podcast 4 | what I knit for christmas, shift cowl, lion brand sock-ease, new knitting/crochet books

[@breannatyson2642]

I must say this is probably one of the most simple and organized podcast I have ever seen and I LOVE IT!! 🥰

[@AMFibers]

I am so happy to hear you talk about crochet! I would consider myself an advanced-intermediate crocheter but a baby beginner knitter, so it's always fun to hear about crochet. I also got the modern crochet sweaters book for Christmas and cannot wait to start one of them. I just can't pick which one! And Toni is amazing for Tunisian crochet. You've probably already bought your hooks, but if not I just wanted to let you know that the only metal Tunisian crochet hooks that I'm aware of are from Sewrella yarn. I cannot stand crocheting with wood hooks, and my plastic Tunisian hooks are tolerable, but still slow me down. My birthday is coming up and I hope I get the Sewrella hooks lol

[@logikgirl12]

That cowl has such beautiful colors 🥺

[@joyceripianzi]

Thanks for mentioning A Garden for Knitters in North Andover, ma. I live in wilmington and had no idea about this LYS. I can’t wait to check it out.

[@neknits]

It's a great store!

[@margaretroberts6258]

In my opinion, the ruffled blouse with the buttons down the back is absolutely stunning on you!! You really need to re-evaluate parting ways with it even if it isn’t your taste right now, but maybe in a couple years it will be again. It’s an amazing sweater! if you do decide to sell it, please put me first on your list! Seriously!!

[@notaclue822]

Thank you. You have opened my mind up to possibly trying crochet. Also socks, which i haven't ventured into yet. I enjoy your clear presentation. Are you a teacher by any chance?

[@neknits]

I'm glad to hear that, and thank you! I actually am not a teacher - I work full time as an engineer!

[@marianlanouette4768]

I love the top with the ruffle. I donate when I don't care for a sweater after it's finished if it doesn't fit my style.

[@sc00badive]

I love that ruffle sweater and it looks fantastic on you. I can’t believe you don’t want it. It’s different from the everyday norm of straight boring shirts

[@miamakes99]

Can we talk about how great your eyebrows look though?? Stunning!

[@neknits]

awww thank youuu!!!

[@jeannievega1639]

Enjoyed watching your podcast. Love that you knit, crochet and trying out Tunisian Crochet. Look forward to seeing more of your FO's and WIP's.

[@maryeberle8994]

The Shift Cowl is gorgeous! I love the colors you used.

[@Winkey-crafts]

The Jenny stretchy bind off looks better when you do it in reverse, so going the wrong way, mending the little gap with yarn end.

[@betternpopcorn]

I agree. In addition, I don’t always do it on every stitch. I’ll try it for an inch or two. If it flares too much, I’ll decide how often I want the extra yarn.

[@neknits]

Thanks for the helpful tips! :)

[@shieldsybirdknits]

I’ve never heard of this tip before; going to try it on my next pair. How did you think of it?? Thank you!

[@shieldsybirdknits]

I am so grateful your podcast came up in my feed. Subscribed immediately; you do everything so well! The comments you’ve gotten are so nice; i can tell you’re building a fantastic “family” here and i’m excited to be a part of it.

[@neknits]

Aw thank you!

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

Your Shift Cowl and Caspar Blouse are stunning. The stitches in your socks look so even.

[@neknits]

Thank you!

[@darcygasena8995]

One of your videos came up as an autoplay and I am so glad! I had your videos playing while I was working today and heard you say you are a lefty knitter! I'm a lefty, too, but I taught myself to knit right-handed for lace patterns years ago and have converted myself to a two-way English style knitter. So convenient for knitting flat pieces and preventing repetitive stress!

[@neknits]

Thank you for watching! I have just recently gotten into charted knitting and it's been my biggest challenge as a left handed knitter. It's tempting me to learn right handed, and it sounds so useful for flat pieces!!

[@judycarlsonlayton8458]

First time seeing your podcast and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@rislachius]

What a fun episode!!! thanks for sharing all your projects and acquisitions. I also got a ball of the limited edition Sock Ease and I love how the short stripes are working up. I remember buying Sock Ease in Joanns when I first started knitting and I found the socks scratchy and hard to wear haha but now I'm much more used to wool and it feels nice. I love your book selection too. I would love to make my first crochet sweater sometime soon as well and I love Janine's patterns. :)

[@peggybork5623]

Just found your podcast and really enjoyed watching, such beautiful knits. When I knit toe up socks I use the tubular bind off or sewn bind off.

[@mickiwhite4754]

Crazy sock lady and kirby wirby have great tutorials for afterthought heels. Check them out. I use them often but now I like the shadow wrap heel because it's very tidy. Earthtones Girl has a great tutorial on that heel. Good luck!

[@shannonoliver5414]

Another wonderful podcast! I love seeing what you are making. I am just a few rounds from finishing my first pair of socks, the DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry. I also used 2.5mm but i would rather have a tighter gauge so for my next socks, i had to order some new 2.25mm needles to attach to my interchangeable cables and i ordered 2.25mm, 9” circulars. I use magic loop for the toe and then change to 9” circs for the rest. 😊

[@kaymack5304]

I love it all! You’ve inspired me. I have Covid right now so that’s all I have energy to type, but great video!

[@neknits]

Feel better soon!

