MINDFUL MAKING #32 - Kuutar and why we moved to Australia
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- In Episode 32 of the mindfulmaking video podcast you will hear all about my latest finished object the Kuutar pullover and I will share the story about why our family moved from Denmark to Australia in 2012.
Knitting is my mindfulness practice. That is where I set down to breathe to relax and to focus. Knitting nourishes our built-in desire to create and beyond all the mental and health benefits of knitting we even get beautiful wearable garments.
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FINISHED PROJECTS
Kuutar Pullover. Designed by Sari Nordlund. www.ravelry.co...
Yarn: Supersoft 100% pure wool @Holstgarn. holstgarn.dk/e... Colour Scarab. Single strand of yar is used.
Details and modifications: www.ravelry.co...
Secret shawl project
Yarn: Sweet Pea 4 ply blackwattleyar...
Colour (multi orange): Some Day.
Yarn is sponsored by SkeinSisters www.skeinsiste...
ON THE NEEDLES
Granny Strip blanket - Purl Soho www.purlsoho.c... Yarn: Blackhil highland wool @garnudsalg Colour Rullesten www.garnudsalg...
Other Makers and yarn mentioned:
Andrea Mowry, Vellichor www.ravelry.co...
Bombed Yarns: www.etsy.com/a... Dynamite sock 4 ply, 75% sw merino, 25% nylon, Colour Who gives a flying flathead.
Louie and Lola Yarns: www.louieandlo...
Thank you so much for watching episode seven, I truly appreciate you spending some time with me. Until next time. Enjoy your knitting.
Jane Balle, mindfulmaking
Moving is so hard! We moved from England tonCanada in 1978. Once your kids go to University or meet partners you are there for good!
No one really knows the struggle to settle but each day is filled with joy at learning new things and great sadness at missing family and the old way of life!
I wish you and your family every success!
Hi Lyn. Thank you for sharing your story, and you are absolutely right, having two home countries is both a blissful joy, but is also so challenging with constant new learnings and yernings for family and friends left behind.
Welcome to the mindful making community.
Oh waving goodbye was so touching it actually brought tears to my eyes as I had moved away from a very fun large family to southern California to the hottest climate I ever experienced. From Nothern California into the hottest time of the year. Our move was not to another country but it was 110 degrees a far cry from up north. I called my Mom and told her I found hell ! I have been here for 53 years so I am almost used to the hot summers !
Thanks for sharing your story May. Getting used to new climates is definitely not easy.
Dear Jane, thank you for sharing your story. It brought tears to my eyes and reminded me of our own journey. I thoroughly enjoy your podcast. Thank you.
Thank ou so much for your kind words Aleksandra. Where did you move to from?
Enjoyed very much. Very moving. Thank you for the knitting details too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your projects are always so polished and beautiful! Your version of Kuutar is exquisite.... makes me want to cast one on immediately!
Thanks for sharing the story of your relocation. What a brave family! I don't think I could do it.
Keep well!
Thank you so much!
How wonderfully brave and dedicated you all are. It’s a huge undertaking to uproot yourself and your family. I admire your fortitude immensely. We are so lucky to have people coming to live here who want to settle into our way of life. So many things to learn, places to investigate, just finding out where the shops are! Where to buy good vegetables, favourite foods. How the shopping experience works, and all accomplished with grace and ease. Congratulations. I also really love the jumper you have made too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Christine. Yes, everything was new and many things still are. Whenever we move into a new aspect of life it is learning everything over again. School system, Uni applications, buying a house, learning the flora and fauna (which we have not accomplished yet). We use our past experience as reference but it only takes us so far - and that's not to mention just figuring out the new vocab whenever entering a new field. Well it is lifelong learning, and that's not too bad either.
Your Kuutar is simply lovely and I really enjoy your podcast. I have loved many, many of your makes and have followed you for quite a while now. I envy your accomplished knitting. Thanks for sharing your story and your lovely flower photos. Hugs from Texas and happy knitting.
Thank you so much for your kind words Barbara.
New viewer; love seeing the spring flowers as we up here step into autumn.
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
I'm still watching... but had to pause to say right now that I completely understand the lovely feeling of having your "loved ones" around you! And stash that is probably greater than my knitting life expectancy. I find you so lovely and calming to listen to. Some beautiful projects, can't wait to knit with you again soon x
Okay now I’ve finished - what a story! Thank you for sharing Jane 💜
Thank you Maddie. Yes we like having our loved ones around us, don't we. I am looking forward to seeing how your sock tube machine knitting progresses.
