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The Knitting Annie Podcast - Episode 12b - NE Fiber Fest Recap

Hello everyone! Please find episode 12b and some semblance of show notes below. As I learned at the fiber fest today while I talked to vendors…. they want to know how you find them. If I inspire you to contact a designer or farmer regarding their product…. please let them know you saw it on the Knitting Annie Podcast. Doing so may also allow us giveaways from vendors in the future, if they think a podcast is beneficial word of mouth! :)

 

My finished socks are Regia - Arne and Carlos ( I think the Red, Grey, Teal….but not sure!)

The Raw Romney fleece I picked up is from Mary Pratt at Elihu Farm. I couldn’t find a website for them.

The Raw Mohair is from the incredibly nice Sarah at Brown Farm. Her email is spappenheimer2 (at) gmail (dot) com. If you’re interested in her mohair…she’s the nicest lady! They’re reasonable prices. Let me know if you’d like her phone number. I hope to film a podcast from her farm in the future.

The Raw Cormo is from Alice at Foxhill Farm. It is LOVELY! You can reach her at her email: foxhill.farm (at) verizon (dot) net.

The squishy Jacob and Cormo roving is from Sean and Sara of MARSH MALLO FARM. They are www.marshmallofarm.com

If you have any other questions or comments, please let me know!

THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND CARO FOR THE GIFTS!!! <3 If anyone has suggestions for sock patterns……?

Also….

Last but not least…. 
If you would like to win a spinning parcel of a sampler of the raw fleeces that I picked up today, please simply leave a comment in the episode 12b post in the Knitting Annie Ravelry Group. You can chat in that thread. I’ll just go through and write down individual names on a piece of paper to pick from. I’ll pick out of a hat before the next podcast. 
Thank you so much for watching!

Knitting Annie Podcast - Episode 9 - Using Wool Combs

Hello!  Welcome to Episode 9.  In this podcast, I show some recent knitting fails, WIP's, handspun yarn, a few different fleeces and I demonstrate how I use wool combs!

 

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Please join our Ravelry Group, and especially the general chat thread where we can get to know one another better!  Thank you again, to my friend Elin of www.swedishfibre.etsy.com.  I am spinning her glorious fleeces, which were sent to me from Sweden.  She is also now on Instagram as @swedishfibre.

Podcast shout out to:  Pink Hair Girl, Little Bobbins and Wool Diaries.

Thank you for watching! 

Knitting Annie Podcast - Episode 8 is finally up!

Wow!  That took a long time.  Thanks for your patience with me, ya'll.  I was sick for a long while and then was crazy busy trying to play catch-up in every area of my life.  :)

In this episode, I show some finished socks, talk about sock blanks, show some finished spinning, and open up a new shipment of wool from a farmer with YOU guys on air!

P.S.... I announce the winner of the beautiful fiber parcel from Elin in Sweden. (Find her at www.swedishfibre.etsy.com)  Congratulations to Caro for winning!!!

 

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A few things I mentioned today:  The socks I will be knitting for Brad are in Opal Sock Yarn.  I also purchased a book called "60 Quick Luxury Knits" by Cascade yarns.  Here's the amazon link for the book.  I will be making the "Mock Cable Scarf" pattern, written by Holli Yeoh for Cascade.  Here's the Ravelry link for the pattern page.  The Jacob Sheep wool I opened on air with you is from a farmer named Cara Leigh.  She doesn't raise jacobs, but got the fleece from another farmer.  She actually raises Finn sheep and has some absolutely stunning coated fleeces for sale.  She is Point of View Farm and here is her facebook link.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you have suggestions for future podcasts.  I really enjoy doing this with you and I am delighted to have you join our Ravelry group to get to know you.  Thanks for watching!

Knitting Annie Podcast - Episode 7 - We have a winner!

Oh no!  I had no idea my website was down.  I hope it wasn't for too long.  Thank you for visiting my blog.  This week brings us Episode 7 of the podcast.  I can't thank you enough for all of your kind words and encouragement.

 

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Congratulations to @wehowsky for winning the #februaryknitgame photo contest on Instagram!  You will receive a gorgeous skein of "Yarns to Inspire" yarn, a 16" addi circular needle and some handmade stitch markers!!!  Thank you to everyone for participating.

There is a new challenge in the Knitting Annie Podcast Group on Ravelry.  The thread is here.  A winner will receive a parcel of Elin's Finullsfår Sheep wool.  You may find Elin on etsy as SwedishFibre.

The Navajo Churro fleece that I showed is from Kim at Mountain Niche Farm.

Thank you for watching!

Knitting Annie Podcast - Episode 6 - Fiber Ramblings

Hello!  I have to apologize for not making the show notes until today!  I recorded this episode on Monday.  Thank you for your patience if you were looking for a link.  Please let me know if I miss something and I'm happy to edit this post. <3

 

The photo challenge on Instagram ends on 2/14/15.  There is still time to enter!  Check me out on Instagram or watch this show for more info.

I purchased the yarn for the giveaway in Avon, CT at Knit and Pearls Yarn Store.  The yarn for the giveaway is "Yarn to Inspire" and it is hand dyed on a variety of bases.  I also purchased some more needles and some Opal sock yarn.

The spindles that I LOVE are from Scott Snyder.  His etsy shop is:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/snyderspindles.  I would highly recommend his Steampunk Spindles for a beginner.  

The support spindle that I showed if from Aaron Makes Stuff.  Here is his etsy shop.

My friend Elin in Sweden also has an etsy shop called Swedish Fibre!  She is providing us with a beautiful fleece sample for a future giveaway.  I will be spinning some Gotland wool for her and sending it back to Sweden. SO exciting!!!  Look for more information on her fleeces in the future.

