Wonderful video.Thank you for your sense of humour and insightful observations about your knits.I have recently discovered that raglan shaping is more flattering and comfortable for me than circular yoke although circular yokes seem so easy in comparison! I am now obsessed with your mushrooms -hope to cast on some fungi next!
Leanne, I was fortunate to discover your channel in early September '24 and have watched and enjoyed every one of your videos since then. Not only have I learned a lot from what you've shared, but your videos have provided a source of relaxation and stress relief. Thank you, happy new year and I look forward to hearing more of your knitting experience.
Loved this! My favorite knit if yours was that last cowl with the beautiful colours. My favorite knit this year was my pressed flowers cowl. Happy knitting in 2025.
That was so fun and I would have kept watching even for longer! I watch every episode of your podcast and I love it. I enjoyed seeing the "knitrospective" of 2024 because I remember all these garments from prior episodes when you were making them! The little camera around your hen's neck absolutely slayed me❤
Yes, figuring out garment fit is really a challenge! Thanks for sharing the triumphs and the fails. I don't usually watch these reviews but I knew yours would be interesting and fun.
Happy New Year, Leanne! 🎆 Your needles were very busy in 2024 and your makes are so beautiful. The colour choices were fantastic with no jarring combinations at all. 😉 I hope that 2025 will be wonderful for you and I look forward to travelling with you again this year. ❤
Thanks for all the hard work you do in bringing these wonderful videos to us. Don't ever think they, and you, are not wonderful. I love watching your videos, and I am a crocheter! Happy New Year from one of your Canadian fans!❤🇨🇦❤
SO FUN! I loved hearing about everything. All the knits look great but I get what you mean with circular yokes. I'm feeling that way myself. All the best, Kimberly
That was a great wrap up. I’m with you on the circular yokes - they just don’t fit right. I do like a yoke combined with some raglan like the ranunculus. Kate Davies also has some yokes plus raglans, but most of hers are bottom up. That doesn’t bother me at all if I’m going to get the fit I like. I also like a good saddle shoulder or contiguous shoulder. And I learned the hiya-hiya grandma bind off this year as well. I’ve been using it for most garments at this point and love it. Sometimes I go up a size or two in the needles for it, but I find it to be very stretchy and so easy.
I really like your Cocktail cardigan ❤. As I watch, I'm casting on the Merrymint sweater. It will be a yearlong knit, intending to be done by December for the holiday season. It's a circular yoke, and I've been back and forth all day on what size to knit. I think I'll pause and measure my upper bust, and go with that 🤔
What a stunning all-over colourwork sweater that is! I hope it comes out great for you! The projects on Ravelry look amazing. I’m starting to think I’ve just been choosing the wrong size or my shoulder shaping is what is causing my fit issues with the circular yokes but I really don’t know 🤷🏻♀️
So much energy today, Leanne! This was a fun episode. I've got the yarn for a Petiteknit Monday sweater, now i just need to cast on. It'll be my first adult sized sweater and i want it to fit like a sweatshirt over a long sleeve tee. Looking at all the circular yoke sweaters and the way they fit under the arms made me go for the raglan. I'm a loose continental knitter too! Your colorwork is stunning so maybe it's worth the fit issues. My husband needed hats to fit his large head so I think figuring out how to get the right stitch count and create hats he'lll wear has been fun this past fall. And I took one of the too small for him hats and knit a stockinette lining and now it's the one of the two warmest hats I've knit so far! Happy New Year to you and yours!
💓💓 I am excited for your Monday sweater !! That’s going to be a winner!! Feel free to send me a message on Ravelry or Instagram when it’s finished so I can cheer!!!
Happy New Year to you and your family Leanne! I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. All your knits are wonderful and Henrietta with a camera! You could say she's a clickin' chicken 📸🐔 All the very best in 2025!
Clickin Chicken!! That’s brilliant!! Happy new year to you!! I would like to change her name. Can i get your Ravelry name to credit you with that creativity?
Knit Parade!! I love that!! I am just now adding some Shetland Spindrift to my stash that I ordered just after Christmas. I feel another Gudrun Johnston knit coming on. What are you knitting on?
Those cat buttons!!! So cute! I love your attitude about learning and gathering information about what you like and what works for you. Nothing is wasted! All our projects inform our future❤ Happy new year!
The ESC was my favorite knit of the year, I have made several! Love the mitts they look warm, and the mushroom so cute. I still haven't done color work yet, yours looks lovely, perhaps this is my year.
Enjoyed watching and seeing all your fabulous knits of 2024! I had two favorite knits of 2024. They were the Agave and the Hailbut. Cheers to all our up coming 2025 knits!
Your review was so much fun, Leanne! I really enjoy your channel and that you take us with you when you fly. I live in Tennessee and haven't traveled much but hope to make it to PEI some day. 💚
Happy New Year, Leanne! Great video-I appreciate your honesty about things you liked and didn't like. I know that as makers, we are always harder on our work than other people, but I thought all of your garments were great. Thanks for all that you do. I'm looking forward to another year of your videos!
That was a ridiculous amount of fun! Lovin the zip through the things w just enough info to enable us lol. I too measure upper bust and shorten depths or go w zero ease up top to help w fit issues. Thanks for sharing w us!
That is a very smart idea! 💡 I am going to try and figure this “fit stuff” out in 2025!! Thanks for hanging out with me. I hope you have a fun year of woolly joy ahead.
Beautiful projects! I didn't make a n emotional support chicken, but I call the gals I knit with at our LYS my emotional support chicks!!chick's!!! Several of them made the actual chickens and they were cute.
Loved the video. I put several patterns into my favorites-the shawl, the stockinette mitts, the v-neck cardigan. I always seem to find something to add to my ever growing list of patterns. Happy knitting in 2025.
