Practicing Self-Control While Everything is at a Stand Still | KNITTING PODCAST|aka Nora Knits|Ep.28
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I just saw Jackie Rose say that she always knits sweater bodies on really long circulars so trying on is super easy-doh! Why didn’t I think of that!! 😂😂😂
“A little bit of brain activity…” you’re so funny!! 😂😂😂
On your sweater rehab, I would try to unseam the sleeve, save the cuffs. Then put stitches on a needle cord to the length you want to add cuff back in, cut off frog the rest, then Kitchener stitch them back together. That’s probably clear as mud, but maybe 🤔
I agree. If it's knitted from the cuff up, it's too hard to unravel backwards. Put in a lifeline where you want the new cuff. Snip the thread and unravel one row to separate the old cuff and sleeve. Then you can unravel it from that end and knit it back in. You're blessed that the sweater is sewn and not surged. A lot of the Irish sweaters today are surged, which cuts all the threads along the seam. Have fun!
This seems to be the best option, as you won't be able to match the gauge of this beautiful loomed piece.
Your idea is the best.
I’m so here to follow the journey of modifying the heirloom sweater! I have zero helpful information but I’m looking forward to watching you take your ~big risks~ 😂
Hahahah I can appreciate that!!
Been away for a couple of weeks and always amazed at how much you do and love sweater ideas - for a “beginner” a year or so ago, I am always amazed you are a natural. 🎉
Thank you so so much 🥰 and welcome back!
I bought a similar Irish sweater, planning to unravel and re-knit the yarn, only to discover it was 'loomed' on a knitting machine and assembled like a woven fabric. I treated it as such, resizing the disassembled pieces (also sleeves) and zig zagging the edges to prevent fraying. I cut off the cuffs with a small seam allowance and sewed them on to the reduced sleeve disguising the seam and then sewed the sleeve seam up. It would be even easier if I had a serger, but zig zag worked well. Since you are an experienced seamstress I think you would find it pretty straightforward. Thanks for the puppy cameo, my standard poodle just got his spring shave...like a different dog!
For the cardigan you could maybe unravel just the sleeve and then pick up stitches were you bound off for the armhole stitches and then just knit upwards and kitchener stitch it to the sides of the front and back panel to fit your desired armhole depth 🤔 that way you don’t have to unravel the work you’ve done after joining the front and back panel❤
Increasing in pattern takes soooooo much mental gymnastics for me! You’re such a thoughtful gift giver 💝
Sooo much!! Thank you!!
I think you're making a really good call on your duster cardigan. For the amount of time and expense you're putting into it (and how much you're looking forward to having it in your wardrobe) it really makes sense to take the time to get it right. It's going to be gorgeous and it would be sad if it wasn't something you end up wearing because of fit. I'm trying to learn this lesson too - currently ripping out a hem to add some length to my latest project.
Thank you so much! It's hard to pump the breaks when you are so excited, but it makes sense in the long run. A little frogging shall do some good!
I second this comment. There’s no stylistic benefit to having extra wide sleeves, just makes us look bulkier and isn’t comfortable under the arms.
I love your processing thoughts when you run into issues on your knits. I have a few WIPs in hibernation that require some rethinking but your comments on your duster have given me ideas on how to work one of the sweaters and deal with an issue I was having, so many thanks! I love that you are going to rehab that cardi for your dad, what a wonderful daughter you are! Your dog is the cutest ❣😀❣
I'm so glad you found some helpful info!! It's honestly the best way for me to think through my projects is just speaking all my ideas out loud!! Thanks so much!!
decreasing & merging the cables in the folklore cardigan was definitely the biggest confusion for me too! theres really zero clarification for that in the pattern and that was just a free for all lol but you did an amazing job!
I love my Saturday mornings with you! Can’t wait to see what you’ve created!
