I was introduced into the world of Podcasts last summer by my husband. . . something he laughs about now because I have taken it to a whole new level of intensity. I started with Ready, Set, Knit done by the owners of WEBS, America's Yarn Store out of Massachusetts. Then I found the Knit Picks Podcast done by Kelley Petkun and have had her as a constant companion since the fall!
I just finished listening to ALL 235 of the Podcasts and I feel accomplished, yet a little sad at the same time! Listening to the book reviews (both needle arts and fiction) has led to my investigation of books that I had passed over before. That just goes to show that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Of course this means that I now have three lifetimes worth of projects! The interviews are very interesting because you get to hear the background of the designers and the rationale for their designs. It is nice to note that I am not the only knitter with multiple projects on my needles at a time. I also took to heart the advice that you can throw a project out and recycle the yarn into something new and better! I just did this to a children's sweater that I had not liked since day one: what a liberating feeling. Now I can plan to use the yarn for another project, hmm, maybe a stuffed dinosaur. My boys would like that better than the sweater anyway! These Podcasts have made me a better knitter and a better teacher of the fiber arts!
I am going back to Ready, Set, Knit and I am also trying out Never Not Knitting, Subway Knits, and Marly Bird. Thank you to all those out there who work so hard on Podcasts!
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