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Kate and Lindsey co-host a Canadian knitting and crafting podcast featuring regular segments such as "From the workroom", "Alterations", and "Live from the Skills Lab"
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Kate and Lindsey co-host a Canadian knitting and crafting podcast featuring regular segments such as "From the workroom", "Alterations", and "Live from the Skills Lab"
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14 APR 2018
13 JAN 2018 · She Can Make – Show Notes Episode 22 This week’s episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe! Today’s segments include: • In the Workroom • Alterations • 2017 in Review • Crafting with Kids • Events Spotlight • And from the Mailbag Grab a cup of tea , make yourself comfortable and let’s start making. Thank you so much for joining us! Welcome back after a one week hiatus at the start of the new year. In The Workroom: Lindsey finally finished the cable hat only to find out the fit was not to her liking! She added a rainbow pompom and gifted it to Miss O for the holidays. She also started a scarf for her hubby with the third Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze that she had handy, this one is a dark/royal blue variegated worsted weight in superwash merino! Find out how her dorkyness ruined the surprise for her hubby. Lindsey also finally decided that her aunt would be the recipient for the feather and fan scarf. It was the perfect choice! Kate decided at the last minute to not worry at all about finishing any knitting, and just sort of rolled with what she had for the holidays. Between Christmas and New Years she did finish up a bunch of items including: Hill & Dale Cowl – Made with her own handspun, and gifted to Mom. Breakwater Socks – Diamond Luxury – Soxy Lady in Electric Avenue Sweater for Baby Niece – Puerperium – Mineville Wool Project & a fingering weight gradient set held double Pomander Cardigan for Cousin’s Baby – Fleece Artist Cottage Sock in Moss 1898 Hat for my tenant out of Sugarbush Yarns – Bold in Navy Blue Alterations: Lindsey got a wonderful surprise from her husband, they got nearly two weeks off together to celebrate the holiday. She decided to put some projects on hold and enjoy the time off with her family. Kate shares a sad story about a lost family shawl, find out how she’s going to try and make the best of it. And now a word from our sponsors! Love trying new teas? Treat yourself to a Plum Deluxe tea subscription. Starting only $10/month in the US and $17 for Canada, you’ll receive a hand blended, all-organic, loose leaf tea thoughtfully chosen for the season. Tea club members also enjoy special benefits like free shipping on all purchases, discounts (you get 20% off your first purchase after you join), gift swaps, and access to a supportive community. Caffeine-free, allergy friendly options available. A tea subscription makes a fantastic gift at a variety of budgets that keeps on giving! Plum Deluxe also has a delightful selection of a la carte teas and artisan tea ware in their online shop. Visit plumdeluxe.com and explore. 2017 in Review: Completed Items Lindsey: Two pairs of socks, and two pairs of mitts. Found Miss O’s blanket and pattern. Did not finish the knit along. Cabled hat. Lots of other crafty things with yarn. Lace scarf for my aunt. Miss O still has only one rainbow sock. Did some serious stash control right before New Years. Kate: Broken Seed Stitch Socks Colour Affection Shawl Raglan Baby Cardigan Bouncing Baby Bonnet Pomander Baby Cardigan Jayla Modification Let it flow Nouveau Ne set including bonnet, cardigan and booties 1898 Hat Breakwater Socks A bunch of spinning She also knit with my own handspun for the first time Attended a yarn festival and a yarn camp Took a spinning class Started a podcast with Lindsey! Got plans in the works for a yarn festival. Crafting With Kids: Lindsey discusses making some personalized game pieces with Miss O for her Dad. Event Spotlight: Kate is counting down to Yarn Over Sleep Over! It’s about 4 months away and she just finished registering for her classes. She can’t wait! If you haven’t registered yet and you’re in Ontario, you should totally check it out! Kawartha Yarn & Fibre Festival is presently looking for instructors. If you’re interested in teaching a class, head over to www.kyaff.ca for more info. From the Mail Bag: * What’s your favourite handmade item to gift to a new mom/baby? This week’s episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe! If you have questions, comments or feedback you can join our ravelry, instagram or facebookat She Can Make Podcast or email us at shecanmakepodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening and talk to you next week!
