Everything I Knit in 2022 // sweaters, shawls, summer tops, a dress & more!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- Ravelry // woolverini
Instagram // @acorn.knit
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2:30 // Ranger by Jared Flood
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Snældan 3 ply: snaldan.fo/collections/yarn/p...
6:35 // Setesdal Jumper by Arne and Carlos
Ravelry pattern page: shop.arnecarlos.com/product/s...
Finull by Rauma Garn: www.raumagarn.no/produkt/garn...
Purchased from Wall of Yarn (located in Illinois, NOT Canada): www.wallofyarn.com/
12:04 // Stonecrop Cardigan by Andrea Mowry
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Lana Gatto VIP (80% Merino Wool / 20% Cashmere): titityy.fi/en/product/lana-ga...
Mississippi Marsala by Spincycle Yarns: spincycleyarns.com/products/m...
18:02 // Priscilla Cardigan by Marzena Kołaczek
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Tranquility 4ply by Bendigo Woollen Mills: www.bendigowoollenmills.com.a...
Biches & Bûches Le Petit Silk & Mohair (Very Light Blue):
bichesetbuches.com/en/product...
22:05 // Mohair Intentions Cardigan by Oshen Knits
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Rowan Tweed Haze (Rainy): knitrowan.com/products/tweed-...
25:34 // Baby Sophisticate by Linden Down
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Morris Empire 8ply: morrisandsons.com.au/products...
27:19 // Academia Dress by Fabel Knit
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Luxury 8ply (Truffle): www.bendigowoollenmills.com.a...
34:25 // Crocus Top by Lene Tøsti
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Rowan Creative Linen: knitrowan.com/products/creati...
36:38 // Camisole No. 2 by My Favourite Things
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Knitting for Olive Pure Silk (Plum Rose): knittingforolive.com/collecti...
Grieta Knits: www.etsy.com/shop/GrietaKnits...
40:00 //Moody Fairy by Malia Mae Joseph
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Darnie Yarns by Studio Donegal: studiodonegal.ie/product/darn...
42:26 // Shawlography by Stephen West
Ravelry pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Morris Empire 4 Ply - morrisandsons.com.au/collecti...
44:55 // Sorgenfri Tørkle by Indiblomst
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Outlaw Yarn Bohemia Worsted: www.outlawyarn.com/store/c10/...
48:00 // Appa Socks
Inspired by the 'Kittycats / Kissimirrit' Socks by Lumi Karmitsa: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Zealana Cozi ('Bubblegum' - Navy): zealana.co.nz/luxury-knitting...
Regia Premium Cashmere Sock Yarn: schachenmayr.com/en/yarns/reg...
49:20 // Regia 6-ply Design Line Color by Arne & Carlos
Colourway is 03655 Fall Night: schachenmayr.com/en/yarns/reg...
50:02 // Socks made from Caucasian Shepherd Dog Yarn
Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/au/listing/10284...
Tutorial by EarthtonesGirl for a stretchy cast on for cuff-down socks: • How To Knit A Stretchy...
53:01 // Honey Clutch by Petite Knit (Grey Version)
Pattern by Petite Knit: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Biches et Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair in "Light Beige" (aka straight up grey): bichesetbuches.com/products/b...
Lined with Floral Printed Linen from Merely Susan on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/Merelysusan
54:20 // Honey Clutch by Petite Knit (Pale Blue Version)
Bellissimo 4ply Merino (Pale Blue): www.castoffcollective.com.au/...
Biches & Bûches Le Petit Silk & Mohair (Very Light Blue):
bichesetbuches.com/en/product...
56:00 // What I'm Wearing
Boardwalk Blouse by Poison Grrls: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
CoBaSi by Hikoo: www.skacelknitting.com/cobasi
// Music //
Russian Dance by Joey Pecoraro
Oh my goddddd I both cried and laughed so hard when you showed the shrunken cardi 😂😂😢😢 !!!! I feel soooo awful for you but omg that was funny. Thanks for the chuckle. Keep your chin up, you’re work is beautiful!!!!!!!
