Episode 9: What Came First; the Chicken or the Egghead?

This one is from last week! We had a little tech difficulty because Lydia didn’t plug in her mic properly. Whoops! If some timelines feel weird, don’t worry about it too much and enjoy the ride. We sure do!Elyssa shows off her gorgeous project bag and her very creepy childhood book.We show off our finished Schmookie Knits Butterflies and they are cute!! Check out Elyssa’s photoshoot.Elyssa is working on her Outline Tank again.Lydia tries on her Lyalya Hood in progress and it’s a… tight squeeze.Lydia also got brave and attended a knitting meetup hosted by @pigseyeknit at Bad Weather Brewing (every 1st and 3rd Tuesday!).We take a moment to admire Elyssa’s knitting bag some more and then Elyssa describes how she’s been taking time to care for her hands. You can take a quick break and do that too- here’s how!Elyssa mentions Scrappy Checkers.Elyssa has been to the library. She got Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Kaffe Knits Again by Kaffe Fassett. Both are absolute GEMS.Have you ever seen a Kaffe Fassett design in the wild? Lydia saw a Big Flower Jacket and nearly crashed her bike.Elyssa dreams of knitting Kaffe’s Foolish Virgins someday.Lydia miiight knit the Unicorn Tapestry Cardigan.Elyssa also checked out the book Making Marls. Very cool!For the record: we bring our Emotional Support Projects with us everywhere we go.And that’s it for this episode!Instagram is here and YouTube is here!ChaptersChickens, Eggs and Houses With Legs 00:00The Butterflies Emerge! 07:29Humpty Dumpty Cracks Up 13:37Taking Care of Our Tools 20:10Summer Reading List: Knit Edition 26:46In Summation… 45:14