I nearly had a heart attack when you opened with “we lost Toaster” before it was clear he’d just left the frame. I thought he’d run away for a second. Glad he’s home and safe even though he wasn’t ever otherwise.
Great episode Natalie. Yet, I kept waiting for you to say where you will be moving to this month! Haha! You really hooked me last episode when you briefly mentioned it but didn’t say if you are staying in NYC or moving out of state. Wherever you and Kent move, I wish you a smooth transition. 😘❤️
You asked about patterns for me, I'm used to paper patterns. For most of my knitting/crocheting life there was only one option for a pattern - a printed one. I occassionally use a digital one, but for the most part, I still print.
I always print out my patterns because I write notes and reminders all over them! They are a mess at the end but it works for me! I felt a bit sad that people are going to rip out your garments in the giveaway! If I was lucky enough to win anything I would treasure it as it is- love in stitches! I know you said you don’t mind- bit I would! Take care x
I’m a printed pattern user. I like to keep notes of my changes, and in the patterns I’ve inherited from my mother, it’s so wonderful to see her notes, in her handwriting.
Most of my patterns are in my digital library but when I am ready to cast on, I print out the pattern. Technology is great but there are many times when I just want to unplug with no screen time. We spend a lot of time at our cottage and I like to sit on the deck, look at the lake and knit. I don't want a screen. I want to knit and relax. We are all different. What works for one person might not work for someone with a different lifestyle.
Hi Natalie. I’m excited to see your version of the Battenberg Blanket. This has been an ongoing project of mine for the last year or so. I find it a great palette cleanser between projects. I just wanted to let you know the designer has included both UK and US terms in the pattern. The US “translation” (using the designer’s term) is included on the final two pages of the pattern (p.8-9). I thought I would mention it in case anyone else wanted to crochet this lovely blanket but were hesitant due to the difference in UK and US terminology. ❤️
I print my patterns out. I tend to watch youtube on my tablet or phone while knitting and like writing the note or changes in as I make it. The downside is if I lose that copy, which has happened. However, I have tried knit companion but didn't love it enough to keep using it. :(
I like to print my patterns. I haven't tried using my electronics for this yet, I should try one. But, I really like how I can walk away from the screen time at the end of the day when I do most of my knitting. My big thing I hate is when I print the pattern I don't want a lot of pictures. Yes, I want the pictures on the pattern on screen, and when I'm looking but I don't need/want them on my instructions. So I often download the pattern then edit it and remove the photos, then do my print. I *try* to be really good about modifying my ravelry notes when I change something in case I want to make the pattern again. I do have to admit, I did have to write garter stich not stockinette in HUGE letters on my last pattern because I kept messing up the pattern repeat. :-)
Your last question - balance with overwhelm and easy knits 1. Sundays are spend doing two important things - ensuring I have at least one mindless project that will get me through the week and doing what I can to do any finishing I need. I guess what I am saying is that I don't let myself do "mindless knitting" on Sundays until those two tasks are addressed. Mind you I will only do 1 project finishing or cast on one mindless project if needed. Its like a mini planning day. I don't plan for a month, but I do plan for the work weeks knitting.
I prefer paper patterns because I don't want to bring a computer or iPad to travel with and I don't like having to look at it while I'm hanging out with people. I also like using pen and paper in general.
I'm also making a a Battenburg Blanket and I love it! I've made a few patterns by Sandra of Cherry Heart and enjoyed them all. Her special episode podcast which focused on the Battenburg Blanket was especially helpful. Regarding pattern formats, I usually print them out. I tried to go digital, but as someone with ADHD I need to be able to make notes easily and have a way to keep all the information together.
I loved my gardens in California, I have since moved to Nebraska and find it difficult to grow flowers, I planted 32 flower bulbs and am seeing them growing in neighbors yards...the squirrels love to did up bulbs and transplant them lol😅
I mostly use digital patterns and use my books app on my phone for it (thanks to a recommendation by a friend) and am able to mark stuff in it and write notes 😊 i’d looove to get an ipad for patterns and note taking in the futur! unfortunately I‘m also sick the moment but watching your video was a great distraction 😌 hope you‘ll feel well soon again 🧡
I’m really impressed and inspired by your blanket game. When I cast on blankets, they are on my needles for years so even if you didn’t meet your May goal, you’re doing great!
I have been crocheting for about 12 years and I still can’t do it without looking. Sometimes I can a little bit but not really. and I’ve been knitting for two years and I’ve worked really hard to be able to knit without looking and I’m happy to say that that is so much easier!
Team Printed Pattern! I just feel better marking rows/sections off physically, not having to scroll around, wake my screen up to see what’s next, etc. I also trust more that I’ve marked off the right stuff. I just can’t wrap my head around digital patterns most of the time.
That being said, many patterns now have a zillion pictures attached with different views of the knitted items. So when I print, I skip any extra page that just has pictures on it, because i can go back and look at those online. :)
I LOVE a printed pattern. I know it's probably wasteful, but I hate keeping track of a tablet or my phone while knitting. By the time I get done with a pattern, it has little notes and tick marks all over it.
