This episode is chock full of finished projects and pining for the spring festivals. I'm scoring some fleece and trying to find just the right pattern for my handspun Lenore yarn.

The winner of Q1 Ko-fi contributor prize is Jennie / Salmon! Jennie wins a pair of custom made socks by Woolen Waves. Check out Sarah’s sock styles and try to catch up with her at a festival or event. The Q2 prize will be awarded at the Summer Solstice. Battenkill

My finished Eun is the coziest sweater in my closet, and knit just in time for a few days' wear before the temperatures rise! In this episode, I also share the details of a completed spinning project, spindle spinning for 100 days, and returning to the knitting of my colorwork sweater in Tidal Yarns. Plus, a poem by Wendell Berry.

“Boomerang Valentine” by Andrea Gibson

It's an episode about socks and sneakers. I'm back to sock knitting as a portable project after a hiatus of several months AND I made my own pair of sneakers -- and lived to tell about it! Have a listen!

No resolutions: just renewing my commitment to what is already working. Is that your story this year? I don't have the bandwidth for planning, so I'm looking forward to a year of working on the projects that have the most appeal at the moment. In this episode, I talk about two recently finished projects and an new cast on. Plus, beginning bojagi and a poem about Goya's magnificent candle hat.

Items not to scale is a certain path to charm. That is what I'm finding as I enjoy my holiday decorations this season. This episode contains an update on my test crochet of KORE, designed by Maysa Tomikawa. I've been doing some daily spinning and very much enjoying my advent puzzle. All this, plus a fresh poem by Naomi Shihab Nye.

Dressed in our best and ready to take in Unspun: Stories of Silk, a multi-stop exhibit tracing silk production in the Lehigh Valley.



The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts features the work of contemporary fiber artists who are using silk as a medium.



The exhibit features a children's area with interactive fun. Of course, we took advantage!

Our creations at the Kemerer Museum.



The final stop on the Unspun tour is the National Museum of Industrial History, with information and examples of machinery and supplies that were used in silk production, as well as details of the workers' lives and working conditions.



I stood for a very long time admiring this very large piece of ink on paper: Marquee: Kwon Young-woo (1926–2013). Untitled, 1984. Ink and gouache on hanji (Korean paper), 88 3/16 x 66 15/16 in. (224 x 170 cm). Lineages is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.



I am now five repeats in to the Reversible Scarf pattern by Nikolette Corley, which I discovered in the Abundance issue of the Common Threads publication. I will need nine repeats total to reach a luxurious scarf length. This pattern is a great choice for any homespun or farm yarn you have in stash. It lies nice and flat, looks excellent from both sides, and is a unisex design.



I'm so pleased that Maysa Tomikawa has selected me to join in a test crochet of Kore.



The yarn for my test crochet is Linen Quill and Tussock from Purl Soho.



Here's a photo of my work on Hare Moon. I am really enjoying the thinking process required to manage light and dark when making a linocut print.



I'm pleased with this result and was able to print some holiday cards to honor the full moon near Christmas time in the Year of the Rabbit.



This episode's poem is "38 Billion" by Naomi Shihab Nye. It comes from her collection,

I'm back from a weekend in Rhinebeck, NY and eager to share all of the fiber-y goodness of the weekend. Listen in for festival news, the details of my finished RB sweater, plus -- how to win some NY Sheep & Wool loot! What have I been doing ALL wrong? Listen to find out. This episode closes with a poem titled "How to Listen" by James Crews.

Pumpkin scones from Sally’s Baking Addiction Pumpkin whoopie pies in Better Baking by Genevieve Ko Cheesy baked pumpkin pasta with Kale – NYTimes recipe “Song for Autumn” by Mary Oliver

Hudson Valley Textile Project links HTVP website Clean Fleece New York Common Threads Publication Advent Puzzle Exchange signup link info (episode 315) Off the Shelf “Emplumada” by Lorna Dee Cervantes