Pardon My Stash

Tina hosts a lighthearted episode giving each other in the group superlatives similar to those you would see in a school's yearbook, but make it fiber arts related. While going around and asking the rest of the cast who would fit in what "awards", they discuss the different moments that prove why they fit into those titles. See which one you relate to the most along with us! After all the silly antics, the group gives each other a superlative that makes the most sense for them.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Drea hosts an extra special episode of Nailed It! Yarn Edition with people who know nothing about the fiber arts. A frequent request, Frank and Patrick join for this episode and go through three rounds of ultimate tests - How Well Do You Know Your Partner, Guess That Acronym, and Price is Right: Fiber Edition! Meg and Jess have the answer cards and keep everyone honest during the contest. Drea and Tina learn a lot about their significant others and how well (or not so well) they know about their interests in the fiber arts and the fiber arts as a whole. This episode is extra long and full of fun factoids and tons of laughs. Feel free to try this game at home with your friends and family to see how well they do. You can also play along with us while listening to the episode.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Meg opens up the floor after a bit of a hiatus from posting new episodes due to the state of the world, in particular for the cast considering they live in the United States. Drea's coping by making really delicious bread, learning crochet, and watching Frank play God of War while watching Star Gate. Tina relays that her father was also a giant Star Gate fan and they watched together when she was younger. Tina talks about how the internet is a hot mess due to the amount of small businesses closing up shop. Meg discusses how in times of uncertainty, the fiber arts economy tends to suffer because its considered more of a luxury. Big buys of yarn is not in the cards while actual crafting, sewing, mending, and more is definitely higher for practical usage. Drea mentions patching up ladies' sweaters at work. Meg talks about the downsizing of bases used for Critical Hit Dyes. Jess talks about how the algorithm is pushing certain types of content creators off folks' feeds in our current divisive environment. This episode reflects on how current life events are affecting our businesses, lives, and how we are seeing it affect others.We mention our opinions and personal experiences regarding the current live events, but we are not claiming to be experts on economy, politics, languages, or otherwise.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Jess wants to know what's in everybody's notion bags! First, there's an enamel pin check, and then Jess dumps their bag out to compare to what everyone else has. Jess and Tina realize they are the only ones with random yarn scraps in their bags. How many scissors does Tina have? Drea has a plethora of row counters. Meg has adorable bird stitch markers Drea gave her as a holiday gift recently. Tina may have an entire needle store in her bags. For some reason the cast keeps thinking of different ways to use their notions as impromptu weapons. Jess continues to go through their bag and ask who has what. You'll find out a lot about each cast member and their preferences when it comes to notions and tools! Wait until the end for a surprise item in Drea's bag!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Tina says they have a lot to cover! First things first, a moment of silence for Joann's closing down - a U.S. based craft store retailer that has been in business for over 80 years. Don't worry, Meg's mom is buying her quilting fabric online now, so she's all good! Tina discusses the fake funny story how Michaels and Joann's were once a married couple, fought about what a craft store should be, and they got divorced and made their own stores. Jess reminisces about "cosplay" days to grab fabrics for different costumes. Drea mentions she is making out well with the yarn sales from the liquidation. Meg offers the idea of giving turtles to random people to help with Drea's excessive crochet turtle problem. Tina asks our listeners to send in questions they may have about our different projects we work on such as yarn dyeing, pattern designing, and podcasting to help us create mini bonus episodes to sprinkle into our regular episode releases. You can send these questions in through our website using on contact form found at the bottom of all pages.Next, Tina brings up questions and topic suggestions the cast has received from Discord and email submissions. They go through lots of different questions and ideas, and also pick some to save for a full episode later on!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Welcome to Season 5! For 2025, Drea asks our fiber loving crew for updates from when we were gone during our annual break in January. Drea announces she has a "banger" for an episode, and starts a game of This or That. After being confused about the only rule of the game for a moment, Drea starts with easy questions like knit or purl, and progressively gets harder and harder for everyone to answer. Jess keeps their answers to what they don't hate just yet - keyword, yet! Tina goes brioche "all day every day". Drea considers enterlac for a hat project. Meg likes to use feather and fan for the edges of projects over herringbone, and dislikes lacework because a mistake is catastrophic and not easy to fix. There are much more choices made! See if your choice aligns with some of the cast members! Stay until the end to hear a fun Frank-provided "this or that".Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Our blog has information regarding our current patterns and yarns being used for projects. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

