Granny Square Day: Chaos Crocheting a Granny Square Cardigan with Handspun Yarn (Berroco Ariana)
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2023
- Hello friends! I might have called Granny Squares boring in my last video, so for that, and with the advent of Granny Square Day, I need to repent. So today we shall be making a Granny Square Cardigan. Of course I am making this out of handspun yarns, because handspun garments are just pure and utter magic.
For this I am using Berroco's Ariana cardi pattern, which is a free crochet pattern which you can find here: berroco.com/patterns/ariana
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The cardigan is adorable on you. And the fact that you made it all the way from the fleece is super cool. Also, I really appreciate you mentioning international granny Square day. I work at a library that has a yarn craft club that actually meets tonight, and I’m sure that several of them do not know about that. And we are going to be adding it to our programming calendar. So thank you!
Have fun!
I too think granny squares are boring
I too think this looks absolutelly GORGEOUS!!!!!
My yarn, mostly untwists too, especially when crocheting
But sometimes it overtwists itself, especially when holding 2 yarns together
It's a nightmare
Thank you!
It's a beautiful autumnal combination ❤
And that around mid-august!
I love that you used the yarn you had and rearranged the colors in your squares. I also love that when you ran out of the white yarn, you spun some more. If more people used what they have, instead of rushing to a store to buy more of something, the world would be a healthier and greener place. The results are much more artistic and "granny chic" than having all the squares look the same. I think the sweater will keep you warm and cozy this winter, and you will love snuggling up in it. harpingJanet
Well, then I'm glad to let you know that I actually spun more twice 😂 but of course, you're absolutely right, that's what getting into the spinning community, and the crafting community as a whole, has learned me the most.
I love your podcast and beautiful cardigan and color you are so funny 😂🎉🎉🎉
Thank you
Beautiful! Just beautiful😊
Thank you 🥰
Sorry I am not convinced. I still find granny squares boring. But you are hilarious and I like your grandma, style. Still not motivated to crochet grannys but to use my new spindles to maybe one day make a garment with handspun
Oh, but I'm also not convinced either. I like the cardigan, but won't make another granny square project any day soon now 😂
I think those colours work well together. It holds interest, it’s magical and functional 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋❤️
Thank you ☺️
I love your totally, never done before idea 😂
Thank you 😁
Ideal for you next metal festival .spinning that way is recommended for crochet anyway,if you were silly enough to make it again you might need to do half squares on the side seams
There are no side seams actually, that's what made it so hard to alter the amount of squares, it's one continuous shape, a mobius cardigan almost.
Love this❤ Now I know what to do with my handspun and natural dyed yarn. Its a bit thin and thick and all over the place, but I think it will be nice for this cardigan🥰
I have been watching you for a while, and you inspire me , and give me many joyful moment, Thank you😊
Have fun!
Hello!! I found your channel a few months ago (actually probably about the time this video was published, as I was JUST venturing into spinning with a drop spindle I’d purchased 2 years prior in August) and 100% have been binging your content this week as I prep my first fleece on my new-to-me spinning wheel! (Also an Ashford traditional - her name is Edna, as her original owner was Amish so I picked one I hoped was close).
I saw the clip on your IG on the SZ vs ZS twist and had to come here to find the source content. As a new spinner, this really intrigues me! I’ve had so many yarns start to lose twist as I knit (especially when casting on) that I’m considering the experiment myself. Thank you for creating these videos and continuing to put out content. I truly enjoy the shenanigans and your quirky sense of humor!
Happy spinning 😄 if you haven't Found her channel yet: JillianEve makes awesome tutorials to start out with
That was hennig gechipoteerd, nice work 👍
Chipotering is my craft of choice
I'm an eastern uncrossed knitter who sometimes crochets, and I spin all my yarn for a Z ply. S plied yarn untwists so much when I knit English style. Using my handspun is so much nicer than any S ply yarn because of this.
I haven't looked back on S plied yarn ever since my accidental discovery 😁
Lovely episode.
Thank you ☺️
I have ton of handspun granny squares and no desire to make more and turn them into a blanket. But now I’m thinking…Ariana Cardigan? Why yes why not? 😁
Yours is lovely by the way ❤
If you have 46, then why not give it a go? (at least if they're approx 14cm on the diagonal)
@@MijnWolden I checked and they are 14,5 cm across so thats close enough . And I have 63 so thats plenty. Only have to make the half and quarter squares now.
