Episode 99 - A First Quilt, Knitting, All the Knitting, a Prize Winner and a Q&A
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Welcome to this episode! I am so excited about my first quilt so here I am to talk about it and all the knitting.
I will also announce the prize winners and do a bit of a Q&A
Hope you enjoy the episode!
#knittingpodcast #sweaterknitting #knitting
#summersweater
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Music in this episode:
Full Moon over the Snow - William Benckert
Don't Give up on Love - Ludlow
FINISHED OBJECTS
Quilt - used a variety of fabrics and the following tutorial for the binding:
• Quilting Series Part 5...
from @MelanieHam
Bride's Socks
Pattern: own recipe
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
WORKS in PROGRESS:
Socks
own recipe
yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
Ranunculus
Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
Pink Velvet
Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/people/selmak...
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
Other Patterns Mentioned:
Look at my Holes: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Mariposa: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Flex: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Chanel Blues: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Caspar Top: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Nearly Chanel: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Scrappy String Quilt:
Other Lovely things mentioned
Boohoo: www.bookhou.com
Madder Root Maine: madderroot.com
Nutiden yarn: honer-och-eir.myshopify.com
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@mostlyknitting@HawthornCottageCraft
Enjoyable podcast, Selma. For your Ranunculus podcast I wonder if you - or viewers - might be able to articulate why it is such a successful pattern? It’s a phenomenon that I have so far resisted - a little bit of me is rebelling against making something that so many others have! But what am I missing? What does it have that other patterns don’t?
I watch knitting podcasts because I don’t have a group of knitters that I can join in person, nothing like that in the area where I live, we don’t even have a yarn store here in this area, but that doesn’t deter me from knitting. I have been knitting for close to 60 years now and being retired, I now call my knitting my “employment”.
So thank you to you and to all the knitters who take their time to give us a community “to join” via knitting podcasts.
I too have a huge stash, beyond my life experience as well. I would like to live to be 100 and perhaps I could use up most of my stash 🤔. I can only hope for the long life that I will need to use up all this yarn.
Knitting is my playground : no rules, no deadlines, yust doing what comes into my mind and what I would like to do. Love your quilt ! I really would like an episode about underrated designs and designers. Thank you for 99 wonderful episodes! 🙏 Wishing you a lovely summer.
❤❤❤ Selma, you are a movie maker!
Thank you for sharing your life, talents, experiences and knowledge with us. You're beautiful and your videoes are so lovely and relaxing. ❤️🚣♀️🌲
Gosh that is such high praise!! Thank you 😊😊
I love your podcasts. I appreciate your honesty and your love of languages. I grew up with many languages. Thanks for another great chat
I am a fairly new viewer (unfortunately) because I just love your vibe, your creativity and your lovely smile. Your quilt is fantastic, not my colors but nevertheless, magnificent. I hear you talk of your travels and weeks away and wonder how your husband feels about you being away. Do you ever travel with him? What about your children, what do they do while you’re away. I am retired and have a small lys but mostly knit on my own. Podcasts have had a profound affect on me - I so appreciate all you do for me.❤
It is funny, but I’ve been watching for so long that you feel like a friend. I wanted to confirm that the mode that was used for the last video was difficult for me to see as I am legally blind. Also reading out the winner’s’ names is helpful too! I think that you could have a future in reading bingo balls in retirement 😂😂. Thank you for all that you have taught me. I would never have been able to learn to knit without CZcamsrs like you! I don’t love pattern roundups, but underrated designers, shops, funny knitting stories all could be fun. You are bright, beautiful, disciplined and always professional. 💗💗
What a lovely episode Selma! But then I always do enjoy them. Want to wish you a belated Happy Birthday 🎉 I love the colors you chose for your quilt. And really enjoyed your footage from the lake and Yoda’s cameo when you gave your grandmother’s rug a refresh! Take care.
I really enjoyed hearing about you. It’s nice to hear someone’s story. Keep up the beautiful knitting and now we will hear of your sewing adventures.
Lovely podcast today! BTW, I love pattern round-ups!
