Joji's Knitting Journal #67

This week's featured patterns are the sweater I am wearing:
Super Simple Summer Sweater:
www.ravelry.co...
The yarn I used for this project is Rosa Pomar Mungo.
and the ROAM (if you want to ) socks:
www.ravelry.co...
The yarn I used for them is Madelinetosh Twist Light in Yoko
Works in Progress
Socks for Nano using Isalloni Donegal in Silver Lining
Other Socks for Nano using Safransax Peruvian Highland Wool
Shawl using Magpie Fibers Plume in Velvet Underground
Striped Pullover using Spincycle Yarns dyed in the Wool in Unicorn and Julie Asselin Journey Sport in Latté.
Other:
Follow Perri on Instagram! @petofaknitter
Our Joji Fall KAL starts on September 1. Start planning your projects!

[@carlahill2332]

Gorgeous knits Joji!! Love the patchwork bag...Perhaps Poetry bag with the Gorgeous Poetry sweater taking shape inside? ❤

[@barbaraadozier8333]

I love listening to your stories.

[@debbylovesyarn5148]

StoryTime with JoJi. The story of the Traveling Yarn. This was a fun podcast. It’s nice to know that Perri enjoys her spot in the limelight. Congrats to Nano! Have a safe trip.

[@blackmorerose]

If only the yarn from the Roam (if I want to) socks you talk. I would love to hear their side of the story too about the adventures they had whilst they were away from you. Not wanting to wish our summer away but I’m already looking forward to the fall KAL. A little bright spark as the autumn nights draw in.

[@marybethr7146]

Congratulations on your son being able to study abroad in a STEM program. And I love yarn stories. In English, a 'yarn' is a story, usually a long one with a lot of excitement or interest. I believe each item I make absorbs the energy surrounding it at the time. I knit a baby blanket and sent it to my cousin in Ireland (I'm in the US). It was returned by the Irish postal service but had quite a journey back. I tracked it up and down the east coast before it finally arrived in New Hampshire! I was able to get it to her via her brother who was traveling there over the holidays. We say that blanket has quite a story to tell!

[@patriciapamponette9841]

I just love listen to your podcast. You inspire me.❤🙏💕

[@sabinebauerle7655]

Have a nice and safe trip.

[@terrydavid4654]

Thanks for taking me along on your “roam if you want to” adventurers. Did you notice that the yarn you’re using along with the so very pink Spin Cycle yarn that you “basically stole” from your friend Lotte is called Journey? And the colorway Latte is not dissimilar to Lotte. 😉 The tale continues, all starting with the theme of road trip. The universe is paying attention. Have a wonderful vacation. Congrats to your son on his academic achievements. Can’t wait to see Perri’s yarn reviews. What a great nee category. Also… when you’re on vacation … mind your knitting. Don’t leave anything behind. 😉🥰

[@angelaschapiro4268]

Congratulations to Mariano! He will do very well at renowned Weizman Institute. So enjoy your holiday in peace & with pride. I live in Israel for 30 yrs, born in Montreal. I work near Weizman Institute at medical labs in Science Park about 7 block away!

[@misschiversstitches5887]

Thank you again Joji. I always enjoy our chats. So many wonderful yarn and knitting project stories. I will have to have a pair of Roam If You Want To socks. They are lovely and even more special because of their story. 🧡🧡

[@heatherpiotrowski9396]

You could call the bag Perry's patchwork pouch or something like that. Congrats to Nano. Have a wonderful and safe trip. I'm excited to see all of the yarn and new things you are working on.

[@shellynyarnia2523]

I’m from Israel and was so excited to hear that your talented son will come to Weitzman institute for the summer. He will have a wonderful time. I’m sure of it . The cable socks are so beautiful that while your podcast was playing I purchased the pattern and started to knit them 🤗.

[@angelaschapiro4268]

Me too. Mariano will do terrific in Israel.

[@debweiss470]

If only our yarn could collect frequent flier miles!

[@powercupsLeni]

Hi Joji. Thank you very much for your podcast. About the name of your knitting bag, what's about 'petit Joji carré' -> in french petit joli carré = little pretty square but it will be Joji 😊 Enjoy the skiing. Lenka

[@jojilocat]

Great suggestion!

