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Pardon My Stash
by Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess
Crafters unite! A podcast about crafting within the fiber arts and how awesome it is! Come join us bi-weekly for knit night conversations about knitting, crochet, and yarn crafts all around. With a touch of comedy and sass, we talk about projects, pitfalls, and pointers about the fiber arts in a casual hang out format. Find more about our content and our cast at pardonmystash.com
Episodes
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Mustache Crafting Collective
Drea takes us to a fantasy land where all different kinds of professions that could exist if reality would allow it. These professions are all well-paid, full of benefits, and takes care of any financial needs you may have. This eventually turns into a really large commercial building to house…
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The Original WIP Master
Meg leads our episode today discussing "propaganda we will not be buying" when it comes to fiber arts. Coming off a popular social media trend, the cast brings up certain ideas that seem to be set in stone with some of the community. Some ideas we are not buying that blocking is always necessary,...
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Don't Pick Up a Heel, Pick Up a Peel
Jess starts the episode about the crazy weather changes and not having the desire to knit with cotton during the summer even though it's popular to do so. Meg brings up her mohair sweater, and the discussion turns to making and wearing sweaters in general. This delves into having time to knit but...
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Absolutely Not Making a Hat for Casper the Friendly Ghost
Tina hosts a lighthearted episode giving each other in the group superlatives similar to those you would see in a school's yearbook, but make it fiber arts related. While going around and asking the rest of the cast who would fit in what "awards", they discuss the different moments that prove why...
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You Are So Confidently Wrong With Your Answer
Drea hosts an extra special episode of Nailed It! Yarn Edition with people who know nothing about the fiber arts. A frequent request, Frank and Patrick join for this episode and go through three rounds of ultimate tests - How Well Do You Know Your Partner, Guess That Acronym, and Price is Right:...
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...And There's a List for That
Meg opens up the floor after a bit of a hiatus from posting new episodes due to the state of the world, in particular for the cast considering they live in the United States. Drea's coping by making really delicious bread, learning crochet, and watching Frank play God of War while watching Star...
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Jess Does Not Need Any More Eyes
Jess wants to know what's in everybody's notion bags! First, there's an enamel pin check, and then Jess dumps their bag out to compare to what everyone else has. Jess and Tina realize they are the only ones with random yarn scraps in their bags. How many scissors does Tina have? Drea has a…
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Meg & Drea Might Buy An Alpaca Farm
Tina says they have a lot to cover! First things first, a moment of silence for Joann's closing down - a U.S. based craft store retailer that has been in business for over 80 years. Don't worry, Meg's mom is buying her quilting fabric online now, so she's all good! Tina discusses the fake funny...
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This or That
Welcome to Season 5! For 2025, Drea asks our fiber loving crew for updates from when we were gone during our annual break in January. Drea announces she has a "banger" for an episode, and starts a game of This or That. After being confused about the only rule of the game for a moment, Drea starts...
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Holiday Special
It's that time of year again! Pardon My Stash likes to feature our bloopers from the past year as our final episode of the season. This year features the sound board misbehaving, perfectly timed accidental noises, distractions, as well as segments that didn't make it off the cutting floor. Tina...
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Old Lady Level Grinding
Meg helps us get some experience points for our old lady level grinding. Tina starts out with something that happened that very evening before they started recording! Drea talks about her experience with her year-end work party. Meg has bursitis. Jess and their co-workers were talking about…
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What Grinds Your Gears
Tina starts this episode out talking about what grinds her gears. From cords coming undone from needles to test knits with unreasonable deadlines to patterns that say they are size inclusive but have a very limited view of what size inclusive means, the group talks about different things that get...
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Rhinebeck 2024 Recap & Treat Yourself Makealong
Drea leads the episode going over how New York Sheep & Wool in Rhinebeck, NY went for the cast. They discuss about the changes done to improve crowd flow and layout, as well as a general note to folks to be more mindful when walking around the festival for those using mobility devices. The meetup...
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Road to Rhinebeck 2024
Meg alarms Drea and Tina because they forgot it's time to head to Rhinebeck! It's a special year because the cast will be attending on SATURDAY instead of Sunday this year! Join Pardon My Stash at the Grassy Knoll near Gate 1 from 2:00pm to 2:30pm. It sounds like they might have some goodies to...
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Holy Cow, We've Done This 100 Times?!
HAPPY 100 EPISODES! Jess prompts the cast to think about what we have gained from being on the podcast. From new found confidence in certain knitting or crochet techniques to finally feeling like editing an audio file is not voodoo magic, Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess talk about the things they have...
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Zombies?
Tina leads the episode and all hell breaks loose. Literally! She starts our cast on a Choose Your Own Adventure type of journey where zombies have invaded the neighborhood, and all they have to support their survival through this arduous path is their crafting tools, notions, and yarns! The cast...
