My mother tried to teach me English throwing,which is how she did it. I knit so tightly that I gave up and went back to crochet. My sister came home from college and said wait till you see what I learned! She taught me Continental and I loved it. I think I was 16 or 18 so that was about 50 years ago. I was more of a product knitter when I was young. Now I may take a year or more to complete a very intricate lace shawl and always have a variety of projects to work on. I enjoy your podcasts. Would like to know more about your job. Thanks.
Thank-you for sharing Nancy. I remember also knitting sooooo tightly when I first started knitting...each stitch was literally a struggle 😂 I've no idea how it happened but when I finally picked up my needles again in 2017, my gauge was so much looser and seems to have stayed that way. Definitely much more enjoyable now 😊 I too have grown to appreciate longer-term projects. I envy your ability to do intricate lace patterns. I am working on my first all-over lace sweater and find myself making so many mistakes, although I absolutely love the process and the way it looks (from afar 🤣). I'll try to remember to talk a little bit about my job next episode 🥰
Thanks for your lovely company Nikki 💗 I very much enjoyed the chipmunk cameos around the 43 minute mark! It was really interesting to hear the results of last episode’s comments 🤓 I was taught to knit as an English style thrower and continued that way until about 3.5yrs ago, when I switched to flicking. There was something about the way I handled the yarn that created a twist…the constant untwisting of the working yarn was driving me bonkers so I adopted flicking, which sorted the problem 🥳 For colourwork I hold the contrast colour in my left hand and work it in a continental style. I initially dropped and picked up the yarn as you do, but when I moved to flicking two hands seemed easier.
Thank-you Ailie 🥰 I found it entertaining when I was editing this video to discover all the critter shenanigans that were going on in the background 😂 Thanks for sharing your knitting style 🤗💕
Love your Chestnut card! I am a Norwegian continental knitter. When I do color work I use both hands, throw with the right and pick with the left. if knitting color work flat I use the German continental purl in the left hand and english in the right. If doing corrugated ribbing I purl with the right hand english and knit with the left hand continental. If 3 colors are used in a round I hold the two pattern colors in the left hand and the background color in the right hand. Whew, that's a lot of info! Thanks for your podcast, I really enjoy the content!
What a beautiful cardigan ! I’ve asked for Marie’s new book for my birthday as I love everything in it ! It will be my first colour work garment . I’m an English style knitter ‘flicking ‘ my yarn. I hold my yarn in both hands with two colours. I loved seeing your native wildlife too😍
Thank-you for the kind words Ann 🥰 I broke down and purchased Cumbria as well--the patterna are fantastic, and lovely to see they're more size-inclusive 😊 Please do share which pattern you decide to start with 😉 Thanks for sharing your knitting style. Happy Making 🤗💕
Your Chestnut Cardi is fantabulous!!! The colours are gorgeous. A fellow English thrower, product and monogamous knitter. I love that your saw the need for a survey. Thanks as always, enjoy July.
Your Chestnut is so beautiful! I also knit English style with both colours in my right hand. Amy Palko once said a true thing that resonate with me: She was taught that way by her mom and grandma and it's part of her heritage. I feel exactly the same... Very happy with the way and speed (wich is quite fast) I knit... 💥
Thank-you so much for sharing. Having learned how to knit English throwing style from both my Grandma and Mom, I feel the exact same way about it being a part of my family's heritage and have no desire to change 🤗💕
I am a Continental knitter wether I knit with one strand or two strands. I will always hold my yarn in the left hand. And I like you I couldn’t believe that there should be so many different knitting styles in the world 😂 With time I learned that when I work in the round I knit Western European and purl Eastern. When I work flat I will knit and purl both Eastern European. This is how I learned it from my mother and my grandmother.
Thank-you for sharing your knitting style! I love that often there is some form of tradition involved and that styles are passed down from family members. This is why I've never had the urge to change my standard English throwing style as I also learned from my mom and grandma 🤗💕
Thanks for sharing your knitting style Shreyashi! Knitting my Chestnut was indeed a commitment, but one that I very much enjoyed the process of and I'm certain I'll enjoy wearing it for years to come 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is gorgeous, your Samphrey will be gorgeous, and those raccoons are too cute. (Until, that is, they do things like cozying up under an outdoor chair cover because the cushion underneath is very comfy!) I am an English thrower, and pick up and drop my colours as needed, and I am comfortable doing that now that I have accepted that there is no right and wrong way to knit. I am so glad that you are now also saying the millimetre needle sizes; I relate to that, so thank you. You have monarch caterpillars! I look at my milkweed regularly but have not yet seen caterpillars.
Thanks so much Alex 🥰 Sounds like you may have raccoon story? 😂 Thanks for sharing your knitting style and I will make sure to continue mentioning both needle measurements 😉 Hopefully you find some Monarch babies on your milkweed 🤞
I am the continental knitter and I will knit the chestnut in the round, and the sleeves TOGETHER in round too and steek them. I love this way to knit fair isle projects. By the way I will take rauma yarn from Norway... Happy knitting to all of you
Thanks for sharing Andrea 😊 That sounds like a great idea! I hope to learn how to convert flat projects to in-the-round with steeking so I can do the same in the future. Happy Making 🤗💕
Hello. I just found you and enjoyed watching. I'm an English style, throwing knitter too. I did change the way I tension my yarn (now around my little finger) instead of dropping it completely. It really speeds up my knitting doing it that way and improved my stitch tension. Your cardigan is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your knitting with us.
