What Secrets can a Vintage Sweater Reveal? || A Resized Ski Sweater

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  • Опубліковано 15 гру 2024
  • Thanks to you, I found the original pattern for the vintage ski sweater I've been wearing! This time, I want to take a closer look at the decisions the knitter for my sweater, and I found out that it was resized!
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  • @DuctTapeGirl314
    @DuctTapeGirl314 17 годин тому +25

    I think I could watch a whole series on diving into the construction of your vintage knits. It's always interesting seeing how other knitters make modifications and implement techniques like float management.

    • @katerrinah5442
      @katerrinah5442 14 годин тому +1

      Yes! We need more knitting forensics!

  • @Knitfemme
    @Knitfemme 16 годин тому +20

    Thanks for your sensitivity around the gender of the knitter. All of my vintage knits were knit by my father although my mother sewed my name into the knits!

    • @charlibrown7745
      @charlibrown7745 15 годин тому

      I don't think your dad would care if she said the knitter was a woman.

  • @matthodek
    @matthodek 17 годин тому +17

    Is it odd that I don't knit, but can still appreciate the float management on that sweater? It is a beautiful handmade piece. I am glad it has found its way to someone that truly appreciates it.

    • @charlibrown7745
      @charlibrown7745 16 годин тому +3

      You can appreciate art, skill and beauty without being versed in that specific artwork or craft that you admire.

  • @Mums_a_knitter
    @Mums_a_knitter 2 години тому +1

    I love this motif! It reminds me of the home alone hat, which I knit a version of a while ago. Also, seeing how you go about calculating how the garment is constructed helps give me confidence to design or reverse engineer my own projects ❤

  • @wandacrowell6766
    @wandacrowell6766 17 годин тому +8

    My mother made this sweater for my father decades ago. I love it.

  • @TheWoollyBat
    @TheWoollyBat 9 годин тому +2

    That float management is beautiful! And this video was just the cosy vibes I needed ❤

  • @liltink8869
    @liltink8869 16 годин тому +10

    Micha (sorry if spelled wrong), I just wanted to say I hope you are doing well, mentally, physically, emotionally. You are such an inspiration to watch. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and great memories. Wishing you the best.
    Tink (Kristyn)

  • @pauladavitt7554
    @pauladavitt7554 17 годин тому +6

    It’s a super cute sweater and I love the design. I don’t have the skills to knit colour work like this, it’s on my list of skills I want to learn next year.

  • @fikanera838
    @fikanera838 9 годин тому +1

    This is such a beautiful jumper, inside & out!

  • @penihavir1777
    @penihavir1777 12 годин тому +2

    I love that sweater too!!! ♥️♥️♥️
    Looking forward to your next steps.

  • @jeannedupre8242
    @jeannedupre8242 9 годин тому +1

    it's BEAUTIFUL

  • @ourextrasweetgwen1418
    @ourextrasweetgwen1418 13 годин тому +1

    I’m excited to see how you do this! I’m looking forward to the machine knitting too!

  • @dorindabalanecki9307
    @dorindabalanecki9307 17 годин тому +2

    Looking forward to seeing your vesion of the sweater. Feel better 🤒🙏

  • @laurierobillard6022
    @laurierobillard6022 14 годин тому +2

    I totally found this pattern on Ravelry after your last video! Quickly Found a copy on eBay:) You are a teaser !!! I searched all your videos first to find out all about it 😂

    • @aprilabbatoy
      @aprilabbatoy 2 години тому

      I've got the pattern too. Bought it years ago at the thrift store. I hope to make it one day.

  • @lightsoutdrillinstructor237
    @lightsoutdrillinstructor237 9 годин тому

    Mary Lou left a gem for us ❤️ I love it!

  • @elainelear4982
    @elainelear4982 16 годин тому +1

    This is a gorgeous sweater.

  • @CastielWillow
    @CastielWillow 12 годин тому +2

    That sweater would lose spectacularly in an ugly sweater contest. It's gorgeous! Feel better, and please don't push yourself.

  • @dorothyyoung8231
    @dorothyyoung8231 13 годин тому

    Please feel 100% soon! We appreciate all you do!

  • @drewadrawing
    @drewadrawing 10 годин тому

    Such a cute sweater, and I would NOT consider it an ugly Christmas sweater!! Those are a different creature all together.

  • @anonomaker7239
    @anonomaker7239 16 годин тому +1

    I myself don't knit, but I do leathercraft, and I appreciate your videos so much! I like to watch them as I craft myself and hope to knit a sweater now as well 😊

  • @ladypinkylee
    @ladypinkylee 17 годин тому +1

    yay yay yay! I've been so excited for this one!

