Episode 85 - Excited About All the Making - A striped sweater, lots of cast-ons, and more sewing.

[@westyarnschoorl6475]

In the second row of the new color you pick up the right leg of the stitch below the color change and knit it together with the first stitch in the new color.- Jogless ! love your podcast. Thank you, Henny

[@YoungfolkKnits]

Thanks for the shoutout Selma! And I love all your beautiful projects! Your vest is going to be gorgeous with that blazer ❤❤❤❤

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks for the inspiration my dear! 😘😘

[@adeleb7753]

I love the pink little top :)) also, you have a little resemblance to Meryl Streep :))

[@littlebigknits]

So I’ve been told 😊

[@adeleb7753]

yay! :)) @@littlebigknits

[@margotgrant3947]

Cuuuute Sweater 💫from the minute the podcast started... eye catching - you must just ❤️ it ! 🫶

[@littlebigknits]

Oh thank you!

[@lindamadden7264]

I loved this episode. It spoke to me on so many levels, particularly about the blocked creativity. I just made a zipper pouch as a gift for a friend and that gave me the jumpstart to completely gut my ‘stacked to the rafters’ studio, i’m purging fabrics and they are going to be gifted or given to goodwill, and already I feel a load has been lifted from shoulders. I love the blazer. I’m knitting an Anna Tee to wear under my blazer for the upcoming Fall trip to NY wine country. Looking forward to your next podcast.

[@littlebigknits]

an Anna tee would be a lovely addition to an outfit with a blazer!! it is funny how cleaning/organizing can be the beginning of something more creative!! like making room for it!

[@suebrown436]

Gorgeous podcast Selma - and I loved the music so much at the end!

[@marie-paulevankerckhoven6165]

I like. Family noises it’s comfy❤

[@debe5728]

I just love your bags and ideas for bags, Selma! You have inspired me and the wheels are turning. Now all I need to do is collect a few more remnants and get out my sewing machine! Thanks for giving measurements and explaining the process. Thanks for your investment of time in us!!

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much! Have fun with it all!

[@thebooknitter]

Your pink too is beautiful ❤ and your proyect bags are very beautiful I just love

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!

[@Whistlewalk]

Very lovely podcast. Thank you.

[@littlebigknits]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lindawilcox6617]

Your rediscovered pink sweater looks lovely on you. Such a pretty design.

[@littlebigknits]

Oh thank you!

[@susanbossung9098]

Beautiful footage to end. Lovely podcast.

[@littlebigknits]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marybethclark7644]

Pink is your color! Lovely

[@eileenfitzgerald8987]

Thanks Selma, for your enjoyable podcast. I love your comments about not being bound to a pattern or design. I need to keep that in mind myself. Eileen

[@littlebigknits]

You are so welcome!

[@thegratefulfarm]

Hi Selma - thanks for another great episode! I wanted to say that your DRK Everyday sweater is so cute and flattering on you. I know there are a couple of things that didn’t turn out exactly the way that you wanted, but the moment I saw you in it I was struck by how perfect it looked on you and when you stood up and showed the entire sweater and how it was fitting I was even more in love with it. You may see the color and the jogs of the stripes when you look at it, but everyone else sees a perfect, cute, comfy, and very flattering sweater. I hope you wear it a lot and feel beautiful in it!

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you!! I’m trying to get over the imperfections!! I really do like the fit!

[@sannemikkelsen9491]

Lovely knitting and footage. Thanks 👏

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you! 😊

[@ericallerton809]

Always enjoy UR podcasts,Selma!,, Thank you,,,!! I know🙄🌼💗what u mean with the sewing and bags,,,love UR slow stitching,,, You would probably love rug hooking,,,It's so freeing ,,,,,!!! Enjoy UR away time,,, Elaine 💗🏡🏡🏡

[@littlebigknits]

I will look into rug hooking!! My family used to do that a lot

[@marieliessewise]

Hi Selma, The footage at the end was beautiful! (As usual, but I had my husband near me and he loved it too). It is always like a discovery of your beautiful country and a breath of fresh air. I loved the knitting too, it goes without saying! Thank you for your lovely episodes! 💕

[@littlebigknits]

Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll have to go and see what it was 😂😂

[@auroraevermore562]

I just want to tell you that I found your channel a few weeks ago and I have been binge watching it. I can not get enough. I love your style and how warm and nice you are. You are my favorite knitting podcaster and I’m going to be sad when I get caught up and will have to start waiting for new videos to come out.

