Wednesday, June, 7, 2023 Thank you Ms. Elsie for all the joy and inspiration you've brought us. I was 15 when I decided to make my very first Aran sweater. So seven years ago, I came across this video and fell in love!! Every time I worked on my sweater, this video was playing to push me on. I finished it at 16. I'm now 22 and I still have it. I'm starting another one and had to revisit my tradition of watching this video for encouragement. My heart sank when I read about the passing of the knitting Queen. May you continue to rest in peace, Ms. Elsie.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Caiden Grant Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Sadly, Elsie past away this year. She so loved the responses to her video. I don't have the pattern:( Know your watching her life long passion was so appreciated!
I could have spent forever listening to and learning from this remarkable lady. Sad to hear she passed away. Sending love from the West of Ireland, the home of these fabulous, timeless and chic sweaters 🇮🇪
I too am greatly saddened! She was indeed a lovely lady. We were planning a video of how to use the bottom portion of her wedding dress, maybe 2 yards for a christening outfit . She was awesome. She was buried in her golfing attire :) I'm sure she knitted the cap! Priceless bittersweet memory.Thank you for paying tribute to her all these past years later...
So sad to hear Elsie has passed. All the more reason we need to hold onto these traditions. My Nana knit all of her life. She knit our school sweaters, winter hats, gloves. She knit for each of her grandchildren (she had 25+ grandchildren). She knit Aran sweaters for us as children (faster to knit because they were much smaller). Her talent with a pair of knitting needles was unbelievable. She taught me, my sister and cousins how to knit. I sadly have to say I haven't picked up a pair of knitting needles in over 20 years.....I have a knitting basket with wool and needles, maybe it's time for me to pick it up again.
I am learning some of these stitches and it is so lovely to also know your Irish tradition and its meaning! Thank you for sharing and telling your stories. Olga
What a lovely video. I have enjoyed this video and the warm feeling I get from this beautiful lady and your interview. Thank you so much for sharing. So heartwarming it brings a tear to my eyes.
Gorgeous sweaters. I have a few hand knits from Ireland and many I’ve made myself. I do wash them, not often, in water being care ful not to agitate them to prevent felting. Wash only when soiled. Hang outside when it’s cold to freshen them up.
I don't no why but iam attracted by all traditions of the Irish,I made me and my sister this kind of knitting still we are young ,and I do the Irish crochet ,perhaps in my 1 life I was an Irish women iam from kabylia ,Algeria. In the way I make my own creation .
Mrs Spellman your family is blessed with a lady like you . I miss my granny , she always guided me in everything , if its about crochet or social things
Of all the Scandinavian Knitting Patterns...the Aran is the most beautiful. I do however, appreciate the Faire Isle Pattern, and Norwegian knit can also be very pretty. So many different styles are available. And that wool!!! Wool, when I was a child...was hated, for its roughness and itchiness. But now that I am older...the warmth of them is much prized. I think maybe, the wool I experienced as a child may have been an inferior quality however. Today's wool, can be so soft. Merino is quite nice. And cashmere...although expensive, is absolute heaven. Thanks for the video...two thumbs up. 👍🤗👍
Lovely video, my husband and I both enjoyed it especially the singing. Our name is Spellman also Robert and Linda Spellman from Northern California USA.
So beautiful! Wish I had someone like you to teach me! I was given a beautiful hand made cardigan frm Ireland but someone at work pinched it!! Broke my heart!!
Wow! each sweater is different from the next, wow! Maybe by the time I am a grandma I will be able to knit like that! I would love to have a sweater like that :) I'm Norwegian, but I think those Irish sweaters are some of the coolest, neatest things I have seen especially since each one she makes is different. Elsie is a very wonderful woman :)
I'm Irish and beautiful too! You certainly are, so sad you are gone. Such beautiful knitting. I'm never more happy and at peace than when I am knitting or in my garden
Irish woman here too, wow, I knit also and I would love love love to learn how to do Aran jumpers properly. I am on a quest to get back to my traditions. We have forgotten in our quest to become 'europeans' or metropolitan or modern. She is a craftswoman truely and an inspiration. Only thing we don't listen to too much trad music anymore ;)
I couldn't believe I was seeing the book I lost many years ago on this wonderful video. Is it possible that Mrs. Spellman could provide me with the name of her pattern book? Elizabeth
In the Uk these sweaters are known as Aran knits, and the wool weight used is also called "Aran". The original oiled Aran wool certainly is water repellent, but also VERY smelly. You simply cannot wear them in close proximity to others, lol, as they will start sniffing and exclaiming about the strange odour. It eventually washes out too, if you use modern detergents or soap. It is also very heavy and slightly stiff to wear because the knitting tension is fairly "un-relaxed".
