Finnish Knitting Stories - Episode 34: my garden sweater, crochet summer hat & chat about everything
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Finnish Knitting Stories podcast - Episode 34: my garden sweater, crochet summer hat & chat about everything
In this episode I'm showing fun ruffle socks, progress on my garden sweater, my first crochet summer hat and chatting about all sorts of random things.
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I love being with you too on your podcast. You make this world….for me…a better place. Thank you!
Oh thank you! Beautiful knits you are doing. And love the crocheted hat, so good you can try all these new projects. And love what you said, made me laugh - sandwiches for dinner, but yes, you are a good, great, mom! Loved hearing about your precious grandmother, and the Stuffed Peppers, ❤️❤️, thank you always for sitting and letting us knit along with you!
Love spending time with you! Gardening is my day today. We're finally getting warmer . . . . but always a chance for snow and freezing temperatures. So, I cover plants when I need to. Stay well my friend. You are helping so many people.
I enjoy listening to you. Even though it is a conversation one way, I feel like you include me because of the questions. And thank you for taking me through your beautiful little town. What a treat!
A lovely episode Jana. I really enjoy watching you, seeing your knitting and hearing what you have to say and am pleased to see that you are happier now. You suited your hat so much. It’s lovely. And the colours of your garden sweater are beautiful. You’ve knitted it so quickly too. I hope you finish it soon. Take care, enjoy the sunshine as we are too in between the rain ☔️ 🧶🇬🇧☀️🍄😀
Thank you so much, Carole!
Now finished watching and it was very enjoyable to sit and knit with you, three sessions, or so. Now I have new episodes to watch this morning, too. All the best to you and your family. Your knitting is very inspiring!
You look so pretty in the bright summer colours. I was laughing because I kept saying "brim" out loud, but you didn't hear me. lol It's been sunny a warm all weekend here on the south-west coast of Canada too, finally, after months and months of rain and cold. It seems like the whole world was sunny and I'm so here for it! Love your podcast. Thank you so much!
I am so impressed with your joyful garden sweater and the rafia hat. I like the way you do the podcast it is like you are talking to family. That new book is fabulous . The Ukrakanians were so generous. I have a friend who is Russian Ukranian who now lives in Georgia and they were so generous with food. Love you Jana
You garden sweater is so stunning! I love all the colors and am so glad the colors are bringing you joy! Hope it's a bit less frustrating after its "time out."
We euthanized our dog this week (he's had a long, happy life -- 18 years! -- but his health and mobility had declined to the point that speeding up the inevitable was the kind thing to do) and I binged your most recent episodes during his decline in health. Your persistence in the face of big emotional hardship, as a mom, volunteer, maker, artist, wife, business-owner, and more, has been really inspiring for me as I've been dealing with my own grief and helping my kids and husband through theirs. Thank you so much for opening up to us and sharing more than just the bright parts of your life with us.
My son asked for a sweater with a cat on it resembling his favorite cat plush, so I'm knitting "Cat Sweater/House Sweater" (two different charts available, one for a cat and one for a house) by Ji Luo with mohair and sport-weight held together for the cat to make him a fluffy-looking kitty on it for his sixth birthday. My first intarsia project and I'm loving the challenge!
There is beauty in everything you say and do dear friend!
Fabulous fiber artist…….🌷🎶🌷🎶🌷🎶
Still again you reach for the ultimate richness found in life thru your connections with family,past and present, friends ,new and established, and the precious moments given to us in the present moment. Hope found in the goodness of people refreshes and strengthens the spirit for every journey ahead. And in that journey there will be grace for all that stay steadfast.
Truly enjoy all of your podcast! Thank you so much for your time. 🥰
I love your podcast! It is wonderful the way you share your life, it is like chatting with a friend. Here in San Diego we are enjoying our "May Grey" and "June Gloom" season, when the clouds from the Pacific keeps many days relatively mild and comfortable (in the low 20s Celsius). We will soon be in the mid and upper 30s, so I appreciate every cloudy day we have left! Gardening is a year round process here. The cool weather crops are done and the warm weather produce is starting to ripen. The sweet corn and melons will be ripe soon; tomatoes are abundant; oranges, tangerines, lemons, and limes are everywhere, and the last of the winter avocados are still available while the summer avocados are almost ready for harvest. Food is abundant, but there is not a lot of sweater weather!
Hats most definitely suit you and your sweater is beautiful. So cheerful.
Where I live, in Western Canada, we are almost as far north as you in Finland, so we are just starting to plant our gardens now.
