Emily's Garden Irish Knit Sweaters

The history of the Irish Sweater mixed with home grown flavor and an artists life long love of the craft sets the premise for this show clip.

[@marilynflowers6811]

Wednesday, June, 7, 2023 Thank you Ms. Elsie for all the joy and inspiration you've brought us. I was 15 when I decided to make my very first Aran sweater. So seven years ago, I came across this video and fell in love!! Every time I worked on my sweater, this video was playing to push me on. I finished it at 16. I'm now 22 and I still have it. I'm starting another one and had to revisit my tradition of watching this video for encouragement. My heart sank when I read about the passing of the knitting Queen. May you continue to rest in peace, Ms. Elsie.

[@ruthbaumann6924]

Wie schön diese keltischen Zöpfe sind, so viel Arbeit 🇩🇪👍🥂

[@soma7940]

What a wonderful way to start my weekend . That was pure joy. As a knitter myself, I so appreciated seeing a master’s work.

[@ezekieljulius1867]

i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me

[@caidengrant1101]

@Ezekiel Julius Instablaster ;)

[@ezekieljulius1867]

@Caiden Grant Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@ezekieljulius1867]

@Caiden Grant It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much, you really help me out!

[@caidengrant1101]

@Ezekiel Julius Happy to help :D

[@bonnadowns524]

Thank you so much for your beautiful video 🙏💝🙏 Aran knitting one of my favorite patterns☘️☘️❤️

[@JessicaT10118]

Absolutely beautiful. What a blessing she is to her family ❤ I hope her daughters keep this beautiful tradition alive.

[@Ger-vn7dy]

So sad to hear Elsie has passed. All the more reason we need to hold onto these traditions. My Nana knit all of her life. She knit our school sweaters, winter hats, gloves. She knit for each of her grandchildren (she had 25+ grandchildren). She knit Aran sweaters for us as children (faster to knit because they were much smaller). Her talent with a pair of knitting needles was unbelievable. She taught me, my sister and cousins how to knit. I sadly have to say I haven't picked up a pair of knitting needles in over 20 years.....I have a knitting basket with wool and needles, maybe it's time for me to pick it up again.

[@terrybuckalew6874]

do you know how to knit the snake rope cable on the sweater

[@doralevitt2879]

What a sweet lady- and such beautiful work, God bless her hands!!!💜💜💜

[@CrochetknittingloveArt46]

Love you grandma 💞👏

[@kimwiliams5434]

I’m so grateful you captured this. I recently have been inspired to learn to knit solely because of the legend of the Irish sweaters.

[@Teresa-L.2024]

I love knitting Aran sweaters. I find it very relaxing as you focus on the pattern. I was 16 when I knitted my first Aran sweater.

[@emilysgarden]

Sadly, Elsie past away this year. She so loved the responses to her video. I don't have the pattern:( Know your watching her life long passion was so appreciated!

[@terrybuckalew6874]

I wish i could get a copy of the mag she had her pattern from for the sweater.or just the pattern please please

[@matthewjauch5491]

emilysgarden this truly is a wonderful video, thank you so much

[@shanecroteau9407]

Thank you so much for making this video,this is my nana and it was devastating when she passed away but at least I have my own sweater

[@terrybuckalew6874]

@@shanecroteau9407 Do you have her pattern or can you send me a close picture of your sweater wonder what mag the pattern is in

[@victoriarojas1778]

😭🙏💐

[@janicedurst9977]

I love the sweater that Nana was wearing too. What an artiste. Thanks for sharing.

[@kathhollandful]

I have so much respect for this lovely unassuming woman. So much skill.

[@oakivy7]

This is a wonderful video, thank you for sharing.

[@marycjames82]

I could have spent forever listening to and learning from this remarkable lady. Sad to hear she passed away. Sending love from the West of Ireland, the home of these fabulous, timeless and chic sweaters 🇮🇪

[@emilysgarden]

I too am greatly saddened! She was indeed a lovely lady. We were planning a video of how to use the bottom portion of her wedding dress, maybe 2 yards for a christening outfit . She was awesome. She was buried in her golfing attire :) I'm sure she knitted the cap! Priceless bittersweet memory.Thank you for paying tribute to her all these past years later...

[@patriziarossi3442]

What a beautiful woman and her craft is absolutely lovely. So much love and dedication..

[@normajeanrahn9489]

What a lovely video. I have enjoyed this video and the warm feeling I get from this beautiful lady and your interview. Thank you so much for sharing. So heartwarming it brings a tear to my eyes.

[@carollucey111]

What beautiful ladies, thankyou for this video, much love from Ireland xx

[@emilysgarden]

Thank you!

[@lilyluney6015]

This is the most nostalgic and relaxing video I’ve ever seen

[@emilysgarden]

thank you!

[@laderivera]

I am learning some of these stitches and it is so lovely to also know your Irish tradition and its meaning! Thank you for sharing and telling your stories. Olga

[@cheryllynnalston-morton9512]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!! BRAVO!!!!

