Episode 58: Socks and a Rant

Today is all about social media woes and 3 years of socks.

This is where I record the eleventy billionth knitting podcast.

My question: If I were to make the most meme-tastic, unoriginal, obnoxious vlog ever, what would I need to include in it? And have you been inspired to try something new lately? If so, what?

Find me:

• The blog: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com
• Instagram as @mysocalledhandmadelife: https://www.instagram.com/mysocalledhandmadelife/
• Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/people/mamatronic

Stuff I mention in Episode 58:

• The Drops Campfire Sweater: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/109-1-campfire
• The Habitation Throw: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/habitation-throw
• Virginia Sattler-Reimer’s patterns: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/virginia-sattler-reimer
• My Baby Granny Stripe Blanket by Attic24: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/granny-stripes-4
• in Color Theory Caper and Admiral: https://www.lionbrand.com/products/color-theory-yarn?variant=40116552728669
• The Crochet Academy: https://tlycblog.com/crochetacademy/
• Joan Granny Sweater by Toni Lipsey: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/joan-granny-sweater
• to make in Wool-Ease Light Grey, Umber, Canyon Sunset, and Forest Green Heather: https://www.lionbrand.com/products/wool-ease-yarn?variant=32691681591389
• The book 4000 weeks: https://tinyurl.com/ycpfexb4
• That Blog post on social media as community and Gather: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com/2017/08/gathered-around-me.html
• My Box of Socks blog post soon to be revamped recipe: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com/2017/01/everything-i-know-about-knitting-socks-can-fit-in-this-box.html
• Katrinkle Socks Ruler ruler: https://www.katrinkles.com/shop/ruler-for-measuring-socks
• Smooth Operator by Susan B Anderson: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smooth-operator-socks
• Twas the Night Before Christmas (for heel and gusset): https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twas-the-night-before-christmas-socks
• 3 Leaves by Paula Pereira: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/3-leaves
• 52 Weeks of Shawls: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/52-weeks-of-socks–52-x-villasukat
• Mondim socks with fleegle heel: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mondim-socks
• and Everyday Socks: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drk-everyday-socks
• 3 Leaves socks by Paula Pereira: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/3-leaves

Your older crafting/ inspiration sources:

• Knittyblog: https://knittyblog.com
• Vogueknitting: https://www.vogueknitting.com
• Interweave Knits: https://www.interweave.com/interweave-knits-magazine/
• craftster: https://www.craftster.org
• livejournal blogs: https://www.livejournal.com
• purlsoho blog: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2014/08/12/welcome-to-the-new-purl-bee/
• Tiny Happy: https://tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy/
• Knitting School Dropout: no longer available
• My Sister’s Knitter: https://mysistersknitter.typepad.com/my-blog/
• Craftsy: https://tinyurl.com/7ba7ew63

Your blogs and youtubes I mentioned 🙂

• The Seamstress at the Cottage podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8Uj1On7frjaYTHCzwyaJw
• katiecanavan.com:
• Neat and Knot by the Sea podcast: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=neat+and+knot+by+the+sea
• The Happy Knitter podcast: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+happy+knitting+podcast
• The Athenian Maker podcast: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+athenian+maker
• Sewing On Pins, now Things I Make. Plus Rocks: http://thingsimakeplusrocks.blogspot.com/
• The Itsy Bitsy Yarn Store: https://itsybitsyyarnstore.ca/
• @itsybitsyyarnstore: https://www.instagram.com/itsybitsyyarnstore/
• The Scratchcraft: https://scratchcraft.com
• Scratchcraft shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/scratchcraft

Smooth Operators:

• Gyngerbread House Socks in Gynx Yarn: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-8
• Ready Player One socks in Must Stash Yarns and My First Regia: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-9
• Holly Jolly by A Homespun House socks with Knit Picks Stroll Bare: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-13
• Wood Pigeon West Yorkshire Spinners 4 ply and KP Stroll Tonal Pearlescent: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-10
• Gynx Jack and Sally socks with Skeins in the Stacks 200 Herriot in Peter Pan: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-12
• Jack and Sally again with Barker Wool Fern in Wildwood: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-14

My sock Recipe:

