Definitely buy a skein! The easiest and not costly for one skein. You could use any left over in a pair of mittens for your son with the other colors in the sweater.
I too have giftet my husband the promise of a sweater😂 Knitting the Moby for him last fall, while taking care of a baby, was a challenge. But I got there in the end! Always so impressed to see how much knitting you’re able to get done in a week 😍
On your Celeste Sweater, you will still have a great stashbusting project if you bought one more skein to finish off. It’s just one skein, you will still have succeeded and you may use more of that one ball than you realize. It looks great as it. Search for and if necessary, just buy another ball. Don’t let it end up a UFO. Your son will love his new sweater and look amazing in it. The rest of your projects are looking great.
Happy to see your podcast. You kept me company while I knit and wove in a few ends. As for the colour work sweater I agree it’s the cutest sweater I would search if it makes you feel better or ask your family but I would order more yarn.
Thank you! I'm glad I could keep you company! I think I'll see if my family has some scraps of the yarn. If not, I think I'll end up getting one skein🙈❤️
For the celeste... can you work the second serve with yarn frogging off the first until they're even? then... change to red to finish and do a bit of colorwork or something to fill the little space before the ribbing? just a thought. Also as for a lace sweater... I am finishing the "peppermelon" sweater by Thea Colman and I have literally knit it in just 5 days because it was so quick and satisfying. such easy lace but so beautiful. I did it in white to wear at a holiday event and it looks amazing. Highly recommend!!!!
I might do that too! But then id have to figure out colorwork that would work well with the yoke😅 Thanks for the tip about "peppermelon" I live a good quick knit!
There are so many wholesome things in your story, so thank you for sharing it. You are right - things not going to plan will prove to be better for the memories, and you seem to be a woman who cherishes beautiful and healthy things in a home life. God bless your family with many years of joy.
I am so excited to see your Dagmar blocked (and mine lol). I would definitely buy another skein of yarn for the Celeste if you can't find more at home or from your family. The leftovers will go in another colour work project or kids toy or whatever. The way you tied the blue Sophie is exactly how I wear mine and it does look good in my opinion. I wear mine with any top/sweater that goes with the colour. Love it with a white button up shirt. And a cardigan on top or a v-neck sweater if the shirt is not warm enough. It would like so cute as a pop of colour with the Dagmar! And the sweater no 20 too!
Great projects again. You could either put some colourwork on the lower sleeves to mimic the yoke- 2 colour rib looks stylish and is on trend at the moment. Also easier to keep clean/ look good for longer with a toddler than a pale colour. Or buy another skein. Life is too short to undo all your beautiful body ribbing/ bind-off! You’re so creative anything you figure out will be amazing. 👍 I’m on holiday in Mauritius at the moment and still knitting despite the heat. I really want to finish my Holly sweater for Christmas but don’t knit as fast as you so it takes me longer. Take care x
Thank you! And thanks for all the suggestions for what to do with the sleeves! I agree that life is too short to undo bind-offs😅🙈 Knitting in heat is a challenge! You're a trooper🥰 Holly sweater is such a beautiful sweater, it'll be lovely for the Christmas season❤️ Take care!
Buy another skein. You thought you had it anyway and you can use the leftover for socks/mittens. Also, when you make the ones for you and your husband to be matching it will be easier for them to match (and it will look adorable to have a family match in this sweater!)
It's so tempting to just buy a skein🙈 I think the leftovers would be exactly what I'd need to make a pair of Sunday socks Junior in the baby size too😅🤔 I want a Celeste of my own, but I think I'd go with darker shades, maybe. And I'm pretty sure my fiancé wouldn't want one, haha. He's more into 'less is more' looking sweaters😅
You are doing amazing about getting through your ‘basket of shame’ and even weaving in ends as you finish a project. You will be so very happy when you don’t have that basket anymore. Keep at it, it’s really important so the pieces can be used or gifted instead of just sitting. You deserve a pat on the back because you are making great effort and will be so pleased with yourself. It really dosen’t take a lot of time and is a really nice feeling.
