I had the same coughing experience while knitting with De Rerum Natura Ulysse yarn. I wore a mask too. But now that the sweater is finished, I can wear it with absolutely no problem. It’s one of my favourite yarns.
Oh thanks for sharing! I hadn't heard of others having that experience, so thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one! I hope the mask helped! Same with me and the juniper moon farms merino - wearing the sweater has been totally fine luckily.
Hi Yiqi from the San Francisco Bay Area, Really enjoyed your post this morning.....for as short of a time as you've been knitting, you are a beast! I am impressed by the quality of your knitting as well as the prolific projects you turn out so quickly! I think you found your hobby calling for sure. I love your Lummi sweater, it turned out great. I know you mentioned the name Lummi represented a people from the Nordic region but I wanted to share with you that there is also a native American tribe in Washington by the name of Lummi as well as the Island they live on called Lummi Island. Funny coincidence. Also, your acquisition from Artyarns that is red and yellow colors, I would be surprised if you had enough yarn to make your partner and you each a pair of socks. Normally that yarn is around 430 yards which will do 1 pair and small amount left over. The yarn is ourstanding and will make beautiful very soft socks- what a great deal! Love your vlogcasts, you keep them at a nice fast pace with interesting post-mortems of your projects that I enjoy. Keep your episodes coming!🤩Best, Carrie
Hi Carrie! Aw thank you so much - I've always liked crafts but I'm not sure what it is about knitting, I've gotten so into it! I really do feel like I've found a calling haha 😂 And thanks for sharing that! It's cool to find similar sounding words in different languages/culture. With the sock yarn - haha, that's a good point that it would be ambitious to make two pairs of adult sized socks from it. The set does have a 100g full skein plus 50 g mini skein for a contrast color included - for socks for me, I can get away with using 50 g of the main color if I do a contrast cuff, heel, and toe with a different color, but my partner definitely has bigger feet so that same amount wouldn't work for him, unless I made shortie socks. Ah well, at least I got two sock sets! Glad to hear you enjoy that yarn and I'm excited to try it!!
Wonderful podcast full of beautiful inspiration! Going to go add a few projects to my Rav queue :) Regarding picking up stitches for your neck band of your Slipover, if your row gauge is bigger then the patterns you will have less stitches available for pick up. Don’t worry too much about the number as long as the band lies fairly flat prior to blocking. I would not create two stitches in one, if you have to increase due to puckering, do it as evenly as you can :) I do love the Fish Lips heel too, but my instep is high. I add a mini gusset ( about 5 extra stitches each side for me and 8 for hubby) prior to starting the FLK heel, but of course you do have to resolve those stitches back down. I also need to try some other heels 😊 Have a great day 💓
Thanks so much Tracey and I'm glad that you found a couple projects to add to your queue! Ah that makes sense that row gauge may affect it - I never check row gauge either haha. The stitches look pretty even so I think it should be fine then! Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day as well! 💓
As always, a delightful podcast! Suzanne Bryan on UT has a good podcast to pickup stitches on sweater necklines. Trying to figure out what to knit and wear in Mechanicsville Virginia 😂😂
Aw thank you! And wow that video is so helpful, thanks so much for suggesting it! It makes so much sense to measure your row gauge and stitch gauge to figure out the pick up rate yourself instead of trying to always following what the designer says. I watched a couple of other technique videos about picking up stitches as well and I feel like this will totally change my stitch pickup game haha. Thank you!!
Thanks so much! Haha that's great to hear! Now I just need to stop feeling compelled to point out the difference to everyone 😂 Thanks so much for watching!!!
thanks for uploading this!! your lumme pullover is so stunning, i am obsessed! while watching your podcast episodes i just sit down, drink coffee and knit for a while, it´s the best sunday one can have. much love from germany xx
Hi Annika! Aw thank you so much!! That sounds like such a lovely Sunday and I'm so honored to be a small part of it! Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Hello from Germany! I was watching the episode while wearing one of my three (!!) Whitmore Sweaters (one is a cardigan...) so beware, that pattern is super addicting 😆 I love your colour choices! Can't wait to catch up with your previous videos
Nice to see your projects. those sheep socks are so cute !!!!!!. I'm also thinking of trying to do some reading, to try break up my knitting obsession.
Aw thank you! They're definitely my favorite socks I've made! And yes go for it!! I actually have just combined reading and knitting by listening to an audiobook as I knit haha, but I've been enjoying that! And I don't have to stop knitting 😂
Aw thank you!! The ranunculus is definitely on my list and I'm intrigued by how everyone says it knits up so fast! I'll definitely get to that when I find the right yarn!
