Love that you cast on your striped overload polo. There’s actually a whole RU-vid series by spektakelstrik how to knit that sweater from casting on to the raglan increases. But it’s never mentioned anywhere and quite hard to find. And totally get the love for stripes. I have 4 stripy projects in the pipeline, just need to clear my needles a bit. 😊
I'm always confused when designers make content to supplement their designs and don't broadcast it everywhere! It's so much work and so helpful. I love your videos, I can't wait to see and get inspiration from your stripe life
(i am only 5 mins in lmao) You are SUCH an influencer haha, I have had *zero* desire to knit a triangular shawl/scarf and your styling instantly convinced me I'll make one next winter 😂
Ok ok finished now 🥰 - thank you for your sweet compliments on my split crop top! I think yours looks adorable too, I know you said it's v. short so maybe a saucy request but I'd love to see it on! Maybe V2 though 😂 - your striped hat is super Dr. Seuss I love it! Would happily help test - your shawl yarns are GORGEOUS and I can't wait to see it in progress! What a steal getting all the yarn for sub-$20!
for design documentation purposes - I will post a try-on soon!! Dr. Seuss is such a great comparison, lol! I finished the hat recently but I want to frog and make some adjustments, luckily it's a very quick knit. Thank you for your offer, I'll keep you updated! :) I never thought I was a shawl person either, but I HATE rectangle scarves (at least for now) and then I started falling down a rabbit hole of project photos and now I'm daydreaming about being wrapped head to toe in knits.
Such a good video!! I’ve gotten all my noro stash from eBay, especially color ways that don’t exist anymore. Also got like 13 skeins of the weirdest birthday cake mohair blend from the 90s that’s still in perfect condition :o
I know you’ve mentioned you love to use ravelry to plan your knits and I really like to filter by yarn weight on eBay to match up second hand yarn and projects!!! I’d love to know if you find anything :)
Yes please -- the video, if you make your own buttons. How hard can it be? Ceramic clay is basically just fondant. If we can poke holes in something, it's a button. What a killer idea -- limitless cool and customisability. "Thanks I made it"
Just for you (and for me and my cardigan) I’m going to get some craft clay tomorrow to start my button project - thank you for seeing the vision!!!!!!!!
I haven’t been to Alaska, but I would LOVE to go. What a gorgeous place to knit and show off your knitwear! I actually purchased the yarn second hand on eBay - I’ll have to take my sweater to Mill Bay one day
So I made a pair of socks for my boyfriend in Patons Kroy and he washed them in the washer and dryer when I specifically told him not too 😃 but they turned out fine! If you want to shrink them a teeny tiny bit then I’d only machine dry them once. Also Zara dupe bralette is so cool looking I kind of want it. I’d fold the hem over just in case the stockinette just rolls up all the way idk but it looks so cool and I love the purple color so much 🥹 I can’t wait for your next video
That’s why boyfriends get superwash (mine included). You should def give the Zara dupe a shot!!! It wasn’t too hard to freestyle and if you have a tank pattern that you like I think it would be really easy to modify 💕💕
Ooh I can't wait to see your buttons! I think the folded hem is worth at least a try - you can always just do a little and see if it looks the right thickness/worth the effort?
Awww I commented way too early and missed my sweet shout-out! Thank you so much 🥹 Also you give me way too much credit lol, I am absolutely improvising on my version of that crop too 😂 literally struggling my way through the neckline as I watch this vid
yayyyy congrats on the 100!! What a packed episode, so many things !! And very jealous you got to experience the eclipse, your little date seemed so fun!
When you do top down socks, have you tried the Finchley Graph for the toes? Roxanne Richardson found the stitch in a very old knitting book and it is so simple to do. I hate the kitchner stitch. 😂
I haven't even heard of that method! I'm definitely going to give that a shot with my next pair of cuff-down socks. I have definitely debated just knitting 2 together at the end of my socks to avoid the extra finishing lol. Thanks so much for the tip!!!
