Beth MacDonald Stone - Episode 3
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Where you can find me: Instagram - BethMacDonaldStone Ravelry - BethMacDonaldSTone
WHAT I’M WEARING & PATTERN HIGHLIGHT:
Starry Starry Night (my design)- to be published now
MC & CC = Purl Soho Linen Quill
Elegant top-down yoke design sweater with folded collar and hem and optional ribbon closure at neck
Stitch gauge is 28 sts x 32 rows (I used a size US3/3.25mm needle)
Scandi Suri Popover (my design) - Published in September 2021
MC & 2 CC’s = Sandnes Garn Borstet Alpakka colors Midnight, Spicey Orange & Pink
This is a fun quick knit and oh so cozy!
Also shown - Soncy with a Twist
a riff on a the Soncy pattern which is currently published as of last month (Oct) with a braid on one side. I plan on adding info for the braid to the existing pattern soon
MC = Hedgehod Fibers Boucle color Anime, held double with Wonderland Yarns Unicorn color Driftwood.
CC = Rowan felted Tweed color Quartz, Hedgehod Fibers Mohair color Iris
WHAT I’VE JUST FINISHED:
Haunted House MKal from TellybeanKnits/Stephanie Lotven - Fun MKal using all scraps and Advent minis
WHAT I’M WORKING ON:
Evergreen Socks from Madeline Gannon using Needles at the Ready Sock yarn color Autumn Roads.
New Unnamed Design using Harrisville Designs Daylights and Nightshades.
Loved hearing the rain in the background throughout your podcast today. So many try to edit that out, and it was just another highlight to a relaxing, lovely and treat of a podcast. Thank you for letting me share my Friday evening with you!
Glad you enjoyed it! I’m so new to this I wouldn’t know how to remove it even if I wanted to 🤣🤣🤣. Every step with the video is such a learning curve.
No apologies need for being hot!! It’s a part of life. Loved the rain and thunder in the background. I always find your designs attractive and would probably be a good fit for me as well.
Thank you so much!
Love learning about tank rain!!! Wonderful podcast. Thank you for the great episode!
Glad you enjoyed it!
We'll I had coffee with you this afternoon and you didn't know either. Glad you had a great trip. It's on my bucket list!
Next time! It's really a fun weekend. Thank you and hope the coffee was good :)
I agree with putting you stash on Ravelry. It’s great to see what I have and what other people have used for projects. It’s worth the effort.
Yes 100%! I cant imagine trying to work out future projects any other way. Thanks for sharing!!❤
G’day Beth, another engaging episode ✨ really enjoyed hearing about Bermuda the ‘blackout curtains’ was funny albeit it was serious time images of white roofs in pitch black nights 🌟✨🌟✨ I’m looking fwd to your episode on yarn cataloguing and needle storage. Till next time be well 👍🇦🇺
Thank you!
Again, really enjoyed your podcast. Would love for you to talk about your yarn and needle organization. You have inspired me to work on my Ravelry yarn inventory with amounts and pictures. I agree that it would be so helpful. If only I had been better at it from the beginning. Thank you for all you share!
Thank you so much! Yes I will do a yarn and needle storage episodes. Great! Good to have future content ideas…. Yes entering the stash may be a bit of a mountain to climb but so well worth it. You won’t be disappointed ❤️
Great podcast. Loved all the content. Knitting and travel - the best. Look forward to the next one.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love how you are sharing the fit I love it so much. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Hi Beth! So happy You Tube offered me your new podcast! I’ve loved your design and your projects. Lots of inspiration. Congrats on this new way to connect with you and all your future designs! ❤️
Thank you so much!
@@bethmacdonaldstone ❤️
I love the idea of putting your yarn stash on Ravelry.....so easy to access....I must do in the future.
I'd highly recommend it. Makes for connecting yarn to designs sooo much easier. And also helps identify gaps too. I know I'm always short on the sweater quantities of DK and heavier. REALLY helpful! Ravelry is an AMAZING tool in so many ways!!!
