Katie Rempe: This week, the topic is bewitching bobbles. How can we use them while knitting to hold magical intent? In this week's episode, Jim is not here, however, I have a special guest, and that is my friend and fellow fiber artist and the owner of Skein Shop, Sasha Ogden!
Sasha Ogden: I'm so excited
to be
here. Thank you.
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Katie Rempe: I'm so excited to have another magical knitter to reflect on some of these ideas with, because, Jim does a wonderful job at putting magical intent to things, but you are both a magical practice person and a fiber artist. Why don't you go ahead and tell us a little bit about yourself.
About Sasha
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Sasha Ogden: Yeah. Fiber
arts like string is life, right?
Katie Rempe: Yes.
Sasha Ogden: I started knitting
and crocheting
when I was five,
six years
old and Never stopped. Somewhere along the way, I started designing patterns, decided to open an online store, Skeinshop.Com.
Katie Rempe: Woohoo.
Sasha Ogden: and.
I just
I
love knitting more than probably
anything else in the
world. And it is so magical. It's so magical. Like the amount of time
that
you spend putting yourself into a project is really a powerful thing. The
way that
it can hold your emotions and your memories and it's, of course, it's the perfect vessel for magic.
Katie Rempe: How did the magical element enter your life?
Sasha Ogden: So I have always been fascinated by divination. So I started with iching
and card reading when I was, I
think I was in middle
school the
first time I picked up some
books and started trying
to teach myself. And,
Just like the more time I spent exploring that side of myself and the subconscious and how powerful your intentions can be.
The more I was like, this is really
interesting. And
it's so easy to work it into your everyday life.
Elaborate rituals are fun, right, but it doesn't need to be elaborate every time. It can be really simple, and it makes a big difference.
Katie Rempe: Yes, simple is powerful. Think of knitting like most of the stuff is just stockinette stitch and like slightly different versions of that. So you can knit and purl similar with magic.
Sasha Ogden: Exactly. Knitting.
you're
just
Doing the
same stitches
Over and over again they
add up
to something way bigger than you might
initially think and I think it's the same
way with magic if you just do.
What? little things to bring more intention and awareness, more magic into your life. It adds up fast
and it is
really transformative.
Katie Rempe: Yeah, I've learned over time, because you're totally right, I am a Virgo, I'm very detail oriented, I want things to be perfect, I fight this, but it still tries to overcome me, and so I can get very easily overwhelmed to be like I want it to be a whole thing, and then I remember, oh, okay maybe instead I just like, Brush my teeth, and while I'm thinking about it, I'm like, I'm brushing away bad things I might say.
Clean mouth, clean communication, right? So I'm not adding a new thing to do, I'm just doing it in a different way. Which is exactly what we're talking about today in terms of bobbles!
Yay!
Sasha Ogden: Awesome.
Katie Rempe: How do you like that for a transition?
Sasha Ogden: Segway!
What are Bobbles?
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Katie Rempe: Yeah so what the heck are bobbles for people who don't know?
Sasha Ogden: Bobbles
are like little
warts on your knitting but cute. We love them.
Katie Rempe: I always call them skin tags, but I
like warts too. That's very witchy.
Yeah, it's a three dimensional raised bump that is a knitting stitch and usually it's multiples that are used to create like a design from within a design and so there are many ways that it could potentially be used magically.
And also there are so many types of bobbles or like ways to do bobbles that the way you're doing it can also change the way it's Corresponded magically.
Sasha Ogden: Yeah and
there's
lots of
opportunities to work in
magical numbers
because bobbles when
You're starting with one stitch and then usually you're
increasing
to 3, 5, 7, Work your correspondences.
Katie Rempe: I love numerology. I try not to do Oh
the pattern's 77 or whatever. Although I do have a workshop that is ironically 99, but that was not necessarily intended that way.
