Cumulus Blouse, Cumulus Tee, Maybury Cardigan, & yarn from a single sheep! Knitting Podcast Ep. 9

[@carolshain2163]

Just found your vlog and loving it. Just to let you know, silk is an animal fiber, it is from the silk worm.

[@jacqueismaking]

You are so right, thank you for the correction! Glad you are a new viewer 😊

[@lolam.9291]

The Cumulus Blouse actually looks great with short sleeves. I love it ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

I have loved wearing it so much, thank you for your sweet compliment!

[@mahabatm6500]

You're so delightful😇, love your cumulus top😍, it looks great on you and the colour🩵 compliments your beautiful complexion.

[@jacqueismaking]

@@mahabatm6500 thank you so much for your sweet comment ❤️

[@smasonoc]

I love the clicking of my Addis! It is so meditative to me. You are such a delight to watch. Your joy of knitting is so apparent and lifts my spirits. I look forward to each new podcast.

[@jacqueismaking]

☺️☺️ thank you for noticing, it truly brings me so much joy!

[@nle4865]

Beautiful color on you (Cumulus). I like your analogy of knitting to baking. I would agree with this completely.

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much! When I came up with that analogy, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of it before!

[@carolineroberts8490]

So glad I found your podcast! Your knits are beautiful and I love the yarn choices.

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you for your sweet compliment 😊❤️

[@galeannvandevoort6748]

Love your version of the cumulus tee. I have yarn set aside for it. Hoping to get to it later this summer. Not enough time to make all the things. I love the idea of the yarn from 1 sheep for the project. I’ve been leaning more towards 100% nsw wool in their natural colors or plant based dye for my winter garments.

[@jacqueismaking]

I’m excited you are making one too, what color is your yarn for yours?

[@msntricia4936]

I was listening along while I worked and when I heard you mention the MKG my head swung around! I am a long time member too and love their yarn events. Love your sweater and hearing about your projects. Cheers!

[@jacqueismaking]

I love to hear that so much! If you ever spot me at an event, come say hi! Thanks for watching 🤗

[@lindacornelius3451]

I love you podcast, I love your tee and the color, so beautiful

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much for this compliment, it made my night! 💙

[@DiDeDi]

Great comparison ! Knitting is like baking! Absolutely.

[@jacqueismaking]

It really is!

[@lorrainesmith2579]

Love the colour of your cumulus tee, it really suits you 😊

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much 🥰💞🩵

[@nikitinaknits]

Loved your podcast and color selection ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

Appreciate you tuning in so much 🩵

[@KathleenZeff]

Miss Babs carries Emma Ball bags. Loved your podcast!

[@jacqueismaking]

Aren’t they so cute?! Thanks for another place to find them!

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Swansea, Illinois.

[@jacqueismaking]

Hey Janet!

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

Love the color of your Cumulus Blouse. You could use a de-piller / shaver on your Feel Good Shawl before your big meeting. So, it looks new. 🧶

[@jacqueismaking]

I just got an electric one to try! I wasn’t liking the results of a gleener. Do you have a favorite?

[@judithtaylor6916]

Thank you. Emma Ball's bags are sold in Adelaide,Sth Australia at the Yarn Trader. ❤ I bought the sheep with Beanies and jumpers.

[@jacqueismaking]

I love their designs so much!

[@lauraberkholtz7959]

I wish I could wear untreated wool. Even merino bothers me. Superwash can be OK sometimes but I am really glad we have plant fiber yarns available. I find with wooden needles plant fibers are not as bad on your hands.

[@jacqueismaking]

Ah, I’m so sorry it bothers you, that is truly so hard especially with it being such a large part of the market! I hope you find some plant fibers you really love! That’s good to know about the wooden needles, I should try that.

[@LocoLamabyNatashaDueck]

Great video just discovered you❤

[@jacqueismaking]

So glad you’re here 😊

[@patriciahall8733]

Love your podcast and your enthusiasm, thank you 👍🏻 I do not use superwash yarn except for socks. Don’t want those chemicals next to my skin in garments or even in hats, glove, mitts and especially in a sweater I am going to be wearing next to skin. We get exposed to too many chemicals as it without doing it intentionally. But then I am older and have unfortunately gotten skin cancer, so try to avoid anything that can cause that again.

