Okay Knit Podcast: Episode 3
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- In this episode I talk all about my mismatched Scattered Purl Socks, a fun pattern from the Hello Sailor Sock Set! Use code AHOY to get 20% off the Hello Sailor Sock Set, which you can find in the following places:
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When you work the toes, use two colors. Work 2 rnds of each color as you work the toe decreases. That's it!
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I think your color story is part of what has made you a popular sock designer. It’s very whimsical and happy. So pretty!
Thank you!
I still can’t believe you haven’t been podcasting for years love your enthusiasm for sock knitting. ❤
I am so obsessed with socks!! I'm glad that enthusiasm shows!
Episode 3 and you haven’t disappointed 😊
Thank you so much!! 🥹
A book recommendation, romance. It’s all the yummy bits of a love story. So typical you know how it’s going to end. Enjoyable. “The Happy Ever After Playlist” by Abby Jimenez it’s the second book in a series, but I don’t think it matters.
This was a great video!! I love the mismatched socks and of course, I had to buy the pattern set. I also enjoy your book reviews and I can never get enough book reviews. Thank you for your answer to Nancy's question. Definitely gave some solid advice for anyone wanting to change their life to a more creative avenue. I agree with you about there needs to be more people sharing their "blueprints" of how they went about changing their lives. Thank you for your knitting patterns and inspiration. Looking forward to next Tuesday and Friday. Have a good week!
Loving the podcast. The miss matched socks are Gorgeous!! ❤
They have totally inspired me 🤩😍
Summer your colour combo as are always amazing. You make it sound so easy. I think it would take me longer to choose 5 colours to put together than it would to knit the sock! im sure I’m not alone on this one. If a person was going to create a colourful sock yarn stash, can you suggest to us to a couple of colour bundles to work from. Seriously. I am always in awe of your combinations.
This is such a great idea for a video!! I am now inspired to do a color selection tutorial - your idea of creating bundles that can give people a jumping off point for curating a stash is fantastic!
@@summerleedesignco.6471 YEAH! Fingers crossed. I’ve preordered your book… can’t wait. Then with your magic touch with colours I can’t go wrong … right! 🤪. No pressure eh.
40s is heavy sweater weather for me! I start wearing my mohair worsted weight sweaters when it is below 65 F 😂
😂I was literally thinking about how it could be attracting a certain group of viewers to include sock wearing videos and then you said it out loud.
I swear I’m just here for the socks. 😂😂😂
Hello Summer, I don’t buy Sock Patterns very often but I just had to stop this Video to purchase your Hello Sailor Sock Set! 🌈🌈 Thank You for making these patterns including more than One Sock, I am Usually a Vanilla Sock Knitter but These Socks have Me wanting to Knit Patterned Socks Again. Really Love Your Videos, Love Your Personality. ❤
It is nice to see you on UA-cam. I have quite a few of your patterns and learned how to knit socks using your free learn to knit socks pattern. Now I am going to get my pattern out you are featuring today. I love knitting socks! Thanks for podcasting.
Thank you so much!
I love your sock patterns! Your color choices and photos are definitely what drew me in. I'm really excited to get your book!
Thank you so much!! ❤
And it’s such a good book! Thank you!!!
Love your shirt! I’m totally ordering that. I just discovered your UA-cam and Ravelry. I’m knitting your Midwinter Shorties and they are turning out gorgeous!
Just got your book looking forward to diving in to some exciting sock knitting. Your podcast is so much fun to watch❤️
I watched this the day it was posted. Then I went to your Ravelry page and purchased a pattern bundle. Thank you so much for the great sock patterns. I only knit socks and the occasional hat, but mostly socks. I love that your patterns allow you to do whatever heel you like and I love adding texture to my socks. Your channel is my favorite. Thank you so much for doing what you do. ❤❤❤
I love the mismatched socks! 🧦 I just left my job as a phlebotomist and went full time at my part time job, in a grocery store. I love the working at the “neighborhood grocery store” and feel like I have more time and flexibility to be more creative. I now work with people that are so creative and feed my love for knitting/crocheting.
I have long admired your color choices for your patterns. You have the best color sense.
I am just loving your podcast- it’s like conversation with a friend or neighbor. ❤
My question is- I want to try toe up socks (just to mix up my sock life!) and feel intimidated because placing the heel seems trickier than top down. I prefer a short row heel, and wondered if you can talk about getting the heel at the right spot? Thank you so much!
