Knit with me! (Plus a decision on my Purl Soho Linen Quill Mini Set.)

[@RuthehPhoto]

Can't wait to see your ES Chicken glaring into the camera with her golden eyes. LOVE it. You need one for sure. I have had people come into my house and sit and talk to me while holding the chicken the whole time. They attest to the fact that it is calming.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

hahah!!! glaring with her gleaming golden eyes!! 😂 they're the perfect yellow for my chicken, for sure. I love that your chicken has been such a hit! I'm sure she has calming powers. (definitely making one. especially since I have the eyes ready to go ...)

[@wynonacarroll4362]

I also bought Summer’s book. I love it. I am mostly a sock knitter so this book is right up my alley. I like how she uses color in her socks. I really enjoyed your last week’s episode. I shed some tears. You and your husband are wonderful parents.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

it’s such a great book!! I’m still doing a deep dive into all the chapters … love her. thank you so much for watching last week! I always feel dumb telling stories but sometimes it’s worth it. 😉 thanks for your kind words!

[@LottaSocks]

I too jumped on the Chicken pattern, deep deep dive into some acrylic yarn. I’m at the neck shaping right now. Not sure what to do for eyes, have some small-ish half-globe buttons. I’m not good at sewing eyes (or faces), they look frightening! This is so much fun to knit up, goes fast! Love all your sweaters! Can’t wait to see next week’s creation! Fun!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

@@LottaSocks have fun with your chicken! Your half globe buttons sound FUN and even if you haven’t love them around / sew them on a couple of times, I bet it will turn out great. happy to hear it’s a fun, fast knit! (I just know I need a chicken.) 🐓

[@grwhryrpltd]

I've been enjoying your podcasts, Jen! Thanks for all the fun inspo. Did not know about the Linen Quill bundles (!!!). I made an Emotional Support Chicken for Knit for Food, and everyone LOVEs her! I doubled my yarn for the whole thing to make a much denser but squishier to hug hen - so kinda the same line of thinking you have for wanting your blanket to be more snuggly. Have so much fun with your button party and all the artsy weekend things!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Aww, thanks so much! (The Linen Quill sets are a slippery slope, sorry! They're so beautiful.) I love that you made the chicken for Knit for Food - that's so awesome!! I love a dense knit, that's super smart. Thanks for your kind words, and thanks for watching!

[@traceyriley1847]

Your weekly videos always bring joy to my day! Thank you for all the work you do and sparking creativity in all of us!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

yay - thanks so much for watching!!

[@susanteminsky1078]

So many great things going on, Jen! Yogabbagabba crochet with Lotus will be so cool. I love the idea of the emotional support chicken and look forward to see yours in progress. Your sweaters are turning out so well, thank you so much for showing your crocheted provisional cast on nice and up close! Socks, your blanket decision and even the eclipse and a quick sighting of sweet Dinah. Your videos are so much fun and so inspiring!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Aww, thanks Susan! The video with Lotus is going to be super fun ... I love that she's into knitting and crochet. It's so fun to do that side-by-side. Thanks for all your kind comments!!!!

[@AileenArrieta]

I knit a Purl Soho blanket out of Linen Quill held double. I love the weight of my blanket so I think you made the right choice. I did go down a needle size or two, though, because I thought the pattern was too loose on 7s. It was all seed stitch, though, so quite different from your stitch pattern. The blanket turned out to be one of my favorite knits.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Thank you for sharing! That's great to hear. Maybe I will swatch again and see if I should go down to a US 5 or 6 ... I am kind of a loose knitter, so that might be a smart move. So cool that your blanket turned out to be a favorite!

[@shamszakhour6076]

I really like the colors of your CrowBerry sweater! They are unusual, but they really work! Also, I prefer throw blankets that are 60 x 80, so I think your instinct to make your blanket larger is a good one.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Hi - thanks, yes - they are different colors for me too! I usually go for neutrals, cool colors (or chartreuse / yellow.) It's a nice departure. And YES - 60 x 80 is my perfect size too. We'll see how it turns out!

[@80sgma10]

My daughter made a Tootie (sp) sweater for ger niece! She loved Yo Gabba!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oooh, fantastic! such a great show.

