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Also something I recently learned from a friend, to dry your knits you can use a salad spinner to gently get out the water without damaging the garment! It’s a really useful trick for me

The garments you made for your nonna are so so special. I always think about the things I would make my granny if she was still alive ❤❤

Love this video! I have yet to knit my first ever ANYTHING! But your videos give me so much inspiration to begin, my crochet hands are very thrown off by knitting lol.

@liliMaaff

4 ай бұрын

Having been at the same place as you, I would advise to buy some needles and start furiously swatching stuff NOW until you figure this out 😂. You can do it! Jokes aside, you may want to start and watch some videos with continental method for beginners. You hold your yarn left handed so it will feel much more familiar for a crocheter. I have been learning since November after multiple attempts and I made my very first sweater...in December. I'm starting my second with a thinner yarn and my tension and understanding of the stitching has already improved A LOT by now. It's so thrilling!

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Where there is a will…!

As someone that has now knit*5* Tolsta tees, I highly recommend giving it another go! I live in Charleston, SC where it's HOT so I made mine with Truboo (100% rayon from bamboo) and it's *lovely* and so cool and comfortable. I will say that because it's bamboo, I did discover the hard way that I have to make the neck much much smaller than the pattern calls for because it's such a slippery yarn but it's such a quick knit especially in Truboo which is DK weight

I plan this year to be my biggest knitting year in terms of bigger projects I want get done. Your videos are always so insightful. I don’t have a knitting community IRL, but your videos always make me feel part of the community. S

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

That’s so kind of you! This is a community 😁😁

Would love to see a video on your favorite yarns in each fiber type!

Might I suggest you could wear the long cardigan as a coat in spring/fall. It would look awesome belted, with jeans. A scarf at the neck if needed.. seems a shame to hide a lovely cardigan at home

Beautiful! You must be a super fast knitter.

@highfiberknits

3 ай бұрын

I think I’m of moderate speed, but I do often knit at least two hours a day!

Thank you for this introduction. I am a mother of two toddlers and I found it hard to find time to knit so I feel so behind compared to other knitters

I soak all my hand knits then put them in the spin cycle of my washer. It takes out most of the water and makes them dry faster.

Commenting because it's something you've mentioned before: the needle size you need to get gauge does NOT matter. At all. It is only provided as a reference so people know where to start swatching. If you have to go down 3 needle sizes to get gauge, that's fine! Because think about it, the designer may be a tight knitter. So if they need a size 7 needle for what a "normal" (not tight or loose) knitter might use a size 6 for, a loose knitter will need to use a size 5 needle or even a size 4 needle just to get gauge. But their garments will all turn out the same size. I'm a tight knitter, I can't use anything below a US size 2 unless I want to get 9+ stitches per inch. I'm working on it 😂

Your assumption about using your washing machines spin is a good one. I recently discovered that I can put my hand knit woolen garments, my thrifted cashmere and merino sweaters and even my triple tied yarn hanks through the Drain & Spin cycle of my front loader wm. Always manually adjust the spin speed to LOW. Because I frequently frog thrifted sweaters for yarn, I have to soak the swifted yarn to get the kinks out. Then I press out just enough water to get it in a zippered mesh bag and put it through the drain & spin on low. Dries so much faster using the machine this way.

I put just about everything in the washer to drain and spin after blocking in the sink. I feel it helps to make the stitches more even because I don’t have the extra water weight and am not stretching and pulling the stitches trying to squeeze water out. However I used a salad spinner for years. It gives you more control and a similar-ish result.

I loved hearing your honest reflections about the garments you knit this year, Emily! Thank you for the valuable information pertaining to each project. I am interested in knitting a summer sweater with silk (specifically thinking about using "Knitting for Olive's" pure silk yarn. I would love to hear your frank remaks about using this fibre. I like the idea of a summer garment being lighter/cooler to wear but am unsure of investing in silk fibre. (I am thinking that a silk/merino wool combination might be a good compromise but again, am unsure!)

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Silk will likely keep you warm in the summer still! I would suggest going for a linen blend to have some drape and breathability! I love the pure silk, but I don’t think it’s the ideal summery Fiber!

Excellent presentation and information! Overall a great year of successful knitting for you. 👍🏻 Thank you for sharing what you learned along this year’s journey.

RIP Rainbow sock 😭 What about using kfo cotton merino to replace the alpaca tee?

