Get Knit Done

Ep 031: More knickers than an Elvis concert!

Hello lovelies, In this episode of the podcast I am talking about how we tend to elevate male knitters, designers and dyers over other knitters, designers and dyers and

Ep 030: Should I turn my hobby into a business?

Hello lovelies,   In this week's episode I'm talking about what to think about if you are thinking about turning your hobby into a business.  Sometimes just because s

Ep 029: Desert Island Knits with Pippa of Pips Rainbow

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 29 of the Get Knit Done podcast.  I'm thrilled to be joined of Pippa Morris of PipsRainbow for our next edition of Desert Island Knit

Ep 028: When was the last time you really focused on your knitting?

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 28 of the Get Knit Done podcast. After promising it for last week, this week I'm talking about how reading Hyperfocus by Chris Bail

Ep 027: The 3 most important parts of knitting pattern design

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 27 of the Get Knit Done podcast. A little change of plan this week!  The original plan was to talk about how the book Hyperfocus ha

Ep 026: Have you taken the Knit School Quiz?

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 26 of the Get Knit Done podcast. This week I'm talking about the Knit School Quiz and the Wheel of Knitting.  Part of me feels like

Ep 025: Why I'm closing The Loveliest Yarn Company

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 25 of the Get Knit Done podcast!  Still not quite back to knitting chat but closing a knitting business is knitting adjacent so I'm g

Ep 024: Why I disappeared for 6 months

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 24 of the Get Knit Done podcast, another back-in-the-saddle episode! I'm delighted to be back with you on the podcast.  In this epi

Ep 023: 8 Harsh Truths about Knitting Pattern Design

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 23 of the Get Knit Done podcast.  As a pattern buyer and designer but also as someone who rambles through Knitting Twitter and other kn

Ep 022: Desert Island Knits with Ishrat of Fruitful Fusion

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 22 of the Get Knit Done podcast, our next instalment of Desert Island Knits!  I'm joined by the amazing dyer behind Fruitful Fusion,  I

Ep 021: 10 Cardigans I'd cast on right now

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 21 of the Get Knit Done podcast. In this episode, I am talking about my choices for what I would like to be knitting at the moment if I

Ep 020: 12 Tips for teaching new knitters

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 20 of the podcast.  This episode was originally going to be focused on what to do if you are learning to knit but evolved into what t

Ep 019: 7 times the knitting 'trick' is not the best option!

Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 19 of the podcast.  I wasn't really sure what to call this episode and I nearly went with 'Sometimes it's hard' but this is the inter

Ep 018: Desert Island Knits with Charmaine Wombwell

Hello lovelies, Welcome to our 18th episode and our second instalment of Desert Island Knits. This week I was really lucky to have the super talented dyer behind YarnTing

Ep 017: Reflections

Hello lovelies, Welcome to the second return episode of 2022!  I definitely meant to get straight home from my holiday with my family in March and get straight to podca

Ep 016: Easing into Ease!

What exactly is ease in relation to knitting and why is it important?  Listen along to this episode to find out. You can find more details in the shownotes here: http

Ep 015: The K Is Silent

We have a lot of conventions that we learn over time that you could do with knowing at the start but that might also be too much.  It's a fine balance between too much an

Special: On newcomers

This is the very first Special episode of the Get Knit done podcast.  Today we have had some new comers to the industry, which is great because the more knitters, the mer

Ep 014: Our very first Desert Island Knits

I'm so delighted to welcome my loveliest lovely friend Abby Parkes of Orchidean Luxury Yarns for our Inaugural Desert Island Knits. I must first pay tribute to our namesa

Ep 013: Knitting books everywhere!

This week I'm talking about knitting books because there is so much in them that we either don't know is there or forget to look at!  I also talk about stitch dictionarie