[@debbiemyers7036]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing all your adventures! 😊

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@leegifford3675]

Your Crowberry colors are perfect! I love your blanket idea! Maybe someday….after I finish the four I currently have going!😮

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh yay - these colors are a fun departure for me and my usual color scheme! haha, I understand with the multiple WIPs. happy knitting!

[@margaretsamplerlover]

Thanks for showing your provisional cast on. I've never seen it done that way so that was helpful! It's funny cause I'm knitting the incredible blanket (smart to double the yarn!!) single strand, I have the Crowberry sweater stashed and ready to go, and I want an emotional support chicken, thanks to you and another podcaster who made one. lol! Anyway, thanks as always for sharing. I always enjoy your videos!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Ooooh, love that you're making the blanket too! I'm hoping to officially cast on today. And the Crowberry! And a chicken! We'll just make all the things. 😂

[@hirzst]

Hi Jen, happy you chose the blanket. I started my blanket while working three other mind focused projects. I timed myself on the even row at 27min and odd row 15min. My goal is to complete by December as I get bored with monotony. Love your WIPs, the colorways are beautiful. Take care❤

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Oooh, that's so good to know! December is a great goal. I bet your blanket is looking awesome already!

[@darlenewatkins4999]

Love seeing all your sweaters! Living in the far South, not much use for sweaters sadly, but I am a huge sock knitter!! I pre-ordered Summer's book and can't wait to get mine!! YAY for the blanket project!! Can't wait to watch your progress!!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

I love sock knitting too! (and yes, I bet the south is a bit too hot for most sweaters.) enjoy the book - it's so great! YAY, team blanket!

[@leahmurphy3739]

I love watching the progress on your various projects!! The Crownerry colors are great I was rooting for that same combination. My week was like yours- visited my sister in Indiana for eclipse Totality, which was spectacular and watched Iowa v UConn final, sad but great run.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!! the colors are a fun departure from my normal neutrals/yellows. 😂 I love that you got to see the total eclipse!! and yes, sad last game for Iowa but love the whole team and what they've done for women's basketball this year. can't wait to keep watching - they've made a fan out of me!

[@rylomom]

love your Crowberry choices! Can't wait to see the progress on your blanket, that sounds like so much fun. Thanks for keeping me company, I was weaving in a million ends on a colorwork vest, so you kept me on task😊

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thank you so much for watching! (and glad I could help you get through those ends.) 😊

[@ruthdennisKnits]

I got my book in the mail last week. Thoroughly enjoying the fore thought heel‼️‼️‼️ I’m a beginner sock knitter with only having knitted 5 pairs on dpns . I’m learning magic loop and the heel

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Oooh, that's awesome! I'd say your intermediate now after 5 pairs ... so great! I love learning to do different heels ... such a great book now that I've been able to do a deeper dive. Have fun knitting more socks!

[@chantald9661]

Yeah for blanket! Can’t wait to see your progress. I am currently knitting the Daily pullover by Paula Pereira for Purl Soho that calls for Linen Quill but I use yarn in my stash . Seeing they had a sale this weekend, I decided to get the Color wash blanket bundle which includes 8 skein of Linen Quill. I plan to knit a 2nd Daily Pullover with different colours this time (I really like the V neck design). I like the part where you show the shadow of the tree during the eclipse.Super cool. We were fortunate to be in the path and got to experience the eclipse at 100%. Looking forward to next week’s video. If you want to try a provisional cast on using the barber cord instead of waste yarn, it makes it so easy to put your stitches back on the needles. I can’t remember who came up with this idea originally but I know Twice Sheered Sheep showed it in reel on instagram if you want to look it up. 😊

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Team blanket! 😂 Oooh, that color wash blanket looks super cool. (And I'll have to check out the Daily Pullover now!) Very cool that you got to see the whole eclipse. (and I totally forgot about the provisional cast-on on barber cord - bummer, I had just seen that! oh well - next time! so smart.) thank you for watching!

[@Katheverett]

I have no clue about Yo Gabba Gabba, but I am enjoying your excitement! I also want to make an ES Chicken! Your sweaters are looking beautiful - lovely colors

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

haha, Yo Gabba Gabba had a pretty short run on Nickelodeon ... maybe 4 or 5 seasons? a very specific age group (but my kids were and still are obsessed.) we should have a chicken KAL - so many people are making one!

