make good: a knitting podcast Scratch Supply Co.

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!
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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 Jane
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!

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 knitting
What’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.com
Support 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.com
Support make good: a knitting podcast