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Hi Natalie ! I have lived on the west coast of Michigan my entire life and was tickled to hear you talk about Lake Michigan.....it is a misnomer that it is called a "lake" cuz it is enormous like an ocean (but fresh water)hence why it is one of the "Great" Lakes. So glad you got to see the beauty of it......the entire west coast of Michigan is bordered by Lake Michigan and in fact all of Michigan's coasts are bordered by 5 Great Lakes....Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario . They are all BEAUTIFUL, and worth seeing. Come see us! ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 love your podcast!
When you come to Texas if you go to the Houston area you have to stop by Bruster's ice cream! The creamiest most yummy ice cream around. Their birthday cake flavor is my favorite but they're all so so good! They have a drive thru and a patio for Toaster.
Whenever you come to MN, I'm sure you'll already have specific places you want to go but I'd recommend Yarnology in Winona. Winona is such a cute little college town right by the Mississippi with a sugar loaf formation that's a fun, short hike and a beautiful view of the town at the top. And the store is in the really beautiful historical downtown, it has the loveliest ladies with a beautiful open space. I bet you'd like it!
I hope that Katie will see my comment.. Katie just know that the bad experience you had at your local yarn shop is rare. Most people in yarn shops are very nice and helpful! Don't let it discourage you from continuing your knitting journey. You will do amazing!
#question Much love and luck to you, Kent and Toaster in this exciting new chapter of your lives! I notice you've been doing a lot more LYS content. I love LYS tours as much as the next person, but I don't live in the US or buy hand dyed yarn, so I tend to gravitate to your videos that are more about projects, planning, organization, and more general knitting topics. I was wondering if you were still going to make the variety of content you made before, or if for the duration of your vanlife you will focus more on LYS tours and yarn crawls. I fully support it if thats the content your interested in making right now, but just wanted to know.
Love your adventures. It would be so cool if you (Kent) could include some kind of map, maybe with a little camper on, to show were you actually are. I am from Belgium and would love to see it to be able to learn more about the States. Big hugs
#question: Do you have yarn stores picked out/planned for each state you’ll be traveling or are you moreso out to discover as you go? If you do have them planned out, do you have any suggestions or know of any local yarn stores or dyers in the Beaumont, TX area? I’m STRUGGLING to find a local store to support rather than big box stores. I absolutely adore your videos and you inspire me so much to create! ❤
41:29 Hi there! I am having such a great (virtual) adventure with you in your van-travels, looking forward to each update. So, for the person who walked into the unfriendly/unencouraging yarn shop, that IS a bummer, but don’t be dissuaded from this wonderful craft! There are so, so many lovely small yarn shops with welcoming vibe and super helpful employees just waiting to see what’s on your needles or your wishlist. I love that you encouraged her without giving a lot of airtime to the ick. I also can recommend a great sweater pattern that uses fingering weight yarn held with mohair - it’s the very popular Love Note by Tin Can Knits! It does have a little lace portion in the yoke, which can be eliminated if she feels not ready to tackle it, but the pattern and website are wonderful, there are lots of tutorials to get you through any tricky parts, and the sweater is very wearable. So many people have made this sweater! You can look under the projects tab in Ravelry and be really inspired by the different colors and how it looks and fits on every body. Thanks again for your joyful, positive, informative and encouraging attitude.
Thank you so much for answering my question. I did take your advice and knit from the leg up to add the cuff. And the sock was originally knit cuff down, it looks great you can't even tell it had surgery. 🤣 The problem wasn't the fit. The problem was my mom wanted the same socks but I didn't have enough of the contrasting color for both pairs so I removed the cuff from mine to add to her pair so they could match and just picked a different color for myself. Also if anyone is interested the bakery bears has a Longtail cast off that works perfectly for toe up socks. That's what I used to cast off the new cuff and you can't even tell the difference.
