Welcome to episode 16 of Procrastiknitting! An episode in which we repeatedly celebrate recording our 15th episode… because we are supremely confused. Whoops!

Elyssa really enjoyed this Instagram post by Marusique Stories. 

Lydia reminisces about buying yarn from Downtown Yarns during the height of the pandemic. 

Elyssa refers to another IG post we both really liked. 

Elyssa has been hanging out at BKB working on Gumnut Hats.

Lydia was absolutely thrilled to find a Troll doll with real wool hair at an antique store and then we go off on an Ostheimer tangent for the ages. Sorry! But also, you’re welcome.

Elyssa chatted with Fia of Schmookie Knits and got her Mini Bunny (aka Rainbowhead) back on track.

Elyssa is also working on her Sophie Hood again.

Lydia is still slowly working on her Scrappy Checkers. She loves it but steered Elyssa away from it as a pattern for herself due to lack of short row shaping for the yoke. Here’s some really illuminating short row info from Tin Can Knits. Lydia also brought out her Azor sweater to help explain this concept.

Elyssa saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and it really blew her mind AND inspired her to knit. 

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Chapters:

00:00 Milestones and Marking Time

15:14 These Are Mommy's Toys

22:59 Sophie Hood Mods

27:19 WIP Reports

36:43 Adding Short Rows

44:16 Recreating Knits From Film

Hey everyone!

Summer is winding down and we are handling it all with grace and charm (here’s a link to Elyssa’s dead plant and here’s the song that made her cry in the car).

Elyssa is wearing her Mix Tape Tee! It’s so pretty. She made a tiny mistake on it while she was at the Prospect Park Knitting Club meetup.

Have you seen The Garment yet? Absolute decadence.

Elyssa got to see a gorgeous Slipstravaganza in real life. She also got to see a picture of a cat sweater and you can look at it too in this Substack essay!

We chat about the NY Sheep & Wool Festival (aka Rhinebeck!).

Lydia is still working on the Scrappy Checkers. It’s going great but it's taking a while.

Elyssa swatched again (wow!). She used Noro Kureyon and Drops Air. Elyssa also finished and blocked her Pressed Flowers Kerchief.

PSA: If you're thinking about knitting Christmas gifts you should start making them now. Elyssa already made an Oslo Hat to gift to a lucky someone. Her go-to gift knit is the Chunky Twist Headband.

Elyssa got more of the very special Manos del Uruguay "Ushuaia". She may use it to make an Ozetta pullover. But which one?

Elyssa also signed up to receive some very special Snail Mail from Anna Husemann.

Thanks so much for listening! New episodes come out every Monday. 

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CHAPTERS: 

00:00 Kindergarten Time

04:59 Debuting The Mix Tape Tee

09:43 The Garment

12:19 Prospect Park Knitting & Rhinebeck Dreams

19:46 Scrappy Swatches, Blocked Flowers

29:13 (Gift) Knitters PSA

35:48 Drowning In Swatches

40:26 Intarsia Snail Mail

Hi friends! Welcome back to another episode of Procrastiknitting.

It's got knitting! It's got etcetera!

Lydia is getting ready to go to the Minnesota State Fair. She’s also gonna see Weird Al. Whoa.

Elyssa attempts a little French and we reminisce about a childhood commercial for those Muzzy tapes.

Elyssa surprised us all and knit a swatch! She used Qing Teddy and Drops Air. The swatch might be for a Scrappy Checkers or possibly some kind of vest.

Elyssa has more of the Teddy yarn she’s saving to make a Parquet Vest.

We talk colorwork knitting for a bit and Lydia tries to explain the concept of Color Dominance.

Elyssa considers the Gerhard Sweater by Kolibri by Johanna. She also likes the Hilma.

Will Lydia ever finish her Pressed Flowers Kerchief? Who knows!

Elyssa shows off her Schmookie Knits Mini Bunny. It is so silly.

The Mix Tape Tee is almost done! 

Elyssa and Lydia discover a shared interest in banjo music. Have you ever heard Banjo Bonanza? It rules.

Thanks so much for listening! New episodes come out every Monday. 

