I love love love the new blanket cast on! I also love how you’re talking about the really rough time you’re having and then, in the next breath - “oh,but look at this beautiful yarn I have spun”. You’re the best. Sending the biggest hugs and well wishes for your whole family. I hope you recover soon xx
It’s all your fault that I am crocheting for the first time in over 30 years. Lol!!! I love the battenberg blanket. For the first time ever I have 3 projects going at one time. That’s all new to me. I used to just knit one project at a time. I’m even buying scrape yarn from etsy. Lol! I’ve just gone crazy. You projects are gorgeous! Love them all. ❤️
Sister, I love your style, your knitting, your finished objects and your honesty! And that rainbow. Because, YES! We are going to get through this. And my international knitting community keeps me sane! Thank you for the beauty you bring into the world. ❤️🌎❤🌲❤
You and your husband are prescient about the winter. Brilliant to have bought the wood stove. Hope that the fire at the power plant is extinguished quickly. The Nitty Cardigan really showcases your knitting skill. I especially like the gathers. Just beautifully done.
Thank you for kerping me company and entertaining me while I am in bed with stomach flu. And for making me feel better about casting on yet another WIP!
I’m so sorry to hear about your country’s hardship and what they are putting you through. It sounds as if you are being proactive and that is a good thing...wood stove, firewood, food, blankets, flashlights, batteries, candles, water, all the wool you can knit with, and a good sense of humor will carry you through. Keeping you all in prayer through this season of life. You crack me up!!!! You are so funny and I love that you laugh at yourself!
Jana you are so funny, even when you're full of cold. When you brought out a hot water bottle as your "acquisition" and laughed about it, I was almost in tears. But I knew you were going to talk about making H/W bottle covers, and there are a lot of wonderful patterns for these on Ravelry. Your cardigan is so utterly beautiful - I've never seen raglans so beautifully done.
Would love a stove chat, love your reality chat- yep I need to wake up and face what my energy bill will be (this summer I barely bothered heating the hot water as so hot in uk, we had cold showers) we’re all with you and don’t give up your passions, your yarn shop will keep you sustained.
Your sweater is gorgeous! Your blankets are breathtaking! And your new yarn is exquisite! I'm running out of adjectives! I'm sorry you're sick, but I loved how silly you were today. Get better soon and hope the world becomes peaceful soon as well.
I wish I was happy as you when sick! Love love love your finished cardigan, what a work of art. Also your newly cast on blanket is stunning, you can knit so fast. Get well soon sending love 💕
You inspire me. Not just in yarn but in life. Hope you feel better soon and your family stays healthy and strong. Love all your projects . Stay safe and well.
Thank you for this another great podcast. Talking about knitting, wood stove, hot water bottles, family, hard times... that’s life and I love your optimism. We need it. Un gros gros merci 🇫🇷❤
I have friends in northern New Mexico who love baking with their wood stoves! So happy to hear your family is enjoying your stove! All of your knitting is gorgeous- you are very talented! Continue sharing good thoughts and laughter with us.☺️
Jana, I hope you feel better very quickly!! Your secret cardigan is stunning!!! And, your hand spun is glorious!!! Thank you for the beautiful opening and closing!! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays!!!🧁❤️🧁
Paula, from ‘Stitching with Mrs. D’ had a hot water bottle named Uncle Simon. She often has him with her on cold winter days. We have a wonderful wood stove that heats our whole home, but I love tucking a HOT hot water bottle in my bed about twenty minutes before crawling in on a cold winter night. Such a simple easy treat. Maybe your kids would enjoy naming their hot water bottles. As always, such a pleasure to ‘visit’ and be dazzled by your talent. Get well soon.
You bring joy to all who view your podcasts- thank you for sharing your life and knitting with us. Here in Western Canada we are facing high utility costs as well. A world wide problem in countries that have to heat their homes during the winter.
Jana, I love the new test knit and I love the color. You knit such beautiful work. I can only wish I could knitas good as you do. I love watching all of your podcasts and how informative they are. Please continue to be Jana. I really admire you. Pat from Connecticut, USA.
Oh my goodness your cardigan is amazing! It must have been so hard keeping quiet about that piece of art! The flowers.... Some times life throws us lemons, so we make lemonade. Other time life is a bed of chocolate. Without the bad times, and I've had some really low and had times, but they make us appreciate the good times. Happy Knitting. xxJane
Another wonderful episode. I hope you and your family are feeling better soon. This week you can think about how to celebrate 10,000 subscribers - it's going to happen any minute now!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Beautiful cardigan, hat and new blanket cast on! I bet the wood stove pizza is awesome! Wishing you all the best. I was so excited to see a new episode! Thank you ❤️
No choice no problem. This was a favorite slogan ofMother’s. She was the generation of the 1930s and 1940s and much like you ,while her situation was beyond her control, she made the best of each day celebrating thru her sewing and handcrafts. We all have the same concerns in Texas. I hope the time you share with us blesses you as much as it does us. I have started a Serape, a Mexican blanket , started done in Irish wool and Rowan felted tweed held double. It will take a year at least. We’ll knit while these “Cowboys” try to figure things out.
