I need an instagram yarn giveaway buddy! You ever see these awesome giveaways for beautiful yarn on instagram but get bummed out because they require you to tag a friend but you don't want to annoy your friends? It happens to me ALL THE TIME. So, next time you see a yarn give away, tag me! @rathillet I'll tag you back!

I'm looking forward to seeing the castle picture done. It's going to be amazing! I bet you are getting excited for the move. It's getting close. Just think of all the new places to see and all the new yarn shops to find. I'm looking forward to all your new adventures. Thank you for sharing all your knits. It inspires me to keep moving forward with my own knits.

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to move but really there's so so so much work to be done.

I can’t wait to see the progress of the fire knit picture. I am learning so much from you, thank you for sharing the videos

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Your knitted art is so inspiring! The gusto with which you take on these projects is amazing. I can’t wait to watch it come to life!

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love knitting but my closet has no more room for knitted sweaters so I found I really wanted to move on to things that challenged me creatively.

I love love my amble socks...I throw them in the wash but lay flat to dry like your perfect socks. They definitely felted a little but i love the warmth and thickness. ok editing to say your knitted art idea is awesome!!!

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I've been wearing my able socks a ton and I'm really not sure if they are felting or just really good at picking up cat hair. I've been day dreaming of a sweater knit to match the capella slippers

I am looking forward to seeing you in my shop! You can check out all the Opal colours and I will help you with the pronunciation of "Kanal" - the rest of your German introduction was really good :-)

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait! I'll be around in early September! Love your pocket socks by the way. I like the colors you picked for the pair you are knitting for yourself.

Another great video. You are quite an adventurous knitter. I look forward to seeing all the progress on your knit artwork. I can’t imagine what it is like to live in Okinawa and soon you will be moving to Germany. Very exciting. 😊

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Thank you for hanging with me during my move. Life is a little hectic right now.

I 100% respect your drive to finish everything before you leave. It's easy to forget about them once they get packed up by the movers. There is so much cool yarn and festivals where you are going. It will be exciting! The Barber cords are great for trying on your knitting. I haven't been able to get them to fit in socks. Have you tried them in fingering weight sweaters? I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrong or they are just too big for small needles. Or, if its the texture of the yarn...

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't had any luck with the knitting barber cords on small needles. I tried really hard to make them work when I was knitting my Bohus hat and couldn't.

Love your podcast! Knitting and overseas travel - what could be better. I live in Asheville NC now but have lived in Misawa, Japan; Zweibrucken, Germany, and Angeles City, Philippines (retired AF). I hope you love Germany. I certainly did. Thank you for your podcast about the Master Knitter course. I don't feel up to it yet but decided to take their Basics course. Viel Spass in Deutchland!

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! My parents live very close to you in Balsam, NC. I think you live pretty close to Maria from the Ninja Chickens youtube channel.

Good luck to move to Germany. I'm cross knit looping a sweater with a yarn needle that I sew together

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's interesting. Is cross knit looping the same as nal binding? It looks very similar. Have you done a lot of cross knit looping?

@jamessteele5697

2 жыл бұрын

@@haxtonknits cross knit looping is the same but without the thumb

You did very well speaking German! Best wishes from one of your German viewers, Juliane.

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank goodness, literally the next morning in my German lesson I learned "Ich wohne" and was wondering if my google translate assisted "Ich lebe" was correct. Today I am tackling German knitting terms! A friend bought me a kit that is completely in German.

@julianedebus7990

2 жыл бұрын

@@haxtonknits ich wohne in Deutschland und ich lebe in Deutschland can be used synonymus. Have you seen the Sarah van Draad podcast yet? Please let me know if I can help you with anything! Viele Grüße aus Deutschland, Juliane

Socks and flip flops great! No judgment here. In fact I have to try it myself

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

It does come in handy when you live in a culture where you take your shoes off all the time.... not so great when it rains which I always forget about until I put my foot down in a puddle.

I left a comment here yesterday, but somehow it is lost. I'd be happy to be your IG-give-away budy, you find me there under the same username. I am excited to follow your journey onwards into a new country and a new culture (and new yarn). Best of luck with your wall-hanging. You are a brave soul 😮

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

You're in! I already tagged you in the Hedgehog Fibers give away!

Haven't watch this episode yet, but am curious about Noro yarns? Is it readily available locally? Thanks, really enjoying your podcast.

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

It is available up in mainland Japan but there are no vendors of it here in the prefecture of Okinawa.

I do not envy your move! Your projects are fantastic. The German sounds good. Did you knit the blanket/shawl behind you?

@haxtonknits

2 жыл бұрын

I did knit the shawl! It's the Orenburg Warm Shawl, I got the pattern as part of a class on Interweave Knits. "The Orenburg Warm Shawl Online Workshop" talks about the history of cottage knitting in Orenburg, Russion, the style of knitting and types of fibers used in that area and comes with the pattern and tutorials for how to do some of the unique techniques like Russian grafting. You can also find other shawl patterns by the class instructor on Ravelry, her name is Galina Khmeleva. Also I talk about that project in episodes 27, 28, and 43.