Flosstube no 21, cross stitch, quilting, knitting (haul!) and crochet 

Oh, my! Christmas Pudding is beautiful, and you know I could just see you show Huntsman and be happy!

Me again! Great video, Morris dancer looks fantastic, love the huntsman. That quilt finish is awesome as is your Christmas pudding!! Take care and enjoy the summer 🧵🧵🪡🪡❤️

Great video Kirsty. You have a wonderful full life. The quilt top is stunning. Love all the colours. The Christmas pudding looks good enough to eat on the Emma Congdon stitch. Take care🤗

A great crafty catch up! Love your finished Christmas cross stitches, you will be so glad come December you pushed on. The finished quilt is A-mazing! Good luck with your knitting: it's always fun to get caught up in something new. Have a great summer!

Oh wow your Christmas Pudding looks amazing! Lovely stitching on your WIPs too. Lots of lovely crafting. Happy crafting 😊

Great stitching Kirsty and the quilt top is amazing 👏 👏🥰

Hi Kirsty!! So jealous of your tan!! Wow wow wow merry Christmas and Christmas pudding finished!! They are so gorgeous! Bravo! I loved the quilt you made as well!! Happy stitching lovely 💗🧵

Oh Kirsty, love how you have so many different crafts on the go. I think that's brilliant. You have such a passion to learn. Love the Christmas cross stitch, I'm sure it's worth all your effort. Regarding your knitting, I have always been told that if I have too few stitches, which seems to be your problem, then use a size larger needle. Likewise, if I have too many stitches, then use a size smaller. I know that I am a very slack knitter and so I always use a size smaller, which usually works out. Very difficult as everyone has different tension. Good luck. The Jane Austen quilt will be stunning. Happy stitching.

I have knitted since I was a child but going back to it this last couple of years it has changed so much 😂 I have been trying to knit socks for the last year 😅 got to the heel and stopped 😂 Happy knitting 😊

Hi Kirsty. First time watching your video and I loved it. I do all the same crafts as you so found everything so interesting. My knitting is not great. When I first got married (nearly 40 years ago!) I decided to knit my hubby a jumper in moss stitch. Bearing in mind, Keith is a 6’2’ farmer so it was quite an undertaking. Needless to say the arms were different lengths, the neck was too tight and it was way too long. Since then I have only knitted baby blankets! But I now have two little grandchildren so decided to start again. First attempt not great but second one is coming along. I love your quilting - absolute perfect piecing. Thank you for a great video.

Just subscribed! Given your channel by Stitchy Sally and it sounds like me I do a mixture of crafts! Love Bakewell, we’re only an hour away, beautiful place! X

Been wondering what you've been up to. Christmas Pudding and Merry Christmas are both lovely. Good progress on The Huntsman. The quilts are so beautiful. Happy crafting, Kristy.

Wow! Your finished quilt top is fabulous! Love it. Glad to see you that you finished Merry Christmas - it was such a testing project for you. Bobby Dazzler was how my Dad used to describe other people’s babies and toddlers 😁. I’m no help for your knitting but you are really branching out - good for you. Hope it’s a good harvest for you this year. Happy crafting.

Thank you for a lovely video as always. Congratulations on your two finished cross stitches. The Merry Christmas chart has always caught my eye as something that would look brilliant stitched up and finished. Looking forward to seeing both those finishes FFO'd. Your Lady Tulip quilt is looking amazing and the Jane Austen quilt looks such a tricky design to figure out but no doubt be amazing too! I picked up knitting a few years ago, socks (using magic loop on circular needles) and blankets are my favourite thing. Thankfully never worry about gauge for either of those things, but I think you go bigger needle if getting more stitches that you need to reduce the stiches and smaller needles if not getting enough so that you can create more. I have knitted one blanket with those Stylecraft Heathers and currently working on a second blanket with it now, but lovely to knit with. The crochet blanket is looking brilliant, what a load of crafting you have got done 😀

Hi Kirsty, I’ve just paused your video to answer your knitting question regarding the gauge and you being slightly off. I personally would go down a needle size, you will get a difference when you eventually block it but I would get nearer the gauge size you want as well

Enjoyed your variety of projects!My experience has been to knit the full swatch then block as I would the finished garment. Let it dry completely before measuring your gauge. Also the gauge can be different if using straight or circulars…the mysteries of getting gauge can be a challenge!!! Sometimes I win and some I don’t😉 don’t give up on the DPNs after a few pairs of mittens and socks it gets less fiddly and you conquer the ladders! You are doing great! Enjoy your summer!

Love your projects! I have been learning to crochet, but haven't spent much time on it because I always seem to want to stitch instead. I am learning from a You Tube tutorial and since I don't spend enough time at it have to keep rewatching to remember what I'm doing. I've completed one dishcloth and started another. Haven't tried reading a pattern yet. Love your blanket. Can't help with the knitting. I tried that awhile back and gave up. Crochet is going better than knitting did. Take care.

I've been thinking about starting the Morris dancer sampler for my 50th birthday next month, yours looks fabulous!

Kirsty...enjoyed all your crafts...in trying to get guage...your swatch should be blocked before you measure your guage...I then take the measurements when the swatch is dry..I use Clover wooden needles...the metal points caused nerve damage in my fingers...I have made adjustments to my cast on stitches if I need more stitches to increase the width or adjust the length by additional rows of the sweater using the original stitches per inch to make the actual guage needed for width and adding or subtracting for the length with the yarn...best wishes ❤❤

Quick note about guage swatching, you need to knit a square bigger than the 4" to get a measurement, since the edges can distort your numbers. So for a 4" swatch you'd want to knit a minimum 6" square (or 6" across and 4" high so you can measure at least 4" × 2"). Also most guage measurements are taken after washing+blocking, so that will alter your guage too. Not sure if that will help balance out the guage for that chunky wool? If you are matching one and not the other, then I'd try and get your stitches to match, and then just knit less rows on your garment. That is easier than trying to add stitches to a pattern. You can also knit a different size so the garment matches your guage rather than trying to get your guage to match the garment. But that takes a little maths (let me know if you want the sums). Hope that helps? Xx

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Great catch up! I've been going to try knitting socks for the last few years but I haven't plucked up the courage yet! I'm much more comfortable crocheting. I've done a few of Lucy's blankets but not that one - yours is looking good. Take care.

Can't give you any advice on the knitting at all. I'm about as "expert" as you. Glad you found a sock method that you're preferring. I'm with you though I'm not sure I'm going to be a great sock knitter. It's a lot of effort for something you put on your feet. I'm not a big fan of wearing things on my feet. I'm so glad the wool was such a good colour match - I expect to see your Bobby Dazzler outfit at Stitch London in October. You cross stitch finishes are fab too.- and I for one am jolly glad that you've finally finished that Merry Christmas! Great to catch up.

Hi Kirsty! Your WIPs are looking so great! I absolutely love the quilt hanging behind you, well done. Would you recommend laser cut quilts to a beginner? Thanks for a lovely update! Happy stitching! -Leah Noel

Wanted to respond ref knitting gauge, and can see others have already said something! I would do a bit of a bigger swatch, and exercise patience to wash and gently block. Stretch it too much, and remember every time you wear it it will shrink back again! Ask me how I know… Option 1 Go up a needle size to get the stitch count closer to gauge, so 4mm up to 5mm for eg. Check the row gauge and if v wide of target - think about decreasing the rows you work (if you can easily) Option 2 If you like the texture of the swatch - do all the maths to increase the stitch count And I only knit socks with magic loop. DPNs make me feel like I don’t have enough hands, and the tiny sock needles are just too small.