I just finished my book club cardigan. I put four buttons on it, and when I tried it on thought the top most button didn’t look right. It just looked way too high buttoned and unbuttoned so I ended up removing it. Now, I just have three buttons and a secret unused button hole.😅

A friendship sweater is so cute!!! What an amazing idea! And I love the Lana vest, can't wait to see it when it's ready, and maybe you could give some tips about how to style it? I'm not a vest person, but I love the look of the Lana vest, so I would love some inspiration. Have you read 'The power of knitting'? I found it amazing!

I read A Stash of One's Own last year, and honestly didn't like it. Much of it was flippant if not encouraging consumerism and capitalism. It's fine to have hobbies and have things for inspiration- but there were too many stories of people not seeing an issues with having SABLEs (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy). Having so much yarn that will inevitably end up in a landfill isn't aspirational or inspirational to me. Your value as a person and who you are is not based on the things you own. I guess a lot of the stories were just disappointing in that way for me.

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I love using my lantern moon swivel cables with my knitpro needles

Marlene I have been loving your Rhinebeck series! ❤ I hope to attend one day and watching your Rhineback series helps me decide if I will go! ❤

It’s taken me a while but I’ve really enjoyed watching this episode during breaks at work whilst knitting a pair of socks for my sister that I’ll gift her for Christmas. After seeing the comments from other people I’m definitely going to try the Lantern Moon cables as I have a mixture of Knit Pro and Chiagoo needles. To have some metal cables for my wooden Knit Pro needles sounds good to me. 🧶

I love Liv Strömqvist! And as a bi person I totally agree! ✨💫

Do you have a recommendation for cables that are compatible with the addi click needles? I seem to have the same issue you described for the knit pro needles - tausend dank von einer deutschen Followerin!

Hey, wo genau finde ich deinen Destash? Vielleicht habe ich den Link in der Beschreibung übersehen. Würde mich freuen da auch mal vorbeizuschauen 🥰

Lovely video - thank you! The acorns are adorable and I’m going to make some next year for fall decorations. We are surrounded by oak trees and enjoy watching the deer come into the yard to eat the acorns each fall at dusk. I’m planning some hot water bottles and mini hat, sweater and sock ornaments this Christmas season. I feel like I’ve mastered knitting in the round this year (lots of socks) and want to make some fun ornaments.

Hello Marlene, Thank you for another episode, I follow you feom the beginning and love to see how your knitting had grown. Also to see you so happy with your work and friends now. I knitted the Lunenburg pullover too, be aware that in the pattern are no shoer rows, I still regret that I didn't made them myself. Karen

I always find interesting what we call similar things in different languages. German Franzbrötchen seems quite similar to what we call in czech švýcarka, which has also a land in name Švýcarsko, Switzerland.

Hallo Marlene, deine Socken sind sooo schön. Ich würde so gerne einmal nach Marburg in deinen Wollladen ‚Strickfairliebt‘ kommen. Ich liebe ‚die Ringe der Macht‘

Gah I have so much hair envy every time I watch your podcast. Lovely episode as always. I agree on KnitPro cables but the new spin ones are alright. Also the Drops cables are compatible and nice I find. But yeah, not much beats Chiaogoos. I've been working on gift knits at the moment. I made a striped pup sweater (stephen west) and working on some more Penny Gloves right now. Then it's on to hats and a Pimpom shawl.

Danke für dieses lange und gemütliche Video! Ich hab es sehr genossen, all deine schönen Projekte zu sehen! Ich hab währenddessen Socken angeschlagen aus einem Olivia and Oliver Garn (english toffee), das ich mal aus deinem Destash gekauft habe. 😊

thank you so much for this lovely long episode. been sat in bed working on my marble sweater! also, that box of mini skeins reminds me of a box of yummy pastries, can't wait to see you start knitting it up!🌟🫶

I am a KnitPro knitter and I must admit that new swivel cables are A TON better than the old ones!

So many amazing purchases!!!!

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I have several sets of knitpicks needles and at this point the swivel lantern moon cords are the ONLY cords I use. I love them so much. To me they feel exactly like the ChiaoGoo cords. I also love that they come with the beautiful wooden end stoppers (not sure what they're actually called) and the wooden cord tightener. I just feel like they elevate my knitting at a much more affordable price point.

Thank you for caring . I have to admit at the age of 65 and having considered myself a patriot i am now officially embarrassed about my country 😢. Your vlogs are always a great distraction !

