1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,840 I'm Drea. I'm Meg. I'm Tina. And I'm Jess. And this is Pardon My Stash. 2 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:17,280 Welcome to Pardon My Stash, a podcast about knitting within the fiber arts and how awesome 3 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:22,400 it is. Before we get into today's topics, let's talk about what we're working on this week, Jess. 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:33,200 Um, I am still plugging away on my I Am Dragon 2 Cowl by Alexandra Davidoff Studios in the Colorway 5 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:42,560 Morgan from Critical Hit Dyes. Meg? I am working on Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon Osborne. It's a 6 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:49,440 colorwork beret, kind of more like a slouchy beanie. And I'm making it out of Critical Hit Dyes Rogue 7 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:55,360 in the main Colorway charm. And then I'm using the Wither and Bloom gradient for the colorwork. 8 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:00,000 And I am about maybe a third of the way done with it. I'm liking it. That's gonna be great 9 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,040 when it's done. I'm very excited for it. I've wanted to knit this hat for a very long time and 10 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:11,520 could never settle on colors. So. Oh, it's a hat? I don't know why I thought when she said 11 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:22,400 Selbu Modern that it was a shawl. No. It's a hat. Just ignore me. Tina, what are you making? 12 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:33,760 I can't tell you. Fine. That's it. No, I am working with, I'm still working with a mystery 13 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:39,440 project. I can't even tell you, I really can't tell you anything about it. But I am working. 14 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:44,000 What yarn are you using? Yeah, I'm gonna tell you about my yarn. Hold on. It is 15 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:50,960 Lena Grossa Cool Wool Hand Dye, limited edition. And what do you call it? I call it Vanilla Ice 16 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:57,040 Cream Cone with Rainbow Sprinkles. And that's what it looks like. It is a DK weight. Well, 17 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,560 whatever you're making, I'm sure it's gonna be great. Yeah, luckily. I can tell you that. 18 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:11,520 What about you, J? I am still plugging away on this Akemi shawl by Isabel Kramer. Zelda is really 19 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:20,080 winning out lately. Much like last week and the week before. And probably the week before that, 20 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,800 because I'm powering through that game, instead of powering through my project. 21 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:32,240 Hey, whatever, whatever brings you joy. You've been extremely dedicated. You don't 22 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:39,840 want to make trash TV nights. It's just... I do both. Surprisingly though, like you'll just be like, 23 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,920 ah, I can't believe that guy did that in the TV show. And then you'll be like, ah, I can't believe 24 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:50,240 that guy did that in the video game at the same time. Yeah. Works well. I can split my attention 25 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:59,280 when I need to. It stops working after a while, but it's okay. I can do both. Both is good. Both's 26 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:03,600 good. Be sure to check out our website, pardonmystache.com for more information as 27 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:10,080 well as pictures regarding our current projects, patterns, and yarns. So this week we're going to 28 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:15,040 talk about the benefits of participating in make-alongs and how great they are and how much fun we 29 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:19,760 have with them. We do have a lot of fun with them. Well, speaking of make-alongs, Jess, why don't you 30 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:26,640 tell us about our new make-along that we're going to be doing soon? We are going to be starting 31 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:35,040 a make-along soon and it's going to be the Tea Time Cozy make-along where we... Well, one of the 32 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:41,520 main focuses is tea time and this is your chance if you've ever really wanted to make a tea cozy. 33 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:46,240 Now you get to see some cool tea cozies and maybe choose one to make. What's a tea cozy? 34 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:53,680 It's a hat for your teapot. Well, I like that. But if a tea cozy isn't your thing, we're also accepting 35 00:03:53,680 --> 00:04:00,560 anything tea related. Like if you can explain how it relates to a tea time, we'll accept that as 36 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:05,040 part of the make-along. Like it could either have tea in the name or tea in the yarn brand or you 37 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,880 could be like, hey, I like wearing these gloves because they keep my hands cozy when I'm holding 38 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:14,640 a hot mug of tea or I'll make an analysis in Wonderland thing because tea happens in that and 39 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:22,000 then we'll accept those. Those are all acceptables. The idea is just a cozy tea time. There's a really 40 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:28,400 cool pattern that you can make like a tea bag holder and it has like sleeves in it. 