I’ll Knit If I Want To: Episode 84
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- Questions answered 10/21/22 - episode 84
Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hello from Australia! I love watching your videos on Saturday mornings when I have a lie in and husband entertains the kids. I always knit along whilst you chat and answer questions. Such a lovely ritual. I'm just finishing up your Baubles pattern but gearing up to do the last section of the pattern... the trickiest Brioche ill have ever knitted, i keep putting it off because im scared! its so beautiful by the way. so I have 2 questions (one about baubles and one about another pattern) question 1: lifelines. I use a lifeline in the lace so when I slip up and lose concentration I pull back to the knit/purl row, but for the tricky brioche bit, where do you recommend placing a lifeline? question 2: for the next pattern I'll begin- Winters beach cardi; I've just realised it has no buttons, I think you've mentioned before, but could you give me an indication of the best method of doing a button hole band for this cardi? if you were going to do buttons on this particular pattern of yours, which method would you use? I was planning I think to just do one button I think, in the middle. Anyway, it would absolutely delight me to hear my question answered when I watch along one of these weekends :)
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2. I am curious about sock heel techniques and the advantages or disadvantages of different types. Last fall I participated in the Curio KAL because I was interested in the afterthought heel. I had made several unsatisfactory attempts at different cuff-down socks where I got lost while turning a traditional heel. I loved the Curio socks and have made two more pairs! I have now moved on the the DRK Everyday socks and notice that you are using a different heel technique. Why? I would love to hear your thoughts around how you choose a heel technique for a pattern.
3. I can't decide which of your "big" shawls to knit. I've only knit one skein shawls so far and don't find them very useful. I like ponchos, but want to try something different. I'd like a really cozy drapey shawl with good depth at the back. I've never tried half fisherman's rib or brioche so am hesitant to try a pattern with these stitches in it. I need a pattern where row count isn't critical, ie I'll be able to increase the size if necessary. I never seem to be able to match row gauge in a pattern. Which of your shawls do you recommend?
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4. Hi Andrea ! Love love your podcast ♥️ I am soooo confused about putting my spinning on a storage bobbin. So when I put it on storage bobbins and I am ready to ply; do I have to then put it back on a different bobbin so that it is going the way I spun it in the first place? I swore you said we could put it on storage bobbins and then ply from those. However some of the ladies in our spinning group think we would have to set it back to the way we spun it. Please un confuse me lol. (Is that a word🤔)
5. For 2 color colorwork, I hold one color in each hand. (Which I learned from one of your Weekly videos!) but there’s been a few times where I have to have three colors going and I really struggle trying to figure out how to hold it all. I’m curious what you do. Do you hold two in one hand, and one in the other? Or do you drop a strand and pick it back up when needed? Or something else? I just need to find a much better way of doing it. help!!
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It was great getting to meet you and say hi, thank you for being so generous with your time this weekend.
Good grief the morning light makes you so freaking glowy so keep doing what you’re doing because you look amazing ha ha
I have just started watching, I enjoy watching your show and tell portion.
Rhinebeck weekend was so busy and hectic and I cannot believe that I missed catching a glimpse of you and Spicy Pete! So much fun seeing all the knitters and beautiful weather ❤
I still haven’t fully unpacked my suitcase that’s full of yarn, batts and other goodies. It’s like Christmas 😝I’m savoring each item 😍
I would watch a whole episode just dedicated to spinning ❤
Hi!I had the pleasure of meeting you and Spicy Pete at Wool and Folk; both of you were so gracious and friendly, thank you for taking the time to chat! What I didn’t get to say there is that you make knitting so much fun and accessible, as a beginner knitter watching you every week makes trying new knitting techniques less scary. I also watch I’ll Knit if I Want To every Saturday morning while I knit and have coffee, such a great way to start the weekend!
It was so nice to meet you in real life ❤️🗽🐑
Thank you for creating beautiful patterns for us!
Especially ones that look and work great with our handspun.
Blessings from Michigan ❤️
Oh my gosh thank you so much for answering my spinning question 😍. I was so confused and I didn’t want to ruin two bobbins full of spinning. I’m going to try it today!!!!
I always love when the spinning bits are part of the episode:) Another good use for storage bobbins, even if you're not spinning worsted, is to even out how the ply pulls off the bobbin, avoiding the peaks and valleys that can make plying sort of herky-jerky if done straight off the spun bobbins. And they're also good when you're doing a big project, say a sweater. You can spin, wind off smoothly onto storage bobbins, and let them accumulate, then mix and match the bobbins when it's time to ply. Helps to even out the inevitable inconsistencies over a long-term spin. I put numbered stickers on the bobbins as I finish each one, and ply 1 + 8, 2 + 7, 3 + 6, etc. I'm a long-time spinner, but still think like a beginner, and I always see learn something new from you taking about your spins. Thank you!
I finally just got to watch your episode 84, a week late. It was so much fun to see that you're wearing the Rose cardigan as I'm sitting here knitting it! I just love the yarn, the color palette that I chose, and the fun combination of skills used in this pattern. I got guage, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will come together (like a puzzle) in the end to fit me well so that I can enjoy it. It's such an interesting pattern, and I'm now finishing the third quadrant. So glad you were sporting it in this episode. I so love the warm way you talk to us in your podcast!
Love your videos and always learn so much. I was fortunate to go to Rhinebeck this year and meet you on the hill in my ALPENGLOW sweater. Thank you for being so generous with your time to all of us. It was a pleasure meeting you in person. Your designs are always enjoyable to knit, wonderfully explained and I always learn something from knitting them.
Could you go into more detail about your weekend at Rhinebeck? Your recommended places to stay, eat, shop, etc. What you bought, saw, etc. thank you
Love your video today. I have really only two hobbies, knitting and sewing and it’s hard to fit them in. Working from home helps.
Your cardigan is beautiful!
Oh my goodness this is the prettiest sweater I’ve seen yet seriously I’m gonna need this thank you ❤️🧶❤️
Hi. Most likely will never meet and tell you in person, since I'm on the other side of the world, but I really do enjoy your Videos as well. They are very informative and good company while I am knitting (or crafting something else) myself.
Todays knit: A pair of tights for myself, that I am trying to figure out a pattern for (for at least myself, not sure how I could grade something like that for other people)
I love your podcasts too. Much love from Shetland xxx
I was so excited to meet you in the parking lot of Wool and Folk! You were so sweet and took a picture with me. It made my weekend extra special. ❤ You are my favorite designer and I love watching your podcast every week. I find the podcast fun to watch because you are always light and cheerful. I also enjoy hearing about your spinning because my spinning needs improving. Actually love hearing about your sewing too, but I work and don’t have enough time to sew. You are inspiring! Also, as someone with lupus and a former runner, I can relate to you when you talk about your health. I picked up yarn for the Big Cozy Cardigan at Wool and Folk and am already knitting it. Thank you for such wonderful patterns.
This is so timely:
1. Got to finish one collar of the cardi you are wearing!
2. Got to embark on the last section of ‘bubble shawl’ 😱💙
I was so star struck seeing you at the festival both days! 🙌🙌🙌 Dusica from Boston
Oh the handspun yarn at the beginning is so beautiful! I love those colours all together. Actually, all of the spins you make are so lovely, you're so talented :)
Hi Andrea! I know it wasn't in this video, but in a recent episode you mentioned being a chronic empty tanker and I can definitely relate. Following the advice you've given in so many episodes, I started gifting myself 25 minutes in front of my wheel in the mornings while I have coffee and my toddler plays and it has been life-changing. Feels so good to have those few minutes to myself every morning to do something that is just for me. Love your videos!
My husband and I were almost going to say hi because you you and your husband were right in front of us. I am a bit shy, lol! I ended up wearing my Stonecrop sweater because I wasn’t finished with the Alpenglow. Thank you Andrea for your beautiful patterns
God bless you!! I also do toe up socks with a flegle heel!! Yay! I knit 2 at a time magic loop! Love your patterns and podcasts!! Hugs from Northern Virginia!!
