Episode 60 - Big Socks and Little Socks

[@judyl3492]

My favourite make is always the next one. Enjoy each one .

[@tricothon]

Oh the Olympia cardigan is a real beauty

[@MykaelSalinas]

I have no clue how to knit, came across your video totally randomly and your voice and persona is so calming and soothing i am now subscribed to you and want to learn how to knit lol

[@ericallerton809]

Love all UR canadian content!!!! I love my socks!!!so proud of them,,,,I never thought I could do socks!!!! Still love them,,,, Thanks Selma,,,, Love UR new sock,,, Elaine 🏡🏡🏡 Doing yoga ,,,and not buying some yarn!!!haha

[@cherylcameron9972]

Oh my goodness Selma….I had to laugh when I saw your skirt with the safety pin in the elastic unfinished casing. My one and only skirt looks the same way and I suspect it’s 5 years old already. One of these days I will get around to finishing it! Kindred spirits we are.

[@jennifersteeves910]

Hi Selma. I have been watching your podcast for almost three years. It was the very first one I ever watched. I am just outside Toronto and have a farm where my husband, son, two horses, three dogs and 30 chickens live. My favourite make is a pattern by Mina Phillips called the Highland Peaks Shawl which I made from an alpaca silk blend. Love your podcast!

[@newbee7002]

The knitting project I am most proud of is the Whippet Cardigan. Not only as it quite complicated, but I am really happy with the results

[@rootsrainyarns8017]

Thank you for all the lovely comments Selma and thank you for another lovely ‘visit’ Donna

[@CamijoKnitDesign]

Thank you for entertaining me while knitting and drinking coffee at my cabin :-)

[@ritalberg791]

Thank for a nice moment with you Selma, always a pleasure ❤. The Agnes Kofta by Kristin Wiola Ødegård is what I am most proud of. She usually have a KAL with a new pattern for christmas and summer. This kofte was pattern of summer 2021. ❤🇳🇴💙

[@andrealandsburg8882]

Lovely Selma, I always enjoy spending time with you...be well and stay safe..I know Ottawa is challenging and worrisome right now.. but we have hope for a peaceful conclusion and then time with fellow knitters in Montreal..

[@littlebigknits]

All is well in our area. Thank you for your concern 💗💗

[@littlebigknits]

And yes let’s hope for a peaceful conclusion!!

[@andreamagill7034]

Thank you for another lovely podcast. I love to see your finished knits and plans. Keep on with the crochet blanket- it’s beautiful. Enjoyed the scenery at the end. 😊🧶

[@deloresjackson437]

Thank you for another lovely episode and for sharing your latest knitting. Probably one of my favorite makes was a felted bag for a charity auction; it was black with a sunflower. It is so pretty and useful, and received a good amount of bidding. But, sweetly, a friend’s mother won the bid and, because she knew how much I loved the bag, she gave it back to me. ❤️ Have a great few weeks, and I am looking forward to your gentle podcast. Cheers, Dee

[@carolynbranch6831]

My first project was a red mohair sweater with cables. It actually fit.. I loved it.

[@ninamoirbluenines1713]

one of my favorite makes, is my Silver Forest by Jennifer Steingass it is hard to chose just on favorite make

[@elynapege6467]

Hello from another Ottawa knitter! I really like your down to earth approach to podcasting. Thank you for the hours and hours of crafting compagnonship. I've been knitting for close to 4 years and my favorite make is the one I am currently working on. I enjoy the whole process from inspiration, pattern searching, yarn choice and just all around discovery of new techniques as well as the act of knitting itself. Picking a single project above other is hard because they are all my favorite for different reasons. However, if I am pressed to pick one project, I would go with the sock saga I am currently working on. I intend on making 6 pairs these year as gifts for my family. This is ambitious because I usually don't repeat the same pattern twice but I'm up for the challenge. In the end, I hope the socks I make will find a happy home and happy owners!

[@melmakesstuff]

Yay, get on that Shetland Trader bandwagon with us! Can’t wait to see what colors you choose, those minis are fabulous.