Enjoy your podcasts very much,,,,they are so relaxing and heartwarming stories. Your town tour was lovely and makes me want to visit!
The hat looks adorable on you! You definitely are a hat person and the word you were searching for is hat brim.
Your garden looks beautiful.
Thank you for another inspiring video - I definitely want to crochet myself a sun hat 👒
It was lovely to get a glimpse of your beautiful town too!
To celebrate our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee I have been knitting red, white and blue bunting for my classroom and for home!
Sending you positive thoughts and love to you and your Ukrainian friends ❤️ xxx
So very nice to see your part of the world. And the forsythia in bloom 💕Thank You Jana!
The hat looks fantastic on you. You need to wear it this summer. That bright pink is definitely your color. Really compliments your skin color. I would enjoy see you each week. I enjoy you so much. If we lived closer we could knit together. Your friend.
Steek the armholes. No colorwork flat. The Halibut sweater is is very fun ! It has been a cold spring in minnesota I put my house plant outside while I had help from my son last week and my jade got nipped by frost! I covered plants the last 2 nights. I want to put plants in the garden but it is too early. I love the stuffed peppers and borscht too. Food memories are the best. My grandmother made life rich. She gave us traditions that we continue with our grandchildren. I am going to keep the garden simple. I love carrot beet potato, beans, cucumbers and tomatoes What a beautiful town! ☮️ ✌️I am going to look in my laine magazines
It’s funny: I’m Hungarian (living in France) and we have in Hungary this meal with filled peppers in tomato sauce (töltött paprika) also. We use exactly this variety of pale yellow-green peppers (sometimes some yellow-orange also). My mother makes this meal often in the summer 😋. It’s really interesting to discover all the influences between cultures and people that brings us closer 😊
Thank you for sharing your life- you are an inspiring person in many ways- your befriending and helping the Ukrainian people in your community. The pancakes they shared with you look amazing- sharing food bridges all sorts of cultural barriers. I’m gardening too- spring vegetables so far as it’s a cool and wet spring here in Oregon.
When I was a child my parents decided me and my four sisters should learn to like borscht. It took some getting used to! We would have the beet version sometimes with meatballs and a dollop of sour cream.
The hat you crocheted is wonderful! And it looked very nice on you!
I loved the story about your new friends bringing you lunch. Clearly you have given them a gift too!
I absolutely love the top you are wearing. The colors are awesome. So happy colors.
Jana your garden sweater is so beautiful. Just do a few rows every day.You can do it girl!
Jana, if you ever have the time, please consider teaching us how to knit faster! Honestly, if I could knit faster, I'd knit more than I do crochet. I just love how fast crochet is; I knitted long before I crocheted though. Thanks for considering! You knit so quickly; love it!!
You look adorable in the hat. It would be great to wear in your garden.
I enjoyed your episode.
Keep up the good work.
I love your blogs , l am on holiday on the isle of Aran in Scotland . I have found a knitting group to go to one afternoon . I have a little knitting group in my village in Somerset . Thank you for your inspiration & love , that's what makes the world go round x
That garden sweater! Your "can do" attitude is so inspiring for those of us that try to reverse engineer a pattern long lost or written bottom up and we prefer top down. Haha so great. Been there thanks for sharing this. The hat looks so good on you. Success!
Your hat looks very cute. In the 1960's , my mother used to make and sell dolls. She would use raffia to crochet hats for the dolls. It was nice to see someone use raffia. I have not seen it in the USA in years.
I love the Nuuk. Beautiful colors. My Mom loves yellow 💛 and I love verry berry color, my favorite.
You always have something beautiful to share with us, and always something inspiring! ❣️ Thank you so much for including the footage of your walk to the fish market! Such a lovely area you live in! So sorry it is in such close proximity to Russia, though. 😪 I don't understand a lot of how these things work, but hopefully Finland and Sweden will soon be a part of NATO and maybe you will be able to feel a little bit safer. ❣️ I am SO glad to have found your wonderful podcast. 😀 I am knitting on a Rock It Tee while watching you today.
I have no words to express how beautiful your garden sweater is! Such an exquisite work of art; can't wait until you finish. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
I had never heard of Sirkka Könönen before and am blown away by her work. If only patterns existed to reproduce them! There doesn't seem to be a lot of photographs of her work either, at least that I could find.
Beautiful sky and view. love to you and your Family!!
The hat looked nice on you!
I love your garden sweater! Beautiful work!!