for Salma's question about travel projects, I would also avoid something which means taking DPNs, I dropped a DPN on a train once and it rolled away from me so a guy reached under his seat to get it for me. Ooops
It was so fun to hear you talk about lake michigan. I love the great lakes and have been to lake ontario, lake erie, and lake huron! (I live in Ontario)
Hi Nathalie! Your recently acquired skeins reminded me of a favourite Indiana sheep souvenir of mine: I got a ball of Under The Son Farm Shetland yarn, bought as a souvenir in Indiana when I lived there for 15 months around 2011. It was also from a woman's local farm, and milled/spun in Indina I'm quite sure. It became an all-time favourite since I discovered its many great properties! Finally last year I knit up half of the ball for the Reading Mitts pattern, and intend to make Cloudburst lacey mitts with the other half. Shetland fiber is truly wonderful and not to be feared for knitwear! Enjoy : )
Oh my goodness this video is so fun but wow you’ve been busy! Your excitement over it all is contagious though! Can’t wait to hear more about your adventures and all the amazing fiber community members you’ll be meeting!
Really enjoying your trip in the van! I think I would be buying stuff in every yarn store for sure! Temptation would be too great for me! I wonder if you can take Toaster in the hotels you stay in sometimes? Enjoy the journey x
Hi, Natalie. I am so happy you encouraged the girl who had a bad yarn shop experience. How sad! I, too, had a thing happen years ago with a now defunct yarn shop. In my case, I think the worker thought I was not worth dealing with unless I would be buying large quantities of their yarn. I have since found two yarn shops within 30 minutes of me with owners and staff who are very helpful and encouraging, from the beginner to the most accomplished . . . whether they are selling one skein, multiples, or a stitch marker. I suspect they are so successful because they tune into the needs of the customer and make yarn art approachable. Love, love, love your traveling yarn shop and van videos! Please give Toaster a chin 'hug' for me!
Wow so sad that someone had such a bad experience in their local yarn shop- my local yarn shop is so helpful actually I went in just this past Friday for help with a pattern, doing my first sweater, and was not sure if I was reading correctly- the woman took the time to help me and kept encouraging me on my challenge - also recommended that I come to their Knit Night for more encouragement
enjoying your travels from my knitting chair and look forward to seeing all the shops, sites and the adventures!! Your interview style is excellent. You are very good at letting the interviewee shine and give their story without making it all about you and your story. If you're in Maryland and need a bed/meal/shower we're here for you (as long as you don't look at the nightmare that my knitting closet(s) are!!
Sweet Toaster, he's such a good boy. I hope you all are enjoying your 'new life adventure' as much as we are watching and being able to shop vicariously with you. Go Ducks! We're in Oregon and our daughter lives in Springfield not far from their stadium. 🏈 Stay well, keep the tank full, and safe travels ~ Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾🤗💕
I hope you are seeing more than just knitting sites as you go? 😊 And one of the things we used to look for books by local authors, or set locally, or about local history.
#question Did you start a new channel for the "van life"? In addition to the "yarny things", I'm very interested to see your on the road and in the park adventures. Love your channel, wish to see more of the man and the dog as well ❤
I’m so sad I missed you in Clinton IL. I’m an old new knitter and found Leading Men through your Nashville podcast. I wish I would have made it to see you.
I have a #question for you guys! What does your husband do while you knit at knit nights? Does he stay in the van and get work done? Or does he hang out with you all? I am loving hearing about all your travels.
First of all, thanks so much for fixing the audio! I enjoy your channel and was bummed I couldn't hear it. Sound is great for this one. Mohair - I have some that a friend gave me and I haven't used it cause it is very coarse and I'm afraid it will itch. Now I'm thinking I should swatch it and wash it to see if the itch factor is still there before using it in a project. I try to use what the pattern calls for, but have had several really bad outcomes, even though I used the right size yarn and got gauge. I went so far as to buy a pattern book by the company that makes the yarn. So now I am wondering if its me or the yarn.... lol (Noro for those interested). I'm not bashing either yarn or pattern, just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. I have more yarn and another pattern picked but am leary about starting it. I'm not small, so maybe it is the size? It looks good on skinny models. Any help or suggestions are welcome, and thanks in advance to those who respond.
