I’ll Knit If I Want To: Episode 26

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @dorisenderle5857
    @dorisenderle5857 3 года назад +1

    I watched a tutorial on tabs to start a shawl. She said to put a pin/marker on the cast on stitches so that when you come back to pick up those stitches they are easy to find. It works great.

  • @joansummerside4225
    @joansummerside4225 3 года назад +10

    In adding to your response to the question about a shawl pattern to knit: I remember in the past how you have said how you like to combine relaxing sections with sections that might be more challenging. I knit your Ramble shawl when it was a newer pattern. It was an easy project to start, starting with easy garter stitch stripes, alternating colors. Then, I learned such important skills in the brioche section: 2-color brioche, & L leaning & R leaning decreases. (Also, how to fix my brioche mistakes.) Yes, it was challenging, but it was a skill I have used in other knitting projects. So worth learning something new in a project!!

  • @jenniferjohnson9335
    @jenniferjohnson9335 3 года назад +1

    New subscriber/former lurker here! You are truly a ray of sunshine every week! Your cheerfulness, positivity and blonde-ness put me in mind of Dolly Parton--like, you are the knitting version of her without the Southern accent and...other bits! Love your knitting and insight! Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @rebeccaknudsen6190
    @rebeccaknudsen6190 3 года назад +4

    I love your podcast! You're so darling and calming! You're really encouraging. I also love your tutorials, they are clear and concise. Thanks so much for your time❤

  • @sharonkennedy8612
    @sharonkennedy8612 3 года назад +2

    Love your videos. You are so lovely to listen to. I’m always excited to watch.

  • @jenniferolson3206
    @jenniferolson3206 3 года назад

    I’m so happy you kept this weekly vlog going!! I learn so many helpful tips and add another one of your patterns to my queue with almost every episode. Love!

  • @paulaarthur57
    @paulaarthur57 3 года назад

    As a newer knitter i find your question and answer sessions to be so informative and helpful. I’m learning both by knitting and following you. The birds of a feather shawl it gorgeous and on my list. Thank you for sharing your endless knowledge and smile weekly.

  • @kristyncardosi7805
    @kristyncardosi7805 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for these weekly videos! I look forward to them every week. I listen to them on my drive to work and then return to watch for all the demonstrations and show and tells. You’re such an inspiration to me. I’m almost done with the Honey Moss shawl. It’ll be ready for our CA fall!

  • @ruthlee2752
    @ruthlee2752 3 года назад

    Enjoyed you podcast. I bought birds of a feather a very long time ago but feel inspired to cast it on. Yours is lovely.

  • @carolerath1129
    @carolerath1129 3 года назад +1

    I really enjoy watching you except I can’t get any knitting done because I’m so mesmerized by what you’re saying. I’m not into spinning but you make it sound so exciting. I do look forward to watching you on Fridays.

  • @thegrynne
    @thegrynne 3 года назад

    Birds of a Feather was the first shawl I ever made! I love wearing it.

  • @sandramarshall7712
    @sandramarshall7712 3 года назад

    Love your design sense and your colour choices !!!!

  • @elianaalfonso7703
    @elianaalfonso7703 3 года назад

    Thank you for showing how to wear the birds of a feather! I’m at section 15 of knitting it. First ever shawl.

  • @carolinegartner4234
    @carolinegartner4234 3 года назад

    Not sure where to post a question but on the note of one skein shawls. I absolutely loved knitting the amazing slipstravaganza by stephen west last year. As a newer not so fast knitter and busy working mom it took 7 months to knit...the small version! Absolutely loved it...however definitely looking to keep knitting smaller more manageable projects for the next little while. Which one skein shawls would you recommend?

  • @grazmor
    @grazmor 3 года назад

    your final shawl is very beautiful and i think that i will knit!

  • @sweetsar04
    @sweetsar04 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for making videos each week. I so look forward to them, your spirt and attitude is so bright and wonderful! I have been working on your comfort fade cardi, and it is such a joy!

  • @susancormack2618
    @susancormack2618 3 года назад

    Thank you Andrea! Love your podcast. Thx for taking time to answer questions! ❤️

  • @nancygillarddoran7213
    @nancygillarddoran7213 3 года назад

    I really love these videos so much. And I love your patterns, Andrea. 😊💕

  • @reikanemura6313
    @reikanemura6313 3 года назад

    I love your patterns and podcast. Can you show me how you wear Plumpy (I'm working on it myself)? Also, how do you block a brioche shawl? I tend to block shawls quite aggressively, but hear that you shouldn't for a brioche.

