Category Archives: sweater math

Episode 81: Inspired By Design

Posted on July 19, 2020 by knittingthestash

Hello fun fiber folk! Here is an episode in which I talk about sweaters and chatter with my partner in craft, Spencer. We have a lot to say about design, apparently! And it’s the second installment of “Name that Stash” … Continue reading →

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Episode 75: Knitting Intuition

Posted on April 12, 2020 by knittingthestash

Hello yarn friends! I’m surviving in the pandemic . . . how about you? This episode is all about my Meltdown FO–totally modified, of course! It’s knit in Ranching Tradition Fiber’s new Tobacco Root Valley yarn. Kami Noyes sent along … Continue reading →

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Episode 71: Sweaterama, Plus +

Posted on February 8, 2020 by knittingthestash

Hi knitter folk! I’m back post-yarn launch with a podcast FULL of sweaters! Well, two sweaters and a third that I can’t quite talk about yet. My Rosenblom Genser is finished *Yay* and I have a Chimney sweater for the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 12, 2020 by knittingthestash

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 →

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Episode 67: The Gorilla In the Room!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by knittingthestash

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

Episode 54: Different Directions in Knitting

Posted on April 7, 2019 by knittingthestash

Hello Yarn-folk! Today I have an action packed cast with three sweaters: Turmok by Norah Gaughan, Rumo by Alice Caetano, and Leelanau by French Press Knits. I also have a review of Making Stories Magazine, issue 1–and I get to … Continue reading →

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FO: My Red Pearl!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by knittingthestash

As many of you know from watching the podcast, I have been working to modify a sweater by Carol Feller called the Dark Pearl. Carol is one of my favorite designers and the knitter who taught me to cable! So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Better Sweater, Carol Feller, community, Dark Pearl, FO, garment, modifications, seamed sweater, sweater, sweater design, sweater math, sweater weather, Titus yarn, unexpected, unicorns, yarn | 6 Comments

Better Sweater Series #5: Charting Software and Pattern Scaling

Posted on July 20, 2018 by knittingthestash

Well hello there! I’m SO SO SO excited to bring you the 5th installment of the Better Sweater Series. I have an actual, real, in the wool FO to show you . . . it worked, y’all! We have a … Continue reading →

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The Better Sweater Series #3 Body, Swatch, and Sweater Measurement

Posted on March 17, 2018 by knittingthestash

Episode #3 in this series focuses on issues of measurement for bodies, swatches, and sweaters! We’ll chat about how to measure your body, what swatches can tell us, and how to read the knitting of a sweater for clues about … Continue reading →

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