Aro Knits n Purls - Ep. 34 "Birthday Month pt. 2”

[@mariepeckenpaugh543]

Those grief waves will come the rest of your days unfortunately. Have to learn to ride them and some just crash on you no matter what you do. The Ali sweater looks so good can’t wait for it to come out. I love how you know what you love in color fit style and techniques. I just refines our process so much. Knowing your art and building on that. Every now and then I have to learn a lesson over again. Thanks for introducing me to Explorer Knits just placed my first order. It is going to be a problem because our aesthetics just match. Hugs tears are cleansing just embrace them. So today is my mom’s birthday 12 years since she was here.

[@bethbamszoo]

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your time in San Diego- we just did our family vacation there. They always say that grief hits people at different times, so please don’t apologize for being in your feelings, just let them express what you need. Take care and continue to find small joys in each day 💗

[@sarahtritt5472]

Happy birthday month! Your stash is looking amazing. I'm on a student budget, so I just live vicariously through your videos for all of my yarn dreams.

[@hazelhollowhomestead]

I feel like that always happens on the first year. You purposely ignore or distract yourself. You have a plan. Year two you think it will be fine and it’s not. Year two was the hardest for me when I lost my dad 💗 your shirt 🥹 what a nice way to feel close to your mom. It is absolutely ok to be sad. There is no time limit on grief.

[@lydiasimon7206]

Haha. So you say summer can be a knitters time to shine too and I'm thinking, yeah I'm shining but it's all sweat. 😆

[@carolineroberts8490]

Happy Birthday month! Praying for your comfort.

[@tishleung2792]

Glad you plugged Black Squirrel since I’ve moved and need a new LYS ❤

[@RemedyFibers]

Happy Birthday Month!!! I can't wait to see how your rock it tee knits up. I loved making it and would knit another. Thank you for this fabulous episode

[@Katie-ic4cd]

its so nice to hear that you just do regular cast off. I've always wanted to learn Italian bind off or the other ones, but I was never able to wrap my head around it.

[@EleanorMF]

I also reorganized my stash lately, after having a few really bad mental health days, it's incredible how much joy it brought to hold all those precious skeins that I had forgotten I loved.

[@willenacrochets1354]

Happy Birthday. I enjoyed your wips and yarn skeins.

[@tracycushman4836]

Great podcast. I’m sorry about your mom. I love your stash and presents. I’m so glad I stumbled upon you

[@jerisullivan2974]

Thanks so much for the info on Terrapin Fiberworks. I live in South Carolina where it is hot and humid most of the year so wool sweaters get very little use. It is often hard to find some hand dyed plant based fibers so I love finding a new source!

[@linlippy3358]

Thank you for reorganizing your stash, it's a pleasure to look at when it's all pastel !

[@BriaLuis]

Happy Birthday Month to you! It's also my birthday Month and I am spending it just going through my stash and trying to use my "special" yarn on an outfit for me so yes a lot of selfish knitting is in the works. Also, "Get that sleeve behind me" will be my new anthem whilst knitting on any and all sleeves moving forward. You know that little ditty that Mike Wazowski from Monster's Inc sang "Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me!"? Yeah...in that score. Get that sleeve behind me, or so help me...so help me!" lol. Sorry. My brain just went there. I blame the time. It's 1:16am right now so I need to take my old ass to bed. haha! G'night from Hawaii :)

[@hannaha1474]

Ooh so excited for the 25th farmer’s market rerelease!

[@LoftyLoopsYarns]

Happy Birthday! Just wanted to note: Not all dyers take their undyed skeins direct from their suppliers and then package them up to sell. Some dyers will take those undyed skeins and still process them the same (soaking, washing, drying, reskeining, etc) only omitting the dye step so there is still labor involved. Not all dyers will do this though, but likely, if you're seeing above wholesale prices, that is probably why (hopefully!! 😬) Your sweaters are gorgeous and I am OBSESSED with your second color choices for Ali's Sweater!

[@Kialas]

Happy Birthday!

[@knitsbymandy]

Wishing you the happiest birthday! Can I just say I feel incredibly seen by this episode as someone who not only despises gauge swatching but also sewn bind offs🤪

[@Craftedbythefates]

Hope things get better for ya soon 💕 you deserve all the rays of sunshine that you put out to the world! Sorry still trying to figure out how to see the screen after being blinded by the beauty of the unicorn cloud yarn ✨

[@elianasosa2447]

Black Squirrel Berkeley is my LYS (and also where I buy my undyed mohair as well)! So cool to hear them get a shoutout! And happiest of birthday months as well 🎉

[@sophiac1761]

Happy birthday month!! I love love the organized stash behind you and seeing more yarns that are new to me 😀 all of the yarns are so so pretty!

[@fiberandleaves]

Oh, and I just finished the video. I’m so glad you like your earrings. Saw them, literally couldn’t let the world go on turning without you owning them, and that’s that 😂

[@birchandlily]

Your Brooklyn Raglan is just gorgeous! Also love seeing your Ali sweater, I'm testing the pattern as well. Yours is so pretty!