[@littlebigknits]

Awww 🥰 thank you Melissa!!! That warms my heart!! I must say that I wish I could podcast more but life is just too busy for now to be able to do that!

[@adeleb7753]

yes! :)) me too! i love her podcasts :))

[@margaretgerth1067]

Thank you Selma for another lovely “visit”. I have been knitting for 60+ years, and the Ilha Sweater is one of my favourite makes. The pattern is really well written, it is an absolute joy to knit, and is my best fitting yoked sweater. I have made 2!!! I highly recommend it. You mentioned Kate - I miss her podcasts and I do hope she is well. Have a great September - my daughter and I have a tradition to go to Knit City Vancouver (we live there!) every year, and even though I have yarn beyond my life expectancy it is a lovely day out! 💞

[@littlebigknits]

So glad to hear that about the Ilha! It’s gauge reads as DK which makes it a versatile choice.

[@margaretgerth1067]

@@littlebigknits I knit my first Ilha in De Rerum Ulysses and the second in Rowan Felted Tweed which is a lighter DK so yes, very versatile. 😁

[@antoniaguest311]

Hihi, interessting what you are telling about your creativ process - I think thats where creativity starts in the first place. When you follow instructions to the point, thats not creativ; on the other hand, when you wander off the given path, thats where you yourself emerge. And I know about these blocks - they are everywhere - that hinder you to even begin. So congretulation to this tiny bit of insight in the workings of our lives. Greetings from Germany, Gabi

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you Gabi 😊😊

[@shaunamcmahon4771]

Love your podcast. I am from canada ( nova scotia) working in UK now in NHS for a few years. Really enjoying your podcast..

[@loispatrick2594]

The colour of your jumper looks amazing on you, even though you had a lot of bleeding!

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks!

[@notaclue822]

I really enjoyed the podcast. Thanks for sharing. I love the minimalist cabled cardi too and will take a look at it.

[@mollyme5394]

I have those needle stoppers to. Use them everyday. Apart from being purposeful I just love how they look

[@littlebigknits]

😊😊

[@heatherr9201]

So glad you are finding ways to play with your creativity…. You might really like Suzy quilts blog posts and her series on mini quilts and playing….

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks for the tip!

[@sherridiamond9198]

Always enjoy your podcast. The colour of your sweater is gorgeous and looks wonderful on you. Love your project bags and your free hand embroidery. You have inspired me to try and create my own design for a project bag as I also love to sew. Happy making.😊

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much! Glad if I could inspire!

[@zephyraK]

The color of the lamana is fantastic, really looking forward to see your test knit!

[@littlebigknits]

Me too!

[@emilykatemadethis]

You had such great energy in this episode 😊 and so much creative juice.. lovely makes 😊 I've had the sara vest on my mind and almost cast on this morning. I feel like it may need to happen after all! Thanks for a lovely episode Selma x

[@littlebigknits]

Awww ☺️ thank you 😊 I hope you will cast on the Sara!

[@PatriciaKMarshall]

Patty Lyons has several videos on jobless stripes depending on how many rows stripes are. I am learning too and her videos may help. Love the sweater you knitted and thank you for sharing your challenges so we can learn.

[@nadinestapler3881]

What a cute pink top, it looks so nice on you.😊

[@littlebigknits]

Oh thank you!