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Chapters:

00:00 Knitting and Etcetera

05:02 Entering the Swatch Side

09:48 Scrappy Checkers and Color Dominance

16:55 Reasons To Wash a Swatch

19:44 Striping AND Printing in Color

25:34 CRAFTASTROPHE!

32:09 Mixtape Fashion Show

36:42 Level Up

Hi guys! We have been knitting some stuff and we can’t wait to show ya.

Elyssa shows off her Re:designed Project bag and it’s stunning, as always. It’s currently filled with Linen Quill yarn that she’s using to knit a gorgeous Mix Tape Tee. 

We talk about decreases for a minute. Just remember: Your BFF is always right! And she (usually?) comes first.

Anyway, we discuss Mix Tape construction and Elyssa gives a shoutout to The Yarn Randomizer on YouTube for all the knowledge she shares, specifically a video about picking up stitches.

Lydia has cast on for a kid size Scrappy Checkers Sweater and has been knitting on it like a fiend. She’s making the 6-8 year size in various yarns. She also posted on Instagram about why you might want to knit your sweater neckbands sooner than you think. Lydia pops the wip over her head and we discuss the beautiful but ill-fated Holger sweater our friend Malisa made.

Elyssa wants to start a Scrappy Checkers too so she went to Knit & Pearls and got to dig through some ancient orphan yarn treasures. What an absolute dream.

Elyssa has a pair of adorable slippers her Aunt made long ago. Here’s a free pattern for something very similar!

Lydia went to this knitting/craft meetup at her local library. Someone was working on a Bikini Slipover and it was very pretty and intriguing.

Cleo’s Yarn Shop is mentioned and Elyssa is debating purchasing more of a very special and rare (?) Manos del Uruguay Alegria Grande in Ushuaia.

Thanks so much for listening! New episode every Monday. xox

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Chapters

00:00 Elyssa's Mixtape Tee Updates

05:54 M1R (Your BFF is Always Right!)

09:46 Appreciation for The Yarn Randomizer

12:25 Lydia's New Fever Knit

20:02 Costume Time!

22:22 Elyssa's Scrappy Yarns

34:42 The Golden Question

37:52 Can You Knit TWO?

41:56 Community Knitting & Yarn Dreams

We’re back, baby!

Please excuse any background sounds, there’s major construction happening next door to Lydia and her other recording studio (her kids’ closet) is just too hot.

Elyssa has been staying at her parents’ house and she’s been unearthing many treasures. So far she’s found the beads from her old dreadlocks and the skirt she made from neck ties in the early aughts. Here’s a tutorial in case you need one too. 

Lydia finished a Berry Baby Hat for her niece. She used Malabrigo Worsted in the colors Rose Damask and Lettuce.

Elyssa gives us a Mix Tape Tee update… it’s gorgeous! She’s also really loving working with Linen Quill. It’s mostly going great but Elyssa did get a little help from Laura at Knit & Pearls. Thanks, Laura!

Kaffe Fassett is briefly mentioned (with appropriate praise and adoration).

There is a little Pressed Flowers chat.

We chat about our excitement for the new Schmookie Knits pattern (a snail!!).

Lydia shows off her recent visible mending. She used some fabric hexagons from her English paper piecing project.

We do a little Malabrigo deep dive based on a listener question; that sponsorship deal is gonna come in any day now! 

Lydia admires the Helix Pullover by Jessie Maed. 

Here’s Quailman, just in case you don’t know who that is yet. Oh, and here’s Katamari.

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Chapters

00:00 Nostalgia Finds and Berry Hats

11:29 Mix Tape Tee

16:01 Pressed Flowers Update

19:00 Upcoming Projects

24:03 Sustainable Fashion and Orthodontics

29:46 Malabrigo Discussion Panel

37:42 Lake Water Sinuses

45:24 Queues, Legacy Knits and Costume Outro

Welcome to episode 11! Grab your emotional support knitting and pull up a chair.

Lydia is wearing her Kinikin Cardigan by Good Night, Day. She knit it in Loopy Mango Mohair So Soft in the color Tiramisu. The fabric is like nothing you’ve ever felt before.

Elyssa puts on her finished Cardi du Coeur! It is gorgeous! Everyone please clap.