It's all good! Once I got over the heartbreak of losing a precious skein of Spincycle yarn, I just laughed at the ridiculousness of what happened 🤣 Such a rookie error of not checking the fibre composition beforehand
Perfect sweater for her cats
@@alfienice3636 Hahaha I had the same thought but I think it my cats will never forgive me for dressing them in it 😹
That shrunken cardigan is like something out of a comedy movie lol. I've experienced some shrinkage before but nothing of that magnitude!
It's pretty comical 😂 I'm am amazed how much it shrunk!
I will never forget when you pulled out that felted cardigan at knit night 😆🤭 Really enjoyed seeing everything you knit. So many gorgeous pieces!
I wish you'd seen the size of it post-blocking for an even more shocking comparison 🤣 Awwwh thank you 🥰 So many talented designers out there!
So, about two weeks ago I shrank an all over cabled dk weight sweater. I started it in September and finished it just before Christmas. It took a few more weeks to sew it all together. I was very happy with the fit and overall beauty of garment. I soaked it, then put it into my washer just for a spin. This is something I have done quite a few times before. 1 hour later I went to get it out and the washer was just aimlessly sloshing it around and not spinning it. For some reason it was out of balance and never began spinning. The result was a wadded ball of felted cables, not as small as yours, but totally ruined. I mean horror show does not describe the situation. I'm so glad you shared!
Oh no, that's heartbreaking!! 😭💔 After all the months of time, energy, money and love that went into creating an all-over cabled sweater, for it to get felted because of a washing machine malfunction would have been absolutely crushing. I'm so sorry to hear that. Will you consider re-knitting the pattern or is it too tainted from that awful experience?
Great to see you’re recap of projects to give some inspiration for me. It’s also really nice to see more “summer” style projects for the Australian climate. 💚
Thank you so much! You should check out some of the designs by Oshen Knits, she's got a lot of really cute summer-friendly designs that use cotton yarns. Several of her designs are sitting at the top of my to-knit list!
Loved this video so much. So much inspiration. I think your lace projects are stunning on you and you have really inspired me to knit a dress. I've actually had a pattern in my library for a while now so I'm adding it to my queue.
Thank you so much, that's beyond flattering 💞 Yes! Knitted dresses all the way 💃 Which pattern have you added to your queue? I'd love to know!
You are a beautiful knitter. Loved seeing your finished projects. Your CAT socks are amazing!
Awwwh thank you, I love that I'm able to share my knitting with such great people 🥰 Haha I'm pretty chuffed with how my cat socks turned out! 😸
such a lovely video! very happy to have come across this channel, your knits look beautiful
Дякую! That's so kind of you to say! I'm very happy that you stopped by 🥰
I just found your channel in my recommended and I'm so glad I did! Iove finding other Australian knitters and knitting podcasts. All your projects are lovely ☺️
Thank you so much, I'm really flattered to hear it 🤗💖✨
This is such a great video - I love your knits and especially the way you do waist shaping and pattern modifications to suit you - keep it up!
Awwwh thank you 💞 My grandmother would always modify knitting patterns to suit her taste and use the pattern as an inspiration rather than instructions 😂 I think that's where I get it from!
I’m was so excited to see another video from you! You achieved so much in 2023!
I just moved to Canberra from Canada and within the first week I went to the Bendigo Woollen Mills 😍
Awwwwh that makes me so happy to hear, thank you Kathleen! 🥰
Congratulations on your move, that would've been a huge undertaking! I hope you're settling in well 💞✨
I've never been to the mill in person but I'd love to visit it one day! Their yarns almost seem too good to be true.
I loved seeing your knits for 2022 and looking forward to watching more of your episodes. It is nice to hear an Aussie podcaster in the mix. I have to admit, I gasped horrified when i saw your felted sweater. 🤕I just started a knitting podcast and you inspired me to do a 2022 knits video. It was really interesting for me to go back over the year and see what I made.
