Those bootie slippers look soooo cozy!! I love how you got the suede to sew on the bottom. Also, even after knitting probably 30+ pairs of socks, I find sometimes a pair still doesn’t fit quite right. There’s so many factors - gauge with different yarns, stitch pattern, heel type - so I think it’s pretty impressive that you were only slightly off on foot length on your second pair without ever having Doyle try them on!!! 😊 👏
The Aeque Cowl is super wearable and fun and would let you show off the gorgeous yarn right near your face. It’s a quick knit, but I find I reach for it tons - I am a shawl knitter and wearer, but the total lack of fuss on this one while still keeping my neck warm makes it a definite winner for me!
Hi Whitney, it was so good to spend some time with you today, and see all your beautiful projects. You're so fun and such a nice person❤ and I really enjoy your videos - especially the podcast episodes - because I think your knitting pace is very similar to mine. I also have a couple projects going but I surely can't make tons and tons of progress on each of them, from week to week. With all these "all I knit in 2023" kinda videos - which I still watch and enjoy - I really like also seeing people that, just like me, don't have super knitting speed and make progress on their projects little by little, maybe slowly but steadily💪 In the end, everyone have to do what work for them, and I'm happy with my knitting journey, also because it is called "slow fashion" for a reason, isn't it?😂
That's exactly how I feel! I'm super impressed by knitters that can crank out so many patterns and have dozens to show in their year-end wrap up videos, but I just can't knit that fast (and a lot of those knitters are much smaller than me so they can finish projects a lot faster anyway). I'm so glad you enjoy my podcast episodes 🥰
Thanks for sharing your opinion, Whitney. Currently working on a colourwork project using La bien Amiee Mohair Silk and Knitting for Olive Silk Mohair. The difference is massive in my case; for the base I'm using, in both cases, the same merino from a local yarn dyer). Knitting for Olive (£7.75 per 25g ) is so soft and makes the fabric look so luxurious, whereas Le Bien Amiee (£39.5 per 50 g ball) is just your typical mohair, like drops. I'm so disappointed that I paid so much for Le Bien Amiee Mohair...so I do understand the disappointment when the end result is not as expected.
And everyone experiences mohair differently too! I've seen a lot of knitter complain about Drops mohair and applaud KFO and I personally like Drops better 😅
Another lovely podcast Whitney, thank you. I really enjoyed your honest book review as usual. How about a bow accessory from Augustins DK for your sparkly yarn? You could wear it in your hair or on a handbag or use it as a festive decoration. Or perhaps some mittens or some gloves? You would get to see it a lot while wearing it in that case. It's so beautiful, I hope you find the perfect pattern. xx
That yarn would be beautiful as a hat. I made a split brim beanie bonnet type hat. Such a game changer for me as I don’t usually like hats as I find they don’t cover my ears and my hair at the back of my neck pushes the hats up and off. Loving my bonnet though, which has tassels and Pom poms too 😅 I think you are my spirit animal 😂. I also hate sock knitting, I seriously thought I was the only person who doesn’t knit socks. I made a pair once and I just didn’t like the way they felt. I feel like I could feel every stitch under foot which I don’t find with store bought socks and no way am I knitting in that small gauge. I’m happy to hear about a designer caring about fit. I look at so many patterns and as soon as I see the back and the front have the same stitch count I know it’s not for me. I have a belly and a large bust and I want my side seams to actually be on my side so even knitting a size that fits me but with a 50/50 split it just fits weird. I am actually out off paying for sweater patterns now as they never fit and I end up doing so many modifications for full bust shaping and short rows that I don’t know what I paid for. I sew my own clothes too and spent time creating a bodice block pattern which I now use instead of buying patterns so I think 2024 for me will be the year of a knitting bodice block. I want a recipe I know fits and I can add cables, textures and colours later. Sorry for the rant 😂
Ooooh that sounds like such an interesting concept of creating bodice block for knitting! I know there are some really detailed designers like Jennifer L. Parroccini and Amy Sher who include bust darts and other shaping options that help you completely customize the fit of sweaters, but I totally understand your reluctance to keep trying patterns when you know they don't work for you. ❤️
Hi Whitney!! I have seen you around on Ravelry for a while now and always love your knits (especially your ACOTAR engagement sweater!!). I am so happy to have discovered that you do podcasts and I can't wait to binge all 19 :)
Hi Whitney! I love folded collars but really dislike the look of the purl row, so I always recommend doing 3 rows of double knitting so it will fold very naturally and look like a tubular cast on edge in your collar. I tell you, it looks polished and beautiful!
