A Lovely Yarn Episode 23 - Shawls, Sweaters, Natural Dying, and Book Reviews
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Find me on Instagram: / amber_helena
Ravelry: www.ravelry.co...
Finished Object:
Color Craze Shawl by Tamy Gore of Narrow Path Designs
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Yarns Used:
Main Colors Pale Primrose by Lamb & Vine / lambandvine
Salted Sands by The Angora Moose / angoramoose
Various other colors of mini skeins by the following Indie dyers:
Six & Seven Fibers / sixandsevenfiber
Bluebird Yarns / bluebirdyarns
Willow Tree Yarn / willowtreeyarn
Woolly Mammoth Fibre Co. / woollymammothfibres
WIP's:
Dreyma Sweater by Jennifer Steingass www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: Drops Air in Color 6 (Main) and Color 3 (Contrast)
Hermione's Everyday Socks www.ravelry.co...
Yarn Unknown
Project Bags by Olivia of This Handmade Life
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Books Mentioned:
Coffeehouse Knitting
A Garden to Dye For
Wild Color
Bluebird of Happiness www.ravelry.co...
Awww I just found your channel- spotted your colour craze shawl and the colours are so pretty!!! And then you used one of my yarns in it!! What a nice lovely surprise!! Absolutely gorgeous!! I’d definitely consider knitting another one too :) ♥️ Happy knitting my friend!
Amber, I absolutely love recently discovering your podcast. You are such a relaxing person to watch. I have really gotten into Natural Dyeing myself this past summer. I've experimented dyeing with onion skins, avocado, Queen Anne's Lace, yarrow, black beans, acorns, etc. I also knit, spin and weave. Your projects are so appealing. I have subscribed and already told my knitting and spinning friends about your podcast. Thanks so much. Can't wait for Episode 24! Your recently completed shawl is so lovely.
Woohoo, I'm getting closer to being caught up with your videos! I just had to say that I absolutely love your Color Craze Shawl ❤️
Aww. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the tip on alkalinity making avocado dye baths more pink. I hadn't heard that before and haven't been impressed with the two avocado dye baths I've tried. I've known I wanted to try again though, and this may be the inspiration!
I love neutrals, browns and rustic colors. Mainly i just want to match my dog peanut.lol. i would love to spin yarn omg!! Maybe in my next life. I hardly have time to crochet these days. I cant wait for it to get cold here too!💫🦋🥰🇺🇸
Thanks for another lovely podcast - love the subtle colours in your Color Craze shawl! A friend recently introduced me to Tamy Gore's patterns and I've made Kira Cove but not happy with my colour choices - too bright, will be making another in a more subdued tonal palette.
I have so many Tammy Gore patterns in my favorites. I really ought to cast one on soon. Your shawl is lovely. Hers and Elizabeth Smith's I click on because their aesthetics please me over and over.
Great podcast 🎉 i love it .. big inspiration both knitting and dying. Thank you. ❤ love from Istanbul
Thank you so much for watching!
i love your color craze shawl. great color choices. i definitely need to make one.
This is my first time "here" and I am so so happy I stopped and watched! Another like-minded person and that makes me so happy We garden, spin, weave, homeschooling, are Believers and love all the fibery-things-and-animals. We only have a about 1 1/4 acres but hope in the future to move onto a larger place to do so much more of what we are feeling lead to do for our family and community's future.
New viewer. Loved this serene little place. Lovely colors and projects. That shawl and the shirt you're wearing are stunning. Will definitely follow you from now on!
Another wonderful episode Amber! I love your color craze shawl so much as well as your Hila sweater which I may have to make now. I love Maine as well, especially Bar Harbor. Such a beautiful place to visit. Enjoy your family vacation!
Hello Judy! That you so much, dear!
Gorgeous shawl! I love that there is some Willow Tree Yarn! Beautiful sweater! I love seeing and hearing about your natural dyeing. I have been very interested in it myself. Enjoy your time in Maine!
Angela Harkness Hello dear Angela! I have used that one skein of yarn in multiple projects. It’s the skein that keeps on giving! 😊 Thank you so much for watching and for taking time to say hello!
I am from the Pittsburgh area...just north! Nice to here that your from western pa! 🙂
me too! 😊
Beautiful projects Amber! Have a great time on vacation with your family.
Sue Garavet Thank you so much, Sue!
Your shawl and sweater are both so pretty. They look great on you. Your daughter is lucky to get the one you're working on. It looks so warm and cozy!
