It is such a relief when you finally let go of the imaginary timeline on a wip that's making you feel a little defeated. It's not worth it if it stresses you out or makes you feel bummed that something is taking you "so long". It's not a race. It's slow fashion. Made with love and care 😘
Another great episode. Enjoying your courage to tackle and figure out new things! Very inspiring.I love all the creativity you put into your podcast. Easily becoming my fav and I seem to notice new details with each episode. Love it!
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 😊. I'd say, after your Thanksgiving, work on your red dress with the intent of a short dress. Then after Christmas you can go back and knit more length for Valentine's Day 😊
Such a great idea! I will definitely be playing that one by ear and see how far I can get. With your idea, it’s like two dresses for the price of one! I like it!
What about doing reverse single crochet (crab stitch) around the arm holes? I think that it would pair well with the ruffles. But I first thought of I cord too.
I've been knitting for... a long time lol, and I use baggies to help manage multiple balls of yarn in a project and keep things tidy lol. Love the podcast (Osi is utterly adorable!), and koodos for being so fearless in your knitting! Your red dress will be beautiful regardless of when you finish it, along with all your future projects!
Seriously, those of us who are “endowed”🙄😉🤣 it is a real issue to get the bust line, underarm placement, correct shoulder alignment and under bust measurements aligned for a good fit. So many times, I see a correct bust line knit but then under bust to shoulders are too big and the garment doesn’t look crisp. Good idea to start measuring and looking at your knit piece to other garments that fit you well. I’m knitting my first sweater and am a bit 🤔😝obsessed about this issue. You approach could be a great solution if you pick a pattern one size “smaller” for your bust but in more alignment with the rest of your figure. This is a great way to learn.
I am working on the Harlow V-neck version by Caidree in a Garnet Wool of the Andes Worsted. Then the Dornie by Rebecca Clow is being worked in a dark forest green. I am also working on the Festival Yoke Cardigan by Skeindeer Knits in Holst Garn Supersoft in a dark blue and white. I left any specific holiday themes out and am just knitting snowflakes, snowmen, and trees so I can wear it all winter. I am also working on hats and dishcloths for gifts. I have the Gib by Andrea Mowry in a Royal Blue color that is being set aside until I am done with my Christmas gift knits.
@akaNoraKnits you decided to make a dress for Christmas and I just couldn't decide what sweater and what color I wanted to wear. 🤣 My projects probably, all together, will take less time than knitting the dress. I also am a stay at home mom who has huge chunks of time that I can take to just sit and knit. I hope that you are able to get the dress done when you want it finished. I think it will be really lovely 😍
For your vest: I recommend the Islandic Bind off for finishing the raw hem (just purling one round and then do the bind off). It only adds a little width to the west and gives a very nice finish. It is slightly looser than an I-cord edge, but tighter than a ribbed hem so it reduces the arm hole size a little. I recently finished the Tetra Slipover and this bind off turned out beautifully.
Aww thanks for sharing I am glad my advice help. I will definitely be following on your holiday dress journey and wish it turns out better then you expect!
I’m loving your podcasts - thanks for always bringing some extra joy to a Saturday! With the vest, I strongly recommend looking at the armhole bind-off on Kutovakika’s Sailor Swift top - she shares the technique in the TH-cam tutorial. It’s a 5 stitch i-cord with a purl, but it lays flat and looks really minimal and neat. Good luck getting it all finished!
The dress looks amazing and I bet it will suit you very well. I would never ever wear something like this as my style is extremely simple and rather masculine. Usually if a pattern has "little details" that is already too much for my comfort. HOWEVER that doesn't mean I can't admire patterns like this dress for its design and beauty and I love to see those on others. So I am very excited to follow along. I hope it turns out great for you! ☺
Thank you so much!!! I am constantly in awe of things people make for themselves, especially when it is not my own taste! It’s fun to appreciate those details from afar!
I’m so glad! I will try and get another shot comparing the two different colors of brushed alpaca that I have to see if my feelings about their texture differences are true!
