Knitting Podcast Ep. 47: 30s Blouse, Boyfriend Sweater, Sock Mending, Isager Archives Collection

[@SejiFields]

The word I was looking for was darning egg not mending ball hahah!

[@ginninadances]

Call it what you want! 😂

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

Great job on your boyfriends raglan sweater. 🧶I really like the Swan Shawl. 🦢

[@SejiFields]

Thank you! Very happy with how they both turned out! :D

[@huckthex-dog3174]

I love your modification to do short rows and a three needle bind off at the shoulder instead of a regular binding off to avoid the stair-stepping. I've also seen a bind off method called the sloped bind off that will reduce/eliminate the stair-step effect. I'm pretty sure Very Pink Knits has a tutorial on this.

[@SejiFields]

Ah the queen of knitting tutorials coming in clutch, as always! Thanks so much for the info, what a surprisingly simple way to remove that stair-step effect! I'm definitely going to keep that in mind for future knits. I bet it would work better than short rows when working on knit pieces that are sheer :)

[@lemony7]

Since you're enjoying figuring out how to make clothes for folks of different body types, I bet you'd enjoy All About Adaptive: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Adaptive Clothing. It's not specifically knitwear, but it's supposed to be a really good resource for making clothing/fashion as accessible as possible for everyone, with a focus on disabled folks's needs. And there's what they call the curb cut effect, which was when they put in curb cuts for folks with wheelchairs, able bodied folks benefitted too because those curb cuts were used by folks with strollers, heavy suitcases, etc. When you make something more accessible, everyone benefits! 😊 so it might help you level up your knitting even more! Wonderful episode, your podcasts are always so entertaining and informative!

[@SejiFields]

Thank you so much for all the information! That's definitely a book I'd be interested in looking at. I could only find it for 90 euros + shipping online which is a bit outside of my budget at the moment, but it's definitely one I'll keep on an eye on -- maybe I could try and get it via the library, but that's a longshot here unfortunately :/ In any case thanks so much for watching!! :D

[@Meredith36]

Another wonderful episode! Happy knitting 💚🧶💚

[@SejiFields]

Thank you so much!! :D

[@myraaar]

My experience with unspun is that you can kinda knit it to whatever gauge you want with bigger or smaller needles, it'll fluff out or compress. But you do have to hold the yarn loosely in order to keep it from breaking. Def knit on a smaller needles if you're between sizes because the fabric will stretch out. It's near impossible to do a sewn bind-off with unspun so keep that in mind for finishing.

[@SejiFields]

Thanks so much for all the advise!! I got to spend some more time working with it and have found that I can't get a tighter gauge than 20 sts per 10 cm/4 inches without it breaking whilst knitting continental (even on super small needles). The only solution I've found to that has been knitting English style. I've seen a couple of videos showing how to do an Italian bind off with unspun and it seems like too much of a hassle lol. I've been thinking about this a lot, but have found that doing a mixture between a standard bind off and stretchy bind off (where you knit the last two stitches you worked together) makes for a quick and stretchy edge.

[@myraaar]

@@SejiFields ahh I see! I haven't tried the istex unspun myself, but I think different brands have different qualities too. My friend recommended the one milled in PEI/Canada and it doesn't break much--I held it single strand for a sweater project without much issue (I knit English style). I didn't think to mix stretchy and standard bind offs, I think I ended up doing a folded hem bind off after making an attempt at the Italian bind off and failing spectacularly 😂

[@carolyncode815]

I love your style! I also like vintage knitting. So glad I found your podcast!

[@SejiFields]

Thanks so much!! Vintage knitting is the best!! :D

[@cecilekibidi345]

Hello... About the itchiness of the sweater neckline, maybe you could use jersey binding to line the neckline? I hope I'm saying it correctly (I'm French). That way you keep most of the strech of the knitting fabric, I think !

[@SejiFields]

Bonjour! Yes you are ;) Thank you for the tip!! It has been a while since I made this video, so I don't know if I mentioned it in this video, but I was planning on getting some grey jersey/bias binding and then whip stitching it onto the neckline with some elastic thread -- I think that would indeed do the trick :)

[@grethelbermudez4550]

I really love that tweedy yarn!!

[@SejiFields]

Yeaah I think it's an excellent yarn also super affordable! I got 950 gram/2 pounds for 50 euros/55 dollars!!

[@ariari22716]

I love the sewing segments of your podcast since I’m also breaking into sewing as well!!✨ my mom has a sewing machine that’s over 20 years old and it’s still very alive and well so imma use it😂 your interest in vintage patterns for knitwear and sewing is super refreshing to me since I don’t see it very much on my KZbin knitting feed✨I hope the next sweater you make for your boyfriend works out well🙌

[@SejiFields]

Thank you so much!!😊 That's so awesome! :D Are there any pieces you aspire to make? I really badly want an extra pair of jeans that fit me as well as this vintage French pair I got a couple of years back (it's cobalt and in a lot of my videos)

[@ariari22716]

@@SejiFields I do in fact know which jeans you are referring to😂 but I want to make dresses that are comfortable for me because I’m not used to wearing dresses but really want to get into wearing them. I also wanted to make a comfy hoodie that fits me with my short torso and long arms😅 I would love to see the process of you trying to make the jeans!

