Cast On

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Rating
4.7
from
434 reviews
This podcast has
201 episodes
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Explicit
No
Date created
2005/11/03
Average duration
36 min.
Release period
39 days

Description

Cast On began on Monday, 31 October, 2005, founded on nothing more than the desire to talk about knitting to people who get it. All the other stuff, about how memories, thoughts, hopes and dreams are knit into the fabric we create, and so become part of the fabric of our lives; about how life and knitting intertwine, and how sometimes you simply cannot tell where one part leaves off the other begins; about how the only thing wrong with the world today is that there is not enough knitting in it, all that came later, over time. Since 2005 the podcast has evolved to focus on finding inspiration in the ordinary, using it to kick start the process of making stuff, and finding ways to carve out the creative time and space that allows you to work your ass off on the projects that matter most to you. Like knitting a sweater. Or saving the world.

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A wide variety of displacement activities
2024/02/10
In this episode: The party dress; picking up threads; a project round up; and the big idea, spoken aloud.
195 You can't keep everything
2023/12/16
IN THIS EPISODE: Stash enhancement; hat boxes of joy; the rug of sorrow; knitting memory lane, letting it go. Repeat after me: It is okay to rest.
What I did last summer
2023/10/21
Undone by Cosmo/Cosmo undone; colour blocking that didn’t; a summer romance; a bounty of beautiful sock yarn; packing projects for a journey with no end date; and the view from Stone Cottage.
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The waiting phase
2023/07/13
I have more projects on the needles at one time than EVER BEFORE. Plus, we're buying a cottage!
192 The dam busters
2023/06/10
The Great Airing of the Stash 2023; hibernating projects emerge, blinking, into the light, revisiting Paint Pan, Against all Odds, and the Red Edge, plus a veritable torrent of knitting projects. 
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Amazing technicolour dream shirts
2023/05/21
The production line; tiny arms; fussy cutting; the trouble with Esther; another one of thoseprojects; beautifully visible mending; and a chat with Kim Werker, about finding creativity.
190 Talisman
2023/05/06
In this episode: The style goddess; I Can Make Shoes; the button makes the knitwear (I have always said this); a return to form; Esther; and The Talisman.
189 I want to do it this way
2023/03/17
In this episode: Bias binding; finished objects; crafting chaos; plum blossoms; works in progress; and palette decisions. Lilly's retro-vibe pinnies are finished! Several knitsibs have expressed an interest in an adult-sized version. I'm still looking, but if you know of something similar, drop a comment at the website, please. The pattern is Bias Trimmed Apron from Little Things to Sew, by Oliver & S, in lightweight linen fabric with bias binding in designer fabrics purchased from this UK eBay seller. The Sock is not at a very interesting place, but there has been a bit of a progress in this WIP. The yarn I'm using is Coop Knits, Socks, Yeah! in the colour Labrodorite. Lastly, Gene Marshall is a rabbit hole. You have been warned.
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188 The Road Trip
2023/03/11
Flat socks, knit purl patterns, iteration, procrastination, and Kvetching.
187 Fine work
2023/03/03
Bra sewing. Yes, again. You say bojagi, I say pojagi. The work of a lifetime. A return of the light.  
186 Square one
2023/02/04
Falling down, playing in the knitting adjacent zone, beginnings, One Block Wonders, over under over under over under, and a new series!
Knitting adjacent
2022/12/17
The art of getting very, very close to knitting, whilst remaining emotionally aloof and at arm’s length; I bought yarn; the latest amazing design from the mind of Jeny Stainman; and someone saved my life tonight.
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4.7 out of 5
434 reviews
Rbk106 2024/02/11
A welcome voice of an old friend in my ear
I have been a listener since this podcast began. So many circumstances of my life have changed over the long years, but I am always a knitter. I have ...
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SummerKnits 2023/06/03
Cozy and Wonderful
Yay, I finally have a knitting friend! I love knitting so much, and having a queer-friendly knitting podcast is JUST what I am missing in my life. Tha...
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Beckie529 2023/05/30
Nice podcast
I’m so glad this podcast came into my suggestions. Very nice voice and she sticks to the topic. Made me laugh several times.
jhaagfnp 2023/05/06
Lovely story telling
Brenda has a wonderful talent for storytelling. She is very eloquent with her words, you can envision exactly what she is describing. She has a voice ...
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jsfong 2023/02/01
So happy to find Cast On (again)!
I recently picked up knitting after a 7 year hiatus and naturally wanted to add a few knitting podcasts to my library. Hearing Brenda’s voice was like...
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joanieNE 2023/04/13
Whine, complain and make yourself a victim…
Oh my gosh! I can’t stand when people constantly complain and talk about how “life’s not fair”. No kidding, it’s not fair and life is not designed t...
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hextat 2022/04/14
One of the first podcasts I ever listened to!
So glad to re-discover this fine person is still podcasting! Like encountering a long lost friend. I initially was drawn in by her overseas life disco...
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ammadonna 2022/10/29
Good podcast
One of my favorite knitting podcasts, but, oh my goodness. Must we bring politics into such an enjoyable activity?
Hilary0 2022/04/06
Entertaining and Informative
Yup, it’s all here. Brenda shares information and knowledge about making, designing, and knitting. And she’s entertaining because she is clever, smart...
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Yorkish 2022/04/04
Love You, Lady Dayne!
Such an entertaining podcast! Brenda’s voice, her topics, her contributors, all combine for a podcast that I look forward to more than any other. Sh...
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