My grandparents had a fairly large magnifying glass permanently placed on a desk as well as a side table (attached to a stand) to assist with such small prints. Looks like a fabulous undertaking.
That's a great idea! I will have a look for one, perhaps with a light on it too... that would save my eyes tremendously! I'm almost there on one mitten but my goodness... my eyeees haha Thanks for the tip :)
no 1 modern - make it as a jumper BUT with the look of a cardigan putting the buttons on the front even though there isn't an opening - google bestway 605 tea time jumper which gives you an example of what I mean. loving all your choices though. I'm busy knitting Dalloway from Echoes by Susan Crawford which is a top down circular knit.
This may just be what I need to do... I have the buttons but I can't imagine it looking any good open so .. a fake cardigan could be the trick. The tea time jumper sounds familiar... I wonder if I have it. I'll go look... Thanks 😊 Ooo Susan Crawford has some lovely patterns. I just checked that one out. It's really pretty 😍 happy knitting 🧶
I love the DDR booklet! I sometimes wish that we still focused on saving paper like they did back then. It is super overwhelming at first but I've found that you actually learn a skill properly when you don't have a load of instructions. If you need any help with translating things let me know! Happy to help 😊
amazing isn't it! I think I've opened a new obsession within haha Yes, patterns are about 15 pages long these days and I think oh my... gaaawd I can't do it. When in reality I certainly could. I like that these are short. But I think a little more info wouldn't hurt sometimes.. haha I am not aware of how I'm going to understand the huge pages when it come to actually finding anything on them but... maybe one day.. and a magnifying glass later ;) Thanks - I will holla if I need you :)
Wonderful knitting plans Emily 😊 I always enjoy watching you talk about vintage knits so a flip through a magazine would be interesting. I have the Burrow Cardigan by Fabel knitwear on my make 9 😊
Thank you 😊 ok good to know - thanks 😊 Ooo Fabel knitwear patterns are lovely aren't they? I could add several to my queue if I had the time haha I hope you manage to knit it - it'll be lovely 😍
So many wonderful plans🥰 Excited to see what you end up knitting😃 I should knit the victory jumper for our Constitution Day. In red, white and blue it will be perfect🇧🇻
I love your vintage knitting plans. Gorgeous designs! And I'm swedish - in case of Google translate confusion, I'll do my best to help you with the beautiful lace jumper😄
Thank you :) Oh if only I had found you a few weeks ago - my goodness did Google struggle with my new project haha I'll keep you in mind if Google has a meltdown with the lace jumper haha
Thanks :) wow I like your enthusiasm... see them ALL come to fruition... if I get to Dec 31 with all of them I'll be so delighted with myself ;) Now... to not get distracted by other patterns... that's the other difficult part!
I love the the #4 jumper,and the two tone one with the leaves. I have plans for a chevron jumper and a fair isle jumper with the pattern only on the upper yoke. Lisa / BoBo Bun. Just made a jumper in the most lovely light pink..😍 and if I get those done this next year and finish my wip's it will be a success for me.
Noted :) I'm also quite in love with number 4. It's why I purchased the magazine :) Oooo those sound like perfect goals for 2024 :) Chevron and fair isle... you're speaking my language :) Now, if I could tackle my wips that would also be a bonus...!
