Happy Sunday! Today we're just chatting a bit about the knitting I've been up to. Enjoy! ||Episode Content: Stripe Hype Sweater: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripe-hype-sweater Stoney Lake Textiles Bag: shrsl.com/4ay6a How I block my sweaters: th-cam.com/video/DdkgGPltGWA/w-d-xo.html Delfonics Rollbahn Notebook: amzn.to/3O2Z9gM Frankensweater Saga Video Series: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripe-hype-sweater Learn about the Franken-KAL: www.patreon.com/posts/franken-kal-93627163?Link&
You have one of my favorite NYC mugs! I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years and that evokes such fond memories in many senses. Also, I continue to love how you are walking people through the sweater KAL. It sounds so approachable, starting with an easily accessible yarn and continuing with the support you are giving.
I always knit hats top-down. Tha't how my grandma taught me and it's a lot easier: you stop increasing when you get the right size and that's it, with any yarn, any needles, any stitch.
Eeeeeeeeeee! Little Knights! I love it. My 2 kids are now 10 and 16 but once upon a time were both Little Penguins. We love that the program that Sidney Crosby started here has spread across the entire NHL. So much of my knitting gets done at their games and I love when other parents get a bit invested in what I'm working on and check in on my WIP progress throughout the season.
You can just steam a sweater w the ribbing pinned out to achieve a similar effect. At least in my world ! Also recommend the “alternating cast on” for similar look to Italian cast off. It takes a few tries to get it bc it’s a different pattern to cast on, but once you learn it, it’s super intuitive and easy Just make sure you downsize your needles x2.
Wow I must say how much it changed, now it’s something you’ll wear all the time! I’ve changed my mind from what I wrote before. Good job. Wet block always is going to be a rule!
I really just adore the neckline of your original Frankensweater. (You look fantasic in it btw) Can you recommend a sweater pattern that has a similar neckline? I can’t think of what that neckline is called but I love it and need it. lol. Thank you!❤
Oh man Tayler! I loved that sweater from the start. ❤️ I wanted to be a part of the Franken sweater knit a long, I want to yell out “ wait for me, come back!!” I really thought this would redemption sweater. I am knew to knitting and I bought a pattern that used beginner , I admit that I felt confident 😂 then I started having problems with short rows, even though I can knit heel flap socks easily, I don’t want to BLAME the pattern but for me personally read short row instructions and going back and forth step1 row1,23 then step 2 …. Step 3 go back and knit half of step 1 then half of step 2 and an additional step was too much, turning my work and eyes all over the page, was just too much for me, I redid the sweater so often that I started 3 new balls of yarn both ends when it would start looking messed up, since it is the collar it can’t look fuzzed. I did wet and smooth the yarn out a few times too. 😤Anyway when I seen your first Franken sweater knit along I thought a gorgeous sweater with live help 🎉 Still messing with that sweater while looking for another similar pattern I lost my patience looking through patterns. Anyway I made a Patreon account and I going to watch along on until I figure yarn out to start late.
Knitting hats from the top down makes it a million times easier to size a hat for a specific person, rather than hoping a bottom up pattern fits ok on someone within a certain size range.
I just blocked my stripe hype sweater (first time blocking a sweater) and I am absolutely obsessed! I am enthralled by the magic of blocking! Your second franken sweater color is just beautiful! and will you please share where you get some of your sweat pant joggers from? LOVE!
I'm so glad that your Stripe Hype blocked so well. Isn't it magical!? It's so worth the extra time and delayed gratification. 😊 And my joggers are from Vuori. I wear them ALL THE TIME. The best joggers ever. Worth every penny. Trust me. (not sponsored or affiliated in any way, btw)
Love you podcast. So fun for your family to be involved in hockey. Enjoy it all. I spent 17 years in Vegas, raised my family there in the 90’s-2000’s....I was always looking for fun things for kids to do....we loved Red Rocks! Now I’m loving the hiking and crafting life in Sonoma County, Ca... Sending greetings....