Thanks so much! 💖 I agree, there's not many Australian knitting podcasts out there so it feels extra special when you come across one. If you're interested, I'd highly recommend KukieKnits and Haute Kewture - they're both fellow Aussies knitters who make great videos! I'm so overjoyed to hear that you were inspired to make a 2022 knitting round up video, I'll put that on my list to check out 😊
I gasped when you showed the tiny sweater!! Omg I can’t even imagine that shock you must have experienced
It definitely caught me off guard, to put it lightly 😂
Great podcast! First Tim watching an enjoy all your knitting projects.
Welcome aboard! 🥰🧶✨
What a great review of each of the knit patterns. Your description of each pattern (and/or yarn for that matter) gave those extra details beyond just the basics that prompted me to add several patterns/yarns to my queue for 2023. Thanks!!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that you found the feedback helpful. Out of interest, I'd love to know which patterns in particular you added to your queue? 🧶✨
So many beautiful knitted things! I was so excited when I woke up and saw that you uploaded a new video :) Great one! I'm really impressed by the shawls you knitted, they look really amazing. And so many gift knits, I always want to keep the sweaters I knit haha so I basically always only gift knitted socks (with a few exceptions). I still have 2 skeins of knitting for olive pure silk in my stash and I never knew what to knit with them, but after seeing your modified version of the camisole no 2 I think I might try that, your shaping looks really great! Here's to another year full of lovely knits :)
You're too sweet, thank you 💖 The secret to gift knitting is to give it to people who are truly knit worthy 😉 There's nothing more wholesome and rewarding than seeing someone wearing a garment that you put so much time and care into.
Ohhh yes! You should definitely cast on a Camisole No. 2 - the ribbing is a little bit of a pain but the finished result is so worth it 😍
Lovely Video and very nice to see you again! 🥰 I love these yearly recaps and I think it's really interesting how many different kinds of patterns, techniques and yarns you used throughout the year. Btw, the setesdal sweater you made for your father stuck with me so much that last month I finally decided to use the setesdal sweater to try my first colorwork 🙈 your video about the steeking process definitely helped with losing a bit of the fear of cutting into my knits but first I'll need to finish knitting the pieces before I attempt steeking 😅 But thank you in advance for your "tutorial" as well as your tutorial recommendations 🤗
Also, I'm heartbroken about your stone crop cardigan and I think it's really amazing how calm you are about it 👏🏼
So lovely to see you pop up in the comments! 💞 Awwwh thank you. I really enjoy experimenting and trying new things. That's what I love about gift knitting, because it gives you the opportunity to try something that might be totally different to your own style or taste.
Yay! That's amazing that you're doing your first colourwork with the setesdal sweater - I think you'll have a lot of fun with it 🥰 The Rauma Finull was so lovely to work with, I'd highly recommend it.
Haha it was such a shock and so ridiculous that you just have to laugh 😂 I think the fact that I wasn't happy with the fit made it easier to not be so upset about the cardigan being ruined.
Really enjoyed this episode. Thank you 👍🧶
Thank you so much! ✨💖🧶
Love the dress..and yes Bendigo woollen Mills great yarns. Great video. Lovely knits.
Thank you so much! ✨🧶 Oh absolutely, Bendigo Woollen Mills are such great yarns.
Wow, the cat socks! Amazing gift 🥰
Awwwh thank you, I was pretty chuffed with how they turned out 😸🧦
The colours your mother chose for the shawlogropgy shawl are absolutely georgious. The white gives a stunning effect of feathers.
Thank you so much! My mother picked all the colours out herself and I think she created such a beautiful palette with all the different colours - I'll have to let her know that you think so too 💞
I just found your channel and I am in love!! You have such great style and a similar body type to mine, so I love seeing that you adapt patterns to fit your parameters! I’m fairly new to knitting and I would love to see a video on what your process for that looks like 😊
Also Fabel Knitwear ❤ Helene’s designs are amazing! That dress looks incredible on you!
