Knitting Through Hard Times | Stash Busting September 2022

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This September I struggled to keep up with my commitment to work my way through my yarn stash due to complications with my health.
Shoutout to Emily Kate Made This ‪@emilykatemadethis‬
I’m wearing my:
Ghost Whisperer by Park Williams: www.ravelry.co... Bombshell Bomber by We Are Knitters: www.ravelry.co...
Textured Shawl Recipe by Orlane Sucche: www.ravelry.co...
Penelope Fair Isle Jumper: ko-fi.com/s/13...
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What I was able to work on:
Falling Leaves Gloves by Sara Öhman
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Yarn: We Are Knitters Finita in Cinnamon
1940s Chevron Jumper:
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Yarn: Cascade 220 Fingering, Shade Ember Heather - AD - www.lovecrafts...
Cygnet Truly Wool Rich
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Schachenmayr Regia 4 ply - AD - www.lovecrafts...
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature Sock - AD - www.lovecrafts...
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@lauren25487 Год назад

I really miss knitting and crocheting in bed. My M.E. & Fibro has gradually deteriorated to the “severe” category over the past 3 years and now I can no longer knit or crochet even with arthritis gloves/physio tape etc. and spend my days in bed with the tv or RU-vid on low so this has been a nice gentle watch for me that isn’t full of loud music, flashing lights/graphics. Thank you

@shaetenn 3 месяца назад

As someone with chronic illnesses and disability, seeing you persevere but also taking time for yourself when you need to is so relatable. Thank you for posting❤❤❤

@allielittlelegs Год назад

This video is such a disabled mood and I am HERE for it. The realities of merely existing as a disabled person can be so difficult, and it compounds when you have to work and/or be camera ready. I had such a bad pain/fatigue/extremity weakness day yesterday and this video was such a lift. I hope we both feel better soon.

@katerrinah5442 Год назад

Yes! I'm literally lying in bed slowly knitting while I watch this video!

@denisemartinez7576 Год назад

I'm right there with you and all suffering with different illness's and abilities. It's tough but we are warrior's and we find we are stronger than we think. 💪🧡💛🙏

@carolinehoel1997 Год назад

❤

@patriciamartin6756 Год назад

Keep your spirits up. Like I posted before, their is an upside to being disabled was it could be worse; I was in the ER the other night where 2 of the other patients were in unbearable pain as they are dying. The worse symptom I have is pain when I try to walk and fatigue. I need a pot of coffee to energize me enough to stay awake so I can knit/ crochet

@caerrie Год назад

oh my GOD you can knit... both sleeves... at once! I feel so dumb, I've never thought of that! It's so simple! Wow, the more you know...

@RetroClaude Год назад

I know!! Game changing. My Mum taught me that trick (thanks Mum!)

@kellygrubaugh6320 Год назад

@@RetroClaude Well, thank you to your Mom also! That's fabulous.... I never thought of knitting both at the same time, such a game changer ❤️

@The_Crafting_Gamer Год назад

Been knitting for over 40 years ans I haven’t learned to knit both sleves or both socks at the same time hope you feel better too

@lilolmecj Год назад

@@The_Crafting_Gamer if I ever try socks I will do both at once or I will be the classic one sock only completed!

@PrincessFidelma Год назад

I LOVE 2 at a time knitting. It's the only way I can knit pairs of things. A few years ago I knitted 2 pairs of knee high socks like it, 4 socks on 1 cable needle, it felt like it took forever, but I had 2 pairs of socks once I'd done.

@SpinThatAgain Год назад

I find that propping up my elbows with small soft pillows helps my neck, back, arm and shoulder discomfort. I love your videos ♡♡♡

@mollyn03 Год назад

I'm currently having a bad time health-wise and it is so nice to see you being honest about how much of a struggle this can be - thank you 💜

@ApolloCosplay Год назад

I have Pots and EDS and I feel this video so so hard. I love making things, historical clothing, corsets, cosplay. But I also spend a lot of time in bed unable to leave it and kitting gives me a feeling of progress, of productivity. Thanks for this video because it makes me feel less alone.

@ljnoble5171 Год назад

Thank you for a lovely, gentle update. From a knitter in soggy Scotland - pointing a desk fan at drying knitwear seems to speed up the process beautifully.

