Episode 99 - A First Quilt, Knitting, All the Knitting, a Prize Winner and a Q&A

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Welcome to this episode! I am so excited about my first quilt so here I am to talk about it and all the knitting.
I will also announce the prize winners and do a bit of a Q&A
Hope you enjoy the episode!
#knittingpodcast #sweaterknitting #knitting
#summersweater
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Music in this episode:
Full Moon over the Snow - William Benckert
Don't Give up on Love - Ludlow
FINISHED OBJECTS
Quilt - used a variety of fabrics and the following tutorial for the binding:
• Quilting Series Part 5...
from ‪@MelanieHam‬
Bride's Socks
Pattern: own recipe
Yarn: www.ravelry.co...
WORKS in PROGRESS:
Socks
own recipe
yarn: www.ravelry.co...
Ranunculus
Pattern: www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: www.ravelry.co...
Pink Velvet
Pattern: www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: www.ravelry.co...
Other Patterns Mentioned:
Look at my Holes: www.ravelry.co...
Mariposa: www.ravelry.co...
Flex: www.ravelry.co...
Chanel Blues: www.ravelry.co...
Caspar Top: www.ravelry.co...
Nearly Chanel: www.ravelry.co...
Scrappy String Quilt:
Other Lovely things mentioned
Boohoo: www.bookhou.com
Madder Root Maine: madderroot.com
Nutiden yarn: honer-och-eir....
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@jessicaolney4900 2 месяца назад

Thank you for inviting us into your living room and taking us on your creating (and nature) adventures. Well done on your first quilt! For the Quilt Love one, I would advise the paper piecing if that is the pattern (it will make sewing small pieces together accurately much easier) but why not have a play seeing what it’s like without and maybe you’ll like that outcome. Have a lovely time at the river!

@mandyhague6363 2 месяца назад

Great blanket and Rannunculus 👍🧶

@mariabergmann9084 2 месяца назад

Great podcast Selma! You live in a beautiful part of the world.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

@@mariabergmann9084 it is indeed!!

@nicolanoller9264 3 месяца назад

Enjoyable podcast, Selma. For your Ranunculus podcast I wonder if you - or viewers - might be able to articulate why it is such a successful pattern? It’s a phenomenon that I have so far resisted - a little bit of me is rebelling against making something that so many others have! But what am I missing? What does it have that other patterns don’t?

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Noted!! Thinking 🤔 and will give you my thoughts!

@pamwhite768 2 месяца назад

I finally made my first Ranunculus, having resisted thus far. I like the finished project but did not actually enjoy making it. I am not sure of the appeal except it is quick, uses minimal yarn for a sweater, and is a flattering fit for most body types. Curious to hear other’s opinions

@stevensdefenseacademyllc7898 2 месяца назад

I've made 5 Ranunculus sweaters so far. The appeal for me is that I like the final project consistently, even though I have made them with very different types of yarn. I love the simple lace around the neckline and the fit is flattering, especially with a skirt or dress. The fact that it is knit at a large gauge so therefore knits up fast and uses less yarn is certainly part of the appeal too!

@EllenaKirk 2 месяца назад

😂 same! I don’t like the lace design, I’ve made a lovenote which seems quite similar but I prefer that lace 😁 I look forward to seeing what I’m missing 👍🏻

@shary6660 2 месяца назад

For the quilt you’re planning on making, would it be possible to sew strips together creating a fabric per se, and then cut blocks equal to the finished block size plus a half each both vertically and horizontally to allow for the seam allowance, cutting them on a 60 degree angle? Cutting mats often have angle markings and the Omnigrid 24”x 6.5” ruler has a 60 degree angle line.

@lindanoseworthy8594 3 месяца назад

Love your quilt. You have inspired me.

@pennycorrigan2190 3 месяца назад

Another amazing video, i enjoy them all so much. Great job on the quilt. Quilt On!

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@reneebarwick3886 3 месяца назад

Great episode. Truly enjoyed all of content. Can’t wait for your episode about your ranculus stories.

