May 3, 2023
This is an extra special episode! Today we’re launching a new
eBook called Coloring Outside the Lines with 50% of the sales for
the first two years donated to Outside In, a nonprofit providing
healthcare and social services, including LGBTQIA+ services, in
Portland, Oregon. One of the founding members of our company’s DEI
Committee, Remi, joins hosts Lee and Stacey to talk about his
background, the work our DEI committee does, including planning our
donation to Outside In, and the patterns in the new eBook. Remi
also shares the work he does behind the scenes on our emails and to
help make them more accessible by adding detailed alt text to every
image.
Plus, our podcasters give a not-so-subtle hint about a KAL
coming soon and share the backstory behind the colorway names of a
new yarn, Brava Recycle, a DK-weight yarn made of recycled
acrylic.
00:03 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast!
00:35 Lee and Stacey share what they’ve been up to and give a
hint on what's coming in our next episode.
09:38 Stacey and Lee introduce our latest collection, Coloring
Outside the Lines.
19:21 Our coworker and DEI committee founding member Remi
joins Stacey and Lee to talk about his background and work on the
DEI committee.
31:22 The DEI committee started celebration day, which is a
floating holiday used for meaningful holidays that aren’t in the
regular schedule.
38:27 Remi talks about how the DEI committee helped choose a
nonprofit, Outside In, to donate to in connection with Coloring
Outside the Lines.
46:00 Remi attempts to choose a favorite pattern from Coloring
Outside the Lines.
48:58 Despite not being a crafter when he joined the team,
Remi has been learning to crochet.
55:05 Credits
Berroco yarn company https://www.berroco.com/
Lee's garden https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17855885840899174/
Bridge Pedal bike event https://www.providence.org/lp/bridge-pedal
Ventisca Slipover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/ventisca-slipover/p/54139D
Brava Recycle yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/brava-recycle/c/5420475
Coloring Outside the Lines ebook https://www.knitpicks.com/coloring-outside-the-lines-ebook/p/75448D
Outside In https://outsidein.org/
Human Rights Campaign Report on Youth Homeless https://www.hrc.org/news/new-report-on-youth-homeless-affirms-that-lgbtq-youth-disproportionately-ex
The Trevor Project Homelessness and Housing Instability Among LGBTQ Youth https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/homelessness-and-housing-instability-among-lgbtq-youth-feb-2022/
Alberta Arts District https://www.travelportland.com/neighborhoods/alberta-arts-district/
Paint Box Hoodie pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/paint-box-hoodie/p/54186D
Stroll Mini Packs https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/stroll-mini-packs/c/5420346
Vibrations Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/vibrations-pullover/p/54189D
Shine Multi yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/shine-multi-worsted/c/5420476
International Transgender Day of Visibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transgender_Day_of_Visibility
May Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
Connecting Threads https://www.connectingthreads.com/
WeCrochet Bright Crochet Hook Set https://www.crochet.com/wecrochet-bright-crochet-hook-set/p/83037
Lee's garden https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17855885840899174/
Bridge Pedal bike event https://www.providence.org/lp/bridge-pedal
Ventisca Slipover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/ventisca-slipover/p/54139D
Brava Recycle yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/brava-recycle/c/5420475
Coloring Outside the Lines ebook https://www.knitpicks.com/coloring-outside-the-lines-ebook/p/75448D
Outside In https://outsidein.org/
Human Rights Campaign Report on Youth Homeless https://www.hrc.org/news/new-report-on-youth-homeless-affirms-that-lgbtq-youth-disproportionately-ex
The Trevor Project Homelessness and Housing Instability Among LGBTQ Youth https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/homelessness-and-housing-instability-among-lgbtq-youth-feb-2022/
Alberta Arts District https://www.travelportland.com/neighborhoods/alberta-arts-district/
Paint Box Hoodie pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/paint-box-hoodie/p/54186D
Stroll Mini Packs https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/stroll-mini-packs/c/5420346
Vibrations Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/vibrations-pullover/p/54189D
Shine Multi yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/shine-multi-worsted/c/5420476
International Transgender Day of Visibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transgender_Day_of_Visibility
May Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
Connecting Threads https://www.connectingthreads.com/
WeCrochet Bright Crochet Hook Set https://www.crochet.com/wecrochet-bright-crochet-hook-set/p/83037