It's nice to hear Andrea say it is ok to get the joy and fulfillment out of the making process but the finished objects not necessarily becoming your favorite things. I have made a few things that I don't get much wear and that has made me sad thinking I "failed" to pick right projects, but her comment reminded me that I did get the enjoyment out of making them. So thank you, Andrea for the reminder :)
I am currently reading Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter. It's on Audible and I am enjoying it immensely. 😊
If you want to add stretch when sewing down, try using back stitch or herringbone stitch, these stitches also work when fixing garments made of stretch fabrics (or even hand sewing them)
Your explanation on gauge versus size - game changer. I seem to never fit the gauge so this is amazing - try to fit the size with number of stiches. Love your voice and whistling :)
I always look forward to knitting while listening to your podcasts! Thank you for being so consistent and doing them every week. Some books that I have listened to on audible (yes, while knitting) recently have been: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and The Women by Kristin Hannah. Both books have truly amazing readers and are just SO good. Hope you try them and enjoy.
I'm working on knitting my first project with my handspun! Someone gave away a fleece at my work so I processed it with my dad last summer and now I'm using the yarn we got out of it to make him a vest. :)
Book recommendation: Eleonor Oliphant is completely fine. By Gail Honeyman. It’s about friendship, hope, and self-healing. You’ll miss her when you finish reading the book. 😊 Titel here in Germany: Ich, Eleonor Oliphant.
For books, anything by Kristin Hannah. My fave by her is The Great Alone, but The Nightingale and The Four Winds are also very good. Pretty sure all her books are great! If you're into learning the science behind things, Deep Nutrition is a good one; it's not so dry that you can't read it, it's written very well. But I'm also a person who finds that kind of book fascinating.
I got a spinning wheel today, after enjoying my support spindle for a few months ❤ You’ve inspired me to spin because I see you using your handspun, and creating patterns that work with handspun, so thank you !
I’m a new knitter (learned in late 2023), and love your designs. I’m shopping for yarn to make your new melt shawl, rewarding myself for learning brioche. Brioche isn’t as difficult as I had imagined, a huge thanks to your continental tutorials.
Thank you so much for these videos. My knitting knowledge has increased exponentially since listening to you! Would you please talk a bit about short row shaping? I'm about to start knitting a yoke sweater with cables that begin immediately after the collar ribbing. The pattern doesn't include any short rows for raising the back of the neck, which for me is a problem. I've heard of people adding short rows to the collar ribbing, but I can't figure out how that would help (especially since this is a folded and sewn-down collar). In this patter, the cables end after the sleeve split. Should I just add short rows at that point? Or will that only add to the length of the back hem and not really help with the neckline. Oh, Andrea, HELP!
I am currently working on the Spark Cardi for the March to May KAL, and I’m really enjoying it! I made soda bread last week, and triangle shaped, filled pastries yesterday. As far as gifting one’s own handmade items, I recently gifted my adult daughter the second colorwork yoke sweater I ever made. It just didn’t fit me well. I learned that I need to be more careful about where the color work falls in the yoke depth for me next time. I’m just glad it’s been re-homed and that my daughter can use it for those winters in Washington DC.
I just made a batch of banana-pepita-cranberry muffins made with almond flour. GF, moist, kid approved! Yum! Snow coming here too this weekend in eastern Ontario. Thanks for your wonderful podcast! :)
Hello from Toronto. Another suggestion for a more flexible neckline to fit over your head, is to avoid casting off. Instead of binding off, put the yarn through each stitch of the last row while loosely stitching those stitches to the inside of the neckline.
I've just got the yarn for your Melt shawl, so looking forward to getting started. This will be my first shawl other than a very basic one decades ago. I'm in the south of England & we've got a cold weekend after warmer weather as well.
I’ve been sewing and hunch lately! I highly recommend the Page Hoodie by Chalk and Notch-also has a free expansion pack to make a crew neck. It has a great fit and is a quick sew. Now I’m sewing Arthur Pants, then a Horizon Day Dress. Happy making! ❤
Andrea, a good book (collection) to read is the Bregdan Chronicles. It's historical fiction and begins just pre Civil War and then onward from there through the Civil War times and afterwards. It has strong female characters and I learned a lot of our history through these stories. It's really good and you won't want to put these books down.