what a nice pack of WIPs you have now :)) And i noticed that you do test for one of Savannah's blouses - I do a test knot for her Chateau sweater now as well :))
Firstly thank you for your pleasant company whilst I knit! I love the WIP in pink n blues. Really suits you. In regard to books. I’m an audiobook listener as I love books and can’t knit and read! I’ve experienced the same issue where I’ve listened to a book and felt I’ve heard the story before. I thought it was me or dejavu. I’ve been watching your podcast for a while but I’m my tv. So I have to go on my phone to comment. Worth doing as I wanted to tell you I enjoy your podcast so much.
Awww thank you so much! I know how you feel because I watch podcasts on my tv too 😄 and my mum still doesn't understand how my husband and I watch TH-cam like she and my dad watch cable 😂
Hi Whitney. I agree with you about JLA books!! Just sayin! Also totally agree with you about the mohair yarns. I think you sweater looked lovely on you. You look stunning in that color. Oh. Love your hair. 😊❤
I'm on my 3rd pair of socks for the year! I just started knitting them 😊. I gave 1 pair to a cousin and she said they are really comfy. I'm working on socks for my husband right now, not secretly though. I asked him if he liked more of the allover stockinette look more or ribbed and he liked the ribbed look so I've been getting his feedback on them as I go. 😊
Loved seeing all your FOs and WIPs girl!!!! That you made the slipper socks with your wedding yarn?!! I was tearing up too!!!! For patterns to use with that yarn, I love the Sandstone Scarf by Mollie of White Owl Crochet. It's a simple knit rectangle one-skein-wonder and I made one and wear it in my hair all the time! It also makes a beautiful altar cloth if you're into tarot or a cute scarf to tie onto beach bags :)
Hello Whitney, your husband’s socks/slippers are lovely and very special. I have knitted many socks and my favorite are top down, for me it’s easy to check the size.
I got some plastic flexible cutting boards from the dollar tree and traced feet on them and cut them out. Some far all of the socks I have made for people have turned out correctly. Just a thought for the future.
Really enjoyed your thoughts on KFO mohair! I did think it softened up after wet blocking, but I’m super sensitive anyway. I’m curious now as I gear up for adult Diana if I might like Drops Kid Silk better. 🤔💙
Love seeing all your makes! And -- AMEN to the JLA review. I just finished reading the last book in the series and I was so mad about it. The pacing was dreadful, the last 50 pages were barely readable, and there are so many loose threads. Where on earth where her editors?
Probably raking in cash for all of us dopes who got duped into spending money on another shoddily written book! 🥴 I've never been that mad at a book since The Hunger Games Mockingjay!
Hello Whitney. I wish you happy new year and as we say here in Greece, happy new year with good health above all. As far as your special yarn, i don't think it is enough for a top. (maybe the Summer Secret Crop) Make a nice pair of mittens. You are going to see it in your hands and that will make you happy.....or make a Cowl
Happy new year to you too! Yes, I'm pretty sure it's not enough for a top, so I'll probably make a scarf or shawl. I'm hesitant to make mittens because they would get a lot of rough wear and this yarn is too pretty to endure that 😄
my favorite mohair has actually been knitpicks aloft. Granted I've only used two colors and I know sometimes colors can be different, but it is SO SOFT! and I've used knitting for olive, drops, and hobbii friends kid silk.
Claudia Gray's series is good, I liked the second book just as much. I think you'll also like Sherry Thomas' series of a female version of Sherlock Holmes.
