Knitting Podcast | Ep 58 | My Autumn Knitting Plans 🍂🍂

[@RachelCunningham-ut9ks]

YOUR EARRINGS omg i love them!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emilykatemadethis]

hahaha they're great aren't they :) Fika earrings - perfection. They're from Finland. Design by Kieto :)

[@Silchu_]

Two weeks ago, we visited Orkney, Scotland, and purchased hand-knitted garments made with local yarn for my husband and me. The yoke was hand-knitted, and the rest of the body was machine-knitted. We were told it is common practice to do this. Loved the end result of your jumper.

[@emilykatemadethis]

Ah ha! So I was remembering correctly! That's a relief :) I am really looking forward to trying out this technique again with the half hand knitting half machine knitting. I hope you had a lovely time in Orkney. I haven't been to Scotland since I was about 6 and I would love to go back. And preferably in a Shetland wool jumper that I made ;)

[@LorraineWeston-t9j]

I finished the 50's Quickly knitted Cardigan & love it. it turned out beautiful . I knitted it in pastel blue. Wish i could show you but i don't know how to add photo's here on YT....lol Your mum's sweater is gorgeous & your fairisle looks perfect. All the best with your Autumn knits♥

[@emilykatemadethis]

Oh wonderful! I'd love to see it! Maybe via e-mail or insta? I am so happy it worked out so well for you :) And to think, that pattern was hidden under the stairs for about 50 years! Thank you :) I'm really pleased with it :)

[@mynorthknitcorner]

Yes! Swatches lie! Amen, sister! Preach! 🤭 .. your plans are wonderful! Your mums sweater is adorable and the socks looks so cozy🥰 Otra is the name of the river that I can see from my house. So maybe that is something I have to knit too😁 .. excited to see how you like knitting colorwork flat without pearling if you try it😊 Hope you and your mun have some wonderful days together☕️🧶

[@emilykatemadethis]

hahahaha Thank you :) I'm so happy the jumper ended up fitting! And she even took the socks home too! So I'll be making the blue ones for me :) Oh really?! That's so cool! Ok so now I really want the pattern haha I was showing my mum your vlog with the waffles and getting overly excited about the cheese knife and brown cheese... I'm just apparently fan girling your home, and even your river ;) I am very excited to try this technique... :)

[@mynorthknitcorner]

@@emilykatemadethis You have a open invitation to my home whenever you are in Norway and I will make you waffles with goatcheese (or brown cheese as we say). We can even take a stroll by Otra😉 I see you have a new video up.. hurrying to my knitting corner to see it🤩☕️🧶

[@thekindles1183]

Those mittens are so cute! I feel the same way about swatches. Doesn't matter how I do it. So I will only do it with new yarn for feel, and a rough gauge in general, and finally for color. I used to pull back a lot because of color, so that's when I do it, otherwise they're liars too, at least for me. All the best!!! Kimberly

[@emilykatemadethis]

Exactly!! I'm in good company I see :) I can just about cope making the swatches on my machine, but even then, I've been caught out twice by the gauge changing later on in the project. Gauge - pffft... load of rubbish haha

[@EileenK64]

Swatch smatch 😃

[@bigblackdogfiberarts]

Gauge swatches always lie to me. I’m almost done with my Into The Wild jumper. I had already made an oversized jumper with a single strand of Plotulopi (the gauge of which had changed dramatically with blocking and wearing, but I liked the fabric that it yielded in the end), so I used that garment as my swatch and chose the size I’m knitting (which isn’t the one the pattern says is my size) using those numbers. I just split for sleeves and did a bit of the body before I tried it on and it is going to fit perfectly once it is washed and blocked. Assuming it behaves in the same manner it did previously. I think knitting is an exercise in trust more than anything else. Haha

[@emilykatemadethis]

hahaha I agree! It's definitely an exercise in trust. I certainly can't rely on what other people's gauges are, and most definitely not with plötulopi it seems! For me, that is fingering weight, the end 😂 That's very handy that you have your other jumper for reference - it is certainly a more accurate gauge representation. I really love the into the wild jumper, it's so cute. I'm quite looking forward to wearing mine again, although I don't actually want it to be cold enough yet!

[@marjorambee3521]

Yes, they definitely knitted the yokes in Shetland! I think the companies would have previously knitted the plain parts of the jumper on a machine, which they would send to the knitters, often with directions for the popular colour combinations at the time (around the 70s). I may have seen an episode about this on Fruity Knitting? I don't know if this was ever a thing in Norway too, but definitely Shetland!

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks for the confirmation, I was pretty sure it was Shetland and then suddenly went blank haha I really like this idea. I will definitely try it out again on another project, and hopefully more of a Shetland style yoke project :)

[@fionasteinbrecht60]

Hi Emily , I like your love note. I have the same colour pink drops belle cotton , you didn't talk about it 😢 please do 😊 btw I live in Munich !

[@emilykatemadethis]

Oh sorry! I don't know why but I often forget to talk about what I'm wearing unless it's THE finished object haha I have done a video about it many episodes ago... maybe 2 years now! I'll have to try and remember what I did haha I'd actually love to make another one but I'm undecided on the yarn. This one gets a lot of wear :)

[@ninamariaknitting]

I just thought I'd jump in regarding the whole 'knitting machine' thing. I've seen more and more that people seem to be on opposite sides regarding this and I can't believe how annoyed people can get. I don't care if people use a machine or knitting needles, both lead to handmade things. I do think it's important to mention when something has been done on a machine because it is a different craft. You've had to learn a lot of new things and if someone wants to make the same project they need to know how you made it! What I don't like about some people with knitting machines is when they treat it the same as knitting with needles and brag about how quickly they knit something (this also bothers me with any craft, I don't care about speed 😂). It's similar to using a sewing machine or sewing it by hand - same end product but the process is different, which is what's interesting in a video. All of that to say, I like that you mention exactly what you did with your needles and what you did with the machine. It's helpful for people to know and it's also interesting hearing about what you need to consider when you combine these two techniques! So, keep using your machine and keep talking about it. It's not 'cheating' because it's a different craft. Love the deer jumper by the way 😊

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thank you :) I'm very relieved the deer jumper fit! Oh yes, I had no idea how opinionated people could get about someone else they've never met using a knitting machine haha I agree, it's not the same craft at all. But it's definitely a very helpful complimentary hobby. And one that thankfully helps me out with the area I struggle with... endless stockinette sections haha but equally, I do do a lot more seaming than I care to think about ha! Yes, people often ask me how fast I made something and honestly, it's not that fast! Of course it's faster than by hand in some cases but I'm not doing it for speed alone, I'm doing it to reduce pain. There is the added bonus that something can be ready in a month instead of 6, but I certainly wouldn't want to make a jumper in a day... that would be way too fast! I like enjoying the project and the yarn. Plus, I'd run out of yarn by the end of the year and be overwhelmed with knitwear haha I think that's another reason that I like this old machine. It's all very much hand manipulation orientated, so anything 'fancy' requires a lot more time and technique than say, a fancier machine with lace carriages and such. That means I have to take my time. And honestly, I'd rather knit lace by hand than move each needle over one by one several thousand times haha

[@yorkieterrier8868]

I don't swatch either.

[@emilykatemadethis]

Swatching is overrated ;)