Episode 378: A Chat with Bridget Pupillo

Bridget Pupillo's name is likely familiar if you've knit from Knit Picks pattern collections! She joins hosts Lee and Stacey to chat about her new patterns in our most recent patterns collections, Simply Home and Homestead Cables. And we couldn't have Bridget on the podcast without talking about one of our favorite patterns, the Eldfell Pullover!

 

Plus, Lee and Stacey chat about their personal projects, and Producer Andi joins in to talk about new patterns designed and modeled by her and Lee. 

 

00:02 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast!

00:20 Lee and Stacey share what they've been up to.

08:50 Both Lee and Producer Andi have new super bulky sweater patterns out.

12:44 Stacey introduces our latest pattern collection, Simply Home!

18:16 Bridget Pupillo joins Stacey and Lee to discuss her design background and new patterns.

20:04 We can't chat with Bridget without also talking about her Eldfell Pullover pattern!

22:21 Bridget recently had a cabled pattern in our Homestead Cables collection.

25:05 In Simply Home, Bridget has a beautiful new blanket pattern.

28:20 The conversation shifts to how we plan photoshoots for pattern collections.

30:17 Bridget shares her earlier history as a designer and her past Knit Picks experiences.

35:07 Lee asks Bridget about her biggest inspiration sources, and the conversation turns to naming things.

39:35 Simply Home was focused on sustainability, and Bridget chats about her own way of incorporating sustainability into knitting. 

43:29 Bridget hints at some upcoming projects and shares where to find her online.

47:27 Credits.

 

 

Lee's movie theater knitting sweater (ravelry link) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/leethal/tensho-pullover-artist

Hawthorne DK yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/hawthorne-dk/c/5420481?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Lee's new movie theater tee (ravelry link) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/leethal/movie-theater-stripey-summer-tee

Samia yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/samia/c/5420462?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Lee's new improvised cable cardigan (ravelry link) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/leethal/orange-bulky-cabled-cardigan

Lee's improvised cable-yoke pullover https://leedoesstuff.com/2024/01/26/my-improvised-cable-yoke-sweater/

Stacey's Deep Winter Coat (ravelry link) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/BabblingStacey/deep-winter-coat

Deep Winter Hat pattern https://www.woolandpine.com/pattern/deep-winter-hat

Anastasia's Cardigan pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/anastasia-s-cardigan/p/N3694?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Fluff of the Andes yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/fluff-of-the-andes/c/5420483?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Squoosh Hat pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/squoosh-hat/p/N3872?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Simply Home ebook https://www.knitpicks.com/simply-home-knits-in-simply-wool-cotton-ebook/p/N3114?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Simply Wool yarns https://www.knitpicks.com/search?q=simply+wool?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Simply Cotton Worsted yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/simply-cotton-organic-worsted/c/5420186?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Wool of the Andes yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/wool-of-the-andes-worsted/c/5420103?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Bridget Pupillo on Knit Picks https://www.knitpicks.com/search?q=Bridget%20Pupillo?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Eldfell Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/eldfell-pullover/p/52277D?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Cottar's Walk Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/cottar-s-walk-pullover/p/54227D?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Homestead Cables collection https://www.knitpicks.com/sale/homestead-cables/c/30218501?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

High Desert yarns https://www.knitpicks.com/high-desert?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Fort Rock Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/fort-rock-pullover/p/53000D?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Grayrigg Pullover pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/grayrigg-pullover/p/53056D?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Aberdare Throw pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/aberdare-throw/p/N1787?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Beak Street Tee pattern https://www.knitpicks.com/beak-street-tee/p/52944D?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Static yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/static/c/5420382?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Felicini yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/felicini/c/5420484?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Lee's bulky Simply Wool sweater (ravelry link) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/leethal/spiral-pullover

Upcycle yarns https://www.knitpicks.com/search?q=upcycle?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Bubbly Bouclé yarn https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/bubbly-boucle/c/5420488?&utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=episode378

Bridget's ravelry designer page https://www.ravelry.com/designers/bridget-pupillo

Bridget's ravelry group https://www.ravelry.com/groups/bridgets-knits

Bridget's website https://bridgetpupillodesigns.com/

Bridget on facebook page https://www.facebook.com/brigiknits

Bridget on instagram https://www.instagram.com/bridgetpupilloknitwear/