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MEL MAKES STUFF Episode 018: 2 Finished Objects, and My First Japanese Knitting Pattern
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2022
- FINISHED OBJECTS:
Plumetis by Julie Dubreux
Purl Soho Tussock in Balsam Green
Malabrigo Sock in Indiecita
Nereides by Marie Regnier
Euroflax Linen Sport in Marine Blue
Knitting for Olive soft silk mohair in Deep Petroleum Blue
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Colleen by Marie Wallin
Jamieson & Smith Shetland Supreme colorway 2006
Eiko Matsumoto pattern book
ISBN978-4-02-333298-0
Woodsong Farm Finnsheep DK in Landscape
Yes please!! Would love you to share your exploration of Japanese patterns. I find the Japanese anesthetic enormously attractive. Thank you.
Ahhh, the addiction to Japanese craft books, I know it well.... 🥰
I love those Japanese pattern pictures! I would love to see your pattern book collection some time - seeing all the different things you make really inspires me to knit outside the comfort zone. I think I'll be daydreaming about your gray cabled cardi/vest for a WHILE, gosh those criss cross cables are mesmerizing, and agree I think it would suit you so well as a vest. Thanks for sharing!
I love every single projects you have made. And I would love to see an episode about Japanese pattern! Thank you!
I simply adore your style. Your color palette, the patterns you knit and show... It's all so beautiful 💙 The top you're wearing looks sooooo good on you, too!
Thank you sooooo…. Much ! For taking on this challenge. You are such a great instructor I enjoy and understand so well , I like diversity in art and needle work crocheting and knitting are my favorites but I never dismiss all the other needle art and craft types so bring it on ,
I am not savvy at knitting but I love it and this Japanese knitting and crocheting is a great and interesting way to use our minds ,hands , needle ,yarn and thread again thank you for sharing your talent and guidance
Stunning new cardigan! Look forward to seeing you model it.
Oh wauw Mel, thanks a lot for yet another great video. And yes please more Japanese knitting, so interesting! Have also a nice holiday.
love those Japanese patterns! I'll look forward to your more in-depth Japanese pattern forays. Thanks for sharing how you modify!
Always a pleasure mel! Oh yes, Japanese knitting patterns are the bomb. I have one hibernating right now that I really want to finish. So exciting that you're interested as well. Take care and be safe. Stephanie from California
Wow, I love those charts. I already would rather work from a chart than a line by line written pattern 90% of the time, so the clarity and conciseness with which they are laid out is pretty darn sexy.
I would love you to talk more about Japanese knitting!
I’ve only added a hem to a garment from my Japanese stitch dictionary but I find the history and style fascinating. Many thanks.
Those crochet sleeves 😍
There’s so much to learn from your videos! The way you modify and make a pattern your own, how you understand what suits you is impressive. Thanks
I’m definitely interested in more Japanese knitting, although they mostly don’t work with my body. Thanks again for your interesting videos.
Yes, please, more Japanese knitting. I love your Japanese sweater in the pretty yarn Megha gave you. Perfect pairing! All your new finished and unfinished projects are so interesting. It's so smart to leave the sleeves off. Those projects fit you so well.
Thank-you for another wonderful video. I'm really interested to follow your Japanese knitting journey!
Thank you for sharing your work on the Marie Wallin's cardigan, cable is gorgeous on the lighter colour. I agree pictures do not look tempting on the magazine.
Hello Mel, vous êtes très jolie avec votre coupe de cheveux! Et comment toujours vos modèles sont très sympas. J'étais contente que vous avez parlé de tricot japonnais car je suis intéressé aussi et j'ai hâte voir vos vidéo a ce propos. Bonnes fêtes à vous aussi.🖐️🌹
Just discovered your podcast and love your aesthetic. I too am very interested in both Japanese knitting and sewing patterns and would be most interested to follow you and your forays into Japanese knitting patterns. Look forward to your next podcast
The plumetis is quite extraordinary . Nice choice of colour. The japanese book has some lovely ideas. Im waiting for the Elglish translations. Youre very brave.