It's that time of year again! Pardon My Stash likes to feature our bloopers from the past year as our final episode of the season. This year features the sound board misbehaving, perfectly timed accidental noises, distractions, as well as segments that didn't make it off the cutting floor. Tina takes you through each of the clips that she has saved throughout the year while editing the main podcast episodes.As a reminder, we take a break in January from recording. Our next episode will post in February. We will see you after the break!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Meg helps us get some experience points for our old lady level grinding. Tina starts out with something that happened that very evening before they started recording! Drea talks about her experience with her year-end work party. Meg has bursitis. Jess and their co-workers were talking about taxes. Then, they take a positive spin on the conversation and talk about awesome positives to getting older. Also, can someone PLEASE make brunch karaoke silent disco a thing? Yarn stores, this is your moment!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Tina starts this episode out talking about what grinds her gears. From cords coming undone from needles to test knits with unreasonable deadlines to patterns that say they are size inclusive but have a very limited view of what size inclusive means, the group talks about different things that get under their skin when it comes to the fiber arts.We are proud to support the #SocksForSam initiative, a 501(3)(C) charity! Drea gives all the details on supporting a local CT student for his love for mismatched socks and to bring awareness to his terminal illness, Vanishing White Matter Disease, Beginning in December, they will start collecting knitted single socks for a chance to win prizes! Visit their instagram @knitsocksforsam or their website socksforsam.org for more information.There's still time to join the Treat Yourself Makealong - you have to make something FOR YOURSELF! No gifts, no presents, no giveaways. Visit our website pardonmystash.com/get-involved to enter!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Drea leads the episode going over how New York Sheep & Wool in Rhinebeck, NY went for the cast. They discuss about the changes done to improve crowd flow and layout, as well as a general note to folks to be more mindful when walking around the festival for those using mobility devices. The meetup was a blast, and everyone talks about who they met and what stories really touched their hearts as well as the free swag they handed out! It was awesome to be able to meet everyone on a Saturday, but the conclusion was that the group is more of a Sunday crowd fan due to the large number of people that show up on Saturday. Drea reminds everyone to find their joy! They go over what they ended up bringing back from the festival and provide vendor highlights.We are proud to support the #SocksForSam initiative, a 501(3)(C) charity! Drea gives all the details on supporting a local CT student for his love for mismatched socks and to bring awareness to his terminal illness, Vanishing White Matter Disease, Beginning in December, they will start collecting knitted single socks for a chance to win prizes! Visit their instagram @knitsocksforsam or their website socksforsam.org for more information.Jess also brings up the upcoming makealong from Pardon My Stash - the Treat Yourself Makealong - you have to make something FOR YOURSELF! No gifts, no presents, no giveaways. Visit our website pardonmystash.com/get-involved to enter!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Meg alarms Drea and Tina because they forgot it's time to head to Rhinebeck! It's a special year because the cast will be attending on SATURDAY instead of Sunday this year! Join Pardon My Stash at the Grassy Knoll near Gate 1 from 2:00pm to 2:30pm. It sounds like they might have some goodies to hand out, especially Drea and her shady sales (don't worry, nothing illegal!). Meg reminisces about NY Sheep and Wool and asks everyone what they are looking forward to. Tina is on a mission to find the perfect ivory wedding shawl for a beachy wedding for her sister-in-law. Jess found Tina a pattern to use that's beautiful but failed to let her know that it has 2600+ beads in the project. Drea asks Meg if she found all the beads off the floor after last week's fiasco. Drea usually looks for sheep art, but doesn't have a particular plan for purchases. Jess also brings up the new upcoming makealong from Pardon My Stash - the Treat Yourself Makealong - you have to make something FOR YOURSELF! No gifts, no presents, no giveaways. Visit our website to enter!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

