Constance is one of the most delightful knitters of the world you have presented. I love her zeal for furthering her learning, and I really enjoyed the projects she presented (the reasons for pursuing them, what she learned, etc.). Constance is so inspiring.
I adore Constance and i'm so glad you had her on the podcast. Her outfits are awesome and she suits the styles so well. I've also been following her for ages and look forward to every podcast
I just love your podcasts! They are by far the best to watch! Interesting from beginning to end, beautiful, artful, professional. You both Andrea and Andrew are a joy to watch!!! Thank you very much!!!
Hi guys just found you and now backtracking from pod cast 1-8 and so forth. It will be a great delight to see your progress successes and improved podcasts from then TIL now. I’m an avid advanced crocheted learned from you tube 2016. Since I became a live in full time cared for my parents. Dad died recently now I have mum who’s nearly blind so I’m housebound and you just fill my day with interest and indoor trails around all the interests mum taught me to knit but never did any thing much so now I’m on a mission starting to learn advanced techniques before jumping into expensive wool I have Tudor rose and I’m reading the patterns I love them all. Bless you both and thank you for being here for me as this podcast is a Godsend to someone creative but housebound loving the two of you bantering reminds me of my mum and dad missing him very much. But thankful for the time we had since 2015 when I returned to my roots in Cornwall its a stunning place to live.take care and “””””keep-on-keepin-on””””””
What a wonderful warm hiking jacket! I think your idea of neutral zipper and green inner collar would be stunning...very chic! You both do such beautiful work!
Constance is such an inspiration. Self taught and so accomplished. Love her enthusiasm and joy for knitting. Love the Nightingale!!! It's tempting. Well done!
Seeing the closeups of the yarn during the tutorial on the puffy sleeve cast off, I'm wowed by how gorgeous the yarn is. Who would think "grey" could be so shimmery and alive with colour? Amazing.
"We already have a drone!" Andrew, you crack me up! Thank you for all your hard work and the professionalism of your content. There is not a wasted minute in any of your podcasts. I look forward to every episode and am proud to be a patron.
I discovered your podcast during the holidays and have since binge watched every episode and become a patreon. Thanks for an lovely, inspiring podcast!
I must tell you that the history of crochet that I learned is that it originates with the fisherman. For centuries the fisherman "crocheted" their nets. Eventually they combined the knots closer together to make sweaters, etc. That's what I was taught and it makes the most sense actually since the Portuguese, Filipinos and other fisherman across the world were creating nets with crochet-like knots and hooks in their areas without knowing about the techniques being used in other parts of the world. It sounds as though Janie researched crochet only within the UK, not worldwide.
Andrea, I love your finished sweater! I think a shield is a very apt description, but the design also reminds me of a skeletal rib cage and lung set in a gorgeous, gorgeously artistic way!
thank you very much. i wanted a project that was going to be a challenge so i brought the Jane Crowfoot Bohemian Blooms Crochet Blanket and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to start the Bloomsbury part - thank you you have just showed me how to get this started .... very appreciated. have a great day regards Denise
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation of the design features of the Nightingale, and then for showing us the detail of the puffy sleeve cap bind off and the options for the picot bind off. These details are the kinds of things that scare me off from lovely designs. I feel like I could give this a go now that I have watched you do it!
Love Constance Caddell what an amazing young lady. Enjoyed hearing the history of crochet. I 100% knit but 90% crochet it is wonderful for trim and reinforcing strength.
So fun finding Constance featured! Well done with your crochet. I've crocheted all of my life and for the ends I have found changing directions a few times has worked the best. I work over the end for about six stitches then I sew it back the way it came (making sure to go under a loop to lock it in place first, so not to undo the first bit of the end) for about as many stitches, then I work it down through a couple of stitches, then left or right through a stitch or two and back up through a few, give the work a stretch and clip the end. (Basically forward, back, down, over and up.) Love the crochet work!
I so enjoyed seeing Constance’s designs - she was delightful! Looking forward to following her. Love the idea of a bright contrast zipper - so much more fun. I’d go for an orange - but not a neon orange. Great interview with Jane Crow! After hearing you speak about crochet on the last podcast, I got out my hook and crocheted two baby goat sweaters! So I can jump on that crochet along!
Hi Andrea I have been a crochet lover since I went to Malta when a teenager and watched the local ladies crocheting Aran cardigans on the quayside. I then taught myself from James Walters and Sylvia Cosh's books. I am now retired and would like to say that I would never start on the boring border stuff Janie suggests. It has potential to kill all interest in crochet. Sorry Janie! if I was a learner, a basic granny quare teaches you all you need to know. However you are exceptional in that you are an unusual combination of 'process and product' perfectionist. Most of us could be put off the wonderful free world of crochet by starting in this way. It's a little like playing scales forever before you progress to a song. So glad you are entering the crochet world as there is an enormous amount to still be done in crochet development, more than in knitting.
i just saw this episode recently in 2022, its great as always, lovely to listen to Janie. I like the Mexican/Frida inspired blanket best, but they are all amazing pieces of work. I knew what Janie was talking about regarding crochet and the history of the model of the hyperbolic surface in academia. If your viewers wish for more info the can look for lectures and book and interviews by Daina Taimani, also Martha Wertheim and the coral reefs projects. Personally I was learning the same in beadwork at about the same time, inspired by examples of work by Kate Mckinnon and the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork artists, as well as many other independent artists.
