From neck to hem, cuff to cuff, we're pulling apart the sweater and learning how to refer to all the little pieces they're made of.

Pattern links for examples of design elements

NECKS:

• Crew Neck - Love Note by TinCanKnits
• V-Neck - Cumulus Blouse by PetiteKnit
• Scoop Neck - Worsted Boxy by Joji Locatelli
• Metropolis by Tanis Lavallee
• Turtle Dove II by Espace Tricot
• Boat Neck - The Weekender by Andrea Mowry
• Ballet Neck - Dissent by Andrea Rangel
• Cowl Neck - Star Crossed by Jacqueline Cieslak

SLEEVES:

• Circular - Ranunculus by Midair Hirose
• Raglan - Flax by TinCanKnits
• Saddle Shoulder - Penguono by Stephen West
• Dolman - Letho by Natasja Hornby
• Drop Shoulder - The Weekender by Andrea Mowry
• Set-in Sleeves - The Oban Cardigan by Thea Colman

HEMS:

• Split Hem - Junegrass Pullover by Carrie Bostick Hoge

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This week's episode is about the test knitting process - what to expect, how to do it, and when you should probably give a testing call a pass. (Hint: It's if you don't want to to knit the thing.)

*Resources: *

• yarnpond.com
• @fattestknits
• School of Sweet Georgia Modern Colourwork Knitting

What's on our needles this week:

• Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnson
• Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman

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It's the last week of February - one month to go!
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This week we're tackling the less-scary-than-it-seems issue of steeking your projects. Cardigans, armholes, necklines - your scissors are your friend, we promise.

View the transcript here

*Anatomy of a Steek: *

• Brooklyn Tweed diagrams: Steeking

Securing a Steek

• Crochet technique: Tin Can Knits Tutorial
• Hand Sewing technique: Aleks Byrd Tutorial
• Back Stitching Diagram (hand stitching): Embroidery How To
• Machine Sewing technique: Interweave Tutorial

Finishing a Steek

• Hidden under a ribbon: Helene Magnussun Tutorial
• Steek Sandwich: Kate Davies Tutorial
• Knotted Steek: Tom of Holland Tutorial

Kate Davies' helpful blog post with great photos of different steek finishes: What is a Steek
An example of how to add a steek panel to a pullover pattern: Dissent Cardigan Hack

What's on our needles this week:

• Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnson
• Amberwing Socks designed by Summer Lee

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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
• Harvest by TinCanKnits
• A Break in Tide Shawl by Tif Neilan
• Afield by Fiona Alice
• Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman

What's on our needles this week:

• Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnson
• Amberwing Socks designed by Summer Lee

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Stretches we mentioned in this week's episode

1. Front of wrist stretch: turn palm up and use the other hand to pull fingertips down and back (toward the floor/elbow)
2. Palm stretch: backs of hands facing each other, hook your thumbs and pull (gently!)
3. Palm stretch 2: stretch your pinkies back with your other hand
4. Knuckle decompression: pull gently on each finger with other hand
5. 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 forearm and do it again. You don’t need to do every inch of your forearm!

Tools and supportive aid we mentioned this week:

• BioTone Muscle and Join Relief Therapeutic Massage Creme
• Compression gloves (whatever you want, just a few that I like):
  • Isotoner
  • Vive Arthritis and Compression Gloves
  • Dritz makes crafting-specific ones! Available at Joann Fabrics, Michaels, and online
  • LympheDIVAS - compression sleeves and more!
  • Knitting Comfortably: the ergonomics of hand knitting by Carson Demers
  • Fruity Knitting podcast interview with him begins at about 40 minutes into this video
  
  

What's on our needles this week:

• Radish Hat by Holly Priestley
• Amberwing Socks by Amber Lee

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Havrelatte by Maja Karlsson
• Getting Warmer by Espace Tricot
• Ursa by Jacqueline Cieslak

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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

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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 Safiyyah Talley
• Swatchtastic by Tin Can Knits
• The Beekeeper's Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits

What's on our needles this week:

• Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnson
• Both of Jessica's test knits are visible on Instagram: @jamesnwatts & @jessssiemae

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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 12-24 hours
• Silk: will dissolve in approximately two days
• Synthetic & plant fibers: won't dissolve, may lose color

Acetone Test

• Synthetic fibers: will dissolve
• Animal fibers, silk, and plant fibers: will not react much at all

Burn Test

• Animal fibers: will burn slowly and curl away from orange flame, will smell like burning hair or feathers
• Silk: will burn slow and curl away, may char, may smell like burning hair or charred meat
• Plant fibers: burn fast & give off smoke, leave light colored ash * cotton has a yellow flame * hemp & jute has a very bright flame * linen, hemp, and jute ash will still be in the shape of the yarn
  • Synthetic fibers: will burn (or really, melt!) quickly and emit a strong, black smoke
  
  

What's on our needles this week:

• Felix Cardigan designed by Amy Christoffers
• Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman

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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 Weight and Yards per Pound Chart
• These are estimates/ranges because fiber content and yarn construction affects physical weight

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Rye Light designed by Tin Can Knits
• DRK Everyday Socks designed by Andrea Mowry

What's on our needles this week:

• Felix Cardigan designed by Savory Knitting (Amy Christoffers)

KAL Check-in!

