So true about not being afraid of frogging when something isn’t bringing you joy. I was at the neck section of a bottom up sweater and finally made the decision to frog because I found myself forcing myself to knit it and that shouldn’t be because I enjoy the process of knitting too much . So that yarn will someday become something else.
Hi Sharon - That is a lot of work you put in to the sweater, but if you weren't going to enjoy it no sense in continuing. Hopefully you will turn they yarn into something you love.
Ok, here’s my helpful hint, when I’m knitting a sweater and I am just on the body and the sleeves are on hold, when I’m ready to start a new skein, I put the body on hold, and do the sleeves, then I go back to the body. I do this because I hate having to turn the whole thing to do the sleeves, and I hate knitting sleeves!
I love working with sock blanks. It is always a surprise how they knit up. I have knit with several. I even did one from Kim of Gingersnap. She had a Star Wars themed one. I knit a sock head hat for my son out of that one. Kim is amazingly generous. She has sent things to us as give aways as well. She makes great project bags. Ray your Pure Joy looks fabulous. Those colours are perfect together. Kevin thanks for the shout out! We love watching you two as well. You are one of our regulars to watch now.
Hurray 🎉 that‘s my first „regular“ episode of your podcasts - I binge watched all your past episodes during the last two weeks and I absolutely loved each and every one - thanks 🙏🤗
Needles at the Ready Podcast 🤔 I would say without beard 😅 but both of you are just adorable and I love your interaction with one another and your kindness 🤗
I enjoy your podcast so much. You always make me smile. I have been knitting for 40 years and am still learning new things from this community. Thank you for taking time to inform and entertain us.
Ray, speaking of Justin, I think you need to talk him into having a special clip on how he knits his cables. Apparently, he loves doing them and he does it totally without using a cable needle!!, I wish I could learn how to do it like he does. As always, a very fun, informative, and engaging show that inevitably makes me want to buy more yarn . Thanks again.
I love you too!! You are an awesome couple you complement one another so well!! Love your projects that you two share. Really glad to have found your videos!! I binged watch yesterday. I do knit and crochet. Just made myself a patriotic themed sweater. Can’t wait to see your next video!! Thank you for the joy I find watching your videos!! Bless you both and “Parkland “.
Ooooh, Pure Joy is my fav go to shawl pattern, done a few in different colours, they are lovely. Also loving your new project bags. Fun fabric ones are great, but the plain ones are so classy, very nice. Loved watching you both as usual. Love you both, Kathy in UK xxx
Great to see and hear you again! Always a joy to catch up with you. I love Ray’s frog and cast on success story: the Pure Joy will be awesome! Happy knitting and crafting. I am on the last colorwork rows of the Active Duty cowl and I just realised it can be entered in the For The Boys KAL yay. Greetings from the Netherlands. For a male male romance: Larissa Ione’s Base Instincts might be your thing. I love her Demonica series.
Love watching you guys! I love listening to you when I knit and crochet. I watch/listen to UA-cam instead of playing games for down time. The Bearded Purl, Grocery Girls, Bag-O-Day Crochet, Smells Like Yarn, Expression Fiber Arts and All Things Crochet and Knit with Kit. There are more, but these are the main ones I watch. Can’t wait for your next live. Kevin, love the cardigan. Ray love that you changed to something you enjoy, you’re correct it needs to be something you enjoy.
I was going to try this in 2008! Couldn't get it. Tried again last week... it finally clicked.... still enjoy double ended needles... but i love it all even purling.....
Another good video gentlemen. I liked both your sweaters and their colours. Good choices. Whenever my little Yorkie gets fretful I put a couple of drops of Bach's Flower Remedy ' rescue remedy in her dish of water and it stops her getting stressed. It also works on my sometime neurotic Siamese cat. As they do not read the the label they do not know the effect it is supposed to have on them it works naturally. There are no drugs in them and I have used them on horses, goats, ducks, dogs and cats and yes even on my children. I do hope Tarquin feels better soon.
Thanks for a great episode again. Enjoyed seeing your projects and progress on each of them. Thanks for the zest fully clean jingle, can't get that out of my head..keep up the podcasts and thank you for recommending other podcasts to listen to. Have a great week.
Love you guys! Still fresh and enthusiastic and love seeing your projects plus your sweet pup. Kevin, over the years I’ve been knitting I have acquired lots of needles (a lot of them very high end) and my go to needles are ChiaoGoo. I have the set and added to it plus I have the shorties and minis. Love them. Stay safe and well and you guys keep rockin’ it!💞
Nice haircuts! I like that you are 'real' knitters; that you don't necessarily power through projects like superhumans. That's one of the things that makes your podcast so enjoyable. Oooooh those metal needles from Plain and Practical! For knitting ganseys. Must get some!
Congrats on 4000 subcriber, working on an Afetos free pattern shawl at the moment! Knitting the purled garter stich verison. t's been very hot in Southern Ontario, no rain for weeks and days! Too hot to knit a Steven West right now and I am feeling like knitting some lace! We finally are getting some rain today, hopefully! Keep up the good work on the podcast!
Thanks for sharing your Sockhead Cowl. I have so many single skeins of beautiful fingering weight yarn and now I can make a bunch of cowls to give away.
Hi guys - greetings from the UK! Ray, I am at almost the same point in my first Pure Joy! it is my first attempt at short rows, and I am loving it. As you say, it grows so quickly. Your colours look great! I am hoping to finish before next week. Love your podcast - even the ASMR, of which I am not usually a fan!
Another great youtubecast, guys. I've been listening back through the past ones, & it was kind of just yesterday when you were all excited about 87 subscribers:) You two have a particular style and chemistry that really works! And you always have such great suggestions & recommendations for patterns, dyers, other "casters" & such.