Awesome podcast. You are always to upbeat and humorous. I love your garment. It’s nice to determine what fit is best for each of us. However, I think all you have is wearable as is, if not your favourite. It’s a lot of work and yarn to not make use of them just because they aren’t the perfect fit. Even for just wearing around the house is better than nothing but they are all beautiful. I also agree the emotional chicken is just precious and makes you smile. Happy New Year.
Thank you for your round up 2024 video! I enjoyed hearing your opinions on the different types of patterns and the yarns. I agree with you about the circular yokes but I think that they can be adjusted. Having said that, I’m really not sure how the adjustments work exactly😳🤪. My favourite knit for 2024 is my Humulus by Isabell Kraemer. It’s the second one I’ve made. I made it out of The Fibre Company Cumbria yarn, which is a little bit scratchy, but lovely yarn. It has a bit more drape than some yarns and I think that works better with the circular yoke. I have made several other circular yokes and I get your sleeve problem. Every time I make one, I think yeah, I should’ve made a smaller size. And do some neck adjustments and possibly drop off some of the pattern like you do with your Ranunculus. I really like your Treista, it’s more of an outside sweater, roomy so you can wear things underneath. I really like that you choose natural yarns quite often and you like them ha ha I’m a non-super wash wool fan. Your issue with the Double Sunday colour being flat I think is because it is a big company and they don’t do blends. It’s all one colour and I think that’s why it’s flat. Jamison and Smith yarn and many others that are similar are blended so they have more colours within them and their colours have more depth. I think that’s the difference. I feel that same way that you do. Onwards to 2025! I need a chicken! 😂
I too am in Canada and I purchased the exact same mini water bottles a few months ago. I made 2 covers and gave them as gifts. Now I need to knit a cover for me
Happy 2025! Love all of your knots. I have a ton of woolly socks that I love. And thank you for Anniina, the Coastal cowl. I have one on my needles. I finallygot a Mussleburgh Hat done too. ttfn
Hello Leanne, I always look forward to your videos, love them, and watch start to finish at least once. Awesome sweaters-even if there are little glitches with the fit I believe you’re right you just gotta find your fit and go with it I think 25 is going to be my year for socks too. Wish you well in 2025 and looking forward to your next video.
I loved watching this video and all the beautiful knits of 2024. The Sunset… looks good on you 😊 My favourite knit was probably my red Lovenote sweater. Happy New Year
Great to see you Leanne! That red cardigan is a stunner, add to queue! I also do not like the fit of yoke sweaters and have veered towards raglans more. Thanks for sharing all the goods & the not so greats, loved it all! 🥰
Hi Marie! What has me scratching my head is that it took a round up video and over half a dozen pullovers for me to realize it care for the fit of a circular yoke😂 I just fall for every colourwork sweater I see!
@@theknittystew It took me quite a few knitted sweater to figure it out as well. I will say my Blizzard sweater Jessica McDonald fits me very well. You might check that one out for simple colorwork. The coloring book raglan I am currently working on is raglan and it fits like a dream! Eye on the prize girl...stay in the lane lol!😁
Really enjoyable episode. Your garments are lovely but I agree about circular yoke fit. I have just decided I like raglan sweaters better on my body shape. Thanks Leanne 🏴
I always love all your podcasts Leanne! All I can think when I see your Cowgirl Crop is how much my cowgirl daughter would love it! Do you have a niece to offer it to? It's so cute! Thank you so much for introducing me to the hiyah hiyah bind off. It's all I use now. A couple of other RUclipsrs with your similar body type say they like drop shoulder sweaters, but I know you like things more fitted so I hope the raglan style fits you well in 2025. I think I'm going to buy the cocktail cardigan patten just to learn how to do the double knit button band simultaneously. Picking up for the button band always seems to be a hang up for people. I'm looking forward to your travels and knits in 2025!❤🧶
I do have some sweet nieces who might wear that Cowgirl Crop! It really is a fun colourwork piece for the right body. And you better believe I am moving toward different sleeve construction this year!!!
Thankyou for another fun podcast. I love knitting colourwork yokes too and like to have one at the colourwork stage and then another at the stockinette stage for tv/carknitting. I have smallish shoulder too so For a good fit I begin with a size smaller than my chest size and then either add some raglan increase after the colour section or add some increases in the round after the colourwork. Sometimes just a few extra stitches CO under arms at splitting for sleeves is enough. I have just finished the Aurea in the Noro magazine issue 25and I left off the last few rows of the colourwork and added a few rows of raglan increases and it’s beautiful, wish I could show you. Cheers from South Australia.
What a great recap! Thanks so much🥰 My favorite knit of 2024 was Fern and feather by Jennifer Steingass . I used Aran woolen Mills yarn that I bought in Galway, Ireland on a trip there in the late spring.
Great end of year podcast. I don't usually like the parade of show and tell but really enjoyed yours. I liked your honesty about things that didn't work. Makes me feel better about my own "failures". Keep up the good work and thanks for all the detail on Eavelry
I think your Sunset Highway sweater looks great on you! In fact, it was seeing yours when you finished it that made me add the pattern to my queue. You should definitely wear it.😊
Love it! Love the variety! Also found your realization concerning circular yokes very interesting. You are so right though. We see garments on other bodies and it can be very disappointing when the finished garment doesn't look the way we imagined. Kudos to you for thinking that through!
Thanks, Carol! I need to move forward with what I’ve learned and unfortunately it took me putting this video together to realize that I need to try new construction techniques and not just continue falling for every colourwork yoke I see 😝
I’m glad you produced this great year in review. I took a page of notes! I too knit things just to prove to myself that I can, but also to learn new techniques. I especially love patterns with links to online tutorials. You gave me 3 garments to add to my wanna knit list 😊 I was a bit surprised to find I only completed 3 things in 2024. I think gardening took up much of my time. I’ve made 2 pairs of socks (one a WIP) using the short row heel turn. They fit so well. My favourite knit was the Peacock tee solo. The final knit was the 1898 hat that has ear flaps and an interesting construction. I look terrible in hats but it keeps my ears deliciously warm. I’m almost finished Tin Can Knits Gramps for my hubby. All the best in 2025. Can’t wait to see what knitting adventures it takes you on.
