I love putting kits together too! Once my daughter and son-in-law were moving into their first apartment and bought a bunch of things at ikea. They had to do more errands the next day, so I got to put together their kitchen table and chairs while they were gone. So. Much. Fun. 🥰
I really enjoy your podcast. You want your community to really understand the ends and outside of knitting. Why this and why that. Looking forward to your short rows demonstration. Have you tried Signature needles? I like(circular)them because you have a choice with the length of the actual needle. Also, their cables only fit the size of needle. You can't exchange cable, from one needle to the next. Then you can order the tip size too. Never have seen a designer promoting them. I might assume because of the cost. Thank you🤗
I have a set of Signature circs (US 3-8), but they are fixed length, not the interchangeable ones. (They not longer make the fixed length versions.) They are my favorite needles. They have features that I didn't know I wanted until I had them! I do have a US 1/2.25 mm Signature, but oddly enough, it's a bit *too* pointy. I haven't looked into what other sizes they might have below a US 3. The most common size I use is a US 0/2.0mm and US 1.5/2.5mm, which I don't think they carry (at least they didn't the last time I checked)
I think I got as excited as you did when you used the 4 different colors to understand your serger - as you said, brilliant! Thanks for sharing and love learning from you as you are a great teacher.
Something new to me about Addi's needles. The gold colored ones don't let the stitches fall off the needle quite as easily, but the silver colored ones are very slick. I did not know there was a difference and owned both before someone in our LYS told me the difference and why I might want to buy one over the other. It makes a difference when using really slippery yarn with silk in it.
Glory Be I found you but at what a treat today I don't know when you posted this but I taught myself to knit in my fifties because I saw a piece of lace that was not crocheted and I am a master crocheter but not necessarily A Knitter and teaching myself to knit was the coolest thing I ever did as a lefty making socks and mittens and round things is the 2021 challenge as I made my husband a sweater and I can make hats and I can add color and I understand Pearl and I understand yarn over I'm just getting the hang of it and it is just so true to wow I got this and what can I do with it and what do I learn next and it is just amazing and I'm happy put this skill set into my toolbox because it is just amazing I will look for your sock tutorials because I never knew there was a formula I do know the formula for sweaters and I wonder if it's the same thank you so much
I am a slapdash sock knitter. Like, I could say that I don't use patterns because I make my socks specific to the persons foot, but realistically, I just cast on and guess and put it on to find any issues and change as I go. I don't count rounds, the toes are never exactly the same on each sock, but I end up with a pair of almost identical socks that fit the person! Lol, socks are just my chill, TV knitting projects.
I used a spin dryer for towelling Nappies ( Diapers ) back in 1984 . I had a twin tub and no washing machine for 6 months , when I think back I’m like omg 😳 so much hard work compared to todays washing .
Oops! I didn't put in the title of the first book. The first book by Pat Ashworth and Steve Plummer is called Woolly Thoughts: Unlock Your Creative Genius with Modular Knitting. It's the book from Dover.
I love the idea of a sock formula that will allow alterations. I've knitted socks from patterns, but have fit issues as well. I went right over and bought your KAL program. Thank you! So excited to try it after my current wip.
Your delight at finding a spin dryer made me smile. In the uk before front loaders became popular we had top loading twin tubs. After the washing was done in the larger heated section, you hauled it into the spin dryer part to be spun. Usually using washing tongs as terry nappies could be boiled and would be hot.
We had a twin tub washer in my flat in Ireland. I didn't realize there were heating coils in the wash tub, because my flat mates always heated up water on the stove to dump into it. The first time I reached in to pull out the wash, I scalded myself!
Thanks for the demo of the spin dryer. I had never heard of this. As is usually knit Sox, I just roll them in a towel to get the excess water out, but I see how useful it would be for sweaters.
That was so interesting -- didn't know a spin dryer existed - great solution for your sweater washing. The knowledge/understanding to design one's own knits is what I'm hankering to learn; tired of just following a pattern and having to accept how it ends up (even with gauge checking). So very much appreciate the book recommendations. Great Casual Friday episode. Livestream is in my calendar as don't want to miss that.