good job on all the knitting! I work in farming and gardening and I find my sophie scarf really practical for work as it keeps my neck warm, doesn't get in the way and it's my little touch of feminine when wearing coveralls lol and everybody comments on it :) it looks good on you as well :)
Hi Oline. The skirt won't twirll because the air isn't traped by the knitted material so no need of making it heavier. I also vote for new skein for caleste. It is to pretty to have some random finishing. If not, one by one colourwork ribbing would also look nice if you're ready to remake the body one and have enough of contrast colours.
Hi! Yes, I think that's why it won't twirl, but I've made many knit skirts/dresses before that very much do twirl, even if they have an open gauge, so I'm not quite sure why this is so diffrent? I'm leaning towards getting a new skein, I don't feel up for unpicking Italian bind-off😅
It must feel so good to finish the mohair skirt☺️! I have 2 different balls of special yarn to make myself 2 small Sophie scarves. Not sure how I will style them either as I live in such a cold area of Canada. They are so pretty though, so I can’t resist trying to knit a few.
It felt amazing to finally cast the mohair skirt off! I feel the exact same way about Sophie scarfes haha. I don't know how or when I'll use them, but they are too pretty not to knit🥰
Hei Oline, I love watching your videos. So inspiring. You're always working on such fun patterns. The Celeste is beautiful. Would you be happy with it if there was more color in it? Having the body in just the grey really helps to show off the stunning yoke. Anyway, I'm sure whatever you decide to do will be awesome. Happy knitting!!! Jillian
I'm thinking about the mohair skirt (amazing to finally see it cast off!!!), and if you're looking for some extra weight, you could maybe look to adding some beads to the hem as well so that you have a bit of weight to then allow it to spin. I so relate on the basket of shame...mine is a folded pile on my desk that keeps growing lol. My fiance keeps telling me I need to do something about it haha Edit: Oh! I forgot to mention about the Celeste: it's definitely a bit daunting to have to pick out the italian bind-off, but I think the red pop on the bottom of the body and on the sleeves would look so fantastic
Hi Oline, I am thinking about knitting Sweater No 20 with Alaska. Could you please tell me how many skeins you started with? I was going to get 19 for the biggest size, but now wondering if that would be enough. Would love your thoughts. Thank you for all your lovely content.
Hi! I got 19 skeins myself for size 2, and as I said, I'm not sure that will be enough😅 It also depends on the length you want the body and sleeves to be, but I'd say you definitely need more than 19 skeins. Good luck❤️
I am a big guy and I have a tendency to make my sweaters too large because I am afraid the work might be too small. Consequently, I wear very oversized sweaters 🤣
You are such a beautiful soul. When is your wedding and how does your son like his tractor sweater? I know he wanted it in blue… Hugs from Maryland in US. I am Polish though and learned how to knit when growing up.
Thank you! The wedding is in late February, the 22nd. He hasn't used his tractor sweater much. It is 3 sizes too big for him currently, and he still flips between red, blue, and green tractors, being the best😅 Sending hugs back❤️
This might seem mean but I think if I were you I wouldn't let myself cast anything else on until the basket of shame was empty lol. Seems like a punishment but then you get a doubly great reward when you finish!! an empty basket and a new cast on. :)
You're absolutely right. That's probably what I should do😅🙈 But I'm not going to haha. Knitting is my break time, and I don't want to put too many rules on myself.
Yes! Rewards can be so motivating! They are for me too, but it can quickly start to feel like lots of rules. Hopefully the basket of shame still won't take me too long🤞🏻
Good point! But I do need the sleeves to be the same length first, and it would be easier to do colorwork or color of any kind after finishing the decreases
For the Celeste sweater why not use the colors in the color work and do the lower arms and bottoms part of sweater in that ? … just do a zig zag color work . He will likely grow out of it soon anyway .