@fatgirls11 She isn't my Nana, but I agree, she IS wonderful and I am so lucky to have met her.. Thanks for watching. I'll pass your accolades to her :)
How beautiful she is. Love the sweaters. Omg what a joy to watch this video. Does she sale these sweaters? If yes pls send me all the info. I would love one of her sweaters. Thank you for sharing this video.
I love knitting Irish sweaters. I write each row on an index card. Row number each card and note the stitches on that row, only way to stay sane. I used to knit with lanolin but hard to find wool with lanolin very difficult.
I just saw this video recently and loved the blanket pattern as well. So, I went on a quest to find it. I don't know the whole pattern, but I do know that the main pattern in the body of the project is called "Irish Eyes". I found it on ravelry.com - the project called Irish Eyes baby blanket. In order to get just the pattern in the blanket on the couch you would need to work just the just Cable panel B.
I have been reading an old Irish fishing book, a man has a cable knit jumper ,it has large holes in the sleeves opposite the elbows. Do you know why it would be.
Wednesday, June, 7, 2023
Thank you Ms. Elsie for all the joy and inspiration you've brought us. I was 15 when I decided to make my very first Aran sweater. So seven years ago, I came across this video and fell in love!! Every time I worked on my sweater, this video was playing to push me on. I finished it at 16. I'm now 22 and I still have it. I'm starting another one and had to revisit my tradition of watching this video for encouragement. My heart sank when I read about the passing of the knitting Queen.
May you continue to rest in peace, Ms. Elsie.
Absolutely beautiful. What a blessing she is to her family ❤ I hope her daughters keep this beautiful tradition alive.
What a wonderful way to start my weekend . That was pure joy. As a knitter myself, I so appreciated seeing a master’s work.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Ezekiel Julius Instablaster ;)
@Caiden Grant Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Caiden Grant It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
@Ezekiel Julius Happy to help :D
Sadly, Elsie past away this year. She so loved the responses to her video. I don't have the pattern:( Know your watching her life long passion was so appreciated!
I wish i could get a copy of the mag she had her pattern from for the sweater.or just the pattern please please
emilysgarden this truly is a wonderful video, thank you so much
Thank you so much for making this video,this is my nana and it was devastating when she passed away but at least I have my own sweater
@@shanecroteau9407 Do you have her pattern or can you send me a close picture of your sweater wonder what mag the pattern is in
😭🙏💐
I could have spent forever listening to and learning from this remarkable lady. Sad to hear she passed away. Sending love from the West of Ireland, the home of these fabulous, timeless and chic sweaters 🇮🇪
I too am greatly saddened! She was indeed a lovely lady. We were planning a video of how to use the bottom portion of her wedding dress, maybe 2 yards for a christening outfit . She was awesome. She was buried in her golfing attire :) I'm sure she knitted the cap! Priceless bittersweet memory.Thank you for paying tribute to her all these past years later...
So sad to hear Elsie has passed. All the more reason we need to hold onto these traditions. My Nana knit all of her life. She knit our school sweaters, winter hats, gloves. She knit for each of her grandchildren (she had 25+ grandchildren). She knit Aran sweaters for us as children (faster to knit because they were much smaller). Her talent with a pair of knitting needles was unbelievable. She taught me, my sister and cousins how to knit. I sadly have to say I haven't picked up a pair of knitting needles in over 20 years.....I have a knitting basket with wool and needles, maybe it's time for me to pick it up again.
do you know how to knit the snake rope cable on the sweater
What a beautiful woman and her craft is absolutely lovely. So much love and dedication..
What a sweet lady- and such beautiful work, God bless her hands!!!💜💜💜
I’m so grateful you captured this. I recently have been inspired to learn to knit solely because of the legend of the Irish sweaters.
I love knitting Aran sweaters. I find it very relaxing as you focus on the pattern. I was 16 when I knitted my first Aran sweater.