• 10 Days left until December 31st
• Participate by posting pictures with #makegoodsocks on Instagram OR share comments and photos on our website
• Never too late to join!
• One knitter will win a $150 gift card to Scratch - you don’t have to finish to win!
• SOCK HOP **Join us in an Instagram Live at **4pm EST on January 1- request to join and we’ll let you go Live to show off your socks! @makegoodpod

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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
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CARA Mütze by Susanne Müller

Beret or Tam
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Best Beret by James N Watts

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Gitchi-Gami Tam by Virginia Sattler-Reimer

Billed
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Camden Cap by Woolly Wormhead

Bonnet
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Sunshine Bonnet by Katarina Linnhagen

Cloche
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Folly Cloche by Laura Nelkin

Earflap Hat
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Thorpe by Kristen Kapur

Pixie
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Get Garter - Pixie by Woolly Wormhead

*Stocking *
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Anne of Green Cables Hat by Sarah Schira

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

Ghost Ranch by Andrea Mowry

What's on our needles this week:

Deliciosa by Norah Gaughan

Make Good Socks KAL

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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)
* Weaving
* Make a blanket or rug!
* Felting (if you have lots of non-super wash bits!)
* Decor! Hand roll them into tiny balls and pop them in a glass bottle or jar
* Practice new stitches and techniques with leftover bits
* STASHBUSTER PROJECTS!

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Scotty Sweater by PetiteKnit
• Late Bloomer Sweater by Kristin Ledgett
• Bunny Nuggets by Rebecca Danger

What's on our needles this week:

• Ursa Canis by Jacqueline Cieslak

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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

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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
• Picking Up Stitches in Garter Stitch Tutorial from Purl Soho
• Picking Up Stitches Purlwise Tutorial from Purl Soho

Make Good Socks KAL

On instagram (hashtag #makegoodsocks) or here on this blog post!

What's on our needles this week:

• Vanilla Is the New Black designed by Anneh Fletcher
• DRK Everyday Socks designed by Andrea Mowry

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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
  • some kinds: short row heels, heel flap, afterthought heels, peasant heels
  
  
• Gusset - shaping in the foot of the sock to accommodate movement
• Toe Shaping
  • some kinds: wedge toe, round toe, left & right toe
  
  
• Graft - also called kitchener stitch
• Extra Credit: Negative Ease - ease is the degree to which your finished garment is larger (positive) or smaller (negative) than your body; ideal negative ease for socks is about 10% negative ease in terms of circumference & length

Make Good Socks KAL

On instagram (hashtag #makegoodsocks) or here on this blog post!

What's on our needles this week:

• Deliciosa Sweater designed by Norah Gaughan
• Cinnabar designed by Andrea Mowry

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No pressure. NO PRESSURE. But maybe you want to make some things for people this holiday season, and we have a few ideas.

Some suggested patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

Hats

• Porty Hat by Ysolda Teague
• Garter Snake Hat by Lavanya Patricella
• Rhett by Meghan Babin

Cowls

• An Elastic Product by Karida Collins
• Sunset Mesa Cowl by Jennifer Berg
• Gabby Love Cowl by Louis Boria

Mittens & Socks

• The World’s Simplest Mittens by Tin Can Knits
• Green Mountain Mitts by Fatimah Hinds
• For Joy and Comfort by Tif Neilan
• DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry

What's on our needles this week:

• Cinnabar Wrap by Andrea Mowry
• Deliciosa by Norah Gaughan

Biotone Joint Relief Massage Creme

The stretches in this video are pretty great!

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Lots of tutorials with different styles!

Continental Style (picking) (also called German, European): Video: How to Knit Continental

*Norwegian Purl *: Video: How to Norwegian Purl

English Style (throwing) (also called American): Video: How to Knit English Style

Flicking (lever knitting) (also called Peruvian, Catholic, Australian, Irish Cottage): Video: How to Lever Knit

Combination : Video: How to Combination Knit

Portuguese (Incan, Andean or Turkish - practiced all over the world): Video: How to Portuguese Knit (neck)

Shetland Knitting (also called: Pit knitting, Scottish, Shetland, From the Hip, Old Way) Video about Shetland Knitters who knit over 200 stitches per minute

CWA Knitting Competition 1971

To see great short videos of knitting different techniques, visit @dankfiber on instagram!

What's on our needles this week:

• Cinnabar designed by Andrea Mowry
• Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman

KNITTING CARTOON CHICKENS EXIST!

*Make Good Socks KAL * begins this Sunday, November 7. Join us on Instagram (@makegoodpod) or get the details here.

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Our shopping haul from the weeknd:

• Designs by Yasmen: store | Instagram
• Woodsy and Wild: store | Instagram
• Woolens and Nosh: store | Instagram
• Queen City Yarn: store | Instagram
• The Shetland Trader, Book Three by Gudrun Johnston
• Craeft by Alexander Langlands
• madder root: store | Instagram
• Sawkill Farm: store | Instagram

Dutchess County Fairgrounds

I lowkey think Jessica invented the dickey thing. I can't find it on Ravelry.

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Junction Fiber Mill website
Instagram: @junctionfibermill

Savage Hart Farm (Peggy's farm!)

What's on our needles:

• Belfast Cardigan by Véronik Avery
• Zipper Sweater by PetitKnit

Upcoming: Indie Untangled Handmade Swap

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A helpful YouTube video about the GOTS-certified organic process
Non-toxic EXP finishing diagram

What's on our needles this week:

• Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

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This week is all about someday wishlists.