HAPPY 100 EPISODES! Jess prompts the cast to think about what we have gained from being on the podcast. From new found confidence in certain knitting or crochet techniques to finally feeling like editing an audio file is not voodoo magic, Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess talk about the things they have learned along the way. Also, the 100th episode giveaway winners are announced!We want to take the time to let our listeners know how humbled and honored we are to have you as a listener come visit us during our episodes to sit, relax, laugh, cry, and enjoy each other's company during our craft nights. We read each and every email we get, and have heard beautiful stories of kindship and community as well as learned new things from you. It is a blessing to be able to record, edit, and publish these episodes. We hope we can continue being your virtual friends that you can take a seat with whenever you are in need of a craft night. Your hooks and needles are always welcome with us. We love and appreciate you! Thank you!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Tina leads the episode and all hell breaks loose. Literally! She starts our cast on a Choose Your Own Adventure type of journey where zombies have invaded the neighborhood, and all they have to support their survival through this arduous path is their crafting tools, notions, and yarns! The cast quickly want to establish environment parameters like it's Dungeons and Dragons, and Tina quickly comes up with rules and regulations. First thing, Jess forgets to take out the trash (again!), and zombies are coming up the street. Meg starts tying the door with yarn. Drea practices her stabbing techniques. It goes all downhill from there. The entire episode is a lot of silliness before our huge 100th episode bonanza; we hope you enjoy the journey with us for a casual, knitting with zombies episode!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Drea leads the episode about taking the victory lap to the end - binding off your project when you're about to finish! She particularly likes two bind off styles, the traditional or the "old reliable" and a bind off she doesn't remember the name for, but creates a nice, finished look. Tina says her preferred bind off depends on the type of project she is working on, as each project has a bind off that makes more sense for what needs to be stretchy or taut. Drea talks about socks and the kitchener stitch. Meg prefers Jenny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, and also loves to do an i-cord bind off as she likes how it looks. If Jess could get away with it, they would use the traditional bind off for everything. They also have a love hate relationship with tubular bind offs.We want to remind our listeners that this is a casual knit night format; we are by no means knitting or crochet experts. These are our opinions and preferences only - if you want to learn more about bind off techniques, there are great YouTube channels that discuss and teach these bind offs very well and more in depth.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Meg alerts everyone that the topic has gone missing. This week, the group admits that this past half-year of 2024 has been tough. They can't decide on what to talk about after feeling really exhausted getting through it all. Drea deals with chronic pain issues. Jess can't seem to tether down their ADHD. Tina talks about her ongoing battle with her mystery illness and the loss of her father at the beginning of July. Meg talks about knitting and its place in grief along with her experience losing her father. Compared to last year, Meg feels a bit lost on where to go and what to do.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Jess starts this episode with letting us know about the Q&A section on our website for listeners to ask questions they may have for us to answer on our episodes. This leads into our topic about sweater construction. Jess brings up seamless sweaters, while Meg brings up comparisons with seamless and seamed sweaters. Drea provides her first cardigan story that ended up with a really heavily cabled sweater. Tina compares her experience with seamed and seamless sweaters. They chat about german short rows, raglan, and more!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Tina takes the cast through a fun game of Would You Rather with questions related to the fiber arts and crafting in general. Shenanigans begin to ensue immediately. Drea may have found the only reason why she would use laceweight (but doubled up!). Meg wants the option of unlimited access to patterns over yarn. Nobody wants to teach people over learning a tough technique (even if they were paid!). There are many, many more scenarios the cast is put through. Don't forget to let us know about your choices either on Instagram or on our blog!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Drea leads the episode while the cast discuss different habits they have adopted since becoming a part of the fiber arts community. Tina has confessions. Jess has borbs. Drea has CROCHET blankets, not knit blankets. Meg has a sweater on a coworker she would love to take a picture of (and it's NOT creepy!). Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Meg leads the episode with a quick segment regarding sponsorship for the podcast. Then, we dive into the main topic which is about expressing yourself and how you do so in your projects, creations, and ways you craft. Meg talks about how she knits often with blue colorways. Jess talks about their passion for dragons inside their crafting. Tina discusses how she doesn't keep most of her makes, and tends to create items for other people. Drea initially can't think a theme or trend that applies to her, but Tina suggests her love for texture. Drea reveals her history of buying yarn based on her current feelings of the moment, and that affects the color.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts! This episode was sponsored by Jimmy Beans Wool found at jimmybeanswool.com.

Jess leads the episode talking about different various sad times during their yarn experiences, starting with when the pins gave up on life on their older yarn swift, retiring dramatically, as put by Meg. Tina talks about the swift that Drea now has inherited, and how the yarn swift completely dropped off the table with the yarn skein, throwing the swift and yarn on the ground. Drea talks about a time that the umbrella holding piece in the middle needs a binder butterfly clip to hold it up, and it decided to not do its job anymore becoming a tangled mess. The episode in general features a lot of sad trombone noises from Tina's soundboard.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!

Tina leads the episode starting a discussion about the word verbiage inside the fiber arts community. The usage of "illness" words when describing our yarn collections in particular is the focus of the topic. First, they talk about their own personal feelings regarding these types of words, as well as if and when they can be problematic. Jess mentions their love for dragon "hoards", so it doesn't need to have a negative connotation. Tina mentions the type of hashtags she used in the beginning to go viral, and the popular usage of "yarn addict" or "yarn addiction". Drea and Meg think "stash" is something that's not as problematic as words like "addiction". Especially as "addiction" is something that should not be made light of, and the community should be more aware of it. Meg compares the term "OCD" to how folks don't fit a specific mold when it is used in a casual way.Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!

