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AnythingbyMerja
Sweden
Registrace 10. 08. 2011
✨Knitter living in a 100 year old house in the middle of a rural forest in Sweden ✨ Knitting, gardening, nature and anything else that comes to mind 🌱
Knitting podcast #14 A little birthday celebration hang out with my recent projects 🌸❤️
On this channel I share little bits and pieces of my life here in the middle of a Swedish forest/countryside where me and my boyfriend live in an over 100 year old house. I enjoy the little things in life such as knitting and gardening so be sure to subscribe if you do as well ❤️
Patterns I’m talking about in this video:
Juntu www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/juntu-sweater
Lavender socks www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/blooming-lavender-socks
Feel the bern www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/feel-the-bern
Eden wrap cardigan www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/eden-wrap-cardigan
Lorien sweater www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/lorien-sweater
Yarns I’m talking about in this video:
Istex Plötulopi
Filcolana Arwetta
Scarlet by Permin
Sandnes Garn Smart
Svarta Fåret Soft Lama fine
Garnstudio drops alpakka
BC Garn Bio Shetland GOTS
Järbo Mellan raggi
Instagram: anythingbymerja
Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/anythingbyMerja
Music: Epidemic sound
Editing done by me in Final Cut Pro.
Patterns I’m talking about in this video:
Juntu www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/juntu-sweater
Lavender socks www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/blooming-lavender-socks
Feel the bern www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/feel-the-bern
Eden wrap cardigan www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/eden-wrap-cardigan
Lorien sweater www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/lorien-sweater
Yarns I’m talking about in this video:
Istex Plötulopi
Filcolana Arwetta
Scarlet by Permin
Sandnes Garn Smart
Svarta Fåret Soft Lama fine
Garnstudio drops alpakka
BC Garn Bio Shetland GOTS
Järbo Mellan raggi
Instagram: anythingbymerja
Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/anythingbyMerja
Music: Epidemic sound
Editing done by me in Final Cut Pro.
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Knitting podcast #13 - My summer projects (Rug, Eden Wrap Cardigan, Camisole)
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On this channel I share little bits and pieces of my life here in the middle of a Swedish forest/countryside where me and my boyfriend live in an over 100 year old house. I enjoy the little things in life such as knitting and gardening so be sure to subscribe if you do as well ❤️ Patterns I’m talking about in this video: Rug - www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/rug Camisole nr 4 - www.rav...
I was scared to knit colorwork until I tried this method
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I don't know about you but I have been postponing on getting into colorwork for the sake of it looking too difficult and daunting. As I was searching through tips and tricks for getting started, all I got was more stress over techniques and more fear messing it all up. So I decided to just go for it and see what happens. I decided to do my best to record it and share it all with you guys and ma...
How to make authentic bar and liquid soap + recipes
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Hey guys! Here I take you along when I make two well needed soaps for our household. I make one soap for washing all my knitted wooly garments with, and one traditional Swedish linseed soap that I will treat our wooden floors with. Hope you like it! On this channel I share little bits and pieces of my life here in the middle of a Swedish forest/countryside where me and my boyfriend live in an o...
Planting potatoes and making a very typical Swedish rhubarb pie
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Hello! I invite you all to follow along on my potato planting days and show how I did it :D welcome! On this channel I share little bits and pieces of my life here in the middle of a Swedish forest/countryside where me and my boyfriend live in an over 100 year old house. I enjoy the little things in life such as knitting and gardening so be sure to subscribe if you do as well ❤️ Instagram: inst...
Knitting podcast 12 - To frog or not to frog?
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Hello! In this video I need your advice on a project I am having some serious thoughts about. I am also sharing current WIP:s and one finished object! Enjoy the video and if you see the cat, let me know in the comments 😂 Patterns I mention in the video: White raglan top: www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/fall-bluff-pullover-2 Socks: www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/socks Favo swe...
Light and breezy summer knitting plans
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Welcome! In this video I share some of my summer knitting plans for 2024. I'm all for the natural aesthetic with garments that feel right to wear and that lets your body to feel free. Bring your knitting along and have fun! Thank you Martina for inspiring me for the "Choose your own garden" pattern. Your version is what made me fall in love in this masterpiece ❤️ @wegrowild Patterns I’m talking...
