Fraochknits Ep. 9: All the Lopi Sweaters; and Celebrating Imbolc and Brigid Goddess and Saint
Hi everyone and welcome to Episode 9 of the Fraoch Knits podcast, a knitting podcast from the West of Ireland. It's great to be back with you all again.
My name is Áine and in this video I give an update on all my latest knitting projects. I also talk about the Celtic festival of Imbolc, the cross quarter day between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. And I chat about the pre Christian goddess Brigid and St. Brigid and customs and traditions surrounding both of these figures.
Thanks to all viewers both returning and new! If you like this video please subscribe and click the like button. Many thanks for your interest and support:)
Finished Objects:
My Little Gray Hay by Kelly Gaffney
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Gro Hat by Laerke of Fibre Tales
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Finial Socks
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Fetlar Scarf by Marie Wallin
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Winterfox by Anna Sofia Vintersol
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Felix Pullover by Amy Christoffers
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Riddari by Vedis Jonsdottir
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Trasnú Top (heavily modified) by Ailbíona McLoughlainn
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Alterations and Repairs to:
Moon Pulls Sweater by Diana Walla
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Stormur by Meiju Knits
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I just love your podcasts you are an inspiration but also so generous with your knowledge. Thank you
Thanks Susan - really glad you're enjoying them:)
Hi Aine....thank you for all the inspiration. I started knitting in 2017, feeling deeply connected to my Irish roots... (great grandparents from Cork)... knitting and the knitting community kept me sane during Covid, and some personal loss... I was able to visit Ireland in 2019 and came home with a Saint Brigit’s cross, which is hanging proudly in my California home! Thank you for sharing your generous heart and beautiful projects.... I wish we were neighbors!
Hi Mary and thanks for your lovely comment. It's lovely that you have a St. Brigid's cross from your trip here - what a lovely souvenir to have in your home.....I hope you get more chances to visit here:)
Your knitted projects are beautiful. thank you for a lovely podcasts.
Thanks Brenda! Glad you are enjoying the videos:)
Love your stories, love your Knit 🙏 stay well until next time ❤️
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the podcast:)
Огромное спасибо. Очень интересное видео. Обязательно сделаю такой крест. Всех Вам благ.
Thank you for your lovely comment I had to use google translate to figure it out! I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and to comment. Happy knitting:)
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I’m going to have SO MUCH FUN listening to you speak while I knit. :)
The thumbnail really got me. I was like “ I have to know more about that”
Thanks so much for watching Illyanna!! Really glad you enjoyed the podcast:)
I enjoyed your podcast and seeing how you are fixing/ repairing things to give them longer life! I have a few sweaters that if I would just adjust the neckline or make the sleeves longer, I would wear them a lot more.
Just caught up on all your episodes. I really enjoy all your knits and footage of and stories about Ireland are fabulous. 🍀
Thanks so much for watching! I'm delighted you enjoyed the videos:)
Hello from Wisconsin. I’m a new subscriber. Lovely knitting and storytelling.
Congratulations on your miracle yarn chicken results!!!! Sometimes the dragon wins.
Thank you - it's amazing the amount of joy to be had from finding just enough left over yarn to finish a project, when you thought you had run out:).....the simple pleasures of life!
That sweater with the sleeves with soft lining - gorgeous! I dont knit but your work is exquisite. Cheers from down under :)
Thank you!! The designer is amazing - and such a lovely pattern to knit if you ever consider learning!
Love your Felix Sweater. The colors you chose complement you well.
Thanks Roseann! I am really happy with them - the jumper is certainly living up to its name:)
I love the color match of your Félix cardigan.
Thank you Chantal! I was delighted with how it turned out.
Hi Aine, enjoyed all your beautiful projects! Marie Wallin is a designer I love, plan to make her Yell cardigan someday! I visited your beautiful country in 2007. Traveled south from Dublin, down around to Galway, taking in many sights and castles and Cliffs and took train back to Dublin. I will watch your earlier podcasts in the near future! From S. California 🦋🌻
Thanks for the lovely comments Sharon! So good that you got to visit Ireland - there is so much to see:) I would love to visit California some day:)
First time viewer - greatly enjoyed your podcast and will return. I knitted my daughter Marie Wallin’s Clover recently - a gorgeous knit.