Great podcast. You are inspiring. I enjoy your history of Bermuda.
Thank you so much!
I enjoy your real approach to discussing body imperfections and would love to hear more in depth about why you prefer certain lengths (for example).
I also document my stash on Ravelry and totally agree that it is a game changer.
Thank you! Will do!
I really enjoyed your podcast. Your Starry Night sweater is very pretty and I have a large stash of Linen Quill. Nice recap of Rhinebeck. I was sad to miss it this year.
Thank you! Linen Quill is lovely - well worth stashing for sure!
Starry Night is a star. 😊Love the rain too. Your podcast was great especially the Rhinebeck segment. There have been so much negativity about Wool and Folk that it was nice to know that there was some positivity. It is a show I’ve always wanted to see. Living on the west coast makes it difficult but not impossible. Someday!! You do a beautiful job sharing your knitting life.
Yay, thank you!
Thanks for spending time with us! Really enjoyed Rhinebeck through your eyes!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching! ❤️
i appreciate the negative ease suggestion! i realized that is my preferred fit also.
Fabulous!
Hi Beth, So lovely to hear your recap of your Rhinebeck weekend. I enjoyed seeing you . A Woolen Affair was my favorite event. Thanks for the stash talk, I have wanted to add my stash to Ravelry but have been daunted by the task. But after hearing how useful it is I think I will just start with my most recent purchases and go from there. Thanks. I too purchased the pattern writing book, I am just starting to write my first pattern, you'll have to let me know if you think the book is useful. Always enjoy you podcast, thank you!
Yes a Woolen Affair was lovely. I think we were so lucky to attend its first year. Good luck with cataloging your stash - so worth all the effort! ❤
I loved seeing what you bought and hearing all the stories. I'm starting to catalog my stash now. I think it's super helpful how ravelry shows you what works with patterns. I bought your new design. Trying to think of color combos. All the best! Kimberly
So glad you enjoyed the podcast and good luck cataloging your stash. You'll be so thrilled once you have everything at your fingertips. Makes for linking yarn to projects so much easier!!!
Thank you Beth for all of this! The sound was perfect to! Love your new design, and I think Linen Quill is an under appreciated yarn! Your yarn choices, colours were stunning! It was so remarkable to see how the colours played with your skin tone as you held them up. They really gave warmth and light to your skin. You have a strong eye for what suits you. Personally I dont think you need to share your stash on Ravelry. Its not our buisness, nor is the amount of yarn you buy. I loved seeing what you purchased....all beautiful. Look forward to hearing more about your new designs..
Thank you! Thanks also for your thoughts Re stash etc. I may one day pam my office so you all can see how I work and play with color but I don’t think I’ll ever do a deep dive into the drawers 😂. Thank you so much for your super helpful insights. ❤️❤️❤️
I love Starry Starry Night! It just so happens that I have enough Linen Quill on hand to make it in Pale Oats. Not sure of the contrast color yet… I also have the yarn to knit the Gulf Stream Pullover. I just can’t knit fast enough! 😂
Sounds great all round! Glad the patterns appeal! Happy knitting :)
Starry Starry Night Sweater is a Masterpiece 💛💚🤍 Love it🤍
Thank you!!!
Good podcast, thanks 👍🏽
OMG, genius tip on the folded hem. I'm currently knitting a black sweater and this is going to be a game changer, no more wonky collars!! Thank you for another great podcast and lovely sweater pattern.
Thank you! So glad that tip is helpful! Happy knitting! ❤️
Great episode Beth! It was so much fun to meet you in person after all our chatting through the podcast and instagram….looking forward to more visits. I also wanted to say how soothing the rain and thunderstorm was to listen to, we get many summer storms here in Southern Ontario and it made me feel like we were just having a knit and visit together. Have a lovely day and we’ll “see” you on Tuesday. 😊❤
Thank you Kelly! Didn’t realize you could hear the rain and thunder, I’m glad it was captured. Super cozy for everyone. Yes great to meet you in person and I look forward to another more chill in person event. I may be in TO later this month so will drop you and Noelle a line if that happens. Thanks again and see you at the Knit Cafe! ❤️
OMg I looked at your Pateince sweater patter. I can’t believe there is no projects. I bought the pattern and intend to knit it next. It’s sooo cool .