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you for the compliment! I am honestly starting to feel the same way about superwash, especially since I try so hard to knit with natural fibers.

[@Creative_Yarnoholic]

Loving the color and look of your Cumulus Tee. Laura Nelkin has a few tutorials on Instagram and KZbin with the iCord tool. She even shows you how you can make your own iCord tool! Thank you for sharing your projects!

[@jacqueismaking]

I’m totally going to look her up! Appreciate this!!!

[@Creative_Yarnoholic]

@@jacqueismaking oh I forgot to mention…I also love the clicking sound!

[@jacqueismaking]

@@Creative_Yarnoholic it’s the absolute best sound!

[@pamelaj1226]

I love to cook and don’t like baking. What a great analogy! I get it now why I indeed get frustrated at times as I “fudge” my patterns and get a crappie result 😂

[@jacqueismaking]

I am the same way and prefer cooking because it is so fun to improvise!!! I also love to try to fudge patterns haha

[@ludouglas1]

Oh so excited to find yr podcast. Snd yes, that icord machine is called a french knitting mill, small and soooo easy to crank out 1m of icord in about a minute!!!!! :-0 i KNOW!! How cool is that. However, Ive been doing what looks exactly like an icord by knitting the the last 3 sts, putting yarn in front, slipping those 3 sts purlwise, turning then knitting across those 3 sts. Its perfect and gives a beautiful icord look!! Your blouse colour is gorgeous and goes so well with yr colouring. I've heard so many ppl say it's laborious being 4 ply so I've not made it despite having it in my purchased library. Maybe you have convinced me. I,too, get my knitting to a particular spot before abandoning it. Socks I get to gusset. Then when i go back, i get it to after the gusset when the needles are back on the sides. Mentally, it's so easy to start again wth that project. Thank you so much fir your professional, fun and informative podcast. 🙏

[@jacqueismaking]

One minute sounds incredible! If you have it in your library, I totally recommend giving it a go 😊

[@kimludy130]

Hi - I use knit companion to keep track of where I am in the pattern. It opens to the pattern page you left on. Also there’s a highlighter bar plus a place for notes at the bottom. I currently have 6 wips

[@jacqueismaking]

6!!! That is INCREDIBLE! I am totally going to look into this, do you like to use on your phone, a tablet, or computer best? I would love to try this method!

[@kimludy130]

@@jacqueismaking I use both my phone and iPad. It connects to your Ravelry library

[@jacqueismaking]

@@kimludy130 thank you for this tip!!! I’m going to try it 😊

[@kimludy130]

@@jacqueismaking I forgot to tell you that there’s a free version and a paid for one. I have only used the free version

[@jacqueismaking]

@@kimludy130 thank you! I’ll try free first 😊

[@lavendercottagefibrearts]

FWIW i think the cumulus with shorter sleeves looks nice and you will probably be able to wear it more often. When switching fibres from the suggested yarn I always go by the yardage called for and not the weight/number of skeins, even if it's the same fibre but a different brand. For example traditional merino/nylon sock yarns vary from between about 360-425m per 100 grams. So if you were close to needing an extra ball with the suggested yarn, changing the fibre could definitely put you over into needing another ball. I have heard some designers (I think Andrea Mowry but can't remember who else) mention also when you're holding yarn double, you sometimes won't use exactly the same amount of each fibre as one might have a bit more stretch than the other.

[@jacqueismaking]

The stretch comment is so helpful here!!! I always find that funny when it’s same yardage but one is longer! Thanks for these tips 😊

[@TK-cx8ve]

I love the clicking sound😊

[@jacqueismaking]

Me too 😊

[@Lhyett512]

I love the clicking sound too... Is that an Oura ring? I'm thinking of returning mine for a larger size

[@jacqueismaking]

Yes! I love my Oura ring 😊

[@cynthia_524]

Love the blue sweater you were wearing, super cute! Did you say silk is plant fiber? Isn't silk made from insect larvae?

[@jacqueismaking]

I love the blue top too 😊 YES, I totally meant to correct that on the screen, silk is totally not a plant fiber! I believe it is considered an animal, or “protein” fiber!

[@agnetahallberg9845]

Is the cream O-neck tee, silk yarn? If , it is animal fibre!

[@jacqueismaking]

Yes it is! That is a correction I forgot to make, you’re right!