EPISODE 68 - Sweater Weather is in the Air!

[@adeleb7753]

the green color of the bobble hat looks so pretty on you :)) Love the hat

[@ericallerton809]

Selma,,,Thanks so much,,you sure do amazing work,,,Wow! Elaine🏡🏡

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you Elaine!

[@PaulaSimoes67]

Selma is a great tester because she notices her lapses and talks about them and doesn't fear them and knows how to fix them...and she appreciates the beauty of knits.....and always upgrades a design with her own talent! That's my opinion here in my house in Lisbon. I know what I am talking about because I follow her for a long time. She makes everyone happier and shes very generous. So, I send her my love and hope she gets many blessings from the sky!

[@littlebigknits]

Obrigado Paula!! Such nice words!! 😊😊😊

[@kirstenl7593]

Selma, another terrific episode. Your Tulip Guernsey and Elorie look amazing. Well done. I so enjoy listening to your joy of color and knitting. Thank you for your time in prepping, casting and editing. 💐

[@reginahobbs4753]

Your Ellery and the peachy sweaters look really lovely on you. I hope the ellery makes the cut in your wardrobe. LOL

[@laurenbaldwin4191]

Im watching you! The Tulip Guernsey is just beautiful. And peach is your color, seriously. You glow in it.

[@sannemikkelsen9491]

What a lovely tee and sweater. I love the slipstitch pattern. And still love your footage. A beautyfull landscape and flowers. 😍

[@darcycady6286]

LOVE the reworked Elorie! The color especially. I think it would look stunning over/ with black.

[@knittingbandit8493]

Selena, this is why l love watching you. Not only do you give really accurate information about your knits which encourages us to try knitting the garments, but you are honest and humble. Thank you for being a great knitting ambassador big hugs from N. Ireland xx

[@littlebigknits]

Awww thank you!

[@jkobis]

love that peachy color! It looks good on everyone. The sweater is beautiful as is all of your knits.

[@corinnefitzpatrick2619]

So much inspiration Selma in such a short time, thanks a bunch! Take care. xx

[@susanbruty4727]

Great episode as always. You are the 2nd Canadian podcaster who has stopped me dead in my tracks by using the term 'cottaging'. It means something quite different in the UK!

[@littlebigknits]

You are the second viewer to mention that so I have looked it up…. I think the British slang needs to change 🤣🤣 our cottaging is a wonderful and wholesome activity!

[@bernadetteg-t535]

We were in Ottawa last week visiting our son. I had to make a trip to WabiSabi naturally !

[@cazdodsworth8124]

I am Knitting 10 stitch mats in cotton yarn .love from England

[@sallysandwith2424]

Thanks for your always interesting podcast🥰❤️👵🏻Sally🇺🇸

[@RM-ee9zk]

Selma, I've watched this before and this time I have to say, that peach is beautiful on you! That is definitely one of your colors. 💞

[@RM-ee9zk]

PS, I so enjoy our "visits' with you. You feel like family. Also, you're so pleasant and relaxed yet upbeat. You hold my interest throughout your vlog/podcast. Thx for sharing a slice of your life with us ❤️🌼🧶👕

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!!

[@RM-ee9zk]

@@littlebigknits you're quite welcome 😊

[@kimsechrest2202]

I just found the Lana Lino linen yarn too. I'm casting on right now the Cedar Pullover for Joji Fall KAL. I think this yarn will have a lovely drape and am so glad you talked about it on your podcast. I'm using the colorway 'Ruby' a beautiful red. I bought mine thru Ewe-Nique Knits in Royal Oak, Michigan here in the states. You mention coming with friends for a trip, so I though I'd mention them to you. I had great shopping experience with them. Thanks for another lovely and enjoyable podcast.

[@knittingbandit8493]

Please dont frog your sweater, it is stunning. I'm putting it on my queue in Ravelry to knit if l ever finish the Xmas gift knitting

[@MrsGrinnellma]

Just wanted to mention that I am up to Canada on a short road trip. I just stopped by Wabi Sabi yarn shop. So many nice yarns!

[@littlebigknits]

Welcome!!

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Mounds Illinois. Your sweater is awesome.

[@cazdodsworth8124]

It was me how ask to see your knitting yarn shop we're you live...

[@AMG-qn6jx]

You really are on a roll with all the beautiful tops..

[@Jammanich]

The Elorie suits you so so well.

[@sillybeeful]

The Tulip Geurnsay is beautiful on you Selma…. I’m very inspired to knit one for myself 🌻

[@littlebigknits]

Go for it! It’s a beautiful patter!

