You have no idea how much you've helped! Understanding how something works keeps me from just following directions and allows me to actually create. No one teaches like you.
Congratulations! And thank you for this wonderful video. I learned so much about you. It is so great that you can produce these videos for all of we knitters! I really enjoyed this.
Roxanne - it is so wonderful to watch a channel where someone loves to teach - and it's all about learning and teaching. Very often I already know about something you are showing or explaining - but it's very rare I don't learn something extra anyway. I especially love it when I pick up things that help me to be a better teacher myself, or shift my perspective on how to think about something. I think we are probably all learning far more from you than we realise we are too. Thank you! :-)
Hey Roxanne! Congratulations! That's a great accomplishment! Good to hear your health has improved. Thanks for all your hard work throughout the years! You're a real inspiration for knitters around teh world ❤
Thanks for your thirst of learning and gift of sharing your discoveries! So much that challenges our intellect and crafting know-how... What a blessing your videos are!
I have spent So Many hours watching your videos Roxanne, thanks so much. I have learned so much about techniques…all the dodgy ways I have been knitting through being self taught, well… so many have been corrected. You are such a help. Best regards, Janine in Melbourne.
Congratulations on 300 episodes. I enjoy how enthusiastic you get about the things that surprise you. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and curiosity.
Thank you for sharing. When it comes to the future direction of your channel, please, keep doing what you enjoy and find interesting. Your interest and love of your subject shows and that is one of my favorite parts. And lastly, I think you are just a natural teacher. Happy 300 and may you have another 300 in you.
I never fail to learn something here Roxanne and I thank you for so much valuable and really helpful info. Early in my attempts to learn to knit, I heard, "...there is no last page in the book of knitting..." and I laugh out loud about that when I stumble over a new thing or a new way of doing an old thing now, in knitting and in life. Congrats on 300!
I’ve just found your RUclips channel recently… and it’s 2024. I love your practical way of approaching not only knitting, but the other questions in life. And it feels so conservational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Congratulations and thank you, Roxanne! You mentioned the difficulty in looking up stitch patterns like the accordion pattern in your Edwardian sweater. It's true - I don't know how to find them, either. But there's a designer who specializes in them and has some of the coolest (and some of the freakiest) 3D knits you could imagine. Her name is Olga Buraya-Kefelian, and she's on Ravelry as Olgajazzy. Her Compleat Cowl, Cable Braided Necklace, Ginga Cowl, and Suke-Suke Cowl are some good examples. Thank you for your own videos. About a year ago, I decided to go back and watch them all from the beginning, and it's been well worthwile.
Congratulations on episode 300! You have created an amazing Body of Knitting Knowledge. I've been knitting for 50+ years, and when I can't remember a technique, or have a question, I head right to your channel for the answer. I signed up for the MHK program just before leaving California almost 2 years ago. It was a good idea at the time, but health issues, life - all gets in the way. Thanks for all the great information and here's to another XXX episodes! (as many as you want) Ha ha!
That was fun! Thanks for all the answers and all the teaching you do - it can be hard to find a continental knitter to demonstrate a technique, and I really appreciate that! I’m so glad you are feeling better, and I love your daughter’s sweater. Take care!
Congrats! Love your Q&A. I have enjoyed your videos for a few years now. I love that you're not trying to outsmart the bots and boost your social ratings. Your knowledge and ways of explaining things are super helpful.
Congratulations on your milestone! I love watching your videos because its clear "information" is of value to you (as it is to me too). I love that you arent excited over dangling jeweled stitch markers, playful needle holders and the like. Presently I am on an adventure to knit sweaters with similar methods. for example, I just finished the Sierra Skies sweater, am working on the Corbis Sweater and have the Link Sweater in my cue because they all start out top down as if to make a shawl but using short rows becomes a sweater. I also love incorporating crochet into my knitting so that I can improve my crochet skills. Looking forward to 300 more of your videos :)
Congratulations!!! I think I have watched every episode for the last 3 years and most of your technique videos. You are my main resource for all things knitting! God bless you!
Watching this, is killing me. I aspire to eventually MAYBE make a sweater. I’m determined and I practice just about every day. I use circular needles and I love the skill. What you have done over the years is both an aspiration and sort of terrifying but your style of teaching is incredible and I will forever be grateful that I found your channel lady!
Sweaters aren't any harder than other knitting projects! Pick a fairly simple one and just dive in. You can always get help with any question you have on Ravelry. :-)
Congrats on you reaching so many episodes and subscribers! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, and i learned so much about you. I have often wondered if you did any teaching/instruction before your knitting "gig".... you have such a calm way of explaining each detail, and anticipating what questions the students may have. You do this in such a no-nonsense way... you dont get bogged down with going off topic or repeating yourself. At the same time you are not reading from notes in such a way that it is obvious, i.e. we dont see the top of your head. You are definitely personable, to the point i always say "aha, thats what i did wrong", or "now i finally understand", or "yes, she and i do it exactly the same way!". Please, keep up the great work!
Congratulations. It has been fun and very interesting watching your channel. My husband really enjoyed knitting Dagruns lugger twice and found inspiration and good guidance. Thank you for all your work. 🎉🥳☺️😊💐
I relate to what you say about wishing you could knit with your grandma. My great grandmother (who died when she was 96 or so!) knitted and crocheted, and when I was younger I was aware that she did so in an abstract way and enjoyed the little crochet dolls she made me, but I only really came to appreciate just how talented she was as a knitter and crocheter when I started knitting. By then, however, she had been dead for a number of years. When she first died, I actually wasn't really affected because I lived very far away and hardly ever saw her, but now that I have all her knitting needles and her crochet doilies, I get really sad that I didn't get the chance to talk to her about knitting. I wish I had more of her things, but I'm happy that I have what I have -- I choose to knit patterns flat more often than not nowadays just to work with her really long knitted needles :)
I live in China and buying you a cup of coffee from there is a challenge. I am currently in Canada on a trip, so finally I can say, 'Thanks' and 'have a coffee on me'. I love your podcasts and have been listening since 2020.
