One Huge Project Almost Done + A Giveaway! | KNITTING PODCAST | Episode 8

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The No Frills Cardigan is almost there, so it’s time to start…an experiment. Plus, a giveaway for some shorty needles!
Thanks so much for watching! Details for everything I talked about are at the links below.
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PATTERNS & PROJECTS I MENTIONED
Barnsley Sweater: www.ravelry.co...
No Frills Cardigan: www.ravelry.co...
Dog Walking Gloves: www.ravelry.co... Fausta Bralette: www.ravelry.co...
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BOOKS I MENTIONED
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: bookshop.org/a... *
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green: bookshop.org/a... *
All the books I’ve talked about on my channel: bookshop.org/s... *
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GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS
Subscribe to this RU-vid channel and leave a comment letting me know whether you’ve tried shorties before, and what kind of project you’d like to use them for.
For an extra entry, post a story to Instagram about one of my videos, and tag me in it @alisonrowan
Winner will be announced in the next video!
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*These are affiliate links, which means that if you click through them to buy, I'll receive a small commission. Your price as the buyer stays the same as it would have been regardless. If you choose to use them, thank you!
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WHERE TO FIND ME
Ravelry: www.ravelry.co...
Storygraph: app.thestorygr...
Website: www.alisonrowan...
Email: alimakeseverything@gmail.com
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00:00: Introduction
04:29 No Frills Cardigan
17:00 Dog Walking Gloves
29:54 The Mystery of Dad’s Socks
34:09 Fausta Bralette Dilemmas
41:48 Giveaway Instructions
42:49 Other Creative Projects

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11 сен 2024

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@hadapjill8321 4 месяца назад

Well hi! I cant imagine that no one else has already suggested this, or maybe ive missed this part of the discussion, but re: the construction of your bralette: why not do a provisional cast on to work the bralette section from bottom up as the pattern is written and then finish the waist shaping etc by sliding back into the provisional and working top down from there? The lapis top by yamagara is constructed that way and i found it to be relatively easy. Cheers and good luck!!!!

@Pinnipedantic 4 месяца назад

I think she's mentioned the ribbing is a problem-when you switch directions on the provisional, it'll offset the ribbing by half a stitch

@hadapjill8321 4 месяца назад

@@Pinnipedantic ahhh! Now that you mention it i do remember her saying something along those lines! Thanks! 😁 im so often knitting while I "watch" podcasts. I should start paying better attention, lol

@myndolin 3 месяца назад

I do kind of hate magic loop. I'm sure I need more time with it, but I find it way too fiddly for something small like socks. And I LOVE making socks, so I'm not going to make it miserable for myself by using a technique I currently detest. Enter the shorties that you bought. I LOVE using 9" circulars for my socks. I use them to the heel flap, then switch to two DPN's, then switch back to the 9" circulars for the gusset and foot, then back to DPN's for the five seconds it takes to do the toe decreases. Easy. Peasy. Fast and frustration free. 9" circulars for socks forever! :D Also, I love the color of that sweater. Scrumptious!

@Shonty_makes 4 месяца назад

The only idea I had on the dad's socks is that they look like they were thrown in the dryer 😅 As long as wool is cold washed and air-dryed, it shouldn't shrink. Felting at impact points (i.e., heel) seems normal though...

@heatherhaught6445 4 месяца назад

Hi. I was thinking about the issue with your Dad's socks. Are you using thicker yarn? Not sock weight or fingering weight yarn? The next time you make him a pair, I would stick with non-superwash wool, but knit it in a fingering weight yarn at a tight gauge, like 8 or 9 stitches per inch and make sure the socks have some negative ease. I have knit non-superwash socks that don't bunch up like you are describing. You won't be able to stop the felting or fulling, but I think if you get the right fit they won't do it as much and the length won't shrink drastically like that. I think you are essentially knitting your Dad slipper socks meant more to be worn around the house rather than in boots with harsher wear. Enjoying your podcasts. Happy Knitting!

@KimberlyKaan 4 месяца назад

I agree...I would knit them at a tight gauge because they won't bunch and move and be able to slide down his foot. Caution though, when you knit at a tighter gauge sometimes the foot needs to be longer to make up for the width possibly being less.

