Stripe Hype, Zipper Sweater Light, Cardi Cocoon, Musselburgh Hat, and Vanilla Socks

[@selfishknitter]

What a great idea to use the color dropper to add your yarn colors to a photo/sketch! 💡

[@jacqueismaking]

Definitely try it!!! It’s so fun

[@zoannmerryfield3924]

"Autumn...the year's last loveliest smile." William Cullen Bryant

[@jacqueismaking]

Interesting quote!

[@dorisbeers4898]

Love your various whips and your energy❤️

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much Doris!

[@SavanKnits]

Your stripe hype is going to look so incredible!

[@jacqueismaking]

I’m dying to see all of the colors together!

[@movingstitches]

friend thanks for keeping me company after a very long week, I cast on something while watching you, oopsies. so I guess I am joining the 5 wip club too! Love all your projects. the socks are something that deffo a 90s kids would wear. Big hugs!

[@jacqueismaking]

Can’t wait to see your new cast on 🧡🫶🏼

[@joanparris4685]

You are so enjoyable to watch! Informative, positive, and intelligent!

[@jacqueismaking]

What an incredibly sweet comment to receive. Thank you for saying that Joan 🫶🏼

[@connietopor4629]

I'm new to your podcast and love seeing all of your knitting projects. I currently have several wips on my needles and am working on them while watching. I'm also a lefty but learned to knit right handed

[@jacqueismaking]

Welcome Connie! Glad you are here 😊

[@susancomstock933]

Hi. I just found you thanks to Nora, aka...she references you often. I saw a pattern on my local yarn shop podcast called Seoul blouse. I thought of you. It has that free people feel you like. Thanks for the engaging videos.

[@jacqueismaking]

I love her and glad you came from her 🫶🏼that Seoul blouse is GORGEOUS I’ll be adding to my list for spring, thank you for the rec and for being here! 😍

[@ludouglas1]

Just enjoy your informative and interesting podcast so much. and vanilla socks are the best for so many reasons. You are truly sharing so much with knitters in every way so thanks for that. our knitting group has been getting together at each one of our houses and watch your podcast and knit. it's the best time together. I know we all get into habits and we wonder if you might try to not say 'you guys' so much. Some sentences have three and four you guys, every time you say you, you have to add guys. The other word you use for no reason at all is like, again, there can be several likes in a sentence even when it's 10 words long. I guess podcasters don't edit their work for these nuances because you could watch any section and see these repeat terms/phrases.

[@jacqueismaking]

I am so glad you all are enjoying the podcast and finding community around it! I will take your suggestions to heart as I grow as a podcaster, and as a speaker, I think these words come out a lot for me with nerves, but I will be working on it!

[@ludouglas1]

@@jacqueismaking That's great and I'm watching the latest NOW. I would not have thought you were nervous, you do a great job and your thoughts and information are always comprehensive. I'm off to watch the next one so here's to a happy time ahead watching everything you are doing. :-)

[@unrulyknitter]

Love the progress on all of your sweaters - that zippy makes me want to make one for my hubby in that same color. ❤ And had a speaker at my work from Wisconsin and we were talking old fashioned 🥃 and I impressed him with my knowledge of brandy old fashioneds thanks to you!

[@jacqueismaking]

Love that so so much! Always appreciate you being here 🧡

[@mendyelliott9495]

In love with the cocoon cardi ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

Isn’t it so gorgeous?

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

Your husband’s Zipper Sweater is looking great! 🧶 I knit on my Bessie Scarf while watching. 💜

[@jacqueismaking]

That is so cute!

[@stashknitter]

You can carry the yarns up the side. You will only need to weave in the ends at the start and finish of each contrast color. The main color can be carried up the whole time. Either way works, but that is what I am doing on my stripe hype. I didn't want to weave in all those ends.

[@jacqueismaking]

Maybe I’ll change to doing this!

[@Jumping4Fun54]

Just was going to say this

[@jacqueismaking]

@@Jumping4Fun54 thank you!

[@knitcalifornia]

Love seeing your project updates! For the Stripe Hype, I got soo discouraged by all the ends to weave in, so on the sleeves I just carried the yarn and it looks fine! I weaved in a good chuck from the front and back panels and then for the body stripes I was over it and tied knots and cut 🤫🤫🙊🙊

[@jacqueismaking]

Girl I’m currently carrying up cuz I know this is going to happen hahaha

[@knitcalifornia]

@@jacqueismaking haha yes! Relieve yourself from all the weaving in!

[@janadebaptistis7561]

Oh you are a leftie, just like me. 😊 do you find it hard to read certain patterns? Love your videos. ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

I wish patterns accommodated both so much! I basically flip everything that tells me to do something directionally.

[@juliathomas2185]

For your ends on the yoke, you could knit them in as you’re picking up the sleeve stitches. I often do this when I have ends in the sleeve and it works well - although makes picking up the stitches just slightly more finicky. For the body I would absolutely try braiding the ends. Worst case scenario you don’t like it and you can always go back and weave them in traditionally later!

[@jacqueismaking]

These are some super helpful tips, thank you 😊

[@hooksbookspodcast]

Lovely episode! Love seeing all your WIPs! Impressed with you being so new and knocking out sweaters! I have yet to knit many sweaters but have been wanting to more and more! I’m really trying to curate my queue on Ravelry as I have many many WIPs and out of control - for my crazy brain to focus, I need to be more disciplined with 5-6 WIPs at a time! As it feels so good to finish things 😂 Also curious on the sheep skin - did a sheep have to die for the skin to be made?? Or is it truly just the coat when they are sheared??? I would love one of them too!! ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

Thank you so much! I’m the same way and truly wish I could cast it all on haha, and honestly other KZbinrs are what gave me courage on all the sweaters! For the sheep skin, it only happens once the animal has died, so you can feel good knowing that!

[@MelindaStewart-cr7wo]

Lovely episode, glad I found you after AKA Nora Knits mentioned you. You might consider Aegyoknits patterns, they are very similar to the type of pattern and construction that you are talking about. Thanks again for a great podcast.

[@jacqueismaking]

Oh how wonderful, isn’t Nora so great?! I love spending my Saturday mornings with her. What a great recommendation, I think you are so right about aegyoknits!

[@lauraberkholtz7959]

I think if it’s a toothy yarn that sticks to itself then braiding is the way to go.

[@jacqueismaking]

Thanks, Laura! It's not the most toothy... so perhaps I should weave in the ends I have, and start carrying up the rest.

[@lauraberkholtz7959]

@@jacqueismaking the nice thing about weaving in ends for stripes is that you can fix any potential wonkiness at the beginning or end of the stripe while you are securing the ends.

[@lauriepusateri7493]

Check out Leslie Friend a friend to knit with on weaving in ends. I am a left hand knitter too. I would love a video on left hand knitting and how you knit garments that are written for right hand people ❤

[@jacqueismaking]

I will check that out for sure, and I’d love to make a video all about how I do that 😊

[@gia3742]

Yes please! I’m always looking for videos of other lefty knitters!

[@camderden2879]

The back of your Cardi is a trapezoid, not a triangle.

[@jacqueismaking]

Ah! You’re so right!!!

[@trixiefox7253]

Got to look out for future Jacque, weave in as you go! :) Thanks for another great podcast! I'm casting on a Musselburgh using Evergreen Fiberworks yarn. I need to be in the Musselburgh hat club lol!

[@jacqueismaking]

Omg, can’t wait to see yours too!!! For sure need to look out for future Jacque hahah