[@sallyidso182]

Thank you Selma for your time. A gift. We are in Florida for the winter November thru April. This is the first time we have been gone from our Minnesota home for the entire snowy season. I do not miss the bitter cold but I miss the birds visiting my feeders and the fluffy snow in the trees , the first snow and a big storm. I’m not certain if I can do this every year… I have an appreciation for winter joys and I thank you for sharing yours

[@gaynormackintosh2536]

I have two things in common with you Selma from this podcast. Firstly I am watching wearing my Stopover sweater in the oatmeal colour way Lopi. Secondly you made me smile when you mentioned never being able to find anything with your name on it as a child. Me too! I have a Welsh name Gaynor not a chance of a mug or a keyring to be found. Thank you once again for a lovely visit.

[@barbarapregger8526]

Thank you for a lovely relaxed Podcast. Love your FOs and WIPs and plans for the future. I am most proud of my beautiful Rose Cardigan. I love wearing it and the colours work brilliantly together. 😊

[@aliciadanowski245]

Hello, I wach your videos all the time, really enjoy. But, the beginning of this video is absolutely beautiful. Winter is my favorite time of year, I love the cold and snow, especially the trees with snow. I am in the US on Lake Erie in the state of Pennsylvania. So I have all you have shown, except for the last ten years do to the weather changes. So thank you so much for this video. I do watch for the knitting, just to let you know. Your knitting is beautiful. Again, thank you.

[@stitchinchik]

So fun for me to see my pattern in real life and then you ended with my favourite song and gorgeous Canadian scenery 👍👍

[@lovemesomeslippers]

Your pattern is gorgeous!

[@stitchinchik]

@@lovemesomeslippers Thank you very much! !! It will be out on Ravelry on Wednesday 😀

[@karleenpage5979]

I'm a very slow knitter and I'm still working on a Soldotna and a Comfort Fade Cardi. I also am making a quilt out of 4 patches of my own design. I did crochet my 6'4" grandson an afghan two Christmases ago - it's quite large! I lost track of how many skeins of yarn I ended up using, but he likes it, so I'm ok with that! Thanks for the giveaway Selma! Hugs from Virginia USA! 🔆🔆🔆

[@tanyaseaman67]

For your "connections" knitalong, I'll be finishing up a sweater I'm knitting for my amazing sister. (She moved here two years ago with her partner to help me out when I was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. (I feel fine, just need help . Our relationship has deepened into something truly wonderful -- with both of us giving to each other all the time. Ordinally I was going to teach her how to make it, but because it's modification of my Color Swap Cardigan and it's with a delicate yarn, I decided to make it myself for her. Fortunately she's here for fitting, and we are similar in size, which help. She'll do much more knitting on the next one. In the meantime, I get to make my pattern more generic, so I can get the sweater format out to more people and folks can do whatever surface treatment they like -- wither plain or striped, etc. I look forward to sharing the images as the first one is completed.

[@sandranokes7443]

Lovely works of art. I always find listening to you soothing and full of information on new to me yarns and things. Thank you. My craving for this month is going to my local Joanne Fabric store and buying some affordable acrylic yarn and crocheting a blanket. I'm craving making a Chevron blanket for some reason. There are so many new acrylic yarns out there now, with stunning colors. I like making the blankets with acrylic because they will be wash and dry, no fuss blankets. I'm currently working on the Fading Point Shawl by Joji Locatelli. I just finished reading my first Karen Slaughter book and it was excellent. I'm also a huge fan of Craig Johnson, who writes the Walt Longmire series. There are so many great authors out there. I love detective, who dun its, and thrillers, and romance, and putting all that in one book is fine with me! My favorite books are the Outlander series, followed closely by the Deborah Harkness series, The Discovery Of Witches, followed by Sara Donati, (who is Rosina Lippi), and her Into The Wilderness series. There are so many great books out there! Thank you for sharing your books with us. I get to know new authors this way. Thank you for another great podcast.

[@ZeallandJanedoze]

I am a new knitting addict (August 2021 was my first cast on) but I am most proud of my version of Tyntesfield Top by Mary Henderson. It was my first attempt at colourwork and I could not believe how well it turned out. If anyone is looking for an intro to colourwork that doesn't have long floats this is definitely a good pattern! By the way Selma, the purple in your Noux Sweater looks amazing on you; definitely your colour.

[@Knitilda]

Such a lovely podcast Selma! I had a wonderfully relaxing hour knitting and listening to you ☺️ Thank you!

