I am as we speak knitting on my Niamh sweater in kinross 4ply, the bright red. I prewashed the yarn and I love it so much! The yarn took more than 2 months to arrive from the UK to The Netherlands, and I cast it on just today and now I cannot stop working on it :-) I wish it were easier available in Europe. Thanks for the podcast, I always enjoy your company.
So glad you were able to get it, that seems like quite the journey ! Hopefully they will one day be stocked in other countries ! It is amazing, isnt it! The bright red is gorgeous, id love to find the right pattern for it
I adore your color work sweater! Lovely job! I watched the podcast while home from work due to a very bad cold. The bonus for me is that I was able to complete my Fervent sweater. I made it long sleeved with a longer body and more positive ease than the pattern allows. Our weather is warming up quickly (California) so it is just in time to get one wearing out of it before it hibernates until next November! Thanks for your podcast!
Oh no! Hope you get better soon, but nice to enjoy some more knitting time. I can't imagine what it must be like being in california and working with wool in summer :O
Those chicken socks are TOO CUTE! It makes me look forward to trying more socks and learn color work someday. Today while watching your podcast I knit up a swatch for the Cumulus Tee using KFO soft silk. It's my first time using KFO and I'm surprised the silk feels more like cotton and less like bamboo! I am learning so much about fiber...
thank you !! Yes, I want to do all the colourwork socks now !! And yeah it's fascinating getting to feel all the different fibers and yarns. Your cumulus tee will be great !
I'm finally putting the sleeves on the strawberry Vintersol sweater for my niece, while wearing my own "Elsa" coloured Vintersol 😁 I got totally hooked on stranded colourwork so I did an all-over-snowflakes and fir tree sweater with northern lights in the background which also still needs sleeves... I recently learned that "sleeve island" is a thing, I only knew about second sock syndrome.
Another fabulous sweater, I love the sweater you are making for your partner. I have just finished up redoing the sleeves of my lovenote . Starting on a summer knit called Dead easy. Looking forward to your next episode I always enjoy your content
Aw I look forward to some summer knits! The lovenote seems like a very popular pattern, hope you enjoy yours ! And yes I can't wait for him to wear it !
Your Lumme sweater turned out so perfectly. I love the colours that you chose. Also, those egg socks! So cute! I'm (still) working on the Azor sweater by Orlan Sucche. To your point about yokes, this sweater has a very interesting construction: the colourwork yoke is worked in a circule as normal, but then there are a handful of rows of raglan increases just below. These raglan increases define the armscye soooo beautifully and I think it allows a much freer movement than a regular circular yoke. There's also lots of very thoughtful shortrows... overall, a really beautifully shaped pattern. I wanted to try one of Orlan's patterns for awhile since everyone said as much. :) Highly recommend! I already have three more of her patterns in my queue, haha... at this point I'd like to knit pretty much everything she's ever designed. To your question about a straightforward DK weight sweater, she has a few patterns that may fit the bill!
Thank you ! And I had a look at her patterns and you're right, those seem like amazing constructions and staple pieces !! So thanks for reocmmending that x
We (coastal NC) had an extended false spring and it dampened my enthusiasm for wool. I cast on Viola Tee using Cascade Ultra Pima. Now we are back into winter but here at the end of March, I know actual spring weather is coming soon and a cotton tee will be practical.
love the video. this Lumme sweater is just gorgeous 😍 the lace socks are really beautiful too. hahah I love how you said I was just planning to swatch for my boyfriend sweater and then showed an entire yoke 😂 I was knitting on my zipper sweater while watching your video have a lovely day
Your Lumme sweater is gorgeous! I am casting on the Semper sweater today- mostly for the same reason- to try out a raglan by a designer other than petite knit. I watched this while sitting on a ferry knitting a vanilla sock:)
thank you so much ! And yeah this year ive been enjoying branching out so much. I look forward to knitting my semper sweater one day. Wow a ferry!! Enjoy
Your jumper is so beautiful! It’s been on my to knit list for awhile and I even have the yarn. I still may cast it on as I too live in the Uk and it can still get chilly where I live ! The Regia Yak is a lovely yarn. I’ve not made socks with it but a jumper that’s had lots of wear and absolutely no pilling.
Hi! Great episode! I’m working on a Saldotna which I’m enjoying. The colorwork is fun and my technique is improving. I really love your Lumme. Good work.
Always enjoy your podcast and seeing what you're knitting. Watching from Richmond, Virginia in the US and working on my Salty Days Sweater test knit from Kutovakika that should be released later in the Spring. Kudos on a great new podcast!
Its so lovely finally catching up with your latest episode! Your Lumme is stunning! The Dropp pullover by Ailbiona might be worth a look for a drop shoulder sweater. Its got a really fun construction. 😊
I am knitting the hem on the Louvre Sweater by Petite Knit, a plain black sweater. Just a small modification I have made it much longer with a split hem to wear with leggings. You have inspired me to make a Lumme in navy blue with very pale pink colourwork
Ohhh. I really want to do a Marie Wallin pattern this year too. Let's see if I actually get there. Can't wait to see what it looks like in future episodes.
When I saw your sweater, I thought you were wearing a Birkin sweater knit in just two colors. I considered a Birkin, but when I saw there were several rows that involved three colors I shied away. So now I am almost finished with my Viola Tee and I have encountered several rows with three colors.
