Hi there, thanks for a great episode! About the toasty toes yarn-I think it’s a DK weight but in the US, 4-ply refers to the number of plies in the finished yarn, not the weight, which we would refer to as sock or fingering. Hope that helps!
Oh Sarah. Thank you so much...I couldn't believe it when you said my name as one of the subscriber winners. I love watching/listening to your podcast whilst knitting and quilting. Congrats on your new building acquisition. An exciting time for you. So much crafting to do and not enough time :)
Hello again! And you are so welcome. Just shoot me through an email or DM on IG and I'll pop some goodies in the post to you. Oh the struggle is REAL. I've literally had to make making my business so I can do it all day long 🤣
When you ply two colours no matter how, you tend to get the barber pole effect. If that’s what you want, you are on to a winner. If you don’t, you need to talk to your spinners group for advice. You may be able to blend with your carding boards or more easily with a drum carder. This is an exciting journey. Insofar as textures, try to get some BFL. It’s a lovely rustic spin but not scratchy. J
Ahhh I do actually like that effect and for my practice run I'd quite like to have a noticeable ply. I've always loved the look of hand spun yarn. I can't wait to have my own
Its been so lovely to spend some time on a Sunday morning with you Sarah! Congratulations on the new property, I can’t wait to see how you develop this beautiful building! Beautiful projects and amazing progress on your first sweater, it’s looking amazing!
Ahh, had a big comment going then forgot to hit enter and left the page 😅. But basically - I am SO happy for you that you got your dream place! It's going to look amazing and I wish I was there to help and join in all the fun. Looking forward to seeing it transform. Also feel exactly the same way about spinning and natural fibres and colours. Your Gotland looks gorgeous and I hope you feel up to spinning it soon. What you've spun so far looks really good, and plying is magical.
Oh no! I've done that so many times while commenting too. Thank you, I'm so happy about the building and sharing more here. Yeah natural fibres are just incredible to work with and so worth the having to hand wash. I'm excited about the Gotland. I think it's going to be really beautiful
Sarah, I'm happy for you to see your dream unfold in real time! Lovely episode again. Spinning looks like such a meditative thing, once you get comfortable with it.
So great to see you again! Joji Locatelli has some great one-skein shawl and cowl patterns that would be great for the single ply fingering weight yarn you received.
I think that's a really great idea. I had a lot of fun knitting my last shawl (for a gift) and someone else recommended adding a mohair to it to make a bigger shawl so I'm looking at that too. Thank you so much for being here again! I really appreciate it x
I know that 4 ply is what other places call what I think of as fingering, but it's kinda funny to hear you talk about a single ply 4 ply lol. I have a single ply fingering weight alpaca yarn that I also don't know what to do with. In a similar vein, I wonder if the DK you have that is labelled as 4 ply, is literally 4 plys making up a DK weight. BTW, congratulations on acquiring your dream building!
Yes, I think us Brits and even sometimes the Aussies refer to fingering as 4 ply and DK as 8 ply. Old habit! I think you're right about it being DK but 4 literal plies of yarn. And thank you. I'm so excited about the shop :)
Wonderful news! I am so pleased for you. We need details. Exactly where is it so friends who live closed can come visit and when I come to the mainland I want to come and meet you ad see what you have achieved. This is so exciting! Love Johanna
BOR = beginning of round. Also, what about the Sockhead hat out of that beautiful Lambstrings yarn? Congratulations on the purchase of your new (old) building. How exciting!!!
