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The way I look at imperfections in my knits are, it’s a handmade item, and like any other handmade item there can be small flaws are imperfections, and it makes it unique. Unless it’s blatantly, weird looking, I don’t bother frogging it.

Hi. Love your podcast. Thank you. If you are ever in York or Harrogate there are shops called Duttons for Buttons. They have 1000s of buttons and offer a button matching service online. Their website looks a bit limited so might not be as good as in person but they are amazing button shops.

Will you likely wear the cardigan open or closed? if closed, you'll probably not notice the button band difference once buttoned. you could also try sewing the buttons on and see if visually you don't notice the difference.

Good point about Kitchener. He didn’t invent it anyway. Maybe we should call it the Gatherer’s Stitch to honour our knitting forbears who gathered the knowledge and passed it down.

Hi Michaela, I just found your podcast and have really enjoyed it a lot. This year is my my first time getting yarn advents and it‘s the 24-skein one from The Camels yarn and the sock-set advent from Olivia and Oliver. I‘m so impressed with your Sweet Shop Blanket. What a labour of love! Thank you for sharing your lovely projects ☺️

Make the red hat! I just watched another knitting podcaster say they try not to take their knitting too seriously so passing it along as I thought it was a nice reminder to not overthink our hobby too much. If you really want to get crazy I like the idea of pairing it with your light blue Ingrid sweater!

If you crochet, you could add extra neckline rows to your Ranunculus

What do you think about blending that orange color with the gold color you picked up at the yarn swap? With your coloring, of course you can wear the orange color in a hat. Your eyes would pop and it is complimentary with the color of your hair. Your skin coloring is also complimentary to that orange. No doubt, point blank and period, you'd look great in an Orange hat. Why don't you think so. Try looking at the color wheel. Maybe that may help you. Mix the color with your yarn swap. You would shine!! Ms. Jo(from the USA)

What's wrong with saying Kitchener stitch?

The color of your Ingrid sweater is sooooo pretty! 😍

Yes, you are being absolutely crazy . . . . to think of frogging that band. NO ONE WOULD EVER see it. It's just a design modification. Animals shed their horns, so horn buttons are great.

I visit this is knit every time we are in town. My husband is a Dub but we live in the states. I’m currently making a roots and shoots by Teti Lutsak with Eriu in the sheep’s back colorway. It’s working up lovely. 😊

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ah, sorry, i must be behind on news. why are we trying to get away from saying “kitchner stitch”?

I love how your Courage Henley turned out! I’ve been loving all of the Henley designs that have been coming out recently, I might have to make one for myself! Also I can’t wait to see how the McKenzie shawl looks with those colors!!

For the button band, could you duplicate stitch?

I am a perfectionist, so I would redo the button band, but to be honest, it doesn’t really look that bad. And once you have it buttoned up, there is not problem at all I wouldn’t think so.

I think your Rivendell will bother you the way it is. So I would frog it and redo it. I think you will be so much happier with it. I have the pattern, but didn’t really realize it had so much seed stitch when I bought it. I hate seed stitch!

Maybe you could consider a mosaic knit cowl with the orange MadTosh, like Pressed Flowers or Gudrun’s new design. It could highlight the pop of contrast color without feeling like the uncomfortable color is dominating. I think it’s pretty and suits you though! Also, I’m always Team Frog when a garment is just not quite right. But you do you ❤

I love the bright orange yarn you have. I think you would look good with it made into a hat. Another idea, is to maybe hold it with a black or white mohair. It would tone down the orange and still look nice. Something brioche with that and black would look good too. Good luck!

You finished your Sweet Shop! Now I have to get back to mine!

Awesome episode! All your WIPs are divine! I can’t wait to see how your granny square socks turn out! Also regarding your cardigan, I’m afraid you might have to re-knit the button band. Such a slog but considering the amount of wear the cardigan will get, I think it’s worth it! And that orange cashmere blend is to die for 😍

Thanks for your note about the row gauge and picked up stitches on the saddle shoulders. Good info!

spider jumpscare 😂

I've just come across your channel, and I've really enjoyed this episode! in terms of the GG Loves Orange, what if you bought GG Loves Speckles and held it double? I think the creaminess of that base with the coordinated speckles would make a really fun hat that doesn't scream orange quite so loudly. :) I love orange, but I agree that GG Loves Orange is maybe too much of a good thing. ;)

I've been using Tilia mohair in colour 335 (soft pink) to tone down a bright orange. The result is still bright/sunny, but not overwhelming.

Horn buttons are from deer after they have shed their antlers. The animal wasn’t harmed

New to your podcast. You have a lovely accent. As for your Rivendell cardigan, I would redo it, especially if its always going to bother you. I personally don't like having more than two WIPs.I Enjoy the colours and patterns you use!