Greetings from Laval, Québec This was my first time watching your podcast and I will be coming back for more. Your question about knitting style made me think. I'm left handed and I learned by watching my mom knit (she was an English knitter). I initially knit with straight needles and I used to hold one needle under my right armpit and keep it pretty much immobile while I would do all my motions with my left hand/needle and I got quite proficient with that system. I didn't know it at the time, but I later learned that it was called Scottish style. When I started using DPNs and circular needles I had to adapt my style for obvious reasons. Since I was already flicking my yarn with my right hand, that continued and so I became an English flicker! When I did color work, I initially held both yarns with my right hand, but sometimes I got them so entangled, it wasn't funny. So after watching some videos on UA-cam, I started holding them with both hands and it's much better. So that made me a combination knitter. What is ironic about this is that while I can knit with a yarn on my left hand, I can only do so if I also have one on my right. I tried Continental knitting on its own (with cotton yarn to make washcloth) and it's just not happening ! So now, I would call myself a Heinz knitter - 57 varieties of style all jumbled into one! Your Chestnut is stunning ! It's been in one of my "favorite" bundles on Ravelry for a while and I have every intention of making it in this lifetime. Hearing about your experience makes it this much more approachable. Thank you for taking the time to make your podcasts and for sharing your love of the craft with the universe.
Hello and Welcome Isabelle 😊 Thank-you ever so much for the kind words and for taking time to share your intriguing knitting style (I had a bit of a chuckle when you referred to it as "Heinz 57" 😂). It's wonderful to hear that you intend to knit the Chestnut--it was such an enjoyable project and I'm sure you'll love it! Happy Making 🤗💕
I’m a continental knitter with a “twist” : I purl eastern european style witch is more comfortable at more quick than classic continental purling. For colourwork I put simply the two yarns on my left hand finger. Sometimes I use a colourwork ring for helping to keep the distance between the two strands.
Great podcast Nikki! As usual, I’m playing catch up! Love your attitude toward matching your seams! And that sweater is gorgeous!! I love muted colours/contrast too :)
Your Chestnut 😍😍😍 and the new one 🥰 but 2.25mm wow I don’t think I would be that dedicated, I’m in awe of you Nikki. I was an English thrower but now more a flicker. However with colourwork I use both hands, so I flick and use continental 😊
Thanks so much Bern! 🥰 And thankfully I won't have to knit the entire Samphrey on 2.25 mm, just a small section so it shouldn't be too bad 🤞 Thanks for sharing your multiple knitting styles and hope you're having a lovely weekend 🤗💕
Omygoodness your Chestnut...It's everything! 💖 It's just Stunning and looks amazing on you Nikki! It's always a joy to catch up with you and see all your projects. The socks are adorable and looove your ranunculus! I'm and English thrower/flicker I think lol. I too didn't know there were so many different ways of knitting... and at a point I thought I should switch to continental because it would be faster... but really what I'm doing now feels more comfortable so I'm sticking with English. 🥰🧶
Thanks so much Sophie 🥰 I must admit I have somewhat of an attachment to my English throwing as both my Grandma and mom knit the same way and taught me how to knit when I was about 8. So I view it as part of our family tradition 🤗💕
Hi, I knit English style. I knit the Samphrey last year & it was fun & is so beautiful. I used a US 3 & didn’t worry about row gauge. I had to add length in both the body & sleeves. Enjoy yours.
Thanks for sharing Tamara 🥰 I did a quick gauge swatch today with US 3 needles and am still looser than the suggested gauge so I'm just going to go down a pattern size 🤞 Hoping it all works out 😂
I am a continental knitter. I started out as a crocheted and taught myself to knit. I was like you. I had no idea there was any other way to knit for a long time. I knit color-work by holding both yarns on my left forefinger and just pick whichever color I need for each stitch. I love watching other people knit. In my mind I’m thinking,”Wow! How do they do that?” The movements look so complex and musical when someone else is doing it. Your sweater is fantastic!
I knit continental and a picker. Im also left handed. I knit left to right. Charts also start left to right for me.usually I have to read thru patterns as most k2tog and ssk are swapped for left/right leaning stitches as I’m coming from the other side. Knit x amount then begin left such n such is my right such n such. So while I hold my yarn in my right hand, my left needle does all the work. (Multicraftyguy is the only other knitter I’ve come across that knits like me) im just finishing a gift ranunculus for a good friend, love your summer version! Beautiful colorwork!
I started off learning to knit English style throwing but taught myself to knit continental and haven't looked back. Thank you for sharing your knits, simply beautiful💜
Just discovered your podcast - it was a recommendation from a friend. Your projects are beautiful. I look forward to more episodes in the future. I am an English style knitter who throws. (Dawn)
Hi Dawn! So happy you found me 😊 Thank-you for the kind words and for sharing your knitting style! I see you also have a podcast; I look forward to watching 🥰
I just love the Chestnut cardigan. I think it is the color combination that makes it so popular. I am a self taught english thrower most comfortably. I also enjoy norwegian style. My fingers and hands suffer terribly with flicking or continental. I believe it has much to do with the length and joint shape of your fingers. We are all built a little differently.
Your Chestnut is stunning!!! Now I want to knit one too! 😂I'm a continental knitter, but when I do colourwork I use both hands, so I'm continental on the left, but throwing the yarn on the right. I do admit though that my continental knitting is a bit "weird" and I have seen thousands of knitting videos in my lifetime and yet I have never seen anyone knit the same way as I do lol. I like to blame it on the fact that I'm a leftie, so I tend to do most manual things differently 😆But like you said - it doesn't matter, we're all different and there is no right or wrong! I loved seeing the little critters running behind you and I hope you get plenty of butterflies soon 😊 The butterflies numbers have been really low in UK for the last two years and I can see the difference in my garden. We have a big flowering bush, which was completely swarmed with butterflies when we moved here two years ago, but last year and this year there were hardly any ☹It's really worrying to see wildlife in decline and it all seems to be going in the wrong direction.
