Funny story regarding your comment about linen being wrinkled: Many years ago when I was in management and mostly wearing skirt suits, I went to work in a lovely linen suit. It didn’t take long before the skirt was wrinkled! I mentioned my mix of embarrassment and dismay to my secretary, who quickly replied, “Oh, you shouldn’t be concerned - since it’s linen, we know those are expensive wrinkles!”
I too love to sew and knit. You are so very fortunate to have stores that sell garment fabrics. I am in the Washington DC area/Northern VA. We don’t have any fabric stores that carry garment fabrics. But more importantly, I can’t thank you adequately for all of the advice, explanations, demonstrations and explanations! I have learned so much though still consider myself a novice knitter. You are my go-to TH-cam knitting channel and resource. Thank you.
I'm so glad you said sweaters these days are basically all the same. I am sure I'll get flack for saying this, but basically everything is a rectangle with rectangle sleeves. I prefer something interesting. I think the end result looks nicer, and it's more fun to knit. I also prefer flat knitting. As a long time sewist, I feel I get a more refined finish in a sewn knitted garment. Amazing amount of handspun you created! Wow! I love the fabrics you picked up, the lavender with mathematical equations - very cool! There are so many retreats, more and more combine knitting with travel/tours. I haven't gone on any. I know a Travel Advisor well. So I'm biased. I like the idea of Shetland Wool Week. But I'd go on safari before I'd do a knitting retreat, but that's just me.
Oh, I love it, as you started talking about your sewing adventure,my thoughts were “you won’t be able to just sew, you will have to figure out how things work” and then you showed the NERD fabric an I burst out laughing.. all by myself here in my comfy chair.😂🤣
I also am very much off the beige-top-down-seamless-stockinette-oversized-held-with-mohair train! I learned in the era of seamless-top-down primacy, but since discovering seamed knitting and perfecting my two handed Fair Isle purling, I can’t get enough! All my knitting friends think I’ve gone insane, but I love the smaller pieces and the structure.
I think you'll love the double pick-up. Over 20 yrs ago I knit my daughter a Vitadinni tunic length cardigan with, I think, Peruvian motifs--also a small shawl collar. I did the entire band using a double pickup then worked the band in double knitting. A few years later, she brought it to me for some repairs. I was flummoxed by that band. It looked like witchcraft. Eventually I remembered what I had done. This situation caused me to be completely anal about keeping a knitting journal--still do but I use Onenote.
I was one of the many people who inundated your emails about the Faroese sweater. Funny I ended up also watching the film on the knitting in Iceland last week :) Love the spinning you've done!
We had the first Unwind retreat since before Covid in Dunedin earlier in the month. Typically for Unwind attendees organise their own accommodation and as we were trading as well my daughter organized a fabulous AirBnB for a mix of fellow traders and a couple of friends. The retreat itself is in an event centre (small by US standards) There were classes, some thoughtful talks and a traders market. It was only two rather than three days due to a venue restriction which made it feel a bit frenetic, plus it was a touch overwhelming catching up with so many people. I think there were around 300 from all over the country. Having the great house to retreat to was good. The other retreat is one my daughter arranged and is looking at doing again. It was much more like your venue and for the programme we focused on non knitting craft, so had embroidery, an intro to weaving, talks about craft history (can’t remember the rest as was pre-Covid) and lots of space to sit, knit and spin. And on another note, I really enjoyed knitting with Shelter but be aware it breaks easily if you catch your yarn e.g. the ball going under a chair. It’s designed to felt ever so slightly when you wash it the first time to bind the fabric. My son loved his jersey I made for him until his girlfriend accidentally put it through the washing machine. It actually didn’t felt that badly and after a re wash and block out with conditioner my daughter can wear it (so maybe a two size drop)
I just wanted to thank you on the tip about the polo collar. I have an project in need of finishing, mainly the button band and collar, because i did'nt understand the patterns directions (Bergère de France) and that book you showed might be just the thing i need. Btw, this morning there was a piece on the news about a big problem regarding the storage of fleeces in Aragon (Spain). Apparently there's no market for them, the storage place is already full and they expect about 11 hundred tons of wool in this shearing season, but they also cannot just dump it anywhere (there are laws about how to dispose of it) so they are asking for help from the government. I find this very sad, such a waste!
