Knitting A Good Yarn Podcast Ep. 14: Year End Round Up, Festive Knits, Faves + Sweater Swaps

[@AnnemarieBerlinger-xb6ht]

the two of you are definitely a 10! i really like how it‘s not „only“ knitting but also life. thank you!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

As Annemarie!!! Thank you!! That is such a nice thing to say! So glad to have you part of our little community!!

[@susanlmackie]

The rest is the world (not Canada and the USA) will live variously through your love of Sonder Yarn. Beautiful colours and knitting ❤

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw!! Thank you! And hopefully in the not too distant future shipping options will expand!!

[@DonnabSWfla]

From my home to yours, near and far, to all family and friends, I wishyou a Happy New Year 2024!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw thank you!! Happy new year to you as well!!

[@noelleparris9451]

Carmen, what you said about wearing what you like and not necessarily what looks good on you is such an important point. When I was younger, I used to see people wearing things that I found exceptionally unflattering to them, and I wondered why they chose those things. Now I get it. If I like something, if I want to knit something that´s not necessarily the best shape or construction or that´s in a color not particularly suitable for me, I don´t care anymore. I knit what I like, I choose colors that I like and I wear what I like. I think it´s very important to make choices based on what makes you happy. Your conversation in this episode was very interesting and you two made some great comments. As always, your knits are lovely and inspiring. Thank you.

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw I love this and so glad to have inspired you and also to hear your thoughts!!

[@KnitDesserts]

I'm always so in awe of both of your knits! Carmen, that HAT! I need to clone that ASAP! I think 2024 is going to be the year of colorwork for me...

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Omg I love this and thank you!!’n

[@paulamcmullen6150]

you two are so inspiring and I love the friendship and collaboration between you. I don' have any knitty friends so nobody understands! I live through your knitting friendship!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw I’m so glad you can live through us!! We love having you here!!

[@pairswellwithknitting]

I love your knitwear round-up!!!! The try-ons are my favourite and I love that you've shared your most-worn garments! Wishing you two the merriest of the holidays!!!! ❤

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw so glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much!!!

[@noelleparris9451]

I agree!!! There are many times I knit something and feel super happy in the knitting process. But when I´m done, I´m done and I don´t particularly care about the item anymore. If I can find someone who loves it and wants it, I am thrilled. Jackie's idea of giving away the 5s (or ranked below that items) is great. I think I do that instinctively because I really am a process knitter, and the projects are rarely as important. Even when I love something, if someone else admires it and expresses any desire for it, I'm generally glad to give it away. My thinking is, I can always make it again! I LOVE that you two give each other your knits. Your relationship is beautiful.

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw I totally feel the same way, Nicole! Like once it’s knit, who it belongs to is really a question mark and I don’t feel too concerned about it if it’s not me!

[@monikb3085]

Thank you for sharing this podcast at the perfect time to keep me company when I was stuck in bed for a few days! you've brought me laughter and joy! So much to comment on again but will keep it to a few: 1) what a wonderful idea to do your top 10s! and so interesting to see what comes out on top and what doesn't. I am adding the Easy like Sunday Morning to my list!! Also, I get it for the Yokelore but I still think it would look good with a pair of jeans! 2) love Harden and so regret I didn't buy more; so if you either of you have any to sell I will buy!! 😁 3) I have a skein of LMW and wonder if that is enough for the Musselburgh but if not I still think it needs to be a hat! 4) for the FOs I don't wear I just frog and use the yarn again; when there is yarn we love so much it's sad to think it is not getting any use! so frog if it doesn't work for a remake of Soe, and make something else that will bring you joy! Wishing you both the best of holidays with yourloved ones and can't wait to catch up again in the New Year! 🎄🎆🎉

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

So glad we were able to keep you company while you were recovering! And I love all your points! You def need to make the easy like Sunday morning sweater! It will be gorgeous on you! For harden, I may end up with some extra! And Melissa from Sonder just made a Musselburgh with one skein of fingering so it might work! Haha I wish I could remember how much I used! And that is very smart about ripping out! Haha it’s just hard for me to do it!!

