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.
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 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.
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…
I’m combining some days because this little family trip took three days. The point was to hike Enchanted Rock all day one Saturday. This is the Texas Hill country, which…
I have tiny celebrations in December. Not the biggies, like a big turkey dinner with the family on Christmas Day. I mean little things that only I know about that…
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
In Episode 14 we talk about my Walk the Block Wrap made of scraps and I share how you say you deal with wrong thinking,
I didn’t want to title this post, using the dreaded nest reference. You know the one. I don’t dread for it’s meaning, just the overused cliched nature. Also, I’m still…
In Episode 13 I show progress on my Plum sweater for Junko June and July Knitalong. I also talk about jumpstarting my health and share how you guys have tried that. I also share some home DIY projects.