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Knitting for a sense of achievement with Liz O'Riordan
Liz O'Riordan is a breast surgeon who has herself experienced cancer, twice. She now works as a speaker, author and podcaster providing...
drmiahobbs
Apr 22, 202231 min read
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The magic of turning an idea into reality with Clare Mountain-Manipon
Clare is a knitting pattern designer and design mentor. She learned to knit as a teenager and studied knitwear design but after working...
drmiahobbs
Apr 12, 202225 min read
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Knitting in cancer care with Susan Yaguda
Susan Yaguda is passionate about knitting as a form self-care. She is an oncology nurse who has used knitting with both staff and...
drmiahobbs
Mar 31, 202224 min read
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The power of colour with Milli Abrams
It was an absolute pleasure to speak to Milli about her relationship with knitting. Right now she is the owner of Tribe Yarns, a yarn...
drmiahobbs
Mar 24, 202240 min read
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The magic of creating with Casey Bernard
This week I was excited to be joined by Casey Bernard, who is one half of the Very Pink Knits podcast. I have listened to this podcast...
drmiahobbs
Mar 20, 202219 min read
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Crafting a connection to self and others with Nasreen Imrit
Nasreen (also known as @sewcraftynaz on Instagram) is a multi-crafter and relatively new knitter. She joins me on the podcast to talk...
drmiahobbs
Mar 20, 202235 min read
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The Joy of Making with Meghan and Lydia of Pom Pom Magazine
To kick off series two of the Why I Knit Podcast I was delighted to be joined by Meghan Fernandes and Lydia Gluck, the founders and...
drmiahobbs
Mar 12, 202226 min read
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Which colour makes you feel happiest?
My first knitting project was a huge grey shawl. All one solid colour. While I am not beyond seeing the beauty in grey, and in fact I...
drmiahobbs
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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Common Threads: Knitted memories
As someone who has knitted almost every day for the last 15 years, I have a wonderful collection of sweaters, hats, shawls and mittens,...
drmiahobbs
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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Common Threads: Why we all 'need' more than one knitting project on the go
During the hiatus of the Why I Knit podcast I will be busy recording series two, but I also wanted to take the opportunity to highlight a...
drmiahobbs
Jan 20, 20225 min read
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