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  • @joylouise5417
    @joylouise5417 5 років тому +6

    How very kind of you to think of this and post. Yes, all the newest, cutest, fancy tools are wonderful BUT what does a knitter actually need! I travel quite a bit and have pared down my must have kit. My tube (like yours) has a slot down one side so the needles go inside and the project rolls around the tube to stay neat. The only thing I need to add is that stretchy mesh piece for yarn. In June I went to Canada and as I was disembarking in Washington a lady came up and asked what I had been knitting on the plane. She said she had really enjoyed watching me and it inspired her to start knitting again. Often we influence without even knowing it. You have been a great influence on me and I thank you with all my heart!

  • @TheSuzberry
    @TheSuzberry 5 років тому +34

    When I restarted knitting, before I knew I wanted to take it up as a hobby, I knit with skewers (bamboo, sanded smooth) and kitchen string. There were so many new stitches and techniques I wanted to try and not a lot of money to work with. As long as knitting is fun, it’s worth the time.

  • @territn8871
    @territn8871 5 років тому +12

    My knitting/crochet tool box is exactly like yours, and old plastic pencil box, even the same pink lid! Like you said, I hate digging through little pouches for stitch markers, etc. I like for my stuff to be in full view when I'm needing something. One thing I keep in my box is some cotton crochet thread to use for lifelines. I wind some up in a little center pull ball to keep in my box. I also keep a little pad of post-it notepads in it to mark my place on a pattern. Love the dice for a stitch counter! Oh, I keep a plastic soap case with knitting notions in my purse at all times so no matter where I go, I'll have a measuring tape, stitch markers, and scissors in my purse.

  • @lisamont8182
    @lisamont8182 5 років тому +2

    Your first video done on your kit, eliminated so many unnecessary tools for me
    and actually made knitting easier and more fun.
    Thank you for doing another !!

  • @gillianturner8396
    @gillianturner8396 5 років тому +1

    Really liked this video. Was really impressed that you weren't trying to sell notions that knitters will never need. The podcasts I watch at the moment all seem to be selling goods that knitters do not need. Well done. Thank you

  • @vinawaldren6888
    @vinawaldren6888 5 років тому +7

    I loved this! I love to see thru others' kits! Reminds me when we were younger girls my friends and I would go thru each other's purses. :)

    • @territn8871
      @territn8871 5 років тому

      That's exactly what I've always said about looking thru people's knitting and crochet tool kit! As a kid I always loved seeing what my girlfriends carried in their purses! 👜☺️👍

  • @RuthiesCraftingCorner
    @RuthiesCraftingCorner 5 років тому +21

    When you see a new video from, Very Pink Knits, Hit the like button first because you know you love the content! Thank you for sharing! I love the dice idea for row repeats! Brilliant!

    • @motzoh
      @motzoh 5 років тому +1

      Ikr!? I love that and will implement that idea, too!

  • @LoveByHH14
    @LoveByHH14 5 років тому +4

    I started with quilting. I did it for 5 years and ended up knitting. I loved quilting but I LOVE that you can take knitting with you everywhere! I also love your haircit!

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому +2

      I totally agree! As much as I'm enjoying quilting, it is limited to one room.

  • @heatherhaigh
    @heatherhaigh 5 років тому +14

    Why didn't I think of the little net thing for yarn balls - perfect! Love the dice too.

    • @annwithaplan9766
      @annwithaplan9766 5 років тому +1

      I've reused those netting bags that fruits and veggies come in, too. : )

  • @truwoolston
    @truwoolston 5 років тому +1

    Great video as always. The netting is used with sergers, it holds the cones of thread so they don’t tangle going through the loopers. You can buy it by the yard and cut the size you need. Love the die idea, I’m adding it to my box!

  • @diana_rayne
    @diana_rayne 5 років тому +5

    Nice to see that I've got some of the items you use. I use a dice as well and include a special gaming dice called a life counter, it's like the standard d20 but with the numbers are adjacently sequential so I don't have to spend time looking for my next number. I have two counting rings and they are well worth the cost.

  • @heatherforsythe8525
    @heatherforsythe8525 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for the tour, I love my Clover licking row counters do my Brittany cable needles, too. I didn’t see any waste yarn for life lines - I keep a travel sized floss from the dentist in my kit. It’s small and comes in handy. I’ve been known to use the little floss cutter for tan in a pinch, too!

