How To Make A Magic Ball! | Vlogtober Day Twenty Seven
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Welcome to Vlogtober! I will be uploading a vlog everyday in October - or at least as long as I can before the baby gets here!
Join me (Katie!), my husband Emrys, our pug Roly and our soon-to-be-a-baby-bump in our autumnal adventures!
Today I show you how I make a magic ball for my crochet granny stripe blanket.
You can find the pattern for the granny stripe blanket here: attic24.typepa...
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It's been 10 months. Just so you know, you are missed. All of you are missed. I hope you are all doing great, and blessings to you all.
Thank you for this ! I have been throwing my mini leftovers away and feeling guilty about it ! This is a game changer !
So anxious as well........
That's a cool trick. You could use it on single color projects, too! If you have five balls of the same color, you could join them all before you start. then the only ends to weave in would be the ones used to join separate pieces, like sleeves to body.
That’s just lovely! And a great idea! Beautifully and clearly explained. I’m a 73 year old beginner,
This is so much more ‘modern’ and adaptable than granny squares....am saving your videos 🤗💖 Joyce.
Really appreciate this vlog. I was trying to copy from elsewhere and got a bit lost, all sorted now thank you
Your video has sparked my desire to start working on my blanket again - that's saying something since I have hardly done any crafting since I had to leave my job working at a yarn store. Thank you Katie! I hope life with the little one is going well.
Hope all is well. Hope to see you soon.
12/7/2018. Just saw pictures of your beautiful baby girl on Instagram. Congratulations Getting the Best Mummy of the year award.
Katie is always so well prepared; and may have recorded some episodes to cover the rest of October in case she went into labor. In any case, you deserve your privacy and I will continue sending love, prayers and good energy your way for a speedy delivery and a healthy, happy mom and baby Matthews! 🤗 ❤️❤️. I love the way you make your magic knots. I’ve been debating for a long time over what type of blanket to make and you just helped me a great deal. Whether I crochet or knit, I’ll still need a magic ball so that’s what I worked on yesterday! Thanks so much Katie!
Thank you , Kattie , for sharing this useful idea . The project is really interesting and beautiful . The magic knot is absolutely useful and ... magic ! Congratulations for your helpful work .🌷🌺🌻🌹🌸
This is such a cool idea. I have lots of minis and wasn’t sure what to do with them.
Aw thanks so much for showing us how to do this. Hope you and your little family are all right . Bless you all.🤗🦄🧚
I pray all is well with you and family as it’s almost Christmas and we miss you dear girl!
I'm practicing this now with some worsted weight cotton scraps leftover from making dishcloths. I knew there was a reason to keep my scraps! Thanks so much for this tutorial
For some reason I thought this said Magic 8 Ball and I was thinking, why on earth would Katie show us how to make a Magic 8 Ball. Anyway I was pleased to see that’s exactly how I do it! ❤️
Haha! It would be pretty cool if I could make a magic 8 ball though! 👍🏻
Was a bit worried since you have had no videos for a while, then i looked at your instagram. no wonder you haven't been here. You've been up to baby business! ❤️CONGRATULATIONS!
Great idea thanks for sharing
Thanks! Now all I have to do is learn to crochet a blanket!
Wow!! I love the idea of a granny stripe blanket with scraps!!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Katie for a super helpful and concise explanation of the magic knot. I've always wanted to know how to make a magic ball as I loathe weaving in ends (who doesn't). You're a star!
This was a great video! Now I don't feel afraid they will come out! Nice knot!
That join is life changing!!! You can really cut it that close and it stays put? What a great way to join yarn anything in the middle of a row or round. I appreciate your thoughts on the blanket projects. I do love that crochet blanket which seems more my style in terms of being a relaxed project. I adore that mitered square blanket but I worry about perfect gauge across so many squares. With the crochet version it looks like it's just a matter of adding new yarns whenever and where ever. I don't crochet very much, but I think I can manage this project. Yours is beautiful!
Hope you are all well - have a great Christmas 🎄 ❤️🎅🏼🤶🏼☃️❄️
Thanks for showing how to do this. I've always wanted to try it. You demonstrated it so clearly and simply. Now to gather up those little bitty balls and try it.
I hope all is well with you and your family. I have missed you. Take care of you!
You read my mind! I was thinking about how to do this and then an alert for your latest Vlogtober video popped up on my phone : ) Thank you!
Thanks for this and your granny stripe blanket is lovely.
I always have two on the go - one fingering and one everything else weight. I use twice as many lights as darks while making the ball - fantastic project and uses up every tiny little scrap and makes something really lovely - taught myself to crochet just to make one of these. and now I am one my fourth!
Fantastic explanation of the magic knot. Thank you
Great tutorial. I’ve heard of the magic ball but never made one. Until now and I’ve now sat and started one with a bunch of scraps I had nearby. 😁
That’s awesome! I hope you enjoy it 😊
Thanks. Ha! I’ve gone off on a tangent and restarted a Coziest Memory blanket too as I’ve got so many scraps. 😂
In all seriousness, this Vlogtober post inspired me to create a Magic Ball and learn to crochet so I can cast on this blanket! And I was successful! Thanks Katie!
I love the idea of a magic ball to make a granny striped blanket. I have a pretty apothecary jar that I’ve been filling with all my bitty balls of leftover fingering weight yarn and it’s getting pretty full so now I know what I’ll do with them 👍🏻 btw I am impressed you can still sit on the floor like that at this point in your pregnancy 😉
Oh where oh where art tho, missing you. Christmas has come and gone hoping that your little bump has arrived. Wishing you all the best in the coming year.
Brilliant! Such a ball must be so exciting to work with! 😍
After your last video on this, I have been meaning to look up this technique. Your video was so helpful and I can't wait to dive into those unloved scraps!