Great podcast. That salad spinner story was funny! I know mine won’t hold a sweater! I’m glad you found a solution that works for you. Your sweater looked so vibrant once it was spun dry! Really beautiful. Love the mid century knitting books. Thanks for sharing with us. Will put the livestream in my calendar. Sounds great! Thanks Roxanne.🤗
I recently started using Unicorn Fibre Wash and Fibre Rinse, rather than a no-rinse Wool Wash, and it has made an incredible difference. The Fibre Wash does a great job getting dirt out that you didn't realize was in there. (It pulls out the dirt and keeps it suspended in the water so that it can't re-adhere to the wool. The Fibre Rinse restores lanolin and is slightly acidic (which the wool likes). I think that's probably part of why the sweater looked so vibrant.
Thanks for sharing this. I am not a fan of using anything that is not rinsed out. It just makes no sense to me. Obviously I didn’t see the sweater before you washed it but seeing it after, it sure did pop!
Chiagoo is my favorite needles. I started with a plastic set that was gifted to me when I wanted to learn how to knit. When I got my tension better I splurged and bought chiagoo and never looked back💖
Hi Roxanne, I use the same number of stitches for every pair of my socks that I knit for me, and a different number is cast on for my husband, I can usually find a pattern that will work with my starting number, hubs just likes plain old vanilla socks, I tend to knit them concurrently on a 9” circular, currently I have my husbands socks waiting on the heel flaps etc.
Love the method you use to help you decide what yarn to keep or not. I don't know if you saw it but there is a Free Craftsy class about short-rows, it's about different method of making them and a few explanation on how to use them for sleeve cap, bust and shoulder shaping. It doesn't cover a lot of uses but it's a start and the explanation are pretty good.
I have the best Ikea sewing cutting table it has a wind up handle , had it 12 m and not used it at the cutting height yet as it involves moving a table out and away from shelves and move a full length mirror . Ps I bought a cover stitch machine same time and only used it once 🤭 You’ve just explained serger cotton colours , which I never realised either .
Personal story: I was knitting my first pair of socks. Socks didn’t look very hard so I was winging it (too ignorant to know how much I had to learn). The yarn was something I had on hand, a lavender sock yarn. At one point my husband looked over my shoulder and commented that they looked too big for me. “Do you want them?” His face lit up and he proudly wore his lavender socks.
Oh boy- my stash is really a hoard and I need to thin it out. It all brings me joy so the Marie Kondo technique doesn’t work for me. I like your idea of deciding if I’ll ever use it. I am going try that approach!
Do you think you could make a video showing how sock modifications look? I'd love to see how your modified narrow ankle socks look compared to socks knitted following a standard pattern. I've finally gotten the hang of knitting socks without a pattern, but I'm starting to wonder how I can tweak my socks to fit me better. Thanks!
I think Roxanne has a playlist for socks and you’ll find at least one video in there explaining modifications. You can also purchase the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern ($1, I’m not affiliated, I bought it myself) on Ravelry. That pattern has TONS of info about how to knit socks with custom adjustments, how to make custom socks for people who live far away (non-knitters who’ll need to give you their measurements), and lots of photos when you get to the actual how to knit the heel part. A lot for $1! Between that pattern and Roxanne’s videos I’ve been able to make socks that fit a bunch of family members - and me. ;-)
@@kyouell Wow, thanks for the info! I’ve heard about the fish lips kiss sock pattern, but I didn’t know it contained all that information. It sounds really helpful, so I think I’ll buy it!
I'll watch your live video on short rows later. I won't stay up until midnight (here in the Netherlands) and Sunday May 2nd I have lots of other things to do. Never mind. I will see it anyway
Stash clearing... I used to donate it to the library for the knitting club, but more often than not, people ended up bagging it up and giving it back to me. LOL
I started knitting in the mid 1960s. The only books I had were a couple of editions of a French paperback called 'mon tricot knitting dictionary'. Have you ever seen these books , besides having over 1000 stitch patterns they cover just about every other technique you would need, I still use them for some techniques. The price on one of them was $2.00.
Was that one of the Dover re-prints? Elizabeth Zimmermann was responsible for getting them to reprint at least one of those Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionaries. :-)
I can't get past the towel thing, either. Man does that ever sound like a bad idea if your goal is to NOT felt your sweaters. I just use my front loader on the cold/gentle cycle and and add an extra spin to to get it as dry as possible. It pretty much just sticks to the drum and doesn't bounce around that much. Works fine.