[@bernbee1679]

Love your pink top it looks so lovely on you.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much

[@birgitmollenkamp1936]

Dear Selma, Lamana ist actually a small German company located at a city named Bielefeld. Everybody is joking around thats Bielefeld is a city thats doesn't exist, but the knitters of us know better! Look for their kidsilk mohair, Premia, ist's an amazing quality! I also like the Milano, Piura and Modena quality, i like to knit all of them in combination with a kidsilk or suri alpaca yarn! Best regards, Birgit from nothern Germany

[@debbiedennie255]

We have a beautiful Province hey Selma 😊💝 I lived in Alberta loved the mountains so much but I missed the water so loved when we drove to Spray Lake I could see water 😁😁

[@littlebigknits]

This whole country is a natural wonder!! I would miss fresh water I must say!

[@kathleentanti4387]

Great bags. Love the pink top too.

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks so much!

[@maribethclark2798]

I found you through your interview with Irina of Fiberchats. I appreciate your statement about how you realize exactness does not bring you joy. It really spoke to me. Thank you. Subscribed!!

[@littlebigknits]

Welcome aboard! It was such a pleasure to do the interview with Irina!

[@joannamartin7917]

Finally catching up with your last two episodes! Sooo busy lately. 💗💗

[@pamroebuck4764]

Enjoy sting. I saw him here in the UK. He was fab. Would loved to have seen the police as I was totally in love with Andy summers back in the day. 😊

[@littlebigknits]

That haven’t done a reunion tour in recent decades like their peers have. I’m excited!!

[@thizizliz]

My goodness, you've been busy! I love that embroidery style - simple and yet really nice detail. It's sort of a shame about the bleeding of color but I must say, it's still lovely. Agreed that the jogless stripe came out more visible than a regular one. Might be something to practice on pot holders or washing cloths. Regardless, lots of prettiness. A friend is making bags to match his handmade blankets and I thought of you while he was telling about it. I think I'll suggest that he look for fabric at flea markets and thrift stores. Hooray for healing and having good times. I'm going camping a week from today - it's only 3 days but the first time away from providing caregiving for my husband in 3 1/2 years, so I'm ready - and I'll get to visit an LYS up there in the pine covered mountain as well as doing some hiking.

[@vivianpowell1732]

I love Arne & Carlos's solution for a jogless stripe. "Don't worry about it", says Carlos. Your sashiko stitching for your denim bag is beautiful. Your second stitching idea as sketched should be very attractive, too. I wish I had saved my "Calvins" from the 1980s so that I could use the denim from them to make bags now. I'm currently knitting the Twig pattern by Leslie Friend. It's a trim poncho, not bulky like the ponchos from the 1970s. It's a simple, relaxing pattern, just what I need while getting to the end of a five-month convalescence after surgery following a fall on Easter Sunday. Fingers crossed for a return to cooler weather soon. What a scorcher this summer has been for much of North America. Thank you for always bringing such lovely and inspiring content, Selma.

[@littlebigknits]

Hope you are healing well!! At least getting some lovely simple knitting done! I have to admit I’ve been wondering about clothes I’ve thrown out that could have been useful now!

[@vivianpowell1732]

@@littlebigknits Thank you, each day brings steady improvement. Over the years I've been able to recycle clothing fabrics into useful objects around the house, like decorative pillows. My father had quite a collection of beautiful Ben Silver neckties. After he passed away, my mother and I wanted to do something with them besides putting them away in a drawer. A friend of mine who was very creative with sewing kindly offered to make a decorative pillow out of those ties. The result was stunning and has been such a comfort over the years.

[@denisevettraino7916]

Love all the creativity going on in your realm, Selma...the blue and white DRK is beautiful, great color on you! I still haven't found the best technique either for jogless stripes and really had to finagle the weaving in of ends to make my DRK STRIPES! look satisfactory to me...Master Knitter's Roxanne Richardson and Suzanne Bryan have excellent videos too...I must practice this more lol! The SARA vest is one my needles next...Love you color choice!