That quilt is fantastic and the colors are so wonderful. You should be very proud of it. If that were me, I would display it on a quilt rack. Also love your Flex sweater..looks great on you! This was a great podcast..thanks for sharing and for the footage of the lake...so peaceful!
Thank you Selma , always a great podcast! 😊
Beautiful episode, Selma. Love your thoughts on knitting podcasts and the community as well and I absolutely share them !
A KAL for underrated designers is a wonderful idea! I’m in ❤ When I see a beautiful pattern by an unknown designer I am often hesitant because I don’t know whether or not the pattern will be a good one. We will learn so much in such a KAL. Enjoy your summer ❤
Glad to hear you like the idea!!
I second that!
Great idea, so many great patterns out there!
I love your pattern round-ups and find them quite inspiring. My list of potential projects gets longer and longer and I wish I was a faster knitter!
Your newest Ranunculus is very lovely! I look forward to an episode all about the Ranunculus as I've wanted to knit one forever, but haven't been a fan of the super over-sized design of it. Yours always seem to fit so nicely, though! Also, I believe you can use interfacing as a foundation for paper-pieced quilt designs as well. It helps to have a foundation to sew the strips on, otherwise the blocks will get skewed and not sew together nicely when you put your rows together. The quilt you showed was so beautiful and should be pretty easy to make.
Your quilt turned out gorgeous! I love the color combo, and your stitches are great. Another option for the strip piecing is to use non-woven non-fusible interfacing. It comes in several thicknesses, and you could definitely sew easily onto the medium weight. Ooooo! Morocco! I can't wait to "go along." My son and fam will be in Oman next year, and we're already making plans. Enjoy your summer projects!
Selma, you are one of my heroines. I truly admire your "strategy" for your crafty life to have a strategy and then let go, let it happen, let things come to "life". I am most sure that you can be very focused too and get things done in tight schedules. And it is sooo good to make a change where possible...My crafts tought me that too, only after i went in a job with creativity i learned that it does not work for me under pressure. Long story short...i changed job and craft with maybe a similar impetus and "yogic" focus and let go attitude...thank you for sharing your thoughts on that, it warmed my heart😊
I loved your thoughts on podcasting, something happens that draws one another as if we were old friends. Thanks so much for making it happen ❤ A thoroughly enjoyed 99th 💫 Your quilt can’t be prettier, congrats! See you soon, enjoy your summer days 🧶🌷🪁
Birthday greetings Selma… hope u r enjoying ur new Cast-on. Really excited about u discussing/breaking down all the pitfalls, pros/cons of ur bouquet of Ranunculi. I, for one, never wanted to knit one, but you have inspired me to do so. 😊Looking forward to celebrating the 100th episode. 🎉
Thanks so much for sharing your joy about the quilt, it was pure joy irradiating from you, we got a big splash of it 🥳 Buying a pool to wash a rug, that is dedication to care for a heirloom piece. Bravo !
You are so welcome! I was so excited to share about this one 😊
Your quilt turned out great. Love it! I do all kinds of needlework and I just let it talk to me on what I want to work on. Also have a large stash of yarn and fabric. I love watching your podcast, seeing what you are working on and seeing the scenery.
I look forward to following along with your progress on the pink velvet and hearing your thoughts. I have yarn to knit my own sitting in my stash.
Love the idea of the pattern round up and underrated designer podcast. ❤
Such a beautiful episode: the quilt turned out so nice! Love the WIPS and peaceful vibes of the cottage.
Thank you 😊
Happy Belated Birthday! I love your videos and your project choices. Your knitting is amazing and has really inspired me to try different projects. Thank. Keep on making beautiful things. ❤
Love your podcast!! Enjoyed your camping video shots! You are an excellent photographer!!
consider making a string quilt, you can cut 12 inch muslin squares and sew fabric strips on the diagonal ( starting in the middle and working outward (stitch, fold iron) until the muslin sq is covered. these are later squared up and are wonderfully scrappy , especially when using random widths.