Your Lumme Sweater looks incredible, love the colours. I love working colour work, it's so cool to see the progress so quickly. Also, your ovis sheep socks are super cute, you make me want to make some for myself😇
Aw thank you so much!! I'm new to colorwork and I've found that I really enjoy it too! The ovis socks pattern is absolutely adorable haha, definitely recommend! I just finished my second sock last night it makes me unreasonably happy to be finally wearing them 😂
I just found your channel and really enjoy it. We have similar taste and as I am new to garment knitting, you have a lot of great ideas for me to consider.💙
Love your colorwork. You have grown as a knitter so fast. Suggestion for your purple yarn...the Oslo hat holding your yarn double for DK. It would be so pretty for winter. Also, absolutely loved Giver of Stars. One of my all time favorites. Enjoy! ❤
Oh that's a wonderful idea to use the purple yarn for a hat! Thanks for the suggestion! And that's great to hear that you enjoyed Giver of Stars - I'm really enjoying it so far!
Ah right, I had heard that the owners are retiring? They do make such lovely yarns and I feel like I've just gotten to discover them! I'm sure they're proud of the company they built and hope they enjoy retirement!
I love the colour you used for the Lumme, I've really been craving that sort of a dark rusty red. Also interesting to hear your thoughts on various sock heels. I started out knitting German short row heels, but I had to begrudgingly admit that the heel, flap, and gusset heels just fit better, even on my extremely flat feet.
Aw thank you so much! That rusty / terracotta-y color is probably my color! I have actually not knit a german short row heel but I'm curious to try it - but I'll likely have to do a modification to increase the heel diagonal to improve the fit! I also really enjoy the heel flap and gusset though!!
You should try Lori’s twisty bind off! It looks pretty great with ribbing, is easy, and is super stretchy! I generally cast on with cable cast on with this bind off so everything matches
You asked how people knit their sleeves; I enjoy a 12” fixed circular for sleeves. So much so that I invested in Chiaogoo 12” circs in all the sizes I would use for sleeves (US3 to US9). - Afriendlyknitter ~
Thanks for sharing! I tried one of the interchangeable shorties in just one size recently and really liked it - I think the 12" circulars would be a good idea too, I'd love to try it next!
Wow that vest went so rapidly on, you are very talented 😍 your lumme sweater is gorgeous, I haven't knitted any colorwork yet but my goal is to try one this year ! Thank you for sharing ☺️
Aw that's so kind, thank you! I practiced a couple swatches before I felt comfortable attempting a colorwork project, but now I really enjoy it and it's been cool to see my progress as I keep practicing. Best of luck with your goal to try colorwork, you got this!!!
Love your Lume sweater, it's gorgeous. Your mohair project also looks great. What a coincidence that I am also struggling with gauge for a Cumulus tee... I had some fingering weight yarn I had purchased to make the Talvinen sweater by Caitlin Hunter, but the yarn did not work well for fair isle. In any case, I watched to make the Cumulus sweater with it, but my stitches were way too loose and I couldn't get more than 24 stitches per 10 cm... I sometimes have sore wrists (my dog is strong puller) and there was no way I was going to knit an entire sweater on tiny needles, so I decided to put that aside and get back to it later. So I am making the Sycamore arm warmers by Marie Wallin. For the Talvinen, I watched with some Knit Picks Palette yarn, and it works wonderfully for stranded colourwork, so I intend to order yarn for this soon.
Thanks so much Danielle! And thanks for sharing! I just looked up the Sycamore arm warmers and they look gorgeous!! And I've heard great things about the knit picks palette yarn, I hope to try it one day! Glad that you found a yarn that will work with the Talvinen! Another stunning pattern 😍
I really loved your colorwork sweater, it turned out so nice. I have fingering yarn to make a colorwork sweater but I can't seem to find a pattern that speaks to me. I hate when yarn gets tangled like that too, it is so frustrating. Those sheep socks are too cute!!! Thanks for the upload 😀
Aw thank you so much! And I do hope you find a pattern that speaks to you for the yarn you have! A fingering weight colorwork sweater is a big project so I get that you want to find a pattern that you really like!
