This might be my favorite episode ever! You and Lesley are two of my all time favorite designers ❤

😮 oh! That spidergwen hood! Very exiting!

During this video you said you knit for yourself and that shines through because that’s what makes you happy. Don’t feel you have to knit other stuff, because some people might not want to knit a sweater. Stay authentic, your work is beautiful!

For the person who knits too tightly I recommend trying Brioche. I'm a continental knitter who used to knit at a 'normal' tension. Then in about 2016 I discovered Brioche and spent a couple years knitting almost exclusively brioche. When I tried to knit a vanilla pair of sox after that I couldn't even get gauge with 000 needles! For garments I've had to go down 3 or 4 needle sizes AND a pattern size or two to get gauge. After a year or two of a self imposed NO Brioche projects my gauge has tightened up enough to be able to knit sox again with needle size 1. All my metal needles (which I used to prefer) are waiting for me if I ever tighten up even more. So to anyone knitting too tightly I recommend BRIOCHE. It's still my biggest knitting love that now I've learned to take in smaller doses!

I'm a gardener first. So summer is busier than winter. I'm also pretty slow, so if I can get thru a sweater in a winter I'm doing well. I aspire to get much faster!

KNITGRAFFITI - Can't wait to see your spider Gwen hoodie!! That looks amazing ❤🕷

Thank you Andrea and Leslie this episode was informative as always. I love Brioche so this was a treat for me!!! Enjoy family time.

This episode makes me want to knit all the brioche ❤was cool meeting your sister in law and hearing about how you both started out with the pattern designing.

Sister (sil) & friend love! Wonderfully fun. Have a blessed weekend friends.

I really enjoyed this episode. I must admit I feel a certain jealousy for the great relationship you have with your SIL, and that you share a passion for knitting and designing.

This was THE BEST, love the giggling 🤣🤣🤣 everyone should take Lesley’s brioche online course ❤❤

What a fun episode. It was inspirational to watch you two love each other‘s company and encourage each other’s endeavors. All of your laughing and joyous, sharing of your knitting traditions. Hearing about your ideas for starting a business even though I’m not interested at all was fascinating. Thank you again. Best Friday entertainment.

I can’t wait to make a Spider Gwen hoodie, Leslie!

I totally see spicy Pete family twinning 😊

What a fun visit. I enjoyed your obvious love for each other and solid support for each other's art. You must have patient husbands who tolerate a lot of giggling. It's like sisters having their own language.

This was THE BEST. I love both of you as designers, and both of your styles. This was a pleasure to watch.

@knitgrafiti - YES on Brioche sweaters!!!

You guys are a hoot. You clearly adore each other and both of you let your passion show in your designs. Thanks for a very fun session.

This was(as usual) totally enjoyable!

Such a fun episode - love both of your designs, and Lesley's book is awesome. Would love a brioche squishy sweater for the fall :) Andrea- your Rhinebeck sweater is gorgeous- just cast on!

Cosplay for knitters! Okay yes I’m paying attention!

I really enjoyed your podcast with your SIL. Thank you for introducing her to us. Now there’s another person I’ll be following on instagram.

Love love love this episode!! What a great relationship you two have! Although I do love your sweater designs, I do feel it’s much more of a time investment so I would enjoy some more shawl designs because I don’t have to worry about the perfect fit and I use them year round. I could have listened to you both for 5 hours 😂

Oh my goodness ladies!!!! I have Lesley’s book and I want to learn brioche sooooo bad! I want to knit the Mist tee from her book! Please do a class in Portland!!!!❤❤

Oh my gosh how fun was that!!!

Well, that was fun!! 🎉 thank you!

Already got the tessalated vest pattern. Hoping to start soon.

31:28 I love this and totally agree. I’m an artist, art teacher, and novice knitware designer… your art won’t mean anything if your style and heart isn’t there. Love your work, Andrea!

This was such a fun episode. You can definelty tell how much you both like and admire each other. Lesley's book was one of the first one's I bought when I was learning to knit brioche. What a great way to spend my Monday morning. Thanks to you both for adding some sunshine and laughter to my day.

You two are so cute together. It must be so nice to have a sister in law that has the same love as you. I hope you two do this again. It was very inspiring.

I am so jealous that you have a SIL who loves knitting too! How fun. I didn't know Leslie, and am now following her on IG and perhaps will attempt to learn brioche (again) which I have found confounding. 🥰

YES! DESIGN BRIOCHE SWEATERS!!! I'd love some more variety in brioche sweaters. I've already knit one, although I finished in May, so I have not gotten to wear it yet. It is so squishy and it's made from a local sheep, so it should be very, very warm. GIVE ME MORE!

What fun to see Leslie on your channel! I knit her dandelion fields shawl years ago and it was so much fun to knit. I had never channeled myself to knit brioche and her pattern was very well written and easy to follow. ❤❤❤

I relate to your gift giving and surprises SO much! 😂😂😂 I was so tickled listening to both of you. Lovely having a guest, happy to “meet” you!