Nora, you may need to think about whether you need more yardage for your Christmas red dress since you changed your choice of size ( the size you bought for and the size you decided to knit). Good luck, and I look forward to seeing you in it!
So looking forward to see your vest. The variegated yarn is looking so good ❤️ I need to focus on a dress for my daughter and don’t know how to work on everything else while I just want that dress on my needles right now!😊
@@akaNoraKnits ahhh….you are a stylist and at this time of the year I’m thinking is reaaaaally busy for you. Just don’t put too much pressure dear one, that’s a lot of faux cables (I think). But with your timeframe calculations from the first dress you might make it, providing you have the time…that’s a lot of fabric to make. I’m all here for it though, sending you light & love💐
Impressive computation on that red dress, Nora. It’s going to be beautiful on you! You could add structure to your bodice by inserting two purl stitches where the side seams would lay and then mattress stitching across that bridge - like Birch and Lily’s latest cardigan knit. Also, ‘ratty mohair’ 😂😂😂
Not sure you are asking for ideas on your vest armhole edge but I was thinking a quick way to finish the edge would be a round of single crochet. It’s very pretty and festive, great work on the v-neck!
Vest….in the future, if you’d like larger size, simply apply your own measurements to the listed gauge. i.e., there are ratios in the stitch counts listed, and you can just multiply by the same ratio to get any larger size prior to starting the project. And…just finish out the sleeve with a crochet slip stitch with a small hook.
I love that you're modifying patterns, honestly -- there's nothing bad about that at all! Modifying patterns customizes your garment just for you and makes it into something that is perfect for you! And what is knitting garments but customizing things to be perfect for you? The fact that you're WILLING to modify patterns to your own preferences as a still-fairly-new knitter is incredible and so, so cool. Don't be afraid to keep doing it!! :)
It’s so funny, I feel like I rarely see people making changes to patterns, but I am someone who just gets a vision of what I want and the pattern is the roadmap to get there as easily as possible. Doesn’t mean I won’t take my own detours along the way! I am sure that if I felt comfortable enough designing from scratch, I would, but this is just the beginning! Thank you 💛
I often modify my patterns because I have a slightly different vision. Sometimes those mods turn out great and sometimes not so much. But being a fairly new garment knitter, I have always learned a ton from those "failed" modifications and that will help me in the future!
I spent this video undoing the sewn bind-off for the front half of the split hem on my cozy classic light since I (not very smartly) did it before the back and then lost yarn chicken on the back 😅
Oh my goodness, your red Christmas dress sounds like it'll be amazing. I can't wait to see how it turns out! That dress pattern is stunning, and I LOVE the red color you chose.
Another great video! I love hearing you work through the modifications of your projects… It’s like a sense of accomplishment when it’s all figured out 👍🏼👍🏼
Two thoughts: on the vest for the armholes-I had a similar experience with a drop shoulder top I knit last summer. Different situation, but I was shocked at how much a short ribbing tightened it up. An I-cord bind-off might be all you need, but I was also thinking that you might add some short rows to bring the bottom of the armpit up, assuming that didn’t increase your bust size and make the fabric bunch. On the fabulous Christmas dress, did you double-check your yarn yardage in case you need to find more in the same dye lot since you’re adjusting gauge? Love watching your podcast-congrats on nearly 5k already 🎉
Thank you! That is so so smart! I actually think that after trying it on it’s not quite as deep as I thought it was so I might be in the clear- but I will definitely add that to my toolbox for when I need it! On Christmas dress yardage-I did order extra and figured I could plan to knit until it’s gone if I am running into a shortage! Th# k you so so much! I cannot even believe how far we’ve come. I genuinely am just so grateful 🥰🥰🥰
Consider doing the icord on the vest front but skip every 3rd stitch or so. It would tighten up the whole without being noticeable. I would do the arm hole before you finish the body just incase you pull up the front.
