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VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 377 - Different Degrees of Sweater Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-09-1026 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 373 - Sock Toes Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-08-0626 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 371 - Steam Blocking/Wet Blocking Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: In celebration of Emily's 50th birthday, she is giving us 15% off with July's coupon code! Additionally, you can use the code more than once this month! July Code - JUL26VP The wrap...
2026-07-2326 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode - June Bonus Episode for Patrons Polly and Staci are on summer break this week, so we're bringing a Patreon Bonus Episode to the regular feed. If you would like to join the lively community and get more episodes like this, please visit www.patreon.com/verypinkknits and sign up for a free seven-day trial. Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from...
2026-07-0941 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 370 - Stitches and Stitch Markers Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: In celebration of Emily's 50th birthday, she is giving us 15% off with July's coupon code! Additionally, you can use the code more than once this month! July Code - JUL26VP Ten years...
2026-07-0225 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 367 - Choose Your Weapon Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-06-0425 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 366 - Stretchy Socks Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-05-2821 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 364 - Those Sleeves Aren't Going to Knit Themselves Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-05-0721 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensDish & Tell: Recipes from the Heart with Sarah PetersonRecipes, links, and photos from this episode are on https://randomsweets.com/dish-tell-recipes-from-the-heart-with-sarah-peterson/.There’s something special about a cookbook that doesn’t just show you how to make a recipe—but tells you where the dish came from and why it matters. That’s exactly what you’ll find in Sarah Peterson's new book, "Dish & Tell: Recipes from the Heart." The Minnesota writer behind Vintage Dish and Tell blog is back with us today to celebrate the launch of her first cookbook—a collection of 75 recipes and stories from the heart of her family and 40 others....
2026-04-031h 14VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 355 - Abandoning a Swatch Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* A special note to Turtlepurl's US customers from Emily, "I am thrilled to share that Turtlepurl Yarns is CUSMA-approved (no tariffs/no extra...
2026-02-1223 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensThanksgiving Hosting and Homemade Gravy with Leah BrinkIf anyone knows how to host a cozy, joyful Thanksgiving dinner, it's my friend Leah Brink. She's been welcoming anywhere from 10 to 29 family and friends around her tables for the past 15 years. Her holiday spreads could be straight out of Better Homes & Gardens or Martha Stewart Living, yet her heart for hospitality is all about warmth, gratitude and joy.In this cozy and practical episode of Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens, Leah shares how she plans for Thanksgiving weeks (and even months) ahead—from scheduling her PTO and deep cleaning her home to baking desserts for the freezer. She...
2025-11-021h 19VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 345 - Reclaiming Your Knitting Mojo Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* October Code - OCT25VP The photo is Staci's Baa-ble hat, more info on the yarns on my Ravelry post.
2025-10-2322 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens“Is this recipe in your book?”—Darla Bakker’s Family FavoritesI’m joined by Darla Bakker and her three daughters—Andrea Kolstad, Danielle Brandt, and Laura Feller. Darla and her husband, Jeff, live on a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota, where they raised their girls. Today, their daughters are raising families of their own in Minnesota and Nebraska—but one thing hasn’t changed: their love of gathering around the table.This spring, Darla published her third cookbook—Darla Bakker’s Family Favorites, 3rd Edition—and this one is truly a family project. Her daughters helped organize, edit, and contribute recipes of their own, making it a generational reflection of Mid...
2025-10-111h 14Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensThreads of Memories Antique Mall with Emily BraunIn 1987, friends Patty Kratochvil and Carolyn Dotson opened Threads of Memories Antique Mall in Brookings, South Dakota, with a simple idea: combine alterations with the love for antiques—and keep them in the community. Fast forward to 2021, Carolyn’s daughter, Emily Braun, took over the shop and continues the legacy with her own modern touch.In this episode, Emily and I talk about the journey stepping into small business ownership in the Midwest, how she curates what fills the store, and the difference between antiques, vintage, and thrifted items. She shares why she values supporting local shops that...
2025-09-301h 14VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 340 - Sock Fit Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* September Code - SEP25VP Good Tension Between Knit and Purl Stitches video Staci's favorite toe-up sock pattern - Round...
2025-09-0423 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 336 - Tricky Modifications Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* July Code - JUL25VP August Code - AUG25VP The sweater in the photo is Bee's Knees by Thea...
2025-07-3124 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensCooking Up History: The Evolution of Kitchens and Cookbooks at the Old Courthouse MuseumStep into the heart of the home in this episode as we explore Cooking Up History: The Evolution of Kitchens and Cookbooks, a featured exhibit at the Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Host Staci Mergenthal talks with Jill Van Veldhuizen, Education Assistant, Molly Engquist, Curator of Exhibits, and Jessie Nesseim, Curator of Collections about how American kitchens—and the cookbooks that fill them—have transformed over time. Discover the social, cultural, and technological shifts that turned kitchens from open hearths to modern hubs of the home. We discuss the rise of community cookbooks, how immigra...
