I love how you can just knit and chat without needing to look at your needles. I hope i achieve your level of proficiency one day 🙏 I'm trying to stop impulse yarn buying and alternate more between bigger and smaller projects.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really wanted to learn to knit while watching TV when I was a kid, so I spent a lot of time practicing😅 You can do it! I love your intentions for this year!

Would love a video about all the family matches you have made and which you plan to do 🙌🏼

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

That would be fun! I'll keep it in mind🫶🏻

Thank you for all you do, I really enjoy your vlogs and you keep me company while I knit and crochet. I am intending to keep a record of all my crafting this year, finish all sips from 2023 then start on my ufos, some of which go back 30 years! Stash busting over the last year has been really good and I will continue with this, it'll be fun to search for patterns to match the yarn I already have! Wishing you all the best for 2024.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Keeping a record of what you make in some kind of way is really nice. I love going back and looking at previous years! Good luck with your ufos and stash busting, I'm impressed you've kept them for 30 years! Happy knitting!

Maybe you could knit something for your Christmas tree with your scrap yarns. Two or four each month. So you have less stress at the end of this year. And a lot of nice knittings for your tree. Or you can knit something for the Christmas tree immediately after a project with the leftover yarn from that project. This way you can remember everything from that year. One project- and than one for the tree.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I love those ideas! I already have some ideas for my scrap yarn🤩 I've also changed my mindset when it comes to having loads of decorations ready for the tree. If I have time to make them, great! If not, I'm just going to look at the empty spots on the tree as a place for future memories🫶🏻 When my son starts making decorations, etc. I also like the idea of choosing one thing to knit each year, like my bows this year. So, each type of ornament represents a year. But no matter what I end up doing, I'm not waiting until December😅😂

@ulrikejane.m

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter That sounds good too. 😊 I thought a red mini dress and a porcelain sweater for the tree would also be really cute. I meant one of each of your self-care projects in a small version for the tree.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

@@ulrikejane.m I love that! One mini version of the knits for myself would be lovely🥰

I am going to work thru my active WIPs before starting anything new. I have two blankets to finish, but I am going to focus on one at a time and work on it a little each day. I have one sweater, two socks, and a popcorn garland to finish. I want to knit classic pieces for my wardrobe, not necessarily what’s trendy at the moment. Scraps are a whole other entity…I am going to knit accessories for my kids stuffed animals with some of them. I have leftover yarn from my son’s sweater and he wants me to knit a sweater for his teddy, so that is on the list. I also want to make more Christmas ornaments. If I make a couple a month, I will have a lot by next December. Knitting (and crocheting) shouldn’t be stressful. Please enjoy yourself and the process. If you don’t have a ton of FOs for your podcast, it’s perfectly fine! I like seeing what you have worked on, but I also like hearing about other things you do in your life. I love seeing footage of the cows when you go to work and footage of Norway in general. Make what makes you happy! If you do rearrange your stash, could you take us with you? I enjoy those videos immensely! Happy New Year! Christina

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I love your plans for the new year!! Knitting classic pieces, and pieces that actually suit me rather than just hopping on the latest trend is something I want to focus on too! A few Christmas ornaments a month is a great idea, both to get rid of scraps and get the ornaments done so you won't have to stress. Thank you so much!! I'm trying to learn myself to slow down. I have rearranged my stash now, hope to post it this wednesday! Happy New Year!

I'm with you on knitting from stash but not limiting myself at the same time. It's our hobby so making what makes us happy and enjoying he end results is a bonus. Happy new year to you and all your family. Looking forward to all your future knits. Your new hair cut really suits you.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm going to focus on what brings me joy! Right now, that would be knitting from my stash, but if it changes, I'm not going to force myself to knit things I don't want to knit🫶🏻 Happy New Year to you too! Thank you🥰

I’m loving Growing Ivy by Ayano Tanaka. This is a beautiful piece (in my opinion ) that I’m knitting for a friend. Almost no loose ends & requires a certain amount of concentration.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Omg, that so beautiful!! Thank you for telling me about it, it's definitely going on my knitting list🤩🫶🏻

Your bangs look so good! Can’t wait to see what you knit this year. Your resolutions sound really good, and I think it’s so important to take a breath and remind ourselves of why we knit - and really enjoy the craft.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I can't wait either! I want to cast all my plans on immediately, at least that means I'm excited about them😅😂 Learning to take my time and enjoying the process is probably going to be both the hardest and most important this year!

