Knitting Podcast Ep. 8: Finishing an old quilt, Michigan socks, and colorwork yoke progress

[@gingerglitter4ever]

loving the toast segment

[@whatmarielmade]

Hahaha I'm so glad!

[@ifeilluminated9437]

I’m sooo here for the bread. Gonna tag along with my mom on the next Costco ride. I’m actually soo excited to be influenced. I gasped with you at French toast. Which I was craving this weekend. Wow made my actual day

[@whatmarielmade]

Haha yesss! I hope y'all can find it and enjoy it in french toast form soon!

[@ericataylorcreative]

YOUR COLORWORK SWEATER 😍😍 it looks incredible!!

[@whatmarielmade]

YUSSS ty erica!!!

[@slow_knits]

I am sooo in love with your Tessikana!!!

[@whatmarielmade]

Thanks so much, Jenny!

[@RawPunkGirl]

The colorwork sweater is amazing 😍! I actually love the colors you chose ❤

[@whatmarielmade]

Thanks so much! Glad to hear it 😅💛

[@eyrar99]

Ooooh the Tessikana is gorgeous!!

[@whatmarielmade]

Thank you so much!! It's a fun knit~

[@christycampbell1874]

100 percent do the shaping. I have definitely come to this over so long making sweaters. It just comes out baggy at the bottom without. Plus it uses way more yarn if you don't shape it. I love how the sweater looks. I was absolutely thinking I might make that and steek!!!! I live in NM so yeah that would be way to hot for me. Love your podcast!❤

[@whatmarielmade]

Ahh yes! I'm glad you pointed this out! I ended up including the shaping, whew! Thanks for the kind words!

[@RachelMakesThings]

Literally obsessed with your sweater it’s looking so good. Also I have got to try that bread 😭

[@whatmarielmade]

Ahhh thanks, Rachel!! Haha yesss I hope you can try the bread!

[@jenniferchi2591]

😁I love bread as a favorite! I'm not really an ube girlie but I appreciated that you brought out the slice and I can def see how the swirl adds to the experience. And I am one of those people who don't like the raisins in cinnamon raisin bread so... 👀idk might need to try this bread!

[@whatmarielmade]

Haha yes! Bread favorites for the win! I'd say this bread also is just a general "sweet" flavor (the only "ube" attribute is the color haha, if that helps describe how it tastes)

[@Mysticthreads]

Your Michigan socks look great! As a fellow wide-foot girlie who wants to dive head first into sock making, I'm going to take your advice and run with it; I'm casting on for some practice baby socks soon. Also, thank you for the Ube bread rec! It's the little joys that make life fun :)

[@whatmarielmade]

Oooh good luck! I hope you enjoy the sock making process as much as I do :) So many methods for sock knitting too, so I hope you find the construction that suits you best.

[@whatsmilimaking]

The tessikina looks so cool !! I don't have any insights on shaping for the body, but for the sleeves you could look at other sweaters you have knit with tapered sleeves? And get an idea of the decrease rate from those projects to see how much you want to taper these sleeves; especially if you have other sweaters knit at the same gauge.

[@whatmarielmade]

Love this tip; makes so much sense. Thanks, Mili!

[@kar3nlu]

i don’t know why but i laughed out loud when you showed the nutrition facts for the ube bread 😂

[@whatmarielmade]

Bahaha i know what you mean! I figured it might be helpful? BAhaha IDK

[@teestabose3639]

Your Tessikana test is stunning!! Looking forward to the pattern release! I am finishing a pair of Mermaid Avenue socks from Summer Lee and am about to start swatching for my first!! test knit! Happy weekend, happy knitting :)

[@whatmarielmade]

Thanks so much, oooh and fun! Love those socks! I'd love to make a pair for myself someday too. Have fun with that upcoming test knit~ Happy knitting!

[@magicksecrets]

Loved the pod! The test knit is stunning the colours are everything

[@whatmarielmade]

Love that! Thanks so much for that tip; I love trying out different methods for things like this!

[@balancedskein]

Wow, I'm working on a project with the exact same yarn and color you're using for your sister's vest. Such a fun color!

[@whatmarielmade]

Ahhh yes! I think I've seen it on your IG; those gorgeous cables in the bright blue are sooo good!

[@ifeilluminated9437]

They are also compatible with lykke needles. I love mine for the extra compatible

[@whatmarielmade]

Oh this is GREAT to know! Thanks for sharing!

[@sarahlovesdonuts9601]

I too liked Better Call Sol better than Breaking Bad😁. In case you want to to die other food purple, you can use black beans.😘

[@whatmarielmade]

Oooh good to know! Fun facts!

[@katiedavis7778]

Hi Mariel! Do you knit in the English or continental style? I am a “thrower” and I’ve just started getting hand paint while knitting…or really, finger pain in my right hand only. I’m trying to try out continental but the brain and hands can’t seem to make this work 🤣 Wondering what you do, since you said you’re having some wrist pain!

[@whatmarielmade]

Hey Katie! Great question! I'm a thrower/flicker when I knit right now, which I think definitely contributes to my wrist pain sometimes. A quick "fix" (aside from the obvious...taking a break and resting) is wearing a good quality compression glove. I have a fingerless glove that always helps with pain (wearing it to sleep helps with lingering pain too...altho I try to take actual breaks once it starts to get to that level of chronic pain)~ I hope to learn continental style at some point + experiment with how it may help with knitting ergonomics tho :)