Happy Sunday everyone and Happy Easter to those of you celebrating on the day this goes live! It's so good to be back with you today. Here's some quick links for today's episode: * Funky Firebird Project Bag shrsl.com/3y1yv * JesabelleB Project Bag (big leather bag) * shrsl.com/3y208 * Lovely Valley Wool (yarn I’m using for Branden’s sweater)www.lovelyvalleywool.com/ * #WNHBreakthecurseKAL * instagram.com/p/CohvrVkp7Kb/ * About Strings Cotton Merino Yarn * amzn.to/40WydDl * Karen Templer Fringe Association blog * ktslowcloset.com/2013/03/06/how-to-improvise-a-top-down-sweater-introduction/ * Color by Numbers books I love! * amzn.to/3KNBZtP * Coloring Pens I LOVE! * amzn.to/3nXS7Qp Enjoy! ❤ #knittingpodcast #woolneedleshands
Thank you . The white tee, photos and mannequin made a big difference in seeing the stitches on your tee. "Cup O Tea". So glad you could take time for yourself. Maybe every 6 weeks declare a Tayler holiday.
So Good yes indeed the Capsule Tee and Brandon’s Frankensweater are both looking So Good! Putting the tee on your mannequin was brilliant and I could see all those great design details. I agree Art is Life! Thank you for sharing it all
I have knit so many sweaters and dresses and i always block part way through a project, often a number of times as i work my way through the project. I want to make sure i like the neckline, the armscye length, the fit, the sleeve and body length. Knitting often grows with washing, sometimes due to being superwash and sometimes just the weight of the fabric pulling down. It is really hard to keep knitting on a project if you are unsure you will be happy with it at the end. Peace of mind makes it a great idea. I always block on the needles (I knit it off onto a long circular) and i dont bother cutting the yarn as i just squeeze out a lot of excess water in towels. It really is worth it. Looking forward to seeing how it finishes up. Glad you got some peace of mind through blocking mid-way.
Your t will be very elegant😊 colortherapy 100%❤ it may be coloring it may be fondling your fabrics, yarn, paper, paintchips whatever but it's always relaxing and satisfying😊
You are an inspiration. I enjoy your podcasts so much. I can certainly relate to needing an activity to help you decompress. I have considered getting coloring books for relaxation .Take care of yourself. You have a busy life, so it's important to de-stress. Enjoy your day.
I really like the button up shirt you're wearing in this one! Definitely feeling the warm weather shift in projects. The pollen here in Virginia is intense in spring! Everything is coated in pollen. When it rains the puddles are yellow. Yay for allergies. I love to do cross stitch kits where the cloth is marked with a water soluble dye. It scratches the coloring paint-by-number feel, but also embroidery tactile textures. Anyways, thanks for the podcast!
We raised 3 boys and there was a stepson too there in the mix, so very busy time in our lives. I can honestly say the age of your boys IS the busiest time of raising a family....I'm glad you grant yourself the time to take a couple weeks off too, it's as important as mindless colouring. Happy Spring to you!
Love the Christmas Vacation insert! Thanks so much for talking about mental health and self care, it is definitely something that needs to be more in the forefront. We need to all realise that it's ok to take time for ourselves 🙂
Feel compelled to comment to compliment you for taking the time you need to hit reset. I am so grateful for all that you give. Both the content and the cheerful and humble way it is delivered are deeply appreciated and enjoyed. As a semi-burned-out family doc who is the geriatric parent of a 7yo hockey player, knitting is my color by numbers. Once yarn is picked and swatching works, I can follow a pattern and listen to a podcast and not have to think (much). When I have energy for more creative pursuits, I quilt and make bags and have even challenged myself to make a garment - the nocturne pajama pants course from Sew Liberated is helping me overcome my qualms in that dept. Here in Maine, I am grateful that the LONG hockey season ended at the end of March. Most rinks are too cold to knit in!
About Strings looks lovely. I have been looking for this type of yarn for a summer project. I did shoot them a quick message and thought I would share their very quick response that the merino used in this yarn is mulesing free. Thanks for sharing the source for this. I am going to give it a go.
The paint by number kits and kits to make potholders (that include those yarn loops to weave in and out on the little loom) are also good for some down time color therapy.
Hi Tayler, thank you so much for another enjoyable,informative, thought provoking & well thought out episode. I am sure many would agree with me that if you need a week off here or there to recharge then DO IT! It would be so much worse for us who enjoy your episodes to find you’ve had to stop podcasting because you’d burnt out. Love your enthusiasm and passion. Keep going, with needed breaks of course! Regards Bec x
I blocked mid project for the Birch Sweater by Andrea Mowry- fisherman's rib and super wash yarn made me nervous for sizing - and so glad I did! Grew a lot and I could see where I started knitting again for sure, but after a final block it's not noticeable at all
Loved seeing a chat on all your WIP’s. My opinion with trying on garments is to do it often during the knit. Especially if it’s top down. (A bit more difficult and not quite so accurate bottom up) blocking helps get a better indication of where the finished garment will fall and the more you’ve done the better it will tell the story. Maybe check your husbands frankensweater again when you’re a few cm past the underarms. This will give you the best indication. And the lines between blocked and unblocked sections will disappear when you do the final blocking. You could also slightly stretch the neckband during a block if it’s still not sitting where you want it. Enjoy the process 💚
Hi Tayler! Regarding the sweater you're making for your husband, I think the yarn fiber and construction might come into play with how blocking midway will inform how the final product might behave. The yarn you're using is a 100% rambouillet 2-ply sport weight yarn. Rambouillet naturally has a higher crimp than it's merino cousin, and this creates more memory or "spring" in the fibers themselves. The 2-ply construction is oval shaped, with plies that want to roll away from each other due to the plying process. This fiber and ply combination, however, tends to create a fairly light yarn that doesn't really weigh the garment down. Rambouillet is typically known for being light and bouncy when knit up, and you're using sport weight at that. I think both the fiber and construction here mean that this yarn would be able to take an aggressive blocking and open up width-wise quite nicely. Since you don't have much of the yoke completed right now, I'd continue knitting until about 2-3 inches below the split for sleeves before blocking again. This time, though, I'd block it at the collar using pins and mats a little wider than the measurement you're looking for. After undoing the pins, the ribbing will likely constrict a bit. The weight of the sweater probably won't be enough to drag the stitches open as much as your Frankensweater because rambouillet performs very differently compared to the worsted weight fisherman's wool/sport weight suri silk combo you used before. This will probably hold true even though your husband's sweater will be longer than the one you made for yourself. Good luck! I think you've got this!
