The Book Club Cardigan: Update

Thanks for watching!

[@KariEngblom-Youkey]

Cascade 220 has never let me down! I have knits from 25 years ago that have held up so well! I wear everything I have ever knit from it all the time. I however, love colorwork! And Cascade 220 has sooooo many❤. Your cable is beautiful and inspiring me to cast one on! I have about 4 sweaters worth of 220😂. ( I am old though and have accumulated a few sales! )

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Oh yay!! I’m so glad you love Cascade too. Someone had asked about pilling-have you found that it holds up nicely? I have a feeling it will, but very curious about your experience.

[@balancedskein]

I can totally relate to your love for the book club cardigan. I recently finished one and it is my favorite knit this year so far 🤩

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Oh that’s so good to know! I think it might rank as one of my favorites of all time. I hope the end result is as perfect as the process has been. It has definitely elevated Sari Nordlund as one of my favorite designers.

[@crochetingknitter4751]

Gorgeous cardigan! Bold statement indeed! I’ve always liked Cascade 220-it’s definitely a good workhorse yarn. Berroco ultra alpaca ranks up there for me as well and I’ve made several items that have stood the test of time. I would also suggest watching the Gamash series on tv-it was very good.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I’m curious about the Berroco ultra alpaca. Does it pill, or is a pretty sturdy yarn?

[@crochetingknitter4751]

@@AnotherKnittingPodThe sweaters I’ve made have not pilled. I’m using the chunky weight Ultra Alpaca to make a Feliz cardigan right now and it’s looking like it won’t pill. Sometimes the yarn starts pilling as you’re knitting but this one does not. I recommend.

[@knottedrealm]

Love love love the shadow wrap short row heel!! ❤🎉

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I know its the best! So easy and beautiful.

[@mywoolmitten]

So happy to hear your thoughts and enthusiasm about the cardigan. I have a different Sari pattern that I'm excited to start on but it needs to wait until I have the time to enjoy the process 🙂 Really enjoyed your episode this morning!

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Yay! Thanks for watching! I do love Sari’s patterns so much. She has such a talent for classic but entertaining knits. I can’t get enough of her.

[@paulaorsi5568]

Your honesty just cracks me up !! I love it ❤

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Eek! My honesty can go either way for people but it would be rude of me not to tell you guys the truth!

[@Wanderknits21]

So enjoyed your podcast - love the cardigan ( and have decided I must make one too) and the book talk. I’m happy to have found your podcast! Hope the weather cools quickly so you can wear the cardigan!

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I’m glad you found my podcast too! You have to make this cardigan. It’s undoubtedly my favorite knit of the year. So rarely do you take on such a huge project and not get bored with it in the middle.

[@stephanienorwicz1366]

Your book club cardigan is just stunning and can't wait to try that yarn with maybe a slightly less complicated knit for my first cable pattern. So glad you liked Midnight Library - I have not read any of his other books but just loved that one. Another one I just read that seems like everyone has read is Housemaid. Can't quite decide whether I liked it or not - one of those mysteries but with some disturbing elements but a quick read.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hi Stephanie! Sari Nordlund has many smaller cabled projects. I started with the Moonflower Collar, and it was a fun and less intimidating project. (Not that useful, but was a fun make!) I did love Midnight Library, I do not like this one nearly as much. I’ve heard a lot about Housemaid as well, but its not one I’ve ready yet! Keep me updated if you like it!

[@theyarngoeson]

❣Your cardigan progress!👏👏👏 There was a book a long time ago that I also loathed so much and still yet kept reading it thinking it would turn around or have something big happen but NEVER did, at this point fortunately (maybe out of frustration haha), I can't recall the title. I think the only thing that I've liked that Miranda July did/was in is Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005). I recently started to read and then listened to (on KZbin) was The House On The Strand by Daphne du Maurier, it was really interesting.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

These days I can’t find the will to power through books I don’t love! The library lets you abandon with abandon 😘

[@brunellacarlberg6222]

I Loved the Gamache series!!! Love your cardi!

