I seriously watched the most complex, intense, narcissistic youtube of the making of a cardie like yours. It terrified me so much that I realised i was nowhere near that spectacular, and so I gave up the idea altogether. Thank you so much for bringing the joy, the light-heartedness, and the fearless experimentation of making stuff. I love to crochet and can't wait to make your cardie for my daughter. Hot pink all the way - I'll send a pic
So glad i made you feel that way! Experimenting is so fun and we're capable of so much. Please do share pics when you have it and let me know if you have questions🙌🏼🌸🌸🌸
Hi! Old granny who has been crocheting and knitting for decades. I am so happy I found your channel. You are so adorable. I love how your generation has no fear and will jump headfirst into any project.
one of my goals for this year is to crochet a granny square sweater but think worsted weight yarn might be too warm/hot for me. I may try cotton yarn. Thanks for the inspirational video!
@@susieinthecountry4434 As far as I know, worsted weight is how thick the yarn is, and can describe yarn made of any material, whereas cotton is the material and can come in any weight. So how warm the garment will be is something of a combination of weight and material.
Yeah I like the pink too. Onscreen it does come across pretty neutral for the creators skin tone. And I think that’s the key. People need to choose colours that work for their own skin tones. Personally I do believe the whole seasonal colour theory although I just reckon I’m a winter and don’t bother with the whole kind of winter aspect..l especially as I’ve aged which has changed things. But for me I’d go for a pale icey pink and then bright or jewel colours as contrast as muted colours just wash me out. Looks like Rome reached for colours that would suit him instinctively - as most people do.
i love seeing how many men are picking up crochet. it's historically been a stereotypical "women's craft" and i love when those norms are broken. the cardigan looks great and i love the colors you chose
Using a hook like that would kill my hands too. My daughter gifted me my first ergonomic hook by Furls. Now I can crochet all day without pain if I want to. I know they are not cheap, but I'm kind of addicted to them now just because of the hand comfort. My daughter used to hate the granny stitch and granny squares until I started making things for my grandchildren using granny squares and the granny stitch. Of course her friends all love the outfits her kids are wearing, so she has reconsidered her feelings about granny squares. I'm loving your cardigan. Old granny tip: Block your granny squares before you put them together.
The extra material under the arms reminds me of some historical garments like shirts that have extra material there also which help to give your arms room to move. As you lift your arms up the body of this cardigan stays put where as if there wasn’t that extra material (and especially if the arm holes were bigger) when you lift your arms the body would be pulled up. So although that extra material makes for a “worse” modern fit it also makes for more freedom of movement. Gorgeous cardigan and makes me want to learn.
Congratulations, your cardigan is extremely cute ! I must say I'm really impressed because your work is not a beginner's work anymore! You are very talented.
I’m obsessed with the puppets just being clipped to the peg board. I love DHMIS and it’s really such a fitting way to show them off. Also, the cardigan turned out amazingly. Usually I avoid watching crochet content because I prefer to knit, but your personal and editing made this a great watch!
I absolutely love the pink!! You chose the perfect pink to compliment the other colours. Also loved watching you work through it step by step! AND hooray for being a lefty!! I am too! I was only able to learn to crochet through left-handed tutorials on TH-cam. I can't believe you haven't even been crochetong for a year. Well done!!
I loved your cardigan and fell in love with your affect! The pink actually looks a bit gray or dusty on my phone perhaps even slightly beige. If you feel good wearing pink wear it, it looks so outrageously great.
You’re is actually much nicer than the inspiration. I was examining the assembly on the corridor website and you can see that the ribbing is machine knitted and then sewn to the edges. The squares have even been cut and kinda mangled on them and yours is all neat and perfect. Great job. I would have used a front/back post ribbing just to make it extra squishy, but it still looks lovely.
Thank you! Im actually glad i got to do my own spin on the ribbing so its not an exact copy as theirs. I'n actually using the ribbing style you mention here in my most recent video and I love it!
I've crocheted since junior high school -by watching my older sister crochet, and I've still never made a sweater for fear of the sleeves not being the same length lol. Oh yea -I'm 58yo. I knit as well and have bought from a resale shop, the pieces of a sweater that were already knitted, and connected them & added a rolled collar. So for you to make a cardigan 🤩-you're at rockstar status in my humble opinion 🤓! So glad that your channel popped up in my TH-cam feed.☺️ Btw-your cardigan looks great again IMHO
oh my gosh im not even finished with the video, I’m at the part where you had tried it on as a vest and I just HAD to run here and just say that as the vest alone its INCREDIBLE!! You’re soo so talented, got me feeling so inspired ! Keep it up!!! Excited to see what else you create :)
You are a champ! Great job getting your cardigan finished :) I like the idea of only joining the squares vertically when testing the fit that way you can easily make changes, also adding triangles for the sleeves, I wouldn't have thought of that 🤯 thank you and take care 🌼
You are so sweet. The first thing I learned to crochet was a granny square. Fast forward several decades and I’m making all kinds of things. Your project is a shining example of making things for ourselves. It adds so much value to our wardrobes and helps keep us in a mindset of sustainability. Obviously our sweat equity greatly reduces our cost and easily can increase the affordability of a curating a truly bespoke wardrobe. (And I love that your cat is named Pooch 💜)
You are truely amazing to take on something so complicated as a cardigan in granny squares! I have been crocheting for years as I’m an old lady & I still haven’t got the courage to take on something without a tutorial as I’m too scarred of failure 😔 I just love your cardigan it looks amazing on you & you are such a cute young man with your lovely personality shining through on your channel. Keep up the lovely work as I have just found your channel & I love it. Cheers 👏🥰🤗❤️
I've been knitting and crocheting for more than 50 years and still haven't successfully completed a cardigan. Watching you just leap right in there makes me feel like an idiot. Glad you appeared in my feed - maybe I'll just leap in too.
