What a lovely woman, Deborah Newton. Thanks for another great interview, Andrea. I really appreciated that you provided her the space to speak and to answer your questions in a relaxed manner, and that you are so present during the interview. Have a wonderful Christmas!
I started following your RUclips site late its 2022 and I now watching this after our New Year, so much I could say but first this site is amazing and tragic I was shocked to hear that you lost Andrew I don't know how you can go on......but I am glad you have♥. You now have your gorgeous daughter with you and that is a blessing. Andrea your interviews are brilliant and I have learn so much, more then I ever thought possible. I am just learning how to knit I am more of a natural crocheter but I am going to try to knit continental and see how that works for me. ♥♥ from Alberta Canada!!!
I am so glad to be able to re-watch your episodes. I am learning again so much more, and what has been "overlooked" the first time round is now super important. I love this interview and the most invaluable tips from Deborah Newton.
Oh my, Andrea and Andrew, you give us so much to love about Fruity Knitting but today, my heart sang listening to Andrea perform Over the Rainbow. It was absolutely beautiful. Thank you. Have a Merry christmas and many happy hikes.
Your daughter was so sweet to think of getting shots of her in your gifts. Have a grand vacation. I just loved your voice Andrea. Your voice brought tears to my eyes.
You have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and I'm totally gushing over the sweater you are wearing. I can't wait to be skilled enough to knit that sweater. Fantastic podcast!!! Thank you. You inspire me.
Oh I'm so envious of your family knitting on Andrew's jacket! Both my Grand-mere and my Mom were good knitters and they so sadly are no longer here, so i am on my own..lovely podcast...hugs, Julierose
I really appreciate your complete aim at ‘fitting’ pieces you [Annnnnndrea, of course] construct, and that it is a persistent commonality in your approach. This episode must have been your personal Nirvana to orchestrate!
Wow, Andrea and Andrew, for a very interesting podcast. Seeing what you did to make your sweater work was amazing. When I've done a patterned area, such as the roses, I've used a combination of fair isle technique and intarsia. The interview with Deborah Newton is really interesting. I've just seen Kristy Glass's podcasts about Block Island and the yarn business there so I'm very interesting in checking out their retreats and seeing if it is possible to attend Deborah's! Again, thanks for your podcasts!
Hi Pati. If you've got the chance to attend a workshop with Deborah Newton then we would really recommend taking it. She carries a wealth of knowledge and is a skilled and generous teacher, so it will be a great experience. Cheers, A + A.
Hi Briana. Deb has so much knowledge and is so generous in sharing it with others. She is helping Andrea put together the design of the Hiking Jacket which is so nice. Thanks for watching. Andrew.
Loved the interview with Deborah Newton! Speaks very well to our thoughts on Sweater Knitting in my last episode. Your Blossom sweater turned out perfectly, love your modifications.
Thank you for this lovely episode. I really liked the interview and your description of the best teacher being one that feels fullfilment and just wants to give of his/her knowledge to the student. Also, I really loved your blossoms and how you turned it into a perfectly fitting garment (I must admit I didn't like it at all in the original pictures., but now I want it too...)
I follow your podcasts already for some time, since the enterview with Nancy Marchant. I start, recently, to watch from the beginnig and following in sequence. Your voice is lovely. Your Marie Wallin's Blossom garment is really wonderful and much nicer then the original, I must say.
Nice to hear about the family knitting business! It sounds very like my grand-mother's little sewing business where the eldest daughter did much of the design, other older daughters did much of the pressing and sewing, and the younger ones did buttons and button holes.
Knit the first row on the collar when you change the colour, then do your rib, that way you wont se the " purl bump". ( I know the sweater is long finished, but i just started watching you podcast), love every episode so far.
Love, love, love the way Andrea fits her jumpers. Always think that if a jumper doesn't flatter the model's midriff in the pattern photo, what chance do we have of avoiding looking like a sack o' spuds done up in expensive yarn?
Great ideas and workmanship on the roses and the puckering problem! Well done! I'm not that accomplished that far and intarsia seems far beyond me. I'd think in duplicate stitch and embroidery. To each his own till there is greater experience. I'm tucking away this new knowledge, thank you! On yoke sweaters I have a larger bust and always have trouble with them lying flat and tend to roll up forming a ridge between the bottom of the yoke and the neck. You can pull it down and stand and it looks right but you get moving about and it moves up to form that ridge. Do the decreases help alleviate that? I've heard raglan shaping would help but I'm wondering if you can address that?