I love your story Austalia I such a beautiful country I have now been just about all over. In 2017 my husband and I went to Europe and we did a tour of Scandinavia and we started in Denmark and was surprised by all the bikes there ,and how the kids would sit in the big box on the front of the bike .We really enjoyed our time in Denmark and really loved the Tivoli Garden in Copenhagen.We went all over Denmark and now I send to Hobbii in Denmark for yarn. I live in Maroochydore in walking distance to the river and beach on the Sunshine Coast Queensland just north of Brisbane
Thank you for sharing your story about your visit to Denmark, Frances. I can imagine how surprised your were with all the bikes. We were very surprised by the lack of bikes when arriving here. We brought all our bikes, but they have only been 'exercised' twice in the 9 years we have lived here. I have a dream though of using the bikes for local errands - but let's see if that dream will just remain a fantasy.
So lovely for you to have the beach and river so close by. Going to the beach and seeing water is something I really look forward to be able to do when the restrictions lift tomorrow (11 Oct).
I am curious. What yarn do you tend to buy at Hobbii ?
So lovely spending time with you, thank you for sharing! Your holst sweater is so beautiful and such a gorgeous colour for you 💕
Hi Kath. Great to connect with you. I have enjoyed following your podcast for a while now, and I am super honoured that you have found your way here. Thank you.
Hello from northern California. I am a first time viewer (now subscriber). I am thrilled to have found your podcast today. Your pace, tone and intention are just what I need and look for in spending my time with a virtual friend.
Your Kuutar is outstanding. The yarn choice and color is fabulous. You've inspired me to move the pattern higher up on my to do list!
I thouroghly enjoyed your story of relocating your family. When I was much younger, (1985-87) I chose to relocate to Jordan with my Jordanian husband and infant son. WOW! That's all I can say. It was an experience I cherish, but talk about culture shock.
Anyway, I look forward to your next podcast and catching up with those already posted 😊 Thank you for your contribution, it is appreciated 👍
Hi Jeri. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. I am thrilled you found your way here and enjoyed it. The culture shock from moving to Jordan must have been massive. Compared to that, relocating from DK to AU is a walk in the park. Thanks for your kind words. Jane
So I love your new yarn room, all of your yarn and Kuutar sweater. And I really appreciate hearing your journey from Denmark to Australia. Kids are so resilient! I found your channel looking for reviews on Holst Garn. I just ordered 6 cones without ever using it before. Once I found your channel, I've gone back and have watched since Episode 1. I am in Toronto Canada, so I appreciate all of your video of Australia. I have family in Perth, so it is on our bucket list!
Hi Rosie. Wauw, watching all the episodes is impressive. I am looking forward to your reviews of the Holst Garn. As mentioned the supersoft (100% wool) will seem a bit coarse to knit it blooms and softens after the first wash. The darker colours may have excess colour and you should be careful to wash the garments separately the first couple of times. I am currently working on a dark blue jumper for my husband and I walk around with blue hands :-). Those minor inconveniences however also mean the pricepoint is attractive.
Your Kuutar is so lovely and it suits you so well. Looking at the pics you added, it looks like it would also make a gorgeous short sleeved or maybe elbow length sleeved sweater as well! Thank you for sharing!
Yes absolutely the Kuutar sleeves can be shorter and be perfect for a summer tee.
First time here, and yes, enjoyed your company very much! Look forward to seeing more of your beautiful knitting!
Welcome aboard, Monica. Great to have your company.
You are such a pleasant person who makes lovely things.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
This is my first time here and enjoyed all your content. I knit but not well enough to make a beautiful piece such as yours. I am in the States. I can only imagine what is is like to move to another country. As you know this is a country of immigrants and it amazes me how people are able to adjust. My husband, now deceased, was a Native American and we were very surprised to realize that people from other countries knew more about Native Americans than people who had lived here all their lives. Well, I'm glad everyone has settled in and I will certainly be back to visit your channel. Take good care and thank you for the beautiful flowers 🌹
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community Jean. Interesting perspective that 'foreigners' know more about Native Amaricans then long term US citizens do. Maybe the school history books had a role to play in portraying a certain US - I don't know. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and I hope to be seeing you again.
