204 episodes
Cast On Brenda Dayne
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4.7 • 439 Ratings
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Cast On began on Monday, 31 October, 2005, founded on nothing more than the desire to talk about knitting to people who get it. All the other stuff, about how memories, thoughts, hopes and dreams are knit into the fabric we create, and so become part of the fabric of our lives; about how life and knitting intertwine, and how sometimes you simply cannot tell where one part leaves off the other begins; about how the only thing wrong with the world today is that there is not enough knitting in it, all that came later, over time. Since 2005 the podcast has evolved to focus on finding inspiration in the ordinary, using it to kick start the process of making stuff, and finding ways to carve out the creative time and space that allows you to work your ass off on the projects that matter most to you. Like knitting a sweater. Or saving the world.
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The system
Knitting the slowest sock in the history of sock knitting. Tour de Fleece. The merits of taking small steps vaguely in the direction a goal. I’m thinking about style again, and looking for systems.
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198 Picking up the threads
House projects have broken me; the summer of socks continues; the red that bled; Tour de Fleece; and a return to Clifford Byway.
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197 Gradual Stiffening
The weather. Men in shorts. The run down. Ta Da moments. And the moments just before a plan comes together.
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A wide variety of displacement activities
In this episode: The party dress; picking up threads; a project round up; and the big idea, spoken aloud.
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195 You can't keep everything
IN THIS EPISODE: Stash enhancement; hat boxes of joy; the rug of sorrow; knitting memory lane, letting it go.
Repeat after me: It is okay to rest. -
What I did last summer
Undone by Cosmo/Cosmo undone; colour blocking that didn’t; a summer romance; a bounty of beautiful sock yarn; packing projects for a journey with no end date; and the view from Stone Cottage.
Customer Reviews
A welcome voice of an old friend in my ear
I have been a listener since this podcast began. So many circumstances of my life have changed over the long years, but I am always a knitter. I have been so happy that Brenda relaunched the podcast, and I find it as engaging and inspiring as I did in the beginning.
Cozy and Wonderful
Yay, I finally have a knitting friend! I love knitting so much, and having a queer-friendly knitting podcast is JUST what I am missing in my life. Thank you for sharing your wonderful, quirky authenticity. I’ve really started knitting again in earnest thanks to you! ❤️
Nice podcast
I’m so glad this podcast came into my suggestions. Very nice voice and she sticks to the topic. Made me laugh several times.