Hi Roxane, Today is my first day hear you and meeting. I’m a passionate to textile arts, more specific spinning and knitting. I do crochet and weave. I’m learn to sew. I spent my afternoon watching som of your videos. Wow. How generous you are! As a teacher, the easy way how you communicate the subjects got me so fast. How great life is to us to put people like you who like share their knowledge and help other. I’ve tested a beautiful thing: when we give, life give us back in different way. We have just to pay attention how it comes back. Most of time it became bigger than it was. Thank so much. You have a new fan! I can’t wait to read and hear more from you. P.S. I just opened my Studio @MakelooStudio on social media and soon here. It would be a pleasure share something to you too.
I am a master hand spinner and came to your channel to learn more about knitting. To my delight you starting talking about sheep breeds, crimp, woolen and worsted spun yarn.
A sweater with red traveling cables sounds really cool. I look forward to seeing it. I also liked the cowl that you knit. It's such a good design idea.
I thoroughly enjoyed this exploration of how you fell into the spinning world. That birthday gift is stunning. It would take me a lot longer than a week to make it! Thanks for a great Friday show. HUgs
Over the past couple of years I've become more interested in learning about types of wool. I bought Vanishing Fleece a couple of days ago, and I already have The Knitter's Book of Yarn and A Stash of One's Own, also by Clara Parkes. I have a couple of friends who dabble in spinning and there is a local yearly retreat for spinners but I haven't gotten involved in that yet.
I’ve had a couple of Smith Callis’ cowls queued for a while. Thanks for the review! I bought Vanishing Fleece. Sounds very interesting. I’m sorry I missed the book signing.
You know I say that about EVERY skein of yarn I’ve ever bought/rescued that is in my stash. “I’ll never see this / that yarn again I must have it!” LOL I’m terrible. Although most times it’s true. And I do limit myself. But I still say it lol.
I am coming to Minnesota November 7-10. Wondering if there are any knitting events or special places I should not miss. I grew up in Faribault so I am familiar with SW Minnesota. I will definitely make the trip to Northfield! Thnx for all your great podcasts!
Check the Midwest Fiber Arts Trails website to see if there is anything of interest: midwestfiberartstrails.org/2019-fiber-festivals-and-farm-tour-schedule/
Do you basically reproduce the entire pattern on the spreadsheet? I was also interested in your three weeks rule. Have you discussed this in previous video?
It's not really a rule so much as that's the limit of my tolerance. I've talked about it many times, particularly in the context of Finish it February, when I evaluate all my UFOs and decide which ones to finish and which ones to abandon permanently. One of the reasons they end up in the UFO pile is because I hit the 3-week tolerance limit (another is a made a bone head mistake and the project needed a time out). As for the spreadsheet, it's sort of a reproduction of the pattern, but I typically can't knit directly from the spreadsheet. I am simply able to keep track of where I am, based on the information and stitch counts. It keeps track of the stitch counts, and does a running tally, so I do have to go through the pattern section by section and calculate the stitch counts. This could mean that the 15'' between the CO and the underarm BO is one line in the spreadsheet (because there's no shaping, so I can multiply the number of sts in the row by the number of rows I will knit). Other sections, like the sleeves, will take many more rows, because the shaping changes the stitch count every couple of rows. For me, making the spreadsheet is fun, but it would be a tedious nightmare for others.
Reversible traveling cables are a different animal. You might be interested in Lucy Hague's Bain scarf pattern, which uses an interesting technique. It's a non-trivial problem to solve, so it's a bit fiddly.
I've done a few Casual Friday episodes where I talked about this. One of the earliest goes into a fair amount of detail: ua-cam.com/video/Cu4K3-RtlG8/v-deo.html
I am surprised you always try to find the strongest colorwork contrast. In my opinion the most beautiful colorwork is done with low contrast yarn. Especially in fiar isle, there is multicolor (at least two) background color, that looks best in very low contrast. And the highlights in the foreground color are also normally done in very low contrast. The difference between background and foreground is a bit stronger, but looks best when it is more blended (and have a similar color value), instead of complementary, with only the middle-highlight being strongly contrasting. I think you should not limit yourself with b&w photo tricks and color wheels. Just take whatever looks good together in your eyes, no matter the contrast. If will look lovely in the end! :)
I like high contrast, because I can see it. (I have mild color vision deficiency, so if things look too much alike, I can't tell them apart.) Low contrast yarns are hard for me to differentiate when I'm knitting, and when next to each other in the fabric, look muddied, much like using variegated yarn to work textured patterns. That doesn't mean I think you're wrong about what you like, but it absolutely wouldn't work for me.
@@RoxanneRichardson Oh I see. Thank you :) And sorry if I came up too strong with my opinions! I'm learning so much from you by binging your channel over the last few weeks.
@@nadiarogo4511 No, I think it's interesting to hear that people like something that is really opposite of our own preferences, because it changes our perspectives. I couldn't figure out why so many people are choosing to do stranded colorwork with tonal yarns, because it doesn't make sense to me, given that the color values shift. I assumed that it would look just as muddied to other people as it does to me!
Hi Roxane,
Today is my first day hear you and meeting. I’m a passionate to textile arts, more specific spinning and knitting. I do crochet and weave. I’m learn to sew. I spent my afternoon watching som of your videos. Wow. How generous you are! As a teacher, the easy way how you communicate the subjects got me so fast.
How great life is to us to put people like you who like share their knowledge and help other. I’ve tested a beautiful thing: when we give, life give us back in different way. We have just to pay attention how it comes back. Most of time it became bigger than it was.