I’m so glad I found your show. What excellent information and interesting artists you present. I crochet and knit but most of my life had little time to do either. Now I am retired I am enjoying both. I usually have one crochet and one knit project on the go at any time. I definitely want the water Lilly pattern, well all of the really. Looking forward to another episode. ❤️
I just love the joyful colours of the 'mystical lanterns blanket' on the wall behind Andrea... It is very tempting indeed 😉... And the pattern is in dutch too...
Eric Joseph I’ve done that one three tines now. It is beautiful. And very well received. Just remember there are a myriad ends to darn in afterwards. Best to do them on the way through.
I LOVE 💕 JANIE CROWFOOT….. AFTER WATCHING HER VIDEOS I BOUGHT ALLLLLLL THE YARN 🧶 TO CROCHET THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER 🌺 BLANKET…. IM VERY NEW AT CROCHET SO IM WORKING MY WAY WITH SMALL PROJECTS BEFORE I START THIS LOVELY BLANKET…. 😊
Great podcast Andrew and Andrea! For the zipper and collar lining; considering its a hiking jacket that will also be able to easily seen, I'd use orange - it is a standard safety colour. Andrew's doing a fantastic job knitting the jacket! For your crocheting of ends into the pattern, this is a fantastic way to hide them! I've never seen this technique done before! Love how you incorporated what you know from knitting into your crochet work. :) Looking forward to seeing your progression with this project! The Sorona jumper would make a lovely cardigan, and I like the idea of the lace cardigan with that lovely halo'd yarn you have to use - and it does appear that keeping your wardrobe more casual is in order, since you and Andrew don't like go out ;)
Finally at 12:09 we get a close enough shot to see the truly amazing colours in the Hebridean 'Pebble Beach' yarn. And it is beautiful - almost iridescent. Want. So much.
I love those two colors together! But now that you mentioned the whole, "looking like you're kindergarten" that's all I can associate with the colors/sweater. Monochromatic is always classic! Your nightingale sweater is GORGEOUS. Thanks for all you do! :-) Lindsay
Andrea, I sometimes watch a US show called Knit and Crochet Now and one of the crochet instructors uses exactly the technique you demonstrated to crochet over a loose end as you go, so I think you are on the right track there.
Miss Andrea, I so see you in the Enna cardigan. I agree that the length could be adjusted to suit one's needs for maximum figure-flattery!! Constance Caddell is a GEM; I hope to see more of her. I will follow her on social media as well. Lastly, I think your crochet ends-wrap method will do the trick...Thanks again for another lovely podcast.
Definitely like the softer green for your cardi the best. Love your POM POM jumper great choice of design and looks beautiful. Good luck with your crochet and thanks for another wonderful video.
Rather than hiding that extra yarn, you can actually use it to incorporate into your live stitch. Use it maybe for half the stitch, then switch over to the working yarn. Do two to three stitches using this method and it will never come undone because it’s incorporated into the actual stitch. Looks great! Keep on crocheting!
I enjoyed Constance's explanation of how she learned to knit...a true librarian in the making....Books! That's how I learned too and I've been thinking that I'd like to return to crochet for a bit as most of my knitting has been on fingering/sock yarn. I want to use DK+! Perfect timing for me with this podcast. What about a "dishcloth" sample blanket for your KAL. It would be a great way to practice lots of techniques.
Your method to incorporate ends is fine. I have been crocheting a long time and use something similar . Crocheting goes a lot faster than knitting but uses more yarn . But it is an important technique to know and use in a variety of ways. It is more sculptural so is great for making things without seams. I find it more versatile than knitting but anything that is knit can be made with crochet by using similar stitches. The exception is socks. Learning to make socks was my reason to learn to knit . One of the real benefits of crochet is that like weaving it produces a stable fabric so is not affected by memory or lack of it . So crochet is great to use for other natural fibers @ 100% and will not stretch out like it will with knitting. So mohair, alpaca, angora etc makes up well with crochet especially for small products .
Welcome to crocheting. I love the way you weaved in your ends as carried the yarn on top. I've never been a fan of just carrying the end of yarn on top because I never want to risk the yarn wiggling out in the future. . Well done yarny sister.
Loved this program! Jane Crow is a very inspiring crocheter...I have two of her blankets in my crochet To Do list! As far as the blue vest question goes.... I agree with the post that suggests using your lovely green yarn for inside the collar and then having Andrew do an i-cord bind off down the front edges where the zipper will go. You could either seek out a perfectly matched zipper or use a more neutral one to get the finished look. As far as your next cardi goes....the design that uses the “frost flowers lace” would look wonderful with a yarn having a bit of “halo”.
GREAT tutorial also seeing your yarn up close wow it is pretty. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! First thing I thought was a shield when I saw your sweater. I am knitting my first cardigan.
Oh my! 1) Your cabled sweater is fabulous and the sleeves are so pretty. What an interesting technique for gathering. 2) the jacket Andrew is knitting is going to be great for you. Use the green.💚 3) loved the interview with Constance and will be finding her podcast, and 4) I was not excited about hearing about crochet and ended up loving it. Would love to meet Janie Crowfoot, too! Thanks for an inspiring episode. Patty
Love Janie Crow’s designs. My first crochet project was Frieda’s Flowers. Just love the colours and with the CAL - it is such a great way of learning. I also learnt a lot about Frida Kahlo the artist. Sophie’s choice was another project by South African designer Dedri Uys. Tutorials were given by Esther of It’s all in a Nutshell. These are amazing tutorials where she shows how she works in her ends as she goes. Love your sweater you have just finished Andrea. There is so much to learn with knitting and crochet - it is a very exciting world to be a part of.