Thanks Tayler for another lovely episode! I always block my sweaters mid way thru and like to put my stitches on a barber cord or waste yarn just to get it off the needles so the stitches can do their thing while soaking. Another thing I have been finding myself doing lately is that I will provisionally cast on stitches (say if the sweater is knit top down) for the number *after* the initial neckline stitches and then later work those provisional stitches however I see fit. It just gives more flexibility to be able to play with how you want the neck to look. As always, it's always great to see what you're up to and I wish you all the best!
I wondered if this would be a good idea as well! I’m just not smart enough (until now) to know exactly how to do it. I did this method when I made the Love Note and I loved the fact that if I didn’t like the size of the neck opening I could easily rip out just the neck and redo it until it was perfect!
The roomy fit and wide neck of the Flores sweater looks great for that sweater I carry around all summer to throw over my tshirt when it get's cooler at night (or some strong AC). The Friday tee though has the closer neckline you speak about and looks like a standalone tshirt. Both are so nice! each with their own purpose....I think either...or both!
Ah! The t-shirt problem. Perhaps everybody is trying right now to make the perfect tee? I have inherited cotton yarn, my home is where other knitters and yarn collectors send their yarn to ... resurrect? So I thought, I should turn some of it into a nice tee, a shortsleeved summer jumper, nonsweaty sweater ... So I started improvising a roundyoke ... and looked at patterns. Realised I wanted the Poppy ... some practical problems there. Was reminded of the Flax, there is a Flax light, so I decided some leftover and gifted Drops Delight would be the perfect yarn to test this. Fixing the neck, shaping the body, but somehow I mixed yarns that made it more like autumn than summerish, so now I think it will have 3/4 sleeves ... I wanted something sort of warm but the sleeves out of the way when I do dishes and such ... But I have even more of the yarn, so maybe I will do another that is mauve and pink, lilac, with short sleeves. Or summer blue. Or I will add some new yarn to finish it. You always seem to need more yarn to finish off the old ... Then I will do the cotton version. Maybe. But I have run into so many Cumulus, and other knitted tees looking for "how to knit my tee", and videos of what pattern is the pattern, while I look for ideas.
I have blocking-phobia so I've never attempted blocking part way thru any knit or crochet project. 😱 I finally finished a crocheted granny hoodie - probably close to 5 years in the making due to yarn shortages, the dreaded square joining and blocking. Figured out I joined too tightly so I had to rejoin all the squares for it to lie flat and accept blocking properly - cotton and bamboo blend. Just in time for spring. Never thought of colourway by number as calming. If I get stuck on a project, I crochet up some dishcloths... very much a mindless item in my books.
okay, I think I want to try color by numbers. I've used coloring to relax before but I LOVE the idea of no decisions, just satisfying filling in shapes lol puzzles are also great for that!
Thanks for the, as always, informative podcast! A couple things in response to what you discussed: I've blocked a garment halfway through (I knit the sleeves and wanted to see what their blocked length would be and then went back to knit the body) and there was no noticeable difference from where I first blocked and began knitting again (after final blocking of the entire garment of course!). And I love Eri Shimuzu's patterns! I knit the Flores a couple years ago and loved the knitting process as well as the finished object. I also made the Merengue cardigan which uses the same stitch as the Flores. I talk a bit about it in my most recent episode and I can't sing Eri's praises enough, her pattern writing is genius!
Hi Tayler. I block while knitting all the time, sometimes more than once. Sometimes it's a wet block, sometimes just a quick steam block depending on what question I'm trying to answer. Since I always wash and block after finishing there's no difference in the end if you block mid-way - everything evens out. The only time you may see a difference is with a yarn like Holst Supersoft that has spinning oils in it. I find it takes a couple washes to really fully bloom so if you wet blocked it at different stages you might see more blooming in the areas that have been washed more. But a really good soak should avoid that.
I have blocked mid project. Always a surprise when I see the comparison between the blocked stitches and the stitches added after blocking. But it all comes together with final blocking.
Hello, I was surprised you liked the first possible summer tee you showed because the neck was very much like a boat neck to me. I definitely like the petite knit one best! Looks like you, in my humble opinion, and doing it solid is perfect!
Taylor, I adore your content. Im a new knitter (post thanksgiving 2022 but have been prolific since my kids are grown and I stopped working in the shutdown) and a LONG time rink mom. My son (25) played hockey for years and my daughter (22) was even worse on a synchronized skating team. aaaannnyway. I love your mid week rambles and will miss them AND I think that maybe keeping them around as a "long short" type of thing might work. they don't have to be a full boatload of content. just ramble..whenever you feel the need to ramble. we will watch. and if you need to take a break and be a human/wife/mom/entrepreneur then please do so! All the love and gratitude for what you do. Kara
I'm already getting Audrey Hepburn vibes as I can picture you in your finished Capsule Tee - with your dark hair in that cute, short style and a basic-but-lovely knitted top - just classic and classy! Thanks for bringing energy and enthusiasm to my Sunday evening. 🥰
Super great podcast! About mid-way blocking, I saw another podcaster did it on a sweater to see the length and she continued knitting after that. While she was knitting, we could definitely see the difference between the block and unblock part. Like you, I would have been highly concern about the end result. But when she final block it, there was no difference, the sweater was smooth. So I send you lots of motivation for your husband sweater! And I love your cat mug ! 😊
About pre-blocking: When I did it (mind you, I do crochet and not knit, but still did it with wool garments several times), clocking it again at the end fixed the visual line between the blocked and unblocked part. There truly was no visible difference once the finished garment was blocked
You are so uplifting! When I see a new video posted - it brings me some joy. It is obvious- the effort you put into your videos. Thank you ! Your hair looks cute by the way.
Hi Tayler. My version of paint by numbers is following my knitting pattern. It tells me exactly what to do, I can see the object growing in front of my very eyes and I can kind of just lose myself in the work. ❤😊
Love the new t-shirt design The fabric is so yummy. I'm totally with you on the allergies . Yucky! Your podcast is so uplifting and fun to watch. Taking time for self-care is so very important. Never worry about us. We'll be here when you come back. I may have to try the coloring by numbers book. I definitely need someone to provide the direction - trying to figure out which color to use is more stressful and kinda defeats the whole purpose.
Hi Tayler: I think you'd get a better sense of fit (after mid-process blocking) if you took the garment off the needles while it dries/sets because the stithces are limited to some extent by their positioning on the needles. In fact, sometimes I pin-block (not always, and not aggressively) to get a better sense of the yoke still. FWIW, I've been a mid-process blocker (that sounds weird 🙂) for a long time and I totally think it's worth doing if you have any concerns about fit going forward. I've ripped back on occasion cuz I can see it's just not what I'm going for. And after you've done it a few times you can get a good sense of how the weight of the rest of the sweater will impact fit. I tend to try it on again after split for sleeves, just to confirm things are working as I'd like. I've also blocked after split for sleeves, a second time, but that's a rare necessity. Oh - and you won't have any distinction between the pre-blocked segment and the rest of the garment when you do your final blocking.
