Procrastiknitting

Hi everyone! It’s another nighttime episode here on Procrastiknitting. Spooky!This week we discuss the NY Sheep and Wool Festival (aka Rhinebeck). We mention @needle_beetle’s coach bus. Elyssa might go but she also wants to attend the Big E this year and one woman can only do so much.Lydia cast on a Folk People Vest and she’s loving it so far. Here’s a great MDK article with some intarsia tips.Need someone to detangle your yarn? There’s a subreddit for that!Lydia is wearing her Coloured Crosses. It’s one of her favorite sweaters ever.Elyssa mentions this great post from @TheIronSnail about gansey sweaters.Elyssa is still working on her New Norma and tries it on for us (a few stitches pop off the needles but we’re totally not worried about it!).Lydia shows off the weird stuff she bought at Art Scraps (pompom trim, googly eyes!).Elyssa has made it to the midpoint of her Sophie Hood! We take a moment to acknowledge the viral reel Elyssa made about The Garment. What a wild ride that was.Elyssa might abandon her plan to knit a ‘Lil ‘Lac sweater (but she probably won’t) and Lydia hopes to knit a Puppy Sweater someday.Thanks for joining us! New episodes come out every Monday. Find us on Instagram here and on YouTube here!CHAPTERS00:00 Hi and Welcome To Our Podcast About State Fairs!08:07 JK! L’s Cast-On17:23 Coloured Crosses and Guernsey Gussets21:30 E’s WIP 24:30 Stretchy Folded Collar 28:15 E Has a Crashout and L Tries to Coax Her Off The Brink With Trim38:44 9 to 5 In Duluth and Then Sleepless In Seattle43:03 Cute Viral Not Sick Viral47:45 Craft Haul Label ASMR

Episode 18! Hi! Welcome!We start off this episode with a very special shout out and then Elyssa tells us about what’s happening in her mouth.Elyssa has been very busy knitting her New Norma and it is stunning. She ran out of yarn and sped over to Cleo’s for more. She’s also been wearing her Cardi du Coeur and her Pressed Flowers Kerchief.Lydia finished knitting her Scrappy Checkers Sweater! Everyone please clap. She’s super excited to start the Folk People Vest next. We also mention the Jane Vest (also by Megan Faith Makes).Lydia is wearing her Port Jacket and she loves it! She’s having a tough time deciding what to knit for herself next. Elyssa suggests the Ava Jacket and it’s a serious contender. Or maybe the Petra Jacket? We also mention the Pelica and the Jilli Jacket.Elyssa is having the best time color planning for her ‘Lil ‘Lac. She might use Cascade 220 because they have allll the colors.Then we talk about finding the perfect brown yarn for Lydia’s next project for a bit before we descend into madness.Thanks for joining us! New episodes come out every Monday. Find us on Instagram here and on YouTube here!Chapters00:00 Celebrating Milestones05:43 Elyssa's New Norma10:15 And There You Have It: Scrappy Checkers!16:02 Folk People Pattern Drop23:17 Chic Patterns by MFTKnitwear29:25 Color, Color, Color!37:58 Let The Yarn Speak To You