I couldn't even tell until you said what it was! I finished the Lumme sweater myself recently, but I'm going to pull it all out. Row gauge was *really* off, but I made the wrong size for myself completely. I should have done a size 3/4 for mine. Love the colours you chose. I did a sweet caramel brown (MC), cream, and eucalyptus blue for the colourwork. I love the Gilliat yarn so much, I really want it to fit the best. ♥ I can't use mohair myself due to allergies and instead I've used suri alpaca when I really want that fluff. You could also try using an alpalca fingering or DK to get that halo. Isager might work well for that, but I haven't swatched it myself yet.
Thank you! Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that, but that's awesome that you'll start again to get the result that you're looking for! Those colors sound SOOO dreamy! I love the idea of using multiple different colors for the contrast. Ooh, do you have a particular suri alpaca fingering-ish weight that you've enjoyed? Open to trying that again!
@@tangerineknits I've heard a lot about CaMaRose Midnatssol recently and saw some in store. Very soft and comparable to mohair really. Plenty of colours. I hope to make something from it soon. I saw "Autumn and Indigo" Suri Silk at my local shop here in Toronto (it's an American small biz in Washington) and the colours were lovely and muted. I believe the price point of the CaMaRose was *much* more accessible though. Campfiber Yarns also hand dyes some of the most LOVELIEST colours on Suri and will even take custom orders. Her 'pressed flowers' colourway is probably one of the most popular among others. I've already undone all the cast offs from the sweater and that seems like the hardest part. Just wanted to say I've really been enjoying your videos recently. ♥ Your voice is rather nice to listen to while knitting or writing in my garden journal. :) Subbed for sure!
@@heycrisper Awww that's so kind, thank you so much and I'm so happy to hear that! A garden journal sounds so lovely! I'm definitely a beginner in that realm, but I just got a couple herbs today that I replanted into a container and I was very excited about that haha. And thanks so much for the recommendations! I looked up the "pressed flowers" suri and it looks STUNNING! And best of luck with your Lumme version 2!!
Your Lumme looks so good!!!! The Lumme is on my queue, just waiting for the yarn from Sewrella. You got me so excited!! Also I’m currently knitting with the dream in color smooshy yarn and it’s a dream (no pun intended 😂) to work with!
Aw thank you so much! Ooh Sewrella yarn, so exciting! I hope you receive it soon! And that's aweosme that you're enjoying working with the smooshy yarn, I'm excited to try it :)
Your finished jumper is lovely. I love the contrast in colors. The yarns you used for your newest vest look luxurious; what a wonderful combination. SF is where I was born and bred. Did you go to any LYSs there? I used to live near Imagiknit and spent many a dollar there, LOL.
Aw thank you so much! And oh that's awesome! Haha I actually didn't become a knitter until after I'd left the bay area so I never had a chance to visit any LYS while I lived there! I have found myself spending many a dollar at my LYS now though LOL
A very nice instructif video ! Your Lumme sweater is amazing. It looks great on you. ✨ As for your gauge for the Cumulus Tee... It sounds like you would need to knit a smaller size with the gauge you have, so you could check out the yardage for a smaller size.
Aw thank you so much! That's true, I considered going down to a smaller size but then it would be 2.5 mm which just sounds daunting for a garment haha. If I can't think of any better ideas though, I'll try a swatch and see what I get! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@tangerineknits oh yes, that's too daunting! Probably I was not clear, since English is not my native language. But I thought going down a garment size with the gauge you have now. You could calculate if a size 1 or 2 would get you the size you need. Then you probably have enough yarn too! Whatever you ll do with the yarn, I'm sure the end result will look stunning! ✨
Hello, 😊 I just found your podcast and it’s wonderful,so interesting and informative.loved the colors you picked for your projects. I also added you on ravelry,hope you don’t mind
@@tangerineknits …No problem. Love sharing things that I have learned along my knitting journey! Making 2 identical length socks will no longer seem impossible .~
Great episode as always, that Paprika colour suits you so well ! You made me want to try out the Fish Lip Kiss heel method for my next socks, especially if it works for the colourwork ones. I enjoy wearing my Vest No 2 so much , it's such a nice piece in the wardrobe. For the burgundy yarn at the end, maybe a Cosy Classic Light by Jessie Maed, cropped with short sleeves? Have a look at the yardages to see if you could ! Or a Lento sweater with brushed alpaca or a strand of lace alpaca, would be nice for the climate you are in, as very airy gauge. I was wondering for your Lumme, do you know how deep your yoke depth is before you split for sleeves?
