270 - Finished Mosaic Vine Shawl, Knitted Rib Hat, Other WIPs and New Yarn Purchases

[@the-painted-quilter]

Emese….🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ stunning. Solars are spot on. Genius

[@RoselikescrochetB]

The shawl,is stunning Gary! Bravo!💜👏

[@karensmith2635]

Congratulations to both of the winners!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@the-painted-quilter]

Vine shawl-FABULOUS❤❤❤

[@nerfatari4289]

Hi Gary, congratulations to the winners of the MAL there was some beautiful work entered. I love your tree decorations, we have decorations that we collected over the years as well and one the children have made. Here in the UK it's also dark at 4pm and it's cold and horrible, we have had a few nasty storms this winter too strong winds and plenty of heavy rain. I'm not a winter person, I don't like it at all, I definitely like to stay home in the evenings. I love your makes you finished, the scarf you made from the Hobbii challenge is beautiful, such a lot of work in that. I also love the oceana fuzzy yarn, that's so pretty and I am all about the soft. I have to have only soft yarn on my skin. For jumpers and cardigans I like variegated yarns that make their own pattern as I go along. I have some James Brett marble chunky for my next project. 😊

[@mycrochetstory7169]

OMW THAT VINE SHAWL IS STUNNING!!!! I ALSO LOVE THE TREE IN THE INTRO!!! Your ability to add your own little style to Crystal's pattern is awesome!!!

[@mistyblue5312]

You are very talented. Your patience with the vine shawl was so worth it. A beautiful shawl to treasure forever. Enjoy your acquisitions Gary.

[@JOanneAnnese]

The mood board massage always so fun, and so talented people 😊😊❤ looking forward to the next🎉

[@TheFeralGoatCreative]

Wow! First time I have won something. Thanks! Friend loved her scarf and I’m grateful for this MAL. I love the shawl Hank is wearing.

[@bluerosecrystalsoul]

Your Mosaic Vine Shawl is absolutely STUNNING!🤗💗🧶

[@kathywelch8722]

Your vine shawl is beautiful, very pretty colors you used. The oceana yarn is gorgeous, I can’t wait to see what you make with it. Congratulations to the winners of the Mal. Your Christmas tree is beautiful and Pixel looks comfy on the couch near it. 🎄🧶💜🙏🏻

[@JOanneAnnese]

That vine shawl is amazing 😮😮😮 a true labor of 😍 love

[@gioiacasterline4835]

I love the bone yard shawl and the vine shawl so beautiful. Congratulations to the winners.

[@christinewheeler-nt9jt]

❤❤❤good morning from New Hampshire.... I love all your makes, so very nice with great stitch definition....I can both knit and crochet, but my arthritis prefers crochet ...I can use fat hooks, so it causes less pain....loving your videos, and always checking out what Hank is wearing....best regards....😊😊😊😊😊

[@vickicoleman2474]

Congratulations to the winners-everything was so beautiful!

[@mrfitz2001_EllenR]

Congratulations to the winners! LOVE your finished shawl, oh my word, it's gorgeous, your workmanship is amazing! I'm also curious to see how your mesh shawl turns out, looks very fun. BTW--I also love to use 9" circs when decreasing hats. I go from using the 16" to using one 9", and then when that begins to be a bit tight, I switch to using two 9" circs instead of the DPNs and it works so much more easy for me.

[@ninasknotscrochet]

as always Gary you"re work is amazing and your color combinations are inspiring

[@cdma7sss]

Love the mosaic vines shawl - the colors and the pattern. Wishing you and Chad a very Merry Christmas.

[@donnawoepke8861]

Congratulations to the winners. Your mosaic shawl is beautiful. I love the colors of your yarn, you will come up with something stunning. You and Chad have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Crystal has very nice patterns and I love what you are making.

[@LIndaMarieJ]

Congrats to winners. Your vine shawl is a work of art!! Beautiful WIPS and finished items. The Oceana yarn is gorgeous!