So. Many. Plans.! In the words of Han Solo - good luck, you're gonna need it 😁 Jk, imho knitting plans and ideas are made to be altered and adapted, much like the projects themselves... I'll be happy to see whatever is going to appear on this channel! About the "mittelstark" - my speculated guess is that they mean something between fingering and sport weight. I know that most German brands that have been around since ca. forever (Schachenmayr for example) used to name their yarns after the number of plies, much like Australia (and in part, the UK) still seems to do. The infamous 3ply was something that apparently still was around in the 1990s in some variety, at least I own a knitting book from the 90s, and they refer to a "Schachenmayr 3ply" that knits up at a pretty small gauge (34-38 sts per 10cm) on about 2.0mm needles. The most common other yarn types seemed to be 4ply, 6ply and 8ply. 8ply seems to have been a heavier DK, 6ply a lighter DK and 4ply something between a light and a heavy fingering, probably depending on brand and fibre. So, "mittelstark" could have been any 4- or 6ply that created a fabric that you liked, and on whatever vaguely appropriate needles you had at hand. (Keep in mind that in post-war Europe, people probably didn't own multiple sets of needles in every possible size, they likely owned one "thin" pair, maybe one "large" pair, plus a few of the "middle" sizes - and then just swatched and made do with whatever worked "well enough"!) Another speculation of mine is that fabrics and gauges in the olden days tended to be a little denser and tighter than what we're used to now. Things were meant to last (especially in extremely tight-budgeted DDR households), and dense knits are less prone to pilling and wearing out. When I look at my old Norwegian patterns, they often recommend to knit up "Peer Gynt", a worsted weight yarn that's actually still in production, at a 24-st gauge per 10cm. This is pretty much "waterproof, will stand up on its own" territory (and I've used it that way). Nowadays, yarn labels recommend a gauge of 18 to 21 stitches, and I've seen patterns designed for it at 16 st/10cm. So, for whatever it's worth: "mittelstark" could be anything from heavy fingering to light DK, and it would absolutely depend on how you like your fabric at the recommended gauge. Needle size isn't a good point of reference, and I know swatches lie (my own do, too), but I think you'd still do well with casting on a few stitches and just playing around with a few yarn and needle size options. There is a middle ground between swatching religiously and not swatching at all... 😉 Same goes for combining Finull with the other yarn, maybe? Happy knitting, and have a gloriously crafty 2024!
This infamous 3 ply yarn should make a reappearance... I have a thousand and one patterns begging for it! My sport weight yarns never give me the tension and the correct size garment, so I always adjust the stitch count. I just like the fabric so much better with sport vs fingering weight. Fingering weight yarn and 3.75mm just looks awful when combined with me and my tension. But sport weight and 3mm gives me a fabric I like. Just a lot of maths that follows! So far I've had an ok success rate.... sort of ha Funny you should mention the needles. My neighbour just gave me her needles from the DDR. She wasn't a big knitter but she gave me at least 8 circulars :) I like to use my sleeves as my gauge swatch. That way I know if it's going to fit because I can feel whether it's tight or too big. I just don't knit anything if I have to swatch. But if I'm making progress by knitting a sleeve, I am happy. I can rip the sleeve back and start again or I can keep going and adjust things. Much happier place for me :)
I love wearing my cashmere short-sleeved top in summer. It's not hot at all. I think give it a go. You did also mention in your last video I think that you get good use from your short sleeved jumpers.
oh yeah? Ok that's very good to know! Thanks :) I now realise, I feel relief. Obviously I want it short sleeved and I've been putting it off, thinking I'd have to do it long sleeved.. ! Thanks for your help :)
haha it's a dilemma alright ;) but one I'm happy to have. Thanks for your project votes - every little helps in helping me come to a cast on decision ;)
I love your ideas, especially the vintage cardigan!! Go for it! I’m currently knitting my first Love Note jumper by Tin Can Knits. But as a side project, I have just re-casted the gingerbread man sock by Stone something knits. It’s my third attempt! This time I’ve gone up to a size 2.75mm 9” circular needle in hopes it will go over my instep. I’ve never had so much trouble with getting a sick to fit. I also hope to knit a pair of cashmere blend fingerless mitts for my daughter (need a pattern) who’s graduating this March (earned an MBA). Any suggestions would be welcomed ❤
