The Knitting Pickle Podcast - Ep 22 - So much newness! Plus clue 1 of the West Knits MKAL!
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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Wearing:
Dartmoor Sweater by Caidree
WIPS:
Child Aosta by @the_knit_purl_girl
Cosy Memories Blanket
Twists & Turns MKAL 2022 by @StephenWest
Acquisitions:
Chester Wool Co - Donegal 4ply
Rowan Alpaca Classic
Rowan Soft Boucle
Podcast Recommendation:
@sugarfolkhomemade
Have you heard the tales about how the maker purposely puts a mistake in their work…I always say it’s to let the fairies out, but it’s in cultures all over the world! That’s all that’s going on in your cozy memories blanket. It’s full of love and joy and that’s all that matters. My almost 2 year old was listening and keeps saying bug bug bug after hearing your story about your son haha love it!
I have heard that actually but had forgotten!!! X
I am not doing the Stephen West mal but have seen clue 2. In my opinion, gold would look better than the red. Love your colors and I’m sure your grandma is going to love the shawl.😀
The Dartmoor is beautiful :). Thanks for showing the close up details. Your knitting is beautiful :) And, the color looks awesome on you! I haven't made a cozy memories blanket, but I'm planning to knit your Sweet Shoppe blanket! What a great idea to include yarn from places you have visited in addition to projects you've made. LOVE this inspiration although I've not yet ever collected any yarn from my travels. I've been to Bath once and it was LOVELY :).... How I'd love to go back, but there are so many places to visit so I don't know if I'll make it back there or not, but I loved my time there!
There is a spa near me in the Carmel Valley called the Retreat. The best thing is- no talking. Bring your knitting or a book and hang out by the pool. I did an entire boucle sweater (Pierrot) this summer with vintage yarn. It was very hard to get even ribbing, but the rest of the plain knit was nice and not too difficult to get an even tension.
Thank you for being brave and sharing your opinion. Proud of you.
I love your hair! The color of the Dartmoor really does suit you. 💗
So glad you had a nice weekend away!
My vote is for brown / mustard! I'm going for muted tones for this year's MKAL as well, in the hopes that I might actually wear it! I enjoyed the construction of Clue 1 so much! Thanks for a great episode 🙌
I heard you got some crap for talking about dentistry stuff on here, but I'm really grateful that you did! I genuinely would have put off booking a dentist appointment for life if you hadn't mentioned it, but I thought - if Laura can do it, I can do it. Much gratitude 😅
I 100% feel you! My teeth have been a problem for me for so long, and I felt a lot of shame about them too but being able to talk about it and share that I even have a filling in the first place is a huge thing for me! Go see that dentist, it is ALWAYS worth it, and let them know how you feel too. My hygienist was so calm and gentle with me, I have zero anxiety about doin back again! X
Love the cozy vibe and your pretty background in this video! Your test knit sweater is so beautiful and I agree that you look great in that colour!
Since the time I have seen the clue one, the Dilophosaurus scene is all I could think of. You are the only other person I have heard put it out there. It looks stunning but that Jurassic vibe is unmistakable for a 90s kid. By the way, your pullover looks stunning. You look radiant in your exquisite craftsmanship. I loved the blanket stories. Keep such emotions coming. I wish you and your family a very best Deepavali greetings, may this joyous time bring you bounties of good fortune. Cheers. 😊
I was never interested in knitting a blanket but the idea of making it a memory blanket sounds so nice to me. It's also perfect to use up leftovers or try different techniques. Maybe I have to start one. Loved this episode so much!
Love this episode so much! Thank you for the honest eval of the yarns you use, the blanket is such an amazing family concept. Also your Dartmore is exquisite.
I LIKE THE FAIRY EXPLANATION VERY MUCH. The more common explanation that ‘only god can make something perfect’ always struck me as the height of hubris. - my work would be perfect if i failed to include a deliberate mistake.
WELP now I need to start a cozy memories blanket. Just too sweet!! And I'm loving the color palette so much
Do it!!! It’s such a comforting project and perfect for those precious moments when the baby allows you a little bit of knitting time!! Xx
Refreshing to hear your values about corporate posturing versus slow fashion. Knit on! (And when we can unravel old sweaters and repurpose the yarn, even better!)
