Brave Knitting

Free Knitting Patterns for Gifts by An Oregon Cottage
More Gift Knitting Ideas
Purl Soho Fruity Trivet and pot Holders
Purl Soho Felted Oven Mitts
Purl Soho Knitted Golf Club Covers

Coasters:
Perfect Edge Coasters
A Leaf in Three Sizes Coasters
Ebb and Flow Coaster

Tea Cosies:
Wild Tea Cosies Book by Loani Prior
Really Wild Tea Cosies Book by Loani Prior

5 Tips for Successful Gift Knitting by Amy Herzog
Children's Average Chest and Age Size Chart by knit world.com.nz
Avoiding the Sweater Curse by Blog.tincanknits.com with size chart 0 child- 4XL Adult

Labels:
 Brave Knitting Care Instructions- Email us for a copy:   [email protected]

KNITTED BY Labels - These are some of our favorites on ETSY
Mayday Labels
Knitwit Tags

Check out Katrinkles for beautiful laser cut wood accessories.

Ann's Rave/Fave/Crave:
60 Quick Knitted Toys Book from Sixth and Spring Books

Linda's Rave/Fave:
Super Girl Stitch Markers from Vicki at VicsKnits
Use Coupon Code BRAVE to receive 25% at VicsKnits through May 15, 2020
Instagram @knittyvicki

Ann's Save:
How to Fix a Hole in Garter Stitch Knitting:  Video by Margaret Olander

Linda's Crave:
Destination Unknown Shawl

Bamboo Needle Set (cheap)

Youtube:

Knitting with Plastic Bags

Knitting with T-shirt Yarn

Knitting with Old Jeans

Knitting with Old Sheets

Anna Knitter:  Living Isolated, You are not Alone


Roving Fibers Adventures (Teacher and Designer Kim Hayes) on Instagram


How Crochet and Knitting Help the Brain:

Article by Betty Houtman from Anxiety Resource Center

Article That Mentions Knitting/Crocheting and Crossing the Mid-line of the Body for Anxiety

Brain Breaks, "Crossing the Midline" Song for Kids by Jack Hartman



Knit Stars (Offering Four Weeks of Free Workshops (March 20-Apil 17)

This is link to week two:   Here’s the link to Meghan Fernandes’ finishing workshop from Season 1.



Vogue Knitting all patterns $1.99 for the next week


Bluprint


Lucy Neatby - Brand New Knitter - $1 during the coronavirus


Make a Dress Form with Duct Tape


Arne & Carlos Quarantine KAL


Skillshare



Charities:   

Project Linus
 
Knitted Knockers

Magic Yarn Project     
   
Warm Up America


Linda's RAVE: 

Clara Parkes

 Knitter's Review
 
BOOKS:   
Knitlandia, Vanishing Fleece, A Stash of One's Own, The Yarn Whisperer, The Knitter's Book of Yarn, The Knitter's Book of Socks, The Knitter's Book of Wool

Daily, "Fun" Emails


Linda's SAVE:

Better Bind off (by Patty Lyons)

Divine Yarn

Divine Yarn | Hand Dyed Yarn

Ann and Linda are talking  all things cables!

Types of Cable Needles:

J shaped

Curved Cable Needle


Cabling Without a Needle:

Cable Without a Needle

Three Ways to Knit a Cable Without a Cable Needle - video by 10rowsaday


More Info. About Cables:

Alice Starmore - book 

Cable Flair 

Spring's Eve cardigan pattern 

Facebook Group - "Aran and Cable Knitting Group"

Ann's Raves/Faves:

Knitting Light


Linda's Raves/Faves:

Lucy Hague

MD article about Lucy Hague 

Fruity Knitting Episode 62 

Vest Bets book 

Dance Smartly cardigan pattern 

Ann's Misbehaves:

Three Tiered Tassel Trouble


Ann's Saves:

Clover Tassel Maker

Russian Join - Linda's suggestion


Linda's Misbehaves:

Fixing a cable  

Duplicate stitch fix for a missed crossed cable

Linda's Saves:

Flash cards - Please see photo on our Instagram and Facebook Pages

Norah Gaughn book


Ann's Crave:

Aran Sweater Market

Linda's Crave:

Who knew there were so many increases and decreases?! Ann & Linda offer some information about where to find them, and when and how to use them.