Wie schön diese keltischen Zöpfe sind, so viel Arbeit 🇩🇪👍🥂
I am learning some of these stitches and it is so lovely to also know your Irish tradition and its meaning! Thank you for sharing and telling your stories. Olga
What a lovely video. I have enjoyed this video and the warm feeling I get from this beautiful lady and your interview. Thank you so much for sharing. So heartwarming it brings a tear to my eyes.
Gorgeous sweaters. I have a few hand knits from Ireland and many I’ve made myself. I do wash them, not often, in water being care ful not to agitate them to prevent felting. Wash only when soiled. Hang outside when it’s cold to freshen them up.
This is the most nostalgic and relaxing video I’ve ever seen
thank you!
I have so much respect for this lovely unassuming woman. So much skill.
I don't no why but iam attracted by all traditions of the Irish,I made me and my sister this kind of knitting still we are young ,and I do the Irish crochet ,perhaps in my 1 life I was an Irish women iam from kabylia ,Algeria. In the way I make my own creation .
Dear ladies, you cannot imagine, I am from Ukraine and now I am knitting, the whole week trying to understand some of such patterns! 🥰It’s a job!🏵
I love the sweater that Nana was wearing too. What an artiste. Thanks for sharing.
I'm finally focusing on my knitting and want to learn to knit like this.
This is a wonderful video, thank you for sharing.
What beautiful ladies, thankyou for this video, much love from Ireland xx
Thank you!
She truly is lovely! Thanks for watching. I'll pass this along to her:)
Lovely, what dedication: a labour of love💯
Thank you so much for your beautiful video 🙏💝🙏
Aran knitting one of my favorite patterns☘️☘️❤️
Mrs Spellman
your family is blessed with a lady like you . I miss my granny , she always guided me in everything , if its about crochet or social things
Love you grandma 💞👏
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!! BRAVO!!!!
Hermosos sus trabajos 🥰.Bendiciones desde chile 🇨🇱😘
Of all the Scandinavian Knitting Patterns...the Aran is the most beautiful. I do however, appreciate the Faire Isle Pattern, and Norwegian knit can also be very pretty. So many different styles are available. And that wool!!! Wool, when I was a child...was hated, for its roughness and itchiness. But now that I am older...the warmth of them is much prized. I think maybe, the wool I experienced as a child may have been an inferior quality however. Today's wool, can be so soft. Merino is quite nice. And cashmere...although expensive, is absolute heaven. Thanks for the video...two thumbs up. 👍🤗👍
I wish I knew name of the book she used. I would love pattern for the sweater
Fascinating! Please share more. This kind of history will be lost if we don't preserve it.
Lovely video, my husband and I both enjoyed it especially the singing. Our name is Spellman also Robert and Linda Spellman from Northern California USA.
Wonderful video!!! I love such sweaters and didn't know the patterns are symbols. Amazing craftswoman!
So beautiful! Wish I had someone like you to teach me! I was given a beautiful hand made cardigan frm Ireland but someone at work pinched it!! Broke my heart!!
I'm sorry to hear this. Thank you for watching the show.
Wow! each sweater is different from the next, wow! Maybe by the time I am a grandma I will be able to knit like that! I would love to have a sweater like that :)
I'm Norwegian, but I think those Irish sweaters are some of the coolest, neatest things I have seen especially since each one she makes is different.
Elsie is a very wonderful woman :)
Beautiful RIP ❤️
Hermoso su trabajo, hermosa señora! ❤️
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰...UNBELIEVABLELY MARVELLOUS
I'm Irish and beautiful too! You certainly are, so sad you are gone. Such beautiful knitting. I'm never more happy and at peace than when I am knitting or in my garden
Fantastic lady great work.
wow grand mom you are great ....god bless you
do you have her pattern for the sweater I know she is gone and I would
love to make one like it
i love this! its awesome!
im doing a research on Ireland for this school thing.
and i like the name Emily's Garden.
That woman is incredible! I would love to sit and talk with her over a cup of tea!
Michelle Michelsen omg I was seriously about to comment the same thing!!! Lol
That would be a great experience!
How beautiful!!!
That's totally frickin radical!
I love the sweater!!
you are a knitting Godness!!!!!!Love you!!!!!