17:02 I love that book!! It takes some diligence to understand the translations, sometimes, but the techniques are outstanding, and I’ve always wanted to try that collar! I can’t wait to see your sweater. I was bitten by the spinning bug on day one. I have a lot of issues due to my disability, so I don’t get to spin as much as I’d like to. My next purchases will be a woolee winder, or similar, and an espinner. I’m hoping that will help facilitate learning long-draw!
The skid row film was fascinating. As a young girl in the early 70’s (10-11 years old, yes it was different times) I would take the city bus from Richfield down Nicollet Ave to about 6th and walk over to Hennepin and connect with a bus to go to Dinkytown for my Dance lessons. I knew Hennepin was shady and I had to avoid the “bums”, but never knew that Nicollet had been as well.
My husband often talks about how he'd take the bus downtown to Hennepin Avenue when he was in Middle School, wander around, get a snack at McDonald's, etc. Kind of hair raising!
I used to sew clothes for myself and for my kids, but I stopped for whatever reason until about five years ago. I decided to brush up on my skills and I used the Alder Shirtdress pattern and an old cotton shower curtain for my first practice garment. I loved that thing and wore it to death in the hot summers. I bet you’ll love yours, too, especially in that beautiful linen🥰
Oh oh oh!! amazingly fabulous episode. First of all, I love the polo collar. I've never seen anything quite like that, but if you love a collar, which I do, it is a great option! Regarding your linen dress fabric, and possible transparency… It did not look at all transparent from where we were sitting, and remember, any fabric will be "see-through" if there is a light source anywhere behind it. I think you will be fine. And, I just loved that there was another thing and another thing and another thing! All your topics are so interesting--lots to learn about! All most enjoyable.
Since you ask: there are two guilds in Maryland, that I belong to, and both guilds go to the same facility for our retreats. The facility is called Claggett center and is located in Western Maryland. It is designed for religious retreats. The rooms are mostly single occupancy with an en suite bathroom. All the meals are provided by the center. There are large classrooms, where we sit and knit and hold classes and play games. There are lots of nature walks because this is a on a large plot of land. If we go anywhere we have to drive. So most of our activities are centered in the rental space. What do you want to know?
Great episode! My grandfather was a bar tender in Minneapolis in the 30's and 40's. I will check out that skid row book. Thanks also for the tip on the south location of SR Harris. I get so overwhelmed at the north location I usually leave and abandon my project. 😮
I love your tidbits! I always find something worthwhile following up on. This time it was watching “Pullover Island”. Very special. Thank you for passing the tidbits along. ❤
So much content in your videos & this was one of the best! I have owned that book for years and refer to it often. 👍🏻. I also love linen and made peace with wrinkles years ago. Your fabrics are lovely! Retreats-I’ve been to so many! Just returned from one last weekend held nearby by our knitting group, Secret Stitching Society. It was our 2nd and, again, totally wonderful! I Used to attend Paula Emmons Fuessle/Knitting Pipeline retreats in ME, GA & IL. Each had its own flair and each was always amazing. What was consistent was the camaraderie and friendships made. Many are still in touch to this day. Sadly Paula passed from cancer a few years ago and is sorely missed. I enjoy choices to sit and knit, explore surroundings, chat with friends old and new or just chill peacefully with a book. Your retreat sounded perfect to me!
When I have a sweater with miles of stockinette, especially fingering, I totally cheat. 😅. That's when I pull out my knitting machine and knit panels that I sew together and then continue to knit the fun parts. You can't see the partial seam from the outside.
I’m so glad you talked about the 200 year old socks & sweater! You were the 1st thing I thought about when I read about them! lol! I thought she would want to see how the socks were constructed! Also look at the yarns and construction of that sweater. Thank you for talking about that & thank you for the Iceland sweater video. Love your podcasts - always
I have never been to a knitting retreat. Even though I live in a big city, there are no knitting nights close by that I could attend to, so I sometime dream of going to a knitting retreat. Unfortunately, the retreats that I find are luxurious and way over my budget, and they implicate a very long distance travel.
Sounds like a fascinating weekend. Unfortunately I have never been on a knitting retreat but have enjoyed quilting retreats both here and in the U.S . There is always a great exchange of information, not always related to the actual purpose of the weekend. 🇬🇧
I’ve just bought some wool that is a mix with wool and nettle fibres! I also have an Icelandic sweater that I bought there 20 years ago - it’s still going strong and I’ve never washed it (advise from the Icelandic knitter).
