1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,360 I'm Andrea. I'm Meg. I'm Tina. And I'm Jess. And this is Pardon My Stash. 2 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,200 Welcome to Pardon My Stash, a podcast about knitting, fiber arts, and how awesome it is. 3 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,560 Woo! Before we dive in today, let's talk about what we're working on, Andrea. 4 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:28,320 Still plugging away on that arachne shawl by Claire Slade slash Verily Knits. I am using 5 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:37,680 Flies and Hellhounds in Penny in Flower Moon and Nightmares plus 10. And I've fixed the mistake 6 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:48,640 that I made last week. And I am into the color change. Still enjoying it? Yeah, it's pretty good. 7 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:54,400 Awesome. I'm glad you were able to fix the issue with the jag, with the, what is it, the jag? 8 00:00:54,400 --> 00:01:01,680 With the zigzags. Yeah, I had to go back like six rows. It was a pain. Were you able to 9 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:08,080 ladder back or did you have to? No. Because it's color work, so everything shifted one stitch 10 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:17,120 over. So I had to fix all of them. That's brutal. Brutal. Tina? Today I'm working on what will 11 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:23,600 eventually be the complement to the high vis cowl, which is the high vis beanie. And so I'm making 12 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:31,920 something, it's fake brioche. So I'm doing with color work, knit and purls, but with the colors 13 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:37,600 so that it actually kind of looks like flat brioche. I didn't learn that from anywhere. I just 14 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,920 thought in my head, I was like, I bet you that'll look like flat brioche if I do it that way. 15 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:48,400 So I figured I would try it out. And I actually really like how it's coming out. It's like making 16 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,720 me very happy. Yeah, it looks really good. If you didn't tell me it wasn't brioche, I wouldn't 17 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:57,680 know it wasn't brioche. No, it's not. Yeah. It looks like it though. It looks like it. Oh, 18 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,200 hey, yay. Thank you. So that's the goal is that it looks like it. It does have, 19 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:07,120 as I'm doing it, there's definitely some, I want to change this down here where the color changes 20 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:12,080 for the orange and the yellow. I want that to be a knit stitch instead of a purl so you don't see 21 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:17,600 the yellow in the front. But other than that, I really like how it's coming out. And I showed Pat 22 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:23,200 and he's all excited because it's very, very flat, which he needs to have this fit under his hard 23 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:28,800 hat, which is why I'm not doing actual brioche. I was just going to ask, is there a reason why 24 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:34,320 you chose not to do brioche? That's a fair point. Yeah, brioche does have that little texture. 25 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:41,040 Yes. So this is in, I'm doing the high vis cowl is done in a bulky weight and this, 26 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:47,760 this hat is being done in a DK weight. And, and again, it flat instead of with brioche. So that 27 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:52,560 when he puts it on, it's like almost like a skull cap because he needs it that tight to go under 28 00:02:52,560 --> 00:03:01,440 his hard hat. So it's all safety. It's all part of my construction line. I'm doing a, what is it? 29 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:08,640 Under construction. Under construction. Oh my God. Yes. No perfection needs nothing more. 30 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:13,520 Well, you tell me somebody else has done a construction line and I will say, I believe that 31 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:19,360 there's probably eventually that's when you have to like do it in a yarn that has like a sparkle to 32 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:27,680 it and be like, it's reflector tape. Yes, I will. Now I need to do that. Yes. The next will be the 33 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:39,360 the next will be the high vis vest. Okay. Knitted vest that looks like an actual like an orange and 34 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,360 so really make a statement and I will make Pat wear it and he will, he'll do it with a grumpy face, 35 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:55,200 but he will wear it. Jess, I finished my between the dragon and his wrap. And so now I had no more 36 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:02,160 excuse not to do the math on the Dijs vest. So I did the math on the Dijs vest and now I am plugging 37 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:09,360 away on that. Josie Paquin did the Dijs vest. I like the way it's looking. Not going to lie. I hate 38 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:15,200 the directions. The directions are driving me up a wall. I find them confusing. I don't know if I'm 39 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:20,880 the only one because nobody has comments in the thing saying that anyone else had trouble with it. 40 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:26,880 So maybe it's just me, but I am just, I am having trouble with the directions, but the vest itself 41 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:32,480 and the charts are all really well done. It's just the directions that lead you to the charts that 42 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:40,080 are to me kind of worded oddly. So, but yeah, otherwise I'm at a part now where I think it 43 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,920 should be knock on wood, smoother sailing. And hopefully I don't have to do any more like crazy 44 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:51,200 math because when I get to the next pattern part, they're like, yeah, just repeat the pattern until 45 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,440 it's this long instead of repeat the pattern like 18 times in these four sections, which I'm like, 46 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:02,240 Oh God, what's four times 18 plus four. Where in the chart am I? Well, then it's like, I'm halfway 47 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,920 through the chart and I'm like, is that right? Am I at the right part in the chart? Because I won't 48 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:11,600 know until two directions later on when I find out it's wrong and that'll be awful. So tell us how 49 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:17,520 you really feel about this pattern. The way it's going, she has been every night for about two 50 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:23,680 weeks. Sorry. I have heard it all chapter and verse. Again, it's not, it's not terrible. It seems like 51 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,560 anyone else has really done it has many comments on it. So it's probably just a me thing, but 52 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,800 if you're going to do this pattern, read the directions first and make sure you map it out 53 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:40,880 beforehand before you're like me get to an error, like why math and then take a hiatus and do color 54 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:49,760 work for a month instead. That's where I'm at. Where are you at? So I don't even want to like say 55 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:54,720 it out loud at this point. By some miracle, this project has stuck in my struggle. Yeah, you're 56 00:05:54,720 --> 00:06:02,000 like plowing through. I am, I am, I don't want to rub salt in your wound of mapping. But the pattern 57 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,960 tells me that as of my last row, I'm exactly 20% done with this project. Okay. Yours even gives 58 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:11,600 percentages. It does. It gives percentages. It tells you how far you are into the project, 59 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:18,240 which I really love. But I am working on the impressionists shawl by Helen Stewart. I really 60 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,800 like it so far. I mean, it's, it's kind of one of those projects where it's not super difficult. 