[@DeniseECrochetandYarnAddict]

Everything you make is lovely. Can't wait to see what you do with octopi, it is a lovely colour!

[@marielucas9186]

Hi guys and Pixel you all look great ❤❤

[@ByHookorbyNeedles]

Absolutely ADORE that shawl, thank you for sharing.

[@joannezednik2445]

I love the mosaic vines shall. ❤

[@gingerfoxx1476]

That Oceana yarn is stunning. I love octopus as well. I think you might have mentioned quite some time ago watching My Octopus Teacher, but for anyone who hasn't seen the documentary on Netflix it's worthwhile and very enlightening. Happy Holidays to you, Chad and Pixel

[@valeriehowden471]

Wonderful shawl and WIPs. Great idea for your Nature's Walk blanket. Mine were not as big however I sure did sweat it out under them when connecting the rows + columns plus adding borders. Enjoy your purple yarn sweater adventure!

[@JOanneAnnese]

Fabulous Christmas pictures 😊

[@judyatwitchpeacecraft]

I love your Shawl and lovely yarn colours.

[@LoriParsons]

Hi Gary! Beautiful makes as always😊I love that Octopii yarn..just a stunning color!🔥I think it would be great in a ‘Flax Sweater’ by Tin Can Knits! Congrats to the winners!🥳

[@JOanneAnnese]

Crystal has an awesome cardigan pattern. It's an almond stitch. It was a fun one to make, perhaps that'd be an option for that lovely yar!😊😊✌️🧡🍁👍🎄☃️🧑‍🎄🥰

[@suerussell700]

Beautiful vine shawl.

[@katedavy6272]

Wow! Beautiful but you are right!!! Very time consuming

[@JoyceN818]

The Mosaic Vine Shawl is gorgeous. I love the hat, too. I wish I can knit as well as you. Right now I’m knitting a fair isle scarf using Lion Brand fair isle yarn. It’s a simple knit and purl scarf.🥰

[@CharmedGrammyCrochet]

Hi Gary, such beautiful makes, as usual. 😂❤

[@JOanneAnnese]

Oooo a gorgeous tree!!!😊

[@stacyhortner8105]

Great yarn haul! As soon as I saw Craig's video on the smocking stitch, I knew I had to make a cowl with that pattern. I made mine with a 2 wt yarn and 5mm hook. Loved the mood board KAL. Perhaps I'll do your next one. Must check out the shawl from Crystal. I have a number of those cakes which would be perfect. Take care my yarny friend ❤

[@judithsmith5392]

Gary, thank you for sharing the ribbed hat pattern. I do not use double point needles for anything; I use magic loop method. I learned how to avoid laddering where the two needles separate the project by pulling the first two stitches a bit tighter than the usual tension

[@TheSablelou]

Good morning! Up and knitting! It’s the season!

[@beverlyfowler1628]

Beautiful shawl, Gary!

[@pamelabarber1033]

Beautiful gray shawl 😊

[@lucieroy5160]

Hi Gary! That beautiful yarn would make a nice slip over with a turtle neck. Cheers!

[@MadMimisCrochetandFarming]

Love everything

[@julielandy9162]

Gaaarrrryyyyy!! Happy Holidays sugar.

[@judyeng9822]

Beautiful

[@beverlyfowler1628]

I love all of your projects!

[@cynthiacornell1718]

Hi Gary; Congratulations on finishing the stunning vines mosaic - wonderful and beautiful!! When I work with blown fuzzy natural (somewhat) fibers (like a blown cashmere) I generally use an extended single crochet, which can give a height closer to a dc without the yarn clumping up on the body of the stitch. I just bought more and will attempt the alternating front loop sc and back loop sc - on consecutive rows the front loops go into a back loop and vice versa. This method provides a very nice drape without having holes in the stitches, and appears to me to need less yarn - I'm probably crazy about that, but thinking I get more yardage of fabric makes me happy. Happy Holidays!

