Knitting the No Frills Cardigan by Petite Knit | KNITTING PODCAST | Episode 13
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- My whole process from start to finish of knitting the duster-length No Frills Cardigan by Petite Knit. Come along for the ride, and maybe decide if it's something you might want to cast on!
Thanks so much for watching! Details for everything I talked about are at the links below.
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PATTERNS & PROJECTS I MENTIONED
No Frills Cardigan by PetiteKnit: www.ravelry.co...
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OTHER THINGS I MENTIONED
Mug by Jessica Bromley Bartram: / jbbartram
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WHERE TO FIND ME
Ravelry: www.ravelry.co...
Storygraph: app.thestorygr...
Website: www.alisonrowan...
Email: alimakeseverything@gmail.com
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00:00: Introduction, project stats & costs
06:05: Update #1 Raglan and starting sleeves
12:12: Update #2 Finishing sleeves
18:18: Update #3 Knitting the body & weird stitches
26:16: Update #4 Mystery of the weird stitches solved
30:54: Update #5 Mid-project blocking & yarn inventory check
38:18: Update #6 Hang test and dreading pockets
43:40: Update #7 Knitting, knitting, knitting
46:41: Update #8 Measuring for pockets...and it's too long!
54:51: Update #9 Ribbing done but it's too long again
01:02:47: Finished Project & Debrief
01:15:03: Was it worth it?
Congratulations on finishing! It looks great on you. I learned a trick with sewn bind offs: I actually run the yarn through the needle a second time so there are 4 lengths of yarn. It makes it even shorter to pull through. You need to adjust it every once in a while, but it is so good at the beginning of a long bind off.
Ooooooo I need to try this next time! Those yarn tails are such a beast!
Hi! Fellow Canadian and new subscriber here. The fact that this is called No Frills and is knit in bright yellow is just so epically Canadian. Please tell me you will wear this grocery shopping 😘. P.s you have a young Winona Rider quality about you that I find so charming!
Oh my god, you’re SO right, there had to be some subconscious influence going on there 😂😂😂
I'm so stoked that you finished & took your time on the details! I think your friend gave you the BEST advice & the cardigan looks amazing! I LOVE your spirit & passion for knitting. You are so realistic about your struggles, but still find a way to enjoy & get through the process. I want my own no frills cardigan now!! Super cute & cozy vibes 💘
Thank you so much, I’m so thrilled with how it turned out after everything! Can’t slack on the details once you’re six months deep, disappointment at this stage is not an option 😂 Thank you for watching! 😊
I cast on a Petite Knit No Frills Cardigan a couple of weeks ago and found you by looking up the cardigan on TH-cam to see if there were any videos about it. So happy to have come across your podcast, I really enjoyed knitting along with your journey while knitting my own oversized black librarian cloak 🖤 I’ll be mentioning you in my next knitting podcast
Yay, I’m so happy I got to keep you company working on the same project, that’s so fun! I hope you enjoy working on yours! 😄
Thoroughly enjoyed your No Frills Cardigan Journey. I bought yarn for my No Frills Cardigan June 2023 when I was visiting Oslo. I have yet to cast on… Maybe your video is a sign from the Knitaverse that it’s finally time for my own No Frills Cardigan journey to begin. Now where did I put all that yarn?
Oooh I think it's definitely time to track down the Oslo stash! What an amazing souvenir you'll have when you're finished, happy knitting! 😄
Wow. I’m impressed with this saga.
Thank you! A saga is the perfect word for it 😂
YAY I love this retrospective style, and I’m glad my unsolicited advice was helpful 😂 always trying to help people not suffer forever.
It’s your sunflower wizard robe 😂 I really am so impressed. You working on this gave me the confidence to try a knitting flat pattern!!!
Your unsolicited advice is frankly the best unsolicited advice I ever receive 😂
Stingray face! 😂😂😂 Perfect description of the armholes at that time.
