Hi everyone! Welcome to another impromptu knitting podcast 🙂 I’ve made a bit of progress of some WIPS and started 2 new ones. I’m on sleeve island for three sweaters that I’m knitting on, send help haha! At the end there is a small knit & chat with some life updates. See you next friday with a ‘what I knit in a week’ video. And thank you for watching!
What I’m wearing
Sophie Shawl https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sophie-shawl-2
Drops Nepal 8914 + 3112
Cardigan no. 6 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cardigan-no-6
Patterns mentioned
1. Earth Pullover | Ozetta
Drops Flora 16
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/earth-pullover-2
2. Celeste Sweater | Petite Knit
Main Drops Daisy 11, cream Drops Daisy 02, pink Drops Daisy 22, brique Drops Lima 9021, camel Sandnes Garn Smart 2544
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/celeste-sweater-4
3. Sweet Sierra Sweater | Mipi Knits
Drops Daisy 15
4. Frosty Apple | Drops Design
https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=11160&cid=7
Gazzal Alpaca Air
5. Poet Socks | Sari N.
Drops Nord 23
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/poet-socks
6. Crochet Bag
Flower tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ibeiPUEqB8&list=WL&index=17&t=21s
Bag tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KCd1U-26l8&list=WL&index=19&t=1138s
other:
Cosy Coco Hood | https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cosy-coco-hood
in her skein podcast with her new socks | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EhrRupwnMc&t=33s
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I've always thought swatches were a waste of yarn too. Whenever I knit up a swatch, I'll frog it instead of binding off so I can use the yarn for my project. 😅
Am so enjoying your podcasts. ☺
Your Celeste pullover is beautiful!
I feel you on the yarn waste of a gauge swatch. My trick for that is that I knit my swatch, then just temporarily bind of and don’t cut the yarn ball off. I’ll block my swatch in a breakfast bowl so I can count it and take a picture, and afterwards I’ll just unwind it and start knitting with some kinky yarn. Works like a charm for me.
Also I think for the flower socks, I think that first dusty pink you showed would be really nice with a sage green base. Or the warm brown base with aqua coloured flowers.
Unsure of what you mean—“two strands of fingering weight held double” sounds really heavy! Maybe you held two strands together but not double?
I also never gauge swatch lol. Loving the way your Celeste is coming along. I originally didn’t see your vision when you first showed the colors, but I am super impressed with how beautiful it looks. As for the socks color combo, I prefer the second combo you showed with the higher contrast (the pale pink/creamy yarn with the brown). Best of luck to you as you work through your travel anxiety! I can relate. I’m going on a plane for the first time ever this year and know I’m going to be a distraught lol. Need to bring a good knitting project with me to distract myself.
What are these fabulous mini circular needles??? I really need to have them cause I hate the magic loop technic too😂
I alao never swatch. I usually try to ensure my yarn is similar to the pattern (e.g. also 100m per 50g etc). I don't think I've ever used fhe recommended yarm. Never had any real problems 😂
Your sweet sierra sweater is gorgeous.
Hey ! Just wanted to say I also experienced really bad travel anxiety, especially after the pandemic and years of staying home. And it does get better ! I'm still a bit stressed when I have to go to the train station or the airport, but I can do it by myself and enjoy life !
Also I would go for the bigger contrast for the socks 🙂
Zeeman has yarn? I'm going to have to take a look when I pass by. Beautiful knits.
Sometimes I think we are the same person 😂 the first pair of colorwork socks I tried to knit were also checkerboard socks for my sister and my tension was also wrong so I gave up! And I also usually get very anxious when traveling, but I took the train this weekend for a little getaway and I was perfectly fine! Also, I love all the color combinations you showed for the Fiorellini socks 😄
Hello ! What are you shooting with? Nice picture!