Fleece & Harmony Knitting - Ep 4 - Substituting Yarn, Swatching Tips!

Welcome to the Fleece & Harmony Knitting Podcast! Our podcast is recorded on our sheep farm in beautiful rural Prince Edward Island, the home of Anne of Green Gables, the PEI Fibre Trail and the manufacturing site of the World famous Belfast Mini Mills.

Today we cover the topics of swatching for your knitting patterns, how to substitute yarn more effectively, and knitting in the round on small circular needles.

We discuss an article by Jillian Moreno of www.masondixonknitting.coom regarding yarn substitution and the factor of the "grist" of yarn.

https://www.masondixonknitting.com/grist-secret-measurement-substituting-yarn/
https://www.masondixonknitting.com/yarn-detective-the-mysterious-phenomenon-of-the-gauge-shifters/

We also discuss living off the grid with a Bona Fide expert, our friend Amanda Jackson of the Amanda Jackson Band. http://www.amandajacksonband.com

Pssst...all the members of Fleece & Harmony actually appear in Amanda's video called 'Dance Into The Light".

We also launch our new 100% Canadian POINT PRIM sock yarn, which is a mohair/wool blend, and launch a new pattern by Kate Atherley made with the new yarn. There is a giveaway of this pattern generously sponsored by Kate which you can enter through our Ravelry group for the podcast here:
https://www.ravelry.com/groups/fleece--harmony-podcast

We launch our first Knit-A-Long. and provide a pattern discount for our mitten Knit-A-Long (KAL), generously offered by the talented Pia Kammeborn of @kammebornia

Finally we demonstrate how we wash and dry a sheep's fleece in preparation for spinning it into wool.

The patterns discussed are:

Waiting for Rain by Sylvia McFadden @softsweater
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/waiting-for-rain

Worn by Jennifer, knit in ELDON Lace in Vineyard
https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/eldon-lace

Water by Sylvia McFadden
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/water-2

This is Kim's project knit in ELDON LACE in November Sky
https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/eldon-lace

Ramea by Jennifer Beale @knitjbeale
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ramea-3
Swatched by Jennifer in ELDON LACE in Mayflower, Amethyst Brooch, Autumn Birch and Vineyard.
https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/eldon-lace

Roses Are Red by Pia Kammeborn @kammebornia
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/roses-are-red-8

Kits for these Mittens are available here:
https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/kits/products/roses-are-red-mitten-kit

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