Thanks Nora. I'm making the stripe hype sweater, but I'm using Drops brushes alpaca silk heels double and it's like working with spider webs. And the 2.0US needles on broken ruin fifa is a *pita*! I'm forking now in the Salty Days sweater and I'm living it and the yarn and the color. I can't stop but I'm on sleeve island on the striped one. I'm going to download the counter app and I'm going to do a steps a day! Maybe 2!❤
Hello! And happy Thanksgiving from Texas 😊 I'm working on the most challenging part of my current WIP- decreasing while maintaining a cable pattern when the decreases aren't charted 😬 But it looks like the second time is going better than the first. 😅 The pattern is called the Brescul vest and I'm making it for my son as part of his Christmas outfit. 😊
I have a beanie I’m knitting for my daughter’s boyfriend and it is just black stockinette. Seems quick enough but I guess since it is black and plain, I’m just NOT excited about knitting it. I set a goal of knitting an inch a day and that has totally made this boring project way more manageable. 😊
Ohhh it kinda sounds like the brushed alpaca was burnt during the dye process. I definitely have accidentally done that to mohair and it sounds like a very similar texture.
Ahhhhhh! It does seem like something funky is going on with the red vs the grey that I have! Once it’s worked up, it’s really fine. It just doesn’t exactly look luxe
I’m crossing my fingers and sending positive vibes that you’re knitting on your Thanksgiving vest goes like the wind! I’m excited to see how things go with your Christmas dress - the color is so perfect and festive! Hope you have an amazing weekend 🎉
Thank you for reminding me of Drops! I am getting ready to buy for Purl SoHo’s Sweatshirt Sweater and want to do it in a mohair/NSW wool combo and I’ve been pricing yarns and drops is totally within my current budget! Also, I second the idea to knit until Christmas and then add to the length after. You might be able to find a silk/satin underslip that will help too!
I couldn’t help myself 😂 thank you!! I highly recommend Korshavn! There is a whole series of a vest and pullover too! Such a fun stitch pattern and even more so in the round!
First of all, love your podcasts! Your thoughts on the Drops brushed alpaca vs. mohair are so interesting to me, because for me personally it's the exact opposite way 😄 i've found that the mohair is too bald of a string for me lol, but i generally prefer my knit pieces to be super dense. And if i pay all that money to be holding a mohair-ish yarn with my main yarn, then it better be as hairy as possible haha. Also love how your Thanksgiving vest is turning out, can't wait to see the finished piece!
Soo interesting!!!! I have to compare my brushed alpaca to the grey ones that I have, because it really does seem like it might be something that happened in the dying process for the red! I am actually shocked as just how hairy my vest is! But I also don’t have anything to compare it to just yet. Thank you 💛💛
Your Thanksgiving vest is looking gorgeous! And I love your brushed alpaca graphic popping up so often! A red dress for Christmas sounds Heavenly! ❤ I’m currently hopping between adding squares to the Nature’s Walk blanket I’m making and a burgundy crochet sweater that I hope to be able to wear to work and/or Thanksgiving this week. 🤞🏻
Thank you!!!! I am loving it! The little brushed alpaca just cracked me up 😂 ahhh I love a burgundy! It’ll be perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas whenever it gets done!!!
