BTF Episode 84: Homestretch

In which I reframe what finishing means to me, get some spinning done but not a lot because wedding, talk about spinning for specific end uses for Level 5, almost finish the Druid Mittens, and get a little bit done on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• Fibreworks Studio and Gallery in Madeira Park, British Columbia

Fibre Notes

• Druid Mittens by Jared Flood – !!Ravelry link!!
• Socknado in Iron Horse from Ancient Arts Yarns
• Circumvolute Hat by Hunter Hammersen – !!Ravelry link!!
• Pippa DK from Posh Yarns – !!Ravelry link!!, discontinued, sadly!
• The Water Lily Pond socks by Becky Greene – !!Ravelry link!!
• Smooth Sailing blanket by Tanis Lavallee – !!Ravelry link!!
• Berocco Vintage yarn – !!Ravelry link!!

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 16 September 2020

BTF Episode 83: Time Crunch

In which I contemplate the progression of time, get caught up on spinning and writing and teaching, talk about spinning woollen for Level 5, have a few smaller projects on the needles, and wonder if I’ve made any progress at all on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• The Diefenbaker 25 podcast – my 25th high school reunion podcast by Rick Lee
• Fibreworks Studio and Gallery in Madeira Park, British Columbia
• Spindlecorns Facebook group
• Spin Off Magazine
• PLY Magazine
• Email me to enter to win a copy of PLY’s Summer 2020 issue on supported spinning!

Fibre Notes

• Druid Mittens by Jared Flood – !!Ravelry link!!
• Socknado in Iron Horse from Ancient Arts Yarns
• Circumvolute Hat by Hunter Hammersen – !!Ravelry link!!
• Pippa DK from Posh Yarns – !!Ravelry link!!, discontinued, sadly!
• The Water Lily Pond socks by Becky Greene – !!Ravelry link!!
• Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard – !!Ravelry link!!
• Dragon El’Ejin by Anastasia Kirs – !!Ravelry link!!

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 9 August 2020

BTF Episode 82: Good Hoshi

In which I relate our close encounter with wildlife, let you know about an upcoming online spinning class I’ll be running, talk about spinning to specific twists per inch for Level 5, garden and do a little bit of fibre work, and move the Qsnap frame on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• Spindlecorns Facebook group – join the group if you’re interested in online spin-ins and my first online class!
• Spin Off Magazine
• PLY Magazine
• Jessie McKitrick’s Ravelry design page

Fibre Notes

• Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard.
• Dragon El’Ejin by Anastasia Kirs – currently only available on Etsy, should be available on Ravelry shortly!

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 19 May 2020

BTF Episode 81: Adjustments

In which I figure out how to deal with a very annoying sliver in my finger, talk about the spinning study I’m doing for the next few weeks as well as my mental health, grumble about designer yarns for Level 5, keep working away at all my big projects, and work my way back to working on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• Spin Off Magazine
• Digital Blasphemy, home of Ryan Bliss
• “Island in the Void” was the picture I based my ‘inspired by’ skein on.

Fibre Notes

• Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard.
• Kara’s Facebook Live where she dyes tops.

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 3 April 2020

BTF Episode 80: Self-Kindness

In which I give myself a talking-to about being kind to myself, talk about the teaching I’m doing and what I’d like to do in the next few weeks, wax poetic about yak for Level 5, finish a cowl but will probably tear it back, and make some actual progress on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.

Fibre Notes

• Shukriya by Susanne Talluri – the cowl I finished (and will probably tear back) out of a seven-step miniskein gradient (below).
• A Hundred Ravens Yarn, who dyed the miniskein set. This is Mermaid’s Tail, the colourway I have.
• Intermingle by Rich Ensor – trying this out for cabled socks from some of my Danish sock yarn!
• Smooth Sailing by Tanis Lavallee – queen-sized blanket where I am using Berroco Vintage.
• Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard.
• Counting Sheep Scarf by Lisa Hannan Fox – one of the double-knit scarves I’m considering.
• Clockwork Dragon Scarf by Tania Richter – the other double-knit scarf I’m thinking about.

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 3 April 2020

BTF Episode 79: Pandemic Reflections

In which I reflect on the pandemic that will affect us all, talk about some of the technical spinning and course development I’d like to do, go over angora for Level 5, examine the projects I have on the go in anticipation of quarantine, and make a plan for better progress on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Pandemic Reflections

• Oranje by by Ann Weaver

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.

Fibre Notes

• Intermingle by Rich Ensor – trying this out for cabled socks from some of my Danish sock yarn!

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Shukriya by Susanne Talluri – nice and simple cowl I’m knitting out of a seven-step miniskein gradient (below). A Hundred Ravens Yarn, who dyed the miniskein set. This is Mermaid’s Tail, the colourway I have. Smooth Sailing by Tanis Lavallee – I am using Berroco Vintage. Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard. Lascaux Fine from Ancient Arts Yarns.