2025-06-061h 07VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 331 - Unicorn in a Yarn Shop Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code - JUN25VP Cabling without a Cable Needle If you want to see the Brittany cable needles Staci uses Clapotis (free pattern) Next week is NOT a bonus episode for patrons (as Staci mentioned at the end), but the following week is. :) Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry...
2025-06-0526 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensJunking Angels and Vintage Finds: Meet Sharon Hohler of Homeless Treasures, Tracy, MNIf you’ve ever found joy in a perfectly rusted garden gate, an old Pyrex bowl like Grandma’s, or the thrill of repurposing a forgotten item into something useful again—this episode is for you.In Season 3, Episode 9 of Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens, I head to rural Tracy, Minnesota, to visit with Sharon Hohler, the creative and kind-hearted owner of ⁠Homeless Treasures⁠. Tucked away on an acreage just south of town, Homeless Treasures is a vintage wonderland filled with antiques, oddities, DIY-ready furniture, and Sharon’s signature charm.Sharon shares how her passion for old things—and...
2025-05-091h 00VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 325 - Sweater in Your Lap Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code - APR25VP Can You Use Human Shampoo on Dogs? (Article from American Kennel Club) To summarize, human shampoo...
2025-04-1027 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 324 - Your Knitting Morale Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code - APR25VP Crafted Cardigan Short video on the Baby Surprise Jacket construction Using a Ball Winder...
2025-04-0322 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 323 - The Tangle Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code - MAR25VP April Code - APR25VP Using a Ball Winder and Swift video Knit*Minute...
2025-03-2726 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 322 - Shawl vs. Scarf Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code - MAR25VP You can direct questions about Patreon membership to me at staci@verypink.com :) The scarf...
2025-03-2024 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 321 - Collar, Just Right Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code - MAR25VP Stellar Swatching video Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink...
2025-03-0626 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 320 - Knitting as Self-Care Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* February Code- FEB25VP March Code - MAR25VP The yarn in the photo is Twisted Owl Fiber Studio Chunky...
2025-02-2728 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 319 - Knitting for Dogs Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* February Code- FEB25VP Emily at Turtlepurl is giving us an additional 5% discount through the month of February! Our normal discount is 10...
2025-02-2031 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 318 - Organizing Needles Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* February Code- FEB25VP Emily at Turtlepurl is giving us an additional 5% discount through the month of February! Our normal discount is 10...
2025-02-0624 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFishing, Foraging and Exploring: Midwestern Alice’s Alaskan AdventuresBorn and raised in South Dakota, Alice Klopstad stayed for college and the start of her corporate career. Then Alaska captured her heart and now she calls it home. Join me as Alice tells her adventurous and inspiring story of moving to a place where she’s embraced the outdoor lifestyle—hiking, snow machining, fishing, foraging, and filling an entire freezer with fresh-caught halibut and salmon.  When she’s not exploring Alaska, Alice is baking sourdough bread, sewing and quilting, cozying up with books from the Anchorage Public Library, planning her next international travel adventure, visiting...
2025-02-031h 07VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 316 - Socks to Fit Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* January Code - JAN25VP Polly's current project, Community Cozy Zappos foot length chart Our links Polly's...
2025-01-2325 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 315 - New Year, Charity Knitting Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* January Code - JAN25VP The book we're reading (and couldn't totally remember) in the Patreon book club is The Lost...
2025-01-0927 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensLeah Rodriguez’s Magical Oven and How Joy, Faith, and Family Rise TogetherStep into the warm and inviting kitchen of Minnesota native Leah Rodriguez, where baking isn’t just a pastime for her, it’s a way to honor tradition, celebrate family, and embrace joy and faith even in life’s hardest seasons.  Get ready to laugh and cry in this episode as Leah shares what she puts in her pumpkin bars that make them extra special, a recipe for funeral hot dish with an Asian flare, and how growing up in a family of 11 kids played a part in raising six children alongside her Juan & Only husb...
2024-12-201h 10Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensWhirlygigs and Watermelon Pickles: Keeping Family Traditions Alive with Stacy BrallierToday, I’m introducing you to Stacy Brallier, a South Dakota mom, grandma, and keeper of family food traditions. Stacy shares recipes that hold a special place in her heart, including Funfetti cookies, her mom’s peanut butter whirlygigs cookies, and her great-grandma Elsie Edgecomb’s watermelon pickles, and a co-worker’s more updated recipe for watermelon pickles—each one tied to cherished memories.    For Stacy, food isn't just about flavor; it's about the people and moments that make life sweet, in all seasons of life. Whether it's making Elsie’s watermelon pickles or baking cookies with h...