[@patticacciabaudo1303]

Susan B Anderson has a technique in her afterthought pattern for socks that works nicely. Enjoying your podcasts 😊

[@8Gammie]

Such lovely things you have done and it is getting me so inspired! Thank you. love,hugs,prayers.

[@neknits]

Thank you for watching!

[@susiewhite9154]

Just found your podcast. Enjoyed it so much! Going to check out that Lionbrand sock yarn. Happy Knitting 🧶

[@neknits]

Yay! Thank you!

[@janeshipley6993]

i just happily found your video today. i really appreciate your range of projects and the fact that you give the specifics on each one - that was a big help. happy new year!

[@neknits]

Thanks for watching! HNY to you as well!

[@knittysixx5106]

I’m knitting the Belleterre which is another half fisherman’s rib cardigan. My yoke was short too but fortunately it had the yoke measurement so I continued knitting more rows to get to the correct measurement instead of the expected number of knitted rows. I didn’t think I would like knitting the half fisherman’s rib but I actually find it rather fun. The thick wool helps.

[@neknits]

That's great! Always a sign of a good pattern when the full schematics/dimensions are included so you can make modifications like that as necessary.

[@jolande52]

Thanks for another nice podcast, it was very inspiring. Greetings from The Netherlands, Jolande

[@neknits]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheHammy1987]

My boyfriend just gifted me some sock yarn today (4 skeins, yay) and I have been thinking about what I want to do with it. And along comes Amy with a whole set of great sock patterns to recommend :D Thanks, just bought the Hello Sailor pattern set, gonna cast on ASAP! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, I aspire to knit with such expertise

[@neknits]

aw I love that! enjoy knitting your sailor socks!!

[@RemedyFibers]

I was just looking at the Modern Crochet book online!! Her pieces are so beautiful. I made my first crochet sweater and I would recommend the Fall Pullover Sweater by Wannipa Yunker. Its fingering weight the instructions are so clear and beginner friendly and I loved it so much I am making a second one.

[@neknits]

I'll have to check out that pattern - thanks for the rec! :)

[@MissSholia]

From what I've read, there's nothing illegal in selling FOs even if the designer asks people not to do it. And even if it's not illegal but you still wanna respect the designer's wishes, I believe there's absolutely nothing wrong in selling an FO you've made for yourself but don't wear anymore. In that situation, the way I see it is: You wouldn't buy a sweater from the store with the intention of reselling it to someone else, but you'd totally resell a sweater you bought in the past and haven't worn or don't wear anymore, especially if it's still in great shape. I think this is just common sense and would apply to knitted items.

[@neknits]

That makes sense, thank you for the insight!

[@KnitsByNayla]

Hardest thing about hand dyed yarns is that by the time I see fiber artists with the yarn and I want it, the color way is no longer available 🙃 I believe Sewrella has unscented wool wash also so you could try that if you’re not really into scents.

[@joyceh.366]

I love how your Shift cowl turned out! I started the night shift quite awhile ago and lost interest due to all the loose ends. It doesn't look like you have any; can you share how you tied all the ends together to look so professional? TIA

[@neknits]

Thank you! There was a good amount of ends to wave in at the end, so I just sat down one evening and did them all in one go. I made sure to weave the ends through full stitches and not the small floats in hopes that they won't pop out as easily!

[@joyceh.366]

@@neknits Thank you for your reply back! You inspired me to finish the Nightshift, and so glad I did. I just finished it yesterday. I was surprised how easy it was to weave all the ends through. It actually looked pretty clean. Happy knitting!

[@yenthompson9471]

You can sell the finished object. It’s just impolite if the designer specifies that they don’t want you selling FOs but that’s only targeting towards manufacturing for the purpose of making a profit. But if you are “destashing” a sweater then it’s not really anyone’s business.

[@neknits]

That makes sense to me, thank you for the insight!

[@carol-annmatthew5296]

I love the cowl..Will you share the pattern..??

[@neknits]

It is the Shift Cowl by Andrea Mowry - I linked it in the video description!

[@808_waipahu2]

Did you use all the yarn you bought for The Shifty? It’s beautiful

[@neknits]

I used most of the yarn! Just weighed out my leftovers and I have about 6-10g left of each of the balls

[@normalloyd2885]

You knit beautiful socks

[@neknits]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@theresapagnozzi9117]

Is the wool wash vegan/cruelty free?

[@neknits]

I am not sure! There is no mention of that in the item description but you could contact Sewrella to ask!

[@nicannjones]

If you want to try a differnt stretchy bind off on your next toe up or bottom up project, I like the Russian bind off. I'll start with I am a pretty tight knitter, so stretchy bind offs can be tricky for me, but I really like the Russian bind off when I have a project that ends with any kind of ribbing. It still has a bit of a "wave" like JSSBO, but I find it creates a bit less of a loopy look. I've used it on both pair of my DRK Everyday socks and have been super happy with it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5u3p2hohZmHnac

[@neknits]

Thank you for the tip! I'll have to check out that video!

[@SylviaTricote]

I'm sure you could just sell the piece you made for yourself! I think the issue is when you start selling a lot of them :p

[@neknits]

That makes sense! A lot of other commenters have suggested the same.

[@Palouseweaver]

Can I be adopted so I get lovely handknit socks for a gift? 😉

[@adeleb7753]

sell it to me :))