YarnderWoman Podcast: Episode 69: Many WiPs, Many Books

Welcome to Episode 69 of the YarnderWoman Podcast!

This episode was filmed on 15 February 2018 in Perth, Western Australia.

This is a longer episode than normal - the last half an hour is devoted to discussing some books I've read lately, on the topics of minimalism, decluttering and simplicity.

So if you're just here for the knitting, that's no worries and you can enjoy the first hour, as there is definitely lots of knitting! :-)

The time stamps for the various segments are as follows:

Brooching the Subject - 01:44
Finished Objects - 03:44
Works in Progress - 14:03
KAL/Prizes - 41:50
Quick interlude - 50:27
Spinning Me Right ‘Round - 51:26
Bye - 1:25:23
YarnderMum clips / out-takes - 1:26:30

Brooching the Subject:

Knitting girl from Hanaletters on etsy
Crochet version here

YarnderWoman merchandise can be purchased from Red Bubble.

Finished Objects:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

Fingerless mitts that started as socks

Works in Progress:
-- See my Ravelry project page for details --

Another charity baby hat
Purple/grey charity hat.
Toe-up no-heel rib socks
Charity shawl
Swatched for a knitted dress

Make-along:

Join the Goals MAL
Prizes from Japan, The Silver Shed US and Needle Soup
The MAL has been extended until the end of March

Prizes:

Watch the episode to see if you are a new winner (by re-draw) of one of two patterns from our 2017 Charity KAL thread!

Thank you to our prize sponsors:

Marsha Ibuki for the Skaha sweater
Jenn Sheelan for the Enchanted Forest Pool Shawl

Quick interlude:

I met up with Becky (and her cute son) from the Wrapped in Wool podcast

Spinning Me Right ‘Round:

Stash sorting - you can do ‘advanced search’ within your own stash
Mental health – let’s keep the conversation going and de-stigmatise mental health conditions, as well as society's common response to those with a chronic illness - the article that gives a great analogy about how some people with chronic illness may / often feel can be found here: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

Minimalism / decluttering / simplicity / budgeting books I've read in the last few months:

The Minimalists:

I watched The Minimalists documentary on Netflix when in Japan.
I listended to Essential: The Minimalists - I found the narrator was a bit annoying.
The second Minimalist book was Everything that Remains

Tidying/decluttering:

Spark Joy – Marie Kondo (author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
How to manage your home without losing your mind (A Slob Comes Clean blog) - Dana K. White

Budgeting: