Florence's Knitting Podcast 36: Four colourwork jumpers!

[@myhappyspace4533]

I am so excited about your color work tutorial. You are such a gift to the knitting community ! And I am so happy that you are in your color era!

[@iota45]

You are so much more lively in your videos lately, maybe more confident and relaxed. Anyway, it's a pleasure to watch your videos and I cannot wait for your colourwork tutorial. I've been postponing learning how to knit colourwork and if there's anything that can motivate me to do so and make it look less scary, that's definitely a tutorial made by you. Thank you in advance for that!

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

I love videos that include the host knitting 🧶. It fascinates me and I love to try new ways , `Florence please do a video with you knitting, especially with colourwork that would fabulous. ❤

[@judithburke3637]

What an absolute joy you are love love your concise informative podcasts I want to knit everything !

[@pinzonnatalia4875]

🤔

[@MsVideoWatcher100]

Your excitement is so contagious. Can't wait for your colorwork tutorial. I have followed, made, and loved the other two! I'm ready!

[@laurenhuntercovey3107]

So excited for your color work tutorial!! Your step by step sweater was my first finished garment and it was so incredibly helpful having each step filmed and explained in detail!

[@creativelylex]

just finished your step by step sweater for my first knitting project and I can't wait to knit up some of your other beautiful designs!

[@hazeldonner1855]

So happy to see you and all your colourful work Florence. You are such a beautiful knitter. Have a lovely week away ❤

[@tessa6703]

So excited for the colorwork tutorial! Also, I think the Rauma yarn combination is stunning.

[@rimaporre2373]

He'd better be grateful... my thoughts exactly when gift knitting XD. Just finished your petal drop socks when watching this, lovely pattern!

[@Ashleysknittingcorner1]

You have inspired me to knit some of those mittens. Wow, are they impressive! Love your content, and you're so talented with colorwork 🎉

[@lieslnew8247]

Happy new year, Florence. I have decided 2025 will be the year I knit my first colourwork jumper so I am very excited by the prospect of your tutorial. Can’t wait. ❤❤😊😊

[@viannedemirel]

Finally, she has returned :)

[@feliciameier1929]

Fantastic video. So much beautiful knitting to look at, and you present everything in such a positive and interesting manner.

[@RobbieHutchins]

Regarding the Northern Augustins No. 4, you might like to try ladderback jacquard to manage long floats. It basically creates a double knit backing to carry your yarn across. The backing doesn’t show through like with catching floats. It seems arduous at first, but you quickly become very adept at the process. I’m definitely going to use LBJ when I knit this.

[@handmadebyflorence]

yes I think this pattern would be great for ladder back jacquard!

[@carolinaq8569]

Yeah color work tutorial! Thank you!!!💖

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

SISTERS MITTENS SO DELIGHTFUL ❤

[@TheSolipsist0]

Thank you so much for the colorwork tutorial!!!! I‘m so looking forward 🎉

[@christycampbell1874]

Yay! Delightful episode and so excited for your tutorial!! :)

[@moomsie]

I've been the opposite - going from colourwork/cables to plain/neutrals. But I'm a lot older than you and been through many phases (including Intarisia in the 80s), so now I think I am just adding balance to the knits. Lots of colourwork still happening, just less outrageous!

[@francinelessard2676]

Beautiful mittens! I love knitting mittens too and I knit a lot this winter. Your videos are really inspiring! Thank you so much!

[@Ola..]

Perfect timing. Just got off work and knitting your fennel seed cardigan pattern as I watch this

[@bonniewerner4121]

Terrific episode, so fun and fabulous knitting! More colorwork in 2025 is on my list, as well, so excited for your tutorial. Btw I highly recommend ladder back jacquard as a great technique to use instead of repeatedly trapping long floats. Well done, thanks 😊

[@Nisa-Knits]

Like many others I am excited to hear that you will be doing a colorwork tutorial as that is something I have wanted to do for such a long time but have been far to scared to try!

[@estelledavenport1323]

nice to see you back. I love your videos

[@lauraayre9191]

Your post about going back and changing the length of something encouraged me to fix a cardi that really needed to be longer! Thank you, it was worth it 😂

[@maidotrinhnhu]

Ahhhh a new video from you😍 I cant wait to watch it tonight

[@Ferrousfibers]

You inspired me to try colorwork mittens and I adore the ones I’ve finished. I also added a Latvian braid because I love the way they look on yours. It was so easy and a fun new skill to learn. I’ll be adding them to everything now. Thank you!

[@AnneWiley-vp5rj]

I’m looking forward to the color work tutorial 😊

[@alecsgirl]

I really like the colours that you picked out for your new design. I’m excited to see what you come up with!

[@kasiak4695]

can't wait for your colourwork design!

[@veravinokourova4346]

Absolutely beautiful ! Like ! 🙂🙃

[@pfitschipfeil]

Your projects are absolutely beautiful. You are very talented. :)

[@elizabetheckenrod2203]

Exploding over the fact you're going to do a colorwork tutorial!

[@nataliavasilenok2931]

Yay new episode! I love your podcast so much.

