Wednesday, June, 7, 2023 Thank you Ms. Elsie for all the joy and inspiration you've brought us. I was 15 when I decided to make my very first Aran sweater. So seven years ago, I came across this video and fell in love!! Every time I worked on my sweater, this video was playing to push me on. I finished it at 16. I'm now 22 and I still have it. I'm starting another one and had to revisit my tradition of watching this video for encouragement. My heart sank when I read about the passing of the knitting Queen. May you continue to rest in peace, Ms. Elsie.
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I could have spent forever listening to and learning from this remarkable lady. Sad to hear she passed away. Sending love from the West of Ireland, the home of these fabulous, timeless and chic sweaters 🇮🇪
I too am greatly saddened! She was indeed a lovely lady. We were planning a video of how to use the bottom portion of her wedding dress, maybe 2 yards for a christening outfit . She was awesome. She was buried in her golfing attire :) I'm sure she knitted the cap! Priceless bittersweet memory.Thank you for paying tribute to her all these past years later...
So sad to hear Elsie has passed. All the more reason we need to hold onto these traditions. My Nana knit all of her life. She knit our school sweaters, winter hats, gloves. She knit for each of her grandchildren (she had 25+ grandchildren). She knit Aran sweaters for us as children (faster to knit because they were much smaller). Her talent with a pair of knitting needles was unbelievable. She taught me, my sister and cousins how to knit. I sadly have to say I haven't picked up a pair of knitting needles in over 20 years.....I have a knitting basket with wool and needles, maybe it's time for me to pick it up again.
Sadly, Elsie past away this year. She so loved the responses to her video. I don't have the pattern:( Know your watching her life long passion was so appreciated!
What a lovely video. I have enjoyed this video and the warm feeling I get from this beautiful lady and your interview. Thank you so much for sharing. So heartwarming it brings a tear to my eyes.
I am learning some of these stitches and it is so lovely to also know your Irish tradition and its meaning! Thank you for sharing and telling your stories. Olga
Gorgeous sweaters. I have a few hand knits from Ireland and many I’ve made myself. I do wash them, not often, in water being care ful not to agitate them to prevent felting. Wash only when soiled. Hang outside when it’s cold to freshen them up.
Mrs Spellman your family is blessed with a lady like you . I miss my granny , she always guided me in everything , if its about crochet or social things
I don't no why but iam attracted by all traditions of the Irish,I made me and my sister this kind of knitting still we are young ,and I do the Irish crochet ,perhaps in my 1 life I was an Irish women iam from kabylia ,Algeria. In the way I make my own creation .
Lovely video, my husband and I both enjoyed it especially the singing. Our name is Spellman also Robert and Linda Spellman from Northern California USA.
Wow! each sweater is different from the next, wow! Maybe by the time I am a grandma I will be able to knit like that! I would love to have a sweater like that :) I'm Norwegian, but I think those Irish sweaters are some of the coolest, neatest things I have seen especially since each one she makes is different. Elsie is a very wonderful woman :)
Of all the Scandinavian Knitting Patterns...the Aran is the most beautiful. I do however, appreciate the Faire Isle Pattern, and Norwegian knit can also be very pretty. So many different styles are available. And that wool!!! Wool, when I was a child...was hated, for its roughness and itchiness. But now that I am older...the warmth of them is much prized. I think maybe, the wool I experienced as a child may have been an inferior quality however. Today's wool, can be so soft. Merino is quite nice. And cashmere...although expensive, is absolute heaven. Thanks for the video...two thumbs up. 👍🤗👍
So beautiful! Wish I had someone like you to teach me! I was given a beautiful hand made cardigan frm Ireland but someone at work pinched it!! Broke my heart!!
I'm Irish and beautiful too! You certainly are, so sad you are gone. Such beautiful knitting. I'm never more happy and at peace than when I am knitting or in my garden
Irish woman here too, wow, I knit also and I would love love love to learn how to do Aran jumpers properly. I am on a quest to get back to my traditions. We have forgotten in our quest to become 'europeans' or metropolitan or modern. She is a craftswoman truely and an inspiration. Only thing we don't listen to too much trad music anymore ;)
@fatgirls11 She isn't my Nana, but I agree, she IS wonderful and I am so lucky to have met her.. Thanks for watching. I'll pass your accolades to her :)
I couldn't believe I was seeing the book I lost many years ago on this wonderful video. Is it possible that Mrs. Spellman could provide me with the name of her pattern book? Elizabeth
How beautiful she is. Love the sweaters. Omg what a joy to watch this video. Does she sale these sweaters? If yes pls send me all the info. I would love one of her sweaters. Thank you for sharing this video.
I just saw this video recently and loved the blanket pattern as well. So, I went on a quest to find it. I don't know the whole pattern, but I do know that the main pattern in the body of the project is called "Irish Eyes". I found it on ravelry.com - the project called Irish Eyes baby blanket. In order to get just the pattern in the blanket on the couch you would need to work just the just Cable panel B.
I love knitting Irish sweaters. I write each row on an index card. Row number each card and note the stitches on that row, only way to stay sane. I used to knit with lanolin but hard to find wool with lanolin very difficult.
In the Uk these sweaters are known as Aran knits, and the wool weight used is also called "Aran". The original oiled Aran wool certainly is water repellent, but also VERY smelly. You simply cannot wear them in close proximity to others, lol, as they will start sniffing and exclaiming about the strange odour. It eventually washes out too, if you use modern detergents or soap. It is also very heavy and slightly stiff to wear because the knitting tension is fairly "un-relaxed".
I have been reading an old Irish fishing book, a man has a cable knit jumper ,it has large holes in the sleeves opposite the elbows. Do you know why it would be.