Of course! I think I realised as I was editing ha ha ha Thanks so much for the pattern recommendation. I'll go check it out! And thank you, It's really exciting. I'm looking forward to sharing more
Comment number 2 Sarah I just love the naturalness of your recordings the giggle the itchy nose the remembering of something mid stream It’s life GREAT Your yarn colours are Fabulous well done Looking forward to seeing your shop progress
Fantastic news on the property. I'll have to visit once you're up and running. Personally, I've kind of given up on knitting sock for myself at the moment... Got a pile of yarn to make tube socks for the kids though. Endless stockennette in the round is very calming. I love that jumper. I still plain on making one of her patterns, but maybe next year now. I've almost gotten rid of the entirely of my SW/Nylon stash and plan to try my hand at knitting a tank top or dress in linen come summer... So many ideas not enough needles at the moment. I am all for campaigning BWM to bring back rustic. I stocked up when I heard they where discontinuing, but will run out eventualy. Their ready to spin top is lovely. I have a bag of it for when I start teaching myself to spin, I'm hoping to use the hand spun after to have some fun dying with the kids and then it'll all go into a blanket for the fam. Those blues and that new grey are #chefskiss. Will be putting them on my birthday list for when you get your peruvian base in. :) Thanks for the podcast, and sorry for the essay lol.
Always so lovely to read your comments. You know how much I appreciate your support. It really means so much. Perhaps we need to start a formal campaign with BWM the 'replacement' for rustic isn't non superwash unfortunately or I'd buy that and it has silk in it which makes it way too drapey. I'm sure it's beautiful but not for me. You'll definitely need to visit for sure!
@@TheMakersCorner I got a sneaky fondle of the "replacement" yarn when I took the MIL up to the mill shop for mother's day. Its soft and pretty but yes, SW unfortunitely. I'm hoping they continue to stock the top, which will mean they are still sourcing the non-sw and can potientially bring rustic or something like it back. The real problem is demand, as long as people buy the SW over the non they'll focus on that for sales.
@@RAHowes I am totally committed to bringing as much non sw to my shop as possible. I'm really hoping to find a supply of a more budget friendly option. I appreciate botanically dyed natural yarn is not financially accessible for everyone and I'd love to find at least one base I can offer at the SW prices.
@@TheMakersCorner that would be awesome. Yeah. I love the hand dyed but financially it's special occasion only for me. The rustic is the workhorse. There's some out there. Even spotlight has the keepsake yarn now ($8 for a ball) not as good as rustic on price but an alternative at least.
Congratulations on finding such a wonderful building. Loved that the sale had fallen through the first time and then you still ended up being able to buy it regardless. A roller coaster of emotions I bet! Such an enjoyable episode, as always. Also, when I heard my name for one of the giveaway prizes, I had to rewind to make sure I heard right. Thankyou so much. Will email my address to you.
Ooooh the birds in a feather shawl is gorgeous! Really great suggestion thank you so much. I think that would go so beautifully with a singlet and jeans in the slightly cooler months here. And I have mohair too so that's handy... hmmm thank you so much.
Love your new cottage/hall. Haven't finished watching, but you keep talking about the discontinued Rustic range. Bendigo Woollen Mills just released a limited edition replacement to Rustic called Mosaic 8ply. Have you seen it yet? 10 colours.
Could you perhap explain how you manage to weave your yarn floats in coloured work it is something I always struggle with , and yours looks incredible !
Oh yes absolutely. Let me do a little video of what I do, that's probably the easiest way for me to share it. If you haven't hit the notification button on my channel, I'll try and remember to come back here and/or tag you to let you know when it's up :)
Hi there, thanks for a great episode! About the toasty toes yarn-I think it’s a DK weight but in the US, 4-ply refers to the number of plies in the finished yarn, not the weight, which we would refer to as sock or fingering. Hope that helps!
Hello! Oh thank you. That makes sense now yes. Definitely helps!
Hi - so lovely to have this new podcast of your to watch this afternoon, so very pleased for you in your New Home! 😄👏🏻👏🏻 🤗
Hello Susan, Welcome! I'm so glad you found your way here.
So excited for you and your new shop, what fun!
Thank you so much. Yes it's going to be a lot of fun. Big job but exciting
Oh Sarah. Thank you so much...I couldn't believe it when you said my name as one of the subscriber winners. I love watching/listening to your podcast whilst knitting and quilting. Congrats on your new building acquisition. An exciting time for you. So much crafting to do and not enough time :)
Hello again! And you are so welcome. Just shoot me through an email or DM on IG and I'll pop some goodies in the post to you.