Thank you so much for the time you spend planning and making your wonderful instructional videos. I always look forward to watching and learning and I also love the tidbits!
I confess that I don't always watch every week, but when I come back to see you I realize I should watch more often. You have a really easy to listen to style and the information you share is always fascinating. You are the only RUclips podcaster that I support through Kofi, although there are others that I know I should also support. You are a person that I would love to know as a close friend, if I lived nearby. As an engineer, I also have a technical mind but have always enjoyed crafting. In my 20s I knit a few Icelandic sweaters, but found I didn't wear them enough as they were too warm. I tried a few cardigans, but never finished them, although I haven been able to throw them out or get back to them. I only got back into knitting about 10 years ago when I talked with a friend who made socks and found that the size and duration of the project suited me better than sweaters. Now socks are my go-to projects - you can never have too many pairs of hand knit socks and my husband loves his too! I give them away as well, but only to close friends and always with the caveat they can give back if they don't fit well. Only one pair returned to date. I learned early in my sock journey to knit 2 at a time with long circulars so I don't have to count rows and the socks always come out the same. I have taken up quilting lately but still knit socks in the evening when we watch tv, or on holidays when on bus, car or boat trips as I can often knit quite plain socks without looking at my hands for every stitch. Keep up the good videos and I look forward to catching up on the ones I have missed. Thank you so much.
Congratulations on 300 episodes. I so appreciate all you do to help knitters everywhere. I think you are and will continue to be the most influential knitter on RUclips. Quick question - are there sheep in your backyard yet? Thanks indeed
"300" Congratulations Roxanne, well done!!! Just for fun:- Photography Shawl by Kristina Vilimaite on Ravelry has a pleated effect all over like your Edwardian Sweater😍
Great episode. I smiled at the questions about your teaching background. As a professional educator, I have always admired your teaching skills. Your ability to convey even complex techniques exceeds that of many of the educators I encountered in my 34 years as a high school teacher. Well done. I still find a lot to learn even after 62 years as a knitter. Thank you for that.
Loved this episode. Thanks for answering my question. I also love ChiaoGoo needles and love knitting socks with magic loop, also tired of dropping my double points. I have really benefitted from your techniques videos for socks knitting, especially heal flaps. Looking forward to learning how to plan for a replaceable heal. I learned to knit continental and then switched to English years ago. Trying to relearn continental. So happy your health is improved and stable. And so very grateful for your need to seek information and share it!
I ma so glad to hear your heath is great now. Bravo for these life changes. Thank you so much for all your sharing, and teaching, you are always THE person I refer when someone needs to learn something.
Love listening and learning from your tutorials! How fortunate to have you as my teacher...couldn't accomplish all I have without your guidance. A heartfelt Canadian thank you .
Great Episode! I’m a ride or die and never miss one. Congrats on 300 and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I went from wanting to knit a sweater to having knit 10 so far. Your tips and tricks have helped so much when I approach a pattern, and even designing my own. You treat your subscribers really well and I appreciate you.
Rox, I cannot believe my good fortune that you are sharing your knowledge through your absolutely engaging videos at a time when I need that knowledge to refine and inform my knitting life, and it has been that way for me since I discovered you in 2012. Huge congratulations on your 300th Casual Friday and I wish you ongoing inspiration and joy in your own knowledge quest. And thanks in advance for taking us along on whatever timeframe works best for you.
Thank you so much for all your videos, your tips, techniques and clear instructions. I have learned so much from you and will continue to do so. It is 72 years since my grandmother taught me to knit and during that time methods, techniques and equipment have changed a great deal. Congratulations on your 300 episodes. 🇬🇧
Congrats! Others have said it: you’re legendary. I found your comments in Caecelia Campochiaro’s old Ravelry threads and have been poking into sequence knitting and marling. Your analytical approach spoke to me…and here I found out our careers in IT had so many parallels! Can’t tell you how many manuals I have written for bespoke software projects. Or time spent writing design requirements for software systems. And then teaching myself how to program and doing web design and development. My art started as drawing and painting…and writing and illustrating business proposals. I used to sew clothing and embroider when I was young, but I only picked up knitting this past October.🤣 The learning never stops! Your channel has been a great help. Yes, sweaters are scripts run in YarnOS. I feel like we would have a lot of fun if we ever had lunch together. I’m buying!🎉
I like so many others have watched and learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing. You have raised my level of knitting and what I am willing to try I the knit world.
Thank you so much for all the years and all great videos. I use your and Suzanne's B channels as go first to find out how to do something in knitting. Your channel inspired me to learn more about knitting, fiber, tools, history ... As you like to learn something new in my projects. Thank you❤
I am so glad your health is better. I have been following you for about 4 years or so now. I am taking a an initial TKGA correspondence course and in about 3 months or so will be starting my TKGA Masters certification. You are absolutely one of my inspirations, keep being you!
I got a good laugh from you saying you thought spinning could lead to sheep in the backyard! I understand your reticence to taking on other activities as they'd take away from things you love doing. On the other hand I've had to be careful to not say no to some things, like events with friends, because I just want to knit. Finding balance..sounds like you do that well. Very much enjoyed this episode.
Woweee! Great episode. Thank you sooo much for answering my (silly, but important to me) Chiaogoo question! AND you pronounced my name exquisitely (I do not know where those attached weird numbers came from!!). The name is Polish in origin and very few people know how to pronounce it. And yes, my first name is X (my dear parents named me Christine, wanting not to be run of the mill. In my very small grammar school class, I was one of four Christines. In the old days, my airline boarding pass would say "hello, Christ." So i took matters into my own hands. X it is.)! I, too, go to your playlists first--and I pretty much always find the answer. You have given us so much. And you are a natural born teacher. And you have the extra skill to know how to present technical information but especially to provide instructions. You do that better than anyone, even some of your respected colleagues. Here's to many more episodes! You are a treasure.
Ha ha, a mouthful. Thanks! I lived in northern New Jersey which was mostly Italian. I had a friend in Chicago whose name was Wlezien [Vleh-zhin]. He would give his "restaurant name" as Wells, W-e-l-z.