Hi Kim I'm delighted you enjoyed the video! I've just looked up the Clover design- it's beautiful...I love all of Marie Wallin's designs - I might just be tempted to cast on another of hers.....
Thoroughly enjoyed your podcast! We share the same wheelhouse!! Can't wait for the next episode! Hope you have a splendid time in Italy!
Thanks Gayle - really glad you enjoyed the podcast:)
This is the first subscription for me. I really enjoyed your podcast.
Thanks for watching and subscribing Kathleen, I'm really glad you enjoyed the podcast:)
Hi, my name is warron, yes I'm a man. Lol. I crochet, I'm 64 a widower,(I don't know why I think that's so important) anyway, I am beginning to learn to knit, ( I can long tail cast on.) I saw your Chanelle and I enjoy listening from knitters etc. So I decided to check your Chanelle out, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, along with the history. Wow, I can't ɓelieve you knitted that beautfull sweater in 10 days. Those kneedles must still be cooling off. 😆. Beautifull Aussie yarn, 😍 you do beautifull work. Gonna subscribe. GOD BLESS see you on the tube 😀 🙏.
Thanks Warron for your lovely comments! It's so lovely to hear from a male crocheter/knitter. I'm delighted you liked the podcast - thank you for watching, subscribing and commenting:)
Lovely podcast. Happy skiing.
Thank you!!
LOooOve ALL your projects and beautiful, calm podcasts. Reuben is so knitworthy! You have 100% convinced me to knit the Felix pullover as soon a possible. It is wonderful that Ireland has initiated a bank holiday for Saint Brigid. Awesome! Happy Imbolc.
Hi Leanne - thanks for your lovely comments!! Reuben really is the most knitworthy person I know - always such a pleasure to knit for him...... You definitely should try the Felix pullover - I have to try the cardigan next - such a great design and so simple and quick to knit. Thanks once again for mentioning me in your podcast, I'm completely blown away by the number of people who've discovered and like my channel from your recommendation. Happy knitting and travelling - I always look forward to your podcasts and the places you visit with your work. I'm sure your work is exhausting and it must be difficult ot be away from home so much but you make it look really attractive and enjoyable. Stay well and chat soon, Áine.
Hello from the coast of Maine! I’m a new viewer and really loved watching. Love your mending on the elbows! Also I added the Moon Pulls to my queue it’s gorgeous! I’ve been over to Ireland and enjoyed seeing your footage of the wildflowers. Looking forward to watching your earlier podcasts.❤🍀😊 Happy Spring!🌷☀️
Thanks for your lovely comments Karen, really delighted you enjoyed the video. Lovely to hear you've been able to visit Ireland - hope you get another chance sometime in the future. Maine is a place I would love to visit - especially in the winter with snow. We hardly ever get any snow here. The last time it really snowed was 13 years ago when my son was born - the snow lasted from the beginning of December to about mid way through January that year and one of the coldest nights was Christmas eve when it was minus 17 C. I love that kind of weather:) Hope you enjoy knitting and wearing the Moon Pulls. Happy knitting!!
The Felix pullover looks really nice on you. Great color choice.
Thanks Tess, I am really pleased with it and haven't taken it off since I finished it:) The loose gauge makes it a really lightweight sweater and it is just so comfortable to wear.
I am new to your lovely podcast. I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful sweaters.thanks for the history lesson. As an all Irish girl,I enjoyed learning about my heritage. All of my great grandparents were from County Cork.
Hi Maureen, thanks for your lovely comments:) Glad you enjoyed the video - and lovely to hear your family are from Co. Cork - a great place!
Just discovered you this evening. Delighted another Irish Podcast yippee
Thanks Orlagh! Delighted you found the podcasts- I hope you enjoy the videos!!👍
Great projects!
Thanks! Glad you like them:)
The Felix sweater looks good on you. It matches your colouring well. I have never seen your channel before and I quite enjoyed visiting with you.
Thank you for the lovely comment Sandi. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video:)
I just found your podcast and enjoyed it so much! I loved the end with all the knowledge on the Saint. Thank you! Have fun on your Holiday! All the best, Kimberly
Thanks Kimberly - really glad you enjoyed it:)
I just found your podcast and I've loved listening to you talk about knitting and Irish history and traditions! I'm American, but I recently traced my ancestry back to Belfast in the 1700s, and would love to visit someday to see if I have any distant relatives still living there
Hi Leigh, it's so lovely to hear from you and to hear about your links with this country. You should definitely make a visit if you can - you would love it here!! Thanks so much for watching the podcast - I'm delighted you like it. All the best, Áine.
