This sweater would take me 20 YEARS to complete, and I'm not a novice knitter. Kudos to YOU.

@maryellenlaine6526

10 ай бұрын

Loved the video, now I’d like to make that sweater. Where would I get the pattern. I’m in the USA . Was in Finland enjoyed the trip very much.your a knitting inspiration!!! Mary Ellen Laine

@MasonToday

10 ай бұрын

I say got for it! We all need a new sweater 😊

Kika!! There’s something about your videos that just makes them soooo enjoyable and pleasurable to watch, currently running to grab the sweater I’m working on and enjoy some knit time with you ! 💓💓

@isabelserrano4480

Жыл бұрын

🧤🧤🧣🧦🧶🧶🧶🧶Love it!

@sc00badive

Жыл бұрын

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@IDGem100

Жыл бұрын

🐱 Couldn't find yarn.

@BobbieesWorld

Жыл бұрын

@@isabelserrano4480 where did you find yarn balls!! Lol love it!

@Emy-em1nl

Жыл бұрын

Pienso igual,tienes una forma tan alegre de ser. Me encanta ver los videos aunque no tejo a dos agujas🤨☺️🇨🇷🇨🇷

It's April, 2024. I just finished watching this whole video on how long it took you to knit your colorwork sweater. I love that you took the time to keep track of how long it took to knit. I am enjoying your tutorials as well. Also, my first time watching you was just before you had your son; wishing you all the best as a new mother. Thank you

🧶 I recently returned to knitting...sorted out my stash and my wips, some of which had been almost finished for years. I also rejoined Ravelry and then my KZread feed suddenly became alive with knitting channels that I didn't know were out there. Your channel is my new favourite. Your personality and the quality of your photography and editing lift it out of the usual. This is the first episode I've watched and I'll be going back to savour the rest as I knit through my stash. The sweater is amazing. If it took you that long to knit it would take me three times as long. One thing you did say in your video is that you should pull out things that you know aren't right if they will bother you. Great advice. I need to redo a button band on a cardigan I am finishing off as they are so untidy and unevenly placed. I had almost convinced myself that it would be OK, but having seen what you did with your sweater it's given me the courage to rip back the button band and start again. Love the snowy outdoor scenes too. Much love from Italy!

I'm a 60 year old knitter and figure I would still be knitting that when I'm 80...lol. amazing skill and talent. Just beautiful.

Not only is this an amazing and cute sweater knitting video, it is informative to both knitters and non knitters. Now when non knitters ask me to make something, with innocent ignorance about the labor involved, I can send them this video for reference, and I imagine it will change their perspectives about what they are actually asking for! 😆 Your personality is so fun, love your knitting content. 💗

@KimOrlandini

Жыл бұрын

Right? 😬 And the cost of materials too. 🤯 They have no idea. 😅

@raziyasmirnov3702

Жыл бұрын

Exquisit

I love that you're designing on the go. Planning everything in advance is hard and I noticed I prefer 'knitting to measure' instead of following a pattern blindly. But I sometimes feel like I'm doing it the wrong way when I need to unravel something because I don't like it. So nice to see someone else just accepting occasional unraveling as part of the proces😊 oh and 🧶😉

🧶 I love the way you present your videos. Your honesty and openness with your struggles and watching you over come them is very encouraging for a newer knitter like myself💚💚

I just love your cheerfulness.. happiness!! And, of course, your videos are inspiring and helpful. Love the change in unraveling doing it different. Looks perfect and lovely on you. Thank you for the free hat pattern! Hope to get as good as you on knitting difficult things but, I'm still at simple. Knitting has been my love since 5 years old and now at 71, I'm trying more difficult things. Love,hugs,prayers to you and your beautiful family.

Watched to the end 🧶and really enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing it and especially for being honest about the errors. When I see fabulous knitters ripping out their beautiful creations, I don't feel so bad about having to rip out my own!! Your sweater is gorgeous and I love the colours. xx

🧶I just started knitting. Soon done with my first project (a scarf). Fell down the KZread rabbit hole, it's inspiring to see the kinds of things I might be able to make as I get better!

🧶 I LOVE that sweater-colors, design, everything. And I agree that it’s very interesting to measure the time it took. Loved this video and now I really want to see your book when it comes out!

🧶 What a gorgeous sweater!! Your book is absolutely on my wishlist for this fall!!! I also enjoyed hearing more of your “story”, I just recently found your channel and love your knits and your style of podcasting and I’ve been watching a few of your older videos to see more!!

@vickistreetadorni1766

2 жыл бұрын

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Yep! I watched till the end. Amazed by your perseverance Kika. With that much pattern work I’m afraid it would be sitting in my “to be completed “ box for years. Knitting in the bath, lol. Oh my, you certainly have supportive parents. Cheers from unsnowy Australia. I loved Helsinki when I had the opportunity to visit in the 90’s, but golly gee it got exceedingly chilly by the time I left in Nov.

