Welcome back to Episode 31 and welcome to new viewers. Today I talk about my finished objects (and empty needles) and announce the winner of the 400-subscriber giveaway! Please come and join the Ravelry group. The Hat-a-long is in full swing! You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter and Instagram as Fluffykira,… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 31, Leftover’d
Today I decided to sample the Apple Cinnamon blend from my recent Harney & Sons order. From the website, the blend contains black tea with apple and cinnamon spice. It’s available in a variety of sizes: sample for $2.00, 4oz for $7.50 and 1lb for $21.50. When I first opened the packet I smelled dried… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Apple Cinnamon
This past Saturday I attended another gathering of Mrs. Wilson’s Knitting Circle at the National World War I Museum. You may remember I attended the inaugural event in February. This time we discussed the role music played in World War I. We discussed the anti-war politics of music before we entered the war (with songs like “I… Continue reading Mrs. Wilson’s Knitting Circle, Part II
Welcome back to Episode 30 and welcome to new viewers. Today I’m podcasting in a slightly different location. I’ve got a finished hat to show you, as well as several other projects. I hit a milestone this week – 400 subscribers on YouTube. I’m giving away a braid of Southern Cross Fibre Falkland in the… Continue reading The Corner of Knitting & Tea: Episode 30, Giveaway!
In our house The Big Bang Theory is a don’t miss half hour each week. So I was charmed by this tutorial to make yourself a set of Big Bang mugs.
As I said last Friday, a few weeks ago I placed an order for a whole mess of samples from Harney & Sons. This week I decided to try was their Soho Blend. From the site, the blend contains black tea, chocolate, coconut and vanilla flavors, and amaranth petals. It’s available in a variety of… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Soho Blend
These two coordinate rather well, no?
Welcome back to Episode 29 and welcome to new viewers. Today I have finished a pair of socks. I also talk about starting a Cozy Memories blanket, and some other progress on knits and spins. Today also marks the start of the Hat-a-long over in the Ravelry group. Please come and join the Ravelry group.… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 29, The Cozy Memories Bandwagon
Earlier this week, a fan of the podcast sent me a wonderful link from The Salt, an NPR blog for eating and health, food and foodies, and what’s on your table. It appears that The Salt will now feature tea stories: With this story, we introduce Tea Tuesdays, an occasional series that will explore the… Continue reading In-tea-resting: Tea Tuesdays.
A few weeks ago I placed an order for a whole mess of samples from Harney & Sons. I’m excited to try them and share them with you. The first one I decided to try was their Chai. From the site, the blend contains Indian Black Tea, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla. It’s… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Chai
