Finally Finished 1960s Vintage Sweater // Casual Friday S5E14

[@laurastrom9857]

I don’t honestly think that those of us who really follow you, can have TOO much information about what you teach. We follow you because you are a teacher and know that we all geek out on the details you share. Thank you always, for the details.

[@elizabethseakins4602]

Fabulous sweater beautiful colour pattern and fit. I always love geeky knitting maths!

[@dianathorpe2280]

I absolutely LOVE this sweater on you. The color and fit and style are so flattering. I know you got really tired of it because you had to reknit some parts but I'm so glad you finished it because it is so pretty. Since you are a master knitter and such a good teacher we viewers who watch your videos really look to you for encouragement and tips and ideas . To know that you sometimes have issues with your knitting and that you keep at it until you get it right REALLY helps us to know that having issues with knitting is just part of the process and for us to keep at it until we are satisfied with our knitting too. Thank you ever so much for finishing this beautiful sweater and for sharing your journey along the way. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished skirt. I remember my mom making me a plaid wool skirt in a similar aqua color in the 60's. Brings back memories. :)

[@juliaturney7017]

The sweater is lovely and the color really suits you. Well done.

[@JesusJoy77805]

Your 👍🏼sweater is so beautiful. Never seen a yoke like this. This would take me a year!. The kits bring back memories. I wore plaid skirts with sweaters. Always enjoy your videos. I learn a lot! Thank you🤗

[@s.maskell7134]

Your sweater turned out so well. That yoke is truly original and pretty.

[@llautensify]

Your sweater is beautiful and will look so lovely with your skirt when it is done. Thanks for including us on the journey.

[@TheSuzberry]

Please, write a book on what you are learning from your vintage sweater project.

[@junew2203]

Thank you for satisfying my geeky side with this! I think it's why I deep down inside love knitting as much as I do.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

Roxanne, So happy to see you showcasing your 60's sweater. I do see what you mean re: the shoulder area__it seems there's a bit more fabric in the sleeve caps than you'd like(me, too!). Nonetheless, I feel you've done an excellent job of taming that yoke and I really like the color, fit and style on you. Something about that yarn__it really does 'look' vintage. Wow! Can't wait to see how the skirt and sweater look together! Hope you're having a great weekend. 💖🙌🙌🙌😺

[@mariehansen2534]

Your sweater is beautiful and I like the way the neckline is knitted. The colour suits you and from what I could see the fit is great too. I thought you were early this week but then realised that we have gone back an hour for daylight saving. Panic over. I like the idea of a kit for sweater and skirt with everything included. You are really going to be busy with the skirt as well. Thank you for sharing your masterpiece and your time, catch up next week. Thank you for your podcast, it's always interesting.

[@karinberryman2009]

Your cardigan is truly lovely! The neck and fit looks so smart

[@kerrifarnsworth-hoback1761]

I am excito see you wearing your finished sweater! The color looks great on you!

[@Marielm1]

I wanted to tell you when you first bought those kits: the orange one caught my eye. A very good wool tweed/plaid box pleated skirt with lots of orange in it (pumpkin?) and a matching plain orange cashmere 3/4 length sleeve sweater were among my grandmothers clothes when she passed in 1970. My mother kept it. Was vintage then, we guessed just post war, but in gorgeous condition and she wore it for years after. I looked, but alas no photos. Thank you for your videos.

[@leftycrochetsandmirrorknits]

I really like your completed 1960s sweater. I will be going back to rewatch your video about the yoke.

[@andreamiller6200]

What a treasure this magnificent sweater is, I am entranced with this amazing yoke and I hope it makes many more appearances on Tuesdays or Fridays. The color is luscious and I can't wait to see it with the companion skirt. The designer of the kit would be overjoyed with how you are turning it out (I hope they are able to find your video!). And THANK YOU for the extra information about the measurements of the 3 wedge toes, I feel complete!

[@carblarson8868]

I love this color on you. The yoke is so interesting.

[@Binkboodle1]

Love your show! Really interesting about the Monmouth caps! Thanks for sharing that!

[@edinacole6382]

I love how well you know yourself and allow yourself to be you :)

[@hairmo23134]

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing.

[@aroundtheworldfibers]

The sweater looks great on you. I really like the yoke on the sweater and the color is lovely on you too. Like you, I always buy extra to make sure I like the way things will turn out. It's why I have a huge stash of yarn, loads of material from past sewing projects, and enough thread to go around the world 10 times and then some. The thread thing - I realized I had an issue with color, so now I have someone else pick the threads to match material. 😏 And I happen to like and appreciate the geeky math stuff and all the other amazing information you provide. ❤ I know you finished your breed study, but I don't remember hearing how the Quiviut worked out? Perhaps I missed it. I was curious about what it was like to spin and what it knit up like.

[@isithometimeyet6553]

The sweater is so nice and such a beautiful colour. The yoke is very cool. Thanks for explaining about the kits. I have a couple of kits like those, also from the 60's that were my mothers's and I always wondered about them. They are Munrospun, which I assume is British. She never really talked about them but I always thought the material looked amazing.

[@caro1591]

I absolutely adore this cardi. So sad that you won’t be publishing a pattern for it …but totally understand why not. 😆

[@Sequoya]

Oh happy day! The 1960’s sweater is beautiful and it fits you so well. It was so nice to go on the journey with you, and I learned so much. Great episode!

