Phylena Knits | Knitting Podcast Episode #3: Reclaiming My Time

Hi! My name is Phylicia. Welcome back to my knitting journal/podcast where I’m documenting my journey to becoming a prolific knitter. In today’s episode, I talk about how I lost and found my knitting mojo and summer knits I’m excited to get on and off my needles. I'm also doing a super fun giveaway to celebrate 1000 subscirbers! I hope you’ll subscribe to my channel for more videos.

Where to find me:

Finished Objects:

Works In Progress:

Vanilla Socks inspired by My Favorite Vanilla Sock Pattern by Meaghan Schmaltz
Knit in Hue Loco Backyard Chicken Collection (Pyle Araucana)

Stash Enhancements:
52 Weeks of Shawls and 52 Weeks of Socks

Other Things Mentioned:

GIVEAWAY RULES:
To celebrate 1000 subscribers, I am giving away a skein of Tres Bean, a collaboration between Lola Bean Yarn Co. and Spincycle, and a pack of beautiful Firefly Notes stitch markers. To enter:
1-Subscribe to this channel
3-Comment on this video about your favorite items to knit in the summer OR how you get your knitting mojo back whenever you lose it. I’m so excited to read your comments!

GIVEAWAY WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY, JULY 30 AT MIDNIGHT EST. I will use a random comment generator to select a winner and contact them via youtube.

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[cynthiamartinez]

I was so excited to see you on another video cast! I really enjoy your projects and conversation! Thank you for inviting me into your home. When I need to give my knitting mojo some love, I knit my bliss. Whatever I want, ….forget practicalities, something totally fun! My favorite summer knits are summer tanks. BTW, I’m an attorney too. I practice in Washington State. Knitting is the best way for me to relax and leave the law in the office. Like you, I knit short sleeves often. So I can wear my knits under my suit jackets.

[etoylemckee]

You’re a pleasure to spend time with. I am also in love with the Half and Half

[Kaet_RN]

Your half and half wrap is beautiful and your moms will be as well. What a gift filled with love! Your socks are also so beautiful.
I love the title of this episode. Knowing how these words are used in the official sense, it is so powerful. You are telling someone (or something) stop taking my own time away from me, I’m not letting you do that and I’m claiming it for myself. Love it!

[Phylena]

[GIVEAWAY CLOSED] Congratulations to Charlotte Smith who is the winner of the 1000 subscriber giveaway!

[judithmitzner]

Even though it is a bit hot for it in the summer, I enjoy the satisfaction of watching my knitting form into a sweater.

[JoCraw]

I love crocheting cowls, it relaxes me working on quick projects.
I enjoyed your video

[geospatialsleuth]

Socks. Socks fix everything. So happy to hear I am not the only one with no fiber friends. Love the videos!

[leslieclarkson]

Phylena, so, so happy to see you back! Knitting slump, well, weirdly, I normally hate to knit in the summer months because I don't like the yarn sticking to my fingers. But during the pandemic, I think I got obsessed with knitting and can not believe how much I am knitting and how much I have on my needles. I think to break a slump, you just have to find something that just sings to you and say's you must knit me! In a 3 week period, I knit two Ranunculus and one Love Notes sweater.

The Purl Soho yarn you wanted suggestions on, I would suggest the Love Notes sweater. Hold your silk yarn with a Suri/silk on size 10's and it works up amazingly fast and feels like a cloud in your lap. I knit the Ranunculus in Quince and Co. Kestrel, which is a organic Linen in a worsted/aran weight and again works up amazingly fast. I'm older than you and so, I have added sleeves to my elbows to both that I knit. Currently I have the Zweig by Caitlyn Hunter and I'm loving it as well.

[aprilmakepeace]

I was so happy to see you upload a new video! Sorry to hear you were going through a hard time and we’re unwell. I hope you are surrounded by love and support. Glad to hear you got your knitting mojo back. When I need to reset my knitting, I don’t have a specific type of thing I knit, instead, I look for a pattern that has something new and exciting about it. That might be a new stitch pattern, construction type, garment type, whatever. Just something new.

[JonathansDays]

The way I gasped when you said the bind off snapped! I would have 100% thrown it in a bag to forget too. Good on you for getting back on the knitting horse!

[swiftknits]

Thanks for podcasting! My favorite type of knit when I’m in a funk is a shawl. I usually get into a funk when I’m worried a project isn’t going to fit, so I like that shawls don’t require accurate gauge.

[pawlah]

I am so glad you got your knitting mojo back because your hand knits are gorgeous! I love working on socks in the summer.

[MoonloreDancer]

Thank you for sharing your knitting journey with us. I love your knitted top! Can't wait to see your upcoming episodes! Kat

[francklinecasimir-benoit]

Hi Phylicia - fellow lawyer and knitter here! I am enjoying your podcast so far. What I have been doing when I lost my knitting MOJO is to sign up for a test knit. Having a deadline encourages me to complete a project or two.

[RavenClaw-jsmt]

So happy YouTube recommended your channel!!

[amyhester]

Glad you're back! :) I live in a very hot part of Texas so when the air starts to cool down in October my mojo comes back. Not much mojo going on when it is 108 outside!

[judesfun]

PS. Your top is lovely. Is that a hand knit and if so, what is the pattern.

[knittysixx]

Nothing like a shawl mkal to get me excited about knitting! Ooh! Beautiful insta feed!

[knotfancyknitter]

I am so glad you posted a new episode! We missed you. I love to knit summer tees- I wear Anker’s summer shirt from PetiteKnit the most. This is such a lovely podcast. 🧶

[judesfun]

I simply love your podcast. I love your gentleness and maturity. I’m so glad I came across your podcast. Your knitting is inspiring.