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Two Women Yelling About Knitting

Two Women Yelling About Knitting

Written by: Anjali and Alison
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Not the same old knitting podcast. This is a space where we look up from our works in progress and acquisitions and talk about what we see in the wider world of knitting – its political, social, and historical context. But don't worry. It'll be fun! We're friends who share a love of knitting as well as an interest in a lot of sticky topics that relate to knitting – traditional gender roles, consumerism, body liberation, and more. If you want to join us on this journey, hit the "Subscribe" button to follow along.Anjali and Alison
Episodes
  • Let's talk about knitting and climate change

    Let's talk about knitting and climate change
    Oct 18 2026

    The climate is changing and it's impacting our knitting, but no one is really talking about it. Today Anjali and Alison talk about it, joined by TWYAK's first-ever guest: Lisa Johnson, a climate journalist with CBC News and an avid knitter. The conversation covers the climate impacts of knitting -- from sheep farms to finished sweaters -- as well as the "climate resilience" knitting can bring to knitters and their communities.

    Find Lisa's work at lisasjohnson.ca

    Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpod
    Email us: twyakpod@gmail.com

    We are now on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music (audio only) and are experimenting with adding video to our podcast on Spotify. Find us and subscribe on your preferred platform!

    Background Reading from Climate Lisa

    • Greenhouse gas emissions from a diversity of sheep production systems in the United States — Article with the surprising finding about more intensive vs more range-based sheep farming methods, but please watch the episode for more context from Lisa
    • Environmental impacts associated with the production, use, and end-of-life of a woollen garment — Follows a theoretical 300-gram sweater from sheep to the end of a sweater's life, in an attempt to measure its environmental impacts
    • Evaluating Environmental Impact of Natural and Synthetic Fibers: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach — Looks at the environmental impact of six fibers: conventional and organic cotton, silk, jute, flax, and polyester
    • Learn more about regenerative wool at Fibershed

    Knitting Things

    • Mungo, a recycled cotton-wool yarn from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar, entirely made with pre-consumer waste from Portuguese spinning mills
    • Look at My Holes pattern by James Watts
    • Project Hail Mary cardigan pattern, charts and resources

    Alison's Book Recommendations

    • The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts
    • The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
    • Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

    Anjali's Podcast Recommendations

    • Bandsplain's Radiohead episode, Part 1 and Part 2
    • Dissect Season 11 about Radiohead's In Rainbows
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Is there a wrong way to knit?

    Is there a wrong way to knit?
    Sep 25 2026
    Is slower knitting more mindful? Are process knitters superior to project knitters? In this episode, Anjali and Alison talk about the recent social media conversation around fast knitting and fast fashion, why continental knitting isn’t always the fastest, and why Elizabeth Zimmerman was right (of course). Plus, we revisit our thoughts on AI and knitting and invent a foolproof method for evaluating yarn stores called the Rosa Pomar Test!Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpodEmail us: twyakpod@gmail.comWe are now on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music (audio only) and are experimenting with adding video to our podcast on Spotify. Find us and subscribe on your preferred platform!Further Reading & WatchingSlow Knitting: A Journey from Sheep to Skein to Stitch by Hannah Thiessen seems to be out of print, but you can find it used at places like Powell's BooksThe Slow Fashion Renaissance: An In-Depth Exploration of Crochet and Knitting as Sustainable Technologies for Contemporary Fashion by Jie PengKnitting Rebellion, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Identity and Craftsmanship in Post-War America by Maureen Lilly MarshLou Dangit on timing their knittingVickyIsKnitting on why knitting speed is not always a choiceAI DiscussionEmpire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen HaoSam Altman May Control Our Future -- Can He Be Trusted? - The New YorkerLucy Liang on the Hobbii AI debacleThe Joji Locatelli AI backstory on Craftsnark and Joji's response and apologyDeborah Knits on how AI is breaking the knitting pattern economyOther Knitty ThingsHigh Tide Fibers, a store in Rehoboth Beach, RI that passes the Rosa Pomar testRetrosaria Rosa Pomar Mondim in colorway M82Andrea Rangel short row heelPatty Lyons's improved slip slip knitBurgos Vest pattern by Rosa PomarYarn lineup at The Wooly Thistle - help me choose!Other Happy ThingsTrailer for This is a Gardening ShowCarlsFriendsDotNet is sadly not accepting new orders right now due to overwhelming social media demand! But they say they may be back in November
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    51 mins
  • Knitting pattern déjà vu

    Knitting pattern déjà vu
    Sep 4 2026
    Welcome back to Season 3! Anjali and Alison kick things off with a topic that a lot of knitters have A Lot of Feelings about: knitwear designers releasing brand-new patterns that are similar (sometimes very similar) to patterns they have already released. We also hear from Sophie Hemmings of the Knit Purl Girl, who was kind enough to share her thoughts from the designer's perspective.Buckle up and put on that cardigan version of the pullover pattern you also own. Or is it a jacket? Or did you buy the blouse version, not the pullover? Doesn't matter, we're going to talk about it all!Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpodEmail us: twyakpod@gmail.comWe are now on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music (audio only) and are experimenting with adding video to our podcast on Spotify. Find us and subscribe on your preferred platform!"Would you like to double down on your meal?" - PortlandiaExamples of Single Pattern ReleasesFelix Cardigan and Felix Pullover by Amy ChristoffersEsther Vest and Esther Jacket by Petite KnitAnker's Sweater by PetiteKnitOoey Gooey, plus the Sock Set, Cowl, and Mitt Set by Andrea MowryCozy Classic Raglan and Cozy Classic Light by Jessie Maed DesignsThe Weekender, Weekender Light and Weekender Crew by Andrea MowryCumulus Blouse and Cumulus Blouse O-neck by PetiteKnitLakes Pullover, Lakes Cardigan, Lakes Crew Cardigan, etc by OzettaCeleste Sweater, Celeste Sweater Junior and Celeste Sweater Man by PetiteKnitGib I and Gib II by Andrea MowryExamples of Multi-Option PatternsMusselburgh by Ysolda TeagueMara Blouse by the Knit Purl GirlLanark Sweater by Rebecca ClowLauder by Rebecca ClowSaglan by Ailbíona McLochlainnOther Knitty ThingsAlison is wearing the Autumn Alpine sweater with yarn from Queen City YarnThe Tin Can Knits app lets you choose the size you are knitting and just shows you the instructions for that sizeOther RecommendationsWALNUT yarn store in TokyoAmirisu Sprint hand-dyed yarnOkadaya ShinjukuCraft Code Switching - Pom Pom Mag SubstackAnjali's Caddis reading glasses are the Wabi Sabi in "Gloss Minor Blues" and Triple G in Heritage Green
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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