The Kate Spade eyeglass case colors: I made granddaughters' dresses in that scheme. I called it "Wisconsin, USA, Summer." It is the sky and the grasses. Love it! Enjoyed Constance!
Agree that zip should not be gold. Like that green yarn, especially if you can match the zip to that green yarn. Wow!! Your newest sweater looks great! You make the most scrumptious sweaters. This one very flattering, too. Now I'm anxious to see the rest of the show! Thank you both!
Single crochet in the US. I think your weaving technique is good- reminds me of your weaving knit ends. I used to just crochet over some ends and invisibly weave in others. IMO all knitters should know how to crochet. It makes some things much easier. Can't crochet much anymore, but I loved it. I knit more now.
I'm an avid crocheter as well as a fanatic knitter so I may join in with the CAL. and I love Janie's blankets, but I also have some interesting crochet sweaters in my Ravelry queue.....hmmmmm.... For your hiking jacket, I vote for a blue zipper with silver "teeth". It's a stunning design and Andrew's done a fabulous job on it. It's so classic that I think it will retain its timeless classic look with a matching zipper, whereas a high contrast zipper will possibly date it. Thanks for yet another wonderful episode.
To me the lime green is a good idea. It’s kind of in vogue on high end on sports wear. You could do just a stripe of green on the envied of the collar. Great tutorial.
Been crocheting since i was 10 years old that is ok i must try that wow love that blue that one is pretty rose pattern love the red one that one cable jumper i think the cable jumper is nice one to do
WoW! I haven't knitted for a very long time. In fact, it's too long to remember when I did any knitting. I joined this site thinking it would be interesting. Your knitting skills are beyond my capacity and level, but I must say I do love your grey jumper that you made. I particularly liked how you did the lovely shaping and gathering on the upper arms and your techniques to shape the neckline lace work. Now you did show us some beautiful patterns that you were considering. I loved particularly the pink cardigan and would love to buy that pattern to make for my best friend. She is about your build and is a professional person, the pink cardigan would look stunning on her. My issue is I live in Australia! Are you able to list that cardigan pattern and where I might be able to buy a copy of it. That is still available today July-August 2023. Thank you for a stunning video you have given me some inspiration that I have needed for a very long time. You both knit beautifully. I am such an old fashion knitter and only have the very long needles and definitely no experience knitting with the tiny needles you use. I would have to try and see which way I still prefer. Thank you. Julie
I just started watching a crochet tutorial the other day on bluprint (used to be craftsy) .. I just finished going through the basic foundation stitches and the first project is a headband in chunky yarn. . Your first project is waaaayyyyyy more involved than mine! Good luck. Soon as I’m feeling better I’m heading out to get the larger hook..... Love your Pom Pom sweater...the colours in it are really nice. The cardigan that Andrew is making will be fabulous. I think a chartreuse type colour zipper would be nice, if they make them. I also loved seeing the projects Constance made....I noticed the younger set are making their dresses and knitting cardigans to go with them.. Enjoyed the segment as well with Jane Crow. Will have to look her up online . Another brilliant episode . Thank you!
Hello ladies, I enjoyed listening to the video. I must tell you that crochet is much older than you think. When I began learning more about the craft I was told the same thing. A few years back, I went to the Fabric and Fiber museum in Washington D.C. In that museum was a very old money pouch that would have been carried by a man. It was discovered in an archeological dig in the country now know as Iran. This pouch was made using crochet, not knitting. The artifact was about 2000 years old. I was shocked. The curator stated it was in fact crochet. Other crocheted artifacts were found among this one. they are held in storage so that they won't be damaged and the history can be saved. You may want to consider doing a bit more research on crochet in the ancient world.
Can you do a tutorial how we may care and washed our wonderful sweater and how we store them as the seasons goes... because even when I read it how sometimes we need to see the loving care after it’s done also! Thank you ! ♥️🥰🤩🇨🇦🧶
The stitch you are doing is a USA half double crochet. For a Double crochet stitch the yarn is wrapped twice around the crochet hook then, yarn over, pull through the first loop; yarn over again and pull through next loop. Double crochet completed.
I think that green wool colour would be good little flashing would be cool love the vest wow beautiful sweater you knitted fits you perfect i am knitting a fisherman knit sweater in a dusty rose using Caron simple soft from Newfoundland Canada stormy out here snow snow go away. I am crocheting a big granny blanket in bright colours since it is winter start doing my xmas gifts now . Ho i love the design in your sweater
I think the new method of weaving in ends on your crochet is worth the extra effort. Your first method will be reinforced by the joins of the borders stripes you showed added in pink. You will also be crocheting over the other side, as well. So all in all, I think there is little chance of those end unraveling. I think the first method is simple, secure enough and any ends that work their way out won't be enough to be worth doing a more complex method.
Re that last jumper in the patterns you were interested in knitting with the green yarn. That would make a perfect cardigan for you if you split it up the front and add button bands. You would then modify the cables to fit the stitch count. I’ve done this with lots of jumper patterns as I can’t bear feeling enclosed. I usually knit the button band on at the same time as doing the fronts. 6 or 7 garter stitches. Slip the first stitch purlwise for a crisp edge. Do the button side first then plan the buttonholes for the second side before you start to knit it. I also just do the welt part on the bigger needles (that are used for the body of the garment) separately until I get to the end of the welt and just stitch that bit to the welt when making up.
