I wish ends could just disappear after you’re done with a project
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
that is the dream 🥲
@malujanКүн бұрын
The yellow one is looking so good!.
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
thank you! 🤗
@malujan2 күн бұрын
It looks so pretty!!. Unwoven ends and all.
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
thank you 😌 I hope to weave the rest in this weekend!
@francklinecasimir-benoit4337Күн бұрын
You had an idea and you executed it. Love it
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
@@francklinecasimir-benoit4337 thank you 🥰
@movingstitches2 күн бұрын
that fair isle cardigan, I won´t stop raving about it! love the catch up Mili! and all the acquisitions are soo good!
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
Thank you!! I am looking forward to knitting them up 🤭
@slow_knits2 күн бұрын
I'm also eyeing the smocky cardigan!! but not fully sold yet
@perryh.-r.44192 күн бұрын
Oooh, all those cabled sweaters look great. I love a classic aran sweater with lots of texture in an undyed cream wool. But after my current project (an oversized raglan cardigan in dark purple) I have my eye on the Helices sweater by Kayen-itee on Ravelry. I've been wanting to knit a circular yoke pullover with a decorative stitch pattern for a while, and the Helices combines my desire for that with my affection for cables.
@HeatherConyers3 күн бұрын
I get what you mean about local wool. I am originally from Canada and I always found it so hard to find local stuff (maybe because this was years ago before the knitting boom). Now I live in the UK and I have a yarn guy that I just text if I want some farm yarn and he has different types of sheep and I get like a kilo of wool for like 15 pounds.
@whatsmilimakingКүн бұрын
That is literally so cool! I am jealous 🙃 I hope the North American wool industry continues to grow so maybe we can reach a point where we have local wool readily available too
@crochetprincess-xo3 күн бұрын
OBSESSED with your yellow test knit call me easily influenced:))
@whatsmilimaking3 күн бұрын
Yesss I wanna see more knitters making with butter yellow !! 🧈
@laviniaraviglione29103 күн бұрын
Loving the yellow cardi😍
@whatsmilimaking3 күн бұрын
The texture pattern + yellow combo is so cute, if I do say so myself 🤭
@venite_makes_things4 күн бұрын
I hope you and your cone will be very happy together 😆 Good luck on finishing your Rhinebeck sweater, it looks amazing already! Very well done and totally unique.
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you!! I foresee a bright future for me and my cone 😂
@natawerner4 күн бұрын
i think your fair isle sweater looks soo more interesting and coherent than the original inspo! incredible dedication with all the alts too 👊👊 also the cooone is so cute 😭😭
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you!! I am really happy with the way it turned out. Also glad I am not the only one who thinks yarn is cuter in a cone 🥹
@theresakeough33944 күн бұрын
I live in the Northeast too. Did any of the farms you came across only use their sheep for wool and not for meat?
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
I honestly don't know as I did not ask! But if you do go to a sheep and fiber show, I'm sure the farmers would be happy to share if they do or don't
@jimmydoesknitting5 күн бұрын
I really appreciate what you're doing with your fair isle sweater. I think a lot of people in this space are not as adventurous and it's not that difficult. Plus it's turning out sooo good.
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you! It has been a fun adventure and experimentation in color and sweater construction and everything else that goes into fair isle knitting 🧶
@imaknits5 күн бұрын
At this point, with so many mods on your orkney you can rename it because that is your own thing now😂😂 And the cone definitely looks like a heavy DK/worsted to me!
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
It is basically like a frankenstein of 4 different sweaters (+ freehanded sleeves and buttonband lol) 😆
@knitpicky5 күн бұрын
your orkney cardigan is just a feat of determination and a marvel of knitting. its just incredible how you managed to essentially freehand that sweater. so so cool
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
I think there was some agent of chaos on my shoulder who helped make it happen 😂
@Beau.knitting5 күн бұрын
Love your cardigan 9! Making me want one 😊
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
I've been wearing it whenever it's cool enough! Highly recommend 😌
@neilahalter96635 күн бұрын
Pretty good luck
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you! ☺️
@terinskyweaver5 күн бұрын
"Cor-ru-gate-ed" ribbing 😊 like the cardboard or iron Loving the psychedelic fair isle 😁
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Ok now that I see it phonetically, I get it 😂 thank you!
@QueensYarnBoutique5 күн бұрын
Your Norfolk Sweater and Orkney Cardigan are so pretty! 💗🧶
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Thank you! ☺️
@laannabrawapsheli5 күн бұрын
I love the Brusca yarn, I’ve started using it and I’m making some balaclavas and I want to make a pelica out of it too 🤩
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Isn't it such a lovely wooly wool 🥰 I bet it will work up so nicely in garter stitch for that vest!