#question: Really excited for the different cast on video for the musselburgh hat! I just purchased the pattern and I am totally lost as to the size of needle and length of cord. What size and length have you been using on the hats you have created?
I prefer printing out patterns. I like to keep notes on the patterns as I knit, I can rewrite instructions with repeats to make it easier for me to keep track and I don't want to be tied to a device all the time. I enjoy that my knitting time doesn't require me to be looking at a screen and gives my eyes a break from the computer/phone.
Yes! It is crazy that you had never seen Wall-E! One of my kid’s favorites, it was the last movie we saw in theaters before Felicity was born (15 years ago 😮)!😊
#question: When you make the Ripple Camisole again, would you consider adding elastic cord or strip to the straps? It never occurred to me that I need to knit a camisole, but seeing how this one turned out (and how great it looks on you) has me eyeing all my souvenir single skeins! My concern is that the straps will stretch out with wear. As for printed vs digital patterns, KnitCompanion changed my attitude towards digital patterns. I can't imagine printing patterns now, although that's what I used to do.
I like digital patterns because I can access them anywhere, anytime. I use Knit Companion too and I like that I can highlight and mark up the pattern. I also like the built in row counters. I’m sorry you’re not feeling well :( this was still such a fun podcast - I look forward to your videos every week!
Hello from St.Louis Missouri. Your top is awesome and it fits you, I think I will knit one for my granddaughter. She likes tops like that, she is fifteen and a professional dancer, and a dance wear model. Plus her favorite color is pink also. I like printed patterns because I like to make notes on it. Plus it easier to follow charts if they are printed out.
Up until very recently I printed my patterns, because I didn't know how else to do this, but you inspired me to try using my tablet with knitcompanion, and I really think I'm liking this, so that will be less printing from me😁 I also had a hard time coping with all the abbreviations at first, but I have to say now that I'm used to it, it's actually easy to read and doesn't bother me at all anymore, so to who-ever asked that question, hang in there, it will 100% get easy🙂
Most patterns I use are in knit companion with the exception being cable charts this I print off and highlight each cable in a different color making it very graphic and easy to see what cable I need to do. Best way for my to do cable in charts.
Ha ha - I love when you twice described your yarn as 'taunting you' - you have very mean yarn 🤣😉 - you need to get yourself some yarn that tells you it loves you 🥰
Hope your cold is improving each hour! I started the Battenberg blanket by Sandra Paul well over a year ago and put it aside after thinking 2” squares (only making a throw size). Your idea is brilliant and easy to do, just add a few more rounds to each. Thank you for that idea, I’ll pull it back out and take another whirl at it. 3”-4” would keep me motivated to finish.
#question Hi Natalie! As someone who loves making toe-up socks, I'm starting to feel like I'm in the minority. Do you know why the majority of sock patterns are written cuff-down? To me, toe-up means no Kitchener stitch, no need to pick up stitches at the heel, and no fear of running out of yarn! Am I missing something? Try to convert me to team cuff-down!
I absolutely love paper patterns. I always print the pattern out and have a pencil when I sit down to crochet. I scribble notes on the side and throughout the instructions. I tried the iPad but the undo function removes in backwards order so I ended up deleting notes that I actually wanted. Love the Battenberg. I’ve been thinking of making one too.
I've been making Battenburg squares with all my fingering weight scraps. Eventually I would like to make a big bedspread, and having the squares feels like less of a big undertaking than having a huge basket of scraps (though seaming them all will be a pain).
#question : I am a pretty advanced crocheter and recently started learning to knit. What are some things should I look for in a good beginner pattern to build my knitting skills? (I can cast on, knit, purl, and cast off, basically do stockinette and garter stitches... because of my crochet I understand yarns, gauge, drape and general construction of garments but that's about it 😊)
You should see if anyone wants those fabric advent bags! I feel like they would be great if someone is making an advent even not yarn related! They are so pretty!❤
When you mentioned the Barbie car I totally thought of Micarah Tewers here on RUclips that just moved to NYC 😂 how funny would that be if it was her! I think an audio podcast or having guests would be so fun!
I have a lot of shop bought patterns, a lot of them belonged to my mother as she was a big knitter but I love digital pattern and like you Natalie I download them to my iPad as again like you I can zoom in and make the text bigger and most of the time I can knit and listen to and keep track of whatever I’m watching on tv. It’s a great way of keeping everything together as paper patterns take up valuable space 😊😊😊😊
I like paper patterns. I don't have a convenient device for digital and I like to mark up a paper pattern with a pencil. I do tend to misplace them and print again for certain favorites so then I end up with multiple copies but not a super big deal. I love how many shows you are seeing in NYC! Seems like you're soaking it up before you leave.