Oh thank you! I really think its a special design. Planning on knitting another ASAP. Cant wait to see yours. Thanks again
Gorgeous sweaters.
Thank you! 😊
Another good podcast, thanks! The authors of the book you purchased also have a podcast called Tech Tip Talk - very interesting.
I'll check it out! Thank you! ❤️
I totally agree about using Ravelry to document stash! I don't know where I'd be without it. Love the new Suri popover.
It's such a handy tool isnt it?!?! I love anything to keep me organized 😉❤
Hi Beth, really enjoyed this! LOVED the rain and thunder throughout... my fave. Your new pattern, Starry Starry Night, is so pretty! Just faved it - it would be so elegant to add a Laceweight metallic or sparkle thread with the colourwork, to make it super festive, or even use Stellina for the motif... so many fun options. Your stash documenting is exactly what I do - I love entering in my Rav stash page when we are on holidays... I too enjoy the process of taking a pic (on the hotel bed or whatever) and then adding, so it's all tidy for when we get home. I also store my stash in the Ravelry order, in my wall of yarn, so Laceweight to the left going to Super Bulky on the right... so if I see it in context on the Rav display, then I sort of know where to find it in the wall. Yes so many sorting and mix and matching opportunities when it's all in front of me on Ravelry - I also love to add a tag on the yarn page with any pattern name that I'm plotting for, when I have multiple thoughts of yarn I want to use for a pattern - so for instance I entered "deepdene" on some yarns in my stash and then I search that word on the stash page and only the yarns I picked show up - so cool for narrowing it down, also fun for gathering a bunch of colours together for colourwork options... Lots of nerdy fun! Anyway, have a lovely weekend! Cheers, Judith 💜
Judith - you and I must be long lost sisters or something! That’s exactly how I approach ALL my possible future projects and stash. It’s so satisfying to see all the options isn’t it? From one organizational nerd to another, thank you! ❤️😂❤️😂❤️
@@bethmacdonaldstone ...LOL, yes we very well may be. 😄 Yes I think planning, and playing with yarn combinations is as much a past-time as actually knitting or crocheting! So much fun! Cheers, Judith 💜🤗
Hi Beth! I have yet to knit one of your beautiful designs and really have been wanting to cast on the Scandi Suri. However, I have been anxiously awaiting the release of the Starry Night, so I have a decision to make LOL! Anyway, I wanted to comment and say thank you for speaking in such detail about the pattern and your intentions on the fit. I am a size 18/20 w 48" bust. I have always had this shape in mind. I appreciate, even on me, your putting more fitted sleeves with a slight a-line. I think that is such a flattering silhouette and would accentuate many of us, whether large or petite in size. Thank you and I look forward to casting this on soon! I have plenty of Linen Quill in stash so YAY! Have a blessed day!
Thank you! Yes this design was a tricky one to grade since its a fitted design and all bodies are so unique. I hope I've given enough information to help guide knitters to achieve their perfect custom fit. Love Linen Quill - a good yarn to have in stash for sure! :)
Hello again Beth and Greetings from cold and wet Laval Québec.
We had our first snow on Monday and now there's no turning back. The tires are changed and we're ready...bring it on!
Thank you again for your podcast...personally for me, there is no such thing as a too long podcast. Especially when I'm sitting and knitting as I'm spending time with you.
I was tickled pink to hear your story about your Rhinebeck experience..that's me living vicariously. I'm not a fan of crowds either, so I get you and kudos for going forward with the experience!
Kelly and Noëlle did mention during their Knit Chat Café on Tuesday evening that it was uncanny, the way you kept bumping into each other all the time. I also got to see your interview with Noëlle (wearing your Somerset Sweater) and it was a treat.
Don't worry about being a "sweaty Betty" (what a fun expression!) We're amongst friends....and mostly sweaty Betty friends, if I take a wild guess at the demographics.