Thanks Magda! 🥰 And you should absolutely knit the Chestnut!! Thanks for sharing your knitting style! I'd love to see the way you knit--you should record it and show it off on your podcast 😉 It's always sad when we notice species declines first hand. 😢 Hopefully it's just a bad year and your butterflies will be back again next year 🤞
I’m an English thrower. I knit colour work with a strand in each hand and usually knit continental for that. I havw been a non-monogamous knitter but have recently switch to monogamy!
I have a few of her books and want to knit everything too....I just love color work flat ways or in the round. I use stitch markers to separate front and back to the armhole shaping...love your sweater.
So lovely your Chestnut is! Wow! I´m a continental knitter from Sweden. It´s amazing how many ways you can hold your yarn in when you knit. I wish you a great summer!
I am a continental knitter, and for colourwork, I cheat and wear a ring that separates the 2 yarns. Recommended to me by Selma of Little Big Knits. We too love our birds and try to provide them with fountains, birdbaths and yummy food. We love monarchs, and are planning on getting a butterfly bush. We had one years ago, and at its peak my husband counted over 50 monarchs on it. I also like the idea of growing milkweed for them. I'd just be afraid the catterpillars would be discovered by robins, and goodbye future butterfly, 😅
Thanks for sharing your knitting style Marg. I've been intrigued by knitting rings, but I just don't think it would work for my own knitting style. Sounds like you have quite the little wildlife oasis 🤗 Oh I don't think you have to worry about the monarch caterpillars getting eaten by robins etc. for as they feed on the milkweed (which is poisonous to most species) and plump up, they themselves become poisonous hence why they actually have few predators. 🤗💕
I started out using the English method as that was what I was taught. But when I got obsessed with knitting again 6 years ago, I started having pain and learned Continental. But I ended up feeling numb again so I tried Norwegian knitting and then discovered combination knitting and that is what I'm doing now. So far, so good. It leaves the stockinette stitches a little crooked but better for my hands. Your colourwork is so beautifully done!
I am so glad I have found you, thank you so much for your always interesting videos. I am a continental knitter and I have my own special way of doing colour work, I hold the dominant colour in my left hand and let the other thread hang loose, when knitting this I grab it with my middle finger and thumb. I wonder if there is anyone who does it like me.
Another fabulous episode! Watching your videos has me wanting to cast on alllllll the things …. Especially all the Marie Wallins in my queue. 😆 I am a left handed continental knitter but I knit my colorwork two handed. If I’m knitting with three colors, I throw the background with my left and use my right hand to alternate between the two contact colors. I’m curious to hear how others knit as well.
Hi! About knitting stiles: I learned knitting English stile but I wanted to learn continental stile and I love knitting stockinette that way and purling continental is also something I practiced but if there is a lot of purls I switch back to English stile and when I knit colourwork I use both stiles together. Continental gives a looser gauge for me but that’s ok.. happy knitting to you too….
Well done with the Chestnut, what a beautiful work. And thank you so much for sharing your process and your thoughts on sleeve length. That was very useful! I knit continental style and like you I did not know any other way until a few years ago. When doing colorwork I have two strands on my left finger and pick the one I need. That way there is no dominant colour. When purling colorwork I go behind both strings and pick the strand I need. I loved the wildlife section and the extra entertainment in the background :-)
Thank-you so much Inger 🥰 And thanks for sharing your knitting style. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about knitting your sleeves 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is amazing! Generally I think all over color work is too busy but the colors you chose were just beautiful. Also the outside noise is totally fine. It’s not nearly as loud as you think!
I love everything you showed in this episode. Chestnut just stunning, well done! So glad that I bought the kit! I use English throwing all the time except knit with two colours as I found that it is easier to control the dominant and non dominant colours. However when purl colour works, I am back to English style, because not only that I don’t know how to purl in continental but also I found my tension is more accurate when doing this way. You are right that there is no wrong or right way, just whatever is work for us😄. I am so looking forward to see the progress on your Samphrey and Daffodil🤩
Hi, this is my first time watching your podcasts and I really enjoyed it! I am an English thrower and do my colour work exactly like you do! I look forward to watching your future podcasts 😊
Your Chestnut turned out beautifully!!! Well done! I'm working on a Fair Isle cardigan too, but it has lingered in the shadows for quite some time... This may be the inspiration I need :-) A quick question about your Daffodil from before, do you knit with one or two strands of the Holst? Have been eyeing the pattern for a while. As for knitting style, I knit continental style, but with Fair Isle I knit with one strand in each hand. Enjoy your footage of caterpillars and all the adorable animals - I live on the countryside and do some beekeeping, so it's always fun to watch :-)
Thank-you so much for the kind words! 🥰 And for sharing your knitting style 😊 Regarding your question about my Daffodil, I'm only using a single strand of the Holst Supersoft on US 2 (2.75 mm) needles and my gauge is still looser than the pattern gauge 😂 I see you also have a podcast--looking forward to watching it! 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is just stunning! I'm tempted to try a Marie Wallin pattern (probably not one this intense), but her British Breeds yarn is a little beyond my knitting budget right now (it will be recovering from my Rhinebeck trip for a while!). I have a lot of Knit Picks Palette in my stash -- any idea how it would substitute? I'll look on Ravelry project pages, too. I like Palette but recognize that it's not a fancy yarn.
