Many months ago I wrote about a wonderful local Chinese tea shop, Shang Tea. This time I decided that I wanted to sample their Jasmine White Tea Classic. From the site, Jasmine White Tea Classic is quality white tea infused 4-5 times with jasmine blooms. Not everyone is a jasmine fan, but I really like it.… Continue reading Drink me: Shang Tea, Jasmine White Tea Classic
Welcome to episode 97. This week I talk about current and future knits, and lots of spinning. 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 Stashbuckler: Adventures in Yarrrrrrrrn. Sipping: Tea Market, Berryade Knitting: In progress: Garter Rib Baby Blanket by Orange Flower,… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 97, Never enough hours in the day.
I left off last week on my plying adventure. On day 8, I plied the Wooly Wonka Fibers and the Fat Cat Knits. Bazinga! came out to 4.2 oz and 327 yds and is available in my shop. The Smoke was 2 oz and came out to 143 yds. Next up on the wheel, on… Continue reading TDF 2016: Week 2 Recap
A few weeks ago I went to my local tea shop, Tea Market. Another summer blend that I wanted to try was Berryade. Berryade contains black tea blended with cranberries, raspberries, raspberry leaves, lemon zest, freeze dried lemon and a hint of basil. You can purchase Berryade tea for $4.60 per ounce. When I first opened the… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Berryade
Welcome to episode 96. This week is a little long – I go visit my friend Liz and we just knit and chat about knitting and spinning. 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 Stashbuckler: Adventures in Yarrrrrrrrn. Sipping: Peppermint Iced Tea… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 96, Surprise Visit!
As of today we are a week into the Tour de France and my favorite Tour de Fleece. I’ve more or less been keeping up with watching the stages, and I’ve definitely been keeping up with my spinning this week. The tour kicked off on July 2, and I was excited for a full day… Continue reading TDF 2016: Week 1 Recap
In my neverending quest to find a licorice tea that I love, another selection I added to my last Teapigs order was their Liquorice and Mint tea. This blend contains liquorice root and peppermint leaves. That’s it. I love the simplicity of these teas. Liquorice and Mint is available in a sample size for $2.50, 15 tea… Continue reading Drink Me: Teapigs, Liquorice and Mint
A few months ago I was contacted by the nice people over at Stitchcraft Marketing to see if I would be interested in knitting something out of Dalegarn yarns. Dalegarn is now being distributed by Mango Moon Yarns in North America. One of the yarns that particularly intrigued me was Dalegarn Eco Baby Wool, a new certified organic yarn. … Continue reading Knit Me: Dalegarn Eco Baby Wool
Welcome to episode 95. This week is all spinning… well ok there’s a little bit of knitting. 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 Stashbuckler: Adventures in Yarrrrrrrrn. Sipping: Ashby, Cinnamon Orange Knitting: Finished: Strawberry Semifreddo by Natalie Pelykh, Dalegarn Eco Baby Wool… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 95, Le Grand Depart
Two weeks ago I went to my local tea shop, Tea Market. Another summer blend that I wanted to try was Double Mint. After all, what sounds better on a hot day than a cool glass of mint iced tea! The Double mint blend is a blend of peppermint and spearmint. I bought the seasonal sampler… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Double Mint