Omg you are such a delightful person. I really enjoyed your episode. Now I have to watch the first two episodes. Could you tell me the name of your book please. Or show it on your next podcast that would be fantastic.
Summer, I am so thankful you started designing knitting pattern’s! All of your sock patterns are my favourites! I’ve ordered your book and am patiently waiting for its release. 🥰
Thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy the book! ❤
Apple tees make me smile... as do peaches on tees. And lemons. And yay for mismatched socks - maybe this is the year I - intentionally - knit a pair!
When I had just discovered your patterns and needed to find it I would think "it's the designer with the awesome name... yes! Summer Lee!". Now I'm going to go and discover fiona apple (another awesome name)
I'm glad if nothing else, my name is memorable!😂
Love love love your podcast❤
So fun! Loving the mismatched socks! Nancy is my homegirl - also teaching, also in my mid-life, also single-parenting a kid at the beginning of his college journey, also feeling that educator burn-out all the time. You're not alone! Education is killer in all the wrong ways. There's a book out there called "How to Make It," and it's stories of makers moving into creative work as their livelihood. Worth a read! And full of amazing advice. (And loved what you said, Summer!)
I’m reading Romantic Comedy right now and just finished your episode 2 and was going to recommend this book to you! I knew exactly what you were talking about when you started in on this episode…I’m loving this book. And, I totally thought of Pete Davidson while reading this too 😂
I have figured out I like 75/25 base of yarn and only need 60 sts. I have bought a few sock patterns lately that I cannot get to fit only 60 sts. Any helpful hints on how to adjust. Especially happens on lace or heavily patterned socks. Thanks for all you do! I took part in your discount too. Greatly appreciated.
I am loving your podcast!! Like seriously addicted 🥰 I’ve knit several of your sock patterns but none using colorwork. I’ve knit sweaters with colorwork but socks intimidate me. I preordered your book but can’t wait till it releases to start…sooooo which of your patterns would be a good start for a newbie sock colorwork knitter? Keep up the great work on your podcast. I look forward to every episode
Such a fun episode! I came here for the mismatched socks and stayed for the book review. I loved Romantic Comedy, and will always read a happy ever after. ❤
I definitely want to try your mismatched sock pattern. Socks are the one part of my outfits where I feel I can get a little crazy. The Fiona Apple shirt is awesome by the way. I am a big fan of her music.
Yay! I'm glad you got the ball rolling, it's so nice to see your smiling face once again. Another fun video, thank you. Have a blessed weekend friends.
Thank you so much!
I just wanted to say that I love watching your videos because you have the best laugh. I also have many of your patterns in my Ravelry favorites/queue. They are so easy to understand.
Soooooo grateful for you!!!!! I dream of opening a yarn store. I am a nurse, living in Montreal. 42 as well, and questionning myself about my job.. Discovered knitting 3 years ago and I developped an real passssssssssion!!! I knit every single day of my life ☺️
It’s true that there is not enough information out there on how to star tour creative journey, I am looking forward for that content. I love your podcast and listening to what you have to say!!! You are a true inspiration to me ❤
Thank you ☺️
Thank you so much! And 42 is such an AGE, isn't it? I'm now questioning my entire life and dreaming about the next chapter looks like!
This past Christmas I had knit gift socks and had leftover yarn and decided to use all the leftover yarn in a mish mash pair for myself. I made the cuffs, heels, and toes and body in different combinations of leftover yarn but they still had the same yarns in both socks. I loved how you chose literally different colors for each sock... love your sock enthusiam so glad I found you in my You Tube suggestions.
Hi Summer! I think your advice about first deciding what you're passionate about, not what you wish you were passionate about, was right on the mark. A lot of folks fantasize about earning an income from what is currently a hobby, but if there is no passion propelling them forward, it's very easy to become discouraged and possibly end up hating a hobby that once at least provided pleasure. Social media makes it all to easy to fantasize. Your other two points were also informative. Thanks for posting on a regular basis again!
Yes! Social media definitely presents a skewed version of reality in terms of hobby monetization. I wish there was more discussion on what realistically happens behind the scenes!!
Hi! I've been enjoying your podcasts the last few weeks. I would love to hear how you wash, block, and store your hand knit socks in between wears. The ones you showed today still looked so perfect like they'd never been worn!
Love your podcast!
Just finished a Stash Dive Scarf ❤
Question & Topic Ideas:
1) Knitting reference Library essential books and resources for design.
2) Matching a sock yarn to a pattern. When to use the good stuff and show it off or use the budget staples.