I love your bangs! I took several days to re-organize and inventory, my stash of both fiber and yarn. Like you, I want to use as much stash as possible over the next year. My biggest goal is to be more creative in yarn substitutions so that I can use what I have. I tend to be very hesitant about substituting yarns for fear that I will not like the outcome.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I just started going through my stash today. Currently, everything is in a pile on the floor😅 Good luck with your goal! Figuring out how to use yarn from your stash instead of the yarn stated in the pattern always feels like such a victory!

I love you bangs. I'm getting my hair cut with bangs this Saturday for the New Year.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Getting bangs is a great start to the New Year!🎉

Be kind to yourself this year first and foremost…. We all have tendencies and trying to improve is usually a good thing but sometimes we also need to be kind to ourself and work with our strengths and weaknesses and find a balance that works for us…. Thanks for all you share and for taking us along with your growth and knitting! ❤

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you🫶🏻 I'm trying not to be too strict with myself with my intentions! But I do like the foundation and mindset they give me going into the new year🫶🏻

You might want to check on youtube for techniques to weave in your ends as you are knitting along. I haven't had ends other than the last little bit of the cast -off of a project in years because I weave as I go along.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I do spit-splicing for projects with non superwash wool and end up with few ends to weave in! Its been a total game changer!! But I still don't weave them in after I finish the project. I'll check out some youtube videos!

Happy New Year Oline! It is nice to see you happy and relaxed after all of the knitting stress you went through recently, and I love your goals. I often find myself knitting on things that I feel I should be knitting on rather than what I really want to knit, so I have a goal of knitting on what will bring me the most joy at the moment and actually allow myself to cast on an additional WIP or 2 if I feel like it (I tend to be more monogamous with my knitting). An amazing colorwork sweater I knit about 10 years ago is in the book Norwegian Handknits by Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel . Maybe it is available in one of your libraries? The pattern is the Voss Family Sweater and you can see it on Ravelry. It has steeking as well!

@PriscillaWhite-Tocker

6 ай бұрын

I just checked - on Ravelry the pattern is listed as the Adult Voss Sweater.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!! Thank you! I love your goal, it is our hobby so we should'nt feel forced to knit! I'm very torn between wanting to keep my wips to a minimum but allowing myself to work on whatever brings me the most joy. I hope knitting will bring you loads of joy this year. Thanks for the pattern recommendation, I'll check it out!

Also, schedule time for your harder knits and finishing work. Go to your mom’s if necessary. I know toddlers can be clingy. ❤

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I'm very lucky with a toddler who loves yarn and mommy's knitting🫶🏻 So I do get quite a lot knitting time during the day for easy projects! And I'm going to get better at using my evenings for challenging knits and weaving in ends🥰

I am happy to see you so relaxed coming across into the new year and full of plans and energy. As a viewer I could witness that stress overtook the december up to christmas. That break over the holidays and adjoined days playing and doing as less as possible (as you explained in one of your videos) was a source of a fresh mindset. I can relate to knitting more involved patterns and practicing different techniques. Currently I am enjoying taking my time for the Violeta Sweater. At first the instructions seemed overwhelming, but now I got the hang of it 😊 Whatever you choose to knit and how slowly or fast, most important thing is to enjoy and the love for the craft. And this is what you genuinely radiate in your videos and therefore I will be there to watch your journey to accompany me while knitting. Happy New Year from Julia 🎉

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad I really got to relax and take a bit of a break after all of the deadlines I had given myself before christmas. Excited for all the new techniques I might learn in 2024, and to add more intricate knits to my warderobe! Thank you again, and Happy New Year

Thank you for another podcast, I love your new fringe, it really suits you, I'm glad that you have decided not to stress about your projects for 2024, as knitting is supposed to be relaxing and a good hobby, and yes I am also glad that you have decided to knit some items for yourself.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! My biggest challenge is going to be to stress less, but I hope I'll get better at relaxing! I'm excited for everything I can make myself this year, I already have loads of ideas🤩

Loved your video! I am also going to try to knit from stash. Although mine isn't that big. I have been getting distracted by "shiny things" and I'm going to focus on knitting things that bring me joy!

