I will be 68 this year in October and I think I started knitting at 61 years ( first learned how at 12, but never could get the hang of it as an adult, until watching youtube , yours being one of the main one's I watched). I have never knit at the beach! My favorite place to knit is watching TV in my den. I too am partial colorblind, I have two sons who are totally colorblind. I will enjoy watching the interview on that subject! I make plenty of mistakes and am learning how to repair them, thank you Roxanne for another great video!
Beach Knitting! I own a vacation house in the Outer Banks of NC and I knit on the beach for hours when I am there. I am that crazy lady sitting in the hot sand in the NC summer sun with a giant lamb’s wool sweater or shawl in her lap. It generates a lot of conversation. It’s one of my favorite places to knit and my projects all smell wonderfully of the ocean. I also 100% agree about toe up socks for every reason you stated. I dislike knitting them and they never fit me well.
I understand your reasoning so well, regarding Cuff down, Toe up socks. Until there is a reason, it being something intriguing, or to expand our knowledge / check off our list , a well fitted sock is our goal. Heels excluded, another topic. :P (see below) Cuff down - all about a favorite stretchy cast on , getting good at nice matching "decreases" , at the toe then seamless Bind Off . (2 methods come to mind) Toe up, all about the seamless Cast On (2 come to mind ) , getting good at those matching "increases" , the final increases being for calves then it becomes all about finding a favorite stretchy bind off. (tongue in cheek) However any non-open minded knitters? can always start from their opposite ends , and meet in the middle and have a good debate over heels mid way. :D :D
Hi Roxanne! Thank you for another interesting podcast! When I knit or crochet at the beach it’s usually a dishcloth because it’s a small project. I’m working on my first toe up sock so I could conceivably bring that to the beach. Nothing big that’s for sure. I actually prefer to read or play cards on the beach. It’s tradition in our family. Your solar system socks sounds so cool! I can’t wait to see how they come along. And since your one of a select few that does Judy’s Magic Cast On with the stitches oriented correctly I think you will enjoy the process! I also love the idea of the impressionist paintings coloways! Great ideas. I must say, for someone with color issues, you choose the most beautiful colored yarns! The blue is lovely as is the burgundy/maroon! I always get them confused myself but it is stunning! Which is the TH-cam channel who did a video on how to set up a sewing station in a small area? I was recently able to get my mom’s sewing machine and have a small space as well and could really use some ideas. Thanks!
I love watching your videos. They are so informative and interesting! I decided not to buy any new yarn for as long as I have a big stash! I haven’t bought any for two years and I still have yarn!
I just love your honesty, Roxanne. I just found myself laughing out loud as you described your “boneheaded “ mistakes. I just completed a wedding shawl, all lace, (Bien-Aime by Aglae Laser) and found two dropped stitches when I went to block it. Gratefully the yarn is sticky enough so it only traveled a few rows -even though it’s a super wash! Praise God for small favors as I hope this becomes a family heirloom.
Being able to fix mistakes is so advanced. As a new knitter I tend to just let them be. I am learning so much from these podcasts as I build my skill level to one day knit a sweater. Thanks Rox!
I’m really interested to know how you joined the pockets. I have tried to do this several times but your version looks neater. Thank you for your enthusiasm and ideas. It’s inspiring.
I saw another video just today about the problem with plying from a center ply ball untwisting one of the plies. When I spin and ply (I use drop spindles), I ply right off the two drop spindles onto a third one. I just let the spindles roll around and unwind as I go or put them in a box to contain them. I suppose instead of making a center pull ball you could wind half onto another bobbin and then ply from the two, if you use a bobbin. Also, some fibers seem under plied at first but when you wash and then dry them, they poof and suddenly look rounder and like they have just the right amount of twist. So your cheviot may surprise you. I think the loftier wools do that, and the drape-ier ones tend to just stay under-plied looking (or look worse) after washing.
Since I only have an ounce of each type of wool, I wanted to try plying from each end in order to simplify the process and maximize the amount of finished yarn. Chain plying will allow me to maximize usage, as well, plus I tend to like the look of the finished yarn better. Live and learn!
