Pattern Release, Summer Knitting, Spinning - Ep. 126 Fleece & Harmony Knitting and Crochet Podcast

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Pattern Release, Summer Knitting, Spinning - Ep. 126 Fleece & Harmony Knitting and Crochet Podcast

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In Episode 126, Simone launches another new pattern, our Tour de Fleece projects are coming along. Summer knitting seems a bit slow, but there are new starts and finished objects to talk about.
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One link to see all of the products we talk about in Episode 126:
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Link to Rowan Connect:
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Link to Rowan Connect: Festive Week in July:
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Project Pattern Links:
Link to Lanfear Cowl:
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Link to the Treit Pattern:
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Link to the Harlow Hat Pattern:
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Music in the Harmony Part: Big White Ship - James Forest
Check out the PEI Fibre Festival Website here:
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CHAPTERS
Intro 0:00
Farm Update 3:00
Festive in July 7:13
Simone and Kim 12:00
Tune T-shirt 14:30
Treit 18:51
Harlow Hat 24:37
Tour de Fleece 25:05
Lanfear Cowl 30:13
Eldon Lace Deep Dive 36:29
Knitted Christmas Ornaments 49:49
Reading Books 55:43
Prince Edward Island Fibre Festival - English Paper Piecing1:01:15
The Harmony Part 1:06:51
Link to Sheldon the Sheep Pattern (a crochet project):
www.ravelry.co...
Thank you for watching our podcast and listening to our farm stories and ramblings about knitting and crochet! If you haven't yet subscribed, please do so and hit the notification bell!! We also love your comments and answer every single one! Keep them coming!
This podcast is recorded on our sheep farm in Prince Edward Island. We spin our own Fleece & Harmony brand of yarn and knit A LOT. We use Belfast Mini Mills equipment. We are also a Rowan Flagship Retailer.

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@margotgrant3947 Жыл бұрын

Dear Kim, So very glad I signed on to listen; I just registered for the Rowan event; I look forward to it so much. THANK YOU ! I hope you all find respite from the heat. Nice to see you relaxing outdoors. xoxo

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Oh great! I hope you enjoy the event. It seems like it will be great!

@nancycox6548 Жыл бұрын

Who knew potato fields could be so beautiful?! It’s amazing how much I learn from knitting 🧶 ❤ Thanks!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for watching Nancy!

@elaineenstone6834 Жыл бұрын

How lovely to be able to join you on your deck on a warm day whilst it is pouring with rain here in the UK. Loved seeing your yarn choices. The farm looks so green. The potato fields are blooming well and they contrast well with the rich red soil. 🇬🇧

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

The farm is VERY green. It's been sunny the last couple of days and everything is growing like crazy now.

@deloresjackson437 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another lovely episode. I was watching in my sunroom and there was slight breeze blowing just as there was one at your house. For a few seconds, it was an odd feeling seeing the trees move on my screen and outside my house. I love the cowl pattern. Also, the potato plants reminded me of growing up on my grandparents’ farm in Virginia (USA). As a child, I thought the flowers were beautiful and spent many hours picking up potatoes. The harmony song was lovely as well. Happy knitting!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Delores. I am happy you enjoyed it!

@catnapper3923 Жыл бұрын

Hope it cools down up there fast! It shouldn’t be hot and humid - should be cool and sunny. Glad you’re outside. Love Simone’s pattern. Thank you!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

It's better this week. A little less humid. Thank goodness.

@carolerath1129 Жыл бұрын

I love your podcast. I’ve been watching since it started. I think it’s fantastic when you engage with Betsy and Simone. I hope you can do a little more with the spinning. Keep up the great job.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carole. I am still spinning. I didn't complete my Tour de Fleece project but I am still working on it a little at a time.