So many pretty things. Oh! I see what you mean about the fit under the arms. Yes, perhaps the wrong design for a petite person. Dang shame though, because those yolks are all so beautiful. I'm not knitting this winter but am instead sewing items to donate to a shelter - it's nice to have choices and with the embroidered faces on the teddy bears, my skills are returning fast. Nothing fancy, just cuddly and hopefully cute. Happy New Year. Both our countries are facing rather large changes. Here's hoping that some good things come of it for both nations. Happy Crafting to you.
Love that you are sewing for a shelter. Making is such a wonderful gift and it blesses others too. We are so lucky to have our crafts!! Blessings to you in 2025.
You are glowing in the Cocktail Cardigan. I love that cardigan. I love everything but especially the Sunset Highway and the Treysta brings back such wonderful memories of Braeburn. Must make one myself soon!
I always enjoy your videos. They are not too long! I want to make the Magic Spring Shawl that you showed. Yours was beautiful. Looking forward to your next podcast.
Hello Leanne, maybe I have two tips which you may consider (or not, just like you want to). For the yoke sweaters, which results in too big sleeves: I have had this problem right now knitting a raglan sweater for my husband. The fit above the torso was great, but there were too many stitches for the sleeves. Which made me at first a little angry. But then I decided to knit a gusset (a little bit like the gussets ind garnsey sweaters.) I measured the stitch gauge, calculated the right number for the sleeves and decreased 12 st. in 3 rows and 10 st. in the next 5 rows - half at the beginning of the round under the arm and the other half at the end of the row under the arm. So I did get to the right amount of stitches in 9 rows - and that fits perfect now. (The exact amount of stitches which has to be decreased depends - of course - on the stitch gauge and the knowledge, how many stitches you have too much.) And for your Cowgirl Crop you could rip out the rounds maybe two rounds above the pink hats. You could insert a small needle in this row, take a scissor and cut in the row above to unravel it. After separating it you could - for example - purl one row and bind of in knit stitches. Or use another simple bind off which is quite short. This should give you a bigger neck-hole, so you could wear your garment. Thanks for your all time lovely, interesting and inspiring podcast and best wishes for this year from Germany - Gabi
I agree, I think a raglan or a contiguous sleeve style suits you much better…..or maybe even a drop sleeve. Very cute hat…..too bad I’m not a hat fan. Stuffing with socks….thats genius! I have a stack of singles that for some unknown reason I’ve been saving now I know what I can do with them.
Thanks Kate. Yes indeed! The question I have to ask myself is: why on earth did I make half a dozen circular yokes to figure that out? 🤣 I'm definitely going to experimenT with different sleeve styles this year.
❤❤❤thanks leanne,,,,🎉🎉 Fun episode,,,,, Love seeing all ur beautys,,,,, 🎉🎉 Glad ur enjoying socks,,,,i am addicted,,,,,,still,,,,, But making my first musselburgh,,,,,and some small cowls,,, scarves,,,and started the magic spring shawl,,,,,too,❤️❤️❤️ Take care ELAINE 💗🏠⛄
Great review, loved it. I’m wondering if you could take off the neck collar (is that what it’s called?) and just finished off with a short rolled neckline? Just a thought. At least it may make it wearable. It so cute it needs to be saved. Love your sunset highway. You gave me much inspiration. Thanks!
Good idea to save it by doing neckline surgery and a rolled neckline would probably do the trick. At this point it’s still in “the naughty” corner. 😆 Maybe after a little more time apart.
Great video, Leanne! Love all your makes, but especially the Cocktail cardigan. The Sunaet highway is really eye-catching. The beanie looks beautiful too.
Happy New Year. I always enjoy your videos, and I appreciate your honesty about the good, the bad and the ugly of knitting! We all have projects that worked out great, and those that were flops. Or didn’t fit right. Last year I made a Terrazzo slipover - fit was perfect but the color totally washed me out. Live and learn! Looking forward to seeing where you go next!
Happy New Year! Thanks for watching my recap! Yeah I’ve had a lot of “flops”, but hopefully I can figure it out in 2025 and be a better knitter! Always more to learn hey?
Happy year Leanne. Such lovely knits for r 2024, you should be proud. I also have problems with the fit of circular yokes….well any yokes really. I have narrow shoulders compared to my bust and a rather short upper torso. What works fir me is to figure out which size fits my bust measurement and then cast on one size smaller at the neckline. After I split for sleeves I adjust the stitch count up to the next size by adding extra stitches under the arms. This usually gives me a narrower neckline, shorter yoke and better fit across my shoulders and upper bust. Perhaps that would help your fit problem.
Thanks for that honest review of your garments. I share your struggle for circular yoke fit. I started adding a couple of raglan increases like in ranunculus and it seems to help. The draw of the beautiful colourwork yokes is strong, but its so disppointing when the fit doesn't work out. Sticking to raglan and contiguous sounds like a good plan. Look forward to seeing your garment choices over the year!
Love your youtubes. Look forward to them. Was funny about your waterborne arriving. I made 2 of the covers for Christmas gifts, family lives in So Lake Tahoe. But they paused when opened them. Guess a little old fashioned. Maybe they will use. Thanks again.
Hopefully they'll come around to enjoying them! I feel like they just might not know what they’re missing. Nothing like warming up a chilly bed with one.
This is a really helpful and interesting video! I just love that red cardigan. I also can’t wear yoke sweaters very well, as I seem to have rounded shoulders and not square ones. Raglans suit me much better. Also, wow, those accessories are gorgeous! Can’t wait to try them out. What an adorable chicken..I know exactly who in my family would love that! Happy New Year!
I loved everything and I agree about circular yokes. But there are so many lovely patterns!!! Ugh, it’s a struggle. Best wishes for 2025. P.S. I love the Ranunculus and am starting my third soon.