When you said, “Who’s a good girl?” my Newfoundland perked up. We have very different styles and color choices, but I wouldn’t miss an episode. Keep being you! Also, now you need to knit cozies for hot water bottles. :)
When my kids were in grade school and we lived in Iowa, we had a wood stove to heat the house. My kids and I were alone some nights, the kids would tell me to feed the stove in the middle of the night so the blower would be on when they got up. Your pizza looked great!
Love your podcast, the nature photography, learning about everyday life in Finland, your handspun yarn and all your beautiful knits. I just wish I could knit as fast as you. It's amazing how much you have accomplished each podcast. Hoping you have a safe and warm fall and winter.
Love your 3rd scrappy blanket cast on! Am trying to finish the blanket (only 1) I'm working on first but I'm getting so inspired. Why not start a second one😁 As always love your positive outlook on life and your perseverance thru the tough times. Yes please, lots of stories about your cooking woodstove. It's an absolute dream of mine. I miss our old one in the previous place we lived in. There is nothing like woodheat; it warms the soul. Hope you feel better soon!
I enjoy your podcast so much! I feel blessed to watch a ‘friend’ who lives on the other side of the world - love hearing you describe your life with your family and when you talk about yarns and patterns that I have or am working on at the same time. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and others in your country that are struggling to make a good life for your family. Your new sweater is so pretty and that new blanket! Knitting gives us so much!!!
Hi. Lovely to see you again. I do think the Noro combination is beautiful. Would you show us the knitwear you make for your children please. With the possibility of electricity shortages, I bet you have made some wonderful kiddie things. I'm lookingforward to seeing the hot water bottle jumpers. Very cute. Feel better soon xxx
Wonderful new blanket!! Your finished test knit is just gorgeous. I'm sorry that you are having some difficulties in your private life: sending hugs. The electricity and gas prices here are of course also going through the roof. Our government is to set out some help soon, but who knows......Feel better soon x
Thanks for making me laugh! Lisa (SaratogaKnitting) of the Knitting by the Sea podcast talks about knitted hot water bottle covers in her recent episode (101). ua-cam.com/users/Saratogaknitting. She's making a bunch of them.... Hearing you talk about life there on the border of the aggressor is chilling. So much unnecessary hardship. Even here in the US, I feel constant unease - nothing is safe anymore. I'm grateful for people like you who share knitting, beauty, and good cheer to help us all get through.
I love my hot water bottle. I need to crochet a new cover for mine. If we get snow our power usually goes off. I can boil water on the fire outside but we only have electric heat inside. Making useful things in times that are unsteady helps me keep calm.
I love to wach your videos, you crack me up. You keep me laughing like crazy my cheeks hurt., but it cheers me up. You are a beautiful knitter, I don't think I will ever knit as well as you.Keep up with the wonderful work that you do you seem to really enjoy it, we all need something to enjoy.
I forgot, we have a saying here in the USA, you were talking about being prepared and having everything anyone would need. The saying we have is " we have everything but the kitchen sink" you have everything and the kitchen sink. I don't know it just struck me funny, it probably will not strike you as funny you are not American.. It struck me funny at the time,but now after writing this it's nots so funny..
Get well soon! Beautiful new cast on! What a relief that blankets don’t count as wips ;) I want to cast on the one from Salt and Timber whenever the book arrives. I also joined the MKAL, just couldn’ t resist Stephens videos about it. His enthusiasm kind of slurped me in.
I love the secret cardigan. It is beautiful. Now. If only I could knit. Still a beginner. I think hard times toughen us up and help us relearn ingenuity. It will be harder where people are not allowed to burn wood or collect rain water. Life is still good, even when it is scary.
I share your worries about the future and my nearest border is only with Canada! We also are preparing for winter. Someone is coming to check my wood stove chimney. Roof screen may be loose because a huge robin found its way inside earlier this summer. We were able to get it out if the stove, into a cardboard box, and safely released outside. I plod on knitting Ulmus, making the border now in three successive shades of green gradients that show off the leaf pattern. So fun to knit while you chat. Your video companionship is wonderful. Love hearing about your knits and your family. Your strength in coping encourages me to do better. Thank you!