  • @kathytellier3806
    @kathytellier3806 5 років тому +8

    In our dollar store, in the hardware section, they sell a little case with plastic washers used for plumbing I think? Round black circular rubber things.....different sizes. Perfect stitch markers and already comes in a little case!

  • @momgrandma5496
    @momgrandma5496 5 років тому +1

    Super little kit, helps even seasoned knitters and crocheters to know what is available that we may not have heard about.

  • @susanpeterson9947
    @susanpeterson9947 5 років тому

    I’ve been knitting for more decades than I can count. Love that first little divided box you showed, I NEED one!

  • @babadeedee214
    @babadeedee214 5 років тому +1

    Since I am a passenger as we travel in the Rv, I was always dropping things and having to retrieve them later. Now I’ve made a “knitting necklace” all the most basic things are hanging from it and I never loose anything! I put stitch markers & tiny stitch pick up needle in my needle case. I have my scissors, tape measure, row counter & gauge on it also. My knitting friends call me “Macgiver” 😉

  • @motzoh
    @motzoh 5 років тому +3

    Some cool ideas. I love the flower-wrap conversion to ball wrap. Time to rat around the house to see what I can adapt. 😁

  • @ceecee5567
    @ceecee5567 5 років тому

    I love those flower nets. I worked in floristry a while back and collected as many as I could. The come in a smaller size too. I use them on my leftover yarn balls. I used to have a tangled mess in my leftover baskets but thanks to the nets, no more tangles!

  • @LSILobo
    @LSILobo 5 років тому +31

    I use panty hose footies for holding my yarn balls. Do a center pull ball, place them in the footie and it holds the the form of the ball perfectly.

  • @lauranoblin9504
    @lauranoblin9504 5 років тому +2

    The dice is genius! I am also beginning to quilt and can completely relate to what you are talking about. Your channel is my go to when I need to look up how to do something in knitting. I haven't found that channel for quilting yet but I am on the hunt.

  • @stitchy_linn
    @stitchy_linn 5 років тому +3

    Love your nail polish, Staci! I enjoyed seeing what's in your must have knitting kit, too. I purchased the Clover Brand row counter a few months back due to your recommending it and I've not been disappointed with it yet. Thanks for sharing!

  • @annetteswerkes7114
    @annetteswerkes7114 5 років тому +6

    love the die tip ... was thinking I could also use it for those times when I really need to stop knitting to do someting else, i.e. roll the die and that's how many rows I can do then put it away until later ... yeah that should work!? lol

  • @bohorustica8545
    @bohorustica8545 5 років тому

    The ball net is genius and so simple. The Chia goo thing is also intriguing. Thanks so much for sharing : )

  • @darlenefarmer5921
    @darlenefarmer5921 5 років тому +1

    Welcome to quilting as I am a quilter...Quilters love new quilters...and yes, quilting is expensive...esp starting off. Most of the quilters I know have 5+ sewing machines...I have 4 machines...LOL...Thank you for addressing the basic knitter's kit...

  • @mapikoko.
    @mapikoko. 5 років тому

    I love to watch people’s tools!

  • @heathertucker7056
    @heathertucker7056 5 років тому +1

    How useful was this video! Thank you! Using the dice was brilliant and I shall be using that!

  • @pamalojo
    @pamalojo 5 років тому

    I love the tip for using mesh to contain yarn balls that are coming undone. I happen to have a small onion mesh bag, so I will add that to my knit kit. Thanks!

  • @kimberlyann1029
    @kimberlyann1029 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing! And I LOVE your hair!

  • @Grobeda
    @Grobeda 3 роки тому

    I was watching some of your other videos and saw this one. I watched it to see if I was missing any tools and I love it. I went to Nancy's Knit Knacks and I think they must be out of business....their site has changed locations and the new one has no product for sale at all. I am sad about it. Thank you for all your info. Yet another great and very necessary video!

  • @CCGardner
    @CCGardner 5 років тому +1

    I've started sewing and quilting too! Thanks for the video!

  • @epak2
    @epak2 5 років тому +6

    Ok I'm not even through with the video, but I need to clarify something. As someone who makes stitch markers, the bead has a different purpose than what you said. Stitch markers like that are rings, but those rings have a seam. A bead is glued over the seam so that fuzzy or thin plied yarns don't get caught inside the ring.

  • @GaminGawdess
    @GaminGawdess 5 років тому +3

    Oh more gadgets to buy!!!! Just when when I state.... I don’t need any more fiber toys.... you post a video of more. I shall resist..... except those bonsai scissors and chao goo ruler.... lol!

