Thank you for stopping by and say “ciao” to your partner! Canada is lovely, I’ve visited only once but would love to be back (and visit some yarn stores! 🙊)
You are adorable and your English is excellent. Your finished objects are beautiful. I am so glad I found you but I am sad I cannot remember enough Italian to tell you everything in your beautiful language. Ciao!
Ciao Marie-Helene, grazie for your message. It truly warmed my heart when I read it. Also I’m always amazed when I learn that other people know Italian. Did you spend time here? Either way, thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day ❤️
@@AnItalianKnitter My mother was born in Italy near Vicenza. She and her family moved to France after the war. We spent every summer with our relatives in Italy and I picked up the dialect of the region. Now I live in Texas and I have forgotten most of it. Where did you learn your excellent English ?
@@marie-helenetedford6759 Thank you for the compiling and for sharing your Italian background. I lived in the United States for the past 8 years and just recently moved back to Italy.
Thank you for your support, Nora! I use Drops quite a lot for my projects. I think the yarn has a good balance between quality and cost. My favorites are Drops Air and maybe Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk? Would love to try Drops Sky but haven’t had the chance yet. Happy knitting!
Hi from Calgary, Canada. I really enjoy your podcast. I haven’t tried anything from petite knits but I have enjoyed the patterns you have shared. Looking forward to watching more.
Hi Francesca from Arizona, USA. I have enjoyed watching your podcasts and seeing all your lovely projects. You are a natural in front of the camera and such a joy to watch. I am definitely looking to knit the no frills sweater after seeing yours. It is a beautiful color and a perfect first sweater project for me. Thank you for passing on your knowledge and beautiful knitting spirit. I can’t wait to see you again. To you and your family, be well.
Thank you so much, Paula! I'm so excited you're planning to knit a No Frills Sweater. I really hope you'll love both the knitting experience and also the final result, as much as I do. Happy knitting and I hope to see you again around here 👋
What a joy your podcast is, I very rarely comment but I had to this time. I have only recently tried petite knits patterns and want to knit so many of them., watching your projects has only added to my list. I look forward to you next episode.
Thank you, Marcelle! I have an obscene amount of PetiteKnit patterns in my queue. I really like that both the instructions and the final garments are so simple and elegant. Currently knitting my third No Frills sweater. 🤭 Hope to see you around here in the future. Happy knitting
You are a busy bee! Congratulations on all your beautiful projects. I love the cardigan you are wearing and the buttons from We Grow Wild that you used. It's perfect in every way. I agree that those buttons would go beautifully with the champagne cardigan as well. Sei anche simpatica e naturale. A presto!
@@AnItalianKnitter I've never knit a cardigan and probably never will! 😉 About 16 years ago I got all excited about knitting and made way too many scarves, hats and fingerless gloves. I even made two sweaters for Chihuahuas, but none for me. I started a bottom up raglan, which is in various pieces and still on its needles. And I have no clue how to finish it. A couple of months ago I decided to try and use up some of my stash, but I'm afraid it's hopeless. I have a lot, but it's mostly small amounts of each and all different varieties. By the way, I find it very useful that you explain how much a piece cost you in materials.
@@beccogiallo Bottom-up sweaters are too tricky for me, so I feel you! I prefer top-down ones (i.e. No Frills sweater) because I can try them on and more easily decide on the length of the body. With your stash yarn, if the yarns are more or less the same weight, could you consider making a scrappy sweater? Like a few rows of each color? Or you could knit headbands with all your leftovers which it’s what I’m doing 😂😅
Good morning Francesca, your cardigan turned out beautiful, I really like the no frills sweater I may knit one after seeing yours. I also really like those buttons, thanks for sharing.
Hello 🖐 from Ireland, I have watched alot of knitting podcasts but yours is my favourite, I love that you give options for different types of wool that are affordable as I am new to knitting and I find that yarn is expensive especially if the pattern requires two types of wool knitted together.
I just binge watched your first 3 videos and enjoyed them immensely. Love the fact that you use budget friendly yarns and have introduced me to patterns that are elegantly simple and timeless. I have a similar esthetic and can’t wait to try the yarns you suggest. You are a wonderfully talented knitter!
