Fleece & Harmony Knitting Podcast - Ep. 9 Mittens! Shearing! Ramea! Kitchener Stitch Tips!

Welcome to the Fleece & Harmony Knitting Podcast which is recorded on our sheep farm on Prince Edward Island, in Canada. We make our own yarn using Belfast Mini Mills equipment under the brand Fleece & Harmony. www.fleeceandharmony.com

Knitting Projects in this episode:

The Trondheim knitted mittens by Pia Kammeborn. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/trondheim-2
Knit in FLOCK Fingering Trondheim Mitten Kit
https://fleeceandharmony.com/products/trondheim-mitten-kit

The Roses are Red mitten knitting pattern by Pia Kammeborn.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/roses-are-red-8
Knit in our FLOCK Fingering Roses are Red Mitten Kit
https://fleeceandharmony.com/products/roses-are-red-mitten-kit

The Ramea sweater knitting pattern by Jennifer Beale. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ramea-3 Knit in ELDON Lace https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/eldon-lace

The Both Sides Now and Then knitted socks by Kate Atherley. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/both-sides-now-and-then Knit in POINT PRIM Sock
https://fleeceandharmony.com/collections/point-prim-sock.

We briefly discuss the technique of nuno felting which is shown in the beautiful scarf Kim is wearing.

We discuss some tips and tricks for the Kitchener stitch when alternating skeins, and some tips for using hand dyed yarns. We also discuss frogging vs fixing knitting down a column in stranded knitting or colorwork.

We discuss color theory including complimentary and analogous color schemes in stranded knitting and contrast in colourwork.

We show our new Swarovski Rainbow Stitch Markers!
https://fleeceandharmony.com/products/rainbow-stitch-markers

Here is the recipe for the delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Custard pie we mention!
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223069/strawberry-rhubarb-custard-pie/

We discuss shearing at our farm and show a full video of the sheep shearing process.

Jennifer will be at the Toronto Knitter's Frolic on April 27th!!! Please come say "hi" if you are attending, she will be at The Purple Purl booth. https://frolic.torontoknittersguild.ca/

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