Another for the Canadian sisters category: Fleece & Harmony. Jen and Kim actually have sheep and make their own yarn, and they make me laugh. I got my dog on video trying to bury my yarn in the comforter on my bed. She finds the smell of wool very disturbing! Tarquin was very restrained in comparison 🙂
Thank you guys for the movie and book tips. Yesterday (i am commenting a day after i watched your podcast) we watched Project Power, we loved it! I am also reading the Nora Roberts trilogy about The One and really enjoying it. I hope i can finish my crochet blanket in time so i can enter it in the Stress Free MAL, i have only a few centimeters left on the border... Looking forward to your next video, take care!
OMG!! I love Tarquin! You should have him on the show with you all the time! I am an animal nut. I have adog about the same size as yours and a 13 lb. cat. I don't know how you guys keep those knitting bags straight. I'd be looking in every bag to find the project I wanted. I have to keep all my work in progress's in clear scrapbook cases from Michel's so I can tell what I'm knitting or crocheting on.
What a great way to start my Monday morning! I thought you wouldn’t have a podcast this week since I hadn’t seen it, so it was nice to be able to sit with my coffee and knitting and you both. :) And thank you so much for sharing my socks! It’s getting cooler where I am (Alberta, Canada), thus becoming perfect weather for hygge. Kevin, you have inspired me to start my simple hug cardigan! I love yours! I plan on doing worsted weight with no mohair so it was nice to see a version of it without mohair. And Ray, good job frogging your Stephen West. You’re right, if it’s not enjoyable, move onto something else! That’s the beauty of yarn - it can always be something else. Oh, and I hope all is good with Tarquin!
My pick up stitches on section 3 started out pretty hole-y, but the yarn does tend to relax a bit to fill in the space. It seems to be the weight of the other sections pulling on the yarn on the needles,not your knitting. Both of you do such great work on the knitting and inspiring people to enjoy life as it is.
You guys might ask your vet to check Tarquin for bladder stones. I thought my 13 year old Papillon was getting dementia, turns out she had 5 bladder stones. She needed surgery to remove them and she’s been fine since.
@@NeedlesattheReadyPodcast I’m so glad he’s over it, it’s so stressful when your fur baby isn’t feeling good. Looking forward to seeing him on future podcasts. 😀
Love watching your podcast. My time wasting games are Free Fall and Fishdom. Didn’t comment on your podcast until I watched the last 2 episodes of Warrior Nun. See what you mean about a cliff hanger. Have to wait for the next season. Love seeing what you knit.
Forest City KNIT GIRLS! Yaas! We have a lot of sister podcasts like the grocery girls and cozy up knits. Thanks for mentioning that. Love watching Caleb drowning in yarn. Take care guys ... love your stories.
Don't feel bad about frogging your work, Ray, your knitting will get better and better the next time around! Always enjoy your knitting, if it doesn't make you happy frog it! Lol
I hear you about being a process knitter, Ray. AND about trying things that are beyond one's skill level. I rarely finish a thing that I don't cast on at least three times and rip back at least three times. Good thing I like the process!
I hope all goes well with the pup. 🐕 He is so sweet. I have stuck to my New Year's Resolution of only doing one project at a time and not starting a new one until I was finished. But between this podcast and Sweet Tea No Shade, I don't know if I'll make it to midnight December 31st. Thanks. Lol. ☺
Vine Witch recently popped up in my kindle recommendations and for the life of me I couldn’t remember where I heard about it until rewatching this episode! Let me know how it is. Currently reading “Red Sister” (book of the ancestor #1) by Mark Lawrence. Amazing so far.
Another great podcast thank you 😊 Just thinking about the hole in your heel Kevin - whenever I do a short row heel i always pick up 2 extra stitches between the heel and the front of the sock on both sides then decrease them over the next 2 rounds to get back to my usual stitch numbers. This always works for me and might be worth a go 🙂 All the best to you both, Sarah in the UK.
🧡 you guys!! Kevin your simple hug looks fantastic! Love how your long sleeves turned out! Ray when the time comes that you are ready to knit Barndom, I’d love to KAL with you - I’ve had that pattern for a few years! So important to love what you’re knitting and not spend that time frustrated at your project so nice call to pivot! I love how those colors look in the pure joy! Thanks for the shout out! Stay well 🌼 Lorien
I also have squirrel 🐿 moments. I like you guys and the fact you were watching the Hobbit is awesome. And I also have a Yorkie. Hope your little guy gets to feeling better. I read the Hobbit back in 1964 when my sister brought it home from band camp. I totally am a Tolkien freak.
Lol, I hear you about the Brooklyn Tweed sale! As I watched everything I wanted sell out in seconds, I finally managed to get eight different skeins of Peerie into my cart. By the time I tries to check out five of them were cart-jacked. The nicest ones of course. So I hit my paypal for the last three. Then my phone rang. A second later I returned to finish the transaction and boom, those three had been cart- jacked too! Yes, I was bummed! I consoled myself by ordering a sweater quantity of Briggs and Little yarn from Maritime Family Farm, very reasonably priced and helping out a small business. Not my time yet for Brooklyn Tweed I guess!
Another fun episode guys. Thank you! I love the Russian join too. I use it when changing colors on socks for heels and toes. Do you use it there as well? Love your little dog. What a handsome little guy!
I love the Cozy Up Knits cardigan but I feel quite wary of using 8mm needles with a DK yarn! Or even a worsted or aran. It looks great though Kevin. I wonder if you could knit the whole thing on 6.5 mm needles? Tarquin is ridiculously cute! Sitting on Ray's lap like such a good boy and he definitely wanted Kevin! Adorbs!