Thank you so much!! 🥰
Hi! For your father’s cardigan, I would unseam or cut the sleeves from the armhole, cut the extra fabric, zigzag the edge with a sewing machine and re-seam it in place. For me, it would be better than cutting the cuff and replace it after cutting or frogging a down part of the sleeve, because of the triangular shape of a sleeve. The cuff seamed higher on the sleeve would create an unpleasant « ballon effect ». Thanks for sharing this with us. I love your videos!
Wowoww such a great idea!! Thank you so much!!
when you said you knit stuff without being invested in the FO I felt SEEN! I do this alllll the time!
I’m glad I’m not the only one! I definitely have a mix of both product and process knits
me too @@akaNoraKnits ! my product knits tend to take longer though lol
Next time you make a pieced cardigan, try a sloped bind-off. Patty Lyons has a great video explaining it - avoids the stair-step for a smoother sloped bind-off using slipped stitches :)
Oooh so good to know! Thank you!!
Hi Nora, your Folklore cardi looks great. Decreasing in pattern is difficult and fudgy. To find out, how others do it look for aran sweaters in stores, knitting places or while thrifting. You can learn so much now that you know where to look. Good hunting!
Thank you so much!! That's a great tip! Thank you!!
I wouldn’t worry about the cables being different on the front and back, it won’t be obvious at all.
Hi Nora. Another great podcast. I look forward to Saturday. You brighten my day. Osi was funny today. You are so talented and have a great personality.
On the rehab, agree your beautifully constructed cardigan is a good fit already for the shoulders, armholes, neck and body. Plus, its going to drape better once those clown sleeves are off. Problem is with lower half of sleeves, so conceptually, you are looking at how to join the bottom of sleeve (cut, unraveled, steeked - whatever is least visually disruptive). You could also consider knitting new cuffs from the yarn you unravel. And, LIFELINES!! You w8ll never be able to match gauge exactly, so id suggest focusing mostly on the intersection, and not so much what gets ripped out. "If that makes s3nse," as you put it! ❤
I just have to say; thank you for all inspiration! you made me dare to take the step to create my own channel and trust that it doesn't have to be perfect to be good enough!
Awww yay!! Congratulations!! I wish you much fun and success!!!
For your dads sweater, I would almost suggest something similar to steeking. You won't get a seamless transition from arm to cuff, but you'll save the sweater from fully unraveling. It looks to be some variation of half/full fishermans rib, and that can be near impossible to place a lifeline. But if you sew in a strip of reinforcement yarn (even something thats not exactly the same yarn, just similar) and then cut the sleeve, you can then harvest the yarn from the cuff/removed fabric to reknit the cuff. Id just knit a cuff in the round (regular cast on, tubular bind off) and then sew it on to the reinforcement strip with the sewing machine.
Hand loomed means that it was machine knit by hand. It also looks like it was knit directly into the pieces for that size and then likely sewn together with something called a linker which is similar to a mattress stitch. You should be able to easily undo the seam and then frog the cuff and knit back down as I have seen others suggest. Good luck! Sturdy woolens are hard to find and deserve to be treasured.
I just did a stair step shoulder seam for the first time as well, and I found the tutorial by @SuzanneBryan to be super helpful! It's called "How to Knit - Seaming a Stair-step Bind Off. If you ever do another seamed garment that has this method of binding off, I really recommend her video. It's short and sweet, and she takes you through how to space out your stitches along the stair step so that you eat less fabric, get a strong seam, and get a smooth finish as well. Not sure how well it translates to seaming where cables and other textures are involved, but I think the basic principle should work either way.
I found that when I went to look for how to do this, there were a lot of tutorials on changing the stair step to a sloped bind off. That could be interesting but I really just wanted to follow the pattern and learn the technique, and I had also already bound off by then as well, lol.
Thanks for recommending this video will give it a look! Take care, Anna
Can't wait to see it on Emma!❤
Me neither!!!
I love Claudia’s work and am so excited you’re knitting one of her sweaters. I really want to get her Making Memories book.
