Episode 125: A Plethora of Pink | Edible Thoughts Makes

[@raechellconn8857]

This first sweater pink /coral sweater is gorgeous. What a lovely sweater. You do such good work. 💖

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@KnottyGinger_AbiD]

I think being a realistic romantic is a great way to put it! I love a good romance book but I don't consider myself a big romantic in real life. I've been with my partner for 12 years next month and I enjoy the easy routine of long term love. I guess my version of romance is little surprises or things I know he'll enjoy. On the topic of books, I didn't enjoy Caraval back when I read it originally. I got it when it first came out so I can't remember why exactly. I've tried a few times to reread The Gilded Wolves to read the rest of the series but I haven't made it through yet. I did really enjoy the author's book The Last Tale of the Flower Bride. It's a very beautiful but also very strange and mysterious novel. It's adult fiction so I'm not sure if you would enjoy it or not. Always love seeing what you're working on, Stephanie! ❤❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Okay, I finished The Gilded Woves (book 1) and started book 2, The Silvered Serpents. It feels really angsty and honestly kinda frustrating - like come on people, just TALK TO EACH OTHER, TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. lol. I skimmed through the rest of book 2 and I have book 3 from the library but I'm not sure if I'm going to read them right now. A bunch of my holds came in at once and I might see which ones I can't renew and read them first. I will definitely look into The Last Tale of the Flower Bride. Thank you Abi!!

[@annieyoung4]

Amber from A Lovely Yarn mentioned you so I thought I’d drop by. Thank you for a nice, versatile episode … sharing is always welcome but not if it goes on for 3 hours 😅 It was the perfect length with enough variety to keep me from pausing to go find something to do while I listened. Sometimes a break from knitting is good 🤓 I love your reviews of the projects you have finished as well as suggestions as to modifications to consider. Also… your books section was great as I’m always wondering about titles for my grandchildren (10) of various ages. In fact the next one is turning 10 in a couple of weeks… wonder if she read the one you vetoed? 🙃 As for romance… I think I am a person in search of a little more as both my partners in life have not been romantic at all. I don’t need a lot… a daisy picked along the trail, a gentle squeeze whilst waiting in line at the theatre, opening the door for me… I guess it’s all “old” romance but I’m old too. I guess it would be nice to be the one NOT initiating it. But, I’m still hopeful 😊

[@KatyB-GryffindorChaser]

The peony color of your sweater is beautiful! And, even better, a wonderful color on you, it looks so good😊 Really enjoy your discussion about your projects and the patterns and any modifications you did! I like your description of "realistic romantic" - I agree with you, I like personal romantic moments and intimacy. Big public romantic gestures sound horrible. So much more important to have a spouse who makes you wood buttons or takes out the trash or puts the toilet seat down or kisses you before leaving for work or holding hands on a hike. I think of it as being an "everyday romantic" because those everyday moments and actions are the real romance.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so so much!! "Everyday Romantic" sounds absolutely lovely!

[@christinevalentine3373]

Loving ALL your projects and the pinks are sooooo lovely.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ChynnaBlue1]

Excited that you're doing the Summer Saunter because that's on my list and I always appreciate hearing about your experiences with the pattern, yarns, and mods.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

We'll see how it goes! lol

[@angiemcdermid4845]

Love your peony sweater. I suggest you consider making a cowl, perhaps Jin lace that could add another look to your sweater

[@alovelyyarn]

Loving all of the pink in this episode!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you Amber!!💕💕💕

[@kymdelmar9304]

Thanks for this full episode Stephanie, I enjoyed seeing all your projects. My romantic preference is similar to yours. I don’t want the display for other people like the public proposal you mentioned.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I think what also got me thinking is how rom coms portray what's "romantic" and what expectations it might be telling not just the youth but adults too. And to challenge those "norms" of expectations of grandly public romantic gestures. And not to say there's anything bad with those either, some people may LOVE those but to have the whole range of ways people can be and are romantic might broaden peoples' perspectives/expectations???

[@joansummerside4225]

I loved the first two books in the trilogy that you recommended in the last episode! ( "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" and "Emily Wilde's Map of the Outerlands") Like you mentioned about having to wait for books to be published, we now wait until February of 2025 for the third book. Argh! Just have to put it out too my mind. The wait list on all of the versions in the Hennepin County Library system was huge, so I went with the Kindle versions. Thanks for the recommendation! Now I'm reading the other book you mentioned last time, "The Prison Healer". Cheers!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YAY!! So glad you enjoyed the Emily Wilde books....sigh Feb 2025....