🧶 I love how this sweater came out!! So beautiful. I watched this while knitting up my first swatch for my first knit sweater. I unravelled my swatch several times because of mistakes (knitting flat, etc.) and finally knit in the round on DPN and so was kind of relieved to see that even long-time knitters sometimes make a mistake with a swatch, and that I was right to take the extra time to undo and knit it round! I'm also encouraged that it's okay to make mistakes and unravel... I feel a lot of pressure to do it correctly the first time, but I think I could benefit from your attitude, and remember it's better to undo & have something you love in the end. :)

🧶 Beautiful sweater pattern! I just loved watching your design process take shape. Can’t wait for your book to come out.

🧶 Lovely sweater. Last year I did the same and wrote up every hour I knitted a fullsize sweater. It takes about 40-45 hours and I don't think people understands that it is very time consuming, though very fun, most of the time. I love that you include personal clips in your knitting videos. Looking forward to the next one 😀

I enjoy watching your videos while I crochet, the way that you really have a conversation with your audience as if we are there with you is amazing. I hope you enjoy and remain creative. You are the best!!

🧶Thank you, Kika! I enjoy your videos, your work and your vitality so much! I've been gradually approaching knitting for a few months now and I feel so inspired every time I get to see the process behind your wonderful creations. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this precious craft and for sharing the whole journey with us.

🧶 Love it all! The challenge, the filming, the scenery, your smile and the result. Thank you so much for sharing :)

I love your videos, and especially the episode where you designed and knit your own wedding gown! That was amazing. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your video's. 🧶

Wow, that is one of the most beautiful sweaters I have ever seen! It’s so encouraging as a beginner to see that even the masters have to frog back a project sometimes to make it work. It was painful to watch, but I think the final result is so worth it. The color work you did is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for this video, it made knitting an entire sweater seem like something I could actually realistically accomplish someday, even though I know it’ll take me a lot longer. 🧶

I'm just about to finish my first colourwork sweater and it's really interesting hearing your thoughts throughout this so far. I made sure to put in lifelines throughout this sweater because of some of the mistakes you made. It must be much harder to gauge this when designing! I really appreciate the hard work you designers go through for us to wear such wonderful hand made items. ♥

You are lovely. It is so kind of you to share & teach others. Can’t wait to check out your book!

Kika!!! This was such a wonderful video to watch ❤️ Loved that you included the clips of your walks outside and shared a few facts about your family 🥰 and also that you didn't cut out the clips where you went wrong with the knitting, makes it authentic ❤️ Your sweater turned out so gorgeous, I really love the sleeves 😍 considering the colours of your sweater, now you can perfectly blend in with your home 🤣😊 I'd love to see an apartment tour ❤️ It's nice to see how genuinely happy you are while talking and showing your knitting projects, wish you all the best 💕

What a beautiful colors. Loved watching the process 🧶✨

What a beautiful sweater Kika! Love it. Thank you for sharing your talent.

🧶🧶🧶 Gorgeous sweater, Kika. You inspired me 3 months ago, when your wedding dress video was suggested to me in my KZread feed. I watched it, and you are a knitting ninja!! 🥰❤️ Watching that video and your sweet personality, and the peacefulness of knitting - all these things made me want to learn to knit. I love it - wish I had LOTS of free time to knit all the time. Not tackled any “hard stuff” yet, but this is definitely my NEW hobby!!! Thank you for inspiring me! 🌻🙏🏼🥰🤩🙌🏼

Kika, No yarn ball emoji but I did watch your video to the end, always do. I appreciate that you show, and describe, the mishaps and HOURS of work that go into a hand knitted project. That's why "knit-worthy" recipients are important if not knitting for yourself! Great video content, as well as the scenery. Debra Cisneros, HHP 💖🙌🙌🙌😺

I love your videos, and especially the episode where you designed and knit your own wedding gown! That was amazing. What a joy-filled day!🧶

Enjoyed seeing your process knitting/designing 🧶 a sweater! Love it. It is absolutely gorgeous! Love the colors.

I only discovered your channel a day ago and I love it! You make knitting a beautiful, joyful and fun journey. I love how you keep in your little knitting glitches we have all experienced; it just makes every video so much more relatable. I’m unraveling a sleeve after watching this one as your words about not being happy in the long term. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your content but I’m trying to savour it 😂

This is an amazing sweater! And I love that you took such a scientific approach to measuring the amount of time you spent knitting it. Thank you

What a beautiful sweater. You make it all seem so doable!

watching as I am winging my very first one colored sweater. I´m a beginner so I am just knitting back and forth, but I am doing it and enjoy watching and listening to your videos at the same time.

