'Facing your Fears' S.2 Ep.5 'The Self Contained Knitter' (Patreon)

Welcome to our 'The Self Contained Knitter' collection

Dan is back with his one man show and this time he's facing his fears. Why do we run away from our mistakes? In today's show Dan confesses to his greatest knitting bad habit and why it's time he broke that habit. He also talks about his time in Japan and his love of Taiko.

Join Dan as he:

• Discusses why he has struggled to get better at fixing problems

• Owns up to his biggest knitting bad habit…..

• Compares and contrasts the benefits of music and the benefits of knitting

• Talks you through the mistake he made on the Sherwood Socks and how he fixed it

• Remembers his experiences teaching adults Taiko and Samba

• Takes a close look at his finished Equinox Mitts and checks in on the Godi

Techniques mentioned:

• Tinking Back https://bakerybears.com/trouble/ 

Yarn mentioned:

• Drops https://www.garnstudio.com/yarns.php?cid=19 

• Lettlopi https://istex.is/en/vorur/lettlopi/

Patterns mentioned:

• Sherwood Socks https://bakerybears.com/sherwood-socks/ 

• Equinox Mitts - new design coming 2025

• Godi https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/godi

Catch up with the rest of the series 2 here:

• Click here to watch : Episode 1 'Balanced Knitting'

• Click here to watch : Episode 2 'Aspiring to be Great?'

• Click here to watch : Episode 3 'Neglected Projects' 

• Click here to watch : Episode 4 'Be Good to Yourself'

• Click here to watch : Episode 5 'Facing your Fears'

• Episode 6 coming in June 2024

Watch series 1 here:

• Click here to watch : Season 1 

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Thank you so much for watching.

Kay & Dan x