I love 'steaming' my colorwork socks. Just iron it with a wet towel between the sock and the iron and the stitches will relax perfect (But I've heard that you're not supposed to do this on the ribbing part, because it will stretch)! It's so quick and gives a nice result. I only do this when I do colorwork of magic loop, because with magic loop I tend to get a little ladder and it wil dissappear when I do this. Sometimes I do it with socks that are gifts, but for myself I think it's to much effort for a plain sock, it will indeed block itself when I'm wearing it. And I love printing my patterns. Especially for bigger knits. If it is for a baby hat or something I use my phone or laptop, but for bigger garments I like to have it on paper. I even laminate it, so I can use sticky notes and washi tape to track where I'm at! I know this is not the best way for the environment, but I tend to knit patterns more than ones, so if I laminate it, it will stay in great shape! I also keep them in a binder, a bit like my own pattern book. But I've put some patterns on my ereader, and trying to use it on there instead of printing (I'm trying to limit my screen/phone time). Haven't worked a full pattern that way, but I think this will be a great way! #question I see that you store your handknits under your bed. Do you also store the ones that you wear and don't need to be washed yet in those drawers? I struggle with storing my handknits. Is it okay to put 'dirty' sweaters in drawers or closets? Especially since wool can hold a lot of moisture without feeling wet... It feels kind weird to put those sweaters away, so at the moment I store them in a semi open basket, but my handknitted garments are outgrowing the basket, so it would be nice to put them in a drawer😅
I'm a digital pattern girl (mostly because I will lose a printed pattern). I just recently upgraded my KnitCompanion app so that I could draw on the pattern while working my first ever German Short Rows and it was a game changer!!!
Great episode as always. Wanted to ask if you ever thought about taking the master knitting course? The reason I mention this is I follow the nerdy knitter on RUclips and she’s completed the course. She designs teaches and all the things. I know time consuming but you could probably teach it you’re so talented. Just a thought. Keep doing what you’re doing
I mostly keep my patterns digitally, but for some projects with big charts I like printing just the chart and using one of those magmatic folders with a row keeper so I don’t have to write down what row I’m on. But as a seasoned knitter I do like condensed patters rather than those that go pages and pages and pages explaining thing. It’s just easier for me to read shorter instructions. I like when patterns have both options: written out instructions and a chart so beginners have the help they need but those comfortable with abbreviations and charts can use those instead.
On Wall-E: to anyone who's ever struggled with disordered eating, I would recommend avoiding Wall-E. The general message of it (to me) is that the worst thing that can ever happen to you is to be fat. And that all fat people are lazy. Needless to say, as a slightly overweight child, that messed me up. Eventually I developed a full blown eating disorder and now I am properly fat due mainly to said prior eating disorder. Obviously I'm not saying that Wall-E caused my eating disorder. Nor am I saying that anyone who enjoys it is anti-fat. All I'm saying is that I had a bad experience and want to work others who may be susceptible to that.
That swatching skein/two rounds of buying the yarn sounds like the perfect excuse for making a matching pair of socks or beanie depending on the kind of yarn😅😍
#Question Kent's Pokémon hat- will you do one end black for the main part, some of the stripes in the middle, more black to finish the middle, and then finish to the end with the stripes? So that if he folds up the brim, black will be on black and stripes on stripes.
For patterns I think it depends on my mood. Sometimes I just really want a printed pattern and other times I love using my iPad mini with either knit companion or the notability app. I like notability because I can write all over it with my Apple Pencil. If there a big chart I like knit companion to use the highlight bar
#question Hi Natalie! I am wondering if you could talk about some resources for learning how to gauge swatch properly? I am starting to knit more garments and always swatch but the finished garment always seems to come out bigger than expected (and yes, I am soaking and blocking the swatch although I try not to stretch it). So far it’s all worked out fine but I was looking at some items with recommended negative ease and I want to make sure they will fit right. Thank you for your videos and all the detail you provide for the projects you make!
I like watching the tutorials because they talk you through the pattern. Printed or digital Written patterns use abbreviations which can be confusing and it doesn't talk me through.
@@kendrabolejack1775 6 is great! I did 7 but 2 were 50g and 2 were 20g ones so they worked up fast. I didn't get to watch the instagram live due to timezone differences, but I watched it when I woke up and I think Natalie said there were almost 1000.
I love the cami on you! But I was thinking what about trying to crochet a little edging on it to add to your length? You're making me want to make myself a little camisole especially since we are having a mini heatwave in Northern Ireland 😂
#question Hey Natalie! I love your podcast and all your Musselburgh hats! For Kent's Pokemon hat, how are you going to handle the fold up brim with the stripes? Are you going to put a solid black stripe in between the stripey section so that one side is fully black and the other side is fully striped? Or are you going to continue the stripes all the way through the half and have a solid black hat with striped brim/striped hat with solid black brim?
I'm working on the Ripple Camisole now for my daughter ( 22 years old). I'm on the second front "cup". I agree - the pattern is so well written. Enjoying it! Yours turned out beautifully! I'm going to be starting the Summer tee by Jessie Maed Designs next - for myself. 2 skein project for the size medium. I usually print out my patterns. I'm old school and like to mark them up with pen/highlighter as needed and hold it in my hands. I do have a few I haven't printed and followed digitally.
