Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week's Casual Friday podcast includes Tidbits; a tour through Weldon's Practical Needlework, Volume 10; a sock project; a plan of attack for how I am going to use the yarn I spun from my breed study of 30 different wool breeds.
Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson
My knitting designs: ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson
My Ravelry project page for the sweater I'm wearing (contains links to the yarn and pattern, if there is one): ravel.me/Rox/apm
SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 131+ BREED STUDY
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=eeXn5VykvKo
Bellwether website: bellwetherwool.com
Bellwether has three places where they sell products, but Amazon seems to be the only one where they sell the sheep breed study box.
TIDBIT #2 KNITTING IN THE MOVIES
Article about the woman who knit the sweaters: bbc.com/news/world-europe-64797613
Another article about the sweaters: gq.com/story/banshees-of-inisherin-colin-farrell-sweaters
Krista from explorewithknitsy.com also knits for TV and film
TIDBIT #3 VICTORIAN TEENAGERS IN THEIR 90S
Video: youtu.be/pv6V1yHvJyo
TIDBIT #4 D'OYLEY VS DOILEY
Piecework article: pieceworkmagazine.com/push-pull-doily
WELDON'S PRACTICAL NEEDLEWORK
Volume 10, published in 1895 included X issues of knitting (seris 27-29)
You can get digitized copies of those series from Piecework's online shop here: tinyurl.com/2vz3pm6j
BREED STUDY BLANKET
I bought my 30 breed sampler from Woolgatherings on etsy: etsy.com/shop/woolgatherings (doesn't look like they're currently stocking the sampler
If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media.
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Tidbit #1 131+ Breed Study
10:10 Tidbit #2 Knitting in the Movies
14:19 Tidbit #3 Victorian teenagers in their 90s
16:08 Tidbit #4 D'Oyley vs Doiley
18:49 Weldon's Practical Needlework Vol. 10
29:35 Breed Study Blanket
Rox Rocks Ravelry group: ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks
IG: instagram.com/roxmpls
Twitter: twitter.com/RoxMpls
This week's Casual Friday podcast includes Tidbits; a tour through Weldon's Practical Needlework, Volume 10; a sock project; a plan of attack for how I am going to use the yarn I spun from my breed study of 30 different wool breeds.
Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson
My knitting designs: ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson
My Ravelry project page for the sweater I'm wearing (contains links to the yarn and pattern, if there is one): ravel.me/Rox/apm
SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 131+ BREED STUDY
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=eeXn5VykvKo
Bellwether website: bellwetherwool.com
Bellwether has three places where they sell products, but Amazon seems to be the only one where they sell the sheep breed study box.
TIDBIT #2 KNITTING IN THE MOVIES
Article about the woman who knit the sweaters: bbc.com/news/world-europe-64797613
Another article about the sweaters: gq.com/story/banshees-of-inisherin-colin-farrell-sweaters
Krista from explorewithknitsy.com also knits for TV and film
TIDBIT #3 VICTORIAN TEENAGERS IN THEIR 90S
Video: youtu.be/pv6V1yHvJyo
TIDBIT #4 D'OYLEY VS DOILEY
Piecework article: pieceworkmagazine.com/push-pull-doily
WELDON'S PRACTICAL NEEDLEWORK
Volume 10, published in 1895 included X issues of knitting (seris 27-29)
You can get digitized copies of those series from Piecework's online shop here: tinyurl.com/2vz3pm6j
BREED STUDY BLANKET
I bought my 30 breed sampler from Woolgatherings on etsy: etsy.com/shop/woolgatherings (doesn't look like they're currently stocking the sampler
If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media.
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Tidbit #1 131+ Breed Study
10:10 Tidbit #2 Knitting in the Movies
14:19 Tidbit #3 Victorian teenagers in their 90s
16:08 Tidbit #4 D'Oyley vs Doiley
18:49 Weldon's Practical Needlework Vol. 10
29:35 Breed Study Blanket
Rox Rocks Ravelry group: ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks
IG: instagram.com/roxmpls
Twitter: twitter.com/RoxMpls
