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Published: Feb. 14, 2017, 5:24 a.m.

A completed poncho, a train adventure, a handspun sweater, and an amazing beekeeping experience are on this week's show.\xa0

Marsha's Projects

Marsha finished her Rodeo Drive Poncho.\xa0 Marsha is really happy with this pattern by Staci Perry.\xa0 She has also worked on her Good Vibes shawl. Even the Pismo Beach socks (yarn from the yarn crawl in our very first podcast) got a little knitting during her adventurous train trip!

Kelly's Projects

Kelly has finished 4 more Pussy Hats.\xa0 She also finally got on the ball and knitted the button band the on Funky Grandpa Cardigan.\xa0 This is a pattern by La Maison Rililie.\xa0 The button band has an i-cord bind off and Kelly isn't sure whether it will lay flat or not.\xa0 If, after blocking, it still isn't laying flat, she will need to experiment with needles that are either larger or smaller.\xa0 She isn't sure which direction will solve the issue.

Kelly has also been working on her poncho and is past the halfway point!\xa0 She is using Andrea Mowry's Om Shawl pattern.

"Advent-ewes"

Marsha had quite the train adventure trying to get to Spokane to visit friends.\xa0 Hours of delay had her almost hysterical!\xa0 On the positive side, it gave her plenty of time to finish her Rodeo Drive Poncho.

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She had planned to visit a couple of Spokane yarn shops.\xa0 One was closed while she was there.\xa0 Another that she saw from the train, The Knitting Factory, turned out to be a music concert venue and nightclub.\xa0 The third was a charm, Sew E-Z Too is a knitting and quilting shop and she was able to visit.\xa0

Upcoming Events

Marsha and Kelly will be at Stitches West on February 25-26.\xa0 Come say hi to us if you see us.\xa0 Also, we will be attending the meet-up organized by the Yarniacs and 2 Knit Lit Chicks.\xa0 The meet-up is in the lobby bar area of the Hyatt (host hotel) and will start at around 1 pm.\xa0 We can't wait!!!

Bees

Kelly had a great bee adventure last weekend. A small beehive was found in a drainage pipe where her husband works.\xa0 The area is slated for some construction and the hive had to be removed so Kelly went in on Saturday to remove it and bring it home to her yard.\xa0 The experience was AMAZING!\xa0 She was able to cut down the combs and wedge them between rubber bands in frames that then went into her bee box.\xa0 Overnight almost all the bees went into the box (because the queen and all their brood was in there).\xa0 Next morning she closed them in and took them home. Such an interesting process!\xa0 So far they seem to be doing very well.\xa0 They are a small hive, but busy bringing in pollen.\xa0

What would you like to hear us talk about?

Many of our listeners have commented on the topic of compost and would like to know more. So next episode we will discuss composting and maybe a little gardening along with the knitting.\xa0 What else would you like to hear more about?\xa0 Leave a comment in the shownotes, email us at twoewesdyeing@gmail.com, or come talk to us in the Two EwesRavelry Group. Meanwhile, here is a funny video about urban farmers like Marsha and me.