About

Show notes for the podcast about fiber and farming.

A podcast with updates on projects that are Finished, Nearly Done, and Just Begun. Enabling Dust will be flung and garden and animal updates will be discussed. Occassional episodes are Field Trips to see the farm, garden and old farm house where this all takes place.


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Episode 11 - Field Trip: This Old House




Join the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry  which has more details about the Eat-a-long! Thanks for watching. You can contact me through Ravelry, Plurk or Twitter. I'm JoAnnaSpring in all three places.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ep 10 - What is she talking about? And a sweater!



Tamale Stuffed Pepper recipe


Finishing School: A Master Class for Knitters by Deborah Newton

Cookie Monster Carpet:



Project Guttenberg

Knitting!!

Rusting Leaves Beret from Coastal Knits in Tactile Fiber Arts Studio Temecula Sock colorway Eucalyptus

Girl Friday by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark in Cascade 220 Heathers (Rav Page)
Dulce Neck Cozy by Erica Jackofsky in Madelinetosh Tosh DK, colorway parchment (Rav page) for Positively Knitting Sacred Skein KAL

Skew by Lana Holden in Regia Color 4-ply (Rav page)

Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig in Hidden Valley Yarn Coopworth

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Episode 9 - Field Trip: How do your chickens and garden grow?




Join the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry  which has more details about the Eat-a-long! Thanks for watching. You can contact me through Ravelry, Plurk or Twitter. I'm JoAnnaSpring in all three places.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Ep 8 - The Emotional Roller Coaster of Watermelon




Knitting and Spinning

3x1 ribbed socks (pattern from my head) in Malabrigo Sock, colorway Archangel (Rav project page)

DesigKnit on Etsy - Ramboulliet handspun.
11 wraps per inch (wpi) is Worsted
9 wpi is Bulky
(courtesy of The Yarn Wench)

Bex by Cookie A from Sock Innovation in Louet Gems, colorway terra cotta. (Rav page)

Rainbow Over Lahaina by Adrienne Fong from Sock Club in Wendy Happy, colorway Virgo (Rav page) for Traveling Sock Knitter Self-Striping Yarn KAL

Leyburn by Pepperknit in Autumn House Farm Twist Strideaway Sock, colorway Fox Grape


Dulce Neck Cozy by Erica Jackofsky in Madelinetosh Tosh DK, colorway parchment (Rav page) for Positively Knitting Sacred Skein KAL

Purloined...things I'm nerding out about:

Travis McGee books by John D. MacDonald

Pandora, Mumford and Sons

Join the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry  which has more details about the Eat-a-long! Thanks for watching. You can contact me through Ravelry, Plurk or Twitter. I'm JoAnnaSpring in all three places.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Episode 7 - Field Trip: Masonry Oven



The stuff we cooked:



The book which Bill used as his building plans:  "The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens" by Alan Scott and Daniel Wing.

If you want to see more about the process of building, you can read the posts labeled "oven" on our blog.

Join the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry  which has more details about the Eat-a-long! Thanks for watching. You can contact me through Ravelry, Plurk or Twitter. I'm JoAnnaSpring in all three places.