Thank so much. You have a new fan! I can’t wait to read and hear more from you.
P.S. I just opened my Studio @MakelooStudio on social media and soon here. It would be a pleasure share something to you too.
I am a master hand spinner and came to your channel to learn more about knitting. To my delight you starting talking about sheep breeds, crimp, woolen and worsted spun yarn.
Excellent I always enjoy your videos thanks for all the work you do
Two color traveling cables sounds so cool. Do please show your swatch even if you choose not to use it.
A sweater with red traveling cables sounds really cool. I look forward to seeing it. I also liked the cowl that you knit. It's such a good design idea.
Great video. Thank you for all of the information about your quest to learn more about wool. I now have more to add to my reading list.
I thoroughly enjoyed this exploration of how you fell into the spinning world. That birthday gift is stunning. It would take me a lot longer than a week to make it! Thanks for a great Friday show. HUgs
Over the past couple of years I've become more interested in learning about types of wool. I bought Vanishing Fleece a couple of days ago, and I already have The Knitter's Book of Yarn and A Stash of One's Own, also by Clara Parkes. I have a couple of friends who dabble in spinning and there is a local yearly retreat for spinners but I haven't gotten involved in that yet.
I’ve had a couple of Smith Callis’ cowls queued for a while. Thanks for the review! I bought Vanishing Fleece. Sounds very interesting. I’m sorry I missed the book signing.
Thank you for sharing🤗
I love the green scarf! I'll keep my eye out for the pattern release.
"Wool breeds" ---or sheep breeds? BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) is one I hear about. There's also Shetland and Peruvian Highland.
You know I say that about EVERY skein of yarn I’ve ever bought/rescued that is in my stash. “I’ll never see this / that yarn again I must have it!” LOL I’m terrible. Although most times it’s true. And I do limit myself. But I still say it lol.
Thanks
I am coming to Minnesota November 7-10. Wondering if there are any knitting events or special places I should not miss. I grew up in Faribault so I am familiar with SW Minnesota. I will definitely make the trip to Northfield! Thnx for all your great podcasts!
Check the Midwest Fiber Arts Trails website to see if there is anything of interest: midwestfiberartstrails.org/2019-fiber-festivals-and-farm-tour-schedule/
Do you basically reproduce the entire pattern on the spreadsheet? I was also interested in your three weeks rule. Have you discussed this in previous video?
It's not really a rule so much as that's the limit of my tolerance. I've talked about it many times, particularly in the context of Finish it February, when I evaluate all my UFOs and decide which ones to finish and which ones to abandon permanently. One of the reasons they end up in the UFO pile is because I hit the 3-week tolerance limit (another is a made a bone head mistake and the project needed a time out).
As for the spreadsheet, it's sort of a reproduction of the pattern, but I typically can't knit directly from the spreadsheet. I am simply able to keep track of where I am, based on the information and stitch counts. It keeps track of the stitch counts, and does a running tally, so I do have to go through the pattern section by section and calculate the stitch counts. This could mean that the 15'' between the CO and the underarm BO is one line in the spreadsheet (because there's no shaping, so I can multiply the number of sts in the row by the number of rows I will knit). Other sections, like the sleeves, will take many more rows, because the shaping changes the stitch count every couple of rows.
For me, making the spreadsheet is fun, but it would be a tedious nightmare for others.
Roxanne Richardson thank you so much. We think a lot alike concerning our knitting and spreadsheets!
Have you ever done a travelling cable over 2x2 rib? I am interested in this te unique to make a reversible fabric. Thanks for the videos.
Reversible traveling cables are a different animal. You might be interested in Lucy Hague's Bain scarf pattern, which uses an interesting technique. It's a non-trivial problem to solve, so it's a bit fiddly.
Thanks Roxanne I will check it out
What is a master knitter and how do you become one?
I've done a few Casual Friday episodes where I talked about this. One of the earliest goes into a fair amount of detail: ua-cam.com/video/Cu4K3-RtlG8/v-deo.html
I am surprised you always try to find the strongest colorwork contrast. In my opinion the most beautiful colorwork is done with low contrast yarn. Especially in fiar isle, there is multicolor (at least two) background color, that looks best in very low contrast. And the highlights in the foreground color are also normally done in very low contrast. The difference between background and foreground is a bit stronger, but looks best when it is more blended (and have a similar color value), instead of complementary, with only the middle-highlight being strongly contrasting. I think you should not limit yourself with b&w photo tricks and color wheels. Just take whatever looks good together in your eyes, no matter the contrast. If will look lovely in the end! :)
I like high contrast, because I can see it. (I have mild color vision deficiency, so if things look too much alike, I can't tell them apart.) Low contrast yarns are hard for me to differentiate when I'm knitting, and when next to each other in the fabric, look muddied, much like using variegated yarn to work textured patterns. That doesn't mean I think you're wrong about what you like, but it absolutely wouldn't work for me.
@@RoxanneRichardson Oh I see. Thank you :) And sorry if I came up too strong with my opinions! I'm learning so much from you by binging your channel over the last few weeks.
@@nadiarogo4511 No, I think it's interesting to hear that people like something that is really opposite of our own preferences, because it changes our perspectives. I couldn't figure out why so many people are choosing to do stranded colorwork with tonal yarns, because it doesn't make sense to me, given that the color values shift. I assumed that it would look just as muddied to other people as it does to me!
Cuánto me gustaría wue tuviera traducción al español!