Episode 133: Socks, Sweater Progress, First Impressions, Practical Magic | Edible Thoughts Makes

[@jilliankonig2759]

I don't understand why everyone wants to be helpful by saying "people would pay you for that," as if something has no value unless it can be monetized. I always say, "People could not pay me enough for the hours it takes to hand-knit something. That is why Aran sweaters ordered from Ireland are now hundreds of dollars and are machine made." I used to get the same advice about my sewing, and even did alterations and custom clothing while I was working on my master's degree. It would have been better financially to have worked a retail job. As much as people believe you should turn your hobby into a job, it ruins the hobby as a source of enjoyment.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

THIS!!!!!!! I feel heard/understood/valued. You 100% get it.

[@Winkey-crafts]

Totally agree with you. People are telling me all the time to sell my makes ( knitting, cooking, baking ect..) but… I think it will take the joy out of it. So I’m keeping on gifting my makes 😊. If it’s really lemon sirop for lemonade or pineut clusters, I like to gift them.

[@FirnMamaMakes]

🎉🎉🎉Five years! Woo!🎉🎉🎉

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for cheering me on along the way!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@cocoandflora6542]

😂😂 your octopus picture is what the inside of my knitting brain looks like😂😂

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Yup🙋🏻‍♀️. Right there with you 😂

[@etoylemckee6832]

I ❤ your food for thought. My very favorite item to wear is an over size linen shirt. I am retired and many days I am at home with just the rescue dogs BUT I always iron my shirt with as much detail as I did for a day at school. The other day after getting dressed I looked in the mirror and thought , “ Why do I have to always press those shirts?” Straightening the color I reflected on the fact that I am still the same person in public or private

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YES!!!!!!!!! "...I am still the same person in public or private." I LOVE THIS SO SO MUCH. 100% with you. Thank you so much for sharing❤️

[@jamiejames5465]

Yes! Wear what makes you happy. Like that song by Mama Cass…‘make your own kind of music…even if nobody else sings along.’ 😊

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

❤️❤️❤️

[@therapybycraft]

Eunice's reaction-comment to this week's episode: - omgosh that ghost cozy is SO CUTE!! - socks are the beessstttt 😱💕 - oooohhh i love the way you indicate what needle size you used for your swatches! also, someone at the purlsoho marketing department made an excellent choice to have you sample their upcoming products. 👏👏👏 - lol i love these jazzy interludes throughout the video. i don't know why but they make me giggle and i feel randomly sophisticated. 😁 - i so appreciate that you show what yarns look like as a hank as well as how it looks like in a ball alongside showcasing how your socks knit up. SO INFORMATIVE!! we don't deserve you. - aww the food for thought is such a good one. my takeaway from what you shared is: my opinion - even if it's the only one - is enough to justify me wearing what i want! i can be my own audience to what i wear on any particular day; it is enough that i want to wear it. 💛 thank you for sharing your makes and thoughts with us, stephanie!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

EUNICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're the best, have I told you that lately??? ❤️Your comments are so thoughtful and I can totally see those thought bubbles coming out of your head as you're watching lol. AND 100% YES, we can be out own audience and we are ENOUGH. Sending love❤️wishing you beautiful moments this weekend!!!

[@paulalafontaine8020]

I was surprised to discover that I too don’t always have interest in a conversation about a knitted item I might be wearing….unless I discover the other person is also a knitter; then the chat stays easy. Nice episode thanks.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Right?!!? Yes, totally agree with you. Thank you so much for joining me in this creative space!!

[@jacquelynjones6364]

Thank you for another enjoyable episode. I think you hit the nail on the head when you talked about your KZbin channel being a place to cheer each other on, that's exactly what I love about knitting podcasts. Your Heartwood Stripes sweater is lovely, very intriguing colours and variations.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@astitchofgreen]

I really resonated with today's food for thought! I have a tendency to be too precious with items, not just clothes. When I first started knitting socks, I made a rule for myself that I have to wear my new socks within a couple days of finishing them, and getting that first wear out of the way helps me so much. I also feel the same about Halloween and scary stuff, but I'm loving all the fall colors!!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

So happy for you that you’re wearing your beautiful makes!!❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing!! Take care friend!

[@donnaleiffer7056]

Wow, the colors in your Heartwood sweater are sooo beautiful! Enjoying your podcasts very much! Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much Donna!

[@Wendybookknits]

Wow Stephanie I can't believe it's been almost 5 years. I love your introductions to your videos with the soft piano music and outdoor nature video footage. The details on everything you talk about is impeccable and much appreciated. I'm always excited when I see you post a new video❤❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you Wendy!!! I really appreciate your kind words and thoughtfulness. ❤️❤️❤️

[@professorpurl]

Your daughter’s sweater is so epic!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you!!!