Right!??!! I fall for the colourwork yokes every time but I can no longer ignore the fit issues. 2025 is the year of finding my fit!! Happy Knitting and happy ranunculus-making!!!!
Great episode and great energy too 😅 My fave knit of 2024 is the DRK Everyday Sweater by Andrea Mowry. I get what you’re saying about yolked sweaters - I struggle with fit as well. But the DRK fits me really well. For the most part though, I’m Team Raglan 😊🎉
I was so taken by your grass green My Fletching, I knew I had to make one as well. I had found some amazing worsted in a similar colour and did up the My Fletching Worsted. Unfortunately, I didnt have good luck with the fit either and frogged it, but will try again with all the notes I made along the way. 💚💚
Hello and Happy New Year! Ah, y made 4 more projects than I did in 2024! Interesting to hear what you learned over the year about fit, your preferences, etc. (Circular yokes are really challenging to get good fit for me, too). Love that neckline mod on the R3! The Party Mix R4 is one of my faves 🤩
Hi Jess!! It took this parade of not-so-great yokes for it to dawn on me that I should perhaps look at construction of a garment and not just the pretty colourwork 😝
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Thank you Leanne! I’m always excited when I see that you have posted. Beautiful knits in 2024! ❤
Wonderful video.Thank you for your sense of humour and insightful observations about your knits.I have recently discovered that raglan shaping is more flattering and comfortable for me than circular yoke although circular yokes seem so easy in comparison! I am now obsessed with your mushrooms -hope to cast on some fungi next!
Thanks Joan! My goal is to make lots of fun things and figure out my most flattering construction/fit in 2025.
I love that Cocktail cardigan, it looks so great on you and that color is stunning! Also so so glad you're enjoying your Under the Ivy beanie!! ❤
Your podcast is great! Loved all your knits. Thanks for sharing.
Leanne, I was fortunate to discover your channel in early September '24 and have watched and enjoyed every one of your videos since then. Not only have I learned a lot from what you've shared, but your videos have provided a source of relaxation and stress relief. Thank you, happy new year and I look forward to hearing more of your knitting experience.
Loved this! My favorite knit if yours was that last cowl with the beautiful colours.
My favorite knit this year was my pressed flowers cowl.
Happy knitting in 2025.
We are both cowl lovers!!
That was so fun and I would have kept watching even for longer! I watch every episode of your podcast and I love it. I enjoyed seeing the "knitrospective" of 2024 because I remember all these garments from prior episodes when you were making them!
The little camera around your hen's neck absolutely slayed me❤
Aww 🥰 Thank you so much! I think you have coined the perfect word for this type of recap “Knitrospective” 👏🏼👏🏼
Very best wishes for 2025. Thank you for all your wonderful videos Leanne.
Thank you ☺️ Happy New Year to you too! I hope you have a wonderful knitting year!
Yes, figuring out garment fit is really a challenge! Thanks for sharing the triumphs and the fails. I don't usually watch these reviews but I knew yours would be interesting and fun.
Aww thanks Zoe!!!!!
Lovely video Leanne. Really enjoyed see your sweaters and Henrietta is beautiful . Happy crafting in 2025 and safe flying. 🇬🇧
Thank you Elaine!! Happiest knitting and crafting in 2025 to you as well 🥰
I’m always excited when your videos show up on my feed! You had a productive knitting year! Thanks for all you do
Thanks Traci! I hope to keep on trucking this year and figure out my fit!
Thanks for the podcast! Always enjoy watching you! And seeing your destinations!
Thank you for watching and travelling with me Rosemary! So glad you enjoy ☺️
I love, love, love your holiday sweater. Great color, and design. Looks great on you.
Thank you! That really is a fun one to knit and wear.
Your cat was cracking me up! 😄 ❤ Nice round up, and looking forward to seeing what you knit this year. 🙂
I'm excited to share 2025's makes as they happen! Hopefully there will be plenty of cat shenanigans and well-fitting knits this year.
Wonderful content and congratulations on your 2024 knits! Happy New Year🎉!
Happy New Year, Leanne! 🎆
Your needles were very busy in 2024 and your makes are so beautiful. The colour choices were fantastic with no jarring combinations at all. 😉
I hope that 2025 will be wonderful for you and I look forward to travelling with you again this year. ❤
Thanks so much! Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing my 2025 makes and travels 😊.
Thanks for all the hard work you do in bringing these wonderful videos to us. Don't ever think they, and you, are not wonderful. I love watching your videos, and I am a crocheter! Happy New Year from one of your Canadian fans!❤🇨🇦❤
Thanks so much for your kind words Barbara!! That is a very big compliment from a crocheter!❤️🇨🇦 Happy New Year!
SO FUN! I loved hearing about everything. All the knits look great but I get what you mean with circular yokes. I'm feeling that way myself. All the best, Kimberly
Apparently, we are not alone Kimberly!! I feel “very seen and understood” after posting about this!
I was sooo happy to see you today. Thanks for your positive inspiring company as I sat knitting on a baby blanket.
Thank you Brit! Happy blanket knitting!
Truly enjoyed your 2024 show n tell ❤ I look forward to seeing what you create in 2025 🎉
Thank you sister! Backatcha.
@@theknittystewthanks for reinforcing that we can customize a pattern to properly fit our body!!!
PS love the cat cameos 😻
That was a great wrap up. I’m with you on the circular yokes - they just don’t fit right. I do like a yoke combined with some raglan like the ranunculus. Kate Davies also has some yokes plus raglans, but most of hers are bottom up. That doesn’t bother me at all if I’m going to get the fit I like. I also like a good saddle shoulder or contiguous shoulder.
And I learned the hiya-hiya grandma bind off this year as well. I’ve been using it for most garments at this point and love it. Sometimes I go up a size or two in the needles for it, but I find it to be very stretchy and so easy.