Although
maybe it was, I
don't know. But usually
it's like repeats of this certain amount or you're casting on like a multiple of three, which is one of my favorite personal number correspondences to work with.
So some people don't even know that they're having like magical underlying intention in their designs while they're knitting it.
Magic Tools Similar to Bobbles
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Katie Rempe: What kind of magical tools are similar to bobbles not necessarily fabric or whatnot, but do you have any thoughts on
that?
Sasha Ogden: So
when you asked me this
question, the first thing I thought of was, that for me textiles are such a tactile thing like I always want to be touching them whether
it's a
work in progress or something that
I'm wearing.
I'm a very fidgety person and bobbles are one of those things that you you want
to touch
them
You like you catch your
fingers on them. They're asking to be fiddled with and so I it
immediately made
me think of worry stones or little
crystals that you might carry around in
your pocket and you
just rub them and think about them
You're
going about your day.
Katie Rempe: Oh, that's smart, yeah. I just wrapped up co hosting a Magical Summit with a magical practitioner friend of mine, Wendy Mata which you also know, Sasha, it's a
Sasha Ogden: Yeah,
Katie Rempe: there,
and one of the talks was a lot about eggs, and using eggs to, cleanse and remove, and I was like, oh, that's like a bobble, like
you have
A pack of eggs in your fridge and they're all just like poking out there ready to be plucked out and, plucked out and used.
I see there's a comment here about smoke. Could you
Sasha Ogden: There is. Yeah I like to work with smoke.
I like to use smoke for cleansing,
Sometimes, because
I'm a divination nerd, a little bit of smoke scrying, it's fun to, light
some incense and
see do you see shapes?
And
so,
You're looking for like, where is
the smoke
coming together? Where is it thicker? Or if you're cleansing, I'll
be like, oh,
this closet Let's get some more smoke in there and so bobbles I think are
The same way
They're where all of this yarn is packed into a small space.
Instead of being spread out
the way that smoke can be wispy or intense I think bobbles Inhabit some of that same energy
for
me.
Bobbles in Katie's Patterns
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Katie Rempe: So bobbles is actually something that I realized I have on several of my patterns, and so I thought we could discuss them a little bit, and I can tell you what my intention was when I had to put them in there.
Sasha Ogden: I'd love that. I always love hearing more about what designers were thinking. When they made the pattern because I know what my reactions
are, but
it's cool to hear
a
little bit more like
a peek behind the curtain,
Katie Rempe: And I don't always talk about the magical parts of it, because I don't want to overwhelm people who are just looking at the pattern and aren't necessarily like, oh, and I need to know how to make it magical every step of the way, because that can also be very overwhelming accidentally. And so I was thinking about starting to do more of a series where I might expand on this is the pattern, and here were the intentions.
You could do magically if you want, or not. You could change it, of course. But just to inspire people. I'm glad we're gonna start that here. So if you like it, let us know. And I'll
Sasha Ogden: I'm
into it.
so,
Katie Rempe: That's
Sasha Ogden: one in the four column.
Sun Shawl
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Katie Rempe: I'm going to start with my sun shawl because it is the same design pretty much as my moon shawl. But this one is much larger and in worsted weight where the moon shawl is in fingering weight. But here we can see the bubbles. Ooh, bubbles in worsted weight are
like
Sasha Ogden: delicious texture.
Katie Rempe: So
good, it's like looking at a map and this is the mountain range
Sasha Ogden: Yeah, like those really cool ones that are like cardboard and you can feel all the topography.
Katie Rempe: Yes, I'm into that again textual right In the large version my intention here was big bobbles Big manifestation energy. So this is the sun shawl, and thus encompassing a lot of strong solar energy. Very Leo vibes.
Sasha Ogden: Bring on the joy. We are here for it.
Katie Rempe: That's right.
I'm warming you up like the sun, it's snuggly,
and so all of those little bobbles are like little mini suns in there.