Have you seen the book: by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer? It also is a Dover Publication (2003). It starts with knitting a variety of shapes in garter stitch along with the corresponding mathematics formulas, ratios, trigonometry, sine, co-sine, angles. It's a great book. It's a fun read. It was first published in England by the authors who were both math teachers. They wrote a second book: published by Barron's in 2006. This is a hardback with colorful pictures and patterns.
OMG. I've been wanting an extractor for the longest time. I hang dry all my laundry and an extractor would really speed up the drying time. The spin cycle on my 35 year old washing machine is dying and one of these might mean that I don't have to replace it as quickly. And besides, I just want one, lol.
What was the yarn that you used on the socks you were showing? It looks like it is fun to knit. Just purchased your August Sock KAL, but want some yarn that will be entertaining.
Gosh, that spin dryer was so quiet, my Gran had one that made an awful din, it was my job to sit on it to stop it 'knocking' until it balanced. I used it at uni and in my first house.
I have been knitting for more than 50 years, but have learned many technique refinements from your videos, so thank you! I have a short row question - namely where best to position short rows to compensate for a back-to-front (as opposed to side-to-side) spinal curvature about midway between the neck and armhole on a sweater. I have seen short rows placed below the armholes to lengthen sweater backs, but for me that still means the armholes on the sweater back fall about 1.5” above the armholes on the sweater front when I’m wearing the sweater. This is probably such an unusual situation that you may not want to include it in your upcoming livestream, but if you have any suggestions, I would be very grateful!
Hi Betsy -- just so I understand -- you're saying that the upper back (on both sides) needs an additional 1.5'' between the neck and armhole on the back? What type of sweater style do you normally knit? It seems like it could potentially be fairly straightforward if you knit something other than a yoke or raglan style sweater, because the front and back between the armhole and shoulders would be knit separately, and you could lengthen the back. I have a couple of ideas for how you might approach the sleeve cap shaping so that it would fit into the elongated armsyce. If you don't mind discussing this in my Ravelry group, I think we could come up with a good solution.
Our guild will take full skeins. If the yarn is suitable for service projects they let members take it for that purpose. If it's nice, but not suitable for the service projects (and in larger quantities) they put it in our December silent auction. The Weaver's Guild will take partial balls, so I can donate it to that. The Textile Center will take any sort of textile-related items, which they sell at their annual garage sale. Lots of options, depending on what I need to get rid of!
@@RoxanneRichardson Of course you did! I should have expected it and it’s my fault for not looking more carefully. Apologies. Listening now - and it’s really interesting! :)
Are you familiar with a technique called Distitch. If yes what is it? I am thinking about getting a book on it but, it is fairly expensive and I don't want to buy it if it turns out it is somethin I'm not interested in.
I love putting kits together too! Once my daughter and son-in-law were moving into their first apartment and bought a bunch of things at ikea. They had to do more errands the next day, so I got to put together their kitchen table and chairs while they were gone. So. Much. Fun. 🥰
My copy of Gladys Thompson . . . Guernseys, Jerseys . . . was purchased in 1994 from Schoolhouse Press it's a third revised edition ©Dover 1979. Page 2 right before the Preface is a "Note To American Knitters" by EZ Babcock, Wisconsin May 1971 basically giving instructions on how to do a gauge swatch understanding that five-ply yarn was unavailable in the US, as well as, we preferred 5 stitches to an inch as opposed to the 8-9 stitches called for. So interesting. Always teaching us.
I really enjoy your podcast. You want your community to really understand the ends and outside of knitting. Why this and why that. Looking forward to your short rows demonstration. Have you tried Signature needles? I like(circular)them because you have a choice with the length of the actual needle. Also, their cables only fit the size of needle. You can't exchange cable, from one needle to the next. Then you can order the tip size too. Never have seen a designer promoting them. I might assume because of the cost.
Thank you🤗
I have a set of Signature circs (US 3-8), but they are fixed length, not the interchangeable ones. (They not longer make the fixed length versions.) They are my favorite needles. They have features that I didn't know I wanted until I had them! I do have a US 1/2.25 mm Signature, but oddly enough, it's a bit *too* pointy. I haven't looked into what other sizes they might have below a US 3. The most common size I use is a US 0/2.0mm and US 1.5/2.5mm, which I don't think they carry (at least they didn't the last time I checked)
I think I got as excited as you did when you used the 4 different colors to understand your serger - as you said, brilliant! Thanks for sharing and love learning from you as you are a great teacher.
