Knitting a Vintage 1950s Sweater for my Husband in Handspun Yarn (part 2)
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Hello friends! It is time to make more yarn for my husbands 1950s vintage sweater. The Zwartbles yarn. The Yarn from Tour de Fleece. The Yarn for the vintage 1950s twin set for my husband and myself. In today's video we will first spin more yarn, and then finally finish knitting this behemoth of a sweater. Next time I attempt a knitting project for my husband on needles 2.25mm, please stop me.
The sweater I'm knitting is a frankenstein sweater by combining both the vest and the cardigan pattern from this vintage 1950s twin set: www.freevintag...
You can find the previous video here: • Knitting a Vintage 195...
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I vote Cardigan. I love when couples wear coordinating outfits. There is so much love that goes into making an item for someone. Each stitch is a thought about them.
Your husband is such a ham! That sweater is gorgeous. I would like to see a cardigan.
Thank you ☺️
I love the chaos and the subtitles especially . Thank you for a wonderful video! 📚📖
Thank you 😁
Handsome is as handsome does. Great modeling.
I'll pass on the message 😉
Well Hubby certainly looks happy, love the little dance and what a gorgeous sweater
Thank you ☺️
The interview made me laugh so much. I also vote for a cardigan!
Mission accomplished!
I think you should make whatever you need in your wardrobe the most. The UA-cam content will be there 😊
My wardrobe actually needs nothing... I just like making stuff :D
Oh goodness, I have just remembered, when I was in college (18yrs old) I knitted a sweater for my boyfriend of 5 years - we split before I finished the sweater - my fault, because I had met my future husband . But I did give it to him about a year later. We stayed friends for many many years until he got married and moved to Australia at age 38. Our birthdays are on the same day.
That's great that you stayed friends!
I love all your fibre works! My vote is for a cardigan for you. Looking forward to seeing what you decide upon.
Thank you 😁
Sweater looks awesome!!!!!!!
Thanks 😁
I’m so envious that you get to knit in the car! I’m the only driver so when we go on holiday I just get to pick the audio books! 🤣
I should also really practice spinning for a large project…🤔
I'm quite Lucky indeed
📖 Love the captions and the sweater! Great work.
Thank you ☺️
📖 📕 I am watching your post while at work, in a call center. 😂😅😊
I can imagine captions come on handy then!
I vote for more yarny shenanigans! A sweater or cardigan is up to you. Which would you wear more? That should decide your next make.
And yes, we want to see your progress!!!!
Thank you 😁
The sweater turned out great! You are a brave and patient person for making it on 2.25 needles. This is the first of your videos I have found and your work is so genuine; thank you for sharing. (also the cardigan thrift find is stellar 📖)
Thank you 🥰
Your giant hubby is adorable. Good humor in him. The sweater looks like it was made for him ;). I think you should knit the cardigan for yourself. I'm cool with matchy matchy outfits for couples just not looking like the bobbsey twins. That just feels a little strange to me. I am happy to see I am not the only one that gets mid sweater and has to stop to make more yarn. A video on your sweater? Why not?
Coincidentally the sweater wás made for him 😁
I don't have a book emoji on my computer but I always appreciate your captions haha
Thank you ☺️
Yay for spit splicing! I knew what you were doing before the caption 😂
I was going to suggest cardigan, as that’s what I’ve seen you wear in so many of the videos I’ve binge-watched over the last week or so 😅 I also think knitting the *exact* same sweater for yourself would be similar to second sleeve syndrome, or an epilogue to sleeve island … never ending! I would enjoy seeing the process and finished result of the matching set if you can handle more of the same yarn!
My husband has only one sweater I’ve made for him … and it took me a while to give it up! I did make it with his body in mind, but his barrel-chest measurements made me swim in it. It fits him much better than it does me.
I made the sleeves two at the same time to not have second sleeve syndrome, so that is something to think about indeed!
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Best compliment ever is that Dries couldn’t wait to wear it and had to give it back to be blocked.
About the Husband/Fiancé Sweater Curse: you can add the Kid Sweater Curse to that. I’ve lost count of the items of clothing I’ve started knitting only for my daughter to get a growth spurt of absolutely epic proportions before I was done. No matter how fast I knitted, no matter that I started knitting TWO sizes larger than I thought I’d need, no matter if I started right as she got OUT of a growth spurt. Fortunately for me, I quickly learned the mostly gained in height and there is the blessing of a provisional cast-on that makes it possible to add length to the body. Knit tye arms last, and also do a provisional cast-on for the sleeves, omitting the border so you can add lengtthere too.
She’s 20 now and has stopped growing. End of the curse? We’ll see… LOL
20 should be around the time where they stop growing yes haha
📚Selfishly I do want you to knit matching sweaters because I think video of the two of you in matching sweaters doing side by side activities would be very fun, but realistically, you should knit whatever you would wear the most.