Drea leads the episode to talk about making pattern designs in terms of when it's inspiration or when it's blatant theft. Meg starts the discussion with what you might be able or not be able to copyright, considering stitches can be thousands of years old. Jess makes an analogy comparing piano keys & notes with stitches & designs. Tina makes comparisons and thoughts based on her own pattern designs, like the Seed Dot Beanie, how she put a copyright on her patterns as a copyright of the arrangement of the pattern itself, rather than the stitches themselves. Jess and Tina discuss the idea of direct, word for word copying of the pattern versus coincidentally put together similar stitches to create a design. It definitely gets murky, and the topic is controversial; join the cast for this topic and then be sure to voice your opinion!Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com. Leave us a comment on your thoughts on our episode blog posts, or through our social media accounts!

Meg leads the episode discussing the journey of being a crafter - the beginning, the "aha!" moment, and where you plan to go with your passion for crafting. They begin with where they decided the fiber arts were for them; they remember their moment of realization that this is what they wanted to do. Drea discusses her kevlar Doctor Who scarf. Meg mentions that she finally let go of her sock yarn blanket. Drea tells Kevin to wear his battle bonnet. They also talk about leveling up and their next steps with crafting.The cast also reminds themselves that the current Matchy Makealong ends on June 30th, 2024. Find out more about the podcast as well as our cast Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at our website pardonmystash.com.

Tina leads the episode to get deeper into the idea of process vs. product and what makes more sense for each of our cast members. Drea avoids doing things that people ask her to do. Meg talks about her version of a "no new projects on Friday". Jess determines it on a case by case basis, based on their interest in the project process itself, or the inate desire for the finished product. The queue shows us our immediate regrets, while Jess ignores it entirely. The four also mention different ways they feel motivated to get through specific projects, and certain types of stitches that really get them excited.

Welcome back, Pardon My Stash! To kick off Season 4 (already?!), Jess leads the episode starting off quickly with talking about how their January time off went from the podcast. Jess brings up different types of superstitions that exist in the fiber arts, and the cast discusses these as well as different beliefs they have of their own. Between sweater curses, bad news Fridays, and more, Jess teaches everyone the different belief systems we have within our fiber arts community.Find out more about the podcast and our membership program for more content from Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess at pardonmystash.com.

Tina takes you on a journey through various clips from our 2023 Season 3 episodes. From Batman knitting to White Christmas, Drea wants you to know that she doesn't know! The bloopers this year are so good this year, that you would think we were making the blooper reel instead of the actual podcast. Tina goes over information about the upcoming new year makealong, as well as our membership program through our website for more exclusive episodes about non-fiber content. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Drea hosts the episode wanting to talk about different cast ons and their uses in various projects. Tina mentions Twisted German, a version of long tail, while the others discuss different forms of long tail. Jess brings up the use of the cable cast on while comparing it to the crochet cast on for its similarities. Meg is a steadfast long tail fan. The cast goes over provisional, backwards loop, and so many others! Specific ones work best for specific projects, while others are options for multiple different kinds of projects. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Meg leads the episode talking about different holiday craft fair experiences and what to expect as a customer and as a vendor, as well as tips and tricks to finding good items, supporting small businesses, and what to bring with you to have a good holiday craft fair experience. The cast discusses how to find different craft fairs in your area, and Drea mentions her grandparents vending with wood crafts. Tina tells you to go to the back of the fair first and work your way back. Meg mentions a couple items to bring along with you to make your experience easier, and grab it when you see something you love! Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Jess leads the episode talking about commonly misunderstood terms such as ply vs. weight, etc. The others chime in about their experiences with other confusing terms and provide explanations for the differences between them. The cast also briefly mentions their experience at the NY Sheep and Wool festival at Rhinebeck this year, and how awesome it was to meet listeners of the podcast. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Tina has a Yakkin' About Yarns segment regarding Hundred Ravens yarns based in New Hampshire, with a super interesting about page of their origins. The cast gets into their details about their annual Sunday trip at Rhinebeck's NY Sheep and Wool Festival 2023. Tina surprised the rest of the cast with black jackets with their sign on names on them. Pardon My Stash will be hosting a small meetup from 12pm to 12:30pm near Gate 1 on the grassy knoll area. They hope for a drop in temperature for a colder festival this year, and what they plan on wearing project-wise. Usually between 10am to 1pm, Drea will post stories on where we are in the festival as well, in case you want to experience it remotely! They also discuss some fond memories and what they are going to be looking for in terms of experience this year. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Drea leads the episode to discuss yarns that don't want to cooperate. Whether they disagree with the project you are making with it, or the yarn isn't speaking to you for which project works best with it, we try to figure out new ways to utilize these tough-to-decide yarns. The cast also discusses material differences as well as utilizing a different craft type in general as it may look better in a different style. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Tina starts the second segment about her preference to buy patterns direct from a pattern designer rather than through third parties. She also brings up pattern designers, size inclusivity, and detailed pattern design in different sizing. Meg discusses her "living room", aka how her social media posts are about her life. Tina talks about different types of engagements she has on her social media account, while Meg brings up an instance that occurred to a blogger she follows. Please remember these are personal opinions and if you disagree, that's OK! Because the cast has a lot of different takes on this topic, this is a two part episode. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Meg leads the episode where the cast says "the quiet part out loud" and provides things that are "unpopular" opinions they might have individually regarding the craft. Drea, as predicted, thinks laceweight is BS. Meg and Tina rant about how overrated alpaca is, as well as any potential exceptions (spoiler alert: they also happen to be allergic to it). Meg mentions the overuse of merino in the wrong type of projects. Tina brings a news flash: it doesn't matter what yarn type you prefer, it's OK to prefer any type of yarn because that's why it's a preference. Drea lets us know the yarn police do not exist. Please remember these are personal opinions and if you disagree, that's OK! Because the cast has a lot of different takes on this topic, this is a two part episode. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

