my next knitting project is going to be this zipper sweater. It was great to see your progress of this sweater so I know how it should be turning out. I am beyond excited to eventually cast on for this project
I had a similar experience in college in engineering! I think the ratio was similar and now that I'm working in the field the male:female ratio is even worse (I'm the only girl on my team). It's really cool to see someone in the engineering field with similar hobbies.
*If* the salvage edge is too loose to comfortably sew your zipper to, you can buy something called "Seam stabilizer" or "seam tape" and stitch it to the knitted portion first. It's used (mostly in knits, like for sewing) because some of them can be so drapey and not have a lot of integrity.
Cool work trip. This past February I went to England and did so much yarn shopping. I wanted to take only 1 carry on suitcase. I packed very strategically. I brought clothes that I did not really love anymore. I had a washer available so I washed and donated the clothes and freed up so much space for my yarn.
You are amazing! Even traveling you are keeping up with your commitment to your channel. It tells a lot about you personally. You are someone I would know I could depend on. I love your style and you explain everything clearly. Great job as a podcaster.
I love your videos! When I think of your podcast I think of high quality audio/video, detailed & authentic knitting opinions, and helpful tips. Thank you for sharing with us!
For metal needles and airport scanners, I've heard that if you unscrew the tips from the cable of your work and put the tips into your purse / laptop bag, they look like pens on the scanner and are not confiscated. Have not been brave enough to try that on an international flight 😅. Great podcast episode, thank you for creating it.
Welcome to Europe, Amy! I can 100% recommend a trip to Wollen Berlin when you are in Berlin. They have a wonderful selection, are the cutest yarn shop located in the back building of a historic factory district- so very cool flair. The staff speak excellent English and are SO kind and helpful! They have nearly all the yarns you mentioned except Drops and Gepard. Both of these I always order online. Drops I can recommend Belle as a lovely cotton linen viscose blend and Drops Alpaca, very soft with nice stitch definition. Wollen Berlin does have a selection of locally dyed yarn (though often sold out), you should ask them about it while there! Also, a yarn they have recently stocked which I think is also not so readily available in the US is Holst Garn, Coast, a cotton merino blend which I love and its a very good price for high quality! You’ve definitely convinced me to try Ficolana, thank you for the recommendation! Love, love your zipper sweater. That black color looks so elegant and cozy on you: perfect! If you make it to Wollen in the morning, I can also recommend Oeuf which is right up at the end of the street on a little square. Very delicious breakfast/ brunch (cause yarn shopping always makes me hungry 😊). Hope you have a great time!!
So fun that you are going to Norway Oslo. Yarn stores to recommend in Oslo is FruKvist, Garntopia, Husfliden, Pickles (Norwegian yarn brand) and Strikkefeber (lokal hand dyed yarn, and open on Sundays). Som other Norwegian brand to test is Hilleavaag and Rauma. Love from a Norwegian knitting podcaster 🥰
I don't know if I've ever left a comment, but I watch basically all your videos. They are so well organized, and your knits are always so professional looking. You choose awesome patterns and beautiful yarns. I really enjoy watching, so thank you for doing this!! :)
i'm heading to Oslo this week as well! may come back with some sandnes garn as it looks to be up to half the price in Norway as compared to some shops in the US.
What a lovely video from you Amy! I hope you are enjoying Poland and just in case you still have that one weekend free, I can gladly recommend you visit Prague, Czech Republic.
Definitely, I second that recommendation. I've visited Prague twice and it's a fantastic city. Prague has a lot of expats so it's not hard to find people who speak English either. I'm not sure about the selection of yarn stores currently but it's worth visiting anyway.
Amy, you look lovely in dark colors! It brings out a lovely warm glow in your skin. The tonal charcoal colors of the zipper sweater are especially gorgeous with your complexion ☺️ This was so nice to tune into - I hope we get more Q+A segments in the future!
For a slipped stitch edge I've actually found that it ends up neater/less loose when you slip the last stitch of the row (knitting the first stitch normally) rather than slipping the first stitch of the row and knitting/purling to the end. YMMV though
Your zipper sweater is gorgeous! Finding yarn stores in Europe will be a great adventure. A neighbor of mind does test knits for the wonder of Yarn over Berlin. I hope you get there.
I have been wanting to do a brioche project too but I think I’ll go for the ribblesdale vest. Just in case i dont like the texture 😂. Plus I’ve been wanting a knitted vest for a while.
