Two-end (Twined) Knitting & The Shepherdess - Ep. 47 - Fruity Knitting
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Episode 47 of Fruity Knitting starts in Sweden, with our first interview guest, Karin Kahnlund, who is an expert in the old Swedish style of knitting called two-end or twined knitting. Karin has done extensive research into this technique, has collected original garments and also reproduces historical garments to help preserve the tradition. Karin shows us some of her collection, demonstrates the technique and also tells us some fascinating stories in this fascinating interview.
We stay in Sweden for New Releases, where the lovely Pia Kammeborn introduces us to Roses are Red, her latest mitten design. From Sweden we go to the UK to meet Alison O'Neill, a traditional hill farm Shepherdess, who creates beautiful tweed from the fleece of her own flock of sheep. You'll get an update on our own projects - finished and in progress, and there's news on KALs finishing and KALs beginning. Enjoy!
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My heart aches so bad. I am bingewatching all podcast and realizing that Andrew is no longer with us is so gutwrenching. I love that he finally finished the scarf. I downloaded the instructions but dare not start it. Too difficult. So good Andrew that you pulled it off. Your laugh is so mesmerizing. I will never forget you.
What happened to him? Oh, Lord!
Hello there, my name is Ivan, I'm from Italy and I've been knitting for about 38 years.I asked my grandmother to teach me when I was 6 and I've knitted since then. I love your podcast and to be onest it was by seeing Andrew that made me stop and watch your podcast for the first time. Unfortunately is not very common to see a man knitting..... I think your knitting is fantastic and it doesn't matter the speed of your knitting as long as you enjoy it. It is the process that is facinating and to me it is a sort of meditation as well. Ivan
I am a huge Fruity Knitting fan. I rarely read the comments people post but I was shocked to hear that some folks have chosen to comment about the speed of Andrew’s knitting. Truly inappropriate! I too am a slow knitter - life happens and I don’t have much time to sit for long stretches and knit away. But I enjoy the process and the finished project - it is not a race. So Andrew keep plugging along at your own pace and continue to produce brilliant finished objects!
Thanks Heather! (I've got a sister called Heather - great name!) Andrew.
Totally agree with Heather, especially since I'm a slow knitter myself and would rather appreciate being encouraged then the negative comment.
Carlos (orf Arne and Carlos fame) is also slow - who cares!?
😂 is he slow, he looks fast to me. The advantage is, I can afford to buy the best yarn, as I dont use much yarn. Still wouldnt even think of commenting, unless someone is crazyfast
Get of the horses people. One can say that Andrew knits slow in jest and with a big smile. It does not have to be negative... I am a fast knitter and saw how Andrew knitted, slow, and it only made my admiration for him grow. He finishes what he starts, and his work is beautiful. I smiled so broadly when he came in view today with the ravishly beautiful scarf around his neck. Kudos Andrew. Well done!
It is totally my way to knit with historical heritage, to find out how people in earlier times knitted. Thank you for twined knitting, I have done this as a decorative element on a hat.
All I can say is WOW. this interview with the Shepherdess is the best interview I've seen and I have loved them all. She is one amazing woman, her conceptual approach to the sheep, her love of them and the way she interweaves (see what I did there!:-) ) the sheep with all of the other areas of commerce is just ingenious. Thank you so much Andrea for finding her. Lu
I love how you take your time and do outstanding beautiful pieces. Quality over quantity, Andrew. Kudos!!!!
Susan Bossung, “quality”, that’s the word.
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I stupidly lost my account password. I love any tips you can offer me!
@Axl Bjorn instablaster =)
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Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
What an interesting and wonderful chat with Alison. Her love for the sheep and herding shines out of her !
Andrew what a guy, what a knitter , love that scarf.
Andrew your scarf is gorgeous! Great job! Who cares if you knit slowly as long as you enjoy the knitting! I love your banter with one another. It is so refreshing.
Yeah! (-; Thanks Sue.
I could sit all evening long and watch Alison O'Neill talk! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful treasure with us!
I watch several knitting podcasts and like them very much but fruity knitting is so professional, informative and just brilliant. I Love everything about it. Well done Andrea and Andrew. X
Hi from Mexico City. A am a fan of your program and avid viewer. I just found you last mouth. and every day a view one of the old. your program are full of good tips and I love the interviews with so talented and accomplish knitters. Thank you very much. Andrew with his smile bright the set, and you with your beautiful voice just make very enjoyable the already very good program. I would like to became a patron but with my reduce income me es impossible to do it in full, for that I would like to proposed in do it one mouth yes and the other mouth not if that is no possible I will not feel insulted, I will understand it. God give you many talents thank you very much for sheering with us.
