Finishing socks, saving the yarn, new projects from old, planning the perfect colourwork sweater, plus a bit of theoretical physics to prove what knitters already know: knitting is magic. Links and references:…
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I’m a serial maker of podcasts, and many things that are not podcasts. I love playing with yarn, fibre and cloth. I will never accept that furniture in my living room only goes two ways. Almost every night, I dream about houses.
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Cast On began on Monday, 31 October, 2005, founded on nothing more than the desire to talk about knitting to people who get it. Since then, the podcast has evolved to focus on finding inspiration in the ordinary, using it to kick start the process of making stuff, and finding ways to carve out the creative time and space that allows you to work your ass off on the projects that matter most to you. Like knitting a sweater. Or saving the world.
204 Cart before the workhorse
byBrenda Dayne
Finishing socks, saving the yarn, new projects from old, planning the perfect colourwork sweater, plus a bit of theoretical physics to prove what knitters already know: knitting is magic.
Links and references:
* Admiral Hanf yarn by Schoppel Wolle
* Chessmaster, by Christian Mattausch
* Amande, by Josephine and the Seeds
* Bradford Road Wrap, by Kristen Kapur
* Soft Spot sweater by Elina Maaria
* ke21’s Soft Spot on Ravelry is one of the good ones
* Knitogami: Mechanics of knitted fabric as a curved surface (PNAS, April 2024)
* Characterizing and predicting the self-folding behavior of weft-knit fabrics
* Handmade Lampshades, by Natalia Price-Cabrera
Music in this episode:
* Merrigan’s Reel – Jim Fidler
* That Thing That You Do – Cody Fry
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