It seems like you’d have to give careful thought to where you want stripes like these to land relative to the collar. Before blocking, the stripe at the lowest point of the collar looked kind of pinched where it met the ribbing, but now it looks much more even. Would you comment on issues related to locating stripes sometime please, thanks.
Hi Tayler. I just had reason to look back over my ravelry profile and found I had written 2023 was my year of serious knitting. By that I meant gauge swatches and …. BLOCKING!!! I agree that it makes suuuuch a difference to your garment. You describe it perfectly “it takes a garment from something you like and will wear to something you love and will live in”. I know this is a long comment but I also have to tell you I did a double take on your “jungle” project bag - I got one just like it for Xmas AND I am currently making the Monday Sweater and not only does my pattern but also my yarn looks exactly like yours. 😂😂
Frankensweater 2.0 is another gorgeous WIP. Kudos for blending luxury yarn with a basic as it makes knitting more affordable for everyone. I'm not sure if you showed us any books from your stash for more knitting basics like your top down hat. Right now as a knitting newbie I'm working from patterns. Can be very frustrating... especially hats. My nemesis of anything knit! Enjoy your time with the Little Knights.
I am going to try the top down method of making a hat. That is why I always love to crochet hats, since they are mostly made top down. Makes a lot of sense. Stripe Hype is looking amazing. Wet blocking is the way to go. I have an ancient grid notebook I bought at Ross for $1 which is my knitting and crochet journal. I love leafing through it to see my notes on old projects. It is about halfway full now, and I have been using it for years and years.
That's totally ok! I'm so happy you're joining. I just uploaded the fifth video in the KAL series and the next won't be uploaded until Monday so you have some time to catch up. We're working at a very comfortable pace. ❤️
I want to be very honest with you about the striped sweater! I hated it! The bottom was too dumpling for me! Longer or not blousy would have been great! The block was the solution, now I love it! I was never a fan of those 70s era blousy cuffs and blousy at the bottom. I quit knitting until that style was dead! But kudos to you for seeing the beauty it would be after blocking!
I appreciate this because I completely understand the sentiment. Though I didn’t hate it before the blocking, I can absolutely see how that “style” is just not for everyone. It was very…niche. 😂 But now? It’s like a whole new sweater…and it looks intentional and classic. A fantastic example of the beauty of blocking. ❤
The problem with the wet blocking is that now the front looks like it's hiking a bit. And I think it had always hiked but the band pulled it in and made it dumpling like so we never noticed it. I still think it looks better with a tiny bit of front hiking than it did before.
I'm in Italy, so your Sunday podcast has become my "relaxing Monday morning start", when I load up some energy to get through my Monday... so, thank you very much! I've cast on a cabled afghan and I'm having a fight with counting LOL
Hi Tayler. Your sweaters are fantastic. I really love your first Frankensweater so much. The yarn color and look is beautiful. Love the hat too. Very pretty yarn. I hope you enjoyed your son’s hockey game. These are the best times and they go by so quickly. 😊
Thank you so much for the idea of using two sets of circular needles. I’m working on my first top down color work sweater and using two sets of circular needles helps me in determining size, even though I’m following a pattern it’s always good to try on. Thanks again.
I'm a fairly new knitter and I love knitting a hat top down. It's just so much easier and gets the hard part for me (increases/decreases) out of the way first.
So… I recently shrunk a sweater that I didn’t realize it was 100% cotton. It now has a very dumpling shape to it. I’m going to wet block it and see what I can do. 😁 it obviously already shrunk, so I’m not gonna probably make it any bigger, but I’m hoping I can shape it a little better.
Thanks for another lovely post. I also had a "palate-cleanser"project that I love "Perky Little Hat" and I finished it in time for the cold weather we're expecting this week! Love the sweater progress and look forward to more. Stay warm and thanks for sharing!
Girl. When I say I NEED that incredible blue wool!!! I'm already interested in getting some of their wool to try but your dye took it to the next level and beyond for me.
Your stripe hype has definitely inspired me to make a striped sweater in similar colors. I’ve always loved pairing grey with camel/ caramel/ browny colors but I have never considered putting them together in one garment but I love how your sweater looks !