61 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:29,280 It's a lot of garter, but it does have like every so often a little bit of a shake up to it. And the 62 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:33,680 way that the colors meld is actually really cool because it looks like I'm knitting it from one, 63 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,560 one color way and I'm not, I'm actually using two different color ways and I'm knitting it out of 64 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:46,400 some really gorgeous yarn by Ash and Bumble. They're meadow fingering in water lilies 65 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:52,240 and English garden. And the third color is going to be, it's called mallow flower and it's like a 66 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,760 burgundy. It's going to look, I think it's going to look really pretty when it's done. 67 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:02,240 But I am enjoying it. It's like just enough to like, I'm not bored while I'm watching TV, 68 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:07,920 but it's not driving me up a wall. So, and you know, right now that's kind of what I needed. 69 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:13,280 It's, it's working for me. Look, I'm just saying after this one, I got another color work plan. So 70 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:19,120 I'm just like, it's going to be done. Yes. Be sure to check out our website, pardon my stash.com for 71 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,200 more information, as well as pictures of our current projects, patterns, and yarns. 72 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,000 So before we launch into today's topic, we wanted to kind of make a statement 73 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:38,880 regarding sponsorship. 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We're looking forward to working with them. 116 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:55,680 And I think the biggest thing is that with this, we don't have to worry about not being able to 117 00:11:55,680 --> 00:12:03,840 afford to run the podcast because in case you didn't know, operating costs do exist when you 118 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:10,240 have a podcast. You have to host the files. We have our website that we host. There's work that's 119 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:16,800 attributed and software that's attributed that we have to pay licensing for to edit the episodes 120 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,480 and get those things up. Because laws. 121 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,720 Because yeah, legal, legal, legal. Capitalism. 122 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:29,680 So it's really nice to just feel like we can continue to operate this podcast with the best 123 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:34,400 of intentions and not have to worry too much about how we go pay those bills. 124 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:36,240 Definitely. 125 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,320 I don't know honestly though, like I did, like I said, check out the website and they do have cool 126 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,160 stuff. So I am excited about seeing some cool stuff. 127 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:49,120 You can find more information about Jimmy Beans Wool at jimmybeanswool.com. 128 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:57,760 So tonight we're going to talk about expressing yourself. I just really want to play Madonna 129 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:05,360 right now. Yeah. Like Madonna. All of us have talked at various times about how we use crafting 130 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:10,880 as a means of self-expression. Tonight we're going to kind of dive into how does our crafting, 131 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:16,560 like the choices that we make, how do those things reflect who we are? Kind of be a little 132 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:24,000 bit introspective and hopefully create some sort of mindfulness in you, the listener. 133 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,960 How does your crafting reflect how you express yourself? 134 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,160 And how is it doing it? And you didn't even realize until now. 135 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:36,720 Yeah. I feel like a lot of the times we do, we kind of go down a path and we don't even 136 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:42,400 realize we're doing it. Like for example, I didn't realize I knit with blue yarn all the time until 137 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,240 Tina was like, do you maybe think you could pick a different color when we went to the wet? 138 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:53,600 Seriously. No, I really didn't. No, I really did not realize that that was. 139 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:54,560 No, you don't. 140 00:13:54,560 --> 00:14:00,880 Excuse you. Neither of the sweaters that, okay, no, one of them has blue. I've knit three sweaters. 141 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:05,840 Only one of them has blue. All right. All right. All right. Anyway, enough about me. What do you 142 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,760 think? Sorry, I just got caught up because I was like, but one of them was purple and technically 143 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:17,200 you needed blue to make it. Oh, shut up. You're all mean. 144 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:26,960 Dude, no, mine 90% of the time is dragons related. It's probably higher than that, but I'm getting 145 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:37,760 the shock. And if it's not that, then it's probably fantasy inspired of some kind anyways. 146 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,960 You say that like you have dragons all around your house or something. Like that's not even 147 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:49,360 not even a thing. I have a question. I have a statement. The first I'm going to say is 148 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:54,240 the statement because I don't want to get like too far off course. But when I took, I took that 149 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:59,200 picture of your, between the dragon and his rap and I sent it to my friend Mary to show her. 150 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:06,960 And her response was that is so Jess and she's never met you in person. But like that was, 151 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:14,320 that was the response was that is so Jess. Why the dragons? I like dragons. Well, yes, but why? 152 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:20,800 Like where did that start? Where does that come from? You know, I don't know. I have just always 153 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:27,760 liked dragons. Like dragons are awesome. I need, I say more. Dragons are cool. 154 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,240 That's it. I really don't know where it started. Like where the, where the obsession really started. 