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Episode 87: Do the Math

cover87This episode includes the following segments: On the Porch, Yarn Lover at Large, Ever-expanding Skill Set, Off the Shelf, And Sew Forth. This week has been a busy one, with two new projects under way, a lot of sewing, canning with Mom, and getting out my rusty arithmetic for a Math for Hats class with Kate Oates at Mountain Knits and Pearls.  Meanwhile, I’m carefully tending five indigo plants in anticipation of my September Sheep to Shawl class. I’ll talk a bit about the adventurous Blue and Indigo chapters of Color by Victoria Finlay.


I added four rows of shirring to my Staple Dress, using elastic thread on my bobbin.
I added four rows of shirring to my Staple Dress, using elastic thread on my bobbin.
Here is just a sampling of my Mom's summer canning.
Here is just a sampling of my Mom’s summer canning.
These are five Japanese indigo plants, grown from seedlings I brought home from the dye garden at Fiber Craft Studio.
These are five Japanese indigo plants, grown from seedlings I brought home from the dye garden at Fiber Craft Studio.