@barbaraamping5659 3 месяца назад

Very interesting podcast 👍

@gudidar 3 месяца назад

Happy birthday 🎉❤and many more to come . Love from Istanbul

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Merci!

@SuzanneKal 3 месяца назад

I love your pattern round-ups and find them quite inspiring. My list of potential projects gets longer and longer and I wish I was a faster knitter!

@lindabuckert4052 2 месяца назад

Nice job on the quilt

@suecaseysuecquilts4301 2 месяца назад

Another wonderful podcast. Congrats on your finished quilt. As a long time quilter, I too don't like paper piecing. I did learn a new technique involving foundation paper piecing with freezer paper. The freezer paper I use can go through my printer so the design gets printed on the freezer paper (no tracing). The paper can be used many times and there's no paper mess or waste. I use the Gypsy Quilter applique freezer paper if you want to research it. I'm sure there are other brands as well. Good luck with the next quilt.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the tip!

@janelleroads6011 2 месяца назад

Congratulations to all the winners! Congrats to you, Selma, on your success!

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@alisoncaronflyingfree 3 месяца назад

When you say pattern round-ups do you mean when you mention different patterns to us that are interesting as you've done before? If so I really like that. And for sure it would be fun to do a KAL with Canadian designers as the prompt. That was a really nice podcast. Love the videos up at the cottage. Deer flies are the worst. I swell up like a 🎈. Take good care. I look forward to the Ranunculus talk next time. I'm thinking of starting my 2nd one but this time a short sleeve version.

@patriciahall8733 3 месяца назад

I watch knitting podcasts because I don’t have a group of knitters that I can join in person, nothing like that in the area where I live, we don’t even have a yarn store here in this area, but that doesn’t deter me from knitting. I have been knitting for close to 60 years now and being retired, I now call my knitting my “employment”. So thank you to you and to all the knitters who take their time to give us a community “to join” via knitting podcasts. I too have a huge stash, beyond my life experience as well. I would like to live to be 100 and perhaps I could use up most of my stash 🤔. I can only hope for the long life that I will need to use up all this yarn.

@patriciaherzig1945 3 месяца назад

great episode, again, 🫶🏻thank you for bringing lovely entertainment while I am knitting🧶… maybe the rug could live in a cabin by the lake? greetings from 🇨🇭

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

That is something to contemplate!

@nadinegoffart487 3 месяца назад

A KAL for underrated designers is a wonderful idea! I’m in ❤ When I see a beautiful pattern by an unknown designer I am often hesitant because I don’t know whether or not the pattern will be a good one. We will learn so much in such a KAL. Enjoy your summer ❤

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Glad to hear you like the idea!!

@alecsgirl 3 месяца назад

I second that!

@chantalb9581 3 месяца назад

Great idea, so many great patterns out there!

@heatherr9201 3 месяца назад

FYI for paper piecing you should keep reusing your paper pieces unless it’s a very unusual one with lots of different pieces/sizes

@joycegans3239 3 месяца назад

I really enjoyed hearing about you. It’s nice to hear someone’s story. Keep up the beautiful knitting and now we will hear of your sewing adventures.

@denisedejose718 2 месяца назад

Hi Selma! Regarding paper piecing your quilt, I highly recommend giving it a try. It would be extremely difficult to get the angles exact otherwise and having the fabric on the bias, the fabric would stretch out of shape very easily. I paper pieced a complicated quilt once and traced my pattern on to tracing paper which made it very easy to tear away

@elisekt1860 3 месяца назад

3 Ply Podcast #90 talks about the Look at My Holes sweater at 7:04 They also have a nice picture of the three of them,who are different sizes. I wonder if the question about goals were asking how you did on your June goals like you did for April and May?.. Can you use your rug as a rug in a low traffic area? Belated happy birthday!

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

I have noted the challenges and will mention them next time! I’m still thinking about hooked rug but I’ve thought perhaps the bedroom is not a crazy place for it

@dinyrohrbach5679 3 месяца назад

For your next quilt you also could use the pattern french braid

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

I will check that out!!

