Episode 60: International knitting
Hello!
After a wonderfully woolly weekend away in Berlin, I am back with a little episode reminiscing about past and future knit-based travel.
Show notes are in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting! Rx
Episode 59: Alternative Environs
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I managed to publish a mini podcast today, with chat about the trials and tribulations of British weather, and excellent knitting post!
Show notes can be found in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
Episode 58: Cascadia
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This episode I’m catching up with you after the annual visit to the family. I have a new(ish) pattern out! Cascadia Cardigan is now available as an individual pattern. I also complain about the jet lag, as is traditional, and announce the prize winners for the Miara KAL! Show notes can be found in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
Episode 57: 80s Video Extra
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I had rather given up on the idea of podcasting again this summer, but then the spirit took me, and I had to get the camera out. I don’t have much knitting to show for my summer, but there are a few other things I had on my mind…
You can find all the notes in the EastLondonKnit Ravely group.
Til Autumn, happy knitting!
Rx
Episode 56: Summer Brain
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In truth, this is a very mini-episode of the podcast. The sun came out for 10 minutes last week and my brain left on vacation without me. I hope you are enjoying some quality summertime knitting.
Show notes can be found in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting, Rx
Episode 55: Miara and Woollinn
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I was beset by technical gremlins today, but have finally managed to upload the podcast!
I chat about my new design Miara Sweater and the Woollinn Festival of Yarn, as well as demonstrate removing the neck from a top-down sweater.
Show notes can be found in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
Episode 54: Chatter
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Hello! The latest episode of the podcast is particularly short and sweet! I chat about my knitting and have a tutorial for picking up dropped stitches in brioche rib. You can find the show notes in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
Episode 53: Bring on the tutorials!
Hello!
In the latest podcast, I show you not one, but 2 tutorials (cabling without a cable needle and reinforcing the back neck of my cardigan with a crocheted chain), talk about upcoming plans and show off a few outfits.
You can find the show notes in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
Midding!
Hello! I have a new pattern out! Midding is a new cardigan pattern for your needles!
MIDDING v. intr. feeling the tranquil pleasure of being near a gathering but not quite in it — hovering on the perimeter of a camp fire, chatting outside a party while others dance inside, resting your head in the backseat of a car listening to your friends chatting up front — feeling blissfully invisible yet still fully included, safe in the knowledge that everyone is together and everyone is okay, with all the thrill of being there without the burden of having to be.
Some projects suggest a kind of sweet nostalgia. Midding is a project like that. A classic cardigan shape, with long, fitted sleeves, a straight body, and panels of open cables. This cardigan is worked from the bottom up, with raglan shaping in the yoke, and i-cord finishing at the neck and button bands.
YARN
I used Kettle Yarn Co. Baskerville DK (Exmoor Blueface wool, Gotland wool, silk; 233 m/255 yds per 100g skein) in Dawn colourway; 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins.
If substituting yarn, you will need around 450 (505, 555, 605, 700, 750) g/1050 (1175, 1295, 1410, 1630, 1750) metres/1150 (1285, 1415, 1540, 1785, 1915) yards of DK-weight yarn.
SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL 2XL) Chest: 82 (92, 101, 120, 130, 145) cm/32 (36, 40, 47, 51, 57) inches
The cardigan is designed to be worn with 10–15 cm/ 4–6 inches of positive ease. I am modelling the size M and have a 91 cm/36 inch bust.
I chat about the pattern in the latest podcast as well!
As ever, subscribers to the EastLondonKnit newsletter get an exclusive discount, good until 3rd June!
Happy knitting,
Rx
Episode 51: Nancy Marchant Queen of Brioche
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I have a special episode of the podcast today with a knitting hero of mine: Nancy Marchant! I caught up with Nancy at Edinburgh Yarn Fest, and found a (relatively) quiet corner to record a little podcast with her about how she got into knitting, and the wonderful world of brioche stitch.
The full show notes can be found in the EastLondonKnit Ravelry group.
Happy knitting,
Rx