Love Brenda and Heather yarns, they are 'local' to me. Lots of theme opportunities for both knit and crochet. I recently bought To Go Boldly, for socks and a hat for my child who is fascinated with Star Trek.
Yep. I’ve been knitting about ten years and I still make boneheaded moves. I will catch myself knitting the wrong row in a stitch pattern or I drop stitches or using the wrong needle size. And when someone sees me knitting and says oh that’s hard. I just tell them everything is hard when you first start.
Hey, I have color vision issues too! Mostly with low contrast between some shades of red and green, and it seems some shades of purple and blue are more similar to me than to other people. I mostly choose to combine colors with good contrast/brightness, and rarely rely on hue alone.
Glad you were able to get the full sleeves on your blue sweater. The 50’s sweater you are knitting is a gorgeous color. So relieved to see you make mistakes too. It helps me not to be so hard on myself.
I’m an inexperienced spinner, too, and I also like 3-plies better. Once you have tightened up that Cheviot, though, maybe you could try a lacy patterned square. I bet it would be beautiful! I’m usually surprised by how well my hand spun looks knitted up. And if you still don’t like it, just hide it in the middle of the blanket somewhere 🤣
Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge and expertise...I've learned a lot from your videos! At 33:55 in the video you talk about binding off for armhole at same rows on both front and back. I, too, count the rows and bind off same rows for front and back. The dilemma I have is when I seam the fronts and back together I find I'm off 1 row on the right hand and left hand sides. Do you have a tip so that doesn't happen? My thought would be for instance if I'm on row 137 the RS(knit side) but need to BO on row 137 the WS(purl side) could I just start with new ball of yarn and BO on WS...would this work? Hope I explained clearly...I so wish I could speak to you in person because I sometimes can't put into words my question. Thank you again.
I bind off at the same row at the left edge for both pieces and the same (but different) row at the right edges of both. The way knitted fabric is constructed means that there will be a 1-row offset from the right edge vs the left edge, because you bind off at the start of a row. At the right edge, the start of the row is a RS row and at the left edge, it's a WS row. When you seam, you join at the ribbing and work your way up to the armhole. The final two rows of one piece will be seamed to the final row of the other.
I live in Florida- so knitting at the beach is just normal- lots of family still up north so lots to knit for- I have knit 61 years- beach knitting is my favorite place.
Tidbit #6: Do you happen to know what the “Berlin wool” is that is mentioned at the end of the newspaper clipping you show? I often knit at the beach since I live far north and it’s rarely too hot…. I keep yarn and the larger portion of my project in a loose cotton bag and just have what I’m working on in my lap. If some sand sneaks in it just gets washed out when I block my finished project and I actually enjoy the bits of sand when back home as a reminder of my holiday!
Berlin wool was a merino wool used for both needlepoint and knitting (there was an embroidery/needlework craze that started in the early 19th century called Berlin wool work). Some patterns will refer to it as "German wool." Typically, the pattern indicates the yarn weight by saying something like "four thread Berlin wool" or something like that. Most 19th century yarns that are labeled with a place name (Berlin, Saxony, Botony, Andalusian, etc.) were merino wools.
Can you show an example of repairing the one garter stitch by “snipping “ a yarn and splicing it once the stitch is corrected? I can’t picture that. I haven’t made that particular mistake, but heaven knows I make mistakes all the time! Within the last year or so, I’ve learned how to fix some mistakes without having to rip out all the rows. 😅
Are you able to provide a source to purchase the vintage 1960s Andrew Stewart Serial No. 204 by Watmoughs Limited kit or pattern? From reading your Ravelry page, it seem as if you used different vendors for the yarn and pattern. Your sweater is coming along wonderfully. I'm hoping to see it all in one piece very soon.
Unfortunately, the only source for the pattern will be a seller with a kit containing that pattern (that's how I got it). The pattern was published in the 1960s, and is therefore not in the public domain. I bought the kit off ebay.
