knitting podcast 6 | porcelain sweater, wave sweater and many lumps & bumps
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025
- In this episode, we discuss knitting the Porcelain Sweater and the Wave sweater. There's also a little hack for buying yarn, a new hat design and the story of how i came into possession of a thing called Labubu.
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Lmao- I love your honesty. You’re saying what we’re all thinking 😂
Somebody‘s gotta do it I fear 😅
So true! I am glad to hear that I am not the only one
Unhinged and knitting - two of my favourite things 🎉 You never fail to make me laugh 😂
Just subscribed, you had me at "psychopath" I can't stop laughing. Fabulous knitter too.
I love unhinged 😂😂
I literally swatched for the Porcelain Sweater minutes before watching your video, so I really appreciated hearing your thoughts. I guess I’ll be spending some time trolling through Rav notes before I pick a size and begin.
Yes I definitely recommend that! It really is a beautiful sweater, so i‘m sure you‘ll get a piece you love once you figure out the technicalities ☺️
Absolutely subscribed at "you are bad at your job". THANK YOU. YES.
Oh! I’m just fascinated with your sense of humour and personality! Thanks for your straight forward opinions 🖤
That‘s so kind, thank you!
omg hi! I feel like a celeb getting the shoutout in this video hehe Also feels so relieving to not be alone in feeling like the fit of this pattern was a freaking nightmare nightmare
Girl you ARE a celeb! I just cast it off today and mine is gigantic???? I‘m actually so worried about blocking it like will it become a tent? Will update on that
What a fun episode 🤗.
What a great way to start my day! You make me laugh so much, thank you!!
LOL I love your podcast! You are so funny and refreshing. So glad I found your channel 😊
Thank you so much and welcome, it‘s so nice to have you here! ☺️
I need more of these honest opinions!!! The porcelain sweater is my DREAM and I’m planning to do the Wave Sweater soon. So so so good to know their quirks. I’m a little more afraid of the porcelain sweater than I already was 🤪. I also have weird proportions so it’s great to be prepared about weird sizing and shaping issues.
The porcelain sweater is really not bad at all! Make sure to do a gauge swatch, do your own math on the sizing and ease and you should be totally fine!
Ah, yes, Karisma... As someone with unreasonably sensitive skin I'd say it's on the itchy side. BUT it does get softer after washing and even more softer after a soak with hair conditioner. But even then I can only use it over several layers of clothing (after realising it's too much I quickly caked the yarn back up and turned it into a lap blanket instead of a vest. So only my legs are getting the most use out of this yarn, but then again, over layers of other fabrics. My cats love Karisma, thought).
Also also, I don't see people talk about it so don't know if it's just a me problem or more wide spread. Sensitive skin and itchy wool. For me it works in two ways. 1) The wool itself is itchy, even through several layers of clothing. 2) The wool (say, in my case alpaca or stranded knitting) reflects body heat too much back at me and that in turn makes my skin itchy. So, two different processes going on and solutions are different.
I guess when knitting for other people the safest option is to ask them directly and/or maybe even take them to the yarn shop together to test different types of yarn to see what works and what doesn't (it's just yarn, not the finished product so there's still plenty space for a surprise). For me personally my wrists are the most sensitive, for my kid - the neck and so on. People have different sensitive spots and will react accordingly. Just my two cents.
P.s. Knitting tiny sweaters is peak! Takes very little yarn and I still get the same sense of accomplishment as fihishing an actual garment.
Wow thanks for the insights! I will definitely ask about yarn/fiber preferences next time.
hahaha I love a good rant - when there is a tinfoil hat, you know it´s gonna be funny :D And AMEN to the Spektakelstrik stuff, such a shame that everything always looks so nice on the website ;(
Her designs really do look so so good, but how do you spend so long building a successful career like that without ever improving your construction / sizing skills 😫
@@evasknittingpodcast yes!! I might try another one of their patterns and just hack it/use my own brain 😮💨🥲
I'm loling so hard! I added you on ravelry and send you hugs from Seville! 😘
Love the podcast! You are so funny and you inspire me as a knitter.