41 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:36,880 I actually have one of those but it's sewn. Yeah, I wouldn't mind like a knit one. I want to say 42 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:42,320 it's knit. I don't think it's crochet. We've included some knit patterns and crochet patterns 43 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:47,040 for people who do those. They're free for people that don't want to purchase but if you can go 44 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,680 off and find your own own pattern as well. I already know which one I want to make. Is it the 45 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:58,320 snail? It's the snail. I had a couple ideas but I found one the other day that was a basket that 46 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,640 was kind of cute. I think that is so pretty. That I might do and that's knit so it'll be a bit 47 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:08,000 different but I like it so I might do that one. Meg, have you decided what tea cozy you're going 48 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:14,960 to make? We actually discussed this today and I'm actually not going to do a tea cozy because we 49 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:24,080 only have one teapot and we don't use it very often and we figured that it only needed one sweater. 50 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:32,160 Outfit changing. Seasonal. No, I'm good. Instead of a tea cozy, what are you going to make? 51 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:38,160 Honestly, it's really funny because the time that you came over to play Zelda with Jess, 52 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:46,240 Frank was actually perusing my yarn collection and he pulled out this one really wild skein that 53 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:51,040 I bought from Dragon Horde and was like, you know, this one's really cool and I said, yeah, 54 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:56,000 I have no idea what I want to make with that. It's just so wild. He was like, you should make 55 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:03,440 mitts with this and I was like, yes, Frank, I will make mitts with that. So I was looking yesterday 56 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:12,960 for mitt patterns that I thought might not get lost in the fabric and I think I found one and 57 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:17,520 so I'm going to knit a pair of fingerless mitts. That is my plan. Then you can do that photo where 58 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,760 your hands are like cupping a cup of tea and you have the fingerless mitts. Yeah, it's very artful. 59 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,640 It's super artful. I love that. That's the plan. That's the plan. 60 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:35,920 Well, it could be like a cozy, right? Yeah. Does it have to be tea? 61 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:45,280 Like, could it be a cozy for my dog? AKA a dog sweater. You're going to make a dog sweater for 62 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:50,640 the makeover? I already like halfway started. I mean, if you can take a picture of him at a tea 63 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:57,280 party with it, then sure. Oh my God. Yes. We can set up a tea party set for Marlo. Oh my God. That 64 00:06:57,280 --> 00:07:03,360 would be adorable. In his little dapper sweater. You have a teapot that's thing. Oh, I do have a 65 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:09,360 teapot. Well, that's like the kid teapot though. It's super small. He's a dog. Oh, no, I thought 66 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:14,240 you meant make it cozy for the teapot, the kid teapot. Oh, no, no, no. Oh, yeah. I would never 67 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,160 want to do that. I feel like that's a little too finicky. Yeah. I could definitely, well, we could 68 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:22,160 actually make a reel of him like sadly sitting at it because that's what he would be doing. He would 69 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:28,640 be sadly sitting in front of a tea party with his new knitted sweater while like we make the teapot 70 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:33,760 thing. And he's just sitting there going, he's just going to be mad the whole time. Yeah, that'll be 71 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:41,600 mine. I like it. So if you take anything away from this, it's that this is a very flexible make-along. 72 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:47,200 Yeah, you just have to come up with some way it relates to tea. And honestly, I'm just kind of 73 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:54,480 interested in how some of y'all might come up with a reason why something relates to tea. Like that's 74 00:07:54,480 --> 00:08:00,960 kind of exciting. What is what is your interpretation? So it'll be fun to see what people come up with. 75 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:07,280 You could do yarn that is a tea dye. You could do that. I actually have a friend that used to do 76 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,120 that. It's really pretty. You could crochet a giant tea. I don't know why, but you could. 77 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:16,960 Like the letter T? Yeah, like the letter T. Again, I don't know why you would, but you could. 78 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:24,160 It's tea. You could crochet like little snacks that go with tea. Yeah. Oh, that'd be cute. 79 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:31,840 Guys, if somebody wants to make Mr. Tea related, somebody make something Mr. Tea related, please. 