Thank you so much, you're too kind! Making a video that shows how to adapt patterns to fit your body style is such a brilliant idea! I'll definitely start putting some things together 🥰 All the kudos to you for that suggestion 💖
Ugh, tell me about it 😍 Helene is ridiculously talented, all her designs are so stunning and unique.
Love your blue lace Cardi test knit it is beautiful!!!! 🥰
Thank you! 🥰 Marzena creates so many beautiful designs but this one is easily my favourite 💞
Lovely to meet you!! love that top you're wearing!
So lovely to meet you too! Awwh thank you - the Boardwalk Blouse is one of my favourites, I'd highly recommend casting one on! 🧶💖
The way my jaw dropped when you showed the felted cardigan!! boyyyy thats INSANITY~!! who knew garments could shrienk thatmuch
I was exactly the same when I pulled it out of the washing machine 😂😂😂 I'll never make that mistake again, that's for sure!
Amaziiing!❤
Love so many designs you showed and would love to see you update them on your revelry for me to save and refer back to! Gorgeous pieces!
That's so flattering to hear, thank you Sonya! 🥰 Your comment actually gave me the motivation I needed to start updating my Ravelry project page (I'm so terrible at keeping up to date with anything social media related!) - so thank you! I've got about a dozen of my projects up there now and will make it my mission to keep it updated 🧶💖
@@acornknits Thank you so much!! You're awesome! That will be so helpful for me as I loved so many of the patterns and yarn choices you showed! I'm just not quite skilled enough to take on some of your projects yet!
@@sonyas3098 I'm so happy to hear it! You can definitely tackle some (if not all) of these projects! Some a bit more challenging for sure but I found the majority are really well written and TH-cam is a saviour when it comes to learning a new technique. I always try to include a new-to-me technique in each one of my projects and I feel that really helped speed up my knitting progress.
Love the video!!!
Thanks so much! 🥰✨
I just found your podcast. Lovely knits, I had heard of a few of those patterns but not all of them.
Thanks Suz! 🥰 I love showcasing lesser known patterns because there are so many incredibly talented designers out there who deserve way more recognition. Don't get me wrong though, I still love patterns by popular designers 💞
Awesome video. I love all your knits. Thank you for showing all your beautiful projects. The shrunken cardigan was so funny. Not really. I would have cried. 😩🤪
That's so sweet of you to say, thank you! 💞✨ I would have cried if I had loved the fit of the cardigan before it shrunk but because I had the issue with the yoke, it was much easier to laugh at what happened 😂
Snældan is a Faroese company making yarn with wool from the Faroese and the Falklands.
I have a mighty need for this dress pattern
It's incredible 😻✨💞 I hope she releases it in the coming months, I feel terrible for teasing a pattern that isn't available yet!
Hello, fellow aussie knitter here. I also love bendigo woolen mills, their luxury line is one of my go-tos. I have no idea how they get it so affordable, but I'm glad they do!
Hello! 🐨🦘 Aren't they amazing?! I also have no idea how Bendigo Woollen Mills keep their yarns so affordable but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth!
Oh dear, i laughed so hard about the shrunken cardi! 😂😂😂 but i am of course, sorry for your loss 😬
HAHAHAHA 😂 Thank you for your condolences, at least the cardigan had a good life (albeit a short one).
Oh the stonecrop makes me sad every time I see it! It reminds me of how devastated I was for you when we saw it in person all felted 🥺 I adore the Fable Knitwear dress and my goodness does that shaping look spectacular!!
Really keen to get more thoughts from you on that "vegan" yarn for summer... I hate the idea of summer tops because I hate the hand feel of linen and cotton.....
Your makes are gorgeous! So glad you're back!
Don't feel bad about the Stonecrop - you win some, you lose some. But I'll definitely never be that cavalier with putting knitwear in the washing machine ever again, that's for sure 😂 Isn't it stunning?? She's such a knitwear wizard, all her Fabel Knitwear patterns are so unbelievably beautiful.
