For the FUN of Knit! Episode 56 WIP's Galore!

[@melodyneal663]

Loved all meals your projects. Your 3 plied spins would make a beautiful shawl or cowl. They are beautiful.

[@Strik.med.Trillemor]

Dear Linda. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I enjoy watching your podcast very much, and right now in particular because I was so unfortunate to break my wrist during my vacation in Greece, so I had to go home earlier to get a surgery😢 Now I’m home from work the next 6 weeks and I’m not allowed to drive my car in that time. Having all this time and struggling to knit just a tiny bit is really hard because I have some nerve damage. So I spent my time watching knitting podcasts and you always make me smile 😊 I love your energy and all your lovely projects ❤

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Oh Charlotte… so sorry to hear of your injury. While I can imagine it is super frustrating to have limited use of your hand I am glad you are on the road to recovery. Hopefully you will get a chance to go back to Greece at some point and complete your trip. Take care and glad I could keep you company for an hour🤗

[@melaniehungerbuhler1935]

Thank you so much from Hungary ❤🧶❤💐

[@paulafralick2905]

Love your colour choices for dotted rays.

[@cindybilisko3862]

I am here for all of the pink! I love your dotted rays and the Felix sweater. They both look great!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you Cindy! Happy Crafting

[@karenjennings6125]

Hi Linda. What a great podcast as always. I definitely couldn’t cope with that many wips. But I’m looking forward to seeing yours all progress

[@ericallerton809]

❤❤grest to catch up,,linda,,,🎉🎉🎉 I have alot of wips,,,too, Mostly socks,,, 🧦💕💗 ELAINE 🏡

[@cathyamos2269]

Everything is so pretty!

[@maureenfleming3049]

This is the first time I watched you but not the last. 💕💕💕

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you Maureen… happy crafting🤗

[@alisavanrooyen1030]

Oh have so much fun at Flock!

[@shelleycraft4273]

So glad you didn't run out of the fuchsia mohair! I will also be participating in the Gnome MKAL. Can't wait!! Enjoy your time away at Flock!!

[@hilarycohen1470]

Someone w more WIPS than me! Glad i ran into your blog…nice to hear from a grownup.

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thanks for watching Hilary!… Down to 16- yay me!!!🤗

[@sueblaser14]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this while knitting on some socks! Thank you for showing us all your beautiful work!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you Sue- still working on those WIPs but aching to cast on something new- LOL. Happy Crafting!

[@elenabeyers2088]

I also have a high instep. I would live a tutorial on the short rows you add to the shadow wrap heel. I get tired of doing heel flap and gusset. Loved listening to you as I knit away.

[@donnawelch3548]

Enjoy finishing all those lovely knits. Thanks for sharing.

[@janismadigan6178]

Hi. I love your, shawl by Stephen West, such pretty colors and design! Congratulations on your first blanket. It's pretty as well! And your so right, gotta love a guy that loves color!

[@amywodarski8203]

It’s a pleasure looking at your projects thanks for sharing! Your I-cord blanket idea looks like it would make an interesting basket structure. Can’t wait to see your next video. Happy knitting!

[@mberskysba1841]

I loved watching this video especially all your WIPs...I see so many people beat themselves up for their unfinished projects it's so nice to see someone embrace the joy of casting on all the things. I have probably just as many WIPs if not more ...enjoy flock I hope to be going someday❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@csc_makes]

About the needlestoppers for small needles, I saw someone putting both needles in one of the bigger needle stoppers, so that may be a solution 😊 Thank you for a lovely episode, very inspiring 😊

[@forthefunofknit5322]

What a great idea!… another viewer also recommended cutting a small piece of barber cord and inserting a needle tip into each end- another option so I thought I would share. Happy Crafting🤗

[@dianagoldermann1005]

Hi I’m thrilled to know I’m not the only one with 20 something wips. You’re always a joy to see and watch . Thank you for it all.