@kazwahmelbourne9271 3 месяца назад

I just loved this episode Selma, particularly learning a little more about you. I nearly fell off my chair when you said your Dad was Turkish, I wasn't expecting that, I assumed your heritage was completely Scandinavian. Thank you for the gorgeous footage at the end Canada looks so incredibly beautiful. I hope you can manage to intergrate your Grandma's rug into your home, it looks so so beautiful, lots of family provenance there!

@candacecampbell3542 3 месяца назад

Love your podcast!! Enjoyed your camping video shots! You are an excellent photographer!!

@catherinewithall8344 3 месяца назад

Thank you Selma , always a great podcast! 😊

@natalyabattal1782 3 месяца назад

Love the idea of the pattern round up and underrated designer podcast. ❤

@sarahlovesdonuts9601 3 месяца назад

It is funny, but I’ve been watching for so long that you feel like a friend. I wanted to confirm that the mode that was used for the last video was difficult for me to see as I am legally blind. Also reading out the winner’s’ names is helpful too! I think that you could have a future in reading bingo balls in retirement 😂😂. Thank you for all that you have taught me. I would never have been able to learn to knit without RU-vidrs like you! I don’t love pattern roundups, but underrated designers, shops, funny knitting stories all could be fun. You are bright, beautiful, disciplined and always professional. 💗💗

@Susan-yb3hh 3 месяца назад

Happy 7th podiversary🎉. Always look forward to your work,

@kathycrouch2291 3 месяца назад

Your quilt turned out great. Love it! I do all kinds of needlework and I just let it talk to me on what I want to work on. Also have a large stash of yarn and fabric. I love watching your podcast, seeing what you are working on and seeing the scenery.

@karinita0607 3 месяца назад

Thank you for another great podcast Selma! I liked the Q and A's. I think your podcast was the first one I watched (quite some years ago!) and I still like it a lot. I like your style and the relaxed way you tell about your knits and also the bits of Canada you are showing us :)

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you Karin! It was so nice to meet you! Every time I put some lanolin on my lips I think of you!! 😃

@lindatiggelaar2798 3 месяца назад

Love the colors on your quilt. Beautiful work.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you 😊

@kristinekinigson1949 3 месяца назад

Hi Selma. I’m a quilter and knitter. You can make a string quilt by sewing your strips onto a light weight interfacing. A good tutorial to watch on RU-vid is by Lori Holt called Sew Your Stash series #3 - 8” Scrappy Strings Block Tutorial. I’m sure there are others as well but she is a prolific quilter with lots of great designs and tips. Hope this helps.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thank you!!!

@leslienero7884 3 месяца назад

The quilt is fabulous! I had a laugh out loud moment when the question was about your stash, pretty funny. I can sympathize about the the mosquitos too, plenty of them down here in the DC area. Love the pic of Yoda on the freshly washed rug, perfect cat pic! Thanks for the great podcast.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@PamKnitsToo 3 месяца назад

I am a fairly new viewer (unfortunately) because I just love your vibe, your creativity and your lovely smile. Your quilt is fantastic, not my colors but nevertheless, magnificent. I hear you talk of your travels and weeks away and wonder how your husband feels about you being away. Do you ever travel with him? What about your children, what do they do while you’re away. I am retired and have a small lys but mostly knit on my own. Podcasts have had a profound affect on me - I so appreciate all you do for me.❤

@susansatchwell8482 3 месяца назад

Ooh. Maybe a channel jacket kal! I want one also

@alenemazzuca5118 3 месяца назад

consider making a string quilt, you can cut 12 inch muslin squares and sew fabric strips on the diagonal ( starting in the middle and working outward (stitch, fold iron) until the muslin sq is covered. these are later squared up and are wonderfully scrappy , especially when using random widths.

@alexandradegruyter 3 месяца назад

❤️🌈

@suelaingmapletoft2133 3 месяца назад

Well done on your first quilt Selma! May it be the first of many and bring you pleasure. The colours are beautiful and harmonious.