Lovely podcast again, just so beautiful to watch, learn and listen, thank you. Happy Birthday and Happy Canada day. 🇨🇦🎉🎂🧶
What a beautiful quilt! You have a wonderful sense of color and design. The best part of all is how much you enjoy the process. Thank you for sharing with us!
It really is!
Thank you for another great podcast Selma! I liked the Q and A's. I think your podcast was the first one I watched (quite some years ago!) and I still like it a lot. I like your style and the relaxed way you tell about your knits and also the bits of Canada you are showing us :)
Thank you Karin! It was so nice to meet you! Every time I put some lanolin on my lips I think of you!! 😃
Ooh. Maybe a channel jacket kal! I want one also
This was a wonderful podcast. Happy Birthday 🎂 Congratulations to the winners! The cottage footage was lovely. Your first quilt is beautiful! I love your color choices!! ❤I’m looking forward to your Ranunculus podcast. I want to knit one and it will help me make yarn choices I hope! Take care till then! 🥰🥰
Hi Selma. I’m a quilter and knitter. You can make a string quilt by sewing your strips onto a light weight interfacing. A good tutorial to watch on CZcams is by Lori Holt called Sew Your Stash series #3 - 8” Scrappy Strings Block Tutorial. I’m sure there are others as well but she is a prolific quilter with lots of great designs and tips. Hope this helps.
Beautiful knlits Selma. love the cottage😍
Loved the Q&A ! It's so obvious that you podcast with an open heart, I'm always happy when a new episode comes out because you are so sincere and true :)
Awww thank you!!
Another amazing video, i enjoy them all so much. Great job on the quilt. Quilt On!
Thank you so much!
I like pattern roundups. I always get new ideas.
I love the sweater that you are wearing today. I have never seen that pattern before. The color is lovely too.
Great episode. Truly enjoyed all of content. Can’t wait for your episode about your ranculus stories.
My Dutch Oma always had a rug on the dining room table that was on display always and as a table protector under the linen table cloth. I have started this practice on our lovely antique dining table and absolutely love the look. Great podcast, always love the soundtracks you pick. Happy Birthday!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing your lovely pictures and videos and your personal information which of course you did not have to. Lovely to see your makes and so so inspiring for me. Finally finishing the traveler hat by a mowry which was planned for kal over Memorial Day weekend but after thumb episode could not do circular knitting while I watched this so nice podcast.
Happy 7th podiversary🎉. Always look forward to your work,
Beautiful Selma. Thank you for
Beautiful podcast Selma! Yay for your first quilt 🎉 I would recommend you put a label on the back with your personal info, date made and location; for future generations to know its origin 😊 Take care 💓
Great idea!!
Thank so much for answering the questions
I found it really interesting. I love knitting but I also like other crafts, sewing, embroidery and I have just tried candle making. I really want to see you top ten projects for summer maybe. 😊
Love your quilt. You have inspired me.
Oh Selma! I was just at friend’s cottage on Blue Sea lake last week (24th to 27th)! I’ll have to show her this footage 😊 it is a beauty of a lake isn’t it!? Love the yarn combo for Ranunculus too, gorgeous! Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Take care, Taira
Wow that is quite the coincidence!!
🎉🎉🎉Happy belated birthday,,selma🎉
Congrats to winner,s,,,,
Love ur quilt❤❤/
Enjoy ur July,,, ELAINE 🏠🎉🎉
I just loved this episode Selma, particularly learning a little more about you. I nearly fell off my chair when you said your Dad was Turkish, I wasn't expecting that, I assumed your heritage was completely Scandinavian. Thank you for the gorgeous footage at the end Canada looks so incredibly beautiful. I hope you can manage to intergrate your Grandma's rug into your home, it looks so so beautiful, lots of family provenance there!
Have a great summer. Love your quilt, you should be so proud of yourself. Enjoy your knits and upcoming up sweaters on your needles. Video is great thank you for checking on it. Lovely podcast as usual. ❤
Thank you 😊
It was much nicer to film with regular video mode!!
Your quilt turned out beautiful. Well done!
Thank you! 😊
Happy birthday 🎉❤and many more to come . Love from Istanbul
Merci!