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Yay us!!! It demonstrates we possess a very important survival skill… we can “pivot” on a dime!- 😂😂

[@contentelizabeth2226]

Hi Linda! I just love your channel so much! I am a “60 something” knitter and while I enjoy watching young podcasters, I get so much more out of your projects (so much my taste) plus you are so good about communicating what you learn from each project. You see, I look at the projects and think, “Oh, I want to knit that too,” so it helps me to avoid the same pitfalls. Anyway, you are upbeat, lovely, and you’re a wonderful knitter/spinner! Brenda

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you for watching Brenda and I am so glad you have enjoyed. I love knitting and sharing the process without being too technical. Desperately wanting to cast on something new…. But - NOPE- I am determined to finish a few WIPS first- wish me luck🤗

[@ruthlovestoknitpodcast]

You are getting me though clearing out cupboards today x

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Cleaning is very “ZEN” for me! Happy I kept you company🤗

[@morningthaw7436]

Oh that was just fabulous to watch!! Your Wips are beautiful and inspiring. I lost a big of my mojo this summer and a new cast on for August is the ticket. Looking forward to catching up again! ♥

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Understandable- Summer can be hard for knitting. There are so many options for activities when the weather is good. Sometimes it is just too hot to knit. Vacations come in to play etc… would love to know what project sparked your re-start🤗

[@karenb136]

Beautiful WIPS. I would be having an anxiety attack if I had that many going. 😁 thanks for showing all of them.

[@fibernymphdyeworks]

I enjoyed seeing all of your FOs and WIPs! Hope you have a lovely time at Flock!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Lisa- thank you for watching! FLOcK was amazing. Any chance you will dye more “Magic Potion” ( yarn used on fingerless gloves- long-standing WIP) on your latest episode??? LOVE IT!!!! Happy crafting 🤗

[@fibernymphdyeworks]

@@forthefunofknit5322 Magic Potions is in the shop now as a dye-to-order, along with several other fall and Halloween colorways! :)

[@heatherleask3752]

As always an hour of wonderful knitting friendship! Thanks for showing everything you are working on. Totally inspiring.

[@roseb4988]

Thankyou Linda for a great podcast, looking forward to seeing your WIPS finished, such amazing knitting 🧶

[@candacekimball9366]

Wow👍what a wonderful podcast….you inspire me to knit…knit.. 🧶

[@mandycoker2074]

Linda, It's so funny how you're talking about Patricks blanket and the border color he picked. I made a blanket just like that for my husband and he picked a royal blue edging. He uses it everyday and he loves it. lol, Men, who knew?

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Mandy- thank you for watching!!! I am seeing a whole new side of my hubby that I did not know- his artistic side- even though he would rigorously! He has a great eye for colour and lived the blanket- yay me!!!

[@mandycoker2074]

@@forthefunofknit5322 ♥️

[@sew_So_beautiful]

Do you need more needles? Cords? Lol. That's what happens to me. I run out. Do I finish my WIPs to free them up? No. Do I buy more so I can start more WIPs? Yes. 😂

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Kindred spirits!!!! I buy too- lol

[@agillsfo]

Thrilled to see you again, Linda! I agree-soooo many WIPs - I have 7-8 on needles now and yarn to knit 2 more: Sea Swell Tee and The Frame Sweater as well as the Tanne Top! All are big projects. I’m also knitting my huge grandson a Gansey in largest size with Frangipani 8ply yarn! That will be a long project-maybe finished for Christmas! So…I’m right there with you! When are you coming back to Virginia? Hope to see you! Hugs!! ❤ Angela

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Angela! 7 or 8 WIPs seems very respectable to me! Not too much but just enough to keep it interesting! I also like a combo of quick or smaller projects and the larger year + projects. Not Sure when I will be back in V. Thinking Shenandoah (?). Lovely to hear from you- hope you and family are well.🤗Linda

[@marybeneteau6009]

I must say I feel sooooo much better about the number of wips I have, thanks for taking the edge off that one. As always Linda I just love your podcast, your knitting enthusiasm is contagious. Have fun at Flock...(trying not to have FOMO).

[@forthefunofknit5322]

So glad I could help- lol. I have FOMO as so many yarn festival choices- can’t do them all…Are there any yarn festivals In your area?

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

I am also planning o August being a month to finish some wips.

[@Melmaz32]

You’ve inspired me to get out all my unfinished projects and get them completed. I think I have as many as you do! Ha! Have fun at Flock!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you for watching. Yay to team “Multiple WIPs”!!! Flock was great… yup - bought a few things - LOL. Happy Crafting🤗

[@teresadiaz9336]

Hi Linda, Joji Locatelli just did an interview on Fruity Knitting. She has a great talk regarding row gauge in yoke patterns. It sure helped me. Also thank you for sharing the tip about measuring your heel!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you Teresa… the video is in my queue!

