Episode 359 - Meet Isabel!

This week on the Knit Picks Podcast, we’re delighted to introduce Isabel Underwood, a new team member who handles social media for Knit Picks.Our hosts ask her the classic questions about her creative background, favorite yarns, and best and worst projects. Isabel also shares her favorite things about working in the Knit Picks office as well as giving insight into her approach to social media and her plans to expand our presence on different types of social media.  Plus, today is the day we launch two brand new yarns, dozens of new colors of old favorites, and a surprise return of a discontinued classic! Stacey and Lee also discuss the most recent pattern collection, Happy Hours: Knits for Out and About.  Static yarn Felici Worsted yarn Felici Fingering yarn Lee's Felici-held-double socks project (ravelry link) Bagel recipe Lee used Isabel! Knit Picks on Instagram Knit Picks on Facebook Knit Picks on Twitter Southern Oregon University Unraveling sweaters for yarn concept (ebook by Lee) Regan! Eldfell office knit-a-long Game Day office knit-a-long Instagram reel about yarn substitutions Palette yarn Bow-back sweater (Auri Shirt) Chroma yarns New IDP Chroma sweater pattern (Cinema Raglan) Andean Treasure yarn Isabel's yarn ball Halloween costume with Liz the moth (swipe to end) Samia yarn Voliere yarn Comfy Sport yarn All Comfy yarns Wool of the Andes Bulky yarn Stroll yarn Podcast interview with Alexis Hawthorne yarns Happy Hours ebook All ebooks 00:05 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast 00:26 Our hosts discuss their current WIPs, sore hands, and some frustrating frogging. 07:51 Next up is an interview with Isabel, a new team member who handles our social media! 08:51 Isabel sits down with Lee and Stacey and shares how she got started with creative hobbies and work. 13:52 Isabel shares her best and worst projects, birthday sweater tradition, and the temptations of new patterns that come with this job. 19:55 As a member of our office DEI committee, Isabel explains how that influences how she approaches social media. 23:42 We can’t interview a new staff member without talking about favorite yarns! 29:42 Isabel gets inspiration from seeing everyone else’s projects in the office. 31:55 Our hosts finish off their interview with Isabel by discussing her plans for Knit Picks social media. 35:55 We’ve got oodles of new yarn and new yarn colors launching today. Learn more about them and our naming process. 44:20 We’ve also got a new garment pattern collection called Happy Hours! 48:20 Credits