Hi Selma, you are so right about the photos on the front of ranunculus pattern . I hear everyone singing it’s praise’s but when I look at the pattern it frightens me off. So after looking at yours today I’m going to go for it, so no housework,ironing,a closed sign on the kitchen I’ll be busy starting my ranunculus. Love from N.Ireland
A very enjoyable episode, Selma! Seeing your pretty project bags makes me want to buy some for myself and also your stash of yarn is very impressive. Wishes for your mum to be comfortable and happy. I looked after my mother and then my mother in law for almost three years in their last years. Our elders stay with us in our homes and giving them care and comfort is considered a privilege as well as our duty so don't apologise for sparing time for your mum, the sense of fulfillment it leaves us with is worth cherishing our entire life. Warm regards from India.
Thank you for sharing all that you know and experience. I learn so much each time a video is made. Between you and Kate I feel more knitting confident. Thanks and take care of yourself and your family.
Quelle joie de te retrouver pour un épisode de podcast ; ce moment en ton agréable compagnie me fait tellement de bien ! Merci beaucoup de prendre de ton temps si précieux pour nous partager tes belles créations . Tes Ranunculus sont tous les quatre superbes ! J’ai déjà le patron depuis quelques temps .... je crois bien que ton Ranunculus Love KAL sera le signal de départ pour mon 1er ! J’ai beaucoup aimé la revue des chaussettes 🧦, très intéressant, je me rends compte que je devrais prendre des notes 📝 sur la composition exacte de mes bas tricotés pour identifier les ratées et les meilleures laines après quelques années d’usure . Merci 😊 pour cela . I would suggest that you knit a cowl with the yarn your friend Kate sent you . Thus it could feel like a hug around you from your friend as you’d wear it ! Espace Tricot have many nice cowl patterns ( free) with different weight yarns . Thank you also for the tv series recommendations... these series are keeping me sain ( d’esprit) during this lonely period as well as your unbeatable podcast Little Big Knits 🧶! 👏👏💕💕🙋♀️
Je pense que c’est le moment de monter les mailles pourele Ranunculus Gina!!! Je suis contente que mon podcast ai un effet positif!!! Merci pour tes commentaires positifs!
Oh my, another podcast and more added to my shopping list…..you are dangerous to watch. Didn’t think I would enjoy the sock portion of the podcast, but….it was full of information that I never knew about sock yarn and patterns…thank you! Happy Spring!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful ranunculus sweaters and your sock wearing segment was awesome! For me, I’ve found 8.5-9 stitches per inch, 75% merino/25% nylon, slip stitch heel flap and gusset and keeping lace patterns away from the heel area as you mentioned all help my socks last so much longer.
Caring for mum. PLEASE do no apologize for taking the time to look after your mother. There comes a time in women's lives when we are needed by our ageing parents. It is a noble task that deserves to be revered. I like to think of the Japanese culture which respects and treasures older citizens' contributions to families and communities. I wish we Canadians could emulate this valued behaviour. You are modeling compassion and empathy for your children and for us all, brava Selma.
Thank you!! I really hope I am doing just that for my children although for now they seem oblivious!! 😆 it is an honour to be with older people. I have always had a soft spot for the elderly and even more so for my own mother!
thank you for such a nice, long podcast what a treat for us! its so nice to have a long one to really settle in and knit with... your ranunculus-es are all very pretty but I really like that cream color of the one you are wearing with your coloring, its great! the grey one makes your eye color brighter!
Selma, you just enabled me to purchase from Small Bird Workshop, the cotton/linen/nettle/silk yarn. This will be perfect for a summer top, the Reef by Libby Johnson, to wear here in Arizona. Thank you for sharing.
I just came across your podcast. I’m a new knitter. Trying to figure it all out. Working on a doily. I’m a crocheted. I have been crocheting almost 35 years since I was probably about 12 . My great Aunt taught me but I have always been fascinated with knitting. So been trying to teach myself.
I have just discovered your podcast and I am LOVING it. So inspiring. And I can’t take my eyes off your sweater!! Went to Ravelry and downloaded it straight away. Don’t know if I’ll make 4 as you have but definitely more than 1. I live in Canada too - just outside of Toronto in Ajax. I’ll be going back and watching more episodes for sure. Thank you also for introducing me to some terrific knitting podcasters.
Selma I want you to know I think your podcast are so educational, classy & I love the way you say all these names. I watch others but love yours the most. You are such a classy lady. I think if I ever got to meet you it would be like meeting a family member. Thank you so much for Podcasting & keep it up. Loretta
Oh golly, you got some gorgeous stuff! Lovely. I really enjoyed the stories with the older socks. Good to know about how long they last. I've only used Reggia yarn based on recommendations from arnecarlos (they designed the colorways I chose) but now I'll look for independent dyers - seems like a good thing to do.
Wow!!! Can’t get over how quiet downtown Ottawa is!!! Love watching your clips from your walks and outside adventures!!! Omega Park looks really speaks to me, thank you for sharing! All the best to your Mom, and I hope the next few weeks go more smoothly as she recoups!
Loved spending time with you. I just now heard about your podcast from Cathy at Whot Knot podcast. Really learned a lot from your sock segment, thank you. Your Renunculus sweaters are so pretty, I've had the pattern in my favorites for awhile, but I'm a little intimidated, after listening to you talk about it I feel it may be time to give it a try. Thank you also for the film at the end, your city is so pretty, the animals were wonderful. Praying your Mom makes a full recovery. Take care, Debra in Washington state
Another lovely podcast Selma. Very interesting seeing and hearing about the sock yarns you have used. Up until recently I knitted my socks with commercial sock yarn but have started knitting them in hand dyed now. I buy a lot of hand dyed yarns for sweaters but had never used them for my socks. I've just finished my second Love Note and the Ranunculus is next to be cast on. I'm in Scotland and have just received my order of some beautiful fingering yarn from one of my favourite dyers here in the Highlands of Scotland so I'm almost ready to cast on. Yours are all very beautiful ....I especially love the one you were wearing on the podcast. I do look forward to your podcasts.... thank you so much for all the inspiration that comes from them. Till next time. 💖
I’m new to your channel Selma, and really enjoyed my first visit. I look forward to watching your past videos. I am hoping to start the Ranunculus sweater in the next few days so, will be heading over to your Ravelry group for the KAL.