@EverythingBekka 4 месяца назад

I hope the inquiries go off without a hitch 🤞🏾 I am a huge fan of Chiaogoo needles. I have 1 fixed circular set for my knitted animal friend. I would love to have more! P.S. the rants about felted socks shrinking, books being mid & dressing like an art/kindergarten teacher make me love your channel even more ❤ Thank you 🙏

@paulam.5785 4 месяца назад

Your no frills is gorgeous. Right now, it is at the "car coat" length, which I think is a great length. Anyway, as to pulling from the inside/outside, I did want to mention that pulling from the inside twists the yarn as you knit, which might make your garment twist. Just use a yarn bowl or project bag if you dont like the yarn flipping around. Just something to keep in mind. ❤

@emilylarson1603 4 месяца назад

Emma Robinson from Wooly Mammoth Fibers has a whole video talking about nonsuperwash socks that is worth checking out. Also, I think that another lovely Canadian knitter called Heather Nolan uses mohair with their nonsuperwash wool socks to help with strength

@HAD246 4 месяца назад

When people knit socks looooong ago with only wool ,they washed them by hand and hung them to dry …. Also 100 % wool socks, wicks moisture away from the skin and does not hold odours and they are breathable ….so feet don’t get clammy …therefore you wash them less frequently …. 😊Much less so do not wash them in machine , use mild soap …wash by hand …let them soak and hand to dry ….😊

@knitting_knerd 4 месяца назад

I hated the shortie needles when I first tried then, but I actually love them now! I use them for the Cleese cuffs bc try as I might, I still get laddering in ribbing when I use magic loop.

@AnnaBanana29556 4 месяца назад

I would loove to knit a small baby beanie for my baby niece with those shorties

@AderetKnits 4 месяца назад

About the bralette, I find that my best modifications come after knitting the pattern as intended and then knitting a second project with modifications

@thefloweronfire 4 месяца назад

LOL I put an idea for the bralette, then 30 seconds later you said that exact thing. I need to watch a whole podcast before I comment. For the shorties, I want to try them for socks. Socks take foreverrrr for me because I get so tired of the back and forth on magic loop. I also would love to try on sleeves!!

@ShanaH414 4 месяца назад

I read Dumplin’ last week after you showed your copy of Pumpkin and I absolutely loved it. Thank you for the recommendation!

@sueaxon3688 4 месяца назад

Great video. I am going to Tenerife in 2 weeks + travelling light. This has really given me lots of ideas. Thank you so much!

@alisakhan1252 4 месяца назад

I love shorties for sleeves! Have never made socks, but would like to try

@ryankurth8080 4 месяца назад

Jonathan Day mentioned in a recent video that he always knits the foot of his socks a few centimeters longer to accommodate the felting that will happen at the bottom, so you're definitely not the only one who has faced this problem! I've never tried shorties before, but I've been itching to! I have tiny hands, so I feel like they could work well for me.

@AliMakesEverything 4 месяца назад

Congrats, you've won the giveaway! If you can send me an email with your mailing address at alimakeseverything@gmail.com by 11:59 PM EST on Friday the 10th, I'll get the needles shipped out to you 😄

@soolee8747 4 месяца назад

Thanks for organizing what is sometimes now called a “gift away” to avoid attracting unwanted attention. Might need to be extra vigilant about scammers impersonating you in the comments for this episode, just to be on the safe side. (Why do bad actors have to ruin the internet for the rest of us?) As for me, I’ve tried flexible DPNs once, but not shorties. I have mixed feelings about the flexible DPNs, but think shorties might be good for socks or baby items? No idea-just guessing here. The comments about converting the bralette to a top down pattern sent me down a long rabbit hole! One book that might be useful is “Knitting From the Top Down” by Barbara Walker. Only just found out about it myself, but apparently it teaches you how to change any garment into a top down pattern, and also walks you through estimating yardage, etc. Fingers crossed that this helps!

@jenniferbarrett3272 4 месяца назад

I live Chiagoo needles- the tiny ones are hard on my hands, but work best when knitting colour work socks. I love your long cardi -I am thinking of doing the Rebel by Ankestickt-similar vibe. Just made fingerless mitts for my DILA and she loves them-made a pair for my daughter and she made take the ribbing off and make them into mitts. Can’t please all of the daughters all of the time. Lol! I think they are great when dog walking for sure- treat delivery and poop 💩 bags are impossible with mitts or gloves. I am trying to become a sock person since 2020-still working out my favourite methods and my arthritic hands make their own decisions.