Good explanation about gauge. So many knitters are upset if they don’t get gauge with the needles recommended, they feel like they are failing somehow. That measurement is what the designer gets but you need to find the right needle/yarn combo to reach that number. Thanks. (Toaster looks a little unsettled but I’m sure he will adjust to life on the road quickly) 😊
I live in Indiana and i didn't know we had our own yarn crawl, that's cool to know. Granted I live up north closer to Lake Michigan and Chicago than to Nashville and Bloomington so either way it's a long drive to go to a yarn store. This whole series is going to be such a great resource for people who want to go to local yarn and fiber craft shops when they travel, I'm already learning so much about the yarn shop network in the US 😊 thanks for sharing your trip with us. P.s. the hand spun you bought is gorgeous. I finished spinning my second drop spindle batch while watching this and it's so cool to hear about other people in the Midwest spinning and raising animals for fiber 🤩 it's my new craft obsession/dream to spin from an animals fleece that I raised and cared for.
#question Hi Natalie, I'm Julia and i am follow your Journey from Germany where i live. My Boyfriend and I are travelling to NY in october for the first time and are really excited to be there. We Had already bought our Tickets for Rhinebeck months ago. (Also working on the tesselated sweater to get it ready in time) I have two questions: 1. We are thinking to visit the Cakebalooza or the Wolk& Folk Festival also - which one would you recommend? 2. If it Happens i See you in Rhinebeck, would it bei okay to say hi? ( do Not want to bother you on your Yarnexperience) Have a nice and save Trip and i am happy to See more of you soon Best regards Julia
Another fun video of your yarn adventures. I went on a mini yarn crawl around Columbus Oh. It was so much fun and of course I had to buy some yarn dyed by the shop owner.
#question I know you mentioned you usually buy something when you go to new yarn stores. But do you feel obligated to purchase more than you normally would when you are doing a yarn store tour since you’re making some money from the video? Also pertaining to your yarn store tour videos, I would love to hear more about the process of setting those up? How do you decide which stores you do them for, how often do stores say no, etc?
#question Hi Natalie! I’m knitting the Shiftigan by Andrea Mowry, it’s a top down cardigan you steek. It’s my first time steeking so I want to make sure I get everything right 😬 My #question is when do you recommend blocking and trying on? Before sleeve separation? Right after or after an inch or 2? Maybe all of the above?? Lol loving the podcast and following your travels ❤ -Diana
I give you a lot of credit for going on your adventure. I could not tolerate living without a full bath and shower for a few days. Not to mention limited laundry facilities. Mostly my fear of severe weather and risk of van break-ins would limit me.
Great video! Love your travel adventures! I love Blooming and Nashville In. You may have to get a pull behind for your yarn lol 😲! If I was doing that and hitting yarn shops I couldn’t resist the yarn! Enjoy your travels!! Can’t wait for next video!
Wish I could have come to Leading Man but so fun you got to experience one of our central Illinois LYS! We are lucky to have such amazing options nearby
As you well know, I’m a little biased when it comes to the Great Lakes 😂, but in my experience, anywhere on any of the Great Lakes is gorgeous. I don’t know of any yarn stores up in the UP but Lake Superior is phenomenal as well. Thanks for sharing your adventures! I can’t wait to see more!
#question Really excited about this new van life chapter of the podcast! My question is sort of a general ask for tips on color work. I love color work and really want to make myself some garments by Caitlin Hunter - but I'm just terrible at it. My tension goes off the deep end when I try adding in a new color. I'll end up with big holes from trying to stay even, or puckering from pulling too tightly. Also yarn management is always a pain, my strands get all twisted. Any tips? 🙏
#question You talk about making socks for others, and mentioned using your perfect fit sock formula. Do you have measurements for anyone else that you keep on hand to make for them? Or are there some general sizes that you follow instead if you don't have measurements? I'm thinking of making socks for some family members, but I don't know that I could get them to measure their foot for me or that the measurements would be accurate.
To the girl who had a bad expirence at the yarn store, I've been there before multiple times at multiple different store. Find a new store to visit. You will find one that is nicer. And if not, the online community is much nicer.