Thank-you so much for the kind words 😊 I totally hear you on the British Breeds front--that was a one-time endeavour for me (unless I win the lottery) 😂 Unfortunately I haven't used Knit Picks Palette before so I can't really comment on the comparison but I know I've definitely heard of others using it for colourwork so I think you should totally give it a go! Maybe try it with a smaller project first to see how you like it? Do let me know which project you end up casting on when you get around to it! Happy Making 🤗💕
Hi Nikki, Your cardigan looks awesome. It was worth every minute you spent on it. Did you have a lot of yarn left? As for knitting style, I am an "ambidextrous" knitter. There are some things, like knitting in the round on circular needles, that I do continental style, and others, like lace or using DPNs that I do English style (and I'm a flicker). My continental knitting is a lot looser so when I want something knit tighter, like the heel of a sock, I'll switch to English style. I recently taught myself Norwegian purling and have all but eliminated rowing out. Since I'm a self-thaught knitter, I guess I don't have an allegiance to one or another style. :-) And I do colourwork with one strand in each hand.
Thank-you Dominique 🥰 I did in fact have quite a bit of leftovers although I ran out 2 colours and had to order more. Being able to switch up your knitting style sounds super helpful! Thanks for sharing! 🤗💕
Greetings from Sydney Australia. Im Barbara Radzevicius Bondi Crafter on you tube. I'm knitting Marie Wallins YELL cardigan, its nearly finished and I have ROLLING on the hem and especially on the button band. Will it block straight. I'm so stressed about it. Its made in the round with steeking. I shortened my sleeves as they would have been way to long. I'm not sure about knitting Colourwork flat. Well done.
Hi Barbara 👋 I have not knit Yell myself but I've heard there have been some issues with rolling. I think Maggie of the Sonder Knitting Podcast spoke about how she avoided this issue in her latest episode. Good Luck! 🤞
I love your chestnut jacket, and order the kit. But I don’t know how to shape while keeping the patter correct. I reach the part for shipping armhole, please advisehow do I read the chart for it after decreasing. Thanks Lida
Hi Lida. Hope you managed to figure things out, but if not maybe we can chat through it on Instagram (@knittingwithcathair) as I feel like it will be difficult to explain in a comment. Happy Making!
Hi Tanis. The link is right at the bottom of the show notes/desription for this video. You may need to click the little "v" to see the notes as well as "...more" to view them all. In case you still have trouble, the name of the shop on Etsy is "VintageButtonStore". Hope this helps 😊
Hi Nikki, found this video through your Instagram account. Watched this episode last night and really enjoyed it. Your Chestnut cardigan is beautiful; I'm planning to knit this one too and have the yarn ready. You did a great job. It was interesting to hear about the relationship between process knitters and non monogamist knitters. I think I'm like you, I'm somewhere in between. I love the process a lot but also love having a great and wearable garment in the end. Beautiful scenery as well with the little rodents running around in the background. What are they? I'm a Flicker. I have my own podcast here on UA-cam, but early days for me. Check it out if you're interested. Wonderful World of Knitting. Looking forward to seeing more from you. Cathleen
Thank-you very much Cathleen 🥰 I think you will enjoy knitting the Chestnut. Thanks for sharing your knitting style! The little critters running around were chipmunks. I regularly put out sunflower seeds so the chipmunks, squirrels and birds often visit. I just love wildlife 🤗 I'll be sure and check out your podcast 💕
@@KnittingWithCatHair Ah that's lovely; love nature and animals too. The little chipmunks were super cute and almost stole your show (not really) LOL. anyway, it was a lovely episode to watch 🤩
Your chestnut looks gorgeous on you!
Thank-you so much Kaci! 🥰
@@KnittingWithCatHair it’s gorgeous am making the honeysuckle but am thinking of starting allover with a steek.
@mwendapoleee Sounds like a great idea! Honeysuckle is beautiful and on my list as well 🤗
My mother tried to teach me English throwing,which is how she did it. I knit so tightly that I gave up and went back to crochet. My sister came home from college and said wait till you see what I learned! She taught me Continental and I loved it. I think I was 16 or 18 so that was about 50 years ago. I was more of a product knitter when I was young. Now I may take a year or more to complete a very intricate lace shawl and always have a variety of projects to work on. I enjoy your podcasts. Would like to know more about your job. Thanks.
Thank-you for sharing Nancy. I remember also knitting sooooo tightly when I first started knitting...each stitch was literally a struggle 😂 I've no idea how it happened but when I finally picked up my needles again in 2017, my gauge was so much looser and seems to have stayed that way. Definitely much more enjoyable now 😊
I too have grown to appreciate longer-term projects. I envy your ability to do intricate lace patterns. I am working on my first all-over lace sweater and find myself making so many mistakes, although I absolutely love the process and the way it looks (from afar 🤣).
I'll try to remember to talk a little bit about my job next episode 🥰
Thanks for your lovely company Nikki 💗 I very much enjoyed the chipmunk cameos around the 43 minute mark!
It was really interesting to hear the results of last episode’s comments 🤓 I was taught to knit as an English style thrower and continued that way until about 3.5yrs ago, when I switched to flicking. There was something about the way I handled the yarn that created a twist…the constant untwisting of the working yarn was driving me bonkers so I adopted flicking, which sorted the problem 🥳 For colourwork I hold the contrast colour in my left hand and work it in a continental style. I initially dropped and picked up the yarn as you do, but when I moved to flicking two hands seemed easier.
Thank-you Ailie 🥰 I found it entertaining when I was editing this video to discover all the critter shenanigans that were going on in the background 😂 Thanks for sharing your knitting style 🤗💕
Love your Chestnut card! I am a Norwegian continental knitter. When I do color work I use both hands, throw with the right and pick with the left. if knitting color work flat I use the German continental purl in the left hand and english in the right. If doing corrugated ribbing I purl with the right hand english and knit with the left hand continental. If 3 colors are used in a round I hold the two pattern colors in the left hand and the background color in the right hand. Whew, that's a lot of info! Thanks for your podcast, I really enjoy the content!
Thank-you for the kind words and for sharing your interesting knitting styles 🤗💕
What a beautiful cardigan !