Aw thank you so much! For the Lumme I followed the pattern and split the sleeve after the yoke measured 27 cm! No modifications there :) And yes I definitely think the fish lips kiss heel is worth trying out, it required minimal brainpower after I learned the turning stitches! And thanks for the pattern suggestions for that yarn haha, I definitely appreciate it since I've still not yet decided what I can use it for 😂
I love the sweater you are wearing! It’s very tempting to cast on! I also love the color work socks you made, I think that is something so intimidating since the last one I made was too small to get over my ankle 😢 how do you prefer knitting your socks? I’m kinda sworn in by magic loop lately 😅 great video!!
Hi Elyssa! Aw thank you so much! Oh man, sorry to hear that your last sock didn't fit - I legitimately frogged the leg of my first ovis sock 3 times before I figured out that I needed to size up 2 needle sizes AND increase stitch count - who knew it could be that much tighter! And I've only knit socks on magic loop 😅I'm trying to practice with 9 inch circulars because I hear others love them and I can see those being useful for colorwork!
I’ve had the same issue with yarn before. I have a dust allergy too and whenever I frog yarn I end up feeling like I’m getting the flu. I have to wear a mask now when I frog.
Aw, so fun to hear you lived in Oakland! I live in the East Bay and we love going to Oakland. And they have a couple of great yarn stores! You've convinced me to get the fish lip's kiss pattern because it sounds so intriguing! My husband definitely gave me a weird side eye when he heard the name of the pattern though 😂 Do you have an Instagram account? It would be fun to follow you there!
That's awesome! I didn't knit yet while I lived in Oakland so I hadn't gotten to check out the yarn stores, but that's great that they have some good ones! Haha, it really is a slightly odd pattern name 😂Reddit convinced me to check it out because I found it intriguing as well! I've been interested in trying out different sock / heel construction techniques! Aww thanks for asking! I actually don't have an instagram account, but I'm considering making one for knitting! I'll keep y'all posted if I do!
I bet you need a 60 or even 56 stitch sock! I cut back on my stitches for my socks and they fit MUCH better! (you’ve probably already figured this out🤦🏼♀️)
Ooh you know that's never actually occurred to me! I've used fewer stitches when following a lace sock pattern because the lace gauge is larger than stockinette, but I might also be able to get away with fewer stitches for vanilla socks too.
I’ve knitted the same vest and I couldn’t get the same amount of stitches as it says in pattern either. For the armhole I got about 15sts less and they still turned out a bit too big…
Oh interesting to hear it's not just me! Someone recently suggested to me a Suzanne Bryant video about picking up stitches that was saying that you can measure your own row gauge and calculate the pick up rate, instead of following what the designer says since your row gauge might be different. That makes so much sense and I'd never thought of that before, but I'm going to try that in the future!
I believe the Regia is more of a heavy fingering/sport weight so you might need to go down in stitch count to accommodate the thickness.
I would believe that! If I use this yarn again I'll know for the future!
I had the same coughing experience while knitting with De Rerum Natura Ulysse yarn. I wore a mask too. But now that the sweater is finished, I can wear it with absolutely no problem. It’s one of my favourite yarns.
Oh thanks for sharing! I hadn't heard of others having that experience, so thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one! I hope the mask helped! Same with me and the juniper moon farms merino - wearing the sweater has been totally fine luckily.
I was coughing a lot while knitting with Drops Melody, and then, to my horror, I also had to frog that sweater. Literary wore a mask to do it)
Thanks for a lovely episode🤩
Aw thank you so much for watching!
Hi Yiqi from the San Francisco Bay Area, Really enjoyed your post this morning.....for as short of a time as you've been knitting, you are a beast! I am impressed by the quality of your knitting as well as the prolific projects you turn out so quickly! I think you found your hobby calling for sure. I love your Lummi sweater, it turned out great. I know you mentioned the name Lummi represented a people from the Nordic region but I wanted to share with you that there is also a native American tribe in Washington by the name of Lummi as well as the Island they live on called Lummi Island. Funny coincidence. Also, your acquisition from Artyarns that is red and yellow colors, I would be surprised if you had enough yarn to make your partner and you each a pair of socks. Normally that yarn is around 430 yards which will do 1 pair and small amount left over. The yarn is ourstanding and will make beautiful very soft socks- what a great deal! Love your vlogcasts, you keep them at a nice fast pace with interesting post-mortems of your projects that I enjoy. Keep your episodes coming!🤩Best, Carrie
Hi Carrie! Aw thank you so much - I've always liked crafts but I'm not sure what it is about knitting, I've gotten so into it! I really do feel like I've found a calling haha 😂 And thanks for sharing that! It's cool to find similar sounding words in different languages/culture.
