Dark Matter Knits podcast

This week I talk about my trip to The National Needlearts Association meeting in Columbus. TNNA is a fascinating window into what’s going on in the fiber industry, and I’ll tell you all about what I saw there. The te

Elizabeth Zimmermann famously encouraged us to "knit on through all crises." I'm trying, folks, with mixed success. Today, we talk about when even knitting fails to be therapeutic. Spoiler alert: everything turns out OK.

In this episode I talk about a couple of skeins of yarn that have a special significance to me, and I'll review a new collection of lace designs that have a unique heart motif. The technique segment talks about the impor

Today we spend some more time looking behind the scenes at how knitting designs are made. I review the new PatternGenius app (by the same cool developers who made knitCompanion), and talk about what I learned from organi

Today I'll focus on knitting outside the U.S.: we'll look at some international podcasts that I love plus look through a glorious sampling of 1980s French knitting magazines that were gifted to me recently. I'll also tal

In this episode we dive into the bowels of our notions bag. I show you what I keep in mine and tell you how I use them. We also have a preview of Natalie Servant's stunning subscription-based collection of patterns Canad

As I’ve been spending more time on my own knitting designs lately, I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the process that goes into creating a pattern. For me, that process is slightly different each time, so

A viewer (Joanne) asked me once, "if you've been knitting for 30 years, what do you DO will all that knitted stuff?" Such a great question. Today join me as I undertake an archaeological dig into my old knits, designs, b

Let's talk about branding—about the subtle ways that a yarn's packaging works on us to either increase or diminish or pleasure of knitting or crocheting with the stuff. In the process of talking about this, I'll review

Today's technique segment shows how to avoid getting stairstep jogs when you are binding off stitches on successive rows, such as on a crewneck or scoop neck, or on an armhole. Find the technique segment on YouTube at ht