155 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:40,800 I mean, I remember the first movie where I was finally like, yes, that is the dragon. I always 156 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,040 envisioned. And that was Dragon Heart because before then I was always like, why do they make 157 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,880 the dragons look so stupid? Like I knew what a dragon looked like. Dragon Heart is a magical 158 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:57,920 movie. It really is. And for being such, you know, old school kind of bad, horribly CGI, 159 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:05,440 holds up. Okay. Well, cause it has a timeless storyline and the soundtrack slaps. Yeah. The 160 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:10,320 soundtrack, they use it for everything guys. Like it's in all the movie like trailers. They use 161 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:15,760 Dragon Heart music because it's awesome. Um, no, but I've always loved dragons and that's carried 162 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:22,240 over into my love of fantasy and D and D and all that sort of stuff as well. Yeah. I like everything 163 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:30,960 I have is somewhat dragon related or fancy related or like, I'm like, oh, look, this looks like 164 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:38,480 scales. I'm going to do that. Or this is how I be. It's just an aesthetic. Look, my vest is made in 165 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:42,560 the color leather because it's like a leather vest. And then I can feel like I have armor on. I was 166 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:48,240 going to say that's pretty sedate for you. Like both the pattern and the, and the yarn, but it's 167 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:52,000 a leather vest. Pretty sedate. Yeah. I didn't think about that. Yeah. See I did. 168 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:01,200 But yeah, if anyone has that's yeah. Dragon Heart, look up that dragon. That was my first, 169 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,120 like, yes, that is what a dragon should look like because everything before then I would get, 170 00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:09,520 I mean, okay. The sleeping beauty dragon was pretty boss, but it was only on screen for like 171 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:16,480 20 seconds and it got taken out in a stupid way. And, and I just felt like that should have been 172 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:22,160 a bigger battle. Um, I was, I was kind of disappointed. He's Prince charming. He didn't 173 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,640 even do it himself though. The fairies did. He just like held the sword up and they are like, 174 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,720 yeah, we're going to make it. And I was like, no, you what? No, that's you could have at least 175 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:37,600 thrown it yourself. No. Right. The muscles are for show. Right. I mean, to be fair, if you look at 176 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:41,760 it, he actually didn't really have any muscles either. So I mean, we're going to go there. 177 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:50,080 Nah, you know, Prince Philip, as far as some of the princes go is actually one of the better ones, 178 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:56,640 but still a very disappointing dragon battle. I have a visual of just Prince Philip being like 179 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:03,040 the, like the weakest of all the princes in the Disney prince prince charming from Snow White. 180 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,520 Like he's just pointless. Like he's just, he doesn't do any, we've gone a little off the 181 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:15,040 rails just a titch off the rails. Just saying. Just a titch. Still Snow White Prince. You suck. 182 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:24,560 Oh my God. I mean, like I thought about this, um, since you brought it up and I, 183 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:33,280 I don't know if I have a distinct style, but I will say the majority of the things I make 184 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:40,320 are inspired for other people. I noticed that like when I make stuff, a lot of the times I'm 185 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:47,600 making them because I want it to be helpful for somebody else. I very, very, very rarely 186 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:52,080 make something for myself. I always like make stuff and then I give it away or I hand it off 187 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:57,040 or I like hand it off to some, like it just never stays with me. I need to do that more. 188 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:03,200 I have way too many knits that I just don't use. Yeah. And I have the opposite problem. 189 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,880 I've knit all these cool things and like, Oh, I knit this. And like people are like, 190 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,240 wow, you've knit stuff. And I'm like, yeah. And they're like, what's something you've knit. 191 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:20,880 And I'm like, I got this hat. That's all like, I swear I've made more things. 192 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:25,840 I swear I've made more stuff than hats. Um, because you're just messaging, send me a picture 193 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:32,080 of the thing I gave you. I have kept, um, two of my shawls, but now I use them as wall decor. 194 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:38,480 So I can't wear them. They're art. Yeah. So I'm like, okay, cool. So that's up on my wall. 195 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:44,320 So now I've lost two shawls that I mean, you could wear them. I could just have to sacrifice 196 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,400 your art. I know. I just, it looks so pretty on my wall and like those things. If you take it down, 197 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:53,760 will it ever go back up the same way? I know. And like, and my little cow is hiding behind one of 198 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:58,720 the shawls right now. And he looks so cute. Even like this hat that I'm making right now is like, 199 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:03,840 this is for Pat. It's not for me. I'm making this and then I'm going to release the pattern because 200 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:10,560 it's all because his cowl is for him too. And yeah, right. Cause that started with him wanting 201 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,960 something that could be seen, right? Also keep him warm. Yeah. During the winter months, really 202 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:22,880 bright colors and made something simple and cushy. Yeah. And, and it's also like, I don't feel like 203 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:27,920 as bad if like, cause like his high viscall at this point has like seen better days, but I'm 204 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,760 okay with it. Like I'm actually okay with it because that means that he's been using it. He has 205 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:38,160 definitely been using it. Um, and I'm sure this beanie will see the same kind of use. I mean, 206 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:45,200 construction ain't clean folks. Yeah. I've been like, I'm trying to think if there's like, I, 207 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:52,080 I definitely gra see yarn collecting. I gravitate towards a specific color. Cause like, if you go 208 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:58,480 through my stash, I definitely have a lot of, a lot of like teals and like sea greens, but then 209 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:05,520 I also have a lot of like purpley pinks, which is ironic because I've almost never knit with purpley 210 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,520 pinks. Like I do, but like it's usually like, if it's for the kids or something like that, but I 211 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:15,440 don't like, I don't know. It's strange. I definitely have like a range of colors in the stash, but 212 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:22,080 there's definitely a hint of like, okay, she's really into teal and like sea green and like, 213 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:28,960 you know, like a minty kind