Thanks again for your podcast. These sharing times are getting to be so important to me and others during lockdown. I hope to snag some yarn from honerocheir this time. I never seem to hit it on the right time. Thanks again.
I enjoyed this so much. You’re information is just wonderful - yarns, patterns, and knitting extras. I equally enjoy your tv and book segment, and the beautiful downtown scenery and flowers and the animals. Thank you for your work! It is a joy. ❤️ 🧶
So nice to spend some time with you today. There is absolutely no reason you should apologise for spending time with your mum, you both need each other. You set a very good example to those that know you and those that don't that the time has come to nurture your your mum and that is ok. I hope everything goes well for the both of you. Your projects and company are first class as always xxx
Hello,. I love your podcast. I discovered it a week ago and am now binge-watching. I was so happy to hear your comments about the Ranunculus sweater. I have seen it on several podcasts and love it, but was turned off by the photos on Ravelry. With the “Ranunculus Love KAL" I think I'll have the nerve to try it once I get Christmas knitting finished. (That should be sometime in March ;-) ) I hope you see this post. I don't know if you will since it's quite a bit after the video was posted.
I love your podcast - all your Ranunculus are so wonderful - I have knitted 2 pieces and I think they are not the last one - thank your for all the inspirations - I wish you a wonderfull knittingtime 🧶
Where to begin, great time spent with you today. I jumped right in and joined the Ravelry to help me along with my Ranunculus. I have to pick a sweater to start, but the Felix can wait. Love your swatches and they will help me finish my first project. I may have found the groovy pattern in a link on Ravelry, they do look like comfy socks. It’s good to know in all the time you care about everyone, you have some special time for yourself. Have fun with your new wools!
Hello, only just come across your channel 😁 I have not knit for 10/12 since I learnt to Crochet 😋 so I can knit, the old English style & I am slow 😋 I am knitting a few shawl/scarf/cowls for myself 💕 & I hope to knit a basic vanilla pair of socks for myself 😁 I love All Your Socks they are beautiful 💜 & your sweaters are outstanding 💚 Erica x
Good idea to try colourwork socks. They are super comfortable and squishy. I can highly recommend Ducathi's colourwork sock patterns. Great designs and her heels fit really well. And you get some interesting surprises under the heel as a bonus! I have learned that knitting her patterns, which suggest casting more stitches I usually choose for my feet, but on smaller needles, fit surprisingly well. Have fun! Oh, and also good practice for a next top downsock!
Sock review. Brilliant idea because hand knitted socks are meant to be worn! Your thoughts were interesting to me because I've started to add comments to my rav, project entries for socks that have now been worn and loved - or not - for a few years. As you say, it's very helpful to document how a particular yarn has behaved over time. I add photographs of mending, pilling, colour fading, lost shaping, shrinkage, etc. Also, giving informative feedback to spinners, dyers, sheep breeder, etc. is valuable information for them which is always welcome. Love your podcast, Selma. xxx
Thank you for an inspirational and informative episode! The sweater you are wearing is lovely, it is now added to my knitting que. Love from Trondheim, Norway.
Love your podcasts, best wishes for your mum. I'm in England, and I made my first pair of socks 21 years ago, in Opal Yarn, and they are still going strong. They have been worn most weeks of the 21 years, and the only sign of wear is the end of Yarn I wove in has started to become loose, so that was my sewing, not the Yarn. The 2nd pair I made, also 21 years ago, were in Regia Yarn, also still in use, no obvious wear. So, both those commercial Yarns are very reliable. Xx
What a lovely episode Selma. Your opening music and pictures put me in a wonderful mood. Love all your projects. I will plan to get my first Ranunculous on the needles from stash. I am planning on making it larger than I normally would. They look lovely on you!,
Lovely episode as always Selma 😊 I hope your mother is doing well in rehab and life calms down a bit for you 💙 All of your "Ranunculi" are beautiful and as I am casting my next one on shortly, I think I will definitely have to join in on your KAL! Thanks for the sock wear and tell. I was surprised and pleased to hear that the Hedgehog Fibres sock yarn has held up so well as I recently knit a pair oit of this yarn. You were very sweet to mention my podcast and I'm glad to have helped enable you 😂 (it certainly goes both ways as I discovered Roots and Rain through you 😉).
Hello wonderful Ullan person! 🥰😉 Another lovely episode Selma, thanks for taking the time to film when life is so full for you. Happy to see that lots of fabby things have made their way into your possession, hope they’re making your heart glad. Happy swatching x
I really loved your discussion of how much yarn you need for a sweater. Luckily for me we share all the measurements you mentioned. I'm working on my first sweater thanks to inspiration and information from your podcast and will be making many more. Perhaps the Renunculus will be next as I have 2 skeins that I now know will be enough. Thank you for sharing your extensive experience of garment knitting, Selma. You're the best! 🌷
I really enjoy your insights because you have been a very meticulous maker. I agree a gusset and slip stitch heel sock wears better than anything else. I have tried a couple of other heel methods and been disappointed so I stick with the tried and true. The type of yarn certainly matters and if you have never used any of the Paton's Kroy give it a try because it is a DK weight yarn and it wears like iron. I have a sock machine that I use pretty often but I still enjoy hand knitting socks to put a little bit of a pattern in it.
Love your Ranunculus sweaters! I hope to join the KAL. This sweater has been in my queue for a while and I've only just purchased the yarn for it last month. Thank you for showing how your socks are wearing. Working on new projects is always exciting, but it's equally enriching to take a look at what we've already created to see how they have worn, to understand what works, to simply honor the process AND the finished product. Wishing your mother well.
