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Intarsia is supposedly having a comeback this year. Makes sense, since I made my daughter a baby sweater with an intarsia heart 21 years ago, and the fashion cycle is about 20 years. I found it much easier than stranded colourwork, since there are no tension issues with floats. I recently finished a hood for myself (the Bonbec), and now my eldest son wants one too, but with “some patterning”, as he says. So I’m working on another Bonbec, but added an improvised band of mosaic colourwork (easier than stranded). Doesn’t look too bad. I’ll post them on my Ravelry when I finish the second one. Keep up the good work!😊

I’m Latvian and I’ve never gotten up the nerve to knit a Latvian mitten! I still have to first improve my stranded colourwork - my floats are always a tad too tight. It’s wonderful that you’re learning Norwegian - such a beautiful country, and once you learn one Scandinavian language, you can sort of understand the others!

This would make a great cat toy if you added catnip to the stuffing! But you would probably need to knit it much tighter so the stuffing wouldn’t get pulled out by little cat claws 😹

I love your Obi ❤ What a sweet face he has. And great tips! I recently reorganized my stash as well, and decided to give up on a sweater project that I had to frog when it was about 1/3 done, because the fit was all wrong. I’ve decided to use the yarn instead to weave a scarf. So I can practice my weaving skills without having to buy yarn! I found a gorgeous simple little antique table loom online that didn’t cost much at all, so I’m looking forward to using it after borrowing a different one that wasn’t nearly as nice from a friend.

Those dolls are adorable! Congratulations! And thanks for the shout out regarding our virtual meetup. I do hope we get things organized for another one soon ❤ I also had a fear of steeking before I got up the nerve to try it. But it’s great once you do it. My new skill for 2024 is that I’m learning to weave. I’m still very much a beginner, and find it hard to take time away from knitting, but I have plans for a couple of projects, anyway. I’m eager to hear your December news that you can’t share yet… I also have been plugging away at Norwegian, but I’m only doing Duolingo, so you are probably way ahead of me in your knowledge. Although I did watch a video recently about how to make a double knitting button band (with subtitles in English) and found that I could understand quite a bit of it, even though it was in Danish! So that was fun. I have exciting plans for 2025-a second cruise with A&C in late July/early August, this time including Svalbard! And Cynthia and Art are joining me. Her birthday is August 4, and mine is the first, so we will celebrate in style together!

Love Obi xxx and you’ve educated me this year, here’s hoping for many more projects in 2025 xxx

Too tight

I think the snowflakes would be cute if they were just on the pockets?

Thanks, young lady. 💜

I love hearing your take on this craft show. I would love to go back to Yorkshire someday. Maybe we can make a date to go here together in, say 2027? Give us both time to save up some $ and work through our stash 😂

Hmmm, I’ve never heard of this podcast. I’ll give it a listen. Cool that they featured your dolls! Your sweater is beautiful! What’s the pattern? Is it that Petiteknit one? I’m making a similar one for one of my boys right now, the Alvar pullover by Sari Nordlund. It has no shaping, so it seemed like a good value for a unisex pattern.

So many wonderful goodies! You enjoy the planning and thinking about future projects as much as I do ❤ Your aqua cardi is lovely, btw.

Do you have any suggestions on how to get to the Hillesvarg factory shop in Bergen. I'm visiting next year with limited time 😊 I'm nervous to look for a taxi just for me.

Sooo cute thank you for the tutorial ❤

That’s so lovely Rachel x

thank you, love that market bag and the Moby Sweater

Another fun video! I’ve never knit a Petite Knits pattern, although they do pop up often in my Ravelry searches. So maybe someday! I’ve also never worn a dickie, but maybe I should knit one to see how I like it. Your number one is certainly beautiful. A tip I’ve learned for knitting vertical cabled patterns is to put stitch markers between the sections to help you keep your place. Once you learn the repeat for each section, it becomes easy.

I like all the patterns you chose, although I don’t think I agree with you about number one. Maybe I’m too old for “edgy” 😂 The “3” on the needle case is the size needle stored inside. And I think you can get your question about the Advent sweaters answered by watching the videos from the year they made them. I’m sorry I don’t remember if they were different or all the same, although I’m inclined to say that they are different.

Rather than sewing the squares together, I recommend this: Crochet around each square, then crochet the squares together using a contrast colour. (I did mine in white). This looks a whole lot neater than sewing.

I recently saw a suggestion to slip the second stitch purlwise instead because it helps the completed stitch lie a bit flatter. I tried it and it worked nicely. It also makes it go faster because you can start the final left to right movement of the left hand needle while the second stitch is still on it (I hope that makes sense). Give it a try!

I can see the name of the store😢

I love how you always wear nail polish that matches your yarn!

I made the same exact cabling mistake on my son’s sweater, LOL. I call it a feature, because that way you can tell it’s hand made!

I would love to learn how to knit a Latvian braid!