of color, all those kind of in-betweens between green and blue. 214 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:36,080 And then like good color and then just randomly purple. Sometimes it just hits you. Yeah. Like 215 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:40,560 I, and there's no reason for it. The color just hits you and you're like, I need that. Yeah. 216 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:49,200 Listen, I love me some jewel tones. Yeah. And I just, no, not for me. I can't say it's dragon 217 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:54,400 based for me. Um, I can't even think, I'm trying to think of like a theme and honestly I've knit 218 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:59,680 so many random things. It's like, I I've done hats, I've done sweaters, I've done shawls, 219 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:06,320 I've done scarves and cows and mitts. And I think the only thing I really haven't done is like 220 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:13,360 pants, but I don't think I will ever do. I feel like knit pants are just, I mean, I've seen people 221 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:18,640 do them, but I like, I look at that and like, I, I already feel myself sweating. Yeah, no, like I, 222 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:24,240 I do. I see people knit, do knit pants and I think they look really good on them, but I would never 223 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:29,920 want them on me. Yeah. Pants are also, um, like, and I don't know, maybe I'm the only one that gets 224 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:34,960 to experience this joy every so often, but if you wear them often, they wear out. Yes. In the thighs. 225 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:41,200 Yup. And I mean, that's one of the reasons I stopped wanting to knit socks because they wear out. 226 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:47,440 Good old thigh. And as much as I like to wear my knits, I don't like to wear my knits to death. 227 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,240 Yeah. Like I feel like I would have to make knit pants and then put just a piece of leather in 228 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:59,600 between the thighs to stop the, to stop the chaplers. Just to reinforce. So that's, that's another, 229 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,200 and I know like some people are like, no, that's the best part about socks is then you get to, 230 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:08,000 you get to just make more of them. Um, but what if I don't want to, but that's kind of, yeah, 231 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:14,720 I'm like, I don't like holes. I just have like 10 pairs and I rotate. Yeah. So they'll, they'll all 232 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:20,240 last for a long time. If you have more than I have a confession. I made a hole in your sock 233 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,640 that you made me. Do you want me to fix it? No, I have it in a pile and I'm going to fix it. 234 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:30,640 I'm just sad because I wear them a lot. But that's well, see, here's the thing. 235 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:36,400 I'm pretty sure I still have the remnant yarn for that. Oh, do you? So do you want me to fix it? 236 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:42,880 Kind of. It's a really bad hole though. Whatever. I'll fix it. Okay. Why is it really bad? It's large. 237 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:48,160 Well, means that you wore them. I thought I could get away. I was like, Oh look, there's a hole 238 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:55,520 starting. I should be okay. And then like the end of the day came and I went, Oh no, that was a bad 239 00:23:55,520 --> 00:24:03,520 idea. It's on the bottom, like on the sole. Oh yeah. I can fix that. Yeah. Well, yeah. That, 240 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:08,560 that at least, you know, I wore out, literally wore out your socks. That's good though. I love them. 241 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:14,560 I'm glad that you like them that much. I did. I do. I still do. I just, I just can't wear them 242 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:21,600 currently because we have a giant hole in the foot, but yeah, no, I mean back to like, I don't know, 243 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,840 like my style. I don't know. I'm having a hard time with it. Like, I feel like it's just like for 244 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:30,000 others and I don't know if that's a good thing. So it sounds more like you're motivated by need 245 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:35,600 or necessity. Yes. Like this person is having a baby. They need a blanket. I'm going to make 246 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:40,960 the blanket. My husband needs a cowl. I'm going to knit that. My daughter wants a sweater. That's 247 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:45,280 not maybe not necessarily a need, but if you haven't like this past summer, when you finished 248 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:50,000 the one for your youngest, she didn't have a sweater. So to an extent it's like, you can't 249 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,320 really knit one child a sweater and not knit the other one a sweater. So it is kind of a need. 250 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,680 If you think about it. Oh, and they wear their sweaters. They really do. They love wearing 251 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:03,840 their sweaters. So it sounds like a lot of this is motivated by like you, you like to do things for 252 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:09,200 other people provide, which could be a good and a bad thing. It could be. It's a good thing. 253 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:13,040 Cause it's like, yay. I do stuff for other people, but it's a bad thing because I never do stuff for 254 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:17,680 myself. I already hear my therapist yelling at me. So I'm like, I'm just, maybe you need to take 255 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:24,160 shout out, shout out to Brittany and be like, listen, I need to provide something for myself. 256 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:29,360 Yes. And that is a need. This is my separate separate. It'd be like, I have to make this for 257 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:34,160 Tina and then make something for Tina and then give it to her and then open your own. 258 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:38,720 Oh, that's a good idea. Yeah. Okay. I have to think of yourself as a different person. 259 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:42,320 Trick your own brain sometimes. Yeah. That's what I'm going to do. Okay. Well, 260 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,480 thank you for this therapy session on to Drea. 261 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:53,760 I don't think I really have a yarn style either. Cause I don't, I don't, I don't typically knit in 262 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:59,840 the same, in the same color scheme. Could I offer a suggestion? Yeah. If I had to pick something for 263 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:05,600 you, it would be texture. Yeah. You really like like lacing cables and like anything that gives 264 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:12,400 like definition to the piece. Squish. I don't see Drea knitting like straight up stock net for years 265 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,320 and years and years and years. Like it's just too boring for you. Like you always have to have some 266 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:22,880 kind of design element in it. It's true. It's true. I do love my cables. Um, so I want to say that I, 267 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:28,800 I choose yarn based on what's going to hold up to the, to the style that I, that I knit in. Yeah. 268 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,880 Right. So if you're knitting with cables, you want something that's going to pop. Yeah. Not 269 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:38,720 something that's going to flatten out. And as for colors, I'm pretty sure, um, when I'm at the store, 270 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:44,400 one, I never buy yarn with a project in mind. Fair. I never do that. Totally fair. I need to 271 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:49,520 start doing that, but I probably will never do that. You've done it a couple of times. 