Last year I took your Finish It February to heart but decided that what I needed was "Finish It FRIDAY" . I was not allowed to start new projects on Fridays. Addition to only working toward finishing projects on Fridays, I also would work toward finishing up work projects, household tasks, and clear out my email boxes of other small tasks. This has been fabulous. Instead of procrastinating on finishing some projects, and half heartedly or randomly starting new projects, I'm getting more done. Instead of dreading all the unfinished business of the past week on Monday morning, I feel more energized and excited about starting work on Mondays after a couple days off. This has been a game changer for me. I use Finish It February to evaluate larger unfinished projects and either finish, frog them, or get a plan together. I can't thank you enough for the idea. I'm also going to post this in your Rav group.
FIF is such a cool idea. I have a sweater right beside my couch here that I’m stuck on. I keep making mistakes, and I have several inches of body and hem that need to be taken out and reknit for the third or fourth time. Being able to put it off until February lets me enjoy what I’m knitting on now instead, and even look forward to picking it up again when it’s “time”. I’m even going to use your tip of breaking the job up into its parts, which somehow sounds exciting! You are our knitting behavioral therapist, Roxanne! You should have framed credentials on your wall🥰
As a dude and an avid sock knitter, I have gotten bored numerous times making socks. Each time spurs me to learn a new heel or toe or try moving to an even tinier gauge, etc. I have made some mens socks from these mid-century and earlier pattern mini-books. I have been impressed that I don't mind the seaming that much and that they fit quite well. I went through a phase last year in which I knit all my socks flat and seamed them. It's been fun.
Those innovation socks are cool! I would use them to knit socks for my whole family. Economical because you'd just have to replace the worn-out parts. Thank you, Roxanne! Another great vlog! --KateColors
Wow, I have to thank you for a few things. 1, Ravelry. I have been daunted by it finding it a little unfriendly for me. But after wathing this I went to it and put in most of my 2020 projects. I was relieved to know I didn't have to fill in all the details, because I don't often keep all the details, depending on what I make. Also about socks. I have made one pair of socks and I hated them, too big, the yarn not as think or substantial as I though it would be. But now I have a new interest in finding out my particular sock needs, for my foot, which I think is weird. Small and wide. Inspiration at this time of the year is valued.
Thank you for bringing my attention to the talk on the interwar years -- the period that brought us Art Deco. That's my favorite art and design era, so this should be right up my alley!
Hey - I am not a toe-up socks knitter - love the good old rhytm in making cuff-down. But Yesterday on UA-cam I saw a podcast with Happee Knits and she was doing a tutorial on toe-up socks starting with a turkish cast-on and a fleegle heel. I LOVE different techniques for casting on and off and every type of heels - so Fleegle heel caught my eye. I made up a little sock of 36 stitches and then I became a fan of toe-up socks. A fleegle heel is so easy and beautiful. You can do it both ways just changing increases with decreases.
OMG! I actually saw one of the scarves crocheted by Queen Victoria. It was at the Canadian War Museum. I remember it to this day bcs I was struck by the fact that a-she could crochet and b- she crocheted for others. I think I am abnormal. I love finishing projects. Instead, I find it so hard to get projects started! I’ve been humming and hawing about starting a pair of socks for over a week!
Thank you for the little tutorial on how to use the projects feature on Ralvelry. So many things I never knew to use to help sort things. THANK YOU! Hope things are better with you family. When I realized you hadn't posted a Casual Friday, I looked through the feed on my phone and didn't see an announcement (it might have been there, I just didn't see it), but I went straight to Ravelry and saw it there. I'm looking forward to FIF. I now have a reason to finish a blanket I started for my last granddaughter because I have a new grandchild in the oven. And how did you know about my other blanket that's made up of individual squares that needs to be sewn together and then I have to put an edging around it...? ...LOL ...I thought yes that's me as you talked about it. Great idea to break it up. Makes it less overwhelming.
Thank you so much for going over how to use a notebook in Ravalry. I stopped using it because I thought I was supposed to fill in all the information so other people could see it. I didn’t know I was the only one to see my notebook and could put in only what I wanted to. I’m going to start using it again now.