@mostlyknitting 2 месяца назад

I just love your podcast - everything about it. Love your makes, your shares, the works. So much resonates. My Chanel jacket would be pink. One day! Looking forward to seeing yours - one day. Thanks for a wonderful podcast. x

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much Tash! I have to say a pink Chanel jacket has crossed my mind as well in addition to great, blue, cream and purple. Maybe I just make 4 or 5!!

@urbanjunglegt 2 месяца назад

🍀🌺💕

@phyllisburke4141 3 месяца назад

The string quilt using paper is a pain because you need to pull the paper off. You can sew the strips onto a light weight muslin so you don’t have to tear it off. Quilt squares will be a little heavier but a nice weight.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Interesting idea!!

@RM-ee9zk 3 месяца назад

❤❤❤ Selma, you are a movie maker! Thank you for sharing your life, talents, experiences and knowledge with us. You're beautiful and your videoes are so lovely and relaxing. ❤️🚣‍♀️🌲

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Gosh that is such high praise!! Thank you 😊😊

@nicolelafontaine1720 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much for sharing your joy about the quilt, it was pure joy irradiating from you, we got a big splash of it 🥳 Buying a pool to wash a rug, that is dedication to care for a heirloom piece. Bravo !

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

You are so welcome! I was so excited to share about this one 😊

@andreaderosier1461 3 месяца назад

I love the sweater that you are wearing today. I have never seen that pattern before. The color is lovely too.

@tricotmeringue 3 месяца назад

Loved the Q&A ! It's so obvious that you podcast with an open heart, I'm always happy when a new episode comes out because you are so sincere and true :)

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Awww thank you!!

@BarbaraHawker-i6i 3 месяца назад

Looking forward to your next episode with your Ranunculus. A few of my friends are about to begin a Ranunculus KAL. I enjoy seeing your planned projects. Barbara (NZ)

@sew_So_beautiful 3 месяца назад

When you do your podcast about your Ranunculus sweaters, could you say how much ease there is between your bust size and each sweaters actual measurements, since you made a variety of sizes? I'm trying to figure out which size I want to make for myself. I'm in the process of making one right now in size 1, but I want the next two, which I have yarn for, to be a bit bigger. But I'm not sure how much ease I need for the look I want.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Since all sizes start the same way, it is easy to just add more raglan increases and make the decision as you go along. My gauge is not always on (or even measured I must admit) so I just make what feels right!! I think that is what I love about this pattern!! I just go with the flow and end up liking what comes out even if it wasn’t exactly how I envisioned it.

@catherinethomes2910 3 месяца назад

This was a wonderful podcast. Happy Birthday 🎂 Congratulations to the winners! The cottage footage was lovely. Your first quilt is beautiful! I love your color choices!! ❤I’m looking forward to your Ranunculus podcast. I want to knit one and it will help me make yarn choices I hope! Take care till then! 🥰🥰

@teenera3064 3 месяца назад

So many lovely yarns! The top you are wearing looks like such an interesting construction 😊 Isn't it strange that RU-vid added numbers on everyone's name? Have fun with the quilting...my mother in law is OBSESSED with quilting, lol.

@leeanutson1026 3 месяца назад

Hyvää syntymäpäivää! Whatever you do, do not give away your ryijy! And it’s a family heirloom! We have a few of those in my family as well. If you’re really stuck, let me know and we can figure something out. I’m sure there are museums in Finland that would love to have it. I’m also thinking about starting the “Look at My Holes” - I have yarn on the way and I’m certainly going to cast it on if I have time. I also would love a Chanel jacket and I actually suggested to Stephanie at Espace Tricot. I would love it if she would design one. With regard to mosquitoes in the Ottawa area: interesting fact - during the building of the Rideau Canal, the number one killer of workmen was malaria. So mosquitoes have always been a problem in that area. I also have an enormous stash. But I always tell people there are three parts to this craft: knitting, test knitting and yarn collecting. there is just somethings so wonderful about a new skein of yarn. It just makes me so happy.😊🇨🇦🇫🇮

