Tuesday KnitChat April 23, 2024

[@heidishomestead9475]

Kelly, I just wanted to tell you that your sheep camp sweater is a 100% win! I said to my husband, “Wow! That sweater looks AMAZING on her. The colors are just perfect for her complexion and hair.” He said, “Yea, I agree. It does look really good.” Well done!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Oh thank you! Your’re both very kind! :-)

[@elaineenstone6834]

Late catching up with you this week. Love the knits and the inspiration. 🇬🇧

[@knitsiphappy]

I couldn't have lived with the sock oopsie either Kelly! Peace of mind is worth the extra hour that it takes to rip and re-knit! I think I need to knit some Riptides. About the DK sock and holding fingering weight yarn double ... Fingering/ sock weight: 80/20 2 ply high twist at 380 yards vs a 75/25 467 yard fingering. They make a very different fabric. See you next week 🤓

[@KnitsnPieces]

thanks Nancy, I agree different fingering weights definitely produce different fabrics. You should try a Riptide pattern they are amazing

[@karencooper1978]

Love the bright/hot pink, Noelle and think that was possibly the Pantone 2023 colour of the year? Bought this colour SQ of The Knitting Loft Mesa last year, abandoned resulting WIP and wondering what sweater to knit with it now. Have to share that I did not embrace Knit Companion. I took several in-depth classes (in 2016?) and loved the concept. But, after using K.C. extensively for some time, went back to pencil and paper. Found that it wasn’t very convenient for so many reasons - having to have iPad so accessible, ensuring my battery was charged, especially didn’t like to use when travelling, going back and forth to K.C. and pattern when watching podcasts. Surprised myself with this decision as I love my Kindle for reading and have fully abandoned paper for everything else but for knitting have returned to printing patterns and paper/pencil for notes. As usual, another great episode. Thanks for sharing!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for sharing Karen. I really love Knit Companion but know it’s not for everyone, we all have to choose the method that works best for us. I’m not sure what I am going to knit with my Mesa but will certainly share once I decide

[@lindatoffolo3229]

My daughter and I are going toThe Creative Knitter, our local yarn store in Ridgeway, Ontario. The owner Stephanie has lots of special surprises and great sale items to offer this weekend so we are very excited. We also plan to go to Knit City Toronto so we look forward to meeting you both in person ❤🧶🎉

[@KnitsnPieces]

That is awesome! Looking forward to!!

[@cindyfuller3040]

You talked about never getting around to knitting a sweater a second time as much as you’d love to, so I would like to suggest that you use that for a knit a long theme. You ladies do a great job and I love seeing all your beautiful work! Take care! Cindy

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks Cindy, that might be be a great idea for a future MAL

[@victoriahenry8265]

I love this idea! ❤

[@CharleneRichards13]

Hey ladies, great podcast again. For LYS day us Yarn Rebels hired a bus and are doing a yarn crawl to a few of our local Yarn stores in our area. There should be about 35 of us going to 5 yarn shops with a lunch at a local brewery. It should be a blast! All the yarn goodies plus a cold beer and taco lunch, visiting with all our friends, what more can you ask for 😄 Most of the shops are having pop ups from different vendors as well and one is celebrating a birthday, so we’ll have cake as well. So excited to see everyone and to just have a fun filled day ❤ sending luv from Edmonton Alberta 😘

[@KnitsnPieces]

that sounds absolutely amazing Charlene, maybe we will join you one year!!

[@pjknits]

Hi Ladies!! Kelly - I am with you on the bracelet length sleeves, I dislike having to flip my sleeve back to see my watch! So much fun spending time with you both every Tuesday night!!

[@labraknit]

I have used my forearm to rewind yarn from a ripped out sweater. My Apple Watch has occasionally thought I was doing an elliptical workout. :) I have also gotten a binder clip and clipped the yarn onto my swift and wind it onto there, tie it up, soak it, then hang it by one of the ties over the kitchen sink. I rarely stay with mistakes and will try to repair or take out if necessary. After it’s fixed and worn you will forget about the time it took. Lovely sweaters

[@KnitsnPieces]

😂 My i-watch sometimes thinks that when I use my ball winder. I agree that you forget about fixing mistakes and the time it took once the piece is completed.

