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Hot Cakes: Unpopular Craft Opinions · March 31 · 1 hr 3 min

To Test or Not To Test

SORRY THIS IS LATE I LOST TRACK OF TIME LOVE YOU!!!! - Sara Hot Cakes Episode 12: To Test or Not to Test In this episode of Hot Cakes, Sara and Jules discuss test knitting and crocheting! We chat about best practices, what the real goal of testing is/should be, and whether you even need to get your designs tested or not (the answer might suprise you!) Do you have a hot take? Email us at hotcakescraftpod@gmail.com! Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hotcakescraftpod Where to find Jules (she/her): www.juliettepecautdesigns.com instagram.com/juliettepecautdesigns Mailing list: https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/pages/subscribe Where to find Sara (they/she): www.bostonfibercompany.com instagram.com/bostonfibercompany Sara is wearing: Tank Pattern: Rota Top by Irene Lin Tank Yarn: Unknown Cardigan Pattern: Loopy Mango Rhinebeck Cardigan Cardigan Yarn: Loopy Mango Dream Sara’s WIP: Pattern: Rumble Raglan by Lydia Morrow Yarn: Ex Libris Fibers Merino/Yak/Nylon and Anzula Merino/Yak/Silk Jules is wearing: Pattern: Hometown Harbor by Juliette Pécaut Yarn: Woolentwine Thrive Unspun and Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair Jules’ WIP: Pattern: Florafetti by Juliette Pécaut (new version coming soon!) Yarn: Juliette Pécaut Designs Highland DK Things we mention: Honse Design: https://www.instagram.com/honsedesign/ Size Inclusive Collective: https://www.instagram.com/sizeinclusivecollective/ Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival (April 25): https://goreplace.org/sheepshearing-festival BFC Classes: https://www.bostonfibercompany.com/pages/classes Music by Steve Ingle

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SORRY THIS IS LATE I LOST TRACK OF TIME LOVE YOU!!!! - Sara

Hot Cakes Episode 12: To Test or Not to Test

In this episode of Hot Cakes, Sara and Jules discuss test knitting and crocheting! We chat about best practices, what the real goal of testing is/should be, and whether you even need to get your designs tested or not (the answer might suprise you!)

Do you have a hot take? Email us at hotcakescraftpod@gmail.com!

Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hotcakescraftpod

Where to find Jules (she/her):

www.juliettepecautdesigns.com

instagram.com/juliettepecautdesigns

Mailing list: https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/pages/subscribe

Where to find Sara (they/she):

www.bostonfibercompany.com

instagram.com/bostonfibercompany

Sara is wearing:

Tank Pattern: Rota Top by Irene Lin

Tank Yarn: Unknown

Cardigan Pattern: Loopy Mango Rhinebeck Cardigan

Cardigan Yarn: Loopy Mango Dream

Sara’s WIP:

Pattern: Rumble Raglan by Lydia Morrow

Yarn: Ex Libris Fibers Merino/Yak/Nylon and Anzula Merino/Yak/Silk

Jules is wearing:

Pattern: Hometown Harbor by Juliette Pécaut

Yarn: Woolentwine Thrive Unspun and Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair

Jules’ WIP:

Pattern: Florafetti by Juliette Pécaut (new version coming soon!)

Yarn: Juliette Pécaut Designs Highland DK

Things we mention:

Honse Design: https://www.instagram.com/honsedesign/

Size Inclusive Collective: https://www.instagram.com/sizeinclusivecollective/

Gore Place Sheep Shearing Festival (April 25): https://goreplace.org/sheepshearing-festival

BFC Classes: https://www.bostonfibercompany.com/pages/classes

Music by Steve Ingle

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