Episode 137: Avenue Vests, Socks, Hot Water Bottle Sweaters, Beautiful Books | Edible Thoughts Makes

[@sheilajackson3745]

My favorite time of year ,THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ,JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX THE WHOLE DAY

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

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[@joyefulart]

Loved your podcast again! So cozy! My favorite time of year is Thanksgiving and then into winter. I can wear all my cozy knits and also lots of family around! I loved your book recommendations! Happy holidays, looking forward to seeing what you’re knitting in the new year!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much and appreciate you joining in on the conversation! Happy Holidays!

[@gabisew]

I just love your podcast. You are one of my favorites to watch! There is always so much inspiration. I was looking for a classic vest with that exact construction, so that will be on my needles soon. I’m currently knitting Jingle by Isabell Kramer. I also love the tank top blended into the hot pink at the bottom. What a great idea. I’m totally going to try that with a leftover speckled yarn in my stash!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much!! Your kind words mean a lot to me. I hope you have a great time with the Avenue Vest!! One tip for blending one yarn to another is to pick out a color in the speckle for the next yarn so that it's a little more cohesive of a transition (forgot to mention it on the episode). Happy knitting!! Take care ❤️

[@paulalafontaine8020]

Each time you show us a mini mock tee , I think I would like one the. I look at the pattern and I think the modifications might be too much. I have favourited your project so maybe I will make it work soon. Thanks for the ideas and Merry Christmas.

[@lauracurry9917]

I quickly downloaded the hot bottle “sweater” pattern and finished it in time to use during my chilly visit to my son’s home for Christmas. It is very needed since our bedroom is in the basement. I loved it. Thanks for all your great videos. Have a great 2025. 🎉❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

That is awesome! So glad it worked out! Thank you so much for joining me in this creative space!❤️❤️❤️

[@egoreknits]

I had never thought of it that way, but you are right. The time between Christmas and New Years is a calmer time. Now that I think of it, it us probably my favorite time also. That and my birthday. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Happy Holidays and Happy Birthday!

[@FirnMamaMakes]

I think around Easter is my favorite. Bright green and blooming. Gentle rain, lots of sun, not too hot, not too cold. 😍 Merry Christmas, my friend! I hope you have a wonderfully lovely break and a happy new year! ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you and yours friend!!

[@Kpup]

Not only do I adore everything you make, but you always style it so well!! This is where I struggle. If you ever felt like doing a "how I style my handknits" video, I would be very interested! Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I'll have to think about this because I knit a lot of different things and I don't have set "rules" about styling - just what's comfortable, wearable, and what goes together for my mood that day. Playing with combos is always fun! I do talk about styling throughout several videos though so maybe you'll catch some inspiration here and there. Happy holidays to you and yours❤️

[@Kpup]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes Sounds good! I'm definitely taking notes every episode!

[@susanjackson1616]

Spring time is my favourite time of year .. daffodils coming out and warmer weather coming .. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thanks for sharing! One day I hope to visit Scotland!!

[@xusblasco5563]

Thanks, Stephanie! Brilliant knits, as always! Merry Christmas to you and your family, and enjoy those favorite days of yours. See you soon ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

[@cindibrumpton1768]

Another great episode Stephanie. I love the lead up to Christmas. The bustle, the excitement … it all feels magical.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@bethpaschal7859]

I always enjoy the variety of things you share and talk about in your episodes Stephanie. Happy Holidays and restful times to you and your family

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for being in this creative space with me! Happy holidays to you and yours!

[@deekay1641]

Hi Stephanie, thank you for taking time to share all the wonderful projects you have made and are working on. I am ordering the Avenue Vest and I also signed up for Farmer Daughter Fiber Sock club for next year. Yours have been so fun to see and the colors always seem to be something I love. I loved how you marled all the colors in your second vest, it is an art piece. You are a gift to us, you don't need to apologize for every creak or squeak or talking to fast or to slow. We obviously all love you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. I love winter too, it just seems so calm and quiet to me.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for all your kind words! Happy knitting and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@lauried1919]

Your podcast is so inspirational! Thank you for sharing

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much for being in this creative space with me!

