MEL MAKES STUFF Episode 005: FOUR Finished Projects and a Mohair Extravaganza

[@patricialoux5193]

I really appreciate the way you share details about your projects and making process! Your knits are outstanding and I learn so much!

[@cascadiagrove6367]

Same here!! The details, the growing through new and difficult projects, the articulations of all of this exploration 👌🏽🙏🙌🏼💗

[@nadinedetain6765]

The colourwork of the Sterntaucher is gorgeous, even the inside is beautiful, I like your long and précise explanations, very useful for those who will knit it.

[@whatjessdavis]

just found you. where have you been all my life. they way you break down knitting in the most honest of ways…….i already feel like you are a friend. thank you. you are entirely too talented! gorgeous projects.

[@shavonnegleich678]

Just came across your channel tonight and I absolutely love and appreciate your philosophy on sharing knowledge to help ease the way for other fellow crafters. Thank You!! Your knitting skills are out of this world and I can only hope to become half as good as you. I am located in New York and maybe I stumble upon you in Rhinebeck. Happy Knitting.

[@ellenhenrie4826]

Greatly enjoying your podcasts. Did you see the Fruity Knitting interviews with the woman in Sweden who is reviving the Bohus designs - and producing angora blend yarns from her own rabbits, matching the original colors...fascinating.

[@ptty44]

I am really glad to see you back with such a long and informative podcast. Loved it. Our tastes may not always be similar, but I always come away buzzing with ideas and new knowledge from your videos. Looking forward to seeing more frequent videos too as I enjoy both the knitting and sewing content. Take care and thanks.

[@melmakesstuff]

That means a lot to me, thank you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying these videos 😊

[@8531022]

Omg I was a competitive oly lifter for many years so watching your clean & jerk practices on the boxes warmed the cockles of my heart 🥰

[@melmakesstuff]

I love oly so much, just wish I had started earlier!

[@jessmakingit]

Thank you for sharing. I'm in your camp too, wide shoulders compared to bust. I either can't move my arms or I'm drowning in the top, except for the shoulders & armholes.

[@jo-annethompson9645]

Wow, fabulous informative episode. Loved it. The colour combo for your Isager cardigan ❤. Thanks!

[@melmakesstuff]

Thank you! It’s a weird combo but somehow it works 😊

[@stitchingmatters6184]

Great podcast! I’m so glad I found you… I’m hooked!

[@edinacole6382]

thank you for the idea about pre-purchasing mohair

[@emilythomas6776]

Would love to see shorts or a second channel with your weightlifting! I'm a fellow fiber arts and strength training fanatic! Love your content! So glad I found your channel!!

[@GrandmaP85]

Love all the details you include.

[@carolbyrne45]

Brilliant show Mel So glad you are going to do these more often, I am learning so much from you about yarn

[@nancymorgan5505]

Fruity Knitting podcast did an in depth episode about Bohous Stickning sweaters. Very interesting.

[@NatalochkaKovalova]

That blueberry sweater look great! That colour combination completely changed that blue yarn. That is inspiring, I should go through my stash and look if I also can save same yarn that I don't like by holding it together with another colour.

[@melmakesstuff]

Thanks! It’s been a game-changer for me too - I’m looking at all of those not-so-inspiring yarns in my stash with new eyes now.

[@ncush9192]

I was so excited to come across this podcast - quite by accident. I have recently come back to knitting after 30 years!! Alot of what I did is slowly coming back but there are so many techniques and equipment that I never used so I'm pretty much a beginner knitter - but an obsessed one! I did remember making a Bohus style sweater in the early 60s, though I don't remember that name, just the technique of adding texture to colorwork. I just thought it was so cool, so I searched Ravelry for other patterns like it. I did find one, a free pattern on Ravelry (Kjerstin by Rachel Sogaard) and am knitting it. It was written for worsted weight yarn but I'm using sport/dk weight. I also found a used copy of Poems in Color and hope to try one of those patterns too. Really enjoyed your podcast. I'll be looking up your other episodes. just so happy to find someone else intrigued with the Bohus style...

[@melmakesstuff]

So glad you found my podcast, I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying it! Thanks for the tip about that pattern, I hadn’t seen that one before. Another newer pattern in the Bohus style is the Lunenberg Pullover by Amy Christoffers, she might have some others as well.

[@bethclawson2573]

Fruity Knitting had an interview with Bohus Stickne. Did you see it? I’m really enjoying your offerings. I appreciate the depth of your knowledge. I’m even a little jelly that you take an annual knitting trip with your sister and two friends. (Wink) And your mom knits, too! So cool.

[@melmakesstuff]

I did see it, and now I want one of those kits!

[@EmtothethirdKnitting]

Ohhh yes the color of that yarn + mohair on the Isager pattern is killing me. I love itttttt

[@melmakesstuff]

Thanks Mckenzie!! I could really see you doing a pink/mustard combo for a project, that would be amazing on you 🥰

[@littlebigknits]

Your Isager cardigan looks so beautiful on you and I dare say better than on the model. Your version sits so nicely! I’m so amazed by the colour combinations you find with mohair. Very cool!