That is a very beautiful sweater. I love the baubles. Stay safe. I am really enjoying knitting while I listen and watch. Your new friend from Hemet, California. Patricia Oakley
Hello, I am an avid crocheter and so enjoy listening to you as you knit. Your forest are interesting and look different from our Wisconsin forest of pines. You have inspired me to continue to learn to knit. Thank you for sharing so much of your lovely work. Great idea with the hot water bottles...I think I will do the same! :)
Most people don't know this about Virgos, but we have a kooky side...your sense of humor is wonderful, I was laughing out loud with you ! Your Niity cardi is so Beautiful, as is everything you knit...Love how your shawl matched the evening sky with the pink rainbow :) I think there's going to be a run-on wood stoves and hot water bottles with knit cozies this winter lol...Love ya, feel better
You inspire me, Jana. I love your term "accidental cast-on"! I might use that strategy. Thanks for your podcast. And just so you know, about the Bits and Bobs blanket, I'm on "ooohhh, that's so cool" team.
Hello, I love all your finished objects and works in progress! You are amazing!! You knit so fast! I love the new bits and bobs knitted blanket cast on!! I know what you mean about MAL's, KAL'S, CAL's . There are so many and it is hard to decide which ones to do.
Feel better soon! Love the new blanket and that stove is going to crush this winter with warmth! I saw the exhibit by photographer Stig Stasig of 90s Latvia. Beautiful document of a strong people.
The Secret Cardigan is awesome. I want to see the Karamilli tee on you to appreciate it. Another Blanket but it is lovely. I love little voices specially with cats and dogs. It is bitterly cold in Cape Town and we ran out of gas for heating. We will buy tomorrow. Sick but not kooky Jana
I made a Ranunculus using just under three plates of Nutiden ( I had 35 grams left over). I held the yarn double and it made a light but warm sweater. I also knit a hot water bottle cover which was grafted at the end. It’s easy to put the hot water bottle into the cozy through the ribbed “turtleneck” if you roll up the bottle first and shimmy it into place.
Your right, hotwaterbottles, blankets, cheap but stil healthy foods im in that camp as well. I stil have the hotwaterbottle from when my kid was a baby. And we have slepingbag for on the coutch in the morning or evening. Some thermo leggings and shirts. I want to make some crochet cardigans just to see if thats a nice extra and practical if a blanket is not. Hope you feel yourself soon. You stil get me to laugh out loud...and i love your pink/purple neon shawl its just wath we need in this time wear in .😉💗
Gorgeous sweater! (You’re a really good secret keeper!🤐) The newest blanket is awesome. It made me think about starting one and I have no business starting another anything…. I’ll let you know how it goes. Lol As for chilly nights, my mom used to tell me that my grandmother would heat bricks on her wood stove, cover them with flannel and put them in the bottoms of the beds to help keep toes warm. Crazy how things seem to be going backwards at times. Hang in there. Early Happy Birthday!🎂🎉💕
I've knitted a Ranunculus from Nutiden held double and 300g is enough. 😊 It has a lot of positive ease and I just love it! Everyone needs a Nutiden hug. 💕
Always lovely catching up with you Jana 🥰 All of your projects are so beautiful and inspiring. Your secret knit is just stunning 😍 I really hope you'll join us in the #unspunheroeskal ! I love both colours of Nutiden you're considering. If you give me a few more weeks I should be able to tell you if 3 plates will be enough 😉 So sorry to hear you and your family have been unwell. I was the same way when I was sick this past spring where I craved the comfort of working on a blanket. I hope you are able to get some rest and feel better 🤗💕
When I was a kid, we would take big stones and heat them on the wood stove. At night we would wrap them in a blanket or heavy towel and put them in our bed to keep our feet warm. I think they keep warm longer than a heating bottle.
Jana, you are strong. Our ancestors survived and so will we. We will come out on the other side, dancing with joy in victory while we're wearing our colourful knitwear 😄💚🦊
Sorry you are so poorly . Hope you recover soon . love the new cardigan and the hat. Woodstoves are fabulous . I look forward to lighting ours soon for the cosy glow and warm feeling but its not cold enough in UK yet for that . x
You are such a good girl 😘 Thank you for the company! And greetings from Lahti city - the plan they have on electricity cuts is just mad. And on the personal level I feel that I´m "not allowed" to participate on electricity savings as much as I should if they are not making any power cuts here in the city center and other central areas ... I wish they come quickly to their senses and reconsider.😅
Your bobble sweater is lovely, and your bits and bobs blanket looks warm and squishy! I think the Noro yarn/mohair combo you showed will be perfect I can only imagine how scary the future looks from where you live. The wood stove looks great! My mom has always had a wood stove In her house, for heat and some cooking. Nothing can compare with the cosy heat from wood! Total bonus that you can cook wood-fired pizza in it too! Mom has a large kettle that she fills in the morning with water and leaves on the back of the wood stove all day; it humidifies the air and there is always hot water for a cup of tea! I hope you are soon done with the head cold and back on your feet. Take good care! Anne~in ~Canada🥰
Really enjoy your knit & chat segments! It's great to hear about how you are facing and defeating some of the challenges that the war is bringing so many in Europe. Love the colours in your hand spun yarn, holy cow, Gorgeous!! Why not use it in a sweater yoke or a the colourwork yarn in one of the Jenn Steingass designs? Like Hinterland, or others. So pretty.