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Casting Off to Sea
Drea leads the episode about taking the victory lap to the end - binding off your project when you're about to finish! She particularly likes two bind off styles, the traditional or the "old reliable" and a bind off she doesn't remember the name for, but creates a nice, finished look. Tina says…
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Topic Not Found
Meg alerts everyone that the topic has gone missing. This week, the group admits that this past half-year of 2024 has been tough. They can't decide on what to talk about after feeling really exhausted getting through it all. Drea deals with chronic pain issues. Jess can't seem to tether down…
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Construction Workers???
Jess starts this episode with letting us know about the Q&A section on our website for listeners to ask questions they may have for us to answer on our episodes. This leads into our topic about sweater construction. Jess brings up seamless sweaters, while Meg brings up comparisons with seamless…
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Would You Rather: Crafting Edition
Tina takes the cast through a fun game of Would You Rather with questions related to the fiber arts and crafting in general. Shenanigans begin to ensue immediately. Drea may have found the only reason why she would use laceweight (but doubled up!). Meg wants the option of unlimited access to...
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Crafters' Creative Habits
Drea leads the episode while the cast discuss different habits they have adopted since becoming a part of the fiber arts community. Tina has confessions. Jess has borbs. Drea has CROCHET blankets, not knit blankets. Meg has a sweater on a coworker she would love to take a picture of (and it's NOT...
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Expressing Yourself
Meg leads the episode with a quick segment regarding sponsorship for the podcast. Then, we dive into the main topic which is about expressing yourself and how you do so in your projects, creations, and ways you craft. Meg talks about how she knits often with blue colorways. Jess talks about their...
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Yarn Tragedies
Jess leads the episode talking about different various sad times during their yarn experiences, starting with when the pins gave up on life on their older yarn swift, retiring dramatically, as put by Meg. Tina talks about the swift that Drea now has inherited, and how the yarn swift completely...
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Problematic Stash Terminology
Tina leads the episode starting a discussion about the word verbiage inside the fiber arts community. The usage of "illness" words when describing our yarn collections in particular is the focus of the topic. First, they talk about their own personal feelings regarding these types of words, as…
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Pattern & Design Ethics
Drea leads the episode to talk about making pattern designs in terms of when it's inspiration or when it's blatant theft. Meg starts the discussion with what you might be able or not be able to copyright, considering stitches can be thousands of years old. Jess makes an analogy comparing piano…
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The Fellowship of the String
Meg leads the episode discussing the journey of being a crafter - the beginning, the "aha!" moment, and where you plan to go with your passion for crafting. They begin with where they decided the fiber arts were for them; they remember their moment of realization that this is what they wanted to...
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Process vs. Product
Tina leads the episode to get deeper into the idea of process vs. product and what makes more sense for each of our cast members. Drea avoids doing things that people ask her to do. Meg talks about her version of a "no new projects on Friday". Jess determines it on a case by case basis, based on...
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Fiber Arts Curses, Blessings, and Beliefs
Welcome back, Pardon My Stash! To kick off Season 4 (already?!), Jess leads the episode starting off quickly with talking about how their January time off went from the podcast. Jess brings up different types of superstitions that exist in the fiber arts, and the cast discusses these as well as...
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Holiday Special Bloopers
Tina takes you on a journey through various clips from our 2023 Season 3 episodes. From Batman knitting to White Christmas, Drea wants you to know that she doesn't know! The bloopers this year are so good this year, that you would think we were making the blooper reel instead of the actual…
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Cast Ons and Their Uses
Drea hosts the episode wanting to talk about different cast ons and their uses in various projects. Tina mentions Twisted German, a version of long tail, while the others discuss different forms of long tail. Jess brings up the use of the cable cast on while comparing it to the crochet cast on…
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Holiday Craft Fair Experiences
Meg leads the episode talking about different holiday craft fair experiences and what to expect as a customer and as a vendor, as well as tips and tricks to finding good items, supporting small businesses, and what to bring with you to have a good holiday craft fair experience. The cast discusses...
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Commonly Misunderstood Terms
Jess leads the episode talking about commonly misunderstood terms such as ply vs. weight, etc. The others chime in about their experiences with other confusing terms and provide explanations for the differences between them. The cast also briefly mentions their experience at the NY Sheep and Wool...
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Road to Rhinebeck 2023
Tina has a Yakkin' About Yarns segment regarding Hundred Ravens yarns based in New Hampshire, with a super interesting about page of their origins. The cast gets into their details about their annual Sunday trip at Rhinebeck's NY Sheep and Wool Festival 2023. Tina surprised the rest of the cast...
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Indecisive Yarns
Drea leads the episode to discuss yarns that don't want to cooperate. Whether they disagree with the project you are making with it, or the yarn isn't speaking to you for which project works best with it, we try to figure out new ways to utilize these tough-to-decide yarns. The cast also…
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Hot Takes: Opinions About the Craft - Part 2
Tina starts the second segment about her preference to buy patterns direct from a pattern designer rather than through third parties. She also brings up pattern designers, size inclusivity, and detailed pattern design in different sizing. Meg discusses her "living room", aka how her social media...