Great episode! Makes me want to do some spinning. Thank you for mentioning what you use for family history research again. I've been combing through past Casual Friday episodes for that info, and then here it is!
Have you thought of having a knitting buddy to share the garment knitting? Someone who lives the volume of straight knitting but not the colorwork.... But lives the colorwork look. Make 2 of the item and you each get one! Also the look on your face when you snuggled you skeins of your homespun was exceptional 😊
I feel the same way as you do about oversized sweaters in stockinette, but for high waisted jeans. Been there, done that and YOU CAN’T MAKE ME do it again! Definitely NOT the silhouette I want on my body! 😂
Wow, you have been very involved with things. I love your spun wool, it looks so beautiful and natural. I also liked the sound of your Retreat. I have been on one knitting. It was ages ago but really fascinating learning different things about knitting and about the area that we were in. The meals everyone had were cooked by us and yours sounded much better although ours were good but I had nothing to compare that to. My thoughts about todays Podcast are that you are feeling much better and more upbeat about life than before. There seemed to be a spring in your voice today. I hope that didn't sound rude, I would listen to you anytime because I find your ideas really helpful and interesting. Thank you finding German short rows and showing us how to use them. Anyway, I am going out into the sunshine, its chilly inside. Please take care of yourself, see you next time.
I always appreciate your episodes and have used quite a few of your technique videos, but this was particularly interesting for several reasons. First, I chuckled at your description of the current trend of beige, boxy sweaters and how no one can make you do that again. My thought is that if I’m old enough to have participated in a trend the first time, I should probably sit it out the next time. One of the benefits of being older is knowing what works for you and having the courage to stick with it while still being curious and open to new things. I don’t always stick to that though, and it good to be reminded that what’s “hot right now” may not be best for me. Also, I reviewed “Big Book of Knitting” for level 2 of the MHK program (currently working on level 3) and noted that while somewhat dated it would be a good technique reference. I borrowed it from the library, but am now wondering if I should add it to my collection. I also loved the idea of your knitting retreat. It sounds perfect to me! Finally, I was inspired, as always, by your determination to understand how things work in knitting, but now also in sewing. Thanks for the work you put into doing these podcasts. If you keep making them, I’ll keep watching. 😊
I have just finished hand knitting the button bands of a tuck stitch machine knit Henley style sweater which has a similar neckband to the one you showed, it will just have a plain neckband, rather than the collar. It was quite easy, I picked up the bands and knitted them out from the edges of the neck opening on each side and sewed the bottom edge down, sewing the front one with the buttonholes in place first and then the other one to the back. I laughed when you talked about not wanting baggy, beige 80's sweaters, I'm with you on that, I also don't like clothes with big shoulders, or shoulder pads, probably because I remember them from when I was a teenager in the 80's, shoulder pads always seemed to end up as bicep pads on my small frame!
Your handspun is absolutely gorgeous!🎉 That’s a huge accomplishment and I tend to do a happy dance after those spins. Toward the end you talked about making tops to go under your sweaters and I couldn’t help but think of Beth MacDonald Stone on TH-cam. She does it all the time and it looks amazing.
I recognised that book the minute I saw the 'double polo collar' photo! The Big Book of Knitting is published as "l'Enclyclopédie du Tricot" in French, for any Francophiles out there. It's the first book I bought & used when learning to knit. I hadn't realised it has some 'interesting' techniques, for me they are just normal now. So I'm wondering if there's a difference between American and European knitting techniques. There's no problem with the translation into French, just the basic French abbreviations and vocabulary. Also, it was completely understandable to me as a complete beginner, and now it's my quick look it up and double check go-to book. Just realised the photo of instructions for double facing zipper are not complete: it should say "lift up 1 stitch from each border stitch BAR ONE." (otherwise it gets wavy).
Your stitching and your button band look very good. Once you have your sewing learning urge satisfied, you should try weaving and spin, weave and sew a couple of items to ware. Also, there is a retrospective, Works of a Fiber Artist, on Daryl's Blog - The World from a Weavers Point of View. Its about hand woven, cut and sewn, garments. It is very interesting.
The main thing I see with the cardigan's button band is that the buttonholes are too close to the edge. I always put my buttonholes in the center of the button band.
