exciting announcement, finished maxine & small fry scarf, framed update • episode 39, marlene knits

[@roos7631]

So lovely how almost everyone in the knitting community loves autumn!! Have so much fun with your membership and the lovely people that will join it! 🍂🍁

[@marleneknits]

Isn’t it? 🤎🍂 thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

[@apricotandhoney]

just recently found you and watched all your past episodes! Love your podcast! Happy to be here! :)

[@marleneknits]

aww thank you! so happy you found your way here 🧡

[@jeffkathywhitaker]

Thank you for sharing about your anxiety. Knitting helps me so much with my mental health issues. I knit 5-6 hours a day, and I'm so grateful that I am in a position to do that. Glad to hear you're taking care of yourself

[@marleneknits]

I’m glad to hear that knitting is helping you as well ☺️ and I’m always going to share because we need better and more honest representation! and for people to feel seen and know that it will be okay!

[@judithtaylor6916]

For those who have 2nd sock syndrome. In the The Knitter Magazine - Issue 182. Knit only one long tube, long enough for two sock lengths. Place stitches on waste yarn for the cuff at the beginning, after-thought heels, toes and finishing with the 2nd cuff. If you would like the pattern. Contact me.

[@marleneknits]

thanks for sharing!

[@themanicafe5072]

Hi! I'd love more info on this and a link to the pattern if possible ? thanks

[@judithtaylor6916]

@@themanicafe5072 not sure where you live. Do you have a local council library membership? The Knitter Magazine I accessed through the Libby app which my library has.

[@wyldweaverandwyrm]

It's encouraging to see that I'm not the only one with a million projects! I have the Book Club cardigan to finish, a test knit for Teti Lutsak, a jumper for my mum, and I'm doing a mini Heirloom Quilt cardigan KAL with my friend. I also have to spin up my third yarn for the Tessellated cardigan, I just started spinning recently and thought this might be a good project to include some handspun in, but it is adding a lot of extra time!

[@marleneknits]

wow that’s a lot of wonderful projects, I love it! 🥰 it is a perfect project for handspun for sure (wish I had spun for it.. next time!) and thank you for joining the membership 🧡

[@wyldweaverandwyrm]

​@@marleneknitsIt really is a perfect handspun project, particularly as I think the pattern will hide the slight uneven-ness of my beginner spinning! I'm excited to see the future of your channel and the membership.

[@marleneknits]

@@wyldweaverandwyrm oh definitely ☺️ me too & I’m so looking forward to it :)

[@sarahknits1984]

Autumn state of mind while sweating profusely. Yes. Right there with you. 🧡🍁🍂🥵😅🤗

[@marleneknits]

😅😂🧡🤎

[@franzih.7585]

Love the idea of a knit night!!!

[@marleneknits]

I‘ll keep it in mind and think about how it might work out in the future! :)

[@sibleyhoneybee427]

I am excited about the YFK Mosaic Mayhem KAL with Kaci. I'm making the mosaic carpet project bag by Mary Wallin. I'm looking forward to seeing your framed sweater finished and watching your tessellated cardigan take shape as well. I love your new hairstyle! ❤️🧶

[@marleneknits]

that sounds lovely and makes two of us, excited for mosaic knitting and kaci’s KAL ☺️ thank you so much 🧡

[@apt.atelier]

The color of your mini mock neck looks so good on you!

[@marleneknits]

thanks Anna 😘

[@imke_strickt]

Thanks for the video, Marlene. I it and am already looking forward to the next one!

[@_PartTimeOverthinker_]

I love the “rainbow sprinkles” socks ✨. I guess I’m biased as I was literally turning the heel on my Hermione’s everyday socks while watching 😊. I appreciate how you integrate talking about your mental health. I hope you take care of yourself and it’s good to hear that you are well supported by your friends and found something new that brings you joy (referring to Stardew Valley). 💛

[@marleneknits]

yay, fellow hermiones and speckled sock yarn fan 🤗 and thank you so much for saying that! I feel lucky to be able to openly share about it and to be well supported ☺️ and I think it’s so nice to have many different interests and hobbies that fill us up 🧡

[@cozyhobbitknits]

Excited to join this community! These emojis are so cute too

[@marleneknits]

Yay!! 🥳 happy to have you ☺️

[@kavitadeepchand]

Hi Marlene. Very impressed you've spun for a sweater. I have plans to do that too but so far have only made single skeins.