Plz don't think you are an idiot for not making one yet. Be kinder to yourself. There is a major lack of good cardigan patterns for men. You just needed a video and now you have some inspiration & ideas. You can do it. Knowing how to do crochet stitches is 70% of the battle. You got this!
I'm in love with your cat! I enjoyed all her little cameos! I really enjoyed watching you figure it all out. The pink is a perfect neutral. I think you slayed this project.
I started making granny squares for a cardigan yesterday and your video showed up this morning. You’ve answered a lot of the questions I had about the construction process. Thank you.
What wonderful work! You did a beautiful job. My Nanna made all her grandbabies (both girls and boys) a crocheted vest back in the 70s! Talk about how delighted we kids were to get such a gift! I am so glad to see this is coming back in style. Our Nanna knitted and crocheted our vest very tight, so they could be worn in the winter with a turtle neck or a blouse with puffed sleeves. We wore those vests into it was unrepairable (which you should take care around pointed objects and door knobs) or we grew out of them and gave our vests to a smaller sibling. Now, here's the top secret, Big Daddy did all the knitting and crocheting together of the pieces. We caught him doing this when he moved into the pensioners home and had the market on scarves, shawls and booties! 🤣🤣😎😎 My 11yo mini-me should have known about Big Daddy being the elf on the shelf because there were 50 of us!🤣🤣😎😎Big Daddy got a huge hug from us when Nanna said he bought the wool🥰🥰 Keep it up! That is such a beautiful heirloom. How much was it in the end?
@romi Thanks so much for answering me. That's a huge savings considering the original cost €800. Even if you paid yourself $10-$15 an hour, you would still come out cheaper. As for Big Daddy, he was in WWII and learned to knit and crochet while in the Navy. He was a cabin boy as he was just 16 and his captain asked him to darn a pair of homemade knitted socks his wife had sent him as they were really warm. Big Daddy whittled himself some needles and carefully took the socks apart and reknitted them using the same wool. His captain was so happy. He later wrote home to his mum for some knitting needles and wool. Naturally, Nanna obliged him because she was getting part of his check as he was a minor. My great Nanna was alive at that time and she spun him the wool while making sure it didn't itch. Nanna sent the care package with letters from parents, grandparents and eight siblings, wool, needles, instructions, cigarettes, long johns and sweets. It got to New York on time to board the ship before Big Daddy sailed with the third wave of ships that landed several days after D-Day. Big Daddy was really lucky because by time his ship got to the Continent, the fighting was over. He had made all his buddies socks and they would talk about going over the Rhine with warm dry feet. He never talked about the war until I had a snag in my sweater while visiting the care home . Then his little secret came out.
I just stumbled upon this video and I wanted you to know it made me so happy! I will be retiring from teaching online college courses in 65 days (not that I'm counting!) and I have been wonder what to throw myself into. I might have just found my next project. Love your exploratory process and willingness to just see what happens. The true definition of "flow." That pink reads as a beautiful neutral, so I think you nailed it!
So TH-cam suggested this video and I'm glad it did. 😊 I am not a granny square fan at all and I tend to steer clear of pink in general but I. LOVE. THIS. You did such a great job! Also I used to live in Chicago and sometimes I miss it. 😅 I look forward to seeing more of your videos!
Ok I have new goals lol. You've been crocheting since September of 23 and you just made a designer cardigan by sight. Hmmmm I'm a failure 😂js. I need to step up my crochet game. I am going to absolutely stop procrastinating and make a cardigan. Goals. Do not Allow fear of failure to paralyze you. I have been making beautiful afghans scarfs, hats, beanies for decades. But garments scare me. I always see the ugly sweater gift given at Christmas with one arm too long ( like in the movies) but another quote for 2024 " frog it" in place of my other favorite f word lol. Thank you for taking us along this process. You are Unstoppable and fearless in your creativity and I am here for it. BTW u believe dusty rose. Is like Victorian rose and made your piece timeless.
Thank you! I definitely aim to instill that feeling of motivation to get some crochet projects done, so yay! You're no failure! You just have better things to do. I crocheted every second of everyday for this and i recommend people actually take their time☺️
You rock that pink, it looks so good on you. I think the fact that the pink itself is a strong color helps blend the other colors making the whole garment look very cohesive.
the dusty pink is a fantastic choice, and yes you definitely pull it off flawlessly. Thank you for taking us through your process, I love your editing! I have hard time normally paying attention to vlog style but you make it so engaging :) Probably because you're not trying to be a "character".
I think the dusty rose complements your coloring and is understated enough with your brighter colors to make for an attractive cardigan. I’m pleased the algorithm sent you my way for an enjoyable viewing. Keep doing what you love!!
Whooooahhh ! Amazing! I started crocheting few month ago and I am loving it. With my ADHD I can't do anything too demanding and repetitive but loved your whole journey! Beautiful!
You are amazing! This 81 year old California gal salutes you. I just found and subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more of your wonderful creativity. Your interpretation of the cardigan is great and looks great on you...did I mention it's great?? 😄 👍👍
Oh my goodness, I am seriously impressed! You may be fairly new to crochet, but you inspired this decades long crocheter to try something new! It looks amazing on you, and I love the pink.
Let's go Queer Eye for the latest fashions! I too just made a summer top called Woodstock Weekend inspired by Tan's vest in one of the episodes. Now I've just purchased your pattern to make this cardigan. So fun! I'm taking a break from knitting as it has hurt my forearms at times, and crocheting doesn't hurt at all! Annd it's so much faster! Thank you Romi for this content; it will definitely help along my journey! 🥰
I absolutely love the vibe of this video! I could imagin your style of video making would also be really amazing for like an hour long "crochet together" video, just chilling, talking and crocheting!
Hi. Really enjoyed this. Longtime knitter and just wanted to give you a tip. The best way to handle the armpit on a fitted sweater is with a diamond gusset. Instead of doing a triangle on just the sleeve, make a diamond that splits the added extra fabric between the sleeve and the body. It's how they do it in traditional Gansey fisherman's sweaters. There are TH-cam tutorials on how to do the knitted ones. You seem to be doing really well with being self taught, so I'm sure you'll figure it out. They are great because they add the fabric just where it is needed. Also, they are more comfortable and durable, as there isn't a bulky point where four seams come together. Also the stress goes along the four sewn edges, meaning that there isn't one spot doing all the work and getting stretched out. The other great thing about gussets is that you can (usually) add them to a finished garment if the arm is too tight. Just pick out the side body seam and sleeve underarm and add a diamond that will give you the extra bit of ease you need. And I think the pink is fine, but I understand something both being perfectly OK and not exactly what you were thinking of when you started the project.
Joining the granny squares like that is genius i dont know why i never knew that before!! Time saving and keeps the airey and stylised holes without the chunky joining lines. I fell out of love with granny squares because joining them always ruins the piece but im so so ready to fall bsck in love with them!!! Thank you for such a lovely video 💚
I love everything about this video. You started off by saying you deserve nice things, love it. You worked hard and it was obvious you were super proud of yourself, love it. It looks freaking amazing! I love it! Thank you for sharing this journey with us!
Greetings from Scotland My Grandad used to knit his own socks on 4 DP needles.The blush pink was a really good choice. Keep up the good work young man👍 Subscribed !!!
Oh hell yeah, 24/7 cotton slaps - I just made myself a bag with it and it's sooo easy to experiment with. Excellent detective work on the square pattern too!
This is so amazing, thank you! I saw this cardigan in a different colour way as part of a photo shoot and wondered where it originated and if I could make one - you have given me hope!
I love your colours! A little suggestion: you can make a half granny square to fit on the shoulder. Any kind of crochet squares can sometimes be uneven, even if you have years of experience. Make yourself a block stand from skewers and a piece of styrofoam. I made a huge blanked years ago by following Kalevala CAL, created by Finnish designers. The blocking made it possible because the squares were quite big, and some turned out much bigger than others. (By the way, that CAL is wonderful! Everyone should do it.) I am so happy the algorithm got me here. Time to watch your other projects. Happy crocheting!
Hi I,ve just come across your channel. Great cardigan I can see how having a more neutral colour as a base would make the square colours really stand out I also work intuitively nice work
I must say I listened to you and not the show I was supposed to be watching. lol I think it looks great! You're adorable too. ;) no worries i'm almost 70 but I have eyes and can appreciate nice hearted lovely young man who loves his craft as much as his counterparts or moreso. I've been dying to make one but unlike you it scares me and I keep looking at different ways on you tube to make one. I just get lost in picking yarns to make it.Thank you for this video, very enlightening n encouraging.
Thank you so much for your videos! I'm thrilled to follow someone's experiments with crochet, it's always so interesting and inspiring to see someone's process, you explain everything so well, with interesting insights, and you are overall so lovely so it's a real pleasure to follow along your crochet journey! You are adventurous and that's something I sometimes miss from the time I started crocheting ; I used to do things intuitively, experimenting things and nowadays I've been sticking to strict patterns and started to feel a bit bored somehow, until I found new techniques recently + your channel, it really inspired me to go back to creativity with crochet and it's very stimulating! So thank you so much Romi, keep on the good work, it's fantastic!
Thank you for sharing your journey of creating your cardigan and all other projects. It is amazing how many people are inspired by you! 👏👏👏 keep going, you are fantastic.
Romi - you nailed it!!! I love your colour choices...and the pink 💟 very inspiring and you're a great teacher. You just earned a new subscriber. Mary x
so inspired by how quickly you did this haha my granny square baby blanket took me 3 months to make in entirety! i rly love your vibes and love this cardigan
Love this! I have a huge pile of grannies done for a sweater but was never happy with the way my joins/attachments looked. Your method looks wonderful (and simple). Thanks for sharing♥
I was so jealous when I saw this cardigan on Queer Eye! :D I love the idea of one day making it for myself. I'll have to get practicing my crochet techniques! Thank you :)
I love that you cat is named Pooch! So cute! This is a really cool and intimidating pattern, congrats on figuring it out. If you find that it feels too bright in the future, you could try giving it a coffee dye bath to muddy down the brightness and give it a more neutral look. Great video!