[@jandkcon]

Re jogless stripes-and this is from Brooklyn Tweed turn-a-square hat (free pattern). After knitting the first round, before knitting the first stitch of second round, lift the stitch directly under that stitch (ie the original first stitch) up on to your left needle and knit it together with the first stitch of the second round. Has always been satisfactory for me especially when I remember to do it! 😅 Love the re acquaintance with your sewing machine. Have done a number of patched bags with zippers, but enjoy a drawstring much better!🥰🧶👍🏻

[@corneliagoldsmith6973]

good to see you doing so well

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you 😊

[@paigemckelvey8781]

Maybe on one of your KAL prizes could include one of your very unique project bags. Also, try experimenting with some of your yarns, when doing embroidery. it makes the stitches very organic.

[@A_knitters_suitcase]

Thank you Selma! Always a lot of inspiration here 🥰

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you! 😊

[@joyfulanarchist]

Love your videos. So happy your wrist is healing. I have knit the Sara Vest, it's a lovely quick knit, and so pretty. But be aware that you may have to move your BOR marker forward or back a few stitches (I don't remember exactly how many) before splitting for front and back if you want the lace pattern to be centered.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you for the tip. I had imagined this would be a necessary step so glad to hear it again.

[@jackiedickinson9468]

Try ACTechniques, Helical Knitting for jobless stripes, she does amazing tutorials. Another great episode, so much inspiration!! ❤

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks for the tip!

[@britdowson8324]

I think you might be enjoying the free-form style in your stitching and knitting. That’s the term I use when doing my own thing:))

[@anne-mettevansteenacker4739]

Hi Selma Knitting for Olive is a danish firm/ shop.🤩👏🇩🇰🙂👍🧶 Thank you for your great podcast. Greetings from Denmark. 🇩🇰🙂👍🧶🥰🇩🇰

[@lilitagarcia2638]

I enjoy with your podcast, as always, your blue bag, love it!

[@littlebigknits]

Gracias! Nos vemos pronto!!!

[@suemccord9723]

Your embroidered bag is going to be absolutely gorgeous, Love it! Will be watching to see how you finish it off. Let those creative juices flow. Amazing! 🤗

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much! I’m actively working on it so lets see when I can finish it!

[@kellygonio3829]

Beautiful sweaters. Very Pink Knits has excellent tutorial on jogless stripes. Have a look. Good luck and happy knitting!

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you! 😊

[@cindyw4278]

Lovely knits. When i do stripes i use the tutorial from andrea mowrey. Knit one round with new colour, on second round take the first leg of the knit stitch below and lift up onto the left hand needle and knit the two stitches together. They will be two different colours. Works perfectly and also i change yarn under the arm at the side of sweater.

[@leeanutson1026]

Lovely knits! I had the same problem with an alpaca linen recently. It is a commercial yarn, and when I soaked the project, I was astonished at the amount of colour in the water. So maybe it’s something to do with linen and dye. Have fun at the concert! Two of my sons will be there with their father - it is so hot here, make sure to have water with you! I love taking the train. The last time I went to Montreal, I took the train. And if I’m travelling to Ottawa by myself, I usually take the train. And several years ago, my husband and I took the train to Winnipeg and it was so much fun travelling across northern Ontario. I hope you have time to drop into The Knitting Loft! moi moi 🇨🇦🇫🇮

[@littlebigknits]

Hei!! The trip was grand! Loved being in the train 🚂 Made it to Eweknits this time! Next time perhaps the Knitting Loft! Sting was awesome!! Maybe I’ll see you next time!

[@pwalsh2441]

Beautiful knits. I’m seeing Sting this week, too.

[@littlebigknits]

Hope you enjoy it! I’m so looking forward to it!!!

[@pwalsh2441]

@@littlebigknits thanks, you too.

[@PatriciaKMarshall]

That happened to me on a pattern I was working on with the asterisk, I must have started over three times and read pattern again after putting aside and reading with fresh eyes. You aren’t alone.