That's also a good solution! Luckily, I asked every knitter in my family, and it turns out my mom had a spare skein in the right color (and even dye lot)!! Hopefully, he won't grow out of it that soon. It is 2 sizes bigger than his current, so I hope we'll be able to use it for years❤️
@@norwegianknitter How lovely to wear a totally hand made wedding dress ! You are going to have such happy memories. ( A little English spelling Lesson : we sow seeds we sew seams ) Both proounced the same, but don't worry - your English is very good ! ) 🙂♥
Definitely buy a skein! The easiest and not costly for one skein. You could use any left over in a pair of mittens for your son with the other colors in the sweater.
You're convincing me! It's the easiest option for sure, and as you said, the leftovers won't be too hard to get rid of🙈
I too have giftet my husband the promise of a sweater😂 Knitting the Moby for him last fall, while taking care of a baby, was a challenge. But I got there in the end!
Always so impressed to see how much knitting you’re able to get done in a week 😍
The promise of a sweater is a really good gift imo! And a Moby at that, that's some dedication!
Thank you❤️
On your Celeste Sweater, you will still have a great stashbusting project if you bought one more skein to finish off. It’s just one skein, you will still have succeeded and you may use more of that one ball than you realize. It looks great as it. Search for and if necessary, just buy another ball. Don’t let it end up a UFO. Your son will love his new sweater and look amazing in it. The rest of your projects are looking great.
You are doing just great ❄️ amazing knitting projects ❄️
Thank you❤️
Happy to see your podcast. You kept me company while I knit and wove in a few ends. As for the colour work sweater I agree it’s the cutest sweater I would search if it makes you feel better or ask your family but I would order more yarn.
Thank you! I'm glad I could keep you company! I think I'll see if my family has some scraps of the yarn. If not, I think I'll end up getting one skein🙈❤️
For the celeste... can you work the second serve with yarn frogging off the first until they're even? then... change to red to finish and do a bit of colorwork or something to fill the little space before the ribbing? just a thought.
Also as for a lace sweater... I am finishing the "peppermelon" sweater by Thea Colman and I have literally knit it in just 5 days because it was so quick and satisfying. such easy lace but so beautiful. I did it in white to wear at a holiday event and it looks amazing. Highly recommend!!!!
I might do that too! But then id have to figure out colorwork that would work well with the yoke😅
Thanks for the tip about "peppermelon" I live a good quick knit!
@@norwegianknitter I would do this. Take part of sweaters colorwork, or any from your head. It will look great if you use colors from a sweater.
@@dinalavrenova8905 Yes, I think that could look really cool
There are so many wholesome things in your story, so thank you for sharing it. You are right - things not going to plan will prove to be better for the memories, and you seem to be a woman who cherishes beautiful and healthy things in a home life. God bless your family with many years of joy.
Thank you so much! I'd never trade the memories even if it meant I'd have it done in time❤️ Bless you🥰 Have a wonderful week!
I am so excited to see your Dagmar blocked (and mine lol).
I would definitely buy another skein of yarn for the Celeste if you can't find more at home or from your family. The leftovers will go in another colour work project or kids toy or whatever.
The way you tied the blue Sophie is exactly how I wear mine and it does look good in my opinion. I wear mine with any top/sweater that goes with the colour. Love it with a white button up shirt. And a cardigan on top or a v-neck sweater if the shirt is not warm enough. It would like so cute as a pop of colour with the Dagmar! And the sweater no 20 too!
Great projects again. You could either put some colourwork on the lower sleeves to mimic the yoke- 2 colour rib looks stylish and is on trend at the moment. Also easier to keep clean/ look good for longer with a toddler than a pale colour. Or buy another skein. Life is too short to undo all your beautiful body ribbing/ bind-off!
You’re so creative anything you figure out will be amazing. 👍
I’m on holiday in Mauritius at the moment and still knitting despite the heat. I really want to finish my Holly sweater for Christmas but don’t knit as fast as you so it takes me longer.