[@alcaraz1963]

Beautiful RIP ❤️

[@mireyaramirez2550]

Hermosos sus trabajos 🥰.Bendiciones desde chile 🇨🇱😘

[@phyllisburke4141]

Gorgeous sweaters. I have a few hand knits from Ireland and many I’ve made myself. I do wash them, not often, in water being care ful not to agitate them to prevent felting. Wash only when soiled. Hang outside when it’s cold to freshen them up.

[@user-yt7eb6sk3u]

Dear ladies, you cannot imagine, I am from Ukraine and now I am knitting, the whole week trying to understand some of such patterns! 🥰It’s a job!🏵

[@Caligrlknits]

Lovely video, my husband and I both enjoyed it especially the singing. Our name is Spellman also Robert and Linda Spellman from Northern California USA.

[@rituvip]

Mrs Spellman your family is blessed with a lady like you . I miss my granny , she always guided me in everything , if its about crochet or social things

[@melissarmt7330]

I'm finally focusing on my knitting and want to learn to knit like this.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Fantastic lady great work.

[@BastetRoyalty]

Wonderful video!!! I love such sweaters and didn't know the patterns are symbols. Amazing craftswoman!

[@babylover0990]

Wow! each sweater is different from the next, wow! Maybe by the time I am a grandma I will be able to knit like that! I would love to have a sweater like that :) I'm Norwegian, but I think those Irish sweaters are some of the coolest, neatest things I have seen especially since each one she makes is different. Elsie is a very wonderful woman :)

[@baberoot1998]

Of all the Scandinavian Knitting Patterns...the Aran is the most beautiful. I do however, appreciate the Faire Isle Pattern, and Norwegian knit can also be very pretty. So many different styles are available. And that wool!!! Wool, when I was a child...was hated, for its roughness and itchiness. But now that I am older...the warmth of them is much prized. I think maybe, the wool I experienced as a child may have been an inferior quality however. Today's wool, can be so soft. Merino is quite nice. And cashmere...although expensive, is absolute heaven. Thanks for the video...two thumbs up. 👍🤗👍

[@marlborored100s]

Fascinating! Please share more. This kind of history will be lost if we don't preserve it.

[@deborahhagans2901]

i love this! its awesome! im doing a research on Ireland for this school thing. and i like the name Emily's Garden.

[@guadalupemendez7608]

Hermoso su trabajo, hermosa señora! ❤️

[@freeman-dz1163]

I don't no why but iam attracted by all traditions of the Irish,I made me and my sister this kind of knitting still we are young ,and I do the Irish crochet ,perhaps in my 1 life I was an Irish women iam from kabylia ,Algeria. In the way I make my own creation .

[@emilysgarden]

She truly is lovely! Thanks for watching. I'll pass this along to her:)

[@ditalam108]

So beautiful! Wish I had someone like you to teach me! I was given a beautiful hand made cardigan frm Ireland but someone at work pinched it!! Broke my heart!!

[@emilysgarden]

I'm sorry to hear this. Thank you for watching the show.

[@natalyavereshagina6172]

you are a knitting Godness!!!!!!Love you!!!!!

[@judyfallon9212]

How beautiful!!!

[@xWhaaa]

I love the sweater!!

[@Rosenquist1965]

Loved this clip about the sweaters and id's.

[@lauren461]

I love the blanket ! is incredibille!

[@terrybuckalew6874]

I wish I knew name of the book she used. I would love pattern for the sweater

[@rajanikumari9144]

Wow amazing

[@olliechale]

That's totally frickin radical!

[@serapugurlugil9214]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰...UNBELIEVABLELY MARVELLOUS

[@amandashare1281]

So beautiful!

[@roshenaz2595]

Love this 😇😍

[@nathaliefernando7734]

wow grand mom you are great ....god bless you

[@terrybuckalew6874]

do you have her pattern for the sweater I know she is gone and I would love to make one like it

[@debbietodd8547]

I'm Irish and beautiful too! You certainly are, so sad you are gone. Such beautiful knitting. I'm never more happy and at peace than when I am knitting or in my garden

[@michellemichelsen330]

That woman is incredible! I would love to sit and talk with her over a cup of tea!

[@masuganut2082]

Michelle Michelsen omg I was seriously about to comment the same thing!!! Lol

[@patrickmcgillis4634]

That would be a great experience!

[@hettyvanderklis]

Awesome !!

[@janedong6594]

Great video. Love the sweater!

[@emilysgarden]

Thank you! Miss Elsie :(

[@shbachan]

Wonderfull talented lady. Very informative and interesting. Thanks.

[@jenariv517]

How beautiful she is. Love the sweaters. Omg what a joy to watch this video. Does she sale these sweaters? If yes pls send me all the info. I would love one of her sweaters. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@kalpnajansari6549]

Love

[@mellasone]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@lenivangreunen3502]

So sorry Elsie passed away, a wonderful talent lost. I would so dearly love to have a tuitorial on how to do this Irish knitting.

