I loved your comments on how you measure while knitting by only referencing your row gauge on the swatch not the length as you're knitting. That was so helpful as I navigate my way to better fitting garments. Also, I don't think you should apologize for being so productive. Knitting is something you love and as long as you are not dealing with hand pain, I say just embrace it!! Love every episode!! Have a wonderful vacation if we don't see you before!

Hi! I love your broadcast! The Levitate Wrap is really SO pretty. I really like the colour!

I just love your episodes, full of so much great info and lovely photos/video of your FOs so helpful. Thanks for sharing 🥰

Thanks for all the info. Now I want to make Paul sweater and levitate wrap!

Always love your videos and all your beautiful projects! I do love fisherman’s wool! The only thing I will say is it is pretty pilly especially on its own!

@stringthingsbymel

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and the tip on Fisherman's wool.

The new Petite knit cardigan is going to look amazing. I just finished the Storm Sweater by Petite Knit using the same Fisherman's Wool. It's my current favorite sweater, wear it ALL the time. I did notice with blocking that it grew about 2". I was pretty shocked since I made sure not to stretch it length wise but only width wise so I could get the ribbing "square".

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! I'll consider blocking before I do the ribbing or binding off to ensure I get the right length.

Love the Paul Sweater on you so much! The Rosewood color was made FOR YOU!!

I absolutely love your Paul sweater!!! You have convinced me to make it, I just bought the yarn 😂

Thank you so much. That is easier than I thought.

You look great in your Levitate Wrap! It looks classy. I enjoy your podcasts because I like how you go through the knitting of each project and your experience. I think your wrap would look great as a coverup.

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks for the information on the online calculator.

Fantastic finished garments! When the Esther jacket was first teased it didn't call to me at all but now that I see it worn I really like it. For the dark yarn I would highly recommend a neck light. Makes a huge difference. I also often wear stronger reading glasses. Does not exactly make me look like a cool girl but who cares 😂

thank you for this great podcast ❤️ so much details! Very excited about Esther jacket 🥰 (I wish I had your problems with too much sun, we always don't have enough here in the Alps 🏔)

You could get a neck light for knitters to knit in the dark or on dark colored yarn. I love the Paul Sweater color on you!

The fit is perfect!! 🎉

So wonderful! I think I’m going to make a levitate wrap soon too out of being so inspired by you! I had a question about how to use row gauge instead of measuring your garments. How does the math change if your swatch row gauge doesn’t match the pattern’s gauge?

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

I love both my Levitate Wraps! The gauge math "formula" is always the same: your gauge per cm/inch × length = # of rows or sts to knit. Of course there are implications when knitting off gauge depending on the garment. There's a link to "cookie math" in the video description which has some examples when your gauge doesn't work. Hopefully that leads you in the right direction. Thanks for watching!

Hey Melissa - I just re-watched your presentation on your Haley Genser. Ever since I saw this gorgeous make of yours, I've been smitten. I have gotten ahold of the Sadnes Garn book and actually want to make the one of the cover -- it has some of the cabling of the Haley, but less, and a quarter zip. Anyway, the reason I'm writing is because the patterns are all in Danish, as you know, and I'm wondering how you handled that? Thanks! P.S. As I've continued to watch your channel regularly I've concluded that you knit beautifully. It's as simple as that. you are choose nice patterns and excellent colors for yourself and yarn for your projects. But, truly, you just knit beautifully.

@stringthingsbymel

25 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊😊 My copy of the book has two languages, both English and either Danish or Norwegian. All of the English patterns are shown first, then the other language towards the back of the book.

I’ve been feeling like I knit too fast too! I think I’ll start making more fingering weight projects to slow me down.

that color makes your eyes look incredible ^.^

Also, The increse/decrese calculator rocks! What is the deal with the sandness garn booklets? How often are they released and what is the most cost effective way to access them? Thank you for mentioning blocked vs. unblocked gauge in context! I´d never considered it from that perspective. Maybe designing will help curb productivity? I think that whether you feel best in warm/neutral vs. cool tones will choose your grey vs white fisherman´s wool dilemma. Feel better soon and looking forward to the next! P.S. previous post was in reference to the yarn used with Haley.

Another super video with lots of inspiration. Thank you. I might have to do another Levitate Wrap using Drops Baby Merino. Did you say 10 balls held double but 9 might do it. I'm also extra small. Also love the Paul sweater on you. It's a wonderful colour.

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I weighed all the leftover baby merino and I have exactly 50 g = 1 ball remaining; so 9 balls should work! If it seems like you're cutting it close, you can shorten the ribbons a bit. Mine definitely grew from blocking and are a little long now.

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Thanks for answering my question about using a gauge swatch to figure out how much to knit (vs measuring with a ruler). Do you block your gauge swatch? Great video!

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Not sure if you saw, but I put a link in the description for a better explanation of the gauge swatch math - "cookie math". I wanted to make sure you had a good resource. And yes, I do block my gauge swatch. Thanks for watching!

@gemsxgabby2534

4 ай бұрын

@@stringthingsbymel I didn't see that thanks for sharing!!

How funny that Tiberius is being upfront and center as you say minou. It’s the French word for kitty 🐈‍⬛

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

Haha perfect, I love that!

Hello Mel, First thank you for your content i am a beginner knitter and really appreciate your sharing. 😊 i have a question for you in regard to the Levitate wrap. I did the swatch and the first one with 6mm needles came out as wanted 22 rows about 4 inches X 4 inches but when i did the double knitting swatch with the 5 mm needles the pattern says it is supposed to be also 4 inches by 4 inches for 22 rows; my swatch is 4 inches long but only 2.5 inches for the 15 stitches. I do not understand how the same amount of stitches on smaller needles would give the same thing? Would you be able to help me understand? Thank you for taking the time

Your Levitate Wrap is gorgeous. Do you pin your swatches? Some in the biz say not to while some do.

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! If the stitches need some help opening up, such as cables, or straightening out ribbing, then I do use pins on my swatches. I try to treat the swatch the same as I would treat the finished garment. Anything that is stockinette or not very textured, I lay flat to dry without pins.

Being a newer garment knitter I want to know how you calculated yardage needed for Esther jacket switching to fisherman's wool?

@stringthingsbymel

4 ай бұрын

The suggested yarn is 3 strands held together. I looked at the required amount of one of those strands to determine the total amount of yarn required. Ie) 400 g of Jensen yarn for size XXS. Jensen yarn comes in 50 g skeins of 125 m each. 8 skeins × 125 m = 1,000 m required. Fisherman’s wool comes in skeins of 425 m each, 1000 m ÷ 425 m = 2.4 (always round up), therefore I'll need 3 skeins of Fisherman's wool. When making a yarn substitution, you also have to consider yarn density as well, which is amount of yarn per unit of weight, especially important since what I've done is substituted a single yarn for 3 strands held together. I also swatched to check my gauge and ensure I had a fabric that would be suitable.

Maybe knitting a couple of things at a much finer gauge would give you the satisfaction of endless knitting without so many FOs

Maybe you need another craft to divide your time…….🤭