Tips and Tricks Mirrored M1 (Make One) Increases:  Video by Roxanne Richardson

How to Knit M1o - Make One Open Increase:  Video by Suzanne Bryant

Increase, Decrease by Judith Durant

PSSO (Pass Slip Stitch Over) Decrease:  Video by Knit Purl Hunter

Tip from Listener, Elaine:

Backwards (or "Mirror") Knitting:  Video by Very Pink Knits

Giveaway:  Please post a comment to let us know what you would like to hear us discuss on future podcasts, on our Facebook or Instagram page, to win this gorgeous skein of yarn from Divine Yarn.  Each comment equals one chance to win.  Winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator and announced on our March 15th podcast.  Please post your comment(s) on Facebook or Instagram by March 10th. 

Divine Yarn

Instagram@beebraveknitting

Brave Knitting Facebook Page

Ann's Rave:

McKinney Knittery Excursion

Linda's Rave:

Little Cotton Rabbits

Gazillions of Cute Little Cotton Rabbit Examples

Ann's Save:

Knitting Hack by Sheep and Stitch

Linda's Save:

Knitting Help Website:

Knitting Help App:

Ann's Crave:

Lykke Interchangeable Needles

Linda's Crave:

 March Mayhem

Ann & Linda share everything they know about Knitting in the Round!

Throwback to episode 8:

Norwegian Knitting Thimble

Knitting in the Round:

Circular Knitting Workshop:  Essential Technique to Master Knitting in the Round by Margaret Radcliffe

Double Pointed Needles

9 Inch Circular Needle

10 Inch Circular Needle

Addi Flexiflips Bamboo

Book mentioned by Linda:  Wild Tea Cozies

Double Pointed Needles for Beginners video by Sheep and Stitch

Knitting in the Round on Two Circular Needles video by Planet Purl

Getting Started with Magic Loop video by Very Pink Knits

Ann's Rave/Fave

Two at a Time Cast On video by Aurora Sisneros

Linda's Rave/Fave

Author Margaret Radcliffe: 
The Knitting Answer Book
The Knowledgable Knitter
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques

Ann's Crave:

McKinney Knittery

Linda's Crave:

Brooks Brothers Christmas Sweater:  Please see post on Instagram

Vogue Knitting Live with Linda and special guest, Pat!

Classes & Lectures

FAIR ISLE HAT class

Susan B. Anderson blog

There has not been an update to Susan’s since April, 2019 – still lots of good information there!

Susan’s yarn company – Barrett Wool Co. 

IGNORE THE PATTERN lecture

Patty Lyons

Clara Parkes

Some of the Vendors we Encountered

Jill from JillyandKiddles –  A ”Launch Pad” Vendor – independent dyer from Rhode Island.

Shannon Welsh – Queen City Knitter – The woman who was mending jeans with decorative stitches and the “Bee” Kind t-shirt. Sells accessories on Etsy.

Michelle McCann – Knit Fit – Another launch pad vendor, selling kits with pattern and yarn for a hat, including bamboo circular needle, stitch counter, tapestry needle, row counter, stitch holder and scissors.

Karen Grover from Seven Sisters Arts. Lovely BFL yarns.

The Geeks – Lexie Bryan and Marsha Auguste – both have Etsy Shops

Lexie’s shop isn’t showing up on Etsy (it was there a few days ago)

Lexicorpetsy.com

Marsh Auguste

Knit Locally – Peggy Odick 

Gaithersburg, MD

Yankee Crush yarn (70% BFL 20% Silk 10% Cashmere) = beautiful yarn for colorwork

Morehouse Farm Merino

Errin Pirro and sister Hilary

This is where Linda found the 100% wool she needs for the Oranje sweater

This is a family owned business. We had fun talking to these young women about sheep shearing.

Sweater Sisters

They mainly sell kits, but also some yarn and dyes.

We spoke to Selena who told us about her two day process to dye some non-superwash yarn. She was selling a Fair Isle Hat kit with that beautiful yarn (look for a photo on our InstaGram).

Carolyn McKenna (Swift Yarns) – indie dyer from Queens – she’s been dying yarn in her basement for five years! Lovely yarn and some really cute kits on her website.

HOOOKED Yarns – they have recycled and plant based yarns.