I’m loving the spontaneity of your cozy memories blanket and the colours are just so good! I’m doing a muted pastel coloured mitred square blanket in a DK weight with 33st squares so it’s definitely not as quick as yours. I worked on my MKAL clue 2 while watching this lovely episode ❤
Laura thank you for keeping me company whilst I finish knitting a little ghost stuffed toy for my gorgeous three year old grandson.You getting emotional about your knitted blanket made me laugh and cry. I remember so well snuggling under one of my crochet blankets with my two young teenage kids.We would have the popcorn ready (popped in the pan on the stove) and be ready to settle down for the latest "Friends" episode we watched them all more or less together. Such wonderful memories that I treasure. Now my little grandson snuggles with me as I read to him, or we watch Paw Patrol orAndys dinosaur adventures.:)
I always like your episodes, but this one was an especially enjoyable one. Loved EVERY project. Two favorites are your blanket (the yarn choice and the story behind it) and your Twists & Turns shawl. Yours is the prettiest I’ve seen so far. AND you look especially beautiful today (inside & out)….your effervescence, Hair, make up, as well as how great the color of that sweater is on you. Thanks for continuing to share content that puts a smile on my face.
Your style is so lovely, and I just need to say that your hair looks so beautiful!
Thank you! My colourist is amazing isn’t she!! X
Laura! AGH! That Snuggy Buggy blanket is so nice! I don’t love the look of all the colors in cozy memory blankets but I can get behind your concept: aran weight and neutrals. Love it!
Thank you Laura. Love watching your vlogs and podcasts. Love all of your projects and the peeking indside your little cosy family and your home. Keep going and good luck with all the dentist sh*t. 🍀🍀🍀
Ooooh loved the setting for this podcast episode Laura! So cozy and yarny 😍 I’m also a huge fan of mushroom brown and your Dartmoor Sweater reminds me that I have the very early beginnings of a Jiji Cardi in the same colour that I should get back to soon! 😅 I’m not an MKAL person, but yours looks lovely - the low contrast is really nice to the eye compared to the really shockingly contrasted ones I’ve seen so far. Personally, the gold speaks to me as the accent colour, but you choose whatever you like best! ❤
Thank you dear! I really enjoyed filming there though hopefully next time it won’t be so sunny 😂 I’m very glad I went lower contrast this year, especially now I’ve added in my accent colour though I won’t reveal which one I chose until the next podcast 😜 thank you for watching! X
Loving seeing your joy working on the cozy memories blanket!
I would definitely go for the orange contrast for the Stephen West shawl. So pretty with the pink and orange together.
I love your energy, love your designs, love the cozy vibes, love your knitting, just love all of your videos so much!
Love your podcast, designs and take. I think you say things beautiful and completely mirror the sentiment. Oh my goodness, you and my husband with that thing from Jurassic Park, I cracked up. Wonderful time watching, Thank you!
Kimberly
Love love the new background, it's so cozy!
And my gosh, I had never thought I'd be interested in a knitted blanket. Hearing you talk about the blanket's future life got even me emotional! It's so beautiful to know that blanket will be a work of love and cherished by many. Very excited to see the blanket (slowly) coming along! So lovely
I may look at my scrap stach with more love now...
Such a wonderful idea to knit a blanket! I'm excited to see the finished blanket🥰
Love your hairstyle in this episode! So gorgeous!!! And pink for the shawl suits better in my opinion, adds freshness and a beautiful vibrant sparkle 🤩😍🥰
Hi, Laura. I love the sweater that you are wearing and the sweater that you are knitting for your son. I like the colours that you have chosen for the West MKAL Twist and Turn. I like the red for the shawl… it brings out the red speckle in the lighter colour.
The colors of your cozy memories blanket are sooo beautiful 😍 what a perfect scrappy project!
Have I been living under a rock? How have I not discovered your podcast!! I'm hooked! I adore your personality, I feel like we would get along very well 😊 love all of your projects! And so excited to see how your mkal shawl turns out! Im not participating this year but I'm watching closely 🥰😂 and thank you so so much for your incredibly kind shout-out, you absolutely made my day!! ❤️❤️ Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to be binge watching your episodes all day 😂😍
P.s. spas aren't really my thing either. I'm too introverted to be able to relax among others 😂😂
I think we spend our days in similar ways so yes I think we would get along ☺️ I hope you enjoy your binge watching, I will understand if you don’t manage to make it though 20 episodes of vlogmas 😂😂😂
I just popped over to your channel and subscribed Makayla! Congrats on your first place ribbon in the fiber fair contest. Hugs from Tennessee.
@@padenknits thank you so much!! ❤️
Your blanket is already so beautiful, I'm looking forward to seeing it grow!