Other people can see your notebook. It's the information about yarn purchases that no one else will see, as well as private notes. The projects are what populate the database and give all Ravelers information about patterns, like how many people have knit it, whether anyone has use the yarn you're thinking of, whether anyone made modifications that are helpful, or caught errors, etc.
Thanks Roxanne. I didn’t know how to use Tags feature on Ravelry. More like never bothered to find out. Now I shall use it. And definitely joining your Finish it February group 😊
Thank you for explaining where you put information. My sympathies on the family issues. I hope the health issues are resolving. Thanks also for reviewing the project section on Ravelry. I started putting projects on there, but wasn't sure how to use it most effectively.
Hi there Anotheer good and informative show, thank you . Suggestion for future Tech Tuesday , the mystery that is fishermans rib? WHy are there so many methods? How to read the knitting? In frustration Yours Anne Whoriskey
I just checked your YT community page. The community announcements do not show up on the iPad app - only on computer browsers and cell phones. Just thought you should know. Thanks for creating such a useful channel!
Love your “no nonsense” explanations. I received a Pantons&Baldwins Woolcraft booklet #6 from my grandson, who is in school in Scotland. I can’t find a date on it, but think it must pre-date your lovely Art Deco editions. I love toe up, two at a time magic loop socks as I suffer “second sock syndrome” but I’m going to attempt a pair of socks for him according to the original pattern - a lot of increasing and decreasing going up the leg. Wish me luck.
I am like you. I don't really like making toe-up socks. I practiced several methods of toe up procedure but still prefer cuff down. The fit is better for me and I like decreasing better than increases. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Yesterday was my birthday, and was so excited to see this. Now I am watching like a student. Thanks for doing this, by the way, I dig you, your work, your videos, your books. and again, Your youtube videos taught me how to knit a sock, I have now made my own pattern, wrote it and changed it. it is my recipe for any sock. You are a true engineer and instructor and I dig it ALL! thanks and hugs from Albuquerque New Mexico! hypercanvas.com is my site, I am an artist, engineer, happy grandfather.
I have been teaching children about knit your bit at school (with the cute story book by the same name) about civilian knitting for World War 1 soldiers. Even children were encouraged to knit their bit. I would be interested to know more about that and maybe make a pair of the socks. I haven't been successful in finding a pattern I could read online yet but I do have some nice olive drab yarn. Are you interested in that time period at all? What's also interesting is the rifle glove which is a mitten for three fingers and has the pointer finger and thumb open. Looks like it would be handy these days for texting!
I remember that some time ago you spoke about Arne and Carlos wearing dickeys so seeing your booklets reminded me of that. Back in the sixties I remember knitting Dickeys from patterns published by beehive they were so comfortable to wear sometimes I would wear them under a v necked sweater or over a shirt instead of a scarf to keep warm on cold blustery days I would colour coordinate them with my mittens too. I am not sure but the dickey pattern could have been in a book of things to knit for bazaars that is a term I haven’t heard used in years back then churches and other organizations would hold bazaars to raise funds
Rox thank you very much for mentioning how to see all the notification-type posts by using the phone app. I've been trying for AGES to find out how to do this because I usually only watch on my laptop and, as you say, there is no central place where those posts appear. In future I will use the phone app to see all the community posts/notifications for the channels I follow. (Still won't watch the videos that way though - way too tiny for my aged eyes!)
I'm in. I need motivation to get back to my projects and finish them. (Edited to add) I'm also using "Finish It February" to pack up and consolidate my yarn, needles, hooks, and accessories in preparation for moving to a new apartment in mid April. Lots going on and no motivation to do anything. So using finish it February for motivation.
The Vogue Knitting - The Ultimate Sock Book is brilliant but I definitely think a cuff down always gives a better fit. There’s a good measurement guide in the back.
I may order the Workshop book. I have wide feet with a high instep. The only heel that works for me every time is the Heel Flap. I have given away too many socks I've made for myself because I can't get them over my heel because my instep is so high. It is a win for my friends though.