Thank you, Noreen! I feel like nowadays I tend to splurge a bit more (Sandnes Garn, Knitting for Olive) but Drops is still up there among my favourites. I wish they had an orange shade I could use for a nice, autumn sweater 😍
So happy to have found your podcast. Your projects match my taste. Just found We Grow Wild as well. The olive wood buttons look awesome! Thanks for being part of RUclips!
Thank you for your message, Joan! It means a lot 🙏🏼 Martina from We Grow Wild is amazing, it still blows my mind people make handmade buttons. Love from Italy
Hi from Toronto, Canada. I just found your podcast and started from episode 1. Your sweaters and cardigans are all so beautiful. I think I want to knit a novice chunky cardigan too now! I’ll add it to my queue.
Thank you for finding me! It’s a pleasure to have you. Is still pretty cold where you live? I feel like I’m now transitioning from knitting chunky wooly garments to more spring/summer-like knits, now that the sweater is starting to feel warmer… Love from Italy!
@@AnItalianKnitter Yes it is still cold over here. We had 2 beautiful days about a week ago but it was just a tease. The weather is still deciding what it wants to do! But I am transitioning to spring/summer garments. I actually just cast off a ripple bralette today.
The buttons are AMAZING! 😍 Really love the rustic but pollished look of them! 😊 Also have to say that the color of your Daily ritual is really beautiful! Feels like the perfect red! 🥰
I still have a few of those buttons and I’m so excited to use them on another cardigan! Picking that red for the Daily Ritual was a fortuitous event actually. I saw it on the shelf at my local yarn store and it was one of the only yarns that worked with the required gauge, so I snatched it up even though I wasn’t sure about the color. Glad I did! Thank you for stopping by, looking forward to watch more of your episodes 😊
@@AnItalianKnitter sometimes those impuls buys ends up being the best ones! 😍 The color really suits you! 😊 Happy to stop by! Working my way through your episodes one by one so I'll get all caught up! 😃
Thank you, Carol! I wasn’t sure about that melange/marled sage green/light blue result, but in the end I think it looks pretty good and it’s quite easy to wear with jeans (or sweatpants 😅). Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Love from Italy
Thank you, Kyle! The cardigan was also very quick to knit up, it went by fairly quick, even though there was purling and wasn’t just a sweater in the round with only knitting, which it’s usually my preference 😬 Happy knitting!
Ciao Francesca!🌷 sei troppo carina 🌷 so glad to see your channel growing and more and more comments popping up, yay! The cardigan is lovely, and the buttons make a perfect touch, I will go and check out the channel you mention. It does make things special when they have meaning to us, and knitting is all about that, really putting ourselves into something in many ways. I love how detailed you are in talking about many aspects of your knitting, I find it very useful, the construction, the yarn, your thoughts and processes and choices, the way you go about it. And the price of the sweater is also very useful in my opinion. I am a cardigan person as well, I love them, they are so versatile, and if you button a cardigan up it can be just like a sweater. I still have never knitted anything for myself although I have been knitting for years, on and off. I feel every time I have to sort of "restart" but I have made some more intermediate things. I have always knitted for gifts, and so far the only two pieces I have, are a lacy airy quick easy scarf for me, where I was experimenting recreating a scarf I had bought, with a couple of strands of mohair. At some point I think I want to try and recreate it bigger with 4 strands of mohair as the mohair is a more cheap one and I find it not fluffy enough, but it's pretty in its simplicity. Also I made some fingerless mitts using scraps of yarn, years ago, experimenting with different textures, alternating ribbing and garter and stockinette just to play. Right now, I do have two long term goals in my knitting, one is to stop buying yarn and destash, and the other is to learn to focus on my project and actually finish them! I think that gift knitting helps me because I need to finish a project to gift it, but when it's for me I just get sidetracked....So to end this long message - as usual 😊 - now I am focusing on my purl soho herringbone scarf, and the petite knit novice sweater, both gifts...I really want to finish both asap while it's still coldish...un abbraccio a presto! 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶
p.s. I love the headbands! they are really pretty! and also the wips! 🌷and for a summer tee I am planning to make petite knits "sunday tee" I even bought the "original" cotton for it because I saw it on a youtuber knitter and loved it very much. And I also want to knit the cumulus tee at some point...