80 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:42,880 Yes, I will accept that. I will accept Mr. Tea related. Even more if it's Mr. Tea attending a tea 81 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:48,800 party. Signups will be available at partinmystash.com slash get involved. So since we're talking about 82 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,400 make-alongs, what's your what's your favorite thing about make-alongs? I was actually thinking about 83 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,800 this the other day because I was really having trouble staying motivated with anything that I'm 84 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:04,640 knitting right now. And I think I found it with this hat that I'm working on. But I don't know 85 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,680 about you guys. I definitely get this at the beginning of the year where I get a lot of 86 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:14,240 staritis where I want to cast on all the things and I get very like bored very easily with everything 87 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:19,760 that I'm working on. And so the make-along, it's not only is it like kind of the deadline of like, 88 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:26,640 okay, I have to do this by this time, which sometimes I really do like deadlines, but also 89 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:31,440 just having the motivation of other people doing it with me. And, you know, we're all kind of in 90 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:36,240 this together and we're all going to have similar items, although in this case, probably not. 91 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,080 Sounds like we're all going to have different items. But still the shared experience. 92 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,640 I think you get to share where you're at. 93 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:47,520 Yeah, I like the opportunity to try a project that I probably wouldn't have otherwise 94 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:48,960 picked for myself. That too. 95 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,760 Like, I don't think that I ever would have gone out of my way and said, yeah, 96 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:55,200 let's make this snail tea go deep. Are you sure? 97 00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:00,640 Yeah. I mean, to be fair, I didn't know that tea cozies were a thing until Jess brought it up. 98 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,960 Oh, really? Oh, yeah. 99 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,480 I've never seen them before. 100 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:05,600 Yes, you had. 101 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,080 I've seen sewn ones. I haven't seen knitted. 102 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:13,520 When we used to go, yeah, when we used to go to tea at that place up in Woodstock, 103 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,360 they're not quite as... 104 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,480 Yeah, they were like quilted tea cozies. 105 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:26,640 Oh, yeah. Yeah. I don't know. Maybe I just didn't consider that we could have made a knitted one. 106 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,880 No, I don't think I've ever seen a knitted one in person. See, honestly, one of the things that 107 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:35,840 I've always liked about being a test knitter is that like, I know, like, you know, we talk 108 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:44,480 about deadlines as being a negative, but I'm terrible with getting like a new yarn or a new 109 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:50,240 pattern and it kind of, you know, I want to throw away what I'm working on and go run off and start 110 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:58,160 something else. So make-alongs actually really do help me stick with a project. And so do test knits, 111 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:58,800 honestly. 112 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:05,360 No, I've never excelled at deadlines. So usually when I decide that I'm going to participate in a 113 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:11,760 make-along, usually our own make-along, I cast on right away and get as much done as humanly possible, 114 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:16,640 as quickly as possible. And then I don't have to worry about a deadline because it's already done. 115 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:21,600 And that's fair. Well, that's another thing too, is having a nice long make-along timing. 116 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:28,800 It gives you, if you're not exactly ready the second that it begins, it does give you enough 117 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:37,040 time to feasibly still participate. Even if you don't cast on immediately, you've got the time. 118 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:41,680 So I've always liked that we do the longer make-alongs. I can't, I cannot do make-alongs 119 00:11:41,680 --> 00:11:45,040 that are like one to two weeks. That is not a thing I can do. 120 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,400 Nah, I can't do test knits that short. 121 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:48,960 No. 122 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:56,400 I have done test knits that short and they give me agita. Like, I've done them, I've only done them 123 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,680 when I've been like, okay, it's a quick accessory and that's not going to take me that long, but it 124 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:05,680 still does. It's still like, oh, jeezum, this is not, this is not very long at all. 125 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:07,680 Yeah, I want to enjoy the make. 126 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:09,680 I also really like getting prizes out of make-alongs. 