Checking in late due to travel. Your WIP down was fantastic. I actually picked two wips to take on my travels with an in-process test knit. I was thrilled to have the wips as intermission pieces, knitting a few rows, when I wanted a break from my test project. I’m keeping those two wips out and visible while I knit other items. Rather than look at hem and feel ugh, I now look at them and see they’re like little plants that just grow at a slower pace 😊. Carmen, maybe stop the Twig 😬 I hate to say it, but really think about your wips as a teeter-totter/see-saw balance… does your desire for the finished item bring the heavy weight of disliking the process into balance? Jackie, on the Moonstruck Knits shawl…. Increase your needle size! Go to a US 3 or 4 - Nutiden is quite forgiving. The slightly larger needle will benefit you with a more drapey gauge, perfect for the outer section of the shawl. On Nutiden Shawls…have you tried Teti’s Laneus ?! It’s crescent shaped… I test knit it with one strand of Nutiden and one strand of silk mohair ❤❤❤. For a brioche knit - just brioche on cuffs and shawl collar - take a peek at Natasja’s Letho Cardigan. I have a few other wips chillin in a cabinet resting really cocooning until their becoming seems right. No worries about them or my stash. Sometimes I buy for a pattern but more often because the fiber or the maker/source speaks to me. I love the energy in its many forms. Thanks for the diversion!
@margoganton64334 күн бұрын
Jackie, I am BEGGING you to bring the diatom shawl to Rhinebeck
@KnitDesserts5 күн бұрын
If you're looking for brioche, check out Synaptic Stitches' Braided Bread sweater or Levain cardigan! They are knitted bottom up and seamed, but Jenn has lots of great "fearless knitting" tips to help you do all the techniques and fix mistakes!
@saramiller13717 күн бұрын
I love that Diatom shawl!! I’d love to knit with some Haunui, but I’m not a spinner. Do you know of anyone with Haunui blend yarn available? I’ve been googling, but haven’t had any luck….
@knitssinprogress8 күн бұрын
Just ordered that dark chocolate mohair !!! It’s amazing 🤩
@colleenmclellan54679 күн бұрын
I sooo loved all the wips I took have many to finish plus several to start loved this video soooo much ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Ine_knits9 күн бұрын
I love a wip down so yes to more of Jackie’s wips! I find I have the opposite problem as most knitters because casting on is my least favourite part and I love the middle and end of a project. I do have lots of project bags with whole cakes of yarn and a pattern inside though…
@Some_sticks_n_string11 күн бұрын
Carmen- I think you should rip out the Twig. Your face and sigh when you were talking about it seemed like misery more than joy. If you have to have the product, then give yourself a dedicated amount of limited time to work on it each day- like 3-5 rows. Time is too precious to spend on a WIP that isn't sparking joy, hope or excitement. It's beautiful but you can make something else beautiful with that yarn. And have Jackie rip it out for you if it's too hard for you.
@rebeccakeller614111 күн бұрын
I love seeing people with a lot of wips!! Makes me feel as if I am normal!! I have been making an effort to frog or finish what I have on the needles and am making progress!! I also buy yarn without a specific project in mind and admire those who are more deliberate in buying yarn and picking projects, but that’s not me. It’s my hobby and I can do what I want to!!!
@taniscomrie749512 күн бұрын
Love the wip show! Jackie, have a look at the Bohemian Wrap by Polo Sylvie, (Isabel Kramer knit this pattern in gorgeous colours that I tried to copy). The pattern has an easy, great lace edging/lace frill that you might like for your Aster shawl.
@chickenchickenfree12 күн бұрын
I got through knitting my sleeves! I just moved to a country where I don't speak the language and you guys are now my only English speaking pals lol; thank you for recording 3 hours of the English language because I was seriously missing it. 😂 I'm one of those people who only buys yarn for a project, and I feel like my percentage is around 100%, at least for big projects? If the only yarn I can play with is my one project, it feels kind of inevitable. And I'm usually motivated by wanting to finish it so I can go shopping and start something new hahaha.
@gailkorhonen855312 күн бұрын
So fun! I have many wips but there is one that I have to decide what to do. I am now leaning toward frogging it and repurposing the yarn.
@mellyknits12 күн бұрын
Putting this on while I card!!! I’m always looking for summer tops to knit and I love both your faces so this is perfect 😍
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
We love you too babe!!!
@teadreyer151013 күн бұрын
All I'm gonna say is this... " I'll have what she's having " Jackie's shawl... drool 🫶🫶
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Meeeee tooooo Tea!!!!!!