Love your projects! Try Marly Bird "My First Socks" TH-cam video series and free pattern. They are worsted weight and work up fast. Also you will find a sock ruler very helpful. Thanks for sharing your knitting journey.
Hello! I'm not a Petite Knits fan either. I'm a curvy girls to so I get it. My suggestion for your beautiful dark blue sparkle yarn is the Rip Tide scarf by Jennifer Shiels Toland. It has a lovely texture and looks beautiful. Happy knitting!
I don't want to risk it, especially now that the suede soles have already been sewn on (I don't want to do that again! 😂). Doyle is happy with them and that's what counts ☺️
@@knittedbywhitney May i ask why you dont knit her patterns? I am new to the community and havent explored her patterns before but did already realise how often i hear other people knit up her patterns. I do have a similar shape to your body and do wonder if there are fit issues for us more busty and curvy girls. Also that makes me wonder which designers you really like their fit? Would love to check out more. Thank you for your video :)
@@yasmins1306 I've never bought or knit any of her patterns, so I can't speak to the fit of them, but for a long time she refused to add larger sizes to her patterns. It really bugs me that she was so reluctant to be size-inclusive and yet she has a huge following and is very popular, whereas there are tons of indie designers out there who have been size-inclusive from the beginning and get a fraction of the notice that PK does. What really annoys me about her though is that many of her patterns are repeats of each other almost to the point of carbon-copying because they even use the same gauge but she markets them as new patterns. It's just lazy designing in my opinion but she makes a lot of sales because of her popularity. I have plans to make a pattern roundup video of some of my favourite size-inclusive designers at some point, but just haven't gotten around to making it yet 🙂
@@knittedbywhitney thank you so much for clarifying it. I really do understand why you dont like supporting her and with what i know now i am not going to do either. I do have a plus size body as well and the struggle is real to find good clothes that fit. So I really dont want to support someone with such an attitude but rather designers who happily make their patterns size inclusive from the beggining. A video rundup of your favorite designers would be so nice. Great that you already thought about doing it. Really looking forward to it, whenever you get to making it. Have a great day and greetings from Germany :)
@@knittedbywhitney I have been plus size and not plus size at different times in my life. Are we angry at every clothing manufacturer who does not make plus size garments? I think we have to understand that creating is art and everybody has to be true to their own aesthetic, even if it may not include us. My understanding is that she is including larger sizes now, but still totally get it if you choose not to knit the styles. I do agree about the similarity of patterns, that's certainly not ideal. On the other hand, I know my "Petite Knit gauge" and it saves a lot of swatching, lol!
Honestly I think you’re going to struggle with creating a tank or top that fits you well and that you like enjoy wearing with only 400m of yarn. I’m at the top end of the “straight sizing” range and I have made a couple of Ripple crop tops. None have taken up less than 800m of yarn. Make a beautiful cowl or scarf in a pattern you love!
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Those bootie slippers look soooo cozy!! I love how you got the suede to sew on the bottom. Also, even after knitting probably 30+ pairs of socks, I find sometimes a pair still doesn’t fit quite right. There’s so many factors - gauge with different yarns, stitch pattern, heel type - so I think it’s pretty impressive that you were only slightly off on foot length on your second pair without ever having Doyle try them on!!! 😊 👏
The Aeque Cowl is super wearable and fun and would let you show off the gorgeous yarn right near your face. It’s a quick knit, but I find I reach for it tons - I am a shawl knitter and wearer, but the total lack of fuss on this one while still keeping my neck warm makes it a definite winner for me!