I've been wanting to knit with the Kinross 4ply. I ordered the colour Mary a few months ago after seeing Willow Cove Crafts knit a beautiful Culm sweater. Then I saw a pattern called Akebia, so I ordered a couple more colours which arrived yesterday. You should check out the Culm, it would look beautiful on you 🥰
Oh yes that Mary colour is LUSH. And the culm sweater is definitely beautiful and would showcase it well so thanks for the recommendation! I also couldn't just have one colour
I really enjoyed seeing all of your beautiful creations as I was knitting on the heel turn & gusset decreases on a pair of socks. As a suggestion for a DK weight, dropped shoulder sweater, I have my eye on the Rockpool Sweater by Lily Kate France. It’s simple through the body, but has some fun sleeves, although I think you could knit those plain as well if you preferred. Thank you for another great episode! ~Amy
Your Lumme sweater is stunning!And those Eggs for easter socks are so cute. I have been knitting on a Poseidon sweater. Just using scraps for an indoor use cozy, comfy sweater. Thank you for a great episode. Looking foward to the next.
Thank you for another lovely podcast, Vanissia. I am currently performing open heel surgery on my bootleg Sunday socks. I had worn a great big hole in them before I even realised so it’s too big to darn. I’ve picked up all of the stitches around the heel flap and gussett and have them held on dpns and have cut out the whole of the heel. I’m hoping that I can figure out a way to knit it back in 🤓🤞🏼
good luck on the surgery, aha ! Always good to fix, rather than bin. I probably will make more sunday socks when i want an easy win aha, mine are just a tad too long (and very worn out)
That blue Kinross wool looks gorgeous with your colouring, it will really make your eyes pop! Your colour work jumper is just gorgeous!!!! Im going to look up the Bibliophile pattern, so, thank you again for another informative, engaging video! :) The library Sweater is a great classic dk sweater, Im making a dark grey one using Ulysse De rarum Natura, held with Black baby suri, Im loving how its looking, the black suri is making the dark grey look super lush, Im in love :)
Hi Vanissia, Greetings from Massachusetts. I just started subscribing to your channel and am catching up on previous episodes, but what I have seen so far I have really enjoyed. Your knitting is beautiful and inspiring and I just love your project choices and hearing about your knitting process. I loved seeing all the lovely things you knit in 2022 and the Lumme is GORGEOUS! Do you find the Cascade 220 to be comfortable in terms of softness? Looking forward to watching you achieve your knitting goals that you make along the way. I have been knitting the No Frills sweater in Valley Yarns Peru while watching this!
thank you very much ! And yes i find the cascade 220 to be very comfortable and soft, and my boyfriend also agrees (he's more sensitive than me) so it's really a perfect choice for an affordable sweater that i dont think will pill as much as a merino would, for example, but is still comfy with just a tshirt underneath. Didn't feel anything on my arms !
You’re lumme is beautiful! I was one of the test knitters for that sweater and had the opposite problem with my yoke- mine came out too long and the sleeves were way too long. I am planning to re knit it one day with modifications to make it fit me better. I also tested her Urban Adventure sweater. Right now I’m testing 2 sweaters and knitting a pair of socks
@@thewoollyworker Yes! It is actually my first KAL. I never seem to knit what other people are knitting! So I am excited this time. It is cool to see the colours that everyone choses!
I’m working on the sawtooth quilt pullover (currently in testing) by fox and folk. I’m making a size 10 for my son but it’ll be a few years before it fits him. Since I’m making a much larger size in hopes he grows into it.
I love your sweater! I love doing colour work but don’t like wearing it. I’m working on the Veasey v-neck pullover, by Brooklyn Tweed, but not cropped and the Copenhagen Cardigan by Petite Knit. Have you looked into Jessie Maed designs? I made her cozy classic raglan, it’s a pattern with instructions to made many different options…no thinking required 😂 I’m been on the fence with using mohair…I have been using lace weight Holst alpaca (titicaca) very affordable😊
ooh the veasey is very cute ! And yeah i love her designs and I think the cozy classic light is on my list for a fingering weight one ! and titicaca is also on my list, we love a good mohair alternative !
I am currently knitting Arco Iris from Joji Locatelli which may be a good simple DK sweater from you too. The pattern is super clear, I really enjoy it. Always a super interesting podcast! If I may say, I think the last name of Maxime Cyr is supposed to be said in French since I believe that his native language too (but I may be wrong) 😅
Nice job on the sweater! Check out Mel at 24.5 minutes in. She explains about modifying the sock tow angle. ( Mel Makes Stuff, episode 011) Keep up the great work! Currently I’m waiting for yarn to come for the Column Sweater by Hiromi Nagasawa, and watching you from Connecticut!
Another great episode! I love your Lumme, I would love to make it. Also the chicken socks are amazing, I love that book, I'll probably buy it. I've been knitting my DRK Everyday Sweater with a @coastalcolours DK (pattern says sport) and that is a classic sweater that might work for your cone?
Thank you! They are so cute aren't they?? So many amazing patterns in the book, you can see on ravelry before buying if you'd like ! And yes the DRK Everyday sweater could work ! I'll definitely talk about the spreadsheet soon
Hi Vanissia, great episode, as always. Love your Lume sweater, is beautiful. I'm looking for a similar pattern for fingering weight yarn as I have a cone of jamieson and smith in a dark brown I would like to use. If you are interested in knitting socks with angled toes for a more anatomical fitting, check out Melissa Lund (Wales Street Design), she has a free pattern in ravelry called Bespoke Vanilla Socks. Looking forward to your next podcast, Laura
Thank you for the recommendation !! And I could recommend the Birkin by Caitlin Hunter, it's a fingering weight floral sweater like this that you could do in 2 colours if you wanted, tons of people have done it with jamiesons and smith ! It's on my list :)
Thank you! And no, they're worked just after the yoke is complete, but it provides the exact same result ! Just means that there is no "plain black" area before the colourwork