Definitely
I'm an academic, so can totally relate to your story! So glad I found your podcast...you have sold me the kuutar! 😉
I'm so glad you found your way here and enjoyed the episode. Can't wait to see your Kuutar.
What a beautiful jumper! I enjoyed hearing about your experience moving to Australia from Denmark. I moved here as a teenager and your story gave me some idea of what my mother went through. Thank you.
Thank you Helen. Where did you move from, if I may ask?
Wow, I am 57 but I remember travelling all around the world with my parents. I didn’t live in places where schooling was available and so I caught up when I returned to the uk. Your family all look like they are thriving and you are so talented. So we’ll done, i hope that doesn’t sound patronising. Fin xx
Not patronising at all Fin. Thanks for sharing your story. That must have been a very special experience for you.
Wonderful to hear your story of moving to Australia. It’s so great to hear other people’s stories and perspective. I really enjoyed your podcast. From Qld, Australia.
Thank you so much!
Lovely podcast thank you so much for sharing
What a lovely suggestion came up from RUclips 😉 very pleased to have found you….. we not only share a passion for knitting but also we seem to have moved to the other end of the world approximately 2 weeks before your family; from Switzerland to New Zealand…. I will now go and watch your earlier episodes….. looking forward to seeing your work and get some inspiration…. A pleasure to have found you and warm regards to Sydney…. I have just finished “Dahlia” by Lene Holme Samsøe with short sleeves in a cotton/alpaca blend; love it… you have just inspired me to order some Holst yarn; it’s been on my wish list for a long time….. Thank you and take care, Birgit
Hi Birgit. Thank you for your kind words. It is a pleasure 'meeting' you. What made you make the move from Switzerland to NZ?
@@mindfulmaking Hello Jane. Thank you for your message.... There were many reasons for our move, but mainly we were aiming for a change of lifestyle and a fresh start.... Even though I miss my family and friends, we have never regretted to have moved here and love living rural on a big block of land half an hour away from Christchurch..... As lovely as Switzerland is, it is rather small and crowded....
Fantastic story. I am another migrant in Australia. All the best
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment.
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I love the Reina De Picas Tee by Valentina Bogdanova.
I totally understand how you felt when you moved to a different country. I am an immigrant myself and at this point I have been in USA more time than in my country of birth. You are a very talented knitter. I have enjoyed your podcast very much. Thank you 🤗
Thank you Silma.
Why have I only just found your video! Love the content and your voice is so calming 😊 x
Better late than never, Vivienne. Welcome 🤗
First time here and I so loved hearing your story of moving to Australia! When our sons were 8 and 11 years old we moved from western Canada to eastern Canada to an Innuit village in northern Labrador for 2 years. Experiencing quite severe culture shock after about 2 weeks, I remember closing all the curtains in the house and trying to create a cocoon around myself to deal with all the changes for a couple of days! And yes we adjusted too. I've been working with Holst supersoft and love the fabric.
Hi Edythe. Thank you for sharing your story of the vast cultural differences even within your own country. The adrenalin of the excitement of the new makes the move easy, but is the 'staying' that is the hardest. When arriving, that's when we realise how different the new 'world' is. How did your sons experience those two years?
This was such a lovely podcast, thank you for sharing your journey to Australia. Your sweater is gorgeous, happy knitting 🤗
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Thank you for sharing, it was so great and genuine story :) Hugs from Croatia 😀
How lovely to find you❤
Thanks for your podcast, I love your accent and the lovely things you knit. I enjoyed your story of moving the whole family to Australia, and the pictures of you all. My mom, sister and I spent a year in Copenhagen (Valby) when I was 13. A long time ago, but I do remember how different everything smelled to me compared to the US-the streets, the food in restaurants. I think one of our first meals was frikkadeller!
Thank you for sharing the story of your visit to Copenhagen. Frikadeller is for sure the most Danish dish you can have. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
What a lovely podcast.. I just love listening to you. I wonder, are the flowers from your garden? The wisteria is just so beautiful.. it reminds me of the place where I was born which I haven't seen for many years. After 4 attempts to grow it, I have finally succeeded, and it's now flowering beautifully.. I get to look at it thru my kitchen window & watch the little birds that come in to sit on the vine. A lovely short sleeved tee is the TanTan by Bernice of Yamagara, which I had the pleasure to test knit. It's such a lovely tee, with a gorgeous yoke 😘
Also loved hearing about your move to a new country. Took me back to 1969, when I was 7.. leaving our home land in Europe and arriving in Melbourne on a boat. I started school without knowing a word of English 😆
Hi Tea. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. The flowers in the video are from around my neighbourhood. I take a bit of footage sometime on my morning walk and I am amazed of how beautiful everything is here in spring. thanks for sharing your story of also starting in school without knowing the language. So many here has experienced that. All the best to you and your family.
