Author Archives: knittingthestash

Shorn II (2019 clip): Jan 31st 2:00pm CST

Posted on January 25, 2020

It’s happening . . . Shorn II is about to be launched into the world on Jan 31st at 2:00pm CST! I’ll post a YouTube video with all of the details at that time. In the meantime, here is your … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Corriedale, custom yarn, Kephren Knitting Studio, Seven Sisters Farm, Shorn yarn, teeswater, yarn, yarn launch, yarn-lover | 3 Comments

Episode 70: What, Me Worry? Increasing in Pattern & All the Little Things . . .

Posted on January 12, 2020

Hi fiber folk! A new year brings new FOs, such as the Miki hat . . . and it means finishing off some things from 2019, like that Rosenblom Genser! Happy to talk about sleeve caps and increasing in pattern; … Continue reading →

Posted in community, episode, garment, Georgia Camden, giveaway, hat, increasing in pattern, Kephren Knitting Studio, Knits in Translation KAL, knitting podcast, maker, Miki hat, podcast, seamed sweater, Shorn yarn, sweater, sweater design, sweater math, The Cocoon Tree, video | Leave a comment

Episode 69: Button Bands, Bags, & Buh Bye 2019

Posted on December 29, 2019

Hello fiber folk! I am too excited about this episode!! Yes, we have a HUGE GIVEAWAY from Lorna Landcaster of The Cocoon Tree . . . but that’s not all! I have a SweetGeogia FO, the Meraki Cowl, plus a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bäuerliches Stricken, Button Bands, Collar, community, episode, giveaway, knitting podcast, Meraki Cowl, picking up stitches, podcast, project bags, Sweet Georgia, SweetGeorgia, The Cocoon Tree, video, yarns | 9 Comments

Episode 68: Kinky Weaving and the Kitchen Sink

Posted on December 15, 2019

Hello fiber folk! Today’s episode has a little bit of everything (thus, the kitchen sink!) and a Spencer-ism to beat them all: Kinky Weaving. You’ll love this one! So, yes, Spencer returns to the podcast to defend his colorway-honor and … Continue reading →

Posted in Assia Brill, community, Distitch, episode, joker and the thief shawl, Kephren Knitting Studio, knitting, knitting math, knitting podcast, LB Handknits, Master Class on Grading, podcast, Rosenblom Genser, Sweet Georgia, SweetGeorgia, tech editing, test knitting, translating knitting patterns, video, yarn | Leave a comment

Indie Interview: The Cocoon Tree

Posted on December 13, 2019

If you’re at all like me, you see a pretty project bag and think: what fun it would be to tote that around and pull my knitting out in the next coffee shop or during the next meeting 🙂  And, … Continue reading →

Posted in community, interview, knitting, project bags, The Cocoon Tree, yarn bowl | Leave a comment

Episode 67: The Gorilla In the Room!

Posted on November 22, 2019

Well, knitting friends . . . sometimes you miss the BIG stuff when you’re looking at the details. Here is my story of woe! Plus, fiber mill talk about Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, a Making Stories Review, and giveaways old … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, book review, community, episode, fiber mill, Fingerlakes Woolen Mill, knitting podcast, LB Hand Knits, LB Handknits, Making Stories, Making Stories Magazine 2, Moinear sweater, podcast, Rosenblom Genser, sweater, sweater design, sweater math, sweater surgery, video, woolen mill, yarn | 6 Comments

Book Review: Making Stories 2

Posted on November 19, 2019

It’s here, it’s here! The latest Making Stories print magazine is out and I found my review copy in the post just last evening. Of course, I raced inside, tore open the package, and sat down with a cup of … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, community, knitters, knitting, Making Stories, Making Stories Magazine, Making Stories Magazine 2, pattern, patterns, review, sweater | 4 Comments