@selvaakinci4482 2 месяца назад

Dear Selma, I watched your podcast two weeks late this time and was very much touched by your desire to travel Turkey. If you need to ask any questions, please get in touch. I was happy to answer your questions regarding Turkish and would love to give you information on the country. I would also love to meet you for coffee any time you travel to Montreal. Have a great summer ☀️. Selva

@jeaninegunn4118 Месяц назад

The quilt turned out lovely!! I am an avid quilter and knitter and the two hobbies certainly compete with each other. Now that I am retired I spend my days in my quilting studio and evenings in my knitting den. However when travelling knitting is #1.

@heidikuijer3612 2 месяца назад

This is my first time to watch your podcast. So enjoyable to see all your knits. I don't knit (never learned) but crochet a great deal. I like using fingering weight wool to create a more knit-like effect in crochet garments. It works although people think I am crazy because of the cost involved. It brings me joy so I will pay more. I am also a quilter. I used to teach. Remember that your stitches are unique and your signature on your fabric. You did a great job with you first quilt. I hope the second is a joy to create. String quilts are fun. Not really sure why you would need to foundation piece a string quilt. Once you start about 3 strips in the correct angle, it will take off from there. Enjoy the process! Have a great stay at the cottage. Sounds wonderful! 🧶

@helloloops-p2l 2 месяца назад

A pretty basic question, but how to do handle your ends, especially when adding a new ball/skein, with a looser gauge? I’m trying to make a different pattern (Tolsta tank) but it also is at a loose gauge and I’m stumbling when joining a new ball and not have it be really obvious in the finished fabric! Thank you, love the podcast.

@kameliapandaklieva2453 3 месяца назад

I have answer to that question about mohair in summer and it is, guess what, the Ranunculus, lol. Knitted on 6 mm needles and in a single strand of standard silk mohair, I've mostly worn it in the evenings at the sea side over my top/t-shirt and it's been perfect. I don't think there is much of a difference between different mohair brands in this regard though, there are some which seem less fluffy with higher silk content (40% is as high as I've seen) but they are still very much as warm as the more fluffy ones, so nothing I'd wear in the heath and even in the evenings if the gauge was tighter it would have been too much for me. Loved the episode, thank you! And I'm very much looking forward to the Ranunculus special.

@bethr5273 3 месяца назад

Your newest Ranunculus is very lovely! I look forward to an episode all about the Ranunculus as I've wanted to knit one forever, but haven't been a fan of the super over-sized design of it. Yours always seem to fit so nicely, though! Also, I believe you can use interfacing as a foundation for paper-pieced quilt designs as well. It helps to have a foundation to sew the strips on, otherwise the blocks will get skewed and not sew together nicely when you put your rows together. The quilt you showed was so beautiful and should be pretty easy to make.

@ellenkennedy796 Месяц назад

Hi Selma. Love your quilt! I learned to quilt from the ever beautiful Melanie Ham. May her gorgeous soul rest in peace. She taught so many of us this lifelong skill and we are forever grateful for the joy and peace it gives us. She will live on in our hearts, memories and quilts for generations to come. An Angel taken far too soon from us here on earth.

@judithtaylor6916 Месяц назад

Would drawing a vertical line on the paper help in creating the correct degree angle? Can your Grandmothers rug fit in your bedroom? Or sit the dining room table on it? Or can you hang it in the front hallway if you have one? Please dont give it away, it is beautiful. Your children may want when they move into their own home. 🙏 Please send the rain here. Even though its winter here, we are in drought in South Australia.

@susansatchwell8482 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your lovely pictures and videos and your personal information which of course you did not have to. Lovely to see your makes and so so inspiring for me. Finally finishing the traveler hat by a mowry which was planned for kal over Memorial Day weekend but after thumb episode could not do circular knitting while I watched this so nice podcast.

@scanzaroli 2 месяца назад

Your quilt is gorgeous. Well done! My interests veer to sewing in the summer months as well, but of course, I always come back to knitting! Love your Grandma's rug s well.