Karen's dream projects:

• Celestarium by Audry Nicklin
• A brioche sweater
• Cinnabar by Andrea Mowry
• Something with the Roosimine technique (like these patterns by Aleks Byrd)
• Beekeepers Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits
• STEEKING. Here's the sweater I failed at

Jessica's dream projects:

• Lara Jacket by Shiny Superhero
• A hap! The Book of Haps by Kate Davies
• One pair of socks every month

What's on our needles this week:

• Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

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Tutorials that might help you fix a few specific mistakes:

• Dropped Stitch tutorial by Cocoknits
• Fixing a Miscrossed Cable video tutorial by Purl Hunter
• Dropping back & Duplicate Stitch tutorial by Stephanie McFee (aka the Yarn Harlot)

What's on our needles this week:

• Julie Asselin Bouclé
• Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

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Here's the spinny colorwork thing I was talking about! From a painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti of Siena, ca. 1345.

Do you want to get your hands on your very own copy of A History of Hand Knitting by Richard Rutt? You can follow this link to Indiebound and source one from an independent bookseller!

What's on our needles this week:

• Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

Indie Untangled Scholarship

Fill out the scholarship application for yourself, or you can nominate someone else!

Applications will be accepted through September 20, 2021 and scholarship recipients will be notified by September 30, 2021 via email. Recipients will not be announced publicly.

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Webbing Clothes Moths

Some tools you might want to have on hand:

• Soak Eco Wash Bag
• Soak Wool Wash
• Cocoknits Sweater Care Kit
• Oxo Good Grips Folding Sweater Drying Rack
• Gleener

What's on our needles this week:

• Jessica: Nothing! What even. Fake.
• Karen: Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

Our Scratch Supply Co. 5th birthday will be happening September 17-19.

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Patterns we talked about in this episode:

• The Weekender designed by Andrea Mowry
• Tomás Pullover designed by Joji Locatelli

Roosimine Knitting! That's the Estonian colorwork technique I couldn't remember the name of. Here's some more information from Alekx Byrd.

It looks like this!

What's on our needles this week:

• Everywhere Bags by Homebody Fibers @homebodyfibers
• Cladonia designed by Catherine Clarke

make good Summer KAL: The Jessie Maed-along!

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This week we chat about the knitting that happens when everything feels overwhelming. We've got suggestions for projects that will carry you through whatever is bringing you down.

Patterns:

• Crystal Star Wrap by Jen Peck
• Cinnabar by Andrea Mowry
• Any sock pattern
• Dishcloths (and towels, etc!)
• Baby sweaters

What's on our needles this week:

• Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman

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One of the few types of knitting (along with hats, scarves, shawls, and mittens... I'm primarily a sweater knitter, okay?) you can do without a pattern!

Great Sock Resource:

The Knitter’s Book of Socks by Clara Parkes

Patterns:

• Little Squirrel by TinCanKnits - worsted weight top down house - great house socks!
• Vanilla Is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher - top down ribbed increase heel
• Now and Next Sock by Marceline Smith - top down, unique toe closure with no Kitchener

What's on our needles this week:

• Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman

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Where to find Swanky Emu Knits (Sarah Krentz) online:

• Swanky Emu Knits
• @swankyemuknits on Instagram

What's on our needles this week:

• Outline tank by Jessie Mae

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It's the time of year when we start to think about apple cider donuts in the crisp fall air of upstate New York.

@Squidney - Sydney Crabaugh
@tentacularly - Jenzilla

YarnSub.com

The Rhinebeck Sweater Lookbook

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We're back! We missed you!

Techniques we talked about this week:

• Backward loop cast on - tutorial by Cocoknits
• Knitted cast on - tutorial by Tin Can Knits
• Cable cast on - tutorial by Purl Soho
• Long Tail cast on - tutorial by Brooklyn Tweed
• Old Norwegian (aka German Twisted) cast on - tutorial by Very Pink Knits
• Provisional cast on - tutorial by Purl Soho
• Tubular cast on - tutorial by Andrea Mowry
• Jeny's surprisingly stretchy cast on - tutorial by Jeny Staiman
• I-cord cast on - tutorial by Brooklyn Tweed
• Garter Tab cast on - tutorial by Stephen West

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Resources we mentioned this episode:

• Trello
• Workflowy
• Merchant and Mills Maker's Journal
• MyBodyModel

Some designers you might want to follow who show you different ways to style your knits

• Annie Lupton - @bohochicfiberco
• Maxim Cyr - @maxtheknitter
• Andrea Mowry - @dreareneeknits
• Denise Bayron - @bayronhandmade
• Isabell Kraemer - @lilalu72
• Romi Hill - @romidesigns

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Instagram accounts for dyers we talk about this week:

• Alwan Sultan Fiber - @alwansultan
• Ken Yan - @isthatkenyarn
• Urban Girl Yarn - @urbangirlyarns
• Whimzee Stitches - @whimzeestitches
• Neighborhood Fiber Co. - @neighborhoodfiberco
• Plied Yarn Co - @pliedyarnco
• Cabin Boy Knits - @cabinboyknits
• KnittinBro - @knittinbro
• Toil & Trouble - @toiltrouble
• Junkyarn - @wraybot
• Purl Scout Yarns - @purlscoutyarns
• M3 Yarn - @emtothethird
• A Verb for Keeping Warm - @avfkw
• A Hundred Ravens - @ahundredravens
• Sunflower Knit - @sunflowerknit
• I Am Fully Spun - @iamfullyspun
• Undercover Otter - @undercover_otter
• Star Bath Dyes - @starbathdyes

make good Summer KAL: The Jessie Maed-along!