Welcome to Poland Amy! Fellow knitter living the expat life in Warsaw here 👋🏽👋🏽 if you want to try Drops, I think there is a sale going on and many polish online stores carry the brand. Is usually the way I get my yarn fix since the selection is way better than physical stores. Have fun and enjoy Poland 🇵🇱
I also recommend GaboWool. My favourites are Eco Baby Brushed and Baby Silk Yak. GaboWool is quite new polish brand and has good quality. Wish you nice time in Poland 😊
Thank you for a great episode🥰 Your zipper sweater looks amazing😍 welcome to Norway🤗 Oslo has some awsome yarn stores! Hope you enjoy your weekend there.
Because of you I’ve decided to make my husband the zipper sweater. I ordered the pattern and zipper this past Saturday. This upcoming weekend I’ll be purchasing yarn 🧶
I enjoy your podcast Amy! Your current WIP is looking really beautiful, warm and cozy. I know you're not typically a vlogger but it would be fun to see some of the yarn shops you visit, even if it's just a little view from the outside and around the inside of the shops, just to get a sense of what the different shops looks like, and the selection of yarns they carry. I'm interested in hearing about local yarns you find (whether you purchase those yarns or not) that we in the US might not know about. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this video, Amy! Glad you had a safe trip. Looking forward to your yarn haul. I’m currently knitting PetiteKnit’s Chestnut Sweater in Peer Gynt am really enjoying it.
Fun to see you podcast from my continent! I enjoy working with Drops yarn; they are affordable and good quality! I love Drops Belle for summer garments, Drops Merino Extra Fine and the kid silk mohair. The mohair is super soft. When I was in Germany a couple of months ago, I bought a skein of hand dyed yarn which base was Schulana Sensitiva. It’s the softest merino I’ve had so far. Have fun on your trip and I’m looking forward to see the yarn you’re buying:)
Hi Amy, welcome to Europe! Just a quick note because I'm currently making the Storm Sweater: Drops Karisma is a great and affordable substitute for Peer Gynt. ;)
This was a fun video, thank you. I’m eager to see what yarn you buy in Europe. I’ve also come home with a second bag full of yarn, it’s fun to be a wool tourist 😂
glad you made it safe! definitely take your time getting to the Birch Pullover, I'm working on it right now and im dying 😂 i feel like ive been working on this yoke for ages and im still only a third of the way done. tried knitting a brioche hat once and stopped when i realized i made a mistake choosing superwash wool. i could tell it was gonna grow a lot. i have a big head but i should have definitely sized down
I look forward to your content! If you haven’t gotten to it yet, is it possible for you to show how you sewed the zipper on? That part is so intimidating to me. I’m getting ready to start and I want the same petite knit zipper! ❤
I'm working with Filcolana Pernilla now and I think it's more of a sport weight or very light DK at 175m/50g. It's a great yarn and I love the squish :)
If you can squeeze in a weekend trip to Copenhagen, tante grøn has a brand called Nordic yarn lab which you can’t get anywhere else or shipped to the us and it’s soooo beautiful. Uldstedet is owned by the same person who own Gepard so they have a ton of it and it’s sort of a flagship store. And of course KFO is in Copenhagen too, plus so much more!!
You could price out how much it would cost for you to mail a box of yarn to your US house via regular parcel mail. That might be easier than trying to fit into luggage to bring home with you
My position is also systems engineering! I have to say I never met another female in this position so I'm really happy to hear. Also sorry about the Romanian airport taking your needles, most likely they had never seen them before, knitting is not very common here.
As an engineer with 25 plus years of experience, I can't believe to hear that there are still issues with girls in engineering schools! I work in the construction industry and I have no problems as a woman engineer. I've been knitting and quilting forever, (it seems!) and do lots of hobbies.
Re your (calm, sane) explanation at 36:00 -- it makes sense, and we all need to be a bit more grateful that there is security on watch. Most of those workers won't have made the Ranunculus yet, so, let's look at it from their point of view. Also consider that with a long enough, thin enough cable attached to those needles, it has garrote capability. Lethal.
I saw ur packing video and the first thing I thought of was that you didn't leave much room for yarn. I had to laugh when u said u were going to buy a duffle.
I work for a medium sized engineering consulting firm and the ratio of guys to girls is 10:1. It takes some getting used to having everyone I interact with be male.
If you need any recommendations for yarn stores in Oslo you’re welcome to HMU! I’d love to meet up and show you some of them as well if you have the time (and feel like meeting a Stranger from the internet).
Cats are calm, cute and lazy for about 22 hours a day. The other two hours they just want to kill something! Could be your soft furnishings could be worse. Trying to catch a wild bird which has just been released into your house at 1am is not particularly calming!