127 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:11,680 Oh, we're doing prizes. 128 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:14,720 Yeah, but like some of like, I like our prizes for sure because... 129 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,720 The pins are designed by Dreah. 130 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:17,760 Oh yeah, they are. 131 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:22,960 But besides, besides those, like there's, you could also get like, if it's being sponsored by like a, 132 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:29,120 a specific yarn dire, you could get yarn or you can get coupons. And then if it's like 133 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:34,960 done by a specific shop, sometimes they'll do like a code for their shop or like, it's just like, 134 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,040 usually there's some benefit, like they incur, they want to encourage you to finish. 135 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,080 So there's some kind of benefit at the end to finish. 136 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:47,840 I also like the sense of community with doing make-alongs. Like I like connecting with other 137 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:55,920 crafters and makers that, that I probably wouldn't have talked to otherwise or connected with 138 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:01,520 otherwise if we weren't participating in the same project. 139 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,200 Yeah. And meeting other people too, like just kind of expanding your, your circle. 140 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:11,200 Kind of in that vein, I also, and I have, like, we're not doing this, but I've also, 141 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:16,080 you know, with other make-alongs, when they, the idea is to use a certain type of yarn that 142 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:21,440 maybe you have never used before, kind of get more familiar with the different, different 143 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:28,000 product that you've never used. Some of us tend to fall into ruts with our yarn. I know I do. 144 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:34,400 I haven't used Malibu Rego in a really long time. It's been, it's been like a good six, seven months. 145 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,400 I mean, you made a couple squares with them, but. 146 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:42,320 I'm in and out in cycles. I think that's, I think that's normal. I fall in and out of love with, 147 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,800 with yarns all the time. And then I put them away for a little bit. And then I read them. 148 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:51,520 And I think it's gorgeous. And then they're new yarns. Yeah. Because I'm actually really interested 149 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,360 to find out what kind of techniques go into making a snail cover for my tea pot. 150 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,440 I have a feeling that there's probably like something similar to making like a knitted bag 151 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,840 is going to be similar to making a knitted cozy. Cause like, you have to give it like a bottom, 152 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:11,360 right? Of some, maybe. I don't know. But. I don't know. Or even just. I haven't actually looked at 153 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:16,640 the pattern yet. Yeah. I'm like, no, not obviously. Usually they are, they're like hats. They slide 154 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:23,600 over it. Cause that will be pretty hot. I like that. So it's like a hat with a ponytail hole. 155 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:29,280 There's a couple of them. Cause you gotta have the, the opening for the top and the handle and the, 156 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:36,160 and the spout. So like, it is like a sweater pretty much if you think about it. A little bit. 157 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:43,040 A little sweater for your teapot. I like that even. It'll burn your hand when you pick it up. 158 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,880 Well, it helps keep it hot too. Yeah. It's, it's multifunctional. 159 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:53,840 Well, cause a lot of times too, your, your kettle and your pot, tea pot are two different things 160 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:59,440 and you like pour one inside the other and. Yeah. You don't want to put a hot kettle on the kitchen 161 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,400 table. You could put a kettle on the kitchen table. You could put a kettle on the kitchen table. 162 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:13,680 You could make a trivet. My God, I made one for my mom when I was like eight. She still has it. 163 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:21,920 It's awful. Those things last. It does. It did. It's a trivet like, uh, essentially a potholder. 164 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:27,920 It's like, it's like a, what you put under the hot thing. So it doesn't scorch your table. 