[@TheWhitmore6]

I love the vest you were wearing! The little pops of color totally made it. Hope you had a Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sjorchatodman34]

Patons is pronounced pay-tons. It's an Australian brand, though sold globally. Patons is a much loved, iconic wool brand here in Australia. I love late Autumn where I live, the air is crisp & fresh yet still warm, all the mountain gardens are opened with a magnificent show of colour. The Christmas and New Year is my 2nd favourite, it's hot, pool time, river & beach time, icecream and forgetting what day it is. Between Christmas Day and New Year, there doesn't seem to be anything to do other than fun, for our family, everyone is off work and school

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thanks for the pronunciation tip!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@gailfirenze4760]

Hi Stephanie, I really enjoy your videos. You certainly inspire me to be more creative with my knitting. I think my favourite time of the year might be Autumn or as you say Fall. Our winters are mild here with only a few really cold windy days. However that’s when I enjoy my handwork most. May I wish you and your family a very happy and blessed Christmas and I look forward to seeing more of your you tubes next year. Blessings 🙋🏼‍♀️🇦🇺

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Hi Gail! Autumn/Fall is absolutely my favorite season. Yay for seasons! I appreciate your kind words and support in this creative space. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@DogMom3B]

I love watching you whenever you’re able to post. You are such a prolific maker with so many amazing projects. I get so much inspiration from you. Goodness, if you did a year in review it would be a Full weekend of watching.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

❤️Thank you so much for you kind words! Yeah, I would be pretty tired of listening to myself talk and the editing process would be so not fun lol.

[@theyarngoeson]

Happy five year podiversary! Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, too! ❤️

[@christybray8789]

Those vests are so cute!!! You are so cute! Always love your pods. I’ve ordered some of that wool from Michael’s since you liked it - we will see! Thanks for sharing inspiration!❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the yarn!!

[@lydiadewijs6524]

Wat een mooie breiwerken, prachtig gemaakt,en zo mooi van kleur, veel plezier met breien en graag tot ziens Groetjes ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

❤️Thank you ☺️

[@alaynezadar8312]

That marled vest caught my eye and I had to watch! It is brilliant! So glad it stopped me because I loved your podcast and will be back! In the meantime I'm off to look for some of those Brach's Christmas candies...I remember them well!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the episode! 💖hope you find the candies!!

[@anneliesekonopka3115]

Merry Christmas 🌲🧶 Stephanie 😘

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!❤️

[@mbeatrice4605]

Bonjour, j'aime beaucoup vos ouvrages car ils sont innovants comme le bonnet double et j'aime la finesse du travail :). Merci.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Merci beaucoup! ❤️

[@judycleland9087]

Thank you and wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. I love the whole lead up to Christmas ❤

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you and yours! ❤️

[@kdgeckoknits274]

Yes, cheers to being creative.

[@annk2tog168]

Lovely episode! Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@lindawagoner3331]

I love your makes and your attitude. You always make me happy. I would like to wish you and your sweet family a Very Merry Christmas!❤❤❤🤩 I am from central North Carolina. The season that I love the most is fall. ❤❤❤😊

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Fall is my favorite season too! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

[@kimberleywright5352]

As always Stephanie, you’ve inspired me to knit a vest in the coming new year. Merry Christmas & cheers to a thoughtful New Year!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! ❤️

[@userused3199]

What a treat! I sat down w/a cup of coffee and your video was waiting. I'm in awe that you found time to put together a video at Christimas when you must have a mile long list of things to do. The vest you are wearing is so cheerful. Perfect for this time of year. Autumn is my favorite time of year. It just feels like after a full schedule of spring & summer I can move at a slower pace for a month or so until the holiday prep starts.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I honestly wasn't sure it was going to happen but the pocket of time felt like something I could fit in and I was in the mood to do it, so I put it on the to-do list and did it! I love Autumn too!🍂 Take care❤️

[@mishkalarsoncreations]

You pronounced Paton’s correctly. I’ve been having a devil of a time getting that yarn in the US anymore - Joanne is all but getting rid of their wool, and Michael’s doesn’t carry a lot. It’s been my go-to for 50 years! 😢

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thanks! Oh bummer!

