I feel you- two years ago this month my husband died from pancreatic cancer and every day I miss him, and every day I work on converting the pain to joy. Knitting became my therapy. I might only wear the sweater once or twice a year, but knitting that sweater got me through that dark time. Thank you so much for being honest.
Those of us who have lost someone we love like you did your dad, know! My heart goes out to you…❤ I jumped all over the notification that your video posted. Thanks for coming back!
You don't owe us an explanation at all! Just know that you bring light to my day and it was a really nice surprise to logon and see you posted! THANK YOU for sharing so much of yourself with us, we all love you!
Hugs to you. Thank you for sharing. Life has its curveballs and even if it’s not a surprise, it hits you hard. My heart is with you. One day at a time. Hope to see you soon. 💜
I LOVED seeing you and ALL YOUR STUFF! Grief is such a weird thing…honor it and allow yourself the space to feel all the feels. Happy to have you back!
I’ve missed your face!!! And the joy you bring. ❤the blues and grief are rough and bubble up at any time. One day at a time, as you say. We love ya and missed ya.
Donna here, it is ALWAYS a treat to see you! You are my favorite knitter. I lost my son to stomach cancer and a month and ten days later I lost my mom to lung cancer. That was 6 years ago and I still can't listen to certain songs I get mad every spring and don't want to talk to anyone. I picked up learning to knit bc my mom had needles and yarn in a basket when I came to her house that she left me. It helped that I had something to concentrate on other than the sorrow around me. Thank you for talking about this subject.
Oh, my, that’s so much in such a short period of time😞 I try to think of it as there have been many before us that get through and we will too….. not that that helps the hurt any. I find knitting/crochet to be soothing to the soul, and don’t know what I would do without it 💜
You're amazing. I always appreciate the honest chats, creativity and laughs. Your dad's memorial seemed perfect but I think those do trigger all the feels and memories you miss. Many hugs. I thought your husband's input was so funny and loved the two of you chatting. Stay well, and all the best, Kimberly
You had me at that Royal Quilting block! I want to knit an afghan out of that pattern, nothing else! And yay, it's a free pattern. And I'm so happy you're back. My parents died in 2002 and 2009 and the grief comes and goes. I wish you lots of comfort in your memories of your dad.
Oh, Chevas! So much love to you. I’m sorry you’ve been struggling with the big D lately. And the grief. It’s hard and yes, time is the only thing that helps. I understand and I see you. ❤❤❤
It's been well worth waiting for a post, you are just as entertaining as ever. I am looking forward to seeing your cardigan when it's finished. Sending you lots of love. 😊
Just love you, Chevy. I laugh so hard at your antics and appreciate your honesty! Grief is hard and depression sucks- glad you hung in and crawled on out the other side. I know it’s not easy. Good luck with the garage sale-I hate them too, but always good to clean out the %#}}% a bit. Your colourwork sweater is the bomb-I look forward to seeing how it turns out. Cheers!
So good to see you Chevas! 🧡It's just like you said - always a treat to have you around. I hope you're doing good right now and that there's more light ahead 😘See you when you're ready - take good care and have a wonderful rest of the summer!
So good to see you. You are not alone. We are all here for you and have our hands reaching out to you for hugs and support. It truly is one day at a time. Love and support of family and friends ( along with a good mental health provider) gets us thru life. Supporting you from Michigan 🧶💕
Wish you could have heard the excitement when I saw your video posted!! So very sorry to know you have been blue; that kind of loss is beyond hard. Very happy to hear you are getting back to feeling like yourself again! We have all missed you!!
I did the same thing! I saw her episode and immediately went to Ravelry and put it in my cue. I can't wait to try it out and to see yours. It will be a while before I get to mine because I have things i promised the grandbabies that I have to get done first. Great seeing you again. Just come to us when you can. We'll be here.
I don’t always comment but I watch every video. I really related to this one in particular. Thanks for being here and reminding us you’re a whole person with ups and downs. We always say, no rain, no rainbows. And funny, I also got a graffiti chip sack! Too cool! ❤❤❤
I have missed you so much 😢 I’m glad you’re okay and just busy. You always as us show us such cool stuff. Have a great tie in all your endeavors. Please try to come back to us more often, you are missed. Love your shit show. Take care 🥰❤️
Knitting has been on a back burner for me as well for a few months. Just life & stuff, and I feel like i need to be more intentional about making time for it… thanks for sharing ♥️ Sometimes the BS gets us down no matter how hard we try to overcome & I forget how much something small like that can lift us up.