Shauna Stitches Thank you so much! The dreyma sweater is definitely a cozy, very warm knit. I’m just so happy that she can wear it without it irritating her skin. She’s always been so sensitive to wool. Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. ❤️
I Hope you have a great trip! I've only been to Maine once-and I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT! You mentioned the rocky coast-which is the part a remember the most clearly (I was 14 when my family made the trip-needless to say-many,many years ago). Your color crave shawl is stunning 😍
Nitter Pub Thank you so much! I’m pretty sure I mixed up he order of your TH-cam name. I’m so sorry! I was going to check but then I remembered that my phone might interfere with the microphone. It’s a new microphone so I wasn’t sure. My old mic always made really loud noises if I set my cell phone too close.
A Lovely Yarn -no worries about the name-my husband chose that and I’ve never quite figured out why! Ha!
All your projects are beautiful! I love the shawl, the sweaters, socks! Wow! Your knitting skills are top notch, you find the most beautiful patterns to challenge yourself, and you finish them so quickly vis-a-vis homeschooling, housework, vacationing, and filming too! You accomplished so many great projects in such a short amount of time! Amazing!!!
Have fun in Maine! I love Maine, too! Thinking about relocating there one of these days, hopefully! We don’t always get to go. This year we went as a family vacation. We stayed in an Airbnb in Porter! I never been to Bar Harbour! Maybe in one of these days! Enjoy your getaway Amber!
May Joe Hello May! Thank you so much for your very kind words. I don’t know that I’ve heard of Porter. I will
Have to look it up!
A Lovely Yarn Porter is an hour away from Portland. We rented the second floor of a small house. It was quiet, stress free, a shared pool, and grill. Nice deck! I got my knitting mojo back in Porter. I went into the pool for the first time in my life. It was a very nice, necessary getaway. It was a cozy place, cheaper than staying in a hotel and much more relaxing. My daughter found it on Airbnb’s website.
May Joe Oh that sounds wonderful. I find that Maine and it’s wilderness is very good for my soul.
Yes! I agree. Is very relaxing, like living in nature, fresh air, less humid than NY, less rush, less people smoking, people are nicer, and wonderful food! With the exception of being colder in the winter months than NY, is a win-win place to live!
First time for me....and so glad I found you. Love your shawl and sweaters!
What an enjoyable episode Amber! It was fun to see your drumcarded fibers. Have a good trip to Maine ;)
My Wool Mitten Hi Cary! Thank you so much for watching! We are really looking forward to Maine!
Such a beautiful color combination you ended up with. Love the shawl.
Manon Borst Thank you so much! I’m really happy with how it turned out!
Beautiful dye job!! Gorgeous shawl!!
Very pretty shawl. And the bluebird is adorable.
Thank you! And I do love that little bird pattern. They're so nice to give as little gifts.
Love your shawl and you are great at picking out your colors. I usually buy Mandala yarn they have great colors mixed together . Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Judy Yeager Hi Judy! Thank you so much for watching and saying hello! Yes, I also enjoy knitting with the Mandala yarn. Another plus to those are that there are no ends to weave in when the color changes!
Love to see you again! Thanks for taking the time to record another podcast - I was so excited to sit down and listen to you again! We are going to Bar Harbor next summer - my job is taking us on a cruise of the East coast. I am SO excited!! It is a "work" trip - when we are at sea I will be having meetings and working, but when we have port stops we are free to go! So - just a day in Bar Harbor, but I can't wait! I will have to get some ideas for must-dos in a day from you.
Beth Dekoster Hello Beth! Bar Harbor is an extremely popular port for cruise ships. I will be mindful of some suggestions that you could fit into a day. Do you enjoy hiking at all? There is, of course, a ton of that to do, but there are other things to do as well. Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to say hello!
@@alovelyyarn Amber - we do like to hike, but we only have a day. So, just not sure - I will make sure to touch bases with you before we go, too. We have a lot of time - it was just super fun to find out that is one of your fave places. I have family in NY and PA (one of my sisters lives fairly close to you - in Glenshaw) but none of them have been up to Bar Harbor! Their loss, it sounds like! Have a great time!!
Beth Dekoster Yep. Glenshaw isn’t too far from me. 😊 I’ve hiked up Cadillac Mountain with some “cruisers” during past vacations. It’s doable, but you’d probably spend the whole time hiking and not have any time to explore the town or do anything else.
No worries Amber! We all have Techy issues. Love your shawls & sweaters. Looking forward to watching all your videos. Senging Hugs! 🦋💗🦋
Thank you so much!
That shawl is so beautiful and you picked the absolute perfect yarns!
Tina Kercher Thank you so much, Tina. It was such a lovely pattern to knit. ❤️
Wonderful episode Amber, I always enjoy when you take the time to put up a podcast, thank you! I love the way you color craze shawl came out, the colors blend so well together. It seems like everyone is knitting that shawl up, may have to snag a copy soon! Also, your hair looks beautiful in this episode, you got the perfect messy bun look going on.
Thanks again!
The Blue Mouse Knits Hello dear Emily! You’re so sweet! Yes, this is definitely a fun knit. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much for watching!