You could have done the cuff out of the other colour. Mismatched cuffs would be cute ! What a treat to find your podcast. I adore Lopi wool : )
Hi Carla, thanks for this suggestion - this occurred to me too after I had made the video when I was putting away the yarn.....there's always a solution:) Really thrilled you like the podcast - thanks for watching!
I heard about your podcast from a recommendation from the Knitty Stew. Wow, you have really knit a lot of sweaters in a short time. How wonderful that your son loves the sweaters you knit him so much and becomes engaged in choosing the design and colours. My skin is way to sensitive for Letlopi (not good for a Canadian with Icelandic heritage- lol), so I like the idea of the sweater with cuff and colour linings knit in softer yarns. Love the Irish history too. Have a great trip to Italy!
Thanks Jennifer! Really glad you enjoyed the video - I hope you get a chance to knit a lopi sweater with the soft linings, especially if you live in Canada where you'll get the weather for it:)
Love the patches on your son's sweater! Thank you for the Celtic lesson -- can't get enough of it.
Thanks Sara! Really glad you enjoyed the video:)
Thanks Aine another enjoyable episode. Very interesting information on Saint Brigid and her goddess precursor. Hope you have had enjoyable holiday. I do love the colour palette of Blackwattle yarns - amazing. Can I suggest if you can't repair the knit before it gets a hole with Duplicate Stitch, you try the Knitted Patch repair (KZhead River City Yarns) they're both fun to do.
Thanks Jo-Anne, glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the recommendation re repairs - I will look both of those up:)
Thank you for your lovely podcast! Your love of Icelandic wool is appreciated here. Enjoyed hearing about your knitting journeys with each of your projects. It was with interested ears that I listened about Imbolc and the Goddess Brigid. I did not know the story about her cloak -- wonderful! Have a nice holiday! See you next time. Hugs from Oregon.
Thanks Celeste for your lovely comments! I'm delighted you enjoyed the video:)
LisaR : Thanks for sharing your knitting & history of Irish traditions . I truly enjoyed the history of St. Bridget . The Felix pullover is one I have wanted to do ..I have to try it in your striped version ! Ps Found you from "The knitty Stew " .She recommended your podcast ❤
Thank you! And delighted you found and enjoyed the podcast- I'm really indebted to the Knitty Stew for mentioning me - I love watching her podcast and to hear her mention my name was unbelievable:) The Felix is a brilliant pattern - you will absolutely love it!
Hello from Denmark❤
Hi Tina, thanks for watching! It's lovely to hear from Denmark:)
I enjoy every part of your episodes Aine. You’re knits, the history and then the scenery! I hope I can visit Ireland one day ❤
Thanks so much Julie! I'm sure you'll make it here some day:)
I love your podcast! Everything is so interesting, beautiful, inspiring and truly delightful. It's so lovely to 'meet you' Aine and see and learn more about your corner of the world. You're so lovely to listen to and such a beautiful knitter!
Thanks for all the amazing comments Catriona! I'm thrilled you're enjoying the podcast:) Thanks for watching!
Thank you Aine, another great podcast. Always appreciate the ancient knowledge and wisdom and good to hear Ireland is still teaching it's children. ❤
Thanks @dreamcreate - lovely to hear from you again!
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What a lovely, informative podcast I have stumbled upon. Thank you for producing this breath of fresh air.
Thanks Ann- really glad you enjoyed the podcast:)
Your Marie Wallin scarf is gorgeous! I enjoy the Irish history, too.
Thanks!! And thanks for watching - glad you enjoyed the video:)
So happy I came across your podcast! Love the sweaters you showed and appreciate your comments about how you were knitting them up. I had never seen the Winterfox before and will definitely check it out! I’m always on the look out for new patterns and podcasts. I’m somewhat new to podcasting myself, so it’s nice to see someone else new! As I’ve heard someone else say, “from my couch to yours and back” 😊.
Hi Monique, thanks for your lovely comments! I just checked out your podcast - I have some French and found I could understand you by switching on the French subtitles. It's so lovely to see your part of the world with all the snow and to see your lovely knitting especially the mohair shawl in your 11th episode..... Enjoy making the videos and sharing with this amazing knitting community.