Moms win for time, then we go on. My secret for making socks fit is to make my own toe portion. I base it on a reverse toe up where I start decreasing after the tip of the littlest toe. And I try them on a lot, always standing and bearing weight. My favorite commercial yarns is Patons Kroy makes fun heavy socks and great for gifts and boots.
Thanks for another lovely podcast, Selma. I hope to gather my courage and yarn and join you in knitting a Ranunculus! 🤭😱🤗 your Ranunculi are so beautiful. I couldn’t keep my eyes off the yolk of the one you were wearing. So sorry to hear about your mum wishing her a speedy recovery and peace and energy for you as you support her! 💕 I loved the sock talk- very helpful as I have only been knitting socks for a year or so and learning something new with each sock. Getting the sock length right has been a big challenge (and I hate frogging toes argh).
Selma, thank you for showing us all your makes and purchases. I really enjoy when you analyzing the yarns/pattern combinations. I wanted to recommend The Salt Path by Raynor Winn and her next book, The Wild Silence. Raynor narrates the book herself which is amazing. Love it when an author does that. Especially good while taking your walks. Hope your mom continues to improve.
Your podcasts are never boring! I did enjoy all of your socks... clean and dirty! I also did not enjoy My Brilliant Friend and will have to try the video.
Wow Selma, your Lumme is a great sweater, I sure hope your friend likes it, it is quite a generous gift ! I totally agree with you about the Ranunculus (which is the name of a flower, by the way) it can change enormously depending on the yarn used. It is a great pattern. Thanks also for the Omega park visit, quite nice pictures.
… three years later…going to jump on the Ranunculus bandwagon. I agree… the photos on the pattern threw me off…. But you’ve encouraged me to just go ahead and do it! I can always donate. I never thought I’d knit one. 😂😂😂Wish me luck Selma. Very scared. lol. 😂
Another great podcast Selma and i cannot help in particular admiring the Ranunculus you are wearing. I had swatched thinking of a version myself using a bright turquoise lace wool and a strand of white mohair - and it looks OK BUT the more I look at your version (the one you are wearing) the more I realise that it is the clarity and almost 'architectural' look of the stitches - especially near the neckline I admire the most and they would get 'lost' I think in some colour mixtures .
Your Ranunculus sweaters are awesome.I working my first one. Your sweaters and their colors are fabulous. I am having a hard time understanding the rhythm of the pattern. Thank you for encouraging. Carmen
Currently knitting Sawyer by Sari. It's a great pattern. First project with charts and first major project doing anything other that strictly K/P. I think you Really enjoy your suggestions. Recently came into some nice lace weight yarn thinking of jumping on the Ranunculus band-wagon. Also have some nice DK/worsted yarn that the Lumme sweater would be great to knit with. So many great suggestions and discoveries. Ordered myself a subscription to Making as well : ) Oh and I love that colorful bumble bee bag.
Thank you so much for answering my question about yarn quantity for a sweater! I really appreciate it. Selecting the right amount of yarn, especially if you're on a budget, has been quite an anxiety-making decision for me since I don't want to run out of yarn but I also don't want to order or buy too much. The examples you gave were perfect. Thanks again.
So nice to discover your podcast. I'm just beside you in Gatineau (Aylmer)! I was my Mom's caregiver for years until her death last May and I so miss her. We must love and care on our parents when we are able to do. So happy to subscribe to your channel.
Good idea to go over your socks that you’ve knitted. It’s a good way of analyzing what yarn actually is long lasting and wearable. Lovely views of the city and the animals! Hope things calm down for you soon. Take care 🧶🌸❤️
I love your parade of same style sweaters that is so me. I want to find a cardigan I can do over and over if I ever get brave and find the pattern and yarn I can get enough of and trust myself enough to try to make something I can wear.
I enjoy your podcast very much. You are knowledgeable, always good information, and it is very pleasant to listen to you. You mentioned colorwork and narrow diameter of a sleeve. I recently purchased the Knit Picks set of interchangeable 2" tips. Suddenly sleeves and hats are much nicer to knit.
Thank you for the sock parade. Interesting to hear how the different indie dyed yarn blends held up. What cast off do you use for the top up socks? Best wishes to your mother (and yourself).
I hope mom recovers. It is very hard when our parents age. We try and take care of them and provide for them like the provided for us as we grew up. Love her and spend time with her, and do not apologize for hanging out with mom. I am wanting to start the Ranunculus sweater. I am relocating to Florida from Oregon (actually moving next Thursday) and I think a light weight airy sweater will be perfect. How do you do the neck again? I am not a tubular neck band kinda girl either and if I do a long tail cast on, how do I start? My daughter loves The Gilmore Girls. She has watched the series at least 3 times. Thank you for your episodes.
Another great podcast. Wonderful footage. I really like the current Rununculus sweater. I've yet to get my copy of Making Stories but currently knitting some socks- downloaded my digital copy. Oh and try the very first episode of Gilmore Girls. The best episode imo.
When you are a caretaker the most important thing to do is to take care of yourself first. Loved the long podcast. I knit (knitted) and I made potato soup in the instapot. Thanks for the company. Beautiful sweaters!
I enjoyed seeing how the different sock yarn has held up. I have been knitting my kids socks out of hobbii yarn because the price is right for kids whose feet grow faster than I can knit socks!
Thanks to your last podcast, I ordered a ring from Corina Lunita. I have yet to knit with it on a project. I strand two handed and love that but IF I'm ever brave enough to strand three colors... I think this will help with at least two of them. I will put my Roots and Rains fingering into a Ranuculus short sleeve sweater thanks to your enabling!
I was super excited to see a new episode! I found your channel just after your last episode and have been binging your podcast at the same time waiting for a new one. I don't know how you and other podcasters do it...trying to juggle family, work, knitting, and then sharing your journey with us. I do appreciate your channel as your knits keep me inspired to keep knitting and try different projects or yarns you have used, THANK YOU!!. A question for your 50th episode: how many sweaters do you have (i watched Kate's review of her sweaters...WOW! so much fun watching that) where do you keep them all, I have only a handful and starting to run out of room...and what is your favorite construction? raglan, yoke etc?
