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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Episode 223 Back to School

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This episode is sponsored by Quince & Co, where you will find 100% American wool yarn spun in their historic mill in New England. Quince’s newest addition is Willet, responsibly grown ©Cleaner Cotton. Find them at www.quinceandco.com.

I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. This means that if you click from the Craftsy ad on my website and purchase a class or supplies, I receive credit for it. It is an easy way to support the show. Thank you!

You can also find me here:

Ravelry: PrairiePiper Feel free to include me in your friends.
Instagram: knittingpipeline

Bronwyn and Sarah join me for today’s episode. We announce the winner of Top Down: Reimagining Set in Sleeve Design by Elizabeth Doherty.

The winner is #23 danac99! Please get in touch with me to claim your signed copy of Elizabeth’s book.


Knitting Pipeline Vendor Fair and Book Signing with Susan B Anderson and Hannah Fettig open to Knitting Pipeline Listeners Tuesday Sept 22 3 to 5 PM Franciscan Guest House, Kennebunk ME

Winner of Top

Mittens for Maine and Cornerstone Retreats. Please do not feel pressured!

Events
  • Maine and Cornerstone Project Bag Swaps
  • Make a New Friend in Maine—dishcloth swap.
  • Spring Retreat Feb 26-27, 2016, Details and registration TBA

Nature Notes

Sarah and Paula talk about composting.

Compost Now in the Raleigh NC and Asheville NC areas.
Our zinnia patch, usually loaded with butterflies at this time of year.

Great Spangled Fritillary

Needle Notes

Sarah


Fork in the Road Socks, Lara Neel (Free, on Ravelry)

Leap of Faith, Nicole Montgomery (Paid Pattern, on Ravelry)

We refer to Moses Hoodie by Amy Christoffers


Bronwyn

Convergence Top by Linda Skuja 

Sprocket the Robot by Stacey Trock 

Paula

Bellarose by Taiga Hilliard

Bellarose for Bebe



In the Pipeline

Sarah

Following on Instagram: Ninja.chickens & woolenviolet who are yarn dyers who sell their creations at FernFiber on Etsy

(Book) Saint Maize by Jami Attenberg

Mother-Daugher Read Along: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery.

Bronwyn



Books

The Martian by Andy Weir

How Dogs Love Us by Gregory Berns

My Life and Death: A Past-Life Interview with Titanic's Designer by William Barnes & Frank Baranowski

Watching

Playing House on USA Network

Paula


Rhinebeck Sweater using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Percentage System aka EPS.

Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums won in Grade V at the Wisconsin Highland Games over Labor Day weekend.

Have a great week, haste ye back, and hold your knitting close!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Episode 222 Perfect Retreat Shawl

Listen here or use the Flash Player on this site for current and past episodes. Flash Player is not compatible with Internet Explorer. Try a different browser like Safari. Or jaunt on over to iTunes to find the show there.

This episode is sponsored by Quince & Co, where you will find 100% American wool yarn spun in their historic mill in New England. Quince’s newest addition is Willet, responsibly grown ©Cleaner Cotton. Find them at www.quinceandco.com.

I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. This means that if you click from the Craftsy ad on my website and purchase a class or supplies, I receive credit for it. It is an easy way to support the show. Thank you!

You can also find me here:

Ravelry: PrairiePiper Feel free to include me in your friends.

Instagram: knittingpipeline

Twitter: knittingline




Pipeliner Notes

We are collecting Mittens for Maine and Cornerstone Retreats.

Striped Mittens by emrubin


Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B Anderson

Alternated two colors of Noro Kureyon. Read on Susan B Anderson’s Blog.

Events

Karen of Seven Sisters Arts Yarn has graciously offered to do an indigo dyeing workshop.

Maine and Cornerstone Project Bag Swaps

Make a New Friend in Maine (dishcloth swap)

Vendor Fair open to Knitting Pipeline Listeners Tuesday Sept 22 Time to be announced later. Stay tuned for details. Hannah Fettig will be signing books along with Susan B Anderson.

Cave Point KAL Winners!

Thank you to all who participated and to Jo for getting the KAL going.

First Winner is #2 LisaKent50 Quince & Co Yarn in your choice of color.

Second Winner gets Yarn from my prize box. #40 Foolshopping (Becky from Delaware)

Congratulations, Lisa and Becky! Please get in touch with me with your addresses.

Nature Notes

August was a gorgeous month here with very mild temperatures and cool nights. This past week has been warm during the day, sometimes hot, but it does cool off at night. Besides the cooler temperatures we note that the hours of daylight are markedly shorter. The red wing blackbirds have migrated and we no longer see them along fence posts. Instead of bird song which we hear in the spring and early summer we hear the rhythmic buzzing of cicadas.
Gorgeous Common Buckeye on zinnia

Our zinnias and butterfly bush in front of the house have been full of nectaring butterflies. One day I saw all these at the same time: Easter Tiger Swallowtail, Common Buck-eye, Silver Spotted Skipper, and Painted Lady. 
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Other visitors to the zinnias have been Giant Swallowtail (actually to the Buddleia), Monarchs, Red Admirals, and various small skippers. On my morning walk I’ve been observing a milkweed plant at the edge of the sidewalk. Holes in the leaves indicated monarch larva activity. I also look for the larvae droppings (also called fracas) which fall on leaves below. Yesterday there was a rather large monarch larva or caterpillar that appeared dead and I confirmed that this morning. I was hoping it had just shed an outer skin but I don’t believe that was the case. The good news was that there was a smaller one already chewing away on one of the leaves. This milkweed is growing alone in a cultivated patch so I’m guessing it is intentional and that makes me happy.


Giant Swallowtail

I read a poem “Cicadas” by Helen Lowrie Marshall.

Needle Notes

Perfect Retreat Shawl by Susan B Anderson



Clearview Farm, Waterman IL


In the Pipeline
CuriousHandmade Summertide Shaw MKAL pattern from now until 10 Sept when the first clue comes out with the code KP25. Thank you, Helen!
In the Piping Circle

Highland Games in Waukesha this weekend.

I have a new bag on my pipes!

Have a great week, haste ye back, and hold your knitting close.

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I play the Great Highland Pipes, knit, observe nature, and read. My name on Ravelry is PrairiePiper. Find me on Instagram as KnittingPipeline.