[@margreffle]

You both bring so much joy to my life, and I love seeing all the creating you do. I just wanted to comment on the non professional golfing. My daughter buys the "previously loved" golf balls in bulk, because she loses so many, and she dyes them a fluorescent pink. There's a tip of the day for you Carmen! 😁 I just heard Carmen mention Debbie from The Loving Path, and she was my first hand dyer! I met her at a Merry Market in London in December, 2017, where I bought a single skein of her signature colourway. On January 1, 2018, I cast on my first hand dyed, real wool shawl, the Spindrift, by Helen Stewart. I've been a "K"nitter ever since that day. I have knit many sweaters, shawls, hats and socks in her yarn, and her 50 gram + mini sock set is great for shortie socks for my hubby, who wears them when he golfs. She is local to me in London, literally 10 minutes away, so her yarn is very accessible to me, and I love it! Last thing, promise! Thank you Jaxkie for mentioning tou use a smaller needle for the left hand side. I just downsized my needle on my Anthology Throw, I'm up to 1152 stitches, and it is making such a huge difference! Plus, it's much easier doing stitches like k2tog, with the left hand stitches being looser on the needle. So thanks very much!!!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Omg Marg!!!! I love all of this!!!! Haha especially your daughter dying her own balls. That is next level! Haha although I will say, I avoid using used balls bc I’m convinced that those are naughty balls that got lost in the first place and are intent on doing that again and again 😝. I also love that you know Debbie! She is such a beautiful human being and such an artist!!

[@margreffle]

@@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765 Naughty balls, eh? I'll be sure to warn my daughter! 🤪🤣

[@jillybeandean]

You guys are so inspirational. ❤ I’m a committed Nutiden knitter now. My 10’s are Lunenberg in Lichen& Lace Rustic Sport, Before Fall sweater in Nutiden and Humulus in Cumbria. All wool all the time for the win! And my all time fav shawl is the Sulina shawl in Nutiden Harden, inspired by Jackie’s. ❤ I wear this all the time so far this year because it’s been fairly mild and I’m avoiding my winter coat. It’s so cozy! (northern Alberta here- I get sick and tired of my winter coat if winter starts too early. Definitely not this year!) I made a start on the fleur but the colours weren’t working for me so I’ll retry. Fleury knitting fleurever! So punny! 😂😂. Happy Solstice today and have a great holiday season. 🎄⛄️Looking forward to seeing you two next year! 🎉😊

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Omg I’m going to look all of these up right now!!! And we are soooo glad to have you on the nutiden train with us!!! Thank you for being here with us and always having such lovely and supportive comments!!

[@janinekenyon9057]

Happiest of Holidays! I love how this morning I thought, I had a clear idea of my next cast ons… that is now somewhat out of the window 😅 love all the inspiration!

[@theknittystew]

Happy New Year you two!! Love the inspiration, laughs and contemplation your podcast brings to my life. You make me want to be brave with my colour choices!! P.S. Soooooo down with a sweater swap.

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw happy new year Leanne! Can’t wait to see what you get up to this year! Haha and I’d be down for a sweater swap with you any day!!!

[@mendezcher]

You two are such a joy to watch! And never worry about the length of the podcast! People can watch in segments (or like me, watch all at once!) your knits are stunning and so inspirational! Happy new year! 🎉

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw Cheryl!!! Thank you!!! That is so nice to hear!!!

[@mendezcher]

@@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765 ❤️

[@SallyRogers-xx7cs]

I agree with Carmen, that pink cable sweater looks best on you, Jackie. The length, color, and drape work beautifully on you.

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

I agree 💯 Sally! Haha it’s def with its rightful partner!

[@kristenj495]

You always give us so much to love! This is, truly, a joyful three hours spent, and I am--as always--so, so inspired. Thank you, friends. xoxo

[@TheUnKnitShow]

The colors you used for Yokelore would be phenomenal in the Easy V!!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Oh that is such a good idea! Thank you!!!

[@teadreyer1510]

Three hours of you gals... yayyyy!! Good timing when I've got Covid 🙌 Jackie, I absolutely adore your grey/pink version of the Sheep Camp sweater, even if you can't see the pattern! Also, OMG.. I need a knitworthy friend I can swap my knits with.. anyone out there 💕 I also totally love the idea of swapping with our knitting community. I don't have knitting buddies in Perth, so the community we foster on these podcasts are truly wonderful .. Oh & Carmen, I'm totally in love with your Yokelore Sweater! It's stunning.. and I would completely buy Jackie's Pressed Flowers sweater 🫶

[@PetraIvanovSamryd-eb2di]

Hello lovely ladies! Thanks for another great and fun episode! ☺️ It’s so nice to hang out with you. Guess what?! I’ve just bought myself some spin fiber, without the spindle or even knowing how to make it to yarn! 😱 and I’m now planning to make my own spincycle 😂 Thanks a lot for the inspiration and laughs! 🙏🏻❤️ from a soft autumn from Sweden

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Yaaaaassss!!! Ooooh let us know how it goes Petra!!