@mendezcher13 күн бұрын
Another fun episode! Here’s what I do to keep track in Ravelry. As soon as I do my gauge swatch, I put the needle size in my project page. This also helps because there are times I may do a swatch but then not start the cast on immediately so I have something to refer to later on. Oh wait…. You don’t do swatches! 😂😂 I also create the project as soon as I buy/decide on the yarn cuz there were times I couldn’t remember what I bought the yarn for! I guess it’s just a habit to get into because now I add it as soon as I start! I also keep notes as I go because I know how much others’ notes help me!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg please let me do even one of these things from now on!! This is all soooo smart! Thank you!!
@isabellemeunier948614 күн бұрын
I had a wip for 4 years, one of Arne and Carlos pattern. I had done the entire body, was about to start the sleeves. I tried to restarted it and remember why I abandoned it in the first place: it was a full colorwork seemed sweater with pattern on the purl side too. I was about to give the whole thing away when I saw Florence from Handmade by Florence do Olympic sweater of Lillehammer. I had an epiphany: stop evening, reclaim the yarn and start this new thing. Absolutely love it! One never know what a wip may come! 😂
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg I love this!!! Thank you for sharing!!
@angelastephens363614 күн бұрын
I feel like I wanted to pickup the phone and jump into the wips conversation! I'm currently making the twigs and now Im scared. What were you talking about the collar? I've just spent two days procuring the right needles and cord length and now I feel like its really small. Like maybe too small to get over my head! any advice would be geatly appreciated.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg Angela! I get it! I’ll let Jackie answer this bc she’s the one who actually knows but I think I remember hers was too small at first? Also there was a weird flappy part?
@kathrynturp359814 күн бұрын
This was a really fun podcast! I loved the look of joy in Jackie's eyes as she ripped out Carmen's shawl. I think sharing WIPs is a great idea -you've inspired me to make some decisions and get on with it. Thanks for all the laughs and inspiration.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg I love this and I literally went back and watched it! Hahaha you’re so so right! 😜😜😜 And thank for the very kind words!!!
@jillybeandean14 күн бұрын
You guys always inspire me to make more sweaters. 😂 I’m not sure if I have enough time in my life, but hey, I’m gonna try. I’m a very very very beginner spinner, Jackie and you keep inspiring me so I’ll give that a whirl too. Now I want to find haunui! (and I’ve cast on an Islet Drop) Carmen, finish that Stria! It’s so gorgeous and you know Rhinebeck is usually warm. It’ll be perfect. 😉 Jackie, you’re exactly right about project bags. I love them. They’re so cute and beautiful etc. but once your project is in them, unless you have big motivation to keep knitting on it, you forget all about them. I tend to work in a bit of a nest of projects because I like to do several at once and I like to have them just laying around for me but when I put them away, I forget about them. Oh Carmen! My first thought was you should finish your twig but as the podcast went on I think you’re going to solve it perfectly. It would be a shame to frog or just disappear that yoke that you’ve got so far. The colours are amazing,it’s so gorgeous! I hope that whatever you come up with works. I love the way it turned out, so far. Yes, I think you guys should bring a WIP your podcast, even if it’s occasionally. I certainly get some inspiration to check out my WIPs. It’s a great idea to look at them all before I go buy more yarn.😂 Thanks for your funny and thought provoking podcast. So enjoyable! ❤
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg I loved every word of this!! Thank you for all your lovely support and advice!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@gretcheneiselt866514 күн бұрын
Jackie, please bring all of your graveyard WIPS. Loved this. I’m pulling out a Union Jack cushion WIPS that I was going to knit and finished during the Olympic Games in London circa 2012😂
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Bahahahahaha soooooo good!!!
@gretcheneiselt866514 күн бұрын
Keep going on the Twig sweater! It is beautiful and you’re going to love it in the long run. Maybe 15 minutes a day. The colors are gorgeous. I would keep all of the motifs. It can be a fun and humorous 15 minutes a day
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
You’re so right! I don’t think I can make all the motifs but I do think I have to finish it
@victoriahenry826514 күн бұрын
I also have a long time herbernating Stria...I am about the same place you are Carmen. And the number of times I have gone back and forth on ripping it or finishing it, is incredible. Like every two weeks I'm like 'ok I love the fabric, I love the colors, it's amazing!'. And then two weeks later I'm like 'im never going to knit it'. I once out in back in rotation, and put a reminder two months later on my phone that said: if you haven't knit a single row on the stria by now, rip it out! And I hadn't - but still can't quite make myself rip it ahaha
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Bahahahaha Victoria!!! I could not understand more! The struggle is REAL!!!!