@RetroClaude Год назад

I'll remember that tip, thank you! 💚

@suemount6042 Год назад

That’s great idea must give it a try

@beth12svist Год назад

Pro tip: fan/portable heater is a good helper even in a landlocked unsoggy country, if you happen to live in an 18th century house that's never not slightly damp. :D (Not the case for me anymore, but family still lives in that house so still a good thing to remember!)

@EngineeringKnits Год назад

I always get excited to see a new stashbusting video from you! The gloves are so gorgeous, like the perfect toasty warm color for keeping your hands cozy. The chevron jumper is looking gorgeous (I'm personally partial to that warm gradient so I love it) and I can't wait to see more on the Thrift-Tee sweater! Thank you for showing us your knitting progress when you were up for it - seeing what you are able to do and how you manage depending on how you're feeling is really helpful.

@RetroClaude Год назад

I like it too, plus I'm told the 70s are in again. Who knew? 💚

@SpinThatAgain Год назад

I make 'Fingerless' mitts with a 1/2 thumb. Gave up on knitting after 'dis' for a long time. I found a soft back rest pillow with elbow rests to help. Propping elbows with soft pillow supports neck and shoulder dis-ease.

@pagodrink Год назад

No worries about not filming while knitting 💚I love just seeing what people are working on, even without seeing the process

@sharib5922 Год назад

Thank you for rising above your illness and videotaping your struggles and successes, most of the time I feel quite alone in my chronic illness, you have motivated me to keep knitting and take one day at a time, thank you ❤️ Also your gloves are gorgeous and I’m definitely knitting a pair! Well done🧶❤️🧶

@fernshepherd3416 Год назад

I'm watching this while being stuck in bed in pain. I can't thank you enough for your lovely videos and for being frank about being ill. Your vibes and tone are inspiring but still relaxing, I always appreciate watching them while unwell.

@BookCat18 Год назад

It's so lovely to have this. Today is a hard day but spending time with you has helped. Mellow videos help with how low I feel because there isn't a huge gap between your energy and mine. Be well.

@DorisS75 Год назад

I was going to say much the same thing. You saved me the energy. ☺️ I spent half of October in the hospital, so my big accomplishment has been watching my long list of spooky, fun Halloween movies this month.

@RetroClaude Год назад

I'm glad I could be with you today 💚

@BookCat18 Год назад

@@RetroClaude 💕

@kaytiej8311 Год назад

The sense of not being alone is so helpful, isnt it?

@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar Год назад

@@DorisS75 We with chronic illness and disabilities really benefit from company! ❤️❤️❤️

@wendymalik6784 Год назад

Not a knitter but enjoy discovering how other people with chronic illnesses deal with hard days. ❤

@tinaeast2374 Год назад

Hi Claude, I have only just found your channel. What a refreshing vlog. You gave me such a boost. I have only recently been diagnosed with ME, September. It has been hard to get to grips with things since the beginning of this year. I am currently binged watching your past vlogs. Thank you for your ray of light in my currently grey, confused and limited life atm. ❤❤

@turbosocks_wifi Год назад

I found you when watching engineering knits and it was in recommended! Im disabled and knit too! I think youre being too hard on yourself, you did a lot of good progress! I know my knitting has to go super slow because of my pain, so Im amazed at what you got done, especially with how small and delicate the work you are doing is. The sweater and gloves look great!

@emmaRBC Год назад

I've had some similar days recently. Just hiding in a blanket working my way through the hats I decided everyone needed as Christmas presents! Thank you for showing the reality of chronic illness 💙💙

@melissabunn7453 3 месяца назад

You poor dear...prayers for you. I am fighting terminal cancer and have gone through a total gastrectomy in the past year...working with yarn somehow soothes my spirit.

@sarahrudd4995 Год назад

Claude: "I've got my wheat bag: Me: "I really want mine.." *goes downstairs to heat it up before watching the rest of the video.

@Grace-ms7un Год назад

What is a wheat bag?

@StrongImaginationA Год назад

Went and filled my hot water bottle halfway through! :'D

@StrongImaginationA Год назад

@@Grace-ms7un It's like a cherry pit cushion but with wheat grains (I think it's the husk of the grains that they use?) I guess?

