Felted Tweed Anyone?
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2023
- WOW, My Magazine 74 subscriber copy arrived mid August - a good two weeks before the season release date of September 1! I love that Rowan offer a courier delivery option, because the mail hasn’t been that reliable since pre-Covid days. With Courier delivery, I know that my magazine is coming and what day it will be delivered! I make sure that I’m home and have nothing pressing in my schedule so that I can sit right down with a cup of tea and have a good look!
Magazine 74 does not disappoint! The first “story” - “Felted Tweed My Way” ! This broad mandate resulted in an amazing collection of Felted Tweed Designs! A couple of designs have added Kidsilk Haze in there - that’s all right, we love a good Felted Tweed/Kidsilk Haze combination yes?
While there are NO designs for men in this magazine, I think they are a few that can be knit as unisex designs….maybe just tweak up the shades used….or lengthen the body?
There are NO crochet designs in the magazine - sorry Crocheters!
Felted Tweed has been in the Rowan line up of yarns for 24 years now. Shades have come and gone but there is a “family feel” to the range of shades offered…..they all work together and it would be almost impossible to come up with a bad combination :)
My earliest shade card is from 2011 and it has 21 shades - now Rowan offer 56 shades - including some brights that Kaffe himself has added to the range.
22:00 My Felted Tweed Project Collection
In addition to a review of the “Felted Tweed My Way” designs, I’m going to show you all of the items that I’ve knit/crochet using Felted Tweed….a little stroll through my knit closet :) I hope you’ll stay tuned and join me as I go back through my knit history :)
39:30 Mosaic Swatching
ALSO, Gully by Lisa Richardson is done using the mosaic technique of colourwork, which I am not at all familiar with - so I’ve done a swatch and let’s have a look at that in this video also.
There is a second story in Magazine 74 - to introduce “Fine Tweed Haze”. I’m going to save that for part 2 of the Magazine 74 review - because I have some of this yarn on it’s way to me and I want to play with it before giving my opinion :) So stay tuned for part 2 of the Magazine 74 review!
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Thank you Anne for this great review about Felted Tweed which is one of my favourite yarns for stranded knitting. Now I' m curious about your video about Fine Haze Tweed, I love to wear my scarf done in Haze Tweed. Have a good time:-))
You are so welcome! My Fine Haze Tweed should be here tomorrow, I’ll be playing with it and will be able to share my thoughts on the designs soon :)
These pattern and magazine reviews are very helpful! Thank you!
Great to see you again. Enjoy your critique on the Rowan magazine. Love your beautiful crochet wrap. I purchased some sock yarn from Rowan and gifted the socks, may need to buy more.♥
There are lovely new shades in the Rowan sock yarn…any excuse to buy more yes? Thanks for watching Jeannine! Anne
Thank you, Anne. The magazine is gorgeous. Excellent review. Fever Few is a lovely drink. Thank you so much for sharing your work. It is so beautiful
Thank you Valerie for dropping by! Do any of the designs tempt you ? Anne
Hi Anne. I loved your collection of felted tweed knits. You are a beautiful knitter. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the patterns, intarsia and mosaic knitting. Very helpful and interesting. 😍
Thank you so much! I hope you find a design that you want to knit! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Gorgeous as always!
I love your videos,they are such a knitters delight,a real treat! There are several designs I'd like to knit, but realistically I'll have to narrow it down a bit😂 Thank you for this...I await your next one on the new Fine tweed haze 🧶 Happy Knitting 😃💖🧶🧶
It’s so easy to get carried away isn’t it Judy…..that’s why my stash is almost embarrassing….. oh my!