OMG GIRL, DROPS LIMA + FLORA !!
NOTED!! Thank you!! ☺️
Pro tip! The Norwegian krone is quite weak at the moment so if you get yarns in Oslo it's almost like an extra discount due to the currency
Yes reima yarn is lovely and not that expensive right now
Noted!!
my next knitting project is going to be this zipper sweater. It was great to see your progress of this sweater so I know how it should be turning out. I am beyond excited to eventually cast on for this project
I had a similar experience in college in engineering! I think the ratio was similar and now that I'm working in the field the male:female ratio is even worse (I'm the only girl on my team). It's really cool to see someone in the engineering field with similar hobbies.
Yay! I also love hearing of other engineer-knitters who are women. I think we have a special bond from our shared experiences!!
*If* the salvage edge is too loose to comfortably sew your zipper to, you can buy something called "Seam stabilizer" or "seam tape" and stitch it to the knitted portion first. It's used (mostly in knits, like for sewing) because some of them can be so drapey and not have a lot of integrity.
I'll keep that in mind, thank you!
Ok, you’ve single-handedly convinced me to do the zipper sweater as my next project!! Yours looks so good!
Same!
love that!!
Cool work trip. This past February I went to England and did so much yarn shopping. I wanted to take only 1 carry on suitcase. I packed very strategically. I brought clothes that I did not really love anymore. I had a washer available so I washed and donated the clothes and freed up so much space for my yarn.
Omg welcome to Poland! Tell us about your thoughts about Poland please :D
You are amazing! Even traveling you are keeping up with your commitment to your channel. It tells a lot about you personally. You are someone I would know I could depend on. I love your style and you explain everything clearly. Great job as a podcaster.
Thank you for the kind words!
I love your videos! When I think of your podcast I think of high quality audio/video, detailed & authentic knitting opinions, and helpful tips. Thank you for sharing with us!
For metal needles and airport scanners, I've heard that if you unscrew the tips from the cable of your work and put the tips into your purse / laptop bag, they look like pens on the scanner and are not confiscated. Have not been brave enough to try that on an international flight 😅. Great podcast episode, thank you for creating it.
Welcome to Europe, Amy! I can 100% recommend a trip to Wollen Berlin when you are in Berlin. They have a wonderful selection, are the cutest yarn shop located in the back building of a historic factory district- so very cool flair. The staff speak excellent English and are SO kind and helpful! They have nearly all the yarns you mentioned except Drops and Gepard. Both of these I always order online. Drops I can recommend Belle as a lovely cotton linen viscose blend and Drops Alpaca, very soft with nice stitch definition. Wollen Berlin does have a selection of locally dyed yarn (though often sold out), you should ask them about it while there! Also, a yarn they have recently stocked which I think is also not so readily available in the US is Holst Garn, Coast, a cotton merino blend which I love and its a very good price for high quality! You’ve definitely convinced me to try Ficolana, thank you for the recommendation! Love, love your zipper sweater. That black color looks so elegant and cozy on you: perfect! If you make it to Wollen in the morning, I can also recommend Oeuf which is right up at the end of the street on a little square. Very delicious breakfast/ brunch (cause yarn shopping always makes me hungry 😊). Hope you have a great time!!
So fun that you are going to Norway Oslo. Yarn stores to recommend in Oslo is FruKvist, Garntopia, Husfliden, Pickles (Norwegian yarn brand) and Strikkefeber (lokal hand dyed yarn, and open on Sundays). Som other Norwegian brand to test is Hilleavaag and Rauma. Love from a Norwegian knitting podcaster 🥰
I don't know if I've ever left a comment, but I watch basically all your videos. They are so well organized, and your knits are always so professional looking. You choose awesome patterns and beautiful yarns. I really enjoy watching, so thank you for doing this!! :)
Amy, try finding Kokonki yarn. It's based in Poland and they have these amazing colorful giant yarn cakes. :)
i'm heading to Oslo this week as well! may come back with some sandnes garn as it looks to be up to half the price in Norway as compared to some shops in the US.
Your knits are so neat and finished beautifully. Such an inspiration ❤
What a lovely video from you Amy! I hope you are enjoying Poland and just in case you still have that one weekend free, I can gladly recommend you visit Prague, Czech Republic.
Definitely, I second that recommendation. I've visited Prague twice and it's a fantastic city. Prague has a lot of expats so it's not hard to find people who speak English either. I'm not sure about the selection of yarn stores currently but it's worth visiting anyway.
Thanks for the recommendation! Unfortunately this time around I'm not able to visit Prague but I would love to in the future!!
