advent knitting, updates on 2022 WIPs + PetiteKnit Wednesday sweater and more! (yarn podcast ep. 11)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Pour yourself a cozy beverage and pull out a project to work on with me! Find out where I’m at with finishing projects by the end of the year and peep a few new and unexpected cast-ons. Thanks so much for watching and I can’t wait to hear what you all are working on finishing up and planning for 2023!
FOs:
PetiteKnit “Wednesday Sweater” (Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool in Marzipan + The Kinetic Knitter Suri Alpaca Lace in Crowd Pleaser)
All Knit Up Designs “Hemenway Socks” - allknitup23.bl... (Olivia & Oliver Fibers in Elderflower & Cotton)
Crazy Sock Lady Vanilla Socks (Lavender Lune Yarn Co. “Belle Prairie” + scrap yarn)
WIPs:
Dana Rae Makes “Scattering Petals Mittens” (Olivia & Oliver Fibers Wanderlust advent yarn)
Waffle crochet pillow cover - no pattern (Lion Brand Yarns Vanna’s Choice in Barley)
Crazy Sock Lady “Vanilla Socks” (Olivia & Oliver Fibers in Pixie Dust & Desert Rose)
PetiteKnit “Sophie Scarf” (Yarn Bee Must Be Merino in Muted Sage)
Friday Knits “Sweetheart Ribbed Top” (Fyberspates Vivacious 4-Ply in Gecko)
Refined Knitwear “Rubus Blouse” (Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair in Dusty Olive)
My Favourite Things Knitwear “Sweater No. 14 V-Neck” (Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Woodsmoke + Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Branch)
Tori Knits NYC “Manhattan Hat Bulky” (Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Tweed in Fern Frond + Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Jelly)
Crazy Sock Lady “DK Weight Vanilla Socks” (Rowan Felted Tweed in Pine and Stone)
Acquisitions:
Long Dog Yarn LOTR One Club to Rule Them All in “I Am No Man! ”
Rowan Felted Tweed in Zinnia
Sewrella Yarn
Classic DK in Newsprint
Classic DK in Townhouse
Classic Sock in Theatre
Sock Set in Nolita/Theatre
Sock Set in Jazz in the Park/Bryant Park
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I love your Wednesday sweater. So cute! It doesn’t look like you made any mistakes on the double knitting part but I find for me that it looks much better when you go down a needle size or two from the needle you did your ribbing in. So it ends up being like way smaller a needle than what you knit the body of the sweater in.
Good to know! I’ll have to try that next time, thank you!
Hi, Chelsea, new subscriber here (found you from a shoutout by Margaret on her Boboleros podcast) and am catching up on your episodes. I’ve been knitting for over fifty years and I can tell you that you’re doing super great for your first year, congrats! Your makes are lovely. Regarding your tubular bind offs on the sweater your wearing in this episode, as you questioned the wonky looking slipped stitches, I may have a tip. I recently did them on the sleeve cuffs of my Big Cozy Cardi, as per pattern, and I felt the same way you did, and wasn’t happy with the look of those slipped sts. On another recent project, the Saturday Shrug, I did them slightly different and like the result much more. Try the following for your next TBOff: rnd 1 setup: sl all K sts wyib and purl the P's, rnd 2 setup: sl all P sts wyif and knit the K's, complete by doing a one needle Kitchener BO. Also, regarding twisted ribbing, as you 'complain' about the pain of purling ttbl, how about knitting ttbl instead, and purling 'regular', that’s what I do and it creates a beautiful rib. Btw, I’m RavelryLisaLisa if you care to look! Happy knitting! Xoxo
Had to share my love of the yarn club yarn "I am No Man!"...Wow! What a beautiful skein. I am making supper and have put in The Return of the King...=] Thank you for a very lovely episode. So much to love with this one and inspiration to finish a thing or two. TY ~tiggrgirl
So happy youtube suggested your podcast, new here and looking forward to your other ones. 😅 had a fight with the sweater, glad the sweater lost because it turned out so pretty. Recently divorced a sweater ,pattern didn't work out and that's ok, ripped it. I've knitted socks for a Very long time but toe up & recently changed to shadow wrap heel from earthtonesgirl podcast., carry my wip socks everywhere. .. Love your knits !