I depilled a sweater with a razor while watching this video and it worked like magic! The striped sweater is making me want to try knitting a drop shoulder sweater again (I failed the last attempt haha)
To go with your Rollbahn book, you should consider picking up some Pilot Frixion pens. 😍 They come in all kinds of zaney (as well as traditional) colours, and the ink is erasable with friction. I believe they also make Frixion markers/hi-lighters. Perfect for adjusting notes.
I love the Frankensweater! When I clicked the link to go to the Frankensweater Saga video series I get sent to the Ravelry page for the Stripe Hype pattern; is that where I should be landing?
Hi Tayler! I LOVE your stripe hype sweater! You inspired me and now I’d love to knit one in worsted weight, too 🙌 Could I ask how much yarn of each colour you ended up using for your sweater?
Ooooo I'm so glad you're going to knit one as well. You'll love it! Ok, I need to go weigh the sweater to see because I'm not exactly sure, but I can say that I used no more than two balls of the Patons Classic Worsted (mustard) and no more than one ball of the Fisherman's Wool. I'll weigh it and get back to you! 😅
Where can I find the KAL? I happen to have just knit a sweater for my daughter out of that Paton’s wool, and I also have some mohair which I would never have thought to combine together!
Hi Valerie! The KAL is available over on Patreon for tier 2 and 3 members. There are weekly videos (20-30 minutes) walking through the process of building this "Frankensweater" from the ground up. It's a bit unconventional, but worth taking a look at if you're an adventurous knitter. 😉. You can learn more here: www.patreon.com/collection/278144
I got a cute Rollbahn notebook with a cover by a stationery/stamp artist I like (because I'm a stationery junkie) and wasn't sure what exactly I was going to use it for... Until i picked up knitting again! Now it's my book of knitting notes. I just started my first sweater so it's definitely coming in handy!
Love the strip sweater! Question for you: I have been scrolling through ravelry nonstop lately and most of the time when I find a pattern I want they always seem to be in a foreign language. Do you know of a resource that can help translate the pattern?
I was wondering the same thing! I only recently got the hang of using magic loop, and by recently I mean yesterday…. So I’m having trouble getting my head around the mechanics of using the two needles. I guess it would be like knitting on two straight needles but they’re a double pointed, and everything is connected in the round? 🤣 It makes my head hurt, but the advantage of being able to try on the yoke seems like it would be worth figuring out!
@@rachelmitchell2144 it does sound odd but the mechanics/process doesn’t change just start with the other tip when you get to it and keep going round and round.
So there are a few good ones. My favorite right now is the Magnolia Hat by Camilla Vad. Here is the link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magnolia-hat-2
Great question! So any time you completely soak your sweater, you will need to reshape it and block it out as it dries. However, if you're working with wool, this is not something you should have to do much at all. Spot cleaning is most often all you'll need. I mean unless things get really dirty. 😉
Howdy! First off..... love your knitting show, and your content so much! And next asking these questions for clarification..... I don't understand why you keep saying "dumpling" (like the food), do you mean maybe "dumpy" or "frumpy"? Also what is a "Frankensweater"? Is it a pattern? A new knitting term youtubers are using that Im not aware of yet? Thanks for your help hahahahah! Blessings and warm wooly hugs!
I think by ‘dumpling’ she means the hem pulling in and creating a sort of blousy shape to the top, where the bodice is larger than the ribbed hem and sort of creates a billowy belly like a little dim sum dumpling.
Happy Sunday! Today we're just chatting a bit about the knitting I've been up to. Enjoy!
||Episode Content:
Stripe Hype Sweater:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripe-hype-sweater
Stoney Lake Textiles Bag:
shrsl.com/4ay6a
How I block my sweaters:
th-cam.com/video/DdkgGPltGWA/w-d-xo.html
Delfonics Rollbahn Notebook:
amzn.to/3O2Z9gM
Frankensweater Saga Video Series:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripe-hype-sweater
Learn about the Franken-KAL:
www.patreon.com/posts/franken-kal-93627163?Link&
You have one of my favorite NYC mugs! I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years and that evokes such fond memories in many senses.