  • @ingridklove9643
    @ingridklove9643 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for your tab explanation! So helpful.

  • @joycepastore3860
    @joycepastore3860 3 года назад +1

    Thanks so much!! Very informative

  • @nicoleyahc
    @nicoleyahc Год назад

    I just watched this episode last night where you talked about the tab cast on. And it felt like all night I was having a fever dream about all different size and colors of tab cast ons but I couldn't get past picking up the stitches around it. I'd have a new tab, pick up the stitches and suddenly I'm on a new tab... it was crazy.... anyway, I think I want to cast on one of your shawls, hahaha 🤣

  • @alyssehennessey1837
    @alyssehennessey1837 3 года назад +1

    I’m an intermediate knitter and am enjoying and learning so much from these episodes. Please keep showing off your spinning. It’s neat to hear what you are experimenting with.

  • @robinsidwell6241
    @robinsidwell6241 3 года назад +6

    For the knitter questioning blocking their mohair project, you can always wash and block a knitted swatch to see exactly how your particular yarns behave together. I find it gives great peace of mind to know how it’s going to work before plunging my whole finished project into a wash bath.

  • @MarquitasKnottyCrush
    @MarquitasKnottyCrush 3 года назад

    I began to sell crochet to buy more yarn too!!Wait wait! You're in Maine - it's almost Fall. Oh I sure hope you will grace of with beautiful foliage as the leaves change. It's always been my dream to visit Maine in the middle of Fall. I can only imagine the beauty of the 🍁 Maple leaves 😍

  • @phylliscaunt6197
    @phylliscaunt6197 3 года назад

    Cabtastic! Thank you, Andrea, for answering my question! I do get that “mountain” effect where the tab is, so I think I will try to knit a bit looser around my tab cast-on and see if that makes a difference. Maybe that will let it relax.

  • @carmenweiss6505
    @carmenweiss6505 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for these episodes! I watch them every week! And I just wanted to say that I have had the yarn for birds of a feather in your original colourway (I think it’s called “Crybaby”) my stash for a year and just haven’t found the time to knit it but seeing you wrap yours has shot it up to the top of my queue! So gorgeous! Thank you for all you do!!

  • @mariajones8912
    @mariajones8912 3 года назад

    Another great "I'll knit if I want to"!
    Just love the 'Macworth' sweater, another purchase on the horizon.😁

  • @idalowe7176
    @idalowe7176 3 года назад

    Your patterns are so beautiful. Could you post were I get the holder to dry sweaters . It sounds amazing and drys faster too, thank you 😊

    • @marlenabenson
      @marlenabenson 3 года назад +1

      The one she mentions is by Cocoknits, but you can find very similar items on Amazon at a fraction of the price. It's basically a pop-up mesh sweater dryer, kind of Pringle shaped like she said 😊

  • @theutubegeek
    @theutubegeek 3 года назад +1

    Please show how you would wear your Plumpy shawl!! 😊

  • @katecostantino5753
    @katecostantino5753 3 года назад

    Your video for a “cab tast-on” is wonderful. It’s the only one I found that worked for me. 🙂

  • @MarenM4085
    @MarenM4085 3 года назад +1

    I like to use Judy’s magic cast on as a provisional cast on for the start of a garter tab. Using a provisional cast on makes it less lumpy than picking up sts from a regular cast on edge.

  • @nadiacharest798
    @nadiacharest798 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @shireesmith2933
    @shireesmith2933 3 года назад

    What a beautiful shawl 😍😍 The honey one

  • @saraeclipse
    @saraeclipse 3 года назад +1

    I LOVE the Birds of a Feather shawl! Thanks for sharing how to style it!

  • @cmaur811
    @cmaur811 3 года назад

    What sweater is on mannequin? I get that feeling with spinning too. How do feel about superwash.. compared to natural fibers.

  • @nanastevens4094
    @nanastevens4094 3 года назад +1

    Oh my gosh! I am in love with the Winter Honey Shawl. You are such an enabler 🥰

  • @davidhensley76
    @davidhensley76 3 года назад

    Many shawl patterns can be converted into a scarf, too, to make a faster project.

  • @DCrockZ131
    @DCrockZ131 3 года назад

    Could u show a knit tutorial on how to knit a shawl?