[@kellyfowler8420]

Brilliant strategy on the 2 colour short row dilemma 👏🏼❤

[@sunnyw4148]

Oh those socks. So precious

[@sc00badive]

Perri looks like a professional model, she's gorgeous in yarn. 😉

[@carolwilson9974]

For fun I looked up magpie in Spanish - urraca. I didn't think it was a soft enough name for your new bag. So, I decide to hit the thesaurus. One of the synonyms was actually patchwork! Also congrats to Nano from a science nerd from way back in time (okay I still like science).

[@Lamara5292]

What great stories, just makes the project more special. Enjoy your vacation.

[@jaz_knits]

Love listening to you just chat! Enjoy your holidays! And best of luck to your eldest!

[@StarfireReborn]

Congratulations Mariano!!! Congratulations Joji!!! What A Great Opportunity! 💪🧠

[@Mieke..]

So precious and fun to see Perry loves the yarn and her sweater ... 😊 Happy vacation! 🏔🏔

[@tereza.bartosova]

Hello Joji, I'm just starting my summer holidays with working on the Elton Pullover and watching your podcast. So, it's a great company! I'm looking forward for your fluffy collection of patterns. Have nice days for skiing, Tereza

[@dianegordon2702]

I LOVE the traveling road trip sock story!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

I love the traveling socks and yarn stories. What a community we have !

[@MikiCrespo]

Love that every single yarn becomes a beautiful memory and every travel 🧳 is just an amazing adventure 🩷Kisses to Perri💋

[@carolhill1066]

Goodness, I love the story of your “roaming” socks!

[@jerisullivan2974]

Congratulations to Nano! That is a very big accomplishment

[@annettehoffmeister4144]

Thank you. I always enjoy your podcasts. Your makings are beautiful and you are such an inspiring person 🧶😊

[@micheledelacruz4301]

Pet of a knitter, so cute. If love to see that, seems so fun. Take care, blessings to you all.

[@irityogev2980]

I’m from Israel and I live next to the Weizmann Institute 😊 was very excited to hear about your eldest son 👏🏼way to go. If I can be of any assistance to him….just let me know. Will be glad to help and assist. Last year I participated in the knit a long and finished 3 projects 😊 we will see about this year what will happen. Have a great time on your vacation 💕

[@janetshepherd9062]

What a wonderful and entertaining story about your socks. The knitting community really is such a world wide community!

[@mindykannon4650]

Great Roam sock story in Rome!!! love it. The well travelled sock!

[@jacquelinecleary8444]

I love the yarn travel stories!!

[@SofiaSanchez-io5xy]

Great podcast episode! So fun hearing about all your yarns adventures! See you soon at Magpie. Can’t wait!

[@raphaele4561]

Thank you Joji for this delightful podcast ! For all these beautiful yarn stories ! I am almost in a plane to Stockholm and I will think about you there (I finally found a nice flat for me and my family). And I will see if I can get Spincycle yarn from Lotta for your absolutely gorgeous sweater ! And you know I am knitting the simple summer sweater for my road trip to Sweden ! Ha ha, Hope to not lost it !!!

[@maggieedberg574]

That was really fun, your “yarn stories” are hilarious….. thank you for taking the time to make this journal 😊

[@stephaniegraham3729]

Always love when your episodes pop up! For a name for the bag - what about ‘pyramid patchwork bag’? Congratulations to your son, what an achievement!

[@karenheroux203]

Congrats on your spinning break thru!!! Can’t wait to see more knitting of handspun ❤ on your channel.

[@heatherpiotrowski9396]

Sound is fine for me too.

[@annettefranklin158]

You are so amazing and so talented ❤Thank you for sharing your talents with us I don’t know how you do it all. I am so thankful..for you! A sideline.. Happy to tell you we love watching Messi who has joined Miami!!! So so incredible soccer ⚽️ player

[@nancysw9120]

The patchwork bags have not been my thing but this smaller patchwork bag in the square look and those great looking handles. A beautiful design. You are thinking of a name for the bag? Maybe...Square bottom patchwork bag...or is that too long? Great podcast, again!

