Keep Calm and Carry Yarn: A Knitting and Crochet Podcast

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Keep Calm and Carry Yarn is a podcast in equal parts measure about knitting, crochet, and the mother-daughter bond between its co-hosts, Vivian and Alyson. Join us for our twice monthly chat as we talk about our latest projects and yarn obsessions, advice from a long-time fiber fanatic to a beginner, living in Edinburgh, Scotland (Alyson) versus Virginia, USA (Vivian), fangirling over TV shows we love, and other everyday pursuits.

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 154: You're chopped liver
    May 26, 2025 – 47:58
  • Episode 153: I'm in a burger era
    May 14, 2025 – 51:36
  • Episode 152: I fell on my face
    Apr 28, 2025 – 47:48
  • Episode 151: A Woolly Good Time
    Apr 14, 2025 – 49:40
  • Episode 150: Together in Florida
    Mar 10, 2025 – 45:02
  • Episode 149: You're taking this very seriously
    Feb 10, 2025 – 42:39
  • Episode 148: I decided to be honest
    Jan 30, 2025 – 53:17
  • Episode 147: Happy 2025
    Jan 13, 2025 – 33:14
  • Episode 146: Nothing to sneeze at
    Dec 18, 2024 – 59:19
  • Episode 145: The Thursday of the Year
    Nov 20, 2024 – 46:02
  • Episode 144: A Rhinebeck Recap
    Oct 30, 2024 – 23:46
  • Episode 143: This is my tragedy
    Oct 12, 2024 – 49:13
  • Episode 142: Let's not strangle your mother
    Sep 25, 2024 – 48:59
  • Episode 141: A lot of undressing
    Sep 8, 2024 – 54:20
  • Episode 140: Then what's the point?
    Aug 22, 2024 – 42:54
  • Episode 139: We're NOT together
    Jul 27, 2024 – 44:52
  • Episode 138: Am I just naming romance authors now?
    Jul 6, 2024 – 55:30
  • Episode 137: Together in Michigan
    Jun 25, 2024 – 33:44
  • Episode 136: Do you think an AI wrote this?
    Jun 13, 2024 – 01:06:04
  • Episode 135: A Surprise Episode
    May 21, 2024 – 26:27
  • Episode 134: A Woolly Good Report
    May 8, 2024 – 58:48
  • Episode 133: A Woolly Good Update
    Apr 14, 2024 – 44:36
  • Episode 132: The magic of blocking
    Mar 12, 2024 – 01:16:03
  • Episode 131: A cat podcast
    Feb 21, 2024 – 55:04
  • Episode 130: Winning 2024
    Jan 14, 2024 – 53:05
  • Episode 129: I didn't read the instructions
    Dec 9, 2023 – 52:39
  • Episode 128: Woolly Good news
    Nov 13, 2023 – 53:36
  • Episode 127: You math better!
    Oct 10, 2023 – 33:49
  • Episode 126: Together in Florida
    Sep 20, 2023 – 40:56
  • Episode 125: Geomeric?
    Aug 23, 2023 – 50:40
  • Episode 124: Cables are the new color work
    Jul 16, 2023 – 41:55
  • Episode 123: All the cat news
    Jun 23, 2023 – 39:01
  • Episode 122: The floodgates have opened
    May 17, 2023 – 40:45
  • Episode 121: Never finish anything
    May 1, 2023 – 38:22
  • Episode 120: I love potatoes!
    Apr 10, 2023 – 25:43
  • Episode 119: Together again
    Mar 29, 2023 – 28:34
  • Episode 118: I Don't Like Nuts in My Ice Cream
    Mar 11, 2023 – 36:47
  • Episode 117: I have a craft room!
    Feb 28, 2023 – 44:00
  • Episode 116: More Cables!
    Feb 13, 2023 – 54:04
  • Episode 115: Together in Amsterdam
    Jan 27, 2023 – 22:21
  • Episode 114: Happy 2023
    Jan 11, 2023 – 47:52
  • Episode 113: Drinkable custard
    Dec 17, 2022 – 45:04
  • Episode 112: Freaky Friday
    Nov 22, 2022 – 41:57
  • Episode 111: Because I'm a Millennial
    Nov 7, 2022 – 46:48
  • Episode 110: RHINEBECK!
