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I don't know how I missed this episode! I checked my notifications and it seems I wasn't subscribed anymore...odd! I did remedy that 😊 Your green sweater is beautiful....but the poncho is glorious. I've gone right over and purchased the pattern. I can't start yet...but I think I'll put it on my calendar as a New Year's Day cast-on ❤ I'm not entering the draw for the bag, as I am a previous winner (love my bag!) I also really like the Paulie Cardigan. I skimmed by it at first because I thought it looked like intarsia, which I'm not interested in...but when I saw it was mosaic knitting it caught my interest as I love knitting mosaic, and I love the texture

I've not yet knit with alpaca but would like to try it one day. Love your knits! Greetings from London UK

Amazing FO’s! They all look amazing!

🙌🥳👏 The poncho is done! 👏👏👏 The cables are gorgeous and your collar modification turned out great. Also love the Bird Song Shawl. Was the Zeoli yarn a purchase from the Knitty McPurly retreat?

Your finishes are beautiful! I love knitting with alpaca - just finished a hat in baby alpaca that’s so soft. I wondered if you blocked your swatch - mine definitely bloomed after blocking.

Your sweater and your poncho both look fabulous! I love that purple yarn set at the end.

I have some alpaca in my stash but haven’t knit with it yet. I do have a pair of alpaca fingerless mitts that I purchased from another knitter and absolutely love them! 😊

I like the subtle pop of color in your shawl

Poncho is beautiful yes a labor of love

Alpaca is very soft but can also be a bit prickly if the guard hairs aren’t removed. It is more drapey than wool and doesn’t have the springiness of wool, so will stretch. I think alpacas have cuter faces than llamas. I’m not sure which is on that bag. I think you will probably be happier with that sweater if you tone down or remove the waist shaping. The rest of the sweater seems to me to have more positive ease than what would work for a tailored look.

WOW You have been very busy, all your finished projects are beautiful. Your Alhambra sweater looks great on you. I just love your poncho, BEAUTIFUL I just finished a sweater and read that it has Alpaca, I love the Sandy Bag and love the one I won before, please leave me out of the drawing so someone else can enjoy.

I love Alpacas. One of my best birthdays is the year I was taken to an Alpaca farm. Of course I bought some alpaca yarn and made a cowl with it. Florida is too warm for larger garments made with alpaca even though it feels dreamy.

What awesome finishes! Just beautiful. And, holy cables! Wow!

My first alpaca blend project is a close fitting scarf. A bit itchy, so I'd like to try it again with a different type of project. Love the Sandy Bag! I have a fabric yarn bowl in the same fabric 🙂. Thanks for sharing all your work.

I love knitting with alpaca yarn. And I love the alpaca bag!

Awe! So good to see you again! Your shawl and poncho are gorgeous!

Your 3 finished projects are perfection! I wouldn't change a thing.

I have used alpaca several times in shawls/ wraps. I love the softness and how it works up! I have some Alpaca Reina in Merlot Red waiting to be made into a Tunisian crochet scarf! Love that big alpaca tote!! Howdy from the dye studio at Sweet Mountain Crafts in Cody Wy!

Love your green sweater

Just saw you draw my name thanks🎉

Your Alhambra looks really good but I think the poncho stole the show. 🤩 It looks like the perfect yarn for those cables. Looking forward to seeing how your modified collar turns out. The “Old Glory” yarn works up really nicely and has me thinking that I need some patriotic sock yarn… I was so happy to see that you visited Karista on your trip.

Hi Beth! Your poncho looks fantastic!! Thanks for hanging in there-I know it is lots of knitting, but it is worth it!

So sorry about your dog! Your trip sounds fun. We do see a lot of cows outside here in Wisconsin. Moo. 😃

Enjoyed seeing all your knitting plans with your new yarn. Sounds like a good trip, except of course for the dog drama. That sounds scary, but glad it wasn’t worse.

Beautiful projects!

Always a joy to see what you're up to. Good luck getting back into the school routine. It looks like you had a great vacation.

Tried socks on 9"circulars just lately. It took me a few rows to have my fingers adjust (I am a dp gal) but soon was flying along until I got to the heel. Messed up trying to pick up the gusset stitches so it is in time out at the moment while I decide if I want to switch to dp's or persist the circulars.

I store my yarn in Rubbermaid tubs, so I've been fluffing my stash by organizing like brands/fiber/weights together. Very fun to reacquaint myself with everything and dream of fall knitting 🙂. For my 2 cents about 9" needles, once I got accustomed to them I found my speed dramatically increased from other methods. I do have to tension the yarn differently to achieve gauge.

I fluffed my stash so well last summer that I didn’t have too much organizing to do this year. But I did give away some yarn and reorganized a few bins and just filled my yarn bucket yesterday after frogging a WIP. Don’t include me in the drawing, I’ve already won twice. Love the sweater you’re wearing! The color looks good on you.

I can definitely relate to the annoyance where you've done a lot of organizing, but it doesn't look like you did much. I have a couple craft drawers that hold my sock yarn. I have a bin for my "unassigned" yarns, 4 bins for planned sweater/shawl/cowl projects, one shelf is crammed full of WIPs, and yet, I STILL have project bags on the floor. 😅 Thanks for sharing your organization journey! Can't wait to see your finished Alhambra sweater. Isabell Kraemer has so many beautiful designs!