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Thank you so much!

[@lindacornelius3451]

Hi, Lena, you’re such a fast knitter I can’t even knit that fast cause I work all day and then I come home and I only have a couple hours really I only have about an hour in the evening so I just have to be patient with myself but yes, that cardigan is beautiful and I can’t believe you got both socks done. I’m still working on, my pair and they’re short socks. I’m not even close.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hi Linda! At this moment in my life I am definitely enjoying a lot of knitting time! Knitting definitely teaches us to be patient in the unfolding, stitch by stitch. That is what I love about it!

[@makalali]

I am so thrilled to hear someone talk about aging like you do. I am in my mid thirties but LOVING it. I feel like I have always been an old soul and finally where I should have always been. But … when you look at the state of the planet worldwide … and people leading… you can say that we don’t always age the same. Some people at 55 are still living their lives like they are 20 and hate every year that passes. That’s probably why you didn’t like the book and why so many others did (and power to them). I think though that you read enough books to be able to give your honest opinion on what you read and you are able to tell the difference between a good book and a bad one so please always share your opinions because I’m always interested! Love your cardigan !

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I’m glad you have found joy in aging as well! I truly feel like everyday that I get older, I settle into myself more. I wasted so many days worrying about whether I was “good enough” in one way or another. Feeling sturdy in myself is a lifelong goal!

[@sheilajackson3745]

Beautiful cardigan ,enjoyed your pod cast

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Thank you so much! 💜

[@judybushey4911]

Three Pines has been made into a series on Netflix I believe. Haven’t read the books but the show is really good. Love your videos!

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Oh that’s good to know! It would make such a cozy show. I’ll have to see if it is.

[@donnaflushman5085]

Your cardigan is truly gorgeous .

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Thank you so much Donna! I love it. I can’t wait to wear it.

[@christybray8789]

I love your sweater and you made me like that pattern where as up until this point I’ve been like “sari is so over rated and I don’t love that cardi!” But oversized, I think I will love it! And if I make it I will probably do a regular sleeve without cables - idk that’s tbd. But I always enjoy your reviews and your thoroughness and honesty! I definitely want to try out the cascade yarn! So if I do make that pattern I will use that yarn 😊 I’m pretty booked with knitting plans for the fall but maybe this winter. Do you know of any yarn festivals in Colorado? I always hear about rhinebeck and the one in Seattle and a couple in Canada. Surely there’s something in Colorado? The cold and snowy state has to host one - surely? I live in Arkansas and trying to find something drivable for future plans. I think I already asked if you were going to the Unwind Retreat in Kansas City in March and you told me no. Ok thanks and keep on sharing the great inspo!😊❤

[@caseywagner9484]

So glad you're enjoying the Book Club! Now I want to make one! Your yarn choice is BEAUTIFUL!

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hi Casey! Thank you! This yarn is just magical, I highly recommend.

[@belindafernandes5712]

Your sweater is beautiful… you will have to model it for us when you finish.. You are young and beautiful.. just enjoy it I’m 75….I embrace my age as a privilege many don’t get…

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

It is so true. Aging is an absolute privilege and I feel like its so easy to lose track of that. Lots of love to you and hope you’re having a great week!

[@andybunn7578]

Hi leena..that cardigan is beautiful...when you look at it don't you say to yourself did I do that..I did when I made one for my son when he was little...I think I told you before how I ended up ripping it all out because I goofed up on the neck...unfortunately back then youtube wasn't around...tfs and hope your having a nice day...happy knitting friend.🥰🌻

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I totally think that every time! I am in awe of it-it feels like magic! You have to remake your son a cabled sweater with all your new knitting skills! (Not as quick as a little kid knit unfortunately ;)

[@andybunn7578]

@@AnotherKnittingPod 👍👍

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Swansea, Illinois.❤

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hello there!

[@Randi19196]

I finished You Are Here and really liked Marnie and Michael. I would like a sequel with another walk- the Appalachian trail, or a hike through Californi, lol.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

YEEEES!!! Me too. I know its not a big splash of a book, but its the kind of quiet book that leaves such a lovely impression. I will be requesting that sequel too!!