Your "Tank rain" reference made me smile. My best friend lives in a rural area and they use the same system, mostly for filling the pool and watering the garden.
The rain made a lovely background soundtrack. I find it always so soothing, it often puts me right to sleep.
Please forgive me for taking a peek at you stash...it's a bit like mine actually. I systematically register everything I acquire as soon as I get home (and I too sometimes do it in my hotel room) and document everything, down to which bin I put it in. I saw two moths in the house this summer and it totally freaked me out. So I cooked everything in the sun out on the balcony and then put everything away in transparent storage bins. So now my craft room looks more like a storage locker but my precious, precious, precious yarn is safe and all accounted for (all 659 entries of it!).
I'm so glad and thankful you decided to share some of your "tranches de vie" with us out there in the knittingverse. It's very much appreciated.
Looking forward to hearing from you again next month,
Your tricopine,
Isabelle
PS: Got myself some Artyarns Beaded silk & sequins in Light Pink and I intend to include a little bit of it in my future Somerset Sweater. Can't wait to see what it's going to look like!
Oh how wonderful! Thanks for watching and I love your notes. Isn’t Ravelry amazing?!? For all aspects of organization but especially the yarn. Wow your first snow ❄️ can’t believe it’s that time of year again - I’m here for it though! Bring in the cooler temps!! Thanks again & take care 💕💕💕
You just seem so kind, funny, human, talented, quirky, loyal and try to remember everyone. The remembering people and their names says a lot to me. I guess I m a loyal fan now😘. By the way, I’m the blind lady that needed help in your instagram shop. Thank you!😘
Thank you! You’re too kind. Glad to help in any way I can ❤️❤️❤️
beautiful knits!!
Thank you! 😊
Fabulous- glad you had a fun Rhinebeck 💕 your starry starry night is so lovely and the ribbon at the back is so pretty.
We have water tanks as sometimes we have water restrictions. Not as hectic as you as we are connected to water (which gets expensive) but I understand. We have a small block (prices where we live are insane) so we buried our tanks 💪🏻
Holidaying in Ireland the night sky was so dark you couldn’t see 6 feet in front of you. It was fun and terrifying at the same time 😳😬🤣
Happy knitting and thanks for sharing, Karen 💕
Thank you!💕
Such a beautiful design! And your hair is amazing😍
Thank you so much!!
We have I think both embraced our grays and silvers. Love them!!!😉❤
Thank you for this very interesting podcast. I was knitting your creation during the episode : the Soncy pullover. Elise from Quebec Canada
Wonderful! Thank you so much!❤️
I am laughing so hard - just as you were talking about using notes, your dog barking woke my puppy who started barking, who set my tenant's dog down stairs barking , who set off the three huskies next door... much love and barking from Muskoka! Loving your podcast!
Oh wow! That's hilarious!!! Sure hope you didn't mind all that barking! Would you ever think we could have set off that domino effect starting all the way off in Bermuda?!?! 😂 I LOVE Muskoka and miss the lakes and the rocks and the trees. An absolutely gorgeous spot. BTW, do you know the Ditchburn Boat company? Mr. Ditchburn was my paternal Grandmother's uncle (I cant figure out what he'd be to me other than a distant relation) and it was at his family house that she would spend the summers enjoying the Muskokas. We took my Grandmother a few years ago to visit the museum in Gravenhurst and she LOVED it! Brought back so many memories. Small world...
Thanks for sharing all the yarn and your stories are always welcomed!
Glad you like them! Thank you
Great podcast. I enjoyed your Rhinebech Chronicle and seeing all the lovely yarns you purchased. Also enjoyed snippets of life in Bermuda. Looking forward to your next podcast.
Thank you so much! ❤️
Thank you for another great episode, lovely to hear your stories and understand more about your designs
Thanks for watching!
Just want to start by saying how wonderful you are. You are calm and peaceful and soothing to listen too. Your knits are so inspiring, and your knitwear design is stunning! I did however have to turn off the video at the point that the dog started barking. It was so jarring. Please know Im telling you this is only kindness. Thank you for sharing your creativity with the world!