I’ve asked for Marie’s new book for my birthday as I love everything in it ! It will be my first colour work garment .
I’m an English style knitter ‘flicking ‘ my yarn. I hold my yarn in both hands with two colours.
I loved seeing your native wildlife too😍
Thank-you for the kind words Ann 🥰 I broke down and purchased Cumbria as well--the patterna are fantastic, and lovely to see they're more size-inclusive 😊 Please do share which pattern you decide to start with 😉 Thanks for sharing your knitting style. Happy Making 🤗💕
Your Chestnut Cardi is fantabulous!!! The colours are gorgeous.
A fellow English thrower, product and monogamous knitter. I love that your saw the need for a survey. Thanks as always, enjoy July.
Thank-you so much Katharine 🥰 And thank-you as well for sharing your knitting style and preferences 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is so beautiful! I also knit English style with both colours in my right hand. Amy Palko once said a true thing that resonate with me: She was taught that way by her mom and grandma and it's part of her heritage. I feel exactly the same... Very happy with the way and speed (wich is quite fast) I knit... 💥
Thank-you so much for sharing. Having learned how to knit English throwing style from both my Grandma and Mom, I feel the exact same way about it being a part of my family's heritage and have no desire to change 🤗💕
I am a Continental knitter wether I knit with one strand or two strands. I will always hold my yarn in the left hand. And I like you I couldn’t believe that there should be so many different knitting styles in the world 😂 With time I learned that when I work in the round I knit Western European and purl Eastern. When I work flat I will knit and purl both Eastern European. This is how I learned it from my mother and my grandmother.
Thank-you for sharing your knitting style! I love that often there is some form of tradition involved and that styles are passed down from family members. This is why I've never had the urge to change my standard English throwing style as I also learned from my mom and grandma 🤗💕
I am an English flicker. I do colour work two handed. Loved your chestnut. It looks like a commitment.
Thanks for sharing your knitting style Shreyashi! Knitting my Chestnut was indeed a commitment, but one that I very much enjoyed the process of and I'm certain I'll enjoy wearing it for years to come 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is gorgeous, your Samphrey will be gorgeous, and those raccoons are too cute. (Until, that is, they do things like cozying up under an outdoor chair cover because the cushion underneath is very comfy!) I am an English thrower, and pick up and drop my colours as needed, and I am comfortable doing that now that I have accepted that there is no right and wrong way to knit. I am so glad that you are now also saying the millimetre needle sizes; I relate to that, so thank you. You have monarch caterpillars! I look at my milkweed regularly but have not yet seen caterpillars.
Thanks so much Alex 🥰 Sounds like you may have raccoon story? 😂
Thanks for sharing your knitting style and I will make sure to continue mentioning both needle measurements 😉 Hopefully you find some Monarch babies on your milkweed 🤞
Hi Nikki, I love all your projects. I am a english thrower as well who is a process knitter.
Have a great summer!
Thank-you so much for the kind words and for sharing your knitting style Nancy 🥰 I hope you have a lovely summer as well!
I am the continental knitter and I will knit the chestnut in the round, and the sleeves TOGETHER in round too and steek them. I love this way to knit fair isle projects. By the way I will take rauma yarn from Norway... Happy knitting to all of you
Thanks for sharing Andrea 😊 That sounds like a great idea! I hope to learn how to convert flat projects to in-the-round with steeking so I can do the same in the future. Happy Making 🤗💕
Your cardigan is a work of art 👏👏
I am an English flicker but I knit colourwork two handed 😃
Thank-you so much 🥰 And thanks for sharing your knitting style 🤗
Love love your Chestnut cardi. Beautiful! I knit continental. Colorwork...both yarns in left hand.
Thank-you for the kind words and for sharing your knitting style 🥰
Hello. I just found you and enjoyed watching. I'm an English style, throwing knitter too. I did change the way I tension my yarn (now around my little finger) instead of dropping it completely. It really speeds up my knitting doing it that way and improved my stitch tension. Your cardigan is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your knitting with us.
Hello and Welcome Kim 😊 Thank-you for sharing your knitting style. Happy Making! 🤗💕
Magnifique la veste et le choix des couleurs!
Thank-you 🤗💕
I started as a crocheter years ago, so I think that makes me continental and I flick! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for sharing! 🤗💕
Good LORD your chestnut is GORGEOUS!
hahaha thanks Maggie 🥰
Greetings from Laval, Québec
This was my first time watching your podcast and I will be coming back for more.
Your question about knitting style made me think.
I'm left handed and I learned by watching my mom knit (she was an English knitter). I initially knit with straight needles and I used to hold one needle under my right armpit and keep it pretty much immobile while I would do all my motions with my left hand/needle and I got quite proficient with that system. I didn't know it at the time, but I later learned that it was called Scottish style.
When I started using DPNs and circular needles I had to adapt my style for obvious reasons. Since I was already flicking my yarn with my right hand, that continued and so I became an English flicker! When I did color work, I initially held both yarns with my right hand, but sometimes I got them so entangled, it wasn't funny. So after watching some videos on UA-cam, I started holding them with both hands and it's much better. So that made me a combination knitter. What is ironic about this is that while I can knit with a yarn on my left hand, I can only do so if I also have one on my right. I tried Continental knitting on its own (with cotton yarn to make washcloth) and it's just not happening !
So now, I would call myself a Heinz knitter - 57 varieties of style all jumbled into one!
Your Chestnut is stunning ! It's been in one of my "favorite" bundles on Ravelry for a while and I have every intention of making it in this lifetime. Hearing about your experience makes it this much more approachable.
Thank you for taking the time to make your podcasts and for sharing your love of the craft with the universe.
