Everything I knit in 2023

[@carlafawcett6494]

This was delightful to watch ! So much great knitting. Really enjoyed it

[@work.knits.]

So pleased Carla! Thank you for spending some time with me x

[@soandiesews]

Fab vlog thank you.I’ve subscribed and will enjoy binge watching your other episodes. I’m in the SW UK too, bottom of Cornwall 😘

[@work.knits.]

So lovely to meet you! That's so kind, thank you!

[@carolpepper2424]

I love how you experimented and played with/added in original work - such great learning and really inspirational!

[@work.knits.]

Aww I'm so pleased! Thank you for spending some time with me x

[@dlindsay913]

Enjoyed this video so much. Projects are very nice! I have been using clear sleeves 8"x11.5" (paper size) to keep the pattern, snips of each yarn and the tags. Any notes can be added. These are then put into a notebook, which can be arranged in any way with tabs. I love the clear sleeve idea especially when traveling. I print the pattern and take it with me. It's handy and at the ready in the air, car, or at the beach. It can be folded and shoved in any bag and is water resistant.

[@work.knits.]

This is such a great tip! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@vickistanton9078]

Please please release the plain collar pattern! Your immense creativity is just astounding! So glad I found your podcast. I am so inspired by you.😘

[@work.knits.]

Thank you Vicki! Ok I definitely will do!

[@AllHomesteading]

A lovely selection of projects and yarn choices! I especially like your cowls and sweaters.

[@work.knits.]

Thank you so much! I will check out your podcast!

[@jamiethrogmorton2540]

I LOVE the Tresko sweater design! The design on the sleeves is the best!! So much fun, I’d knit that pattern.

[@metaphoryarns8490]

Great podcast. I know I am a bit weird, but I do like to knit the second sock. Once I have worked my way through the first sock of a challenging pattern, I look forward to the ease of doing do it again now that I know how. That said, I am hoping 2024 will be many more sweaters than I have done before.

[@work.knits.]

Oh I'm so jealous that you like the second sock. To be fair I'm a bit like that with the second sleeve on a sweater so maybe I need to trick my brain into thinking the same with socks!

[@janehodgett959]

Your FO s are amazing you’re a very clever girl well done wow! Beautiful colour work ! 🤩👌🙌🏻✨

[@work.knits.]

Oh thank you!

[@KnitMyWayHome]

This was such fun to watch! Your knits are beautiful and the colours you choose are perfect for the projects. You have a fabulous eye for that! Thank you for this episode. KZbin recommended your podcast and I subscribed right away! 😊

[@work.knits.]

Hello! Lovely to meet you and thank you so much for watching and spending some time with me. Very best wishes for 2024 and some lovely knitting time x

[@dtroj4774]

So many beautiful projects !love it! I like your knitting your own! I like your cabled colour with the tight neck.

[@work.knits.]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate you spending some time with me and for your lovely comment. Happy new year!

[@mynorthknitcorner]

So many beautiful projects! I really love your tresko sweater. Thank you for the look through your knits this year! Looking forward to following your knitting journey in the new year!

[@work.knits.]

You too Anne! Thank you for spending some time with me, as always xx

[@lilykatemakes]

Thanks so much for choosing my Thin air sweater pattern and including it in your roundup! As for your questions - I used Cardiff Cashmere classic which is a sport weight 😊 I’ve used Axis for other designs but not this one. And the modifications you made to the sleeves probably explains why it feels not quite right - the sleeves are quite wide at the top, which is balanced by the deep turn back cuff. The double layer adds weight to the bottom of the sleeves - both literal weight, which makes the shoulders lie nicely, and visual ‘weight’ to the lower half of the garment. Hope this makes sense! 🥰

[@work.knits.]

Hi Lily! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch the episode and help me with some of the challenges with my Thin Air sweater - nothing to do with the pattern and entirely my fault!

[@shirleyomara8112]

Excellent neckwear! Like your designs! U inspire me to make some of these😀

[@work.knits.]

So pleased to hear this! (Apologies for the delayed reply!) X

[@ozprawn]

Happy New Year to you! My notes are fairly well organised as most of my working career was admin and I can’t kick the habit! I usually have a freebie working notepad on the go (currently thanks to Nespresso!) which I try and record anything I can’t fit on the paper patterns which get stored in a completed pattern ring binder. I keep my yarn tags in one of those old fashioned plastic pocket photo albums, mostly to remind me of washing instructions but they often have a notes section as well. It keeps the bulk seperate from your working notes and the slot in kind mean you can take the label out easily if you need to. I’ve recently upgraded myself from a handbag sized “Nanna’s Brag Book” to an A4 one, but in the digital age they’re getting harder and harder to find. I also have another fancier hardback notebook that I list all new yarn details in when I purchase, ‘by weight’ sections and add any gauges I get to it, successful or not, because it gives me a good idea of where to start if I use that yarn again. As soon as I finish a project I adjust the stash total but keep all the notes about the yarn. It’s a Defence Against The Dark Arts hardback if you’re wondering from that one Christmas I accidentally ordered two for a Harry Potter nerd 😂 Anyways anyways, that one is my most used go to for yarn weights and stash amounts when I’m trawling Ravelry patterns of an evening and trying to remember whether I’ve already got enough of something that will work. Occasionally I think about using my iPad more for patterns and notes but my love of stationery and long history of inexplicably loosing electronic data prohibits 😊 I’m definitely going to try that knit row tip for neckband ribs and good to see the Shift Cowl didn’t get frogged!