Looking forward to your next episode with your Ranunculus. A few of my friends are about to begin a Ranunculus KAL. I enjoy seeing your planned projects. Barbara (NZ)
Love your yarn wall 💜💗💚
Very nice quilt. Straight stitching on the binding is how most quilters do. 5 inch squares end up 4.5 inches due to the seam allowance. Missouri star quilt tutorials, Pat Sloan , Donna Jordan tutorials are great. Keep it up. No a queen size is large but very doable if that’s what you want.
I will look them up!!
So many lovely yarns! The top you are wearing looks like such an interesting construction 😊
Isn't it strange that CZcams added numbers on everyone's name?
Have fun with the quilting...my mother in law is OBSESSED with quilting, lol.
Selma, ha sido precioso este episodio, has compartido muchas cosas! mil gracias!!!
Gracias Lilian!!
great episode, again, 🫶🏻thank you for bringing lovely entertainment while I am knitting🧶…
maybe the rug could live in a cabin by the lake?
greetings from 🇨🇭
Very nice thoughtful podcast ❤
Hi Selma, I only discovered your podcast in recent months, and really enjoy it. I loved your thoughts on why you podcast, thanks for sharing😊
Welcome aboard! And thank you!
When you say pattern round-ups do you mean when you mention different patterns to us that are interesting as you've done before? If so I really like that. And for sure it would be fun to do a KAL with Canadian designers as the prompt. That was a really nice podcast. Love the videos up at the cottage. Deer flies are the worst. I swell up like a 🎈. Take good care. I look forward to the Ranunculus talk next time. I'm thinking of starting my 2nd one but this time a short sleeve version.
For the sting quilt, sew the strips together as wide as you want, say 5 inches, and then cut up with and angle ruler.
The Caspar Tee is a beautiful pattern ! ❤❤❤
It is indeed!
Thank you Selma for an entertaining episode.I too am a lover of languages and words .German,English,French,Italian and Ndebele.Your quilt is beautiful and the backing fabric was a perfect choice👌Go well in your days.👋🙏♥️🐨🌏xx
What a lovely quilt 😊 Bravo ! Looking forward to the next episode about Ranunculus which I have not yet knitted. All that you say about podcasts connecting people is precisely what we viewers also feel. Thank you so much for sharing and being my virtual knitting friend 🙏
I have answer to that question about mohair in summer and it is, guess what, the Ranunculus, lol. Knitted on 6 mm needles and in a single strand of standard silk mohair, I've mostly worn it in the evenings at the sea side over my top/t-shirt and it's been perfect. I don't think there is much of a difference between different mohair brands in this regard though, there are some which seem less fluffy with higher silk content (40% is as high as I've seen) but they are still very much as warm as the more fluffy ones, so nothing I'd wear in the heath and even in the evenings if the gauge was tighter it would have been too much for me.
Loved the episode, thank you! And I'm very much looking forward to the Ranunculus special.
I enjoyed your podcast as usual. Especially today. I broke my left knee. So have been in treatment. My little dog is tired, she ran away yesterday, was found, but this morning she would no go outside. Lol
Oh dear lots going on over there!! Hope you heal fast!!
Very interesting podcast 👍
Thank you for the summer cabin video. It was a little vicarious vacation!
Thank you for this time, ive just been here for 3 years tho , but lovely to follow you. I do also love language. And Turkey are one of the country i visited the most, learn a bit of the language but thats a hard one. Love French and Arabic. I been in Finland also lot of times but Norway ire neighbors so not that strange. Have a good summer and looking forward to Next episode, i never knit Ranunculus 🌞🙏🌹😍🙄
Thank you so much!
Smashing podcast, thank you Selma! So enjoyed seeing your quilt - a real labour of love - and to hear your amazingly ambitious plans for the next one!
I was thrilled to be a prize winner. First time for me and a real excitement.
Great Q&A session and a beautifully serene visit to the cottage.
Love and gratitude, Linda UK 💕🧶
Such a lovely interesting podcast Selma, thank you so much I really enjoyed it.
