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I recently untangled a big mess of yarn, and I don’t have a cat! The alpaca is very difficult to untangle, but I do love how soft it feels.

Love your raw and honest adventure with knitting 👏👏👏

Renee you’ve done a fabulous job for a first year knitter. I’ve been knitting for 5 years and just this year made my first garment (The Tolsta Tee) then another simple tee and I’m now making another Tolsta Tee. This was so fun to see everything you made in 2024. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish this year.

Hi Happy New Year 🎉 With all the progress and items that you have knitted, you should invest in a set of circular needles. Take a look at knit picks for a good and inexpensive circular set. Also, try to find a recipe for your own sock and stick with that. I am amazed in all the items you have knitted in 2024. 😊 One word of advice please read the whole pattern before you start the project so if you get to a part of the pattern you don’t understand you can look it up and figure it out and gather all your tools ahead of time. Can’t wait to see what you do in 2025

I’m so impressed and inspired. As a new knitter, you have encouraged me to go for it🎉. Thanks for sharing all you works with the do’s and the maybe’s❤❤❤❤😊

So impressed with your early knits. I'm trying to perfect sock knitting and I must say it is a challenge! OMG! I love your emotional support chicken!!

I think the Stockholm Slipover looks great on you! It would look great with jeans for a more casual look.

Congrats on learning to knit! But you look like a “winter” to me. Blue, and reds would look so much better on you especially with your hair color. Would stay away from browns and mustards.

Have just found your channel and am starting from the beginning! I also started knitting again last year so can relate to your knitting quandary 😂 Will continue to watch all your episodes 😊

the binder is so smart!!

That Stare hat!!! Love it. May need to make it for our daughter.

I'm thinking,Renee, if you aren't too attached to your first scarf that you might want to repurpose the yarn to make something else that you'll actually wear. That's the cool thing about yarn, you can usually reuse it. That yarn will have a story to tell every time you see it!

Congratulations on your success in your first year of knitting. Something you can try to soften rustic yarns is to wash with hair conditioner. 🎉

For a possible re-do for a vest you might want to see the vest pattern called Hello Friend by Leslie Friend, it recently came out, in late December 2024. Leslie has a similar esthetic as you seem to have (you are both lovely)and she has created a full tutorial with lots of hints. I’m swatching it as we speak!

How encouraging you are ! I am a very new knitter, and have attempted the Sophie scarf so many times my cat has loads of mini bonnets, haha, but the one on my needles is going to make it. Watching your Video gave me personal drive. Your items are wonderful

You have given me encouragement -I always enjoy what you are working on, the great yarns you pick - in the beginning I thought oh no, you would soldier on with errors in a piece - I tend to be the rip it all out again piece and find not getting things done because of it - you made me say to myself, this is a small error, keep going; !!! I thank you for your talent and enthusiasm - Happy 2025🎉

I love that pink vest! Just seeing and hearing your reactions between that one and your first vest, I think you'll love it 1,000 times more if you remake the first pattern in that pink with a little waist decreases and a stretchy bind off :)

You have made amazing progress in your first year of knitting!

So many good projects!

It’s amazing (and inspiring!) to see how much progress you’ve made in such a short time! I hope you don’t frog that beautiful cowl! Maybe now that winter is here, you’ll start wearing it? It’s such a lovely pattern, and combined with that yarn, just beautiful! Happy New Year, can’t wait to see what you make in 2025.

Love your persistence with sock making. It gets easier and more fun as you go. I went through the same process. I only do heal flap and gusset. Kitchener stitch is practice.❤️🇨🇦❤️

Loved hearing about your experience ❤

With all the rave reviews about your Sophie Scarf - which weight Magpie did you use? It does look great and has some definition. I think I remember that from your first yarn event in Pa? I have some cashmere and not sure if that alone, has enough weight to do the scarf.

The vest fit and color is great!! You gotta redo the neck band tho!!… the point is the focal point!! You can do it👍

How do you find out about all these retreats? I don’t know how to get started.