I had such a lovely cosy evening watching this and knitting and drinking hot chocolate 🥰
I started a cosy memories blanket in 4ply but got too intimidated by it, but you've now inspired me to turn it into a scarf!
Love watching your podcasts...its well presented...and ofcourse loved watching your yarn stock..😊
The lit candle by the yarn is stressing me out!😂
Hehe I’m sorry! I struggled when I was editing too so I won’t light one next time 😂
Your podcast is one of my favorites to watch and I love your jurassic park impersonation!
Incredible episode, your sweater is stunning and I loved seeing your progress on the MKAL. I bought a kit for the MKAL but it arrived a week after the MKAL had started so I decided rather than trying to play catchup Im going to wait and see how I feel about the finished piece since I was worried itd be too wild and crazy for me 😆. I love your colors tho and my kit is more subtle so it could look more like yours, which I love. Thanks also for sharing your thoughts about the Zara collab and the difficulty of talking about social issues, politics, etc. I relate to how stressful that is - I think its part of my autism that it can feel almost like those conversations are so stressful that they trigger some of my CPSTD. At the same time when it comes to things that can affect justice I often feel like not learning how to have healthy respectful conversations about tough issues by default tends to uphold the status quo and its unjust practices. So its also extremely stressful to me when I avoid engaging in something I care about. But I need to be extra careful about advocating/speaking into the issue in a way that is careful of my unique mental health needs. I think you modeled beautifully speaking about a complex, tough issue while caring for yourself. I resonate with what youre saying. I feel like the collab and their lack of self awareness/acknowledgment of any issues working with a company with unjust practices or really interacting at all with those hurt by their decision just made me lose faith in the company and question whether their supposed commitment to fair labor practices was just a marketing strategy. But I agree entirely that times are tough and its almost impossible to afford only products from entirely ethical companies. Thanks again for your thoughtful and nuanced reflection.
Thank you for your lovely comment! I was so nervous to talk about it but I’m glad I did, and glad I waited until I had ordered my own thoughts on it because that can take a really long time! It’s a very stressful time for me with the absolute chaos that is my government at the moment, everything is changing so quickly that I just can’t even let it into my head yet! Thank you for sharing your feeling and experience too! Xxx
Hi , I like your finished project . I haven’t knitted with mohair and certainly need to do it. Your MKal looks great, I like the red contrast color. Your blanket colors are beautiful.
I really am in love with your blanket! You've really got me wanting to make one as well xD Once I accumulate enough scraps, I might have to do it :) lovely podcast as always Laura!
Love your cozy memories blanket! I’m doing mine in dk, but I’m also trying to get it to be as big and cozy as possible with all the sock yarn and fingering weight scraps I accumulate :)
I just love your personality Laura 💞
Espace Tricot - a knitting store - in Montreal Canada - has a free pattern for a hat made out of similar yarn. It’s called Mouton Noir on Ravelry
Love your videos as always! This year is my first Stephen West MKAL, clue 1 nearly wiped me out but I got through it haha. I agree, I love the effect but it's so much work! I love seeing everyone's colours, yours are absolutely stunning! I love the low contrast of your clue 1. I'm just using holst supersoft with a dark olive MC, dark raspberry pinkish-red CC and warm yellow AC!
Thank you for another inspiring podcast Laura, your Dartmoor sweater is so beautiful and the colour definitely suits you 😊 (Tracy)
Love your finished test knit sweater, and the color looks so good on you. I'm going right now to check out your podcast recommendation. Another podcast I think you might enjoy if you haven't watched is Youngfolk Knits. She lives on a small farm, keeps bees, and makes beautiful projects.
I would ude the Golden yarn for your mkal 👍🏻🤩
Your husband and my mom are definitely on the same wavelength. I offered to knit her a sweater and she picked out a long cabled cardigan that is knit flat and seamed!
Lovely episode as always
I vote orange yarn for you MKAL!!!
Just listening to you say that you crunched your filling made me want to gag lol so glad I saved this as a treat for AFTER my dentist appointment this morning 😂
Love and appreciate your honesty and authenticity always ❤
The colour of your Dartmoor sweater is lovely on you.
Oh thats a mood! Sometimes it's just not happening! I used the Rowan Alpaca for the soft lining of a cowl (instead of mohair)!
Excellent Jurassic Dino 😄 ❤️ I've also wanted to do the mitered squares blanket, ever since Megha of Skeins of Dreams did it. It's the only one I can think of enjoyably doing!