[@Richard_Szobi]

Thank you Joji for nice podcast and enjoy your vacation. So lovely story, unbelievable. Greetings from Prague

[@lesliepartin956]

Joji thank you so much for sharing the story of the socks and the spincycle yarn! I smiled so many times during the amazing adventure of those socks! Your poetic style is perfect and really enhances your stories. That sweater with Lotte''s yarn 😄 is beautiful! Good luck with cataloguing all your stash on Ravelry! It's a lot of work but does make it easier to track. I have a lot of yarn I got before I was on Ravelry that isn't entered there. !Felicidades a Nano y que disfruten de sus vacaciones! Fall KAL! Last year's was so fun with the different challenges!

[@maryannw5289]

Congratulations to Nano! I follow you on IG and it looks like you’re having a fun ski vacation. I love your “yarns” about your yarn’s adventures. You’ve inspired me to update my Ravelry stash. As a pet lover I am so happy to see how perfect Perri is for you and your family. I follow her on IG and look forward to to her yarn reviews. Glad Perri can help you out by doing the reviews! 😂 Looking forward to the KAL!

[@annettewiggins2220]

I loved the roam socks even before I knew their story, and now love them even more! I was able to get the yoko yarn as well. I can't wait to see where roam will take me!

[@karinschroff1066]

The Roam socks are beautiful

[@elisekt1860]

Enjoyed your traveling yarn stories.

[@ruthswarthout1115]

Thank you so much for sharing, your designs are beautiful and am looking forward to knitting your new socks and I love your pink sweater. Hope that your holiday was wonderful looking forward to your next journal. 😊

[@francescabrescianini7565]

The story of your lost socks in Norway is the best knitting/ yarn story I have ever heard! I remember when you lost them and o remember you got them back but I was not aware of how meaningful they were and how complicated this all was….

[@natalyakaganovich5604]

Have a wonderful time in the mountains! And huge congratulations to Nano!!!❤

[@noelleparris9451]

Me encantan los calcetines, tambien el nombre (Roam...) y la historia que compartiste. Gracias ❣

[@lizurquhart4105]

Hi Joji! I am working on the Susurrus and loving it so much❤. I’ve been wanting to make your top since I saw it on the cover of Pom Pom and purchased the magazine. I fell for a particular yarn from Hypnotic Yarns named Raven. I just had to make something with it. It’s a busy colored yarn and I did not want an all over pattern. The Susurrus is knitting up beautifully. This is my first time knitting with silk mohair and surprisingly, to me I am enjoying knitting with it. I like the sock pattern with the silk mohair also.

[@EwaKalma]

Yay! Joji Fall KAL! 🤩

[@StarfireReborn]

Is There Any Other Kind? If I Could Just Send Love To People, I Would Send Joji Little Bits Of Love Just As A Thank You Each Time I Make Another Knitted Item That Makes Me Feel Connected To My Ancestors... This Is My Passion!

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Mounds, Illinois. I have that Pom Pom magazine and I do love the pattern.

[@alicekao6761]

Congratulations to your son for being selected for that science session! And thank you for designing a sweater using Spincycle Yarns. I have some Spincycle + LolaBean Yarn Co skeins and look forward to using it for your sweater. Enjoy your ski vacation 👏👏👏

[@chrissy24-7]

Just rushed over to insta to add the pup ❤ really love your traveling yarn stories, so funny!

[@katerwaller]

Love your patterns, Joji!

[@judithtaylor6916]

Laines du Nord have Super Kid Luxury Line 25g /210m/229y. 75% Kid mohair, 25% Seta Silk. It is fine but has a distinctive silk thread. What an amazing story of those socks. ❤ I dont have such a dramatic story. I bought a Kaffe Fassett knitting book online. The seller was going on holidays and had to post it before leaving. Coincidentally she was coming to my state of South Australia and was coming through the town I lived near. I documented my yarn stash accumulated over Covid. Never had one before. Now its 9/A4 pages. But has all the details/amount/ply/dyelot/gauge. Not sure if I want to publicly put it on Ravelry. Put in plastic ziplock bags. Now to find patterns 🤪

[@wt30001]

Enjoy your. Ski trip!!!

[@cherylfletcher8883]

Yes it is so beautiful

[@amywilliams4944]

The slipper socks are definitely going on my knit list! Love all your sock and yarn stories, quite the travelers. ✈ 😀 Congrats to your son, that sounds like an amazing opportunity!