It's always such a pleasure to listen to you! I find the way you word things to be so thoughtful, and I really appreciate that, for example, you use gender-neutral language when describing sizing a sweater (i.e., 'someone with a 31-inch bust'). Also, the way you describe Japanese knitting patterns and how the language works (and how mistranslations are possible due to Google not being quite caught up with these nuances) was very enlightening! I hope this makes sense, but I appreciate that you don't exotify or make generalizations. Good luck with the Japanese class - looking forward to your video on Japanese knitting patterns sometime :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that 🥰
Thanks Mel, great episode. Please do talk more about the Japanese patterns they are so interesting. Merry Christmas and have a great new year!
a little tour thru your Japanese knitting books would be interesting, so yes, pls. And Happy all-winter-holidays thru St Patrick's Day! :-) [it's still winter here in March]
So much inspiration here! Your lacy top makes your knitting skills shine. I get annoyed when pattern books and magazines use hazy filters and dark or obscure photos. We get that you are creating a feeling, but we are knitters and it is a huge commitment of time and money to take on a project. We just want to know what to expect! Appreciate your sharing some basics about reading Japanese patterns and look forward to a deeper dive in the new year. I feel like the designs have a 1990s vibe. I remember a French magazine which I think I still have that had all these cool details like cutouts and puffy features. Happy holidays!
I would love to see and hear more about your Japanese knitting books! I've always admired the work of Japanese designers. Have you explored Japanese sewing books at all? I haven't (yet!) but friends who have made garments from them have been very pleased with the design and level of care taken with the instructions.
I have a couple of them, but haven’t been brave enough to try a project yet ☺️
Some of the most beautiful knitting patterns I’ve seen are Japanese. Good luck with your ventures
Lovely episode. Fun fact in Polish stitches mean 'little eyes' same as in Japanese. Melissa from Knitting the stash podcast also spoke about Japanese patterns and I was so intrigue. Love to see your episode. Greeting
So interesting to know that, thank you! Languages are fascinating
Really interested in the Japanese patterns! I have quite a few Japanese stitch dictionaries and did a class in how to knit the actual stitches (only a few of the thousands of stitches). Years ago I studied Japanese, but not related to knitting!! So I'm very interested in your dive into actual patterns.
I can’t wait to learn from your learning 😂. Hopefully you’ll be well versed for next year and can help us find needles/stores/patterns on our trip.
You know it!
Loved this video, it clearly shows that one can adjust patterns to make them more fitting to oneself plus I like the iterative process you went through, it's rather inspiring. I would really appreciate an episode on Japanese patterns, as I've started to look at amirisu magazine, which is a slightly different style to what you can get in Europe. However saying that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the book you're referencing and will be looking out for the video and the book too :)
I have some Japanese sewing books, and sewed from some for children when my girls were little. I’ve also used translation apps to translate Russian sewing patterns. The funniest translation is that the word for “wrap” in Russian somehow comes out as “smell” in English. So you get “Knit Dress with Smell” or “Cotton Skirt with Scent” for a wrap dress/skirt. 😂
Haha! That’s amazing. I have two Japanese sewing books but haven’t been brave enough to jump into those yet. I remember admiring your Russian pattern adventures in the past and just went to look at patterns again, and it looks like Grasser has some patterns in English now! Maybe I’ll give those a try - need more hours in the day…
It is interesting to know you can follow the Japanese knitting patterns. If you can follow the Japanese ones, then you can certainly follow Korean knitting patterns. They are quite similar in concept. I love this episode.
Thanks for the tip about Korean patterns - now I have another rabbit hole to dive down!
So interesting! Recently, in my musings about how to modify garments so they fit, I thought about making myself a "recipe" with measurements on a drawing, like a schematic but more detailed, and knitting from pictures instead of words. The Japanese patterns seem to use this approach. Look forward hearing more about your adventures!
That sounds like a great idea!
Hi Mel, your plumetis is stunning, the sleeveless choice is perfect, looks amazing with your gorgeous ink, great look 👏
Thanks for another great episode. Your Plumetis beautifully turned out! The finishing is perfect. I’m looking forward to seeing more about your Japanese knitting adventure.
Thanks, that was really interesting and I will be keen to hear more about your Japanese pattern journey. I have just started one by Junko Okamoto (its in English) and I would like to convert it to a jacket and I think the style of the Colleen would work. It was the shape I had in my mind, but I didn’t know if it was a real ‘thing’ or not. Just got to work out how to do the shoulder shaping and make allowance for the mountains! 🤣
I love the Japanese sweater. It’s modern looking and fun. You did a great job. 🎉
So charming - your Japanese knitting reminds me of my own discovery in the past of Japanese sewing books. I am so interested in your adventures and accomplishments. Thank you!
I have a couple of Japanese sewing books too but am a bit more intimidated by those - hopefully in the future 😊
Hi, I would definitely enjoy a deeper dive into Japanese patterns, very interesting. Thanks for another great episode.
Thanks again for an inspiring episode! The (sleeveless) pullover you’re wearing looks really nice. And you got me interested in these Japanese pattern books!