• Pumpkin Spice Latte in Must Stash: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/smooth-operator-socks-11
• The Pearl socks in KP Hawthorne Multi fingering: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/pearl-socks
• Cinamon Socks in Regia Pairfect: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/cinnamon-socks
• two pairs Xmas socks in Regia Pairfect in Garden Color: https://schachenmayr.com/en/yarns/regia-pairfect-design-line-arne-carlos

Fancy Socks:

• Odeline by Melanie Keatley: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/odeline
• At the Vicarage by This Handmade Life: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/at-the-vicarage-a-miss-marple-sock
• How to Fleegle with Happee Knits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idjKaBwJzD0
• Sweet Woodruff also by This Handmade Life: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-woodruff-2
• Thoughts on various heels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKs1e7IrAY&t=4s

A bunch of blogs I followed in no apparent order:

acupofjo, attic24, abutterflyinmyhair, afreezeframe, alltheheartsandstars, anti-quotidian, antigenx, autumngeisha, bferry.wordpress, ohhappyday, cosmosandcashmere, celticcaston, dayanaknits, darkmatterknits, diaryofamyrigby, decor8, faithfullygeeky, ohjoy, luvinthemommyhood, abbytryagain, aclotheshorse, brandonsanderson, mainemomma, marniespeak!good girl, madebyhank, 100%rain, afriendtoknitwith, alittlelightreading, maryvrobinson, redribbonfox,  allergictowool, aliciabock, angrychicken, apartmenttherapy, corikindred, littlebobbins, lovelybicycle, madebymeg, mymuddlings, etsy blog, artforhousewives, thejealouscurator, thisiscolassol, thehairpin, bleubirdblog, bricolourknits, bunniesandbetas, calivintage, colormekate, coldantlerfarm, cutcutsew, talesfromthecoopkeeper, curiousbird, designismine, designsquish, designsponge, dottieangel, erinkatearcher, flamingotoes, flanneryokafka, freshlyfound, geekandsundry, geeksugar, girllikethesea, givemettv, grasflecken, groknation, happyhausfrau, hardknitlife, hellogiggles, housetweaking, homegrownevolution, hulaseventy, ikeahackers, impossibleproject, iwanttobeher, iheartfaces, jaykayknits, thehairpin, jezebel, justcallmeruby, kimstourofnoregrets, kollabora.com/blog, knitandtonic, knitbot, knittyblog, lomography, maddiethecoonhound, marksdailyapple, midcenturymodern, mysistersknitter, needled, nevernotknitting, odetteny, iwanttobeher, nook, mentalfloss, paleoonabudget, preservedbyapromise, paprika, pitchfork, playing grownup, poppytalk, pompomquarterly, purlieu, knitksxgrits, ramshacklesolid, remodelista, rootsimple, soulemama, stitchparty, thestylerookie, missmoss, fieldguided,  sassyscans, shutup+run, sfgirlbybay, seedsaversexchange, sewingonpins, undertheredumbrella, forestbound, shuttersisters, smallmeasure, sneezerville, smittenkitchen, soknitpicky, soulcande, spiderwomanknits, stayfancyfree, randomactsofpiastel, ratherchildish, sweatersoffelicity, sweetjuniper, techknitting, theiphonographyblog, tentenknits, teenangster, theartofdoingstuff, thehousethatlarsbuilt, theknitmoregirls, thesweatshopoflove, theworldthroughmyeyes, thoughtcatalog, tybalt:kingofcats, theyarniad, tinyowlknits, twolittleplums, ummashin,thepioneerwoman, thesartorialist, trulymyrtle, yarningoverthedays, woollenwilderness, woolful, veronicaroth, woolercoaster, girlsofacertainage, abeautifulmess, mortalmuses, bloomgrowlove, randomactsofpastel, fringeassociation, stefaniejapel, glampyreknits, untanglingknots, yardsofhappiness, fallenprincess, shoplawrence, xojane, yarnharlot, yougrowgirl, ysolda, aprilmewmanphotography, russmorris tumblr, thegiftofknitting, thepaleomom, thesnailandthecyclops, thespruce, undertheredumbrella, sewingonpins, hollaknits, knittyblog, stayfancyfree, missmoss, colormekate, mossstitchseedstitch, untanglingknots, thegiftofknitting, corikindred, mortalmuses, preservedbyapromise, forestbound, girlsofacertainage, fallenprincess, woolcrush, junipergrace