I am swatching with Tinde too. That was such a surprise to see. I am planning to make the Library Vest from Churchmouse. I just need something to put on in the house when I am knitting. I swatched with a 3.5 mm and got close to guage but want a tighter fabric so have gone down to a 3mm. I thought I would just knit a bigger size in the pattern. Another great episode. Thank you.
I've got to cast a vote for the demure blue zipper because you can get your green from whatever you wear under the vest. I can't knit worth beans , I have to (sorry) use a loom. Raised as a Crocheter it's tough. But I never give up I'm still working on Continental knitting because the yarn is in the same hand as my crochet.
Sculptured Frost. Andrea, I think you have done quite a few cabled and very structured projects, and might enjoy something a little different, both to work on and possibly for your wardrobe. It's hard to tell, but it looks like that colour will be lovely with your tweed skirt. Looking forward to seeing your choice.
Loving this show - as per usual! Thank you! May I suggest you use the blue zipper, do the underside of the collar in that green AND add duplicate stitch elbow patches in the green too! The helicopters will find you and you'll still look classy!! 💙💚
The cardigan Ena was my first instinct - that is such a Andrea cardigan! But you did say it has to be modified a lot, so next I thought, the lace cardigan is better, you seemed very intrigued by the collar and the sleeve cuffs. So my vote for next project has to be the lace cardigan sculpted frost.
I really enjoyed listening to Constance. Fun, beautiful sense of style and sort of the girl-next-door. Lovely! And I think you should go with Enna (Ennah) pattern, maybe shorten it a bit. The other two looked a bit dated to me.
Great episode!! I find I have no trouble with ends if I weave them in afterwards with s darning needle, always being sure to go in 3 directions, maybe an inch or so each way. Otherwise the ends def tend to wiggle out over time.
I just found your videos. Watching them is almost like being in a knitting group again. Your lovely pebble pullover makes me think of an ornate breastplate worn in the past.
An orange zipper would be nice. Have you considered creating a pattern for the cardigan that Andrew's knitting? I'm sure many people would be interested!
Every time I see Andrew wearing that jacket, I think: I WANT that pattern! (Of course, I will then alter it unmercifully, but its nice to have somewhere to start!)
Dear Andrea as you can see iI have bright copper hair I was called RUSTY at school I never really cared what any one said as my mum and dad loved me and my hair so i never worried I think others are envious. however im now 60 and while all my friend dye their hair I havent done nothing to mine ever.......its the only thing left going strong that is still youthful, my hair has never faded....... I had sons neither had red hair they say I am bonkers and from the planet GING! Must tell you i found a jacket I made in the 80s with Shetland Jamersons with lovely bleeding stripes of colour, in absolute mint condition in my archives of knitting. I have taken before pictures and i will take photos of the process and out come baring in mind its a first time for me doing anything of the kind including reshaping and steeping.Of course its baggy and enormous jacket as i couldnt get right sizes knitting back then.SO im unpicking the darned pieces and im going reduce all the pieces and re join with steeking into a brand new cardi. How adventurous!!!!!!!!! waste not want not. Thanks for teaching me so much you and Andrew are a joy to me as I am housebound taking care of my mum, so I feel comforted by you both.
Constance is one of the most delightful knitters of the world you have presented. I love her zeal for furthering her learning, and I really enjoyed the projects she presented (the reasons for pursuing them, what she learned, etc.). Constance is so inspiring.
I've been crocheting for 47 years and your method is genius.
I adore Constance and i'm so glad you had her on the podcast. Her outfits are awesome and she suits the styles so well. I've also been following her for ages and look forward to every podcast
I just love your podcasts! They are by far the best to watch! Interesting from beginning to end, beautiful, artful, professional. You both Andrea and Andrew are a joy to watch!!! Thank you very much!!!
Hi guys just found you and now backtracking from pod cast 1-8 and so forth. It will be a great delight to see your progress successes and improved podcasts from then TIL now. I’m an avid advanced crocheted learned from you tube 2016. Since I became a live in full time cared for my parents. Dad died recently now I have mum who’s nearly blind so I’m housebound and you just fill my day with interest and indoor trails around all the interests mum taught me to knit but never did any thing much so now I’m on a mission starting to learn advanced techniques before jumping into expensive wool I have Tudor rose and I’m reading the patterns I love them all. Bless you both and thank you for being here for me as this podcast is a Godsend to someone creative but housebound loving the two of you bantering reminds me of my mum and dad missing him very much. But thankful for the time we had since 2015 when I returned to my roots in Cornwall its a stunning place to live.take care and “””””keep-on-keepin-on””””””
What a wonderful warm hiking jacket! I think your idea of neutral zipper and green inner collar would be stunning...very chic! You both do such beautiful work!
Constance- what a wonderful sense of color and design. Thanks for sharing this!
Constance is such an inspiration. Self taught and so accomplished. Love her enthusiasm and joy for knitting. Love the Nightingale!!! It's tempting. Well done!
Seeing the closeups of the yarn during the tutorial on the puffy sleeve cast off, I'm wowed by how gorgeous the yarn is. Who would think "grey" could be so shimmery and alive with colour? Amazing.
