Oh dear Daki, you are setting the bar higher with each episode you publish. I do not want to avoid watching other knitting podcasts but I feel drawn to watch and listen to meaningful content with the little screen time I get in my evenings. You bring up fresh and practical concepts with such depth and passion. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise with us. I haven’t read a knitting story book before. Story Made sounds like a delightful book to read and explore. #storymadegiveaway
Dearest Meryeme, your words are like the sound of spring water to me as I sit and read this tonight. I'm so, so grateful for your support and to know that you're gaining such value from these videos. I know what you're speaking of, how precious time is when you have little ones to tend to all day, and how we horde that time only to give it to what is closest to our hearts. I'm gratified my friend. P.s. I've never pinned a comment here ony CZcams but I hope you won't mind me pinning yours. It's the highest and most genuine praise I've received. ❤️🙏🏾❤️
I love the way you speak. It isn’t just because of your accent, although it is lovely. You have a captivating manner of speech, and it is clear that you value the meaning of what you’re saying. It is a beautiful change on CZcams.
My interjection response. I was a person that said I was planning to unsubscribe from a couple of “ produce and purchase” pushers. My way is not to just row over what I don’t want and drop my lure with what I do want to see. I am quite capable of that but at my age avoidance techniques suit me well. I don’t have enough years left to bother with the small stuff such as knitting something I am disliking or for looking for the positive in a podcast that is shallow. Which is why I loved Amble and am loving this. I don’t subscribe to Instagram never have followed anyone on it. I am no longer interested in FB, I am not Tick Tock, I am not hashtags in any way. I don’t do KALs. I prefer to knit what I want when I want. I am aware that this generation relies on income generated from small media, and I love that CZcams is like a library and school at my fingertips. So I am saying I don’t need to stay and relate to certain things on social media, I don’t have to understand, I don’t have to see both sides. Yes I am responsible for how I respond to things. I am an old girl now. Walking away is cathartic and underrated. Avoidance is an absolute response. 😉. Anyways you are exactly what I like to listen too, thoughtful, young, fresh, deep. One day you will be old and say “avoidance is highly underrated!” Because you will have already tried changing things and realized you can’t, you will have already tried rolling with it and realized you can’t, you would have tried taking the good and giving a pffft to the bad and realize you simply don’t want to. ❤️🩹
😄 Such a fantastic response! I love that you say walking away is cathartic and underrated. I have to say I was nodding along with much of what you're saying. Trying to relate to everything is definitely not the way, and I do hope that was not the message I was giving. Perhaps I need to articulate this more subtly. I actually think this crazy state of affairs we see in my generation and younger is exactly because everyone tries to be everything to everyone else. And a fully developed human being should have a discriminatory and discerning intellect. Thank you for your wisdom and for sharing these kind words about what I'm doing here🙏🏾
Truly a joy to sit with you. Thank you for sharing your art and your artfulness. Life can be lived in such a way that almost all things said and done resemble art... I do believe that. It takes thoughtfulness. You are a reminder of many things for me.
Thank you Daki for another beautiful video x. You inspire me in so many ways - you are such a wise owl! Don`t worry about the sniffing - to be honest I didn´t even noticed because I was so focused in your words! Your wrap around is exquisite - your are such a clever ladY! Thanks again for an inspiring video - your are such a joy to listen to when I am knitting. It is like having the company of a friend XXX.
Such a wonderful relaxing podcast to listen to, while knitting quietly as the snow falls outside my window and day light is just breaking. #storymadegiveaway sounds like such a lovely book to read. I love stories like that.
Thank you for making me comfortable with not falling into the consumerism trap. It helps me to know there are others who are proud to refrain from always reaching for more more more. Also, I think your sniffles are perfectly fine - We are all human & do human things💕. I love your podcasts - they are so informative and calming. #storymakergiveaway
I got enticed to watch by the freeform project but I enjoyed every second of the episode. I am so glad to found you. I love that you put your projects in whatever thing you find. I do have one project bag made by my sister (which I absolutely love) and rest of my crafting lives in different shoping bags, baskets, bowls etc.
I'm very happy to have enticed you in here with my free form garment! I very much hope that you will enjoy the rest of the videos here and that you will feel at home. 🙏🏾 I love all my various project holders too!
I'm so glad I stumbled across Amble and Knit yesterday, and now can watch your Wool and the Forest episodes. I don't know any knitters who live anywhere near me, and my friends and family get bored if I talk about it too much, so your podcast really does feel like spending time with a kindred spirit talking about a mutual love of knitting. Thank you for creating these and putting so much into them! In terms of reading, I really enjoy knitting books that are a combination of human insight and sharing, history, and story. One of my favourites is 'This Golden Fleece' by Esther Rutter. It's a very personal story about her own relationship to sheep, fibre, and knitting, and yet she also explores the history of knitting in the UK, and tries out historical patterns as she weaves her tale. She has a real love of and expertise in language too, and introduces and explains some fascinating knitting terms and their origins. The next knitting book I plan to read is called 'In the Footsteps of Sheep: Tales of a Journey Through Scotland, Walking, Spinning, and Knitting Socks' by Debbie Zawinski. The book is about the author's lone travels around Scotland where she pulled fleece that was caught on fences, spun the wool into yarn on a drop spindle, and knitted socks with it. Again, it's a very personal account and sounds like it will be a wonderful read. 'Story Maker' sounds like a lovely book, thanks for introducing it. I'm in Scotland so not entering the giveaway because it would have to be shipped so far, but I love hearing about books and would love to hear more recommendations. Sorry for such a long comment!
Hi there Heather and thank you so much for leaving such a lovely comment here for me today! Both the books you're talking of sound very much up my alley, and I think I've actually heard of the Golden Fleece Book before. I will hunt them both down at our local library. Thank you so much for your kind words about the podcast, it really is lovely to see that the work that goes into making these videos is so well appreciated 🙏🏾💙
First your sniffles are of no bother. It’s part of this human body and experience. Also the planes are not to bad sound wise but it also gives me a chance to take my 3 deep breaths and pause. So thank you for that. your channel is such a breath of fresh air. I appreciate the conversations centered around soil. This last year is when I realized just how much of an impact animal agriculture has made on our planet and the over consumption and waste of food. Heartbreaking. So thank you. As a new knitter I dont have any books yet and would love to have an amazing storybook such as this #storymadegiveaway to be the first in my collection. 🥰
Hello there Stacy and thank you so much for the kind words about this podcast, I have to agree with you that heartbreaking really is the most appropriate word to describe what I often feel when I see the state we have brought the topsoil of this planet to. Animal agriculture of course has an enormous part to play in that! 🙏🏾
I love knitting books that give an idea of how people may have worn garments past, future, or present, imaginary or otherwise. I also love to see how different individuals think about constructing garments -- so fascinating. #storymadegiveaway
I found myself nodding so vigorously at your comments on SEAMS! At times I feel like I almost have to apologise for putting them into my designs but they have an important function. They do! And here you are helping the world understand that ;-) Anyway, I very much enjoyed this episode. Your freeform cardigan is a triumph, truly. It's how I used to make all my garments. That feels like a long time ago now, since I've decided to make a living into translating my experiments into (not very pithy) instructions for others to follow... I remember the joy of it though, so perhaps I should make time to have another go. Just for myself!
Hello lovely Eline! What a wonderful and sweet message to read from you here, and thank you for making time to sit with the podcast. I am very much hoping that you will knit yourself something free form and just for you. There's something so spontaneous, so joyful and satisfying in knitting with only the process in mind. I hope very much that I've encouraged you to get back into it, even in a small way 🙏🏾
I sometimes watch your podcast to remind myself to be cognizant of my consumption. It gets really hard with social media so I really love how it's a focus here. I also love knitting books that talk about culture and knitting and how fiber arts are part of traditions. It reminds me of fantasy books about other cultures and when I read them I feel like I can be part of it. The series "The Bear and the Nightingale" is like this for me! (non-knitting book) Storymaker book giveaway!
Thank you so much julissa for this kind and encouraging feedback. It really makes me happy to hear that your desire to reduce and change your consumption habits is being supported by messages like the one I try to bring through my work here on CZcams. It's a growing conversation and I think more and more people will join it simply because the realities we face on this planet are simply unavoidable. 🙏🏾
Dear Daki - I resonate with everything you have said. I could listen to you for hours and I love your ethics about consumption. Thank you and I look forward to your next podcast Snd to Amble and Knit!!! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑. The self published book looks very interesting Snd I will check that designer out! ♥️🐑♥️🐑♥️
You're always so generous and uplifting with your comments Jennifer, and I thank you so much for making time for me again. Wishing you a beautiful week ahead ❤️🙏🏾❤️
My friend! It's always an emotional thing, seeing your creating and hearing your thoughts ❤️ And the sweet but practical thing of Aric making you a nostepinne touched my heart! We're sitting in another snowfall today, too
He is nothing if not absolutely practical this man 😄. And I thought actually that you might particularly love The rustic and make-do look of the nostepinne. He doesn't think it's much of a muchness, but I think it's the most beautiful thing I have in my tool kit ❤️❤️❄️
I’m inspired now to freeform a beautiful jacket like yours. I’m 73 and I really find reading and following patterns a lot more difficult than I used to, especially if I am reading from an iPad. The idea of just casting on and going with the flow really appeals to me and I have a lot of woolly wool to use up. I knit a lot of socks, a lot of them large men’s size for my family as they really love their socks. I don’t need to read a pattern for socks, and I think that’s why I enjoy knitting them so much. Your husband will love you (even more)for knitting those socks! I’m Scottish, but I think the way to pronounce Jonsdottir is simply like John’s daughter, which is what it means. Just the way Johnson is son of John. Please anyone from Iceland correct me if I’m wrong! I’m off now to search my stash to knit myself a warm jacket. Thank you. 🥰
Oh how wonderful to know that I have pushed you along to do some freeform knitting! What you say about just casting on and going with the flow, it's something that I have always really enjoyed about freeform design and why I have done so much of it in my short time as a knitter.