Please let me know if you'd be interested in a Ravelry group!  Thank you for watching. See you next week!

Knitting Annie Podcast Episode 5 - Monster Blanket

Hello!  Thank you for watching another episode.  I'm so glad to be making new friends from around the world.  I appreciate all of your comments and friendship!

 

Winner of the TEA GIVEAWAY with stitchmarkers is Jan G - Thank you!  Please email me your address to knittinganniemail[at]gmail[dot]com.  :)

There is a new February photo contest on Instagram.  Check me out: @knittingannie for the photo to play.  One winner will be selected to win an Addi circular needle, skein of yarn (probably Malabrigo) and stitch markers!!! The hashtag to play is #februaryknitgame.  I hope you join along!

Who I mention:

My MIL makes awesome knitting bags and quilts.  You can find her shop on etsy here: Quiltcountry.

Katrinka Booth makes beautiful knitting bags and wall hangings.  Her Facebook page can be found here: Wallflowers by Katrinka Booth.

@knicksknits has a podcast now!  Check it out on youtube here. And OMG, you're 14?!  I could totally be your mom!  ::faints::

Tilly Trout podcast. So lovely to watch.

Dairyland Knits - HOLY COW SO FUNNY!!!

Wooldiaries - I like to cook while watching Sally.

I will be participating in the "little along" with Dani from LittleBobbins as well as Zena from The Little Yellow Uke.  This is Dani's Ravelry group link.

Thank you for watching!

Knitting Annie Podcast Episode 4 - It's a blizzard!

Hello from chilly New England!  While we prepare for a blizzard, I have filmed episode 4.  Thank you for joining me.

Don't forget to add your comments for your favorite tea or beverage to drink while knitting to the comments of this post.  Doing so will enter you to win one of my favorite teas and a set of stitch markers!  You have until Sunday morning to post.  I'll do a random drawing then! 

I am @knittingannie on Instagram as well as TheKnittingAnnie on Ravelry. 

 

Patterns I mention:

Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure

Briar Bunny by Amanda Keeys

Holden by Mindy Wilkes

Follow Your Arrow MKAL II by Ysolda Teague

Drakensberg Mug Warmer by Sally Jane Cameron 

People I mention:

My Mother-In-Law Jean of QuiltCountry

Joan Nicole of LightCurves Glass studio 

Indie fiber artists I mention:

AJ's Handmade Creations 

Hollyberry Designs 

Six Fingered Kitty

Yarn Ink Studio

Podcasts I mention: (Youtube vid link/Instagram name)

The Sampler Girl @bzmama

The Pink Haired Girl @pinkhairgirlknits

Wool Diaries @wooldiaries

Little Bobbins @littlebobbins

Knit All The Things @cara.thompson

Knitting Annie Podcast Episode 3

Hello everyone!  Thank you for knitting with me.  Here is podcast Episode 3.

 

You can find Susan at k1n2.com.  Don't forget her 15% off code and free shipping in the US on orders of $25 or more.

Project:  Thalia by Kirsten Kapur (aka Through The Loops)

I also showed progress on my Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure.

Thank you for watching and for my subscribers on YouTube.  Your encouragement is wonderful! <3

Knitting Stash

Knitting stash.  Yarn stash.  Fiber stash.  Spinning stash.  We all have them.  Or do we?  Are you a monogamous knitter?  Do you buy yarn for one project, finish it all the way through and then start another?  I have a feeling that type of knitter is in the minority.  Part of me strives to be more like that.

I however, am the exact opposite.  I'm a serial-cast-on-er.  I have many WIPs going at any given time and will buy yarn if it strikes my fancy, if I'm depressed, if I'm overjoyed...if I'm hungry.  There doesn't need to be a reason, even.  I am like this with spinning fiber as well.  I want to knit and spin all the things!  Occasionally, I purchase yarn and never use it.  I squirrel it away and visit with it from time to time.  I might even pet it.  My intention is to use it, of course, but every time I consider what I might do with it, I pause.  It's like a blank canvas that you don't want to "ruin" with the wrong project.

New Year fiber resolutions are rampant right now on social media.  Some of us are swearing off of more purchases until all the stash is gone, and others are adopting the "one in, one out rule," where every time a WIP becomes a FO, it's time to celebrate with more yarn!  I know I need to calm down my acquisitions.  My ultimate goal is to whittle down my raw fleeces on hand, spin it into more yarn and make more things!  In the meantime, I may sneak in a new purchase here or there.  Like I tell my husband... It could be worse!  It could be shoes or jewelry or puppies!

My Knitting Needle Set Has Arrived!

Oh glorious knitting day.  It's here.  I bought the Addi Click lace set from my friend Susan, who owns a LYS called "Knit One" in Monticello, NY.  You can find her website at k1n2.com.  Also, you get 15% off of your purchase when you go to her website and use the internet code there AND you get free shipping in the US when you buy more than $25.  She's the best.  If you don't see something on her site, call her and she'll do the order over the phone.  Let her know KnittingAnnie sent ya.  She's my favorite "dealer" and I call her when I need a fix!  Sometimes I just tell her to run my credit card and surprise me!  It's an addiction, I tell you.

I also asked her to send me a skein of Kraemer black  brushed mohair, which is actually more acrylic than mohair (EEK, I SAID ACRYLIC!), but it's still quite lovely and sparkly.  I'm still debating what I'm going to make with it, I wonder if it'll be another Bedford Springs Shawl or something else...

In other news, my Sockhead Hat is coming along quite well.  I hope to finish it by Sunday.  Once done, I'll be knitting another hat for my husband.  Now that it's finally the cold New England weather we're used to, he's in need of more warm weather gear.  It won't be anything very fancy, but I may use some handspun yarn.  I'll chat more about everything on the podcast this Sunday!