Thank you for sharing your bunad with us. It was so interesting to learn about. Yours is beautiful! I live in the US and we don't have traditional dress like this. My family is from Germany but we don't have the traditional dress in my family. Quite a few of the outward traditions fell away during the World Wars when there was an effort in the part of the US my family lived in to "hide" or downplay their German heritage so as not to be seen as the enemy. (It was a weird time in history and sadly we lost some fun traditions)
Hi! lovely video - enjoyed it very much. I didn't catch the name of the tan scarf. I cord edge Guile Scarf? It is very pretty with the texture being very interesting.
You're brave taking on a test knit for Teti! I find her test periods very short, as if the project would need to be my sole focus in life, not just in knitting, for the duration. That purple is fabulous!
I really like the texture of a turquoise sweater-to-be! And thank you for the reference to the Augustins sweater, now I wan to make one myself. Could you maybe at some point in your future episodes list your favorite knitting podcasts? I enjoy listening yours a lot (thanks for all the inspiration and I'm an absolute fan of your cat!), which means that I'll probably love your favorites too!
Holstgarn has a very nice laceweight alpaca called Titicaca and they have loads of colors-you might find an appropriate color to use. I love the scallops but haven’t made anything with them in the past. Your Teti’s blouse is gorgeous, can’t wait to see the FO.
As a hand spinner who makes yarn, worsted prep and spun yarn vs. woolen prepped and spun yarn will really make a difference. True worsted yarn will last much longer that woolen yarn. Worsted fibre is all parallel and all the the small broken bits and neps are combed out before being spun. It requires much more preparation; therefore, a lot more expensive than woolen yarn, which is soft and lofty, but all the little neps and short bits are spun into the yarn. Over time these little things will work their way to the surface as pilling. A woolen sweater will last 10 to 30 years with proper care and a worsted garment could last a 100 years or more with proper care.
This is so interesting! I'm not really a spinner so this isn't something I've looked too much into. Thank you for your advice, I am now going to do more research on this 💐
Magic mushrooms can be mistaken for NOT being a psychedelic. Be careful, please. Love your green brioche cardi. Very pretty color for you. Great list. Suggestion, could you make a Ravelry list of your recommendations, you can add link to your info for viewer, .it makes it very helpful for viewers. Thanks for all you suggestions and sharing your work and hopeful pieces.
@@PurlsBeforeThyme. so sweet thank you. I just left the comment and you already have changed that fir us. I appreciate that much. Hopefully its helpful for others as well. 🧶👍✌️😁
Just a heads up…people are running out of yarn with the Book Club Cardigan. I would check to see if the yardage estimates have been increased before I can on with a non-commercial yarn. If you use a commercial yarn you can order more yarn and have a higher potential to find yarn from the same dye lot.
I am joining the mosaic mayhem KAL that starts today and I want to make the mosaic carpet project bag by Marie Wallin as well as the syncopated stripe sweater by Hannah Sandler. But I also have yarn for the frame sweater by Andrea Mowry and I'm finishing up the anyday sweatshirt by Ysolda. Too many projects and too little time. I need an "I'd Rather Be Knitting" t-shirt.😅❤🧶
I knew I heard a fellow South African in between that accent!!! Ive been wondering for a while tx for confirming. Capetonian here!! Take a look at the fungus cardigan by refined knitwear it has a lovely texture and has a belt.
Holst garn titicaca is a nice mohair substitution for les hairy knits and it comes in many beautiful shades that suits you and your palette. I'm freestyling a bottom up cardigan right now. Later I plan to make Durumagi by Sedna Yang and maybe Butterscotch by Nashawa Sakr (adult size but more like kid's version). I plan to make Bookclub too but it's a plan for mid november/early december when I'll be able to buy a nice yarn for it. This Teti's project may also be the one that I finaly buy. I love all her project but this one is the first one I can see myself wearing to death.
Most people don’t understand what goes into making a sweater. Almost all knitters and artists have had a bad experience selling their work or worse making a commissioned piece. Often the commissioned work doesn’t satisfy the customer for some reason. That’s demoralizing. I’m criticized for selling my work too cheaply just to satisfy my knitting habit. It’s not fair to knitters who are trying to make money, but that’s not possible anyway unless you’re a designer.
I've just taken a look at their Instagram as I hadn't heard of this brand before. They're keeping their cards very close to their chests aren't they! I don't blame any self respecting knitter to question the motives behind this project.
I'm glad that you addressed this, I saw their post on reddit and thought they were so shady, but I think that's also because of the way it's translated too. There's no reason to be secretive if they're doing things with integrity
From what I can tell Cardiff cashmere don't seem to sell finished handknits, just yarn. I know they do a lot of collaborators with designers but the exact nature of their agreements isn't something I know too much about. Collaboration with a few sample knitters for displays and shows is rather common but not for commercial production.
