Ohhhhhh the hair...FABulous! I made the Birds of a Feather Shawl in the suggested yarn and I wear it allllll.the.time. I also get soooooo many compliments on it.
Vania, your hair looks great! It suits you well. I really appreciate those videos. There is always so much inspiration and I can see beautiful hand dyed yarn that isn't easily accessible where I live. I would have to pay international shipping and that's not exactly something I want to do 😂
I love your hair…I think it is perfect for your face shape!! Thank you for taking the one to do so much research on these videos. I have been wanting to make the color tip tee for quite a while and you have convinced me o love it to the top of my queue. Thank you for all you do!
I am knitting the Cozy Classic Raglan Light by Jessie Maed Designs with 2 skeins of hand dyed right now - it’s a great fingering weight pattern to show off hand-dyed yarn :) love these videos!
You have almost convinced me to make the cognac sweater from atelier castin! It is so lovely! If you decide to make that one, I will watch with great interest! Thank you for giving us ideas. I almost always find something to add to my queue from your videos. It helps so much to see the fit on you and to hear how the knitting went.
Your hair is lovely! Thank you for your informative video. Even though I can't do it in 2 skeins, I so appreciate you having size inclusive patterns. Now, I better get busy for spring!
several patterns mentioned here are just the things I have been looking for, thanks for taking the time to research this! I am looking for great fitting wardrobe staples...thanks so much!
Hello from Washington! Thanks for another helpful video. I love hand dyed skeins, but they are pricey. I’ve chosen several of the patterns that you mentioned to try later this year. 🤗 Cheers!
I only recently bought 3 handdyed skeins, they are all different but you have inspired me for future ways to buy and use some special skeins. Thank you.
I am super excited for my hand-dyed pressed flowers shawl! I will have the background variegated in green- blue and then neutral flowers. Would love to see you do this, think it would be such a showstopper!
I love the look of the cognac sweater! the designer actually asked me to test it but I didn’t have the capacity at the time - but I love realizing how beautiful it is afterward now, Rebecca’s version also really captured me! can’t wait to squish all the (hand dyed) yarn with you this april ❤
Great episode! My favorite two-skein project is the Rock It Tee by Tanis Fiber Arts. It’s designed for one skein of fingering and one of mohair, striped. A friend made it with two different skeins of fingering, striped. I love the fit, so I’ve also considered making it with two skeins and no striping.
Such perfect timing, I visited my first yarn festival a couple of weeks ago and I found so many amazing hand dyed yarns! Now I have some inspiration for what I can make, the Cognac Sweater went straight to my must-knit list 😊 Lovely episode and your new hairstyle looks super cute!
I’m also looking for patterns/projects which would benefit from using special yarn in combination with tonal or more plain yarn. Like yes, you can use it to marl, you can use it for colour details… you can do stripes and textures, you can do what you want really; but some ways are more interesting than others, you know ?
Hi Vanissia! Love your channel and community ♡ I hope you make the Birds of a Feather with those colors...it would be lovely! I am doing one with hand dyed and entering in her March to May knit a long.
You are a beautiful woman regardless of your haircut but this one looks very good! I am not at all into hand dyed. I love to look at hanks but don't usually like the knitted fabric. I can't handle even the slightest unevenness of colour or speckles in the garment so I stick with commercial yarns and Nutiden. But I watch all your videos and I do have smaller quantities of yarn where it's harder to find a pattern. So still a lot of value for me in this video 😊
glad you still enjoyed it, and yes, can totally understand the dislike, it can be frustrating sometimes when it looks different in a fabric as opposed to a skein!
Made the flower shawl in plain yarn with hand dyed for flowers. It turned out lovely. the only thing is it is quite heavy because of the yarn. Next time I would use only fingering.