Oh the struggle is REAL. I've literally had to make making my business so I can do it all day long 🤣
When you ply two colours no matter how, you tend to get the barber pole effect. If that’s what you want, you are on to a winner. If you don’t, you need to talk to your spinners group for advice. You may be able to blend with your carding boards or more easily with a drum carder. This is an exciting journey. Insofar as textures, try to get some BFL. It’s a lovely rustic spin but not scratchy. J
Ahhh I do actually like that effect and for my practice run I'd quite like to have a noticeable ply. I've always loved the look of hand spun yarn. I can't wait to have my own
Congratulations on seeing your dream come to life!
Thank you so much
Its been so lovely to spend some time on a Sunday morning with you Sarah! Congratulations on the new property, I can’t wait to see how you develop this beautiful building! Beautiful projects and amazing progress on your first sweater, it’s looking amazing!
Thank you so much! It's always lovely to know you're enjoying the podcast x I'm very excited to share the building adventure
Ahh, had a big comment going then forgot to hit enter and left the page 😅. But basically - I am SO happy for you that you got your dream place! It's going to look amazing and I wish I was there to help and join in all the fun. Looking forward to seeing it transform. Also feel exactly the same way about spinning and natural fibres and colours. Your Gotland looks gorgeous and I hope you feel up to spinning it soon. What you've spun so far looks really good, and plying is magical.
Oh no! I've done that so many times while commenting too. Thank you, I'm so happy about the building and sharing more here. Yeah natural fibres are just incredible to work with and so worth the having to hand wash. I'm excited about the Gotland. I think it's going to be really beautiful
Sarah, I'm happy for you to see your dream unfold in real time! Lovely episode again. Spinning looks like such a meditative thing, once you get comfortable with it.
Thank you so much. It's a pleasure to be able to share it and Yes! Spinning really is so meditative
So great to see you again! Joji Locatelli has some great one-skein shawl and cowl patterns that would be great for the single ply fingering weight yarn you received.
I think that's a really great idea. I had a lot of fun knitting my last shawl (for a gift) and someone else recommended adding a mohair to it to make a bigger shawl so I'm looking at that too. Thank you so much for being here again! I really appreciate it x
I know that 4 ply is what other places call what I think of as fingering, but it's kinda funny to hear you talk about a single ply 4 ply lol. I have a single ply fingering weight alpaca yarn that I also don't know what to do with. In a similar vein, I wonder if the DK you have that is labelled as 4 ply, is literally 4 plys making up a DK weight. BTW, congratulations on acquiring your dream building!
Yes, I think us Brits and even sometimes the Aussies refer to fingering as 4 ply and DK as 8 ply. Old habit! I think you're right about it being DK but 4 literal plies of yarn. And thank you. I'm so excited about the shop :)
I love the natural variation in those wools! I can’t wait to see the difference in the depth of color when they are finished 😁
Thank you! I love natural wool SO MUCH
Wonderful news! I am so pleased for you. We need details. Exactly where is it so friends who live closed can come visit and when I come to the mainland I want to come and meet you ad see what you have achieved. This is so exciting! Love Johanna
Thank you. It's in Gympie 💜 and it would be wonderful to meet in real life. We're very excited
Exciting news
❤️
I'm over the moon!
BOR = beginning of round. Also, what about the Sockhead hat out of that beautiful Lambstrings yarn? Congratulations on the purchase of your new (old) building. How exciting!!!
Of course! I think I realised as I was editing ha ha ha Thanks so much for the pattern recommendation. I'll go check it out! And thank you, It's really exciting. I'm looking forward to sharing more
Comment number 2
Sarah I just love the naturalness of your recordings the giggle the itchy nose the remembering of something mid stream
It’s life GREAT
Your yarn colours are Fabulous well done
Looking forward to seeing your shop progress
Thank you so much. I really appreciate you saying that.
