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Episode 368 - Christmas in July

Release Date: 07/25/2023

Episode 382: A Chat with Julie Ann Lebouthillier

Knit Picks' Podcast

Our sock obsession continues, and we naturally had to have sock expert Julie Ann Lebouthillier of Twin Stitches Designs join hosts Lee and Stacey to talk about her own new sock book, Knit a Box of Socks! Julie is a talented sock knitter with an amazing YouTube channel, and we love every chance we get to work with her. Tune in to this episode to find out more about her background as a designer! Plus, Lee and Stacey chat about their current projects, new colors of Aloft, and the new Knit Picks subscription newsletter, Knit Peeks, hosted on Substack. 00:02 Welcome to the Knit...

Episode 381: All of Your Sock Questions

Knit Picks' Podcast

Lee's March movie challenge Lee's Hawthorne DK sweater project (ravelry link) Stepping Out sock collection Stepping Out 1991 Liza Minnelli film Knit Picks on Instagram Dream All Day DK weight sock pattern All Stacey's patterns Winter Weekend Socks pattern Nifty Gifty Stocking pattern Knits for Everybody Slippers and Socks pattern Socks for Everybody! eBook Long Tail Cast On Long Tail Tubular Cast On Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off Tubular Bind Off Hiking Socks...

Episode 380: Get to Know Designer Joy Friedman

Knit Picks' Podcast

Lee's crochet project (ravelry link) Tuff Granny Throw pattern Sockhead Hat pattern Lee's improvised cabled cardigan project (ravelry link) Lee's March Around the World movie list Afternoon Tees ebook Shine Sport yarn Comfy yarns CotLin yarn Samia yarn Lee's Samia project (ravelry link) Kismet Tee pattern Joy Friedman on Knit Picks Tian Connaughton Heart on My Sleeve Pullover pattern Wonderfluff yarn Wool of the Andes yarns Pass the Honey Cardigan...

Episode 379: A Sweater-care Discussion

Knit Picks' Podcast

Deep Winter Hat pattern Lee's movie theater sweater project (ravelry link) Lee's Letterboxd Lee's movie theater tee project (ravelry project) Samia yarn Lee's improvised orange cabled cardigan project (ravelry link) Waterville Cardigan pattern Homestead Cables collection Swish Bulky yarn Lee's Soup Swap with recipe Stacey's oldest sweater (ravelry link) Lee's UK/Ireland trip sweater Jen's Foxtrot Cardigan (ravelry link) Wool washes Wash basins Struckets Gleener...

Episode 378: A Chat with Bridget Pupillo

Knit Picks' Podcast

Hawthorne DK yarn Lee's new movie theater tee (ravelry link) Samia yarn Lee's new improvised cable cardigan (ravelry link) Lee's improvised cable-yoke pullover Stacey's Deep Winter Coat (ravelry link) Deep Winter Hat pattern Anastasia’s Cardigan pattern Fluff of the Andes yarn Squoosh Hat pattern Simply Home ebook Simply Wool yarns Simply Cotton Worsted yarn Wool of the Andes yarn Bridget Pupillo on Knit Picks Eldfell Pullover pattern Cottar's Walk Pullover...

Episode 377: A Cable Knitting Q&A

Knit Picks' Podcast

Hawthorne Fingering yarn Lee's Hawthorne DK sweater project (ravelry link) Ventisca Slipover pattern Posole Verde recipe Lee used Stacey's favorite pozole recipe Static yarn Lee's Spumoni Hat pattern for Static Go Your Own Way Socks pattern Joyce Cardigan pattern Sweater Magic Project Bag Liz's illustrations on instagram Sweater Project Bag Anastasia's illustrations Squirrel Stash Project Bag Julia Green Illustration Alpaca Pals Recycled Cotton Tote Bag Knit Picks...