[@deborahsmith-parnaby8146]

Hi Linda. I love your Dotted Rays so much! It is so beautiful. I hope you think imitation is the sincerest form of flattery because I am tempted to make one exactly the same! 😅 Have fun at flock with your dotted rays, I am sure they will all be gorgeous!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Copy away Deborah! I copied Mady - the store owner of Trendy or What Knot. Lol. Happy Crafting🤗

[@ingridterbeek]

Wow Linda, that are a looooooooot of wips.😂🤩🥰 Love them all, but your Festive yoke sweater is really gorgeous. Have a great time at Flock.😘🩷

[@forthefunofknit5322]

❤️…. And only 104 more sleeps!👏👏👏

[@Neitcha1]

Love seeing all you are knitting! It inspires me to cast on more projects. I love the blanket you made! Great podcast!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you for the kind comments- glad you enjoyed.🤗

[@joanie9258]

Wow! Thanks for showing all your WIP’s. I try to have only a couple, otherwise I can’t keep them straight and I run out of needles plus it makes me finish them before I move to another. I like that you show your fails too. It seems I rip back way more than I get finished 😂. Looking forward to your mitered blanket next time. All, thanks for the tip about socks for high insteps.

[@stephaniehannah2003]

Oooh you’re fun. I like you!!!! New sub!!!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉😂

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Glad you enjoyed🤗

[@michelenemann8885]

❤

[@debclements7605]

Love it when you podcast! Such pretty WIPS!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you so much!🤗

[@jacquiejy]

I may be off base but I think Canadians make a distinction between toque and beanie (and I agree with you, a beanie is closer to the head without pompom) but Americans just call any kind of wool hat a beanie. We have fun words like toque and poutine to roll off our tongues! I'm making a Shiftalong hat (toque) to get ready for my winter walks! Andrea Mowry has a bday sale on patterns right now so I stocked up lol. LOVEd your pink Felix Linda! Wowza!😍

[@cindyfrisco539]

Amazing! So inspiring ❤

[@beblove1294]

Hi Linda, once again I really loved your podcast. Wow you have been busy and it’s inspiring to see all your knitting projects, they’re beautiful. Please could you tell me a bit about your intro music, it’s so wonderful and calming x

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi- I have tried to find out but it is just a piece provided by IMovie editing software- no name. If I find out I will get back to you. Happy knitting🤗

[@lindacornelius3451]

Hi Linda, my name is Linda also. I am missing flock this year. I live in Portland so I’m not that far away. It’s too bad that I don’t get to go.😊

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Linda. It was a lovely time with loads of great yarn… the very same as it will be next year so No FOMO! -LOL…if you want a little Merch Flock will be opening a pre order for all their Kitch in a week or so… I missed out on buy in a tote so happy to have a second chance👏👏. Thank you for watching. Happy Crafting🤗

[@dinyrohrbach5679]

Hi Linda, so nice seeing you again. I love your stephen west shawl knitted with twirl. Really have to try that yarn in the future. I always try to keep my wip's limited to 3 or 4. Otherwise especially with sweaters, i sometimes get confused with the pattern . Certainly when there are cables or lace. Compliments with your spinning results! Enjoy flock fest!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you so much!🤗

[@joanmachado9063]

Great podcast thank you

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Glad you enjoyed🤗

[@cwanlin128]

WOW--20 WiPS!!! That would make me so anxious, but they are all beautiful projects!! I am envious of you going to Flock. I will miss this year--hopefully next year. Be sure to check out JEMS Luxe Fibers. I saw you in their booth last year! Have fun, and I can't wait to hear about your adventures.

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Will miss seeing you🤗

[@gailhalloshry410]

Hope to meet you at Flock Fiber!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

That would be wonderful👏👏👏

[@glendabathgate4036]

Hope you enjoyed flick ur shawl is stunning

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you Glenda🤗

[@paulafralick2905]

Thanks forcsharing how to know your heel flap depth. M8ne to the floor is 3 inches!

[@sandramccann-xj3hi]

20 WIPS?!? I don't know how you do it. I'm really bad at keeping notes & as I'm getting older, I CRS, therefore, I can only work on 2 *maybe* 3 projects at a time (and one of those is definitely socks). I used to be a prolific quilter & quilt project starter. And when I started knitting again, I promised myself I would not go down that path of starting and not finishing a project. I've been able to keep that promise to myself. I do currently have one project that's on the needles that's not being worked on because it's hurting my hands. I can't figure out if it's the needle size (US 8) or the yarn (B & L Heritage) or the pattern or a combination of all three. You must have quite a needle collection!!!😊

[@lyndabishopp5853]