That little purl bump would drive me nuts. But I would not perform surgery; that would be more stressful than simply ripping down and knitting it again. And there is never any reason to knit a sock toe up. Unless there is a pattern which works best in one direction, like Old Shale. But I'm not knitting lace on socks, and I couldn't possibly use a whole skein for a sock. I'm just not big enough.
The Solar System colorway is an incentive, because the entire progression of colors deserves to remain intact. We'll see how I feel about the final sock length and the need to knit calf shaping when I'm finished!
@@RoxanneRichardson Okay, now I'm going to have to get the yarn and see how far it gets me. I usually wear child sized everything, unless I'm layering socks in my hunting boots. Maybe I'll end up with stockings and arm warmers to continue the sequence! Oh, this will be interesting!
Did anyone else notice that in the painting of the beach knitters, that the woman on the left is holding her needles in the wrong direction?! I recently watched a TH-cam video about a guy who tries to catch these kinds of mistakes in movies and pictures/paintings. It was interesting that with so much research that goes into certain movies that no one took the time to research how to hold knitting needles. 🤔😉
To me, it looks like she's holding the needles in a way that was very common at the time, at least for one of the needles, which is with a pencil hold. If you look at this archival footage of an old-timers club from the 1930s, you'll see a group of women knitting at about the 30 second mark. th-cam.com/video/g9P2fuqoFec/w-d-xo.html
Your mistake purl bump is so close to the top, it wouldn’t take too long to re knit rather than “surgery “. If you snip and re graft, you will need a tail to weave in, and that could affect the gauge ? Doesn’t seem worth the risk right at the front, and you yourself have commented that it’s a quick knit.
Any time you rip back, you run the risk of making a different mistake when you reknit. It wouldn't be *wrong* to rip out and re-knit, but my preference is to fix the thing that is wrong, and leave everything else as it is. If the surgery didn't work out, I would still have the option to rip back. It did work out, it didn't take long, and I was able to work through my options for the best approach so that the next time I need to do this, it will take even less time.
I'd really love to see you knit some summer sweaters. I know you live in a climate where you wear wool sweaters more than summer sweaters, but I see you wearing summer tops during the summer. I live in the south and have knit cotton and linen sweaters that I can wear virtually year around. It would be so inspiring for me and other southern viewers to see you knit summer style sweaters like T shirt tops or sleeveless tops. Please please!! and hey you definitely wouldn't get bored. They take about the same amount of time to knit as a pair of socks. Just think of all the possibilities! :):)
I have a pair of Enchroma sunglasses. They don't *correct* colorblindness, but they do allow you to differentiate colors better, by shifting/removing overlapping green and red wavelengths. In one case, I was able to see that the house across the street that I thought of as "no color" (not beige, but not...anything specific) was actually a light green. In another case, my husband's light green sweater no longer looked green, it looked yellowish tan, because whatever wavelengths the glasses removed were in that sweater. The sunglasses make driving easier, because red stop signs look bright red, rather than a darker red. I don't have to look so hard to see if there is a stop sign, the bright red sign just pops in my line of sight. Orange cones are very visible, rather than just ... there. So, they can help, but they aren't a cure, and they are for outdoor wear (at least that's all that was available when I got them several years ago)
I will be 68 this year in October and I think I started knitting at 61 years ( first learned how at 12, but never could get the hang of it as an adult, until watching youtube , yours being one of the main one's I watched). I have never knit at the beach! My favorite place to knit is watching TV in my den. I too am partial colorblind, I have two sons who are totally colorblind. I will enjoy watching the interview on that subject! I make plenty of mistakes and am learning how to repair them, thank you Roxanne for another great video!
I love knitting at the beach!! A project bag eliminates any sand worries. Very relaxing.
Just got back from a week of camping, and my knitting went camping too. A perfect time for a mindless pattern to be done. My scarf is nearly done!
Beach Knitting! I own a vacation house in the Outer Banks of NC and I knit on the beach for hours when I am there. I am that crazy lady sitting in the hot sand in the NC summer sun with a giant lamb’s wool sweater or shawl in her lap. It generates a lot of conversation. It’s one of my favorite places to knit and my projects all smell wonderfully of the ocean.
