knitting with confidence & hope

By Holly

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What's knitting with confidence & hope about?

A podcast about knitting and recovery, broadly defined.

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knitting with confidence & hope episodes:

11.23.2023
Gratitude & a new cardigan
In this episode, I talk about Thanksgiving, gratitude, knitting and recovery.Music credit: Ketsa Day Trips
05.05.2023
Knitting Festivals & Crochet
It's Maryland Sheep and Wool Weekend! In this episode, I talk about the fun and overwhelm of fiber festivals and about the joy and lessons in learning something new (crochet!)Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"For comments or feedback: [email protected]
04.13.2023
Box of Socks!
In this episode, I dust off the mic and talk about how knitting a box of socks is getting me through 2023.Music Credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
09.04.2022
Stripes!
In this episode, I chat about wanting to cast on a million sweater projects, almost all of which are in Veera Valimacki's new book of knitting patterns called Stripes. I also talk about knitting is providing me with a...
07.24.2022
the life-changing magic of stitch markers
In this episode, I chat about summer, our new puppy, and the life-changing magic of stitch markers, which saved me on two of my summer knitting projects (the Lunae Shawl by moonstruck knits and the moss grid towel by modern...
05.30.2022
Summer Knitting & (drop) Spinning
In this episode, I chat about seasonal shifts, Maryland Sheep and Wool, summer knitting plans, and learning to spin with a drop spindle.Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
04.17.2022
Fair-Isle Vest, Knitting Books & Inspiration
In this episode, I talk about my recent making, including how a knitting book helped me to find my making mojo. Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"[email protected]
02.26.2022
Season 2 Reintroduction & Trash Mittens
In this episode, I talk about how I'm handling my fear about the state of the world by reminding myself of all i've learned during the past two years about knitting with confidence and hope through times of fear. It's...
02.05.2022
Stress and Stranded Colorwork
In this episode I talk about the January blues, work stress, and the slow and steady progress i'm making on a stranded colorwork sweater vest.Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
12.23.2021
Knitting Ornaments and Steeking a Cardigan
In this episode, I talk about steeking my first knitted sweater and knitting a whole lot of knitted gifts.Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
11.07.2021
Knitting Events, Fiber Friends, and New Beginnings
This is the 50th episode of the podcast! I'm celebrating today by going to a fiber festival with new knitting friends. I chat about this and about what I'm looking forward to in the season ahead. [Music Credit: Ketsa "Day...
10.08.2021
Accidental KALs: Knitalongs, Community, and Recovery
In this episode, I talk about my current sweater project, knitalongs, and the joys and challenges of community.Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
09.24.2021
Sweater Weather
In this episode I chat about sweater weather, a colorwork Lopi project, steeking and what it's teaching me about seasons, both in terms of this podcast and in terms of recovery. Music Credit: "Day Trips" but Ketsa
08.21.2021
Color work Mittens and the lesson in yarn management
In this episode I talk about the importance of yarn management when knitting color work projects and what it's teaching me in this busy back-to-school season.Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
08.08.2021
Knitting, grief, and sadness
In this episode I talk about how all I can manage to knit right now is a super simple hat. (Content warning: death of a pet)Music Credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
07.24.2021
Vacation Knitting
In this episode, I talk about the pressure to find the perfect project for vacation knitting. Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
07.03.2021
Brioche fireworks
In this episode I talk about the slower pace of summer and the joy of knitting brioche. Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
06.06.2021
Seasonal Shifts: Summer, Shawls, and brioche knits
In this episode, I talk about the shift in the season and how it has me thinking about summer, knitting shawls, and the fun of brioche knitting (even when dealing with the ups and downs of addiction).Music: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
05.16.2021
Unfinished Objects and Quitting Before the Miracle
In this episode I talk about an AA slogan I heard in a meeting and how it applies to one of my notorious UFOs (unfinished object).Music Credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"Content Warning: I talk about depression and negative body image in...
05.01.2021
Me-Made May and Making Adjustments
In this episode, I talk about my goals for me-made May. My aim is to focus on making myself feel more comfortable in this time of anxiety and change, especially as things start to open up where I live.
04.11.2021
Knitting Vintage Sweaters
In this episode, I talk about how I treated myself to a class on knitting vintage sweaters and all that it brought up, including all kinds of inspiration (reminding me of my love for Elsa Schiaparelli's Cravat sweater) and...
03.28.2021
Doing the Next Right Thing
In this episode, I talk about how do the next right thing, in my knitting and in my life. Right now I'm faced with two projects that are not going as planned and I need to decide whether to...
03.14.2021
Spring Forward and neon-green socks
In this episode, I talk about spring, hope, and about knitting neon-green socks, even as I deal with the hard parts of marking the year anniversary of social distancing. Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
02.27.2021
Slow Knitting (aka knitting fingering-weight sweaters)
In this episode, I talk about lessons I learned from knitting a fingering-weight Christmas sweater...in February.
02.07.2021
Super Bowl Sunday & Super Bulky Scarves
In this episode, I talk about how my kiddo's super bulky scarf is bringing me joy on this Super Bowl Sunday, which can be a tough day for those of us who love someone who suffers from addiction.
01.24.2021
Sleeve Island