Yep, I keep imagining it to be an epic shot too 😅
I would love to see you knit the same sweater! :)
Thank you 🥰
I vote cardigan!! That would look so cute on you! And well done! I’m a somewhat new knitter, and I spun a bunch of yarn for a sweater I wanted to knit for myself. I got 3/4 of the way finished and ran out of yarn. When I finally spun some more, I went back to the pattern and was so confused, I didn’t know how to proceed! So there it sat for months.
Unto a couple of weeks ago, I frogged the whole thing so I could use the yarn to do some dyeing experiments! I actually watched your video on smoke bush tree dyeing and used it to do some dyeing with that, though alas, I did not get blue. I harvested the leaves in October and no blue.
But anyway, well done you, you finished it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
(Chanting) Cardigan! Cardigan! Cardigan! 😊
I only got the Blue in June, when I dyed again with it in august I hot real bright yellow 😁
I love your captions! 💖
Thank you ☺️
Love the way the mushed-together-sweater turned out. A matching sweater/cardigan for yourself would be a nice touch.
It would, wouldn't it? 😁
📖 love the thrifted cardigan! And love the love you have for your husband! ❤
Love in every Stitch. With 2.25mm needles you can do the math
@@MijnWolden: If you decided to make him a pair of socks that might well involve 2.25 mm needles.
The husband sweater looks fantastic! I stick to cardigans these days for myself, as I overheat. I’m always a little jealous of those who can keep a sweater on all day.
I do like being toasty, but having easy removable layers comes in really handy most of the time
Yes please ❤😊x
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That sweater turned out fantastically, it fits him wonderfully even without blocking! I finished my husband's sweater, the problem with mine was that I also Frankensteined a pattern and took my measurements from a sweater to make a cardigan. Apparently he prefers his cardigans to be more loose than his sweaters (I am the opposite) so my original estimate was low. I think you should make a cardigan so we can see what the pattern originally wanted!
Frankensteining is not without risks 😅
📖 I love the captions! Not the exact same, but a similar sweater so anyone looking at you both would be able to tell these are kindred spirit sweaters. Did you ever tell us the two Zwartbles sheep's names? I don't remember them, if you did. The color is so deep and rich. You do wonderful work, J. Hugs, always!
I did! Their names are Mieke and Vic :D
@@MijnWolden Thank you! I also forgot to mention Hawthorn Cottage Craft as another cozy watch-while-you-spin creator (Northern Ireland, knitting.) I love her work and she has beautiful videos.
I think it would be perfect for you to make a cardigan for yourself. Now that you've finished one the next will go much easier.
It would still be 2.25 mm needles though, luckily any garment for myself can be 20cm shorter at least
Hi Jente, and to your very Handsome Husband in his wonderful Sweater.
Well done on Knitting for your Giant.
I love his Sweater, mmmm, has you were going to knit Matching Sweaters then now I have a dilemma 😮😮
I'd love you to stick to your original plans but if you feel that you don't want to knit the exact same one for yourself, then maybe go for a Cardigan. Then it could be called a Twin Set ( that used to be a Vest top and Matching Cardigan for Ladies )
I think maybe you should knit something small in a different colour just to give yourself a break from the brown yarn.
Happy Spinning and Knitting Sweet Fibre Friend 🎡🎉🐑🥰🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs to you and Dries, Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕
The pattern also calls it a Twin set 😁
@@MijnWolden Hi Jente, I hope you and Dries are both OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️
I wasn't sure whether it was or not. Ladies used to wear a Twinset and Pearls, in the 50's and 60's.
Thankyou so much for the Heart ♥
Sending Heart ♥ back to you ❤️💞
Happy Spinning and Knitting Sweet Fibre Friend 🎡🎉🐑🥰🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs to you both Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕
@@MijnWolden Hi Jente, Thankyou so much for the Heart ♥
Sending Heart ♥ back to you ❤️💞
Happy Spinning and Knitting Sweet Fibre Friend 🎡🎉🐑🥰🥰
Take care, stay safe and warm ☀️🍲♨️
Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕
📚!! All three options will turn out beautiful! But if you want the full "ANWB koppel" experience: go for the sweater! And what an amazing thrift find. 😍
Now I need to Google ANWB koppel... It has the N, so I'm guessing it's something Dutch 😁
@@MijnWolden Correct! Maybe you could include the following in your search: Brigitte Kaandorp ANWB echtpaar. No need for Google. UA-cam knows where to go.
I vote cardigan! I have been the "victim" of the husband sweater curse... my husband, who is the most patient man on the planet, has been asking for a sweater since we were dating, and we've been married 14 years at this point... I started him one several years ago, but he's had a bit of a change in his shape since it was started and now would be too small. He asked me the other day if maybe "we" should rip out the old one and start a new one instead? 😆
He sounds really patient, yes, mine has already had 5 sweaters and keeps asking for more 😅
Yes, I want to see what you do for your matching garment.
Which do you think you would find most useful, a jumper, a cardigan or a vest? Knit the one you would wear the most - or the one you would enjoy knitting the most.