[@rashmijindal5386]

I wish I could have met Elsie Wonderful hardworking artist 🙏

[@WaterFor3st]

Oh, she's amazing.

[@creativerlma3314]

Love it

[@emilysgarden]

She is!Thanks for noticing.She spent a lifetime working her craft. Wonderful...I feel very privileged to have met her :)

[@elizabethsmith7200]

I couldn't believe I was seeing the book I lost many years ago on this wonderful video. Is it possible that Mrs. Spellman could provide me with the name of her pattern book? Elizabeth

[@patrickmcgillis4634]

I love aran sweaters! In fact I'm knitting a couple myself.

[@hagitsayir8283]

Amazing

[@babamc4]

Irish woman here too, wow, I knit also and I would love love love to learn how to do Aran jumpers properly. I am on a quest to get back to my traditions. We have forgotten in our quest to become 'europeans' or metropolitan or modern. She is a craftswoman truely and an inspiration. Only thing we don't listen to too much trad music anymore ;)

[@terrybuckalew6874]

did you find a pattern for the snake rope cables I would love to have it if possible

[@emilysgarden]

Thank you...Hope the video helped:)

[@user-bq9dj1wt3v]

the best ever!

[@pilarmoreno455]

Dios mio que maravilla, felicidades desde Colombiia me encantó

[@emilysgarden]

I know. It was footage I used because I had the privilegeto visit for a wedding in Ireland..The wish of a lifetime . Thanks for noticing :)

[@rukeyamohamed1644]

Hi I'm so happy to have come across u I would like to no how many sts do I put on for men's size 38 chunky sweater pls

[@emilysgarden]

@fatgirls11 She isn't my Nana, but I agree, she IS wonderful and I am so lucky to have met her.. Thanks for watching. I'll pass your accolades to her :)

[@emilysgarden]

That she is! Thank you for the kind words. I'll pass them along:)

[@masuganut2082]

Can we know what books she uses??? I would love to do this just like her 😄

[@dottielynch9763]

I just saw this video recently and loved the blanket pattern as well. So, I went on a quest to find it. I don't know the whole pattern, but I do know that the main pattern in the body of the project is called "Irish Eyes". I found it on ravelry.com - the project called Irish Eyes baby blanket. In order to get just the pattern in the blanket on the couch you would need to work just the just Cable panel B.

[@jaydemoore8387]

I love knitting can you do an Irish knitted scarf

[@pambennett8967]

Wha did they do in the old days when there was no dry cleaning ?

[@hiskliff]

hermoso! Ojalá pudieran poner subtítulos en español! Bea de Buenos Aires

[@Sassafras30]

I love knitting Irish sweaters. I write each row on an index card. Row number each card and note the stitches on that row, only way to stay sane. I used to knit with lanolin but hard to find wool with lanolin very difficult.

[@Jo1066milton]

In the Uk these sweaters are known as Aran knits, and the wool weight used is also called "Aran". The original oiled Aran wool certainly is water repellent, but also VERY smelly. You simply cannot wear them in close proximity to others, lol, as they will start sniffing and exclaiming about the strange odour. It eventually washes out too, if you use modern detergents or soap. It is also very heavy and slightly stiff to wear because the knitting tension is fairly "un-relaxed".

[@jodiekingsley5181]

Never knitting sweater befor is it easy. Thanks

[@SpiritBear12]

Do you mean Attleborough Massachusetts?

[@capitaldidi]

Is there a pattern for this gorgeous thing somewhere? x

[@Tabby318]

Rest In Peace.

[@jennifers6435]

Way by hand

[@tullysika]

I have been reading an old Irish fishing book, a man has a cable knit jumper ,it has large holes in the sleeves opposite the elbows. Do you know why it would be.

[@ka-gh7ul]

how to knitting this pattern please show i love this

[@mikis365]

me too

[@fullcorrales2012]

lindo hermoso me gusto

[@lucridasfonsseca6841]

how to sew the sleeve of this blouse

[@simonecarvallhoartes2614]

Belíssimo trabalho.👏👏👏👏🧶

[@knackfulknitter]

Hi Emily...is there a way to get the pattern of the afghan on her couch (or name of it) from the late Elsie Spellman’s family?

[@terrybuckalew6874]

i saw one for sale on an irish sweater site

[@mariamarildadasilva9137]

Olá não tem tradução em português?

[@BlammorSybel]

What is the chance I can get the pattern?

[@bluebird7962]

+Blammor You can get Aran Knitting patterns on the internet

[@terrybuckalew6874]

what stitch is lump of sugar is it bobbles

[@terrybuckalew6874]

how do you do the snake rope wish for a pattern

[@shbachan]

I cant stop thinking about the 'throw' on the back of elsie's sofa, I cant find a pattern for it. Isit called 'trellis' or 'honeycombe' please.

[@HandiworksbyClyne]

Woooww

[@emilysgarden]

:)

[@luisalonsobuenrostroarias6974]

ami me gustan los suéter con cuello cerrado y con cierre

[@margaritaavalos6008]

seria posible traducido al español