Episode 26: That DIY/ Mixtape/ Zine Ethos
This is where I record the eleventy billionth knitting podcast.
Find me on my blog: www.myso-calledhandmadelife.com
on instagram as @mysocalledhandmadelife: https://www.instagram.com/mysocalledhandmadelife/
on Ravelry as mamatronic: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic?set=&columns=&view=thumbnail&page=&sort=status%20completed_%20status_changed_&search=
and my Ravelry group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/my-so-called-handmade-life
My Question for you:
What are the most interesting DIY/ cheap hacks you’ve made? They don’t have to be knitting related.
Stuff I mention in Episode 26:
Noro Garden Sock yarn: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/noro-silk-garden-sock
Kia Socks by Dawn Henderson: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kia-socks
Cottage Hat by Dawn Henderson: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cottage-hat-2
Kia Socks KAL: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/kiasockskal/
Smooth Operator Socks by Susan B. Anderson: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smooth-operator-socks
knit in Gynx Yarns Gingerbread colorway (discontinued)
Mockingbird Fiber Co yarn in Monica colorway: https://www.mockingbirdfiberco.com
Check out FOs in the WingIt KAL in the Ravelry group: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/my-so-called-handmade-life/3866229/301-325#309
Persistence is Key by Amanda Woeger: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/persistence-is-key
Affordable yarns:
Holst Yarn as an affordable yarn option: https://holstgarn.dk/en/
Airy Wrap-Around Lace Sweater by Stefanie Japel: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/airy-wrap-around-lace-sweater
knit in Patons Lacette, discontinued but an example of big box store yarn: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-lacette
Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/fitted-knits-25-designs-for-the-fashionable-knitter/patterns
The Drunk Knitter talking affordable yarns: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/yarn-bee-mimosa
Mimosa by Yarn Bee: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/yarn-bee-mimosa
Cropped and fitted sweaters cost less like Andi Satterlund’s designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/andi-satterlund
and Poisongrrls: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/amy-appel
Shifty by Andrea Mowry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shifty-2
I’ll knit in the Calypso, Trainling Vines, and Seascape colorways of Elann Tarantella: https://international.elann.com/elann-shop/elann-tarantella-yarn-5-ball-bag/
and destashed Knit Picks Chroma Twist Fingering in Lakeside: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-chroma-twist-fingering
also Stonehedge Fiber Mills Crazy skeins are an option: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/stonehedge-fiber-mill-crazy
or Fully Spun skeins: https://fullyspun.com
Quote from Stitch N Bitch by Debbie Stoller: https://www.amazon.com/Stitch-n-Bitch-Knitters-Handbook/dp/0761128182
My WingItKAL project- Plaidster: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/plaidster
Strathcona by Tara-Lynn Morrison: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/strathcona-sweater
Affordable super bulky recommendations:
accessibility post by Caroline Dick, she continues her thoughts into the comments: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bttpqw2lgAC/
Dana’s color blocked Carlisle Cardigan by Tara-Lynn Morrison and her super-bulky recommendations: https://www.instagram.com/p/BuL4UbYFY1X/
Lion Brand Thick and Quick: http://www.lionbrand.com/wool-ease-thick-and-quick-yarn.html
Wool and the Gang at Joann: https://www.joann.com/wool-and-the-gang-cuddle-me-softly-yarn/zprd_16287781a.html#q=the%2Bgang%2Byarn&start=1
Queensland Air: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/queensland-collection-air
Wool of the Andes Bulky: https://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Wool_of_the_Andes_Bulky_Yarn__D5420155.html
Drops Andes: https://www.garnstudio.com/yarn.php?show=drops-andes&cid=17
Phildar Sport, held double: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/phildar-sport-n6
and DIY giant circular needles: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com/2013/05/diy-circulars-and-double-points.html
for Karate Sweater by Wenlan Chia: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/karate-sweater
Kid’s Chain Mail by Kim Brody Salazar: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic/kids-chainmail-coif-and-hauberk-chain-mail