Make any Jessie Mae pattern that strikes your fancy!

We'll be casting on on Instagram live on Friday, July 2 at 4pm. Join us! @makegoodpod
End date August 31
Participate by making something you love and tagging us #makegoodmaedalong

Send us your letters! [email protected]

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Instagram accounts for designers we talk about this week:

• Ana Campos - @circlestitches
• Malia Mae Joseph - @maliamaejoseph
• ash alberg - @sunflowerknit
• Michael Green - @mdgreen85
• Fatimah Hinds - @disturbingthefleece
• Corrado Lark - @corradolark
• Francois Danoy - @arohaknits
• Maxim Cyr - @maxtheknitter
• Sarah K - @swankyemuknits
• Tommy Schafer - @edible_chrome
• Louis Boria - @brooklynboyknits
• James N. Watts - @jamesnwatts

make good Summer KAL: The Jessie Maed-along!

Make any Jessie Mae pattern that strikes your fancy!

We'll be casting on on Instagram live on Friday, July 2 at 4pm. Join us! @makegoodpod
End date August 31
Participate by making something you love and tagging us #makegoodmaedalong

Send us your letters! [email protected]

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You know, all those on-purpose holes in your knitting!

Patterns we mentioned in this episode:

• Drift Sweater by Kristen Finlay
• April Springtide by Angela Tong
• Celia and the Moon by Lavanya Patricella
• Snowfall by Francoise Danoy (side note - we just learned that we've been totally butchering the pronunciation of her name! We'll correct ourselves in next week's recording.)
• Open Edge Tee by Jessie Maed Designs
• Moon Link Cowl by Tif Neilan
• Mile Forward by Mara Licole

What's on our needles this week?

• Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak
• Dingley Dell by Isabelle Kraemer

Summer KAL: the Jessie MAED-ALONG

Any Jessie Mae pattern!

makegoodmaedalong

Send us your questions at [email protected]

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We're reopening the shop for in-store shopping (hooray!), so we're doing a minisode this week!

New yarn in the shop!

• SweetGeorgia Yarns Merino Silk Lace
• Shirley Brian Yarns Soko Sock Sets

Festivals!

• Squam - Instagram @squamlove
• Rhinebeck (ie. New York Sheep and Wool)
• Vogue Knitting Live! - Instagram @vogueknitlive

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You need a project bag because otherwise your knitting gets out of control!

Large Bags

• Artifact Bags - Knitters Totes
• Ritual Dyes - Knitter's Backpack

Medium Bags

• Magner Co. - Knitty Gritty Project Bag
• Casey + his amazing dog
• Cocoknits - Kraft Caddy
• Cocoknits - Four Corners Bag

Small Bags

• adKnits - Drawstring bags
• Shirley Brian Yarns - Kitchener-Saurus Rex Bag
• Blue Sky Fibers - Drawstring Bags

Notions Pouches

• Ritual Dyes - Moon Pouch
• Cocoknit Accessory Roll - Kraft and Gray
• Uta Notions Clutch

Bag Makers from the World Outside of Scratch

• Woodsy & Wild
• Hide & Hammer
• Nerdbird Makery

What's on our needles

• Ripple Buttshorts designed by Jessie Maed
• Tomás Pullover designed by Joji Locatelli

Don't put duct tape inside your boots! It will move over time and you'll end up with a gummy mess.

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Our blog post about Indie Spotlight designers is here.

Single skein patterns we mentioned this episode:

• Provenance Mitts by Michael Green (this one is cheating a little because it's for two single skeins!)
• Sankofa Cowl by Michael Green
• Charlize shawl by Vanessa Smith
• Emberly hat by Vanessa Smith
• Kingdrape shawl by Corrado Lark
• Scrappy Plied Two-Night Stand hat by Corrado Lark
• Glass Ceiling Hat by Jennifer Lassonde
• Tan House Brook Shawl by Jennifer Lassonde

Designer Instagrams

• Michael Green - @mdgreen85
• Vanessa Smith - @vanessasmithdesigns
• Corrado Lark - @corradolark
• Jennifer Lassonde @bostonjen1

Swanky Emu Knits

Sorrell Soiree!

Sunday, May 30
Local: 10am-noon in front of the shop (1 Court St, Lebanon NH)
Not local: All day online! Post with *#makegoodsorrel *

We'll be choosing the winner of our contest on Monday, May 31.

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RadioLab episode about color - Colors

Stephen West on Instagram: @westknits

Either way, great progress for bébé.

What's on our needles this week?

• Barnhardt, designed by Norah Gaughan

Sorrel soiree!

Sunday, March 30, 10am-noon (if you're local) or all day on Instagram!

makegoodsorrel

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Marling is both a technique you can do in your knitting, and a type of yarn.

Patterns we mentioned in this episode:

• Roy G. Biv, designed by by Park Williams
• Penguono, designed by Stephen West

Magic Knot Tutorial

Yarn we mentioned this week:

• Spincycle Yarns Dream State
• Spincycle Yarns Versus
• Brooklyn Tweed Shelter
• Brooklyn Tweed Loft
• Plied

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What do you do if you tear, snag, or stain your hand knits... or have a (gasp) MOTH ATTACK? This week we talk mending!

@bookhou on instagram: visible mending tutorials/videos

Some materials you might want to have on hand:

• Darning Mushroom
• Mending Kit
• Darning & Mending Loom by Katrinkles

Sorrel Soiree!