272 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:54,800 Like at Ryan Beck, you've been like, this is going to be a hat for Frank. Oh, that's because Frank was 273 00:26:54,800 --> 00:27:04,080 with me and said, this is going to be my hat. Okay. So when other people request something, 274 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:09,760 yeah, then it's okay. Yes. Gotcha. It's like when I go to the grocery store with Frank, 275 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:17,840 he goes, he goes with a list and that is all we're allowed to buy. Oh no. Oh yeah. No, I can't do 276 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,520 that. You know what? I love it because that means that I'm not buying stuff I don't need. 277 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:29,600 That's fair. I love that. If we're going to the store to buy chicken and a vegetable and like 278 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:34,880 potatoes, that is all we will leave with. I love how Frank shops for groceries the way my dad used 279 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,800 to Christmas shop. He would like go into the mall and be like, we're going to this store. We're going 280 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,440 to buy this one thing and then we're getting the hell out of here. We're going nowhere else. 281 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:49,920 No, I'm not even going to look at anything else. That's hilarious. But buying yarn specifically 282 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:54,960 for a hat for Frank. And let me tell you, I had no pattern for Frank, but he said, these are the 283 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:59,440 yarns that you're going to use. And I was like, great. Thank you. I'm pretty sure he bought that 284 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:05,520 yarn for me too. I'm pretty sure he did. I'm going to buy my hat. This is for Frank. Yeah. I also 285 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:13,440 bought with intention the yarn for the Celtic Myths shawl. Yes, we all did. Yep. And I think 286 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:20,960 those are the only two that I purchased. Oh yeah. With the pattern in mind. It's kind of impressive. 287 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:26,800 Yeah, that feels about right. But usually when I'm at the store and I'm buying yarn, what I'll do is, 288 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:33,440 and I've noticed that I do this, I will buy colors based on my mood. 289 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:43,440 So if I'm in a happier mood or feeling upbeat or good about myself, I'll buy brighter colors. 290 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:53,120 And if I'm feeling kind of sad or down, I'll buy more muted colors. That's a good observation. 291 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:59,680 Yeah. So I have a very good mix of colors in my stash. I don't drift towards one color or another. 292 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:05,360 It's literally whatever it is that I'm feeling, that's what I'm buying. 293 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:12,080 That's fair. I like that for me though. That's fair. It gives you variety. Yeah. Because I also 294 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:18,640 think that when I'm ready to start knitting with whatever that color is or whatever that yarn is, 295 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:27,360 I'm going to pick that yarn based on my mood again. So I'm planning ahead kind of. 296 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,080 That's what I'm going to tell myself. Meg? 297 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:39,120 So I usually buy, I do the opposite. I usually try to, like, if I look at a yarn and I'm like, 298 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:43,200 oh, I really love that, I will run through my head, but what will I make with that? 299 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,840 Like, what am I going to do? And I try not to buy yarn unless I can actually envision. 300 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:52,960 It may not need to be like, I'm going to knit this exact pattern, but I at least want to be like, 301 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:57,920 that's going to be a shawl, that's going to be a sweater, this is going to be a cabled scarf. 302 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:04,640 Like, there's going to be some objective there. I never, or I shouldn't say never, I rarely 303 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:11,520 knit with warm toned yarns. Almost every single thing I knit is in a cool tone. Those are just 304 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:16,000 the colors I gravitate towards. I don't know if it's because I don't look good in warm tones. 305 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:21,680 I definitely look better in cool tones. That's just my shade. It's not always blues, but I do 306 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:29,920 gravitate a lot towards greens, turquoises. If it is like a pink, it's going to be like a cool 307 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:38,480 toned pink, not a bright flamboyant pink. And again, I'm not sure why. I think it's just my taste. 308 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,640 One thing that I have discovered about myself over time, and this is kind of sad, 309 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:48,160 as a marketing tool, if you put a bird on it, I will buy it. 310 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,520 It's fair. No seriously. 311 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:50,800 Especially if it's a barn owl. 312 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,960 It's really bad. No. 313 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,880 So what you're saying is if somebody starts an Indie Dye company and it's like a bird name, 314 00:30:58,880 --> 00:30:59,440 you're going to buy all the yarn? 315 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,880 Oh God, no, it's really bad. So the only yarn- 316 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,160 Heads up, Indie Dyers. 317 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,800 I know, I know. This is my secret. My secret. 318 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:07,600 But I will be your band. 319 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:14,560 Achilles heel. Jess will stop me. Back when I had no stash, that was what got me buying Ash 320 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,640 and Bumble. She's like, oh, this is like my bird of the month club. And I was like, well sold. 321 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:24,480 I will buy all of those. And I did. I ended up getting like six skeins. I did it for six 322 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:29,360 months and I was so sad when she stopped doing that particular collection. It was just for one year. 323 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:34,080 But it was, it was like, they were all inspired by different birds. She even put the birds on 324 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:40,480 the labels of the yarn. And it's like, oh God, sold. And even then I'd get the colors home and 325 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:45,120 I'm like, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with this, but it has a mallard on it. 326 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,680 So I need it. 327 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:53,360 So clearly it's really sad, but it's the same thing we went to. Um, we went to CT fiber fest 328 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:58,720 this past week and we went to, um, stitched by Jess, a loose booth. And we've spoken about her 329 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:07,360 before. We all have bags from her multiple bags. Um, and Jess was super excited because she finally 330 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:13,360 got a, uh, D and D bag. Yay. Yay. Congratulations. 