@@fraochknits Thank you, that is so sweet of you! I also do them in English ;)
What a lovely treat for me this morning when I sat down to work on my daughter's Billie sweater, opened up my computer and saw a new podcast from you. I loved seeing all your sweaters and listening to the history of Imbolc and St. Brigid. I have also knit a Felix sweater but it didn't come out as well as yours; I knit a size too big. Now I'm inspired to rip it out and make it right. Enjoy your trip to Italy!
Thanks for all your lovely comments Jessica- delighted to hear you enjoyed the video and you're inspired to give the Felix another go. It's such a quick knit it's really worth it. It could be a good antedote whenever you want to take a break from the Billie pullover😁. Happy knitting!!
Thank you for this episode! I especially loved hearing about Brigid.
Thanks Leanna! Glad you enjoyed it:)
I love your podcast and can so related with your knitting and Goddess Brighid, Imbolc and etc.! Beautiful!!! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑
Thanks Jennifer! I'm delighted you enjoyed the video. It's such a thrill for me to get such lovely feedback😁
Lovely knitting with all the Lettlopi yarn! Great inspiration. thanks
Thanks Debra! Really delighted you got some inspiration from the video. Happy knitting!!
I love how passionate you are about all of your knitted items! And your love for wooly wools is amazing! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Thanks for the lovely comments and thanks for watching! I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video:)
Haha!!! LOVE your striped Felix and loved the miracle story! We have miracles big and small all the time. It's great to celebrate them!
Hi Valerie - thank you for the compliments on the Felix - I've been wearing it nearly non stop since I made it - so light and warm and easy on the eye... It's a good miracle story isn't it?! I really couldn't believe my luck when I found the discarded cast on in the colour I needed:) It's the simple pleasures in life that are the best:)
Hey, knitters are just plain old wholesome! Except maybe Madame Defarge.
Yes very true:) I'm just looking her up now - had heard of her but didn't know much- interesting personality!!
@@fraochknits She had a very detailed intelligence journal contained in her stitches and Dickens even described her counting guillotine executions in her knitwork.
Love your podcast. You reignited my love for lopi.
That's fantastic Yvonne, it really is magical wool. Enjoy knitting with it:)
Beautiful sweaters. I agree with that telling that we are doing something on youtube adds the stress and knitting should be just pleasure. I love your introduction, the music makes me feel happy.
Thanks @fibrenuts - it really does put the pressure on doesn't it - and it does become like work then, something you feel obliged to do. I'm thrilled you like the music - it took me ages to find good music but glad I took the time to search because I really love what I found. The artist is Cody Francis and I get his music from www.epidemicsound.com.
Hello ! I am new here, I really enjoyed your video, especially the part about the irish history!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video:)
I’ve only just found your podcast and I am ever so glad that it popped up in the suggestions, because it’s so enjoyable! Your knitting is beautiful. We share a love of woolly wools! I feel the same way whenever I knit with léttlopi ☺️ Your aesthetic is so warm and cosy! Thank you very much indeed for sharing a bit of your creative life with us. I’m looking forward to watching all of your episodes! ❤
Loretta, thank you so much for your lovely comments! I'm really thrilled that you liked the video and I hope you enjoy the others. I have been watching yours and Natalia's podcast since you started - it is one of my absolute favourites......so calming and gentle and from such a beautiful place - I would love to visit the Yukon Territories. I just love the way these very special connections can be made through our love of the art of knitting. Take care and chat soon again I hope:)
I love the striped sweater and the Irish culture lesson ❤
Thank you! And thanks for watching:)
Aine, I'm delighted to find an Irish knitting podcast. I'm living and knitting in South Wexford. Great content on Brigids. Thank you!
Thanks Margaret - it's really great to hear from another Irish knitter and I'm thrilled you like the podcast:)
Your Felix pullover is absolutely beautiful 🤍🧶
Thanks Maria! It's a great pattern:)
Thank you so much for your lovely podcast. Half of my heritage is Irish the other half French. Love to here about some Celtic heritage. Happy knitting 😊
Hi Catherine - I'm delighted you enjoyed the video- lovely to hear from you!
Lovely sweaters as always. You are an inspiration in your plan to really think about your knits and to re-do or re-use the yarn. Have a wonderful time on your ski trip and look forward to seeing you when you get back!