Also, I continue to love how you are walking people through the sweater KAL. It sounds so approachable, starting with an easily accessible yarn and continuing with the support you are giving.
I always knit hats top-down. Tha't how my grandma taught me and it's a lot easier: you stop increasing when you get the right size and that's it, with any yarn, any needles, any stitch.
Love how your stripe hype sweater blocked!!!❤❤
Eeeeeeeeeee! Little Knights! I love it. My 2 kids are now 10 and 16 but once upon a time were both Little Penguins. We love that the program that Sidney Crosby started here has spread across the entire NHL. So much of my knitting gets done at their games and I love when other parents get a bit invested in what I'm working on and check in on my WIP progress throughout the season.
I first thought the beanie top was going to be a beret!
You can just steam a sweater w the ribbing pinned out to achieve a similar effect. At least in my world !
Also recommend the “alternating cast on” for similar look to Italian cast off. It takes a few tries to get it bc it’s a different pattern to cast on, but once you learn it, it’s super intuitive and easy Just make sure you downsize your needles x2.
Pink and blue are pretty colors
Wow I must say how much it changed, now it’s something you’ll wear all the time! I’ve changed my mind from what I wrote before. Good job. Wet block always is going to be a rule!
Agreed……it looks so much better and hangs nicer after blocking!
I really just adore the neckline of your original Frankensweater. (You look fantasic in it btw) Can you recommend a sweater pattern that has a similar neckline? I can’t think of what that neckline is called but I love it and need it. lol. Thank you!❤
Oh man Tayler! I loved that sweater from the start. ❤️
I wanted to be a part of the Franken sweater knit a long, I want to yell out “ wait for me, come back!!”
I really thought this would redemption sweater. I am knew to knitting and I bought a pattern that used beginner , I admit that I felt confident 😂 then I started having problems with short rows, even though I can knit heel flap socks easily, I don’t want to BLAME the pattern but for me personally read short row instructions and going back and forth step1 row1,23 then step 2 …. Step 3 go back and knit half of step 1 then half of step 2 and an additional step was too much, turning my work and eyes all over the page, was just too much for me, I redid the sweater so often that I started 3 new balls of yarn both ends when it would start looking messed up, since it is the collar it can’t look fuzzed. I did wet and smooth the yarn out a few times too. 😤Anyway when I seen your first Franken sweater knit along I thought a gorgeous sweater with live help 🎉
Still messing with that sweater while looking for another similar pattern I lost my patience looking through patterns.
Anyway I made a Patreon account and I going to watch along on until I figure yarn out to start late.
Knitting hats from the top down makes it a million times easier to size a hat for a specific person, rather than hoping a bottom up pattern fits ok on someone within a certain size range.
I just blocked my stripe hype sweater (first time blocking a sweater) and I am absolutely obsessed! I am enthralled by the magic of blocking! Your second franken sweater color is just beautiful!
and will you please share where you get some of your sweat pant joggers from? LOVE!
I'm so glad that your Stripe Hype blocked so well. Isn't it magical!? It's so worth the extra time and delayed gratification. 😊
And my joggers are from Vuori. I wear them ALL THE TIME. The best joggers ever. Worth every penny. Trust me. (not sponsored or affiliated in any way, btw)
try out the alternating cabel cast on
it's looking like a Italian cast on but much more easier 🤗
greetings from Austria
Love you podcast. So fun for your family to be involved in hockey. Enjoy it all. I spent 17 years in Vegas, raised my family there in the 90’s-2000’s....I was always looking for fun things for kids to do....we loved Red Rocks! Now I’m loving the hiking and crafting life in Sonoma County, Ca...
Sending greetings....
It seems like you’d have to give careful thought to where you want stripes like these to land relative to the collar. Before blocking, the stripe at the lowest point of the collar looked kind of pinched where it met the ribbing, but now it looks much more even. Would you comment on issues related to locating stripes sometime please, thanks.
I really like the colors of the striped sweater.
