Baggy Jumpers - Not Quite Enough Yarn, September 2023 

Hi Lesley, I’m watching you from Australia, and I just wanted to say how much I love your podcasts. Out of all the ones I watch, I look forward to yours the most, you make me smile a lot, even laugh out loud ( which is no mean feat ). So thank you, stay the beautiful person you are.

Oh, terrific! That duplicate stitch at the neck is brilliant!! It's so inspiring to see your knits! Thank you! ❤️🥰😍

Always lovely to see you Les. Glad to hear your father's health is improving. There is a term for projects waiting to become wips that I love - Needle Adjacent. This not only includes projects where the yarn is caked, a project bag is found and needles all ready, but even those that are but a twinkle in the knitter's eye!

Finally well enough to catch up with podcasts again. Love your crochet ‘Boxy’ sweater. You and your topless mitts, you cheeky minx 😳 I wish it really was more like autumn 🐿️🍂🤎🦔🍁 Jinnny

I do love your videos. I can laugh and feel cheered up no end. But then you mention me aswell!! So excited! I was just catching up on my crafting records (it the only thing that is current and, mostly, up to date) Been over to Washington, Newcastle way to celebrate birthdays with two of the grandchildren. Not twin, but a grandson who some ow turned 13 🤷 and a granddaughter who turned 10. Their birthdays are five days apart, so we go with who ever is nearest to the weekend, this year granddaughter's was on Sunday. So had a good bit of crafting whilst husband drove their and back. Luckily I always take spare yarn as I was asked to make a book cover for a school book, so invented a bag/book cover and whipped it up on Sunday afternoon. Well done on your makes. I do love the short sleeved one. More my style. Right I'd better email you before the brain forgets! Thanks again xxJane 🐑🌈

The striped Boxy jumper looks nice.

I love your end of month vlog as well as your weekly. And I love how the "test knit" turned out!

Thank you. ❤️🕊

Thumbs up on the 3-colour jumper mods., especially at the neckline.

Thanks for another relaxed and interesting episode, love knitting in your company. Don’t worry about the commercials, I just turn off the sound and then it doesn’t even bother me. Glad to hear that your dad is making progress. Take care - looking forward to your next episode. 🧶☕️🕯️🌟💕

Hi Lesley. Lovely to spend some time with you. Glad you've had a crafty and productive month. Love both sweaters. Good to hear that your dad is doing well at home. Sure, he'll find the mittens useful. Heard a few talking about the RU-vid changes. We've got the grandchildren having a sleepover. So, there's not much crafting happening. Had a hilarious game of bingo, which they brought with them. Granddaughter knew all the lingo. Apparently, they play in school. Have a lovely weekend, take care. X

Hi Lesley, Thank you. Look forward to your Bog jacket being done interested to see the construction. Love your crochet boxy, also the striped sweater you are wearing always catches my eye. Good to hear your dad is doing ok. Take care.

Have a great October Lesley. I’ve got a massive birthday this month 😱. Can’t quite believe the age I will reach 🤔xx

Hello Lesley! I watch you from Israel and always look forward to the weekly episodes as well as the monthly roundups. I love both finished sweaters. Hurray for making it through the test pattern, eventually. I like it being oversized and cumfy. The striped one is more my taste as far as colors go. It is fabulous! Your spun yarn worked out fantastically into a fingerless glove. Gorgeous colors and stitch definition. Wonderful yarn acquisitions and new yarn you've spun is lovely. RU-vid do what suits them and brings more income to them.

Hi Lesley- I really like your neck band treatment on the color block sweater. The bands of color on the neck bring a sense of coherence to the sweater. I agree with your call on making both sleeves and pockets out of the same yarn. Again, I think it makes the sweater look more planned, and the colors work so well together. I’m glad for you that you are finding more time to craft. I’m sure that makes for a much happier Lesley. Also I’m glad your dad in doing well at home. What a relief for everyone! Take care, see you next month or on the vlog. harpingJanet

It's odd, I've never seen ads on your videos! Blessings ❤

Hi Lesley 🙋‍♀️ I love your sweaters there both beautiful and your crochet T I love it❤ thanks for another great podcast take care x

Everything you make is gorgeous !! I love them all !! I fell like RU-vid’s loosing $$,so the ones that were paying extra to keep the ads off their channel, now have them anyway. More $$ in their pockets ( RU-vid).

Love your shows, you tell the successes and boo boos. Thank you. ❤️ Take care.

Thanks, Lesley, for sharing your insight of what will change with the platform. I have so appreciated the settings you have made and feel very uncorfortable if people making the videos do not have the choice over their channels any more. But we will live with whatever happens as we do not have any other choice. Cheers!

Beautiful projects. Congratulations to the winners. Have a great week.

Hi Lesley. Enjoy watching your episodes. I know its not knitting related but your hairstyle lately looks paricularly complimentary. Not sure how its changed but it looks very nice.

❤ the show as usual love. Lovely to catch you on zoom. Maybe now we are home I'll get time to get healthy and back into the swing of podcasting. Love your Dad's mitt. The boxy is devine! Cheer s love xx almost forgot, your hairs is so fun! Love it.

Lovely to watch your September round up! Difficult to pick a favourite of all your finishes this month but I think the Boxy tee is my favourite! It looks really good on you! I think you are brave to persevere on you Penguono (sorry spelling!) if you’re not enjoying it. Life’s too short Lesley! Glad to hear your dear Dad continues to improve. Take care and thanks for a lovely episode x

the Chroma is fabulous the extra colour on sleeves sets it off looks good in the pics, as does the model . same with the crochet boxy I feel same as you regarding publishing the pattern. looking forward to seeing the finished jacket . keep taking care xxx

Lesley, I forgot to add >>>advance felicitations, hope you enjoy and it is a good one xxxxx

It’s October 5 and my calendar says it’s your birthday. Wishing you a very happy one with yarny goodness.