[@deekay1641]

Great episode as always, full of inspiration and knowledge. Thank you for five years of sharing with us. The food for thought was so good, I agree with you whole heartedly. Take care

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️❤️❤️

[@claireknitsnyc]

Glad to have found your channel and look forward to watching more. Your color choices are awesome!! Loved your Food for thought! Thank you.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Welcome to this creative space! Thanks so much! 😊

[@professorpurl]

Happy October friend! I’m late getting to this video 🩷 but it’s fall break and MJ is sleeping in. I’m happy to be cozy with you this morning.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Happy October!!! Not late at all - it’s here when you’re ready for it!🍁🧶❤️

[@ericallerton809]

❤❤i am very late here too,,, Love ur episodes,,, especially fall,,,, Oh,,,!!!love all ur makes,,and the ghosts on ur mug warmer!!!!🎉🎉great idea,,,love 💘💘💘 My ghosts socks are almost there ,,,, Was thinking of making wrist warmers with apples 🍏🍏🍏,but love the idea of a mug cozy,, Thanks,,,for ur time,,,, ELAINE 🏡💕👻👻

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!! Cheering you on!

[@jilliankonig2759]

Kudos to wearing what makes you happy, regardless of having no place in particular to be seen by others.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

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[@Bskwvr]

Thank you for reminding me about 9” circulars for knitting socks. I'm in the process of knitting Zanete’s Rhubard and Custard socks. I knit the first sock with DPNs and after I watched this vlog I went to my 9” circs and OMG! So much easier but I seem to be knitting a looser gauge 😮 I’m enjoying this so much I’m going to carry on and get smaller size needles for the next pair. You’re such a fountain of information and positive energy. I love the way you explain the process of your knitting from explaining the number of grams of yarn you use to the info about the yarn and any deviations from the pattern you chose. You’re such a treasure for all of us. Thank you 😊

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

You're very welcome! Yes, some people do knit looser on 9" circulars. I notice that I knit tighter on magic loop but I don't knit socks on magic loop anymore - when I did, I noticed those socks from years past came out with a denser fabric and the fit was more snug and eventually those socks all ended up in my daughter's drawer and she LOVES them.❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much for your kind words, they lift me up!

[@karenclarke301]

Already cast on the new Purl Soho yarn (Daily Wool) for a sweater with cables. So far I really like it. As usual, I love everything you showed.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! I was thinking the yarn would be a great candidate for cables given its round nature but not being a cable-knitter myself (LOVE the look, don't love the process so therefore I don't usually knit cables lol), I didn't know for sure. Glad to hear you're enjoying it so far!

[@stacya3751]

Lovely projects and your colors are always inspiring. Love how you turned your colorwork socks into a cozy. Super creative!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much Stacy!!! ❤️

[@JanLucas-k1n]

LOVE the sweater colors you are wearing in this episode!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you!!

[@annsam8441]

I am new to your channel & find each episode interesting and informative. Also really like your personality. You are so sweet.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Welcome to this creative space! Thank you so much!❤️

[@theyarngoeson]

Such a wonderful episode!! LOVED the Food for Thought section so much! Thank you for sharing 💓

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for spending some time with me!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@annjohnson8544]

I love your podcast, I get so much inspiration from your colors, projects, cooking, and reading. Thank you so much!!❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for spending some time with me!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@V.M.13]

I just come home from yarnshopping, with no Projekt in mind. And than I saw you step into the focus. That's it !

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YAY! So excited for you!

[@noblecharactercrafts]

I LOVE your color sense so much, Stephanie. Your projects are always so inspiring. I’ve probably said that before, but I just felt that I needed to say it again. 😊 My kids will sometimes say that they’ve done their chores “for me”, and I try to remind them that that is actually for their benefit since we can learn so much through the discipline of doing things we don’t necessarily love. (They usually roll their eyes when I say this, but we’re all a work in progress.) 💓 Thanks so much for another wonderful episode. Have a nice weekend! ~Amy

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much Amy!!! I appreciate your kind words and thank you so much for joining in on the conversation. Yup, I hear you 100% on the chores lol. We had a similar conversation about homework the other day....just because you don't want to do it doesn't always equate to just choosing not to do it! Take care❤️

[@cathycoughenour3849]

Absolutely love all of your making…you are so, so inspirational! I could absolutely listen to you all day! The way in which you mix colors is so fun and gives me so many ideas with all of the stash that I’ve got. Thanks again for sharing1😊

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind words to much. Take care❤️

[@LizN1966]

You have such a good eye for color, for real!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!! 🎨

[@the_knittingveterinarian_t2931]

This was a lovely treat for my post work day Friday afternoon. Always inspired by your makes! Thanks for sharing the food for thought, I can relate. Have a lovely weekend. Trishanta - South Africa

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Happy Friday!!! Thank you so so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@mabelgoddard5813]

Love your sweater is beautiful! Earrings and hair style too. I’m not a sock person, getting inspired, though. It’s so funny 😂as I’m writing to ask about what size knitting needles you prefer to knit with.. You mentioned it. Thank you❤❤❤🍁🍁🍁

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Glad you found the info you needed.

[@patmiller7272]

Love the hat! The color is great too!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you!

