Tag: pru raymond
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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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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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Sustainability Stitch by Stitch
Knitting is a form of craftivism, a gentle rebellion against consumerism. Pru Raymond’s Knitting for Zero Waste Living series at Charles Sturt’s 19 on Green centre was designed to empower knitters to make sustainable choices, and opt out of a throwaway lifestyle.
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Close Knit Community
Throughout July I’m teaching a series of Knitting Workshops with a Sustainability focus at 19 on Green, a Community Centre in the City of Charles Sturt
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Just start somewhere
Learning a new thing (like knitting) can be daunting… just start somewhere… but be prepared to adopt some tools and techniques along the way to keep going, along with a healthy dose of self compassion.
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Simple Socks… not simply socks
My Simple Socks knitting workshop could also be called “Learning Self Compassion” or “Develop your growth mindset” workshop, or “Strategising about how to overcome problems” workshop… yup, knitting happens, but the learning to be empowered learners is the powerful hidden curriculum of my classes. Well… not that hidden. During my knitting workshops, I ask participants…
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SA Woman Awards Nomination
My side hustle as a hand knit designer and teacher has grown over the last five years, but it’s still quite small: but not too small to be noticed and I’m moved to tears by this nomination: “Pru is a creative innovator who is driven to succeed and dedicated to helping others. Pru lifts others…
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Yarn Tasting at Fibre Feast 2022
Wine can’t be understood by just studying the label and holding the bottle- you have to serve it, smell it, swirl it, slurp it, and savour it. The same with yarn. You need to squish it, let strands slide through your fingers, knit with it, observe how it behaves as it is stitched into a…
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ABC Evenings with Peter Goers: and Dear Pru!
Pru Raymond really enjoyed sharing about Yarn Tasting table at Fibre Feast on Evenings with Peter Goers, ABC Radio Adelaide. Conversation included indie dyers, men who knit, mindfulness and a few other things
Dear Pru 