Thanks 😊😊 Oooo I love the love note jumper. I really must make another 😍 Oh colourwork socks get me every time! I also go up to 2.75mm even though usually my socks are in 2.25. Those floats cause all kinds of chaos 😂 I hope you have success this time around 🤞 Ooo cashmere mitts... They sound lovely. And naturally, well deserved 😊😊 I really like the cloudburst fingerless mitts. I think that's what they're called. I made a couple so they should be on my ravelry projects. Really enjoyable pattern 😊
I love all of it! Especially the kitty mittens ❤ probably the only thing that would fit me 🥴 I just spent ages browsing the links you kindly put in for us. Thank you ❤️ I am looking forward to seeing what you make this year. I'm currently working on socks, nothing exciting, but I enjoy knitting socks. I, too, have a "make 99" list 😂 the trouble with my make 99 is that it keeps growing, I make things, but they never seem to be from my planned makes 🤷🏻
They're cute hey :) Ah none of them would fit me unless I tackle them with maths and alterations. That's the fun part ;) torturous fun ha oh gosh yes, why is this the case? I feel like this happens with do to lists. Today I did so much, and I went to tick things off my list, and none of them were on there! I actually added "feed compost worms" just so I could tick it off the list haha Socks are always good :) I would love to enjoy sock knitting more. I like buying sock patterns and adding them to my list, but somehow I can knit sleeves faster than a pair of socks ha
I considered it but I actually don't mind watching podcasts that are longer, and also I don't mind going back to them several times over a few a days to catch whilst I knit. So with that, I decided to go as it is. Just about under the hour 😅😅
That's why you need to adjust the patterns :) I don't make anything in the recommended size because my yarns are never correct haha but it's fun. I highly recommend giving resizing a try :) Or live vicariously through me until then ;)
I agree, most of the modern knitting patterns have way too much information some of which is not necessary. It feels really overwhelming. I know how to knit, just give me the basics.
@@emilykatemadethis Vintage meaning the 1980 Vogue Knitting patters, yes. But I have my grandmother's patterns from the 1950's and I have yet to make anything.
@@edinacole6382 oooh my ...a treasure trove is awaiting you 😍 I've not knit anything from the 80s I don't think... I do have a couple of patterns though. But that is currently far too modern haha
Your colourwork vintage flowers jumper you can definitely make with 200g of wool for background colour because where it is stranded it uses much less. Knit it without sleeves first and then divide your remaining yarn in half 👍👍
I did think there were less colourwork flowers in my mind, but seeing the picture, I think it should be fine.... you're right :) although I'm going to start with sleeves because they're my swatch ;) I'm going to go for it... it'll be grand ;) fingers and toes crossed ;)
My guess is they mean sport weight yarn? Because fingering is pretty standard and so is dk.. i feel like they didn’t really have much thicker yarn back then? 🤔
Maybe you're right...sport weight ! Could it be that German patterns are all designed for sport and I'm there trying to make all British patterns suitable for sport instead of fingering haha
That would be hilarious if that was the case 😂 This might be the thing I need to do.. I can't imagine that I would undo the buttons as it would be so weird looking.. it would mean I wouldn't need to do all that purling too haha
Maybe medium weight is 3ply (lace, 2py, 3py, 4py/fingering and dk) wasn't it the 50s onwards when they started getting into chunky yarn? I would do the victory jumper too! Good luck with your knit list! Mine is heavy too! I have at least 16 patterns and the yarn ready to go!
@@KatherineArgent this infamous 3 ply will forever haunt me haha if I win big money I'll set up a spinnery for 3ply lol I guess I'll stick with using my sport weight and modifying all the patterns 😆 Ooo that's a lovely hefty list - good luck with it 👏🙂 Victory jumper.. vote counted 😆
My grandparents had a fairly large magnifying glass permanently placed on a desk as well as a side table (attached to a stand) to assist with such small prints. Looks like a fabulous undertaking.
That's a great idea! I will have a look for one, perhaps with a light on it too... that would save my eyes tremendously! I'm almost there on one mitten but my goodness... my eyeees haha
Thanks for the tip :)
no 1 modern - make it as a jumper BUT with the look of a cardigan putting the buttons on the front even though there isn't an opening - google bestway 605 tea time jumper which gives you an example of what I mean. loving all your choices though. I'm busy knitting Dalloway from Echoes by Susan Crawford which is a top down circular knit.
