Needles, Hooks & Dirty Looks

It’s National BBQ Day, and we are here for it!! Have you ever knitted or crocheted food items? We cover fiber foods and bbq favs this week and we would love to hear from you about your favorite local bbq spot!

King Charles now reigns and we are here to talk about all the amazing things our friends Ross the pond crafted up for the celebration of the King’s Coronation. We’re also here to give and extra special dirty look of the week.

This week we celebrate our siblings whether they be actual siblings or friends close enough to be brothers and sisters, let’s talk about them! We both have siblings and have hand crafted gifts for them! Do you have siblings? Are they crafters too?

This week we talk about how to gift yarn. What questions can you ask to make sure you get the right kind, the right amount? We’re covering it all!

Graduations, Mother’s Day, and wedding season are upon us! What are your favorite go to gifts for major milestones? Do you have a trademark item you bless new marriages or new babies with? Join us this week to cover all the milestones!

This week we are calling out our dirty look straight up! Why do people feel compelled to say things like this to crafters? Do they not understand the time and cost involved or are they just used to bottom dollar machine made items maybe? This week we dive right in to all things “cheap”. Join us!

Easter week is upon us and it’s full of lots of love and a little bit of chaos. Are you a basket builder? Does the bunny still visit your house? Jump in with us as we cover it all.

All the spring flowers are finally showing up, even in Ohio! Pollen is everywhere and no one can breathe. Welcome to spring friends, time to change up our plan. Since heavy bulky yarn items are on the out let’s talk about what we can focus on for the warmer months. Join us for all the regular temperature and fair project updates.

Today is National memory day and since yesterday was the first day of spring here in the US we decided to cover both, because who doesn’t love all things spring!? Do you have a favorite childhood memory or tradition you’ve passed down to your kids? Join us this week as we work through all this mess and throw a little shade at Morgan Evans while we’re at it!

Happy Pi day! Another math related holiday that is a fun excuse for pie! Let’s catch up on our winter and spring projects and hash out the dlotw. We apologize in advance for uncontrollable laughter this week. Laugh or cry!

Daffodils, tulips, and dandelions, oh my! Spring is certainly in the air and we’re here for all of it! Are you working on any spring or Easter themed projects? Break out the retro stripe, pastel season is upon us!!

Woah! We’ve been trapped in the time warp for the last week, and we have missed you!! Catch up with us this week as we cover beaded works for Mardi Gras and the dirty look of the week (the root cause of why we missed you last week!)

Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air, has Cupid struck you with the arrow?! This week we talk about the origins of the largest Hallmark holiday and how it came to be. We also discuss our favorite love themed pieces and traditions here in the US. Join in for all things LOVE!

Welcome to our rendition, the State of the Yarnion Address. This we here for all thing yarn! Current market prices, is inflation kicking in to your purchases yet? How to save! Listen in as we spill all the tea on yarn coupons!

Then first episode of our 3rd season!! Join us as we dive into blocking. There are several methods and reasons fiber crafts are blocked. Are you team block or not? Temperatures have been up and down, how are your projects coming along? Catch up with us here!

We stumbled across a photo this week of a granny square made from sewing thread which got us wondering, who has that much time? Maybe stay at home moms, or retired folks, we aren’t sure but we knit it isn’t us! What is the craziest project you’ve tried to tackle? Was it too time consuming? Listen in as we cover it all!

How do you handle customer service issues that may arise from the products you have hand crafted? Sometimes customers may not understand how or why a stitch looks the way it does or why tension may vary, but what if they complain about your work? Join us as we celebrate CS folks everywhere and tackle how to maintain good service with your clients!

We’ve survived the holidays, and now we’re working to catch up on life. When to take the tree down, heading back to work/school, finishing and or starting temperature projects. Whatever you’re working on, let’s talk about it! The first dirty look of the new year, gonna be a shocker.

Happy Nee Year! 2023 is upon us, and with the new year comes all of those superstitions. Do you practice any of these strange but interesting traditions? Listen in as we cover the top 20 around the world! We are also kicking off week one of temperature projects!

Eeeeek! It’s finally here! Time to start in on our new temperature blankets and projects! Tonight we cover tips and tricks from our fb group who have just finished their projects this week! We also sneak in last minute resolutions, and try to figure out what the heck is happening with Britney Spears. Lots to unpack for our final episode of 2022!

Whew, we are so close to surviving the holiday season! Hanukkah has begun, Christmas is in five days and in less than two weeks we get a brand new year! A new year for new beginnings, new goals, and a clean slate to make the very best of 2023! Come join our fun and we talk our way through the chaos!

Woah, it’s national cocoa day! Do you love hot cocoa, or only love to hate it? We cover crockpot hot cocoa and cocoa amugurumi as well as why we did not choose the other national day today, national horse day!

This week we talk about the dreaded Christmas Craft Show Bust! Why are some shows more active and popular than others? History has determined which Craft Shows are a bust and why!!

Travel Tuesday is here following all the other crazy days since Thanksgiving! This week we cover all of the ins and outs of holiday travel along with current travel deals online! Did you take advantage of any other super deals over the last week? We sure did. Listen in to find out why yarn snobs and Snapple Apple get our Dirty Look of the Week this week!

Happy Turkey Tuesday! Here is your friendly reminder to take that bird out of the freezer! This week is Thanksgiving week and we are covering all the madness. Do you cook a traditional turkey, or maybe you go tofu-rkey? Maybe you don’t do either and just crochet cute turkeys for fun? Listen in this week as we dive deep in the do’s and don’ts!