Thanks Brenda ☺️I am definitely ready to branch out with different shoulder and sleeve construction that’s FOR SURE!
Great video Leanne. ❤
Looking forward to 2025 , I wish you all the best this year, safe landings🤞. 🙋🏼♀️
Happy New Year to you too, and thanks! I hope we all have some amazing yarnie adventures in 2025. 😁
I really like your Cocktail cardigan ❤. As I watch, I'm casting on the Merrymint sweater. It will be a yearlong knit, intending to be done by December for the holiday season. It's a circular yoke, and I've been back and forth all day on what size to knit. I think I'll pause and measure my upper bust, and go with that 🤔
What a stunning all-over colourwork sweater that is! I hope it comes out great for you! The projects on Ravelry look amazing. I’m starting to think I’ve just been choosing the wrong size or my shoulder shaping is what is causing my fit issues with the circular yokes but I really don’t know 🤷🏻♀️
So much energy today, Leanne! This was a fun episode. I've got the yarn for a Petiteknit Monday sweater, now i just need to cast on. It'll be my first adult sized sweater and i want it to fit like a sweatshirt over a long sleeve tee. Looking at all the circular yoke sweaters and the way they fit under the arms made me go for the raglan. I'm a loose continental knitter too! Your colorwork is stunning so maybe it's worth the fit issues. My husband needed hats to fit his large head so I think figuring out how to get the right stitch count and create hats he'lll wear has been fun this past fall. And I took one of the too small for him hats and knit a stockinette lining and now it's the one of the two warmest hats I've knit so far! Happy New Year to you and yours!
💓💓 I am excited for your Monday sweater !! That’s going to be a winner!! Feel free to send me a message on Ravelry or Instagram when it’s finished so I can cheer!!!
Thank you! Encouraging. inspirational, and informative video.
Thank you so much Linda! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I just found you today.. I am a fellow Canadian from Cape Breton . I really liked your podcast. Thank you for sharing your talent
Hello to you Sherry out in beautiful Cape Breton! It’s on my bucket list. Where do you shop for yarn around there?
Very enjoyable podcast. Thank you
Thank you Marie!
Great post. Lovely knits even if some of them didn't work out for you!
Love, love, love your videos. Lots of inspiration. Best wishes for 2025
Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful knitting year!
Happy New Year to you and your family Leanne!
I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. All your knits are wonderful and Henrietta with a camera! You could say she's a clickin' chicken 📸🐔
All the very best in 2025!
Clickin Chicken!! That’s brilliant!! Happy new year to you!! I would like to change her name. Can i get your Ravelry name to credit you with that creativity?
Happy New Year Leanne, loved your knit parade for 24, wishing you the perfect sock year for 25❤ Much love from Shetland ❤❤❤
Knit Parade!! I love that!! I am just now adding some Shetland Spindrift to my stash that I ordered just after Christmas. I feel another Gudrun Johnston knit coming on. What are you knitting on?
Those cat buttons!!! So cute! I love your attitude about learning and gathering information about what you like and what works for you. Nothing is wasted! All our projects inform our future❤ Happy new year!
I am a sucker for anything cat themed 😂. And yes as Wayne Dyer said “ there’s no such thing as failures - just helpful information”
The ESC was my favorite knit of the year, I have made several! Love the mitts they look warm, and the mushroom so cute. I still haven't done color work yet, yours looks lovely, perhaps this is my year.
I feel like there might be more ES Chickens in my future too!
Enjoyed watching and seeing all your fabulous knits of 2024! I had two favorite knits of 2024. They were the Agave and the Hailbut. Cheers to all our up coming 2025 knits!
Thanks Kimberley! Happy knitting in 2025 to you!
It was awesome. I love the mitts and the cardi. ❤
Thanks Julie!! ☺️💓
Your review was so much fun, Leanne! I really enjoy your channel and that you take us with you when you fly. I live in Tennessee and haven't traveled much but hope to make it to PEI some day. 💚
Thank you so much, Beverly! PEI really is incredible. I hope to go there for the fibre festival this year.
@@theknittystew Wonderful! If I never get there, I can still visit by "traveling" with you! 💚
Happy New Year! Just so so fun!!!! Great way to start 2025! Thank you! You are an inspiration! ❤
Thanks so much, you are a sweetheart!
Happy New Year, Leanne! Great video-I appreciate your honesty about things you liked and didn't like. I know that as makers, we are always harder on our work than other people, but I thought all of your garments were great. Thanks for all that you do. I'm looking forward to another year of your videos!
Thanks so much Julie! Yeah I am very critical of my garments and FOs. I would like to say I’m “particular” but I admit it… a perfectionist over here.
That was a ridiculous amount of fun! Lovin the zip through the things w just enough info to enable us lol. I too measure upper bust and shorten depths or go w zero ease up top to help w fit issues. Thanks for sharing w us!
That is a very smart idea! 💡 I am going to try and figure this “fit stuff” out in 2025!! Thanks for hanging out with me. I hope you have a fun year of woolly joy ahead.
Beautiful projects! I didn't make a n emotional support chicken, but I call the gals I knit with at our LYS my emotional support chicks!!chick's!!! Several of them made the actual chickens and they were cute.
Sounds like a great flock of chicks!!! 🐓
Loved the video. I put several patterns into my favorites-the shawl, the stockinette mitts, the v-neck cardigan. I always seem to find something to add to my ever growing list of patterns. Happy knitting in 2025.
Yay Elena! Thank you and Happy knitting in 2025 to you too!
Awesome podcast. You are always to upbeat and humorous. I love your garment. It’s nice to determine what fit is best for each of us. However, I think all you have is wearable as is, if not your favourite. It’s a lot of work and yarn to not make use of them just because they aren’t the perfect fit. Even for just wearing around the house is better than nothing but they are all beautiful. I also agree the emotional chicken is just precious and makes you smile. Happy New Year.
