Knit a sweater in a day, they said. It would be easy, they said.

Описание: Where I learn to knit a sweater on a flatbed knitting machine, after hand-dyeing the yarn pretty blue.

Wearing a handknit sweater is like wearing a hug, but alas, it's been over a decade since arthritis took knitting away from me. So I reclaim what I lost with the help of a vintage flatbed knitting machine.

How hard can it be?


Supplies:
Ashford NZ Triple Knit Cone
Ashford Acid Dyes
Silver Reed SK 103 knitting machine
Notes for the sweater recipe are from a class taught by Esther Anderson

00:00 - winter is cold, I need a sweater
00:58 - it reels the yarn, it makes a click, a click reel
02:28 - self-tied skein
03:55 - choosing the colour
04:50 - dye day
07:09 - swatching time!
08:33 - sweater recipe
09:19 - does a self-tied skein end in yarn barf and tears?
10:20 - casting on (finally)
14:09 - why does it hate me so?
15:05 - frogging
15:45 - a new approach
18:39 - but what do the sheep think?
18:52 - for next time


To learn more about my fibre journey, you can find me at:
Crowing Hen Farm homepage: https://www.crowinghen.ca/
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Gavin Luke, Time Zones
Francis Wells, Sowing the Summer Barley
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Peter Sandberg, Lens Flare 3
Peter Sandberg, Lens Flare 1

WAIT! What about the chickens? I keep seeing cute little felted chooks in your videos. I want one. I need one. Where do I get one?
Here you go: https://permies.com/t/fairy-grove-chi... (affiliate link - which let's face it, I'll probably use to buy more chickens)

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