Love all of Constance’s BEAUTIFUL Creations! Lovely!
Thank you for the picot edging tutorial. I also loved seeing a close up of your beautiful yarn.
"We already have a drone!" Andrew, you crack me up! Thank you for all your hard work and the professionalism of your content. There is not a wasted minute in any of your podcasts. I look forward to every episode and am proud to be a patron.
Me too !
Thank you for a wonderful episode. Janie Crow is lovely and so talented. I agree - time for a kit!
I did the lantern blanket. Wonderful. easy and I love the colours. Thank you so much
Loved loved loved this interview and have always wanted to see Jane Crow!!! Thank you so much.
Thank you for your segment on Jane Crow! I loved making her Persian Tiles blanket, it is a work of art in my house.
I like the "jumper" called Serona. Then keep looking for the perfect cardigan. Thanks for another inspiring podcast!
So glad that you interviewed Jane Crow. My daughter and I went to see her at her studio and she is a lovely person. She is so talented.
Thank you, Valerie!
I discovered your podcast during the holidays and have since binge watched every episode and become a patreon. Thanks for an lovely, inspiring podcast!
Thank you!
I loved the idea of the green wool with the blue zipper. Tastefully fun!
Thanks for the trip to the land of crochet! 🥰
I must tell you that the history of crochet that I learned is that it originates with the fisherman.
For centuries the fisherman "crocheted" their nets. Eventually they combined the knots closer together to make sweaters, etc.
That's what I was taught and it makes the most sense actually since the Portuguese, Filipinos and other fisherman across the world were creating nets with crochet-like knots and hooks in their areas without knowing about the techniques being used in other parts of the world.
It sounds as though Janie researched crochet only within the UK, not worldwide.
Andrea, I love your finished sweater! I think a shield is a very apt description, but the design also reminds me of a skeletal rib cage and lung set in a gorgeous, gorgeously artistic way!
thank you very much. i wanted a project that was going to be a challenge so i brought the Jane Crowfoot Bohemian Blooms Crochet Blanket and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to start the Bloomsbury part - thank you you have just showed me how to get this started .... very appreciated. have a great day regards Denise
Constance was great to see!!! Great work! Love it 😊
Too late! I'm already taking on too many complex and ambitious crochet projects. As a hooker, it's super exciting to see it on your show!
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation of the design features of the Nightingale, and then for showing us the detail of the puffy sleeve cap bind off and the options for the picot bind off. These details are the kinds of things that scare me off from lovely designs. I feel like I could give this a go now that I have watched you do it!
Love Constance Caddell what an amazing young lady. Enjoyed hearing the history of crochet. I 100% knit but 90% crochet it is wonderful for trim and reinforcing strength.
So fun finding Constance featured! Well done with your crochet. I've crocheted all of my life and for the ends I have found changing directions a few times has worked the best. I work over the end for about six stitches then I sew it back the way it came (making sure to go under a loop to lock it in place first, so not to undo the first bit of the end) for about as many stitches, then I work it down through a couple of stitches, then left or right through a stitch or two and back up through a few, give the work a stretch and clip the end. (Basically forward, back, down, over and up.) Love the crochet work!
I so enjoyed seeing Constance’s designs - she was delightful! Looking forward to following her. Love the idea of a bright contrast zipper - so much more fun. I’d go for an orange - but not a neon orange. Great interview with Jane Crow! After hearing you speak about crochet on the last podcast, I got out my hook and crocheted two baby goat sweaters! So I can jump on that crochet along!
That was a terrific interview! And your tutorial on the picot edge was very informative. Thank you!
Another great and informative podcast. Looking forward to seeing the crochet blanket project progress. It looks amazing.
Ps: I'm impressed with the size of your swatch. Curious to know if you unravel it and use the yarn in the project.
Mostly I do but only at the end if I need the extra yarn.
Hi Andrea
I have been a crochet lover since I went to Malta when a teenager and watched the local ladies crocheting Aran cardigans on the quayside. I then taught myself from James Walters and Sylvia Cosh's books. I am now retired and would like to say that I would never start on the boring border stuff Janie suggests. It has potential to kill all interest in crochet. Sorry Janie! if I was a learner, a basic granny quare teaches you all you need to know. However you are exceptional in that you are an unusual combination of 'process and product' perfectionist. Most of us could be put off the wonderful free world of crochet by starting in this way. It's a little like playing scales forever before you progress to a song. So glad you are entering the crochet world as there is an enormous amount to still be done in crochet development, more than in knitting.
Oh I just love the knitters of the world segment! Thank you for the wonderful video!
i just saw this episode recently in 2022, its great as always, lovely to listen to Janie. I like the Mexican/Frida inspired blanket best, but they are all amazing pieces of work. I knew what Janie was talking about regarding crochet and the history of the model of the hyperbolic surface in academia. If your viewers wish for more info the can look for lectures and book and interviews by Daina Taimani,
also Martha Wertheim and the coral reefs projects.
Personally I was learning the same in beadwork at about the same time, inspired by examples of work by
Kate Mckinnon and the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork artists, as well as many other independent artists.
I’m so glad I found your show. What excellent information and interesting artists you present. I crochet and knit but most of my life had little time to do either. Now I am retired I am enjoying both. I usually have one crochet and one knit project on the go at any time. I definitely want the water Lilly pattern, well all of the really. Looking forward to another episode. ❤️
I just love the joyful colours of the 'mystical lanterns blanket' on the wall behind Andrea... It is very tempting indeed 😉... And the pattern is in dutch too...
