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...
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drmiahobbs
Apr 12, 202225 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Mar 31, 202224 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Mar 24, 202240 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Mar 20, 202219 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Mar 20, 202235 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Mar 12, 202226 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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...
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drmiahobbs
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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,...
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drmiahobbs
Jan 20, 20225 min read
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...
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