With the sock yarn - haha, that's a good point that it would be ambitious to make two pairs of adult sized socks from it. The set does have a 100g full skein plus 50 g mini skein for a contrast color included - for socks for me, I can get away with using 50 g of the main color if I do a contrast cuff, heel, and toe with a different color, but my partner definitely has bigger feet so that same amount wouldn't work for him, unless I made shortie socks. Ah well, at least I got two sock sets! Glad to hear you enjoy that yarn and I'm excited to try it!!
Wonderful episode 🧶💗
Aw thank you for watching!! 💗
the green Oslo hat is lovely on you!
Aw thank you so much!!
Wonderful podcast full of beautiful inspiration! Going to go add a few projects to my Rav queue :) Regarding picking up stitches for your neck band of your Slipover, if your row gauge is bigger then the patterns you will have less stitches available for pick up. Don’t worry too much about the number as long as the band lies fairly flat prior to blocking. I would not create two stitches in one, if you have to increase due to puckering, do it as evenly as you can :) I do love the Fish Lips heel too, but my instep is high. I add a mini gusset ( about 5 extra stitches each side for me and 8 for hubby) prior to starting the FLK heel, but of course you do have to resolve those stitches back down. I also need to try some other heels 😊 Have a great day 💓
Thanks so much Tracey and I'm glad that you found a couple projects to add to your queue! Ah that makes sense that row gauge may affect it - I never check row gauge either haha. The stitches look pretty even so I think it should be fine then! Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day as well! 💓
As always, a delightful podcast! Suzanne Bryan on UT has a good podcast to pickup stitches on sweater necklines. Trying to figure out what to knit and wear in Mechanicsville Virginia 😂😂
Aw thank you! And wow that video is so helpful, thanks so much for suggesting it! It makes so much sense to measure your row gauge and stitch gauge to figure out the pick up rate yourself instead of trying to always following what the designer says. I watched a couple of other technique videos about picking up stitches as well and I feel like this will totally change my stitch pickup game haha. Thank you!!
Fun video! I can't tell the difference in your Lumme Sweater sleeves. I also find picking up stitches challenging.
Thanks so much! Haha that's great to hear! Now I just need to stop feeling compelled to point out the difference to everyone 😂 Thanks so much for watching!!!
thanks for uploading this!! your lumme pullover is so stunning, i am obsessed! while watching your podcast episodes i just sit down, drink coffee and knit for a while, it´s the best sunday one can have. much love from germany xx
Hi Annika! Aw thank you so much!! That sounds like such a lovely Sunday and I'm so honored to be a small part of it! Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Hello from Germany! I was watching the episode while wearing one of my three (!!) Whitmore Sweaters (one is a cardigan...) so beware, that pattern is super addicting 😆 I love your colour choices! Can't wait to catch up with your previous videos
Hello Nina! Oh wow that's awesome!! It looks like such a beautiful design so I can totally see why! 😆 Aw thank you!! I hope you enjoy :)
Nice to see your projects. those sheep socks are so cute !!!!!!. I'm also thinking of trying to do some reading, to try break up my knitting obsession.
Aw thank you! They're definitely my favorite socks I've made! And yes go for it!! I actually have just combined reading and knitting by listening to an audiobook as I knit haha, but I've been enjoying that! And I don't have to stop knitting 😂
Beautiful Lumme sweater! I love the Ranuncluus sweater and it knits up so fast! I hope you will enjoy knitting that you find the right yarn.
Aw thank you!! The ranunculus is definitely on my list and I'm intrigued by how everyone says it knits up so fast! I'll definitely get to that when I find the right yarn!
Your Lumme Sweater looks incredible, love the colours. I love working colour work, it's so cool to see the progress so quickly. Also, your ovis sheep socks are super cute, you make me want to make some for myself😇
Aw thank you so much!! I'm new to colorwork and I've found that I really enjoy it too! The ovis socks pattern is absolutely adorable haha, definitely recommend! I just finished my second sock last night it makes me unreasonably happy to be finally wearing them 😂
Your Lumme is just STUNNING! I think I may have to move the pattern up in my queue haha.
Aw t hank you so much! I really enjoyed knitting it, and I hope you will do!!
You could tie the scarf around a bag handle ☺️it’s such a lovely red color!
Ohhh a wonderful idea!! Thanks so much for the suggestion!
great episode and your Lumme looks SO GOOD! and i’ve been living in oakland for 3 yrs now and love it!
Aw thank you so much! That's awesome, I really enjoyed living there too!