Something new to me about Addi's needles. The gold colored ones don't let the stitches fall off the needle quite as easily, but the silver colored ones are very slick. I did not know there was a difference and owned both before someone in our LYS told me the difference and why I might want to buy one over the other. It makes a difference when using really slippery yarn with silk in it.
Thank you so much for making the short row technique video for those of us who are new to short rows. I look forward to your live stream as always. :)
Glory Be I found you but at what a treat today I don't know when you posted this but I taught myself to knit in my fifties because I saw a piece of lace that was not crocheted and I am a master crocheter but not necessarily A Knitter and teaching myself to knit was the coolest thing I ever did as a lefty making socks and mittens and round things is the 2021 challenge as I made my husband a sweater and I can make hats and I can add color and I understand Pearl and I understand yarn over I'm just getting the hang of it and it is just so true to wow I got this and what can I do with it and what do I learn next and it is just amazing and I'm happy put this skill set into my toolbox because it is just amazing I will look for your sock tutorials because I never knew there was a formula I do know the formula for sweaters and I wonder if it's the same thank you so much
Love the table and the spin drier. Looking forward to the live stream.
I am a slapdash sock knitter. Like, I could say that I don't use patterns because I make my socks specific to the persons foot, but realistically, I just cast on and guess and put it on to find any issues and change as I go. I don't count rounds, the toes are never exactly the same on each sock, but I end up with a pair of almost identical socks that fit the person! Lol, socks are just my chill, TV knitting projects.
I used a spin dryer for towelling Nappies ( Diapers ) back in 1984 .
I had a twin tub and no washing machine for 6 months , when I think back I’m like omg 😳 so much hard work compared to todays washing .
Oops! I didn't put in the title of the first book. The first book by Pat Ashworth and Steve Plummer is called Woolly Thoughts: Unlock Your Creative Genius with Modular Knitting. It's the book from Dover.
I was somewhat surprised to see two of the books I own on your podcast. I enjoyed watching once again, thank you.
I love the idea of a sock formula that will allow alterations. I've knitted socks from patterns, but have fit issues as well. I went right over and bought your KAL program. Thank you! So excited to try it after my current wip.
Your delight at finding a spin dryer made me smile. In the uk before front loaders became popular we had top loading twin tubs. After the washing was done in the larger heated section, you hauled it into the spin dryer part to be spun. Usually using washing tongs as terry nappies could be boiled and would be hot.
Oh! Nappies are diapers and they were made from terry towelling.
We had a twin tub washer in my flat in Ireland. I didn't realize there were heating coils in the wash tub, because my flat mates always heated up water on the stove to dump into it. The first time I reached in to pull out the wash, I scalded myself!
Thanks for the demo of the spin dryer. I had never heard of this. As is usually knit Sox, I just roll them in a towel to get the excess water out, but I see how useful it would be for sweaters.
That was so interesting -- didn't know a spin dryer existed - great solution for your sweater washing. The knowledge/understanding to design one's own knits is what I'm hankering to learn; tired of just following a pattern and having to accept how it ends up (even with gauge checking). So very much appreciate the book recommendations. Great Casual Friday episode. Livestream is in my calendar as don't want to miss that.
I am so gald you found that solution "the spin Dryer" for your sweaters. It is great !
I enjoyed all the arranging and great tips, Thank you!! Always exciting.
Great podcast. That salad spinner story was funny! I know mine won’t hold a sweater! I’m glad you found a solution that works for you. Your sweater looked so vibrant once it was spun dry! Really beautiful. Love the mid century knitting books. Thanks for sharing with us. Will put the livestream in my calendar. Sounds great! Thanks Roxanne.🤗
I recently started using Unicorn Fibre Wash and Fibre Rinse, rather than a no-rinse Wool Wash, and it has made an incredible difference. The Fibre Wash does a great job getting dirt out that you didn't realize was in there. (It pulls out the dirt and keeps it suspended in the water so that it can't re-adhere to the wool. The Fibre Rinse restores lanolin and is slightly acidic (which the wool likes). I think that's probably part of why the sweater looked so vibrant.