@@bluejay5531 Oooh the Sunday Tee looks lovely! I hate knitting rib though, I find it SO tedious 🙈😅 Also, you are so selfless to knit for others, I’m so impressed! I struggle a little bit to knit for others, I only do it for my very close family and only for Christmas or their birthday and that’s more than enough 😬 I support you in your destashing/knitting from stash project. That’s so satisfying! I took the chance to do that when I moved back to Italy and didn’t want to bring a whole bunch of yarn with me. I only kept the very few skeins that brought joy to me when I looked at them and I sold everything else 😬 Good luck with your endeavors and hopefully chat with you soon!
First time viewer and I really enjoyed this time here. So lovely to see how much you enjoy the handmade buttons and I love your approach of curiosity and experimentation.
I’m bing watching all your videos. I just found your channel. You are an amazing knitting. Love every thing you make. Can you link where you got the buttons from? Thank you
Hi Rabiya, thanks for joining me here 👋 And thank you for your kind words! The buttons are made by Martina from wegrowild. When I filmed this video there wasn’t a way to order them, but now there is (even though they might not be in stock right): ko-fi.com/wegrowild/shop
The Cardigan does look solid and I love the neck line. It sits so nicely. Sometimes knit cardigans have sloppy looking necklines which I don't like. I love Martina's buttons. I just found her podcast too! You did a great job! An inch is about 4 cm. LOL
While I was knitting the cardigan, I actually thought the neckline was going to be too tight. I guess that’s the trick for a neckline that’s not sloppy 😅 Martina is amazing, so relaxing to watch her knitting and podcasting outside. I sometimes wish I lived in the countryside too. Thanks for the inch to cm conversion. I will (most likely) not remember it 😂
I just discovered your podcast and love it. Am looking at all episodes and have a question about the yarn you used for the No frill sweater. Did you have to adjust the pattern because you used different yarn, or did you follow the pattern exactly but using the yarn you chose? Thanks for your answer ❤
Beautyyy! Your projects are so awesome! The cardigan looks so cozy and well made🤎I'm so happy those buttons found their homes on your beautiful cardigan. Thank you for mentioning wegrowild:) I think I've never seen someone mentioning the price of each garment and I think that's super useful👍 I also really appreciate how clear and detailed you are when explaining what you've done, it really helps deciding whether one wants to knit it or not 🙏🏼 Loved this episode! Thanks for sharing🤎 sending you much much joy and love🤎
Pleased to have come across your podcast Francesca, love your approach to knitting. I am knitting my first No Frills sweater - unfortunately I didn’t understand the short rows shaping for the back so I am carrying on in the hopes it will look ok - the Flax by Tin Can Knits has no shaping either which has given me the confidence to carry on. Agree that knitting should be an enjoyable hobby so therefore I’m with you re giving a miss to modifications that require a lot of maths.