CZcams put this video in my recommended videos and I am so happy it did! I love the message you share, I love that you walked us through Freeform knitting. Educational and personal. Thank you for your time! I now need to go to your channel and watch your other videos. What a beautiful giveaway! I normally just purchase knitting books that teach a new skill or have a particular theme, such as colorwork or cables, but what a wonderful idea of having a story that walks you through patterns as well! I look forward to catching up with your other videos! #storymadegiveaway
What a wonderful, encouraging and supportive comment to leave for me Susanne! I'm so happy to hear that you found the channel and I hope you will continue to enjoy the videos here. 🙏🏾💙
Just found your podcast that I sincerely love! You’re touching so many issues that I find important in this world. Thank you so much. You’ve also inspired me to try the freeform knitting. I love your « poncho » and this is exactly what I need to wear over my winter dark coat. On top of that, I would love to read the story of Alexis « Story Maker ». Hope I can find it somewhere to purchase it!
Hello there and thank you so much for these kind and supportive comments! You can certainly find Alexis's book by visiting her Instagram and clicking on the link there. And of course by visiting her website 🙏🏾
So wonderful your creation you’ve knitted in Freeform. Inspiring and encouraging. One can learn so much through knitting. Not being a perfectionist. Being unique. Think for yourself. Be patient. Dear Daki, you are such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing. Love it so much😊Diana
Dear Diana, so lovely to hear from you here again! You always have the sweetest and most heartfelt genuine responses to my videos, and I truly do appreciate the time you take to watch what I make here on CZcams. 🙏🏾💙
So happy to be viewing your podcast. We are neighbors. My husband and I live on Whidbey Island on the Salish Sea, in the village town of Langley. ❤️🧶❤️
Hello there Mary and waving to you from across the water! Whitby's one of my favorite places around here and me and my family have visited there a couple of times now 💚💚🙏🏾
Ooh greetings from Seoul, Korea! Clothes you find in Itaewon are special and different from other districts in Seoul, not only it is a foreigner’s district, they have party clothes or big sizes or vintage clothes you don’t find elsewhere. Love the hand embroidery fix btw 😊
Hi there! So you live in South Korea then? It's one of the most special places in the world to me! I do hope that you'll continue to enjoy the videos here and thank you so much for connecting 🙏🏾
I love the nostepinne that your clever husband made for you, such a simple tool that it seems will be well loved and useful to you. I've not used one before, and although I do have a ball winder I love the act of hand winding yarn, the more excuses I have to have the feel of beautiful yarn in my hands the better. Your freeform garment is wonderful, I actually love seaming and some of my favourite jumpers are seamed. I also appreciate knitting a pieced jumper too, as someone with a large body it's nice to have smaller pieces to work on rather than the whole garment as you do when knitting in the round (though I do love doing that too, I just love knitting in all of it's many forms I guess, hehe)
So much agreement on so many points, I see we are of like mind! If you love working with handmade tools and of having wool in your hands for as long as possible I know you will love using and nostepinne!
I'm blown away by your FreeForm wrap - it's gorgeous! It's the type of garment dreamed about ages ago when learning to knit ~~. Thank you or the tips too. I'm with you on the overwhelming number of patterns floating around out there. I have mostly my early 'learn to knit' books, and a couple of stitch pattern books; one that I love is a very small ancient Vogue Knitting stitch pattern book I bought on the street for $3!! It's the best. And a lovely inspiring read - Knitting in the Footsteps of Sheep. #storymakergiveaway sounds wonderful as well ~~Thank you for all you do. (LOVE YOUR CLARITY. Have to say I don't think the helicopters bother the rest of us... don't seem overly loud to me at all ;)
Ah Barbara, such lovely words from you again, and I thank you for taking the time to leave them for me. I think someone else had also mentioned knitting in the footsteps of sheep, and I'm now intrigued to go and hunt it down. I love knitting books as well and I'd love to get my hands on the one you had mentioned by Vogue knitting 🙏🏾💙
Another meaningful podcast!! You really inspired me with your free form sweater. Over the years I have accumulated small skeinns or left over of my hands-on yarn. Most of it isn't enough to make anything(other than pot holders which I love) I decided to make a pinwheel scrap blanket . The yarn are not all same thickness and their are a number of breeds Anyway after watching this podcast and your encouragement for all ,I decided to continue the project and embrace the inconsistencies (I'm so left brain that this is quite the challenge)
Hello Chana! I'm so happy to hear that you feel encouraged to keep going with your scrappy project and embracing inconsistencies in your handwork is such a liberating thing to do. 🙏🏾
This was my first episode, and I am so happy I found your channel! I loved everything you shared, but your freeform piece !! HMM so good! (& with your peach top under it, it was so beautiful). I'm not going to enter for the book, as I want someone else to win it, but it sounds interesting, so I will check out the author's site. Love the socks for your husband! Even though he was hard on his last pair, it sounds like he is very knit-worthy! It's very snowy here in MN, but it makes for good knitting days! Thanks again!
Hello Joan and thank you for this lovely lovely feedback! Oh yes, I complain about him destroying my hand that sock but he is the most knitworthy of all! 🙏🏾💙 Thank you so much for watching the podcast and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos here. Sending best wishes from the Olympic peninsula!
Daki, you are WONDERFUL! I love the sentiments you are sharing and appreciate your lovely delivery! Keep going! Also: your kids are so lucky to have you as a mom. Thanks for contributing lovely, smart, well raised people to our planet. I adore your visible mending/embroidery on your sweater. Absolutely darling!
Oh my goodness Nanette, thank you for making my day with those words! The work of mothering is by Miles and Miles the most important and dedicated work I do. Nothing else even comes close. Thank you for your motherly support, I feel your energy in this even though I have never met you 🙏🏾💙💙
Absolutely love this podcast. The biggest turnoff for me on other knitting podcasts is when they are very obviously pushing products, sometimes completely unrelated to knitting. Sometimes I just want a (futile) escape from all the ads. I’m so happy you have chosen not to monetize. This podcast keeps it real. #storymadegiveaway
Thank you so much Natalie for this kind comment and for your support of the sentiments I express through this new show. Thanks also for joining the giveaway and I hope you enjoy upcoming videos on the channel 🙏🏾🌷
I have stumbled across your podcast and I’m absolutely in love with your podcast! Your relationship with knitting is so refreshing to hear and made me really reflect on every aspect of making. I appreciate you sharing yourself with us. #Storymakegiveaway
Beautiful episode! I appreciatw you talking about resisting consumerism within the knitting community - it's often not discussed and leaves you feeling like you don't have resources to help do some things differently. On knitting/story, I'm currently reading Remarkably Bright Creatures and loving it. Knitting isnt a central part of the plot but a group of knitters called the Knitwits are a primary source of community and support for a character. #storymadegiveaway
Oooh that sounds like a fun read! Thank you so much for sharing that Monica, I'm always up for discovering new books, and even better if they have some kind of connection to knitting. Thank you so much for your comment and I'm so glad to hear that the messages here are resonating with you 🙏🏾
Thank you for this. After viewing a knitting film on you tube, I had commented speaking of my former years of raising my merino herds. No response . Only speaking on self and having. I have seen such false entitlement via the fibers with stash being the integral word. I was also shamed in a comment section for stating linen shrinks in hot water. Having grown flax and processed flax one knows the fibers. Daki exemplifies what the trending “cult” is not. Let us be together in the space and time. ❤
Thank you again for the thoughtful and informative podcast! I like all sorts of knitting books, each kind for a different reason, but one of my favorites is Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Knitting Around." #storymadegiveaway #storymakergiveaway
Your podcast are always such a joy to watch and listen to. My one year old seems to enjoy them as well, especially the music. Today he was playing with the ball of yarn I was crocheting from and carrying it throughout the living room. I’ve learned to sit in a chair that will swivel. A story about knitting that I’ve come to appreciate is how much my great grandmother loved to knit. I never met her, but it is wonderful to be able to do something that she loved and enjoy it as well. It’s opened up some conversations with my grandma that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. #storymakergiveaway
Oh that's so sweet Emily that your little one enjoys hearing the podcast ❤️ thank you so much for the sweet message and I'm so happy you enjoyed this episode as well 🙏🏾
Hi Daki! Thank you for the chance to win such a unique book. #storymadegiveaway I just started to learn to knit, and I don't have any knitting books right now. I get all my patterns from blogs, CZcams tutorials, etc. Have a great week!
i'm a fairly new knitter. i found your channel through this video. i'm tired and a bit foggy, so words are a bit difficult. 😄 so i'll just continue watching your videos and slowly wind down with them before i go to bed. thank you for such a nice video. 😊 #storymadegiveaway
Oh Joanne, those last two words, peaceful and educational, they really make me feel like I'm achieving what I want to with these videos. Thank you for making time for the podcast today 🙏🏾❤️
Wow, Daki. That freeform garment is a stunner. Well done! Your advice is grounded and wonderful as usual. Making knitting mistakes even after six decades is humbling and teaching. Alexis' book is lovely. While I don't need to enter the giveaway since I already have a copy, I am delighted to tell you that I know Alexis. She is so talented and her mother and I went to school together. Looking forward to the amble and knit and the next podcast.
Thank you so much dear Ann, for making time for the podcast today! And I'm so happy to hear that you are personally connected to Alexis in such a close way. I will be purchasing a copy of her book for myself, as that story and so many images in that story keep coming back to me whenever I touch my needles. It's very special work! 🙏🏾💙
Again, your podcast provides so much warm comfort while I'm knitting. Your embroidery on your cozy Korean sweater is so pretty and the yellow sunflowers with the blue leaves is a nice tribute (whether or not it was intentional) to the people of Ukraine.
Thank you so much Laurie, I know I had not intended it no had I even noticed it till you just mentioned the color combination! But I am very happy, even unintentionally to have made a dedication 💙💛💙💛💙
This was my first time stumbling upon your podcast and I loved it! You gave me so much food for thought and I am very intrigued about your indigo work. I shall now go and listen to Amble and Knit! I am looking to read more books about knitting so it was a plus too that you mentioned Story Maker. Thank you for your podcast! #storymadegiveaway
I am so happy to have peaked your interest about indigo. I don't talk about my main textile work on this podcast too much, but it really is the thing that occupies the greatest part of my devotion 💙💙🙏🏾
I am so glad I found you today. After watching several videos on brioche for beginners, you were recommended viewing. How fortuitous! I, too, am concerned about over-consumption and try to use every last scrap and I also use baskets to hold projects. The chainmail cowl's beauty slackened my jaw with its gradations of color and it was so interesting to me how you achieved it and with which materials. I'm definitely going to look into Plotulopi and Einband and Lottlopi yarns to hold along with my other yarns. Also, thank you for recommending Elizabeth Zimmerman and going over tips for freeform knitting. (I've already looked her up.) Such an enjoyable podcast; thank you. Subscribed! #storymadegiveaway
Thank you so much for all your kind words, and I was chuffed to read how much you liked the cowl! I feel really happy with how it turned out and it is quite visually striking. 🙏🏾
Oh my goodness, I don't even notice the sniffling! :) I look forward to watching your new series! I, too watch CZcamsrs who live in different countries than me, etc. Your freeform knitwear is gorgeous! All your textile work is gorgeous!
