Episode 360 - March is for Mending!

The time is coming to start putting away heavy knits for the spring, and that's got mending on our minds. Lee and Producer Andi discuss invisible vs. visible mending. Lee favors visible, using woven darning and contrast colors, and Andi prefers getting as close to invisible as she can using Swiss darning and color matched yarn. They also answer Stacey's questions on mending.

Plus, hear about our hosts Lee and Stacey's personal projects, Lee's free new pattern she designed, and our latest eBook, Lounge Act: Knits for Kicking Back. 

0:02 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast

0:30 Lee finally finished last summer's KAL project

2:20 Stacey has been working on a range of crafts. Pattern buying is a craft, right?

3:45 Lee released a new pattern for free.

7:55 We also have a new eBook called Lounge Act. 

13:02 Producer Andi joins our hosts Lee and Stacey to discuss mending.

15:18 Visible vs invisible mending on wovens and knits

19:33 Andi invisibly mends knits using duplicate stitch and Swiss darning. 

23:41 Lee visibly mends using woven darning.

28:51 Reinforcing around the patch with running stitches

30:50 Visible mending with embroidery and applique. 

34:00 Have a mending party! 

35:30 A purely hypothetical question on how to repair moth holes.

37:18 Making the hole a design feature using steeking methods. 

38:38 Crocheting a larger hole closed. 

40:15 Send us your mending questions so we can talk about it more!

41:30 Credits