All lovely knits, you have great taste, at least the same as me.

The brown sweater looks lovely on you! 😍

You should be very, very proud of yourself!

I totally agree with you Martina about the overwashing issue. Part of the reason we're destroying the planet is because the cleaning product industry is so powerful. Take care ❤.

Beautiful work… all my knits are in my grandchildren’s closets… and they start from newborn to 18 years old. A grandmother’s dream to see her grands wearing outfits that she has knitted… You work is lovely.

uno più bello dell'altro Martina! beautiful knits..it's such a joy..and I LOVE your modified ranunculus you are wearing! it actually made me buy the pattern and knit some! thanks for sharing 🌷💚

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! And yes, knit the Ranunculus 🤎🙏🏼

This was great and super useful!

You should be proud, all of your hard work is so beautiful!

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much🤎

I’m with you. I don’t wash my sweaters either. I have had one sweater for years and have washed it twice. Now I don’t wear it all the time because it is scratchy. But all of the sweaters I made last winter were only washed when I finished them. I worry about stretching them too.

🤩🧚‍♀️🍂🌾🌻amazing💐

For the scratchy beautiful sweater, I suggest to line it with a dark colour fleece.

Sandes Garn makes affordable alpaca yarn. Or you can try Berroco or Cascade 220!

Love this

I love your enthusiasm about your knitting and the knowledge of the yarns you work with! Everything looks so nice on you!

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Thank you my dear😘

love them aaaaallllll!! you are right about garments washing and I think you got the very right word: hysteria. People usually don't understand how useless is to wash garments so often, expecially the animal based ones. it ruins the garments and the environment too. We should be conscious about that! Thank you for spreading this message

I love everything about your beautiful channel. You radiate pure delight. It's a joy to spend time with you, Martina 🙏🤎

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Danielle 🤎I'm very grateful to have you here🌱

Yay! A morning video of you makes my day 💝

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Glad to keep you company :)

I totally agree with you about some people’s obsession with washing everything so much…especially here in the US. I’m with you, our bodies and our plant and animal garments are healthier if they aren’t subjected to SO much soap! ❤

I couldn't agree with you more....about washing! Rock on.....

So lovely to see and hear about all of these

All of your sweaters are beautiful! Thank you for showing them to us! They're inspirational.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome🤎

Thank you so much for sharing all these warm, luscious sweater inspirations! Perfect video for my brioche knitting and a warm tea this crispy cold and cloudy day❤.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I so love brioche, now I want to cast on some brioche project again 🥳

It is great to have a pattern review of items that have been made and used for a long time. Most pattern reviews are just research stage items.

I Love Your Knits. I Also Love Jennifer Steingass I Have 3 Of Her Patterns, "Altheda", "Norwood" & "Gardengate". I Want More Of Them. I Have Patterns From Joanna Ang, I Highly Recommend Her "Lieve Milena" & "Koyame" Patterns. Love To You Martina!

@StarfireReborn

8 ай бұрын

Fabulous Yarn Company In Tivoli, New York, America Has The Cheapest Alpaca Yarn I Have Found. All In Natural Colors. It Is A Very Simple Yarn. It's Their Own "Tivoli Yarns" Brand. If I Could Post A Link I Would. $30 For 600+ Yards Of DK Alpaca

@StarfireReborn

8 ай бұрын

After Blocking, I Have Never Washed A Wool And Cashmere Jacket I Knit Almost 2 Years Ago... Joji Locatelli's "Winterfolk" Jacket. Never Washed It. Never Will, It Will Never Smell, Never Lose Shape.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Oh I love that!! I'll check it out cuz I'd love to try it 🥰@@StarfireReborn

@StarfireReborn

8 ай бұрын

@@wegrowild I Love It. A Sweaters Quantity Is Only $60. You Can't Beat That For 100% Alpaca. Most Of My Favorite Brands & Dyers Charge $30 For 200yds And It's Always A Merino/Alpaca Blend. But I'm On A House Buying Budget Too.

I'm in love with that tone of green

Thank you for looking 😍♥️🧶beatyful 🌺

Thank you for sharing. I especially love the milkweed sweater 🧶

I loved this video. One of your best. Your love of your knitwear is inspiring and makes me want to knit them all. You have done a beautiful job with your knitting and modifications. You are darling! They all look gorgeous on you.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much🥰🤎

All of them beautiful! And you did amazing job ! Can’t wait to learn to knit myself

All all beautiful. I especially love the green sweater knitted with Drops flora and kid silk. Think I’ll use that color for my husband’s sweater. ❤

That green jumper is beautiful!!