I know. You are right. I like to think of myself as “particular” but I think I perhaps I’m a perfectionist. Oh dear!
Thank you for your round up 2024 video! I enjoyed hearing your opinions on the different types of patterns and the yarns. I agree with you about the circular yokes but I think that they can be adjusted. Having said that, I’m really not sure how the adjustments work exactly😳🤪. My favourite knit for 2024 is my Humulus by Isabell Kraemer. It’s the second one I’ve made. I made it out of The Fibre Company Cumbria yarn, which is a little bit scratchy, but lovely yarn. It has a bit more drape than some yarns and I think that works better with the circular yoke. I have made several other circular yokes and I get your sleeve problem. Every time I make one, I think yeah, I should’ve made a smaller size. And do some neck adjustments and possibly drop off some of the pattern like you do with your Ranunculus. I really like your Treista, it’s more of an outside sweater, roomy so you can wear things underneath.
I really like that you choose natural yarns quite often and you like them ha ha I’m a non-super wash wool fan. Your issue with the Double Sunday colour being flat I think is because it is a big company and they don’t do blends. It’s all one colour and I think that’s why it’s flat. Jamison and Smith yarn and many others that are similar are blended so they have more colours within them and their colours have more depth. I think that’s the difference. I feel that same way that you do. Onwards to 2025! I need a chicken! 😂
I too am in Canada and I purchased the exact same mini water bottles a few months ago. I made 2 covers and gave them as gifts. Now I need to knit a cover for me
Yes! Great minds think alike. I have a few naked hot water bottles that need cozies!
Happy 2025! Love all of your knots. I have a ton of woolly socks that I love. And thank you for Anniina, the Coastal cowl. I have one on my needles. I finallygot a Mussleburgh Hat done too. ttfn
Happy to hear that about the Costal Cowl and I should pop another Musselburgh on the needles for on the go knitting
Thanks for sharing your 2024 faves plus your energy. Now I don't feel like i need an afternoon nap 😂
Happy New Year, by the way.
Thanks, you’re the best! Glad you are awake with me!
You have filled up my favorites on Ravelry. Wow!
That's amazing! I'm so happy to hear that! Happy knitting in 2025!
I’m loving your knits of 2024. I can’t decide which one is my favorite. Possibly that cowl you test knit. That is a stunner!
Thank you! Yes I love the Coastland Cowl!
Hello Leanne, I always look forward to your videos, love them, and watch start to finish at least once. Awesome sweaters-even if there are little glitches with the fit I believe you’re right you just gotta find your fit and go with it I think 25 is going to be my year for socks too. Wish you well in 2025 and looking forward to your next video.
Aw wow that is so nice. Thank you so much! It sounds like 2025 is going to be a good year for socks! I’m not the only one with the BUG!
I loved watching this video and all the beautiful knits of 2024. The Sunset… looks good on you 😊 My favourite knit was probably my red Lovenote sweater. Happy New Year
Oooo!! That sounds like a gorgeous Lovenote!! Happy knitting in 2025!
I always enjoy your videos so much! Thank you ❤
Thank youuuu 🥰🥹
Great to see you Leanne! That red cardigan is a stunner, add to queue! I also do not like the fit of yoke sweaters and have veered towards raglans more. Thanks for sharing all the goods & the not so greats, loved it all! 🥰
Hi Marie! What has me scratching my head is that it took a round up video and over half a dozen pullovers for me to realize it care for the fit of a circular yoke😂 I just fall for every colourwork sweater I see!
@@theknittystew It took me quite a few knitted sweater to figure it out as well. I will say my Blizzard sweater Jessica McDonald fits me very well. You might check that one out for simple colorwork. The coloring book raglan I am currently working on is raglan and it fits like a dream! Eye on the prize girl...stay in the lane lol!😁
I really liked the video, to keep me company whilst I knit but also to see that not always a garment results like we want ❤
Thanks Sonia. I am determined to figure out my fit this year!!
Really enjoyable episode. Your garments are lovely but I agree about circular yoke fit. I have just decided I like raglan sweaters better on my body shape. Thanks Leanne 🏴
I’m on Team Raglan this year for sure!
I always love all your podcasts Leanne! All I can think when I see your Cowgirl Crop is how much my cowgirl daughter would love it! Do you have a niece to offer it to? It's so cute! Thank you so much for introducing me to the hiyah hiyah bind off. It's all I use now. A couple of other RUclipsrs with your similar body type say they like drop shoulder sweaters, but I know you like things more fitted so I hope the raglan style fits you well in 2025. I think I'm going to buy the cocktail cardigan patten just to learn how to do the double knit button band simultaneously. Picking up for the button band always seems to be a hang up for people. I'm looking forward to your travels and knits in 2025!❤🧶
I do have some sweet nieces who might wear that Cowgirl Crop! It really is a fun colourwork piece for the right body. And you better believe I am moving toward different sleeve construction this year!!!
Thankyou for another fun podcast. I love knitting colourwork yokes too and like to have one at the colourwork stage and then another at the stockinette stage for tv/carknitting. I have smallish shoulder too so For a good fit I begin with a size smaller than my chest size and then either add some raglan increase after the colour section or add some increases in the round after the colourwork. Sometimes just a few extra stitches CO under arms at splitting for sleeves is enough. I have just finished the Aurea in the Noro magazine issue 25and I left off the last few rows of the colourwork and added a few rows of raglan increases and it’s beautiful, wish I could show you. Cheers from South Australia.
What a great recap! Thanks so much🥰 My favorite knit of 2024 was Fern and feather by Jennifer Steingass . I used Aran woolen Mills yarn that I bought in Galway, Ireland on a trip there in the late spring.
Gorgeous colourwork knit up in beautiful, meaningful wool is magic!
Great video!! Enjoyed seeing your FOs and getting your feedback on what you liked and did not like and the whys.
Thanks Sandra!!
