Just thought I'd add that I machine washed my Afterparty sweater in that exact colourway (Venetian) and undyed white colourwork and the white remained as white throughout. It's quite possible that this was due to the colour catcher, but it came out undyed as well. Just don't want anyone to worry :D
That was great. I love Holst Super Soft. I knitted Skeindeer's Blåfjell sweater in it and it is soft enough for me to wear just over a long-sleeved t-shirt, so touching my neck. It is very light but warm and cosy. And as you say the price and the colours make it an excellent choice. I washed mine in the washing machine on the wool cycle. The only thing I would do next time is knit my sleeves and body a bit longer because it stretches in width and shrinks in length, but not a lot.
I am currently knitting the weekender sweater using 2 strands held together. The colors are purple haze and orchid. I got the inspiration from Amy of the stranded podcast
I use a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap to my regular sweater wash soap to remove oil. It is used to wash oil spills off of wildlife trapped in oil spills and is very effective at removing spinning oil with just a tiny bit. The yarn blooms beautifully.
I cannot thank you enough for recommending Holst yarn which, prior to your video, I hadn't heard of. Being on a tight budget doesn't always allow much leeway for my knitting indulgence (actually a mental health necessity) so finding good yarn that comes in extensive colorways is a welcome treat! Thank you too for your thorough presentations and for sharing your expertise - much appreciated.
I really appreciate these videos as as I’ve recently ordered some Holst Supersoft. After receiving it, though, I wasn’t sure about it so your videos helped. Did I understand you knitted your swatches with 2 strands? Thank you for such a clear explanation and demonstration.
How timely! Just knitting my first holst supersoft sweater so I’m glad to have this video to give me confidence in what I’m doing! Thank you for doing this! I was going to google info and your videos are way better!
thanks so much for the helpful vid!!! how much would you say that this yarn changes in width and length after the wash? I'm crocheting a cardi with it right now that is a bit too wide, and am wondering if I should get rid of a few stitches and size it down or just leave it and see what happens after the wash!
I have a knit with it quite a few times. And found exactly what you did, that it will shrink in terms of row gauge but not noticeably in width/stitch gauge. It’s a magnificent value, I knit my Rocquaine sweater Holding it double and it has amazing stitch definition even though I have put it through the washing machine a couple of times. It shrank both washes so I think that something to keep in mind too.
Fantastic video. Thank you so much for doing this...very helpful for a newbie knitter...how many stitches do you cast in to get a four inch measurement? What garment are you going to knit with this fabulous yarn..love and hugs xx
You're most welcome! The amount of stitches depends on your needle size and yarn weight. I will consider making a video about swatching, thank you for the suggestion :)
I'm using Nougat, Kingfisher, Conker, Bokhara, Ecru, and Verbena for the Yule pullover. There are so many beautiful colors, it's difficult to choose favorites. I really love the Robin's Egg though!
Thank you so much for filming this. I’m thinking about making a colourwork jumper out of Holst supersoft for a while. This is very informative and will help me a lot with making my choice.
This was terrific. I have yarn for a project with Scottish yarn used in a Cristal Seyforth pattern and it is full of machine oil and I had no idea how to handle it or the properties it would develop once washed. Thank you so much! I had also been curious about Holst...so a double bonus.
Thank you so much for this video! I really enjoyed it :) I knit quite a lot in holst (different qualities) yarn and I do like how it knits and wears . I think it has a great tendency to soften up with wearing -and that is great. But what I find challenging is ribbing. I think that rib is getting very loose, not elastic and dedinitely not so pretty.. Do you maybe have same issue ? Or do you have any tricks ? I tried smaller needles - but problem remain same.
Thank you so very much for these 2 videos about this nice yarn. I have finally found my Weekender yarn ! All questions answered ! Wow ! Just have to decide which color way now ?!?! Nice problem ..... keep up with these so interesting podcast , Brava!
