Finnish Knitting Stories - Episode 117: so many finished objects!

[@catherinethomes2910]

I’m sorry your childhood was not good and it made your birthdays not a special day 😢. You should definitely celebrate each one as a special day, you mean a lot to so many people. ❤

[@Maja_Larsson]

Grattis på födelsedagen Jana! Thank you for this lovely episode 😊❤

[@beatewolf7477]

Happy birthday ❤the colour of Tresoro is perfect for you!

[@nataliealexander7457]

I really like the the raglan tee you are wearing; it goes so well with that lovely skirt. [Being American, I had to laugh at "autumn" vs. "fall"!!! I always enjoy word-of-the-day in both Finnish and Latvian!] I love the way your birthday cast-ons help you reshape your birthdays into happy, loving, exciting times--to celebrate your own self. May I say that I am so glad that you exist--and through your casts have become a part of my life. Cool possibilities for the new one!

[@sandrasanders1874]

❤ happy birthday to come ❤ nice finished projects ❤

[@deborahkristensen9344]

I love your sit-upons!!

[@YarnStorieswithOlivia]

The top is perfect with your skirt 🤩 I have this top on my queue and seeing yours is making me want to cast on soon. Thank you for the lovely company. xx

[@donnarossignol5695]

Happy birthday Jana. I love your podcast so much. Your giant granny square blanket is stunning. Sophie is a lucky girl.

[@marjoriebahm9239]

Happy Birthday! Love your bobble shawl. I think you should go with neon yellow for your birthday cast-on!

[@judithtaylor6916]

Happy birthday for next week ❤ Cineraria are a late winter/spring flowering plant. Like a shady spot. Pink, purple, blue and white flowers.

[@darcycady6286]

Happy birthday Jana🎉❤ I too made the Til wrap, two times. One for donation and then a friend saw it and wanted one❤ I really liked them. Happy knitting😊

[@Nanette-n8n]

No cream no sugar is the one. Perrrfect.🎉

[@ApplesandPeanutButter]

I think a deep green would look good with the Spincycle.

[@lechatbotte5178]

Happy birthday Jana 🎉 !

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

My vote is for No Cream No Sugar for the new cast on. 😉 Happy to see the Scrappy Granny complete; it is huge. 🙂 It’s always a good weekend when I can catch you on a Saturday. 😍 Happy Birthday, Jana - it’s a whole month celebration. 🎉♥️

[@alenatomasova5035]

Jana prajem všetko najlepšie k narodeninám ❤️

[@ingridlangholm9333]

Thank you for a nice knitting time!👍 I love your blanket! Have a nice September future on! 🧶🌞🍂

[@Jerseymimi16]

I hope you have a lovely birthday, Jana! I love that you knit the colors that make you happy! Thank you for sharing your joy with us.

[@Colourandcraftpodcast]

Wish you a happy birthday in september, Jana❤️ You always make me smile and I love it when you are silly and according to yourself «talk too much». I am like that too 🤪 Love from Linn in Norway.

[@lydiadaugherty5171]

I find your videos quite enjoyable. Thank you, so much for your tips!! I am working on some Crochet Gifts, Socks and a Make-A-Long. It's called a Sea Glass Cardigan by Pine & Wool. 😅

[@denisedejose718]

Your Tresoro sweater is beautiful! What a colour on you! I have made one Tresoro already and love it so much that I have started a second with hand dyed yarn and experimenting with helical knitting

[@camillevirginia_]

I suggested The Til and I’m so thrilled that you are knitting it!! I hope you enjoy it! Happy birthday! 🤍

[@MarinaMandarinaWoolyWorld]

36:09 if you want colours to pop out, I would go with black for background. Such bright colours always look even brighter on black. Dark purple is pretty aswell, but i think it will be less contrast ❤

[@ElizabethMorgan-gh3kn]

Happy Birthday. Great knitting content as always. Loved the ceramic houses you showed at the beginning, they remind me of Lily Kate France's Housey pattern which I am hoping to start soon.

[@lavendercottagefibrearts]

Oooh the neon neps look so fun! I’ve been thinking to pick up some neon tweed and I think you have convinced me. There is an Australian clothing brand called Gorman that often does collaborations with artists and they make such beautiful prints. I love being able to wear art.

[@yorkshirenome]

I love your granny square blanket! I've just been having a go with some mini granny squares. I'm not a crocheter but I'm determined to learn so I can use up some of my old stash a bit quicker 🤭

[@bevabberley1524]

Love your ethos treat yourself😂😂I have one hand out of action after operation but still can’t resist buying yarn, and patterns so itching to get back to my knitting and crochet. 😢

[@BienCuppers]

I love your sillyness.💜 Maybe dark green is a nice contrast for the Fungi. Have a nice weekend ❤️

[@nicolacockett7523]

Good to see you looking so well after being poorly. I was checking out your webshop: you dont of course post to the UK but I have a friend in Ireland...... :) The seat pads are great, and I love your tweedy tshirt. Happy birthday!