Take care x
Thank you! And thanks for all the suggestions for what to do with the sleeves! I agree that life is too short to undo bind-offs😅🙈
Knitting in heat is a challenge! You're a trooper🥰 Holly sweater is such a beautiful sweater, it'll be lovely for the Christmas season❤️ Take care!
Buy another skein. You thought you had it anyway and you can use the leftover for socks/mittens. Also, when you make the ones for you and your husband to be matching it will be easier for them to match (and it will look adorable to have a family match in this sweater!)
It's so tempting to just buy a skein🙈 I think the leftovers would be exactly what I'd need to make a pair of Sunday socks Junior in the baby size too😅🤔
I want a Celeste of my own, but I think I'd go with darker shades, maybe. And I'm pretty sure my fiancé wouldn't want one, haha. He's more into 'less is more' looking sweaters😅
@ don’t unpick the hem of the body. You have done a lovely job of it and it will be a nightmare to unpick the Italian bind off! Just one skein…
You are doing amazing about getting through your ‘basket of shame’ and even weaving in ends as you finish a project. You will be so very happy when you don’t have that basket anymore. Keep at it, it’s really important so the pieces can be used or gifted instead of just sitting. You deserve a pat on the back because you are making great effort and will be so pleased with yourself. It really dosen’t take a lot of time and is a really nice feeling.
good job on all the knitting! I work in farming and gardening and I find my sophie scarf really practical for work as it keeps my neck warm, doesn't get in the way and it's my little touch of feminine when wearing coveralls lol and everybody comments on it :) it looks good on you as well :)
Thank you! Using the Sophie scarf like that sounds super practical! And I love that you use it as a touch of feminine🥰
Hi Oline. The skirt won't twirll because the air isn't traped by the knitted material so no need of making it heavier.
I also vote for new skein for caleste. It is to pretty to have some random finishing. If not, one by one colourwork ribbing would also look nice if you're ready to remake the body one and have enough of contrast colours.
Hi! Yes, I think that's why it won't twirl, but I've made many knit skirts/dresses before that very much do twirl, even if they have an open gauge, so I'm not quite sure why this is so diffrent?
I'm leaning towards getting a new skein, I don't feel up for unpicking Italian bind-off😅
I was thinking of using the chart, depending on the number of stitches on the sleeve.
Good idea! I'll have a look at the number of stitches and see if it matches!
I Will definitively knit the Dagmar jacket now that I have seen it on you ❤
Yay! It is a really fun knit❤️
In my opinion you should buy another skein for the Celeste sweater. It’s only one skein and your sweater is like you want it to be.
It's definitely the most tempting option!
You could do a colorwork pattern repeat on the ends of the sleeve on the Celeste. Just an idea
Good idea! I am considering it! But dreading the extra ends it would make me have to weave in😅
It must feel so good to finish the mohair skirt☺️! I have 2 different balls of special yarn to make myself 2 small Sophie scarves. Not sure how I will style them either as I live in such a cold area of Canada. They are so pretty though, so I can’t resist trying to knit a few.
It felt amazing to finally cast the mohair skirt off!
I feel the exact same way about Sophie scarfes haha. I don't know how or when I'll use them, but they are too pretty not to knit🥰
@ I agree😄!
Hei Oline,
I love watching your videos. So inspiring. You're always working on such fun patterns. The Celeste is beautiful. Would you be happy with it if there was more color in it? Having the body in just the grey really helps to show off the stunning yoke. Anyway, I'm sure whatever you decide to do will be awesome.
Happy knitting!!!
Jillian
Buy a skein!! ❤️ saves you so much stress 😊
It's really tempting!
I'm thinking about the mohair skirt (amazing to finally see it cast off!!!), and if you're looking for some extra weight, you could maybe look to adding some beads to the hem as well so that you have a bit of weight to then allow it to spin.