Thank you so much! Yes sorry about that, Luna has a very big bark. I stopped the recording as quickly as I could and restarted after she was settled. Hoping to be better at editing the videos in the future but not quite there yet - its a big learning curve! Thanks again!
Awesome info❤️🇨🇦
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful episode Beth, I really loved every minute! I really like the introduction. Your sweaters are beautiful, the colour combinations, the patterns, the fit, perfection! I loved the sound of the rain, there is something about rain I find soothing. Brilliant idea to catalog all yarn purchases in Ravelry, this would be quite an endeavour for me now, but well worth considering. You also mentioned needle storage, I would love anything to do with knitting, any ideas would be welcome. Thank you Beth for another great podcast, I look forward to the next one.
Thank you for watching! I definitely will show my suggestions for needle and yarn storage. Great! Thanks again & happy knitting 🧶 ❤️
I’m really enjoying your podcasts! ❤ I would find it really helpful if you could add a text detail of pattern; yarn; and store names. Not sure if this is a thing for anyone else.
Great idea! I find adding text really tricky. I'm doing everything by phone. I'll do my best but I have to keep it light and not too fiddly or else I wont be able to publish episodes. Thanks so much for watching
I love the Starry Starry Night sweater, it’s just stunning 🤩. I think I have the perfect yarn for it, but I’ve never done color work. Is it beginner friendly?
It was so much fun to learn about the water being gathered from the roof.
The pictures you shared were so fun. I’m sorry it was overwhelming and chaotic, but it really looks like you made the best of it.
Happy knitting 💚🧶💚
Hi yes, this is very beginner friendly colorwork. I even give suggestions on where to catch floats when the span is longish. Thanks for watching and happy knitting!
@@bethmacdonaldstone thank you! This is so exciting 😁
The shop in Ireland is called This is knit.
I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Starry Starry Night and it's here!! Thank you for all the extra detail about it and how to customize it. Still looking for the background color..... Question: How does one become a test knitter for you on a future pattern?
Have fun! I hope you enjoy the project. To become a test knitter just email me at beth@bmid.bm and I’ll put you on the call out list. Thank you!❤️
I love the fit of your Starry, starry nights. Ravelry mentions that it was knit in a size 3: how many inches of negative ease do you have ?
I've actually knit this twice; once with a 36" bust (blue version is size 2) and the other with a 40" bust (green version is size 3). I have a 38" bust so you can see fit with slight ease and slight negative ease. I love both. Hope this helps!
Hi Beth,
I love the color combination in the sweater you wore in your Rhineback portion of your podcast. Do you have pattern and yarn info. Thanks,
Sally
Sorry, I should have finished watching before I commented, but I did not want to forget. Looks like a fun knit, I may have to try it.
Thanks yes - it's the Scandi Suri Popover. All the yarn and pattern information is in my Ravelry page. Here's a link to that www.ravelry.com/projects/BethMacDonald/scandi-suri-popover-2 ❤
Hi Beth, wondering if my daughter is right that you are at Jobson's Cove at the beginning of your videos?
Yes I am! Your daughter is good at recognizing beaches! 🏝️😂❤️
I cannot have gluten either. Do you have any advice for traveling? This is new to me.
Hi and welcome to the club! It’s definitely overwhelming at first but oh so manageable. I’ve been GF since my early 20s so have taught myself what to order and how when at a restaurant. I have a good idea on how things are made and so try to stick with basic food ie simply cooked meat, veg etc. many restaurants offer GF pasta or pizza (if they specialize in Italian/American cuisine) so look for that on the many or ask. It’s a lot easier now then when I started. That said I do always have bars in my handbag and more in my suitcase for backup. Good luck and happy traveling!❤️
@@bethmacdonaldstone thank you. It's good to know it gets easier. Cross-contamination has been him an issue for me in restaurants. I am learning a few tricks such as asking for my salad dressing on the side. Thank you for sharing.