31 DEC 2017 · She Can Make – Show Notes Episode 21 This week’s episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe! Today’s segments include: • In the Workroom • Alterations • A Review or Two • Crafting with Kids • And from the Mailbag Grab a cup of tea, make yourself comfortable and let’s start making. In The Workroom: Kate has finished her breakwater socks, just in time for Christmas! She is continuing work on her dark and stormy sweater. She is also trying to find the perfect hat pattern for the yarn she discussed in last week’s alterations. Lindsey finally finished her mittens, and even tried them out in the snow on the weekend. They were great for making snow angels at the farm with Hubby and Miss O! She’s kinda still working on the teal hat, it will get done eventually, but maybe not while it’s still cold. Lindsey wants to make a sleeve for her new travel tea cup, it keeps the tea hot for hours, but due to the double layers the outside gets super cold. She’s hoping to use some stash yarn for this. Alterations: Kate thinks she’s going to have to employ a Knitmore technique and bribe herself to finish all the many sleeves in her life, perhaps with a healthy helping of cake. Although Lindsey is super happy with her mittens there are some changes she would make for another pair. She finds the thumb gusset too big for her, instead of increasing every two rounds she thinks she will try every three, or alternate. And now a word from our sponsor: Love trying new teas? Treat yourself to a Plum Deluxe tea subscription. Starting only $10/month in the US and $17 for Canada, you'll receive a hand blended, all-organic, loose leaf tea thoughtfully chosen for the season. Tea club members also enjoy special benefits like free shipping on all purchases, discounts (you get 20% off your first purchase after you join), gift swaps, and access to a supportive community. Caffeine-free, allergy friendly options available. A tea subscription makes a fantastic gift at a variety of budgets that keeps on giving! Plum Deluxe also has a delightful selection of a la carte teas and artisan teaware in their online shop. Visit plumdeluxe.com and explore. A Review or Two: Lindsey reviews McCall’s pattern M7350 Misses' Gathered Scoop Neck or Surplice Dresses – Moderate stretch knits only. She made version A, find out what she loved and didn’t for this one. Crafting With Kids: Miss O and Lindsey have been busy with the holidays visiting family and trying to do as much snow playing and skating as they can manage, but not much in the crafting department. Miss O is also starting to learn to play more board games and they have been trying to get some time in on those. From the Mail Bag: Intro and Question from Dave: How do you find motivation to work on other projects after the holiday frenzy? This week’s episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe! If you have questions, comments or feedback you can join our ravelry, instagram or facebook at She Can Make Podcast or email us at shecanmakepodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening and talk to you next week!
21 DEC 2017 · She Can Make – Show Notes Episode 20 This week’s episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe. Today’s segments include: • In the Workroom • Alterations • Gifts for Knitters • A Review or Two • Crafting with Kids • Events Spotlight • And from the Mail Bag Grab a cup of tea, make yourself comfortable and let’s start making. Thank you so much for joining us! In The Workroom: Lindsey finally got her husband’s socks finished, and before Christmas! She may have something else in the works for him, but time is getting short. Lindsey is still trudging along on the cable hat, and despite her frustration with this project she is signing up for a sock knitting class in the new year. Kate is making good progress on her Breakwater socks, a few inches left! She is continuing to work on the sleeves for the conifer sweater, but mostly she has been spinning to avoid the sleeves. Alterations: Kate ran into some problems trying to Navajo/Chain ply her braid of Corriedale, she maybe needs a bit more practice. Find out how it turned out and what she’s going to use it for. Lindsey discusses how moving up North has required an update in snow gear, which means a change in colour scheme for all the winter gear she is working on. Lindsey is also ecstatic that she was able to fix a mistake on her mittens without even paying much attention. This has her feeling much more confident about fixing future mistakes should they arise. And now a word from our sponsor: Love trying new teas? Treat yourself to a Plum Deluxe tea subscription. Starting only $10/month in the US and $17 for Canada, you'll