[@ninadavidson3297]

Hi Selma - that’s a very interesting comparison between the ‘Kestrel’ & Lang Yarns ‘Lino’ ..... Kestrel is one of my favourite Yarns so keen to try the ‘Lino’- Lang Yarns have lots of great patterns for the Lino on their website. I have recently been gifted some Adriafil ‘Totalino’ which was purchased in Rome - it’s also a chain linen but is much finer than Kestrel. It will be interesting to see how the Totalino compares with the Lino too?? I live in Australia so have to purchase these on line. Thanks for your Podcast!!

[@gratefulknitters8899]

Selma, I've never seen someone who can truly wear ANY color like you...peach, pale yellow, purple, white, blue ..it must be your completion and hair, but it's gorgeous. I loved all your sweaters..and please don't frog the yellow one, it's just too stunning!

[@gratefulknitters8899]

Also! I want to make the peach sweater now ..it's so beautiful. How would you modify the armholes to make them less gapey?

[@littlebigknits]

I thinks it’s all about finding the right shade for one’s complexion to be honest. I really wasn’t sure about the place peach but was pleasantly surprised!! I am thinking about how to modify. Haven’t figured it out but will share when I do! 👍🏻 I think the yarn stretched. The pattern was fine. I’m realizing the whole thing ended up longer

[@joankeightly9697]

Your Elorie sweater looks really sweet on you. I love the way that it drapes and flows. I hope that you don't unravel it.

[@vickielster3928]

Love that peach color on you. I would knit stockinette squares and attach then under the arms.

[@sueking6543]

Unspun Heroes is the name of our spinning/weaving/knitting/fiber group here in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia! 🥰

[@littlebigknits]

Wow!! Great minds think alike!

[@sueking6543]

@@littlebigknits they’ve been a group I think for at least 20yrs or more…..

[@jillanncook9537]

Love love your Elorie sweater, it really suits you. Beautiful Colour, drape , fit and youthful! But certainly you need to be happy. Please let us know if you alter the underarm on the pretty Tulip sweater. Great length for sure. Remembering a red sweater for Christmas, good to know one is coming.

[@littlebigknits]

A red sweater is on the list!! And you will surely hear about it!

[@alejandraferraro7183]

Hola Selma! Me encanta ver tu podcast. Cuántas cosas lindas has tejido. Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷💕

[@littlebigknits]

Hola!!! Me alegro que te guste!!

[@claudiarepp4471]

Great stuff again. Your sweaters are beautiful. Greetings from Germany

[@laurakohnross6106]

I cannot understate how much I love your podcast. I learn so much from each and every episode. I especially admire how real you are. Thank you for sharing your thought processes, your knitting successes and also your knits that don’t always turn out the way you anticipated. You inspire me and make me fall back into love with my knitting with each and every podcast.

[@littlebigknits]

Awwww 🥰🥰 thank you so very much!

[@ronnadelavergne9217]

Another great podcast to check out is Penelope's Chinwag. She is in England and knits many different things. Thanks for another wonderful episode.

[@barbarafortune2031]

I feel if you took the sleeves back to the pattern work and work an I cord binding you would like the beige sweater much better. The color looks great on you. The peach sweater looks great on you. Love your podcast as I have said before. Have a great September.

[@littlebigknits]

Interesting idea!! Thank you 😊

[@marlasivak5978]

Hi! Your peach sweater is beautiful and the color looks great on you.I love the yellow also. Very flattering color!

[@heidiandersen8966]

Hi from the north of Norway. Love your podcast! And thank you for another lovely episode!

[@evelynmorrell1842]

Oh No!!!!! Don’t rip the yellow sweater out. It looks fabulous on you. So comfy!

[@wendybradley8420]

Hello Selma. I’m in your lovely city of Ottawa visiting my son. Thanks for sharing about Fabrication I will check it out. It’s only 8 minutes from my son’s so that’s awesome. I haven’t finished watching your podcast but most definitely will tomorrow. Happy knitting

[@littlebigknits]

Welcome!! Hope you enjoy your time here!

[@susansmith3264]

Beautiful projects! I especially love your Ellory sweater.

[@knittinginmauritiuspodcast]

I love the idea about unspun yarn knit together. See the podcast Knitting my way home, she and another podcaster have KAL going from 1.9 to the end of Jan 2023 with unseen yarns to. But they have special chart that they expect knitters to include in they works. Best regards Anna

[@littlebigknits]

I will check. Thanks

[@scottydog6539]

You can close up the underarm sleeve. Just pull the two sides together and stitch thru both sides at attach them together. Your sweaters are beautiful. You did a great job decreasing your neckline. It is gorgeous. Leave it be. Wear it and enjoy it’s beauty.

