Crafting Chaos: Yarn Chicken Wins, Dog Drama & Spring KAL

Finished Instant Crush Sweater, Oxbow Socks, and New Spring KAL Cast-Ons Host Tawnya (aknottyknitter2) welcomes viewers, promotes a new Discord for post-show chat, and notes her three French bulldogs (including Gucci, who has a growing benign meningioma and is on prednisone) have caused sleepless nights after learning to open doors and kennels. She shares finished objects: the Instant Crush sweater by Joji Locatelli in Lamb & Kid suri silk (size 2, raglan, vibrant colorwork) after major yarn-chicken, chart-reading, and sleeve-matching fixes, and Oxbow socks by Andrea Mowry using Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Bighorn Sock in Ember Heart with a tubular cast-on and Fish Lips Kiss heel. Works-in-progress include a Devin/Knitty McPurly cardigan test knit with applied i-cord edges and incoming ButtonMad.org ceramic buttons, Thru Lines shawl by Andrea Mowry in handspun plus Cascade 220 Heritage and Sewrella, and a new handspun Traveler Hoodie cast-on while planning to patch/embroider an older holey version. She discusses spinning experiments, announces a Spring/Summer Solstice KAL (Mar 21–Jun 20) with a $50 River Rat Yarn gift card, plans a Stromboli top by Caitlin Hunter as a River Rat sample in Yakkity Yak, and outlines upcoming Summer Lee Comfort Core socks with Farmer Daughter Fibers yarn. Contact me: Tawnya O'Keefe PO Box 502 Hayden, ID 83835 Ravelry: aknottyknitter2 Instagram: aknottyknitter2 Discord:   / discord   00:00 Welcome to French Knot 00:21 Join the Discord 01:30 Instant Crush | Joji Locatelli Lamb & Kid Birdie 04:23 Yarn Chicken Drama 10:58 Dog Drama 13:31 Oxbow Socks | Andrea Mowry February 2026 Farmer's Daughter Fiber Sock Squad | Ember 16:26 Sock Fit Fixes 17:42 WIP 17:45 Jovis Test Knit | Knitty McPurly 20:43 Buttons and Options www.buttonmad.org 23:57 Deadline and Next Shawl 25:05 Thru Lines | Andrea Mowry 27:20 Pattern Progress Math 28:23 Handspun Yarn Prep www.riverratyarn.com 31:25 Traveler Hoodie | Andrea Mowry 33:41 Fixing Holes Ideas www.knitpatch.com 38:08 Spinning Surprise Ply 41:37 Spring Knit Along Rules #springsolsticeKAL2026 42:29 Stromboli Sample Knit | Caitlin Hunter River Rat Yarn Yakkity Yak 45:50 Comfort Core Sock | Summer Lee March 2026 Farmer's Daughter Fiber Sock Squad | Rooted Earth 47:33 Wrap Up And Pets