Thanks Leanne. Happy and healthy new year 🎉
Thanks, you too! Happy 2025 Nancy!
Beautiful video, all your projects so inspiring to me!❤
❤️🥰🙏 thank you Elaine!
Great end of year podcast. I don't usually like the parade of show and tell but really enjoyed yours. I liked your honesty about things that didn't work. Makes me feel better about my own "failures". Keep up the good work and thanks for all the detail on Eavelry
Thank you Lisa!! I think my middle name should be “hard way” bc that is how I learn everything… and not too quickly either 😂
Happy New Year and may 2025 be full of blessings, love, and joy to you and your family!
Happy New Year to you too! May it be full of fabulous knitting for all of us.
Great video. I enjoyed all your projects and your critiques.
Thank you so much! It's fun to look back over the year and see what was loved.
Great toque. I agreed with you on fit.
I think your Sunset Highway sweater looks great on you! In fact, it was seeing yours when you finished it that made me add the pattern to my queue. You should definitely wear it.😊
Thank you! It is a beautiful knit and I must wear it more!
Great video, loved seeing all your knits, thanks for sharing. Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you for watching Dianne! 😊 Happy Knitting in 2025!!
Love it! Love the variety! Also found your realization concerning circular yokes very interesting. You are so right though. We see garments on other bodies and it can be very disappointing when the finished garment doesn't look the way we imagined. Kudos to you for thinking that through!
Thanks, Carol! I need to move forward with what I’ve learned and unfortunately it took me putting this video together to realize that I need to try new construction techniques and not just continue falling for every colourwork yoke I see 😝
I’m glad you produced this great year in review. I took a page of notes!
I too knit things just to prove to myself that I can, but also to learn new techniques. I especially love patterns with links to online tutorials.
You gave me 3 garments to add to my wanna knit list 😊
I was a bit surprised to find I only completed 3 things in 2024. I think gardening took up much of my time. I’ve made 2 pairs of socks (one a WIP) using the short row heel turn. They fit so well. My favourite knit was the Peacock tee solo. The final knit was the 1898 hat that has ear flaps and an interesting construction. I look terrible in hats but it keeps my ears deliciously warm.
I’m almost finished Tin Can Knits Gramps for my hubby.
All the best in 2025. Can’t wait to see what knitting adventures it takes you on.
Thank you Lesley! I am so happy to provide some pattern ideas and lessons I’ve learned the hard way. The Peacock tee looks like a winner 👌🏼
Definitely enjoyed your video. My first time watching you, good job 👏🏻
Thank you so much for watching Patricia!
So many pretty things. Oh! I see what you mean about the fit under the arms. Yes, perhaps the wrong design for a petite person. Dang shame though, because those yolks are all so beautiful. I'm not knitting this winter but am instead sewing items to donate to a shelter - it's nice to have choices and with the embroidered faces on the teddy bears, my skills are returning fast. Nothing fancy, just cuddly and hopefully cute. Happy New Year. Both our countries are facing rather large changes. Here's hoping that some good things come of it for both nations. Happy Crafting to you.
Love that you are sewing for a shelter. Making is such a wonderful gift and it blesses others too. We are so lucky to have our crafts!! Blessings to you in 2025.
Happy new year leanne. Fantastic podcast, loved it. Thank you for taking the time to show us some of your makes😊
Thanks for spending your time watching it. I appreciate it Cheryl!
You are glowing in the Cocktail Cardigan. I love that cardigan. I love everything but especially the Sunset Highway and the Treysta brings back such wonderful memories of Braeburn. Must make one myself soon!
Thank you! The colourwork yokes are so beautiful to make …now if I could figure out the fit of them 🧐
Loved this podcast, it was so fun to watch! JC from Iowa
Thank you so much JC!
I always enjoy your videos. They are not too long! I want to make the Magic Spring Shawl that you showed. Yours was beautiful. Looking forward to your next podcast.
Wonderful! Thank you Rita!
Hello Leanne, maybe I have two tips which you may consider (or not, just like you want to). For the yoke sweaters, which results in too big sleeves: I have had this problem right now knitting a raglan sweater for my husband. The fit above the torso was great, but there were too many stitches for the sleeves. Which made me at first a little angry. But then I decided to knit a gusset (a little bit like the gussets ind garnsey sweaters.) I measured the stitch gauge, calculated the right number for the sleeves and decreased 12 st. in 3 rows and 10 st. in the next 5 rows - half at the beginning of the round under the arm and the other half at the end of the row under the arm. So I did get to the right amount of stitches in 9 rows - and that fits perfect now. (The exact amount of stitches which has to be decreased depends - of course - on the stitch gauge and the knowledge, how many stitches you have too much.)
And for your Cowgirl Crop you could rip out the rounds maybe two rounds above the pink hats. You could insert a small needle in this row, take a scissor and cut in the row above to unravel it. After separating it you could - for example - purl one row and bind of in knit stitches. Or use another simple bind off which is quite short. This should give you a bigger neck-hole, so you could wear your garment.
Thanks for your all time lovely, interesting and inspiring podcast and best wishes for this year from Germany - Gabi
I agree, I think a raglan or a contiguous sleeve style suits you much better…..or maybe even a drop sleeve. Very cute hat…..too bad I’m not a hat fan. Stuffing with socks….thats genius! I have a stack of singles that for some unknown reason I’ve been saving now I know what I can do with them.
Thanks Kate. Yes indeed! The question I have to ask myself is: why on earth did I make half a dozen circular yokes to figure that out? 🤣 I'm definitely going to experimenT with different sleeve styles this year.
❤❤❤thanks leanne,,,,🎉🎉
Fun episode,,,,,
Love seeing all ur beautys,,,,,
🎉🎉
Glad ur enjoying socks,,,,i am addicted,,,,,,still,,,,,
But making my first musselburgh,,,,,and some small cowls,,, scarves,,,and started the magic spring shawl,,,,,too,❤️❤️❤️
Take care
ELAINE 💗🏠⛄
Thanks Elaine, so happy to always see your kind comments every time. Never thought I would be addicted to socks!