@fjellrosastrikkepodcast 3 месяца назад

Thank you for this time, ive just been here for 3 years tho , but lovely to follow you. I do also love language. And Turkey are one of the country i visited the most, learn a bit of the language but thats a hard one. Love French and Arabic. I been in Finland also lot of times but Norway ire neighbors so not that strange. Have a good summer and looking forward to Next episode, i never knit Ranunculus 🌞🙏🌹😍🙄

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@cocoandflora6542 3 месяца назад

Hi Selma, I only discovered your podcast in recent months, and really enjoy it. I loved your thoughts on why you podcast, thanks for sharing😊

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Welcome aboard! And thank you!

@lindapayne9474 3 месяца назад

Looking forward to video about Ranunculous. I want to make one with sport weight and a smaller needle, maybe 5 or 6. Trying to work out how to do it.

@EdenYell 3 месяца назад

My darling, if you don't particularly enjoy hand sewing I would not suggest English Paper Piecing. it is so much hand sewing

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

That’s what I’m thinking too!

@megcarr3126 3 месяца назад

Thank so much for answering the questions I found it really interesting. I love knitting but I also like other crafts, sewing, embroidery and I have just tried candle making. I really want to see you top ten projects for summer maybe. 😊

@lilitagarcia2638 3 месяца назад

Selma, ha sido precioso este episodio, has compartido muchas cosas! mil gracias!!!

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Gracias Lilian!!

@FibreBound 2 месяца назад

Such a wonderful episode Selma! Thank you for the q&a t the end and showing your rug washing process too, that is a beauty!

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

@@FibreBound thank you Aleksandra!!

@juliec7930 2 месяца назад

Love your podcasts!! You always inspire me, thank you

@Linda-r7n8n 2 месяца назад

When you are knitting the Pink velvet colorwork could you show us how you use your ring to hold 2 colors?

@dorisbeers4898 Месяц назад

Your quilt and socks are fabulous. Thank you for sharing 😀

@patsycoats4061 3 месяца назад

I like pattern roundups. I always get new ideas.

@Samachar30 3 месяца назад

Very nice video. ❤I am from India ❤ good night and sweet dreams

@phyllisburke4141 3 месяца назад

Very nice quilt. Straight stitching on the binding is how most quilters do. 5 inch squares end up 4.5 inches due to the seam allowance. Missouri star quilt tutorials, Pat Sloan , Donna Jordan tutorials are great. Keep it up. No a queen size is large but very doable if that’s what you want.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

I will look them up!!

@elainekidd5442 3 месяца назад

Very nice thoughtful podcast ❤

@margueritefoley1262 3 месяца назад

Lovely podcast today! BTW, I love pattern round-ups!

@klaskelangford8324 3 месяца назад

Such a beautiful episode: the quilt turned out so nice! Love the WIPS and peaceful vibes of the cottage.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you 😊

@chardennis9370 3 месяца назад

Have a great summer. Love your quilt, you should be so proud of yourself. Enjoy your knits and upcoming up sweaters on your needles. Video is great thank you for checking on it. Lovely podcast as usual. ❤

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you 😊 It was much nicer to film with regular video mode!!

@cherieredelings5714 3 месяца назад

What a beautiful quilt! You have a wonderful sense of color and design. The best part of all is how much you enjoy the process. Thank you for sharing with us!

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

It really is!

@LaPuraLanita 3 месяца назад

Hola Selma! Me encanta tu podcast! Siempre lo veo y hoy me permito escribirte en español por tu cercanía con el idioma! Además de admirar mucho todas tus habilidades con el tejido y la costura también me gusta escuchar tu podcast porque de todos los que escucho en inglés es a vos a quien más le entiendo, tu modo de hablar y tu dicción hacen que sea más fácil para mi. Te envío saludos desde Córdoba, Argentina! Si alguna vez vienes a Uruguay a visitar a tu familia política quizás te puedas cruzar a la Argentina. Yo trabajo en la Biblioteca Mayor de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba donde se guarda una importante colección de libros antiguos pertenecientes al período Jesuita, que es patrimonio de la humanidad. Sería muy lindo que nos vengas a visitar

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Bienvenida 🤗 me alegro que te guste el podcast te que mi dicción sea fácil para ti! Si algúna vez voy para allá, lo sabrás de antemano porque lo contaré en el podcast! Me encantaría explorar más argentina!