I just found your channel and really enjoy it. We have similar taste and as I am new to garment knitting, you have a lot of great ideas for me to consider.💙
Hi Mel! Aw yay I'm so happy to hear that! I hope you have fun with knitting garments!!
Love your colorwork. You have grown as a knitter so fast. Suggestion for your purple yarn...the Oslo hat holding your yarn double for DK. It would be so pretty for winter. Also, absolutely loved Giver of Stars. One of my all time favorites. Enjoy! ❤
Oh that's a wonderful idea to use the purple yarn for a hat! Thanks for the suggestion! And that's great to hear that you enjoyed Giver of Stars - I'm really enjoying it so far!
Hi, a head band or halter top with a jacket over it . Enjoyed the pod thanks for your time and sharing 🎉
Hello! Thanks for the suggestion :) And thanks for watching!
Really enjoy seeing your projects ! You must be so bummed that Shibui is closing down. 😢
Ah right, I had heard that the owners are retiring? They do make such lovely yarns and I feel like I've just gotten to discover them! I'm sure they're proud of the company they built and hope they enjoy retirement!
The Lumme sweater looks beautiful!
Thank you so much! 💗
I loved Sea of Tranquility! You may also love How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
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Ooh thanks for the suggestion! I'll add How High We Go in the Dark to my list :)
I love the colour you used for the Lumme, I've really been craving that sort of a dark rusty red. Also interesting to hear your thoughts on various sock heels. I started out knitting German short row heels, but I had to begrudgingly admit that the heel, flap, and gusset heels just fit better, even on my extremely flat feet.
Aw thank you so much! That rusty / terracotta-y color is probably my color! I have actually not knit a german short row heel but I'm curious to try it - but I'll likely have to do a modification to increase the heel diagonal to improve the fit! I also really enjoy the heel flap and gusset though!!
You should try Lori’s twisty bind off! It looks pretty great with ribbing, is easy, and is super stretchy! I generally cast on with cable cast on with this bind off so everything matches
It’s something frequently used in Midori Hirose’s patterns
Ooh thanks for the suggestion! I'd never heard of it before but just quickly looked up and it does look really nice, I'd love to try it next time!
You asked how people knit their sleeves; I enjoy a 12” fixed circular for sleeves. So much so that I invested in Chiaogoo 12” circs in all the sizes I would use for sleeves (US3 to US9). - Afriendlyknitter ~
Thanks for sharing! I tried one of the interchangeable shorties in just one size recently and really liked it - I think the 12" circulars would be a good idea too, I'd love to try it next!
Wow that vest went so rapidly on, you are very talented 😍 your lumme sweater is gorgeous, I haven't knitted any colorwork yet but my goal is to try one this year ! Thank you for sharing ☺️
Aw that's so kind, thank you! I practiced a couple swatches before I felt comfortable attempting a colorwork project, but now I really enjoy it and it's been cool to see my progress as I keep practicing. Best of luck with your goal to try colorwork, you got this!!!
Love your Lume sweater, it's gorgeous. Your mohair project also looks great. What a coincidence that I am also struggling with gauge for a Cumulus tee... I had some fingering weight yarn I had purchased to make the Talvinen sweater by Caitlin Hunter, but the yarn did not work well for fair isle. In any case, I watched to make the Cumulus sweater with it, but my stitches were way too loose and I couldn't get more than 24 stitches per 10 cm... I sometimes have sore wrists (my dog is strong puller) and there was no way I was going to knit an entire sweater on tiny needles, so I decided to put that aside and get back to it later. So I am making the Sycamore arm warmers by Marie Wallin. For the Talvinen, I watched with some Knit Picks Palette yarn, and it works wonderfully for stranded colourwork, so I intend to order yarn for this soon.
Thanks so much Danielle! And thanks for sharing! I just looked up the Sycamore arm warmers and they look gorgeous!! And I've heard great things about the knit picks palette yarn, I hope to try it one day! Glad that you found a yarn that will work with the Talvinen! Another stunning pattern 😍
I've made myself two pairs of socks from the same skein before - one plain vanilla, one patterned :)
That's awesome!! A good idea to a vanilla and a patterned with the same yarn so there's still some variety!
I really loved your colorwork sweater, it turned out so nice. I have fingering yarn to make a colorwork sweater but I can't seem to find a pattern that speaks to me. I hate when yarn gets tangled like that too, it is so frustrating. Those sheep socks are too cute!!! Thanks for the upload 😀
Aw thank you so much! And I do hope you find a pattern that speaks to you for the yarn you have! A fingering weight colorwork sweater is a big project so I get that you want to find a pattern that you really like!