Thank you! This video has been so helpful! I have organized my wips and ufos and will tackle them one by one. I also added info what is holding me back, so I can turn it in a fun project again or frog it. Also your explanation on projects on Ravelry: I finally get how it can be of benefit. 🙏😊
I like using the app Alpaca. It links with your ravelry account and you can update your notebook and search for patterns and (most importantly) open pdfs from your library on your phone for quick reference. The computer updating is a little more comprehensive but when on mobile I definitely prefer the app to opening ravelry in a browser
I’m mortified at my unfinished projects. Some are so old that they probably won’t fit anymore. One is a promise made to a friend of my daughter - 6 years ago. But, I’m in.
My oldest UFO (which I finally moved to I WILL NEVER FINISH THIS status last year) was knit in 1990. There were people last year finishing projects from the 1960s :-)
The socks from Beehive #62 portrayed at 48:56 to 48:58 (Diamond Parquet) knocked me out! I hope you will consider trying these out, or at least explaining in more depth how you believe they were assembled. I am enchanted by the colorwork in them and wonder how it was done - some intarsia, maybe?
Roxanne, thank you. As a UA-cam subscriber I did not get ant notification at all with regard to last week’s Casual Friday. I kept looking and found nothing. Thank you for letting us know where to look even though I did not get notified via UA-cam. I will go to Ravelry in the future. To be perfectly honest I was a bit concerned about you. We need to know that you’re ok..😊Thanks again! Back to the watching the podcast! Great podcast. Thanks for the Ravelry lesson. Very helpful for me. Love all the sock information. Fascinating! I hope to try Finish it February!
That burgundy sweater is brilliant! I bought some good 12 ply Paton’s yarn that was on sale, but it’s just too dark and heavy. You picked a gorgeous yarn!
Thank you for the videos. I learn something every time. I love hand knit socks but I have a hard time finishing them. I'm trying to figure out the best way and this video gave is very thought provoking. I'm also trying to find the perfect baby bootie pattern. Easy and has ties.
As a start, keep in mind that can do it directly from your phone if you took the picture from your phone. Ravelry has made this a lot easier. Take your picture on the phone and it will be saved in your camera roll. then go to Ravelry on your phone and go to your project page. It will offer you the opportunity to add photo and the opportunity to upload from phone. Then it will offer you the opportunity to search your camera roll and choose your photo. I hope this is a helpful start.
Do you mean tracking your own progress? I set up a project for each level, and then posted my swatch photos in that project within my Rav notebook. For non-swatches (actual projects), I created separate project pages to keep notes on. I also used tags in the project that allowed me to filter them into a MHK-related set.
@@RoxanneRichardson Oh I am sorry for my silly question, its in the top of your show information - it must be due to the fact that I fell in love with your sweater. Have a nice day.
There is always a link to the group at the bottom of the video description. The name of the group is always on the screen at the end of the video, so you can also search for the group name from within Ravelry. From the Community tab, you'll see an option that says Groups, and you could search for it there by its name. Once you find the group, if you click on Join, it will then appear on your list of groups when you click on Community==>Forums
Last year I took your Finish It February to heart but decided that what I needed was "Finish It FRIDAY" . I was not allowed to start new projects on Fridays. Addition to only working toward finishing projects on Fridays, I also would work toward finishing up work projects, household tasks, and clear out my email boxes of other small tasks. This has been fabulous. Instead of procrastinating on finishing some projects, and half heartedly or randomly starting new projects, I'm getting more done. Instead of dreading all the unfinished business of the past week on Monday morning, I feel more energized and excited about starting work on Mondays after a couple days off. This has been a game changer for me. I use Finish It February to evaluate larger unfinished projects and either finish, frog them, or get a plan together. I can't thank you enough for the idea. I'm also going to post this in your Rav group.
I started a shawl for my daughter's HS graduation present. Had so much trouble with it, never finished it and she's 40 now!
FIF is such a cool idea. I have a sweater right beside my couch here that I’m stuck on. I keep making mistakes, and I have several inches of body and hem that need to be taken out and reknit for the third or fourth time. Being able to put it off until February lets me enjoy what I’m knitting on now instead, and even look forward to picking it up again when it’s “time”. I’m even going to use your tip of breaking the job up into its parts, which somehow sounds exciting! You are our knitting behavioral therapist, Roxanne! You should have framed credentials on your wall🥰
As a dude and an avid sock knitter, I have gotten bored numerous times making socks. Each time spurs me to learn a new heel or toe or try moving to an even tinier gauge, etc. I have made some mens socks from these mid-century and earlier pattern mini-books. I have been impressed that I don't mind the seaming that much and that they fit quite well. I went through a phase last year in which I knit all my socks flat and seamed them. It's been fun.