  • @raevynwoods9403
    @raevynwoods9403 7 годин тому

    Haha as a Dutch person I feel you on the long torso and arms! I'm not even that tall compared to the Dutch average, but I've noticed that on most American sewing patterns I need to add about 2" / 10cm to the torso to make it fit me!
    The name on the name tag is interesting, Mary Lou sounds very English/American, but Nissen sounds like a Dutch surname!

  • @amymullen296
    @amymullen296 16 годин тому

    Nothing ironic about this sweater; it's gorgeous!

  • @nblmqst1167
    @nblmqst1167 14 годин тому

    Love this sweater.

  • @annewebbpots
    @annewebbpots 10 годин тому

    Have you thought about knitting it in circulars and steeking?
    I love the pattern

  • @d.greenawalt2628
    @d.greenawalt2628 5 годин тому

    I recently saw a short by Dylan Hollis called Christmas Crack 1970's. He is wearing a similar sweater with a lovely color combination.

  • @karlaverbeck9413
    @karlaverbeck9413 11 годин тому

    Such a pretty sweater. Not an entry for an ugly sweater contest.

  • @KarlaGustafson-vq1ch
    @KarlaGustafson-vq1ch 16 годин тому +3

    After I saw you wearing this sweater, I searched Ravelry for the pattern. I found the listing, but there is no way to purchase the pattern, as the book is out of print. Do you know how we can get the pattern? I have considered just trying to count stitches from the screen and mark them on graph paper and go from there. But if there is a way to purchase the pattern - I would prefer to do that!

    • @Stitching_Sassenach
      @Stitching_Sassenach 16 годин тому +1

      I was wondering the same thing.

    • @kymberlypease3020
      @kymberlypease3020 15 годин тому +6

      I think she’s planning on recreating the pattern in multiple sizes similar to what she did last year with the Mohn Cardigan. I really hope so because I love the sweater, but don’t want to do the math to figure out how to make it in my size.

  • @nicodianime
    @nicodianime 13 годин тому

    I LOVE seeing the back!!! It tells so much and I have enough know how now to understand more. The whole time you were showing off the right side in the beginning, I was BEGGING to see the inside😅

  • @marianWarde
    @marianWarde 11 годин тому +1

    How about knitting this sweater in red and white or burgundy/white for yourself ..?. Looking forward to seeing your results.

  • @Teerae11
    @Teerae11 12 годин тому

    I like the Sweater !! Are u doing the same colors ?? Hope u feel better soon !!

  • @Ane_Rikke
    @Ane_Rikke 15 годин тому

    I love that Nissen also is the norwegian word for father Christmas/ santa Clause 😊

  • @katelane8702
    @katelane8702 13 годин тому

    You can make your own punch cards with a cricut! I have the Joy Xtra, its perfect for punch cards. I think that that would help with your project. Thank you for your video!

  • @jillyb9995
    @jillyb9995 7 годин тому +1

    Aw it's certainly not an ugly sweater! Looking forward to seeing you knit this up but for heavens sake look after yourself first...you don't want to be sick for Christmas🤒

  • @ildonoa3928
    @ildonoa3928 16 годин тому +1

    I would also wear that sweater unironically, though I am a larger gal, so I would have to make my own adjustments. Which is fine, I like math, like modifying the pattern would be part of the fun.

  • @ArawynnEveningstar
    @ArawynnEveningstar Годину тому

    Would love to knit this sweater but when I looked up the book on ebay it would cost me between $50 and 60 CDN with shipping and exchange, which is way out of my budget. Amazon had one for $500 which is insanity. Looked it up before finishing the video and realizing now that it is only for 34 to 36 bust, definitely not worth trying to find the pattern since my ladies are plus sized and I am not skilled enough to size up that much. Will have to resign to living vicariously through you. I am very impressed with the floating on that sweater. The person that knit it was skilled.

  • @Beth-ch7pj
    @Beth-ch7pj 6 годин тому

    Omg that colour work 😮. How!? How did she do that? Thanks for showing the inside in such detail!
    I'm working on my first colourwork sweater rn and its not ... Great 😅. I need to look at a lot more of these hand knitted jumpers on the inside i think.
    Its a beautiful design ❤ im excited to see you recreate it - best of luck 🤞
    (Ps. I hope you feel better soon!)

  • @Petro_Kit
    @Petro_Kit 12 годин тому

    I don’t know what UA-cam is doing, but in this video only foreign languages audio tracks, no original