Knitting podcast #11 Spring knits and appreciating life (Camisole nr 4 Idle hands Sorgenfri Tørkle)
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Thank you Jessica for the beautiful stitch markers ❤️ You can find her channel here: @jessikaoliviaskapar Patterns I mention in the video: Sorgenfri Tørkle: www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/sorgenfri-trkle Camisole nr. 4: www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/camisole-no-4 Idle hands cardigan: www.ravelry.com/projects/anythingbyMerja/idle-hands Yarns mentioned: Sandnes - Fritidsgarn ...
Tearing down things in an old Swedish house + planting seeds 🌱
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Hi! Spring is finally here and so is the energy to get things started! In this video you get to follow along when I sew seeds for the first time in our new house and towards a life of self sufficiency. We also get started with renovating the stairs in our over 100 year old house. On this channel I share little bits and pieces of my life here in the middle of a Swedish forest/countryside where m...
Yarns I LOVED knitting with as a beginner knitter
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Hey guys! As title states, I am an obsessed beginner knitter with a lot of yarn but as I say in the video I have been limited to test out all the yarns in my possession. However, these are my favourites from 2023 that impressed me greatly. Enjoy!
Reflections after 6 months living in a Swedish forest
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My first attempt to a vlog, I hope you like it! You can also find me here: Instagram: anythingbymerja Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/anythingbyMerja Editing done by me in Final Cut Pro. Thumbnail done by me in Photoshop. #swedish #sweden #springisintheair #springtime #forest #garden #loneliness #serene #calmness #nomusic #nobackgroundmusic #knitter #vlog #knittingvlog
I BOUGHT MY DREAM HOME 🌲 SWEDISH HOUSE TOUR
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Finally it´s out! This house tour has been on my To-Do list for ages now and as I explain in the video, there had been tons of reasons to why this wasn't already filmed. But here it is! Far from perfect but at least you get a glimpse of our beloved home ❤️ If you want to watch my boyfriend Phillips house tour, you can do so here: czcams.com/video/rY7LxFRDhkQ/video.html Garden tour (makes me mis...
🌸 Everything I Knit in 2023 as a beginner 🌸 Ranunculus Petite knit Colorwork Lace Cables and more!
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🌸 Everything I Knit in 2023 as a beginner 🌸 Ranunculus Petite knit Colorwork Lace Cables and more!
Knitting podcast ep. 10 🌼 Starting my first ever colorwork project + updates on other WIP:s
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Knitting podcast ep. 10 🌼 Starting my first ever colorwork project updates on other WIP:s
Knitting podcast #9 Update on WIP:s, FO:s and a Sari Nordlund pattern 🌸
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Knitting podcast #9 Update on WIP:s, FO:s and a Sari Nordlund pattern 🌸
today i took back control over my yarn stash
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today i took back control over my yarn stash
Knitting Podcast #8 🎄Finished Barbroe Blouse, all WIPS and next years plans (on and off knitting)
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Knitting Podcast #8 🎄Finished Barbroe Blouse, all WIPS and next years plans (on and off knitting)
Knitting Podcast #7 🎄Barbroe blouse, comparing Knitting for Olive Merino + Sandnes Sunday
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Knitting Podcast #7 🎄Barbroe blouse, comparing Knitting for Olive Merino Sandnes Sunday
Knitting Podcast #6 ❄️ Favo pullover, Gro hat, Squareneck camisole, DK vanilla socks |
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Knitting Podcast #6 ❄️ Favo pullover, Gro hat, Squareneck camisole, DK vanilla socks |
Knitting Podcast #5 🍁Hermione sock pattern issues and going against the autumny colors |
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Knitting Podcast #5 🍁Hermione sock pattern issues and going against the autumny colors |
Knitting Podcast #4 🍁 I finished my Terrazzo neck! 😍 + major WIP update |
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Knitting Podcast #4 🍁 I finished my Terrazzo neck! 😍 major WIP update |
Knitting Podcast #3 | First PetiteKnit pattern, thoughts on new Drops Daisy and some exciting yarn |
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Knitting Podcast #3 | First PetiteKnit pattern, thoughts on new Drops Daisy and some exciting yarn |
Garden Diaries | 🌳 First garden tour in our Swedish paradise 🌸
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Garden Diaries | 🌳 First garden tour in our Swedish paradise 🌸
Why you should block your knitted items
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Why you should block your knitted items
Knitting Podcast #2 Lace socks, camisoles and other fun projects
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Knitting Podcast #2 Lace socks, camisoles and other fun projects
Knit and chat | 🏡 Starting to knit on my black ranunculus, quick garden + mini plant haul 🌷
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Knit and chat | 🏡 Starting to knit on my black ranunculus, quick garden mini plant haul 🌷
Knitting Podcast #1 | 🥰 Everything I Knit in my first year of knitting, progress and current WIPs |
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Knitting Podcast #1 | 🥰 Everything I Knit in my first year of knitting, progress and current WIPs |
Happy belated birthday 🎉 I’ve been having some of the same troubles with colourwork socks and so far it’s worked best when I only catch the floats when I turn my work (on magic loop), perhaps that will help? Though it will leave some longer floats I feel the same as you about having a channel and sharing - started a little while ago and I feel so great in this community, even if I only have a few followers😅
👋👋🇦🇺
Lovely episode as usual❤ If you dont get to spin the beautiful raw wool you can always take up needle felting 😊 it is a nice and rather easy way to use the wool and get a good (and quick) results. Maybe needle felting a little sheep as a thank you gift 🎁
Hi Merja! Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉 lovely podcast as always ☺️ and I am glad you mentioned your insta page, this way I can follow you there too. Love all the colorwork sweaters! I am also in a colorwork kick lately 😁 Take care!