I’ve watched sleeve surgery done on Fruity Knitting. Good luck! 🍀 Happy Saint Paddy’s Day! And Happy knitting 💚🧶💚
For your dads Irish sweater, I would absolutely try to tink back and carefully frog back to where you need it to be. Then reek it the cuff
That’s what I’m thinking! Thank you for the input!!
I love how you think through your thoughts on your projects. My very first sweater...well mistakes were made. It fit perfectly on and right off the needles. Right up to the day I took it off the block and tried to wear it. What a bummer, it shrunk about 2 inches all over! It ended up looking like it would fit a teenager. I put it in the bag of goodwill clothing and donated it. :( From now on, in addition to gauge swatch, I will note gauge and then block it and re-measure. I'm definitely not good enough to know how yarn will react.
I'm really glad that you enjoy the thought process too! I think it's better to be safe when investing so much time and money into a piece. I'm sorry about your first sweater--but it sounds like it was a valuable lesson in the end!!
Hey Nora. Excited to watch your video. First one here first time ever. 😂. Hope you have a fantastic weekend 😊
Yayyy!!! Thanks so much for being here!!! Wishing you a great weekend too!
I've taken apart a lot of jumpers that I've thrifted for the yarn and I'm sure the sleeve is doable. There's a chain stitch in the seam that (if you get the right end) will come apart in one continuous piece. Normally the right direction to do this is by the armscye and it looks like that might be the case for you, but you can still remove it, it just won't be as satisfying. I'd reccomend taking apart the seam to where you want to start the ribbing, secure the chain stitch, rip back the sleeve then reknit the ribbing. I've ripped back on the bottom of knitting a few times and been able to pick up stitches, so (assuming it's similar to a hand knit) you should be fine. Good luck! It's a lovely cardigan.
You are amazing! Thank you so much for this insight!!!
you are amazing to be knitting the folklore cardigan for your cousin! she will be absolutely wrapped.
I hope so!!! I’m so excited for her to have it!
🌴☀️ I’m So Impressed!!! There seems to be a trend on your channel of tackling very intricate modifications, one’s I’ve never considered trying. I knit the Big Cozy Cardi by Andrea Mowrey & it blocked enormously so I threw it to the side. I should have long picked it back up to either rip back or cut out the extra fabric, seam & finish the garment by knitting the huge collar.
That said this episode has motivated me to try & fix it (hoping it doesn’t give me tendinitis again) as you are considering for the heirloom cardigan for your father. It’s so good to see Osi, we don’t get to see him often so so cute 🐶. I agree with ripping back on the long cardigan the arms are quite open & I’ve found I DO NOT like drop shoulders. The Lion Brand project is sooooo beautiful 🤩 I need to make a bottom up construction one day.
I hope you get better over this next week, it didn’t seem like you were under the weather, perhaps its going away. Thanks again for another awesome Saturday video I hope you have a fantastic week. She’s gonna love that cardigan Nora☀️🌴
That is so observant @QueenBaha, I agree “intricate modifications” is a theme with her channel. I find her thought process fascinating. Best of luck with modifying your Cozy Cardi by AM. Take care, Anna.
I think you could take a cable needle and unpick it and seam the cuff back on to it. The answer could just be cut and sew, not necessarily knit or even Kitchener. I believe the stitch is fisherman's rib.
Hi Nora! I really appreciate how you break down how you plan to approach each of your WIPs. My WIPs occur more like "a big pile" in my world. Materials used, pattern comments, if it's a gift etc, but also long or slow approach, knit for an occassion, hard and soft deadlines, intended use b6 you or recipient, possible modifications, and more. You really put the whole thing up and look from all the angles. Im learning so much from you, thank you!! 🙏🥰🧶
The forklore is beautiful ! Miss Emma is going to love it❤
I can’t wait to see her in it!!! Getting excited!! 🥰💛
Hand loomed is different than hand knit! I’m not very familiar with the differences, but it will not unravel the way a hand knit will.