Thank you for your kind words and happy knitting!
Lol love your takes, knitting youTube lacks channels like that ❤
As of bumps in wave sweater: neck opening is not sure enough and not deep enough. The back neck is also probably not deep enough so it rides back. Major issues with construction I assume
Haha thank you! 🥰
And yes, i‘m pretty sure you’re correct on the construction issues. I‘ve made several patterns by the designer and all of them feel a bit like they just didn‘t care enough to put some thought into smarter/more efficient/better-fitting construction methods.
I love your snark and honesty :D
I too have experienced frustration with designers who should take a lesson in anatomy sometime.
In 2023, I started working on the Arctic Light Sweater, finished the body and one sleeve and noticed that I had WAY too much fabric on the torso and way too large armholes.
Undid the whole sleeve, reduced the armhole size by 10 cm, did calculations for the sleeves, tried making one. and now it's too tight for my liking.
On top of that, the sweater does NOT have short row shaping for the collar.
It's basically been resting and occupying my 5mm needles for 15 months now and I semi decided to frog it, but it's frustrating because I actually wanted that sweater and the cables are cool.
But yeah, I'm never knitting a raglan sweater ever again, especially not one designed by a skinny person (I am between XL and 2XL and felt like I was wearing a tent)
I‘m sorry to hear, that sounds so disheartening! The Arctic Lights sweater is actually a culprit I’ve heard much about, specifically the excess armpit fabric and the lack of shortrow shaping. I totally understand your frustration, us laypeople are able to grasp the concept of basic grading, why would actual designers (who have the time because this is the main thing they do) not try and get their pieces‘ fit right? I really hope once you frog it you‘ll find another sweater that you love, because I agree that the Arctic Light is so beautiful. I‘ve actually been thinking about making it too but other peoples’ fit problems kept me from casting on - I’ve now actually got my eye on the Sirena sweater by Cookie The Knitter, it does give a different vibe but I think it’s just as pretty. Best of luck finding a new piece you love!
loved the unhinged vibe hehe. I didn't know about those little dolls, but I think I saw a knitting pattern for them on revelry. this one looks super cute, but love the knitted ones even more. love the idea of a fair isle sweater for it! hope you'll enjoy Scotland, please share your experience! im in edinburgh, hope you'll visit, it's gorgeous
Yes I will be going to Edinburgh, so if you have a favorite yarn store, i‘d love to hear it! I‘m actually so so excited, i‘ll see if I make a vlog about that vacation ☺️
@evasknittingpodcast I'd definitely say Ginger Twist! It's in the Leith area which I have a feeling maybe you'd like
Yes to more honesty of patterns!!! The wavy sweater was on my “to knit” but now I’m questioning it? I watched this knitting the small and stupid hat (version 2.0 🤭) hope you got your yarn choices!!!
Well I think if you’re down to do some modifications, absolutely go for it! I think the two tricky parts are 1. neck shaping and 2. length, due to the colorwork motif. Other than that, i think it‘s such a cool design - ALLEGEDLY there‘s people who zoom in very closely into photos of the colorwork, draw their own chart and then just freehand the shape of the garment 👁️👁️
I think wearing a shirt underneath is important if you are sensitive. I got a white collared long sleeve shirt to wear under my itchier sweaters. It also cools them, to me-which is nice that I don’t overheat when I am inside but still snuggly.
I’m going to obsess over your smiley face sweater
It‘s the mood sweater by spektakelstrik (though i do not recommend that pattern 🤡). My first one felted in the wash and despite the pattern being so lazily constructed i made a second one because i loved wearing it so much. 🥹
I just got back from a trip to Thailand and those dolls were everywhere! Giant statues of them in the malls and as keychains on all the girlies bags!, I wish I got one now haha I went for a moomin bag doll instead 😊
Moomins are way cuter anyway 👁️👁️
Unhinged knits are some of my favorites. A good use for scraps for sure.