Sasha Ogden: Or
Like
you go
for a walk and there's the sunny patch and the shady patch, you get in the sunny patch, you're like, Oh, it's so nice.
It's so warm.
Katie Rempe: Yes. Or, it's so hot and then you get under that shade and it's just Oh, thank goodness.
Moon Shawl
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Katie Rempe: The Moon Shawl, which is actually out at a shop over in Auburn right now. So I don't have it in person cry, but I'll put a picture here so that everyone can follow along. similar where you said, like the shade aspect versus the sun.
So this is the shade where it's a little more subtle, smaller bobbles. And so maybe these wishes are intended to be more like secret, maybe not something you would maybe tell other people, but by having it around you, you're reminded of it. And so it's still working.
Sasha Ogden: Yeah. Tucked away, hidden in the center of that bobble. It's all protected by all the yarn.
Katie Rempe: That's right, the precious.
Sun Tee
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Katie Rempe: Similar to the sun shawl, I was like, you know what, this would make a really cute t shirt!
Sasha Ogden: I love that design so much.
Katie Rempe: Worsted weight, so it's so quick, and if you make it in wool, it's nice for any season, because wool is a magical fiber made for wicking.
And in this case, it's really nice. The only bobbles are right here at the hem.
Sasha Ogden: Oh,
see. And
if I knit that, I would never stop fiddling with
it. Like
the bobbles would be
a different color, because I would just be
Katie Rempe: That's
why I didn't put them anywhere else.
I figured, One row down there, that's
okay. Anywhere else could
be problematic.
but, you don't also
This is a good reminder that where you put bobbles,
which, we said, is
something that attracts people wanting to touch it, be mindful.
In this case, because it goes right around the solar plex area, I thought oh, this is an area where a lot of people have insecurity, and so why not pack it with an extra punch, extra self esteem.
I'm
Sasha Ogden: a big nerd
for like
traditional costumes not meaning like that it's funny, but just traditional dress.
Katie Rempe: it seems like costume now, but that's how they dressed.
Sasha Ogden: That, have different kinds of warming belts or bands
that you wear
around that area because
you need to
keep your vital organs warm and protected.
And so having that extra layer is just really nice and practical. And so here's a way to do it for our more climate controlled world. With the
Katie Rempe: Yeah, that is an excellent point.
Moon Cowl
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Katie Rempe: And then my last example here is my Moon Cowl. So I did a sun T and then a moon cowl because apparently I'm obsessed with this colorwork design, which is just slip stitches. And so many bobbles. So in this case, we have a whole patch of gray bobbles and then a whole patch of red bobbles, which may be a little bit harder to see but this cowl is all about balance.
Maybe you're making it to be like, Oh, I want a good balance of, clear vision and awesome communication. And you pick two colors to do both of those. And while you're knitting it, each bauble's combining both of those together for every time you wear it, you're going to have amazing luck in both of those.
Sasha Ogden: And, Katie, I don't imagine
that you
would have
anything that would help people pick
colors
and correspondences
for their knitting.
Katie Rempe: What? No, I definitely do not have an entire workshop on how to knit with color magic.
We did
not rehearse that.
Sasha Ogden: No, I just love hyping my friends up.
Katie Rempe: If you are interested in how to use color magically, I talk all about it in my workshop, which I'll link below. And I even have a little coupon that I'm running this whole season.
So if you're interested, find all the details in the description. thanks,
Sasha.
And
I might know a place where you can get some yarn. Spoiler alert.
we'll make sure to tell you all about that when we return from our break, we'll be right.
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Bobble Correspondences
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Katie Rempe: Welcome back, everybody. Because bobbles can be made in a variety of ways, we're going to talk about several methods of how to make them and assign some magical correspondences of how we might use them because you might use them differently, in which case you
should definitely comment
so that we can know what we're missing out. We don't want to miss out, inspire us.
Sasha Ogden: No wrong answers, Just collaboration.