2024-12-1749 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 314 - There are Always Socks Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* December Code - DEC24VP I checked, and Valley Yarns is indeed the brand of the yarn store WEBS. The yarn...
2024-12-1225 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensSweet Generosity: Local Impact of the Lake Campbell Lutheran Church Cookie WalkYou don’t need walking shoes for the Lake Campbell Lutheran Church Cookie Walk. Just an appetite for homemade, tried-and-true Midwestern treats and a giving heart to support local non-profits.  This year's bake sale is on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 9a.m. Be there early to get in line! They run out of cookies quickly. The church address is 46610 219th Street, Volga, South Dakota. Cash or check only. Three big-hearted women, the organizers behind the church’s 22nd annual cookie walk, gathered around a table in their fellowship hall with our steaming cups of Lutheran coffee to talk...
2024-12-1054 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensHarvesting Holiday Spirit: 70 Seasons of Traditions at Krueger’s Christmas Tree FarmKrueger's Christmas Tree Farm has been more than just a place to pick your own perfect tree—it's been at the heart of holiday traditions for families in the Lake Elmo and Twin Cities Minnesota area for 70 years and counting.    Spanning four generations, the Krueger family has cultivated not just evergreens but cherished memories, as they continue to welcome visitors with the warmth and magic of the Christmas season. From the fresh scent of pine, the warmth of a crackling fire and hot cider, to the timeless ritual of cutting the perfect tree and pulling it o...
2024-12-0554 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 313 - Knit All The Things! Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* December Code - DEC24VP Helix Knitting (Jogless One-Round Stripes) video Correcting Color-Change Jog video Our links...
2024-12-0524 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and ABonus Episode for Everyone! We are taking a Thanksgiving break this week, so instead of a new episode, we're bringing you the bonus episode for patrons from October. Supporters of the ad-free show get a long, bonus episode each month. Happy Thanksgiving! Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* November Code - NOV24VP Pac-Man Ghost Trick-or-Treat Bag Bluebird of Happiness (free pattern) Alpenglow
2024-11-2839 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensThe Meatery MN: Connecting Meathusiasts Directly with FarmersIf you like meat or stories about family businesses that connect producers directly to their customers, you’re going to love this episode with Bruce and Jodie Drager, Allie and Michael Drager, and Mackenzie Drager, half of the Minnesota family of farmers and food enthusiasts behind The Meatery MN.   While sharing meals together on vacation in Oregon, the Drager family dreamed up an ecommerce business that connects the producers of premium, USDA certified meat directly with consumers who appreciate fine food and knowing where it came from. Founded in 2022, The Meate...
2024-11-261h 04VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 312 - Knit that Sweater, Follow Your Whimsy Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* November Code - NOV24VP December Code - DEC24VP The new perk starting Dec 1 for Brioche Tier patrons, Cloudberry...
2024-11-2125 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensVineyard Visionary: Jim Schade of Schadé Vineyard & Winery on Pouring Connections and Pioneering a State IndustryIf you drink South Dakota-made wine or beer, Jim Schade and Eldon Nygaard are the guys to thank. Because prior to the South Dakota 1996 Farm Winery Act legalized commercial production of wine in South Dakota, you couldn’t make an alcoholic beverage in South Dakota and sell it since Prohibition.  So, Eldon came up with the idea to start a legal license for making and selling wine, wrote the legislation and Jim took it to the legislators at the state capital in Pierre. The bill passed. Eldon got the first license and began the state’s fir...
2024-11-151h 05VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 311 - The Lanolin in the Yarn Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* November Code - NOV24VP Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com...
2024-11-0723 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 310 - Wash that Blanket Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* October Code - OCT24VP November Code - NOV24VP French Market Bag (free pattern) Our links...
2024-10-3126 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 309 - Sleeveless Season Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* October Code - OCT24VP November Code - NOV24VP Stockholm Slipover pattern (round neck) Stockholm Slipover pattern (v-neck)
2024-10-2424 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 308 - Normalizing Normal Knitting Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* October Code - OCT24VP Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com...
2024-10-1024 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 307 - Quiet Craft vs. Internet Pandamonium Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* October Code - OCT24VP The episode image is AI generated…I didn't want to use the image of a real In...
2024-10-0321 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 306 - 20 Years of Clapotis Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* September Code - SEP24VP Clapotisfest Clapotis pattern KnittedKnockers.org The banner on the home page (just scroll a...