@Amanda.aka.Megan.Shines 4 месяца назад

I couldn't really find anything about if the heels felted and made the sock shrink down in 19th century and older wool socks, but it looks like wool knit socks from before nylon were very dense gauge and used a "common" heel (3 needle bind off under the heel to create the cup shape), so maybe experimenting with that will help. You can also try tube socks (basically no heel) or even making larger and felting (sort of like knit and felted slippers, but only doing one layer instead of double layered).

@juliao9146 4 месяца назад

A lot of vintage socks have decreases along the calf to help keep them snug. I find that most modern sock patterns just use a straight tube of knitting all the way down to the heel, so that might be something worth looking into? I am in camp I love shorties. I find DPNs super fiddly and despite following all the tricks I feel like there is always laddering that I can see (even if it's not obvious to others). The shorties do give me a bit of hand ache until I have an inch of fabric, but that's worth it to me.

@cbtringali6799 4 месяца назад

So exciting to see the cardigan progress! You could knit a great hat and/or scarf to wear with the cardigan. You could marl the mohair with a variegated to create a complimentary accessory. Or knit a short mohair only cardigan. Also - some yarn stores will take unused full skeins as a return. What if you knit Looong tube sock without set in heel? Can you knit bottom up and knit the straps &/or top edge in a complimentary fiber? And i use DPNs flexi-tips but am curious about shorties. These would be perfect for baby hats!

@Pinnipedantic 4 месяца назад

A cute way to do yarn management is mugs! You have so many, and some may even be big enough for full balls, or as they get smaller you can just pop them in there. Also you KNOW how I feel about Copper cameos ❤

@BrendaBeckett-ob8wf 4 месяца назад

Thanks for another great episode. I like how you dive into your thoughts as you work through projects. One idea on the bralette if you do it bottom up - put in a couple of lifelines to start as you knit so you don’t have to go back at the end if you need to do surgery. Lifelines are hard to add to ribbed material after the fact.

@shllybkwrm 4 месяца назад

I think the issue with your NSW socks could be the spin structure? A much tighter spin would be sturdier; maybe you used something lofty that had a lot of room inside to felt down into? I'm sure there is something to do with sheep breeds as well, BFL seems popular for socks, but I don't have enough knowledge about this unfortunately!

@kavitadeepchand 4 месяца назад

DearAli. I love your enthusiasm for knitting. Your projects are so interesting to hear about. I do use 9in circs for sock knitting and love them. What I want to improve is colourwork socks which will need a larger needle size so 4.5 would be perfect. However, as you said you only tried your needle for a few minutes, before giving them up I would urge you to give them another try, just in case they end up working for you. If not I would love to be in the running for your generous offer.

@eileen8481 Месяц назад

Hi, I use %100 wool to knit socks. While I do hand-wash them, I was taught to knit a longer foot for the socks. Most of the felting comes from wearing the socks . I actually only knit about an inch longer, and that seems to work for me and my family. I have never had my cuff felt. %100 wool socks, non-superwash, are so great, don’t give up on them. You will figure out what works best for your dad.

@AliMakesEverything Месяц назад

THANK YOU! I knew somebody must be out here making non-superwash wool socks work! This makes so much sense 😄

@MargaretEvans-sp3me 4 месяца назад

I am learning to knit socks. I want to use circular shorties to make some.

@cupcakenormajean9974 4 месяца назад

I might be missing something but it seems like you could knit the bralette bottom up and just stop the extension and start the actual pattern once you get down to the yardage called for in the pattern? I guess you want to do waist shaping so it’s not just a tube but you could probably math out how long you can make it with your current yardage after a few rows if you weigh how much those rows eat up. I guess it’s a bit of yarn chicken to do it bottom up no matter what you do. Good luck!