Thank you for your support, Jeanette! While I do prefer the feel around my neck of sweaters with short row shaping (where the back comes to be higher and the front a bit lower, giving you some extra space around the neckline), the last couple of sweaters I knitted where without short rows (Novice Sweaters by PetiteKnit) and I still wear them. And you mentioned your Flax too, so you’ll be fine without short rows! That said, let me know if you’re looking for tutorials for next time and I can help you find some. I think I followed PetiteKnit’s own tutorial I believe but there are several more on RUclips that you might like more. Happy knitting in the meantime 👋🏼
Another lovely podcast, Frances! I love the way you explain how you have worked your projects, that's really helpful. And your accent just makes it that much more enjoyable to listen to you😊. Gorgeous cardigan! By the way, two of my daughters have spent time in Italy - one as a student in Orvieto for a semester, and the other as a summer teacher in Rome. It has become a beloved and magical place for them. Maybe they will take me with them on a return visit one day.😊
Thank you for your support, Liz! Orvieto and Rome are both lovely areas, you would enjoy both, especially in the spring or autumn, where the weather is just perfect. I’ve been quite self-conscious about my accent in the past years but now I just accept it and embrace it as part of myself ☺️ 🇮🇹
Hi Francesca , beautiful knit. The cardigan is lovely . You look so nice it that color. I would think people would pay up to $200.00 for that hand knitted cardigan knit in good yarn. I just ordered the olive wood buttons after seeing how nice they looked on your cardigan. She uses linseed, olive and almond oil to coat the buttons…that might be the good smell. I really enjoyed this episode…Have a lovely week ❤️🪡🧵🧶🧶🧶
Great choice on those buttons! They are lovely. You’ll have to let me know if you become obsessed with their smell, like I did. 😅 Do you already know what cardigan will you use them on? Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your support
Hello! I think that you could probably get away with knitting a fingering weight top in sport weight. I would try swatching with a size up needle as well though. and you might have to pick a size down in the pattern, but that colour is gorgeous whatever you make!
Thank you for the suggestions, that was what I was thinking of doing in the beginning, but I would probably just wonder throughout the entire knitting adventure if this shirt is going to fit and that sounds stressful 😅 I think I’ll be able to get some fingering weight yarn for the Cumulus Tee, since I do need a few lightweight shirts anyway. We’ll see! Are you already knitting anything for spring/summer? Have a lovely day and thank you for stopping by 👋🏼
@@AnItalianKnitter I'm not yet, but I did knit the Maia Summer Top last year- and I REALLY love it! IT is 2 tops in one!- even 3! And it is not complicated, but looks a bit complicated.
@@lulualex9547 I just looked it up on Ravelry and all the versions look lovely! I added it to my queue. I've also been eyeing Camisole No. 4 by My Favourite Things which kinda gives me the same vibe as your Maia Summer Top... Hopefully these will be somewhat quick knits and I can knit all of them during the summer
We live in Italy ahlf the year, in Pienza. Where are you? No shops selliing natural fiber yarns nearby! What are your favorite online sorurces for yarn? I am an avid knitter, and especially in these times when there is so little social life possible.
Hi Carol, such a pleasure to have you here! I’m located in Ferrara (north east of Italy, in Emilia Romagna). Oh, sorry about the lack of yarn stores where you are. I find that there aren’t too many in general unfortunately. I imagine selling yarn is not too lucrative unfortunately… Not sure. Either way, my favorite online shops are: - www.lastijerasmagicas.com - dilanaedaltrestorie.it - www.moniafilati.com - www.wooldone.com - knittingforolive.com
@@AnItalianKnitter - - I grew up in the San Francisco bay area, Fremont and Oakland. Three years ago I moved to Southern California, in San Diego County. I love it here!
@@BeckyInCa I loved San Diego when I visited it a few years ago. People were friendly and the weather was so nice ☀️ Glad to hear you love living there.
Hi there from the futur. Watching old videos from your channel while knitting. 😅
I just love your cardigan, that color is amizing
Congratulations on your move back to Italy! I am married to an Italian, living and knitting in Western Canada. Love your podcast!
Thank you for stopping by and say “ciao” to your partner! Canada is lovely, I’ve visited only once but would love to be back (and visit some yarn stores! 🙊)
You are adorable and your English is excellent. Your finished objects are beautiful. I am so glad I found you but I am sad I cannot remember enough Italian to tell you everything in your beautiful language. Ciao!
Ciao Marie-Helene, grazie for your message. It truly warmed my heart when I read it. Also I’m always amazed when I learn that other people know Italian. Did you spend time here? Either way, thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day ❤️
@@AnItalianKnitter My mother was born in Italy near Vicenza. She and her family moved to France after the war. We spent every summer with our relatives in Italy and I picked up the dialect of the region. Now I live in Texas and I have forgotten most of it. Where did you learn your excellent English ?
@@marie-helenetedford6759 Thank you for the compiling and for sharing your Italian background. I lived in the United States for the past 8 years and just recently moved back to Italy.