[@marleneknits]

thank you’ the contrast color for my sweater was only two skeins though too, so it’s a great sweater spin to start with ☺️

[@sarahfarber1983]

your hair looks so good!!!

[@marleneknits]

aww thanks Sarah 🤗

[@mytrueserenity5666]

Yes! The warmer swatch warms you so beautifully. Not that the other wasn't pretty, but the second just suits you. :-) One of these days, I have to really give spinning on my mini spinner another try. Maybe when the winter and snow begin.

[@marleneknits]

ah thanks! I’m really looking forward to casting in that sweater 🥰 I highly recommend it - it’s such a wonderful edition to our crafting and creativity!

[@linsie.loo8]

Congratulations on launching your membership! I was really pleased to be able to shop your affiliate link for the most recent Coast to Coast release, but this sounds like a great way to support you, while also building community ♥️. I’m planning on knitting a stripe hype with my patchwork collection yarn, which is sort of inspired by your latest version as I really like how you used three colours for your stripes. I’ve never purchased their yarn before, but as someone who likes to quilt and sew I just couldn’t get this collection out of my head. Your most recent finished knits are beautiful, and your framed sweater with your hand spun is gorgeous! I also agree with your thoughts on your new doppio swatch and I’m into the idea of you using trench coat. Can’t want to see how it turns out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Rings of Power show. My partner and I really enjoy LOTRs and we’ve been talking about watching, but have heard such mixed reviews online and don’t know anyone that has watched.

[@marleneknits]

I‘m so pleased to hear that you’ve found yourself drawn to those colors as well 🤎 thank you so much for your kind words! & I hope you and your partner might enjoy the show even with its irritating moments 😄 it’s definitely a must watch for me as a lotr fan!

[@nikitinaknits]

Hi Marlene, another wonderful episode. Thank you!

[@marleneknits]

thank you 🤗

[@crochetismytherapy]

hab den Podcast noch nicht geschaut aber schon 1:25h zu sehen macht mein Herz voll! Freu mich auf jede deiner Episoden

[@marleneknits]

oh wie schön, danke dir für das liebe kommentar 🧡

[@MikiCrespo]

Absolutely beautiful knitting projects 🌰 love your color palette 💚🦌🦊

[@marleneknits]

Thank you so much! 🤎

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much for sharing about my channel and the #FallFeelsKAL, Marlene 🧡🍂🫶🏼

[@marleneknits]

of course! I think it’s a fun idea and I’m looking forward to join 💛

[@mettebossow]

Hi Marlene - great video 😀 i frogged my sons Northland sweater in Alaska - the one i copied from you 😉 the yarn was very wobbly and I could not knit very even I thought. But I could not be bothered to steam it 😂 so I made a swatch test and washed it and it was perfect and so I just tried and the sweater turned out beautifully ❤ I knit socks in the same way and I feel I am cheating and beating the second sock syndrome 😅 have a nice weekend ❤

[@mettebossow]

And ps i have the same experience - way too much in my brain - then I cannot knit or read which are usually my coping strategies. Hope you get better soon❤

[@marleneknits]

hi mette 🥰 thanks so much for sharing - that’s a great tip and I don’t think it’s cheating either ;) it’s already better but yeah, sometimes it’s just a lot and I hope the same for you! thanks for much for joining the membership 🧡

[@cassiopeia8724]

Stardew Valley is awesome. It will be my goal for next year to knit at least one pair of the stardew valley color work socks which are available in 4 different seasons. I just need to learn colorwork knitting first 😅

[@marleneknits]

omg I didn’t know something like that existed but obviously I’m not surprised! this community is awesome! & you can do it ☺️

[@lippy_jean]

i'm also currently working on a stick season sweater for my partner! can't wait to see you start yours :)

[@marleneknits]

yay! ✨ let’s hope I’ll get it cast on and finished til christmas ;)

[@maiiamiii]

Super interesting what you mentioned about Rings of Power. There were so many small things which irked me about the first season that I decided to not even watch season 2, even though I had been looking forward to the show for years. Please mention again if your current opinion holds up when you watched a few more episodes, I need some more motivation to spend money on the Prime Video membership 😅

[@marleneknits]

I will definitely mention it again! thanks for commenting your thoughts on it! I was definitely a harsh critic of the first season myself and the second also definitely has its more enjoyable parts and then some „rolling my eyes“ parts as well but as a lotr fan I couldn’t have missed watching it! you could subscribe to prime for a month, watch all of it and delete it again? ☺️ will report back on how the season continues!