  • @nanettekroupa1371
    @nanettekroupa1371 3 года назад

    You are so adorable, smart and creative. I always learn something every time I watch! Can’t wait to see your plied yarn project! Thanks for this great content!

  • @shireesmith2933
    @shireesmith2933 3 года назад

    Both are stunning 😍

  • @dianewilliamson966
    @dianewilliamson966 3 года назад

    Great episode! Thank you. Can you recommend a beginner sweater! I have made a few shawls but would love to make one of your sweaters! Thanks

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hi Diane! I would recommend The Weekender, or So Faded. I also have a great wardrobe staple sweater coming out this fall that is very beginner friendly :)

  • @phyddyt7626
    @phyddyt7626 3 года назад

    Can you please tell us what Hedgehog yarns and colors are in the Birds of a Feather shawl? One of them looks like a faint blue color and the other a speckled one. They are beautiful and I would love to knit this!

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hello! You can find all the information for the pattern via the links in the show notes!

  • @jillfoster6369
    @jillfoster6369 3 года назад +1

    Love the sweater you are wearing today Andrea. You look gorgeous . Also love these questions shows. Brightens a Friday. Have a great weekend .🧶🧶

  • @michellesetzer9366
    @michellesetzer9366 3 года назад

    Wonderful episode. The bird of a feather shawl looks beautiful on you. I’m not a mohair person but seeing it on you is swaying me!

  • @meganbrenner9359
    @meganbrenner9359 3 года назад

    I love these videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all our questions. I feel like i have learned so much from these videos --and i consider myself a seasoned knitter. I think my favorite part is seeing your outfits and knitwear every week. I love all your patterns and seeing you wear them is inspiring me to knit them!

  • @crazywooler
    @crazywooler 3 года назад

    I just want to acknowledge your wise, inspirational and joyous being Andrea. I'm so grateful and constantly amazed by your deep insight and broad explorations on all the topics you cover. Thank you for all the sharing. I've always enjoyed knitting your patterns as well as wearing them - am about to start Evenfall. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @sueh8547
    @sueh8547 3 года назад

    I really enjoy your videos and knitting sweaters you design. I also enjoy sewing and was wondering if you could share what pattern you used for the overalls you're wearing? Thanks :-)

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +1

      Hi there! The pattern is the Greer Jumpsuit by Hey June Handmade :)

    • @sueh8547
      @sueh8547 3 года назад

      @@dreareneeknits Thank you Andrea :-)

  • @joannecurrey860
    @joannecurrey860 3 года назад

    For some reason I thought you lived in the Lansing, Michigan area, but you live in Maine! Did you ever live in Lansing?

  • @mymdahl
    @mymdahl 3 года назад +1

    I am almost done knitting your Boho Blush shawl and I am so happy with it! Please show us how to style this one :)

  • @kat1984
    @kat1984 3 года назад +1

    In my experience, warm to hot water can cause indie-dyed yarn to bleed. I've dyed my own yarn with commercial acid dyes for years and have learned to block with lukewarm to cold water. But, I tend to work with very saturated colors.

    • @carolynnadey56
      @carolynnadey56 3 года назад +1

      I have found the same thing.

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +1

      I've never had that issue, but it's always good to use your swatch to see if it will be problem! And cool water is always a great way to go if it has been an issue in the past :)

  • @anitajohannadrost
    @anitajohannadrost 3 года назад

    👍👍👍😁🇳🇱🥰thank you!

  • @kimcunningham2107
    @kimcunningham2107 3 года назад

    I love everything you are wearing...I just love you! Your talent is amazing. Love Maine and our New England home!!! 🤗💚💛💜💕🍁I must add...all of Elizabeth Gilbert's books, including "Big Magic"...are phenomenal.💜I love it when you're chatty and the video lasts longer. Great video. Thank you, Andrea.

  • @anjastadler318
    @anjastadler318 3 года назад

    Hello there, I do really enjoy watching your "I knit if I want to" channel. I have a question for tubular bind off. I have knit the Illuminate sweater and learnt the cast on and it looks great and is stretchy. However, I have not mastered the tubular bind off, it looks ok but it is not stretchy. I always feels like a string is pulled through all my stitches and holding them really tight with not much give. Do you have any tips, tricks I could try? Thanks.