Osi❣️
It will be interesting to see how the cardigan comes out at blocking. Not that I'm an expert by any means...but I like the sleeve. I'd be afraid proportionally it works. I feel at the point you're at it can be deceiving. Although, all of you rational is logical. And....as I understand how you expect to style it, it could potentially need the space to layer. 🤔 Good luck. Looking forward to next update. Have a good week.
Happy St Patrick’s Day from Ireland ☘️ Love the Aran cardigan.
Some of our Irish sweaters are cut from knitted fabric and those seams disappointingly will not give you any more than one row of yarn length at a time, however your type of sleeve seam does not appear to have been cut so you should be able to carefully undo the sewing threads and rip it back in one length. Wrap the yarn into a loosely tied skein, steam it lightly until most of the kinks come out and hang it to dry. Then you can wind it up into a kink free ball and knit the cuff.
Thank you so so much for this valuable insight!! I'll definitely be proceeding with caution, and this is great advice! Thank you!!
I hate putting lifelines in to shorten garments. Instead, I cut one stitch, then pull the yarn out of the next loop as I pick it up on my needle. Then pull the yarn end through the next and the next and so on until the whole thing is picked up on my needle. One small snip only and the rest is unthreaded from that one snipped stitch. It does mean your thread that you need to pull through each stitch gets longer and longer but you can trim it periodically. Just as quick as putting in a lifeline and you don’t have the same issues with jumping to the wrong row like you do with a lifeline. And with a complex stitch pattern like you have there, at least you are in with a shout of picking up the correct loops one at a time. I’d frog the cuff part that comes off and re knit the cuff from my pick up rather than trying to rejoin the existing cuff. If you split it precisely where you want the ribbing to start you won’t have to replicate the complicated stitch pattern. I think you’ll have to do something in this vein because it looks like it was knit bottom-up so it won’t unravel from the cuff up. The luck of the Irish to you, whatever you try ☘️💕
Remember, the heavier the fabric, the more it will stretch. So if you get some stretch while the garment is small (lighter) it will stretch more after you knit more. I haven’t figured out how to compensate the stretch mathematically so I still just make an educated guess
Hi Nora! I have a question. And I'm asking because I love how detailed oriented you are and if anyone can answer this, you can. 😊
It's about the Nettie Scarf. When you purled into the double yarn over, did you purl into the back of the stitch? I feel like that's the only way that works, so that's what I'm doing. If there's another way, please let me know. Love your channel!!
I always pulled it just like normal-I will say that the pattern doesn’t really find it’s shape until you get a little ways into it. But I also found that I would drop on of my YO from time to time and that was always where I would catch mistakes! I hope that helps ☺️
Happy Paddy's weekend from Ireland! Really enjoyed this episode 😊
Wow yes indeed!! Wild to think how far the reach is through the internet! I hope you have a great weekend!!
Hint: when you get a pattern that has stairstep for the shoulders, you could use short rows instead, and then, when it’s time to put the shoulders together, use three needle bind off to knit the front and back shoulders together. I hope that makes sense.
Your niece is going to love The Cardigan. You are doing a beautiful job (as usual) with this knit. I never did a sweater rehab but I think your own suggestion would work well. I am sure what ever you do with the Irish knit will be perfect!
Thank you so much!! 🥰
I wash and blow dry my hair every Saturday morning and I love having this podcast to see me through the tediousness of blow drying haha.
Glad I’m not the only one who does that while I blow dry my hair 😂 so happy to keep you company!
I love your knitted icons adorable
I don’t think the sleeves of your dad’s sweater will unravel in the direction needed starting from the cuff I mean. I think you would have better luck putting in lifelines, cutting off the cuffs and sewing them back on a shorter cut off sleeve. So just cutting and sewing with no knitting at all. But the fisherman’s rib pattern will make this challenging I think. Good luck! Interested to see how this turns out.