I loved the segment on the Shepherdess. Wonderful show!
I love love love the Venezia shawl! I also love your podcast! So glad I came across it!😊
Love your podcasts Andrea and Andrew, yours is the only podcast that I watch and not knitt at the same time, because there is so much to learn and focus on, thank you!
I totally agree with Ryan Jones. Getting to your destination isn’t important, it’s the journey. Ignore all negative comments Andrew. I believe knitting is a form of meditation. To have completed your brioche scarf is a massive achievement and it looks flawless. Love to you both from Angela ,South West Wales.
The history in this video is fascinating.
I so agree with you Andrew about knitting slowly and enjoying the whole process..it is meditative! I also am not in this for the number but the quality of my projects! Go Andrew!
Thanks, Andrea.
Your episodes just get better and better all the time. The topics, the photography, tutorials, and well-organized interviews are a treat each time. I'm so looking forward to meeting you at EYF. I'll likely be shopping yarns for my Kammebornia mittens :)
Great episode. Truly fascinating hearing about two-end knitting. Thank you!
Thanks Shirley.
Two-end twined knitting - just when you think you've seen everything......fascinating!
Oh those girls! That was a real treat. Allison O'Neil was a delight.
It's not slow knitting, it's savoring every stitch.
Amazing episode as always! Who would downvote this?!
Thank you so much for listening to the comments & showing the blocking of the Tegna! Your sweater is beautiful and I cannot wait to see the finished object, mine is much more cropped - I am wishing I had knit it a bit longer now but will block it today thanks to your tips. Another lovely lovely podcast. Thanks so much Andrea and Andrew!
Thanks, Nicola. Good luck with your blocking.
This was so delightful. My absolute favorite moments were at the very end when you showed us the sheep running across the field...with that divine music! So well done. Thank you!!!
Fascinating podcast. I love the historical pieces . I had no idea that knitting has such incredible facets through the centuries. I have learned so much watching Fruity Kitting. I also wanted to comment on Andrew slow kitting. I am also a slow knitter now. I have found that after knitting for over 30 years that my fingers are beginning to have problems. Knitting slowly seems to help. I am a Continental knitter and I think that had I knitted slowly through the years that I might not have issues now with my hands and fingers. Knitting is very relaxing for me and I think Andrew has the right speed to enjoy every stitch. Ann from Va. USA
Bless his heart. R.I.P. I am, at nearly eighty and still learning, also a slow knitter. Feeling better about it now!
this episode was so fascinating thank you for sharing , love the colour of the new top you are making x
What a wonderful interview with the shepardess. Thank you so much.
Oh my. I loved it all, as I always do. Keep up the wonderful work, and thank you.
This is the most interesting episode I saw until now. I discovered Fruity Knitting not so long ago and am binge-watching older episodes. The Swedish twine knitting, the other Scandinavian designs and the English tweed ... I LOVE them all!
btw I am from the Netherlands. Interested in textile craft traditions and natural materials in general
What a lovely episode 💛🙏💛 Thank you all! Hugs & sunshine 🌞 N
Congratulations to all the winners. Wonderful work by all.
Thank you! what an amazing surprise that was!!! :-)
Living in enland my mother taught me to twist my carring yarn. I have never seen floats wide like north America. Very interesting interview. Good podcast thank you. BrambleKnits 🇨🇦
Just wonderful, wonderful interview with Alison O’Neill.
yeah Andrew...proud of you!! looks good.
Thank you for posting this video. I’ve been exploring my Scandinavian and English heritage and have been teaching myself (via Utube videos) how to knit in various traditions. I love that in The middle of a pandemic we can learn from people all around the world and stay connected. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - being in the US, I would have probably never had an opportunity to learn this! Sending love and thanks from Michigan!
What a wonderful episode! So informative and lovely, I can't say enough good things about it. Keep up the good work :)
Wonderful episode! Thank you, you two! 🙏🏻💙
Thanks, Christiane.
The interview with the Shepardess was AMAZING! What an incredibly interesting woman. Thanks for bringing us such wonderful content. (I’m a patron 😎👍.)
Thank you Kim! We love our Patrons.
Oh wow! What a great podcast. Thank you for such great content. Loved the interview. So encouraging! What a brave woman. Pia's patterns and podcast are beautifil as well. Andrea your new sweater is gorgeous. Wonderful podcast!