[@terinskyweaver]

For your Rosemond, doing the extra rows after the short rows will mean it is vearing off at an angle. It's probably fine if it's just one or two rows, but more might be noticable in the neckhole and armscye shaping. You might be more satisfied with ripping back the short rows, and in the grand scheme of things, they don't take long

[@SejiFields]

Thanks so much for letting me know! I ended up adding the rows above the short rows, but like you said it was a small number off rows so I haven't noticed it looking off. Will take some time today to go over it again and take a closer look :)

[@edinacole6382]

I know you are not knitting top down in a circle, however I think its the same no matter what; you can put short rows almost anywhere in the back to lift the neckline, not just at the neck edge.

[@SejiFields]

Ah yeah you're right! For some reason adding those extra rows at the top kind of tripped me up on that hahah -- thank you!! :D

[@myraaar]

Dot looks like entrelac, and wave looks like brioche? Ya def lots of interesting knitting techniques!

[@SejiFields]

Yup you're right! Looking forward to knitting up more of these once I'm done with Grid :)

[@veroniquetaschereau9514]

Hi Seji, (I’m at minute 11:10, I haven’t watched the whole video yet). I don’t know if Amsterdam is close or far from you, but Stephen and Penelope is a store that I’m sure holds really nice yarn! Do you know of it ?

[@SejiFields]

Heya, thanks for the recommendation! :) Yes, I used to live close to Stephen and Penelope and they have a great selection of yarn from all over the world, but at the moment I can't afford the yarn they carry. It's mostly high end + they mark up their prices significantly even compared to other yarn stores in Amsterdam. My favourite store in Amsterdam is De Afstap, they have a great selection of books and yarns and you can get yarn for a really good deal when they're having a sale -- so I would highly recommend that store, if you're ever in Amsterdam ;)

[@goblinwizard735]

i knew i'd love that speckled sweater, and i do. ilike the fit on him too. this is kind of random but i have the same stuffyness/heat issues when layering wool. the other day i wasthinking that for mostof European history people were layering wool over linnen (i think?) and i've never tried wearing linnen under wool. i wonder if that would cut down or change the heat and/or scratchyness issues. i don't know just a ranom thought.

[@SejiFields]

Thank you!! I'm very please with how it turned out!! :D Oh I wasn't aware of that, I'd love to look into that and see if it might make the sweaters more wearable for him. Thanks!!

[@Justme_247]

👋😊

[@RawPunkGirl]

Can you link the seamless knits book? The red covered one? Also - I really enjoy your channel. I also have the eclogue and want to make a couple of patterns there but haven't done any fingering weight or bottom up constructions just yet. One step at a time I guess....

[@SejiFields]

Yeah sure thing! I put a link in the description box and also a video where Hatta is showcasing the samples together with her publisher :) Ah yup, I have yet to have a successful project from that book, hoping to finish the Carnation sweater next year -- fingers crossed! Also, would love to hear your experience if you end up knitting one of the pieces :) Thanks so much for watching!!

[@RawPunkGirl]

@@SejiFields Thank you! I will definitely share when I do! I saw your Carnation sweater wip - i also love that one! it's definitely on my list

[@prettypanda]

If he is sensitive to wool he may also be sensitive to alpaca. I found that out the hard way after buying a sweater's quantity of alpaca and then making my first sweater. Cotton is probably a better option. I'm curious to how how that works out for you because I've also thought of doing something like that around my neck for some wool that is just a tad too scratchy for my neck but I'd never seen someone try this before.

[@huckthex-dog3174]

Seconding this one! I am a tad sensitive to wool, but not enough to stop me wearing it, but anything alpaca (other than the super fluffy Suri alpaca) I find unbearably itchy on my neck and shoulders; no matter how soft it feels in my hands or holding to my neck/face.

[@SejiFields]

Ah dang, sorry you had to find out the hard way!! Thanks so much for the heads up! I'm not too sure if I mentioned it in this podcast but he ended up buying Holst Garn Coast for his sweater -- 45% cotton and 55% lambs wool, so I'm curious to see how that will work out. I haven't gotten a hold of some bias tape, but I'll be sure to talk about it on the podcast once I get it :)

[@SejiFields]

The scarfs I had planned to knit this autumn are llama and alpaca, so I think I just might make him wear them for some time to see if he gets any irritation.

[@prettypanda]

@@SejiFields Let me know if he ends up liking the Holst Garn Coast and whether its itchy for him because I'm always on the lookout for not-itchy-to-me-wool. Seriously even some superwash merino is itchy to me. But not all - its really confusing. I've learned that for now I shouldn't buy hand-dyed yarn because I don't know whether their superwash will be itchy for me or not. I'm slowly working my way testing out various commercial brands so I can find my favorites and then never buy from anyone else who may cause me the itch.

[@prettypanda]

@@SejiFields yeah he'll be able to tell you REAL quick if any of the scarves bother him 🦙