🧶I'm knitting my first project (a purple cowl) and it was really relaxing to knit along with you as you embarked on this entire design process. This sweater is definitely going on my list of dream projects once I've worked up the necessary skills. It's so beautiful!

🧶Just discovered your videos and have been binge watching them. Makes me want to take up knitting again after a few decades! You make it look so fun and your designs are beautiful.🥰 🧶🥰

You are such a gorgeous knitter it's sorta hard to even think you could make a mistake in the first place, but then we are all human, and the part of the sweater that you have made so far is so beautiful I LOVE it, and can't wait to see the completed sweater!

You have that rare gift of not only inspiring people but also energising. I feel so inspired and pumped by the end of your videos! 😊

This sweater is beautiful! I adore the unusual color combo and especially the rusty color. Really fun! 🧶

Your videos make me smile and bring light into my day. What more could I ever need? I am SO excited for the collection!!! Preorder is a fact! 😃 also, 8 hours for a sleeve!!!!!! OMG thank you for FINALLY letting me see that’s the facts!!!holy cow sleeves right?!??? Love all you do but really happy to hear you have found the knitting to be your answer these days. Lucky us! 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶

I watched it twice, I love the color combination and also the pattern. I am hoping to knit it for myself. Your works are all great. Keep it up ❤️

I've been kind of obsessed with your knitting videos lately and right now at this moment i am knitting your beginner sweater as my first knit sweater!! so i was so excited to see this new one :) Haven't finished watching yet but your colorwork looks so beautiful already. Can't wait to buy your knitting book

I'm really happy I found your channel! Love everything you do and the super cozy vibes your videos give

Absolutely beautiful. I knitted for a shop many years ago and was paid very little for my time and effort. I, like you, will unravel what I have knitted. My latest attempt was to incorporate the border of a baby's cardigan into the whole garment, which took a bit of trial and error when it came to decreasing at the armholes, to keep the pattern correct. I finally finished the garment for my friend's grand daughter. Thank you for some of the advice in your video.

I watched to the end! The colors are some of my favorites. Burnt orange and pink is to die for! I am still in the blankets and scarves stage, but I aspire to make a sweater some day soon!

Loved watching you knit this and I adore the sweater, can hardly wait until I can knit it. I joined your channel a few weeks ago; I love your witty scattered style. I am just the same! Keep up the great knitting commentary.

🧶 your videos and cheery personality are so soothing and joyful to watch!

Watching it in bed on Monday morning with coffee. Such a relaxed start of my half-term holiday. It’s a lovely sweater! 🥰🧶

It's absolutely gorgeous, and I love the colours! You make my days sparkle; I just wanted you to know that ✨🥰 I so much enjoy cosy up with a cup of coffee and watching your videos! I am looking so much forward to your knitting book 🧶🥰, and I hope you have great fun on your journey of making it (it seems you have! 🥰) 👋🏻

The sweater is so beautiful! And so nice how you edited the video! Often times, I feel really alone while knitting, because the people around me aren't knitters and no one really gets the frustrations... I'm so excited for more videos of you and especially for your knitting book! :)

@karinberryman2009

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that true! Nobody in the family gets how disappointing it is having to undo that work. So it’s a great change from the other knitting blogs where they apparently cruise along on the most intricate of patterns. Honest teachers are the very best!

@blacksunshine5758

2 жыл бұрын

Yep- I’m with you on that one! My friends, family & coworkers call me an old lady and shake their heads. Why would you knit socks/hats/scarves when you can buy them… Duh, they are prettier, fit better, used better yarns and the pride that I made something with my hands!

@tirzxh

Жыл бұрын

@@blacksunshine5758 yes yes yes! i feel so validated hearing i’m not the only one who thinks this💗

I'm a new utube taught knitter. Watching & listening to you, makes me wish I learned to knit 25 yrs ago or so. I enjoy your videos immensely ☺️ It's so nice to see & hear your enthusiasm . I've subscribed to your channel tonight 😃

Beautiful. I could watch you all day. You truly are inspirational!

That sweater is gorgeous, it was totally worth all the unraveling!!! Also, lovely and lively (pun intended) video! I definitely think that you found your calling, the energy in these knitting videos is so positive and refreshing 🙂🧶

This is the first video of yours I have watched and you are such fun! So lively and positive, very perky - good company, You are far more advanced than I and it would be a long time before I tried to do something as complicated as your sweater but I am beginning to experiment a little with Fair Isle patterns (I like animals so will focus on those designs) - but in the meantime you are just lovely to watch, very entertaining, so I will go back and start watching ALL of your videos in order. Thank you for sharing your talent and your sweet personality! I did watch this all the way through and will look for the yarn-ball emoji!🧶🧶🧶🧶well I found the yarn emoji but it doesn't come out here... anyway I enjoyed visiting Helsinki with you!

