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This is the first episode in a series of minisodes inspired by topic requests that come from our generous Patreon supporters! Ya'll are the best!Juliet asked us to talk about photographing our finished knits. While we're definitely not professional photographers, we've put together some tips that will help you get great shots of your projects so you can proudly share your knits with the fiber community! Want more Make Good?Follow us on Instagram @makegoodpod Join our Patreon! We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.Visit our websiteSend a question to dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)Visit Scratch Supply Co, online or in person!

We're in the depths of a brutal heatwave here in New Hampshire, so we're beating the heat by dreaming of autumn. You know what that means: Rhinebeck Sweaters! (If you're not familiar with Rhinebeck, that's the NY Sheep and Wool Festival.)What's on our needles this week:Jessica: Easy V by Caitlin HunterKaren: Sunshine on my Shoulders by Lissy JaneWant more Make Good?Follow us on Instagram @makegoodpod Join our Patreon! We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.Visit our websiteSend a question to dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)Visit Scratch Supply Co, online or in person!

Today we're talking about "trusting the process" - by request!In our letter we talk about how to adapt knitting techniques for one-handed knitting.One-handed knitting resources:Elisabeth Ward's Youtube ChannelMary OneHandKnitter's YouTube ChannelOne-handed knitting aidHealing Fibers

This week we're answering questions from listeners:Valerie: how to balance knitting gifts for others with knitting for yourself;Sima: What to do when your swatch gauge and your FO gauge just don't line up;Micah: How to organize supplies for lots of different types of crafts;Jordan: What to do when you DON'T SWATCH and your row gauge is off; andMichelle: What aspects of our lives have grown and changed as a result of our knittingWhat’s on your Needles? Oakmoss by Alicia PlummerEasy V by Caitlin Hunter#MAKEGOODCABLES KAL Running through July 31st (THIS SUNDAY!)

We're talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You're going to need to swatch.) Resources: Tin Can Knits: Knitting a Garment at a Different Gauge Jacqueline Cieslak: Yarn Substitutions at Different Weights Jimmybeans Wool: Knitting Calculator (broad estimates) Sister Mountain - How to Estimate Yardage in Knitting Patterns What's on our needles this week: Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer Easy V by Caitlin Hunter Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable. We'll be finishing up July 31, but that doesn't mean you need to be done by then - there's still time to join! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

This week we're revisiting something that came up during our episode about ply week before last and talking about directional twist in yarn. What's on our needles this week: Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer Easy V by Caitlin Hunter Podcasts we like to listen to! Jessica: Love to Sew Sounds Like a Cult Spooked Karen: I Don’t Even Own a Television Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet The Opportunist Wild Thing Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We hope you'll join us! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

This week's episode is about the things (in addition to finished objects!) that we get from knitting. What's on our needles this week: What’s on your Needles? Oakmoss by Alicia Plummer Tied Knots by Justyna Lorkowska Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We hope you'll join us! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com Please include your pronouns!Support make good: a knitting podcast

This week's episode is all about ply - it's a deep dive on the construction of yarn! Craft Yarn Council Standard Yarn Weight System Tutorials: Avoid twisting your stitches by Arne and Carlos How to join in the round without twisting from Cocoknits What's on our needles this week: Sunshine on My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Tied Knots by Justin Lorkowska Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

This week we're talking about Works in Progress (sometimes known as WIPs). Sometimes a WIP will become a UFO (UnFinished Object). What's on our needles this week: Sunshine on My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Tied Knots by Justyna Lorkowska Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

We feel a bit knitting-adjacent this week - we're talking about buttons, and answering a Dear Scratch letter about cozy mysteries! ** Alternatives to buttons:** Shawl pins - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=shawl%20pins Screw in closures - https://juldesigns.com/screw-in-closures/ Holeless Buttons - https://www.purlandhank.com/shop-online/hole-less-buttons Sweater clips - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=sweater+clips Knitting themed cozy mysteries: Peggy Ehrhart: Knit & Nibble Mystery Series Sally Goldenbaum - Seaside Knitters Mystery Series Seaside Knitters Society Maggie Sefton: A Knitting Mystery series Allie Pleiter: A Riverbank Knitting Mystery Other themes: Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Karen Menuhin: Heathcliff Lennox Series Alexia Gordon: Gethsemane Brown Mysteries M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin series What's on our needles this week: Sunshine On My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Only Ocean by Sylvia McFadden Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! We cast on June 1, and there's definitely still time to join us - we hope you will! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

We'll be live on YouTube on June 6 at 6pm EST! Click here or go to makegoodpod.com/youtube. This week's episode is all about mosaic knitting! In our Dear Scratch letter, we talk about what to do if your gauge is way off only on one particular type of project. Tiny Tutorial on Mosaic Knitting from SweetGeorgia Yarns Barbara Walker's Mosaic Knitting (1976) A few patterns we love that feature mosaic knitting: Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers Crystal Star Wrap by Jen Peck Dissent Cowl by Carissa Browning Shift Collection from Andrea Mowry The Shift (cowl) Nightshift (shawl) Shifty (sweater) Shiftalong (hat) What's on our needles this week: Sunshine On My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Only Ocean by Sylvia McFadden Summer Knitalong - CABLES! Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable! Casting on June 1. We hope you'll join us! #makegoodcables (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com Merch!Support make good: a knitting podcast