Andrea, I was interested to observe the challenge you had with the longer floats across your small roses. Since you have taught us how to catch floats in fair isle (not going more than a couple of stitches without catching them), I am curious as to why you didn’t apply the same technique here in your intarsia. When I was taught intarsia, that was what I was told to do. Taking it one step further, I was also taught to “carry colors” sort of fair isle style, so that they would be where I needed them when I came back on the next row. I found that “looking ahead to the next row” was quite a headache, and I have not been a fan of intarsia....I think this is why Marie Wallin rated her Blossom sweater as difficult.
You solved the intarsia problem very cleverly. Another solution, admittedly non-knitting, would be to do the entire yoke in the base colour and embroider the flowers either in duplicate stitch, or (better I think) in cross stitch over the base. Whatever you do, you would of course have to deal with tucking in the ends, but I think cross stitch would leave you the least ends to bother with. Needless to say, you’d do the cuffs and waist band in cross stitch as well!
Hi Andrea- love your cardigan just wondering why the colour looks different from the picture displayed. Did you change the colours? For example your flowers look more red /pink than the picture where they look more mauvy purple.
If you would like to change colors in the collar and avoid the opposite color purl bumps, just knit a complete row in the new color. It won't be noticeable in the finished rib ;)
I actually like your version of the sweater better. I think it looks much more flattering without the larger grey field right below the neckline. I also like your shade of green a lot better. Very beautifully knitted. I think I would try to knit the whole sweater without the roses and later on just embroider them onto the finished garment. I love to embroider :-) P.S. Your daughters swaeter looks adorable. It does look very big. I think it would fit myself right now, lol. I weigh about 53 Kilos and I am 160cm tall. So I can ofter wear childrens size clothing, haha. It is an advantage sometimes.
I think the higher yoke is a big improvement; I didn't care for the original picture at all. Interesting to follow troubleshooting process. Sounds like having an engineer around the knitting table is handy ;)
I am not in any way trying to second guess Andrea, but just wondering if duplicate stitching the roses wouldn't have been easier from the get-go - not quicker probably, but easier on just the plain grey background ? Has anyone tried that on such a detailed pattern?
I don’t understand how you changed fron knitting in a round to flat knitting.But am thinking even on the wrong side you were working the pattern still but from the opposite side.
What a lovely woman, Deborah Newton. Thanks for another great interview, Andrea. I really appreciated that you provided her the space to speak and to answer your questions in a relaxed manner, and that you are so present during the interview. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Just recently found this podcast, and this interview with Deborah is SO inspiring and supportive for those of us with finishing anxiety!
I started following your RUclips site late its 2022 and I now watching this after our New Year, so much I could say but first this site is amazing and tragic I was shocked to hear that you lost Andrew I don't know how you can go on......but I am glad you have♥. You now have your gorgeous daughter with you and that is a blessing. Andrea your interviews are brilliant and I have learn so much, more then I ever thought possible. I am just learning how to knit I am more of a natural crocheter but I am going to try to knit continental and see how that works for me. ♥♥ from Alberta Canada!!!
Just ordered Good Measure book! I'm very excited to learn more about knitting properly. Thank you for introducing it!
I am so glad to be able to re-watch your episodes. I am learning again so much more, and what has been "overlooked" the first time round is now super important. I love this interview and the most invaluable tips from Deborah Newton.
I have never wanted to knit intarsia before watching you explain your process in this video. Thank you Andrea. You've inspired me.
Every episode is better than the last. I so look forward to your program. Thank you for inspiring. ❤️️
Oh my, Andrea and Andrew, you give us so much to love about Fruity Knitting but today, my heart sang listening to Andrea perform Over the Rainbow. It was absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
Have a Merry christmas and many happy hikes.
Thank you Kathryn, that is a lovely compliment. Have a Merry Christmas with your family and friends as well and thanks for watching.
Andrea, that sweater was MADE for you!!
Blossoms jumper turned out wonderful! I enjoyed watching the whole process with your modifications. I think it is very helpful.
I just started watching today's podcast but I have to say, it's lovely to see Andrea wearing the beautiful sweater she's been working on!
Thank you, I am really glad to be finished and to be able to wear it!!
Your daughter was so sweet to think of getting shots of her in your gifts. Have a grand vacation. I just loved your voice Andrea. Your voice brought tears to my eyes.
Madeleine is a very sweet girl, we are terribly proud of her. Thanks for watching and have a lovely Christmas.
You have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and I'm totally gushing over the sweater you are wearing. I can't wait to be skilled enough to knit that sweater. Fantastic podcast!!! Thank you. You inspire me.