2024-09-2624 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFrosting the Heart: For Goodness Cakes Twin Cities ChapterToday’s story is a reminder that not all kids have the luxury of celebrating their birthday with a fun cake, but it’s also a reminder that just one small act of kindness, and a little frosting and sprinkles, can light up a child’s special day, showing them that people care about them and they are not forgotten.  Meet ⁠For Goodness Cakes Twin Cities⁠ co-chapter leads Carolyn McGovern and Katie Lipe, plus five sprinkle squad volunteer bakers—Audrey Hyatt, Kenzie Taylor, Tiffane Gayle, Tom McGovern, and Emily Beckmann, and Chris Bernard from Jeremiah Program and Melissa Westpha...
2024-09-211h 27VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 305 - Keeping Track Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* September Code - SEP24VP The pattern in the photo is Wussypillows Beret, link to Staci's Ravelry project page. ...
2024-09-1224 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and AEpisode 304 - Rowing Out Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* September Code - SEP24VP Photography Shawl (new Brioche Tier perk for Patrons) Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns Learn...
2024-09-0525 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 303 - What's Stuck on the Sheep, Stuck in the Yarn Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* August Code - AUG24VP September Code - SEP24VP Crocheted Surface Stitch Video Knitting Double Stranded Video
2024-08-2924 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensRecipes, Rhubarb Muffins, Roseville Restaurants and Mississippi River Road Trips with Shannon ThomasserThis is a classic story of two Midwesterners becoming friends over a grandma's handed-down rhubarb muffin recipe. Growing up in New Richmond, Wisconsin, Shannon's grandmothers, aunts and mom were great Midwestern cooks. Even so, she didn't watch or pay attention to how they worked their culinary magic in the kitchen or with recipes. Her job was to set the table and clean up after dinner. Eventually, they rubbed off on her. Get the recipes, photos and links https://randomsweets.com What we talk about in this episode: Growing up and...
2024-08-281h 15VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 302 - The Future of Knitting Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* August Code - AUG24VP Reusing Yarn Video Steaming Out Yarn Kinks Video Rodeo Drive Poncho Our...
2024-08-2227 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 301 - Caring for Superwash Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* August Code - AUG24VP Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com...
2024-08-0822 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 300 - Knitting Journal The episode photo is a shot of Staci's pre-Ravelry knitting journal. Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* August Code - AUG24VP It turns out...
2024-08-0121 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 299 - Blocking a Gift Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* July Code - JUL24VP The sweater in the photo is Arrowhead Cardigan Staci knit in 2016, here is the project page...
2024-07-2526 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFresh Pickings with Jan Sanderson of Sanderson GardensHe had a self-checkout long before Walmart and Target and he still updates his telephone hotline with garden patch conditions and produce availability. Just call 605-693-4871. Meet Sanderson Gardens owner Jan Sanderson, the Rhubarb King and developer of the Sanderson Red rhubarb variety. A visit to Sanderson Gardens on the I-29 corridor just four miles east of Brookings, South Dakota, can mean a quick stop for a pail of strawberries, or hours long in the pumpkin patch letting the kids find the perfect jack-o-lantern and play on the playgrounds, taking fall family photos and...
2024-07-231h 37VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 298 - Progressing Your Skills Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* July Code - JUL24VP The pattern in the photo is a free pattern, One Row Scarf by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (aka...
2024-07-1123 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and ABonus Episode for Everyone! Hello, Knitters! Today we're sharing May's bonus episode for patrons in the regular feed. We are currently on summer break, and we will be back next week with a new episode. Patrons of the podcast get a longer bonus episode every month, as well as early access to episodes, a knit-along, and book club! For more information, visit patreon.com/verypinkknits. In the photo - Polly and her mom at MS&W. Polly's mom, Joy, is the maker behind Joyedbags. Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns...
2024-07-0441 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 297 - Knitting Magazines Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code: JUN24VP July Code - JUL24VP Madison Wrap pattern (not free, sorry). I used Cascade Yarns Friday...
2024-06-2727 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 296 - All Those Ends! Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code: JUN24VP Spit Splicing Video Slow-Motion Duplicate Stitch Correcting Gaps in Socks Long-Tail CO (thumb method) Long-Tail CO (slingshot)...
2024-06-2021 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 295 - Stripey Stripes Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code: JUN24VP The two books we mentioned: No Idle Hands, The Social History of American Knitting by Anne L. Macdonald A History...
2024-06-0626 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 294 - Fitting Your Body Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code: MAY24VP June Code: JUN24VP New perk starts for Brioche Tier patrons on June 1! A post will with the download will go...
2024-05-3026 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFaith and Family at the Center of Growing Veggies with Berndt Family ProduceWhat began with a tent purchased from an anonymous $200 donation and Dawnna Berndt’s idea to grow a garden to bring in more income, turned into a family-based vegetable farm market business (Berndt Family Produce) that’s been serving their community of customers in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota for 24 years. At the time, she and her husband, David, had five young children and even though she admits she knew zilch about gardening (she told me she was the “inside girl” and her sister was the “outside girl” when they were growing up), she leaned on David’s know...