@shaetenn 3 месяца назад

I'm gluten free (even react to being around regular flour), so I have a rice bag

@rosalie4069 Год назад

Thanks for sharing:) I have a disability as well and lately it's been too painful for me to knit, which makes me very sad at times. I find you so relatable and can find comfort in your realistic shots. So thank you Claude!!!! Oh and your projects are looking lovely as always ❤️

@janisi9262 Год назад

Your gloves are beautiful! I've seen that pattern and you did such a lovely job. When your health is unstable, things get wonky, and there's nothing wrong with that. I was inspired by your original stash-busting video and, once it got cool enough in my corner of the world, photographed and cataloged all of my yarn. I have even more than you and it's disconcerting. Then I caught COVID (for the second time, despite vaccines and boosters.) This did give me the time to finish a granny square blanket I'd started in 2016 and although I hated crocheting all the squares together, I love the finished blanket. It's large enough for one person and a 80/20 acrylic/wool, so it's machine washable, soft, and cozy. I finished another blanket, hated it, and ripped the whole thing out. There's something up with the increases in that pattern: they just don't lie flat. Third, I made a modified pair of Triangulation Mitts by Sybil R - she has a ton of mitt, glove, and mitten patterns that are constructed in very interesting ways. I'm now working on a pair of Starburst Mitts, also from Sybil R. I messed up a few times and am on my third go. This was my fault, not the pattern's. I have a chronic illness and chronic fatigue, on top of post-COVID lethargy. I'm supposed to be designing a hat, but my brain just won't do it, so it's on hold until I have the brainpower for it. Same goes for finishing a mostly-completed capelet I designed. I see you. I see you.

@denisemartinez7576 Год назад

The struggle is real and hard sometimes. Somehow we find a way to waddle through the pain, and stickiness. We stand stronger together.💪🙏🧡💛

@olliejones3302 Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. I've been having a hard time with fatigue the last few weeks and seeing someone else push through for silly self imposed deadlines makes me feel a bit less alone 💜 I hope October was less hard on you 💜

@RetroClaude Год назад

Thank you! Pacing is hard and I don't always get it right and then I get mad at myself for doing stupid things. But we try 💚

@Quiltoholic Год назад

Love your update! No stress about the aesthetics of filming, love listening to you share your journey while I'm focusing on my own knitting (have been binging your previous videos as well). Take care of your self and your health! Love those gloves!

@patriciamartin6756 Год назад

Dear Claude. I just discovered you! Love your channel. I don't think of it as a disability, but I go thru times when I can't walk. I can't work right now but I don't feel shut in because I have a huge stash of yarn. I do mostly Irish Crochet but regular crochet too.and knitting. The gloves you are making are absolutely beautiful. I love them!

@tessajbarnes336 Год назад

When I have just small bits and little balls of leftover yarn, I usually turn them into fingerless gloves. They're so fast to make, and I just cobble together whatever I've got. I wear my nicer gloves out, but my weird little fingerless gloves I wear at home, more like a wrist-warmer than gloves, because I don't like the chilly gap in my sleeves at my wrist during the cold months. It's toasty, and I like that I can use every scrap.

@chazhoosier2478 Год назад

Thank you for another lovely update. Keep getting better. The home remedy in my family for everything is a cheeseburger. They don't address any specific symptoms but they make us feel better whatever the diagnosis. :)

@RetroClaude Год назад

Sounds like my sort of medicine 🍔

@RianShafer Год назад

I don't really knit, I can but prefer crochet. There's something very satisfying about watching all the tiny loops turn into something soft & warm. It's my way of giving hugs & comfort to those I care about when I am not with them. Now & then I do make something for myself! I'm glad you felt better by the end. I have advanced Rheumatoid & just got through an awful 2 week flare as well. It took me a whole week to finish just 4 hours worth of needle felting. I just never know from day to day or even from morning to night what is going to happen next, so I just try to go with it & do what I can. It's my hobbies that get me through the toughest times. Thanks for sharing.

@kaytiej8311 Год назад

Those gloves are gorgeous, perfect autumn colour and pattern. So sorry you've been struggling. The pain is palpable and very real. Thank you for even using your precious energy to make the video. May your noggin come clear very soon. Sending love.