Hi kooky girl, really enjoyed your projects, WIPs etc as usual. You made me laugh out loud several times in this episode so that was great!I’ve ordered Salt & Timber, can’t wait to get it. I just bought Knitted Socks from Finland and hope I’m up to the challenge of those patterns but it’s such a beautiful book. Sad to hear about your current worries regarding the coming cold weather and other goings on in your corner of the world. But admire your positivity 💜 I’m in Australia so we’re waiting for some warmer weather after a very cold winter (for us!) hope you’re feeling well again soon, wishing you kind thoughts, love and support.
Hi Jana, have enjoyed your podcast today. The cardi is fantastic. I had a solid fuel stove for many years and I miss it soo much.you try to be so upbeat in spite of the troubles which is so helpfull to us.
Ps also have 2 stone hot water bottles. Put them on the far side of the stove and loosen the stopper a bit.leave all day and at bedtime tighten stopper again wrap in a little blanket and put in the middle of your bed to warm it up.
Wood heat is so cozy. Your beautiful test knit is amazing. And I love the hat. It is hard to find a good hat pattern so I stick to what I know works. I recently ordered a Rowan hat book that I thought I would gift but when it arrived they are all knit flat? What is that with Rowan? I had forgotten they do that. Too much trouble to return this but I don’t want to knit flat hats so I’m not going to gift it to someone else who is a new knitter. I might try one and it may be a donation to charity shop. I cannot turn a blind eye to the world. Our situation here in the US is unstable with political divisions… I am grateful to get news of the woman living with the firsthand reality. In the future I will continue to be grateful for your time. It is difficult to speak of possibilities I hope speaking lightens your stress level. You look like the wild child you should be. Lemon & peppermint tea with honey. If I could change the world… we would all knit scrappy blankets. I am Tsknitter on Ravelry… not very good at using ravelry. Getting better.
I’m sorry to hear about the situation in Europe. When you began talking about knitting a hot water bottle cover I began to giggle because I envisioned the hot water bottle with a mini sweater with arms, turtleneck and ribbing at the bottom.
I love love love the new blanket cast on! I also love how you’re talking about the really rough time you’re having and then, in the next breath - “oh,but look at this beautiful yarn I have spun”. You’re the best. Sending the biggest hugs and well wishes for your whole family. I hope you recover soon xx
thank you for a great podcast! Hot water bottles and wood stove pizza - you don't hear that combo in any other podcast!! You are a treat.
It’s all your fault that I am crocheting for the first time in over 30 years. Lol!!! I love the battenberg blanket. For the first time ever I have 3 projects going at one time. That’s all new to me. I used to just knit one project at a time. I’m even buying scrape yarn from etsy. Lol! I’ve just gone crazy. You projects are gorgeous! Love them all. ❤️
Sister, I love your style, your knitting, your finished objects and your honesty! And that rainbow. Because, YES! We are going to get through this. And my international knitting community keeps me sane! Thank you for the beauty you bring into the world. ❤️🌎❤🌲❤
Thank you for this wonderful comment! Knitting really keeps us from unravelling. 😉
@@FinnishKnittingStories Yes, for sure! I’m watching your podcast feom yesterday! So love it all. ♥️♥️♥️
Girlfriend you have me in stitches laughing out loud! I'm so happy when I see your podcast.
You and your husband are prescient about the winter. Brilliant to have bought the wood stove. Hope that the fire at the power plant is extinguished quickly. The Nitty Cardigan really showcases your knitting skill. I especially like the gathers. Just beautifully done.
Thank you for kerping me company and entertaining me while I am in bed with stomach flu. And for making me feel better about casting on yet another WIP!
I’m so sorry to hear about your country’s hardship and what they are putting you through. It sounds as if you are being proactive and that is a good thing...wood stove, firewood, food, blankets, flashlights, batteries, candles, water, all the wool you can knit with, and a good sense of humor will carry you through. Keeping you all in prayer through this season of life. You crack me up!!!! You are so funny and I love that you laugh at yourself!
Jana you are so funny, even when you're full of cold. When you brought out a hot water bottle as your "acquisition" and laughed about it, I was almost in tears. But I knew you were going to talk about making H/W bottle covers, and there are a lot of wonderful patterns for these on Ravelry. Your cardigan is so utterly beautiful - I've never seen raglans so beautifully done.