@victoriahenry826514 күн бұрын
Hey Carmen! For your Twig, once you finish the yoke and then seperate for sleeves, then you could change your needles to have a looser gauge on the body and it would go much quicker, like the Wervel from neons and neutrals!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Yaaasss! I was thinking the same thing! Kindred spirits!!
@michellesmith-tamaray622015 күн бұрын
Carmen, you’re a golfer and knitter - me too! Love this podcast, so fun!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg! That’s so so fun Michelle!!!! And thank you!!
@kristenj49515 күн бұрын
This was such a great episode! I want to knit so many double silk/mo shawls now, and I don't even wear shawls--you two are just brimming with inspiration, as always my queue is now completely destroyed. So, I have a WIP management strategy to share with you: check out Wool and Honey's "Gideon Method." Basically, you identify five languishing WIPs you want to finish, order them 1-5, and then picking up #1, work on it monogamously for either 12 knitting hours or until it's bound off, whichever comes first. Then, unless it's finished, it moves to the bottom of the pile again and you do the same with #2, etc. You never have to slog along for more than 12 hours of working on something, but it's a meaningful enough chunk of time that Progress Gets Made. If you have more than 5 languishing WIPs, you can add one to the list when something gets done. You can do it! I believe in you. Thank you so much for these long, chummy episodes; I love them so much. Get another battery and do four hours, I'm here for it. xoxo
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Bahahaha thank you and I would not be surprised if four hours is in our future!! And that is the most amazing wip management strategy I’ve heard! I’m sooo going to do this! As soon as I finish my mastiha which suddenly, and surprisingly, rose to the top of my queue and is all I want to knit on right now. In the dead heat of summer 😜
@colleenpayne184615 күн бұрын
Great episode :) If you would like to see how Andrea Mowry styles her asymmetrical triangle shawls, she includes a clip near the end of episode 22 of "I'll Knit if I Want To" (around the 30 minute mark). Yours turned out beautifully!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Oh thank you so much!!!!
@verversa15 күн бұрын
I like the brioche suggestions for the Aster. Plus, I think with your petite frame a shawl-ette totally works! It's just not a huge wrap that is going to go around your elbows.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@thingingthings61516 күн бұрын
Loved you going through your WIPS, please go on ;) I've got 4 WIPs and the challenging one is a garter blanket I want to make big enough for our bed using 3.5mm needles. See the challenge? It'll get finished eventually (I hope)
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg!!! I have wanted to make a blanket for so long! Haha even have the wool but it’s so daunting!! You will totally get it done though!!!
@jampotts573016 күн бұрын
Jackie, for the Aster shawl, do another wider strip of garter then do a deep band of BRIOCHE
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
I love this idea
@elianaalfonso770316 күн бұрын
Finish the shawl in 2 colour brioche
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Love this!!!
@patriciagrenner803316 күн бұрын
Ladies. This was so SO MUCH fun. I loved the WIP down. I started to go through mine and frogged one. As usual, your energy is wonderful and infectious. Thank you for all the time you spend with us. I very much liked this content. And it’s really good to see all your older WIPS and a refresher and maybe it’s something we might want to knit as well. Your handspun is beautiful, as are all of your garments and shawls.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Aw Patricia!! Thank you for all of this!!!!
@keikoparker453216 күн бұрын
Jackie, maybe for the Natasha shawl just do garter or twisted rib fir the remainder? I don’t know if those stitches would work with the existing? I am thinking you could stripe the two like the Nostalgia shawl by Elena Nodel?
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Great ideas!!!! Thank you!!!
@teenera306416 күн бұрын
Most of the time I don't have an actual plan for the yarn when I buy... just if it's a sweater quantity or not. If I do buy with a specific intention, so far that is what it becomes.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Love this discipline!!
@teenera306416 күн бұрын
Jackie you are so good at modifications I have complete faith that you will find a way to make that shawl into something amazing!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Aw she really is and you’re right, she’ll blow us away with the FO next ep!
@teenera306416 күн бұрын
Carmen I definitely agree with both of your frogs 😊
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Haha thank you! Always makes it easier when others agree!!
@teenera306416 күн бұрын
What if you make the twigs into a shrug?....lol...less than 3 minutes after I posted it then you started talking about it 😂 I think it would totally work!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
I will def consider this!!!