omg so many thoughts! this turned out so cute and ur such a fast learner. i started abt 2 years ago and i caught on fast but i still cant read/make patterns 😭 some things ive learned that are important- 1. cotton does not stretch when you block it cause its a natural fiber. its actually more likely to shrink. synthetic yarns tend to stretch. 2. dye lots dye lots dye lots. pay attention to dye lots (if ur like me and rlly care about cohesiveness) theres also some yarns with no dye lots those are super helpful but tend not to be the best quality of yarn 3.pilling. you know when u have a pair of sweatpants youve been wearing for a while and they get those little fuzzies and dots on the legs? thats called pilling and acrylic tends to do that a lot depending on the quality if the yarn. you can get antipilling yarn it tends to be pretty pricey tho lol. but a rlly good thing about natural fibers like wool cotton or alpaca is they have natural antipilling properties! you can also get a fabric shaver that can fix pilling for synthetic yarns. 4. a lot of ppl want to get into crochet and ive heard from multiple ppl with adhd saying they rlly want to get into it but its too repetitive, do stuffed animals! the pattern changes basically every row, a decent amount of color changes, working with different materials, etc. i have ocd so i tend to like the repetitiveness. however i find it does get a little too repetitive sometimes especially with cardigans thats why it helps to have a lot of color changes (def weave in the ends as u go if u have a ton of color changes or those will never get weaved in 😭)
Wonderful! I love your colour choice, it suits you. On camera it doesn't look too bright, pretty neutral. What I like about us creators, if something we like is too expensive, we just make it ourselves 😄👍 my first attempt was a sweater from an OTTO fashion catalogue back in 1994-1995, I was only 15 and no chance to order expensive sweater from another country, so, I just took a magnifying glass, some yarn and copied it for myself 😄 grownups were sure my parents spoiled me and ordered this sweater from a Germany 😂 But to be honest, handmade granny square cardigan should cost like the one you chose 😉
I seriously watched the most complex, intense, narcissistic youtube of the making of a cardie like yours. It terrified me so much that I realised i was nowhere near that spectacular, and so I gave up the idea altogether. Thank you so much for bringing the joy, the light-heartedness, and the fearless experimentation of making stuff. I love to crochet and can't wait to make your cardie for my daughter. Hot pink all the way - I'll send a pic
So glad i made you feel that way! Experimenting is so fun and we're capable of so much. Please do share pics when you have it and let me know if you have questions🙌🏼🌸🌸🌸
It looks like a lot of others saw the same ofputting youtuber. Now I'm curious.. who might it be👀
@@Showmeromi me too. I'm curious
drop the name!! now i want to make a comparison lmao
Give us a hint who the TH-camr was 😅
Hi! Old granny who has been crocheting and knitting for decades. I am so happy I found your channel. You are so adorable. I love how your generation has no fear and will jump headfirst into any project.
You're too kind! I'm grateful to have tools like TH-cam that connect me to just about any tutorial I could ever need!
one of my goals for this year is to crochet a granny square sweater but think worsted weight yarn might be too warm/hot for me. I may try cotton yarn. Thanks for the inspirational video!
@@susieinthecountry4434 As far as I know, worsted weight is how thick the yarn is, and can describe yarn made of any material, whereas cotton is the material and can come in any weight. So how warm the garment will be is something of a combination of weight and material.
It’s not too much. It’s a good colour choice and it’s a unique handmade garment. It suits YOU. That’s a huge accomplishment.
Thank you! I'm very critical because l want to make sure when y'all try it it'll be even better and more fun 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yeah I like the pink too. Onscreen it does come across pretty neutral for the creators skin tone. And I think that’s the key. People need to choose colours that work for their own skin tones. Personally I do believe the whole seasonal colour theory although I just reckon I’m a winter and don’t bother with the whole kind of winter aspect..l especially as I’ve aged which has changed things. But for me I’d go for a pale icey pink and then bright or jewel colours as contrast as muted colours just wash me out. Looks like Rome reached for colours that would suit him instinctively - as most people do.
i love seeing how many men are picking up crochet. it's historically been a stereotypical "women's craft" and i love when those norms are broken. the cardigan looks great and i love the colors you chose
Using a hook like that would kill my hands too. My daughter gifted me my first ergonomic hook by Furls. Now I can crochet all day without pain if I want to. I know they are not cheap, but I'm kind of addicted to them now just because of the hand comfort. My daughter used to hate the granny stitch and granny squares until I started making things for my grandchildren using granny squares and the granny stitch. Of course her friends all love the outfits her kids are wearing, so she has reconsidered her feelings about granny squares. I'm loving your cardigan. Old granny tip: Block your granny squares before you put them together.
The extra material under the arms reminds me of some historical garments like shirts that have extra material there also which help to give your arms room to move. As you lift your arms up the body of this cardigan stays put where as if there wasn’t that extra material (and especially if the arm holes were bigger) when you lift your arms the body would be pulled up. So although that extra material makes for a “worse” modern fit it also makes for more freedom of movement. Gorgeous cardigan and makes me want to learn.
Congratulations, your cardigan is extremely cute ! I must say I'm really impressed because your work is not a beginner's work anymore! You are very talented.
Thank you!
I’m obsessed with the puppets just being clipped to the peg board. I love DHMIS and it’s really such a fitting way to show them off. Also, the cardigan turned out amazingly. Usually I avoid watching crochet content because I prefer to knit, but your personal and editing made this a great watch!