  • @LR-zf8tz
    @LR-zf8tz 5 років тому +1

    Great tip on the die!! I use my ring counter for repeats and use the Clover green counter for rows. Love the tip about the die though! Thanks again for sharing tips! I'm going to get a pencil box ASAP!

  • @batya7
    @batya7 5 років тому

    Love that you upcycled the daisy mesh!

  • @nishamilk7435
    @nishamilk7435 5 років тому +10

    I'm a new knitter and don't wish to splurge on a lot of tools beside the essentials so I use paper clips as stitch markers!

    • @TheSuzberry
      @TheSuzberry 5 років тому +4

      nishamilk - tie a bit of yarn in different colors onto the paperclips to mark end of row, etc.

    • @staceyburley195
      @staceyburley195 5 років тому +3

      I've tied yarn to make stitch markers and some embroidery floss my daughter uses for friendship bracelets. But then I found bulb safety pins on Amazon for less than $8.00, and I use those now.

    • @sarahjaneaf
      @sarahjaneaf 5 років тому +1

      men's dress shirts often have the tag attached with a metal stitch marker, the tiny ones that are like small safety pins. Can't beat free!

  • @jordyn613
    @jordyn613 5 років тому

    I put dice on my grocery list :) I have always shifted around shiny pennies :) Love the row counter! I use colorful jump rings and used 2 colors so I know right side from wrong side on my spines.

  • @chrislay7347
    @chrislay7347 5 років тому +3

    This video is super. You haircut looks great! And I'm eager to get the ChiaGoo ruler/conversion chart. Thanks for the info.

  • @yellowbird30
    @yellowbird30 5 років тому

    Great info....good luck with your quilts!

  • @JenniferLee273
    @JenniferLee273 5 років тому +1

    My exact words when I saw the mesh thing from the daisy was, "Oh my god! That's genius!" It drives me crazy when I'm knitting and my ball of yarn is falling apart - so glad I have a solution now!

  • @tsonus
    @tsonus 5 років тому +6

    I love the dice idea. One's definitely going in my box 😉

  • @racheldobbs2028
    @racheldobbs2028 5 років тому +2

    lol, ok I'm one of those messy knitters with a notions pouch (a cute one with birds) that has everything thrown in there except I do have a small needle case where I've kept my circular stitch markers at. The rest of the stuff is all over the place, including waste yarn so yeah, I dig around...lol.

  • @kddrew8138
    @kddrew8138 5 років тому +4

    i absolutely love the dice. i am soo going to use that. eliminates paper and pencil. thank you.

    • @annwithaplan9766
      @annwithaplan9766 5 років тому +1

      I liked it too, but knowing ME, I'd knock it over haha. For years, I used one of those shopping clickers because it'll keep count over 100.

  • @Jennerwtx1
    @Jennerwtx1 5 років тому

    Thanks for the idea to re-purpose my teenage son's old pencil box! I have all the things you've been recommending and love the ring/bead markers as well - the only blingy progress keepers that I use all the time are ones with little bake clay cats dangling from the claw hook, my daughter made them for me. I saved some bottle nets from Spec's to use for loose yarn balls :) The chiaogoo gauge tool is prolly the last tool I'll get now, thanks for the tip!

  • @witatter1
    @witatter1 5 років тому

    For stitch markers: the light bulb shaped pins can be found on Amazon for around $5 for 500! The rings you show can be made easily. Fire Mountain and Shipwrecked beads sell jump rings for making jewelry. You use some glue and put a bead between the openings, it keeps the ends of the jump ring from catching on your knitting. Also super inexpensive! I also bought some earring mounts for a low cost and out beads in them. They open when you need them !

  • @TheSuzberry
    @TheSuzberry 5 років тому +2

    Nail file! I never thought of making that part of my standard kit. But, I will now.

    • @cmb4280
      @cmb4280 5 років тому

      Suzanne Berry A small tube of lotion helps too.

    • @ccc4964
      @ccc4964 5 років тому

      Can I ask what the nail file is for? I still don't get it

    • @cmb4280
      @cmb4280 5 років тому

      CCC It’s to smooth out any rough spots on your fingernails so you don’t snag your yarn.

  • @WhiPea1
    @WhiPea1 5 років тому

    Good info. I really most get myself a smaller box for my niknaks as I'm forever rummaging to the bottom of my plastic toolbox looking for yarn sewing needles, so thanks for the handy tips

  • @nikkicruzan9901
    @nikkicruzan9901 5 років тому

    I ❤❤LOVE❤❤ MY "SOCK RULER"!!!!! My socks fit SO MUCH better since I discovered this tool and I think it is a MUST HAVE for any sock knitter.