This may just be what I need to do... I have the buttons but I can't imagine it looking any good open so .. a fake cardigan could be the trick.
The tea time jumper sounds familiar... I wonder if I have it. I'll go look... Thanks 😊
Ooo Susan Crawford has some lovely patterns. I just checked that one out. It's really pretty 😍 happy knitting 🧶
I love the DDR booklet! I sometimes wish that we still focused on saving paper like they did back then. It is super overwhelming at first but I've found that you actually learn a skill properly when you don't have a load of instructions. If you need any help with translating things let me know! Happy to help 😊
amazing isn't it! I think I've opened a new obsession within haha
Yes, patterns are about 15 pages long these days and I think oh my... gaaawd I can't do it. When in reality I certainly could. I like that these are short. But I think a little more info wouldn't hurt sometimes.. haha I am not aware of how I'm going to understand the huge pages when it come to actually finding anything on them but... maybe one day.. and a magnifying glass later ;) Thanks - I will holla if I need you :)
Wonderful knitting plans Emily 😊 I always enjoy watching you talk about vintage knits so a flip through a magazine would be interesting. I have the Burrow Cardigan by Fabel knitwear on my make 9 😊
Thank you 😊 ok good to know - thanks 😊
Ooo Fabel knitwear patterns are lovely aren't they? I could add several to my queue if I had the time haha I hope you manage to knit it - it'll be lovely 😍
So many wonderful plans🥰
Excited to see what you end up knitting😃
I should knit the victory jumper for our Constitution Day. In red, white and blue it will be perfect🇧🇻
oooo yes! That would be very fun! And that pattern is free on the V & A website. Even better :)
I love your vintage knitting plans. Gorgeous designs! And I'm swedish - in case of Google translate confusion, I'll do my best to help you with the beautiful lace jumper😄
Thank you :) Oh if only I had found you a few weeks ago - my goodness did Google struggle with my new project haha
I'll keep you in mind if Google has a meltdown with the lace jumper haha
So many gorgeous knitting plans! I can’t wait to watch them all come to fruition over this year 🧶🧶❤
Thanks :) wow I like your enthusiasm... see them ALL come to fruition... if I get to Dec 31 with all of them I'll be so delighted with myself ;) Now... to not get distracted by other patterns... that's the other difficult part!
“Make all the things” paralysis is where I’m at too!!! 😆😅
Oh no haha my sympathies 😆 I hope you have some ideas of where to start.. I'm still staring at half started items wondering what to work on haha
I love the the #4 jumper,and the two tone one with the leaves. I have plans for a chevron jumper and a fair isle jumper with the pattern only on the upper yoke. Lisa / BoBo Bun. Just made a jumper in the most lovely light pink..😍 and if I get those done this next year and finish my wip's it will be a success for me.
Noted :) I'm also quite in love with number 4. It's why I purchased the magazine :)
Oooo those sound like perfect goals for 2024 :) Chevron and fair isle... you're speaking my language :)
Now, if I could tackle my wips that would also be a bonus...!
So. Many. Plans.! In the words of Han Solo - good luck, you're gonna need it 😁 Jk, imho knitting plans and ideas are made to be altered and adapted, much like the projects themselves... I'll be happy to see whatever is going to appear on this channel!
About the "mittelstark" - my speculated guess is that they mean something between fingering and sport weight. I know that most German brands that have been around since ca. forever (Schachenmayr for example) used to name their yarns after the number of plies, much like Australia (and in part, the UK) still seems to do. The infamous 3ply was something that apparently still was around in the 1990s in some variety, at least I own a knitting book from the 90s, and they refer to a "Schachenmayr 3ply" that knits up at a pretty small gauge (34-38 sts per 10cm) on about 2.0mm needles. The most common other yarn types seemed to be 4ply, 6ply and 8ply. 8ply seems to have been a heavier DK, 6ply a lighter DK and 4ply something between a light and a heavy fingering, probably depending on brand and fibre. So, "mittelstark" could have been any 4- or 6ply that created a fabric that you liked, and on whatever vaguely appropriate needles you had at hand. (Keep in mind that in post-war Europe, people probably didn't own multiple sets of needles in every possible size, they likely owned one "thin" pair, maybe one "large" pair, plus a few of the "middle" sizes - and then just swatched and made do with whatever worked "well enough"!)
