Thank you for your feedback. I’ll zoom in a little more.🥰

To help with this video, if you’re watching on a smartphone or tablet, you can zoom in and out with a two finger pinch.

Thank you and Happy New Year to you and yours as well!🥰

There is no reason not to end with a regular slip stitch. I think that’s always going to be a perfectly great way to finish off a project. I like having the invisible finish as a second option. There are just times when I choose it, like for the final round of a beanie or the cuffs on a sweater. With the invisible finish off, all your stitches blend together in a way that I find satisfying. It’s definitely a choice and not a necessity.

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Thank you! That’s so nice to hear! As you are a new crochet enthusiast, I would always be interested in hearing what sorts of things you would like to learn to crochet.

@@windrosefiberstudio I'm looking for interesting texture sweaters for men and women in DK and worsted weights, actually. I'm pretty good with the technical parts of things. I'm learning textures combined with sweater patterns. I just got plenty of yarn on sale black friday. I just went with it knowing I'd find the right patterns to learn from. I really like precision. Do you have any suggestions? I love finding great designers. We're so spoiled these days. <3 Thanks.

@@barbaraZ-z9m I am not the best at keeping up with designers, but one name immediately sprang to mind. I really love Yumiko Alexander's work. I have her book Rustic Modern Crochet and have made several of her patterns. My favorite is the one on the cover. It's a lacy, asymmetrical "poncho" (for lack of a better word) called Sea Turtle. It's just such a pretty light layer that I use all year round. She definitely plays with texture and I feel like her designs have an elegance to them.

@@windrosefiberstudio You're amazing. Thank you for sharing! I look forward to checking this out. I'm following your channel and look forward to what I get to see. <3

The day I was working on my voiceover, I had on a pink sweater. The thick and thin scarf actually looked pretty cute paired with the pink. I'm sure I will get some use out of it or find it a nice home. I was a bit worried about having it be the only representation of the pattern. Although, with an open weave pattern like this one, it can be fun to try out novelty yarns. I can definitely imagine it worked up in an eyelash yarn.

@@windrosefiberstudio Ooh. That would be fun. I did like the Hometown yarn too. The stitch definition it revealed was very pretty. It’s a versatile pattern.

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Thank you for your feedback.😊

I just realized I skipped over your question. A darning needle is a needle with a large eye that’s used for mending and also works well with yarn. Any needle that has a large enough eye to use with your yarn should work just fine.

@windrosefiberstudio I am sorry. I worded my sentence wrong . I meant when you were done with hat, instead of slip stitching with the crochet hook, you took the needle instead and closed. I was wondering if you could do a video of it closer so I could see it.

@@SandyHuyett I certainly can do that. In the meantime, there are quite a few tutorials for this technique on KZbin. Search for Crochet Invisible Finish off (or fasten off). Also, if you are watching on a smart phone, iPad or tablet, you can zoom in on the video by placing two fingers on the screen and then separating them in a reverse pinch motion. I am working mine into the top of the beginning ch 3, but you can skip that beg ch 3 and work the invisible finish into the next st. This keeps your stitch count the same which is especially important for projects in which you'll be adding on additional rows.

@@windrosefiberstudio thanks

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Thank you! I am so pleased you like it!🥰

Thank you! Your comments always make my day!🥰

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Yay! I hope you enjoy the pattern!🥰

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Thank you! Now I’m off to research stars woven with wheat stems. 🥰

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Congratulations on finishing your first sweater! That is awesome! Thank you so much for your kind comment and I truly hope you enjoy the pattern. I’d love to hear how it goes and please feel free to ask any questions along the way. Have a great day or night and happy crocheting.🥰

@@windrosefiberstudio I got the pattern yesterday and I'm thinking on the yarns I want to use. I'm full on into another sweater like the one I just finished as a gift. The muk luks are next! I'll reach out if I need to. I'll definitely chime in after I'm done though. :)

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It’s a little more challenging to keep a nice consistent draft with hemp, so it probably takes me a little longer with this fiber. I don’t know that I have ever actually timed myself and done the math, but I would guess that it’s somewhere around 3 yards a minute. With a fiber that drafts more easily, I can probably double this amount when I get in the flow. To be honest, I don’t focus on time very much when I’m spinning. I just kind of get sucked into the process. It’s very meditative and there’s just something about the feel of the fibers going through your fingers that’s so satisfying.

@@windrosefiberstudio :)

That’s a really good suggestion. ❤️

Thank you for watching!🥰

You are so kind and your comments so reassuring. I love texture and I think about the concept of layers a lot when I'm in design mode. I worry that I can come up with ideas that are pretty niche, but I'm always hoping that the things I make will appeal to at least a small audience. We can be niche together!

@@windrosefiberstudio Love that! 🫶🦋

I really want to get back into spinning. I ran into a skein of some coil spun that I made a long time ago, and I don’t think I even remember exactly how to do that style anymore. One of my near future goals is to get back into spinning and also to work on a weaving WIP that I’ve been neglecting. Do you have other handiwork hobbies?

@@windrosefiberstudio I taught myself embroidery, cross stitch, needlepoint, knitting, needle felting, and of course crochet. Harder to do the finer work these days because of worsening eyesight issues. Always wanted to spin and weave. Tried a little drop spindle spinning years ago, but didn’t keep up with it. Also a little free style weaving, but again didn’t keep up with it. I’ve always really been into fiber crafts of all kinds.

@@stitchaspellMilan How wonderful! So many talents!

I’m so glad you like it!🥰

Thanks for watching and I hope your projects go well!🥰

Thanks for watching!🥰

Thank you for watching and for sharing your thoughts.😊

To each his own.

@@FootballFanLeanne I'm not knocking anyone for using it. I use it. That doesn't make my statement any less true tho. Not everyone knows that acrylic is plastic and breaks down

​. So when should I expect my grandmother's afghan from 1971 to deteriorate?

@@dianefreeman7194 As soon as you start trying to wash it. I made a pillow 2 years ago and it's already disintegrating and I've not needed to wash it because it doesn't get used. Maybe it's wool and you believe it's acrylic

It’s worked up in multiples of 7+4 with an additional 4 for the beginning chain. For example, for my scarf, I used a multiple of (4×7)+4+4 which gave me a total of 36 for the scarf. I think it would make a really pretty blanket.💖

@@windrosefiberstudiothank you 😻

That is a Pretty Stitch it would make a nice washcloth 😊😊thanks so much for sharing 😊😊😊😊

Did you block it ?

I didn’t block it before this video. I do think it would be nice to block this project, but it does make up with nice straight sides.

Thanks for asking. I should’ve put the multiples in the video. It’s worked up in multiples of 7+4 with an additional 4 for the beginning chain. For example, for my scarf, I used a multiple of (4×7)+4+4 which gave me a total of 36 for the scarf. Let me know how your project turns out. 🥰

I’m so glad! I have a wonderful trip!