In this episode, I talk about how I feel like I'm stuck on sleeve island both in terms of my knitting and in terms of life stuff and how I'm handling my feelings of frustration.Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
01.10.2021
December 37th: rest, recovery, and my christmas sweater
In this episode, I talk about how the many outside issues of this week overwhelmed me and so despite my new year's plans, I'm just resting and continuing to knit my christmas sweater. Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
01.01.2021
Happy new year! here's to (knitting) a bright future...
In this episode I talk about packing up the holiday WIPs and casting on new projects, the brighter the better!Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
12.23.2020
Christmas Sweaters, holiday socks, and joy
In this episode, I talk about joy and how it's showing up right now in my life... i.e. plans and research for making absurd, holiday-themed knitting projects in 2021.Music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
12.13.2020
Colorwork, improv quilts, and holiday traditions
In this episode, I talk about how improv quilting and colorwork knitting is helping me to stay focused this holiday season. When you love someone who struggles with addiction, the holidays are never easy and so i'm focusing on what's...
11.18.2020
Add 20 More Colors
In this episode, I talk about how more is more. Inspired by Kaffe Fassett's lecture at Vogue Knitting Live, I talk about why it's okay to have so many WIPs and what that tells me about where I am at...
11.09.2020
Fear and Joy
In this episode, I talk about two feelings that defined last week for me: fear and joy. Both presented different challenges for recovery. My making has been on the backburner a bit but I also talk about how mending and...
11.01.2020
Outside Issues
In this episode, I talk about trauma responses to outside issues and how that connects to the skills I've learned in recovery. Knitting is a comfort to me in these moments, more than anything else, so I talk a bit...
10.18.2020
Rhinebeck Sweaters and the Joy of Participating
It's Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool festival weekend! In this episode I talk about celebrating it virtually and the joy and harmony of participating in a community, in this case by wearing my handmades and celebrating all the Rhinebeck sweaters. Music...
10.11.2020
Noticing the Negative or Knitting a Dumpster Fire
In this episode, I talk about my anxiety about work and parenting and about how noticing the negative can often be the first step in changing attitudes. For me that meant unfollowing accounts on social media, unplugging from podcasts, and,...
10.04.2020
Fear & "the completely disastrous sweater"
In this episode, I talk about my anxiety and how I found the exact pep talk I needed for overcoming fear of complete disasters, knitted or otherwise, in chapter one of Maggie Righetti's Sweater Design in Plain English. Music Credit:...
09.26.2020
Crafting Overwhelm and Small Wins
In this episode, I talk about crafting overwhelm and how tools of recovery are helping me to manage it and to celebrate small wins. Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
09.13.2020
The Magic of Gauge
In this episode, I talk about the magic of gauge and how it's helping me to understand what I can and cannot change...about knitting patterns :)Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
09.04.2020
Casting on
In this episode, I talk about learning a new way to cast on a knitting project and how it reminded me of all the different ways there are to start a path to recovery. Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
08.23.2020
yarn chicken and risk
In this episode, I talk about my latest round of yarn chicken and how that's helping me practice the skills of detachment even as I try to finish all the things. music credit: Ketsa "Day Trips"
08.16.2020
Practice, Repetition, and Learning New Skills (in knitting and recovery)
In this episode, I talk about repetition in knitting (both of stitch patterns and of patterns) as related to "practicing" new skills of recovery. music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
08.09.2020
The power of creative focus and a singular purpose
In this episode, I talk about the power of a singular focus, both in terms of 12-step groups and in terms of creativity, making, and knitting. Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
08.02.2020
the pink (fuzzy and hopefully alpaca) cloud
In this episode, I talk about the phrase "the pink cloud" both in terms of addiction and recovery and in terms of yarny goodness. Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
07.27.2020
Tradition 8: hobbies & being "non-professional" and the gift of knowing when to employ "special workers"
In this episode, I talk about three d-i-y fails and how they reminded me of how important and valuable tradition 8 has been in my recovery. Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
07.19.2020
Making, Mending, and Becoming Willing to Make Amends
In this episode, I talk about mending and repair and how these crafting tasks might be linked to step 8 and the process of becoming willing to make amends. Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
07.13.2020
H.A.L.T.: taking breaks and not forcing (sewing) solutions
In this episode, I talk about lessons learned from a finicky sewing project and from my son's hobby...building a gaming computer! Don't sew (or build) when you're hungry, frustrated, thirsty or tired. (Okay, that's H.F.T.T. not H.A.L.T., but you get...
07.05.2020
rest and recovery (and the "careless" cardigan)
In this episode, I talk about the role of rest in recovery. Maybe it's not ironic that my week's knitting project is titled the "careless" cardigan. Music credits: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
06.28.2020
(knitted) gifts of imperfection
In this episode, I talk about giving and receiving (knitted and yarny) gifts. Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
06.14.2020
One day (and row) at a time
I chat about knitting and how slow, daily progress leads to change...one day and row at a time.Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"
06.06.2020
Tradition 10, Knitting, and Racism
I talk about tradition 10 of al-anon and how it connects to activism and protest this week and to the discussions about racism in the knitting community This podcast is about my personal experience of living with alcoholism (and knitting...