@@RoxanneRichardson I'm sorry, in the video they looked like they were pretty close to the edge and I was wondering how you would have enough space on the edge side for the ribbon. I'm glad to hear you will have enough room and have a good fix for the problem.
Well done for all that spinning. Not sure what breed of wool it is but check it’s not itchy if you’re going to knit something that goes close to your neck. I was told to do the bra test, stick a small amount of the fibre down your bra and leave it there. If it annoys you it’s not skin soft. If you forget it’s there you’re fine
I accidently came across an article about knitters sticks/rods/wands for help in sewing a zipper into a knitted garment. Have you used these and do they help? Thank you!
Knittin retreats? I don't know if there are knitting retreats in the Netherlands. I heard about sock-knitting get-togethers with coffee at Ikea, and knitting days in Zeeland. But a retreat for a few days, with meals and bedrooms? Maybe someone else here knows more about it?
![Hands-On Power BI Tutorial 📊Beginner to Pro [Full Course] ⚡](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5X5LWcLtkzg/mqdefault.jpg)
Funny story regarding your comment about linen being wrinkled: Many years ago when I was in management and mostly wearing skirt suits, I went to work in a lovely linen suit. It didn’t take long before the skirt was wrinkled! I mentioned my mix of embarrassment and dismay to my secretary, who quickly replied, “Oh, you shouldn’t be concerned - since it’s linen, we know those are expensive wrinkles!”
“You can’t make me.” I love it. ❤🤣 Thank you for all you do and share! I leave happier and more empowered every time!😄
I too love to sew and knit. You are so very fortunate to have stores that sell garment fabrics. I am in the Washington DC area/Northern VA. We don’t have any fabric stores that carry garment fabrics. But more importantly, I can’t thank you adequately for all of the advice, explanations, demonstrations and explanations! I have learned so much though still consider myself a novice knitter. You are my go-to TH-cam knitting channel and resource. Thank you.
I'm so glad you said sweaters these days are basically all the same. I am sure I'll get flack for saying this, but basically everything is a rectangle with rectangle sleeves. I prefer something interesting. I think the end result looks nicer, and it's more fun to knit. I also prefer flat knitting. As a long time sewist, I feel I get a more refined finish in a sewn knitted garment. Amazing amount of handspun you created! Wow! I love the fabrics you picked up, the lavender with mathematical equations - very cool! There are so many retreats, more and more combine knitting with travel/tours. I haven't gone on any. I know a Travel Advisor well. So I'm biased. I like the idea of Shetland Wool Week. But I'd go on safari before I'd do a knitting retreat, but that's just me.
Oh The Nettle Dress is a wonderful film. I just watched it 🌟
Oh, I love it, as you started talking about your sewing adventure,my thoughts were “you won’t be able to just sew, you will have to figure out how things work” and then you showed the NERD fabric an I burst out laughing.. all by myself here in my comfy chair.😂🤣
You totally decided the name that everyone uses for German short rows and popularized the technique. That's so cool!
I also am very much off the beige-top-down-seamless-stockinette-oversized-held-with-mohair train! I learned in the era of seamless-top-down primacy, but since discovering seamed knitting and perfecting my two handed Fair Isle purling, I can’t get enough! All my knitting friends think I’ve gone insane, but I love the smaller pieces and the structure.
Yep, the smaller pieces, and being able to shape pieces to get a particular directionality are both great!
I think you'll love the double pick-up. Over 20 yrs ago I knit my daughter a Vitadinni tunic length cardigan with, I think, Peruvian motifs--also a small shawl collar. I did the entire band using a double pickup then worked the band in double knitting. A few years later, she brought it to me for some repairs. I was flummoxed by that band. It looked like witchcraft. Eventually I remembered what I had done. This situation caused me to be completely anal about keeping a knitting journal--still do but I use Onenote.
I love how you bring some history into your episodes that involve knitting. I throughly enjoyed this episode.
49,000 pairs = 98,000 individual woolen stockings!
I was one of the many people who inundated your emails about the Faroese sweater. Funny I ended up also watching the film on the knitting in Iceland last week :) Love the spinning you've done!