2024-05-2959 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 293 - Online Knitting Friends Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code: MAY24VP Sling Heel Socks Toe-Up Gusset Socks Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram...
2024-05-2325 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensAmber Waves of Anthem Oats with Fifth-generation South Dakota Farmers Taylor and Cassandra SumptionRoots go deep in today’s show. Come with me to meet fifth-generation farmers, Taylor and Cassandra Sumption, the founders of Anthem Oats. The couple grows and packages premium, gluten-free oats for retail on nearly 400 acres near Frederick, South Dakota, 27 miles north of Aberdeen on US Highway 281, just seven miles south of the North Dakota border, and their packing and offices operation in Frederick.  Taylor’s great, great grandpa homesteaded in the area in 1882 so Taylor and Cassandra are keeping the family agriculture business alive in what’s now 142 years! They’re focused on value-added agriculture and vertical...
2024-05-1054 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 292 - Your Knitting Style Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code: MAY24VP What's Your Knitting Style video Traditional Dishcloth, free pattern and tutorial Celtic Cabled Scarf tutorial Cabling Without a Cable...
2024-05-0927 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensWill Read for Pizza: Apps, Sides and Books with Christianne BeringerIt’s almost summer, which means pool and lake parties, family reunions and picnics, camping, and smoking out the neighborhood with your backyard grilling. It’s also time to dig out your library card, visit your local indie bookstore, and pack your beach bag with books on your “want to read” list. Today I’m bringing back my friend and book goals hero, Christianne Beringer. First, we are talking about easy appetizers and sides delicious enough for sharing, like creamy red pepper dip, Southwest dip with pepperoni, BLT dip, Clara's corn, and green beans with lemon...
2024-05-0555 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 291 - Kinked-Up Yarn Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code: MAY24VP Greenpoint Cocktail recipe Ink and Brass pullover (Polly's new project) Picking up Stitches (Doesn't explain the ratio, sorry. I talk...
2024-05-0228 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensSausage Wontons and Crafting a Creative Life with Bobbi Lynn GaukelLiving a life of curiosity and creativity means you will, at times, gracefully let go of things that no longer fuel your passion or serve you positively. This week's podcast guest, Bobbi Lynn Gaukel, and I agree—the earlier in life you learn this practice, the more open and freer you are to being curious and trying new things.  Throughout her life, Bobbi has weaved in creativity and learning, leaving a trail of beauty wherever she goes. In addition to her professional life as a graphic artist, she gardens, crochets, writes, takes captivating photos, thrifts, repurposes, bakes des...
2024-04-261h 24VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 290 - "Knowing" Your Gauge Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code: APR24VP Cropped Raglan Cardigan, free pattern and video tutorial Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial Our links Polly's...
2024-04-2523 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensBack to Grandma’s Basics and Handwritten Recipes with Wendy DoorninkHave you thought about who you’ll pass down your handwritten recipes to? If you’re like Wendy Doornink and me, you have a mix of handwritten recipe cards from family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and of course, yourself. This episode might make you think about who the next person might be to keep those cherished recipes in your family.  In our visit, Wendy shares recipes and sweet and fun stories from her grandmothers, and we talk about the correlation between the food basics and mental health. We’re kind of all over the place, there’s head cheese, rai...
2024-04-1752 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 289 - Make Another Stellar Swatch Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code: APR24VP Slow-motion Long-Tail CO, thumb method Slow-motion Long-Tail CO, slingshot method Stellar Swatching Good Tension Between Knit and Purl Stitches
2024-04-1126 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 288 - Teaching Kids to Knit Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code: APR24VP Ludlow Scarf The Ziploc tote Staci mentioned Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram
2024-04-0426 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensButtery Caramels and Fancy Dishes with Liz Murphy of Betty’s AntiquesIn this episode, you and I are going to meet Betty’s Antiques owner, Liz Murphy from St. Paul, Minnesota. She’s walking us through her charming vintage boutique on the historic corner of Selby and Snelling Avenues, plus she shares the sweet way her grandma Betty influenced how she dresses up a table, in a non-fussy sort of way, so that we can make our guests feel special—even in our everyday living—using touches like fresh flowers and table linens, to glassware and flatware, candles, and pretty dishes. We talk about an evening with Lawrence Welk, he...