[@KnittingThrough]

I do the same thing with socks! It works really well for me and I already have the needles, so I do that way almost everytime. :)

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Whoohoo!!! 🙌🏼

[@LizN1966]

I just want to say 1) happy belated five year anniversary, and 2) don't know if you realize, but every December, about a week before Christmas, you say, "This year has gone by SO fast!" I get a kick out of that. Love the newest pair of socks, those colors are beautiful and serene together.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

1) Thank you! 2) Sounds 100% right lol. Thank you so much!!! Take care ❤️

[@katytaylorhoyng7489]

Betwixtmas! I love the week between Christmas and New Year’s, and I always take it off for work. Chelsea of the Sunday Knitting Society podcast introduced me to the term betwixtmas, which I will always call that week now.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

[@christineb2797]

While my most favorite time of the year is probably early August , but the Thanksgiving weekend and the week between are up there as well . Funnily enough I just picked up that same Patons yarn in the same color from Michael’s last week . It’s going to match everything 😂 I also LOVED The House On the Cerulean Sea , and I didn’t know there was a sequel!! I’ve never jumped to my library page faster . Merry Christmas, I hope you have a merry, cozy , peaceful family time .

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

That's so funny about the Patons yarn, I love how it matches everything! Hope you enjoy the book!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours ❤️

[@vivianpowell1732]

This episode was filled with lots of interesting content. I reserved "The Spellshop" at the nearby library branch and hope it arrives in time for me to have a cozy read on Christmas Day. The librarian suggested the Large Print edition because there's not a waiting list for it, so it should be available by Christmas Eve. My favorite time of year is the autumn season, which then folds into the four big holidays from Halloween through New Year's Day. I've already opened one Christmas gift. A friend gave me a Woolstok Bundle of 21 miniskeins of yarn by Blue Sky Fibers. So if the book doesn't come in by Christmas Day, I can knit! 🎄🧶🎄

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you! Hope you get the book in time me!! Autumn is also my favorite season. What a lovely gift from your friend!❤️

[@vivianpowell1732]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes Library just emailed that the book has arrived! Yay! I'll be picking it up today. Reading "The Spellshop" is what I have planned for Christmas Day.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

@ yay!!! 📚

[@ll29123]

Absolutely love the yarn you used for your mini mock neck! I can't wait to see it on. I was wondering if you'd do a video on your favourite books read this year? You read a lot and i would love to see what's stuck with you. My favourite time of year is this period. My birthday is at the end of Nov, my daughter in December, then we have christmas and then early January is my husbands birthday. Lots of celebrations 💗💗

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! To be honest, I won't be doing a favorite books of the year video. I don't enjoy doing recaps or compilations and since I what I enjoy reading is mostly based on my mood at that time, one book might be my favorite at the time but not for a different mood. Plus, I don't remember what all I've read this year! lol. So many lovely celebrations in your family!!! Merry Christmas and Happy Birthdays!! Take care ❤️❤️❤️

[@knitty781]

I love your podcast! Yes, you do speak fast, but you use great adjectives! If I'm listening to a podcast and I hear 'super cute' too many times, I completely shut off. No, it's not super cute. It's stunning, gorgeous, great contrast, or (and I loved this description) quiet contrast. The Avenue Vest is lovely. The linen quill marled one is perfect for denims or a casual day. I may need to create one or two for myself. I gave up my FDF sock subscription in 2024. I received lots of beautiful yarns, but wasn't using them as quickly as I was receiving them. Yes, there is some regret, but I still have many of those skeins in my stash. And I do remember the mint taffys! Guess that makes us 'of a certain age'. I love all the seasons for different reasons. When I had children at home, yes, the week between Christmas and New Year's was the best. Everyone had a 'new toy', the house is relatively clean, there is plenty of food and everyone is together. A marvelous time. Enjoy it now. My kids are grown with kids of their own, so now it's special when they bring their kids over to play here.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I try to say what I mean and mean what I say and make my words count - thank you for noticing! Thank you for joining in on the conversation. Happy Holidays!❤️❤️❤️