[@userused3199]

I've been married 42 years to an amazing hubby who treats me like a queen b/c I treat him like a king. I've seen a lot of women give their hearts to men who are not worthy of their heart but they don't leave b/c "I love him" or " I can change him." I think I'm a realistic romantic b/c it is a head choice not an ephemeral feeling to give your love only to someone who is totally into you, committed to you through the good, the bad and the ugly as you are for them.

[@kimplumer2122]

Love the podcast. One of my favorite books is "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" by Lisa See. It's so good.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you for spending some time with me! Thank you for sharing!

[@stacya3751]

Love love love all of your projects. I want to knit them all too! lol.. I started seeds indoor and while most did take off, when I transplanted them, I noticed they are not doing so well. Thinking of planting the corresponding seeds right next to each just to make sure. I am like you in that I don't like when the attention is one me with a crowd. 1:1 is fine, but not with people looking on. Right now I'm finishing up an emotional support chicken, a gnome, a test knit shawl and of course the coloring book tee. It's slow going. Thanks for another awesome episode. You definitely continue to inspire us.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much Stacy!!! Hopefully your plants will adjust okay!! It is a bit of a transition for plants started in a more stable setting indoors to going outside into the elements but I don't have the drive to slowly transition them from indoor to outdoor plants by setting them outside for more and more hours each day before fully putting them into a garden bed. That's more effort than I want to put into gardening! lol I just want to plop them into the soil and let them do their thing! Excited to see all your projects in your next episode!!

[@LottaSocks]

Hooray for Spring Green !! Flowers! No garden for me, sadly! Farmer’s markets for me…easier ! lol. Awaiting my order from Aimee Sher: Soana for her new tee + (??? forgot the name) for Oolong (I think I’ll use as a camisole) + Tea. I’ve got Tori’s tank in my queue, glad to hear about it! I like the wider straps, a-line style (-ish…I might modify like yours). Sooo, I need to get casting on! Want to try some different sock heels, so starting w some shorties. Ran across your peek-a-boo cuff “tutorial” the other day, more new & fun things! Thanks for all the inspiration…again!!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

So excited for all your new cast-ons!!! Just a heads up if you do modify the Queens Cami, the BOR isn't in the center of the side so either you need to make the adjustment ahead of time for doing side decreases OR make the adjustment in the binding off of the underarm section (just so you don't end up askew!!). It might make more sense when you read the pattern but it just isn't as straight forward because the BOR isn't centered if that makes sense.... To note, it's already designed to be A-lined with the gauge change element in the pattern but... I just needed it more A-line lol. Take care!

[@LottaSocks]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes Thanks for the tip! I’m drawn to an a-line shape, absolutely no waist, and short waisted, and, well…hips. I usually read thru a pattern, then I write out (in my handy-dandy notebook…no printer …boo) my own specs. Any issues or mods are written out, questions to self, etc. I’m looking forward to light, quick(-er), tops to help keep me cooler when temps are high. Altho, too hot is just plain miserable for me… I’m like a stick of butter… I melt! Thank you!

[@maryannbergeron9531]

I just finished a pair of socks doing them the same way you work. It was my first time and I loved ending up with both socks completed. 😊 Love your explanation on the Purl Soho silk. I definitely would like to make a similar top for summer. ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YAY!

[@christineb2797]

What a fun episode. I LOVE your lento . The color is superb !! I love that Samantha Tee .

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you ☺️

[@professorpurl]

Stephanie!! I just love your Lento, wow! The colors of the fingering and mohair were indeed perfect. I want to knit a Lento one day. I love how you talked about how the high low hem make it easier to front tuck the sweater. Your tank and description of your thought process while knitting it is amazing too! You are "goals" for me-you also sewed your pants!! I love it so much. I bought fabric like two years ago to sew a pink dress to go with all of my sweaters. You are inspiring me to attempt that this summer :) I just can't comment enough how much I love your cozy and sweet podcast. I just returned home from a writing retreat and was delighted to see that you had a new episode. Thanks for keeping me company today.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so so much Nicole!!! A pink dress to go with all of your sweaters sounds fabulous!! I just tried the Orchard Top (also comes in a dress option with two lengths) from Helen's Closet (free pattern!) and it's so so good. Spaghetti straps, swingy a-line. Not a lot of pieces to cut out and the front and back of the garment are the same. It's a fun project and categorized as Advanced Beginner. Something maybe to keep in your pattern collection if you feel like it suits you!! Your kind words are felt in my heart like a warm hug. Thank you!!!