[@mandyhague6363]

I love the top you are wearing, it looks so pretty. 👍😊🧶

[@barbh1505]

Love your finished sweater. Frozen watermelon is fabulous. Happy birthday 🧶

[@veroniquesterckendries9143]

Have a wonderful birthday cast-on Jana! My birthday is today so we are part of the same month :-)

[@mamivonfluffy32]

Hi Jana, I have chosen between your yarns for birthday cast on. I would definitely gowith your no cream no sugar yarn. It is a pretty soft shade, bud it contrasts enough with the colorfull yarns for patterns. I think black would be too harsh. But its just my opinion, you know... and one more thing. I found lovely knitted blanket pattern on this site. Sorry, it doesnt copiied here. The site name is mamainastich and the pattern name is woven blanket.

[@cherieirey1975]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@thewoollycloset]

Happy birthday!! 🎉🎉 Oh yes, Stephen Wests knit along, I do it every year as well and slipstravaganza was also my first! You’ll like my yarn choices, I have some lovely neons 😂 I will see you on the k2p2 festival, so much fun! ❤ I’m knitting a marled magic dress by Mr west as well , in a lilac held with pink, like your new cast on. I think I’m going to wear it to the festival if I can finish it on time. I would go for either black or charcoal grey. On the screen your black looks like charcoal grey and it looked pretty good!

[@magelinauke8088]

Enjoy your birthday! The fungi sweater is the perfect birthday cast-on, I think. I do love Spincycle! On my computer monitor your skeins look quite striking with the black yarn. Or perhaps a very dark charcoal gray or purple. I found it quite humerous that you don't have two skeins of fingering yarn in your stash for the mkal, being a yarn shop owner and dyer, with what looks like a pretty good size stash. I was kicking myself for the same problem, lots of pretty single skeins of fingering that I fell in love with and had to have, but not two of the same color I could use. So of course I had to buy more yarn. I now have about 6 possibilities. I will swatch and see what I like best.

[@rosemaryeveleigh3562]

Happy Birthday Jana. I love the top you are wearing the colour is so nice. The sitting pads are such a good idea. Your daughter has good taste claiming the scrappy Granny Square blanket. The test knit is such a beautiful colour cropped as well. I have just downloaded the scarf pattern as it is a great knit. Fabulous kniitting lovely garden Heippa ❤😊

[@cottagekeeper1044]

Happy birthday 🎁🎂

[@MarleneMarchington]

Love your sweater the color looks amazing on you.❤

[@sp20036]

Kiitos jaksosta! Valitse No cream no sugar 😊

[@adeleb7753]

Jana, I love your honesty and your perspective on things… you are truly a joy😊 wishing you many blessings on your birthday 🎂 next week and always ❤️

[@patriciaherzig1945]

great podcast, again ❤ I enjoy listening to your voice and to your stories. it always makes me wanting to knit more… 🧶 for your project: colours pop the best against pitch black, or pure white. all other colours give a muted contrast. so it depends what you prefer. for your garden: look around the naibours gardens, ask them what grows well in this climate, take pictures so you can see and compare how the plants look when they are not blooming. and keep notes of the time/season of the flowers. this helps to choose where to plant and close to what other plants to put them. happy birthday love from 🇨🇭

[@jennyvonderruhr5403]

Love your giant granny square blanket!!!! Happy birthday!

[@catherinegriffith7776]

Love that you are knitting Romantasy and supporting a great Australian designer. I just purchased yarn to start mine. Thanks as always for your podcast and beautiful energy😊

[@talitharitter3176]

I am making The Til also right now from Linen Quill! I am using Stillwater Blue and Peachy Pink.

[@catblues8645]

Happy Birthday! I think the fungi would pop best on a black background, or VERY dark grey. Otherwise there is too little contrast.

[@heatherfowler4041]

I think the "no cream, no sugar" would look nice in the sweater. Have a happy birthday Jana!

[@lisiauer6138]

I would go for “no cream, no sugar”. Love this combination. I love your granny square blanket and all the colors!

[@noramcdonald2669]

I always enjoy listening to your podcast, always upbeat! Love your finished objects. Your cushions made me laugh, in Girl Scouts we called them sit upons.

[@sharonjensen2919]

😂😂You are so truly awesome...down to earth and very human....I so love watching you...I can so relate to you...thank you ❤❤

[@quil10it]

Have a wonderful Birthday!!🤗🩷

[@charmaineestep1333]

I think your sweater would look good with a black background, or even an oatmeal or off white color. Great podcast as always!