Hashtag to enter: #makegoodsorrel
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We're talking about the aesthetic of the yarn, not the fiber content or construction.

Spring Knitalong: Sorrel Sweaters! on Wool & Pine's website

• Spring Sorrel
• Summer Sorrel
• Sorrel

Spring Knitalong: Sorrel Sweaters! on Ravelry

• Spring Sorrel
• Summer Sorrel
• Sorrel #makegoodsorrel

What's On Our Needles

• Ripple Buttshorts designed by Jessie Maed
• Barnhardt designed by Norah Gaughan

Email your questions to [email protected]

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Make a good warm weather knit choice!

Patterns we mentioned in this episode:

• Drift designed by Kristen Finlay
• Edie designed by Isabell Kraemer
• Good Day Tee designed by Annie Lupton
• Lounging Top designed by Joji Locatelli
• Median designed by Andi Satterlund
• Rift designed by Jacqueline Cieslak
• Trusty Toe Up Socks designed by Tanis Lavallee
• DRK Everyday Socks designed by Andrea Mowry
• Sundae Socks designed by Shannon Squire
• Elephant Socks designed by Dawn Handerson

Elizabeth Zimmerman's Sewn Bind Off Tutorial (not a video) by Andrea Rangel

The Sorrel KAL Continues!

• Sorrel
• Spring Sorrel
• Summer Sorrel ... all designed by Wool & Pine

What's on our needles this week

• Barnhardt by Norah Gaughan
• Ripple Buttshorts by Jessie Maed

Have a question you'd like us to answer on a future episode? Email us at [email protected]

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Today we're talking about the counterfeit Chiaogoo needles currently being sold on Amazon and how to protect yourself when shopping online.

*How to spot a fake: *Chiaogoo's guide to spotting counterfeit needle sets

The real deal:

• Twist Mini/Shortie Set US 0-3 (Red)
• Twist Shortie Set US 2-8 (Blue)

Sorrel Kits at Scratch

Spring Knitalong: Sorrel Sweaters! on Wool & Pine's website

• Spring Sorrel
• Summer Sorrel
• Sorrel

Spring Knitalong: Sorrel Sweaters! on Ravelry

• Spring Sorrel
• Summer Sorrel
• Sorrel

Instagram live @makegood Sunday, April 11
#makegoodsorrel

What's on our needles?

• Barnhardt, designed by Norah Gaughan, knit in Julie Asselin Nurtured
• Ripple Buttshorts, designed by Jessie Maed, knit in Farmers Daughter Moon Sisters

Patterns mentioned in Dear Scratch this week

• Little Black Skirt, designed by Skeindeer Knits
• Alaska Skirt, designed by Alexandria Wenninger
• Lotta dress, designed by Marie Greene

Send us your questions at [email protected]

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This week we talk about making decisions about fit and ease to create knitted garments you'll love!

Embody by Jacquelline Cieslak
My Body Model

Designers we talked about this week:

• Jessie Maed
• PoisonGrrls

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Sandoval Sweater designed by This Bird Knits
• Barnhardt Sweater designed by Norah Gaughan
• Flutter Buttshorts designed by Jessie Maed
• Justin's Flannel designed by Alicia Plummer
• Sisterhood Set designed by Jen Peck

email your questions to [email protected]
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This week we're talking about colorwork! Stranded (or fairisle), mosaic, intarsia, brioche, how to catch floats, what to do with dominant colors.... this is a 10,000 foot view of a variety of colorwork methods and techniques. This week's Dear Scratch letter gets a sort-of answer about yarn weight substitution.

Catching Floats tutorial

Colour Dominance by Ysolda Teague

Tools mentioned in this episode:

• colorwork rings from Corina Lunita
• Portugese knitting pin from Atomic Knitting

Patterns mentioned in this episode:

• Mosaic: Promises in the Dark by Cheryl Faust
• Mosaic: Assookinakii by Candice English
• Intarsia: Shinysuperhero
• Intarsia: Kaffe Fassett
• Brioche: Luna by Anna Strandberg
• Brioche: Beginner Brioche Cowl by Lavanya Patricella
• Brioche: Sprouting Brioche Baby Blanket by Lavanya Patricella
• Flutter buttshorts by Jessie Maed

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This week we interview Casey Ryder, owner of Portfiber in Portland, ME and US distributor of Cashmere People Yarns!

Cashmere People Yarns

Portfiber (Casey's shop)

Cashmere People Yarns at Scratch

Crystal Star Wrap designed by Jen Peck

Aroha | Aloha Knitalong

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Today's episode is all about swatching. Yay swatching! This week's Dear Scratch segment is about combining different yarn of the same weight in the sasme project.

Fold in the cheese!

Swatch pictures on our Instagram

The Chinese Inch is a real thing, more appropriately called a cun: Cun (unit) on Wikipedia

March of the Penguonos will be Saturday, March 6 from noon - 2pm

Tools we mentioned this week:

• Swatch gauges

Designers we mentioned this week:

• Jen Peck: Webster Street Knittery @websterstreetknittery

Submit an email for a future Dear Scratch segment by emailing us at [email protected]

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This episode is all about inspiration - where we find it, how we keep it, and what we want to do with it!

Our Dear Scratch letter this week is about planning for knitting during a post-COVID road trip.