The retreat sounded amazing! (--Bebe)

The retreat looked so fun! I love a good train ride 😊

I have picked up Noro through the years and was so interested in all you learned ands different items you made - you had asked about other people and retreats - sorry I went into a whole story on my different get aways - but yours sounded fabulous and a wonderful experience, including the train ride and sunset!!! Getting teachers at that level is an experience within itself!!🎉

Here we are Dec 26th - wow, time to relax and enjoy a couple of days before thinking about taking everything down. Loved this on the retreat - I do two retreats a year - March & Sept., quilting retreats , with my quilt guild, we go to a center right on the ocean, which is close by - this particular one is a bring your own projects and have fun and food with a like minded bunch of woman. I have through the years been on big retreats like Houston in the Fall and Kentucky - which I signed up for classes and it’s never fails that you learn something new, from the teacher or some of the other students. It enriches your craft, no matter what it is - I have also done knitting retreats - yearly, SC has a retreat with members of the SC knit guild., - they have classes and I have learned new techniques. My local store closed sadly and I have gotten away from that retreat. It also comes down to (if you have a husband) how many trips on your own you choose to take, - the quilting is just Sun- Wed and more local for me so, it has been easier and always fun. But I am getting back into the knitting (it is so portable )and you have been an inspiration going from thing to thing, I have seen your growth with what you are doing - it has been so much fun to watch!!!😊

I’m about to start my knitting journey so it’s nice to find someone who hasn’t been knitting long but is already making complicated projects (watched your last retreat video first lol).

Love your retreat report -

Hi Great podcast You know that you can do a 3-needle bind off. The Kitchener is a killer Thanks

Happy holidays

Have a merry Christmas trip to Santa Fe. I can’t wait to hear about your knitting experience . I think it’s just great. But please I was stressing out as you were picking up your balls that were all catted !!pick up some project bags while you’re out there😂

Have fun in Santa Fe! Can’t wait to hear about it when you return with new skills.

Your cardigan is so nice!

Looking forward to hearing about the retreat!

The hat turned out great!

That Trader Joe’s sunscreen is my favorite too. Goes on so easy doesn’t pill under other skincare like some do. I’m always afraid they’ll discontinue it. I agree it is a dupe for Supergoop Unseen sunscreen but I do feel like they may have changed the formula a bit, seems a little thinner and has less of a silicone feel than it had before. But maybe I’m imaging things! In any case, it’s still a great sunscreen! Love your podcast and your vlogmas eps!❤

I’m loving your videos - I’ve gone back to watch from Ep 1. I just love watching your knitting journey - you’ve improved so much in such a short time 😊 Also thanks for watching our podcast (I’m Bebe from Just Another Knitting Podcast)

You are smart to not hang onto what you don’t like and wont use - I did that and brought a bunch to my friends yarn group -I tend to buy more expensive (yarn store) so, really wanted to give it to a more advanced group that will enjoy.

Drops yarns at Wool Warehouse.

It's such a great feeling when someone you love loves your knits! You can knit and donate knitted knockers with the Coboo. It's on the list of allowed yarns. Enjoying your enthusiasm as always!

The knitting retreat sounds like it’s going to be fun!

The Ranunculus is so do-able! Go for it!

Lovely video. Your joy for the craft is fantastic!

You could absolutely reknit the collar on your Flax - just keep in mind that you’ll be knitting in the opposite direction from before. I like the other comment/suggestion to pick up the stockinette stitches. Looking forward to seeing how these projects turn out!

I used to watch the Creabea until she made such rude remarks about our new president after the election. I know it is her podcast and she can say what she wants, but I don’t appreciate that on a knitting podcast. There are many other podcasts that I find even more entertaining.

I love to see you improve so much during your knitting journey! Kudos to you for overcoming the challenges and finding what works for you 🥰

Always so fun to see your excitement and how you approach your projects. Love it. Oh button bands! I imagine that, whenever a pattern says that I have to pick up stitches for a button band that I make the same kind of face as a toddler being convinced to eat something they don't like. It's so bad now that I will avoid those types of patterns if I can in favor of those that work the band at the same time as the rest of the garment (that is not often, sadly) or try to work out how to do it myself and adjust the pattern. For your neckband ribbing: you can put in needles below the band (2 rows at least) and cut off the band, going back and knitting upwards; however you are now knitting in the opposite direction, so the stitches will be misaligned a tad. Alternatively, if you are worried about stretch in the current one, you could try a crochet chain along the inside or thread some elastic through near the bottom of the band. Lastly, you could cast on another collar ribbing and then graft it to where you cut off the original band (this all assuming there are no short rows that are disrupted). Thanks for sharing your time with us!