Knitting (and Life) Wins and Fails of 2023 | Episode 88
Episode 88 is where I review the last year of makes and making mistakes, lol. I talk about knitting and crochet wins and fails along with life wins and fails. Happy new year!
Episode 33: Hiding Out
In Episode 33: Hiding Out I share all of your recipes for the perfect way to do nothing and do a little of that myself in my garden where I share some projects I’m starting in Mockingbird Fiber co yarn and progress on Sunset Ringer Tee.
Episode 31: A Little Break
I talk about repetitive stress injuries from knitting and other activities. Is it inevitable? I share your advice and how I’m managing it, plus share projects like Dirty Lace and my plaid sweater.
Episode 29: True to Ourselves
Episode 29: True to Ourselves, where I reveal your Wing It Kal finished projects where we went off-pattern or invented something from scratch. I show my progress on Umnia and Floozy Cardigan. We discuss old favorite pattern books like Weekend Knitting, Knit 2 Together, and Loop d Loop.
Episode 28: Call of Knitting Zombies.
Episode 28: Call of Knitting Zombies is hosted by a tired podcaster wearing a newly fiinished Feyre Shawl and is all about your inventive DIY projects. I share your progress in our #WingItKal and discuss several older Martin Storey patterns. AS always tons of interesting links in these notes.
Episode 27: My Sweet Little Abomination
Episode 27: My Sweet Little Abomination is on the process of the monster plaid sweater I’ve been winging it with and I show my Strathcona and other patterns from an older Good Night Day book. And I swoon over The Expanse books.
Episode 26: That DIY/ Mixtape/ Zine Ethos
Do you despir at the price of yarn suggested in patterns? In Episode 26 I show progress on a super bulky Strathcona in cheap yarn and share lots of affordable bulky yarn recommendations. There are also affordable substitutes for colorchanging handspun like yarn that’s so popular right now. Plus I have past money saving tips on patterns and my DIY large double points and circulars that I made to use for my superbulky projects.
Episode 24: Still Learning
Episode 24: Still Learning where I talk about your influences to take chances in crafting and the #WIngItKAL has begun! I plan my plaid sweater while wearing my Totoro sweater inspired by EZ that I created a chart for. I also show progress on Kapsel about how I let my faith guide me (or try to) and comfort me in hard times.
The Wing It KAL- Blogmas Day 16
I’m hosting another knit-along in the new year. One that encourages us to use our skills with a little less guidance from patterns. Remember how I said, in my last…
family | homemaking | knitting
Episode 20: Coping Mechanisms
In Episode 20 I share my Sunset Highway sweater by Caitlin Hunter and the scraps i used to knit it. I also show Oak Crest hat by Vanessa Townley and, in keeping with the series, I share more modified knits and a reverse-engineered cardigan. I also share our coping mechanisms for dealing with hard times along with