@h.eathering 4 месяца назад

Hi Ali! I JUST got my first pair of shorties this week after trying dpns for the first time for sleeves of a baby cardigan. The dpns were constantly poking my hands and I always felt like they were In my way! I frantically bought a pair of size 4 shorties to try, even though I'd heard mixed opinions on their comfort too because I couldn't imagine knitting on dpns for hours! After a few minutes of adjustment I LOVED the shorties & I want more sizes to use on all my sleeves in the future! I was interested in the shorties from Chiaogoo but the higher price is a bit hard for me to justify so I would LOVE to receive the size 6 from the giveaway to see if they would be worth investing in! Thank you

@modmaja 4 месяца назад

My first thought about historical socks was: maybe this is why sock garters were a thing. Enjoy your Sunday!

@amyhutchinson9080 4 месяца назад

😮 okay fascinating thought

@thelionmachine 4 месяца назад

For converting the bottom up/top down construction -- it's basically a sock for your chest, why not set up the gusset part like a giant forethought heel? I don't know if the ribbing problem still applies but since you'd be picking up stitches I feel like it's possible to fix it by hiding it under the arms/on the side.

@Meredith36 4 месяца назад

Good luck 🍀 with your queries!!!

@carolynwatling4626 4 месяца назад

I don't know if you're really dedicated to the bralette pattern you've chosen but I recommend looking at the Nurture Bralette by Celine Feyten. It's not ribbed but it is top down, very size inclusive including multiple cups sizes, and includes tons of mods for strap types, waist shaping, making it a cami, etc.

@patsyvincent9483 4 месяца назад

I haven’t tried shorties but would love to try them. Enjoyed your podcast. Just found it.

@AliMakesEverything 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching! 😄

@lowkeyboldknit 4 месяца назад

Hello, Ali! I was hesitating commenting about it, because I'm not sure about anyhing yet, but I actually have been thinking for a few months about reversing Fausta bralette (to being top down), because I think I want to make a dress out of this design 😊Soo, if you won't start the bralette until I make a pattern for a dress, you might be able to use that 😄 Please, don't wait for it though 😅 But I just thought it was funny how we both trying to figure out the same thing 😄

@terralia644 3 месяца назад

OK I know I'm backwatching so you probably have already figured out what you're doing with your fausta bralette (thank you for introducing it, btw - I added it to my favs when you first mentioned it), but two points: 1. When I'm knitting bottom up but i want to use every last scrap of yarn, I nearly always use a spreadsheet to basically play yarn chicken. Stephanie from Edible thoughts makes does the same thing, but you basically just get a super accurate jewellery scale 2. If you're knitting ribbing I honestly wouldn't bother with waist shaping. I would just knit with some negative ease and ribbing will take care of the shaping. Otherwise, my rule of thumb is two inches down from my nipple line is when I start the decreases if I'm taking out four stitches a round. It's worked for me so far. I hate shorties since I apparently knit levering off my pinkies. Good to luck the winner.

@AliMakesEverything 3 месяца назад

Ooh interesting, do you do your spreadsheet based on calculations from your gauge swatch, I guess? I often end up using more yarn than patterns call for so I couldn’t base it off the pattern alone but maybe gauge swatch math is the secret? 😄

@terralia644 3 месяца назад

@@AliMakesEverything lol I'm usually too lazy to gauge swatch if I know the yarn and my margin for error is acceptable (i.e. usually if the sweater is supposed to have six inches of positive ease but the gauge I'm currently knitting on will result in 8-4 inches, I usually won't worry about it). I do measure gauge as I knit and add a 25% growth factor for row gauge superwash. I also weigh as I go and estimate for a spreadsheet based on that. I sit down with my spreadsheet and calculate the number of stitches for every row of my project left, then as I knit, I weigh my yarn at the beginning and end of the row using a super accurate jewelers scale (they're like $15 on Amazon, completely worth it if you're going to be stingy with yarn). That gives me a rough grams per stitches used and amount of yarn I have remaining. I use that number and the number of stitches I have left to knit, plus some amount for the bindoff + finishing, to figure out if I have enough yarn to do what I want to do. This allows me to make adjustments as I'm knitting (i.e. if I'm projected to not have enough yarn, I'll shorten the body and check my math before I keep knitting). I hope that makes sense! If not, feel free to connect with me on instagram (I'm @extraordinaryubiquity there) and I'll show you my spreadsheet for my White Karin - basically me playing advanced yarn chicken with two skeins of gradient yarn - and talk you through it. Steph also has a video on the topic, I believe?