So so so true! Thank you!!
I used to use crochet provisional cast ons but now I use plastic cordage and it's so easy to just schloop the needle on through there.
I LOVE your choice for the color work sweater !! I cant wait to see what yarn /colors you chose !!!
Happy st Patrick’s day for Sunday Nora looking forward to seeing what your decision is going to be on your sand cardigan as it goes into the wrist getting it to what you want in sleeve depth is important Or you won’t want to wear it Good luck with the blocking
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! I do think it’s super important to get this fit just right! Blocking will tell all! Thank you!!!
I feel your dilemma. From my point of view, I’d say before starting over on the sleeves, steam block what you have knitted. The garment will drape differently. You can always shape the sleeves a bit. The pattern looks to be intended as oversized. Good luck.
I’m definitely doing the full block just to be sure! No point in doing alllll that knitting to not love it lol
I so want to make the Folklore cardigan for my daughter but between all the comments on Ravelry and watching your journey with it….. 🤔🤔🤔 …. I wish there was another pattern for it other than Lion Brand, it seems like not the best written pattern . Love your podcast!
PS what is the reason you do provisional cast on to do ribbing later?
There is another Folklore pattern out there! I can't remember who, but it calls for DK weight yarn. Not sure if it's any better! Honestly, the Lion Brand pattern isn't bad, I've only had some struggles because I chose to modify some things. I'd recommend looking over the pattern yourself and see what you think! I also have linked my spreadsheet resources in my own ravelry project page now which should make following the pattern that much easier! I chose to do the provisional cast on so that I can just pick those stitches back up and knit the ribbing however long or short I need to and finish off with a tubular bind off as I prefer that to a tubular cast on and really like the professional finish of all those tubular starts and ends 😊
@@akaNoraKnits ohhh I didn’t realize there was another! I will check for it, thanks!
Hmmm I haven’t done a bottom up so that totally makes sense, in case you need to add/subtract length! I so love watching, I have no knitting friends so hearing other people talk through the process is so great! 😁
Have you picked your pattern size from your bust measurement? Or from your underbust or shoulder measurement? I’ve been reading and wanting videos for better sweater bust vs body sizing. Apparently- I’m busty and not too slim - going by my bust measurement will give me proportions and ease that’s too big for the rest of my frame. If I go by my shoulders or upper bust, the built in ease will cover my bust and the overall garment will be scaled for my frame. I’m experimenting with this concept in a sweater I’m knitting now. You read / seen videos about better sweater sizing for a larger bust? If your working on a pattern size that’s based o your shoulders / upper bust, I’d work with the pattern as is more. If you’re working from your bust and guesstimating what to do, I’d suggest really looking at final measurements for different sizes and see where your frame fits best. I’ve found it fascinating really looking at finished project measurements compared to my actual frame measurements. I would be best served by opting for smaller sizes than I’d think. Looking forward to see how you resolve this situation for yourself.😊
Regarding the Sand Cardigan, possibly you want it for a different purpose than I do, but I think the sleeves look perfect. I don’t want mine tight, I think it will be perfect over fall outfits. If I wanted it for summer then yes, possibly the sleeves are wide?
Regarding the Madara yarn - mine hasn’t stretched at all (yet!), very true to the gauge I swatched and planned.
I totally agree that I don’t want mine tight either! I think I’ll feel more comfortable just blocking it at this stage because I want to make sure to get them justttttt right lol. My goal for the cardigan is to be able to throw it on during the summer in my super early and rather chilly work mornings. I don’t intend to wear it over bulky garments or other sweaters-just tees and tanks. I hope it’s fine!
That’s great to know about your madara! Thank you!!