[@musiclsr]

My favorite piece that I made was the Mosaic Mania Shawl, and making it thru the Steven West 2021 Shawlography .Love the colorway and design of the sweater you are wearing..wonderful podcast..just stumbled upon it on you tube..looking forward to catching up and futurecasts

[@kavitadeepchand]

My favourite make is a pair of fairisle socks for my husband. I get so much pleasure when he reaches for them. In fact my favourite makes are always the ones I've gifted and I see the recipient wearing.

[@juliamorrisey5541]

I have to say that I really like your Nous vest. The colors are beautiful! It is the first color work pattern that tempts me to try color work. We will see.

[@sueblaser14]

My favourite make is still my first pair of knitted socks even though I've knitted many other lovely and much bigger items since lol. I just was so proud when I learnt sock knitting . Thank you for another wonderful podcast! x

[@mistyblue5312]

Just love how perfectly you pronounce names/things. Beautiful F/Os and WIPs!. I enjoy a lot of my “makes” but find I reach for my Colorado Chic(k!) hat paired with my Missoni Accomplished sweater the most during the winter 🥶 season. Thanks Selma. Stay safe. ❤️🧶

[@rosemary6160]

Hi Selma! My favorite knit I'm most proud of is the only sweater I've knit for my hubby! It's a zipped cardigan from Pure & Simple patterns. Yes, I sewed a zipper into it! I love your podcasts! All your FOs and your WIPs! That stripe sweater is so cute! I'm very inspired to use my scraps and knit one! Thank you for sharing a bit of time with me as I knit my No Frills Pullover. I'm on sleeve island! 😉 Have a beautiful week ahead!

[@chickenmamma]

The make I am most proud of is a Riddari sweater I knitted for my son in law's 40th. It fitted perfectly and I made a really nice job of it. xx

[@jimstone6279]

All of your makes are so lovely, I especially like the crochet blanket and the colors are gorgeous. My favorite makes are probably my socks for myself, that I keep improving so that they fit better and have finally in the last few years been able to make some great fitting socks. I also am really proud of my amigurumi makes and the Alan Dart makes of the cat Bagpuss and the red squirrel Filbert Cobbins. I put magnets in the squirrel’s hands and cob nut/acorn so that he could hold it on his own, and it came out so amazingly cute.

[@katharinewright971]

Thank you Selma, a wonderful podcast as always. I do love my Knitting Barber cables and have gifted a few tins to my knit friends. Favourite knitting project decision was tough but I think my first all over colour work sweater takes the podium. Hello from my color crop took me a long time and with rather expensive yarn too. Just waiting for my Briggs and Little yarn to arrive for my West Village Skirt! Happy February.

[@jkk2023]

Kaffe’s Stranded Stripe throw - it was a challenging colour work knit but I’m really happy with the outcome. Thank you for sharing your knitting with us.

[@hegeullfunn4924]

Thanks to 'Finnish Knitting story' here on youtube I find you! I love your podcast, love !! I have now seen allmost every episode 🤗🤗🤗 Hugs from a very snowy Norway

[@claudiacampa4774]

Hi Selma! my favorite knit is my ranunculus sweater, thanks to you! I knitted 3 last year.

[@saselbinehurtz8693]

Last year was the year of new techniques, so I´m very proud of my first fair isle (with steek!!!!!) shawl and my first top down sweater -YEAH. I love your beautiful projects, so stay healthy and creative 💜

[@susanmcdermid7663]

My favorite recent knit is the large striped afghan I made for my son and his wife for their marriage. I used all stash yarn. They are both sergeants in the U.S. Army which adds to the specialness for me.

[@stevenvandertogt]

Hi Selma, I loved knitting my grandson a starwars vest that I made up, the best part is that he loves loves his vest. Your podcast is very inspirational. Love. X

[@sue9322]

Cheers to a fellow Yoga With Adriene participate! My yogi friends and family decided to redo the 30 days of Move starting on Valentine’s Day. Thank you for your efforts producing an inspirational podcast! Peace!

[@littlebigknits]

I’m redoing it as well!!

[@karenbell8155]

My favorite knit is my first and only sweater to date that was a colorwork for my granddaughter but planning to knit many more. I thoroughly enjoy your podcast and have learned a lot too! I'm also planning on getting your skirt pattern as well. Just wish I had more time!

