A few weeks ago I was contacted by The Republic of Tea and asked if I would like to review some of their new SuperHerb Teas for Women. I was given a choice and I requested the Organic Raspberry Leaf and the Organic Nettle blends. From the website, Organic Raspberry Leaf is targeted at women’s… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, SuperHerb Teas for Women
Welcome to episode 130! Today’s episode is short and sweet. I have one FO, a couple of WIPs, a finished spin and a new one. Hope you have a great week! Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Corner of Knit… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 130, Short & Sweet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BR55pILAZkU/?taken-by=fluffykira Last spring I embarked on a new journey in the fiber arts community. I took two Learning to Tech Edit courses from Joeli Caparco of Joeli Creates. I didn’t expect to love tech editing knitting patterns as much as I do, but in a way it is unsurprising since it uses many skills that I already… Continue reading Tech Editor for hire.
Welcome to episode 129! Today I have some new tea to review, a few FO’s, some WIPs, and some spins. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Corner of Knit & Tea. Tea: Republic of Tea, Organic Raspberry Leaf Knitting: Finished:… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 129, I like big shawls (redux)
Late last year I heard about a new tea club that would be starting in 2017, Tea Runners. Tea Runners is the brain child of Jewel Staite and Charlie Ritchie. Each month Tea Runners sends out a box of 4 loose leaf teas along with tasting and brewing instructions. I was lucky enough to get in… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Runners
A few months ago I was contacted by the folks over at Stitchcraft Marketing to see if I would be interested in knitting something out of Manos del Uruguay Alegria. Alegria is a fingering weight yarn that is 75% superwash merino and 25% polyamide and comes in 445 yard/100g skeins. I went pattern surfing and decided I really… Continue reading Knit Me: Manos del Uruguay
Welcome to episode 128! Today I have two FOs, some WIPs, a bit of stash enhancement and some spins. A couple are repeat projects. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Corner of Knit & Tea. Tea: Republic of Tea, Pitaya… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 128, Second verse, same as the first.
Often I get asked why I don’t review more unflavored teas. The simple answer is that I’m always interested in the flavored teas, but I will try and make more of an effort to review unflavored teas in the future. To that end, in my order from Simpson & Vail, I selected their Ceylon Orange… Continue reading Drink Me: Simpson & Vail, Ceylon Orange Pekoe
Welcome to episode 127! Lots of WIPs to talk about today, and a review of the new Love+Leche Sweet Sheep Lotion Bar. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Corner of Knit & Tea. Tea: Republic of Tea, Cardamom Cinnamon Knitting:… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 127, What season is it?
Recently I placed my first order with Simpson & Vail, a tea company located in Connecticut. They had some interesting selections that I wanted to try. One of those was their Root Beer Black Tea. From the website, Root Beer Black Tea contains black tea, sarsaparilla and root beer flavor. Root Beer Black Tea is… Continue reading Drink Me: Simpson & Vail, Root Beer Black Tea