Thanks so much for sharing your socks. That's always fun to see. I have heard so many people talking about Ranunculus sweaters that I think I would like to find the courage to join a KAL. I wish health and strength to you and your Mom. It can be exhausting when there are health problems in the family so I'm glad you're getting out and walking, breathing in fresh air and clearing your mind. Take good care.
I miss Ottawa so much! It will be the first place I visit when lockdown is over ... sitting here working on a secret test knit for Sari. I also really like Knitting For Olive yarn - have some in my stash and I am going to make the Seleste tee when it is available. I did the Seleste test knit for the original version and it is one of my absolute favourite pullovers. I used Myak baby yak and it is a dream fibre to knit. Sorry to her about the challenges with your mother - sisu seems to be what we all need to get through these tough times.
Leea, did I know that you have been to or lived in Ottawa!? Well we will need to talk about this!! Thanks for your help with Lumme btw!!! I am looking forward to her vest pattern coming out
@@littlebigknits I was born there and have family there. I always wanted to move to Ottawa, but it just never happened. My aunt knows your mother from church or a Finnish ladies group. Did you ever meet Pastor Matti Terho? He was a lovely man. Your Lumme is lovely in the blue - I used stash yarn in Berocco Ultra Alpaca, and it looks a lot like the original. I loved knitting Lumme, and I left the collar long like a sort of mock turtle. Her Kuttar is a lovely pattern to knit - it is also one of my absolute favourites. I knit it in DK instead of stranding it because I find mohair is a bit too warm sometimes. I highly recommend it. Sari somehow manages to make complicated looking patterns, actually easy to knit. Hei hei
Selma, your podcasts could never be too long! I enjoy watching you so much! Where were you filming those animals, that was very cool!! My grandkids would love that. How old are your children? Aren’t kids funny, mine won’t watch some shows with my husband and I, they say they would be too embarrassed 😳. Your knitting is gorgeous!! I am in awe of your talent!
The beginning footage was from mud lake near brittania here in Ottawa. The footage at the end was from Omega park near Montebello. My kids are 14 and 17( almost 18). Teen’s perceptions of their parents are particularly funny!!
We have a lot in common when it comes to socks. I almost always do toe-up, and I don’t like the afterthought heel. Too fiddly, it makes more ends to weave in, and I’m not crazy about the fit. I’m intrigued by the Sockmatician’s pattern for toe-up socks with a heel flap and gusset but haven’t tried it yet. I really enjoy your podcast.
Hello, your Lumme sweater is sooooo beautifull! The first time I did colorwork was in mittens. I knit them inside out and on a short circular, that way my tension is perfect.I am now on my first Ranunculus sweater in a light coton. Love from Belgium !
The "old socks" segment was really interesting! And I decided to cast on socks in Hedgehog Fibers. I haven't dared doing that until now, because of the low nylon content. But thanks to you I know they wear better than I thought!
Beautiful ranunculus! I am knitting my first ranunculus and listening to you. Thanks for sharing your projects! I'm from Galicia (Spain).
Hi Selma, you are so right about the photos on the front of ranunculus pattern . I hear everyone singing it’s praise’s but when I look at the pattern it frightens me off. So after looking at yours today I’m going to go for it, so no housework,ironing,a closed sign on the kitchen I’ll be busy starting my ranunculus. Love from N.Ireland
I hope you enjoy it!!
I adore this pattern. I have one and love wearing. I do plan to do one for”warmer” weather needs. Thank you so much for all your sharing.
I am so glad that I found your site, delightful and very informative. 😊
A very enjoyable episode, Selma! Seeing your pretty project bags makes me want to buy some for myself and also your stash of yarn is very impressive. Wishes for your mum to be comfortable and happy. I looked after my mother and then my mother in law for almost three years in their last years. Our elders stay with us in our homes and giving them care and comfort is considered a privilege as well as our duty so don't apologise for sparing time for your mum, the sense of fulfillment it leaves us with is worth cherishing our entire life. Warm regards from India.
Thank you for sharing all that you know and experience. I learn so much each time a video is made. Between you and Kate I feel more knitting confident. Thanks and take care of yourself and your family.
That is so encouraging to hear!!
Quelle joie de te retrouver pour un épisode de podcast ; ce moment en ton agréable compagnie me fait tellement de bien ! Merci beaucoup de prendre de ton temps si précieux pour nous partager tes belles créations . Tes Ranunculus sont tous les quatre superbes ! J’ai déjà le patron depuis quelques temps .... je crois bien que ton Ranunculus Love KAL sera le signal de départ pour mon 1er ! J’ai beaucoup aimé la revue des chaussettes 🧦, très intéressant, je me rends compte que je devrais prendre des notes 📝 sur la composition exacte de mes bas tricotés pour identifier les ratées et les meilleures laines après quelques années d’usure . Merci 😊 pour cela . I would suggest that you knit a cowl with the yarn your friend Kate sent you . Thus it could feel like a hug around you from your friend as you’d wear it ! Espace Tricot have many nice cowl patterns ( free) with different weight yarns . Thank you also for the tv series recommendations... these series are keeping me sain ( d’esprit) during this lonely period as well as your unbeatable podcast Little Big Knits 🧶! 👏👏💕💕🙋♀️
Je pense que c’est le moment de monter les mailles pourele Ranunculus Gina!!! Je suis contente que mon podcast ai un effet positif!!! Merci pour tes commentaires positifs!
Oh my, another podcast and more added to my shopping list…..you are dangerous to watch. Didn’t think I would enjoy the sock portion of the podcast, but….it was full of information that I never knew about sock yarn and patterns…thank you! Happy Spring!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful ranunculus sweaters and your sock wearing segment was awesome! For me, I’ve found 8.5-9 stitches per inch, 75% merino/25% nylon, slip stitch heel flap and gusset and keeping lace patterns away from the heel area as you mentioned all help my socks last so much longer.