[@melmakesstuff]

Aww, thank you Selma! All of the color combos are definitely inspiring me right now 💙🧡. Now I just need to sew something to wear with it...

[@olive5890]

I just found your podcast and love your manner and information you provide on projects! And now I know you lift weights! Please do a video on how you have adapted garments to your body shape (muscly back and small chest) I have same issue! 💪😊

[@valturner2151]

Amazing, thorough, inspiring podcast as always. ❤️

[@mrscraftalot]

This is my first time watching. I think Melissa from KnittingtheStash recommended your channel. I really enjoyed hearing all about your projects. I appreciate the detail that you go into and learned a lot. Thank you! Also, I live in New England, too. Take care, Erika

[@ursulaur757]

Oh my. I found your podcast very enjoyable. The narration of each item was of interest and very useful for me especially taking into account my shoulders. I have broad shoulders and the kate davies cardigan is in my ravelry basket. I also find jameson spindrift yarn interesting in its depth ofcolour. Thank you for sharing your makes. ✌️

[@Elianaalfonso7703]

Thank you for another incredible podcast

[@serenityinstitches8236]

Hi Mel! I’m a new subscriber. I really enjoyed your podcast, especially the details of what you like & adjustments you made to patterns. Thanks! 😊 Christina

[@melmakesstuff]

Yay, welcome Christina! Glad you’re here 🥰

[@jacquelinewillson4232]

I am so happy that you recorded! I always enjoy the detail you put into what you share about your projects. I now incorporate your tip to finish the neckline before doing the sleeves to ensure the correct sleeve length. And so... I am delighted that you hope to record more often. I was knitting on the sleeve of my Solis by Julie Hoover in linen yarn as I was watching you. It is getting hot and humid here in Tokyo so I am looking forward to finishing it. Have a great week!

[@melmakesstuff]

Hope you’re having a great week too! I hadn’t seen that Solis pattern before but I love the simplicity of it - that will be absolutely beautiful in linen.

[@jacquelinewillson4232]

@@melmakesstuff I love Julie Hoover patterns and most garments are knit in pieces which takes time but I also kind of enjoy. Thanks for your encouragement!

[@nadinedetain6765]

Thank you for showing this beautiful Book, would have loved to see more patterns in it. Will be on thé search for it...

[@melmakesstuff]

Thanks for that comment - I’ll show more of the patterns next time!

[@no1pinkjellybean]

I watched this video because of the thumbnail (#lovepockets). The pockets look too narrow to me, on how the garment stretches when being used. But I love how deep those pockets are. Love the video

[@margarethastings3332]

Hello Mel, I’ve just found your podcast through Selma of LittleBigKnits. My goodness your projects are beautiful! I’ve followed you on Rav too for some inspiration. I loved hearing your comments and opinions on various patterns. So helpful to someone like me in choosing patterns. I’m getting on a bit now and mostly knit socks these days (which I only started knitting about 6 years ago and have progressed from toe up/short row heels to knitting the more traditional top down heel flap and gusset on dpns and really enjoying that more. Thought my garment knitting days were over but you are really making me want to challenge myself again with some colour work. I found out about Bohus Stickning on the Fruity Knitting Podcast where she interviewed the lady with the angora rabbits. Such beautiful work. I think that might be beyond me but I look forward to seeing your cardigan. I kind of like the fact that it’s knitted in pieces. Phew, sorry I feel as if I’ve given you my life story. Off to catch up with your other podcasts. 😁

[@melmakesstuff]

So glad you're here, Margaret! Thanks so much for your kind words :-)

[@JonnaEL]

I really love your podcast! So informative. I also have the book, Poems of Color, but have not attempted knitting any of the patterns. Have you ever shopped The Woolly Thistle? Great online selection of Shetland wools. (So hot here in the NE, ugh)

[@melmakesstuff]

Thank you Jonna! Yes, I love The Woolly Thistle!! I’ve ordered from them a few times, they have so many interesting yarns. Hope you’re staying cool, the weather today is pretty disgusting again 💦

[@johannarenling443]

You could try mirror knitting/knitting backwards instead of purling. I know one of our Swedish colorway designers Anna Baur knits like this :) I'm a Sweden myself. So this was fun to listen to.

[@melmakesstuff]

Thank you for the tip! I’ve only heard about this technique a few times and never looked into it, but I definitely will. Seems like that could come in handy for a lot of different situations!

[@johannarenling443]

@@melmakesstuff it's really great for short rows. Colorknits flat. And I just do it because I don't like purling a whole row 🤣

[@jennifermckenzie2968]

lol Why don't you want mohair in your pits? I have no opinion because the only sweater I have with mohair is loose in that area...although I DO have a couple angora cardigans that fit close and they are alright! ( For the record-don't tell anyone-I tend to sweat a bit! but not while wearing natural fibres).

[@karamella21000]

I think the Mariposa looks better on you than on the model..

[@karamella21000]

p.s.love all your makings, very accurate, you think a lot about details that is what I like. greetings from Split, Croatia..

[@melmakesstuff]

Thank you so much!