Let's do a Monica Geller Tee KAL!!! Since it doesn't have that many projects and it's so so pretty, I have handdyed Malabrigo Arroyo in stash and that'd be perfect! xoxo
I have knit 4 Birds of a Feather. For the full size you need 600 meters of the fingering although I used lace weight for one of mine and it was fine. And 420 meters of mohair or fluffy yarn. I do think the lace patterned panels look better in a plain colour otherwise you don’t appreciate the pattern elements.
I just finished a Sonya Shirt by @paulastrickt using Woollyknit 4ply merino and it weighs in at 187g. I’m short at 5’2” and I knit it to the top of my hip bone in a size M. Usually I would knit a Small but my gauge was 25.5 sts and 34 rows as compared with the recommended gauge of 24 sts and 34 rows, so I went up a size. I also knit longer than the specified measurements given at staging points through the pattern because the called-for yarns included some cotton, silk or alpaca with the wool and so were likely to grow more than my 100% merino. I actually followed the row count given in the pattern, which, strangely knit up longer than the staging measurements, even though I had the correct row gauge. In any case, it’s a beautiful shirt with some lovely subtle details at the rib edges. Well worth the knit if you have 2 or 3 skeins in hand. P.S. I love your hair, Vanissia 🥰
i have a sweater quantity of la bien aimee merino dk and it is AMAZING but unfortunately had color pooling the first time i knit with it. i frogged and started over but my gauge with helical knitting was really inconsistent so i frogged and restarted again on smaller needles but then my gauge was insane on the sleeves so i gave up!! half the yarn is darker half is lighter so i plan to split it into two projects accordingly! i also tried turning my work for the body ribbing and i messed it up somehow and the cast off edge is really uneven. it’s in time out until i feel like unpicking the bindoff and frogging helical knitting again lol
I made the cozy classic and I really dislike the neckline. I’ll have to take a look at your Ravelry notes to see if I could make my way through a mod next time
yeah i thought it looked a bit stretched out on a lot of the samples, and i do like my modification, although it is still wider than many other sweaters!
What do you think of the Arte Nouva by Rachel Illsley? I love the shoulder design with a little bit of cable as embellishment. I have not started on this project yet but I do have the yarn already, hope I can pull off with 2 skeins and left over yarn for the color work portion. Lovely hairstyle today! :)
Great suggestions! Here is mine: I have made the Tshirt Timeless Tee by Les Laines Biscotte. It's s free pattern on their website, very simple raglan construction: I used two skein of fingering weight to knit my version and it turn out great. 😊
I recently made the Canon Tee by Ines Garcia (@garcia.knits). I did the size 5 but I only had 800m of yarn ( Lay Family Yarns merino yak silk) so I went down a needle size and aggressively blocked the final garment - and it fits beautifully. I had 1.8grams of yarn left - just enough to sew on the buttons! I think 2 skeins would be plenty though for sizes 1-4. And really 3 skeins for the other sizes up to a size 12 which is a 66/67" - 169/170cmchest. A lovely pattern to make though.
Does anyone have suggestions on patterns that look good in variegated hand-dyed yarns? I was think the Scotch Broom top from Wool and Pine would be good for 2 skeins (1-3 across the whole size range but 2 for most).
Literally the first thing I thought was “oh I love her new hair!” It really suits you :)
aw thanks, that's too kind!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with your hair. It is just the right length for the shape of your face. Thank you for a lovely episode 😊
ahah thank you, i hope so! Will take time to get used to :p
You look beautiful with your new haircut!😍 Thank you for another great episode!❤
aw thank you!
I LOVE your hair! Suits you so nicely. No criticism here, constructive or otherwise
thank you aha!
Ohhhhhh the hair...FABulous! I made the Birds of a Feather Shawl in the suggested yarn and I wear it allllll.the.time. I also get soooooo many compliments on it.
ahhh i cant wait !
The hair looks so fresh and sophisticated on you! You definitely pull it off nicely
Thank you so much!!