I used to have a problem with interchangeable tips unscrewing - and was about to change to fixed circulars. Then I discovered small rubbery pads (Hiya Hiya and Chiaogoo make them) that give you just a little bit more grip to make a fraction of a turn more with the tightening tool. Since then I've only had a tip loosen a couple of times. The disposable tourniquets they use when taking a blood sample work just as well (a tip I saw on Ravelry).
@@steveforeman Yeah, I use the red rubber gripper thing that came with the Chiaogoo set, along with the T-pin to tighten. They still eventually loosen up (the one in the right hand). That happens maybe once per project. I suspect knitting style contributes to that.
Thank you! Thank you! For all of your wonderful videos! You are my go-to when I am in need of knitting info. I work at my LYS and do knitting help. Inevitably, the very thing I learned from you is what someone will come in for help in their knitting. I always give you the credit for my knowledge and recommend they watch your videos. You have also been mentioned many, many times by other youtuber's in their videos. Your vast knowledge and sharing are such appreciated gifts to the world! Thank you again. I also so need your t-shirt! Where can I get it?
I got that shirt from one of the LYSes in the Twin Cities metro area during the shop hop, probably back in 2017 or 2018! I think it was a shirt they had created themselves. The shop was 3 Kittens, but I don't know that they would still carry them.
Thank you so much for your learning and sharing! I use technique videos and really enjoy casual Fridays! I enjoy relaxing and seeing what you’re up to. Answering these questions was great to hear what you think too and how things are going. Congratulations on the 300
Congratulations on the 300!! My knitting journey (after crocheting for 20+ yrs) was knitting, ripping, re-knitting ad infinitum. I learned knit/purl structures, what worked & what didn’t. Fast forward to internet/visuals (ex: RUclips), and whew!!! I’m not sorry I learned the “slow” way, but at times, I sure wished I had a teacher/tutor to explain or show me what/how/why… I truly enjoy going thru your (older) playlists just for fun! If I wonder about xyz buttonband, or shaping issue, I pop in to learn! Which usually leads to another, another… and poof (!) 3 hours later… Thank you for all the work, sharing interesting fiber, textile or techniques with all of us! I too love to learn (won’t stop), keeps me going! Thank You!!
❤ your videos so much! Have learned so much, and so glad you are doing well with quitting ultra-processed/caffeine/alcohol and upping activity: encourages me to keep going on the same! Thanks for bringing us along on your knitting journey!
Major congrats on your 300th! What an accomplishment! I love your podcast and have loyally followed it from the beginning. Thank you for teaching me more than I can describe. Looking forward to many more podcasts.
🎉 congrats on 300!! Thank you so much for all your helpful tips and tricks over the years, I've learned so much from you and use your videos as a reference all the time!
Thank you and Congratulations on all the success! You are 1 of 4 ppl I see ppl recommend the most, you are very skilled and I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.
Congratulations! I so enjoy your videos. Regarding the question asked about the pleated fabric, Olga Bureya-Kefelian (olgajazzy), designs a lot of projects that have interesting 3-D effects. Most of them are accessories. You might want to look at her designs on Ravelry. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 You have taught me so much and I can always find the technique I need to use with thorough instruction. I have a tab saved for those techniques I can’t remember. You look super happy in this video which it also lifts my spirit. Look forward to watching you. See you next time.
What a great episode. I agree with all the questioners; you have brought me to a new, improved level of knitting based on what you have shared through your videos. I laughed when you said 2 times you were concerned you would start spinning and end up with sheep in the back yard. I would love to have a small flock of sheep, with a guard llama, but I am stymied by my 120 foot patio with a large concrete sitting area. I know the sheep and llama would get hungry very quickly…even the larger grassy areas of my condo complex could not support them! Anyway, thank you for what you give to your audience. I am so glad your dietary changes have helped you. You have encouraged me to give another concerted effort to eliminate processed sugar from my diet as my A1C is a bit high. I tried in January, 2024, but got distracted several times. I will give it another push! Take care!
Eliminating refined sugar, along with ultra-processed foods really makes a difference! I still give myself a treat of some dark chocolate every day (at least 70%, but if you can adjust to even higher, all the better). It satisfies the sweet tooth, without causing you to want more. Good luck!
@@RoxanneRichardson I just had a small piece of dark chocolate, 70%, to get through the day! Aldi’s has a great dark chocolate that is wrapped in individual servings!
@@kathleengerwien845 Yep! I alternate between the Aldi 70% and Lindt 78% chocolate (I get that by the 10-bar box on Amazon). My husband eats the Aldi 85% dark. It takes time to get used to the 85%, but it's really good. Nice and smooth, and it will melt in your mouth, unlike some really dark chocolate.
@@RoxanneRichardson agreed! I have tried the Lindt products as well; I like the Lindt products as well. I worked in the buying office for the Navy Exchange system. The chocolate buyer was one of my favorite friends. She always had something for me when I needed it and understood my interest in dark chocolate!
17:03 Gasp! I thought I was the only one who knitted that way! I'm now knitting Norwegian style (courtesy Arne & Carlos), which was surprisingly easy to learn. I've discovered circular needles. I had been wanting one of those bags you put around your waist to hold my needle instead of lodging it at the top of my leg and sitting cross-legged, and now I don't need or desire one. Your red jumper reminds me of my mum sitting in bed knitting a red jumper. She didn't like knitting and I don't remember her ever knitting again (and she wouldn't have had time). That is my earliest memory of knitting (I would have been only three or four years old). I think that's what made me interested in knitting. And my mum taught me how to knit and purl when I was about ten. When I was about seventeen, I took up knitting and I must have remembered what my mum taught me, and the rest has just been blindly following patterns. I very much appreciate your knitting videos (you're the one I go to when I want to learn something) and I really admire your energy and zest for learning. My mum went back to school and earned a degree after raising ten children. She was brilliant. Thanks, Roxanne. ♥ 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
The bag around the waist is a knitting belt, which I mentioned I had tried, but it didn't work for me (it kept the needles at the wrong angle, and at the time, it was really difficult to find 16'' dpns, except for just a couple of sizes). Arne & Carlos have a closed hand method of knitting continental, which I can't do. My style has my hands much more open, as shown in this video ruclips.net/video/q92bAeVFdao/видео.html
Thanks for pronouncing my name right!! I started watching Casual Fridays in the middle of your big sweater/decade knitting project, I wondered if the knitted item that most represents you would be one of those 😊 Congratulations on 300!