[@fiberandleaves]

Tubular! My favorite bind off, hahaha! We are opposites there. Happy birthday month to you, magical pink goddess, Aro 💖✨

[@samanthadoe4742]

Happy birthday! Lots of the this month, even in my family. Your color pallette is beautiful.

[@Severusdarcy_]

I can’t believe it took me so long to find you lol. Your videos absolutely make my morning.

[@victoriao9154]

The black squirrel!!! It’s my local yarn store

[@LindsayBouie]

sending you a big hug!

[@patriciahill6839]

Always look forward to seeing your videos. Love how you discuss the various yarns. Unfortunately haven't got the budget for the yarn but just generally find you inspirational. Keep the videos coming as they BRIGHTEN my day in England x

[@talk.bookish.with.me77]

I get you about the case. I got the pink lyyke set because the case appealed to me

[@ShanMade99]

It is 10pm here in Florida and I definitely have work tomorrow morning but I'm going to be watching this video before bed ☺️

[@nadine6388]

Happy Birthday! Love your videos and all of your beautiful knitwear!

[@Bexsar92]

Thanks for another lovely episode! I sooo enjoy your podcast and always look forward to your episodes!

[@shannonoliver5414]

Love all your gorgeous yarn. Have a great time with your cousin in San Diego. 😊

[@juliec7930]

Incredible knitting projects!! Beautiful!!

[@chelseyummali]

Oh gosh I had to get rid of my Lykke they were soooo sticky! I replaced them for the Knitters Pride Ginger and I also use Addis fixed but the gingers are so much smoother. I purchased a 16’’ strait needle set from Lantern Moon and they weren’t as slick as I’d prefer but maybe their interchangeable feel a bit diff.

[@sandrakirkpatrick3116]

The yarn you get is so amazing and so beautiful. Love that unicorn cloud. I really need that and the purple yarn. I forgot what you said that one was.

[@captainofthesheep9005]

Happy birthday month! I moved to San Diego 2 years ago for my husbands job. In case to haven't been to the yarn stores, there's a yarn store at Liberty Station called Aprocot Yarn & Supply that's nice and the people who work there are wonderful.

[@Tarasknittingdiary]

i agree! and there is an amazing bakery across the street from Apricot that has the most delicious things.

[@knitwit2871]

I have the chiaogoo needles, lykke driftwood needles & the copper lykke needles already but honestly I’ve been eyeballing those lantern moon ones, I kind of wish I purchased those instead of the copper needles because I really don’t like them much 😞

[@LunarKnitsbyLori]

SAME about the cast on and bind offs.

[@goldwest53]

Happy birthday!!🎊 I love and want the Moon drake unicorn cloud but the link doesn’t work when you click on *shop now*. Thanks for talking a bit about using mohair, a swatch would help a lot! 😁

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Mounds Illinois.

[@TillIGetToYou]

To check contrast before starting your knit put your yarns next to each other, take a photo, change to black and white and see how strong of a difference you get.

[@hannaha1474]

I could be wrong but maybe you’re thinking about tubular cast on/ bind off?

[@ashhumphrey3076]

Heads up, unfortunately the finish on the lantern moon needles doesn’t last. That’s been my experience vI bought one pair of needles to try out when knitting a throw and the slick finish was gone by the time I finished knitting the blanket :(. They’re still very smooth but are not as fast and the gold paint with the size is gone

[@CreativityWithStamps]

Would you mind sharing which colorway is that house tweed DK yarn from House A La Mode? I went on their site and couldn't see it. It's stunning and that sweater is gorgeous!!!

[@alexandrasgarn]

happy birthday month! btw whenever you say salt lake i can only think of real housewives of salt lake city 💀

[@alexandrasgarn]

and thank you for this episode while i'm absolutely dying of boredom during my quarantine

[@charlenepodgorski8545]

Lantern Moon needles are beautiful and super smooth the cords are great but I will caution you the join is not super smooth so you may want to just purchase one with a cord and see what you think before investing in an entire set

[@bernbee26]

A tubular bind off! I also think it’s overrated, just saying. Just love all your projects as usual and often end up with more projects in my queue after it 🥰

[@kayharland308]

happy birthday month my birthday is today im too old for a birthday month so im having a birthday week

[@cydneycolvig656]

I bought the Lantern Moon set and boy, do I agree about the ugly case. Couldn’t be any uglier. I like the needles, but the gold printing on the needles indicating the size wears off immediately. Not a huge deal, but I am not sure why they even bother. Also after a couple projects the sheen on the finish is also gone. I have had them for 3 months and we shall see how they wear.

[@AftonGroveKnitter]

Would you please give me the name & phone number of the store where you bought the undyed mohair? Thank you!

[@slubloverstitches]

[@AftonGroveKnitter]

Would you please give me the name and phone number of the store where you bought your undies mohair? I didn’t understand you. Thanks!

[@woolseeknitting]

I think she said it's Black Squirrel Berkeley :)