Lovely episode. Your Stephen West shawl is the nicest colour combo I’ve seen. It’s gorgeous. I’m not a fan of the zany colour combos and I’d choose the mustard as the pop colour. Enjoy your first half term xxx
Looking beautiful today. Thanks for the great episode.
I binged last year's vlogmas and I appreciate your creativity, vulnerability and courage so much, Laura. BIG fan. XX
Thank you!!! I’m glad it’s not just be binging vlogmas’ in October 😂😂😂
@@_laurapenrose_ I am sooooo here for it! You’re fabulous and I can very much relate to the body image, eating disorders, and discomfort around eating foods that aren’t salads 😅. It was beyond lovely to hear you talk about this openly and how you made an intention to film yourself eating what you happened to be enjoying (all of which looked delicious)! Thank you again. 💜
i enjoy watching you i am a new knitter i live in canada
oh my goodness it was worth watching this even just for the jurassic park moment. so fun as always and i love how your shawl is looking its my favourite i've seen so far. though i'm sneakily glad i didn't decide to do the mkal. Im currently working on a big big project so chugging along feeling like its slow going on that at the same time instead
I love your Cozy Memories blanket! I’ve been working on a colorful fingering version, and I love the idea of making a neutral colored one next.
Loved this episode, your natural colour set up (despite the candle next to a pile of yarn😂) and your Dartmoor! 😍 It really suits you well. I also like low contrast in that kind of knits as MKAL, so I would go with the golden colour, not the red one.
I have made a fingering weight coziest memory blanket and it’s one of my favorite projects!
Lovely episode, Laura ❤️ thank you x
Laughed out loud at your dino bit! 😂
love your colors for the MKAL. I just finished Clue 1 today and started Clue 2
Absolutely loved today podcast, you looked stunning, the sweater is generous, the blanket is exquisite, the baby sweater is going to be beautiful and the MKAL is also beautiful, the pop color is not my favorite but I trust your taste and it probably will be lovely.
Defo the gold love your colours and what a great podcast only just found you x
We’ve also had a slew of apartment maintenance issues this month! It’s getting cold in Chicago and the heat isn’t seeming to work properly, as the most recent and unresolved one
While lovely, the flame so close to your yarn scares me to death. I do love seeing your beautiful stash.💞
I’m sorry! I didn’t really think about it til I edited and it freaked me out too! I won’t light it might time ☺️
@@_laurapenrose_ glad you and your yarn are safe. Happy knitting!
Great episode. I'd totally go with the red for you mkal accent colour 😍
I’m knitting my second fingering weight Memory blanket as I’m watching this.
The first one is like a traditional blanket size from a store, but the second one I want to be a size of a queen bed
I have been wanting to knit a blanket. I want a king sized blanket to use on my bed. But I know I would regret starting it. So… 😅😅😅 keep us updated! 😂 I am not sure I’ll ever knit a blanket.
my mum really wants to try the rooftop pool in bath at xmas time to see all the xmas lights ect and i want to do the yarn so ive said we will go when she allows me to buy more yarn cuz she hates how much my yarn is taking over the house 😅🙈
This is my first west knits mkal & I’m loving it!! Personally I like the rust but I also like the natural colors because I’m boring 😂 but they would both be beautiful!
Love EVERY episode!
I prefer the gold-ish yarn with your other colors. I think a red would work, but that particular one seems a bit bright. Of course, it could be my screen settings.
I love the pinky read
Personally I really like the brown, especially if you generally prefer low contrast. But I'm sure it will be beautiful either way. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. :)
I love the intro so much !
Thank you! Every time I make it I think ‘should I bother?’ So I’m glad it’s appreciated!
I've done 3 cosy memories blankets, one fingering, one DK and one Aran
I would love to try knitting a blanket but I just don't know how people wash and dry 2 by 2 meters of wool :D It looks cozy though, I'm glad it brings you so much joy
Pretty sure I’m going to do it in the bath 😂😂😂
The golden yarn for the MKAL would be my choice.
Hi Laura, lovely backdrop to your podcast. I can't decide which is nicer - your craftroom, or your guest-room. You look really well, and I love that colour you've chosen for your Dartmoor. It looks really good on you. Although I'm not doing the MKAL, I am leaning towards the red, as your accent colour. I don't know if you follow Jana, of Finnish Knitting Stories (I discovered her last Vlogmas), she is the only other podcaster I've seen doing the MKAL. Good luck with all your dental work - at least it will be all over in time for Christmas lunch!