We had the first Unwind retreat since before Covid in Dunedin earlier in the month. Typically for Unwind attendees organise their own accommodation and as we were trading as well my daughter organized a fabulous AirBnB for a mix of fellow traders and a couple of friends. The retreat itself is in an event centre (small by US standards) There were classes, some thoughtful talks and a traders market. It was only two rather than three days due to a venue restriction which made it feel a bit frenetic, plus it was a touch overwhelming catching up with so many people. I think there were around 300 from all over the country. Having the great house to retreat to was good. The other retreat is one my daughter arranged and is looking at doing again. It was much more like your venue and for the programme we focused on non knitting craft, so had embroidery, an intro to weaving, talks about craft history (can’t remember the rest as was pre-Covid) and lots of space to sit, knit and spin. And on another note, I really enjoyed knitting with Shelter but be aware it breaks easily if you catch your yarn e.g. the ball going under a chair. It’s designed to felt ever so slightly when you wash it the first time to bind the fabric. My son loved his jersey I made for him until his girlfriend accidentally put it through the washing machine. It actually didn’t felt that badly and after a re wash and block out with conditioner my daughter can wear it (so maybe a two size drop)
I loved your story about finding out that your ancestor lived on Skid Row! That kind of history is just fascinating.
Lucky you! Quarry is beautiful yarn: soft, warm, and, in my experience, it holds up well.
I just wanted to thank you on the tip about the polo collar. I have an project in need of finishing, mainly the button band and collar, because i did'nt understand the patterns directions (Bergère de France) and that book you showed might be just the thing i need.
Btw, this morning there was a piece on the news about a big problem regarding the storage of fleeces in Aragon (Spain). Apparently there's no market for them, the storage place is already full and they expect about 11 hundred tons of wool in this shearing season, but they also cannot just dump it anywhere (there are laws about how to dispose of it) so they are asking for help from the government. I find this very sad, such a waste!
17:02 I love that book!! It takes some diligence to understand the translations, sometimes, but the techniques are outstanding, and I’ve always wanted to try that collar! I can’t wait to see your sweater.
I was bitten by the spinning bug on day one. I have a lot of issues due to my disability, so I don’t get to spin as much as I’d like to. My next purchases will be a woolee winder, or similar, and an espinner. I’m hoping that will help facilitate learning long-draw!
Love how you are always learning & trying new things. What an inspiration
The skid row film was fascinating. As a young girl in the early 70’s (10-11 years old, yes it was different times) I would take the city bus from Richfield down Nicollet Ave to about 6th and walk over to Hennepin and connect with a bus to go to Dinkytown for my Dance lessons. I knew Hennepin was shady and I had to avoid the “bums”, but never knew that Nicollet had been as well.
My husband often talks about how he'd take the bus downtown to Hennepin Avenue when he was in Middle School, wander around, get a snack at McDonald's, etc. Kind of hair raising!
I used to sew clothes for myself and for my kids, but I stopped for whatever reason until about five years ago. I decided to brush up on my skills and I used the Alder Shirtdress pattern and an old cotton shower curtain for my first practice garment. I loved that thing and wore it to death in the hot summers. I bet you’ll love yours, too, especially in that beautiful linen🥰
What a great interesting podcast! Thanks Roxanne
Oh oh oh!! amazingly fabulous episode.
First of all, I love the polo collar. I've never seen anything quite like that, but if you love a collar, which I do, it is a great option!
Regarding your linen dress fabric, and possible transparency… It did not look at all transparent from where we were sitting, and remember, any fabric will be "see-through" if there is a light source anywhere behind it. I think you will be fine.
And, I just loved that there was another thing and another thing and another thing! All your topics are so interesting--lots to learn about!
All most enjoyable.
I’m looking forward to your tutorial about double pickup. That is such a good finish 👍
Since you ask: there are two guilds in Maryland, that I belong to, and both guilds go to the same facility for our retreats. The facility is called Claggett center and is located in Western Maryland. It is designed for religious retreats. The rooms are mostly single occupancy with an en suite bathroom. All the meals are provided by the center. There are large classrooms, where we sit and knit and hold classes and play games. There are lots of nature walks because this is a on a large plot of land. If we go anywhere we have to drive. So most of our activities are centered in the rental space. What do you want to know?
