Garter stitch is one of our favorite fabrics: elastic, stretchy, and squishy!

NOTE: Karen said some nonsense about how to do a steeking panel during the question portion. Her nonsense was not correct. Listen to next week's episode instead of what she said here and you'll be much happier!

First historical mention of garter stitch from The Lady’s Assistant for Executing Fancy and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting and Crotchet Work here

Book Recommendation


Knitting for Radical Self-Care by Brandi Cheyenne Harper


Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:


Melting Marl Shawl by Stephen West
 Harvest by TinCanKnits
 A Break in Tide Shawl by Tif Neilan
 Afield by Fiona Alice
 Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman


What's on our needles this week:


Soorik designed by Gudrun Johnson
Amberwing Socks  designed by Summer Lee


The Make Good Stashdown is still going!

It will continue until March 31, so there's still plenty of time to join. Join the fun by posting photos with the tag #makegoodstashdown (no year, please!)

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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!  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!
 

Minisode - Photograph Knits

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
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Rhinebeck Sweaters 2.0

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


Trust the Process

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!)

Question Roundup

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!)

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