Katie Rempe: Exactly. Unless it is the wrong answer We'll cross that when we get there.
Leaning 4-stitch Bobble
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Katie Rempe: So the first bobble is the leaning four stitch bobble and making this one looks like a teardrop. When it's finished. Yeah.
Sasha Ogden: I
will
be honest, I have only done a couple different
kinds of bobbles, and all
of them have been pretty
centrally puffy.
So I'm really into this idea
of being able
to make them lean one way or the other, control the shape a little bit more. It would give you a lot of opportunities to put some directionality into your intentions.
Katie Rempe: Ooh,
yeah. If it's going to the left, maybe you're working on more things that are like, internal, and like self work, shadow work, that kind of thing. Or if it's going to the right, it's more outward, more leadership, more showing up out there. Ooh,
Sasha Ogden: exactly.
Katie Rempe: It's a
good idea.
All right. So
for
directionality, you'll want to go for the leaning four stitch bobble.
And also if you have any numerological, there we go.
Numerological associations with the number four, this would also be a really great way to use it. So like Maybe you're using multiples of four bobbles in your multiple of four stitch bobbles. That could also be another way to strengthen it, especially since number four is all about like, foundation.
Yep,
exactly. It's a good place to do it.
And also the teardrop aspect I was thinking like, this could be an interesting way to deal with.
Not deal with.
To work with the grief process. Because maybe each bauble is a memory. And sometimes, even the best memories draw tears.
I think tears are great. Tears of joy, tears of grief, whatever they are. Get them out. This could be a really good way to just process emotionally. And maybe just one at a time. You don't have to do it all at once.
Sasha Ogden: Yeah,
I, that's such a good point that I
know when I'm in periods of grief, I really
turn to
fiber arts to help soothe me and comfort me and the things that I make while I'm grieving are so emotionally powerful, sometimes to the point that I don't even really want them out or to use them because just seeing them and being around them is bringing back so much of them, but it's nice to be able to put all of that into What you're making as a way of processing it.
Katie Rempe: Yeah, it's a slow process, so why not make use of it,
Sasha Ogden: Totally.
Katie Rempe: Yeah, and actually, that's a good point, too, where if it's something that you're grieving through, and then maybe seeing it isn't something you want, you absolutely could cleanse it, give it a nice block, wish it on its way. Donate it, gift it to a friend.
Like they don't have to know the,
Background of it. You've cleansed it out, you've recharged it for them to do their own thing. It can now be enjoyed for what it is out in the world as a creation.
Sasha Ogden: There used to be a local yarn store near me that would do A sale a couple times a year where,
people would they would sell off some of their shop samples that they didn't need anymore. And they would let people
also bring in things that
they had made because anybody who's shopping that sale knows the
time and
energy that goes into making something.
So
maybe a shop near you does
something like
that. Maybe if they don't, they
would love to hear
about it.
Katie Rempe: There you go. Maybe you need to lean to the right and be the
leader in putting that together
for people. Yeah, or it just could be like a swap, too, right? So if people don't have the funds but they appreciate the work, sometimes that's just as good.
Centered 5-stitch Bobble
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Katie Rempe: Alright, so the next one we're gonna talk about is the centered 5 stitch bobble, which features yarn over increases to increase the number of stitches, and then they are centrally decreased so that the shape of it is round and even.
Sasha Ogden: And Katie, I find when I'm doing bobbles. of
this sort,
whether it's exactly this one or not, they really benefit from a good poke. poke.
from the back. As you're, It's like just as you're
doing like the last little bit
before you're
ready to
move on from the
bobble. Give it a poke.
Katie Rempe: Yes,
It does need to be encouraged to work to the front because you're 100 percent right. There is no bobble method that I know of or have had
success with
that is like a guarantee that they're always going to be on the front,
no matter how much
you like pull on the back or on the next row or whatever.