[@littlebigknits]

Good to hear 😊😊

[@sharikremer4018]

I have to tell you, I didn't want this episode to end so I started it over! Ha ha! So many great knits! Such lovely inspiration! Thank you!

[@littlebigknits]

🥰🥰😂😂 that’s awesome!! Thank you for your enthusiasm!

[@ToothFairyPurls]

Thank you for such a lovely podcast Selma. The DRK sweater looks beautiful on you 😍 I really enjoyed the footage from your glamping trip 😊

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!

[@katespin99]

Lovely to spend my Sunday morning with you. Such wonderful projects you have going. Loved hearing about some of the patterns as they are now in my favorites. So much inspiration. Thank you.

[@jojojomac]

That pink top is SO CUTE. I’m sure you’ve gotten lots of resources, but my I thought I’d offer my fave jogless stripe technique. I learned it from Nimble Needles. When you do your second row of the stripe color, when you come to the join, you pick up a loop from the previous color and knit it with the stitch on your needle. Norman has a great video about it!

[@littlebigknits]

I actually did that in the first part of the sweater! No better unfortunately. Maybe it was the gauge or the linen?

[@leslienero7884]

Thanks for letting the music play out at the end, it was nice for working on my sleeve (of the Pampas tee). Also nice cat chat at the beginning 🐈‍⬛. I enjoyed your podcast as usual, your stripe drk looks fantastic to me, congrats! I've only tried the jogless stripe once with varying success. It was the method where on the second round of the new color you go into the row below and ..hah! I've already forgotten! Anyway, happy knitting!

[@littlebigknits]

It seems the jogless stripes work for some and not others so there must be some detail that some don’t do or something?? Or maybe gauge and yarn type have an impact too!

[@roulatornariti9005]

The drawstring bags are perfect. Inspired to make some for me. I have a lot of remnants but I don't have a pattern.

[@littlebigknits]

Sotak handmade here on KZbin has some great tutorials if you are lining sir something

[@kazwahmelbourne9271]

Hi Selma, Love your work as always. Have you heard of Wabi Sabi? Basically, Its the Japanese principle of beauty in imperfection, I think its such a freeing concept! Aprapos of that, I recently watched the Get Back documentary about the Beatles and can you believe that none of them could read or write music !!!! Paul McCartney said that years later he realised that no knowing the rules, if you will meant that he could explore without boundaries or the bridle of structure. I think that crosses over into all forms of art. I love learning about myself and others through creativity. That pink sweater youre wearing is just gorgeous!! everything about it is just so cute!! Thanks for all the inspiration you bring.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you! I think Wabi Sabi is what I am seeking in my making!! Being too focused on technique can be stifling!! I guess the Beatles knew it!

[@isabellemichaud6926]

Hello Selma, Thank you for another lovely episode where you share a "tranche de vie" with us. I was finishing the second sleeve on my Salty Air Tee as I watched, and you mentionning yours made me smile. I too struggled with "jogless" stripes, and my "Touski" Ravello by Isabell Kraemer is a prime example of this. Now, it's not so bad...I discovered Hélène Magnusson's method and it seems to jell with me. Really liked the suggestions you made about future patterns, namely the Sara Vest (who doesn't love a vest?), the Lace & Fade Boxy (I have the perfect fade kit waiting for just this occasion!) and the Ilha (which is already in my favorites but will be promoted to my queue). The idea of replacing the bobbles on your Tulip tee with nibs is genius! I've often refrained from knitting a pattern because it had bobbles, but no more! You've reminded me that being not so very exact and thinking outside the box - or the pattern - is a GOOD thing. It's called creativity. And you have plenty of it...and it's catching. Being from Montréal myself - although I now live in Lava - tickles me every time you mention a visit to the Métropole. The blue suede blazer you showed is quite a find. You mentionned wearing it with your beige Stockholm....I double dog dare you to wear it with a white shirt, a grey skirt and your hot pink Stockholm ! I am convinced it would look great. When garbed all in classic pieces, just a bit of zazz often makes the whole outfit sing. I think it's also funny you mentionned the podcast by youngfolk knits which contains references to Nora Ephron since it's the first one I watched by this knitter and I loved it. I'm grateful you included your "glamping" weekend at the end. It looked so peaceful and the mushrooms were incredible. Happiness is knitting by the fire while your sweet potatoes are roasting. Your man is a brave one. The water looked rather coolish, but then if living in Québec or Ontario, that's what is expected from bathing in lakes. I think the British call it "bracing". Hope you have a great time knitting on the train to and from Toronto and that your concert is everything you expect. Travel by train is the best. It slows things down and lets you breathe and relax. Well, that's enough for now...I do seem to go on and on and on. I want to reiterate my thanks for taking the time and energy and making this content for us, your knitting posse. It's always a privilege to be invited into you home and be a witness to you "quotidien". I am so very in awe of all that talent and dedication. Happy knitting, Your virtual tricopine Isabelle (or the crazy lady who told you that she loved you when you were holding court in the lobby of the Sheraton last May at KCM!)