Hello and Welcome Isabelle 😊 Thank-you ever so much for the kind words and for taking time to share your intriguing knitting style (I had a bit of a chuckle when you referred to it as "Heinz 57" 😂). It's wonderful to hear that you intend to knit the Chestnut--it was such an enjoyable project and I'm sure you'll love it! Happy Making 🤗💕
I’m a continental knitter with a “twist” : I purl eastern european style witch is more comfortable at more quick than classic continental purling. For colourwork I put simply the two yarns on my left hand finger. Sometimes I use a colourwork ring for helping to keep the distance between the two strands.
Thanks for sharing Julianna 🤗💕
Great podcast Nikki! As usual, I’m playing catch up! Love your attitude toward matching your seams! And that sweater is gorgeous!! I love muted colours/contrast too :)
Thanks so much for the kind words Penelope 🤗💕
Love the knits but love the critters too..and the birdbath omg you have such a lovely little haven..Oh English thrower definately
Thanks Mom. It's not too bad for the middle of the city 😊
Your Chestnut 😍😍😍 and the new one 🥰 but 2.25mm wow I don’t think I would be that dedicated, I’m in awe of you Nikki. I was an English thrower but now more a flicker. However with colourwork I use both hands, so I flick and use continental 😊
Thanks so much Bern! 🥰 And thankfully I won't have to knit the entire Samphrey on 2.25 mm, just a small section so it shouldn't be too bad 🤞 Thanks for sharing your multiple knitting styles and hope you're having a lovely weekend 🤗💕
Omygoodness your Chestnut...It's everything! 💖 It's just Stunning and looks amazing on you Nikki! It's always a joy to catch up with you and see all your projects. The socks are adorable and looove your ranunculus! I'm and English thrower/flicker I think lol. I too didn't know there were so many different ways of knitting... and at a point I thought I should switch to continental because it would be faster... but really what I'm doing now feels more comfortable so I'm sticking with English. 🥰🧶
Thanks so much Sophie 🥰 I must admit I have somewhat of an attachment to my English throwing as both my Grandma and mom knit the same way and taught me how to knit when I was about 8. So I view it as part of our family tradition 🤗💕
Hi, I knit English style. I knit the Samphrey last year & it was fun & is so beautiful. I used a US 3 & didn’t worry about row gauge. I had to add length in both the body & sleeves. Enjoy yours.
Thanks for sharing Tamara 🥰 I did a quick gauge swatch today with US 3 needles and am still looser than the suggested gauge so I'm just going to go down a pattern size 🤞 Hoping it all works out 😂
I am a continental knitter. I started out as a crocheted and taught myself to knit. I was like you. I had no idea there was any other way to knit for a long time. I knit color-work by holding both yarns on my left forefinger and just pick whichever color I need for each stitch. I love watching other people knit. In my mind I’m thinking,”Wow! How do they do that?” The movements look so complex and musical when someone else is doing it. Your sweater is fantastic!
Thanks so much Darlene 🥰 And yes, knitting is like magic 🤗💕
Beautiful Chestnut. You may have encouraged me to start one of these.
Thank-you Pat 🥰 Happy to have enabled 🤗💕
I knit continental and a picker. Im also left handed. I knit left to right. Charts also start left to right for me.usually I have to read thru patterns as most k2tog and ssk are swapped for left/right leaning stitches as I’m coming from the other side. Knit x amount then begin left such n such is my right such n such. So while I hold my yarn in my right hand, my left needle does all the work. (Multicraftyguy is the only other knitter I’ve come across that knits like me) im just finishing a gift ranunculus for a good friend, love your summer version! Beautiful colorwork!
Thanks so much for sharing about your knitting style. I can only imagine how unique it must be especially being left-handed! 🤗💕
I'm an English thrower, and I do colour work exactly like you. I love your Chestnut, it's a work of art.
Thank-you so much for your kind words Mary, and for sharing your knitting style! Happy Making! 🤗💕
I started off learning to knit English style throwing but taught myself to knit continental and haven't looked back. Thank you for sharing your knits, simply beautiful💜
Thanks so much Wendy! And thank-you for sharing your knitting style 🥰
Just discovered your podcast - it was a recommendation from a friend. Your projects are beautiful. I look forward to more episodes in the future. I am an English style knitter who throws. (Dawn)
Hi Dawn! So happy you found me 😊 Thank-you for the kind words and for sharing your knitting style! I see you also have a podcast; I look forward to watching 🥰
I just love the Chestnut cardigan. I think it is the color combination that makes it so popular. I am a self taught english thrower most comfortably. I also enjoy norwegian style. My fingers and hands suffer terribly with flicking or continental. I believe it has much to do with the length and joint shape of your fingers. We are all built a little differently.
Thanks so much for sharing Claire 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is stunning!!! Now I want to knit one too! 😂I'm a continental knitter, but when I do colourwork I use both hands, so I'm continental on the left, but throwing the yarn on the right. I do admit though that my continental knitting is a bit "weird" and I have seen thousands of knitting videos in my lifetime and yet I have never seen anyone knit the same way as I do lol. I like to blame it on the fact that I'm a leftie, so I tend to do most manual things differently 😆But like you said - it doesn't matter, we're all different and there is no right or wrong! I loved seeing the little critters running behind you and I hope you get plenty of butterflies soon 😊 The butterflies numbers have been really low in UK for the last two years and I can see the difference in my garden. We have a big flowering bush, which was completely swarmed with butterflies when we moved here two years ago, but last year and this year there were hardly any ☹It's really worrying to see wildlife in decline and it all seems to be going in the wrong direction.
