Episode 26 ~ A Flurry of Finished Objects! 

I admire your knitting, Kate and especially admire your bravery. Wishing you sunshine and groundedness. Sharing personal struggles is a beautiful way of expressing vulnerability.

Lovely to see you here again Kate, you have been missed!!...so glad you are feeling a little better, and your finished objects/sweaters are beautiful and truly an inspiration!!...look forward to more, and have a great time in Rhinebeck!!! x x

Oh Kate. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for being brave and candid and sharing yourself. It helps to know we are not alone. Big hug.❤️

Kate, it's lovely to see you again, and your sweaters are fabulous! Especially that last one, with the colorwork.❤ I'm sorry you've had such an awful summer and glad you're finding your way back. Thank you for trusting us enough to share that with us. Take care, and enjoy Rhinebeck!👍👍 Patty

Kate! So lovely to see you. Blae Rock is gorgeous! What an excellent beta knit! I am in love! So many sweaters--you know we share that garment love in common. I am thinking of you and hope you feel all of the knitting community love

Dear Kate, All of your knitting is just beautiful!!! It's so good to see you again!:) As for that dark cloud, it sounds like it is lifting and soon you will be in sunshine and rainbows again. Wishing you all the best!

My first podcast with you. Wonderful to see your finished jumpers, I have yet to finish one! And thanks for sharing, you are not alone . There’s a wonderful knitting community who are here for you . God bless.

Bless your heart, Kate!! You are not alone in your experience. At times like this I tell myself that "Half-speed is the best speed for today." and then I set about doing whatever I can and let the rest of the things I would like to do just slide! Feeling better is my top priority! Give yourself the time and space to take really good care of yourself. Your knitting friends will always be here when you come back to podcast; we want whatever is best for you at any moment in time!! Best wishes always for our talented knitter friend, Kate!!

So lovely to have you back Kate. You are such an inspiration! Love all your garments! Everything you make is both beautiful and practical. Thank you for sharing! So sorry to hear you are suffering from depression. Although it sounds like you are getting on top of it. It is interesting coming from a scientific background that it started with post natal depression. I think it is so important to talk about these things in a positive manner as you have, thank you Kate x x x

Good to have you back Kate and hope you feel better! It was a beautiful show as always and love to hear your voice and everything you have to say and oh my gosh all the beautiful knits you shared made my day. Stunning, stunning work! Sending bear hugs your way.

I love your podcasts, whenever you are able to do them. Being under pressure is always a trigger if we are vulnerable to depression. Your viewers will appreciate your honesty Kate. Sending hugs. Enjoy the trip away. X

Your knitting is just amazing. The sweaters are fantastic and the patterns are incredible!

So lovely to see you back. I have missed your podcasts, they always give me a sense of calm and well being. Hope you continue to feel better....sending you hugs 💕

Sending hugs across the big pond. You are such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your struggles. Sometimes just talking about it helps immensely. Your projects are beautiful.

Very wonderful to see all of your knits. Thank you for being so open...it surely is helpful to others who struggle in similar ways!! Wishing you all things good!

A lovely surprise to see you again and all those wonderful FOs! Your jumpers are all gorgeous and i love the pink hat! Bless you, I’m sorry you’ve been struggling these past weeks...but your knitty family are all here. Thankyou for your honesty in bringing up a difficult subject. Lets hope we see you again very soon xxx love you! 💕

Hi Kate, how lovely to see you back and for feeling able to talk about your struggles during the year. It sounds like you are dealing with it in such a positive way. Sending big hugs from my corner of RU-vid to yours xxx

So many gorgeous sweaters and socks, Kate! 💖 Hugs to you! 💖

So nice to see you back Kate and your amazing jumpers. Glad to hear your feeling better. Thank you for sharing and talking about your depression. It’s an issue that needs to be talked about more, there’s no need to suffer in silence.

I am happy to hear you are turning a corner. Many out here are also struggling and it is encouraging to hear others mention it. Your projects are so lovely! I hope you have a great time on your upcoming fiber trip.

Wonderful finished makes as always Kate. Some lovely wips too. Bless you for sharing, sometimes a break from social media helps more than we realise when coping with depression. Take good care & be kind to yourself. Lovely to see you podcasting again. 🤗

A lovely surprise to hear from you this evening Kate. Fabulous jumpers! Depression is such a bugger, give yourself as much space and time as you need, and do as much or as little as you can enjoy.

