knitting with confidence & hope

In this episode, I talk about repetition in knitting (both of stitch patterns and of patterns) as related to "practicing" new skills of recovery. 

music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

In this episode, I talk about the power of a singular focus, both in terms of 12-step groups and in terms of creativity, making, and knitting. 

Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

In this episode, I talk about the phrase "the pink cloud" both in terms of addiction and recovery and in terms of yarny goodness. 

Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

In this episode, I talk about three d-i-y fails and how they reminded me of how important and valuable tradition 8 has been in my recovery. 

Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

In this episode, I talk about mending and repair and how these crafting tasks might be linked to step 8 and the process of becoming willing to make amends. 

Music Credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

In this episode, I talk about lessons learned from a finicky sewing project and from my son's hobby...building a gaming computer! Don't sew (or build) when you're hungry, frustrated, thirsty or tired…

In this episode, I talk about the role of rest in recovery. Maybe it's not ironic that my week's knitting project is titled the "careless" cardigan. 

Music credits: Ketsa, "Day Trips" 

In this episode, I talk about giving and receiving (knitted and yarny) gifts. 

Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

I chat about knitting and how slow, daily progress leads to change...one day and row at a time.

Music credit: Ketsa, "Day Trips"

I talk about tradition 10 of al-anon and how it connects to activism and protest this week and to the discussions about racism in the knitting community 

This podcast is about my personal experience o…

Tradition 11 is grounded in attraction not promotion. In this episode I talk about learning this lesson in relationship to Harry Potter and teaching my daughter to knit.

I chat about fellowship, both in al-anon and in making communities, and how I'm trying to share more openly. 

I talk about how making mistakes in my knitting is helping me to practice self compassion. 

In this episode, I talk about the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and the way it fits into my al-anon story of recovery...

In this episode, I talk about the links between step 4 (personal, moral inventory) and my yarn stash.

In this podcast, I chat about how I miss my al-anon home group, the challenges and value of anonymity, and how i'm enjoying learning about podcasting. 

In this episode I talk about how hard it can be when the best thing to do is...nothing. So many people are struggling with this right now. I know this feeling well as someone who loves someone who st…

I decided to start a podcast about recovery and knitting during this weird time of social distancing.

It's okay not to knit or make right now. Making can help us focus and it can also help to distract us from being present.