as warp and also used a royal blue cotton, a brick red cottolin and some bobbin leftovers from the last project.  I ended up with 5 dishtowels and a square. I love these towels and can’t wait to do another stash busting warp like this. 
Two skeins of Jazzman (CVM x Merino x Columbia) are finished. I’m in the process of topping off the bobbins before doing more plying. It’s turned out to be a lighter yarn than I expected–fingering weight. It didn’t plump up as much as I thought it would after washing. 
Use all the Spinning Tools Challenge: I’ve finished and wound off a second ball of the green singles from the tahkli. I’ve been taking it with me in the car and to dog class where we have a break between classes. 
I also spun up small samples (about 6-8 grams) on the other two spindles.  Still to go: Charkha, Salish Spinner, Great Wheel, and Norwegian
Found buttons for Marsha’s baby sweater. Have three baby items to make–two for baby boys and one for a baby girl. 
Anna sent me information about a colorwork sweater that I should make for myself. It used to be called Choose Your Own Adventure, now called Your Outdoor Adventure.
Summer Spin In Started Memorial Day - Ends on Labor Day
May 27 - September 2
Two Ewes in Walla Walla, Washington September 26-30
Alaska Advent-Ewe Met our ship Noordam in Vancouver, BC
Ketchikan: Took a city tour and visited Potlatch Park.
Juneau: It was pouring rain but we did a city tour and drove to Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center and hiked to the waterfall and to the glacier viewpoint.
 Changing Tides (their yarn is One of a Kind)
One of a Kind - sock - 80/20 merino/nylon
One of a Kind - lace - alpaca/merino/silk/yak
One of a Kind - mini skeins - 80/20 SW merino/nylon -  “Midnight Sun Memories”
Skagway: Had a short city tour, visited the cemetery and drove over White Pass into Canada.
 Aurora Yarns
Raven Frog Fibers - Marvelous Merino worsted - 100 SW merino - “Totem Spirit” (3X)
Nunavut Qiviut - lace - 30/60 arctic fox/superfine merino - natural color white
Aurora Yarns - lace - 100 qiviut
Quilt Alaska: Bought fabric squares with Alaskan flowers prints to make napkins.
Anchorage: Visited the Musk Ox Farm and the Spirit Houses, an Athabascan/Russian Orthodox cemetery.
Food: Tequila 61, Whisky & Ramen
Musk Ox Farm - lace - 50/50 qiviut/silk
The Fireweed Studio - pro

Are you spinning as part of our Summer Spin In and the Tour de Fleece? Join us as we discuss our spinning and weaving projects and wonder why Marsha can't find buttons for her baby sweater. No worries, though. The crazy button steward will look through her collection. 
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Marsha’s Projects Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Finished first sock and cast on second sock.
Emotional Support Chicken: by Annette Corsino
Poppy Tee: by Jo Cottle. Cast on using Rowan Purelife Revive in the colorway Loam. Picked up in the NoCKRs destash room. Wish me luck on this project!
Kelly’s Projects Ten strips are sewn together on the woven squares blanket. That is half of them. 
A sixth Mother Bear is finished. Lifetime bear #42.
Two bobbins of Jazzman (CVM x Merino x Columbia) have been spun and I started the third bobbin last night. Soft gray with some brown. This is a pretty fine fleece, very clean and well sheared. 
Suint Bath Shetland project
Pride dish towels in German Birdseye weave structure are almost done. I’m on the fourth towel out of five. 
Towel 1: Tabby treadling (rib weave). Gamp color technique making stripes with the same colors as weft.
Towel 2:  “Tromp as writ” treadling. Used half red and half orange.
Towel 3: Birdseye treadling. Used half turquoise blue and half green. 
Towel 4: 3-1 twill birdseye on edge. Switched to the TAW treadling for the main body of the towel. Was worried that all the floats would make the wrong type of fabric for a towel. This towel will be an interesting sample.
Use all the Spinning Tools Challenge: I spun a small amount of fiber on the tahkli and I’ve put it all into a project bag so I can easily do more. 
Summer Spin In Started Memorial Day - Ends on Labor Day
May 27 - September 2
Tour de Fleece June 29-July 21 along with the Tour de France
Spin every day of the tour.

Our Summer Spin In is in progress. What do you have on your wheel? Plus we report on our project successes and tragic failures.
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Marsha’s Projects Sweet Baby Cardigan by Alena Byers: Finished! Used Blue Sky Fiber Printed Organic Cotton and Hikoo by Skacel Simplicity Solid. 
Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Finished but I’m heartbroken. Sweater felted when I washed and blocked it. Such beautiful handspun and it headed to the trash. I’ve lost my mojo.
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Finished first sock and cast on second sock.
Kelly’s Projects The Wine and Cheese socks are finished.
Mother Bears: Two more crocheted bears finished. (5 total)
Added another strip and a half to the woven squares blanket. 
Almost finished carding about a pound of Jazzman (CVM x Merino x Columbia). Soft gray with some brown. This is a pretty fine fleece, very clean and well sheared. 
Weaving project: Pride dishtowels decided they needed to be on the loom. 
Summer Spin In Started Memorial Day - Ends on Labor Day
May 27 - September 2
Tour de Fleece June 29-July 21 along with the Tour de France
Spin every day of the tour.
 