    Oct 21, 2022 – 35:37
  • Episode 109: The together episode
    Sep 29, 2022 – 34:41
  • Episode 108: Yarn bra
    Aug 27, 2022 – 56:37
  • Episode 107: I don't have any bobs either
    Jul 14, 2022 – 34:26
  • Episode 106: It looks great in this light
    Jun 9, 2022 – 46:03
  • Episode 105: It's fine to state the obvious
    May 22, 2022 – 31:08
Recent Reviews
  • lcm01982
    Poor sound
    Please improve your sound quality! Your voices are muffled amid it makes it difficult to hear you
  • Drgoad
    Awesome Podcast!
    Mother and daughter podcasting duo. Their awesome relationship shines through. Funny quiz results discussion, WIPs, FOs, movies/books , shop updates and what they have been doing is all part of the show. They are having so much fun - I wish I could be hanging out with them. Mom makes great project bags that they sell from their Pearl & Plum Etsy shop. Highly recommend this podcast!
  • elizstitches
    Positive & Inspiring
    Love this lovely mother/daughter team and all of their projects. Lots of crafty inspiration and fun!
  • lil zasa
    Needs help
    Terrible sound quality. Faint voice in background of one person like a long distance call. I can’t follow the conversation.
  • timenow13
    My favorite knitting podcast!!!!
    I love these ladies! I have listened to the whole backlog I think three times. They are so happy and fun and have one of the best relationships I have heard in a podcast. Do not stop doing the buzzfeed quizzes they are to much a part of it to have them leave now.
  • Sunshinet24
    Love this Podcast!
    I am a new listener and love to hear their interactions. I do both, knit and crochet and really enjoy the camaraderi and how they explain the WIPS and FOs and shop updates (I just ordered the 'mermaid' sock bag and can't wait to get it).
  • Kendal Crane
    I love this podcast
    This mother and daughter duo is amazing I listen to them while I crochet and on my way to work. They always put a smile on my face when I need a little pick me up keep doing what your doing.
  • femmecats
    Great podcast!
    This podcast is so nice to listen to especially on my way to classes.
  • Simply Southern Crafts
    I looovvvee this podcast!!!
    I’m a crochet and knitter and l love that I can listen about both on this podcast!
  • twoandtwo
    I love this podcast!!
    Real talk about crocheting and knitting...and all the other bits. It’s a great way to feel like you are in their living room having a conversation about the craft which is fabulous because I find I do not actually have that in my daily life. I am happy to say I binged all the shows in a week or so and one thing to note....if you go to their YouTube channel through the link in the show notes, you can actually see everything they are talking about! I can’t believe I hadn’t figured that out earlier but now I’ve listened/watched them all twice! I’m a crocheter that wishes she were a knitter so this makes me want to learn to knit even more. Please keep podcasting, your format and thoroughness is VERY appreciated and enjoyed.
  • Yorkish
    Informative and funny
    Love this podcast! This Mom and Daughter seem like best friends. They have interesting topics, cover the gamut of knitting and crochet, with a bit of sewing thrown in. They both have a great sense of humor, and regularly crack each other up, which in turn cracks me up. Keep up the good work - this is a podcast that I really look forward to!
  • Imagineannie
    I’d listen if they were discussing fractals....
    I am a hardcore podcast listener; most of my favorites are about books and reading, politics or the arts. Although I occasionally get attached to a podcaster, my deep love has always been for content, format and smarts. Until now. The kcacy content and format are great (I’ve learned a lot), and these women are both very smart, but what makes me do a little happy dance when a new episode drops is that I love listening to them talk to each other. About pretty much anything. I’d listen to them talk fractals, or soil amendment or the history of log skidding. I miss my mom, with whom I was very close. She was a knitter who tried many times to teach me, and it turned out I was a crocheter. The easy affection between this mother and daughter reminds me of my mom in the best possible way. Plus they like Outlander as much as I do, and I’ve learned how to block FOs better, save my beloved old socks, and keep my stews moist. Please don’t ever stop making this podcast.
  • AKAbbey
    Such a great cast
    I love this podcast. The interactions and flow have grown since they started. I love hearing the difference between crochet and knitting.
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