She is!Thanks for noticing.She spent a lifetime working her craft. Wonderful...I feel very privileged to have met her :)
Great video. Love the sweater!
Thank you! Miss Elsie :(
Irish woman here too, wow, I knit also and I would love love love to learn how to do Aran jumpers properly. I am on a quest to get back to my traditions. We have forgotten in our quest to become 'europeans' or metropolitan or modern. She is a craftswoman truely and an inspiration. Only thing we don't listen to too much trad music anymore ;)
did you find a pattern for the snake rope cables I would love to have it if possible
So sorry Elsie passed away, a wonderful talent lost. I would so dearly love to have a tuitorial on how to do this Irish knitting.
Wow amazing
I couldn't believe I was seeing the book I lost many years ago on this wonderful video. Is it possible that Mrs. Spellman could provide me with the name of her pattern book?
Elizabeth
I know. It was footage I used because I had the privilegeto visit for a wedding in Ireland..The wish of a lifetime . Thanks for noticing :)
In the Uk these sweaters are known as Aran knits, and the wool weight used is also called "Aran". The original oiled Aran wool certainly is water repellent, but also VERY smelly. You simply cannot wear them in close proximity to others, lol, as they will start sniffing and exclaiming about the strange odour. It eventually washes out too, if you use modern detergents or soap. It is also very heavy and slightly stiff to wear because the knitting tension is fairly "un-relaxed".
Loved this clip about the sweaters and id's.
Love this 😇😍
@fatgirls11
She isn't my Nana, but I agree, she IS wonderful and I am so lucky to have met her.. Thanks for watching. I'll pass your accolades to her :)
Awesome !!
Wonderfull talented lady. Very informative and interesting. Thanks.
How beautiful she is. Love the sweaters. Omg what a joy to watch this video. Does she sale these sweaters? If yes pls send me all the info. I would love one of her sweaters. Thank you for sharing this video.
So beautiful!
Thank you...Hope the video helped:)
Great video, thanks for sharing
I wish I could have met Elsie
Wonderful hardworking artist 🙏
I love knitting Irish sweaters. I write each row on an index card. Row number each card and note the stitches on that row, only way to stay sane. I used to knit with lanolin but hard to find wool with lanolin very difficult.
That she is! Thank you for the kind words. I'll pass them along:)
Oh, she's amazing.
Love
Love it
Wha did they do in the old days when there was no dry cleaning ?
I just saw this video recently and loved the blanket pattern as well. So, I went on a quest to find it. I don't know the whole pattern, but I do know that the main pattern in the body of the project is called "Irish Eyes". I found it on ravelry.com - the project called Irish Eyes baby blanket. In order to get just the pattern in the blanket on the couch you would need to work just the just Cable panel B.
I love aran sweaters! In fact I'm knitting a couple myself.
Dios mio que maravilla, felicidades desde Colombiia me encantó
Amazing
the best ever!
Hi I'm so happy to have come across u I would like to no how many sts do I put on for men's size 38 chunky sweater pls
I love knitting can you do an Irish knitted scarf
how to knitting this pattern please show i love this
me too
Can we know what books she uses???
I would love to do this just like her 😄
hermoso!
Ojalá pudieran poner subtítulos en español!
Bea de Buenos Aires
Rest In Peace.
Never knitting sweater befor is it easy. Thanks
Way by hand
Do you mean Attleborough Massachusetts?
Olá não tem tradução em português?
Hi Emily...is there a way to get the pattern of the afghan on her couch (or name of it) from the late Elsie Spellman’s family?
i saw one for sale on an irish sweater site
I have been reading an old Irish fishing book, a man has a cable knit jumper ,it has large holes in the sleeves opposite the elbows. Do you know why it would be.
lindo hermoso me gusto
Is there a pattern for this gorgeous thing somewhere? x
seria posible traducido al español
Belíssimo trabalho.👏👏👏👏🧶
Took me 6 mo. To make a good tightly knit Aran sweater
ami me gustan los suéter con cuello cerrado y con cierre
how to sew the sleeve of this blouse
Woooww
:)
what stitch is lump of sugar is it bobbles
I cant stop thinking about the 'throw' on the back of elsie's sofa, I cant find a pattern for it. Isit called 'trellis' or 'honeycombe' please.
m gustaria q estubiese en español