[@littlebigknits]

Isabelle this was such a joy to read!! Thank you for all your thoughts! I really appreciate and enjoyed your musings 😘😘 Toronto was wonderful but Montreal has a piece of my heart 😘😘

[@lizsannachan]

Selma, i just love your kind of freestyle stitching on the denim! So cool and inspiring :)

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!

[@susanhaack1064]

The top of your drawstring bags is called a casing. Similar to the top of skirts with elastic. I love listening to your podcasts. Enjoy the Sting concert.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you!!

[@ShowandTellknitting]

I don't do many stripes, but one suggestion is to do the color change in a less conspicuous place (e.g. at the raglan).

[@grahammcnicol7468]

Hi Selma, thanks for keeping me company and entertaining me while I did boring housework loving all your projects. Re jobless stripes I have just followed Wild Knits Glasgow on KZbin she has a video on jogless stripes tried it and it works fabulously hope this information is of use to you. Best wishes Frances

[@littlebigknits]

Thanks for the tip 😊

[@sharonleopardiviinecreates4949]

I just swatched and calculated my stitch/row counts for my first West Village Skirt! I have a feeling Im going to make a lot of these as wardrobe staples. My first one is going to be made with Brooklyn Tweed Loft held double, also held with a strand of sequin sparkle from the Crafty Jackalope!

[@littlebigknits]

That’s exciting!! I look forward to seeing it!! And the others too 😊😊

[@laurelkoumarelas6264]

Hi Selma, thanks for sharing your projects again. Too bad about the jogless stripes. I just wanted to recommend the Patty Lyons Bag of Knitting Tricks. I have used a lot of her tips and they’ve been really helpful. She has one for jogless stripes, I haven’t tried it yet, but maybe it will work. I’m going to try it on my next stripey sweater.

[@wendysopel-tetreault2058]

I love thé DRK Everyday sweater and yours looks wonderful ❤ I’ll have to try that yarn !

[@alisoncaronflyingfree]

Oh how I wish I could have bumped into you at Twist. I took the basket making class this year on Friday. Yes this was a lovely time. I really enjoyed all of your beautiful projects and life stories. The heat has here in Québec also so naturally I chose today to wash windows. Whew. Not wise. 😅

[@annika9162]

I really can relate to your musings about not being exact in your craft. You said it so right, Selma. I never could have find the words for it but I do feel the same. It feels almost like a relief that it is okay to not be exact. Thank you ! I really love your podcast.

[@karynzlatkis]

You are such a lovely knitting company 🥰. Thank you for sharing your makes! I’m starting to feel a bit intimidated by the Contrast book 😅 You are the 3rd podcaster I watch that has stumbled upon their project and has put them on hold for awhile 🤯. Hope to see you in BCN 😊

[@littlebigknits]

Oh really!! I guess I’m in good company!! The projects are definitely advanced!! Lots of cables!