I truly appreciate all the info in your video. Thanks. 😊 DROPS fits my budget!
Thank you for your support, Nora! I use Drops quite a lot for my projects. I think the yarn has a good balance between quality and cost. My favorites are Drops Air and maybe Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk? Would love to try Drops Sky but haven’t had the chance yet. Happy knitting!
I think I have to try a petite knit pattern. I haven't yet purchase any. Your cardigans are inspiring me. Thanks are sharing.
Happy to hear this!
Your novice cardigan is so cute, I will be casting on for mine today❤
Hi from Calgary, Canada. I really enjoy your podcast. I haven’t tried anything from petite knits but I have enjoyed the patterns you have shared. Looking forward to watching more.
Thank you for your support, Katherine! ❤️
Hi Francesca from Arizona, USA. I have enjoyed watching your podcasts and seeing all your lovely projects. You are a natural in front of the camera and such a joy to watch. I am definitely looking to knit the no frills sweater after seeing yours. It is a beautiful color and a perfect first sweater project for me. Thank you for passing on your knowledge and beautiful knitting spirit. I can’t wait to see you again. To you and your family, be well.
Thank you so much, Paula! I'm so excited you're planning to knit a No Frills Sweater. I really hope you'll love both the knitting experience and also the final result, as much as I do. Happy knitting and I hope to see you again around here 👋
What a joy your podcast is, I very rarely comment but I had to this time. I have only recently tried petite knits patterns and want to knit so many of them., watching your projects has only added to my list. I look forward to you next episode.
Thank you, Marcelle! I have an obscene amount of PetiteKnit patterns in my queue. I really like that both the instructions and the final garments are so simple and elegant. Currently knitting my third No Frills sweater. 🤭 Hope to see you around here in the future. Happy knitting
You are a busy bee! Congratulations on all your beautiful projects. I love the cardigan you are wearing and the buttons from We Grow Wild that you used. It's perfect in every way. I agree that those buttons would go beautifully with the champagne cardigan as well.
Sei anche simpatica e naturale. A presto!
Grazie Anna Maria! I share your sentiment around the finished cardigan. Are you a “cardigan knitter” too? Ciao e buona giornata intanto 👋🏼
@@AnItalianKnitter I've never knit a cardigan and probably never will! 😉 About 16 years ago I got all excited about knitting and made way too many scarves, hats and fingerless gloves. I even made two sweaters for Chihuahuas, but none for me. I started a bottom up raglan, which is in various pieces and still on its needles. And I have no clue how to finish it. A couple of months ago I decided to try and use up some of my stash, but I'm afraid it's hopeless. I have a lot, but it's mostly small amounts of each and all different varieties.
By the way, I find it very useful that you explain how much a piece cost you in materials.
@@beccogiallo Bottom-up sweaters are too tricky for me, so I feel you! I prefer top-down ones (i.e. No Frills sweater) because I can try them on and more easily decide on the length of the body.
With your stash yarn, if the yarns are more or less the same weight, could you consider making a scrappy sweater? Like a few rows of each color? Or you could knit headbands with all your leftovers which it’s what I’m doing 😂😅
Good morning Francesca, your cardigan turned out beautiful, I really like the no frills sweater I may knit one after seeing yours. I also really like those buttons, thanks for sharing.
The No Frills sweater is my absolute favorite! Even though there are a lot of other patterns on my queue, I’m thinking about knitting my third one 🙊
Hello 🖐 from Ireland, I have watched alot of knitting podcasts but yours is my favourite, I love that you give options for different types of wool that are affordable as I am new to knitting and I find that yarn is expensive especially if the pattern requires two types of wool knitted together.
I just binge watched your first 3 videos and enjoyed them immensely. Love the fact that you use budget friendly yarns and have introduced me to patterns that are elegantly simple and timeless. I have a similar esthetic and can’t wait to try the yarns you suggest. You are a wonderfully talented knitter!
Thank you, Noreen! I feel like nowadays I tend to splurge a bit more (Sandnes Garn, Knitting for Olive) but Drops is still up there among my favourites. I wish they had an orange shade I could use for a nice, autumn sweater 😍
So happy to have found your podcast. Your projects match my taste. Just found We Grow Wild as well. The olive wood buttons look awesome! Thanks for being part of RUclips!