[@irathapa9982]

Oh the Olympia is gorgeous!!! Matching cardigans for me and my partner i think! My proudest make is the Nightingale sweater by Nora gaughan because i knit it quite early on when I started knitting and I'm still surprised that I managed to knit it!

[@sueemmons5658]

Papillon shawl is one of my favorite knits! I so love the ending, every time! Thank you!

[@denisedejose718]

My favourite make is the Cozy Classic Raglan by Jessie Maed. It turned out so beautifully in HiKoo Sueno yarn. The bamboo in the yarn gives it such a drape and sheen.

[@jacquelinepirotta]

My favorite make depends on what just came off the needles! I wear things to death once they are done. Right now i am obsessed with my own Saldo pattern which i just knit in my first handspun yarn. If it was a man i would marry it. :) I would love a copy of that cabled cardigan. Just stunning.

[@judysbrewer]

My favorite make was 'The Sheep' in Big Book of Knitted Mittens by Jorid Linvik. Thank you for a chance to win and also for another lovely podcast. Wishing you a beautiful week.

[@jeannievega1639]

Hi Selma, good to see you again. Loving your west village skirt. I may have to knit it in the near future.

[@heatherevertsen9991]

Beautiful cardigan. So far I love my Maja cardigan and my Sunday sweater I have been knitting sweaters for about a year now. Love it. ❤️

[@ewasmith3085]

My favorite make is a pair of Oh! Canada mittens in Lettlopi that's been keeping my hands very warm on walks this winter! If I won the pattern it'd be my very first cardigan and I'd cast it on for my dad. He's always cold these days. Love your podcast!

[@kimhallson9579]

Love your podcast and I always look forward to it My favorite make is the Sunday cardigan Thanks for putting so much of your time and energy out there for us to enjoy

[@GiFtEoS]

I really enjoyed this podcast, many things you talked about resonate to me. I'm afraid we have the same addiction😊 love your reward system. My favourite make is a sweater I knitted lately with Lettlopi yarn. I love this yarn and the colour you chose for your Dreyma are awesome...can't wait to see it!

[@imarks6621]

Selma, thank you for another very enjoyable podcast! My favorite knit is usually what I'm making at the time, however, I really love how my Soiree sweater came out, the combo of yarn and pattern was just right. Also made a Koivua that makes me very happy. Your knits are lovely. Thank you! Irene

[@charmainerodrick2654]

I, too, have found a granny square throw that I never completed. The squares are crocheted but haven't been assembled. So I will be working on that for Finish-it February.

[@Marionnetteandco]

My favourite make i did is some yarn i spun last year for my mum. I made 2 skeins in a fade of purples and gifted it to her for christmas. And she wove herself a scarf 😍

[@judithmullin390]

Thank you for your enjoyable podcast - love the music, scenery and especially the knitting content. I recently made my first pair of socks - which made me very happy, proud and ready to make socks a regular part of my knitting projects.

[@petragrund6730]

I really love my Islander sweater I just finished. Love that beautiful pattern of that cabled vest 😍. Happy knitting, Petra

[@carolynfowler3133]

Another lovely visit whilst ironing this time. I think The Shetland Trader is in my future for that pinafore dress, but that cabled cardigan is absolutely dreamy. I think my favourite knit is a cabled chair cover. Quirky as it is it was a joy to make and I practiced continental knitting in the moss stitch sections so can flit back and forth now. Sadly I used some superwash wool that was passed onto me and it stretches out a fair bit so it gets laundered frequently - live and learn. I will definitely knit a replacement in the future. BTW absolutely loving my West Village skirt. It is hard to not wear it every day.

[@joannek6805]

Thank you for another wonderful episode! I am most proud of my Zweig sweater by Caitlyn Hunter. It has lacework on top and patterning throughout the entire length, which adds just the perfect touch! It is a fingering weight sweater and I am a slow knitter, but the finished sweater was well worth the time and effort!

[@lemonkirby628]

My favorite make was my ranunculus sweater! It's my favorite sweater that I wear the most, and it fits so perfectly. Everything from the yarn I chose to the length of the body was so perfect-- I want to knit 10 of them!