@cynthiabroadbent3836 Жыл бұрын

What a FUN episode!! Loved the scenery with you all sitting outside.... loved the shawl and ornament reviews, the book reviews, everything! I enthusiastically look forward to drinking my morning coffee, knitting, and watching you every time a new episode goes live! May I recommend the book, Life in 5 Senses to you! I'm enjoying it with a book club this summer! Such a beautiful harmony section with the potato plants in bloom! Thanks for sharing :)

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cynthia. I will take note of that book.

@maryannekanebreschi8898 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode. Loved the music in the harmony part. I had no idea the potatoes flowered. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@ellenhealey5147 Жыл бұрын

I took a class with Nancy Marchand and if I remember correctly there are many Tuck stitches and Brioche is one of them. I always enjoy your shows.😊

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

So we have learned. Lucky you taking a class with Nancy! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@debbiegodfrey572 Жыл бұрын

Great episode. Thanks for the pattern suggestions Simone. I love watching and learning about colour combinations - something I struggle with. Great spinning for TDF the both of you. I love books and enjoyed what you had to share. LOVED Pillars of the Earth series. Love historical fiction and non fiction too Kim.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I am loving Pillars of the Earth. I can't figure out why I wasn't that interested when I tried to start it 20 years ago...

@MsCyberCK Жыл бұрын

Love Simone's new cowl. Stash diving combos = Blueberry Preserves + Blue Poppy OR Fir + Natural. Stay cool.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Both great choices!

@bags-by-carol Жыл бұрын

Always a great Friday to see a new episode - ❤thank you for all the lovely ideas, inspiration, and beauty you share with all of us each episode. I couldn’t resist Simone’s new pattern - so now I get to try your luscious yarn too!! Who knew the potato fields could be so beautiful! Diva’s such a treat to watch - glad she’s hanging on and healthy.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol!

@colettebouvier9201 Жыл бұрын

I've just read your message announcing Diva's passing. I can only imagine the emotions you and Ken went through. She died in peace, happy and content, having spent these last years in your loving care. I know she will be dearly missed. ♥

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks Colette. We are happy she went peacefully. It is the end of an era though.

@suzannebrannan9715 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lovely outdoor views. Your podcasts are always a pleasure to knit by.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I love that you knit by it!

@britdowson8324 Жыл бұрын

I love EPP. Plus any kind of handwork. Wonderful therapy.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Yes it does sound like it would be a very good craft for quieting the mind!

@margaretmartin6620 Жыл бұрын

The English paper piecing quilting thing sounds like the craft that Arne & Carlos are doing with embroidered napkins and tablecloths they have collected from thrift stores.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Yes - Kate actually sent them some hexagons in an episode quite a while ago. It was when they first started talking about her.

@pilargarcia448 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the whole episode, as usual. The potato fields were a very nice surprise and a great reminder that there is beauty everywhere. Thanks!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Yes they are a surprise. And you are right, there is beauty everywhere if we take the time to look for it.

@dawntorpe5100 Жыл бұрын

Great episode as usual! I laughed out loud at your comment about not having enough “band width” to read more than one book at a time. That’s the way I feel most days!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

It was a true statement! LOL

@victoriacutler3612 Жыл бұрын

Loved this episode. Felt so summery and relaxed.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

It does look summery and lovely, doesn't it?

@RosannaRiondato Жыл бұрын

It's no surprise Simone was instantly drawn to the light blue/purple combination, as she designed her Solstice Toque in Blue Poppy and Amethyst Brooch a few years back. When I saw the beautiful cowl, something rang in my mind. I went back to the earlier episodes, and there it was in Episode 3 (16:55). Jennifer, Kim's sister, dons it for a few moments. She really enjoyed knitting the hat and went to say how much she loves Simone's designs. Both of you marveled over how well the two colours work together, and they are, in fact, absolutely gorgeous. How interesting that they have paired together for Simone's beautiful cowl. I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer at the Knitters Frolic in Toronto in May 2019, and that's where I also saw the Solstice Toque "in the flesh". Not too long ago I ordered the yarn to knit that exact pattern. Simone's cowl was just one of the many highlights of this podcast. You both did a great job, considering you were both "left unsupervised" (LOL), and managed to improve the podcast even more by introducing books - BOOKS! Yay! Despite the heat and the mosquitoes "the size of helicopters" (lol), you put together yet another inspiring and engaging podcast. Thank you so much!! 💖💖

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you Roxana!