165 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:33,120 Oh, so yeah. A potholder. Well, while we're talking about make-alongs, um, what about make-alongs that 166 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:39,280 we've enjoyed making? So I actually have a very limited experience in doing make-alongs. Um, 167 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,840 as I've said before, and I've said many times, and I probably will keep saying it, um, I'm terrible 168 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:50,960 with deadlines. Um, so the only time that I've actually done and completed a make-along is when 169 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:57,280 we have done them here with the podcast, but I, I've enjoyed all of them. 170 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:05,920 I liked doing the, the, the cowl one. I did too. Like, yeah, that looks fun. Oh, I stretched myself 171 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:11,920 on that one. You harvested the dead yarn from my hand. I mean, that's half of its appeal. Yeah. 172 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:19,920 Okay. That yarn is still sitting over in my cupboard, just sadly crying. 173 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:29,360 What about, what about you guys? Um, honestly, this was an informal one, I guess, but I will 174 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,800 like forever. I don't know if we can call it a make-along, cause it was just the two of us, but 175 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:39,760 I will forever have a soft spot for the, uh, football socks that we take. Mainly because 176 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:44,720 that was like the first time that, um, well, first time I ever did any sort of project, like 177 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:50,720 along in tandem with somebody, but also because we bought the yarn at the same time and you picked 178 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:55,440 the pattern. And I remember when you picked it out and I looked at it and I'm like, yeah, I'm never 179 00:16:55,440 --> 00:17:00,880 going to finish that because I had only finished like two pairs of patterned socks in my whole life 180 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:07,360 and neither of them were as complicated as that. Um, but I really, really wanted those socks. 181 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:13,520 And that was the start of like, once I finished those socks, it was a start of me pushing myself 182 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:18,320 to go outside of my comfort zone and start knitting things that I really wanted to learn how to knit. 183 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:26,160 So, um, I will forever have a very soft spot for that very informal. What? I helped you with that. 184 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,960 You really did. And I'm really glad that you picked that pattern because I would never have 185 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,920 picked that pattern. I'm so glad that you picked that pattern. I'm so glad that you picked that 186 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:41,200 pattern because I would never have picked that pattern. It was a cookie a pattern. It was monkeys 187 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:49,200 by cookie a and, uh, and unfortunately, because of my amazing Kitchener skills, um, the toe of one 188 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:56,080 of mine has opened. Um, so I don't wear the socks, but I still have them. Oh, you should fix it. 189 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:03,200 I'm really, really bad at Kitchener. Every time I Kitchener, I, I, I screw it up somehow. Oh, 190 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,680 do it. All right. Next time I see you, I'll give it to you and you can graph the toe. 191 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:14,160 It's like my jam. Oh, good. Cause I hate it. I'd say if I ever knit socks again, you can do the 192 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:21,920 toes, but I don't ever want to knit socks again. So I'm glad I got you for your last pair of, 193 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:27,440 this will be a last. You did. You did. I really have no desire to ever knit socks again. So, 194 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:36,480 um, you, you were my, my last socks. So, yay. What about you Jess? Um, well, I don't really, 195 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:41,120 the only make-alongs I've done has also been from here, although I kind of laughed because there's 196 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:45,600 been like two or three projects that I have done. And then I've seen a make-along for it, like a 197 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,720 month or two after I finished. Yeah. You really do have that. Like my, I am dragon three shawl that, 198 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:55,200 that happened. It was like, there was make-along like a month and a half after I finished mine. 199 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:59,200 They're like make-along and I'm like, oh, but I'm done. And then there was a hat that I did at one 200 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:03,760 point and later on they're like, yeah, here's a make-along. I'm like, again, I've already done 201 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:08,400 this. So I kind of miss it. I miss the boat on that. Just call yourself a trendsetter. I'm a 202 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:13,520 trendsetter. No, I like, nobody even, nobody knows about it, but I am, I am setting the trends that 203 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:20,560 I'm too realizing. So you're welcome. No. Um, I mean, there's one in June that I kind of want to 204 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:27,520 do. That's like, just do something D and D related. I'm like, yes. Yeah. What? Yeah. What? It's, 205 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:35,360 Oh yeah. That one. It's like, you know about it. You saw it first. 