[@jeannievega1639]

Enjoy your story about the traveling socks beautiful pattern. Congratulations to Nano on his scholarship to Weitzman Institute. Look forward to purchasing some of the Julie Asselin sport yarn.

[@maggie2311]

Love the new bag - I'd call it The Square Dance 🙂

[@ToothFairyPurls]

Joji the yarn stories are delightful. I have to knit the Roam socks . . . Congratulations to Nano and safe travels to all of you.

[@heatherbill1328]

I loved the pattern before, but after hearing the story, Roam is definitely going on my list! Just an incredible tale, Joji!

[@TheKnittedBean]

Oh I am excited you get to publish it though! I bought the magazine JUST for that pattern and knit it up in a beige and green :D its a lovely pattern. You are always so realistic and humble, never stop being you Joji.

[@patsyvincent9483]

I enjoyed your video

[@MsLisaMBrown]

Congratulations to Nano! Sounds like a great program and an honor. Enjoy your ski trip 😃

[@rachellep3077]

I just happened to be browsing Neighborhood Fiber Co and their Loft base is 60/40 Mohair/silk at 350 yd/1oz so I’m thinking it may be similar to Shibui!

[@Sharon-hl1fe]

I love the story of the Roam socks. I am headed to Paris this December and they are perfect . Thank you

[@StarfireReborn]

Oh My Goodness I Would Gladly Pay For The Pattern And Knit You A New Sample For Susurrus. Unfortunately You'll Probably Have Your Original Sample Before You Have Mine 😅 I Love Your Life Joji 💜 You're Amazing & Unique Of Course. OH Thick Socks! 😍

[@StarfireReborn]

That's Great That You Have Bigger Feet. That's Very Encouraging 😆 I Have Bigger Feet But I'm Very Short, And Sometimes I Think My Body Forgot To Keep Growing To Match My Feet. But At Least I Have Great Balance! Haha!

[@StarfireReborn]

I Love Those Overalls. How Comfy! And The Elastic Straps, How Thoughtful. Roam If You Want To, All Around The World! I Love That Sock Story, It's Proof Of Humanity's Love 💕 The Smallest Details Mean The Most, And It's Beautiful.

[@StarfireReborn]

Wow, There's That Gratitude You Always Exemplify. Great Job Joji Organizing That Yarn. I Have Stopped Acquiring Yarn Unless I Have A Specific Project In Mind, Because I Have A Short Term Memory 😬 And Forget Quickly.

[@jojilocat]

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@quenamartins2084]

Obrigada ❤

[@karenwendeler6592]

¡Hello Joji and Perry! Que tengan unas lindas Vacaciones de Invierno

[@valeriehowden471]

Wonderful news for your son. Your ROAM sock cables look like stacked globes to me. They are well traveled. The patchwork bag is so cute. Perhaps you could name it after Peri? I may have to join IG just for the yarn reviews. Enjoy your skiing.

[@nadiarodriguez26]

Hola, Joji te admiro mucho y todo lo que tejes es maravilloso hermoso ,bello pero no todas sabemos inglés por eso te pido que por favor saques tus patrones en español 🙏gracias ojalá que lo pienses bendiciones 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶

[@lacengarterknits]

All roads lead to Rome, don't they? Same thing applies for knitting roads😉

[@TxHoneybee01]

Joji! You make me so happy to know I am not the only one with a 9.5 or 10 US size foot! By the way, what size do you wear in your boot? I have held off ordering them because of my uncertainty about sizing. Back to your podcast…

[@jojilocat]

I wear the 39! But 40 fits well with more room

[@TxHoneybee01]

@@jojilocat Thank you Joji! Have a lovely family vacation!

[@ellennordal5859]

Hi Joji. Where can I find rules for your September KAL?

[@annelisbethkirstein6289]

Hvor er den bare helt vidunderlig, din projekttaske, 😊

[@Richard_Szobi]

Joji, there's no sound. Could you check it?

[@jojilocat]

i checked it and it’s working fine! Check that your device’s sound is OK?

[@StarfireReborn]

Sometimes KZbin Loads With No Sound. I Always Shut Down And Restart The App, And On My Laptop I Restart The Laptop. KZbin Is Finicky Sometimes.

[@Richard_Szobi]

There was some error as I tried the previous episode and sound was ok. Now all fine.