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Things we talk about in this episode:
The Finer Points of Garment Fitting and Blocking
Baa-ble Hat (One correction, the other pattern we discuss in the pod is actually a cowl, not a hat)
Long-Tail Cast-On
German Twisted CO
Robot dogs that open doors
Carbeth cropped sweater
I was watching a Ewe University Podcast on YouTube yesterday, from what she said, as remembered by me, (I have a bad memory so take this with a grain of salt) They either coat the individual fibers of wool with a polymer or chemically remove the scales with an alkaline solution.
Also – I think you may have misunderstood Anita’s question. I don’t think she was talking about right and wrong side. She was talking about front and back. As in when a pattern says – “with yarn in front”. I always wonder that too! Is in front away from me or toward me?
As an addition to the superwash subject, I know of one yarn that is superwash and organic (so it is made superwash without the heavy chemicals): rosygreenwool.com.
As a follow-up on the question of copyright on patterns, I was reminded of the following TED Talk regarding the fashion industry, which traditionally doesn’t seek copyright but has Trademarks (often all over their products, in my mind). Perhaps worth a watch and discussion -https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture
Having posted it, though, I love the respect for designers that is prevalent in the knitting and crochet world. Even if a pattern is available for free, knitters give credit to the designer. I have purchased several patterns multiple times to give to friends (including recently the Very Pink Loaded Sock pattern) when I know a pattern is particularly useful. I hold out hope that we have more people who do this than don’t.