Hi there Arianne! Oh that is a fantastic idea and would be an enormous challenge as well! I definitely wouldn't say no and I think I could run it via Instagram. I'm definitely going to chew on the idea for a bit as I've never taken part in a little long nor run one of my own ☺️🙏🏾
Ahhh it was so nice to hear you mention your time in Korea, Seoul and Itaewon. I’ve missed visiting Korea since the pandemic. I’m planning a trip this year to learn more about the Korean knitting community.
Hi there Jinhee! Thank you so much for your support and I just saw your pledge popping up as well. 🙏🏾 I think the Korean knitting community is highly underrated as I saw some of the most talented knitters and the most beautiful knitwear I have ever seen when I was living in Korea. That underground area in Dongdaemun was a veritable treasure trove of knitting! My heart will always carry Korea closely with me and I long for the time when I get to take my first born daughter back there to see the beautiful land where she was born. 🙏🏾💙
#storymadegiveaway What a fun prize! I have a weakness for books and am very curious how the author weaves story with pattern. And thank you for your message about sustainability ❤
Daki! Namaskaram. The free form construction is the very best way for me to create. Your finished crochet edging is very striking for this piece and there are so many ways to create with your pattern. Love how it drapes on the body. I was thinking of a longer piece that would be such a beautiful coat! Mending our favorite garments is something learned by our elders and carried forth thankfully. Your stockings are delightful and the pattern is very eye catching. Yes we do know about husbands and boots! Love also the crochet for the night day gowns or shifts. I have one that is threadbare it is so old. These will be beautiful on your website. Oh the cowl is as a tapestry with the pattern and hues blending so harmoniously . The shape so very attractive as well. Thank you for all your creating and speaking upon matters that touch all of humanity. Amble and Knit is thought - provoking and sparks conversations which need to be exchanged. For some “it” will never be enough and I find through my own living, some may see the freedom in releasing the incessant striving. Thank you once again for filming the process . Be well until we meet once again.
Always so humbled and honored by your messages here! True feeling of kinship and I really appreciate the time you take to leave your thoughtful commentary and feedback my friend 💙💙🙏🏾
The concept of zero-waste garment cutting truly baffles me, because the leftover parts from traditionally-cut tailored garments are so useful! The largest leftovers can be used for bags or other accessories, the smaller parts for quilts, and the smallest bits for batting/stuffing. If I use up the entire yardage for a "zero-waste" garment, I only get the single garment; if I cut more detailed garments that leave "waste", I don't have to purchase more fabric/fibers to use for these other crafts. It seems more wasteful to let all that go into a garment where it isn't actually needed. I do enjoy the zero-waste approach merely for the challenge of making something look well without being as closely fitted. There are certainly beautiful styles that come out of it. I'm just not convinced that it's the most economical, or least waste, use of the full yardage.
Zero waste or minimum waste styles of making garments have been the traditional way of clothing people in many of the ancient cultures of the world, and I consider it to be an ancestral technique for me. Not just in South Asia but even in Japan and West africa, zero waste garment and cutting is how people created the traditional clothes, and the shapes and styles that came out of this way of making garments was closely tied to the type of loom technology that was available in each of these cultures. Loom width, the length of warp that could be wound, and many other factors were taken into consideration when the garment itself was planned. The aim was always to reduce cuttings, and to ensure that a multi-functional garment that could be used in a variety of situations and seasons, was produced. In these traditional cultures having many items was not the focus, rather a few items of extremely high quality and multi-purpose garments. The south Asian sari, for example, is in my opinion one of the most long-lasting, and resilient traditional outfits there is on the planet, and is the most fully zero waste garment there is. Using 9 yd of fabric to drape a woman's form was never considered wasteful, as the extra folds were used in all sorts of ways in different temperatures and in different activities to aid a woman's work throughout her day. I grew up watching the women in my life doing everything they needed to do in a day wearing a sari. Perhaps modern styles of zero waste are more about the aesthetic than functionality, but my focus is primarily on traditional types of zero waste garment design.
Thank you so much for explaining that. I had not realized the modern zero-waste patterns I have seen were tied to ancestral traditions - I had only taken them at face value since I saw them primarily from Western sources and it conflicted with the thrifty scarcity-driven concept of making the most of materials that I have inherited from the Depression-era mindset. It makes beautiful sense the way you describe it, particularly with the intentional weaving to desired size component.
Hi Daki, I am so happy to have found your channel. I have heard another podcaster mention your channel and I watched your Amble and Knit episode first and I loved it sooo much. I love knitting, crochet and sewing and I find it is a slow fashion, more sustainable approach to clothing, but when I watch youtube sewing and knitting channels, I often come to conclusion they produce as much as fast fashion companies and I love that you address these issues. I also love your free form garment and I thought, have you considered making a little hole in the seam of your "sleeve" and creating another cord inside your garment, so that you tie both sides in a similar way. I have a feeling it would bring the fabric closer to your body and make it even cosier and warmer. Now, I am off to binge watch your channel from the first episode while waiting for your next one!
Oh that's a fantastic bit of advice Barbara! I'm definitely going to go and puzzle out exactly where to put that cord, but I think you've definitely hit the nail on the head there. Then both sides would close in the same way! 🙏🏾 Thanks so much for your kind words about the podcast and I'm happy to hear that you're finding a message and ethos that resonates with you on this channel. 💙
I am so glad I have found your channel. It is refreshing to find a knitting podcaster who does not shy away from talking about the plight of our Earth home. I got into trouble on one fb group for daring to mention the environment in relation to not being able to find high twist sock wool without nylon in it and the disaster caused by synthetic fibres. I was just expressing my frustration and upset and I seem to have been interpreted as making people feel like they are being hung for using acrylic (her words, not mine). Needless to say I have ditched that group. I can't understand why people think caring for the earth is political, it is not. Sure our politicians are the ones with the power to change things and we have to let them know what we want. But it is not a political issue, it is a health, happiness and ultimately survival issue (or something like that).
I would love to have the STORYMADEGIVEAWAY book and am happy to pay postage if I am lucky enough to win it. In any case I will probably buy it eventually.
Oh I could not agree with you more Margaret, people simply have no idea what it is to face real physical hardship and to actually question our ability to survive. I think this kind of willful ignorance and complacency comes from two generations of people having lived in far too much comfort and convenience, where survival was never threatened in any real, material, existential way. Unfortunately it's not one group of people or the other that will be hung for the consumption habits that cause so much destruction on the planet; we will all be hung for it, figuratively speaking, if we do not start making big changes now. I'm so glad that the message here is resonating with you and I can see that we are of like mind 🙏🏾
I can only echo most of the thoughtful comments already made. You have settled something for me though that has been making me increasingly uncomfortable: I have decided to unsubscribe from podcasters who are excessively focused on acquiring more yarn and accessories than they will probably use in a lifetime. I am aware of how much time goes into making CZcams videos, so I have continued to watch a couple of these channels to support their efforts. However after listening to your comments I realized this is the wrong decision for me and it's a relief to finally understand what was causing my discontent. Thank you. I feel so much lighter now. I am going to replace them with Amble and Knit 😊 I was also on the verge of ordering yarn I don't need , so you saved me from that too!! ❤
What a beautiful channel. I just stumbled across you on CZcams. I can't wait for my trip to Iceland this summer to be able to try out some of the yarns you mentioned. This seems like a beautiful book that I will need to add to my wish list. #storymadegiveaway
Oh how incredibly lucky you are Alicia, and I am tremendously jealous of your trip to Iceland! I hope you have a fabulous trip and end up with lots of wool💙💙🙏🏾
Thank you for a wonderful episode…again😊🙏 Your content offers me a lot of food for thought🙏 #storymakergiveaway This book sounds wonderful - thank you for sharing😊
Dear Daki, thank you very much for you're soothing and inspiring podcast. I love to read fictional knitting books because they are giving this craft such a value, that the author has decided to create a whole story around it. And that is something I am really longing for: value for things we make with our own hands. For that reason I'd like tho participate in the giveaway #storymadegiveaway (even, if I would have to pay the shipping.) And to your question, what we would love to see: I really would be interested in your textil-art, even if it is not knitting. But I think that many knitters are also interested in other hand-crafts. With love over the big pond
Hello there lovely Gerti! Always so nice to read your sweet comments and I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this episode. I feel the same way about fictional books where either the knitter or the knitting is Central to the plot. It helps us as Knitters to enter into a world that is so familiar to us. It's a cozy and familiar feeling 🙏🏾❤️
You do such Beautiful work! Love love love this! I haven't been knitting that long but I absolutely love it and trying to learn all I can wherever I can and I appreciate what you're doing! Just a note about "climate change" the governments in power..and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's done on purpose..look up weather modification and how they do it! And some scientists that are telling us the truth are saying this! The largest "heater" is in Alaska! They can make rain, snow, wind, heat..look it up! And they've been doing it for at least 64 years probably longer! They've used it in war such as Vietnam by making rain to flood infiltration routes and caused thousands of deaths! I'm sorry but it's true! Yes "climate change" has been happening but they're doing it on purpose! It makes me sick at heart!
Hi :) I found your video at 1am when I couldn't fall asleep and I just loved listening to you talk and express your thoughts. The discussion on consumerism really made me consider yarn stash. I've seem quite a few videos of people touring their stash and some podcasters who have very large stashes. I wondering what your thoughts are on having a yarn stash because consuming yarn is still a big contribution to capitalism esepically if you have more yarn than you could ever knit but it's still slow fashion.
I very much agree with all your sentiments here Sharon, especially this whole thing of slow fashion but with as much wastefulness and consumerism as you see with ready to wear. I will be tackling issues like stash in the upcoming videos of this series 🙏🏾
#StoryMaker. I love you message. And I loved, loved your free form knitting information! I have been “inventing”, my own accessories, so much fun. You have inspired me to make a free form garment!