3) Sizing up yarn needles for different sizes of socks yes or no. Your thoughts on why some designer suggest this and other don't.
4) Yarn storage tour!!
5) Mini skeins or scrap bin?
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Hi Summer! I love that you are now making these videos. I have been fan of your work and really enjoyed all of your all star videos. Have a wonderful weekend.
I’m loving your podcast and you have inspired me to knit more socks! I loved this weeks question. I think your answers were spot on.
I also watched your some of your saved story reels. I love your house remodel! You could be an interior designer as well as a sock designer! Looking forward to next weeks episode. I’m knitting the Hibernal Hat right now. It’s a fun knit. Thanks for the fun pattern.
I love Fiona Apple as well. She is awesome, love the tee. I really love the socks! ❤❤❤
Preordered your book! Can’t wait to get my hands on it! An episode on picking colors would be awesome.
I am wondering if Nancy can incorporate here creative side into her curriculum at school. I think you said she is a home ec teacher. If there are any options to motivate her stude,ts to be creative in designing their spaces with homemade art pieces, or things of that nature. It depends on her school but motivating her students in a creative way might make the job she needs more enjoyable.
I’m excited for your Colorado podcast because I don’t see the pretty colors you use in the yarns I like. Love all your patterns…what I need is a 26-hour day so I have more time to knit them.
Thanks for another engaging and enjoyable podcast. I would like to hear more about your preferred method for sock knitting. I can only knit two at a time toe up. I have tried cuff down and I just can’t do it and as this is my hobby which I do for pleasure and relaxation, I’m not going to stress myself by trying to do something I can’t get my head around. Also, the few times I have knitted one sock, I’ve never gotten round to knitting the second one, so I always do two at a time. Have you tried other methods than you preferred one and why do you prefer the method that you use?
Another fun podcast! I can definitely benefit from helpful hints for photographing my socks and other knitted items!
I’m a relatively new sock knitter and I love color! I also just found you on instagram and you’re from OK! Crazy. I’m in Bixby, really south Tulsa. Loved your personality and this podcast and certainly going to watch the previous ones. I’m running to pre buy your book.
Hope all is well with you with all the crazy ice we had this morning. This sahm is enjoying some coffee and knitting on some socks!
Ok now I have to learn how to knit socks! ❤ have loads of hand spun and regular sock yarn and I happily blame you for my new obsession hugs from Provence
1. Thanks for the coupon code - I’ve got quite a collection of your sock patterns so I’m glad to add this set to my library
2. I’m also a Curtis Sittenfeld OG fan and loved Romantic Comedy! So good.
That cover for Prep got me back in 2005! 😂 To date one of my fave all-time book covers!
Great episode. Love your color style. That was brilliant advice re: turning your passion into a business.
Love the 3 fold advice you shared 😊
Super cute socks!! I loved that book too! I'll have to read Prep now.
Summer, I think you have a cool name! It's even cooler that you are Summer Leigh Lee! That Fiona Apple tee is awesome. I love that you knit several samples of and offer so many variations in your patterns. Enjoying your podcasts. Will have to check out Curtis Sittenfeld now
She's a great author! And thank you! ❤
I agree on the grunge! I’m a 90’s teen (graduated in 1995) but disagree about Phil Collins. 😂 I think it’s because I was an 80’s kid and and listened to him with my Mom. Lol. But I do agree about Taylor Swift. Not a fan.
As for books, I rarely read the “popular” books. 📚 just can’t get into them. But I can’t wait to get your book!!!! 😁 Pattern books I do love.
Another great episode! Greatly enjoyed watching it while knitting your Weekend Shorty Socks pattern.
I'm so glad!
Lovely to see you now have a podcast now. Have just pre-ordered the book!
Hibernal socks, Hibernal hat, ????? Hibernal shawl??? Would love to see!!❤
I knit the broken rope socks for my son and he is requesting more! He loves how stretchy they are.
I would love to see a video maybe named, something like Walking on By. The video would show a variety of your socks. Don’t denigrate yourself you have worked hard to become the respected designer you are and an author to boot. Be loud and proud about following your passion.
I have not knit socks yet, but I am a new knitter of garments, I want to make socks
Loving your podcast! Thank you for sharing 😊
Totally ❤your new podcast.