Episode 376: Getting Cozy in the New Year

Knit Picks' Podcast

Lee's favorite movies of 2023 Lee's Andean Treasure Cardigan (ravelry link) Lee's Andean Treasure Cardigan (instagram) Andean Treasure yarn Lee's Ice Fire Pullover (ravelry link) Lee's Ice Fire Pullover (instagram) Ice Fire Wrap pattern Stacey's Deep Winter Coat (ravelry link) Stacey's Axiom Sweater (ravelry link) Everyone's Axiom KAL finished sweaters Axiom Sweater pattern Lee's improvised cable yoke sweater (ravelry link) Lee's in-progress N for November Sweater (ravelry link) N for...

Episode 375: A Gift-knitting Roundtable

Knit Picks' Podcast

‘Tis the season to knit gifts! Lee and Stacey were joined by our coworkers Jen, Regan, and Alena to discuss gift knitting in a roundtable moderated by Andi. The group discusses their go-to gifts to knit, their best and worst gifts, and more! They provide tons of inspiration for last minute gifts in addition to discussing more elaborate projects. Plus, Lee and Stacey discuss their current WIPs and future plans for what they’ll knit during the podcast’s holiday break that’s starting now. We’ll be back mid-January with new episodes! 00:03 Welcome to the Knit Picks...

Episode 374: Get to know designer Yu Ra Kim!

Knit Picks' Podcast

In this episode, Lee and Stacey are joined by designer Yu Ra Kim, also known as Knitboop, to discuss her work, including her recent pattern in our collection Déjà Yarn: Single Color Stashbusters. They also chat about her patterns in previous collections, like the Trellis Tee, and her next upcoming design. The conversation then turns to Yu Ra’s online project that consumes much of what could be her knitting time: Craftivity Club. Craftivity Club will be an online community for multicrafters–including knitters and more–that’s being built with accessibility and inclusivity in mind....

Episode 373: The Big Sale with Alexis

Knit Picks' Podcast

Our biggest sale of the year is here! To kick things off, Alexis, the Knit Picks Brand Director, joins Lee and Stacey to talk about the history of The Big Sale, daily deals, and shopping tips. We regularly have new yarns come out at the same time of the sale, and Alexis shares some of the development stories behind them, including our new self-striping sock yarn, Felicini. Plus, Lee and Stacey chat about their personal projects, and Andi joins in to discuss the Axiom KAL. Andi also reveals that she has new patterns out using some of our new yarns, and she discusses knitting with the new...

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It’s Christmas in July! To celebrate, we’re pulling out an old interview we recorded last fall with Katelyn from Crochet.com about our matching stocking pattern collections, Filled With Joy and All is Bright. The interview got put aside when we all became too busy with our November Big Sale last year, but it’s full of fun tidbits about creating coordinating knit and crochet pattern collections, so we’re delighted to finally share it!

Plus, when we recorded, we were in the middle of our Eldfell KAL. Katelyn joined in with us, and it was her first knit colorwork project. Lee and Andi share a few tips for stranded colorwork with her that would be useful for knitting stockings as well!

Please note that this is an older interview from the vault. Although the eBooks and individual patterns are still available, the pattern kits mentioned in this episode have sold out.

00:03 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast!

00:15 We’re still on break but are popping in to share an interview from last year that never got shared.

03:26 Katelyn from Crochet.com joins hosts Lee and Stacey to chat about our 2022 stocking collections for both sites.

05:09 The stocking collection came from Katelyn brainstorming Christmas in July knits while planning last year’s pattern collections, and she worked with Stacey to plan colors and concepts.

11:32 Lee created coloring pages for Knit Picks and Liz created her own version for Crochet.com to go in the eBooks to help plan color variations.

15:15 Katelyn and our hosts dive into a few specific stockings with coordinating knit and crochet options in the respective collections.

18:47 Naming the patterns and collections was a fun but complex process to maintain the connection between the two collections and not use existing patterns’ and books’ names.

23:02 Remember our Eldfell KAL? Katelyn was a participant and shares a bit about her first time knitting stranded colorwork. Lee and Andi provide some colorwork tips!

31:40 Credits

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