Hello...newly subscribed to your channel. Love the videos I have watched so far...I like that you live in the Southwest as I do, I am in Phoenix. I typically knit scarves and shawls and have recently become obsessed with knitting socks. I do feel that I have to put my knitwear on rotation for the cooler months as they seem fleeting. I like the idea of knitting a TShirt, maybe that will be the next desert knitting adventure! I am looking forward to your shop update too...😊
I block my garments several times as I knit them, it helps me see so much - yoke fit and arm hole length, final length before binding off the body. Sometimes I will block after completing one arm to see if I'm happy with it before knitting the 2nd one. I've never noticed a difference in the fabric of my completed pieces. Go forth and block!
Your talk about coloring as a way to "Let it go" reminded me of the Beatles' song, "Let It Be", lyrics written by Paul McCartney. The story is that Paul's mother, who had died when Paul was 14, came to him in a dream when he was worried about something and, in the dream, told Paul to "let it be".
I'm so glad you highlighted this blog series for improvising sweaters, my jaw dropped when you started showing the screen share because it unlocked memories of using that exact post 5+ years ago to improvise a sorority sweater with our letters on it - truly a fantastic fantastic resource for understanding sweater construction in general
I'm LOVING your hair like this, btw, it's super cute! And your colour-by-number insight was spot on, I feel the same way about paint-by-number, it's so relaxing to not have to make decisions and still super satisfying to have a beautiful finished piece in the end. Re: the midway project blocking: I just recently did this for the first time, and I'm sold! It made a huge difference in the fabric I was knitting up (I was using crimpy frogged NSW wool), and made me confident that the garment was fitting me the way I wanted. There was zero line after the final blocking to show where I'd blocked before, it was all smooth and even 👌
Hi there! Maybe you can mimic the weight of the full sweater by hanging the cakes of yarn on the yoke. I have never done it but maybe this experiment helps you see if it'll open up with the weight or not. 🤔
I preblocked a sweater I was making for my husband for Christmas There was a faint line where I picked it back up after preblocking, but that went away after blocking the entire sweater. I actually have preblocked a few pieces because it makes the anxiety I feel about whether the garment will fit just right go away! It's also sort of a preview of the FO 😄
Hi Taylor! So happy you’re doing well. I really like the Friday tee. It’s such a great staple, I think it would be great in a solid color but you could add oatmeal stripes and keep the camel/rust as the main color “chef’s kiss”. Have a great week and would love some more spinning. I’m still going back and forth on a wheel for myself. 🧶♥️ be well
Thank you for another lovely episode! A few thoughts: 1) I have blocked things part way through and after a final blocking, I couldn't tell the pre-blocked from the unblocked section. 2) A tee pattern I love that would look great in the rust color is the Summer Trellis Tee by Knitterella 3) I'm watching this on a very leisurely Easter Monday after a full, but wonderful Easter weekend. Thanks again for providing such a wonderful show to knit along to. 💗
I've definitely blocked something mid-project. I was uncertain about a yoke sweater and how it was sitting on my neck, and also where I had to split for the sleeves. When I tried on the sweater before blocking it, I felt like the neckline was way too tight and like strangling me. I blocked it and it opened up enough for me to decide to continue. When the entire sweater was finished the weight helped the neckline sit a bit lower and open it even more.
First, your dad is right. The white shirt helps. Second, I have no idea on the blocking in progress because I don't know what to expect from wool, and this is the first time I'm using it. YAAASSSSSS, the perfect tee shirt! I should do that actually, whether sewing or knitting, because my favorite ones that fit just right are getting long in the tooth. Did you know the Veteran's Administration uses paint by numbers as occupational therapy for veterans for exactly the reasons you stated here? Btw, I recently went back to Sun Dragon Tips and Tricks to watch her cabling tutorials. They're very well made.
After hearing you're basing your t-shirt measurements on a Madewell t-shirt, now I'm really hoping you turn this into a pattern. I love their way these shirts fit!
I've pre blocked my last 3 sweaters at the yoke and always been worried about the same issues- that they would look different past that point. But, I've never found any difference. My last three sweaters were knit with kfo merino/mohair, knitpicks high desert worsted, and peer gynt. After the final wet blocking, there is no difference with any of the fibres. Maybe if it was a cotton yarn that doesn't have as much memory, but my experiences with animal fibers have turned out very well.
Blocking before you are finished is a great way to check actual gauge as well, because a swatch can lie because it acts differently than a whole sweater. That being said, you will notice a difference between the blocked and unblocked portions, but once you block the entire sweater, it will all look like a great, blocked sweater.
I am pre blocking as we speak. First time using a cotton yarn held together with your mohair(Jasper). main reason is I wanted to see if the arm opening would grow before I add the sleeves. Happy Easter!
I blocked my first major colorwork sweater after the yolk was completed, mostly to alleviate my anxieties about the tension and overall neatness. Didn’t notice any discernible differences once the sweater was blocked again after completed. It did help me enjoy knitting the rest of the sweater knowing that blocking did do some crazy magic!
Love the T-shirt you are working on currently. It is lovely. Glad to hear you talk about coloring. As a teacher it is one of the most relaxing things I have my students do. I have cards on copy paper for my students. They adore coloring the page, cutting out the card and then writing a message inside. Honestly, they would probably do this activity for 30+ minutes everyday if permitted. It is so sweet to watch my little friends color and shoot the breeze with their friends.
Corinne of The Woolly Thistle has made me a convert to the idea of blocking WIPs, especially sweaters, part way through, to check the gauge and the fit. When she holds up a partial sweater that she's blocked and then knitted some more onto, often you can actually see the line in the fabric at the boundary, it makes so much difference. I'm just wondering, if you're using needles that you don't want to get wet, if steam blocking would have the same effect (the wet cloth/hot iron method). I like to use wood and bamboo needles a lot, and there's no way I'm getting those wet! I'll have to try it and find out.
I think you should knit the new sweater in the solid rust color. It's just so beautiful, why dilute it. I have got a ton of color books and colored pencils and crayons and ink pins and I can spend a whole day just coloring one picture. It is meditative to me. I loose my self. I quit thinking. I am present in getting the color the right depth. It's just a super way to check out of everything and create. I'll have to get a color by numbers one and give that a try too. There is a reason there are so many adult style coloring books and supplies out there now. It's very popular. My other thing I do that takes me out of my self and relaxes me is hours of reading. I read mysteries, romance, biographies, true life, I love funny stories and heart warming stories with happy endings. I've collected so many books from authors I've fell in love with. Like the Into The Wilderness series by Sara Donati. Or the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or The Discovery Of Witches series. I love J A Jance, and James Lee Burke, and Craig Johnson, Darynda Jones. So many of them. I have even read the whole series of Lonesome Dove. About 5 years ago I quit watching tv completely. I found it stressed me out. Too many commercials, too many politics, just too much stress. I watch some things on Netflix because it's my choice. I watch podcast from people like you, with common interests and it gives me a direction forward. Thank you for sharing all of your loves, because it really does help.
