Harlow is the reason I tried brioche. My LYS used the pattern for a class and after doing a bit of flat brioche layer I have to say, learning in the round was easier. When you said your sister in law is all about the brioche I went straight into Ravelry to add her to my favorites! I am afraid this is going to derail my upcoming project plans, this knitting life is hard. 😂
Thank you for another week of delightful chat about your knitting, designs and for answering questions. I do really enjoy your informal approach to your videos. It’s refreshing because it’s different! I hope you feel better soon.
Thank you Andrea for explaining the difference between sw and more wooly yarns and the difference of how they affect garments. I used to buy yarn because of the colors or softness but now I choose yarn on what they are made of and I look at the projects made with them and also what the designer recommends and then go from that. Looking forward to your new patterns 😊
I'm working on Stria right now. The stripes are done with two rows - one is knit or purl, the other is the rib. So much fun!! I might have to do the Birch too and add in the stripes. lol
This time next week I'll be working on my travler shawl. I just bought a bunch of spincycle yarn (oh my aching bank account) as a present to myself (happy cake day self) and it is arriving Monday I can't wait.
The best fitting garments I ever had were from Thailand. My husband was over there for one year and he sent home a form for me to measure body parts for me and another form for my baby. On the form, you measure every single part of the body by 1 inch so that means you would measure your head right above your ears and then you would go up 1 inch and measure again same thing with the sleeves, the legs, the body, the bust they had so many measurements. Basically you could’ve just gone into a Machine and sliced into 1 inch rounds . I thought it was so interesting that I copied the entire slip of paper before I sent it back to Thailand. He also said that this guy was really great, but he didn’t have good thread. Could I send him some thread so I went to the local store and bought him 10 white and 10 black. Of guterman thread. So I always feel there are two important things about making your own garments. The quality of the yarn and the quality of the measurements used for the pattern.
Forgive my question if this is a well-known fixed date and I have just missed it, but do you release your Rhinebeck sweater pattern in late July or sometime in August? Fairly slow knitter here and even if I don't attend the event, I always like to make a just-in-case new sweater to mark the fall festival. Just planning ahead--and daydreaming about fall...
Hi, Andrea, I want to make 2 sweaters for my significant other. He has Parkinson's and is becoming very hunchback. Should I add short rows? Is so, where? Below the shoulders, below the hump?. One sweater is brioche and the other is an Irish Cable. I'm thinking I should only do the cables on the front and do plain stockinette on the back. Both sweaters are flat knit.
The knitter who wants a smaller body to her sweater might also try going down one needle size at that point, as long as they still like the fabric that's made.
Not knitted related. You might want to look into having an egd. (Scope to look at your throat, esophagus, and stomach.) Coughing when drinking could be something else; like reflux. Not a diagnosis or medical advice. Just an observation.
Harlow is the reason I tried brioche. My LYS used the pattern for a class and after doing a bit of flat brioche layer I have to say, learning in the round was easier.
When you said your sister in law is all about the brioche I went straight into Ravelry to add her to my favorites! I am afraid this is going to derail my upcoming project plans, this knitting life is hard. 😂
Toothy, Woolly and Grippy would be a great name for a law firm 😹😹😹
Love these chats! Thank you for answering the glases question!
Your videos are not only a fantastic source of knowledge but also sooo relaxing! ♥
Thank you for another week of delightful chat about your knitting, designs and for answering questions. I do really enjoy your informal approach to your videos. It’s refreshing because it’s different! I hope you feel better soon.
Thank you Andrea for explaining the difference between sw and more wooly yarns and the difference of how they affect garments. I used to buy yarn because of the colors or softness but now I choose yarn on what they are made of and I look at the projects made with them and also what the designer recommends and then go from that. Looking forward to your new patterns 😊
I enjoy your videos so much and love how genuine you are! ❤
Thanks Andrea. I so love it when you talk through sweater design issues. It helps me to feel more comfortable doing minor mods ❤🙏🏼
I love these helpful chats!
I'm working on Stria right now. The stripes are done with two rows - one is knit or purl, the other is the rib. So much fun!! I might have to do the Birch too and add in the stripes. lol
I used the ladderback jacquard method in combination with catching floats the last time I did colorwork with long floats, and it turned out fantastic.
Kim of Fleece and Harmony has an excellent tutorial on catching floats using the continental method.
I love your vest.
This time next week I'll be working on my travler shawl. I just bought a bunch of spincycle yarn (oh my aching bank account) as a present to myself (happy cake day self) and it is arriving Monday I can't wait.
Confident Knitting has a set of videos on catching floats for different ways of holding your yarn which I found really helpful
The best fitting garments I ever had were from Thailand. My husband was over there for one year and he sent home a form for me to measure body parts for me and another form for my baby. On the form, you measure every single part of the body by 1 inch so that means you would measure your head right above your ears and then you would go up 1 inch and measure again same thing with the sleeves, the legs, the body, the bust they had so many measurements. Basically you could’ve just gone into a Machine and sliced into 1 inch rounds . I thought it was so interesting that I copied the entire slip of paper before I sent it back to Thailand. He also said that this guy was really great, but he didn’t have good thread. Could I send him some thread so I went to the local store and bought him 10 white and 10 black. Of guterman thread. So I always feel there are two important things about making your own garments. The quality of the yarn and the quality of the measurements used for the pattern.
Great episode 👍 about cathing floats i think Arne & Carlos has an ep about it continental style 🧶
Forgive my question if this is a well-known fixed date and I have just missed it, but do you release your Rhinebeck sweater pattern in late July or sometime in August? Fairly slow knitter here and even if I don't attend the event, I always like to make a just-in-case new sweater to mark the fall festival. Just planning ahead--and daydreaming about fall...
Hi, Andrea, I want to make 2 sweaters for my significant other. He has Parkinson's and is becoming very hunchback. Should I add short rows? Is so, where? Below the shoulders, below the hump?. One sweater is brioche and the other is an Irish Cable. I'm thinking I should only do the cables on the front and do plain stockinette on the back. Both sweaters are flat knit.
The knitter who wants a smaller body to her sweater might also try going down one needle size at that point, as long as they still like the fabric that's made.
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Not knitted related. You might want to look into having an egd. (Scope to look at your throat, esophagus, and stomach.) Coughing when drinking could be something else; like reflux. Not a diagnosis or medical advice. Just an observation.