@darlenegillispie6823 Жыл бұрын

Love the outdoor podcast today. The potato fields remind me of my childhood. We always grew a crop of potatoes to store for winter. I remember a cousin coming to visit from the city. My grandmother asked us if we would get her some new potatoes for dinner and my cousin couldn’t find any. She was looking on the vines…😂

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

LOL! City folks! (I won't mention all the things we didn't know when we started out!😉)

@margaretmartin6620 Жыл бұрын

When I saw the Harmony Part, I thought of "I'm Bud, the Spud, from the bright red mud."😁

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

LOL - yes!

@kimmargittai5287 Жыл бұрын

It looks so beautiful outside up there in the north! I'm very partial to fingering and lace yarns. I like the delicacy and, living in Florida, anything heavier is just too much! And I'm partial to reds and purples, so some of your colors just make me drool.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

We love it when our colours make knitters drool! LOL

@maryp1224 Жыл бұрын

Great podcast.....I registered for the Festival Week.....love the blanket. you mentioned that you are reading the Ken Follet series....great books. The reader on Audible is amazing....really brings the characters to life

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I am going old school. Reading the book from the 937 page tome!

@beverlyfauth4899 Жыл бұрын

Another lovely show! When you talked about Emm chewing up you yarn, I had to laugh. I rescued a greyhound last October, and if I don't keep my room door closed where I have all of my yarn, he tears up my yarn. I never had a dog that loves yarn like he does!! You always inspire me! have a great two weeks.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you Beverly - for being a regular watcher and commenter! May your pup smells the sheepy goodness?

@anneb.8633 Жыл бұрын

LOVE seeing your F&H yarn showcased and shown in combinations of colours. ❤

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TheJkthomas Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy and look forward to your podcasts. I think Simone's Lanfear cowl would make a great double knit pattern. Tuning in from rural Tennessee.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Yes you are right! Lanfear would make an awesome double knitting project.

@deniseallen1835 Жыл бұрын

Happy Anniversary Betsy - and I have Norway envy x It's on my bucket list!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I guess she will give all the travel reporter details when we sit for the next recording!

@Rita-Y Жыл бұрын

Felt like I was sitting on your deck with you and Simone. What a beautiful spot even tho it was stinking’ hot! As always, I loved seeing pics of the animals.❤

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rita. I have to admit, it was pretty nice to be sitting out there.

@this_skipper_knits959 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode!!! So much great content. Glad to hear things are running smoothly on the farm these days. We’ve had so much fog in NB were all mildewing over here 😂 Thank you for the eldon lace info, I’d really like to try it soon, also the book recommendations. PS- congrats Simone on the cowl pattern, it’s beautiful & I dig the 🌒⭐️ In my cue / basket

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Great! It's a beautiful design.

@kimeckstrom2282 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the sharing about books. I decided to get The Pillars of the Earth on audible. I like listening to a book when I knit. I feel that the book segment fit in nicely with the knitting. I also enjoyed the conversational flow of the show today. Kim

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it.

@nancymorgan5505 Жыл бұрын

Love “Pillars”. Hope you enjoy it 😊. That’s a lot of potatoes!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I just finished Pillars this morning. I loved it. RE: Potatoes - merely a drop in the bucket. Ha!

@WendyBarron14 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing all the beauty, knitted and natural. We're enjoying beautiful potato fields around here (Vancouver, BC) right now, too. Love Simone's new cowl, too. My wish list for F&H yarn just gets longer...

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

What's wrong with a long F&H yarn list? bahahaha!

@louiselegacy9985 Жыл бұрын

Kim, that's a great book and Ken's a great author. Great historical.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Just finished it this morning. It is a great book!

@katecostantino5753 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, Kim! Your color combinations are gorgeous! 💜

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kate!