[@vivianpowell1732]

MY favorite book by Alice Hoffman is "Second Nature". I read it for the first time 30 years ago and have returned to it every few years. I can't say enough good things about this beautiful book. You ghost cup cozy is adorable! ◾

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

I will look into that book, thanks for sharing!! Thank you so much Vivian❤️

[@gailfirenze4760]

I totally agree with your Food for Thought, Stephanie. Enjoyed all your knits. Blessings Gail 🇦🇺

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️

[@roadbunner]

Happy five years! This may have been shared in a different episode, but did your kids ever name that sheep in the background?

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you!! 🐑 I’m pretty sure they have but I can’t remember the name because they name everything in the house 😂. I can’t keep up 😅.

[@margofey9402]

Love your podcast. Ty

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

You are so welcome! Thank you for joining me in this creative space!❤️

[@deyaneria]

So cute you made the ghost cuff from the colorwork cuff club. I'm making the socks now. I'm going to use duplicate stitch for the eyes and mouth though (those are some long floats).

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Yes! That’s a great option, go you!

[@HeidiSpear-oz6rw]

Always love and learn from your podcasts. I am very excited about Purl SoHo’s new base and promptly bought enough for 2 vest projects. 1 for me and 1 for my mother. Here is hoping it truly is washable, as that is a necessity for her at this point. Eager to hear about your experience with it. Love your projects.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!! Oh that's so exciting!! Which colors of Daily Wool did you pick up??? I'm also hoping it wears and washes well over time! Take care❤️

[@HeidiSpear-oz6rw]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes I purchased Sweet Pea and Rain Shower. So beautiful!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

@HeidiSpear-oz6rw lovely!!

[@joyefulart]

I love watching your videos, thank you! I also wear whatever I feel like wearing just for me!! Beautiful sweaters and socks this episode!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Glad you like them! Thank you so much and yay for wearing for ourselves!!❤️❤️❤️

[@LottaSocks]

Delightful episode! All my favorite things & colors, too! Appreciate the before/after skein showcasing the stripey/pooling thing with the socks, and I LOVE grey + pink! The hotter pink the better, right?! Isn’t it FUN to see what you get when you double yarns? Made a pair of socks using 10g minis, double strand, speckled…soooo pretty & unique, Monet painting! (Or Manet??) I know those conversations: sell the thing, or … I let some folks know how many hours = pair of socks, or shawl (or hat, mitts) and then I ask them to do the math: xxx hours times minimum wage (which varies everywhere, but for my purposes, this gets my point across). They nod their heads in agreement, but no one will actually PAY that amount for said item. I do however, offer to TEACH them how to knit or crochet, which also flops. I have a small knit-worthy group of friends, and I love making hats, mitts, cowls etc for them. Especially during my current un-stash (a bigger to-do than “de-stash”) and purge mode of late. Very glad to donate so others can enjoy what’s been binned up for years! Thank you for a fun time! Ready for more socks (probably no colorwork tho), but how cute is the mug mitt???

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you!! Right?!?! You get it❤️. Take care!!

[@katherinedugas3975]

A teeny suggestion for the ghosts; you could do the eyes and mouth just as duplicate stitches to avoid the 3 colour at a time issue, you may enjoy it more that way.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Great suggestion! Yup, I’ve done that before but didn’t feel like it this time.

[@katherinedugas3975]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes Totally valid! I'm doing a pair of mittens right now that is using some and I hate it 😅

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

@katherinedugas3975 😆it can just be so annoying, I definitely have to be in a particular mood to tolerate it 😅

[@deyaneria]

That's my plan too.

[@carole4485]

If you have time watch the movie. Awesome

[@lornaburnham5465]

Love your podcast. the sweater and colors u chose in the sweater you wore in this podcast. Looks lovely on you! I also appreciate that even thought your hair isn’t particularly long you Put it up; One of my pet peeves with knitting podcasters with lovely long hair. It is always in the way and they can’t seem to keep fiddling with it. Sorry for venting, I feel like a grouchy short haired complainer🤦🏻‍♀️. 😂😂

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I would be personally annoying myself if I were messing with my hair the whole time and then having to watch the play back of me messing with my hair so to not annoy myself, I put it up or pin it back lol. Other podcasters with whatever length hair can do whatever works for them (in my opinion!).

[@butterflysoar1]

I love the sweater you are making for your daughter but why do you have to wait for the shorties needle to use? Won’t magic loop or a 9 inch circular needle work on a sleeve?

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thanks! Yes, if you like those methods and have those available, they're perfectly okay options! I don't have 9 inches fixed needles in the size needed and I don't prefer knitting sleeves in magic loop (I always knit tighter in magic loop too so I would need to go up a needle size and hope it works out). Turns out I misremembered in the video and both sweaters used US6 on the sleeves (versus one on US6 and one on US7 I think I said in the video). Just waiting to knit them when the needles I prefer are available works for me!

[@anneliesekonopka3115]

🧶😍👍

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@marisakotze6844]

Hallo can i use mohair with acrylic wool.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

I don't see why not but I haven't tried it. You'll have to swatch it and see! If you have a local yarn shop accessible to you, maybe ask there? Or you could call one up and ask them?

[@marisakotze6844]

Thank you

[@EdenYell]

IMO gradient socks should be sisters, not twins

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

I like them however, just depends on my mood!