Thank you for your message, Joan! It means a lot 🙏🏼 Martina from We Grow Wild is amazing, it still blows my mind people make handmade buttons. Love from Italy
Hi from Toronto, Canada. I just found your podcast and started from episode 1. Your sweaters and cardigans are all so beautiful. I think I want to knit a novice chunky cardigan too now! I’ll add it to my queue.
Thank you for finding me! It’s a pleasure to have you. Is still pretty cold where you live? I feel like I’m now transitioning from knitting chunky wooly garments to more spring/summer-like knits, now that the sweater is starting to feel warmer… Love from Italy!
@@AnItalianKnitter Yes it is still cold over here. We had 2 beautiful days about a week ago but it was just a tease. The weather is still deciding what it wants to do! But I am transitioning to spring/summer garments. I actually just cast off a ripple bralette today.
The buttons are AMAZING! 😍 Really love the rustic but pollished look of them! 😊 Also have to say that the color of your Daily ritual is really beautiful! Feels like the perfect red! 🥰
I still have a few of those buttons and I’m so excited to use them on another cardigan!
Picking that red for the Daily Ritual was a fortuitous event actually. I saw it on the shelf at my local yarn store and it was one of the only yarns that worked with the required gauge, so I snatched it up even though I wasn’t sure about the color. Glad I did! Thank you for stopping by, looking forward to watch more of your episodes 😊
@@AnItalianKnitter sometimes those impuls buys ends up being the best ones! 😍 The color really suits you! 😊
Happy to stop by! Working my way through your episodes one by one so I'll get all caught up! 😃
Good morning, Francesca. I love the cardigan that you are wearing… the colour looks so good on you❤️
I like the content of your episodes😊
Thank you, Carol! I wasn’t sure about that melange/marled sage green/light blue result, but in the end I think it looks pretty good and it’s quite easy to wear with jeans (or sweatpants 😅). Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Love from Italy
loved the podcast! beautiful cardigan, i am going to look up the pattern to use an aran weight i have in my stash....perfect buttons!
Thank you, Kyle! The cardigan was also very quick to knit up, it went by fairly quick, even though there was purling and wasn’t just a sweater in the round with only knitting, which it’s usually my preference 😬 Happy knitting!
I do love. Plain bulky cardigans! Hope you publish a book soon.
Thank you Marilyn, even though I don’t think writing a book is in my future 😅 It would be so amazing though. Thank you for stopping by
Ciao Francesca!🌷 sei troppo carina 🌷 so glad to see your channel growing and more and more comments popping up, yay! The cardigan is lovely, and the buttons make a perfect touch, I will go and check out the channel you mention. It does make things special when they have meaning to us, and knitting is all about that, really putting ourselves into something in many ways. I love how detailed you are in talking about many aspects of your knitting, I find it very useful, the construction, the yarn, your thoughts and processes and choices, the way you go about it. And the price of the sweater is also very useful in my opinion. I am a cardigan person as well, I love them, they are so versatile, and if you button a cardigan up it can be just like a sweater. I still have never knitted anything for myself although I have been knitting for years, on and off. I feel every time I have to sort of "restart" but I have made some more intermediate things. I have always knitted for gifts, and so far the only two pieces I have, are a lacy airy quick easy scarf for me, where I was experimenting recreating a scarf I had bought, with a couple of strands of mohair. At some point I think I want to try and recreate it bigger with 4 strands of mohair as the mohair is a more cheap one and I find it not fluffy enough, but it's pretty in its simplicity. Also I made some fingerless mitts using scraps of yarn, years ago, experimenting with different textures, alternating ribbing and garter and stockinette just to play. Right now, I do have two long term goals in my knitting, one is to stop buying yarn and destash, and the other is to learn to focus on my project and actually finish them! I think that gift knitting helps me because I need to finish a project to gift it, but when it's for me I just get sidetracked....So to end this long message - as usual 😊 - now I am focusing on my purl soho herringbone scarf, and the petite knit novice sweater, both gifts...I really want to finish both asap while it's still coldish...un abbraccio a presto! 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶
p.s. I love the headbands! they are really pretty! and also the wips! 🌷and for a summer tee I am planning to make petite knits "sunday tee" I even bought the "original" cotton for it because I saw it on a youtuber knitter and loved it very much. And I also want to knit the cumulus tee at some point...