@teenera306416 күн бұрын
I have the Stria pattern...but if you can't finish it then I won't even cast on... it's sooooo cute!!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Hahaha I would go with “don’t do it”!
@TheBlueKnitter16 күн бұрын
OMG while you ladies were going over WIPS I went stash diving for the Eyelet top. Seeing all the yarn I have made me overwhelmed and I realized I need to stay on my yarn diet and knit some WIPS. Also I agree with Jackie. Work on Stria and when you need a break finish instant crush.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg I know that feeling! You def need to make the islet top though! It’s perfection!!
@jenniswisher244116 күн бұрын
Jackie…That shawl is gorgeous. Great job!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
It is the most incredible shawl I’ve ever ever put on!!!
@denisegordon-eg4ui17 күн бұрын
thank you ladies. bonkers but wholly engaging. Thank you for the no edit interference - the maniacal pooches in the background just add to the pleasure. 🤗
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Hahaha thank you!! Love that you feel the same as us!!
@gwyncorneliusjensen467417 күн бұрын
Jackie & Carmen, Thank you so much for each of your Honesty with knitting. I am trying to be more intent with what goes on and off of the needles, This past week have had the bug to cast on 2 new projects-only have 1 other on the needles-have been trying to be a monogamous knitter but that isn't working for me. So on goes the pattern pairing with yarn and off I shall go. Can't wait to see your next video for the updates.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! And I feel like it’s a flow: be monogamous when you’re feeling monogamous, cast on new wips when you feel like you need them! Thank goodness there aren’t any knitting police!!
@thegrynne17 күн бұрын
I'm knitting on my 2nd Twigs now, and had the same issue as Carmen with a larger row gauge, so that my finished body is a lot longer than my preferred length. For her, I would suggest dividing for body and sleeves either just before or just after section 8 chart, and removing the section 9 and 11 charts completely. I think to preserve the balance of the colourwork, you need to remove 2 motifs, one large and one small. Something I also noticed when knitting my first Twigs is that the stitch count is quite small in the upper part of the yoke, where it's supposed to go over the shoulders, and if you're knitting that section on gauge then the sweater as a tendency to ride up at the front, fit quite high on the body and sometimes create a bulge at the front neck or the top of the back between the shoulders. To fix that I knitted the upper yoke on a larger needle, at 26sts/10cm, going down to a smaller needle after I divided for sleeves, and I find this creates a better fit.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Omg this is amazing info!! Thank you!!!!
@jennymiles442617 күн бұрын
Hi Jackie To finish your pink shawl I would do another contrast stripe then eyelets then a contrast stripe , more eyelets then as a border either corrugated rib ( using both colours) OR a two colour BRIOCHE band which would tie it all together and add texture
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Oh yeeesssssss!!!
@christinaparker10017 күн бұрын
An idea for the Aster shawl: change it into something like the Batad by Stephen West, maybe? I think it is already the right size for that. The low contrast combination is very beautiful and I don't think you can frog one strand Nutiden easily, or at all. It is very light and will be nice to wear in the winter, at home.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576513 күн бұрын
Beautiful idea!
@heatherlynnewest17 күн бұрын
I was able to frog a whole sweater while watching and giggling along with you two. Thanks! Jackie, continue the Twigs in some manner.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
Omg I love this sooooo much!!!!
@KnittingThrough17 күн бұрын
Okay, you two. I love that your podcast is so long. It's always there for me when I need to accomplish something that's going to take a while. It's always so much nicer to tackle while seeing you be such fun friends.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
Oh this just makes us so happy! So glad we can keep you company!!
@susandoll580517 күн бұрын
Jackie, Where do you buy your Nutiden? Specifically the one used for Sweater 28? Thank you.
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
Hi Susan! Nutiden is released by Honer Och Eir in collections throughout the year and the colourways are never repeated! 😭 But if you follow them on instagram or sign up for their newsletter, you’ll get to see the new offerings as they come out and hopefully one will spark your interest! If you want more info on Nutiden and working with it check out our first few episodes! Haha we go on and on!
@susandoll580512 күн бұрын
@@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765 Hi Jackie! LOVE your podcast and I must say thank you as the patterns and yarn you highlight are wonderful! I just made Sweater 28 (used same yarn as you did) and adore it. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question on Nutiden!