2024-03-3055 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFlock to Fork: Eggstravaganza and Deviled Eggs with Iowa Egg CouncilWelcome to the 50th episode! We’re heading to Iowa today to speak with Iowa Egg Council’s Board Chairman Bruce Dooyema, and Director of Marketing and Communications Melissa Alto-Kintigh about one powerhouse food—eggs.  IOWA IS THE #1 STATE IN EGG PRODUCTION First, we cover the basics, like how many eggs a chicken lays in a day, what determines the color of eggs, their nutritional value and health benefits, why we refrigerate our eggs in the U.S., and which fast-food restaurant still cracks a real egg for their breakfast sandwich. Then, Bruce, who is a...
2024-03-2950 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 287 - Hat Sizing Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code: MAR24VP Cropped Raglan Cardigan tutorial Mendia hat (I incorrectly called it "Medina") The hat in the episode photo is Bror by...
2024-03-2825 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFish Fry Friday Feeds the Soul with Ron FaiolaBatter up! You don’t have to be from the Midwest to feel like a part of the community we’re talking about today—that’s because our beloved Friday night fish fry welcomes people from around the world to sit across the table with each other at parish schools and fellowship halls, to supper clubs, taverns, and community centers to enjoy golden-fried or lightly baked fish alongside classic sides like coleslaw and potatoes. Who better to talk with me about this Lenten tradition than Ron Faiola? He’s a filmmaker, director, and author who, in addition to his mov...
2024-03-2254 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 286 - Using up Scraps Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code: MAR24VP Earnest Cardigan Jelly Roll Blanket Log Cabin Blanket Traveler's Life Crochet for Knitters, Granny Square Blanket Crochet...
2024-03-2126 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 285 - Needles! Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* March Code: MAR24VP The needles we talk about - Knitter's Pride Ginger short circulars (16" for hats) ChiaoGoo "shorties", larger sizes ChiaoGoo "shorties"...
2024-03-0727 minVeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and A
VeryPink Knits - Knitting Q and APodcast Episode 284 - Knitter's Hands Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 10% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* February Code: FEB24VP March Code: MAR24VP The fair isle sock yarn I was thinking of is from Regia. Button resources from...
2024-02-2924 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFrom Cabinets to Sculleries and Floating Shelves: The Art of Your Kitchen Design With Carissa TrygstadOn today’s show, we’re expanding on last week’s theme of incorporating personality into your kitchen as we sit down with expert designer, Carissa Trygstad, about what she’s seeing in kitchen trends and the classics, plus the revival of the scullery, and how it differs from a butler’s pantry.  From cabinets to heated countertops, Carissa covers kitchen work zones, function and organization, floating shelves, appliances, cabinet hardware…everything including the kitchen sink, even a few tips for giving your kitchen a refresh without a remodel.  While you listen to this episode, I recommend yo...
2024-02-2055 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensPainting Personality and Vibes into Your Kitchen with Wendy DoorninkWe're heading into the kitchen with Wendy Doornink, the color services manager at Hirshfield’s, a family-owned paint, wallcoverings and window fashions company headquarted in Minnesota.  Wendy has been painting since she could hold a paint brush, so when Jason and I started talking about painting our kitchen and possibly even our cabinets, I knew I needed professional help. Maybe you can relate. It's because I have a hard time choosing paint colors, for two main reasons—I’m worried I’ll choose a color that once it’s on the walls, I won’t like it. Secon...
2024-02-0957 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFrom Pucks to Potlucks: Hockey Moms Stick TogetherIt’s hockey season and I live in Minnesota, the State of Hockey. And even though my kids played hockey in South Dakota where’s it’s not school-sanctioned, there’s one thing we have in common across the sport—once a hockey mom, always a hockey mom, even after our kids have shot their last puck as a high school player. We may not wear our player’s photo button on our puffy winter coats anymore, but we’ll always proudly wear the “hockey mom” title.  It’s been a few years since my guests, Kathy Lesnar and Julie Peder...
2024-01-2642 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensRevolutionizing the Cafeteria: Farm to School Impacts Student Well-being and Local AgricultureWe’re going back to school—to the school cafeteria, that is. And although I do ask about good ol’ square school lunch pizza, and the pairing of cinnamon rolls & chili, my guests, Karla Sawvell and Amanda Reilly are spilling the beans on how the Huron South Dakota School District is implementing Farm To School. In addition to being one of the very few public school nutrition programs that cooks from scratch AND bakes all of their own bread, they are striving to serve fresh and local foods to 2,200 students each day. You’ll come to the e...
2024-01-1850 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensHarvesting Hope: Iowa Teen’s 7,000-pound Garden Bounty Feeds Thousands, Aims to Triple Impact by 2025 with Lauren SchroederToday we’re heading to rural Dixon, Iowa to meet Lauren Schroeder and her mom Katie on their family farm, and Lauren’s FFA advisor and ag teacher, Jenna Kingsley.  Lauren is a junior at Calamus-Wheatland High School. She shows sheep and rabbits at county fairs, plays softball and volleyball, she’s the junior class president, and somehow, Lauren, who is a three-time National FFA grant recipient and a My Impact Challenge Special Award winner, has found time to grow more than $15,300 in retail value of fruits and vegetables over the past two years and donate them to loca...