[@sandypotter1983]

The candy that is nougat /taffy like with the Christmas Tree design was made by Brach’s. Like you said it had a bit of Peppermint Taste. I really liked that type of chewy nougat. My grandparents always had it and I loved it as well. I have not seen any around in years unfortunately.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Yes! Those! So good.

[@amyj9907]

Love your marled vest so much! I also really love the week after Christmas, but my favorite time of year is definitely spring. Also, I know you didn’t talk about sewing very much in this episode, but I would still really love to know what brand and model of machine you have? Thanks so much!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Thank you so much! I'm not going to go into details about my machines - it isn't a secret or anything but rather a constant balance figuring out what I'm comfortable sharing on this vast internet and I just don't desire to share all the details about stuff I own. Thanks in advance for understanding my boundaries!

[@marymoy7634]

Brachs Christmas Nougats!!!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

YES!!!!! THOSE!!!!!!!!!!

[@kdgeckoknits274]

Love the sweater vest!!! Too bad I must wait for pattern release, so impatient am I.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

The Avenue Vest pattern by Tori Yu was released on 12/14!

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

@@kdgeckoknits274 and thank you ☺️

[@kdgeckoknits274]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes Thanks! I just bought it.

[@therapybycraft]

maaannn not me over here thinking "ahhh i need a hot water bottle & cover! Sam needs a hot water bottle & cover!!" 😂

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Dooo itttttttt!!!!! Stripes! Marling! Speckles galore! Duplicate stitch on a first initial. Lots of fun options to play with yarn on hand 😊

[@therapybycraft]

@ omgosh - that’s exactly what i was thinking of doing! duplicate stitching an S for sam on one side.. and maybe a fun little something on the other. 😱

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

A heart or a cat face or whatever she says has to be on there 😂.

[@judygrayson7896]

I want to make a cover like your hot water bottles but there are so many sizes. I know the reg. Size is 2 qt size the smaller is 1 quart but funny how the size if the 2 qt come in different W x L. Which WL did you get or where? Looked on Walmart and Amazon so many different ones. Love the podcast!!!! Thanks Judy

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Hi Judy! The “standard size” is 2L and what the free pattern I used is sized for so look for something of that volume and shape. I don’t have a specific recommendation but here’s an article you may find helpful from the Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2020/02/01/the-best-rubber-hot-water-bottle/.

[@judygrayson7896]

@ thank you so much!

[@laurielortz7387]

Lovely video to knit & have coffee with on a snowy Chicago Friday morning. Thank you Stephanie! Q…..where do you get your water bottles from?

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Yay for snow!! Thank you so much. The one in this video is a 10oz insulated Yeti tumbler from Dick's Sporting Goods.

[@laurielortz7387]

@@EdibleThoughtsMakes thanks!….i was actually wondering about the hot water bottles 😉sorry

[@vivianpowell1732]

​@@EdibleThoughtsMakesOh grand! So glad that little confusion about "water bottle" and "hot water bottle" came up in the comments, because at the beginning of this video I had wondered if your Yeti bottle was the same as mine. Yes it is! Only difference is color - mine is the color of cantaloupe. I got it at Dick's.

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Oh 😂. I don’t have a specific recommendation but here’s an article you may find helpful from the Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2020/02/01/the-best-rubber-hot-water-bottle/

[@buzzi2k]

I love the deeper arm holes on the vest! Shame that won't be available anymore...

[@EdibleThoughtsMakes]

Having not actually knit the revised version (or looked at the pattern post-revision), I don't know how big of a change it is and I don't know which testers have completed it pre versus post-revision. You can ask the designer if you're concerned about the change!

[@buzzi2k]

@EdibleThoughtsMakes good thinking!