Episode 14: Olive by Helga Isager, Pebble Beach Shawl, Musselburgh Hats, Ranunculus sweater & more
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 เม.ย. 2023
- What's included in this episode:
- 3 new Cast On
- WIP progress (a lot!)
- FO from the Vault
- Plans
WIPS:
My First Beanie using Fiddlesticks Grange 14 in Blush using 6mm needles
Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague - One in Madelinetosh Euro Sock in Chill Pill & One in Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Neon Peach and Antler
ravel.me/musselburgh
Pebble Beach Shawl by Helen Stewart using Skein yarn Daintree in Marsh
ravel.me/pebble-beach-shawl
Ingalls by Caitlin Hunter (Boyland Knitworks) using Madelinetosh Pashmina and Kremke Soul Wool Silk Mohair in a Mauve colour (MC) and Madelinetosh Eyre Light in Ruby Slippers and Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Blackcurrant (CC)
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Ilha by Orlane Sucche using Life in the Long Grass Linen Merino in Chirp
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Ranunculus by Midori Hirose in Julie Asselin Anatolia Mohair Silk Lace in Clementine held double
ravel.me/ranunculus-3
Sport Weight Gusset Heel Socks by Wendy Johnson using Skein Sport in Eventide
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FO from the Vault:
Olive by Helga Isager using Wollmeise Merino 100% Pure in Moses and Koigu KPPPM
ravel.me/olive-3
PLANS:
Another Ranunculus in Berroco Remix
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2 Sorrels in Pink and Purple
ravel.me/sorrel-15
Climb Socks by Jane Richmond
ravel.me/climb-2
Exploration Station by Stephen West - plan to use Tosh Merino Light in Neon Peach and Antler, Skein Classy in a Navy color and a fourth colour TBD
ravel.me/exploration-station
Endcard sweater:
Sorrel by Wool & Pine
ravel.me/sorrel-15
Thanks for watching:
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Hi Tash, I love your videos and appreciate your yarn and pattern choices. It's terrific that you wear older knits and talk about them too. I like your personal sharing and hope your new diet is proving to be helpful (I'm sympathetic to GI issues) and am glad you can run again. Your soft voice and quiet energy and beautiful knits are delightful to knit along with....thanks!
Thanks so much Constance. I have knit so many sweaters and shawls over the years, it is nice to breathe some new life into them and remind myself of ones i havent worn in a little while. Thanks again for your lovely comments and for taking the time to leave them. :)
I’m having a Tash binge today! I’m a huge fan of interchangeable needles, so when I have something like your ranunculus I always have the left hand needle much smaller and do the sleeves on a small circumference so they just glide by without much effort. I do that with any knit where I have to “push” the stitches onto the needle. Ageing parents is not for the faint hearted. My dad took an ambulance ride this week (he’s fine) he’s stubborn but thankfully my son and girlfriend were there to help. Hope all goes well for you, Karen 🥰💪🏻
That's such a great tip Karen. Thanks so much for the reminder. I am going to switch to that right now! I am glad to hear your dad is doing better. It is hard to be sandwiched between raising teens and caring for parents and trying to work at the same time. I have been trying to work on not attempting to do too much. It doesnt come naturally. But i am not superwoman and i will fall apart if i dont cut myself some slack. I am actually really proud of myself for not doing all the usual school holiday jobs and just focusing on the essential tasks and taking more breaks. :)
@@mostlyknitting Good for you Tash! Balance is key and that is from someone who has burnt out 😬🫤 I’m an ex over achiever and now dance to my own rhythm, drives my manic father insane. He’s a warning poster for me…. Danger ahead, avoid at all costs ⛔️🤭
I did not comment on this podcast as it was in download to listen to when we have loadshedding. Loads of knits with so much infornation and tips. Take care ❤😊
Thanks so much Rosemary. x
Thankyou for another great episode. Great progress on your WIPS! Glad you got so much done on your hols as knitting really soothes the soul. Especially when you have other stressors going on. I am home with a cold so was super happy to see another episode up. Had to pull one of my WIPS back. It’s a lace shawl and tried to fix it last night but nope counts continually wrong. Drives me batty and of course not very tolerant when feeling under the weather but I am determined to get it! On the last season few episodes of “the Americans” I will be sad when we are finished it! Have a great week❤
Thanks Michelle. Hope you are starting to feel better and got that stitch count sorted out on your shawl. We still havent found a streaming service with the Americans so may have to pay for it on Apple TV. Meanwhile, we found a new show with Keri Russell called The Diplomats which looks good. Take care and get better soon.
I still wear the beautiful Pebble Beach Shawl you gave me! It is so lovely and I’m so grateful for you!
Also, thinking of you and your dad. ❤
Thank you so much Melissa. I look forward to the time when i get to see you in person again. x
Thank you so much. xx
Hi Tash, I took one of your classes. I just related to your story about your dad. My mum broke her hip last year and refused to do the Physio from the hospital ( she does have dementia so she can be pretty uncooperative), but went back to her care home and is now walking fine, in fact, being there made her want to get moving and keep up with everything. We were worried also but it turned out fine. Enjoying your podcast and love your projects with all the details. Thanks, Claire.
Hi Claire. Nice to see you here! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with your mum. That is so encouraging. I know my dad is depressed at the moment in the hospital so it can be hard to be motivated to do anything beyond just getting through the day. Hopefully he will be more inclined to start moving when he gets back to his facility. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a comment. :)
I love your dress. The lace is beautiful. It show your neck just right for the necklace your are wearing.