2024-01-0455 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensChristmas Baking Recipes With My Mom Linda MoeSince I can remember, my mom, Linda Moe, has shared dozens and dozens of delicious goodies at our family’s Christmas gatherings. Today we’re talking about most of them, like vintage treats from her mom like mashed potato candy, cherry bing bars, and fruit salad with a cooked pineapple dressing, and newer recipes she’s added over the years like Ritz cracker cookies, Corn Pops clusters, puppy chow, taco dip, veggie pizza, caramel corn chips, chex mix, and orange chewins cookies with orange slice candies.  Of course, we love our bars in the Midwest so we’r...
2023-12-2359 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensHosting a Ranch Cracker Snack Mix and Cookie Exchange with Carissa Trygstad and Val EllensRural South Dakota friends since kindergarten and K-mart co-workers in high school, Carissa Trygstad and Val Ellens have a bond that even Val’s dense molasses cookies can’t break.  They’re joining me today because I heard that Carissa hosts an annual ranch cracker snack mix tossing party, and to top it off, she weaves in a Christmas cookie exchange and an evening of cocktails and appetizers with their friends. Get the recipes and photos on ⁠randomsweets.com. It hasn’t always gone as planned though, so along with Carissa’s snack mix recipe from her frien...
2023-12-0736 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFamily Recipes and Stories with Sarah Peterson of Vintage Dish and TellFor Minnesota native and public relations professional Sarah Peterson, launching her own blog with family recipes helped her find her writing voice. But it didn’t take long for Sarah of Vintage Dish and Tell blog to expand her passion for handed-down recipes and the stories behind them by inviting others to share the cherished food and family traditions that are dear to their hearts.  We talked about Aunt Jeannie’s famous lasagna parties and her friend Annette’s sugar cookies, which recipe earned Sarha the title of a Minnesota State Fair blue-ribbon baker, recipes to inspire you such as C...
2023-12-021h 27Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensThankful for You, Turkey Leftovers, and Pumpkin Cheesecake, Cookies and BarsThis episode is dedicated to thanking you, a listener of Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens. Plus I share a few of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes, like sausage stuffing, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, KAHLÚA pumpkin chocolate cheesecake, cherry crunchobblerumble, and pumpkin bars with maple cream cheese frosting. I'm also sharing ways you can support this podcast and a sneak peek into a few upcoming episodes. Thank you for pressing play today! Recipes in this episode: Sausage Stuffing Cinnamon Chip Muffins Pumpkin Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting Bu...
2023-11-1827 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensNordic Waffles: From Fair to Food Hall to Freezers Across the U.S. with Founder Stine Aasland and CEO Jeremy ElyStine Aasland’s dream of creating a Nordic Waffle Wafflelution has come true, and that means we get to delight in sweet and savory, handheld, heart-shaped waffles all day long.  Stine, known as Norway’s Waffle Queen, came to America in 2015 with two suitcases, a waffle recipe, and a dream. On today’s show, Stine and Nordic Waffle’s CEO, Jeremy Ely, talk about everything from selling cozy, soft and thin waffles at Valleyfair to the Minnesota State Fair, to what happened when a pandemic shut down their main revenue stream, her advice to people with a business...
2023-11-121h 06Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensSugar Cookies and Mrs. Chandler’s Chocolate Fudge Cake with Stacie Suedkamp of Fig TalesYou may have met this week’s podcast guest Stacie Suedkamp, the owner, artist, and cookie engineer behind the South Dakota luxury cookie company, Fig Tales. But how well do you know her? Tune in to Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens S2 E5 to learn:1. What’s the one word Stacie doesn’t allow people to use?2. How is Stacie using high-tech engineering tools like a 3D printer and AutoCAD?3. Why does Stacie use emulsion instead of extract?4. What’s the one question Stacie asks each of her clients? You'll hear all about the inte...
2023-10-281h 10Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensArepas, Allergen-Free Cookies, Holland Michigan, and Gulf Shores Alabama with Boutique Vacation Rental Superhost Alicia WrightToday you’ll hear from my first Michigan (the Mitten State!) guest, Alicia Wright. We cover a lot of topics in this episode—from mud water and allergen-free chocolate chip cookies, and Alicia’s favorite spots in Holland, to her motivation behind becoming a boutique vacation rental owner in Gulf Shores Alabama, to the Venezuelan arepa recipe her dad brought with him when he came to America with just a suitcase and his guitar. If you've been thinking about vacationing to Gulf Shores, you’re in for a treat because Alicia surprises us with a discount code to both...