I'll have some knitting and other DIY content coming up :) thank you! Yes the puppets don't sit upright so it's really the best way to display them.
I've been knitting for over 50 years and know almost nothing about crochet but you are inspiring me to try this because it's sooooooo great!
Try it! I was the same
I absolutely love the pink!! You chose the perfect pink to compliment the other colours. Also loved watching you work through it step by step! AND hooray for being a lefty!! I am too! I was only able to learn to crochet through left-handed tutorials on TH-cam. I can't believe you haven't even been crochetong for a year. Well done!!
Thank you!!
I loved your cardigan and fell in love with your affect! The pink actually looks a bit gray or dusty on my phone perhaps even slightly beige. If you feel good wearing pink wear it, it looks so outrageously great.
i cannot with u just starting this youtube chanel and already slaying the house down!!!
Thank you! And yeah pink will grow on you haha. What's 'ig simo?'
You’re is actually much nicer than the inspiration. I was examining the assembly on the corridor website and you can see that the ribbing is machine knitted and then sewn to the edges. The squares have even been cut and kinda mangled on them and yours is all neat and perfect. Great job. I would have used a front/back post ribbing just to make it extra squishy, but it still looks lovely.
Thank you! Im actually glad i got to do my own spin on the ribbing so its not an exact copy as theirs. I'n actually using the ribbing style you mention here in my most recent video and I love it!
I've crocheted since junior high school -by watching my older sister crochet, and I've still never made a sweater for fear of the sleeves not being the same length lol. Oh yea -I'm 58yo. I knit as well and have bought from a resale shop, the pieces of a sweater that were already knitted, and connected them & added a rolled collar. So for you to make a cardigan 🤩-you're at rockstar status in my humble opinion 🤓! So glad that your channel popped up in my TH-cam feed.☺️ Btw-your cardigan looks great again IMHO
Thank you so much! You should give it a go! You'll be so proud!
oh my gosh im not even finished with the video, I’m at the part where you had tried it on as a vest and I just HAD to run here and just say that as the vest alone its INCREDIBLE!! You’re soo so talented, got me feeling so inspired ! Keep it up!!! Excited to see what else you create :)
Ty!!
That sweater is DOPE!!!!!!! You are talent.
Thank you!!
You are a champ! Great job getting your cardigan finished :) I like the idea of only joining the squares vertically when testing the fit that way you can easily make changes, also adding triangles for the sleeves, I wouldn't have thought of that 🤯 thank you and take care 🌼
Thank you!!
It's always so interesting to see how people hold and work their hook. I have a bunch of traditional grannies that I needed a project for.
You are so sweet.
The first thing I learned to crochet was a granny square. Fast forward several decades and I’m making all kinds of things.
Your project is a shining example of making things for ourselves. It adds so much value to our wardrobes and helps keep us in a mindset of sustainability.
Obviously our sweat equity greatly reduces our cost and easily can increase the affordability of a curating a truly bespoke wardrobe.
(And I love that your cat is named Pooch 💜)
Thank you! Love knowing the labor that went into my things is my own, and shared with love for myself and those I make things for 💕
You are truely amazing to take on something so complicated as a cardigan in granny squares! I have been crocheting for years as I’m an old lady & I still haven’t got the courage to take on something without a tutorial as I’m too scarred of failure 😔 I just love your cardigan it looks amazing on you & you are such a cute young man with your lovely personality shining through on your channel. Keep up the lovely work as I have just found your channel & I love it. Cheers 👏🥰🤗❤️
I hope to inspire people to embrace the experimentation aspect. Thank you for your kind words! 🙌🏼🌸
I've been knitting and crocheting for more than 50 years and still haven't successfully completed a cardigan. Watching you just leap right in there makes me feel like an idiot. Glad you appeared in my feed - maybe I'll just leap in too.
Do it! You can do it 💪🏼
Plz don't think you are an idiot for not making one yet. Be kinder to yourself. There is a major lack of good cardigan patterns for men. You just needed a video and now you have some inspiration & ideas. You can do it. Knowing how to do crochet stitches is 70% of the battle. You got this!
I'm in love with your cat! I enjoyed all her little cameos! I really enjoyed watching you figure it all out. The pink is a perfect neutral. I think you slayed this project.
Ty!!
I started making granny squares for a cardigan yesterday and your video showed up this morning. You’ve answered a lot of the questions I had about the construction process. Thank you.
Of course! I figured that would be useful.
Wonderful job. I love how you verbally work things out for us, and gave us your 'what I would do different the next time" suggestions.
Ty!
I think the salmon pink is great as a warmer beige. I’d do a green base with muted orange and yellow sunflowers amongst the other squares.
I would love to see that!
What wonderful work! You did a beautiful job. My Nanna made all her grandbabies (both girls and boys) a crocheted vest back in the 70s! Talk about how delighted we kids were to get such a gift! I am so glad to see this is coming back in style. Our Nanna knitted and crocheted our vest very tight, so they could be worn in the winter with a turtle neck or a blouse with puffed sleeves. We wore those vests into it was unrepairable (which you should take care around pointed objects and door knobs) or we grew out of them and gave our vests to a smaller sibling. Now, here's the top secret, Big Daddy did all the knitting and crocheting together of the pieces. We caught him doing this when he moved into the pensioners home and had the market on scarves, shawls and booties! 🤣🤣😎😎 My 11yo mini-me should have known about Big Daddy being the elf on the shelf because there were 50 of us!🤣🤣😎😎Big Daddy got a huge hug from us when Nanna said he bought the wool🥰🥰 Keep it up! That is such a beautiful heirloom. How much was it in the end?