I agree with the thing about what behaviors we adopt depending on our knowledge, our abilities, etc. and yes, it's so true that we can't ask anyone to adopt the "perfect" behavior at all times! I also think one important thing is to consider where the person is starting. Maybe we'd all be more willing to try to act better if things were presented like that more often. I'm thinking about the example of meat consumption (just an example, I'm not here to promote a way of eating). Some people eat a ton of meat and feel like vegetarians are trying to make them stop completely. I understand. If someone would show them delicious vegetarian recipes they could make just 1 day a week, it would appear more realistic to them and maybe they'd like the new recipes and finally reduce their meat consumption. One thing I don't agree is the thing about humans always wanting to do the right thing. I know a lot of people are indeed trying to do the right thing and that's wonderful, but I also see that a lot of people are not, either by lying to themselves or by not wanting to know about certain things. In those ways, they keep their conscience asleep and don't feel guilty to keep acting in a certain way. There's also another thing to consider, which brings us back to what you were saying at the beginning. A lot of people think they do the right thing because for one reason or another, they act in ways that might seem right to them (lying stealing, or even killing, for example) but have really negative consequences. I totally respect your vision though and I think our world would be a much better place if everyone would really try to do the right thing (not without mistakes but at least trying) and would at least know the good direction. I hope everything makes sense and that my comment doesn't seem aggressive or rude. I'm fighting a bad cold (so no worries for your sniffling haha) and it can be hard to have clear ideas and writing when we're sick 😄
#storymakergiveaway. First time seeing your video podcast , I had such a lovely time watching it. Love it 😊. I like Debbie mccomber knitting books plus knitting patterns books. Thank you for your generosity ❤ looking forward to your videos
#storymadegiveaway my favorite knitting book is «knits about winter», a collection of cozy knits to enjoy the beauty of winter in... I enjoy looking at the photos mostly🤗
Spun yarns will wear much better especially for socks. Make a 3 plyed yarn especially from BFL or Wensleydale blended with either silk or mohair. These blends wear very well.
Thanks for the tip Dianne! He has one through socks made out of spun wool and even very strong sock yarns in the past. I've decided now that he's not allowed to wear any handknit socks in his boots 😄 and I will only knit socks for him with wool I really enjoy working with,and unspun is high on that list. 🙏🏾
Congratulations Tea!!!! I have yet to try Istex yarns but definitely want to. Hearing your words about the Story Maker book makes me now want to check it out. I can honestly say I likely wouldn't have chosen it on my own (full disclosure...I actually DO have a tendency to choose books by their cover...bad me....) but it looks super intriging. #storymakergiveaway
Thank you so much for joining in the giveaway and I do think it is a very beautifully written book. The story is compelling, and written in a very heartfelt way. And of course the patterns are all highly knittable💙🙏🏾
#storymakergiveaway! My goal this year is to learn how to knit. My grandmother made beautiful things for all the children. I am surrounded by people who have a lot of work/ career related goals so mine seems a bit strange but I just feel this is what I want ;) Thank you for the effort you put in your channel. Greetings from Amsterdam
Hi! You mentioned using up what you have before you buy more. I'm curious if that also extends to your projects to some extent? Do you finish what you're working on before casting on something similar (eg one sweater, sock, hat, on the needles at a time) or do you Cast on as inspiration strike s provided you have the yarn? Also #storymadegiveaway 😍
I usually have no more than three projects on the needle, but more often it's just two. And I always always make sure that I finish the three that I have cast on before I start new projects. 🙏🏾😊
Hello Daki, I just recently found your channel and I‘m so happy I did. Watching your podcasts is like chatting with a long missed friend, feeling really at home. And I‘m so grateful for your tips referring the use of unspun ❤😍 Since I was a kid I enjoy fairy-tale-storytelling. I live in Germany and here we have quite many (in my opinion) really good storytellers. And there are many fariy-tales about spinning and weaving. And knitting too. One of my favorites is „The kitten and the knitting needles” from Ludwig Bechstein (1801-1860) and one of my favorite female storytellers is Frau Wolle (means Miss or Mrs. Wool) from Austria. But because I‘m also relatively new to knitting I don‘t have a special/loved knitting book. Not yet. I‘m more likely looking for one 🙈 So I really would like to join the giveaway: #storymadegiveaway #storymakergiveaway Warm greetings from Germany and all the best for you and your family Alene
Hello there Alene! What sweet words you have left for me here and I thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment. I'm so happy to hear that you feel warm and welcome when you're watching my podcast. I too have a lifelong love for fairy tales and fantasy stories and I thank you for sharing your two favorites which I have not heard of before, but I will certainly try and hunt them down now. Sending best wishes in return to you and yours🙏🏾💙
@@woolandtheforest / Dear Daki, I hope you don't mind 😳 but I thought I could post the little fairy-tale here for you so you wouldn't have to search for it. It's really a short one and quite memorable (A few years ago I worked with seniors in a nursing home and they loved it 😊) „The kitten and the knitting needles” Once upon a time there was a poor woman who went into the forest to gather wood. As she was returning with her burden, she saw a sick kitten lying behind a fence, crying miserably. The poor woman took it pitiful in her apron and carried it home. On the way her two children met her and when they saw that the mother was carrying something, they asked: "Mother, what are you carrying?" and wanted the kitten right away; but the compassionate woman did not give the kitten to the children for fear they would torment it, but laid it at home on old soft clothes and gave it milk to drink. When the kitten had fed itself and was well again, it was suddenly gone and gone. After a while the poor woman went back into the forest, and when she came back with her load of wood to the place where the sick kitten had lain, a very distinguished lady stood there, beckoned the poor woman to her and threw five knitting needles into her apron. The woman did not quite know what to think, and this strange gift seemed very small to her; but she took the knitting needles and showed them to her children and laid the five knitting needles in the evening on the table. But when the woman left her bed the next morning, behold, there was a pair of new, ready-knit stockings lying on the table. This surprised the poor woman beyond measure, and the next evening she put the needles back on the table, and the next morning there were again new stockings. Now she realized that as a reward for her compassion for the sick kitten she had been given these hard-working needles, and she let them knit every night until she and the children had enough stockings. Then she also sold stockings and had enough until the end of her life. (Translation maybe a bit bumpy, sorry for that 🙈)
@@Jannimee I am so so grateful to you for taking the time to send me this beautiful story!! I absolutely love it and I can't wait to share it with others on the next episode of the podcast. I hope you don't mind if i do🥰 Thank you so much for your kindness! 🙏🏾💙💙
I think CZcams is a lot better for more nuanced conversation because of the video format. A lot of people make very long videos and a lot of us watch them. On other social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc, everything is very condensed down to a few words or a short clip or photo. That kind of medium makes it impossible to get into anything with any detail or nuance.
I definitely agree Kate that the loss of nuance, subtleties, and the gray areas in all issues and arguments, has been one of the greatest disadvantages of the social media age. 🙏🏾
The sniffling is fine - you're human! The expectation that we all become inhuman robots with no bodily functions for the comfort of others is very strange indeed!
Oh dear Daki, you are setting the bar higher with each episode you publish. I do not want to avoid watching other knitting podcasts but I feel drawn to watch and listen to meaningful content with the little screen time I get in my evenings. You bring up fresh and practical concepts with such depth and passion. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise with us.
I haven’t read a knitting story book before. Story Made sounds like a delightful book to read and explore. #storymadegiveaway
Dearest Meryeme, your words are like the sound of spring water to me as I sit and read this tonight. I'm so, so grateful for your support and to know that you're gaining such value from these videos. I know what you're speaking of, how precious time is when you have little ones to tend to all day, and how we horde that time only to give it to what is closest to our hearts. I'm gratified my friend. P.s. I've never pinned a comment here ony CZcams but I hope you won't mind me pinning yours. It's the highest and most genuine praise I've received. ❤️🙏🏾❤️
@@woolandtheforest I’m humbled by your words, and grateful for your friendship. 🧡🧡
I love the way you speak. It isn’t just because of your accent, although it is lovely. You have a captivating manner of speech, and it is clear that you value the meaning of what you’re saying. It is a beautiful change on CZcams.
Oh Ellen, you have no idea how gratified I feel by your words. Thank you so much for leaving me this feedback, I truly appreciate it 💙🙏🏾
My interjection response. I was a person that said I was planning to unsubscribe from a couple of “ produce and purchase” pushers. My way is not to just row over what I don’t want and drop my lure with what I do want to see. I am quite capable of that but at my age avoidance techniques suit me well. I don’t have enough years left to bother with the small stuff such as knitting something I am disliking or for looking for the positive in a podcast that is shallow. Which is why I loved Amble and am loving this. I don’t subscribe to Instagram never have followed anyone on it. I am no longer interested in FB, I am not Tick Tock, I am not hashtags in any way. I don’t do KALs. I prefer to knit what I want when I want. I am aware that this generation relies on income generated from small media, and I love that CZcams is like a library and school at my fingertips. So I am saying I don’t need to stay and relate to certain things on social media, I don’t have to understand, I don’t have to see both sides. Yes I am responsible for how I respond to things. I am an old girl now. Walking away is cathartic and underrated. Avoidance is an absolute response. 😉. Anyways you are exactly what I like to listen too, thoughtful, young, fresh, deep. One day you will be old and say “avoidance is highly underrated!” Because you will have already tried changing things and realized you can’t, you will have already tried rolling with it and realized you can’t, you would have tried taking the good and giving a pffft to the bad and realize you simply don’t want to. ❤️🩹
😄 Such a fantastic response! I love that you say walking away is cathartic and underrated. I have to say I was nodding along with much of what you're saying. Trying to relate to everything is definitely not the way, and I do hope that was not the message I was giving. Perhaps I need to articulate this more subtly. I actually think this crazy state of affairs we see in my generation and younger is exactly because everyone tries to be everything to everyone else. And a fully developed human being should have a discriminatory and discerning intellect. Thank you for your wisdom and for sharing these kind words about what I'm doing here🙏🏾
Truly a joy to sit with you. Thank you for sharing your art and your artfulness. Life can be lived in such a way that almost all things said and done resemble art... I do believe that. It takes thoughtfulness. You are a reminder of many things for me.
