We're talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You're going to need to swatch.)
Tin Can Knits: Knitting a Garment at a Different Gauge
Jacqueline Cieslak: Yarn Substitutions at Different Weights
Jimmybeans Wool: Knitting Calculator (broad estimates)
Sister Mountain - How to Estimate Yardage in Knitting Patterns
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This week we're revisiting something that came up during our episode about ply week before last and talking about directional twist in yarn.
Jessica:
Karen:
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This week's episode is about the things (in addition to finished objects!) that we get from knitting.
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This week's episode is all about ply - it's a deep dive on the construction of yarn!
Craft Yarn Council Standard Yarn Weight System
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This week we're talking about Works in Progress (sometimes known as WIPs). Sometimes a WIP will become a UFO (UnFinished Object).
Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us!
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We feel a bit knitting-adjacent this week - we're talking about buttons, and answering a Dear Scratch letter about cozy mysteries!
** Alternatives to buttons:**
Knitting themed cozy mysteries:
Other themes:
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We'll be live on YouTube on June 6 at 6pm EST! Click here or go to makegoodpod.com/youtube.
This week's episode is all about mosaic knitting! In our Dear Scratch letter, we talk about what to do if your gauge is way off only on one particular type of project.
Tiny Tutorial on Mosaic Knitting from SweetGeorgia Yarns
Barbara Walker's Mosaic Knitting (1976)
Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us!
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This week we're talking about knitting for babies - what to make and (most controversial topic of all) what color to use!
Hats
Socks / Baby Booties
** Sweaters**
Rompers
*Longies and Diaper Covers *
Blankets
Stuffed Animals
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We're talking about textured knitting this week!
This round's theme is CABLES! We'll be kicking things off June 1.
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We're talking about all the different ways you can use stitch markers. This week's letter is about how to preserve swatches from projects you've given as gifts.
Our magical leaders - Rowan Tree Travel
The Canisp Sweater: https://flutterbyknits.com/pattern/canisp-sweater/
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See you in two weeks!
We mentioned I-Cords in last week's episode! This week we're talking about what they are and how you might be use them in your projects.
*Tools to create Knit an I-Cord: *
I-Cord Uses:
Cast-on:
I-Cord Cast-On Video Tutorial from Brooklyn Tweed - includes video, and written instructions for both knitting flat and in the round)
Bind-off: - Clean, aesthetically pleasing finished edges to your project
I-Cord Bind-Off tutorial from Andrea Rangel
We'll be going live at 4:15 EST on Saturday, April 2 to celebrate the conclusion of the stashdown!
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Designers' posts about waist shaping (not an exhaustive list, just a few that we like!):
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If we keep answering five question an episode, we might get caught up one of these days!
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Sure, there are advanced techniques for eliminating those little knitting annoyances... but sometimes you just want a quick fix that will make the problem a little less obvious.
Five Ways to Neatly Bind Off the Last Stitch
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