Thank you! And thank you for the recommendation! I’ve run out of vlogmas’ to watch so I’ll definitely check them out! X
Rowan Alpaca Classic goes a long way. A fitted stocking stitch sweater uses about 10 balls. Have you heard of Colourway, they offer 20% off Rowan yarns all year round - £5.24 per ball for alpaca classic
Ooooooh amazing! Thank you! I just know I’m going to love it when I try it 😂
Regarding the MKAL accent colour - how about that limey/pistachio green just behind you? Or a green in general?
A lovely episode again. I am curious and maybe you have said this somewhere in your knitting vlogs, but you do like to add a mohair or similar alongside your main yarn and I am intrigued as to what your reasons are? I like the idea so would like to try this. If it’s an Aran pattern, would you still use an Aran weight then a fingering mohair?
I add mohair because I like the softness and fluffiness it can bring to a garment. It can also change the colour of the garment which can be really fun to experiment with. If it was an aran pattern you’d likely want to use a dk or worsted with a mohair, most of which are lace weight but you can get heavier ones so read your labels. Not all yarns are created equal though so always swatch, and specially if holding multiple strands as you never really know what you’re going to get! X
@@_laurapenrose_ thank you for the advice
Hi Laura, love your memory blanket, I have tried it with sock yarn, but did not like it so much, but I love yours, you said cast on 18 stitches on each side, I get that but can you tell me how you did the decreases, I like the look of yours, thanks, love your podcast as usual
Just place a stitch maker between the two sides, so 18 stitches either side then every right ride row knit to 2 sts before the M, k2tog, slip marker, SSK, knit to end then just knit the wrong side! Xx
@@_laurapenrose_ thank you, that is what I thought but was not sure, so thank you so very much for taking the time to give me your answer, have a nice day,greetings from Canada🌷🇨🇦
Good for you not talking about politics publicly and not supporting cancel culture. I miss the time when this was the norm. I'm not certain that every controversy is actually politics but I miss this time when people in general did not soeak about politics, religion, and sex in public and controversy was kept to appropriate settings. I work as a job coach and I still to this day teach my clients that these topics don't belong at work. We are here to work.
Use the golden colour not the red in my opinion. X
Oh I was also meaning to ask you what earplugs you use please and would you recommend any in particular for the purpose you use them for ? I think I need to get some for overwhelming noise too...
I use loop earplugs and I mainly use them when there are a lot of different sounds happening at once. But everyone is different! X
Thanks a lot ! I’ll check them out :) also coming back to the bouclé yarn, I have a whole bag of it waiting to knit the permafrost sweater. I just felt a huge need to try bouclé yarn too 😂
Hi Quick query! Just found your podcast and love it. But it’s raised a question with a knit I’m about to do.
So I’ve got rowan cotton glace and i have heard mentioned that you can add a strand of rowan kidsilk for softness and do the same pattern that it won’t change the yarn make up cos it’s so fine.
But in your podcast you say adding this will change fingering up to dk. So I’m in a quandry now. Do I do my original cotton gglace pattern or do I change to a 4mm dk knit. And by the way I’ve purchased drops kidsilk to use cos it’s cheaper.
Would appreciate your thoughts. Ta x💕
So fingering plus mohair doesn’t always make a dk, as it completely depends on the yarn and the knitter. The only way you can be sure your combination will work is to knit a swatch! X
@@_laurapenrose_ I never swatch lol 😂 not with mohair!!!!!! 💕
@@sharonmciver8857 well I’m afraid there is no other way of knowing for sure!
@@_laurapenrose_ 😂💕
Hey Laura! Question, do you find the Drops Nepal has a chemically or sheepy smell? My yarn refuses to lose that smell!
So far no, it’s smells completely neutral to me! X
I just finished a sweater for my husband in Drops Nepal and it doesn't have any smell at all. 🧡
I can’t find the child Acosta sweater pattern. Can you tell me where to find it? I saw the adult sizes on Ravelry but it didn’t show that there were child sizes.
It’s a test knit so it hasn’t been released yet! It will be available in November I think! X
Be very careful of putting your emotional attachment to a project onto the expectations of how others will feel about it. My mother passed away two years ago and one thing my brothers and I have discovered in going through her things is that we each have our own ties to certain objects. It isn’t always rational and it is different for all of us and doesn’t necessarily align with what my mom wanted us to feel. When she was alive she would tell us that something was important and we should cherish it from our childhood. We cherished things, but not always what she thought. I have fond memories of my kids when they were growing up and quite often it means nothing to them but something else that I thought was trivial meant everything to them.
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