#Question Hi Natalie, I was hoping you would be able to give me a suggestion on how to make a neck opening smaller for a sweater I am currently knitting. It is a top-down sweater with a narrow, 1-by-1 ribbed neckband (17 rounds) which has been folded over with a purled ridge at the halfway point. On trying the sweater on, I have realised the neckhole is simply too large. Do you have any suggestions on how to make it smaller? I wonder if it is possible to cut the yarn at the purled row at the top of the neckband and perhaps do a few rounds of double knitting before grafting the top of the neckband together again. Thank you!
Question: hi love your videos, they have helped me a lot as i am a beginner😄 my question is have you tried knitting the Norwegian way by Arne & Carlos?
I am enjoying all of your yarney adventures. Toaster is so adorable. I noticed that you mentioned that you were going to be in Texas. Does that mean you are going to the DFW fiberfest?
Loved listening to this one! You guys have been so busy! Your new camera has this “always focusing “ feature now and I can’t watch it due to motion sickness 😢
Ugh, it makes me so angry when I hear about a yarn shop who makes people feel bad. I have a yarn shop in my town that is exactly the same so I ended up making a yarn shop 45 minutes away my LYS and it changed my life because the community is out of this world (Arkansas Yarn Co). It is not worth it to support a store that isn't encouraging.
#question hi from Australia, im saffron, id like to ask about knitting, i mostly crochet but im wanting to knit socks as i dont like how crochet socks look personally, i did a little bit of magic loop stockinette knitting in preparation. Do you have a heel recommendation for a beginner who is very overwhelmed with all the different types of heels?
Just chiming in here.... you are picking up so many good custom yarns: why not ship the ones you aren't going to immediately work on home to your mom's house to free up space in the van? This is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I can think of a bunch of different projects that could track your progress through the country in the style of temperature blankets, or advent socks.
#question I was wanting to knit a Musselburgh hat for my Dad, and he is between size adult medium and large (by about 2cm). Would you knit the medium and block it out, or play it safe and knit a adult large? Thanks so much! And I'm loving your adventures with Toaster and Kent (and there are never enough alpaca's)
I've knitted a few musselburgh hats for people that were in-between sizes and found that it fits better when I knitted the smaller size. I just added about an inch or two to the length because the extra stretch can shorten the hat out a bit.
#question Hi Natalie! I just started using Knit Companion. Is there a way to use KC to update Ravelry project pages while working on a project (or are they separate)? It was so easy to grab the pattern from Ravelry but does the communication work in both directions? Thanks! - Melissa
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Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Love your content variety, and Toaster certainly has a good life!❤
Hi Natalie ! I have lived on the west coast of Michigan my entire life and was tickled to hear you talk about Lake Michigan.....it is a misnomer that it is called a "lake" cuz it is enormous like an ocean (but fresh water)hence why it is one of the "Great" Lakes. So glad you got to see the beauty of it......the entire west coast of Michigan is bordered by Lake Michigan and in fact all of Michigan's coasts are bordered by 5 Great Lakes....Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario . They are all BEAUTIFUL, and worth seeing. Come see us! ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 love your podcast!
When you come to Texas if you go to the Houston area you have to stop by Bruster's ice cream! The creamiest most yummy ice cream around. Their birthday cake flavor is my favorite but they're all so so good! They have a drive thru and a patio for Toaster.
Whenever you come to MN, I'm sure you'll already have specific places you want to go but I'd recommend Yarnology in Winona. Winona is such a cute little college town right by the Mississippi with a sugar loaf formation that's a fun, short hike and a beautiful view of the town at the top. And the store is in the really beautiful historical downtown, it has the loveliest ladies with a beautiful open space. I bet you'd like it!
I’m in Portland,OR and i’m so happy you are Oregon fans. Yay !!!!
I hope that Katie will see my comment.. Katie just know that the bad experience you had at your local yarn shop is rare. Most people in yarn shops are very nice and helpful! Don't let it discourage you from continuing your knitting journey. You will do amazing!
You could get some cushion or pillow covers and fill them with yarn - instant storage that is decorative and useful.
Absolutely loved this podcast ❤❤❤❤ stay safe , enjoying your travels.
#question Much love and luck to you, Kent and Toaster in this exciting new chapter of your lives!