Caring for mum. PLEASE do no apologize for taking the time to look after your mother. There comes a time in women's lives when we are needed by our ageing parents. It is a noble task that deserves to be revered. I like to think of the Japanese culture which respects and treasures older citizens' contributions to families and communities. I wish we Canadians could emulate this valued behaviour.
You are modeling compassion and empathy for your children and for us all, brava Selma.
Thank you!! I really hope I am doing just that for my children although for now they seem oblivious!! 😆 it is an honour to be with older people. I have always had a soft spot for the elderly and even more so for my own mother!
thank you for such a nice, long podcast what a treat for us! its so nice to have a long one to really settle in and knit with... your ranunculus-es are all very pretty but I really like that cream color of the one you are wearing with your coloring, its great! the grey one makes your eye color brighter!
Selma, you just enabled me to purchase from Small Bird Workshop, the cotton/linen/nettle/silk yarn. This will be perfect for a summer top, the Reef by Libby Johnson, to wear here in Arizona. Thank you for sharing.
Hope you enjoy the yarn!!
Lovely! Thank you for a very interesting and informative podcast. My sister lives near Ottawa, so it was nice to see the city again,
I just came across your podcast. I’m a new knitter. Trying to figure it all out. Working on a doily. I’m a crocheted. I have been crocheting almost 35 years since I was probably about 12 . My great Aunt taught me but I have always been fascinated with knitting. So been trying to teach myself.
I have just discovered your podcast and I am LOVING it. So inspiring. And I can’t take my eyes off your sweater!! Went to Ravelry and downloaded it straight away. Don’t know if I’ll make 4 as you have but definitely more than 1. I live in Canada too - just outside of Toronto in Ajax. I’ll be going back and watching more episodes for sure. Thank you also for introducing me to some terrific knitting podcasters.
I have just found your podcast. I am in Edmonton Alberta Can. Love your sweaters working my way through all, really enjoying them.
Welcome!! 🤗
Selma I want you to know I think your podcast are so educational, classy & I love the way you say all these names. I watch others but love yours the most. You are such a classy lady. I think if I ever got to meet you it would be like meeting a family member. Thank you so much for Podcasting & keep it up. Loretta
Thank you Selma for a very lovely podcast. I love linen too. And I've also ordered from the Small Bird Workshop.
Oh golly, you got some gorgeous stuff! Lovely. I really enjoyed the stories with the older socks. Good to know about how long they last. I've only used Reggia yarn based on recommendations from arnecarlos (they designed the colorways I chose) but now I'll look for independent dyers - seems like a good thing to do.
Thank you for lovely podcast. Some very good points about socks. And i am thinking about Ranunculus.😊
Wow!!! Can’t get over how quiet downtown Ottawa is!!! Love watching your clips from your walks and outside adventures!!! Omega Park looks really speaks to me, thank you for sharing! All the best to your Mom, and I hope the next few weeks go more smoothly as she recoups!
Loved spending time with you. I just now heard about your podcast from Cathy at Whot Knot podcast.
Really learned a lot from your sock segment, thank you.
Your Renunculus sweaters are so pretty, I've had the pattern in my favorites for awhile, but I'm a little intimidated, after listening to you talk about it I feel it may be time to give it a try.
Thank you also for the film at the end, your city is so pretty, the animals were wonderful.
Praying your Mom makes a full recovery.
Take care,
Debra in Washington state
The sweater you’re wearing is absolutely lovely. I love the details in the yoke.
I just found your podcast and was so happy with watching you! You have a very calming nature and I learned a lot from you! THANK YOU!
Thank you!!! You are most welcome!!
Another lovely podcast Selma. Very interesting seeing and hearing about the sock yarns you have used. Up until recently I knitted my socks with commercial sock yarn but have started knitting them in hand dyed now. I buy a lot of hand dyed yarns for sweaters but had never used them for my socks. I've just finished my second Love Note and the Ranunculus is next to be cast on. I'm in Scotland and have just received my order of some beautiful fingering yarn from one of my favourite dyers here in the Highlands of Scotland so I'm almost ready to cast on. Yours are all very beautiful ....I especially love the one you were wearing on the podcast. I do look forward to your podcasts.... thank you so much for all the inspiration that comes from them. Till next time. 💖
I’m new to your channel Selma, and really enjoyed my first visit. I look forward to watching your past videos. I am hoping to start the Ranunculus sweater in the next few days so, will be heading over to your Ravelry group for the KAL.
Thanks again for your podcast. These sharing times are getting to be so important to me and others during lockdown. I hope to snag some yarn from honerocheir this time. I never seem to hit it on the right time. Thanks again.
I enjoyed this so much. You’re information is just wonderful - yarns, patterns, and knitting extras. I equally enjoy your tv and book segment, and the beautiful downtown scenery and flowers and the animals. Thank you for your work! It is a joy. ❤️ 🧶
Thank you so much!!
I love your Ranunculus sweaters and the new kal! I have knit one and love it so much that maybe I should make another!
As always, I enjoyed knitting with you. What beautiful socks you've made! Hope your mom is feeling better soon.
So nice to spend some time with you today. There is absolutely no reason you should apologise for spending time with your mum, you both need each other. You set a very good example to those that know you and those that don't that the time has come to nurture your your mum and that is ok. I hope everything goes well for the both of you. Your projects and company are first class as always xxx
Loved the sock review nice podcast happy knitting Joan
Glad you discussed the yarns better suited for the ranunculus. I was a little stumped on what to purchase or knit with. Thank you .
Hello,. I love your podcast. I discovered it a week ago and am now binge-watching. I was so happy to hear your comments about the Ranunculus sweater. I have seen it on several podcasts and love it, but was turned off by the photos on Ravelry. With the “Ranunculus Love KAL" I think I'll have the nerve to try it once I get Christmas knitting finished. (That should be sometime in March ;-) ) I hope you see this post. I don't know if you will since it's quite a bit after the video was posted.
I love your podcast - all your Ranunculus are so wonderful - I have knitted 2 pieces and I think they are not the last one - thank your for all the inspirations - I wish you a wonderfull knittingtime 🧶
I just bought the ranunculus pattern. I’ve wanted to knit it for long!! Looking forward to joining your group.
