make good: a knitting podcast

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Minisode - Photograph Knits Aug 23, 2022

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This is the first episode in a series of minisodes inspired by topic requests that come from our generous Patreon supporters! Ya'll are the best!

Juliet asked us to talk about photographing our finished knits. While we're definitely not professional photographers, we've put together some tips that will help you get great shots of your projects so you can proudly share your knits with the fiber community!

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Rhinebeck Sweaters 2.0 Aug 16, 2022

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We're in the depths of a brutal heatwave here in New Hampshire, so we're beating the heat by dreaming of autumn. You know what that means: Rhinebeck Sweaters! (If you're not familiar with Rhinebeck, that's the NY Sheep and Wool Festival.)

What's on our needles this week:

Jessica: Easy V by Caitlin Hunter
Karen: Sunshine on my Shoulders by Lissy Jane

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Trust the Process Aug 09, 2022

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Today we're talking about "trusting the process" - by request!

In our letter we talk about how to adapt knitting techniques for one-handed knitting.

One-handed knitting resources:

Question Roundup Jul 26, 2022

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This week we're answering questions from listeners:

Valerie: how to balance knitting gifts for others with knitting for yourself;
Sima: What to do when your swatch gauge and your FO gauge just don't line up;
Micah: How to organize supplies for lots of different types of crafts;
Jordan: What to do when you DON'T SWATCH and your row gauge is off; and
Michelle: What aspects of our lives have grown and changed as a result of our knitting

What’s on your Needles?

Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer
Easy V by Caitlin Hunter

#MAKEGOODCABLES KAL

Running through July 31st (THIS SUNDAY!)

79: Substitute Gauge Jul 19, 2022

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We're talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You're going to need to swatch.)

Resources:

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

What's on our needles this week:

Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer
Easy V by Caitlin Hunter

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable. We'll be finishing up July 31, but that doesn't mean you need to be done by then - there's still time to join!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

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78: Yarn Twist Jul 12, 2022

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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.

What's on our needles this week:

Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer
Easy V by Caitlin Hunter

Podcasts we like to listen to!

Jessica:

Karen:

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We hope you'll join us!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

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77: Benefits of Knitting Jul 05, 2022

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This week's episode is about the things (in addition to finished objects!) that we get from knitting.

What's on our needles this week:

What’s on your Needles? Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer
Tied Knots by Justyna Lorkowska

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We hope you'll join us!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com Please include your pronouns!

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76: Ply Jun 28, 2022

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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

Tutorials:

Avoid twisting your stitches by Arne and Carlos
How to join in the round without twisting from Cocoknits

What's on our needles this week:

Sunshine on My Shoulders by Lissy Jane
Tied Knots by Justin Lorkowska

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

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75: WIPs Jun 21, 2022

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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).

What's on our needles this week:

Sunshine on My Shoulders by Lissy Jane
Tied Knots by Justyna Lorkowska

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

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74: Buttons! Jun 14, 2022

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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:**

Shawl pins - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=shawl%20pins
Screw in closures - https://juldesigns.com/screw-in-closures/
Holeless Buttons - https://www.purlandhank.com/shop-online/hole-less-buttons
Sweater clips - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=sweater+clips

Knitting themed cozy mysteries:

Peggy Ehrhart: Knit & Nibble Mystery Series
Sally Goldenbaum - Seaside Knitters Mystery Series
Seaside Knitters Society
Maggie Sefton: A Knitting Mystery series
Allie Pleiter: A Riverbank Knitting Mystery

Other themes:

Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Karen Menuhin: Heathcliff Lennox Series
Alexia Gordon: Gethsemane Brown Mysteries
M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin series

What's on our needles this week:

Sunshine On My Shoulders by Lissy Jane
Only Ocean by Sylvia McFadden

Summer Knitalong - CABLES!

Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We cast on June 1, and there's definitely still time to join us - we hope you will!
#makegoodcables (no year, please!)

Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com

Support make good: a knitting podcast