Thanks Magda! 🥰 And you should absolutely knit the Chestnut!! Thanks for sharing your knitting style! I'd love to see the way you knit--you should record it and show it off on your podcast 😉
It's always sad when we notice species declines first hand. 😢 Hopefully it's just a bad year and your butterflies will be back again next year 🤞
So lovely to see you Nikki 😊 Your Chestnut looks beautiful and fits so well 😍 I am a continental knitter 😊
Thank-you Sylvia 🥰 And thanks for sharing your knitting style! Happy Making 🤗💕
I’m an English thrower. I knit colour work with a strand in each hand and usually knit continental for that. I havw been a non-monogamous knitter but have recently switch to monogamy!
Thank-you so much for sharing Anne 🥰
I’m like you - English thrower and drop and pick up strands for colour work and it’s still pretty quick I reckon 😊😉
Thanks for sharing Kath! 🥰
I have a few of her books and want to knit everything too....I just love color work flat ways or in the round. I use stitch markers to separate front and back to the armhole shaping...love your sweater.
Thanks so much Kim 🥰 Stitch markers are a lifesaver! 🤗💕
So lovely your Chestnut is! Wow!
I´m a continental knitter from Sweden. It´s amazing how many ways you can hold your yarn in when you knit.
I wish you a great summer!
Thank-you so much for your kind words and for sharing your knitting style. Happy Making and have a great summer as well 🤗💕
I am a continental knitter, and for colourwork, I cheat and wear a ring that separates the 2 yarns. Recommended to me by Selma of Little Big Knits. We too love our birds and try to provide them with fountains, birdbaths and yummy food. We love monarchs, and are planning on getting a butterfly bush. We had one years ago, and at its peak my husband counted over 50 monarchs on it. I also like the idea of growing milkweed for them. I'd just be afraid the catterpillars would be discovered by robins, and goodbye future butterfly, 😅
Thanks for sharing your knitting style Marg. I've been intrigued by knitting rings, but I just don't think it would work for my own knitting style. Sounds like you have quite the little wildlife oasis 🤗 Oh I don't think you have to worry about the monarch caterpillars getting eaten by robins etc. for as they feed on the milkweed (which is poisonous to most species) and plump up, they themselves become poisonous hence why they actually have few predators. 🤗💕
@@KnittingWithCatHair I love that about them! Okay, gonna get milkweed along with Butterfly bush when we go to the nursery. Thanks for your reply!
Aaahhh your Chestnut is done and it looks incredible! Just so intricate and beautiful, I can't believe you made that
Thanks so much Ray! 🥰 I can hardly believe I made it myself 🤣
I started out using the English method as that was what I was taught. But when I got obsessed with knitting again 6 years ago, I started having pain and learned Continental. But I ended up feeling numb again so I tried Norwegian knitting and then discovered combination knitting and that is what I'm doing now. So far, so good. It leaves the stockinette stitches a little crooked but better for my hands. Your colourwork is so beautifully done!
Thanks for sharing about your various knitting styles Angela 🥰
I am so glad I have found you, thank you so much for your always interesting videos. I am a continental knitter and I have my own special way of doing colour work, I hold the dominant colour in my left hand and let the other thread hang loose, when knitting this I grab it with my middle finger and thumb. I wonder if there is anyone who does it like me.
Hello & Welcome! Thank-you for taking the time to share your interesting knitting style 🤗💕
Another fabulous episode! Watching your videos has me wanting to cast on alllllll the things …. Especially all the Marie Wallins in my queue. 😆
I am a left handed continental knitter but I knit my colorwork two handed. If I’m knitting with three colors, I throw the background with my left and use my right hand to alternate between the two contact colors. I’m curious to hear how others knit as well.
Thanks Simone 🥰 Can't wait to see more of your gorgeous Bressay! Thanks for sharing your knitting style! 🤗💕
I’m pleased about the new MAL! I have a chestnut kit all ready to go.👏🏼
Wonderful! I'm certain you'll enjoy making it 🤗💕
Hi! About knitting stiles: I learned knitting English stile but I wanted to learn continental stile and I love knitting stockinette that way and purling continental is also something I practiced but if there is a lot of purls I switch back to English stile and when I knit colourwork I use both stiles together. Continental gives a looser gauge for me but that’s ok.. happy knitting to you too….
Thank-you for taking time to share your knitting style 🤗💕
Well done with the Chestnut, what a beautiful work. And thank you so much for sharing your process and your thoughts on sleeve length. That was very useful!
I knit continental style and like you I did not know any other way until a few years ago. When doing colorwork I have two strands on my left finger and pick the one I need. That way there is no dominant colour. When purling colorwork I go behind both strings and pick the strand I need.
I loved the wildlife section and the extra entertainment in the background :-)
Thank-you so much Inger 🥰 And thanks for sharing your knitting style. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about knitting your sleeves 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is amazing! Generally I think all over color work is too busy but the colors you chose were just beautiful. Also the outside noise is totally fine. It’s not nearly as loud as you think!
Thanks so much Diana! And glad to know things aren't as loud for you all as they were for me 🤗💕
I’m a continental knitter and I still knit continental when I do color work. I hold 1,2, even 3 strands all on my left hand! 😍😍
Thanks for sharing Fernanda!
