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We're digging deep into your stash to help you identify yarn that might no longer have any identifying information. (Eek!) This week's question is about choosing patterns when knitting socks for larger feet. WPI (wraps her inch) and Yarn Weight Charts Ravelry standard yarn weight chart - WPI, ply, gauge ranges Craft Yarn Council WPI Chart SweetGeorgia Spinzilla Series for Calculating Fiber Quantities Here's a link to a WPI tool , in case you're having trouble visualizing it! Tools for yardage Mystery yarn (with WPI/weight identified) Kitchen or postage scale (need to measure in grams) Yarn…
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E60 · 8 Feb 2022 · 30 min
60: Garter Stitch
Garter stitch is one of our favorite fabrics: elastic, stretchy, and squishy! NOTE: Karen said some nonsense about how to do a steeking panel during the question portion. Her nonsense was not correct. Listen to next week's episode instead of what she said here and you'll be much happier! First historical mention of garter stitch from The Lady’s Assistant for Executing Fancy and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting and Crotchet Work here Book Recommendation Knitting for Radical Self-Care by Brandi Cheyenne Harper Patterns mentioned in this week's episode: Melting Marl Shawl by Stephen West…
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E59 · 1 Feb 2022 · 33 min
59: Hand Care
Stretches we mentioned in this week's episode Front of wrist stretch: turn palm up and use the other hand to pull fingertips down and back (toward the floor/elbow) Palm stretch: backs of hands facing each other, hook your thumbs and pull (gently!) Palm stretch 2: stretch your pinkies back with your other hand Knuckle decompression: pull gently on each finger with other hand Myofascial release of the forearm - squeeze one forearm with the other tight enough that you can move the skin back and forth about an inch. Push down toward wrist and hold for 60-90 seconds. Move to another spot on your…
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E58 · 25 Jan 2022 · 31 min
58: Frogging
It's called "frogging" because you rip-it, rip-it, rip-it out. Then there's tinking, which is just knitting in reverse! (Technically that would be gnittink, I suppose, but let's just go with it.) I did a kind of iffy job of explaining using dental floss as a lifeline. Interweave explains it better here . What's on our needles this week: Until recently: Lotta by Marie Greene Soorik by Gudrun Johnson (from The Shetland Trader, Book Three: Heritage ) Great Gingham Pullover (no link yet, it's still in testing) by Jessie Mae Amberwing Socks by Summer Lee Make Good Stashdown KAL checkin And we're…
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E57 · 18 Jan 2022 · 33 min
57: The Second Annual Make Good Stashdown!
What is the Make Good Stashdown? It's our first KAL of 2022 - you pick your project, works through some stash, and post pictures with the hashtag #makegoodstashdown Patterns suggested in this week's episode (but do what you want): Slipstravaganza by Stephen West Sea Glass Sweater by Wool & Pine Sea Glass Tee by Wool & Pine The Stay Pull by Park Williams Northeasterly by Skeinanigans Recollect Cowl by Jennifer Steingass Whatever by Julie Knits in Paris Fox Paws by Xandy Peters Lucky Pieces by Inyoung Kim Little Checks Socks by Summer Lee Melting Marl Scarf by Stephen West Scrapper Cardi by…
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E56 · 4 Jan 2022 · 38 min
56: Yarn Detectives Part 2
In Episode 55 we talked about how to the weight of mystery yarn; this week we're talking about ways to identify its fiber content. Grab your notebooks, goggles, and adventurously scientific spirit. Here we go! Smell Test Animal fibers: it will smell like a wet sheep! Maybe a barn/hay smell too Silk: may have an earthy or fishy smell Synthetic fibers: generally no smell, maybe oily/artificial smell Plant fibers: generally no smell Felting Test Animal fibers (including silk): will felt if non-superwash Synthetic & plant fibers: will not felt Bleach Test Animal fibers: will fizz and dissolve in…
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E54 · 14 Dec 2021 · 40 min
54: Hats
We've chatted about lots of types of hats in this episode. Please enjoy some pictures to show you what we did our best to describe! Beanies or Toques https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/PaulaMknits/671969296/CARA1_medium2.jp CARA Mütze by Susanne Müller Beret or Tam https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/jamestwashere/663878350/ravelry_beret_photo_edit_medium2.jpeg Best Beret by James N Watts https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/ginni/761038924/50841238548_0b7bdcb6c3_b_medium2.jpg Gitchi-Gami Tam by Virginia Sattler-Reimer Billed…
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E53 · 7 Dec 2021 · 29 min
53: Leftovers and Minis
From visible mending to stashbuster projects, friendship bracelets to bunny nuggest, this week's episode is full of ideas for how to use up the little bits of yarn that survive a project. (Assuming you didn't lose yarn chicken, that is!) Aunt Bethany & her knitting * Punch needle * Colorwork! * Embroidery * Pom Poms * Stripes! No one can stop you. Stripes. * Shoelaces and icords and drawstrings - you'll need a [Lucet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucet) *Friendship bracelets * Macrame & wall hangings * Knit tiny things (think [MochiMochiLand](https://mochimochiland.com) for inspiration) *…
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E52 · 30 Nov 2021 · 20 min
52: Minisode: A Year of Gratitude
This week we're answering questions! Picking out woven-in ends, the ethics of double-dipping in knitalongs (go for it!), does it count as handmade if you use a knitting machine?, and how to achieve a good fit as a new sweater knitter. Swanky Emu Knits What's on our needles this week: Ursa Canis designed by Jacqueline Cieslak Vanilla is the New Black designed by Anneh Fletcher The Make Good Socks knitalong is going until the end of December! Tag #makegoodsocks on instagram to enter. We're still going until December 31! Send us your letters! [email protected] Support make good: a…
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E51 · 23 Nov 2021 · 41 min
51: Picking Up Stitches
Picking up stitches allows you to knit multi-directional fabric, button bands, heel-flap socks, and so many more things! Here are a few helpful links to videos that will show you how to pick up your stitches. Vertical Stitches How to Pick Up Stitches for a Button Band or a Collar from Cocoknits Picking Up Stitches Along a Vertical Edge Tutorial from Purl Soho Horizontal Stitches Picking Up Sts Along a Finished Edge from Roxanne Richardson Picking Up Stitches Along a Horizontal Edge Tutorial from Purl Soho More Pick Up Techniques Picking Up Heel Gusset Stitches from Under the Olive Tree Knits…
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E50 · 16 Nov 2021 · 44 min
50: Knitting Socks
It's a sock knitting vocabulary quiz (hint: 10 points for already knowing something, 10 points for learning something new. Everyone wins!) Our Dear Scratch letter this week is about choosing sweater patterns as a new sweater knitter. Left-hand dominant Ravelry knit & crochet group: On the Other Hand Vocabulary terms you might encounter when you're knitting socks! Cuff - the very top of your socks that hugs your ankle or at some point on your leg Leg - the “body” of your sock above your heel and below the cuff Heel - this is the curved or L-shaped bend of your sock that accommodates your heel…
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