That is such a lovely thing to say Maria, thank you so much!
Thank you Daki for another beautiful video x. You inspire me in so many ways - you are such a wise owl! Don`t worry about the sniffing - to be honest I didn´t even noticed because I was so focused in your words! Your wrap around is exquisite - your are such a clever ladY! Thanks again for an inspiring video - your are such a joy to listen to when I am knitting. It is like having the company of a friend XXX.
Ahhh Nicola! Such beautiful feedback. In so happy to hear that watching the podcast makes you feel that way! 🙏🏾💙
Such a wonderful relaxing podcast to listen to, while knitting quietly as the snow falls outside my window and day light is just breaking. #storymadegiveaway sounds like such a lovely book to read. I love stories like that.
So glad I found your podcast. Love your relaxed and no nonsense way of talking and presenting.
I'm so happy to hear this! I do tend to be no-nonsense probably because I don't tolerate nonsense within myself much 😄🙏🏾
i love how indigo/blues have a leading role in your work.
Oh yes, I'm very happy that you noticed that Henrietta! Indigo is my truest devotion 🙏🏾
Thank you for making me comfortable with not falling into the consumerism trap. It helps me to know there are others who are proud to refrain from always reaching for more more more. Also, I think your sniffles are perfectly fine - We are all human & do human things💕. I love your podcasts - they are so informative and calming. #storymakergiveaway
Such wonderful and encouraging feedback, and I thank you for taking the time to leave it here for me. 🙏🏾
Lovey Love …… delight from start to finish….. sniffles included 😉
😄 ahhh I'm so happy the sniffles weren't a bother!
CZcams's algorithm gave me Episode 12 to start. You podcast is beautiful. Your set is just lovely.
Thank you so much mary, that is very uplifting to hear 🙏🏾!
I got enticed to watch by the freeform project but I enjoyed every second of the episode. I am so glad to found you. I love that you put your projects in whatever thing you find. I do have one project bag made by my sister (which I absolutely love) and rest of my crafting lives in different shoping bags, baskets, bowls etc.
I'm very happy to have enticed you in here with my free form garment! I very much hope that you will enjoy the rest of the videos here and that you will feel at home. 🙏🏾 I love all my various project holders too!
You are the best! I’m enjoying being a student in your classroom. Ty
Wow, thank you! That is such a lovely thing to say!
Yes yes yes, we need to talk to people that are not like ourselves! And it’s not dangerous to just have conversations. Polarisation is very dangerous.
Thank you!!
I'm so glad I stumbled across Amble and Knit yesterday, and now can watch your Wool and the Forest episodes. I don't know any knitters who live anywhere near me, and my friends and family get bored if I talk about it too much, so your podcast really does feel like spending time with a kindred spirit talking about a mutual love of knitting. Thank you for creating these and putting so much into them! In terms of reading, I really enjoy knitting books that are a combination of human insight and sharing, history, and story. One of my favourites is 'This Golden Fleece' by Esther Rutter. It's a very personal story about her own relationship to sheep, fibre, and knitting, and yet she also explores the history of knitting in the UK, and tries out historical patterns as she weaves her tale. She has a real love of and expertise in language too, and introduces and explains some fascinating knitting terms and their origins. The next knitting book I plan to read is called 'In the Footsteps of Sheep: Tales of a Journey Through Scotland, Walking, Spinning, and Knitting Socks' by Debbie Zawinski. The book is about the author's lone travels around Scotland where she pulled fleece that was caught on fences, spun the wool into yarn on a drop spindle, and knitted socks with it. Again, it's a very personal account and sounds like it will be a wonderful read. 'Story Maker' sounds like a lovely book, thanks for introducing it. I'm in Scotland so not entering the giveaway because it would have to be shipped so far, but I love hearing about books and would love to hear more recommendations. Sorry for such a long comment!
Hi there Heather and thank you so much for leaving such a lovely comment here for me today! Both the books you're talking of sound very much up my alley, and I think I've actually heard of the Golden Fleece Book before. I will hunt them both down at our local library. Thank you so much for your kind words about the podcast, it really is lovely to see that the work that goes into making these videos is so well appreciated 🙏🏾💙
Love that garment you made! You're so talented and it's absolutely beautiful! So inspiring!
First your sniffles are of no bother. It’s part of this human body and experience. Also the planes are not to bad sound wise but it also gives me a chance to take my 3 deep breaths and pause. So thank you for that. your channel is such a breath of fresh air. I appreciate the conversations centered around soil. This last year is when I realized just how much of an impact animal agriculture has made on our planet and the over consumption and waste of food. Heartbreaking. So thank you. As a new knitter I dont have any books yet and would love to have an amazing storybook such as this #storymadegiveaway to be the first in my collection. 🥰
Hello there Stacy and thank you so much for the kind words about this podcast, I have to agree with you that heartbreaking really is the most appropriate word to describe what I often feel when I see the state we have brought the topsoil of this planet to. Animal agriculture of course has an enormous part to play in that! 🙏🏾
I love knitting books that give an idea of how people may have worn garments past, future, or present, imaginary or otherwise. I also love to see how different individuals think about constructing garments -- so fascinating. #storymadegiveaway
Construction is something I have always been fascinated with as well Laura, thank you so much for watching the podcast today 🙏🏾
I found myself nodding so vigorously at your comments on SEAMS! At times I feel like I almost have to apologise for putting them into my designs but they have an important function. They do! And here you are helping the world understand that ;-) Anyway, I very much enjoyed this episode. Your freeform cardigan is a triumph, truly. It's how I used to make all my garments. That feels like a long time ago now, since I've decided to make a living into translating my experiments into (not very pithy) instructions for others to follow... I remember the joy of it though, so perhaps I should make time to have another go. Just for myself!
Hello lovely Eline! What a wonderful and sweet message to read from you here, and thank you for making time to sit with the podcast. I am very much hoping that you will knit yourself something free form and just for you. There's something so spontaneous, so joyful and satisfying in knitting with only the process in mind. I hope very much that I've encouraged you to get back into it, even in a small way 🙏🏾
I sometimes watch your podcast to remind myself to be cognizant of my consumption. It gets really hard with social media so I really love how it's a focus here. I also love knitting books that talk about culture and knitting and how fiber arts are part of traditions. It reminds me of fantasy books about other cultures and when I read them I feel like I can be part of it. The series "The Bear and the Nightingale" is like this for me! (non-knitting book) Storymaker book giveaway!
Thank you so much julissa for this kind and encouraging feedback. It really makes me happy to hear that your desire to reduce and change your consumption habits is being supported by messages like the one I try to bring through my work here on CZcams. It's a growing conversation and I think more and more people will join it simply because the realities we face on this planet are simply unavoidable. 🙏🏾
Hi, good to see you today! I love how you embroidered flowers to save your cardigan!
Thank you Jean! 🙏🏾
I don't comment often but I'm still here loving each podcast!
Thanks so much megs, I'm so happy to have you here!
Dear Daki - I resonate with everything you have said. I could listen to you for hours and I love your ethics about consumption. Thank you and I look forward to your next podcast Snd to Amble and Knit!!! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑. The self published book looks very interesting Snd I will check that designer out! ♥️🐑♥️🐑♥️
You're always so generous and uplifting with your comments Jennifer, and I thank you so much for making time for me again. Wishing you a beautiful week ahead ❤️🙏🏾❤️
My friend! It's always an emotional thing, seeing your creating and hearing your thoughts ❤️ And the sweet but practical thing of Aric making you a nostepinne touched my heart! We're sitting in another snowfall today, too
He is nothing if not absolutely practical this man 😄. And I thought actually that you might particularly love The rustic and make-do look of the nostepinne. He doesn't think it's much of a muchness, but I think it's the most beautiful thing I have in my tool kit ❤️❤️❄️
Missing your podcasts! Hope all is well and looking forward to seeing your newest creations!
❤enjoying your conversation and message. I’m listening
Thanks so much!
I’m inspired now to freeform a beautiful jacket like yours. I’m 73 and I really find reading and following patterns a lot more difficult than I used to, especially if I am reading from an iPad. The idea of just casting on and going with the flow really appeals to me and I have a lot of woolly wool to use up. I knit a lot of socks, a lot of them large men’s size for my family as they really love their socks. I don’t need to read a pattern for socks, and I think that’s why I enjoy knitting them so much. Your husband will love you (even more)for knitting those socks! I’m Scottish, but I think the way to pronounce Jonsdottir is simply like John’s daughter, which is what it means. Just the way Johnson is son of John. Please anyone from Iceland correct me if I’m wrong! I’m off now to search my stash to knit myself a warm jacket. Thank you. 🥰
Oh how wonderful to know that I have pushed you along to do some freeform knitting! What you say about just casting on and going with the flow, it's something that I have always really enjoyed about freeform design and why I have done so much of it in my short time as a knitter.
CZcams put this video in my recommended videos and I am so happy it did! I love the message you share, I love that you walked us through Freeform knitting. Educational and personal. Thank you for your time! I now need to go to your channel and watch your other videos. What a beautiful giveaway! I normally just purchase knitting books that teach a new skill or have a particular theme, such as colorwork or cables, but what a wonderful idea of having a story that walks you through patterns as well! I look forward to catching up with your other videos!
#storymadegiveaway
What a wonderful, encouraging and supportive comment to leave for me Susanne! I'm so happy to hear that you found the channel and I hope you will continue to enjoy the videos here. 🙏🏾💙
Just found your podcast that I sincerely love! You’re touching so many issues that I find important in this world. Thank you so much. You’ve also inspired me to try the freeform knitting. I love your « poncho » and this is exactly what I need to wear over my winter dark coat. On top of that, I would love to read the story of Alexis « Story Maker ». Hope I can find it somewhere to purchase it!