@laluandtheseasons17 күн бұрын
I ALWAYS buy with a plan, except for Nutiden, and I’d say my conversion rate is 95% 😅 in fact, I have a bundle on Ravelry which is called “shopping list”, so I am prepared when the occasion arises 😂 Planning is definitely my favourite part of knitting! Please, Carmen do finish the Stria… I am gonna start mine soon and I need motivation 😅
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
Omg I want to be like this!!! This is sooo good! Haha and I’m literally on vacay and brought the stria to work on, only to realize that I didn’t have the right size needles with me! Going home today though and that’s task number one!!!
@robertas.406117 күн бұрын
Thanks for another engaging video. Thank goodness purl soho is having a sale. 😂
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
Haha thank you and I love this
@juliaabernethy250017 күн бұрын
You asked how we add stash -- by watching enthusiastic podcasters, haha! I've now got two baskets waiting for my final 'make this purchase' click, thanks to you both. Haunui, who knew?? Funny you mentioned moss stitch during this show, since you provided company as I linked back a couple of rows to fix my moss stitch. Knitting Say Hello in Garthenor Number 1 Shetland, and I keep missing the moss rhythm because it's hard to see at night. Love your show!
@knittingagoodyarnpodcast576512 күн бұрын
I love how aligned we were!!! Haha and also that we can inspire you!!
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Checking in late due to travel. Your WIP down was fantastic. I actually picked two wips to take on my travels with an in-process test knit. I was thrilled to have the wips as intermission pieces, knitting a few rows, when I wanted a break from my test project. I’m keeping those two wips out and visible while I knit other items. Rather than look at hem and feel ugh, I now look at them and see they’re like little plants that just grow at a slower pace 😊. Carmen, maybe stop the Twig 😬 I hate to say it, but really think about your wips as a teeter-totter/see-saw balance… does your desire for the finished item bring the heavy weight of disliking the process into balance? Jackie, on the Moonstruck Knits shawl…. Increase your needle size! Go to a US 3 or 4 - Nutiden is quite forgiving. The slightly larger needle will benefit you with a more drapey gauge, perfect for the outer section of the shawl. On Nutiden Shawls…have you tried Teti’s Laneus ?! It’s crescent shaped… I test knit it with one strand of Nutiden and one strand of silk mohair ❤❤❤. For a brioche knit - just brioche on cuffs and shawl collar - take a peek at Natasja’s Letho Cardigan. I have a few other wips chillin in a cabinet resting really cocooning until their becoming seems right. No worries about them or my stash. Sometimes I buy for a pattern but more often because the fiber or the maker/source speaks to me. I love the energy in its many forms. Thanks for the diversion!
Jackie, I am BEGGING you to bring the diatom shawl to Rhinebeck
If you're looking for brioche, check out Synaptic Stitches' Braided Bread sweater or Levain cardigan! They are knitted bottom up and seamed, but Jenn has lots of great "fearless knitting" tips to help you do all the techniques and fix mistakes!
I love that Diatom shawl!! I’d love to knit with some Haunui, but I’m not a spinner. Do you know of anyone with Haunui blend yarn available? I’ve been googling, but haven’t had any luck….
Just ordered that dark chocolate mohair !!! It’s amazing 🤩
I sooo loved all the wips I took have many to finish plus several to start loved this video soooo much ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love a wip down so yes to more of Jackie’s wips! I find I have the opposite problem as most knitters because casting on is my least favourite part and I love the middle and end of a project. I do have lots of project bags with whole cakes of yarn and a pattern inside though…
Carmen- I think you should rip out the Twig. Your face and sigh when you were talking about it seemed like misery more than joy. If you have to have the product, then give yourself a dedicated amount of limited time to work on it each day- like 3-5 rows. Time is too precious to spend on a WIP that isn't sparking joy, hope or excitement. It's beautiful but you can make something else beautiful with that yarn. And have Jackie rip it out for you if it's too hard for you.
I love seeing people with a lot of wips!! Makes me feel as if I am normal!! I have been making an effort to frog or finish what I have on the needles and am making progress!! I also buy yarn without a specific project in mind and admire those who are more deliberate in buying yarn and picking projects, but that’s not me. It’s my hobby and I can do what I want to!!!
Love the wip show! Jackie, have a look at the Bohemian Wrap by Polo Sylvie, (Isabel Kramer knit this pattern in gorgeous colours that I tried to copy). The pattern has an easy, great lace edging/lace frill that you might like for your Aster shawl.
I got through knitting my sleeves! I just moved to a country where I don't speak the language and you guys are now my only English speaking pals lol; thank you for recording 3 hours of the English language because I was seriously missing it. 😂 I'm one of those people who only buys yarn for a project, and I feel like my percentage is around 100%, at least for big projects? If the only yarn I can play with is my one project, it feels kind of inevitable. And I'm usually motivated by wanting to finish it so I can go shopping and start something new hahaha.