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 17 March 2020

BTF Episode 78: Tailored

In which I talk about my relationship with clothes over my life in anticipation of wedding dress shopping, talk about some more upcoming teaching and how much fun I’ve been having with mystery fibre at guild, talk about burn tests for Level 5, get started on two knitting projects and try to decide which one to take traveling, and realize how important sunshine is for progress on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Tailored

• Lammle’s Western Wear
• Long Tall Sally (was Tall Girl)

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• 2020 Cowichan Hand 2 Hand Fibre Arts Workshops Weekend.

Fibre Notes

• Intermingle by Rich Ensor – trying this out for cabled socks from some of my Danish sock yarn!

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Shukriya by Susanne Talluri – nice and simple cowl I’m knitting out of a seven-step miniskein gradient (below). A Hundred Ravens Yarn, who dyed the miniskein set. This is Mermaid’s Tail, the colourway I have. My sister’s mittens, originally knit for Christmas 2012! Hers are the blue/gray ones. I like them way better now than when I finished them!

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 26 February 2020

BTF Episode 77: Sailing through Life

In which I talk about how life sometimes tells you where you need to go, talk about some upcoming teaching and the yarn I’ve completed spinning recently, go over “cellulose fibres” for Level 5, finish two projects and try to figure out what to do next, review two books that have a fibre arts connection, and move the frame on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• 2020 Sunshine Coast Fibre Camp.

Fibre Notes

• Grinsheep Fibre Productions, where my wedding shawl fibre came from.
• In the Night Garden by Lidia Zigninova – the pattern for my wedding shawl
• Circumvolute by Hunter Hammersen – I knit Hat B.
• Black Cat Custom Yarn’s shop on Etsy.
• This is what Nemesis should look like – mine has more white.
• Alberta Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard.
• Smooth Sailing by Tanis Lavallee – pattern I am upsizing for a queen-sized blanket.
• Intermingle by Rich Ensor – trying this out for cabled socks from some of my Danish sock yarn!

Side Notes

• E.K. Johnston’s official website
• Page for A Thousand Nights and Spindle (with buying options).
• The Story of Owen page (with buying options).

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 12 February 2020

BTF Episode 76: Stitch by Stitch

In which I try to break down knitting and life into easily completed steps, and apologize for the lateness and shortness of the episode due to injury. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Stitch by Stitch

• Miracle Ball Method.

BTF Episode 75: A New Year’s Vision

In which I talk about my pseudo-resolutions for the new year, play with my new blending board and get ready to refurbish an old wheel, go over the first module of Level 5, start casting off my wedding shawl and make more progress on the Circumvolute hat, have a chat with Deborah Niemann from the Livestock Conservancy about sheep, and work on the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• Ashford blending board.
• Ashford Traditional timeline.

Fibre Notes

• Grinsheep Fibre Productions, where my wedding shawl fibre came from.
• In the Night Garden by Lidia Zigninova – the pattern for my wedding shawl
• Circumvolute by Hunter Hammersen – I am knitting Hat B.
• Black Cat Custom Yarn’s shop on Etsy.
• This is what Nemesis should look like – mine has more white.
• What the Plus (+) Art Show.

Fibreside Chat – Deborah Niemann of The Livestock Conservancy

• Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em from the Livestock Conservancy (USA)
• Courses online from the Livestock Conservancy.
• Heritage Livestock Canada – at risk list.
• Sheep watchlist from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (United Kingdom)

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 14 January 2020

BTF Episode 74: A Random Sad

In which I work through a day’s worth of sadness, make some plans for spinning yarn, talk about how my Level 4 final project went (hint: badly), finish the Hedgerow mittens and make some more progress on other projects, feel guilty about not working with the Autoknitter, and make a promise about the Accolade. Thanks for listening!

Shownotes:

Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0

Fibre Week

• Master Spinner Program.
• Fibre Week at Olds College.
• Hedgerow Mitts by Amy Ripton (Ravelry link).
• Yarn Indulgences from Cambridge, ON – I am using MCN in colourway Salty.
• Grinsheep Fibre Productions, where my wedding shawl fibre came from.
• In the Night Garden by Lidia Zigninova – the pattern for my wedding shawl
• Circumvolute by Hunter Hammersen – I am knitting Hat B.
• Black Cat Custom Yarn’s shop on Etsy.
• This is what Nemesis should look like – mine has more white.
• Knit City, which is actually in October…
• Pollen Sweaters.

Cranking on the Fibreside

• Some information about the Autoknitter machines.
• This one looks a lot like mine (the before restoration photos).

By The Wayside

• The Accolade kit from Bucilla – so old it’s out of print.
• Based on the painting The Accolade by E.B. Leighton.

Accolade: Progress as of 1 December 2019 – still no progress this episode!