Hello - new subscriber here. Love your channel! You have such great content and I really appreciate everything you share. I especially love that you mentioned color-by-numbers in this episode! I've done that for years for the exact reasons you mentioned: it's super low-touch stress relief and fun to see the color palette emerge. I also have an abundance of pens/pencils and have lots of fun finding the right colors (or occasionally improvising my own). My swatch pages look just like yours lol 😀 And thank you for all the knitting tidbits. I'm definitely going to try pre-blocking the next time I get concerned about how something might fit. I think you are spot-on that the weight of the sweater will pull the neckline out a little further and end up landing where you want it to. I'm an apparel pattern maker by profession and I often have to make those educated guesses when things are uncertain. Trust your gut, right?! Excited to see the final results!
Love all the workis in progress! I'm spinning up the yarn for a sweater for my husband right now and can't wait to share in your knit along! I loved the share about colouring especially, I do the same with cross stitch when I need something mindless and really enjoy the complete lack of thought while still getting to do something with my hands and watching beautiful colours make something special, thank you for putting that feeling into words!
Natalie (Knitty Natty or Love in stitches on youtube) just blocked her sweater halfway through working on it. Episode 172 or 173 the Citrine light sweater :)
Happy Easter! I’ve pre-blocked mid-sweater on a Le Pouf sweater because I wanted to check the shoulders and arm holes. It was interesting when I picked the stitches back up and worked from that point because, yes, you could tell where the blocked section ended and the fresh section began. Granted, I could tell, someone else may not have. However, that said, after the final blocking, there was absolutely no telling where that section was.
I preblocked once and never again because i could see the line where i resumed after blocked even though I blocked again after I was done. I would just start the garment over with a bit looser gauge. I wish you the best on that sweater. Maybe because its black the pre and post knitting wont be discernible.
Thank you for another nice episode! I’ve just recently blocked a sweater before being done, and when I blocked it in the end, I did not notice any difference between the preblocked part and the non-blocked part. Good luck on your sweater!
I can wholeheartedly endorse Eri’s patterns having knitted a few. Her Japanese design ethos and close attention to construction make for very wearable and unique garments
Thank you again for this amazing video. I started knitting when I was going through a lot of stress at work. And listening your podcast makes me think that knitting is working the same way as you color stress art. I kist follow a pattern and look at the thing that I m created with the colors I chose. It s just... so amazing to be part of a creating process that goes through my hands. ❤
It’s my pleasure Yasmine. And I’m so happy that knitting provides this stress-relief for you as it does for soo many of us. Small blessings, to be sure. ❤️
Happy Easter/Sunday/Spring! Your hair is really growing out. Love hearing the thought process on your projects. You are a brave one to knit black yarns! I saw a meme that said "If I knit for you, I like you. If I knit in black for you, I love you." Truth there! The Flores sweater speaks to me more than the striped one from PetiteKnits. I love to color and had no idea they had color by number! Will definitely have to check that out! I have a few grownup color books (saying adult color books makes me think of x-rated🤭) and I have enjoyed coloring since I was a kid. It's a fun outlet! Thanks for a great podcast!
My vote, if I may is for the Flores Tee - I’m so tired of having Petite Knit pushed on me via UA-cam, I’m sure I’m suffering an allergic reaction 😂 she doesn’t need any further promotion, it’d be lovely to highlight another designer
Hello - my current WIP is the Flores, just at the point to separate for sleeves/body. It’s a fun knit and the fabric it creates is beautiful and perfect for spring/summer. Highly recommend!
Seriously SO excited for the Capsule Tee!! I may have had a mini “fist-pump-in-the-air” celebration when you announced the name! I love it and the way the design is coming! Thanks for sharing the color by numbers! And my vote is for the Friday-tee! I think it would look stunning on you!
Happy Easter to you and your beautiful family. Great podcast today as usual. I am intimidated to try my own sweater since I haven’t really knit a successful sweater from a designer. I love your adventurous spirit. I think the coloring is a great de- stress idea and I’m so glad it works for you. I love to just lie down and rest in my thoughts. I don’t really sleep or maybe I do and don’t know it but it is a favorite thing to do. Of course, I’m 75 so I don’t think it’s always the best thing for me - I need to keep moving to keep my body fit. You seem very high energy and I can understand how that could wear you out. Understandably, you need to rest and back off at times. Good for you to recognize it ❤
The About String Merino Cotton yarn looks so squishable!! I may need to check that yarn out!! I can't wait to see how your black tee turns out!! Thank you for suggesting paint by number books!! I've tried regular coloring books but something was missing!
Thank you for the coloring suggestion. I have LE (knitters elbow) and have to totally take a break from knitting, crocheting, and cross stitch to give it some time to heal and I am approaching the point of desperation for something to calm me down. I totally forgot how coloring can do that. The next time I feel like UGH I HAVE NO OUTLET I'm getting out my box of crayons and a coloring book.
Happy Sunday everyone and Happy Easter to those of you celebrating on the day this goes live! It's so good to be back with you today. Here's some quick links for today's episode:
* Funky Firebird Project Bag
shrsl.com/3y1yv
* JesabelleB Project Bag (big leather bag)
* shrsl.com/3y208
* Lovely Valley Wool (yarn I’m using for Branden’s sweater)www.lovelyvalleywool.com/
* #WNHBreakthecurseKAL
* instagram.com/p/CohvrVkp7Kb/
* About Strings Cotton Merino Yarn
* amzn.to/40WydDl
* Karen Templer Fringe Association blog
* ktslowcloset.com/2013/03/06/how-to-improvise-a-top-down-sweater-introduction/
* Color by Numbers books I love!
* amzn.to/3KNBZtP
* Coloring Pens I LOVE!
* amzn.to/3nXS7Qp
Enjoy! ❤
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Thank you . The white tee, photos and mannequin made a big difference in seeing the stitches on your tee. "Cup O Tea". So glad you could take time for yourself. Maybe every 6 weeks declare a Tayler holiday.
So Good yes indeed the Capsule Tee and Brandon’s Frankensweater are both looking So Good! Putting the tee on your mannequin was brilliant and I could see all those great design details.
I agree Art is Life! Thank you for sharing it all
Love the crewneck, purl bumps and raglan on this capsule tee. I would love to get the pattern when you are done!
The Flores Tshirt looks amazing! So light and airy in appearance.