Makers mentioned this week

• James N Watts
• Tentacularly

Patterns mentioned this week

• Back Roads Wrap by Brienne Moody (still being test knit, no link!)
• Reunion Cardigan by Brienne Moody
• Barnhardt by Norah Gaughan
• Evendoon Pullover by Kate Davies
• Monstera by Chantal Belisle
• Hester by Bristol Ivy
• Drift by Kristen Finley
• Earth and Air by James N Watts
• Crux by Kindred Red (Amalia)
• Paper Dolls by Kate Davies
• Strange Brew by Tin Can Knits
• forager by Isabel Kraemer

Products mentioned this week

• pom pom quarterly Issue 36 preorder
• Elder from Ritual Dyes
• Project Portfolio from Cocoknits
• Maker's Keep from Cocoknits

iPad apps: GoodNotes, KnitCompanion

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No show notes this week, because linking to anything we talked about this week would be in poor form.

UGH.

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This week, we're taking you on a barnyard journey.

At one point in this episode we were talking about "hair follicle" when what we really meant was "hair cuticle." Sorry about that!

Fiber Type Guide

Click here to see our blog post about different fiber types!

On our needles

Penguono by Stephen West
DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry

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We're always learning new things from the fiber community! Today we're sharing some of our favorite tips and tools that make our knitting lives better.

Links to some of our favorite things:

• If you like to knit from the outisde of your center pull ball, check out the Akerworks Flat Pack Yarn Caddy!
• We love the Stella EDGE Task Clamp Lamp for targeting task lighting (especially for dark yarn).
• Interchangeable needle sets
• How cute is this kitchen scale? (link goes to Amazon - not an affiliate link)
• Akerworks Swatch Gauge
• Cocoknits Claw Clips
• Some of our favorite small bags for notions and tiny projects!
• Cocoknits Magnetic Row Counter
• Cocoknits Opening Stitch Markers
• Cocoknits Natural Mesh Yarn Bag
• GoodNotes App

Email us and tell us about your favorite tools and tips!
[email protected]

On our needles:

Penguono by Stephen West
Tomás Pullover by Joji Locatelli
DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry
Cinnabar by Andrea Mowry

make good stashdown:

Welcome to our first annual Stashdown KAL! This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono. Even though the KAL has started, there's still time to join! Really, isn't being fashionably late #goals?

Details:

• We cast-on January 4th, but you can join us at anytime!
• Post photos of your Penguono progress on Instagram and use the tags #makegoodstashdown and #makegoodpenguono
• The winner of a $150 gift card to Scratch was announced on our Instagram on February 1st!
• Not finished? No worries, neither is Jessica. Keep knitting! What happens next?
• MARCH OF THE PENGUONOS!!! March 6th... more details to come!

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Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

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Short rows are your friends! Join us on a deep dive into the what, how, and why of these delightfully short sections of knitting that will make your finished projects fit like a dream!

Short row resources:

_Patterns with short rows that we mentioned: _

• Ursa Sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak (links to Ravelry)
• The Rain Outside by Sylvia McFadden (links to Ravelry)

Short row tutorials:

• Wrap and Turn short rows (w&t) - Purl Soho on YouTube
• German short rows (gsr or ds - double stitch) - TinCanKnits blog
• Japanese short rows - Åsa Tricosa blog
• Shadow wrap short rows - CocoKnits website (video and blog)
• Yarn over short rows - Cocoknits blog
• Åsa Tricosa Ziggurat book

On our needles:

Penguono by Stephen West
DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry

make good stashdown:

Welcome to our first annual Stashdown KAL! This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono. Even though the KAL has started, there's still time to join! Really, isn't being fashionably late #goals?

Details:

• We cast-on January 4th, but you can join us at anytime!
• Post photos of your Penguono progress on Instagram and use the tags #makegoodstashdown and #makegoodpenguono
• Each tagged photo will count as one entry. You may enter as many times as you'd like!
• You do not need to be finished with your Penguono to be eligible to to win, but you do need to follow @makegoodpod
• On February 1st we'll randomly select one of you to win $150 gift card to Scratch!
• MARCH OF THE PENGUONOS!!! March 6th... more details to come!

Follow us on our new Instagram account @makegoodpod

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

Brought to you by Scratch Supply Co.

photo credit: The Rain Outside Shawl © Softsweater Knits

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This week we talk about where we get our knitting patterns, and how access to patterns (and becoming a designer!) has changed over the years. We also answer a Dear Scratch question about yarn bleeding during blocking... yikes!

If you're curious about our littlest, naughtiest dog Charlie, you can see him on our website!

Websites:

• Knitty.com
• TinCanKnits - The Simple Collection
• Vogue Knitting
• Interweave
• Ravelry
• Spotlight Debut Patterns: Knitting on Ravelry

Publications:

• CocoKnits Sweater Workshop by Julie Weisenberger
• Knit How - Simple Knits, Tools & Tips
• Nomadic Knits
• Making
• Pompom Quarterly * Guest Editors: * Aimée Gille * Stephen West * Ocean Rose

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, designers and patterns mentioned will link to Ravelry pages.