[@malenekjr7009]

Hi Selma. Thank you for another cosy episode. The object Im the most proud of is my Bright sweater. Its beautiful - but not my most favorite to wear because of the High neckline 😊

[@cecilehoare3053]

I have two, the first would be a full layette set I made for the sister of my daughter's best friend who was expecting. I had never knitted a blanket before as I've always crocheted them and made a Feather and Fan blanket, a sweater and the sweetest hat ever! The second would be my very first pair of socks! As suggested by many youtubers to make my first pair out of dk weight I made my husband a pair of house socks, they fit and he actually loves them! I found it easier to make them for him first because it was easier to fit on him than myself.

[@cgridge]

My favorite knit is Portage Cardigan by Melissa Schaschwary. I wear it all the time! And it has a beautiful cable pattern on the back that looks like a basket weave.

[@amstingley]

My favorite sweater is the Daily Pullover knit in charcoal yarn. It’s like wearing your most comfortable shirt and I want to wear it every day.

[@swiftknits4341]

I made the Noux sweater and I love it. Seeing your version is making me think about casting on a second one.

[@juliedezan5465]

The Soldotna is the one I am so full of joy about. I cant believe I was able to make it and it turned out so incredibel

[@moniquedec6171]

Thank you Selma for another great episode. I’m also looking forward to KCM in April, if I’m lucky I’ll see you there! The knit I’m proudest of are the kilt socks I designed for my husband ….it was quite a labour of love, knitted fiendishly to have them ready for the Maxville games a few years back. A bientôt!

[@laurieboucher940]

You mentioned 3 of my favourite yarns! Ancient Arts, Roots and Rain, and Briggs and Little! My knit I am most proud of is my Fjord colourwork sweater done in Lettlopi

[@teresayoung4145]

Thanks so much for your giveaway!! I'm very happy about the Peaceable Mitts by Erica Heusser. They're now at my Mom's. I made them for her since she loves elephants. They turned out so much better than I thought and she loves them which is a plus since she's not really knitworthy. Your knits are so beautiful.

[@margaretrodee3519]

My favorite knit is a mens Jone’s Cardigan by Tin Can Knits. It was a big project that I jumped right into not really realizing how much would be involved. But I LOVE it! And so does my son.

[@decod]

I am very proud of a scratchy blanket I am making for my son who ask for it because he has Cancer (erwin sarcoma) and we call it the recovery blanket and I am meking though quimios an surgeries . I think it will lovely on him and also practical because of the cather fro.where he gets his quimios (left shoulder ) so while in the hospital he can only use open cardigans

[@littlebigknits]

Hoping the best for him!

[@MsKarenMR]

Thanks so very much for Sharing Selma 💖!! My epic knit is the Knit Ripple Baby Afghan...so meditative🤗

[@robynrunge1629]

My favourite knit is an intarsia jacket called 'Tashkent' by Jo Sharp. The Olympia cardigan looks Amazing!! I'd love to knit it 😍 Great podcast, thank you 🙋

[@suzannescott7724]

My favorite make has to be my love note sweater that I just finished after Christmas. It came out perfect! The yarn and the fit is just right! It allows me to see how much I’ve learned as a knitter and how I’ve been able to put into practice.

[@DancingHorseFiberArts]

My favorite project (the one I am most proud of) is a cabled cardigan designed by Carol Feller (the Curdach). I never thought I’d finish it and I had to rip out 7 inches at one point! But it’s gorgeous and I adore it!

[@kristenrossi6528]

My favorite make is my first sweater I knitted last December. Thank you for sharing your podcasts with us.

[@sannemikkelsen9491]

Thanks for an inspiring podcast and so beautifull countryside videos 🤩

[@nikkieknits7544]

I enjoyed your podcast as I always do! Also your skirt in Briggs and little is beautiful with all 3 outfits. Also my fave knit is probably my coffee date socks I designed them but I love them so much . Lol

[@deborahtownsend5042]

I also just learned even if not doing colorwork when knitting in the round inside out it keeps the bulk of your project away from you therefore not getting in the way so much. If you do a search for knitting inside out you will find several videos explaining the hows and why's of knitting inside out. I plan to try the technique myself. I also found out about Ladderback knitting when doing colorwork - It's also an excellent way to do floats when doing colorwork. These are things I've never heard of even though I've been knitting forever. So I wanted to pass the info along. Happy knitting!