So fun! I have many wips but there is one that I have to decide what to do. I am now leaning toward frogging it and repurposing the yarn.
Putting this on while I card!!! I’m always looking for summer tops to knit and I love both your faces so this is perfect 😍
We love you too babe!!!
All I'm gonna say is this... " I'll have what she's having " Jackie's shawl... drool 🫶🫶
Meeeee tooooo Tea!!!!!!
Another fun episode! Here’s what I do to keep track in Ravelry. As soon as I do my gauge swatch, I put the needle size in my project page. This also helps because there are times I may do a swatch but then not start the cast on immediately so I have something to refer to later on. Oh wait…. You don’t do swatches! 😂😂 I also create the project as soon as I buy/decide on the yarn cuz there were times I couldn’t remember what I bought the yarn for! I guess it’s just a habit to get into because now I add it as soon as I start! I also keep notes as I go because I know how much others’ notes help me!
Omg please let me do even one of these things from now on!! This is all soooo smart! Thank you!!
I had a wip for 4 years, one of Arne and Carlos pattern. I had done the entire body, was about to start the sleeves. I tried to restarted it and remember why I abandoned it in the first place: it was a full colorwork seemed sweater with pattern on the purl side too. I was about to give the whole thing away when I saw Florence from Handmade by Florence do Olympic sweater of Lillehammer. I had an epiphany: stop evening, reclaim the yarn and start this new thing. Absolutely love it! One never know what a wip may come! 😂
Omg I love this!!! Thank you for sharing!!
I feel like I wanted to pickup the phone and jump into the wips conversation! I'm currently making the twigs and now Im scared. What were you talking about the collar? I've just spent two days procuring the right needles and cord length and now I feel like its really small. Like maybe too small to get over my head! any advice would be geatly appreciated.
Omg Angela! I get it! I’ll let Jackie answer this bc she’s the one who actually knows but I think I remember hers was too small at first? Also there was a weird flappy part?
This was a really fun podcast! I loved the look of joy in Jackie's eyes as she ripped out Carmen's shawl. I think sharing WIPs is a great idea -you've inspired me to make some decisions and get on with it. Thanks for all the laughs and inspiration.
Omg I love this and I literally went back and watched it! Hahaha you’re so so right! 😜😜😜 And thank for the very kind words!!!
You guys always inspire me to make more sweaters. 😂 I’m not sure if I have enough time in my life, but hey, I’m gonna try. I’m a very very very beginner spinner, Jackie and you keep inspiring me so I’ll give that a whirl too. Now I want to find haunui! (and I’ve cast on an Islet Drop) Carmen, finish that Stria! It’s so gorgeous and you know Rhinebeck is usually warm. It’ll be perfect. 😉 Jackie, you’re exactly right about project bags. I love them. They’re so cute and beautiful etc. but once your project is in them, unless you have big motivation to keep knitting on it, you forget all about them. I tend to work in a bit of a nest of projects because I like to do several at once and I like to have them just laying around for me but when I put them away, I forget about them. Oh Carmen! My first thought was you should finish your twig but as the podcast went on I think you’re going to solve it perfectly. It would be a shame to frog or just disappear that yoke that you’ve got so far. The colours are amazing,it’s so gorgeous! I hope that whatever you come up with works. I love the way it turned out, so far. Yes, I think you guys should bring a WIP your podcast, even if it’s occasionally. I certainly get some inspiration to check out my WIPs. It’s a great idea to look at them all before I go buy more yarn.😂 Thanks for your funny and thought provoking podcast. So enjoyable! ❤
Omg I loved every word of this!! Thank you for all your lovely support and advice!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Jackie, please bring all of your graveyard WIPS. Loved this. I’m pulling out a Union Jack cushion WIPS that I was going to knit and finished during the Olympic Games in London circa 2012😂
Bahahahahaha soooooo good!!!
Keep going on the Twig sweater! It is beautiful and you’re going to love it in the long run. Maybe 15 minutes a day. The colors are gorgeous. I would keep all of the motifs. It can be a fun and humorous 15 minutes a day
You’re so right! I don’t think I can make all the motifs but I do think I have to finish it
I also have a long time herbernating Stria...I am about the same place you are Carmen. And the number of times I have gone back and forth on ripping it or finishing it, is incredible. Like every two weeks I'm like 'ok I love the fabric, I love the colors, it's amazing!'. And then two weeks later I'm like 'im never going to knit it'. I once out in back in rotation, and put a reminder two months later on my phone that said: if you haven't knit a single row on the stria by now, rip it out! And I hadn't - but still can't quite make myself rip it ahaha
Bahahahaha Victoria!!! I could not understand more! The struggle is REAL!!!!
