Early Winter knitting: cosy knits for my toddler, new designs and natural sock along

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It's finally proper sweater weather!
In the middle of Fall, we celebrated the best way that we could possibly think of: afternoons in the woods foraging!
As the weeks passed by and the wind became stronger and colder, my little one found herself in needs of woolly items, so instead of purchasing them, I picked my knitting needles and made them myself. New designs are in the works, and socks have been on my mind!
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↟Patterns mentioned/worn↟
※ Wildflowers Path jumper
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※ Wild Posy hat
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※ Offering of Trees jumper www.ravelry.co...
※ Moonlight Meadow jumper coming out next year
※ Toddler sock recipe: / cw-ztkzqzzm
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[@carolhall82]

Your little girl has grown so much.

[@sandras2479]

Beautiful! I loved this silent vlog! Your baby knits are awesome! Everything you knit is simply gorgeous. I’ve recently finished the Aito shawl and I love it.

[@PichanDaisuki]

I've been sick with covid for the last week and been binging all your beautiful videos while knitting my first ever icelandic fair isle sweater. Thank you so much for creating this calm, peaceful and inspiring little nook to escape into when the world is not much of a pleasant place to be in.

[@Mandarines]

Oh Carina. I do hope that you are feeling better dear. Sending healing thoughts your way

[@sherithurber7847]

Thank you for the party! You both should be on Strickly next year. I think you could win. 🙄

[@lindaphelan7611]

Totally in love with your podcasts! Love all the natural fiber colors and soothing music

[@jessknitsny]

Super excited for the natural sock-a-long! I started an experiment a year ago with this, tracking wear, washing, yarn, and technique details to compare how various yarns and materials hold up. Excited to find the right combo for my feet and walking style to avoid nylon as well, and so excited to share with and learn from others on this journey!

[@Mandarines]

Can't wait to see and chat with you all in the premiere tonight! 😊

[@jessicaprice6981]

Your videos are so beautiful! Thank you for putting beauty out in the world! 🤍

[@Mandarines]

Thank you so much Jessica ♥️

[@lorengaffin4469]

Highly anticipated vlog and I was not disappointed at all. I, too like rustic yarns and currently have a vast stash of it. I have 3 projects on needles at this time and all are rustic yarns. I especially like Nutiden yarn and purchase at least 300 grams each month as a Patreon. Love your style of knitting patterns and have purchased several of them. I started storing my yarns in paper bags and am conscious of my carbon footprint on this earth. Thank you so much for calm and serene approach to your vlogs and life!

[@Mandarines]

Thank you so much for your sweet message Loren! Nutiden is so hard to resist!

[@ishratk5139]

I love your videos and find them so calming and inspiring. I also got excited this time to see you mention the lovely Anne Butera!

[@MereteB13]

I love to watch your episodes! I have been knitting with rustic wool for many years, and I agree that it is the best! Digitals hugs from Norway

[@janinahandmade4487]

Thanks for this beautiful and inspiring video Melody!

[@regine1488]

... and now take your time to resitute as long as you need. You are a wonderful lovely person. Have a quiet, much enjoying Christmas days and a perfect go towarts the new wear. Hope to hear und see you in 2022 in komplett restitution and wellness. Stay healthy and well. Hugs from Regine.

[@regine1488]

Dear Nicole, thank you so much for that very gentle, wonderful vlogmas podcasts. They lightend up die Advent days. And thank you for a year of podcasts which inspired ja knitting works so much

[@heidikuijer3612]

I just discovered you and so enjoyed the calm beauty you evoke. I hope you and your family have enjoyed a Merry Christmas. I am looking forward to your next video. Greetings from The Netherlands

[@nedellecelisabeth9928]

Belle et douce année à vous Mélody et à votre adorable petite famille, vos podcasts sont toujours très beaux et empreints d'une grande douceur , merci!

[@littlemonkeysandme3171]

It is always a joy to watch your podcast. And I have to say YES to a mystery shawl along. I would 100% participate 😍😍 I love working with unspun yarn so very much, there is nothing like it. Thank you again Melody, for such lovely podcasts, it is a work of art in itself!

[@jackieholifield4239]

I just found your video and love it. In 2019 I decided to start using more rustic yarns and work through my stash of other yarns. I am using them for gifts for my adult children and granddaughter as they would not take proper care of natural yarns. I look forward to the natural sock along.