Happy belated birthday! 🎉
WOW WOW WOW I can't choose 1 project I love, I love them all 😍 you are so talented and your garden is looking amazing. Hoping the wool can be saved, will be amazing to watch how you do that 😍😍
Happy birthday Merja! Hope you had a wonderful day. Your colourwork journey is really taking off and I look forward to seeing the end results of these lovely projects. I haven't done any colourwork yet but soon...
Charlotte usually recommends not catching floats and using a size bigger needles for the color work, maybe that will help it fit
Try putting a piece of cardboard between the beach and the house it will stop the sound❤
Happy birthday 🎉 Thank you for another wonderful and inspiring episode! Beautiful projects 😍 I feel the same about podcasting. It's given me so many new friends and conections all over the world. And since I can't work it really means so much to connect with people from my own knitting corner here at home😊
Happy bday❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I fear the strings will cut through your sunflower stalks. Try tying them up with strips or scrap cloth. Good luck.
Loving all your projects ❤. Did you and your partner manage to get the chimneys fixed before winter comes?
Hi:) you really have a lot of projects in progress ❤❤❤ really curious to see results:) have a wonderful Saturday ❤
Your unspun will bloom beautifully when you block it. I am not aware of it breaking once knit up. The stitches really want to stay together once knit. Your sweater looks beautiful. Your garden looks amazing. We have been enjoying lettuce and zucchini from our garden. We still have tomatoes from last year that I froze so we have been fortunate. Our peppers didn't turn out, we have never been successful with our peppers. We grew them from seed and we don't use chemicals but they had a funny chemical taste. I hope you had a beautiful birthday. You mentioned feeling old. I do not know your life other than what you share on line but it can be tough sometimes. I will be 54 this December and if I may share some unsolicited advice.. as I age I feel things a little more, physically and emotionally. Some days this is tough others it is ok. I have started to appreciate that (as cheesy as this sounds) each day is such a gift and dwelling on the ills or not being where you thought you would be is wasting that gift. This is my experience and I do not know if this is yours, I guess all this is to say you are not alone. As for the noise yes we can hear it but it not annoying, it is lovely especially since you shared where it is coming from. We can also hear the wind blowing through the leaves and it is a wonderful peaceful sound. All the best to you my friend, I wish you lots of joy, laughter and peace this year.
A couple of days late - Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great day 💚
So amazing, you really are living the dream ❤
I only started knitting seriously last Sep...still very much a beginner. I've been procrastinating trying out colourwork, always finding something else (easier) to knit. Seeing you do your first colourwork is inspiring me to also get started. Well, soon...😅
Hi:) i really love that super tick rug idea:) so fluffy:)
Oh yes! 😍😍 imagine using all your stash yarn into the biggest rug ever 😍😂🤩
I love how all those yarns together look! Super fluffy 😍
Right? 😍 it was a very spontaneous project and it seems to be a hit already 😍
Now i can't postpone it any longer...i need an emotional support chicken in my life to! I have been holding off until now, but you have me convinced. Just love you're podcast and your lovely energy. Thank you so much. All the best from Denmark.