Hey Carmen! For your Twig, once you finish the yoke and then seperate for sleeves, then you could change your needles to have a looser gauge on the body and it would go much quicker, like the Wervel from neons and neutrals!
Yaaasss! I was thinking the same thing! Kindred spirits!!
Carmen, you’re a golfer and knitter - me too! Love this podcast, so fun!
Omg! That’s so so fun Michelle!!!! And thank you!!
This was such a great episode! I want to knit so many double silk/mo shawls now, and I don't even wear shawls--you two are just brimming with inspiration, as always my queue is now completely destroyed. So, I have a WIP management strategy to share with you: check out Wool and Honey's "Gideon Method." Basically, you identify five languishing WIPs you want to finish, order them 1-5, and then picking up #1, work on it monogamously for either 12 knitting hours or until it's bound off, whichever comes first. Then, unless it's finished, it moves to the bottom of the pile again and you do the same with #2, etc. You never have to slog along for more than 12 hours of working on something, but it's a meaningful enough chunk of time that Progress Gets Made. If you have more than 5 languishing WIPs, you can add one to the list when something gets done. You can do it! I believe in you. Thank you so much for these long, chummy episodes; I love them so much. Get another battery and do four hours, I'm here for it. xoxo
Bahahaha thank you and I would not be surprised if four hours is in our future!! And that is the most amazing wip management strategy I’ve heard! I’m sooo going to do this! As soon as I finish my mastiha which suddenly, and surprisingly, rose to the top of my queue and is all I want to knit on right now. In the dead heat of summer 😜
Great episode :) If you would like to see how Andrea Mowry styles her asymmetrical triangle shawls, she includes a clip near the end of episode 22 of "I'll Knit if I Want To" (around the 30 minute mark). Yours turned out beautifully!
Oh thank you so much!!!!
I like the brioche suggestions for the Aster. Plus, I think with your petite frame a shawl-ette totally works! It's just not a huge wrap that is going to go around your elbows.
Thank you!!!!
Loved you going through your WIPS, please go on ;) I've got 4 WIPs and the challenging one is a garter blanket I want to make big enough for our bed using 3.5mm needles. See the challenge? It'll get finished eventually (I hope)
Omg!!! I have wanted to make a blanket for so long! Haha even have the wool but it’s so daunting!! You will totally get it done though!!!
Jackie, for the Aster shawl, do another wider strip of garter then do a deep band of BRIOCHE
I love this idea
Finish the shawl in 2 colour brioche
Love this!!!
Ladies. This was so SO MUCH fun. I loved the WIP down. I started to go through mine and frogged one. As usual, your energy is wonderful and infectious. Thank you for all the time you spend with us. I very much liked this content. And it’s really good to see all your older WIPS and a refresher and maybe it’s something we might want to knit as well. Your handspun is beautiful, as are all of your garments and shawls.
Aw Patricia!! Thank you for all of this!!!!
Jackie, maybe for the Natasha shawl just do garter or twisted rib fir the remainder? I don’t know if those stitches would work with the existing? I am thinking you could stripe the two like the Nostalgia shawl by Elena Nodel?
Great ideas!!!! Thank you!!!
Most of the time I don't have an actual plan for the yarn when I buy... just if it's a sweater quantity or not. If I do buy with a specific intention, so far that is what it becomes.
Love this discipline!!
Jackie you are so good at modifications I have complete faith that you will find a way to make that shawl into something amazing!
Aw she really is and you’re right, she’ll blow us away with the FO next ep!
Carmen I definitely agree with both of your frogs 😊
Haha thank you! Always makes it easier when others agree!!
What if you make the twigs into a shrug?....lol...less than 3 minutes after I posted it then you started talking about it 😂 I think it would totally work!
I will def consider this!!!
I have the Stria pattern...but if you can't finish it then I won't even cast on... it's sooooo cute!!
Hahaha I would go with “don’t do it”!
OMG while you ladies were going over WIPS I went stash diving for the Eyelet top. Seeing all the yarn I have made me overwhelmed and I realized I need to stay on my yarn diet and knit some WIPS. Also I agree with Jackie. Work on Stria and when you need a break finish instant crush.