I have knit so many sweaters and dresses and i always block part way through a project, often a number of times as i work my way through the project. I want to make sure i like the neckline, the armscye length, the fit, the sleeve and body length. Knitting often grows with washing, sometimes due to being superwash and sometimes just the weight of the fabric pulling down. It is really hard to keep knitting on a project if you are unsure you will be happy with it at the end. Peace of mind makes it a great idea. I always block on the needles (I knit it off onto a long circular) and i dont bother cutting the yarn as i just squeeze out a lot of excess water in towels. It really is worth it. Looking forward to seeing how it finishes up. Glad you got some peace of mind through blocking mid-way.
Your t will be very elegant😊 colortherapy 100%❤ it may be coloring it may be fondling your fabrics, yarn, paper, paintchips whatever but it's always relaxing and satisfying😊
You are an inspiration. I enjoy your podcasts so much. I can certainly relate to needing an activity to help you decompress. I have considered getting coloring books for relaxation .Take care of yourself. You have a busy life, so it's important to de-stress. Enjoy your day.
I really like the button up shirt you're wearing in this one! Definitely feeling the warm weather shift in projects. The pollen here in Virginia is intense in spring! Everything is coated in pollen. When it rains the puddles are yellow. Yay for allergies.
I love to do cross stitch kits where the cloth is marked with a water soluble dye. It scratches the coloring paint-by-number feel, but also embroidery tactile textures.
Anyways, thanks for the podcast!
We raised 3 boys and there was a stepson too there in the mix, so very busy time in our lives. I can honestly say the age of your boys IS the busiest time of raising a family....I'm glad you grant yourself the time to take a couple weeks off too, it's as important as mindless colouring. Happy Spring to you!
Flores in the solid rust!!! 🎉
obsessed with your shirt! and love the idea of color by numbers!
Love the Christmas Vacation insert! Thanks so much for talking about mental health and self care, it is definitely something that needs to be more in the forefront. We need to all realise that it's ok to take time for ourselves 🙂
Feel compelled to comment to compliment you for taking the time you need to hit reset. I am so grateful for all that you give. Both the content and the cheerful and humble way it is delivered are deeply appreciated and enjoyed. As a semi-burned-out family doc who is the geriatric parent of a 7yo hockey player, knitting is my color by numbers. Once yarn is picked and swatching works, I can follow a pattern and listen to a podcast and not have to think (much). When I have energy for more creative pursuits, I quilt and make bags and have even challenged myself to make a garment - the nocturne pajama pants course from Sew Liberated is helping me overcome my qualms in that dept.
Here in Maine, I am grateful that the LONG hockey season ended at the end of March. Most rinks are too cold to knit in!
About Strings looks lovely. I have been looking for this type of yarn for a summer project. I did shoot them a quick message and thought I would share their very quick response that the merino used in this yarn is mulesing free. Thanks for sharing the source for this. I am going to give it a go.
The paint by number kits and kits to make potholders (that include those yarn loops to weave in and out on the little loom) are also good for some down time color therapy.
The raglan seam is really a cute detail.
Hi Tayler, thank you so much for another enjoyable,informative, thought provoking & well thought out episode. I am sure many would agree with me that if you need a week off here or there to recharge then DO IT! It would be so much worse for us who enjoy your episodes to find you’ve had to stop podcasting because you’d burnt out. Love your enthusiasm and passion. Keep going, with needed breaks of course!
Regards Bec x
I blocked mid project for the Birch Sweater by Andrea Mowry- fisherman's rib and super wash yarn made me nervous for sizing - and so glad I did! Grew a lot and I could see where I started knitting again for sure, but after a final block it's not noticeable at all
Loved seeing a chat on all your WIP’s. My opinion with trying on garments is to do it often during the knit. Especially if it’s top down. (A bit more difficult and not quite so accurate bottom up) blocking helps get a better indication of where the finished garment will fall and the more you’ve done the better it will tell the story. Maybe check your husbands frankensweater again when you’re a few cm past the underarms. This will give you the best indication. And the lines between blocked and unblocked sections will disappear when you do the final blocking.
You could also slightly stretch the neckband during a block if it’s still not sitting where you want it.
Enjoy the process 💚
Hi Tayler!
Regarding the sweater you're making for your husband, I think the yarn fiber and construction might come into play with how blocking midway will inform how the final product might behave.
The yarn you're using is a 100% rambouillet 2-ply sport weight yarn. Rambouillet naturally has a higher crimp than it's merino cousin, and this creates more memory or "spring" in the fibers themselves. The 2-ply construction is oval shaped, with plies that want to roll away from each other due to the plying process. This fiber and ply combination, however, tends to create a fairly light yarn that doesn't really weigh the garment down. Rambouillet is typically known for being light and bouncy when knit up, and you're using sport weight at that.
I think both the fiber and construction here mean that this yarn would be able to take an aggressive blocking and open up width-wise quite nicely.
Since you don't have much of the yoke completed right now, I'd continue knitting until about 2-3 inches below the split for sleeves before blocking again. This time, though, I'd block it at the collar using pins and mats a little wider than the measurement you're looking for. After undoing the pins, the ribbing will likely constrict a bit.
The weight of the sweater probably won't be enough to drag the stitches open as much as your Frankensweater because rambouillet performs very differently compared to the worsted weight fisherman's wool/sport weight suri silk combo you used before. This will probably hold true even though your husband's sweater will be longer than the one you made for yourself.
Good luck! I think you've got this!
Thanks Tayler for another lovely episode! I always block my sweaters mid way thru and like to put my stitches on a barber cord or waste yarn just to get it off the needles so the stitches can do their thing while soaking. Another thing I have been finding myself doing lately is that I will provisionally cast on stitches (say if the sweater is knit top down) for the number *after* the initial neckline stitches and then later work those provisional stitches however I see fit. It just gives more flexibility to be able to play with how you want the neck to look. As always, it's always great to see what you're up to and I wish you all the best!
I wondered if this would be a good idea as well! I’m just not smart enough (until now) to know exactly how to do it. I did this method when I made the Love Note and I loved the fact that if I didn’t like the size of the neck opening I could easily rip out just the neck and redo it until it was perfect!
The roomy fit and wide neck of the Flores sweater looks great for that sweater I carry around all summer to throw over my tshirt when it get's cooler at night (or some strong AC). The Friday tee though has the closer neckline you speak about and looks like a standalone tshirt. Both are so nice! each with their own purpose....I think either...or both!
No issues with partial pre-blocking. Every time the yarn is wetted, it relaxes and “forgets” the prior shape. Then you reshape it into the new fabric.
You can block it again after the yoke. I preblock all the time. It all blends together.😊
Ah! The t-shirt problem.
Perhaps everybody is trying right now to make the perfect tee?
I have inherited cotton yarn, my home is where other knitters and yarn collectors send their yarn to ... resurrect?
