To Swatch or Not to Swatch? // Casual Friday 3-42

In this week's Casual Friday podcast, I have Tidbits and some project updates. Also, why and when I choose not to swatch and what I get out of swatching when I do. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Tiny Fibre Studio video on how spinning wheels work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgXS1tZKQ_o 51 Yarns to Spin by Jacey Boggs Faulkner: https://plymagazine.com/product/51-yarns/ Knitting History Forum information: http://knittinghistory.co.uk/news/ My Ravelry Group, Rox Rocks, where you can ask for help on projects: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks August Sock KAL tutorial: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/august-sock-kal Twisted-Stitch Knitting by Maria Erlbacher: https://amzn.to/34IbalC Bäuerliches Stricken by Lisl Fanderl: https://amzn.to/2HFGU2f My Article on Combining Plain Stockinette with Stranded Colorwork in Interweave Knits Spring 2018 https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/stockinette-stranded-colorwork/ Men's Shawl Collar Sweater from 1918: https://archive.org/stream/columbiabookofya03schu#page/198/mode/2up As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Introduction: 0:00 Tidbit 1: Tiny Fibre Studio: 0:43 Tidbit 2: Knitting History Forum: 2:40 Tidbit 3: Getting help from Rox: 4:39 WIP Socks for Love Not for Money: 7:29 Twisted Stitches: 12:10 Swatches: What are