Pardon My Stash

I listened to a couple of these a few months ago and the constant raucous laughter drove me bonkers! It is SO much better now they've toned it down a bit, and is definitely going on my regular knitting podcasts list.

I’ve come to the conclusion the ‘cast’ ( I think they really mean hosts) have no idea what they’re talking about. I listened for maybe 10 mins earlier to them trying to explain what a raglan shoulder is and I have no idea what they were saying, apparently a raglan is knitted flat….. except for the very special one that one of them knitted in the round. No, a raglan shoulder has 4 sets of increases (2 on each side) moving down towards the sleeves. It’s a shame because now they have a sponsor surely they have a responsibility to explain things clearly. Equally irritating is the fact they’re all so right on and supportive and so when one of them is talking absolute tripe the rest of them just nod along and ‘yeah, yeah’ . It’s the emperors new clothes…… They also don’t understand yarn terminology. When you wet yarn and it ‘blooms’ that means that it puffs up, grows in girth and the stitches sit closer together. They used the term bloom when discussing a garment that had grown when it had been wetted, that’s not bloom it’s growth/stretch. If you put yourself out there as a source of knowledge, please make sure the knowledge you’re sharing is accurate.