I enjoyed a lot your story. I felt so identified because I'm a Mexican living in Hungary for already 15 years. Besides this your sweater is beautiful! This summer I've knitted the Flex top by Heidi Kirrmaier that I love. Greetings from Budapest.
Thank you Yasmin. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
I am working backwards in your podcasts. I loved the story of your family you shared. My son-in-law is an immigrant to Canada (where we live) and he says people can not understand fully the feeling of being an immigrant if you have not experienced it. I love the sweater you are wearing. I might just do it this coming winter.
Your son in law is so right. Thank you for watching and for your comment.
Loved your long long story:) we moved just a few states away when our kids were in elementary school. Even that was hard.
I knitted this summer Riviette by Rachel Brockman and Poisoned Apple top by Lily Kate France. These are my absolute favorite☺️
I joined on Ralvery! I love your Style :)
You did a stunning job on the sweater. And what a moving story of your relocation to Australia; thank you for sharing it. It’s so nice you’ve kept the Danish language alive for your kids.
Happy to discover your podcast! About summer tops, I love my Cloudesley (designed by Isabell Kraemer), which I finished last month.
Thank you for the nice story. My family and me moved from EU to Canada and the cultural shock was underestimate... I love hearing about other who went through the process of leaving their comfort zone. By the way, knitting and storytelling is the perfect match 🥰
Great to 'meet' you Mari-Luise and thank you for your kind words.
Great video. I have the Kutar jumper waiting to be knitted. Still haven't selected a yarn yet. But love how yours has turned out!
Thank you Meredith. I am sure you will enjoy knitting the Kuutar.
I love the Jersey you are wearing. I've just bought some Holst garn and excitedly awaiting its arrival. I am amazed how little yarn it used. I am going to knit a magnolia for my daughter and double strand it with Isager kidsilk. Wish me luck!
That will be amazing. Enjoy.
I love your Ku'utar, and I plan to make one. It didn't occur to me to use Holst, but that's my new favorite yarn so I might! I made the Thi (which is a summer top) using Holst Coast (wool/cotton) and it's just amazing. It was pretty easy to make, and I wear it a lot. I also loved your story about moving to another country. I don't think immigrants get enough credit!
Your story was very interesting,it gave me the shivers from time to time just imaging that the kids didnt like the idea of leaving everything behind..how couragious your family has been!!!! Thanks for your story!!!!!
Tack för din berättelse om varför ni hamnade i Australien och om den första tiden där. Jag satt som klistrad hela tiden.
Thank you for your story about why you ended up in Australia and about the first time there. I was glued the whole time.
Oh you are welcome. It is a huge thing to move to another country but we have all settled on so well, er thrive here and we try to combine the best of our two home countries. Thank you for watching.
I moved from Brazil to Canada 20 years ago so I know where you are coming from. It is very hard in the beginning, then like Goethe said, we become "eupatridas" (without countrie), we are not totally Canadians (Australians) and we are no longer Brasilians (Danish). But life goes on and we do our best with the choices we made. I loved hearing your story.
You are right. It is like having two countries and at the same time not really belonging in either of them. What do you feel most like Brazilian or Canadian?
I am in a sort of limbo. I think my heart is Brasilian. I alwyas sing a song that says: :" isso aqui é um pouquinho de Brasil Yaya" (this is a little bit of Brazil). I think my heart is Brazilian, but I love Canada too. But I think if I go to Brazil they will perceive me as a weird Brazilian :) ( I have difficult sometimes finding the words) and Canadians can hear in my voice that I am a foreigner. Luckly for me, Canada has a lot of foreigners... :)
Also forgot to add my suggestion for summer knits, My Boy Lollipop by Nancy Ricci is a really great quick knit and would look fabulous on you
Hi from Tucson. I just came across your podcasts, suscribe to your Instagram account. I don’t want to miss any of any of your posts. I really enjoyed your post, love the pattern and color. I appreciate your knowledge
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. So happy you found the way here.