That's a beautiful scarf. I am considering making it, since I admired it on the TV show. But it looks so hard! You did a great job, Andrew.
What a cute herding dog!
The scarf is amazing, bravo!
We dont need to speed knit we need to enjoy what we do Andrew you just fine go at your speed take no notice of the silly remarks you are a great knitter keep up with the great work you do i love you both .
Thank you for your interviews and thoughts on blocking. I so agree about blocking should not be about stretching it out except for lace. . Such an informative show. I think the shepherdess was my favorite piece.
Brilliant, as always! x
I must go to Cumbria!!! I truly enjoyed your interview with the shepherdess! What an incredible story and place! I am looking up her walks and hoping too one day get myself over there! Thank you for the podcast!!
Little Big Knits I
Another splendid episode! Always worth watching a second time.
Your comment about English throwers made me chuckle. I'm an American thrower, and Pia's method is how I change colors.
David Hensley, I learned English Throwing method as a teenager. And it’s the same method I used when getting back to knitting 8 years ago. And now I’m actually trying to practice the Continental method so I can get my hands accustomed with Philosophers Wool method in mind, as I have been procrastinating Large garment making and Fair Isle for too long. Life and job gets in the way.
Love ❤️ the Shepherdess she has style . Lambs are slaughtered about 6 m old ,so young I didn’t realise , I do love lamb 🐑. I like the fact she loves her girls . My Grandfather 👴🏽 was a farmer and they had land girls when he went to war and my Grandmother 👵🏽 had a yarn shop in Portsmouth England.
You two are such wonderful fun to watch.
Thanks, Rhonda!
I love the Shepherdess, her work, her sheep and her tweed. Just perfection. I just wish I could afford to buy some.
Totally enjoyed your show, especially your guests. Twined knitting is fascinating. I am a thrower and when doing fair Isle, I work both colours in my right hand. Will try to twine them now.
Andrew it doesn't matter, it's all about the process!
I have always loved tweed😍
I love how Alison’s 3 breeds were so washed and groomed for display. They looked gorgeous and made me want to hug them for their cuteness. I would have a hard time with the turning them into meat though. I guess I can’t be a butcher 😭. Although I do love a lamb steak with a rosemary, garlic, salt & pepper, red wine, rub down, medium rare.
I am fascinated by the two end twisted yarn method. I do need very hardy mitten/half-finger gloves here in New York. We need easy finger useable here in the metropolis, so I make mine half-finger flap mittens. I want to make Pia’s Roses are Red Mittens, but with a twist to it.
Oh I love this episode so much! Thanks Andrea for the wonderful jaunty music at the end...I felt like I was at a Ceilidh and it made me smile. One day I hope to own a Shepherdess Hacking jacket...gorgeous!!
Yes, me too are they stunning! The music was Marie's Wedding.
You rock Andrew! You knit perfectly, you keep doing “you”
Thanks, Kim! (-;
Very lovely episode.
Thank you, Valerie!
That was just such a beautiful podcast > did I ever tell you guys ,that I really appreciate your work and putting together such a great hour for us > packed with knowledge and inspiration , and a gentle ay of life around sheep and wool ....I am very happy to be a supporter of your show .🐑🌳🌻🌵🌻
Thank you, that is very nice to hear.
Fantastic episode, especially the profile on The Shepherdess - she is SO inspiring! And it's appalling that people would comment on Andrew's knitting: I think he's also an inspiration to anyone wanting to try. Just look at all his lovely creations!
Beautiful show and interview with the shepherdess.
Congratulations to Isabelle from Switzerland!
What a wonderful lady is the Shepherdess, I love her tweeds, bags, sheep & dogs- my favourite interview so far X
Was great to see the dog running in the heather. They love the work so much.
I sure enjoy your videos, thank you
Very intrigued by the two-end knitting, may have to try it!
I just found your podcast and truly enjoy your interactions. You look so loving and funny, so many couples could take you as role model. I also like your choice of music!
An amazing accomplishment Andrew, Well Done! It doesn’t matter how long it takes, it is the journey. You should be very proud. I've only done a small 2 colour cowl.
Hi Lynn. I am proud. Andrea is really good at keeping me moving onto new things. And we all take our own steps. Cheers, Andrew.
Piecework's 25th Anniversary Issue, March/April 2018, arrived in my mailbox the same day I viewed this episode. Lo and behold the issue includes a pattern for twined-knitted gloves from Sweden by Beth Brown-Reinsel. She mentions that she teaches a lot of twined knitting. Fabulous episode.