[@FrancesDavey-c8y]

Thank you Jana love your podcasts x

[@annh.8290]

Autumn in Dutch is Herfst. Happy Birthday to come!

[@nefraial]

Yes, a lot of things flower at the same time of the year. The best research you can do to find out what to plant is to learn for yourself. Spend a year with a simple monthly diary in hand walking around your environment. Walk once a month at roughly the same time and list areas, streets, wilderness where you see something thriving. This is only 12 walks. Very doable, so make them long and find out what the good looking or thriving plants are, where they are and what conditions they are in. Eg.. Someone's tended garden or pretty surprise in the wilderness. Did something find some sand or soil or weird stuff to grow from? Is something in full sun or does it get some shadow? You'll learn a lot by taking a monthly long walk around the same areas and writing what you see in your diary. Then you can find out what things are if you are not sure and grow them for yourself to get that extended period of loveliness.

[@gudidar]

Happy happy bday and many more to come ❤" our best days are the ones we havent experienced yet " love from Istanbul😊❤

[@hannajenny6022]

Dear Jana, thank you for another lovely podcast! Your tee looks great on you - i dye yarn ( mostly for myself) and want to experiment with that neon-tweed; my supplier for undyed yarn don‘t have any at the moment, but hopefully they will restock soon. Love the assigned pooling too, i knitted two shawls with the floret/cluster-stitch D.Barker invented ( she has a tutorial on youtube) and i‘m currently on a third one 😉. I managed to dye the short section in rainbow colors on a navy background and i love it. Your projects are always beautiful and i enjoy all the colors, inspriration and your personality a lot ❤ Have a nice weekend and a great birthday 🌈 Greetings from Switzerland, Hanna 🇨🇭

[@purlfectpairings]

Jacqui Verbeek - like Ver-beak. She is an Australian design treasure for us! I’m so happy you are enjoying her pattern. I’ve test knit for her before, and her patterns are great!❤

[@debracubitt6191]

Nice I do not know the TIL Most interesting Thank you!!!

[@debracubitt6191]

Bobble shawl looks so appealing Lovely yarn.

[@dinahdeuel525]

Have a happy birthday. I’ve learned over the years to not wait for anyone else to make my birthday a happy one, but instead to plan something for myself that makes me happy! 😎. I love your skirt and sweater… beautiful match 🥰

[@eenleukleven]

Our birthdays are in the same week 😀. I don't have a cast-on plan, but I will be swatching for the Sea Glass MAL, organized by Mark Vogel (makermarkknits), that will start 1st of October. Wishing you a happy birthday 🥳🎉🎂

[@antoniaguest311]

HiH Jana, you could use your two colours of linenquill for the new mysterykal....

[@AidaBoza]

Happy Birthday 🎂 No Cream No Sugar!!!

[@bevabberley1524]

Regards your garden I have lavender and roses that has provided colour from spring to autumn

[@judyurrutia6072]

Glad to see your scrap blankets done. They are so beautiful and practical. I vote the purple for the mosiac sweater May God Bless you! So love your podcast!

[@rosemaryeveleigh3562]

Happy Birthday Jana may experience a wonderful year ahead

[@Woeschhuesli]

I don‘t usually knit with thick yarns/needles but your seat pads would be such a nice housewarming gift for my daughter and family who have a garden for the first time and like to be in the forest!! Question: do you put the pads in the machine together when felting, or individually? I‘m afraid they might felt together or fibres from one felt into another pad…

[@mariemunson6087]

I would choose no cream no sugar. Lovely colour. Happy birthday for next week xxxx

[@klarameijer1889]

Happy birthday Jana, In three weeks I have my birthday too. I will attend the mystery MKAL for the 13 th time, I love it every year. I also dyed my own yarn. I always love your vlogs. Thank you

[@alicehoyle4198]

Happy Birthday! I wish you well. The colour of your Tresoro sweater is the perfect colour for you! It's stunning on you.

[@eenleukleven]

I just heard you will be at Knit2Purl2 festival in november in The Netherlands (where I live). I would love to go there, and meet you!! Unfortunately I will have back surgery soon, and won't be able to attend the festival 😭. Well, I expect that you and Sarah and all other vloggers there will tell use about it in your vlogs. Looking forward to that!