I notice you've been doing a lot more LYS content. I love LYS tours as much as the next person, but I don't live in the US or buy hand dyed yarn, so I tend to gravitate to your videos that are more about projects, planning, organization, and more general knitting topics. I was wondering if you were still going to make the variety of content you made before, or if for the duration of your vanlife you will focus more on LYS tours and yarn crawls. I fully support it if thats the content your interested in making right now, but just wanted to know.
Love your adventures. It would be so cool if you (Kent) could include some kind of map, maybe with a little camper on, to show were you actually are. I am from Belgium and would love to see it to be able to learn more about the States. Big hugs
If you find yourself in Wisconsin the weekend of September 8th check out the Jefferson Sheep and Wool festival. 😊
Loving these on the road podcasts! 😀
I did the PURL Indiana Yarn Crawl, too…and I got the same yarn from The Clay Purl, too! Naked Ladies are flowers…also called Surprise Lillies. 😁
#question: Do you have yarn stores picked out/planned for each state you’ll be traveling or are you moreso out to discover as you go? If you do have them planned out, do you have any suggestions or know of any local yarn stores or dyers in the Beaumont, TX area? I’m STRUGGLING to find a local store to support rather than big box stores. I absolutely adore your videos and you inspire me so much to create! ❤
Fun video!
Another great channel to watch is EverythingStitching
41:29 Hi there! I am having such a great (virtual) adventure with you in your van-travels, looking forward to each update. So, for the person who walked into the unfriendly/unencouraging yarn shop, that IS a bummer, but don’t be dissuaded from this wonderful craft! There are so, so many lovely small yarn shops with welcoming vibe and super helpful employees just waiting to see what’s on your needles or your wishlist. I love that you encouraged her without giving a lot of airtime to the ick. I also can recommend a great sweater pattern that uses fingering weight yarn held with mohair - it’s the very popular Love Note by Tin Can Knits! It does have a little lace portion in the yoke, which can be eliminated if she feels not ready to tackle it, but the pattern and website are wonderful, there are lots of tutorials to get you through any tricky parts, and the sweater is very wearable. So many people have made this sweater! You can look under the projects tab in Ravelry and be really inspired by the different colors and how it looks and fits on every body. Thanks again for your joyful, positive, informative and encouraging attitude.
Thank you so much for answering my question. I did take your advice and knit from the leg up to add the cuff. And the sock was originally knit cuff down, it looks great you can't even tell it had surgery. 🤣 The problem wasn't the fit. The problem was my mom wanted the same socks but I didn't have enough of the contrasting color for both pairs so I removed the cuff from mine to add to her pair so they could match and just picked a different color for myself. Also if anyone is interested the bakery bears has a Longtail cast off that works perfectly for toe up socks. That's what I used to cast off the new cuff and you can't even tell the difference.
Great video, just loving your travel adventures
Toaster climbing up to get as close to the window and also lay down is just precious!! He wants to keep his eyes peeled for his dad.
for Salma's question about travel projects, I would also avoid something which means taking DPNs, I dropped a DPN on a train once and it rolled away from me so a guy reached under his seat to get it for me. Ooops
Leaving a yarn store without buying a skein just feels rude! I'm just too polite to resist.
Grabbing my project, a pair of socks, let's go!
It was so fun to hear you talk about lake michigan. I love the great lakes and have been to lake ontario, lake erie, and lake huron! (I live in Ontario)
Hi Nathalie! Your recently acquired skeins reminded me of a favourite Indiana sheep souvenir of mine: I got a ball of Under The Son Farm Shetland yarn, bought as a souvenir in Indiana when I lived there for 15 months around 2011. It was also from a woman's local farm, and milled/spun in Indina I'm quite sure. It became an all-time favourite since I discovered its many great properties! Finally last year I knit up half of the ball for the Reading Mitts pattern, and intend to make Cloudburst lacey mitts with the other half. Shetland fiber is truly wonderful and not to be feared for knitwear! Enjoy : )
Enjoying your van tour of yarn shops. Hope you make it to Hot springs, AR. We have a beautiful shop there.
I was so sorry to hear I missed you! I manage yarnify! and loved your photo on IG. I can't wait to see your little sushi!