I think the Hikoo CoBaSi is a fantastic option for summer knits, I'd highly recommend! I'm the same as you, I generally don't like knitting with pure cotton or linen because I find them too harsh on my hands and in most cases I don't love the finished fabric. I will say that the way CoBaSi has been plied in a way that makes the yarn look a bit cheap/poor-quality. But once it's knitted up, it looks great and is breathable enough to wear in hot weather while still maintaining the elasticity and memory of wool.
Your knits are so so gorgeous, but I am especially in love with that dress! I checked if the pattern had been released since then, but no :'( You did such an amazing job, it fits you absolutely perfectly!
Thank you! I'm in love with this dress as well - I've been keeping an eye out for when Fabel Knitwear will release the pattern and I'm so surprised that it hasn't been released yet 😭 It's such a shame because it's a beautiful pattern and so simple to follow. But, I think you could get a very similar garment if you adapted her Norma Jean Turtleneck pattern - swap the 2x2 rib collar for twisted 1x1 rib and extend the body of the sweater to a dress length ✨💃
Just wanted to let you know that the dress pattern has now been released!! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/academia-dress 🥳🎉
I almost bawled when I saw your shrunk stonecrop. I knit that one a year or 2 ago and I remember it being a real labor of love. Dear God, I can't imagine if I'd shrunk it.
I want to say:
I did the very same thing with a sweater I knit in my early knitting days... I shrunk a beautiful sweater to baby size
But I aggressively stretched it while it was still damp, i re soaked it and used all my brute strength and stretchhhhhed and alas,I got it back to adult size and I now wear it often!
It was a miracle but it was possible!
Now then, about the fit of stonexrop:
I've noticed the same pertinent with several of Andrea Mowry's designs, and I do think it is just a too-deep yoke, mostly. I try to keep my yoke around 8 inches before separating the sleeves and although that might not be YOUR best measurement, it is smart for you to figure our how deep you need to keep your yokes.
Best to you!
That's incredible! I can't believe you were able to re-stretch a garment back to it's regular size after it had been shrunken down to fit a baby 😲 What witchcraft did you use?! 😂 Seriously though, what an amazing outcome.
Thank you for sharing! A few other knitters have commented on this video along the same lines, so it's very reassuring to know that we're not alone and the overly-deep yoke is a theme in Andrea Mowry's patterns. That's a fantastic tip about learning the right yoke depth for your own measurements and making sure not to knit beyond that when separating for the sleeves, I'll definitely pay close attention to that next time I knit a round yoke sweater✨💖🧶
Thank you for your insights and sharing your experiences! :) I've been knitting for around a decade, but I still overestimated my skills when I decided to take on the Priscilla cardigan. I bought the pattern on Ravelry and the charts are still separated and a smidgen confusing. 😅 I love the end product and I bought myself some luscious yarn for it specifically, so I'm still trying to complete the project. I've started and unraveled and restarted a few times, but I'm just re-writing the pattern to something that makes better sense to me. (Instead of piecing the separate charts together for each row.) Happy knitting! 😊
I think the Priscilla cardigan is one of those patterns where the designer is a very creative person and their approach to knitting is highly intuitive, it's such an inspiration! But it can be difficult to follow if you are more of a methodical knitter (like me!). I agree that it's such a beautiful end product so I encourage you to keep trying! 🥰 If you'd like to chat about re-writing the pattern to make it more understandable for your knitting style, please let me know because I did exactly that and I found it sooo much easier to follow 🧶💃💐
Oh! It’s is so tragic to see the felted shrunken cardigan!😢
But all your projects are so wonderful that show your passion for knitting! Love them all
That's okay, it's not so tragic now that time has passed. It definitely gets funnier with time, you have to laugh or you'll cry 😅
Thank you so much, that's such a huge compliment to receive! Knitting is one of the great loves of my life ❤️🧶✨
Ah that felted stonecrop!! If that happened to me, I would frame it for sure, both as a reminder for myself and as a warning for other sweaters if they feel like growing two sizes on me (after crying a bit). So many beautiful pieces-the Priscilla cardigan?!? 🙊🙈
After everything that cardigan has been through, from stretching way out and then shrinking to almost nothing, it deserves to be framed...maybe with a little cautionary plaque written beneath it 🤣
I would have cried for days!
