<p>This is the first episode in a series of minisodes inspired by topic requests that come from our generous Patreon supporters! Ya'll are the best!</p><p>Juliet asked us to talk about photographing our finished knits. While we're definitely not professional photographers, we've put together some tips that will help you get great shots of your projects so you can proudly share your knits with the fiber community! </p><p><h2>Want more Make Good?</h2><ul><li>Follow us on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@makegoodpod</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Patreon!</a> We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.</li><li><a href="https://www.makegoodpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></li><li>Send a question to <a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com</a> and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)</li><li>Visit <a href="https:://www.scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scratch Supply Co</a>, online or in person!</li></ul><br/> </p>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the first episode in a series of minisodes inspired by topic requests that come from our generous Patreon supporters! Ya'll are the best!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juliet asked us to talk about photographing our finished knits. While we're definitely not professional photographers, we've put together some tips that will help you get great shots of your projects so you can proudly share your knits with the fiber community! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Want more Make Good?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow us on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@makegoodpod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Join our Patreon!&lt;/a&gt; We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makegoodpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Visit our website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Send a question to &lt;a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com&lt;/a&gt; and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https:://www.scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Scratch Supply Co&lt;/a&gt;, online or in person!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Minisode - Photograph Knits

<p>We're in the depths of a brutal heatwave here in New Hampshire, so we're beating the heat by dreaming of autumn. You know what that means: Rhinebeck Sweaters! (If you're not familiar with Rhinebeck, that's the <a href="https://sheepandwool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NY Sheep and Wool Festival.</a>)</p><h2>What's on our needles this week:</h2><ul><li>Jessica: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Easy V</a> by Caitlin Hunter</li><li>Karen: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunshine-on-my-shoulders-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunshine on my Shoulders</a> by Lissy Jane</li></ul><br/><p><h2>Want more Make Good?</h2><ul><li>Follow us on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@makegoodpod</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Patreon!</a> We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.</li><li><a href="https://www.makegoodpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></li><li>Send a question to <a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com</a> and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)</li><li>Visit <a href="https:://www.scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scratch Supply Co</a>, online or in person!</li></ul><br/> </p>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We're in the depths of a brutal heatwave here in New Hampshire, so we're beating the heat by dreaming of autumn. You know what that means: Rhinebeck Sweaters! (If you're not familiar with Rhinebeck, that's the &lt;a href="https://sheepandwool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;NY Sheep and Wool Festival.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;What's on our needles this week:&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jessica: &lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Easy V&lt;/a&gt; by Caitlin Hunter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karen: &lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunshine-on-my-shoulders-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sunshine on my Shoulders&lt;/a&gt; by Lissy Jane&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Want more Make Good?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow us on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@makegoodpod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Join our Patreon!&lt;/a&gt; We're so grateful to our Patreon supporters, who help us do this every week without ever taking on advertisers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makegoodpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Visit our website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Send a question to &lt;a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com&lt;/a&gt; and we'll answer it on an upcoming episode! (Please include your pronouns)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https:://www.scratchsupplyco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Scratch Supply Co&lt;/a&gt;, online or in person!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rhinebeck Sweaters 2.0

<p>Today we're talking about "trusting the process" - by request!</p><p>In our letter we talk about how to adapt knitting techniques for one-handed knitting.</p><p>One-handed knitting resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ElisabethWard04" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elisabeth Ward's Youtube Channel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S4bbqvu0J2FPF5j4UO8zg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary OneHandKnitter's YouTube Channel</a></li><li><a href="https://tadact.org.au/product/one-handed-knitting-aid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One-handed knitting aid</a></li><li><a href="http://www.healingfibers.org/p/blog-page.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Healing Fibers</a></li></ul><br/>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today we're talking about "trusting the process" - by request!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our letter we talk about how to adapt knitting techniques for one-handed knitting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One-handed knitting resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ElisabethWard04" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Elisabeth Ward's Youtube Channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S4bbqvu0J2FPF5j4UO8zg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Mary OneHandKnitter's YouTube Channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://tadact.org.au/product/one-handed-knitting-aid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One-handed knitting aid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.healingfibers.org/p/blog-page.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Healing Fibers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>

Trust the Process

<p>This week we're answering questions from listeners:</p><ul><li>Valerie: how to balance knitting gifts for others with knitting for yourself;</li><li>Sima: What to do when your swatch gauge and your FO gauge just don't line up;</li><li>Micah: How to organize supplies for lots of different types of crafts;</li><li>Jordan: What to do when you DON'T SWATCH and your row gauge is off; and</li><li>Michelle: What aspects of our lives have grown and changed as a result of our knitting</li></ul><br/><h2><strong>What’s on your Needles?&nbsp;</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oakmoss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oakmoss</a> by Alicia Plummer</li><li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Easy V</a> by Caitlin Hunter</li></ul><br/><p><strong>#MAKEGOODCABLES KAL </strong></p><p><strong>Running through July 31st (THIS SUNDAY!)</strong></p>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we're answering questions from listeners:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Valerie: how to balance knitting gifts for others with knitting for yourself;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sima: What to do when your swatch gauge and your FO gauge just don't line up;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Micah: How to organize supplies for lots of different types of crafts;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jordan: What to do when you DON'T SWATCH and your row gauge is off; and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Michelle: What aspects of our lives have grown and changed as a result of our knitting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What’s on your Needles?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oakmoss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Oakmoss&lt;/a&gt; by Alicia Plummer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Easy V&lt;/a&gt; by Caitlin Hunter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#MAKEGOODCABLES KAL &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running through July 31st (THIS SUNDAY!)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Question Roundup