Lovely podcast Beautiful gifts. I am making my 4th hot water bottle cover and the recipient loves orange! What about using it in socks for contrast? I also think a lot of Stephen West shawls add just spots of bright colors. Thanks for sharing all of your fun knitting.

I never thought about horn buttons before, but after looking into it, I'd reconsider based on this info from Wikipedia: Dehorning is only recommended with local anesthesia and sedation by a veterinarian or a trained professional,[4] although a 2011 study showed that only 10% of dairy farmers follow guidelines.

I admire your level of patience with making your projects perfect. Enjoy your episodes, including tangents. 😊

There's more saddle shoulder designs which are seamless with no yarn breaks. 😊 Eg. TTTHIN Sweater or April Cardigan. I am personally discouraged by the Tee No.1 purely because of how many times you need to cut your yarn. I would definitely have to rip out that button band and redo it because it would drive me crazy, but I'm a perfectionist. But actually I like the narrow side more - I find the clear separation of the button band nice.

You could unpick (or cut off) your cast on for the Ranunculus and unravel the ribbing, then knit bottom up with some gradual decreases until you like it, or do some rapid decreases to get to the smaller neckline stitch number. I've unpicked cast-ons many times (because apparently I suck at making them stretchy and/or neat) and it works well.

What about some fingerless mitts for the orange yarn? You might feel less conspicuous with the color on your hands? Good luck!

If you're up north at any point you should pop in to The Wool Shop in Newcastle (it's about a 2hr drive from Dublin) as their button selection in store is fantastic.

I’ve just found your channel, and enjoyed seeing all your projects. I might be way off here, but would working a duplicate stitch (Swiss darning) along the edge of your button band solve the issue and make it look the same as the other side? Just a thought. I have the same issue with 2x2 ribbing. If you can be bothered, I have found that knitting the first stitch of each column thru the back loop gives a more defined edge, although it is a bit more fiddly. This works when knitting in the round, I’m not sure how it would work knitting back and forth.

I am really learning alot from your detailed description of all your modifications. I think for the cardigan if I was planning to mostly wear it buttoned up, I would leave the button band as is, but if I was going to wear it open mostly, I would probably redo it, although fingers crossed blocking will do the trick! I recently learned how to do 2 colour brioche and I find it quite hypnotic doing the rows with the slipped stitches.

Fabulous WIPs!! Just gorgeous 😍 I really like that red/orange yarn and I think it would be very nice on you. Also what a find with that orange yarn from This Is Knit!! 😍

The sock yarn almost perfectly matches your nails 💅🏽 Maybe I missed it, but isn't Madeline tosh a shock yarn as well? Maybe you can make some fall socks with it?

I don't enjoy conversational patterns either. For the other extreme though you should try a vintage pattern, the brevity is unbelievable sometimes x

Could you Marle the orange yarn with another colour to make it more subtle for a hat maybe

No there deer and moose and elk, shead there horns. And hunters sell their horns from their meat to horn dealers, if a hunter is going after big game they will keep the horns

The color of your Ingrid sweater is BEYOND amazing 😍 I love it. I had no idea there was an issue with ‘Kitchener stitch’! Thank you for letting me know

I think the orange singles would be stunning in a colorwork yoke on deep green or navy!

I’d be interested in hearing your process when you get to the Ingrid sleeves! I’ve seen from so many people that the decreases don’t line up with the textures in a convenient way and need to be modified to maintain pattern.

For that bright orange yarn, what if you paired it with a chocolate or a caramel brown? I am currently working on an orange hat by Arcane Fibers in "Blazing Birch". It has a mixture of whites, Grey's, and various oranges. I also working on a purple cardigan, some gloves for a friend, and an infinity scarf for my step-son from the Harry Potter knitting book. A lot of WIPS!😮

And, so curious if the blocking worked.. 😅

The orange would be nice in a Paul Klee sweater 😉

About the button band width... adding buttons may also visually change how the width is perceived. So I'd suggest waiting with making the call until you've seen what effects the button will have. You could lay it out, place the buttons on (loosely) and take a couple of photos to see how your eyes react before you put in more effort. Also, I don't know if you expect to wear it mostly open or closed, that may also impact how much you'd notice it. I agree with others saying that if it bothers you, then fix it. But if you're really on the fence I'd look away from it for a while, and get a more impersonal view by looking at it through a photo (also a good trick if you do drawing/painting).

one more option for the blanket is that you could sew a soft backing on it in order to cover up all the ends and edges on the WS. it's a hack i see a lot of crocheters do because ends are so hard to weave in in crochet!