receive a hand blended, all-organic, loose leaf tea thoughtfully chosen for the season. Tea club members also enjoy special benefits like free shipping on all purchases, discounts (you get 20% off your first purchase after you join), gift swaps, and access to a supportive community. Caffeine-free, allergy friendly options available. A tea subscription makes a fantastic gift at a variety of budgets that keeps on giving! Plum Deluxe also has a delightful selection of a la carte teas and artisan teaware in their online shop. Visit plumdeluxe.com and explore. Signup for a recurring subscription or buy a 6/9/12 month gift subscription and get one month free - just put the words "Shecanmake Bonus Month" in the "how did you hear about us box". Month will be added when your order is processed. Offer expires Dec 31 2017. Skills Lab: A couple of weeks ago we talked about how upgrading some of the basic tools we use can make a big difference. Here are Kate’s top five things to upgrade: 1. Needles! Find out the needles they want to try and order a single set, not a whole set of of interchangeables unless they’ve tried them, but a single set, or tester set of interchangeables and a promissory note to upgrade if they like them. 2. Scissors. There is no such thing as too many pairs of scissors, and honestly I love a cheap set, but a really beautiful sturdy set of high quality scissors that are worth sharpening are a gift your maker will have forever. 3. Project bags. We have a lot of stuff and it’s so nice to be able to kit it up and make it portable. That way, when we find the yarn later, the pattern and needles will hopefully be all in one place. 4. Row counters / stitch markers to make our lives easier. 5. A good ball winder and or swift. You can never go wrong with a Stanwood needle craft winder. A Review or Two: Lindsey reviews the Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze. They are a definite recommend from her, find out why. Crafting With Kids: Miss O and Lindsey tackle some chocolate making in preparation for some upcoming family get-togethers. It takes them three tries and the better part of an afternoon to get it right, but it all worked out in the end. Events Spotlight: Congratulations to Amberly Salem who is our lucky winner from our Muskoka Yarn Box giveaway. Kate discusses the new Yarn & Fibre Festival in Fenelon Falls, ON in June! We’ve started preparations to bring you the Kawartha Yarn & Fibre festival, and right now the call for vendors is out. If you’re an independent small to medium sized business interested in vending @ a fully accessible and indie focused festival in early June in the Kawarthas, please reach out to us at kawarthayff@gmail.com to get on the vendor list. From the Mail Bag: What’s your favourite crafting project to work on around the holidays? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Big Thanks to our sponsor Plum Deluxe!* If you have questions, comments or feedback you can join our Ravelry, Instagram or Facebook at She Can Make Podcast or email us at shecanmakepodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening and talk to you next week!
7 DEC 2017 · She Can Make – Show Notes Episode 18 This episode is brought to you by Plum Deluxe. Today’s segments include: In the Workroom Alterations Gifts for Makers A Review or Two Crafting with Kids Event Spotlight Grab a cup of tea, make yourself comfortable and let’s start making. Thank you so much for joining us! In the Workroom: Kate has finished the collar and ‘button bands’ on the Dark & Stormy sweater, she tried it on and is super happy with the fit. She has kinda, sorta, maybe started working on the sleeves. The first of Kate’s new babies in the family have arrived. Yay! Now that she knows the bundle of joy is a girl, Kate is all set to knit all the girly things. Now she is not so patiently waiting for baby number two, which will make her an Aunt! Kate has a couple pairs of socks in the works. She is continuing work on her Breakwater socks. Kate is also knitting herself a pair of Christmas socks using Regia Pairfect Design Line. You must see them… Lindsey has finished Miss O’s mittens, and yes, she put a string on them. She loves them a lot! Lindsey also attended her first cable class, and it turned out much easier than she anticipated. The pattern has some odd notations, but the teacher was awesome. Alterations: Lindsey lost a cheap set of 12-inch circulars to the evil kitten. Kate discusses her trouble finding the right flannel for backing a quilt she is working. Lindsey offers a few suggestions, but more are welcome. And Now a Word from Our Sponsors: Love trying new teas? Treat yourself to a Plum Deluxe tea subscription. Starting only $10/month in the US and $17 for Canada, you'll receive a hand blended, all-organic, loose leaf tea thoughtfully chosen for the season. Tea club members also enjoy special benefits like free shipping on all purchases, discounts (you get 20% off your first purchase after you join), gift swaps, and access to a supportive community. Caffeine-free, allergy friendly options available. A tea subscription makes a fantastic gift at a variety of budgets that keeps on giving! Plum Deluxe also has a delightful selection of a la carte teas and artisan teaware in their online shop. Visit plumdeluxe.com and explore. Signup for a recurring subscription or buy a 6/9/12 month gift subscription and gent one month free - just put the words "Shecanmake Bonus Month” in the "how did you hear about us box". Month will be added when your order is processed. Offer expires Dec 31, 2017. Gifts for Makers, Week 1: Kate gives you a few different ideas for gifts for the other makers in your life. Think about how something you make can intersect with a need for the makers you know. We are makers ourselves, so we totally appreciate hand made items. In the past I’ve spun wool for my mom, because she doesn’t spin but she does knit up a storm. I’ve knit her socks, because she knits like crazy but almost never knits socks. If you sew and know knitters, consider sewing project bags and needle / hook rolls etc. Pay attention to that maker’s pain points. For Lindsey, for example, I know she doesn’t love the way her yarn rolls around and she’s been on the hunt for a yarn bowl, so I might see if I can find a beautiful hand made one that I think she would like and have that sent her way. Take note of which packages arrive at the door on a regular basis. I order from amazon for basically everything. I get lots of books on dying and spinning and fleece, and a gift card for amazon would never go amiss, or for my local yarn shop? Or even for Ravelry I buy patterns like they’re going to cease to be available, so a gift card for Ravelry would be amazing as well. Think about something that they enjoy doing and find a way for it to be more beautiful. Example: An orifice hook is a terribly low-tech item, which is completely necessary for spinning. They are usually functional, and form doesn’t come into consideration, but there are some BEAUTIFUL handmade ones available on Esty to suit a variety of tastes. Find one item that would gussy up your makers kit, and splurge a little on something they wouldn’t necessarily buy for themselves. Swing by your maker’s favorite local shop, and see what they’ve been eyeing up but haven’t sprung for. Those lovely knitting / sewing / spinning shop folks usually have a pretty good idea of what would be an awesome treat for a maker that is a regular. A Review or Two: Lindsey reviews some KnitPicks gadgets from her early Black Friday shopping. Wooden yarn bowl - Black Mango Yarn Bowl with Holes Sheep measuring tape Yarn cutter keychain Crafting with Kids: Lindsey has been feeling a bit of a sewing bug lately as she tries to finish up a few knitting projects. Miss O has also expressed a clear desire to be done with the yarn and move onto the fabric. So, while Lindsey was doing some mundane sewing repairs Miss O charged ahead with her scrap sewing skills like a champ! Lindsey discusses how she has improved and evolved in the few months since she first tried the machine. Miss O might also be angling for her own fabric stash. Events Spotlight: Kate is involved with a team of lovely ladies who are starting up a brand spanking new Yarn & Fibre Festival in Fenelon Falls, ON this June! We’ve started preparations to bring you the Kawartha Yarn & Fibre festival, and right now the call for vendors is out. If you’re a small to medium sized business interested in vending @ the festival in early June in Ontario, please reach out to us at kawarthayff@gmail.com to get on the vendor list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor Plum Deluxe for helping to make the show possible. If you have questions, comments or feedback you can join our Ravelry, Instagram or Facebook at She Can Make Podcast or email us at shecanmakepodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening and talk to you next week!
23 NOV 2017 · Show notes to follow.
Kate and Lindsey co-host a Canadian knitting and crafting podcast featuring regular segments such as "From the workroom", "Alterations", and "Live from the Skills Lab"
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Kate and Lindsey co-host a Canadian knitting and crafting podcast featuring regular segments such as "From the workroom", "Alterations", and "Live from the Skills Lab"
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