I’m swatching for Himalayas…..I just had an idea, so will continue :) Can’t rush these things right? Have a great day, Anne
@@AnneFeatonby I'm really looking forward to seeing your colour choice Anne 😉🧶🧶🤔
Hi Anne I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your Rowan felted tweed blanket crochet along videos. My mum died last year leaving a whole stash of different coloured felted tweed which she'd used to knit hats, cowls and mittens. I wanted to use it up and also wanted to fill my time so I decided to learn how to crochet and use up the yarn. I googled patterns and found the Lisa Richardson blanket but it was only when I began that I realised how difficult it was. Your videos were an absolute lifeline - I must have watched each one of them about 50 times! I am making good progress and have found the whole thing absorbing and therapeutic. Thanks for your lovely instructions and calming tone! Kate
I’m so happy that you were inspired by your Mum’s stash to learn how to crochet! The Lisa Richardson blanket was a great project to learn with…..I was (and still am I think) a crochet beginner, but doing this blanket really taught me so much! I was teaching myself and hoped that in turn I could help others…..I’m glad they helped you! I hope you continue to crochet….and knit? Do you knit? If not, that could be your next challenge :) Take care Kate, Anne.
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@@AnneFeatonby Hi Anne - yes doing the blanket has taught me so much too. I'm just on the noughts and crosses panel now. I love knitting, mainly socks and Arne and Carlos dolls and mice! But now I'm finding crochet quite addictive. Just wondered whether you blocked the blanket once you started putting all the panels together or did you only block the squares at the start? Kate
@@katefoster4344 Hi Kate! I blocked each square before sewing it all together….crochet is so flexible that it really lay nicely after sewing. I’m so glad you are enjoying the process :) Anne
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Hi Anne just to let you know I finished my Lisa Richardson crochet blanket using your instructions. Like you, I changed the pattern a little - I did two lots of the central section with the granny squares, blackberry salad and noughts and crosses. I joined them together with interlocking diamond panels and edged it with the pattern edging. I love how it has turned out. It took 6 months of hard work but so worth it! Thank you for all your tutorials - there is no way I could have done it without them. Kate
Hello Anne So nice to see you. I love your Rowan Magazine reviews. I too crocheted the blanket you have draped on your sofa. One of my felted tweed wips is the Jubilee blanket.
Suzanne! I love my crochet blanket! It was quite the challenge - in particular the stitch used to sew it together!!! Hahah The Jubilee Blanket is on my knitting bucket list!!!! Way to go! Anne
I would add petals to the french knots on the brown sweater🌸
That is a good idea…….hmmmmm…thanks!
Great to see you again Anne. Loved seeing your past knits...all of them beauties. Always good to hear your view on the Rowan magazine. All the best Linda.
👋 Hi Linda…..thanks for dropping by. Anne
I have always enjoyed your videos... you haven't been posting for a little while... my daughter and I just want to make sure all is good and if you have plans on returning soon.
Gracias 🙏 maravilloso!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Anne
Great review. Loved the colour work yoke sweater. Felted tweed is so nice in blankets. Thank you Anne 🏴
Hi Christine, I’m glad you enjoyed the review ! Felted Tweed is a fabulous all rounder yarn…good for gar,ents, great for accessories, and the blanked are so cosy. I’m doing the Martin blanket right now…..fun little bites of knitting. Thanks for dropping by! Anne
Hello Anne! Thanks for the review and tiptoe through Rowan’s new magazine! I have quite a stash of felted tweed and there were several things I want to do. Several of the older designs have been on my wish list for years. I must get to them! That dress “Lidiya” has been on my wish list for years!
We need a club…..Fans of Felted Tweed…..or Felted Tweed Anonymous? Lidiya is spectacular…..time to bump it up? Anne
Thanks for sharing! I watched the Rowan video of the photo shoot today and wasn’t impressed (the model looked so awkward in the video!), but seeing the photos of the actual magazine, the knits and the model look lovely. Seeing so much Kidsilk Haze with Felted Tweed has inspired me to unravel my Easy Folded poncho in Felted Tweed which I never wear because I dont like the color on me. Again, thank you for your video. I do so love felted Tweed. ❤
Modelling isn’t as fun as we might expect, is it! To me she looked really cold and I think she had a black turtleneck under a lot of those garments :) I love my Easy Folded Poncho…..could you add a funnel neck to it in a colour to make it more flattering…either in Felted Tweed or Kidsilk Haze maybe? Just a thought….. But then, frogging it and adding some Kidsilk….you could tweak the colour for a garment. What colour are we talking about…..what shade would you add. Inquiring minds you know :) Anne
The color is Herb. I would add a color of KSH that might do something to take the yellow out of the green.