Thanks for sharing this. I am not a fan of using anything that is not rinsed out. It just makes no sense to me. Obviously I didn’t see the sweater before you washed it but seeing it after, it sure did pop!
Chiagoo is my favorite needles. I started with a plastic set that was gifted to me when I wanted to learn how to knit. When I got my tension better I splurged and bought chiagoo and never looked back💖
Hi Roxanne, I use the same number of stitches for every pair of my socks that I knit for me, and a different number is cast on for my husband, I can usually find a pattern that will work with my starting number, hubs just likes plain old vanilla socks, I tend to knit them concurrently on a 9” circular, currently I have my husbands socks waiting on the heel flaps etc.
Thank you for all the information. That spin dryer is really nice. I still have a Speed Queen top loader.
Love the method you use to help you decide what yarn to keep or not.
I don't know if you saw it but there is a Free Craftsy class about short-rows, it's about different method of making them and a few explanation on how to use them for sleeve cap, bust and shoulder shaping. It doesn't cover a lot of uses but it's a start and the explanation are pretty good.
I learn to lay the wet sweater on a big towel and roll everything in a tube. And then put it in the spin cycle. It comes out perfectly.
I have the best Ikea sewing cutting table it has a wind up handle , had it 12 m and not used it at the cutting height yet as it involves moving a table out and away from shelves and move a full length mirror .
Ps I bought a cover stitch machine same time and only used it once 🤭
You’ve just explained serger cotton colours , which I never realised either .
Personal story: I was knitting my first pair of socks. Socks didn’t look very hard so I was winging it (too ignorant to know how much I had to learn). The yarn was something I had on hand, a lavender sock yarn. At one point my husband looked over my shoulder and commented that they looked too big for me. “Do you want them?” His face lit up and he proudly wore his lavender socks.
Oh boy- my stash is really a hoard and I need to thin it out. It all brings me joy so the Marie Kondo technique doesn’t work for me. I like your idea of deciding if I’ll ever use it. I am going try that approach!
Do you think you could make a video showing how sock modifications look? I'd love to see how your modified narrow ankle socks look compared to socks knitted following a standard pattern. I've finally gotten the hang of knitting socks without a pattern, but I'm starting to wonder how I can tweak my socks to fit me better. Thanks!
I think Roxanne has a playlist for socks and you’ll find at least one video in there explaining modifications.
You can also purchase the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern ($1, I’m not affiliated, I bought it myself) on Ravelry. That pattern has TONS of info about how to knit socks with custom adjustments, how to make custom socks for people who live far away (non-knitters who’ll need to give you their measurements), and lots of photos when you get to the actual how to knit the heel part. A lot for $1!
Between that pattern and Roxanne’s videos I’ve been able to make socks that fit a bunch of family members - and me. ;-)
@@kyouell Wow, thanks for the info! I’ve heard about the fish lips kiss sock pattern, but I didn’t know it contained all that information. It sounds really helpful, so I think I’ll buy it!
Thanks for doing the short row basics video. I’m curious about them.
I'll watch your live video on short rows later. I won't stay up until midnight (here in the Netherlands) and Sunday May 2nd I have lots of other things to do. Never mind. I will see it anyway
That spin dryer is impressive. What a good tool.
Thank you for all your videos, they’re so interesting and informative. 💐😀
I have a craft table like that... no height adjustments but the leaves go to the floor... 3x7 when all brought up...
Stash clearing... I used to donate it to the library for the knitting club, but more often than not, people ended up bagging it up and giving it back to me. LOL
I started knitting in the mid 1960s. The only books I had were a couple of editions of a French paperback called 'mon tricot knitting dictionary'. Have you ever seen these books , besides having over 1000 stitch patterns they cover just about every other technique you would need, I still use them for some techniques. The price on one of them was $2.00.
Was that one of the Dover re-prints? Elizabeth Zimmermann was responsible for getting them to reprint at least one of those Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionaries. :-)
@@RoxanneRichardson No, they have a publication date of 1972 and that is probably when I got them new.
I have a copy.of this book and I treasure. It. Purchased. It from Coulter Studios in nyc in the 80s.