I also 100% agree about toe up socks for every reason you stated. I dislike knitting them and they never fit me well.
I understand your reasoning so well, regarding Cuff down, Toe up socks. Until there is a reason, it being something intriguing, or to expand our knowledge / check off our list , a well fitted sock is our goal.
Heels excluded, another topic. :P (see below)
Cuff down - all about a favorite stretchy cast on , getting good at nice matching "decreases" , at the toe then seamless Bind Off . (2 methods come to mind)
Toe up, all about the seamless Cast On (2 come to mind ) , getting good at those matching "increases" , the final increases being for calves then it becomes all about finding a favorite stretchy bind off.
(tongue in cheek) However any non-open minded knitters? can always start from their opposite ends , and meet in the middle and have a good debate over heels mid way. :D :D
Purl Together is doing a really lovely toe up series. This is a re-working of her older toe up series. She is putting in a gusset and flap heel.
I knit Andrea Mowry’s Mondim sock. It is toe-up and has a Fleegle heel. The rib and texture creates a great sock.
Hi Roxanne! Thank you for another interesting podcast! When I knit or crochet at the beach it’s usually a dishcloth because it’s a small project. I’m working on my first toe up sock so I could conceivably bring that to the beach. Nothing big that’s for sure. I actually prefer to read or play cards on the beach. It’s tradition in our family. Your solar system socks sounds so cool! I can’t wait to see how they come along. And since your one of a select few that does Judy’s Magic Cast On with the stitches oriented correctly I think you will enjoy the process! I also love the idea of the impressionist paintings coloways! Great ideas. I must say, for someone with color issues, you choose the most beautiful colored yarns! The blue is lovely as is the burgundy/maroon! I always get them confused myself but it is stunning! Which is the TH-cam channel who did a video on how to set up a sewing station in a small area? I was recently able to get my mom’s sewing machine and have a small space as well and could really use some ideas. Thanks!
I love watching your videos. They are so informative and interesting! I decided not to buy any new yarn for as long as I have a big stash! I haven’t bought any for two years and I still have yarn!
I enjoy seeing you knit these vintage patterns. :)
I just love your honesty, Roxanne. I just found myself laughing out loud as you described your “boneheaded “ mistakes. I just completed a wedding shawl, all lace, (Bien-Aime by Aglae Laser) and found two dropped stitches when I went to block it. Gratefully the yarn is sticky enough so it only traveled a few rows -even though it’s a super wash! Praise God for small favors as I hope this becomes a family heirloom.
@@patportran4683 I did that from the beginning, somehow these two got away. They are being repaired though so it’s ok.
Being able to fix mistakes is so advanced. As a new knitter I tend to just let them be. I am learning so much from these podcasts as I build my skill level to one day knit a sweater. Thanks Rox!
I’m really interested to know how you joined the pockets. I have tried to do this several times but your version looks neater. Thank you for your enthusiasm and ideas. It’s inspiring.
I saw another video just today about the problem with plying from a center ply ball untwisting one of the plies. When I spin and ply (I use drop spindles), I ply right off the two drop spindles onto a third one. I just let the spindles roll around and unwind as I go or put them in a box to contain them. I suppose instead of making a center pull ball you could wind half onto another bobbin and then ply from the two, if you use a bobbin. Also, some fibers seem under plied at first but when you wash and then dry them, they poof and suddenly look rounder and like they have just the right amount of twist. So your cheviot may surprise you. I think the loftier wools do that, and the drape-ier ones tend to just stay under-plied looking (or look worse) after washing.
Since I only have an ounce of each type of wool, I wanted to try plying from each end in order to simplify the process and maximize the amount of finished yarn. Chain plying will allow me to maximize usage, as well, plus I tend to like the look of the finished yarn better. Live and learn!
Love Brenda and Heather yarns, they are 'local' to me. Lots of theme opportunities for both knit and crochet. I recently bought To Go Boldly, for socks and a hat for my child who is fascinated with Star Trek.
i love the stair-step garter detail! i’m about to have a sock i start on the way to the beach, so i might get in some beach knitting!