Your knitting is so beautiful Kate, I really enjoy your videos and your sharing your personal experience with depression, thank you so much and so happy to see you back on here, I look forward to watching your videos!

Dear Kate. You are not alone in your battles. There are so many of us living with episodes. They come and go, without rhyme or reason. Talking about it is always healthier. We just need to remind ourselves to be as kind to ourselves as we would be to others. Big hug. Órla McK

So happy you’re starting to feel better! What beautiful sweaters!!!

Beautiful makes Kate. Thank you for sharing your story and all the best with your recovery. X💕

Missed your ramblings and hope things keep heading back in a positive way. I appreciate greatly how difficult it is to share personal struggles, but know that it lifts others up. My own son has struggled thru depression. It seems that knitting did not leave your side and you've created some gorgeous sweaters. Thanks for sharing all of it!

So nice to see you back...your podcast is always one I load up as soon as it is available😀 gorgeous work as always. And thank you for sharing your depression with us...know that people are wishing you well..you are a strong, positive lady and you can do this ...love and hugs xxx

Bless you for sharing so openly, hugs and cheers to you x o And the knitting is as always, lovely

Much love Kate. I have been there myself and know what a struggle it can be to just get out of bed in the morning some days. Beautiful knitting as always x

You are a knitting machine; amazing garments! Lol! Love your choices of patterns and yarn!

Wow, they all were amazingly beautiful jumpers Kate. If I had to choose it would be the twig one.Thank you for sharing. I have missed you but its lovely to see you back. Depression affects a lot of us in our life time. You are not on your own even if it feels like it at times. Reach out. Take care. A big hug from the UK. xx

Dear Kate Sending you loving thoughts and prayers. I know that picking up your needles must give you some solace . Please take special care of yourself. The knitting community needs you!

Glad ur back! Thanks for opening up about ur struggles. So many of us have the same internal battles and no one knows, so opening up and sharing helps so many people! Can’t wait to see you again this year at Rhinebeck! Beautiful FOs!!!

Love all your finished objects! Thank you for sharing.

May the Lord bless you and keep you Kate, may He make His face to shine upon you and give you His peace! Know that I will be praying for you from across the Pond

Kate, Sending positive energy and Love your way. We never know what the other is going through....how difficult it is to get up and get started or continue on each day. This was very courageous. I was needing a podcast from you and you delivered. Be kind to yourself and deliver at the pace that is best for you. Best Love, Ann

Depression is so rough. I also struggle and I know exactly what it's like. Being open about what you're going through is a wonderful thing. Everyone feels a little less alone when we open up.

Kate, so brave of you to share, and you are definitely not alone. It is hard for others who have mot battles depression to understand how it dominates everything. I am thankful you have so many surrounding you that care.

Hugs! I so understand. My personal journeys with depression has enabled me to live daily one hour at a time. Sometimes, even one minute! 😉 God bless you for sharing your reality. The struggle is real. Thank God for knitting. Friends. Happy places. And a personal relationship with the Lord.

This is the first time I have watched your podcast. I want to thank you for sharing. My daughter has suffered greatly from postpartum depression. I like to fool myself that she is on the other side of it but I know in my heart that she continues to have difficult days. She is working with two other women to start a non-profit to train mentors to support new mothers in her community. Please take care. I hope your days become lighter and brighter.

Wish you lots of strength to coop with depression. It is good that you can recognize the signs! Wish you well! Love the sweaters you made and have a good time in Rhinebeck.

Thank you for a lovely podcast. Admire that you’re sharing. Sending big hugs and love ❤️

Thank you for you openess and honesty about your depression. Inspite of it all you do beautiful work and your creativity must be a great release too.❤️

Kate, take wherever time you need to heal, we'll be here when you're ready. Sending good thoughts.