With the sleeve of the folklore cardigan, be careful of not doing the full increases in you didn't also adjust the sleeve depth when you did the frint and back panels. If you dont do all the increases you might run into issues with the sleeve cap not fitting into the armhole. Or have to adjust the sleeve cap + shaping so it does fit even though the sleeve itself is smaller
I'm in the same boat trying to fix some sleeves that are too long on me. I thrifted a sweater dress that was handmade in Greece. Im so interested in how you go about it because I need some help too😅 I'm thinking of tinking back but I'm scared lol
Do you block your swatches to see how much the fabric grows? I do pre-block / post-block so I have an idea of how much things will grow as I knit.
I do! But my main concern with this one is the weight of the final garment so I feel that the gauge swatch can’t be 100% accurate
@@akaNoraKnits That makes sense. I have a feeling it'll be more accurate for the sleeve than the body. A sleeve won't weigh itself down as much the body.
Honestly I would take that cardigan for your Dad to a professional. My concern is that pattern is a fisherman’s rib and very challenging to correct mistakes. Read on UA-cam about correcting errors on Fisherman rib. I’m saying that if you cut the sleeve and then re-knit the sleeve rib that it will be hard to pick up those stitches.
Osie just wants to podcast too
She really does!!! It’s her show 😂
I'm sorry, I am very much a beginner when it comes to sweater knitting, but what are the advantages of a provisional crochet cast-on? I think I need to do a deep dive into cast-ons and bind-offs sometime soon...
I learn as I go!! The provisional cast on (as far as I understand it) basically keeps your cast on stitches on some scrap yarn so that you can rip out the scrap yarn and then have live stitches to keep knitting in the opposite direction. I could have just used a long tail cast on and then pick up stitches to knit the ribbing hem, but I wanted to try something new and I also figured it would make that part a little less stressful!
@@akaNoraKnits Thanks so much for explaining! Maybe I should try that as well the next time. Right now I am working on a project that is knitted flat and needs no picking up of stitches, but I think it's neat to learn some new techniques! Keeping my fingers crossed that you will finish the cardigan with time to spare!
If he label says it’s loomed, doesn’t that mean machine knit? Don’t know that phrase
Hello fearless knitter! Great projects. About the Irish cardigan, please be careful and do your research before starting. The label said, “Hand Loomed”, if I am not mistaken. Idon’t think it said hand knit. That is a big red flag that it will not unravel as you planned. I wish I knew more about the process to help you out but it is my friend who knows about this stuff. She can tell by looking at a sweater whether it will unravel or not. In certain processes the yarn will not unravel past one row. Not sure if that includes looming. I am sorry that I don’t know more. I just didn’t want you to end up with a bunch of short pieces of yarn. Check into this with some smart people who can look it over and tell you. My friend became so knowledgeable because she is a passionate thrifter. She may have learned the hard way about that. I’m not sure but because she told me about it, I am passing what I know on to you. It can be loomed and the pieces hand sewn together so you really can’t tell unless you know what to look for. She has unraveled and reknit many beautiful thrifted yarns. One was even cashmere! All the best moving forward on this project. Iwouls just roll up the sleeves of an heirloom rather than get rid of it. There is also a trick with a hair scrunchie where you hide it in the fold of a too-long sleeve. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wowowowow!!! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your insight!! I will most definitely do some more research and won’t make any drastic moves without knowing more first! Thank you so much for taking the time to throw up some caution tape and in such a kind way! I genuinely appreciate it so much!!
@@akaNoraKnits I have the answer and I posted it as a comment on your newest video.
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Frog the whole thing and make a smaller size 🙏🏻
Hahaha we shall see after blocking!
It looks like The cardigan/duster you are making has a kimono style sleeve. The proportions look good with the shape and size of the body. Trust the designer. Trust the process.
I’m hoping you’re right! I actually like the size of the sleeve which is why I am concerned that it will grow too much in blocking. Nothing wrong with pausing to check and see ☺️
What type is dog breed is Osi - adorable
Thank you!!!! She is a Cockapoo!! Hypoallergenic and super spunky but still loving and cuddly 🥰
Does she loose a lot of hair?