Where to begin, great time spent with you today. I jumped right in and joined the Ravelry to help me along with my Ranunculus. I have to pick a sweater to start, but the Felix can wait. Love your swatches and they will help me finish my first project. I may have found the groovy pattern in a link on Ravelry, they do look like comfy socks. It’s good to know in all the time you care about everyone, you have some special time for yourself. Have fun with your new wools!
Send me a dm if you can’t get the groovy pattern. Not sure why it is out of print? And yay for your joining the kal!!
Hello, only just come across your channel 😁 I have not knit for 10/12 since I learnt to Crochet 😋 so I can knit, the old English style & I am slow 😋 I am knitting a few shawl/scarf/cowls for myself 💕 & I hope to knit a basic vanilla pair of socks for myself 😁 I love All Your Socks they are beautiful 💜 & your sweaters are outstanding 💚 Erica x
Good idea to try colourwork socks. They are super comfortable and squishy. I can highly recommend Ducathi's colourwork sock patterns. Great designs and her heels fit really well. And you get some interesting surprises under the heel as a bonus! I have learned that knitting her patterns, which suggest casting more stitches I usually choose for my feet, but on smaller needles, fit surprisingly well. Have fun! Oh, and also good practice for a next top downsock!
I checked and she really has some great colourwork patterns!! I have a textured one from her but hadn’t seen the others!!
Sock review. Brilliant idea because hand knitted socks are meant to be worn! Your thoughts were interesting to me because I've started to add comments to my rav, project entries for socks that have now been worn and loved - or not - for a few years. As you say, it's very helpful to document how a particular yarn has behaved over time. I add photographs of mending, pilling, colour fading, lost shaping, shrinkage, etc.
Also, giving informative feedback to spinners, dyers, sheep breeder, etc. is valuable information for them which is always welcome.
Love your podcast, Selma. xxx
Glad you enjoyed it!! You make me think I need to put more notes in my project pages!
Thank you for an inspirational and informative episode! The sweater you are wearing is lovely, it is now added to my knitting que. Love from Trondheim, Norway.
Love your podcasts, best wishes for your mum. I'm in England, and I made my first pair of socks 21 years ago, in Opal Yarn, and they are still going strong. They have been worn most weeks of the 21 years, and the only sign of wear is the end of Yarn I wove in has started to become loose, so that was my sewing, not the Yarn. The 2nd pair I made, also 21 years ago, were in Regia Yarn, also still in use, no obvious wear. So, both those commercial Yarns are very reliable. Xx
Really good to hear that!!
What a lovely episode Selma. Your opening music and pictures put me in a wonderful mood. Love all your projects. I will plan to get my first Ranunculous on the needles from stash. I am planning on making it larger than I normally would. They look lovely on you!,
☺️☺️☺️ yes make the ranunculus!!! I think they look lovely on just about everyone!!
What a great idea Selma! I have some yarn that I have purchased specifically for that pattern. I will be joining in.
Крутяк!!!! Как же Вы мне понравились!!)) Super! Great!!! Thank you! 🤩
Lovely episode as always Selma 😊
I hope your mother is doing well in rehab and life calms down a bit for you 💙
All of your "Ranunculi" are beautiful and as I am casting my next one on shortly, I think I will definitely have to join in on your KAL!
Thanks for the sock wear and tell. I was surprised and pleased to hear that the Hedgehog Fibres sock yarn has held up so well as I recently knit a pair oit of this yarn.
You were very sweet to mention my podcast and I'm glad to have helped enable you 😂 (it certainly goes both ways as I discovered Roots and Rain through you 😉).
Glad to be sharing Canadian yarns and sellers!!
Hello wonderful Ullan person! 🥰😉 Another lovely episode Selma, thanks for taking the time to film when life is so full for you. Happy to see that lots of fabby things have made their way into your possession, hope they’re making your heart glad. Happy swatching x
Hello wonderful Ullan person!!
I really loved your discussion of how much yarn you need for a sweater. Luckily for me we share all the measurements you mentioned. I'm working on my first sweater thanks to inspiration and information from your podcast and will be making many more. Perhaps the Renunculus will be next as I have 2 skeins that I now know will be enough. Thank you for sharing your extensive experience of garment knitting, Selma. You're the best! 🌷
🥰🥰 so glad if I have inspired you to make sweaters!! You know that is my favourite knitting to do!!
I really enjoy your insights because you have been a very meticulous maker. I agree a gusset and slip stitch heel sock wears better than anything else. I have tried a couple of other heel methods and been disappointed so I stick with the tried and true. The type of yarn certainly matters and if you have never used any of the Paton's Kroy give it a try because it is a DK weight yarn and it wears like iron. I have a sock machine that I use pretty often but I still enjoy hand knitting socks to put a little bit of a pattern in it.
Love your Ranunculus sweaters! I hope to join the KAL. This sweater has been in my queue for a while and I've only just purchased the yarn for it last month. Thank you for showing how your socks are wearing. Working on new projects is always exciting, but it's equally enriching to take a look at what we've already created to see how they have worn, to understand what works, to simply honor the process AND the finished product. Wishing your mother well.
Glad if you enjoyed the sock parade
Moms win for time, then we go on. My secret for making socks fit is to make my own toe portion. I base it on a reverse toe up where I start decreasing after the tip of the littlest toe. And I try them on a lot, always standing and bearing weight. My favorite commercial yarns is Patons Kroy makes fun heavy socks and great for gifts and boots.
Oh!!! One more thing! Your cream Ranunculus is my favorite. It’s absolutely gorgeous! I’ll for sure join in on the KAL. :)
Thanks for another lovely podcast, Selma. I hope to gather my courage and yarn and join you in knitting a Ranunculus! 🤭😱🤗 your Ranunculi are so beautiful. I couldn’t keep my eyes off the yolk of the one you were wearing. So sorry to hear about your mum wishing her a speedy recovery and peace and energy for you as you support her! 💕 I loved the sock talk- very helpful as I have only been knitting socks for a year or so and learning something new with each sock. Getting the sock length right has been a big challenge (and I hate frogging toes argh).