I mostly use digital patterns, but I do print complicated charts to mark rows off as I go. A pet peeve of mine is patterns formatted only for digital or print (ie clickable links or QR codes with no associated text, or text that is formatted as an image and can't be highlighted etc). Patterns should be usable in either medium.
Not knitting/crocheting in public is actually really foreign to me! I have honestly never thought twice about it. I learned to crochet at a young age and some of my favorite memories of crocheting were teaching friends and getting in trouble at school crocheting in stead of taking notes lol so to me it's just something I've always done! Usually no ine ever even glances at me. I typically pop in some headphones if I'm at a coffee shop or somewhere I'd like to be left alone lol but just go for it! I don't think people are really judging or thinking twice about it and if they are it's usually in an interested in what you're doing way. You can do it!
I am also 5’6” I have a large bust and my tank straps are normally too long as well. I’ve always thought I have a higher setting chest maybe that’s it the difference?? Always wondered. So many wonderful shapes and sizes.
#question I have made a couple summer tops, but since they're thicker than store bought, light-weight tops, they made me hot. I even used cotton and bamboo yarn (though it was more a DK weight). I was surprised you used wool! It's so cute, and I'd love to make one, but does it make you hot?
For your ripple cami- I made the ripple bralette, and I've made a few other of Jessie Maed's tank patterns and she usually recommends a 3 needle bind off to join straps. Maybe trying that would look nicer? I find it more fiddly than kitchener stitch but I think that's just because I kitchener soooo many socks so I have it down! As for the patterns: I use digital always but I know a lot of people use paper. We use abbreviations because if we wrote out "knit" "slip, slip, knit", "knit through the back loop" ect instead of "k", "sl", "ktbl", it would bog down the directions and make it super hard to follow each row. Maybe having the front page with all the abbreviations listed close by so they don't have to flip back and forth would be helpful, or they can make themselves a cheat sheet/reference guide on a notecard to keep close by so they can refer to it quickly and easily.
#Question on your destash knitwear video, you seemed to get rid of a lot of Westknits mystery shawls. As they don't seem to fit your needs, will you do another one? I think knitting fits two needs/desires: the need or desire for something to wear or use. But also I think it's okay to knit something just for the enjoyment of knitting it.
Your Ripple Camisole really makes me want to knit one myself LOL And I truly don't need to start anything new that won't be done in a day or two max XD For patterns, I'm very much a digital fan, but I have plenty of friends who will print out and mark up every single pattern they need. In addition, I often use my phone for the pattern, and not only a tablet. My take is that it would be great if we had the actual pattern as space saving as possible, also taking into account that phone screens are much smaller, so maybe using three columns. It's a bit annoying when I have to scroll back and forth to read a line of a pattern on my phone. But then add in all the great to have additional info either in a separate document or in the same document, but consolidated in front of or behind the actual pattern section. That way, you can print just the pattern and are good to go on that end, but can check on the other info as needed.
#question If you are not moving into an RV are you moving to Australia?!? I heard you mention Australia a couple of times. I think it will be amazing wherever you head to next❤
I nearly had a heart attack when you opened with “we lost Toaster” before it was clear he’d just left the frame. I thought he’d run away for a second. Glad he’s home and safe even though he wasn’t ever otherwise.
Me too!😂
Right!! Was kinda a weird way to start
Me too!!
Same!
Right?!
Great episode Natalie. Yet, I kept waiting for you to say where you will be moving to this month! Haha! You really hooked me last episode when you briefly mentioned it but didn’t say if you are staying in NYC or moving out of state. Wherever you and Kent move, I wish you a smooth transition. 😘❤️
You asked about patterns for me, I'm used to paper patterns. For most of my knitting/crocheting life there was only one option for a pattern - a printed one. I occassionally use a digital one, but for the most part, I still print.
I always print out my patterns because I write notes and reminders all over them! They are a mess at the end but it works for me! I felt a bit sad that people are going to rip out your garments in the giveaway! If I was lucky enough to win anything I would treasure it as it is- love in stitches! I know you said you don’t mind- bit I would! Take care x
I’m a printed pattern user. I like to keep notes of my changes, and in the patterns I’ve inherited from my mother, it’s so wonderful to see her notes, in her handwriting.
I’m a printed pattern person. I frequently to the math on the patterns and reference back to some sizes and computations.
i like printed out patterns probably because my ipad is always on the verge of dying.
Most of my patterns are in my digital library but when I am ready to cast on, I print out the pattern. Technology is great but there are many times when I just want to unplug with no screen time. We spend a lot of time at our cottage and I like to sit on the deck, look at the lake and knit. I don't want a screen. I want to knit and relax.
We are all different. What works for one person might not work for someone with a different lifestyle.