[@alicehoyle4198]

Custom Woolen Mills in Carstairs Alberta also has unspun yarn which I have used and it’s lovely- they have a website

[@littlebigknits]

Good to know!!

[@doceknits]

Hi. I loved your FO. The color looks great on you. Try a sport bra underneath.

[@FinnishKnittingStories]

Thank you for another lovely episode! I really love that peach colour on you! And the yellow sweater is so pretty! 🥰 You should definitely give it a chance.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you my dear!!

[@YoungfolkKnits]

I can’t wait to see your Koyame!

[@luladefal]

Hello!:)liked your podcast!maybe for your beautiful peach color sweater you ll knit 1 little triangle and just saw it under your armhole area?so it will fix the armhole and the sleeve still would be big and plastic with no narrowness? dont know exactly how to explain it in english:)

[@ireneserafino9733]

Just beautiful!

[@kingdomfleeceandfiberworks5897]

I'm so excited! I have a fiber in the mill here in VT and will be vending hopefully I'll see you there:)

[@littlebigknits]

Please yell at me if I seem dazed and don’t notice!! That is exciting! I am very much looking forward to the event!

[@kingdomfleeceandfiberworks5897]

@@littlebigknits lol I will if I can see you from my booth 😁

[@dianematchett5755]

Thank you for another great podcast. I checked out Woolerton Estate Yarns and was pleasantly surprised to see it is Crochet & Co in Verdun, my hometown for many years

[@littlebigknits]

Yea and they have several bases!

[@scottydog6539]

Love the Paju raglan sweaters. Wow. So pretty. Love your poster. So delicate and pretty. Wow, love the Akara yarn. Wonderful colors.

[@susansatchwell8482]

All your sweaters are beautiful. The white sweater the name I have already forgotten is wonderful have been watching that in progress still needs a red skirt to go with it! The nua yarn is wonderful I made a hat with it and for such a light yarn it is warm. Think it is a sport wt there may be worsted now…not sure. The Akara dyes look so nice….that color will look wonderful on you. You are so excited today!

[@littlebigknits]

A red skirt is a great idea!!

[@22marketst]

That Elorie sweater actually looks beautiful - hope you can find the right context to wear it - it looks very 'elegant' and suits you well !!

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you!

[@danielepoirier7237]

Love your calm

[@Serenity-fu8xz]

I just got finished hitting the ranunculus in a linen Chain yarn from Shibui and it’s incredibly light and airy and flow. It’s so great love Linen chainete yarns.

[@lauried1919]

This made me smile :) As I'm watching your podcast, I'm knitting the Koyamae in Nutiden! Different colors (Vra/dark gray held with drops kidsilk in north sea), but how funny!

[@littlebigknits]

👍🏻👍🏻 that is great!

[@johannapfeiffer6676]

Hi Selma I made the Elorie and Ranunculus with Kestral and feel the same... its very heavy. I'm glad to hear about Lang's Lino and I was wondering your opinion about Louet Euroflax wet spun linen for the Tulip Guernsey? I'm also a fan of Sandes Garn : Line, which comes in worsted and fingering weight and its very inexpensive. Thanks for your tips about Tulip sweater, it's been in my queue and congratulations to you for having your pattern as a sample in a local shop. I'm so happy you're being featured in your town. Thanks for all you do

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you!! I think a wetspun may be quite transparent so be mindful of that. You definitely want a heavier weight if you are trying to get gauge of the pattern

[@BR54niner]

The Elory looks lovely on you. I love the color and hope you are able to get much wear. ☺️

[@wendymorrison1668]

The Tulip Guernsey looks lovely on you! A great colour! You have inspired me to try knitting a garment. I love your podcasts Selma. From Barrie ON.

[@littlebigknits]

I am so glad to have inspired you!

[@sallyidso182]

And thank you Selma for your time and inspiration.

[@thekindles1183]

The lake looks beautiful! You picked gorgeous colors. You look beautiful in all of them. - All the best, Kimberly

[@kathleentanti4387]

Thank you

[@margreffle]

So nice to see you again! Regarding your Elorie, I feel the same about my Ranunculus I knit with Quince and Co Kestral. The weather is never right for me to wear it. It's 3/4 sleeves, so I'd hate to just make the sleeves short. I am going to have to think on what I want to make, I am not afraid to frog, I also feel my Ranunculus is too big. I actually have an extra skein left over, and am thinking maybe a tunic or something, just to use up the yarn. I'd love to know other ideas. Regarding the Nutiden yarn, it's best to carefully unwind from the plate into several smaller balls, about 3 inches in diameter. I then sit a ball in any ceramic bowl and it easily unwinds as I knit with it. Splicing is so easy, I know some people only overlap an inch or two close to their knitting, and hardly felt it. It just grabs to itself so easily.