I have a copy of Gladys book! It is so interesting and I have designed many handsets using her stitch patterns. I am also a solo knitter!
Wow, your new spinner is pretty darn spiffy!!
I can't get past the towel thing, either. Man does that ever sound like a bad idea if your goal is to NOT felt your sweaters. I just use my front loader on the cold/gentle cycle and and add an extra spin to to get it as dry as possible. It pretty much just sticks to the drum and doesn't bounce around that much. Works fine.
Fabulous stylish top you are wearing.
Have you seen the book: by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer? It also is a Dover Publication (2003). It starts with knitting a variety of shapes in garter stitch along with the corresponding mathematics formulas, ratios, trigonometry, sine, co-sine, angles. It's a great book. It's a fun read. It was first published in England by the authors who were both math teachers. They wrote a second book: published by Barron's in 2006. This is a hardback with colorful pictures and patterns.
Woohoo! Love that Ninja! I wish I needed one ; )
I Want All Those Books!
OMG. I've been wanting an extractor for the longest time. I hang dry all my laundry and an extractor would really speed up the drying time. The spin cycle on my 35 year old washing machine is dying and one of these might mean that I don't have to replace it as quickly. And besides, I just want one, lol.
Thanks Roxanne! 🧶
What was the yarn that you used on the socks you were showing? It looks like it is fun to knit. Just purchased your August Sock KAL, but want some yarn that will be entertaining.
Gosh, that spin dryer was so quiet, my Gran had one that made an awful din, it was my job to sit on it to stop it 'knocking' until it balanced. I used it at uni and in my first house.
I have been knitting for more than 50 years, but have learned many technique refinements from your videos, so thank you! I have a short row question - namely where best to position short rows to compensate for a back-to-front (as opposed to side-to-side) spinal curvature about midway between the neck and armhole on a sweater. I have seen short rows placed below the armholes to lengthen sweater backs, but for me that still means the armholes on the sweater back fall about 1.5” above the armholes on the sweater front when I’m wearing the sweater. This is probably such an unusual situation that you may not want to include it in your upcoming livestream, but if you have any suggestions, I would be very grateful!
Hi Betsy -- just so I understand -- you're saying that the upper back (on both sides) needs an additional 1.5'' between the neck and armhole on the back? What type of sweater style do you normally knit? It seems like it could potentially be fairly straightforward if you knit something other than a yoke or raglan style sweater, because the front and back between the armhole and shoulders would be knit separately, and you could lengthen the back. I have a couple of ideas for how you might approach the sleeve cap shaping so that it would fit into the elongated armsyce. If you don't mind discussing this in my Ravelry group, I think we could come up with a good solution.
I would have thought the spin dryer would have cost $200 +. Thanks for the tip.
I had to interrupt your video to rush off and buy your sock pattern/tutorial!
The public swim pool has a spin dryer in the shower room, just big enough for a bathing suit.
I got a "laundry pod" for about $50. manual waaher with salad spinner type crank for spinning. I couldn't warrant the cost of a spin dryer...
Good ideas on de-stashing! Where did you end up de-stashing to? A thrift store, your guild, Ravelry?
Our guild will take full skeins. If the yarn is suitable for service projects they let members take it for that purpose. If it's nice, but not suitable for the service projects (and in larger quantities) they put it in our December silent auction. The Weaver's Guild will take partial balls, so I can donate it to that. The Textile Center will take any sort of textile-related items, which they sell at their annual garage sale. Lots of options, depending on what I need to get rid of!
I have been using a spin dryer for years and wouldn't hand wash garments without it.
When looking through your old knitting manuals, is there a time in which the symbols get standardised?
Symbols, or abbreviations?
I thought the podcast sounded really interesting, but sadly isn’t available from my ‘supplier’ - can you say where you got it from? Many thanks.
I added the link in the show notes. It's on her website, yarnsatyinhoo.com
@@RoxanneRichardson Of course you did! I should have expected it and it’s my fault for not looking more carefully. Apologies. Listening now - and it’s really interesting! :)
Are you familiar with a technique called Distitch. If yes what is it? I am thinking about getting a book on it but, it is fairly expensive and I don't want to buy it if it turns out it is somethin I'm not interested in.
@Debra McKinney thank you so much.
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