[@knittingpossect]

Hope you both have a lovely holiday season! Love the segment on your year end round up. Frog that red sweater- the yarn is so good. My fleur has definitely brought me joy this year. xo Kim

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

I’ve loved your recent episodes as well!! Haha my queue got waaaaay longer!!!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Haha and it’s been frogged basically up to the collar. Now we’ll see how long it takes me to actually reknit it!!

[@Mallory-StringsAttached]

On your Varvinter Dress, you can use Duplicate stitch to fix your hole in the back. You probably already know this, but it would work for you I think! That’s what I would do! ❤ I’m new to your podcast, and I am loving it! I’ve basically favorited every sweater you guys have shown on my Ravelry 😂

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Omg!!! Thank you for the kind words and welcome! Haha and so glad we all have the same taste so we can be inspiring!! That’s a great idea for the varvinter although blocking combined with nutiden magic seems to have fix the problem well enough! At least currently!! Thank you so much for the suggestion!!!

[@YoungfolkKnits]

Hey ladies! ❤❤❤❤

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Hi Kaci!!! It was so lovely to meet you in person at rhinebeck!!!

[@saraopie3677]

Just found your podcasts and absolutely love them. You're both brilliant ❤

[@Susi1406]

Jackie, you are completely correct, Carmen’s sweater is a piece of art! It’s gorgeous and it looks 👀 amazing on her! I understand you may feel bulk in the sleeves but I didn’t see it. All I saw sleeves from the dress you’re wearing. I really hope you can find a way to wear it because it really is stunning! ❤ 🤩

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Aw Susi!! Thank you! Honestly you’re making me realize I have to revisit this!!!

[@luciaevangelho4593]

Beautiful makes ladies, loved them all!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Thank you Lucia!!!

[@allysonashley9929]

I bought Nutiden after watching your first podcast. It’s just been sitting waiting for the perfect project and I think it might be the Colette!!!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Oh I think that is an absolutely perfect idea!! Let us know what you think! So fun that you’re giving it a try!!!

[@AfCan3]

Jackie that Sari Nordland in that neutral nutiden dark colourway ….deep aubergine tone…really really sings on you in the most glorious way!

[@juliaann98]

Your laughing is infectious, so funny. Love your handspun FO's and the love and thought that has been put into them. Carmen, I recently finished the Aosta Cardigan in Harden, held double and love the airyness of it. Have you tried adding vinegar to your first rinse of Nutiden FO's? My Harden cardi was soaked in lukewarm water with a glob of vinegar. There was no color bleeding and the yarn feels like it soften, more than previous sweaters rinsed in a wool wash soap. I'm intrigued to know what your next year's MAL will feature. "I knit you a happy holiday and a cozy New Year"🍷

[@zahradehghani9132]

oh, I'm so excited to see your video. I have re-watched so many of your old ones.

[@carriemarman9482]

Love the wip ..the sounder yarn is beautiful..great choice.

[@SarahGarcia-sx2bt]

I've also knit many items that when I'm done knitting. I think that was fun! But this isn't for me. Then I give the sweater, socks, or whatever away. Sometimes the joy of knitting the yarn and finishing is enough. I also have knits I wear and love everyday. Both are a success. Also giving knits brings me a lot of joy too, to know it will be worn and loved out in the world.

[@ilovethegoddessshop]

Wish you were able to make peace with the way the Yokelore feels, Carmen, because it really does look SO BEAUTIFUL on you!!!😍😍😍

[@angelarea5406]

My latest "10" is the Daydreamer by Veera Valimaki. I have hardly taken it off since finishing. Luckily, I also knit it in a neutral beige, which goes with all of my clothes. Its so comfy and light! Also, that magenta long cably sweater on Jackie is absolutely stunning!

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Ooooh i have to check this out!! And I agree, she was meant to have that sweater!!