Love the Blea Rock pullover! The smock stitch is gorgeous. Sorry to hear about your depression (hugs). Hope the sun shines brightly in your heart very soon:) thank you for this great podcast.

hi Kate,absolutely love your work and accent.I fractured my elbow a couple of months ago and got hooked on podcasts as i was unable to do anything else. Thank you for sharing your struggle with depression. x

Delighted to see you back but sorry you have had such a tough time. I am sure your positive attitude will encourage people who have the same problem. Lovely sweaters and socks, you choose patterns which really suit you. Inspiring! Have a big hug from me! 😘

So happy to see you back with woolly rambling. All your sweaters are just stunning. So sorry to hear t about your struggles with depression. I was under medical treatment for 5 years for the same issues. It was in my middle twenties. I know how hard it is... Sending all the positive vibes... prayers and hugs 💕💕

Hello sweet Kate, so good to sit with you again. Thank you for sharing your struggles right now, such an important topic that we all tend to sweep under the rug. For me, it's more anxiety than depression, but I can relate with how it takes over and just getting through the day is all you can manage. Be very gentle with yourself, you deserve it! On a woolier note, your finished sweaters are so very beautiful. I cannot tell you how excited I am to see and feel them in person. Expect lots of hugs, haha!

Hugs and prayers for you dear Kate! I, too, experience the same thing... holidays being the worst for me. I believe you are correct about being off social media for a bit. I so enjoy and appreciate your podcasts, but you do what you need to do. Take care of Kate😊

Dear Kate, sending you big hugs. I too struggled with feelings of depression, mine coincided with going through the menopause. I feel your struggle. Take care. Xxx

I hope you will feel a whole lot better soon and that damn dark cloud lifts. All your knits were beautiful. Positive thoughts from me to you.

I am not new to watching your podcast and have enjoyed it and your knitting projects and adventures. Please know that you are in my thoughts and heart. I have had bouts with depression throughout my adult life but especially since my younger brother's death several years ago it has been more frequent. I understand what it means to have this layer of complexity and shadow in life. Please take good care of yourself. Sending you love and support and gratitude.

Love your beautiful sweaters. I'm a knitter who deals with depression also. Hugs - I feel so blessed to be a knitter and have this wonderful knitting community. Enjoy Rhinebeck - maybe someday I can get there.

Lovely podcast -- from start to finish -- and oh those sweaters! Each one is beautiful! Thank you also for your brave honesty. I will be thinking of you and wishing you the best in your journey, as well as in your literal travels. Wish I was going to Rhinebeck just to try and meet you!

Your jumpers are beautiful. I hope you feel better soon.

Absolutely beautiful show❤️I love your hat. It is the prettiest I have ever seen. I am glad your feeling a little better❤️

I didn't find anything disjointed at ALL about this episode. What a productive summer you've had and what BEAUTIFUL garments you made. Thanks for your honesty and openness about depression. Have you considered that menopause might be at play? That's when it hit me hardest... My best to you, stranger...

Thanks so much for sharing Kate, I'm sorry... sending out big hugs to you. I always feel so much at home in your podcast, I wish it was possible to send these vibes back!!! If offline time is doing you good we will understand and it should remind us to enjoy some non-digital life as well 🤗😘

Firstly I love yr accent m Dad came from Limerick. Sadley he passed over in 2017 and I miss that wonderful Irish voice. Now yr podcasts are great and your jumpers amazing.

So glad to hear from you again. Was wondering where you were. So sorry for your clouds but am praying for the sun's rays to cover you and that God will fill you with peace.

It's good to have you back, Katie. :) I am sorry to hear you've been struggling with depression. It's the worst, and... well.. yeah, it's the worst. Thank you for speaking up about it. Sending you lots of supportive knitting thoughts ^_^

Just found your podcast. Thoroughly enjoyed it. So sorry to hear about your situation. Thank you for sharing your knitting and personal experience. You give hope to others who suffer with this condition. LOVE...

Take care of yourself and don't be concerned that you haven't got a podcast out when you think you should. My feeling is that no one should expect any sort of schedule, you do them because you want to and you enjoy doing them and that has to be the main motive. Your knitting is beautiful and I am so glad you are enjoying the slower pace of what you are doing. xx

💕💕💕 thank you for sharing and im glad to hear it is going better 💕💕💕 big hug

Dear Kate. I'm so happy you're finding your way back... I'm an Ottawa girl and I know your trip there will be healing and restorative...it always fills me with joy and peace when I go home and I wish that for you. Have fun, laugh lots, eat poutine and something slathered in Maple syrup...smell the air and walk thu those beautiful woods full of crisp fallen leaves!

