Tag: dear pru
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The Knitrepreneurs Season 2 starts today!
Last year I started a podcast with Jess Meyer of Yarn Trail Victoria. We were meeting weekly on Zoom to peer mentor, and plan some ventures together, and decided that maybe some of what we were talking about would be of interest to other knitters, other knitting businesses. We thought that if we just hit…
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Things I dared to hope would happen actually happened
The full moon a few nights ago confirmed it: it’s been a month since I went to Vogue Knitting Live. I arrived in New York on Feb 6 on the last full moon, with a heart full of excitement and anticipation for the learning, creativity and connection in the days to come. Having attended VKL…
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When is your hobby not a hobby, but a business?
The dangers of running your business as a hobby could be the simple annoyance that you now have ten crochet Cinderella dolls filling your spare room. But it could also mean legal or financial troubles or a terrible rift in a friendship because you didn’t abide by terms and conditions or you didn’t bother to…
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Why The Knitrepreneurs? We’re a bit different…
There are a LOT of knitting podcasts out there. Does the world really need another one? What makes The Knitrepreneurs different from all the others? Our point of difference is that we cut the crusts off business concepts and serve them to you in knitter-friendly serving sizes. We aren’t business gurus, but what we do…
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Knitrepeneurs Start With Why
The Knitrepreneurs have a new look for episode 6 and a renewed sense of purpose as they talk about their “why”.
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Veterans and Virgins alike
Every significant journey begins with a party: casting off for a Viking adventure or casting on for a Mystery Knit Along. This one party was enjoyed by MKAL Virgins and Veterans alike. Image (by Jacie Davis Photography) is of West Knits MKAL Veterans who attended the Cast on Party at Pirate Life Brewing, in Port…
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The Knitrepreneur: just Pru for episode 3
The Knitrepreneurs is a weekly podcast featuring Pru Raymond (Dear Pru), Jess Meyer (Yarn Trail Victoria) and the Chicken of Wisdom. But what happens when Jess is flat out prepping for a knitting weekend in Harcourt? The show goes on…
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The Knitrepreneurs: Episode 2
The Knitrepreneurs episode 2 is now available on YouTube…Jess and Pru get excited about knitting biz (as usual) and the (official) Chicken of Wisdom drops some purls.
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The Knitrepreneurs
The Knitrepreneurs is two Australian entrepreneurs, who also happen to be knit wits, talking about the business of knitting and their knitting businesses!
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Don’t swatch.
Swatching is a topic that often divides knitters: when should you swatch? Pru argues there’s no need to knit a swatch…you can always frog it, right? Or gift it to a friend who will hand wash it and dry it flat in the shade every time. Pictured: swatch for West Knits 2022 MKAL in NNK…
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