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! It's so easy to get distracted by "shiny things"! Love your goals of knitting on what brings you joy🫶🏻

Happy new year to you and your beautiful family! 🥰 I have never felt stressed about knitting except when I promised my stepdad to knit him a pile of socks for the cold season, I have been procrastinating and procrastinating and suddenly it became cold and I haven't even started yet because I didn't feel like it so I had to force myself and get into it. I hated it because I had to stress about it and I couldn't knit what I wanted until I was ready because a promise is a promise. The conclusion for myself- don't promise to knit anybody anything ever. I will knit what I want and need and also for my toddler when she grows out of the things I already knitted for her. As for gift knits- maybe start early this year in order to not stress to knit all the things in the last minute. This year I decided to skip gift knitting altogether because of the stress. I guess I am a selfish knitter, but I don't care and feel ashamed about it 🤪☺

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year! Promising someone to knit for them, and then not really being in the mood but having to do it is the worst! I also find it much easier to find motivation when knitting for myself, or my son (he still wears what I want him to, haha) I'll try to start gift knitting earlier this year, but I say that every year, and I never actually remember😅 I do make (and give away) quite alot of knitted gifts throughout the year, so I might stop doing it for christmas and save myself the stess!

Thank you for another lovely podcast, I love your plans and I agree with most of your plans. Knitting from stash, knitting without stress, finishing off my projects. I want to knit at least 3 garments for myself. I knit always for others, but mostly I think knitting for myself is not good enough. I love the term selfcare knits in stead of selfish knits.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you🫶🏻 I love your goals! Good luck prioritizing yourself this year. You deserve it!

I try weaving in my ends right after I change yarn ball, that way it’s way less daunting so maybe you could try doing that too? Would you do a yarn stash tour so that we can see everything you have, even if you’re not quite sure what projects you’d use them for yet? Would love to watch that 😊

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I always say to myself I should do that while I knit, but I always convince myself to knit "just a couple" stitches more, and all of a sudden, I'm changing skeins again🙈 But I've started spit-splicing when working with non superwash wool, and that's been a gamechanger! Still not great at weaving in ends, but at least there are fewer ends to weave in😂 I changed what room I have my knitting corner in today, so once that's a bit more settled I'll definitely do a tour of my yarn stash!

@nestledinknits

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter haha I get that! I usually do it once I’ve decided to stop knitting for the day, that way it only takes me 5 more minutes! I’ve never tried spit-spicing but I’m very curious to! Will attempt in the future haha Lovely, excited to see ☺️

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

@nestledinknits I'm going to give it another chance. Doing it after you've already decided to stop knitting for the day sounds smart!!

Oh, I almost didn't recognise you from the thumbnail because of your new bangs, but the Moby did give you away :D Anyway, I am looking foward a new knitting year with you as you have become my knittin buddy :D I really need to shrink my stash, lets see if I am able to keep my wallet away from yarnshops! Happy new year!

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Haha, I'm not used to my bangs yet either, I always forget them before I look in the mirror and get a bit shocked😂 I'm looking forward to the knotting year with you! Fingers crossed our wallets gets a break🤞🏻😅 Happy New Year!