2023-10-201h 05Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensPumpkin Dessert and Kids in the Kitchen with Danielle HerbergDanielle Herberg and her 7-year-old daughter, Carly, join me by phone at their home in Browns Valley, Minnesota.  Danielle talks about who influenced her love of baking, what happened when she and her daycare kids experimented growing seeds from a tomato, and she pulls out some of her favorite recipes from her go-to community cookbook and her grandma Ileta’s recipe box.  Plus, she gives the local scoop on a coffee shop in Wilmot, South Dakota, and the Pub in Beardsley, Minnesota where they’re cooking up great burgers, and the restaurant and bakery in Sisset...
2023-10-1447 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensGaylen's Gourmet Popcorn is Popping with South Dakota PrideWhen Gaylen Backus was in his peak popcorn growing season, he was popping out nearly half a million pounds of popcorn seed on his 350 acres of South Dakota farmland near Wentworth. He went from selling most of his crop to wholesalers, to his family popping and packaging his wife Shirley’s homemade caramel corn and selling it at farmers markets and vendor shows.  People loved it and demand exploded. So much so that in 2015 he and Shirley and their youngest son, Tyler, converted their 2-stall garage into a commercial business. In this episode, Tyler Backus shares about the...
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Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensSteak and Coffee Cake with Millennial Rancher Calli Williams of TW AngusCalli and Tate Williams' love story began when they met at the South Dakota State Fair. Tate asked Calli to show his heifer. Having grown up on a farm with a small herd of cattle and a love for 4-H, she did it.  And that's all it took to begin their lives together building a family and pouring their hearts and hard work into TW Angus, their purebred Angus seedstock operation and direct to consumer beef business near Letcher, South Dakota.  In addition to talking about her days on the ranch with their boys, Jack and...
2023-09-2859 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensSeason 1 Finale. What's Next?After seven months and 32 episodes, Season 1 has come to an end. But not without a huge thank you to guests, listeners and supporters. What's next? Tune in to find out. Random Sweets: Website: randomsweets.com Instagram: @potatoesandmittens Instagram: @randomsweets Facebook: Random Sweets Email: staci@randomsweets.com #ourSweetMidwestLife
2023-08-0410 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensTaking a Break from Midwest Winter in Gulf Shores Alabama with Jason MergenthalYearn for a sugary soft, white sand beach vacation, but prefer a destination within the United States? You’ll find unforgettable spring break fun, romantic getaways, activities with the kiddos or teens, snowbird adventures, or time away with your friends in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Alabama. Located on a 32-mile stretch of beach along the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay, Gulf Shores and Orange beach Alabama straddle Florida at Perido Key. Southern hospitality is in season all year long, while pine and palm trees wave in the salty sea air. In this episode, you’ll learn...
2023-03-2648 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensChildhood Favorite Comfort Food Meals With My Son Sajen PerryDo you have childhood favorite meals? In this episode, my son, Sajen Perry, shares a few of his favorite childhood comfort meals like beer chili spaghetti, hot dog casserole with potato chips, Chicken In A Biskit chicken strips, pepperoni pasta bake, and chip and mint ice cream brownie dessert with hot fudge…and, he tells me a little story about the butterscotch muffins and breakfast egg bake that he and his hockey team liked so much. NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE Mail your funeral potatoes or cheesy hash brown casserole recipe on a 3x5 recipe or index card. By sending it to...
2023-02-1640 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensVodka Pasta Recipe, Cossetta in St. Paul and 7 Sioux Falls Restaurants with My Daughter Kalani PerryMy daughter Kalani Perry joins me to share our spicy vodka pasta with chicken recipe, and she gives us a suggestion for how to use up that carton of heavy cream you need to make it, what it’s like to experience Cossetta, an Italian restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, especially what she likes most to eat there, and she gives us a list of seven restaurants in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that she likes. Randomsweets.com Cossetta PAve Josiah’s Coffeehouse, Café & Bakery All Day Café MacKenzie River Blarney Stone Pub JL Beers Oshima Sushi Website: randomsweets.com Instagram: @potato...
2023-02-0245 minFuneral Potatoes & Wool Mittens
Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensTrailerHow do you make contest-winning caramel brownies? Smoke Cheez-It crackers? Where is the best bakery in Minnesota to get a glazed blueberry or old-fashioned doughnut? Staci Perry Mergenthal, freelance writer, author of Random Sweets blog, TV guest baker, and speaker talks to people who embrace the warm and cozy spirit of everyday living and comfort food in the Midwest. Get the recipes at randomsweets.com. 
2022-03-1302 min