This is right on time for me, I have two skeins for a few months now and didn't knew what to do with them. Thank you, this is very inspiring
ah perfect !!
Your hair!! I LOVE it!!😍👌
Thank you!!
I love the new hair!! ❤❤
thanks!
Love your haircut looks so great on you❤
Thank you so much 😀
You look fabulous!
thank you!
Love your new haircut 😄
thank you!
Vania, your hair looks great! It suits you well.
I really appreciate those videos. There is always so much inspiration and I can see beautiful hand dyed yarn that isn't easily accessible where I live. I would have to pay international shipping and that's not exactly something I want to do 😂
thank you so much ! And yes, i try to always buy local (UK) handdyed, never from too far !
Your hair is adorable! It really suits you!
Thank you so much
Thanks Vanissia, this is really helpful and your hair looks really cute.
Thank you so much!
I love your hair…I think it is perfect for your face shape!! Thank you for taking the one to do so much research on these videos. I have been wanting to make the color tip tee for quite a while and you have convinced me o love it to the top of my queue. Thank you for all you do!
thank you, that's so nice of you to say, and yay, it looks like such a comfy knit !
I am knitting the Cozy Classic Raglan Light by Jessie Maed Designs with 2 skeins of hand dyed right now - it’s a great fingering weight pattern to show off hand-dyed yarn :) love these videos!
Me too love your hair ❤
aw thank you!
Love your new haircut. It looks so elegant!
Oh thank you!
I love your hair.
thank you :)
Your sweaters are gorgeous! Love your videos. I think you are the sweetest and very detailed.
Thank you so much!
love your new hair!!
thanks :)
I love your new haircut it suits you❤ Good ideas for 2 skeins as well.
Thank you! 😊
Another one of your invaluable info and way of looking at knitting vlogs. Your hair is fab as are you!❤
Thank you so much 🙂
Love,love your new look! Thank you for another very inspirational video.
thank you :)
Love your hair 😍😍😍!!! So chic!
Thank you so much 😀
@@thewoollyworker ❤️
Love your new haircut! Looks great on you. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the episode. Always like your tips and tricks
Thanks so much 😊
You have almost convinced me to make the cognac sweater from atelier castin! It is so lovely! If you decide to make that one, I will watch with great interest! Thank you for giving us ideas. I almost always find something to add to my queue from your videos. It helps so much to see the fit on you and to hear how the knitting went.
thank you for the kind words ! And yes, i think it's very very likely i will make that one !!
Love the new style x
I have made the Lento with two skeins, and plan to make Joji Locatelli's Pure Joy shawl too.
thanks! x
You hair is beautiful. I love it! 1:00
Thank you so much!!
I enjoy this series and would like to see more!
yay, more to come!
Your hair is lovely! Thank you for your informative video. Even though I can't do it in 2 skeins, I so appreciate you having size inclusive patterns. Now, I better get busy for spring!
Thank you so much!
Oh wow, your hair!! It makes you look like a mature lady!!! And it suits yr face! You're so brave to cut it!! I've had this long hair for YEARS!!!!
thank you! regretting it a bit lol
It will take time to get used to and by then it will have grown again so hang in there. @@thewoollyworker
the cottagecore crop really makes me want to try hand-dyed for garments. i've only used it for socks so that would be interesting to try
yeah it looks like a really fun one !
several patterns mentioned here are just the things I have been looking for, thanks for taking the time to research this! I am looking for great fitting wardrobe staples...thanks so much!
aw thank you so much, im glad you like it!
I came across your video and I absolutely love your pattern choices and reviews of yarn. I thoroughly enjoyed your video.
aw i am so glad !
You look lovely, very nice hairstyle.
Your knits are wonderful.
ahh thank you!
Cute haircut!
thanks aha!
It's here! I love this series - so good to plan what patterns you can knit a bit more economically and where to use those hand dyed skeins
thank you and yes exactly!