Another speculation of mine is that fabrics and gauges in the olden days tended to be a little denser and tighter than what we're used to now. Things were meant to last (especially in extremely tight-budgeted DDR households), and dense knits are less prone to pilling and wearing out. When I look at my old Norwegian patterns, they often recommend to knit up "Peer Gynt", a worsted weight yarn that's actually still in production, at a 24-st gauge per 10cm. This is pretty much "waterproof, will stand up on its own" territory (and I've used it that way). Nowadays, yarn labels recommend a gauge of 18 to 21 stitches, and I've seen patterns designed for it at 16 st/10cm.
So, for whatever it's worth: "mittelstark" could be anything from heavy fingering to light DK, and it would absolutely depend on how you like your fabric at the recommended gauge. Needle size isn't a good point of reference, and I know swatches lie (my own do, too), but I think you'd still do well with casting on a few stitches and just playing around with a few yarn and needle size options. There is a middle ground between swatching religiously and not swatching at all... 😉 Same goes for combining Finull with the other yarn, maybe?
Happy knitting, and have a gloriously crafty 2024!
This infamous 3 ply yarn should make a reappearance... I have a thousand and one patterns begging for it! My sport weight yarns never give me the tension and the correct size garment, so I always adjust the stitch count. I just like the fabric so much better with sport vs fingering weight. Fingering weight yarn and 3.75mm just looks awful when combined with me and my tension. But sport weight and 3mm gives me a fabric I like. Just a lot of maths that follows! So far I've had an ok success rate.... sort of ha
Funny you should mention the needles. My neighbour just gave me her needles from the DDR. She wasn't a big knitter but she gave me at least 8 circulars :)
I like to use my sleeves as my gauge swatch. That way I know if it's going to fit because I can feel whether it's tight or too big. I just don't knit anything if I have to swatch. But if I'm making progress by knitting a sleeve, I am happy. I can rip the sleeve back and start again or I can keep going and adjust things. Much happier place for me :)
I love wearing my cashmere short-sleeved top in summer. It's not hot at all. I think give it a go. You did also mention in your last video I think that you get good use from your short sleeved jumpers.
oh yeah? Ok that's very good to know! Thanks :) I now realise, I feel relief. Obviously I want it short sleeved and I've been putting it off, thinking I'd have to do it long sleeved.. ! Thanks for your help :)
@@emilykatemadethis you're welcome 😊
I like the vintage no. 5, the waffle jumper. But all the patterns look so good, I understand your dilemma
haha it's a dilemma alright ;) but one I'm happy to have. Thanks for your project votes - every little helps in helping me come to a cast on decision ;)
I love your ideas, especially the vintage cardigan!! Go for it!
I’m currently knitting my first Love Note jumper by Tin Can Knits. But as a side project, I have just re-casted the gingerbread man sock by Stone something knits. It’s my third attempt! This time I’ve gone up to a size 2.75mm 9” circular needle in hopes it will go over my instep. I’ve never had so much trouble with getting a sick to fit.
I also hope to knit a pair of cashmere blend fingerless mitts for my daughter (need a pattern) who’s graduating this March (earned an MBA).
Any suggestions would be welcomed ❤
Also I hope to knit those lovely Tanenbaum Christmas mitts!!!