The ones we noticed at VKL were 

Eucalyps (Eucalyptus) and Somen (cotton & recycled linen)

Patterns we seemed to see everywhere

Shifty by Andrea Mowry

Soldotna by Caitlin Hunter – We found a YouTube “Soldatnalong” – maybe that is why so many people were wearing it at VKL

Love Note by Tin Can Knits

RAVES & FAVES

Monica Grecco from Divine Yarn

Gifted us a skein of BIG Boucle – in Marquis (color)

54% mohair, 23% silk, 18% wool, 5% nylon

Wooden hexagonal needles in Cherry, Maple and Walnut from
Indian Lake Artisans

Townhouse Yarns – lovely shop in Dublin (that Linda coincidentally visited in September, 2019)

Where Pat discovered she could buy some Mohair to go with yarn she already had from Chasing Rabbits to make the Love Note pattern

MISBEHAVES

Rowan – Colours by Dee Harwicke

Spincycle Dyed in the Wool

Is your knitting tension a problem? Too loose, too tight, not consistent. Ann & Linda are going to try to help with some tips they have discovered.

Brave Knitting Show Notes for Episode 8 - Tackling Tension, January 15th, 2020

Methods of Knitting:

English and Continental Knitting

Norwegian Knitting

Portuguese Knitting

Combo Knitting

Tips to Tackle Tension:

Yay for Yarn's 5 Tips

Good Tension Between Knit and Purl Stitches

Enlarged Knit Before Purl

Tension Problems in Knitting


Linda's RAVE/FAVE

Alexandra Davidoff Cup Cozy

Takumi Circular Set

Ann's RAVE/FAVE 

The Norwegian Knit Stitch:  Please refer to Norwegian Knitting video above.

Linda's SAVE

Controlling herself from MISBEHAVING (buying too much) at Vogue Knitting Live NYC.

Ann's SAVE

Joint-Ritis

Linda's CRAVE

Yarn for Marjorie’s Raspberry Beret

Dream in Color Smooshy Cashmere in Libation

Ann's CRAVE

Wool and the Gang's Kinda Magic Sock Kit

Brave Knitting Episode 7: A Brave New Year Show Notes – January 1, 2020

Being Brave in 2020

Ann wants to be BRAVE about socks, colorwork, dyeing yarn and maybe designing.

Linda wants to be BRAVE about colorwork, steeking, and socks.

Zauberball yarn

Felici Self-striping yarn

RAVES

DFW Fiberfest

Grocery Girls


Ravelry;

Whimzee Stitches

MISBEHAVES

Afternoon Breezes vest

Blacklock poncho

SAVES

Lifelines!!!

The value of charting

Master Hand Knitter Program

CRAVES

Advent Calendar

Oranje by Ann Weaver

Test for PDF

caretagPDF

Brave Knitting  - Episode 6 Show Notes – December 15, 2019

BASIC CAST ONs

Basic Knitted Cast on & Cable Cast on

Long Tail

Mama Christa’s Double Double Cast on

Double Start Cast On

Backward Loop Cast on

Fleece Boutique – April Cordell

SPECIALTY CAST ONs

I-Cord Cast On:

VeryPink Knits method:

Steven West method:

Provisional Cast On

VeryPink Knits (method without crochet hook, using a circular needle):

Nervous Knitter

Tubular:

Sockmatician:

Freedom Knit:

Ribbed Cable Cast On:

Judy’s Magic Cast On:

RAVES

In Good Company Wrap:

Knit Freedom 

Book – Cast On Bind Off 

SAVES

Hair clip to secure yarn ball

CRAVES

Vlogmas:

Homespun House Vlogmas -

Annaknitter Vlogmas 

Advent Socks

Mini Mania Scarf

Episode 5 - Show Notes

Photo of knitting group's swatches: Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages

Fruity Knitting Ep. 68 with June Hemmons Hiatt/Principles of Knitting

Raves/Faves
Blocking Mats
Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt

Misbehaves
Fix-A-Stitch
a wooden version by Knitter's Pride
Afternoon Breezes Pattern by ILGA LEJA

Saves
Patty Lyon's Cookie Math

Craves
Temperature Blanket
DFW FiberFest
Dorset Buttons
Noten by ANKESTRiCK