It ended up being over 24 hours of continuous work and under 50 dollars in yarn. Thank you for sharing that lovely story! Big daddy sounds great :)
@romi Thanks so much for answering me. That's a huge savings considering the original cost €800. Even if you paid yourself $10-$15 an hour, you would still come out cheaper. As for Big Daddy, he was in WWII and learned to knit and crochet while in the Navy. He was a cabin boy as he was just 16 and his captain asked him to darn a pair of homemade knitted socks his wife had sent him as they were really warm. Big Daddy whittled himself some needles and carefully took the socks apart and reknitted them using the same wool. His captain was so happy. He later wrote home to his mum for some knitting needles and wool. Naturally, Nanna obliged him because she was getting part of his check as he was a minor. My great Nanna was alive at that time and she spun him the wool while making sure it didn't itch. Nanna sent the care package with letters from parents, grandparents and eight siblings, wool, needles, instructions, cigarettes, long johns and sweets. It got to New York on time to board the ship before Big Daddy sailed with the third wave of ships that landed several days after D-Day. Big Daddy was really lucky because by time his ship got to the Continent, the fighting was over. He had made all his buddies socks and they would talk about going over the Rhine with warm dry feet. He never talked about the war until I had a snag in my sweater while visiting the care home . Then his little secret came out.
I just stumbled upon this video and I wanted you to know it made me so happy! I will be retiring from teaching online college courses in 65 days (not that I'm counting!) and I have been wonder what to throw myself into. I might have just found my next project. Love your exploratory process and willingness to just see what happens. The true definition of "flow." That pink reads as a beautiful neutral, so I think you nailed it!
Thank you! Congrats on retiring! I have a doctorate and am well on my way to being a professor, so we might be switching lives soon
So TH-cam suggested this video and I'm glad it did. 😊 I am not a granny square fan at all and I tend to steer clear of pink in general but I. LOVE. THIS. You did such a great job! Also I used to live in Chicago and sometimes I miss it. 😅 I look forward to seeing more of your videos!
Thank you! Chicago is great. I also wasn't super convinced when I first started but I love it!
Ok I have new goals lol. You've been crocheting since September of 23 and you just made a designer cardigan by sight. Hmmmm I'm a failure 😂js. I need to step up my crochet game. I am going to absolutely stop procrastinating and make a cardigan. Goals. Do not Allow fear of failure to paralyze you. I have been making beautiful afghans scarfs, hats, beanies for decades. But garments scare me. I always see the ugly sweater gift given at Christmas with one arm too long ( like in the movies) but another quote for 2024 " frog it" in place of my other favorite f word lol.
Thank you for taking us along this process. You are Unstoppable and fearless in your creativity and I am here for it.
BTW u believe dusty rose. Is like Victorian rose and made your piece timeless.
Thank you! I definitely aim to instill that feeling of motivation to get some crochet projects done, so yay! You're no failure! You just have better things to do. I crocheted every second of everyday for this and i recommend people actually take their time☺️
You rock that pink, it looks so good on you. I think the fact that the pink itself is a strong color helps blend the other colors making the whole garment look very cohesive.
You did such a great job. I am totally impressed- and the color works as a neutral.
Thank you!
the dusty pink is a fantastic choice, and yes you definitely pull it off flawlessly. Thank you for taking us through your process, I love your editing! I have hard time normally paying attention to vlog style but you make it so engaging :) Probably because you're not trying to be a "character".
Thank you! It was fun to make and edit :)
Wow, just wow. Fantastic work.
TH-cam tutorials are the only way to go to learn any new crochet stitch or squares
Yup. Everything I've learned has been on youtube or purposefully figuring it out on my own for fun :)
I think the dusty rose complements your coloring and is understated enough with your brighter colors to make for an attractive cardigan. I’m pleased the algorithm sent you my way for an enjoyable viewing. Keep doing what you love!!
Thank you!
I’ve been crocheting for over thirty years… it’s wonderful seeing a newbie creating. You’ve inspired me ❤❤❤
Whooooahhh ! Amazing! I started crocheting few month ago and I am loving it. With my ADHD I can't do anything too demanding and repetitive but loved your whole journey! Beautiful!
You are amazing! This 81 year old California gal salutes you. I just found and subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more of your wonderful creativity. Your interpretation of the cardigan is great and looks great on you...did I mention it's great?? 😄 👍👍
There are whole books on granny squares of every imaginable pattern. Wonderful sweater. You go. Best to you.
Oh my goodness, I am seriously impressed! You may be fairly new to crochet, but you inspired this decades long crocheter to try something new! It looks amazing on you, and I love the pink.
Let's go Queer Eye for the latest fashions! I too just made a summer top called Woodstock Weekend inspired by Tan's vest in one of the episodes. Now I've just purchased your pattern to make this cardigan. So fun! I'm taking a break from knitting as it has hurt my forearms at times, and crocheting doesn't hurt at all! Annd it's so much faster! Thank you Romi for this content; it will definitely help along my journey! 🥰
Have fun with it!