[@work.knits.]

So nice to hear from you. I loved reading about how you keep all your notes ❤️!

[@amyengelhardt8284]

Just loved your selections!

[@work.knits.]

Thank you so much 💕

[@edinacole6382]

Holst Garn is one of my favorite yarns too!

[@Dreamknitgirl-1]

You probably already know this but sleeves get shorter with wearing. The fabric gets pulled t the elbow, which sometimes produces a slight pouf there

[@work.knits.]

Hello! This is very true - I think I just generally need to knit my sleeves longer. I get impatient and race to cast off haha

[@kathleenjohnson4433]

Might I suggest a binder rather than a notebook. It allows for the growth in thickness when keeping ball bands and gauge samples. You can also get dividers for separating design work from knitting others patterns. You can add in pages if you re-work things at a later date and need to keep it with the original work. It wks a treat for me. Loved this video and wish you the best and lots of rewarding knitting in 2024

[@work.knits.]

Aww thank you Kathleen. Such a good idea. Wishing you and your loved ones all the best

[@lizwhaley9676]

You are so adorable! Love your knits! I also swear by the Strangebrew Recipe and have gotten so much inspiration from it. What is the edging you do for your 1x1 ribs to make them look so clean? Is it just a standard cast-off? It's stunning!

[@work.knits.]

Thank you so much! The edging I do is a row of straight knit stitches after the rib but before the bind off. It just makes the bind off pop!

[@jamiethrogmorton2540]

Nice idea about provisionally casting on a bottom-up sweater at the underarm, but notice that the stitches below that will be upside down…that line might be very obvious.

[@work.knits.]

I agree that is a potential issue, would depend on the yarn!

[@jamiethrogmorton2540]

Love your energy, talent and all the pretty designs you shared. Your color choices with all the “successes” are very nice. So happy I’ve found your channel; I’m excited to follow your designing path. 🧶 🧡

[@work.knits.]

Thank you ❤️

[@Meirjolanknits]

I really would like a pattern for the third plain collar in grey, so lovely, i love this more than the available patterns atm :)

[@work.knits.]

It's about to be test knit so you won't have to wait long :) thank you for your support x

[@mindykannon4650]

Great podcast....I need a sweater that has the neckline of your first collar with Kate Davies yarn.....so nice!

[@work.knits.]

Thank you so much! Maybe I can look into doing that!

[@edinacole6382]

Oh no, the v-neck (by Lily Kate) color-block sweater is a WIN! Don't frog it

[@work.knits.]

I haven't yet so it could yet be saved haha! Thank you for your lovely comments! X

[@edinacole6382]

@@work.knits. if you imagine the sweater as a sweatshirt, it’s perfect! If you want the sweater that’s still in your head, knit another using the information you learned while knitting this “sweatshirt”

[@jamiethrogmorton2540]

Can you save the colorwork on the Medina, just move it lower? It’s really pretty and unusual colors.

[@work.knits.]

Yes some sweater surgery might work!

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

I really think the knitting straight and then doing some increases makes sense. I wonder do you have it written pattern like anywhere. I’m small chested and hate the extra fabric I get where you show you knit straight. I’d love to buy a pattern from you as to exactly how you do that describing and when and so on. I’m not a designer I follow instruction’s and directions. Thanks so much.

[@work.knits.]

Hello! Thank you for reaching out. I have a design I'm working on which will include this technique so hopefully that will help!

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

@@work.knits. Thank you, I’ll be watching for it. Are you going to need testers? I have not tested before but am interested in doing so.

[@work.knits.]

​@@TrudySchwartzBurrill I will do - I will post details about it on my next episode!

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

@@work.knits. Thats terrific. I so appreciate it. I have a few sweaters on hold in very expensive yarns that I don’t wan to continue utilizing if I won’t be happy with the outcome. I want to like it and wear it. MYak in their cloud base, making a B(l)ack To Life by Isabell Kraemer, It could be amazing, not just ok. I’m unwilling to settle.

[@work.knits.]

Totally understand! X

[@clairegasson4187]

I really like your grey cabled collar, I would love the pattern if you do write it up!

[@work.knits.]

Thanks Claire. I will definitely write it up!

[@amypink1111]

I love the plain gray collar and would buy the pattern if you chose to write it. I like the tight and flat collar on that one.

[@work.knits.]

Thank you Amy! I will look at writing this up!

[@Glaleria]

If I look at the foto’s of the bright sweater, you even see the puckering on the pictures of the designer… so I guess it isn’t just a problem of the other knitters 😅

[@work.knits.]

Aww I hadn't noticed that! That makes me feel less confused, thank you!

[@michelleodell8030]

I also love the sleeve pattern on the Bright sweater. Did you use the Holst Garn single or did you have to double it?

[@work.knits.]

Good question: I held it double :)

[@michelleodell8030]

Thank you!@@work.knits.

[@janekellett304]

‘Colour, structure and design’ by Alison Ellen

[@work.knits.]

That's the one! Thank you x