When I opened this video and saw you and your new hair I audibly said out loud “CUTE VANISIA!!!!!!” I absolutely love it on you friend ❤
You're the best!
Hello from Washington! Thanks for another helpful video. I love hand dyed skeins, but they are pricey. I’ve chosen several of the patterns that you mentioned to try later this year. 🤗 Cheers!
Thanks for watching! and yes, this can definitely apply to other yarns anyways :D
I only recently bought 3 handdyed skeins, they are all different but you have inspired me for future ways to buy and use some special skeins. Thank you.
You're welcome ! It's very satisfying when it all comes together and we find a good combination!
Very good topic. I miss some colourworks though like the porcelain sweater or similar where you can combine hand dyed with regular yarn.
yes i was thinking of making a separate video for colourwork too!
I am super excited for my hand-dyed pressed flowers shawl! I will have the background variegated in green- blue and then neutral flowers. Would love to see you do this, think it would be such a showstopper!
that sounds amazing !!
I love the look of the cognac sweater! the designer actually asked me to test it but I didn’t have the capacity at the time - but I love realizing how beautiful it is afterward now, Rebecca’s version also really captured me!
can’t wait to squish all the (hand dyed) yarn with you this april ❤
im making room for all the new handdyed definitely aha!
Great episode! My favorite two-skein project is the Rock It Tee by Tanis Fiber Arts. It’s designed for one skein of fingering and one of mohair, striped. A friend made it with two different skeins of fingering, striped. I love the fit, so I’ve also considered making it with two skeins and no striping.
oh yes, very nice !!
I have made the Anna twice, once in expensive birthday silk yarn. Lovely design.
Wonderful!
I LOVE your hair!
thanks!
I think your hair is super cute! I’ve been wanting to cut mine short.
i still need to get used to it so cant recommend the experience, lol !
@@thewoollyworker I’ve done it a couple times, and it does take some time to get used to it. I hope you end up loving it!
Such perfect timing, I visited my first yarn festival a couple of weeks ago and I found so many amazing hand dyed yarns! Now I have some inspiration for what I can make, the Cognac Sweater went straight to my must-knit list 😊 Lovely episode and your new hairstyle looks super cute!
yay perfect !! and thanks :P
Great podcast. I really appreciate the Ravelry bundle. I especially like the Hana Jumper.
thank you, im glad!
I’m also looking for patterns/projects which would benefit from using special yarn in combination with tonal or more plain yarn. Like yes, you can use it to marl, you can use it for colour details… you can do stripes and textures, you can do what you want really; but some ways are more interesting than others, you know ?
absolutely !!
Hi Vanissia! Love your channel and community ♡
I hope you make the Birds of a Feather with those colors...it would be lovely!
I am doing one with hand dyed and entering in her March to May knit a long.
amazing! maybe ill join that too then!
I have definitely added a few ideas to my list so Thank you
I'm so glad!
You are a beautiful woman regardless of your haircut but this one looks very good!
I am not at all into hand dyed. I love to look at hanks but don't usually like the knitted fabric. I can't handle even the slightest unevenness of colour or speckles in the garment so I stick with commercial yarns and Nutiden. But I watch all your videos and I do have smaller quantities of yarn where it's harder to find a pattern. So still a lot of value for me in this video 😊
glad you still enjoyed it, and yes, can totally understand the dislike, it can be frustrating sometimes when it looks different in a fabric as opposed to a skein!
Made the flower shawl in plain yarn with hand dyed for flowers. It turned out lovely. the only thing is it is quite heavy because of the yarn. Next time I would use only fingering.
ohh good to know !
Let's do a Monica Geller Tee KAL!!! Since it doesn't have that many projects and it's so so pretty, I have handdyed Malabrigo Arroyo in stash and that'd be perfect! xoxo
ahhh good luck with yours !
Thank you for sharing, I am trying to stay with 2 or 3 skeins projects since it gets expensive and we are of almost same size.
you're welcome! And yes, that was exactly the goal of this video, I'm glad it helps !