Would love a stove chat, love your reality chat- yep I need to wake up and face what my energy bill will be (this summer I barely bothered heating the hot water as so hot in uk, we had cold showers) we’re all with you and don’t give up your passions, your yarn shop will keep you sustained.
Your sweater is gorgeous! Your blankets are breathtaking! And your new yarn is exquisite! I'm running out of adjectives! I'm sorry you're sick, but I loved how silly you were today. Get better soon and hope the world becomes peaceful soon as well.
I wish I was happy as you when sick! Love love love your finished cardigan, what a work of art. Also your newly cast on blanket is stunning, you can knit so fast. Get well soon sending love 💕
You are indeed my favorite podcaster. Such a scilled knitter and a wonderful personality. Love your style and humor
You inspire me. Not just in yarn but in life. Hope you feel better soon and your family stays healthy and strong. Love all your projects . Stay safe and well.
True and brave lady in sneakers.
Thank you for reminding us sitting in the same boat.
Get well soon.
Those were my happy rubber boots. It was too wet for the sneakers. 😊
Your podcasts are always so moving.What a beautiful way to start my Sunday!.Your knitting skills are phenomenal-the cardi is beautiful.❤️
Thank you for this another great podcast. Talking about knitting, wood stove, hot water bottles, family, hard times... that’s life and I love your optimism. We need it. Un gros gros merci 🇫🇷❤
Love the combo with the Noro yarn, they are your colors I think 🤗 love when you're a bit crazy 😄 it feels like home 😄
I have friends in northern New Mexico who love baking with their wood stoves! So happy to hear your family is enjoying your stove! All of your knitting is gorgeous- you are very talented! Continue sharing good thoughts and laughter with us.☺️
Jana, I hope you feel better very quickly!! Your secret cardigan is stunning!!! And, your hand spun is glorious!!!
Thank you for the beautiful opening and closing!! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays!!!🧁❤️🧁
Paula, from ‘Stitching with Mrs. D’ had a hot water bottle named Uncle Simon. She often has him with her on cold winter days. We have a wonderful wood stove that heats our whole home, but I love tucking a HOT hot water bottle in my bed about twenty minutes before crawling in on a cold winter night. Such a simple easy treat. Maybe your kids would enjoy naming their hot water bottles. As always, such a pleasure to ‘visit’ and be dazzled by your talent. Get well soon.
You're so lovely and funny. Don't let life twist you yarns up!! That yarn you just spun is goreous. Get well soon. Loads of love x
You are just fabulous!! I think you are so sweet, funny, kooky and I love your attitude about life. Just keep swimming …….💕💕💕💕
You bring joy to all who view your podcasts- thank you for sharing your life and knitting with us. Here in Western Canada we are facing high utility costs as well. A world wide problem in countries that have to heat their homes during the winter.
Jana, I love the new test knit and I love the color. You knit such beautiful work. I can only wish I could knitas good as you do. I love watching all of your podcasts and how informative they are. Please continue to be Jana. I really admire you. Pat from Connecticut, USA.
Oh my goodness your cardigan is amazing! It must have been so hard keeping quiet about that piece of art! The flowers....
Some times life throws us lemons, so we make lemonade. Other time life is a bed of chocolate. Without the bad times, and I've had some really low and had times, but they make us appreciate the good times.
Happy Knitting. xxJane
You are always a delight to watch! Feel better soon. I keep praying for all of us, hoping God answers soon.
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you are a wonderful knitter. Each FO is more impressive than the one before. Thank you for the inspiration.
Another wonderful episode. I hope you and your family are feeling better soon. This week you can think about how to celebrate 10,000 subscribers - it's going to happen any minute now!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Beautiful cardigan, hat and new blanket cast on! I bet the wood stove pizza is awesome! Wishing you all the best. I was so excited to see a new episode! Thank you ❤️
No choice no problem. This was a favorite slogan ofMother’s. She was the generation of the 1930s and 1940s and much like you ,while her situation was beyond her control, she made the best of each day celebrating thru her sewing and handcrafts. We all have the same concerns in Texas. I hope the time you share with us blesses you as much as it does us. I have started a Serape, a Mexican blanket , started done in Irish wool and Rowan felted tweed held double. It will take a year at least. We’ll knit while these “Cowboys” try to figure things out.
When you said, “Who’s a good girl?” my Newfoundland perked up. We have very different styles and color choices, but I wouldn’t miss an episode. Keep being you! Also, now you need to knit cozies for hot water bottles. :)
When my kids were in grade school and we lived in Iowa, we had a wood stove to heat the house. My kids and I were alone some nights, the kids would tell me to feed the stove in the middle of the night so the blower would be on when they got up.
Your pizza looked great!