I didn't think I needed to start a new project for an event I'm going to in nine days but this video has proven me otherwise ❤
I absolutely love the vibe of this video! I could imagin your style of video making would also be really amazing for like an hour long "crochet together" video, just chilling, talking and crocheting!
Thank you! Maybe I'll try the love feature one day :)
The vase is gorgeous. It will be stunning with white flowers.
I made it! Holding cherry blossoms right now
Hi. Really enjoyed this. Longtime knitter and just wanted to give you a tip. The best way to handle the armpit on a fitted sweater is with a diamond gusset. Instead of doing a triangle on just the sleeve, make a diamond that splits the added extra fabric between the sleeve and the body. It's how they do it in traditional Gansey fisherman's sweaters. There are TH-cam tutorials on how to do the knitted ones. You seem to be doing really well with being self taught, so I'm sure you'll figure it out. They are great because they add the fabric just where it is needed. Also, they are more comfortable and durable, as there isn't a bulky point where four seams come together. Also the stress goes along the four sewn edges, meaning that there isn't one spot doing all the work and getting stretched out. The other great thing about gussets is that you can (usually) add them to a finished garment if the arm is too tight. Just pick out the side body seam and sleeve underarm and add a diamond that will give you the extra bit of ease you need.
And I think the pink is fine, but I understand something both being perfectly OK and not exactly what you were thinking of when you started the project.
Thank you for taking the time to share about those :) will consider
Idk hows that even possible that someone seems so kind 🥹 love your work 🫶🏻
It looks so good. I love it. The pink is great - it really does take on a neutral quality with the other colors popping out against it. I want it!
Joining the granny squares like that is genius i dont know why i never knew that before!!
Time saving and keeps the airey and stylised holes without the chunky joining lines. I fell out of love with granny squares because joining them always ruins the piece but im so so ready to fall bsck in love with them!!! Thank you for such a lovely video 💚
Thank you! Never seen this method but in imitating the garment i arrived at this and i love it for all the reasons you mention :)
You are an expert my friend! Beautiful!
I love everything about this video. You started off by saying you deserve nice things, love it. You worked hard and it was obvious you were super proud of yourself, love it. It looks freaking amazing! I love it! Thank you for sharing this journey with us!
Congrats! You did a great job. I've been crocheting forever but still learned some things from your process. Also, really like the pale pink.
Thank you!
Greetings from Scotland My Grandad used to knit his own socks on 4 DP needles.The blush pink was a really good choice. Keep up the good work young man👍 Subscribed !!!
Love your joining method!
Ty!
Oh hell yeah, 24/7 cotton slaps - I just made myself a bag with it and it's sooo easy to experiment with. Excellent detective work on the square pattern too!
This is so amazing, thank you! I saw this cardigan in a different colour way as part of a photo shoot and wondered where it originated and if I could make one - you have given me hope!
Give it a go! This one is by far one of the most time consuming projects I've ever attempted, but it's super nice :)
Now watched the whole video. Brilliant cardigan and brilliant explaining so well done! ❤
I've never been so invested in seeing you through this process. I'm so happy you finished and it looks amazing!!
Thank you!!
I love your colours! A little suggestion: you can make a half granny square to fit on the shoulder.
Any kind of crochet squares can sometimes be uneven, even if you have years of experience. Make yourself a block stand from skewers and a piece of styrofoam. I made a huge blanked years ago by following Kalevala CAL, created by Finnish designers. The blocking made it possible because the squares were quite big, and some turned out much bigger than others. (By the way, that CAL is wonderful! Everyone should do it.)
I am so happy the algorithm got me here. Time to watch your other projects. Happy crocheting!
Thank you for your advice! Take care :)
Love seeing a fellow Chicago crocheter! It looks great!
Hi
I,ve just come across your channel. Great cardigan I can see how having a more neutral colour as a base would make the square colours really stand out I also work intuitively nice work
Great job figuring it out!!! I like to make things up myself. You are inspiring.
Thank you! It's very rewarding!
Beautiful cardie! Making me want to pick up crochet hooks again!
I really love your color choices for this sweater and appreciate the easy breakdown of how to make it
haven't finished the video yet but I love your process of figuring out how to crochet a garment!! definitely taking inspo from you
I saw that episode of Queer Eye and loved the cardigan. Great job! :)
I must say I listened to you and not the show I was supposed to be watching. lol I think it looks great! You're adorable too. ;) no worries i'm almost 70 but I have eyes and can appreciate nice hearted lovely young man who loves his craft as much as his counterparts or moreso. I've been dying to make one but unlike you it scares me and I keep looking at different ways on you tube to make one. I just get lost in picking yarns to make it.Thank you for this video, very enlightening n encouraging.
I set out to be encouraging (and sometimes even adorable) so I am glad to hear that! You can do it! Thank you for your support 💪🏼
Thank you so much for your videos! I'm thrilled to follow someone's experiments with crochet, it's always so interesting and inspiring to see someone's process, you explain everything so well, with interesting insights, and you are overall so lovely so it's a real pleasure to follow along your crochet journey! You are adventurous and that's something I sometimes miss from the time I started crocheting ; I used to do things intuitively, experimenting things and nowadays I've been sticking to strict patterns and started to feel a bit bored somehow, until I found new techniques recently + your channel, it really inspired me to go back to creativity with crochet and it's very stimulating! So thank you so much Romi, keep on the good work, it's fantastic!