Amy, you look lovely in dark colors! It brings out a lovely warm glow in your skin. The tonal charcoal colors of the zipper sweater are especially gorgeous with your complexion ☺️ This was so nice to tune into - I hope we get more Q+A segments in the future!
For a slipped stitch edge I've actually found that it ends up neater/less loose when you slip the last stitch of the row (knitting the first stitch normally) rather than slipping the first stitch of the row and knitting/purling to the end. YMMV though
Not sure if you've tried out any Rosa Pomar yarn, but I definitely recommend. It's portuguese yarn 🌼
Your zipper sweater is gorgeous! Finding yarn stores in Europe will be a great adventure. A neighbor of mind does test knits for the wonder of Yarn over Berlin. I hope you get there.
I have been wanting to do a brioche project too but I think I’ll go for the ribblesdale vest. Just in case i dont like the texture 😂. Plus I’ve been wanting a knitted vest for a while.
Welcome to Poland Amy! Fellow knitter living the expat life in Warsaw here 👋🏽👋🏽 if you want to try Drops, I think there is a sale going on and many polish online stores carry the brand. Is usually the way I get my yarn fix since the selection is way better than physical stores. Have fun and enjoy Poland 🇵🇱
Wow you are in Poland ! From Polish yarn brands Gabo wool is very nice wool, I tried "my time merino" and it is so soft. ❤
I also recommend GaboWool. My favourites are Eco Baby Brushed and Baby Silk Yak. GaboWool is quite new polish brand and has good quality. Wish you nice time in Poland 😊
Thank you for a great episode🥰 Your zipper sweater looks amazing😍 welcome to Norway🤗 Oslo has some awsome yarn stores! Hope you enjoy your weekend there.
Even having only one project your episode was very engaging. Your zipper sweater is getting gorgeous! Love your channel. ❤️
Love the color of your Zipper Sweater. Have fun in Europe!
Excited to see your European yarn haul!
Because of you I’ve decided to make my husband the zipper sweater. I ordered the pattern and zipper this past Saturday. This upcoming weekend I’ll be purchasing yarn 🧶
I enjoy your podcast Amy! Your current WIP is looking really beautiful, warm and cozy. I know you're not typically a vlogger but it would be fun to see some of the yarn shops you visit, even if it's just a little view from the outside and around the inside of the shops, just to get a sense of what the different shops looks like, and the selection of yarns they carry. I'm interested in hearing about local yarns you find (whether you purchase those yarns or not) that we in the US might not know about. Thanks for sharing!
Just posted my Berlin yarn shopping video! ;)
your zipper sweater is GORGEOUS!!! fantastic yarn choice!!
I loved Fru Kvist in Oslo when i visited this May - definitely check it out!
Hello in Poland 🎉 what a nice surprise 😅❤
Loved this video, Amy! Glad you had a safe trip. Looking forward to your yarn haul. I’m currently knitting PetiteKnit’s Chestnut Sweater in Peer Gynt am really enjoying it.
Fun to see you podcast from my continent! I enjoy working with Drops yarn; they are affordable and good quality! I love Drops Belle for summer garments, Drops Merino Extra Fine and the kid silk mohair. The mohair is super soft.
When I was in Germany a couple of months ago, I bought a skein of hand dyed yarn which base was Schulana Sensitiva. It’s the softest merino I’ve had so far.
Have fun on your trip and I’m looking forward to see the yarn you’re buying:)
Hi Amy, welcome to Europe! Just a quick note because I'm currently making the Storm Sweater: Drops Karisma is a great and affordable substitute for Peer Gynt. ;)
omg I love the yarn combo you've chosen for your zipper sweater!!
This was a fun video, thank you. I’m eager to see what yarn you buy in Europe. I’ve also come home with a second bag full of yarn, it’s fun to be a wool tourist 😂
it's so fun!
Your zippered sweater is so beautiful
The colour is gorgeous and looks great on you so far
Excited to see all done 😊
😊💝
I’m sure that you know this, but there was a bus that went from Webs in Northampton to Rhinebeck. Being able to knit the whole trip would be great!!!
glad you made it safe! definitely take your time getting to the Birch Pullover, I'm working on it right now and im dying 😂 i feel like ive been working on this yoke for ages and im still only a third of the way done. tried knitting a brioche hat once and stopped when i realized i made a mistake choosing superwash wool. i could tell it was gonna grow a lot. i have a big head but i should have definitely sized down
Very tempted to do the zipper sweater. But black will drain me. My challenge for the day is to decide colour and source it. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing, and for the yarn recs!
I love your podcast sooo much. I am so glad you are able to keep putting out videos on your trip!