Your podcast is such good company for this introvert who stays home knitting on Saturday night 💕
Hi Natalie. I’m excited to see your version of the Battenberg Blanket. This has been an ongoing project of mine for the last year or so. I find it a great palette cleanser between projects. I just wanted to let you know the designer has included both UK and US terms in the pattern. The US “translation” (using the designer’s term) is included on the final two pages of the pattern (p.8-9). I thought I would mention it in case anyone else wanted to crochet this lovely blanket but were hesitant due to the difference in UK and US terminology. ❤️
I print my patterns out. I tend to watch youtube on my tablet or phone while knitting and like writing the note or changes in as I make it. The downside is if I lose that copy, which has happened. However, I have tried knit companion but didn't love it enough to keep using it. :(
I like to print my patterns. I haven't tried using my electronics for this yet, I should try one. But, I really like how I can walk away from the screen time at the end of the day when I do most of my knitting. My big thing I hate is when I print the pattern I don't want a lot of pictures. Yes, I want the pictures on the pattern on screen, and when I'm looking but I don't need/want them on my instructions. So I often download the pattern then edit it and remove the photos, then do my print. I *try* to be really good about modifying my ravelry notes when I change something in case I want to make the pattern again. I do have to admit, I did have to write garter stich not stockinette in HUGE letters on my last pattern because I kept messing up the pattern repeat. :-)
Your last question - balance with overwhelm and easy knits
1. Sundays are spend doing two important things - ensuring I have at least one mindless project that will get me through the week and doing what I can to do any finishing I need.
I guess what I am saying is that I don't let myself do "mindless knitting" on Sundays until those two tasks are addressed.
Mind you I will only do 1 project finishing or cast on one mindless project if needed.
Its like a mini planning day. I don't plan for a month, but I do plan for the work weeks knitting.
Thank you this is a very helpful tip as well!
@@eleonorahof1001 i hope it helps
I personally like shorter patterns because it's less overwhelming and also easier to manage and see where you are in the project.:)
Wow! You look soooo good in that shade of blue ( your tee shirt ).
I prefer paper patterns because I don't want to bring a computer or iPad to travel with and I don't like having to look at it while I'm hanging out with people. I also like using pen and paper in general.
Your top looks great! ❤❤❤
I'm also making a a Battenburg Blanket and I love it! I've made a few patterns by Sandra of Cherry Heart and enjoyed them all. Her special episode podcast which focused on the Battenburg Blanket was especially helpful. Regarding pattern formats, I usually print them out. I tried to go digital, but as someone with ADHD I need to be able to make notes easily and have a way to keep all the information together.
I loved my gardens in California, I have since moved to Nebraska and find it difficult to grow flowers, I planted 32 flower bulbs and am seeing them growing in neighbors yards...the squirrels love to did up bulbs and transplant them lol😅
I mostly use digital patterns and use my books app on my phone for it (thanks to a recommendation by a friend) and am able to mark stuff in it and write notes 😊 i’d looove to get an ipad for patterns and note taking in the futur! unfortunately I‘m also sick the moment but watching your video was a great distraction 😌 hope you‘ll feel well soon again 🧡
Thanks for the Phantom defense Kent!
Love ❤that camisole look good
I’m really impressed and inspired by your blanket game. When I cast on blankets, they are on my needles for years so even if you didn’t meet your May goal, you’re doing great!
I have been crocheting for about 12 years and I still can’t do it without looking. Sometimes I can a little bit but not really. and I’ve been knitting for two years and I’ve worked really hard to be able to knit without looking and I’m happy to say that that is so much easier!
i cannot crochet without looking but I have been knitting without looking for a long time. *note been crocheting for almost 50 years
Team Printed Pattern! I just feel better marking rows/sections off physically, not having to scroll around, wake my screen up to see what’s next, etc. I also trust more that I’ve marked off the right stuff. I just can’t wrap my head around digital patterns most of the time.
That being said, many patterns now have a zillion pictures attached with different views of the knitted items. So when I print, I skip any extra page that just has pictures on it, because i can go back and look at those online. :)
yessss a ben and jerry's cozy would be amazing, I'm in need of a new one! :)
For sock blockers I have used fun foam cut out into the shape of a sock and worked very well for me for years
I LOVE a printed pattern. I know it's probably wasteful, but I hate keeping track of a tablet or my phone while knitting. By the time I get done with a pattern, it has little notes and tick marks all over it.
I am a digital pattern person! Knit Companion on my iPad changed my knitting life.
#question: Really excited for the different cast on video for the musselburgh hat! I just purchased the pattern and I am totally lost as to the size of needle and length of cord. What size and length have you been using on the hats you have created?
Wal-E was and will always be my favourite Disney movie it just touched my heart !!!
I prefer printing out patterns. I like to keep notes on the patterns as I knit, I can rewrite instructions with repeats to make it easier for me to keep track and I don't want to be tied to a device all the time. I enjoy that my knitting time doesn't require me to be looking at a screen and gives my eyes a break from the computer/phone.
