Pens and Needles Podcast
A historic-leaning podcast for readers and crafters. If you find yourself anxious about starting a new book or project, you aren’t alone. let host Carrie Hankes (she/her) share some of the books and patterns she loves, a bit about writing, and what kept her on pins and needles.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2025
Patterns, History, and a Rant About Calendars
Too Many Irons in the Fire
Today's episode is a catch all in which I discuss:
1915 crochet project, sewing stuff, historical novels, research books
Find me at [email protected], or bluesky @cbhankes
link referenced:
What’s Your Source?
In this episode, I discusses some of my favorite sources for historic makes to inspire my writing. To contact me with suggestions on things you’d like to hear about, you can find me on Bluesky @cbhan…
Altering the Assignment
Carrie discusses the direction she wants to take the podcast, background about how and why she started crafting, and a current project.
Note: I said I have a grandma who cross stitches, and while tha…
Otters, Gnomes, and What’s That Thing? Oh Yeah, Hamsters
A look at some knitting, crochet, and cross stitch patterns I’ve done recently.
Links on pinterest @pensandneedles, Sorry for all the ums!
Recap of Nonfiction January
In this episode, we talk about the three nonfiction books I read January, 2025: ADHD is Awesome by Penn and Kim Holderness, The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel, and The Little Ice Age by B…
Sew Historical: Three 1910s Inspired Pattern Makes
In this episode, we discuss 2 Scroop Patterns and 1 Wearing History.
Links in the transcript.
Music is "Entertainment in the Holiday Park" by Romanrecord1973 on Pixabay
Introduction to Pens and Needles Podcast
In this episode, Carrie Hankes introduces her brand new podcast.