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I recommend that you frog the Jared Flood cable sweater. One of the least pleasant knits I ever did was a Brooklyn Tweed cable jumper. The designer (Emily Greene) is excellent but the pattern was put together so badly. Impossible to use the charts, so wordy that even I (a person who loves context) could barely be bothered to keep on. I never wore the sweater cuz I couldn't get over my irritation with the experience. I wish I hadn't wasted my time. Last BT pattern I ever bought. I don't think BT patterns that I've used are particularly well put together (esp the complex ones) - I think they're unnecessarily convoluted which is why I bought so many and never started them.

The encouragement is that your sleeves are done on the Timberlane! It will go faster than you think since you only have the body to do. Thanks for going thru WIPs, we all have them in our skeleton closet. 😂

I love those viking socks! I'm wondering if maybe it would be a good idea for you to comb through some patterns that you think you'll like to knit and Thomas would like wearing, and ask him to pick a new sweater out of those. For such a complicated garment, if you don't like to knit it, it _might_ just be better to try a more fun pattern.

Re: Field Day cardigan: I would add about 4" in length to balance the ease, which would make it more of like a...not a duster, but would give it a cape-like quality. But I love long oversized sweaters!

I got into a gift blanket hole cause about 10 of my friends got pregnant all within the same year. And that stressed me and I was spending so much time being unmotivated about these promised gift knits. I found the one row a day has worked pretty well. A lot of days I’d do an extra row or two but even just one, then I can do whatever I want with the rest of my knitting time

Finish the Timberlane sweater. It is beautiful and will be an heirloom. Here's the approach. DO NOT SET A DEADLINE! You have already tried that and failed. It is worked flat. Therefore, work two rows a day. One kint row and one purl row. Of course you won't want to. When your brains says, I don't want to. Just do it! Lots of life requires powering through the things we don't want to do. And, it will be worth it. Two rows a day no matter what! Before you know it, it will become a habit that you will miss when the cardigan is done. Trust me! I have not done the Timberlane but I knit my daughter a giant cabled bedspread. Two rows a day... finihed it for Christmas "23.

Rip the socks out and start over.

I am a 2x-3x girl so big sweaters are the norm for me. In a large project like the cardigan for a loved one set aside specific time for two rows per day. Bang them out and work on other priorities.

I really enjoyed this video! Also, you remind me of Donna from that 70s show (in the best possible way) 😊

Hej Michelle, your new sweater project looks gorgeous. The color combination works! I think. And please do take the pressure Out of your mind. You have great ideas. Your channel is a must-see for me. Your sock pattern looks stunning. Also for varigateted yarns. So far i dyed my first yarn myself - very very varigated🤭, but with your pattern it will look like a thoughtfull yarn... Fingers crossed.... So please enjoy your channel the fullest like we do☺️

I used the wool of the andies to make an emotional support chicken and I agree it's a bit scratchy.

Wool of the Andes , I was told gets softer after a soak in wool wash

I made the Timberline for my husband in 2019/20 in the same yarn you are using. It’s beautiful, a work of art. It’s also very heavy and my husband has worn it exactly one time. I wish I had made him a simpler cardigan or made the smallest size and kept it for myself. I still love it and am so proud of it but I’m sad it’s not getting the love it deserves.

for knitting projects with different cables I like to combine charts and make one big chart. Let say there is cables with 4 row repeat, 6 row repeat and 12 row repeat, I would print 4 repeat cable chart 3 times, 6 repeat cable chart 2 times , 12 repeat cable chart 1 time and glue it together. Otherwise I have trouble keeping track of where i am in each chart.

I would like to have that yarn, I kind of live in the same area you do 😂❤.

I often worry that I will have problems with WOTA, but then I wear it and am just fine. *shrug*

I'm in the same boat as you with your husband's sweater my fiancé also picked the timberline cardigan for me to knit for him. And like yours he doesn't own a single cable anything...

Thank you for the wip show! You can work on the sweater for 20 minutes before you knit on fun knits.

I am so particular about yarn (color, fiber, construction, etc.). I have learned that I really don't like mystery yarn boxes/clubs.

I have a similar issue with a shawl collar cardigan for my husband - it’s been lingering for two years now :|

Love the matching his and hers in the socks. The easel or to flip your copied charts to lay out front and back for easy flips! Zoom your charts and instructions so that you can see and to make notes as needed and mark off where you are. Great Video!! Happy Knitting!😅😊🎉

Good luck on the Vikings socks!

The KnitCompanion App would really help you with this. Watch Very Pink Knits as she does a tutorial for each section. There is a free version and a paid for version. Love your Podcast, especially when the kitty cats make an❤ appearance.

I had no idea this was only your 10th episode! I think I have seen them all, then! I'm never this early! 😂I've really been enjoying it.

I used wool of the Andes for a champagne cardigan. It makes the cardigan almost like a jacket. It’s definitely toothy but because it’s a cardigan it’s not next to skin. I also have discovered I do not like mystery anything when it comes to knitting 😅 a couple boxes into a mystery skein box I had to cancel because I would just never use the yarn I received.