  • @pam6992
    @pam6992 5 років тому

    Thank you such a quick reply. I think your videos are great- extremely well explained.

  • @sovereigns1grace
    @sovereigns1grace 5 років тому +1

    Cool video! I have all the same stuff in my kit. Although I'd like to replace my plastic stitch markers with metal ones. Someday! Thanks Staci :)

  • @ceegee823
    @ceegee823 5 років тому

    Great video. In the beginning, in the little box, you open it and say itʻs a bunch of random stuff.... I think I recognize some tightening pins for interchangeable needles, stitch markers, a clippy marker, blunt-ended needles for weaving in ends, and those wood blocking pins, thanks for pointing out the needle threader, I wouldnʻt have recognized it. Did I miss anything?

  • @sharondonovan1403
    @sharondonovan1403 5 років тому +1

    Hi stacy...i have a confession...just got a pink pencil box week ago.....copied your set up...but thanks for showing inside .....will need to add few things...good video....HAVE NICE DAY...☺

  • @wmhfv992
    @wmhfv992 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Staci! I found so many great tools from this video two years ago - I got the Nancy's KnitKnacks case and have fallen in love with Katrinkles' little notions. Have you happened to come across enough new things over the past two years to maybe do an updated video or maybe just a knitting holy grails video? I'd love to see what fun innovations in the knitting space have become mainstays for you. Hope you're doing well! :)

  • @marychristoforo2256
    @marychristoforo2256 5 років тому

    Love the idea of using the die!

  • @JesusJoy77805
    @JesusJoy77805 5 років тому

    I make up a gadget bag for every project, because I work on several projects at once and don't want to look for one. Great video. I like to get that swatch guide you have. Thanks🧶🧶

  • @carolynshimabukuro7773
    @carolynshimabukuro7773 5 років тому

    I use the same dice trick for counting and I actually got a 12 sided die that I've found very useful.

  • @hannah1327
    @hannah1327 5 років тому

    I love the dice (die?) as a row counter. Thanks for that tip. .

  • @Ginny4407
    @Ginny4407 5 років тому

    Counting rows with the die is so cleaver!

  • @joan9569
    @joan9569 5 років тому

    I use a pencil for cables, scrape off some paint, & orangewood cuticle pushers.

  • @eleanork3692
    @eleanork3692 5 років тому +18

    Great information - but where’s the chocolate? 😉

  • @loridavison6672
    @loridavison6672 5 років тому

    1 question, 1 comment... I have used the same yard before never had problem, now it wants to tangle?.. any ideas on how to prevent it's not cheap yard..
    Also.. how wonderful you are branching out.. I've been quilting for about 15 years now.. and talk about notions!.. wow.. thank you again..

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 5 років тому +1

    Good selection of tools there. : )

  • @SarahHeerbrandt
    @SarahHeerbrandt 3 роки тому

    The little notions box is no longer available from Nancy's Knit-Knacks. However, you can buy them from Etsy through the artYARNetc shop! I bought two of them for less than $10, and they are absolutely fantastic.

  • @albinocavewoman
    @albinocavewoman 5 років тому +1

    Just FYI, you can pick up bonsai scissors at Harbor Freight for $2.00.

  • @mollybachert1654
    @mollybachert1654 4 роки тому

    Do you have a video on your favorite knitting needles? I’m relatively new to knitting and I’d like to get sets of straight, circular, DPNs etc and I prefer to buy them all at once, instead of as I need them, so it’s a one time purchase and I’m ready for any pattern I decide to do. Thanks! Love your videos!

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  4 роки тому

      I have this video that explains the options available in needles: ua-cam.com/video/gO5s2NYGryQ/v-deo.html

  • @lbskis945
    @lbskis945 5 років тому

    Gerber daisy mesh...brilliant!! A ball of yarn that falls apart (happening as we speak) is one thing that drives me cuckoo!!

  • @raphaelsylla876
    @raphaelsylla876 5 років тому

    I keep all my little notions with a pill case, good for 2 weeks. So I have stitch markers, darning needles, etc. They all fit perfectly! I do have an old clear filing case, which is about 2 inches thick, that has a separator (like 3 shelves) for all knitting and crochet needles, even the circulars anf othet stuff like rulers, row counters and all types of scissors including sewing tools are all there. I'm also using the the lil fish net for unstable yarns, and for my travel kit (it goes with me everyday, even when I go to work, which I tend to finish my projects too) I keep everything neat inside a huge ziplock bag, and a small pouch where the needles fit, and a small pillbox for the notions. I have these for quite a long time, like for 10 years even before I took up knitting for 3 years. It works wonders, really.