I've watched your podcasts but never commented before but I'm glad you are doing better. Sometimes life gives us good and sometimes bad. Just know I appreciate your creative info !
So good to see you again! Don’t ever feel sorry for needing time away. Your Voyage sweater has totally inspired me. I’m going to make one with all of my sock leftovers!
Good to see you back again! Grief, sadness, the blues... they're all such powerful things... I'm glad you're coming out on the other side. For your colorwork sweater, you could unpick the ribbing at the bottom and knit that longer (in the opposite direction). Just a suggestion... colorwork can be so challenging sometimes!
Good to see you again! I’m happy you are back and glad you are doing well. We all have those moments when we need to regroup….so to speak. Big uncomfortable hugs 🤗❤️🧶
I was just thinking the other day it had been awhile since you had popped up. It's always a good time hanging out with you. Looking forward to the next time. Take care of you.
Glad to hear you're feeling better. Since I learned to knit, I have been selective about what I make. That probably stems from my frugal upbringing...if I won't use something, I refuse to spend hard-earned money on it. I have heard so many people say they don't wear their makes and that doesn't sense to me. I spend too much money and time to not use/wear them.
Missed you. I chuckle through your entire podcast. The sh*t show makes me happy. Hope you survived the garage sale, and you're right ,in NJ we call it a yard sale.
Hey Girlfriend! 👋 Dan's rockin' the Grizzly Adams look for sure 🧔 Tetris is my jam too. (Husband loved Duck Hunt...go figure) Took me FORever to beat the game (like years) but it happened. ❤
OMGOSH, I've been waiting and watching every few days !! I got so excited when I seen you pop up ! I've been crocheting since I was 11 or 12. You're the reason I'm knitting now !! Your amber shore shawl push me to finally start knitting. When I seen yours, I wanted it so bad ! It's so beautiful ! I love the colors and everything ! I've got the pattern now but I haven't leaned brioche yet but I will. So happy to see you again ! And I'm glad you are feeling better ! I've been having alot of life problems to, so I haven't put up a video about as long as you, but seeing you kind of got me excited to get back on my knitting projects ! I'll be looking forward to seeing you again soon !!
So glad you feel like you are heading in the right direction but I dont think you need to apologize for feeling a family loss from your world. It is a truth that significant loss puts our world out of sequence. It makes all routines seem as though they don’t matter as much BUT slowly you understand that you need the routines of “normality” to make you feel as though the loss is slowly getting bearable. If we are lucky enough we will all understand that one day our memories will one day make us smile and feel loved instead of making us feel empty and sad. Hang in there and I wish that you begin each day smiling.❤ Patty (Southern Festival Girl)
Great to see you again. I also have quit knitting things that I don’t wear. Sometimes I still try things but that is fun and chalk it up to just learning something new. Take care of yourself. ❤
Hey!!! I'm glad you liked your happy mail! So happy that you posted an episode. We know that life happens, and you have things to handle. My dad has been gone a year May 24th but It's my mom's passing almost three years ago that rocked my world. Like you said the only thing that helps is time. It hurts so much because we loved so much. XOXO
She's baaaaaack!! 😘 My favorite s**tshow!! I'm kinda like you, I knit stuff that I just wanna knit, I'm also slightly wool sensitive so I can't wear a lot. 🤷🏻♀️ Luckily I have an amazingly knitworthy BFF. STILL haven't knit socks. 😉
Hey Chevas- with your ribbing going down a needle size is worth trying but you still might get an uneven rib. What I’ve done recently is Combination knitting and that works, really get a very neat even rib. Andrea Mowry has a tutorial but essentially you knit the knits as usual but one the first round with your purls you bring the yarn UNDER the needle instead of above. This twists the stitch so on the next round you purl through back loop. Takes a bit of getting used to but it really works. And on the topic of wearing/not wearing your knits. I’m like you, started knitting with a zillion different colours that look great together in the skein -ended up with crazy colourful garments that O don’t wear. Now I’m looking to my wardrobe seeing what I need , a vest to go under that cardigan, a solid colour dark navy shawl to match a few sweaters. And knitting more Danish designs, more neutrals. It’s working out well, worth doing and I still enjoy the process, looking forward to the FO.
Am I ready?!!! I am sooooooo ready! I was starting to worry about you, you had been silent for so long. Wanted to check on you on Instagram, but didn't want to pressure you to record something. Never pressure from here, but I do love to see your face come across my RUclips. You make my day, gurrrrl. And even in your gray days, remember that there are a lot of us out here who love you to pieces, even if we've never met IRL. Maybe that will brighten the skies just a bit.