I have knit 4 Birds of a Feather. For the full size you need 600 meters of the fingering although I used lace weight for one of mine and it was fine. And 420 meters of mohair or fluffy yarn. I do think the lace patterned panels look better in a plain colour otherwise you don’t appreciate the pattern elements.
thanks for the advice ! Will have a think about how big to make it then, don't want to sacrifice the quality just to spend less of course!
Super helpful!! Thank you❤!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the advice I have some yarns the 2 color I can use 🎉🎉
yay, have fun!
I just finished a Sonya Shirt by @paulastrickt using Woollyknit 4ply merino and it weighs in at 187g. I’m short at 5’2” and I knit it to the top of my hip bone in a size M. Usually I would knit a Small but my gauge was 25.5 sts and 34 rows as compared with the recommended gauge of 24 sts and 34 rows, so I went up a size. I also knit longer than the specified measurements given at staging points through the pattern because the called-for yarns included some cotton, silk or alpaca with the wool and so were likely to grow more than my 100% merino. I actually followed the row count given in the pattern, which, strangely knit up longer than the staging measurements, even though I had the correct row gauge. In any case, it’s a beautiful shirt with some lovely subtle details at the rib edges. Well worth the knit if you have 2 or 3 skeins in hand.
P.S. I love your hair, Vanissia 🥰
thank you! I really like the look of the sonya for sure !
i have a sweater quantity of la bien aimee merino dk and it is AMAZING but unfortunately had color pooling the first time i knit with it. i frogged and started over but my gauge with helical knitting was really inconsistent so i frogged and restarted again on smaller needles but then my gauge was insane on the sleeves so i gave up!! half the yarn is darker half is lighter so i plan to split it into two projects accordingly! i also tried turning my work for the body ribbing and i messed it up somehow and the cast off edge is really uneven. it’s in time out until i feel like unpicking the bindoff and frogging helical knitting again lol
ahh what a journey hand dyed yarn can be lol!
I made the cozy classic and I really dislike the neckline. I’ll have to take a look at your Ravelry notes to see if I could make my way through a mod next time
yeah i thought it looked a bit stretched out on a lot of the samples, and i do like my modification, although it is still wider than many other sweaters!
@@thewoollyworker exactly. Mine is super stretched out. You don’t have to reply to this reply!
What do you think of the Arte Nouva by Rachel Illsley? I love the shoulder design with a little bit of cable as embellishment. I have not started on this project yet but I do have the yarn already, hope I can pull off with 2 skeins and left over yarn for the color work portion.
Lovely hairstyle today! :)
I love it!
Great suggestions! Here is mine: I have made the Tshirt Timeless Tee by Les Laines Biscotte. It's s free pattern on their website, very simple raglan construction: I used two skein of fingering weight to knit my version and it turn out great. 😊
oh very good !! thanks for the rec !
I recently made the Canon Tee by Ines Garcia (@garcia.knits). I did the size 5 but I only had 800m of yarn ( Lay Family Yarns merino yak silk) so I went down a needle size and aggressively blocked the final garment - and it fits beautifully. I had 1.8grams of yarn left - just enough to sew on the buttons! I think 2 skeins would be plenty though for sizes 1-4. And really 3 skeins for the other sizes up to a size 12 which is a 66/67" - 169/170cmchest. A lovely pattern to make though.
oh lovely, thanks for sharing !
Cute haircut :)
Thanks! 😊
Does anyone have suggestions on patterns that look good in variegated hand-dyed yarns? I was think the Scotch Broom top from Wool and Pine would be good for 2 skeins (1-3 across the whole size range but 2 for most).
ooh lovely!
Hi Vanissia, what is the pattern that you're wearing in this video?
it's the cozy classic light by Jessie Maed !
Just found it! Thank you
Your new hairstyle looks fab, love this episode.