This week, Jess hosts the episode where the cast discusses their current existing (or non-existent) commitments to their works in progress, or WIPs. Jess declares themselves a "switch hitter". Tina is apparently walking around with a "harem of WIPs". Drea discusses her differences with feelings about deadlines compared to Tina. Meg declares herself a "serial dater". Tina says Drea is "married and going to couple's therapy every week" because she's so dedicated to working on a single project at a time. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

For this episode, Tina hosts and the cast discuss Christmas in July! They discuss how to handle projects you want to get done for the upcoming fall/winter season for the northern hemisphere, whether it is a project you want to complete as a gift, something you want to wear during the colder weather, or items to sell at markets. They also mention what projects they themselves are planning for the upcoming season. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

The second part of this topic starts right back up where the last episode ended, where Tina gets into her cord stoppers and Jess discusses their needle wranglers that are great for double pointed needles (DPNs). Meg and Jess amaze Tina and Drea with the idea of using a pocket pharmacy for stitch markers, and the cast talk about how their preferences may or may not have changed in terms of needles and hooks. This turns into an ergonomics discussion regarding tools. Big box stores seem to only provide the most random needle and hook sizes, especially those massive ones no one seems to use. Drea confesses about her pile of a certain size of needles. Lots of great information in this episode available! None of the products mentioned are sponsoring our podcast in any capacity; we recommend these products personally. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

This week, the cast dive back into everything but yarn to discuss what they recommend and like best. Part 1 discusses bags, bags, bags, and a nifty swiss army knife type of tool to keep for emergencies. None of the products mentioned are sponsoring our podcast in any capacity; we recommend these products personally. Due to recording quite a bit of content for this episode but wanting to keep the episodes around the 30 minute mark, we split the content into two separate episodes. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

On a more serious note, the cast dives into the current state of the crafting world, from many small businesses closing to the consumerist mindset to how fiber arts are regarded. Jess discusses the disconnect between the seller and consumer on how items are actually made. Tina wants someone to start a fiber arts crafting guild to join together and sell their wares. Meg talks about a time where designers were regarding each other as competitors and the idea of competition in the crafting world. Drea talks about how there's something for everybody because everyone brings their own unique. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

For this episode, the cast answers questions posed to our followers on our Instagram account through the Stories feature. Some of the questions include dealing with brioche, our "wet dreams" in the fiber arts (which gave us all a chuckle), projects you hate but love, and a few more. Join the cast down the question rabbit hole. Questions the cast felt could be an entire episode were omitted so they can dedicate an episode to it. Find out more about this episode and the cast at pardonmystash.com.