So excited to see you again. As others have already stated, we love you, missed you, and in no way would we put any pressure on any of you wonderful podcasters out there. You guys do amazing work for us to enjoy. And we all can't state it enough or in good enough words the sympathy and empathy we feel for the loss of your dad and others.❤ On your thoughts regarding making things you don't wear, etc, I think and behave the exact same way. I try to wear all the things I have crocheted, and mostly I do, and I try to keep my collections of yarn and other fibre crafts and tools, down to a minimum. I support local makers and producers for the most part. Have tried other yarn crafts, including picking up knitting again, but it all comes back to my passion for crochet. I am also trying to make something for each of my nieces and nephews as legacy pieces as I did not have any children. And I want them to remember me😂. I think there are worse things we could spend our money on, and why do we feel guilty for enjoying what brings us mental health peace and joy! We women are so good and feeling guilty. Anyway, I always love you Chevas for speaking out loud about things that I, too, have bouncing around in my brain all the time. You are the best, make us smile, and bring us joy. We support you from far and wide in your struggles as we have experienced similar things. We deeply thank you for your public presence, honesty, and hardwork!❤❤❤
Great to have you back Chevas. I didn't miss you too much, cause I recently bought myself some Moxy Lollys so been watching roller skating vids and guess who popped up in one! :-). Yep, we get knocked down, we absorb, we get up and learn how to keep going xxx
Love seeing you again. I'm sad I missed you and Michael at Yarn Con. As always it was a great time and I bought yarn. Here in Milwaukee Wisconsin, we have rummage sales that start on Wednesdays.
Hi Chevas! So great to see you. Glad you’re starting to feel better. I recently had the same conversation with myself about making things that I will actually wear! Like you said we grow and our ideas of what we what to make and wear changes as well. I live in a very hot region and have decided to no longer knit pullover sweaters. I discovered that I prefer wraps instead of triangle shawls.
So lovely to hear from you darling girl. My mommy passed away in October last year and I’m still in the year of firsts. I totally get where you’re at mentally. I have good and bad days and everything in between. And it will side swipe you out of nowhere. Just keep on trucking through. ❤❤ P.s We call it a “car boot sale” in the UK as you drive your stuff there and sell it from the back of your car usually on a wallpaper pasting table 😂
Aww….sorry to hear about your mom. We are members of a club. We don’t wanna be members of. You are not the first to bring up the boot, how interesting !
First of all, you NEVER owe us an explanation! Secondly, the shit show is a treat wherever it pops up, third, SOO happy to see your fabulous face. Love ya!!
Here in Colorado we use a mix of words for a Garage Sale ( my hubby calls them all Garbage Sales 🤦🏼♀️ ) Yard Sale, Moving Sales. We have got several nice things at moving Sales , Have fun & drink plenty of water. Stay Blessed!!!
I end up giving away most everything I make so this summer, I decided to make sure I was making smaller items that I will actually wear and use. I have not knit much this summer but crocheted instead and my thumbs are feeling it. Sometimes it does make me cringe the amount of money I spent on specific skeins of yarn so I’m trying not to do that anymore. And use up what I have with the occasional purchase as there’s nothing like getting mail that has yarn packed inside. 😊❤️
❤ Big Hugs 🫂 Depression is real and it’s great that you are so aware of your emotions and feelings and what works for you! I too have just climbed up from deep depression so Thank You for being so up front about your own. I feel your podcast is viewed by many more of us that suffer through than you might know but your transparency with your journey has/will touch many more hearts than you realize. Keep growing your passion for knitting what you will wear! I too have decided this is my focus. Love your podcast!
Great to see you. Sending all the virtual hugs for the darker stuff and hoping that all went well for your Dad's memorial. Hope the garage sale wasn't horrendous. Take very good care xx
I was just thinking about you last weekend and had to look to see when you’d last posted. My thoughts are with you. Losing someone isn’t easy and even when you think you’ve accepted it, it can hit you hard unexpectedly. Hugs and stuff.
That map explains why my Granny (from Kentucky) would always say about garage sales in Ohio (where we lived), "why do they call it a garage sale if they put all the stuff in the yard!?" 🤣
Missed you, Darlin’. I hear you. I’m in that place atm, so completely understand. Happy that you’re back! 🦋 I love your tissue holder and the tags for your projects! 💜💜
Thank you so much Chevas!!! So good to see you again🤗🤗 I’d love to spend a day in your company! We have to make that happen some time😊 Christina is one of my very good friends and I’m thrilled you like her amazing pattern. Take care! Sending you lots of hugs❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You certainly do not owe an apology. Things happen to famous people like you, just like the rest of us. Your vlog is a joy as well as food for thought, no matter when it appears. I feel like RUclips pressures y'all to keep to a schedule, but we are all aware you have a real life filled with family, travel, job, etc. Just do this because you like to do it,not because you owe us anything. Good luck.