@@bluejay5531 Oooh the Sunday Tee looks lovely! I hate knitting rib though, I find it SO tedious 🙈😅
Also, you are so selfless to knit for others, I’m so impressed! I struggle a little bit to knit for others, I only do it for my very close family and only for Christmas or their birthday and that’s more than enough 😬
I support you in your destashing/knitting from stash project. That’s so satisfying! I took the chance to do that when I moved back to Italy and didn’t want to bring a whole bunch of yarn with me. I only kept the very few skeins that brought joy to me when I looked at them and I sold everything else 😬
Good luck with your endeavors and hopefully chat with you soon!
First time viewer and I really enjoyed this time here. So lovely to see how much you enjoy the handmade buttons and I love your approach of curiosity and experimentation.
I’m bing watching all your videos. I just found your channel. You are an amazing knitting. Love every thing you make. Can you link where you got the buttons from? Thank you
Hi Rabiya, thanks for joining me here 👋 And thank you for your kind words!
The buttons are made by Martina from wegrowild. When I filmed this video there wasn’t a way to order them, but now there is (even though they might not be in stock right):
ko-fi.com/wegrowild/shop
The Cardigan does look solid and I love the neck line. It sits so nicely. Sometimes knit cardigans have sloppy looking necklines which I don't like. I love Martina's buttons. I just found her podcast too! You did a great job! An inch is about 4 cm. LOL
While I was knitting the cardigan, I actually thought the neckline was going to be too tight. I guess that’s the trick for a neckline that’s not sloppy 😅 Martina is amazing, so relaxing to watch her knitting and podcasting outside. I sometimes wish I lived in the countryside too. Thanks for the inch to cm conversion. I will (most likely) not remember it 😂
An inch is 2.54 cm. Maybe you’re thinking of a 4 inch swatch which is approx 10cm.
I really want to knit the Novice cardigan. Does it feel comfortable on since it doesn't have German short rows? I love your yarn.
I just discovered your podcast and love it. Am looking at all episodes and have a question about the yarn you used for the No frill sweater. Did you have to adjust the pattern because you used different yarn, or did you follow the pattern exactly but using the yarn you chose? Thanks for your answer ❤
I am new here and really enjoyed your podcast. Love the sweater.
Beautyyy! Your projects are so awesome! The cardigan looks so cozy and well made🤎I'm so happy those buttons found their homes on your beautiful cardigan. Thank you for mentioning wegrowild:)
I think I've never seen someone mentioning the price of each garment and I think that's super useful👍 I also really appreciate how clear and detailed you are when explaining what you've done, it really helps deciding whether one wants to knit it or not 🙏🏼
Loved this episode! Thanks for sharing🤎 sending you much much joy and love🤎
Edit (ahah): thank you so much for mentioning me again I feel so flattered and loved🤎
Thank you, my friend! I’m feeling pretty blessed and grateful too. You inspire me! Looking forward to join your KAL. That’s coming up pretty soon 😍
Pleased to have come across your podcast Francesca, love your approach to knitting.
I am knitting my first No Frills sweater - unfortunately I didn’t understand the short rows shaping for the back so I am carrying on in the hopes it will look ok - the Flax by Tin Can Knits has no shaping either which has given me the confidence to carry on. Agree that knitting should be an enjoyable hobby so therefore I’m with you re giving a miss to modifications that require a lot of maths.
Thank you for your support, Jeanette!
While I do prefer the feel around my neck of sweaters with short row shaping (where the back comes to be higher and the front a bit lower, giving you some extra space around the neckline), the last couple of sweaters I knitted where without short rows (Novice Sweaters by PetiteKnit) and I still wear them. And you mentioned your Flax too, so you’ll be fine without short rows!