331 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:19,600 It's got roving. So now three people at this table have them. And I had just bought a big 332 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:26,320 bag with barn owls on it from her, um, back at Reinbeck. I bought a, another bag that had owls 333 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:32,560 on it back in, Oh God, February, two years ago at, um, circle of stitches in Salem. 334 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:39,040 And we're walking through her booth and there's yet another bag with owls on it. And I was like, 335 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:46,400 but how many do I need? Apparently one more because it's sitting about an inch from my right hand at 336 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:52,080 this moment in time. And she now knows my Achilles heel. So she's probably going to keep making more 337 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:56,640 owl bags, probably not just for my benefit, but I'll probably keep buying them. It's really sad. 338 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:00,560 I don't know what it is. Birds are just my thing, which is hilarious. Cause again, that one's got 339 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:04,640 like the death head malls. Oh no, I love this one. It's got some skulls and you hate skulls. I don't 340 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:10,400 like skulls on it. So that bypass. Yeah. But death said moths are cool. They are cool. Okay. Like 341 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:16,400 they're cool. Arguably cool. And I like green. So it's, it's neat, but yeah, it's, I don't know. 342 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:22,400 It's just a thing. The only thing I bought at, um, the Connecticut fiber fast was a little ceramic 343 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:28,720 frog that had an air plant in the head. You have a thing for frogs though. I do, but it's gotta be a 344 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:37,360 cool frog. Yeah. None of those loser. Not a, not a dumb frog. Like it's gotta be a cool frog. 345 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:43,360 Or it's gotta be a noise maker. I feel like if it was slightly dumb, but also a noise maker that 346 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:50,640 would bypass the slightly dumb. Yeah. You have to think about it. I keep hinting to Frank that I 347 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:57,440 want one of those really big frogs that make the noise with the stick, the bullfrog. Yeah. I want 348 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:05,680 the big one. Like I've got one that's like little mini. And then I have like an actual like bullfrog 349 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:11,440 size one, you know, like, like, like a real bullfrog, but I want the one that's like stupid, 350 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:16,400 huge, like this big. I want the big honker and he's not picking up what you're throwing down. 351 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:21,840 He's not. I keep hinting at it. I don't think he listens to the podcast though. 352 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:35,760 Cause sad news for me. Oh God. Frank, if you listen to you, there you go. It's just felled out for you. 353 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:43,840 To be fair though, dragons, frogs, owls. And for me it's either chickens or octopi. Pineapples. 354 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:49,760 You have a lot of pineapple stuff. Oh, I like pineapple. Yeah. I mean, we're talking about 355 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:55,760 creatures, so pineapples aren't animals. I wasn't even thinking about animals. I was just more 356 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:02,240 thinking about like aesthetic. What's your general aesthetic? What's all over your house? Oh, for me 357 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:09,360 all over my house is definitely like llamas and alpacas. The frogs are only in the bathroom and 358 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,920 they definitely have like their little area. Wait, the musical frogs are in the bathroom. Oh yeah. 359 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:21,040 That's what if you get bored, I am providing entertainment for people who are visiting the 360 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:29,280 restroom. I have an affinity for farm animals. So I have a giant cow in my office. Chickens all 361 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:34,880 over your kitchen. I have chickens all over my kitchens. My galinies are very necessary in my 362 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:40,480 kitchen. Just throw on some pork cheese out there for you. Um, and yeah, that's a really pretty word 363 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:46,000 for chicken. Galenia. Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty. It's yeah. No, but I also like, I also have like 364 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:53,520 little piggies and like, I do. I like farm animals, but I also like, I mean, basically if you just take 365 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:58,160 a Portuguese person and then ask them all of the animals that they like to eat, that's basically 366 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:03,440 all the animals that I like to have in my house. I have octopus. I have little squids. I have 367 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:11,520 chicken and cows and pigs. Yeah. All the important ones. The lambs. Just like all the things that we 368 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:17,360 eat. It's just, yeah, that's, that's pretty much, it's yeah. That's now that I think about it that 369 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:25,120 way. I am a terribly sadistic person. I need help. No, that's fine. I like to collect the, uh, the 370 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:32,880 figurines of the things I eat. When you put it that way, it's only the maniacal lap that really 371 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:42,160 like. So slightly pivoting in topic. Um, what about like moving away from color or aesthetic? 372 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:50,560 Um, what about the way in which you craft, like the way, either the techniques that you use or 373 00:36:51,360 --> 00:37:00,400 the types of projects you gravitate towards, or even when you go to pick a pattern or seeking 374 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:06,480 something out, how does that reflect your self expression? I would say when it comes to pattern 375 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:12,640 buying in the beginning, it was very utilitarian. So if I needed to make a bit like how we were 376 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:17,680 talking before, if I needed to make a baby blanket for somebody because it was gift, I was looking 377 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:21,280 for something that was practical that they could use with their child. So I'm just looking for like 378 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:28,560 just very utilitarian nowadays. If I, especially if I'm going to buy a pattern, I am very like, 379 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:34,720 I'm looking through the comments. I'm like checking the reviews. I'm looking at how they rated it. 380 00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:41,200 It's like, I want to make sure that it's like, it's, it's a decent pattern, but I think 381 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:49,280 stylistically, I really like, um, patterns that look, um, more complicated than they actually are. 382 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:56,160 I love those patterns. Those are my favorite. Make me look impressive. Like this arachnishol is, 383 00:37:56,160 --> 00:38:03,200 is definitely a favorite pattern now because it looks way more complicated. It does. And, 384 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:09,360 but honestly, when you get into it, it's really a very basic kind of technique of pulls that you 385 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:17,520 don't like of just kind of carrying stitches that create, create this effect. So, um, but it's, 386 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,680 but it's actually like, and it's satisfying because then you look at it and you're like, wow, 387 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:27,120 I made this really complicated looking thing and it's a very simplistic pattern. Um, the hard part 388 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:32,720 with that is that you really don't know if a pattern is like that until you really get into it. 389 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:37,200 Yeah, that's fair. So, um, I mean, we picked this one based on the way that it looked. 