🌴☀️I enjoyed this podcast, chuckled A LOT🤭. I’ll visit you again dear one thanks for pressing the record button☀️🌴 Edit: I’m going to add Oh Me Oh My to my Ravelry favs thanks for sharing that one 🌷
I just subscribed because you made me laugh out loud, bringing you that much closer to your balloons! I vote for the icord neckline on the tee, I think it would be super cute, and a bit fresher than a rib. Hope your week off went well and you got your pattern written up! I look crazy dumb in a balaclava but I also like pushing boundaries so I would knit it up, partly because I love a math pun!
You're so kind! Thank you -- I posted my pattern last night! I also look a little silly in a bonnet/balaclava, but I think we need a little levity in our style sometimes :) I tried picking up for an i-cord binding after posting this video, but wasn't able to get my tension right :( I completely agree with you though, the i-cord was so much more polished than the ribbing. oh well ..... maybe that means I need to make another iteration!!!
Hii I commented last vid about the zara dupe - yours is looking so cool! Literally swatching for my version as I watched this, although I think I'm not doing as much reverse engineering as you, just planning to take "split front crop" as a concept and running with it
Your approach is probably going to be much more enjoyable (I’m redoing the neckline on my version for the 3rd time this weekend) I can’t believe I didn’t think about doing that hahahahaha - I CANT WAIT to see how yours turns out.
@@Thx-I-made-it I used 1 inch shank buttons with an animal print design. I was so excited about my cardigan that I made a whole video about it. It is one of my most favorite makes!
Ahhh! I’m so excited to see both of them!!!! I started my Zara dupe top and I would definitely recommend a sport/fingering weight yarn. Or at least not worsted weight lololol
@@Thx-I-made-it haha, noted! I'm not lying when I say I'm obsessed, I've been thinking about it for the full two days since I watched haha I was thinking probably a quite soft stretchy yarn might be good? Also it didn't look ribbed but I'm considering doing a ribbed fabric
@@GardenVarietyKnits I think the OG looks like it’s a fairly open gauge stockinette but I think the ribbed would be suuuuper cute sounds like we are cooking up a little pattern recipe. Time to learn how to grade lol
I am currently knitting the randes socks by woolandbeyond, they are also a free pattern and Toe-up and I love the instructions, Just fyi:) love your videos, I think you should get send much free stuff❤🎉
ooooo a DK sock! I added it to my favorites, thank you for your rec -- I should've paid more attention in my German class. Hopefully google translate will come to my rescue :)
The cardigan looks surprisingly flowy ! I like it when there’s no buttonband, it means no extra finicky knitting 😂 Would def watch more videos, I’m always looking for knitting podcasts ! Extra love for the doggy-moment ❤️
Full transparency, I still haven't given it a good final block and pin, but it IS flowy! It's so wearable and it was such a relief to skip picking up for a button band. I recommend it!
girllll that partner pullover is going to be amazing, i cant believe. howgood the colours look together, you have an eye for it ! love the sunny lime top too. You're going to be a bottom up expert at the end ! looking forward to the spring plans !
Aww thank you so much! It's definitely been a journey, some days when I'm working on it I truly can't tell if I love it or hate it but I'm so excited to see the end result. Bottom-up is so much more of a mystery (good and bad). I can't wait to see what you cook up next too!! I'm especially excited for your reviews of the Lauder vest - I think 2024 might be the year of cables for me so I'm gathering all the information I can!
Hi! Just found your channel and dropped in to listen to this episode. The learning curve to podcasting is amazing. Always something new to try. Enjoyed hearing about all of your knits. Best wishes! (Margaret of My Wonderful Knitting Life podcast)
It really is! I like to act like I can just sit down, record, and post, but I know if i take a minute to think about staging and audio I'll be 10X more satisfied with the end product. Thanks for your encouragement Margaret! :)
I over-dyed a jumper once, a long time ago. It was white and had yellowed in a couple of places. I dyed it a dark purple with a Rit dye. It worked well and I wore it for a few years. The only suggestion I have is to choose a dark or strong colour, and follow the dyeing instructions closely. In my experience, lighter coloured dyes are usually last more risky (ie, to get an even, lasting colour).