Sasha Ogden: don't think that you're going to be able to fix it
later. If it looks bad
as you're ready to knit away from it, it's gonna continue to look bad. Just rip back. Do it again.
Katie Rempe: If you don't have a coin to flip to see if you're going to regret it later, because you will, and that will just help you realize that sooner. Just learn from us. And if you're a person who's like, I really just don't care, then I really envy you.
And I would like to know who you are.
Sasha Ogden: Teach me your ways.
Katie Rempe: Yes.
A poke is really good and maybe it's because, it has all that energy. They're just little short rows anyway. They're just like, I'm ready to go.
Sasha Ogden: we're doing kind of
magical associations, think of
that as the
activation. You've put it all together and now you
need to
activate your bobble.
Katie Rempe: Push the button.
Sasha Ogden: Poke it into being.
Katie Rempe: Bubble wrap, right?
You still get the satisfying poke.
Sasha Ogden: It is so satisfying when all of a sudden you're like, there, it's
Katie Rempe: and if it's a, centered five stitch bobble, much like the four stitch bobble, if you have correlations with five. And certainly there are many, pentacle, earth, air, fire, water, spirit, all sorts of magical correspondences with the number five.
Sasha Ogden: The fives for me, particularly, so a lot of my numerology is mixed in with tarot.
So
Katie Rempe: Ah,
yes, that's good.
Sasha Ogden: bearing that in mind, the fives are often like a little bit of a struggle, but they're so often productive,
the struggle is leading somewhere. You're talking about
grounding and
finding balance and that's not an easy thing to do, right?
Like you have to sometimes, struggle and work at that,
Katie Rempe: Good point. Five, challenge. Something is going to challenge you to make you better, and if you overcome it, you're going to be amazing. Yes, Fives are challenge and sevens are choices. And those are things that people hate.
Sasha Ogden: But
they're good for us, right? it's
Katie Rempe: good.
Sasha Ogden: Like broccoli.
Katie Rempe: exactly. And with the right mindset, anything sucks less.
Quick Increase Bobble
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Katie Rempe: So the next one is the quick increase bubble. And this, is the one I always go to because
It's the quick ones. And that is a 3
6 1 stitch because you start with one stitch and then it makes three and then it makes six and then you go all the way back down to one.
So many numbers in that one. Three, creation, six, harmony, one, leadership and newness. So much to charge
Sasha Ogden: And it's got almost like a pyramid feeling to it. Not just in the numbers, but also in the structure of it. So that's a lot of,
Building growth, stability
Katie Rempe: And because it's quick I thought, Oh this is the one that you want for spells that you want to happen fast. Or something that you need to get done and have it be going right away.
It's quick to do. It'll be quick acting. It's the three step process. You
do it, you put
it out there, it gets done.
Sasha Ogden: There's no question mark, profit here. There's
Katie Rempe: yeah.
step two is very defined.
so.
No Turn Bobble
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Katie Rempe: And then there is the no turn bobble, which I've never done, but
I did
watch a video.
Sasha Ogden: This is the only
way that I will agree to do bobbles.
Katie Rempe: alright, tell me.
Sasha Ogden: I
find it really
tedious having to turn bobble. And so I'm trying to
remember if this was actually
the reason that I taught myself
to knit back backwards or if that was entrelac.
One of the two.
Katie Rempe: good excuse either way.
Sasha Ogden: But yeah, it's really not that difficult to learn.
how
to knit back backwards. It
saves you so
much time and it's applicable to other things, not just entrelac. It's
good for if you're doing button bands that are like a real short back and forth.
I also, as
somebody who sometimes teaches knitting, found
it really
useful to be
able to demonstrate. In different
ways for, left handed people, right handed people. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
Katie Rempe: I love that. Wow, okay.
It's it's like a bobble for people who are sure. Because they don't want to look back. They're just going forward.