Thanks for the lovely comments! Glad you got inspiration from the podcast. I think I am on track to do all the things I have been putting off like finishing unfinished projects and making alterations to be able to wear the things that I'm not happy with. But to motivate myself I try to intersperse these with new cast-ons like the Felix - this was a great project to satisfy the need to start something new without it being all consuming. Thanks for the well wishes re the holiday - really looking forward to it now. Snow in Ireland is very rare, we had none this winter, so I'm really looking forward to the trip to the snowy mountains.
@@fraochknits I’ve made the Felix cardigan and it’s one of my favorites. It’s a good way to keep motivating-casting on something new while working on the things that need to be finished. I had made a. Porty Pullover which was my most worn sweater and it had a hole right below the color work, so essentially I had to re-knit the most boring part, the body all over again. I just got it done and am enjoying the sweater again but now discovered a hole in the arm! Luckily, it’s something that can be mended and I don’t have to knit all over again.
thank-you, Aine, another interesting and inspiring podcast. I love your Felix, it really suits you. Definitely a very happy accident with the colours! I wear my Lopi Felix cardi all the time, it's so light and airy but now I want a stripy jersey version too. I think I will crochet around the collar though as my cardi version has really stretched out. So happy to see the coast at the end since I stay in the English Midlands, as far from the sea as it's possible to get :(
Thanks for the lovely comments! I think I need to knit a cardigan version of the Felix too - what a great pattern it is. Simple, quick and fits so well. Delighted you like the views of the sea and mountains. I considered myself very lucky to live where I do..........
Just found your channel. It's wonderful!
Thank you! I'm delighted you enjoyed it:)
I loved seeing your knitting and hearing about Imbolc and St. Brigid! Being Mexican I can really relate to the syncretic nature of Irish culture. It's so beautiful to have all these traditions living alongside each other!
Hi @ryoknits thanks for your lovely comments! I had to look up the word syncretic - what a great word it completely describes the merging of pagan and Christian traditions here. Really glad you enjoyed the video - thanks so much for watching!!
I love the knitting and the Irish culture, its such a treat, please keep going, I'm currently spinning some merino wool maybe I'll eventually make a Billie sweater with it :)
Thanks for the kind works and the encouragement Angela. You should knit a Billie pullover - and from handspun it would be even more special. I will have to learn to spin some day.....it looks so relaxing.
@@fraochknits my friend taught me to spin on a drop spindle and I love it :)
I couldn’t find the (quiet) time to sit down and watch your latest episode until now. Love your Felix pullover and it looks very good on you! Thank you so much for all the cultural information! I learn something new every time 🙂 Enjoy Italy! x
Thanks Stamatia, I'm delighted you enjoyed the latest episode........The Felix was such as pleasure to knit and I love wearing it. It wasn't blocked for the podcast and now that it is it's so soft......lettlopi when it's knit at such a loose gauge and after it's been washed is one of the softest most comfortable yarns. I fall in love with it every winter. And I honestly feel like I'm knitting with snow when using the white colour. Looking back at the podcast I was amazed at how the white plotulopi glowed on the screen when I was showing it. I have to visit Iceland next - another magical place!! Enjoying the snow in Italy for now.......I feel very lucky:) Hope you're doing well and enjoying the end of the winter and start of spring.
Just loved this beautiful broadcast....... I am in Northfield, Minnesota USA.... My grandson is in the Air Force and was over in Germany with his wife and boys..and their favorite place to go was IRELAND.. they went three times...and wished there was an airbase there. you are wonderful in your passion for life and knitting, and knowledge of it... I just loved your son's sweater and the fact he wore it every day..how sweet and beautiful of him to do that. as he felt all the love in that sweater...PLUS it was just beautiful .. I would wear it every day too. bit for a son to do that..to me is b eyond joy to hear..Your son is a wonderful young man.. I hope you let us know when wou come back.. notify us ok. You re very healing in this world of racing and hurry... I so appreciate finding you.. Have a wonderful holdiay. God bless you..Merri ( Merrilyn Mc Elderry)
Thanks Merri for your really lovely comments. I'm so glad you enjoyed the podcast. I'm very lucky that my son is interested in wearing what I knit for him. He is artistic himself and has a very good eye for colour - better than mine at times I think - and he chose the colours for the last sweater I knit for him! He also loves the simplicity of wearing the same thing every day and the lopi sweaters are so warm and comfortable - he never has to worry about feeling cold.
