I love your videos! You are the only one that I don't watch with speed up 😅 I just absolutelty love listening to your voice. And wow, insant smile when you say that you feel cute 😅

Thank you for this video and sharing all your knitting and sewing projects, I'm always so happy when a video from you comes out 🥰 and funny thing, a friend of mine have seen your channel (in one of her social media feed I guess) and thought of me (and rightly so!), so today she's just shared your channel to me, telling me people said it's a nice one 😊 Can't wait to watch all your future videos!

Have just watched your comments vid from 4 months ago and am have now watched this one 😂. And yes, I have just cast on some of these for my husband, using aran stash. He suffers from bruising around his legs from welly slap(workboots)! Hope this will help 🤞🏻. Thanks for the inspo. Absolutely love your vids, voice and, of course the stars of the show, your 2 adorable black cats 🐈‍⬛❤ X P.s. You're now at 20.9K. Well deserved 👏👏👏

Loved the run down of all your projects. Thanks for sharing. You make me want to crochet garments again. I crocheted for years then discovered knooking (knitting with a crochet hook) and never really went back to crochet but I love your scrappy crochet projects. Why do scrappy projects look so much better in crochet than they do knitted 😂. Oh and I make cat toys for my fur babies too. You have to know you cat and how stupid/smart they are. I used to get so much grief of my family and friends for giving our cat the chicken carcass after a Sunday lunch. I just don’t think none cat owners get what cats do outside and they are not dogs. Plus our cat was feral before we adopted her so she love love loved being given the carcass and knew exactly what to do with it. If any of her toys got broken or scruffy she would either look at them with disgust or cry until I fixed it. 😂

you look SO HOT in these blueish longsleeve and sleeveless tops! 🔥 this colour suits you so well! I was also immediately inspired to try your hairstyle on myself and now I feel really cute. Thanks :)

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Easy, free-ish stitch markers for knitting - cut up a straw in to tiny lengths. Can’t easily reseat them, but if you need to remove them, it’s easy to cut them off. (I wind yarn cakes by hand on an empty mini-M&M tube. 😅)

15:24 i really like it with the collar down best. It looks great though

I wish I could knit better, gotta practice. tyfs

I really appreciate you emphasizing that it’s ok to not look as skinny as possible all the time!

I definitely am putting the sibling sweater on my list for this year. I have officially cast on my first knit sweater with the Fall Bluff Sweater pattern, for an easy first. But think the sibling sweater will be my next.

eeee loved seeing all your projects again! i feel like there are never enough hours in the day to finish making all the things i want to make and sometimes its hard watching your videos because i get so many more ideas!! i know you said you don't wear those cardigans much, but i know myself and those would be my most worn pieces. maybe this year ill have enough time to cast on something similar!

I love how your info cards turned out!!❤

Great video! Looking forward to more, especially the self drafting one. And also the kitties, of course.

Great video, thank you for sharing! It's so extra helpful to see knitted (and sewn) garments on a moving body, and hearing opinions about the fabric and wear-and-tear of different yarns. And as a member of the IBTC (Itty Bitty Titty Committee), I can confirm that raglans are a better fit, at least for me. I have yet to knit a circular yoke that lays properly (there's always some sort of unsightly bubbling above the bust), and drop-shoulders totally flatten my chest out completely (but that doesn't stop me).

the outro is very wes anderson lol i love your vibe abd personality

Great video Isabella, I am taking a sewing class in February and I am also determined to master the are of the zipper! I want to be able to make some clothing that actually fits me. Oh - and a Tom Selleck phase is always a good thing <3

So many gorgeous sweaters!!!! Do you have a recommendation of the 1st ever sweater knitting project? Maybe something that has a good pattern and a video that accompany with it so I can learn how to read a knitting pattern in the same time?