I know how much of a slog that cabled sweater must be because you’re talking about what a slog it is while wearing a finished moonset tee 😅

Did you block those socks before he tried them on? I had a tight pair once and after I blocked them they were still a bit snug but they did stretch out. I do like the idea of the matching Viking socks though!

You can do it! Do the socks and then 15=30 minutes every day on Thomas's sweater and it will be finished very, very soon!

I love your friend’s idea of setting aside a time every day to work on the cabled cardigan.

I have knit a pair of colourwork socks for my husband, and even though it had more stitches than I would usually cast on for him, he absolutely couldn't get his heel through them. But that was before blocking! I blocked them fairly aggressively, and now they fit him just fine and he wears them all the time.

Linen top yarn - could it be a lace shopping bag?

It’s a beast of a project, but your husband does have great taste- it’s going to be a showstopper!

Regarding your husband's sweater: I, too, have a languishing sweater that I REALLY want as a finished object but for some reason has become the red-headed stepchild of my knitting world. It has been on my needles for over two years. I recently decided I MUST finish it by Labor Day (as it will be a beautiful autumn garment) and here's the trick that seems to work for me: 1) knit on it for x number of rounds or rows per day where x is a single digit number; 2) knit on it at the same time of day each day...that is, in the morning with the first cup of hot beverage or the first thing you touch when you settle in for evening TV knitting, etc. Make it a new short-term habit; 3) set the project on a spare bed so you can plop on the bed, knit your x number of rounds or rows, and leave the room. Not having to take it out of a project bag and get the yarn, needles, and printed pages set up is a big help. Just set the beast back down on the spare bed and walk away until tomorrow. 🙂

I’ve knit two sweaters out of Wool of the Andes and it’s not just you - it is more rustic. It does soften with washing, but it is much better for a cardigan and not a pullover. I don’t have a great method for working on languishing projects. The most I’ve ever had at one time is four and I just hated having that many. Now I find my sweet spot is one large projects and one small project. One can be complicated but one has to be relatively simple. My husband really liked that cardigan too but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Good luck finishing it - you are braver than I.

You’ve already knit both sleeves of the cardigan, so in some way, the hard part is done? Anyway, try just a row every other day to start and then if you can get some steam, try for a row a day. No deadlines though. I’ve always found setting a deadline just makes me procrastinate more. You can do this. It’ll be so gorgeous.

Love the Timberline sweater!!! - was thinking of making but put it off and now glad I never started. sounds super difficult. Might find a pattern to streamline the cables but love that collar!! Hope you finish it for your husband!!

The Wool of the Andes tweed is softer than the regular Wool of the Andes IMO! It's definitely a little rougher than other workhorses like Cascade 220.

Definitely have heard Wool Of The Andes is rough/rustic. Thus I have avoided it. Not interested in such yarns. Happy to let others buy it.

Your channel is quickly becoming one of my favourites when it comes to knitting. On the cable sweater, I am knitting up a cabled pattern from Brooklyn Tweed at the moment, and there are 7 charts which is already a lot ;) Thanks for the tip with the colour marking!

You should totally finish those socks for yourself, so much work already went into it, they're almost done! Plus it's such a good idea to make him another pair and have matching socks.

Try using a study technique like the pomodoro (tomato) technique where you set a kitchen timer for 25 minutes and just focus on that one project.

I agree with you with about Wool of the Andes. I find it too scratchy to wear next to skin, maybe for an outerwear garment would work. Yikes on the cabled men’s cardigan with 28 pages! You are a tenacious knitter. Only love could motivate me to finish that sweater. What a generous friend you have to offer to finish it for you. I agree with her about doing a row or two a day. (How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.) Matching Viking socks are adorable! Good for you going through your languishing projects. I have a lot more than five.

Your husband's cardigan😂 I suggest you tape the charts In a row so that you don't need to flip pages.

You could use it to make a vest over a collared shirt so it won’t be touching skin , I think wool of the andes is scratchy too

Incredible podcast and I think talking it out helps to make decisions. Regarding the Wool of the Andes yarn, sometimes once the yarn is washed it is totally different. You could always try that before frogging. It’s a beautiful pattern and it’s also a beautiful color yarn. Your hubby’ sweater, that’s such a shame and yes, it needs to be finished. The sleeves are one of the worst things to have to make. At least try to do the row a day or every other day and it all adds up. It’s a stunning sweater and after what you’ve gone through, I think your husband will wear it, just because. He may love it but I hope he dosen’t ask for a second similar one. I know you want to do it yourself but if you really can’t work on it, you have the option of your friend’s offer. You could then do the shawl collar and would have made half the sweater, at least. You are amazing to push through it. Your frogging choice on the pretty turquoise is probably a good idea if you are not happy with the fabric or knitting with it. Good decisions all around.

Yes to the get more denim sock yarn , he’s going to be so happy.

Hello from Swansea, Illinois.

This was fun! Love your podcast. You have lots of talent.

Girl, just bite the bullet and finish Thomas’s sweater.

I think that i'd probably have an issue with too. I can't do wools with micron counts higher than 24. Mohair and even some alpaca's are too scratchy for me next to skin.