Episode 22 - Dark Friday (parts 1 and 2)

Blip was being cantankerous, so Episode 22 is broken into two parts. Part 1 contains all the knitting and spinning content. Part 2 is a pep talk for anyone interested in a low-consumption holiday.

Dark Friday is explained in Part 2. If you don't want to watch that part, but are curious about the title... Bill and I are turning off all our electronic devises on Thanksgiving Thursday (our computer, but if we had them it would also be our TV, cell phones or tablets) and leaving them off through the following weekend. On Friday, we are also having "no light night" where we'll use candles and lanterns as our light that evening. We're going to spend the quiet time reading, talking, eating great food and playing games.

Part 1: Knitting and Spinning


Part 2: Pep Talk


MuffinMegnMe Hurricane Sandy KALs

Multicraftual podcast

Sticks and Stones podcast

BeckyinVT's book (and her blog)

Gnomespun Dorest in Deerfield Ledge

Sheep in Sheep's Clothing by Frankie Brown

Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks Merino/Bombyx in Solstice

Serendipity by Ellie Putz from Sock Club in Autumn House Farm Twist Strideaway Sock, colorway Fox Grape

Hiroko Bag by Berroco Design Team

Acer Cardigan by Amy Christoffers in Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Heathers (Rav page)

Positively Knitting podcast

Cakewalk yarn Footsie in Sprout

SosaeCaetano handspun BFL in Carrot Cake

Center for a New American Dream

AdBusters / Digital Detox / Buy Nothing Day

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.