  • @cynthiaryan2901
    @cynthiaryan2901 5 років тому

    Staci ..... You didn’t show us your knitting BAG! I love knitting bags. Next week?

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому

      My knitting bags are just bags that hold my work-in-progress. My favorite are the Field Bag by Fringe Supply Co. and The Sierra Tote, a bag I sewed, pattern by Indigobird.

  • @cranberrie
    @cranberrie 4 роки тому

    Hi Staci, can I also ask about the grey cutting/measuring mat on your desk? Would it suit sewers as well? Thank you!

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  4 роки тому

      That is a blocking board for drying wet knits - it won't hold up to a rotary cutter.

  • @lsw_tex
    @lsw_tex 5 років тому

    This is so useful! Thanks!

  • @babadeedee214
    @babadeedee214 5 років тому

    Ps I also use my toddlers old Sox for holding loose yarn balls. Just cut off the toe. 🙂

  • @Jenny-op2rp
    @Jenny-op2rp 5 років тому +2

    I was hoping you’d have a link to the netting. I have only been able to find them for make up brushes and they’re overpriced. Does anyone know of a yarn company or a knitters’ supplies company that sells the netting? It could be Dollar General for all I care.

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому +4

      Mine was protecting fresh flower petals...it was just something meant to be thrown away, not something I purchased. You can find similar netting around some pieces of fruit at the grocery store, just keep your eye out!

    • @Akhahly
      @Akhahly 5 років тому +2

      Boye sells what they call "yarn sleeves" that are about the same idea. My local yarn shop sells them as "yarn bras", which I definitely got a kick out of! Hope that helps.

  • @lydiadaugherty5171
    @lydiadaugherty5171 5 років тому

    Thank you, great advise!

  • @kimmiemamatomany6226
    @kimmiemamatomany6226 5 років тому

    Thanks it was super informative!
    Quick question...when trying to figure out a needles size. ..does only the tip/begining of the needle fit the hole or does the hole needle go through to find the correct size. My daughter and I who both knit aren't truly sure of how to use the 'hole contraption'.
    Thanks.
    Not a lover of plastic either, but many times it is still useful!
    Kimmie
    Mama to 8
    One homemade and 7 adopted

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому

      To answer your question - you want to measure the thickest part of the needle when you use a needle gauge. So measure past the tip and taper!

    • @kimmiemamatomany6226
      @kimmiemamatomany6226 5 років тому

      Thank you!!

  • @monicabuch3827
    @monicabuch3827 5 років тому

    Thank you for sharing😊

  • @wendycone4599
    @wendycone4599 5 років тому

    That was very helpful thank you

  • @thepixie504
    @thepixie504 5 років тому

    Knitting was never about the "glamor 👍

  • @pam6992
    @pam6992 5 років тому

    I noticed you took the counter ring off to change numbers- can that be done while wearing the ring?

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому

      No, it takes two hands to change the number. So I like using it when I have longer rows/rounds to knit, with more stitches.

  • @vivecaduazo2556
    @vivecaduazo2556 5 років тому +3

    Watched this to see what I might be missing. It turns out my kit is virtually identical. Biggest difference is my addition of hand sanitizer and sticky notes.

  • @hiya_mate
    @hiya_mate 5 років тому +1

    no stitch holders?? Shook.

    • @verypinkknits
      @verypinkknits  5 років тому +3

      I just use scrap yarn to hold stitches, I like how scrap yarn is flexible and doesn't disrupt my knitting.

    • @hiya_mate
      @hiya_mate 5 років тому +1

      @@verypinkknits ah thats a good call. Less extra things to carry too. Might have to adopt that myself.

  • @kyouell
    @kyouell 5 років тому +1

    A die? I died! #BRILLIANT

  • @vickyarevalo5055
    @vickyarevalo5055 5 років тому

    Go to Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt company. She is an amazing teacher!

  • @maizoon4327
    @maizoon4327 5 років тому

    I use a transparent pencil case for my notions so I can see where what I need is before I dig around

  • @anitawessels3932
    @anitawessels3932 5 років тому

    I like you shorter hair