Oh stars, I’m far from famous🙈 I just feel bad disappearing without notice. So therefore, I wanna be honest that if it happens in the future, something’s probably up.😉
I was just thinking about you the other day and I knew as you say, life happens. Well just know I have missed you and I hope all good things for you! Love from Idaho, Sallyfromidaho on Ravelry
Always a good day to see your beautiful face! You never have to explain anything. Life happens and you should do the things that make you happy and take time to recharge when you need too 🖤 I loved hearing how you are reflecting on your knitting lately (Knitical Thinking! 😂). It is important to refocus sometimes on what you do wear/use and what projects/colours were not working for you as life changes. Also, a good brain space to be in for a home edit pre-garage sale! Hope it well and was therapeutic to have a ‘lighter home’ in the end. Less things gives more time for knitting! Keep taking care of yourself you gorgeous human! 😁
Welcome back! Your voyager is so fabulous! I have had the same thought as you about wearable pieces and am focusing on that this year as well. Too bad, I am getting bored with the things I would wear as more “staples”. I started thinking about project vs process knitters. I have always thought of myself as a project knitter but now realize I need some process items going too in order to stay interested! Project to me now is focused on what I want for my wardrobe and could see using regularly. Big decision for ,e now is do I gift or donate the items I don’t use or wear.
I'm just getting to watch your video today, I truly needed it today. I had to have 2 teeth extracted this morning, which was very emotional for me, I've tried to take care of my teeth , finding out I had to get them removed was hard for me.
Oh man!!! I’m sorry, I feel the same about my teeth🥺 glad to shed some light in a dark time….they say the universe brings us what we need when we need it💜
Dan's package aside... Is he sporting a new beard? Although I have lived in MD for 30 years, I was born and raised in MA and I still call them Tag sales. Neighborhood Ice cream trucks are Ding Dong Carts and subs will always be grinders, lol. It was so good to see you today. I have attempted the Heirloom quilt twice but I'm just not wrapping my head around doing color work flat. I'm not giving up, just waiting until the frustration passes, lol. Your Voyage cardigan looks amazing.
I feel you- two years ago this month my husband died from pancreatic cancer and every day I miss him, and every day I work on converting the pain to joy. Knitting became my therapy. I might only wear the sweater once or twice a year, but knitting that sweater got me through that dark time. Thank you so much for being honest.
Awww, I’m sorry about the loss of your hubby😔 the waves of grief are rough bc they come out of no where!
I lost my mom to Pancreatic five years ago, and it is waves of grief throughout the years. Hugs to you! I'm so sorry for your loss. - Kimberly
Those of us who have lost someone we love like you did your dad, know! My heart goes out to you…❤ I jumped all over the notification that your video posted. Thanks for coming back!
You don't owe us an explanation at all! Just know that you bring light to my day and it was a really nice surprise to logon and see you posted! THANK YOU for sharing so much of yourself with us, we all love you!
Hugs to you. Thank you for sharing. Life has its curveballs and even if it’s not a surprise, it hits you hard. My heart is with you. One day at a time. Hope to see you soon. 💜
I LOVED seeing you and ALL YOUR STUFF! Grief is such a weird thing…honor it and allow yourself the space to feel all the feels. Happy to have you back!
I’ve missed your face!!! And the joy you bring. ❤the blues and grief are rough and bubble up at any time. One day at a time, as you say. We love ya and missed ya.
Donna here, it is ALWAYS a treat to see you! You are my favorite knitter. I lost my son to stomach cancer and a month and ten days later I lost my mom to lung cancer. That was 6 years ago and I still can't listen to certain songs I get mad every spring and don't want to talk to anyone. I picked up learning to knit bc my mom had needles and yarn in a basket when I came to her house that she left me. It helped that I had something to concentrate on other than the sorrow around me. Thank you for talking about this subject.
Oh, my, that’s so much in such a short period of time😞 I try to think of it as there have been many before us that get through and we will too….. not that that helps the hurt any.
I find knitting/crochet to be soothing to the soul, and don’t know what I would do without it 💜
No apologies necessary for not posting in awhile. I am just glad to see you when I can and life needs to come first.