Haha right?! It’s one of those things that just grows on you, I haven’t started mine yet but I’m pretty sure me and everyone I know will soon have a knitted chicken in their household 😂 Thank you so much! 😍😍 this makes so so happy!
I love that first jumper! Definitely not going to steal it 😂
You better not 😂😂
Thanks for sharing your method! I will have to come back to this video when I start my colourwork journey.
Definitely try it! It opens up for so many new patterns! 😍
Ok I’m going to try it, thank you for the encouragement 💕
Let me know how it goes! 😍😍
Your sweater is gorgeous ❤
Thank you Ivetta! ❤️😍
Love it , both the choice of colors and the pattern and style 👏🌸🐝
Thank you so much! 😍
Gorgeous color choice !
Thank you! 😍
I’ve made this for my daughter love all of junkos patterns
Very much so! So clearly written so I’ll definitely make more from her 😍
Really love your attitude to trying out complicated things and being ok with issues that arise 😊
Thank you! 😍
1:46 I think the left has a nice amount of contrast but I don’t know what I’m talking about 😁
Well, you are the designer 😎😅
Why do you boil the water in the Closet? ;) @6:54
Because we like to steam our clothes 😎
So very clever ❤
Ooh I've never tried making the liquid soap before. I'm interested to see how to works on your wood floors!
Oh yeah it’s so easy to make and easy to use for just general cleaning in the house. You use so little and mixed with water it lasts for so long! Oh I really hope it works, that would be the dream 😍
Your rhubarb crumble looks delicious! I started my rhubarb patch last year so I'm thinking next year will be the first proper harvest from it. How do you like to eat your potatoes?!
Oh you need to try it next year when your rhubarb is getting harvested 😍 so delicious! Love being able to just go out into the garden and throw together something like that completely spontaneously! Oh can’t wait to have potatoes this year! 😍 I’ll cook them in the normal ways I usually cook them, boiled, mashed, stick them in a stew (maybe you get the reference, maybe you don’t and that’s okay 😅) but I also wanted to try having them in salads too :D
Love the reference 😂 there really are so many delicious ways to prepare potatoes!
Congratulations on 1K! 🥳That is so disheartening about your knitted tank top - I hope you can fix it! 🤞
Oh thank you so much 🤗🤗❤️ yeah it really sucks :( at least it hasn’t gotten any worse since I discovered the holes, and I’m sure I’ll be able to fix it once I get to it. There’s just sooo much in the garden at the moment to take care of and the heat is making me so slow 😅
Oh yeah I get the same way in the heat too. Not looking forward to those super hot and humid days 😬
Before taking up knitting, I had been soapmaking for about 10 years. This reminded me how much I enjoyed it. I think I need to make some lanolin soap myself now, never tried using my own soap on my knits. And the swedish linseed soap is fascinating!
Oh wow, so cool! 😍 what types of soaps did you usually make? Oh yeah, go for it! I’ve only used other bar soaps and it really works!
Thanks so much for sharing 💗 so interesting
I’m glad you liked the video 😍
Some great project ideas I will try one day
I’m glad you liked them 😍
I'm trying potatoes for the first time this year too! Except I'm doing mine in really big pots🌱🌱
Wow so cool! How many can you fit in a pot and what types are you growing? 😍
LOVE watching your videos ❤. So looking forward to seeing your potato harvest and OMG your rhubarb crumble looks delicious. I have never seen crumble made like that but definitely want to try it ❤ Missed seeing Keedan this week getting up to mischief 😂
Oh me too! Love potatoes and so fun to see how it goes when doing it all from scratch 😍 oh you need to try it! I’ll make it for you guys when you come over! 😍
I can’t wait to see how they will turn out!