The lake cottage looked idyllic and a wonderful place to sit and knit or sew!
Happy Belated Birthday Selma!!!
Your quilt turned out beautifully 😍 I look forward to seeing your Pink Velvet Sweater, such beautiful colours.
Thank you! 😊
Oh my goodness - pretty garments, the quilt is lovely, and yay for learning to spin and was that rug! If you seal it up for future generations, add a note. I got a table cloth from my grandmother who had ordered it crocheted for her wedding and NEVER used it. But the note my Aunt put in with it, let me know what a treasure it is. The cabin is so sweet, every time you go, I think what a perfect break it is for someone so busy! Congrats to all the winners. How lovely.
Thank you Liz!!
The quilt is fabulous! I had a laugh out loud moment when the question was about your stash, pretty funny. I can sympathize about the the mosquitos too, plenty of them down here in the DC area. Love the pic of Yoda on the freshly washed rug, perfect cat pic! Thanks for the great podcast.
GM Selma 😊
Happy belated Birthday 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
Your quilt is beautiful
Each quilt is done in a unique way … my mom made so many and all by hand with each made differently and I’m so blessed to have a few of❤
Your socks are beautiful and your friend will love it 🥰
Your birthday cast on will be amazing.. love the colour
Enjoy the holiday weekend
From one Canadian to another 😊🥰
Thank you so much!
Charming answers to viewers’ questions. Thank you. You are eloquent and interesting. Wonderful podcast.❤
I have made a few string quilts and did not want to use paper. I chose an off white cotton fabric as my base and was very happy with the results.
Great tip!
Love that you are starting to patch and quilt. Re your new quilt I would suggest you make a small version as directed to understand the technique before embarking on a big one going off without the pattern. You could use your sample as a place mat. I have been patch working since 1988, so have some experience. All the best.
Great idea!
When you do your podcast about your Ranunculus sweaters, could you say how much ease there is between your bust size and each sweaters actual measurements, since you made a variety of sizes? I'm trying to figure out which size I want to make for myself. I'm in the process of making one right now in size 1, but I want the next two, which I have yarn for, to be a bit bigger. But I'm not sure how much ease I need for the look I want.
Looking forward to video about Ranunculous. I want to make one with sport weight and a smaller needle, maybe 5 or 6. Trying to work out how to do it.
I enjoy pattern round ups.
Hyvää syntymäpäivää! Whatever you do, do not give away your ryijy! And it’s a family heirloom! We have a few of those in my family as well. If you’re really stuck, let me know and we can figure something out. I’m sure there are museums in Finland that would love to have it.
I’m also thinking about starting the “Look at My Holes” - I have yarn on the way and I’m certainly going to cast it on if I have time. I also would love a Chanel jacket and I actually suggested to Stephanie at Espace Tricot. I would love it if she would design one.
With regard to mosquitoes in the Ottawa area: interesting fact - during the building of the Rideau Canal, the number one killer of workmen was malaria. So mosquitoes have always been a problem in that area.
I also have an enormous stash. But I always tell people there are three parts to this craft: knitting, test knitting and yarn collecting. there is just somethings so wonderful about a new skein of yarn. It just makes me so happy.😊🇨🇦🇫🇮
Selma, wishing you a wonderful summer. Thanks for sharing all your works and for inspiring me. We have a close family friend tying the knot in September and I must make a pair of socks for the couple. I agree that's a perfect handmade gift.
Good idea 👍🏻
Very nice video.
❤I am from India ❤
good night and sweet dreams
3 Ply Podcast #90 talks about the Look at My Holes sweater at 7:04 They also have a nice picture of the three of them,who are different sizes. I wonder if the question about goals were asking how you did on your June goals like you did for April and May?.. Can you use your rug as a rug in a low traffic area? Belated happy birthday!
Loved the projects! I'm curious about whether your new quilt involves pieces cut and sewn together from fabric cut at a 60 degree angle, versus pieces whose grainline is straight and just the ends are cut at an angle. This will affect the sewing process, since even woven cotton has stretch when shown on the diagonal versus along the straight of grain.