Oh Linda you are such a tonic - I was watching Episode 57 and you mentioned Episode 56 which I had already seen but decided it was definitely worth a second look. Could you tell me what shade of Make It Tweed you used with your Dotted Rays shawl please? I loved all your friends shawls at Flock but yours stood out for me so that’s my next make asap! I think it must be the “Multicolour”? Also did you get 2x50g balls? Looking forward to your next trip to Spain. We sold our lovely apartment in Tenerife a couple of years ago but we had such fun there for 15 years. Life is for living - and knitting!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Lynda- definitely the multi coloured one ( no name on the label?)… used 1.25 skeins/balls… so you will need to buy 2. Hope that helps- happy crafting🤗

[@Serenity-fu8xz]

Look up the knitting calculator and just put in how many stitches you want to end up with and it will give you how many decreases you need❤

[@forthefunofknit5322]

That sounds interesting!… Will do- thank you🤗

[@debrizzo7031]

Oh my! How do keep track!!!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Too funny…. I really don’t keep track which is why I have so many- lol🤪😂

[@sandracroley9784]

For me, August will be dedicated to WIPs😊. Then at the end of the month I'll be casting on thd Nordic Mix by Laura Dalgaard. I'll knit it as part of a KAL that starts Aug 31st, with Anne of the 3am Knitter podcast, she's in Nova Scotia. Am I trying to tempt you?....yes, I am 😂😊

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Seriously- fly here and we can spend August together doing all the fun knitting❤️❤️❤️

[@knitterbigd8203]

I’m just trying not to cast anything on before Flock because I’m sure I’ll buy something I’ll want to start right away. hope to see you there!

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hope we get to meet up and share acquisition adventures😂👏👏👏

[@judithtaylor6916]

You are a busy girl. I subscribe but the algorithms of Google are not notifying me of your podcasts. So I have catch-up to do. I have 3 WIPs and dont usually start another till all are finished. Starting to build up. Usually only 1 on the go. But had to frog Born on the Beach to re-knit in a larger gauge. Currently doing a King Cole summer lace knit 5737 in horrible Finesse yarn - Cotton/silk which sheds terribly. Will never buy it again. The other WIP is on the back-burner. Xmas blanket from Fleece & Harmony from last year. Trying to knit the squares all in one as a double knit. How is your Mum?

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Judith- thank you for watching. Mom is living her best life- I have to make appointments with her to fit in her calendar- lol! As it should be🤗. Took a peek at born on the beach - what a lovely and challenging knit!!

[@sew_So_beautiful]

I would bet if you ask Noelle from Knits n Pieces, or Tash from Mostly Knitting, they could help you figure out a decrease schedule for the sweater. They both have a real head for math.

[@forthefunofknit5322]

That is a brilliant idea! Thank you 🤗

[@asajohansson7867]

Have you considered not using Superwash? Since it is not very environmentally friendly

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Totally… I am now in the non- super wash camp but have accumulated a stash of super wash that still needs to be knit up.🤗

[@alexwelsh4336]

Hi Linda, great to see you back 👍🧶. What colours did you use for the Dotted Rays shawl? xx

[@lesliemclaughlin5038]

She said in the episode what she used. Just watch that part again.

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Schweppes Whitl- Raspberry Rocky Roads held with Make it tweed🤗

[@alexwelsh4336]

lesliemclaughlin5038 - I wasn’t asking you. I was asking Linda what the colours were which she actually didn’t mention. She graciously replied to me. Have a nice day

[@alexwelsh4336]

Thank you, Linda. I appreciate it xx

[@forthefunofknit5322]

@@alexwelsh4336 Good Morning/ should be “whirl” Raspberry Rocky Roads not “whilt”- apologies🤗

[@camderden2879]

It would be helpful if you had links to your patterns. 😊

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Thank you for watching- totally agree however the time commitment for editing is lengthy already … adding links to all projects is definitely aspirational at this point. Cheers

[@lindauhl5169]

Could you please tell me the color of the second yarn you used, there’s too many and I like the one you used. Thanks much 🧶

[@lindauhl5169]

The dotted rays shawl

[@forthefunofknit5322]

Hi Linda… Happy to share…which project?

[@lindauhl5169]

@@forthefunofknit5322dotted rays shawl

[@forthefunofknit5322]

@@lindauhl5169Good Morning: Rico Yarns, Creative, Make it Tweed. No colour number or name on the label but it is the one that looks like “soft grey and pink thread with colourful Confetti mixed in”. Espace Tricot and Art of Yarn both have it on their websites. Hope this is helpful🤗

[@lindauhl5169]

@@forthefunofknit5322 thanks Linda