After going back and forth between a couple different blanket patterns for her Purl Soho Linen Quill Minis, Elyssa has taken a different direction entirely- the Mix Tape Tee by Wool & Pine and it’s going great so far. 

Lydia has cast on a Berry Baby Hat for her niece. She’s using Malabrigo Worsted (duh!) in Damask Rose. Lydia picked up some Malabrigo Nube roving in the colorway Pocion. Lydia has also been spinning some Merino-Silk from Miss Babs (discontinued, apparently) in the color Hoarfrost. 

Elyssa teaches us a little about why people hoard and references this article.

Elyssa finished her Pressed Flowers Kerchief. She’s working on an I-cord tie for it. She also got to visit Madison Wool, a yarn shop in CT. She spent some time knitting and chatting with the owner and got inspired to knit the Flutter Buttshorts by Jessie Maed. She even bought some yarn for them!

We are both geeking out over the work of Anna Husemann, her new Beaded Treasure Purse pattern is stunning.

We’re thinking about knitting the same sweater for our kids. Scrappy Checkers might be the one. We both have some Knit Picks Wool of the Andes we might use. Elyssa probably won’t swatch and you can't make her! @me_and_simone made a post recently that really illustrated this concept of swatching as a thief of creative joy. 

Thanks for joining us this week! See ya next monday!

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Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 10! Woo!

In this episode Elyssa reveals that she is a major Phish fan and has been attending multiple shows at MSG this week. Here’s the song that started it all for her. 

Lydia has been attending water aerobics classes. What a dream!

Elyssa had to pause her Pressed Flowers Kerchief (free pattern!) when she realized she made an error. Ransom Canyon may be partly to blame.

Lydia is also making a Pressed Flowers (inspired by Elyssa, obviously) and after a bit of a learning curve she is zooming right along.

Lydia’s Marshland sweater in on a time out. The colors are just not vibing for her. Time to rip. @Lou.Dangit is briefly mentioned. We both love watching their creative process.

Elyssa is considering the Antipodes sweater. But there’s also the Sophie Hood, her mohair top, the Pressed Flowers, etc… How many wips is too many (is there a limit?).

Elyssa is doing some pest prevention for her stash- jumbo Ziplocks at the ready. 

Lydia picked up an older project; a mohair hat made of 2 strands of mohair held together. She doesn’t really like this project either! Go figure. She’s using the Big Cuff Hat pattern as a guide. 

Have you seen the work of Nancy Marchant? It is stunning! Go look at it now!

Lydia found a Weir Crafts Kit at a thrift store and it was an absolute thrill.

Elyssa’s story of Phish concert life totally astounds Lydia and then Lydia tells a story that makes them both want to puke. Speaking of gross stuff; remember this creepy tale? Also, Lydia recommends Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod for a spooky laugh.

A bit more random rambling and that's it!

Thanks so much for ten funky episodes! It's been a wild ride so far and we're excited to keep going.

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xo! Elyssa & Lydia

CHAPTERS

00:00 Phish Out Of The Water and Aerobics In The Water

09:07 I'd Like A Lifeline, Regis

14:27 Pressed Flowers

21:55 Red (Algae) In The Marshland

30:32 Lepidoptera

34:26 Marled Mohair

39:38 More Toy Knitting AND More Phish talk?!

43:55 Gather 'Round The Campfire WITHOUT Your Knits

This one is from last week! We had a little tech difficulty because Lydia didn’t plug in her mic properly. Whoops! If some timelines feel weird, don’t worry about it too much and enjoy the ride. We sure do!

Elyssa shows off her gorgeous project bag and her very creepy childhood book.

We show off our finished Schmookie Knits Butterflies and they are cute!! Check out Elyssa’s photoshoot.

Elyssa is working on her Outline Tank again.

Lydia tries on her Lyalya Hood in progress and it’s a… tight squeeze.

Lydia also got brave and attended a knitting meetup hosted by @pigseyeknit at Bad Weather Brewing (every 1st and 3rd Tuesday!).

We take a moment to admire Elyssa’s knitting bag some more and then Elyssa describes how she’s been taking time to care for her hands. You can take a quick break and do that too- here’s how!

