Ask Me Anything - 300th episode // Casual Friday S7E16

In this special episode of the Casual Friday podcast, I answer questions from my viewers about my knitting life, my channel, other crafts, as well as questions about my personal life.

SHOW NOTES
MY KNITTING

MY CHANNEL

OTHER CRAFTS

SPECIFIC TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Books by Ann Budd

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PERSONAL
My diet "secret": I follow a pretty standard plant-based Mediterranean diet (whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, legumes, olive oil) with wild-caught salmon 2x/week, and I've eliminated ultra-processed foods and refined sugar as much as possible.

If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media.

0:00 Introduction
1:04 My Knitting
24:00 My Channel
37:07 Other Crafts
43:05 Specific Tips & Techniques
50:14 Personal

[denisenj]

You have no idea how much you've helped! Understanding how something works keeps me from just following directions and allows me to actually create. No one teaches like you.

[alisongummery]

300! You are a legend! I enjoy and look forward to your videos, it’s like having a personal knitting friend. Thank you so much

[sonjanordahl]

Thank you for sharing. When it comes to the future direction of your channel, please, keep doing what you enjoy and find interesting. Your interest and love of your subject shows and that is one of my favorite parts. And lastly, I think you are just a natural teacher. Happy 300 and may you have another 300 in you.

[Liz.Green]

Congratulations on 300 episodes. I enjoy how enthusiastic you get about the things that surprise you. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and curiosity.

[Marilou-gt]

Thanks for your thirst of learning and gift of sharing your discoveries! So much that challenges our intellect and crafting know-how... What a blessing your videos are!

[luludesjardins]

I’ve just found your YouTube channel recently… and it’s 2024. I love your practical way of approaching not only knitting, but the other questions in life. And it feels so conservational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[meganmills]

Roxanne - it is so wonderful to watch a channel where someone loves to teach - and it's all about learning and teaching. Very often I already know about something you are showing or explaining - but it's very rare I don't learn something extra anyway. I especially love it when I pick up things that help me to be a better teacher myself, or shift my perspective on how to think about something. I think we are probably all learning far more from you than we realise we are too. Thank you! :-)

[beverlyholland]

Congratulations! And thank you for this wonderful video. I learned so much about you. It is so great that you can produce these videos for all of we knitters! I really enjoyed this.

[cindyweldon]

I love that you watch your own videos for reference - just like the rest of us! Congrats on series 300 ❤

[pn]

Hey Roxanne! Congratulations! That's a great accomplishment! Good to hear your health has improved. Thanks for all your hard work throughout the years! You're a real inspiration for knitters around teh world ❤

[BeverlySampson]

I never fail to learn something here Roxanne and I thank you for so much valuable and really helpful info. Early in my attempts to learn to knit, I heard, "...there is no last page in the book of knitting..." and I laugh out loud about that when I stumble over a new thing or a new way of doing an old thing now, in knitting and in life. Congrats on 300!

[yjsxfqi]

Legendary, gracious, funny, extremely intelligent & thought, not mention meticulous and a wonderful teacher—thank you thank you thank you!!

[ateaseknitting]

Congratulations, Roxanne! I love and so deeply appreciate your channel.

[Eligosol]

Congratulations. It has been fun and very interesting watching your channel. My husband really enjoyed knitting Dagruns lugger twice and found inspiration and good guidance. Thank you for all your work. 🎉🥳☺️😊💐

[hollykid]

Congratulations!!! I think I have watched every episode for the last 3 years and most of your technique videos. You are my main resource for all things knitting! God bless you!

[janinenankervis]

I have spent So Many hours watching your videos Roxanne, thanks so much. I have learned so much about techniques…all the dodgy ways I have been knitting through being self taught, well… so many have been corrected. You are such a help. Best regards, Janine in Melbourne.

[evelynmcninch]

Congrats! Love your Q&A. I have enjoyed your videos for a few years now. I love that you're not trying to outsmart the bots and boost your social ratings. Your knowledge and ways of explaining things are super helpful.

[sunnyw]

Congratulations to you for teaching us to have more fun with our knitting. Glad you are staying healthy .

[Katheverett]

That was fun! Thanks for all the answers and all the teaching you do - it can be hard to find a continental knitter to demonstrate a technique, and I really appreciate that! I’m so glad you are feeling better, and I love your daughter’s sweater. Take care!

[debraraymer]

I have been knitting for 40 years. I have adopted your practice of always learning something, and I really appreciate your teaching style.