You are so blessed to have him to be your techno guy.I have a son too...Erick.. he too is a wonderful son. He is a writer and artist ..and we are working on his book Bart Jenkins and the Magic Bag... a story in progress about his life.. being severely made fun of...and how it affected him. He is legally blind but a college graduate.. going to the blind School here in South Minnesota faribault..the school in Little House on the Praierie books if you know of those...anyway he had to have a liver transplant in 2020 out of the blue... bang.... but came through it three months in hosptial..and is a miracle. He is well now ..had a few surgeries on his eyes of late.. those going well too. He is resilient for sure. and is the one who got me hoooked up on a computer years back..just like your son has. Hope you have a lovely holiday and post please when you get back ok? ALso do you sell your sweaters at all? I could save and buy one.. they are so full of Love..and love that y our son loves the colors... You are a good team!!! Hope to hear when you get back.. Love, Merri and Erick
Hi Merri, thanks so much for your lovely message....I realised I don't see messages that are responses to replies - only for a few seconds as a notification on my phone. So i'm going through all the comments again to check if there are any messages I've missed. And I just found yours now! I can't believe your son went to the blind school that features in the Little House on the Prairie books. Reuben and myself absolutely love LHOTP... during the pandemic we watched every single episode of the TV series - all 9 seasons. And last winter we watched them through again and only recently finished. I love the simple way of life it portrays and the acting is really good in them. And they remind me of being a child watching them when they first came out in the 1970s and 80s. Your son's book sounds like an amazing project! I wish him well with it. I'm so glad to hear he came through his liver transplant- that must have been a very difficult time for you both... I don't sell any of my knits. I was recently asked to do a commission for a neighbour but I said no...I have so many family members who want me to knit them something and I prefer not to feel under pressure. Knitting for me is a hobby. I think I would spoil it if I decided to do it for money. I have considered selling ones that I don't wear anymore - and I knit so many these days that my drawers are getting very full:) Maybe one day I will do that.... It was lovey to hear from you again. I hope your knitting is bringing you joy. All the best, Áine and Reuben.
Your podcast is delightful :) I am also partial to Icelandic yarns and designs, so much so that that is all I want to knit lol...and Fair Isle with Shetland wool. I Love your style and creative approach and the wee bit of Irish history and lore you weave into each episode ❣
Thanks Denise -I'm thrilled you enjoyed hearing about the Icelandic designs and the Irish cultural info. Thanks so much for watching:)
I'm thrilled to find you! I love everything about you! Your knits are amazing; especially that scarf. I'm so glad you got it done and can wear it proudly. I enjoy listening to your thought processes and what you shared about ST. Bridget and how special those dates are!!! Thanks also for the beautiful scenery and music you've shared. Enjoy your ski trip and wearing your beautiful sweaters, hat and scarf. This was the first podcast I viewed of yours and I will go back to the beginning and catch up!
Thanks for your lovely comments Diane. I'm delighted you enjoyed the podcast!!
I am here because of The Knitty Stew podcast recommendation of your podcast. I have watched all of your episodes and really enjoyed each one. Lovely that your son is involved.
Thanks Tracy - really glad you enjoyed the video:)
Your podcasts are as beautiful as the art you create with yarn. You are incredibly gifted. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Oh my gosh what a lovely comment - thank you so much, I'm flattered......I'm thrilled you are enjoying the podcasts -I really love making them. Thanks a million for watching and for your support:)
How wonderful to hear about the Celtic pre-Christian goddess Brigid and then the appearance of the Christian St Brigid. So interesting that crossover from myth to religion, isn’t it? Thank you for sharing about her. Love seeing all your knits and patches in Icelandic wool. Lucky Ruben and niece. Have a wonderful holiday in your vibrant blue sweater and grey hat. ♥
Janet I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the video and the stories of both Brigids. It really is fascinating to learn of the pre Christian goddess - something I have only recently read about. Thanks for the well wishes about the holiday, I'm thoroughly enjoying the snow and mountain air at the moment - so nice to get away for a break.
This was my first time watching your podcast. KZhead suggested it to me, and I'm very glad it did! Your podcast is just so beautiful and interesting, Aine! Your knits are very inspiring! I loved so much the last part of the episode, thank you for sharing about Irish traditions and culture, it's very interesting! I'm looking forward to your new episode, will watch the previous ones in the meantime :)
Thanks for all the lovely comments Ksenia - really glad you enjoyed the podcast!
