Is there a wrong way to knit?

Is slower knitting more mindful? Are process knitters superior to project knitters? In this episode, Anjali and Alison talk about the recent social media conversation around fast knitting and fast fashion, why continental knitting isn’t always the fastest, and why Elizabeth Zimmerman was right (of course). Plus, we revisit our thoughts on AI and knitting and invent a foolproof method for evaluating yarn stores called the Rosa Pomar Test!Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpodEmail us: twyakpod@gmail.comWe are now on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music (audio only) and are experimenting with adding video to our podcast on Spotify. Find us and subscribe on your preferred platform!Further Reading & WatchingSlow Knitting: A Journey from Sheep to Skein to Stitch by Hannah Thiessen seems to be out of print, but you can find it used at places like Powell's BooksThe Slow Fashion Renaissance: An In-Depth Exploration of Crochet and Knitting as Sustainable Technologies for Contemporary Fashion by Jie PengKnitting Rebellion, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Identity and Craftsmanship in Post-War America by Maureen Lilly MarshLou Dangit on timing their knittingVickyIsKnitting on why knitting speed is not always a choiceAI DiscussionEmpire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen HaoSam Altman May Control Our Future -- Can He Be Trusted? - The New YorkerLucy Liang on the Hobbii AI debacleThe Joji Locatelli AI backstory on Craftsnark and Joji's response and apologyDeborah Knits on how AI is breaking the knitting pattern economyOther Knitty ThingsHigh Tide Fibers, a store in Rehoboth Beach, RI that passes the Rosa Pomar testRetrosaria Rosa Pomar Mondim in colorway M82Andrea Rangel short row heelPatty Lyons's improved slip slip knitBurgos Vest pattern by Rosa PomarYarn lineup at The Wooly Thistle - help me choose!Other Happy ThingsTrailer for This is a Gardening ShowCarlsFriendsDotNet is sadly not accepting new orders right now due to overwhelming social media demand! But they say they may be back in