I sit here knitting on my Chroma watching you talk about yours/ Thank you enabler! lol Keep the channel monetized. A few ads don't hurt anyone. Sometimes refreshing the browser gets rid of them if there is no skip button. I love your whirly whirly designs. You made me fall down the rabbit hole with the bog coat ... umm there is a knitting pattern on Ravelry that one can be knit up. xx

The Elizabeth Zimmerman Bog Jacket pattern is a good knit and no cutting required. I've made the child sizes twice and I am thinking of making an adult size next.

Oh my - two finished boxy-style sweaters. You are on a roll! I have just started another boxy (knitted version) since we are going on a long car drive next week and I turn into a whining baby the minute we hit heavy traffic. So when we need 5 hours instead of the usual 3 at least I have a half finished sweater 😄Happy 1st. of October - love your new hairstyle! Cheers, N.

Fun monthly roundup. I pay a monthly $9.99 for RU-vid premium so I never have to watch the commercials. It’s worth it to me as I don’t watch cable tv this is my connection to the world tor news and entertainment. Way better than paying for cable imo

Thank you for sharing again. I absolutely love your most recent crochet boxy. So beautiful!! Everytime I see one of your crochet boxy sweaters, I vow that I am going to make one. Haven't yet, but I sure enjoy seeing yours. Speaking of Bog Jacket, I've made one, of sorts. It's in one of your scrappy type MALs. I loosely follow the instructions from one of Elizabeth Zimmerman's patterns. I will post which book when I figure that out. I didn't do any steeking. I bound off and cast back on at the locations that would normally be steeks. It worked perfectly. Take care.

Hi Lesley 👋 xx

Thank you for a lovely episode. Interesting thoughts on YT from a creators perspective. I watched ads for the longest time, to support creators, but then I had it, and opted in for Premium Light, to get out of the ads. YT has changed the conditions of that under way, and now they have completely cancelled it from end of october, so about same time they are changing for creators, by the looks of it. I will probably buy a more expensive product they are offering, as I dont pay for any other streaming or tv, and YT creators have provided me with mountains of entertainment, knowledge, inspiration and company, and I hope they will keep on keeping on for a long time.

Hi! Thank you for keeping me company as ply the bits of handspun to free up another spindle. I agree, the fiber tells me what it wants to be and tends to be thinner but very consistent so now need 3 ply or chain ply some of the 2 ply. Have some fleece soaking,more drying outside. Still trying to decide how best to showcase and what I will wear the next 30 yrs.. Lots of yarn on sale the other day... all acrylic and not one appealed to me, this is a very good thing given the number of fleeces. Hope all goes well the next month for you

I love your latest knits. It's good to hear your Dad is doing well. Have a great week.

Hi Leslie ❤

Hi Lesley, love your podcast as always, smiling all the way through. I just watched a new podcast recommended by the grocery girls, and I thought this episode could help you with your Penguono mojo, I’ve always wanted to knit one, and I might now, but in the winter as we are now going into Summer and it’s already toooo hot here in Australia ❤ They are the ‘Knitting Twinings’ from Paris.

Such beautiful stitch work. So smooth and even. Such a lovely sweater

Love your finished-with-mods Chroma, I bought the pattern and have it waiting while I finish several wips and other sidetracks. Ditch the Penguono, Lesley, your face is a dead giveaway of how you feel about it. I attempted it too, but gave up quicker than you! I won't be doing the latest MKAL of his either. BUT I do have a project that I think you'll like, it 's a poncho in any number of colours and yarn weights. The free pattern is released tomorrow, I'll forward it to you. Cheers from a windy NZ spring.

I love both sweaters?Beautiful handspun yarn,i just started spinning and still struggle a bit

I don't know why but I love hearing about your whirly whirly machine, Lesley. Love both of your sweaters (FO's). Thanks for podcasting.

Love your new yarns. I’m looking for some pinky yarn for a tee. Did you see Jude’s new yarn color? #want I’ve no business buying another inch of yarn, but Im in love with it.

As someone who suffers from fairly severe neuropathy which is neurological not circulatory, I have found knitted wool socks a necessity for sleep. I know they shouldn't work, but they do. So perhaps knitted wool mittens WOULD help your father. Just a thought.

Yet another enjoyable and informative podcast. Given all you have to do I'm amazed at how productive you are. It's comparative...I feel like I must be part sloth. I particularly liked the looks of the boxy sweater. Very attractive. Cheers.

It's always wonderful to spend some time with you! I agree with you about ads. Distracting and disruptive, especially mid-roll. Have a great October, Lesley!!

Albeit annoying with mid roll ads. I will still watch your podcast!!! I had many people on my channel say they will stuck with me. Also many people paid for premium so they don't see ads at all.

Have you ever calculated your average number of metres knit/crocheted in a year? I think you can do that through the project files on , if you’ve kept track.

Hello

My understanding is that you still get ads on channels that are not monetised, it is just the creator has no control or influence over the ads and thus the creator doesn't benefit from them. I have watched several channels that are not monetised which still have had ads on them if you tube decides. I would rather a creator benefits if i am going to have to sit through the ads anyway. i would look into ad placement on not monetised channels before you make any decision.

I am one who will watch the ads to give the producer the revenue, until the ad is either longer than the original video, or I get the same ad 3 times in one video. Apple and the movie trailers are bad right now.