Hi Whitney, it was so good to spend some time with you today, and see all your beautiful projects. You're so fun and such a nice person❤ and I really enjoy your videos - especially the podcast episodes - because I think your knitting pace is very similar to mine. I also have a couple projects going but I surely can't make tons and tons of progress on each of them, from week to week. With all these "all I knit in 2023" kinda videos - which I still watch and enjoy - I really like also seeing people that, just like me, don't have super knitting speed and make progress on their projects little by little, maybe slowly but steadily💪 In the end, everyone have to do what work for them, and I'm happy with my knitting journey, also because it is called "slow fashion" for a reason, isn't it?😂
That's exactly how I feel! I'm super impressed by knitters that can crank out so many patterns and have dozens to show in their year-end wrap up videos, but I just can't knit that fast (and a lot of those knitters are much smaller than me so they can finish projects a lot faster anyway). I'm so glad you enjoy my podcast episodes 🥰
Thanks for sharing your opinion, Whitney. Currently working on a colourwork project using La bien Amiee Mohair Silk and Knitting for Olive Silk Mohair. The difference is massive in my case; for the base I'm using, in both cases, the same merino from a local yarn dyer).
Knitting for Olive (£7.75 per 25g ) is so soft and makes the fabric look so luxurious, whereas Le Bien Amiee (£39.5 per 50 g ball) is just your typical mohair, like drops. I'm so disappointed that I paid so much for Le Bien Amiee Mohair...so I do understand the disappointment when the end result is not as expected.
And everyone experiences mohair differently too! I've seen a lot of knitter complain about Drops mohair and applaud KFO and I personally like Drops better 😅
Another lovely podcast Whitney, thank you. I really enjoyed your honest book review as usual.
How about a bow accessory from Augustins DK for your sparkly yarn? You could wear it in your hair or on a handbag or use it as a festive decoration. Or perhaps some mittens or some gloves? You would get to see it a lot while wearing it in that case. It's so beautiful, I hope you find the perfect pattern. xx
Hmmm, a bow accessory would be super cute, but I'll have to think about if it would work with my short hair 😂
Extra sand I love it 😂❤ love to knit during these podcasts! Can’t wait to see how the blouse top will turn out!!
Haha right?! I also love to knit while watching podcasts because it feels like we're at a knit night together. Thanks for watching Aoife! 😘
That yarn would be beautiful as a hat. I made a split brim beanie bonnet type hat. Such a game changer for me as I don’t usually like hats as I find they don’t cover my ears and my hair at the back of my neck pushes the hats up and off. Loving my bonnet though, which has tassels and Pom poms too 😅
I think you are my spirit animal 😂. I also hate sock knitting, I seriously thought I was the only person who doesn’t knit socks. I made a pair once and I just didn’t like the way they felt. I feel like I could feel every stitch under foot which I don’t find with store bought socks and no way am I knitting in that small gauge.
I’m happy to hear about a designer caring about fit. I look at so many patterns and as soon as I see the back and the front have the same stitch count I know it’s not for me. I have a belly and a large bust and I want my side seams to actually be on my side so even knitting a size that fits me but with a 50/50 split it just fits weird. I am actually out off paying for sweater patterns now as they never fit and I end up doing so many modifications for full bust shaping and short rows that I don’t know what I paid for. I sew my own clothes too and spent time creating a bodice block pattern which I now use instead of buying patterns so I think 2024 for me will be the year of a knitting bodice block. I want a recipe I know fits and I can add cables, textures and colours later.
Sorry for the rant 😂
Ooooh that sounds like such an interesting concept of creating bodice block for knitting! I know there are some really detailed designers like Jennifer L. Parroccini and Amy Sher who include bust darts and other shaping options that help you completely customize the fit of sweaters, but I totally understand your reluctance to keep trying patterns when you know they don't work for you. ❤️
Hi Whitney!! I have seen you around on Ravelry for a while now and always love your knits (especially your ACOTAR engagement sweater!!). I am so happy to have discovered that you do podcasts and I can't wait to binge all 19 :)
Awww thank you so much! 🥰
I just finished the exact sox myself and love them!!!! I don't do petite knit either
The socks were such a great pattern and I felt really confident making them even though sock knitting isn't something I know well
Hi Whitney! I love folded collars but really dislike the look of the purl row, so I always recommend doing 3 rows of double knitting so it will fold very naturally and look like a tubular cast on edge in your collar. I tell you, it looks polished and beautiful!