Gorgeous knitting, thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!
Happy new year and happy Knitting to you too thank you so much!
Now I want to knit the red cardigan and the emotional support chicken!! Thx for another great video!
Yesssss!!! Dooo it!!!
Great review, loved it. I’m wondering if you could take off the neck collar (is that what it’s called?) and just finished off with a short rolled neckline? Just a thought. At least it may make it wearable. It so cute it needs to be saved. Love your sunset highway. You gave me much inspiration. Thanks!
Good idea to save it by doing neckline surgery and a rolled neckline would probably do the trick. At this point it’s still in “the naughty” corner. 😆 Maybe after a little more time apart.
Loved the video! I’m glad I stumbled upon your channel 😊
Thanks for watching and I’m glad you ended up here!!
Great video, Leanne! Love all your makes, but especially the Cocktail cardigan. The Sunaet highway is really eye-catching. The beanie looks beautiful too.
Thank you Joan! It's my favorite cardigan too!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful knits and giving me inspiration for my 2025 knits 🧶🩷
I'm so glad it was helpful Karen! 🤍
Happy New Year. I always enjoy your videos, and I appreciate your honesty about the good, the bad and the ugly of knitting! We all have projects that worked out great, and those that were flops. Or didn’t fit right. Last year I made a Terrazzo slipover - fit was perfect but the color totally washed me out. Live and learn! Looking forward to seeing where you go next!
Happy New Year! Thanks for watching my recap! Yeah I’ve had a lot of “flops”, but hopefully I can figure it out in 2025 and be a better knitter! Always more to learn hey?
You have inspired me to make the cardigan! I made the mushroom trio by the way and I love it. Thank you for your videos!
Yay!! You won’t be disappointed L. The Cocktail is a sure thing. ❤️
Happy year Leanne. Such lovely knits for r 2024, you should be proud. I also have problems with the fit of circular yokes….well any yokes really. I have narrow shoulders compared to my bust and a rather short upper torso. What works fir me is to figure out which size fits my bust measurement and then cast on one size smaller at the neckline. After I split for sleeves I adjust the stitch count up to the next size by adding extra stitches under the arms. This usually gives me a narrower neckline, shorter yoke and better fit across my shoulders and upper bust. Perhaps that would help your fit problem.
I have saved this to my notes thank you so much!
Thanks for that honest review of your garments. I share your struggle for circular yoke fit. I started adding a couple of raglan increases like in ranunculus and it seems to help. The draw of the beautiful colourwork yokes is strong, but its so disppointing when the fit doesn't work out. Sticking to raglan and contiguous sounds like a good plan. Look forward to seeing your garment choices over the year!
This is the year of the good fit I’ve decided… but yes, those colourwork yokes I see get me every time!!
Love your youtubes. Look forward to them. Was funny about your waterborne arriving. I made 2 of the covers for Christmas gifts, family lives in So Lake Tahoe. But they paused when opened them. Guess a little old fashioned. Maybe they will use. Thanks again.
Hopefully they'll come around to enjoying them! I feel like they just might not know what they’re missing. Nothing like warming up a chilly bed with one.
Great recap, especially liked your Christmas sweater. I, too, struggle with top down fit and have also decided to focus on raglan construction.
I’m switching to Team Raglan in 2025 to figure it out!
Hi! Loved your video and how you tell us what works and what doesn’t 👌 Happy new year! 🥳🥳😘
Thank you so much! Happy new year to you too!
Super! Thank you that was great. Here’s to 2025 🎉
Happy Knitting in 2025! Thanks for watching Heidi!
This is a really helpful and interesting video! I just love that red cardigan. I also can’t wear yoke sweaters very well, as I seem to have rounded shoulders and not square ones. Raglans suit me much better.
Also, wow, those accessories are gorgeous! Can’t wait to try them out. What an adorable chicken..I know exactly who in my family would love that! Happy New Year!
I think I’m the same as you and i am determined to figure out!
Awesome episode love your insites
Thanks Jo-anne!
I loved everything and I agree about circular yokes. But there are so many lovely patterns!!! Ugh, it’s a struggle. Best wishes for 2025. P.S. I love the Ranunculus and am starting my third soon.
Right!??!! I fall for the colourwork yokes every time but I can no longer ignore the fit issues. 2025 is the year of finding my fit!! Happy Knitting and happy ranunculus-making!!!!
Thank you, and a happy new year to you too! I look forward to seeing your knits and travels in 2025. X
Thank you so much Jane! 😊💓
Great episode and great energy too 😅
My fave knit of 2024 is the DRK Everyday Sweater by Andrea Mowry. I get what you’re saying about yolked sweaters - I struggle with fit as well. But the DRK fits me really well. For the most part though, I’m Team Raglan 😊🎉
Team Raglan all the way! I'm hoping to figure out my "fit" better this year.
The music, video shots and your calming voice was a nice treat for the New Year. I totally agree with you about New Year resolutions!
Thank you so much Christine 💓
I was so taken by your grass green My Fletching, I knew I had to make one as well. I had found some amazing worsted in a similar colour and did up the My Fletching Worsted. Unfortunately, I didnt have good luck with the fit either and frogged it, but will try again with all the notes I made along the way. 💚💚
I am so sorry to hear that! :( I am going to frog My Fletching too. Sounds like we both are looking to find a good use of our grass green wool! 💚💚
Hello and Happy New Year! Ah, y made 4 more projects than I did in 2024! Interesting to hear what you learned over the year about fit, your preferences, etc. (Circular yokes are really challenging to get good fit for me, too). Love that neckline mod on the R3! The Party Mix R4 is one of my faves 🤩
Hi Jess!! It took this parade of not-so-great yokes for it to dawn on me that I should perhaps look at construction of a garment and not just the pretty colourwork 😝