Podcast Episode 223: Getting Out of Your Knitting Comfort Zone

This week, Kelley expresses her gratitude for knitting and how it adapts to whatever you need it to be in your life. Whether you are looking for comfort, a distraction or a challenge, you can turn to knitting no matter where life takes you.

In recent years, Kelley has found knitting as a comfort in her life and in this episode, she shares how she is ready to get out of her knitting comfort zone in order to search out new challenges and take on new techniques. Hear more about Kelley’s knitting goals in addition to which techniques she is looking forward to trying out.

Knit Free-Sole Socks by Anna Zilboorg

Next, Kelley reviews a DVD from Anna Zilboorg in which she shows how to work her ingenious technique for socks that allows worn soles to be reknitted as often as needed in addition to a few other books to help inspire your own knitting goals. Finally, Kelley catches you up on her currents WIPs and what she has planned for her upcoming projects.

Kelley’s pattern picks:

Granite cardigan by janet szabo
Ribbed Rope Socks by Cynthia Levy
Bayerische Socks by Eunny Jang
French Press Slippers by Melynda Bernardi
Funchal Mobius by Kate Davies
Britannia Pullover by the Berroco Design Team
Astera  Fair Isle Cardigan by the Knit Picks Design Team

Reviewed Books & DVDs:

Knit Free-Sole Socks by Anna Zilboorg (DVD)
150 Scandinavian Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone
Knitting Counterpanes by Mary Walker Phillips

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