Hello Amber! Thank you for another "lovely" podcast! Your shawl looks so beautiful and your choices of colour were so complimentary to each other! Have a peaceful holiday with your family!
Jan R Hi Jan! Thank you so much for watching! I am so happy to hear that you found it “lovely.” ☺️
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Just beautiful!
Awesome update!!
Thanks for sharing your projects. Always inspirational.
Dee Hawkins Thank you so much for watching, Dee!
good morning from southern California....nice friendly podcast, thank you for posting, love seeing your projects, your location sounds vert pretty with pasture and trees, would you consider a walk around outside so we can see you area of the country?
Hello Amber, thank you for another wonderful episode! I love your solar-dyed yarn. I might have to try that with Hibiscus flowers. My previous attempts always produced green... Have a wonderful trip to Main!
BTW, your package should be arriving tomorrow :)
Olya Mikesh Hello, Olya! Thank you so much for watching! I’m really looking forward to dying the hibiscus. I do hope I get purple! And thank you for the package! I look forward to receiving it!
Lovely to see you,Amber!
Enjoy UR Podcast so Much,,,
Your shawl is Lovely!
And love the Sweaters and Socks!
Just a great relaxing podcast,,,
Enjoy UR Holiday!
Elaine allerton😍😍
Eric Allerton Hello Elaine. Thank you so much for your sweet, kind words. It means so much to know that you are enjoying my videos and find them relaxing! I love to keep things cozy in all areas of my life, so if you find my video relaxing, that makes me happy! Heehee!
The little bag is English Paper Pieced and the bit of pattern is from Grandmothers Flower Garden. It is lovely. Here it is still 90+ during the day so fall has not hit. As for the sleeves on the sweater, my daughter loves hers long enough to pull over her hands. The shawl is pretty, good choice of colors. Hope life slows down with the cooler weather. Enjoy the trip!
Xerix Helix That’s what it’s called! Lol.
Yep, definitely not fall-like at all where you are. Oh my! Not that I would mind that at all, but I do love summer weather.
wonderful as usual, love the shawl.
Barb H Thank you so much, Barb!
Wow that shawl is beautiful
Thank you Sandra!
💕 love the shawl beautiful colour combination.
I love your shawl! The soft peach and cream colors are very easy on the eyes and I think it really portrays your personality too. I remember the little birds you made in previous episodes. They're so cute! I love listening to you talk about natural dyeing. Reminds me of pioneering women like Caroline Ingalls LOL I would totally watch a drama about pioneering women doing this stuff. It is true that just because it is natural, it doesn't mean it is safe. That's how concubines induce miscarriages in other concubines back in the days...it's like an invisible cause of death. Are you burning something on the mantle? I see a wave of smoke lol My husband was like, "why do you bother commenting? Do these ppl even read or reply?" And I'm like, "Yep, Amber does." LOL
Lovely video and beautiful work.
Dorothy Donatello Thank you so much, Dorothy!
60's. Lucky you! It is still in the 90's here in Charlotte. Blech.
I just got done watching episode 22 where you talk about your children leaving the nest. I found that detaching from my adult children was the MOST DIFFICULT part of having children. It’s a real struggle but you will get through it.
It has definitely been challenging, and I predict it will get harder when the last one leaves. Oh, the time went so fast!
I'm a new viewer, I love your podcast!♥️♥️
Hi! Amber loved your shawl and sweater that you are wearing. I liked the colour work sweater as well, I wait for your podcasts like anything. I like you so much.Could you guide me through some link on you tube about how to make the yoke of a color work sweater.
the yarn with the amaranth bath is beautiful... can you give the link to the blog you mentioned that showed how to dye with solar bath in a jar? and would you film how you replace your drive band when you do that for your spinning wheel?
Hello from Belgium
I really love your podcast 💝🤗
Caroline Sherrie Hello! Thank you so much, Caroline.
Amazing 👍👏👏👏
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the book review! I actually ordered it after checking it out on Ravelry. Love the sweater your wearing. What is the pattern?
Hello Jeanne! It's a really wonderful book. Lots of pretty patterns that I actually want to knit! That doesn't happen very often with knitting books. The sweater is the Hyla sweater by September Knits. Thank you so much for watching!
The yarn is the fawn and fox 🦊 from the fawn knits 🧶:)
Thank you for this beautiful podcast, i really love the music at the beginning can you tell me the title?
Marie-Jo Hello! The music is a royalty free song I got off of the video app I use to make the opening part of my videos, but the song is called WadE Into the Water. I’m pretty sure if you google it, it will bring up the entire song. It is a pretty song, isn’t it? ❤️
Marie-Jo Oh and thank you so much for watching and your sweet words!
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I just found your channel,it's such a pleasure to watch a podcast and know that you have the same belief in Jesus that I do!
Hello, I am new to your channel, stop by to see what you are doing.