I love having you on while yarn-ing That clip of her playing with the cat toy had me cracking up I had to watch again 😂 my day is brightened thank you! And thank you for being the friend to hang out with while I'm stuck in one spot ❤️

Just found your channel and LOVE. I feel you so hard on not liking projects immediately. I actually put away a pair of pants that I was sure was awful that I sewed this summer. Got them out to 'fix' and... they are great? I don't know what's wrong with me lol

Sotak Handmade has a YT channel but also makes bag patterns. She's a knitter and lots of her designs are fantastic for project bags. She's great to learn from, not complicated but to the point. If you ever want any help let me know I've made bags/purses, etc, quilts, garments, you name it. Knitting is my newest hobby but have been sewing for 30 years. You are doing Amazing!!

Your voids are so appreciative! I feel like every time I've made something for a/my cat, they have been utterly unimpressed. 😂 Love seeing them either joining you or doing their thing in the background. ❤

I'm not even done watching this episode and already LOVING how you reference what episode your items are featured in, literally the only person who I've seen doing this! It's an amazing touch and just shows how much you truly care about the quality of your videos <3 aboslutely love it! Started watching you last year and have gone through your entire catalogue of videos by now. You're so inspirational and really just speak to me, personally, on a whole other level. Thank you and keep it going! Will be refreshing my sub page to make sure I don't miss your uploads! On another note though... what's a good cashmere yarn and where can you buy good quality cashmere? I'm based in Europe and usually have a couple of brands that pop up when searching online, but never anything that feels more... sustainable?

Aw, Isabella, welcome back and happy new year! My daughter moved out this year and I find that when I miss her (which is all the time, really) I gravitate to your channel since you remind me of her. I enjoy your intrepid making-- thanks for the company and the knitting inspo!

Loved this and was so impressed at all the self drafted projects!

Love love love your Belcher sweater!!! You really have a special talent with design.

I had to make slippers for my college fibre class last year. We had to design and hand in a pattern. I learned that good, comfy shoes and house slippers are a sort of foot sandwich.😂 The layers help create a base that will form a fab sole, which will become the exact shape of your foot. 2 months after I made them, I never wanted to take them off because they're the most comfortable things I have ever made. I highly recommend using the sandwich method. Slipper sandwich: Leather=brea Cork=meat and Fabric=cheese Yarn scraps=lettuce Repeat cheese to contain the yarn scraps inside. Sew the cheesy lettuce in between two layers of cork meat Insert sandwich goods inside the bread. Then, you can crochet or knit the sides of the slipper bread crust (aka the seam line) and work up the way of the foot as far up as you wish. I did the lining and then repeated the process for the outside so it looked seamless. I love my slippers. But when these give up the ghost (or I cave cause I want another pair. 😅). I want to crochet them out of leather cord on the outside and some fancy soft linen on the inside.

In case it helps with the ends poking out of your crochet garments/accesories. (I am still learning but it has mostly worked) Try when you are weaving the ends , after you passed the needle through the fabric, to pull on the yarn a lot, to scrunch the fabric and have more free yarn, passed it one more time on a different direction, like an L shape, sort of down and left, cut the yarn, then stretch the fabric and it should hide between the threads 20:56

An idea for mitigating the drying effect of cotton yarn: soak the ball of yarn in wool wash that contains lanolin (like eucalan) then let it dry. The lanolin should keep your hands from getting dry. I haven‘t tried it myself but theoretically it should work

It was great seeing your projects again! 🧶 Red looks good on you. ❤

I was so ready to be down on myself for how "little" I knit in 2024, because I really only understood the stitches and what I was actually doing in July of 2024. My spouse wasn't going to let that stand, and he went through the house getting everything that I had made for us, and then listed all the gifts I gave. "You did so much, hun. More than enough. More than you or me or anyone else in the family thought one person could knit in a year." So it's all about perspective. And how we can be our own harshest critic, and no one is immune to outside influence.

I disagree, your apartment looks very cute on camera 😊 I can’t wait for your upcoming videos. Your sweater 101 vid also made me feel like self drafting is possibility, so can’t wait to see your process.

