Episode 6 - Are you smarter than a chicken?

The podcast:


...and a little episode of things I forgot to say:

Farm update starts at 6:00. Knitting and spinning starts at 13:00.

Nerd Wars on Ravelry

Evenstar Shawl. EAK at Wolfe Farms podcast.

DesigKnit on Etsy

Happy Fuzzy Yarn, merino roving

Holden Shawlette in Silverlode Gradience yarn from The Unique Sheep

Solid Socks group on Rav

Cauchy in Koigu Premium Merino (KPM)



Geekiana on Etsy



KALs for the bonus video will be listed in the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry  which also 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.

Episode 5 - Field Trip: Trees

Maple Sugar tap in action:

Boiling the sap into syrup:

 

Info on harvesting black walnuts (it's a long process!)
Info on dying with black walnuts

Join the Knit Spin Farm group on Ravelry for 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.

Episode 4 - Take 4...and an Eat-a-long

Podcasters in our group:

• Denise (knittingden) from The Knitting Den 
• Donna (yodafatkitty) from Yodafatkitty
• Kathy (katb913) from Knit Nerd
• Joanie (lotuvyarn) from Joanie Knits (and she hosts a virtual knit night, which you can learn about in her Rav group)
• Hannah (chanala) from Traveling Sock Knitter
• Nicole (hotazzknitter) from Positively Knitting

 Finished:
Cold Mountain by Kieran Foley from Knitty, Summer 2009. Chevrons variation in A Touch of Twist Little Breeze colorway Sage. (Rav Project Page)

Gnomespun Rambouillet in Swirled Wine

Cauchy in Koigu Premium Merino (KPM)

Nearly Done:
Holden Shawlette in The Unique Sheep Green Sheep Fingering Gradience colorway Silverlode

Happy Fuzzy Yarn, merino top

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

Yarn on the House (win free yarn!)

Enabling Dust:
New Book: Indie Socks by Chrissy Gardiner

Gradience yarn from The Unique Sheep
Gluttony Socks project page

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Episode 3 - Field Trip: Garden

Mango melons. Some more photos here.

Yard long beans.

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Episode 2 - Carnivorous Roving

 Farm update begins at 7:30. Knitting and spinning starts at 17:20.

Thanks to:
Carla (1to1) from the Knitting Podcast blog
Tracie (hungryforyarn) from the Let's Talk Knitting Podcasts podcast
Denise (knittingden) from The Knitting Den Podcast

Raspberry Shrub from Homemade Root Beer, Soda, and Pop by Stephen Cresswell
2 cups of raspberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 cups sugar

Place raspberries in small pot. Cover with vinegar and mash with a potato masher (or blend with stick blender). Heat on low, adding sugar gradually until all has been dissolved. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.

Strain into a clean vessel (I used a Ball Jar). Allow to cool. Refrigerate.

To make a glass of drink: stir 1/4 cup of mixture into a glass of water and add ice. Enjoy!

Spinning Double Marl

Transit of Venus

Previous Malabrigo socks

Links:
DIY Tools group on Ravelry
Gnomespun Etsy shop (stock up for the Tour!!)
Shur'tugal socks pattern / my project page

Projects:
Drawstring Lace Cowl by SweaterBabe in handspun Misty Mountain Farm Finn Combed Top, colorway Burmese Jade (Rav project page)

Transit of Venus Ornament adapted from Orb It Ball by Staci Perry (Rav project page)

In and Out by Cookie A. in Knit. Sock. Love. in Creatively Dyed Yarn Sami.

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

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See you next week for a Field Trip to our gardens.

Episodes 1 and 1a - On a podcast, I'll show my crazy; and Field Trip: Chickens and Turkeys

My first podcast!! I had hoped to edit together the knitting/farm update portion along with the field trip, but my ancient (4 year old) computer can't handle it. So, there are two videos. Show notes for each below. I hope you enjoy it!

Podcast 1: I go on and on about knitting and spinning for 22 minutes. Farm update starts at 22:22.

Show Notes: 

Ariel Socks by Debbie O'Neill in Sock Club: Join the Knitting Adventure (LOVE this book!) in Malabrigo Sock colorway Terracotta.  (Ravelry Project Page)

Cold Mountain by Kieran Foley from Knitty, Summer 2009 (purple hair!!). Chevrons variation in A Touch of Twist Little Breeze colorway Sage. (Rav Project Page)

In and Out by Cookie A. in Knit. Sock. Love. (nom!) in Creatively Dyed Yarn Sami.

Kate Larson, spinning teacher

Sandy's Palette, single ply sock yarn

Happy Fuzzy Yarn, merino roving

Decker Melons (Decker is, apparently, a town)

Correction: Elvis is a Colombian Wyandotte

Turkey with his tail.

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Thanks for watching my first podcast!!