Each sock is a learning experience!! I do hope you join in on the ranunculus kal!!
So much good information! Thank you for that :)
Hi from Norway:) Just found you. Thank you for such a beautiful podcast. I had such a good time knitting and watching you :) Really inspiring:)
I love following your adventures with the Ranunculus! Lots of energy to take care of your mum!
Thanks you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Selma, thank you for showing us all your makes and purchases. I really enjoy when you analyzing the yarns/pattern combinations. I wanted to recommend The Salt Path by Raynor Winn and her next book, The Wild Silence. Raynor narrates the book herself which is amazing. Love it when an author does that. Especially good while taking your walks. Hope your mom continues to improve.
Thank you for those recommendations!!
Your podcasts are never boring! I did enjoy all of your socks... clean and dirty! I also did not enjoy My Brilliant Friend and will have to try the video.
Wow Selma, your Lumme is a great sweater, I sure hope your friend likes it, it is quite a generous gift ! I totally agree with you about the Ranunculus (which is the name of a flower, by the way) it can change enormously depending on the yarn used. It is a great pattern. Thanks also for the Omega park visit, quite nice pictures.
Thanks!
… three years later…going to jump on the Ranunculus bandwagon. I agree… the photos on the pattern threw me off…. But you’ve encouraged me to just go ahead and do it! I can always donate. I never thought I’d knit one. 😂😂😂Wish me luck Selma. Very scared. lol. 😂
You can do it!! And the pattern page on Ravelry has instructional videos
You can do it!! And the pattern page on Ravelry has instructional videos
Another great podcast Selma and i cannot help in particular admiring the Ranunculus you are wearing. I had swatched thinking of a version myself using a bright turquoise lace wool and a strand of white mohair - and it looks OK BUT the more I look at your version (the one you are wearing) the more I realise that it is the clarity and almost 'architectural' look of the stitches - especially near the neckline I admire the most and they would get 'lost' I think in some colour mixtures .
I would agree that a more solid colour highlights the stitches better. Some tonal changes have less of an impact. Time to make another then!!
Great podcast, Selma. Lots of inspiration.
Thank you my dear!
Such great inspiration,,,Thanks Selma,,,,
Love all the sock talk,,,,
Elaine🏡🏡🏡
Hope UR mum gets sorted,,,,,
Your Ranunculus sweaters are awesome.I working my first one. Your sweaters and their colors are fabulous. I am having a hard time understanding the rhythm of the pattern. Thank you for encouraging. Carmen
Lovely program! Thinking about a ranunculus😀
Currently knitting Sawyer by Sari. It's a great pattern. First project with charts and first major project doing anything other that strictly K/P. I think you Really enjoy your suggestions. Recently came into some nice lace weight yarn thinking of jumping on the Ranunculus band-wagon. Also have some nice DK/worsted yarn that the Lumme sweater would be great to knit with. So many great suggestions and discoveries. Ordered myself a subscription to Making as well : ) Oh and I love that colorful bumble bee bag.
It sounds like you are ready to jump into all kinds of things beyond K/P!!!
Yeah, I was looking for and excuse to knit another Rannunculus! Thank you!
Glad I could oblige!
Oh selma you're always a wonderful source of inspiration for me! Thank you very much and many greatings from Italy!😘
Ciao!!
@@littlebigknits 😊
Thank you so much for answering my question about yarn quantity for a sweater! I really appreciate it. Selecting the right amount of yarn, especially if you're on a budget, has been quite an anxiety-making decision for me since I don't want to run out of yarn but I also don't want to order or buy too much. The examples you gave were perfect. Thanks again.
Glad if it helped! And hopefully I don’t make you play yarn 🧶 chicken 🐓!!!
Hope this week is easier for you 🌷 I am excited about the Ranunculus along, I’ve wanted to try it for months but was nervous. Now I will!
So nice to discover your podcast. I'm just beside you in Gatineau (Aylmer)! I was my Mom's caregiver for years until her death last May and I so miss her. We must love and care on our parents when we are able to do. So happy to subscribe to your channel.
It really is an honour to take care of our parents! ❤️
I just love the video at the beginning.
Good idea to go over your socks that you’ve knitted. It’s a good way of analyzing what yarn actually is long lasting and wearable. Lovely views of the city and the animals! Hope things calm down for you soon. Take care 🧶🌸❤️
Thank you 😊
Wow - Ottawa is absolutely beautiful- thx for tour!
Great podcast as always .. thank you for sharing and stay safe.
Wow, so nice to have found you! Delighted to know you live in Ottawa, as I do as well. I hope to learn a lot.🥰
I love your parade of same style sweaters that is so me. I want to find a cardigan I can do over and over if I ever get brave and find the pattern and yarn I can get enough of and trust myself enough to try to make something I can wear.
love your show. and i was drawn to Bindweed and started it in very similar colors to your choice.
It is so beautiful!!
I enjoy your podcast very much. You are knowledgeable, always good information, and it is very pleasant to listen to you.
You mentioned colorwork and narrow diameter of a sleeve. I recently purchased the Knit Picks set of interchangeable 2" tips. Suddenly sleeves and hats are much nicer to knit.
Thank you 😊 I have tried knitting with 9mm needles and it is way too challenging so I wonder if a two inch tip would be any different?
Big hugs to you and your Mom! Spend as much time as you can with your Mom! No need to apologize! 🙏🙏🤗🤗
Thank you for the sock parade. Interesting to hear how the different indie dyed yarn blends held up. What cast off do you use for the top up socks? Best wishes to your mother (and yourself).
Really just the knit and pass the stitch over. I’m lazy!! Always do the same thing!