I so relate on the basket of shame...mine is a folded pile on my desk that keeps growing lol. My fiance keeps telling me I need to do something about it haha
Edit: Oh! I forgot to mention about the Celeste: it's definitely a bit daunting to have to pick out the italian bind-off, but I think the red pop on the bottom of the body and on the sleeves would look so fantastic
Can you unpick the one sleeve and then knit the second sleeve until they match? Then use your colors for the rest of the sleeves and the cuffs.
That's also a good idea! Probably the least amount of extra work if I want to stick to just using stash yarn!
Hi Oline, I am thinking about knitting Sweater No 20 with Alaska. Could you please tell me how many skeins you started with? I was going to get 19 for the biggest size, but now wondering if that would be enough. Would love your thoughts. Thank you for all your lovely content.
Hi! I got 19 skeins myself for size 2, and as I said, I'm not sure that will be enough😅 It also depends on the length you want the body and sleeves to be, but I'd say you definitely need more than 19 skeins. Good luck❤️
I am a big guy and I have a tendency to make my sweaters too large because I am afraid the work might be too small. Consequently, I wear very oversized sweaters 🤣
I think I need to start doing that! Because I have the opposite issue🙈😂
You are such a beautiful soul. When is your wedding and how does your son like his tractor sweater? I know he wanted it in blue… Hugs from Maryland in US. I am Polish though and learned how to knit when growing up.
Thank you! The wedding is in late February, the 22nd. He hasn't used his tractor sweater much. It is 3 sizes too big for him currently, and he still flips between red, blue, and green tractors, being the best😅
Sending hugs back❤️
@ Can’t wait to see you on this dress and your son on his tractor sweater at some point. 🥰
Me neither❤️
Jag har lagt upp Dagmar cardigan idag och skulle gärna vilja vara med i er knitalong😊
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Another podcaster I watch has tackled her basket of shame by weaving in 10 ends per day. She is getting through a lot of old projects.
That's a really good way to get through all those ends!!
This might seem mean but I think if I were you I wouldn't let myself cast anything else on until the basket of shame was empty lol. Seems like a punishment but then you get a doubly great reward when you finish!! an empty basket and a new cast on. :)
You're absolutely right. That's probably what I should do😅🙈 But I'm not going to haha. Knitting is my break time, and I don't want to put too many rules on myself.
@ totally understand. For me.. rewards are super motivating so it works but yeah if it just feels like a rule then it’s not fun
Yes! Rewards can be so motivating! They are for me too, but it can quickly start to feel like lots of rules. Hopefully the basket of shame still won't take me too long🤞🏻
Just rip off second sleeve and do the colorwork on both with colors from your stash.
That's also a good solution! I don't know what colorwork I'd do, though🤔
@@norwegianknitter just take the idea from pattern
Why not use your colors on the lower sleeve on your son's sweater? A darker lower sleeve could be good to keep clean!
Good point! But I do need the sleeves to be the same length first, and it would be easier to do colorwork or color of any kind after finishing the decreases
For the Celeste sweater why not use the colors in the color work and do the lower arms and bottoms part of sweater in that ? … just do a zig zag color work . He will likely grow out of it soon anyway .
That's also a good solution! Luckily, I asked every knitter in my family, and it turns out my mom had a spare skein in the right color (and even dye lot)!! Hopefully, he won't grow out of it that soon. It is 2 sizes bigger than his current, so I hope we'll be able to use it for years❤️
You might not lose yarn chicken because that collar ate up a lot of yarn that u won’t use on the bottom half
I hope so!!
Are you going to wear an 'underskört' with your beautiful wedding dress ?
Yes! I've gone with my sister to buy fabric and then she'll sow some kind of slip dress or underskjørt❤️
@@norwegianknitter How lovely to wear a totally hand made wedding dress ! You are going to have such happy memories.
( A little English spelling Lesson :
we sow seeds
we sew seams ) Both proounced the same, but don't worry - your English is very good ! )
🙂♥
@@bettygraham818 Yes, I think it all being hand made will make it extra special!
Thanks for letting me know! I knew it didn't look quite right😅