I'm finishing my Porcelain sweater and def thought the construction was very Frankenstein. And in terms of the sizing, I didn't want so much positive ease (based on the photo) so based on my calculations, I should have 4-5in (10-13cm) positive ease. I've been trying it on and it's a little tight. I'm hoping the blocking resolves all that. Ugh
Oh no, that does sound like the sizing might be messed up. Wishing you the best of luck with blocking!
Ive done so many spektakelstrik projects that ive ended up frogging, im here for this opinion lol
Like they look so good, just not on a body 💀
Here for the slander while knitting away on my vintage sweater pattern without any shaping nor bumps holding my tea. Was just looking at someone on Ravelry who had to restart from the spektakelstrik book on yet another sweater 4 times before she found out there was an errata on the website. Also am back in your comments as the sensitive skinned knitter representative to recommend Lamana como! It's too pricey for me for a whole sweater but it is genuinely the only one I've found so far that is not itchy, so am lining my collars with it. Also can't do alpaca... so proceed with caution
AND I NEED THE STUPID HAT PATTERN. Sad I didn't testknit because I just feel there were memes
No don't make me comment a 3rd time to admit you are convincing me of the la bubu hype. Just knit a raglan flat and put a small button on the shoulder so it has an opening like baby sweaters!
Restarting FOUR TIMES? That person must have the patience of an angel 😭 also, vintage sweaters without any shaping (except the neck hehe) are the best, i love them!
Lamana Como is actually one of my personal favorite yarns too, so thanks for verifying! My friend just started knitting herself and I got her two skeins of Lamana Como to go with the sweater so she can knit herself a Sophie Scarf ☺️
The pattern will be out in a week or so and i‘m thinking of doing a giveaway for the pattern! Also i‘m having another testknit call in the near future 🥰
@@evasknittingpodcast I might have an issue because I DREAMED about watching someone knit the pickle hat last night. even went back to my youtube history convinced it was real. don't have insta so I'll continue following you on here and added u on rav :)
The construction for the porcelain sweater does sound normal, you just have to pick up strategically and it looks good. The way you describe doing drop shoulders is called an european drop shoulder i believe and gives you a way more sloped shoulder.
But yeah i find both her and spektakkelstrikk to have horrible fit and sizing
That‘s so interesting, i‘ve never seen that technique anywhere else before. I even asked my mom about it who has been knitting for 40 years, so maybe it’s a newer thing or has only now made its way into me and my mom‘s vicinity 😄 now i‘ll have to keep an eye out for any other sweaters that have this
Could you use hair conditioner to soften the porcelain jumper?
That is such a genius idea actually, thank you! I’ll try that tomorrow and give an update 🤠
for your trip to Scotland - it is said like edinbura or edinbra! locals will scoff if you say edin-burg :)
Please hear me out on this one 😅 I’ve been told that before but people (especially tourists) pretending to be local/native speakers when they‘re not just gives me the biggest ick so i make a point to pronounce some things extra non-native 😅 but thank you for the warning, don’t want be scoffed upon by the Scottish! I will reconsider my pronunciation under these circumstances 😄
@@evasknittingpodcast totally fair, I feel cringe pronouncing French names correctly as an American lol!
Love your honesty Eva! 👏 And I hope, I am not the only one thinking this, but these dolls are creepy af!! 🙈 They will get a glow up with a colourwork sweater!
Sign me up for the brutal pickle colour work hat, sounds amazing haha
Ich fühl mich alt trotz mid-30 😂 Nie von diesen Labubus gehört und das erste was ich dachte war: Oh ein Monchichi 😅
The way you holding this toy with just two fingers is hilarious lmaooo I unfortunately know what Labubu is and made some toy clothes and my advice would be to make a cardigan! You know how to steek so it will not be a problem! and then it would fit in the neck perfectly 🌸
And fun fact about Maksim Gorky surname: it means "bitter" in russian so it kinda match with your pickle idea!🥒
Ohhh cardigan is a great idea, thank you! And I love that fact about Maksim Gorky, that would definitely fit well!
Thanks for convincing me to not knit either of those sweaters
They‘re not completely horrible, if you’re comfortable doing your own modifications, you‘ll be totally fine ☺️ it just takes a bit of planning