So happy to see you back! Understand about the darkness. You look great and Dan is a hoot. Thanks for getting back into it - you are one of my faves.
You're amazing. I always appreciate the honest chats, creativity and laughs. Your dad's memorial seemed perfect but I think those do trigger all the feels and memories you miss. Many hugs. I thought your husband's input was so funny and loved the two of you chatting. Stay well, and all the best, Kimberly
You had me at that Royal Quilting block! I want to knit an afghan out of that pattern, nothing else! And yay, it's a free pattern. And I'm so happy you're back. My parents died in 2002 and 2009 and the grief comes and goes. I wish you lots of comfort in your memories of your dad.
Chevy! That fan! And the sound it makes! ❤
You are an amazing person Chevas, I love you, and I’m glad you are doing better and that you are back 👏❤️
Thank you for this cast. You think like me and deliver your sentences like me. But I am much older but love this!
Oh, Chevas! So much love to you. I’m sorry you’ve been struggling with the big D lately. And the grief. It’s hard and yes, time is the only thing that helps. I understand and I see you. ❤❤❤
It's been well worth waiting for a post, you are just as entertaining as ever. I am looking forward to seeing your cardigan when it's finished. Sending you lots of love. 😊
Just love you, Chevy. I laugh so hard at your antics and appreciate your honesty! Grief is hard and depression sucks- glad you hung in and crawled on out the other side. I know it’s not easy. Good luck with the garage sale-I hate them too, but always good to clean out the %#}}% a bit. Your colourwork sweater is the bomb-I look forward to seeing how it turns out. Cheers!
So good to see you Chevas! 🧡It's just like you said - always a treat to have you around. I hope you're doing good right now and that there's more light ahead 😘See you when you're ready - take good care and have a wonderful rest of the summer!
So good to see you. You are not alone. We are all here for you and have our hands reaching out to you for hugs and support. It truly is one day at a time. Love and support of family and friends ( along with a good mental health provider) gets us thru life. Supporting you from Michigan 🧶💕
Oh and 1 more thing, you do not ever have to apologize to us viewers! You take care of you ! ( and each other ) ❤
Wish you could have heard the excitement when I saw your video posted!! So very sorry to know you have been blue; that kind of loss is beyond hard. Very happy to hear you are getting back to feeling like yourself again! We have all missed you!!
I love watching you, does not matter how long between podcasts, never stop lol
I am happy to watch you whenever you post an episode. I prefer you take time for yourself.
I love the yarn ring. 😁
I did the same thing! I saw her episode and immediately went to Ravelry and put it in my cue. I can't wait to try it out and to see yours. It will be a while before I get to mine because I have things i promised the grandbabies that I have to get done first. Great seeing you again. Just come to us when you can. We'll be here.
I don’t always comment but I watch every video. I really related to this one in particular. Thanks for being here and reminding us you’re a whole person with ups and downs. We always say, no rain, no rainbows. And funny, I also got a graffiti chip sack! Too cool! ❤❤❤
No rain, no rainbows…. I love it.
I have missed you so much 😢 I’m glad you’re okay and just busy. You always as us show us such cool stuff. Have a great tie in all your endeavors. Please try to come back to us more often, you are missed. Love your shit show. Take care 🥰❤️
Knitting has been on a back burner for me as well for a few months. Just life & stuff, and I feel like i need to be more intentional about making time for it… thanks for sharing ♥️ Sometimes the BS gets us down no matter how hard we try to overcome & I forget how much something small like that can lift us up.
Exactly! Tetris and Mario in the early nineties !
I've watched your podcasts but never commented before but I'm glad you are doing better. Sometimes life gives us good and sometimes bad. Just know I appreciate your creative info !
So good to see you again! Don’t ever feel sorry for needing time away. Your Voyage sweater has totally inspired me. I’m going to make one with all of my sock leftovers!
Yay!!! Tag me so I can see it 😁
Good to see you back again! Grief, sadness, the blues... they're all such powerful things... I'm glad you're coming out on the other side. For your colorwork sweater, you could unpick the ribbing at the bottom and knit that longer (in the opposite direction). Just a suggestion... colorwork can be so challenging sometimes!
Good to see you again! I’m happy you are back and glad you are doing well. We all have those moments when we need to regroup….so to speak. Big uncomfortable hugs 🤗❤️🧶
Hi Sweetie, Thank you, I was gonna start calling the hospitals! ❤ you.
I was just thinking the other day it had been awhile since you had popped up. It's always a good time hanging out with you. Looking forward to the next time. Take care of you.