[@arizonacolbys]

Love your cardigan! I'm hoping to cast one on soon :)

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Yes I highly recommend! Worth every second of time. It’s just the perfect knit, I can’t sing its praises enough!

[@sueadair7019]

❤

[@susandr6477]

I like a printed copy too.

[@angelaoliver4499]

Your bookclub cardigan is gorgeous!!! Cabling almost seems like cheating to me, because it's just re arranging stitches but it's so beautiful! Also, have you tried the Icelandic bind off? It's stretchy without adding a lot of bulk. I just discovered it, and it might ne my new standard

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I agree! Cabling is such good bang for your buck!! I have not encountered the Icelandic…I will look it up right now!

[@CandiceBEvans]

Oh my gosh! When I heard you wanted to read Miranda July, I wanted to warn you but didn't want to influence your judgment. I read her collection of short stories after years of having it in my collection and as soon as I finished it, I threw it in the trash because I didn't want to put it on anyone else. I kept wanting it to get better, hoping I was misunderstanding, but all the characters were so "gross" and miserable and it did not get better. So glad I'm not the only one but sorry you wasted your time.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I understand the instinct not to want to warn against books. This one was beyond my imagination though! Seriously, I can’t think of a more repulsive book in every way. I will not be revisiting Miranda July!! I’m glad I’m not the only one.

[@JenLunny]

Hello from British Columbia! In my knitting journey so far, I've made one cabled scarf but many sweaters. Your cardigan looks amazing! I'm so intrigued by it. I'm curious if you think jumping from just a cabled scarf to this entire cardigan would be too much of a bump up in skill level?

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hello there! I don’t think its a matter of skill level at all. It’s more if you love cabling enough to invest all the time it will take to make a fully cabled (sleeves included!!) piece. You have all the skills you will need, but you have to love cabling to not get bored. I absolutely love it, so it keeps me very entertained. There are other techniques (like colorwork) that I’m not that into, so I wouldn’t endeavor to make a huge piece in that. Anyways, I hope that is a helpful framing! But I’m 100% sure you will have no problem doing it if you want to!

[@karenbudnick]

I finished a disgusting Steven King book and threw it in the garbage bin when I finished it. I felt guilty reading it - like watching a car crash.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Ugh I’m sorry. That is a bad feeling. I’ve never read Stephen King for that reason. I hope your next read is a real hit to undo this one!

[@biljanagarotic]

Cardigan looks amazing! Do you know if the cascade yarn pills?

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I don’t know if the Cascade pills, but I can’t imagine that it will. Usually its superwash and very soft yarns that pill, and this is neither. It’s not rough in anyway, but it has a very nice wooly feel. I will keep you updated if I start seeing wear and tear.

[@biljanagarotic]

Yes, please keep us updated 😊

[@shannon-p3x]

I just wanted to commiserate with you regarding your reading of a book that drained your happiness instead of the usual adding happiness through reading. I had the same experience with movies. I watched a movie that started out badly and not only was deplete of any feel-good moments, but the depressing parts increased in intensity. Why would you make a movie this horrible? Leaving Las Vegas is the title of said movie. I wish I could erase it from my brain. That's a terrible example of a usually wonderful art form.

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

I have never seen Leaving Las Vegas, but I remember when it came out years ago! I know what you mean about just being completely horrified and wanting to erase something from your brain. That is definitely how I felt about this book. I would have thrown it across the room if it were a physical copy!

[@bethpaschal7859]

Oh yes! You’re going to love that cardigan 🧶❤️. It’s gorgeous. Book related, were you the person who recommended the book, The Glass House? If so, I really liked it for a change of pace. Thanks

[@AnotherKnittingPod]

Hi Beth! I actually did not recommend Glass House, but only because I read it decades ago. I think it would land a lot better with me now, with life experience. I find that there are books I read years ago that I was just too young and clueless to really understand!