Dear dear Nora. I'm only as far as the Sand cardigan in your podcast but listen back to yourself and look at the designer's pictures. In the pictures the sleeves ARE HUGE and IMO in several pictures the cardigan looks like a robe and that the wearer has dashed outside in it to bring in the milk or something (UK reference). Are you sure you are knitting the right pattern for the garment you really want? If you have to make a lot of changes then maybe it would be better to find another pattern that looks more like the duster/long cardigan you really want in your wardrobe for the rest of your life. Please don't be offended. This comment is meant with kindness and appreciation for your lovely podcast which has kept me so entertained over recent months. I also really want you to succeed in making the garment of your dreams. The yarn is beautiful and was such an investment so all the more reason why you should not feel you must press on for the sake of a podcast.
I'm adding this as I have nowwatched further into your podcast. It definitely looks like the Irish sweater is seamed which is good news . There are some recent UA-cam videos eg Lisa Makes on harvestng yarn from store bought sweaters. I recoemmend you take a look. Much love.
I SO appreciate you taking the time to make this suggestion!! Not offended one bit--this is exactly what I am here for!! I think you might be right about wanting something different from what the designer had intended. I am glad I have paused to block and double check to make sure we're headed in the right direction here. I also don't think I've been 100% clear with my intentions. I do want the look of the cardigan in the photos, however I expect this yarn to grow much more in blocking and with wear. So it's not exactly that I don't want oversized sleeves, but rather that I want them to look proportionate to the rest of the garment after blocking. Nothing wrong with stopping to make sure. However, if things are still looking a bit funny to me, I will probably sort through other duster patterns as you have suggested to make sure I get exactly what I want in the end.
Thank you for the recommendation for the cardigan!! I will definitely have to check that out!
Again, I value this feedback so much and want to thank you for taking the time to share your opinion!! Thanks 💛🥰
Regarding your father’s sweater, you will have to unsew the side of the sleeves however, I think you will have a difficult time ripping because it’s knit in the opposite direction. Because it says hand loomed, it makes me think that it was made on a knitting machine, and not hand knit. So it will be incredibly difficult to replicate the pattern, so I would suggest not ripping out more than you need. Actually, I think you need to cut it like you did with the sweater you made for your father and then knit down
Nora not sure why as a new knitter you alter patterns. It seems risky. Just a thought.
It is risky isn’t it! The good news is that at the end of the day, it’s just yarn and stitches. Everything can be ripped back and redone and even if that effort doesn’t seem worth it, I always feel good having pushed myself to try something new. If nothing else, I make great use of my platform here to share what I’ve learned by taking such risks so that other beginners and seasoned knitters alike can learn from my mistakes. So far, I’ve had great success with making modifications to get the exact result that I want and I am very pleased with my knitting journey thus far ☺️
Exciting to see your progress. Looking forward to post blocking for both. Also, love the new spring intro. Are you singing 🎤 and playing guitar 🎸as I've seen instruments in the background. Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks so much!! That’s meeee 🥰 good ear and eye 😉
@@akaNoraKnitsWell then, "bravo, bravo"! Little secret 🤫 I'm pretty sure my husband whistles your tune. 🤭
The Nora knits theme song is great.
Heya Nora, heya Osi!
I have been MIA. The past few weeks have been tough. I haven’t knitted/created in weeks! All is OK. Just wanted to swing by & say hi. The Sand Cardigan is looking good; I hope the blocking process with OK. It will be worth it to go through that process. I wish you luck with starting the Azucena Pullover, it looks fun. That Irish wool sweater is divine. I’m in love. I hope sweater surgery goes well; It is gorgeous. I love that your Aunt Lori loved her Nettie Scarf. I think it is too cool.
Take care, Anna (& my kiddo Dillyn wanted me to tell you hello).