Hi Andrea and Andrew you two are fabulous the interviews and knitting tips are great. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I like yours much better! Amazed at you undoing all that work!💚💜💛
Oh I'm so envious of your family knitting on Andrew's jacket! Both my Grand-mere and my Mom were good knitters and they so sadly are no longer here, so i am on my own..lovely podcast...hugs, Julierose
Thanks Julie Rose.
I absolutely love your sweater! It is such a masterpiece!
You have a beautiful voice! Love your podcast!
I really appreciate your complete aim at ‘fitting’ pieces you [Annnnnndrea, of course] construct, and that it is a persistent commonality in your approach. This episode must have been your personal Nirvana to orchestrate!
Wow, Andrea and Andrew, for a very interesting podcast. Seeing what you did to make your sweater work was amazing. When I've done a patterned area, such as the roses, I've used a combination of fair isle technique and intarsia.
The interview with Deborah Newton is really interesting. I've just seen Kristy Glass's podcasts about Block Island and the yarn business there so I'm very interesting in checking out their retreats and seeing if it is possible to attend Deborah's! Again, thanks for your podcasts!
Hi Pati. If you've got the chance to attend a workshop with Deborah Newton then we would really recommend taking it. She carries a wealth of knowledge and is a skilled and generous teacher, so it will be a great experience. Cheers, A + A.
Fruity Knitting! I'm signed up for her workshop at North Lights Fiber in September!
Just starting on this very Sweater by Marie Wallin - your method, Andrea, is solving sooo many problems! Thank you for explaining it in such detail.
Lovely podcast as usual. Lovely voice Andrea. Happy Christmas to you, Andrea and your lovely daughter.
fantastic interview, Ms. Newton is delightful. thank you!!
Hi Briana. Deb has so much knowledge and is so generous in sharing it with others. She is helping Andrea put together the design of the Hiking Jacket which is so nice. Thanks for watching. Andrew.
Thoroughly enjoy your podcast. Your voice is lovely. A nice treat during the podcast.
Loved the interview with Deborah Newton! Speaks very well to our thoughts on Sweater Knitting in my last episode. Your Blossom sweater turned out perfectly, love your modifications.
What a gift your voice is. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Great post! Thank you!!! I truly enjoy your podcast. Your jumper looks so lovely. Enjoy your holiday.
I just ordered both of Deborah Newton's books and am looking forward to learning improving my skills.
What a beautiful voice, Andrea.... I love being part of your sweet and talented family via your podcasts.
Thank you Andrea, l just ordered the book and I’m looking forward to joining the patron. I’ve learned so much in short time.
Thank you for this lovely episode. I really liked the interview and your description of the best teacher being one that feels fullfilment and just wants to give of his/her knowledge to the student. Also, I really loved your blossoms and how you turned it into a perfectly fitting garment (I must admit I didn't like it at all in the original pictures., but now I want it too...)
I follow your podcasts already for some time, since the enterview with Nancy Marchant. I start, recently, to watch from the beginnig and following in sequence. Your voice is lovely. Your Marie Wallin's Blossom garment is really wonderful and much nicer then the original, I must say.
It is wonderful to find out that I have something in common with such an amazing knitter! I too started with the Barbara Walker books!
A real treat... Thank you
Hi, just like to wish you a merry Xmas and happy new year. Thank you for your time and great podcast, enjoy your holiday in Wales. X
Thank you, Jackie. We are having a great time in Wales, and looking forward to a great new year. A + A.
Fantastic progress on the jacket, Andrew. Congrats!! Your sweater Andrea is gorgeous. I'm a new subscriber loving your work. Thanks,
Cone of your best interviews. Great job!
Thanks, Carrie.
Nice to hear about the family knitting business! It sounds very like my grand-mother's little sewing business where the eldest daughter did much of the design, other older daughters did much of the pressing and sewing, and the younger ones did buttons and button holes.
Really like the modifications you made to your Blossom jumper, I prefer it to the original, which I loved at first sight also.
I absolutely love the sweater, Andrea. It is so gorgeous!
Loved the interviews which led me to purchase Finishing School and Good measure!
Your Blossom sweater is breath taking. So inspiring. Happy New Year!
Thanks, Randi. Happy New Year to you too.
Knit the first row on the collar when you change the colour, then do your rib, that way you wont se the " purl bump". ( I know the sweater is long finished, but i just started watching you podcast), love every episode so far.
Those books are going right onto my Christmas List!
Absolutely stunning! Great job, you deserve to brag as much and as loud as you want!!! :)
Such rich content in each video!
Great podcast!
Love, love, love the way Andrea fits her jumpers. Always think that if a jumper doesn't flatter the model's midriff in the pattern photo, what chance do we have of avoiding looking like a sack o' spuds done up in expensive yarn?