wowwowow 😁 Don´t underestimete the frills! It is a lot of knitting. And you have to do it 4 times, right? Beautiful colour your Valentine´s day dress!🤭
This morning, when I saw your video was up, I thought, “Is today really Saturday?” Yes, yes, it is. Your vest looks fantastic! I wasn’t sure about the colors, but they look so good 😊! Be kind to yourself and get done what you can. No one will know it’s not finished but you (and if they do know, oh well, it will be a good story). May I ask if you like your Knit Picks needles? I’m looking to get a pair of forever knitting needles set for Christmas 🎄 and don’t know which ones to get. I know I want wood because my stickers keep falling off the 4mm ChiaoGoo pair and almost made me quit the Beginning Jacket I’m working on. Your channel is a joy and I love the brushed alpaca illustration. (don't tell anyone but I thought the same thing when I got all the alpaca wool for the jackets. )I hope it looks amazing in the end. Happy knitting! 💚🧶💚
Time is seriously flying! I could not believe the weekend had already started myself! Thank you 💛 I’m giving myself grace to get it as done as I want it to be! While I have enjoyed my knit picks needles for nearly a year now, I am planning to get new ones for Christmas! I have found that the wooden needles are not for me, and I think it’s mostly because I tend to be a pretty aggressive knitter 😅 I grind my needles together a little bit too much when I insert for a stitch and it has left my wooden needles a bit rough. If you are a fan of wooden needles and are less hard-wearing on them, I would recommend! However, I am switching to metal needles and will be getting the Knitter’s Pride Nova Platina set. I have tried the chiaogoos and the addi turbos, but found the nova platinas to be the most comfortable for me. I hope that helps!
@@akaNoraKnits Oh my goodness, this was so helpful of you. Thank you so very much. I’m so glad you’re being kind to yourself with the vest, which is seriously beautiful. My crochet needles are wood, and I adore them. So, hopefully, wooden knitting needles will be a great fit. 😘 Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 and happy knitting 💚🧶💚 You’re so right; time is really flying
Tonya at Nerdy Knitting here on TH-cam has a couple of really useful videos on her channel about editing sweater patterns to make them fit larger bodies and larger busts. I love how the thanksgiving vest is coming along. The color looks so nice.
It is such a relief when you finally let go of the imaginary timeline on a wip that's making you feel a little defeated. It's not worth it if it stresses you out or makes you feel bummed that something is taking you "so long". It's not a race. It's slow fashion. Made with love and care 😘
Absolutely 💛
Another great episode. Enjoying your courage to tackle and figure out new things! Very inspiring.I love all the creativity you put into your podcast. Easily becoming my fav and I seem to notice new details with each episode. Love it!
Thank you so so much 🥰
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 😊. I'd say, after your Thanksgiving, work on your red dress with the intent of a short dress. Then after Christmas you can go back and knit more length for Valentine's Day 😊
Such a great idea! I will definitely be playing that one by ear and see how far I can get. With your idea, it’s like two dresses for the price of one! I like it!
Brilliant plan! 🎉
Girl. Your editing is peak entertainment. So good
Thank you so so much! 🥰
Another great podcast. You are so great to listen to while I’m knitting. You also cheer me up when I’m down. ❤️🧶
Thank you so much 🥰
100% my new fav podcast.
Yayyyy! I’m so happy to hear that 🥰 thank you!
What about doing reverse single crochet (crab stitch) around the arm holes? I think that it would pair well with the ruffles. But I first thought of I cord too.
I will have to look into that! Thank you!!!
Good luck! I’m working on my first ever Weekender sweater. Easy going and I think I’m going to love the final result. No deadline. Whew!
I've been knitting for... a long time lol, and I use baggies to help manage multiple balls of yarn in a project and keep things tidy lol. Love the podcast (Osi is utterly adorable!), and koodos for being so fearless in your knitting! Your red dress will be beautiful regardless of when you finish it, along with all your future projects!
Love that I’m not the only one! Thank you thank you thank you! 🥰
I also love using my math loving husband when it comes to knitting adjustments in my projects! I can't wait to see your finished dress and vest :D
I don’t know what I would do without him! 😅 thank you!!!
Seriously, those of us who are “endowed”🙄😉🤣 it is a real issue to get the bust line, underarm placement, correct shoulder alignment and under bust measurements aligned for a good fit. So many times, I see a correct bust line knit but then under bust to shoulders are too big and the garment doesn’t look crisp. Good idea to start measuring and looking at your knit piece to other garments that fit you well. I’m knitting my first sweater and am a bit 🤔😝obsessed about this issue. You approach could be a great solution if you pick a pattern one size “smaller” for your bust but in more alignment with the rest of your figure. This is a great way to learn.