Tina hosts the episode this week, with a segment about how to handle yarn substitution as well as things to try to help you find a suitable yarn to replace what your pattern calls for. They remain on the topic of yarn and talk about planned or impromptu yarn buying breaks, where you end up not buying yarn for a significant amount of time. Tina talks about how in September, she will have met her goal for not buying yarn for an entire year, and how that went. Drea tells the cast about how she has cut down her spending dramatically without realizing it or trying to. Meg and Jess discuss how they still buy other indie dyers yarn to support other small businesses, and how they will share yarn between them. Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Drea leads the episode and needs to vent - she's very focused on a different craft other than fiber arts, and she doesn't know what to do! The group discusses how hyperfixations affect them in different ways, and the different ways they work with or around their impulses. Tina talks about an app she uses to keep her on task. Jess describes how their hyperfixations are staggered and they cycle through them, including rivals that don't know they are Jess' rival. Pokemon game anyone? Everyone chimes in about smaller, short activities that help clear your brain for more activities. Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Meg leads the episode and lets the cast know about the latest news regarding the Stitches events. The topic dives into the opposite of last week, where you realize a project isn't working, where to go for help, and what to do when you figure out something isn't working for you. Drea has a hard time breaking her monogamous knitting where Tina has the attention span of a goldfish. Jess talks about the "doom feeling". Meg gets into what's a good fallback pattern, or "old reliable". Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Jess leads this week's episode talking about when and how to take the next step in your knitting or crochet. Whether it's learning to purl or steeking, everyone's journey is their own! The cast discusses the pressure of making certain projects to be deemed "real crafters". Each cast member talks about how they take next steps or learn new skills with knitting or crochet, and crafting in general. Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Tina has a yarn segment about nice quality, affordable yarn, and provides her top five favorites. The cast talks about how to handle creative businesses, and tips they would offer for those looking to start an indie dye business, readymade wares, as well as pattern making. Drea discusses briefly how to deal with people when you don't actually have a business but people insist you sell to them things you are wearing. There's more to creative businesses than just creating - you need someone to handle paperwork and finances as well!Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Drea leads the episode with discussing different rituals we do surrounding our crafting process, whether it be knitting, crochet, or otherwise. Drea and Tina discuss their couch recliner blankets, snacks, and trash TV. Jess and Meg discuss getting through different TV series for the background while they handle their knitting or crochet. After discussing different TV shows, Tina gets into her ritual for creating new items for new babies born into her extended family, and the group discusses the need for at least one to-go project so they have something to do while out and about.Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

This week's episode has Meg asking the cast random questions to find out more about the cast with insightful questions. This is a great episode to get to know the cast better! Drea gives Chester a voice. Tina tries to remember things. Jess picks their favorite color. Meg thinks about the woods. And that's just the first few! Listen in for the rest of the questions they answer!Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Jess has a Mystery Box segment about increases and decreases, and the cast talk about their preferences. The conversation for the week centers around dealing with negative thoughts and opinions internally and externally. Each cast member talks about how they deal with negative self doubt, making mistakes, and how they keep a positive mindset when the world just - isn't! This episode is really important to the cast, and so it is longer than our normal episodes. Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

This week, Tina guides the cast through a question submitted from their website forms - how do you manage yarn that you deem to be irreplaceable to you? Whether it's a yarn or dyer that is discontinued or a special gift you received from a friend, yarn like that tends to sit and wait for the perfect project. The cast provides tips on how to integrate those yarns into projects and tips on letting go of the fear of "ruining" your special yarn.Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Drea leads this episode while Jess brings up our new make along called Tea Time Cozy that we are offering, with sign ups open until March 31st, and the make along running from April 1st to September 1st. The cast talks about what they are going to make during the event for their Tea Time related item. Then, they discuss different things about make alongs that they enjoy when they participate in one, from having a hard deadline, having a sense of community, and PRIZES!Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

Meg leads the episode with Drea, Tina, and Jess with the topic of debunking misconceptions and assumptions about the fiber arts. She introduces the idea of Old Lady Level Grinding, There is a lot of misunderstandings of the cost of materials from non-crafters and other crafters alike. Minecraft sheep breeding comes up somehow regarding color theory, and the idea of making your own items seems lost in a modern world. They also discuss the benefits of making your own crafts - from clothing to woodworking - because you are able to get exactly what you want.Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!

This week, Jess takes us on a journey realizing the hard lessons we have learned during our crafting experiences. Apparently, forts. Swatches still incite strong feelings in all. Knitted Parachutes? The pressure to monetize your crafts comes up, as well as trying to avoid turning the slow fashion into a consumerist hobby. One of Drea's lessons is the art of how to say no.Find more content at pardonmystash.com or join us on Patreon!