Thanks for the tip! ☺️
To Infinity and Beyond is a cowl by Joji Locatelli, designed for a single skein of special fingering yarn. If you like cables and lace!
what a nice pack of WIPs you have now :)) And i noticed that you do test for one of Savannah's blouses - I do a test knot for her Chateau sweater now as well :))
The Simple Thing by Melina Brell is a free garter scarf pattern that is a go-to for me!!
I've been thinking this might be just the right pattern!
Firstly thank you for your pleasant company whilst I knit!
I love the WIP in pink n blues. Really suits you.
In regard to books. I’m an audiobook listener as I love books and can’t knit and read! I’ve experienced the same issue where I’ve listened to a book and felt I’ve heard the story before. I thought it was me or dejavu.
I’ve been watching your podcast for a while but I’m my tv. So I have to go on my phone to comment. Worth doing as I wanted to tell you I enjoy your podcast so much.
Awww thank you so much! I know how you feel because I watch podcasts on my tv too 😄 and my mum still doesn't understand how my husband and I watch TH-cam like she and my dad watch cable 😂
I also LOVE the german twisted cast on!! I use it for everything, it creates such a great clean but stretchy edge
It's the BEST! And definitely one of my most used techniques that I've learned
Hi Whitney. I agree with you about JLA books!! Just sayin! Also totally agree with you about the mohair yarns. I think you sweater looked lovely on you. You look stunning in that color.
Oh. Love your hair. 😊❤
Thank you so much!
I'm on my 3rd pair of socks for the year! I just started knitting them 😊. I gave 1 pair to a cousin and she said they are really comfy. I'm working on socks for my husband right now, not secretly though. I asked him if he liked more of the allover stockinette look more or ribbed and he liked the ribbed look so I've been getting his feedback on them as I go. 😊
Yeah, secret sock knitting is going to be left in the past for me 😂
I just made the ribbon scarf from purl soho that I think would be really pretty with your ravenswood fibre yarn
Loved seeing all your FOs and WIPs girl!!!! That you made the slipper socks with your wedding yarn?!! I was tearing up too!!!! For patterns to use with that yarn, I love the Sandstone Scarf by Mollie of White Owl Crochet. It's a simple knit rectangle one-skein-wonder and I made one and wear it in my hair all the time! It also makes a beautiful altar cloth if you're into tarot or a cute scarf to tie onto beach bags :)
Thank you so much for watching Chelsea!!! 💋💋💋 That scarf is so adorable! I'll have to look into it ☺️
Hello Whitney, your husband’s socks/slippers are lovely and very special. I have knitted many socks and my favorite are top down, for me it’s easy to check the size.
I gravitated towards toe-up because I have fears of running out of yarn on the foot and having to start all over again with a short leg 🫣
I got some plastic flexible cutting boards from the dollar tree and traced feet on them and cut them out. Some far all of the socks I have made for people have turned out correctly. Just a thought for the future.
Ooooh what a great tip! Thank you ☺️
Really enjoyed your thoughts on KFO mohair! I did think it softened up after wet blocking, but I’m super sensitive anyway. I’m curious now as I gear up for adult Diana if I might like Drops Kid Silk better. 🤔💙
I think yarn softness, especially when it comes to mohair, is super personal and you just need to find the one that you like best 😊
Love seeing all your makes! And -- AMEN to the JLA review. I just finished reading the last book in the series and I was so mad about it. The pacing was dreadful, the last 50 pages were barely readable, and there are so many loose threads. Where on earth where her editors?
Probably raking in cash for all of us dopes who got duped into spending money on another shoddily written book! 🥴 I've never been that mad at a book since The Hunger Games Mockingjay!
Hello Whitney. I wish you happy new year and as we say here in Greece, happy new year with good health above all. As far as your special yarn, i don't think it is enough for a top. (maybe the Summer Secret Crop) Make a nice pair of mittens. You are going to see it in your hands and that will make you happy.....or make a Cowl
Happy new year to you too! Yes, I'm pretty sure it's not enough for a top, so I'll probably make a scarf or shawl. I'm hesitant to make mittens because they would get a lot of rough wear and this yarn is too pretty to endure that 😄
I wonder if adding an elastic into the top of the collar might help add structure? It would also be an option to try before frogging!
my favorite mohair has actually been knitpicks aloft. Granted I've only used two colors and I know sometimes colors can be different, but it is SO SOFT! and I've used knitting for olive, drops, and hobbii friends kid silk.