@helenravine5163 Жыл бұрын

Lovely! Thank you both. I really enjoyed seeing you outdoors. I have to say, I rather like Dogwood in a Ditch as a name 😆

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Maybe we will have to make another colour and call it that. It is kind of catchy!

@kathleencarty149 Жыл бұрын

I am currently working on a project from Nancy Marchant’s book on tuck stitch. In it she calls brioche a single tuck stitch so Simone is correct. The book describes and has a stitch dictionary for single, double, triple and quadruple tuck stitch. Each one a an additional yarn over. On the following row the stitch is knit together with 1, 2, 3 or 4 yarn overs to make the tuck stitch.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Well that solves the mysteries of that discussion! Thanks!

@barbarasteffee5666 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful potato field and all those flowers! How wonderful that you mentioned Kate from The Last Home House. I subscribe to her podcast. English paper piecing can be as meditative as knitting and thankfully one can make a small table mats instead of a whole quilt. Check out Kate's quilt for her granddaughter Agnes - all Kaffe Fassett fabrics and just a jewel! The bright colors like Tea Rose AP and Sprout sing in the quilt. Love 😍the new cowl and all the knitting goodness. Thank you from Michigan for an inspiring podcast in spite of the heat - nice filming setting. 🧶Safe travels home to Betsy.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I did see the Agnes quilt. It is beautiful!

@joangilligan3709 Жыл бұрын

Another great one.Thank you!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Joan!

@genier7829 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a nice episode, I'm making my first steek, cardigan and buttonholes.....procrastinating on the latter. Your WW1 book mention reminded me of something. There is a movie on KZfaq called Tell Them of Us that features lots of vintage knits and I think you would enjoy it. I found it through a feature Roxanne Richardson mentioned, about the lady who made the knitted costume pieces, also a nice video.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

OOOhhh - I am going to look it up. Sounds like something I would like for sure. Thanks!

@Barbbfly Жыл бұрын

TY for sharing all that ! GBU all from Wpg

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank you Barb!

@louiselegacy9985 Жыл бұрын

Loved your harmony music.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it.

@lsdev4229 Жыл бұрын

Great episode Kim, Simone and Ken, I am so bummed out that I can not make th PEI Fibre fest this year. Wishing everyone a great time...maybe next year.🥰, Sharon.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

For sure next year Sharon!

@anneb.8633 Жыл бұрын

Al Fresco Podcast! Brilliant! Oh the luscious green!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

It did look pretty luscious, didn't it!

@nicolelafontaine1720 Жыл бұрын

So nice to see you outside ! I get a mental picture of you covered in rabbit fur on a HOT summer day 😂Is that what you call a Kim bunny ? I can so much understand not combing the rabbits too much in that humid weather... The Treit in Point Prim and mohair in blue will be so wonderful. I think you fit strategy should work, if you have to unravel, you can put your knitting in the freezer first, it helps a lot when unraveling mohair. Thanks Simone for that lovely Lanfear cowl, it is magical. Just bought it. There is also another free pattern that is gorgeous in Eldon lace, "Wild Swan" by Anne-Lise Maigaard & Nim Teasdale, it has a ravelry thread from 2019 with lots of great info. I knitted one with 1.33 skeins of Eldon Lace in November Sky color. Do the potato flower smell ? Were all the potatoes harvested before Fiona last year ?

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip about the mohair in the freezer. I don't think I will need it though. I think my strategy is working. I don't think the potato blossoms do smell. I will h ave to go visit the field and see. Yes Fiona didn't really affect the potato harvest last year - luckily for the farmers.

@wandagallant98 Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup pour ce bel épisode 🎉❤

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Merci Wanda!

@DonnaBMacK Жыл бұрын

Another lovely podcast. I ordered the Lanfear Cowl pattern on ravelry and am trying to download. Hope to get to Belfast soon.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

We hope to see you when you get here! Soon!

