Omg I have the same bozzolo yarn and I have been thinking of making the same pattern James has released!! The yarn is so squishy, I'm so excited to see yours work up!

not to roll in a week late with a book rec, but I just finished A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire the other day and while it sounds extremely smutty, it's actually a cute whimsical modern fantasy love story that was an easy read with minimal explicit smut! certainly would recommend for fantasy-light silly-goofy-cute-story vibes ALSO - the sweater vest turned out so cute! I'm obsessed with the colors for SURE

Next time, please share even more about the sensory side of things. Based on what you said in this video, we have similar sensory needs…which is refreshing for a super sensitive person like myself. 💜

Straight white male truck driver here. Learned how to knit and crochet in 2020 when the world was on fire! Not a lot of my kind here on KZbin but I’m super thankful to be a small part of the community. Keep up the great work! Love these long form videos, gives me something to listen to while crafting!

You might like A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. It has semi-sentient sourdough and strong women!

And may I ask you where did you get your white pants and red top? We have similar size and these garments look cozy and neat at the same time, love it!

And if nobody got your blue cotton sweater from the give away pile, feel free to give it to me 😀 I can help you out with some graphic design or send you something from France 💅🏼

And omg you're gorgeous

You are amazing! I’m so glad I found your page. I hope to soon start my own yt channel and start to document my newly found love for knitting!

I anxiously started to check if the word chilling is old fashioned now, didn't find any info, thank god. I was afraid we become boomers already 🫠

I mean, you, your knitting projects, your cats, it's an incredible cozy place <3

Yay, a great chatty project video! I've also been wanting to make the Arctic Light Sweater without a mohair held with, so yours gives me great inspiration. Also, so glad that you could find the fade that you wanted! If you ever need more fade recommendations, I've really liked using Scheepjes Whirl (cotton/acrylic) and Valley Yarns Easthampton (merino/nylon).

Isabella, I wonder if I should go into some kind of crafter's rehab programme? Until now I have been only knitting and re-upholstering. You have made me interested in drawing, quilting and crochet. I think I must win the lottery, so that I can quit my day job and just create. I have now bought yarn for a crochet project, lovely. But what's worse... I bought art supplies without thinking if I had any talent. Now I don't know how to get started! Any podcasts for people who would like to draw monochrome pictures with pencils?

This was fun! You’re a delight. I love all of your WIPS!!

Justice for Pippin! <3

Is the duplicate stitch same as swiss darning? Tha'ts a word I've heard clever handy people use. (psst. I would watch a whole ass darning/mending video from you)

Your beautiful big hug sweater! I can just imagine how comforting it would be to wear. I first thought it was Maria Isaeva’s Aspen Sweater especially when you posted that Pinterest pic. (Have a look - it’s a lovely oversized thing of beauty) Anyway, looking forward to seeing the finished piece!

I'm trying to get back into the "process over project" mindset myself, emphasizing having fun doing it rather than producing a lot of stuff. I think we could do with more people promoting that instead of dozens of finished wips each month. Long story short, no you don't need to produce massive amounts of knit things all the time. :)

Love this. Your videos are all so relaxing! I would reccomend Mr right 😊

Those shorts are so cute! I think that same pattern would make awesome pants too! Like if you just lengthen the legs, maybe add some patch pockets on the front, make them out of a nice cotton or linen, they’d be such cute pants too. A two-fer 😊. Love your videos, love your kitties, love your knits ❤

I bought 2 special balls of yarn to make a couple of Sophie scarves when I get a chance (too many projects on the go). I really want to learn to sew garments this winter, starting with skirts. Omg I love the boxers you made, now I want to sew some too🥰!

Love your videos! Congratulations on your fabulous pajama shorts and I love that you will match your duvet cover. You are amazingly creative and full of wonderful ideas and inspiration.❤🧶

Just finished watching all your videos. I am excited to see your Penta Pillar Pullover. The one you referenced is from Sarah Seams. She is also on KZbin if you haven't seen her videos yet, she's a delightful person. :)

If you don’t want to do any quilting maybe try a lightweight iron on interfacing? I’m not an expert in the sewing department though so maybe it wouldn’t be great? Im not sure.

I am literally in the process of making a quilt that has a bunch of that cute bug fabric!