390 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:44,000 Yeah. We really didn't do too much research into the pattern itself when we got it. So I really 391 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:48,560 think that we've looked up. Yeah, we definitely did. We absolutely did. But like I'm doing, 392 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:53,360 I'm doing a gift for somebody else and I picked it out because I wanted something that had a 393 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:59,920 reference to dogs and like, it also has like a heart reference on it. And I really like that, 394 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:06,880 but the pattern drives me crazy. And the only reason why it drives me crazy is that the way it's, 395 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:12,960 first of all, there's no chart, which drives me crazy. Um, I, there's, I don't always want a 396 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:18,960 chart, but especially when there's lace, it's really so much easier to read when there's a chart. 397 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:24,640 I just have a really hard time. It's easier to visualize what the pattern is. All those letters 398 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:32,880 and numbers and combinations. It can get really dizzying looking at a written pattern. But I don't, 399 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:37,680 I like the arachne. I don't mind reading the written. It's actually easier for me to read 400 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:43,280 the written with that, but there's no like lace in that. So it's easier to follow. So like, 401 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:49,280 it's just 36 rows of like, and there's, and there's really no continuity either. Like there's some, 402 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:55,760 there's a little bit of continuity towards the end of the repeat, but like basically every other row 403 00:39:55,760 --> 00:40:03,200 is something different. And I'm like, and like, I guess that would be more in Jess's realm of things 404 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:08,240 because I know you think need things that are interesting. Well, I got the pattern for you. 405 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:13,200 Cause my, cause this one is like, you definitely have to like keep checking it. Cause I'm just 406 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:19,120 like, wait, which one am I on? I don't, and I have, I'm using my row counter app and you know, 407 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:24,320 it's like keeping track of like how many times I've done the repeat and what row I am on in the 408 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:29,280 repeat. Cause otherwise I am, I have no idea where I am. So, but yeah, I think I would, 409 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:37,200 I prefer patterns that definitely look more fancy than they are. And, but are, are basically more 410 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:48,000 simplistic. And I definitely don't go for stuff that is impractical to use, if that makes sense. 411 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:53,360 So I'm not, if the finished product looks like it's a pain in the butt to carry around, 412 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:57,760 or it's going to be a pain in the butt to take care of afterwards, I'm probably not going to make 413 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:05,120 it unless it's like practical. It goes all back to that kind of practicality and like need. You 414 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:12,400 want something that's going to be used and worn and not just kept on a shelf because the minute 415 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:17,360 you put it on, it's going to fall apart. Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. I mean, I'm right there 416 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:22,480 with you. I much prefer having a pattern that's going to look like I put a lot more effort into 417 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:30,240 it than what I actually did. Knitting is supposed to be relaxing for me. And if I can't, if I can't 418 00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:37,360 multitask, like if I can't put a TV show on or listen to an audio book or, you know, like do 419 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:42,400 something secondary, that's not necessarily important, then I'm not going to do it. 420 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:50,320 No, it's fair. I like repeating patterns. And yeah. And I definitely think with your repeats, 421 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:55,520 you I'm just so stuck on texture with you because like almost every single thing you've made has had 422 00:41:55,520 --> 00:42:02,560 some kind of texture on it. Yeah. I much prefer having a texture to my fabric. It just looks cool. 423 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:08,080 It's so much more fun to create the make sense. Sometimes it's interesting just to understand the 424 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:12,080 puzzle of how that texture is made to. I can't tell you how much I love puzzles. 425 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:19,680 Yeah. Now that I say that, I'm like, wait a second, wait a second. That tracks. I love puzzles. 426 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,640 Give me a puzzle any day. Yeah. I like stuff that looks cool. 427 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:33,840 Even if it's just to me. Dragons and cool. Yes. I like color work. No, but you also cannot do 428 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:42,240 really, really simple stuff. I can if it's short, but if it only takes two minutes, I'll do it. 429 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:46,960 Once, once you're getting into this is going to be a 30 day project and it's all the same. I'm like, 430 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:54,720 I don't want it anymore. It's gotta be something kind of interesting or new or has some sort of 431 00:42:54,720 --> 00:43:00,240 pattern shift. Like I don't even necessarily care if it's something that's like, like, um, 432 00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:06,240 like the Morgana shawl was actually pretty simple, but it looked really cool. And you got the added 433 00:43:06,240 --> 00:43:11,120 benefit of adding a bead to it, which was blending the yarn. You were also blending the colors. 