Oh boy, I haven't been to Hobby Wool in a few years, I'll have to check out what it looks like now! For those watching who may be a bit wary of fine-gauge yarn -- I often hold the finer-weight Latvian wool yarns together with a strand of silk mohair, which usually comes out to a DK weight. The price point of Latvian yarn can't be beat!

What is going on at 4:20? Someone sneezing? 😂 You poor thing, I don’t know how you can air dry anything in the UK… In our travels, Scotland seemed especially damp. We’ve got plenty of bogs and high groundwater, too, but being an island must be the determining factor.

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Cabling really is magic! (At least non-knitters think so 😅!). I used to use a cable needle when cabling, but just recently, at 54 years of age, finally learned how to do cables without a cable needle. I learned by watching Midori Hirose’s RUclips tutorial for the Snowy Forest sweater. It took a while to get the hang of it, but it soon became much quicker than fiddling with a separate cable needle. Except for when the final cables got really fat (5 stitches crossing 4) - I had to use a cable needle at that point because I was losing stitches at that tension.

A cafe in a yarn shop? Sounds like heaven!😮

I will probably never get to Ireland, but I watched this just because it’s fun to hear about your travels and yarn purchases! I love the bags. Sounds like you all had a good time.

That CaMaRose yarn was featured on the 2nd to last Fruity Knitting, I believe. It’s super eco-friendly, which explains the high price. I’d use it for something small and to gift, like a hat or cowl. But I’ll stick to Drops Wish for all-natural blown yarns in sweater quantities. It knits up so quick!

Hi hun, never been to Ireland. Even though I have family in County Clare and my middle name is for it! Love the bags. Perfect for a girl's away break. Sounds like you all had a great time. I had heard the food and drink was a large part of expenses. Less than two weeks to Norway. Eeekkk. Maybe a little excited! 😂 I follow/watch Skein Spider and she does a hook up section on her videos to promote crafting channels. It's in the blurb under her vids. Happy Crafting. xxJane 🐑🌼

Well, that’s clever! My grandmother made tons of tapestry pillows that I have inherited and now have on practically every couch and chair. My friend has recently gotten into making these kinds of tapestries as well. She takes motifs from Latvian mittens, whereas my gran used patterns from Latvian crafting books - in both cases, geometric patterns such as suns, stars, roses, etc. Have you seen Arne’s pillows that he found half-finished in some charity shop, and then filled in with a completely contrasting patterns? I love the one with tacky kittens that he surrounded with colourful diamonds - the mix of old-lady schmaltz with a 1970s mod background is so cool!

Yup, I’ve got to use up more of my stash, too. A couple of years ago I destashed everything that had non-natural fibres in it - gave it to a local charity/collective of disabled people who make all sorts of crafts and then sell them in their shop along with donated clothing and other stuff. It was cathartic getting rid of it. I still have a sizeable stash, but at least now I feel good about it because it’s all yarn that I really want to use. 25 years ago, when I would buy any kind of yarn that was on sale or pretty, no one really knew about microplastics shedding from our clothes with every wash. 😱

Good review of the book. I just might buy it because it looks like it teaches how to knit colourwork flat. I’ve only ever done colourwork in the round, but there are a couple of ravelry patterns I really want to make but have avoided so far because the pieces are knit flat. According to the Fruity Knitting podcast, pieced sweaters are more structured, too, because of the seams. I find my top-down sweaters and cardigans do have a tendency to stretch out at the neck and droop down with wear… (i.e. Ranunculus, Love Note, etc.)

I really enjoyed your review since I have been thinking of getting this book. Your sweater is beautiful.

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Vienna is definitely on my list for the culture (and the yarn 😎) Not sure when we will get there but one day. Sorry I'm behind on all your videos. Had a rough mental health week so not really been on here a lot. Latvia, looking forward to hearing about it too. xxJane 🐑🌼

What a gorgeous wreath. Sorry been I'll and not been watching videos. My granddaughter would love to do this with me. xxJane 🐑🌼

This video of yours just came across my feed and I will definitely go back and watch the previous videos. Thank you for sharing your experience. An Arne & Carlos knitting cruise is a feature on my bucket list. I had to laugh when you asked why Australians would travel so far and the simple answer is ... because we have to 😉 Anne 🦘

WOW. that's a lot of yarn. Good for you. Not skimpy on the amount if wool and prices. Sometimes you just have to go for it.❤❤

Loved this! So fun to relive our grand adventure🍀💌

Thank you for sharing your experiences on the Arne and Carlos cruise - I admire your courage and determination to make it happen.

Sounds like a trip of a lifetime.

Loving this. Your enthusiasm is getting me more excited for April! Off to Manchester on Saturday. Seeing the fabulous Peter Kay for the first time. Do you live around Manchester way? I over towards Ormskirk in West Lancashire. So glad I found your videos. Now I need to find theblog! xxJane 🐑🌼

I'd call it candy stripe 😂

All of your yarn choices are beautiful and you did the right thing to just live life to the fullest on your dream trip! Have fun knitting it all up!