I think the people who say this is a complicated tutorial don’t realise that it’s the technique itself which is quite complicated. However I think your video is super clear and if followed step by step (pausing when needed to) it’s really easy to follow. Thank you!
Lovely to catch up with you Lily! Always love a good podcast. I am absolutely in love with the 1703 sweater 😍 will make such a nice relaxed knit perfect for the Christmas hols ❤️
I love that you're not afraid to rip back if something isn't working! I need to be more ok with that, because when you don't do it the mistakes just glare at you haha. I've gotten better, recently reknitted the whole hand of a mitten because I didn't decrease after the cuff correctly.
I love that you start your designs by figuring out how to solve the issues that we don’t like about a particular style. You continue to be innovative and give us fresh takes on some classic shapes.
I normally feel more comfortable buying a knitting pattern from a "known" designer, like some of the designers you mentioned. But the price of the pattern is a factor for me. I don't look at how much yarn a project will use, but I am selective over the yarn weight. I tend to buy fingering, and light-weight yarn patterns. Hoping this information is helpful.
I always love having a new Lily Kate video to watch - I know I'm always going to learn something new about construction issues etc, as well as getting to look at pretty knits ❤️
Lamana is one of my all-time favourite yarn brands! 😍 Love both Como / Como Tweed and Premia. 🥰 I have actually knitted your Lawrenson Sweater in Como Tweed and your Surpass Sweater in Como 😁 Thanks for the great podcast, as usual, and hope you got to enjoy that knitting session in your garden enjoying the sun and some tea! ❤
@lilykatemakes NGL, the armhole edging was the deciding factor in knitting this wonderful top. It's the point of difference that just elevates it from other similar patterns. It's hilarious, I raved about it to my boss because I plan on wearing the finished item to work and now she asks me where is it. I told her she can rush my actual work, not my knitting work.
Oh my god I am so happy I saw you coming up with short rows for the shoulder line. I knew that short rows work much better than increase line, I also dont like the bunching. But I was lazy to design my own sweater. + the short rows on the sleeves! You are amazing 💓 Waiting for the pattern a lot!
Hopefully yes! Although I find gauge is often very different from the swatch to the actual item, and this often happens with test knitters too. It’s a good starting point but never 100%!
Great podcast, informative and your designs are always lovely. Looking forward to seeing more of everything and anything you want to share. I'm currently knitting socks and CO 1 right after another. Who knew Id get such joy from a small thing.
I would have a side board with a mirror in the slim room where the ikea storage is. Then I think a table that sits three but potentially more with a flip out side if you have more company. I would put the table up against the wall between the two windows. 😊
Lovely cottage. The kitchen is perfect for the house The skinny room, leave the chaise where it is and move your yarns up that end. Lovely spot to lounge and knit. Get a bigger dining table for where the sofa is, as long as you make sure the table is properly protected, it can double as a work space or for doing crafts. Personally I would go full on cottage, start by getting the paint off those beams in the front room. Personally I would change the modern windows and outer door to be more in keeping with the period. Natural wood or soft green. Anyway its your house, so you do you. Get rid of that big brown conifer, its dead and the other stump in front. That bed would look great filled with Roses (you can make your own pot puri from the petals). Vegetables right down the bottom.
Lots of people here in North America have small lamps on their kitchen counters. It provides mood lighting, it is not for a practical use. Light it on a dark day or at night to feel a little cozy.
I would get a dining table that can be small but have leaves you can put in to extend when you have company. Then use other side for cozy knitting corner with two comfy chairs. You could use folding chairs for extra seats when entertaining when table extended. You have a beautiful garden to entertain in summers. Wonderful new home, you made a great choice. So happy for you.
It's a pretty little house. And it's in good condition. The things you want to do and have had to do are largely cosmetic. I have no idea how old our cottage is. It is clearly drawn on a parchment map dated 1742 so it was here then, but how much older it might be we don't know. My first day, as the removal men were carrying stuff in from the lorry, I decided to clean the bath. The bathroom was horrible. Tiny. The bath is long and narrow but I didn't realise that the drain pipe from the plug was completely corroded and water didn't drain through it except at a snails pace. So I turned the taps on and started scrubbing it. I soon realised the water level was rising rather than going down the plug. So I turned the hot water off and then was unable to turn the cold water off at all. The tap was jammed. Now the bath is filling faster than it's draining and the tap is stuck on. That was the point when I realised there was no overflow on the bath. If I couldn't get the tap off it was going to fill the bath and then flow over the top! We had all the removal men trying to help by then. Finally someone managed to get the main stop tap in the kitchen off (very stiff) but it didn't properly work. However, enough for someone to sort the tap out and only get a bit wet. After that we got all the stop tapes and gate valves changed. Still have the same bath and taps and no shower (no room as bath is under the eves). Old houses regularly through up a problem to solve. But they are all solvable. Some you can do yourself with a bit of Google and others might need a builder/tradesman. But it can all be done. You have a lovely home. Enjoy it. Consider a long monastery bench style table with bench seating. Then the table can be pushed agains the wall when not in use and the benches pushed under so that you have free flowing access to the laundry room and to lay out knitting projects. The little chaise is perfect for your knitting just where it is. I can't knit for toffee. But I'm going to follow along for the house bits.