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +1

      Hello! It sounds like you are pulling the yarn too tight when doing the kitchener stitch (super common). Try keeping it a bit looser, and do a stretch test - stretching the ribbing to check for flexibility- every couple of inches to make sure it isn't too tight.

    • @anjastadler318
      @anjastadler318 3 года назад

      @@dreareneeknits thanks for the tip. I will try it.

  • @marye813
    @marye813 3 года назад +1

    Comment about combining continental and english style knitting. Just tried it and with my knitting there is a visible difference. Looser continental and in general when I knit a continental designer's pattern I know my needle size will go up one or 2 sizes to meet gauge.

    • @tree1383
      @tree1383 3 года назад +1

      I notice my stitches look different as well when I switch between continental and English

  • @klaskelangford8324
    @klaskelangford8324 3 года назад

    Thank you for another beautiful episode!

  • @suzannejennings3806
    @suzannejennings3806 3 года назад

    What sweater are you wearing, please? It’s beautiful!

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +2

      Hi Suzanne! Thank you :) That is the Mackworth sweater and is linked in the show notes!

  • @scalthouse
    @scalthouse 3 года назад

    Andrea, I love listening to your “I’ll knit if I want to” episodes! Thank you for sharing yourself with us! 😊. I just recently finished the Weekender and will be casting on the Throwover as soon as my yarn gets delivered next week.

    • @franceslandin8939
      @franceslandin8939 3 года назад

      Hi Andrea I am new !listening to your podcast and I am really enjoy:ing your upbeat .attitude , I am going to knit the mystery knit along with Stephen West beginning in October. COuld you please suggest a good fingering weight yarn that would work for this project.? I was unable to purchase a kit because it was sold out,, l willI need 5 different colors preferentially four solid colors and one pop of color .110 gram of each, I was hopping for gray with burgundy,. Thank you. ,Fran

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hi Fran! You will have a blast! I am pretty sure Stephen did a video about picking colors and his team in his Ravelry group is also very helpful!

  • @denisemorin8777
    @denisemorin8777 3 года назад

    Love your Friday shows.... You’re adorable . Can you please tell me what sweater is on the manakin behind you. Thanks

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hi Denise! That is a new sweater coming out soon!

  • @mymdahl
    @mymdahl 3 года назад +1

    Hi, thanks for these informative and fun videos! I often see pictures of finished shawls on Ravelry where they are hangning on a clothe line. Is this for the purpose of getting the full object in there or is it a way of blocking it? Would you recommend that for blocking a shawl? Thanks :)

    • @kat4111
      @kat4111 3 года назад +2

      I think you'd be better off blocking them flat, because on the clothes line as the water drips out, being heavy it's going to pull the long edge all out of shape.

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +1

      Hi there! I block everything laying flat. Hanging them up would cause stretching and distortion. I believe they are hung up dry like that so you can see the full shawl :)

    • @mymdahl
      @mymdahl 3 года назад

      @@dreareneeknits thanks!

  • @RLH9265
    @RLH9265 3 года назад

    What was the light brown shawl you called "honey"? Where can I find the patterns?

    • @spoopygemini
      @spoopygemini 3 года назад +1

      it's her pattern Winter Honey.

  • @glendabarber8242
    @glendabarber8242 3 года назад

    Kia Ora from New Zealand. Just finishing my Shifty sweater, which I've done in the exact same Spincyle colors as you Andrea (we only have one shop in NZ selling Spincycle which is located in the North Island so wanted to stay with tried and true colors) Anyways, the Spincycle label says cold wash unless using high contrast colors in which case steam block. Did you use the blocking technique you described in episode 26 for your Shifty sweater using these same Spincycle colors as mine? (Also do you use a wool wash) Thanks. Glenda Barber

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      I have always wet blocked my Spincycle yarns, and have not had any issues with bleeding. You can always test it by blocking your swatch the same way you plan to block your sweater!

    • @glendabarber8242
      @glendabarber8242 3 года назад

      @@dreareneeknits Thanks Andrea!

  • @robinstevenson5442
    @robinstevenson5442 3 года назад +1

    Lovely and informative as always. I can't wait for the new cardi pattern. I'm just on the last four sections of Satellite. I'm so looking forward to the bind off, you say it's encouraging as it gets bigger. Hmm. I'm wondering are there any of your shawl patterns that go from long rows to shorter? I think that would suit my psychology better. But it's fine really... grr. 😬😂

    • @5millionfireflies
      @5millionfireflies 3 года назад +1

      Stephen West has one of his honeycomb shawls that starts big and then ends small. I usually don’t gauge swatch shawls though so I prefer to start small and then decide when I want to end it. 🙃

    • @robinstevenson5442
      @robinstevenson5442 3 года назад

      @@5millionfireflies Thanks. I have those patterns in my library but hadn't read them yet. I'm such a monogamous knitter I dare not even look at another beauty until I've finished one.