Eric Joseph I’ve done that one three tines now. It is beautiful. And very well received. Just remember there are a myriad ends to darn in afterwards. Best to do them on the way through.
Fascinating interview with Jane i have did loads of her patterns using either stylecraft or yarncraft
LOVE the finishing techniques on the neckband. VERY useful. Thank you.
It was The Beatles waistcoats that put me off crochet, but since then I have developed a passion for it by doing my own thing. Great video, Thank you.
I LOVE 💕 JANIE CROWFOOT….. AFTER WATCHING HER VIDEOS I BOUGHT ALLLLLLL THE YARN 🧶 TO CROCHET THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER 🌺 BLANKET…. IM VERY NEW AT CROCHET SO IM WORKING MY WAY WITH SMALL PROJECTS BEFORE I START THIS LOVELY BLANKET…. 😊
Beautiful work. I like the designs on the sweaters, and those blankets are so pretty. I like the 3-D layering on the blankets.
Great podcast Andrew and Andrea! For the zipper and collar lining; considering its a hiking jacket that will also be able to easily seen, I'd use orange - it is a standard safety colour. Andrew's doing a fantastic job knitting the jacket!
For your crocheting of ends into the pattern, this is a fantastic way to hide them! I've never seen this technique done before! Love how you incorporated what you know from knitting into your crochet work. :) Looking forward to seeing your progression with this project!
The Sorona jumper would make a lovely cardigan, and I like the idea of the lace cardigan with that lovely halo'd yarn you have to use - and it does appear that keeping your wardrobe more casual is in order, since you and Andrew don't like go out ;)
Finally at 12:09 we get a close enough shot to see the truly amazing colours in the Hebridean 'Pebble Beach' yarn. And it is beautiful - almost iridescent. Want. So much.
I love those two colors together! But now that you mentioned the whole, "looking like you're kindergarten" that's all I can associate with the colors/sweater. Monochromatic is always classic! Your nightingale sweater is GORGEOUS. Thanks for all you do! :-) Lindsay
I really loved the sweaters Constance made....wow!!!
Andrea, I sometimes watch a US show called Knit and Crochet Now and one of the crochet instructors uses exactly the technique you demonstrated to crochet over a loose end as you go, so I think you are on the right track there.
Miss Andrea, I so see you in the Enna cardigan. I agree that the length could be adjusted to suit one's needs for maximum figure-flattery!! Constance Caddell is a GEM; I hope to see more of her. I will follow her on social media as well. Lastly, I think your crochet ends-wrap method will do the trick...Thanks again for another lovely podcast.
Definitely like the softer green for your cardi the best. Love your POM POM jumper great choice of design and looks beautiful. Good luck with your crochet and thanks for another wonderful video.
Rather than hiding that extra yarn, you can actually use it to incorporate into your live stitch. Use it maybe for half the stitch, then switch over to the working yarn. Do two to three stitches using this method and it will never come undone because it’s incorporated into the actual stitch. Looks great! Keep on crocheting!
Thanks for that, I'll give it a try
Wonderful works.
I enjoyed Constance's explanation of how she learned to knit...a true librarian in the making....Books! That's how I learned too and I've been thinking that I'd like to return to crochet for a bit as most of my knitting has been on fingering/sock yarn. I want to use DK+! Perfect timing for me with this podcast. What about a "dishcloth" sample blanket for your KAL. It would be a great way to practice lots of techniques.
Hi Brenda. I'm glad you picked that up - show's she is heading for the right profession, which is great.
@@FruityKnitting It'a actually a similar trajectory to mine at that age so it was easy for me to see.
Your method to incorporate ends is fine. I have been crocheting a long time and use something similar . Crocheting goes a lot faster than knitting but uses more yarn . But it is an important technique to know and use in a variety of ways. It is more sculptural so is great for making things without seams. I find it more versatile than knitting but anything that is knit can be made with crochet by using similar stitches. The exception is socks. Learning to make socks was my reason to learn to knit . One of the real benefits of crochet is that like weaving it produces a stable fabric so is not affected by memory or lack of it . So crochet is great to use for other natural fibers @ 100% and will not stretch out like it will with knitting. So mohair, alpaca, angora etc makes up well with crochet especially for small products .
Welcome to crocheting. I love the way you weaved in your ends as carried the yarn on top. I've never been a fan of just carrying the end of yarn on top because I never want to risk the yarn wiggling out in the future. . Well done yarny sister.
Loved this program! Jane Crow is a very inspiring crocheter...I have two of her blankets in my crochet To Do list! As far as the blue vest question goes.... I agree with the post that suggests using your lovely green yarn for inside the collar and then having Andrew do an i-cord bind off down the front edges where the zipper will go. You could either seek out a perfectly matched zipper or use a more neutral one to get the finished look. As far as your next cardi goes....the design that uses the “frost flowers lace” would look wonderful with a yarn having a bit of “halo”.
GREAT tutorial also seeing your yarn up close wow it is pretty. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! First thing I thought was a shield when I saw your sweater. I am knitting my first cardigan.
Fab Video I wish we could have Knitting on our TV in England we got many other things but no knitting, I love that. Love what you doing.