I am working on the Harlow V-neck version by Caidree in a Garnet Wool of the Andes Worsted. Then the Dornie by Rebecca Clow is being worked in a dark forest green. I am also working on the Festival Yoke Cardigan by Skeindeer Knits in Holst Garn Supersoft in a dark blue and white. I left any specific holiday themes out and am just knitting snowflakes, snowmen, and trees so I can wear it all winter. I am also working on hats and dishcloths for gifts. I have the Gib by Andrea Mowry in a Royal Blue color that is being set aside until I am done with my Christmas gift knits.
Wowowowow you are incredible! I hope everything turns out just right! 💛
@akaNoraKnits you decided to make a dress for Christmas and I just couldn't decide what sweater and what color I wanted to wear. 🤣 My projects probably, all together, will take less time than knitting the dress. I also am a stay at home mom who has huge chunks of time that I can take to just sit and knit. I hope that you are able to get the dress done when you want it finished. I think it will be really lovely 😍
For your vest: I recommend the Islandic Bind off for finishing the raw hem (just purling one round and then do the bind off).
It only adds a little width to the west and gives a very nice finish. It is slightly looser than an I-cord edge, but tighter than a ribbed hem so it reduces the arm hole size a little.
I recently finished the Tetra Slipover and this bind off turned out beautifully.
I haven’t heard of that one yet! I might just give it a try! Thank you!!! I shall check out the tetra! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! I’m going to look into this too. Glad your sweater turned out so well.
Yes, take the liberty of playing around-regardless of what you’re knitting! Trust your instincts, they’re excellent! Thanks for another fun video. 😊
Aww thanks for sharing I am glad my advice help. I will definitely be following on your holiday dress journey and wish it turns out better then you expect!
You’ve saved me a ton of stress! 💛 I do too!!
I’m loving your podcasts - thanks for always bringing some extra joy to a Saturday!
With the vest, I strongly recommend looking at the armhole bind-off on Kutovakika’s Sailor Swift top - she shares the technique in the TH-cam tutorial. It’s a 5 stitch i-cord with a purl, but it lays flat and looks really minimal and neat. Good luck getting it all finished!
Oooh interesting!!! I like the sound of that! Thank you! 💛💛
The dress looks amazing and I bet it will suit you very well. I would never ever wear something like this as my style is extremely simple and rather masculine. Usually if a pattern has "little details" that is already too much for my comfort. HOWEVER that doesn't mean I can't admire patterns like this dress for its design and beauty and I love to see those on others. So I am very excited to follow along. I hope it turns out great for you! ☺
Thank you so much!!! I am constantly in awe of things people make for themselves, especially when it is not my own taste! It’s fun to appreciate those details from afar!
Your comparison of the drops kidsilk and brushed alpaca was super helpful!
I’m so glad! I will try and get another shot comparing the two different colors of brushed alpaca that I have to see if my feelings about their texture differences are true!
Nora, you may need to think about whether you need more yardage for your Christmas red dress since you changed your choice of size ( the size you bought for and the size you decided to knit). Good luck, and I look forward to seeing you in it!
Thank you! I did purchase on the generous size, but I figure I can always just knit until it’s gone! 😅 what an exciting game to play!
So looking forward to see your vest. The variegated yarn is looking so good ❤️ I need to focus on a dress for my daughter and don’t know how to work on everything else while I just want that dress on my needles right now!😊
Thank you!!! I’m in love with it! Oh man, a dress is just so addicting!
🌴☀️ I think the Xmas dress needs to be for Valentine’s Day instead. GAWSH I can’t wait to see that beauty!☀️🌴
I’m realllyyyyy hoping I can make it work for both!!! 💛
@@akaNoraKnits ahhh….you are a stylist and at this time of the year I’m thinking is reaaaaally busy for you. Just don’t put too much pressure dear one, that’s a lot of faux cables (I think).