Hey Ian - I was concerned too, I think it is turning out nice. I am concerned about when it is blocked. I have seen some people go down a couple needle sizes for the sweater and then up a size for the pattern.
Thank you so much for another lovely podcast. Dare I say, chiaogoo all the way, I have three sets! Love them, love them, love them! I treated myself recently to a bamboo set which is also lovely. Thanks again chaps and treat yourself to a set! 😄🧶🧦
Don't stop showing the WIP...some projects take a while. I like knowing that not everyone can just zip through stuff. Really enjoy listening to your videos. thanks!!
Hi guys, as usual you have made my weekend. Hubby was making sawdust in the garage and I was enjoying you both and laughing. Kevin, when you told Tarquin he was handsome, my Stanley perked up because I tell him he is handsome as well. Ray, your Pure Joy is going to be great with those colors. I never feel bad about frogging something I'm not enjoying. See you in a fortnight.
It is potato chip knitting lol. I love dpn's for socks. I do toe up and increase to 52 stitches. Not enough stitches to comfortably get around 9-inch circulars lol. Oh my gosh, I love your whisper into the mic lol. When I get into the body of the sweater and it is time to add a new skein I always go and do the sleeves. Once the sleeves are finished I know I can knit the body for as long as I want. I don't have to worry about having enough yarn left for the sleeves. I like very long, almost fingertip length sweaters.
Ray, you and I are both knitting the same sweater - I am about at the same stage as you as well, how strange! Mine is.a blue/green colour and I think I prefer yours - want to swap??? Next challenge - sleeves - scary! Saw you on Bingo the other day with Fibre Hustle, it was such good fun wasn't it? All the best Emma.
Hi guys, you have a great podcast, I really enjoy watching! Ray, that grey yarn that you saw the peachy colour in and Kevin laughed at you - I want you to know I definitely saw the peachy tone too. It was there! Kev is colour blind 😉 🍑
You really need to read the San Andreas Shifter series by G. L. Carrier. It's M/M, found family, and HEA, but snarky, clever, and a quick, fun, feel-good read.
Ray -I'm glad you aren't knocking yourself over the Barndom. You are a good knitter, and if the time isn't right for that project, well, IT IS WHAT IT IS. What's with you and pants? CactusPants, PricklePants, CrankyPants? What's next, Noisy Tummy Pants? BTW: I've just pulled Pizza Rolls out of the oven right now. Want Some? Kevin - "Which has made for a much happier household." Perfect nonchalant delivery. Umm, have you ever thought about getting a Nemesis? It doesn't seem fair that Ray has one and you don't. And a Pants Name too, if there are any left. Both of you - great work on everything, and you're both great with color choices. Tell Tarquin I'm holding a good thought for him.
Great seeing you both! My app addiction I must say is UA-cam and since COVID, I’ve been playing jackpot party daily. Mindlessness galore. I enjoy word also. Have I mentioned that I love you both? I do as u made my day.
I think I have a problem too Ray!!! Omg...after the third delivery this week of yarn, I thought wth!? You know you have a problem when it takes you a minute to remember ordering it! 😝 And I don't even have projects planned for most of it. Just had to have it! 😱
Kevin, when I knit socks magic loop I slice a wine cork into about 1/2 “ slices and use a skewer to poke a hole in the middle. I then put a cork stopper on each needle end. Voila! No more lost stitches!
You guys actually convinced me to get the ChaioGoo's. I knit my first sock on the Addi's...and the second on the ChaioGoo's. What a difference! I am totally hooked and recommend Kevin go buy a whole set.
Do you have skunks in the area? We have terriers and our male can smell them, even when we can't. Since the skunk is active at night our male can sense him, wakes up frantically and wants outside desperately. Really had us puzzled for awhile. love your podcast and enjoy the chatting. Love when Ray talks into the Mike, always makes me giggle🤣 Sandy
Hey, love the vlog. I’m knitting up some socks with a Hawthorne Sock Reel, which is similar to the sock blank. I notice the fabric puckers from the ‘memory’ in the yarn. I think it will go away when blocking, but curious if you have a similar result.
I missed you as i usually watch you monday morning....as i live in Australia. Watching you tues morning in bed as it is 0c degrees... cold but sunny winter day. Loiks forward every fortnight.
Hey guys, just catching up on past episodes. You should read the book “The Little Book of Hygge” by Meik Wiking. I became interested when Kristy Glass talked about it on her episode. It’s a small book that is a fast read but so interesting! Thought you might like it!
Maybe Tarquin needs a sleeping “buddy”....so adopt a greyhound! I also did not get any Brooklyn tweed! I will wait for the next sale. I would like to try “dapple “ I knit a Forbes with ranch, it is awesome and a unisex pattern.
hi, boys, love seeing the little guy at the end, i sure hope everything works out and you two get some sleep as well!!! Ray, i can't work on just one project either, but when i get close to finishing i go for it, i know you'll get your sweater done by next podcast! Kevin, thanks for all the tips on your Simple Hug Cardi, i just started one as well, good info! always enjoy seeing you two, stay safe and happy knitting! ♥
For a mindless time waster I play Toon Blast but mostly I crochet or knit and listen to audiobooks. Just finished the Witcher audiobooks by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated from Polish by Stok and French, narrated wonderfully by Peter Kenny. Love love LOVE them all!
Wait ... one last thing! I'm knitting up a sock and I just figured out how to get rid of that hole that is between the heel (FLKH) and the body of the sock. I picked up a stitch from below, twisted that stitch and then knit ti together with the next stitch...hole is gone!
The start of the episode made me think of the beginning of Rent. December 24th (which of course should be 24th of December hehe) 10pm eastern standard time ;)
I absolutely love your basso profundo comments next to the microphone. I start laughing every time you do it. Keep it up.
