Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 21 of the Get Knit Done podcast. In this episode, I am talking about my choices for what I would like to be knitting at the moment if I could knit!  I narrowed it down to cardigans because, as it turns out, I didn’t really feel like anything else.  The episode takes a bit of a tour of my thought process in how I reached that conclusion and how I ended up choosing cardigans and then why I choose the 10 patterns that I did!  Visit the show notes here for links:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode21

ext week it’s our next instalment of Desert Island Knits & then after that, I’ll be talking about patterns and how both designers and knitters have responsibilities when it comes to patterns!

Take care lovelies,

Michelle

PS. If you are casting on a new project, don’t forget, you can get a project tracker here on the site!   

Hello lovelies,

Welcome to Episode 20 of the podcast.  This episode was originally going to be focused on what to do if you are learning to knit but evolved into what to do if you are teaching someone to knit!  There isn't a huge difference really - whether you are teaching someone or being taught so all of the points are relevant!

I've divided the 12 tips into practicalities and, I guess, 'being human' tips : )

List to the episode & visit the show notes for the full list:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode20

Don’t let any of this put you off, you only need to be about 10% ahead of someone to show them how to do it! 

People have been asking about when I will run Learn to Knit again.  Unfortunately I don't currently have a date for the live teaching of the course but I am hoping to have the class available to buy on it's own really soon! 

Thank you so much for continuing to tune in.  Next week I'll be talking about what I'm planning to knit just as soon as my shoulder is back in action!

Michelle x

Hello lovelies,

Welcome to Episode 19 of the podcast.  I wasn't really sure what to call this episode and I nearly went with 'Sometimes it's hard' but this is the internet and things get misunderstood enough!  

In this episode I talk about 7 (I think it kind of turned into 8!) times when a more difficult (at least in people's minds) option might be better than the easiest option!  I talk about the following:

1. Why sometimes a seam is necessary
2. Grafting versus a three-needle cast-off
3. The weaving Stephen versus a slightly more involved method
4. Russian joins versus weaving in your ends afterwards
5. Why swatching is often better than not swatching
6. Setting in a sleeve versus raglans
7. Heel flaps are the best (don't @ me sock knitters, I am one of you!)

Have a listen and let me know whether you disagree or not!  And remember, we can disagree on these,  none of them are life-changing, and still be friends.

Thank you so much for continuing to tune in.  Next week I'll be talking about how to teach people to learn to knit (might be different to the episode trailer as I changed direction while recording the episode!).

Michelle x

Visit the show notes here: https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode19

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Hello lovelies, Welcome to our 18th episode and our second instalment of Desert Island Knits. This week I was really lucky to have the super talented dyer behind YarnTings, Charmaine Wombwell, join me on the podcast. LIsten in to get the inside scoop on Charmaine's short but intense yarn journey and get her unique perspective on how art and yarn dyeing meet. Pop over to the show notes to get all the details and nab my brand new freebie! 

Show notes:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode18

 

Hello lovelies,

Welcome to the second return episode of 2022!  I definitely meant to get straight home from my holiday with my family in March and get straight to podcasting but I have to admit I was quite lonesome for them and the mischief I had done my shoulder was giving me a run for my money!

I'm back now though and you'll see that the podcast has a little bit of a facelift.  It'll get an even greater facelift over the next wee while but first I wanted to get this page tidied up.

In this episode, I talk about changes that are coming to The Loveliest Yarn Company, Knit School and the podcast.   As TLYC comes up to 6 years old, it's definitely time for a rethink ... that and I have one eye on Ireland because I can hear West Cork calling me home.

Thank you so much for continuing to tune in.  I'll be back next week with the amazing Charmaine Wombwell of YarnTings in our next episode of Desert Island Knits!

Michelle x

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Visit the show notes here:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode17

 

What exactly is ease in relation to knitting and why is it important?  Listen along to this episode to find out.

You can find more details in the shownotes here:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode16

We have a lot of conventions that we learn over time that you could do with knowing at the start but that might also be too much.  It’s a fine balance between too much and too little. 

In this episode I talk about just a few of the fun and interesting things in knitting that you might not always have been told or that completely perplex you including when you see cast-on and cast-off but have no idea which one to use and also how you shouldn’t yuck other people’s yums!

For a full list of what I talk about in the episode, pop across to the show notes here:

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode15

Thank you so much for listening!  Join me next week for why it’s ok to find knitting tricky sometimes!

M.x

This is the very first Special episode of the Get Knit done podcast.  Today we have had some new comers to the industry, which is great because the more knitters, the merrier, but unfortunately they haven't been very kind about those of us who are here already so I thought I'd do a little podcast episode about it!

No extra show notes but if you want to hear more from me, the podcast and Knit School, you can join the mailing list here:

https://mailchi.mp/1dcc8ddeea6d/knit-school-weekly-knitting-inspiration 

I’m so delighted to welcome my loveliest lovely friend Abby Parkes of Orchidean Luxury Yarns for our Inaugural Desert Island Knits. I must first pay tribute to our namesake, Desert Island Knits which is both a BBC radio show and a podcast.  It is a hugely successful and long running show that has had some of the most fascinating guests.  

I’m delighted to bring you my knitting version of it.  In Desert Island Discs, I’ll be asking guests about their desert island yarn kit.  Guests will be asked to pick just one item from each of 6 categories to go in their project bags when they are shipped off to the island.

Abby is the amazing dyer behind Orchidean Luxury Yarns.  You’ll find all of her amazing yarns here:

https://luxuryyarns.co.uk

Pop over to the show notes for more links and a list of what Abby chose!  

https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode14

This week I’m talking about knitting books because there is so much in them that we either don’t know is there or forget to look at!  I also talk about stitch dictionaries and how you can pick out your favourites from them. Visit the show notes here to find out about next week and for a list of my favourite stitch dictionaries: https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode13

Take care lovelies and get knit done!

Michelle