@tess75105 күн бұрын
Re: yarn cone What I would do to determine the yardage is measure out 10 yards of the fiber back and forth on a yardstick. Weigh the 10 yard ball. Divide this number by 10 to get the weight of a single yard. Weigh the cone, subtract 20 grams for the cardboard (this is the average weight of a yarn cone). Take this number and divide it by the weight of a yard. That should give a good approximation of the total yardage. :) also doesn't look like fingering at all to me lol I'd be swatching
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Omg!! This all makes so much sense-- thank you so much. And yeah, the more I look at it, the more I really don't think it is fingering either. I am guessing I misheard or pointed to the wrong yarn when asking or something lol. I'm gonna try measuring with WPI and then swatching with a few needle sizes.
@stephanierobertson31185 күн бұрын
Your orkney sweater is amazing! I am working on a cable/lace sweater for Sari Nordlund at the moment
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Ahh her textured knits are so beautiful-- I hope you love your new sweater 🥰
@ingrida85685 күн бұрын
send a message to the cone producers to see if they can send you the weight of the cardboard cone as a favor. then rest that to the weight of your cone.
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
That's a really smart idea-- I do have their business card somewhere. Thank you!
@ClayCraftCoffee5 күн бұрын
Your orkney sweater was so beautiful! I saw you wearing it walking into rhinebeck as I was leaving. I considered saying hi but my fiance and I were so tired 😅 but it with your pink dress was such a cute outfit! Oh my gosh! I bought the same undyed dark brown yarn from Swayze Inn farm at NJ fiber! Im using mine to make a “stoneware” version of the porcelain sweater.
@whatsmilimaking5 күн бұрын
Aww I can totally relate-- by the time I was leaving, I was bone tired too 🥲 I hope you had a good time at Rhinebeck! And yay to yarn twinning! That sounds like a beautiful project idea. Did you pick up the cream or lighter grey to use as the contrast color?
@ClayCraftCoffee3 күн бұрын
@@whatsmilimaking I got a separate cream at a thrift store I happened upon. I didnt have a project in mind when I got the swayze inn yarn, but it popped into my head when I saw a cream later!
@whatsmilimaking3 күн бұрын
@@ClayCraftCoffee Nice find! They'll make for a lovely porcelain sweater 🥰
@wiki4006 күн бұрын
I'm currently knitting the smocky cardigan as my first ever sweater project and the smock stitch has been really easy so I wouldn't worry about that! I can really recommend the pattern
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you-- that's reassuring to hear cause it is such a beautiful pattern 😍 Hope you enjoy your first hand-knit sweater!
@Toffnm6 күн бұрын
By Saturday? With that front? Oh girl... Looks beautiful though. Don't rush art.
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thankfully it all worked out 😉
@zoesworld97676 күн бұрын
That’s so cute
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thanks ☺️
@bethany58307 күн бұрын
So much good inspo here! 😊
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@ThatDarnHen7 күн бұрын
I would LOVE an Advent knit along!!! I’m obsessed seeing everyone’s advents!
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Me too!! I am so nosy and love to see them all 😂 I'll def try to sort out the details next month
@lulu-trevino8 күн бұрын
currently working on my first colorwork sweater while watching this!! ALSO the tulip loop sweater (not the rollneck) by other loops reminds me so much of the ballard pullover by sari nordlund. BUT i love the detail of the rollneck on the tulip loop so i ~may~ knit that for myself as well :) love your video, can't wait to see what you end up creating!
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
I just saw another podcaster finish her Ballard sweater, and it looked stunning! But I also love the ultra cozy rollneck on the other loops version. I can't resist an oversized turtleneck come winter ❄️ Also, good luck with your first colorwork sweater!!
@autochick1238 күн бұрын
Beautiful 🤩 colors. You’ll do great with the steeking.
@whatsmilimaking4 күн бұрын
Thank you! It was daunting making the first cut, but it all worked out 👍
@natawerner9 күн бұрын
watching this while literally working on a beatrix cardigan in chocolate brown (gilliatt cacao) hehe loving all the textured moments
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Omg dream yarn and pattern combo!! Hope you love your new cardi 😍
@TheStitchWitchPodcast9 күн бұрын
i'm SOO looking forward to seeing the full project video on this AND seeing you in this gorgeous piece on sat!
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
thank you! I am excited for it to be done 😂
@xlierknittingx9 күн бұрын
Can’t wait to see the sweater done!! 🥹
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
the finish is in sight !!
@jetv147110 күн бұрын
Excellent analysis.. I am totally with you on the “ would knit cables forever instead of seed stitch .” I feel the same about the mistake rob cardigans that are around 🙄
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Yes!! Anything with a knit, purl stitch texture is my enemy 🙅♀️
@hellomarinasunshine10 күн бұрын
I've knit the baby bear cardigan multiple times and my gripe is that the hood only is default to 1 size (if it really is the same pattern). The hood is VERY big if knit for the smaller size body. My first was knit for my son before he was born, and we had to fold the edge so that it would not cover his face. Whichever size you knit, I hope you will take a moment to compare any other hooded items maybe your mom is buying to what your WIP so that the fit matches the body.