Glad to hear you're feeling better. Since I learned to knit, I have been selective about what I make. That probably stems from my frugal upbringing...if I won't use something, I refuse to spend hard-earned money on it. I have heard so many people say they don't wear their makes and that doesn't sense to me. I spend too much money and time to not use/wear them.
It was so good to see you Chevas!! You got to take care of yourself, it's very understandable!!
Missed you. I chuckle through your entire podcast. The sh*t show makes me happy. Hope you survived the garage sale, and you're right ,in NJ we call it a yard sale.
Awe! It's so good to see you. I hope you're finding jot as hard as it is. I l9ve seeing your projects, new goodies and what you're up to. ❤
Love you Chevy , take all the time you need.
Hey Girlfriend! 👋 Dan's rockin' the Grizzly Adams look for sure 🧔 Tetris is my jam too. (Husband loved Duck Hunt...go figure) Took me FORever to beat the game (like years) but it happened. ❤
Hurray for the sh*t show 🎉🤩 You’ve been sooo missed! ❤
OMGOSH, I've been waiting and watching every few days !! I got so excited when I seen you pop up ! I've been crocheting since I was 11 or 12. You're the reason I'm knitting now !! Your amber shore shawl push me to finally start knitting. When I seen yours, I wanted it so bad ! It's so beautiful ! I love the colors and everything ! I've got the pattern now but I haven't leaned brioche yet but I will. So happy to see you again ! And I'm glad you are feeling better ! I've been having alot of life problems to, so I haven't put up a video about as long as you, but seeing you kind of got me excited to get back on my knitting projects ! I'll be looking forward to seeing you again soon !!
I've been gone for a Hot Min! But so great seeing your face and catching up on allllll the things! Much love. :) Mel
So glad you feel like you are heading in the right direction but I dont think you need to apologize for feeling a family loss from your world. It is a truth that significant loss puts our world out of sequence. It makes all routines seem as though they don’t matter as much BUT slowly you understand that you need the routines of “normality” to make you feel as though the loss is slowly getting bearable. If we are lucky enough we will all understand that one day our memories will one day make us smile and feel loved instead of making us feel empty and sad. Hang in there and I wish that you begin each day smiling.❤
Patty (Southern Festival Girl)
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Great to see you again. I also have quit knitting things that I don’t wear. Sometimes I still try things but that is fun and chalk it up to just learning something new. Take care of yourself. ❤
Hey!!! I'm glad you liked your happy mail! So happy that you posted an episode. We know that life happens, and you have things to handle. My dad has been gone a year May 24th but It's my mom's passing almost three years ago that rocked my world. Like you said the only thing that helps is time. It hurts so much because we loved so much. XOXO
Awww…..sorry for you losses😞
She's baaaaaack!! 😘
My favorite s**tshow!!
I'm kinda like you, I knit stuff that I just wanna knit, I'm also slightly wool sensitive so I can't wear a lot. 🤷🏻♀️
Luckily I have an amazingly knitworthy BFF.
STILL haven't knit socks. 😉
Hey Chevas- with your ribbing going down a needle size is worth trying but you still might get an uneven rib. What I’ve done recently is Combination knitting and that works, really get a very neat even rib. Andrea Mowry has a tutorial but essentially you knit the knits as usual but one the first round with your purls you bring the yarn UNDER the needle instead of above. This twists the stitch so on the next round you purl through back loop. Takes a bit of getting used to but it really works.
And on the topic of wearing/not wearing your knits. I’m like you, started knitting with a zillion different colours that look great together in the skein -ended up with crazy colourful garments that O don’t wear. Now I’m looking to my wardrobe seeing what I need , a vest to go under that cardigan, a solid colour dark navy shawl to match a few sweaters. And knitting more Danish designs, more neutrals. It’s working out well, worth doing and I still enjoy the process, looking forward to the FO.
Ooh!!! I want to look up that ribbing technique for sure. Thanks for the suggestion.😁
There are process knitters and product knitters! I, too, am a process knitter…. I don’t knit because I know I will wear items. I just love to knit!
Am I ready?!!! I am sooooooo ready! I was starting to worry about you, you had been silent for so long. Wanted to check on you on Instagram, but didn't want to pressure you to record something. Never pressure from here, but I do love to see your face come across my RUclips. You make my day, gurrrrl. And even in your gray days, remember that there are a lot of us out here who love you to pieces, even if we've never met IRL. Maybe that will brighten the skies just a bit.