Hello there and thank you so much for these kind and supportive comments! You can certainly find Alexis's book by visiting her Instagram and clicking on the link there. And of course by visiting her website 🙏🏾
So wonderful your creation you’ve knitted in Freeform. Inspiring and encouraging. One can learn so much through knitting. Not being a perfectionist. Being unique. Think for yourself. Be patient. Dear Daki, you are such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing. Love it so much😊Diana
Dear Diana, so lovely to hear from you here again! You always have the sweetest and most heartfelt genuine responses to my videos, and I truly do appreciate the time you take to watch what I make here on CZcams. 🙏🏾💙
So happy to be viewing your podcast. We are neighbors. My husband and I live on Whidbey Island on the Salish Sea, in the village town of Langley. ❤️🧶❤️
Hello there Mary and waving to you from across the water! Whitby's one of my favorite places around here and me and my family have visited there a couple of times now 💚💚🙏🏾
Ooh greetings from Seoul, Korea! Clothes you find in Itaewon are special and different from other districts in Seoul, not only it is a foreigner’s district, they have party clothes or big sizes or vintage clothes you don’t find elsewhere. Love the hand embroidery fix btw 😊
Hi there! So you live in South Korea then? It's one of the most special places in the world to me! I do hope that you'll continue to enjoy the videos here and thank you so much for connecting 🙏🏾
Hi, Thank you for what you doing.
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏾
Beautiful works. Interesting amble.
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I love the nostepinne that your clever husband made for you, such a simple tool that it seems will be well loved and useful to you. I've not used one before, and although I do have a ball winder I love the act of hand winding yarn, the more excuses I have to have the feel of beautiful yarn in my hands the better.
Your freeform garment is wonderful, I actually love seaming and some of my favourite jumpers are seamed. I also appreciate knitting a pieced jumper too, as someone with a large body it's nice to have smaller pieces to work on rather than the whole garment as you do when knitting in the round (though I do love doing that too, I just love knitting in all of it's many forms I guess, hehe)
So much agreement on so many points, I see we are of like mind! If you love working with handmade tools and of having wool in your hands for as long as possible I know you will love using and nostepinne!
I'm blown away by your FreeForm wrap - it's gorgeous! It's the type of garment dreamed about ages ago when learning to knit ~~. Thank you or the tips too. I'm with you on the overwhelming number of patterns floating around out there. I have mostly my early 'learn to knit' books, and a couple of stitch pattern books; one that I love is a very small ancient Vogue Knitting stitch pattern book I bought on the street for $3!! It's the best. And a lovely inspiring read - Knitting in the Footsteps of Sheep. #storymakergiveaway sounds wonderful as well ~~Thank you for all you do. (LOVE YOUR CLARITY. Have to say I don't think the helicopters bother the rest of us... don't seem overly loud to me at all ;)
Ah Barbara, such lovely words from you again, and I thank you for taking the time to leave them for me. I think someone else had also mentioned knitting in the footsteps of sheep, and I'm now intrigued to go and hunt it down. I love knitting books as well and I'd love to get my hands on the one you had mentioned by Vogue knitting 🙏🏾💙
Thank you for this episode 🌷
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Love your added hand work on your long loved jacket.
I think it really gives it a new life karen, and so much more colorful ☀️☀️🙏🏾
Another meaningful podcast!! You really inspired me with your free form sweater. Over the years I have accumulated small skeinns or left over of my hands-on yarn. Most of it isn't enough to make anything(other than pot holders which I love) I decided to make a pinwheel scrap blanket . The yarn are not all same thickness and their are a number of breeds Anyway after watching this podcast and your encouragement for all ,I decided to continue the project and embrace the inconsistencies (I'm so left brain that this is quite the challenge)
Hello Chana! I'm so happy to hear that you feel encouraged to keep going with your scrappy project and embracing inconsistencies in your handwork is such a liberating thing to do. 🙏🏾
This was my first episode, and I am so happy I found your channel! I loved everything you shared, but your freeform piece !! HMM so good! (& with your peach top under it, it was so beautiful). I'm not going to enter for the book, as I want someone else to win it, but it sounds interesting, so I will check out the author's site. Love the socks for your husband! Even though he was hard on his last pair, it sounds like he is very knit-worthy! It's very snowy here in MN, but it makes for good knitting days! Thanks again!
Hello Joan and thank you for this lovely lovely feedback! Oh yes, I complain about him destroying my hand that sock but he is the most knitworthy of all! 🙏🏾💙 Thank you so much for watching the podcast and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos here. Sending best wishes from the Olympic peninsula!
Daki, you are WONDERFUL! I love the sentiments you are sharing and appreciate your lovely delivery! Keep going! Also: your kids are so lucky to have you as a mom. Thanks for contributing lovely, smart, well raised people to our planet.
I adore your visible mending/embroidery on your sweater. Absolutely darling!
Oh my goodness Nanette, thank you for making my day with those words! The work of mothering is by Miles and Miles the most important and dedicated work I do. Nothing else even comes close. Thank you for your motherly support, I feel your energy in this even though I have never met you 🙏🏾💙💙
Absolutely love this podcast. The biggest turnoff for me on other knitting podcasts is when they are very obviously pushing products, sometimes completely unrelated to knitting. Sometimes I just want a (futile) escape from all the ads. I’m so happy you have chosen not to monetize. This podcast keeps it real. #storymadegiveaway
Thank you so much Natalie for this kind comment and for your support of the sentiments I express through this new show. Thanks also for joining the giveaway and I hope you enjoy upcoming videos on the channel 🙏🏾🌷
Newbie here to your channel. I very much enjoyed watching & learning from you, thank you. Cheers
Welcome and thank you so much for taking the time to leave me a message!
I have stumbled across your podcast and I’m absolutely in love with your podcast! Your relationship with knitting is so refreshing to hear and made me really reflect on every aspect of making. I appreciate you sharing yourself with us. #Storymakegiveaway
I'm so very happy to have you here and thank you for taking the time to leave me a message!
Beautiful episode! I appreciatw you talking about resisting consumerism within the knitting community - it's often not discussed and leaves you feeling like you don't have resources to help do some things differently. On knitting/story, I'm currently reading Remarkably Bright Creatures and loving it. Knitting isnt a central part of the plot but a group of knitters called the Knitwits are a primary source of community and support for a character. #storymadegiveaway
Oooh that sounds like a fun read! Thank you so much for sharing that Monica, I'm always up for discovering new books, and even better if they have some kind of connection to knitting. Thank you so much for your comment and I'm so glad to hear that the messages here are resonating with you 🙏🏾
Thank you for this. After viewing a knitting film on you tube, I had commented speaking of my former years of raising my merino herds. No response . Only speaking on self and having. I have seen such false entitlement via the fibers with stash being the integral word. I was also shamed in a comment section for stating linen shrinks in hot water. Having grown flax and processed flax one knows the fibers. Daki exemplifies what the trending “cult” is not. Let us be together in the space and time. ❤
Thank you again for the thoughtful and informative podcast! I like all sorts of knitting books, each kind for a different reason, but one of my favorites is Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Knitting Around." #storymadegiveaway #storymakergiveaway
I love Elizabeth Zimmerman too, thank you so much for joining in!
Your podcast are always such a joy to watch and listen to. My one year old seems to enjoy them as well, especially the music. Today he was playing with the ball of yarn I was crocheting from and carrying it throughout the living room. I’ve learned to sit in a chair that will swivel. A story about knitting that I’ve come to appreciate is how much my great grandmother loved to knit. I never met her, but it is wonderful to be able to do something that she loved and enjoy it as well. It’s opened up some conversations with my grandma that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. #storymakergiveaway
Oh that's so sweet Emily that your little one enjoys hearing the podcast ❤️ thank you so much for the sweet message and I'm so happy you enjoyed this episode as well 🙏🏾
The book sound lovely. I enjoyed your knit and amble episode
Thank you so much for coming back and watching this episode as well!
Hi Daki! Thank you for the chance to win such a unique book. #storymadegiveaway I just started to learn to knit, and I don't have any knitting books right now. I get all my patterns from blogs, CZcams tutorials, etc. Have a great week!
i'm a fairly new knitter. i found your channel through this video. i'm tired and a bit foggy, so words are a bit difficult. 😄 so i'll just continue watching your videos and slowly wind down with them before i go to bed. thank you for such a nice video. 😊
#storymadegiveaway
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏾
What a beautiful wraparound! The crochet edging is lovely. As always, your episodes are such a joy ---peaceful and educational.
Oh Joanne, those last two words, peaceful and educational, they really make me feel like I'm achieving what I want to with these videos. Thank you for making time for the podcast today 🙏🏾❤️
Wow, Daki. That freeform garment is a stunner. Well done! Your advice is grounded and wonderful as usual. Making knitting mistakes even after six decades is humbling and teaching. Alexis' book is lovely. While I don't need to enter the giveaway since I already have a copy, I am delighted to tell you that I know Alexis. She is so talented and her mother and I went to school together. Looking forward to the amble and knit and the next podcast.
Thank you so much dear Ann, for making time for the podcast today! And I'm so happy to hear that you are personally connected to Alexis in such a close way. I will be purchasing a copy of her book for myself, as that story and so many images in that story keep coming back to me whenever I touch my needles. It's very special work! 🙏🏾💙
Again, your podcast provides so much warm comfort while I'm knitting. Your embroidery on your cozy Korean sweater is so pretty and the yellow sunflowers with the blue leaves is a nice tribute (whether or not it was intentional) to the people of Ukraine.
Thank you so much Laurie, I know I had not intended it no had I even noticed it till you just mentioned the color combination! But I am very happy, even unintentionally to have made a dedication 💙💛💙💛💙
This was my first time stumbling upon your podcast and I loved it! You gave me so much food for thought and I am very intrigued about your indigo work. I shall now go and listen to Amble and Knit! I am looking to read more books about knitting so it was a plus too that you mentioned Story Maker. Thank you for your podcast! #storymadegiveaway
I am so happy to have peaked your interest about indigo. I don't talk about my main textile work on this podcast too much, but it really is the thing that occupies the greatest part of my devotion 💙💙🙏🏾
@@woolandtheforest I was lucky enough yesterday to have a snowday and I binged all your episodes! I look forward to the next!
A lovely, lovely podcast! Thank you, Daki.