[@Stumpybear7640]

Loving that pink you you. Looks gorgeous. Who doesn't look good in a Lento? You look fab ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you ☺️

[@karyncook4291]

Beautiful projects, Stephanie! I’m always I’m always inspired by your projects. I’m currently knitting The Beaches cardigan by Andrea Mowry; I’m planning to finish by the end of May for her KAL. I’ve also been knitting Christmas gifts; I joined Freckled Whimsy Christmas Sock Club in January, and plan to knit 8-16 pairs of socks by December. I am also a romantic-realist, probably more a realist, if I’m honest. I love the idea of romance, but I consider myself super down to earth, so🤷🏻‍♀️

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much Karyn!!! Oh the Christmas Sock Club sounds just delightful!!! Thanks for sharing your "type" of romantic!

[@MarinaGvozdeva]

Love the Lento and you have inspired me to make one for myself. I am currently knitting a lot of socks as they give me a great satisfaction of completed project :)

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YAY!!!!!!

[@anneliesekonopka3115]

The Color from Lento is WOW😍👍🧶

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

❤️❤️❤️

[@wfaythe]

I feel like I am a private or shy romantic..I love your full episodes..

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you for joining in on the conversation!

[@mabelgoddard5813]

Yay! Good morning☀️☀️🌷🌷🌸👩‍🌾

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Good morning!☀️

[@Sabrina-zl1tw]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lydiasobocinski9651]

SWEEET!!!!! Thank you, Stephanie!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you Lydia 💖

[@labaker2821]

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts about the silk yarn held double. How it wears? Does it grow? Does it bias? Would love to knit with it, depending.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

I’m so curious too!!

[@jacquelynjones6364]

Sometimes I worry that I'm not romantic enough. I've been married for 30 years, my kiddos are grown up and I definitely love them and my husband in a different way than the early years of my marriage when the kids were little. We had more fun and laughter then, definitely more tears too, but i really miss the fun and energy I had in younger times

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

We definitely change in our energy input/output in so many different ways as we go through different seasons in life! I think there are always ways to change things up a little, add a little spark??? I feel like with longer relationships, it may take more effort to do so because we've fallen into daily routines (which aren't bad but it lacks that "spark" or spontaneity that is exciting at the start of a relationship???).

[@Kera.S.]

My children are grown and moved on for several years now too. My husband and I are excited to be together now and we make sure to talk about it, & more than anything we want to be with each other. I think having the conversation about your feelings at our ages becomes more important because we can't do energetically what we use to do. But sitting and talking and finding out what you could do together also takes the stress off of each other and we share this journey, the good, bad, scary and new! 💙 GREAT Luck to Us All!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

@@Kera.S. 💕💕💕

[@Stumpybear7640]

If you have grandkids, start on them😂❤❤❤

[@lisanakao1043]

I love the freedom you give your children when it comes to reading books. As I was going through menopause I lost the romantic part of me. Trying to find it but don’t really know how.

[@jessicaborg5118]

@lisanakao1043 you might really enjoy the book The New Menopause by Dr Mary Claire Haver. It’s so insightful. She also has a website and a book, The Galveston Diet with lots of great information. There is help and hope for you, you aren’t alone!

[@dinyrohrbach5679]

Hi there Stephanie, lovely arboretum at the end! Here in the netherlands tulip-time ended already. And I've got the same experience with early sowing inside as you talked about; a lot of work and not always succesfull! I' m working on a testknit for kutovakika, a sweater with all over cables and bobbles. Learning a lot!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! WHOAH cables AND bobbles!! Go you!

[@theholisticinitiative]

It’s always lovely to spend time with you! Love those linen pants 😍. And I totally agree about the realistic romantic aspect, I can’t relate! For example, I don’t watch rom coms anymore, I find them too mushy gooey and setting unrealistic expectations, but I do enjoy caring gestures and sweet things from my partner

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! Right?! Growing up I thought I was "supposed to" enjoy rom coms but.... I don't lol. They're cringey and eye-rolling for the most part for me.

[@annieyoung4]

Oh to have sweet, caring jestures from my partner… although he never ever has had them, why would I expect them now after 34 years of marriage 😅

[@nicoswanmakes]

I'm totally inspired by your sock drawer project for your husband and making socks for myself this year. I have 2 done and hoping for 6 this year. Currently knitting up some more wash cloths because we need them and making a pair for a friend as well. I'm demisexual ACE so romantic to me is working on a project with someone or going for a long hike and camping for a long weekend. So for romance books, I like romance born naturally out of friendships or roommates. Throw in some magical realism and I'm hooked!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YAY!!!! So excited for your sock drawer (and your feet!)!!! Thank you for sharing your romantic take - oh I love magical realism!!!