@jessmakesstuff Год назад

Honestly my favourite series on RU-vid right now 😊

@vivienlee610 Год назад

Same here!

@starsun6363 Год назад

😃!! I kid you not. This was my exact face when I saw your video. I'm so sorry to hear you've been sick. I saw your community post. Hopefully now that you've been posting again, you're feeling better. I'm totally okay with no asthetic shots. You're a very good story teller, and it's really fun just to listen to you talk about it. Cheers and good health! (I also might check out those gloves, I've got a skein of fingering weight purple yarn to use up...)

@RetroClaude Год назад

I'm doing a bit better thanks, or at least I'm doing a bit more consistent which makes working easier ☺️

@StrongImaginationA Год назад

Lol at the exact moment you were saying 'no, it's just maths' I was measuring the length of a back piece for a bolero style cardigan, trying to figure out if I should start doing the decreases for the armholes yet. Very much a fan of these videos since I have a yarn stash that is starting to spill from its boxes.

@allinsonsherratt418 Год назад

Hi Claude - just found you ❤️ I've had ME over 24 years & for the first 3 years I could not knit. I did mainly tapestries & a lot of sleeping. Even now I find it hard to follow patterns sometimes so have had to organise my knitting accordingly. This results in many WIP that need blocking & sewing up. To help me keep track I've recently started to keep a record of WIP, kits to knit & yarn in my stash generally. Having watched your stash organisation video, I think you would probably faint if you saw my stash..... I have destashed twice in the past, but I'm a hoarder 😄 Over the years, I've also been diagnosed with EDS & several other things. I've fractured my left elbow, wrist & hand in 3 separate accidents, which is why I like try & knit daily.

@cadileigh9948 Год назад

I do find your no nonsense commentry refreshing. Hope your health refreshes as the seasons evolve. Nice gloves too

@elizabethgregory9549 Год назад

Thank you for sharing! I've been struggling with chronic illness for a couple of years now, and a bad flare for 2 months. Knitting and crochet are my destress but I haven't hardly been able to do them with feeling so poorly.

@pam1256 Год назад

Hi! RU-vid recommended me your yarn organization video and while I am a crocheter not a knitter, I'm so invested in seeing you work through all your yarn! I subscribed, woo stash busting! I am currently in my last year of a master's program, when we go on break between semesters, I need to organize my giant bin of yarn so I have a better idea of what I have! I don't really like Ravelry's yarn system, I am missing the labels for a lot of yarns. I'm thinking of creating a yarn database in Excel for my stash! I created a book database already, how hard could a yarn database be! I wish you well, hoping you can enjoy relaxing time and knitting time too :)

@MJ-zr2jz Год назад

I've just found your channel! So happy to have found your content!

@jeansteele6586 Год назад

I found you today, what a fighter you are 😊 I found you as I crochet and get over a surgical heart procedure, and have a desire to stash bust too. I really enjoy you and look forward to looking at past episodes and finding more to come Love from Canada 🍁 😊

@TetraTerezi Год назад

The head hole would be so large to allow for hairstyles. Doing your hair with your clothes on would mean having hair or hair product on your very nice sweater. So you get your hair done in your underwear and then sweater over your nicely done hair.

@RetroClaude Год назад

Excellent point!

@joannalis4374 Год назад

I love this stashbusting series and how creative you are with using up all the little bits! It's inspiring me to come up with a scrappy project.

@janescarisbrick6986 Год назад

I have only just found you but have spent my week going back and catching up on some of your other podcasts. Knitting is so good for us and your makes are lovely. I am eager to see you use that stash up. Well a good portion x

@hemlockknits Год назад

Just found you and almost straight away I wondered if you had ME. I’ve been pretty much housebound for 11 months with long Covid so I totally understand. Thank goodness for knitting.

@tinnerste2507 Год назад

I would use the leftovers from the gloves to knit a little net bag for your gloves that closes well so you can store them together over the warm season and not lose track of one. But is also a beautiful colour for some Color work too.

@MissMVintage Год назад

Those gloves are like sitting by a toasty open fire! Delicious. The chevron jumper looks wonderful! Love the warm autumnal colours in there. :) I always love your stash busting videos, and the slower pace was good to watch. Keeping it real.