I really like your way of doing a podcast! I tried to manage the #100daysofspinning but ended up buring out about day 40 ish. I kept on spinning but lost track of what day , and worring about how monotone my ista became ( white wool, white wool white wool, brown wool) Right now i have a Texel fleece about 900grams that I spinn on my e-spinner. Thanks for all your advice!
current knitting project: super basic cowl in really fun microstripe hand dyed yarn from my lys! fav gf recipe: gf jules bagels (add some salt on top, sooooo good) book recommendation: the mermaid the witch and the sea by maggie tokuda-hall (young adult, fantasy, romance, ive been loving it so far) have fun! been loving your podcast recently, sending good vibes your way!!
I'm making my nephews 2 of my own Amberglow ear warmers for their birthday celebration! It's a pattern I came up with myself, not published....yet. However, I made the prototype about 5 months ago for myself, & have knit about 6 so far...hope they like them!
Hi Andrea! I absolutely love butter lettuce for salads. However, lately I've been on a romaine kick, piled high with sweet corn, low sodium black beans, crispy onions, spicy chicken strips and a dressing made with bbq sauce and ranch. If I have any avocado or cheddar cheese, I'll add those on top. As for books, I just started Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan the other day and I am obsessed. I'll probably finish it today and jump to the next one in the series. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the spring snow! I could have sworn that groundhog said we were going to have an early spring... 😂
Today was our local fiber fair that is hosted my the spinners guild. I cannot make guild meetings, but I stocked up on lots of fiber and 2 new spindles. I haven’t been able to put it down! Now I need to actually learn techniques 😂
Hi Andrea! I was debating casting on your Stripes sweater this week-end so you wearing it in this episode feels like a sign ;-) Now to decide which colors in which order ( I'll be using Ulysse from De rerum Natura) ! I wish you a lovely week-end.
I just listened to a book that really grabbed me. We discussed it at the library book group and everyone had a lot to say about it. More Than You’ll Ever Know by Kate Gutierrez. I am currently listening to and reading The Women by Kristen Hannah. Very good but a difficult subject matter.
DRK everyday sweater for the KAL as well! ❤ I just read ‘The Throne of Glass’ … there’s multiple books in the series! Thanks for the recommendations on the hat sizing! Might have to try. I have a ton of DK weight yarn looking sad and lonely.
Your videos are such a cozy companion for knitting! I'm super curious about your next 100 day challenge, because of you I will finally start spinning and don't be too afraid. Do you know the Kalle Shirt Dress by Closet Core Patterns? This is a great dress to try in different fabrics and explore the differences in the finished garment. I have three in hemp, viscose voile and cotton lawn. Every garment is very different to the other. I could imagine you in this dress. Thank you for your videos and all the info's you share
Thank you so much, as ever, Andrea! I have just discovered "Period Power." by Maisie Hill; Iusually read fiction but this is one non-fiction must read IMO so I currently recommend it all around (and I am in my 40ies...I wish this would have been around when I started my period!)
Love your videos. Knitting hats for charity right now. Knitting a sweater for myself, just to go through the motions of knitting a sweater. Wondering who you follow for gluten free and is this working for you. Do you still eat poultry and fish ?
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It's nice to hear Andrea say it is ok to get the joy and fulfillment out of the making process but the finished objects not necessarily becoming your favorite things. I have made a few things that I don't get much wear and that has made me sad thinking I "failed" to pick right projects, but her comment reminded me that I did get the enjoyment out of making them. So thank you, Andrea for the reminder :)
Absolutely!
I am currently reading Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter. It's on Audible and I am enjoying it immensely. 😊
If you want to add stretch when sewing down, try using back stitch or herringbone stitch, these stitches also work when fixing garments made of stretch fabrics (or even hand sewing them)
Your explanation on gauge versus size - game changer. I seem to never fit the gauge so this is amazing - try to fit the size with number of stiches. Love your voice and whistling :)
I always look forward to knitting while listening to your podcasts! Thank you for being so consistent and doing them every week. Some books that I have listened to on audible (yes, while knitting) recently have been: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and The Women by Kristin Hannah. Both books have truly amazing readers and are just SO good. Hope you try them and enjoy.
I'm working on knitting my first project with my handspun! Someone gave away a fleece at my work so I processed it with my dad last summer and now I'm using the yarn we got out of it to make him a vest. :)
Butter lettuce is my love, specifically buttercrunch ❤
Book recommendation: Eleonor Oliphant is completely fine. By Gail Honeyman. It’s about friendship, hope, and self-healing. You’ll miss her when you finish reading the book. 😊 Titel here in Germany: Ich, Eleonor Oliphant.