Keep working with that tubular cast on! I just did my first one & it took a whole bunch of knitting & frogging. I finally figured it out & it’s a great looking cast on. Worth the effort in my opinion.
Agreed! I’m halfway through the hat now so we’re in good shape 😎🧶
Oh girl you are living the DREAM working at a yarn shop. I’ll be living vicariously through you 🤩 also the sweater you’re wearing is beautiful and I love the yarn you chose for it!
Thank you so much! And it’s basically confirming I want to own my own yarn store 😮 I could work there forever!
I've been waiting for this!! yay!!
You haven’t 😱 thank you!! 🧶🧡 PS I love your username so much!
That Brooklyn tweed shelter will bloom so beautifully & get so soft! I love natural wools like that because they feel so stiff till you give them a soak & it’s so exciting to see it completely transform. Your new sweater is beautiful!
Oooh now I’m excited! I can’t wait to see the sweater all done-making good progress!
Love, Love, Love you and all your knits. You have such a wonderful way of putting yarn together, and I'm definitely picking up lots of inspiration for 2023. Your knitting is amazing as well, and I've enjoyed your makes so much! Hugs from Texas!!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the kind words 🧶🧡 can’t wait for 2023 projects too!!
❤❤❤your Wednesday sweater is everything ❤❤
hi - re: picking up sts around armholes and not getting the correct number, i wonder if you do the quadrant/clock method? imagine the arm hole as a clock. and say you need to pick up 68 sts - starting at the bottom of the armhole which is 6 on the clock, then at 12 - or one half the arm hole, you'd need to p/u 34 sts. separating that even further, at 9 (and 3) on the clock, you would need to p/u 17 sts. it's a lot easier to p/u 17 sts at a time, than 68 in one swoop, and a lot less to rip out if you don't make it. hope this helps - and that you didn't know this!
love a good loop hole! awesome you are working in a yarn shop!
i finished my cardi while watching your vlog - yay!
I realized soemthing similar to this on my like fourth try 😂 I did aim for 30 at the halfway point. This explanation will help me remember, thank you! Thanks for the comment and CONGRATS on your new cardigan! 🧶🎉
@@truelaneknits one thing i forgot to say, is at those cardinal points - 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, clip in a stitch marker before you begin picking up sts to make it easy to see how much room you have to do your picking up...am wearing my new cardi right now yay!
Just found your podcast!!! Binge watching all your episodes and enjoying all of them. I love The Lamb and Kid yarns from Baine bridge island. They have a Suri silk yarn “big birdie” that is amazing 🤩 ❤. I love all thing lamb and kid.
Yes, I believe Italian cast on is meant to look like that. I know mine does & I questioned it also.
I’ve also been eyeing that v-neck sweater by My Fav Knitwear.
The FO your wearing turned out fabulous !
And lastly, working in a yarn store?! How fun.
Your sweater is so beautiful! I love the way the yarn knit up and the way the cuffs look. It was a labor of love, and it shows!
Thank you Stacy!
I love your honesty about your mistakes. I’ve been feeling like the frog queen all by myself. ❤
It’s always worth it in the end! 🐸💛🧶
May I suggest that you knit the Sophie scarf half in one color and the other half in the other color. I think the knot will look really cool. Have a great holiday season!!!
Yes, that is the plan! I think it will be so cute. You too Sarah! 🎄🧡🧶
I was literally telling kalilah yesterday that I'm excitedly waiting for you to drop an episode 😂 That Wednesday sweater though holy crap I need one just like it 😻😻also I felt the same way about twisted rib when I was knitting the Terrazzo sweater 😩
All of your projects look sooo good, I love that you knit with all kinds of colors because I do the samee 😻 (yes be confident about the color combination!)
Omg thanks 😆 yesss I am loving solid yarn with variegated mohair, it’s so fun to work up. Thank youuuu! 🧶🧡 I just can’t say no to any color of yarn hehe
Your Wednesday sweater is stunning omg, and I reckon the lucky charms yarn and the hedgehog fibres yarn would make a super fun Sophie shawl!!!