Like others I love Holst Supersoft but am now wary of machine washing on a wool programme, even on a old cycle due to shrinkage. Using my old machine I experienced just a small degree of shrinkage on length but my new machine has significantly reduced garment size even on a cold wool wash. I had the same experience with the equally wonderful Holst wool/cotton blend Coast. From now on I will stick to hand washing all my Holst projects of which there will be many more as the yarn is wonderful - amazing colour range, incredibly versatile and fabulously affordable.
I find watching you wash holst supersoft very confusing. I’ve bought a whole large bag of this wool, because of the price. I’ve knit 1/2 a weekender with it in 2 colours - light blue, and a cream color, and I did 2 swatches both in greys and pink & cream. Every one of my swatches left a very very dark grey color in the water. Very dark grey. Every single color. I don’t know why your swatch only had a bit of red in the water. When I washed the grey swatch, I didn’t know if it was the spinning oil or the yarn color, but when I washed the light blue and the pink ones it was truly amazing how dark the water was. I washed them 3 times, with the water still dark, then gave up. Why is my yarn so different from yours?
Thank you so much for this video. I have the sample pack of all the colours but was unsure of how to use it. I’m good now. Will dive in. I have little money and a very similar ethos to about beauty, usefulness and frugality etc. Keep up the great work👩🏻🦰
Great instructional video!! Such helpful info to add to my knowledge base. I loved the segment where you prepared two samples of swatches. The before and after results such an eye opener and really shows the importance of swatching and blocking especially on yarn that may bloom during washing. I never was aware of yarn containing spinning oil so great info here. Also I absolutely love the fact that you have made a point to highlight affordable yarns that are lovely to knit. Thanks again for taking the time to pass along such valuable information to all of us!!XOXOLynn
I absolutely love your podcasts. They are so informative. Thank you for introducing me to a yarn that I've never worked with before, and shown how to deal with the oil in the yarn and block the swatches. Well done!
Thank you! Great info! I have fallen in love with the Holst colors. Though I have no finished Holst super soft garments yet-I have a Threipmuir on the needles and am busy dream knitting many many more sweaters! I'm curious if you have used any of Holst's other yarns?
Thank you for these videos. I am looking at making a colourwork jumper in this yarn, but have never seen it before so was looking for exactly this kind of video!
Thanks for sharing, I knitted The Cedar Point sweater with this yarn and it came out beautiful. I did have to wash it many times but it was worth it. I would like to know if you ever knit it with a single strand and what garments I can make . Thanks again 🥰
Very informative and helpful! I've only knitted one garment in Holst Supersoft, a sweater in the Geranium colour, with one strand of yarn. I can actually wear it on my skin without aything under it, which surprised me - I think it's because it's so light and airy. I love the Venetian red, I might buy that for a dress. I'm also thinking of getting some Supersoft to knit together with one strand of silk mohair. But after watching your video it occured to me that it might not be so easy to wash these together. Have you tried knitting Holst Supersoft with silk mohair or other types of yarn or do you have any thoughts on this?
I haven't done this but it sounds like a lovely idea. Be sure to knit a large swatch (maybe a few and treat them in different ways) and measure carefully before and after washing.
Hello, I'd love to know which sweater pattern you used with a single strand of Holst Supersoft, please? I think I'm too lazy to wind balls from the cone to use doubled. :)
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Just thought I'd add that I machine washed my Afterparty sweater in that exact colourway (Venetian) and undyed white colourwork and the white remained as white throughout. It's quite possible that this was due to the colour catcher, but it came out undyed as well. Just don't want anyone to worry :D
What's a colour catcher?
That was great. I love Holst Super Soft. I knitted Skeindeer's Blåfjell sweater in it and it is soft enough for me to wear just over a long-sleeved t-shirt, so touching my neck. It is very light but warm and cosy. And as you say the price and the colours make it an excellent choice. I washed mine in the washing machine on the wool cycle. The only thing I would do next time is knit my sleeves and body a bit longer because it stretches in width and shrinks in length, but not a lot.
