KNITTING: I'm Starting to Notice a Theme

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

I freaking LOVE your Felix. I swear, I could only knit that sweater over and over and be happy. 😊

[@julialucas6626]

Sirdar jumper looks amazing. The spine detail suits the pattern. The colourway is absolutely stunning 😍

[@lowbirdlaundry]

I love how the "spine" of the Sirdar sweater actually makes it look like a ribcage. Very halloween-y!

[@Voolenvine]

YASSS!! You saw it, too. 🤗 My knitting choice feels so validated right now. lol Thanks, Peta! 💖

[@jennymiles4426]

Your mauve Felix looks great - perfect colour - and I agree that it's a wonderful pattern. I made one for my 92 year old Mum Lola; it was the middle of our winter and she was complaining of the cold so I quickly whipped one up in mustard tweedy Irish worsted. It only took a couple of weeks so she had it in time. She lives in another state, South Australia, which is a long way away from me in Sydney - she put it on as soon as it arrived and didn't take it off until two weeks ago when it started to warm up. Absolute win for the Felix and it was you who inspired me to make it. Lola and I thank you.

[@Voolenvine]

Aww!! What a wonderful story, Jenny. Thanks so much for sharing. Your mum Lola sounds very knit-worthy. 💓💓💓

[@zoedvega3923]

Nice.. now I can also watch you for whenever you quilt an item ...

[@mariannepenny1653]

Midnight quilter is hilarious, I've spent hours just watching her whilst doing the dishes or cooking or whatever.... Never made a quilt the size she does though... Lol must cost a fortune! Addictive viewing though. Your vintage knit is looking great, perfect yarn choice 😍... There was a Noro bolero pattern in the Knitter issue 60 called Leilani by Eline Oftedal, years ago, thats made in a similar way... That's on my bucket knitting list.

[@mistyblue5312]

You are undoubtedly an amazing knitter just with trying to decipher that cryptic Sirdair pattern. Glad you are enjoying your project bag sewing. For sure... quilting has to be in your repertoire of skills. I’m enjoying your 50 shades of Mauve! 😁 and 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼the music !!

[@emlymom]

Hah! and what am I doing while watching your video? Working on a quilt :P I was inspired by Susan B Anderson's scrap quilt, working from an online class from @folkfibers. I've done a few strip quilts - quick, no need for squaring and piecing. This scrap quilt is fast and loose as well, I think that is my jam. The other quilts I have made have been for gifts, this one I am keeping for myself, dreaming of snuggling up in it any day now. That quilt top is beautiful. I have a hard time seeing quilts and translating them into colors and patterns I'm drawn to, but you have a gift for that. Can't wait to see your quilting adventures!

[@Dreamknitgirl-1]

It’s a cable cast on for Widow’s kiss. She primarily uses a cable cast on for most things. I test for her often, in fact I am finishing up a test sweater for her while watching this.

[@tangerinejukebox]

My knitting wishlist and queue gets longer with every episode :P The Felix Cardigan looks like exactly what I want for this winter, fingers crossed I can find suitable yarn in the stash (I promised myself I'd do my best to use what I have for the next while, mostly because there's *no* space for more yarn!!) And I couldn't agree more about Cathy Hay, she's wonderful and so chilled to listen to. I'm still pretty sure that her, Bernadette and you are all secretly time travellers :P

[@amiranda365]

Never thought 'hazel' would describe mauve 😄. I live in the desert so looks pretty brown to me!😜 I've been playing catch up on your vids this weekend along with making a dent in WIPs. May have 2 for the History MAL! Kudos on yours! It's beautiful.

[@jeneklund7925]

One of the tips that I learned to help get the points right on a HST in my quilting is to double check that my 1/4” seam allowance. Even though I had a 1/4” foot it ended up being a 3/8” seam which meant nothing matched.

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

I remember your quilt! It is good to see it again Kristin.

[@amymikelson3060]

Definitely signing up for your email/newsletter. I don't want to miss future project bag restocks. They look awesome. Love all your crafty rabbit holes!

[@Voolenvine]

Thanks so much, Amy!! 🤗💖

[@AKnittersHomestead]

I love this episode so much! Everything from not swatching ( me too), sweater weather with the accent and the lovely mauve disclaimer. You're so awesome! Thank you for recording another episode. I hope you're having a nice weekend!

[@Voolenvine]

Aww, thanks so much! And So glad you enjoyed it! Us non-swatchers gotta stick together! 😆 💖

[@knitnut246connie7]

So good to see you wearing a SWEATER!🥳

[@Voolenvine]

Finally! 😂

[@isabelkwan9564]

There are so many more imperfections that happen in quilting but even less noticible than knitting mistakes :) You're gonna love it when you're done! It's a cute quilt. I recommend YT channel "just get it done quilts." If you find you hate the quilting part (vs piecing) there are people you can hire for that part 😅

[@JoCraw]

Thank you for another great video

[@laurazingg5572]

If Caroline can have 20 shades of gold, you can have 20 shades of mauve

[@Voolenvine]

You said it, Laura! 😆 thank you!

[@crystalmaricreations]

I did manage to pick up the Milky Way Quilt when it was available from Craftsy many moons ago. I left it in my stash but started working on it during the pandemic and It's fun and comes together beautifully. I'm enjoying working on my quilting skills. Hopefully you can get your hands on the pattern soon!

[@Voolenvine]

Lucky Duck! 😄 So glad it's been keeping you company during these times.

[@jennbluekneep3315]

Hi! Just wanted to say, you make my day a little brighter. 🤗

[@Voolenvine]

Aww!! That makes me so happy to hear, Jenn. 💖💖💖

[@quejyaille]

YAY, webs! I live in northampton and love WEBS so much. Have been watching you for about a month and I’m so glad I found your channel!