@@TheMakersCorner when you involuntarily giggle it makes me laugh out loud 😍 LOVE IT
Fantastic news on the property. I'll have to visit once you're up and running. Personally, I've kind of given up on knitting sock for myself at the moment... Got a pile of yarn to make tube socks for the kids though. Endless stockennette in the round is very calming. I love that jumper. I still plain on making one of her patterns, but maybe next year now. I've almost gotten rid of the entirely of my SW/Nylon stash and plan to try my hand at knitting a tank top or dress in linen come summer... So many ideas not enough needles at the moment. I am all for campaigning BWM to bring back rustic. I stocked up when I heard they where discontinuing, but will run out eventualy. Their ready to spin top is lovely. I have a bag of it for when I start teaching myself to spin, I'm hoping to use the hand spun after to have some fun dying with the kids and then it'll all go into a blanket for the fam. Those blues and that new grey are #chefskiss. Will be putting them on my birthday list for when you get your peruvian base in. :) Thanks for the podcast, and sorry for the essay lol.
Always so lovely to read your comments. You know how much I appreciate your support. It really means so much. Perhaps we need to start a formal campaign with BWM the 'replacement' for rustic isn't non superwash unfortunately or I'd buy that and it has silk in it which makes it way too drapey. I'm sure it's beautiful but not for me. You'll definitely need to visit for sure!
@@TheMakersCorner I got a sneaky fondle of the "replacement" yarn when I took the MIL up to the mill shop for mother's day. Its soft and pretty but yes, SW unfortunitely. I'm hoping they continue to stock the top, which will mean they are still sourcing the non-sw and can potientially bring rustic or something like it back. The real problem is demand, as long as people buy the SW over the non they'll focus on that for sales.
@@RAHowes I am totally committed to bringing as much non sw to my shop as possible. I'm really hoping to find a supply of a more budget friendly option. I appreciate botanically dyed natural yarn is not financially accessible for everyone and I'd love to find at least one base I can offer at the SW prices.
@@TheMakersCorner that would be awesome. Yeah. I love the hand dyed but financially it's special occasion only for me. The rustic is the workhorse. There's some out there. Even spotlight has the keepsake yarn now ($8 for a ball) not as good as rustic on price but an alternative at least.
Congratulations on finding such a wonderful building. Loved that the sale had fallen through the first time and then you still ended up being able to buy it regardless. A roller coaster of emotions I bet! Such an enjoyable episode, as always. Also, when I heard my name for one of the giveaway prizes, I had to rewind to make sure I heard right. Thankyou so much. Will email my address to you.
Thank you so much! It was such a wonder twist of fate. Looking forward to sending you some goodies
If I had the lamstrings yarn I’d match it with a plain fine mohair and knit a birds in a feather shawl or an Ambah Obrien knit such as the Chevy shawl
Ooooh the birds in a feather shawl is gorgeous! Really great suggestion thank you so much. I think that would go so beautifully with a singlet and jeans in the slightly cooler months here. And I have mohair too so that's handy... hmmm thank you so much.
Love your new cottage/hall. Haven't finished watching, but you keep talking about the discontinued Rustic range. Bendigo Woollen Mills just released a limited edition replacement to Rustic called Mosaic 8ply. Have you seen it yet? 10 colours.
Hello! Thank you so much and no I haven't. Do you know if it's non superwash? How exciting!
Could you perhap explain how you manage to weave your yarn floats in coloured work it is something I always struggle with , and yours looks incredible !
Oh yes absolutely. Let me do a little video of what I do, that's probably the easiest way for me to share it. If you haven't hit the notification button on my channel, I'll try and remember to come back here and/or tag you to let you know when it's up :)
Thank you so much
Is the Muddy Waters DK skein constructed with 4 plies? Could explain the confusion.
Ooooh I hadn't even thought about that... quite possibly.
I dont know if I could do the puppy thing. M dog was 2 when we got him.
I hear ya! Alliepup was 1 when I got her and Buddy was 2/3 so this is very new. She's doing good though and we're all learning pretty quickly