@jessicacollins8049 Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. I dont work because of my health and people think i knit all day long. Some days i cant sit up straight let alone knit. I hope you feel better soon.

@bowerbirdstyle7661 Год назад

The chevron jumper is going to be gorgeous. Love the colours. The gloves are beautiful.

@nicolawarn5809 11 месяцев назад

Those gloves would also look lovely with tiny beads integrated into the lacework 😍

@RetroClaude 11 месяцев назад

A lovely idea!

@lexidc3940 Год назад

I had no idea Ravelry has that function???? I mean automatically deducting the amount you used on a project from your yarn stash. that's so useful! I always have trouble estimating if I have enough of 1 yarn to work on a project. the way you're tracking the yarns is such a great solution! I'll just need to get a weighing scale. that's gonna be tough for the smaller accessories projects I like to do though, I crochet small lace items...hm, still would be helpful for the garments, which is usually where I struggle estimating if I have enough left of a yarn. thank you for sharing this! I think I'll start my own stash busting once I get a scale.

@Dollybirds85 Год назад

Also have ME and new to this channel. Feeling the knitting in bed/while resting vibe. Slow but sure is the way forward 😊 thanks for sharing your makes. I’m now off to continue a baby blanket I’m knitting. Rest up and take it easy x

@janegibson6678 Год назад

Thank you for this series and keeping it going even when you’re ill, really enjoying it.

@eyesofthegoddess2967 Год назад

you are amazing Claude, never diminish who you are or your abilities of the moment. I have fibromyalgia, and the pain is sometimes so bad that I lay in bed crying, but I do bits and pieces here and there and these bring me joy. Love you from Canada. These bits would be great for some granny squares for caps, scarf or even a throw for your bed... 💝💗💯

@rebeccacuthbertson1271 Год назад

I'm sorry September ended up being so rough for you. Love the gloves and the jumper! Perfect fall vibes honestly. Hope you were able to get those sleeves blocked and jumper sewn up to enjoy in their proper autumnal weather 💖

@anonymousperson4214 Год назад

For what it's worth, this is my first video of yours and I subscribed less than halfway through. I like you and I want to spend more time here :)

@janemarchant2558 Год назад

Hello Claude , lovely chevron jumper progress, really lovely. You could always do crochet or knitted squares with your leftover yarn and join them all together at the end xxxx

@LochNessie2626 Год назад

I appreciated the reality of this video, as I watched it also stuck in bed only able to do small amounts of mindless craft right now

@YarrowNjune Год назад

The gloves are so pretty, they totally deserved their own shoot! I'd use sweter remainders for another gloves or a matching scarf (maybe triangle?)

@beth12svist Год назад

I fell in love with the glove pattern when you first shared it, and I still love them now that you've finished them; I'll definitely have to make them as my "wear to protect my poor atopic hands the moment it gets a bit chillier" pair. :-)

@theplussizecostumer Год назад

It may not seem like it, but you did put a bit of a dent in your stash. And those gloves are lovely. They remind me that I have a few odd bits of yarn left from knitting socks and I was thinking of making myself a new pair of mitts. They're actually a combination of gloves and mittens that have a flap over the fingers to add warmth. I had a pair I made several years ago with fingerless gloves, but then I lost one of them. I haven't started yet because I need to remember where I put the book with the pattern. I have a work area in our flat that I'm still trying to get into some place where I can actually work. Still unpacking boxes from our last move about 4 years ago and looking for places to put it all. It's a tedious job.

@RetroClaude Год назад

Ahh yes. Trying to find that one pattern that you know you have somewhere but can't remember where it's gone. I hope you find it soon 💚

@spiralling_words 5 месяцев назад

That chevron jumper is soo lovely and I really like the colour scheme. 😍

@LilRedHead42 Год назад

I really appreciate you keeping it real in your videos. (The dry humor is great too. "Won't dry til April." :D) I know you said you wanted to do more, but I feel like you did a ton. I'm a new knitter though so maybe my calibrations are different. I just finished my second knit project (first was a washcloth) - it's a scarf and it took me 9 months. Knitting is still like magic to me so I'm enjoying watching you make really neat things with your hands and magic sticks. :D And wow those gloves are *gorgeous*. I'm not a glove person and I'm even tempted now. And I love the autumn colors of the chevron jumper. The remainders reminded me of a crochet a-long I did - we made small lacy squares (which we put together in rows) using small amounts. The original skeins were often 20 grams. I hope you find something you enjoy for the rest of that yarn. Love love love those colors. Also, those cats on your socks! 😍