[@irenecortez7819]

Love the bright pink sweater swap. Also love the crescent shawl.❤

[@lauraalicewatt]

checking in briefly before my own holiday traveling starts later this morning -- and looking forward to watching the rest in bits and snips over the holidays! all my best to you both, love sharing in on your latest knits and spins and chats and laughs, and wishing you both the happiest of holidays and into the new year! big hugs from Iceland. ❤ (oh, and most-worn knit this year unquestionably my first Versal sweater knitted in Geggamoja, it very quickly became my default grab-and-run-out-the-door everyday sweater)

[@lauraalicewatt]

...and finally catching up with the last parts of this, on the last day of the year (home from family holiday) -- so glad both that nutiden is making a comeback in your collective knitting (it's still the mainstay of mine, despite forays out to other things), and SO glad for the conversation about the finished knits that just don't end up getting worn/used -- really appreciate the checking back in after some time has passed! i generally find it ironic that the complex colorwork patterns that can be so fun to make can be really challenging to wear... and i'm SO hoping the Soe sweater got turned it back into yarn, as the color looks so amazing on Carmen, i hope you give it another try with a better-suited pattern. (I bought 4 skeins of the same wool, and am baffled as to what to do with it! i don't think it's enough for a sweater, and not sure i'd ever wear a sweater so bright, either, but it's not the right texture, it seems, for a shawl/scarf... but what an amazing color.) New Year's Day (tomorrow) is likely going to be a big go-through-closet-clear-some-stuff-out day for me. And sorry not to have joined the fleur-along (combination of a giant test knit this fall for Inese + not being the biggest fan of bobbles), but looking forward to hearing about your new 2024 KAL! happiest of new years!

[@RachelCunningham-ut9ks]

the cinnabar calls that section 2-color garter - I have one I'm obsessed with and will be casting on a second soon!!! love the podcast as always

[@nicolastantiford9006]

Carmen, with the Yokelore sweater, the yoke looks generous enough to undo from the bottom of the yoke and reknit the burnt orange part making it into a shrug. Just a thought. Happy Winter Solstice and Yule to you both. 🤍

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Oh now this is an interesting idea!!! And thank you! You too!!!

[@TheMassagequeen001]

First!!!❤❤ I'm actually here first and I'm super excited 🎉 I love you both so much.

[@elianaalfonso7703]

Great episode. I’ve recently made a 10: the Achikochi sweater. I have not taken it off since I finished it.

[@tracyholland1048]

Thank you so munch for not only an informative podcast but a very enabling podcast. Jackie, do you have your mods on your project page for your gorgeous crescent fleur?❤️

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Hahaha you’re very welcome!!! Would love to hear what you end up knitting!! And I THINK Jackie has the mods on her project page but I’m not 💯?

[@barbarawanthal3342]

Hi ladies! Thank you for the wonderful podcasts! I bought my first Nutiden in December, and can see how I might build a collection. 😊Question…how do you store your Nutiden collection? Thanks! Barbara

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Omg, I would be too embarrassed to show you a picture bc of how much nutiden I actually have!! But suffice to say, I store it on shelving so I can gaze at it even when I’m not knitting with it!

[@danielleh5911]

Cables are still too scary for me… but I have put my toe in the water of colourwork. So I’m sure cables will come at some point (need to find a good tutorial for them eventually) Also I feel like I’ve watched enough episodes now to be able to giggle when Jackie says “I think I need to make another one 🫣” (as if we weren’t already expecting that).

[@paulahutchinson4312]

This was so much fun! Have you tried combining a plied yarn with 1 strand or 2 strands of nutiden?

[@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765]

Ooooh no I haven’t but that’s a great idea!!

[@pauline_knits]

Excited to have another podcast of yours to watch before the holidays 🙌 About color seasons: I've watched your podcast for only a few episodes but I am convinced that Jackie is a spring (which would explain your love for low contrast and neutral/warm colors)! Also, would love to know Jackie's trick with needle sizes for faster knitting.

[@by.ward.]

I have such a hard time imaging Jackie and Carmen are the same season, and am convinced Jackie is in the autumn family! Maybe it's the comp screens, but I don't see such a strong contrast between your hair/eyes/skin or the coolness in your tones to best fit the winter traits, and it would also explain why you 're drawn to (and look amazing in) low contrast/volume colors and also smaller/softer prints (like your Tessellated pullover, which is soft in color and pattern vs your instant crush sweater - which is bright and saturated with a large, strong print). ... but regardless, all your sweaters are master pieces!

[@pauline_knits]

Glad someone else agrees! (Funny how I thought warm + low contrast is spring but can't seem to confirm that anywhere...)

[@silviagowdy7562]

I hated the Barbie movie too. Tried it but like 10 minutes in I couldn’t watch it anymore. Love your knits

[@molly11144]

knit a red poncho ;)