This was such a fun and heartwarming episode. I love that you and Leslie are not just SILs but friends. That's how I am with my SIL too.

I love you guys together; this video was so fun to watch! I hope Lesley comes back soon! 🤍

How fun - so cute to see you both together!! ❤ love seeing the SIL vibe and how amazing you’re both designers and knitters. Great episode.

I understand the short row question. The first time I did it on a sweater, I had sock heels in my minds eye. It's different on a sweater.

I can tell you ladies have way too much fun when you get together. Fun to watch!

So much fun. You can see the passion for knitting that you both have. I have Lesley's book which I bought to understand brioche better. I have knit a hat brioche but need to delve into this more.

This episode was so delightful! Your patterns are my favorite, Andrea, because they are very easy to follow and very clear! Thank you ❤

You ladies are so adorable! Two of my absolute favorite designers in one episode! I love it 🥰

Such a great episode! You girls are so lucky to have each other 🥳

What a fantastic episode! I've knit several of Lesley's patterns and love them. Such fun that you are SILs!

So nice to see you together, so much laughters !

What a fun visit! It's great to see you support and encourage each other on your designing journey.

Such a fun giggly episode. Thank you ladies!

What a great way to begin my Friday!!!!

Yaaaaay two of my favorites 😍😍😍

Great fun. Thank you ladies.

1. The positive energy in this video made my day! I loved listening to both of you! One of my favorite episodes 2. Thank you for the Vest!! 3. That is the BIGGEST WATER BOTTLE Ive ever seen…. 4. Impatiently waiting for the 7 colors of Fuwa-fuwa and oh dang Ive ordered to see which one looks best with my DITW and MC. Have a great day!

This was such a fun episode!! Love you two!

What a great episode! You guys have such amazing chemistry and the way you both started is really amazing!

This has been 100% delightful! I may have to watch a second time!

I LOVE the energy here, thank you for the wonderful episode!

Such a fun episode! Y’all are the cutest!

So fun! Felt like a morning out with knitting friends !

Seriously such a fun episode!! Thank you both!

I always enjoy your Friday uploads but this one was especially fun. :) It was an absolute joy watching you two interact. And I'm definitely going to check out Lesley's patterns. :)

I LOVED this episode!! Thank you!! It’s gave me wayyyy more confidence cause I just started offering my own designs. So empowering ❤

This was so much fun! I enjoyed every minute of your conversation. Super informative but at the same time so relaxed and fun. Like sitting and chatting with a couple of charming knit friends. Thank you for sharing! Sending some wooly hugs to you from my place in germany.

Thank you a lot. I really enjoyed this episode. And thank you for sharing your start up experiences 🧶😊

Loved this so much!!!

It is fun watching you guys chat!

Do this again!!! I LOVED this episode. You guys are adorable. Invaluable information is found here today. Thank you!!

The best!! I always knew you were related but never knew how! Super awesome to have you together!! Enjoy the family time and congratulations on the tessellated collection!💗🧶

Great visit with your sister in law. I hate brioche. No matter what I try, it never turns out. I wish there was another way to knit some of your beautiful patterns. Anyway,what a fun episode.

Oh yes love Lesley, so nice to see you both and yes I hope she designs a Brioche sweater I know it will be awesome 👏 ❤

Love this episode!!!

Such a fun episode!

This is such a joyful episode! I actually realised I made a Knit Graffiti brioche hat a couple of years ago. Just favourited some shawl patterns to pick from next time I get a brioche urge.

Fun episode. Thanks so much. Nice to meet your sister-in-law. I thank you both for more info and no guessing on patterns. 😊

Such an entertaining episode. Thanks!!

You two are so fun and cute!!

So fun seeing you two together! It reminds me of when my sister and I are together. I hope to make your Tessellated Vest!

Girls, this episode was really nice! I didn't know Lesley was Pete's sister but yes, now I really see the resemblance lol! I hope Lesley joins you for more episodes in the future. And also I really like your new sweater pattern and the colors you chose to knit it. It's really beautiful.

Aww happy early birthday!!! I turned 41 last month and wondered how that even happened!! Lol . Love this episode it’s like hanging out with friends ❤

I always love your podcasts, but this one was extra fun with your sister-in-law! What great information you gave about becoming designers--not my thing, but very interesting. I loved watching you two laugh and enjoy each other. Thanks! Andrea, are you going to be at Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle this August?

Fun episode! ❤

Ooh, I hadn't heard of Lesley before and brioche is one of my all time favourite stitches so I'm off to see what patterns I can buy!

I haven't tried brioche yet, but I saw a brioche vest on fruity knitting that I want to make. I'm just worried about shaping adjustments. I'm very curvy. I have a 10 in difference between waist and hips. So I knit plainer sweaters while I learn.

Fun podcast! In working on the Attune shawl, I definitely like the feel of the brioche section more than the fisherman’s rib section. I am looking forward to fall & cooler weather when I can wrap up in my Attune & enjoy a hot drink and a good book!