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Hot Takes: Opinions About the Craft - Part 1
Meg leads the episode where the cast says "the quiet part out loud" and provides things that are "unpopular" opinions they might have individually regarding the craft. Drea, as predicted, thinks laceweight is BS. Meg and Tina rant about how overrated alpaca is, as well as any potential exceptions...
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Project Relationships & Quickies
This week, Jess hosts the episode where the cast discusses their current existing (or non-existent) commitments to their works in progress, or WIPs. Jess declares themselves a "switch hitter". Tina is apparently walking around with a "harem of WIPs". Drea discusses her differences with feelings...
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Christmas in July
For this episode, Tina hosts and the cast discuss Christmas in July! They discuss how to handle projects you want to get done for the upcoming fall/winter season for the northern hemisphere, whether it is a project you want to complete as a gift, something you want to wear during the colder...
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Tools of the Trade, Part 2
The second part of this topic starts right back up where the last episode ended, where Tina gets into her cord stoppers and Jess discusses their needle wranglers that are great for double pointed needles (DPNs). Meg and Jess amaze Tina and Drea with the idea of using a pocket pharmacy for stitch...
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Tools of the Trade, Part 1
This week, the cast dive back into everything but yarn to discuss what they recommend and like best. Part 1 discusses bags, bags, bags, and a nifty swiss army knife type of tool to keep for emergencies. None of the products mentioned are sponsoring our podcast in any capacity; we recommend these...
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State of the Current Crafting World
On a more serious note, the cast dives into the current state of the crafting world, from many small businesses closing to the consumerist mindset to how fiber arts are regarded. Jess discusses the disconnect between the seller and consumer on how items are actually made. Tina wants someone to...
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Q&A From Our Listeners #5
For this episode, the cast answers questions posed to our followers on our Instagram account through the Stories feature. Some of the questions include dealing with brioche, our "wet dreams" in the fiber arts (which gave us all a chuckle), projects you hate but love, and a few more. Join the cast...
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Yarn Breaks: Planned & Impromptu
Tina hosts the episode this week, with a segment about how to handle yarn substitution as well as things to try to help you find a suitable yarn to replace what your pattern calls for. They remain on the topic of yarn and talk about planned or impromptu yarn buying breaks, where you end up not...
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Hyperfixation is Fun
Drea leads the episode and needs to vent - she's very focused on a different craft other than fiber arts, and she doesn't know what to do! The group discusses how hyperfixations affect them in different ways, and the different ways they work with or around their impulses. Tina talks about an app...
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Taking a Step Back
Meg leads the episode and lets the cast know about the latest news regarding the Stitches events. The topic dives into the opposite of last week, where you realize a project isn't working, where to go for help, and what to do when you figure out something isn't working for you. Drea has a hard…
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Taking the Next Step
Jess leads this week's episode talking about when and how to take the next step in your knitting or crochet. Whether it's learning to purl or steeking, everyone's journey is their own! The cast discusses the pressure of making certain projects to be deemed "real crafters". Each cast member talks...
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Creativity vs. Business
Tina has a yarn segment about nice quality, affordable yarn, and provides her top five favorites. The cast talks about how to handle creative businesses, and tips they would offer for those looking to start an indie dye business, readymade wares, as well as pattern making. Drea discusses briefly...
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Crafting Rituals
Drea leads the episode with discussing different rituals we do surrounding our crafting process, whether it be knitting, crochet, or otherwise. Drea and Tina discuss their couch recliner blankets, snacks, and trash TV. Jess and Meg discuss getting through different TV series for the background...
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’Eff Around and Find Out
This week's episode has Meg asking the cast random questions to find out more about the cast with insightful questions. This is a great episode to get to know the cast better! Drea gives Chester a voice. Tina tries to remember things. Jess picks their favorite color. Meg thinks about the woods.…
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Dealing with Negativity
Jess has a Mystery Box segment about increases and decreases, and the cast talk about their preferences. The conversation for the week centers around dealing with negative thoughts and opinions internally and externally. Each cast member talks about how they deal with negative self doubt, making...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Crafters unite! A podcast about crafting within the fiber arts and how awesome it is! Come join us bi-weekly for knit night conversations about knitting, crochet, and yarn crafts all around. With a touch of comedy and sass, we talk about projects, pitfalls, and pointers about the fiber arts in a casual hang out format. Find more about our content and our cast at pardonmystash.com
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Meg, Drea, Tina, and Jess
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Crafters unite! A podcast about crafting within the fiber arts and how awesome it is! Come join us bi-weekly for knit night conversations about knitting, crochet, and yarn crafts all around. With a touch of comedy and sass, we talk about projects, pitfalls, and pointers about the fiber arts in a...
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