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Emtothethird Knitting Podcast | Episode 22: ALMOSTFALL
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Hi friends!
I'm currently sitting by our air conditioner as another thunderstorm is rolling in and it's humid as all heck. Past the whirr of the AC I can hear the muffled sounds of dishes and Kay reading the recipe they're following out loud to themself. We started getting a meal delivery kit so that they can make dinner 3x a week as I was beginning to feel very burnt out on quarantine cooking. Kay's skills in the kitchen have improved tenfold since we got together, and the meal kit gives them the confidence and guidance that makes the task of dinner less intimidating (and, dare I say, enjoyable).
I published another podcast episode yesterday and I hope you enjoy the projects I've been working on. What have you been eating and making lately?
Ooh! I gotta...
Casting On Your Kulkulkan Hat
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A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined the #KulkulkanKAL cast on party yesterday! It was so nice to connect with all of you. Even in COVID times it feels like we can get together and create community, and there is not much more that I can be extremely grateful for!
If you have yet to cast on your Kulkulkan Hat, or if you're thinking of knitting a second (or third! Or fourth!?) one, I wanted to share with you some tips on casting on hats. These are my three tips that can be applied to ANY hat bottom-up hat that begins with ribbing. In this video, I demonstrate how to do a long-tail cast on in a 1x1 rib pattern but it can easily be adjusted for 2x2, 3x3, 1x3, etc. etc. ribbing patterns!
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Kulkulkan KAL
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My first hat pattern is now live! Thank you to everyone who has purchased the pattern and shared my announcement! Kulkulkan has been in my mind and notebooks since 2018 and I'm so thrilled that I am now able to share it with you all.
In case you missed my inspiration, Kulkulkan, located at Chichén Itzá in Yucatàn, Mexico is the largest of the Mayan pyramids. The pyramid was built as a calendar; each of its four sides includes 91 steps which lead to a final shared platform at the very top, combined steps totalling 365. “Kulkulkan” also represents the Mayan deity, a feathered serpent whose mythos exists under many names all across Latin America.
On the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, the ingenuity of the Mayan architects gathers large crowds....
Emtothethird Knitting Podcast | Episode 21: Save A Horse, Ride A Lobster
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MAKING VLOG #10 | EMTOTHETHIRD: HANDKNIT SWEATER RETIREMENT + PROGRESS
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I promise the tears are just for show!! In this week's Making Vlog I talk about some of the first sweaters I ever knit and why they will spend the rest of their lives playing golf and bingo. Let's get real talking about B.O., being sentimental, and what I'm planning on knitting next!!
xoxo,
Mckenzie