Those innovation socks are cool! I would use them to knit socks for my whole family. Economical because you'd just have to replace the worn-out parts. Thank you, Roxanne! Another great vlog! --KateColors
I am especially grateful for your tutorial on Rav today. Thank you.
Wow, I have to thank you for a few things. 1, Ravelry. I have been daunted by it finding it a little unfriendly for me. But after wathing this I went to it and put in most of my 2020 projects. I was relieved to know I didn't have to fill in all the details, because I don't often keep all the details, depending on what I make. Also about socks. I have made one pair of socks and I hated them, too big, the yarn not as think or substantial as I though it would be. But now I have a new interest in finding out my particular sock needs, for my foot, which I think is weird. Small and wide. Inspiration at this time of the year is valued.
Thanks for Ravelry overview,really useful, I only use basic log, I will use tags in future
Thank you for bringing my attention to the talk on the interwar years -- the period that brought us Art Deco. That's my favorite art and design era, so this should be right up my alley!
I'm so excited about it! I can't wait, plus I'm so happy that it will be in the evening their time, so I don't have to get up at 4 am. :-)
Hey - I am not a toe-up socks knitter - love the good old rhytm in making cuff-down. But Yesterday on UA-cam I saw a podcast with Happee Knits and she was doing a tutorial on toe-up socks starting with a turkish cast-on and a fleegle heel. I LOVE different techniques for casting on and off and every type of heels - so Fleegle heel caught my eye. I made up a little sock of 36 stitches and then I became a fan of toe-up socks. A fleegle heel is so easy and beautiful. You can do it both ways just changing increases with decreases.
OMG! I actually saw one of the scarves crocheted by Queen Victoria. It was at the Canadian War Museum. I remember it to this day bcs I was struck by the fact that a-she could crochet and b- she crocheted for others.
I think I am abnormal. I love finishing projects. Instead, I find it so hard to get projects started! I’ve been humming and hawing about starting a pair of socks for over a week!
One of my knitting goals for 2021 is to learn to use Ravelry, so your demonstration of creating a project was just great! Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the little tutorial on how to use the projects feature on Ralvelry. So many things I never knew to use to help sort things. THANK YOU!
Hope things are better with you family. When I realized you hadn't posted a Casual Friday, I looked through the feed on my phone and didn't see an announcement (it might have been there, I just didn't see it), but I went straight to Ravelry and saw it there.
I'm looking forward to FIF. I now have a reason to finish a blanket I started for my last granddaughter because I have a new grandchild in the oven. And how did you know about my other blanket that's made up of individual squares that needs to be sewn together and then I have to put an edging around it...? ...LOL ...I thought yes that's me as you talked about it. Great idea to break it up. Makes it less overwhelming.
Thank you so much for going over how to use a notebook in Ravalry. I stopped using it because I thought I was supposed to fill in all the information so other people could see it. I didn’t know I was the only one to see my notebook and could put in only what I wanted to. I’m going to start using it again now.
Other people can see your notebook. It's the information about yarn purchases that no one else will see, as well as private notes. The projects are what populate the database and give all Ravelers information about patterns, like how many people have knit it, whether anyone has use the yarn you're thinking of, whether anyone made modifications that are helpful, or caught errors, etc.
@@RoxanneRichardson Oh, okay. Thank you for clarifying. I misunderstood.
Thanks Roxanne. I didn’t know how to use Tags feature on Ravelry. More like never bothered to find out. Now I shall use it. And definitely joining your Finish it February group 😊
Wonderful!
Thank you for explaining where you put information. My sympathies on the family issues. I hope the health issues are resolving. Thanks also for reviewing the project section on Ravelry. I started putting projects on there, but wasn't sure how to use it most effectively.
Hi there
Anotheer good and informative show, thank you .
Suggestion for future Tech Tuesday , the mystery that is fishermans rib?
WHy are there so many methods?
How to read the knitting?
In frustration
Yours
Anne Whoriskey
thank you for information on the notebook on Ravelry
You are so welcome!