🧶Love your sweater and your videos. Can't wait to get your book!

Love you and your love for yarn!!! Color work sweater was beautiful and I downloaded the Marshmallow Beanie pattern too!!! Happy knitting Kiki!!!

I am a little bit sad about you did not title this video as "From Start to Fin(n)ish" :( (btw i love your videos, you are the reason why I bought knitting needles)

🧶 love your videos. Thank you. You’re always bright and cheerful.

🧶so much fun to see how this turned out. Thank you for sharing! Yes, always unravel. It’s worth it.

🧶Such a gorgeous sweater. I will definitely give this one a go later in the year 💕

🧶🧶🧶 such a fun video! Thank you for sharing the whole process!!

🧶Kika, thank you so much for your videos. I was introduced to your channel with your wedding dress video. I could knit before but always thought sewing was more for me. But with your videos you really show the joy of knitting and definitely brought back my joy for knitting. So thank you so much. ❤ That is one of the most beautiful colowork sweaters I've seen in a while. Definitely trying it out myself.

😍🧶fantastic work! I loved every stich you knit.

Absolutely beautiful, the colours I loved. Your like a breath of fresh air to watch. Thank you ❤

I love the pattern and colors of your sweater, gorgeous!

I love your videos so much! I am a new knitter and seeing your process has helped me a lot to be more brave ❤

What a journey it is to make a perfect sweater👏🏼🧶👀 Can not wait to finish my own first sweater started in December knitting slowly and mindfully without a pattern love it already✨

🧶🧶🧶🧶excellent video! I love watching your videos, they’re so inspiring and I love the scenery when you are outdoors😊

Beautiful work!! Love the colors you used. 🧶🧶🧶🧶

🧶 I really enjoyed this! Your enthusiasm is contagious!!

Such a nice sweater! 🧶you are a delight to watch !

🧶I love watching your videos while I'm knitting myself!

🧶The video was so much fun, thank you!

🧶 I stumbled upon your videos recently and bought the ebook last week!! I'm knitting the room to bloom sweater right now and loving every minute of it! Your instructions are so clear and concise and give me a lot of confidence that I can make a sweater! Thank you so much for creating such amazing content! ❤

OH MY !!!! This is THE MOST beautiful sweater I have EVER seen !!!!

🧶 I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you for inviting us into your process. I would love to ve able to knit your beautiful sweater one day.

🧶 Beautiful. The video really captures your love for knitting and design. It is infectious and inspiring.

I did watch all of this! what a great project - and your hard work paid off!

loved the colours.. turned out really nice when finished.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing

So, I am a new knitter, but I am obsessed with your sweaters and have, like many people probably, bought enough yarn for like twenty sweaters, but maybe unlike many, I am not even able to knit a scarf. However, I am learning, and hopefully, one day, I will be able to knit as well as I crochet. 🧶 keep up the beautiful work you do.

🧶Great video! So fun to see it from start to finish through all of the ups and downs. Proves how much knitting definitely helps us build resilience 😅

Thank you! Looking forward to trying to knit this 🧶!

I love it, such a beautiful design. 🧶🧶🧶

🧶🧶🧶Kika, your videos are so wonderful and I just love the sweater!!! Thank you for making these videos and for sharing your beautiful work!!!

Beautiful sweater. I truly enjoy you videos and your happy manner. You are so inspiring. Thank you.

🧶I have just found your channel so I am going back and watching old videos. You are so passionate and joyful, such a pleasure to watch.

I am enchanted with your knitting podcasts. I’ve recently got back to my knitting obsession. I have to get your book. I’ll order it next month for my birthday gift to myself! You are so inspiring 🧶🤍

Thank you for the video, it's so exciting! 🧶

It was really fun to see this video 🧶🧶🧶😁

🧶So very pretty! Thank you for your fun and informative videos!

WOW! Thank you for the inspiration! Thank you for sharing all the ups and downs of knitting a sweater...be it a simple pattern or a color work sweater... it can scare a new knitter like myself from even attempting to start. On a completely other note..you live in such a beautiful part of the world! Thank you for taking us on your walking expeditions. Still baffled that you can knit in bathtub, you must have an amazing memory...remembering your pattern?! Will order your book for sure! What a gift to us new knitters! 🧶

🧶 you have such a warm and bubbly personality!

Loved watching. Beautiful sweater.

this was so fun to watch, liked the little experiment ! 🧶

🧶What a beautiful sweater! I love the colors.

🧶 So beautiful! You are so gifted, glad to find your channel. Take care, please keep knitting and stay awesome!

Loved this and watched it to the end - inspirational. You are so talented with such a creative edge ❤

The pink sweater is gorgeous. Sleeves are nice as well as the collar. Thanks