Oh and the tulip one!!❤

You Really look Great in the GREEN ONE ❤️

Thank you so much for answering the washing-question! Your knits are beautiful and i learned so much by your videos. Very interested in all your content 😊

You are so gifted 😊 loving all of your videos, a tutorial one day would be great 😊

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Oh thank you🤎what kind of tutorials would you like to see? Big hugs

@carolearchambault7560

8 ай бұрын

@@wegrowild A simple sweater or cardigan you have so many beautiful one . 😌

Such lovely work, very inspiring!

Thanks for the video!🤗 Beautiful and interesting projects❤

Glad to hear I don't have to wash my garments that often 😁nice to see your garments and how different brands of wool behave, knowledge for when purchasing. Please don't feel ashamed/guilty or any other negative feeling for using drops. I do find there's a conflict within between buying from ethical sources and what I can afford, but sometimes the seasons of life dictate what we can afford and that's ok.

LOVED EVERY MINUTE! You have created some beautiful beautiful garments! I would definitely enjoy as summer garment version. Take care and happy crafting!!

I was wondering if you could fold the neckline of the dark green nutiden sweater, and put a thin elastic inside the neckband to make it less "pointy". I wonder if you would like it more that way. The sweater truly looks good on you in that shape and length, but I know the feeling is the most important thing! 😊

How beautiful knits and Colors… I m a beginner and I m knitting at this moment the Trescao jumper… It s addictive 😅 So thanks a lot and hello from south of France 🦋🦋

Such cosy knits!!

They are all lovely, interesting to hear all your comments about yarns used and the knitting involved. Which one would you say is the easiest pattern to follow?

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

I think when it come to pullovers I'd choose the Everyday raglan, it's very easy to follow!And for cardigans, I'd say the Felix cardigan :)

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All your sweaters are so pretty 🤩

I loved your presentation of your knits! Very inspiring! And the way you embrace imperfection!

Thank you for showing your most beautiful knitted things. I also love botanical Colourwork. Look at the design of Elenor Mortensen. She has wonderful botanical patterns: vicia tee and love in a mist are the newest designs. Love greats, Janet (elderflower20)

@ddb777

5 ай бұрын

Did you see her newest pattern with the leaves??? Amazingly beautiful, bought it today. Her designs are truly breath-taking and also affordable

This was very, very nice. Lots of love from Lisbon 🥰

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it🤎

Thank you for sharing these details of your lovely knits. You are so accomplished, I have hope for myself. Treating ourselves with kindness is key in enjoying the hobby. ❤ I’m currently enjoying Purl SoHo’s Sweetgrass, a soft and light cotton/undyed alpaca blend which is a fingering weight, I think.

You are so right about the laundering! We are Viking re-enactors and the wool items are really best with a gentle rinse at the end of the season (to get the wood smoke and any stains out) and nothing else . . . In fact l have been told that rolling them in snow is the best method, or putting them in the freezer overnight! (Wouldn't the freezer damage the fibres?) Our linen garments, though . . . After every day or two of wear. And the more you wash them the softer and more comfortable they become!

this was so cute video:) and give me inspiration too:)

Beautiful work! You really inspired me to create more light and fluffy pieces. I also barely ever wash my wool garments! Maybe once a year for my heavy wearers. This other podcaster mentioned how she has to wash her garments after every time she wears it, my mind was blown 😂 And I thought I was the only one who used conditioner, haha. I have this bar tallow based conditioner and it’s so easy and nice to add a little to the water. Makes everything sooooo soft. Love it!

I absolutely love your podcasts, your honest nature, the whole vibe! You asked for suggestions for alpaca yarns. Have you ever tried Ultra Alpaca by Berroco? It's 50% super fine alpaca and 50% Peruvian wool. I love it! It's beautifully soft and squishy. I used it to knit a cardigan and hope to use it in more garments in the future. Loved this review video, by the way. Yes, please do one for summer knits in the spring!

Thank you for showing all your wonderful knitted garments. The Felix and green one are my Favourites you showed us. I do not over wash my hand knits either. If you ever get to hand spin your own yarn in the future, that may be an idea for reducing the cost of Alpaca yarn.

