But new places are living!! Come visit KnitSpinFarm.com for words and my YouTube channel for videos.

There's sheep.

Pre-Orders are now open for 2018 Farm Calendars! Order on Etsy! 

The photos for the calendar are below, in no particular order.



This year, the calendar is packed with baby animals! Lots of lambs and kids.





The adult animals haven't been forgotten though. Neither Saffron (the goat), nor Martha (the sheep) would stand for being left out.





Each picture will be full size on the calendar page. The 12-month spiral bound wall calendars measure 8x11 inches closed and 11x17 opened and are printed on high-quality card stock. Pre-Orders will be open through Wednesday, November 1, and calendars will be shipped to you by mid-November.






Pre-Orders are open through November 1 on Etsy.

Lots of spinning. A cable sweater of greatness. A goodbye message. (This is the last podcast. Thank you all so much for everything amazing you've done and how uplifting you've all been!)

Show notes available upon request.

Don't get alcohol poisoning.

Rhinebeck recap. Stripey things. Amazingness.


Giveaway! Letterpress pattern by Sara Bauer of Yarns at Yin Hoo. In the Ravelry group.


Finished:Fingerless or Not Gloves by Paula McKeever in Must Stash Yarn  Perfect Sock, BB8 Colorway


In Progress:Toe up socks in Must Stash Yarn Perfect Sock, Boba Fett colorwayWee Envelope by Ysolda Teague in Jill Draper Makes Stuff, Mohonk. Colorway Spruce.Building Blocks Mystery KAL by Stephen West in old, neglected yarns.

Finished Rhinebeck Sweaters (will I see you there?). A little bit of spinning and knitting of little bits.

Finished:
Clarke Pullover by Jane Richmond in handspun merino from Into the Whirled, colorway Godrick's Hollow and Cascade 220 natural.

Colonel Henley by Elizabeth Green Musselman in a hand-dyed Targhee

Spinning: my own batts (Witch's Stockings and two older batts plied together)

In Progress:
Wee Envelope by Ysolda Teague in Jill Draper Makes Stuff, Mohonk. Colorway Spruce.

Fingerless or Not Gloves by Paula McKeever in Must Stash Yarn  Perfect Sock, BB8 Colorway

Toe up socks in Must Stash Yarn Perfect Sock, Boba Fett colorway

KSF Shop - sheep and hedgehog bags + batts available

2017 Farm Calendar Pre-Orders now open

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NOTE: Pre-Orders have been closed. Thank you to everyone who ordered a calendar! A few extras will be available in mid-November through my Etsy shop. Please head over there and send me an email if you'd like to be notified when they are posted. Thanks!! (Oct 26)

Pre-Orders are now open for 2017 Farm Calendars! (The button to pre-order is at the bottom of this post).


This year, there will be two options available - Mostly Animals, which features lots of lambs, goats, and chickens, or Mostly Landscapes, with farm vistas from each season. There is no duplication of photos between the calendars.

Here are two photos from Mostly Animals, and you can see the rest in this online album. Each picture will be full size on the calendar page.




I tried to capture the spirit of the seasons on the farm in the Mostly Landscapes version of the calendar. Two of the photos are below and you can see the rest of the months here. Most of these photos are full-page, but a couple looked better in landscape mode and will have thin white bars on the top and bottom of the calendar page.



The 12-month spiral bound wall calendars measure 8x11 inches closed and 11x17 opened and are printed on high-quality card stock. Pre-Orders will be open through Tuesday, October 25, and calendars will be delivered to you by mid-November. The special Pre-Order price is $21. Shipping through USPS is $5 in the United States. International orders will be billed for the additional cost at the time of shipping (typically $3-4 extra for Canada, and $6-7 extra for other countries.)

By placing an order through my website, we avoid many fees, which means I can offer the calendars at a lower price. After October 25 additional calendars may be available at a higher price. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you'd like to order more than one calendar. I can set up a special invoice for you and combine shipping charges.

Please note: there are no holidays listed in these calendars. This is because I ship some calendars internationally and the thought of managing holidays from all over the world is overwhelming. There will be lots of space on the calendar pages for you to add the holidays that are important to you.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for including a piece of our farm in your life! It is always so exciting to see where little pieces of my world end up going and I am so grateful for your support!

Visits with large lambs. Rhinebeck sweater(s). Two new games. Making paneer in a thunderstorm. You know, a typical day on the farm... 
Finished: Snake Skin by Ashley Solley in  Another Crafty Girl Come and Play minis and Leading Men Fiber Arts London Fog

Rhinebeck Sweaters:Clarke Pullover by Jane Richmond in handspun merino from Into the Whirled, colorway Godrick's Hollow and Cascade 220 natural.Colonel Henley by Elizabeth Green Musselman in a handdyed Targhee

KSF Shop - Halloween bags added

 An attempt an audio supplement for book discussions. It may take me a few episodes to figure out this format, and I am very interested to hear what you think.

Chapters 1-3 of In Defense of Food by Micheal Pollan

Music: Clucking the Classics with Chester Chicken from Happy Puppy Records. Used under Creative Commons.

Some of our bread:
Bread for tomorrow's market! The loaf is affectionately known as Local Spelting Bee and is made with spelt (an ancient grain that is a relative of wheat) and local honey. Get it? #badpuns #goodbread #zionsvillefarmersmarket #healthyhiphomegrown A photo posted by Saw-whet Farm (@sawwhetfarm) on Jul 1, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT

Mostly spinning. Some knitting. GenCon recap and two new board games I love.

Project notes available upon request.

Knitting that makes my heart go pitter patter.

Finished:
Wee Chickadee  by Ysolda Teague in Louet Gems 
Spinning: 3ply2ways
Cattywampus club colorway from Into the Whirled
Don't You Find it So? on Corriedale from Hello Yarn

In Progress:
Stay Shiny club colorway on Merino/nylon from Into the Whirled
Snake Skin by Ashley Solley in  Another Crafty Girl Come and Play minis and Leading Men Fiber Arts London Fog
Clarke Pullover by Jane Richmond in handspun merino from Into the Whirled, colorway Godrick's Hollow and Cascade 220 natural.

Book: In Defense of Food by Micheal Pollan

KSF Shop - Updates Thursdays 7/7 (batts) and 7/14 (bags) 7 pm Eastern

Finished:
Samen by Steven West in Malabrigo Silkpaca Lace colorways Pearl, Lettuce, Frank Ochre, Olive and Indiecita
Shard by Romi Hill in Voice of Reason on Twinkle Sock from Another Crafty Girl
Godrick's Hollow club colorway from Into the Whirled
Knit Spin Farm batt

In Progress:
Socks from Gales Art Sock Blank
Night at the Theatre by Lucia Pane in Leading Men Fiber Arts Soliloquy gradient, colorway Saffron
Wee Chickadee  by Ysolda Teague in Louet Gems 
Cattywampus club colorway from Into the Whirled

KSF Shop - notecards available. Weekly updates starting June 23