I'm so sorry you were feeling so down. Sending big hugs and love to you.
Across the pond they call it a boot sale (they call the trunk of their call a boot). I love a good garage sale.
So excited to see you again. As others have already stated, we love you, missed you, and in no way would we put any pressure on any of you wonderful podcasters out there. You guys do amazing work for us to enjoy.
And we all can't state it enough or in good enough words the sympathy and empathy we feel for the loss of your dad and others.❤
On your thoughts regarding making things you don't wear, etc, I think and behave the exact same way. I try to wear all the things I have crocheted, and mostly I do, and I try to keep my collections of yarn and other fibre crafts and tools, down to a minimum. I support local makers and producers for the most part. Have tried other yarn crafts, including picking up knitting again, but it all comes back to my passion for crochet. I am also trying to make something for each of my nieces and nephews as legacy pieces as I did not have any children. And I want them to remember me😂.
I think there are worse things we could spend our money on, and why do we feel guilty for enjoying what brings us mental health peace and joy! We women are so good and feeling guilty.
Anyway, I always love you Chevas for speaking out loud about things that I, too, have bouncing around in my brain all the time.
You are the best, make us smile, and bring us joy. We support you from far and wide in your struggles as we have experienced similar things. We deeply thank you for your public presence, honesty, and hardwork!❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your thoughtful words💜
I also think about legacy pieces a lot. I hope that’s how Kole will feel about his monsters. 💜💜💜
Great to have you back Chevas. I didn't miss you too much, cause I recently bought myself some Moxy Lollys so been watching roller skating vids and guess who popped up in one! :-). Yep, we get knocked down, we absorb, we get up and learn how to keep going xxx
Yay!!!!! Hope you are having so much fun🤘
Love seeing you again. I'm sad I missed you and Michael at Yarn Con. As always it was a great time and I bought yarn. Here in Milwaukee Wisconsin, we have rummage sales that start on Wednesdays.
Hi Chevas! So great to see you. Glad you’re starting to feel better. I recently had the same conversation with myself about making things that I will actually wear! Like you said we grow and our ideas of what we what to make and wear changes as well. I live in a very hot region and have decided to no longer knit pullover sweaters. I discovered that I prefer wraps instead of triangle shawls.
So lovely to hear from you darling girl. My mommy passed away in October last year and I’m still in the year of firsts. I totally get where you’re at mentally. I have good and bad days and everything in between. And it will side swipe you out of nowhere. Just keep on trucking through. ❤❤
P.s We call it a “car boot sale” in the UK as you drive your stuff there and sell it from the back of your car usually on a wallpaper pasting table 😂
Aww….sorry to hear about your mom. We are members of a club. We don’t wanna be members of.
You are not the first to bring up the boot, how interesting !
Glad to see you! Big hugs. Marie Pickard
With you on intarsia: they can have it, I don’t want it. And totally care about the talk about walking/running along streets.
First of all, you NEVER owe us an explanation! Secondly, the shit show is a treat wherever it pops up, third, SOO happy to see your fabulous face. Love ya!!
Here in Colorado we use a mix of words for a Garage Sale ( my hubby calls them all Garbage Sales 🤦🏼♀️ ) Yard Sale, Moving Sales. We have got several nice things at moving Sales , Have fun & drink plenty of water. Stay Blessed!!!
Yes, we have all those names as well. You always know an estate sale has a high probability of having good stuff, garbage sale, lol.
I end up giving away most everything I make so this summer, I decided to make sure I was making smaller items that I will actually wear and use. I have not knit much this summer but crocheted instead and my thumbs are feeling it. Sometimes it does make me cringe the amount of money I spent on specific skeins of yarn so I’m trying not to do that anymore. And use up what I have with the occasional purchase as there’s nothing like getting mail that has yarn packed inside. 😊❤️
This is the perfect way to end a Friday!
❤ Big Hugs 🫂 Depression is real and it’s great that you are so aware of your emotions and feelings and what works for you! I too have just climbed up from deep depression so Thank You for being so up front about your own. I feel your podcast is viewed by many more of us that suffer through than you might know but your transparency with your journey has/will touch many more hearts than you realize.
Keep growing your passion for knitting what you will wear! I too have decided this is my focus. Love your podcast!
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Great to see you. Sending all the virtual hugs for the darker stuff and hoping that all went well for your Dad's memorial. Hope the garage sale wasn't horrendous. Take very good care xx
It could’ve been worse😏😝 not rushing to have another for sure
Ohhhhhh, how I've missed you❤. Welcome back!
