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
- 25 min
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
- 24 min
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
- 40 min
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
- 19 min
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
- 35 min
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
- 26 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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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