My speculation is that knitters develop one group of muscles and crocheters develop a different group of muscles. That is one of the reasons why crafters tend to fall into one camp or the other.
I enjoyed this whole thing (congratulations on taking control of your own health), but my favorite part was you trying to explain your husband, in regard to knitting. That was funny.
I have a possible answer to the “accordion “ knitting question: I think the Sequence Knitting book addresses this specific issue. I don’t remember whether I found this by looking at the swatches, or whether there’s a particular set of multiples. I very much enjoy your videos, and admire your discipline!
Thank you Roxanne for your wonderful instruction. I am new with knitting and knit my first Irish sweater. It is pretty and fits well but I want to see if I can improve at least one thing each time I try this sweater. I do ok decreasing at the raglan armhole with moss but when it goes to a variation on the tree of life and twisted rib, I don’t know if I straight knit that part or if I need to stay in pattern. When I decrease, I start losing the pattern. Help! Also, I see RUclips’s where they do special edging on the raglan. My pattern doesn’t say to do anything different. Thanks for your help!
Always happy to help with project questions in my Ravelry group. Start a new topic and post your question there. A link to the pattern you're using and a photo of what you're struggling with is helpful. You can find a link to the Ravelry group in the show notes of any video.
you mentioned being interested in other stitch patterns that create a pleated fabric like in your Edwardian era sweater. Take a look at Olga Buraya- Kafelian patterns especially Ybane cowl. I think she is using a similar stitch pattern to create her "origami" style series.
While I had looked briefly for other patterns that used this specific effect, the person asking the question was wondering if I had looked for any other *stitch* patterns that affected the shape of the fabric in a similar way, i.e. causing the fabric to behave in an unexpected, three-dimensional way. It is interesting to find other project patterns that use this same stitch pattern, but the challenge is to find other stitch patterns that do "something similar" (but not necessarily pleats).
I have a start of something knitted but it was given to me from one who’s passed away it’s not something I’m familiar with. I’d like to continue this pattern it’s really pretty. I don’t have a pattern or anything to show me how to do this.
Post a photo of it (front and back) in the Patterns group on Ravelry. Someone may recognize the stitch pattern (or even the pattern for the project). You can also try the Pattern Detectives group on Ravelry. :-)
Is the knitting style that you're now using Norwegian? I am a beginner level knitter, still exploring knitting styles to decide which is best for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and your experiences.
Hi Roxanne! And thank you so much for the involved deconstruction of cases ) A question: have you had an experience mixing a superwash with a non-superwash within the same fabric? I am about to start a bi-color cardigan with vertical 1x1 stockinette stripes. The non-superwash is recycled wool from an old sweater. It has shrunk alot after I washed it... Would mixing it up with superwash slow down any further shrinking..? Or should I expect some other unforeseen problem? What do you think? Thank you in advance, Yana
If the non-superwash wool shrank, it's probably denser with less drape than it had originally, and probably occurred because it was washed with agitation. When you mix yarns that have different care/washing needs, you have to wash the item based on the yarn that is most vulnerable to shrinking, bleeding, etc. Definitely swatch the two together to see if you think they are compatible from a gauge and drape standpoint. Superwash has more drape to begin with, but if the non-superwash has already undergone some fulling, the difference is likely to be even greater. Not saying you shouldn't combine them, just that you need to consider whether or not they actually work well together.
You have no idea how much you've helped! Understanding how something works keeps me from just following directions and allows me to actually create. No one teaches like you.
Congratulations! And thank you for this wonderful video. I learned so much about you. It is so great that you can produce these videos for all of we knitters! I really enjoyed this.
Roxanne - it is so wonderful to watch a channel where someone loves to teach - and it's all about learning and teaching. Very often I already know about something you are showing or explaining - but it's very rare I don't learn something extra anyway. I especially love it when I pick up things that help me to be a better teacher myself, or shift my perspective on how to think about something. I think we are probably all learning far more from you than we realise we are too. Thank you! :-)
Hey Roxanne! Congratulations! That's a great accomplishment! Good to hear your health has improved. Thanks for all your hard work throughout the years! You're a real inspiration for knitters around teh world ❤
300! You are a legend! I enjoy and look forward to your videos, it’s like having a personal knitting friend. Thank you so much
Thanks for your thirst of learning and gift of sharing your discoveries! So much that challenges our intellect and crafting know-how... What a blessing your videos are!
I have spent So Many hours watching your videos Roxanne, thanks so much. I have learned so much about techniques…all the dodgy ways I have been knitting through being self taught, well… so many have been corrected. You are such a help. Best regards, Janine in Melbourne.
Congratulations on 300 episodes. I enjoy how enthusiastic you get about the things that surprise you. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and curiosity.
Thank you for sharing. When it comes to the future direction of your channel, please, keep doing what you enjoy and find interesting. Your interest and love of your subject shows and that is one of my favorite parts. And lastly, I think you are just a natural teacher. Happy 300 and may you have another 300 in you.
I never fail to learn something here Roxanne and I thank you for so much valuable and really helpful info. Early in my attempts to learn to knit, I heard, "...there is no last page in the book of knitting..." and I laugh out loud about that when I stumble over a new thing or a new way of doing an old thing now, in knitting and in life. Congrats on 300!
I love that you watch your own videos for reference - just like the rest of us! Congrats on series 300 ❤
I’ve just found your RUclips channel recently… and it’s 2024. I love your practical way of approaching not only knitting, but the other questions in life. And it feels so conservational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I have been knitting for 40 years. I have adopted your practice of always learning something, and I really appreciate your teaching style.
