Tiny Desk Knitting Episode 32: How Did I Become a Fair Isle Knitter?
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2021
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If I forgot something, check my Ravelry notebook or send me an email at barnabyknits @gmail.com!
Patterns I talked about:
Slipper socks: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Mittens:
Anatolian mittens (first pair): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Anatolian mittens (second pair): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Baltic mittens (cover of Folk Mittens): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Greek Mittens (blue and white mittens shown): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Green & white Norwegian mittens (from Mittens from Around Norway): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Winter Sun mittens (from Knit like a Latvian): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Quaternity mittens (free pattern with gusset): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Riimu mittens (green & white worsted mittens shown): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Variegated Norwegian mittens shown: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Hats:
My first Katie's Kep (not shown): www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
My edited Katie's Kep: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Cowls:
Kuvvel cowl by MJ Mucklestone: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Blue cowl shown here: ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/blue-fair-isle-cowl
Sweaters:
Blue Afmæli: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Rainbow Afmæli: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Aftur - my first Lopi sweater: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Arata - my first J&S sweater: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Foretek sweater: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Dreyma cardigan: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Koivua: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Lapwing: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Mioness: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Porty pullover: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Kokkaloorie: www.ravelry.com/projects/ebar...
Jennifer Steingass's Ravelry Store: www.ravelry.com/patterns/sour...
Books I showed:
Knitting with Icelandic Wool: www.amazon.com/Knitting-Icela...
Folk Mittens: www.thriftbooks.com/w/folk-mi...
Knit like a Latvian: www.amazon.com/Knit-Like-Latv...
Mittens from Around Norway: thewoollythistle.com/products...
Yarns I mentioned:
Knitpicks website: www.knitpicks.com/
Jamieson & Smith 2-ply Jumper Weight: thewoollythistle.com/collecti...
J&S CONES: thewoollythistle.com/collecti...
Jamieson's of Shetland Spindrift: www.schoolhousepress.com/wool...
Briggs & Little US Supplier: www.maritimefamilyfiber.com/c...
Bartlett yarns: bartlettyarns.com/
Lamb's Pride worsted: www.yarn.com/products/brown-s...
Lettlopi: thewoollythistle.com/products...
Videos I referenced:
Lapwing video: • Tiny Desk Knitting Epi...
Mioness video: • Tiny Desk Knitting Epi...
blue cap and cowl video:
• Tiny Desk Knitting Epi...
Fair Isle Knitting Books video: • Tiny Desk Knitting Epi...
The Woolly Thistle Porty Pullover video: • The Porty Pullover: An...
Random:
My sweater gleener: food52.com/shop/products/7291...
Blog post about my favorite sweater: barnabyknits.home.blog/2020/0...
Combination knitting: • Combination knitting -...
Armscote Manor: • Brief Overview of Arms...
Emma's mom here. While I'd like to say that I taught her everything she knows, it's actually quite the opposite. And yes, I have almost worn out that very first pair of mittens she knit. They have been darned so many times that it might finally be time to retire them. I'll hang onto them for the archive. (And I can also confirm that she knit a LOT of blanket squares--I found a huge grocery bag full of them when I was cleaning out the basement last week. Clearly she was aiming for a king size.)
I love Fair Isle knitting. Your skills are impeccable
Pure joy to listen to you! Thanks for taking the time to do this. Really inspires me!
I love knitting my sweaters with Icelandic Lopi. Still has the lanolin in the wool so my hands become so soft.
Emma, thank you for sharing your fair isle knitting story. Enjoy listening to your journey and all your works. Blessings.
Such a delightful episode! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
Thanks for the wooly inspiration and congrats on the new job!
Thanks so much!!
Cher-ah-no 😂 (from Cambridge lol) have you seen the movie called a A man from Toronto? The amount of times they pronounce it wrong has me in stitches every time lol!
Love your enthusiasm. Your work is inspiring! I am glued to your podcasts 👏💕
Love your video.The jumper you have on i knitted several years ago from a Lopi book i have. Your colourway is beautiful i did mine in black as main colour and had some rusty colours on yoke.its really hard at the moment to get Lopi yarns so i thought i'd have a go at some mitts and i like the design and pattern of the mitts you have shown especially the multicoloured ones,thankyou Emma for sharing, i can't wait to start.
I love that you started with the Folk Mittens book for colorwork mittens, me too!!
Oh, yay! Which pair did you like best?
@@barnabyknits the first pair I knit were the "Norwegian" mittens, because I do love a good Selbu pattern, but the surprise favorite ended up being the Icelandic mittens. I was still a new knitter and ordered the lettlopi having no idea what the yarn was like. Online it looked fluffy and soft 😂 But they eventually softened up a lot and were so warm and hard wearing.
yes! gusset thumbs and top-down swtrs ftw! and thx for the tip abt altering a neckline w/ an appropriate wooly yarn. but 30+ sweaters?? don't forget to sleep! 🙂 ...also, thx for the wonderful Halloween stories! abt 25 years ago, i made my son a big shark costume--cool, but i didn't make the window for his eyes big enough, and while we were out in t-or-t'ing in the dark, he kind of walked into a phone pole. [no injuries!] good times 🙂
Just found your blogs. And subscribed. You are very interesting and I love all your color work. You have inspired me to move from stranded colorwork to true fair isle in 2022.
Great podcast. Thanks.
Wondering if you do tutorials on mittens. Your work is breathtaking. Wow!! Would love some lessons on fair isle knitting. I am new to your channel love it.
So far I have never done a tutorial on mittens other than talking through some techniques but I will consider it! I took an online class from knitography farm on selbu mittens that was amazing though and she offers both beginner and advanced mittens courses through her website (all online)
@@barnabyknits thank you for the consideration and all the information that you give.
Love your podcast and I watch a ton!!! What is your favorite sweater made with Alafoss yarn? Getting ready to cast one on and not sure which one I want to make.
Thank you so much!! My favorite is the Afmaeli, that I'm wearing here but I love them all...my latest episode is about a Lopi sweater, so you can check that out for all the Icelandic wool chat :)
Lovely episode, Emma. I so enjoy your videos and your story. What do you do for a living? Just curious.
Good question, I never talk about that! I work at a large public university as a STEM advisor.