206 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,800 But actually it's not D and D. It's basically they're, they're doing like have something that's 207 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:51,200 related to tabletop RPG and, and it's a make-along. And I was like, oh, that's fun. So I may do 208 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:57,680 something with that. It starts in June, but other than that, like most of the ones we've done were 209 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:03,760 the ones I like, were the ones that were part of my stash. And I really liked the hood and the Celtic 210 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:12,000 myths Shaw was really hard because there was a lot of, um, stockinette that went on forever. And if I 211 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:17,440 knew that I, you know, I probably would steer clear or something like that again, just because 212 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:23,440 I feel like I've done it now. So if I saw another make-along that was like, this is a lot of stockinette 213 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:31,920 I'd be like, maybe, maybe not. Um, but yeah, no, I, it's, and I think I prefer make-alongs too, 214 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:39,120 where you have a little bit more, um, leeway with, but at the same time, like, you know, agreeing with 215 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:43,520 the points we brought up earlier, like having something like, maybe I wouldn't have even seen 216 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:49,840 or tried before would be kind of neat. So, so I think it depends. Does our simple line shawl 217 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:58,560 count as a make-along if we all did them at? Yeah. Well, yeah, it was, it was an extended, um, 218 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:06,640 deadline. Cause like I did mine first. Yeah. And then, um, I don't remember what prompted everyone 219 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:12,080 else to make a simple line shawl. What was the prompt for that? I, I wanted to make it. Oh, I 220 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:18,400 made it second. And then I made it with you. No, you didn't. I, you made it with my second one. 221 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,720 Oh, that was your second one? Yeah. Cause I made one in early spring and then I wanted to make a 222 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,520 second one for my aunt and you guys both bought the yarn when I was making my second one. That's 223 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:33,440 right. So extended make-along. Yeah. We all wanted to be matchy. Yeah. But now we all have simple line 224 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:39,280 shawls. And we all did seed dot beanies at the same time too. Yes. And we all did cocoa beans 225 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:44,960 at the same time too, except for Jen. The cocoa beans. Jess did not do the cocoa beans. I did not. 226 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:50,080 The seed dot beanie was fun though. Cause that was like technically my first pattern and no, 227 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:56,160 no, it was my first pattern. And it was like my first time like doing like test knitting and. 228 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,160 Well, I got the pattern for the Alaska hat and I know you wanted to do that with me. So that'll be 229 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:05,680 a make-along. Yes. Yeah. Jess bought that pattern like, I don't know, sometime last year. And we 230 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,760 said, we're going to do it. I just don't know when. Yeah. I've got a seed and everything for it. I 231 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:16,560 just haven't gotten to it yet. And then I did the normal. I think that was not that's on my list in 232 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:21,120 my head, but I didn't put it anywhere that I would remember. So until someone brings it up, I go, 233 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:25,760 Oh, that one. Yeah. I thought I was going to make it last year and then I just didn't do it. 234 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:32,320 Well, maybe we should plan that for later this year. Future project. I like that. So yeah, 235 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:37,200 if you're interested in doing a make-along, if you've never done one before, like I said, 236 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:43,200 we are going to be starting that up. Get your feet wet. Like take a little dip in the make-along pool. 237 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:48,320 The water's nice. I just have this vision of like just a whole bunch of people in like 238 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:54,480 a really comfortable pool. Being like, ah, we're leaving. Yeah. That's us. Come knit the dog. 239 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:58,720 It's our pool. They're all on floaties too. That's us. Cause you have to float with the yard. You 240 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:03,440 don't want to get the yard wet. It's like a lazy river. Oh, that'd be nice. Do it. 241 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:06,880 I was going to think if we make that happen. 242 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,600 At the end, maybe one day at the end of the make-along, we'll all find a lazy river and be 243 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:17,840 like, we made this and just go down the river once with our finished object. May is a little. 244 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,440 Yeah, that's true. I also don't know a lazy river that is central to everybody that's going to be 245 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:26,960 in this make-along considering most will be international folks. Well, that's it for this 246 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:31,200 week's topic for additional content and opportunities to connect with the cast. Check 247 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:37,040 out our Patreon or our website at part of my stash.com. 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