This episode is a conversation with Mikaela Bartels, a Child Life Specialist at Boston Children's Hospital, who started Yarnbug Hand-knits as a way to reclaim her creativity. Mikaela began knitting at the age of ten. It has always been a part of her life and a source of joy. When the pandemic hit, she stopped. Work rendered her exhausted and unable to create. Though the stress at work only continued, a few small changes allowed Mikaela to start knitting again. She now facilitates various knitting gatherings and workshops. She also sells her whimsical creatures and other knitted items that she describes as "warm knits to warm hearts."
Yarnbug Hand-Knits
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Host: Ose Schwab
Editor: Meredith Rumore
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