Now that’s a 50 point word right there 😉😁😂
“Basso Profundo” is such a fantastic way to describe that! Haha 😆 I love it 👏🏽
"squirrel...shiny object" what a great way to describe the next million projects calling our name....you pup is adorable...thanks for sharing.
Thank you! 😊
So true about not being afraid of frogging when something isn’t bringing you joy. I was at the neck section of a bottom up sweater and finally made the decision to frog because I found myself forcing myself to knit it and that shouldn’t be because I enjoy the process of knitting too much . So that yarn will someday become something else.
Hi Sharon - That is a lot of work you put in to the sweater, but if you weren't going to enjoy it no sense in continuing. Hopefully you will turn they yarn into something you love.
Ok, here’s my helpful hint, when I’m knitting a sweater and I am just on the body and the sleeves are on hold, when I’m ready to start a new skein, I put the body on hold, and do the sleeves, then I go back to the body. I do this because I hate having to turn the whole thing to do the sleeves, and I hate knitting sleeves!
Such a good tip! Thank you Anna.
Ray you should download the "whip" sound on your phone and press it when introducing your WIPs. Just for fun...🤗
We will totally look into that.
Both of you have great enthusiasm about your projects and yarn. It is very contagious!!
Thank you Deborah. We always get inspired from other knitting and podcasters.
I love working with sock blanks. It is always a surprise how they knit up. I have knit with several. I even did one from Kim of Gingersnap. She had a Star Wars themed one. I knit a sock head hat for my son out of that one.
Kim is amazingly generous. She has sent things to us as give aways as well. She makes great project bags.
Ray your Pure Joy looks fabulous. Those colours are perfect together.
Kevin thanks for the shout out! We love watching you two as well. You are one of our regulars to watch now.
Hiya!!! Omg We are definitely going to need to keep an eye out for that!! The sock blanks are so nice I just want to frame them lol 😂
Was just sitting knitting and listening to you and suddenly heard my name! Thanks for the mention! I’m loving ribblr tons!
We are just starting to try it out. Thank you for introducing us to Bones coffee 😀
🌹 poor Tarquin! Big hugs for him and you guys are such good parents. I hope you All get more rest soon ❤️
Aww 🥰
Oh my goodness please always let Tark just sit there, I love how he stairs at Kevin like he’s holding on to every word
We totally wish he would, he doesn't like to be held much and the only time he sits still in one of our laps is in the car :)
Hurray 🎉 that‘s my first „regular“ episode of your podcasts - I binge watched all your past episodes during the last two weeks and I absolutely loved each and every one - thanks 🙏🤗
Thanks so much!!! So, Ray with or without beard?? LOL 😆
Needles at the Ready Podcast 🤔 I would say without beard 😅 but both of you are just adorable and I love your interaction with one another and your kindness 🤗
You guys are funny - I enjoy your podcast. Love Ray talking into the mic. It makes me laugh. Your dog is so cute!!
Thank you so much Rita!
I enjoy your podcast so much. You always make me smile. I have been knitting for 40 years and am still learning new things from this community. Thank you for taking time to inform and entertain us.
Hi Kimber - Thank you so much, it is amazing how much there is to learn with this craft.
100% my favorite podcast. And yes, Ray, your talking into the microphone is totally ASMR for me.
I agree 100%
Yay, thank you!
:)
Ray, speaking of Justin, I think you need to talk him into having a special clip on how he knits his cables. Apparently, he loves doing them and he does it totally without using a cable needle!!, I wish I could learn how to do it like he does. As always, a very fun, informative, and engaging show that inevitably makes me want to buy more yarn . Thanks again.
Hiya! I’ll let him know you were asking! A tutorial by him would be cool. 😊👍🏻
Ray, Im never tired of seeing your wips. It shows your progress. Soon it will be an FO. Can't wait. Keep knitting.
Thank you! Will do!
I love you too!! You are an awesome couple you complement one another so well!! Love your projects that you two share. Really glad to have found your videos!! I binged watch yesterday. I do knit and crochet. Just made myself a patriotic themed sweater. Can’t wait to see your next video!! Thank you for the joy I find watching your videos!! Bless you both and “Parkland “.
Aww thanks so much!! That really means a lot to us! We love doing this and meeting all of you wonderful people 🥰🥰
A new Needles at the Ready podcast is the best way to start off my week - thanks, guys! :)
Yay, thank you! Also the bags you have been making a great :)
@@NeedlesattheReadyPodcast Aww thank you so much!
Ooooh, Pure Joy is my fav go to shawl pattern, done a few in different colours, they are lovely. Also loving your new project bags. Fun fabric ones are great, but the plain ones are so classy, very nice. Loved watching you both as usual. Love you both, Kathy in UK xxx
Hi Kathy! Pure Joy is such a great pattern, loved knitting it. I think another one might get cast on soon.
Great to see and hear you again! Always a joy to catch up with you. I love Ray’s frog and cast on success story: the Pure Joy will be awesome! Happy knitting and crafting. I am on the last colorwork rows of the Active Duty cowl and I just realised it can be entered in the For The Boys KAL yay. Greetings from the Netherlands.
For a male male romance: Larissa Ione’s Base Instincts might be your thing. I love her Demonica series.
Great!! Thanks for the recommendation!! Hopefully you got to enter, we’ll be drawing winners very soon 😊😉
Awww puppy has made an appearance! I heard him whining and it melted my heart
He was ready to get his day started lol.