Hi Tayler. I just had reason to look back over my ravelry profile and found I had written 2023 was my year of serious knitting. By that I meant gauge swatches and …. BLOCKING!!! I agree that it makes suuuuch a difference to your garment. You describe it perfectly “it takes a garment from something you like and will wear to something you love and will live in”. I know this is a long comment but I also have to tell you I did a double take on your “jungle” project bag - I got one just like it for Xmas AND I am currently making the Monday Sweater and not only does my pattern but also my yarn looks exactly like yours. 😂😂
Frankensweater 2.0 is another gorgeous WIP. Kudos for blending luxury yarn with a basic as it makes knitting more affordable for everyone.
I'm not sure if you showed us any books from your stash for more knitting basics like your top down hat. Right now as a knitting newbie I'm working from patterns. Can be very frustrating... especially hats. My nemesis of anything knit!
Enjoy your time with the Little Knights.
I am going to try the top down method of making a hat. That is why I always love to crochet hats, since they are mostly made top down. Makes a lot of sense.
Stripe Hype is looking amazing. Wet blocking is the way to go.
I have an ancient grid notebook I bought at Ross for $1 which is my knitting and crochet journal. I love leafing through it to see my notes on old projects. It is about halfway full now, and I have been using it for years and years.
I’m going to be a week behind the kal but I’m so excited to start my Frankie. 😊
That's totally ok! I'm so happy you're joining. I just uploaded the fifth video in the KAL series and the next won't be uploaded until Monday so you have some time to catch up. We're working at a very comfortable pace. ❤️
I want to be very honest with you about the striped sweater! I hated it! The bottom was too dumpling for me! Longer or not blousy would have been great! The block was the solution, now I love it! I was never a fan of those 70s era blousy cuffs and blousy at the bottom. I quit knitting until that style was dead! But kudos to you for seeing the beauty it would be after blocking!
I appreciate this because I completely understand the sentiment. Though I didn’t hate it before the blocking, I can absolutely see how that “style” is just not for everyone. It was very…niche. 😂 But now? It’s like a whole new sweater…and it looks intentional and classic. A fantastic example of the beauty of blocking. ❤
The problem with the wet blocking is that now the front looks like it's hiking a bit. And I think it had always hiked but the band pulled it in and made it dumpling like so we never noticed it. I still think it looks better with a tiny bit of front hiking than it did before.
I'm in Italy, so your Sunday podcast has become my "relaxing Monday morning start", when I load up some energy to get through my Monday... so, thank you very much!
I've cast on a cabled afghan and I'm having a fight with counting LOL
Hi Tayler. Your sweaters are fantastic. I really love your first Frankensweater so much. The yarn color and look is beautiful. Love the hat too. Very pretty yarn. I hope you enjoyed your son’s hockey game. These are the best times and they go by so quickly. 😊
Thank you so much for the idea of using two sets of circular needles. I’m working on my first top down color work sweater and using two sets of circular needles helps me in determining size, even though I’m following a pattern it’s always good to try on. Thanks again.
I'm a fairly new knitter and I love knitting a hat top down. It's just so much easier and gets the hard part for me (increases/decreases) out of the way first.
So… I recently shrunk a sweater that I didn’t realize it was 100% cotton. It now has a very dumpling shape to it. I’m going to wet block it and see what I can do. 😁 it obviously already shrunk, so I’m not gonna probably make it any bigger, but I’m hoping I can shape it a little better.
Thanks for another lovely post. I also had a "palate-cleanser"project that I love "Perky Little Hat" and I finished it in time for the cold weather we're expecting this week! Love the sweater progress and look forward to more. Stay warm and thanks for sharing!
These are also the properties of the Musselbourg hat
I just joined your Patreon for FrankenKAL🎉❤😂
BLOCKING IS EVERYTHING. ❤
EVERYTHING. ❤️
Amazing difference…even the sleeves.
Girl. When I say I NEED that incredible blue wool!!! I'm already interested in getting some of their wool to try but your dye took it to the next level and beyond for me.
Your stripe hype has definitely inspired me to make a striped sweater in similar colors. I’ve always loved pairing grey with camel/ caramel/ browny colors but I have never considered putting them together in one garment but I love how your sweater looks !