[@kathyschnitzius7031]

After I unwind a project (and end up with ramen noodle yarn!), I do wind it around a plastic cutting board, then I use a spray bottle to spray it with water. This removes the kinks and it dries quickly!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for the info Kathy

[@sarahb4330]

So fun as always, loved your colourwork yokes ❤Happy knitting

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thank you Sarah!!

[@ericallerton809]

❤always a fun time!!!!watched early his morning!!!!just finishing the DK njord socks from Nancy!!!!using regia DK 6ply tweed!!! absolutely love it!!!! definitely a difference from holding 2fingering together! Even light fingering to me!!! Elaine 🏠💕

[@KnitsnPieces]

thanks Elaine, I really like the actual DK sock yarn as opposed to 2 strands of fingering

[@joanmachado9063]

Great podcast as always thanks

[@joannemoseley8994]

Kelly, I have a tale of woe to make you feel better! I am also not one to rip and reknit, but I’m working on the Helen Stewart mKal and realized after completing Clue 5 that I missed an instruction to move the BOR marker by 6 stitches ten rows back. This is a circular shawl so there are over 500 stitches on each round! I’m busy trying to thread in an afterthought lifeline in a lace pattern…ugh. Noelle, I am knitting Nila right now and *love* it. So much fun to knit (as all of Natasja’s patterns are). Love you two! ❤

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks Joanne, I am really loving the Nila and I agree with you Natasja’s patterns are amazing!!

[@annk2tog168]

Hi ladies! Beautiful things as usual. Question: would you combine holst garn with Leo & Roxy's finger weight yarn? I plan to knit the sweater Noelle's wearing, the Somerset sweater.

[@bethmacdonaldstone]

Thank you both as always! Noelle - love you sock design! I sure hope you will write that up! I love a short ruffled sock, they look so good in brogues. I’ve got my fingers crossed 🤞❤

[@KnitsnPieces]

thanks Beth, I might do that, it’s still a little daunting getting the info in my head translated into a written pattern

[@bethmacdonaldstone]

@@KnitsnPieces Socks are a great place to start with pattern writing. The basic structure is quite formulaic and I'm positive you are familiar with that 😜😜 Just take the formula with the heel and toe shaping that you like and add the instructions for the ruffle and textured sts. There is also an amazing book that can help you with the math for the different sizes called CUSTOM SOCKS by Kate Atherley but I'm not sure you would need that. Good to have, regardless. I find the math spreadsheets in the book fascinating, and I know you would too. Hope this helps! It's a great design!!!

[@nancymorales2741]

Hi ladies. Our knitting/crochet group (Border Stitchers) will meet for breakfast then head to our LYS (The Lamb’s Loom) for LYS Day. Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy the knit chat. ❤

[@KnitsnPieces]

that sounds like a great day Nancy

[@susan9203]

Yaknow, you can frog your project using your yarn swift to rewind into a hank.

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for the info

[@juliesellars969]

Great show again. Thank you for doing all this work that you do to make the podcast so awesome. I have a question - how many hours, on average, do you think that you knit per day or per week? I'm so impressed with how many projects you finish and am just curious. thank you. Enjoy your week. Look forward to next week. 😀

[@jeanburby6492]

Watching replay! Good to see you both! Your sweaters and finished objects are so beautiful!What kind of scale do you use to weigh your yarn?