Designers mentioned:

• Woolly Wormhead
• Jessie Maed Designs
• Morthunder - Morgan Woltersdorf
• Lavanya Patricella
• Sylvia McFadden
• Isabell Kraemer
• Andrea Mowry
• Jared Flood / Brooklyn Tweed (website)
• Hudson and West Co. (website)
• Blue Sky Fibers (website)
• Harrisville Designs (website)

Patterns mentioned:

• Ripple Buttshorts - Jessie Maed Designs
• The Rain Outside - Sylvia McFadden
• Sandoval - This.Bird.Knits
• Lotta - Marie Greene
• Flax - Tin Can Knits
• Stag Head Pullover - Norah Gaughan
• Check out the amazing Stag Head Pullover from @booksandcables - (Instagram)
• Cinnabar - Andrea Mowry
• Knitorious RBG - Park Williams

On our needles:

Penguono by Stephen West
Tomás Pullover - Joji Locatelli
DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry

make good stashdown:

Welcome to our first annual Stashdown KAL! This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono. Even though the KAL has started, there's still time to join! Really, isn't being fashionably late #goals?

Details:

• We cast-on January 4th, but you can join us at anytime!
• Post photos of your Penguono progress on Instagram and use the tags #makegoodstashdown and #makegoodpenguono
• Each tagged photo will count as one entry. You may enter as many times as you'd like!
• You do not need to be finished with your Penguono to be eligible to to win, but you do need to follow @makegoodpod
• On February 1st we'll randomly select one of you to win $150 gift card to Scratch!
• MARCH OF THE PENGUONOS!!! March 6th... more details to come!

Follow us on our new Instagram account @makegoodpod

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

Brought to you by Scratch Supply Co.

Episode photo credit: Katriina Luotonen

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This week we talk about needles! There are so many options available, it can feel a little overwhelming. Fortunately, that means that there's a set out there for everyone! Plus we have a quick chat about the variety of yarn produced by different sheep breeds.

All the needles we love:

Wood needles
* Knitter's Pride Ginger Interchangeable Needles and Full Ginger Sets
* Mindful Collection Cables

Metal needles
* ChiaoGoo TWIST Interchangeable Needles and Full ChiaoGoo Sets
* ChiaoGoo Mini Sets
* Addi Flexi Flips

Ergonomic needles
* Knitter's Pride Cubics Interchangeable Needles and Full Cubics Sets
* Prym Ergonomic Knitting Needles

Double pointed needles (DPNS)
* Pony Pearls
* Ginger DPN's
* ChiaoGoo DPN's

On our needles:

Penguono by Stephen West
DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry

Patterns mentioned:

Lotta by Marie Greene
* Wilder from Spincycle Yarns

Coofle by Kate Davies Designs
* Weld from Hudson + West Co.
* Maven from Ritual Dyes

Sassy Cardigan Sweater by Bonnie Desroches
* Elder from Ritual Dyes

Breed specific yarn:

Icelandic wool:
Lopi

Highland wool:
Highland from Harrisville Designs
Woolstok from Blue Sky Fibers

Cormo & Corriedale:
Forge from Hudson + West Co.
(I misspoke and said that Shelter contained Correidale. Wrong! It's a blend of Targhee & Columbia)

Rambouillet:
Wilder from Spincycle Yarns
Maven from Ritual Dyes
Elder from Ritual Dyes
Pishkun from The Farmer's Daughter Fibers
Recollect from The Farmer's Daughter Fibers

Shetland:
Sunrise Hill Farm
Shetland from Harrisville Designs

Blue Faced Liecester:
Sunrise Hill Farm

Targhee:
Nurtured from Julie Asselin
Quarry from Brooklyn Tweed
Shelter from Brooklyn Tweed

make good stashdown:

Welcome to our first annual Stashdown KAL! This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono. Even though the KAL has started, there's still time to join! Really, isn't being fashionably late #goals?

Details:

• Cast-On January 4th (or whenever... this is pretty laid back!)
• Post photos of your Penguono progress on Instagram and use the tags #makegoodstashdown and #makegoodpenguono
• Each tagged photo will count as one entry. You may enter as many times as you'd like!
• You do not need to be finished with your Penguono to be eligible to to win, but you do need to follow @makegoodpod
• On February 1st we'll randomly select one of you to win $150 gift card to Scratch!
• MARCH OF THE PENGUONOS!!! March 6th... more details to come!

Follow us on our new Instagram account @makegoodpod

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

Brought to you by Scratch Supply Co.

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Welcome to our first annual Stashdown KAL. This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono. Today we're talking about some of the technical aspects of pattern (size, gauge, choosing yarns, etc.) and we hope that you'll knit a Penguono with us!

Details:

• Cast-On January 4th (or whenever... this is pretty laid back!)
• Post photos of your Penguono progress on Instagram and use the tags #makegoodstashdown and #makegoodpenguono
• Each tagged photo will count as one entry. You may enter as many times as you'd like!
• You do not need to be finished with your Penguono to be eligible to to win, but you do need to follow @makegoodpod
• On February 1st we'll randomly select one of you to win $150 gift card to Scratch!

Patterns mentioned:

• Penguono by Stephen West
• Roy G Biv by Park Williams

On our needles:

• DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry
• Star Crossed by Jacqueline Cieslak * Forge from Hudson + West Co. * Dream State from Spincycle Yarns
• Forager by Isabell Kraemer * Elder from Ritual Dyes
• Good Old Friend by Veera Välimäki * Eco-Cashmere from Blue Sky Fibers

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This week we talk about our relationship with our stashes. We identify three types of stash-havers, and talk about ways to change (if that's what you want to do)!

We're also getting ready for our first annual Stashdown. This year's stashbusting project will be Stephen West's Penguono.