I am so glad I found you today. After watching several videos on brioche for beginners, you were recommended viewing. How fortuitous! I, too, am concerned about over-consumption and try to use every last scrap and I also use baskets to hold projects. The chainmail cowl's beauty slackened my jaw with its gradations of color and it was so interesting to me how you achieved it and with which materials. I'm definitely going to look into Plotulopi and Einband and Lottlopi yarns to hold along with my other yarns. Also, thank you for recommending Elizabeth Zimmerman and going over tips for freeform knitting. (I've already looked her up.) Such an enjoyable podcast; thank you. Subscribed! #storymadegiveaway
Thank you so much for all your kind words, and I was chuffed to read how much you liked the cowl! I feel really happy with how it turned out and it is quite visually striking. 🙏🏾
@@woolandtheforest Yes, indeed! I look forward to seeing the sweater together with the cowl. I must add that you are such a breath of fresh air 💛
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Thank you so much for this lovely podcast. I love the freeform shawl garment. It looks cozy and lovely. #storymadegiveaway
That's a lovely thing to say Gaby! And I know the feeling myself as I've often felt that way watching my favorite podcasters🙏🏾💙
Oh my goodness, I don't even notice the sniffling! :) I look forward to watching your new series! I, too watch CZcamsrs who live in different countries than me, etc. Your freeform knitwear is gorgeous! All your textile work is gorgeous!
That's so kind Janice thank you!
Have you considered doing a free form knit along? I am so inspired by your free form project. I think that would be fun.
Hi there Arianne! Oh that is a fantastic idea and would be an enormous challenge as well! I definitely wouldn't say no and I think I could run it via Instagram. I'm definitely going to chew on the idea for a bit as I've never taken part in a little long nor run one of my own ☺️🙏🏾
Ahhh it was so nice to hear you mention your time in Korea, Seoul and Itaewon. I’ve missed visiting Korea since the pandemic. I’m planning a trip this year to learn more about the Korean knitting community.
Hi there Jinhee! Thank you so much for your support and I just saw your pledge popping up as well. 🙏🏾 I think the Korean knitting community is highly underrated as I saw some of the most talented knitters and the most beautiful knitwear I have ever seen when I was living in Korea. That underground area in Dongdaemun was a veritable treasure trove of knitting! My heart will always carry Korea closely with me and I long for the time when I get to take my first born daughter back there to see the beautiful land where she was born. 🙏🏾💙
#storymadegiveaway What a fun prize! I have a weakness for books and am very curious how the author weaves story with pattern. And thank you for your message about sustainability ❤
It is a beautifully written book on each pattern is based on the story that came in the chapter before it, very clever indeed! 🙏🏾
Hi from Italy ❤🙏🏻
❤️❤️🙏🏾 Hello there to you!
Daki! Namaskaram. The free form construction is the very best way for me to create. Your finished crochet edging is very striking for this piece and there are so many ways to create with your pattern. Love how it drapes on the body. I was thinking of a longer piece that would be such a beautiful coat! Mending our favorite garments is something learned by our elders and carried forth thankfully. Your stockings are delightful and the pattern is very eye catching. Yes we do know about husbands and boots! Love also the crochet for the night day gowns or shifts. I have one that is threadbare it is so old. These will be beautiful on your website. Oh the cowl is as a tapestry with the pattern and hues blending so harmoniously . The shape so very attractive as well. Thank you for all your creating and speaking upon matters that touch all of humanity. Amble and Knit is thought - provoking and sparks conversations which need to be exchanged. For some “it” will never be enough and I find through my own living, some may see the freedom in releasing the incessant striving. Thank you once again for filming the process . Be well until we meet once again.
Always so humbled and honored by your messages here! True feeling of kinship and I really appreciate the time you take to leave your thoughtful commentary and feedback my friend 💙💙🙏🏾
@@woolandtheforest 💙💙🙏🏾
The concept of zero-waste garment cutting truly baffles me, because the leftover parts from traditionally-cut tailored garments are so useful! The largest leftovers can be used for bags or other accessories, the smaller parts for quilts, and the smallest bits for batting/stuffing. If I use up the entire yardage for a "zero-waste" garment, I only get the single garment; if I cut more detailed garments that leave "waste", I don't have to purchase more fabric/fibers to use for these other crafts. It seems more wasteful to let all that go into a garment where it isn't actually needed.
I do enjoy the zero-waste approach merely for the challenge of making something look well without being as closely fitted. There are certainly beautiful styles that come out of it. I'm just not convinced that it's the most economical, or least waste, use of the full yardage.
Zero waste or minimum waste styles of making garments have been the traditional way of clothing people in many of the ancient cultures of the world, and I consider it to be an ancestral technique for me. Not just in South Asia but even in Japan and West africa, zero waste garment and cutting is how people created the traditional clothes, and the shapes and styles that came out of this way of making garments was closely tied to the type of loom technology that was available in each of these cultures. Loom width, the length of warp that could be wound, and many other factors were taken into consideration when the garment itself was planned. The aim was always to reduce cuttings, and to ensure that a multi-functional garment that could be used in a variety of situations and seasons, was produced. In these traditional cultures having many items was not the focus, rather a few items of extremely high quality and multi-purpose garments. The south Asian sari, for example, is in my opinion one of the most long-lasting, and resilient traditional outfits there is on the planet, and is the most fully zero waste garment there is. Using 9 yd of fabric to drape a woman's form was never considered wasteful, as the extra folds were used in all sorts of ways in different temperatures and in different activities to aid a woman's work throughout her day. I grew up watching the women in my life doing everything they needed to do in a day wearing a sari. Perhaps modern styles of zero waste are more about the aesthetic than functionality, but my focus is primarily on traditional types of zero waste garment design.
Thank you so much for explaining that. I had not realized the modern zero-waste patterns I have seen were tied to ancestral traditions - I had only taken them at face value since I saw them primarily from Western sources and it conflicted with the thrifty scarcity-driven concept of making the most of materials that I have inherited from the Depression-era mindset. It makes beautiful sense the way you describe it, particularly with the intentional weaving to desired size component.
Hi Daki, I am so happy to have found your channel. I have heard another podcaster mention your channel and I watched your Amble and Knit episode first and I loved it sooo much. I love knitting, crochet and sewing and I find it is a slow fashion, more sustainable approach to clothing, but when I watch youtube sewing and knitting channels, I often come to conclusion they produce as much as fast fashion companies and I love that you address these issues. I also love your free form garment and I thought, have you considered making a little hole in the seam of your "sleeve" and creating another cord inside your garment, so that you tie both sides in a similar way. I have a feeling it would bring the fabric closer to your body and make it even cosier and warmer. Now, I am off to binge watch your channel from the first episode while waiting for your next one!
Oh that's a fantastic bit of advice Barbara! I'm definitely going to go and puzzle out exactly where to put that cord, but I think you've definitely hit the nail on the head there. Then both sides would close in the same way! 🙏🏾 Thanks so much for your kind words about the podcast and I'm happy to hear that you're finding a message and ethos that resonates with you on this channel. 💙
I am so glad I have found your channel. It is refreshing to find a knitting podcaster who does not shy away from talking about the plight of our Earth home. I got into trouble on one fb group for daring to mention the environment in relation to not being able to find high twist sock wool without nylon in it and the disaster caused by synthetic fibres. I was just expressing my frustration and upset and I seem to have been interpreted as making people feel like they are being hung for using acrylic (her words, not mine). Needless to say I have ditched that group. I can't understand why people think caring for the earth is political, it is not. Sure our politicians are the ones with the power to change things and we have to let them know what we want. But it is not a political issue, it is a health, happiness and ultimately survival issue (or something like that).
I would love to have the STORYMADEGIVEAWAY book and am happy to pay postage if I am lucky enough to win it. In any case I will probably buy it eventually.
Thank you for sharing and for making me think even deeper about a number of things.
Oh I could not agree with you more Margaret, people simply have no idea what it is to face real physical hardship and to actually question our ability to survive. I think this kind of willful ignorance and complacency comes from two generations of people having lived in far too much comfort and convenience, where survival was never threatened in any real, material, existential way. Unfortunately it's not one group of people or the other that will be hung for the consumption habits that cause so much destruction on the planet; we will all be hung for it, figuratively speaking, if we do not start making big changes now. I'm so glad that the message here is resonating with you and I can see that we are of like mind 🙏🏾
Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses!
I can only echo most of the thoughtful comments already made. You have settled something for me though that has been making me increasingly uncomfortable: I have decided to unsubscribe from podcasters who are excessively focused on acquiring more yarn and accessories than they will probably use in a lifetime. I am aware of how much time goes into making CZcams videos, so I have continued to watch a couple of these channels to support their efforts. However after listening to your comments I realized this is the wrong decision for me and it's a relief to finally understand what was causing my discontent. Thank you. I feel so much lighter now. I am going to replace them with Amble and Knit 😊 I was also on the verge of ordering yarn I don't need , so you saved me from that too!! ❤
What a beautiful channel. I just stumbled across you on CZcams. I can't wait for my trip to Iceland this summer to be able to try out some of the yarns you mentioned. This seems like a beautiful book that I will need to add to my wish list. #storymadegiveaway
Oh how incredibly lucky you are Alicia, and I am tremendously jealous of your trip to Iceland! I hope you have a fabulous trip and end up with lots of wool💙💙🙏🏾
Hello Daki! Thank you🥰
Thank you too for watching! 💙
Thank you for a wonderful episode…again😊🙏 Your content offers me a lot of food for thought🙏 #storymakergiveaway This book sounds wonderful - thank you for sharing😊
Thank you so much Beverly for your kind words and for making time for the podcast 🙏🏾❤️
Dear Daki, thank you very much for you're soothing and inspiring podcast. I love to read fictional knitting books because they are giving this craft such a value, that the author has decided to create a whole story around it. And that is something I am really longing for: value for things we make with our own hands. For that reason I'd like tho participate in the giveaway #storymadegiveaway (even, if I would have to pay the shipping.) And to your question, what we would love to see: I really would be interested in your textil-art, even if it is not knitting. But I think that many knitters are also interested in other hand-crafts. With love over the big pond
Hello there lovely Gerti! Always so nice to read your sweet comments and I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this episode. I feel the same way about fictional books where either the knitter or the knitting is Central to the plot. It helps us as Knitters to enter into a world that is so familiar to us. It's a cozy and familiar feeling 🙏🏾❤️
I would love your recipe to the socks you are knitting for your husband.
I'll definitely put it up as a blog post Margo! It's a very simple but satisfying thing to knit💙🙏🏾
You do such Beautiful work! Love love love this! I haven't been knitting that long but I absolutely love it and trying to learn all I can wherever I can and I appreciate what you're doing! Just a note about "climate change" the governments in power..and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's done on purpose..look up weather modification and how they do it! And some scientists that are telling us the truth are saying this! The largest "heater" is in Alaska! They can make rain, snow, wind, heat..look it up! And they've been doing it for at least 64 years probably longer! They've used it in war such as Vietnam by making rain to flood infiltration routes and caused thousands of deaths! I'm sorry but it's true! Yes "climate change" has been happening but they're doing it on purpose! It makes me sick at heart!