Love your podcast, the nature photography, learning about everyday life in Finland, your handspun yarn and all your beautiful knits. I just wish I could knit as fast as you. It's amazing how much you have accomplished each podcast. Hoping you have a safe and warm fall and winter.
I love your personality and sense of humor soo much! Huge hugs from Gdansk in Poland! Thank you for this podcast and hope for future. Lots of love!
Speedy healing to you and your family ….that sweater is wonderful!
Thank you to share with us all your lovely projects! 💕💕💕
Love your 3rd scrappy blanket cast on! Am trying to finish the blanket (only 1) I'm working on first but I'm getting so inspired. Why not start a second one😁 As always love your positive outlook on life and your perseverance thru the tough times. Yes please, lots of stories about your cooking woodstove. It's an absolute dream of mine. I miss our old one in the previous place we lived in. There is nothing like woodheat; it warms the soul. Hope you feel better soon!
I enjoy your podcast so much! I feel blessed to watch a ‘friend’ who lives on the other side of the world - love hearing you describe your life with your family and when you talk about yarns and patterns that I have or am working on at the same time. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and others in your country that are struggling to make a good life for your family. Your new sweater is so pretty and that new blanket! Knitting gives us so much!!!
You are funny when you are loopy😂 I love the accidental cast on.
Hi. Lovely to see you again. I do think the Noro combination is beautiful. Would you show us the knitwear you make for your children please. With the possibility of electricity shortages, I bet you have made some wonderful kiddie things. I'm lookingforward to seeing the hot water bottle jumpers. Very cute. Feel better soon xxx
Wonderful new blanket!! Your finished test knit is just gorgeous. I'm sorry that you are having some difficulties in your private life: sending hugs. The electricity and gas prices here are of course also going through the roof. Our government is to set out some help soon, but who knows......Feel better soon x
Stay strong and knit on ❤️🇨🇦❤️everything you do is so beautiful and inspiring.first time watching.
"Somthing wierd is going to happen and I can't miss that" is exactly why I'll be doing the Stephen West KAL again lol. He's a great instructor though!
Thanks for making me laugh! Lisa (SaratogaKnitting) of the Knitting by the Sea podcast talks about knitted hot water bottle covers in her recent episode (101). ua-cam.com/users/Saratogaknitting. She's making a bunch of them.... Hearing you talk about life there on the border of the aggressor is chilling. So much unnecessary hardship. Even here in the US, I feel constant unease - nothing is safe anymore. I'm grateful for people like you who share knitting, beauty, and good cheer to help us all get through.
I love my hot water bottle. I need to crochet a new cover for mine.
If we get snow our power usually goes off. I can boil water on the fire outside but we only have electric heat inside.
Making useful things in times that are unsteady helps me keep calm.
I love to wach your videos, you crack me up. You keep me laughing like crazy my cheeks hurt., but it cheers me up. You are a beautiful knitter, I don't think I will ever knit as well as you.Keep up with the wonderful work that you do you seem to really enjoy it, we all need something to enjoy.
I forgot, we have a saying here in the USA, you were talking about being prepared and having everything anyone would need. The saying we have is " we have everything but the kitchen sink" you have everything and the kitchen sink. I don't know it just struck me funny, it probably will not strike you as funny you are not American.. It struck me funny at the time,but now after writing this it's nots so funny..
Enjoy your podcast. Loving the Anna Johanna MKAL, colors are beautiful. Feel better, it is rough when you're sick and raising a family.
Get well soon! Beautiful new cast on! What a relief that blankets don’t count as wips ;) I want to cast on the one from Salt and Timber whenever the book arrives. I also joined the MKAL, just couldn’ t resist Stephens videos about it. His enthusiasm kind of slurped me in.
I love the secret cardigan. It is beautiful. Now. If only I could knit. Still a beginner.
I think hard times toughen us up and help us relearn ingenuity.
It will be harder where people are not allowed to burn wood or collect rain water.
Life is still good, even when it is scary.
I’m new to your podcast and love it! Thank you for sharing your making and for your honesty about life right now. The knitting community is there.
The Secret Cardigan is soo beautiful and the colour is wonderful.
I love the test knit cardigan. Beautiful.
I share your worries about the future and my nearest border is only with Canada! We also are preparing for winter. Someone is coming to check my wood stove chimney. Roof screen may be loose because a huge robin found its way inside earlier this summer. We were able to get it out if the stove, into a cardboard box, and safely released outside. I plod on knitting Ulmus, making the border now in three successive shades of green gradients that show off the leaf pattern. So fun to knit while you chat. Your video companionship is wonderful. Love hearing about your knits and your family. Your strength in coping encourages me to do better. Thank you!
