<description>&lt;p&gt;Finishing socks, saving the yarn, new projects from old, planning the perfect colourwork sweater, plus a bit of theoretical physics to prove what knitters already know: knitting is magic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links and references:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.artyarn.co.uk/admiral-hanf-239-c.asp"&gt;Admiral Hanf yarn by Schoppel Wolle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.artyarn.co.uk/jawoll-9-c.asp"&gt;Lang Jawoll sock yarn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/r0449-chessmaster"&gt;Chessmaster, by Christian Mattausch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amande-2"&gt;Amande, by Josephine and the Seeds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sophie-shawl-2"&gt;Sophie Shawl by PetiteKnit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bradford-road"&gt;Bradford Road Wrap, by Kristen Kapur&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fox-paws"&gt;Fox Paws, by Xandy Peters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soft-spot-pullover"&gt;Soft Spot sweater by Elina Maaria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ke21/soft-spot-pullover"&gt;ke21’s Soft Spot on Ravelry is one of the good ones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-theoretical-physics.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Knitogami: Mechanics of knitted fabric as a curved surface&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-theoretical-physics.html"&gt; (PNAS, April 2024)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1455073/FULLTEXT01.pdf"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dynamic Folding Knits: An exploration into self-folding and self-forming textiles, by Victoria Salmon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00405175221099670"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Characterizing and predicting the self-folding behavior of weft-knit fabrics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26491963-handmade-lampshades"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade Lampshades, by Natalia Price-Cabrera&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://jimfidler.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Merrigan’s Reel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; – Jim Fidler&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.musicbed.com/songs/that-thing-that-you-do/37633"&gt;&lt;em&gt;That Thing That You Do&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; – Cody Fry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’d like to help support the podcast, you can do so via &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://ko-fi.com/brendadayne"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ko-fi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/brendadayne"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or by spreading the word to a fellow knitter.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://brendadayne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;brendadayne.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Cast On

Brenda Dayne

204 Cart before the workhorse

MAY 17, 202531 MIN
Cast On

204 Cart before the workhorse

MAY 17, 202531 MIN

Description

<p>Finishing socks, saving the yarn, new projects from old, planning the perfect colourwork sweater, plus a bit of theoretical physics to prove what knitters already know: knitting is magic.</p><p>Links and references:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.artyarn.co.uk/admiral-hanf-239-c.asp">Admiral Hanf yarn by Schoppel Wolle</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.artyarn.co.uk/jawoll-9-c.asp">Lang Jawoll sock yarn</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/r0449-chessmaster">Chessmaster, by Christian Mattausch</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amande-2">Amande, by Josephine and the Seeds</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sophie-shawl-2">Sophie Shawl by PetiteKnit</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bradford-road">Bradford Road Wrap, by Kristen Kapur</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fox-paws">Fox Paws, by Xandy Peters</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soft-spot-pullover">Soft Spot sweater by Elina Maaria</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ke21/soft-spot-pullover">ke21’s Soft Spot on Ravelry is one of the good ones</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-theoretical-physics.html"><em>Knitogami: Mechanics of knitted fabric as a curved surface</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-theoretical-physics.html"> (PNAS, April 2024)</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1455073/FULLTEXT01.pdf"><em>Dynamic Folding Knits: An exploration into self-folding and self-forming textiles, by Victoria Salmon</em></a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00405175221099670"><em>Characterizing and predicting the self-folding behavior of weft-knit fabrics</em></a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26491963-handmade-lampshades"><em>Handmade Lampshades, by Natalia Price-Cabrera</em></a></p><p></p><p>Music in this episode:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://jimfidler.com/"><em>Merrigan’s Reel</em></a> – Jim Fidler</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.musicbed.com/songs/that-thing-that-you-do/37633"><em>That Thing That You Do</em></a> – Cody Fry</p><p>If you’d like to help support the podcast, you can do so via <a target="_blank" href="http://ko-fi.com/brendadayne"><strong>Ko-fi</strong></a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/brendadayne"><strong>Patreon</strong></a>, or by spreading the word to a fellow knitter.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brendadayne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">brendadayne.substack.com</a>