@AHandKnitLetter 3 месяца назад

Your quilt turned out beautiful. Well done!

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Thank you! 😊

@teresadiaz9336 2 месяца назад

Hi Selma, the large stash question made me realize. I know your knitting story well. I knew right away you have bins stashed away. lol if I remember right in your child’s closet. lol. All good all good❤️🧶. Thank you for another fun episode

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

lol 😂 you’ve been paying attention!!

@jkobis 2 месяца назад

I love your quilt ! Unfortunately it entails 2 things that I despise more than anything sewing and ironing ! I feel the same way about my watercolor painting. Sometimes when I paint , I feel as if I am cheating on my knitting. Luckily for me , I have a dear friend who quilts. I have 2 beautiful quilts that she has made for me. she also made a quilt for each of my 6 Grandchildren.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Wow to be such a quilter!!

@debbyflowers1488 2 месяца назад

Welcome to the wonderful world of quilting! String piecing is easy to do on fabric too, like linen. it just makes the quilt top heavier. I highly recommend the book The Art of Classic Quiltmaking by Harriet Hargraves. She is an excellent resource.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the tips!

@emmynelson3943 2 месяца назад

Hi Selma: lovely podcast as usual. I LOVE sewing on binding on a quilt, but I'm a long time hand stitcher. If more quilts with hand stitched bindings are in our future you might think about using a thimble. You could push the needle through at an angle a little easier I think. Using a thimble is a lot like personal preference in knitting needles. I've used many over the years and have found the leather ones more to my liking for binding. Just a thought. Also -- I think you were trying to think of the term "seam allowance." I am in awe of thinking about having knit 120+ sweaters. I have knit 5 but I'm learning! Take care.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

I’ll see about a thimble. I’ve actually started to enjoy hand stitching far more than I expected!!

@kristinm3729 3 месяца назад

I admired your Ranunculus (while knitting the Nila Top) and thought: that yarn looks really similar to mine. Looked it up. We're knitting with the exact same shade of Tynn Line 🙂 I actually bought it 2 years ago and I was really on the fence till I started knitting with it. I don't love how marled it looks in the ball. But it sure does even out (no discernible marl) when knitted. Strangely, your complementary yarn didn't interfere with my ability to recognize the Tynn Line.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Interesting! It’s becoming a favourite combination, the tynn line with mohair!!

@esnulu 3 месяца назад

Hi there. I’m from Turkey and I have mine suspicion because of your name. But not quite sure since it’s kind of common. I would love to have coffee with you had you decide to travel to Turkey, either in Istanbul or Ankara. I always envy your coming together with Mega, Mel and other fellow knitters. So🤞. I hope I don’t sound like a stocker😅. Cheers

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

You will know if I come to turkey as I will definitely talk about it!!

@lauracarrington5089 2 месяца назад

I am fairly new here, am enjoying the knitting discussion. I like knitting pattern roundups, seeing your UFOs and FOs, gives me ideas on what might be a good next project. Most interested in patterns you have experience knitting for specific seasons and you're experience with them and advice. I haven't sewn in years, would like to, but there is only so much time in the day. Thank you for podcasting, I like your cosmopolitan approach and positive appreciative attitude.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Welcome aboard! And thank you!! ☺️

@jo-annefalconer6280 3 месяца назад

Love that you are starting to patch and quilt. Re your new quilt I would suggest you make a small version as directed to understand the technique before embarking on a big one going off without the pattern. You could use your sample as a place mat. I have been patch working since 1988, so have some experience. All the best.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Great idea!