I'm so happy that I found your podcast, and this episode really speaks to me and the things I love. I LOVE Fiona Apple, and I just started reading Romantic Comedy a couple of weeks ago, and I’m really enjoying it. I really liked Curtis Sittenfeld’s book Eligible; it was a super fun take on Pride and Prejudice. I started Rodham, but feel a little weird about that one for some reason. I’ll have to read Prep next, after I finish Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (I’m a big fan of her books too).
Please keep the conversation going about making life changes at any age. I'm feeling pretty stuck too, but not sure I have the confidence to make a big leap at my age (56). It’s refreshing to me to have found your podcast because I love knitting podcasts, but you also have real life topics to discuss. And your positive and friendly demeanor is very engaging.
You have such a great eye for color, I would love if you did a video on photographing your knits, I’m trying to improve mine this eye and would love your tips. Thanks for the code, I just downloaded the hello sailor sock set, I’m gathering quite the collection of your amazing sock patters at this point. Great podcast- thank you
I ordered your book ❤ are any of the sailor socks in the book. I didn’t want to repurchase the set if they are in the book
Question: sooo did you get to wear the Lopi sweater? Hopefully! 😀
I’m a color person too. I know I probably turn my nose up at really cool patterns simply because the colors in the designers photos turned me off. I’m trying to reimagine things but I’m a visual person 🤷🏾♀️
Summer - I loved your podcast! I just discovered you today when I was browsing through a weekly email from a LYS (Spun in Ann Arbor). They linked your book in the email but it went to the wrong publication so then I ended up searching and finally finding your book and then you on UA-cam. I'm a bit of newbie when it comes to sock knitting so I ended up pre-ordering your book and am looking forward to getting it. When I moved back to Texas from Michigan, the things I knit have changed. I discovered that knitters in Texas knit a lot more socks than sweaters.
Oh for sure!! It's just so hot down here 😭 I can't even imagine moving to this region after the glory of Michigan summers (compared to our swamp heat).
Loved this episode! I'm going to preorder your new book but I was wondering if the majority of socks are cuff down or toe up? I envy you your joy of picking colors. Choosing colors is so hard for me and I almost always go with colors the sock pattern shows 😂
Great episode! Now I want to play my Fiona Apple cd’s 😊 I’ve been reading more romantic books recently. I really like Ali Hazelwood books. The main characters are always a woman in a STEM field. They are clever, funny, steamy books 😊
Ali Hazelwood is fantastic!! I'm anxiously awaiting her next release!
You are the color Queen!
Sorry if I’m repeating other comments, I did not read them.
If it really bothers you to be Summer Leigh Lee you could drop the Leigh and use your maiden name. I did that when I got married because Lee Anne Wittenstein would have had LAW as initials and I married a lawyer. So I'm Lee Lindsay Wittenstein. Yes, my parents used the boy's spelling for Lee. :)
YOU are a genius ❤❤
Hi Summer, I love your color block socks. I have a lot of sock yarn but really no solid colored yarn. What kind of yarn do you buy or like for your socks?
Did you run the texture of the pattern onto the sole of the foot in one sock?
As a long-term lover of your podcasts, Summer, I'm compelled to ask about your Dad?! How is he? Has he finally succeeded in getting you to vow never to speak of him on UA-cam again?!
...or you could have kept your maiden name....
Hello Summer⭐ Oh Fiona Apple my Love🩷 We are of a similar age, I was born in 1982 and I remember listening to her electrifying voice non-stop on a cassette tape... I know all the lyrics by heart. In the 1990s, a wave of completely new music and musical personalities flooded us pleasantly from every direction. Bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden... Oh what a beautiful time. Carefree, a little crazy, beautiful. It's so nice to hear that you remember that time equally fondly. Hugs, Ania (Poland, Gdańsk).🚀🌸
I’d love to hear more about your journey to growing this business for your passion. I feel the exact same way - my passion is art, color, and design. I have so many ideas in my head about different patterns I want to make, and never enough time. I’m trying to get ready to fully commit to this, and I’m so scared to fail. I’m scared of the feelings of rejection that it won’t become what I feel like it has the potential to, and that it’s going to fail because I don’t have what it takes. 🫣
Hello Summer⭐ Oh Fiona Apple my Love🩷 We are of a similar age, I was born in 1982 and I remember listening to her electrifying voice non-stop on a cassette tape... I know all the lyrics by heart. In the 1990s, a wave of completely new music and musical personalities flooded us pleasantly from every direction. Bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden... Oh what a beautiful time. Carefree, a little crazy, beautiful. It's so nice to hear that you remember that time equally fondly. Hugs, Ania (Poland, Gdańsk).🚀🌸