434 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:16,640 I was more thinking about the sweater. You made your mom the rose hip sweater where it's like, 435 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:21,840 yeah, there was, you had the color work. You had like rows of the body that were pretty boring, 436 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:26,640 but then you had the corrugated ribbing, which was another cool element. That was really neat. 437 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:32,000 Like the kind of spice it up and gave you something to look forward to on both the hem and the, 438 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:37,680 and I got to die the yarn, which was and you died the yarn. So yeah, mostly fun because there's 439 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:41,360 just gotta be some variety. The Addy didn't like me when I was trying to knit it up to give it 440 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:46,080 the gradient and it like ate the last half of it. But by then I was too far gone. So I just made it 441 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:53,280 work in the dye pot. Like, no, you feel gradient. Dang it. And it did. And it worked out. That was 442 00:43:53,280 --> 00:44:01,600 an ugly blank. It was an ugly blank. There were holes everywhere. It was so good in the first half 443 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:07,600 and I got to the second half and it like threw one of the, and it just kept throwing it. And I was 444 00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:11,760 like, no, I've come too far. We're just, you're just going to be, you're just going to be, 445 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:17,120 and I'm going to unravel you as soon as you're done. So I'm not fixing you now. 446 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:22,720 And MagBirds, there really aren't any bird techniques. But there's the owl cable. 447 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:28,480 Yeah. Yeah, that's true. That's true. I have, I actually have, if you look at my Ravelry library, 448 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:35,600 I have a lot of like owl cables or owl color work saved. No, but I mean, I've got to, I tend, 449 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:40,880 my knitting projects tend to fall into one of two categories. And they all have to do with my mood. 450 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:46,960 Kind of like Dreya's yarn buying choices. I tend to be a person that likes to knit while I watch TV 451 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:52,480 or listen to music or does something multitask. And with those projects, they tend to be like the 452 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:56,880 one I'm working on right now, where I do have to pay attention, but not very much. You know, I have 453 00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:04,160 to pay attention towards the edges, but most of it is just knitting. So no big deal. The other flip 454 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:11,520 side of that is there are some times when my brain does not shut off and it is just going, 455 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:18,400 going, going a million miles an hour. And on those occasions, I'm like, I need something 456 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:25,760 complicated for me, not necessarily complicated for everybody else, but complicated for me, 457 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:32,720 where I have got to stop and think about this. And that can be a little bit complicated for me, 458 00:45:32,720 --> 00:45:38,560 this. And that can be every, anything from complicated cables to color work, something that is, 459 00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:44,880 is I cannot watch TV and, and knit with. I actually have to constantly pay attention to the pattern. 460 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:50,320 And that happens at very, very specific times when I just cannot get my brain to shut off and 461 00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:57,200 I'll pull out something super complex. And it actually really helps. It calms me down a little 462 00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:03,280 bit. It gives me a sense of refocusing. And then nine times out of 10, I have a really pretty 463 00:46:04,320 --> 00:46:10,160 complicated looking project to show off when I'm done, which is, which is very nice. I want to say 464 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:14,880 like the last time I did something that was like super complex like that was when I was recovering 465 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:21,120 from surgery and I had the cell boo hat. Oh yeah. And it's complicated color work. And it was made 466 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:27,120 more complicated because I was trying to color melt while I was doing it. Cause I was trying to 467 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:32,320 make a gradient. So I had to pay attention to both the colors and the actual color work. And it really 468 00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:38,080 did help. Cause I wasn't feeling great. You know, my body hurt and I was anxious. I was anxious about 469 00:46:38,080 --> 00:46:44,640 missing work. I was anxious about my recovery rate and how things were going. Um, and that really 470 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:50,480 helped. Cause I really couldn't think about anything else while I was doing it. Um, so that's how, 471 00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:55,680 that's where most of my projects tend to fall in either the very, very basic or the super complicated 472 00:46:55,680 --> 00:47:03,120 for me. That's where I'm at. I think it's good to have like a kind of a rotation though, so that 473 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:07,920 if you need something less complicated, you have it. And if you need something more complicated, 474 00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:12,960 you also have it. Yeah. It's, I mean, right now I don't have that. I'm just knitting one thing, 475 00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:19,040 but it's, it is good to have it. That's, that's another reason why I have, and I'm kind of going 476 00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:23,040 off your reel from the other day where you're like, this is why I have so many projects all 477 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:31,120 going at once. And I related to that so hard. Yes. Cause I, a lot of times like one project is, 478 00:47:31,120 --> 00:47:36,640 it does not fit all. Sometimes I need something more complicated. Sometimes I'm like, oh my God, 479 00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:42,480 if it's anything more than garter stitch, it's not happening today. Um, no, I cannot think about 480 00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:47,280 increasing or decreasing. I can't even think about picking up a cable needle. Like this is not 481 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:52,240 happening. So sometimes it has to be something simple. And sometimes it's like, if I knit 482 00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:57,040 something boring, uh, my brain is just going to go flying off sideways and it's, it's just not 483 00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:03,120 going to happen. So yeah. And to, to answer the, uh, pointed question of what do I knit when I'm 484 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:09,120 angry? Because that was the number one question. I'm not really, yes, it was when I was like, 485 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:13,760 this is the one that I did when I'm angry and everyone's like, which one is that? And I'm like, 486 00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:21,200 it's super bulky. That makes so much sense. Yeah. Oh my God. No, really big needles that you're 487 00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:28,080 just stabbing stuff with and just super, you just need a nice big needle that you could stab stuff 488 00:48:28,080 --> 00:48:33,120 with. That's, that's all I need. And, and get a finished project really fast. Yes. So if you're 489 00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:38,640 feeling really, really crappy and then you just get this like really nice, like whatever it's 490 00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:44,160 usually, honestly, it's usually a super bulky hat of some kind. And I'm just cranking it out. 491 00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:51,280 No, I do that when I'm really sad on that, like a, a kid's hat and super bulky and it's like done 492 00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:59,360 in an hour and you're like, yes, I can, I can knit. No, it's, that's a good point. 493 00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:07,120 And that's all the time we have for this week for additional content or opportunities to connect 494 00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:13,040 with the cast. Check out our website at pardon my stash.com and be sure to tune in next time 495 00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:23,200 for more fun friends and fiber at pardon my stash.