Ahhh thank you! your knits inspire me so much so I appreciate the feedback 😍🧶🧡
First time watching your podcast and you’re on fire girl,! I love when people love something lots and show that enthusiasm with unabashed glee! Your yarn selections are beautiful and that house box of sweater and sock yarn was over the top fun! Keep enjoying your work…in and out of the yarn stop. I once worked at a small quilt shop and our agreement was she would pay me in fabric…oh yeah, watch out😉. Gayle in Stillwater MN.
Thanks Gayle! It is truly amazing how knitting changed my life 😍 thank you for your comment! 🧶🧡
That townhouse color would look great with something textured or cables 🥰
I think that's exactly what I'm going to do!
I have been loving your podcast! I love your design and color choices so much. It has been giving me a ton of motivation. Also. You look just like Dakota Johnson. So beautiful!
Thank you, that's so great to hear! And that's so funny you say so, I used to get that all the time LOL.
Always a joy to watch. Love love your sweater and everything else too!! Happy Holidays!!
Thanks so much Alice! Happiest holidays to you! 🧶🧡
I loved that brick pink Sewrella yarn! I think that held with a similar mohair would make an amazing sweater no. 15. Definitely would fit the 2023 themes you were mentioning!
Omg I just looked it up and that would be AMAZING in that yarn 🤯 of course my first thought was “I don’t think I can make that” 🤣 but once I get build up my cable skills I know I could. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for another great podcast episode! That's awesome that you are working at a yarn shop now! I was working at one last year in my hometown (until I moved overseas) and we also had Brooklyn Tweed, Rowan Kidsilk Haze and Felted Tweed, so I loved seeing you get inspired by those yarns! I knit a cardigan with Brooklyn Tweed Shelter + Mohair and it is so lovely and soft! I really like your colour combo of the Woodsmoke + Bark! It's making me want to knit that exact same combination!
Also, I love the idea of making socks with the Rowan Felted Tweed! I'm trying not to buy more yarn until I knit though some of my stash, 😬 but I think I can justify buying enough to make a pair of socks 😉😄
How amazing! Yes, they are pretty common yarns for LYS but now that I spend a bunch of time in one I love them more each time I walk by 😆 you should absolutely knit Felted Tweed socks and omg I would LOVE if you did something in the same Woodsmoke + Branch combo!! 🧶👯♀️
@@truelaneknits oops I realize I wrote Bark instead of Branch for the Rowan Kidsilk Haze...probably cos I have Bark in my stash haha. Anyway, looking forward to your upcoming Vlogmas episode!!
I love your color choices!!!
Thanks Donna! 🧶🧡
Hi Chelsea, I recently came across your podcast and have watched a few episodes already. I love the colours and yarn textures you choose. And your finished sweaters are beautiful. You seem very prolific - is knitting your day job?
Thank you so much for watching! 💓 I work part-time at a yarn shop so while I don’t get paid for knitting, I do have lots of time to devote to it ☺️
Your Wednesday sweater is absolutely gorgeous! ❤
Thank you so much!!
Enjoyed your podcast and seeing your beautiful knits.
Thank you so much!
I love the sweater on you. Great job.
Thank you Phyllis!
I knit the Weekend Slipover and I absolutely love it, if that helps! It was fun and easy to knit, as well.
Ooh great to hear! I feel like I might accidentally cast it on sooner rather than later. Lol
@@truelaneknits I may have cursed the tubular bind-off once or twice
Wow your Wednesday sweater is gorgeous and beautiful on you!! I was just looking at some Petite Knits patterns and noticed the ribbings look just like yours, so I would say you did it correctly 👍🏼 Beautiful yarny acquisitions 😍 I am worried that your three skeins of DK weight will not be enough for a sweater, with only 690 yards. the Louve sweater by Petite Knit calls for approx 1200 yards. Maybe you could do a striped sweater with your newsprint and townhouse skeins together?. Happy Holidays 💓
Thank you so much for sharing that feedback…good to hear! And I got more skeins, I just couldn’t really hold up more than three at a time 😂
The finish that you’re asking about is not double knitting. However it is correct for that type of bind off.