Legendary, gracious, funny, extremely intelligent & thought, not mention meticulous and a wonderful teacher-thank you thank you thank you!!
Congratulations on your 300th episode.
Such a good video. Good questions, interesting answers, and great editing. Thanks so much for all the work you put into your videos.
Congratulations and thank you, Roxanne! You mentioned the difficulty in looking up stitch patterns like the accordion pattern in your Edwardian sweater. It's true - I don't know how to find them, either. But there's a designer who specializes in them and has some of the coolest (and some of the freakiest) 3D knits you could imagine. Her name is Olga Buraya-Kefelian, and she's on Ravelry as Olgajazzy. Her Compleat Cowl, Cable Braided Necklace, Ginga Cowl, and Suke-Suke Cowl are some good examples. Thank you for your own videos. About a year ago, I decided to go back and watch them all from the beginning, and it's been well worthwile.
Congratulations on episode 300! You have created an amazing Body of Knitting Knowledge. I've been knitting for 50+ years, and when I can't remember a technique, or have a question, I head right to your channel for the answer. I signed up for the MHK program just before leaving California almost 2 years ago. It was a good idea at the time, but health issues, life - all gets in the way. Thanks for all the great information and here's to another XXX episodes! (as many as you want) Ha ha!
Congratulations, Roxanne! I love and so deeply appreciate your channel.
That was fun! Thanks for all the answers and all the teaching you do - it can be hard to find a continental knitter to demonstrate a technique, and I really appreciate that! I’m so glad you are feeling better, and I love your daughter’s sweater. Take care!
Congrats! Love your Q&A. I have enjoyed your videos for a few years now. I love that you're not trying to outsmart the bots and boost your social ratings. Your knowledge and ways of explaining things are super helpful.
Congratulations on your milestone! I love watching your videos because its clear "information" is of value to you (as it is to me too). I love that you arent excited over dangling jeweled stitch markers, playful needle holders and the like. Presently I am on an adventure to knit sweaters with similar methods. for example, I just finished the Sierra Skies sweater, am working on the Corbis Sweater and have the Link Sweater in my cue because they all start out top down as if to make a shawl but using short rows becomes a sweater. I also love incorporating crochet into my knitting so that I can improve my crochet skills. Looking forward to 300 more of your videos :)
Congrats on 300 episodes! I have learned so much from you over the years. Your analytical approach to knitting is what keeps me coming back.
Congratulations to you for teaching us to have more fun with our knitting. Glad you are staying healthy .
Congratulations on 300th episode!
Congratulations!!! I think I have watched every episode for the last 3 years and most of your technique videos. You are my main resource for all things knitting! God bless you!
congrats on 300 episodes , i have enjoyed watching and look farward to the next 300
Watching this, is killing me. I aspire to eventually MAYBE make a sweater. I’m determined and I practice just about every day. I use circular needles and I love the skill. What you have done over the years is both an aspiration and sort of terrifying but your style of teaching is incredible and I will forever be grateful that I found your channel lady!
Sweaters aren't any harder than other knitting projects! Pick a fairly simple one and just dive in. You can always get help with any question you have on Ravelry. :-)
Congrats on you reaching so many episodes and subscribers! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, and i learned so much about you. I have often wondered if you did any teaching/instruction before your knitting "gig".... you have such a calm way of explaining each detail, and anticipating what questions the students may have. You do this in such a no-nonsense way... you dont get bogged down with going off topic or repeating yourself. At the same time you are not reading from notes in such a way that it is obvious, i.e. we dont see the top of your head. You are definitely personable, to the point i always say "aha, thats what i did wrong", or "now i finally understand", or "yes, she and i do it exactly the same way!".
Please, keep up the great work!
Congratulations on having had 300 casual Friday episodes. I enjoy them thoroughly. I hope doing this keeps bringing you joy.
Congratulations. It has been fun and very interesting watching your channel. My husband really enjoyed knitting Dagruns lugger twice and found inspiration and good guidance. Thank you for all your work. 🎉🥳☺️😊💐
I relate to what you say about wishing you could knit with your grandma. My great grandmother (who died when she was 96 or so!) knitted and crocheted, and when I was younger I was aware that she did so in an abstract way and enjoyed the little crochet dolls she made me, but I only really came to appreciate just how talented she was as a knitter and crocheter when I started knitting. By then, however, she had been dead for a number of years. When she first died, I actually wasn't really affected because I lived very far away and hardly ever saw her, but now that I have all her knitting needles and her crochet doilies, I get really sad that I didn't get the chance to talk to her about knitting. I wish I had more of her things, but I'm happy that I have what I have -- I choose to knit patterns flat more often than not nowadays just to work with her really long knitted needles :)
I live in China and buying you a cup of coffee from there is a challenge. I am currently in Canada on a trip, so finally I can say, 'Thanks' and 'have a coffee on me'. I love your podcasts and have been listening since 2020.
Thank you so much, Sandra! :-)
Congrats on the 300th! Thanks for being such a wonderful and highly helpful podcaster! That Edwardian sweater is inspiring!
Congrats!!!
I was so glad to find your podcast
Thank you so much for the time you spend planning and making your wonderful instructional videos. I always look forward to watching and learning and I also love the tidbits!
Happy 300th! Thank you for all of the sharing and teaching you have done.
Congratulations Roxanne 😊🎉
I confess that I don't always watch every week, but when I come back to see you I realize I should watch more often. You have a really easy to listen to style and the information you share is always fascinating.
You are the only RUclips podcaster that I support through Kofi, although there are others that I know I should also support.
You are a person that I would love to know as a close friend, if I lived nearby. As an engineer, I also have a technical mind but have always enjoyed crafting. In my 20s I knit a few Icelandic sweaters, but found I didn't wear them enough as they were too warm. I tried a few cardigans, but never finished them, although I haven been able to throw them out or get back to them. I only got back into knitting about 10 years ago when I talked with a friend who made socks and found that the size and duration of the project suited me better than sweaters. Now socks are my go-to projects - you can never have too many pairs of hand knit socks and my husband loves his too! I give them away as well, but only to close friends and always with the caveat they can give back if they don't fit well. Only one pair returned to date.