That is a very beautiful sweater. I love the baubles. Stay safe. I am really enjoying knitting while I listen and watch. Your new friend from Hemet, California. Patricia Oakley
Your new blanket is gorgeous! Love seeing your happy makes. Hope you feel better soon!
thank you for sharing the reality of your life in Europe. It is nice have some perspective of women's lives in other countries. thank you!
Hello, I am an avid crocheter and so enjoy listening to you as you knit. Your forest are interesting and look different from our Wisconsin forest of pines. You have inspired me to continue to learn to knit. Thank you for sharing so much of your lovely work. Great idea with the hot water bottles...I think I will do the same! :)
Most people don't know this about Virgos, but we have a kooky side...your sense of humor is wonderful, I was laughing out loud with you ! Your Niity cardi is so Beautiful, as is everything you knit...Love how your shawl matched the evening sky with the pink rainbow :) I think there's going to be a run-on wood stoves and hot water bottles with knit cozies this winter lol...Love ya, feel better
You inspire me, Jana. I love your term "accidental cast-on"! I might use that strategy. Thanks for your podcast. And just so you know, about the Bits and Bobs blanket, I'm on "ooohhh, that's so cool" team.
It's like an accidental yarn purchase x🤣
You made me laugh!! Not sharing the germs, just the joy!!
Thank you for a nice episode with a lot of lovely projects!👍 Have a nice autum week!🧶🌞👍🍁🍂
Lovely knitting in your podcast. Would love to see your wood stove. Prayers and hugs for you Jana.
Enjoyed UR Podcast,,,,
Love UR new blanket!!!
Feel better!!!!soon,,,,
Take care,,,,
Elaine🏡🏡🏡
Hello, I love all your finished objects and works in progress!
You are amazing!! You knit so fast!
I love the new bits and bobs knitted blanket cast on!!
I know what you mean about MAL's, KAL'S, CAL's .
There are so many and it is hard to decide which ones to do.
Feel better soon! Love the new blanket and that stove is going to crush this winter with warmth! I saw the exhibit by photographer Stig Stasig of 90s Latvia. Beautiful document of a strong people.
I love your handspun yarn - you should consider using a plain coloured yarn with your handspun to create a gorgeous striped sweater!
Oooo that blanket 😍 ... now I want to have a snotty nose as a cast on excuse too 🙈!!
The Secret Cardigan is awesome. I want to see the Karamilli tee on you to appreciate it. Another Blanket but it is lovely. I love little voices specially with cats and dogs. It is bitterly cold in Cape Town and we ran out of gas for heating. We will buy tomorrow. Sick but not kooky Jana
You are the cutest (not crazy 😆), bless you 😘
I made a Ranunculus using just under three plates of Nutiden ( I had 35 grams left over). I held the yarn double and it made a light but warm sweater. I also knit a hot water bottle cover which was grafted at the end. It’s easy to put the hot water bottle into the cozy through the ribbed “turtleneck” if you roll up the bottle first and shimmy it into place.
Your right, hotwaterbottles, blankets, cheap but stil healthy foods im in that camp as well. I stil have the hotwaterbottle from when my kid was a baby. And we have slepingbag for on the coutch in the morning or evening. Some thermo leggings and shirts. I want to make some crochet cardigans just to see if thats a nice extra and practical if a blanket is not. Hope you feel yourself soon. You stil get me to laugh out loud...and i love your pink/purple neon shawl its just wath we need in this time wear in .😉💗
So funny! Thanks for the laughs and the beautiful knitting inspiration ❤️
You made me laugh, you made me smile! Thank you. 🥰. Feels better soon
Gorgeous sweater! (You’re a really good secret keeper!🤐) The newest blanket is awesome. It made me think about starting one and I have no business starting another anything…. I’ll let you know how it goes. Lol
As for chilly nights, my mom used to tell me that my grandmother would heat bricks on her wood stove, cover them with flannel and put them in the bottoms of the beds to help keep toes warm. Crazy how things seem to be going backwards at times. Hang in there. Early Happy Birthday!🎂🎉💕
I've knitted a Ranunculus from Nutiden held double and 300g is enough. 😊 It has a lot of positive ease and I just love it! Everyone needs a Nutiden hug. 💕
Thank you! I needed the assurance!
Always lovely catching up with you Jana 🥰 All of your projects are so beautiful and inspiring. Your secret knit is just stunning 😍 I really hope you'll join us in the #unspunheroeskal ! I love both colours of Nutiden you're considering. If you give me a few more weeks I should be able to tell you if 3 plates will be enough 😉
So sorry to hear you and your family have been unwell. I was the same way when I was sick this past spring where I craved the comfort of working on a blanket. I hope you are able to get some rest and feel better 🤗💕
When I was a kid, we would take big stones and heat them on the wood stove. At night we would wrap them in a blanket or heavy towel and put them in our bed to keep our feet warm. I think they keep warm longer than a heating bottle.