What a gorgeous cardigan. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your journey and hearing all your dilemmas and valuable feedback from you and viewers. I’m a new subscriber and look forward to seeing more of your podcasts ☮️
The resemblance is uncanny 😂 Thanks so much for watching!
Congratulations!! It is always SO satisfying to finish a large project. It looks amazing.
Thank you so much! It is the best feeling 😄
You should have called your podcast: Ali makes the no frills cardigan 😂. But really... Huge congrats on finishing it 🎉
Hahahahahah you're not wrong 😂 Thank you! 😄
It looks so good and I think the yellow is beautiful on you! I don’t mind longer projects, but am slightly glad that I don’t like the way duster length cardigans look on me so I don’t need to tackle such a long cardigan.
Bravo! So exciting to see this finished! Def worth your time!!
A lifeline thought - I add one as I knit then periodically move it rather than try to add one when I have an issue. Less stressful to me.
Thank you so much! 😄 I wish I could convince myself to spend the time on preventative measures like that-I have yet to manage it 😂
I did a sewn bind-off on a merino and mohair sweater, wanted it longer, undid the whole bind-off and re-sewed it. WITH the mohair. Found out after the fact that doing just the merino you can't really tell the difference. So many hours of agony. But now I know for next time 😂
Oh my gooooood, agony is the only word 😭😂
Well done on such a long-term commitment garment! It looks stunning (the colour suits you so well) and it did make me want to cast mine on (I've been putting it off for months because I can't reach gauge and I'm scared of the garment being too heavy and the fabric being too see-through if I use a needle size bigger (I think I'd have to go up to a 5mm needle to reach gauge...)... definitely more thoughts to go into this before I cast on haha)
I also loved at the end when you said that time will pass anyway, it's just a matter of deciding how you'd rather spent that time!
Excited to catch up with your podcasts now ☺
Thanks so much for watching! 😄 Oof that is a dilemma, it can be so hard to tell from a swatch how it’ll translate to a finished garment this big! But I hope you figure it out, maybe if the idea of the project floats around in your head long enough, you’ll convince yourself to buy an extra strand of fluff yarn to fill in the gauge 😂
congrats, it looks great🫶🏻💕
I think making clothes that fit our bodies the way we want them, is the fantastic advantage of knitting.
most store bought clothes do not fit perfectly. we all have different bodies.
I always frog some parts of my knittings in order to make them fit me. sometimes even month or years later, when I ask myself why I do not wear it as much as I could, that real reason I will takle! after that that the joy of having it „perfect“ is wonderful.
I rather knit stockinet for 6 month a cardigan that I will wear lovingly, than knit 6 pairs of simple socks to add into my already full drawer of socks !
by the way, I am 65 and knitting since about 55 years…. still frogging at times 🧶
greetings from 🇨🇭
It’s both reassuring and humbling to know that no number of decades of experience will save us from ever having to frog 😂 Thanks so much for watching! 😄
OMGoodness you are adorable. You have inspired me to make one. Being only 5 feet tall it hopefully won’t take me as long…. And would explain why I need to MAKE one as I can never buy these kinds of items due to my height. Also…. While I love your color… mine needs to have sparkle….. so excited…. Yarn and bling is ordered!
Oh my god I would LOVE to see a sparkly version of this cardigan! Happy knitting on yours! 😄
Congratulations 🎉!!!!! You have to be so proud. It’s absolutely stunning. Happy knitting 💚🧶💚
Thank you so much! It was a journey 😂
Congratulations for finishing this epic project, and thank you so much for this episode! I’m so glad it’s finished and appreciated hearing your reflections about the process. (Also, your “lies about pockets” tracker had me laughing. A great addition to a retrospective like this!)
As for what to make from the remaining yarn and/or what to knit next, maybe you’d like knitting a Lento sweater this winter? Similar to the Cloudbow sweater, it uses bigger needles (held together with a second yarn). But Lento has a more straightforward top-down construction.