So I thought, I should turn some of it into a nice tee, a shortsleeved summer jumper, nonsweaty sweater ...
So I started improvising a roundyoke ... and looked at patterns. Realised I wanted the Poppy ... some practical problems there. Was reminded of the Flax, there is a Flax light, so I decided some leftover and gifted Drops Delight would be the perfect yarn to test this.
Fixing the neck, shaping the body, but somehow I mixed yarns that made it more like autumn than summerish, so now I think it will have 3/4 sleeves ... I wanted something sort of warm but the sleeves out of the way when I do dishes and such ...
But I have even more of the yarn, so maybe I will do another that is mauve and pink, lilac, with short sleeves. Or summer blue. Or I will add some new yarn to finish it. You always seem to need more yarn to finish off the old ...
Then I will do the cotton version. Maybe.
But I have run into so many Cumulus, and other knitted tees looking for "how to knit my tee", and videos of what pattern is the pattern, while I look for ideas.
I have blocking-phobia so I've never attempted blocking part way thru any knit or crochet project. 😱
I finally finished a crocheted granny hoodie - probably close to 5 years in the making due to yarn shortages, the dreaded square joining and blocking. Figured out I joined too tightly so I had to rejoin all the squares for it to lie flat and accept blocking properly - cotton and bamboo blend. Just in time for spring.
Never thought of colourway by number as calming. If I get stuck on a project, I crochet up some dishcloths... very much a mindless item in my books.
okay, I think I want to try color by numbers. I've used coloring to relax before but I LOVE the idea of no decisions, just satisfying filling in shapes lol
puzzles are also great for that!
Oh I’m so glad you’ve been inspired to try color by numbers. It truly is so relaxing. 😌
Thanks for the, as always, informative podcast! A couple things in response to what you discussed: I've blocked a garment halfway through (I knit the sleeves and wanted to see what their blocked length would be and then went back to knit the body) and there was no noticeable difference from where I first blocked and began knitting again (after final blocking of the entire garment of course!). And I love Eri Shimuzu's patterns! I knit the Flores a couple years ago and loved the knitting process as well as the finished object. I also made the Merengue cardigan which uses the same stitch as the Flores. I talk a bit about it in my most recent episode and I can't sing Eri's praises enough, her pattern writing is genius!
Hi Tayler. I block while knitting all the time, sometimes more than once. Sometimes it's a wet block, sometimes just a quick steam block depending on what question I'm trying to answer. Since I always wash and block after finishing there's no difference in the end if you block mid-way - everything evens out. The only time you may see a difference is with a yarn like Holst Supersoft that has spinning oils in it. I find it takes a couple washes to really fully bloom so if you wet blocked it at different stages you might see more blooming in the areas that have been washed more. But a really good soak should avoid that.
Happy Passover ❤
I have blocked mid project. Always a surprise when I see the comparison between the blocked stitches and the stitches added after blocking. But it all comes together with final blocking.
Hello, I was surprised you liked the first possible summer tee you showed because the neck was very much like a boat neck to me. I definitely like the petite knit one best! Looks like you, in my humble opinion, and doing it solid is perfect!
Taylor, I adore your content. Im a new knitter (post thanksgiving 2022 but have been prolific since my kids are grown and I stopped working in the shutdown) and a LONG time rink mom. My son (25) played hockey for years and my daughter (22) was even worse on a synchronized skating team. aaaannnyway. I love your mid week rambles and will miss them AND I think that maybe keeping them around as a "long short" type of thing might work. they don't have to be a full boatload of content. just ramble..whenever you feel the need to ramble. we will watch. and if you need to take a break and be a human/wife/mom/entrepreneur then please do so! All the love and gratitude for what you do.
Kara
I'm already getting Audrey Hepburn vibes as I can picture you in your finished Capsule Tee - with your dark hair in that cute, short style and a basic-but-lovely knitted top - just classic and classy! Thanks for bringing energy and enthusiasm to my Sunday evening. 🥰
Ah I love this! Thank you! That’s like the best compliment for this design. 🖤
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS and I meant every word of it! You're adorable!
Super great podcast! About mid-way blocking, I saw another podcaster did it on a sweater to see the length and she continued knitting after that. While she was knitting, we could definitely see the difference between the block and unblock part. Like you, I would have been highly concern about the end result. But when she final block it, there was no difference, the sweater was smooth. So I send you lots of motivation for your husband sweater! And I love your cat mug ! 😊
I'm really liking the black t-shirt!
Thank you Aly!
About pre-blocking:
When I did it (mind you, I do crochet and not knit, but still did it with wool garments several times), clocking it again at the end fixed the visual line between the blocked and unblocked part. There truly was no visible difference once the finished garment was blocked
You are so uplifting! When I see a new video posted - it brings me some joy. It is obvious- the effort you put into your videos. Thank you ! Your hair looks cute by the way.
Hi Tayler. My version of paint by numbers is following my knitting pattern. It tells me exactly what to do, I can see the object growing in front of my very eyes and I can kind of just lose myself in the work. ❤😊
Love the new t-shirt design The fabric is so yummy. I'm totally with you on the allergies . Yucky! Your podcast is so uplifting and fun to watch. Taking time for self-care is so very important. Never worry about us. We'll be here when you come back. I may have to try the coloring by numbers book. I definitely need someone to provide the direction - trying to figure out which color to use is more stressful and kinda defeats the whole purpose.
Hi Tayler: I think you'd get a better sense of fit (after mid-process blocking) if you took the garment off the needles while it dries/sets because the stithces are limited to some extent by their positioning on the needles. In fact, sometimes I pin-block (not always, and not aggressively) to get a better sense of the yoke still. FWIW, I've been a mid-process blocker (that sounds weird 🙂) for a long time and I totally think it's worth doing if you have any concerns about fit going forward. I've ripped back on occasion cuz I can see it's just not what I'm going for. And after you've done it a few times you can get a good sense of how the weight of the rest of the sweater will impact fit. I tend to try it on again after split for sleeves, just to confirm things are working as I'd like. I've also blocked after split for sleeves, a second time, but that's a rare necessity. Oh - and you won't have any distinction between the pre-blocked segment and the rest of the garment when you do your final blocking.
Hello...newly subscribed to your channel. Love the videos I have watched so far...I like that you live in the Southwest as I do, I am in Phoenix. I typically knit scarves and shawls and have recently become obsessed with knitting socks. I do feel that I have to put my knitwear on rotation for the cooler months as they seem fleeting. I like the idea of knitting a TShirt, maybe that will be the next desert knitting adventure! I am looking forward to your shop update too...😊
BTW. either tee will be great in the rust yarn. Personal fave Flores.