I just fell in love with Morag the Herdwick 💗
WONDERFUL episode! It was very upbeat and everything was inspiring. I love watching Andrew knit, and Andrea. Thank you for the work you put in to producing the show, and all the interviews. Hugs!
Thanks, Stephanie.
Found your channel from Josephin Waltin's twined knitting WIP, and am very excited to try this new-to-me technique! I'm a thrower already, this doesn't look too difficult at all to pick up. Hmm... something non-stretchy and dense? I'm thinking a poncho! :D Thank you so much for all your hard work to show us these wonderful slices of the fiber world, and I am going to be happily following you from now on! Stay warm!
Really warm, but a lot of work. Enjoy the shows.
I just wanted to say that I finally started my first colourwork (a Fern and feather sweater by Jennifer Steinglass) empowered by the weave in/weave out method you showed in your last episode. I am a patreon now after watching all your videos in a few weeks last year. My parents are aussies who moved to Germany when they got married in the 60s and ended up in Canada so I really love your story and enjoy watching your podcasts! Thanks so much & keep up the good work!
Hi Lynn, Thanks for your comments and we really appreciate your support!
You two are fantastic, I like your humor so much 😅💞
Thanks, Bianca.
You may be slow but your project is a beauty !❤️❤️❤️
Thanks, Regina!
I love Andrew’s smile 😊
Your Paris scarf is gorgeous!! I'm STILL working on mine.....and probably will end up making it cowl length instead of scarf length, but I'm using the same light green as on your scarf and a beautiful gradient yarn for the other side which is turning out beautifully! :)
I am back to watch more of the episode:
Blocking: I have been having problems with garments growing a lot with wet blocking. Any suggestions?
Twined knitting: So interesting, but I think I would lose my mind trying to do it. I loved watching it, though. It's fantastic that she is preserving these ancient garments and techniques.
Very interesting, the two-end-knitting! I think it was also a good technique for making clothes, weich hold very warm in a very cold weather!
Truly Lovely I would wear these all the time Love the Greys ❤🎉
Thank you Andrew and Andrea, you are making such a great job! this episode is one of your bests. You bring knowledge and beauty to us, each time, this is wonderfull. As a professional violonist I also really apreciate your musical choices! i am very found of the Kammebornia podcast, so when I saw the lovely Pia in this episode I was very happy.
Thank you so much. And now I am very proud to be one of your patreons, since today!
Catherine, (I am french, I apologies for my poor english writing)
I know one reason Andrew knits slowly, in addition to the important reason that he wants to. Andrew seems to be learning a new technique with every project he makes. That requires concentration, especially to produce such well knitted projects. I work the same way, since I learned as a young woman that a 7 foot double sided scarf done with fine needles in stockinette stitch is boring for a long time. Lizzy M
Knitting slow and steady is the only way to make sure I'm not stuffing up. I generally go 2 steps forward and a very big step backwards when I just 'go for it'.
You go boy! I am so excited that you are doing it at all. I would love for my husband to pick it up but when he watches me rip a half of s hat because if a mistake he says he doesn't have the patience. So, the way i see it, yiu gave double patience!
Hi Sharon. Learning to have the patience is one of the reasons I do knit. It can be so hard to switch off.
Sharon King, tell your husband this, “You don’t have to have patience for knitting. Knitting teaches you patience.” That’s the truth.
Thanks..
Love the twined knitting interview, do you know if Karin has any plans to make an instructional dvd? Or teach in the US?
Wonderful show as always Andrea and Andrew. Andrew, you have a “slow knitter” partner here, so ignore the “grumblers”. They would apply those same epithets to me. I love the quality you put out and nobody can call my knitted product mediocre. I don’t have a lot of time to knit, so my small garments take a long time to finish. I have some basic sock designs I put together, but they are all Toe Up with Afterthought Heel. I just can’t do plain boring socks and I get “second sock syndrome”. I get bored with repetition of the plain, so all my socks have some stitch patterns put together from Barbara Walkers books. Of course the patterns have to work with the 32 and 32 stitches. I have not worked out the reverse engineering of the stitch patterns in Top Down. That would be interesting. I think I had posted some of my sock pictures on Ravelry. My boring handle is beebeebee.
And Andrew, you are always doing something new which means you are always learning new techniques for each project that you do. You are constantly improving on your knowledge and not stagnating. So keep doing that and don’t worry about speed. Everything I do is an Alpha project with some pattern from my own brain, and I get bored if I have to repeat it again. I do have to get over that if I want to eventually Beta and Theta test any of my patterns with the view to grade them. I think I will have to wait for retirement.