Hello. Enjoyed this episode very much. I cast on for a Petite Knit sweater and started the ribbing whilst watching, but have just realised I used the wrong size needles so need to rip it out 😂. Never mind. Best wishes, Laura

hello marlene, about your pullover with sleeves that are (or are not) too short. I was in the same situation and I knitted some fingerless mitts with a very long cuff, I think you can also call them armwarmers. I use them when going out of the house, but for in the house the shorter sleeves are so comfortable. good luck with all your projects! greetings from belgium.

Really love you showing more unknown smaller German dyers. The way it’s dyed reminds me a lot of Telling yarns movie and book based coloured yarns which I really love but obv with brexit are quite a hurdle to get. So really nice to see that there are more accessible local options out there.

This was a nice long podcast. I really enjoyed it and I was able to knit quite a bit on my maxim hot water bottle. Looking forward to your next podcast ☺

What a lovely podcast. It was great to see all the different projects . . . especially those socks. I am currently teaching myself how to knit and am gift knitting a Sophie scarf, but I have yet to make my first pair of socks. I love all of your Rhinebeck videos as well. Keep up the great work!

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Lovely podcast episode, Marlene!!! While watching this I was editing my forthcoming pattern so I can send it to testing!!!

Marlene I love the cozy relaxing tone of your videos. I was watching this podcast while knitting on my Siri cardigan by Le Knit to destress as I am studying for my second round of exams. Fingers crossed they go well!

I enjoy watching all you have been knitting 🧶 I will also be knitting the Stick Season sweater for my husband in a very similar green for his birthday next year 😊

Funny I’m wearing the Degen sweater as I’m watching this ☺️ the colors you’re using are so striking, I can’t wait to see your progress! Also I haven’t picked up my tessellated cardigan in a while 👀 I think I need to re-prioritize it! I’m happy we’re knitting it together at the same pace though ❤

With Rings of Power, I basically treat it like fanfiction -- just another way to play in the world/universe that Tolkien created. 😂Like you said, if you're a Tolkien purist, you may want to skip it, but if you just love the world, then you'll have a good time. Loved your Rhinebeck videos and eager to see how your wips turn out!

I enjoy watching your videos, Marlene. Happy to hear that you had a great time at Rhinebeck! I feel inspired by your making and it motivates me to keep carrying on in my making as well. I’m currently knitting the Darling cardigan by Kutovakika in combo of fingering wool and mohair yarn from stash but it’s in black and triple stranded, lol. I’m def getting through it because I know I will wear it a lot once it’s finished, just in time for the colder months. Thank you for sending us, US folks, some love in these scary times. I felt the swell of emotions, ngl. Not in a bad way, but just knowing that people out in the world care, to me, it means a lot. 🩷

I'm glad someone else already said how great your hair looks so I don't feel like a weirdo :) I'm working on a very low contrast Alpine Bloom hat. I made a high contrast one already and I think it's going to be really pretty. Hopefully a Christmas gift for a friend if it comes out well.

This was just what I needed after a long day of work. It’s so nice to sit and knit and listen to you share your love of knitting. ❤

Marlene, I just booked a trip to Marburg! I can’t believe it 😅. My husband said he heard its a lovely city and I took the chance to book two nights in February. I’ll come and visit Strickfairliebt. Perhaps youll be there and I get to fan girl and chat to you ❤

This episode was so good!!!! Thank you for shouting out us Americans going through it 😅

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Your mini hotwater bottle cover is amazing. How cute and adorable. A great gift.

your hair is stunning and I love your podcast :)

LOVED THIS VIDEO!

OMG, those buttons are gonna be so good on the book club cardigan!

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As a New York native, I grew up 30 minutes away from Rhinebeck and the fairgrounds, I didn’t realize that the Wool festival was so popular! I haven’t been since I was in high school and it was so much smaller back then. It was so wild to see so many places I recognize and have been to so many times in my life. It was so unreal to watch you come off the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge and know I would be going across myself soon. Also, Samuel’s Sweets is such a staple and right down the way from there is the cutest art shop I’ve ever had the pleasure of frequenting. It seems like you had so much fun here!

Can you tell me where you stayed? I'm looking for rentals.

Du hast so so schöne Sachen gefunden, danke für den Haul😍 Die rot-braunen Farben der Wolle sind super schön und die Quilt Star Tasse lieb ich auch! Ich bin Ende des Monats auch bei Munich Knits und freu mich schon total auf meinen Workshop mit Charlotte Stone und die Erfahrung eines Strickfestivals. Vielleicht bis dahin🤗

I am just watching this video now and I already know what bag you are referring to and I feel the exact same I’ve been thinking about it since it was released and I have been thinking should I just treat myself for Christmas kislux

nice purchases! Rhinebeck is such a magical little town, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Your french is adorable and very good <3 Love your videos