        <p>We&#39;re talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You&#39;re going to need to swatch.)</p>

<h3>Resources:</h3>

<p>Tin Can Knits: <a href="https://blog.tincanknits.com/2016/04/07/how-to-knit-a-garment-at-a-different-gauge/" rel="nofollow">Knitting a Garment at a Different Gauge</a></p>

<p>Jacqueline Cieslak: <a href="https://www.jacquelinecieslak.com/blog/yarn-substitution-at-different-weights" rel="nofollow">Yarn Substitutions at Different Weights</a></p>

<p>Jimmybeans Wool: <a href="https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/knittingCalculator.asp" rel="nofollow">Knitting Calculator (broad estimates)</a></p>

<p>Sister Mountain - <a href="https://www.sistermountain.com/blog/estimate-yardage-knitting-patterns" rel="nofollow">How to Estimate Yardage in Knitting Patterns</a></p>

<h3>What&#39;s on our needles this week:</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oakmoss" rel="nofollow">Oakmoss</a> by Alicia Plummer</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="nofollow">Easy V</a> by Caitlin Hunter</li>
</ul><br/>

<h3>Summer Knitalong - CABLES!</h3>

<p>Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable. We&#39;ll be finishing up July 31, but that doesn&#39;t mean you need to be done by then - there&#39;s still time to join!<br>
<strong>#makegoodcables</strong> (no year, please!)</p>

<p>Send us your letters! <strong><a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="nofollow">dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com</a></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="payment">Support make good: a knitting podcast</a></p>
      

<description>
        &lt;p&gt;We&amp;#39;re talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You&amp;#39;re going to need to swatch.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Resources:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tin Can Knits: &lt;a href="https://blog.tincanknits.com/2016/04/07/how-to-knit-a-garment-at-a-different-gauge/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Knitting a Garment at a Different Gauge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Jacqueline Cieslak: &lt;a href="https://www.jacquelinecieslak.com/blog/yarn-substitution-at-different-weights" rel="nofollow"&gt;Yarn Substitutions at Different Weights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Jimmybeans Wool: &lt;a href="https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/knittingCalculator.asp" rel="nofollow"&gt;Knitting Calculator (broad estimates)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sister Mountain - &lt;a href="https://www.sistermountain.com/blog/estimate-yardage-knitting-patterns" rel="nofollow"&gt;How to Estimate Yardage in Knitting Patterns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;What&amp;#39;s on our needles this week:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oakmoss" rel="nofollow"&gt;Oakmoss&lt;/a&gt; by Alicia Plummer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="nofollow"&gt;Easy V&lt;/a&gt; by Caitlin Hunter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Summer Knitalong - CABLES!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable. We&amp;#39;ll be finishing up July 31, but that doesn&amp;#39;t mean you need to be done by then - there&amp;#39;s still time to join!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;#makegoodcables&lt;/strong&gt; (no year, please!)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Send us your letters! &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="payment"&gt;Support make good: a knitting podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      </description>


        <p>We&#39;re talking about substituting yarn weights this week! Gauge, schmage. (You&#39;re going to need to swatch.)</p>

<h3>Resources:</h3>

<p>Tin Can Knits: <a href="https://blog.tincanknits.com/2016/04/07/how-to-knit-a-garment-at-a-different-gauge/" rel="nofollow">Knitting a Garment at a Different Gauge</a></p>

<p>Jacqueline Cieslak: <a href="https://www.jacquelinecieslak.com/blog/yarn-substitution-at-different-weights" rel="nofollow">Yarn Substitutions at Different Weights</a></p>

<p>Jimmybeans Wool: <a href="https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/knittingCalculator.asp" rel="nofollow">Knitting Calculator (broad estimates)</a></p>

<p>Sister Mountain - <a href="https://www.sistermountain.com/blog/estimate-yardage-knitting-patterns" rel="nofollow">How to Estimate Yardage in Knitting Patterns</a></p>

<h3>What&#39;s on our needles this week:</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oakmoss" rel="nofollow">Oakmoss</a> by Alicia Plummer</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-v-2" rel="nofollow">Easy V</a> by Caitlin Hunter</li>
</ul>

<h3>Summer Knitalong - CABLES!</h3>

<p>Anything you want... but make it with at least one cable. We&#39;ll be finishing up July 31, but that doesn&#39;t mean you need to be done by then - there&#39;s still time to join!<br>
<strong>#makegoodcables</strong> (no year, please!)</p>

<p>Send us your letters! <strong><a href="mailto:dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com" rel="nofollow">dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com</a></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/makegoodpod" rel="payment">Support make good: a knitting podcast</a></p>
      

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