[@littlebigknits]

Good idea te the nutiden!! The deschaine seems to be a good one for the kestral. You are the second person to say the kestrel is too heavy for the ranunculus even.

[@CamijoKnitDesign]

Always a joy to watch your podcast, Selma. You did a lot of progress on the shawl! I looks amazing. And Anniinas socks..... wow!

[@nancymorales2741]

Beautiful projects as usual, Selma. Sending hugs from Deep South Texas. -lajoyagirl

[@MarshaNovak]

In case you are interested- Churchmouse has Lang Lino on their website- shipping to Canada could be pricey - not sure - agree Kestrel is heavy - enjoy you podcast always!

[@elisekt1860]

Love the tulip sweater. Could you seam up the arm or add a few more short rows under the arm? It is pretty. Living in the Midwest, I don’t understand why you can’t wear the long sleeved sweater, elery, in cooler weather with a long sleeve top. It too is beautiful.

[@littlebigknits]

I would feel positively weird wearing linen in winter 🤣 maybe I need to see if it provides any warmth.

[@laurenbaldwin4191]

I've knit a sweater with saddle shoulders according to Elizabeth Zimmerman's recipe and love them! Easy to knit and they wore really well.

[@karenbyrne8205]

Hi Selma, thank you for a great chat. I love the ranunculus and starting my third …. This one for me.

[@phyllisburke4141]

Both sweaters are great colors for you.

[@rosemaryfrew5571]

Thank you so much for the lovely podcast, and the wonderful footage of the lake.

[@leeanutson1026]

Hei - I love the new yarn from Akara Yarns - I just finished a top for my sister out of one of her yarns - the Linbo tee by Meiju K-P. I liked it so much that I’m going to make one for myself but out of Sonder yarn. It might be a knit that you would like. I just started a new test knit for Meiju. I always say that I’m gonna take a break from testing, and then I always start another one. 😁 I had thought about going to the Twist Festival, but I am going to the PEI Fibre Festival instead. After two years of lockdowns and Covid, I feel the need to travel. It sounds like it’s going to be a blast! I’m hoping to get to Ottawa at some point this fall! The closest I got was Carleton Place in July. Kippis

[@littlebigknits]

Hello there So glad to hear about what you are up to! I hope PEI is a blast!!! You deserve a trip! If you come to Ottawa, let me know 😊

[@leeanutson1026]

@@littlebigknits will do!

[@jandkcon]

Love the Lino top…any way you could mattress stitch under the arms just a bit so it wouldn’t show? Not the most professional of fixes but eventually the linen might blur the fix🤞🤔❤…and the Elorie’s wear time could be lengthened by wearing a crisp white shirt underneath 😍

[@melaniebarrieau4873]

Love your Westboro hat in Zoe' engineer base! Am knitting a Goldfish Memory shawl with 3 colours of their yarn that I bought at Knit City Mtl. I imagine you know that the dyer is one of the owners of Crochet&Co :)

[@littlebigknits]

I did not know that!! Super cool!

[@kathyperron4976]

I will look forward to seeing your Peerie Leaves sweater. I've made three of them, in three different yarns, and I love them all.

[@littlebigknits]

I really look forward to making it!!

[@dorothyrainey1141]

Thanks for keeping me company! I actually just watched an episode by Nancy. I enjoyed it. I really need to think about fall knitting now.

[@annijuutiknits]

I love how genuine you are! You are a wonderful tester, everyone makes mistakes! ❤️ that Elorie sweater looks smashing on you, I really love the look of it! I hope it works out for you and if not, that beautiful yarn deserves to be something else. ☺️

[@suecaseysuecquilts4301]

Another great episode with so many lovely knits. I enjoyed test knitting the Caramel Fox sock as well. She has lovely designs.

[@gisellejoseph2936]

Puto Bumbong is an ube desert in the Philippines 🇵🇭 normally made during Christmas. It has ube and coconut so that colorway is perfect to represent it 🙌

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you for that explanation!! Now I want to taste it!!

[@monika_rudnicka]

Thanks for lovely episode, I just wander are your FOs live in project bags? I wish I could see all your bags and stash. 😍😍 Love from Poland ❤️

[@littlebigknits]

Great ideas. Thanks!