I just found you and you're lovely and your podcast is wonderful. Your journey was so interesting to listen to and your sweater is gorgeous. I think I may make one now that I've seen yours. Thank you very much for sharing your life and knitting adventures. I'm currently knitting the Matilda sweater by Julia Wilkens...about to start the sleeves. UGH. :) I look forward to watching your older episodes. Thanks again! Beth
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. I'm so happy you found your way here. All the best with the sleeves. Enjoy the process and prospects of lovely new garment.
Hello there, you certainly are a beautiful knitter and very accomplished, I love all your makes. I so enjoyed hearing your story about moving to Australia as I wondered how you ended up here. How massive it must have been for you and the family so I take my hat off to you. I myself have only ever lived in the one place my whole life which is Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, but until 5 years ago had lived in the same suburb my whole life and we decided to move further out but still in Melbourne. I couldn't imagine moving countries so you certainly are a brave woman. 😊💖😊
Thank you so much for your kind words, Donna. I do hope we soon can get to travel again. I miss a good roadtrip like one we had to Melbourne and great Ocean road some years ago now. I love Melbourne.
@@mindfulmaking yes I feel so blessed to have a cabin on the Great Ocean Road in Apollo Bay it is the most magical place, who knows we might catch up for a cuppa down there one day 😊
I love your podcast very much thank you and many greetings from Germany
Thank you for your kind words.
Hi. First time here ;) and will be back. Wow! your story of how you ended up i Australia was quiet similar to how I ended up i NJ, USA august 2006. I moved with my then husband and 4 kids. Similar in age and they reacted just the same way you described yours did. There where a lot of tears (and anger from the 14 year old). The two in the middle was 11 and 10 and a 7 y.o. I did as you: settled in the little town we lived in. Got them started at 3 different schools (high/middle and elementary). As you said: mothers is not aloud in the classroom ;) (Quiet different from Denmark right). My youngest was crying and I compromised with the headmaster that I would sit on a bench, in the schoolyard, outside his classroom, and knit. And that I would do that for a whole week. As you the first three months was all about settling in, making friends, bringing and picking up from school. I also made friends that I still in contact with today. I was not aloud to work in the US :( so after 2 years I had enough and we all moved back to Denmark 2008. Our marriage also ended (thats another story) your story made me remember so many hard feelings of the period before moving, during and after. Feeling guilty for bringing my kids through though times for once and then the divorce. BUT we had good times also. After the first 3 hectic months ;) and as you mentioned our kids learn something valuable about being a alien in a foreign country. Being able to connect to others that are outsiders/ aliens/ refugees seems to be their strenght :)
This was a way to long comment, but I had to tell you. Not often I meet someone who can relate to the complexity of emotions and feelings we experienced. Thank you for sharing.
Torhild / IG as Reidardatter
Hi Thorhild. Thank you so much for your comment. I agree with you, that it is not often we meet people who has experienced these big moves. I can also relate how difficult it must have been for you not to be able to work. As an adult it is important to create our own communities as well, and having work colleagues constitutes a significant part of that. As Danes I think our professions are naturally part of our identity. Hoping you are all thriving back in Denmark. Was it hard to move back? Let's hook up on IG as well. Thanks for reaching out.
@@mindfulmaking 🙂 It was great moving back. Back to a job and a normal every day life. Do not miss living in US! Actually I'm norweagian, but lived abroad for 22 years. I moved back home to Norway in 2011. My kids are all grown up and I live a more fullfilling life now😊 All good! Thanks💜 lets hook up on IG😊
Great to hear your family story. It's a big decision to uproot your family and move o a new continent. It sound like I was a good move for you all.
Love the Kuutar sweater, the colour suits you. That touch of yellow brings out your natural skin toned.
Just starting the Kitchener toes on my very first sock. Bit intimidated, but I was by the heel and that went fine, so deep breath.
Since your last video our daughter has given us a new granddaughter, born on the 9th August, Daisy Luna. She's adorable and I had lots of cuddles before we had o leave. She lives on the other side of England. See them all again soon hopefully.
Take care and keep safe. xxJane
Trevlig stund med dig. Spännande att höra om din resa.
I just found your podcast and very much enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your story. Here in the northern US we’re staring to approach fall, my favorite season. This summer I knit Goode by Julie Hoover for Purl Soho.
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community and thanks for the summer knit suggestion.
Kære pige
Fantastisk fortælling. Så flot at du vil dele den med os. Det er sørme godt I er blevet så glade og tilfredse med at bo downunder. ❤️❤️
Tusind tak Lejla. Australien er et fantastisk sted at bo. Den eneste ulempe er at det er så langt fra Danmark.