Our Summer Spin In is underway and we talk about our plans for spinning over the summer. What will you be spinning? We announce the winners of our Out-of-Hibernation-Along. Plus, it's the Two Ewes, so you know there’ll be a rant or two and we'll get off topic!
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Marsha’s Projects Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock.
Sweet Baby Cardigan by Alena Byers: Using Blue Sky Fiber Printed Organic Cotton and Hikoo by Skacel Simplicity Solid. I decided against using the pattern, Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Finished body and halfway done with first sleeve.
Combo Spin #5: Finished! A little over 1,000 yards of sport/DK weight
Kelly’s Projects Accountability check: the Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket, Bouclé Chicken and the Dream Shawl and the Corrie x Targhee x Merino spin are all completely finished. 
The Wine and Cheese socks
Mother Bears: Three crocheted bears finished
Finished Spinning: 
2+ ounces of Polwarth and silk and 1+ ounce of merino spirit fiber spun and plied. Plied them together and then plied the rest of the Polwarth/silk on itself. Lace Weight 2-ply and a nice quick spin. 
2+ ounces of a Lincoln cross from spirit fiber. 2-ply to add to my rug yarn stash.
Out-of-Hibernation Along  Ended June 1. Over 300 posts, with 28 people cheering each other on and 44 projects linked in the thread. 
Prizes from Ale Sheep Company: Shepherd’s Balm and Herder’s Healer. They have a Fibershed Certified flock of suffolk sheep and sell lamb, pelts, felted products, and skin care using the sheep tallow and lanolin.  
Listen to find out if you won!
Winners should send address and let us know if you are vegan or allergic to lanolin or need an alternative prize for some reason. Get in touch on Ravelry or email twoewes@twoewesfiberadventures.com
Summer Spin In Started Memorial Day - Ends on Labor Day
May 27 - September 2
 

Our Out-of-Hibernation-Along is ending June 1st. There is just enough time to enter your projects. Plus, we report on our “close enough” finished projects.
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Marsha’s Projects Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Finished! Inspired by Lily Pulitzer using Cascade 220.
Camella Hat: by Katie Pomper. Using Meeker Street Olive’s Outerwear DK in the colorway Dragon’s Breath. Don’t really like it. Thinking of frogging.
Fine Sand: by Heidi Kirrmaier. Using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Finished the second sleeve but I don’t really like the sweater. Hibernating until I decide what to do.
Socks: The Artful Ewe Clackamas. Starting toe of first sock.
Baby Surprise Jacket: by Elizabeth Zimmerman. 
Mountain High Combo Spin #3: Finished body and halfway done with first sleeve.
Combo Spin #5: Spun two skeins for about 640 yards between Sport or DK.
Navarro Vineyards and Full Circle Wool
Kelly’s Projects The Classic Knitted Ripple baby blanket is almost finished. I’ve used all of the black and red and have just enough gray to bind off. I still have almost full skeins of white, light pink, and dark pink.
The Bouclé Chicken is waiting to be stuffed and sewn up. Made with wool and silk boucle spirit yarn from this year’s NoCKRs destash table. This is my third Emotional Support Chicken and probably won’t be my last. 
I finished knitting the Dream Shawl (The Drifter by Tamy Gore) but I still have to weave in the ends and block it.  
The Wine and Cheese socks are chugging along and doing their job as the take-along knitting.
I'm almost finished with spinning the Corrie x Targhee x Merino wool that I processed and dyed last summer. I should have the 3-ply yarn done by the time the episode is out. 
Out-of-Hibernation Along  Is ending June 1. It’s not too late to enter your projects.
Summer Spin In Memorial Day - Labor Day
May 27 - September 2

The Two Ewes are together for this episode. Join us as we discuss our time at the NoCKRs retreat, Marsha’s travels, and our continued obsession with Emotional Support Chickens. We also have a little bit of other knitting, spinning and weaving to talk about. 
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Knitter’s Haven is a gathering spot for crafters located in LaQuinta, California. Coachella Valley Yarns is located inside selling various yarns including the owner’s hand dyed yarn called Smirligans.
Marsha’s Projects Emotional Support Chicken: Finished! Chicken Mania is real! I’ve made two so far. Number One looks a bit like a Barred Rock and Number Two vaguely like a Buff Orpington.
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: About halfway done with the body.
Combo Spin #4: I’ve spun two bobbins and started the third bobbin getting ready for a 3-ply.
Kelly’s Projects I am continuing on the 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'm about 12 inches from finishing it. 
Chickens! Finished: One worsted weight, one fingering weight (size 1 needles).  Started one boucle chicken. 
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. Patreon Pattern Giveaway!