[@KnitsnPieces]

Hi Jean, I just use a small kitchen scale that weighs in grams and in ounces

[@nonnasstitchingloungewithr7281]

Now I'm panicking. Our flight home from Portugal is April 27th. Will I get home in time to shop online? Oh such first world problems. Hope to see you at Knit City! Rosie

[@KnitsnPieces]

Oh No!! Please say hello if you see us at Knit City

[@johnniehallford1641]

Wonderful again today, y'all. I love Tuesdays even though I don't get to watch live anymore!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for catching up with us

[@sarahiwasaki2754]

Kelly - I have trapped my arm in an extension cord many, many times. Usually my thumb gets bent back to the point of pain!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Right??!!

[@mesheela]

Kelly those Cozy Quilt Socks are so so beautiful. Noelle I just hit that paralysis point & I'm as yet undecided. Think I need to sleep on it. I almost cut out completely finished mitt cuffs as one bind off is tighter than the other (argh) but will give them to the recipient & if it doesn't bug her, then less work for me:) I may honour LYS day with a small purchase at Fibre Arts Studio but I'm being super conservative with purchases these days & focusing on knitting from my yarn collection. See y'all next week!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Sheela, I cant remember the last time this happened, I can usually cast on several things, Little Red Mitten just solved my problem though they asked me to knit a sample for Knit City, so I don’t have to decide

[@rosemaryc9093]

Apparently the processing of wool to make superwash removes the lanolin and barbs.

[@janetsheehey3205]

I was using only one yarn but I could see it striping and I didn't like that so I did the helical knitting with the inside and out. It started striping a bit more so I split the ball again and helical knitting with 3 strands. It blended much better

[@KnitsnPieces]

thanks for the info Janet, will mention this on the next chat

[@lindariccardohenderson1656]

#jst thank you for the offer and I’d knit the crew neck version first.

[@marycalderwood18]

Use a swift to reskein yarn to wash for reuse. I don’t have a Knittynatty knotty but the swift works great

[@KnitsnPieces]

thanks for the info Mary

[@beverlythompson3246]

For repurposing yarn- I rip out and wind directly onto my swift. After washing and drying, the hanks are the right size to put back onto the swift and wind into cakes ready for the next project

[@KnitsnPieces]

Great tip Beverly

[@mesheela]

I have a question for you & your resourceful listeners. I knit a sampler sock pattern recently. I really like them but one of the stitch patterns in the leg collapses when I'm wearing them and they fall down. This hasn't happened to me before. Yarn is bfl nylon. Any suggestions about snugging up about an inch of sock leg so they stay up??

[@annrupp2151]

Noelle, I messaged Sonder Yarn a while back about whether alternating skeins of their yarn was advisable and they told me that it is factory dyed and so not necessary to alternate!

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for the info Ann

[@trish3kimble163]

?I am curious if you have some examples of a few sweaters that can be made with one strand of Holst yarn. I have a difficult time figuring out if a maker is using a single strand when I look at Ravelry and I craft on a budget so being able to create a sweater with one strand would be awesome. Thank you.

[@KnitsnPieces]

yes Trish, I will show some single strand Holst sweaters on the next podcast

[@lois-marietodd1502]

Here in New Zealand the way they take the lanolin out of the wool could be the cause of the lanolin allergy. Maybe they use another ingredient that could be what is causing the adverse allergy reaction. They use drenches here also that can taint the lanolin.

[@KnitsnPieces]

Thanks for the info Lois

[@lois-marietodd1502]

Ink pink makes the boys wink ... Wow wee

[@KnitsnPieces]

😂

[@Marnie421]

Just wondering where you get your drops Daisy 💕

[@KnitsnPieces]

Hi Marnie, I ordered it from Wool Warehouse in the UK

[@superioradvantage]

Love your show. Kelly please show off the sweater you’re wearing. Your hair covers the majority of the front. Beautiful sweater Noelle.

[@sylvieboulanger8155]

PYC and STABLE definitively apply to me.

[@KnitsnPieces]

😂

[@rhodayazza8824]

Kelly what 16” needles do you knit your socks with, which Brand?

[@KnitsnPieces]

I mostly use a pair of Nova Platinas, they live in my sock knitting bag so they are always at hand. I do like using wooden needles to if I’m knitting a more rustic yarn.