@LeeKnits 4 месяца назад

I felt the same way about Fourth Wing - took me a bit to get into it, got into it and enjoyed the end. I have no interest in continuing. Even the parts that I enjoyed didn't have me pining for more.

@sanhay4197 4 месяца назад

I have one sweater in KfO merino (and their silk mohair) and it seems to have been shrinking over time. Not hugely but noticable amount. For example the sleeves are shorter and it sits a bit snugger on me than it used to. I thought I was crazy but then someone mentioned this happening in a video (with KfO merino specifically). I'm not sure about this and I would take it with grain of salt but I guess it might go that way also. 🤷‍♀️ looks great though. 😊 As very beginner knitter I decide to knit no frills cardigan as a christmas present. Did complete it but with the schedule I had to knit it in I guess my mental stability will never be the same again... 😅

@sallyevans6042 4 месяца назад

I’d love to win the small circular needles. I’ve just started the Lumme Pullover and they’d be perfect for the sleeves-if I ever get there. I’ve got some really cheap 2.5mm small circs for socks, but they are annoying as the stitches get caught over the part where the tips attach to the cable. I don’t think a Chicago would have that issue!

@cathynewkirk6807 4 месяца назад

I enjoyed this episode! I’m a fan of shorties and I’m especially fond of ChiaoGoo needles. Please enter me in the giveaway! 😊

@midnightknitter5654 4 месяца назад

I started fourth wing at least 3 times and can’t finish it. Every couple of months I think I have to give it another chance. 🤷‍♀️

@Practically_Inspired 4 месяца назад

I, too, am always so curious about why all socks have to have nylon when obviously that wasn’t even an option for most of sock history!?

@Bihfob3 4 месяца назад

really liked the video

@AliMakesEverything 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching! 😊

@GabrielaVazquez-jc3pi 4 месяца назад

Would it make sense to do a provisional cast on and knit the pattern as written, THEN when the top is done, go back to the bottom and knit without worry?

@fvidder2210 4 месяца назад

Haha. Even if you have way too much, you can just make a matching hat.

@paulam.5785 4 месяца назад

Me again...for the bralette, why don't you just use a provisional cast on just under the bustline. Knit the bra top and then work the waist last. Good luck.

@jaimedill2467 4 месяца назад

IM SO READY FOR TURTLES

@karensmith2204 4 месяца назад

I really enjoy your content. Sweet pup

@GabrielaVazquez-jc3pi 4 месяца назад

NVM my comment below. I forgot the rib thing... I use shorties. I like them. I'd like to be entered.

@MoonyMcMoonykins 4 месяца назад

I used to have a duster length cardi from H&M that I loved until it fell apart and now I want to knit this one but also... Man that's a lot of flat stockinette 🥴 Also uhhh Fourth Wing I think I commented on the first time you mentioned it that the author is kinda problematic, and also just to me anyway the whole book read kinda like a 14 year old wrote it? I refuse to read Iron Flame (the release was a dumpster fire and neither the author and publisher acknowledged it like AT ALL), but I've heard a lot of people are straight up wondering if she had AI write most of it because it's even worse than the first book. So there's that, for whatever that's worth to you. One of my next reads though is Priory of the Orange Tree which is just shy of 900 pages, I knew it was a chonker but even I was shocked when I pulled it off the book shelf at B&N 😂 The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book though so I don't balk quite so hard at long books!

@Lisamakes 4 месяца назад

I would imagine the the sock problem has to do with how he’s washing them…

@nathaliebelisle4522 4 месяца назад

I knit the No Frills Cardigan, and unless the pattern change with the update, the pockets are not afterthought. I Hope an wrong.

@amyhutchinson9080 4 месяца назад

I’m feeling like giving you my destash yarns is maybe NOT helpful 😂

@ummsajed2370 4 месяца назад

Years ago I used to race sailing boats and the gloves we used were the shape of the gloves you keep describing boatcrewgear.com/products/ronstan-race-gloves-3-full-fingers-size-xxxs-clearance.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_qexBhCoARIsAFgBlesUEEfFHPPfeRyzArPiQtE8uU8dAYlzRefp1RsX_KTE3cfE_aflHk4aAguMEALw_wcB I think those in wool would be so practical in your part of the world