I learned early in my sock journey to knit 2 at a time with long circulars so I don't have to count rows and the socks always come out the same.
I have taken up quilting lately but still knit socks in the evening when we watch tv, or on holidays when on bus, car or boat trips as I can often knit quite plain socks without looking at my hands for every stitch.
Keep up the good videos and I look forward to catching up on the ones I have missed. Thank you so much.
Congratulations on 300 episodes. I so appreciate all you do to help knitters everywhere. I think you are and will continue to be the most influential knitter on RUclips. Quick question - are there sheep in your backyard yet? Thanks indeed
No sheep, yet! :-)
"300" Congratulations Roxanne, well done!!! Just for fun:- Photography Shawl by Kristina Vilimaite on Ravelry has a pleated effect all over like your Edwardian Sweater😍
Congratulations and thank you 😊
Great episode. I smiled at the questions about your teaching background. As a professional educator, I have always admired your teaching skills.
Your ability to convey even complex techniques exceeds that of many of the educators I encountered in my 34 years as a high school teacher. Well done.
I still find a lot to learn even after 62 years as a knitter. Thank you for that.
Loved this episode. Thanks for answering my question. I also love ChiaoGoo needles and love knitting socks with magic loop, also tired of dropping my double points. I have really benefitted from your techniques videos for socks knitting, especially heal flaps. Looking forward to learning how to plan for a replaceable heal. I learned to knit continental and then switched to English years ago. Trying to relearn continental. So happy your health is improved and stable. And so very grateful for your need to seek information and share it!
Congratulations on 300 episodes.
I ma so glad to hear your heath is great now. Bravo for these life changes. Thank you so much for all your sharing, and teaching, you are always THE person I refer when someone needs to learn something.
Love listening and learning from your tutorials! How fortunate to have you as my teacher...couldn't accomplish all I have without your guidance. A heartfelt Canadian thank you .
Great Episode!
I’m a ride or die and never miss one. Congrats on 300 and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I went from wanting to knit a sweater to having knit 10 so far. Your tips and tricks have helped so much when I approach a pattern, and even designing my own. You treat your subscribers really well and I appreciate you.
Rox, I cannot believe my good fortune that you are sharing your knowledge through your absolutely engaging videos at a time when I need that knowledge to refine and inform my knitting life, and it has been that way for me since I discovered you in 2012. Huge congratulations on your 300th Casual Friday and I wish you ongoing inspiration and joy in your own knowledge quest. And thanks in advance for taking us along on whatever timeframe works best for you.
You're truly an old-timer to this channel! :-) (I'm guessing you came to it from my old Ask a Knitter column on Ravelry.)
Thank you so much for all your videos, your tips, techniques and clear instructions. I have learned so much from you and will continue to do so. It is 72 years since my grandmother taught me to knit and during that time methods, techniques and equipment have changed a great deal. Congratulations on your 300 episodes. 🇬🇧
It's amazing to see the change in resources available to knitters!
Congrats! Others have said it: you’re legendary. I found your comments in Caecelia Campochiaro’s old Ravelry threads and have been poking into sequence knitting and marling.
Your analytical approach spoke to me…and here I found out our careers in IT had so many parallels! Can’t tell you how many manuals I have written for bespoke software projects. Or time spent writing design requirements for software systems. And then teaching myself how to program and doing web design and development. My art started as drawing and painting…and writing and illustrating business proposals. I used to sew clothing and embroider when I was young, but I only picked up knitting this past October.🤣 The learning never stops! Your channel has been a great help. Yes, sweaters are scripts run in YarnOS. I feel like we would have a lot of fun if we ever had lunch together. I’m buying!🎉
I like so many others have watched and learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing. You have raised my level of knitting and what I am willing to try I the knit world.
Love that you share the tips and tricks that you learn along the way. I truly look forward to each episode! Thank you.
Thanks SO MUCH for all you do! 300 is a wonderful accomplishment! Please continue lol.
Congratulations on 300!
Thank you so much for all the years and all great videos. I use your and Suzanne's B channels as go first to find out how to do something in knitting. Your channel inspired me to learn more about knitting, fiber, tools, history ... As you like to learn something new in my projects. Thank you❤
I am so glad your health is better. I have been following you for about 4 years or so now. I am taking a an initial TKGA correspondence course and in about 3 months or so will be starting my TKGA Masters certification. You are absolutely one of my inspirations, keep being you!
Good luck on the MHK program!
Thank you for all of your podcasts which I keep referring to when I have a technical question, since ±2015 (the year I learned knitting) !!! ❤❤❤
Thanks! I so enjoy learning from you.
Thanks for watching!
I got a good laugh from you saying you thought spinning could lead to sheep in the backyard! I understand your reticence to taking on other activities as they'd take away from things you love doing. On the other hand I've had to be careful to not say no to some things, like events with friends, because I just want to knit. Finding balance..sounds like you do that well. Very much enjoyed this episode.
Woweee! Great episode.
Thank you sooo much for answering my (silly, but important to me) Chiaogoo question!
AND you pronounced my name exquisitely (I do not know where those attached weird numbers came from!!). The name is Polish in origin and very few people know how to pronounce it. And yes, my first name is X (my dear parents named me Christine, wanting not to be run of the mill. In my very small grammar school class, I was one of four Christines. In the old days, my airline boarding pass would say "hello, Christ." So i took matters into my own hands. X it is.)!
I, too, go to your playlists first--and I pretty much always find the answer. You have given us so much. And you are a natural born teacher. And you have the extra skill to know how to present technical information but especially to provide instructions. You do that better than anyone, even some of your respected colleagues.
Here's to many more episodes! You are a treasure.
I guess going to high school in a town with more Wieszczecinskis in the phone book than Richardsons paid off!