Yes! It is crazy that you had never seen Wall-E! One of my kid’s favorites, it was the last movie we saw in theaters before Felicity was born (15 years ago 😮)!😊
Also, never print patterns
And, um, no . . . Phantom of the Opera is ah-mazing!!! (Although a tad creepy as I watched it as an adult 😬)
#question: When you make the Ripple Camisole again, would you consider adding elastic cord or strip to the straps? It never occurred to me that I need to knit a camisole, but seeing how this one turned out (and how great it looks on you) has me eyeing all my souvenir single skeins! My concern is that the straps will stretch out with wear. As for printed vs digital patterns, KnitCompanion changed my attitude towards digital patterns. I can't imagine printing patterns now, although that's what I used to do.
I like digital patterns because I can access them anywhere, anytime. I use Knit Companion too and I like that I can highlight and mark up the pattern. I also like the built in row counters. I’m sorry you’re not feeling well :( this was still such a fun podcast - I look forward to your videos every week!
Hello from St.Louis Missouri. Your top is awesome and it fits you, I think I will knit one for my granddaughter. She likes tops like that, she is fifteen and a professional dancer, and a dance wear model. Plus her favorite color is pink also. I like printed patterns because I like to make notes on it. Plus it easier to follow charts if they are printed out.
Up until very recently I printed my patterns, because I didn't know how else to do this, but you inspired me to try using my tablet with knitcompanion, and I really think I'm liking this, so that will be less printing from me😁
I also had a hard time coping with all the abbreviations at first, but I have to say now that I'm used to it, it's actually easy to read and doesn't bother me at all anymore, so to who-ever asked that question, hang in there, it will 100% get easy🙂
I print patterns out in case internet goes down Also print my favorite patterns that I use over and over.
Such a fun update. Loved hearing your tips on getting more comfortable with knitting in public!
Bless you doing a podcast when you are poorly xx. I hope you feel better soon xx
Most patterns I use are in knit companion with the exception being cable charts this I print off and highlight each cable in a different color making it very graphic and easy to see what cable I need to do. Best way for my to do cable in charts.
Ha ha - I love when you twice described your yarn as 'taunting you' - you have very mean yarn 🤣😉 - you need to get yourself some yarn that tells you it loves you 🥰
Hope your cold is improving each hour! I started the Battenberg blanket by Sandra Paul well over a year ago and put it aside after thinking 2” squares (only making a throw size). Your idea is brilliant and easy to do, just add a few more rounds to each. Thank you for that idea, I’ll pull it back out and take another whirl at it. 3”-4” would keep me motivated to finish.
#question Hi Natalie! As someone who loves making toe-up socks, I'm starting to feel like I'm in the minority. Do you know why the majority of sock patterns are written cuff-down? To me, toe-up means no Kitchener stitch, no need to pick up stitches at the heel, and no fear of running out of yarn! Am I missing something? Try to convert me to team cuff-down!
I absolutely love paper patterns. I always print the pattern out and have a pencil when I sit down to crochet. I scribble notes on the side and throughout the instructions. I tried the iPad but the undo function removes in backwards order so I ended up deleting notes that I actually wanted. Love the Battenberg. I’ve been thinking of making one too.
I've been making Battenburg squares with all my fingering weight scraps. Eventually I would like to make a big bedspread, and having the squares feels like less of a big undertaking than having a huge basket of scraps (though seaming them all will be a pain).
#question : I am a pretty advanced crocheter and recently started learning to knit. What are some things should I look for in a good beginner pattern to build my knitting skills? (I can cast on, knit, purl, and cast off, basically do stockinette and garter stitches... because of my crochet I understand yarns, gauge, drape and general construction of garments but that's about it 😊)
The blanket is gorgeous. I’m not an advent girl but that one is lovely! Enjoy.
You should see if anyone wants those fabric advent bags! I feel like they would be great if someone is making an advent even not yarn related! They are so pretty!❤
When you mentioned the Barbie car I totally thought of Micarah Tewers here on RUclips that just moved to NYC 😂 how funny would that be if it was her! I think an audio podcast or having guests would be so fun!
You had never seen Wall-E? That is one of my all time favorite movies, best of Pixar in general!
I have a lot of shop bought patterns, a lot of them belonged to my mother as she was a big knitter but I love digital pattern and like you Natalie I download them to my iPad as again like you I can zoom in and make the text bigger and most of the time I can knit and listen to and keep track of whatever I’m watching on tv. It’s a great way of keeping everything together as paper patterns take up valuable space 😊😊😊😊
#question What state are y’all moving to?!?
I like paper patterns. I don't have a convenient device for digital and I like to mark up a paper pattern with a pencil. I do tend to misplace them and print again for certain favorites so then I end up with multiple copies but not a super big deal.
I love how many shows you are seeing in NYC! Seems like you're soaking it up before you leave.
I am old and love printed patterns. I write and make notes on the pattern, so if I do it again I am set to go.