I do this. I only have a woodstove downstairs for heat. It works great.
Always a pleasure to watch your podcast!
A very funny episode thank you haha. Flu is great for comedy. Casting on a jumper after a stressful day :)
👌wow that new blanket, beautiful and must be so soft 👏♥️
Jana, you are strong. Our ancestors survived and so will we. We will come out on the other side, dancing with joy in victory while we're wearing our colourful knitwear 😄💚🦊
You’re Sweater is incredible! What a great knitter!!
Sorry you are so poorly . Hope you recover soon . love the new cardigan and the hat. Woodstoves are fabulous . I look forward to lighting ours soon for the cosy glow and warm feeling but its not cold enough in UK yet for that . x
You are so entertaining ! I smile so much watching you . Get well soon ! xxx
You are such a good girl 😘 Thank you for the company! And greetings from Lahti city - the plan they have on electricity cuts is just mad. And on the personal level I feel that I´m "not allowed" to participate on electricity savings as much as I should if they are not making any power cuts here in the city center and other central areas ... I wish they come quickly to their senses and reconsider.😅
Your bobble sweater is lovely, and your bits and bobs blanket looks warm and squishy! I think the Noro yarn/mohair combo you showed will be perfect
I can only imagine how scary the future looks from where you live. The wood stove looks great! My mom has always had a wood stove In her house, for heat and some cooking. Nothing can compare with the cosy heat from wood! Total bonus that you can cook wood-fired pizza in it too! Mom has a large kettle that she fills in the morning with water and leaves on the back of the wood stove all day; it humidifies the air and there is always hot water for a cup of tea!
I hope you are soon done with the head cold and back on your feet. Take good care! Anne~in ~Canada🥰
Water bottle covers are on my list of things to knit. Can’t wait to see what you create!
Really enjoy your knit & chat segments! It's great to hear about how you are facing and defeating some of the challenges that the war is bringing so many in Europe. Love the colours in your hand spun yarn, holy cow, Gorgeous!! Why not use it in a sweater yoke or a the colourwork yarn in one of the Jenn Steingass designs? Like Hinterland, or others. So pretty.
Hi kooky girl, really enjoyed your projects, WIPs etc as usual. You made me laugh out loud several times in this episode so that was great!I’ve ordered Salt & Timber, can’t wait to get it. I just bought Knitted Socks from Finland and hope I’m up to the challenge of those patterns but it’s such a beautiful book. Sad to hear about your current worries regarding the coming cold weather and other goings on in your corner of the world. But admire your positivity 💜 I’m in Australia so we’re waiting for some warmer weather after a very cold winter (for us!) hope you’re feeling well again soon, wishing you kind thoughts, love and support.
Your broadcast is hilarious! I love listening to it!!
Hi Jana, have enjoyed your podcast today. The cardi is fantastic. I had a solid fuel stove for many years and I miss it soo much.you try to be so upbeat in spite of the troubles which is so helpfull to us.
Ps also have 2 stone hot water bottles. Put them on the far side of the stove and loosen the stopper a bit.leave all day and at bedtime tighten stopper again wrap in a little blanket and put in the middle of your bed to warm it up.
It’s okay to be perfectly imperfect
I hope you feel better soon!
The sweater is gorgeous. You did such a beautiful job of knitting!
I hope you show the wood stove and how you cook with it, so interesting. Hope you feel better soon.💜
Love your blankets. Had to join your blanket mal. Made a small order from your store. Hope you feel better.
Nice to catch up with you. I hope you feel better soon. I love all of your projects.👍😊🧶
Wood heat is so cozy. Your beautiful test knit is amazing. And I love the hat. It is hard to find a good hat pattern so I stick to what I know works. I recently ordered a Rowan hat book that I thought I would gift but when it arrived they are all knit flat? What is that with Rowan? I had forgotten they do that. Too much trouble to return this but I don’t want to knit flat hats so I’m not going to gift it to someone else who is a new knitter. I might try one and it may be a donation to charity shop. I cannot turn a blind eye to the world. Our situation here in the US is unstable with political divisions… I am grateful to get news of the woman living with the firsthand reality. In the future I will continue to be grateful for your time. It is difficult to speak of possibilities I hope speaking lightens your stress level. You look like the wild child you should be. Lemon & peppermint tea with honey. If I could change the world… we would all knit scrappy blankets. I am Tsknitter on Ravelry… not very good at using ravelry. Getting better.
I’m sorry to hear about the situation in Europe.
When you began talking about knitting a hot water bottle cover I began to giggle because I envisioned the hot water bottle with a mini sweater with arms, turtleneck and ribbing at the bottom.