But with your timeframe calculations from the first dress you might make it, providing you have the time…that’s a lot of fabric to make. I’m all here for it though, sending you light & love💐
Impressive computation on that red dress, Nora. It’s going to be beautiful on you! You could add structure to your bodice by inserting two purl stitches where the side seams would lay and then mattress stitching across that bridge - like Birch and Lily’s latest cardigan knit.
Also, ‘ratty mohair’ 😂😂😂
Thank you! I just saw that and it blew my mind! So smart! 🐀
Not sure you are asking for ideas on your vest armhole edge but I was thinking a quick way to finish the edge would be a round of single crochet. It’s very pretty and festive, great work on the v-neck!
Yes definitely taking suggestions! I am thinking of busting out the crochet hook for a quick finish! Thank you so much!
Vest….in the future, if you’d like larger size, simply apply your own measurements to the listed gauge. i.e., there are ratios in the stitch counts listed, and you can just multiply by the same ratio to get any larger size prior to starting the project.
And…just finish out the sleeve with a crochet slip stitch with a small hook.
Great thinking! Thank you!!!
I love that you're modifying patterns, honestly -- there's nothing bad about that at all! Modifying patterns customizes your garment just for you and makes it into something that is perfect for you! And what is knitting garments but customizing things to be perfect for you? The fact that you're WILLING to modify patterns to your own preferences as a still-fairly-new knitter is incredible and so, so cool. Don't be afraid to keep doing it!! :)
It’s so funny, I feel like I rarely see people making changes to patterns, but I am someone who just gets a vision of what I want and the pattern is the roadmap to get there as easily as possible. Doesn’t mean I won’t take my own detours along the way! I am sure that if I felt comfortable enough designing from scratch, I would, but this is just the beginning! Thank you 💛
I often modify my patterns because I have a slightly different vision. Sometimes those mods turn out great and sometimes not so much. But being a fairly new garment knitter, I have always learned a ton from those "failed" modifications and that will help me in the future!
You are so funny and full of joy 🥰 I love the animations you pop in for each topic, it makes your podcast super engaging
Thank you so much!!! 💛
Love the yarn for the vest.
Thank you! Me too! 🥰
I spent this video undoing the sewn bind-off for the front half of the split hem on my cozy classic light since I (not very smartly) did it before the back and then lost yarn chicken on the back 😅
Oh noooo!!!! Well I am happy to at least keep you company!
Don't worry; all the things you showed and talked about are already interesting !❤❤❤
Oh my goodness, your red Christmas dress sounds like it'll be amazing. I can't wait to see how it turns out! That dress pattern is stunning, and I LOVE the red color you chose.
Thank you so much! I am eager to see how it comes out as well!!! 😅
The dress is so romantic, it would be perfect for Valentines Day!
I think so too! 🥰
Another great video! I love hearing you work through the modifications of your projects… It’s like a sense of accomplishment when it’s all figured out 👍🏼👍🏼
So right!!!! It’s great to have the patterns, but I do enjoy the challenge of making these things just right for me! 🥰
@@akaNoraKnits - I had to modify a knitted tee by Joji L for my “frontal real estate” sooo much I felt like a an old timer circus attraction 🤣
Two thoughts: on the vest for the armholes-I had a similar experience with a drop shoulder top I knit last summer. Different situation, but I was shocked at how much a short ribbing tightened it up. An I-cord bind-off might be all you need, but I was also thinking that you might add some short rows to bring the bottom of the armpit up, assuming that didn’t increase your bust size and make the fabric bunch. On the fabulous Christmas dress, did you double-check your yarn yardage in case you need to find more in the same dye lot since you’re adjusting gauge?
Love watching your podcast-congrats on nearly 5k already 🎉
Thank you! That is so so smart! I actually think that after trying it on it’s not quite as deep as I thought it was so I might be in the clear- but I will definitely add that to my toolbox for when I need it! On Christmas dress yardage-I did order extra and figured I could plan to knit until it’s gone if I am running into a shortage! Th# k you so so much! I cannot even believe how far we’ve come. I genuinely am just so grateful 🥰🥰🥰
Consider doing the icord on the vest front but skip every 3rd stitch or so. It would tighten up the whole without being noticeable. I would do the arm hole before you finish the body just incase you pull up the front.