Yep. I’ve been knitting about ten years and I still make boneheaded moves. I will catch myself knitting the wrong row in a stitch pattern or I drop stitches or using the wrong needle size. And when someone sees me knitting and says oh that’s hard. I just tell them everything is hard when you first start.
This is going to be absolutely gorgeous and I LOVE the color!!!
Because I don't like to keep track of rows I like to knit socks two at a time and I find it easier to start at the toe
Hey, I have color vision issues too! Mostly with low contrast between some shades of red and green, and it seems some shades of purple and blue are more similar to me than to other people. I mostly choose to combine colors with good contrast/brightness, and rarely rely on hue alone.
Great, as usual. I’m off to the solar system sock yarn site immediately! Yarn
I'm gutted they aren't shipping to the UK.
Glad you were able to get the full sleeves on your blue sweater. The 50’s sweater you are knitting is a gorgeous color. So relieved to see you make mistakes too. It helps me not to be so hard on myself.
You don't get really good at knitting until you get really good at fixing mistakes. :-)
Is there a video showing the surgery to fix the Purl bump?
Not yet. I recorded Casual Friday yesterday, when the purl bump was still in the fabric.
I’m an inexperienced spinner, too, and I also like 3-plies better. Once you have tightened up that Cheviot, though, maybe you could try a lacy patterned square. I bet it would be beautiful! I’m usually surprised by how well my hand spun looks knitted up. And if you still don’t like it, just hide it in the middle of the blanket somewhere 🤣
Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge and expertise...I've learned a lot from your videos! At 33:55 in the video you talk about binding off for armhole at same rows on both front and back. I, too, count the rows and bind off same rows for front and back. The dilemma I have is when I seam the fronts and back together I find I'm off 1 row on the right hand and left hand sides. Do you have a tip so that doesn't happen? My thought would be for instance if I'm on row 137 the RS(knit side) but need to BO on row 137 the WS(purl side) could I just start with new ball of yarn and BO on WS...would this work? Hope I explained clearly...I so wish I could speak to you in person because I sometimes can't put into words my question. Thank you again.
I bind off at the same row at the left edge for both pieces and the same (but different) row at the right edges of both. The way knitted fabric is constructed means that there will be a 1-row offset from the right edge vs the left edge, because you bind off at the start of a row. At the right edge, the start of the row is a RS row and at the left edge, it's a WS row. When you seam, you join at the ribbing and work your way up to the armhole. The final two rows of one piece will be seamed to the final row of the other.
@@RoxanneRichardson thank you
I live in Florida- so knitting at the beach is just normal- lots of family still up north so lots to knit for- I have knit 61 years- beach knitting is my favorite place.
Tidbit #6: Do you happen to know what the “Berlin wool” is that is mentioned at the end of the newspaper clipping you show? I often knit at the beach since I live far north and it’s rarely too hot…. I keep yarn and the larger portion of my project in a loose cotton bag and just have what I’m working on in my lap. If some sand sneaks in it just gets washed out when I block my finished project and I actually enjoy the bits of sand when back home as a reminder of my holiday!
Berlin wool was a merino wool used for both needlepoint and knitting (there was an embroidery/needlework craze that started in the early 19th century called Berlin wool work). Some patterns will refer to it as "German wool." Typically, the pattern indicates the yarn weight by saying something like "four thread Berlin wool" or something like that. Most 19th century yarns that are labeled with a place name (Berlin, Saxony, Botony, Andalusian, etc.) were merino wools.
Can you show an example of repairing the one garter stitch by “snipping “ a yarn and splicing it once the stitch is corrected? I can’t picture that. I haven’t made that particular mistake, but heaven knows I make mistakes all the time! Within the last year or so, I’ve learned how to fix some mistakes without having to rip out all the rows. 😅
@@patportran4683 thank you 😊
Are you able to provide a source to purchase the vintage 1960s Andrew Stewart Serial No. 204 by Watmoughs Limited kit or pattern? From reading your Ravelry page, it seem as if you used different vendors for the yarn and pattern. Your sweater is coming along wonderfully. I'm hoping to see it all in one piece very soon.