[@susansatchwell8482]

Patty lyons jogless. You tube video I . Have liked this video. You do have to make sure you do this on the correct row, not every row. For single color rows spiral knitting is goo d especially hats and socks and finer yarns. Always so nice projects you have. Of course the higher contrast color makes boo boos show more…

[@lindatiggelaar2798]

Lovely podcast as always. I just love that you show patterns you would love to knit. I love them too and popped them in my favorites.

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you!!

[@debbiedennie255]

Oh Selma your sweater you are wearing is gorgeous Wow and that colour makes your eyes pop!! I love the pink T you created All your knits are beautiful Such great work 😊💝🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!

[@PatriciaKMarshall]

I feel the same way about creativity, it so much more fun to not be restricted by exactness and just be free to see where it goes.

[@Adele_YarnCreations]

Always nice catching up with your makes! I also recently started to familiarise myself with my new sewing machine by making bags and enjoy it a lot. It looks like you are not using any batting. I don’t and actually prefer the softer drawstring bag,especially when having to pack it in a suitcase when travelling. Re “jogless” stripes: I recently knitted Rituals by Joji Locatelli and found the doing nothing in the 2 row stripes looks the best! Most of the time on thinner stripes, I prefer doing nothing and just pay attention to neaten up the last stitch knitted with the colour I’m picking up. To make sure the the float is long enough when carrying up yarns for a lot of rounds, a yarnover in the new colour at the beginning of the round (and dropping it in the next round) helps to prevent the floats of being too tight.

[@patmorgan8692]

I really like your DK Everday sweater. I know you had a couple of snafus with it but the color looks great on you. Love the embroidery on your project bag too😊. Take care and thanks for sharing with us

[@lindas5964]

Oh Selma, this podcast really resonated with me because I feel sometimes I get 1 decent FO out of every 3 or 4 I actually knit lol I was doing the finishing on a cardigan I have been working on for 6 months for my mother. She specially selected the yarn and I came up with the pattern myself (just an “easy” kimono style). Anyway, the whole thing was in a lacy repeat and didn’t realize that I didn’t have the lace repeats on the front panels EXACTLY symmetrical and so the grafting at the shoulders is off about 10 stitches and I am so disappointed! But…oh well. I always learn something with every disaster and so it goes. 😂 PS the Sara vest is a lovely pattern but I didn’t like the stepped shoulder seam. That’s when I finally learned how to Kitchener! As a final not, I am intrigued by your stitched bag!!! I have been wanting to do something similar but not sure I have the patience but your bag will be so so cute & is very inspirational!

[@littlebigknits]

Omg that would be so disappointing!! I hope the cardigan gets worn or did you rip out?? I have t agree re the Sara vest. The lace didn’t align when I separated for the front and back so I had to fiddle a bunch to make it work. I will probably do short rows at the top as I agree re the stepped bond off.

[@karenfeek1706]

I bought the Contrasts book as a PDF thanks to you because I also loved the Peachy Beach sweater. I also had a moment of OMG then reread and put markers in and am loving it. Going to Finland and Norway end of September and might have one sleeve done. Do you think it would look funny wearing it like that😂. It’s a beautiful pattern. You cost me way tooo much money and I love it. We have the same tastes. Favorite podcaster ever.

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Mounds, Illinois.

[@littlebigknits]

👋👋

[@sunnyw4148]

For jogless stripes look at Patty Lyon's Knitting Bag of Tricks. She does it slightly different than you did.

[@ginamacris6524]

Patty Lyons’ book is invaluable and I have been knitting for more than half a century. She has an ingenious way of dealing with two-round stripes, and oodles more!

[@pamroebuck4764]

I love the west brough hat. Made it several times. Lovely pattern 😊

[@littlebigknits]

Yay, thank you!

[@MrsKWheatley]

Enjoy your train ride to the Sting concert. I just love knitting on the train, it's such a pleasure watching the world go by with some knitting in my lap.

[@littlebigknits]

It really is!