Hello from Melbourne! Love your new jumper and envy your stash.
We also emigrated to Australia, a long time ago now, but I did not speak a work of English at the time. Also learned very fast once I went to a school with only English speakers. Australia is full of migration stories.
Absolutely. Australia is full of immigrant stories. I hope you are well, and that we soon can get out of our lockdowns and hopefully start traveling again soon.
My son and DIL live in Bondi . East of Sydney.. Been there 3 years. They love it there... We Live outside Chicago.
I just found your podcast today, and was very eager to watch. I find your voice calming and easy to understand... and you dont seem in a huge hurry as so many folks are! But your voice is soft and hard to hear at times... had to put my phone to my ear at times. Your sweater is lovely, and i am so loving all those cakes of wool behind you! I am from the US, and i am a retired nurse and pharmacist, and i have been knitting for 35 years. I enjoyed hearing about your huge move.... what an experience! I look forward to future podcasts.
Thanks for your kind words and for joining the community. I will see what I can do to improve the sound. Thanks for the feedback.
Endnu en hyggelig podcast!
Flot bluse du har på!👍
Forslag til en sommerbluse: "Sommer Ella" af Lene Holme Samsøe.
Tak for at du deler den spændende fortælling om jeres flytning til Australien! 🤗
Håber foråret/sommeren ville hjælpe på Corona situationen, så I snart kan få noget der ligner en normal hverdag igen! 🙏
Thank you for sharing your story 😊 this has brought memories of our move to Australia back in 1989 and my first day of school in a new country and not knowing even few works of English. I enjoy watching all your beautiful projects 🧶
Loved your story and it did resonate with me. My husband and Ioved to New Zealand with our 5 children without having scoped the country at all. We spoke English buy found that the culture was very different to what we knew and the English meant different things. Took about a year to really settle.
Thank you for sharing your story 🙂
I really like the sweater - the colour suits you very well! Thank you for telling us a bit of your family story. Our family moved every 2 years because of my father's work when I was growing up. I went to 7 different schools so I can imagine a bit of what you went through - fortunately for me the schooling was always in English. Well done to your children and to you for adapting so well!! I am currently working on a sweater called the Big Y (on Ravelry) and I am knitting it using yarns held double: a merino/linen blend yarn together with a kid silk yarn. Simple but very nice. I am loving the wool/linen blend ... Just right for cool spring evenings here in Cape Town! Regards to you and all the viewers in 'our' community.
knitting Ranunculus #11. This time I’m doing it in dk cotton and short sleeves for summer 🌺
Wauw 11 Ranunculus. That's really impressive.
Hei Så hyggelig å finne deg på RUclips. Din pullover var super fin. Hilsen fra Norge
Velkommen til.
Lovely!
Hello from Canada. I enjoyed the part where you calculate how much yarn you use and have. I never saw that before
Hi Christine, and welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
What a wonderful episode, Jane! I loved it so much - the gorgeous Kuutar, your tenacity and commitment to making things you know you will wear, the comfort that beautiful yarn can bring, and the heartwarming (if at times heartbreaking) family journey... Thank you so, so much for sharing. I'm so glad you made Australia your home... Emina
Thank you so much Emina. So grateful for our friendship. Enjoy your day.
Loved your story
Wauw your Kuutar is so beautiful 😊
I just found your podcast and I really enjoyed it. The color and execution of your kuutar pullover are beautiful. The snippets of Australian flowers with the bird sounds were special to see.
Hello, I just found your podcast and so enjoyed the story of how you ended up in Australia. What a massive endeavor for your family. I live in Chandler, Arizona USA now. My family, parents and 5 children moved to England 6 months after I was born (my father was in the Navy on special assignment) we stayed for 5 years. When we came back to the USA my brothers and sister had a hard time fitting into the US school system, it was so different from how they had been learning. My experience was so different because I had not been to school. When I started school I was teased so much since I had an English accent and they thought I was being a smarty pants. After making some friends that first year I lost my accent. I have a suggestion for a summer knit 🧶 the Great Falls top (Nomadic Knits) designed by Natalia Polyakov. I have made 2. You can find it on Raverly.
Thank you so much for your kind words and sharing your story. Interesting to hear that even form one english speaking country to the next, you can be teased with your accent, and although it can be hard to fit into a new place it is also a gift to have experienced different cultures and traditions. Did any of your siblings move back to the UK?