Your Chestnut is so gorgeous!! The colours are wonderful on you. ❤️
Oh thank-you Willemijn 🥰
I love everything you showed in this episode. Chestnut just stunning, well done! So glad that I bought the kit! I use English throwing all the time except knit with two colours as I found that it is easier to control the dominant and non dominant colours. However when purl colour works, I am back to English style, because not only that I don’t know how to purl in continental but also I found my tension is more accurate when doing this way. You are right that there is no wrong or right way, just whatever is work for us😄. I am so looking forward to see the progress on your Samphrey and Daffodil🤩
Thanks so much Jie 🥰 I think you're really going to enjoy knitting the Chestnut! Thanks so much for sharing your knitting style 🤗💕
Hi, this is my first time watching your podcasts and I really enjoyed it! I am an English thrower and do my colour work exactly like you do! I look forward to watching your future podcasts 😊
Hi Lisa! Thanks so much for the kind words and for sharing your knitting style! Happy Making 🤗💕
Your Chestnut turned out beautifully!!! Well done! I'm working on a Fair Isle cardigan too, but it has lingered in the shadows for quite some time... This may be the inspiration I need :-) A quick question about your Daffodil from before, do you knit with one or two strands of the Holst? Have been eyeing the pattern for a while. As for knitting style, I knit continental style, but with Fair Isle I knit with one strand in each hand. Enjoy your footage of caterpillars and all the adorable animals - I live on the countryside and do some beekeeping, so it's always fun to watch :-)
Thank-you so much for the kind words! 🥰 And for sharing your knitting style 😊 Regarding your question about my Daffodil, I'm only using a single strand of the Holst Supersoft on US 2 (2.75 mm) needles and my gauge is still looser than the pattern gauge 😂 I see you also have a podcast--looking forward to watching it! 🤗💕
Your Chestnut is just stunning! I'm tempted to try a Marie Wallin pattern (probably not one this intense), but her British Breeds yarn is a little beyond my knitting budget right now (it will be recovering from my Rhinebeck trip for a while!). I have a lot of Knit Picks Palette in my stash -- any idea how it would substitute? I'll look on Ravelry project pages, too. I like Palette but recognize that it's not a fancy yarn.
Thank-you so much for the kind words 😊 I totally hear you on the British Breeds front--that was a one-time endeavour for me (unless I win the lottery) 😂 Unfortunately I haven't used Knit Picks Palette before so I can't really comment on the comparison but I know I've definitely heard of others using it for colourwork so I think you should totally give it a go! Maybe try it with a smaller project first to see how you like it? Do let me know which project you end up casting on when you get around to it! Happy Making 🤗💕
Hi Nikki, Your cardigan looks awesome. It was worth every minute you spent on it. Did you have a lot of yarn left? As for knitting style, I am an "ambidextrous" knitter. There are some things, like knitting in the round on circular needles, that I do continental style, and others, like lace or using DPNs that I do English style (and I'm a flicker). My continental knitting is a lot looser so when I want something knit tighter, like the heel of a sock, I'll switch to English style. I recently taught myself Norwegian purling and have all but eliminated rowing out. Since I'm a self-thaught knitter, I guess I don't have an allegiance to one or another style. :-) And I do colourwork with one strand in each hand.
Thank-you Dominique 🥰 I did in fact have quite a bit of leftovers although I ran out 2 colours and had to order more. Being able to switch up your knitting style sounds super helpful! Thanks for sharing! 🤗💕
Your sweater is totally lovely! I still have chestnut in my queue and your FO is inspiring me! Congrats and I’ll be curious what buttons you go with.
Thank-you Alicia 🥰 Highly recommend knitting the Chestnut! Happy Making 🤗💕
Greetings from Sydney Australia. Im Barbara Radzevicius Bondi Crafter on you tube. I'm knitting Marie Wallins YELL cardigan, its nearly finished and I have ROLLING on the hem and especially on the button band. Will it block straight. I'm so stressed about it. Its made in the round with steeking. I shortened my sleeves as they would have been way to long. I'm not sure about knitting Colourwork flat. Well done.
Hi Barbara 👋 I have not knit Yell myself but I've heard there have been some issues with rolling. I think Maggie of the Sonder Knitting Podcast spoke about how she avoided this issue in her latest episode. Good Luck! 🤞
I love your chestnut jacket, and order the kit. But I don’t know how to shape while keeping the patter correct.
I reach the part for shipping armhole, please advisehow do I read the chart for it after decreasing.
Thanks Lida
Hi Lida. Hope you managed to figure things out, but if not maybe we can chat through it on Instagram (@knittingwithcathair) as I feel like it will be difficult to explain in a comment. Happy Making!
Hello. My apologies but I can’t see the link to the button store you mentioned. Is there somewhere on this video to locate it? Thank you.
Hi Tanis. The link is right at the bottom of the show notes/desription for this video. You may need to click the little "v" to see the notes as well as "...more" to view them all. In case you still have trouble, the name of the shop on Etsy is "VintageButtonStore". Hope this helps 😊
Your cardi is beautiful but can we talk about the chipmunks running around wild in your garden 🥰
Thanks Mandy, and it certainly was busy behind me 😂💕
I am a continental knitter.
Thanks for sharing Kim 🥰
Hi Nikki, found this video through your Instagram account. Watched this episode last night and really enjoyed it. Your Chestnut cardigan is beautiful; I'm planning to knit this one too and have the yarn ready. You did a great job. It was interesting to hear about the relationship between process knitters and non monogamist knitters. I think I'm like you, I'm somewhere in between. I love the process a lot but also love having a great and wearable garment in the end. Beautiful scenery as well with the little rodents running around in the background. What are they? I'm a Flicker. I have my own podcast here on UA-cam, but early days for me. Check it out if you're interested. Wonderful World of Knitting. Looking forward to seeing more from you. Cathleen
Thank-you very much Cathleen 🥰 I think you will enjoy knitting the Chestnut. Thanks for sharing your knitting style! The little critters running around were chipmunks. I regularly put out sunflower seeds so the chipmunks, squirrels and birds often visit. I just love wildlife 🤗 I'll be sure and check out your podcast 💕
@@KnittingWithCatHair Ah that's lovely; love nature and animals too. The little chipmunks were super cute and almost stole your show (not really) LOL. anyway, it was a lovely episode to watch 🤩
I’m a English thrower
Thanks for sharing Niveka. Happy Making 🤗💕