Comments on: Episode 27: The Church of Knitting

By: Lies

Lies — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:07:11 +0000

I’m about three years late with this comment but I wanted to say that I’m really enjoying Cast-On. In particular The church of knitting essay touched me. Thank you for this wonderfull podcast, I really like listening to your voice!

By: gail

gail — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:14:25 +0000

I am way behind in working my way through you episodes, so just finished Church of Knitting. I LOVED it. It really spoke to me.

By: Zawadi Rucks

Zawadi Rucks — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:09:37 +0000

brenda –
i just wanted to share that i’m going through a time of doubt with my ability to knit a sweater that i’ll actually wear…being a perfectionist and a not normal sized girl, none of the sweaters i’ve made so far have come out the way i want them to…it’s a relief to hear that you went through a similar struggle through far more sweaters than i’ve knit yet….
thanks!
z

By: Betti Kalahurka

Betti Kalahurka — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:51:31 +0000

From a Kansas City, MO knitter comes this invitation to Knit the Night away for Heifer International on March 31st 2007. Just set out a collection bowl for the purpose of purchasing a Heifer Knitting Basket; a breeding pair of llamas and sheep while your group meets. Your collective donation will better provide a living for a needy family, better insure all of us a continued fiber source, and encourage “March to go out like a Lamb.”

By: Nina Rosenberg

Nina Rosenberg — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:48:45 +0000

Hi Brenda,

A lot of people have joined the Red Sweaters project thanks to your mention in this podcast. Thanks for spreading the word! As long as the war is on, I will be collecting sweaters.

However, I wanted to note that the story you took from ABC7 News in San Francisco is not completely correct. (I wonder how far spread this version of the story has gone?) They did not contact me before they published/aired their story.

1) I am not remembering the soliders who have died in the war – I don’t know any of them, so how can I remember them? The project is not a memorial, it is not in honor of anyone, etc. It is an art installation that was inspired by the war – and I hope that it inspires others to think about the war and how they feel about it. But note that many who contribute to the project do so because they want to remember someone – but the project as a whole is not about remembering the soldiers.

2) I did not knit all those sweaters. I only knit about 9 or 10. Hundreds of other people knit the sweaters and sent them to me.

I just want to set the story straight where I can.

Thanks
-nina

By: Carrie Anne

Carrie Anne — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:55:36 +0000

Wonderful cast, as always, I really enjoyed the Church of Knitting essay.

I’m really looking forward to the next series, it sounds wonderful. I’m off to Woolfest too, so maybe we’ll bump into each other

By: Lauren in Albuquerque (lmbknit)

Lauren in Albuquerque (lmbknit) — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:38:22 +0000

Brenda: I’ve been listening to your podcast for quite some time so it’s high time I left a comment to say THANK YOU. Thank you for your efforts, thank you for a terrific, professional and thoroughly enjoyable podcast that I specifically make time to listen to. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, for your mesmerizing voice, for your humor (I want that addi turbo sound — even if I never have a podcast!) And thank you for bringing knitting to the table with art via your podcast theme of the muses. Thank you for this work. Thank you!

By: laurie

laurie — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:06:31 +0000

Brenda..i’ve been listening for a while now and totally related to this podcast in particular. I’m thankful our community has a kind of spirituality
Btw, on hearing that one of your fav songs is Fields of Gold – have you heard Eva Cassidy’s recording of it. Gorgeous.
Now i’ve just got to get a move on with my own podcast!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:09:05 +0000

Hi Brenda!

I love your show and had to comment on the Church of Knitting. I have always been motivated by guilt & fear when it comes to religion but I’ve never been able to find a church or belief system that I completely agree with. When I took up knitting about six months ago my drive to find the “right religion” faded away. I had not connected the two events until I listened to your show, but it seems only obvious now.

I try to eliminate guilt & fear when I am knitting. Sometimes I do feel guilty when I knit instead of doing the zillion other things I could be doing but then I tell myself that if I don’t have my mental health, I don’t have much of anything. Knitting is cheaper (sometimes) and more effective for me than therapy. Now I can add that knitting is my spiritual activity and I refuse to feel guilty for doing something that feeds my soul.

I am looking forward to The Age of Innocence, as well as to your return. Thank you for putting together this podcast. It’s touched so many people.

Carrie

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:51:02 +0000

Thank you so much for the wonderful podcast, especially your essay this week!

Like you, I feel like I’ve just about done it all when it comes to religion, and never felt quite at home with anything I tried. Shortly after I started knitting, my compulsion to seek out new religious territory ceased, and I’ve realized that it’s because knitting provides me with the solace and joy I once thought I would find in God, or Goddess, or whatever. I’ve never been able to articulate this feeling to other people. At least now I know that I’m not the only one who feels better in knitting than they ever did in church!

Thanks again, and keep up the great work!