Enjoying UR travels,,,,yarn shops,,,chats,,,,and all the work this takes,,,!,
Elaine 💗🏡🏡
Oh wow I’m from Iowa but was visiting family in Joliet literally when this was posted just couldn’t watch it until now
Oh my goodness this video is so fun but wow you’ve been busy! Your excitement over it all is contagious though! Can’t wait to hear more about your adventures and all the amazing fiber community members you’ll be meeting!
I can't imagine loving Toaster any more than I do now, but when he was staring loving ly out the window looking for Kent, it was so sweet.
Really enjoying your trip in the van! I think I would be buying stuff in every yarn store for sure! Temptation would be too great for me! I wonder if you can take Toaster in the hotels you stay in sometimes? Enjoy the journey x
Hi, Natalie. I am so happy you encouraged the girl who had a bad yarn shop experience. How sad! I, too, had a thing happen years ago with a now defunct yarn shop. In my case, I think the worker thought I was not worth dealing with unless I would be buying large quantities of their yarn.
I have since found two yarn shops within 30 minutes of me with owners and staff who are very helpful and encouraging, from the beginner to the most accomplished . . . whether they are selling one skein, multiples, or a stitch marker. I suspect they are so successful because they tune into the needs of the customer and make yarn art approachable.
Love, love, love your traveling yarn shop and van videos! Please give Toaster a chin 'hug' for me!
Wow so sad that someone had such a bad experience in their local yarn shop- my local yarn shop is so helpful actually I went in just this past Friday for help with a pattern, doing my first sweater, and was not sure if I was reading correctly- the woman took the time to help me and kept encouraging me on my challenge - also recommended that I come to their Knit Night for more encouragement
enjoying your travels from my knitting chair and look forward to seeing all the shops, sites and the adventures!! Your interview style is excellent. You are very good at letting the interviewee shine and give their story without making it all about you and your story. If you're in Maryland and need a bed/meal/shower we're here for you (as long as you don't look at the nightmare that my knitting closet(s) are!!
I’m catching up now! I can’t believe how clear the video looks! It’s amazing. Can’t wait to see all your adventures.
You gotta come to the Mi side of Lake Mi, it's beautiful 🌊
I couldn’t stop looking at your eyes! Whatever this lighting is it’s making you glow 😍
Sweet Toaster, he's such a good boy. I hope you all are enjoying your 'new life adventure' as much as we are watching and being able to shop vicariously with you.
Go Ducks! We're in Oregon and our daughter lives in Springfield not far from their stadium. 🏈
Stay well, keep the tank full, and safe travels ~ Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾🤗💕
I hope you are seeing more than just knitting sites as you go? 😊 And one of the things we used to look for books by local authors, or set locally, or about local history.
#question
Did you start a new channel for the "van life"?
In addition to the "yarny things", I'm very interested to see your on the road and in the park adventures.
Love your channel, wish to see more of the man and the dog as well ❤
I’m so sad I missed you in Clinton IL. I’m an old new knitter and found Leading Men through your Nashville podcast. I wish I would have made it to see you.
Oh nice! I grew up in Bloomington/Normal IL but live in Vancouver Canada now. Enjoy your time! Steve is a super nice guy! Have fun!
I have a #question for you guys! What does your husband do while you knit at knit nights? Does he stay in the van and get work done? Or does he hang out with you all? I am loving hearing about all your travels.
Sound this week -didn’t hear any issues. What a jammed packed week you had!
How about a tour inside and outside of your van. 😊
First of all, thanks so much for fixing the audio! I enjoy your channel and was bummed I couldn't hear it. Sound is great for this one. Mohair - I have some that a friend gave me and I haven't used it cause it is very coarse and I'm afraid it will itch. Now I'm thinking I should swatch it and wash it to see if the itch factor is still there before using it in a project. I try to use what the pattern calls for, but have had several really bad outcomes, even though I used the right size yarn and got gauge. I went so far as to buy a pattern book by the company that makes the yarn. So now I am wondering if its me or the yarn.... lol (Noro for those interested). I'm not bashing either yarn or pattern, just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. I have more yarn and another pattern picked but am leary about starting it. I'm not small, so maybe it is the size? It looks good on skinny models. Any help or suggestions are welcome, and thanks in advance to those who respond.
