When a WIP Takes an Unexpected Horrifying Turn // Casual Friday S7E18
In this week's Casual Friday podcast, I have vintage buttons for a new cardigan, I learn that my knitting posture has been wreaking some havoc, and I am both delighted and horrified with my work in progress: a traditional Danish night sweater.
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VINTAGE BUTTONS FOR A NEW CARDIGAN
Cardigan pattern: Brooklyn Tweed Bellows, by Michele Wang
Yarn: Brooklyn Tween Quarry, original color was Pumice
Dye: Dharma Trading Company acid dye in color Berry Crush
My Ravelry project page for the sweater https://ravel.me/Rox/b3
Buttons are vintage coat buttons from some time between 1909 and 1950s
KNITTING POSTURE
Knitting Comfortably, by Carson Demers https://amzn.to/3YRoArV
There are a number of used copies available through the Amazon link.
You can also get the book directly from Carson's website: https://ergoiknit.com/shop/
TRADITIONAL DANISH SWEATER
Traditional Danish Sweaters by Vivian Høxbro https://amzn.to/3M75MNV
The sweater I'm knitting is called Annie's Sweater by Annie Hansen https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Yarn is Haven from Reywa Fibers,100% Yak Down in the color Between Worlds
My Ravelry project page for the sweater: https://ravel.me/Rox/as2
How to (re) calculate shaping rate for sleeves (and raglans): • How to (re) calculate shaping rate fo...
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Vintage Buttons
9:53 Knitting Posture
21:05 Things were going well, until they weren't
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