[@faithlinkministries]

I like the wine colour for your new jumper

[@kimberlycase6201]

❤beautiful podcast, coffee color, nodular or cream ❤

[@bevabberley1524]

I love the first colour you chose for your fungi sweater I’ve just added the pattern to my cart and want to knit with chocolate,yellows, orange and green. ❤

[@cocoandflora6542]

I like the purplish yarn for your new cast on, but maybe a richer slightly darker shade, more plummy/ damson coloured? Wishing you a very happy bitrhday 🎉🎉

[@patriciahall8733]

I like the lime green in that striped yarn and would want to find a yarn to pull out that color a bit more, but I love the brighter colors anyway

[@juliaabernethy2500]

Brown like the forest floor!

[@melaniehungerbuhler1935]

Thank you so much from Hungary! ❤🧶❤

[@Liz.Green789]

Lovely visit today. Autumn is arriving here in Indiana, too. A lot of people use both fall and autumn interchangeably simply because of options. I understand your aversion. Have a very Happy Birthday!

[@sunidollfun]

Wishing you a happy birthday and happy birthday cast-on! So much knitting eye candy and giggles in this episode. That Romantasy shawl is sooo pretty. And I love how you blended yarns in the Inner Peace top. You're very clever!

[@frandefleurs5116]

Thank you 💞

[@debracubitt6191]

Brilliant granny square blanket ❤ The felted seating pads are totally cute and your peach knit tee shirt is perfect 😊😃

[@tracyaa1081]

To me the grey looks best with the beautiful SpinCycle. Another lovely podcast.

[@bonnadowns524]

Love your beautiful top👌💝💗 Happy Birthday Jana🌻🤩🎂🎉🌺 Thank you for your podcast today🙏💝

[@aknittingbakery]

Could you please show us your previous westknits mkal? I love you neon pink tresoro💖

[@jackieholifield5575]

I think we use the word fall because the leaves are falling off the trees. That's what I have always thought anyway.

[@JenniferWebster-v8y]

I read yesterday in Sally Coulthard’s new book ‘The Wildlife Year ‘ that in the 16th century the season was known as Autumn or The fall of the leaf. The settlers in America took with them the phase The fall of the leaf. Over the years this has become ‘The Fall’ Don’t know whether anyone else is interested in that piece of info but I found it interesting.

[@kaloriebear3044]

Congratulations on finishing your new top. It matches your skirt very nicely. With regard to the contrast colour for your birthday project, I would go with the dark damson colour or black. 😊

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Hello from Illinois US, where predicted to be 39F tonight. Second planting of zucchini has yet to sprout after groundhog pruned other plant. Ground hog has broken out of trap twice now. Being creative with bungee cord..will see. Girls in US are often named Autumn 🤷so have to say fall or risk a rant lately. Still working on rustic looking bulky yarn spin with home processed wool and alpaca. Thanks for showing how to layer with dresses, honestly never did til watched you. Also lived in scrubs and jeans for 39yrs so only now get to think about clothes

[@mandyrawlinson7687]

The colors of your bobble WIp are SO beautiful!!! I can’t wait to see what it looks like finished!

[@contempl8ive]

I just cast on 3 new wips too! I think I am feeling ready for fall now that the leaves are turning. I took your Bits and Bobs blanket idea and decided to use up some leftover stash. It’s very addictive to use up stash. I would love to knit the Romantasy colour pooling scarf. That looks really fun. Maybe I can order some of your yarn!😊

[@SuzanneTheme]

Love your top with the skirt. Happy Almost Birthday 🎉❤

[@knitnut246connie7]

Just love seeing your plants. Your knitting is always so beautiful. Happy birthday. I am in the most southern tip of Canada and it is 35 Celsius today.❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@FirnMamaMakes]

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[@jopiepotten4631]

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[@gaymeyer9471]

Hello 😊from south africa trying to be spring always lovely to see a video from you 🌼💕

[@Winterknits]

Hello! Thank you for the lovely podcast, I really enjoy listening. Happy Birthday!! I would suggest a very dark forest green for your fungi sweater… moss color 🍄

[@urbanjunglegt]

🍀 g🙃a big hug from Turkiye 😻💕🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@ligaosth5101]

Tik labi, ka šovakar nebija jālauza galva, ko skatīties. Nu tieši laikā ieraudzīju, ka pavisam nesen iznākusi jauna epizode 🥰 Wow, Romantisity šalle būs vienkārši super! 😍 Man tādu arī vajag! Tik super krāsas Tev! Jau paskatījos ravlry projektus un varu teikt, ka super foršs dizains! 🔥 Zviedrijā arī šobrīd traks karstums un tieši sanāca vēl apslimt, kad visi pēkšņi vasaru bauda.

[@beatewolf7477]

Dream knitting _ what about a light colour as base?

[@Hanneblack23]

Hi Jana Thank you for a lovely episode - love your projects When you crochet your granny squares do you turn after every round? Love from Denmark ❤️