Love watching you guys! I love listening to you when I knit and crochet. I watch/listen to UA-cam instead of playing games for down time. The Bearded Purl, Grocery Girls, Bag-O-Day Crochet, Smells Like Yarn, Expression Fiber Arts and All Things Crochet and Knit with Kit. There are more, but these are the main ones I watch. Can’t wait for your next live. Kevin, love the cardigan. Ray love that you changed to something you enjoy, you’re correct it needs to be something you enjoy.
Thank you Rachael! We watch so many of the same podcasts :)
I tried “9” circular needles”-said into the mic. Maybe the metal part is too short for me, but I totally failed at them. DPN’s all the way
Addis have a 9 inch circ where one needle is longer than the other and those are the only 9 inchers I can use. Maybe check them out?
It takes a bit getting used to - but still isnt for everyone. I adore mine, but it took a coupple of socks, and now they are a gamechanger.
Caty Gendreau I will try :)
I was going to try this in 2008! Couldn't get it. Tried again last week... it finally clicked.... still enjoy double ended needles... but i love it all even purling.....
LOL. It’s totally personal preference. Whatever brings you joy and makes you happy 😃 ❤️
Another good video gentlemen. I liked both your sweaters and their colours. Good choices. Whenever my little Yorkie gets fretful I put a couple of drops of Bach's Flower Remedy ' rescue
remedy in her dish of water and it stops her getting stressed. It also works on my sometime neurotic Siamese cat. As they do not read the the label they do not know the effect it is supposed to have on them it works naturally. There are no drugs in them and I have used them on horses, goats, ducks, dogs and cats and yes even on my children. I do hope Tarquin feels better soon.
Hi Vita - Thank you for suggesting that, we will have a look for it.
Thanks for a great episode again. Enjoyed seeing your projects and progress on each of them. Thanks for the zest fully clean jingle, can't get that out of my head..keep up the podcasts and thank you for recommending other podcasts to listen to. Have a great week.
Haha I had that darn jingle in my head for days after this one!! Lol 😂
Just two more fortnights and you will have a score of episodes! Also, Tarquin is adorable. 💗Always glad to see him.
Score - that is a good use for 20 episodes :)
Love the bearded purl bags you guys got Ray if Kevin got coffee you got lemonade! Love you guys.
The bags are great, if you are a bag person we totally recommend them. Thank you so much for watching Karen.
Love you guys! Still fresh and enthusiastic and love seeing your projects plus your sweet pup. Kevin, over the years I’ve been knitting I have acquired lots of needles (a lot of them very high end) and my go to needles are ChiaoGoo. I have the set and added to it plus I have the shorties and minis. Love them. Stay safe and well and you guys keep rockin’ it!💞
Hi Pat - I just ordered a set of the 4in ChiaGoo needles :)
Nice haircuts! I like that you are 'real' knitters; that you don't necessarily power through projects like superhumans. That's one of the things that makes your podcast so enjoyable. Oooooh those metal needles from Plain and Practical! For knitting ganseys. Must get some!
Thank you, we appreciate it. The needles from Plain and Practical are great.
Thank you for all of the podcast suggestions. I've been looking for a few new ones to watch.
Hi Dawn! You’re welcome 😊
Congrats on 4000 subcriber, working on an Afetos free pattern shawl at the moment! Knitting the purled garter stich verison. t's been very hot in Southern Ontario, no rain for weeks and days! Too hot to knit a Steven West right now and I am feeling like knitting some lace! We finally are getting some rain today, hopefully! Keep up the good work on the podcast!
Thanks Flo! The shawls didn’t get BIG!! It’s hard in the heat for sure 😊 Hopefully you get some rain soon
Thanks for sharing your Sockhead Cowl. I have so many single skeins of beautiful fingering weight yarn and now I can make a bunch of cowls to give away.
Yes!! I just love how mindless and therapeutic knitting in the round is 😊❤️
Hi guys - greetings from the UK! Ray, I am at almost the same point in my first Pure Joy! it is my first attempt at short rows, and I am loving it. As you say, it grows so quickly. Your colours look great! I am hoping to finish before next week. Love your podcast - even the ASMR, of which I am not usually a fan!
Hi Gail!!! It’s my first attempt at wrap and turns. But it’s not so bad at all! Having a great time 😊❤️
Another great youtubecast, guys. I've been listening back through the past ones, & it was kind of just yesterday when you were all excited about 87 subscribers:) You two have a particular style and chemistry that really works! And you always have such great suggestions & recommendations for patterns, dyers, other "casters" & such.
Thank you, that means a ton.
Another for the Canadian sisters category: Fleece & Harmony. Jen and Kim actually have sheep and make their own yarn, and they make me laugh.
I got my dog on video trying to bury my yarn in the comforter on my bed. She finds the smell of wool very disturbing! Tarquin was very restrained in comparison 🙂
Lol I don’t know how we lucked out with him not caring about yarn lol 😂
You guys made me feel better about taking a day or two off from knitting.
Hi Susan - Sometimes taking a break is exactly what we need.
Thank you guys for the movie and book tips. Yesterday (i am commenting a day after i watched your podcast) we watched Project Power, we loved it! I am also reading the Nora Roberts trilogy about The One and really enjoying it.
I hope i can finish my crochet blanket in time so i can enter it in the Stress Free MAL, i have only a few centimeters left on the border...
Looking forward to your next video, take care!
Hi Joanita!! Thank you for the comments 😊 So glad you are enjoying the book and we hope you had a chance to enter your blanket ❤️
@@NeedlesattheReadyPodcast Yes! I did finish it in time! It was the push i needed to finish "the Beast", as i called the blanket ☺
OMG!! I love Tarquin! You should have him on the show with you all the time! I am an animal nut. I have adog about the same size as yours and a 13 lb. cat. I don't know how you guys keep those knitting bags straight. I'd be looking in every bag to find the project I wanted. I have to keep all my work in progress's in clear scrapbook cases from Michel's so I can tell what I'm knitting or crocheting on.
