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For my fellow knitters who also love a good book (or at least a good idea of a book)

Over on Good Books Lately, Branden and I are reacting to five of the most talked-about books of 2025 and asking whether the synopsis actually makes us want to read them.

Think pattern descriptions, but make them literary. Some are clear. Some are… not.

If you like a little skepticism with your recommendations, you might enjoy this one.

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Tayler

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Hi y'all! Today's video is coming tomorrow morning-ish. We're taking the boys on an impromptu Christmas shopping excursion this evening and I just can't finish the editing in time. It's a fun one that I think you'll love so stay tuned! See you tomorrow!

Tayler

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I’m traveling with my family this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so things will be a little quieter here for the next few days. If you’re celebrating, I hope you have a good, steady stretch of time with the people you love. And if you’re not observing the holiday, I’m wishing you a smooth and satisfying end to November all the same.

I’ll be back next week!
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Tayler

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Quick update on yesterday’s video that… didn’t happen.

I actually had a full video filmed, edited, and ready to go...and an After Show...and then, during the final pass, I realized I’d somehow managed to talk about the topic without actually saying everything I meant to say.

(Shocking, I know.)

So instead of forcing it onto the channel half-baked, I decided to hold off and keep developing the bigger version of the idea. But the two early drafts are now posted over on Patreon as free posts for anyone who follows the page.

If you’d like to see where the idea started...not including several parts I cut that shall remain on the cutting room floor (maybe I'll patch those parts together later 🤔)... and the After Show that goes with it — both videos are here:

www.patreon.com/c/wool_needles_hands

You don’t need to be a paid member. Just follow the page and they’re right there.

Thanks for your patience while I let this one simmer.
New main-channel video coming soon.
It’ll be worth the extra cook time. 😉

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Tayler

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The mister and I have a new video over ‪@GoodBooksLately‬ 😊

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Hey folks—I’m back!

I’ve got my next video in the can (it’s a good one) and I’ll be uploading it this Sunday. I’m really excited for this one — it’s a little quieter, a little more reflective… the kind of topic that lingers...in a good way.

That said, my upload schedule is shifting a bit moving forward! To make more space for family time on the weekends (and to stop spending Sundays editing 😅), I’ll now be uploading new videos on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Nothing about the content is changing — you’ll still see the usual mix of deep dives, project updates, and the occasional midweek ramble—just on slightly new days that make it all a bit more sustainable.

There will also be a Patreon After Show for Sunday’s video that I’m really excited about, because it’s shaping up to be the jumping-off point for another main channel conversation I think you’re all going to love. Thanks for hanging in with me while I took a little Halloween break!

See you Sunday.


www.patreon.com/c/wool_needles_hands

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Tayler

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Hey friends,

I wanted to pop in and let you know that I’ll be taking this week off from filming for the main Wool Needles Hands channel. Every so often I take a little creative pause—usually I plan it in advance, but this time it just felt right to slow down for a full week and reset.

I’ll be using the time to build up some new content ideas, write fresh episodes, and also just enjoy the week with my kids as they have a few Halloween events at school—including a Trunk or Treat we’re going all-in on! Between that and Halloween later in the week, it felt like the perfect time to step back, recharge, and let my creative energy breathe a little.

This break will also give me space to focus on the Fiber for the People side of things as I wrap up the final release of the Born, Shorn, and Dyed yarn base (dropping tomorrow!) before I shift to the new bases arriving soon. The Born, Shorn, and Dyed base won’t return until late winter 2026, so tomorrow’s update will be the last chance to grab it for quite a while.

Thank you all for being here and for allowing me the breathing room to slow down when it’s needed. I’ll be back next Sunday, refreshed and ready to share what’s next.

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Tayler

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Hiya! Just pipping in to let you know that this week’s Midweek Ramble is coming today! It usually goes up on Wednesdays, but allergies have hit our house pretty hard this week (both boys were home from school yesterday) so things got a little off-kilter around here.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. I can’t wait to sit down with you for a good ramble later today.

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Tayler

2 months ago | [YT] | 152

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Knit. Sip. Breathe. (Crochet edition!)

Today’s video is a little different. Normally Sundays are for project updates, but after a late night at the Iron & Wine + Band of Horses concert (which was wonderful, but had me home past midnight), I just didn’t have the energy for my usual full update.

Rather than skip, I thought I’d share another Knit. Sip. Breathe. session — this time 35 minutes of crocheting my giant granny square blanket with Bernat Blanket yarn. Quiet, calm, no talking, just making.

This isn’t a replacement for regular Sunday content, it’s just filling in today, when I might have bowed out entirely.

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Most of what I share here on YouTube are my more polished video podcasts with my camera set up, lights on, everything staged just right. Over on Patreon, though, I’ve been sharing something completely different: casual vlogs filmed more like a video journal. They’re longer, looser, and much cozier. More of a “come along with me” style where I just pick up my phone and share what I’m up to.


They aren’t all feature-length, but they do run longer than what I usually post here and give a fuller picture of my day-to-day life and making. The latest one happens to be a big one, spanning about a week and a half of dyeing yarn for the Fiber for the People shop, knitting on my Terrazzo sweater, making sourdough bread, my mom’s meatloaf recipe, and even some crocheted chickens.

Alongside the vlogs, there are occasional aftershows, chat threads, blog posts, and weekly Patron Spotlights where I highlight what someone in the community is working on.

If you’d like to see what that side of things looks like, here’s the link: www.patreon.com/c/wool_needles_hands/


Your support truly matters and makes it possible for me to continue what I do here at WNH. Thank you.

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Tayler

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