Ha ha, a mouthful. Thanks! I lived in northern New Jersey which was mostly Italian. I had a friend in Chicago whose name was Wlezien [Vleh-zhin]. He would give his "restaurant name" as Wells, W-e-l-z.
I used to have a problem with interchangeable tips unscrewing - and was about to change to fixed circulars. Then I discovered small rubbery pads (Hiya Hiya and Chiaogoo make them) that give you just a little bit more grip to make a fraction of a turn more with the tightening tool. Since then I've only had a tip loosen a couple of times. The disposable tourniquets they use when taking a blood sample work just as well (a tip I saw on Ravelry).
@@steveforeman Yeah, I use the red rubber gripper thing that came with the Chiaogoo set, along with the T-pin to tighten. They still eventually loosen up (the one in the right hand). That happens maybe once per project. I suspect knitting style contributes to that.
@@RoxanneRichardson I hope I've not jinxed my current project in Shetland cobweb. Untangling that from a loose joint would be a disaster!
Congrats on 300!!!🎉
Thank you! Thank you! For all of your wonderful videos! You are my go-to when I am in need of knitting info. I work at my LYS and do knitting help. Inevitably, the very thing I learned from you is what someone will come in for help in their knitting. I always give you the credit for my knowledge and recommend they watch your videos. You have also been mentioned many, many times by other youtuber's in their videos. Your vast knowledge and sharing are such appreciated gifts to the world! Thank you again.
I also so need your t-shirt! Where can I get it?
I got that shirt from one of the LYSes in the Twin Cities metro area during the shop hop, probably back in 2017 or 2018! I think it was a shirt they had created themselves. The shop was 3 Kittens, but I don't know that they would still carry them.
Thank you so much for your learning and sharing! I use technique videos and really enjoy casual Fridays! I enjoy relaxing and seeing what you’re up to. Answering these questions was great to hear what you think too and how things are going. Congratulations on the 300
Congrats Roxie!
Thanks, Brian! :-)
Congratulations on the 300!!
My knitting journey (after crocheting for 20+ yrs) was knitting, ripping, re-knitting ad infinitum. I learned knit/purl structures, what worked & what didn’t. Fast forward to internet/visuals (ex: RUclips), and whew!!! I’m not sorry I learned the “slow” way, but at times, I sure wished I had a teacher/tutor to explain or show me what/how/why…
I truly enjoy going thru your (older) playlists just for fun! If I wonder about xyz buttonband, or shaping issue, I pop in to learn! Which usually leads to another, another… and poof (!) 3 hours later…
Thank you for all the work, sharing interesting fiber, textile or techniques with all of us! I too love to learn (won’t stop), keeps me going!
Thank You!!
Congrats! 🎉 And, I need that shirt. Love it!
Congrats on 300. There were some interesting answers in there. Love your videos.
❤ your videos so much! Have learned so much, and so glad you are doing well with quitting ultra-processed/caffeine/alcohol and upping activity: encourages me to keep going on the same! Thanks for bringing us along on your knitting journey!
It's funny how much I *don't* miss caffeine! I hope you are able to continue with your lifestyle journey, whatever that looks like for you. :-)
Major congrats on your 300th! What an accomplishment! I love your podcast and have loyally followed it from the beginning. Thank you for teaching me more than I can describe. Looking forward to many more podcasts.
Thanks for the honest videocast. I am starting the masters program, hope to submit the binder in September. I have learned tons from you. .
Good luck!
Congratulations on 300 episodes! I have enjoyed many of them and learned a ton.
🎉 congrats on 300!! Thank you so much for all your helpful tips and tricks over the years, I've learned so much from you and use your videos as a reference all the time!
Thank you and Congratulations on all the success! You are 1 of 4 ppl I see ppl recommend the most, you are very skilled and I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.
hi i always enjoy watching you i am a new knitter i have made scarfs . baby blankets and dish clothes
Congratulations! I so enjoy your videos. Regarding the question asked about the pleated fabric, Olga Bureya-Kefelian (olgajazzy), designs a lot of projects that have interesting 3-D effects. Most of them are accessories. You might want to look at her designs on Ravelry. Keep up the good work.
I took a look. It seems that many of them are using essentially the same type of stitch pattern as the Edwardian sweater!
That was wonderful and interesting. Kudos!!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 You have taught me so much and I can always find the technique I need to use with thorough instruction. I have a tab saved for those techniques I can’t remember. You look super happy in this video which it also lifts my spirit. Look forward to watching you. See you next time.
Sat spinning and watched the entire episode...so fun to hear your herstory! Thank you for sharing...you rock ❤❤
Congratulations to you on your new. Thoroughly enjoy watching and learning.
Thank you, great video & good to hear you health is better💜💙
What a great episode. I agree with all the questioners; you have brought me to a new, improved level of knitting based on what you have shared through your videos. I laughed when you said 2 times you were concerned you would start spinning and end up with sheep in the back yard. I would love to have a small flock of sheep, with a guard llama, but I am stymied by my 120 foot patio with a large concrete sitting area. I know the sheep and llama would get hungry very quickly…even the larger grassy areas of my condo complex could not support them! Anyway, thank you for what you give to your audience. I am so glad your dietary changes have helped you. You have encouraged me to give another concerted effort to eliminate processed sugar from my diet as my A1C is a bit high. I tried in January, 2024, but got distracted several times. I will give it another push! Take care!
Eliminating refined sugar, along with ultra-processed foods really makes a difference! I still give myself a treat of some dark chocolate every day (at least 70%, but if you can adjust to even higher, all the better). It satisfies the sweet tooth, without causing you to want more. Good luck!
@@RoxanneRichardson I just had a small piece of dark chocolate, 70%, to get through the day! Aldi’s has a great dark chocolate that is wrapped in individual servings!
@@kathleengerwien845 Yep! I alternate between the Aldi 70% and Lindt 78% chocolate (I get that by the 10-bar box on Amazon). My husband eats the Aldi 85% dark. It takes time to get used to the 85%, but it's really good. Nice and smooth, and it will melt in your mouth, unlike some really dark chocolate.