@mitomom4947 Год назад

In bed as I watch. Ooh I can relate to this video. Please take good care. Good to have ME company, sorry though. I love your gloves and the ombre in the sweater. And the bunny mug LOL. 💜

@maureencullen1008 Год назад

It's lovely to see your makes.I am 69 have always loved 1940's jumpers even when I was 17 .I am lucky to have original patterns from my gran.I have always used these patterns so I have never found them confusing.I love Susan Crawford yarns as the colours are so beautiful and look like 1940's.

@elmmusicful Год назад

I love watching you slowly working through your stash!!! you have inspired me to get back to crochetting and to burn through some of my stash as well!! thanks:D

@robynnedorion3900 Год назад

I wanted to say how much I am enjoying spending time with you. I am beginning rehab after a total knee replacement and you have been great to keep me company. I love all things sewing and knitting. I spend my sewing time quilting now. Thank you😊❤️

@philiphanson6894 Год назад

Your falling leaves gloves photoshoot made me smile. Love the gloves.

@KatrinaTapio Год назад

I make my own clothes, entire dresses, cloaks, and whatnot, but I can never ever bring myself to knitting. I don't know why, I just find it the most tedious task ever. I'd rather clean the toilet. BUT this is why I've got such incredible respect towards knitters like you, who can not only do it, but even follow complicated patterns to achieve the task! I find it so incredibly impressive, you'll never understand the awe I feel even for a simpler pair of gloves. This is why I'd rather just pay really well to get those wonderful knitted items, because I simply cannot stand making it myself. Thank you for existing and bringing the craft forward!!!

@pkwork Год назад

Love those gloves. You so rock. I have made some of my best textile work in bed trying to get over flu or some such or a bad arthritus day. Strangely it helps to know I am not the only one.

@leah_gg1 Год назад

Thanks for another great video! I do think you were being to hard on yourself but we all do that from time to time. The gloves are lovely. Both you and the gloves deserved that photoshoot :) I hope you continue to feel better

@misskellymac Год назад

Found your channel. I love it. I love knitting and crocheting and home fragrance ( wax and candles which is my channel theme) I am going to be starting a new channel in January 2023 based on my love of all things yarn!! I too have a chronic illness( lupus) that knocks me down daily and my love of knitting and crochet and of course, a great-smelling home makes me happy. Your honesty on how you are feeling is so refreshing. GREAT CHANNEL thanks for sharing 🤩

@cheskydivision Год назад

The sweater is the perfect fall colors.

@jordanwilliams3118 Год назад

Fr tho

@judisewnsew6514 Год назад

Hugs to you! Ellerslie Danlos over here (hypermobility) it's rough sometimes but we will just keep encouraging each other ❤️

@HeartPlant Год назад

Well done! The final photoshoot reminds me of the Taylor Swift All Too Well video a bit with the lipstick and the autumnal colours. I love this series, can't wait to see what October brings :)

@aggierowe9574 Год назад

Hello, the algorithm sent me here and You are an inspiration for me to start my channel.

@ellisburton8733 Год назад

Sending a hug and thank you for the courageous honesty 💐💐💐

@meamela9820 Год назад

I am having an incredibly low level energy day today and this was really comforting to watch. Maybe I should abandon my sewing for today and just lie in bed watching videos and knit squares for my stash busting blanket.

@sharontaylor4392 Год назад

I love the colors and pattern of the sweater! The gloves are beautiful as well!