Oh me too! 😍 I will definitely update when they are ready!
it was interesting to observe how you plant potatoes:) basically, until I was 20 years old, I both planted and harvested potatoes, and it was a huge field, and it was always a lot of cleaning, a very tiring day🙈 And they just grew there:)) nobody watered them , but it was necessary to hoe the weeds. rhubarb flatbread is also very popular here. Inspire me, I want to bake :)
Oh wow! I had no idea! 😍 so fun that you have gotten to experience that as a child, not the hard work but the outdoors and growing something 😍
Hi! i'm new here! watching this already in May 2024, but i wanted to share the idea for the Rowan Felted tweed yarn in amethyst color in case you haven't already knitted using this - i used this yarn to make a pair of gloves, 1 skein should be enough. these gloves are super warm, i wore them during whole winter, even in -20 degrees celsius and less and it feels great! alpaca in the composition can make a piece feel a little prickly, but not that much, and to my mind this helps not to get cold in winter, but i won't recommend to use this yarn for hats or scarfs or any piece that is in touch with sensitive skin parts like neck or forehead. hope that my comment helps 😊 and i can really relate to this topic of buying yarn faster than knitting from it. i'm trying to make purchases more rationally and have a specific project for yarn i'm going to buy and honestly estimate my already planned projects and yarn stash. so you're not alone in that!
Oh what a great way to use up that skein! 😍😍 I’ll definitely look into patterns that could work with this yarn. Did you use any specific pattern for your gloves or did you just come up with something yourself? Oh yeah, yarn shopping is a never ending struggle/pleasure 😂 but I have gotten better at making less purchases now but the stash is getting out of hand again 😂 I might have to make a part 2 soon 😅
@@anythingbymerja I knitted 2 pair of gloves using 2 videos on youtube, they are step by step tutorials with all techniques how to calculate on your hand measures. 1st one is @AnnaPaulBlog video with knitting starting from fingers, and 2nd one is @HelenYakovleva video where you knit starts from wrist. They are super detailed and i didn't have any struggles following the tutorial. they are free and i hope that you enjoy knitting them! what i can also suggest regarding yarn collecting is to meet with other knitters and do swapping! my local community of knitters decided to take a challenge of the year without buying yarn (it sounds quite ambitious) and each creates the rules to follow for themselves. personally i just wanted to be rationally in my yarn purchases and didn't plan not to buy any. so with this group of knitters we meet each month to exchange the yarn and instruments that are not relevant for us any more, and it feels like purchasing smth without actually make purchases! and also we share our progress and what we knit and how much yarn we spend on projects and how stash is decreasing and support each other!
Stor grattis for 1000 plus prenumeranter! Put lavender oil and cedar woods balls in your cupboard (looks really like months to me...) ... I am currently knitting the rosenlund top from Sari, so I might be a bit influenced so I say don´t frong your sweater yet. Best of luck with all your garden planning!
Tack så mycket! 😍 I have cedar wood but my closet is a mess and don’t really have good storage at the moment for all wooly things. I need to organize something first but I’ll definitely try that tip! ❤️
I’ve done that too. I had the weekender in a beautiful green from knit picks. I only had the sleeves left to do and I frogged it. It just wasn’t what I had envisioned for that yarn.
Did you get to make something great with that yarn after? ❤️
I am glad to share any knowledge or experience 🤗 I had carpet beetles when I moved house, they ate the wool carpets and also one of my hand knits 😢Although I would prefer not to use plastic I think it’s the best way to deter those wool hungry insects. I washed my woolens last weekend to store for summer, they will be very welcome in September again.🧶
Thank you for sharing! I really need to figure out a storage for them as well, I was going to keep them in my luggage but plastic is probably the way to go!
Omg I love your cardigan and the birds are amazing to listen to ❤ Kedan was so funny it took me a few seconds to work out there was a hole in the wall 😂
Thank you so much 😍 hahaha yeah she gave me a good laugh when I was editing! I had no idea she even was anywhere near me at that point!
"I need to hide" and ducking out of view is exactly what I do when people can see me in my yard lol
Hahaha I was hesitant to keep that part in the video so this comments makes me glad that I did, now I know I’m not the only one 😂
If you don’t need the yarn then I say wait until September and if you still don’t like it then frog and use the yarn to make something else. I like the cables design but the moss stitch ruins it for me. I am such a lover of stockinette stitch though. I’m in the uk and I use mm.
Thank you for commenting! ☀️ oh I love stockinette too! I don’t mind the moss stitch here but I think with this yarn it’s a bit too defined, maybe a less round yarn would make it nicer. It comes off a bit sharp right now. So I think it’s going to be a frog 🐸
If I'm unsure about the project, I put it in my project bag and let myself think about it. Maybe you'll want to frog it? Maybe you can leave it as a vest? Give yourself some time, you'll see how you feel about the sweater after a while
That is a very good way of dealing with this type of thing. I think I now know what to do but I’ll wait a few days, but I think it’s leaning on frogging 🐸