I think you should use the remaining Pokémon yarn to make Kent stripped socks to match his musselborough hat.
yay! i’m also slowly working the battenberg blanket ^-^
I'm using your sock tutorials to knit my 1st sick. Thanks so much ❤
I love 'steaming' my colorwork socks. Just iron it with a wet towel between the sock and the iron and the stitches will relax perfect (But I've heard that you're not supposed to do this on the ribbing part, because it will stretch)! It's so quick and gives a nice result. I only do this when I do colorwork of magic loop, because with magic loop I tend to get a little ladder and it wil dissappear when I do this. Sometimes I do it with socks that are gifts, but for myself I think it's to much effort for a plain sock, it will indeed block itself when I'm wearing it.
And I love printing my patterns. Especially for bigger knits. If it is for a baby hat or something I use my phone or laptop, but for bigger garments I like to have it on paper. I even laminate it, so I can use sticky notes and washi tape to track where I'm at! I know this is not the best way for the environment, but I tend to knit patterns more than ones, so if I laminate it, it will stay in great shape! I also keep them in a binder, a bit like my own pattern book. But I've put some patterns on my ereader, and trying to use it on there instead of printing (I'm trying to limit my screen/phone time). Haven't worked a full pattern that way, but I think this will be a great way!
#question I see that you store your handknits under your bed. Do you also store the ones that you wear and don't need to be washed yet in those drawers? I struggle with storing my handknits. Is it okay to put 'dirty' sweaters in drawers or closets? Especially since wool can hold a lot of moisture without feeling wet... It feels kind weird to put those sweaters away, so at the moment I store them in a semi open basket, but my handknitted garments are outgrowing the basket, so it would be nice to put them in a drawer😅
I'm a digital pattern girl (mostly because I will lose a printed pattern). I just recently upgraded my KnitCompanion app so that I could draw on the pattern while working my first ever German Short Rows and it was a game changer!!!
Great episode as always. Wanted to ask if you ever thought about taking the master knitting course? The reason I mention this is I follow the nerdy knitter on RUclips and she’s completed the course. She designs teaches and all the things. I know time consuming but you could probably teach it you’re so talented. Just a thought. Keep doing what you’re doing
I mostly keep my patterns digitally, but for some projects with big charts I like printing just the chart and using one of those magmatic folders with a row keeper so I don’t have to write down what row I’m on. But as a seasoned knitter I do like condensed patters rather than those that go pages and pages and pages explaining thing. It’s just easier for me to read shorter instructions. I like when patterns have both options: written out instructions and a chart so beginners have the help they need but those comfortable with abbreviations and charts can use those instead.
The blanket is gorgeous and the cami turned out so cute! I hope you'll fell better soon though. All the best!
Answer to Question: Hey, I use digital patterns on my iPad also and I use GoodNotes to sort them into Categories! :) tnx
On Wall-E: to anyone who's ever struggled with disordered eating, I would recommend avoiding Wall-E. The general message of it (to me) is that the worst thing that can ever happen to you is to be fat. And that all fat people are lazy. Needless to say, as a slightly overweight child, that messed me up. Eventually I developed a full blown eating disorder and now I am properly fat due mainly to said prior eating disorder.
Obviously I'm not saying that Wall-E caused my eating disorder. Nor am I saying that anyone who enjoys it is anti-fat. All I'm saying is that I had a bad experience and want to work others who may be susceptible to that.
That swatching skein/two rounds of buying the yarn sounds like the perfect excuse for making a matching pair of socks or beanie depending on the kind of yarn😅😍
#Question Kent's Pokémon hat- will you do one end black for the main part, some of the stripes in the middle, more black to finish the middle, and then finish to the end with the stripes? So that if he folds up the brim, black will be on black and stripes on stripes.
LOTS of people still print patterns.
Beautiful cami, love the yarn! I always print my patterns out, we have spotty internet in the mountains. I also always make notes on mine.
For patterns I think it depends on my mood. Sometimes I just really want a printed pattern and other times I love using my iPad mini with either knit companion or the notability app. I like notability because I can write all over it with my Apple Pencil. If there a big chart I like knit companion to use the highlight bar
I love the colors in the blanket. Also the cami turned out cute! 😊
Oh that cami looks so cute on you. You should make another for summer. 😊
I use digital most of the time except I do typically print the charted portion of a pattern
Please never scare us like that again! "We lost Toaster" 😂
Also, The Battenberg is a long term project of mine and I still enjoy it!
#question Hi Natalie! I am wondering if you could talk about some resources for learning how to gauge swatch properly? I am starting to knit more garments and always swatch but the finished garment always seems to come out bigger than expected (and yes, I am soaking and blocking the swatch although I try not to stretch it). So far it’s all worked out fine but I was looking at some items with recommended negative ease and I want to make sure they will fit right. Thank you for your videos and all the detail you provide for the projects you make!
I love those colors in the blanket ❤
I like watching the tutorials because they talk you through the pattern. Printed or digital Written patterns use abbreviations which can be confusing and it doesn't talk me through.
Wow the camisole is finished already? It looks great. I’d love to hear how many cozies we all ended up knitting during May. I made 7 in total.
The camisole was such a quick knit! I have the total that I'll share during the IG Live on Friday! Wow, 7 that's awesome!!