#storymadegiveaway. Creating and knitting free form garments is very interesting and inspiring. Would love to learn more.
It's so freeing! And the learning as you go aspect is definitely what I like the most about the process🙏🏾
Good to see you. Your projects are so beautiful! #storymakergiveaway
Hi Dali🤗
Opps, Daki 😊
Hi there Cheryl!☀️🙏🏾
You make such lovely videos
So kind of you to say that Lisa, I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Hi :) I found your video at 1am when I couldn't fall asleep and I just loved listening to you talk and express your thoughts. The discussion on consumerism really made me consider yarn stash. I've seem quite a few videos of people touring their stash and some podcasters who have very large stashes. I wondering what your thoughts are on having a yarn stash because consuming yarn is still a big contribution to capitalism esepically if you have more yarn than you could ever knit but it's still slow fashion.
I very much agree with all your sentiments here Sharon, especially this whole thing of slow fashion but with as much wastefulness and consumerism as you see with ready to wear. I will be tackling issues like stash in the upcoming videos of this series 🙏🏾
#storymadegiveaway sounds lovely!
#StoryMaker. I love you message. And I loved, loved your free form knitting information! I have been “inventing”, my own accessories, so much fun. You have inspired me to make a free form garment!
Oh I am so happy to hear that Jeanette and I really do hope you will give this kind of knitting a go! 🙏🏾☀️
I agree with the thing about what behaviors we adopt depending on our knowledge, our abilities, etc. and yes, it's so true that we can't ask anyone to adopt the "perfect" behavior at all times! I also think one important thing is to consider where the person is starting. Maybe we'd all be more willing to try to act better if things were presented like that more often. I'm thinking about the example of meat consumption (just an example, I'm not here to promote a way of eating). Some people eat a ton of meat and feel like vegetarians are trying to make them stop completely. I understand. If someone would show them delicious vegetarian recipes they could make just 1 day a week, it would appear more realistic to them and maybe they'd like the new recipes and finally reduce their meat consumption.
One thing I don't agree is the thing about humans always wanting to do the right thing. I know a lot of people are indeed trying to do the right thing and that's wonderful, but I also see that a lot of people are not, either by lying to themselves or by not wanting to know about certain things. In those ways, they keep their conscience asleep and don't feel guilty to keep acting in a certain way. There's also another thing to consider, which brings us back to what you were saying at the beginning. A lot of people think they do the right thing because for one reason or another, they act in ways that might seem right to them (lying stealing, or even killing, for example) but have really negative consequences. I totally respect your vision though and I think our world would be a much better place if everyone would really try to do the right thing (not without mistakes but at least trying) and would at least know the good direction.
I hope everything makes sense and that my comment doesn't seem aggressive or rude. I'm fighting a bad cold (so no worries for your sniffling haha) and it can be hard to have clear ideas and writing when we're sick 😄
Thank you for taking time to leave such generous feedback!
@@woolandtheforest It's always a pleasure to listen to what you have to say and to be able to exange a few ideas on deeper topics
As always a very lovely podcast. #storymadegiveaway
#storymadegiveaway. I really enjoyed Rachael Herron's "A Life in Stitches," which recently enjoyed a tenth anniversary.
Oh thank you so much for sharing that, I'm going to go hunt it down!
#storymakergiveaway. First time seeing your video podcast , I had such a lovely time watching it. Love it 😊. I like Debbie mccomber knitting books plus knitting patterns books. Thank you for your generosity ❤ looking forward to your videos
Thank you so much Sandra for making time for the podcast, and I hope you will continue to enjoy the videos on this channel 💙🙏🏾
#storymadegiveaway my favorite knitting book is «knits about winter», a collection of cozy knits to enjoy the beauty of winter in... I enjoy looking at the photos mostly🤗
Oh that does sound absolutely beautiful and very much the kind of cozy book I would like to sit down with on a cold day❄️❄️🙏🏾
The struggle with littles is real 😂
Oh too real Annie😄🙏🏾
Spun yarns will wear much better especially for socks. Make a 3 plyed yarn especially from BFL or Wensleydale blended with either silk or mohair. These blends wear very well.
Thanks for the tip Dianne! He has one through socks made out of spun wool and even very strong sock yarns in the past. I've decided now that he's not allowed to wear any handknit socks in his boots 😄 and I will only knit socks for him with wool I really enjoy working with,and unspun is high on that list. 🙏🏾
@@woolandtheforest I like The Rambler sock yarns from the Woolley Thistle.
@@dianneevans5492 I recently discovered The Woolley Thistle and admire them and their products.
@@bonniel3679 have you joined their Shawl kal? They have such great yarns.
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Congratulations Tea!!!! I have yet to try Istex yarns but definitely want to. Hearing your words about the Story Maker book makes me now want to check it out. I can honestly say I likely wouldn't have chosen it on my own (full disclosure...I actually DO have a tendency to choose books by their cover...bad me....) but it looks super intriging. #storymakergiveaway
Thank you so much for joining in the giveaway and I do think it is a very beautifully written book. The story is compelling, and written in a very heartfelt way. And of course the patterns are all highly knittable💙🙏🏾
Ambrose Abrahams
Indeed!
#storymakergiveaway! My goal this year is to learn how to knit. My grandmother made beautiful things for all the children. I am surrounded by people who have a lot of work/ career related goals so mine seems a bit strange but I just feel this is what I want ;) Thank you for the effort you put in your channel. Greetings from Amsterdam
Hi! You mentioned using up what you have before you buy more. I'm curious if that also extends to your projects to some extent? Do you finish what you're working on before casting on something similar (eg one sweater, sock, hat, on the needles at a time) or do you Cast on as inspiration strike s provided you have the yarn?
Also #storymadegiveaway 😍
I usually have no more than three projects on the needle, but more often it's just two. And I always always make sure that I finish the three that I have cast on before I start new projects. 🙏🏾😊
Are you safe from the fires and flooding dearest?🙏🏽
I've been safe and well dear friend! Hope you've been having a blessed season!
Hello Daki,
I just recently found your channel and I‘m so happy I did. Watching your podcasts is like chatting with a long missed friend, feeling really at home. And I‘m so grateful for your tips referring the use of unspun ❤😍
Since I was a kid I enjoy fairy-tale-storytelling. I live in Germany and here we have quite many (in my opinion) really good storytellers.
And there are many fariy-tales about spinning and weaving. And knitting too.
One of my favorites is „The kitten and the knitting needles” from Ludwig Bechstein (1801-1860) and one of my favorite female storytellers is Frau Wolle (means Miss or Mrs. Wool) from Austria.
But because I‘m also relatively new to knitting I don‘t have a special/loved knitting book. Not yet. I‘m more likely looking for one 🙈
So I really would like to join the giveaway:
#storymadegiveaway #storymakergiveaway
Warm greetings from Germany and all the best for you and your family
Alene
Hello there Alene! What sweet words you have left for me here and I thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment. I'm so happy to hear that you feel warm and welcome when you're watching my podcast. I too have a lifelong love for fairy tales and fantasy stories and I thank you for sharing your two favorites which I have not heard of before, but I will certainly try and hunt them down now. Sending best wishes in return to you and yours🙏🏾💙
@@woolandtheforest 💝🙏🏻 thank you so much for your response
@@woolandtheforest / Dear Daki, I hope you don't mind 😳 but I thought I could post the little fairy-tale here for you so you wouldn't have to search for it.
It's really a short one and quite memorable (A few years ago I worked with seniors in a nursing home and they loved it 😊)
„The kitten and the knitting needles”
Once upon a time there was a poor woman who went into the forest to gather wood. As she was returning with her burden, she saw a sick kitten lying behind a fence, crying miserably. The poor woman took it pitiful in her apron and carried it home. On the way her two children met her and when they saw that the mother was carrying something, they asked: "Mother, what are you carrying?" and wanted the kitten right away; but the compassionate woman did not give the kitten to the children for fear they would torment it, but laid it at home on old soft clothes and gave it milk to drink. When the kitten had fed itself and was well again, it was suddenly gone and gone. After a while the poor woman went back into the forest, and when she came back with her load of wood to the place where the sick kitten had lain, a very distinguished lady stood there, beckoned the poor woman to her and threw five knitting needles into her apron. The woman did not quite know what to think, and this strange gift seemed very small to her; but she took the knitting needles and showed them to her children and laid the five knitting needles in the evening on the table. But when the woman left her bed the next morning, behold, there was a pair of new, ready-knit stockings lying on the table. This surprised the poor woman beyond measure, and the next evening she put the needles back on the table, and the next morning there were again new stockings. Now she realized that as a reward for her compassion for the sick kitten she had been given these hard-working needles, and she let them knit every night until she and the children had enough stockings. Then she also sold stockings and had enough until the end of her life.
(Translation maybe a bit bumpy, sorry for that 🙈)
@@Jannimee I am so so grateful to you for taking the time to send me this beautiful story!! I absolutely love it and I can't wait to share it with others on the next episode of the podcast. I hope you don't mind if i do🥰 Thank you so much for your kindness! 🙏🏾💙💙
@@woolandtheforest of course I don't mind 😃 I'm feeling kind of honored and looking forward to the next episode 🥰
Could u link ur new site on the next podcast. I couldn't find it. (I'm not a great techie). Thanks.
I'll definitely link the new series in the description box, that's a good point thank you!
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I think CZcams is a lot better for more nuanced conversation because of the video format. A lot of people make very long videos and a lot of us watch them. On other social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc, everything is very condensed down to a few words or a short clip or photo. That kind of medium makes it impossible to get into anything with any detail or nuance.
I definitely agree Kate that the loss of nuance, subtleties, and the gray areas in all issues and arguments, has been one of the greatest disadvantages of the social media age. 🙏🏾
The sniffling is fine - you're human! The expectation that we all become inhuman robots with no bodily functions for the comfort of others is very strange indeed!
@@rockstarkate78 😄 oh I'm so glad we agree on that. It's all part of turning ourselves into personas with the Human completely removed.
Maybe evolution is done with the human experiment.
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