Brilliant episode. I second all the other positive comments you have received.
Whilst you were interviewing Karin about double knitting, I was hoping you would ask her about the sleeves on the garment she was wearing. I wanted to know if they were a modern take on the twisted double knitting style.
Yes, her sleeve is knitted using the Two end technique and naturally she knitted it herself.
This double end red work looks like something from the queen of hearts court.
I enjoyed this episode very much, as I do them all. I watch all of Pia's and have grown very fond of her and her husband Dennis. I have always been interested in Twined Knitting. I didn't catch what the yarn is called and the spelling of it.?? I would love to try making something very basic. It was so interesting to learn about it. I enjoyed seeing all of her samples, new and old.
Andrew, your scarf is amazing and beautiful!! Also, your sweater Andrea, is so lovely and I love the color. I hope your daughter is doing well. Your guest the Shepherdess was fun to listen to as she described her life. Her sheep were wonderful and so fun to see.
I wish you all the best until I see you again,
Sharon / Elvensknits on Ravelry xx
How beautiful these Tweed clothes are. Wonderful! It seems unbelievable to me that the wool used to be burned. Now I'm longing for a jacket made out of this Tweed, warming and slightly scratching me. I don't mind.
In the Netherlands a vest is a cardigan!
In Germany a "Weste" is also a cardigan :-)
love the vest/tank top discussion!! So funny... in the States what you are knitting is called a vest. A tank top can be any sort of scoop necked sleeveless hot weather top (not necessarily slinky!!! haha)
Yep. Vest it is. Not slinky.
Amy Hubbard, however did the term “tank top” come about anyway? Boggles the mind. It is definitely not descriptive of the garment.
could you please give us a closer look at how Karin prepared her ball for making untwisting easier? I can quite catch how she locked the inner and outer threads together
Nice
So proud of these two Australians (is Andrew a proper Aussie?). You're both lovely ambassadors for this land downunder!
Totally proper Aussie!!!
@@FruityKnitting Aussie with Scottish ancestors, isn't he? (he told in another episode about his clan kilt)
In the Netherlands a vest is a cardigan. To make the discussion complete. Andrew, I tried brioche 1 time and not even serious. But enough to realise that I find it confusing. My question is, do you now think that you master this knitting method? Andrea, the knitting sample you showed look like krogbragd (weaving method also Swedish). That particular weaving method gives also a dense fabric. Alison in Yorkshire was so lovely. When looking at the countryside I could not stop thinking about ' Wuthering Heights' , thank you.
Hi Milda. I think "master" is too strong. The pattern was pretty simple - no increasing or decreasing, and no cables, etc. And even towards the end of the project I still occasionally had a yarnover where there shouldn't have been one, or missed one where there should have been one... I tend to depend on Andrea to help me out of those situations. Karin is great at explaining the twined knitting. I love the way the exact technique varies depending on the location. Thanks for watching!
I love those Dutch words, making things even more confusing :) Like how we use slipper for flip-flop
Milda Hoffer, I made a brioche scarf for my husband about 3 years ago, and I have not done it since. It’s just like Nancy Marchant said. You have to do a large project for your brain cells to record the method so it understands what you did. I’ll make something soon again, if I can knit any faster than Andrew. I don’t care how fast or slow he knits because he does fantastic work and he enjoys it.
I didn’t realise that there is a speed you are supposed to knit at. I just wish I could produce knitting like andrew
Slow knitting, like slow cooking and slow fashion (and more 'slow') is the new trend ;-)
I am really enjoying your video's, & im not even a knitter (yet)! Loving all the incidental learning, like the special Swedish sheep with extra long staple.....is this the special yarn the vikings used for their sails? I'm wishing you would explain also what the interesting fossil-like bag hanging on the back of the couch is...thanks!
The diamond tweed jacket at 1:13:23 is beautifully designed, should be on the runways with the best haute couture labels. And i would love to have a caped jacket made out of the (herringbone ?) tweed on the wall 1:14:35 or the hog tweed
I'm sorry, I posted unexpectedly. But I am wondering the titles of the books Andrea mentioned she was reading during the shepherdess interview. I'm so happy I am a patreon of this show!!
It might have been "The Shepherd's Life" by James Rebanks. He farms Herdwicks. It is a fascinating read - a real insight into traditional farming life, and all that comes with it. The others Andrea has been reading are by Amanda Owen - amzn.to/2F6YcPV.
That’s okay...I knit slowly because I just want to enjoy it 😃. Maybe start the Turtle Knitters Club