Another great podcast episode! Also, Toaster is so cute falling asleep while looking out the window for Kent 😂
Enjoying all your travels, and the coverage is really done so well! Interesting to see all the different yarn shops and meet the owners!
Will you be doing a van tour? I would love to see your set up!
Good explanation about gauge. So many knitters are upset if they don’t get gauge with the needles recommended, they feel like they are failing somehow. That measurement is what the designer gets but you need to find the right needle/yarn combo to reach that number. Thanks. (Toaster looks a little unsettled but I’m sure he will adjust to life on the road quickly) 😊
I live in Indiana and i didn't know we had our own yarn crawl, that's cool to know. Granted I live up north closer to Lake Michigan and Chicago than to Nashville and Bloomington so either way it's a long drive to go to a yarn store. This whole series is going to be such a great resource for people who want to go to local yarn and fiber craft shops when they travel, I'm already learning so much about the yarn shop network in the US 😊 thanks for sharing your trip with us.
P.s. the hand spun you bought is gorgeous. I finished spinning my second drop spindle batch while watching this and it's so cool to hear about other people in the Midwest spinning and raising animals for fiber 🤩 it's my new craft obsession/dream to spin from an animals fleece that I raised and cared for.
#question
Hi Natalie,
I'm Julia and i am follow your Journey from Germany where i live.
My Boyfriend and I are travelling to NY in october for the first time and are really excited to be there.
We Had already bought our Tickets for Rhinebeck months ago. (Also working on the tesselated sweater to get it ready in time)
I have two questions:
1. We are thinking to visit the Cakebalooza or the Wolk& Folk Festival also - which one would you recommend?
2. If it Happens i See you in Rhinebeck, would it bei okay to say hi? ( do Not want to bother you on your Yarnexperience)
Have a nice and save Trip and i am happy to See more of you soon
Best regards
Julia
Another fun video of your yarn adventures. I went on a mini yarn crawl around Columbus Oh. It was so much fun and of course I had to buy some yarn dyed by the shop owner.
Your sound was good to my ears this episode and last.
#question I know you mentioned you usually buy something when you go to new yarn stores. But do you feel obligated to purchase more than you normally would when you are doing a yarn store tour since you’re making some money from the video? Also pertaining to your yarn store tour videos, I would love to hear more about the process of setting those up? How do you decide which stores you do them for, how often do stores say no, etc?
The ReBelle blue yarn is gorgeous. Thank you, Kent!
#question Hi Natalie! I’m knitting the Shiftigan by Andrea Mowry, it’s a top down cardigan you steek. It’s my first time steeking so I want to make sure I get everything right 😬 My #question is when do you recommend blocking and trying on? Before sleeve separation? Right after or after an inch or 2? Maybe all of the above?? Lol loving the podcast and following your travels ❤ -Diana
No way, I’m from the Chicago suburbs and I used to spend summers in Clinton!! So weird hearing you say you’re in Joliet 😅💙
Hi Natalie loving the acquisition s ,so pretty and varied keep enjoying your travels Kaye x
I give you a lot of credit for going on your adventure. I could not tolerate living without a full bath and shower for a few days. Not to mention limited laundry facilities. Mostly my fear of severe weather and risk of van break-ins would limit me.
Naked Ladies( Surprise Lilies) is my favorite flower!!!
Great video! Love your travel adventures! I love Blooming and Nashville In. You may have to get a pull behind for your yarn lol 😲! If I was doing that and hitting yarn shops I couldn’t resist the yarn! Enjoy your travels!! Can’t wait for next video!
Wish I could have come to Leading Man but so fun you got to experience one of our central Illinois LYS! We are lucky to have such amazing options nearby
As you well know, I’m a little biased when it comes to the Great Lakes 😂, but in my experience, anywhere on any of the Great Lakes is gorgeous. I don’t know of any yarn stores up in the UP but Lake Superior is phenomenal as well. Thanks for sharing your adventures! I can’t wait to see more!