Aine, thank you for another wonderful podcast. Your felix jumper is just gorgeous, & equally I’m trying to knit from stash, so I’ve a few socks of various colours on the needles! & interesting hearing about Brigid, we’d only been taught about st Patrick in school.
Hi Simone, delighted you enjoyed the video and thanks for your lovely comments! Enjoy the sock knitting...I'm looking forward to improving my sock knitting and making ones that I can wear myself - the best ones I've made have been given away as presents:) Really interesting about Brigid isn't it!? And great that we now get to celebrate her with a new bank holiday!!
Just discovered your chanel. WHat a lovely podcast. Your Felix Pullover is Beautiful! I just bought the pattern and will cast my first one on in the next few days. So excited! Have only heard good things and everyone seems to want to knit a second and third one =D
You wont be disappointed with the Felix, it's a great pattern! Thanks for your lovely comments about mine - I was thrilled with how it turned out. Happy knitting!
I just discovered you from the Knitting Stew. Your podcast is delightful and your garments are so beautiful. I really enjoyed the history segment as well.😊🧶
Thanks Joyce, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Your Felix is so attractive!!!
Thanks a million!! I'm thrilled with how it worked out. Definitely tempted to knit more of this pattern....
Hi I just noticed with the Gro hat you have left 2 leaf motifs off the largest fern - perhaps that explains why its too small. Kindest regards Lynn Albany Western Australia
Lynn, thanks a million for spotting that mistake - I must have been half asleep when I was following that pattern. I will rip back to the top of the motif and reknit it - and if I need a few extra rows of plain stocking stitch I'm sure it will fit me when I'm finished!!
@@fraochknits I'm not sure what drew me to the mistake except I have loved the Gro hat and shawl for some time and yours didn't look quite right. Hope to see it in its full glory soon! x
New viewer….did you weave the blanket that is wrapped on your chair? Your sweaters are lovely and your style of talking about your knitting is relaxed. thank you for your podcast!
Hi Jill - thanks for your lovely comments! That's a knitted shawl that's hanging over the back of the chair. I talk about it in the colourwork episode of my podcast - it's the pattern that got me to pick up my knitting needles again not having knit since primary school. It's by Marja de Haan and is called the Shetland Shawl.
Lovely tshirt. Could you please link where you found the measurements / decreases for the round yoke. I usually knit from the bottom up and would like to make a yoke. But I'm quite busty. I have been looking online but haven't found anything yet. Thank you.
Hi Anneke, thanks for your interest in the podcast. I didn't use a pattern for the yoke section of that T-shirt. It was my first time working out yoke decreases on my own. Basically I took the measurement at the sleeve separation (bust circumference) and the measurement that I wanted at the neck and subtracted one from the other which left me with the number of inches I needed to decrease. Based on my gauge I then worked out the number of stitches that equated to. Once I knew the number of stitches I had to decrease between bust and neck, I decided on how many decrease rounds I would do - I think it was about 3. So I divided that number by 3. This gave me the number of decreases I needed to do on each round then I just decreased that number evenly across each of the rounds. I distributed the 3 decrease rounds evenly across the required depth of the yoke (I think I decided to a 9 or 10 inch depth but you can decide based on your own measurements). I was thrilled that it worked out so well. I hope you can understand my explanation. I'm sure there are books available that explain it better. There may even be a you tube video to explain the concept. If you have ever knitted a round yoked sweater you will be familiar with how the decreases work - you could even try following a yoked sweater pattern and adapting it to whatever you are knitting. Best of luck with it all:)
@@fraochknits Thank you. I guess that is the kind of maths I would do. But I'm quite busty, so need to take that into account. And I want the shoulder part to be quite far towards the neckline. I will fiddle around with it. See where it leads. I had started a top down yoke a while ago. But I didn't quite get the result when it came to splitting for the sleeves. It is good I'm working with a yarn that I can easily rip back. :)
I enjoyed this very much Aine. I called my daughter Fraoch. That is what made me stop here. I really enjoyed hearing about Bride and Bridget, and knitting as well.
Hi Catriona thanks so much for watching!! What a beautiful name for your daughter. I've only ever met one person with that name and it really stuck with me. Glad you enjoyed the podcast:)