Oh my! 1) Your cabled sweater is fabulous and the sleeves are so pretty. What an interesting technique for gathering. 2) the jacket Andrew is knitting is going to be great for you. Use the green.💚 3) loved the interview with Constance and will be finding her podcast, and 4) I was not excited about hearing about crochet and ended up loving it. Would love to meet Janie Crowfoot, too! Thanks for an inspiring episode. Patty
I have completed several of the blankets by Jane, and got the crochet book.
Just love Constance! What a gem 😊
Love Jane Crows patterns made a few of her patterns in the past couple of years.
Brilliant podcast.
Love Janie Crow’s designs. My first crochet project was Frieda’s Flowers. Just love the colours and with the CAL - it is such a great way of learning. I also learnt a lot about Frida Kahlo the artist. Sophie’s choice was another project by South African designer Dedri Uys. Tutorials were given by Esther of It’s all in a Nutshell. These are amazing tutorials where she shows how she works in her ends as she goes.
Love your sweater you have just finished Andrea. There is so much to learn with knitting and crochet - it is a very exciting world to be a part of.
Have you ever considered selling your programs to the PBS television networks in the US? I would think they'd love a quality show like yours.
The Kate Spade eyeglass case colors: I made granddaughters' dresses in that scheme. I called it "Wisconsin, USA, Summer." It is the sky and the grasses. Love it! Enjoyed Constance!
They would be very pretty dresses.
I love the frost flower lace (aka 'Spanish lace') - such a great historical lace pattern! Plus, it is fun to knit!
I love the BRIGHT Green! Shows your adventurous side!
Awe she is a beautiful lady love her designs
Agree that zip should not be gold. Like that green yarn, especially if you can match the zip to that green yarn. Wow!! Your newest sweater looks great! You make the most scrumptious sweaters. This one very flattering, too. Now I'm anxious to see the rest of the show! Thank you both!
Single crochet in the US. I think your weaving technique is good- reminds me of your weaving knit ends. I used to just crochet over some ends and invisibly weave in others. IMO all knitters should know how to crochet. It makes some things much easier. Can't crochet much anymore, but I loved it. I knit more now.
I'm an avid crocheter as well as a fanatic knitter so I may join in with the CAL. and I love Janie's blankets, but I also have some interesting crochet sweaters in my Ravelry queue.....hmmmmm....
For your hiking jacket, I vote for a blue zipper with silver "teeth". It's a stunning design and Andrew's done a fabulous job on it. It's so classic that I think it will retain its timeless classic look with a matching zipper, whereas a high contrast zipper will possibly date it.
Thanks for yet another wonderful episode.
To me the lime green is a good idea. It’s kind of in vogue on high end on sports wear. You could do just a stripe of green on the envied of the collar. Great tutorial.
Been crocheting since i was 10 years old that is ok i must try that wow love that blue that one is pretty rose pattern love the red one that one cable jumper i think the cable jumper is nice one to do
WoW! I haven't knitted for a very long time. In fact, it's too long to remember when I did any knitting. I joined this site thinking it would be interesting. Your knitting skills are beyond my capacity and level, but I must say I do love your grey jumper that you made. I particularly liked how you did the lovely shaping and gathering on the upper arms and your techniques to shape the neckline lace work. Now you did show us some beautiful patterns that you were considering. I loved particularly the pink cardigan and would love to buy that pattern to make for my best friend. She is about your build and is a professional person, the pink cardigan would look stunning on her. My issue is I live in Australia! Are you able to list that cardigan pattern and where I might be able to buy a copy of it. That is still available today July-August 2023. Thank you for a stunning video you have given me some inspiration that I have needed for a very long time. You both knit beautifully. I am such an old fashion knitter and only have the very long needles and definitely no experience knitting with the tiny needles you use. I would have to try and see which way I still prefer. Thank you. Julie
I just started watching a crochet tutorial the other day on bluprint (used to be craftsy) .. I just finished going through the basic foundation stitches and the first project is a headband in chunky yarn. . Your first project is waaaayyyyyy more involved than mine! Good luck. Soon as I’m feeling better I’m heading out to get the larger hook..... Love your Pom Pom sweater...the colours in it are really nice. The cardigan that Andrew is making will be fabulous. I think a chartreuse type colour zipper would be nice, if they make them. I also loved seeing the projects Constance made....I noticed the younger set are making their dresses and knitting cardigans to go with them.. Enjoyed the segment as well with Jane Crow. Will have to look her up online . Another brilliant episode . Thank you!
You’ll love Marie Wallin”s Filigree collection....crochet and knit combined....absolutely fabulous!
Hello ladies, I enjoyed listening to the video. I must tell you that crochet is much older than you think. When I began learning more about the craft I was told the same thing. A few years back, I went to the Fabric and Fiber museum in Washington D.C. In that museum was a very old money pouch that would have been carried by a man. It was discovered in an archeological dig in the country now know as Iran. This pouch was made using crochet, not knitting. The artifact was about 2000 years old. I was shocked. The curator stated it was in fact crochet. Other crocheted artifacts were found among this one. they are held in storage so that they won't be damaged and the history can be saved. You may want to consider doing a bit more research on crochet in the ancient world.
Can you do a tutorial how we may care and washed our wonderful sweater and how we store them as the seasons goes... because even when I read it how sometimes we need to see the loving care after it’s done also! Thank you ! ♥️🥰🤩🇨🇦🧶
The stitch you are doing is a USA half double crochet.