Tks for sharing your intentions . Pls don't be tough on yourself with too many hard goals to achieve. it's also ok to have several Wips, and it's ok to not finish them overnight. The #1 rule to remember is crafting = passion ( it's not a job where we are accountable for delivering performances and aggressive results) It should be a moment for you (and us watching you ) relax and enjoy :) The only goals you should make a point to achieve are to have fun , no stress, and no guilt. Happy knitting 2024! ❤

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm definitely working on how I approach my knitting and trying not to view it very performance based. But I still have quite a way to go! I'm not going to force myself to follow these goals/intentions just use them as guidance to get to where I think I would be most comfortable🫶🏻

@manonc1888

6 ай бұрын

YEP ! Right approach to take 👌

Could you set yourself a time frame regularly of say half an hour of weaving in ends. Then stop and do your wips. It would be less stressful then all at once. Weaving in and sewing up I hate it's not a job I enjoy. I am doing the sophie shawl to get back into knitting again. It helps my mental health. It's about the process for me. I'm an older mum with a deaf child with adhd and we have found he has finally been diagnosed with autism. He is 15 and a challenge. Thankyou for your pod casts. It gets lonely sometimes. Listening rather reading the subtitles lol I feel less lonely and feel I can connect with a love of knitting with others. My next project is the brioche cardigan by petite knits. I'm a bit nervous as I haven't done anything like thus before though I can knit complicated lace patterns. Can you help with a drops mohair wool suggestion. I have sensitive skin and I wonder if there is an alternative or leave it out. Any lovely people could you comment. I think that you are amazing to achieve what you knit with a toddler. Certainly I couldn't do it when my son was small as he was constantly at my side. He missed out of two years of not hearing. Thankyou again. Sam Uk

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I love the idea of setting a timer and working on weaving in ends!! I'm going to try that out! I'm so happy you get a feeling of connection through this podcast🫶🏻 the knitting community is great! What is the Petiteknit pattern called? She has a couple of different brioche patterns. I would go for merino wool if you are really sensitive to wool, drops has both a fingering/sport weight merino "drops baby merino" and DK weight merino "drops merino extra fine" & "drops daisy". Hope that helps you!

@samanthaschlegel1863

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter it's the November jacket. I get hot at thst age lol) so I needed something to take off and on rather than a heavy coat.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful cardigan!! I'd recommend Drops Daisy, or maybe Drops Lima, if wool and alpaca are not to scratchy.

@samanthaschlegel1863

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter thank you I will look at them. I edited my post it's the mohair I have a problem with. It was years ago though. I don't know if the feel has changed. However there is silk I believe which might be good.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I believe you might be able to make the November jacket using only one strand of wool, like drops Lima, etc. So you could bypass mohair and yarn like it completely!

you have lovely hair - so healthy and shiny - i've been meaning to tell you that. bangs too. (isn't "bangs" a funny word? "fringe" too...) i applaud your resolution to stress less with your knitting in this new year! - as regards less wips on the needles, well, i would disagree if that's what stimulates you, as long as you keep that first resolution in line, it shouldn't matter if you have lots of projects. yes, though, if it stresses you out, that's another story! and yes to harder projects in the new year - i'm with you on that! and yes to color work! olina - (have i spelled that correctly?) check out the Trouville sweater - i finished mine this past fall and wore it for the first time on the new year and it is soooo incredible. i'm so pleased with my color work tension - it fits beautifully. i knit mine in her exact colorways and as a sweater. note in her photos that the one she's wearing is a cardi - on backwards! - which is how she designed it if you like. i think with a steek? not sure. but have also done 3 steeks now and would totally recommend that technique if you haven't tried it yet. that was my first "hard sweater", though it was surely more fun than hard - now i've launched into Kate Davies' Tioraidh and am loving this project too. destashing is a wip, right? ha. wishing you a healthy, happy new year filled with much yarny goodness - cheers from libby in utah

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I agree that "bangs" & "fringe" are weird words😂 In Norway, we call it "pannelugg," which directly translated is something like forehead hair😂 I think the amount of Wips I have at a time is hard to balance, I do get a boost to my knitting mojo from casting something new on, but it gets out of hand so fast. All of a sudden, I've gone from 2 to 6 projects in 2 days, and then it starts to stress me out😅 almost the right spelling! It's "Oline"🥰 Thank you for suggesting Trouville. It looks really challenging! I'd love to learn to steek this year, but I also can not imagine a scarier knitting technique. Destashing is definitely a wip! I hope you have a wonderful new year!

I like to have a big stash, but I don't like scraps very much. I will try to get rid of them. Use, sell or gifting them.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Good luck!