My choice was mow the grass, plant asparagus or have a cup of tea with you.It is now 65 so more comfortable outside, got really chilly last night and rained. Haven't touched my knitting in weeks, the sadness and frustration of being is too much and I see that in your eyes too. I wish I were local to hug you and sit in the garden while you work and I could work in ends. The last few years have been so bad don't want to do colorwork, projects have been dark, naturals so not drawing any attention if I leave house. Covid infections are going back up in Illinois as are gas prices so staying home is the best plan. Ok, is now 1230. Will get the instant pot cleaned out and put some rice porridge to cook while I mow. Take care, you matter.
I LOVE your garden sweater!!! 💖💕💓
I am planting my very first garden. I’m going out every morning to check to see what’s popping up. I like your idea of knitting in the garden. Your town looks so beautiful and cozy.
Love the color-work! If you follow Roxanne Richardson she has a video where she knit a Christmas stocking for a great niece. To even out the stitches she used a wooden spoon to wack it. Another viewer said she used a spurtle, which is a flat wooden kitchen utensil.
Love your garden sweater and your new book, especially the foxes on the front! How lovely to be spoilt with your lunch treat - I'm sure it made your new friends feel wonderful to show how they appreciate what you have done for them - new friends for life. Sending you all the best. 🥰
Thank you! I hope our daughter will wear that sweater some day.
My new friends are definitely friends for life! I already have invitations for all my future summer holidays. We will have a place to stay in all the parts of Ukraine.
Take care!
I visited your podcast for the first time today, and will definitely come again!!
Thank you for a happy time knitting together with you!😊 I just finiched my second Ingrid Sweater. I like your hat and it fits you really well! 👒 Have a nice time!🧶🌞👍
Thank you again for sharing your knits and life with us. Like your Nuuk sweater! We've planted our tomatoes, and bell peppers here in New Hampshire, US
I wish I could grow bell peppers here! I need a greenhouse for that. The summers are too short and cold.
Gardening and knitting compete for my time also. My hands and feet hurt today from the weekend gardeutoo😄love your ruffle socks!
Omg your garden sweater is absolutely stunning!!!
I am always looking forward to your new episodes.
Thank you very much for the joy of it.
I am working on a plain white cardigan for my daughter .I hate the yarn its acrylic but thats what she wants. She can't stand wool.
But I must say it turns out very nice and thats the most important thing.
Just one sleeve to go.
Have a few good weeks till your new episode. Wish you all the best!
Knitting a new scrappy striber by pia
Growing tomatoes, peppers, herbs and sunflowers
Definately mushrooms. Very pretty!
Love your Hat - and I think you can wear it very well !!
Your hat is beautiful Jana! I stock this yarn in my store in Australia and love using it. I have a new design for placemats and coasters coming out in December using this yarn. It's so much fun!
I enjoyed the walk… beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing. I think the paper hat suits you well! It looked really cute on you. 😎😎. I am currently knitting my first Rannunculus.
Hi! I am knitting Aisling by Marie Wallin and it is knitted in the round! It is in the book Cherish. It is challenging but fun, beautiful colors!!
A lovely surprise to get another episode so quickly. Thank you for the video of the walk and view of the fish market and a corner of your world. The jumper is so colourful. I would like to have a go at something like that, and I have some Kaffe Fassett early books, but I think it would take me so long that I would give up before I finished!
Thanks for this video again. You are my most favorite youtuber!
Thank you for sharing!
Hello from Australia, I'm inspired by your garden sweater, I was stuck on one I'm making and now I have a new vision for it, I'm also knitting myself a singlet in baby wool a pretty bright pink colour, winters where I live get very cold, its the attitude. it's almost winter here in Australia and I've got greens carrots beetroot and parsnips in my garden and planted more seeds today they will grow all year around here. We may get some snow in winter but soon melts in a few hours.....Cheers! From the land down under. Ps I love your podcast keep up the good work.
Hi Jana 🥰 I love your new lace socks and am looking forward to hearing about how the yarn holds up as I'm always looking for nylon-free sock yarns. I had a bit of a chuckle when you said you were interested in making the Chestnut but didn't like the idea of knitting it flat as I was literally knitting the sleeves of my Chestnut, flat, while watching 🤣 I agree it's not as quick knitting colourwork flat, but I haven't minded it as much as I expected. We have a few others knitting the Chestnut for our #ayearofmariewallinkal , some of which have converted to knitting in the round so it's certainly an option. It's a lovely cardigan and definitely worth the effort 😉💕
Jana what a wonderful place you live in! I am always so happy to see when you upload a video. It reassures me that you and your family are alright. You are a lovely woman with a kind and loving heart, and a major load of talent. Lots of love to you and yours 💌
Hello!. The bottom edge of a hat like that is called a brim. I didn't know that it was possible to crochet with raffia. Very interesting!
