Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Episode 14: Doughnut Button



Donate, not doughnut button on the website: fibretown.blogspot.com
Also on:
Itunes
http://hipcast.com/podcast/H6lzNTpQ
http://youtu.be/cRms_I8N6XA
fibre town podcast group: join the FO giveaway thread!
Thanks to all who left star ratings and reviews on Itunes! (special thanks to one4games and seestephknit)
Show and Tell: only secret knitting
Wips: HD yarn vanilla sock on US 1.5 Karbonz dpn
Old Town by Carol Sunday on US 5 out of BMFA in BFL sport in Winter Solstice
Spinning: Rambouillet from Reflections at Roclans 160 yds 3ply
Important Misc.: MS & W giveaway idea thread
Broken ball winder and needles
Doing a destash! See it here: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/sell-trade-or-destash/2546...
Highland Handmades fiber coming!
Donate button
Meduseld giveaway: http://meduseldfarm.com/blog/2013/04/24/new-yarn-and-priz...

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Episode 13: Drinking Game



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Chainoffools on Ravelry and Plurk
Fibretown on Instagram, hipcast.com, Itunes

Also at: fibretown.blogspot.com  New:  A Donate button!

Show and Tell: 
Spring Beret by Natalie Larson on US 9 and 10, out of Loop Rosebud handspun navajo-ply
HO:  Vanilla Sock on US 1.5 Karbonz DPNs out of HD yarns in the Dynamics colorway

--Wips:

Old Town by Carol Sunday out of Blue Moon BFL sport (winter solstice) on US 4 and 5; both sleeves done, on to body!

Vanilla Sock out of HD yarns in Dynamics


--Spinning:

Finn Fleece from Finnegan’s Flock all washed up!  Need to try combing it.
Into the Whirled polwarth/silk in the gwdyir colorway, 80yds fractal spun, 40 yds Navajo-ply
Fiber Optic Chocolate-aqua gradient, 80yds Navajo-ply
Next:  Reflections at Roclans Rambouillet


--Up and coming and whatnot

Cross stitch, la Dame a la Licorne
I Taught Myself Knitting! (book)
What do you want from M S & W?  Will be opening a wishlist thread

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Episode 12: Did I mention that Maryland Sheep and Wool is coming up?




You can view the podcast on ITunes!! Give me a star rating and/or a review if you are so inclined. I’m also on youtube at: http://youtu.be/iA1XqzPHpB0
Also at: fibretown.blogspot.com and on Hipcast.com
-- Contacts Info: Ravelry, plurk and my fitness pal as chainoffools.
-- instagram as fibretown
--Wips:
Old Town by Carol Sunday out of Blue Moon BFL sport
Vanilla Sock out of HD yarns in Dynamics
--Spinning:
Washed and sampled Finn Fleece from Finnegan’s Flock
Loop bump (Rosebud) Navajo plied, 120 yards
Fiber Optic aqua-chocolate gradient
Acquisitions:
Bee Leaf Pi Shawl
Alohu Blu in Waimanalo colorway
--Up and coming and whatnot
aired out and reorganized stash (22 sweater quantities!!!)
Cleaned and waxed wheel--homemade wood wax
Sheep and Wool shopping list in the works

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Fibretown Episode 11



-- Contacts:  Ravelry, instagram, hipcast, pinterest and my fitness pal as chainoffools.  Also fibretown.blogspot.com.  And Itunes!  Give me a star rating and/or a review if you are so inclined.

--Show and tell:  Zuzu's petals (by Carina Spencer) out of handspun

--Wips:

Old Town by Carol Sunday out of Blue Moon BFL sport
Whippoorwill by Carina Spencer out of handspun loop batt in Sari Charlie
Temperature scarf

--Spinning:

Washed and sampled Finn Fleece from Finnegan's Flock

--Up and coming

Consignment sale
socks out of HD yarns in Dynamics

March prize drawing, I finished a dandelion-inspired zuzu's petals, I'm knitting on the sleeves of my Old Town, I show my daughter's temperature scarf and wonderful Finn sheep fleecy loveliness.  I need to cast on some socks out of HD yarns self-striping.  I