#question Really excited about this new van life chapter of the podcast! My question is sort of a general ask for tips on color work. I love color work and really want to make myself some garments by Caitlin Hunter - but I'm just terrible at it. My tension goes off the deep end when I try adding in a new color. I'll end up with big holes from trying to stay even, or puckering from pulling too tightly. Also yarn management is always a pain, my strands get all twisted. Any tips? 🙏
Don’t miss Around the Table Yarns in Shaker Heights, Ohio in your travels. They might even welcome Toaster in to meet Teebo.
Home is where the dog is
#question You talk about making socks for others, and mentioned using your perfect fit sock formula. Do you have measurements for anyone else that you keep on hand to make for them? Or are there some general sizes that you follow instead if you don't have measurements? I'm thinking of making socks for some family members, but I don't know that I could get them to measure their foot for me or that the measurements would be accurate.
To the girl who had a bad expirence at the yarn store, I've been there before multiple times at multiple different store. Find a new store to visit. You will find one that is nicer. And if not, the online community is much nicer.
#Question
Hi Natalie, I was hoping you would be able to give me a suggestion on how to make a neck opening smaller for a sweater I am currently knitting. It is a top-down sweater with a narrow, 1-by-1 ribbed neckband (17 rounds) which has been folded over with a purled ridge at the halfway point. On trying the sweater on, I have realised the neckhole is simply too large. Do you have any suggestions on how to make it smaller? I wonder if it is possible to cut the yarn at the purled row at the top of the neckband and perhaps do a few rounds of double knitting before grafting the top of the neckband together again. Thank you!
Question: hi love your videos, they have helped me a lot as i am a beginner😄 my question is have you tried knitting the Norwegian way by Arne & Carlos?
I am enjoying all of your yarney adventures. Toaster is so adorable. I noticed that you mentioned that you were going to be in Texas. Does that mean you are going to the DFW fiberfest?
Retired postal worker, send your box to General Delivery and the town, State and zip code. Many people use this service.
Loved listening to this one! You guys have been so busy!
Your new camera has this “always focusing “ feature now and I can’t watch it due to motion sickness 😢
Ugh, it makes me so angry when I hear about a yarn shop who makes people feel bad. I have a yarn shop in my town that is exactly the same so I ended up making a yarn shop 45 minutes away my LYS and it changed my life because the community is out of this world (Arkansas Yarn Co). It is not worth it to support a store that isn't encouraging.
Hi from Tucson AZ,
#question how long does the proven skincare last? I love the concept of it, do you feel a significant difference since using it?
#question hi from Australia, im saffron, id like to ask about knitting, i mostly crochet but im wanting to knit socks as i dont like how crochet socks look personally, i did a little bit of magic loop stockinette knitting in preparation. Do you have a heel recommendation for a beginner who is very overwhelmed with all the different types of heels?
In case you don’t know it, you can boondock in a Walmart parking lot. Raise your hand if you’ve done this…🙋🏼♀️
Just chiming in here.... you are picking up so many good custom yarns: why not ship the ones you aren't going to immediately work on home to your mom's house to free up space in the van?
This is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I can think of a bunch of different projects that could track your progress through the country in the style of temperature blankets, or advent socks.
#question I was wanting to knit a Musselburgh hat for my Dad, and he is between size adult medium and large (by about 2cm). Would you knit the medium and block it out, or play it safe and knit a adult large?
Thanks so much! And I'm loving your adventures with Toaster and Kent (and there are never enough alpaca's)
I've knitted a few musselburgh hats for people that were in-between sizes and found that it fits better when I knitted the smaller size. I just added about an inch or two to the length because the extra stretch can shorten the hat out a bit.
#question Hi Natalie! I just started using Knit Companion. Is there a way to use KC to update Ravelry project pages while working on a project (or are they separate)? It was so easy to grab the pattern from Ravelry but does the communication work in both directions? Thanks! - Melissa
Your brave. I would not be walking in Chicago. Nice socks. How is toaster holding up?
what type of dog is Toaster?
#question hahaha am i really tight or are you really loose? #question
This Indiana neighbor (Illinois) would like you to know it’s pronounced hoo-zhur.