[@KariEngblom-Youkey]

Looking forward to seeing the blanket! But....now I am looking at my large oddball Kureyon yarn stash and totally want to start a chicken with you! So much inspiration❤.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Noro chicken KAL!! that's not a bad idea ... 😊

[@stephaniebograd3315]

Love your crowberry colors, and the blanket idea. I just finished my vest, hoping a soak softens it a bit but it is pretty!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Thanks so much!! I bet your vest is awesome ... I have a lopi cardigan from a few years ago that has definitely become softer over time, so I have high hopes (for both of us!)

[@teresa_yps]

Yes! Yo Gabba Gabba love here -- I have an 18 y.o. I still sing the Jack Black (as a guest character, in his fantastic, frosted-tips Tenacious D days, and wearing a tighty DJ Lance costume!) "Goodbye, See You Later" song in my head when I leave somewhere! "Goodbyyyyye, goodbyyyyye...!" 🧡💛🤍

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Awww, that was the best episode! Almost a tear jerker ... he was so, so good in that one. We still sing it too! Lots of memorable music from that show. (Don't stop, don't give up! Don't be afraid ... it's okay! Be nice to animals ... don't bite your friends ... so many good messages.) 😂

[@barbarasteffee5666]

I have been wondering about your allegiance to Hawkeye basketball...I seem to remember you referenced Iowa State in an episode not too long ago.....and it is very nice you are able cheer on your rival school. I was THRILLED with all of Caitlin's successes and the support she got from her team and everyone. I have been on the fence about adding the Crowberry to my list that I need to knit.....of course, now I want to make one.....I always look forward to your weekly videos and marvel at the pace you keep. Thank you!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Haha, yes! My dad is actually a HUGE Hawkeye fan, so I was raised a Hawkeye (and then broke his heart when I went to Iowa State. But only a little.) 😂 We love love love Caitlin and the whole team and are so excited to see what's ahead for women's basketball. Really fun to see their success. Hoping to share more soon with the Crowberry for sure ... it's a fun one! I love Lopi sweaters. And MDK. Thanks for watching!

[@barbarasteffee5666]

@@JenGeigleyKnits I didn't mention but will now.....I am a Spartan alum - Go Green! Go White! MSU! However, since my team was out of it, the least I could do is CHEER HARD for Caitlin and Iowa....but this will not happen often....kind of like the eclipse! 🧶 (So looking forward to your Crowberry). ♥

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

@@barbarasteffee5666 awesome - that's what a lot of us ISU fans said too! (once in a blue moon / solar eclipse!) lol. working on my Crowberry right now!

[@barbarasteffee5666]

Woohoo!!! I am working on underwing mitts and a pair of wool socks….finished my Trellis Top (Carol Feller).😎

[@momofpeg]

We are right near Ames and I was hoping the house would get darker during the eclipse because it was nap time but it never did. My youngest was a huge fan of Yo Gabba Gabba. We were actually showing my granddaughter the “don’t bite your friends” song the other day because she likes to bite

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

true - it wasn't super dark, but it was noticeable (and kind of creeped me out!) we will forever love Don't Bite Your Friends. YGG has new merch/t-shirts and Lotus just bout the one that says that. She loves it. 😂

[@KiSaralise]

The Provisional Sleeve Cast-On is BAH-Rilliant!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

it seems pretty great so far!

[@Helens.crochet.389]

Awww your kitty is adorable Jen. I love it when they get the ‘zombies’😹😻. Will you be making garments on the Addi also? Your knitting projects are gorgeous. I do not know how to knit that’s why I am learning how to use the Sentro.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

I hope to make some garments on the addi! it’s on my list of things to try … thanks for reminding me!

[@donnastubbs9525]

Love your Crowberry colors! Also love the shirt for your daughter's band. You are both so talented. So where can I buy one? Thanks for another cheery episode.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Thanks so much! The band may set up preorders for the next round of shirts soon, so I'll let you all know if that happens. 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@karihoutkooper-brennan4627]

Jen! Love Yo Gabba Gabba : ) I finished my lopi Crowberry in February, couldn't wait for the MDK KAL. Really enjoyed the whole project and the finished garment, hope you will as well. Your colors are great. Good for you in committing to the doubled blanket. Can't imagine doing a blanket on a #4, gaah, for me it would never be done. Great minds, I picked up the Sock Project book this week, love knitting socks. Love the first edition of band shirts, if you/they decide to sell online, I will order for sure! Also, glad you could enjoy the eclipse, it was cloudy here with no effects whatsover, sigh. Very much enjoy your weekly videos, thanks for sharing! Til next time : )

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

I love that you were ahead of the game with your Crowberry! I fell behind fast. 😂 What colors did you use? Glad I'm not alone in the hesitation with the tiny needles on a blanket club ... I feel like I wouldn't finish it on 4s either. (Realistically.) Love that you got the sock book too - it's so fantastic! I'll let you all know if the band decides to do a preorder on their next run of t-shirts ... they turned out so great! We even made a smaller one for Bowie. Thanks so much for watching!