@driekje79 yeah mine were 15, so your cardigan won't be so oversized 😁
Dear Chaos Goblin, your yarn is beautiful, your colour choices gorjusss, the cardigan is stunning !!!! BUT it is too big for you, not your normal style (I loooove the cardy you were wearing in the video, now that is soo you!), soooo I think you need to send this granny cardy to this real Boho Granny in South Africa 😁🤭😛. Now jokes aside, I too need to confess, and I hang my head in crocheter shame - I did not know about Granny Square day 😔. I need to take this up with my Happy Hooker friends, they too did not know - and we will make amends by doing something next year. We are all busy with the "Maya" blanket by Dedri Uys - does that make up for the oversight ?? there are LOADS of teardrops and a "shit ton" of flowers to sew together and GAZILLIONS of loose ends to sew away😵💫
Grabs cardigan with goblin paws. "Hissss, over my dead body!'' 😘
@@MijnWolden Boho Granny with shakey arthritic hands held up "easy easy now, I submit I submit" 🤣🤣😂😂
omg GORGEOUS
Thank you 🥰
I love it
Thank you 😁
It's wonderful! Beautiful work! Hugs
Thank you 🥰
Oh wow, I love the combination of those colours! And it's really nice to see how the yarns you added in later to replace the yellow just blend in in the final cardigan. I hope you get a lot of wear out of it!
They do blend nicely indeed 😁
I just wanted to say how relaxing I've been finding your videos. I'm currently writing up my Master's dissertation and I am not enjoying the process one bit; I'm finding it very stressful. It's been so nice to occasionally take a break to grab a cup of tea and watch one of your videos. I'm looking forward to having my dissertation finished so I can finally have the time to go back to my crafting hobbies!
I wish you all the courage and Patience for your dissertation. I've made two, so I know what you're going through 😅
@@MijnWolden Thank you for the encouragement!
I just love love love handspun handmade wooly oddities! 🥰
Don’t get me wrong… it’s a genuine and heartfelt compliment! 😀
I would never take oddity as anything but a compliment 🥰
This turned out absolutely amazing!!! Idk why it took me this long to realize you reminded me so much of my late aunt. The way you dress, the messy braid you put your hair into, the sandles (need to add socks though), the garden thats absolute chaos, even your dog, and just the overall vibe of slightly crazy forest aunt. This is 100% something I could see her wearing!
Slightly crazy forest aunt sounds like a position I'd apply for 😁
Hmm, you gave me an idea. Though I did not hand spin any of it, maybe my teacher did? I did dye a lot of skeins with foraged plant matter, and then over-dyed them with indigo. They are gorgeous and though different colors they do all match together, and I think I have at least a sweater quantity of these yarns. I hope I'm not too confident and over estimating the amount of yarn I have, but It would actually make a really cool granny square cardigan! And you already supplied a pattern, so thank you for that! (Just I am already working on enough projects and when I finish all my 21 tour de fleece mini skeins (I just plyed day 15 today, and have skipped day 1, do 6 more to go?) I want to make a polka dot jersey sweater with those... I think the actually granny square cardigan making will take quite a while before that gets started, probably some more granny square days. But at least it's a really nice idea!
This pattern is a yarn eater, so I do hope you have enough 😁
I like it. Very cute. I soon most of my single S twist and ply Z twist. I haven't had trouble with it untwisting. I wish I'd have known that crocheting is better with z ply a long time. ago.
I feel like spinning lessons are focussed too much on yarns for knitting. My local spinning friends said I was ''spinning in the plying direction''
Your cardigan turned out gorgeous!
I am fairly new to your channel and spent the past week binge watching every single video... today, I caught up and nearly cried with disappointment. Then, you released this video and I nearly cried from happiness! I love your chaos crafting and want to see more of everything!
Awh ❤️ thank you
You just need a scarf,, ❤its great on you😊
Thank you ☺️
I already said it was amazing in your short, but looking closer its even better 🤩 the colors are just wonderful! and thanks for sharing the pattern, but where on earth am I going to find the discipline to make that many squares+triangles 🙈
Having a deadline helps 😂
“Grandma sheik”, I love it!❤️🍂🍁
I would say grandma chic or chique, a Sheik is something else 🤭
@@MijnWolden haha! 😏
That is very cute!!!!
