Needles, Hooks & Dirty Looks

All of the holiday sales are in full swing, so how can we best use deals and coupons to score big at yarn and craft stores? What projects are you stocking up for during these sales? Lots of options to take advantage of, listen in as we cover them all! We also cover all things bacon, why you ask? Be a it’s delicious!

Holiday shopping is looming around the corner, and we ventured out this week to explore loom knitting and weaving. Listen in to find out how it went, and who gets our dirty look of the week!

It’s November 1st and Christmas Selling Season is upon us, FINALLY!! The next two months will fly by and Christmas will be here before we know it! Selling season is also gifting season! What are your best sellers and favorite gifts to give or receive?

This week we celebrate ALL Artists around the world for International Artist Day!! Let’s talk about the other artsy things we do that don’t involve yarn, ok just kidding, of course we’re talking about yarn!!!

Old Man Winter, Jack Frost, whatever you call it the cold is upon us and we’re covering Winter Weather Wear. So you prefer gloves or mittens? Hats or ear warmers? Join us to cover them all!

Today is National Face Your Fears Day and we are talking all things frightful! Are you afraid of spiders or snakes? Are you terrified of new stitches and patterns? Join us this week as we cover it all!

Calling all Christmas orders please, going once, going twice! The time is here! How do you determine the cut off for holiday deadlines? Plan ahead with us now so we’re not feeling Grinchy in December.

Hurricane season is upon us here in the US and this week we talk about having a hurricane or emergency stash. Clearly essentials are key but in the event you’re out of power for an extended time why not have a little something to work in to help pass the time? Dlotw also coming in hot on shedding yarn. Listen in to hear all about it!

Picture it, mid project and you’re running out of yarn but it’s been ((insert dramatic music)) discontinued!!! Can you sun out a doppelgänger of another brand? What about another dye lot? We’re covering it all this week, join us!

It’s here! Festival season is in full swing. Let’s talk best sellers in your craft booth. Dirty Look of the week this week is festival related and we also look back to 6th century BC to the origins of festivals. Join us on this adventure!

Coming off the unofficial end of summer holiday, Labor Day! Did you know Labor Day originates from International Workers Day otherwise more historically known as May Day which most countries celebrate on May 1st. USA and Canada both celebrate Labor Day the first Monday in September! What feels like the unofficial end of summer also feels like the unofficial start of FALL!! Bring it on! What fall p...

Are you a master Frankenstein creator? Not in the actual sense (or maybe?) but this week we’re talking about piecing together projects! Perhaps you’re using up scraps or working without a pattern, however you create your masterpiece (mwah ha ha ha) let’s talk about it!

Do you create you own vibe? Give off glowing auras? Apparently we do! Listen in this week as we discuss how we even came upon this topic and why our DLOTW this week is to …….. kittens! What!? Yep

How is it seriously back to school time? Are you crying or celebrating? Back to school time can bring anxiety for everyone, including us moms! Is it crazy seeing al the back to school fashion trends? Granny squares are a hit and so are Aztec patterns right along with a massive 90s flash back. What knitting and crochet trends will pop up this school year? Listen to learn more!

This weeks we are basing this entire episode on our massive Dirty look of the week to all of the yarn makers who discontinue color ways, brands or lines with absolutely no warning! Mid project and underestimated how much you would need? This company literally referred us to EBay and wished us luck on our unicorn hunt. Join in for this and all of our regular weekly shenanigans!

Does somebody have a case of the Mondays? YES! It’s no secret, we’re having a case of the Mondays, and it’s TUESDAY! This week has been total chaos from vacations at the beach to the big move! Listen in as we cover it all!

Shark week shenanigans are upon us and just in time for Sarah’s trip to the beach! This week we discuss all things shark do do do do do do. How did shark week even become a thing? Listen in to find out!

This week we discuss the clean sweep at our local county fair! That’s right, blue ribbons across the board for our projects!

This week we talk about gifted creations as we start bulking up for holiday festival season. We also touch on gifting WIPs. Is that a thing? We’re not sure it should be. We found out our week of crazy with a fun little game we like to call yarn chicken!

This week we celebrate all of us crazy workaholics but specifically those of us turning our hobbies into our side hustles! How is your second half of the year starting off? Tune in to find out what we’re up to this week!

On temperature blankets that is….. it’s nearing the exact half point in just a few days! Do you have a plan to continuing on, start something new? Are you going themed or going rogue?

Happy Summer Solstice! Or maybe where you are it’s Winter Solstice? Either way we’re diving in this week to celebrate the events! Join us!

Happy Flag Day to our listeners stateside we are celebrating Old Glory today. Listen in for a shocking Dirty Look of the week. We are also in the midst of an early season, record breaking weather pattern here in Ohio. Join us to hear all about what’s happening!

This week we’re going back in time to talk about our favorite decade as it relates to crochet and knitting. Shocking to find we can’t pick just one! This week we also jump down a crazy live rabbit hole. Wanna jump with us?

Whew! Summer has unofficially arrived here in the US as we celebrated Memorial Day yesterday and this a long Holiday Weekend. But you know what an extra day off brings; chaos! How do you fit it all in without feeling guilty? Not sure we have the answers, but we try to squeeze in som yarn sanity amidst the work week chaos.