What a lovely share Katie. And hello baby bump :) Your blanket is looking lovely. v
This is an awesome tip! Thank you so much for sharing. I am anxiously waiting for new content...although I am sure you are busy busy busy with your wee one!
I really really enjoy every single episode of your podcast and your vlogtober videos as well. Thanks for sharing this magic with me. Will sure use this even for scrappy socks ecetera.
Hoping all is well----haven't seen any videos from you for months now!!!
Im so making these and that granny striped blanket!
Miss you!
Great job. Fun to watch.
💕Katie thank you for the tip! I will be gathering all my tiny balls today.😂HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃🌅🎉👻🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🎃👻🎉🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
Thank you so much for your explanation. X
Loved this!! Thank you Katie💞
Thank you. I'm going to play this video for my knitting group. They can never learn it from me. I swear I do the same thing but nope they don't get it.
Thank you sooo much for sharing!
Thanks so much for this video 😍
Thank you so much🌻
Yay, crochet!
Thank you that was brilliant
Good Idea! 👍❤😘🤗
Beautiful granny stripe.... what size crochet hook did you use and how many chains did you do? I would love to make one!! You look fantastic and I just love your Mini Matthews bump! Wonderful tutorial on magic knot! Thx so much for all of the time and energy you put into all of your vlogs and podcasts for us......it is greatly appreciated 😊💕
Hi thanks for sharing great video, would this method work if used with same colour yarn for example I’m crocheting a cardigan in one colour, could I use this method to avoid yarning in the ends.
I get anxious when there is no communication from you as I think the baby is coming! Your hubby will have to take over the Vlog.
that`s just why i`m checking these messages... i have been wondering for a day or two now... hope you are all well at number 23 xx
Ok Katie, when will you post To RUclips again? I tried being nice, but I'm a New Yorker, and waiting for your return. Have a wonderful and happy and healthy New Year.
Nice work. Thanks so much. Fiamengo
Hi Katie........just found this podcast and so pleased that I did. Going to watch all the others now. Can I ask what hook size would you recommend for mainly fingering with maybe a bit of DK? And what wasyour starting chain for a single blanket. Thanks for such a helpful podcast xx Sarah.
Greetings
Thanks for that.
When are you coming back missing you loads x
I bet you wish you could really wind your wool that fast 😀 that blanket is looking lovely it will be useful to wrap both you and baby in when you have to feed the little human at night.
Hope the acid reflux has eased up you are looking very well.
That was brilliant and so well explained.Can you se this technique when joining yarn to sew a jumper ?
Personally I wouldn’t use this technique for a garment because a magic knot - amazing though it is! - will never give you the strength of weaving in your ends. As garments undergo more stress during usage - being pulled on and off etc. - I prefer to weave in my ends for security. But as with all things it’s really personal preference!
I do use this knot on my sweaters I just don't cut the ends of, I just hold them to the working strand and knit them together. Then the weaving in ends is done on the go 😊
Thank you Katie! I love the magic ball concept - makes is to much easier! I started a miter square blanket but I love this so much more. I am going this route instead. OK, probably a stupid question- but I am not understanding how I can use any weight yarn. Do I need to double strand the fingering weight if I also use heavier weight yarns such as worsted? Hope you are feeling better!
I have used all kinds of weights in this blanket, from light fingering to worsted, and I’ve held them all as single strands and crocheted them all in the same way. I find that although this obviously creates slight differences in the thickness of what I’m crocheting the stripes hide these differences really well and you basically can’t tell that different weights of yarn were used together! It’s a personal preference thing, you may just want to stick to one weight of yarn, but I love being able to throw anything into this blanket!
How far did you get on the magic ball before Posey was born? 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for sharing.x
I know you had a baby, but will you ever return to knitting and doing podcasts? We subscribers are hanging out as your subscribers....waiting
Forgive me if this question has been asked. Are the instructions for washing the same as for any other wool wash projects? Would I need to hand wash and lay flat to dry?
It depends what yarn you have used, if it’s all superwash then you can machine wash, but personally I hand wash all my hand knits and dry them flat 👍🏻
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Is it important to watch which colors are next to one another?
It’s personal preference! Like I said in the video you can’t really do a huge amount of colour management when using a magic ball because your colours are already joined as you work with them. However you can always cut you yarn, remove a colour and then rejoin with another magic knot if you find that your getting two colours next to each other that you don’t like. I know some people use a majority of light colours so they don’t get too many bold colours all together, I just tend to pick colours I like and hope for the best!
Inside Number 23 Thank you for your prompt reply! I love your podcast. And I love magic knot. I was curious if you tried to work with a color wheel or anything when you made color choices. My choices don’t seem to work together as well as yours!
Hi Katie, what brand is yr manikin? Have meant to ask you this a long time... and would you recommend it?
It’s an adjustaform lady valet mannequin, I bought it from John Lewis years ago but I believe it’s still sold. I like it because as the name suggests you can change the size very easily which is great if your weight fluctuates 👍🏻
12/7/2018. Still waiting for your podcast and announcement.
Hi Katie! Have you ever had an issue with your magic knot coming undone? I have tried magic knot once on a project with very slick yarn and my knot came undone. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Maybe I just didn't tie it tight enough or the yarn was too slick?
I’ve never had an issue with my magic knots coming undone. That being said I wouldn’t use this technique for something that would undergo more stress, like a garment that would need to be pulled on and off, just in case that did happen! I save this technique for blankets 👍🏻 I do think that if you’re using a more slippery yarn it may be more likely to come undone, but I have used yarns with silk content in my blanket and not had issues
It happened on my first sweater I ever made, so now I know not to do that. I will keep this technique just for blankets, as you suggested. Thank you!