For a Double crochet stitch the yarn is wrapped twice around the crochet hook then, yarn over, pull through the first loop; yarn over again and pull through next loop.
Double crochet completed.
I think that green wool colour would be good little flashing would be cool love the vest wow beautiful sweater you knitted fits you perfect i am knitting a fisherman knit sweater in a dusty rose using Caron simple soft from Newfoundland Canada stormy out here snow snow go away. I am crocheting a big granny blanket in bright colours since it is winter start doing my xmas gifts now . Ho i love the design in your sweater
Hello Andrea, choose a neutral zipper and let Andrew knit an I Cord and the inside of the neck part with your green wool.
I think the new method of weaving in ends on your crochet is worth the extra effort. Your first method will be reinforced by the joins of the borders stripes you showed added in pink. You will also be crocheting over the other side, as well. So all in all, I think there is little chance of those end unraveling. I think the first method is simple, secure enough and any ends that work their way out won't be enough to be worth doing a more complex method.
Re that last jumper in the patterns you were interested in knitting with the green yarn. That would make a perfect cardigan for you if you split it up the front and add button bands. You would then modify the cables to fit the stitch count. I’ve done this with lots of jumper patterns as I can’t bear feeling enclosed.
I usually knit the button band on at the same time as doing the fronts. 6 or 7 garter stitches. Slip the first stitch purlwise for a crisp edge. Do the button side first then plan the buttonholes for the second side before you start to knit it.
I also just do the welt part on the bigger needles (that are used for the body of the garment) separately until I get to the end of the welt and just stitch that bit to the welt when making up.
I am swatching with Tinde too. That was such a surprise to see. I am planning to make the Library Vest from Churchmouse. I just need something to put on in the house when I am knitting. I swatched with a 3.5 mm and got close to guage but want a tighter fabric so have gone down to a 3mm. I thought I would just knit a bigger size in the pattern. Another great episode. Thank you.
Yes, I also like the Tinde knitted as a tighter fabric.
Love the crochet section
Quite enjoyed the crochet interview Zorn Junction Yarn Co
I've got to cast a vote for the demure blue zipper because you can get your green from whatever you wear under the vest.
I can't knit worth beans , I have to (sorry) use a loom. Raised as a Crocheter it's tough. But I never give up I'm still working on Continental knitting because the yarn is in the same hand as my crochet.
Sculptured Frost. Andrea, I think you have done quite a few cabled and very structured projects, and might enjoy something a little different, both to work on and possibly for your wardrobe. It's hard to tell, but it looks like that colour will be lovely with your tweed skirt. Looking forward to seeing your choice.
Loving this show - as per usual! Thank you! May I suggest you use the blue zipper, do the underside of the collar in that green AND add duplicate stitch elbow patches in the green too!
The helicopters will find you and you'll still look classy!! 💙💚
The cardigan Ena was my first instinct - that is such a Andrea cardigan! But you did say it has to be modified a lot, so next I thought, the lace cardigan is better, you seemed very intrigued by the collar and the sleeve cuffs.
So my vote for next project has to be the lace cardigan sculpted frost.
I really enjoyed listening to Constance. Fun, beautiful sense of style and sort of the girl-next-door. Lovely! And I think you should go with Enna (Ennah) pattern, maybe shorten it a bit. The other two looked a bit dated to me.
I like the lime or neon green zipper. And, it will show up if you get lost in a snow blizzard.
Great episode!! I find I have no trouble with ends if I weave them in afterwards with s darning needle, always being sure to go in 3 directions, maybe an inch or so each way. Otherwise the ends def tend to wiggle out over time.
Beautiful pieces! Charcoal would be complimentary for Andrea's ski/hiking sweater
Andrea... I so enjoy your videos. It would be great if you & Andrew would come to the US to teach. Perhaps at Vogue Knitting.
I just found your videos. Watching them is almost like being in a knitting group again. Your lovely pebble pullover makes me think of an ornate breastplate worn in the past.
Yeah - Aussie’s 🥰🥰🥰
There's an even older technique called Naalbinding which is an early form of crochet that's been going since medieval times 😊
An orange zipper would be nice. Have you considered creating a pattern for the cardigan that Andrew's knitting? I'm sure many people would be interested!
Every time I see Andrew wearing that jacket, I think: I WANT that pattern! (Of course, I will then alter it unmercifully, but its nice to have somewhere to start!)
Dear Andrea as you can see iI have bright copper hair I was called RUSTY at school I never really cared what any one said as my mum and dad loved me and my hair so i never worried I think others are envious. however im now 60 and while all my friend dye their hair I havent done nothing to mine ever.......its the only thing left going strong that is still youthful, my hair has never faded....... I had sons neither had red hair they say I am bonkers and from the planet GING!
Must tell you i found a jacket I made in the 80s with Shetland Jamersons with lovely bleeding stripes of colour, in absolute mint condition in my archives of knitting. I have taken before pictures and i will take photos of the process and out come baring in mind its a first time for me doing anything of the kind including reshaping and steeping.Of course its baggy and enormous jacket as i couldnt get right sizes knitting back then.SO im unpicking the darned pieces and im going reduce all the pieces and re join with steeking into a brand new cardi. How adventurous!!!!!!!!! waste not want not. Thanks for teaching me so much you and Andrew are a joy to me as I am housebound taking care of my mum, so I feel comforted by you both.
There is a khaki crochet scarf in New Zealand's Army Museum that was made by Queen Victoria.