I block my garments several times as I knit them, it helps me see so much - yoke fit and arm hole length, final length before binding off the body. Sometimes I will block after completing one arm to see if I'm happy with it before knitting the 2nd one. I've never noticed a difference in the fabric of my completed pieces. Go forth and block!
Your talk about coloring as a way to "Let it go" reminded me of the Beatles' song, "Let It Be", lyrics written by Paul McCartney. The story is that Paul's mother, who had died when Paul was 14, came to him in a dream when he was worried about something and, in the dream, told Paul to "let it be".
I'm so glad you highlighted this blog series for improvising sweaters, my jaw dropped when you started showing the screen share because it unlocked memories of using that exact post 5+ years ago to improvise a sorority sweater with our letters on it - truly a fantastic fantastic resource for understanding sweater construction in general
I'm LOVING your hair like this, btw, it's super cute! And your colour-by-number insight was spot on, I feel the same way about paint-by-number, it's so relaxing to not have to make decisions and still super satisfying to have a beautiful finished piece in the end.
Re: the midway project blocking: I just recently did this for the first time, and I'm sold! It made a huge difference in the fabric I was knitting up (I was using crimpy frogged NSW wool), and made me confident that the garment was fitting me the way I wanted. There was zero line after the final blocking to show where I'd blocked before, it was all smooth and even 👌
Hi there! Maybe you can mimic the weight of the full sweater by hanging the cakes of yarn on the yoke. I have never done it but maybe this experiment helps you see if it'll open up with the weight or not. 🤔
Another stress reliever that I love and is extremely similar to the color by number is diamond painting!
I preblocked a sweater I was making for my husband for Christmas There was a faint line where I picked it back up after preblocking, but that went away after blocking the entire sweater. I actually have preblocked a few pieces because it makes the anxiety I feel about whether the garment will fit just right go away! It's also sort of a preview of the FO 😄
Hi Taylor! So happy you’re doing well. I really like the Friday tee. It’s such a great staple, I think it would be great in a solid color but you could add oatmeal stripes and keep the camel/rust as the main color “chef’s kiss”. Have a great week and would love some more spinning. I’m still going back and forth on a wheel for myself. 🧶♥️ be well
Thank you, Tayler, for always being your lovely, enthusiastic self! I love your content....watch religiously. ❤ Haapy Easter! Happy Spring! 🌷🌸🌷🌸
Thank you for another lovely episode! A few thoughts:
1) I have blocked things part way through and after a final blocking, I couldn't tell the pre-blocked from the unblocked section.
2) A tee pattern I love that would look great in the rust color is the Summer Trellis Tee by Knitterella
3) I'm watching this on a very leisurely Easter Monday after a full, but wonderful Easter weekend. Thanks again for providing such a wonderful show to knit along to. 💗
I've definitely blocked something mid-project. I was uncertain about a yoke sweater and how it was sitting on my neck, and also where I had to split for the sleeves. When I tried on the sweater before blocking it, I felt like the neckline was way too tight and like strangling me. I blocked it and it opened up enough for me to decide to continue. When the entire sweater was finished the weight helped the neckline sit a bit lower and open it even more.
You’re hair is so cute today❤
That black tee is just gorgeous!! So classic and simple and classy!.
Do you know what pattern it is?
@@LakotaRosebud she is knitting up a pattern she is designing.
@@judeoliver5256 Thanks...
First, your dad is right. The white shirt helps. Second, I have no idea on the blocking in progress because I don't know what to expect from wool, and this is the first time I'm using it. YAAASSSSSS, the perfect tee shirt! I should do that actually, whether sewing or knitting, because my favorite ones that fit just right are getting long in the tooth. Did you know the Veteran's Administration uses paint by numbers as occupational therapy for veterans for exactly the reasons you stated here? Btw, I recently went back to Sun Dragon Tips and Tricks to watch her cabling tutorials. They're very well made.
After hearing you're basing your t-shirt measurements on a Madewell t-shirt, now I'm really hoping you turn this into a pattern. I love their way these shirts fit!
I've pre blocked my last 3 sweaters at the yoke and always been worried about the same issues- that they would look different past that point. But, I've never found any difference. My last three sweaters were knit with kfo merino/mohair, knitpicks high desert worsted, and peer gynt. After the final wet blocking, there is no difference with any of the fibres. Maybe if it was a cotton yarn that doesn't have as much memory, but my experiences with animal fibers have turned out very well.
Blocking before you are finished is a great way to check actual gauge as well, because a swatch can lie because it acts differently than a whole sweater. That being said, you will notice a difference between the blocked and unblocked portions, but once you block the entire sweater, it will all look like a great, blocked sweater.
I am pre blocking as we speak. First time using a cotton yarn held together with your mohair(Jasper). main reason is I wanted to see if the arm opening would grow before I add the sleeves. Happy Easter!
I blocked my first major colorwork sweater after the yolk was completed, mostly to alleviate my anxieties about the tension and overall neatness. Didn’t notice any discernible differences once the sweater was blocked again after completed. It did help me enjoy knitting the rest of the sweater knowing that blocking did do some crazy magic!
Love the T-shirt you are working on currently. It is lovely.
Glad to hear you talk about coloring. As a teacher it is one of the most relaxing things I have my students do. I have cards on copy paper for my students. They adore coloring the page, cutting out the card and then writing a message inside. Honestly, they would probably do this activity for 30+ minutes everyday if permitted. It is so sweet to watch my little friends color and shoot the breeze with their friends.
Thank you for your inspiration on new knitting 😊
Corinne of The Woolly Thistle has made me a convert to the idea of blocking WIPs, especially sweaters, part way through, to check the gauge and the fit. When she holds up a partial sweater that she's blocked and then knitted some more onto, often you can actually see the line in the fabric at the boundary, it makes so much difference. I'm just wondering, if you're using needles that you don't want to get wet, if steam blocking would have the same effect (the wet cloth/hot iron method). I like to use wood and bamboo needles a lot, and there's no way I'm getting those wet! I'll have to try it and find out.
Taking a break is great and healthy.
Happy Easter!
I have blocked part way through it did leave a concerning ridge while I knitted on but it all completely blended on the final block
I think you should knit the new sweater in the solid rust color. It's just so beautiful, why dilute it. I have got a ton of color books and colored pencils and crayons and ink pins and I can spend a whole day just coloring one picture. It is meditative to me. I loose my self. I quit thinking. I am present in getting the color the right depth. It's just a super way to check out of everything and create. I'll have to get a color by numbers one and give that a try too. There is a reason there are so many adult style coloring books and supplies out there now. It's very popular. My other thing I do that takes me out of my self and relaxes me is hours of reading. I read mysteries, romance, biographies, true life, I love funny stories and heart warming stories with happy endings. I've collected so many books from authors I've fell in love with. Like the Into The Wilderness series by Sara Donati. Or the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or The Discovery Of Witches series. I love J A Jance, and James Lee Burke, and Craig Johnson, Darynda Jones. So many of them. I have even read the whole series of Lonesome Dove. About 5 years ago I quit watching tv completely. I found it stressed me out. Too many commercials, too many politics, just too much stress. I watch some things on Netflix because it's my choice. I watch podcast from people like you, with common interests and it gives me a direction forward. Thank you for sharing all of your loves, because it really does help.
