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Fiber Arts New Year’s Resolutions

wood coffee cup dirty

As we close 2021 out, our podcasters go over what their New Year’s Resolutions are. They also go over their hopes and dream projects for the new year of 2022. What are some resolutions you have for the new year? Do you believe in new year’s resolutions?

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl (Pardon My Stash KAL)

A Walk Through Aspens

Back East Wrap Shawl

Peeking Cat Butt Coaster

I Am Dragon III Shawl

She’s So Lucky Vest

Topics mentioned during the podcast

I Thought I Knew How Yarn Stash Destash

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2021 Holiday Special

During this episode, Tina guides the listeners through various bloopers and cut scenes over the course of the last 15 episodes from 2021. This episode will definitely get you laughing while you’re relaxing over the holidays.

We tried to remove as much swearing as possible, but there may be a stray curse word or two in there. Apologies ahead of time! Because the bloopers were not meant to be aired, they can contain a lot of loose audio clips.

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Test Knitting

four green yarns on chopping board

Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess go over test knitting, their personal experiences with test knitting, and advice from their experiences as well. They talk about the different spots you can find test knits as well as how to be discerning when picking a test knit to work on.

Most important takeaway: KNITTER KNOW THYSELF!

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

Back East Wrap Shawl pattern

Lichen, Berries and Moss Shawl pattern

Koko Bean Hat pattern

Topics referenced during the episode

Yard Pond test knitting database

#testknitterswanted

FatTestKnits account

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Knitalongs and Knitting Circles

The cast discuss how to create a knitalong, or participate in an existing one. It’s broken down into easy steps to follow. They also discuss how to make your own knitting circle with resources you have available to you.

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

Back East Wrap Shawl pattern

Harvest Cardigan pattern

Koko Bean pattern

More Simple Lines Shawl pattern

Christmas Stocking

Knitalong Information

We will be doing a knitalong in January 2022 featuring the following pattern: Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl. It will begin January 2nd 2022 and end March 2nd 2022. This will be a very loose knitalong; we are not going to have steps in between our knitalong to meet, we encourage everyone to keep a good pace and know thyself while you’re working the pattern.

If you need some guidance, aim to be at the border by midway, or February 2nd-ish.

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Yarn Weights

The group goes over the different available yarn weights from thinnest to thickest, and what types of projects to work with each kind. They also talk about their preferences to use for their crafts.

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

Back East Wrap Shawl pattern

Harvest Cardigan pattern

Seed Dot Beanie pattern

List of Yarn Weights

WEIGHT NAMEALTERNATIVE NAMESUS WEIGHT #YARN WRAPS ACROSS 1″ (WPI)
LaceUltra Fine, Thread016 or more
FingeringSuper Fine, Sock113-15
SportFine212
DKLight311
WorstedMedium49-10
AranHeavy Worsted48
BulkyChunky57
Super BulkySuper Chunky65-6
JumboRoving64 or less

Wraps Per Inch / WPI

WPI, or wraps per inch, indicate how many times you can wrap a piece of yarn neatly next to each other across an inch. Some companies make special tools for this, but you can easily do this with a ruler from home. Wrap your yarn (loosely, not too tight) around a ruler making sure each wrap is directly lined up next to each other and does not overlap. Once you get to the 1″ mark, you count the number of wraps you needed to make to get from 0″ to 1″. You can then compare the number of wraps you’ve done to the chart above, and it will tell you what weight yarn you have.

WPI is a handy tool that many experienced crafting folks take on because of the common occurrence of inheriting or finding yarn without a tag mentioning the yarn’s weight. This way, you don’t need the tag (unless you need to track dye lots, colorways, etc.) specifically for tracking the yarn’s weight.

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Q&A From Our Listeners #1

They received several questions and comments over their Instagram account from listeners of the podcast. They ranged from what favorite needles/hooks the podcasters use to cast off and bind off methods they prefer to use.

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

Autumn Poplars Cowl pattern

Koko Bean Hat pattern

Less Traveled Yarn

Knitalong Information

We will be doing a knitalong in January 2022 featuring the following pattern: Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl. It will begin January 2nd 2022 and end March 2nd 2022. This will be a very loose knitalong; we are not going to have steps in between our knitalong to meet, we encourage everyone to keep a good pace and know thyself while you’re working the pattern.

If you need some guidance, aim to be at the border by midway, or February 2nd-ish.

Cast on and Bind offs during the Q&A

Knitted Cast on

Long Tail Cast on / Trick to Not Guess Yardage

Tubular Cast on without waste yarn or provisional cast on

Backwards Loop Cast on

Magic Circle (Crochet) Cast on

PUL stitch (by finarinaknitwear)

Knitted Bind Off

K1, K2tog Bind Off

Kitchener Stitch

K2tog Bind Off

Needle/Hook Preferences during the Q&A

Karbonz

Mindful Collection

HiyaHiya Sharp Circulars

Chiagoo Interchangeable Set

KnitPicks Dreamz

Nova Platina Cubix

Clover

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New England Fiber Fest / Things We Wish We Knew When We Started Knitting

They headed off to New England Fiber Fest in West Springfield, MA and made off with a bunch of different goodies and yarn for their stashes. They also dive into things that they wish they knew when they started knitting.

Different patterns mentioned during the share your current project segment

More Simple Lines Shawl pattern

Two by Two Hat pattern

Autumn Poplars Cowl pattern

Vendors mentioned during the episode

A Hundred Ravens

Stitched by JessaLu

Photos mentioned during the episode

Charcuterie board made by Drea and Tina after NEFF
Tina’s face at Jess during a pivotal moment during the podcast episode