[@wendystaples5906]

I know what you mean! I agree that there are different romantics. I am definitely a hopeless romantic… I love the idea of getaways to Paris, dozens of roses, love letters, whispering sweet nothings, etc etc. (Is my husband also the super romantic type? No, but his small sweet romantic gestures are great too!)

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you for sharing Wendy!!! I do have a handful of letters saved from my husband from way back (20 years ago??) when we were dating!

[@flourishfaithfiber]

I think I need to try knitting socks in tandem. I don't have 2nd-sock-itis and don't find changes in my tension (just a downright tight knitter). But I knit slow, so maybe it would help me get socks done faster.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Give it a go!! You just never know if you'll find a different rhythm that works for you.

[@theknittingpt]

I think I am a lazy, realistic romantic 😂 The whole trope of being serenaded and public displays like that give me the ick and the cringe. But when my husband does a chore that is usually "my" job... that's a sign of love! I say lazy because I had a high school boyfriend who was clearly a hopeless romantic and he wrote me a list of 100 reasons why he liked me. They were actually all 100 separate reasons!! And I sort of huffed that I was expected to do the same in reciprocation 😅

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

😂😂😂

[@phyllisburke4141]

So many beautiful knits. Have you tried reading Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series? They are very engaging.

[@phyllisburke4141]

I have started knitting a sweater vest, the pattern is from Bartlet yarns in Maine. The pattern is very old school with bare minimum instructions and only 2 sizes. Not for the faint of heart knitters. I’ve knit it before and it came out great. We will see for this one. Happy knitting.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I’ll look into the series, thanks! Yay for knitting a pattern before/again!

[@nwilliams9845]

Where do you get your needle stoppers? Thank you

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

They’re silicone beads! You can search on Etsy/Amazon/craft store. The smallest the holes go to is 2.5mm so they don’t stay on US1 or US1.5 needles but bigger than that, they work great!

[@cherylclough4309]

I guess I’m a realistic romantic too. Proposal in front of an audience? Eewww!🤢But a touch on the shoulder as I am walking by doing a chore, yes. A gentle realistic romantic, maybe? My husband and I just today celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary by having dinner with our college-age granddaughters. Before we left for our meal, we went through our wedding album which was very romantic and during dinner, we held hands briefly under the table It was wonderful. Your makes are glorious as usual.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YES!!! Happy wedding anniversary!!!!! Oh the sweetest, thank you so much for sharing!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@deborahderden4860]

The Lento has SOOO much extra fabric in the body by the sleeves. I am not as interested in this pattern. I wish I had looked at more of the projects on Ravelry before I purchased this because I won’t be making it. 🙁

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

There are so many patterns out there for all preferences - you just need to figure out what works for you. Just to note, sleeve circumference can often be adjusted and decrease rates can also be done at quicker intervals if that’s what works better for you. Yes to looking around to see what others have made - I find that helpful too.

[@FirnMamaMakes]

I've been pondering this question trying to figure out what kind of romantic i might be. I think I'm a love language romantic, a secret romantic, a quiet romantic. I like private jokes and little touches and the sweetness of knowing someone that is, in a way, only yours. The old age, long term, we've shared so much, you are my comfort, my home, kind of romance. ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Oh I love this so so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@laetitias2312]

I am romantic in a way I like kind , lovely attention but don’t like showing off. (Very small wedding, romantic weekend in the countryside or by the sea: walking holding hands etc but not having public demonstrations of love) Book I am reading : the pulpit rock by Kate Rhodes Want to read the first book of the Outlander just to see what it is 😊

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Love!💕 Thank you for joining in on the conversation 💕

[@knittysixx5106]

I’m partway through Once upon a broken heart but I don’t think I’ll finish it. I find the writing mediocre (although it may just be the style she is going for) and the main character annoying. I’m definitely a romantic but I’m not sure thst I feel the need to characterize it further. Have you readRebecca Ross?

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

To each their own! Yup, I’ve read several books by Rebecca Ross and talked about them in previous episodes.

[@knittysixx5106]

Ah I couldn’t remember - I think I was reading the Ross books at the same time as you

[@G.L.McCarthy-vr1oe]

Here, here to being a realistic romantic! And congratulations for know when a book doesn't click for you, it is ok to stop reading. Has taken me years to figure that out.📗

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

❤️❤️❤️ and go you! 📚