I cried a bit internally! But you have to laugh at these things, it was such a ridiculous outcome 🤣
That brown dress is everything, OMG beautiful ...can you share briefly the technique you used to achieve the hourglass shaping on the sides. I think that is what makes this dress so beautiful . You say the shaping is in the pattern?
Thank you so much!
For the shaping, I did a combination of waist and hip shaping (which is essentially just a series of decreases followed by increases). Since the dress is a top-down construction, once I had knit up to the full bust, I started to decrease by doing 'ssk, k1, k2tog' at either side of the dress at the underarms (so 4 stitches were decreased). I did this every 4 rounds - but that's quite dramatic decreases, usually you might do this every 6-8 rounds or so - and continued until I reached my natural waist. Then I started to increase at the same rate by doing 'M1R, k1, M1L' at the 2 x side markers (so 4 stitches were increased) - I then did this until I had reached the original stitch count from the full bust.
It's a basic recipe that can be adapted for different body shapes - for instance, someone who has a larger hip measurement then their full bust may want to do more increases over their hips for a better fit.
I hope this helps?
If you commute 3 hours a day like me, stockinette in the round is exactly what you need. The way I knit sweaters is I knit colorwork/lace/cables at home where I can fokus on it and don't get board. Then, all stockinette portions are knit during 3 hours of commute on the bus (it gets finished really fast). I would probably also be bored of stockinette if I knitted it at home (unless there is a good TV show to watch while doing it).
I completely agree, stockinette on long commutes is a match made in heaven! 3 hours of travel is a HUGE big chunk of your day but I'm glad to hear that you can make the most of it with knitting 🥰 My commute to work is much shorter but I always try to fit in as much knitting as possible. I was knitting my Priscilla cardigan on my way to work but it was a bit of a mission with my work bag on one side, my project bag on the other and a printed version of the lace chart balanced in between - all on one bus seat 😂
What a painful reality to have the cardigan shrink so much! Although I knit to learn and enjoy the process. That would still have been disappointing. I love your attitude! Happy Knitting.
Exactly! I love all my finished products but the process of knitting is what I'm smitten by. So, even though it was still a little disappointing, I wasn't too heartbroken because I enjoyed the journey and experience so much 🐱💞
My stonecrop cardigan had the same fit problem and at the time I was thinking it might be because of my shoulder chest proportions but to me it looks like your proportion are ideal and still. That bubbling also is a recurring one with Andrea Mowry yokes as well as the deep armhole which I think is intentional but does not work at all in my opinion. I do think the visual of the design is great and I would knit it again but the yoke would need to completely re-calculated
I'm sorry to hear that you had the same experience with the Stonecrop fitting poorly but I'm also relieved to hear that I'm not alone! I think you're completely right that it's an intentional design choice which maybe works well for oversized or drop-shoulder garments but doesn't translate well into other designs. I agree, I love the visual design and would be very keen to knit another one but I'll definitely need to make some significant adjustments to the yoke.
Beautiful knitting 🧶 so sorry about the stone crop!
Thank you! Haha it's definitely the first and last time that I'll ever make that mistake 🤣
I just found your channel and I loved that discovery ! My biggest problem now is that I need an academia dress but there's no patter' available for it yet 😅
That's so sweet of you to say, thank you! 🥰 Haha I'm sorry for teasing a pattern that hasn't been released yet! Hopefully very soon!!
Just wanted to let you know that the dress pattern has now been released!! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/academia-dress 🥳🎉
@@acornknits Thank you so much ! So sweet of you to let me know ! I can't believe you remembered my comment 🥰
RE: Knit Front Back purpl bump. This is correct. But you may want to look at the Very Pink Knits video called "Alternative to Knit Front Back (KFB) Increase". This eliminates the purl bump by slipping rather than knitting the back. You'll see :)
Ohhhhh that's a great suggestion and so good to know, thank you so much! I reference Very Pink Knits videos a lot when it comes to new techniques but I haven't seen her video about alternatives to KFB. I'll definitely check it out 😊
Lovely podcast! Can you tell me what is the exact name of the wool store you ordered from? I didn’t fit in the information section.
