Yarns at Yin Hoo

Join me for knitting, sewing, cooking, poetry, and my goal of creating a mostly handmade wardrobe.

Dream Knitting and Lots of Stitching 04/02/2025

Dream Knitting and Lots of Stitching I’m still knitting on the same projects as last episode, so I indulge in some dream knitting and talk about three patterns that have my attention for spring / summer knitting. There’s a lot of hand stitching underway, including my Alabama Chanin bolero and dress, plus a partial placket shirt with the help of Cal Patch. I include a recipe for black sesame cornbread and two poems by Poet Laureate Ada Limǒn. Plus, the winner of the Q1 prize is announced! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/35981805

Reviving My Oldest WIP 03/17/2025

Reviving My Oldest WIP It may have been more than ten years since I began knitting the Inspira Cowl with colorful, playful, frustratingly tangly Noro yarn. After a long hibernation, it is BACK and I'm determined to finish. Plus, casting on the Pressed Flowers shawl, continuing work on a hand sewing project, baking, and a poem by Margaret Ray. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/35732830

Mousa Mashup 02/16/2025

Mousa Mashup It's a (late) review of my visit to Vogue Knitting Live in NYC and the details of a newly-finished knitting project. Plus, a poem by Ellen Bass, sewing another Amy Jumpsuit and giving woolens a refresh in the snow! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/35303405

Sweater in a Week! 01/12/2025

Sweater in a Week! You don't necessarily need a sweater's quantity of yarn to knit a sweater. My new Orbital Jumper used up most of my scraps and leftovers. It's cozy, warm and uniquely mine. Plus, what's on my needles now and I finally have a craft room instead of an office with an ironing board in the corner! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/34820640

Really Good Sweater 12/24/2024

Really Good Sweater My recently-finished knit is a REALLY good sweater. So good, I plan to knit another one very soon. This, and all my other project details, plus some boba inspiration for the holiday season are included in this episode. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/34602260

To Don't List 12/09/2024

To Don't List In this episode, I talk about overcoming obstacles like working colorwork flat by purling back backwards. Plus, more hearty recipes from Six Seasons. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/34340715

Fringified 11/17/2024

Fringified I finished a test knit using Tidal Yarns and some fringe. Plus, new cast ons, fiber-y events, stitching a self-portrait, the return of #powerpantry, and a poem suited to the times by Kay Ryan. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/33963427

Life-changing Loaf 10/26/2024

Life-changing Loaf It’s a review of my weekend in Rhinebeck for the New York Sheep and Wool Festival and A Woolen Affair. I talk about what I wore, where I shopped, and all the goodness of a fiber festival at peak leaf peeping in New York State. Plus, a life-changing loaf of bread, my clog obsession, and a poem to celebrate the season. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/33624817

But They Don't Go Together 10/14/2024

But They Don't Go Together An update on new sewn and knit garments, teaching and planning for classes, a quilting retreat, and Rhinebeck-bound. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/33452352

Islet & Innovation 10/01/2024

Islet & Innovation Fall festival season continues with a trip to the Southern Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival to meet the men behind two new yarn companies. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/33274062

Glass Suitcase 09/17/2024

Glass Suitcase It's fiber festival season and knitting is in full gear! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/33087452

Once and for All 08/31/2024

Once and for All Once and for all … I commit M1L and M1R to memory. Two nearly, oh so nearly, finished knitting projects, a new one on the horizon, sewing the Plover Pouch, and a new frontier in education. Plus, a poem featuring allusions to sewing and needlework by Samiya Bashir. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/32847682

Ahead of the Curve 08/19/2024

Ahead of the Curve I've been making progress on two knitting projects and just finished a hand-sewn top with curved piecing. Plus, an excerpt from my current read about owls! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/32630832

YAYH Puzzle Exchange 2024 07/29/2024

YAYH Puzzle Exchange 2024 This is your chance to exchange a puzzle and other gifts totalling $20-25 to make December 2024 extra special. This episode contains the details of the exchange and hopefully the answers to your questions. Looking forward to another great exchange! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/32339327

Corn, Cormo, and Corriedale 07/29/2024

Corn, Cormo, and Corriedale It’s all about the knitting and the cooking in this episode. I’m working toward a Rhinebeck sweater and a wool skirt to match. Plus project planning and lots of cooking — with corn and other vegetables. And a poem in defense of an overgrown garden. This episode is full-on summer! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/32339192

Hot Days, Cold Books 06/30/2024

Hot Days, Cold Books Quarter 2 Ko-fi prize winners, an update on current projects, a trip to Maine, summer reading, and a poem by Teri Ellen Cross Davis. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/31951212