Ohhh that’s actually a great idea!!! Maybe a shopping trip is in our future 😜
What a great way to start my Monday morning! I thought you wouldn’t have a podcast this week since I hadn’t seen it, so it was nice to be able to sit with my coffee and knitting and you both. :) And thank you so much for sharing my socks! It’s getting cooler where I am (Alberta, Canada), thus becoming perfect weather for hygge. Kevin, you have inspired me to start my simple hug cardigan! I love yours! I plan on doing worsted weight with no mohair so it was nice to see a version of it without mohair. And Ray, good job frogging your Stephen West. You’re right, if it’s not enjoyable, move onto something else! That’s the beauty of yarn - it can always be something else. Oh, and I hope all is good with Tarquin!
PS - Thanks for saying my name right! No one ever gets it on the first try. :)
Hi Kristilyn - So excited you are starting the Simple Hug, it is such a quick knit and the pattern is great.
Glad we got it right :)
My pick up stitches on section 3 started out pretty hole-y, but the yarn does tend to relax a bit to fill in the space. It seems to be the weight of the other sections pulling on the yarn on the needles,not your knitting. Both of you do such great work on the knitting and inspiring people to enjoy life as it is.
Thanks Mike!! We really love doing this and meeting all of you 😊
Love Tarquin. He needs to be in every episode all the time. :)
My dog has to sniff all my yarn when I buy it as well.
Hey Darrell - He loves the smell of new yarn too.
You guys might ask your vet to check Tarquin for bladder stones. I thought my 13 year old Papillon was getting dementia, turns out she had 5 bladder stones. She needed surgery to remove them and she’s been fine since.
Oh my goodness!! He seems to have gotten over it. We were thinking that maybe his sleep cycle was messed up for a bit 🤷🏼♂️😊
@@NeedlesattheReadyPodcast I’m so glad he’s over it, it’s so stressful when your fur baby isn’t feeling good. Looking forward to seeing him on future podcasts. 😀
I’m going to my LYS this weekend for a Leading Men Fiber Arts trunk show. I want some of that MCN.
Hi Dorothy!! I think it would be very dangerous for leading men to be at our LYS!! Lol 😂 Did you have a chance to pick any up?
Love watching your podcast. My time wasting games are Free Fall and Fishdom. Didn’t comment on your podcast until I watched the last 2 episodes of Warrior Nun. See what you mean about a cliff hanger. Have to wait for the next season. Love seeing what you knit.
Thanks Betty!!! Total bummer about the way they did the cliffhanger 😒
Forest City KNIT GIRLS! Yaas! We have a lot of sister podcasts like the grocery girls and cozy up knits. Thanks for mentioning that. Love watching Caleb drowning in yarn. Take care guys ... love your stories.
Hi Misty - Thank you so much for watching!
Don't feel bad about frogging your work, Ray, your knitting will get better and better the next time around! Always enjoy your knitting, if it doesn't make you happy frog it! Lol
Hi Flo! Couldn't agree more :)
I hear you about being a process knitter, Ray. AND about trying things that are beyond one's skill level. I rarely finish a thing that I don't cast on at least three times and rip back at least three times. Good thing I like the process!
Hi Wendy - Yes, the process and problems solving are part of the joy of knitting.
I hope all goes well with the pup. 🐕 He is so sweet.
I have stuck to my New Year's Resolution of only doing one project at a time and not starting a new one until I was finished. But between this podcast and Sweet Tea No Shade, I don't know if I'll make it to midnight December 31st.
Thanks. Lol. ☺
Hi - Pup is doing much better, thank you. That is amazing, sometimes sticking to one project is so rewarding.
Vine Witch recently popped up in my kindle recommendations and for the life of me I couldn’t remember where I heard about it until rewatching this episode! Let me know how it is. Currently reading “Red Sister” (book of the ancestor #1) by Mark Lawrence. Amazing so far.
Hi Katy! Vine Witch was good and well look into Red Sister!! Thanks 😊
Your yarn purchases are beautiful. And we never have enough yarn
We couldn't agree more, never enough yarn. :)
Another great podcast thank you 😊 Just thinking about the hole in your heel Kevin - whenever I do a short row heel i always pick up 2 extra stitches between the heel and the front of the sock on both sides then decrease them over the next 2 rounds to get back to my usual stitch numbers. This always works for me and might be worth a go 🙂 All the best to you both, Sarah in the UK.
Thank you for the tip!
🧡 you guys!! Kevin your simple hug looks fantastic! Love how your long sleeves turned out! Ray when the time comes that you are ready to knit Barndom, I’d love to KAL with you - I’ve had that pattern for a few years! So important to love what you’re knitting and not spend that time frustrated at your project so nice call to pivot! I love how those colors look in the pure joy! Thanks for the shout out! Stay well 🌼 Lorien
Yes!!! I’m down!! It would be awesome to have some support and knit along with you 😊❤️
Rusted!! yessss thats the one i got for my Pure joy shawl was nice to see it held up and not in a photo.
Hi Rose - Rusted is such a great color, it will look great in Pure Joy.
🌹 Kevin! Your cardi looks amazing 🙌🏼😍 excellent choice of yarn 🧶 Ray, you are almost done with your sweater babe! Good knitting luvs 👏🏽
Thanks Veronica 😊
That bugbear pop rocks yarn is delicious!
It really is, such a great color.
I also have squirrel 🐿 moments. I like you guys and the fact you were watching the Hobbit is awesome. And I also have a Yorkie. Hope your little guy gets to feeling better. I read the Hobbit back in 1964 when my sister brought it home from band camp. I totally am a Tolkien freak.