[@judith6991]

I got a big smile on my face when you said you liked functional objects more then making art. With me it’s the same that’s why I like to sew and knit. And you made me realize that making functional items stimulates my creativitie more then making art.

[@margarethastings3332]

I hear you on the jogless stripes. Stephen West showed how he did it in his recent mystery sock tutorial. It involved lifting up one leg of the stitch below on the second round. I tried that, but to me it still looked messy. Next time, you could maybe try making a faux seam on the sides of your sweater with a purl stitch and change colours there. I’ve heard that works pretty well. However, that wouldn’t solve the yoke area. 😬

[@80sgma10]

I just love your little pink sweater! You have the best music.

[@littlebigknits]

Oh thank you!

[@tammykrauss5573]

I think I like you so much more after this episode. I liked you before but your revelation about your creativity is true of me as well. Congrats on the self revelation

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much 😀

[@gdarcie]

Watching your episode today, I feel a connection. So subscribe and comment, I did! (I am usually quite the wall flower) I, too, love the to create freely within my arts and crafts! If you haven’t already, I bet you would love the look and the stories behind the Quilts of Gee’s Bend. 💗

[@littlebigknits]

Welcome aboard!! Thank you for that suggestion!! I just looked up Gee’s Bend and have marked some videos to watch. Super interesting!!

[@neelamprasad7665]

I have knitted mine ilha sweater and it is a beautiful pattern. I bought mine immediately after watching knitter quiche podcast. You will enjoy the pattern.

[@ajborthwick7239]

I didn’t pick patterns yet but got all my fall coloured yarns out and desperately need to make some cardigans

[@littlebigknits]

Agreed re cardigans!

[@lsdev4229]

Great episode Selma!🥰,Sharon.

[@maryoconnell35]

Thank you Selma for another jam packed episode, you are going to be busy with all your various projects, may I say that you are looking so well, the scenery on your glamping trip looks beautiful. Sending love from Ireland. ☘☘☘

[@littlebigknits]

Thank you so much!

[@verylikecheryl]

Have you seen the Everyday Attitude top by Susanne Sommer? It’s a stripey top that eliminates the problem of the jog because she has you use slip stitches at each sideseam so you end up with a vertical stripe down each side seam. It’s a really elegant design feature and might give you a solution to jogs next time you stripe 🤓

[@littlebigknits]

It’s a great design! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Adele_YarnCreations]

Hi Selma, always enjoy your makes….I wrote a long comment and don’t know where it is now😀. I recently knitted Rituals by Joji Locatelli and found that doing nothing actually looks the best in narrow stripes. I’ve tried ALL the methods believe me! When picking up the previous colour I just pay attention to neaten up the last stitch in the previous stripe knitted with that colour as well as tighten up the 1st 2 stitches in the new colour. Also try not to tighten up the float too much… For wider stripes adding a yo before the 1st st and dropping it in the next round also helps for the float.

[@littlebigknits]

Interesting tips!

[@margaretsmith2778]

You might enjoy Crazy Quilting. There are several uTube videos. You could do machine piecing and add decorative hand sewing on it. Thanks I you always inspire me! There are just not enough hours in the day!

[@littlebigknits]

I will definitely check that out!!

[@patricialoux5193]

Always a pleasure to knit along with your podcast Selma! You’ve been getting me into vests again. They were all the rage in the seventies when I was young. I made the Sarah vest last spring after being inspired by your vest knitting!

[@littlebigknits]

Im glad to spread the vest love!!

[@subellekazooti9589]

Such a feast for my eyes today, everything is lovely. Love the bags especially, and that adorable pink top with the tie. Taking the train to see Sting and getting to knit on the way is going to be magical. Enjoy!

[@lynntimmer1620]

Soothing to watch on a hot Sunday afternoon after giving my outdoor flowers a long, cool drink. I love the blue of your striped sweater. I've heard of people soaking and drying yarn in the hank before making a cake to take care of color coming off. Have I ever done that? No. 🙃