[@1775LostOne]

Well our ancestors have worn wool socks for years and made them last somehow. My great grandmother said they'd darn socks that had holes in them, and that's why you always kept scrap wool around. But not everyone knew how to knit so maybe check out vintage sock patterns for some inspiration

[@sweetsar04]

Such a wonderful video, so great to see your videos again. Always bringing me so much peace and relaxation whilst knitting. Hope you have a wonderful knew year, and I look forward to hearing about this mystery knit along :-).

[@janicemacdougall1844]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year full of blessings. love, and joy to you and your family and all your viewers.

[@carlafawcett3851]

Beautiful as always

[@celeritas2-810]

It was 30 degrees and too hot here today to be working. Imaging winter was a lovely escape with you, thank you!

[@Mandarines]

Oh dear! It’s minus 1 here this morning! 😳

[@emilyporter1186]

I know this is an old video but as someone new to knitting and to your channel, I wonder if you might consider doing a video in 2023 with the results of the natural sock project and the most effective tips? I really want to decrease the amount of unnatural fibers in my clothing but I do quite a bit of outdoor manual work, so I wonder if it would be possible

[@alovelyyarn]

This was such a calm, cozy video to watch on the morning of Christmas Eve. Sitting here knitting a pair of socks for my husband and watching this beautiful video! Merry Christmas, Melody!

[@ThePattiw]

Thank you Melody, for the discount. I love your jumper patterns and I have some perfect yarns stashed away to start them with. Happy 2022

[@dianabloom3937]

Your videos are so lovely and relaxing to watch. I also am so excited for the natural sock along. I have quite a bit of nylon sock fibre in my stash, but once that is gone I am hoping to just spin sock yarn from natural wool in a way that will last. Can’t wait to be a part of this. 😊

[@wilmadeboer7436]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!

[@suecoles7824]

So lovely to see you again Melody, your video was beautiful and exquisite as usual , transported into your “yarny” world! You have such talent in filming and with the music you include just blows over me like a gentle sea breeze. I am fascinated by your mushroom foraging, it would be lovely to know what you cook with them all! Is it usually olive oil, garlic and herbs? Mmmmmmmm! Thank you for the insight into your beautiful tranquil world. Love. Suze. 😽

[@Mandarines]

Thank you so much for your sweet message Sue! Mushrooming is the highlight of Autumn for us! We consumed a lot of the mushrooms in soups and simply cooked in the pan with salt, butter and herbs. But the vast majority of them were put in the dehydrator to enjoy throughout the year ♥️

[@sandracroley9784]

I look forward to the sockalong...I do have a lot of wool/Nylon yarns, but am trying to be more intentional as I go on. I have an interesting wool/hemp that I will knit a pair of socks with in January 😁

[@thelittlehomeaustralia]

Hello dear Melody

[@pommerainette375]

J’adore ton univers 😘 bises de France 😘

[@lisaporch8922]

As always love love your videos ❤️

[@jetlagen]

💜💜 💜

[@aleksandradittmar8932]

Love your podcast just have some times hard to see because the video is to dark . Happy New Year to you and family. Rustic and natural stuff looks so nice and is nice to learn from how to do it and learn simple life , please create new stuff and teach us….. ☺️ thank you.

[@laurielortz7387]

I just found your knitting vlog. Lovely! …will be some fun binge watching. Can you also tell me about your corduroy dress, beautiful too.

[@melodythomas2691]

So at the end of 2022....can I still have access to do the sock-a-long? I had naturally moved to real fiber quite a while ago, but still using some super wash for socks. Have been experimenting with using real wool, adding silk or mohair to strengthen the fiber for sock wear. I would so love to learn more!

[@chihyi62]

I love to watch your episodes and the progress you design the sweaters. I'm looking forward to your oversize sweater and socks designs!! Would you kindly share the difference between plötulopi and Nutiden yarn? Thank you.

[@Tinkergrumpybuns]

I had been looking for a sock a long! And.... one with natural fibers as this will be first time knitting for me socks! I spin so I have a pile of wool , various breeds, and natural wool in the stash. Looking to try adding some mohair for heels / toes as I read about this year, or other natural fibers or stitch ideas. I do have issue with high instep and need to fiddle with heel choice. I hope I can follow as I am terrible at instagram workings.

