<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&utm_campaign=CTA_1">brendadayne.substack.com</a>