Hello - new subscriber here. Love your channel! You have such great content and I really appreciate everything you share. I especially love that you mentioned color-by-numbers in this episode! I've done that for years for the exact reasons you mentioned: it's super low-touch stress relief and fun to see the color palette emerge. I also have an abundance of pens/pencils and have lots of fun finding the right colors (or occasionally improvising my own). My swatch pages look just like yours lol 😀
And thank you for all the knitting tidbits. I'm definitely going to try pre-blocking the next time I get concerned about how something might fit. I think you are spot-on that the weight of the sweater will pull the neckline out a little further and end up landing where you want it to. I'm an apparel pattern maker by profession and I often have to make those educated guesses when things are uncertain. Trust your gut, right?! Excited to see the final results!
Love all the workis in progress! I'm spinning up the yarn for a sweater for my husband right now and can't wait to share in your knit along! I loved the share about colouring especially, I do the same with cross stitch when I need something mindless and really enjoy the complete lack of thought while still getting to do something with my hands and watching beautiful colours make something special, thank you for putting that feeling into words!
Natalie (Knitty Natty or Love in stitches on youtube) just blocked her sweater halfway through working on it. Episode 172 or 173 the Citrine light sweater :)
Happy Easter! I’ve pre-blocked mid-sweater on a Le Pouf sweater because I wanted to check the shoulders and arm holes. It was interesting when I picked the stitches back up and worked from that point because, yes, you could tell where the blocked section ended and the fresh section began. Granted, I could tell, someone else may not have. However, that said, after the final blocking, there was absolutely no telling where that section was.
This sweater for your husband is already lovely so far!
COLORING… That’s a great idea!!
I'm knitting the friday tee right now in only one color, I am LOVING the pattern and am not sad that I chose to skip the stripes.
Love the black T. The stitch definition is perfection. So classy and love the deep black!
I preblocked once and never again because i could see the line where i resumed after blocked even though I blocked again after I was done. I would just start the garment over with a bit looser gauge. I wish you the best on that sweater. Maybe because its black the pre and post knitting wont be discernible.
so inspired to knit a tee now and to look at a capsule wardrobe! Thanks for this video. I love your energy!
I am so looking forward to your capsule tee! It’s so classy!
Thank you for another nice episode! I’ve just recently blocked a sweater before being done, and when I blocked it in the end, I did not notice any difference between the preblocked part and the non-blocked part. Good luck on your sweater!
Thanks for another lovely, chatty podcast. I love that Flores top, so that's my pick 😊.
I can wholeheartedly endorse Eri’s patterns having knitted a few. Her Japanese design ethos and close attention to construction make for very wearable and unique garments
Thank you again for this amazing video. I started knitting when I was going through a lot of stress at work. And listening your podcast makes me think that knitting is working the same way as you color stress art. I kist follow a pattern and look at the thing that I m created with the colors I chose. It s just... so amazing to be part of a creating process that goes through my hands. ❤
It’s my pleasure Yasmine. And I’m so happy that knitting provides this stress-relief for you as it does for soo many of us. Small blessings, to be sure. ❤️
Happy Easter/Sunday/Spring! Your hair is really growing out. Love hearing the thought process on your projects. You are a brave one to knit black yarns! I saw a meme that said "If I knit for you, I like you. If I knit in black for you, I love you." Truth there! The Flores sweater speaks to me more than the striped one from PetiteKnits. I love to color and had no idea they had color by number! Will definitely have to check that out! I have a few grownup color books (saying adult color books makes me think of x-rated🤭) and I have enjoyed coloring since I was a kid. It's a fun outlet! Thanks for a great podcast!
Happy Easter!
I'm color right now; it's the Celtic Nature Designs coloring book. I have pens all over my desk.
Oh I love this! ❤️
😁 finished a sleeve on my "frankentee" while listening to you. Very soothing - thank you 😊
My vote, if I may is for the Flores Tee - I’m so tired of having Petite Knit pushed on me via UA-cam, I’m sure I’m suffering an allergic reaction 😂 she doesn’t need any further promotion, it’d be lovely to highlight another designer
I hear you. ❤️
Hello - my current WIP is the Flores, just at the point to separate for sleeves/body. It’s a fun knit and the fabric it creates is beautiful and perfect for spring/summer. Highly recommend!
Happy Easter to you and your family. I hope your little guys enjoyed their Bunny fun.
Loved today's podcast!
Same to you Christine! ❤️❤️🐣🐣
I recently discovered that there is also sticker by number books. I will be getting one and checking out the color by number books as well.
Yes!! I saw this the other day. What a cool idea. ❤️
Happy Easter 🐰🐣🐇
Seriously SO excited for the Capsule Tee!! I may have had a mini “fist-pump-in-the-air” celebration when you announced the name! I love it and the way the design is coming! Thanks for sharing the color by numbers! And my vote is for the Friday-tee! I think it would look stunning on you!
Oh I’m so glad you’re excited Elyssa! Thank you! I’m really excited about it too. And yes! I love the Friday Tee. ❤️
Happy Easter to you and your beautiful family. Great podcast today as usual. I am intimidated to try my own sweater since I haven’t really knit a successful sweater from a designer. I love your adventurous spirit. I think the coloring is a great de- stress idea and I’m so glad it works for you. I love to just lie down and rest in my thoughts. I don’t really sleep or maybe I do and don’t know it but it is a favorite thing to do. Of course, I’m 75 so I don’t think it’s always the best thing for me - I need to keep moving to keep my body fit. You seem very high energy and I can understand how that could wear you out. Understandably, you need to rest and back off at times. Good for you to recognize it ❤
Happy Easter 🐣 I love the Friday tee but it’s similar to the one your currently knitting besides the texture. I
I like both patterns you picked for the orange yarn. Do them both! 😅 And the Friday tee with the stripes, since you mentioned that you love stripes. 😊
The About String Merino Cotton yarn looks so squishable!! I may need to check that yarn out!! I can't wait to see how your black tee turns out!! Thank you for suggesting paint by number books!! I've tried regular coloring books but something was missing!
Thank you for the coloring suggestion. I have LE (knitters elbow) and have to totally take a break from knitting, crocheting, and cross stitch to give it some time to heal and I am approaching the point of desperation for something to calm me down. I totally forgot how coloring can do that. The next time I feel like UGH I HAVE NO OUTLET I'm getting out my box of crayons and a coloring book.