Thank you, Roxanne! A(nother) super episode! 💖
Great episode! My grandfather was a bar tender in Minneapolis in the 30's and 40's. I will check out that skid row book. Thanks also for the tip on the south location of SR Harris. I get so overwhelmed at the north location I usually leave and abandon my project. 😮
Yeah, that Brooklyn Park location is just too much for me! So cool about your grandfather -- I wonder if he knew my g2grandfather? ;-)
What cool history in this episode
I love your tidbits! I always find something worthwhile following up on. This time it was watching “Pullover Island”. Very special. Thank you for passing the tidbits along. ❤
So much content in your videos & this was one of the best! I have owned that book for years and refer to it often. 👍🏻.
I also love linen and made peace with wrinkles years ago. Your fabrics are lovely!
Retreats-I’ve been to so many! Just returned from one last weekend held nearby by our knitting group, Secret Stitching Society. It was our 2nd and, again, totally wonderful!
I Used to attend Paula Emmons Fuessle/Knitting Pipeline retreats in ME, GA & IL. Each had its own flair and each was always amazing. What was consistent was the camaraderie and friendships made. Many are still in touch to this day. Sadly Paula passed from cancer a few years ago and is sorely missed.
I enjoy choices to sit and knit, explore surroundings, chat with friends old and new or just chill peacefully with a book. Your retreat sounded perfect to me!
Great, as usual. Thanks.
When I have a sweater with miles of stockinette, especially fingering, I totally cheat. 😅. That's when I pull out my knitting machine and knit panels that I sew together and then continue to knit the fun parts. You can't see the partial seam from the outside.
I love your linen fabric.
I knew you were going to say Hacer! Great shop. (I’m in Albuquerque.) Can’t wait to see your handspun sweater come to life.
Your linen fabric is so pretty.
Such a packed episode. Thanks Rox. Enjoyed it all.
I’m so glad you talked about the 200 year old socks & sweater! You were the 1st thing I thought about when I read about them! lol! I thought she would want to see how the socks were constructed! Also look at the yarns and construction of that sweater. Thank you for talking about that & thank you for the Iceland sweater video. Love your podcasts - always
I have never been to a knitting retreat. Even though I live in a big city, there are no knitting nights close by that I could attend to, so I sometime dream of going to a knitting retreat. Unfortunately, the retreats that I find are luxurious and way over my budget, and they implicate a very long distance travel.
Absolutely FABULOUS episode
Sounds like a fascinating weekend. Unfortunately I have never been on a knitting retreat but have enjoyed quilting retreats both here and in the U.S . There is always a great exchange of information, not always related to the actual purpose of the weekend. 🇬🇧
I’ve just bought some wool that is a mix with wool and nettle fibres! I also have an Icelandic sweater that I bought there 20 years ago - it’s still going strong and I’ve never washed it (advise from the Icelandic knitter).
Great episode! Makes me want to do some spinning. Thank you for mentioning what you use for family history research again. I've been combing through past Casual Friday episodes for that info, and then here it is!
Have you thought of having a knitting buddy to share the garment knitting? Someone who lives the volume of straight knitting but not the colorwork.... But lives the colorwork look. Make 2 of the item and you each get one!
Also the look on your face when you snuggled you skeins of your homespun was exceptional 😊
Great episode!
I feel the same way as you do about oversized sweaters in stockinette, but for high waisted jeans. Been there, done that and YOU CAN’T MAKE ME do it again! Definitely NOT the silhouette I want on my body! 😂
Wow, you have been very involved with things. I love your spun wool, it looks so beautiful and natural. I also liked the sound of your Retreat. I have been on one knitting. It was ages ago but really fascinating learning different things about knitting and about the area that we were in. The meals everyone had were cooked by us and yours sounded much better although ours were good but I had nothing to compare that to. My thoughts about todays Podcast are that you are feeling much better and more upbeat about life than before. There seemed to be a spring in your voice today. I hope that didn't sound rude, I would listen to you anytime because I find your ideas really helpful and interesting. Thank you finding German short rows and showing us how to use them. Anyway, I am going out into the sunshine, its chilly inside. Please take care of yourself, see you next time.
I always appreciate your episodes and have used quite a few of your technique videos, but this was particularly interesting for several reasons. First, I chuckled at your description of the current trend of beige, boxy sweaters and how no one can make you do that again. My thought is that if I’m old enough to have participated in a trend the first time, I should probably sit it out the next time. One of the benefits of being older is knowing what works for you and having the courage to stick with it while still being curious and open to new things. I don’t always stick to that though, and it good to be reminded that what’s “hot right now” may not be best for me.