It was wonderful to see you ar Rhinebeck! I made my daughter the Rose cardigan and I am so proud of it. The construction was fun and challenging. I really need to make one for myself! Thank you for everything.
Love your videos, love your enthusiasm for fiber crafts…..most of all love that you have so many hobbies. It helps to know there are others out there.
Recently it has gotten cool in the mornings here in northern California. I finished a weekender light in May and now I get to wear it for the first time on my morning walks. Love all the questions, including some I have never thought about.
Can you do a video of your yarn stash and storage? And of your knitting room?
On the heel flap issue--if the circumference around the front of your ankle to the back of your heel is proportionally large (this can be true even if you have small feet), many heel flaps may not be deep enough/have a large enough gusset for you.
For example, my go-to sock is a formula by Allison Griffith called Socks by the Numbers. Say I cast on 48 sts (working top down) for the leg, and work the heel flap on 24 sts. Allison's formula would have me work 24 rows in the heel flap, with every other stitch slipped on knit rows. This does not work for me. I need 3-4 more rows than that to get a deep enough heel flap (and thus, a large enough gusset). In this case I might do 27 rows (I start my heel flaps by knitting across half the heel sts starting at the BOR, then count my heel flap rows starting with the first purl row and ending with a purl row).
It may also be more comfortable to have a wider heel--meaning, 6 sts in between the first decreases in the heel turn, instead of 4 sts (which seems to be typical). For example, if your heel flap is 24 sts wide, your first knit row in the heel turn will go like this: k 15 (this is 9+6), k2tog, k1, turn. Your second row in the heel turn will be sl 1, p7 (this is 1+6), p2tog, p1, turn. 9 + 6 + 9 = 24.
Hope some of this inspires you to give the heel flap another try!
So awesome to say hi at the meetup! I love your weekly videos and always learn a little something new/interesting!!
Was fun to say hi at Rhinebeck as I feel like I know you from watching every week. What an amazing weekend. Already counting down to next year!!
This video is so timely for me. I recently finished your rose cardigan sweater, which I love and am very proud of. While watching this I am ripping back to my lifeline in the last section of the Baubles shawl. Also I’m currently working on the Winter Beach Cardi!❤
Loved seeing all the Rhinebeck pictures! It looked like such a beautiful time meeting new and seeing old friends!
Hi Andrea! Perfect timing as I’m knitting on my
Rose cardigan this morning 😊
You all looked so amazing in your sweaters this past weekend! Loved looking through the photos. 😁 I'm almost done knitting the Raina Shawl for my sister. I picked it for your description of the ferns. While I'm not in NZ, the PNW has lots of ferns, too. And since we live far away from each other, I felt it was a good way for her to stay warm and feel closer to each other.
I have to say that this year, Rhinebeck was AMAZING! I went on Sunday, which is unusual for me. It was much quieter than what I have experienced when I go on the Saturday of the festival - and I really enjoyed that! Unfortunately, no meet ups, but I stood in line for apple cider donuts with GG (of ggmadeit) and talked about her beautiful orange duster. I talked to soooooo many people and saw soooo many sweaters (and so many versions of The Weekender, which was the sweater I was wearing) I didn't have money for yarn and it didn't matter. I just feel like I didn't truly realize how hungry my soul was for wooly people until it got so filled up from the day! Amazing day.
I was so excited to meet you and Spicey Pete on Saturday. Thank you for your kindness and taking the time to for a picture. It was a last minute decision to go to Rhinebeck. Glad to hear your little one is okay.
I did not know your every day socks were toe up with a fleegle heel, that's the only way I knit my socks. I'm gonna have to buy the pattern now. I'm a new knitter, and I started with socks toe up and fleegle heels. So now its of course my favorite. Thanks for your videos, they've been very helpful !!
Thank you from Australia once again Andrea. I am on my second pair of your DRK socks and fleegle heel is def a great heel. I absolutely love you Rose Cardi…its is my queue now…😁😍 thank you
There were so many beautiful Alpenglow’s at Rhinebeck last weekend! So wonderful to meet you and get a photo ❤ I was hoping for some spinning show & tell this week-thank you thank you ! Inspiring as always x
Good morning! I so enjoy listening to you on my walks on Friday morning!! Always so inspiring! I love your personality .. so real and a tad bit goofy which makes you so endearing and approachable!
