florence's knitting podcast 29: finishing a 1 year work in progress and knitting everything top down
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- ad | some of the yarn in this video was provided free of charge, you can see it marked (sponsored) in the lists below, although I'm not being paid to speak about anything in this video
my instagram: handmade_by_florence (previously handmadebyflorence but my instagram has been disabled so i’m having to move to a new account)
my ravelry: www.ravelry.co...
you can find the may ball wrap pattern there and get 20% off all patterns until friday with code MAY20
patterns and yarns mentioned:
green cashmere blouse: freehand
(cardiff cashmere brushlight in mose)
swan blouse: unreleased, by ullen knitwear www.ullenknitw...
(sponsored) (isager silk mohair in 0)
albertville 1992 sweater: www.ravelry.co...
(isager jensen in 100, 0, 11s, 23s, 98, 32s)
urara socks: www.ravelry.co...
(regia premium silk - but I really can't be sure what the colour is, sorry!)
the yarn shops I mention frequently and things I bought:
- my ivory room (london): myivoryroom.co.uk
- the woolhound (oxford)
regia 4 ply in 06840
- yarn worx (hadleigh)
market town yarns squishy sock in hold that thought, hickory and storm cloud
That first blue blouse is beautiful. I hope you make a pattern for it, because I would love to buy it.
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Hi Florence, I'm bizarrely obsessed with the progress on your Winter Olympic 1992 sweater, and cannot wait to see how you wrangle those steeks and get the sleeves in. Your rate of progress is amazing! I hope it's done by the next episode too because I cannot wait to see what you end up doing. I think one of your superpowers is explaining the technical aspects of your option scenarios succinctly, whilst keeping it interesting - it's a real skill.
I would love a pattern for that blouse, it is so beautiful and feminine and timeless, just gorgeous. You are really talented.
the colorwork on that 1992 sweater is insane omg i could never 😭😭
It’s not as hard as it looks!! I think all over colourwork just has so much impact - totally worth the effort
Would love to see the vid of the steeking process. I find the idea of cutting that beautiful colour work equally terrifying and fascinating. 😊
Obsessed with that blouse. I’d love to make it!
omg the peplum style top is so beautiful!!
Quince & Co has a yarn called Piper that’s 50% merino and 50% mohair. It’s lace weight but wonderfully soft and fuzzy so not super sheer like a silk mohair. I think it would work well as a substitute for the cardiff brush light. Probably easiest to get in the US but I think of it every time you talk about the gathered top, so I’m sharing. The top is beautiful, by the way. I would definitely knit it if you decided to publish a pattern! Lovely.
Would love to watch your sewing steaking and felting process for 1992 😉❤💐
Yeah the colourwork project is amazing. That's a lot of knitting when you're just working it out as you go. I have faith that you'll produce something gorgeous.
I really enjoy you sharing your thoughts. Thanks.
hi florence! i’ve knit a top with a similar gathered look and what i did was a wet block where i lightly stretched out the fabric to smooth the stitches, then regathered the fabric by hand to let it dry. also, just to plant an idea, i would LOVE to see an option to make your top into a mini dress! if i am lucky enough to test knit it one day i may try it out 😉
That would be like a "princess" dress. 💖
Hi Florence! Your light blue top (won’t call it peplum 😄) is gorgeous! Steam blocking is probably the best way to block without flattening out the gathers. I steam block all the time and it works brilliantly. Also, because the nozzle of a steamer is quite small, you can easily try it on a small section and see how it goes. You’re not really committing to blocking the full garment. I’ve got the Tefal Pure Pop handheld steamer and I’d definitely recommend it. It works great and takes very little storage space. I hope this helps. As always, I’m really enjoying your podcasts (and I’m kind of wanting to knit a Norwegian colourwork jumper now 😂)
Excited to see how your lovely Nordic sweater turns out. Enjoyed the explanation and how you work the pattern and design details. Beautiful work and fascinating learning experience for us all. The crochet detail on the sleeve would be an interesting touch - do the sleeves the same; or, look at it all as a learning curve/experience and do the sleeves the way you want them - you might do three or four or as many as you want (it’s your sweater!). Thank you and see you soon on how it all went. It is stunning and has gorgeous colors. Thank you!
Florence,
First time here and I'm in awe of your work! 💖
I will echo many here by saying that green cashmere "princess" blouse is lovely and I, also, am putting it 'out there' for you to create a pattern for it! 🙏😇🙌✨💫💖😺
Thank you for sharing your 1992 sweater, it's a labor of love for sure, and will be a total gem when it's finished!
Your ''72 rows per 4cm" sweater is sooo, fluffy! 😹 That will be for special occassions, I guess. 💖
Re: your lace socks, couldn't you flip the chart to knit the lace pattern in the original direction__never tried it but seems it would work, as long as the stitch count was the same throughout the length of the front of the sock(?). 😛
Well, off to check your Ravelry page! 😺
Thank you for sharing your 'adventures in knitting'!
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Hi Florence, I own that same sock yarn in the same colour, and the colourway is 005! The label only has a number and not a name for it, but it's also being sold under the name Linen 😊
Loved the podcast episode as always - that long-in-the-making blouse is very stunning!
I absolutely love the ski sweater. It is gorgeous. Such beautiful colors. I use a method called the traveling loop instead of magic loop when I can. You dont have to turn the work and the needles as often. When the circumference gets too small, then I use the magic loop. I like the idea of a crochet seam. Would give it a cool look. Love everything you make. The socks are beautiful. I do mine 2 at a time, so they come out the same. I haven't knitted very many yet. I plan to in the future. There are so many plans. I want to knit your Fennel Seed Jacket next. Thanks for all your inspiration.