Finally, thank you so much for the suggestion for a summertop. The Great Falls top looks amazing, and it has now been added to my favourites bundle on Ravelry.
I just happened upon your podcast for the 1st time. I so enjoyed your story of how you moved your family to Australia! You all were very brave! It’s difficult enough to move, but to another country, wow!
I love your yarn Library! Where do you get the very large spools of yarn? A yarn store or mill? It’s beautiful.
I have been knitting 2 test knits this summer. 1 for Miss Babs yarn and 1 for an English designer. Both have been sweaters, but I live on the central coast of California and we have had a very foggy & damp summer. So it was kind of nice to have something warm to knit. Love your sweater that you knit- it’s beautiful. Till next episode! Thank you 🙏!
Hi Mel. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. I'm thrilled you found your way here. The cones of yarn I bought at www.holstgarn.dk.
Thank you for such a lovely, varied podcast.
I am 70, and moved to Canada when I was 14 and my sister was 12. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized how brave my parents were to leave large family behind and go to a strange country where we knew no one! Like you, we settled in well and consider it home. We were fortunate that we didn’t have to learn a different language as your children did.
Thank you for sharing your story !
Margaret in B.C. Canada.
Thanks for your message Margaret. Where did you move to Canada from?
Your sweater and the color are perfectly wonderful. I really enjoy your podcasts, so mindful. thank you
My family emigrated to Australia, as my mother was Australian by birth . My father was an academic and had accepted head position of the then QIT in Brisbane, My sister , brother and I did not want to live there, as we had been on trips before hand and knew what we were coming to. My brother and I returned to California and I am so happy that we did. We miss our sister far too much and have made many trips to be with her. It is such a very deep sadness to have an ocean between family. My mother was devastated by the separation, so my memories are of much regret.
Hi Diana. Thank you for sharing your story. I can totally relate to the sadness of being so far away from the family. The long distance is particularly felt when there are family events and we can't participate. Later this year my Parents in Law will celebrate their 60 years wedding anniversary, and we will need do with the pictures. That hurts. Hopefully international travel will soon return and we can get to meet our families again. Hope you and your family are all well.
I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. Loved listening to you story of moving and as a mom completely related to how you felt about your children managing such a big life change. Alway enjoy your knits and content.
You have wonderful contents. Thank you for sharing your knitting and story.
Hi! Really enjoyed this episode. Your smile is contagious! 😁 Your Kuutar is stunning. Enjoyed hearing your story of moving to a new country and all that it entails. And I also say, “in it to win it!”
Thank you and welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
Gosh I cried! your move reminded me of when my parents decided to return to their birth place, Puerto Rico, maybe two years after I got married at 26 yrs old (56 now!). I cried every day for 3 months! Mind you it's only a 3 1/2 hour flight from New York but still. I couldn't see them when I wanted to, I couldn't have dinner with them, I couldn't cook or lay in the bed with Mom to talk about life. We reinvented ourselves around the new norm but it was so hard for me. They are both gone now and the pain cut just as deep. I can't imagine moving to an entirely different country but you were with your children and your husband and this is everything. I'm still crying lol. Glad you were able to acclimate and help your children. They are so beautiful and grown ja. Time flies. Love your sweater.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. Being separated from our parents and siblings - and for the children their cousins is the hardest part. We do though keep connected via the screen, although not the same as being in the same room, we still feel we can follow eachothers lives and we have been fortunate to have had frequent visitors coming out for Christmas - not the last two years though. We can't wait till international travel returns. All the best to you and your family.
Gorgeous sweater - love the color choice & your modifications!
Loved spending time with you! Stumbled upon this possibly because I’ve been stalking that sweater pattern, but so happy to stay for your stories. As someone who moved to a new country and new language as a child and is raising a child in yet another different country than the one I grew up in, your stories were very relatable. And your sweater is just gorgeous. Thanks for putting in the effort to share all of this.
Hi Meegan. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community. I am so happy you like it here. Moving twice would for sure be intense. which of the three countries do you regard as your 'home country'?
Your sweater is fantastic 😊 Thank you for sharing your move to Australia, such a huge change of life for your famile and you 😊
Thank you for your another lovely podcast . Your sweater is so nice. I loved hearing your journey to Australia. My daughter moved from Scotland 20 years ago to Australia & loves it with her husband & now daughter. It’s always hard missing ones family but as long as they are happy that’s what counts.