@@RoxanneRichardson agreed! I have tried the Lindt products as well; I like the Lindt products as well. I worked in the buying office for the Navy Exchange system. The chocolate buyer was one of my favorite friends. She always had something for me when I needed it and understood my interest in dark chocolate!
Congrats!!!I love that, revisiting your own video to double check your work. Love it!
Congratulations and thank you ❤
17:03 Gasp! I thought I was the only one who knitted that way! I'm now knitting Norwegian style (courtesy Arne & Carlos), which was surprisingly easy to learn. I've discovered circular needles. I had been wanting one of those bags you put around your waist to hold my needle instead of lodging it at the top of my leg and sitting cross-legged, and now I don't need or desire one. Your red jumper reminds me of my mum sitting in bed knitting a red jumper. She didn't like knitting and I don't remember her ever knitting again (and she wouldn't have had time). That is my earliest memory of knitting (I would have been only three or four years old). I think that's what made me interested in knitting. And my mum taught me how to knit and purl when I was about ten. When I was about seventeen, I took up knitting and I must have remembered what my mum taught me, and the rest has just been blindly following patterns. I very much appreciate your knitting videos (you're the one I go to when I want to learn something) and I really admire your energy and zest for learning. My mum went back to school and earned a degree after raising ten children. She was brilliant. Thanks, Roxanne. ♥ 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
The bag around the waist is a knitting belt, which I mentioned I had tried, but it didn't work for me (it kept the needles at the wrong angle, and at the time, it was really difficult to find 16'' dpns, except for just a couple of sizes). Arne & Carlos have a closed hand method of knitting continental, which I can't do. My style has my hands much more open, as shown in this video ruclips.net/video/q92bAeVFdao/видео.html
Thanks for pronouncing my name right!! I started watching Casual Fridays in the middle of your big sweater/decade knitting project, I wondered if the knitted item that most represents you would be one of those 😊 Congratulations on 300!
Irish names are tricky for me, so I always make sure to look up the pronunciation! :-)
Thanks!
Thank *you*! :-)
Woohoo!!!🎉🎉🎉congratulations ❤
Wow!! Running to fetch some decaf and ready to listen! Also, we should get at least 300 people to LIKE this video in celebration.
My speculation is that knitters develop one group of muscles and crocheters develop a different group of muscles. That is one of the reasons why crafters tend to fall into one camp or the other.
I enjoyed this whole thing (congratulations on taking control of your own health), but my favorite part was you trying to explain your husband, in regard to knitting. That was funny.
I have a possible answer to the “accordion “ knitting question: I think the Sequence Knitting book addresses this specific issue. I don’t remember whether I found this by looking at the swatches, or whether there’s a particular set of multiples.
I very much enjoy your videos, and admire your discipline!
I'll have to check that out!
Thank you Roxanne for your wonderful instruction. I am new with knitting and knit my first Irish sweater. It is pretty and fits well but I want to see if I can improve at least one thing each time I try this sweater. I do ok decreasing at the raglan armhole with moss but when it goes to a variation on the tree of life and twisted rib, I don’t know if I straight knit that part or if I need to stay in pattern. When I decrease, I start losing the pattern. Help! Also, I see RUclips’s where they do special edging on the raglan. My pattern doesn’t say to do anything different. Thanks for your help!
Always happy to help with project questions in my Ravelry group. Start a new topic and post your question there. A link to the pattern you're using and a photo of what you're struggling with is helpful. You can find a link to the Ravelry group in the show notes of any video.
you mentioned being interested in other stitch patterns that create a pleated fabric like in your Edwardian era sweater. Take a look at Olga Buraya- Kafelian patterns especially Ybane cowl. I think she is using a similar stitch pattern to create her "origami" style series.
While I had looked briefly for other patterns that used this specific effect, the person asking the question was wondering if I had looked for any other *stitch* patterns that affected the shape of the fabric in a similar way, i.e. causing the fabric to behave in an unexpected, three-dimensional way. It is interesting to find other project patterns that use this same stitch pattern, but the challenge is to find other stitch patterns that do "something similar" (but not necessarily pleats).
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I have a start of something knitted but it was given to me from one who’s passed away it’s not something I’m familiar with. I’d like to continue this pattern it’s really pretty. I don’t have a pattern or anything to show me how to do this.
Post a photo of it (front and back) in the Patterns group on Ravelry. Someone may recognize the stitch pattern (or even the pattern for the project). You can also try the Pattern Detectives group on Ravelry. :-)
I've just thought of another question: I'm intrigued by the file in your bookcase labelled "FLAK". I can't imagine that it's viewers' criticisms.
Those are my notes from when I did the red Aran sweater I held up as one of my favorite knitted items. FLAK = Follow the Leader Aran Knit-along
Searching with "origami" keyword comes up with some knit purl pleat style patterns. I know Rastus Hsu works in similar style these days. 😊
Is the knitting style that you're now using Norwegian? I am a beginner level knitter, still exploring knitting styles to decide which is best for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and your experiences.
I knit in an open-hand continental style. You can see what I mean in this video ruclips.net/video/q92bAeVFdao/видео.html
Thank you!
Hi Roxanne! And thank you so much for the involved deconstruction of cases ) A question: have you had an experience mixing a superwash with a non-superwash within the same fabric? I am about to start a bi-color cardigan with vertical 1x1 stockinette stripes. The non-superwash is recycled wool from an old sweater. It has shrunk alot after I washed it... Would mixing it up with superwash slow down any further shrinking..? Or should I expect some other unforeseen problem? What do you think?
Thank you in advance,
Yana
If the non-superwash wool shrank, it's probably denser with less drape than it had originally, and probably occurred because it was washed with agitation. When you mix yarns that have different care/washing needs, you have to wash the item based on the yarn that is most vulnerable to shrinking, bleeding, etc. Definitely swatch the two together to see if you think they are compatible from a gauge and drape standpoint. Superwash has more drape to begin with, but if the non-superwash has already undergone some fulling, the difference is likely to be even greater. Not saying you shouldn't combine them, just that you need to consider whether or not they actually work well together.
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