I like the crochet chain idea for the sleeve seam! I was also thinking maybe add a section of plain blue to the top of the sleeve which can be cut diagonally without cutting the pattern.
I spoke to my dad about it (who doesn’t knit but has a lot of good ideas) and he suggested something similar - adding short rows between the first and second bands of colourwork! So the first band is still at the top, and the blue wedge goes right below that and before the large colourwork section
Beautiful knit projects. I’m loving your Norwegian jumper especially. Thank you for the discount. I bought two of your patterns: the May Wrap and your skorts.
Thank you Florence for extending the coupon code for the wrap. Enjoy knitting your patterns, I hope you decide on creating the pattern for your beautiful Blue blouse. Look forward to your progress on the color work Norwegian sweater.
I really hope you release the blouse pattern because I would make it so fast! I always love your patterns, you have such good taste! Also, fyberspates makes an alpaca silk yarn. I’ve never used it before but it has some nice colors, so maybe that would work?
The Square Neckline is absolutely amazing! 😍 commercial Suri Silks are Lana Grossa Setasuri and Setasuri Big and Kremke Soul Wool Baby Silk Lace Solid or Baby Silk Fluffy Solid for example. They always have different names, but they exists!
Absolutely beautiful knitting projects 🩵🩶💙🤍
just popping in to say i really love your content, it's so inspiring! i already have chunky sweater yarns to work through but now im dreaming of pretty mohair sweaters, lacey and hand dyed socks in classic neutrals
Thank you for this lovely episode, Florence! It's so cool to hear about your progress with the Ski Sweater. It looks like a project you're learning a lot with and it's just super pretty and impressive looking!
I never thought I'd say I like a peplum top in 2024, but I love your blouse;) I'm pretty sure Kremke Soul Wool has some Suri Alpaca in a thicker yarn weight. I'm knitting with their lace version and it's so soft!
I had to order the baby pink Regia sock yarn when I saw it on your Instagram because these are exactly my colours! It's a pain to get (at least in Germany) but I hope it will arrive soon.
Looking forward to seeing the steeking process! Hope it works out 😅
For the blue blouse, I'd consider Cirro by the Fibre Co! I believe it's an alpaca. I've knit a few garments in it and it does seem as though it would yield a similar fabric.
Your green cashmere blouse looks stunning, I hope you do end up making a pattern for it!
Absolutely nothing to worry about the steeking process! ✨ Using a sewing machine for the reinforcement (combined with the natural yarn that you're knitting with) is the perfect pairing to prevent stitches unraveling.
I've got a video on my channel that shows the step-by-step process of steeking a Norwegian sweater exactly how you're planning to steek yours - it may be helpful as a quick reference ☺️
P.S. For the sleeve you'll need about 1-2cm of reverse stockinette at the top which serves as a buffer for when the sleeve is joined to the armhole - you may want to pick up stitches at the top so you dont interrupt the beautiful band of colourwork 💞
Warsaw have few good yarn shops. Depends on what part of Warsaw you are. They can also deliver to you very quickly like next day 😊
Beautiful projects
For your blue blouse, could you create a mini sample of just a couple of pleats and block that to see how it goes?
I've made a lot of things with puff sleeves and gathering and haven't had any problems blocking, I try to place on the board and don't pin it. I usually join mohair/suri by putting the strands similar to magic join then knitting using front/back strand alternatively.
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Love your podcast, very informative and I enjoy lots of the patterns you make. For your ski sweater sleeves, as a fellow English style knitter I would use a 12 or 16” cable to knit colourwork rather than Magic Loop: magic Loop is a pain to manage with floats and I never got into DPN’s .
As for the shape of the sleeve, I think as you said you’ll just have to try, I think flipping them not a great option, having BOR and decreases so visible…well it would bother me. Next Norwegian ski jumper maybe narrower sleeves with little or no decreases?? You’ll know more after making this one. Good luck
Manada from Pascuali is a little bit thicker than a standard silk mohair. The blouse is beautiful!
Looking forward to see the sewing and cutting of the Olympic sweater
I think one strand of brushed alpaca silk by Drops will work for your blue blouse pattern 🙂
Lana grossa seta suri could be a good substitute
I would love to see your steeking video. Thoughts and prayers to the cutting 😅😂
Could you please release a pattern for the blouse! It's stunning! ❤
It looks like Regia does carry more colors like that, look up Regia Trend Shine 4ply!
They do. 😊 The regia line has tons of colours. Maybe 01844 would be nice, too.
Ooh thank you so much! I had no idea there was a name for the line - I’ll see what I can find
I can’t remember where I saw it but recently saw someone join another ball of yarn by knitting 1x1 with the old and new balls for several stitches. Hope that makes sense!
ooh that’s interesting! it will be a bit bulky because of the floats but less so than having the yarn travel double through the stitches for sure - I will give it a go!
Girl im begging you please ! Make a pattern of the swan one i will be the first to buy it !!
Please share the sandals!!
Hi Florence, love the May Ball Wrap and want to buy it directly♥ and looked for the coupon code. can someone tell me where to find it?
oops that’s my bad - I’ll put one there later today!
should be there now! you can use code MAY20 on any patterns, let me know if it doesn’t work!
@@handmadebyflorence thank you very much for this fast reaction! It worked!
Wow nice mam please 1st blue blouse knitting video upload❤❤❤❤
Hi Florence, do you have any other place where you sell your patterns? Like Etsy? Ravelry forces you to use PayPal which is super annoying.
I’m a terrible knitter. I have never blocked anything😱
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