Patterns mentioned:

• Roy G Biv by Park Williams
• Stay Pull by Park Williams
• The Beekeeper's Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits
• Safe at Home Blanket by Margaret Holzmann (we called it Stay at Home by mistake!)
• Northeasterly by Skeinanigans
• Simple Something Pullover by Ankestrick
• Snap by Tin Can Knits

We recorded this episode out of order and totally do have a podcast instagram! @makegoodpod

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

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In our first-ever holiday episode, we share listeners' stories of The Sweater Curse and gifts gone wrong.

Check out our brand-new podcast Instagram account @makegoodpod

Patterns Mentioned

• Sandoval by this.bird.knits

On Our Needles This Week

• DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry
• Forager by Isabel Kraemer

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This week we talk to Anne and Kathy, the organizers behind Warm the Line. Plus your blocking and end-weaving questions answered!

Where to donate items for Georgia Runoff - Jan 5
Stitch Witch Blog post about Warm the Line
Warm the Line Merchandise on Spreadshirt

Patterns & Designers who collaborated with Warm the Line:

• Warm the Line Beanie by Romi Hill
• Patterns by BzyPeach
• Rise Up Beanie by Shannon Larson
• Mighty Oak Hat and Mighty Oak Cowl by Sarah Goodwin

Anne's Instagram @bea.n.chardesignss

Patterns mentioned:

• Willa Tee by This Bird Knits
• Kaleidoscope Sweater from Knit Collage
• Slipstravaganza by Stephen West
• Star Crossed by Jacqueline Cieslak
• DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry
• Forager by Isabel Kraemer

Weaving in Ends tutorials

• Weaving in Yarn Ends from TinCanKnits
• Techniques in Depth: how to weave in ends from Modern Daily Knitting

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

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This week's episode has some suggestions for quick gift knits and things knitters might have on their wishlist! Plus we answer an email about informational accessibility and chat about LYS culture.

[2020 Giftmas Guide]((https://blog.scratchsupplyco.com/stitchwitch/2020-holiday-gift-guide) on our blog, with links to all items mentioned

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode

• Harrisville Slippers by Whitney Hayward
• Antler Mittens by Tin Can Knits
• It's Winter Somewhere Hat by Fatimah Hinds
• Straight as an Arrow by Fatimah Hinds

On our needles

Lambing Mitts by Veronika Jobe for Tolt Yarn & Wool in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter

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Socks to shawls in 60 seconds!

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode (all links go to Ravelry)

• Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis
• Reyna by Noora Backlund
• Celestarium by Audry Nicklin
• Rock Island Shawl by Jared Flood
• Melania's post about knitting the Rock Island out of Nunavut Qiviut
• Singing Sands Shawl by AbbyeKnits
• Cheshire Cat by Tyne Swedish
• Rivers and Winding Roads by Tif Neilan
• rose quartz by ash alberg
• Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers
• Caim Shawl by Francoise Danoy
• Dragonstone by Safiyyah Talley
• The Rain Outside by Sylvia McFadden
• Dusk Light by Sylvia McFadden
• Hitchhiker by Martina Behn

Products mentioned in this week's episode

• Julie Asselin Nurtured Fine
• SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock + Party of Five Sets
• The Wandering Flock Merino Singles
• Kim Dyes Yarn Flan Fingering
• SweetGeorgia Yarns Silk Mist
• Blue Sky Fibers Alpaca Silk + Metalico + Eco-cashmere
• Cashmere People Cashgora Sport

On our needles this week

• Jessica: Tomás Pullover, designed by Joji Locatelli, knit in Hudson & West Forge
• Jessica: Star Crossed, designed by Jacqueline Cieslak, knit in Hudson & West Forge
• Karen: Cinnabar shawl, designed by Andrea Mowry, knit in Dyed in the Wool and Versus

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Correction: we mention in this episode that Eucalan needs to be rinsed out. It doesn't - we were both misremembering. Sorry about that!

Today we talk about blocking your finished objects: what it is, how to do it, and how not to mess it up. Then get some suggestions for what to knit after your first sweater project.

Mentioned in this week's episode

• Blocking Supplies at Scratch
• Tin Can Knits How to Block a Handknit Sweater
• Gleener Sweater Care Tool
• Darning & Mending Loom Kit by Katrinkles
• Nunavut Qiviut
• Travel Steamer (link goes to Amazon)
• Cocoknits Sweater Care Kit

On our needles this week

• Jessica: Holiday Charm Set, designed by Joji Locatelli, knit in Hudson & West Forge
• Karen: Cinnabar shawl, designed by Andrea Mowry, knit in Dyed in the Wool and Versus

Patterns mentioned in the Dear Scratch portion (all links go to Ravelry)

• Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron
• Fonda by Caitlin Hunter
• Strange Brew by Tin Can Knits

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Thank you for downloading our first-ever episode!

Meet your hosts, Jessica and Karen, and learn a little about Scratch Supply Co, the LYS they co-own. Then find out what happens when a family member asks for an exact replica of a commercially-available sweater as a gift. (Hint: not everyone is knitworthy!)

On our needles this week

• Jessica: Holiday Charm Set, designed by Susan B. Anderson, knit in Harrisville Shetland
• Karen: Cinnabar shawl, designed by Andrea Mowry, knit in Dyed in the Wool and Versus

Submit a question to our next Dear Scratch installment by emailing us at [email protected]

Brought to you by [Scratch Supply Co](scratchsupplyco.com).

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