@tofu_soyeux Год назад

The reveal was so heartwarming for some reason 🌷 I love your videos, I hope you feel better soon ♥️

@Kato_Rin Год назад

Having leftover bits of yarn from projects is vital for mending and repairs. I was inspired by your 1940s Make Do and Mend socks, so I took the time to mend holes in a pair of socks I knit for my mom in 2020. I was very economical, so I even have enough to mend a hole in my own pair from the same yarn! In October, I was only able to knit one hat (as opposed to my mom's 9 hats), but I'm still very pleased with the result. Sometimes it's about the quality of knitwear and not the quantity 🙂

@sophiepotvin5356 Год назад

I just saw your video in my feed. I have chronic illness too ( dysautonomia and EDS) and a cold this weekend and its a rough time. It feels good to see people like me on the internet ❤. I'm gonna subcribe.

@nettie607 Год назад

I suffer with several chronic conditions, too. Be kind to yourself. We'll still be here.

@TheDesertMarmot Год назад

You could use those tiny little bits as stuffing in your hexipuff quilt.

@RetroClaude Год назад

An excellent suggestion thank you!

@knittedbywhitney Год назад

You did such a good job Claude! The gloves are so lovely. I hope you feel better in October ❤

@patriciamartin6756 Год назад

Continued from below. I also need a big kitchen on the bottom floor with several coffee makers and lots of counter space to hold my coffee making equipment. I always keep 4 or 5 kinds of coffee handy like Hazelnut, Southern Pecan, mudslide, German Chocolate Cake and regular to drink. I have a bad coffee drinking habit. I go thru 3 pounds of coffee a month and save all the containers when they are empty to hold my crochet and knitting hooks and needles. I don't fear death: I only dread one thing, I really need a craft store in thr afterlife so I don't miss any weekly yarn sales. I am overjoyed when I can load up.on $4.99 a skein yarn gets discounted down to $1.29!

@Meredith36 11 месяцев назад

Those gloves are beautiful! 💚🧶

@22marketst Год назад

Fab knitting as always despite the things you are dealing with. Any of us who have the 'pushing s**t uphill' feelings/experiences will appreciate your great determination and creativity.

@natalie_makes_things Год назад

Watching this from bed and can completely relate! Thank you for showing us the realness! Also swift and ballwinders are life changing, I just have trouble with mine staying attached to the table for some reason 😂

@Rebelmusedesign 4 месяца назад

Your gloves are absolutely gorgeous.❤

@msthimble Год назад

Claude, I'm so sorry that you're in pain. I'm keeping a good thought for you. Your gloves are wonderful, I love complex patterns.

@eleanor.shadow Год назад

In terms of dividing yarns in two, you might like to use a meterage counter - this way you’ll know how many meters your yarn has exactly and, instead of counting on weight, you’ll be more precise in your division ☺️

@Siansonea Год назад

I actually really love the 70s colors of the 40s-inspired jumper. I lived through the 70s, and I have a genuine fondness for the style of the decade. I also really love 40s style, though I did not live through that decade. So it's the best of both worlds for me.

@kristenfay5083 Год назад

Hello from NY. So sorry ur in pain. I just found u and you r very lovely to listen to. Your work is very pretty, love those gloves, I'm going to try to crochet them or something similar. Thank you for the inspo

@TheSarahLindy Год назад

Hope you’re on the mend sweet lady. ❤ I haven’t got a lot of knitting done myself in the last month or so… had some illness in our household, husband had gallbladder surgery, my FIL passed, found out my MIL is going to have MAJOR surgery in November… dryer 💩 out, holidays breathing down our neck, work is nuts at the moment… just one thing after another. Thank you for reminding me that it’s times like these that knitting could be of the most benefit 🥲🧶

@EJCMunyard Год назад

Yay for completely arbitrary deadline!!!!!! You did it! Also echo the love of mellow video. Makes me feel like I have a friend. Will definitely be watching especially when I am having a bad long covid day. Xxx

@bobguy3939 Год назад

Your a trooper Claude! Thanks for the update😊

@gemineyyy Год назад

Great video! I didn’t find this video boring at all and I think you’re videos are so great because they are authentic and so are you. Everything you make is so unique and amazing I’m in awe of that fairisle top you were wearing in the kitchen 🥰

@vivienlee610 Год назад

I love all of your videos, they're so relaxing and authentic. We're all so grateful for you putting the energy into doing them for us all. I must admit I had my eye on the mohair (?) jumper and shrug you were wearing! It looks simple enough for me to do & cosy and light. Is it a pattern of yours? I do hope you're continuing to feel better 🙌🙌