Cardiff cashmere sells underweight skeins. I've only bought one skein from them though, it weighed in as 23g and the label says 25g. I emailed Cardiff cashmere to address the issue and they replied back with a long list of reasons why underweight skeins are possible, not giving a plan going forward to fix the issue at all and prevent future underweight product.
@@nata6025I don’t work in the industry, and I live in Australia, so I don’t have an investment in your views on Cardiff Cashmere. However, I understand from a local to me producer, that the weight of a skein/ball can vary significantly due to factors such as humidity, and that an allowance of +/- 10% is acceptable (and normal) in yarn weights. HTH
@@nata6025 so you concluded from one single skein that ALL their skeins are "underweight"? Manufacturing differences can occur, it happens literally in every product. I would get if you had gotten a bunch of skeins and all were underweight - then you'd have an average lack of product and it would be fair to say they do sell less than promised. With one skein thats a bit funny to presume, it could very well be a singular outlier. Time to measure to meterage.
I love that you are focussing on longevity. I am currently knitting a very robust Book Club cardigan, holding a tightly plied wool/nylon sock yarn together with a softer 4 ply. The result is less soft and is denser than Sari Nordlund’s intention and is almost like a jacket but I want it to be an heirloom piece that I can pass on to my daughters. Extending on from your points about unspun, the worsted spun versus woollen spun choice is also important, I think. The use of the term ‘worsted’ can be confusing because it is also used to describe a weight of yarn, but ‘worsted spun’ means something different from ‘worsted weight.’ I recently learned that, in worsted spun yarns, the fibres are combed to remove shorter fibres and align the longer fibres parallel to one another before spinning, which makes a smoother, denser yarn. Woollen spun yarns, by contrast, include shorter, randomly arranged fibres. So, woollen spun is softer, loftier, bulkier yarn (think bedhead) whereas worsted spun is smooth, dense and even (think combed and plaited hair). This means woollen spun is more prone to pilling and wear, whereas worsteds are more durable. I’m sure you know all this arleady but sharing here in case any other viewers find this useful. As regards vaccuum packing wool garments, it’s fine for short term storage but it can cause damage if you store things this way for months or years. Wool has a natural crimp and loft that is compressed in a vaccuum, leading to flattening, distortion and permanent creases. The compression can also weaken the fibres which then break when you finally unpack them. Wool also naturally holds a bit of moisture, even when it feels completely dry, and that can lead to mold or mildew if held in a vaccuum. I found this out recently having spotted a couple of clothes moths in my bedroom and looking for a way to store knits more safely. I love your cedar oil on a swatch tip. Thank you! Off to order some right now. Finally, my mother-in-law, always used to ask if clothes intended for a long life and/or heavy use were a ‘serviceable colour,’ by which she generally meant dark brown 😂. My husband still asks me that question about my knits. I try to think about it but I do love lots of ‘unserviceable’ colours, so I struggle. My Book Club is a pale creamy pink 😬
You make some excellent points, thank you for taking the time to share them! I will never abide by the "serviceable colour" mentality, the more colours the better! 🌸💐🩷
Lovely video. Thanks! My tip is to spit splice when joining in new strands. This was a revelation to me. It only works on natural yarns. No more bumpy knots so much neater inside and nothing to unravel.
Hello, this is very interesting video. Thank you. However, I have one question - did you mean that garments made of unspan wool will last shorter? Regrads
Not necessarily, it depends on the yarn. For example, Nutiden and manchelopis are unspun yarns, but they are very sticky, so they form durable fabric that lasts. However, certain yarns that are unspun like WATG crazy sexy wool have a very different feel and texture which ends up being very difficult to keep clean. I hope this helps
Twist adds to the strength of the yarn and that is why for thousands of years people have used spindles and spinning wheels to make yarn as singles and then plied them together to make 2, 3, or 4 ply yarn. Yarn made with a little extra twist are used as warps on looms to make fabric because they can take the tension on the loom. Unspun yarn doesn't have a lot of strength that is why it is often mixed/knitted with a strand of mohair to give it strength.
Ja!! Flott med fokus på strikk som kan holde seg pen og vare leeeenge!! Elsker det! Og vil gjerne se og lære mer om hva man skal tenke på for mer «robust» strikket garderobe!! ❤🎉❤
A very inspiring video, thanks a lot! I've been looking at the Wave Sweater myself for some time, and I agree it's soo cool, but I want to gain some experience before making it, as I'm still a beginner
Å så koselig å se på deg! Du har fått en ny følger😀 Så flotte prosjekter du strikker på. Lykke til med teststrikkingen og god bedring. Ønsker deg gode dager🥰🧶☕️
I testknitted the previous Drevo pullover for Teti, and I liked it very much! Such a warm and cosy garnment!!! This time I let it pass me by, though. Too much to do right now... and such a short testperiod... But I'm sure I'll end up bying it in the end anyhow 😂. The construction is really mindblowing!! Good luck with your sweater ❤