Elyssa mentions Scrappy Checkers.

Elyssa has been to the library. She got Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Kaffe Knits Again by Kaffe Fassett. Both are absolute GEMS.

Have you ever seen a Kaffe Fassett design in the wild? Lydia saw a Big Flower Jacket and nearly crashed her bike.

Elyssa dreams of knitting Kaffe’s Foolish Virgins someday.

Lydia miiight knit the Unicorn Tapestry Cardigan.

Elyssa also checked out the book Making Marls. Very cool!

For the record: we bring our Emotional Support Projects with us everywhere we go.

And that’s it for this episode!

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Chapters

00:00 Chickens, Eggs and Houses With Legs

07:29 The Butterflies Emerge!

13:37 Humpty Dumpty Cracks Up

20:10 Taking Care of Our Tools

26:46 Summer Reading List: Knit Edition

45:14 In Summation…

Hope you’re ready for a weird one! Technical difficulties have resulted in both of us recording from our phones and Lydia is in a closet. It's a wild ride!

Elyssa found the mystery scarf that was discovered in her parents’ basement. Here’s a similar yarn in case you’d like to try to make your own!!

Lydia models her Lyalya Hoodie and I think we can all agree that it looks great.

Elyssa has cast on another Gumnut Hat.

Elyssa has been going to Knit & Pearls and Lydia checked out The Yarnery. While at K&P, Elyssa got to touch some very luxurious yarns including Cascade Suri Seda and Lang Yarns Yak.

Lydia had a personal meltdown and then cast on a Marshland.

Elyssa is working on a Mini Bunny by Schmookie Knits.

Elyssa is also still working on her version of the Alpenglow Blanket. She’s almost got the math figured out! She cast on the Garden Vines Bandana and she’s getting ready to start a Pressed Flowers Kerchief.

This IG post really sums up Lydia's creative process (deranged).

Anyway, were you also traumatized by Fern Gully as a child?

Elyssa bought yarn in her sleep and it’s gorgeous. She’ll use the Qing Fibers Teddy to knit a Parquet Vest.

Remember those SNL sketches where Kristen Wiig had tiny hands?

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00:00 Meltdowns - Both Global and Personal

07:31 Favorite Things About Our Local Yarn Shops

12:51 No-Kit Knits Give Us the Fits

19:29 Some Surprises, On The Double!

24:50 Alpenglow vs. Yarn: Yarn, 1

27:32 Mosaic Colorwork and the Great Battery Race

29:56 The Maniacal (Creative Process)

32:53 Buying Yarn In Your Sleep

35:59 Branching Out Into The Deep Blue...Blue

39:46 A Sweater's Worth of Joy--Priceless

44:17 Waving Goodbye, With Tiny Hands!

~It’s flashback time~

Welcome back to Procrastiknitting with Elyssa and Lydia!

This week we are bringing you an episode we recorded back in the spring. In this episode we discuss the origin of the pod and also how we each got into knitting.

Lydia is babysitting and has just put the baby to bed which reminds Elyssa of an episode of Euphoria. 

Elyssa is having trouble with her Sophie Hood. Some day Lydia will convince her to use stitch markers…

The gals sing the praises of their pod mentor, Victoria. Hi, Victoria!

E and L discuss the origin story of the podcast and a serendipitous exchange that occurred at the Showplace Tag Sale.

Elyssa explains how she learned to knit from her grandma. Also, eyelash yarn - What is it, anyway? And what was that thing Elyssa’s sister found in the basement?

Teenage Lydia taught herself how to knit using this exact booklet.

Have you ever noticed how characters knit on tv?

Lydia shares a couple of crafting horror stories. Skip this part if you’re squeamish.💀

Elyssa mentions her fave ceramicist; Menlo Mud (but please be careful with that metal straw!!).

Elyssa had a tender waxing experience and might know how to pronounce "hirsute".

Don’t you just love a fancy grocery store? Del Deli delivers.

Elyssa opines about the coffee ice cream sodas from Friendly's and is figuring out how to replicate them at home.

And that’s all for this week! We hope you enjoyed it. 

Procrastiknitting releases a new episode every Monday.

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XO!