Slow Down & Stitch 06/16/2024

Slow Down & Stitch Yes, I swatched and lived to tell about it! In this episode, I give the details of finished socks, Rhinebeck sweater planning, making simple syrups, and a poem in celebration of Pride Month. All that, plus an update on the Q2 Ko-fi prizes that will be drawn and announced in the next episode. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/31763329

No One Is as Surprised as I Am 05/12/2024

No One Is as Surprised as I Am This episode is chock full of finished projects and pining for the spring festivals. I'm scouring some fleece and trying to find just the right pattern for my handspun Lenore yarn. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/31252847

March is for Mending 03/24/2024

March is for Mending I've been mending my Cambria duster using a variety of techniques -- inspired by the fact that Cal Patch is coming to teach mending at Orange on May 19! Meanwhile, I've knit my first sweater using beautiful Tidal Yarn, artfully dyed by Patricia. It took some knitting and un-knitting, but I finally achieved the botanical sweater I have been dreaming of. All this, plus sock knitting (eye of partridge heel and double gusset have returned) and a poem for the season by Beth Ann Fennelly. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/30519363

So Cozy 03/02/2024

So Cozy My finished Eun is the coziest sweater in my closet, and knit just in time for a few days' wear before the temperatures rise! In this episode, I also share the details of a completed spinning project, spindle spinning for 100 days, and returning to the knitting of my colorwork sweater in Tidal Yarns. Plus, a poem by Wendell Berry. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/30198583

Open Your Heart 02/14/2024

Open Your Heart This episode is anchored by my intentions set over the first two weeks of February: honor creative impulses and open your heart. I share a number of new works, talk about my continued spinning progress, and read a poem by Andrea Gibson, poet laureate of Colorado. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/29960533

Socks and Sneakers 01/23/2024

Socks and Sneakers It’s an episode about socks and sneakers. I’m back to sock knitting as a portable project after a hiatus of several months AND I made my own pair of sneakers — and lived to tell about it! Have a listen! /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/29604268

Resolution Zero 01/06/2024

Resolution Zero No resolutions: just renewing my commitment to what is already working. Is that your story this year? I don’t have the bandwidth for planning, so I’m looking forward to a year of working on the projects that have the most appeal at the moment. In this episode, I talk about two recently finished projects and an new cast on. Plus, beginning bojagi and a poem about Goya’s magnificent candle hat. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/29368683

Not to Scale 12/20/2023

Not to Scale Items not to scale is a certain path to charm. That is what I'm finding as I enjoy my holiday decorations this season. This episode contains an update on my test crochet of KORE, designed by Maysa Tomikawa. I've been doing some daily spinning and very much enjoying my advent puzzle. All this, plus a fresh poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/29174613

Hare Moon and Advent Excitement 11/27/2023

Hare Moon and Advent Excitement This episode contains an update on my recent knitting AND crochet projects. I'm thrilled to be working on a test crochet of Kore by Maysa Tomikawa. I talk about my visits to The Met and a local exhibition about the story of silk production in the Lehigh Valley. There's more linocut -- this time a Hare Moon. All this, plus advent excitement and a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/28804273

We've Been Doing It ALL WRONG! 10/30/2023

We've Been Doing It ALL WRONG! I’m back from a weekend in Rhinebeck, NY and eager to share all of the fiber-y goodness of the weekend. Listen in for festival news, the details of my finished RB sweater, plus — how to win some NY Sheep & Wool loot! What have I been doing ALL wrong? Listen to find out. This episode closes with a poem titled “How to Listen” by James Crews. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/28464785

Cropped Sweaters 10/10/2023

Cropped Sweaters It's all about sweater weather and pumpkin in this episode. Have you ever thought about knitting a cropped sweater? In this episode, I share some of the perks and some things to consider as you're knitting. The cropped sweaters in my wardrobe have become some of my favorites! There are also links to pumpkin recipes and a poem by Mary Oliver. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/28281716

Pen Flourish and Feathered 09/22/2023

Pen Flourish and Feathered Indigo summer is drawing to a close, and I've made time for indigo dyeing and improvising a version of Malaysian blue rice. Plus lots of progress on my Rhinebeck sweater and a poem by Lorna Dee Cervantes. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/28116611

The Buzz 09/02/2023

The Buzz Summer’s not quite over, and I still have some projects planned for an “indigo summer.” I share the details of my completed Holderness top, as well as the start of my Rhinebeck sweater and a blue poem by Laura Villareal. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/27924756

Advent Puzzle Exchange 08/27/2023

Advent Puzzle Exchange This episode contains the details of the Yarns at Yin Hoo Advent Puzzle Exchange. Listen on if you are interested or curious. I hope you will decide to take part in this very special gift exchange. Details, links and tips are contained in the episode an in the show notes. Regular segments will resume in Episode 316. /episode/index/show/e9d57374-cc3a-4653-8c6c-e03445906831/id/27860826

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