Sasha Ogden: and it's
It's a
low stakes way to, practice knitting back backwards, right? It doesn't have
the complexity of
entrelac, you're not committing
to doing a whole big
piece. You're
just like, let me just
do these three or
five stitches, that might be a little uncomfortable,
and
we'll do three or five more,
Katie Rempe: In a little
bit.
Sasha Ogden: It's okay.
Katie Rempe: That's a good point. And if they look a little weird, it doesn't matter because it's a bobble and they're weird
anyway. Yeah.
Nupps
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Katie Rempe: And then you brought up the very good topic of nupps.
you explain what the difference
between a bobble and a noop
Sasha Ogden: I would be delighted.
So for anybody who doesn't
know about nupps to begin with, they are specific to Estonian lace knitting. And they look like a bobble.
I think from a magical intentions perspective, we can associate all of the same
things that we
might associate with bobbles with nupps.
But structurally, they're a little different.
And visually I
also find
them to be a little different. nupps tend to be equally visible on both sides of
the fabric,
which bobbles are not.
because
they're specific to lace knitting, they
create
another layer of visual texture.
So lace is all
about negative
space, right? Like
you have
The
solid
piece of
knitting with the holes in it. The holes of the lace are
what's forming
the pattern. nupps create
a solid
looking spot
in the kind
of diaphanous knitting.
Nupps are
different than
bobbles in that they are not completed all in one fell swoop. So bobbles, when you get to the spot
that you're going
to make the bobble, you do your increases,
you do
your decreases,
you do the
poking,
Katie Rempe: You make the whole bobble.
Sasha Ogden: Bobble done. nupps, you are increasing on one row. And then you're working all of those loops back together into one stitch
on
the next row.
Katie Rempe: interesting.
Sasha Ogden: Yes.
Katie Rempe: For a noop then, it's reversible, right? It's flexible in a way, or
it would work no matter what, some could say.
And then I don't know. Because it's involved with lace, and you have to do it over more than one row, it's not all just like in one shot, this would be good for like a long acting spell.
Something that you want to Last for a long time because it takes you time to make it and thus it will last For a long time or be like a slow release tablet
Sasha Ogden: Yes.
Katie Rempe: I'm not super familiar with the Estonian background but if you were someone who came from that area That would be another thing to really get in touch with is, what are the spirits or the deities or, what kind of energy was around that time that maybe would be also willing to work with you as someone who is a descendant from that area. If you work with noobs in a magical way, we would love to hear how that
Sasha Ogden: Yeah, I'd be fascinated.
Bobbles as Code
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Katie Rempe: Bobbles as code. What do you mean by that, Sasha?
Sasha Ogden: So I love secrets and secret codes
Magic is all about hidden messages in a way, right? Like
you were talking
about brushing your teeth and thinking about, like clean mouth, scrubbing things away.
That's the hidden message of
that moment with your toothbrush.
so you could, as you're knitting, arrange your bobbles in a way that is, meaningful to you that, you can form them
into a
shape that carries meaning
for you.
I would like
to give
a
small shout out
to some friends who are on a tarot discord because I asked them for some input and they came back with Geomancy figures, which if you don't know about Geomancy, It's so cool.
But in Geomancy, there are 16 figures and they're all made up of a series
of dots. And
so this
is like the
perfect
to represent in bobblesles because bobbles are
dots. And
so you could look at what these different Geomancy
figures represent, choose
one that's the intention that you want for that piece, and knit your bobbles in.
Also,
Morse code, anybody?
Katie Rempe: Oh, braille? Oh my gosh!
Sasha Ogden: Oh,
wow!
Yes! See, this is why it's so fun to do
Katie Rempe: these,
because even if we have ideas ahead of time, as we talk, all sorts of cool stuff comes out of it. Oh, ooh, a braille cowl? It
would
be so
Sasha Ogden: That would be so cool. Really playing into the tactile nature.
Katie Rempe: All right. Just add it to the
list. I didn't even think about of course, like how the bobbles are positioned. Also, of course, like they could be made into a heart or any sort of like literal symbol.