I. LOVED. THIS!!!!!! Omg sooooo many beautiful and well loved creations here ❤ your vibe in this video was immaculate lol my mom and I loved watching this together 🥰

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Love uuuu🤎 I waiting for you!🎀📆👑

I love all your self-drafted patterns. I get a lot of inspiration of sweaters to knit from your podcasts. You mentioned that you use the pattern 'Everyday Raglan' when you want to knit a raglan. I cannot find it on Ravelry, do you mind posting the link to the the pattern? Thank you.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely!🤎here it is: sheepandstitch.com/pattern/the-everyday-raglan-pattern/

I loved this video, thanks for showing us all your selfmade sweaters 😊 also I completely understand your thoughts on drops yarn and I wish I could afford better quality yarn (in terms of the sheep being handled with more care) but as a student I cant affort it right now. The washing aspect is the most wonderful thing with knitted garments! I wash my handknits like once or twice a year and I love it 😊

With the green nutiden sweater with the funnel neck, I would add some wide elastic at the neckline and you have enough riibbing at the neckline to fold it over to add a more fitted, lowever neckline. Just a suggestion! :)

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Ohhhh that sounds like an amazing idea!!!! I'll try it and let you know 😘🥰

Thanks for showing all your beautiful work! The Felix is on my fall list and will probably be my first big knit of the season. Now I'm finishing a leftover vest (in alpaca and merino!) that I stopped when the weather got too hot. I love this yarn and it comes from an alpaca farm - maybe find one of those over there in Italy? It is scratchy, but will be worn over shirts so I'm not worried and I love how it looks and feels, even though scratchy.

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@wendystock7022

8 ай бұрын

You are so adorable, beautiful and talented I just love watching all your adventures you get yourself into. Here from Ontario Canada where fall is also on its way!

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Oh, I feel very thankful you're enjoying the channel🤎Fall is here too🤎

So great. I was wondering if you ever considered learning how to spin. I know you tried a drop spindle. I just bought a spinning wheel after taking a drop spindle class. I love it. The reason I did this is because I wanted to slow down my production since i was beginning to have too many things. This way I can spin to knit You seem like the type of person that would love this too.

an idea on the brown itchy sweater why don't you sew a soft fabric under it so it won't be itchy on your skin just an idea love your videos btw

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

That's a good IDEA! Thank you!! :)

Beautiful knits knitted by a lovely knitter. But…I must ask about the whole Drops story. You mentioned that the cost would indicate people were mistreated down the production line, have you researched companies like Apple? Their prices are astronomical yet….🤔

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree! The price doesn't necessarily tell much about care and fairness. However, when it comes to animals, if they're involved (like in this case), that might add an extra layer of exploitation 😔

Congratulations for all your amazing work ! For your tulc cardigan, I really like the texture work you have done… I was wondering how do you do the stitch on the other side that makes the horizontal line bordering your torsade…I really like it. Is there a name for it, I could search for a video on it…I hope you understand what I mean…thank you Martina.

@wegrowild

7 ай бұрын

Yes! It's called Vikkel braid and here you can find a tutorial video for this technique. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e46hptmgXcKtiM4.html 🤎

@danielletrottier6699

7 ай бұрын

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It's completely fine not to wash your wool knits! I'm from the Netherlands and here it is said that you can 'wash' them by laying it down in the snow in winter. Same for wool blankets etc! Wool is simply amazing with its dirt repelling qualities 🐏🐑

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Love that! I know they do that snow "trick" in Sweden too :)

Sweaters should be washed before storage at the end of the season. Especially if they will be in a corner/forgotten place in your wardrobe, not move or touch "regularly". Clothes moth are not really attracted by wool or natural fibers themselves, but more by the dirt on it such as sweat, any kind of spill, etc. So better to be safe than sorry. A quick wash at the end of sweater season and it's all good. This recommandation doesn't really apply for "silver fish" as they can eat whatever they want, clean or not 😅

Why not try to double the neckline, fold it. I think it will be beautiful.

I love your channel and I love all your wears that you make but you definitely lost me on the ethical portion of the drops silk. You were talking about what happens down the line in the miss treatment of animals and then you said that you get joy and happiness out of wearing it. That was a little confusing.

@wegrowild

8 ай бұрын

Maybe I didn't explain it well, I meant that, yes, there is very little to no care during the production of some of their yarns, and that's something I do not support, however I use and honor the garments I make out of those yarns even more, to over compensate the lack of care that there was during the creation of them. You can still honor and cherish the garments you create so much, holding them dearly to your heart, sending good thoughts to the animals and the people involved and that brings more care into the world. I know that it might sound like an excuse but I truly belive it.