Great tips, thank you! I've used black and navy Rit dye on cotton clothing in the past, and definitely had better success when I pre-soaked the garment. I think this helps the dye bind to the fibers more uniformly. I've been browsing the Rit color recipe page quite a bit and hopefuly I'll be able to make up my mind soon!
awwww the dog craddling, that was so cute. Can't wait to see your progress on the partner pullover, will be such a good project! And LOL was gonna comment and recommend the penny gloves but clearly you know my stance on them
I’ve since casted on the partner pullover and it’s soooo much fun. I’ll try and record an update soon ☺️. Yes I love your newest penny gloves. The color is so electric. I think if I was going to get a Musselburgh/penny gloves out of one skein I would have to add stripes to one half of the hat… and now I feel like I need to cast that on lol
ahhh the musselburgh turned out so pretty with the variegation! And the partner pullover is SUCH a good choice for the yarn, well done on all the unraveling, you're a trooper. Would love to see how that tennis headband turns out! You are right that there is clearly a gap in the market for vintage tennis inspired patterns lol
I think the Musselburgh sings in a tonal yarn. I think they look so hand-made, in a good way! I am determined not to give up on my tennis headband dreams, and I need to get back into my LYS and find a better, brighter, more neon yellow 😁. Thanks so much for your comment and encouragement!
Congratulations on starting your knitting podcast, and thank you very much for sharing not only your knitting successes but also your disappointments! That feels so familiar: Even though I have a lot of knitting experience, many of my projects still don't turn out as I expected and I often end up re-doing large parts of a project because I want it to be perfect. A suggestion for fixing the slanted neck border on your "Not a Sweatshirt Sweater": You mention that the row where you knit the cast-on border together with the body part is very visible, since it's too loose in many places. You could cut the yarn in this row (at the back of the neck, I'd suggest). and stitch by stitch, pull the yarn out of the stitches in the row "below" (i.e. below when looking from the neck down to the body of the sweater, so you're picking up stitches from the stockinette body of the sweater, not from the neckband). And for each stitch, as you pull out the yarn, pick up the stitch on a circular needle. It's important to do this in the stockinette part (i.e. body of the sweater), not in the ribbing. You end up with the body stitches on your circular needle, and since it's stockinette, it will look almost like you knitted the sweater from the bottom up. Now you can just start from there and knit a new neckband (from the bottom up), fold it over, and stitch it down correctly. If you still have enough yarn left over, I would knit the neckband from fresh yarn, as the mohair isn't as nice anymore when it has been frogged, esp. when frogged from ribbing. Also, while most patterns would instruct you to bind off the neckband and then stitch it down, you don't have to do the bind-off, you can stitch down the open loops. This gives a more elastic finish, and also feels softer around the neck.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this process in such detail! One of my favorite aspects of knitting is the camaraderie and problem-solving between knitters …. and having 'problem knits' is a great way to kick-start the knowledge sharing! I will have to see if I can dig out my scraps from this project now!
Ok for the "INASS" could you put waste yarn into the very top, a couple of stitches below where the neckline rib ends, then undo the knitted down edge and unravel the ribbing all the way to the stockinette, then pick up the stitches from the waste yarn and K1P1 for as many rows up as you want...? Keep us posted!
I was really struggling to wrap my mind around how to undo an integrated folded collar on a sweater that was knit from the top down, I honestly hadn't even considered just putting in a lifeline and chopping off the top.... I am still leaning towards disassembling the whole sweater and starting over, but my curiosity about sweater surgery is definitely piqued. Thank you so much for your comment and support!
OMG well karma hit me back because people said i say "skein wrong" so you know what, let's just say whatever we want lol. If you're wanting to use those yarns together i dont think you're gonna struggle that much to unravel tbh, and id suggest a v neck cardigan, to tolerate the mohair better ! I hate fishermans wool lol, i dubbed it the worst yarn in the world, funny how polarising it is. Girl I loved your podcast, you were so funny and relatable, I am hooked, please don't stop !! Will be following your career with great interest
I can't tell you how much your comment means to me, thank you! I think a v-neck cardigan is a great idea, I think the color of the yarns would lend really well to a layering piece. Its also such a relief to hear you aren't fond of fisherman's wool -- i honestly think Lion brand must hate fishermen. I'm always looking forward to your next videos, your knitting and your organization is enviable!