The string quilt using paper is a pain because you need to pull the paper off. You can sew the strips onto a light weight muslin so you don’t have to tear it off. Quilt squares will be a little heavier but a nice weight.
Interesting idea!!
Hi there. I’m from Turkey and I have mine suspicion because of your name. But not quite sure since it’s kind of common. I would love to have coffee with you had you decide to travel to Turkey, either in Istanbul or Ankara. I always envy your coming together with Mega, Mel and other fellow knitters. So🤞. I hope I don’t sound like a stocker😅. Cheers
All fabulous! Thank you. 😊
you live in such a beautiful area 😍
Hola Selma! Me encanta tu podcast! Siempre lo veo y hoy me permito escribirte en español por tu cercanía con el idioma! Además de admirar mucho todas tus habilidades con el tejido y la costura también me gusta escuchar tu podcast porque de todos los que escucho en inglés es a vos a quien más le entiendo, tu modo de hablar y tu dicción hacen que sea más fácil para mi. Te envío saludos desde Córdoba, Argentina! Si alguna vez vienes a Uruguay a visitar a tu familia política quizás te puedas cruzar a la Argentina. Yo trabajo en la Biblioteca Mayor de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba donde se guarda una importante colección de libros antiguos pertenecientes al período Jesuita, que es patrimonio de la humanidad. Sería muy lindo que nos vengas a visitar
Bienvenida 🤗 me alegro que te guste el podcast te que mi dicción sea fácil para ti! Si algúna vez voy para allá, lo sabrás de antemano porque lo contaré en el podcast! Me encantaría explorar más argentina!
Thank you for a beautiful podcast, especially the serene lake video at the end. I live in Northern Virginia and have issues with moths as well. I have tried cedar chips, lavender packets, sticky squares. But I still get them. I have also put yarn in plastic containers that snap closed and used for scrapbooking, but moths got in there anyway. do you use large gallon size Ziploc bags? I worry that they would eat through those as well since they got in the plastic container. Thank you.
So far it has worked for me. I use the large freezer bags, in rubber made bins in a closet in a room that the door is often closed and that definitely works. If I leave knits or yarns sitting around without touching them for a long while they are more likely to be attacked
Love the colors on your quilt. Beautiful work.
Thank you 😊
What a lovely podcast Selma. Your quilt is beautiful - patchwork is very addictive! I can’t wait till the Ranunculus episode as I have yarn waiting to knit my first one. You talk about wanting a mesh jumper. I made the Cropped Boxy Tee by Quail Studio which is a free pattern on Ravelry. It calls for 10 ply but I used a cotton I bought in Peru which was labelled as DK but seemed a bit thicker. I just love it and it was quick to knit. Can’t wear it at the moment as it is Winter here but you could do it for your Summer. Wasn’t it great to see Kate podcasting again! 😊
I will check out that top!!
FYI for paper piecing you should keep reusing your paper pieces unless it’s a very unusual one with lots of different pieces/sizes
Hi Selma! Your making has been prolific since you last posted! I saw the Mouflon Farm booth at the Twist festival last summer and I bought their shampoo and conditioner bars. It is my absolute favourite and I can't wait to get some more this summer. Great products for sure. Great podcast. Already looking forward to the next one. 🥰
I’m thinking it could be nice to visit the farm!
@@littlebigknits Great minds think alike. I am planning on doing the same thing.
Je me suis abonnée à ta chaîne seulement depuis quelques jours et je suis très heureuse de constater que je peux échanger en français. Je ne parle pas anglais donc je met la traduction pour le français, j'aime beaucoup ton podcast. Je suis du Québec. ❤
Bienvenue!! Tu peux effectivement m’écrire en français!! Je suis contente que t’es abonnée 😊😊
Thank you for sharing so much information about yourself. I am a new watch er and appreciate knowing more about the knitter.
I have been wanting to try the Ranaculus. I have been knitting socks - but no other garments. Do you think this would be an appropriate first project
I would say it would be good for an adventurous first timer. Lots of video tutorials and it’s such an easy wear sweater so you don’t need to be exact