Spooky Scary Knitting Stories 👻🧶 Episode 1 | Soul Traps, Witchcraft & Magical Sheep

Grab your knitting and your favourite drink because today we're diving into the strange, spooky and surprisingly fascinating history of knitting. In this first episode of Spooky Scary Knitting Stories, we're exploring: 🧶 Ancient Egyptian knitting 🧶 The mysterious origins of knitting 🧶 Nålbinding and pre-knitting textile crafts 🧶 The Knitting Madonnas 🧶 Soul trapdoor stitches 🧶 The infamous Sweater Curse 🧶 Magical black sheep 🧶 Sea monsters, fishermen and protective wool 🧶 Sacred spinning and widdershins yarn What started as a quick bit of research turned into a full-blown rabbit hole of folklore, superstition and textile history - and honestly, I had an absolute blast researching this! ✨ Next week we'll be exploring the science of knitting and what happens inside our brains when we knit. Happy knitting, Arlene 🌿 Find my knitting patterns: https://www.arlyknits.com 📸 Instagram:   / arly_knits   🧶 Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/people/ArlyKn...