I just checked your YT community page. The community announcements do not show up on the iPad app - only on computer browsers and cell phones. Just thought you should know. Thanks for creating such a useful channel!
Thanks for the info!
Same here.
Those vintage sock socks are amazingly beautiful. Thank you for another interesting and informative video.
I like that you do not have a long introduction.
Me, too! :-)
Thanks Roxanne, I always use my ravelry project page, but I learned so much more about different ways to do so, once again a mind openner.
Love your “no nonsense” explanations. I received a Pantons&Baldwins Woolcraft booklet #6 from my grandson, who is in school in Scotland. I can’t find a date on it, but think it must pre-date your lovely Art Deco editions. I love toe up, two at a time magic loop socks as I suffer “second sock syndrome” but I’m going to attempt a pair of socks for him according to the original pattern - a lot of increasing and decreasing going up the leg. Wish me luck.
Thanks for all the info!! This year I want to make my first pair of socks!!!
I am like you. I don't really like making toe-up socks. I practiced several methods of toe up procedure but still prefer cuff down. The fit is better for me and I like decreasing better than increases. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thanks for that video.Glad to see you again. It's always a pleasure.
Yesterday was my birthday, and was so excited to see this. Now I am watching like a student. Thanks for doing this, by the way, I dig you, your work, your videos, your books. and again, Your youtube videos taught me how to knit a sock, I have now made my own pattern, wrote it and changed it. it is my recipe for any sock. You are a true engineer and instructor and I dig it ALL! thanks and hugs from Albuquerque New Mexico! hypercanvas.com is my site, I am an artist, engineer, happy grandfather.
Fascinating building-block approach to the old Beehive socks. My partner's toenails work like chisels on socks - think I need to take note!
I have been teaching children about knit your bit at school (with the cute story book by the same name) about civilian knitting for World War 1 soldiers. Even children were encouraged to knit their bit. I would be interested to know more about that and maybe make a pair of the socks. I haven't been successful in finding a pattern I could read online yet but I do have some nice olive drab yarn. Are you interested in that time period at all? What's also interesting is the rifle glove which is a mitten for three fingers and has the pointer finger and thumb open. Looks like it would be handy these days for texting!
I remember that some time ago you spoke about Arne and Carlos wearing dickeys so seeing your booklets reminded me of that. Back in the sixties I remember knitting Dickeys from patterns published by beehive they were so comfortable to wear sometimes I would wear them under a v necked sweater or over a shirt instead of a scarf to keep warm on cold blustery days I would colour coordinate them with my mittens too. I am not sure but the dickey pattern could have been in a book of things to knit for bazaars that is a term I haven’t heard used in years back then churches and other organizations would hold bazaars to raise funds
Rox thank you very much for mentioning how to see all the notification-type posts by using the phone app. I've been trying for AGES to find out how to do this because I usually only watch on my laptop and, as you say, there is no central place where those posts appear. In future I will use the phone app to see all the community posts/notifications for the channels I follow. (Still won't watch the videos that way though - way too tiny for my aged eyes!)
I'm in. I need motivation to get back to my projects and finish them.
(Edited to add) I'm also using "Finish It February" to pack up and consolidate my yarn, needles, hooks, and accessories in preparation for moving to a new apartment in mid April. Lots going on and no motivation to do anything. So using finish it February for motivation.
Hi Roxanne
I am glad to see you back...
Many thanks for keeping to share your knowledge. 🙏
Take care
The Vogue Knitting - The Ultimate Sock Book is brilliant but I definitely think a cuff down always gives a better fit. There’s a good measurement guide in the back.
I may order the Workshop book. I have wide feet with a high instep. The only heel that works for me every time is the Heel Flap. I have given away too many socks I've made for myself because I can't get them over my heel because my instep is so high. It is a win for my friends though.
Thank you for showing those vintage socks. They are very interesting!
Glad you like them!