I am about halfway through the velvet mirror. Its absolutely beautiful!!!
For books, anything by Kristin Hannah. My fave by her is The Great Alone, but The Nightingale and The Four Winds are also very good. Pretty sure all her books are great! If you're into learning the science behind things, Deep Nutrition is a good one; it's not so dry that you can't read it, it's written very well. But I'm also a person who finds that kind of book fascinating.
I got a spinning wheel today, after enjoying my support spindle for a few months ❤ You’ve inspired me to spin because I see you using your handspun, and creating patterns that work with handspun, so thank you !
I’m loving the So Faded Sweater I’m knitting. I made one for my daughter and she loves it
I’m a new knitter (learned in late 2023), and love your designs. I’m shopping for yarn to make your new melt shawl, rewarding myself for learning brioche. Brioche isn’t as difficult as I had imagined, a huge thanks to your continental tutorials.
So happy you found them helpful!
Thank you so much for these videos. My knitting knowledge has increased exponentially since listening to you!
Would you please talk a bit about short row shaping? I'm about to start knitting a yoke sweater with cables that begin immediately after the collar ribbing. The pattern doesn't include any short rows for raising the back of the neck, which for me is a problem. I've heard of people adding short rows to the collar ribbing, but I can't figure out how that would help (especially since this is a folded and sewn-down collar). In this patter, the cables end after the sleeve split. Should I just add short rows at that point? Or will that only add to the length of the back hem and not really help with the neckline. Oh, Andrea, HELP!
I am currently working on the Spark Cardi for the March to May KAL, and I’m really enjoying it! I made soda bread last week, and triangle shaped, filled pastries yesterday. As far as gifting one’s own handmade items, I recently gifted my adult daughter the second colorwork yoke sweater I ever made. It just didn’t fit me well. I learned that I need to be more careful about where the color work falls in the yoke depth for me next time. I’m just glad it’s been re-homed and that my daughter can use it for those winters in Washington DC.
I just made a batch of banana-pepita-cranberry muffins made with almond flour. GF, moist, kid approved! Yum!
Snow coming here too this weekend in eastern Ontario.
Thanks for your wonderful podcast! :)
Hello from Toronto. Another suggestion for a more flexible neckline to fit over your head, is to avoid casting off. Instead of binding off, put the yarn through each stitch of the last row while loosely stitching those stitches to the inside of the neckline.
I’m working on my metamorphic sweater using some special skeins of Dyed in the Wool I got at PortFiber last summer. I love the sweater so far!
I've just got the yarn for your Melt shawl, so looking forward to getting started. This will be my first shawl other than a very basic one decades ago.
I'm in the south of England & we've got a cold weekend after warmer weather as well.
Snowing hard in Michigan’s thumb today! So beautiful!!!
I just finished Happiness Falls by Angie Kim - highly recommend!!!
Just finished knitting ankestrick’s REBEL cardigan. It was a unique construction, which kept it interesting.
I’ve been sewing and hunch lately! I highly recommend the Page Hoodie by Chalk and Notch-also has a free expansion pack to make a crew neck. It has a great fit and is a quick sew. Now I’m sewing Arthur Pants, then a Horizon Day Dress. Happy making! ❤
Andrea, a good book (collection) to read is the Bregdan Chronicles. It's historical fiction and begins just pre Civil War and then onward from there through the Civil War times and afterwards. It has strong female characters and I learned a lot of our history through these stories. It's really good and you won't want to put these books down.
i love baby red and green leaf lettuce and arugula , thank you for all the tech answers love your color choice andyour answer about steeking!
Thanks for watching!
The Open Sky shawl is my favourite ever knit. I have 2 and love them both ♥️
I’m knitting a gib and it’s a total joy! ❤ thanks for all you do!
I am knitting your DRK Everyday Sweater for the March to May KAL and it is fitting so well. I feel like I'm finally getting my fit right!
That makes me so happy to hear you are liking the fit!
I really like your way of doing a podcast! I tried to manage the #100daysofspinning but ended up buring out about day 40 ish. I kept on spinning but lost track of what day , and worring about how monotone my ista became ( white wool, white wool white wool, brown wool)
Right now i have a Texel fleece about 900grams that I spinn on my e-spinner. Thanks for all your advice!
I would love to hear some of your book recommendations at the end of your episodes!
current knitting project: super basic cowl in really fun microstripe hand dyed yarn from my lys!
fav gf recipe: gf jules bagels (add some salt on top, sooooo good)
book recommendation: the mermaid the witch and the sea by maggie tokuda-hall (young adult, fantasy, romance, ive been loving it so far)
have fun! been loving your podcast recently, sending good vibes your way!!