I couldn't even tell until you said what it was! I finished the Lumme sweater myself recently, but I'm going to pull it all out. Row gauge was *really* off, but I made the wrong size for myself completely. I should have done a size 3/4 for mine. Love the colours you chose. I did a sweet caramel brown (MC), cream, and eucalyptus blue for the colourwork. I love the Gilliat yarn so much, I really want it to fit the best. ♥
I can't use mohair myself due to allergies and instead I've used suri alpaca when I really want that fluff. You could also try using an alpalca fingering or DK to get that halo. Isager might work well for that, but I haven't swatched it myself yet.
Thank you! Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that, but that's awesome that you'll start again to get the result that you're looking for! Those colors sound SOOO dreamy! I love the idea of using multiple different colors for the contrast.
Ooh, do you have a particular suri alpaca fingering-ish weight that you've enjoyed? Open to trying that again!
@@tangerineknits I've heard a lot about CaMaRose Midnatssol recently and saw some in store. Very soft and comparable to mohair really. Plenty of colours. I hope to make something from it soon. I saw "Autumn and Indigo" Suri Silk at my local shop here in Toronto (it's an American small biz in Washington) and the colours were lovely and muted. I believe the price point of the CaMaRose was *much* more accessible though. Campfiber Yarns also hand dyes some of the most LOVELIEST colours on Suri and will even take custom orders. Her 'pressed flowers' colourway is probably one of the most popular among others.
I've already undone all the cast offs from the sweater and that seems like the hardest part. Just wanted to say I've really been enjoying your videos recently. ♥ Your voice is rather nice to listen to while knitting or writing in my garden journal. :) Subbed for sure!
@@heycrisper Awww that's so kind, thank you so much and I'm so happy to hear that! A garden journal sounds so lovely! I'm definitely a beginner in that realm, but I just got a couple herbs today that I replanted into a container and I was very excited about that haha.
And thanks so much for the recommendations! I looked up the "pressed flowers" suri and it looks STUNNING! And best of luck with your Lumme version 2!!
Your Lumme looks so good!!!! The Lumme is on my queue, just waiting for the yarn from Sewrella. You got me so excited!! Also I’m currently knitting with the dream in color smooshy yarn and it’s a dream (no pun intended 😂) to work with!
Aw thank you so much! Ooh Sewrella yarn, so exciting! I hope you receive it soon! And that's aweosme that you're enjoying working with the smooshy yarn, I'm excited to try it :)
Your finished jumper is lovely. I love the contrast in colors. The yarns you used for your newest vest look luxurious; what a wonderful combination. SF is where I was born and bred. Did you go to any LYSs there? I used to live near Imagiknit and spent many a dollar there, LOL.
Aw thank you so much! And oh that's awesome! Haha I actually didn't become a knitter until after I'd left the bay area so I never had a chance to visit any LYS while I lived there! I have found myself spending many a dollar at my LYS now though LOL
A very nice instructif video ! Your Lumme sweater is amazing. It looks great on you. ✨
As for your gauge for the Cumulus Tee... It sounds like you would need to knit a smaller size with the gauge you have, so you could check out the yardage for a smaller size.
Aw thank you so much! That's true, I considered going down to a smaller size but then it would be 2.5 mm which just sounds daunting for a garment haha. If I can't think of any better ideas though, I'll try a swatch and see what I get! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@tangerineknits oh yes, that's too daunting! Probably I was not clear, since English is not my native language. But I thought going down a garment size with the gauge you have now. You could calculate if a size 1 or 2 would get you the size you need. Then you probably have enough yarn too! Whatever you ll do with the yarn, I'm sure the end result will look stunning! ✨
@@ouineque Ohhh haha I see! Sorry I misunderstood! And thank you :)
Hello, 😊 I just found your podcast and it’s wonderful,so interesting and informative.loved the colors you picked for your projects. I also added you on ravelry,hope you don’t mind
Hi Dorothy! Aw yay I'm so glad to hear that :) Always happy to have another ravelry friend!!
Also…I would like to suggest that you buy a “sock ruler”. It’s so easy to make a consistent sock size if you use them. -Afriendlyknitter ~
Oh cool, I'd never heard of a sock ruler before - thank you for sharing!