I look forward to your content! If you haven’t gotten to it yet, is it possible for you to show how you sewed the zipper on? That part is so intimidating to me. I’m getting ready to start and I want the same petite knit zipper! ❤
I haven't done it yet, will try to film as much of it as I can when I do!
If You are still in Poland on 21st of October, there will be a yarn festival in Warsaw called Woolfashion.
Sadly I'll be home by then, so won't be able to make it! It sounds like a great time though
I'm working with Filcolana Pernilla now and I think it's more of a sport weight or very light DK at 175m/50g. It's a great yarn and I love the squish :)
If you can squeeze in a weekend trip to Copenhagen, tante grøn has a brand called Nordic yarn lab which you can’t get anywhere else or shipped to the us and it’s soooo beautiful. Uldstedet is owned by the same person who own Gepard so they have a ton of it and it’s sort of a flagship store. And of course KFO is in Copenhagen too, plus so much more!!
I will check out Wollenberlin next time I am in Berlin and I am a fan of Kiezgarn which is a Berlin hand dyer
Just amazing episode 💙
In Poland you can tryb Gabo Wool. Amazing quality. Also this Saturday im Gdańsk is wool market PUCH.
I wish I could've made it to PUCH last weekend but I was visiting another country! Sounded like fun - and I hope to try out Gabo wool!
You could price out how much it would cost for you to mail a box of yarn to your US house via regular parcel mail. That might be easier than trying to fit into luggage to bring home with you
Ok…I think you’ve twisted my rubber arm. A zipper project needs to be on my list 😆
Video and sound is great
You sound and look great on camera! Good morning 😁 5 am here.
I enjoy your videos so much! Very inspiring and helpful. Enjoy your time in Europe?
Wow! Poland!!!❤❤ Greetings from Poland❤❤❤
My position is also systems engineering! I have to say I never met another female in this position so I'm really happy to hear.
Also sorry about the Romanian airport taking your needles, most likely they had never seen them before, knitting is not very common here.
As an engineer with 25 plus years of experience, I can't believe to hear that there are still issues with girls in engineering schools! I work in the construction industry and I have no problems as a woman engineer. I've been knitting and quilting forever, (it seems!) and do lots of hobbies.
Sound is great
Also… if you are in Poznan let’s grab some coffee and I can show you two local yarn stores 😂💕😜
Welcom in Poland❤
Re your (calm, sane) explanation at 36:00 -- it makes sense, and we all need to be a bit more grateful that there is security on watch. Most of those workers won't have made the Ranunculus yet, so, let's look at it from their point of view. Also consider that with a long enough, thin enough cable attached to those needles, it has garrote capability. Lethal.
Greetings from Poland! 😁
I saw ur packing video and the first thing I thought of was that you didn't leave much room for yarn. I had to laugh when u said u were going to buy a duffle.
Oh indeed, I was a little too optimistic with how much space I left in my luggage 🤣
OMG I'm from Poland. What are you doing here? 😊 best wishes!
Greetings from PL!
Have you heard of Lana Grossa? I believe it's a German brand with some nice yarns!
I work for a medium sized engineering consulting firm and the ratio of guys to girls is 10:1. It takes some getting used to having everyone I interact with be male.
I think my favourite thing about being a female engineer is that there is never a queue for the bathroom at conferences 🤣
a hidden perk indeed!
❤🌈
Andrea mowry has a good tutorial on 2 color brioche knitting if you are interested?
Enjoy your trip. I love both cats and dogs, but cats are definitely easier to care for. ❤️🐱🐈
I had knitting needles confiscated leaving Cancún Mexico.
Are you going to organize any meeting in Poland? :) Maybe a coffee with your subscribers from Poland? :)
Unfortunately my schedule is pretty tight so I won't be able to, but it's a nice idea!
If you need any recommendations for yarn stores in Oslo you’re welcome to HMU! I’d love to meet up and show you some of them as well if you have the time (and feel like meeting a Stranger from the internet).
Hello 🇵🇱 Poland
Cats are calm, cute and lazy for about 22 hours a day. The other two hours they just want to kill something! Could be your soft furnishings could be worse. Trying to catch a wild bird which has just been released into your house at 1am is not particularly calming!
When visiting Oslo, I would recommend these three yarnstores; Garntopia, Fru Kvist and Værbitt 🧶😍 Enjoy your travels in Europe!
I was just in Oslo and Garntopia was amazing
Værbitt is no longer inn Oslo 😢She has here studio in Moss now and rearly open, but she has a web store.
Thank you! They are added to my list!