I was just thinking about you last weekend and had to look to see when you’d last posted. My thoughts are with you. Losing someone isn’t easy and even when you think you’ve accepted it, it can hit you hard unexpectedly. Hugs and stuff.
So good to see you again. I can’t wait to see your Voyage cardigan. 😊
That map explains why my Granny (from Kentucky) would always say about garage sales in Ohio (where we lived), "why do they call it a garage sale if they put all the stuff in the yard!?" 🤣
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Missed you, Darlin’. I hear you. I’m in that place atm, so completely understand. Happy that you’re back! 🦋 I love your tissue holder and the tags for your projects! 💜💜
Awww sorry to hear your in a funk too. We are riding these waves together 🌊
Thank you so much Chevas!!! So good to see you again🤗🤗 I’d love to spend a day in your company! We have to make that happen some time😊 Christina is one of my very good friends and I’m thrilled you like her amazing pattern. Take care! Sending you lots of hugs❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We do want Dan too be safe.
This is funny, I am actually working on those socks right now. Glad you are doing better
Giiiirrrrl, you've been missed!
Love the Voyager cardigan!!
So happy to see you! Hope you continue to feel better. 😊
You certainly do not owe an apology. Things happen to famous people like you, just like the rest of us. Your vlog is a joy as well as food for thought, no matter when it appears. I feel like RUclips pressures y'all to keep to a schedule, but we are all aware you have a real life filled with family, travel, job, etc. Just do this because you like to do it,not because you owe us anything. Good luck.
Oh stars, I’m far from famous🙈 I just feel bad disappearing without notice. So therefore, I wanna be honest that if it happens in the future, something’s probably up.😉
I was just thinking about you the other day and I knew as you say, life happens. Well just know I have missed you and I hope all good things for you! Love from Idaho, Sallyfromidaho on Ravelry
chevas! hi! hey dan! hey ditto!
And in England they are boot sales! Cause they have them and sell out of the car boot!!!
great to see you , look after yourself
I love your colorwork sweater body. I would make and wear that!
So nice to see you back!
Always a good day to see your beautiful face! You never have to explain anything. Life happens and you should do the things that make you happy and take time to recharge when you need too 🖤 I loved hearing how you are reflecting on your knitting lately (Knitical Thinking! 😂). It is important to refocus sometimes on what you do wear/use and what projects/colours were not working for you as life changes. Also, a good brain space to be in for a home edit pre-garage sale! Hope it well and was therapeutic to have a ‘lighter home’ in the end. Less things gives more time for knitting! Keep taking care of yourself you gorgeous human! 😁
Knitical thinking! That is brilliant😝
So glad to see you.missed you
💯 on the intargia! I too have considered duplicate stitching lol!😂
Yay!!! ❤ welcome back ❤
Welcome back! Your voyager is so fabulous! I have had the same thought as you about wearable pieces and am focusing on that this year as well. Too bad, I am getting bored with the things I would wear as more “staples”. I started thinking about project vs process knitters. I have always thought of myself as a project knitter but now realize I need some process items going too in order to stay interested! Project to me now is focused on what I want for my wardrobe and could see using regularly. Big decision for ,e now is do I gift or donate the items I don’t use or wear.
Yes!! I like knitting the things I’m not wearing 😖
Glad to see you again!
I send you a big big hug 🤗
Luv ya girl! Sending hugs! 🥰🥰🥰
I'm with you, I hate hosting garage sales, don't really like going to them either, I'm not a haggler.
Glad to see you back. I was hoping to run into you at Yarncon. Maybe next year.
I'm READY!
Blessing to you
So good to see you. ❤
I'm just getting to watch your video today, I truly needed it today. I had to have 2 teeth extracted this morning, which was very emotional for me, I've tried to take care of my teeth , finding out I had to get them removed was hard for me.
Oh man!!! I’m sorry, I feel the same about my teeth🥺 glad to shed some light in a dark time….they say the universe brings us what we need when we need it💜
Love you so very much!!!
Dan's package aside... Is he sporting a new beard? Although I have lived in MD for 30 years, I was born and raised in MA and I still call them Tag sales. Neighborhood Ice cream trucks are Ding Dong Carts and subs will always be grinders, lol. It was so good to see you today. I have attempted the Heirloom quilt twice but I'm just not wrapping my head around doing color work flat. I'm not giving up, just waiting until the frustration passes, lol. Your Voyage cardigan looks amazing.
He had a beard in that video but has since shaved it😏
Ding Dong Carts!!! I love that!
YES!!! I MISSED YOU!