I'm making my nephews 2 of my own Amberglow ear warmers for their birthday celebration! It's a pattern I came up with myself, not published....yet. However, I made the prototype about 5 months ago for myself, & have knit about 6 so far...hope they like them!
Hi Andrea!
I absolutely love butter lettuce for salads.
However, lately I've been on a romaine kick, piled high with sweet corn, low sodium black beans, crispy onions, spicy chicken strips and a dressing made with bbq sauce and ranch. If I have any avocado or cheddar cheese, I'll add those on top.
As for books, I just started Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan the other day and I am obsessed. I'll probably finish it today and jump to the next one in the series.
Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the spring snow! I could have sworn that groundhog said we were going to have an early spring... 😂
I have Open Sky on my needles right now and loving it x
OMG! That shawl is gorgeous! Have you ever spoken as to how you store your knit garments? Thanks!
Today was our local fiber fair that is hosted my the spinners guild. I cannot make guild meetings, but I stocked up on lots of fiber and 2 new spindles. I haven’t been able to put it down! Now I need to actually learn techniques 😂
HI ANDREA !!!! I LOVE YOUR OPEN SKY SHAWL!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHAT COLOR THE YARN YOU USED IS???? THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT WITH US!!!! DONNA
Book Recommendation: Cold Vanish. I thought it was a better book about folks missing from national parks and national forests.
Hi Andrea! I was debating casting on your Stripes sweater this week-end so you wearing it in this episode feels like a sign ;-) Now to decide which colors in which order ( I'll be using Ulysse from De rerum Natura) ! I wish you a lovely week-end.
I just listened to a book that really grabbed me. We discussed it at the library book group and everyone had a lot to say about it. More Than You’ll Ever Know by Kate Gutierrez. I am currently listening to and reading The Women by Kristen Hannah. Very good but a difficult subject matter.
DRK everyday sweater for the KAL as well! ❤ I just read ‘The Throne of Glass’ … there’s multiple books in the series! Thanks for the recommendations on the hat sizing! Might have to try. I have a ton of DK weight yarn looking sad and lonely.
Book recs...Remarkably Bright Creatures; "Horse"
Your videos are such a cozy companion for knitting! I'm super curious about your next 100 day challenge, because of you I will finally start spinning and don't be too afraid.
Do you know the Kalle Shirt Dress by Closet Core Patterns? This is a great dress to try in different fabrics and explore the differences in the finished garment. I have three in hemp, viscose voile and cotton lawn. Every garment is very different to the other. I could imagine you in this dress.
Thank you for your videos and all the info's you share
I am working on baby knits, grand-child expected in June !!!
Love your channel-I always learn something! Curious if you are aware that IG has changed how hashtags are viewed-they only show the ‘top’ posts now 😢
Book recommendation: a dear friend and Maine author Julia Spencer Fleming! She has a great mystery series starting with “In the bleak midwinter”
I’m a new knitter.. as in a month!
I love love love your designs. But do you have any beginner friendly patterns?
Thank you so much, as ever, Andrea! I have just discovered "Period Power." by Maisie Hill; Iusually read fiction but this is one non-fiction must read IMO so I currently recommend it all around (and I am in my 40ies...I wish this would have been around when I started my period!)
Girl, I'm with you - I hate spinach. Sweet lettuce all day 😂
It’s so interesting to hear this, because I was going to ask you if you could steek a plant-based yarn, or if you need the stickiness of wool/mohair.
The stickiness of animal fibers does help, so I would recommend using a sewn reinforcement for plant based yarn.
I am currently knitting the Stripes! In the KAL :-)
Yay! I hope you love it :)
Love your videos. Knitting hats for charity right now. Knitting a sweater for myself, just to go through the motions of knitting a sweater.
Wondering who you follow for gluten free and is this working for you. Do you still eat poultry and fish ?
I have Celiac disease- so going gluten free was a must. It has also helped with my Hashimotos symptoms! I do eat poultry and fish as well. :)
Nice shawl. I’m looking for a nice shawl to knit and that might be it. Is it on your Ravelry page?
Yes, it is! I’ve linked it in the show notes!
Book recommendation - this is a true story ' Saving my Assasin' by Virginia Prodan
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Book recommendaton: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Just lovely !❤
Loved that book!
:)