Happy New Year Emily! Beautiful knits 😊.

What an awesome showcase of all your knits!! I've pretty much seen all of them in your podcast but still enjoyed getting the full walkthru and hearing your thoughts on each piece (and updates on how they've worn and your takeaways)! And omg the comment from the Aritzia employee...I think I would have died haha what a huge compliment ❤ and well deserved, the sweater looks amazingggg

Love to see all of your knits for the year! If you’re looking for a ribbed hat pattern without the pointed top, my go to is the Brume Hat by Melody Hoffmann! I’ve knitted it about 5 times and it’s a great last minute gift option!

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation! I’ll look into it next time I’m making a hat!!

I am new to your channel, and enjoyed this 2023 recap very much. LOVE your work, and your thoughtful analysis of FOs. Just a thought: have you considered putting labels on the screen to identify the pattern names and designers? And maybe the yarns too? My old ears couldnt quite catch them all. And have you got a link to your Ravelry profile anywhere? (If you do, then i can look up your projects.) I look forward to your posts in 2024.

@2153jules

4 ай бұрын

Oops I found your Ravelry link!

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Welcome! I’m glad you were able To find the Ravelry link. I can certainly consider adding this info.!

Hearing you reflect upon your finished garments is so helpful to someone like me who‘s new to knitting clothes for myself! I really want to knit stuff that will really go with my personal style, will be comfortable and last well. I’m tempted to knit a mohair+fingering weight sweater, but now I‘m scared I‘m gonna hate it and never wear it and don‘t really want to invest time+money in that case. What would you recommend? Also, I‘d recommend the clover beanie by cosmaudi! It‘s crochet but looks like knit ribbing and fits so well at the crown and doesn‘t do the weird pointy thing 🥰

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Yay! I’m glad you find the content valuable 😁 tbh on the note of mohair, I would only do it if you feel it fills a gap other than that it has mohair and your other sweaters don’t. For me, there are only a couple days a year where I might wear my Auer pullover, but those might not even be the days I feel like wearing it. However it’s important to pay attention to if the pattern has been designed with mohair or not. Typically you can get away with a looser gauge when you have a silk mohair strand because it fills in the space between stitches. If you swap that out for just wool, you’ll likely get a different drape and look overall.

I like your “look at my holes” and I think it would look nice over your dress. Can’t you block it hard to stretch it at all?

I have been wanting to knit a sweater / cardigan with KFO merino for so long, I even have a specific color in mind, but i haven't find a pattern that I'm 100% into yet (specifically since I can't tolerate any mohair or else in my knits) ! Always loving your uploads, this round up is so beautiful !

@valentinaliesegang3883

4 ай бұрын

You could maybe try Ito yarns‘ „Shio“ :) it is 100% wool and super soft. The cones each have 40g and are similar to mohair in yardage. I also struggle with mohair because everything itches but shio as a second strand works really well for me. :)

39:36 can you link this one? Closed captions isnt catching exactly what youre saying. Thank you so much 💖

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely, it’s the Salutorget Market Bag by Sari Nordlund; you can find it in the link to my racelry project page

These pieces are gorgeous! What's your master's of teaching in!? As a fellow knitter studying TESOL in grad school you've given me the idea of gifting a SQ to myself in May thank you!

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Do it! My degree is a combined teacher Ed program with research, so it’s just called the MT in Curriculum Teaching and Learning. My research focused on new teacher identity development!

I cannot find your beautiful hour cardigan anywhere! I don’t see it on your ravelry or Sari Nordlund’s. Help!!!

@highfiberknits

3 ай бұрын

“Auer” Pullover might give better search results 😁

I had the exact same issue with the weekend hat! Thought it was just me so glad to know you ran into same problem with weird fold. It’s a warm hat but I prefer many other other patterns. For the Noro Madara, so you find it scratchy or did it soften up with washing? I almost bought it but then felt it at the shop and talked myself out of it.

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

Great question! I feel a small prickle, but it’s still one of my more comfortable knits. I think it’ll depend on the kind of garment you want and how much ease there is

Well done ! Could u spell the tshirt mermaid green pattern . I could not hear the name, TYTY GBu

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

No problem! It’s the Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow

have you tried wearing the second cardigan that's too batwingy for a science teacher with a belt over it?

@highfiberknits

4 ай бұрын

I haven’t! I might have to give it a go!