Also, I reviewed “Big Book of Knitting” for level 2 of the MHK program (currently working on level 3) and noted that while somewhat dated it would be a good technique reference. I borrowed it from the library, but am now wondering if I should add it to my collection.
I also loved the idea of your knitting retreat. It sounds perfect to me!
Finally, I was inspired, as always, by your determination to understand how things work in knitting, but now also in sewing. Thanks for the work you put into doing these podcasts. If you keep making them, I’ll keep watching. 😊
I have just finished hand knitting the button bands of a tuck stitch machine knit Henley style sweater which has a similar neckband to the one you showed, it will just have a plain neckband, rather than the collar. It was quite easy, I picked up the bands and knitted them out from the edges of the neck opening on each side and sewed the bottom edge down, sewing the front one with the buttonholes in place first and then the other one to the back.
I laughed when you talked about not wanting baggy, beige 80's sweaters, I'm with you on that, I also don't like clothes with big shoulders, or shoulder pads, probably because I remember them from when I was a teenager in the 80's, shoulder pads always seemed to end up as bicep pads on my small frame!
Your handspun is absolutely gorgeous!🎉 That’s a huge accomplishment and I tend to do a happy dance after those spins. Toward the end you talked about making tops to go under your sweaters and I couldn’t help but think of Beth MacDonald Stone on TH-cam. She does it all the time and it looks amazing.
Great podcast thank you 🧶☕️😊
Top down sweaters are so heavy when knitting and the finished sweater is usually quite shapeless. I have returned to pieced knitting for a better fit.
I recognised that book the minute I saw the 'double polo collar' photo! The Big Book of Knitting is published as "l'Enclyclopédie du Tricot" in French, for any Francophiles out there. It's the first book I bought & used when learning to knit. I hadn't realised it has some 'interesting' techniques, for me they are just normal now. So I'm wondering if there's a difference between American and European knitting techniques. There's no problem with the translation into French, just the basic French abbreviations and vocabulary. Also, it was completely understandable to me as a complete beginner, and now it's my quick look it up and double check go-to book. Just realised the photo of instructions for double facing zipper are not complete: it should say "lift up 1 stitch from each border stitch BAR ONE." (otherwise it gets wavy).
Your stitching and your button band look very good. Once you have your sewing learning urge satisfied, you should try weaving and spin, weave and sew a couple of items to ware. Also, there is a retrospective, Works of a Fiber Artist, on Daryl's Blog - The World from a Weavers Point of View. Its about hand woven, cut and sewn, garments. It is very interesting.
The main thing I see with the cardigan's button band is that the buttonholes are too close to the edge. I always put my buttonholes in the center of the button band.
They are in the center of the band.
@@RoxanneRichardson I'm sorry, in the video they looked like they were pretty close to the edge and I was wondering how you would have enough space on the edge side for the ribbon. I'm glad to hear you will have enough room and have a good fix for the problem.
Another interesting episode. Thank you. Will you make the garment that came with the yarn you won? Did you ever find out more about the heel lady?
I did find out more about Nora!
Well done for all that spinning. Not sure what breed of wool it is but check it’s not itchy if you’re going to knit something that goes close to your neck. I was told to do the bra test, stick a small amount of the fibre down your bra and leave it there. If it annoys you it’s not skin soft. If you forget it’s there you’re fine
I'm never worried about the itch factor, because I always wear a long sleeve t-shirt under my sweaters!
Love that linen fabric! And the nerd fabric! What about a nerd shirtdress?
Not sure I have enough fabric! Maybe?
It's purple, so it gets you semi-nerd status. Lime green for full nerd.
And another thing!
Self annihilation--that is my personal term for beige!
I accidently came across an article about knitters sticks/rods/wands for help in sewing a zipper into a knitted garment. Have you used these and do they help? Thank you!
No idea what those are!
I wonder if it is using a blocking wire or two to stabilize the edge as you stitch it in?
47 minutes of talking about spinning update? sign me up! Kidding, I know there is more.
Knittin retreats? I don't know if there are knitting retreats in the Netherlands. I heard about sock-knitting get-togethers with coffee at Ikea, and knitting days in Zeeland. But a retreat for a few days, with meals and bedrooms? Maybe someone else here knows more about it?