[@susanmeindl9960]

I love your tunic ...did you make it?

[@suzeca-22]

I have been making your Aito shawl. I’ve made two.. a grey one and a brown one. Brown one just needs one more color repeat. Grey one is about half done. I want to make a sweater with this.. it’s so light.

[@lainesdelphines]

I will follow the natural sock a long ! i produce natural merino wool (worsted spun in UK) that i hand dye here in France. Probably not suitable for socks but i am investigating to find a blend suitable for socks not SW and nylon free. I have firends breeding wensleydales, may be a blend with mohair...i am thinking a lot around this topic and i will try some blends after the sheeps are shorn in 2022. Thank you for your videos

[@emilyp3647]

I am so excited for the natural sock-a-long! I found that superwash treated wool was uncomfortable for me to wear and decided to only use rustic yarns for socks. I know that many options are quite expensive so I wanted to highlight Briggs & Little, a Canadian company that produces affordable rustic sock yarns (options with and without nylon but all non-superwash!).

[@Mandarines]

Thank you Emily! Briggs and Little yarn is amazing! So very cheap and the wool felts nicely on the sole 🧦🥰🤍

[@TwoFoxOneCat]

Love your videos, do you know the names of the colours of the undyed plotulopi yarns?

[@scrdailypractice]

Lovely as always… I hope to have enough spun yarn from my drop spindle and join you in the new year. So wonderful to see you and your lovely family enjoying the holidays. From So. Calif. I wish you tranquillity, peace, and more happy knitting.

[@ОльгаБормотова-г7ч]

Очень милая девушка.

[@tarynwyatt8731]

This showed up as a recommended video. I have to say, good job on the algorithms. I am very committed to avoiding nylon and using only natural fibers in my makes, and I would love to start with socks soon. I've heard mohair is a good substitute for nylon. Any advice on getting a good fit for socks? My mother in law wants to teach me but her socks are very floppy and fall off at the heel, no matter who she makes them for, I really like a fitted sock, so any resources would be great. Hopefully I can follow along next year!

[@DawnAtCusterCottage]

I try to purchase wool without added nylon also.

[@mrshore12345]

Love this video, and love the idea of the natural sockalong! Just a quick question - where did you get the basket/tote that you use to store your extra stash in? I love the natural look of it and how many skeins it holds!

[@Kaila999]

Your swift looks wonderful. Would you be willing to let us know who makes that? Joyeux Noël!

[@moonboweve]

Hi Melody, have you seen Eri Simizu's Kazahana pattern? Which I knit in Plotulopi beige. Your pattern for the sweater is almost identical, other than the embroidery! Respectfully, I just thought you should be aware.

[@jonathonandketurah]

Is your project bag at the end of the video a Fringe Field bag? I like the added leather handles… or maybe its a different kind? Just curious since they are out of business now… I am going to make that sweater you showed today…your videos are very inspiring, and calming at the same time!!

[@rowanofthenorth2051]

:o What is this sweater you are wearing when you are taking the photos for the Wild Posy hat? The long one with the snowflake colourwork?

[@heycrisper]

Ah, so lovely. I was actually watching some of your old vlogs today while sewing up my ends of a sock. Very peaceful. I did catch a glance of your slippers and may I ask where you purchased them? They look so cosy and warm. :)

[@Mandarines]

Oh absolutely! They were kindly gifted by Glerups and I can only recommend them. They are pricey but we’ve been wearing them for months now and we adore them (and we got a lot of feedback on IG from people saying that they’ve had theirs for years!) ☺️

[@sweetbirdies8670]

The dress you're wearing in at the start of your video looks so cozy! Is there an available link?

[@christinaoldham6614]

I love your yarn bowl. Could you possibly link the source? Thanks.

[@lfuentes8891]

What kind of needles do you use for your socks?... Lovely videos ❤️

[@jurgitalt6807]

😍

[@StitchesSeams]

I love your yarn bowl, where did you get it?

[@carlabergloff]

Is there any way to obtain the little sock "recipe" / pattern without Instagram? I do not have Instagram.

[@Лидия-щ5ы]

Класс !