I had a thought on the heel/flap. Kinda funny I’m offering you suggestions … LOL. I have a super large instep and a traditional heel/flap results in socks sliding off my heel. So, I knit a 2” heel flap before I turn the heel. I decrease every other row on the gusset but I’ve heard some so do every third row for a few rows to help with a large instep. Until I started knitting socks, my feet were what I’ve always said are my best asset. I have to love how knitting garments humbles you a tad!!!
I will be knitting your Rose Cardigan. I ordered the exact same colors you have on. I'm excited to get started!
I am a toe up sock knitter and love all of your toe up patterns. When I am not knitting your sock patterns I use an extended shadow wrap heel. EarthTonesGirl has a video on how to do it.
So lovely to meet you last weekend!!!
Was so surprised my boyfriend and your husband were both wearing the Gib (he did love his sweater, he’s just very introverted and camera shy 😂)
Your cardigan is just lovely!
Thank you have a GREAT weekend. ❤❤❤❤
I learn Sooooo Sooooo Much from your Amazing Videos, all of them! 🤩💪🏻
Please tell us where to buy Wooden Pins Please!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I would love videos on tinking complex brioche increases. I have had some maddening experiences in this area
Good morning from Australia! Thank you so much for answering my questions. What a great start to my weekend. I actually love your idea of using a cable needle to close the winters beach cardi, ingenious! I think I’ll do that.
Also… whyyyyy, why did you have to wear that beautiful rose cardigan today?! Hahaha it’s been in my project waitlist for ages and I’m just working up to it, but you’ve made me soooo impatient to get it started it’s stunning!!!
Love your sweater!!
Love that sweater you are wearing.
Love the sweater you are wearing? What is the pattern?
I have a question about the big cozy cardi, the textured stitch pattern instructions on page 4 are different from the body instructions on page 5. Page 4 states row 1 (k3,p1) to last 3, k3, Row 2 (p3,k1) to last 3, p3. Row 4 (k1,p1,k2) to last 3, k1,p1,k1. Row4 (p1.,k1,,p2) to last 3 p1,k1,p1 and then on page 5 the body instructions say Row1 Sl 1 wyib, k1 (k3,p3) to 5st to end, k5. Row 2 Sl1 wyif p1,(p3,k3) to last 5st, p5. Row 3 Sl1 wyib k2,(p1,k3) to end. row 4 sl1 wyif p2, (k1,p3) to end. Which sent of instructions should be used? The textured stitch pattern on page 4 or the body instructions on page 5?
Always look forward to your podcast……. Thanks!
If anyone wants to know all about sock, or pretty much anything about knitting, check out Rox Knits by Roxanne Richardson. Another wonderful informative podcast.
I want to get into spinning, do you have any suggestions on fiber clubs?
I twisted my Counting Sheep blanket and am in shock! In other words, there was a border knitted separately that got twisted after I finished the bottom and sides and started the top. Help! I am supposed to sew this around the middle rectangle but it is twisted! I don't want to ravel! Do I cut somewhere? I'm not doing all those sheep, moons and stars over! Do I cut it? I found some instructions on cutting. I also have to do a short vertical cut in a garter stitch border that is part of the twist. Can't find instructions for that.
I would love to learn to spin - but cannot find a good resource in the Seattle area. Do you know of any great spinning classes - retreats? I would be willing to travel for an intensive education experience. Also, can you recommend a spinning wheel for a beginner?
Hi did you remove the Rose from Ravelry. I know I purchased it and I only have the Japanese and Spanish version available for me to download. Sorry about this in the chat. Teresa1965. Thabks for your help.
Hello Teresa - Rose has not been removed from Ravelry. If you go to your library, you should see all the available translations including English. :)
Hi I did go and only the Japanese and Spanish show for me.
I'll check my computer. I'm right now only can see my phone.
Hi I check my ravelry on my computer and it's there. Must be just my phone. Sorry.