I also saw the colourful pattern from Könnönen (if I wright it good) on Ravelry. I just started knitting a pattern of Natalie Pelykh. I don't do gardening, I just have a balcony. Thanks for the podcast.
Always like your podcasts .all the best. Tami
I love your sweater. The colors are gorgeous.
Ooooh! That's alot of color work on that sweater. You definitely a Boss when it comes to that. I can only hope to reach the goal of doing complex time consuming color work. Have a good one! Happy Knitting!
It's my first big colourwork project and it's still a bit scary. I've only done simple yokes before.
Happy knitting!
What a beautiful area you live in! Thanks for showing some of it. Im not a crazy gardener, but I have seeds for several dye plants that I am excited to get in the ground!! Hopi black sunflower (purple/grey), black hollyhock, dyers coreopsis, madder and a few others! Your sweater is so cute - hope it all works out.
Ohhh, that sounds so exciting! I have a few plants around that could be used for dyeing, but nothing really special.
The hat is adorable on you. So pretty!
Would you consider putting a little fox in your garden sweater? Maybe hide him under a mushroom! Ordered the Annalise socks, I too have a high instep. Finally planted out my garden. I had to cover my pansies 4 times here in Virginia because of cold snaps. Love your hat! Prayers and hugs.
Such a beautiful town! Your sweater is turning out beautifully, Jana! 💙🌸
Thank you! 😊
Such a touching podcast remembering your grandmother. Grief never goes away...we just learn to live with it. But it is so sweet to share such sweet memories. The people we love are always with us in our hearts.
So true!
Ohhhh that hat! Well done. Now I’m considering paper yarn? Must finish my summer cardigan first!
Hi Jana, thank you for this surprise "visit", always a joy to watch! Your garden "monster" sweater is looking awesome, you are such a fast knitter I'm sure that you will get your mojo back to finish it this year 😀 I am making my second Ruke project bag, making bobbles by knitting backwards which is a lot easier than I thought, how would that work with colour work for you? New challenge? In my part of Australia we have just been cut off from town for the 4th time this year after a weekend of rain... 🌧
Lielisks topiņš! Rakstaino daļu vari adīt pa apli un griet tais vietās kur nepieciešama.
Can you do the sleeves up to the arm pits... then join to front and back... then do the color work in the round with all 4 pieces. Looks great
I have been watching your vlog for a few months now and I really like it. When I saw the hat you made I had to stop the video and find a seller of the yarn and book that would ship to me in the US. That is the style of hat that I like most. Thank you for showing it. I have never tried paper yarn before. That will be interesting. :)
Thank you! Let me know how it goes. I think I might start wearing sun hats this summer. Maybe I can make it my thing. Our daughter wants one as well, but it has to be pink.
@@FinnishKnittingStories I understand your daughter having color opinions. Mine will be purple (aubergine).
Marie Wallin has beautiful patterns. I have been thinking about the Halibut sweater too. Your colorwork sweater is stunning. 🦩
Garden sweater is gorgeous!! I could never do it.
I bet you could! It felt really scary at first, but once I started it was so much fun.
Good on 'ya for even trying to knit colourwork flat! My gosh!! You've probably thought of this already--can you add steeks and then just work in the round? This would add some seems, of course, so maybe not what is best for the pullover...haha should have listened further to where you mentioned steeks. I think you could do it!!
Love your sweaters. You look wonderful in bright colours!! So glad to watch your podcasts. xo
You look very cute in your hat. Very nice 😊
The hat looked really fabulous on you!
Hi! Love the hat! It looks really good! You are a much better crocheter than you give yourself credit for.
I’m knitting on a Sunshine Coast for my mom in black. Luckily my eyesight is still good so the black yarn isn’t bad for me.
My garden this year has cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, sage and peppers. Last year my mom made Thanksgiving stuffing with fresh sage and it was amazing so I had to plant some this year. My hubby loves spicy peppers so we have jalapeños, habaneros, ghost peppers and Carolina reapers.
Dear Jana, your videos are wonderful and easy to look at…love your background wallpaper! And the garden sweater is fantastic. Your blend of colors are the best. I am wondering if there is a way to get that pattern in English? I love it.