[@cheesegoddess1]

I love hats at portable projects. That one is super nice too.

[@vickicoleman2474]

That shawl is so lovely! The colors, the pattern -everything! Such beautiful work, Gary! Gosh, Christmas is here!!! I had big beanie-making plans. Not sure now🙃❤️

[@debbieward-crochet]

That octopi yarn is gorgeous.

[@pamelabarber1033]

Lovely work

[@judyscreationsincrochet2710]

Congratulations to the winners. I really love your Vines Shawl. That is a fabulous shawl. And I love that purple Oceana yarn. Ooooooooo lovely & it looks so soft.

[@AnaNicole1225]

Best dressed Hank▪︎Man▪︎Form and very attractive Gary with a very nice haircut, btw. Thank you for always showcasing unbelievable #crochetshawls, #knitshawls, as well as #crochetbeanie or #knitbeanie too ✨️ 🎁 ✨️ 🎁 ✨️

[@aidasoto8443]

Hi Gary ! Looking good !! Now you know what I’m going to say about your work right ?! 😂 stunning, stunning stunning ! Love the hat and the colors. Fiber Spider is awesome ! I’ve made a few of his blankets. Haven’t tried that one but I did watch the tutorial. Is that a new tutorial of Crystals ? Haven’t seen that one hmm. Oh I have to watch and make that. 💙💙💙. It’s beautiful ! Crystal is AMAZING ! I’ve done hundreds of her crochet projects. Wow the colors are gorgeous on the mood board ! Everyone did a great job on the mood boards btw ❤. Congrats to winners !❤❤Great deal on the yarns. Sending love and blessings ! ❤❤

[@pattigolden1]

Your slipstitch vine shawl came out stunning!! I don't think I could have done it, because I prefer knitting with my fabric "scrunched up". My "herbivore" is on a 40" fixed needle & probably around 500 stitches now. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'm with you, charts are the way to go!! Yeah, what happened!?! Why can't we utilize the floor anymore!?!? It's just not fair! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@EmmePhillips-HookinEmme]

Gary, I am so sad the postal service is on strike, I tried to mail your holiday package:) Wow, your vine shawl! Congratulations winners!

[@EmilioThumbgusset]

Hi Gary, do yourself a favor: for small circumference knitting in the round try the two circulars method. I use it exclusively and have for years. In my humble opinion, it beats the britches off of DPNs (no "laddering" with two circs!👍) and Magic Loop. There are beaucoup tutorials available on KZbin. Happy knitting!

[@janecornell4890]

I am renaming that shawl to the Million Dollar Shawl! Great yarns and patterns. Did you ever make the Christmas balls from Arne and Carlos for your tree? How awesome would that be! I am still wondering which yarn is 5! I'd bet it's expensive! Whatever you make with the fuzzy yarn, make sure it's easy. Frogging that is no picnic! I heard your fur baby. Missing mine but will see them Christmas!

[@jeanette6396]

Love that vine shawl. Beautiful stitch work and colors. I had my eye on that Mai tai memento, but thought too long and almost every color was bought out! I wondered how it felt. Do you know that you never give a yarn a 5 for softness so you don't really have a scale of 1 to 5. Maybe a 1 to 4.5 scale. 🙃

[@KYERRN]

Pinning a project to a sheet is a fabulous idea! I'm definitely trying that. What kind of pins did you use?

[@tinaenisan3605]

Hello Gary, I missed last video due to my work. I'll watch it later. That was smart to use another delivery company, I didn't think when I did my orders from knit picks, another from Hobbii & a 3rd from Mary maxim. I'm worried about what could happen to the yarn just sitting there among other packages. Is Pixel allowed into the the yarn room?😂Have a good night. I know it's late as I worked the late extended holiday hs here in Richmond. ❤

[@andrealouis-visser4973]

The Servant shawl is exquisite, especially the color! A work of art! Btw have you ever given a “5” for softness? Cashmere/silk???