Thank you! This video has been so helpful! I have organized my wips and ufos and will tackle them one by one. I also added info what is holding me back, so I can turn it in a fun project again or frog it. Also your explanation on projects on Ravelry: I finally get how it can be of benefit. 🙏😊
I like using the app Alpaca. It links with your ravelry account and you can update your notebook and search for patterns and (most importantly) open pdfs from your library on your phone for quick reference. The computer updating is a little more comprehensive but when on mobile I definitely prefer the app to opening ravelry in a browser
For a technique Tuesday would you consider showing us how to do corrugated ribbing
I’m mortified at my unfinished projects. Some are so old that they probably won’t fit anymore. One is a promise made to a friend of my daughter - 6 years ago. But, I’m in.
My oldest UFO (which I finally moved to I WILL NEVER FINISH THIS status last year) was knit in 1990. There were people last year finishing projects from the 1960s :-)
The socks from Beehive #62 portrayed at 48:56 to 48:58 (Diamond Parquet) knocked me out! I hope you will consider trying these out, or at least explaining in more depth how you believe they were assembled. I am enchanted by the colorwork in them and wonder how it was done - some intarsia, maybe?
It's intarsia. Lots of socks were knit flat back then, because the intarsia designs required it.
Is it possible to show us an Aladin heel, how it's done?
Thanks Rox, another interesting show.
Roxanne, thank you. As a UA-cam subscriber I did not get ant notification at all with regard to last week’s Casual Friday. I kept looking and found nothing. Thank you for letting us know where to look even though I did not get notified via UA-cam. I will go to Ravelry in the future. To be perfectly honest I was a bit concerned about you. We need to know that you’re ok..😊Thanks again! Back to the watching the podcast!
Great podcast. Thanks for the Ravelry lesson. Very helpful for me. Love all the sock information. Fascinating! I hope to try Finish it February!
That burgundy sweater is brilliant! I bought some good 12 ply Paton’s yarn that was on sale, but it’s just too dark and heavy. You picked a gorgeous yarn!
Thank you for the videos. I learn something every time. I love hand knit socks but I have a hard time finishing them. I'm trying to figure out the best way and this video gave is very thought provoking. I'm also trying to find the perfect baby bootie pattern. Easy and has ties.
I learn something new in every episode. It is so interesting and fun.
Gorgeous red sweater, looks great on you.❤❤❤
This is an excellent show. I don’t know how to put a picture of my work in my note book. I’ll try finding the answer in the HELP area. Thanks
I'm sure there was a blog post about that. It is a little tricky at first, until you understand how to do it.
As a start, keep in mind that can do it directly from your phone if you took the picture from your phone. Ravelry has made this a lot easier. Take your picture on the phone and it will be saved in your camera roll. then go to Ravelry on your phone and go to your project page. It will offer you the opportunity to add photo and the opportunity to upload from phone. Then it will offer you the opportunity to search your camera roll and choose your photo. I hope this is a helpful start.
@@NinaKeilin thank you so very much. I’ll give it a go
Eileen Tomaro great. Give it a try. I do t really use Ravelry on the phone we except for adding my pictures.
Another great video! Have your got any suggestions for tracking TKGA course work or the MHK program on Ravelry?
Do you mean tracking your own progress? I set up a project for each level, and then posted my swatch photos in that project within my Rav notebook. For non-swatches (actual projects), I created separate project pages to keep notes on. I also used tags in the project that allowed me to filter them into a MHK-related set.
By the way - I LOVE your red sweater - is there any information about it?
Should be in the show notes. Let me know if you don't see it there.
@@RoxanneRichardson Oh I am sorry for my silly question, its in the top of your show information - it must be due to the fact that I fell in love with your sweater. Have a nice day.
Your viewing numbers are going up. Thanks
How does one find your Ravelry group? I can't figure out the whole group thing there.
There is always a link to the group at the bottom of the video description. The name of the group is always on the screen at the end of the video, so you can also search for the group name from within Ravelry. From the Community tab, you'll see an option that says Groups, and you could search for it there by its name. Once you find the group, if you click on Join, it will then appear on your list of groups when you click on Community==>Forums
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you. I had no idea there was other info on youtube beside the individual videos.
Hi I am doing a sock called Hi Socks from Assia Brill.com and it is on Ravelry. Check it out nice way to do a heel and different .
I think we should call it a Finish Along because the acronym for Finish It Along is somewhat unfortunate. ;-D
I usually refer to it as FiF. :-)
hi yes i was worried that where are you