This week we're talking about knitting for babies - what to make and (most controversial topic of all) what color to use! Some baby knit patterns you might want to knit: Hats Bearly Bonnet by Pure Stitches (free download) Beloved by TinCanKnits November Balaclava Mini by PetitKnit Socks / Baby Booties Thickmas Socks by Summer Lee Little Squirrel by TinCanKnits Garter Stay-On Booties by Lisa Chemery ** Sweaters** Baby Novus by Laura Nelkin Gramps by TinCanKnits In Threes: A Baby Cardigan Rompers Small Things Romper by Carina Spencer Goldkind Romper by Karin Lundin *Longies and Diaper Covers * Lamby Leggings by Sarah Lehto Darling by Courtney Kelly Blankets POP Blanket by TinCanKnits Chevron Baby Blanket by Espace Tricot Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket by Purl Soho Stuffed Animals Mochi Mochi Land has some bigger designs Susan B Anderson lots of sweet animals Julie Williams - Little Cotton Rabbits Rebecca Danger - The Big Book of Knitted Monsters What's on our needles this week: Sunshine On My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Saraswati Top by Julee Mackessy Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

We're talking about textured knitting this week! Some of our favorite designers for textured knits: Norah Gaughan - cables, twisted stitches, exploration of pleats Brandi Cheyenne Harper - garter, ribbing, bulky texture Irene Lin - textured fabric, cables, bobbles, lace Blue Sky Fibers What's on our needles this week: Sunshine On My Shoulders by Lissy Jane Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak Get ready for our summer KAL! This round's theme is CABLES! We'll be kicking things off June 1. Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

We're talking about all the different ways you can use stitch markers. This week's letter is about how to preserve swatches from projects you've given as gifts. What's on our needles this week: Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak Sunshine on my Shoulders by Lissy Jane Support make good: a knitting podcast

Our magical leaders - Rowan Tree Travel Edinburgh yarn shops: Ginger Twist Kathy’s Knits Some of the makers and artisans we got ot meet on our trip: Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell of Di Gilpin Knitwear Charlotte Flower - Charlotte Flower Chocolates Julie Rutter of Black Isle Yarns Emily Williams of Flutterbyknits Yasmin & Travor of Island at the Edge Croft Tania Jones of TJ Frog The Canisp Sweater: https://flutterbyknits.com/pattern/canisp-sweater/ Some other places we loved: Scottish Crannog Centre The Highland Folk Museum Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

What's on our needles this week: Sunshine on my Shoulders designed by Lissy Jayne Saraswati Top designed by Julee McKessey Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com See you in two weeks!Support make good: a knitting podcast

We mentioned I-Cords in last week's episode! This week we're talking about what they are and how you might be use them in your projects. *Tools to create Knit an I-Cord: * Lucet - a forked hand tool used in cord making: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucet I-Cord Knitting machine - Emma Fahrlander demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-GET864Lbo French Knitter - also called a knitting Nancy or a spool knitter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2deLwV1zXmA I-Cord Uses: Drawstrings (sweaters, shorts, baby booties, more!) Decorative feature on hats (baby hats especially) Ties to keep a hat on your head - attach them to earflaps - TinCanKnits has a blog post featuring their Beloved Bonnet Appliqué Shoe laces Cord to hold your glasses! Garland Interweave link to projects: macrame plant hanger, braided bracelets, jump ropes, and braided coasters, trivets, and rugs! Cast-on: I-Cord Cast-On Video Tutorial from Brooklyn Tweed - includes video, and written instructions for both knitting flat and in the round) Bind-off: - Clean, aesthetically pleasing finished edges to your project I-Cord Bind-Off tutorial from Andrea Rangel What's on our needles this week: Saraswati Top by Juley Mackessey The Make Good Stashdown is almost over! We'll be going live at 4:15 EST on Saturday, April 2 to celebrate the conclusion of the stashdown! Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

Designers' posts about waist shaping (not an exhaustive list, just a few that we like!): Andrea Rangel - Dissent Mods Adding Waist Shaping Amy Herzog - Waist Shaping Yes You Need Some The Make Good Stashdown is still going! It will continue until March 31, so there's still a little time to join. Join the fun by posting photos with the tag #makegoodstashdown (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

If we keep answering five question an episode, we might get caught up one of these days! The Make Good Stashdown is still going! It will continue until March 31, so there's still plenty of time to join. Join the fun by posting photos with the tag #makegoodstashdown (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast

Sure, there are advanced techniques for eliminating those little knitting annoyances... but sometimes you just want a quick fix that will make the problem a little less obvious. Resources Five Ways to Neatly Bind Off the Last Stitch What's on our needles this week: Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnston Gresham Wrap designed by Michael Vloedman The Make Good Stashdown is still going! It will continue until March 31, so there's still plenty of time to join. Join the fun by posting photos with the tag #makegoodstashdown (no year, please!) Send us your letters! dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.comSupport make good: a knitting podcast