Omg I know that feeling! You def need to make the islet top though! It’s perfection!!
Jackie…That shawl is gorgeous. Great job!
It is the most incredible shawl I’ve ever ever put on!!!
thank you ladies. bonkers but wholly engaging. Thank you for the no edit interference - the maniacal pooches in the background just add to the pleasure. 🤗
Hahaha thank you!! Love that you feel the same as us!!
Jackie & Carmen, Thank you so much for each of your Honesty with knitting. I am trying to be more intent with what goes on and off of the needles, This past week have had the bug to cast on 2 new projects-only have 1 other on the needles-have been trying to be a monogamous knitter but that isn't working for me. So on goes the pattern pairing with yarn and off I shall go. Can't wait to see your next video for the updates.
Thank you so much! And I feel like it’s a flow: be monogamous when you’re feeling monogamous, cast on new wips when you feel like you need them! Thank goodness there aren’t any knitting police!!
I'm knitting on my 2nd Twigs now, and had the same issue as Carmen with a larger row gauge, so that my finished body is a lot longer than my preferred length. For her, I would suggest dividing for body and sleeves either just before or just after section 8 chart, and removing the section 9 and 11 charts completely. I think to preserve the balance of the colourwork, you need to remove 2 motifs, one large and one small. Something I also noticed when knitting my first Twigs is that the stitch count is quite small in the upper part of the yoke, where it's supposed to go over the shoulders, and if you're knitting that section on gauge then the sweater as a tendency to ride up at the front, fit quite high on the body and sometimes create a bulge at the front neck or the top of the back between the shoulders. To fix that I knitted the upper yoke on a larger needle, at 26sts/10cm, going down to a smaller needle after I divided for sleeves, and I find this creates a better fit.
Omg this is amazing info!! Thank you!!!!
Hi Jackie To finish your pink shawl I would do another contrast stripe then eyelets then a contrast stripe , more eyelets then as a border either corrugated rib ( using both colours) OR a two colour BRIOCHE band which would tie it all together and add texture
Oh yeeesssssss!!!
An idea for the Aster shawl: change it into something like the Batad by Stephen West, maybe? I think it is already the right size for that. The low contrast combination is very beautiful and I don't think you can frog one strand Nutiden easily, or at all. It is very light and will be nice to wear in the winter, at home.
Beautiful idea!
I was able to frog a whole sweater while watching and giggling along with you two. Thanks! Jackie, continue the Twigs in some manner.
Omg I love this sooooo much!!!!
Okay, you two. I love that your podcast is so long. It's always there for me when I need to accomplish something that's going to take a while. It's always so much nicer to tackle while seeing you be such fun friends.
Oh this just makes us so happy! So glad we can keep you company!!
Jackie, Where do you buy your Nutiden? Specifically the one used for Sweater 28? Thank you.
Hi Susan! Nutiden is released by Honer Och Eir in collections throughout the year and the colourways are never repeated! 😭 But if you follow them on instagram or sign up for their newsletter, you’ll get to see the new offerings as they come out and hopefully one will spark your interest! If you want more info on Nutiden and working with it check out our first few episodes! Haha we go on and on!
@@knittingagoodyarnpodcast5765 Hi Jackie! LOVE your podcast and I must say thank you as the patterns and yarn you highlight are wonderful! I just made Sweater 28 (used same yarn as you did) and adore it. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question on Nutiden!
I ALWAYS buy with a plan, except for Nutiden, and I’d say my conversion rate is 95% 😅 in fact, I have a bundle on Ravelry which is called “shopping list”, so I am prepared when the occasion arises 😂 Planning is definitely my favourite part of knitting! Please, Carmen do finish the Stria… I am gonna start mine soon and I need motivation 😅
Omg I want to be like this!!! This is sooo good! Haha and I’m literally on vacay and brought the stria to work on, only to realize that I didn’t have the right size needles with me! Going home today though and that’s task number one!!!
Thanks for another engaging video. Thank goodness purl soho is having a sale. 😂
Haha thank you and I love this
You asked how we add stash -- by watching enthusiastic podcasters, haha! I've now got two baskets waiting for my final 'make this purchase' click, thanks to you both. Haunui, who knew?? Funny you mentioned moss stitch during this show, since you provided company as I linked back a couple of rows to fix my moss stitch. Knitting Say Hello in Garthenor Number 1 Shetland, and I keep missing the moss rhythm because it's hard to see at night. Love your show!
I love how aligned we were!!! Haha and also that we can inspire you!!