I have a couple of suggestions for you regarding sweater projects that may challenge you. One is The Heirloom Quilt Cardigan. It is colorwork and meant to use scraps. The pieces are supposed to be knit indiv8dually and seamed together at the end, but I only know 1 person who has done it that way. Everyone else has seamed each piece as they go which is what I would suggest. The other sweater is the Alder Sweater. It is Mosaic knitting and ends up with so much texture. I have not done one of these yet , but it may be in my plans for later in the year. Sorry. Heirloom Quilt Cardigan is by Katryn Seeburger and Alder Sweater is by Rebecca Clow.

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your suggestions!! I love the look of them, and they definitely seem like they would be super challenging!

For a challenge, try lace

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I really want some lace projects on my needles this year!

Happy New Year to you and your family, your bangs look absolutely beautiful. I like your New Year plans, have you thought of making a knit dress out of all your stash yarn with the green blue brown, and beige yarn behind you? Kika made a hype sweater and dress and i thought it would look good in those color stripes and be warm? It certainly would eat up a ton of yarn, lol. more room for new yarn lol. nad a warm dress, lol 😆 😆

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Years!! Thank you! I think the green would look really cool in a striped dress!! But I don't know if I would want to pair it with other just as bright colors, or pair is with more muted colors so it can really POP. A dress would be great for stash-busting!

@moniquem8093

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter i was stash busting lol and of course i am always a ball short and have to order more yarn lol 😂. And since shipping is so expensive i have to fill the box right lol.

Love watching your videos. The bangs look great on you, as did your Christmas dress. Can you tell which needles you are using with each project, I mean brand and size. Like: which brand and size of double points for the baby Anker sweater.

@norwegianknitter

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I pretty much only use Drops needles. All my dpn's are drops! I have Drops circulars, both fixed and interchangeable ones. The only needle I have that's not Drops is my 4mm 80cm needle. That one is ChiaoGoo!

Super involved = anything by Alice Starmore

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I'll have to check her out!

@bigblackdogfiberarts

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter I believe her website is called Virtual Yarns. Her yarns are the equivalent of J&S or Jamisons of Shetland. If i’m not totally off my rocker, she even has the colors custom dyed for her on yarn from one of those two mills. Either way, they are an excellent substitution for what she’s calling for in her patterns.

@claireellis2213

6 ай бұрын

Oh wow! I’ve just checked out her site….im going to have to knit really really fast so I can finish my wips (that’s my goal this year) so I can start one of these spectacular projects.

@bigblackdogfiberarts

6 ай бұрын

@@claireellis2213 She is definitely not for the faint of heart, but what you end up with is truly a work of art. I’m half obsessed with the Tudor Roses book (Elizabeth I and Jane Seymour 2013 version). You can get some of her older books used or go through interlibrary loan to see them. She’s been designing for decades, so sometimes you’ll want to go down a few sizes to get a more modern amount of ease with the older patterns. But then again, oversized seems to be coming back into fashion, so maybe not.

Wow look at your hair! You look amazing and so much more relaxed than you were before Christmas We are both thinking about similar knitting goals in 2024.😊 I’m sad that your changing Selfish knits to self care knits, when you say selfish knit you remind me to stop giving everytime and to be selfish sometimes. I’m going to be recording my stash to ravelry this year to see what I have, I think I have too much yarn I’m a little scared 😂 I love that child’s jumper your working on ❤

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's been nice (and needed) to relax a bit after Christmas! I think you should still think about yourself even if I call it self care rather than selfish! It's not selfish to use your own hobby to focus on yourself, and without a bit of self care, we can not be the best versions of ourselves! I look at it as an investment in my mental health, and my whole family benefits from that! I'm a bit scared to go through my stash, too, and really see how much I have🙈

@sarahjaneexton151

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter I added you as a friend on ravelry, maybe when I have uploaded my stash you might feel better about yours, I have way too much 😂 Self care it is then 🫶🏼

@norwegianknitter

6 ай бұрын

I'm excited to see it all updated!!

@sarahjaneexton151

6 ай бұрын

@@norwegianknitter I got excited and bought more🤦🏼‍♀️ I have a problem 🤷🏼‍♀️😂😂😂