@marycameron8621 Жыл бұрын

To keep mosquitoes and wasps away, use incense sticks in flower pots or any crevice around you. Works great and smells wonderful.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks Mary

@glendabathgate4036 Жыл бұрын

There’s now a book before pillars of the earth called evening and the morning Kim they’re excellent but also stand alone

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thank Glenda. I have just started World without End this morning.

@chet1051 Жыл бұрын

LisaR : I really thought my cat was "special" ! He had a radar for me knitting as well . The batting of needles became boring and so he'd sit directly on top of my pattern . .. 26 lb cat who played with Guinea pigs , couldn't Stand for that knitting stuff ...When he'd tire of ironing the pattern , he would get up and leave with his tail in the air ..I have to think that is the kitty "bird" equivalent !

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Ha! Funny. I did manage 4 rows on my Tune t-shirt last night before Em caught on to what I was doing. I think that's progress! LOL

@janetjroberson2581 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Mounds, Illinois.

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Hello from the back deck!

@deniseallen1835 Жыл бұрын

Love it "so stinkin hot"!!! x

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Thankfully things are cooling off a bit this coming week.

@corellias240 Жыл бұрын

I read the first few books of Wheel of Time as they came out, and then I told my friends that RJ would probably die before he managed to finish it. A bit sad that I was right... (Back then, I thought they were just too long and meandering).

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I might watch the series on Prime to see if I like it. I am not sure I want to launch into a 20 book series. I just finished Pillars this morning and have started the next one. It's 1047 pages. Yikes!

@julieknitsandspins Жыл бұрын

Loved the Lanfear Cowl immediately and purchased. Wonderful episode today! So many neat things to do and make! Could you list the books you talked about please?

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

I will start to list the books in the show notes. We talked about Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Those Splendid Girls, We'll Meet Again by Katherine Dewer and Wheel of Time by Robert Jordon.

@houseinnorthcarolina9439 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. I'm learning so much about yarn and wool. What was the name of the sock yarn that Simone said was her favorite? We moved to North Carolina 20 years ago from southern Maine. We still travel to Maine to see family. We are coming to Presque Isle this fall for a family visit. I wish I had time to come to Prince Edward Island and, more importantly, your farm and shop. If I were to plan a vacation there, what time of year would you recommend? Suzanne

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Hi Suzanne - it was Point Prim Sock. If you aren't coming for beach time, the fall is my favourite time of year. The weather is usually good up to the middle of October. If you want to lay on the beach, mid-July to the first week of September is good.

@jeanneklaver9307 Жыл бұрын

I have signed up for the Rowan event and had planned on using yarn I previously purchased, but I changed my mind and want to purchase yarn for the Festive pattern from you. However, I cannot find it on your website. Please help direct me to the proper place! Thank you!

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeanne. I assume you are talking about the Mid-Winter Blanket? It is made in Felted Tweed. If you registered for the Make Along, you should have received an email with a link that lets you access more information about the project. When you click that link you will find a button that I think says shopping list. There you will find all of the colours that are recommended for each version of the blanket. You can then order the yarn from our shop. You can use the code FestiveMartin at check out to get 10% off the yarn when you purchase 9 or more balls of Felted Tweed. Here is the link to our Felted Tweed collection: fleeceandharmony.com/collections/rowan-felted-tweed And in case you can't find the "Welcome to the Make Along" email, here is a link to a PDF I created for my last newsletter: mcusercontent.com/7be0b331ca4b266c7e352401f/files/91a4cb63-1788-4b88-8aa2-c8f37cc751af/Mid_Winter_KAL_Newsletter_PDF.pdf

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@fanciflower Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Love this channe but how can you say” nothing to report on the farm” ? Animals are ALWAYS up to something, tell us the funny stories! I work in a barn and my daughter lives on a farm and there are always hysterical things happening !

@FleeceHarmonyPodcast Жыл бұрын

Yes there are always things happening - good and bad. But after so many episodes, we start thinking we are repeating ourselves. We have to remember we are always getting new viewers and it is not always really the same thing happening all the time...