It is nice to see that I’m not the only person that washes my knits in my bathroom sink . My kids think I’m weird lol
I am currently knitting the weekender sweater using 2 strands held together. The colors are purple haze and orchid. I got the inspiration from Amy of the stranded podcast
I use a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap to my regular sweater wash soap to remove oil. It is used to wash oil spills off of wildlife trapped in oil spills and is very effective at removing spinning oil with just a tiny bit. The yarn blooms beautifully.
I cannot thank you enough for recommending Holst yarn which, prior to your video, I hadn't heard of. Being on a tight budget doesn't always allow much leeway for my knitting indulgence (actually a mental health necessity) so finding good yarn that comes in extensive colorways is a welcome treat! Thank you too for your thorough presentations and for sharing your expertise - much appreciated.
I really appreciate these videos as as I’ve recently ordered some Holst Supersoft. After receiving it, though, I wasn’t sure about it so your videos helped. Did I understand you knitted your swatches with 2 strands? Thank you for such a clear explanation and demonstration.
How timely! Just knitting my first holst supersoft sweater so I’m glad to have this video to give me confidence in what I’m doing! Thank you for doing this! I was going to google info and your videos are way better!
thanks so much for the helpful vid!!! how much would you say that this yarn changes in width and length after the wash? I'm crocheting a cardi with it right now that is a bit too wide, and am wondering if I should get rid of a few stitches and size it down or just leave it and see what happens after the wash!
Did you knit your swatches using a single strand or double strand?
I have a knit with it quite a few times. And found exactly what you did, that it will shrink in terms of row gauge but not noticeably in width/stitch gauge. It’s a magnificent value, I knit my Rocquaine sweater Holding it double and it has amazing stitch definition even though I have put it through the washing machine a couple of times. It shrank both washes so I think that something to keep in mind too.
So thorough and helpful. I have often wondered about using this yarn and now I will feel confident about “how it works “. Thanks!
Fantastic video. Thank you so much for doing this...very helpful for a newbie knitter...how many stitches do you cast in to get a four inch measurement? What garment are you going to knit with this fabulous yarn..love and hugs xx
You're most welcome! The amount of stitches depends on your needle size and yarn weight. I will consider making a video about swatching, thank you for the suggestion :)
@@TheCrimsonStitchery that would be fantastic..could you show how to do it in the round? Xx
@@suegodfrey4794 good idea!
I'm using Nougat, Kingfisher, Conker, Bokhara, Ecru, and Verbena for the Yule pullover. There are so many beautiful colors, it's difficult to choose favorites. I really love the Robin's Egg though!
so many beautiful colours!
🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸
Thank you so much for filming this. I’m thinking about making a colourwork jumper out of Holst supersoft for a while. This is very informative and will help me a lot with making my choice.
I'm glad it helped!
This was terrific. I have yarn for a project with Scottish yarn used in a Cristal Seyforth pattern and it is full of machine oil and I had no idea how to handle it or the properties it would develop once washed. Thank you so much! I had also been curious about Holst...so a double bonus.
Yes - it applies to similar yarns of different brands. Just get swatching and see what happens when you wash it :)
Thank you so much for this video! I really enjoyed it :) I knit quite a lot in holst (different qualities) yarn and I do like how it knits and wears . I think it has a great tendency to soften up with wearing -and that is great. But what I find challenging is ribbing. I think that rib is getting very loose, not elastic and dedinitely not so pretty.. Do you maybe have same issue ? Or do you have any tricks ? I tried smaller needles - but problem remain same.
Thank you so very much for these 2 videos about this nice yarn. I have finally found my Weekender yarn ! All questions answered ! Wow ! Just have to decide which color way now ?!?! Nice problem ..... keep up with these so interesting podcast , Brava!