Tuff City Knits (Erin Kostashuk) has knee high socks patterns with calf shaping, if you need that for your gradient socks. I enjoyed the “Behind the Scenes” footage of your craft room. The table is noticeably more organized, and I can relate to the Kleenex boxes! Do you have space on some shelves or in a cabinet for the projects you haven’t cast on yet? My stash used to be organized by yarn weight, but I reorganized it a few years ago by project category and that has been working much better for me. I try to not buy yarn without a project in mind, but I do have a bin for “unassigned” yarn that I can pull from as needed. I have separate bins for socks, hats, sweaters, tees, and accessories. I rotate the yarn occasionally so the yarn I want to use for my next 2-3 projects is on the top and easy to reach. My sweater and tee bins are currently overflowing. It is tempting to cast more things on so they become WIPs instead of stash. 😂 You are welcome for the tags. Please pick again if you draw my name. 😊

I am a fairly new knitter so haven’t acquired a “stash”. Currently buying only what I need for the project I’m working on. I get Row One minis and that is dedicated to a mitered square blanket. That bag would be perfect to hold it. 😊

Hello from 🇨🇦! UA-cam suggested you channel to me. Sounds like the meet up was a lot of fun!!

I’ve been doing the Fluff My Stash and have nearly completed coloring one bucket. Enjoying the coloring almost as much as the yarnie activities. You inspire me to (maybe) organize my area which is really my dining room where no one dines that looks much like the before pictures you showed. Well done with your organizing!

I am definitely fluffing my stash. I love you. I love what you have to say just🎉 I have organized and organized and organized and it’s really getting down in size and knitting all stuff that I want to and I also do craft shows at churches in the venues as I’m 80 years old and been knitting since I was five do a lot of socks, lots and lots of socks, lots and lots of hats that seems to sell the most I love all the shawls just are not popular. They don’t seem to sell. I love to do them, but I end up giving them as presents with all that hard work.😮

I absolutely love your Tumbleweed top. I immediately added it to my favotites. My stash is mostly organized in bins by yarn weight. Seeing your craft room, helped me realize there are crafters like me out there. We have our own organization systems that seem to work for each of us. We do what we can. I am currently using those Chiaogoo shorties for sleeves on a top for the first time. They do take some getting use to, but I think I will eventually prefer them over magic loop for sleeves at least. BTW I really envy your haircut. It always makes you look so put together.

No stash organization in misc bags

Love your projects! I organize my stash in totes. I have totes by weight of the yarn. I also have 1 for yarn for socks and 1 for yarn bundled together that are earmarked for projects.

Thank you for inspiring me to organize my stash!

It's so good to see you again so soon! My stash is kind of organized in a cabinet and bins, but it's overwhelming. Thanks for showing your room it helps to see others organizing issues too. (Kindly keep me out of the drawing. 😊)

I use 9” circular needle for socks. I organize my stash by weight in totes. It’s helped me to find what I’m looking for.

Love your 2 sweaters. I am so excited to have won a Sandy bag! Thanks!

That cowl is going to be stunning in the colors you chose. A hold so many memories from the Knitty McPurly retreat close to my heart. The first was meeting Devin. The second was when a group of knitters sitting around invited me to join them. Then I realized you were sitting right in front of me! I felt so welcomed by everyone, but really enjoyed the time knitting and visiting with you, Colleen and my friend Susan.

I’m terrible at taking pictures of my knitting. Mine are all so so boring. I’m glad you had fun at the meetup!

I truly agree with you on those moments. You just want to remember them forever. Thank you for your wonderful podcast, I was wiping my eyes the way you were talking about Stephanie.

The meet up sounds like so much fun! Yes, it’s good to hold on to and cherish those special moments. One I will always remember is the feeling of holding a newborn with that baby hair (we had babies with lots of hair) nestled into my neck. Those babies are now in their early 30s. Sometimes I wish I could go back and visit those days; sometimes I’m glad I can’t. Don’t put my name in the hat for the bag since I just got one. I have the cardigan I’m working on in it next to me right now. Love it!

Another fantastic podcast. Thanks. It was sooooo wonderful briefly chatting with you in Chicago. My only regret is that I didn't go with you to grab some dinner so we could have talked longer. I'm afraid I cannot take credit for the advice someone gave you about your swatch, but it was good advice. Looking forward to the next makers meet up.

I know exactly what you mean about those moments...so precious!

Sandy has such a good eye for fun fabric combinations! 😍 I had a great time at the meetup, and it was wonderful to spend some time with you as always. Mark was happy to hear that you are keeping the yarn stores in business. 😂😂😂 There are definitely moments I’ve held onto in my memory to keep me going through challenging times. I think it can be more difficult to make deeper connections with others in a large group setting. I really enjoy the smaller group “breakouts” at breakfast, going shopping, and going out for dinner. (I do not need another Sandy bag - please don’t include me in the drawing.)

Hi Beth, thanks for making me out to be the bad guy. Just kidding! I would want someone to tell me. Before you rip your sweater, I would steam it and then try it on. If you like the fit, keep knitting. Cherrl