Sending big hugs and much love from a fellow sufferer. 💕

Thank you for sharing with us Kate. I loved your beautiful sweaters and works in progress - and was inspired by your knits and yarn choices. You have a beautiful aesthetic. I also appreciate your honesty about your struggle with depression. It is such a serious and important topic. When people like you share it helps others who are struggling feel less alone. I have been working through years of depression and grief and have found that there are good days and awful days and everything in between. Respecting yourself and your needs on the difficult days is so important. I too have found greater peace stepping away from social media. It can be wonderful and connective and inspiring but it can also be such an incredible drain. I have exchanged time spent on social media with quiet reading and journaling in the morning. And time outdoors in my garden or walking in the woods in the afternoon and evening. I've been doing this for about a month and feel SO MUCH BETTER! Balance is definitely the key. Wishing you well!

Thanks for being so open and in informing us. Just know you make beautiful projects !!!

Hello Kate, life can toss us some waves and rough waters at times, and I too can relate a bit, having some ups and downs myself lately. I think it is more anxiety and worries, but it also causes a sadness at times too. I think we each have to find ways thru all of this that work for us, so like you, I too have my ways and different things I do that work for me most times. So, I am cheering you on and wishing you the best! Sending warm hugs and wishes for peace in your heart and soul. And I LOVE that you are going to Reinbeck! Have fun! I have not yet been, but maybe someday... wondering if I could make cider doughtnuts at home!? Hm... sort of join in, in spirit! Have my own woolly retreat in a way :-) So I will be there in spirit and look forward to hearing about it when you come back! Take care, and truly, warm smile and hugs, Lynne

Thankyou for sharing, you are very brave. You are not alone, I too suffer depression triggered by postnatal and it is comforting to know others might be experiencing what I am too. I hope you find your way back to yourself soon. Take care and Thankyou for your wonderful podcasts.

Welcome back Kate.Great podcast.Lesley Fox

Kate! Your sweaters are gorgeous! I can't wait to meet you at Rhinebeck this year :) Thanks for sharing your experience with depression, talking about it helps you as well as others. xoxo

Lots of love to you, you're the best! 💟

I love all your finished sweaters wow you have done such a brilliant work! I hope you will get better soon 💕

Awesome update Kate been slowly catching up blessings

See you soon my friend!! 💕💕 so nice to see you again (twice in one week!). I am glad you shared your personal struggles💕

Kate , hugging you my dear woman. Am so looking forward to seeing you and your marvelous sweaters at Rhinebeck. I know what you mean re taking a break from social media. See you in 5 weeks!

Thank you for yet another lovely episode, love your stack of finished objects, you are truly inspirational! Sorry to hear about your struggles, but I want to thank you for being open about it. You make the world a better place when you talk about issues that many struggle with. Your podcast has been missed. I just want to give you warm hugs from the western coast of Norway.

Kate, love your podcast..look at all the lovely things you have made. Hugs and prayers that you will regain your balance❤️🙏🏻

It is so good always to see your podcast Kate! Your openness regarding your struggle with depression will help others who feel they fight this battle all alone! As someone who loves dearly a person with chronic depression, I appreciate your honesty and the courage it takes to talk about it. You are a beautiful soul and one of my favorite podcasters, so it’s worth the wait if life delays your recording a bit. The knits you showed are all gorgeous and inspiring!

Thank you for sharing your story.

Kate the struggle is so real. It’s good to see you and it’s something I think we all need to do is step back from social media. Love your sweaters you are such an inspiration for me and my knitting.

Your handwork is beautiful. I am working on improving since i retired a few years ago. I now am using my handwork to keep my mind off the loss of my boyfriend

I was so sorry to hear that you struggle with depression. Know that you have friends in faraway places who care and are praying for you.