[@karihoutkooper-brennan4627]

@JenGeigleyKnits I think the crowberry pattern is one of my most enjoyable knits, seriously. The short row hem, the construction of arm holes was new to me, the yoke and sleeve colorwork, so lovely. My lopi colors were all from stash, some discontinued. MC rough seas, 3 background colors as I wasn't sure I would have enough of just 1, rust Heather, mustardy yellow green heather, orange, leaves are heather lagoon, berries in black with kid silk haze added. Pics on ravelry but the colors arent true there, but it's a beaut :) one of my all time fave FOs. You will love yours! The band. So fun! Do more merch, it will sell for sure.

[@karihoutkooper-brennan4627]

@JenGeigleyKnits also, the sock book. Gaah, so many fun things there, and her voice, so entertaining. I use the same pattern over and over, my go to, but want to try different heels. Can't believe she threw away her first pair. Onward Jen, you are a gift!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

@@karihoutkooper-brennan4627 awesome!!!! I'm totally going to go look at yours on Ravelry - I'm really enjoying this pattern too! Love your colors. (and yes, the band, so fun - more merch! doing it!)

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

@@karihoutkooper-brennan4627 YES - she's just lovely and so talented/knowledgeable. (thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!)

[@Rebelmusedesign]

I feel badly that I didn’t have viewing glasses (but not sure I trust them) but it got pitch dark here because we were in the path of totality and where I live the population is less than 7000 and over 10,000 people came here for this. Even at 9:30 at night when I went out, it was bumper-to-bumper on the interstate going south. I have never seen that here. I wish I had gone out and done what you did. I heard that at a ski resort about two hours north from here that a couple was married during the totality and the bride wore a dress covered in little moons? I also noticed that the temperature dropped drastically at the point of totality. It was very eerie.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

Oh wow - so cool to be in the path of totality! I'm sure things got extra crazy there. (So cool about the bride in the dress with little moons!) And the temp drop! Such a neat and surreal experience.

[@nicoleevans6623]

Loved today's video. I love socks so this may be a summer book. What sweater are you wearing today?

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

thanks so much!! (storebought sweaters, so sorry!) but yes - the sock book would be such a great summer book!

[@shamszakhour6076]

I'm also making an emotional support chicken out of Noro yarn! It wasn't my original idea, though. I saw it on a shopcast for a yarn store (on youtube), but I can't remember the name.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oooh, awesome! I'm sure lots of us have an inclination to make a Noro chicken. 😂 Such a perfect yarn! I just saw another one on instagram yesterday that was so perfect ... I need to cast on!

[@KiSaralise]

I just REALIZED I can Do the Blanket, because I have 2 sets, and then I can make it MUCH Thicker, which feels WAY MORE DOABLE!!! YAY!

[@KiSaralise]

Im Suuuper Excited Now about the Blanket! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

oh my gosh - YES!!!! do it, do it!! I really like the size of the stitches with the yarn held double ... this is the answer for both of us. 😂

[@kasaundrachaney3826]

We were in the path of totality and I completely agree that the eclipse affects everyone. My mother and I got to see it and we both became disoriented with massive headaches and got super dizzy, but it was really amazing to get to see the eclipse.

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

so weird - YES! I had a horrible headache that day too! my poor cat was completely confused. (really cool that you got to see it with complete coverage! so neat.)

[@MsLisaMBrown]

Purl soho has linen quill 20% off now! It’s your lucky day !

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

yes! I think it's on the full skeins though (and not the set of minis) but I need to wait until I work through all of this yarn first. 😂

[@ssmshell]

Sarah Tonin!!! ❤❤❤

[@JenGeigleyKnits]

best name, huh? (lead singer is Sarah.) 😊