Thank you! 💖 Of course, I'd be happy to share the name of the wool store! 🧶 I mentioned a few in the video - could you let me know which yarn you're interested in?
Ostala sem brez diha. Kakšni izdelki, kakšna mojstrica!
Najlepša hvala! 😻🧶
@@acornknits 🥰
Lol,I share your pain! 🤪
Not a total loss, you could make slippers w it. You might have enough for Norwegian Style booties.
Haha that's not a bad idea actually 😏😂
You’re correct, kfb makes a purl bump so not a great option for yoke increases.
I'm glad to learn that it's just the nature of KFBs and that I wasn't doing something incorrectly! 😅 I've only ever used lifted increases in the past, this was my first time doing KFB so I was surprised with the purl bump that it produces. Definitely sticking with the lifted increases from now on.
@@acornknits it’s kinda magical there’s so many different options for the same thing, but that fit different purpouses, right 😊✨
@@Bookupied Exactly! I love how there are so many different techniques that can be used to create the same end product. It's pretty magical what can be done with some yarn and a pair of needles! ✨🧶👐
@@acornknits i love knitting 🙏🏼✨
48:57 🤣
He's a very handsome, very anxious, young man.
Love your projects - beautiful knitting - I am not wanting to be picky but skein is skane as in reign. The King does not reen. Or a Reindeer is not a Reendeer. Heard this on a lot of posts lately and just have to say .......💞
Thank you and that's not being picky at all! I've heard skein pronounced as both 'skeen' and 'skayne' so it's good to know that the second one is the correct pronunciation 🧶✨
Did you felt the edges that you steeked?
Nope, I was just able to cut straight through without any unraveling. I used my sewing machine to reinforce either side of the stitches but they held themselves together so well, I easily could have skipped that step and it would've been fine. That's what I love about using natural, non-superwash wool 💞
After knitting with superwash a couple of times, I decided that I’ll never knit with superwash again. It loses its’ structure and grows. Sorry about your cardigan - could it be that the shoulders were a little snug making it pull up? Great podcast!
I completely agree! I love the structure and elasticity that comes from natural, non-superwash wool (not to mention the feel and smell). I understand the reasons why some people love superwash wool but it's just not for me.
I think the fit issue was definitely the result of the yoke being too deep but may have been made worse by the shoulders being too snug as well. Another viewer said that they had the exact same issue with their Stonecrop Cardigan so it seems like it's an intentional design feature that unfortunately doesn't work for some people 😔
I love the dress. But I can't find the pattern. Do you have a link??
I'm so sorry, the pattern hasn't been released yet 😭 However, from looking at other designs by Fabel Knitwear, I think you could get a very similar garment if you adapted the Norma Jean Turtleneck pattern - swap the 2x2 rib collar for 1x1 twisted rib and extend the body of the sweater to a dress length. You could also add in waist shaping like I did, or just leave it out for simplicity (most of the other testers who knit this dress didn't bother with waist shaping). I hope that helps!
Just wanted to let you know that the dress pattern has now been released!! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/academia-dress 🥳🎉
‘Silk vegan’? Do the vegans know the process of collecting the silk from the cocoon?
You're totally right, thanks for pointing this out I should've just said "wool-free sock yarn". I don't think they actually advertise that the yarn is vegan, so that was my mistake!
I gasped out loud when you showed the felted cardi. Please cut it up md sew yourself an oven mitt (or two if there’s enough fabric). Thank you for sharing- a lesson for us all!
That's a great idea! I'm not sure if I'd have the heart to cut it up, I feel like that cardigan has been through enough already 🤣 Although maybe cutting it up to sew oven mitts would give it a new lease on life!
Do you have an instagram account? I would love to see more pictures of your projects!
My Instagram is acorn.knit but I'm absolutely terrible at posting regularly, it's something I want to get better at!