These japanese patterns ate really stunning and unique. It does make it very interesting to learn about knitting from japanese patterns. It seems like they have a very flourishing knitting culture and their aesthetics are just 👌!!! Thanks for another fantastic video, I couldn’t stop looking at the top you were wearing, it is gorgeous!
I love how much I learn from you. All your episodes are wonderful! Yes, to more about Japanese knitting patterns.😍
Loved this episode! Thank You for making your podcasts Mel! You are my favorite knitting podcaster. I love to see and hear more about Japanese knitting . All the styles you showed are so lovely, I like to see more. ❤
❤️❤️❤️ thank you!!
I would love a deeper dive into Japanese patterns! There are so many innovative and interesting designs. Thanks for another fantastic episode!
Yes! Please do some more with Japanese patterns. ❤
Love that Japanese pattern. So beautiful!!
I’m so excited to learn of your desire to start knitting Japanese sweaters. I have a Japanese book from the 80s which I haven’t even used yet but I keep drooling over the patterns. Recently I’ve purchased several Japanese stitch dictionary‘s and plan on creating something from them. But it won’t be until next year as I too, have to finish a pile of half made garments
I fell in love with Japanese stitch patterns about five years ago and started a Facebook group “For the Love of Japanese Knitting “. I’m no expert at all, I just love the patterns and wanted a group to share my passion. It’s grown to almost 14k members, so if you are so inclined, I’d love to have you as part of the group. We could use a few more people who are actually knitting with the designs and not just looking😅. So far I’ve only knit from one actual Japanese book, it’s still a UFO, but mostly I incorporate the stitch patterns into my projects.
I will have to check it out, thank you so much for the invitation!
Omg I'm going to dream about those Japanese sweaters now😋 I'd love to hear more, and how on earth am I going to get those patterns WITHOUT taking on a new language 😂 Thanks Mel!
I love the Japanese knitting books too and have fudged my way through many projects from them. I have several from trips to Tokyo and Singapore but love the current one you have. It's overwhelming trying to choose them on line isn't it ?
I’ve found that the Etsy sellers often include a lot of pictures of the inside of the books, so my main issue is limiting myself to only a few at a time!
I've been watching Seedling Sitch who works with chinese translations of the Japanese knitting patterns and really enjoying it. She has some books that just have stitch patterns instead of whole projects and they are really neat. I'd enjoy watching more Japanese knitting, but I also like your regular content. Do what works best for you and keeps you interested and inspired.
I’ll have to check her out, thank you for the rec!
So happy to see another podcast. I've been binging and re-binging your content. Love it.
I have a degree in Japanese studies and lived in Japan in the past, but only dealt with japanese sewing books. The problem is that while the patterns/clothes look great in the oversized styling on japanese tiny/flat figures inside the books, none of it is flattering on a standard western (hourglas) figure... So the end result is always disappointing (potato sack). I learned to admire those clothes (knitted or sewn) from afar :)
Thank you 🥰. I’m a huge fan of the potato sack look though, I have to say 😂. As someone who grew up during the 90s supermodel era I do know what you’re talking about with the pressure to have a certain silhouette, but maybe I’m just beyond the point of caring.
Hahaha "Mel Makes Sleeveless Mohair Stuff"
That's so interesting about the different approach in Japanese knitting books! I have a trip to Japan upcoming and I'll definitely seek some out - love the focus on more visuals. The sizing approach looks like what I've seen in more vintage English patterns, with the assumption that if you're a proficient knitter, you can work out numbers suitable for you from the sample. Do you know in which year your book was published. I'd be really curious if there are some books appearing in recent years showing more of a range of sizes in the pattern.
This book was published in 2020; I’m working from another one published 9/2022 with the same sizing (only one smallish size provided), so I don’t believe it has to do with the patterns being old.
Please please make a video about all your japanese knitting books! I have one of erika tokais intarsia books that i want to make a cat sweater out of but im still working up my bravery to tackle it.
I have one of her colorwork books and am in a similar place with working up the courage to tackle it! Intarsia is on my list of things to learn in the new year 😊
日本語勉強し頑張ってね! Good luck with your Japanese studies!
ありがとうございます🥰
Im wondering if there has been enough interest in Japanese patterns to result in any of these books being translated into English?
The pattern style is so different between Japanese and English patterns, it would be a serious undertaking, I think - although it would be great to have them accessible in more languages.
How did you get so lucky with the petroleum blue color match? You had one in stash and ordered the other online (where colors are never true)?
I was looking for one that was slightly lighter than the mohair, that’s probably why LOL