Loved this one. I have yarn wound for fluorite ❤

am so jealous that you have a SIL who loves knitting too! How fun. I didn't know Leslie, and am now following her on IG and perhaps will attempt to learn brioche (again) which I have found confounding. 🥰

I totally relate to not making a hobby my job. I used to love love love cooking and baking. I went to culinary school and was a pastry chef for years. It sucked all the joy out of it for me.

Thank you for sharing Leslie, what a delight!! Watching while swatching the Tessellated pullover. I was so lucky to attend Candice’s Farmer’s Daughter Fibers retreat in Montana. She gave us a sneak peek at the specs for your pattern and I took a leap, not knowing the design and purchased her yarn. I’m so excited to see how it is turning out. DrJoyceKnits

I miss Espresso Royale! I think I lived there during college 😂

Didn’t know you two were related! Knit 2 of your brioche shawls, leslie. And of course Andreas sweaters and shawls. Loved the podcast

What a lovely relationship you have with your sister-in-law. I can relate to hobbies becoming a business. I bought myself a camera and ended up creating a business which went really well but it was fairly short lived (couple of years) as I really wanted to take it back to a hobby. Sadly I only get my camera out on odd occasions now. Knitting on the other hand, I can do all day and everyday. Enjoying getting to grips with knitting on the go and using your #ourwanderingwips. As a suggestion to you thoughts on knitting other things aside from your favoured sweaters, would you consider designing some fingerless mitts/gloves (or both) for the colder days of walking and knitting 😊

South Pasadena, CA - making MinimiKnitDesign "Ethereal Summer" in Rowan SoftYak DK in color Prairie.

I wanted to share a great suite of software in case anyone is looking to move away from Adobe, because it's really expensive to keep the subscription up with them. I've used the Affinity programs, and I think they're more than enough for pattern writing, and you only have to buy them once. I don't work for them or get anything from them, but I know times are tough and just wanted to share a good alternative. 😊 Loved this episode! And totally agree on the creative job and sometimes keeping things a hobby. I went to school for art, and I ruined my love of painting and drawing by making it a job. I refuse to do that with any of my creative outlets moving forward, and it's okay if anyone else feels the same way. Edited to add: OMG! I just realized that the Ashoka shawl is a Knit Graffiti design. That shawl is gorgeous, and I absolutely plan on making it. Ahsoka is the best!

you two are so cute together. I don't have any sisters and neither does my husband so I'm low key jealous. ❤

hello, nice to see you two! I love wool and linen blend yarns but as you have said that cotton and linen blends hurt my hands too. I am knitting with cotton - linen blend at the moment and it is tiring. I have to give breaks. Though I love linen. :) and I am very intrigued by brioche knitting as well and planning to knit the Birch Pullover. But I think I will start with a shawl. :) it could be Baubles, Aureate or Summer Vibes. How will I choose 🤔 🙂

Love this episode with you and Lesley. One thing that sucks out the joy of watching your awesome episodes are all the advertisements throughout the episodes. Is there any way to group them at the beginning or end?

Beautiful sweater!!! But omg the kit is $386 🥹😳

Hi i so much liked the question on designing and the insights of not one but 2 designers. I'd like to comment ona frustration of mine: multiple charts. I find them in lace designs in shawls than in other items. Imagine having 3 charts, an insane number of stitches, & no clue how they fit together. Often i dont know if im on track until the end of the row when i have 10 st left over. Anyone else have this problem?

Hi Andrea, I have a question about neckband construction and which styles are most robust and likely to hold their shape. Both my adult son and my husband yank their sweaters off by the neck whereas me and my daughter cross our arms and peel them up and over from the hem. I made them sweaters for the first time last year with 1x1 rib crew necks which seem to have held up ok but I recently made my son one with a tubular squishy edge…I don’t know whether the extra stretch will be a good thing or a bad thing yet?! I’m also wondering whether I should be opting for a wider style at the neck. I don’t think I can re-train either of them and I’m rather too fond of them both to re-label either as “non-knitworthy” 😅 Am I overthinking this or should it be a consideration when knitting for someone who doesn’t handle your handknits in quite the same way that you do?? I know I can always go back and fix any slackness with knitting elastic, but if I can start with a better construction then I’m quite happy to compromise on the style in the first place 😊 p.s it’s definitely sheepskin footwear and wooly weather here in Queensland Australia and I’m loving having my newly finished Shift Cowl to layer up with xx

Would those Australian slippers/moccasins be… UGG boots? They are incredibly warm. Last time I was in Sydney - a few years ago now - there was an UGG shop on every corner. And a Lindt chocolate shop on every other corner.

Somethings my Brioche and double knit mix in my head, than my hands mix them up, and than my mouth yells at my hands…….😊

Leslie did you ever teach at vogue in NYC,I think I took a course with you about designing your own sweater I 2013 but your name is so familiar to me