@margreffle 2 месяца назад

I loved this episode! You made me chuckle when you were describing your issues with pronunciation. My eldest daughter, who will be 30 this year, pronounces things phonetically as well. In her teens a character in her book was named Phoebe. She pronounced it Pho-bee. She insisted that one day she will name her daughter Pho-bee! 😂

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

lol!!

@susanc3111 3 месяца назад

What a lovely episode Selma! But then I always do enjoy them. Want to wish you a belated Happy Birthday 🎉 I love the colors you chose for your quilt. And really enjoyed your footage from the lake and Yoda’s cameo when you gave your grandmother’s rug a refresh! Take care.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@joycepastore3860 3 месяца назад

Thank you for a beautiful podcast, especially the serene lake video at the end. I live in Northern Virginia and have issues with moths as well. I have tried cedar chips, lavender packets, sticky squares. But I still get them. I have also put yarn in plastic containers that snap closed and used for scrapbooking, but moths got in there anyway. do you use large gallon size Ziploc bags? I worry that they would eat through those as well since they got in the plastic container. Thank you.

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

So far it has worked for me. I use the large freezer bags, in rubber made bins in a closet in a room that the door is often closed and that definitely works. If I leave knits or yarns sitting around without touching them for a long while they are more likely to be attacked

@lindas.patton7552 3 месяца назад

I enjoyed your podcast as usual. Especially today. I broke my left knee. So have been in treatment. My little dog is tired, she ran away yesterday, was found, but this morning she would no go outside. Lol

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Oh dear lots going on over there!! Hope you heal fast!!

@tairazieman560 3 месяца назад

Oh Selma! I was just at friend’s cottage on Blue Sea lake last week (24th to 27th)! I’ll have to show her this footage 😊 it is a beauty of a lake isn’t it!? Love the yarn combo for Ranunculus too, gorgeous! Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Take care, Taira

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Wow that is quite the coincidence!!

@carolinvonfritsch5312 3 месяца назад

Selma, you are one of my heroines. I truly admire your "strategy" for your crafty life to have a strategy and then let go, let it happen, let things come to "life". I am most sure that you can be very focused too and get things done in tight schedules. And it is sooo good to make a change where possible...My crafts tought me that too, only after i went in a job with creativity i learned that it does not work for me under pressure. Long story short...i changed job and craft with maybe a similar impetus and "yogic" focus and let go attitude...thank you for sharing your thoughts on that, it warmed my heart😊

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Pressure kills the creative juices for me!

@carolturnerrd 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing so much information about yourself. I am a new watch er and appreciate knowing more about the knitter. I have been wanting to try the Ranaculus. I have been knitting socks - but no other garments. Do you think this would be an appropriate first project

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

I would say it would be good for an adventurous first timer. Lots of video tutorials and it’s such an easy wear sweater so you don’t need to be exact

@TRaceTK 3 месяца назад

Beautiful podcast Selma! Yay for your first quilt 🎉 I would recommend you put a label on the back with your personal info, date made and location; for future generations to know its origin 😊 Take care 💓

@littlebigknits 3 месяца назад

Great idea!!

@jilliankonig2759 3 месяца назад

Loved the projects! I'm curious about whether your new quilt involves pieces cut and sewn together from fabric cut at a 60 degree angle, versus pieces whose grainline is straight and just the ends are cut at an angle. This will affect the sewing process, since even woven cotton has stretch when shown on the diagonal versus along the straight of grain.

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Good point. They are cut along the grain so no bias there. They are sewn on a 60° angle so it should be ok.

@paulafralick2905 3 месяца назад

I have owned the ranunculus pattern for a long time and have not yet knit it. Looking forward to your ranunculous episode. I am sitting on our patio porch and can hest neighbouring children plsying in their pool. I love the sound of children playing and having a good time. Is that the retired kindergarten teacher talking?

@littlebigknits 2 месяца назад

Perhaps!! 😃

@pamwhite768 2 месяца назад

Happy Belated Birthday 🥂💐

@pamwhite768 2 месяца назад

Happy Belated Birthday 🥂💐