@@historical_lisa315 greens are tricky…..good luck with that……
SOOOO enjoyed your tour thru the new Rowan magazine. I adore Felted Tweed and it was also very inspiring to see your collection of FT knits. Hope fall comes to your (and my) area soon. It's been the hottest summer I remember in the deep south and I was born and raised here in NE FL. Doesn't stop me from knitting but it's just more fun when you're not sweating thru the process. Happy September , happy knitting - Melody
I’m glad to hear that even in the south you enjoy the knits! Tricky knitting isn’t fun…..Autumn is on the way. I am swatching for Himalayas right now…..changing the colourway isn’t always easy…but I prefer cardigans as you can wear them all year round (air conditioning is a shock when you go grocery shopping in shorts and a sleeveless top right?) Take care, Anne
Loving your review today. The top down ones, although lovely just aren't my cup of tea . I really went for the scarves though. I see 2 that I must make. Absolutely love that cover scarf Serac by Martin - think that will be going on my needles sometime next year - my one wish about it is that there would be a chart version of the instructions. I'm with you on Summit - it confuses me. Love your honesty about Boulder! Your Felted Tweed garments/projects look super. Love those Marie Wallin ones but haven't mastered Fair Isle yet.
Hi Gail, I am not a top down knitter either, but I can’t resist Himalayas with it being top down and steeked! I hear you with Serac…..I 💭……. I wonder if we nagged a bit :) Thanks for dropping by! Anne
Great review. There are so many things I would like to knit from this issue and I look forward to part 2. I will have to try Fever Tree's Pink Grapefruit as we go into summer, I have only ever had their tonic water in my gin 😀
Fever Tree Tonic is lovely and G&Ts aren’t the same without it. Do you have a favourite gin? I love Tangueray. Do try the Pink Grapefruit, it is refreshing!
Hi Anne, I thoroughly enjoyed your review of Rowan 74. My magazine came a couple of days ago and I followed along with you. I'm one who loves doing intarsia and there are some temptations in the current issue. I'm working on two projects right now that are using Felted Tweed. I'm doing the Field sweater in 185 Frozen and it's getting close to completion. I'm also doing Martin Storey's KAL blanket. It's Wednesday and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's release of square #5.
Ooh, I love that Frozen shade……it will be beautiful! My squares have stalled a bit as I have started Himalayas from Mag 74…..but it’s all good 👍 Intarsia….a challenge for me…..and I admire your passion for it……someone has to love it 🤣
@@AnneFeatonby- my Storey KAL will be a very slow project and I’m okay with it. I’m doing on block a week right now (as they are released) and will likely continue slowly. I plan to use a different color on rack block. I digressed slightly and have one more block done. I did the moose that some made. A moose reindeer? Lol
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Missing your updates, videos and reviews. Hope all is well.
Hi Life LDC Been thinking of you, no new posts, hope all is well. :)
The granny squares shawl is beautiful! Please share any info on the pattern..where to purchase or do we just crochet the squares first and stitch them together? Thank you!
Let me check…ok, it’s available on Ravelry as an individual pattern…..
ravel.me/frances-9
Hope this link works…..it’s Frances from Winter Knits.
You make all the centres then join them together with a really light and airy crochet…..I love it and I hope you do too!
Thank you Anne for taking the time to look up the name of the pattern! It looks like a fun project, I'm sure I will love it!
Hello, can you please tell me what size needle you use for your Single strand Felted Tweed garments?
I have Felted Tweed that I cannot get a fabric that does not look open and Lacy… I’ve had the same issue with a box set of Moordale. Can you give me any guidance ?
Hello there! I once did a class with knitters on gauge…..6 knitters, all with exactly the same instructions, needles and yarn….and all of the squares were totally different sizes! As a knitter, you know whether you knit loosely or tightly….so right away you might adjust from the recommended needle size to start your swatching.
It sounds like you are naturally a loose knitter. You can go down as many sizes of needles as required to achieve gauge and get the fabric that you like. BUT, You also might want to consider looking at your technique. A lot of knitters don’t put any tension on the yarn when they knit…and so the stitches are really loose and open as you say. When your stitches are on the needle they should grip the needle…be able to move but not slip off, be grippy enough but still be able to move along as you knit. It’s a fine balance.