I depilled a sweater with a razor while watching this video and it worked like magic! The striped sweater is making me want to try knitting a drop shoulder sweater again (I failed the last attempt haha)
Awesome sweaters!!
To go with your Rollbahn book, you should consider picking up some Pilot Frixion pens. 😍 They come in all kinds of zaney (as well as traditional) colours, and the ink is erasable with friction. I believe they also make Frixion markers/hi-lighters. Perfect for adjusting notes.
I love the Frankensweater! When I clicked the link to go to the Frankensweater Saga video series I get sent to the Ravelry page for the Stripe Hype pattern; is that where I should be landing?
Hi Tayler! I LOVE your stripe hype sweater! You inspired me and now I’d love to knit one in worsted weight, too 🙌 Could I ask how much yarn of each colour you ended up using for your sweater?
Ooooo I'm so glad you're going to knit one as well. You'll love it! Ok, I need to go weigh the sweater to see because I'm not exactly sure, but I can say that I used no more than two balls of the Patons Classic Worsted (mustard) and no more than one ball of the Fisherman's Wool. I'll weigh it and get back to you! 😅
Wow!
Where can I find the KAL? I happen to have just knit a sweater for my daughter out of that Paton’s wool, and I also have some mohair which I would never have thought to combine together!
Hi Valerie! The KAL is available over on Patreon for tier 2 and 3 members. There are weekly videos (20-30 minutes) walking through the process of building this "Frankensweater" from the ground up. It's a bit unconventional, but worth taking a look at if you're an adventurous knitter. 😉. You can learn more here:
www.patreon.com/collection/278144
I got a cute Rollbahn notebook with a cover by a stationery/stamp artist I like (because I'm a stationery junkie) and wasn't sure what exactly I was going to use it for... Until i picked up knitting again! Now it's my book of knitting notes. I just started my first sweater so it's definitely coming in handy!
Love the strip sweater! Question for you: I have been scrolling through ravelry nonstop lately and most of the time when I find a pattern I want they always seem to be in a foreign language. Do you know of a resource that can help translate the pattern?
That franken 2.0 colour is everything!! What gauge are you knitting that at? 🥰
Thank you! I’m loving it too. This sweater is knitting up at 14.5 sts/4 inches on a US size 10. It’s slightly open which gives it a nice drape. ☺️
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS niiice! Looking forward to seeing your progress! Love your podcast! 🥰
Am I completly stupid or maybe brain fogged, but: how do you knit on two long circular needles at once?
I was wondering the same thing! I only recently got the hang of using magic loop, and by recently I mean yesterday…. So I’m having trouble getting my head around the mechanics of using the two needles. I guess it would be like knitting on two straight needles but they’re a double pointed, and everything is connected in the round? 🤣 It makes my head hurt, but the advantage of being able to try on the yoke seems like it would be worth figuring out!
@@rachelmitchell2144 it does sound odd but the mechanics/process doesn’t change just start with the other tip when you get to it and keep going round and round.
@@KatepweThank you!! 😅
Is there a pattern for a top down hat?? I need to do that!!
So there are a few good ones. My favorite right now is the Magnolia Hat by Camilla Vad. Here is the link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magnolia-hat-2
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS thank you so much!
Question…do you have to block your sweaters each time you wash them?
Great question! So any time you completely soak your sweater, you will need to reshape it and block it out as it dries. However, if you're working with wool, this is not something you should have to do much at all. Spot cleaning is most often all you'll need. I mean unless things get really dirty. 😉
Howdy! First off..... love your knitting show, and your content so much! And next asking these questions for clarification..... I don't understand why you keep saying "dumpling" (like the food), do you mean maybe "dumpy" or "frumpy"? Also what is a "Frankensweater"? Is it a pattern? A new knitting term youtubers are using that Im not aware of yet? Thanks for your help hahahahah! Blessings and warm wooly hugs!
I think by ‘dumpling’ she means the hem pulling in and creating a sort of blousy shape to the top, where the bodice is larger than the ribbed hem and sort of creates a billowy belly like a little dim sum dumpling.
Ohhhh ok , that makes total sense now, thank you for explaining that to me 😊@@daniellerozmus2981