I Thought I Knew How: A Podcast about Knitting and Life31 Mars 2025

Episode 126: Steek Redux, Moth Protection, and a Farewell to Joann

In this episode, Anne follows up on the progress with "steek", ways to keep your yarn safe from moths--backed by experts!--and offers a bit of commentary on the loss of Joann stores.

Links to Things Mentioned in the Episode

If you were not able to attend The Myths That Shape! you can watch it on YouTube.
To read the news article about the inclusion of the Shetland Lace definition of steek being added to the Oxford English Dictionary, visit the posts on Facebook and Instagram.
You can also go back and listen to episode 113 to hear about the entire process of getting the definition of steek updated to include the Shetland Lace usage!
Sheila McGregor's Traditional Fair Isle Knitting
The Vogue Knitting interview with Alice Starmore
Find the links to scientificly backed articles about moth protection here.
Find Mandy Moore on Ravelry and Instagram. You can also listen to an interview I had with Mandy back in episode 69.
Keep your eye out for information about this year's Shetland Hogmanay Box by following I Thought I Knew How on Instagram or Facebook, or hop over to the website to join the mailing list!
I'll be at the Woolly Good Gathering in a few days! I hope to see you there!

Music

The music from this episode was two songs from Ben Bostick: "The Myth of Translation" and "Sweet Thursday." Between those two was Sleeping Ghost with "Afro Summer."

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