That said, let me know if you’re looking for tutorials for next time and I can help you find some. I think I followed PetiteKnit’s own tutorial I believe but there are several more on RUclips that you might like more.
Happy knitting in the meantime 👋🏼
LisaR : I ordered those buttons from Martina today !♥️ Your cardigan is lovely & the buttons do make it more special:)
Yay! I’m so glad. You will love them. Do you know what cardigan will you make? Do you already have a pattern in mind?
Another lovely podcast, Frances! I love the way you explain how you have worked your projects, that's really helpful. And your accent just makes it that much more enjoyable to listen to you😊. Gorgeous cardigan!
By the way, two of my daughters have spent time in Italy - one as a student in Orvieto for a semester, and the other as a summer teacher in Rome. It has become a beloved and magical place for them. Maybe they will take me with them on a return visit one day.😊
Thank you for your support, Liz!
Orvieto and Rome are both lovely areas, you would enjoy both, especially in the spring or autumn, where the weather is just perfect. I’ve been quite self-conscious about my accent in the past years but now I just accept it and embrace it as part of myself ☺️ 🇮🇹
Hi Francesca , beautiful knit. The cardigan is lovely . You look so nice it that color. I would think people would pay up to $200.00 for that hand knitted cardigan knit in good yarn. I just ordered the olive wood buttons after seeing how nice they looked on your cardigan. She uses linseed, olive and almond oil to coat the buttons…that might be the good smell. I really enjoyed this episode…Have a lovely week ❤️🪡🧵🧶🧶🧶
Great choice on those buttons! They are lovely. You’ll have to let me know if you become obsessed with their smell, like I did. 😅 Do you already know what cardigan will you use them on?
Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your support
Hello! I think that you could probably get away with knitting a fingering weight top in sport weight. I would try swatching with a size up needle as well though. and you might have to pick a size down in the pattern, but that colour is gorgeous whatever you make!
Thank you for the suggestions, that was what I was thinking of doing in the beginning, but I would probably just wonder throughout the entire knitting adventure if this shirt is going to fit and that sounds stressful 😅 I think I’ll be able to get some fingering weight yarn for the Cumulus Tee, since I do need a few lightweight shirts anyway. We’ll see! Are you already knitting anything for spring/summer? Have a lovely day and thank you for stopping by 👋🏼
@@AnItalianKnitter I'm not yet, but I did knit the Maia Summer Top last year- and I REALLY love it! IT is 2 tops in one!- even 3! And it is not complicated, but looks a bit complicated.
@@lulualex9547 I just looked it up on Ravelry and all the versions look lovely! I added it to my queue. I've also been eyeing Camisole No. 4
by My Favourite Things which kinda gives me the same vibe as your Maia Summer Top... Hopefully these will be somewhat quick knits and I can knit all of them during the summer
We live in Italy ahlf the year, in Pienza. Where are you? No shops selliing natural fiber yarns nearby! What are your favorite online sorurces for yarn? I am an avid knitter, and especially in these times when there is so little social life possible.
Hi Carol, such a pleasure to have you here! I’m located in Ferrara (north east of Italy, in Emilia Romagna). Oh, sorry about the lack of yarn stores where you are. I find that there aren’t too many in general unfortunately. I imagine selling yarn is not too lucrative unfortunately… Not sure. Either way, my favorite online shops are:
- www.lastijerasmagicas.com
- dilanaedaltrestorie.it
- www.moniafilati.com
- www.wooldone.com
- knittingforolive.com
Love the cardigan and it's color 👍. Where did you live in the U.S.?
Hi Becky, I was in the Bay Area in California. I also lived in Florida for a little bit. Not the best weather for knitting though 😅
@@AnItalianKnitter - - I grew up in the San Francisco bay area, Fremont and Oakland. Three years ago I moved to Southern California, in San Diego County. I love it here!
@@BeckyInCa I loved San Diego when I visited it a few years ago. People were friendly and the weather was so nice ☀️ Glad to hear you love living there.
@@AnItalianKnitter 👍😊
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