Suzanne Bryan has a good video on intarsia in the round. Basically you are combining flat knitting for the motif within the in-the-round item.
Great ideas and workmanship on the roses and the puckering problem! Well done! I'm not that accomplished that far and intarsia seems far beyond me. I'd think in duplicate stitch and embroidery. To each his own till there is greater experience. I'm tucking away this new knowledge, thank you!
On yoke sweaters I have a larger bust and always have trouble with them lying flat and tend to roll up forming a ridge between the bottom of the yoke and the neck. You can pull it down and stand and it looks right but you get moving about and it moves up to form that ridge. Do the decreases help alleviate that? I've heard raglan shaping would help but I'm wondering if you can address that?
Thanks, Lilia. Episode 74 is coming out soon - should be something of interest for you there. A + A.
The Blossom looks fantastic. I think it looks better on you as on the model of the picture in the pattern book.
Thank you, Nicole! That is high praise indeed.
Andrea, I was interested to observe the challenge you had with the longer floats across your small roses. Since you have taught us how to catch floats in fair isle (not going more than a couple of stitches without catching them), I am curious as to why you didn’t apply the same technique here in your intarsia. When I was taught intarsia, that was what I was told to do. Taking it one step further, I was also taught to “carry colors” sort of fair isle style, so that they would be where I needed them when I came back on the next row. I found that “looking ahead to the next row” was quite a headache, and I have not been a fan of intarsia....I think this is why Marie Wallin rated her Blossom sweater as difficult.
You solved the intarsia problem very cleverly. Another solution, admittedly non-knitting, would be to do the entire yoke in the base colour and embroider the flowers either in duplicate stitch, or (better I think) in cross stitch over the base. Whatever you do, you would of course have to deal with tucking in the ends, but I think cross stitch would leave you the least ends to bother with. Needless to say, you’d do the cuffs and waist band in cross stitch as well!
brilliant intarsia technique tips!!!! thank you :-)
GREAT episode! (and thanks for the shout-out)
BTW...is the Good Measure book suitable for male bodies also?
Hi Andrea- love your cardigan just wondering why the colour looks different from the picture displayed. Did you change the colours? For example your flowers look more red /pink than the picture where they look more mauvy purple.
Andrea, your blossom sweater looks beautiful on you. Excellent knitting :)
Thank you!
Another wonderful episode made all the sweeter (sweater😉)with my favourite- Rusalks love song (to the moon) who was singing please? XxX
You'll find the answer in our wonderful program notes: fruityknitting.com/2016/12/13/episode-19-deborah-newton-and-other-great-teachers/
Enjoy!
I love your sweater. Can I buy the pattern?
Andrea, you are singing in Czech! that is so sweet to hear :-)
If you would like to change colors in the collar and avoid the opposite color purl bumps, just knit a complete row in the new color. It won't be noticeable in the finished rib ;)
Yes, thanks for that tip. You are right it would work.
I actually like your version of the sweater better. I think it looks much more flattering without the larger grey field right below the neckline. I also like your shade of green a lot better. Very beautifully knitted. I think I would try to knit the whole sweater without the roses and later on just embroider them onto the finished garment. I love to embroider :-) P.S. Your daughters swaeter looks adorable. It does look very big. I think it would fit myself right now, lol. I weigh about 53 Kilos and I am 160cm tall. So I can ofter wear childrens size clothing, haha. It is an advantage sometimes.
I think the higher yoke is a big improvement; I didn't care for the original picture at all. Interesting to follow troubleshooting process. Sounds like having an engineer around the knitting table is handy ;)
I am not in any way trying to second guess Andrea, but just wondering if duplicate stitching the roses wouldn't have been easier from the get-go - not quicker probably, but easier on just the plain grey background ? Has anyone tried that on such a detailed pattern?
I'm writing this in November 2020, and her book Good Measure, cheapest price, is $90.97!! Hope they republish it.
would love to no how long it takes for andrea to knit her beautiful garments
Hello! I just discovered you folks this evening. You did a lovely job on your sweater - it is so beautiful :o)
Enjoy catching up, Shelly!
I don’t understand how you changed fron knitting in a round to flat knitting.But am thinking even on the wrong side you were working the pattern still but from the opposite side.
I slowed the speed down to .5 for the end music .....ooooooohoohooooooo. Give it a try!
It is beautiful. I think I would just do a duplicate stitch to form embroidery, to avoid distortion and bulk.
Your sweater actually looks far better than the pattern sweater. 😮👍🏼
Love your podcast. Have you looked into doing a PBS series? nofilmschool.com/2015/03/how-get-your-documentary-public-television-pbs
I have to say the Blossom looks far better on you than the model