Thanks for sharing your story Christine. Hopefully traveling will soon be possible again.
This was the first time I saw your podcast. I enjoyed is very much!! Thank you! Its also nice: you knitting in Sydney, i am knitting in Holland :-)
I enjoyed it (with a t)
Thank you so much for your kind words. Welcome to the mindfulmaking community.
I was knitting my Vellichor crop watching your emotional podcast :) Thanks for sharing your story!
Thank you for a great podcast, and for sharing your story with us☺ your sweater is beautiful, I also love the Holst supersoft yarn, the colors are amazing.
What an exciting life! I can’t imagine moving to a country that I can’t even speak their language. I so enjoyed watching and listening to your story. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Very interesting to listen to your story, I have a similar one, we moved to canada from the Netherlands in 1981, two daughters at the time 11 and 8,in September 1981 they went to school after living here for 2 months speaking very little English.But as you said they learn very quickly.Now they are married we have 4 grand kids, but my daughters still speak Dutch.Cannot read or write but speak yes.We were very fortunate to go back to the Netherlands in 2019, just the 4 of us and that was very special,also was nice to hear the girls still speaking their native language .The hardest parts is leaving behind your family but we survived and love it here.it is a beautiful country but where I live we have long and cold winters.I joked sometimes, specially in the cold winters, why did we move here, since we were emigrating why did we not go to Australia?Both my husband and I are retired now for a long time .I felt I had to share our “moving”story with you.I enjoy your podcasts very much and am looking forward to your next one 🌷🇨🇦
Hi Bernadette. Thank you for sharing your story. It is interesting to hear how your daughters have settled and continued their families in your 'new' country. That fills me with hope. Canada is one of the countries on my list of places I would like to visit. It is so beautiful there. Wishing you and your family all the best.
@@mindfulmaking thanks for your response, looking forward to your next podcast,
Thank you for sharing your journey to Australia. I am a new subscriber and glad I found your podcasts. Your sweater is absolutely lovely!!
Hello dear Agnes, I can totally agree, I used Supersoft for my halfandhalfwrapcal, it was the first time, i used it. And after washing I could not stop "immersing" myself in the beautiful wooly fabric. I gifted the warp to my sister, she is not used to this kind of wooly wool but regardless she is also very very happy and wearing the wrap also next to skin as a shawl.
I'm so happy to hear you love the yarn. The transformation in softness with washing is so amazing.
Tak for at du deler historien om, hvorfor i flyttede til Australien. ❤️ en stor beslutning. Hvor er der smukt med alle de blomster.
Hello; first time watching. I so enjoyed listening to your story and admiring your lovely knits. Lisa x
Delighted to find your channel. I was in Bendigo last March to visit relocated family and that trip was well worth the 29 hour travel time! I did visit the Bendigo Knitting Mill and am cherishing some wool for a special, as yet to be determined, project. My favorite summer top (we are now into Fall here), was Fireflies by Lotta H Lothgren. It is a paid for pattern on Ravelry but such a great one, fun to knit. Looking forward to future episodes. Happy Spring!!
Beautiful sweater! And thanks for sharing your stories! Following from Canada 🙂
Så interessant at høre om jeres flytning. Fantastisk smuk trøje du har på dig, både snit og farve. Jeg strikkede bare en "tee" i sommer, det var til mit 17 årige barnebarn. Ankers tee fra Petite knit, stribet i Sandnes duo (jeg prøver at slanke garnlageret og bruge rester) Hun er så glad for blusen.
Thank you for another wonderful podcast and sharing your family story. Your Kuutar is stunning 💕
Thank you for a Nice episode. I am going to knit Rosenrot by Lene Tøsti, a norwegian designer.
Hi Anna. Thank you so much for the suggestion. I will look into that summer top.
I have just found your podcast and I really enjoyed it. Your jumper is lovely and I feel the same about yarn I have a big stash. I enjoyed your story about landing in Australia I have been 3 times as my sister lives in pennant hills and I loved it, I’m from Liverpool England. Happy knitting x
Welcome to the mindfulmaking community, Jean. Pennant Hills is my neighbour suburb - it is a very small world some times. Hopefully we will soon be able to travel again.
Hello from New Zealand I thought I'd try the souffle top, Also the love note, and the ranunculus. Probably in cotton or linen or with silk content