MEL MAKES STUFF Japanese Pattern Miniseries #2: sweater progress, crochet, Japanese Knitting Books

[@Elianaalfonso7703]

I love this series of yours. When you say at the end “that is all I have for you…” i say noooooo 😊 thanks for another fabulous episode!

[@shllybkwrm]

Wow, that turned out so impressive! 14 butterflies 😱

[@mongrain8934]

Mel, Thank you so much for sharing all this information ! ❤❤❤

[@bionance]

such excellence here. thank you for helping us learn. a trip to japan! wow! i have a friend who really wants to go and has been after me to accompany him...i might be worth it just to see those fab knitting books!

[@masz10676]

U r lucky u didn't have to read from back to front; right to left always start at top vertical line. I lived in Tokyo till I was 10. So glad I went to English school. The Japanese are also perfectionist. That's why everything from Japan is beautiful. I'm Japanese blood but Def American spirit.

[@jeannievega1639]

Mel, loving your gorgeous intarsia sweater. Great job on the crochet collar. Thanks for sharing your treasures from Japan. Always look forward to watching your episodes. ❤

[@selfishknitter]

This was such a fascinating video all-around! Thank you.

[@rachelmitchell2144]

Your projects just blow my mind! Thank you for sharing so much inspiring content! I can’t wait to see the finished Hypnosis sweater! I also really appreciate the Japanese crochet book spotlight as it gave me an idea for a gift for a friend! 💚🧶

[@nixkbing1192]

Thank you for your great information about making the hypnosis-sweater. I have the pattern already.

[@GreatGoatRebellion]

Ooh, I’ll have to keep those shops in mind if I’m ever in Kyoto! When I was in Tokyo, I went to Yuzuwaya (they might have other locations elsewhere), highly recommend if you’re ever there again! It had SO MANY THINGS for all different crafts, including tailoring, which I haven’t really seen before in a craft store! Also very spacious and well lit! I think I got some Opal sock yarn, a pair of needles, a set of crochet hooks, some buttons, a sewing pattern book, a standalone yukata sewing pattern, a couple of neckties for my partner who was tagging along and liked them, and some miscellaneous knitting notions that I could find here in the US. It was quite early on in my knitting journey, so I unfortunately wasn’t knowledgeable enough to know what kinds of supplies were only available in Japan. I wanted to get fabric too, but I was worried I wouldn’t have enough space in my luggage. They also had cute little embroidery kits for coin pouches, and I still wish I had gotten one lmao.

[@mikelafiddle]

Hi Mel! Thanks for showing the wrong side of the intarsia, that was super interesting

[@klz4377]

Love the collar! FYI.... the knitting loft in toronto sells Marie Wallin yarn, having a sale this Sat for LYS day 20% off and the usd to cad rate is good. Because we all need more 🙂

[@elaineoverton4829]

Wonderful! I wasn't knitting much when I visited Japan, oh would I be in my element now! Wish I could get my hands on some of those books. Love this miniseries!

[@dooby8029]

i am nowhere NEAR the skill level needed to make the hypnosis sweater work for me but god..... what a stunning pattern

[@casuarinagirl8067]

Well that was fun once again Mel. Your sweater is looking so beautiful, so ethereal, like a soft watercolour painting. It’s going to be such a special piece of art when you’re finished. The Japanese really do elevate everything into such a beautiful art form, and it’s also super practical. Thanks for sharing, happy knitting, Karen 🥰

[@melmakesstuff]

Thank you Karen, and thanks again for making my life so much easier while knitting the front 🥰. It really does feel like watercolor… really opens the mind up to other possibilities of translating different types of art into knitting.

[@mmeicha108]

As always, I love your videos. Thanks so much for the Japanese knitwear tutorials. I lived there, but wasn’t into knitting at the time. I feel like you’re helping me get even more connected to a culture that feels to me like a second home.

[@mrspilgrim327]

Another great poddie Mel, your mohair colourwork really is a work of art 🎨 , I can't wait to see it in is finished state. I love how the Japanese pattern books are set out too, thank you for sharing that, hoping a butterfly affect trend will start from your sharing it. 😀

[@jimmydoesknitting]

thanks for these videos. Your last one really motivated me to try out some serious intarsia. I can't wait to see that sweater off the needles.

[@deniseengel1451]

Thanks Mel. Great souvenirs from Japan.

[@elodi_rose]

Wow the number of times that my jaw dropped during this video😮😍🤩 absolutely sublime

[@valturner2151]

What a fun podcast! Got to relive our fun for a while. I want to make that textured tree sweater with you (since I obviously need it for living in Phoenix 😂). But really! I want to make it! Wonderful podcast, as always. Thank you for inspiring us all and being so thoughtful with your plans.

[@mariaincredible]

It was so great to see you again! Thank you for sharing the sweater progress and the books. I am waiting for the new episodes :)

[@postulatedspace]

You amaze me Mel. That is all I have to say.

[@asmileisspecial]

So excited to see the progress on your Hypnosis sweater, I’d love to make it one day when I’ve built my intarsia skills.

[@edinacole6382]

Absolutely gorgeous collar you are wearing! Love your glasses too

[@Margaret-emuu]

❤❤❤ your videos. Hanks for sharing your Japanese trip. I’m planning a trip there (one day)

[@TricoteTaLife]

So interesting ! Thank you Mel ❤

[@alexandrah535]

What a lovely video that fills a need. Do you watch Japanese knitting KZbinrs (not sure how much Japanese you speak/how fun this would be without speaking Japanese)? There’s a lot of lovely content to find 😊

[@alicelunden585]

Thanks!😍

[@kata8012]

Incredible!!

[@beepbopboop3221]

Is the drawing sweater on your list? It seems like my yarn shop is the only one to mention this one. I saw it on instagram, and it's my first purchased pattern. I really love this designer. The drawing sweater is a more organicly placed flower pattern. I've had to change my yarn a few times due to gaige. I added1 because my flowers are alpaca floof. I am doing the rib in the same color but in wool. I didn't want to mess up my floof with the caston that I haven't mastered yet. Almost ready to cast on.

[@MitsukoOwen]

HI Mel, this is the first time writing a comment on your channel. Did you go to Japan and went to Kyoto as well? I was so jealous to watch the entire video. I'm originally from Kyoto but living in New Zealand the last thirty some years. When I was living in Kyoto I wasn't into knitting but developed knitting as a hobby a few years ago.. The last trip to Japan I bought three books and Brooklyn Tweeds Yarn from Walnut Kyoko. Do you know a Japanese knit designer called Toshiyuki Shimada? He is fantastic.

[@melmakesstuff]

Yes, we were in Kyoto for four days, and I loved it! I would like to go back and stay much longer. I hadn’t heard of Toshiyuki Shimada but I just looked him up, and wow! Even more patterns and books to add to my list 🥰

[@urbanjunglegt]

🍀🥰

[@silviasantos7920]

Hi, the intarsia sweater is so beautiful. You mention a book to calculate the sleeve. I would like to learn more about sleeve construction. Can you recomend any books? Thanks

[@melmakesstuff]

The book I mentioned is Top Down by Elizabeth Doherty, it’s my favorite for learning how to calculate top-down set-in sleeves.