Looking forward to the video about yarn for sensitive skin! I recently knitted a whole sweater with Drops Alpaca. In the shop it was sooo soft, but when knitting it got really itchy. Blocking helped somewhat, but not enough. Now I'm nervous other yarns turn out to be itchy too, even if I loved them in the shop.

Your cats were adorable in this video! Especially when they were getting comfy on the sweater pile.

To be honest I don't prioritize sustainably certified yarn or recycled yarn. To me the most important aspect of sustainability in my knitting is making sure that I use what I make as much and as long as possible. In that it's far more important that the material holds up and that I like it and want to wear it. If I buy yarn I love and knit something I might not wear as much as I thought I'm motivated to unravel and use that lovely yarn for something else. And often I unravel mid project to make sure the result gets as I like it.

For everyone that didn‘t already i can also really recommend you to subscribe 😌 your videos always make me feel good and i feel like i can always take something positive out of them. Not necessarily from a knitting perspective but also from a life or relationship with yourself or a mindset perspective :) so thank you and i wish you the best for 2025

Another great episode ❤

I watched the granny vest process in real time so to speak and I still like it but, gurllll, that neck is fan-freaking-tastic. You didn't ask, but my opinions are always free so here goes. On the Arctic Lights sweater I like it sooooo much better with the shorter neck. I've always thought the bigger neck was too big for the top and detracts from the cables. JMO (free 😅)

Love all these projects! Want to make that quilt cushion so bad now

So, I am a gazillion years down the road of life from you. Having said that, you are one of my all time favorite fiber artists. I love your designs and your processes and can’t wait to watch your content.

I just have to say that you inspire me. I've always struglled with how I look and I usually hide in oversised crewnecks. Lately I've been thinking about starting a wardrobe with my own knitted sweaters and have actually cast on for a self draft. Without your videos I wouldn't have had the confidence to try and expand my wardrobe like that. Thank you for giving me the confidence to do so.

I totally hear you with the raglans, I have to watch out with them too. The Arctic Light is also totally on the pattern though, as you mentioned the cables in the raglan cinch in. That makes them look tighter bordering too tight on everyone, even if they aren't. It's a pity, because it is a gorgeous sweater otherwise. It still looks good and very cute on you too!

I’m very excited for the sensitive skin yarn recommendations! I have sensitive skin and eczema so I never buy yarn online and am touching everything in the store, but there’s not a lot of options in my local area. My son is a cat lover and loves to watch your videos when Merry & Pipin are included. Any cat content will be enjoyed by your 4y old fan! ❤

I literally did what you described at 18.40 about buying one of all the colours to see them in person/make a scrappy project. I am now wrapping all the colours around popsicle sticks and writting the name on the end so I have my own swatches of all the colours to refer back to in the future :D

I too had a fear of horizontal stripes. Watching your videos gave me the push I needed to knit a Stripe Hype sweater. It is my favorite knit and I'm currently knitting a second one.

I love your videos! What a great year in review episode. I had the thought that you might really love that kutova kika sweater with your new bubble gum pants you're going to make this year. I am excited to see you make a knit version of your Bob's Burgers sweater. My daughter loves that show and I actually made her a set of bunny ears and an amigurumi kuchi kopi for a costume. I'm excited to see all your content in 2025!❤🧶

All such gorgeous projects! I’m actually obsessed with your swim cover up. And love the video of your cat playing with that toy 😂😭

I really appreciated your words on not liking something when it’s freshly done, but then coming back to it and giving it another chance! I often feel a little meh about big projects (particularly garments) when I finish them, but maybe I need to just step away from it a little first and then see how I feel after some time.

In connection with the yarn-sensitivity. I remember you once asked if the drops “soft tweed” is indeed soft. My honest answer is - no 😅 I did a cardigan out of it, which was not anywhere near my neck, but the yarn ended up to itchy even for my arms 🙈 And I do not consider even myself yarn-sensetive

I love all your projects and your joy in showing them! This makes me want to cast on the Rib Lace Raglan later today with some stash yarn that I’ve been searching for a project for