[@maiiamiii]

@@marleneknits I'll probably do something like that, yes 😅 thanks!

[@Spinning_laine]

Congratulations on your membership! I jumped on board! I think a KAL would be awesome for the members as an option as well! Also, eyeing that giveaway!! I have been wanting to spin up your fiber color way. So pretty!! I would also love to join the Doppio sweater KAL! I have never watched Gilmore girls and it would be a fun little "party".

[@marleneknits]

thank you so much Jesse and welcome to the membership, I‘m excited to have you ☺️ & I added you to the doppio/GG group chat 🍂

[@the_busy_beaver_brooke]

Another kal is Ruth loves to knit is doing t&p year 2024 I can remember the hash tag however it's twin-set and purl patterns to the end of the year ... I'm planning on doing one of the bridgerton socks they have, just have to decide which ones 😂

[@marleneknits]

thanks for sharing and happy knitting 🧡

[@bebe033]

I knit my Doppio in size 3, I have a 95cm bust, so that was 12cm of ease. It’s exactly as I wanted it - loose but not baggy if that makes sense.

[@marleneknits]

that’s very helpful thanks! ☺️

[@EmiliaPanet]

I did exactly same mistake with my sophie scarf 😂

[@marleneknits]

been there, done that 🤭😄

[@alexandradegruyter]

❤️🌈

[@sheilamccart7553]

Is the hot water bottle knit in the round?

[@marleneknits]

yes! ☺️

[@fromsmallthings509]

If you and your partner enjoy Tolkien, have you tried watching Exploring The Lord of the Rings KZbin podcast, by Corey Olsen? It's amazing, and perfect to watch while knitting. He also does Rings and Realms, discussing the Rings of Power show. I've found that his analysis makes the show deeper and more interesting, as I am not a Tolkien expert.

[@marleneknits]

we oftentimes like to what an analysis but from a german channel called „cinema strikes back“ but we‘ll definitely check out your recs, thanks!! :)

[@magicksecrets]

Hi, Marlene! Love the idea of creating subscriptions/membership for all the content you giving us on the regular basis (we are so thankful for that!) One thing of criticism: usage of AI. It's unethical and damaging in so many ways and it would so good to just get rid of it entirely. For other side loved to see you working with a designer and the emojis looks adorable!

[@marleneknits]

hi Tonya, thank you so much for your comment! I took some time to think about it and want to agree that AI can be used in some extremely damaging and unethical ways especially in media (something we talked about quite a bit during my media studies programm at university but probably has changed for the worse since then/ has gotten more dangerous because pictures/videos have gotten more convincing etc - this is also a point my designer friend raised when we talked about the issue after the fact!) plus the usage of original art to train or „feed“ the algorithm obviously is a huge problem, I get that! I didn’t think it would be ab issue since the logos/badges are so small and I couldn’t see a reason why me generating colorful quilt motifs would be harmful to anyone - I am trying to find a longterm/ more ethical solution currently and hope to find something custom that’s fun & „handmade“ just like our knits and crochet items 🧶

[@meepiecrafts7799]

Emilykate makes has a vintagemkal

[@marleneknits]

thanks for sharing with us 🤗

[@meepiecrafts7799]

@@marleneknits you are welcome, thank you for sharing too😊

[@evaremmy7692]

Hab ich es richtig verstanden, dass man ohne ein Mitglied zu sein, keine Videos von dir mehr sehen kann? 😮

[@marleneknits]

nein keine Angst, das hast du falsch verstanden! für alle regulären Videos und Subscriber bleibt alles beim Alten! es wird für Mitglieder nur zusätzlichen Content geben ☺️

[@aliksakantha6230]

[@marleneknits]

aww I love these emojis! welcome to the membership, Aliksa ☺️