Thank you so much. :)
When it comes to the Exploration Station the main thing to think about when deciding the 4 colours is that your one main colour, that frames the other 3 has enough contrast to frame the other 3 colours. You can decide any combination you desire for the 3 as long as the framing colour contrasts. Placement of colours for the 2 colour brioche might matter to you, but as to knitting the brioche section itself you need not be too concerned about difficulty as is it very straightforward. Unlike the chevron patterns or designs in other shawls where there are a lot of increases and decreases in the brioche, this shawl is a great one for a first go at brioche as it is simply back and forth which makes it easy to get into a rhythm and see how it works.
Thank you so much for the tips on colour choices and the general construction of the shawl. I appreciate that so much. I plan to finish the Pebble Beach shawl within the next 2 weeks so will hopefully cast on Exploration Station by early May. Really looking forward to it. :)
Your work and work rate is amazing. I love the first shawl and it will be my next cast on. I simpathise with your situation with dad for me it's my husband, there are days I struggle with the basics. I know this was 4 months ago but my prays and heart are with you, your family and dad. The sound was better today, maybe it's my phone😊👩🌾👩🌾👩🌾
Thanks so much Susan. My dad has since passed away. It would have been his 90th birthday this Sunday just gone. I miss him very much but i know he did not want to be in his broken down body any more. He is no longer in pain and I look forward to seeing him again one day. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts for my family. xx
another lovely podcast, I fell in love with your Olive, it looks so good on you and I am inspired to make one (yet another!) 💚
Thank you so much. It really is a clever pattern and an easy knit to wear. :)
So funny hearing you mention parkrun, Im run director at my local so just finished that and have sat down to knit some socks watching your video! Good luck with your running and thanks as always for the interesting content ❤
Hi Erin. Park Run is a such a great way to bring people in the community together. I was so nervous when i first volunteered handing out tokens. I can be such a klutz. I was worried i would drop them all right when everyone was coming in. Good on you for Run Directing. I really appreciate people giving their time to make these events happen. Happy knitting. :)
Great episode Tash. Amazing knitting x
Thanks so much Bec. I have definitely been enjoying my WIPs. :)
Great episode Tash!! 😊 Thank you 🤗
Thanks so much Voula. And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. :)
All of your projects are just so beautiful. I was drooling over your Olive top, so I was very happy that you told us what it is. I agree with you about the highly variegated yarns. They really have the most effect as a small accent on a garment. It can change the whole feel of the piece without making it too busy. Yours is just so fun while still looking so sophisticated. Thank you for this video. As a brand new knitter, I find a lot of these types of videos very intimidating because while I’d love to make everything in everyone’s videos, I’m nowhere near that level. Even though you are making some pretty impressive pieces, your videos feel very inviting and safe for someone like me who has no idea what she’s doing yet! I hope you enjoy getting back to running. I’m more of a power walker. I seem to injure myself every time I attempt to run. My form is probably poor, so I just stick to what I can do and still get a good workout.
Hi Jenn. Thanks so much for your lovely comments. I am glad you feel this is a safe space to watch and get inspired. I hope that a mix of the sharing and the tutorials is helpful for people. I have learned so much along the way. Everything is doable - one stitch at a time. I find it hard to narrow down plans as I want to knit everything that looks pretty - and there are so many pretty patterns and yarns. Narrowing it down to what i want to knit more than the others is the hard part. ;) As an encouragement - if you have learned to knit with even tension, that is the most important thing. After that, it is just new techniques and these are all just small building blocks.
Hi Tash, I’m really enjoying your videos! I love all your projects! I’d love to know the video you talked about for fixing brioche mistakes. I am just learning brioche!
Hi there. Thanks so much for your lovely comment. This is a link to the brioche fixing mistakes video. It was a lifesaver for me. th-cam.com/video/qZenFu1lxcw/w-d-xo.html
@@mostlyknitting Thank you!!
Would you mind linking the TH-cam video for fixing brioche mistakes. 3 of us are diving off the deep edge, and we are going to knit the Raina shawl by A Mowry which has a lot of brioche and none of us have done it before. I’ve got the Exploration Station in my queue. Again a big thank you
Hi Louise
This is the video I watched. th-cam.com/video/qZenFu1lxcw/w-d-xo.html
Have fun with the Raina Shawl - good plan to be prepared ahead of time.
Thanks for watching.
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I would not use green as fourth colour in the shawl. Maybe grey or the other one you held up.
Thanks so much Gina. I really appreciate the suggestion. i think the green is a bit too much as well. The Neon Peach really is the statement colour and i dont want to distract too much from that.
I have started the Musselburgh hat using magic loop for the increases. Should I go next to a 16” circular needle for the body? It seems a little small to me and the pattern doesn’t say. Thank you for any advice you can give me. If the hat turns out I will definitely be making more for my two grandsons.
Hi Adrienne, I switched to a 16" circular once I had finished the increases. It may seem a bit small but by the time you have finished all the increases and done a few rows, you should be fine to switch to a 16" needle. Let me know how it goes. :)
Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.
Tash, I am almost finished the body on my comfort fade cardi by Andrea Mowry and I really need to find a tutorial to help me pick up all the stitches for the outside of the cardi and the shawl collar. Any suggestions of where I can find something on you tube?
Hi Michelle. This is something i havent really come across myself on TH-cam although I am sure there are videos on this. It is something i have been thinking about doing a video on. I teach a class on this and it would be good for me to have a video for students to refer to. If i dont get one done before you get to that point in your cardigan, i like Roxanne Richardson's knitting tutorials and she probably has one on this. She is very knowledgeable and experienced. :)
@@mostlyknitting ok that would be great! I have both arms to do first so no worries
How in the world do you get so much knitting done? How many hours a day do you knit?
I do a lot of multi-tasking. I knit if someone else is driving, reading, watching TV, meetings if I don’t have to take notes. I am not sure how much that amounts to a day. But obviously a fair bit…. The way I knit is quite economical as well so I can get through rows pretty quickly. :)