It’s just what they call it in the pattern-not proper double knitting but I think it adapts some of the technique!
The issue with the armholes you had on your Wednesday sweater with it being hard to pick up stitches on the one side is because of tensioning issues at the beginning/end of rounds. I have the same problem, but have yet to come up with a reasonable solution. For me it always happens on the side where I start knitting on RS and end purling on WS. I notice that my last purl tugs the stitch weird and sort of makes the the stitch from the prior row above it pull close slightly
Omg this is why I love the knitting community. Detective status!! That is so interesting, thanks for sharing! I’ll have to keep an eye out on my next project with this construction!
Love your podcast! 💘 you have mentioned your job few times in this video and that it is connected to retail and knitting. I am a bit lost about what are you doing 😅 I thought you are a full-time writer
I work at a yarn shop!
Superwash stretches because the scales on the fibers have been removed. Other yarns that have other fibers in it can also stretch, but 100% wool doesn’t grow like superwash. Question, when you did the double knitting section, did you add a second strand of yarn? Double knitting usually involves two strands of yarn using one on the knit side and one for the purl side moving both strands back and forth but only using one of them. Is that what you did?
The pattern doesn’t say to add another strand of yarn so I didn’t! I just watched the video tutorial she has and they didn’t do that there either. Maybe it’s a variation of double knitting, but it’s just what she calls it in the pattern!
Drops air is 65% alpaca. I also did my novice sweater in drops air and it grew a ton width wise not much length wise though.
Yesss and I had no idea about measuring back then anyway. Luckily I can still wear it though! 🙈
yay for a new episode! 🎉
picking up stitches can be the worst 🥺 the double knitting rows before the italian bind off look just right in my opinion! the brooklyn tweed shelter yarn looks soo nice, wow 😊
how many stitches did you cast on for the DK socks? I also do 64 for normal socks and am not sure how many I’ll need for the DK weight ones..
working in a yarn store sounds so dreamy - I’d probably also romanticize the heck out of that 🤭
hope you feel better soon 🧡
Thanks for the kind words Marlene!! I cast on 44 stitches for the DK sock. Have not tried it on yet so I’m a bit nervous after watching your podcast 😆 but I am size M for Crazy Sock Lady’s regular sock so I figured it would be the same for DK…we shall see!
@@truelaneknits I'm crossing my fingers that it'll fit! I think I'll be trying 48 stitches :)
My double knitting also always has these weird lines so I just don't do it :D
Hi, I am wondering how you would do the two tone Sophie shawl? Hold them together?, I think the shawl calls for Aran weight? Do 2dk= Aran? Thanks, Melissa. P.S. love your Wednesday,
Thanks Melissa! So I’m going to knit half one color and half the other color! I’m just going to do DK weight held single and not worry about the gauge. You can scroll down on @thewanderingflock Instagram and see her Sophie shawl example!
Would love to know where you purchased the Ficolana, I can't find it anywhere!
I ordered it from knitt.co.uk/!
The Wednesday sweater looks gorgeous!! How many skeins of each yarn did you end up using? (:
Thank you so much! I think I used 8 of the Filcolana and 2.5 of the suri alpaca for an XS.
how do you like the lykke circulars compared to the chaiogoo?
I got the Lykke because I was in a hurry and have been enjoying it, but for 9-inch circulars, you can’t beat the comfort of Chiaogoos to me!
@@truelaneknits Thats soo good to know! Thank you so much!
What is a "Sophie" scarf. My closed cationing kept calling it "Soapy"
Haha nope, not soapy! The Sophie scarf is a knit pattern by PetiteKnit.
Stoooopppp! working at a yarn store???? 😍😍 I’ve been thinking about doing it too!
Also- I would deff be confident in those colors for a Sophie shawl. I think they would compliment each other well!
It’s so much fun 🥺 I want to work there forever! And thanks for the feedback! Talking about it convinced me to knit it up 😂
I love all your color choices!
Thanks Pati 🧶🧡