[@margotpriest1677]

One of my favourite outfits when I was a teen (early-mid 60's) was a purchased sweater and skirt set--not a kit. Forest green A-line mid-knee skirt, lined (those were the days) and a cardigan sweater, three-quarter sleeves. The final touch was edge of the front of the sweater and buttons were black kid--very narrow edging. I adored it and felt so elegant. I'd wear it again today if I had it and if I could fit into it (two impossibilities!).

[@paulajohnson6943]

The sweater is lovely, and those buttons 🤩! Thanks for the links to the knitting history book and interesting interview with the Australian sheep farmer.

[@MrMonet111]

Your sweater is delightful and the fit and color suits you well. Congratulations on all of your hard work. Thank you for taking us along on the journey!

[@goswamigeeta]

The journey of this sweater is so rewarding! That is the beauty of a classic pattern, always beautiful! I have learnt a lot too.

[@knitgirl.7676]

I always appreciate your analytical approach to knitting. As an accountant and a knitter, I love it.

[@jeaninegunn4118]

The follow up to sock toes was very informative especially when you layered them. Thanks!!

[@MildredGlutz]

Love your 60s sweater! Now, I wish I had one of those 60s cabled mohair V-neck sweaters! I guess I’ll have to knit one!

[@theastewart6721]

Your sweater is stunning Roxanne! A perfect color for you and the fit is fantastic! Love love love the yoke! Thanks for sharing with us!💞

[@juliebais5137]

As you are learning new ways of construction in your knitting, will you implement them into modern knitting patterns. It would be fun if you would point out in each one of the sweaters what you would definitely do again or what you wouldn’t use because there is a better way to get the same result.

[@kaylemoine1571]

Looks good!

[@heidicook2395]

I love all the detailed information you give us. I'm a bit of a math geek. 😊

[@SuperPeppermint2]

I love the sweater!!!!

[@sheryltisdale]

Your sweater is beautiful Roxanne, it suits you well, color and style!

[@evelynwald9132]

Who wore it better? Roxanne! Loved how you recreated the pose and the color you chose, what a beautiful blue! Thanks for sharing!

[@elaineenstone6834]

Your vintage sweater looks great. Will look forward to seeing the completed ensemble. Knitting history is fascinating, I have just acquired a copy of No Idle Hands by Anne Macdonald and am looking forward to reading it. The explanation of the sock toes is great. The difference in stitches and actual size will affect the amount of yarn used so I will have to recalculate the amount of yarn needed for contrasting toes. 🇬🇧

[@jeanette6396]

Just love ❤️ that blue color on you, very attractive! And love the explanation on sock toes. Have always wanted a rounder toe as I have square toes, but thought it would be longer. Thanks for the demo.

[@veronicasiefert1226]

Your sweater looks great on you and the color is also very flattering on you.

[@vindeljay]

The 1960's cardigan is perfect, love the colour on you. That neckline design sits so well, what a good design for those times.

[@robyn3349]

Thank you! Well done!

[@ellennelsen5576]

Your sweater is so lovely. Turned out perfect.

[@akorio21]

The geeky sock math chapter made me way too excited!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Lovely 1960s vintage sweater, I really like that color on you.

[@LeuchtKeFer]

thanks.

[@jenniferrich5292]

Just love that yoke🥰 And naturally, the sock toe I want to knit has the HIGHEST stitch count😬

[@xbaczewska4197]

You are wearing THE SWEATER! How long in coming--you must be so pleased. It looks perfect on you.

[@sherryperry67]

Beautiful!!!

[@debrademusz6044]

The sweater is very becoming. I love the faux collar.🧶🧶🧶

[@MOLLIMEDIA]

I have a question about row gauge. How do you adjust your row gauge when your stitch gauge is correct? It seems if you were to change needle sizes, it would affect your stitch gauge as well. Blocking must be involved, but still… Thanks

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You don't change needle size, you change the rate at which you do your shaping (inc/dec more often or less often). I did a video on it a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIW0ZoKVh5iVf8U

[@osmia]

Luv your thumbnail:)

[@NinaKeilin]

Wow you finally finished! Many interesting stops and starts as you had to redo parts and take your three week time limits LOL. It’s such an interesting style. Really attractive. Is the yarn of a Shetland texture or is it smoother?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The Andrew Stewart yarn (the 3-ply yarn in the two kits I didn't use) were more like a Shetland wool. The yarn I used was a worsted spun smooth 4-ply.

[@marietovo3978]

Roxanne, that sweater looks really nice on you! I’m just wondering if there is a name to that type of yoke?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Not that I know of. I had never seen it before. It's certainly not a commonly used approach.

[@dlouisegerlach2304]

When I toured the Jamiesons mill in Shetland, we followed the pathway through the mill from raw wool to packed yarn of Spindrift. At one end of the mill building were looms which were weaving fabric from what appeared to be the Spindrift yarn. I don't live in the UK but I have never seen any indication that this fabric is available as yardage. (It would be lovely to knit a sweater in the same yarn as the woven fabric. Shades of the 60's!) I assume it must be a commercisl product for use as upholstery fabric, but it would be interesting to know.

[@CarrieMtn]

Interesting talk about toe size. Good to know if you’re playing yarn chicken!

[@enacrt]

Finally 🎉🎉🎉

[@alisonsmith376]

I wonder if you’re still considering the possibility of an illustrated book chronicling this century of sweaters journey? It’s fascinating, really.

[@maryannc7223]

You’re probably determined to make the buttons functional, but knowing you use cardigans like they’re pullovers, I’d “cheat” and just sew the buttons on with too-small buttonholes and just put it over my head!