Aloft is SO underrated!!! I'm absolutely loving it, I just want it in more colours 😄
I'm not planning on frogging it, but I might try some elastic thread if it slouches even more
Claudia Gray's series is good, I liked the second book just as much. I think you'll also like Sherry Thomas' series of a female version of Sherlock Holmes.
Good to hear!
Love your projects! Try Marly Bird "My First Socks" TH-cam video series and free pattern. They are worsted weight and work up fast. Also you will find a sock ruler very helpful. Thanks for sharing your knitting journey.
Thanks for the tip!
Hello! I'm not a Petite Knits fan either. I'm a curvy girls to so I get it. My suggestion for your beautiful dark blue sparkle yarn is the Rip Tide scarf by Jennifer Shiels Toland. It has a lovely texture and looks beautiful. Happy knitting!
Oh that's a cute little ascot! Thanks for the pattern suggestion ☺️
I find I can't wear mohair at all and even some alpaca yarns are scratchy to me. 🙃
might be worth trying to felt the slippers
I don't want to risk it, especially now that the suede soles have already been sewn on (I don't want to do that again! 😂). Doyle is happy with them and that's what counts ☺️
I’m glad to hear you don’t do Petite Knits patterns. 😊
Ugh I just get so annoyed seeing so many knitters making her patterns over and OVER again 😖
@@knittedbywhitney May i ask why you dont knit her patterns? I am new to the community and havent explored her patterns before but did already realise how often i hear other people knit up her patterns. I do have a similar shape to your body and do wonder if there are fit issues for us more busty and curvy girls.
Also that makes me wonder which designers you really like their fit? Would love to check out more. Thank you for your video :)
@@yasmins1306 I've never bought or knit any of her patterns, so I can't speak to the fit of them, but for a long time she refused to add larger sizes to her patterns. It really bugs me that she was so reluctant to be size-inclusive and yet she has a huge following and is very popular, whereas there are tons of indie designers out there who have been size-inclusive from the beginning and get a fraction of the notice that PK does.
What really annoys me about her though is that many of her patterns are repeats of each other almost to the point of carbon-copying because they even use the same gauge but she markets them as new patterns. It's just lazy designing in my opinion but she makes a lot of sales because of her popularity.
I have plans to make a pattern roundup video of some of my favourite size-inclusive designers at some point, but just haven't gotten around to making it yet 🙂
@@knittedbywhitney thank you so much for clarifying it. I really do understand why you dont like supporting her and with what i know now i am not going to do either. I do have a plus size body as well and the struggle is real to find good clothes that fit. So I really dont want to support someone with such an attitude but rather designers who happily make their patterns size inclusive from the beggining.
A video rundup of your favorite designers would be so nice. Great that you already thought about doing it. Really looking forward to it, whenever you get to making it. Have a great day and greetings from Germany :)
@@knittedbywhitney I have been plus size and not plus size at different times in my life. Are we angry at every clothing manufacturer who does not make plus size garments? I think we have to understand that creating is art and everybody has to be true to their own aesthetic, even if it may not include us. My understanding is that she is including larger sizes now, but still totally get it if you choose not to knit the styles. I do agree about the similarity of patterns, that's certainly not ideal. On the other hand, I know my "Petite Knit gauge" and it saves a lot of swatching, lol!
Honestly I think you’re going to struggle with creating a tank or top that fits you well and that you like enjoy wearing with only 400m of yarn. I’m at the top end of the “straight sizing” range and I have made a couple of Ripple crop tops. None have taken up less than 800m of yarn. Make a beautiful cowl or scarf in a pattern you love!
I think you're right. It's better to have an accessory that I love to wear than a tank top that I hate to wear 💙✨