Reading the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are on my list.
Lol, I hear you about the Brooklyn Tweed sale! As I watched everything I wanted sell out in seconds, I finally managed to get eight different skeins of Peerie into my cart. By the time I tries to check out five of them were cart-jacked. The nicest ones of course. So I hit my paypal for the last three. Then my phone rang. A second later I returned to finish the transaction and boom, those three had been cart- jacked too! Yes, I was bummed! I consoled myself by ordering a sweater quantity of Briggs and Little yarn from Maritime Family Farm, very reasonably priced and helping out a small business. Not my time yet for Brooklyn Tweed I guess!
Hi Patricia - Sorry to hear you weren't able to get your yarn either, it just wasn't meant to be.
Another fun episode guys. Thank you! I love the Russian join too. I use it when changing colors on socks for heels and toes. Do you use it there as well? Love your little dog. What a handsome little guy!
Hi Diane - We haven't tried it with socks yet. That is a really good idea, we will need to see if there are any videos on that. :)
I love the Cozy Up Knits cardigan but I feel quite wary of using 8mm needles with a DK yarn! Or even a worsted or aran. It looks great though Kevin. I wonder if you could knit the whole thing on 6.5 mm needles?
Tarquin is ridiculously cute! Sitting on Ray's lap like such a good boy and he definitely wanted Kevin! Adorbs!
Hey Ian - I was concerned too, I think it is turning out nice. I am concerned about when it is blocked. I have seen some people go down a couple needle sizes for the sweater and then up a size for the pattern.
Great podcast!! Loved seeing Tarquin. The Owl posts were beautiful.
Thanks Mary Pat! ❤️❤️
Such a bummer the drawing is only in ravelry. 😭 I have never used it. Don't even know where to start. Love watching you guys.
We’re going to try other opportunities but right now Ravelry is just easier for us. But stay tuned, we’ll see what we can do in the future 😊
You guys 💕💕💕 another great one!! And Tarquin....sooooo cute!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much for another lovely podcast. Dare I say, chiaogoo all the way, I have three sets! Love them, love them, love them! I treated myself recently to a bamboo set which is also lovely. Thanks again chaps and treat yourself to a set! 😄🧶🧦
You are so welcome! Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it. A set of chiagoo needles should be arriving this week :)
Don't stop showing the WIP...some projects take a while. I like knowing that not everyone can just zip through stuff. Really enjoy listening to your videos. thanks!!
Hi Chari - Ray will continue to show his sweater progress :)
Hi guys, as usual you have made my weekend. Hubby was making sawdust in the garage and I was enjoying you both and laughing. Kevin, when you told Tarquin he was handsome, my Stanley perked up because I tell him he is handsome as well. Ray, your Pure Joy is going to be great with those colors. I never feel bad about frogging something I'm not enjoying. See you in a fortnight.
Hi Candee! Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it. Aww that is so cute, dogs are the best.
It is potato chip knitting lol. I love dpn's for socks. I do toe up and increase to 52 stitches. Not enough stitches to comfortably get around 9-inch circulars lol. Oh my gosh, I love your whisper into the mic lol. When I get into the body of the sweater and it is time to add a new skein I always go and do the sleeves. Once the sleeves are finished I know I can knit the body for as long as I want. I don't have to worry about having enough yarn left for the sleeves. I like very long, almost fingertip length sweaters.
Such a great idea!!! I think I’ll try that once this skein is done 😊
The sisters in Canada: were you thinking of Cozy Up Knits?
There is also Imagine landscapes 😊
No but we love Cozy Up. We were thinking of Forest City Knit Girls 😁
Ray, you and I are both knitting the same sweater - I am about at the same stage as you as well, how strange! Mine is.a blue/green colour and I think I prefer yours - want to swap??? Next challenge - sleeves - scary! Saw you on Bingo the other day with Fibre Hustle, it was such good fun wasn't it? All the best Emma.
Hi Emma!! Bingo was so much fun!! I am totally a sucker for anything blue...lol I’m on my sleeves now too...fingers crossed 🤞
Kevin. Love your sweater and your choice of colorway. Nice job.
Thank you Lynn! More of the same color yarn is on its way for some hats and maybe a cowl.
sorry I missed ya'all at Bingo!
Very happy to have a new video!
Thank you for all you do!
Aww Thanks Valorie! 🥰❤️
Hi guys, you have a great podcast, I really enjoy watching! Ray, that grey yarn that you saw the peachy colour in and Kevin laughed at you - I want you to know I definitely saw the peachy tone too. It was there! Kev is colour blind 😉 🍑
Yes!!! Hahaha 😂 Thank you for this 🤪
You really need to read the San Andreas Shifter series by G. L. Carrier. It's M/M, found family, and HEA, but snarky, clever, and a quick, fun, feel-good read.
Thank you for the suggestion, I've added it to my wishlist. - K
Ray -I'm glad you aren't knocking yourself over the Barndom. You are a good knitter, and if the time isn't right for that project, well, IT IS WHAT IT IS. What's with you and pants? CactusPants, PricklePants, CrankyPants? What's next, Noisy Tummy Pants? BTW: I've just pulled Pizza Rolls out of the oven right now. Want Some?
Kevin - "Which has made for a much happier household." Perfect nonchalant delivery. Umm, have you ever thought about getting a Nemesis? It doesn't seem fair that Ray has one and you don't. And a Pants Name too, if there are any left.
Both of you - great work on everything, and you're both great with color choices. Tell Tarquin I'm holding a good thought for him.