I'd be curious to see more details about the knitting pattern, the actual patterning on the knitted fabric, that is.
thank you :D
Do you prefer wearing lace weight sweaters, cardigans or vests, is the question I would ask. Personally I'd take the sweater, but since it's matching, I think the best choice will be the one you have the most occasions to wear, especially with him.
(Also yes that reveal was both funny and cute. 10/10 husband/model)
Also, thank you for the cute captions. I've been doing badly and they cheered me up a little. I always appreciate that you consistently make real captions because it makes it so much easier to watch, understand, and enjoy, but little details like that are sweet and heartwarming ❤️📚
(And I did wonder "but is it uplifting guitar music or metal irl" hehe)
(it was a combo of metal and new wave /post punk, because that's Dries' favorite genre)
You are both absolutely adorable, and he is so lucky!!!
Thank you 🥰
Looks awesome, both as a sweater and on your husband! ☺Wish you all the best together!
Thank you :-)
This is a lovely color and the sweater is great. I would like to know how it changes after blocking as well. I say knit whatever option you will use the most!
I'll let you know!
I vote same sweater , different stitch maby? 🥰
His Hercules poses were quite joyful to watch.
😊 Have fun on your next video adventure!
5 december i will give my man his sjaal that i crochet! 🎉 (Though, not sure if he will pose like your man did with his sweater...) Cheers! ❤
Mine is used to be on camera, that helps 😁
What are you going to to wear more ,should help you decide what to knit..loved all the different 🧶 knits you were wearing throughout the video
If I knit it, it's probably going to get worn quite often. But that doesn't narrow it down 😅
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Hi Jente, I would ask the questions, what is missing from your knit-wear wardrobe? What item would be most useful/wearable for you? Your husband's sweater seems be an item that will get a lot of use from him, so you want something that will be equally used. Cheers-Laura
What about a fashion model job for him? 👍
He has the height and the Flair for it!
I'm already a model on here!
I would love to see the before and after blocking comparison. Particularly how the yarn may have changed, fluffed or no, did the stich pattern lengthen or widen......
Great question!
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Always happy to watch a knitting video from you even if the jumper is the same! I love the idea of the matching outfits, but are you really up for it or do you need to do something different for your own sanity?
Oh I need to do a lot of different things first yes 😅
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Tune in next week for "crocheting my husband a granny square cardigan using sewing thread" 😂
Also do you have any more info on the yellowish jumper from the interview scene? I love the pattern and want to add it to my to-knit list ❤
It's the marzipan sweater by Sari Nordlund! I have a video about it too 😁
@@MijnWolden ah excellent, thanks
Well done you amazing woman. Your giant husband looks very handsome in his new sweater (I have never been brave enough to knit or crochet for my giant man apart from a pair of slippers that looked more like a bed for a small puppy 😘, but I have sewn shirts and trousers for him) Now for you I think a cardigan but with the same pattern, it is a nice texture (if that is the right word ?) And yes please I would like to see your progress. My question, as a non weaver, is ... how do you make a sock weight, or 4 ply or dk yarn ? is it by the thickness of floof that you pull from the fluff ball, or do you first spin the thin yarn and then respin 4 or 5 strands together into a thicker yarn?
Hahaha his slippers do look like puppy beds too, sometimes I call them boats 😁
@@MijnWolden 😂😂🤣🤣
As a fellow giant, yeah we need a lot more yarn than the average human. Maybe I should learn to spin, so I spend less on yarn. (Not sure if that's how that works, crafting math).
I have found that learning how to spin gave me a better understanding of what is good yarn, and thus I spend more on yarn, because I am now more picky about the yarn...
Please tell us about your white spinning wheel I have never seen one like that before?
That's a wernekinck Delft, a pretty ubiquitous wheel in the low countries. It's very much alike a Louet, Irish tension and big orifice, but much heavier. A real workhorse!
Do you have any cosy content recommendations? What are your favourite cosy content creators?
Really just keep on doing what you do! Talk about what you deep dive the interwebs for - the rabbit trails you follow; tell us about upcoming projects or bucket-list-want-to-makes. Show and tell your paintings, if you wish? Do you have any plans to join or start a guild of local fiber goblins? Even talking about Beligium, it's history and politics was interesting because no one here in the states has any clue about that kind of stuff. The piece you did around Ste. Solange was fascinating, so please don't doubt that we will be here for you, no matter what.
thank you @@LadyValkyri that's really lovely to read. The question however was more asking for: what are your favourite cosy content creators, so that I can watch them while spinning :D
@@MijnWolden Oh, I apologize! Beccasyarns, The Fat Squirrel Speaks, The 10 Acre Woods (Canada farm), Wool Needles Hands, dopdoc (Ukraine weaving, etc), Fruity Knitting, Just Vintage Crochet, OLORS (Sweden woodworking), V. Birchwood, Pioneerlady at Pithy Ponderings, Elewys of Finchingefeld. I also watch a lot of true crime. A LOT. Grim stuff. Hugs
Him showing off the sweater is SO PRECIOUS!!
Belgium! And more specifically: Flanders 😁