[@chet1051]

LisaR- you look absolutely adorable in the second sweater ! I hope you keep it just bc it's so cute on you. It would look great with a pair of fitted through the ankle jeans or dressy slacks with a similar cut and a pair of flats

[@patricewassmann212]

OMG!!! I will be at VT Sheep & Wool!! I hope I get to meet you!

[@littlebigknits]

Definitely say hello if you see me

[@miriamkastwhite1548]

The Elorie looks so good on you.

[@songbirdsadeknits]

Well, if it helps at all, I think the Elorie is very flattering on you and the colour especially so. Goes very well with your skin tone and hair. But, I also understand frogging if you have to - that feeling that we might not wear something can be irritating, and it sometimes is best to just repurpose the item. I am at the point of unknitting a Nuuk that I made. My choice of yarn was not good and after years of trying to wear the thing, I’ve given up!

[@littlebigknits]

You are totally allowed to get rid of something or repurpose the yarn. I have definitely put items in the charity pile!

[@joannaang984]

Selma, thank you for this lovely episode. I love your #tulipguernsey and Elorie! I think the peach colour really suits you. Hope that you will enjoy knitting with nutiden yarn. I'm a fan of their yarn.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much for watching Joanna ☺️☺️☺️ next episodes will be a lot about your designs!!

[@toknitorknot33]

I love your Ellory! You're inspiring! Love your podcast and enjoy watching all your knitting journeys too.

[@KnittingWithCatHair]

Your Tulip Guernsey looks just stunning on you Selma! 😍 What about sewing up the sides a little so the armholes are more to your liking? I ended up doing that on my Millsweet because I hated having to wear something under it. Koyamae is also on my to-knit list and seeing it mentioned on your podcast reminded me! Hmmmm...I may have to rethink my Nutiden plans 😂💕

[@littlebigknits]

Oooh we could both knit it!!

[@heatherleask3752]

Absolutely wonderful to listen too! You always give us such great knowledge about knitting designers, their patterns and yarns. The scenery clips are always fabulous too, you little theme song is such a happy melody! Thank you so much.

[@ToothFairyPurls]

It's always such an inspiration to watch your podcast. The Elory sweater looks very good on you and I am so happy you shared the details of its refinish. Thank you 🙂

[@judyl3492]

The peach looks perfect and great look on you. Could you knit a v insert and sew it in the arm hole?

[@littlebigknits]

I definitely think I will be pondering a fix of sorts. 😊😊

[@lilitateje]

Dear Selma, it was so nice to spend Sunday morning, knitting and watching your podcast. Here en Europe I have to say that people goes to every Yarn Festival, some of them are small (like Sevilla) because it was the first edition. But some knitters friend went to Lyon on October, and on November Barcelona Knits will be again, I will be there on Saturday! I think with the lock down knitters buy a lot of yarn... just in case... jajaja, this happen to me and to some friend, our stash grows and grows. During this weekend I'm updating it. At last but not least, I have the same Nutiden Yarn in the same colour, so I will be in this KAL. Big hughs Lilian

[@littlebigknits]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 me alegro!!

[@knitsiphappy]

Lovely as always 💕 I thoroughly enjoyed knitting socks, of course... and so grateful for the mention!

[@carb101]

Thanks to your recommendations, I enjoyed several Maisie Dobson books this summer.

[@littlebigknits]

I will check them out!

[@rnswansong]

Music????? love your nature shots at end!!!

[@christinelittle8576]

Another great episode Selma! Thank you so much.

[@rosavillamayor1969]

Thank you for all your lovely podcasts! It's always a delight to see what you're up to! Already looking forward to your next episode. Lots of admiration from Galicia, Spain.

[@littlebigknits]

Muchas gracias!!

[@sdurand]

Oh, tu as parlé de la laine de Woolerton estate et de la boutique Crochet co! Tu savais que Woolerton estate est la compagnie de laine des co-propriétaires de Crochet co? Et parce que le monde est petit, je suis la cliente qui était contente de te rencontrer chez Crochet co lors de ton passage, cet été. :P

[@littlebigknits]

Bonjour!! Qq d’autre avait aussi mentionné que la laine venait do Zoé!! Je n’avais pas fait la connection entre la laine et la personne qui la teint. Et je me souviens de toi clairement!! Le monde et petit mais j’aime ça!! 👋👋

[@mercyvee3133]

I just cast on with plötulopi for the first time yesterday and so far I'm loving it. This is my first time using an unspun yarn and really my only complaint is that I can't knit on the bus/train haha

[@littlebigknits]

I think that would be a very problematic place to try to work with this!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

As always very inspiring podcast. Thanks !

[@judymccarty2695]

The peach top is lovely, what about a peach bra under it?