Yum..Pizza Rolls is definitely a staple for us 😁. Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments ❤️🥰
Great seeing you both! My app addiction I must say is UA-cam and since COVID, I’ve been playing jackpot party daily. Mindlessness galore. I enjoy word also. Have I mentioned that I love you both? I do as u made my day.
Oh man, I lived for casino games on the phone!! So glad we made our day...we are so happy to be sharing this time with you all 🥰😊
Poor Tarquin! I hope everything works out.
Thanks Caty....I think we are on the upswing 😊
I think I have a problem too Ray!!! Omg...after the third delivery this week of yarn, I thought wth!? You know you have a problem when it takes you a minute to remember ordering it! 😝 And I don't even have projects planned for most of it. Just had to have it! 😱
Hahahaha I totally feel you on that one!!! 😊🤣
I love my ChiaoGoo needle set! Also love to see that green from Leading Men in your Pure Joy shawl.
Thank you Mallorie!
I loved the grey sweater, I think it looks great with long sleeves and that hm, probably dark teal, edge. :))
Thank you!!! It’s so soft 😊
Kevin, when I knit socks magic loop I slice a wine cork into about 1/2 “ slices and use a skewer to poke a hole in the middle. I then put a cork stopper on each needle end. Voila! No more lost stitches!
Hi Julie - That is a really good idea! We recently got some needles stoppers but I am so bad at using all the little notions we have.
It’s as if your dog is wearing a cape: super doggie!
LOL he is a cutie.
Guys are wonderful, love your projects. Who is your dog named after?
Hi Carol - Tarquin is named after the main character in the Anne Rice book Blackwood Farm.
Buckle up Buttercup 😂😂😂 love it! Next time say it into the mic! 💗💗💗
LOL 😂
The Buffy references slay me 😂🤣
Hahaha 😝 I love what you did there!!! Haha 😂
You guys actually convinced me to get the ChaioGoo's. I knit my first sock on the Addi's...and the second on the ChaioGoo's. What a difference! I am totally hooked and recommend Kevin go buy a whole set.
There is definitely something to be said about all the different needles but really, the ChaioGoos check all of our boxes right now 😊🤣
Awesome podcast as usual! Tarquin is absolutely adorable❤️
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful projects!
Thank you! 😊
Do you have skunks in the area? We have terriers and our male can smell them, even when we can't. Since the skunk is active at night our male can sense him, wakes up frantically and wants outside desperately. Really had us puzzled for awhile.
love your podcast and enjoy the chatting. Love when Ray talks into the Mike, always makes me giggle🤣 Sandy
OMG we totally have had some skunks in the area!!! Mind totally blown! That really could be it 🤯
Or 'coons or 'possums! They will get our dog up. I can hardly hear them, but she does. I hope that's all it is.
Hey, love the vlog. I’m knitting up some socks with a Hawthorne Sock Reel, which is similar to the sock blank. I notice the fabric puckers from the ‘memory’ in the yarn. I think it will go away when blocking, but curious if you have a similar result.
I think it will block out and relax when washed...at least I hope so 😅
I missed you as i usually watch you monday morning....as i live in Australia. Watching you tues morning in bed as it is 0c degrees... cold but sunny winter day. Loiks forward every fortnight.
Hi Alison - Thank you so much for watching, enjoy the cool weather, we are looking forward to it.
Kevin, love the gray sweater! Good work!
Thanks Mary Ann!
Great to join you guys and puppy!
Thank you Sharon!!!
Hey guys, just catching up on past episodes. You should read the book “The Little Book of Hygge” by Meik Wiking. I became interested when Kristy Glass talked about it on her episode. It’s a small book that is a fast read but so interesting! Thought you might like it!
Thank you for the book suggestion!
Hi Guys! I was going to check out Ribbler? But could not find it. Could you post the addy? Thanks!
Hey Alyx - Ribblr is currently in Beta, it currently isn't available without a code.
So when you block your sweater Kevin and then wear it and wash it again do you have to block it each time and is this because of the kind of yarn.
No, just the one time “blocking” for shaping. We will wash and just lay flat to dry after 😊
Maybe Tarquin needs a sleeping “buddy”....so adopt a greyhound! I also did not get any Brooklyn tweed! I will wait for the next sale. I would like to try “dapple “ I knit a Forbes with ranch, it is awesome and a unisex pattern.
That sweater is very nice. Dapple is on our list of yarns to try.
hi, boys, love seeing the little guy at the end, i sure hope everything works out and you two get some sleep as well!!! Ray, i can't work on just one project either, but when i get close to finishing i go for it, i know you'll get your sweater done by next podcast! Kevin, thanks for all the tips on your Simple Hug Cardi, i just started one as well, good info! always enjoy seeing you two, stay safe and happy knitting! ♥
Thanks so much Lynn!! We think we are on the “mend” with our sleep. LOL. Happy Knitting 🧶 ❤️
How is your Neville sock done on one circular? I can only do that on double pointed.
Hi Joyce - I knit my socks using magic loop with a 32 inch cord.
For a mindless time waster I play Toon Blast but mostly I crochet or knit and listen to audiobooks. Just finished the Witcher audiobooks by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated from Polish by Stok and French, narrated wonderfully by Peter Kenny. Love love LOVE them all!
OMG the Witcher books are on the list of books to read.
Wait ... one last thing! I'm knitting up a sock and I just figured out how to get rid of that hole that is between the heel (FLKH) and the body of the sock. I picked up a stitch from below, twisted that stitch and then knit ti together with the next stitch...hole is gone!
DD that is such a great suggestion!
@@NeedlesattheReadyPodcast ;-)
The start of the episode made me think of the beginning of Rent. December 24th (which of course should be 24th of December hehe) 10pm eastern standard time ;)
Ohhh such great music!!