Like others I love Holst Supersoft but am now wary of machine washing on a wool programme, even on a old cycle due to shrinkage. Using my old machine I experienced just a small degree of shrinkage on length but my new machine has significantly reduced garment size even on a cold wool wash. I had the same experience with the equally wonderful Holst wool/cotton blend Coast. From now on I will stick to hand washing all my Holst projects of which there will be many more as the yarn is wonderful - amazing colour range, incredibly versatile and fabulously affordable.
I find watching you wash holst supersoft very confusing. I’ve bought a whole large bag of this wool, because of the price. I’ve knit 1/2 a weekender with it in 2 colours - light blue, and a cream color, and I did 2 swatches both in greys and pink & cream. Every one of my swatches left a very very dark grey color in the water. Very dark grey. Every single color. I don’t know why your swatch only had a bit of red in the water. When I washed the grey swatch, I didn’t know if it was the spinning oil or the yarn color, but when I washed the light blue and the pink ones it was truly amazing how dark the water was. I washed them 3 times, with the water still dark, then gave up. Why is my yarn so different from yours?
Fantastic video! A well of information! Thank you as always! Keep the tutorials coming! :)
Thank you so much for this video. I have the sample pack of all the colours but was unsure of how to use it. I’m good now. Will dive in. I have little money and a very similar ethos to about beauty, usefulness and frugality etc. Keep up the great work👩🏻🦰
Great instructional video!! Such helpful info to add to my knowledge base. I loved the segment where you prepared two samples of swatches. The before and after results such an eye opener and really shows the importance of swatching and blocking especially on yarn that may bloom during washing. I never was aware of yarn containing spinning oil so great info here. Also I absolutely love the fact that you have made a point to highlight affordable yarns that are lovely to knit. Thanks again for taking the time to pass along such valuable information to all of us!!XOXOLynn
I absolutely love your podcasts. They are so informative. Thank you for introducing me to a yarn that I've never worked with before, and shown how to deal with the oil in the yarn and block the swatches. Well done!
Thank you! Great info! I have fallen in love with the Holst colors. Though I have no finished Holst super soft garments yet-I have a Threipmuir on the needles and am busy dream knitting many many more sweaters! I'm curious if you have used any of Holst's other yarns?
Thank you for these videos. I am looking at making a colourwork jumper in this yarn, but have never seen it before so was looking for exactly this kind of video!
Thank you for this video,I been planning a a holst project now I can plan better💕💕💕
Hadn't heard of this yarn and I'm anxious to try it out. Blue-purple is my favorite color!!
Thanks for sharing, I knitted The Cedar Point sweater with this yarn and it came out beautiful. I did have to wash it many times but it was worth it. I would like to know if you ever knit it with a single strand and what garments I can make . Thanks again 🥰
I will give this wool a try , thank you for the helpful video . One question, does it pill ?
Great information in those two video. My desire to try this yarn is def bigger now :-)
Very interesting, thank you!
Very informative and helpful! I've only knitted one garment in Holst Supersoft, a sweater in the Geranium colour, with one strand of yarn. I can actually wear it on my skin without aything under it, which surprised me - I think it's because it's so light and airy. I love the Venetian red, I might buy that for a dress. I'm also thinking of getting some Supersoft to knit together with one strand of silk mohair. But after watching your video it occured to me that it might not be so easy to wash these together. Have you tried knitting Holst Supersoft with silk mohair or other types of yarn or do you have any thoughts on this?
I haven't done this but it sounds like a lovely idea. Be sure to knit a large swatch (maybe a few and treat them in different ways) and measure carefully before and after washing.
Hello, I'd love to know which sweater pattern you used with a single strand of Holst Supersoft, please? I think I'm too lazy to wind balls from the cone to use doubled. :)
@@donnaflynn9452 Well, it was a Norwegian pattern called "Sommerkveldsgenser". It's very light and thin though.
@@goddessfreya13 Ah, I see, thank you for letting me know. I knit up a sample on 3.5mm and it's almost see-through. Back to the drawing board.
@@donnaflynn9452 it fluffs up when you wash it, so don’t dismiss it too soon!