I hope mom recovers. It is very hard when our parents age. We try and take care of them and provide for them like the provided for us as we grew up. Love her and spend time with her, and do not apologize for hanging out with mom. I am wanting to start the Ranunculus sweater. I am relocating to Florida from Oregon (actually moving next Thursday) and I think a light weight airy sweater will be perfect. How do you do the neck again? I am not a tubular neck band kinda girl either and if I do a long tail cast on, how do I start? My daughter loves The Gilmore Girls. She has watched the series at least 3 times. Thank you for your episodes.
I just cast on 60, do a regular ribbing, increase to 90 after. Hope the move went well! I’m sure a ranunculus would be perfect in Oregon!
Another great podcast. Wonderful footage. I really like the current Rununculus sweater.
I've yet to get my copy of Making Stories but currently knitting some socks- downloaded my digital copy.
Oh and try the very first episode of Gilmore Girls. The best episode imo.
Enjoyed the first episode!!!
When you are a caretaker the most important thing to do is to take care of yourself first. Loved the long podcast. I knit (knitted) and I made potato soup in the instapot. Thanks for the company. Beautiful sweaters!
The one thing I miss when the weather gets warmer is soup!! I start thinking about all the soups I will make once September comes along😆
Love your podcast.
I enjoyed seeing how the different sock yarn has held up. I have been knitting my kids socks out of hobbii yarn because the price is right for kids whose feet grow faster than I can knit socks!
Good point!
Thanks to your last podcast, I ordered a ring from Corina Lunita. I have yet to knit with it on a project. I strand two handed and love that but IF I'm ever brave enough to strand three colors... I think this will help with at least two of them. I will put my Roots and Rains fingering into a Ranuculus short sleeve sweater thanks to your enabling!
I see I have indeed enabled you!!! I hope you enjoy the ring and the yarn!
I was super excited to see a new episode! I found your channel just after your last episode and have been binging your podcast at the same time waiting for a new one. I don't know how you and other podcasters do it...trying to juggle family, work, knitting, and then sharing your journey with us. I do appreciate your channel as your knits keep me inspired to keep knitting and try different projects or yarns you have used, THANK YOU!!. A question for your 50th episode: how many sweaters do you have (i watched Kate's review of her sweaters...WOW! so much fun watching that) where do you keep them all, I have only a handful and starting to run out of room...and what is your favorite construction? raglan, yoke etc?
Thanks for the questions!! There is a lot to juggle but podcasting is too fun to forego!!!
Another lovely podcast. The sock discussion was very interesting. And I’m amazed that you are not tall. You look tall on camera!
Thanks so much for sharing your socks. That's always fun to see. I have heard so many people talking about Ranunculus sweaters that I think I would like to find the courage to join a KAL. I wish health and strength to you and your Mom. It can be exhausting when there are health problems in the family so I'm glad you're getting out and walking, breathing in fresh air and clearing your mind. Take good care.
Thank you so much!! Finding balance in challenging times is not easy but I’m finding ways!! Join the kal!!!!
Wish you post videos more often, I'm always looking forward to see your next post cast. Love to see your projects and recommendations!
Aww thank you!! I’ll keep that in mind ☺️
I miss Ottawa so much! It will be the first place I visit when lockdown is over ... sitting here working on a secret test knit for Sari. I also really like Knitting For Olive yarn - have some in my stash and I am going to make the Seleste tee when it is available. I did the Seleste test knit for the original version and it is one of my absolute favourite pullovers. I used Myak baby yak and it is a dream fibre to knit. Sorry to her about the challenges with your mother - sisu seems to be what we all need to get through these tough times.
Leea, did I know that you have been to or lived in Ottawa!? Well we will need to talk about this!! Thanks for your help with Lumme btw!!! I am looking forward to her vest pattern coming out
@@littlebigknits I was born there and have family there. I always wanted to move to Ottawa, but it just never happened. My aunt knows your mother from church or a Finnish ladies group. Did you ever meet Pastor Matti Terho? He was a lovely man.
Your Lumme is lovely in the blue - I used stash yarn in Berocco Ultra Alpaca, and it looks a lot like the original. I loved knitting Lumme, and I left the collar long like a sort of mock turtle. Her Kuttar is a lovely pattern to knit - it is also one of my absolute favourites. I knit it in DK instead of stranding it because I find mohair is a bit too warm sometimes. I highly recommend it. Sari somehow manages to make complicated looking patterns, actually easy to knit. Hei hei
I have been watching since you used to podcast with the girls. That show was a lot of fun.
Selma, your podcasts could never be too long! I enjoy watching you so much! Where were you filming those animals, that was very cool!! My grandkids would love that. How old are your children? Aren’t kids funny, mine won’t watch some shows with my husband and I, they say they would be too embarrassed 😳.
Your knitting is gorgeous!! I am in awe of your talent!
The beginning footage was from mud lake near brittania here in Ottawa. The footage at the end was from Omega park near Montebello. My kids are 14 and 17( almost 18). Teen’s perceptions of their parents are particularly funny!!
We have a lot in common when it comes to socks. I almost always do toe-up, and I don’t like the afterthought heel. Too fiddly, it makes more ends to weave in, and I’m not crazy about the fit. I’m intrigued by the Sockmatician’s pattern for toe-up socks with a heel flap and gusset but haven’t tried it yet. I really enjoy your podcast.
Hello, your Lumme sweater is sooooo beautifull! The first time I did colorwork was in mittens. I knit them inside out and on a short circular, that way my tension is perfect.I am now on my first Ranunculus sweater in a light coton. Love from Belgium !
I must try knitting inside out when I get to colourwork socks!
You are so cute apologizing for dirty socks lol! I’ll be joining in your ranunculus kal for sure! Always enjoy watching your podcast!
Yes join in!!!
The "old socks" segment was really interesting! And I decided to cast on socks in Hedgehog Fibers. I haven't dared doing that until now, because of the low nylon content. But thanks to you I know they wear better than I thought!
Surprisingly considering the low nylon content!
Selma, güzel gözlerin ile çok yakışır bu güzel kazak. Çok güzel olmuş. Ellerine sağlık. Mavi olandan bahsediyorum.
I finally figured out what project I want to do for the colour play kal! I am excited
Yay 😁!!