  • @lisethomas8495
    @lisethomas8495 3 года назад

    Thanks again Andrea! Have you ever hit a wall when knitting where you felt that you had to take a break for a while?

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Not so much with knitting, but I know many that have. I think if it happens to you to listen to your instinct and know that your knitting will be there to welcome you back when you are ready for it!

  • @tishnxd
    @tishnxd 3 года назад +1

    I totally get the cutting fabric fear!!! It’s so real😅 the whole measure twice cut once is more like measure 4x cut once with a huge cringe 😬😂

  • @nycapple917
    @nycapple917 3 года назад

    This might seem so ridiculous but I watched this episode on my tv for the first time and your lipstick and blush is so pretty!!!

  • @annballard3540
    @annballard3540 3 года назад

    Bless you...

  • @alip.9740
    @alip.9740 3 года назад

    What's the shawl on the dress form behind you? I looked on ralvery under all your designs and I couldn't find it. Is it one of your designs? Thank you!

    • @alip.9740
      @alip.9740 3 года назад

      I found it a few videos back! I love it and it's beautiful on you!

    • @southpaw487
      @southpaw487 3 года назад +2

      @@alip.9740 To save people from having to look back, I believe it is Ramble.

  • @tomorrowdixon967
    @tomorrowdixon967 3 года назад +1

    I couldn’t stop staring at the dressform behind you. What is that herringbone gorgeousness?

    • @marlenabenson
      @marlenabenson 3 года назад +1

      I always find myself staring at that one too 😊 It's her Ramble shawl.

  • @suzimiely3656
    @suzimiely3656 3 года назад

    Hi Andrea, I’m a somewhat of a beginner knitter, and I love your Nurtured sweater pattern, which I purchased. I’m looking for a tutorial for this sweater, is there one? I am having problems at the body of the sweater. Thank you!

    • @kat4111
      @kat4111 3 года назад +1

      You should post this on the Ravelry group with pics/an explanation of what you're having trouble with, I bet someone will be able to help you!

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hi Suzi! My tutorials are more for specific techniques that are used in patterns, instead of the pattern itself. If you have some questions we are also happy to help! There is an email address on the last page of your pattern you can write to with your questions!

  • @fiddlestitch89
    @fiddlestitch89 3 года назад

    Hearing you talk about my home state is making me homesick (in Michigan at the moment). 😭
    I believe I heard you came to Maine a few years ago. How did you and your family decide to move to the Pine Tree State?

  • @rosemaryeveleigh3562
    @rosemaryeveleigh3562 3 года назад +1

    I am so scared of of trying something new in knitting like knitting top down sweater or a knitted lace shawl.

    • @kat1984
      @kat1984 3 года назад

      Top down sweaters are my favorite to knit

    • @kat4111
      @kat4111 3 года назад

      Yeah sometimes I get weirdly scared about doing something in knitting, but then I figure probably the worst that can happen is I have to rip back and start again. I love knitting top-down sweaters! I can never get the body length right on bottom-up ones.

    • @marlenabenson
      @marlenabenson 3 года назад

      I was scared to try as well, and started with top down sweaters and just love the process. You should give it a go! 😊

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад +3

      Whenever I feel that way, I remind myself that I can always unravel it if it doesn't work out! You can do it!!

    • @rosemaryeveleigh3562
      @rosemaryeveleigh3562 3 года назад

      Thank you for the encouragement.

  • @deniseclack8586
    @deniseclack8586 3 года назад

    Have you ever knit Norwegian style

    • @dreareneeknits
      @dreareneeknits  3 года назад

      Hi Denise! I enjoy doing the Norwegian purl!

    • @deniseclack8586
      @deniseclack8586 3 года назад

      Can you do a tutorial showing how you Norwegian knit and purl

  • @chateaudetricot5751
    @chateaudetricot5751 3 года назад

    You're the only other person I've ever heard talk about their knitting as polyamorous! (Even though this is the logical other end of the monogamous spectrum...) :D