I didn’t get the Google form submitted, but I got 6 done
@@kendrabolejack1775 6 is great! I did 7 but 2 were 50g and 2 were 20g ones so they worked up fast. I didn't get to watch the instagram live due to timezone differences, but I watched it when I woke up and I think Natalie said there were almost 1000.
I love the cami on you! But I was thinking what about trying to crochet a little edging on it to add to your length? You're making me want to make myself a little camisole especially since we are having a mini heatwave in Northern Ireland 😂
#question Hey Natalie! I love your podcast and all your Musselburgh hats! For Kent's Pokemon hat, how are you going to handle the fold up brim with the stripes? Are you going to put a solid black stripe in between the stripey section so that one side is fully black and the other side is fully striped? Or are you going to continue the stripes all the way through the half and have a solid black hat with striped brim/striped hat with solid black brim?
I'm working on a Battenburg too.
I love that Pokémon mini skein kit!!! And I can tell Ratata is part of the normal type Pokémon bunch 🤘😂
The camisole really looks great on you!
I'm working on the Ripple Camisole now for my daughter ( 22 years old). I'm on the second front "cup". I agree - the pattern is so well written. Enjoying it! Yours turned out beautifully!
I'm going to be starting the Summer tee by Jessie Maed Designs next - for myself. 2 skein project for the size medium.
I usually print out my patterns. I'm old school and like to mark them up with pen/highlighter as needed and hold it in my hands. I do have a few I haven't printed and followed digitally.
I mostly use digital patterns, but I do print complicated charts to mark rows off as I go. A pet peeve of mine is patterns formatted only for digital or print (ie clickable links or QR codes with no associated text, or text that is formatted as an image and can't be highlighted etc). Patterns should be usable in either medium.
I did a battenburg to use my scraps as well! It’s wonderful.
the image of a high schooler walking around with a roll of toilet paper definitely triggered some deeply buried memories for me 😂
Not knitting/crocheting in public is actually really foreign to me! I have honestly never thought twice about it. I learned to crochet at a young age and some of my favorite memories of crocheting were teaching friends and getting in trouble at school crocheting in stead of taking notes lol so to me it's just something I've always done! Usually no ine ever even glances at me. I typically pop in some headphones if I'm at a coffee shop or somewhere I'd like to be left alone lol but just go for it! I don't think people are really judging or thinking twice about it and if they are it's usually in an interested in what you're doing way. You can do it!
I am also 5’6” I have a large bust and my tank straps are normally too long as well. I’ve always thought I have a higher setting chest maybe that’s it the difference?? Always wondered. So many wonderful shapes and sizes.
#question I have made a couple summer tops, but since they're thicker than store bought, light-weight tops, they made me hot. I even used cotton and bamboo yarn (though it was more a DK weight). I was surprised you used wool! It's so cute, and I'd love to make one, but does it make you hot?
For your ripple cami- I made the ripple bralette, and I've made a few other of Jessie Maed's tank patterns and she usually recommends a 3 needle bind off to join straps. Maybe trying that would look nicer? I find it more fiddly than kitchener stitch but I think that's just because I kitchener soooo many socks so I have it down!
As for the patterns: I use digital always but I know a lot of people use paper. We use abbreviations because if we wrote out "knit" "slip, slip, knit", "knit through the back loop" ect instead of "k", "sl", "ktbl", it would bog down the directions and make it super hard to follow each row. Maybe having the front page with all the abbreviations listed close by so they don't have to flip back and forth would be helpful, or they can make themselves a cheat sheet/reference guide on a notecard to keep close by so they can refer to it quickly and easily.
I think the cami is very flattering on you. X
I would love the bags please
I prefer printed out pattern. I’m 75 years old and not so much into the digital age. 😊
#Question on your destash knitwear video, you seemed to get rid of a lot of Westknits mystery shawls. As they don't seem to fit your needs, will you do another one? I think knitting fits two needs/desires: the need or desire for something to wear or use. But also I think it's okay to knit something just for the enjoyment of knitting it.
Great episodes Natty
That’s the only way I do granny squares
As a lifelong crocheter, I admit that I cannot crochet without looking!!!😂
Your Ripple Camisole really makes me want to knit one myself LOL And I truly don't need to start anything new that won't be done in a day or two max XD
For patterns, I'm very much a digital fan, but I have plenty of friends who will print out and mark up every single pattern they need. In addition, I often use my phone for the pattern, and not only a tablet. My take is that it would be great if we had the actual pattern as space saving as possible, also taking into account that phone screens are much smaller, so maybe using three columns. It's a bit annoying when I have to scroll back and forth to read a line of a pattern on my phone. But then add in all the great to have additional info either in a separate document or in the same document, but consolidated in front of or behind the actual pattern section. That way, you can print just the pattern and are good to go on that end, but can check on the other info as needed.
I'm thinking I'll add an Icord to my yarn cozy,!
#question If you are not moving into an RV are you moving to Australia?!? I heard you mention Australia a couple of times. I think it will be amazing wherever you head to next❤