Thanks again for sharing knitting with us all. Lolly
Aww so sweet stories, l miss my granma too, she taught me knitting, crochet, cooking , veg and fruit gardening and farming. My grandpa gave me obsession with horses. He could not drive so we went by pony and cart xx
I love your shirt and the colors.💞💗
Love the hat! And it looks great on you!
Love the hat ! Have a great week !
The knitting technique you are thinking of is called mirror knitting also called backwards knitting. There are UA-cam videos to learn the technique. I taught myself how to do it while knitting stockinette. I’ve never done it using color work though or stranded color work. I hope this helped.
Yes! Thank you!
Can’t wait to try the socks as I have a high instep as well
The hat is lovely ..... and you looked so good in it . I am glad you have garden time . I am working hard in the garden but not quite so much veg this year as I am away for 3 weeks in July to the other end of the Country looking after my self sufficient friends poly tunnel , greenhouse and hens whilst they take a break . Focusing on wall repairs and painting shed and fencing and easy veg. Will be interested how you find the no nylon sock yarn as I am trying to be more mindful . Kerrie
Your garden sweater is going to be gorgeous! I'm also making garden sweater 'No place like gnome' by Martina Maskova😊 You made me want to crochet a hat for warm weathers too!
Your town is so lovely!
Thank you for another vlog, Jana! Love the pink/yellow sweater tee; I'm hoping to use those colors in a wrap someday soon. I finished Casapinka's No Need to Panic sweater last week using Shibui Vine in Ash; sadly it's been discontinued. It makes an interesting texture all on its own. I have several more skeins to make Shibui's Mitchell poncho. Meanwhile, I finished the Goodall slimming shell by Sivia Harding for Shibui, using Reed (100% linen) in Crete held with Lunar (60/40 merino silk blend) in Pacific. I was ready to bind off the shoulders together, but tried it in first; it was 2-3 sizes too big! So yesterday I unraveled & rewound it all, re-figured the math, and cast on again. 🤞🤞🤞 it fits this time!! I'm hoping to have it ready for a knitting retreat I'm attending in Maine in June with Casapinka, Sidney of Squidneyknits, and Simone of owlcatdesigns. I'm so excited!! Almost as excited as if I were going to Finland...a lifelong bucket list item. Maybe 2023; hoping to go with my cousin who has been there before. Thank you for the little glimpse of your corner of the globe.
Ahhh. Time to grab my tea and knitting, you are here! I am enjoying Lady Grey tea. Do you have this in Finland? I am in Cornwall, England. Currently knitting a pair of vanilla socks but trying different types of heel. I have avoided the flap and gusset as I dislike picking up so many stitches but I like the look of this a lot. Happy knitting and gardening! :)
I have seen a few podcasts where the podcaster has knitted Marie Walden sweaters in the round. I have the Chestnut kit too but I am not committed at this time to spend so much time on one sweater….8-)
What a refreshing start to my day - I always love ❤️ Your podcasts. I think you are an amazing person and I admire you ‘to the max’
Thank you so much!
Am knitting the levisham lace sleeve wrap cardigan by Sarah Hatton in the riverside collection book by West Yorkshire spinners there’s eight designs in it all stunning am doin it in navy I finished the crochet minecraft blanket but still to back it my granddaughter hasn’t seen it yet she stays in south England am in Scotland but comes for holiday s yous colourful jumper is beautiful well done a lot of work x
So good to see you and nice to hear your Ukranian friends are treating you so well. Eat up and enjoy!
I made a hand bag years ago with raffia. Great for summer. Hat looks good on you.🧶🧶🧶
I think I would really enjoy a raffia handbag. Something big, more like a beach bag that would fit all my essentials (including the knitting bag, of course). Thank you for giving me this idea!
Reverse or. Backward knitting saves you on large or heavy projects. Elizabeth Zimmermann first created it I think
Hi Jana, always so good to see and listen to you. I hope you are feeling better because you make me feel better. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada have received 160,000 plus refugees from Ukraine.
Hi Levina! I've been trying to relax a bit, but bad things just keep happening. We live though some scary times.
Canada is doing a fantastic job helping a huge amount of Ukrainians! More countries should do that!
you can weave them in as you go if you watch Fruity Knitting she weaves them in as she goes the ends on your fairisle I mean
Fruity Knitting is a true master of fairisle. I hope I can reach her level some day.
always happy to see a vlog from you pop up in my feed. your garden sweater is truly going to be heirloom quality, simply gorgeous. you are very talented. be safe sweet friend.
Thank you so much! Take care!