[@elisab8096]

I just realized that my last finished object is eligible for the Kal! I will add it to the thread later today. Thanks for keeping me company today! 😊

[@skeinsofdreamsknits]

Dear Selma, thank you so so much for the shoutout and your blanket is so gorgeous! It will be the coziest make and I hope you get the mojo to finish it 😁 Also - your Noux sweater is so so beautiful!!! I love the color choices 😍

[@madelineomeara7387]

I made a beautiful felted bag which is HUGE and looks like a Mary Poppins bag. It has color work, embroidery feet and a stunning leather strap with brass buckles. It was from a Knits magazine pattern in 2013, I believe. It’s stunning, took me a long time , was expensive to make and I’m so proud of it!! Thanks for the great question and for another lovely episode. 🧶❤️😊🙏🏻🧘🏻‍♀️

[@carolynblack420]

I love the reward system you have in place - I’ve not been good about sticking to my monthly yarn acquisition rules so perhaps having a reward at the end of the month will help me. My favourite (and most worn) knit is socks - current favourite pattern is the toe-up pattern in Kate Atherley’s Custom Socks book - a well fitting sock brings me so much joy.

[@pleximama9526]

Great podcast, as always. I loved the way you styled your skirt. Thanks for the chance to win a gorgeous pattern! My current favorite make is the Shetland stole I made for my sister’s wedding veil.

[@soniaboyko2703]

You have such beautiful knits! You must be so proud of yourself! I wish I was that talented! ❤️🧶

[@ranarakab1689]

My favorite make and I feel great wearing is the Knox sweater by Michelle Wang. Thank you for a nice podcast

[@clairesutliff258]

One of my favorite makes, still, is a cardigan I made early on in my sweater days. I turned the free honeycomb sweater pattern into a cardigan. Mind you, it has a Lot of errors that I would correct if I made it again, but I'm still super proud of it and love the process of a cabled cardi

[@christytschappat2592]

Hi first time writing you. I really enjoy your podcast. Love that song on the end thanks for playing the whole song :) My favorite knit is a color work cardigan I made last year. I dye the yarn for the sweater because I could find what I wanted. It was so enjoyable. I wear it often

[@juliegrant3347]

Hi I love your podcast. Very inspiring. Loved the snow shoeing looked nice and cold as we’re having a heatwave here in Western Australia. My recent favourite knit was one I finished in January for my Aunties 80th birthday gift Boho Blush by drea renee knits. Lovely pattern and I learnt so much.

[@mindykannon4650]

Ooooh love the Koyamae sweater in Nutiden. I have a ton of that gorgeous yarn...I may knit that with you!!! Great episode as usual!

[@kellygonio3829]

Beautiful sweaters Selma!! I’m still making socks, sweaters scare me! But I’m willing to try!

[@maureencapotosto9257]

Love your podcast and the song at the end. I think I might treat myself - a great idea to do it monthly. My current favourite knit is Bean & Olive for my granddaughter.

[@judithburke3637]

My favourite recent knit is the half and half wrap sooo cosy Thankyou for a very lovely podcast x

[@christycampbell1874]

Wonderful to see you, Selma! I just finished my epic project: the Big Love ❤️ by ankestrik! It was a challenge because of the brilliant construction! I usually stick with raglan construction. The Big Love is awesome and so worth it. The fit is amazing! Highly recommend 👌!

[@80sgma10]

I make a cabled hooded baby cardigan that I'm really proud of. I first made it for my daughter over 40 years ago and have made about 100 since then, including for a set of quadruplets! Thanks, Selma!

[@jkobis]

I made the Betty and Judy lodge sweater for my daughter Holly. It's a very beautiful Christmas sweater. It came out so amazing!

[@jeanetteburnside1877]

My proudest make, is actually one I have still to this date never worn, but it was a challenge and I learned so much from it. It is the Scout Shawl. It took about 4-5 months for me to complete.

[@Yarnloveturtle]

Hi Selma! What a lovely update. I will be curious to see how your striped sweater turns out. The cabled double breasted cardigan looks fabulous! I’ve been on a cable kick this year and have finished a cardigan and a vest so far. I also think the yarn in the photos is gorgeous! Take care of yourself💕❄️🧶