Thanks 😁
So so pretty! It turned out to be that big cardigan you throw on because a whole laundry list of reasons.
A whole laundry list of reasons indeed 😁
Oh it looks sooo squishy and cozy! And the colors are *chef's kiss*! I forgot all about granny square day, but I think my subconscious must have known, because yesterday I pulled out a granny square project from years ago and have been practicing different squares all day, trying to figure out how I made the old ones. There's just so many!
The squares wanted to be celebrated 😁
Oh this looks great with the alternating colour patterns honestly. I love it more than the original
Yeah me too!
Ik hou van je gehaakte vest. Het is fantastisch en het zou me heel goed passen. Als u het wilt verkopen, mijn zoon is in September in België. Ik zou het oma-vest een goed thuis geven en voor altijd van haar houden.
Maar nu ga ik zelf al altijd van haar houden 😉
this turned out so beautiful, I'm absolutely in love with the colors and the fit of this piece! my yarn also untwists every time I knit with it so I thank you wholeheartedly for the experiment and will proceed to spin mine in the opposite direction as well XD
It is worth a try to experiment with it yourself 😁
I love the color scheme of your cardigan! So beautiful. Also I agree totally with describing your knitting style as crochet with two pointy sticks 😅, once I started to crochet then picked up knitting again, I found that that is my knitting style too! Good to know I'm not alone in it! Thank you for so many inspirations! ❤❤❤
As the first knitting was discovered to be done with needles that had hooks on them, I like to think our style is the OG way of knitting 😂
It is fun to see your hand dyed yarns in action. I just organized my dyestuff in my new garage work area. I found dried plants collected 30 years ago- interesting to see if they will still dye. Thanks for another fun episode.
Let me know how the plants work out 😁
Hey, you got 2k subscribers! Congratulations!
Yes, exactly 😁 party is in order!
Neccisity is the mother of invention someone once said. So you were inventing on the go😊 I so so love your videos beautiful cardigan as well sending hugs from Katy from NZ ❤
Thank you and yes it really is 😁
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Because I love granny squares 😍. I've got a pillow my Grandma made, on the squares there are 3D roses. 4 squares is nicer for me too. Thumb up 👍 (you know I do not knit.... But maybe the white connection made it bigger than it was supposed to be? However the result is lovely ♥)
How Precious! I think the gauge was completely off everywhere, so I should have just taken a hook smaller. But now I like cocooning in it 😁
@@MijnWolden yes it definitely looks super comfy....the kind of thing that says "come here and wear me, I'll cuddle you a little bit" 😊
Oh my gosh, this turned out SO beautifully!! I adore the colors of your yarns and how they coordinate together. I know you said you were unsure of the fit, but as someone who loves oversized outerwear, I think it looks perfect and oh-so cozy. Congrats!!
Thank you 🥰 it is really cosy!
I love those colors together! That’s really nice. And yes, I have heard that if you ply in the Z direction, it is better for crochet!! I think it’s really cool that you discovered that organically.
I had heard that too, but then also heard that's it's not true, so I trust only my own experience now
@@MijnWolden always good to have affirmation!
It’s so beautiful!!! Love the color variations. That’s so interesting that the direction the yarn was spun affects when crocheting/knitting. Could the sweater be felted a bit to shrink it a bit!?! That may be too unpredictable. 😅
Yeah, that would be too much chaos even for this goblin
I already said it on the short, but I'll say it again: that is a beautiful cardigan! Still don't see the loose ends though.. 😁
Exactly. You don't 😉
it is looking good , wonder what it would be like done with cotton
Maybe something you should try out!
That's so interesting that changing the direction of your twist made such a difference to your crafting! Are you thinking that you'll spin S and ply Z as your default going forward?
I have been going that mostly now, yes
I absolutely looooove the color combo! It almost has a stained glass quality?
Thank you 😁 stained glass is awesome!
4 squire
*46 squares 🤭
I'm currently crocheting this cardigan and my squares were too big for 5 rounds too
Good luck with the crocheting!
I’m now hunting my stash, I have enough I think. I don’t know that I want mine quite that oversized. Did you measure the bust to see how far off from the pattern you were?
No I haven't, but since every square was more than a cm off the measurement given, I'm going to say I am at least 6 cm off Mark, and that sounds like a conservative estimate.
Are you going to reverse your spinning direction in the future?
I have reversed it in fact! Really benefits my knitting