What's knitting with confidence & hope about?

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knitting with confidence & hope episodes:

Gratitude & a new cardigan

Knitting Festivals & Crochet

Box of Socks!

Stripes!

the life-changing magic of stitch markers

Summer Knitting & (drop) Spinning

Fair-Isle Vest, Knitting Books & Inspiration

Season 2 Reintroduction & Trash Mittens

Stress and Stranded Colorwork

Knitting Ornaments and Steeking a Cardigan

Knitting Events, Fiber Friends, and New Beginnings

Accidental KALs: Knitalongs, Community, and Recovery

Sweater Weather

Color work Mittens and the lesson in yarn management

Knitting, grief, and sadness

Vacation Knitting

Brioche fireworks

Seasonal Shifts: Summer, Shawls, and brioche knits

Unfinished Objects and Quitting Before the Miracle

Me-Made May and Making Adjustments

Knitting Vintage Sweaters

Doing the Next Right Thing

Spring Forward and neon-green socks

Slow Knitting (aka knitting fingering-weight sweaters)

Super Bowl Sunday & Super Bulky Scarves

Sleeve Island

December 37th: rest, recovery, and my christmas sweater

Happy new year! here's to (knitting) a bright future...

Christmas Sweaters, holiday socks, and joy

Colorwork, improv quilts, and holiday traditions

Add 20 More Colors

Fear and Joy

Outside Issues

Rhinebeck Sweaters and the Joy of Participating

Noticing the Negative or Knitting a Dumpster Fire

Fear & "the completely disastrous sweater"

Crafting Overwhelm and Small Wins

The Magic of Gauge

Casting on

yarn chicken and risk

Practice, Repetition, and Learning New Skills (in knitting and recovery)

The power of creative focus and a singular purpose

the pink (fuzzy and hopefully alpaca) cloud

Tradition 8: hobbies & being "non-professional" and the gift of knowing when to employ "special workers"

Making, Mending, and Becoming Willing to Make Amends

H.A.L.T.: taking breaks and not forcing (sewing) solutions

rest and recovery (and the "careless" cardigan)

(knitted) gifts of imperfection

One day (and row) at a time

Tradition 10, Knitting, and Racism

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