@@tangerineknits …No problem. Love sharing things that I have learned along my knitting journey! Making 2 identical length socks will no longer seem impossible .~
Great episode as always, that Paprika colour suits you so well ! You made me want to try out the Fish Lip Kiss heel method for my next socks, especially if it works for the colourwork ones. I enjoy wearing my Vest No 2 so much , it's such a nice piece in the wardrobe. For the burgundy yarn at the end, maybe a Cosy Classic Light by Jessie Maed, cropped with short sleeves? Have a look at the yardages to see if you could ! Or a Lento sweater with brushed alpaca or a strand of lace alpaca, would be nice for the climate you are in, as very airy gauge. I was wondering for your Lumme, do you know how deep your yoke depth is before you split for sleeves?
Aw thank you so much! For the Lumme I followed the pattern and split the sleeve after the yoke measured 27 cm! No modifications there :) And yes I definitely think the fish lips kiss heel is worth trying out, it required minimal brainpower after I learned the turning stitches! And thanks for the pattern suggestions for that yarn haha, I definitely appreciate it since I've still not yet decided what I can use it for 😂
I live in the Bay Area! I grew up not far from Lake Merritt. 😊
Hello! Ooh that's awesome! I really enjoyed living there, it's so tempting to want to move back haha!
@@tangerineknits come back and we can be knitting buddies 😘
@@10amTracy that would be so fun!
I love the sweater you are wearing! It’s very tempting to cast on! I also love the color work socks you made, I think that is something so intimidating since the last one I made was too small to get over my ankle 😢 how do you prefer knitting your socks? I’m kinda sworn in by magic loop lately 😅 great video!!
Hi Elyssa! Aw thank you so much! Oh man, sorry to hear that your last sock didn't fit - I legitimately frogged the leg of my first ovis sock 3 times before I figured out that I needed to size up 2 needle sizes AND increase stitch count - who knew it could be that much tighter! And I've only knit socks on magic loop 😅I'm trying to practice with 9 inch circulars because I hear others love them and I can see those being useful for colorwork!
Lily Kate makes is designing a sleeveless mock neck on her most recent video!!
I saw that to!!! It looks like such a nice pattern, I'm definitely excited for that to be released!
I’ve had the same issue with yarn before. I have a dust allergy too and whenever I frog yarn I end up feeling like I’m getting the flu. I have to wear a mask now when I frog.
Ahh it's the worst! I'm sorry to hear you have this issue too!
For the purple yarn, you might be able to do a feather weight cardigan.
Thanks so much for the suggestion!!
@@tangerineknits You are welcome!
Yay! So excited for our next knit night! loving how that vest is looking!
Aw thank you Allison!! 💓
Use the laulu shawl as a kerchief on your hair.
Ooooh that is a great idea, idk why I never thought of it haha!
Aw, so fun to hear you lived in Oakland! I live in the East Bay and we love going to Oakland. And they have a couple of great yarn stores!
You've convinced me to get the fish lip's kiss pattern because it sounds so intriguing! My husband definitely gave me a weird side eye when he heard the name of the pattern though 😂
Do you have an Instagram account? It would be fun to follow you there!
That's awesome! I didn't knit yet while I lived in Oakland so I hadn't gotten to check out the yarn stores, but that's great that they have some good ones!
Haha, it really is a slightly odd pattern name 😂Reddit convinced me to check it out because I found it intriguing as well! I've been interested in trying out different sock / heel construction techniques!
Aww thanks for asking! I actually don't have an instagram account, but I'm considering making one for knitting! I'll keep y'all posted if I do!
I bet you need a 60 or even 56 stitch sock! I cut back on my stitches for my socks and they fit MUCH better! (you’ve probably already figured this out🤦🏼♀️)
Ooh you know that's never actually occurred to me! I've used fewer stitches when following a lace sock pattern because the lace gauge is larger than stockinette, but I might also be able to get away with fewer stitches for vanilla socks too.
I’ve knitted the same vest and I couldn’t get the same amount of stitches as it says in pattern either. For the armhole I got about 15sts less and they still turned out a bit too big…
Oh interesting to hear it's not just me! Someone recently suggested to me a Suzanne Bryant video about picking up stitches that was saying that you can measure your own row gauge and calculate the pick up rate, instead of following what the designer says since your row gauge might be different. That makes so much sense and I'd never thought of that before, but I'm going to try that in the future!
@@tangerineknits ah, thank you!
Hi! I recently picked up knitting again in the fall. I sent you a message on ravelry - would love to have a knitting friend ☺️
Hello! Yayy that's awesome, and thanks so much for reaching out!! Always down for more knitting friends!! ☺️