Unfortunately, the only source for the pattern will be a seller with a kit containing that pattern (that's how I got it). The pattern was published in the 1960s, and is therefore not in the public domain. I bought the kit off ebay.
I am really looking forward to seeing you wear your 1950's sweater.
That little purl bump would drive me nuts. But I would not perform surgery; that would be more stressful than simply ripping down and knitting it again.
And there is never any reason to knit a sock toe up. Unless there is a pattern which works best in one direction, like Old Shale. But I'm not knitting lace on socks, and I couldn't possibly use a whole skein for a sock. I'm just not big enough.
The Solar System colorway is an incentive, because the entire progression of colors deserves to remain intact. We'll see how I feel about the final sock length and the need to knit calf shaping when I'm finished!
@@RoxanneRichardson Okay, now I'm going to have to get the yarn and see how far it gets me. I usually wear child sized everything, unless I'm layering socks in my hunting boots. Maybe I'll end up with stockings and arm warmers to continue the sequence! Oh, this will be interesting!
thank you awesome ...
I’ve been knitting for over 30 years but I have never had the courage to knit a sweater. I have bought sweater patterns and yarn but…..
Did anyone else notice that in the painting of the beach knitters, that the woman on the left is holding her needles in the wrong direction?! I recently watched a TH-cam video about a guy who tries to catch these kinds of mistakes in movies and pictures/paintings. It was interesting that with so much research that goes into certain movies that no one took the time to research how to hold knitting needles. 🤔😉
To me, it looks like she's holding the needles in a way that was very common at the time, at least for one of the needles, which is with a pencil hold. If you look at this archival footage of an old-timers club from the 1930s, you'll see a group of women knitting at about the 30 second mark. th-cam.com/video/g9P2fuqoFec/w-d-xo.html
@@RoxanneRichardson Interesting.
Ellie from Craft House Magic knits like that! She has a TH-cam
I've heard of charolais cattle, but not sheep.
Two L's in the sheep breed, but only one in the cattle! :-)
Oh good god! I wouldda just thrown self in river.
Your mistake purl bump is so close to the top, it wouldn’t take too long to re knit rather than “surgery “. If you snip and re graft, you will need a tail to weave in, and that could affect the gauge ? Doesn’t seem worth the risk right at the front, and you yourself have commented that it’s a quick knit.
Any time you rip back, you run the risk of making a different mistake when you reknit. It wouldn't be *wrong* to rip out and re-knit, but my preference is to fix the thing that is wrong, and leave everything else as it is. If the surgery didn't work out, I would still have the option to rip back. It did work out, it didn't take long, and I was able to work through my options for the best approach so that the next time I need to do this, it will take even less time.
The Theramin was invented in Trumansburg NY, about 8 miles from my home…
I'd really love to see you knit some summer sweaters. I know you live in a climate where you wear wool sweaters more than summer sweaters, but I see you wearing summer tops during the summer. I live in the south and have knit cotton and linen sweaters that I can wear virtually year around. It would be so inspiring for me and other southern viewers to see you knit summer style sweaters like T shirt tops or sleeveless tops. Please please!! and hey you definitely wouldn't get bored. They take about the same amount of time to knit as a pair of socks. Just think of all the possibilities! :):)
They make glasses that correct color blindness now
I have a pair of Enchroma sunglasses. They don't *correct* colorblindness, but they do allow you to differentiate colors better, by shifting/removing overlapping green and red wavelengths. In one case, I was able to see that the house across the street that I thought of as "no color" (not beige, but not...anything specific) was actually a light green. In another case, my husband's light green sweater no longer looked green, it looked yellowish tan, because whatever wavelengths the glasses removed were in that sweater. The sunglasses make driving easier, because red stop signs look bright red, rather than a darker red. I don't have to look so hard to see if there is a stop sign, the bright red sign just pops in my line of sight. Orange cones are very visible, rather than just ... there. So, they can help, but they aren't a cure, and they are for outdoor wear (at least that's all that was available when I got them several years ago)
@@RoxanneRichardson that’s disappointing to know - my son is colorblind and I was planning on getting him a pair for Christmas🙁