So lovely to see you and get to catch up with how you've been. xx

Kate your knitting is gorgeous, choice of patterns and colours is very much my style as well. I was thinking about you last night and searched to see if you had made a new episode and here you are today. I'm so glad. I wish I was a prolific knitter. I struggle with depression, anxiety and panic and am not embarrassed to talk about it. I watched your episode from May and I could see you were off, this episode you are looking so much brighter. My depression is severe and am on a lot of medication, even so. I suffer almost all the time, starts to get really bad starting in September right thru until late spring. Some days its a struggle to get up and shower, and I'm not able to work.. starting menopause has definitely added to it, change of hormones is not good. Some days I can only knit a few rows, concentration is not good most of the time. I'm happy that you are able to share this with us, you are not alone, so many suffer with depression, here in Canada we have shorter hours of daylight from fall until spring, it affects a lot of people in a bad way, It's called seasonal affective disorder or S.A.D for short .This past April my da passed and I am definitely struggling more ,I know it will take time, I'll get through it. Sending {{{HUGS}}} and positive thoughts from Canada.

Thank you so much for your willingness to share your struggles. You are so right that it doesn't get talked about enough. I am thinking of you and sending warm thoughts and hugs to from (soggy post hurricane Florence) North Carolina.

Kate! Sending you great big hugs and a super loud squeaky kiss on the cheek from Utah US!!! Please know you're amazazaingah lady! Love your podcast and you too...I'm 85% Welsh and 15% Scottish/Irish ya know, so we're pretty much cousins as far as I'm concerned!!! XOXO

Dear Kate, It pains me to hear of your suffering. I believe we all deal with it in our own way. We can feel it encroaching and it shifts into high from the scare of knowing what is coming . There doesn't have to be a "happening" for it to rear it's head. I pray a lot, stay away from sugar and make myself do something. Anything. My exercise machine has been a lifesaver ,too. Do all you need to do and just know the fog will clear. Love and blessings, Cheryl

We all have god days and bad days dearest friend..... This is life.... take your time for everything. We are here, always...... It is very lovely to see you again..... You are such a talented knitter and amazing person..... The life is like knitting, one day at the time..... I am holding you..... Loads of love

Thank You! These things are very common. My middle daughter had a depression when she was just 15. It was hell! She couldn't go to school, she hardly ate, she didn't want to live. But in the end she came out of it, stronger. But after her first child she had a post birth depression. So she had to give up the breastfeeding and instead eat antidepressants. But she can tell by signs nowadays. So, I hope you will feel better and better! All those sweaters! My word, how lovely aren't they! Thanks again!

Kate, I love your podcast and have just caught up with this one. So sorry you’re struggling with depression, good to talk about it and hope that helps a bit. I do feel that social media can be both a blessing and a curse and I know a few people who often feel cursed by it! So, sounds like it was a good call for you to take a break even for a short time. Anyhow, I absolutely love your knitting, wish you well and look forward to the next podcast and after that your Rhinebeck episode! xx

That was such a heartfelt ending Kate, I hope you do feel better and I'm glad you were comfortable enough to be honest about it. I'd like to think there's no judgement in this community and only warm support for what you're going through.

Sorry to hear about your struggles and glad you are beating the brain weasels back now. Check out Jen Arnall-Cullifords tutorial on helical knitting. It's meant for striping 2 different colours but totally works on alternating skeins too, and avoids that line you mention. Wish I had heard about it before I knit my Pavement sweater...

Glad you are feeling a bit better Kate. I’m sorry not to be seeing you this year at Rhinebeck ❤️

Lovely FO's Kate. I wish I was heading to Rhinebeck...perhaps next year for me. I need to preplan. Thinking of you during your difficult times and understanding where you are at. Always know that you are not alone in this struggle....((hugs)). ~Mary K.

(((Kate!))). Cyber hugs for you! Depression is such a relentless monster- but you've got this! Why is it that we tangle with this monster alone and don't tell others, when letting other know what's happening, we get help slaying the beast?!! It was so good to see you podcast - Wow! What a lot of beautiful sweaters you have! You are inspiring me to consider going to Rinebeck one of the days - probably Sunday. I didn't realize it's only a month away! It was lovely to knit to your podcast. :). Hugs!

Vitamin D deficiency causes depression in wintertime, Kate. This is not your fault. We get Vitamin D from the sun. Skin exposure to sun in winter is the way to get real vitamin D sufficient to prevent depression. It is in Vitamin D-fortified milk, but you might not drink milk. Vitamin and calcium together are necessary for absorption. Really enjoy you always, Kate. Thank you.