Hi friends and Happy Equinox! Welcome to another episode of Procrastiknitting. As the heat of summer fades away we’ve been feeling our brains turn back on and the creative ideas are flowing.Elyssa has been admiring My Favorite Things Knitwear and recently bought a few of her patterns. After plenty of swatching she cast on the New Norma and it’s looking great so far. She’s using DROPS Air held with Brushed Alpaca. Elyssa tried on her Airy Blouse in progress. She’s knitting it with Woolerton Estates Cousin Benny.Lydia is wearing her Boyne Sweater. She knit it in Wool & the Gang Crazy Sexy Wool that she dyed last summer using Bengala dye. Elyssa has been getting back into ice dyeing. Check out more of her dye work on Instagram. Elyssa is also dreaming of knitting a ‘Lil ‘Lac Sweater or maybe a Wave Sweater. She’s been using the Entrelac Scarf pattern as an intro to the technique. Lydia tells Elyssa about StevenBe.Lydia is so close to finishing her Scrappy Checkers. Sooo close!!Elyssa mentions the IG account @penelopes_fiberarts. Penelope is a prolific knitter and has great style! Note: After we recorded we noticed that Penelope uses they/them pronouns. Sincere apologies for our error.Thanks so much for listening! xoxFind us on Instagram here and on YouTube here!CHAPTERS:00:00 Shake Off The Summer04:28 The New Norma08:22 (Not) Hitting Gauge, Learning Short Rows, Etcetera13:20 How To Choose A Bind-Off18:52 I'm Wearing Knitting!26:03 Hand Dyed Stuff30:05 Entrelac, Anyone?35:53 Color Inspo, Yarn Planning, & StevenBe44:58 The Realities of Knitting (and Podcasting) In Real Life

Welcome to episode 16 of Procrastiknitting! An episode in which we repeatedly celebrate recording our 15th episode… because we are supremely confused. Whoops!Elyssa really enjoyed this Instagram post by Marusique Stories. Lydia reminisces about buying yarn from Downtown Yarns during the height of the pandemic. Elyssa refers to another IG post we both really liked. Elyssa has been hanging out at BKB working on Gumnut Hats.Lydia was absolutely thrilled to find a Troll doll with real wool hair at an antique store and then we go off on an Ostheimer tangent for the ages. Sorry! But also, you’re welcome.Elyssa chatted with Fia of Schmookie Knits and got her Mini Bunny (aka Rainbowhead) back on track.Elyssa is also working on her Sophie Hood again.Lydia is still slowly working on her Scrappy Checkers. She loves it but steered Elyssa away from it as a pattern for herself due to lack of short row shaping for the yoke. Here’s some really illuminating short row info from Tin Can Knits. Lydia also brought out her Azor sweater to help explain this concept.Elyssa saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and it really blew her mind AND inspired her to knit. Thanks so much for listening! New episodes come out every Monday. Find us on Instagram here and on YouTube here!Chapters:00:00 Milestones and Marking Time15:14 These Are Mommy's Toys22:59 Sophie Hood Mods27:19 WIP Reports36:43 Adding Short Rows44:16 Recreating Knits From Film

Hey everyone!Summer is winding down and we are handling it all with grace and charm (here’s a link to Elyssa’s dead plant and here’s the song that made her cry in the car).Elyssa is wearing her Mix Tape Tee! It’s so pretty. She made a tiny mistake on it while she was at the Prospect Park Knitting Club meetup.Have you seen The Garment yet? Absolute decadence.Elyssa got to see a gorgeous Slipstravaganza in real life. She also got to see a picture of a cat sweater and you can look at it too in this Substack essay!We chat about the NY Sheep & Wool Festival (aka Rhinebeck!). Lydia is still working on the Scrappy Checkers. It’s going great but it's taking a while.Elyssa swatched again (wow!). She used Noro Kureyon and Drops Air. Elyssa also finished and blocked her Pressed Flowers Kerchief. PSA: If you're thinking about knitting Christmas gifts you should start making them now. Elyssa already made an Oslo Hat to gift to a lucky someone. Her go-to gift knit is the Chunky Twist Headband.Elyssa got more of the very special Manos del Uruguay "Ushuaia". She may use it to make an Ozetta pullover. But which one?Elyssa also signed up to receive some very special Snail Mail from Anna Husemann.Thanks so much for listening! New episodes come out every Monday. Find us on Instagram here and on YouTube here!CHAPTERS: 00:00 Kindergarten Time04:59 Debuting The Mix Tape Tee09:43 The Garment12:19 Prospect Park Knitting & Rhinebeck Dreams19:46 Scrappy Swatches, Blocked Flowers29:13 (Gift) Knitters PSA35:48 Drowning In Swatches40:26 Intarsia Snail Mail