So smart!! Thank you!!
Thanks Nora. I'm making the stripe hype sweater, but I'm using Drops brushes alpaca silk heels double and it's like working with spider webs. And the 2.0US needles on broken ruin fifa is a *pita*! I'm forking now in the Salty Days sweater and I'm living it and the yarn and the color. I can't stop but I'm on sleeve island on the striped one. I'm going to download the counter app and I'm going to do a steps a day! Maybe 2!❤
Oooh that one is on my to-knit list! I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way! 💛
Hello! And happy Thanksgiving from Texas 😊 I'm working on the most challenging part of my current WIP- decreasing while maintaining a cable pattern when the decreases aren't charted 😬 But it looks like the second time is going better than the first. 😅 The pattern is called the Brescul vest and I'm making it for my son as part of his Christmas outfit. 😊
I can't stand when that happens 😅 I hope everything is going smoothly!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
I have a beanie I’m knitting for my daughter’s boyfriend and it is just black stockinette. Seems quick enough but I guess since it is black and plain, I’m just NOT excited about knitting it. I set a goal of knitting an inch a day and that has totally made this boring project way more manageable. 😊
It’s al2ays so tricky when the process is just not fun, but you still want the object in the end! I hope it gets done soon enough!
Ohhh it kinda sounds like the brushed alpaca was burnt during the dye process. I definitely have accidentally done that to mohair and it sounds like a very similar texture.
Ahhhhhh! It does seem like something funky is going on with the red vs the grey that I have! Once it’s worked up, it’s really fine. It just doesn’t exactly look luxe
as another option to sinch up the large arm hole with minimal fabric maybe a single crochet or slip stitch around? as another option to play with
You are so right!!!! Quick and easy too!
I’m crossing my fingers and sending positive vibes that you’re knitting on your Thanksgiving vest goes like the wind! I’m excited to see how things go with your Christmas dress - the color is so perfect and festive! Hope you have an amazing weekend 🎉
Thank you so much! Cruising through this vest as we speak!! 💛
Thank you for reminding me of Drops! I am getting ready to buy for Purl SoHo’s Sweatshirt Sweater and want to do it in a mohair/NSW wool combo and I’ve been pricing yarns and drops is totally within my current budget! Also, I second the idea to knit until Christmas and then add to the length after. You might be able to find a silk/satin underslip that will help too!
It is honesty great yarn and no one would ever know that it’s “budget!” Thank you!!! Yes I should be on the lookout for a silky slip!
Good morning from Oregon! It’s early here, but since I was up I was waiting eagerly for your podcast. 😊
Awwww yay! Thank you!!! Good morning! ☀️
I love everything about your podcast. I am working on the campsite waffle cardigan for my sister. This is my 1st cardigan.
Thank you so much! Sounds cozy!!! I hope she loves it!
I’m obsessed with “brushed alpaca” 😂😂 your editing is my favorite! I really want to make the Korshavn pullover.
I couldn’t help myself 😂 thank you!! I highly recommend Korshavn! There is a whole series of a vest and pullover too! Such a fun stitch pattern and even more so in the round!
Yes, the “brushed alpaca” made me giggle every time.
That vest/blouse is SO pretty
Thank you!!! I am actually shocked by how much I am loving it!
I also have a set of those Knit Picks green needles....LOVE
First of all, love your podcasts! Your thoughts on the Drops brushed alpaca vs. mohair are so interesting to me, because for me personally it's the exact opposite way 😄 i've found that the mohair is too bald of a string for me lol, but i generally prefer my knit pieces to be super dense. And if i pay all that money to be holding a mohair-ish yarn with my main yarn, then it better be as hairy as possible haha.
Also love how your Thanksgiving vest is turning out, can't wait to see the finished piece!