Thanks 😊😊
Oooo I love the love note jumper. I really must make another 😍
Oh colourwork socks get me every time! I also go up to 2.75mm even though usually my socks are in 2.25. Those floats cause all kinds of chaos 😂 I hope you have success this time around 🤞
Ooo cashmere mitts... They sound lovely. And naturally, well deserved 😊😊
I really like the cloudburst fingerless mitts. I think that's what they're called. I made a couple so they should be on my ravelry projects. Really enjoyable pattern 😊
You should make the victory jumper xx
Noted 😀😀 thank you 🧶
I love all of it! Especially the kitty mittens ❤ probably the only thing that would fit me 🥴 I just spent ages browsing the links you kindly put in for us. Thank you ❤️ I am looking forward to seeing what you make this year. I'm currently working on socks, nothing exciting, but I enjoy knitting socks. I, too, have a "make 99" list 😂 the trouble with my make 99 is that it keeps growing, I make things, but they never seem to be from my planned makes 🤷🏻
They're cute hey :)
Ah none of them would fit me unless I tackle them with maths and alterations. That's the fun part ;) torturous fun ha
oh gosh yes, why is this the case? I feel like this happens with do to lists. Today I did so much, and I went to tick things off my list, and none of them were on there! I actually added "feed compost worms" just so I could tick it off the list haha
Socks are always good :) I would love to enjoy sock knitting more. I like buying sock patterns and adding them to my list, but somehow I can knit sleeves faster than a pair of socks ha
Wish you had done this pod in two parts, vintage/modern
I considered it but I actually don't mind watching podcasts that are longer, and also I don't mind going back to them several times over a few a days to catch whilst I knit. So with that, I decided to go as it is. Just about under the hour 😅😅
I would love to make that no 4 in your vintage list😍😍😍😍 not that it ever will fit me. Probly in rauma fin ull
That's why you need to adjust the patterns :) I don't make anything in the recommended size because my yarns are never correct haha but it's fun. I highly recommend giving resizing a try :) Or live vicariously through me until then ;)
@@emilykatemadethis i really should give that a shot. But i think next year. By then i learned a lot more😬
I agree, most of the modern knitting patterns have way too much information some of which is not necessary. It feels really overwhelming. I know how to knit, just give me the basics.
yep exactly. You must love vintage patterns then :)
@@emilykatemadethis Vintage meaning the 1980 Vogue Knitting patters, yes. But I have my grandmother's patterns from the 1950's and I have yet to make anything.
@@edinacole6382 oooh my ...a treasure trove is awaiting you 😍 I've not knit anything from the 80s I don't think... I do have a couple of patterns though. But that is currently far too modern haha
Your colourwork vintage flowers jumper you can definitely make with 200g of wool for background colour because where it is stranded it uses much less. Knit it without sleeves first and then divide your remaining yarn in half 👍👍
I did think there were less colourwork flowers in my mind, but seeing the picture, I think it should be fine.... you're right :) although I'm going to start with sleeves because they're my swatch ;) I'm going to go for it... it'll be grand ;) fingers and toes crossed ;)
My guess is they mean sport weight yarn? Because fingering is pretty standard and so is dk.. i feel like they didn’t really have much thicker yarn back then? 🤔
Maybe you're right...sport weight ! Could it be that German patterns are all designed for sport and I'm there trying to make all British patterns suitable for sport instead of fingering haha
@@emilykatemadethis haha I have no idea 🙈 about the Berry cardigan, you could knit it as a pullover and then make a fake buttonband!
That would be hilarious if that was the case 😂
This might be the thing I need to do.. I can't imagine that I would undo the buttons as it would be so weird looking.. it would mean I wouldn't need to do all that purling too haha
Maybe medium weight is 3ply (lace, 2py, 3py, 4py/fingering and dk) wasn't it the 50s onwards when they started getting into chunky yarn?
I would do the victory jumper too!
Good luck with your knit list!
Mine is heavy too!
I have at least 16 patterns and the yarn ready to go!
@@KatherineArgent this infamous 3 ply will forever haunt me haha if I win big money I'll set up a spinnery for 3ply lol I guess I'll stick with using my sport weight and modifying all the patterns 😆
Ooo that's a lovely hefty list - good luck with it 👏🙂
Victory jumper.. vote counted 😆