Thank YOU for following along the whole way! Lento is definitely one for the list of possibilities! 😄
💛💛💛 Woah, it’s so gorgeous and I would have never picked this pattern to make for myself, but now I’m very intrigued. You should feel so accomplished, it’s amazing 🤩
Thank you so much! It’s such a beast but so worth it!
Hi Ali! My first time here! Congrats on completing the cardigan! I loved seeing your progress all condensed into this video. I also want to say I love how you color coordinated your library in the background. 📚😍 And that mug is gorgeous! I’ll check out their link! Just subscribed! ❤ 🧶
Thank you so much! Keeping it colour coded makes sure I’m well-acquainted with my books and their spine covers if I ever want to find them again 😂
@@AliMakesEverything You’re welcome! And that’s actually brilliant and they look so pretty on the shelves!
Great job Ali, your cardigan looks like it was made just for you! 😄
Suits you so well!
Thanks so much, Nancy! 😄
Beautiful result! And I think it would take me at least twice as long. How did you make the underarm holes disappear? Did you use a specific tutorial?
Thank you! I didn’t use a specific tutorial, I just used my ends that I was weaving in to fill them in by trying to mimic the V shape of a stitch 😊
It is utterly gorgeous. I want to knit this cardigan, and my biggest issue is choosing a color!!! The sadist in me wants black, Im thinking red, purple, olive, royal blue.....
Thank you so much! It is a HUGE commitment to the colour you choose, no doubt 😂 The practical part of my brain says olive because it'll be a nice neutral you can get lots of use out of without giving yourself eyestrain! Hahahaha but...a red one would be a complete showstopper 👀
The currently big designers generally get there via impeccable command of social media and gorgeous photography. PetiteKnit's pics of her idyllic looking life are a huge part of the draw for most people. The patterns are also reasonably easy and not very fitted, so one doesn't usually have to adjust them. (This is also, incidentally, why some people find her a little overrated.) She's a solid pick in the same way that anybody else with good tech editing is, but it's one of those popularity breeds more popularity situations. Her stuff is nice, sure, but it's not THAT much nicer than other designers'. (So if you're wondering "What's the big deal?", the answer is the photos.)
The cardigan looks great! Did you use the knittingforolive merino or heavy merino?
Thank you! I used the regular fingering weight merino 😊
Have you considered a matching hat for your cardigan?
Ooh that’s a fun idea for the extra yarn!
Lovely cardi. Lovely color.
But I need help with logic. Something I have been wanting to point out for quite some time and you set it up for me perfectly to do so now.
I have never under the “size inclusive” argument. Why not encourage pattern designers who venture out and specialize in plus sizes and let other designers CHOOSE how many sizes without them being threatened with being cancelled.
I only wonder about the logic of insisting designers grade for a gazzilion sizes YET….there are way more people who are NOT being included in the “ability to buy” $280 of yarn for a cardi.
Not picking on you personally…many podcasters make the point about their displeasure when the sizes don’t meet their personal range.
Just pointing out the lack of logic 🤷🏻♀️
Ps…I’m a plus size.
Fewer designers would grade for plus sizes at all if we didn’t encourage it. You can see the difference in some designers’ older and newer patterns. I’m thinking My Favorite Things in particular.
I've thought about this too. It almost seems trendy to state displeasure or like there's pressure to acknowledge it or be considered part of the problem.
When it comes to Petit Knit in particular I can't help but chuckle. I mean I don't go to a Petit section in a department store and look for jeans for tall people or for plus sizes. I personally think it's okay for someone to focus on a niche. But I understand the counter argument as well.
@@comfycozytoo thank you for your generous response. I appreciate that you understood the point I was making.
Our whole world seems to be upside down where everybody gets a trophy and we live in fear of “triggering” someone.
Last point I’ll make is a frustration with KALs.
I think they are fabulous but when the organizers say “doesn’t matter what you do…or…if you finish” which is fine…but I’d love to see folks with a competitive spirit from time to time.
Anyways. I’ll hush. Thank you again for your response. ☺️