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Thank you!! That's honestly so helpful to know cause I have no clue how big a baby hood should be lol
@apippin77411 күн бұрын
Don’t be a sheep don’t be influences brainwashed by so called influencer and stores as they are out to make $ off you. Instead follow your own style
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
I don't think being influenced by the content I consume and the world around me negates following my own sense of style! After all, I did not fall out of a coconut tree 😌
@QueensYarnBoutique11 күн бұрын
I really like the Siri Cardigan, Haraboji Cardigan, and Smocky Cardigan. 🧶The Baby Bear Knit Hoodie is so adorable! I am knitting the Seven Sisters Top right now.
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
It's hard to narrow them down-- I love all 3! & that top looks like the perf top to lounge around in 😌
@xiasherwood11 күн бұрын
I just started the smocky cardigan!!! The smock stitch is what drew me in hahah I am so incredibly intimidated by this project but I know I’m going to love the final project, and it’s actually going to be a gift knit for my mum. Anyway, don’t let the smock stitch deter you! It progresses like a normal cable, it’s not like double knitting where two rows equals one finished row. I was confused when you said you heard it took many rows to make one row of progress heheh I actually find it easier than the kind of cable stitch where you need to rearrange the stitches. Loving your knitting podcasts! Looking forward to your next one already
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Oops then I definitely misheard/ misunderstood someone talking about the smock stitch at some point 😂 Good to know it is not as painful as I initially thought! I hope your mom loves her work of art sweater ❤️
@jenniferkesler793411 күн бұрын
Definitely interested in a video of non-traditional advent projects!! Getting my second advent, but not into shawls or blankets…would love to make garments!
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Ahhh can you believe advent season is almost here?! I have already been looking at patterns, and will hopefully have a video on some garment advent ideas next month!
@TheHarryKnit11 күн бұрын
I love fashion and knitting helps me with that! I love wearing my "fun to knit" things out a lot more than the staple pieces because they bring me such joy. Anything with colorwork and textures are usually my go-to cause I can always pair it with basic denim or skirts and they elevate the outfit ❤
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
A hand knit sweater definitely elevates any outfit!
@MKJulia112 күн бұрын
I recently found your videos and I’m having a blast watching while I knit. Currently I have 3 sweaters on the needles all at different stages. The Sabai, the Tolsta Vest & the Plain Yoke Tee 20 Solo. I live in a warming climate so my knits are usually light weight or layering pieces. Thank you for your inspirations and color combos! Happy Knitting!
@whatsmilimaking8 күн бұрын
Thank you-- it warms my hear to know someone is also enjoying all the knitting chat 🥹 There's something so refined and elegant about lighter weight knits! I have only heard good things about the tolsta tee/vest so hope you enjoy yours 💕
@staceydasilva507612 күн бұрын
LOVE knitting baby things! it’s mostly what i work on, i’ve been obsessed with making baby bloomers recently, so fun and easy to work up!
@whatsmilimaking12 күн бұрын
Omg lil' baby bloomers must be so cute!! I'm excited for my first baby knit cause I hope it'll work up quickly & provide a dopamine boost lol
@venite_makes_things12 күн бұрын
I really like following along with your knitting and design plans - I think your combination of current fashion and knitting world fashion is pretty unique and inspiring! I never considered myself fashionable (I used to mainly wear my older brother’s hand me downs when I was a kid, even though my mum loved to put me in dresses) but it was a nice surprise when I passed a high end fashion store and they had a top that was almost identical to a sweater I knit displayed front and center 😂
@whatsmilimaking12 күн бұрын
It's always so satisfying to see a really nice sweater in store and realize you've made something similar yourself 🤭 I don't consider myself fashionable either, but I like to think I have a strong sense of personal style (aka knowing what I like and don't like), and it's fun to explore that through knitting!
@OliviaGlennon12 күн бұрын
your intro to this video is *exactly* what i'm currently struggling with! I want to knit interesting and "fun to knit" things, but that doesn't always lead to things that have a place in my wardrobe. basically, i've been loving your videos (i loved your vintage colorwork one) because I like your overlap of fashion/style AND knitting, not just knitting 💕
@whatsmilimaking12 күн бұрын
You get it!! Let's hope we can find a balance between the two this season 🤞🏽 Glad to hear you have been enjoying the recent videos 🥰
@knitpicky12 күн бұрын
I LOVE your idea for the advent knit along, and your whole reasoning for doing a more interesting knit for an advent. I dont have the same skill level as you and am terrified of colorwork but I am currently working on a Marseille Sweater using the Hobbit advent from Skien and the Stitch. I have worked it where it's an all over striped version of the pattern, and I am holding 3 strands. 1 is the NSW fingering of the advent, 2 is isager alpaca 1 in white and 3 is an alpaca silk strand in a mossy green color. It has created a gorgeous fade but with this heather texture as well. Cant wait to finish. I hope to do an Olga sweater with another advent this year and would love to join a little group talking about advents!
@whatsmilimaking12 күн бұрын
Oooh that marled fade sounds soo pretty 😍 Excited to hear you are into the idea of an advent kal!! Will keep you updated on that. The olga jacket will be so good as an advent project! Someone on ravelry made a stripe hype sweater with their advent, and it looks so cool