Bobble Symbolism
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Katie Rempe: They could also
symbolize other things that kind of look like Bobbles. This could be like a constellation of stars or seeds.
Maybe you're planting seeds of something.
Sasha Ogden: The idea of hitting constellations I'm so fascinated. With space, and stars, and the sky, so.
Katie Rempe: oh yes, me too. And they could be, all sorts of different sizes. You don't just
have to do what
Sasha Ogden: pick different kinds of bobbles to
represent the different
intensities,
Katie Rempe: I also thought, oh, these could be eyeballs. Like each one is an eye, like
the evil eye, or just
like you having extra eyes out there. Or even like just how we said before, they could be like grounding pebbles or they could represent crystals that maybe you don't have on hand, but visually that's what they are energetically.
Sasha Ogden: It's all
about intention.
Katie Rempe: Any ideas of what you might make bobbles symbolize, or what they could symbolize?
Sasha Ogden: I like the idea of seeds and I particularly have been it playing
in my
mind with the idea of randomness and gamifying my knitting.
I know Leigh
Meredith did several kind of game knitting books when she was doing a lot of designing.
That's something that I've played with in the past
Rolling a die and going I'm going to put four beads in this next
block or whatever, because I rolled a four. And so I would love to
do something with bobbles
and dice or something to introduce some kind of randomness because I think it
adds some excitement to the making process.
And it also is just so visually interesting when you're done.
I
could totally see doing. So randomly generate your bobbles however you're going to do, knit the whole thing, and then go back through and spot figures, whether it's, you
know constellations or
you know, just however you see things, there's so much magical energy behind What
do you perceive in this
field of
Input
Katie Rempe: the bobble. Yeah.
Sasha Ogden: exactly.
Katie Rempe: Maybe we should make this. This is something we want to co design and
Sasha Ogden: Oh My gosh,
I would love that.
Katie Rempe: All we need is a good excuse to hold each other accountable
to actually make it happen,
And then it will. Stay tuned,
guys, maybe we'll make this happen.
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Sasha Ogden: would love to tell you about
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Katie Rempe: woohoo! First and second choices.
Sasha Ogden: Because honestly, even as much as I would love to have you guys order yarn from me, what I really want is for you to support your local brick and mortar yarn store.
They are the ones keeping community going, making new knitters,
and
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maybe
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So you can get a little discount just for being a Knit A Spell listener.
Katie Rempe: Sasha, so nice of you! I'll make sure to put all the info in the description so you guys can take advantage of that.
It is a lovely website to get lost in and so nice to know that it's out there. run by someone who really loves the craft so that is something I always appreciate.
Sasha Ogden: Aw, thanks.
Katie Rempe: Thank you so much for being on here. Jim will really be sad that he missed this,
But yeah, I hope
that maybe in the future you will come back on again?
Question
Sasha Ogden: would love that. This has been so fun. Thank you for having me.
Katie Rempe: Yay! And yeah. Stay tuned, everybody, because maybe that bobble divination something, it's coming. And when that does, we'll be back to talk to you about it.
Don't miss next week, because we have another special guest. It will be Sarah Schira, who is the designer of Imagined Landscapes. Now, I don't know if you know Sarah, Sasha, but she is the one who designs and knits gnomes.
Sasha Ogden: All of those amazing gnomes. They all have
such unique personalities, I'm really
jealous I'm not gonna be there to get to talk to her.
You will definitely want to tune into that episode and watch it because she shows off a lot of her cutie little creations and I hope you will join us.
Katie Rempe: Sasha, thank you again for coming on and sharing all of your knowledge.
Sasha Ogden: Oh, it's absolutely my pleasure. Thank you.
Katie Rempe: We'll make sure to put all of the coupon information for Skein Shop in the description. Hope y'all enjoyed this episode, and we'll see you next
time.
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