[@sarah.louisa]

Yey, thanks for a new video! This was perfect for a little knitting session after my lecture🥰 Love your projects! I got yarn for the Northern Augustins No. 4 for my birthday (soft rose and dark red) and after hearing your comments about catching floats I thought about trying ladderback jaquard for the colourwork. Let's see it it will work out! I'm also very excited to see your colourwork jumper design, what a great addition to your KZbin tutorials and how valuable for getting into colourwork! I would have loved that a few months ago when I first started with colourwork.

[@handmadebyflorence]

oh yes I think this jumper would be a great use case for ladderback jacquard!! hope it goes well

[@sarah.louisa]

@ Thank you:)

[@clarabenadon4720]

I love the color of your third jumper in progress! If you end up frogging it all power to you but it looks really lovely

[@ronilev33]

Omg I love the mittens, just discovering Scandinavian colourwork!

[@julierogers1155]

Hi. FIRST time here, love your post. Those sleeves are not too short- for ME!

[@evaweitling849]

For the Northern Augustin I would use the technique called Ladder back Jacquard. It is perfekt for Long flots

[@jennistevenson796]

Love everything x

[@margarethastings3332]

I love the sweater you are wearing today. You are such a beautiful knitter. You are really making me want to knit some colourwork items again. Since you like the Norwegian mittens, I wonder if you have heard of Sanquhar Gloves? Sanquhar is a small town in Dumfriesshire famous for these gloves. My husband was from there. I have knitted three pairs of these gloves (about 10 years ago) which I gifted. I never made a pair for myself though, so maybe now is the time. When you order wool from Europe, do you have to pay additional customs tax/duty? I haven’t ordered anything from Europe since Brexit, because I thought it would end up being too expensive. ❤

[@jennistevenson796]

Just looked these up they look amazing.

[@handmadebyflorence]

yes, I am familiar with them! I bought a pattern for mittens inspired by them (since I don’t think I have the patience for fingers) which i’d love to make some time and knitting for olive in particular add VAT at checkout, so i’ve never had to pay when it arrives in the country

[@wendyamsterdam8482]

You make amazing stuff! I also knit with seeknit bamboo needles, I like them much more than metal tips (im a beginner and I have trouble splitting yarn with metal tips)

[@sgstuff-q8e]

if you went back to the sweater with the bows to lengthen the sleeves I think adding a bow to just about the cuff on each side would be whimsical and cute

[@thesunandtheforest]

Not sure about stockist(s) in the UK but Vuonue do ship to the UK if you want more of their yarns! (I also spotted a Marimekko Unikko apron at the back :") I have a tote in that pattern + colour combination too; too bad I didn't manage to get that 60th anniversary fabric for some sewing projects.)

[@thesunandtheforest]

As for the pronunciation for Laine, it means 'wave' in Finnish and I would pronounce it how it's written. You can try putting it into Google translate and press the sound button.

[@handmadebyflorence]

that’s great news!! I will try to order some for sure and thank you for the pronunciation help! I appreciate it’s a finnish magazine but since it means wool in french a lot of people were saying it’s pronounced like that! perhaps I will never know

[@thesunandtheforest]

@@handmadebyflorence Ah yeah, I'm more familiar with Finnish and Laine is a Finnish company so I've always assumed that's how it's pronounced, but what you said makes sense too. I guess that's precisely why they chose that double meaning word for their name. I've also been eyeing some Vuonue yarns for a while, mostly sock yarns but others too now that I get more interested in wool that feel like wool (before I was more into soft yarns e.g cashmere). I've come across Dorset Horn wool recently and really like it. Looking forward to your colour work tutorial!

[@olgaknit]

❤

[@jennistevenson796]

The cupboard door is shut, hooray !

[@irinashiels]

Dear Florence, the jumper that you are wearing is absolutely amazing! The all- stranded- design is quite difficult on its own and here the pattern also looks intricate xxx is it ok if I ask a question about your videos - could you recommend an app for video editing? I love watching your videos and seeing your beautiful creations xx

[@Annthrium]

For me personally, knitting together a folded hem (instead of sewing it down) only works for folding the neckline. On other parts such as sleeves or bottom hems, it flares out so awkwardly... I get much better results by binding off and sewing it down.

[@handmadebyflorence]

oh yes I agree for sure!! it’s good for folded edges at the start of the piece but sewing looks better for folded edges at the end

[@juliacorinnaalice8124]

I think maybe your newfound love for colourwork and cables also comes from you learning more about the craft? Because those basic sweaters, as pretty as they are, lose some excitement, I think, once you have made a few yourself and realise it's quite easy...

[@Knitalilbit]

Can you make a tutorial how you do your collars?

[@jamieturner7902]

I am so scared to try colorwork!!! theres a pair of stardew valley socks I have had my eye on but I am way too scared

[@nikitinaknits]

Tuku wool is non my list to try 🤎

[@nancypal]

It’s a little bizarre listening to a 20-yo presenting person talk about “young people” 😂

[@handmadebyflorence]

I’m definitely young (currently 24) but I guess I’m talking about teens mostly!