Soo interesting!!!! I have to compare my brushed alpaca to the grey ones that I have, because it really does seem like it might be something that happened in the dying process for the red! I am actually shocked as just how hairy my vest is! But I also don’t have anything to compare it to just yet. Thank you 💛💛
Love the Brush alpaca 🦙
That little thing cracks me up every time 😂
YAY!!!! Sooooo excited!!!
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Your Thanksgiving vest is looking gorgeous! And I love your brushed alpaca graphic popping up so often! A red dress for Christmas sounds Heavenly! ❤ I’m currently hopping between adding squares to the Nature’s Walk blanket I’m making and a burgundy crochet sweater that I hope to be able to wear to work and/or Thanksgiving this week. 🤞🏻
Thank you!!!! I am loving it! The little brushed alpaca just cracked me up 😂 ahhh I love a burgundy! It’ll be perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas whenever it gets done!!!
wowwowow 😁 Don´t underestimete the frills! It is a lot of knitting. And you have to do it 4 times, right? Beautiful colour your Valentine´s day dress!🤭
Oh boy! I better get going 😅 thank you!!!
I love the idea of playing around to learn and try things out! Will give it a try😊
I love your podcasts! Your style is so refreshing and your video editing skills are amazing 😍
Thank you so so much!!! 🥰
I love your videos and cant wait for when I see you have uploaded! I was wondering do you make the cute illustrations yourself? 🥰
Thank you so much 🥰 I use a crafty little combo of ProCreate, AI, Canva and Premiere Pro for all my illustrations 💛
Did you create the brushed alpaca cartoon?! Adorbs.
Yes isn’t she a cutie?! It brought me so much joy!
This morning, when I saw your video was up, I thought, “Is today really Saturday?” Yes, yes, it is.
Your vest looks fantastic! I wasn’t sure about the colors, but they look so good 😊! Be kind to yourself and get done what you can. No one will know it’s not finished but you (and if they do know, oh well, it will be a good story).
May I ask if you like your Knit Picks needles? I’m looking to get a pair of forever knitting needles set for Christmas 🎄 and don’t know which ones to get. I know I want wood because my stickers keep falling off the 4mm ChiaoGoo pair and almost made me quit the Beginning Jacket I’m working on.
Your channel is a joy and I love the brushed alpaca illustration. (don't tell anyone but I thought the same thing when I got all the alpaca wool for the jackets. )I hope it looks amazing in the end. Happy knitting! 💚🧶💚
Time is seriously flying! I could not believe the weekend had already started myself! Thank you 💛 I’m giving myself grace to get it as done as I want it to be! While I have enjoyed my knit picks needles for nearly a year now, I am planning to get new ones for Christmas! I have found that the wooden needles are not for me, and I think it’s mostly because I tend to be a pretty aggressive knitter 😅 I grind my needles together a little bit too much when I insert for a stitch and it has left my wooden needles a bit rough. If you are a fan of wooden needles and are less hard-wearing on them, I would recommend! However, I am switching to metal needles and will be getting the Knitter’s Pride Nova Platina set. I have tried the chiaogoos and the addi turbos, but found the nova platinas to be the most comfortable for me. I hope that helps!
@@akaNoraKnits Oh my goodness, this was so helpful of you. Thank you so very much.
I’m so glad you’re being kind to yourself with the vest, which is seriously beautiful.
My crochet needles are wood, and I adore them. So, hopefully, wooden knitting needles will be a great fit. 😘
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 and happy knitting 💚🧶💚 You’re so right; time is really flying
Tonya at Nerdy Knitting here on TH-cam has a couple of really useful videos on her channel about editing sweater patterns to make them fit larger bodies and larger busts. I love how the thanksgiving vest is coming along. The color looks so nice.
So good to know! Thank you!!!! I really am so pleased with it!
Why don’t you want to be “a person who constantly modify patterns?” No need for that limitation! 🎉
I know- you’re so right! Hopefully my doing it will encourage someone else to take the risk too! Thanks for being here 💛