[@patricialeib6565]

So thanks to you, I've gone down the notorious rabbit hole watching Bernadette Banner in which one episode she is joined by Cathy Hays. Seriously. Thank you.

[@Voolenvine]

YAY!!! And I love it when they vlog together. Cathy and Bernadette are a match made in heaven!

[@cheskydivision]

Sweater weather!!! So how about hubby's sweater?

[@gingerporter1473]

Beautiful

[@gilliantherese7202]

Yay sweata' weatha'! Loving your works in progress...what is the piece of music that you use for your intro & outro? It's wonderful! :-D

[@pialindeg]

Thank you. Inspiring, especially your SIRDAR jumper - beautiful. But where can I get the pattern? (I am from Denmark)

[@chelseabergman5009]

I love the intro to this video! Reading through all the instructions first.... Who does that? LOL

[@Voolenvine]

The knitting police! That's who. 😂

[@JADufault21]

The Milky Way Quilt block is a variation of the Saw Tooth Star quilt block.

[@Voolenvine]

Ooh! Good to know, Julie. I'll look it up and see if any of those pique my interest. Thanks ! 🤗

[@Shaiyeh]

omg, the Sirdar is looking amazing so far! I love the way you grafted it, indeed kind of looks like vertebrae! So cool! I think I might have to get on that bandwagon xD

[@Voolenvine]

Thanks Shaye! It's seriously unlike anything I've ever knit before. I think you'd love it, too! 😄

[@WildflowerHistory]

The quilt looks wonderful. I have currently a on and off quilt project inspired by alias Grace - a Log Cabin.

[@Voolenvine]

Thanks, Sarah! That was such a great movie/series... I'll have to re-watch some of it to check out the quilt!

[@ShehnazKhan1]

I’m assuming that you didn’t swatch for the sirdar sweater 🙂 I wonder, how are you sure that the finished size will come out right for you? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I’m not an experienced knitter and vintage patterns scare me with their lack of gauge and yarn weight information. Btw, I love, love, love the color and shape of your Felix pullover! ❤️

[@Voolenvine]

You are correct, Shehnaz. I did not swatch 😂 Not the wisest choice, I know ... but after checking out the notes of other Ravelry projects who used similar yarn and with a similar body-type, I went with the average needle size used. I'm not a necessarily tight or loose knitter so I usually luck-out doing this. 🤷‍♀️ Also, knowing that superwash yarn has a tendency to stretch a bit after blocking, I can sort of gauge how long I need to knit the body. Again, swatching is always a wise way to make sure something will fit properly. This is just my own personal brand of lazy 🥴

[@ShehnazKhan1]

Voolenvine thanks so much for explaining 🙂 wow, that’s so cool that you can figure it out like that. Some day I hope I can have the confidence to knit a vintage pattern too.

[@urbanstylejantine810]

That's funny, a knitted cast on for me is way stretchier than a long tail cast on, even on two needles...

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Mounds Illinois

[@Voolenvine]

Hello, Janet!! 🙋🏻‍♀️💗

[@VisitWithNanaAndPapa]

enjoyed it very much! I love those fat qtrs.

[@PelafinaLievre]

I’m sorry for being a pest but can I make a tiny suggestion? Every time you cut away to show a picture of a pattern and its name the screen goes black for just a second and I always think my TV is messing up even though I know something is coming. Is there any way to make that black screen have a little something in the top corner? Or maybe make the background dark gray instead? I love your show but I get caught up in the watching and my knitting and it’s a bit jarring to suddenly have a black screen for a second. Love your update this week btw.

[@Voolenvine]

Thank you for the feedback. I can understand how a sudden cut to black might be jarring to some. I'll see what I can do! 😊

[@davidhensley76]

I think you'd like Mary Fons' Quilty videos, too.

[@angelabailey6533]

I missed out but not mad. I was slow 😹

[@SockWitchery]

Yes Team No Swatching! 😉

[@Voolenvine]

Solidarity, Sis! 😘

[@bonnierosendale]

I'm a new watcher and I have also been thinking a little bit about quilting. You must check out Erica Arndt her on YT. She does it all, spinning, knitting, sewing and quilting, and makes something I think you will love - quilted project bags!

[@Voolenvine]

Welcome to my channel, Bonnie!! So happy to have you here. 🤗💗 YESSS!!! I've watched a few of Erica's videos. She definitely has fun videos and a great teaching style.

[@Selena9999]

Do you remember that tube you started knitting with your yarn, Croquet with Courtesan and Dirty on Purpose? Did you ever finish a pattern because I am standing by with the yarn and thought it looked really cool!!!!

[@Voolenvine]

Alas!! I let that project fall to the wayside after the pandemic hit ... 😩 I'll have to revisit soon. Thanks so much for reminding me, Selena! 💓

[@priscillaherrera5749]

So guys, are swatches not really too important if your working with the yarn and needles the pattern calls for? I’m semi intermediate. Searching has NEVER been fun for me 😩

[@PelafinaLievre]

Swatch. That’s how you’ll know if the garment will be the right size for the stitch count.

[@PelafinaLievre]

If you don’t get gauge you may need to play with needle size

[@Voolenvine]

The short answer: ALWAYS swatch! Do as I say, not as I do. 😂 but my theory is that for looser garments that don’t need to fit well in specific areas like the bust, you can throw a little more caution to the wind. 😉

[@carriestock976]

So do you sell your yarn and if yes where

[@Voolenvine]

Hi Carrie. Yes I do! My online shop is over at www.VoolenvineYarns.com (sign-up for my newsletter to find out about when shop updates will be) 😊

[@Ahmed-tt1rf]

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