Pippin looking all loving up at you while you talk about where Merry likes to nap. They are the stars of this show, absolutely.

Yeah, what is it about thighs getting cold? Like, I went winter camping twice this year, and I had my thermals and some layers and all the parts of my body were fine ... except my thighs! I'm more insulated there than I am in, say, the lower half of my legs, but they don't get cold like my thighs. It's bizarre.

You know what, after all those years of knowing that quilting exists I just now realised that it might be really good thing for practicing straight seams after I saw your squares, like it wasn't the most obvious thing ever 😂 I'm definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed. And I would definitely use even just some backing fabric on it, it would be a shame if so much of your hard work would get frayed and destroyed. Or maybe would use pinking shears, they should help, but I don't know if they'll be less work.

Everything looks amazing! The Arctic Lights sweater is working up so well - I always love seeing the updates of that one! What stitch did you use on the pajama shorts to make the elastic still stretch under the stitches? It might be a simple answer but it's somehow not processing for me how that works. Either way, they look so great!!

What's the pattern for the top you're wearing in this? I neeeeed to make one

I feel like a long projects breed because we're looking for the satisfaction of a new project being finished. Plus when you do shorts, you have less time to dwell on whatever you want to make next. Long projects and more creative ideas can become real chicken and egg scenarios. What works for me is a rule that no more then 3 long term projects are in the works at once. Anymore and I will drop them in to that land of "oh, yeah, I gotta finish that" and don't finish it for like 4 years or more- or more likely I won't finish them at all cause I have lost interest and gained guilt. What's your long term project rules?

So that's a funny thing, what is called "French seams" in English is called "couture anglaises" aka "English seams" in French. 😂 Love the pyjama shorts, they indeed look very professional! It's such a good idea to unsew an existing garment to make a pattern out of it, I'll keep that in mind.

You are inspiring me to sew! I have a machine but haven’t used it in years, and it will be a while until I can pull it out and make something. We are in the midst of packing up our house in Silicon Valley and prepping to move back to Canada - sewing will have to wait, I think. 😅 ~Brenda

Love the pyjama shorts! And you are absolutely right to remind yourself that you do not need to apologize for not fast producing items or for knitting popular patterns. It’s your making journey. 🧡

Haha… so here is what I’ve discovered with crochet… it is faster than knitting. UNLESS you are doing granny squares or something more tedious. Basic stitches/projects move very quickly.

Another option on the block backs is adhesive lining . Then top stitch an X to keep it all together.😊

I've been rewatching your videos all weekend to cope with copious amounts of school work. At last, new content!!

I will say that experience is a big factor in crochet being faster than knitting, but 45 minutes to an hour is a very long time for one square. And that’s ok we all have our own pace, but I wouldn’t expect one of those to take more than 15-30 minutes for myself. It’s no wonder you’re getting frustrated with them.

Pippen, make good choices. 😅

All great stuff :) Did you think anymore on the '12 colorwork knitting patterns i cant stop thinking about'?

I found your channel last week and binge it in its entirety, so excited to see new video to listen to while I sew 🥰 love your works and wibe, thank you for putting the work into creating these videos!!

I admire your patience with the innumerable granny squares and quilt cover. Wow! 🙏

I loved this pod cast! 👍 👍 👍

I absolutely love the shirt you are wearing in this video! Can you tell me what pattern it is please?? I searched through your ravelry favorites and even my own favorites because it feels so familiar to me but I wasn't able to find the pattern...

I'm curious as to how the knitting community decided that youtube videos (where you show your work and yarn on video) are considered podcasts. As always, lovely video! I love it when people include multiple crafts:)

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You may know this at this point, but berroco is actually an American brand and has many widely available yarns!! Just in case you were nervous about not being able to find more :)

The sewing is coming along great! Your concern about the squares not lasting is valad. I would suggest once you get the blocks together to back the whole thing with a couple sheets. Skip the batting. You can then quilt the two layers together on your domestic machine. The very minimum you would need to do is a big x through your blocks. That will be enough to protect your seams.

I’m also knitting a granny square garment and didn’t think to assemble them in place temporarily with stitch markers. Brilliant! This idea just made my day… I’m excited to start crocheting squares again.

Thank you for the idea about doing a swatch to learn something new! I really enjoyed your video, thank you.