Wow, that's exactly what I want to hear. Thank you for sharing!!
Outstanding work! It's beautiful. No, the colors are great.
i dont crochet but i find your personality so conforting.
i've never subbed so fast.
Thank you!
Avid long time crocheter here...I think you did a WONDERFUL job soon your sweater! Thank you for sharing!
I've crocheted cardigans before, but I want to do a granny square one! Thank you for showing this. Great work!
Wow what a project! Amazing, and your dedication and determination are super inspirational.
You are very talented. Beautiful work!
Thank you!
This was so fun and refreshing to watch! Love the results!❤
Ty!
Here's my pattern for this cardigan if you'd like to make one too! showmeromi.etsy.com/listing/1679950527
Congratulations! Love comfortable sweaters!!!
Thank you for sharing your journey of creating your cardigan and all other projects. It is amazing how many people are inspired by you! 👏👏👏 keep going, you are fantastic.
Thank you!!
I loved watching you create this cardigan!! Beautiful work! Keep creating you're awesome!!😊
Ty!
I just found you and am loving watching you discover crochet! Loving the cardigan. X
1:19 the mumbling is so real😭😂😂
At 14:30, that's a cute vest! And the ribbing looks great!
Thank you!
Really nice fit! Very impressive. I excpected it to look a bit bulky, but you really nailed it. It looks like $800!
i love the pink so much! it turned out perfectly
Thank you!
Romi - you nailed it!!! I love your colour choices...and the pink 💟 very inspiring and you're a great teacher. You just earned a new subscriber.
Mary x
Thank you!
so inspired by how quickly you did this haha my granny square baby blanket took me 3 months to make in entirety! i rly love your vibes and love this cardigan
Thank you!! I dont recommend this speed. My fingers hurt! Haha
Love this! I have a huge pile of grannies done for a sweater but was never happy with the way my joins/attachments looked. Your method looks wonderful (and simple). Thanks for sharing♥
Hope you get to adapt it for your needs!
Good job! The cardigan turned out great and the video was fun to watch!! Keep it up!!!
Thank you :))
I was so jealous when I saw this cardigan on Queer Eye! :D I love the idea of one day making it for myself. I'll have to get practicing my crochet techniques! Thank you :)
Thank you! I hope you try it out. :)
I saw that beautiful cardigan. Great job!
Ty!
I use the crochet hooks with the rubberhandels they dont hurt your hands, love the colour combo.
You are extremely talented as a designer and craftsman. Wonderful results! 😊😊😊😊😊
I love that you cat is named Pooch! So cute! This is a really cool and intimidating pattern, congrats on figuring it out. If you find that it feels too bright in the future, you could try giving it a coffee dye bath to muddy down the brightness and give it a more neutral look. Great video!
Thank you! Yes def wanting to do a light brown dye:) her name is Pooj!
This is brilliant! I'm in awe of you just looking at a picture online and recreating it. Amazing job. Also, I love your kitty. 😸
Thank you!
I like the colours you choose, especially the pink.
Ty!
The skills!! You're awesome. Great editing :)
Thank you!
You have the chillest vibe. Very nice to watch!
☺️thank you🌸
omg so many thoughts! this turned out so cute and ur such a fast learner. i started abt 2 years ago and i caught on fast but i still cant read/make patterns 😭 some things ive learned that are important-
1. cotton does not stretch when you block it cause its a natural fiber. its actually more likely to shrink. synthetic yarns tend to stretch.
2. dye lots dye lots dye lots. pay attention to dye lots (if ur like me and rlly care about cohesiveness) theres also some yarns with no dye lots those are super helpful but tend not to be the best quality of yarn
3.pilling. you know when u have a pair of sweatpants youve been wearing for a while and they get those little fuzzies and dots on the legs? thats called pilling and acrylic tends to do that a lot depending on the quality if the yarn. you can get antipilling yarn it tends to be pretty pricey tho lol. but a rlly good thing about natural fibers like wool cotton or alpaca is they have natural antipilling properties! you can also get a fabric shaver that can fix pilling for synthetic yarns.
4. a lot of ppl want to get into crochet and ive heard from multiple ppl with adhd saying they rlly want to get into it but its too repetitive, do stuffed animals! the pattern changes basically every row, a decent amount of color changes, working with different materials, etc. i have ocd so i tend to like the repetitiveness. however i find it does get a little too repetitive sometimes especially with cardigans thats why it helps to have a lot of color changes (def weave in the ends as u go if u have a ton of color changes or those will never get weaved in 😭)
it looks amazing on you! love the cat intermissions too HAHA
Pooj the cat says thank you 🙌🏼
I would love for you to do a tutorial on how you made those triangles to make the sleeves fit! You rock that cardigan ❤❤
I love it! well done and the pink really suits you, From a real granny in Uk
Thank you!
Wonderful! I love your colour choice, it suits you. On camera it doesn't look too bright, pretty neutral.
What I like about us creators, if something we like is too expensive, we just make it ourselves 😄👍 my first attempt was a sweater from an OTTO fashion catalogue back in 1994-1995, I was only 15 and no chance to order expensive sweater from another country, so, I just took a magnifying glass, some yarn and copied it for myself 😄 grownups were sure my parents spoiled me and ordered this sweater from a Germany 😂
But to be honest, handmade granny square cardigan should cost like the one you chose 😉